The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 12, 1952, Page 8

Page 8 ‘THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Tuesday, August 12, 1952 Pickup In Florida Building Is Seen By Bldy. Inspectors TAMPA (®—Many Florida build- {ng inspectors predict a pickup in! five million dollars for the first six | construction volume during the last half of 1952. The total for the first half of the year was down slightly from the | first six months of 1951, but mili- | tary construction is expected | to give a boost to the figures for the rest of the year, the Florida Builder reported, | The trade magazine checked 87 | Cities and counties and found build- ing permits through June of this year totaled $187,077,110, about sree million dollars under the cor- | fesponding period of 1951. Many building inspectors added, | however, they expected the year’s | total to equal or surpass that for| 1951. oer “We estimate construction for | the balance of the year will sur-| pass 1951 figures by $250,000,” said Edward H. Gregory, Lake Worth inspector. Irving J. Lyon, homestead in- spector, said ‘‘reactivation of the local army base should promote plenty of building in the area.” West Palm Beach issued build- ing permits valued at just under months, but its inspector, R. Jerry | Lozito, predicted the yearly total would approximate eleven million dollars. Dade County’s building depart- ment also thought volume for the last six months of 1952 would sur- pass the corresponding period last year by a good margin. Recent congressional approval of $125,522,000 for 10 military installa- tions in Florida is counted on to speed up construction for the next six months. Not only will the state get'those government dollars, but expanded military bases will mean more building close by. In the homebuilding line, 1962 is ahead of 1951. The Florida Builder reported 24,070 new dwelling units so far this year. Tampa, Sarasota and Jackson- ville in that order showed the greatest gains over last year. Mi- ami Beach was the heaviest loser, with only half as much as last year, but South Florida continued to lead all other sections of the state. Plentiful Food Supplies In Prospect Despite Drought By OVID A. MARTIN WASHINGTON (#—Plentiful sup- | plies of food appear to be in store during the year ahead despite last month’s crop damaging drought in | the South and Northeast. In its latest measurement of pro- duction prospects, the Agriculture Department predicted late Monday | that the combined volume of all | crops this year will be larger than | in any year except 1948 and 1949. Although the indicated output is farger than last year, it will be less evenly distributed. because of | heavy losses — particularly in feed | supplies for meat and dairy ani- mals — in Southern States. | The latter area will need to ship in more feed than usual if it is | to avert a serious setback in the production of meat, dairy and poul- try products in a land once ruled by cotton, Elsewhere, there appears to be sufficient corn, oats, hay and other feed materials to foster a further expansion in production of beef, pork, milk, eggs and poultry. The nations is harvesting its sec- ond largest wheat crop of rtcord— a crop far in excess of expected | needs. | Only in the case of potatoes and | barley, rye, sweet potatoes are supplies likely to become tight before new crops are harvested in 1953. Meanwhile, the department moved to provide financial aid to more financially - distressed farm- ers in drought areas. It put all New Hampshire, 10 additional counties in Oklahoma and seven in Illinois in the “disaster” classi- fication. Farmers in such areas may ob- tain loans from the department’s Farmers’ Home Administration to carry on operations. Only those who have suffered substantial loss- es from the drought and who are unable to obtain credit elsewhere will be eligible for aid. Winter wheat and rice are the only crops for which record out- ‘turns are now expected, But the production of corn, all wheat, cot- ton, soy-beans, tobacco, sugarcane, hops, grapes, cherries and plums will be larger than average. Below average crops include oats, flaxseed, sorghum grain, hay, dry beans, peanuts, po- tatoes, sweet potatoes, sugar beets, and most fruits. But no pinches in consumer supplies of these crops and their byproducts are indicated. AFL Blasts High Cost Of Living; Blames Big Business ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. —The ; American Federation of Labor has used the opening of its executive council meeting as a chance to blast the high cost of living and predict new price boosts soon. | But the council avoided saying | what should be done about the problem, in a statement issued Monday from behind the closed doors of the economic study ses- sion. The council stated definitely however, that wage increases had | nothing to do with the rise in s. “There is no justification | ver for attributing the pres- ent price spiral to wage adjust- ments,” it said. | The blame belongs on big busi. Ness and “profiteering right down the line, from the wholesale to the retail level,” said the council 13 of whose members were present for the meeting. In addition to its cost of living studies, the council looked into a longstanding jurisdictional fight be- | tween two member unions, AFL President William Green told a news conference. The fight concerns a complaint by the carpenters union that the International Association of Ma- chinists resorted to the National Labor Relations Board to settle jurisdictional disputes. The carpen- claimed the machinists should 2 gone to AFL agencies instead. Green said the council instructed him to get more details on a set- tlement proposed by the ma- chinists. The council continued its five- day meeting today without an- nouncing in advance what it would take up in the second day sessions. Green said at least part of the meeting would be devoted to pre- paring a report for the AFL. na- tional convention in New York next month, seve S City Gets $11,309.81 City of Key West has received hare of the June ette taxes for the month of Total state collections nounted to $1,6; 7. Of the nearly 250 cities reporting, wre 9 9 In “Ciggie” Taxes ¢ Key West ranked 20th. in the en- tire state The Cigarette tax distribution shows the huge growth of the Is- land City. Nude Man fares Nudists FINCHAMPSTEAD, England r—| Members of the Heritage nudist eolony have offered a reward for re of a naked man. He man hes popped up, stark from behind bestes sever recently.whea members — us’ women or children — have been Don Ortega Out On $5.000 Bond he $5,000 bond ase from Mon- | on Federal income the Sheriff's office cted by a Feder- Miami for false income tax returns. ted last week by a Stroliing quitelg.ip the colony's se S' eluded grounds, Despite their compieie sartorial | similarity, members tnstet the tall, | sun -tanned man definitely%e aot one of the colony. His visite have frightened the nudists » much womes wil not ge cut alone at Bight. released on surety bond from jail ever the weekend. for the Pittsburgh Pirates, is the i er in the majors. He is five feet five and weighs 165 pounds. Comdr. Cain, Air Officer Of Carrier, Awarded Bronze Star vg ee ee Navy Photo IT SEEMED like old home week at the Advanced Under- seas Weapons School recently when many of the personnel attached there sighted a very familiar face aboard the school again. That face belongs to Chief Torpedoman’s Mate Paul E. Phillips who has returned to the A.U.W. School for duty as an instructor after an absence of about two years. Phillips is really an old timer with the school’ having been with it during its infancy. in Key West several years back. During his sea duty time Chief Phillips performed at his usual best during two tours of duty aboard the submarines Clamagore and Amberjack. Chief Phillips has been the recipient of a Bronze Star with “V,” a Presidential Unit Citation, and the sub- mariner combat device. Mrs. Phillips, the former Hazel Schindler of Camden, New Jersey, and the Chief are making their Key West home at 8312 Poinciana Place. Federal Agency Okays Poinciana School Contract The Housing and Home Finance Agency have concurred in the Poinciana school contract award of $248,500 to D. H. Reynolds, com- pany of Coral Gables, Superinten- dent of Public Instruction Horace O’Bryant said today. The regional engineer O. T. Ray, wrote O’Bryant that since the con- tract award is $17,500 larger than '| the $231,000 allocated by the Feder- al agency, local funds will have to make up the difference. Work has already begun on the major additions to the school, and should be complete for use by February, O’Bryant said. Nation’s Weather By The Associated Press An August heat wave baked most of Texas and parts of the Southwest today -while relatively cool weather spread across the central portion of the nation. | The mercury vaulted to 109 de- | grees Monday in Presidio, Tex., and Phoneix and Yuma, Ari: the U. S. Weather bureau in Chi- | cago said more 100-plus heat was in store for the same areas today. | A puny cool wave pushed just across the Texas-Oklahoma border and then stalled. Cloudy skies and possible showers offered the only hope of relief for parts of Northern Texas. Continued hot was in pros- pect for the rest of the state. Dallas had its 10th consecutive day of readings 100 degrees or higher. The heat and dry spell in Texas have damaged pastures and crops, including cotton. Cooler weather covered the Up- per Great Lakes, the Middle and | Upper Mississippi Valleys and | most of the Plains states. Warmer weather was reported in New Eng- land and Montana. Showers fell on the Lower Lakes region southwestward through the Ohio and Middle Mississippi Valley to the Central Plains states. There also were scattered showers along the Gulf states and in the Central | and Southern Rockies, | Boy Electrocuted HURRICANE, W. Va. w— A 17- year-old boy came home to attend | his grandmother's funeral but was | electrocuted while helping his grandfather on a job. Charles T. Hill, who was em- { ployed in Columbus, O., was help- ing remove steel pipe from a dry water well Monday. A section of | pipe touched a high tension wire as it was hoisted into the air Charles received most of the im- pact from the charge. His grand- father, J. T. Hill, T7, was knocked | UNcenscious but was not otherwise | hurt. A third mag lifting the pipe [was ot injured, Commander Elbert V. Cain | USN, Air Officer of the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea, which will return to San Diego August 8 . from the Korean area, has received ‘his second award of the Bronze Star. He is the son of Mrs. Ruby A. 1113 Ford Ave., Tarrant, | Miss Nancy Morgan, 1430 Rey- | nolds st., Key West. | | Cmdr. Cain earned the award i fop meritorious achievement as_ ' ship’s air officer during operations | against North Korean and Chinese Communist forces from January 26 | to July 6. Through his exceptional | planning ability, the air depart. ment gave the maximum possible | ‘ support to the air group in its com- | : bat operations. Vice Admiral J. J. Clark, USN, Commander Seventh Fleet, pre- sented the award last month aboard the carrier. Cmdr. ‘Cain has seryed aboard the Philippine Sea for more than two years. He was awarded his first Bronze Star for service dur- ing the carrier’s first Korean com- bat tour in 1950-51. He reported to the ship from duty at the Naval Air Station, Key West. During World War II he had duty ‘Program Secy. |Returns To USO Club After Meet USO-YMCA Program secretary Dorothy Rath returned from a ten day combination study course and ference at Blue Ridge, N. C. yesterday. Official U.S. Navy Photo IN RECENT WEEKS the Ad- vanced Under Sea Weapons school has welcomed aboard Chief Gunner Harry Kloss, USN, who has reported to ‘the school from the heavy cruiser USS Columbus. Gunner Kloss entered the Navy in October of 1933 and has served aboard many of our naval ships, in+ in both the Atlantic and Pacific theatres. In the Atlantic, with Pat- rol Bombing Squadron 114, operat- ing out of Iceland and Greenland in anti-submarine warfare, he was awarded the Presidential Unit Cit- ation. As a member of Patrol Wing 10, he wag assigned flying duty in Australia and the Dutch East In- dies. Another Presidential Unit Cit- ation came as a result of this duty, He is also entitled to wear the Navy’s Air Medal. CMDR Cain entered the Navy in 1939, after being graduated from Birmngham Southern College, Bir- mingham, Ala.,-in 1938, and began a career in Naval Aviation when he won his wings as Naval Aviator at Pensacola, Fla., in 1940, Love Changes Bus Stop DUNDEE, Scotland #— The Dundee transport committee will change a bus stop today to keep the love-talk of passengers from reaching the ears of David Thom- son’s children. The stop is near Thompson’s house, and “the conversation of many courting couples comfortably seated on the window - ledge out-, side my house is not beneficial to the education of my children,” he complained to the town bus com- pany. The company has been told to make prospective bus passengers line up so the queue stretches away — not towards — Thomson’s window - ledge. Frank Secory, new umpire in the National League, holds a B.S. degree. LIFE BEGINS at 40° Authorities agree that fhe most Productive years of life lie be- tween the ages of forty and sixty. A tribute, then, is owed to the medical and allied sciences which steadily have increased the life ‘span. In the Middle Ages life ex- pectancy was only 20 years; today it is about 67 years. * We are proud of our profession of pharmacy for its contributions to this gain. And we continue gladly to serve the health needs ‘of you and your loved ones. Bring your prescriptions to us. GOOD HEALTH TO ALL GARDNER'S — PHARMACY — The Rexall Store 14 TRUMAN AVENUE Corner Varela Street PHONE 177 1 cluding the battleship USS Massachusetts. He took part in many World War II battle actions including the allied landing of 1943 in North Africa and the Pacific campaigns with the Third and Fifth U.S. Fleets. Mrs. Kloss is the former Leta Fay Hays of. Austin, Texas. They are making their Key West home at 42 Felton Road, Sigsbee Park with their three children, William, age 5, Sally, age 3, and Rita, age 2. Ted Ray of England was 43 years old when he won the U.S. Open in 1920. Only a stroke be- hind was 50-year old Harry Vardon, also of England, : iiss Rath took a 30 hour course {| on) Principles and Practices of a Group Work, the equivalent of a college semester’s study, along , with 53 other secretaries from the East coast. Miss Rath said that memorial ' services for the late Forrest Tur- ner were held at the Association of Secretaries conference. Turner, late director of the USO club here, was also honored last week by the j local operating committee of USO, when the City dedicated & plaque to him. Miss Rath attended the AOS con- ference whiJe she was taking her three hour a day, ten day course in group work. ACL Has Until Aug. 23 To File JACKSONVILLE (#— The At- lantic Coast Line Railroad Co. has until Aug. 23 to file a $250,000 supersedas bond on its appeal from an order authorizing Florida East Coast Railway Co. trustees to pur- chase 23 new diesel locomotives. .Judge Louie W. Strum set the bond Monday to stay the effect of his previous order authorizing pur- chase of the locomotives. The or- der said ACL must “pay the costs of appeal, interest, and damages for delay” if the appeal is dis- missed or if the order authorizing the purchase is affirmed. Miami Com. Givens Wants Police ~ Investigated Due To Pinder Killing MIAMI W— City Commissioner Robert H. Givens says develop- ments in the Dora Pinder killing indicate ‘the necessity for a look- see into the police department to see how it functions.” * Mrs. Pinder, wife of Miami gam- bler Howard G. Pinder, was shot to death in her bedroom last Thurs- day night. The Miami Herald re- ported Monday that only one de- tective had been assigned to the case and that city police had made no use of the facilities of the county criminal bureau of lavestigne®. Police Chief Walter E. dey replied that he is “satisfied that everything possible is being done by the homicide bureau.” He ‘sald the investigation had been nar- Towed down to three principal sus- pects. Dave Fuller, head baseball coach of the University of Florida, play- ed three years of baseball, basket- ball and football for Wake Forest. Although retired from public service, Volomite, leading sire of harness racing champions, is still living in Kentucky at the age of 26. His stud fee was $5,000, high- est ever for a harness horse. WHERE CRAFTSMANSHIP COUNTS ... COUNT ON US! Making a better impression Your business sta- tionery is your in- troduction to new clients. Make the best impression! Let our crafts- men give you better printing at modest cost. Call us today! PHONE 51 THE ARTMAN PRESS ACROSS FROM CITY HALL — GREENE ST. You Gan Whisper -and Be Heard | We should like to have you come in for a ride in a Golden Anniversary Cadillac. 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