The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 5, 1946, Page 2

Onty Daily Newspapértn Key West ‘ana Mouros County r rte mnie tetera — Entered at Key West, Florida as seoond class matter yur ASSOCIATED PRESS The Asvociated Pi fs exclus- ively entitled to use for republica- tien of all news dispatches credited fo it or not otherwise credited in is paper and also the local news" published here. SURSCRIPTION RATE: One Month Weekty aD Mare wh on @ cation TAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, reselutions of respect, obit wary nefices, poems, ete, will be chareed tor at the rate of 10 cents a lime Notices for sptertnenet by churches from which a revenue is to ke derived are & cents a line, on an open forum val orem, bet it witl net publish ehooymous communications. Rengn-voconpnameeneam | MONOGRAPHS Dear Mayor: Your suggestion to iron out the conflict between City Charter and civil service regulations is a good one. Let's get on with the job. Yours, THE ORACLE THE LEVYING HABIT Levying taxes and more taxes upon an already over- burdened citizenry seems to have become a national pastime of great popularity. It is true that cost of gov- ernment has increased in recent years, but it is folly to believe that it has increas- ed in proportion to taxes. Those entrusted with the authority to levy taxes, not only in Key West and Mon-} roe County, but everywhere else, seem to have been bit- ten by a strange bug which | compels them to run the tax scale ever upward. How long has it been, in Monroe County and Key West, for example, since tax rates were lowered instead of raised, Can the oldest in- habitant’ recall any such action? And no waw, as we face the difficult problem of post-war Yeadjustment and the threat of a local unem- ployment situation, the County Commissioners are preparing a budget of $343,- 901, which added to a school budget of $320,000, means that Monroe County tax-j| payers will be called on to pay $663,901 the coming fiscal year. Th. is said that taxes will be more equitable for. the coming fisgal year than ever before. If) is said that 85 per cent ‘of city taxpayers either will pay less or not any more than they paid last} gian ‘lhear somebody say that! such and such a story in yes- PENNIES GROW INTO x fd masta : Occasionally } you may. terday’s paper was very in teresting. : ‘ That brings up the ques- tion of what is an interesting story. It is easy to determine the most interesting “‘stor- ies” for housewives. Those stories are contained in ad- vertisements, particularly those about groceries and, department stores. Consider the many adver- tisements in The Citizen Thursday, in which scores of prices were listed for commodities. One housewife infotmed The Citizen that many of the prices were below those she paid at a store whieh did not advertise, In one instance, she noted that a pound of coffee of the same brand The more I think about Frank Jolly suspended for trying to stop a law breaker, the more I have to laugh. I, like many other folks’ here, think Officer Jolly is the kind of a fellow to haye on any po- lice force, — Anyway, why give an officer | a gun if he is not allowed to fire ‘HELP WANTED SHOPPING FOR A JOB WITH AN ATTRACTIVE FUTURE? How would you like to know that Basuaus weeee ea ven think of Fleming, Phone 118. aug!-tf about the normal. Key West. Several other Key. Westers announced today that they are was listed in an advertise- ment at 11 cents a pound A eget than she had been paying for it. Careful housewives,. that is, careful in their buying, may save a dollar or more weekly by reading adver- } teements. And that dollar saved is the equivalent with ‘a dollar earned. Besides, one senses a feeling of satis- | faction in saving a dollar in making purchases that is not felt in earning a dollar. And a dollar a week, over the period of a year, is suffi- cient to purehase a very good dress, or half dozen of the less costly dresses that are up to the minute in style in summer wear. With the cost of living higher now than it has been in a good many years, the | housewife is afforded an | opportunity to save money by reading the advertise- | ments -in The Citizen and | buying where her dollar | ean buy the most. It is sur- prising how much money ean be saved in the long run by paying a few pennies less, day in and day out, in | making purchases. Those pennies grow into dollars. You cannot measure the beauty of the women of the nation by the amount of | money spent for cosmetics. There is a vast difference | between the person of im- | portance and the person who thinks himself to be impor- tant. The best way to get a job | done is to start work on it immediately, even if you’ve | got something else more en- joyable to do. Do it now does not apply to spending your money. Better advice is “Don’t.” It is never too late to spend | what you have earned. PRISONERS KILLED Forty-three Nazi veterans chave been doomed to die for participating in the slaughter of 900 American prisoners of war and Bel- civilians during “the year. These things are en-]| Battle of the Bulge. couraging, to be sure, but they are not enough. In addition, thirty other The| defendants, including three fact remains that Mr. and| generals, were given long Mrs. Key Wester will con-| prison terms. tinue to. feel the tax pinch where it hurts, The people of this country should understand the na- Now, if ever, it seems to} ture of the crime for which it? Is it just to trim the uniform? | you'll be. earning $30 a week Why not give’ Frank a skirt (2bout $130 a month) after 6 and a brassier, so when he wants | ;qonths? We pay» you. $25. a 40+ to make an arest he can do a lit- | hour week to start training to be a | tle dance, and perhaps coax the offender to come to him—there- | fore no‘gun will be needed. No} chance of a suspension. TELEPHONE OPERATOR . WITH OPPORTUNITY Piano, good tone, $30. Desk, Show cases, water tank with heater, | china closet. Phone 1028-M: jly30-6tx trees in local yards. mother-of-pearl toilet seats im) they arrangements for the special various colors just arrived. | Democratic primary to. be held r County commissioners, at a in > NOTICE—A small shipment of! meeting tonight, will make fur- |’ MRS. J. M. BARRY Key West TAXES, TAXES, TAXES Editor, The Citizen: 3 Generally speaking, there are many merchants and store keep- ers who are honest and who, throughout the war, only realized a small profit from gross sales. However, few of us ever stop to look at this side of the picture. | We have been too inclined to pass quick judgment without consider- ation. In reality, the retailer lives | a harrowing existance at be), and is constantly driven almost to the point of distraction in trying to keep up with licenses, taxes, and | collecting bad debts. According to statistics, about 75 percent of the people in this country were in business for themselves 50 years ago. Now only fifteen percent of the popu- lation still persist in trying, to earn a living by selling to others. This radical change probably has been brought about because of} the fact that the business man has, in recent years, been a tar- get for every known kind of taxes} and licenses of which the buying public has little knowledge. The tax burden of Florida business men ig heavier than any other } state of the Union and they watch with abated breath when the Legislature is in session for fear that additional taxes will be levied against his business; Before we call a-storekeeper a “Gouger” we should consider « few items of expense which he has to meet every month. For the lights in his store and possibly in his show window he pays (in Key West) on the average of $50.00 per month, believe it’ or not. He pays almost twice as much for his telephone as you do for the one in your home. If he owns a truck for use in his busi- ness he must buy a special license To Earn More For Overtime At Time-And-A-Half “LOOK AHEAD TO Scheduled Pay Increases Liberal Employe Benefits Vacation With Pay if you're looking for a permanent position. 3 ' Apply to Mrs. McDermott Chief Operator. Telephone Office SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE and TELEGRAPH COMPANY aug5-tf Upholster and trimmer. Apply Key West Bedding. jlyli-tf SALESMEN WANTED Salesman. Permanent position selling high-grade building and machinery maintenance prod- ucts this vicinity. National firm, complete line, high commission. ‘Write Box 1341, Dallas, Tex. augs-1tx WANTED Rgom and Board with private family in town. References -furnished. Apply Box 15, c/o Citizen Office, aug3-6t MISCELLANEOUS Refrigeration sales. and service, Repairs on all makes. All work guaranteed. Mumford & Ross, 220 Duval st., phone 333. jly18-tf Campbell's, 928 Division, phone 189. Keys made, locks repair- ed, ete. augl-lmo for it. His city occupational tax} For guaranteed plumbing work is paid in proportion to the amount of stock, $18.75 for the first $500.00 worth of stock and almost twice that amount for) stock over the $500.00 worth. He must buy a county license, state license and must also pay a per- sonal tax of 19 mills on his stock | and fixtures every year. He must also pay a state license to store | surplus stock in a warehouse if he has one. If a grocer sells tobac- co he must have a snecial license. Also a special one for margarine | butter and another one to sell rub%/ing aleohol and mouth wash. If he sells items which are sub- ject to excise tax he must make) a return every 30 days or he will find the FBI at his door. On top of all this, the law re- quires that you keep_ books on your business transactions. If he, cannot do this he must hire a bookkeeper. When he thinks he is walking on level ground again he finds, to his dismay, that it is time to make his; income tax re- turns and the profits, which we accuse him of stealing from us, and repairs, call John Curry, 512 Margaret street, phone 781. Give us a try on your next job. Free estimates. jly16-1mox. Business opportunity—Be your own boss. Ideal for young. cou- ple capable of earning ‘from $40.00 a week to $140.00. Total investment $620.00. Expense to. operate business not to exceed ‘$1.50 a day. Please don’t*ans- wer ad unless you. mean busi- ness. Box E-14, Citizen Office. jly31-6t Swedish massage treatments will improve the function of your skin, soothe the nerves. It stim- ulates digestion, circulation and elimination, increases intestinal activity, reduces overweight and ‘builds up underweight. Will give 5 treatments for $13 or 10 treatments for $25, for 30 days only. Vermeil Welch Hutcheson, 729 Division Street, phone 659-J for appointment. aug3-3t us, would be an opportune| these men have been con- time to slash the tax rate,} victed. They murdered, as a in view of the fact that the] matter of policy, captured county has.a_ surplus. of} American soldiers and kill- $136,000 and the school] ed civilians in a program of ‘board a surplus of $95,000.| terrorism designed to assist Now is the time to give} the military effort. the taxpayers some relief by absorbing the unused surpluses. Such largé sur- pluses are not needed, and continuing to pyramid them is unjust and unwise. Fan Dancer Sally Rand, af- ter being freed by San Fran-- cisco police: “It’s a victory for my art;” - Judging from reports that come from Germany and Japan, it appears that the Army needs more,. not less, diseipline. -The battle on the high- ways is almost as deadly as the combats of warfare; the It should not be over- looked that in every war there are some instances of unjustifiable killing of pris- oners of: war. Such incidents usually happen in the heat of combat, being committed by men who have witnessed the death of their comrades. Under such circumstances, it oceasionally occurs that soldiers commit acts in vio- lation of the ruies of war. The German crime was of a more serious nature in that the execution repre- sented a part of a policy of the High Command and the execution of prisoners was deliberately planned before the battle. No “anger” in dead and ‘dying are on OUT! the heat of battle caused the highways every hour of the} death of the American sold- day and:night. iers. goes to the last and biggest} taxes of all, the Federal Govern- | ment. ROOMS FOR RENT ee Keepi 3 ight housekeeping rooms, $5.00 Ache Street, © CHARDSON |" weekly. 411 William Street. she Street. { jiyll-Imox Todya’s Anniversaries FOR RENT OR SALE (Know America) aa ie 1802—Edward K. Collins, New| Large Electric Fans; on stands York shipbuilder, founder of the} with guards suitable for busi- Collins line of Atlantic steame ness use. Apply South Beach the pride of America in the 1850's,} Casino. aug2-3tx born at Truro, Mass. Died Jan. 22, 1878. PHOTO SUPPLY 1867—Jacob Ruppert, New York | ———-————— —--__________ business. man, capitalist, baseball|Frames, an assortment of sizes, club owner, born in New York.| 50c and up, Pilkington Studio, Died Jan. 13, 1939. | 515 Fleming Street, Phone 99, 1875—Clare A. Briggs, prolific- | augl-tf versatile cartoonist, creator of | “When a Feller Needs a Friend”, | born at Reedsburg, Wis. Died} Jan. 3, 1930. |Coolerator; practically new. Ap- 1881—Richard Washburn Child, | popular novelist, diplomat, noted} civic worker, born in Worcester, { Mass. Died Jan. 31, 1935. 1882—Hugh Johnson, soldier, | N.R.A. head, author, columnist, picturesque figure, born at Ft. FOR SALE ton street. augl-tf 2- and 3 - bedroom bungalows, furnished and _ unfurnished: small down payment, balance payable monthly. Johnson & Scott. Kans. Died April 15, 1942. Johnson, Phone 372. augl-tf; British renew pledge of self-}'37 Plymouth sedan. Apply 620 rule to Burma. f Catholic lane. aug5-6tx bathroom. See them at Pepper’s | Plumbing Supplies, 512 Flem- | ing. : augl-tt Furniture and. household Apply 923 Angela St. jly31-5tx They dress up your entire Apply 1111 Georgia St. on August 11. County commissioners held: a special meeting yesterday after- noon to hear complaints by own- ers of real estate on the Florida Keys and in the mainland district’ Investigate this fascinating work} Furnished trailer for sale, $50.00. | of Monroe. Ray Parker and Cap- tain George Cook said they own- going to have other test cases! TO bearing on the announced right | : of the State Plant Board to spray:| noted Navy officer | Filley, Nebr., Gen. -founder-president of the Plan, born at Tarboro, N. C., 65 ut New Castle, Del, 67 years = years ago- Joseph R. Knowland, Oakland, Cal., newspaper pi born. jly31-5tx | ed or controlled 109,000 acres in} at Alameda, Cal., 73 years ago. For Sale—Terraplane, four-door sedan, in. good condition, ofean | * inside. My home is also for, sale. 2840 Harris Ave., Tele- phone 1067-R. Ask for Mary Archer. aug2-3tx Trailer and sereened porch; run- ning water in each, bed in each, completely furnished for light housekeeping. Can be seen 7 am, to 8 p.m, Weaver, Mastic Trailer Park. aug5-1tx | Ladies’ and Man’s Bicycles; in good condition. 631 Southard street. aug3-2tx: Two Luggage Trailers; 16-600. tires, one heavy duty. 1826 Fog: arty avenue, Cor. First: street. aug3-3tx Place orders now for radiance » rose bushes to arrive Oct. 1. Freeman’s, 1121 Catherine St., Phone 672-W. jly13-mws-10tx. 1939 Mercury Club Coupe, Good condition, excellent tires. Call 813 after 6:30 pm. aug5-1tx 3 beautiful trailers with attached cabin, One $45, one $75. Spe- ‘cial at $235. Trailer-cabin, ful- ly equipped, silverware, dishes, radio and: electric stove. All have wheels. William Meyers, Taxi Stand, Duval and South- ard Sts. aug5-3ix ~~ FOR. RENT RENT A CAR You drive, Late model conver- tibles and sedans. By day or; | PUTCAMP- ER Duval and Division Sts. augl-tf OVERSEAS HOTEL Special rates to service and lab- oring men, weekly $7.00. and up, daily $1.50 and up. jly31-6t |Furnished Apartment. Adults | only. 818 Olivia street. aug.3-3tx } Clean Furnished Apartment; three rooms and. bath, close in, gas refrigerator and stove. Call 1584-W. aug3-3tx Furnished apartment (4 rooms), with refrigerator and gas stove. » Apply 729 United St. aug5-6tx Newly furnisheY apartment, hot water, electric ice box. 912 Fleming street, upstairs, be- betwen 5 and 8 p.m. aug5-3tx Furnished apartment; two bed- rooms. 209 Ann street. . aug5-3tx Monroe county, and asked that the assessment be reduced to 25 cents an acre, The Commissioners deferred: action on the request. Mr. and Mrs, Gus Ayala today announced the, birth of a daught- er in their home at 414 William street. ‘The newcomer has been named Joan Anette. The number of workmen in the Navy Yard was increased to- day from 30 to 50, with prospects i of further increases. Today The Citizen says in an editorial paragraph: “One consolation is that the radio campaign orator. must quit when his time is: up.” —: NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS © NAMB STATUTE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to en- gage in business under the fic~ titious mame of “The Music Box”, 726 Duval Street, Key West, Florida intend to register the said fic- titious name with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida. Dated August 2nd, 1946. JOHN R. PRITCHARD, JACK G. CRAWLEY, i Sole Owners. AUg5-12+19-26,1946 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE BLEVENTH' JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, CHANCBERY, Case No. 10-800 NETH HARRINGTON, Plaintiff, vs. DIVORCE LILLIAN WATSON HARRINGTON, Defendant. ORDER OF PUBLICATION TO: Lillian Watson rrington, RESIDENCE UNKNOWN. You are hereby required to ap- pear to the Bill for Divorce filed against you in the above styled cause on or before the 5th day of September, A. D. 1946, otherwise the allegations contained therein will be taken as conféssed. Done and Ordered at key West, Florida this 3rd day of August, A. D. 1946. (Cirevit Court Seal, KED Zz Ross C Sawyer Clerk of Cireuit Court, By: Mary K. Woodson, Deputy Clerk, William V. Albury, Attorney for Plaintiff. Augs-12-19-26,1946 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ane ‘a LSON, Plaintiff, vs. DONALD E. WILSON, . before the rt to the Bill of gainst you in the cause and The Key est Citizen is hereby designated published once a week -onsecutive weeks. n the Honorable Aquilina Lopez, as One of the Judges of this Court and the Seal cf_ this in the City of Key West, e County, Florida, this 13th Mary R, (Mrs, Charles) Beard, notedy writer; born in Indianap- olis, 70 years ago. Conrad P. Aiken, noted poet- author, born in Savannah, Ga., 57 years ago. Prof. Ruth Wheeler of Vassat ‘College, noted nutrition authority, born at Plains, Pa., 69 years-agov Prof: Wesley C. Mitchell; Co- lumbia: University’s noted econ- omist, born at Rushville, Ii, 72 years ago. TODAY IN HISTORY (Know America) 1824—First mayor elected in Detroit—population.some 1800, 1847—First United States, post- age stamps issued: a 5c brown with head of Franklin and a 1c : black with head of Washington. 1858—Third and successful at- tempt to lay. the Atlantic cable. 1861—Flogging in the U. S, army: abolished by Act of Con+ * gress, 1890—The Original Package Law enacted by Congress, 1918—American. soldiers land at Archangel, Northern. Russia. €936—The A.F.L. Executive Council suspends. a million: mem- bers for affiliating with the CLO. 1942—Britain and Czech»slo- vakia cancel Munich. agreement as applied to latter's frontier. 1943—-MacArthur reports Japs at Munda, New Georgia Island, being slowly destroyed. 1944—American forces in Brit+ tany reach the Loire River. 1945—First, single atomic bomb | dropped by American flyers on Jap city of Hiroshima. Easy “Did you find it difficult to find a name for your little son?” “No! Certainly not, for we have only one.masculine relative in the family that has a fortune!” The earliest examples of- man- made glass to which archaeolo- gists can assign a specific date are beads found adorning Egyp- tian mummies of the 17th cen- tury B.C. ? Ci a a i jeraowe ARM BRAND COFFEE TRIUMPH COFFEE MILL 4 AT ALL ~ ply Bottle Cap Inn, 1128 Simon-! Fair Trade | Monro’ Cou Brown: Well, dearest, what did | AE on your father say when he found) that I wanted to marry you? | She: At first he demurred, be- | cause he didn’t want to lose me; | but I explained that he could | have me, and that he would have | | you to boot. | Brown: That sounds all right, | except for the “to boot!” Plaintiff, vs. Bi HENRY MORTON $1 Defe y PU Morton A wise homemaker remembers | T° that fresh meat is perishable ue: food. Buy only what you are able | penta ; to use in a short time and store ; in the coldest part of the refrig- | ‘s erator, either unwrapped or) wrapped loosely in wax paper. ‘omplaint for, styled cause “of August, llegations n Will be confessed, Order is to be published once for four ive Kk. : Manila hemp actually is not a | true hemp, and is not grown inj 5, the immediate vicinity of Manila. | (SEs Done and Ordered this 13th day of y, A.D, 1946, ra | Monroe Count The whale shark is estimated | By: MARY K, to reach a weight of 25,000) Auan B. Cleare, Jr., pounds, and a length of 60 feet. | Solieitor { GROCERS iS nieninaetenenintatete te Oe OO