The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 16, 1954, Page 5

Greater Miami Booms Agai nm Miami Claims 1,000 New Residents Weekly MIAMI, Fla. —Greater Miami, scene of boom and bust nearly 30 years ago, is booming again at the rate of about a thousand new Tesidents every week—and this time, the experts say, there won't be another debacle. Unlike the frenzied land spew lation of the ’20s this is a build- ers’ boom. They are building and selling new houses by the thous- ands. It wasn’t like that in the great Florida land rush which ended with a crash in 1926. Then Miami was overrun by get - rich - quick traders. A single piece of real es- tate might change hands several times in a day, each time at a skyrocketing price. Shoestring in- vestments pyramided into paper fortunes in a few weeks, only to vanish when the crash came. “Miami boom” is somthing of a misnomer for the prodigous present-day growth. Expansion of the city itself was throttled years ago when satellite suburbs formed their own municipalities. Today there are 22 of them forming a “Greater Miami’. The growth is spreading even beyond Dade Coun- ty into neighboring Broward Coun- ty, where Fort Lauderdale and other communities are growing just as fast. : Greater Miami's population passed the 700,000 mark this fall and kept on rising. That figure was the estimate of the Florida Power and Light Co., based on careful surveys aimed at insuring adequate electricity for the area. The company’s ‘statisticians have advised the firm to plan for one million in 1960. That’s a big jump from the 1,681 inhabitants of Miami in 1900. In neighboring Broward County, Fort Lauderdale has jumped from 2,065 in 1920 to an estimated 57,000 in 1954. Nearby towns have had similagly spectacular gains. Here is what those increases mean to builders: From! 1946 until June 1954, 94,871 one and two- family dwelling units were built in Dade County, along with 34,715 and motel rooms. | Housing for vacationists has kept jPace on famed Miami Beach. | Since World War ll, 59 new hotels have opened, That is mote, the beach folk say, than were built in all the rest of the country. Today Miami Beach has 375 hotels with ) Over 28,000 rooms, and more than 20,000 apartment units. _ Where are all these people com- ing from? Roughly, they’re com- ing from the entire eastern half of the United States. New York, | Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, Penn- sylvania and Georgia are among the big contributors. And why are they coming? Dr. Reinhold P. Wolff, director of eco- nomic research at the University of Miami, says: |. “This great migration to Miami is part of a worldwide movement to take advantage of what we |might call ‘amenity of climate.’” Translated into everyday language, that means a lot of people are ‘seeking warm winters and sun- shine. There are other contributing fac- tors. Development of eleetric re- frigeration eliminated the problem cf keeping fresh foods in tropical climates, and air conditioning has gone far in popularizing year- round life here. t supports this great influx of people? You can get varied answers to that question. Certainly aviation has been a big factor. Miami is the hub of air traffic to the Carib- bean and all Latin America. South Florida yields few raw materials for industry. However, there has been substantial devel- opment in light’ industries. A 60 million dollar a year resort fash- ions industry has been built from a modest beginning intended to serve vacationists. Fabricating of aluminum pro- ducts—mostly windows, jélousies, furniture, ete. — is a compara- tively new and increasingly im- portant industry, All these, of course, are subor- ASK FOR FREE BOOKLET *How to Type Your Way to Extra Money” Ful-sized Royal Portable only $792 ROBERTS OFFICE MACHINES apartment units and 13,095 hotel dinate to the old standby in Flor- ida’s economy — serving the tour- ists. Now nearly all hotels operate on a year-round basis, and few shops close in the summer. Scientists Say Nixon Forced Condon Ban CHICAGO (#—A group of scien- tists say that intervention by Vice President Nixon was responsible for the Navy denying security clearance to Dr. Edward U. Con- lon at one time chief of the U.S. ureau of Standards. Condon on Monday resigned as research director. of Corning G:ass Works, Corning, N.Y., stating he felt he could. not secure “a fair afd independent judgment” in a government review of his security status.. The Atomic Scientists of Chicago (ASC), a self-described organiza- tion of scientists concerned with the impact of science on public affairs, in a statement Tuesday said “political abuse of the per- sonnel security system has finally forced the resignation” of Dr. Con- don, The ASC said Nixon intervened :ast month with Secretary of the Navy Thomas to overrule a Juy 1954 security clearance for Condon. The ASC said the Eastern Regional Personnel Security Board had found Condon’s clearance “clearly consistent with the national secu- rity.” The group said it was the fourth time that Condon had been cleated since World War II. The ASC statement said the per- sonnel security system “has been degraded to such a point that its judgments are almost meaningless except for the damage they do to the individuals affected. “Vice President Nixon and Sec-| retary of the Navy Thomas owe | this country an accounting of their | action.” In Riverside, Calif., where Thom- | as gave a speech Tues. nifht, he denied to a radio newsman in an interview that Nixon directly or | indirectly entered into conversa- tions with him at any time about Condon’s security classification. “I looked at the file and with- drew his clearance,” Thomas wos quoted. He said he would consider a request for another hearing 01 the Condon case if Condon request- | ed it. Nixon was not available Washington for comment. JUDO IS TOO MUCH FOR RESERVE COP MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Her- | bert Miller, 33, reserve Policeman, | is in Mt. Sinai Hospital with his left leg broken in three places | after almost—but not quite—com- Pleting his judo lessons at the| Florida Poliee Academy. While | practicing strangleholds and coun-| terthrows, his heel caught between two mats, pitching him to one side| and snapping his leg in three| places. wm} BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME FoR lal HOLIDAYS 20% OFF ON ALL PAINTS Monroe Specialty Co. 1930 BLAGLER AVE. MONROE GLASS and MIRROR Mirrors and Glass for All urpeses - Auto Glass rs 903 DUVAL - PH, 2-6246 | regardless of age mas scene. CHRISTMAS DRIVE—Annual Salvation Army Christmas drive is a familiar occurence in other ctities, but this is the first year in over two decades that it has been a part of he local Christ- Here Hugh Duggan, who was instrumental in the reactivation of the Salvationists’ work here, stands beside Mrs, Ethel Whittle, who watches as Howard Johnson, accompanied by his small son, puts money in the kettle to help thee needy.—Photo by Spillman. GAS WELL BURNS injured 10 men. 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THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 5| Thursday, December 16, 1954 Yule Festival Offers Varied Program Fri. | The Yule Festival to be sponsor- ed by Douglass High at Athletic Field on the night of December 17 will do much to fulfill the dreams | of children during this season of | the year.\Children in the south al- | most always associate fireworks | with Christmas. | Friday night there will be fire- | works to satisfy adults as well as the younger generation. Intricate | ground displays*and brilliant aer- ial bursts will be crowd pleasers The varied aerial display will in-| clude among other features these | colorful displays; single break star shell, double break shell, trinle break shell, quadruple break shell, sextuple break shell. There will de- finitely be light on the subject of the Yuletide Festival with the a- bove features bursting above High School Athletic Field in multiple | colors ’ | Dorsey High’s band of ninety} pieces will fill the ozone with pleas ing sounds of carols hefore the main attraction of ground and aer- | ial exhibits of fireworks. On the | turf there will be many fast ca- dence drills performed with preci- sion to appeal to those with a yen for the spectacular | The Douglass High band will be present to add to the festivities of | the evening. The students from Fort and Petronia will be giving this affair the old do or die try for this is a benefit affair for band uniforms for their aggregation. The ground exhibits for this af- fair will be novel in every sense of the word® and will include a-| mong other things wire rockets, | mechanical motorcycle Christmas tree, Giant Santa Claus and a snow ; |flake wheel. Dec.21Set For World End | EAST LANSING, Mich. (®—Dr. | Charles A. 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