The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 22, 1952, Page 2

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Thursday, May 22, 1952 ee tisher, from The Citizen g, corner of Greene And Ann Streets. Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. Pp. ARTMAN Publisher NCRMAN D. ARTMAN Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 51 and 1935 Member of The Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this peper, and also the local news published here. — ‘ember Florida Press Association and Associatec Dailies of Florida — SSF Subscription (by carrier) 25¢ per week, year $12.00, single copy 5c ——_—_————— ADVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Southernmost © Corner By CHARLES DUERKES Yipes, there’s skullduggery afoot egain! No sooner does the Derby and primary election ex"! citement die down and give us a chance to take a breath when yp pops such business as the pota-| to scandal and another hike in the price of newsprint. Both hit Mr. and Mrs. Aver- age Citizen squarely in the tum- my. There appéars to be some- thing decidedly over-ripe in re- gions far removed from Den- mark, and it ain’t potatoes. A fellow has a devilish time today attempting to add a new twist to the old show biz line, “All that meat and no potatoes!” | “What meat?” you may ask, and | well you may. Soon you might further query, “What potatoes?” and when you dash to the near- est news stand you may find that the paper has been upped to a dime, and in some sections of the lard you might find no newspaper. Canada has announced another ten dollar per ton hike in the price of the newsprint she sells | to this country, the second such: boost in less than a year. A mere fifty billion, if you stop to figure it out. This weird Cana- dian Caper will put some news- papers in the red and can drive others to the wall. Nine-tenths of the newsprirt used in this coun- try comes fiom Canada. News- paper publishers, who have nev- er appealed to the federal yov- ernment for assistance, may have to do so now, and that will not be healthy for the newspaper business, Just as potatoes form an im- portant part of the great Ameri- can diet, so newsprint is essen- tial to the appetite of the great machinery that gives us a great, free and progressive press. It seems a shame that a power- ful, wealthy nation such as ours CITIZEN POTATO STORY POINTS TO ARTIFICIAL HIKING OF PRICES Who is it that gets a lambasting every time the gov- ernment interferes with production, either by curtailment or the granting of subsidies? The Citizen published an answer to that question Tuesday under the headline, “Po- tato Shortage Generates as Much Heat as Kill The Pigs Program of early 30s.” Always, always, the consumer is socked by the government in order to bolster up prices for the benefit of a segment of the population. Key West housewives recall that, a year or so ago, they bought 10 pounds of potatoes for 29 cents. That was too cheap, so the bureaucrats in the Department of Agri- culture concluded. They directed farmers to cut produc- tion 20 percent, and the effects of the cut have created an artificial shortage, as a result of which Key West house- wives pay from eight to nine cents a pound for potatoes. What is happening today in the governmental boost- ing of the price of potatoes happened in boosting the price of pork 18 or 19 years ago when Roosevelt was President. Then the Department of Agriculture ordered the killing of millions of little pigs, so that an artificial shortage in pork would be created, with resulting higher prices, Washington has consideration for everything in our economy except the consumer’s pocketbook. That may be drained of its last penny, and the bureaucrats, steeped in their planned economy, do not bat an eye. Hike prices for foodstuffs, tack on more taxes, and let the consumer pay and pay and pay. ; Lists of afew of the thousands of hidden taxes re- cently have been published in news magazines and news- Papers, and always, always, the taxes are paid, not’ by manufacturers, wholesalers or retailers, but by the con- sumer, Several months ago The Citizen pointed out that a Key Wester, when he buys a pack of cigarettes for 25 cents, he pays 12 cents for them and 13 cents in taxes. But, it may be contended, cigarettes are a luxury, and one does not have to smoke them. Then let’s consider the es- sentials of life. A Key West housewife pays a five-cent tax every time she buys a loaf of bread, and a nine-cent tax when she buys a quart of milk, and so on and on re- gardless of what she buys, food or clothing or anything else. “The ultimate consumer” — he is the man or woman | who pays billions of dollars every year in hidden taxes, and, in nine cases in 10, is not aware he or she is paying them. How long will that condition last? Just as long as consumers are seemingly content to complain singly, in- stead of acting concertedly to curb or kill the pretice, which has spread from the federal government to the states. AMERICAN AID TO INDO-CHINA One fact that is not headlining American reports but is appearing in French reports is the fact that American aid to French Indo-China is running around a half billion | dollars a year. We feel that it is an excellent idea for t Fr Politicians to give this kind of good news to the French taxpayers. he There are few men, in public life, who retire at the right time, voluntarily. ual joyrider If you're wondering where to go on your vacation this year, why not try staying home, whe 1 have all the conveniences for every-day ing. Eat out, forget all other work, and you'll have something, re y can’t produce enough newsprint of our own in order to avoid foreign monopoly of the most ex- pensive item in the publishing business. It is the result of complicated and short sighted trade agree- ments, and if that seems silly go take take a look at the potato patches. Many farmers are let- ting the potatoes rot, not in Denmark, but in the potato patches. Right here in Florida. But the retailprice of potatoes is way up and the only way to bust up the lopsided deal is for housewives to stup buying pota- } toes for a spell. My huckster tells me that Florida grown potatoes cost him as much as spuds shipped in from Idaho and Maine, but that Florida farmers can’t get a fair price from the lads who control the market. It may seem a far cry from potatoes to newsprint, unless we can figure out a way of making newsprint from potato peelings, but it all adds up to the same gloomy blur. We are the victims of prodi- gious waste and mismanagement Canada, with a balanced bud- treasury and with her firm econ-} omy in no danger, has the whip} hand. She may be three years ago. | I find it hard to place all the blame on Canada in the news- in Washington, and there may be a bit more than meets the eye behind the entire pict One might successfi from spuds for a w “ | the prices down, but a man can’t; SPECIAL RATES Fea StAVKE MEN ; to make expenses, | what the aie oF People’s Forum ee sreteomes expres views of its read- ers, but the editor reserves the right to delete any items which red libelous or anwar- writers should be the letters to writ one side mast the letters and will be published un- less requested otherwise. “THANKS CITIZEN” Editor, The Citizen: Many thanks for the excellent articles covering the Armed For- ces Day Parade, May 17, 1952. We shall always be very appre- ciative. Respectfully yours, Vance C, Stirrup Post Commander “EXPRESSES THANKS” Editor, The Citizen: I would like to express my deep thanks for ‘the enjoyabie | day I had.in your city, Saturday. In the time I have spent in the South, I have heyer met a city with a greater abundance of heart-warming hospitality. To us, the street is our stage and our audience the people who line up patiently about this stage. Our reward is the applause that you give to us. In my estimation, I have never been so rewarded. As I marched along your streets a deep pride overwhelmed me. This deep satisfaction of the person who is putting on a show that is living up to the expecta- tions of every one in the audi- ence is not often met with. Although I do not write this in any official capacity, I feel that this is the response of every one of the members of the corps to which I belong. In our hearts there will always remain a warm spot ,of satisfaction for your city. I for one, hope we are kept in mind whenever you are or- ganizing a parade. , Sincerely yours, STEWART VAN DYKE, Member Coral Gables Post 98 Drum and Bugle Corps. May 20, 1952 The bright red paper poppy handed to you by a member of the American Legion Auxiliary on Poppy Day is “the red badge of courage” fashioned by a hos- pitalized veteran to honor a com- rade who died in war. Wear it/ proudly—in memory of those who were dear to YOU! very well stop reading news- papers. Along with millions of other citizens I begin each day with a mewspaper and a pot of coffee. (And look at the price of java!) I like potatoes with my eggs, after I’ve read the paper. I've given up ham with eggs and home fries, and I can give up the potatoes, if need be, but it chills me to dwell upon the progpect of rationed newspapers. Newspaper publishers, desite rising costs, have kept the price of their dailies down to a nickel a throw, and have filled their editions with every form of in- formation and entertainment pos- sible. Bungling barristers have loused up about everything pos- sible during the past years (and don’t place the entire blame on get, a staggering surplus in her| the Democrats, either!) and now| Mrs. Chanley Mathis, Sr. of that | CBS told me that TV will be need- it appears they've got around to threatening the press with cur- trying to get} tailment, placed many papers in! even for a potato deal in which| jeopardy and got themselves an-| Ported to the Public Informat she got a bit of a bilking about! other batch of “hot potatoes to| Office at the U. S. Naval Ba juggle. If anyone asks where I am you can tell them I have gone out print situation. The blame lies} looking for some property where | late Mr. Kenney of 722 East Price I can set up a paper mill with a large potato field hard by. I may have to operate a still on the side but that is boys in Wa gton have driven me into doing HAM 2h & NAVY _ ARRIVALS Earl E. McDonald, SA, has re- ported for duty with the Supply Department, U. S. Naval Station, Key West. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ru- | fus A. McDonald, 1175 Putman st., | Detroit, Michigan. ar4 is + to the former Miss Martha Jane Quillen of Lawrenceburg, ‘Tennes- McDonald recently completed his “boot” training at the U. S. Naval Recruit Training Center, Great Lakes, Ill. = Four new Navy personnel report- ed to the Supply and Fisca: ve- partments U. S. Naval Station for duty this week. Joseph George McClelland SA and Clem D. Griffin SA reported to the Disbursing Section. McClelland fails from Latrobe, Pennsylvania, ‘ HOLLYWOOD NOTES By BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD (#— Now it’s Dick Powell who's toying with the idea of ending his acting career. onto Mrs. Powell, movie-going set as June Allyson. She was reported as being ready to chuck her movie career in favor of another one at home with her two children. “T don’t know how that story got Started,” said Powell. “June has never said that she would quit making pictures. But I’m sure of one thing — she’s through making bad pictures. “I can’t understand this studio (MGM). Here they have the out- standing female attraction on the screen today; the polls have proved that. And yet they have no pic- tures for her. In the recent an- |mouncement of future product, Recently the story was tagged | known to the | HAL BOYLE SAYS By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK —The Oddity Al- manac: Remember the old Dagmar? . . shiny sides . . .great on curves . The Dagmar (1922-1927) was just made in America since the turn of the century .. .Only 21 survive today in this fiercely competitive |industry . . . Studebaker, which started making covered wagons 100 years ago, claims to be the oldest firm still in existence . . . But dad or granddad will recall going courting in cars-bearing such vanished tradenames as Mercer, *| tenacious of life, this fish one of 2,500 kinds of automobiles | | SEA SECRETS At least one species can ree en for weeks, and when out appear as lively as is the Alaska blacke pectoralis, of the agnum ponds of Siberia. Extremely sub- main thawe ever. ard s | sii largely upon worms and | ona carried a front and rear jcrustaceans and roaches a length jumper . . . of about 8 inches. The Alaska blackfish forms a substantial ar- jticle in the diet of the natives, ‘who also use it as food for their dogs. Q. Do seaweeds ever sting? — |Mrs. T. L. Winn, Ft. Pierce, | Florida. A. No, seaweeds do not sting, although in certain cases they jmay harbor animals that do, A number of jellyfizhes and related | animals, some of which live at- and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. there wasn’t one picture named David W. McClelland of that city. | for her. The pictures she has done Griffin's hometown is Sherman, | lately have not been outstanding. Texas. His parents ‘ere Mr. and{ “June has gotten to the point Mrs. R. O. Griffin of Sherman. He | where she doesn’t care. She has is a graduate of Sherman High a year to go on her contract. But School and attended Austin College | I’m sure she would just as soon Rickenbacker, Oldfield, Maxwell, Velie and Stutz Bearcat .. . . Speaking of covered wagons, did you know that some 1,700,000 Americans now live in trailer coaches?. . . in 12 years the in- dustry’s annual sales increased | tached to seaweeds, do sting or | are known to produce an itching }sensation on contact with the | skin. In addition, some - sponges | sting, one local red form. quite | severely, and there is at least one 1 year in Sherman, Texas. Charles William Gable and Ed- win A. Koziol are reporting for work in Central Delivery of the Supply and Fiscal Departments. A native of Athens, Pa., Gable is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven attended Great Lakes Naval Re- cruit Training Center prior to re- porting to Key West. Koziol, the son of Mrs. Anna Hor- nik, Sr., and the late Mr. Koziol, comes from Chicago, Ill. He is a graduate of Tilden Technical High School in that city. The Ships Department of the Na- | val Station, Key West, gained four new men who have recently been transferred to Key West from the recruit training center at Great Lakes, Ill. They are: James Nor- A. McFarland and the late Mrs. McFarland of East’ Liverpool, H. Gable, 110 Harris street. He | man McFarland, SA, son of Mr. G. | | spend it at home — unless some- thing great comes along.” Powell indicated that he would be willing to toss in his makeup kit. I don’t generally take such remarks seriously, since actors are always planning to get out of the racket, but never do. Those who make the move, like Fred | Astaire, change their minds later. But Powell seemed serious about his intention. “I've been in it 25 years,” said the actor, whose youthful appear- ance belies the years. “I was five years in the East and 20 out here. That’s long enough to be an actor.”” He admitted that getting ‘out of the acting business is a tough as- signment. “It’s tougher than get- | ting out of musicals, and you know | how long that took me,” he said. | “But I won't really be getting out of the business, just into another field. I want to be a director.” Powell nearly achieved his am- Ohio; William J. Mathwig, SA, son | bition recently. He had a friend, of Mrs. Joe Jackson end the late | Writer Bill Bowers, whip up a Mr. Mathwig of 2104 South 5th st.,| screen story and they sold it to Rapid City, South Dakota; Charles | Paramount, along with Powell's S. Bruder, SA, sor of Mr. and Mrs. | services as director. But when the Harry Bruder of Tomah, Wiscon- | script got no action at Paramount, sin; and, James F. Binai, son of | they arranged for RKO to buy it. . and ‘Mrs. W. R. Binai of 3916| Then the deal hit a snag. Jean - Parker Avenue, Indiannapolis, | Simmons was cast into the pic- Indiana. ture, and her contract apparently | called for director approval. Pow- | Wyvil E. Gearhart and Edward | ell was aced out of the ‘director's ; V. Gleeson, both Seaman Appren-|spot. But RKO has promised to | tices, reported for duty with the | let him direct another one. Communications Department, U. S.| “They've already sent me three Naval Station. | scripts, but I turned them down,’ Gearhart’s hometown is High- he remarked. “I want my first land, Indiana where his parents, {fling at direction to be good. If Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Gearhart re-| I finally do it, and if the Picture | side. He is married to the former is a hit, I think that will be the Miss Shirley Ann Thomas of High- | end of ing for me.” land. | Meanwhile, Powell's acting ca-| Gleeson hails from Chicago, His | reer shows no signs of slowing. He | mother, Mrs. Leona Gleeson re-|is currently appearing with Lana | sides at 615 Shakespeare street in| Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pid-! that city. His father is deceased. | Seon and Gloria Grahame in “Tri- He is a graduate of Lane Techni- | bute to a Bad Man,” Powell is also cal High School in Chicago. wound up in television. | He and a partner are preparing ; Chanley Mathis, Jr. SA has re-/a TV film series which will star | | Ported to the Ordnance Depart- | Powell and e other big. name | ment, U. S. Naval Station for duty. | players on alternate weeks. A native of Wayne, West Virgi-| I’m sold on the future of TV} | nia, Mathis is the son of Mr. and | films,” he said. “William Paley of | city. | ing 4,000 hours of entertainment | levery year. That is six times as| Edward Paul Kenney, SA, has re- | mu as the movie industry has n | put out in any year of its history Filmed shows will have to supply | A graduate of West Ph elphia a large amount of TV's needs.” High Schcol, Kenney is son gf | |Mrs. Gladys D. Kenney and the ¢ 1 Col. Remon Wins ro Panama Election |street, Philadelphia, Pa | the Ca | Prior to enteri Kenney was Ass the brokerage ho Hess and nt from 10 miilion dollars to 248 mil- lion. . .. The length of the standard trailer has increased from 15 --et to 30, and you can buy ‘em up to | 45 feet... These have four rooms and stall showers. . . Until the gov- | ernment entered the market, 68 | Per cent of the trailers were bought | by defense workers, 25 per cent by servicemen. Suggested in- dustry theme song: “Oh, the Sun Shines Bright on My Old Kentucky Trailer”. . .Government economy note: Industrialist Fred A. Wirt says the federal debt of about 260 billion dollars means that “every | infant born in the U. S. assumes, the second he or she draws breath, a debt of $1,700" . . . Mayke that explains why the first thing babies do in this world is to break out erying. .. Fact is stranger than fiction de- partment: The Columbia Gazet- teer says only 30 Russian towns are named after Stalin to 36 for Sergei Kirov, a Soviet bigwig as: sassinated in 1934. . . Many of the coach dogs you see in firehouses i stinging coral as well. Seaweeds, | however, are quite harmless al- | though certain kinds may feel | rough and irritating to the touch, | The cultivated edible banana do | produce fertile seed. varieties of not usuaily out of every dollar for direct or | hidden taxes. This is true of leverybody except hermits in the | oods. . .Well, we say, why should | hermits be a privileged class?. . . | When is the government going to |hunt down these life - dodgers, bring them to town and make them pay their fair share of the load | for civilization, whether they want |it or not?. . .It’s about time, say Wess. The Almanac’s monthly sports forecasts: The New York Giants will soon go into a sharp slump, and when they emerge Manager leo Durocher’s hair will be thinner than ever. . .At least three former world’s champion boxers will sadly opine that fighters aren’t what they were in the good old days. | or Do You Sing, Dance or Entertain. never hear the firebell . . .The Dalmation breed has a high per- centage of deafness. . . Tulips, now commonplace, were worth more than their weight in gold after they were introduced into Holland from Turkey in 1565. . . Such a mania for them swept Europe that * a single tulip bulb once sold for a | 2¥er@ge because they are scientifi- load of grain, four oxen, 12 sheep, | © cleaned and mechanically five pigs, two tubs of butter, 1,000 | Processed by experienced and skill- The White Uniforms WE CLEAN are distinguished and above the Pounds of cheese, four. barrels of | @¢ workmen. beer, two hogsheads of wine, a suit | LAN. | of clothes, andy silvey ,drinking| » re cup... Children and small animals de- | 218 Simonton St. Phone 1086 partment: A report has just | reached us from Australia of the | arrest of a kangaroo for shoplift- ing. . . Its owner had trained it} to steal items and hide them in| its pouch . . . Detectives seized the | kangaroo when an alarm clock it | had secreted on its person unex- | pectedly began to ring. . . | The Alamac’s editorial: The Tax | Foundation says that the average American today is paying 32 cents | (in Technicolor) SLOPPY JOE'S BAR | Coming: NEW MEXICO * * Burlesque |] Lew Ayres and Marilyn Mexwell Continuous Floor Shows & Dancing | IR MONROE «0010 Featuring The Antics Of Thursday - Friday - Saturday Air STRAND .,.iiicne Thursday - Friday - Saturday THE WILD NORTH with STEWART GRANGER AND SYD CHARRISE Palmer Cote’s | (Ace Burlesque Comic) | And His Follies ReVue | With “RAZZ-MA.TAZZ” — | CROSS WINDS Dancing To | with SLOPPY JOE'S JOHN PAYNE AND BEACHCOMBERS RHONDA FLEMING (South Seas) SUBMARINE COMMAND William Holden and Nancy Olsen Thurs. Nite Talent Nite Coming: BIG PRIZES FOR EVERYONE Never An Admission or Minimum Charge Co., in Phil radio announcer of S| | Allentown, Pa. li < ¢ i |dency Wedne His chief op Francis K. 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