The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 7, 1953, Page 4

Pege4 «THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Mendsy, December 7, 1953) en lsber. trees Tee itines Bulg. Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Streets. Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $13.20; by mail, $15.60 ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION | The Citizen ts forum invites tnd subjects of ioval’ oe’ general anonymous Ess ON FLORI ASs UAPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED SY THE CITIZEN More Hotels und Apartments. Beach and Ba Pavilion. Airports—Land Sea. ot and City Gov Coneeliiasen of County und Clty Governments. GOOD BUSINESS IN 1954 Jack I, Strauss, president of R. H. Macy & Co., Inc., said in New York recently he expected little change in retail sales volume in the first half of 1954. The president of one of the largest retail stores in the United States, and a store known not only in New York, but in all the country, said he did not look for a sharp decline in the level of employment in this country, and that is the accepted gauge for retail sales. Strauss’ views are interesting, in view of the wide- spread predictions that a depression is inevitable. Like several other prominent business men who have been quoted in recent weeks, Strauss believes that some in- dustries might experience a decline in activity in the first half of 1954, but that there will be no depression. A PROFITABLE OPERATION The U. S. Government recently revealed it had com- pleted one of the most profitable operations in the gov- ernment’s history. It had disposed of an asset, purchased almost twenty years ago, and received thirty-five times the price paid by the government. The asset was a 1904 Cadillac. About twenty years ago the Secretary of the Interior purchased the car for use in a demonstration of highways and cars, then and now. Since that time the government has retained pos- session, but recently it was decided to sell the car to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, it seems, was Mrs. Robert L. Slaughter, of Fort Worth, Texas, and unless another higher bid is received as delayed mail, she will get the car. She offered $3,500 for the forty-nine-year-old one-cylin- der job, The government bought it in the thirties for $100. That’s a gain of $3400, or thirty-five times the cost. We would like to see more government operations follow this pattern. If the French government continues to demonstrate immaturity, the Big Four might become the Big Three. If we must choose between a balanced budget and a balanced defense, we will take the latter, despite the pleas of the economists. We can imagine how much fun the Russians are having telling the world former President Harry Truman was subpoenaed and refused to testify before the House un-American Activities Committee. 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HIGHTOWER —s commit any fixed number of troops|mit the two ‘TUCKER'S TOWN, Bermuda /‘o continental duty, er to say how ments President Eisenhower flies direct|!ong they would keep troops on| Hagerty said also that Chur- to New York tomorrow to deliver|Europe’s mainiand. chill’s long-time adviser, atomic; a dramatic new Western challenge) Nor would they commit them- expert Lord Cherwell, had worked ito Russia to join in working out/selves to choose sides in the Saar with Rear Adm. Lewis W. Strauss, a plan of disarmament and atomic/dispute, it was said chairman of the U Atomic control for a world periled by the} The announcement that Eisen- Energy Commission, on the speech hydrogen bomb threat. hower planned to address the U.N. here. j With the backing of Britain’s\came from the President's press The President received the for-! Prime Minister Churchill and the secretary, James Hagerty. mal invitation to appear at the French leaders here for the Big Hagerty first told a news con- U.N. from Secretary General Dag /Three conference, Eisenhower in aiference the speech, on which the Hammarskjold last Friday when jmajor address to the United Na-|President had been working for he arrived here. | ‘tions General Assembly is expect--many weeks, had been “unani- eee | jed to suggest a fresh approach to|mously approved by the British b So ‘the aa ecaitionel siamle and French leaders He Ss me Place | a ALBUQUERQUE uF — Asked if) \problem which has been caught in the vise of a Soviet-Western) But after French and British/ne would attend a civil defense spokesmen said their delegations conference in Washington DEC} European govern | | Ss. deadlock for seven years. The announced subject for the had seen the speech and had no 14.15, crusty City Commissioner jspeech is “Perils That Confront objections, Hagerty amended his Clyde Tingley ered | jthe World in This Atomic Age.” announcement to conform with) “That's one I-don’t have Major radio and television net- this. He added he had been wrong to report on. If I'm not here,| workd in the United States made when he reported unanimous ap- you'll know I’m some place.” plans to carry the address. proval. ac chasers It is scheduled for 4 p.m., ES j, Other informants said later, Egypt Serves Notice Sensation Created |however, that the President cer- WasHINGTON — Egypt has The sudden announcement last tainly would not have announced served notice it will adopt a policy night that Eisenhower would ad-'the speech against the background of neutrality in the cold war unless dress the U.N. caused a sensation of the Bermuda meeting unless the Western Big ‘lhree find a for- dominating the closing rounds of he had the fullest understanding mula at Bermuda to meet Egyp- {his meetings here with Churchill with his foreign colleagues. tian demands for control of the jand French Premier Joseph Newsmen got the impression that Suez Canal } Laniel. Hagerty had amended his an-| Diplomatic officiels disclosed} The development overshadowed nouncement to protect the British that Eyptian Ambassador Ahmed the shift of the talks today to and French from parliamentary Hussein notified Secretary of Far Eastern problems, including kickbacks against implications that State Dulles of his country’s atti- France’s war in Indochina andthe unilitateral American state- tude during a coniidential meeting negotiations for a Korean peace ment to the U.N. also would com-'Tuesday. conference, and continuing British-' Aged Woman Resists All Aid Offered To Her STALEY, N. C. # — An aged |woman believed dying of cancer still re: d efforts today to get her and her mentally retarded nephew out of their one-room shack. The TS-year-old widow, Mrs. Mary Mines, has socked herself in and refused all offers of medical aid W. L. Lednum, police chief of this town about 25 miles south- east of Greensboro, says she has threatened to shoot anyone who tries to enter, The county sent an ambulance and nurse to her bome Saturday but Chief Lednum said Mrs, Mines } refused’to open the door. With her is her 36-year-old neph- ew, Geo. Fox, who Lednum says jis unable to feed or dress himself. The police chief says Mrs. Mines jonce told him she keeps Fox tied |with a rope. | Mayor John Staley says that Mrs. Mines promised Fox’ mother jon her deathbed that she would jtake care of him all ber life. | Mrs. Mines receives about $40 ja month in old age assistance, and relatives also help her financially, But they are unwilling to sign pa- kpers that would allow authorities to take her by force for treatment. a, “HIS TRUTH SHALL BE THY SHIELD’ « — BAM 61-4 |American efforts to press the) |French for early approval of the) Tearmament of West Germany. | The Big Three talks were due) to close late this afternoon or to- night with a communique sum- {ming up the meetings. | Eisenhower will fly to New York} tomorrow. The ailing Laniel, still) confined to bed with a lung in-) |fection, also will fly home tomor-| row if he is able. { Churchill Goes Wednesday Churchill will take off for London late Wednesday. Eisenhower and Churchill, along with U. S. Secretary of State Dulles, British Foreign Secretary Eden and French Foreign Minister Bidault, at their sessions yester- day completed the drafting of a note to Russia reportedly agreeing to a Big Four foreign ministers meeting in Berlin, possibly in early January. The draft of the note was sent immediately to Bonn for West German Chancellor Konrad Aden- auer’s approval. In their examination of European |problems, Eisenhower and Chur- |chill reportedly heard a plea yes- terday from Bidault for new as- surances they will maintain their| imilitary strength in Europe and} {will back France’s demands for| continued close economic union |with the strategic border Saar| Basin, which Germany wants “Europeanized.” These were given as part of |France’s price for ratification of | ;German rearmament as part of the projected European Defense} Community, No Reduction Planned Informants said both Eisenhower and Churchill pledged that, at this time, they have no intention of reducing the combat effective- ness of the American and British/ |forces on the European continent. | But both reportedly refused to The Veterans Corner Here are authoritative answers ftom the Veterans Administration |to four questions of interest to for- |mer servicemen and their families: Q. Is there any deadline for vet- erans to start training under the| Korean SI Bill? | A. Yes. Veterans who left ser- vice before August 20, 1952, must start before August 20, 1954. Vet- lerans separated after August 20, 1952 have two years from their separation date in which to begin.| Q. Lam a disabled veteran, and} I recently completed Public Law| 16 training and was declared Te-| habilitated. But now I find I’m not} able to work at the job I trained} for, since my disability has become} worse. Would it be possible for me} to get additional training under the} law? | A. Yes, it is possible for you to Te-enter training, so long as your need for vocational rehabilitation is reestablished. Q. May I get a GI loan to buy {an apartment building, if I intend |to live in one of the apartments? A, Yes, so long as the total num- ber of separate units is not more than four, if you're buying the apartment yourself. If more than one veteran buys, one additional unit may be added. to the basic a9 for each veteran participat- Q. I applied for disability com- pensation from VA, and I feel that the VA’s rating should be higher than it is. Can I appeal? | A. Yes, you may appeal within) fone year from the date an official/ determination was made in your} case. | (Veterans living in Key West, Flor-| ida who wish further information about their benefits should con- tact the VA office at Room 218, Post Office Building.) 1119 WHITE STREET —_—_— Coming Thursday, December 10 AN ENTIRELY NEW ENGINE THAT MAKES ANY DRIVING EASY! « A completely new, 141-horsepower, overhead valve V-8—the smoothest, quietest, most efficient ever used in a popular-priced car + By the world's largest, most experienced builders of V-8 engines * Coupled with the first ball-joint front wheel suspension in its field for the easiest driving you've ever known + Stunning new styling, too—including the Mercury Sun Valley—America’s first transparent-top production car New 1954 MERCURY Monroe Motors, Inc.