The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 14, 1941, Page 5

MUCH: CONCERN OVER TAX ON eben ad : | OTHERS’ VIEWS ON FED- ERAL TAX THE KEY WEST CITIZEN 7 wenty-Nine Millionth Ford Given To Red Cross OPEL EE ML BE de hdd de kidd ‘TRADE AT HOME AND SAVE THE DIFFERENCE These merchants have qualified as leaders in their divisions ... each deserves your wholehearted support. SEAT ME, ~~. Local soft drink manutactur- ets ‘are Yhuch concerned about the proposal..of the . Treasury Depaitment that a federal tax of i 1@ ‘be placed on soft drinks, ac- | - cording to K. O. Thompson of the Key West Coca-Cola Bottling Company, of this city. Mr. Thompson says “Those of us who are engaged in the sale of soft drinks are willing and glad to pay our share of the na- tional defense program, but by segregating a food product such | as ours from all other foods for | a special tax of the type propos- ed the bottler and fountains, and other retailers as well, face the 4 “ problem of rising costs and de-' a aac a se 4 5 SEES pps Sanit Ba ba eee cont margin _, EMBERS of the Motot!Cotps af the AmericanBed. Cross are shown ‘with Edsel Ford, president oe a ged rr aa neal sony ei of the Ford Motor Company: in front of the twenty: nize:millionth Ford car. which was presented to the for example, makes it impos- organization at a ceremony in the Ronige plant-at Dearborn: Mich. The car is a Super DeLuxe station wagon, The Motor Corps holds classes in automaittenante in one of the company’s plants: sible for the..manufacturer to absorb asone-cent. tax, and rais- —— More Or Less POLITICAL ing of-'the ‘retailprice to cover seee the tax-will cause a severe de- By VERNON LAMME SEABOARD RAILWAY Fares - Schedules : Tickets —Apply— SIMONE’S TOURS | 508 Duval Street Phone 298 AS A REMINDER— Look Your Best! Come to us with your BEAUTY NEEDS. . .we specialize in al: branches of BEAUTY CULTURE. La Concha Beauty Salon Next to Kress | HAYDN | ILLINGWORTH Master Piano Tuner and Builder ESTABLISHED 1914 FIRST-CLASS ‘ROLLFAST ~ DeLUXE * BICYCLES There 2S ay ga ye sary ts tT LOOTING. LEEDS FROM ‘41 CASEY (My Associated Prexs) DALHART, Tex.,, May 14— There’s a knack in handling the | crease in soft drink consump- | ition and sales, affecting all who sell soft drinks. After all, the principal consumers of soft drinks are the children and the ‘wage-earners of the nation. To them 20% is a heavy rate of tax whistle cord that keeps cattle out on a five-cent item. ee “At the same time our costs of TALLAHASSEE, May 14.—With operation are certain to advance well over 1,000 bills introduced. . . still further due to the pro- 1. the members. . the 1941 ses- posed increases and new taxes - “4 ‘on gasoline, fuel. oil, automotive sion of the state legislature has equipment, checks, tires and passed the half-way_mark: . .this tubes, telephone, telegraph, is nearly 30 per cent less meas- transportation, refrigerators, surance, light bulbs, coin oper- same time two .years ago. . ated devices, and capital stock, important bills are sliding so busi- all of which are cost items to ness-like through the two Houses the soft drink manvfacturer. The that it appears at this time, there proposed; inerease in the tax on will be no important legislation sugar by l¢ per. pound alone left on the calendars. . .as in for- ‘will cost the soft drink industry mer years. . .without doubt, this several million dollars annually”, is the smoothest running meeting he added: in history of the state. . \both. the —_— House and the Senate BROADWAY MARKET streamlined their procedure... ‘e : many of the most important meas- HAS- FULL-PAGE AD IN CITIZEN TODAY resentative “Elbert Stewart’ ‘of es ;Hendry county has many ad- dl mirers in Tallahassee and part of Btoadway Market brings fo the following is quoted from one the Kev West housewife a truck- ofthe newsmen here. . Stewart load of eroéerv values as. shown | “has a keen insight into legisla- ina full-page advertisement in tive complexities, is open-minded, this issue of The Citizen. exceptionally well-informed and This sale highlights Swift's practises and insists Premium products but is a store- play”. . .as chairman of the House widesale and an occasion for Bank and Loans committee, Stew- everyone to stock up on grocery art gave a good demonstration of and meat items at the prices this attitude when he prevented which will prevail this Thurs- hasty action on a measure on day, Friday and Saturday, which an entire committee was obviously agreed. . .a bill to re- duce the small loan interest rate below operating costs — which committee members well knew would open the state again to Dr. Helen Flanders Dunbar of tacketeering—came before the Columbia, physician, psychiatrist, committee last week and was horn in ‘Chicago;/89 years ago. postponed to give its. lone ad- [ ctwt roseteieens vocate an opportunity to | try to | Junigeeiardy Hulbert of New Tally some support. . York! Padeat Gurist; born in Ro- bers of the committee had — 4 rs ‘ committee appointments......when peers GH MAS He BO the bill came up again. .. and still j Bruce ‘Hogers GF New Fair. Without support. . .but the “gen- field, Coan., famed ‘book design. tleman from Henry” held” the er and master-printer, born i in committee together until” a fult Lofayette} Tid), ‘TY years ago. hearing hadvbeenygiven, »».with Dr, Harry A. Millis, economist- every courtesy and consideration nothing developed, of course, member of the Labor Relations to cast doubts upon the letters, Board, born in Paoli, Ind. 6g ®24 resolutions from banks, civic years ago. clubs, labor unions and others opposing the bill. . .or upon the ic lready well-known to near- ieemeettaninn nin mannan gona ta mame oa Todav’s Birthdays in- ures than were introduced at this | «the! have .~ * Ki , | Senate_as.a: whole.,. .and Likewise upon fair- \* -many-mem- | and is impressive in or out of the legislature. . Hendry coun- {ty should be and probably is |proud of their representative. . . it seems that the action of com- mittees has taken on more dig- nity and power~this session. . . in the Senate, all bills coming before, it. ...with a favorable re- port of the committee. . pushed through with little con- ‘sideration by.the.,members on ; the floor. . .in other words if the committee, members favor them =-they are all right, with the .are ‘in’ theHouse: . while the House! ures are “blitzed” through. ?\Rep-' ages not’ act’ with such “panzer-! like” rapidity. ...when a bill is killed*’in the committee, .”.the| chances’ of resurrection are slim | indéed. :.the Senate DID over-' tule its. committee in favor of tioor action on the added fiv cent tax on the race track ‘take . .we rode over the new high- way named for the late Fred P. ‘Parker. . like its namesake. . . its a good road. . .but rough in spots, . solid and substantial. . . but back-woody. . .is a credit to the state and will serve even after the present generation is gone. . .in the Senate Devid El- mer Ward of Fort Myers is grow- ing. . .the members have remark- ed that the growth is apparent . . #his Mame appears on more important legislation than any ey ir. . he is consulted pas the PENT Bi , aeenever SUIL . . T the-Read Department offices. ‘or the Supreme’ oiirt.. -he works hard for (thg -egunties in his district. »-.ang cere sees | hii Without 4 smil@fonehis: face {. . .he is genial, alert, efficient, honest, able. and everyone jlikes him. . .with that thought . I'll have to leave. . .so long. e OPEN, cat of the way of fast trains, Engineer | Arch Sneed, a former cowboy, | discloses. \ “If you sound the whistle while | the cattle still are a mile away,” he says, “they invariably will run} down or along the track and nis | always is the probability one will! dart in front of the locomotive. } “Qn the other hand, if the cat- | tle are bunched alongside the} track; the ‘thing to do is 'to-get the locomotive thoroughly under con- trol, then wait until you are fairly close. | “Sound the whistle abruptly. | As a rule the cattle then will bolt | directly away from the track.” i | Subscribe to The Citizen, 20¢ weekly. 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