The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 8, 1946, Page 3

RY 8, 1946 FRIDAY, FEBRU tt tt i i in in in nl in on linn ann hn tannin tn tn tn inn in Pod CORAL ROCKETS By L. P, ARTMAN, JR, AABAAAALAALAAAALASEMA AAAAAAABABAAAAE ROOSEVELT SPEECH | mary: You know that Commis-j v are the breaks sioners Demeritt and Cooper are| n the lz against recent “liberalizing” of visited », liquor and zoning laws. They of the | were especially against the grant-! f the story breaking right.|mé of a license to the Gulf-| President deli »d his| Stream Restaurant. But with address to the try,| Commissioners Carbonell, Sweet- incidentally ng and Harden against them the best they could do was vote no. Well after Rev. Doherty’s charges! of graft at Tuesday’s meeting} the opposition had erystallized into a knock down and drag out was the yusness ation, the already in The nd the force read t being de- he club itself was much more re-| who really know their business! served and peaceful than it had/fish for say yellowtail first over; been in the past. A fellow could! one reef and then over another | take his girl into the club with-|so that the individual reefs are! out having molestation and} always full of fish. They do the everything eise to be bothered!same with jewfish, covering all with. The Navy has always hadi the reefs for forty miles on both a problem with these “young-! sides of the keys. Some of the est” men who are trying to be real “salty”: The old tars don’t think much of these young salts and the trouble they make which reflects back on them. Once upon a time sailormen considered themselves fighting men who fought everyone at the drop of a hat but this past war has pretty | well proven that the fighting is best left for the enemy rather than among local folk. ° e HOW DO LIBERALS STAND! Now you who say you are lib: T cor- ad give me the the President rolled Navy Yard The Citi- already up and} “ with news of his! sht. Now as you know the “lib- 1” commisioners have been; ttempting to bring money into, the city’s coffers by means of the various gambling; regularly and thus en-| riching the city and keeping the; money ay from grafting pock-, ; ets. Now take the gamblers again, they don’t know which way to turn. At first they were all for, is procedure of being pinched,| giving a fictitious name and con-} i erals and who wish to see your drinks and your bolita are you sure of which way you want to take. Do you want to see the out- side gamblers come in or do you wish to see gambling and liquor continue as it has in ‘Key West Local gamblers think that this column is fighting them but’ the only stand I have taken is that I do not want to see the big gangs | ledges up in channels in the Keys} less jewfish from} !are showing i over-fishing. All things to keep | in mind. | e | SOCIETY ITEMS | Here are our weekly household hints: First of all L wish to praise | for their splendid job of recent reporting. Once upon a time we {got only stories which ran in ja routine channel such as a “meeting was held” “the minutes were read” “motion -to adjourn | was passed”. Then you always | had to ask “was there a speaker, ' what did he say” or “what about the beautiful pictures exhibited | at the meeting”. Well our pub- licity chairmen now seem to have caught on to the job of reporting | in the past. That is the real story.! to Patricia and they tell her and | The Citizen the really interesting things which happened at the ; socials. Thus the stories appear- ing under society are greatly im- | the social club publicity chairmen | OF INTEREST TO KEY WEST Na and State News ith A Local Slant By J.W.R. i z INFORMATION FOR VETS Just a little information that ‘may interest some of the war vet- erans in Key West. For six jmonths after your discharge from service you need not pay state license taxes to practice your pro- ifession. Authority for this state- ment is none other than Attorney :General Tom Watson. Mr. Wat- json lists following licenses that fare tax-free to veterans for the {specified period: Board of fun- jeral directors, business or occu- ‘pational, and any board, commis- jsion or officer permits, registra- tion or inspection. 'CITY CAN'T TAX City commissioners and Mana- }ger Dave King will no doubt be interested in a recent ruling jhanded down by Attorney Gen- Key West purchasers of Xmas' interpretation of May’s duties and Seals each year-end. It comes | therefore the $5 per day fee bills lie the census bureau in Wash- could be disregarded. Up to the ington, the federal department !state supreme court went the case | | that keeps Americans posted onjand May lost another- round. The what-have-you. ‘The ‘bureau (fe-|High*court justices agreed Judge ports that for the eighth consecu-! Welch was right when he ruled tive year a decided decrease has been noted in deaths due to tu- berculosis in the United States. A |record low of 41.3 deaths per 100,-} 000 persons was set in 1944, the llatest year for which complete |figures are available. So you see, {your purchases of those little seals ,have not been in vain. If this{ ;gives you satisfaction, think what ,it must mean to those who fall |prey to this dreaded disease but lare cured through the scientifi¢| _ and medical advancements made possible by your support. Keep up the good work! {NO EXTRA FEES \FOR HEARING CASES There has been no case of this kind in Monroe county that we know of but we pass this on to help broaden your knowledge of ceunty government. County Judge Sam D. May, of Washington county, thought that the county commissioners should! pay him extra for each day he at- that May was wrong. STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE TRIUMPH COFFEE MILL AT ALL 2AGE THKE]' FORECAST Key ‘West and vicinity: Partly cloudy this afternoon, tonight and Saturday; continued warm; gentle to moderate easterly winds, becoming southeasterly Saturday. frowing Children It’s eo hard to convince them that they must eat the proper foods for growth and health. VINOL with its Vitamin B1 and Iron will encourage their appe- tite and may soon show you a delightful improvement. Your druggist has pleasant-tasting VINOD. ORIENTAL PHARMACY ¥ tributing irom $75 to $25 to the) Come into Key West. Regarding} proved. Another point, write,¢ral Tom Watson concerning beer teiaed coukt | 's coffers according to the} itude of their earnings.| _| Then suddenly it came to their, ; mind that there is a threat of; | outside “big time” gamblers} | coming into the town. Thus it de-| that the “little time” local field is being invaded | ig time” out of town, The first glove had been ig. Attendant publicity sources fired the first guns bring- ing the situation to public notice,| S. - - »| CHERCHEZ LA FEMME The bright spot in the present yi picture is the action of one of g the clubs in placing a pretty girl) at the entrance to check the minors. In this way when a fresh} young Navy lad comes in and! fuses to show his Identification e e ; SOME RESENTMENT t clubs d ter times before spi ut into t not eet all up 1 street guile a look at the card out of |him with her charms. What | young Navy lad wouldn’t suc- More fun that way than . . WHAT IS WHAT! the local gamblers, I feel much |them up for us in the news style}and wine. The opinion was spe- like City Manager King: you fel-| you. see every day and send lows should keep your noses,them ni promptly. This will save clean, keep minors out, observe} time. Also send in stories espec- closing hours. ially after the event not just be- e e jfore. Finally, do not tell us BIGTIMER VS. LITTLE TIMER to just put in routine meetings There is one thing certain: Ieach month or similar dates. know of few who have greatly; That’s not news, that’s advertis- suffered from gambling in this; ing or history. Tell us something vity now and as far as drinking new each time you give a article. it is again just a “select few’. No That’s news. Well, anyway, one knows just how far the evils thanks again, ladies, and yours of over excess in drinking and; for even better reporting. gambling will go when the big- ° e timers come in here. They at-| PIRATE LANDING tempt to say that the only gambl-; (Naval Operating Base) ing will befor the rich men who} On an old beach which was come here, select’ clubs. But I;just northeast of Fort Taylor, have seen this thing spread Black Caesar, Teach, Captain quickly to small clubs from these Blood, Jean Lafitte and numerous same big time gamblers and it is; other pirates pulled up their boats in these small clubs as worked|to scrape and paint the bottoms. Card why the girl can better be-| in other cities in Florida that the;The ships were canted over with ‘through the Keys. iworking man gets socked too'blocks and tackle fastened to the | much. |masts and the tackle secured to e e jan imbedded ringbolt in heavy WHERE DO YOU STAND jrock. Loot was divided on this cifically given for the benefit of State Beverage Director James Vocelle. Mr. Watson said in the opinion that a city ‘may not levy license taxes on the salesman, truck driver or trucks of a dis- tributor of beer and wine having fa permanent business establish- ment in another city.” The attor- ney general informed Mr. Vocelle that “the state beverage law gives no such authority.” YOUR PURCHASES NOT IN VAIN Here’ ssome good news for you this entrance to the Gulf of Mex- ico. In 1821 Commodore David Porter drove them from the Keys, ‘using flat-bottom steam barges to ‘pursue the light drift pirate ships Later he an- nihilated them in ‘Cuba. Many, treasures have been found in Key West with the aid of secret charts passed on to family relations. He wanted a $5 fee per day. The commissioners dis- agreed. They said it was all in line with his duties. Not satisfied, Judge May went to another court to force the com- {missioners to pay up. Circuit missioners were correct in their ORE THROAT due to colds | Let a little Vicks VapoRub melt on the - Works fine, to soothe sore 1 throat due to colds and helps, relieve irritation in upper breathing passages. ! ToEase Spasms of Cou hing: it a spoonful of VapoRub in a bowl of boiling water. ‘Wontlerful relict comes as you breathe in the steaming vapors that penetrate to uy breathing pas- irritation, quiets Judge E. C. Welch ruled the com-!- § Nothing says “I love you” so convincingly as a diamond ring... warmly welcomed ... no other Valentine will be so so dearly cherished . . . both for itself and for the promise of unbounded happiness which it holds, POLLOCK’S stWweves 524 Southard Street Opposite Bus Station PHONE 465 * SEE OUR- WINDOWS *« Proof of this is digging at night ave the fun of resisting regi-| So where do you stand liberal,beach and many a_ drunken, and one day the person digging mentation. More nightclub own-| Key Wester? |bloody fight has taken place for.|ers might adopt this policy. ° ° ithere. Key West was a pirates’|having left suddenly and a few It is; Heard tod that in the nightclub, ROTATE FISHING SPOTS |nest, with the prey the rich gal-|]Spanish gold coins being found sum-| which employed this move the| Some commercial fishermen leons going back to Spain through in one of the holes dug. i Added Relief, rub VapoRub on throat, chest, back. Let its famous double-actionkeep, on working cord hoursas yousleep. Vv th t they y subtle. Here is a quick SHOPPING iF YOU CAN'T COME IN CALL 360 Sears Order Office sales people will give you personal An address worth rememberi Fleming and Simonton Streets attention. They will take measurements for you... .answer your questions ... help you make the right selections and GRAND OPENI FEBRUARY 11, 1946 = write and mail your order for you, saving you letter post- age plus check, money order or C.O.D. fee. 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