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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-27
HEADLINES MAY FOOL YOU!

The headlines may convince jittery
Americans that the country is about to be
possessed by the Reds, but let's not over
look the facts
Actually" says the Christian Science
Monitor "the United States has less than
100000 Communists out of 150,O00,000
people, Moreover, ''they have neither
political authority nor popular favor"
The same newspaper remarks that
the loyalty boards are non-partisan and
stated by citizens of unquestioned abiI-
ity and patriotism. After months of sitting,
only 201 of two million Federal employees
were found suspect by these boards. More
than half have appealed the judgment
against them.
It should not be overlooked that the
r. B. T. is supposed to be the most eff
cient professional organization for dis
covering disloyalty and catching spies.
It's resources are unlimited and its infor-
nation, at times, uncanny. During the war,
it scored notable successes in defeating
enemy sabotage. There is no reason TO
conclude that this organization, headed
by J. Edgar Hoover, is less effective today
in its efforts to cope with those who would
undermine the American government.
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MONOGRAPH
PROSPERITY AND PRODUCTIVITY

Genuine prosperity must be based on
''Fr productivity declares q brother editor
who reasons that anything else provides
an artificial state that must sooner or later
--. collapse.
@ 1t would appear, If this statement is
correct, that the greater the production,
the greater the prosperity and, presuma-
- bly,, the producer or manufacturer should
share in the prosperity resulting from
-"sgreat production
The theory did not work for the farm
,-ae. ers, of the United States. It came about
twice during a period of war-financed
49,. yields In ordinary times farmers dis
covered that the more they produced the
less the unit price and that. very often
"a smaller crop returned larger net in
come.
It may not be fair to use agriculture as
as a case in point in discussing this broad
generalization. After all, the farmers of
- the nation sell most of their crops on
base that rests upon disposal of the sur
plus in foreign countries and the price
has been sustained in recent times by
government support policies. Moreover
when the farmer buys, he has to pay the
price that is kept up by the tariff which
-. gives to manufacturers an artificial mar
.ket.
49, lets discuss a manufacturing COM
pany. There is not one in the United
Statse today that conducts its operations
upon the theory that the more units man.
4--.-seanfactured the greater the prosperity.
There are times when the demand makes
tSsssH possible to- sell all that can be produe-
= ed but at the first slackening of orders
the manufacturing concerns curtail pro-
duction.
- - - If there was any reason to believe that
Z. Z Eu1e sole key to prosperity is to be found
- nratio to productivity, it would be fool
ish for manufacturers to cut their output.
.All they would have to do when lack of
prosperity threatened, would be to in
crease production and reap the harvest
to follow
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-27

BETTY CRADLE is no time
waster. For nec current role in
My Blue Heaven" she portrays
an expectant mother and has to
spend a lot of time knitting. She
got permission from her director
to manipulate the story so that,
in those knitting sequences, she
could be working on a sweater.
By the time the film is completed
Betty will have made sweaters
for her daughters. Victoria, 5, and
Jessica, 2.
X 4 \
AMY FONG, the China Doll,
bows into the MARDI GRAS to-
morrow night to lend Oriental
flavor to the runway. The Sloe-
eyed beauty will give a new slant
to exotic dancing here in the
Island City. She told SAM LES
SER, over the phone the other
night, that she is thrilled to be
coming to Key West.
/ gotta brush up on my chop
stick manipulating
4 u X
TYRONE POWER and LINDA
CHRISTIAN are in the Philip
pines, where TY is making a
NOON pitcher The honeymoon
ers are learning the spirited Rido-
fdon, national dance of them thar
parts. ar q .
Wonder if MIKE MERCADO
knows that dance?
X X 4 2@
Observance of CONFEDER-
.ACY DAY Wednesday reminded
me of the time I almost got kill
ed in Georgia. which is one
place I resent being knocked off.
: 1 had just hit a small town in the
southwest corner of that state
and noticed the bank and every
thing else was closed. The calen-
dar read February II, and l
remarked that / hadn't known
they celebrated Lincoln's Birth
day in Georgia. All Hades broke
loose after that crack! February
18th is GEORGIA DAY!
4 u Il
TONIGHT we have Card
Night at the Sun and Sand Club,
now open to the public after six
every evening. Bridge, Canasta
and other pasteboard activities
will be the order of the evening,
SO grab a deck and few chulns
and pick yourself a table. KEEL
SEWARD is a Bridge man, him
self and is anxious for some COM
petition
Il \ 4
Mrs. Ruth E. Koechling is a
charming brunette who wears
Golden Earrings. and that re-
minds me of my favorite popular
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ssss-TAxPAYERs-ssss

Editor, The Citizen:
have had it brought 10 my at
tention that SHOULD ask our City
Commission few questions
which l think will interest the
public.
WAS the Curry and Sons
property offered for sale for UNI,
paid taxes the same as every
other taxpayers property
2-Is the City Commission pre-
pared to, go on record to show
mercy and not infliet penalties
on all of the good citizens whose
property has been sold for taxes
and not collect penalties or inc
terest? You and / will never live
to see that day.
a3-If the property was offered
for sale in a previous year and
was not bought for taxes why
had not the public been remind
ed that a big hunk of money We
need badly could be had from the
sale of the Curry property by
the City?
Al have been offered an ex-
PLANTATION that the reason why
the property was not offered
for sale because one individual
was buying up the controlling
shares? Is this reason true or
false? If it is true why do all
other citizens get ex-communi-'
Gated from their property when
no taxes are paid and this condi-
ton was allowed to continue to
exist.
81 ask for documentary proof
from the records of City Hall or
former City employees or any
former City Clerk. l ask not ac-
euse for public information. (A)
IN the memory of any individual
or former city employee did they
ever sell to an yperson or per-
sons Their Script for a ridiculous
amount? (B} Did the City of Key
West ever accept their script for
full value on taxes?
81 ask Mr.. Eisner? Does hs
mot recall when ! at one time in
formed him of the action taken
by the City Commission and the
City Manager to inform all the
residents IN the Garrison Blight
to stop filling IN at once? How
come the quick sudden change of
heart IN the middle of all this
fight for. the City Commission to.
reverse itself and say we will fill
in. Garrison blight belongs to all
the taxpayers and we should be
told here and now just how much
any person is going to be allow
ed to fiji IN.
In CONCLUSION / say that every
citizen of this Community should
take it upon himself OF herself for
the moral value alone.to campaign
to see that privileges are not
granted to any City Commission
en- which has been denied to the
Citizens. If the City Commission
concurs in this it leaves an
all out battle from here on in
Fl
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Legal Opinions OF
Attorney General
Richard Erwin
up Wirephotos

In an opinion to Senator Philip
D. Beall, Pensacola. the Attorney
General said that in view of the
provisions Of section 10014, Flor
ida Statutes, caution dictates
that there be used in those cleo
ton districts containing not more
than 600 voters, only one voting
machine.
Ionic NJ Pearce, County Tax
Assessor, Columbia County, was
advised by the Attorney General
that under section 1913 IS, Florida
Statutes, the board of county
commissioners, when sitting as a
board of tax equalization does
not have legal right to request
that the tax assessor absent him
self from the hearing.
In an opinion to A. L. johnson,
County Attorney, Santa Rosa
County, the Attorney General
said that there appears no au-
thority for the board of county
commissioners to set up and eS-
tabish a voting place in addition
to the regularly and lawfully
designated and established poll
ing or voting place in any pre-
cinct in the county.
George Vathis, Supervisor,
State Board of Conservation, was
advised by the Attorney General
that (I) each wholesale seafood
dealer is required to have permit
issued and numbered by the Sa-
pervisor of Conservation. t29 Said
permit number should appear on
all paekaged seafood handled by
such dealer.
The Attorney General advised
Dale NJ Leslie, Clerk, Circuit
Court, Madison County, that a.
the county commissioners of
Madison County are not required
to pay fees of the Justice of the
Peace of Madison County for
each conviction and sentence un-
less so directed by court order or
mandamus. 90 The Justice Of the
Peace Courts of Madison County
do not have trial jurisdiction.
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song and, naturally, Marlene
Deitrich's cams.
The fact that Mrs. TX" owns a
spot up in Hialeah is Irrelevant,
unless you stoL and consider that
the name of her smart little club
is cob, thumpi You guessed IT'D
GOLDEN EARRINGS"
She, sitting beside me in my
office at the Sun and Sand Club,
telling ne what a wonderful
time she has had in KEY WEST
the past couple of days and how
she hates % go back so soon.
Al personable member of her
party is Harry DeWici<, Jr.,
formerly oi Cleveland. where
they have a team called the In
dians. Harry is. a restaurant and
bar man from away back. The
Indians have been away back in
a couple of series, too, but that
has nothing to do with Harry's
Succulent steaks, which he is now
dispensing up IN ftlalean at the
Golden Earrings" where Incl
dentally once used to have some
nice evenings when | was going
about the territory up there.
Ruth, Mrs. *" or Golden
Earrings" (she is called all three
by her fFiendsl is an old chum
of the Lady with the flower-in-
her-ear. They had a nice party
here at the Sun and Sand Club
where they've. been getting plen-
ty Of Sun and Seward and Good
Grub. Harry tried vainly today to
catch him a Stingray and sum
tan. The latter he got. Is his nose
red!
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and we win fight to bring to their
attention and watch them closer
from here on in. Commissioners
remember your camp al g n
pledges? Our word is our bond
and may that bond when the
next election comes be a strong
.er forged link. Our children
laugh now when you tell them
about Politicians as any one does
not have to be a baby to see the
great State and National and
other combines that fight to put
lin office those who work for their
best interests. Keep faith with
your children and the people
who elect you and protect their
rights because some day you will
answer to a greater commission.
A. G. ROBERTS.
Key West, Fla,
April 81, 1850.
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vIDEo HELPS AND
hurts GRADES

cHICAGO.-(P).-Do long SEES
sions at the television set result
in lower marks for students? A
yes-and-no answer comes from
Philip Lewis. assistant principal
of South Shore High School.
His survey included more than
500 youngsters who watch TV
programs an average of 10 hours
a week. The grades of juniors
dropped 10 percent and sopho-
mores eight and a half percent,
but the grades of seniors went
up. Lewis found that television
was helpful in such senior year
subjects as history, eivics, Htera-
ture and drama.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-27

Was ON the train up to Central
City the other day and when the
conductor came around, ] asked
him why their ticket punches make
such cdd-shsped holes in the ticket.
every conductor in the country
has, different design for his
punch" he tells me. "Some even
show up a fellows preferences.
Now take mine. The hole it makes
looks like q beer goblet"
Sure snsught Then he went on
to say tiuas the paneh il just like
the conductor's signature. Makes it
easy u trace tickets -. to check up
IL something happens.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-27

Reports of flying saucers have died
down recently, whether due to less inn
- agitation on thepart of observers or more
..caution on the part of the pilots of the
saucers we say not.
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Your Horoscope

FRIDAY, APRIL %, 1950-This
day possibly produces an easy
going person, who will pick out
the soft spots in life But there is
a spice of stubbornness. and a
bit of luck in the way of infla-
entail friends, that may lift the
native to some eminence. There
is danger of over-indulgence,
with a possibility of trouble from
the opposite sex.
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Peoples Forum

re Cftfnem vveIesnes exRres.
ssemW % the We've - fts re1A~
ers. bue the editor reserves ~
right to drIete any items which
are cOmeiiered Ilhei0ua or unWnr-
raafed. The writer's Bstost4d pr
fair and esDnfine the letters GO
9D0 words. and write on one slar
az eHe uMpev 0m1y. SiWnatnre %
the writers must aec0mpnny the
Ietters mud Vslst ne publtSheb un-
less Ra~meG1Eo otheENstoe-
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From where ! sit by Joe Marsh
His Punch
is His Signature
kdrertisNANe
nunnsnzEnalR

From where l sit, even though
your ticket is punched differently
from mine, it still gets you where
you're going. just like people with
their opinions. You might like cof-
fee, another person, tea-and FL
settle for a temperate glass Of
beer. But what does it matter, 80
long as we respect the right Of the
other to have tastes and opinions?
We're all trying to 60 in the same
direction = towards q friendlier,
more pleasant world fer all Of Us.
&c @.u<
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-27

Peanut shells are regarded by
most gardeners as excellent ma
terial to use in mulcf1ing both
flowers and vegetables.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-27

The mineral cobalt has been
found essential in building the
newly discovered vitanin BIZ.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-27

A box of candy usually brings smile
Ito the face of any female, regardless of
age.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-27

Help pick the winners Vote on May 2.
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copdsA,, 1850. United s.a'e. Brewer. Foundation
Evening star., 1950-08-07

registered 52,342 men, 18 through
rs years old. There had been a
general classification indicating
that about 47,O0O were 10 or over
and that about 10000 Of those
were non veteran, unmarried
men. theoretically eligible for LA
classification.
In the brief induction period in
November and December, 194S,
and January, 1949, only 1924 men
were examined, 296 passed and
185 went to camp. Nationally, only
29, 900 youths were inducted dur
ing that period.
The task Of getting swiftly back
into stride within the last month
was made harder by the job of
signing up thousands Of men who
previously neglected to register.
Another time-consuming effort
has been to investigate the failure
of other thousands to report for
examination. Still another added
duty has been to handle huge
volume of mail from men just
getting around to notifying local
boards about changes of address
Evening star., 1950-08-07

The first men from the District
are due to be inducted soon after
Labor Day at the Arlington Farms
center.
Size of the first groups and the
speed Of $4,000 inductions nation
ally throughout September-as
we'll as October when another 50,-
900 must don uniforms-will vary
among States and communities.
At the outset, District draftees
will report in patches Of six or
10 to the Arlington Farms induc-
ton center for immediate trans
fer, probably to Fort Dix, N. j.
Others will be sent there at in
tervals during the month until
the quota is supplied.
Tests Must Continue.
Even if District boards could
send all 252 men there on the
same day the induction center
would be unable to handle them
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Draft Officials Working Out Kinks in Induction Schedules

how fast the Army can handle
them"
Pentagon officials voiced few
worries on that score. They report
that the eight replacement camps
already in operation or soon to
be reopened, can care for the
100, 900 draftees due to arrive dur
ing September and october.
Other Sites Listed.
Besides Fort Dix, other sites for
basic training will be Fort Jack
son, s. c.. Fort Knox, KY, Fort
Breckenridge, KY, Fort Riley,
Kans., Fort Ord. Calf, Camp
Chaffee, Ark, and Camp Leonard
Wood, Mo. The basic training
period will be six instead of IA
weeks, as in World War II. The
men then will get II weeks OF
specialized training.
Inductions will be by age
groups, starting with the 25-year-
Evening star., 1950-08-07

Iolds. District draft officials said
last week that some 23-year-olo
youths may be among the 252 fol
September and the 248 October
quota. There may be some scat
tered instances" in which local
boards will have to send a few
22-year-olds.
Classifying and processing even
the comparatively small number
Of $4,000 for the September Ma
tional total has put heavy bur-
den on draft boards everywhere
Until the 1948 draft law was ex-
tended by Congress little more
than q month ago and the first
quota order came July 10, State
Selective Service Offices and local
boards had operated with very
small stats.
Most Boards Far Behind.
The beginning of the pre-in-
duction examinations found most
of boards far behind in the de-
tailed classification of almost 9.8
million men who had registered
since 194S.
The District selective service
organization, as of June 80. had
Evening star., 1950-08-07

conveniently. 1t also must induct
men from nearby Virginia and
Maryland counties and continue
daily examinations of about 100
prospective draftees and another
SO to rs Army and Air Force vol
unteers.
Draft authorities say the sud-
denness of the Korean crisis and
other factors have made their
work much more difficult. A ma
tional office spokesman said he
was confident that inductions will
flow smoothly, If slowly in spots,
during September and really get
rolling" in October.
I'VE will provide the men to fill
the quotas before the end Of each
MONTH" he promised. "but it
should be remembered that the
number of men actually sworn in
and put into training next month
will depend to q large extent on
Evening star., 1950-08-07
HELP MEN (cont.j

CABINET MAKER, thoroughly ex-
40-hr. wk. Employe discount on
purchases and other company bene-
aae EoEBgcK g!s!: N6: s. Ss2;a. 81; aS0l IawregB0e g
CARPENTER Foreman and layout
man. for lge.. housing Job. must be
thorough and experienced In run
Mn ning YORK, top wages for right man.
cfViL fNf ENGINEER. experienced. for
MILLS y 4 1 rErTiooRpb.. tssb. ssos ses'fiS ift6
cIERks-Expst, only for ash. pro-
kosher Super Market opening soon.
cLERRlf9r1sr Iii 3ifG; for retain ,.vslry ws
store. Apply in own handwriting
giving fun infoEmation and earliest
CLERK-TYPfsT9So-SS r: yrs. old Old; 80
work; Bookkeeping knowledge de-
Sira5ie bnt not necessary. Mr..
COLLECTION ,IdI CT t.I.LsS; NAN; exp, IN solisc-
coNTRAcToh aSHG TSl 81 81 k5nGEs ss niT to .rsc.
ssmSled ssslSesnS Seasss ns@oSs s.l s Es sSgF
CREDIT MAN, with collection OF sales
experience; exp mus. .Sat have car; $50 week
cR2SPr E22T Sa5h h1ASgthR,' IA Sgth St I.tsi nsi .7Dsr
necessary. Aggressive promoter with
good collection record. Opportunity
with old established Washington Co.
W.T. Write e.. full details and salary sx-
DISHWAsHER AND KITCHEN MAN.
experienced, with local reference
BAssINs, 1920 Penns' ave. NV
DRAPERY HANGER. experienced; !;
f0oeeSS foeS p pay, sood hours; s1s :. Apply 1880
must know the city: best references
REQUIRED. Apply CLARK's. 7O5 14th
DRIVER, for retail cleaning route;
must build up business; no drinking;
oSls Ee5sFspssi eilAassa Sssa "a In aais = n.y.
DRIVERS 70 drive cabs in Arlington.
spDl! snS xRfReToN ifs TSx CRY ~: CAB TiisS iiaS
pEiyERs M Hss'9n %.ns:a s.; 4ol ;oI Va ,,n,
new and used cars avail; reGs.
rental rates; must have identifca-
n n;s. See Melvin HERR1IAN.~ : "
pn man LEk n sholss s'leShSR' 4FsE houss saas:-
JSS HSprf b1gfAtiS9 stS9 WElZrsXTk SESsZ SSjgy SssS{fjEy
DRUG CLERK. part time, 8 ewes. per
wk. and every other wk. end. Excel
salary plus comm. WHEATON PHAR-
MACY, 11401 Ga. ave-, 10. $4,000.
ELECTRICIAN. must have d. C.
nioSuyrJneyman's nSyJ license. Call GE.
ELECTRICIAN, with D. C. license
or oil burner card. GE. 499S.
ELECTRICIAN, old work, wiring and
repairs. DAUBERs, 1920 18th st.
NV. -
Evening star., 1950-08-07
PROPOSALS

SERVICES ADMINIsTRA-
TiON, Public Buildings. Service
washington. D. c.. Aug. 4, 1880.
Sealed bids in duplicate will be
publicly opened in this ONCE at
/ Pm. Standard Time, August 1S,
1860, for furnishing, delivering, and
Installing a 600.000-pound Testing
Machine in the New Engineering
building at Howard University,
Washington, D. c. Specifications
may be obtained at Room No, 1904
General Services Building, 10th and
F Streets NV, washington 20,
D. C., phone Executive 1900, Ex-
tension 1897, and must be returned.
The furnishing Of more than one
set will be in the discretion Of the
Commissioner Of Public Buildings
Service, General Service Admins
tration. Bids will be received IN
Room 1880 and opened in Room
7035, General Services Building,
10th and F Streets nv. Wash
ington 25, d. c. saub,7,6
Evening star., 1950-08-07
By Robert K. Walsh

Draft officials are working out
the timetable for shifting mer
from "civvies" into uniform.
Here's the way the program is
shaping up.
Later this month, perhaps by
August rs, District boards will be-
gin mailing orders to report for
induction. According to present
plans, there will be at least a 10
day waiting period between the
date of the order and the date of
reporting.
Some District men who have
been examined since July "a al
ready have begun to receive "cer-
tificates of availability" This in
forms them they are eligible fol
induction. 1t is not a formal in
duction order. In general it means
that a man can expect to be in
Quoted in about 80 days.
Evening star., 1950-08-07
FHOS. J. OWEN a SON, Auctioneers
ABB Southern Building.

Trustees Sale of Valuable Row Brick
Dwelling Known as Premises No.
207 F Street, Southwest.
BY virtue of a certain deed of trust
duly recorded, in Liber No. SS77,
Folio 317 ct seq, OF the land
records Of the District OF Columbia.
secured thereby, the undersigned
trustees will sell, at public auction
In front OF the premises, on TUES
DAY THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF
AUGUST AID. 1850, AT THREE
O'CLOCK PM. the following de-
scribed land and premises, situate
in the District Of Columbia and
desisnated as and being parts Of
original Lots l and 90 in Square
b63 described in accordance with
being more particularly described
OF trust. Subject to right Of way
OF record Said property being now
known for purposes Of assessment
and taxation as Lot S44 in Square
Terms: Sold subject to a prior deed
OF trust for approximately S3,-
6b2.S7 further particulars of which
will be announced at time Of sale;
the purchase price above said trust
to be paid in cash. A deposit OF
S6o0.00 required. Conyeyancing'
Terms to be complied with within
thirty days, otherwise deposit for
feited and the property may be
advertised and resold at the dis
erection Of the trustees.
THORNTON w. OWEN,
EORERT w. KIDWELL
eAz.7,9, lila. Trustees.