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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-08
Political
Notes
sy The Associsted Press

Presidential candidates and their
hackers turned on higher-voltage
oratory and personality today in
an effort to attract voters in Tues.
DAYS New Hampshire preferential
primary.
With only two days of campaign
| ing left-not counting Sundsy-po-
IIitical caravans crisscrossed the
little state with brief stops at al
most every city and hamlet.
The Republican battle for IA del
egates to the COP nominating con-
yention is between Sen. Robert A.
Taft of Ohio, Gen. Dwight b. I'll
senhower's hackers and Harold e
| Stassen of Minnesota. Sen. Este
Kefauver of Tennessee and Presi
dent Truman are wing for the
eight Democratic delegates.
Taft told Manchester audience
Friday night that while his own
position is well known, Eisenhower
has taken no definite position on
any issue" II was the strongest
attack Taft has yet made on the
generals candidacy in New Hamp-
shire.
Sen. Carlson of Kansas said the
general, in turning down a chance
20 have the 1852 Democratic nom
nation ''on platter" had saved
he Republican Party and the 2.
party system ~ stating he would
,e a candidate only on the Repub-
lean ticket"
Another Eisenhower hacker, Sen.
Lodge OF Massachusetts. said Iii.
;enhower could prevent the tide
If war from sweeping away your
own halls, your churches and your
ZONES
Stassen attacked Taft. saying
taft has been silent on his record
ii foreign policy, which he said
has been wrong" for the last II
years.
Kefauver accused the Republican
Party Of losing the peace by per-
suading the country THAT our fu-
ure lay in isolation.
President Truman rested up in
Key West, Fla, preparing to stump
the country, whether he seeks re-
election or nc,. He is expected to
announce his decision later this
month.
Two Southern Senators-Byrd of
Virginia and Maybank Of South
Carolina-said the South will have
deciding voice in who the next
President will be and what plat.
form the Democratic Party adopts.
Both are backing Sen. Russell Of
Georgia for the nomination.
Other happenings in the presi-
Dental sweepstakes:
l. Filing was closed for Oregon's
May is primary with five Republi.
can and three Democratic candi-
dates fCf President. On the Re-
publican side are Eisenhower, Gen.
Douglas Macarthur, Sen. Wayne
Morse Of Oregon, Stassen and Gov.
Earl Warren OF California. On the
Democratic ticket are Kefauver,
Gov. Adlai Stevenson Of Illinois
and Supreme Court Justice William
o. Douglas.
2. An Associated Press poll of
New Jersey Democratic delegates
at.large and their alternates show
Mr.. Truman as top choice for the
Presidential nomination and Stew.
enson second.
3. Macarthur asked officially
that his name be taken off the
New Jersey presidential popularity
poll.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-08
Toduy's
Business
Mirror
sy CAN pAe.eo.l

NEW YORK P-Merchants are
9oking for that first r0' IN even
more eagerly than you. It's been
4 dull winter in many stores ard
merchants are hoping that The Gus
tomary spring pickup in trade
won't be delayed much longer.
A late Easter may delay Il e
rival G. any pickup for a couple
orn weeks But bv April mer.
chants should at least be out from
under the unpleasant comparisons
with last years trade Which dis
courage them now.
1t was just year ago that Gus
toners ended tie run on store;
hat started in December, 1859,
when the Chinese Reds crossed TIC
, Yalu. But Easter came three
weeks earlier last year. so thai
1851 March sales figures reflected
he purchasing C., spring finery-
after tie rush to buy household
appliances died as suddenly as il
has started.
BY April last year all was quiet
once more in the nations stores.
So that this April sales figures
should show gains over a year ago
or so the merchants hope.
Some, however, already are cut
ting down their former more OPP
timistic hopes. They say that the
stretch-out of defense spending by
the government has delayed the
timetable of the return of pres
perity. Maybe, they say, it will
come later this year, perhaps in
the prediction months.
Department store sales in the
nation last week ran Is per cent
behind a year ago, the Federal
Reserve Board reports. 1t blames
this years bad weather in some
cities, as we'll as last years boost
from early-Easter shopping.
Dun & Bradstreet-which esti-
mates this weeks spending in all
retail stores, as distinguished from
just department StroeS-SayS dol
lar volume is running from 2 to 6
per cent below the level of a year
ago. Southern women are showing
little mere interest in spring
clothing, the agency says, but in
the North Easter shopping hasn't
started yet. And everywhere the
men are showing much less in
terest in buds than are their wives.
Some merchants aren't down
hearted. They say the late Easter
will lie a help. II means longer
period of selling spring clothes
warmer weather of a late Easter
stimulating the desire to shine in
the Easter parade.
And the Federal Reserve notes
that department store sales in
February ran los per cent over
the 1947-49 average, which indi-
Gates the merchants aren't exactly
starving. Last years February
war-scare buying ran lis per cent
over the average.
Some chain stores reporting their
February sales have shown gains
up to IL per cent over last year,
thus offsetting somewhat the drop
in sales in the department stores.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-08
MR.. TRUMAN AS A DEMOCRAT IN
ALMOST SOLID DEMOCRATIC CITY

Selfish interests provided they do not entail spite
any other i'll feeling toward anybody not condemna
be has selfish interests in his business but he
plays the game fairly he does not leave himself open
cesure So The Citizen frankly admits that Key Wesers
have selfish interests in President Trumans coming here
on his working vacations, but that attitude is solely
confined to our devotion to our hometown.
Some people in Key West, as we'll as everywhere else
in the United States do not like Mr. Truman politically
speaking but the question of different political
pexion no way curbs Key Wcsters qualification
Mr.. Humans choosing to establish his Little White
House in Key West The Citizen doubts if he is gen.
orally well liked In any other city, excluding his home
town Of Independence. Mo-. as he is in Key West
Aside from our appreciation in the Presidents com
ing herethe conclusion that his popularity here
than IN any other cy the country is based on Key
Vests political afation. In proportion to population,
there Democrats in Key West than in any other
city bare handful Of Republicans resides here AT
time we had seven eight hundred Republicans in Key
West almost all Of them coored folks but practical
~ all Of them Democrats leader among the color
ed folks told The Citizen that so far as he was able to
learn, every Of them supported Mr.. Truman in the
1913 election
Not since Reconstruction days have we had d local
countrywide Republican ticket in the field that
nomination in Democratic primary virtually
ton. II the President feels home among Democrats
and it's safe to assume he does them he could have
chosen better place than Key West for climate he
could not have chosen better place to find people who
see eye to eye with him politically.
Key West Is noted for its hospitality and its compact
neighborliness, which are felt toward Mr. Truman but
can not be manifested in full measure toward him be-
cause Of the exclusion that must be maintained for man
holding the office Of President Of the United States But
it's well for him to know of that feeling and to know
that hscomes from the heart when Key Westers say:
s.4 WELCOME, MR. PREsIDENT!"
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Everyone has good traits, il you viii take the tine
TO discover them
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-08
The Veterans
Corner

Here are authori alive an
swers from the Veterans Adj
.ninistration To three questions
Of interest to former SerVicemen:
Q. Abo4t a year ago, | inter-
rue ted CT Bill training to return
to military service. Because of
my service, ! wasn't ;b.e 10 be
in training on the July IS, 1851,
cutoff date. After I'm relea 5ed,
will I b. permitted 10 continue
my training and, if SO, is there
any deadiine for picking it up
again?
"A Under VA regulations, you
will be allowed TO reSumee your
CT Bill training within reason
able period after your discharge.
IVA will determine what This
reasonable period is for each
veteran.
Q. / served in the WAC dur
ing World War II ana got mar
ried shortly after the end of the
war Sometime in the Spring |
expect to have a baby, Could /
entersa VA hospital as matern-
ity patient?
A. No. Women veterans may
not be furnished disqualification
by VA for childbirth.
O. am Korean veteran, and
am receiving VA compensation
for a service-cnnnected disabili-
ty. In addition, have a heart
condition, which is nonservlce-
connected and which makes me
uninsurable Am | eligible for
the special CT insurance for dis
abled veterans IN spite of my
heart condition?
A. No. You would be barred
from this special insurance for
disabled veterans because OF
your nonservice- connected dis
ability which makes you unin-
surable. But you might be eilgl-
BILE for another type of special
non-convertible CT term insur-
ance available to veterans with
the necessary service after Ko-
rea. You must apply, and pay
your first rremium, within 10
days of your release from active
duty.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-08

In l77l when newspapers frs,
began comprehensive reporting
of the debates in the English
Parliament, the Parliament at.
tempted to halt the practice and
even had the lord mayor of Lon
don arrested for refusal to honor
warrants against printers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-08
A Letter From
BILL. LANTAFF
Dear Neighbor:

Dear NelSnDOF'
The other day delegation OF
very sincere ladies, who describ-
ed themselves as THE Minute Wo-
men of Maryland, called on me
in Washington. They wanted to dis
cuss Universal Military Training.
These ladies, none of whom |
had ever met before, appeared
conscientious and sincere indivi-
duals, but our discussion brought
out that someone opposed the UNIT
had deliberately given them false
information concerning this legis-
lation. For example. here are some
of the things these ladies had been
told about UNIT.
This bill gives the President
power to keep the inductee in
active training for the entire 8
years, whether or not state
of war exists. depending on The
Presidents wishes.
Ills is false. Section lao of the
III specifically provides that no
,erson who completes six months
NJ basic military training shall be
ordered to active duty without his
consent for over thirty days, except,
In such manner and in such num-
Der as Congress may determine.
Even though that is true, the
wording is not clear because the
bill applies to women as well
as men.
This is false. Section los provides
that only male persons may be in
Quoted into the Corps.
This legislation gives the
President complete authority to
make deferments from train
ing and service for anyone en-
gagged in study or other en-
deav0rs necessary to the main
tenance of health or safety.
The same deferments are au-
th0rized under UNIT as are au-
thorized under the existing draft
law.
The bill recommends one in
structor for every two trainees
and IL could establish total
military dictatorship in the
United States. Furthermore,
UNIT will not save any money.
Q Les, look at the facts. An
amendment to this bill will require
the Armed Services to absorb the
cost of UNIT in their current bud
gets, and also to absorb, under
existing manpower ceilings, the in
structors that viii be necessary for
he Corps. The Armed Services
Committee claims that the bill
will result in saving of Is billion
dollars. 1t is planned to have about
100000 in training each year. They
will be paid $40 a month. Those
in regular service receive $50 per
month. Since the regular army will
be cut down by one man for every
three tsainees a savings will be
effected. The best answer TO the
charge that UNIT will result in a
total military dictatorship in this
country is the fact that we have
over twelve million veterans of
World War II, and we certainly
don't have military dictatorship
as a result of their training.
Loyalty to our Constitution is
not even included in the Undue
ton 0aths.
Section 103 of the Act states: las
a member of the National Secur-
ity Training Corps. do solemnly
swear that | will bear true faith
and allegiance TO the United States
of America and that / will uphold
the Constitution of the United
States. +"
The nation and its representatives
in the Congress of the United Stat
es face a momentous decision. II
is imperative for all of us to keep
before us the true facts involved.
II is basically wrong for anyone to
circulate rumors or make bold
statements about this legislation
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-08

which are founded on untruths. May
God give us the wisdom and the
courage to make sound decision.
Sincerely yours,
Bill Lantaff.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-08

VETERANS living in Key West
who wish further information
about their benefits should con-
tact the VA Regional at Room
2l8. Post Office Bldg.)
Valley frontiersman., 1952-05-01
CAMPAIGN SPEECHES PRECEDE STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTION

A heated jtn tpni Council clcc- tion eampa gn al Palmer School was climaXed by a prediction assembly Monday when students from the seventh grade on up heard campaign managers and candidates speak on qualifica. tions. issues and political ideals Don't vote for some one just because he's your friend Vote for the person best fitted for the job"
 The jobs at stake were those of president, vice-president. secre- tary. and treasurer of next years Student Council.
 Like all political speeches, some were good, some were bad, and some were downright anus ing. Mary Ann Mears. daughter of one of the candidates in Tues days primary, borrowed a hint from famous campaigns of years past. Instead of a chicken in every pot and two cars in every garage, she ran on a platform If three-day week for students and two-hour movies Gree) every afternoon.
 Stewart Dreghorn spoke as d campaign manager for Monty Larsh and also as a candidate for the same office. He asked the students to take a look at the other candidates and decide If they wouldn't rather see his face in front of them at school assem- plies.
 Pre- assembly observers at the Palmer Fountain had reason to believe that campaigning of the old fashioned variety might have had a decided influence on the
Valley frontiersman., 1952-05-01

tons Cookie, the fourth Graves Cocker shown took Reserve Win ncr Co Miranda Bigg's Marshmal. loy Fluff was not shown.
 The Lachcrs showed five smooth Dachshunds and two Bed linEion Terriers or the latter Sir Michael belongs to Lillian lsola of Fairbanks and has been a Palmer gue't merely for breed ing purposes Sir Michael took first over the Lacher's own Bed. lington Bitch, Acadia Lodges Blue Admiration. who took Re serve Winner and Best of Op- posite Sex. Of the Lacher's Dach- shunds. Mir. Roberts took Best Male of Opposite Sex. giving him three points toward champion ship and a trophy. Velvet von WaldeSluSt. black and tan Dachs- hund, came in third CiSsy of Ma tanuSka, a previous cup winner, wasn't in very good shape for this years show, but she went right up to the final judging before b cling eliminated Matanuska Maid was Best Brood Bitch in the Dachshund class. Altogether the Lachers brought home r rib bonS and two trophies, one of which goes to Fairbanks.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-05-01
Local Dogs Bring Home Ribbons and
 Trophies From Anchorage Dog Show

The elite Of Palmer. area dog. dom brought dozens of ribbons and a few trophies home from the Alaska Kennel Club fourth annual all.brccd dog show last Sunday.
 Showing their dogs in Anch. orage were Dr and Mrs. Earl s. Graves Mir and Mrs F. L. Lach. CT, and Mrs. Josephine Wood.
 Mrs. Woods Duke of Ebony XI a black Cocker was WinnerS Male and Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Variety, giving him five points toward championship. This is the maximum that could be earned in this show. Besides winning the trophy for the above, he took firsts for Novice, Amerl- can-Bred, and Open. This was the Dukes first show.
 The Graves ASCOB Cocker. Toby, went Reserve winner for the third time. He also took first in the Open class and second m American-Bred. Bobb's TiSho- mingo took first in Novice and fourth in the group. Bobb's Dar- ling Miranda went Winner $ Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Variety. She has four points toward her championship and an enviable trophy. Brewing
Valley frontiersman., 1952-05-01
CONSERVATION
 NOTES
BY LEW HANKS

Next week planting should be in iull swing I've said it before and I'll say it again. and again. etc Now is the time to start those windbreaks Co protect your field and roads lf you wilt just leave | strip unplowcd where you want Uindbrcak. chances are it will come up to trees naturally. Then some additional planting will be a good start toward getting wind protection
 If you need windbreaks you have to start some time. Now iy the time. Next winter when the wind howls around your ears will be too late. Remember how those roads drifted in? That can be stopped too Start your wind break about 100 feet back from the road. Take out the fence and brush along the road. Move the fence back to the windbreak. Then farm the l0O-foot strip clear out to the road ditch. Use that strip for crops rather than pas ture. It may save dumping quite a few cans of milk next winter when the snow starts drifting.
 There will be windbreak planting demonstration mex { Wednesday at : pm. at the Lynn Wright farm in Wasilla. There will be one the following week at Palmer. The place and time will be announced later.
 Better start thinking about the places you want the snow to stop next wind blowing season.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-05-01
PALMER MUSICIANS TO TAKE PART IN SPRING FESTIVAL

About 75 Palmer School musi- clans, vocal and instrumental, will go to Anchorage tomorrow to take part in the two-day Spring Festival at the Anchorage High School Auditorium May 2 and 3.
 Local residents heard pre- view of Palmer's contribution at the Spring Concert in the Pal mer School Auditorium Saturday night. Others who happened to be around the school during the band rehearsal hour have seen the band on the march and led by spirited group of Majorettes.
 The Friday program begins at l pm. with the instrumental solo contest. Instrumental ensemble vocal solo, and vocal ensemble contests follow at 2 p.m,. 3 pm, and 4 pm. At 5 pm. will take place the piano and violin solo contest. Charles Coe of the Pal mer School fifth grade will take part in this contest.
 At pm. begins the chorus and glee club contest. The bands start competing at 9:15 pm. A Music ians Mixer is scheduled for 10 pm.
 The Saturday program starts promptly at g am. with massed
Valley frontiersman., 1952-05-01

band rehearsal. The baton twirl- ing contest follows at 10 am. After luncheon at the Anchorage High School cafeteria, the Festi- val continues at 1:30 pm. with a parade of bands and twirling groups. The massed band and chorus will be heard at 3 pm. The evening chorus and band concert will take place at 3 pm. and few outstanding soloists will be selected to appear on this program.
 It is not known definitely how many schools will take part in the Spring Festival, but it is be- lieved that Fairbanks, Seward, and possibly Cordova will be re- presented in addition to Palmer and Anchorage.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-05-01

final outcome They reported that penny suckers were purchased ,n quantity Monday noon and wrra promptly distributed
 The votes were all m within a few minutes Of the last cam. paign speech When they we're counted the following winners were announced president. Stew. art Dreghorn vice president Mary Ann Meafs secretary. Alma Roark treasurer Mary Col. berg.
 Other campalgners. managers and candidates. who spoke at the assembly were Wesley Grove. Janice Barry. Jim Calkins, Esther Pederson. Donna Mae Harris, Jerry Kindgren Margaret Cope. Barbara Bentn Pat Klrsch, Jim Colberg, Dick Ganschow. Wanda Lindsay. Joe bentz. Monty LarSh. and Lowell krlse Student Coun. cil President Wesley Eckert was the moderator
Valley frontiersman., 1952-05-01
Honored with Shower

Mrs. Richard Demming and Mrs. Jack Sisley were co-hostes- ses at a stork shower given in the Demming home in honor of Mrs. Glenn Shank, April 25.
 Mrs. Shank was the recipient of many lovely gifts. Present at the shower were the Mesdames William Reid, Logan Trowbridge, Bernard King and Keith Hook.
 Among those who sent gifts but who were unable to attend were, Mesdames Howard Estelle. Dale Roetman, and Mrs. Richard Finley.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-05-01
Valley Froniisrsmsn
ALTAR AND ROSARY
 BAKE SALE SATURDAY

St Michael's Altar and Rosary Society will hold a bake sale at Bert's Drug Store Saturday. May 3 from 10 am until all goods are sold Proceeds wlil go toward the church basement fund
Valley frontiersman., 1952-05-01

Bob and Kay Pippel and their sons Billy and Mike left for the States today for a six-Week va cation.
Evening star., 1952-08-21
Oil Monopoly Report
Made More Diplomatic
For Public Release
By the Associated Press

A secret Government report on
alleged monopoly practices OF
seven international oil companies
has been revised, shortened and
made more diplomatic"
The report-billed as an outline
of price-fixing manipulations that
added to the cost Of United States
foreign aid programs-is to be
made public Monday.
1t already has become a cam
paign issue, along with the orders
which have kept it suppressed
since Federal Trade Commission
staff members wrote it year ago.
DR.. Walter Adams. economic
counsel to the Senate Small Busi-
ness subcommittee which will
handle publication of the docu-
ment, told a reporter the language
has been changed, and in some
portions made more diplomatic
lest, it cause international roper
cussions that could hurt this coun-
try in the cold war.
Still a Hot Report.
DR.. Adams denied vigorously
that it had been censored or
watered down" for political rea-
sons.
1T is still a very hot report" he
said.
Word had leaked out long ago
that the report among other
things accused the seven companies
of charging exorbitant prices for
oil deliverd to European countries
receiving United States dollar aid.
DR.. Adams said this section re-
mains in the report.
DR.: Adams said lawyers for the
Standard Oil Co. of California
were given preview of the report
yesterday and were allowed to
make Photographic copies of some
sections which named their firm
among the seven.
He said Senator Sparkman of
Alabama, chairman Of the sub
committee and the, Democratic
vice presidential nominee, had
authorized this privilege for all
American companies named "in
order to be fair to them"
DR.. Adams added that Senator
Sparkman has reserved next
Wednesday and Thursday for pub
lie hearings at which the oil COM
panies may reply if they desire.
S00-Page Report.
The report, he said, will fill an
estimated 300 pages in an ex-
haustive tracing of the seven
companies operations from 1922
through 1850.
DR.. Adams rejected as "just not
so" the contention Of Senator
FERGUSON, Republican, of Michi-
gan that the report would prove
to be "a re-hash" of findings in
1948 by the Senate War Investi-
eating Committee headed by Sen
ator Brewster, Republican. of
Maine.
He said the Brewster committee
studied only oil operations in the
Middle East, while the FTC report
deals with worldwide oil dealings, :,
including important Oil sources in
South America.
Also. DIR. Adams added, the
Brewster report dealt only with
the period of 1941-1945, and not
with the postwar era of United
States foreign aid in which heI
said, the FTC report charges this
untry "lnaneed exorbitantI
charges to European nations" i'm
posed by the oil companies.
The FTC has acknowledged that
the report names these seven COM
panieS as engaging in cartel and
monopoly practices: Standard Oil
of California, Standard Oil of New
Jersey, the Texas Co., Soconyl
Vacuum and Gulf Oil-all Ameri-
can companies-and the Anglo
1ranian and Royal Dutch Shell
Oil Co.'S, incorporated abroad.