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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-22
us. Farmers
81 Planting
BY OVID A. MARTIN

WASHINGTON Up - American
farmers will be operating close to
their war-expanded capacity this
year, despite the prospect of more
SURPRISES, if they carry out plant
ing plans reported to the govern
mert.
The Agriculture Department has
revealed that a survey taken
March 1 indicated the acreage
planted to crops this year may be
down less than one per cent from
year ago even though storage
facilities are crowded with the
largest farm surplus in history.
Under crop control programs set
up by the department, farmers had
been urged to divert upwards of
Is million acres-Or about seven
per cent of last years crop acre
age-to nOn-crop uses, such as
grasses and soillbuilding legumes.
The survey indicated that wheat
paintings will be within the 63.-
100000 acres allotted for this crop.
1t also assumed that the cotton
acreage would be in line with the
q, 400 acres allotted for that
crop. But the prospective corn
acreage was about the same as
last year, although the govern
ment had urged a 1O-million-acre
reduction.
The department emphasized.
however, that the acreages finally
planted may turn out to be larger
or smaller than indicated, by rea-
son of weather conditions, price
changes, labor supply, financial
conditions, the crop control pro-
grams and the effect of the survey
itself upon farmers actions.
1t was pointed out that when the
survey was made, many farmers
had not yet been notified of their
individual corn acreage allotments.
The survey did indicate, however
that much land being diverted
from such surplus crops as cotton
and wheat will be used to grow
other cash and livestock feed
crops, soybeanS, flaxseed, Orgy
beans and peas, rather than
grasses and legumes.
Big increases in acreages were
indicated also for oats, barley,
flaxseed, sorghums and sugar
beets.
Only 10 the case of potatoes, the
price or which is now down, was
a significant decrease-about Ii
percent-indicated.
The department said it appeared
that 356, 800, 900 acres may be
planted to 50 principal crops this
year, or only 2,7oO, 900 less than
last year.
Should farmers plant at or near
the acreages indicated by the sur.
vey, and should weather conditions
be normal for the growing and
harvesting season, production
might we'll create SURPRISES of
some crops not now in the excess
category.
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Chapter Is

DOR the next minute or so we al
L just sat or stood there, to<
stunned to do anything excep
stare at Beau. Finally Cousin JEFF
broke the silence that had begun
to press down upon US so heavily
that it fairly hurt
Beau, you don't know VIVA
you're talking about" he ex
claimed more sharply than I hat
ever heard him speak before
Where did you get such ridicu.
lous idea?'
Get it," Beau repeated. =
didn't need to get it anywhere
It's been staring us in the face
from the very beginning. Look a
the crazy directions Grandpert
left for his funeral. Look at what
Lee was-an unbalanced neurotic
ready to 60 to pieces at the Least
emotional strain. And look Al
Aunt Delphine!"
Aunt Delphine, you're forget
ting is only a member of the
0A4Ao6CS 0AhA kAoo IN
blood relationship to any Of Us"
Beau was unimpressed.
I'll admit you've right about
Aunt Delphine," he acknowl.
edged. But listen to this if you
want proof that Grandpere was
going insane-and knew that he
was. About a week before he died
he went in TO New Orleans to
consult psychiatrist."
How do you know that?" Anne
dee demanded.
Yesterday after Claude's fu-
neral" he began "T was going to
make a round of the hospitals in
the hope Of finding some trace OF
Father. But I didn't do that. In
stead, l went to see Simeon Duval.
] knew Father had suspected there
was something queer about Grand
pere's death, and thought he
might have gone to consult Duval
about it.
Il drew a blank there, of course;
bat I found out something else.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-22
IT'S DEATH, my DAR[FlG :!
BY Amelio Reynolds Long

About two weeks ago, Grandpere
appeared Unexpectedly at Duyal's
office. At first he wouldn't come
TO the point about what he
wanted; but finally he admitted
that he'd come in to town to con
suit a pSychiatrist, and he asked
Duval whether he knew of >
reputable man he could recon-
mend.
Duval gave me the name OF
the man he suggested to Grand
pere-a DR.. Brennaman-and ]
went around to see him myself. -
He paused to shift his position,
then he continued.
"Grandpere had been there all
right. DR. Brennaman said Grand
pere had told him that he had
been led TO believe he was suffer
ing from auditory Authorizations.
and ne wanted to know whether
the doctor could find any sign of
mental arrangement that would
account for this.
LIE uOCbOr put nm through
the usual preliminary tests that
he gives to all new patients: but
aside from a rather pronounced
nervous tension, he could find
nothing wrong with Grandpere,
So he suggested that he come in
once a week for the next month
or so for observation"
But why do that if there was
nothing wrong with him?' Henri
wanted TO knoN.
II ASKED Brennaman that same
1 question myself" Beau said
His voice had become bitter again.
AT first he avoided giving me a
direct answer; but finally he ad
mitted that, while it's next to i'm
possible to diagnose a psychiatric
patient thoroughly upon a sim
gle examination, IN his opinion.
Grandpere was suffering from an
Illusion of persecution, which
might have accounted for the au-
dltory Authorizations. He wouldn't
say more than that but / knew
what he meant"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-22
"Veesky' is
introduced To
Soviet Topers
BY RICHARD KAsIscHKE

MOSCOW R-ThiS nation Of
vodka drinkers is being introduced
to veesky.
The ministry of Internal Trade
has put on sale "a new type Of
drink, !" called SovetSkoye veesky,
or Soviet whisky, distilled in the
Soviet Union. 1t is being launched
with an advertising campaign.
1t costs 2412 rubles for a hall
liter Gust over a pint. The ruble
is rated officially at four to the
American dollar. You deposit an
extra ruble on the bottle.
An American who bought a
bottle says:
Far as Pm concerned, l would
stick with Scotch and Bourbon.
This Soviet stuff is too sharp for
me. l don't want my hat blown
off. It's too bitter for my taste
There are big displays for the
drink in the stores. An advertising
leaflet says:
"Whiskey is one of the Oldest
alcoholic drinks. 1t comes origin.
ally from Ireland. The word whis-
ky comes from the Celtic meaning
water of life and was known to
the CeltS in the 18th century.
whisky is made from corn and
barley malt. 1t has an original
taste and aroma slightly of smoke.
Soviet whisky is made from
the best grain and in factories
with the most modern equipment.
1T is bitter type of drink.
Its aroma is natural and nothing
aromatic is added to it.
"You can drink Soviet whisky
from vodka or cognac wine glasses
without diluting it. 1t can also
be drunk mixed with soda water
or with a piece of lemon and
sugar added, according to the
taste.
we ask you 10 SEM your
opinion about this new drink,
Soviet whisky, to Glavtorg (the
state wine distributing organiza-
tom in the U.S.S.R. Ministry OF
Trade"
The leaflet says the whisky has
As per cent alcoholic content. Most
us. Whistles range from 40 to
so per cent alcohol (S0.6 to 100
proof. Standard Soviet vodkas are
44-56 per cent alcohol.
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and therefore, you can't take q
chance on insulting her by hang
ing up the receiver.
This same method Of securing
a captive audience is just about
duplicated by book statesmen,
church promoters, and other I'M
invited solicitors who pound On
your front door about the time
that you're stepping into the bath
tub or perhaps getting ready to
sit down for a meal. Conduct on
the part of this type of salesman
seems unethical to me for the sim.
pie reason that he is taking ad-
vantage of TIE inherent deeency
which most of us try to show TO-
ward strangers on our doorstep.
l had a guy beat on my door
the other day and before had
barely mumbled a GOOD Morn.
ing" he brusquely demanded,
"How many children va gotl"
Noting that he had a new book in
his hand, l tried to be polite and
hold my temper at his rudeness
by saying that l wasn't interested
in buying anything and didn't ahvs
time to talk. "I'm not selling any,
thing" he interrupted. 81 want
your name so that we can mail
this book to you free" 1 finally
just had to turn my back on him
and walk off.
This kind of situation can I'D
set your whole day. All of us have
to make a living and most of us
are willing to help the other fa-
low even to the extent of forfeitins
peacefulnesS in our own homes.
When door-to-door statesmen take
advantage of this humanity.
however, it is going too far. I
strongly suspect that the solicitors
home office is the one that en-
courages him to make himself 50
obnoxious that you'll buy what hs
has to sell in order to get rid Of
him. If this situation keeps I'D.
I'm going to be in the market for
good, tough bulldog!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-22
This Rock.
Of Ours
By Bill Glib

Politics! Everything's politics to-
day and that is, the one subject
this column wants to stay away
from!
Too many people have accused
me of being a crusader when in
reality I've only sought to point
out a few of the things that are
wrong in our community and al
low the public to carry the issue
on from there. Maybe it is a ques-
ton of semantics but I've never
felt that "This Rock of Ours" was
making any attempt to crusade.
I'll admit that somehow or an
other, I always seem to be able
to get off on the wrong foot with
most of the politicians in town.
This is a pulling matter because
the columns, when Jumped togeth-
er and analysed, contain more
praise for these men and their
projects than they actually de-
serve. OF course, once in awhile it
is necessary to sort of puncture
their conceit. The situation is some
what analogous to feeding a small
boy ice cream and candy until
you have to follow it up with cas-
tor oil. The kid is likely to forget
the humoring he received and re-
member only the unpleasant medi-
cine.
Oh well, as I said, the column is
trying to maintain a more-on-less
middle course while the heat of
this election Is on. It can't avoid
stepping on toes once in awhile
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-22

but this isn't done to try to in
fluence your vote. Definitely, how
ever, 1 hope that you take advant-
age of your privilege as a citizen
and register so that you will be
able to vote next May. Go down
to the courthouse before the books
are closed.
What Key West and Monroe
County is today-good and bad
has been brought about by voters
in the past. What it will be in the
future-good and bad-depends up
on your sincerity and attendance
to coming elections. We will never
elect perfect politicians to office
but we can do our best to select
those who most nearly approx
mate our own ideals.
Enough of this for now but
Please Don't Forget To Register!
UnethieaI Advertising
I'm thoroughly disguised with
many forms of advertising which
appear to me to be absolutely I'M
ethical. Advertising by means of
telephone, for instance.
You answer the telephone and a
sweet, feminine voice immedi-
ately starts gushing a lot of tripe
in your ear about the advantages
of using "Soap-in-your-Eye" or
some other equally nonsensical
product. She starts her sales speech
off in a chummy, familiar man.
ner so that you're not sure but that
she might actually be a friend OF
some other member of the family
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-22
Az Newsfeofvres

Hold on, Beau" Lewis Haye
put in You're jumping TO con-
clusions. After all, your grand
father was an old man-over .
hundred. It wouldn't have been
unnatural if
But Beau interrupted him with
a short, hollow laugh.
You know as well as I do.
Lew" he said, how ridiculous
1t would be to try to associate the
idea OF ordinary senile dementia
with a man like Grandpsre. ap-
preciate your efforts to find a way
out for us, but it can't be done.
We've got to face the facts.
whether we like them or not"
For the third time he paused.
Then he concluded with a rush.
You see, I asked DR.. Brenna-
man to let me look at the card
he'd made out for Grandpere,s
case history; and although he
didn't want to do it at first he
finally let me have it. In spite of
what he'd said about its being i'm
possible to diagnose a patient
after a single examination, he'd
written one word there. Oh, he
had a question mark behind Il
III admit; but that was only pro-
fessional caution. The ward was
-paranoia."
Paranoiai The beast eurabIe.
most dangerous form of inSanityi
/ gaSped, and suddenly Bobby put
her hands up over her face with
the gesture Of q child that is about
to burst into tears.
Il don't believe it, she cried.
Il tooa't believe itl Tit isn't
fair!"
Don't, Bobby" Henri said. He
shipped an arm about her, aAd led
her from the room.
One by one the others began 10
withdraw too, as though NO one
was very anxious for anyone else's
society just then. At last only
Amedee and I remained. saw
him glance at me, then look quick
ly away again. ! knew what was
coming.
- - aAukiwwsM
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-22
Mounting Unemployment Is
Felt In Big Industrial Areas
BY FRED S. HOFFMAN

WAO11AANN L O4N M OlCulPIOy-
ment has continued to mount, the
Labor Department says, and by
mid-March was being felt in al
most all the nations major indus
trial areas.
In a report issued last week, the
departments Bureau of Employ
ment Security (BES) said it found
that joblessness had spread by
mid-March from the auto, farm
machinery, aircraft and household
appliance manufacturing fields to
"wide range of industries" such
as basic steel, textiles, shipbuild-
ing, electronies and electrical
equipment.
BES said, however, there were
signs the increase in joblessness
had slowed down and reported a
slight drop early in March in
insured unemployment.
March was designated by Presi-
dent Eisenhower as an unemploy-
ment thermometer. He told a news
conference Feb. II that an up
swing in employment generally is
noted in March. If this trend
should fail to develop this year,
the President added, the govern
ment might have to take mea-
sureS, perhaps including tax re-
duction.
Last Monday night the President
went to the nation with radio
and television appeal against a
Democratic income tax cut drive.
In that speech he said economic
conditions "do not call for an
emergency program that would
justify larger federal deficits and
further initiation through large
additional tax reductions at this
time"
Eisenhower said "Some unem-
ployment" has cropped up in var
ious parts of the nation, but he
commended that the country as
whole continues to be prosper
ouS.ss' The President said jobless-
ness is no higher than it was in
the spring of 1850, the eve of the
Korean War outbreak.
The Census Bureaus most re,
cent unemployment count was
1871, 900 for February.
But there were some optimistic
signs even as BES reported that
virtually all the 149 major job
areas surveyed reflected lad
versely- affected employment con-
ditions" between mid-January and
mid-March.
For one thing, BES said in a
separate report that there had
been slight drop-12, 50O-in job
lessness among workers covered
by unemployment compensation.
This brought the total as of March
6 to 2,200,600.
Furthermore, BES reported that
during the following week new
claims for jobless pay totaled
80, 60O-S,200 fewer than were
filed during the week ended March
6.
Unemployment compensation fig
ureS give only part of the job
picture, since not many more than
half the nations workers are COW
cred by this program.
BES, in its discussion of the
situation in mid-March, also said
the employment drop-off had
slowed in the industries that bore
the brunt of the winter unem-
ployment.
BES said employment in the
trade and construction fields
dropped bit in almost all the
areas it studied, but the bureau
emphasized this was normal in
winter.
The bureau groups industrial
areas according 10 employment
conditions. In its latest report,
BES shifted 40 of the 149 major
labor market areas into classifi-
cations showing greater "sur-
pluses" of workers.
Hartford, Conn., The only area
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-22
Youngster Wants
Files On Criminals

OKLAHOMA CITY Up Maj.
Frank Thurston Of the Oklahoma
City Police Department. received
a determined note from budding
criminologist, Freddie Tucker, g.
year-old Boise City, Okla, third
grader.
Freddie requested ga copy Of all
the bad mems fingerprints you
have"
Thurston said he plans to send
the young detective all available
wanted bulletinA
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-22
French Budget Is
Passed By Assembly

PARIS Up - The National As.
sembly passed frances 1854 budg-
ct early Saturday despite last-ditch
Communist and Socialist opposi-
ton. The vote was 403 to 103.
The budget calls for defense ex-
penditures of lilo billion francs
(about S3,171, 426, 2S0), part of
which will be met by US. military
aid.
The new defense budget is Is
per cent lower than that of last
year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-22

Those who look obviously at the lovely flowers in
their neighbours yards their lack by similar
output of time and energy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-22
Aid Care Needed

LANSING R-Michigan retailers
are going to have to be careful
they don't misuse the words king
size" and Jumbo" the State Agri-
culture Department has decreed.
Miles A. Nelson, chief of en-
forcement, said his inspectors will
prosecute anyone they find. using
the words to advertise anything
that is not bigger than normal
size.
One that threw inspectors for q
loop was this retailers advertise
ment:
"King-size gallon of ice cream. I"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-22

Over the years dogs have refused to talk, which in
dicates high degree of intelligence.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-22

Horseshoe crabs are more close.
ly related to scorpions and spiders
than to true crabs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-22

Japan's Inland Sea has about
5000 islands if the islets and jut-
ting rocks are counted.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-07

and Civic Life of the Community,
State and Nation" will be dis
cussed in panel with DR.. Dorothy
Boulding Ferebee, past president
of N. C. N. w., as moderator.
Mrs. D. M. Miller will moderate
the symposium on building a great
er auxiliary.
The Auxiliary will make reports
on many new and regular activities
Of the group, many of which have
been inaugurated under the presi-
dency of Mrs. Smith. Advance re-
ports and the auxiliary organ, "The
Mouthpiece," have told of accomp-
lishinents of the year.
Washington's social season will
be enhanced by several brilliant
parties and the auxiliary presi-
dents ball.
Mrs. w. E. Pannell, of Clarks-
vile, Tenn, will succeed Mrs.
Smith as National Auxiliary Pres
ident at the end of the annual ses-
sion. Other officers of the Auxil-
larry who have helped make the
present administration successful
include:
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-07

in the state for many years and
generations.
The high purpose of the meet
ing would have been accomplished
had Governor White, or any other
person present called for a vote
from the Negro leaders on the
question of their preference for in
tegration or an immediate school
building program. Such vote
would have revealed that more
than 9OW of Negroes prefer their
own schools on the basis of equal
ity, and this in spite of a campaign
being carried on by DR.. 7. R. M.
Howard, in which all Negroes who
disagree with the NAACP and the
demand for Indignation and who
are striving to maintain a friendly
relationship with the white leaders
of the state during these strenu-
gus times are held up to ridicule
and vilification, and charged with
having sold the Negro out in his
struggle for first class citizenship
in the state.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-07

and chief spokesman for the MA
ACP in Mississippi, DR.. T. R. M.
Howard, of Mound Bayou, also
chairman of the State Council of
Negro Leadership and DR.. E. S.
Stringer Of Columbus, have sue
ceeded completely in killing any
chance that the NAACP might
have had at becoming the spokes-
man and mediator for Negroes in
Mississippi, all the time demon
strating beyond any doubt Ed
mund Burke's saying, that the
sides of sick beds and the arms
of dentist chairs are not the places
to train statesmen and leaders of
the people.
1t may also be true that the
seven-point program that we pre-
scented at the meeting also con-
tributed to it's failure, but each
day since the meeting, both by
letter and in private conversation
with both Negro and white people
we have found that the seven-point
plan and program did not receive
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-07

manifestation there are both white
people and Negroes who would
make the Negro something entirely
different from all other races,
creeds, and human beings which
gives rise to the strongly held
opinion that Negroes will not re-
act to normal situation like men,
bers of other races. This is the
position of those who hold that
Negroes will not attend their own
schools since the supreme court
decision.
1t is our view, supported by pres
ent sociological conditions, ethnOl-
ogy, and anthropology, that the
Negro will react to a normal sit |
uation just as other groups, and
that therefore, if given equal
schools, more than 80 per cent will
be content to attend their own
schools, with such contentmen1
growing until there will no longer
be any resire on their part to att
tend schools with other people,
This view makes segregation By
law, force and complement unnec!
essary.
No Need To Abolish School System
Since the United States Supreme
Court has yet to say its final word
in the matter Of school segrega-
tion, and since it appears reason
able to conclude that Negroes will
react to given situation like other
people, with going school equal
ization program in the state, it
will not be necessary to call upon
the police powers, nor abolish the
public school system in order to
keep Negroes from going to white
schools. A going school equaliza-
tion program will be a good be-
ginning towards giving the Negro
the equality guaranteed by the
Constitution of the United States.
NAACP No Program For
Leadership
The meeting of Negro leaders
with the Governor and members of
the Legal Education Advisory
Committee failed in its high pur-
pose of having the Governor of
the state set the precedent for
meetings of Negro and white cit
liens at all levels in the state to
discuss and work out the problems
of their communities mainly be-
cause the NAACP, since the Su-
preme Court decision is no longer
capable of presenting formula
for Negro leadership in the state.
This is true because its top lead
ers, in matters of their own per-
sonal concern have given a certain
meaning to the word Indignation.
1t is also true that the officers