The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 19, 1946, Page 2

le er ese kv Wet Entered at Key Wi Florida to he dert ‘The Citizen is an open forum an invites A nea empene — public — and * oO local or gene! eat it will not publish teations. } \ hut and struggle to the end ‘bananas, nor against the guys} - How can Tampa ever expect to! IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1, More Hotels and Apart- ments. 2. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. 8. Airports—Land and Sea. 4. Consolidation of County and City Governments. 5. Community Auditorium. MONOGRAPHS Magazine Holiday, Philadelphia, Pa. Your article on Key West was excellent, and thé choice of the caption —*“Key West Has Char- acter”—most gratifying. : Yours, THE ORACLE. FEET ON THE GROUND (Palatka Deily News) There is grave possibility that this state may wake up vith a financial’ hangover within the - Hebe Stas twenties to a minor indisposition. The signs are all present and there is no assurance that we're going to be any wiser than we were before unless an enlighten- = citizenry takes its elected of- teers to task and demands that so-called “needed” improvements follow a sound financial pattern. The condition now is a little different than it was in the early twenties, when the state was able to bail the counties out of their 150 Sihillions boom time road ry through the levy of a seven cent gas tax, whith ‘relieved the taxpayers to such an extent that they were eventually able to largely bail out the cities, schools and special districts; although it should be noted that three-quarters of Flor- ida’ boom time debt still re- was ‘ dd and glo fi @;grand a: glorious ‘a it lasted in the 20's, pas Bary state woke up to the factwhen the bubble burst, that it*was ‘saddled with a combined debt of around 500 million do!- lata *@nd that distinctly is not alfa. Around 150 millions of thisedebt were in road bonds, milliens in school bonds and 300 millién—im special district and municipal bonds. We, in Palatka, havé still a vivid reminder of these municipal obligations, which are still taking a large slice“of our total revenues and will for many years to come, The situation we are facing now is that a federal debt of 270 millions, approximately equal to the assessed valuation of all real and personal property in the na- tion, hangs over us. Taxes, na- turally, are excessively high and the dollars are rolling into fed- eral, state, and local treasuries at the highest rate in history and are rolling out again just as fast in the biggest spending spree in our history. i Floridians are paying 400 mil- lion in federal taxes and about 200 millions more in state and local taxes, but the pressure to float bond issues fer improve- ments arises in many quarters, while the Florida State Improve- ment Commission is readying up a proposal to issue millions in revenue. certificates without so much as a by your leave of the Florida taxpayers. That improvements are neces- ary and must be made is undis- putable but by the same token mortgaging the future for these “I came, I saw, [I con-| quered.” but for how long,’ O Caesar? + | How many of us come and see and conquer and then! pass on, as Caesar did? Sometimes we may feel | dejected in having to relin-| quish that which we have) conquered, but we should | net entertain that feeling; we should, stead, reflect! that relinquishment is a part! of ‘life that all of us mast) face eventually. # ; Stephen Cochran Single- ton came to Key West 10) years ago and, a vear later,! reestablished the Key .West/ Chamber ef Commerce. Al-' though he was no longer the manager of that organiza- tion, he hated to leave Key | West. As he put it himself,’ he had fallen in love with the city and did not wish to t 1 i j leave it. The day before he ‘they couldn't because they were} left, he said to The Citizen: ‘on strike. “I would live here in a | of my days were not that my | { | first duty is to Mrs. Single- | ton, and I feel that she and | I should be with our chil- | dren in Miami. Nobody else i has ever left a town with | more regret than I have in ‘leaving Key West.” The Citizen man tried to | be philosophical. That is the | way of the world, we re- marked. Many ard many a | time we are forced to relin- | quish things that are dear |to us. When that time ar- rives, we must be philosoph- ical, with which attitude Mr. Singleton agreed fully. What appears to be the most terrible relinguishment of all is the relinquishment of life, but that is so only in a very few eases. Death is as much a part of Nature as is life, and Nature, except in those few instances, takes all terror out of death. Dr. Samuel Johnson, one of the greatest. philosophers of all times, had a horror of death from early boyhood, but, as | Boswell records it in his Life of Johnson, for four day before he died, Johnson, his mind still clear, calmly and apparently contentedly awaited the end. Everyone is better of with a pilot; your father and mother were always the first and best pilots. BULGARS HAVE NERVE The Peace Conference in Paris is hearing some inter- esting claims but one of the most unusua] ix that ad- vanced by Bulgaria, an en- femy country and a loser, which now asks for a “win- dow on the Aegean Sea” at the expense of Gre i The Bulgarian claim fol- jows the Greek request for a slice of Bulgaria’ south- eastern frontier. It was ar- | gued that the Thracian Lit- , torals have only loca! i portance because they are (and attributed the del of Bulgaria “to the Germ influence of Hitler’ by its separation from the Aegean Sea. The disposition of these 50; conflicting claims must, of Kodiak { course, depend upon the de- cision of officials who will study the situation and the acts. Nevertheless, as a general proposition, there is little to be gained, after a wat, by rewarding enemies and punishing friends and | allies. | things is decidedly ri downright ruinous. And the subterfuge of using | revenue certific vo get around a bond issue is an evasion of the state constivution, which forbids the issuance of state bonds. While it is argued that they not a | lien on the state, you can rest assured that any default will re- sult in pressure on the legislature to assume the moral obligation | involved. | And if we lack funds to make ithese needed improvements, | when tax payments are at an all- } high, when, then, will the situa- | tien be more favorable? Indeed. | it’s logical to assume that we'll be less able to assume them in the future than now Now is the time to keep our | feet on the ground and insist up- }on sound financing, rather than reckless spending with the bill to come later not ‘By RUSSELL KAY You know awhile back Goever-.is true. But he is out on parole nor Caldwell told us that the Hand trying to go straight. Tampa newspapers were un-co-; © Found ‘Crime Doesn't Pay’ liar | operative, unfair and just plain; . Instead of tryin’ to make a liv- +| all round “un”? He said they in’ the hard way, like robbin’! went out of their way to point|banks or stickin’ up fillin’ sta-! out the bad things and refused tions, he gets himself a respect-, TION to recognize the good | able job as a labor leader. Like| RESPONSIBLE POSH At the time I thought the guy Mr. Petrilio, he has found that WEEK START had gone overboard on the wrong ‘crime doesn’t pay” so he is} a es $108 ieee side of the boat, but after readin’ | playin’ it on the level. He quits Over $30 a Week (About $130 a the headlines and editorials this! breakin’ the laws and joins the | sno! nth) After 6 Months’ Training | Co! past week it looks like I'll have to ;smart guys that MAKE ‘EM. agree with him. | Instead of talkin’ about Mr. You know we have been hav-| “Hall’s unfortunate past and | in? a lot of fun here in Tampa draggin’ all the skeletons out | over our banana boais. It seems! of his family cioset, the news- | that the fellows who bought the! papers should have praised him bananas wanted to unload the; for his noble effort to go boats and the longshoremen said; straight and told how he had reformed and was trying his They weren't strikin’; Jevel best to earn an honest | }against the guys who owned the | living. | | and Experience in . . .That’s for a 40-hour week, jand there’s opportunity to earn {considerably more for overtime ‘work at time-and-a-half i BUT THAT'S NOT ALL Scheduled Pay Increases Liberal Employe Benefits Vacation With Pay j whe owned the boats; they were, get anywhere when our newspa- mad at a flock of Washington bu- | pers use such poar judgment? Peaucrats known as the War} Don’t they realize that things} , Shipping Board and the Wage} have changed in this country, |Siabilization Board, so they pa- that this is the age of the “Com-! raded up and down in front of: mon Man”? Imagine what Claude ‘the docks singin’, “Yes, You Get ; Pepper will say when ‘he hears } 'No Bananas.” about this! ‘Grade A Strike’ Ingredients Now for my part they could can he explain such action to his ‘let all the bananas stay on the ‘friend Joe Stalin? What will Mrs. | tbeats until Gabriel blows his! Roosevelt say when she learns horn. I never eat the darn things! that our brutal mayor sent nasty | but it seems that some people do jold policemen to open the picket ‘and right away the mayor and lines? Do you think she would 3 + 5 ,chief of police and lots of other. cross a picket line for a lousy ba- ;Selesmen, tall ic pert tine 25 folks start frothin’ at the mouth ' nana? [Sytner Se bandon Investigate This Fascinating Position Today! ; 5 is Telephone Office SH naw Sper Mrs. McDermott, Chief Operator and TELEGRAPH COMPANY septi6-tf Light house! roornis. | week, 411 William St i} | nell street, TELEPHONE, OPERATING | |rassing it will be to him. How | SotpHERN BELL TELEPHONE | aug2z0-26tx | 1104 Division Street, contain: ing one bedroom, No animals or children. $60 monthly. | Phone 391-J or 622. septl7-5t | | 30. Bnlisted ‘personnel pre- | ferred. Inquire 1117 Watson j eSee<t septl8-3tx Desirable office space in Camp- bell Building. Apply Lee's Food Center. septl9-3t ple preferred; also 2 sleeping rooms for business men. 1019 Margaret St., Phone 575. | i | 2-room apartment, elderly cou- | septl9-3t | Private bath, also share in bath. ' 727 Eaton St. Phone 655-J. | FOR SALE ‘and creamin’ for bananas. Should Erect Statue To Hall Now when you want to pulloff: Imagine all this stink bein’ a Grade A strike, you gotta have | raised over a few boat loads of leadership and so the longshore-* bananas. Now if it iS Sugar or men, bein’ a more or less rugged butter or beef, 1 couid understand Upholster and trimmer. Apply Key West Bedding. sept3-tf iSilk presser. Must be experienc- ed. Top salary, good working , outfit, look around and pick out it, but bananas don’t make sense. A inci a guy named “Sailor” Hall torun' | Haven't we got enough peo- | conditions. _Poinciana Dry their show. ple fallin’ around aid breakin’ Cleaners. septl8-3t | Well, “Sailor” being honest and! their legs as it is without im- . ne = ‘conscientious and anxious to do} portin’ a couple of million ba- Magis ane Ba pn ta good job, throw: i line, nanas tuft i capable 5 | pes th Se ee oer: = ‘Siem weekly guarantee, plus com-; around the docks and starts hang- ,in’ up “No Banana” signs in all! peelings all over the sidewalks? the languages includin’ the Scan-! Why, instead of condemning dinavian. ' Mr. Hall, what we ought to do And here is where the news- is erect a statue to him or elect! papers come into the picture. | him president of the safety coun- Right away they start sayin’ a cil. The way we've been car Selves sick with and tinow mission. Steady position. Ap- ply in person. Beauty Colony, 509 Southard St. septl9-3tx WANTED lot of unkind things about Mr. | in’ on you would think we were \wpendea= Stosies ofall kinds: One,} two and three bedrooms, furn- They poimt out that he is © a bunch of Republicans or some- j ished or unfurnished. Cash | am ex-convict, out on parole, ‘thing. | amd thet he has a police record _ Forgets Watson For Week! longer than a bad dream. They . No wonder the labor boys stag- eae Sell compen 700 | even go so far as to publish his ed a protest parade, stormed the Ruv aces site | picture, number and all, and {City Hall and threatened to a angle treox | call him @ highwayman and /a general strike’ bank robber. j In fact, they got so upset i P a Ivs just like Governor Cald-| over the mess that they forgot | House trailers, wire or write ' make, year, length, condition well said. All they can see is' all about Tom Watson for a , the bad and they ignore the. whole week. and lowest cash price. E. W good. Here is a guy who may; And when labor gets so wrought | Harper, 1729 N.W. 43rd Street, have been im the penitentiary and ‘up it forgets Tom, well, brother,, Miami, Phone 78-2859. septi2-30t maybe y about him that’s bad, and I do mean BAD. ae VRE ES: RE eas aa Wanted To Buy—Living room '9 suite. Box K.W.H., Citizen. septl6-6tx _ NAVY NEWS NOTES f By J. HARMAN BRODOWSKL Civilian Publicity Director Wanted—Young woman for gen- eral office work. Must type and take shorthand. Good salary. M be permanent resident Write P.O. Box 708. septl6-6tx Personnel Urgently Needed In Marianas and Aleutians | -icated list of ava rates and location: s | Qualified and | sonnel should lable jobs, pay terested per- form Position. White woman wishing i ployees for all types Sag construction and maintenanc a Be ef mail re work still exist at major Pac’ ~ssesiage 5. al d, ki Pe ihinente Mare Island. Vallejo, No laundry or cook- j st eetind with the Director, Pacific Di- Roll, 802 Simonton ae peiaat ste i. | vision, Bureau of Yards and septl9-2tx ni euttan AS- | Docks, Room 254, Fede demobitizatic | al Office : a : puization Of Building, San Francisco, for r } personnel has caused an a] Borideevine plete stoppage of essen . file with the Comman- 6 wes In some Sok! Puget Sound Na Ship- In the Aleutians, + short- rton, Washington. ages exist in all ratings from } ted applicant I roofers and plumbers to electri- | required to sign i cians and diesel mechanics at living and working | Adak, Attu, Dutch Harbor and the respective ‘Mow ie cam A work week of from is being ri eS came 49 10 48 hours per week has been ment of | ,e tablished with time and a hali. ditions | pay for all o 40 hours. Ap- | plicant | Propriate ove bonus also } selection has been apply. | A partial list oi the pc | A shortage of some 350 work- | availabie in the Ma ers exists at Gu and Saipan) are: Groups HI and I jin the Marianas Islands, with | tricians, general: telephone personne}, carpenters, ! telephone: join painters and refrigeration and auto mechanics the most urgent) needed. | chanics; opera However, there are openings in! equipment. nearly all pro! ional, clerical,} Group IVb in the Ma drafting and surveying positions. ; lands—Civil, Living quarters, meals and oth-! cal and a r essential services are provided , administra the Navy at nominal expense ' accountants Refrigeration sales and service. on all makes. All work 'Campbell’s, 928 Division, phone { 189. Keys made, locks repair- sept3-imo ed, etc. in both the Marianas and Aleu-, ers; clerks; storekeepers. tians In Alaska, Group ITI—Av Workers will not be permitted | tive mechanics ratio: to take depende | chanics; join fr, dre: ancies may be of spe- | electricians, telephone, and e S Phone 261 to personnel affected : builders. » reduction in force proce- | and should be reminded; Misconstrued that employment agreements en- | Witter : bs ing con- tered into for the Marianas Is-|_“fter much pleading Hay ,_ 2800 Harris Avenue. lands are for a period of twelve | ™@#naged to “touch” hi fields repa: No job for a loan. For immedi i ES ES | Man’s bicycle, new balloon tire, | good paint, new seat. $24.50. ' 1900 Staples Ave. septl?-3tx i ;Two-story block house, terms. ! Phone 405-R, after 5 p.m. i septl7-4tx Two-story home, upstairs rented for $80.00 per month; 5 rooms downstairs, all furnished. Only cash, bal- | $6,000.00, $3,000.00 ance monthly. 7 apartments, 3 stores, all rented, $500.00 per month net income. Price $28,000.00, only $8,000.00 cash, Balance 10 years. Several 2-bedroom homes, one for $3,500.00, one for $5,500.00, one for $8,000.00, one for $8,500.00, one for $9,000.00 with two smail cottages rented Smali 16-reom hotel sale ar lease, a real money maker iT will buy « + Tesults gu; payable monthly. Johnson & Johnson, Phone 372 23 i ape Briggs-St brand new sage. iness e. Pho Metal for slide drink {When vou think of plumbing ; supplies or plumbing work, think of Pepper's. Call us for repairs or installations, Pep- per’s Plumbing Supplies, 512 ing, Pt i si f bunk cond good a new. $150.00 cash. After six 13-F J s Porter Pl septl6-6tx , Duro pump, kerosene stove and | heaters, doors, rug: ving, din ing and bedroo urniture, chandeliers, mirro linoleum. Phone tween 9 a.m | ‘When it was safely in his pos- ce, call) 77-W. .' Session, he said: septl7-5tx rector es that the jo “You are very kind to lend me formation service at the Labor | this pound; I feel that I can nev- LOST Board is inadequate and requests | €r repay you.” that interested personnel see J.| His friend stared hard at him. }Eversharp pen, gray and gold di turned to reene Street didn’t you she e) Harman Brodowski. publicity di-| “Why the dickens ;, Bldg. 132, for their authen- ‘say that at first 635 C sep imed. } For Sale — Houseboat “Idler” Now moored in Garrison Bight | men | Hellings of | Well-furnished house, until Nov. | Furnished apartment, 1014 Grin- | with Cable Manager G. %. test septl7-5tx | man | to Teseme Work Gn mpletely furnished: apartments, | “ile Mrs. Archer Shepherd | for Tampa yesterday to mother and other | Mrs. J. S. Dudley left | day tor New York where | said she would visit for « week. : t rf Kendall Chase, general man- ager of Chase and Company, © expected to arrive tomorrow te | visit his cousin, Mrs. W | Harris. | Mrs. Gladys Roberts, head of the State Welfare Board in Key } West, left yesterday for Wee septl7-3tx Palm Beach to attend « confer ence of weliare super) sors slong ' the lower east coast of Florida. 1 Mrs daughters, Janice, and Mrs. Leon’ Albury returned yesterday from « sty of several days in Miami Today The Citizen says ih am editorial paragraph ‘People who speed on the highway are often the ones whe hurt drivers who drive care fully Who Knows? (ANSWERS ON PAGE FOUR) 1. How long is the s ae 2 Can you give the name of the king comtl elles Greece 2 Wh % ’ 4 Deo winners of the Congres sanal Medea < apentai con arti r us © FOR BALE -— & NAS WROSES. EVERBLOOMING vaRie Fre OVER FIFTY vahetas FREE CATMLOSG - ROSES If COR e >. - on ade TV tex mba TWLER . 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