The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 5, 1952, Page 2

Oe Key West Citizen Published daily (except Sunday) by L. P. Artman, owner afd pub- ‘éeher, trom The Citizen Building, corner of Greéné Aid Anh Streets. Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County CP. ARTMAN -S Publisher NORMAN D. ARTMAN Business Manager ‘TELEPHONES 51 and 1939 see aR ae (Member of The Associated Press—The Associated Press is extlusively ‘entitled to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited t6 it r not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news (published here. ‘Geeaibes Fisclda Proce Amociation ana Associated Dailice of Florida (by carrier) 25c per week, year $12.00, single copy 5c RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION is an open forum and invites discussion of public issue and subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish PROPOSED ORDINANCE WILL RELIEVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN KEY WEST The nation, a state, or a city, can’t do anything that “will please everybody. None of us is free from selfish in- - terests, though, in most cases, they may be of a minor de- . gree. It simmers down to that oldtime saying that, if we ' don’t look out for ourselves, who else is going to look out for us?, § In view of that human trait, we should not be too -. critical of the business men who opposed one of the items _in the proposed traffic regulations, designed to ease con- gestion in Key West. And those who opposed that item undoubtedly are fair enough to admit that, were it chang- ed, as they suggested, the change would displease others. So, all in all, The Citizen thinks, that the proposed regula- tions, as agreed on by the City Commission, are for the best interests of the community as a whole. ___ It should be borne in mind by ali residents that the commission has studied the problem of traffic congestion ey West for more than a year, Many a proposal has , After considered in every detail, has been : Tegulations, as set forth in the ordinance, L ere, in some measure, with the driving habits of re its along routes they have taken usually in going about town. The use of other routes may cause minor in- conveniences that should be brushed aside when we con- sider that, if the proposed ordinance is adopted, driving safely in Key West will be helped immeasurably. Readers of The Citizen should clip Tuesday’s traffic story to familiarize themselves with the changes to be ef- fective. And the City Commission should mark the streets affected by the changes, so that drivers, visitors as well as hometown folks, can comply readily with the regula- One-way streets should be designated with arrows painted on the streets, a practice that is in effect in many cities. Many a driver does not look for signs at the top of posta on sidewalks. If that is done, then a driver can see instantly the way traffic runs, as he sees now instantly yellow curbings that prohibit parking. Traffic is not so congested now, but the commission- ere should be commended for acting now to be prepared fully for the congestion that is sure to recur when tourists come to town. It is not necessary to use big space when you adver- tive in The Citizen: just a few lines will be read. | Business Mirror By SAM DAWSON NEW YORK (®#—The big fellow in the manufactoring fiel@ keeps growing right along. But his make- has Been ¢hanging even faster in his sizé. The largest mafiufacturing com- panies are likely to have moré ders nowadays than em- days of the big indi- vidual sharéholdifgs are fum- bered. They are likely to pay almost as much in taxes as they do in wages and salaries—and four times as much in taxes as in civi- dends. And they have anywhere from $7,000 to $50,000 in assets for each employe. The 100 largest manufacturing companies—that excludes rail- roads, communications, banks, in- | surance companies, retail and service companies—are listed by the National City Bank of New York on the basis of total 1951 They range from Jersey Stand- ard Oil with almost five billion dollars in assets to Crane Co. with 172 million dollars. They are the top among 100,000 manufactur- ing corporations and 200,000 man- ufacturing plants owned by indi- viduals and partnerships in the United States. These 100 employe 4,200,000 per- sons and-have 5,400,000 sharehold- ers. But it must be remembered that many of the shareholders may be duplications—one man may own stock in several of the 100 cor- porations. Thirty-one of the 100 have more than 50,000 registered shareholders; and 52 have more shareholders than employes. The shareholders own a total of 916 million shares, representing an equity in the companies of almost 40 billion dollars, The average investment per em- ploye is $14,000—ranging from $7,- 000 in the auto industry to $50,000 in tobacco companies. The 100 pay 17% billion in wages, salaries and such labor benefits as ‘pensions, insurance and paid vacations. This averages $4,100 a year per employe. The bank also looks into the bal- ance sheets of these top 100, Their total assets top 60 billiom dollars— 25 billion for land, plant and equip- ment, and 36 billion for cash, se- Ne inventories and receiva- les.” * Their sales and other receipts last year totaled more than 78 billion dollars. Costs ate up 93.1 per cent of that, leaving less than 5% billion as net income after taxes, or 6.9 per cent of sales. This income was aivided up al- }most evenly between dividends and reinvestments in the business. profits taxes totaled almost seven billion dollars, and other federal, state, local, and foreign taxes add- ed more than four billion dollars for a total of around 11 billion. The bank philosophizes on what these balance sheets of the big fellows show, as follows: “The figures show how there is no inherent conflict, but instead a close partnership relation be- tween the interests of employes and shareholders, with some peo- pie supplying the brains and la- bor, and others the tools and cap- ital. Each group is necessary to the other. “In addition, the reports for 1951 show the rapid ascendancy of a third ‘partner’ in business—gov- ernment—which although contrib- uting neither capital nor labor now takes a lion’s share of the prof- its.” College Seniors SLICE OF HAM | } | | In Demand DALLAS Meth other — (®). — Southern st University st colleges i arket” on rs. D. Y. Robb, director of student placement at SMU, says the de- mand for college grads by busi- ness and industry and the salaries they can nmand have reached “a h this year. eers and scientists pecially are in demand are up 1-to-20 percent, Robb Starting s s for engi are between $300 to $400 a m Back es 16s vs vs Program VERO BEACH #—Indian River growers back here ot Florida general m - and especia’ Progra said a they Mutual's Bob Rut his pound were th I growers B. Michael, Wabasso board ot directors ected were W. G. Strick Vero Beach, to succeed W. re utual’s M. Mosely Jr, Fort e; and a © y and J. Parrish | Jr, be Titusville, But federal income and excess 1-]no longer be my Didn’t Pay Taxes ALEXANDRIA, Va. ™ — A man who said he didn’t know Virginia residents had tu pay federal income taxes has been convicted of failing to file on $28,840 income for the years 1948- 50. Dr. Victor L. Meyers, 56, Alex- andria chiropractor, told Federal District Court Tuesday he had mot filed federal returns since moving to Virginia in 1921. He said he had been fold by a friend that if he moved to Virgin- ia he wouldn't have to pay feder- al faxes. HAL BOYLE SAYS By HAL BOYLE . NEW YORK (®—How much real democracy is there among dog lovers? Quite a bit, according to Bar- tender Bill O’Brien, who forked over $50 to a customer for a puppy that looked like a 4-legged gray mop and has turned out to be a blue ribbon show dog. I have written about Bill befor 2. He’s a big ex-Army sergeant who blew the alarm bugle at Pearl Harbor. O’Brien is night maestro at Moriarty’s Midtown Bar and Grill, an establishment two doors from Toots Shor’s that has become a rendezvous for néwspapermen, dancers, singers, actors and mu- sicians. One of his customers was Pav Hanrahan, an NBC electri who often brought in one or two of the Schnauzer dogs he raises as a sideline. “1 just got dog hungry looking at them,” confessed Bill. He fi- nally bought a male pup from Pat for $50 and figured it was a real bargain as Schnauzers, a kind of long-haired German terrier, are growing in popularity in America and easily bring $75 to $125. The 8-week-old ugly puppy looked like a handful of dirty strings with bright eyes. Bil! named him Mike Murpby. “He grew so fast he was get- ting bow-legged and down in the hocks, so I began stuffing him with calcium pills,” said Bill. “But he had lots of spirit—h was no deadhead.” + Mike Murphy perked up so fast, showed such carriage, that dog- wise customers at the bar urged Bill to enter him in a dog show. At first O’Brien held off, thinking that such honors were for the pets of millionaires rather than bar- tenders. But he finally decided Mie Murphy ought to have bis chance in the world. He paid a profes- sional handler a small sum to give him a week's training. Mike was entered in the Westminster Kennel Club Show in Madison Square Gar- den last February, which is the World Series of dogdom. Mike Murphy, only 8 months old and still really a puppy, strutted out to win the first prize for Amer- ican-bred standard Schnauzers. Overwhelmed by this victory, Bill entered Mike soon after in another top-flight metropolitan ca- nine show. But Mike, still grow. ing fast, had become underweight for his size. He placed fourth. That has put Bill in a spot. He figures he let his dog down by entering him too soon in his sec- ond show, but he doesn’t want to turn Mike over to trainers who see him as a potential best-of- breed champion. “T'd like to see him win another blue ribbon,” Bill said, “just to make it up to him—to see he gets a square deal. “But the handlers say they want a month to train him for his next show. Well, Schnauzers are sup- posed to be one-man dogs, but Mike is friendly to everybody. “If he is gone a month, he will dog. It would be like giving up your own baby.” Bill feeds Mike table scraps j kennel rations and soft-boiled eggs ~cooked exactly three minutes the way Mike prefers them. Every day Bill walks four flights down from his Bronx apartment to ex jercise Mike by unleasing him and \letting him race the New York Central commuter trains into Man. battan. “The express trains speed right on by,” said Bill. “But Mike gets a big thrill out of catchin > a local train that stops He runs up and b | I am sure he feeis jrun it clear out of breath ail by bimse O'Brien doesn't want to kick his dog around, but be doesn’t lose Mike by }& professions | ' ° tum unspoiled. j Jack Chesbro of Yaukees the New York 45 oumpilete P | games in 190, NO HOLLYWOOD NOTES By BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD \® “Poppa, Won't You Dance with Me?” | That tune is more or less our | theme song for today’s essay, which concerns Mitzi Gaynor and her search for a man. I don't} mean a man to marry, because | she has found one already. She's, engaged to Attorney Richard Coyle | and they already live in the same | house, along with their two moth- ers. But that’s another story. This one is, about Mitzi’s search for a topnotch dance partner. At least 1 think that’s what it is atout. With Mitzi, you're never quite | sure. “I understand you're on the prowl for a male star to dance| with,” I said, throwing out a line. | , “Ab, yes,” she squealed. (Mitzi | | often squeals.) “I’m dancing with | tears in my eyes ‘cause the man in | my arms is a girl.’ Or something like that.” | “I understand that you have been in six pictures and have! danced alone in just about all of them,” I added, trying to pursue the matter. “Why, certainly, sugar,” she gurgled. (a normal reaction for her.) “You don’t suppose there’s something wrong with me.” I assured her there wasn’t; any | fool can see that. I continued: | “With whom would you like to.! dance?” “Well doll, there are only five name dancers in pictures.” “Such as—” “Such as Fred: Astaire. Oh, he’s cool. He is precision, class. Gene Kelly is the genius; every dance he does is inspired. I love danc- ing with Dan Dailey; he’s so loose and limber. I had one number with him in my first picture, ‘My Blue Heaven.’ That’s about the only dance partner I've had, darn it. “And then there’s Donald O’Con- nor. He’s solid. What a dancer! tap dancing as well as comedy stuff. The other fellow is Gene Nelson. Wow! He is just about the greatest. He had a number in ‘Tea for Two’ that was impossible to do.” She mentioned that there are other up-and-coming dancers, such |as Gower Champion. But so far he has been monopolized by his dancing spouse, Marge. Does she prefer dancing with People have found out he can do | w The Veterans Corner Here are authoritative answers |from the Veterans Administra- | tion to four questions of interest | to former servicemen: Q. I'm planning to switch schools under the GI Bill, without school is located in another part of the country, and I'll have to take time off in order to transfer Will this interruption be per- mitted under VA regulations? A. Yes, provided you file an application for a change of schools with VA. You must, how- ever, start your course in the new school within a reasonable period | of time. Q. May I use a GI loan to buy residential property containing more than one family unit? I plan to live in one of the apart- ments. A. Yes, but the total number of separate units cannot be more than four, if you are buying it alone. back on active duty. I expect to get out sometime in 1952. Will J still be able to take advantage of my GI loan privilege, based on my World War II service? A. Yes. You'll have plenty of tin.e to obtain a GI loan, for the deadline for most veterans does not come until July 25, 1957. Q. I want to change the bene- ficiary of my National Service Life Insurance policy. How do J go about it? A. You must notify the VA District Office that handles your insurance account, preferably on a form that may be obtained at any VA office. If you don’t have such a form, any written notice will do, so long as you sign it and include enough information so that VA can identify your ac- count. (Veterans living in Key West ho wish further information about their benefits should con- tact the VA office at Room 213, Federal Bldg.) Maryland claims that it has the only virgin hemlock forest in jthe Eastern part of the United States. men? “Well, I'll tell yuu, honey. It’s harder, It sure, is. You have to learn two wile Parts— your part- ner’s and your own, But I don’t mind. ] like men.” With/ that Mitzi tossed a kiss t a passing actor. Don’t be alarmed, Mr. Coyle. You shuld know by at everyone. Wedding Ends > Attendance Record WOODSTOCI., Va. Betty Lutz, Woodst , Scheol senior, «tte; }0f schoo] without m then she was ubse She and her | Maurice J. Morr ione jat Camp Stonc . Cal; took a Southern wedding trip. The bride returned in for her senio’ ninatic dipioma Worshippers Plow ‘Lord’s Acre PARADISE be 9 Ss lik trac plowed, smo 40 Tes for co was given freely the fall go for Parsonage. Triplet Guernsey C the | | Heifers Born eee ooo mois farm. A vete be triplets were with distinctive t ot white on fe and amber r Australia i ix inhabital con’ s the rope next im size. Sterilization, Sanitation and Moth Proojing Ready to be put away for the Summer at Special nates to Commercial POINCIANA DRY CLEANERS TM Simenten St. Tel. 1086 et now that your fiancee tosses kisses | EXTRA CHARGE | ° PAJAMAS changing my course. My new| Clark Too Bu TOKYO ™ — Gen. Mark Clark won't be able to give his only | daughter in marriase. Before he left the U. S. to succeed Gen. Matthew B. Ridg- way as commander of United Nations forces Clark had hoped to be in Fort Monroe, Va., when his daughter, Ann, marries Capt. Gordon H. Oosting on June 12. “Under the circumstances,” an aide said today, “Gen. Clark feels he is too busy to attend the wedding.” New Organization Formed At Baptist Church The Baptist brotherhood o” the First Baptist Church held first meeting at the churct their Tues- Q. I'm a World War II veteran, |day evening. A musical program that featured vocal soio by Miss Arleen Spear was greatly enjoyed by the men present. W, A. Robinsou, assistant pastor outlined the work to be done by this new organization of the church and stated that there would be plenty of activity to keep every member busy no matter how large the organization becomes. The brotherhood hopes to show that men as well as the women of the church can be missionary minded and bring the gospel of Christ to all The first officers uf this new or. ganization are as follows: LCDR Joseph S. Mewshaw USN Presideni, Lendol Jackson activities V. Pres., Joseph Gates membership v. Pres., Philip A. McMasters frogram V.- Pres., Willard Michael cnoirister, A. D. O’Bryant sec-treas., Harold H. Link minister. 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