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OT Nal ab aaron. PAGE TWO THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Key. West Ci Published Datty Baeept uP. anee NOR: \ |! ONE OF THESE DAYS Ten years.ago Key West-| PEOPLE'S F ORUM ers generally were discus-| ‘|sing the proposal to merge; a. ontises wi te 4 the city and county govern- of the comm Ghe Citizen Building | ments, An enabling act had} Selete items which eed faeet be due degisla| Saris Par ETS \ Mg es fas get a meal and a drink and Si reserves the (drive back to Miami will never | Wanted—Commercial build Key West. Those of us who} for 26 ft.’ boat. rman er Key Only Datly Newspaper in Key West * i and Monroe County ture to submit the proposal , a Re te {continue to come back to Key) West man. Apply 614 Greene Butered at Key West, Ploriés |to a referendum, but some of the hs ean oe | West: year after year do not come| St. Phone 4, between 8:00 a.m, | baie &s second elass matter local politicians of that day| %s. suaat mesons back on account of the liquor or| 2nd 5:30 p.m. jani0-tf ty saw to it that the people tess requested otherwise. | ;the lack of it. W becaus ; would not be given an op-! © come because | Girl, white or colored, for general J g j we have found’ in Key West} housework. Apply 419% Duval }--— shee ty pi ats pg neg ho Editor The Citizen: | something that other places have| St., Navy Store. Jants-otx eyry ae r nee cheat ih” Ws poned, time and again, and| * "=" ™* '* sSeey of | lacked. Believe me, from the 7, apie ted tof beautiful flying bridge, Ship-\ Key West's the hore it was postponed | Dade Lodge, No. 14, F. and A. M., | tourist’s point of view, your in-} Mreechat? Chin weber shore plone, new Chrysler ay excellent living quatrers, the less residents thought to thank you, in the name of the | Comparable climate, unsurpassed | Soke alle Steady work. $1.50 engine, ty equipped. Cost! more business than a about the proposed consol-|lodge, for the detailed publicity fishing and quaint atmosphere ~ Wein Tae sleeping quar | $18,000, sell for $12,000, Write} er leaving city. Will stand fdation. Finally, interest in Fool gave our observance of our |" by far greater assets than | ge Write to 519 NE. Tenth! Ronald King, 212 Central Park,| strictest investigation. The price it died out ss : | 103rd anniversary and our pub- | ¥OUr scores of liquor shops along! + Ft, Landerdale, Florida, Cu-| South, New York City 19, New} is right. Must be sold this A reminder of the pro-| lic installation of ee. ae oe ous ae ae ban Ametican Tile and Prod-|_, ¥°": ee ee _ : i ; Oo. W 3 5 point out that! . a a an rabECIAL NOTICE oe, posal is contained in The} on. Dade Lodge. ,@ town, such as some of the citi- ucts Co., Inc. janl5-3t%/ahree-bedroom bungalow in fine Duval St. rooming house with two enn Hee eons ‘of respect obit. | Citizen of January 14, 1936, iKey West, Fla., izens seem to want, would have condition. Completely furnish. | apartments, in 4 good location. wary ftotices, poems, ete, will beland was duly published in |y.n 16, 1947. the effect of driving away those ed, oak floors, nice bathroom,' Priced right for quick sale, 3 eharged for at the rate o! The Citizen on Tuesday of °™ visitors who would come here to electric kitchen and separate 4 wash room with Bendix wash- $600.00 per month income—®- to it of not othe! this paper and also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTIOX RATES One Year ot Three Month One Month Weekly = ........... ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application Experienced Operator, good wages, permanent, Ruth Salon of Beauty, 409 Grinnell. Phone @ line otlces | for entertainment bF | this week. The Key West! SUND. NG rest .and relax? With your bars ; : ; s . t ; ye derived ara. conte’ Une, |? Rotary Club was deeply in- Editor, The ——— ‘open seven days a week, 24 hours | — ERE 8 ten ay 4 a cet phen crag ri has titing ote: : invites discussion of public issues | terested in the proposal and | With your permission I would ® day, what chance for rest and |Experienced waitress. Apply La monthly. Johnson & Jonkoon | en cone ‘cl Key West's best ‘ interest but ft wit not publish | @iscussed it at a series of /1ike to answer the letter by Mrs. Telaxation would we have? Re- |" Concha Hotel. janlé-tf| phone 372. janl0-tf} corners. $20,000.00 cash will ‘ communications. meetings. Benefits from the Myrtle Bowery, and to express Member this, if you have a good | LS poste huvidies r product, the World will beat a WANTED ‘three Bedroom House in resi- . ' merger were pointed out, |myself generally on the subject P! — ; 3 and objections to it were \of Sunday closing. {path. to your door, and Key West | __ : thoroughly aired. First, it is an established fact has a good product in its life-| Wanted to rent, furnished house | But that decisive action that a greater number of people giving sunshine and it will not i enter our city on a Sunday than require a let-down on all moral by ;, dential section, Lot 131’ deep Duval Street property. Have sev- and 40” wide, plus additional; eral pieces well loeated to suit or apartment, by couple. Call! “lot 43°’ by 43°. $1,000 down,! any business. Come in and let's 9381, Lt. Comdr. W. C. Rein-} patance $%500, at $40 month.| talk it over. EDITORIAL. SSOCIAT! vated oa vagal [week days, That they drive 160 ola - BEng Mie wor to) hardt. jant6-3tx! Apply Citizen Office. BF : Pac S ‘miles to attend church services is your door. I repeat, Key West's ;—— i ae | j -tf | : most agri fen gt DS a ea never taken. Whether or not absurd. We are in the tourist greatest assets are not her liquor | FOR RENT { { Tomo nee ere Ligh ey West. KEY aDY. Key Westers generally real- |pusiness, and that’s all, except for shops, but her incomparable cli-| 42 Gav Automatic Winchest All cl igre y Winer, Aaa BY THE CITIZEN |! ; 4 aoe F Pr \ 1 jauge Automatic Winchester close e . ize that they are at the a litle fishing. It is up to the city mate and unsurpassed fishing. |Large store. 218 Simonton Street. Pilot ‘Choke. Phone 404, fromr the prices are not inflated. 1. More Hotels and Apart- |i mercy of politicians in pub- as a whole to offer the tourist any i A Satisfied Tourist Phone 1059. jani-tt 30a) mis, tb:5:00;p,. it Onid — |lic matters, The Citizen does pleasure he may desire, to keep Key West, Fla, Books for every age. Beoks for quire :200-F, Poinciana. Call for;}Two small restaurants. Price only janl1-6tx| $7,500.00 each. Either one a not know definitely, but it ‘him happy so that he may return Jan. 15, 1947. bargain. { ; , ga Pr the following year. If he desires eet ee $ » as rule, does know that, as a ru a beverage, we must be prepared COOPERATION ‘o serve him. If he wants to wor- paitor, The Citizen: 2. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Mrs, Collins. 3. Airports—Land and Sea. 4. Consolidation of County and }/Jocal politicians generally every hobby. Paul Smith, Debts lett Coens © aanen One cylithder motorcycle. Conven- and Eaton Sts. jan13-6t} tent transportation. See Jack}Business and residential lots in all City Governments. {have their way about an ef 2 i a 4 sci ! 4 Ae ship, we have some of the best Sees 2 e 7 i , ‘ “ 5. Community Auditorium. iquestion concerning ou sees ie the esas a TE This is a. world and a life of Housekeeping rooms. All utili-| Garner, opp. Police Station. _ |sections of the city. I have what public offices. And the. i i ; spot Sveandctlake, Criticism. of an| ties furnished. Paul’s Tire Sho} janis-stiju: You sre looking foe. © E : jlikes to fish, he is in the best spot. jes furnished. Paul's Tire Pp. Keys property. Waterfront, small anv a ia individual, official or employer} : rend ie been v3 — [ite —— crystal yar" ¥8- of city or county government, does jan13-6tx years to increase, not merge, ‘ters. Above all, we must cater to coal 16 , ° : } not mean that that individual is} Be ae Oe eee pe = ee whom we make cccominetentcrecteurt’ be dist! WANTED TO RENT olitical philosophy is at |a seaso! ving. RE ee cess \———— jects é es charged. Further, employes must Young couple desires to rent one realize they are paid public serv-|~ 4) two bedroom apartment or 200 single sheets and 100 enve-| islands, large tracts of acreage lopes, $1.50. Three-line copy on{ Suitable for all needs. Prices sheets and envelopes. Artman{ below market. Press, phone 51, Citizen Bldg. : janl4-Imo} Cecil Carbonell, 700 Duval St MONOGRAPHS To All Folks in Key West: || the more offices the more) To answer Mrs. Bowery: ear , eae eat Ei . | 1. The beverage industry is = ieee ee 5 | Polio is a dread dis- |j salaries there will be for the is Onitie Some. Widesnpions ants ang are subject to rules and! pouse. Call 1100, Ext. 142, be- jani4-3tx ase; it has struck in Key || “faithful.” - regulations of the governing body! ty, 3 > ‘Baby carriage and high chair. ease as 5 'y tween 8:30 and 16:30. Ask for New house, just finished. All new , 7 Z - , thousands, and contributes heavy i H West. Get in line with Key West got the com-} z ‘* and not to outside interference. |. 14. (jg) Keating. : i Reasomable. Phone 1002-W. use, j the March of Dimes, and |} mission-manager form Fa bree eet cae EES public Recently I was called a sea-go-! je) Te. Uae Ge jani4-3te| electric kitchen, hot and cold c . goo ‘ling salty in public by an-employe! MISCELLANEOUS ! water. Completely furnished make it an outstanding |} government after recurrent ~ 2 Millions were spent by the sau iN success. There is so much }| fights of the people over a government to enforce prohibition meres ane eae aS pol : satisfaction in doing what || period of more than a quar- 'laws and failed miserably. What Teeaticiines eee deewan said | Campbell's, 928 Division, phone is right. {ter of a century. One of!can the Key West Police Depart-|:- ater anal Desay pole wu! 18% Keys made, locks repair- these days, the people swab ment asia has left b line to cooperate 100°", with that] SE ae disregard the politicians, as, °° men cabeirpasrin ie A ss individual—whom I hold in deep-| Wanted—Small carpentry jobs {Solid oak twin bedroom suite be- NYLONS they did in the matter OR ee peta Satee jcst respect because of a fine rec-} and saw filing jobs. Call Seat ing sold at sacrifice. Practical-|All sizes. Now available at Sears the commission - manager)" 4 “yam not convinced that the Td Of public service. | (between 9 and 12 a m.) | ly new. ‘Also solid maple dou-! Order Office. Phone 360. cor form of government, and promise ie uphold Gundan closing! If we would stop splattering our dec27-26tx | ble bed. 2815 Staples Ave.| ner Simonton and Fleming Sts. sae g ~ 7; tabloids with this official or that { MacArthur Homes. Call 827-R. janl6-3t A WHALE OF A JOB i \take concerted and deter- elected the city commissioners. It Se | : jand get more cooperation and! Try Swedish Massage for relax-} janl4-3tx “work with resources at hand, be- ation while on your vacation,’ Three raoms of furniture. Good| Two lots, 100 x 120. Garden. condition. Mrs. C. F.' Eckart, if interested full details will be 205-E Poinciana Extension. given. Apply 3535 Duck Ave. jan14-3tx} jan} 4-3tx Sincerely, THE ORACLE. Nobody knows how much |mined action that will re- goes deeper than that. hamburger can be. made sult in the consolidation of; 5 Rev. Doherty wants to fight WOrs W! eeu wv ras es =i of beef air now |the ‘city and county Aaseraeilal neighbor and has so stated feels tas aa a oe Wester} Phone 575. 1019 Margaret St. | } Ki z ments 6. The war has been over for| oe eee dec3i-tg! @pkins, $1.50. Artman Press, that whale-burger steak has ee I have criticized Commissioners Citizen Bldg., phone 51. 4 | months, and the emergency has) , z sie | s made its appearance the | been lifted. It is impossible for , Cooper, Carbonell and Demeritt! Foy guaranteed plumbing work | janl4-1mo}Two-story house, Patterson Ave- problem pal into insig-, : nue, near Fifth Street and Banking Note: The man/ i)” City of Key West to operate aNd so have others, and they real-| and repairs, call John Curry, s 60 printed personalized guest| Boulevard, with privilege of Duro water pump. Used very Sixty printed hostess bordered} little. Apply 627 Southard or phone 227-W. janl4-3t~ janl4-lmo} §1. marl5-tf perfect condition.}'37 Dodge, 4-door sedan. Good $45.00. 618 Caroline Street. condition. May be seen at 504 janl4-3tx} Elizabeth Street or call 1004-R jan15-3tx } niticanéé beside the greater | Who endorses a note very Of- cessfully on 1893 ordinances. i}¥ deserve a “well-done” for the; 512 Margaret street, phone 781, task of determining how | ten pays for it. These should be brought up to!SPortsmanlike and courageous! Give us a try on your next job.| toWels, $1.50. Artman Press,} having boat at back of lot. 1124 much whale-burger can be! =o jdate or else we should go back to! manner. They stood before Key.) Free estimates. janl-lmox| Phone 51. janl4-1mo} William Street. janl5-atx made from a whale. Law has been described |kerosene lamps. In my opinion, Nest Se ee ee Go GURIad: be A - In London recently menus; as a hodge-podge of prece-j;Rev. Doherty is a prohibitionist, ball s to stand for what they | Merrill E. (Tuffy) Roberts will be $1 ee Pree one cone Notes (Promissary), le each, Art- offered customers the op-. dent, pretense, prejudice Who lost out on the repeal of the ae . : 5 ft, Blad to give estimates on your; fra,” re , Citizen} man Press, Citizen Bldg., phone portunity to try whale-burg-/ and persuasion but, even so, po sare is and ge Riot Heomaaaera kate ee ae plumbing job and advise you; Bldé. phone 51. pT et AW GTR ee sar -eaq (forgot. His closing of’ cocktail, of 4 7 as we Have proved. 4etS) on your plumbing problems. A er steaks, which were made — — peaknesses jounges on Duval Street will, @Pply the Golden Rule henceforth | Phos 642.M or call eS No, 1 Deere Chay from an experimental con-|of t ‘ose Who make, Use ANG amount to nothing but unemploy-|#d-work together and not against! jravana Street. jan8-12tx a ea of Haat Wee i the law. ment and a decrease in city rev-|one another. Life is a great stage whale meat, brought from RET RENE: & enue. Has he any ideas as to pro-|@9d we are all actors and cannot 5 i the Antarctic, Newspaper! 13 BOYS ARRESTED viding jobs or making up the rev-[all be stars—we will be judged Sat Saal Ae aa We mere Baa ae stand- reports, wh we do not] |. Scan lenue he has destroyed? Thank,not by the noise we make but) a+ 595 or 1184, Romero's Elec-| 24 Size, No. 1 block. Wm. Cur-| Restaurant, fully equipped, for ruarantee, said that those! Thirteen boys were taken God, it’s not on my conscience. _|What we fccomplish. | eles rang i | Ty's Sons Co. jan]3-6t? quick sale. Very reasonab: guarantee, saic a se | : y * “ trical Service, 2612 Harris Ave. fe ale who ate it claimed it tasted | into custody last week in; I did not know that drunkards ALBERT G. ROBERTS. jan11-18t |p, 4 Apply 908 Fleming St., opposite like chopped steak without| one of the largest cities of could not enter heaven. I thine Rey. Wert, Fla., | PEPER ee eon) Be fer ee pace Cuenees ee mie nretrack sae Overseas Hotel. janl5-4tx the United States and ac-/|they are to be pitied, and the |Jan. 15, 1947. SUE Z n. y ef United es d { Tailored seat covers, convertible} smoke* refills and extra cars.|2 and 3 bedroom homes with com any flavor of fish. It seems that the meat cused of malicious mischief {Lord would be sorry for them. 1, ‘tops, all auto upholstery repair. Double O gage. Hobby Shop, Red Brick Garage, Greene and; 1105 Division St. jan14-tf was served in the form of}because they were playing /@ "emember reading where the| Soryices Continue chopped steak with sauce,] basketball in the gymnasium Beciges not everyone who takes We understand that there! of a public school. ‘a drink is a drunkard. The coun- are hearty meat eaters who{ The boys denied they had, delight in hamburgers, con-{ broken windows to enter the. sidering them something of school, asserting that a door, a gastronomical treat. By} Was open, Nevertheless, all means, if possible, they|they were paroled pending should” try whale-burger,}a hearing by school author- which, after all, should con-] ities. | tain as much ham as a ham-| If the only erime of these burger. youngsters was the u of 2 a public school gymnasium 19 OF 21 CHILDREN LIVE}for playing basketball, the, — investigation should be We see by the newspa-fclosed. Rather than prose- pers that a year-old wife | cute the boys, it might be a of a Pennsylvania man has]good idea to investigate recently given birth to herjthe policy of school officials twenty-tirst child. Nineteen|in order to ascertain why of her other children are}the gymnasium was not living. available for the game. Somebody ought to clip this item and send it to the The foreign newspapers | expert who recently pre-}| have as hard a time under-; dicted that the population! standing developments in of the United States would|the United States as do our ise rapidly in the fu-| own commentators. — LOCAL PUZZLE The talk of a community | na is rarely the truth of a com- The average citizen of ‘ munity. Monroe county is apt to be-, —— a ae come greatly interested in “Some Oracles have feet! tax reductions, whether of clay,” says Edward J.| state or federal, in the be- Flynn, .New York politician.| lief that he, or she, is thus He should know. saving the money. = Why the same persons There will always be an] are not “up in arms’’ over, England, so goes the song,| present prices is a puzzle. but it will shrink in size, and) Certainly what is being possibly may be known in|taken from consumers by the distant future as “an/the government is nothing island to the north of}eompared to what is being: France.” taken by high prices. | group of individuals desire to do Lord changed water into wine. At Gospel Hall Evangelistic services being! conducted nightly except Mon-{ days and Saturdays, at the Gos-, pel Hall, 720 Southard street,! will continue the remainder of j this week and ne: k, it was | announced toda {at 7:30 o'clock. The speaker, L. T. Chambers, English-born ngelist, has drawn _ interested audiences throughout his series of appear- | ances. A visitor to Key West for the past 20 years, the evangelist has been in this type of work for more than that length of| time. He was educated in Eng- land and came to this country in 1913. i The speaker is well-known for his messages on the Jewish Tab- | ernacle for which he uses a scale | model of the building and furni- ture. From this he shows the truths of the New Testament Scriptures. try would be 80 percent drunk- ards. Well, that’s all, except may the best for our prosperity pre- vail. GEORGE ALBURY, Ex-G.I. of Infantry. Key West, Fla., Jan. 14, 1947. LIFE-GIVING PRODUCT Editor, The. Citizen: I have followed with consider- able interest from time to time news items concerning what this individual says and what that individual about what the tourist wants in Key West. It appears to me, a visitor to your city for a number of years, that whenever any _ individual or anything, they put the blame on the poor tourist, saying it’s what the tourists want. I think it’s high time that we tourists speak for ourse. In the first place, in connec- yes. Simonton Sts, jan13-6tx | General Electric home de luxe | FRANCE NEEDS YOUR HELP} stove, goad condition. Also 8-} plete bath. Only five left NO DOWN PAYMENT FOR VETERANS You pay actual closing cnste only. Open for inspection nov The Budget for shipping clothes) piece maple dining room suite. | MacArthur Homes Subd See Mr. Armengol, Ocean View Dining Room, 520 United St. j overseas is exhausted. If you, you and you who have so gen- erously helped us in the past,) will now send, even as low as a a dollar bill in an envelope, Two rooms of furniture. 222-F)} care Citizen, Box X-46, your; Poinciana. jan16-3tx } reward will be a personal let- ter of thanks from the French;"4l1 Buick Convertible Sedan, representative, for YOUR help, perfect condition. Phone 4 be-| to reestablish this war stricken| tween 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. { country! “Bundles For France” dour Headquarters, 709 Ashe street. |-— = > Hy Phone 692, afternoons. | 14° x46’ Beam Marine Plywood jan15-3tx Boat, with new Champion Do | eutboard) motor, for’ $229; Poin- Dressmaker, alterations, machine-| ciana Gulf Service Station. made buttonholes. Call 531 jan16-2tx United St. jan16-9tx | | Electric Refrigerator 414’ x6’,! Handy Andy Home Doctor Serv-, with coil and compressor. Pro-! ice. Repairs of all kinds. Guat-| gress Soft Drink Cooler. Both anteed lamps, extension cor in perfect condition. Phone 381 faucets, sink drains, many oth- | jan15-3t ers, Call 1035, F. Dion. j jan16-4tx | Restaurant, Blue Goose, 1 ' and Fleming. Phone tion with the present row about 5 = ey Sunday liquor selling, those who| FIREMEN APPLICANTS would open our saloons on Sun- TO BE GIVEN EXAM days argue that if liquor, beer} The city Civil Service Commis- } and wine are not sold on the|sion this morning approved a Sabbath that our town will fold| forthcoming examination to be} up and die. Now, in defense of} given for applicants for posi- , the tourist, let me say that every}tions in the Fire Department. | tourist who trav outh in the} Jack Murray, City Personnel | not in search of liquor | Director, said the deadline for e we can get as much of} filing applications is midnight, it as we want back where we} January 27. The date for the ex- came from. There is no scarcity} amination will be announced in there. No one of us is going to}the near future. Fr s may be leave Miami, Fort Lauderdale er} secured from Mu office in West Palm Beach to drive some} the City Building 200 miles to Key West for a} . om rene drink of liquor or a bottle of Brazil's monetary unit is the beer. Those tourists merely di ive’ crugeixo. i |The solution for anniversary and! Profitable business. shower gifts: A photographic gift certificate. You wiil save|Two houses on large lot. $4,500. time and money and know your; 1010 Grinnell Street. jan16-3tx: gift can not be duplicated. Pilk-' ington Studio, 515 Fleming. |For quick sale: Very reasonable— janl6-tf, tilt-baeck couch and chair, felt, ; Mattress. 1320 Seminary. janl6-3tx WANTED TO RENT House and lot in good residential |For Sale—Nicely furnished two-| section. Write Box S-41, Citi-| bedroom house. All modern zen Office. jan16-6t! conveniences. Call 445-J. -| jan10-6tx | FOR SALE 24 lots, Big Pine Key, well lo-| Nicely furnished two-bedroom’ cated, near highway, $50.00} house. All modern conven-} each. J. W. Frow, 1124 William iences. Call 445-0. janl6-6tx' Street. janl5-3tx jan14-3t | oer jani6-6tx: |_ Office, 2801 Flagler Ave jant$-4tx Nice Bath Tub, $35.00. 823 \ ginia street. an?5-3tx Two Bedroom Home, recently rempdeled in and out 130! Newton St ani 5-6tx 1942 Ford Sedan, good condition 40-1 Poinciana mn l5-4tx Furnished MacArthur Home, three bedrooms. hing moderr Reasonable price for quick sale 2800 Seidenberg Avenue janl)-4tx Liberal reward offered for return of partial dental plate lost Jan 5th. Contact Lujan, 535 Francis St. janlé-4# 1114 Division St., Cor. Varela Phone 177 Free Delivery