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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05
MEAT PRICES, SUPPLY DOWN

The Department of Agriculture recently announced
expectations that the average American would eat about
142 pounds of meat in 1853 This estimate about three
pounds below the consumption Of 1862 and the
Department explains that while supplies this year
are equal to those in 1852 increase in population will
make the supply per individual less
The Department reported fifteen per cent jump in
beef supplies which might tend to depress beef prices
somewhat in coming months It also reported drop in
pork supplies which is expected to offset the increased
supply of beef
The most interesting part of the Department report
was that which dealt with the housewives share of the
blame for high meat prices which have prevailed despite
declines in live cattle prices The Department partially
backed industry charges that average housewife
bought expensive of than in former years
thus helping to hold prices up.
In spite of this trend further softening in retail
beef prices was predicted in the coming months
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05
House Acc Cant
Decide On Head

WASHINGTON M-The Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee,
which keeps an eye on the nations
atomic program, was snarled here
IN disagreement over who shall
lead it In the months ahead.
A House drive to win the post for
Rep. w. Sterling Cole (R.NY) col.
lided with an announcement By
Sen. Bricker (R-ohio) that II am
going to insist" that the Chairman.
ship 50 to Sen. HickenloopeR
(R-Ia).
Senate-H House committees usual
ly are headed by senator's.
Cole told reporter he win Be q
candidate for the chairmanship
when the committee meets tomor.
row. It 10 expected 10 organize
then.
Cole Is the senior House Republi-
can member Of the committee, to
which the Atomic Energy Commits
sion reports. Hickenlooper, It's SEN
ior Senate COP member, has 70.
served comment on his plans. But
Bricker said, II think he win b
reelected"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05
Price Controls
May Meet With
End

WASHINGTON R-Federal wage
and price controls were on their
deathbed Wed. and the orly re-
naming question seemed to be how
lingering a death they would have.
The present control law expires
April 80, and President Eisenhower
told Congress he does not want it
extended. He has legal authority
to end the controls earlier.
Harry Weiss, executive director
of the Wage Sterilization Board.
put out information Tuesday that
"a decision has been made to ter
inmate wage controls immedi.
ately."
The White House cracked down.
Press Secretary James c. Hagerty
said the Weiss statement was ian
unwarranted assumption of author.
ity." He said Weiss had authority
only to give wage board employees
notice they might be out of jobs
by March S.
Such notices did, in fact, 60 Out
to more than 2,0G0 Wage and Sal.
airy Sterilization Board employees
More were expected to be issued
by the various agencies enforcing
controls.
Hagerty declined to say whether
wage curbs might be ended be,
fore the April 80 deadline. He said
the termination date sis now under
consideration"
Meanwhile the machinery Of con-
trolls was being dismantled and
there were predictions that a sheaf
of price decontrol orders on such
items as beef, furniture. children's
clothing. household appliances and
possibly restaurants would come
out within a few days.
The wage and salary boards sus-
pended the processing of all cases,
awaiting further orders.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05
Large Family Can Live On
$50 Weekly, But It's A Job
By EARL ARoNsoN

PITTSFIELD, Me. R-can you
rear a family of IL young daugh-
tiers and their grandfather-plus
two dogs, two cats and guinea
pig-on $50 week?
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Brooks are
doing it-but it isn't easy.
The couple, both 81, and their
family live in remodeled school.
house four miles outside this vii
lage. Brooks earns $50 week in
the picker room Of a wooden mill.
Living on $50 week we don't
have pies and cake every day."
says Mrs. There's Brooks. ave do
try to have it at least on Sunday.
Everyday living on this amount
requires lot of thinking and max
ing stretchy Dishes" she said In
an interview.
The heartiest meal is supper
when all Is are at home.
1--WE have potatoes, one-half peck
meal, plenty Of vegetables and
milk. We have either meat or fish
once week and use about four or
five pounds. For breakfast we
have cooked cereal, requiring
about half package, canned milk,
toasted biscuits or graham rolls
1861. coffee and cocoa.
"At noon the four little ones (the
girls range in age from IL months
to Is years( grandpa and / eat at
home and have what is left over
from the previous supper. warmed
up. Mr.. Brooks and Eunice. the
Oldest daughter, student at
Maine Central Institute, carry
their lunch. The other seven eat
at school, three working during the
noon hour to pay for theirs.
The family practically lives out
OF the garden in the summer.
I'VE raise string beans. peas,
several kinds OF greens. carrots,
beets, turnip, cabbage. squash, GU
cumbers, lettuce, radishes and
sweet corn" Mrs. Brooks related.
eve put up in jars as much as
we can spare for winter consump-
ton. Also. all the older girls and I
pick as many berries as we can
strawberries, bhieberries. raspber-
ries and cranberries, also canning
them for winter use. Then, too, we
60 claiming at the coast, bringing
some home to steam, fry and TO
make chowders.
Gree. amounts Of vegetables Civ
en- the Books by friends, neigh
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05
by SAM DAWSON

NEW YORK Rl-What will price
decontrol do to the cost of living?
Merchants believe that most of
the things you buy in their stores
will move only slightly either way.
Most pressure right now is toward
price cutting rather than price
boosting.
Businessmen, however, may find
long list of materials they buy
are likely to rise-mostly in the
metal fields, but including prob
ably oil. some machinery, office
machines, and such specialized
things as surgical instruments.
Such price rises in materials
would increase the costs of max.
ing consumer goods and--if con-
sumner demand is high enough
this cost could be passed along to
you later as higher prices on many
durable goods.
Al present, however. the tend.
ency is to cut prices on such
things as cars--and not pass on
higher COST.
The timetable of decontrol wor.
ries businessmen most right now.
In the period of uncertainty
some sellers may withdraw from
the markets. Those who expect
their products TO rise in price once
they get free Of controls may hold
down their current sales. If this
happens there viii probably be
cries OF shortages.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05
Effect OF Price Decontrol On
Cost OF Living Is Asked Now

Both consumers and business.
men noted President Eisenhower's
price predictions-"some up, some
down."
They expect the first decontrol
measures very shortly will free
those products likely to be down.
These include consumer items now
selling well below price ceilings
like meat, some clothing and tex
tiles still under controls, and some
consumer durable goods.
These also include such raw ma.
terials as natural rubber, lead and
zinc.
Last products likely to be freed
from controls are those bouncing
against the price ceilings. These
include copper. steel, aluminium,
petroleum, and some machinery.
And such consumer items as Gig
arets. washing machines and Of
flee equipment.
But while these wait out their
turn in the dying days Of controls,
there win be a LOT of jockeying
among producers and manufactur.
ers.
Resetting prices in a free and
open market--which in many cases
includes world markets as well as
those IL the United Siates--wiil
be a tough JOB in many cases,
after the long period In which the
pricing and distributing Of mate
rails has been closely controlled
by governments.
Many raw materials VII still
be under control AZ foreign gov
ernmeniS. and American business.
men viii have 10 work out price
arrangements in a halfgree, half.
controlled market
But the cost Of fiylng-affer 4
few mere weeks gcanx 70 be
set in the maFkespsace once more
That is. il VII cepead apaa fhs
supply e S9oSs aYzaahls ard Ia
urge yca have to buy any part.
calar item-pans that important
factor. the number of dollars ypu
have ia your pocket
/ The change -aveT period Erom
coairaiS. though. msy be q tigtls
r0agA.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05
Temporary Post

WASHINGTON R-Both houses
of Congress now have agreed on
creating a new temporary post for
a second under secretary Of state.
The Eisenhower administration
asked for the extra under secre--
tary TO reorgsnize the department.
The job Is going TO Donold Lourie
of winnetka, I'll, president Of the
Quaker Oats Company.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05
HAL
BOYLE
| SAYS

NEW YORK B-Men have al
ways been used by women as step.
ping stones to security.
But today many men are getting
tired of feeling they are being STEP
ped on needlessly. Or, perhaps,
'trampled" describes 1t better.
One Of the things heating up the
cold war between the sexes in
America Is the public discourtesy
of women. More and more men are
unwillingly becoming convinced
that more and more women are
downright impolite and bad-man-
nered.
The girls themselves look at it
the other way. They claim male
gallantry and chivalry are whiting
like tulip in a hurricane. Who's
to blame? Naturally am on the
woman's side in this and any other
argument tits safer that way),
but men do seem to have a point.
''H a dog carries o market bas-
ket home for woman in his teeth,
she will toss him q bone or give
him a pat on the head" said one
male critic. "But a man has no
such inducement. A woman has no
gratitude for any small favors he
does her. She takes them for
granted.
"A man doesn't like to be taken
for granted. I'll give you an ex-
ample.
"The other day at lunch I saw
a fur wrap drop to the floor from
the back of a woman's chair. I
went over, brushed it off and
handed it to her. She took it, hung
It again on the chair, and turned
away without . word, a nod or a
smile.
81 guess she figured I had been
put on earth years before just so
I could grow up and run over and
pick up that jacket for her at the
exact moment. / had a wild urge
to throw the jacket back on the
floor and jump on It."
He said he didn't do this because
he wasn't sure whether the other
men in the restaurant would beat
him up or break into admiring
applause for his courage.
Many men complain that such
chill ingratitude is commonplace
with modern women. that they
have lost the feminine art of show.
ing appreciation. Most world trav.
elers agree that European women
have retained this virtue of their
sex to q greater degree than their
sisters.
Here women are polite in their
own homes but away from II they
often act like boors." one man
said. They save their good man.
ners for their own fireside.
''f you hold the elevator door
open for a lady in her own apart.
ment building. she viii smile gra-
ciously. But meet her at a tobacco
counter and she viii elbow past
you to order her pack OF butts
first.
You simply can't get women
to wait their turn in line. Ordinary
courtesy seems beyond their I'm.
derstandlng. Whatever they want
is more important than what you
wsns-and II has 10 be done right
now, II men acted In public as
ssotnen do. you'd have chaos --
fist lights everywhere.
There Is some truth in this. OF
course, ossrdrawa IS il may be
| feel. however. .has il Is only :
passing phase reElsStinr women !
present insecurity. They arsn't &C.
crstomed yet b having equal
rights. and are unsure Of their
own power.
AL they need Is little time
say a couple of centuries. By ther
they viii reRiire they h1vn ia
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05

strength to push their own way
without help through . revolving
door. They viii lose their fear that
men are trying 10 set ahead Of
them.
Once they relax and regain self.
confidence IA themselves women
again viii return she words thank
yea TO TIER vocabulary.
But cant wait that long. ob-
tected one cynic to whom ex.
planned my theory. why not just
put women back on their old pedes-
,ai--st gaaposat II necessary and
then tip-soe awAy and leave them
there."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05
THE DISCOVERY OF LETHIpRoNE

Chemists of the Wellcom Foundation in London have
produced chemical called Lethdrone which is thought
to be ongsough antdote for the narcotic effects of
morphine and other related drugs symptoms morphine
poisoning repeatedly relieved seconds after admin
stration of the drug
Lethdrone supposed to be notwithstanding and is
expected to be used for purposes other than andoe
for narcotics is expected to be used diagnose addc
tion to make the relief of pain childbirth safer pro-
and for other things.
The interesting part about the chemical is that
chemists do not know how the andote produces its eff
fects The chemical is similar morphine in its mo-
lecuar structure but behaves in different ways since
notwithstanding and dsperses the narcotic in the cells
OF the nervous system, when administered.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05
Jap Skies Clear

TOKYO B--An American Air
Force spokesman said that q. 5.
radar operators have not inter-
cepted any intruding planes over
japan since the Jan. Il warning
they might be shot down.
The Japanese warning, backed
by the U. S. and obviously aimed
at Russia. noted repeated viola
tons Of Japan's air borders and
said measures would BE- taken"
II they continued.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05
bors and relatives supplement-

bors and relatives supplement-
their supply.
Fortunately, says Mrs. Brooks,
the family doesn't have 10 buy
much clothing. I'VE just couldn't.
Other than shoes. coats and snow
suits, most everything ID given b
us"
Unless there b . pay raise thl
$50 Is going TO have 70 feed another
mouth. The Brooks are expecting
an addition 10 their family IN mid
March.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05
u. s. FLEET UNITS
DOCK IN SICILY

AUGUSTA, Sicily v - Thirty
units Of the U. S. feet In the
Mediterranean are visiting tails
Italian harh0r.
They include the aircraft car
riers Midway and Tsrawa, ire
cruisers Newport News ard Roan.
oke. two auxiliary ships. IS de.
str0yerx, . landsng ship. eight
transports. four fznkers and i91T
rasne sweepers
The ships vii remain here Until
Feb. ~.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05

fire department not always appreciated by those
who have had no fires.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05

Ecss windows Ia European
cashedrals usually were dedicated
% Mary. ire mother Of Cnrsss.
bus the rose wts19w II re
chapel 81 Trinity College Hart
ford. Conn. honoFx saf rsashers
q Trraay studk-ts aa6 Alumni
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05

Advertising in The Key West Citizen is sure way to
increase sales but it is not haphazard way.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25

Mrs. Lizzie Rogers is very i'll
at the Lewes Hospital. We hope
for her a speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norwood Filings
worth are entertaining relatives
from Darby. Pa. for "A few days.
MIR. and Mrs. Harley Bently have
moved and arc making their home
at one of the Joe II. Fishers prop
critics.
Miss Duane Calhoun returned TO
LindOn Hall College. on Monday
after spending the summer with
her parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Hancock and
children, and Mr. and Mrs 3. w.
Hickman. Jr., and children spent
Sunday at North Beach, Va.
Mrs. Kenneth Blank of Dover and
sister, Mrs. Charles Chandler of
Georgia, called on Miss Iris Clogg
the past week.
Mrs. Ruth DOnaWay will leave
Monday, September %. TO spend the
winter with her son, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles DOnaway and family at
TuscOn. Arizona.
Mrs. OrVille Layfcld returned
home the past week after under
going an operation at the Jclfer-
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25

Edward Passwaters' new
home in Houston will soon be
completed. Several new homes
are being built in this town
and the beautiful new school
is also being built.
soa
The foundation of a new
house is laid on the lot which
Mrs. Yerkes of Philadelphia re-
Gently purchased from ]. c.
Wharton, Houston, and where
she is having a very beautiful
residence erected.
ROS
Lewes spOrtsmen are MAX
ing large catches of fine trout
at the Point of the Capes with
hook and line. Some of them
weigh as high as ten pounds:
also large crOakers are being
caught with hook and line from
the piers and many are being
caught with nets.
GVa
Herman Carter, a native-born
Delawarean, but for manv
years past a resident of Mt.
Sterling, Ohio, has just com
pleted and sent to the Della
ware State Archives Commits
sion, one Of the most complete
genealogical records of MANY
OF the most prominent families
in Delaware and parts of Mary
land, that has ever been re-
ceived by the State Archives.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25

the hotel and the remaining
members spent the night on
the boat.
Miss Irene Williams left on
Sunday for Fredericksburg.
Va, where she will attend the
State Teachers College.
The following. have resumed
their studies at the University
of Delaware: Miss Alice BrcmC
Miss Mary Vinyard, Miss Ruth
Kitchens, Miss Ellen Sipple.
Miss Elizabeth Vreeland. Miss
Gilmore Bunstein, Henry Bun
stein and Curtis Williams.
eve
DR.. Edwin S. Anderson.
probably the oldest physician
in the State, died at his home
in Dover last Thursday after
noon. He was 80 years old last
January and had been q prac-
ticing physician in Dover for
more than IS years.
A new insurance agency
came into being this week
when Donald Smith. together
with G. Edgar Wood. formed
the Smith and Wood Insurance
Agency. This agency handles
Insurance of all kinds The
agency has Offices in the Hal
lett Building.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Twenty Years Ago.

Taken from September 70. 1888 Iss,
James Marquesette of Union,
has a position at the Wah Wah
Diaries at Chester, Pa.
James McAllister of Delmar.
is spending some time with
relatives in Chicago.
.SoS
Miss Martha Mccullough has
gone to Westminster, Md.
where she is registered as a
freshman in Western Mary
land College. ,
Robert II. GOrdy, Seaford
contractor. is supervising the
razing of COulbOurne's Opera
House, one of SeafOrd's oldest
landmarks.
The motor yacht. Wsyfarer.
owned by Judge Palmer Way
Of Cape May County, New Jer-
sey. docked in Milford Satur-
day night with a party of %
guests aboard. The party
started from Cape May Satur-
day morning at 10 a. m. and
spent the day fishing and cruis-
ing along the shores of the
Delaware Bay. They arrived
in Milford at p. IN. and went
to the New Windsor Hotel for
their dinner. Some members
OF the party spent the night at
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
DACSBORO
By Mrs. EssIe HIchmaB

Miss Eula Mae Bunting return
cd to the University Of Delaware
for her Junior year. She is study
ing in home economics. She spent
the weekend with friends i'm
Lewcs. She spent her summer va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Bunting.
Mrs. Earl Warrington and daugh-
ter Lana Rae, returned to her home
in SelbyVillc from the Peninsula
General Hospital. Mother and
baby are fine. Mrs. Warrington
was formerly Miss Mary Lonise
Bunting of here. Lana Rae is the
granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry w. Bunting.
Mrs. Virgic Wingatc spent We'd
ncsday with her sister, Mrs. Ncttic
JONES.
Mrs. Vina Steelman returned to
her home after receiving treatment
at the Lewes Hospital. She is
much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Millard West and
daughter ElOise. spent Sunday
night with Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Davidson
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Thirty Years Ago.
rom September %, 1923 Issue

Taken from September %, 1928 Iss,
Frank Greco and his wife.
Mrs. Emily Greco, are dead.
and their daughter, Philomena,
is i'll as the result of eating
toad stools which were cooked
in mistake for mushrooms.
2oa
Elwood L. Wescoat. of the
Wescoat Auto Company, Lewes.
after attending the prize fight
in New York City returned
with a new Hupmobile tour
ing car for Justice of the
Peace William P. Carter.
William E. Walsh of Lewes.
is making extensive repairs TO
the old garage which he built
on South Street several years
ago, adjoining the new one re-
Gently completed. This will be
known as the Lewes Buick
Cadillac garage, while his
other one is the Chevrolet
garage.
zoe
The largest yield of toma-
toes to the acre reported in
many years has just been har-
vested by German Lee on the
Judge France farm in Quaker
Neck, near Chestertown, Md.
Mr.. Lee got an average yield
OF nearly Is tons of fine toma-
toes to the acre, his entire
yield being S61s tons from 6
acres.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25

Miss Helen Tatman of Mil
ford, has received an appoint
ment as teacher of English and
German in the High School at
Aberdeen, Md.
SoR
Captain James Cannon with
twenty-five members of Com
pany B of the Militia of Del
aware, left yesterday for the
State Rife Range, for three
days practice at rifle shooting
over the state ranges.
Bids were opened Monday
morning at the United States
Engineer office in Whining
ton for constructing a jetty at
the mouth Ofs the Mispillion
River. There was only one
bidder, the Tatnall-BrOwn Co.
of Philadelphia, at $3.77 per
cubic yard.
The dark. rainy days, such
as last Friday, make the need
of an all-day electric current.
so plainly felt by the mer-
chants, the banks and the
post office officials i'm Milford
(all of which had to use lamps
on Friday last), that it seems
possible for a determined eff
fort to be made to force the
consideration of the subject
by the Light and Water Com
mission of Milford.