The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 7, 1952, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CIT! Today's Business Mirror By SAM DAWSON NEW YORK (® — Absenteeism is plaguing some industries again =mostly those expanding their plants and labor force. They are hiring green labor, or bringing in workers from other regions, or working men longe hours and extra days, or hiring a greater proportion of women. All of these things are likely to increase a company’s absentee rate, just as they did during war- time, the National Industrial Con- ference Board notes. Some companies complaint that | higher hourly wage rates mean that a worker can cover his es- sential money needs earlier in the week. Labor leaders deny this— the still high cost of living keeps most family men eager for over- time. Wherever labor markets are tight, men are likely to take a | day off to shop around for a job that looks better. Housing prob- Jems are pressing in some defense areas, and workers take time off to look for better homes, the board notes. Women returning to defense work add to the absentee rate. Sickness within the family, or oth- | er domestic problems, keep them at home more. The average lost time per year for men in manu- facturing plants is estimated to average nine days a year. For women the average is 13 lost days. Manufacturers report lost time is greater among workers on 6-day schedules than among those on 5- day work weeks, An Eastern metal manufacturer says: “Absenteeism increases as our scheduled work nears 48 hours, and decreases as the scheduled | work decreases toward 32 hours, or when layoffs occur resulting from an attempt to stabilize on a 5-day work week.” An equipment manufacturer, who ran some departments over- time on defense orders, reports absenteeism grows during periods | of overtime work. Both weather and climate play a big part. Weather is a -by- day change, while climate the season-by-season averages over the years. The climate of the Southland calls for few blizzards to keep workers away. But it also means more days when the temptation to go fishing is strong Plants along the Canadian border expect their climate to dole out days when some employes will stick close to the home fires. Personal matters and duties play a continuing, if varying, role. Jury duty calls workers away. Sickness sometimes sweeps through plants like epidemics. And in that cate. fever, no doubt. The board says absenteeism is likely to be higher among hourly workers than amo ers, But a shorta in some cities.h sentee rate alaried work of secreta boosted firms say gir feel fairly sure of ret jobs even if they take a day off no: and then And the calendar has a bearing Some workers find it hard to get to the job on Mondays—or the day after pay day. One codfish can produce #8 10 million eg; as many at one time. gory also could be placed spring ; i —Christ Jesu: IZEN Wednesday, May 7, 1952 CONCH CHOWDER by RAYMER | The party at the Elks Club | annex last night for the winning | political faction was not without | | friction. The scramble for offices {was mild compared for the | | scramble for seats and free beer. | |This morning there must be a| |lot of people going around mut- | tering “Heavy, Heavy ... what} |a hangover head!” One wit said | |he had the solution: “Take a |B C.” Losers could resort to as- | pirins. | Shortly after eight o'clock, when early returns made it ob- | vious that candidates like Bernie | C. Papy, for state representative, and John Spottswood for sheriff, were in, a motor cavalcade raced | down Duval street and fanned out through other streets with victory honks. At nine-thirty, the celebration at the Elks Club was going | strong. Squads of revelers walk- }ed arm in arm down the main | thorougnfare singing en route to the party. Inside, the crowd {milled around shaking hands, telling campaign jokes and hash- ing over the activity which has stirred Key West like a mixmas- ter for the past several weeks. | A band played spasmodically on | the stage and groups of dancers |pranced around on the floor, sometimes in groups of add num- | bers so that everybody could get | into the act .... although the Hatch Act was studiously avoid- ed. A return look-in at 11:30 p.m. found the same festival spirit prevailing although by that time, there had been a thinning out of the ranks. Defeated Hilary Al- bury who tried for County Judge, was there and said he had conceded early in the even- ing. He looked tired, but relaxed. John Spottswood in a blue business suit was mopping his | forehead and shaking hands with hundreds of greeters. Most of the other winners had left tempor- }arily to go out and “bury the | body” of the opposition. A mock | coffin was used for the dead is- |sues and paraded around the | jcity before disposal, accompanied | by scores of joyful “mourners” at | the wake. And so far into the night, and | the early morning hours, with periodic returns to the base of | operations and to radios to hear the returns, and lively post- mortems. ‘Haircuts, Wages |High In Alaska FAIRBANKS, Alaska (®— Hair- cuts are up to $2.50 in Fairbanks The price has been $2. Barbers said the high cost of living in this interior Alaska city forced the in crease. With two major airbases in the area. Fairbanks is a military construction boom city Wages are high, too. Carpenters for example $3.14 an hour i struck Monday for $3.70 draw : | Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap. nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Fast. Dependable Freig! MIAMI AND Between Miami (No Stops LEAVES KEY W CEPT SUNDAYS rives at Miami at night. LEAVES MIAMI SUNDAYS) at 6:00 o'clock A.M. AM. and arrives o'clock P.M. LEAVES MIAMI SUNDAYS) at and arrives at o'clock P.M. Free Pick-Up and MAIN OFFICE and WAREHOU PHONES Overseas Transportation Company, Ine. between Also Serving ALL POINTS ON FLORIDA KEYS Express Schedule 12:00 o'clock Mid night and arrives at Local Schedule (Stops At All Intermedi LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY CEPT SUNDAYS) Key West at FULL CARGO INSURANCE ht and Express Service KEY WEST and Key West En Route) EST DAILY EX- ) at 6:00 P.M. Ar- 12:00 o'clock Mid- DAILY (EXCEPT Key West at Points) (Ex at 8:00 o'clock at Miami at 4:00 PAILY 8:00 (EXCEPT o'clock AM. 5:00 Delivery Service SE: Cor, Eaton and Francis Sta. $2 and 8 an On First Try GUS CHARLES PEREZ, High School Junior won a ribbon in the cake baking contest sponsored by the Kiwanis and Sinawik Clubs for the high school organizations, the Keyettes and the Key Club. 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