davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1954-06-09


high scores made by the gradu-
ates of public schools outside
Virginia in relation to the other
scores apparently Is due to
more rigorous screening" Of
applicants from those schools by
Virginia colleges.
Harvard Report Cited.
There is another bit Of testi-
mony measuring the public
school students against private
school students. James Bryant
Conant. former president of
Harvard. wrote in Education
and Liberty" published in 1858:
"As a matter Of statistics. the
high school graduate does bet
ter than the private schoolboy
in Harvard College. though he
may have considerable difficulty
the first year. Thus, of those
graduating magma cum laude or
summa cum laude in 1851 and
1852. two-thirds were from pub
lie Schools though the classes as
a whole were SO per cent COM
posed of public school gradu-
ates.
However, these statistics, are
to some degree misleading, for
only the top quarter Of the class
of many schools apply for ad-
mission to Harvard whereas all
the graduates of a private pre-
paratory school are potential col
lege students"
Another part of the general
picture is in the fact college en-
rollments have increased tremen-
dously. For the academic year
ending in 1900 the enrolment
was 237.592. Since then: For
1910-355.213. For 1920-597,-
$50. For 1891, 1,100,737. For
1910 - 1,494.2O3. For 1850 -
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result from Q student carrying
four courses for two semesters.
II he passed seven and failed in
one. his percentage rate Of pass
ing would be 87.5.
Here are the figures comparing
the records Of graduates Of pub
lie and private schools:
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-08

NEW YORK R-Tax relief for
business first or for Individuals
which would give the economy the
biggest boost?
Industry is bending congressional
ears just now, seeking more liberal
depreciation rates--something the
average citizen may be a little
hazy about. Industry holds that
this would spur business and ere
etc Jobs.
The changes would apply to new
farm buildings and equipment. and
new rental housing, as well as to
new factories and machinery. and
commercial and industrial build
ings.
Individuals would like a cut in
personal income tax payments.
So would william McChesney
Martin Jr., head Of the Federal
Reserve System, in all probability.
But he tells congressman: eff
you increase the money consumers
have to spend through raising tax
exemptions on personal income
taxes, there is no guarantee that
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-08
Queen And Duke
Elude Admirers
For Barge Trip

SYDNEY, Australia R - Queen
Elizabeth II and the Duke Of Edin.
burgh slipped out a side entrance
10 Government House for a day
off from official engagements TO-
day. Only handful Of their en-
thusiastic Australian public caught
up with them.
The royal couple drove to the
harbor and took a barge trip to
a palatial private home on the
waterfront before lunch. Hundreds
meanwhile milled about the main
entrance to Government House or
followed rumors about the pairs
plans, for their holiday.
The summer heat took a heavy
toll among the spectators around
the cathedral where the Queen at
tended services yesterday. Nine
hundred persons including many
children collapsed and were given
first aid In the cathedral chapter
house.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-08
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE 10 CREnITORs


(1oSS Probate Act. Secs. lie. 1901
IN THE COURT OF THE COUNTY
JUDGE. MONROE UNTY.
FLORIDA. IN PROBATE.
In re: Estate of
L. p. ARTMAN,
Deceased.
To All Creditors and Persons
Having Claims or Demands
Against Said Estate:
You and each OF you are hereby
notified and required to present any
claims and demands which you, or
either OF YOU, NAV have against the
estate OF l.. p. Artman. deceased.
late of said County. to the County
Judge of Monroe County, Florida
at his office in the court house of
said County at Key West, Florida
within eight calendar months from
the time of the first publication of
this notice. Each claim or demand
shall be in writing. and shall state
the place OF residence and post Of
flee address OF the claimant. and
shall be sworn 20 by the claimant,
his agent. or attorney. and any
such claim or demand not so filed
shall be void.
NORMAN DONALD ARTMAN.
As executor OF the Last Will and
Testament of l. P. Artman. de-
ceased.
tanlS-s5:feb1-S.1s 1854
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-08
The Veterans
Corner

Here are authoritative answers
from the Veterans Administration
. TO four questions OF interest to
former servicemen and their fami.
lies:
@. I have a permanent National
Service Life Insurance policy.
Would it be possible for me Il
change Il to a term policy?
A. No. Permanent plan policies
may not be exchanged for term
policies, under the law. However,
NSLI term policies may be con.
verted to permanent plans.
Q. ! want to take medical intern.
ship training under the Korean CT
Bill. Does VA consider it as on-the.
job training or as classroom train.
ing, for purposes Of the monthly al.
lowance?
A. Medical internShip is consid.
cred as ftill-time Institutional class.
room training, for CT allowance
purposes. But the training must
be approved by the Council on
Medical Education and Hospitals OF
the American Medical ASsocia
tion.
Q. l served continuously in the
armed forces, without a break,
since 1910, and l am just now get.
ting my discharge. Would l be al.
lowed to take the maximum of four
years Of training under the World
War II CT Bill?
A. No. The reason is that the
World War II CT training program,
Tor nearly all veterans. comes to
an end on July Is. 1S56-about two
and one-hah years from now. But
you would be entitled to the maxi.
mum amount OF training under the
Korean GIsBAl, which is SO months.
Q. | am World War II veteran
who recently became disabled, and
] plan to apply for the VA pension
which Is payable for total and per.
manent non-Service-connscted dis.
abilities. have a wife and two
children. WIN / receive a larger
pension because Of these three de.
pendents?
A. No. Pension rates for non.
servlce-connected total disabilities
are not affected in any way by the
number of dependents you may
have. The rate is $6S a month with
or without dependents, increased
20 SIS when you reach age IS or
when You have been on the rolls
for 10 years.
(Veterans living in Key West, Flor.
na who wish further information,
about their benefits should contact
NE VA Office at Room 21s, Post
Office Building.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-08

WOULD like to suitcase space
with some window frontage for
the sale of jewelry, watches and
the repair of same. Must be on
Duval St. between Eaton and An
gela. Box 141, Key West, Fla.
feb6-3tx
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23-..-FOund

FOUND around LIST Of December,
Miller Bicycle, in vicinity of
Poinciana, Phone 2-5553.
feb8-3tx
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FOR Lower Keys property, phone
Summerland Key or write Hud-
gins, owner, Summerland Key.
feb1 mon, wed ,sat-tf
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-08
Today's
Business
Mirror
By Sam Dawson

the consumer viii spend the mon
Iey."
Many a citizen, On the contrary,
may be quite sure that he'll have
b spend any money saved him on
taxeS-and the merchants TO whnra
he is in debt might be interested
In seeing the color OF that moaey
But most businessmen viii 60
along with Martins belief that at
this time Of recession worries the
emphasis should be on the pro-
duction side.
Here is how businessmen figure
that liberalization Of depreciation
rates would spur production and
create or save jobs:
The present practice In reckon
ing income tax returns is for bust
nessmen to charge off the cost of
plant and equipment over the est
mated life OF the property. The
treasury has a lot Of rules Of thumb
for this.
II you buy q small cutting tool,
say, and its life expectancy is one
year, you set up . depreciation
reserve for it and charge it off
completely as deductible expense
item in the year you buy it. Next
year you tap the depreciation re-
serve for the money to buy a new
tool.
Some machinery is expected to
last Is years, and treated accord
ingly.
II you build an apartment house,
the treasury usually rules that it
should last so years, and deprecia-
ton allowance is spread over so
years.
If you build a water supply dam
the treasury figures it should be
good for $50 years-and your heirs
and assigns will be charging that
one off for a long time.
But businessmen contend that
the modern world is much too
speedy for these old rules. They
say that often nowadays a machine
becomes obsolete years before it
would wear out. Or shifting con-
sumner tastes call for a new ma
chine to make a different product
currently striking the public fan.
cy.
They want the treasury to change
depreciation rates so that they can
charge off most of the cost of the
machine or plant in its early years
before ii may become outdated.
They argue that such a change
would spur manufacturers to put
in new and more efficient ma
chimes now, would encourage shop
keepers to modernize now; would
induce farmers to get new labor
saving equipment now.
"All of this" as President Eli
senhower points out, means many
more jobs"
Installing new and more efficient
machines, the Northern Trust Co.,
of Chicago points out, Creates
overcapacity but the overcapacity
is in the older, obsolete plant"
And the Chase National Bank of
New York says in its quarterly
review that "There is growing evil
dence that the need for equipment
today is greater than in the past"
But if industry writes off the
cost of new equipment at a faster
rate, is that "a gift to business?"
Tax lawyers say it isn't. You
can charge off depreciation only
once. What is saved in the early
years is Offset by tax increases in
the later years-if you're still using
that plant or machine.
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6-Wanted To Rent

WANTED, three bedroom. unfurn-
iShed house, or apartment, Box
Ms, Co Citizen. feb4-6tx
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3-RM. Furnished house. Infant ac-
cepted. $500 monthly. Phone 2
66S3. febs-tf
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.5A--F0r Rent
Miscellaneous

GARAGES and store room in bust.
ness section. CaA 1881 between
10 and Z. feb1-tf
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BEAUTIFULLY furn. residence at
3434 Ave. E., from Feb. is to
Jan. /, 1855. Two adults only, no
pets. Phone 2-22SS. S125 per month
feb5-3tx
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FOR SALE at sacrifice: strictly I.

FOR SALE at sacrifice: strictly
modern home, in fine residential
section, two bedrooms, two baths
and powder room, living room, din
cite, sun room, all electric Hot
Point kitchen, utility room, carport
and solarium. Adjoining lot avail
able If desired. Phone 2-5096, be-
tween $50 and 700 p. m. for ap-
pointment febS-6t
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STORE is so, 10s. Duval St. Suit
able for any business. Phone 2.
1882. feb1-tf
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FOUR room, al furnished house.
All electric. 1909 Staples Ave. In.
|quire $40 Petronia St. feb6-3tx
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LARGE room for two adults, Twin
beds. In modern home. $3.50
weekly. Phone 2-5790 after $50 or
all day Sunday. jan29-tf
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8-Male Help Wanted

ASSISTANT cook, white, exper-
fenced kitchen man, some cook
ing experience. Apply, Chef Key
Wester Hotel. feb6-3t
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DEMONSTRATORS - SIS $40
daily sparetime. Our lingerie and
apparel are sensation of party plan
selling. Free outfit. Beeline Fash
ions, 4l45-R Lawrence, Chicago so.
Ill. febS-1tx
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ROOMS for working men. $1,000
per week. al William St.
janl2-24tx
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WANTED Porter. Must be out of
school. Apply in person, Fausto' S
Food Palace, 522 Fleming St.
feb8-3t
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GREASE rack and service atten-
dant. Must be experienced. $50.
weekly. Rudy's Service Station,
Sigsbee Park. feb8-6t
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WANTED bag boy. Must be out of
school. Apply in person, FauSto'S
Food Palace, 522 Fleming St.
febS-3tI
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"NEED Rugs, refrigerator, wash
ing machine or furniture for your
home. You can earn the necessary
working few hours each
day as an Avon Representative. To
arrange an interview Phone 2-55lS
between 400 and 800 p. m.
febS-3t
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ROUTE man, call in person, Sob
er only. Poinciana Dry Cleaners,
21S Simonton st. febS-3tX
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departments For Rent
CONTINUED

ONE bedroom, al electric. Private
bath, utilities. linens, dishes fur
nished. II and B Motel, 1851 Eaton
febi-tf
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GOING north on highway n, 9
miles north of Homestead. Fla
two acre citrus groves 2 houses
: 1000 nursery trees. Inquire Burn
hams acres. Phone in Homestead
1902. Terms. feb5-3tx
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IN. E. CORNER george and Laird
SITS. a 100, Walkoh. s2l Sim
onton ST. febI-d
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and or Female
Help Wanted

MAKE 5000 daily. Sell luminous
name plates. Write Reeves Co..
Attleboro, Mass, Free sample and
details. feb2-6tx
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l1A-Employment
Wanted-FemaIe

NURSE desires private duty. Tel.
Z-2l39. feb6-3tX
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2S-Real Estate For Sale

3 BEDROOM Sunshine house $500.
down, $50. monthly. Inquire 210O
Fogarty Ave. janO-ti
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FOR BUYING or selling any kind
of Key West property, contact
Paul Boysen, 626 Fleming st. Es-
ltabliShed 1919. JAMS 30tx
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CHOICE WATERFRONT LOT.
SUNRISE SHORES, 1907 loo'
PRICE 5000. TERMS. $500.
DOWN, kALANcE 500. PER
MONTH. PHONE 7-S243.
febl-tf
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WANTED 2 experienced Super
Market Cashiers. Apply In per-
son. Fausto'S Food Palace, 522
Fleming st. feb3-tf
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9-Female Help Wanted

CURB girl at active DRIVEN. Ap-
ply Blvd. Drive in, Roosevelt
Blvd. and LIST. feb1-tf
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ACRE, ocean front. suitable for
high class trailer park. Phone 2
222S between Gil a. m. or Box
E. F. CO Citizen. feb3-tf
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white will train. Key Am
bassador, So. Roosevelt Blvd.
feb5-3t
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by permanent business
couple, manager of Miller'S Inc,
apt. or house, excellent
references. Have a pet and will
guarantee liability. Phone 2-24SO.
feb8-3t
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BARNARD wanted, experienced or
inexperienced. Apply Brown Der
by Bar, COL Whitehead. feb2-6tx
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THREE bedroom home, double liv-
ing room. dining room, kitchen
with breakfast nook, Florida room,
carport, large Handicapped lot. 2sl2
Staples Ave, Phone 2-6s79.
febS-tt
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WAITRESS wanted, Shorty'S Din
er, 116 Duval. feb6-6tx
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For Rent

NEWLY renovated bedroom apart
ment ALI utilities. Reasonable
rates. S21 Simonton. feb1-tf
APARTMENTS and sleeping
rooms, Nicely decorated. By day,
week or month. Stutz Hotel. Apis
40 Fleming. febl.tf
APARTMENTS open for your In.
spection- Furnished or unfurnish-
ed. Royal Palms Apartments, LIST
Street and Patterson Ava
feb1.u
APARTMENT $50 to $50 per mon
tn. All William St. febl.24tx
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tCoNfaNCEDl

BEAUTIFUL large two story, vel
furnished home for sale on Pine
Street, on large lot with fruit
trees. Phone 2-3449. feb2-6t
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3 BEDROOM furnished Sunshine
house. Equity $460O0O and as
sumo remainder of F. H. A. mort
gage. Phone 2-2414 before 500 or
2-6461 after 500. dec31-tf
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2 LOTS, near ocean and Casa Mar
ina. VI. Herman. 1883 Flamingo
Dr., Miami Beach. feb1-ti
Smyrna times., 1954-09-23
NAMED CHIEF
OF OBSERVERS
H. Kirk Schminke Appointed
Chief of Ground OBJ
server Corps
26 POSTS NEEDED

H. Kirk Schminke, securities
salesman and resident of Middle
town has been appointed civilian
chief of the Delaware Ground
Observer Corps as the first step
in top level reorganization made
necessary by the recent disclosure
that the nations radar network
now can be jammed by enemy de-
vices. Mr.. Schminkle, who will
serve as an unpaid volunteer, will
direct a statewide campaign for
about $500 plane spoilers needed
to give adequate coverage of the
state. His appointment was an
nounced by d. Preston Lee, state
Civil Defense director, who urged
all ground observer personnel to
cooperate fully with Mr.. Schminke
in strengthening the corps to
meet it's increased responsibilities.
1.-The fact that our radar network
can no longer be fully relied
upon means that the plane spot
Continued on Page Twelvel
Smyrna times., 1954-09-23
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION
TO RESUME REGULAR MEETINGS

The Smyrna Special District
School Parent Teacher Associa-
ton will hold the first meeting
of the 1954-55 school year on
Thursday, Oct. Ia, and regular
meetings will be held on the Sec
ond Thursday of each month
thereafter. The new president,
Lester Liefer, presided at a meet
ing of the executive committee, at
which it was decided that the top
ic of the first program will be
teacher tenure. Other new officers
and committee chairmen are: Mrs.
Julia Slaughter, vice president for
high school; Earl Downes, vice
president for elementary school;
Mrs. Nelson Everhart, secretary;
Mrs. Gilbert Lurty, treasurer;
George Galley, parliamentarian;
Mrs. Homer Stevens, membership;
Mrs. Belle McBrine, school lunch;
Mrs. James Cooper, health; A.
Brinton Reynolds, ways and
means; Charles ". Williams, pro-
gram; Mrs. Grace Lockerman and
Mrs. Dorothy Harrington, hospi-
tality; Mrs. James VESSEL, cloth
Smyrna times., 1954-09-23
NAME DIRECTOR
SCOUT CAMPS
ID. WintOn Hartman Appoint
ed by Del-Mar-Va Council
to Important Post
HAD GOOD EXPERIENCE

The appointment of D. Winton
Hartman by the Del-Mar-Va
Council, Boy Scouts of America,
for the position of Assistant Ex-
ecutive and Director of Camping,
has been announced by John o.
Shanks, Scout Executive. AS the
Director of Camping in the Vik-
ing Council, Minneapolis, Mime
sofa, he gained national recogni-
tion for the development of one
of the largest and most modern
Boy Scout camps in the country.
For the past two years, he has
served as Director of Camping at
the Philadelphia Council. Mr..
Hartman is a graduate of the
University of Minnesota and the
65th National Training School for
Scout Executives at Schiff Scout
Reservation, Mendham, New Jer-
sey. He is an Eagle Scout and
has served as Cubmaster and
Scoutmaster. He has also served
as an instructor at numerous Ma
tional Camping Schools and is a
graduate of the Boy Scout Ma
tional Aquatic School. He has
spent 25 summers at camp in all
phases of camp staff work. He is
a member of the National Board
of the American Camping Asso-
citation, the Eastern Pennsylvania
Camping Association, the Phila-
delphia Engineers Club, active in
P.T.A. and other civic organiza-
tions. Mr.. Hartman is married
and has two children, Diam, aged
9, Girl Scout Brownie, and Bob,
aged IA, an Explorer Scout. He
will assume his new position with
the Del-Mar-Va Council on Octo-
ber 1.
Smyrna times., 1954-09-23

ing; Mrs. Lester Liefer, publica-
tions; James E. Everhart, legisla-
tion; Mrs. ]. D. Niles, Jr., pub
licity. A historian will be appoint
ed. The committee decided to ask
the cooperation again this year
of service clubs and civic groups
in bringing to the children at the
school a performance by the
Children's Theater of the Univer-
sity of Delaware. Mrs. Ruth Will
liams will make contact with the
university. There was discussion
on the merits of awarding extra
curricular work at the high school
and it was decided it was a
worthy project. The executive
committee meeting was held at
the elementary school and was
attended by twelve members. Pre-
sent were Mr.. Liefer, George w.
Wright, school superintendent;
MIR. Galley, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs.
Stevens, Mrs. Niles, Mrs. Lurty,
Mr.. Reynolds, Mr.. Williams, Mrs.
Lockerman, Mrs. Harrington, and
Mrs. Everhart.
Smyrna times., 1954-09-23
NEW HUNTING
REGULATIONS
Special Waterfowl Hunting
Regulations Applicable To
Woodland Beach Area
1000 ACRES OF MARSH

The Delaware Board of Game
and Fish Commissioners has an
nounced special waterfowl hunting
regulations for the first half of
the waterfowl season November
1st to November 27th) applicable
to the Woodland Beach Public
Shooting Area. This area con-
sists of 1000 acres of marsh land
recently purchased by the Della
ware Board of Game and Fish
Commissioners. The lands are To-
Gated along the shore of Delaware
Bay between the mouth of the
Smyrna River on the North, and
the community of Woodland Beach
to the South. Headquarters for
the area may be reached by driv-
ing toward Woodland Beach from
Smyrna on Route 6 for approx
mately 5 miles and then turn
North toward Taylor's Bridge for
one mile. Mr.. Aathony Fglorlo,
District WiIdIife Technician for
the Commission is stationed at
the headquarters. Of the 1000
acres, approximately 1000 acres,
comprising the north portion of
the area, will be available to the
hunting public this year without
special reservations. The State
will provide no facilities for hunt
ing in this section, so the hunter
may make whatever arrangements
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