The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 26, 1952, Page 2

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN. Friday, December 26, 1952 ee Published daily (except sunday) by L. P. Artman, owner and pub- ' lisher, from The Citizen Building, cornet of Greene and Ann Streets. Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L, P, ARTMAN Pub! ————— NORMAN D. ARTMAN ______________. Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2-566] and 2-5662 Member Florida Press Association and Associate Dailies of Florida Subscription (by earrier) 25c per week, year $12; By Mail $15.60 ADVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION IMPROVEMENTS FOR |KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN, More Hotels and Apartments Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea, Consolidation of County and City Governments. Community Auditorium, Fs ee et centr RE RR RE THE GAY HIGHWAY The Institute of Life Insurance revealed recently that life insurance beneficiaries had collected over $53,000,000 as a result of automobile accidents in the first nine months of 1952. This total represents some 27,000 policies, through which beneficiaries have received the $53,000,000. The final figure for the nation, in 1952, can be esti- mated at something less than $70,000,000, and about 36,- 000 policies. The scope of such tragic figures is not easily comprehended. The Institute report, in an effort to show the magni-| jo, tude of the carnage on the highway, pointed out that the highway death toll is equivalent to the toll of many dis- eases and the toll being exacted on the Korean battlefields, during the same period. “It is the equivalent, currently, of the combined death toll from influenza, ulcers, appendicitis, homicides, polio, children’s contagious diseases and war deaths,” the Insti- tute report said, That is quite a record for our eountry and the saddiest part of it is that little hope is held out for any improvements in the near future. On the,.contrary, the death toll has been rising steadily in recent years, with minor variations, and the trend has been obviously toward greate# slaughter for sometime. “Death is taking no holiday on U. S. highways. The individual with an idea is very often a nuisance to his friends. ( The easiest money that a man can make comes from minding his own business. Making plans for future prosperity is not the same thing. as having cash in the bank. People who pay their money for The Citizen should consider it their newspaper; suggestions are always wel- comed and appreciated. We would like to see the day when workers are as- sured of jobs but we have to admit that many many work- ers do better when they are not assured of one. There is little prospect that the people of the world, or any part of it, ‘will ever agree upon all subjects, The role of civilization is to guide us in relationships with those with whom we disagree, SLICE OF HAM. y Now Fashion Ambassador By DOROTHY ROE AP Women’s Editor Anita Colby, a top gal on-the totem pole of glamor cafeers, now is trying her wings as a sort of international ambassador of fash- mn. This Irish colleen, who has held down many of the glittering jobs other girls dream about, spends her time these days floating about the world’s more fashionable re- sorts promoting French rayonne. In her capacity as representa- tive of the industry, it is Anita’s job to be seen in all the right places at the right times, in com- pany with the right people. She also covers the top couture fash- ion ‘showings in Paris, Italy, Lon- don and Néw York, managing to look more glamorous than the star models and, of course, wearing the last word in the season’s mode. Anita, daughter of noted eartoon- ist Bud Counihan, started her career as'a top-rung fashion model in New York. She moved to Holly- wood, ‘where she was in charge of grooming starlets for stardom. When a future star was turned over to Anita, she got a complete remodeling job, from hair to. toe- nails. She was taught how t do her hair, how to choose the right makeup, how to dress, how to walk, sit and smile. An iron-willed task-mistress, Anita ruled every detail of her charge’s clothes and grooming, on and off the ‘set. From her tutelage sprang a number of Hollywood's brightest luminaries. During her Hollywood career, Anita is said to have received marriage proposals from some of the film colony’s top glamor boys. When she went dancing she was squired by such escorts as Clark Gable and others of equal voltage, | But it seems Anita always has had such a wonderful time as a bachelor girl that she hesitates to | take on a domestic partner. Tn her spare time last year, this busy beauty turned out a best-sell- ing beauty book. Called “Anita Colby’s Beauty Book,” it has been published in England, France, Bel- gium, Finland, Spain and South | America, in addition to the United | States. | | She also has an interest in an } | the recent presidential campaign | | Italian film company, and during |was one of the busiest workers | for Gen. Eisenhower. | TONGUE GETS HIM | OUT OF TROUBLE | SAN FRANCISCO — A cafe owner, his hands and feet bound. Economists Have Gone Out On Optimistic Limb For Future By SAM DAWSON NEW YORK (#—This is the time of year the economists crawl out on a limb—both those hired by corporations and those hired by government and the universities. This year most of them have chosen an optimistic limb and pre- dict a pleasant year ahead for their bosses and the public. There are some dissenters, however. A group of them held a round- table discussion under the spon- sorship of the National Industrial Conference board, Their views, on average, were summed up by the board’s chief economist, Martin R. Gainsbrugh, as follows: “A trend toward lower prices in 1953, including not only wholesale commodity prices, but dlso a low- er consumer price index (the cost of living index), but with a rise in the wage pattern in 1953 of 2 per cent or probably 3 per cent.” If the economists are right, that will be fine for many Americans— more pay and Jower prices. For the businessman, however— the economists added—it would mean “even narrower profit mar- gins in 1953 than the thin margins already prevailing.” And the group, as a whole, looked for the gross national prod- uet—the sum of all goods and services producéd—to rise some 2 to 3 per cent next year. Not all of them went along with the‘ majority, however. Dr. Jules Backman of New York University believes: ‘“‘Some time in 1953 we will see the start of a recession which will be of a magnitude of about 10 per cent and it will go on through 1954.” In specific fields, here are some of their opinions: Armstrong Cork Co.’s _ econo- mist, Walter E. Hoadley Jr., looks | j for about one million new homes to be built, “(a tremendous amount of public construction” and little trouble from material shortages. General Motors economist, Ru- fus S. Tucker, foresees between four and five million cars being sold next year, and he thinks the practice of dealers over-allowing on the old car in a trade-in will return—in effect this cuts the price of the new car, A Department of Agriculture economist, Nathan N. Koffsky, as- sumes that with decent weather farmers will turn. out large amounts of foodstuffs next year and the prices they get will ease off further, and their net incomes may fall by 5 per cet. He sees little chance of retail food prices changing much, Prof. R. S. Alexander of Colum- bia University predicts retail sales will rise by 5 to 10 per cent by mid-1953, chants to expand inventories. Dun & Bradstreet’s Edwin B. George looks for “high prosperity” in the first half of the year. He thinks defense spending will rise to an annual rate of between 55 and 57 billion dollars by the sec- ond quarter and hold at that level for six months or so. HERE'S A GOOD ONE- “THAT HAMILTON WOMAN" Starring VIVIEN LEIGH LAURENCE OLIVIER TONIGHT at 10 P.M. RAUL’S FREE ADMISSION DRINKS AND SNACKS SERVED AT YOUR TABLE SHOWING Summoned aid by dialing a tele- | }phone with his tongue after an | attractive brunette and her male | | companion -robhed him of $4,000. Giobatta Perrazo, 49, was closing | his cafe when a tall young woman | | asked to use the phone. Then, Perrazo told police, an armed, masked man entered, struck him and bound him, and | Tifled a cash box. 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