The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 11, 1946, Page 5

" MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1946 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN eg 72 Or There of calling for a “wet or dry” elec- tiem im Monroe county, the out growth of the “hot” liquor squab- | bie of recent weeks. Ht may interest proponents‘ df prohibition here to learn that only ome county in Florida has gone @ry wince the repeal of prohibition i 1933. And that happened oniy feet week ‘Wakulla county residents voted | me “wet or dry” referendum last week and prohibition forces won! out by 31 votes. The count stood} O81 ageinst and 650 for legal saiec; ft laquor This makes the 17th county in Plorida to go dry, the other 16 re- @eining dry since 1916. ‘The state beverage director says tis department will “coopera'e with the sheriff of Wakulla coun ty im enforcing the new dry law” @ geen as the returns are can- vaserd Will this happen here, too? Meanwhile, revenue from sale | af gate beer and liquor licenses omtees tw soar Collections @urimg the first cight months ci this fecal year already exceed by $101,975 the totai taken in dur ng the entire 1944-46 fiscal year Packing Meters Popular And Unpopuler in State Sentiment on parking meters in Key West seems to be sharply di vided, 6 MikAiO Es 0 ds in cities ower the state using the meters for the first Hime this year { have been rumors lately | There are many who believe the meters will solve the parking wehiem in downtown Key West and you'll find just as many who! are of the opinion they'll be a Gumence and will only create a lot more trouble for motorists, to say nothing of additional expense in ene city in Florida, the ma jority of the residents were against installation of the meters a a oy Age any wenassaneannresrasesocsecescsscevesesessensssce Saturday to 7 p.m. placed the ers on main downtown sidewalks. B WE HAVE ALL SIZES fore the cate ‘van tobies. ‘ * FILM Roll Film Developed - Fast Service Soevcevecsooncoecsoe downtown streets were crowded ‘ Photostats — Passport — 1D Pictures —Enlargements with vehicles, Next day after sty Oil Portraiture — Copy PRICE TOURS they were officially placed in op. i | eration, the downtown section of MUABEI\ CAMERAS REPAIRED the city resembled a “ghost towa" Ri i ‘ PHOTO SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS Passenger oe Ter a vehicular traffic was 2 > . Seek Wewerer, sondtivert inn Evans: an emt Representative against the meters will taper off ay ete For = Motorists get tired of walking | te Lake Worth the meters seem! te be popular. There are 346 in! eperetion there and have been in we two months now. During thet period they yielded a net of $4212.57 wo the city. Collections im February were $1,860.29. Key West meters will probably be in operation within two weeks Net until then will city officials learn definitely if the move ‘wos wie and profitable or other’ eke Grand Jury Reminded Of Gembiung Report News coming out of West Palm Beach recalls the turbulant period Key West went through a numbe: of Weeks ago over the local liquor and gembiing situation Grand jury members opening the March term of Circuit Cout im West Palm Beach were told by Judge Joseph S. White that thc = aon feport was “unalterab.y pp On trans u da, urged ed fey" into che’ it waite “oll lowiess | min “neighboring foun, Pend said: “T'm sur weeld not want conditi i i £ yorr tke Get here Yet such ¢ongitions te brought on by failure to give @2-Operation to law enforcement @ticer#. Law enforcement offi gers should be on guard The local situation, as that in, West Peim Beach, is still simmer img underneath and may break aut into the open again at any} tame Key West Businessmen Their Share Key West can lay claim to a @eedly share of the retail store Fevenue the state says is alreacy Greater than all receipts collected ™® the last fiscal year Small businesses’ that have sprung up all over Key West re gently played their part in passing fest year's record haul in just ®ight months of the present fiscal Last year, Florida's receip's retail store licenses and in Wentery taxes were $1,144,168, m4, with four more months’ rev+ @mue of this year yet to be added, his mark has already been passe od bby several thousand dollars There are about 21,500 licensed #etail stores in the state now, and BE Waterman, head of the re- Bell stores division of the comp- Roller's off savs applications Be sul ww sus enough to pre ict « total of 23,000 by June 30. National chains of more than 50 must pay $400 a year | store in Florida Individual pay $10 each Inventory i $28 on each $1,000 reported the store's annual inventory | Announcing that the TROPICAL TRADER 2 is now OWNED and OPERATED by e JAMES J. MCMANUS : eSnapshots Developed eToys eGifts efadios eNovelties 718 Duval - Phone 1000 Tropical Trader cane Formerly Sawyer Radio and Appliance Company PeCCCOOCOCSOTOS SOO SLOO OOOO ELDCOOOODESEECCORCCS WHERE TO BUY COOOOOOOOO SOHO OOOCEEL20CLSLOOOOOCE CODCROOSOCOES \oeeccntecccccccccocess HOT POINT ELECTRIC RANGES and APPLIANCES Repairs on Sewing Machines & All Electrical Appliances CALLED FOR and DELIVERED Home Appliance Phe lor 275. eveecceccocoscece E. MORALES TAILOR SHOP 801 Simonton Street : Cor. Petronia Key West PHONE 271 We Specialize in peeceoecosecoose, CeMeceoceccosescoccoecoreooesee COC CSCOCoOr Oooo OCECEEOCOOOOOOE® 8 eALTERATIONS : : KEY WEST MACHINE WORKS “ean apart or $ WE WELD ANYTHING Personnel. ; but A Broken Heart or the Break of Day * Bip Covers $ PHONE 259 GREENE at ELIZABETH ae Wear eonncamed : W. T. EDWARDS, Master Machanic STORE HOURS Peccccecccccccecose Daily 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILROAD Now Located Next to Chamber of Commerce In La Concha Building B & B. CYCLE SHOP 822 FLE STREET RENTAL SERVICE PAINTING and REPAIRING Complete Stock of Parts * COOCCCOCOSCO SOC OLOOHOSOOCOCEIEOORE e e e ° ° @ e e e s e a e e e e e e e 3 e e e 2 e e e e e e e e eceecessooccese FIRE INSURANCE By insuring With Atlantic Mutual Fire Insurance Co. All Policies Non Assessable J. L. CRUSOE, Agt. 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