The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 6, 1954, Page 4

‘Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN — Méhday, December 6, 1954 The Key West Citizen Fuumied aly Teka Sunday) Hom The Gines Sahay come al| tally Kozcept Bunaty) Citizen Building, corner of Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and PubISHOF Lecce. cccscnenne 1920 - 1954) NORMAN D. ARTMAN Sees Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter ‘TELEPHONES 2-5661 and 2.5662 ‘ Member of The Associated Mie rte | Press is exclusi entitled of Se Sr cae oe heel SPS oe Member Associate Dailies of Florida Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $13.20; by mail, $15.60, ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION Se Poet aed Wine ta ch" anonymous communications. ‘ A $500 BILLION ECONOMY Presidént Dwight D. Eisenhower recently told Ameri- cahs, in a speech which was broudeast, that the nation’s economy should reach the $500,000,000,000 point in less than ten years. The President said that this would mean an average increase of more than $3,000 for every Ameri- can family as of today. E The present national annual output is estimated at $356,000,000,000. Therefore, the President’s estimate of the increase in the next ten years represents an increase of approximately forty per cent. ~ . We think this increase in the American economy is necessary if prosperity is to be the lot of the American people in the next decade. We have commented in the past that there has been too much emphasis on stability, and not.enough on economic growth, . Apparently, the President realizes that the emphasis of the present Administration on stability has lost much of its appeal, especially since the stability of 1954 has be- come highly unpopular with those now out of work, many “farmers and others whoge business has declined. These circumstances are especially painful to those laborers who realize that General Motors’ profits, for -example, increased this year because of tax cuts, even though the total profit was less. In other words, General Motors — as an example — had a better year this year, than last, in profits. : i If the President is to be a candidate for reeléction in 1956, he must see that the national economy is expanded and the income of the little man is increased in line with that of big corporations like that of General Motors. Evi- dently the President is determined to make an effort in this direction and the outcome of this effort may well determine the result of the 1956 race. U. S. GOVERNMENT'S EMERGENCY HEADQUARTERS It.is gratifying to know that the: President and his principal advisers and executive officers in Washington now have emergency headquarters which can be used in the event of atomic war. : These headquarters are unique, in that they extend over a distance of some three hundred miles; The Presi- dent’s own emergency headquarters are in a bomb shelter in Washington, but other key. Federal employes, includ- ing Cabinet members.and agency heads, have special em- ergency headquarters in widely dispersed sites, some as many as several hundred miles from the national capital. Tt is necessary that the Government be able to func- tion effectively and without interruption in case of atomic war. It is known that the Defense Department has a simil- ar set of underground emergency headquarters. The main thing lacking is underground factories and adequate dis- persal of industry. ; How this latter could be accomplished is a major problem, but Adolf Hitler was forced to adopt this solu- tion increasingly in the latter years of World War II, and his underground and widely dispersed and camou- flaged factories were the major source of his surprising production totals of 1944 and early 1945. - Last year we let Christmas sneak up on us, This year we have done the same hing; it is only about five weeks away. AIRE IR! LAIRIEINIA| ela 0 SIAIP (ila OUST AM RIAIRIE! is ALITTLE RAY OF SUNSHINE FEAR OF ATOMIC DOOM This Rock It may be old but it’s still good— “A farmer had arranged to have his old mother cared for in a nurs- ingyhome, where he had been visit- ing her each week. ‘ “Every time he went to see her, he brought her a special lunch of delicacies from the farm, includ- ing a bottle of fresh milk in which he slipped a little brandy — on the advice of the family doctor. “The aged lady was always de- lighted with the luncheon, and one day as she sipped the milk, she said gravely: ‘John, don’t ever sell that cow’.” Here’s another one — “He only drinks. to calm him- self, His steadiness to improve. Last night he got so steady, He couldn’t even move!” | That's Enough ° In case you wonder where I swiped that stuff from, it was ori- ginally mimeograplied in a Wation- al Safety Council newsletter on Chemical Tests for “Ihtoxitation. The only publications I know that put out better jokes are» those printed by a group known as “‘Al- choloics Anonymous.” By the way, there’s an AA group here in Key West — meets every Thursday in closed session and on Sunday night in an open seSsion. The general public, interested in the problems of alcoholism, is in- vited to the latter. Marathon, as well as Islamorado, have AA organizations too, For in- formation as to how to get into touch with, these groups, you can call 2-5972 during evening hours. During the daytinte, the Key West Chamber of Commerce, the Key West Police Department, or The Key West Citizen will glady refer you to the proper people. Miemi Univ. Extension Dean Steinhoff and Dean God- dard of the University of Miami will arrive in town tonight to study survey plans relative to establish- ing an Evening Extension of the University here in Key West. They will be presented the Key to the City at a dinner being he'd in their honor. Mayor Harvey will preside. * It is a wonderful thing — the establishment of higher education- Of Ours By Bill Gibb al facilities locally. R. E. Griener, CAA employee, is to be compli- mented for the industrious manner ‘in which he pushed the project to what now promises to be a suc- cessful conclusion, Superintendent Horace O’Bryant and everyone in his office have also contributed greatly to the project. They’ve handled the detail work in an efficient, praiseworthy manner. Griener, O’Bryant, and this writ- er-were supposed te compose the original survey team to test out public Opiion, As things turned out,* the public accepted the idea with such enthusiasm that it might be more apt to say, “all military personnel and civilian residents of Key West composed the team.” Many of the people who couldn't qualify or didn’t . desire _ evening courses still encouraged .others to fill out survey forms. One thing turned up from the study Folks who couldn’t qualify for the college courses still indicated that they wanted some type of evening study. For these people, Superin- tendent O’Bryant and his co-work- ers are developing high-school ie- vel courses. O’Bryant specifically mentions ‘Practical Nursing” as being of outstanding value to those interested in such work, Call the Board of Education and tell them what kind of high school course you would jike to study in the evenng! MaTIOMAS Burglar Knew His Way Around explosions 46. Rock debris 19. Make lace 20. Feminine oi Be 2m a ied did id dE ann wie CHRISTMAS TREE MAN ENDS WATER THEORY’ CHICAGO — A man who sells 86,000 of them every year says it’s just silly to put the butt of your Christmas tree in water on the theory that will keep it fresher. “And water with sugar added— that’s even sillier,” says Gust Relias, who wholesales trees. Relias said today the supply will be ample this year, but was wary of predicting retail prices. He said this is approximately what the re- tailer “should” charge: 8-foot tree, $3.25; 5 to 6-foot $2.75; 4-foot $1.50. PLUMBERS’ STRIKE COMES TO AN END KANSAS CITY W—A 18-week plumbers strike that tied up many major construction projects in this area has ended. The AFL plumb- +. BALTIMORE (#—A burglar who knew what he wanted—and where to find it—took more than $800 from hiding places all over Ed- ward Karst’s home yesterday, Karst and his wife were out of the house between 4 a.m, and 7 a.m. delivering newspapers. Their 37-year-old daughter said she was | asleep on the second floor and heard nothing. The thief took mon- ey from: A basement chair, a basement desk, a first-floor china closet; a second-floor dressing ‘table and a picture frame. Police said the house was not ransacked. Karst said $700 in cash and $40 in checks taken from one hiding place represented the bulk of his Saturday collections from his newspaper route. ets won a 15-cert hourly raise aft- er demanding 17% cents, The con- tractors had offered 12 cents, 1 Vote Margin In West Berlin By DANIEL DE LUCE BERLIN ® — The antiteartha- ment Socialists won a one-vote ma- jority in West Berlin’s parliament today but promised to govern the Soviet-encircled city in partnership with Chancellor Konrad Aden- auer’s Christian Democratic Union, Municipal spokesmen of the two . leading parties warmly agreed they must establish a strong new democratic coalition here -under the shadow.of the Russian army, regardless of their partisan quar- rels in West Germany over foreign Policy. © > The mammoth turnout of 1,554,- 766 voters for yesterday’s election —91.6 per cent of those eligible— gave the Socialists 64 seats, the Christian Democrats 44 and: the Free Democrats 19. The lineup for the past four years had been 61 Socialists, 34 Christian Democrats and 32 Free Democrats. Since the death last year of So- cialist Mayor Ernst Reuter, Chris- tian Democrat Walter Schreiber had headed a coalition administra- tion from his party and the Free Democrats. The Berliners. stingingly repudi- ated the Communists and the Nazi- tainted German party. Both extre- mist parties failed to win a seat, The Reds received only 2.7 per cent of the total vote and the Ger- man party 4.8 per cent. Cries of “police terror” came from Communist propagandists to explain their party’s debacle, West Berlin police reported 34 Red provocateurs arrested in elec- tion disturbances yesterday and a tota: of 851 arrests in the last two weeks of the campaign. Of those briefly jailed, 688 were East Ber- liners ineligible to vote in the Al- lied sectors, The campaign was fought large- ly on the prevailing West German issue of rearmament vs.° speedy Big Four talks'on Germany, The Christian Democr: in- creased their vote from 24.6 per cent of the 1950 vote to 30 per cent this time. But the Socialists, tra- wound up with 44 per cent, just under their 44.7 per cent of. four years ago. Parliament’s third party, the Adenauer-allied. Free Democrats, suffered a drastic fall, from 23 per cent in 1950 to 12.7 per cent, These were the final returns: Valid votes 1,544,443, Socialists 684,646, Christian Democrats 466, 595 Free Democrats 196845 Ger. man party 75159, Communists §1,- 225, Refugee party 39,195 Middle Class Economic Assn, 26,868, Free Social Union. (right-wing Socialists) pl left-wing ‘Socialists (USPD) 1,536. NEWLYWEDS DIE IN FLAMING CAR CRASH EAST LANSING, Mich. m — A young couple driving from ‘their Detroit wedding reception to a honeymoon in Grand Rapids, Mich., died yesterday in the flam- ing wreckage of their car while helpless witnesses watched. Marvin R. Foerster, 20, of St. Clair Shores, and his bride, Rhea Mae, 18, were trapped after their car missed-a curve and crashed into a tree. ——— ag ENGAGEMENT TOLD LONDON @#—Martin Attlee, 27, only son of Labor Party Leader Clement Attlee, has announced his engagement to Miss Anne Hender- son, 24, daughter of a Conservative party Adlai Says ‘Ike Can Be Defeated In ’56 By JACK BELL NEW ORLEANS # = Adlai E. Stevenson today was reported ad- vising party leaders he believes President Eisenhower can be de- feated in any 1956 re-election bid if Democrats’ pound away at what he regards as the unpopularity of the Republican party. Stevenson’s views, as inter- preted to those who talled to him during a Democratic rally which ended here Saturday, was that Fi senhower himself is likely to re- tain for the next two years a meas- ure of the personal popularity which gave the general his sweep- ing presidential victory over Stev- enson in 1952, But Stevenson evidently be- lieves that Republicans will con- tinue to demonstrate in the next two’ years what Paul M. Butler, Democratic national chairman- elect, yesterday ealled the GOP’s “incapacity to govern.” Butler put the finger directly on Eisenhower at a news conference, asserting: . “We intend to call to the atten- tion of the American people Pres- ident Eisenhower’s lack of capac- ity to govern and to unite the peo- ple. The responsibility is with the President to see that the nation is united and there is ever-increasing evidence of his lack of capacity to do it.” + That language was perhaps a lit- tle stronger than Stevenson him- self was prépared to use. But the former lois governor made it clear he thinks the November elec- tions which gave Democrats con- trol of Congréss’ proved the peo- ple don’t have nearly as much faith in the GOP as they demonstrated in the past for Eisenhower. On this basis, Stevenson has told friends he believes. that other Re- publicans in time will drag Eisen- hower down to. their much lower level of popularity and that the President, will be vulnerable if he runs’ again. Stevenson has kept’ publicly si- Tent on his own plans. He has in- dicated he, is not in an eager- beaver mood for the nomination, Neither has he shut any doors against the possibility. In his own mind, Stevenson was represented as believing that de- spite any present intentions, Ei- senhower will be forced by his par- ty to. take the GOP nomination in 1956. Stevenson’s announcement at a $100-a-plate dinner here Saturday night that he “cannot participate in party affairs as rigorously~ as in the past’? was accepted general- ly as “indicating only an intention to get off the political speechm: ing circuit for a while. Butler, elected by 70 of the con: mittee’s 105 votes to succeed: phen A. Mitchell as national chair- man, said: the Democrats. plan no personal attacks on Eisenhower. “But that -does not- mean,” he said; “‘that we should refrain from pointed criticism of either actions, or lack of action, that we do not consider in the best interests of country.” Key West In Days Gone By County employees who are paid from General Revenue and Fine |. and Forfeiture Fund will receive pay for three months this week, and those paid from the Road Fund will receive checks for four mon- ths. Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Schoneck, of Brooklyn, N. Y., were very much pleased with Key West during their short stay of two days as guests of their son, W. J. Schoneck, as- sistant lighthouse engineer, and his family. - x * December 6, 1944 Several bids for clearing off the debris'on the boulevard along the south shore will be opened tonight | ~ at a meeting of the county com- missioners, The Citizen was inform- today. Christmas Seals, to finance the work of the Monroe County Tuber- Association, were receiv- residents of Key West this . The annual seal drive open- ing this week will be continued uh- | once more. NEW YORK (#—The British Pound sterling is at its lowest level in relation to the American dol-| lat in two years—a more than seasonal weakness that has the experts scurrying around for ex- planations. And the talk about making the pound freely exchangeable with the dollar is being shunted aside _ The British claim they have liberalized trade and currency ex- change progressively this year so that soon it will look a little like convertibility. j American bankers point out that what Britain seems to be ‘aiming at for the moment is a hard-top convertible—to use an automobile industry term. It may look like a convertible. But just try to roll the top back. Convertibility is that state of comparative international finan- cial innocence that prevailed way back when ... in those pre-World ‘War I days you could take some dollars and buy some British pounds, or French francs or Ar- gentine pesos without. hindrance, if you liked the rate the seller offered. For the American businessman that meant if he sold $100 worth of his goods abroad he could bring 100 dollars back to this country if! he liked. It meant that the Amer-; ican farmer could do the same, if he sold grain or cotton abroad. Now the farmer often: must ac- Today's 4 if y Business Mirror By Sam Dawson dollars worth of our surplus farm / commodities. She in turn is to send an equal amount of her prod- :’ ucts to one or more netions to whom we already have promised foreign aid: The whole thing will be done without the exchange of dollars in a world where exchange of curren cies is now so difficult. If you count out the American taxpayers, that is. They put up the four milk lion dollars in the first place to acquire the surplus farm prod ucts. - But progress is being made to» ward freeing trade and currencies, For example, France has just moved to lift import quotas on @ long list of items, Jan. 1. France’s healthier finances helped speed the day. West Germany is raring to go on all-out convertibility and so are Belgium and the Netherlands, The Economist, British weekly, notes that these three countries have “continually urged Britain to take the final and dramatic plunge into convertibility.” Most Americans, however, see little chance that England will do so until after the general elections next year. The Laborites are against it and the Conservatives fear to risk it in an election year. Current weakness in the British pound isn’t helping any. But most observers think that seasonal fac- tors may be largely to blame for that. Other things enter in, however, use for the foreign money, chances London’s dock strike held up ex- are he can’t make the sale, and ports so that Britain didn’t get the the grain or cotton goes into a U.S. dollars she might have. She is government price support ware-/making larger than usual pur- 2 chases of tobacco and coal from Americans: go on selling abroad! ys just now. Britain is paying when they can, or bartering when' dollars for a large quantity they can’t get dollars, or Playing | wheat bought for the account three-way bookkeeping deals with continental Europe, — other countries. Some big corpora- tions have set up special depart- ments to handle the new look in world trade. Government agencies try three- way barter deals, @lso. The For- eign Operations Administration , is working out a deal with Denmark whereby we send her four million| US. Is Determin By JOHN RODERICK SAIGON, Viet Nam (#—Events have strengthened U. S. determin- ation to help form a small but efficient national army, which can maintain order in non-Communist South Viet Nam. Last week’s battle between a company of army troops and the police, virtually in the center of this capital, accentuated a worsen- ing situation. Five months after the end of the eight-year Indozhingé war these elements are implanted in the country, each a law unto itself: 1. The national army of some 200,000 troops. 2. The national surete, nomin: ge 5. The Binh Xuyen society, which ec the legal gambling dens eEpees E 9 £2 - 4 8 Res "HE z 5 i ef And some in the sterling aren’t getting as many. dollars year for their products- for examnple, isn’t selling us much wool this year. month Britain is to make nual 180 million dollar on loans by the United States Canada. ed To Help Form Viet Nam National Arm (One in @ series of articles is = e ii ET i FE i ' 2 [ i =| g z it EF