The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 11, 1945, Page 4

SA AE ON NNER SAR SORT INE constant : t Pwer to see obtains what He proportion: seftate and house. Mr Sweeting should the north ters continue to apportionment meng that ed to divide the state. leadore Weintraub and Jack Delaney joined and were firm that south Plorda refuse to recede from its stand for tice. A resolution, as Mr. Sweeting, Mr. Weintraub and Mr, Detaney, was drawn up and will be mailed to Represen- tative Papy. H The Jayoees, under Dr. Cobo's! Presidency, will continue their | efforts favoring the construction ef @ beach along the south shore other projects in the post- sorld —_———. ee FORECAST Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy this afternoon, tonight and ‘Thursday, with widely scattered showers and thunder storms; gen- tle to occasionally moderate east to southeast winds. Florida: Partly cloudy this aft- ermoon, tonight and Thursday, scattered showers and thunder- storms, oceurring mostly during afternoons and early evenings. Jacksonville Through Florida Straits and East Gulf: Gentle to occasionally moderate winds, southeasterly over south portion eed southwesterly over north portion this afternoon, tonight end = Thursday; partly cloudy weather with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. Jacksonville to Apalachicola: Ne small craft or storm warn- ings displayed. WEATHER REPORT Key West, Fla., July 11, 1945 Observation taken at 8:30 a. m. astern War Time. (City Office.) E wa Highest last 24 hours 90 Lowest last night 81 Mean 86 Normal ane a8) | ; inches Tote! rainfall since July 1; | jaches: 2.24) Excess since July 1; inches - 1.16 Total rainfall since Jan. 1; j inches 8.06 Deficiency since January 1; mehes Relative Humidity 73° Ton.orrow’s Almanac | Sunrise 6:45 a.m. | Sunset . 8:20 p.m.| Moons ine 9:36 a.m. Moonset 10:59 p.m.) Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Base) High Tide Low Tide 105 am. 5:40 a.m. 1228 pm 7:12 p.m. 6.78 . S. Weather Bureau. Lowest 0.00 FURNISHED ROOMS at reason- 8:30 a. m., as report. | Highest last 24 hours last night [AWN MOWERS sharpened, re-| TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS oo Admiral Carl H. Cotter of the Pacific Division of Bureau of “Yards and Docks, born Bay ity, Mich., 53 years ago. Clarence Biddington Kelland, popular novelist, born Portland, | TELEPHONE OPERATORS WANTED Full Pay While Learning Vacations With Pay Sickness Benefits PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT See Mrs. McDermott Chief Operator TELEPHONE OFFICE 1 WANTED—Salesgiris, full time) employment. No experience ne- cessary. S. H. Kress & Co. jlyl-1mo; SALES EXECUTIVE ATTENTION I have a fine position for a high- grade experienced sales execu- tive. Substan. income if you qualify. Wish to contact man{ who has been disenfranchised | by war or priorities. Lifetime job in vital industry. If avail-| able now or planning to re- enter priv. business when wat} permits, write Box P.M.L., c/o: Key West Citizen. jly9-3t | WAITRESSES and FOUNTAIN; GIRLS. Good salary. Southern- most City Pharmacy. jlyl-lmo | CLERKS WANTED. Western Union. jly6-tf } BEAUTICIAN. wanted at <once.! Apply Stell's Beauty Nook. jly7-tf) | WOMAN CASHIER; permanent} movie pro- RRR born San Francisco, 51 years ago. Dr. Alan Gregg, director of medical sciences of the Rockefel- ler Foundation, born Colorado Springs, Colo., 55 years ago. Isobel E. M. Lewis of the U. S. Naval Observatory, Washing- ton, popular writer on astronomy, born Old Orchard Me.. 64 years ago. > TWO and 3-bedroom bungalows, furnished and _ unfurnished; . small down payment, balance payable monthly. Johnson & Johnson, Phone 372. jull-tf WILL THE PERSON who walked keys please return them, Un- doubtedly they were picked up| not know the owner. Raymond | R. Lord, County Judge's Office. | jly7-5t, USED FURNITURE bought and} sold. Key West Bedding Ci Phone 669, 515 Front St. - junl5-lmo | COMPLETE line of health foods; free booklets mailed on re-| quest. Gables Health Mart, 2123 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, Florida. jly9-6t out of my office with a ring of | ed of State Socialism. I am much unintentionally and holder does | sition of Key West is a unique one | al een the backbone of Key | try, that which brings profit and PEOPLE'S FORUM John Curry Enters John E. Curry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert’ P. Curry of 700 Pearl street, recently entered the United States Maritime Training School at St. Petersburg, Fla. Young Curry reports that he is much pleased with the training station and its many activities. —___— ONE PAWNBROKER BOSTON.—There was only one pawnbroker in all of Scotland in the early part of the 19th cen- tury. GOVERNMENT EXPANSION Editor, The Citizen: May I take this opportunity to thank you for y editorial, “Government Money”, written in: reply to my recent letter signed | “Interested Citizen”, and may I sk your indulgence once more? | My object is not “controversy” | either—but I do think that the point that I was trying to make has been entirely overlooked! I | am definitely a believer in private industry, and have never approv- Walter. Pach of New York, noted artist-author, porn there, 62 years ago. government does with money. I am a taxpayer—my income tax is ;extremely high, probably above average, and I invest a large per- |cent of my pay in War Bonds, 'and believe me I want to know where my money goes. If it is go- t ing to help benefit Key West in with relationship to government) the long run, I have no complaint. and private industry, Hence, my/I am in a position where I have letter, “Government payroll has! actually seen too many examples of wasteful spending by the gov- ernment and I know that that money comes from “‘little people” like myself. I am interested in the postwar future of Key West. I want to see security centered here just as I | want security for my future and the future of my ¢hildren. I want to see private industry come into its own and I want to see ‘outside capital come in to develop it. We too American for that. However, I believe that the po- Wi ” That was the point which I s trying to make. Is there any private industry in Key West? Meaning by private indus- not that which depends upon the general public for support (i.e. grocery stores, clothing _ bu: nesses, public utilities, ete.): I re- member. Key West in the days of. the cigar trade, the turtle factory, pineapple canning, sponging and VITA VAR HOUSE PAINT; guaranteed 100% pure. $3.25) gallon. There is none finer at! any price. Pierce Bros. jun12-1mo.| 2-APARTMENT furnished house.| Income $100 monthly. Apply 708 South St., Phone 226. jly11-4tx | cash.| 790 HOUSE TRAILER, $300 Phone Joseph Patterson, Ext. 211, Naval Air Station. jly11-3tx | INDIAN MOTOR CYCLE; 1940- 45, first-class condition. J. V. Baird, U. S. Coast Guard Sec- tion Base Motor Pool. jly11-2tx GARDEN FURNITURE; tables, benches, flower pots, bird foun- tain. M. Ponce, 126 Duval St. jun30-1mox } VITA VAR Super Chromium Finish Aluminum Paint; covers 30% more surface than most of: the aluminum paints. $5.40 per| gallon. Pierce Bros. junl2-lmo VITA VAR FULL BODY Floor Varnish; $5.00 value, $3.95 gal- Jon, none better. Pierce Bros. junl2-lmo | EXCEPTIONAL BARGAIN; Only | 16-foot snipe class sail boat at Key West ellent condi- | Position, salary. Apply Manager| Tropical Quick Freeze Co.,/ Grinnell and Carolyn streets. | jly9-3x ONE WAITRESS and one dish- washer. Gulf Stream Restau-! rant, 600 Division. jly9-3t FOR RENT able rates. 411 William St. { jun30-1mox \ FURNISHED ROOMS. 626 Grin-| nell street. jul5-6'x | WILL THE PERSON who walked out of my office with a ring of keys please return them. Un- doubtedly they were picked up| unintentionally and holder does not know the owner. Ray | mond R. Lord, County Judge’ Office. jly7-5t \ FURNISHED ROOMS; washing} and ironing privileges, hot and} cold water. Paul’s Tire Shop, 426 White street. jly10-5tx | LOST CHILD'S small alligator bag,! containing sun glasses. Reward | if returned to 86-6 Poinciana Place. jly 10-3tx | MISCELLANEOUS | tion, new sails, bargain price. | Robert Smith, street, 6:30 to 8:30 p. m. jly9-3tx | CHICKENS and turkeys. Call betwees 12 and 2 and after 7 p. m. 803 Georgia street. jly x Guaranteed PLUMBING WORK and SUPPLIES; toilets, lava- tories, sinks, brass fittings and PRE-WAR BATH TUBS — All sizes of water and sewer pipe and fittings. Free estimates.| Jos. D. Lopez, Plumbing and Supplies, 913 Eaton St., Phone} 765. jly2MWF-tt} SAILBOAT for sale; bottom, good shi lin, 169-F Poinciana 16-ft., round See Gib-| BABY CARRIAGE; $43.00, two years old. Good condition, $12.00. 915 Windsor Lane, Apt. 12. jly 10-3tx | 1934 CHEVROLET. Gulf Stream} Trailer Park, G. S. McNabb. jly10-3tx TWO BABY CRIBS, play pen and card table. 1438 Virginia street. jly10-2tx OIL DRUMS, $1.00 each; 1934 Buick motor. Salvage Yd. 6A5 Greene St jly10-3tx | we ay 59 paired; sewing machines,! WANTED - sa knives, scissors sharpened; : Brownsville bg | keys duplicated. B. F. Camp- WANTED—Electric motor in good 2 nam. HS bell, 803 Simonton street. condition for sewing mac hine | t ‘ 48 | jlyl-tf} 1404 Albury street. jly10-3t y eee . $y |SIVERWARE— 24-piece set. Su-|ENLISTMENTS WANTED for 60 perior Windsor flatware. Serv-| Women’s Army Corps. e Sgt. 81 ice for six, $7.95. Box 410, 217; Voldeck, Post Office Bldg., 80 Seventh Ave., New York. Key West, July 11th and 12th. ne jilyll-1tx} Age limit from 20 to 36. 81 | jly10-2tx | 49 FOR SALE \ 7 SMALL clean furnished apart- 62 |FOR SALE — One electric water! ment wanted by permanent 72 | pump, $35.00. Apply to 1210; business woman. Telephone 62 South St. jlyll-2tx | 462-J. jly11-3tx 75 | 52 LUNCH ROOM for sale; gooi/MAN’S pre-war bicycle. Apply 57 business. Inquire after 6 p. m.| Key West Citizen or phone 51. Temps _—__ 92 78 =& at 617 Grinnell street, jly9-3tx jly i) ttl 1100 Simonton! Jee en AAA aaa aaadaadaaabaabaad similar industries. Where are fanppt. de. jp. alone...StU1, agin ‘ _ eeping and encouraging they now? All of them have left) ‘ A Pe {government expansion in Key Key West for other localities. Yet} Gy, Pca cee y rate 3 | West, and I am in favor of a post- Key West survived their passing! |” : | war Naval Base. somehow. BUT, what happened eS a when the government payroll T can’ t see that the sacrifice to were taRen from Key West? Peo-| 29Y one individual or group of in- ple left here by the hundreds, dividuals who want to “rake off” buildings fell into disuse and de-| What they can now in this pros- cay, weeds sprung up in empty|Perous period is worth the sacri-| lots, and the city in many sec-| fice of our future. tions became an ey e. Local, Just one more thing... . I, too, residents talked about it and ar-|am a Key Wester. I was born gued about it but no one did any-|here, raised here, and educated thing about it. Where were the} here. Whether or not I'll die here, private industries then? Can tour-|I will leave to the future. Any- ist trade be placed in that cate-] way, as long as I live here, I'll gory? True those were depres-; always have love for Key West sion days and similar conditions| and her best interests at heart. existed all over the United Stat Thank you. But was not the support of the) _ a government (even as the WPA) al EN TEBE SDECETIZEN, Godsend in its own peculiar wa: Key West, Fla., Again the point that I am try-; July 10, 1945. ing to make is that, even no there is not an industry in Key! oC | West or a business that is not! TER flourishing on its own feet. It is! because the government came; JOHNNY. MACK BROWN in back in that we are having this; aS prosperous period. Perhaps con-| “Land of the Outlaws struction by private individuals; Sites ight” would have helped boom Key| Comins: “Gas\ Light West, but even that would have| depended upon government pay-/ roll for support. Lumber and! building supplies are considered: EE critical materials, therefore. some! STRAND THEATER | control was necessary in the ‘early | KAY FRANCIS .in deveevee if. not. as-neeessary -at “Ry Jills ina Jeep” Believe me,’ Mr. Editor, I am Coming: “Blonde Fever” more than interested in what the, |GARDNER’S PHARMACY You know, .it is getting so folks skip over, and don’t read these row-on-row of figures about what it is costing to run the Govt. and the States. If the paper says there are 2 million more folks than nec- essary on the taxpayer's back and they are pullin’ down around 4000 million in salaries a year, not counting their swindle sheets, no- body murmurs. It is more fun to read the fun- nies. If it is 10 million or 101 bil- SALES HOURS EVERY DAY: 10 A. M. to 12M. — 2 P. M, to 7 P.M. All Items O. P. A. Ceiling Prices lion, what of it? Taxes are not due fgrjaxwhiles and the) © e to pay if any- way, and if the is far away, if you happen to liv in Idaho or So. Dakota. t Folks are fed up on figures, but ° them pictures, funnies or any Car oline and Grinnell Sts. kind. If the papers say the Direc- tor of Uplift gets 10 thousand a but if you would paint the per —_— picture on the door of his shiny | ° car, with his salary beneath same, mayor's car, and a million others, paint all of them—and with pic- tures. Let everybody see what looks like. Let folks see via pic- tures versus figures; it might clear the atmosphere. GROOMS’ HAVE SON - Annoiincement has, been made of the birth ofa son to Mr. and July 7 at the United States Naval Hospital. The new arrival has been given other’ wi e is being spent in Alabama which TROPICAL QUICK FREEZE (0. they are hot for pictures; so give year, and free gas, nobody nd folks would oper an eye. And the the people on the taxpayer's back Birtho SS Mrs. Bascom L. Grooms, Jr., on we name of Bascom L, Grooms, REAL ICE is MORE ECONOMICAL... It’s Healthy and Safe... It’s SPEEDY, SURE RELIEF FOR ACID N /NDIGESTION (ICE DIVISION) Phone No. 8 Phone 177 Free Delivery ‘SUBSCRIBE TO THE CITIZEN-25* WEEKLY LOCATED IN HEART OF CITY | Rates ROOMS Write or Wire | Reasonable for Reservations WITH BATH and TELEPHONE FORD HOTEL PERSHING HOTEL 60 N.E. 3rd Street 226 N.E. Ist Avenue | 80 Rooms - Elevator 100 Rooms - Elevator \ Solarium Heated 3 BLOCKS FROM UNION BUS STATION BABAAAAAALADALAAALABADAS 4+ AAADADAAADAAASABARA ABBAS We Are Pleased to Announce that we will serve the City of Key West by representing the General Electric Company relative to the sale of ELECTRIC APPLIANCES A supply of appliances will be carried as soon as available. Have your name placed on our waiting list for your requirements, No Obligation CITY ELECTRIC SYSTEM 5 A ED ETT IMAGINE 4,300,000 Toll and Long’ Distance calls! That's just an average day's work for the Bell System. Ser e generally is good but somet: there’ cxrabig crowd on some lines and people ene waving Then the operator will ask your Soying “Please limit your call to 5 Sea 7 “ SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH Gp INCORPORATED