The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 11, 1946, Page 2

a ' : 1 ' : "CPAGE TWO . The _: Key West Citizen Ay, by 'TMAN, Owner. crea kenner Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County Psat nttabatnde tain SESE Entered at Key West, Florida as second elass matter MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ‘The Associated Press ts ua- | an ively entitled to use for = .tion of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES r One ¥ wiceitansea ns TE) ty Six, Months toe| keys but regret to realize Baree Mong 5 sre 238 | that similar improvements Weekly. <== 5} are not being made in Key ADVERTISING RATES West. Made known on application SPECIAL NOTIOB All reading notices, thanks, pieeinnrene, of reapers, obit- uary Notices, poems, | et charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line Notices for entertainment by churches from which @ revenue is to be derived are 6 cents @ line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish anonymous communications. RIA! ir paneer IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1. More Hotels and Apart- ments, 2. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. 3. Airports—Land and Sea. 4. Consolidation of County and City Governments. 5. Community Auditorium. MONOGRAPHS To John Dewey, Philosopher Key West, Florida Dear John: Your marriage at 87 creates doubts in our minds that you continue to be a “lover of wisdom.” Nevertheless, your ad- mirer, THE ORACLE. tr , CHANGED ATTITUDE The Citizen assumes that other Key Westers feel as we do when we learn about the steady progress in vari- ous Flordia Keys, exclusive of Key West, in such things as yacht basins, deepening of channels and, as was told} in The Citizen on Thursday, } the proposed construction of | undersea observation chamber off Key Largo. That feeling is this: we are pleased to hear of the progress on our neighboring With a determined board of directors, the Key West Chamber of Commerce is out to “do things” now. One director informed The Citi- en that the hitting power of the chamber must be sustain- ed in its undertakings, or he will resign. So far as he is concerned, there will not be any build-up of proposals merely to talk about them and permit them to die. “Ac- complishment”, he declared, is the aim of the chamber’s cirectors. A few days ago, the direc- tors decided to take meas-| ures to provide entertain-| ment for visitors to Key} West. We are confident that} Sake IRS "Days Gone'By CONGRESSIONAL _ PENSIONS SE ea ‘ ' By ALEXANDER R. GEORGE AS TAKEN FROM FILES | Ap Newsfeatures CITIZEN OF : hag i 1, 1936 WPASHINGTON.—Government statisticians decline to hazard Last month Key West had the highest temperature in Novem- ber for 50 years and the lowest for 33 years, G. S. Kennedy, in reau, informed The Citizen today. _However, the ‘amount won't be November 18 the mercury climbed big money compared with other up to 88, and November 38 drop- ph cig gpneviae If_as “ i . i ~ . ex-Congressmen. ped ‘to 54 degrees above zero. Saaslals Aether: desc-diceve LA aver: age pension of $4,000 a year, the annual cost would be only §$1,- 000,000, On February 1, defeated mem- _The affirmative side won last night in the debate in the high school auditorium on the’ subject, “Resolved that public utilities should be government owned.” On the affirmative were Sidney Aronovitz, Winnifred Shine and Anita Berkovitz, and on the neg- ative, Vance Stirrup, Andrew Elwood and Norma Garcia. {ean begin drawing pensions pro- vided they have reached the age of 62 and have completed at least six years of Congr@ssional serv- ice. They must make certain con- tributions to the retirement fund — and file notice on or before Jan- Fire Chief Harry Baker issued! uary 2 that they desire to partici- a warning today to residents to} pate in the pension plan. be careful in the use of lighted Amounts Variable candles on Christmas trees. Yearly pensions, or annuities for a retiring Congressman range The Homestead Exemption Act} (in amount payable at the age became effective ‘for the first] of 62) from $1,465 to $7,500. The time this fiscal year, and County}size of a pension depends upon Tax Collector Frank H. Ladd] two things: The amount the Con- | told today of the reaction of] gressman has contributed to the; some local taxpayers when} Civil Service Retirement Fund} told of the reduction in theirj and the length of his service. taxes. Ladd said that when he To qualify for a. pension a re- bers of the outgoing Congress! an estimate on how much pensions for members of Con- gress defeated in the election will cost the taxpayers. ~ They say there are too many uncertain factors. Among them are how many retiring members desire to participate in the pension plan and how much they wish to contribute to the charge of the local Weather Bu-|©iVil Service Retirement Fund.#- ‘ AIRLINE WILL FLY FLORIDA NETWORK TAMPA, Dec, 11 (FNS).—A | Douglas Skyliner left Drew Field /Tecently to inaugurate a-new air lpassenger service connecting |Tampa directly with most major | Florida cities. The northbound route links '‘Tampa with Lakeland, Orlando, |Ocala, Gainesville, St. Augustine jand Jacksonville. A southbound | flight which connects Jackson- jville, Tampa and Miami will be {known as the Sunshine Route. Sponsor of the new routes is {Skyline, Inc., a Miami organiza- jtion. All ships will be the DC Skyliners, with 21-passenger ca- pecities. A. Lee Harrell, former Pan-American Airways pilot, is ipresident of this first postwar air- jlne which covers Florida in criss- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1946 Answets On Page Four | 1. How many persons are im le ‘bor unions? 2. What industry is most de- . ; | pendent upon coal? Candidate Forfeits pe. Have the Russians stopped $200 For Small Vote short-wave programs to all #® HAMILTON, Berinuda. —(AP)’ tions? —The Bermuda government is 4. Did members of the Lacgue today $200 richer than before of Nations have the vete the bye-election for Pembroke, 5. How many official Peart Parish. For the first time in Ber- Harbor investigations heve heer muda’s history, a candidate for made? the House of Assembly failed to. § what world’ area hee the accumulate more than eight per pighest population density’ 1ome of the total votes cast. 7. What is the significance i Under the Parliamentary Elec-' «pandit” as used before the ®em j tion Geo pom nants ater of Indians? posit , which is forfeited i here any legal basis t% jthe candidate does not poll eight ary kdl gg unseat Seanied ue {per cent. The regulation was bo? made to discourage too long a 9. Where is Grosvenor Square ballot. 10. Where is the Sugar Bow Hi diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle, At Last | He called the sergeant a goon, | The MP’s laughed to see such a} For our sport, Court-martial; noon, It Can’t Be Done Tomorrow at Your Grocer SELLS That GOOD | Football Coach (to néw player) The way you }—-You’re great! ihammer the line, dodge, tackle/ icross network usi standar jesipment “ne STAR * BRAND | Sey tier ts enn oes Early Training | ted CUBAN COFFEE | CREOM Try A Pound Today! | for Coughs, Chest they felt, as we felt, when! informed one man that his taxes they heard about the under-|°" his home had been reduced tiring member must édntribute at least $2,716, which ' covers the last five years of his service. The sea observation chamber| {om $8 to 40 cents, he thought that will be constructed off | Key Largo. That will be the greatest drawing card in the Florida Keys. Persons may 'go down in the chamber to; ja point 15 feet under water and see the marvels of mar- ine life, particularly fish of many colors. Why could not Key West get something of that nat-| ure? The reason why Key West has been unable to at- tract outside capital is be- eause it has been frightened out of town. As far back as three-quarters of a century. when anybody came to town and offered to make a devel- TEACHERS ON STRIKE | opment, from. which ap- ( ee parently she would derive} “somethin unusual is} much profit, the attitude of going on throughout the na- eachers«in Tennessee, tion. Trséy¥ and Cojinecticut have mae) on strike, or plan to “4strike-for higher salaries. Apparently, the teachers have learned something about economics. They are beginhing to realize that in- creases will be very slow, and then meagre, unless they resort’ to the tactics that have proved successful in in- dustry. 3} eee. ota, Wisconsin, New] he was cold-shouldered out 3 With few exceptions the] teachers of the nation de- serve increased compens: tion. With prices moving upward every day they are in immediate need of in- creases to meet ‘rising costs -of-living. Their bills cannot * be paid upon the assumption + that they are engaged in a glorious. profession that means much to mankind. EXPLOSIONS WARN US Recent newspapers have contained accounts of sev- eral- explosions, involving the loss of life, including that of a boiler in a Michi- gan schoolhouse which kill- ed one pupil and injured at least eighteen. We do not know whether these explosions have been caused, in part, by prolong- ed use of worn-out equip- ment, but the occurrences suggest that those who are responsible for boilers have them inspected and tested as a safety factor. Wise people know how to save time by not being in a hurry. There are people who ex- pect to get.to Heaven by telling other people that they are going to Hell. _ Throw your compliments around like wind and you will"have*many people who “appear to be your friends. Labor had better look out, or it will become a mon- | 000,000 to the Government. ADDRESS: PHONES: |) opoly, and the people are It might be a good idea | vaides Bidg.. Office 332 || ferninst monopolies, of|for the Bureau of Internal,| gi9 Duval St, which the reader is possibly |Revenue to repeat the an- Upstairs Residence 295 |/ aware. ae Key. Westers was that, if it was money in it for him, it! wag money in it, fo# them, so of the city. As.a result, the project he had in mind was} | permitted to die aborhing. Ladd was joking and was not his total years of service. For the minimum six years’ Mrs. Sebastian Cabrera, at a}Service, pension payments start at meeting yesterday afternoon’ off $1,285 a year at age 62 and_de- the Harris School Parent- Teach:{crease slightly each year, er Assocation, informed its mem-, 4mounting to $1,450 at age 75. bers that the lunch projgct at With a minimum contribution was signed and presented to him, the school had been approved] of $2,716, the pension for service! since March 4, 1927, or almost 20 years, is $4,272 at age 62. A retiring Congressman may, jif he desires, make a full con- tribution with interest to the re- tirement fund. His pension then is proportionately larger and re- mains the same each year that he draws it. If he has served six years and contributes the full $3,145, by President Roosevelt. Today The Citizen says in an editorial paragraph: “Sweet are the uses of adversity.’ Perhaps, but one gets feed up on that brand of sweetness.” His Real Need This book Canvasser: of eti- quette will tell you what to do | yearly pension is $1,500. If he when there seems to be too many knives, forks and spoons on the table. “Fouseholder: No use to me. What I want is one that will tell me what to do when there's too little food on the table. LEGALS has served since March 4, 1929, or almost 18 years, a full con- tribution of $9,819 will bring him an annuity of $4,458. Examples Cited Senator Guffey of Pennsyl- vania is 71 years old and has, served in the Senate 12 years. A’ j minimum contribution of $2,716 | would bring. him a pension be- | We had an illustration re- | cently of a similar attitude. i An outsider agreed to post a | guarantee of $25,000 that he| would expend $50,000 in im- | provements in the Garrison tain privileges. His proposal was rejected. | We cried out, “Let the city or the county make the im-} | provement and earn the! | money that he would earn.” The result has been that |the Garrison Bight’ is the |same now as it was when he made the proposal. The| city has acquired bottom | acreage in the bight, but if| the city improves the acre-j age, it will be paid for by} Key West taxpayefs. What the city needs is to have out- side capital come to town.! From Marathon to* Key Lar-| go, outside capital is given/ a hearty welcome. That must ! be our attitude if we are to succeed. We must brush aside forever that saying we have so often heard: “If there’s money in it for him, there’s money in it for} us also, so let’s get the money and forget about him.” Any change in social, eco- nomic and political life must | proceed from the bottom up-| wards, otherwise it has no | foundation. WORTH REPEATING Last year the Bureau of) | Internal Revenue announced | that its staff of investigators | would be greatly increased to ferret out income tax eva- ; sions. E. I. MeLarney, Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue, speaking at Los Angeles, said that, as a re- sult, 110,000 Americans rushed an additional $170,- | | nowncement this year. | Bight were he granted cer-| :" ginning at $2,652 and decreasing! amount of pension he gets for | convinced till the tax statement] that contribution depends uponj | they ti {your man | your opponents is simply marvel- jous. New Player (modestly) — I guess it all comes from my early ‘ training, sir. You see, mother used to take me shopping with her on bargain days. of Kentucky. May is 71 and has been in the House almost 16 ; years. A contribution of $2,716 ! would bring him a pension start- to $3,298 when he is 75. Rep. Hatton Sumners of Texas, ' who did not seek reelection, has been in Congress since March 4, (1913. If he makes the minimum $2,716 contribution, his pension will begin at $6,220 and decline ‘to $6,009. | New members of the Congress which convenes January 3, may file a notice to participate in the retirement fund within six months after the date on which the oath of office. ! “member of Congress Afte ‘has obtained a retirement ‘status, 6 per cent of his base pay is automatically deducted ‘from his salary each pay period. \ FOV IV TIT VOT OCCT re ig hereby e ARM BRAND COFFEE Bist BT “ot yaa . | to $2,606 when he is 73 years old. i sreens 1 t ce tae eee : -11€ he should make a full con-! TRIUMPH Jeponie, Blum, an ines tribution of $6,147 for his 12} (CQFFEE Honors years of service, he would get MILL | ba ae + $3,000 a year for the remainder; ida, for auth: ‘ollow- | ¥2 ; | at ' ing described », the prop- | of his life. \ aren NY Key West, | Another casualty to the recent} All Grocers son tigen } election is Rep. Andrew J. 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