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PAGE FOUR . as TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY By RUSSELL KAY etter ii Probably the most far reaching and constructive piece of legisla-} tion attempted by the 1943 legis- Jature was the House Approopria-. tions Bill which Chairman T.'B, Dowda and his able committee brought out after weeks of con: scientious study -and effort. Under its terms, continuing ap-| propriations would be done away! “Obviously there can be no rea- with and the state expenditures |son for the 1945 legislature to over- would be placed under -strict!ride your veto as the biennium scrutiny and budgetary control for | will hve practically expired. The the first time in history. | provisions you apparently intend 4 Senate and House battled for} to veto set up for the first time days thru a joint conference com-!in this State’s history budgetary mittee before an agreement was | control and require all expendi-! reached ant! while some features| tures to be classed so as to enable of the House bill were changed, in| the next legislature to locate and the main it was still capable of|£e8regate waste and extravagance ; effecting worthwhile economies | and thereby provide for the much and its. sponsors contend would| needed economies in “future ex- have set up machinery that in fu-| Ppenditures. ture years would safeguard the in-| “It is our studied opinion and terests of citizens and taxpayers. lot the Senate conference commit- { When word came from. Talla-| tee that there is ample moneys ap- hassee last week-end that Goveér- | propria’ Fed OT the Comptroller to, nor Holland proposed to veto’ not| enable hi to * properly compl only certain figures but a large| With the vequirements of the Prog, portion of the regulatory pro-{ Visions of:the appropriations bill visions contained in: the . bill,! Which are. of .paramount impor Chairman Dowda and -Represen- [we to. the people of Florida who} “It only requires a two-thirds jVote to override, “yout veto-and |this bill was originally’ pagsed By {much more than two-thirds vote, ahd we are conv Senate studies sophy’ promptly instead of delay- *ing until the last day ofthe s |Sion, it would have been dvé¥-r jden by the House. tative Jenkins telegraphed the| We believe are almost unanimous-! Governor as follows: ly in favor of budgetary control} “Regret to read press reports| and sane economy in the cost of | in Sunday papers regarding your| the State's operations which you | veto of portions of biennial appro-| know in some instances became} priations bill referred to as the|needlessly excessive in recent ‘House Philosophy.’ | years. “As chairman of the House Ap-| “If it is only a question of book- propriations General Committee; keeping machines, these and Chairman of the Sub-commit-!chines now owned by the State/ “tee on Continuing Appropria-|could be operated in two shifts tions and as citizens and taXpay-|is being done in war indu ers, we respectfully urge that you| It is also our studied opinion reconsider your decision and re-|y¢u are exceeding your constitu- frain from vetoing these pro: | tional authority if you veto pro- visions for the following reasons: | visions referred to in the press “The House Appropriations Bill, which are not items of appropria- was passed by a vote of 84 to 6 af-| tions. This being the tenth day af- ter long and careful consideration ter adjournment, you can still act by the general and special com-} to correct this grave error of using mittees any many other members! your position to over-ride the al- of the House, which we believe/most unanimous opinion of the is ample evidence that the so-|House and the concurrence of the called ‘Philosophy of the House’) Senate and we again urge you to was not a hasty or il! advised plan. ‘ withhold your veto of the so- “The Brookings report and oth- | calléd ‘House Philosophy’ and al-! er studies show that approximate-| low these provisions to become) ly $10,000,000 of the State's annual! law in the interest of economy, ef- expenditures aré under legisla-! ficiency and good government iti} tive scrutiny and budgetary con-! Florida. Unfortunately in time trol and approximately $70, ,000,- | limited have been unable to se- 0000 are under political patronage | cure copy of veto memorandum and bureaucratic control. The | and this message is framed from ‘House Philosophy’ is a well con-j press report.” Signed: Thos. B.| sidered plan to return control of | Dowda and Joe C. Jenkins. all state expenditures to legisla-! It is doubtful that the above ap- tive control and scrutiny which is| peal will prevent a veto, but any- clearly the intent of the Florida| how Dowda and Jenkins deserve Constitution. jeredit for at least trying. PSP TORRE Io OT RUT TT eT RCTEE S| broad b: VINSON—RESHUFFLE KINGPIN FAO ROR UE OEE By JACK STINNETT | 1938 to accept the post on the Dis- WASHINGTON, June 17.—Ev:}trict Appeals Court (which some r Administration re-| jurists considered second only to rds (and not since} the U. S. Supre: Court in pr ment of Secretaries! tige and authori on and Navy Knoxjman of the Housé Means _ sub-committee taxation. s and 2 handling in the next honor re Although it is customary in both President established | Houses.of Congress to give de- of War Mobilization, | partirig members a lacy ovation, ed here that it was!the one handed Vinson was clos reshuffle of the | to topsg I eek imax: h one possible’| jate Spe dert Tooe | down from the dais | House that Vinson had the keen st analytical mind that it hed ever been his experience to come in contact with. Vinson knc the House, the Senate—an? Tax- r of the spe- j ation price-fixing ap-i Although he is almost painfull appointed by Chief] serious, there is nothing stand-off- rn ish or unapproachable about him. hen the Offic tepped the District appeals answer is judicial his- m holding that uldn’t up the deposit ooklyn bank c tal on safety boxes admitted that the ol Act breath- islative Although he Price Cont tak depa economié policy ved 0 the letter of the law He went fu Hi mitted that I al on safety deposit boxe: : weight” but he opined that only by holding these “ ute quanta” could the catastrophe; of inflation, be averted. That opinion aise was enough to endear him to the Administra=} tion rm the appoint- ment of d tor of economic sta- bilization. If his predecessor James F. Byrnes right certainly had a hand in drawing up the OWM executive order), Vinson’s job will continue to be one of a court of appeais in all matters affecting the nation’s home-front economics. In the days that come and the developments that come in Con- A ind in OWM, there are some things to remember he hev him ture from | in} ‘min- { (and Byrnes} He is almost vicious in his at tack on work. Whenever he g Started on a vexing probi meals, sleep, recreation ( y bridge) and social contacts go by the board. Perhaps this is hal When he was a student at Centr College, Danville, Ky. he was college librarian, student instruc- | tor, star shortstop on the baseball |team, quarterback on the football team and and the school’s and joy in matherfatics and Latin. He is a 53-ydaifoldi {hative of Louisa, Ky.,.and_ his.political r }was more or less tomtine. He v jeity attorney, | (district) attorn' House of 1924). Represtitdtives * tin INTRODUCES NEW STYLE | DELAWARE, O.—A new wrin- kle in journalistic style was in- troduced when G. W. Young, di- rector of Ohio Wesleyan Univer- sity journalism classes, instructed his students not to capitalize the |names of Hitler, Mussolini or ‘To- jo in news stories. about Fred | M. Vinson. When he resigned from| Premier Tojo Japa Hiya ora |have plen jing nothing , Govt, slipping up_on us is gonna that | Cr jhis way. |hotel near where he was staying. | ports attempt on h ed when the | aM Garry venith r of the ‘THE LOW DOWN: from————————_ HICKORY GROVE You know, things can kinda slip up.on you unbeknownst to you, and the first thing you know you get some neuritis in your elbow. And if you look back and scratch = your dome you ; Will recall a session with bad molar that you neglected That is the rea- son your rheu- matism. or whatever it is, able to ak up on a Alright,” says Henry, “if you are trying work up to some- thing, what is it?” It is the way, I says, we are neglecting our thinking and letting somebody else do it for us—while we tune in and just listen. We would need palm leaf to hear ev maybe you did not h advice just given ling them that fo! a cow, in the summ: of green g' cool water. Yep—that is idispatch said. Imagine the farm- fers and their wi and how ex- cited they must , getting this news. Gras$ and water for a cow— !it isgwonderfulenews, If qe keep.om listening“and! de; about., iit, « the deind. ro) big as a lmake ouf arthritis-legk like ¢wo- bits, Yours with the low down, JO SERRA. PIERRE LAVAL: CLAY PIGEON ma-| AP Features A dictator and tyrant can al- ure or one thing someone will slir a bomb or fi Among presentday des- after is Pierre tetied bo: ng a knii 1 pots, the most-fir Laval, Vichy’ Five attempts have been made on the life of the man who holds the titles of Chief of Government, Minister of Foreign Affairs, In- terior and Propaganda—four the tries in the last two Here is the recor eptember, 1935.—Attempt sinate him reported. Soe 1941.—Wounded in arm of yes to Jand chest by bullets fired by a 21-year-old youth. June, 1942.—Bomb exploded in April, 1943.—Assaults reported upon Laval and Marshal Petain (denied by Vichy). May, 1943.—Brazzville radio re- life. NOTED FOR BEACHES CHICAGO.—Mogador in French northwest Africa is noted for its ing beaches and mild climate. The Flood thot opened to tell the | soon-' ” THE KEY WEST CITIZEN 2 MUUUEAAUAEOUUULASOLUL ESHER TTA | Adam _ Stanczak, PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS! BUH ce Ll Pa Pupils who did work that was rated above average for the in- ¥truction period ending June 4 Key West High School are: Senior High 2.60—Mary Louise Porter James Singleton. 2.50—Fred Valdez, Collins, Gloria Giles Frances and aiSi and Susie Lee (Bhompson in| Saunders, Shirley Tift, | Rodriguez, Anita Aguilar, and | tinez, Jack \sylvia Johnson. Neal Ayala, Mon-} t Daniel Sawyer, n and Jane Johnson. Hoff, Rayford Rob- Eschen Margaret nm and . Mar- t Pinder. — 1.80—Persis Larsen. 1.75—Mary Elizabeth Knowles, Arthur Armayer Emma Holling- er, Donna Mae Bolt, Elmer Ben- nett and Jayne Thompson. 1.60—Dorothy Johnson, Madge Mallory, Virginia Hamlin, Donaid Pearlman, Ethel M Roberts, iriguez and Roy Rog- Alic Gloria C Diamond, Lavinia ‘ado, Lucille , Jack Hoff- man, Catherine » Eola Johnson, Laudelina Perez, Mary Ramsey and Yvonne Stewart. Rick« Gomez Lorrain Dor jolano, Phillip | am, Joan e Cooper and Eliza- Spencer, MaAbee ScBolly. Port befh Gardner. 2.80—Rose Kerr, Emilie Ellis, Leroy Roberts, Adams and Felix Davis. 2.60—Ruth Louise Roberts, lAntonies Smith, Gerry Alb Mray Lyerly, Dorothy Saunders, John Fou Vivian ia, Ann Doughtr erry Henriquez, Elsie fi Florenci o Rees and Con- Varela. 50—Patricia Duane via Lones. 2.40—Betty Skelton, Arthur Sterling, Peggy Boza, Dale Oneal and Syl Brad Brahms, White, Evelyn Nancy Mary cy Lane, Charlotte Tatum, Betty Kimball, Thomas Bennett is, 2 Bertha Perez and Glenwood W 2.20—Rose Marie Pinder, Sweeting, Thomas Swice- Clara Bailey, Arthur Boza, Monte Nitzkowski, Jimmy Dolores Ben Saunders, e ley good, Carl Brill, Clayton Papy, Frank Brown, Dave Martin, eccecsesercoces STRONG ARM BRAND COFFE! | TRIUMPH COFFEE MILLS AT ALL GROCERS ta rwenvscanscanccoanennes as a bs 5 € it to0k a missing. will, an old house, a flood and +a handsome Coast Guard Lieutenant to win Ann Harrington's heart. In the end the flood finally turned the trick but not before Ann had had enough excitement to last a lifetime. Ann's + story —a romance that is real “war relief’—.is told in fhe new serial starting in this newspaper. LOSER TAKE ALL STARTING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE CITIZEN the House of Representatives in’ situation is “increasingly serious.” | Jen- | j | Ga-| i Buddy Wil Louise Albury, Robert Miller and 99-YEAR-OLD MAN WORKS ON FARM (By Associated Prexs) MITCHELL, S. D., June 17.— Neighbors were concerned when they did not see Edward C | White, 99, around his house for +;more than a week and reported Gilbert Eddleman, Albert him as “missing” to Sheriff Wi! Perez, Mrytland Cates, Hilburn iam M a arts, ri cost: nd | — Roberts, Lorarine “ Acosta A search of the city did not reveal his whereabouts but in the se ee eee Tea et country officials found White Saunders, Hildo Canalejo, Jean jwecking - = < Church farm Hodsdon; | Arthur’ Rodriguez, | 7) P + ne eee RR Randal Valdez, Cleora Roberts, Billy Spencer, Roy Johnson, Clarence Simpson, Gladys Wash- liams, Elaine Archie Lowe, at Russell. 2.00—Richard Bowden, Gomez, Albert Parra, DARKNESS The stars upon world look down And in the far- the town The panoramic same The human Set aflame. Cares hid behind gol The day And passion t Carrie Janice Adoree Joan Doughtry, Doris Boza, Estel Mar- Currency stabilization agree- ment with h Mexico renewed ington, Mary Elizabeth Johnson, Joanne Knowles and Jack Spen-/ Williams, “Elizabeth Smith, Ever- cer. ette Spencer, Griselda Calleja, 1.75—Nellie Romaguera, Alice | Leo Cooper, C. A. Hall, Jimmy Diaz and Claudina Garcia. |Moss, Daniel Salgado, Robert 1.60—Joe Lowe, Camilla Rod-' Archer, Joy Bryan, Loil Jordan, guez, Catherine Symonette, | Charles Perez, Mercedes Bernal, Beatrice Armayor, Barbara Bur-|Flora Granda, Celina Machin, dock, Adol Lastres, Marshall John Fowler and Nellie Garcia. McDonald, William Nelson, Eliza-' 1.50—Dorine Cruz, Terry John- beth Schumacher, Claude Val-; son, Eearl Keirkstead, Roy Lew- dez, Lourdes Betancourt, Naldo/is, Louis Pellicier, Josephine Diaz, Lorraine Greene, Betty} Garcia, Rosalee Camalier, Ken-/| Hedges, Barbara Jeffords, Buddy|neth Larsen, Ray Lewis and Johnson, Rose Valdez, Harry | Charles Russell. Frank |Wolkowsky} (WEST CLOTHES SHOPS, Inc.) Duvai and Southard Sts. Phone 249 Key West. Fla. 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