The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 3, 1939, Page 4

PAGE FOUR CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS, INC., GIVEN STATE-WIDE RECOGNITION State-wide recognition of the formation of Citizens and Tax- payers; Inc., in Key West, is evi- denced once more in the release printed herewith, going out to all member subscribers of the Flor- ida Tax Revision League, Inc., of | Jacksonville. | Cc. P. Weidling and E, H. Ram- sey are president and secretary of the league. The release is dated July 24, 1939, and follows: “Following in the wake of Jacksonville, Miami and other Florida communities, Key. West has perfected an organization to} sponsor ‘better government’, in the interest of the general wel- fare. “The new organization under the very appropriate name Citi- zens and Taxpayers, Inc., sets up as their major objectives: 1. In- stall an equitable system of taxa- tion, 2. Enforce the collection of revenue from the system of taxes set up. 3. Eliminate all unneces- sary expenses. 4. Rigid enforce- i ment of the law. “In its first public statement, ‘Citizens and Taxpayers’ says the ; organization favors public im- provements that will contribute to the welfare of the community but calls particular attention to the necessity of electing men to{ office who will operate govern- ment as a business, on a balanced budget, for the benefit of all citi- zens “The two most destructive in-| fluences at work in America to- day are the vociferous mifority groups, and individuals who pro- j; mote their special interests in dealings with government, irre- spective of the general welfare. “The minority groups are of, many varieties—legitimate and illegitimate. The most destruc-| tive is probably minority groups} composed of public officials or-! ganized to promote their selfish interest at the expense of the tax- paying public. The most per- nicious is probably the minority groups promoting social and eco- nomie reform, many of which are entirely legitimate, but economic | laws, ability. to pay, and the} general welfare are | completely ignored in their enthusiasm to put over some pet scheme. Be- tween these two extremes are | | | many varities of minority cliques —overlapping, cooperative, and | antagonistic but all ignoring the | general welfare and sound eco- nomic principles. “The second destructive influ- ence is the individuals who re- fuse to cooperate in promoting sound’ economical government and equitable taxation—instead resort to sharp practices for per- sonal gain regardless of the gen- eral welfare. Such individuals lose sight of the fact that in il- legitimately profiting from deal- ings with their adjustments, etc., they are actually-playing directly into the hands of unscrupulous politicians and promoting prac- |tices which, if continued un- checked, will economically de- stroy them. “The recent legislature has been widely criticised as extra- vagant, destructive, and per- nicious in general. A careful analysis will show that the short- comings of the legislature were not due to lack of character, or ability on tha part of the major- ity of the membership, nor to a willful desire of the majority to graft or otherwise illegitimately | profit from their poistion... Their falure was due almost entirely to the influence of, ‘and pressure from, ‘these minority groups,’ par- ticularly, organizations of: loca! | officials; and the absence of sup- port from the general public, which would enable them to re- sist the minority group pressure. “The above is not intended as idealistic preachings but an at- tempt to outline basic economic facts to show the necessity for strong organizations in every community in Florida similar to that formed by the ‘citizens of ‘economic operations of state and local government in the interest of the general welfare. It is our belief that a majority of the peo- ple are now in a mood to coop- erate with such organizations. All they need are leaders capable | of organizing the majority in each community and keeping such‘ or- ganizations: from being dominat- ed by these same: mniority groups, or. individuals wha would direct | the influerice of suigh organiza- tions to their owh personal bene- fit in promoting themselves to public office or otherwise”. CONSOLIDATION BILL TO. SENATE APPOINTMENT OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYES IN LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE TO BE ENDED Members of the lighthouse branch of the Coast Guard in Key West have been advised that the House, in Washington, on July 31, passed and sent to the Senate a bill to perfect the consolidation | of the lighthouse service and the Coast Guard under the Presi- dent’s reorganization order of duly 1. SPECIAL CAKES AT MALONEY’S Weekend specials at Maloney Bros. Bakery, 812 Fleming street, of this favorite establishment. The advertisement lists them as Pineapple Layer Cake or Purline Layer Cake—both selling at the same popular price. Customers desiring either or both of these delicacies may have them delivered by phoning 818. LEGION CONFERENCE WAS GRAND SUCCESS | (Continued from Page One) | tion of this co-operation by go- jing on record as favoring the al- 1 | $2,500, for building Key West, to promote sound and |; will be favorites among patrons | + Spe Pill, 14 in polnted saut, pra- jlocation of the balance from the vides for the induction into the | sale of tickets to a special fund military. establishment of the | from which to defray expenses in coast. guard, professional and jconnection with the effort "to technical employes of the light-/|bring the 1941 state convention house service, and the discontinu- |} of the American Legion to Key ance of further appointments of | West”. civilian employes. All future va-| The committee voted special cancies would.be filled from mili- | thanks to the following for spe- tary personnel. ‘cial services and equipment dur- Personnel transferred to the | ing the conference: Hotel La Con- military establishment would bej|cha, for rooms and dinner ar- given rank commensurate with | rangements; The Citizen, for the their ‘duties. large amount of spacé and the SY bicae editorial matter given Ar- thur Sawyer Post to publicize the | conference; the members of the PERSONAL MENTION sSisu staves. Mrs. R. G.. Walling, wife of; Home, for cupirs: the WPA Hos- Commander Walling, U. S. N.,|pitality Band, for the fine con- and her daughter Miss Mary/cert last Saturday evening; the Walling, are visiting in the city | Monroe and Palace Theaters, for and are guests of Mrs. Walling’s ; conference meetings; Col. James mother, Mrs. George A. T. Rob-|D. MacMullen, U.S.A. and Major erts on William street. William V. Albury and Capt. W. Curry Harris of the National Harvey Brost left left on the early | Guard, for their co-operation in visit to points in the west, and . ,and others, visit in Oklahoma and at! Eva pha so Warren's home in Colorado. | Leo COUNTY PROVIDES FUNDS FOR FAIR bee (Continued from Page One) the foot of Division street for the, purpose of constructing a_ bait box. Mr. Walker was present and assured the commissioners the place would be nicely con- structed and arranged, and the surrounding property kept in perfect condition. Permision was granted. A letter was read from Ber- tram Pinder, of Islamorada, in which he expressed thanks of a committee and church members ‘of the city for the donation of $55 |, by the commissioners to be used for the purchase of pews for the church, which was recently con- structed there, Communication from the So- cial Security Board brought be-} fore the board the death, by sui- cide of Frank Burdette Harris, which occurred here in May, 1938, and asked that a waiver be/| signed regarding the expenses of the funeral, which were borne! by the county, was read. It was agreed that the waiver would be signed by Attorney | Harris and the board, in order that the widow may secure the) monies which were due the de- ceased from the Social Security Board, will do so” Mr. Sawyer advised the board} that the balance due the Davis) Construction Co., amounting to the Court House Annex, had been received | from the PWA in Atlanta. At- torney Harris advised that he was in communication with the Davis concern relative to certain \obligations of the firm in Key} West, and as soon as a statement | was receved from the Davis Com- pany showing that the local mat- ters had been cleared up, the} check could be handed to the "head of the construction con- | cern. It was agreed by the board that an advertisement covering a full page in Kim’s Guide and which would cost $295 be au- ‘thorized. Mr. Warren moved that an as- sistant janitor be employed to aid Thomas Whitmarsh in the work | remuneration would cost not) more than $50 per month, and it) ‘was so ordered. Selection of the assistant janitor is to be done by Mr. Warren, chairman of the ‘court house committee and Mr. Monsalvatge, member of the committee. eer: RS TO AILY QUIZ Below are the Ans Answers to Test Questions printed on Page 2 — Wood alcohol. Albert Einstein. Caspian Sea. No. Washington Senators. 1-8. Daisy. Southern India. Re-trib’-u-tiv; not re- tiv. Towa. tri-bu’- POI Mw wpm = S American vending machines may be introduced into The Hague, Netherlands, CORNER LOT 60x104 ft., located at Whitehead and Caroline streets. Price, Reasonable. Ap- a P.O, Box 675, Key West.) jly27-1mo BOY’S BALLOON TIRE BI- CYCLE, red and white. Good condition. Reasonable. Apply 732 Olivia street, Rear. aug2-3tx FOR SALE—2 lots, each 50x100. Run from Washington to Von Phister street. $1,000. Apply rear 1217 Petronia street. aprl4-s around the court house and the | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN CONCERT TONIGHT |PLANNING DRIVE IN BAYVIEW PARK There will be a concert given ‘tonight, beginning at 8 o'clock, at Bayview Park, by the Key West Federal Band. The program, which will be rendered under the direction of A. Barroso, band leader, follows: March, “The NC-4” F. E. Bigelow Overture, “Fountain of Youth” Waltz, Boston, “Valse De-Ma- Coeur” M. K. Terome “God Bless America” Irving Berlin 'Selection, “Bohemian Girl” Balfe Popular Selection: (1) “Wishing” (2) “Deep Purple” Vocal by Frank F. McCandless Waltz, “Glory of Egypt” K. L. King March, “American Army Life” Marcy B. Darnall “Star Spangled Banner” Banner” VISITORS LEFT OVER HIGHWAY Mrs. V. J. Reilly, b brother Harry | Reilly, both of Miami, and Tom Reilly, a brother-in-law of New York, who were visiting in Key} West and were the guests of Mr. | and Mrs. John Wells at their) home, corner of Margaret and: Southard streets, left over the} highway yesterday. The visitors enjoyed them- selves immensely as they met a number of old friends they had known when they were in Key West some years ago and were engaged in the construction busi- ness in this city, and built a num- ber of business places, few of which have undergone any changes. Happenings Here Just Ten Miss Lena Johnson, member of ; the city council and chairman of | | the cemetery committee, requests The Citizen to call attention “of those who have. been purchasing various plants from children ‘to first investigate as to where those plants came from. Miss Johngon | | states that after making an in- vestigation of conditions she finds |that many children have been making a practice of taking these plants from the cemetery and selling them wherever they can. The chairman of the cemetery committee feels that this is a matter of the greatest importance and urges all who are interested to cooperate in this movement and put a stop to the practice which has been carried on gen- erally in Key West. U. S. Destroyer Kahan, here recently with Texas reserves, on a summer training cruise, is ex- pected to return to this port next Wednesday, according to reports at the local naval station. Miss Nellie May Knowles, daughter 6f Mrs. Sarah Knowles, 1311 Pine street, will be married Sunday evening to Corbitt Henry Anderson of South Port, N. C., it is announced. Rev. H. T. Gaines of Ley Memorial Church will be the officiating minister. Miss Knowles is popular in church and society circles of this city and en- joys the admiration of many friends, who will’be interested to learn of her wedding. Body. of Cyril Munro, son of Rey. and Mrs. L. Munro, who was buried here in February, has been disinterred, transferred to Miami and reburied in Woodlawn ceme- tery. The young man was a stu- dent of the Georgia Military Academy, where he was taken ill with flu which rapidly devel- oped into pneumonia. The father, who was pastor of the First Meth- odist church here at the time, rushed to Atlanta but the son had passed away before he reached his side. Editorial Comment: Leading merchants of any community are invariably those who advertise the most. Advertising is what builds buisness. There will be a baseball dou- bleheader at the Phelan baseball }and in many other cities through- King | alleged to be operating in net- |businessmen, attorneys and men JAYCEES DEFER AGAINST CRIME MOVEMENT TO BE HEADED “BY DISTRICT ATTOR- NEY OF NEW YORK 'H very few exceptions, the do her week- li i sae (BY Associated Prexs) NEW YORK, Aug. 3—John P. Cahill, Federal District attorney in the New York City area, will head an immense drive against crime, which is scheduled to get underway next Monday, with the rounding up of all suspects here a ES? i He out the east and middlewest. The drive, actively supported by Thomas Dewey, state district attorney, is designed to break up underworld activities, which are work style in many lines of crime endeavor. j Secret indictments are reported | to have been filed against noted jin all walks of life, countrywide. arrangements are delayed until the arrival of the body and fun- \eral. party, it is understood. FRIDAY MEETING’ Regular monthly business meet- The many friends of Mrs. John From The Files Of The Citizen ing of Key West Junior Chamber of Commerce has been postponed |from tomorrow night until ‘the |following Friday, according to an announcement made today by the | president, Isadore L. Weintraub. This move was made due to-the absence from the. city of several {members who are scheduled to; |make reports on the various ac- ‘tivities of the club. Years Ago Today As Taken The Monroe County delinquent ; tax adjustment board will meet} at the county court house Mon- | day. The board is an organiza- ‘tion created by a law recently; enacted by the Legislature, andj prescribes that the county com-| missioners, the school board and { the county tax assessor and the county tax collector and the clerk shall’ comprise the body. The ‘board was organized some time .ago, with Carl Bervaldi, chair- man; Millard Gibson, vice-chair- jman, and Ross C. Sawyer, clerk. William Sawyer, native of the Bahama Islands, but for many years a farmer on the Florida) Keys, died last night at his home! in Rock Harbor, and the body is} arriving in Key West this after-| noon, according to news reaching | this city this morning. Funeral} — THY IT TODAY — The Favorite In Key West, STAR > BRAND CUBAN COFFEE Sans FROM THE NATI {said to be much improved. jvolunteers to give blood to be KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Roberts, who was formerly Miss Marjorie Parks, and who recent- | | ly underwent a surgical operation at a local hospital, will be pleas- ed to know that her condition is South Africa’s blood transfu- sion service has called for 300 stored in Capetown ready to be shipped on call to any point in the Western Province. “Key West's Outstanding!” LA CONCHA HOTEL Rainbow Room and Cocktail Lounge DINING and DANCING Strictly Fireproof Garage Open The Year Around | Ss j For Fifty Years a NAME! | in Coffee in Key West | | } | STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE THAT'S A REPUTATION FOR YOUR TRIP TO THE NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR It will be a wise precaution before you leave home, to change the cash you had plan- ned to carry with you into protected, spendable AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEQUES These Cheques are known and accepted everywhere—and if lost or stolen a prompt refund is made, 3 For sale in $10, $20, $50 and $100 denominations at 75c per $100 purchased THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member of the Federal Deposit Corporation ON'’S CAPITAL THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1989 EVERYBODY AGREES — — — ICE CREAM TIS FIT FOR A KING! 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