The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 18, 1946, Page 5

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THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1946 HOW THE PROPOSED HIGHWAY linking Seattle and Key West, would channel automo- i ® . e ek route to Alaska, ae, Rent Alt: Florida Has Big Stake | "issn .e rors. tewel into Florida, is shown-by this map. (For explanation of points designated by sals, see accompanying story.) - me —— Deadman's pas;, it will cross THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Iran At Peace Since 1814 Puts On War Of Its Own By JOSEPH C. GOODWIN LUCKY SEVEN Ap Newsfeatures TEHRAN. — When Azerbaijan Ap Newateatures Here is a health routine pre- pulled its autonomy coup and mobilized 25,000 men against the & central government it only add- scribed by Florence Williams, ed one more to the half dozen | health and recreation authority or so independent military forces of the USO Division of the Y.W.C.A.: On each of the seven days of | which for years have engaged in sporadic lead tossing in these | the week be sure that you have— 1. Exercised one-half hour. parts. 2. Slept eight. nours, Even though Iran has not fought an international war since 3. Downed six to eight glasses | of water. 1814 it always has been a nation abristle with arms and armies. fi Because the Aberbaijan move-| 4. Had a daily bath (using de- | ment was billed as “Soviet sup- | odorant twice a week). ported” and the western powers} 5, Had a daily bowel move- saw it as a Russian bid for Per-{ ment. | 6. Brushed hair well (sham- | poo weekly). ! sian oil and Persian warm water ports, its army — though not so formidable as others — received! 7, Eaten daily, two vegetables, | |most of the publicity. other than potatoes; egg, meat or | Lesser Known Forces fish; fruits; cereal or bread; but- Just take a look at some of! ter or margarine. the tribal fighting machines: Scant eK: The Kashgais, who centuries} The mariner’s compass was in- ago followed their herds out of | troduced in Europe during the the Turkoman country in central {12th century. Asia, deploy forty thousand | armed horsemen during their an-|thy young Zenjan landowner, | nual migration from the gulf to have held at bay the new Azer- | the mountains around Shiraz. baijan army which threatened to! They take little back talk from | take their ‘villages: Recently | anyone, especially the 75,000-man | they were reinfo by 1,500! Iranian national army. warriors of the Afshar.tribes.. | Farther west the Baktyaris and The Kurds, however, remain! allied tribesmen pack another | undisputed all-time champions in; armed punch. Approximately 30,- | the national. free-for-all. They're | 000 rifles guard their spring mi-; born warriors and they. love to gration and spearhead hungry; fight. Every male above four: herds invading lush grasslands. geen is mounted, armed and look- Some of their warriors guard j ing for a scrap, Qazi Mohammed, | xf - Fhartl y, British oil pipelines. , Kurdish spiritual leader, recent- k CAG g 0 aa fa Among smaller outfits the Zol-, ly. declared. an “independent | Phone 360 fagharis hold the spotlight. Tvgo Kurdish republic.” He claims the ‘ure it... fold it... hide it. .7 seve time, space and steps . . . use indoors or jide-Away” Laundry Rack gives: the. ‘ space as @ 20 foot clothesline . . . requires space instantly. Easily movable, even when BSS WOR 6. os big ose ecee = 4440404998) Di eae eee ADD THE “HIDE-AWAY" LAUNDRY RACK TO YOUR EASY PAYMENT ORDER TODAY! thousand villagers led and fed. support of ‘“five million Kurds; by Mohammed Zolfaghavi, weal-| in Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria.” . Simonton at Fleming over the Blue mountains. Point » No. 3 is Soldier's summit in the In New Mi wa etu Wasatch mountains, and Point No. 4, the “Cuba” crossing of | the Rockies. Pieridae bas a tremendous stake in development of the | CAUSEWAY PROPOSED pr ed Northwest-Southeast transcontinental highway from Continuing southeast, at Ope- ©. Week. to Key West, John D, Pennekamp, state director | lousas and Baton Rouge (Points of wing association for the projected road, points out, | No. 5 and 6), Kreager said it is » of the route, The @ proposed to build a causeway Bee y __ | aeross the narrowest neck of the i] Herald's associate editor | motorists on the Yucatan penin- | Missouri river flood plain, above . eed, would open an east- | sula. | any possible highwater. : = to motor | ae eS a j- At Point No. 7, a tunnel wou - b Ks “A #3 th a | WORK PROGRESSING | go under the estuaries of the - yourh Fi ‘sgaalasipe From Merida northwest, work | Alabama and Tombigby rivers. ’ Aweriewn highway which | jg progressing on the Mexican At Key West motorists would : link North and part of the Pan American high- board he ferry for the trip . America way leading up to Mexico Sit. across the trail. to Havana. " ’ A Pennekamp pointed out that Many existing highways may At Geetent, Pernekamp point: | she new eastern route, when it | be -used temporarily, Kreager Ma a 1 States motorists | js opened to traffic, will provide | said, but he added the main ob- . ravel down the | the most direct access from the | jective should be kept in mind ” ' mm of the Pan | Pacifie Northwest to the Yuca- | —“connecting regions rather ; ‘ h Mex. | t@2 peninsula through Florida. | than citie qpncr tee nares It will eliminate the long, curve- The association _ president make e dvive | back sweep that must now be pointed out a meeting was held v ¢ of La- followed from Laredo south to recently ir. Gallup, N. Mex. to a fa toru- | reach Mexico City. | organize the national body and Cen: And ir addition, he said, it | name one director for each state sy will be,the most scenic motor car | through which the highway will ’ . + route in the world, | pass. new ferry Frank O. Kreager, president J, A. Theobald. who was elec: ° n ig sum- , Of the Northwest-Southeast High- | ted secretary at the Callup meet- w } Ha. | WAY association, declares the | ing, said one of the next steps . . vest aug |) route can be madé one of the | contemplated is unific of Cuba completes | most important commercial and jon of the Pen | tourist highways in the United y lead , States. ‘bile. A meeting, per ca ' At Orville, Wach., (Point Na * ufport, may also be ncicated on the map) the 1 hv east. Texas repre- connect with the “tr » added, Hlorida interests supporting the ay plan from Key Although your cost of living has steadily increased, here is one thing —an important thing in your life— that actually costs you less today, than it did twenty years ago. It’s your telephone! This record of low cost perform- ance, in these times of rising prices, is enough alone to stand out like a beacon in the night. In addition the service has greatly expanded and as more telephones have been added the relative cost to the user has steadily declined. Today you can reach many more people by telephone—the better to serve your needs for business or personal use. This record—which stands out as an achievement—is becoming more and more difficult to maintain as the costs of everything going into the furnishing of telephone service con- tinue to rise. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY INCORPORATED QUALITY OF PRODUCT IS ESSENTIAL TO CONTINUING SUCCESS LS/MPE ¥ , by H, McCormick based upon the original oil painting Yes, Sir! THAT SAYS IT! SURE THING! UCKV STRIKE Means Fine Tobacco! Copyright 1946, The American Tobacco Company

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