The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 1, 1954, Page 8

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IGTON W—The New final quarter of the year was above _ Year may not equal 1953’s record | the closing period of 1952.” ; setting splurge, Secretary of Com-| Weeks’ report showed that new merce, Weeks said today, but the|marks were chalked up last year outlook is for one of the “‘better|in Production, personal income, years of economic history. consumption and employment. »- Weeks’ optimistic forecast— Teport— edotrasted sharply with concern by some Democrats like = Douglas of Llinois, who said hes, Bees that the United States nd suffering a “real reces- It was also at variance with the opinion’ of a majority of some 300 "economists who met here this week wmgreed the country is in a business slump that they pre. ~ would last through next E ‘ear. = The cabinet officer said “the out- / is bright for a high overall ‘of jobs and business activity” “am abundance of newer and . products attractive “Our best days are yet to be,” deci: “The nation is more more powerful than before. + Weeks cautioned that “short run may arise” but he said be faced with “realistic Many economic adjustments al- 4 ave been made, he said, ‘Wand others will be dealt with as move ahead.” Should any severe economic fluc- tions develop, he promised the administration will not jught off guard, but “‘will take ary and timely action to with the situation.” “The administration will con- its policy of encouraging stability and growth and preparing measures for prompt wherever and whenever re- ” Weeks stated. gave this summary of developments in 1953: “During the first half of the year activity was accelerating fast to be maintained indefi- $e the second half some easing off production peaks reached of the readjustment has associated with the elimina- of an exceptionlly fast rate of growth. Notwithstanding Peventehack in inventory accumu- at i “ « Printing @e PHONE 25661 Express Miami at 12:00 LEAVES MIAMI AM, LEAVES MIAMI SUNDAYS) at 8: SUNDAYS) at 9: arrives at Key P.M, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN = THE ARTMAN PRESS | ins Overseas Transportation Company, Ine. **Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service between MIAMI and KEY WEST Alse Serving ALL POINTS ON FLORIDA KEYS Between Miami and Key West (Ne Stops En Route) LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) at 6:00 P.M. Arrives at SUNDAYS) at 12:00 o'clock Midnight and arrives at Key West at 6:00 e’clock Local Schedule at All Intermediate Points) and arrives at Miami at 4:00 e’clock P.M. LEAVES KEY WEST DaILy (EXCEPT Free Pick-Up and Delivery Service ‘ FULL CARGO INSURANCE MAIN OFFICE and WAREHOUSE: Cor, Eaton and Francis St TELEPHONE 2.7004 The gross national product—the market value of all goods and ser- Viges produced—totaled 367 billion rs, a new record five per cent |greater than in 1052. More of the national product went for national security in 1953 than in any year since World War Tl Total federal purchases for security programs, including de- fense and foreign aid, came to nearly 52 billion dollars. That was about six per cent more than in 1952. Personal income amounted to 284 billion dollars in 1953—about five per cent more than the pre- vious record set in 1952. . Americans used this increased income to buy more than ever be- fore—230 billion dollars worth in 1953 compared with 218 billions the year before. The bought 2% per cent more food and other non-durable goods, 12% per cent more durable items, and 3% per cent more services than in 1952, This averaged out to a two per, each person in the nation. i Home building—1,100,000 new non-farm dwelling units—reached the third biggest annual total in the nation’s history. Businessmen spent a record 28) billion dollars to expand plant and other productive facilities. They also added about four billion dol- lars worth of inventory stocks. Civilian employment averaged 61,900,000, the highest ever record- ed. Unemployment averaged 1,- 500,000 monthly, lower than ever; before except in World War II. In contrast, income of farm operators last year fell 20 per cent to about 12 billion dollars. This was the second straight year that farm ‘income had dropped. | The nation’s population grew dur- g the year by an estimated 2,-/ 700,000. It now is well over 160 million, Tools chipped by men of the Stone Age have, in more recent! times, often been thought to have medicinal value, | Friday, January 1, 1954 Right for That Social Occasion Heading for a wedding? Giving a party? Making @m announcement? Bring your social stationery needs to us. We know what's right! Embossing “wa . cent increase in consumption for) ‘Happy New Year | | | i ONE OF THE MERRIEST NEW YEAR'S PARTIES of last night's was held at the USO on Jackson Square. Service men from all over the nation gathered to* welcome in the New Year with ten help of local lassies—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch, One of the most thrilling sea ad- ventures ever brought to the screen jthe perilous voyage of the May- flower in 1620 from Plymouth, Eng- land, to the New World, is unfold-| ed in “Plymouth Adventure,” M- G-M’s spectacular, star-studded | Technicolor production opening) Sunday at the Monroe Theatre, | Here, for the first time we have a pictorial close-up and a vivid in- sight into the minds and spirit of| the 102 men and women who risked the dangers of a 96-day voyage against the winter Atlantic in a, small, overcrowded sailing ship. | They comprised religious dissen-| ters, farmers, tradesmen, bonds- men and fugitives, each with a} compelling reason for seeking a new land. Among them were John, Alden (Van Johnson), a young car- penter; William Bradford (Leo Genn), a religious zealot, and his young wife Dorothy (Gene Tier- ney); William Brewster (Barry Jones), a fugitive wanted for pub-! lishing dissenting pamphlets; the Mullins family, with their pretty daughter, Priscilla (Dawn Adams), And responsible for their safety) was the surly captain ot the May- flower, Christopher Jones (Spen- cer Tracy). As the Mayflower} battles its way through one| of the most horrendous storms ev-| er pictured on the screen, the re- actions of its passengers and crew are brought to light in broad dra- matic strokes. The carpenter, John, Alden, saves the floundering ship} by a quickwitted and ingenious de-| vice for shoring up a cracked cross beam. William Bradford is washed overboard and is saved by the cap-| tain’s alertness and courage. The, Passengers face sickness and short-| ages of food, fresh water and fuel.; !A child dies — another is born. | Dorothy Bradford finds herself drawn to the magnetic attraction) of Captain Jones, while a less com-| plicated attraction manifests itself} between John Alden and Priscilla, | Schedule clock Midnight. DAILY (EXCEPT DAILY (EXCEPT 00 o'clock A.M. (Stops 200 e’clock A.M, and West at 5:00 o'clock For Home or Dial 2-6831 Commercial Use... Thrilling Sea Adventure To Be Shown Here Free Of Suspicion GREENRIVER, Wyo. (® — The At last, land is sighted at Capejliam Bradford. Lloyd Birdges|new year has a special meaning Cod and the pilgrims sign the now makes a sinister and hateful Cop-|for a 26-year-old railroad fireman famous Mayflower Compact. The|pin, the Mayflower’s first mate|/who spent the past week in jail be- settlement of New Plymouth is be-'who attempts a mutiny after the|Cause he looks like a wanted mur- gun but the toll of winter in an ship had landed at Cape Cod, The | der suspect. unknown land still lies ahead. With others are too numerous to men-|_ Although Sweetwater County the coming of spring only 56 re-'tion individually but they are all|Sheriff Mike Maher had said he’ main of the 102 who landed. But!perfectly cast. Petes at sales a bei these have proved their courage) “Plymouth Adventure” is an of- ™ " tke chan and integrity in one of history’s fecinek k will stimulate revived| pngerprints Bel baditnibeceacked most heroic adventures. linterest in motion pictures waere- on pape pas aa . (a rhage «. | Late yesterday word came that ‘Plymouth Adventure” was pro- ever it is shown. It is a magnifi- the prints were not those of long duced by Dore Schary, who has cent Technicolor production, hand- sought Ralph Grubisich, and Burns given the screen such vivid pic-|somely staged and acted with com-|was freed, tures as “Battleground” and “‘Go'pelling conviction and power. It is Maher said Burns set out imme- For Broke’ It was directed by/recommended as one of the v ec i year’s| diately for Evanston, Wyo., to seek Clarence Brown with sensitive per. must-see pictures. reinstatement with the railroad. ception in which the voyagers of ee ee | He had been picked up because the Mayflower are treated not as! The island of Jersey in the Eng-\of a resemblance to the 30-year- historical personages but as flesh-|lish channel has kept the breed of old Grubisich, named by two men and-blood human beings. And it is\dairy cattle of the same name convicted at Buffalo of first degree a picture which is filled with tense|pure through laws forbidding cat-murder in the slaying of jeweler) dramatic action and hairbreadth tle imports dating back to 1763. |Donald F, Hurd Dec. 9, 1952. excitement. N OUTSTANDING YEAR IN ECONOMIC HISTORY “4 to 28 Lopes in an unscramb- Delayed Action is: wste"Reats ty wane ¢ Brown, 30, a temporary mail care rie Pos! n: * CHICAGO W—Delivery of nearly Tier. Postal inspectors _ said ‘ . Brown's wife said he came home 300 Christmas cards has been de- °'°" he ¢ layed but Postal Inspector F. W. Christmas Eve and forced her to a He each envelope d d with embez: Baleiko is working to get them °Pe® was distributed—before New Year's, he 673" hopes ta Baleiko Tuesday began match snaissiaiaae ing 282 letters and Christmas cards READ THE CITIZEN DAILY THREE HOTELS IN MIAMI at POPULAR PRICES Located in the Heart of the City REASONABLE ROOMS WRITE or WIRE RATES for RESERVATIONS with BATH and TELEPHONE mail Ritz Pershing —Miller HOTEL HOTEL HOTEL 132 E. Flagler St. 226 N.E. Ist Ave. 229 N.E. Ist Ave. 102 Rooms 100 Rooms 80 Elevator Elevator Rooms Solarium Heated Elevator 3 BLOCKS FROM UNION BUS STATION The cast is one of the finest to} be assembled for an M-G-M pro- duction. Spencer Tracy is superb as the surly Christopher Jones, who at first is contemptuous of his hu- man cargo but who is brought to a fervid admiration of their indo- mitable courage. Gene Tierney of- fers a pathos-touched portrait of the confused and unhappy Dorothy Bradford. 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