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CHANGING THE SUBJECT

but still remaining with the
the number Seven, there are
dozens OF other examples in
which this number has affected
our thoughts and ideas.
For instance, there are the
Seven Virtues. Faith. Hope. and
Charity compose what are
known as Theological" or holy"
virtues. Justice, Temperance.
Prudence, and Fortitude are
called ~the cardinal virtues"
There are the seven mortal
sins: lust. pride, envy, avarice.
gluttony, wrath, and sloth. Not
bad list for most of US to use
in daily inventory of our ac-
tions.)
Christ spoke seven times while
He was on the Cross. saying: I'd.
Father, forgive them, for they
know not What they do" 90.
sSf6aay shalt thou EeN<sszth Me
l Is sargdsse's co.. : Woman Be
Ih01d my soh-i4). My God, Ny
God. Why hast Thou forsaken
Me-; t51. II thirst: t6l. 1T Is
finished; CD. Father. into Thy
hands commend My spirit.
Ii would take years supply
of newsprint to really cover the
subject OF SEVEN--seven days
| in the week, the sabbaticai sew
| enth year of the Hebrews, the
seven joys and seven sorrows OF
ST. Mary the Virgin, the seven
names for God and the fact that
these names resulted IN an
eighth which was used for a
long time-He was called The
Seven"
In order 10 end this column,
we're going to change over TO
another number, The one known
in the newspaper world as--30--.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-06

The u. S. Department of Ag-
riculture recommends no less
than So pounds of protein foods
per person per year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-06
HEADLINES TELL KEY VESTS STORY

Headlines appearing in The Citizen nowadays would
have stsck oldtime Key Wesers with wonder but We to-
day take our great strides Of for granted Even
in its Golden Age of the 1906 when Key West had the
largest population in Florda il experienced Industrial
expansion as forth m headlines in The Citizen
August and q 49,
Monroe countys retail sales volume is s2O.1s70Oo
for 1850" and Helherg announces multi-mlion build
ing projects for Key West is2 motel units under con-
structioE.'
And bank deposits post office receipts, building
permits telephone expansion and all other business units
indicate that Key West growing economically it has
never grown before Practically every day The Citizen
publishes story the apsnrge in local business Even
public officials find difficult keep track of public
expansion Hundreds Of Key Wesse probably thousands
Of all the construction that has been going
on year after year for decade.
The headline about the nnlti-mlion dollar building
program announced by Charles Heiberg of the Key West
improvement Company. was followed two days later by
this other headline in The Citizen:
City gives EwIC until September 70 accept $780,
900 property Offer
That headline demonstrates that the KwIc an
nouncernent for building construction in Key West has
not ampened the City Commissioners determination
acqtre Meacha Airport for the people of Key West.
City Manager King ept0mzed the commissioners atti-
tnde Our only interest keeping Meaeham Airport in
KeysWest.'
He explained further that offering buy the prop
ertirom the hey west Improvement company IL one Oh
three ways TO proceed before insuting condemnation
proceedings.
Attorney for the company asked for reasonable
time to discuss the offer with the and the
missioners gave him month ascertain what win be
their reaction
The Citizen trusts that the airport matter will be set
tied amcably but in entertaining that attitude it is keen
y alive to the fact that West has train service and
little boat service and must have airport in its midst
conserve its travelling facilities - Il" So.
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Ant Syrup Fails To
Harm YOungster

ARCADIA. Calif.-tP-"Yum,
Yum" said little Carmen, age
four. But her mother. Mrs. Anna
A. Ayala, suspected something
was wrong. Carmen had made a
fuss the last time she had to take
cough syrup. She took another
look at the bottle 1t was ant syr-
up.
AT the emergency hospital
they said Carmen would suffer
no i'll effects.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-06
Lazlness Keeps
Business Going

cHICAGO-tP1--J O. Renee
Ike. an Industrial designer. IS
happy people are lazy.
IF they weren't, we'd starve. <
he said
He's designed such things as 4
DOT mccall drinking fountain, au-
tomato cigarette lighter and
powered orange squeezer
When enough people buy
.hese new gadgets we create to
make life easier, we just can't
help being happy, Reinecke
said
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-06

"a ntnrtans 1anctlonl l.oll - nress
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-06
TINE WASTED

Writing q regular column is a
comparatively easy Job. The
trouble starts when you re-read
it. Several hours of thinking and
writing has filled my waste bas-
ket to the brirn and yet there is
still only this much of Mondays
column written.
Tonight's headache began last
week because 5 local theater
showed movie of a guy shoot
ing dice and continually throw
ing 'ssevens.
Seven has always been q pop
ular nunber-steeped in theolo-
gy. ronlanticisn. mysticism. The
Babylonians. Egyptians. Greeks,
Romans. japanese, Chinese-all
, these people have stressed this
number Approximately one hun
bred years ago. John Ruskin, a
noted British art critic and theo-
rist, chose the number in his
Seven Lamps of Architecture
10 point out the relation of artis-
| tic values and morality. The
Lamps were Beauty. Power,
Truth, Life. Memory, Obedience,
ana Sacrifice.
/ He and I could have been
great pais. He was very much
against symbolism and nnysti-
cissn in art. Ruskin, in another
work-.sThe Two Path" says,
+" no great school tof artl,
ever yet existed which had not
for primal aim the representa-
ton of some natural fact as sru-
tly as possible
4 But wait minute. -.
Now we're getting right back
Ito what caused so much copy to
be thrown out tonight. There j:
no sense in provoking the local
Iartists by publishing my owr
Iopinions OF the expression 81
morality through art Or worse
Iyet. nv thoughts with regard 4
IsyTnboIie, geometric art. Some
lone in town might decide Il
Isend me along to join Ruskin--
wherever the poor soul is rest
ling.
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THIS
ROCK
OF
OURS
BY BILL GLIB
GARRISON Blight
= . = : = = = = = = .

The City Commission meets
tonight. If we're going to solve
the Blight question properly. j.
viii have to be done through
the Commissioners. Be up there
tonight, Your presence viii in
dieate the Importance of the
issue at stake.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-06

The question vet to determined some European
countries is whether hes to against Russian
nation. 49, {. AsrAs ID s3 49,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-06

Human progress is ffenl impeded BY the anxiety {
human beings to. get credit for thsmsev Ives.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-06
.Today's Horoscope

Today's native win be precoti-
Gus and rather rash. There is a
determination 10 hold to ones
beliefs and principles that il
good, SO far as these principles
and beliefs are good af1d not too
rigidly enforced upon others.
Training is all important.
The Miami times., 1951-04-21
Between The Lines
BY DEAN GORDON q. HANCOCK FOR AMP
RALPH HuNcHE sENEFAcToR

% & @ the at. and
press have within auded Ralph
sunse to the skies with praise that has been Justly As
Bunche has from cOlorruck world words of highest
Negro have astOunded sports
their athletic and while the world has praises of
Negroes in other fields than athletics and the boxing
eneny distinguished by the nimiabIe Joe Louis and
the Sugar Ray Robinson of puglistc fame.
wondering world about to accord place the
doubt that Negroes
Sed Sn ns m .nS s G6 e M eF S
versatile equal to all emergencies Being of
Bunche knows what to say and how say it.
As speaker the University Virginia founded by the
ncien students and faculties that amazed at
laid before that august assembly facts pertaining to race rea
tions in this country
held his audience spell and
two brands pure or quaty democracy export
imperfect facorysecOnd quality for home eonsumpOn
"The eedomoving world looks for leadership in demon
rang the vr of the democratic of life not its profession
world Of today profession meaning only
Enrop 9 e by @ Of
concluding his address, he said that the United States must
the rest Of the world looks on us and
standard of democracy DR. Bunche address to one of the
things the right audience They
nouncemen may be crushed to will again.
spoke his words of wisdom the white
partitions theological study in the Bap
t of the Truly usemen should begin At the % RUTse
mnares of the south and startled to know that the southern
of of the nation.
words evident that White Baptist preachers the
will trained in the south and its ira
evoked that these would not only preach
Christian and antiNegro But how changed the picture
seminares lay off segregation! .u. - .ouou..,on .
the that done voluntarily There lawsuits no
Whites for the first in history
The Miami times., 1951-04-21
Seeks Anti-Lynch Law
Voters League
Petitions Legislature

The Progressive Voters League
of Florida has submitted 8 pro-
posals to the State Legislature, it
was revealed last week by Harry
T. Moore, state executive secre-
tary. These proposals were
adopted at a Legislative clinic"
sponsored by the League last
month. All Negro organizations in
the state were invited to partici-
pate in this special meeting, so
that a sound legislative program
could be formulated that would
seek to protect and promote the
best interests of Florida Negro
citizens.
Six of the 8 recommendation
deal with matters that directly
concern Negroes. Among these
are: U) proposals for a state anti
lynching law, (2) measures to
curb the Ku Klux Klan, (3) a law
to make cities liable for any po-
lice brutality practiced by their
officers, and (4) a state law to
require every county to pay its
teachers equal salaries, solely on
the basis of training and expert
ence, with no rating system. The
Leagues petition to the law
makers also expressed strong op-
position to any charges in cleo
ton laws that would require lit
eracy tests for prospective voters,
and 1t urged that plans be made
for the immediate opening of the
new home for delinquent Negro
girls near Ocala. Other recon-
mendations call for the full ap-
preparation to continue the Mini
mum Foundation Program for
public schools, and for tightening
Of welfare laws so that more
money might be made available
:or deserving old age pensioners.
These proposals are clearly
stated in letters that have been
sent to each member of the leg
islature, TO the Governor, and to
other Cabinet members. Accord
ing TO information released by
Secretary Moore, a legislator from
one county. has promised to in
troduce an anti-lynching bill and
a bill for equal salaries for teach
Iers. Anti-Klan bills already have
been introduced, and the League
is seeking sponsors for the bill TO
help curb police brutality.
Other organizations, both state
and local, are being asked 10 help
support these proposals by send
ing letters to the legislature, or
TO the senator's and representa-
tives from their respective coun-
ties and districts.
The Miami times., 1951-04-21

WASHINGTON - (ANP)-ln
what may become a far-reaching
opinion Justice Robert H. jack
son issued bistering denuncia-
ton of biased press, as the u.
S. Supreme court last week re-
versed the decisions convicting
two Florida Negroes of allegedly
raping a l7-year-old White girl
July l6, l949.
Without giving a formal opinion
the high court reversed the con-
victions of Walter l.. Irwin and
Samuel Shepherd of Groveland,
Fla, in which they were ; SEN
fenced to death for the rape of
Norma Pade Padgette. 1t ruled
that racial bias played a part in
the selection of the jury which
tried the two men and reversed
the convictions on that ground.
The Miami times., 1951-04-21
robson LOSES
SUIT TO REGAIN
PASSPORT

WASHINGTON - (ANP) -
Singer-actor Paul Robeson last
week lost in his attempt to re-
gain his passport, now confiscat-
ed by the U. S. state department.
Federal Judge Walter M. Bas-
tian dismissed a suit by Robson
IN which he demanded that the
federal government grant him a
passport.
The noted singer filed suit
against the state department in
December after the department
denied him use of his passport
last summer, declaring that he
was not travelling "in the best
The Miami times., 1951-04-21
Negroes Make Up One Fourth OF
Ike's Ground Groups In Europe

STUTTGART, Germany -
(ANP) - Concensus of opinion
among u. S. officers of the US,
Seventh army in Europe is that
one-fourth to one-third of an
American ground forces to be
stationed on the continent under
the command of five-starred Gen.
Dwight Eisenhower will be Ne
groeS.
This would be a big Jump from
the army's old-line policy of one
tenth and would virtually put
Negroes in control of the ground
force units.
Seventh army officers feel,
however, that the army should
begin now to adopt a policy pro-
gram for use of Negroes with
White troops. While most appear
to favor the integration of races
freely in the same units, they,
however, would want Negroes to
measure up to the best or better
in rifle companies and other COM
bat units from which they have
in the main been excluded in the
past.
One thing which they don't be-
lieve will the leadership of these
mixed units. Commanding Off
GERS, they believe, will be White
- for social reasons and for the
fallacious thought that they pos
SesS superior educational back
grounds.
The Miami times., 1951-04-21
Supreme Court Flags
Biased Fla. Press

The Florida Supreme court hal
upheld them.
Florida selects jurors proport-
ionately from Negroes and Whites
registered but no Negro sat on the
jury.
Two other Negroes also were
originally involved in the accu-
satiOns. They were Charles
Greenlee and Ernest Thomas.
Greenlee, l6, a minor at the time
of the trial, was allowed life
sentence in a plea for clemency,
and did not appeal. Thomas was
killed by a mobilize posse which
shot him before he could be cap
tured.
Justice Jackson, with Justice
Felix Frankfurter concurring,
wrote a minority opinion which
agreed with the majority action on
reversal; but went further to
specifically denounce the local
newspapers in Florida for what
he calls prejudging the men be-
fore they ever faced trial.
The Miami times., 1951-04-21
interests of his country"

interests of his country"
Judge Bastian said that the
department was within its dis
cretion" in turning down the ap-
plication.
Robeson's troubles with his
passport began after his l949 trip
to Europe because of certain
statements he made in foreign
nations, One of them that caused
the most controversy was on
whether or not Negroes would
fight for the United States In case
of war with Russia.
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CHICAGO Grain

CHICAGO Aug R.-Wheat led q
modest upturn in grain prices on the Board
of pick UP in the export trade.
RANGED from ~ to =. cents, ne nearby
turn; This was. better than the, activity
of the rest of the market which, while
steady: failed to punch out any spectacu-
Com wound up the the week y to ~
STYLE 2 loTer to IA higher. scybeans ?.
cents hundred pounds higher. -
during the week when West Germany
hard RTdH and d spring wheat, Which srain men n
/ thought might start volume buying on the
part OF European countries. Hopes were
meeting Of the International Wheat Agree
ment Council in London.
Receipts of cash wheat reached a sea-
but the run here fell of. Most Of the
grain in the territory surrounding Chicago
has now been harvested Hedging pressure
not at any time reach excessive proper
tons. With prices still under the Govern
ment loan, must new wheat was being
Prospects for big CROP along with
splendid growing weather in the Mid
western belt, kept corn prices under con-
oa of heps IN Tou Hnsn GOOD
noted for the cash grain. which is not
coming to market in volume. with Omaha
/ and some other points said to be outbid-
/ ding Chicago.
\ Oats did quite well. largely because of
! disappointment over the size Of market
| ings. Oats harvest was in full swing In
the main belt throughout the week. yet
receipts; Rye did little Of snythins ali
week. Lard prices were sustained by low
stocks here of that commodity
/ Some selling developed in soybeans on
] totaled 81 6 million bushels. the largest
in 10 years Of record. The crop outlook
developed late in the week on news the
Agriculture Department planned to sup
port cottonseed prices this year.
Range of prices for the week ended
| Friday. August 3:
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BOND SUMMARY
Furnished BY the Associated Press. &,

selected list Of active bonds on the
New York Stock Exchange, showing the
and the net change from the previous
weeks close
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New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Aug; 4 lP,-There ,was
little to stimulate buying on the New
York cotton exchange this week and prices
dropped S115 to $40 a bale.
The most distant deliveries were down
the smallest amounts and traders at
price. compared with the nearer contracts.
Softening factors in the market in
cluded some hedse selling some prof
taking whenever there were SIsnS OF an
advance, and continued SLOW business in
the goods market
In addition there was generally favor
able weather through the cotton belt
There was soma heSitancy in anticipa-
ton of the first official crop figures. due
next week. The general feeling was the
new crop would be in excess OF II million
bales.
Some private sources estimated the new
crop would reach 173 million. There
were others that predicted 17.5 and q
few moved even higher.
The few sustaining factors in the mar
ket during the week included furrics Of
price fixing and some short covering but
there was little sustained stimulation for
buying.
The exchange estimated exports for
the week at 10000 bales. compared with
$4,000 the previous week and 1000 a
year ago. The figure for the season was
estimated at 1850. 900 bales.
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Business, Industry
Hold High Production
Feel Heavy Taxation
By Richard Fiske
Associoted Pres, Business Writer

NEW YORK, Aug. business
and industry turned out goods
at near record levels this week
to keep abreast of defense orders
but their operations were less
profitable than in pre-Korea days.
Many an industry had we'll
filled order books. For instance
the nations shipyards reported
enough work to keep them busy
well into 1858.
Even the languishing textile in
ldustry received some hefty gov
Iernment orders during the week.
Earnings Reports Good.
Earnings reports were good.
IDividens were satisfactory. Sales
were terrific in many cases.
But taxes were taking a ire
mendous bite out of profits. Costs
were higher. The report of Uni
ted States Steel Corp. was a case
in point.
U. S. Steel shipped a record
6, 400,653 net tons of steel prod
Iucts in the second quarter. Sales
climbed to a record O6,l40.195.
But a provision of $3.50 million
for Federal income taxes in the
first half was more than double
the first half of 1850. And net
income for the first six months
was equal to 1851 a share, COM
pared with $4.08 a year ago.
All of the steel mills had to
move briskly to meet the needs of
the many industries dependent
upon them.
Carloading High.
They produced at 101.5 per cent
|of rated capacity. This was the
22d consecutive week they OPP
|erated above their ratings.
Freight carloadings totaled
|819,875. the best since July 6.
Crude oil production hit 6,l25, 100
barrels. a record high. Electric
power production was zoos, PSI 900
kilowatthours, the highest since
Feb. 3.
Automobile production dropped
to l16.924 units from the previous
weeks 1898. The chief cause
was materials curtailment, which
halted many of the huge General
Motors assembly lines.
Labor difficulties were a factor
but less serious one than re-
Gently. Hudson was idle all week
and Studebaker a day but disputes
lat other plants subsidized.
Strikes in the freight car build
ing industry and at the Cater
pillar Tractor Company plant
were a drag on production goals
in other lines.
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Slack Trading Marks
Corporate Bond Deal !;
u. 5. Issues Advance
By D. A. WiIIioms
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug, 4.-Corporate
bonds Slumbered in the summer
doldrums this week. Price changes
were slight and trading was quiet
The par value of sales on Wednes-
day touched a new low for full
day since last August 81.
Government bonds resumed
their upward movement generally
and displayed considerable
strength at the closing session or
Friday when gains up to 1875
of a point we're posted. Advances
for the week ranged from 2/3z
to 1892 Of a point with the larger
gains III issues of longer maturi-
ties. Several short-term issues
we're off 1882.
Dealers said that sales were
light ana the advances reflected
to some extent a lack of offerings
japanese bonds gave further
ground M small profit taking spot
sales. Al weeks end some issues
were more than 10 points below
the years highs reached early
last NORTH at the peak of a SuS-
tanned rally stemming from pros
poets of an early japanese peace
treaty.
The slack trading in corporates
was accompanied by vacuity OF
new securities offerings.
The Federal Reserve Bank Of
New York reported, however, that
during the seven months ended
July 81 an estimated SO billion in
new bonds and stock offerings
were f1oated for new capital pur-
poses.
The offerings, the bank said
reflected especially heavy capital
OUTLAWS for new manufacturing
facilities, related in considerable
part to the defense program.
The volume of estate and local
government tax exempt securities
for new capital purposes. however
reclined to 81 billion from 50 bill
lion for the 1850 period.
A continuation of the slack
period for new securities offerings
in prospect for next week.
The only issue slated for COM
petitive bidding is SIS million
Michigan Consolidated Gas 25-
year first mogtgage bonds.
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Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Aug. 4 pPl.-Dividends an