The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 27, 1937, Page 2

settled right. Settle it wrong a thousand ment. Just what is this “Severance Tax?” “The Commonwealth” is not an empty Phrase. It says in effect that the bounty which the Creator has bestowed upon the people of Florida, may not be exploited and depleted to the point of vanishing without some slight measure of regard for the equity held in trust, by the govern- ment, for the people. It provides a source of revenue which in no. way is a tax upon industry. It carries with it the conviction that the resources of the State are not to be squandered ruthlessly and without regard for those who shall come after us. It is a “Severance Tax” because it is a tax upon the severance of the natural re sources of the State. = the State. Nothing is so finely spun, ever to evade the sun. Uneasy lies the head that wears a crowr, ineludinng iat which might have rom one, Graft benefits only temporarily, and eventually destroys. Politicians should al- ways bear this in mind. the residents of the State who wish to use, within the State, the products of its mines, its forests and its fields. Not until the product of the State crosses the border, does the - Severance Tax begin to operate, and it is paid by South America, those indigenous produc- | tions of Nature which were here before the land was inhabited. Louisiana presents an example of the If newspapers printed all the stuff sent out by the bureaucrats there would he ro room for news or advertisements. from this tax; and an even brighter ex-; ample of the results of the conservation which can be financed from this source. Take one instance: Seme of our public officials will find }- to their chagrin when election times comes around that the electors have long memories. the sale of the pelts was as rapidly 4iz-! appearing. An editorial headline asks, “Do poets die young.” Our private investigator in- forms us that, unfortunately, the worst ones do not. pelt sold outside the State provided the! | funds for a regulation of the industry, and | in 1931 (This being the year of which we had a record), Louisiana furs brought Key West is enjoying a litfle surcease be for long.—Key West Citizen: Why not? — Tampa Daily Times. You know; f ask? Canada combined. Imagine what why | be realized by a conservation of the otter of the Everglades. Senator Rose’s proposal to see Eliminate what defenders of the Presi- that oo EE ER Aa, stores, our Southern lobsters, now rapidly | An American, dining with a man-| following the lobsters of New England in- darin, in China, liked very much a certain; to the oblivion which has swallowed the become sources of revenue to the State and their supply be increased by the applica- | tion of the Severance Tax. his host in the universal language. “Is it “Quack, quack, quack?’” he said. The mandarin, with equal brevity, replied, with a shake of his head, “Bow, wow, wow!” | a2 | THE BIBLE AT HAND Recently a glib-tongued chap, on a — — brief visit to Key West, asked if this writer The American Bible Society dis- had ever heard said he looked like Roose- | tributed 7,767,311 Scriptural volumes dur- velt. A sardonic denial was in order and | ing the year 1936, printed in 166 lan- riven. A little later the reason for the, ap- | luages. arent compliment was evident—the | In addition there were untold thou- ranger wanted a check cashed.. Had he | sands of Bibles sold through the regular Ween smarter and made the comparisor! channels of distribution. In short, the ruse might haye! people of the country have the opportunity | of reading the Bible. ‘Phis column does get its wish once in} limited need for Bible distribution and a ile. A constant advocate of the{tremendous need for Bible study. The abolighment of the poll tax, because of{ average citizen thinks of the Bible as a wake, we rejoice with honest voters that; forgets to read it. this objectionable tax has been relegated Why not form a society for Bible to the limbo of things disagreeable to the | reading, even if you are the only member? olfactory organ, politically speaking. Of-| You'll get the bnefits, which are many, same reason. | that afflict organizations times and it will again arise for settle-° It is a recognition of the fact that; It imposes no tax upon the people of | It imposes no additional burden upon {* those who use, in New York, or London, or | sources of revenue that may be derived! Pa | of taxes were rapidly being exterminated and the} | that living that numerous trappers gained from’ ‘arrangements for paying if- the from the bolita playing habit, but it won't} more money than the furs of Alaska and is might | TALKING POINTS One never knows when Death is near From any side his head may rear. He likes, to trail, all men. for loot Dawn noon.and night, be works his route. There is no hope he won't betray Iw spite of anything yeu say. A poliey is what you need— * Insuring. is a noble deed! Florida: Part'y clondy tonight, and Friday. Jacksonville to Fiorida Straits’ ~ jand East Gulf: winds over south portion and|]| Phome 135 | nevth Raciele evess while stewutee! | pressure is low with centers of’ ‘ disturbance Gentle variabie! off the southern! |New England coast, in Michigan | Prepare for those you love the most KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years, Ago Today As Taken From The Files of The Citizen Not one dissenting vote was numbered among the votes cast this morning in the balloting held relative to the delinquent city tax It was argued at the meeting held yes- ;terday that increasing the penalty would not increase the payments - Since there has been so much talk about the tax situation many delinquent tax payers have The muskrats of | been requesting Tax Collector Ar- the marshes that border the Mississippi | thur Sheppard for yaa they wiil have to make some penalty of 25 per cent. the total sums they owe, penalty is to be increased. Mrs. Petronia Miller, |this city. She is a sister of Joe 1X. P. Al so who died in the U. S. militat vice on October 14, ‘ds show that Alfonso dent call “judicial hy”, and you| groung to show for her matchless phos- | haye something ly ~ worse—‘ex-! pha ines, is the thin edge of the wedge éeGtive monarchy.” What is your prefer- | that may presently result in an almost ente? taxless State! Our fuller’s earth, our naval dich and not speaking Chinese, questioned | | assenger Pigeon and the Bison, all can; a So far as we can see there is only a the edroliary of chicanery following in its} great book of truth and, at the same time, !yroof more abundant fice seekers, too, are happy, but not for the ; and you won't be bothered with the details: “Citizen. Within a short ti after thé story .appeared Mi j Lyon had news wh she will be rich y $10,000. Be iv ne ove every . Nida Calkins f the road ove to Key West. drove to Card Sound, took train to Big Pine and there was met by Horace Webb and drove to Key West. The — governor’s appointments ‘or the pilot board of Key West, which were announced yesterday, leaves but two members of the old board on the active list. The ew board consists of Norberg apson, Wm. E. Huston, Shir- ley C. Bott, George A. T. Roberts, and F. F. Hoffman. Retiring mem- bers are Frank (Pilot) Roberts, Clarence Symonette, and Claude H. Roberts. Editorial co; mt: There is every day that anything is possible. There are those who said that the Over- sea Highway was an impractical dream. It will be remembered. Mrs. Cornelia Sawyer has an former A Severance Tax of five cents on each }Key Wester now residing in Mi- ; ami, wili soon find herself $10,000 j1icher because 02 a story publish- fed in The Citizen, | was formerly Petronia Gomez of Mrs. Miller is city in 1894. For months the war department has tbeen looking for bas Gomez to j bay her $10,000.98 Florida has something beside a hole in the ; ® hounced the e © daughter Miss Ethelind Louise, to} showed that | Mrs. Miller was living in Miami, !this news was conveyed to Wash- |ington and within a short time finished as Highway yes- caine and is today singing and dis- ng the be nefits it is going to Mrs. Calkins ferried to Key Largo, drove to Matecumbe, For no one may insure a ghost! | APPRECIATE WORK OF CHAMBER OF COMMERC: | ‘Editor, The Citizen: We, the undersigned, would like} to express our appreciation of the! work the Chamber of Commerce! as the business and professional | men of this city. For some time, we “were not! able to make any headway toward! getting defniite assurance of em- | p-oyment as skilled painters on the highway project. . This was not due to any fault of te Ad-! ministration or of the contiactors. | ¢ ke Upon taking up the matter with ' the seeretary of the Chamber of ). Singleton; who © understood about what was med-*— Commerce, Mr. ed, the matter was s20n straight-/ ened out, and the result is that a é. number of your fellow citizens will soon be adding real wages tc ; the amount of money in e’rcula-; tion in this city. If this acknow-! tedgment will add to a fuller ua-; corstanding of the gvalbe® of a! Chamber of Comméree to our! conmunity, we are very glad to make it. TEDDY KERR, EUGENE ROSAM, KERMIT KERR, EDWARD SAWYER, CLIFFORD. KERR, Painters. ngagement of sher} James Edwin Duane, Jr., of; Parryvillie, Pa., the wedding to; be solemnized on June 13 in this: city. Miss Sawyer is widely} known in Key West. She is a! daughter of the late Howard Saw-! yer, formerly tax asses roe county. Mr. Duane is a real} estate broker with offices at Al-} lentown, Pa. | } j | The Cuban Yacht Coral, cap- tured some tim ago with 20, aliens on board will be sold to-| orrow by Deputy Collector of} ustoms L. T. Bragassa in front! of the custom house. | It is understood that Earl Bo-; dine, recently pardoned from the, penitentigry after serving about six months of a six year’s sen-! tence, for killing Ralph Morine at{ Cudjoe’s Key, will arrive in Key West within the next few days. j — KEY WEST — COLONIAL HOTEL In the Center of the Busin and Theater District g First Class Fireproof —Sensible Rates— Garage Elevator | I] i! 1 iF —Popular Prices— i | i I | f | | | } | | | Riins and thunderstorms icon general during the last hours. from Colorado eastward’ i through the lower .Missouri Val-_ ley and southern Lake region to Pevccccccccccscooeseses {ley Aides tae Seen ted also in southern Florida, | | Washington «nd in southern Cali- +CHAS. 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