The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 30, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Thursday, December 20, 1954 car EIEnEnE an REE EERE The Key West Citizen SS Published di ext from The F Mi day ( cept Sanday) Citizen Building, corner of Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher ...-ccccccssssesunie 192) + 1994 NORMAN D. ARTMAN immune Business Manager \ ‘Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2-5661 and 2-5662 sntlted to use for reproduction of ail news diepaiches Cadhenie or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news pub- lished here. Member Associate Dailies of Florida Subscription (by carrier), 2ic per week; year, $13.20; by mail, $15.60 ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest, but it i anonymous potmimamlostionse viata cia Army Begins Move To Trim Down Its Ranks WASHINGTON #—The Army is moving to trim down its size by taking in fewer new men, culling ; i WHERE WERE THE SIGNS? out some officers and shortening | slightly the active duty terms of| Editor, The Ciltizen: some draftees. ion announced|.,.. 7 Wtiting this letter with the hope that it will be lait pase that einsAciay Madahecn read and taken heed to by the person or persons respon- ordered to reduce its strength by|Sible for an incident which took place on the fifteenth of 73,000 more men than had been} December, lanned by next June 30, and by z < ditional, 100,000 by mnid-1958. “ My car with several others was issued a ticket for Army officials said Wednesday} Parking beside the P. O. building on Caroline Street on ey aul ae wareing on eer the above-mentioned date. On that day and up until the Mak eantontenly way. reaue-| seventeenth of December there was no sign or any other The Army’s first move was to| indication that this was a “no-parking” area. Cabal erat call rom _ Seems like it would be a little more courteous if the ier, to 11,000. The Pentagon said| City administration put the “no parking” signs up first, draft quotas of about that size} then issued tickets to any violators. oad continnae Atleast ren Maybe these so-called policemen don’t know the us- Terms of some draftees, all of| ual procedure on this. : A CASUAL AND IRRITATED OBSERVER PEOPLE’S FORUM The Citizen welcomes expressions of the views of ite read- ers, but the editor reserves the right to delete any items which are considered libelous or unwarranted. The writers should be fair and confine the letters to 200 words and write en ene side of the paper only. Signature of the writer must accompany the letters and will be published unless requested rae QUITE A RECORD FOR A JUVENILE DELINQUENT 3 i IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED «BY THE CITIZEN oe aes and Apartments. . Bea Carp ee Pavilion. Airports— and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Community Auditorium. whom were called up for 24 months will be shortened. According to present thinking, no draftees will ‘be forced out FISHING ARTICLE ahead of time, but present plans} 7 ae 4 call for the release next May of | Editor, The Ciltizen: draftees who have completed 23/ 1 2 3. 4 5. CONSUMER PRICES DOWN The latest report of the Federal Bureau of Labor Statstics shows that consumer prices have dropped two- tenths of one per cent and hit their lowest levels since June of last year. This was the third straight month which saw a decline in consumer prices, , This development means that a wage cut of a penny an hour for some 1,300,000 workers is in order—mostly automobile and aircraft plants. Despite this cut, the re- port said average take-home pay of factory workers was higher in October of this year than any previous October. An encouraging part of the latest Bureau report is that which showed the number of factory jobs increasing, and indications that they would continue to increase in the immediate future. Interestingly, one of the big price cuts, as measured in the consumer’s price report, was the cut in the price of turkeys. The Agriculture Department had warned farmers not to raise too many turkeys and had also ircluded a warning for 1955, In addition to the turkey-price de- crease, there were others and the latest Bureau report re- flects a slight settling in the consumer price field. As we see it, the latest report does not indicate a major decrease in prices, especially in view of the im- proving business situation. However, the last three months have definitely shown that the price spiral of the con- sumer products, which has continued for several years, is definitely halted and reversed. The outlook is for prices to remain about the same, not moving very rapidly in either direction in the next few months. ; FINAL ON NEW CARS Now that practically all of the new-mode] automo- biles are on the market, we feel justified in making an- other comment on the 1955 crop. In the first place, as we have said before, the 1955 automobiles represent more major ehanges than the driving public has witnessed in a number of years. Secondly, many of the models feature vastly-incteas- ed horsepower, and that is the theme on which we are inclined to make this brief comment. On some of the new models, especially the lighter cars, the horsepower is close to two hundred. We can’t help but wonder if such power is a safety measure, as the manufacturers claim, or a definite inducement to speed. Many oldtimers would feel a little hesitant about stepping down on the accelerator and arousing almost two hundred horsepower in a light automobile. We sug- gest that less emphasis be placed on horsepower and more on gafe driving features in the future, and that the com- petitive race for horsepower be ended. We realize, how- ever, that our suggestion will not be taken, but, in the in- terest of safety, and less accidents, we make it in all sin- cerity. ossword Puzzle The P and O Steamship line is) going to have to develop some ‘Crackerjack’ salesmanship if it} overcomes local resistance. Many | Key Westers are bitter because | the Company left our town at a time when we needed it most. It is wrong to maintain past grivances. The P and O can be of immense help to us — we in- turn, can help it. The future we!- fare of our community demands such cooperation. New Citizen Annex Here at The Citizen we’re start- ing out the New Year in a big way. The editorial staff has moved into the new annex, Business and ad- vertising departments will remain in the front of the building. It is going to be a big improvement. Those of us who work on the paper are proud of the way it has grown during the past few years. Of course, we realize that such growth is only possible because of | loyal readers. During the slack | summer and autumn months, we had a circulation of approximate ly 6400. There will be a substan- tial increase during the Winter Sea- son. I first came with The Citizen in 1950, as Circulation Manager. At that time we were publishing on an old flat-bed press. Circulation paper was a major effort to make | up. By 1952, our subscriber’s list had jumped to 4800. Rayford Rob- erts took over circulation along a- | bout that time and through his | hard work, brought the total to its | present high number, Sixty- four | hundred papers means that at least | 30,000 folks read The Citizen. Memories I guess most of us like to think back a few years at this season. The past four years — being asso- ciated most of the time with The This Rock Of Ours By Bill Gibb most pleasant ones of my life. It has been fun to work with men and women whose unselfish devo- tion to journaism creates an atmos- phere of unity. It has given me pride to work on a newspaper which was ever - ready to offer aid in any type of charitable or civic - improvement drive. What makes a newspaper great? Primarily, the readers do through the amount of confidence they place in the paper’s advertising and editorial content. Next comes the editor’s choice of reading ma- terial. Oddly enough, by - line re- porters and feature columnists — in my estimation, are unimportant in the general scheme of things though they usually get undue cre- dit. They add a little ‘garnish’ to contains a substantial number of hometown, personal items, it is go- ing to be pretty dead. We're speaking of a smal] town tian publication, . .and everything is personal opinion on my part, The unsung heroes of any news- paer are those individuals in the business office, the advertising de- partment, and the mechanical shop. Any Tom, Dick, or Harry capable of following a simple mechanical formula can put together the stor- was around 2800 and an 8-page | ies told him by other people in a small town like Key West. A col- umn such as this for instance, writes itself. The men in the backshop com- | bine technical skill with artistic ability in tieing up all loose ends into the final edition. The adver- tising department finances practi- straight. There is no phase of news- paper work which isn’t interesting because every step of publication is alive and changing — one day the contents but unless a paper | | daily of course, not a metropoli- | cally the whole operation and the | business office keeps the records ! | 04 Births May Top 4 Million WASHINGTON (® — The U.S. Public Health Service says births |in the United States may top four | million in 1954 for the first time in history, although it expects the rate per 1,000 population to be un- der 1947. Surgeon General “eonard A. Scheele said Tuesday an expect- ed 1954 birth rate of 25.2 per 1,000 population would be the second highest in 28 years, about 5.3 per cent below the peak rate in 1947, The high rate was attributed to a rise in the births of third, fourth and fifth children. Analysis of vital statistics for the first 10 months of the year, Scheele said, indicates that 1954 will show the lowest death rate in history and a continuing drop in the mar- riage and divorce rates, months’ service and in June of those. who haye completed 22 months. The Army also expects to raise ite standards for the acceptance of volunteers and for soldiers who want to re-enlist. Pentagon officers said they did not believe it will be necessary to conduct any wholesale forceout of reserve officers now on active duty. But other reserve officers and regulars will have their effi-| ciency reports carefully scruti- nized. The Army has already an- nounced stricter enforcement of provisions for involuntary retire- ment of officers who have been twice passed over for promotion. The Navy and the Marine Corps, also involved in the manpower cut- back, but to a lesser degree than the Army, now plan no emergency action to meet their lowered strength levels. ‘The Air Force will be increased slightly. JACK FROST HAS TIME TO THAW OUT DENVER (#—Just Jack Frost, 20, was sentenced in District Court Tuesday to a 10-year prison term for forging and cashing a $42 bogus check. Noting the sentence would run concurrently with one imposed last week on an identical charge, | Judge William A. Black warned| Frost: “If you don’t take advan- tage of this, we'll thaw you out, but good.” Recalling the friendly interest you showed in some of my Florida pieces that appeared in “True Pageant” and other magazines while I was residing in Key West, | I’m taking the liberty of noting a forthcoming article that should have considerable reader appeal to Key Westers. | The January 17th issue of the new TIME and LIFE publication, “Sports Illustrated,” will feature an account of the Overseas Highway from a fisherman’s viewpoint. | My text will be accompanied by full color illustrations by \“Life’ and “Sports Illustrated” photographer Carroll Seghers. Mrs. Lewis and I are enjoying our return to the Keys | after five years’ residence in Mexico, having built a home | at Lower Matecumbe Beach. I hope to have the pleasure jof saying hello to you on our next visit to Key West. With all good wishes, GORDON LEWIS i The Citizen receives numerous letters addressed to the People’s Forum which are not accompanied by the signature of the writer. If your letter is suitable for inclusion in the For- um, we are happy to publish it, with or without your name as you desire, but it is necessary for the letter to be signed when it comes to our office. The Citizen is interested in helping you put your opinions before the public, and we will carefully with- hold your identity if such is your wish, but we must have your signature. et For The Latest News—Read The Citizen—25c A Week OPPENHEIMER & CO. Members of the New York Stock Exchange 613% Duval Street ‘ KEY WEST, FLORIDA Announce That Theii 1 egnoes 3 Poorest Citizen — have probably been the | never repeats another. Senior Partner ee sree Sixerment i E i. & em "le MR. MAX E. OPPENHEIMER IEcRebber tree 38'Motiontees fel 16 To Testif In Days Gone B . - 14. Surtace : Al o lesti y ays Gone By Wi-<)) “add Ae 31. Ohio cob lege town WASHINGTON (#—Sen. McCar- thy (R-Wis), in a switch of plans, says he has summoned 16 persons to testify publicly Monday about alleged Communists in defense plants. Over the weekend, McCarthy had said he planned no more hear- | ings before turning over the chairmanship of the Senate Inves- | tigations subcommittee to Sen. Mc- | Clellan (D-Ark) when the new Sen- ate meets next Wednesday. But Tuesday he said there} would be hearings Monday deal- ing with “Communist penetrations | in General Electric plants in New England, Westinghouse Electric in Pittsburgh and Allis-Chalmers in Boston.” ATOMIC RESEARCH PROGRAM PLANNED BONN, Germany (?—West Ger-| many’s government and industry are preparing a joint program for peaceful atomic research to start early in 1955. Industry officials say the program calls for the construc- |to see the New Year in at the December 30, 1934 (Sunday, No paper) x ok * December 30, 1944 | Turning from the grimmer side of life, a large crowd of officers, tneir wives and guests is expected Commissioned Officers Mess Sun- day where a gala celebration is| planned. | Sunday afternoon at 2:00 9’elock ail shell-hunters gathered at the USO to be taken on a shell bunt. | Whether you are interested in col- | lecting shells for a collection, to| send home to friends and relatives | or to find interesting shells with | tion of an atomic research center} that will include a 10,000-kilowatt nuclear reactor. Columbus had red hair. f which to make pins, bracelets, | necklaces or for decorating other | articles — this is a fine time to, collect them as guides will be a- jong to help you identify the shells. will be available for consultation on invesiment problems until SATURDAY, JANUARY 8 by appointment For Information .. . 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