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

Prom Comer rn Werered at Key West, Plorida ae second Zinse ‘matter Key West reading Rotices, cards of ‘ *, resolutions of respect, obit- poem: at the is, etc., will be for entertainment from rate of 10 cents by hich a revenue is 5 cents a line. open forum and { publié issues ts of local or general it will not publish nteations. AL EDITORIAL IATIO (MPROVEMENTS FOR REY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apart- ments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and WASTE OF MONEY The day will come, as it; has come in the cases of ‘several other cities and ‘counties in Florida, when the city of Key West and the county of Monroe will be consolidated, and there- by save the taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars. That ought came to mind again because of Fred J. Dion’s assertion, in his letter of resignation as city tax assessor, that the office of city tax assessor is un- 1 necessary. He could have | said further, as The Citizen has advocated for more than a quarter of a century, that other offices in city and county could be consolidated at a great saving in money to taxpayers. No other city and coun- ty in Florida are better adapted for the merging of city and county offices than are Key West and Monroe county. A Approximately 85 pe cent of the. county’s taxes are paid by owners of real estate in Key West, andj about 18 times as many per- sons reside in Key West as do elsewhere in the county, according to the 1945 state | census. In view of that fact, why ; have two sets of books for every transaction that af- fects a property owner? As ‘THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ° NOV. 5, 1936 Roosevelt lead the ticket Tuesday with a vote of 2,592. J. Mark Wilcox, Democratic candi- date for member of congress from this district, was second with 2,434. The people in the county voted against the continu- ance of operating slot machines; by a vote of 983 to 648. County commissioners, at a meeting last night, voted to main- tain the Key West advertising booth in Miami. At the luncheon today of the Key West Rotary Club, theeRev. Shuler Peele, pastor of the Flem- ing Street Methodist (Uptown) Church, spoke on “Perpetuating the Ideal of Service.” Ee ' Despite the prediction that all| Democratic candidates would win in Tuesday’s election in Monroe county, one of them was defeat- ed. He was J. R. Combs, Demo- cratic candidate for constable on the upper keys, who was defeat- ed by Cleveland Johnson, whose mame was written on the ballot. Students of the Convent of Mary Immaculate will present musical selections from Wagner's “Tannhauser” in i } the Key West} in}: Monroe county in the election} * CONTROLLED GAMBLING Editor, ‘The Citizen: Since the “Oracle” first appear- ed in your editorial. column, I have read his notes and quotings with keen interest. Most of his stuff is good.- Frankly, 1 haven't the slightest idea of the “Oracle's” | er income, and you can bet your ‘identity, but Webster writes: He} boots the “Yankee Dollar” is the is a person who is uncommonly! answer. wise and whose words great weight. At this time I offer criticism on one of his monograms, when he emphasized that “Old Man Green” was throwing the bull in his article on gambling which appeared in the “Forum” a few weeks ago. “Old Man Green” may have been a little blunt in his expression but he has the right idea. I can only assume that the “Oracle” is definitely opposed to gambling. If this be so, then the carry “Oracle”: is no longer a man of} S great wisdom, because he does not understand the majority readers of The Citizen. By this, I mean that the majority of Key West citizens believe that con- trolled gambling would benefit | the city to a great extent. belief is, that once a man has taken care of his family obliga- ‘PEOPLE'S FORUM | ‘century and: will continue to do’ o 1807—Oliver Ames, Mass., ovel manufacturer, builder, in ite on tuttdimg at ti + a to Th Jo. | With brother, Oakes, of the Union Sweet, corners af Vere’ Who will benefit? The lo- | pacific, born in Plymouth, cal hotels, ‘testaurants, fishing | hieg March 9, 1877. anhouncet boats, laundries, service stations, | 1818—Benjamin F. Butler, Un- Citizen today thelr Amme- bars, and maty other stores and ;.., general, with an amazing ca- OneCent Sele, where businesses, Stimulated business |... pracy congressman-gover- tomorrow means more jobs. To those whol oo wihone:-life ae a Go oon Rene would argue this point, you Will) controversy. with others, born at are at tee tee find good material at the Navy | Deerfield, N. H. Died Jan. 11 at one, - Yard gate sometime this coming | 193, ; ; te ) January, where hundreds of em-| —jg4g__ ward | mer, ee ployees will ass with discharge |< Hogi "wary, eel somomer to buy ee slips. Kindly tell them where| president of the Univ. of Cali-| &t extremely low prices. He they can get a job in Key West. | fornia and director Lick Obser-| Vites the public 9 = Hs sme The fishing industry cannot| airy, West Point librarian,| Store and see te Bree support Key West and what else |famed astronomer, born in St. | Products being ~ do we have, We need some oth-|y ouis, Died March 16, 1914. days of the 1850—Ella Wheeler Wilcox, In closing may I remind the “Oracle” that for a quarter of a; century The Citizen has advocat- ed a national lottery. W. C. SWEETING. 000 (EDITOR’S NOTE: Yes, Key | West does need some other in- come, and the Yankee dollar is the answer, but it must be ob- tained legitimately. It is. true The Citizen has advocated a Na-} tional lottery for a quarter of a; so; however, if ever it is estab- lished it will Be legalized.) tee tet t te ttt ttintentndl STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE COFFEE MILL Dion pointed out in his let-| High Schoo! auditorium on| popular poetess, giving comfort and solace to millions, born at Father (to teen-age Gough Johnstown, Wis. Died Oct. 31,j"Are you gol oat Saliehe 1919. dear?” 1855—Eugene V. Debs, great Daughter: “Vea Gat Wits Socialist advocate of his genera-| and I had planeed t© ge t tion, born in Terre Haute, Ind.| movies if youll cash « ft Died in Chicago, Oct. 20, 1926. check for Him oo MAN AVAL / Made of Orford Cogan Slats, finished with son-cleii~ Port City’ Governments. | ter of resignation, the city’s | Community Auditorium. | assessment book conformed Winsckia¢ even iNGaes - 1g | Hons, and has a few dollars left, ete cver ing) eeemaber 12 {it is his privilege to do with it as jhe pleases. The man who gam- MONOGRAPHS Te Edward Ball, Jacksonville, Fla. Pear Sir: You've done a lot for Key West, but like Oliver Twist, we want more. Hurry up! We're wait- ing Yours affectionately, THE ORACLE. ee crepancies were found of} LEADERS AND | owners of property in Ker] RESOLUTIONS } West who were not paying _ | their fair share of taxation.| tt is interesting to note The assessments on city | that some “leaders” of Pro-| property in the city an testant, Catholic and Jewish | Monroe county are prac talths, meeting in New York, called for an “organ- iged democratic partnership for the general welfare; paid? Why not merge the rather than a competitive offices, why not merge other struggle for individual group , offices in the county and} advantage.” | city governments? Main-j‘ There is no doubt that the taining duplicate offices is! new nation is faced with highly; a waste of taxpayers’ | “1. competitive struggle for in-; money. ‘ dividual and group advan- tages, both in the economic and political spheres. That the genera! welfare has, been overlooked or selfish-| y ignored the recent past hardly or to question. While it may be comfort- ing to the leaders to promul-! gate a declaration, the best} contribution they can make; to the attainmént of the end! specified, is to get back to| their respectife flocks and; develop religious beliefs} that will be translated into ndividual action. to the assessment rol! in the county, as pertained to Key | West. He was supplied with | duplicates from the county} of city assessments, and in| | almost all cases accepted | them for the city tax rolk In i doing that, he gave the; | owners of real estate in Key | | West the fairest tax roll that | | had ever been prepared in; |the city. The assessments | | were equalized, so that ev-/ { erybody will pay his fair share of taxes. In making ; that equalization. many dis-| | tically the same. Why should there be two place: where those assessments are | There are people ready} to exercise control over oth- ‘ers without being able to Directors of the Key West Jun- } ior Woman's Club will meet this; evening in Mrs. O. S. Long’s | home on Angela street. ' Miss Isabel Duffy, who had} been visiting in Miami, returned | yesterday afternoon. en says in an: editorial p: bles all of his money has com- mitted no greater sin than the man who plays the stock mar- ket. Narrow - minded groups would have us betieve gambling will bring in undesirables who would make a fortune and bleed the people iily white. But let us gaze in a business-like angle. It is a known fact that thousands, } who can afford it, love to gamble. It is a pastime to them. They get a thrill out of it. 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