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PAGE TWO Key We: er. Citi ‘Facts and Figures, Pablished Daily Exvept Pe ee a and ARTMAN, From The Citizen iiding Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Datly News in Key West and Monroe G County Entered at Key West, Florida as seeond elass matter iy, by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is excius- tvely entitled to use for republica- tion of all news dispatebes eredited | to it or not otherwise credited in) this paper and also the local news published here. One Year _.. ei $10.00 Six Months 6.00 ree Months 2.76 Mont ee LOO Weekly —. —=- 35 ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, eards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obit- uary notices, poems, ete, will be anahent for at the rate of 10 eents a line Notices for entertainment by churches from which a revenue is to be derived are 6 cents @ line. The Citizen is an open forum and Invited discussion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish | anony us communications, | i MONOGRAPHS To Everybody: | It is a good idea to look into the future, but don't consult a crystal gazer as the great Napo- leon did. | THE ORACLE. MAKING LUCK Logicians maintain there is no such thing as|bying licks for an increase in'tinue to come to Key West in luck, and that whe es we “aa hers’ ridiculously low) fairly large numbers. Bi re| bottom and back. Must be| peed abuts ries, and for some le on of stout construction and in} pears to be luck is merely a _ fortuitous circumstance. Of- ten we say that this man or that man is lucky but, on inquiry; we learn that, what appeared to be luck came about through his efforts to attain the object that was characterized as luck. As there is no “good luck,” it follows that there | is no “bad luck.’ What called “bad luck” is of our own making, though we may not be aware iteis due to something we did or fai ed to do. The Citizen, published an Press dispatch from Tokyo telling about a train wreck in which 163 Japanese were killed and 249 injured. A shortage of food in Tokyo was the cause of the on the train on their way to country districts to plead with farmers to release more of their crops for city consum ption, on Tuesday, | Associated : being | i] FULLER aan V.F.W. Auxiliary’ Meets ‘A few days before the first | ‘ Pee RE SSE ee ee The Ladies Auxiliary of the 7 ‘i it Good ne pea one aah eine noes, [Veterans of Foreign Wars will opportunity ‘ right oe 95 representatives and 38 senators eo il meeting at the Phone 214, Jefferson Coffee, furnished, will assemble in Tallahassee for F. W. club house tonight at Shop feb21-8tx a biennial session of the Florida! 3 o'clock. ii 1 1 there. bent on serving the peopie. of the lobbyists will be bent on! serving the private interests who! pay them—and the pay is said to! be vi mediately by the outfit that I him, if he put usually pay. byists at Tallahassee this I am hereby offering my services, | entirely free and without cost. jyou have a meritorious bill that|low waters of quiet life. is in the interest of the peopie|events, walk cautiously. }generally, which you want urged! RE EL upon the legislature, please writ ~~~ } me or come to see me and explain NATI AL EDITORIAL. | Les proposal. If I am con a propositio Almost will as many} likewise gather egislature. obbyists / O.E.S. Meets Tonight } A meeting of the Order of the Most of the legislators will be! Fastern Star will be held at 8 fost| clock tonight at the Scottish |Good Auto ocbanic immediate. Prise | Rites Temple, corner of Eaton| ly. Navarro, Imc., opposite Bus and Simonton streets. ~ Station. feb26-tf | good indeed. While the is paid directly and i Experienced Meat Cutter. Apply | Baer’s Market feb27-3t | | Your. Horoscope er and; THURSDAY, FEB. 27, 1947— bill of /Tactful and full of resource, you end the people | wa ll need all your abilities and |many friends to withstand the The people will need some lob-! attacks of fortune. If the minor spring.{aspects are favorable there is an opportunity for success; if not it If! will be better to keep in the shal- In all es his point legislature his Is” the in the wares Dressmaking and: alterations, Fe kinds. Jessie Sawyer, Pearl St. feb25- tx ‘Key West In Days Gone By AS TAKEN PHOM PILES ‘OF THE CITIZEN OF FEBRUARY 27, 1937 s in the public interest, Ill I can to lobby it through t We wil} put on a new roof or re- pair your old one. Frank Key, 1105 Petronia. Call 1590-R. if you have} that on the level} and you need help in getting it} F feb26-3tx considered by the legislature. I ; am no green hand around the es a of ‘the Florida Fact Binet Class Painting, inside and} I have been pr Coast: Railway are in Key Wer) ‘ut, A. =a: (Goinet, . 2g session since 192 even| dismantling the company’s equip- Angela Street feb27-6tx in all. I was a member of two | ment here for shipment to Mi-j_ sessions. Around the legisla’ }ami and Fort Lauderdale Will share my house with tour- IT am hke a rabbit in a_ briar} a avi e vi | : ist couple staying at least two patch. And I think I know a|_ B. P. Garnett, loved in edi-| weeks Write H. L, c/o Citi- thing or two about lobbying. I've} torial work in Washington, who} J. feb27-3tx never been a paid lobbyist but! with Mrs. Garnett, had ‘been, in| ‘ I've watched them in action and} K West eral weeks, left! o |studied their tricks. | yesterday for St. Petersburg , WANTED that |ready decided to get in some lob- is} | We heard a remark in} Key West to the effect that “bad | ae is surely hound ng the Japs, but such is not the case W fee ix called bad luck in that instance was brought about by the Japs} themselves in their cupidity to conquer the world. They worked and schemed to| sin that end é reaping what they sow- ed in the days of their ag-, gression, What is also true the Italians and other satellites in the last war. As the saying goes, all of them sowed the wind and are now reaping the whirl- wind, In the sound and basic things in life, there is neith- er good nor bad luck. Aside o true of the of the G Japs rmans, Nazi} from minor incidents, what appears to be good or bad |* luck adjusts itself in the long run, Today circum- stances may not favor you; tomorrow everything seems to be yoing your way. You may say you are lucky to-/| day because you won in bolita, but, in the long run, if vou play bolita consistent- ly, all more The lucky, own you won today besides. man generally “huck.’ makes Intole rance is the one sub- | ject that some people write about and then, very intolerantly. outspoken tells us that he snappier paragraphs these. That is nothing —so have we. Some than new and now they | and the Key City it will get back from you} and | who seems to be | his | often, | person | has read | from i with 16 tons of |_ Rent”, “Apartment f a ce ! T : lor Rent”. A recent issue of The Citizen| freight | FOR RENT OR SALE THE ARTMAN PRESS. A h contained aicurse or uc ' ~itf Announce the 1 88 ame AOE ne ¢ Bt VOU 1 1g for Miami to spend 8®¥-} pottle gas and electric Fig) Flat paint, white and colors. Lead pene % may nero Ais ies © weeks with her parents;-Mr.| gaire, Modern conveniences.| and zinc white house paint, | r est ve. ection of or under your nose, as you may | and Mrs. John Demeritt | Phone 64. feb21-6tx} Doherty and Company, 846 j Prete: eG ee i Olivia street, Phone 1597. mply ie Key City The Citizen sasy in an At present, it is the only city | editorial paragraph: | wiser ata FOR SALE | ete Bix on the keys. Some husbai ands don't date HERB NEALE Dachshund puppy, 4 months. Ex-| It is also the Key , righ is L ven to make a minority report. j5g5 w. Flagler St. Miami, Fla. ceptionally good. 400 Simonton! America, by wach the Les SoS Ses CLOSING out present stock, will} St. Apt. 4. feb25-3tx jsection of the Pan Am« SMALL PART | sacrifice following cars: . Highway ; ? (Continved trom Page One) °|'42 Plymouth sedan $9751 9 x 12 shag rug; high chair; baby It is the key to Hs ‘nest TIS them to purchase new clothing;#"42 Ford, 4-door -.$925; bed. 1328 White Street. ing grounds or rather wate but good used clothing isi collect+|'42 Pontiac, sedan _- $1,095 feb24-tf£ | heat and simple _...led and distributed, In fact the/’41 Mercury, perfect .. Make offer Some day I shall see the Ke is very small, since the}’39 Plymouth, sedan, new tires 71-37 Ford pick-up truck. Inquire K through other'|’38 Dodge, perfect 21“ between 8 and 3:30. 614 Gr s to wor through other re id = re z 5:30. areene Just exactly et incies, or to supply needs[SEST TERMS in town. Open! s+. or call 4. feb24-tf Shemp = _Monteme hang up will depend on ci1¢ : ak Ha sich as ised cloth Sundays and evenings, phone Skillfully Tailored ugh gifts such as used ¢ - eos 24-6: A | stances Bike I shall expect 2-2604, Miami feb24-6t} atomic Lunch Restaurant, op- peek at — 2 hear of the “Key ( ay aR eGpKT “The next meeting of the chila| FOR SALE posite Overseas Hotel, 908 pereacaie.ty oa “easy _ AD. PRESTON. | welfare Council will be held at Fleming street. Other busine freedom of movement Berkley, W. Va the Poinciana Community Hall,| Furnished Homes having one, | forces this sale. _Price $980, Feb, 22, 1947 m., when a dinner fs és - . sie with stock and equipment. Will! _— tonight, ) p. m., when a di two and five bedrooms. Hotels, . A Large Sel _—_ will be served by the ladies of] Filling station. Building lots, ‘urnish our cook for one week. ' TODAY IN HISTORY the Community « h. At these} near ocean, and business prop-; Come in or Phone 1183-W. e | : ‘1 _ (Know America) thly meetings reports are} erty, Paul Boysen, a Fleming | feb26-6tx yore s. 7 mae + relopments a 2eds St. Phone 153. Box 303 SS ee = WEA S 1839-—Warlike hostilities development: nd needs ot sere ra é tween Maine and New Bru plans made for feb24-6tx Restau ant elt uty Phor FABRICS halted by boundary agi ac These meetings a CE aaa —— 585 before Friday noon. na pit signed between U.S. and E are open to ‘the public. Interested | Lot 6, ee 11, eee ery oo feb26-2tx | COLORS 1860—Historic Lincoln Address! citizens are urged to attend, also} ne 5 a 4, Sauare 10, od eed at Coo) New wk City:|19 become official members of Ve., wher, 1940 Mercury convertible club te ie are ein Daa t 2 he poaaha by contributing one] 4th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | coupe. In very best condition, A COMPLETE RANGE OF SIZES makes might. . .” jolla febl7-10tx) ready for trip. 514F West | Dace ee i ~ —|__Poinciana feb26-ate $7950 to $9950 27 Y MUCARO : : . J 16x600, | ——— ae rR Sto if the French| op i 8 Used tires and tubes, | Baw ard Me ic one a pees oii ° Today si Anniversaries | Cheap. At old P. O. enee 1941 Buick Super Convertible. tie by a We " Wa fi (Know America) | Perky, Fla., 17 miles from Key} Cash. 1215 Catherine Street, Be a We + of Colum! ; 1807--Henry Wadsworth Long-! West feb27- 31x! Apt. 6. feb26-2tx sparen ders packers di- fellow, famed and beloved poet, | oe ioe . eta Beem: pecan feces Strains a gentle, pure soul, born in Port-| Furniture for three bedroom | Sacrifice Sale, immediate occu- ness not directly concerned with land, Maine. Died Cambridge.| house. Sell cheap. Call 23 pancy, small furnished house, meat-packing . Mass., March 24, 1882 Naval Air Station | gas range, electric refrigerator; E ats 1931—U.S. Senate asses, 1836—-Russell A. Alger soldier, | feb26-2tx lot 100x200, $2,950 cash, or W SHABLES and WOoLENs over President's veto ex-| Michigan governor, secretary of wasn ——— -} trade for car and trailer equi-| Sizes 27 to 46 tending veterans loans to 60) war in with Spain, born in} 1941 Pontiac 4-door sedan valent value. 1156-M nag percent adjusted compensation) Lafayette, Ohio. Died Jan. 24,| condition. After 4 p.m. B feb27-3tx 0 certificates 1907 { er, 1304 Eliza St va ———— t 1933—-Mysterious Berlin Reich- 1850—Henry E Hanes feb26-2tx |Grocery store, with or without stag fire which made so much his-! railroad head, financier, donor o ———| apartment, ‘Inventory price at foxy the great California library bop | wil Sacrifice for 1937; cost on stock. Equipment at 1939-—U.S. Supreme Cc uae 7087 N. Y¥. Died May 23, Chrysler 4-door-motor, g00d! cost price. For ae: a ‘i ws the sitdown strik« j 192s. ee | tires, good body in excellent! formation. Call 714 eb24- L b r \ t 182 "Beginning of the Zdevs)| 1050—Laura By Richaids, Bop | Oy nat, $450.00 by | ; uggage by Samsonite jbatue in the J Sea—Un aor es hie ee Boss Saturday. 126 Ann St, back at | 30-gallon electric water heater, - j Nations routed by the Japs. Julia DE ahaa aie in Bos-j Citizen. | 3-burner kerosene stove. Ice ae US ayer ae Rabaul bees ae Siege slmber | eae vs —} box. Several double and sy | 945—Gen. Patton's y 1090—: bs : te | 3) > Reasonably fess r i bin, unfurnished gle beds, complete active within borders woman profess of Greek, at Univ.; Trailer and Ca Pee eon ores lor Katigas, dne of the college! $7,500 if sold by Monday. Me- | priced. Other miscellaneous HELP the RED CROSS [1986 —Ux fed) Siaies proposes |t of her sex, born Mo-| Carty, Mastic Trailer Park, 638/ furniture. Telephone 290. Weenco eY Spain be asked to quit.! Died May 10, 1938. | United street feb27-3tx | feb27-3t | Ww ut bi sked, I’ al A pa rele tat Sees Will Buy: Old-fashioned straight Yachts and cabin cruisers con- chair with cow or goat ‘bide have arrived since ) re berthed in the yacht basin Sood condition. Stele Brice: Me in behalf of veterans. That should), a Frazier, The Citizen. not take up all my time, so if you} tee thave a legislative project in the! Key West Flower Show. aiter! sehen public interest that you wan run of three days came to al ote ee some pr € put behind, get iy ape last night at 10 o'clock; A FOR RENT touch with me. My address is:| °. er plant, exhibited by 206 Smith Building, Jacksonville, | 88et Plant, exhibite cch.| Light housekeeping rooms, $5.06 | J. J. Trevor, est rating. was given the high- Florida to $10.00 per week. 411 William St. feb14-12tx ane Mrs. Edwin Phillips, secretary ui 7 We #5 Books for eyery age. Books for| in. Immediate occupancy. Price| Citizen business office two $10; People’ Ss “ane |of the Key West Chapter of the | Books Jor, s¥ery 985 aul Smith,! $3,500. Johnson & Johnson. } bills, evidently lost by a cus-! ; American Red Cross, said today Bookseller, corner Simonton and} _ Phone 372 feb2e-th| tomer. Owner may recover this; Seeeerecccccccoseccs e|she had received a cheek for Eaton Sts. feb24-6t| x money by proper identifica-| Phome 177 Citizen wetcomes expres- ($52 from the Arthur Sawyer} _ { tion. i feb27-28 af the views of its read- (Post of the American Legion. | Two-bedroom furnished house. HERB NEALE a ee 895-3 f 25-3tx | 8 W. Flagler Sit. Miami, Fla. ; MTA BE Call 825-J. a MOTORCYCLES, all makes on Sponge are still selling poorly|_ hand, immediate delivery. At at the Jocal sponge wharf. Sales | Unfurnished apartment. All con- iso words, and write on of the paper only. Signatere of | Yesterday totaled only $317.68. veniences. 713 Simonton St. the writers mus: accompany the | Se eae letters and will be published un- 2 é ” 3 leus requested otherwise. j The launch “Powers,” owned 'by the Overseas Transportaticn| Furnished Rooms, 626 Grinnell KEY WEST SLOGAN and Editor, captained by ved this morn- Company St. Single $6.25, Double $7.50. feb26-4tx The Citizen | SIGNS—“For Rent”, Se ee el Joan Bennett, screen watér and boule-{born at Palisades, N. J., 37 years| ago. John E. Steinbeck, novelist, eral in Salinas, Calif., 45 years | ago. Priced for quick sale, must leave | camaas. ¥, Farrell, novelist, born city. Furnished house, al! mod-' in Chicago, 43 years ago. ern conveniences, ‘very id! Ex-U.S. Sen. Burton K. Wheel-| location, $6000.00 Terms if er of Montana, born Hudson, ' |Mass., 65. years ago. necessary, 1101 Angela St. Upton Close (Josef W. Hall), | feb24-6tx | {radio commentator and author = Due “to illness, Sue’s Sandwich|Los Angeles, born at Kelso, Shop is for. sale. Next to Drum) | Wash., 53 years ago. Bar, Division Street. | Ellery Sedgwick of Boston, coat feb25-3tx {former editor of Atlantic Month-| ily, born in New York, 75 years} Modern 3-bedroom homes, with | 2€0. Ss cats ae cbedunaaact ‘o! ur nde eet i Harvard, historian, born at Xen-} FOR VETERANS lia, Ohio, 59 years ago. j | es Gh Sader cc ta | Subscribe to The Citizen—25 | | Open for inspection now. Mac- ; weekly. Arthur Homes Office, 2801 | ii Flagler Ave. feb26-4tx | POULTRY 200 printed single sheets and 100/ <prctaL PRICES AND WHY envelopes, $1.50; 150 printed We have an order from Vene- single airmail sheets, 75 airmail zuelian Government for 1000} envelopes, $1.50; 18 soft pencils! pon Pedigreed pullet ie printed, $1.50; 125 printed Pos-) cach week. From our best old| tals, $1.50; 60 hostess bordered.| Barred Rock hens, This leaves | 5 peter peer ae: pte ae us with a lot. of high class} Taoa oes $1.50; 60 ‘printed , cocktail,’ bor- Cockerels you can have at $10- i tafoat chert and 100. Joe Parks & Sons, Palm Beach, Fla. West } dered, napkins, $1.50; 60 per-} sonalized printed guest towels, | $1.50; two decks of printed bridge cards, $1.75; 50 printed beverage coasters, $1.75. Let-| weve rrere vevwwves feb 27-28; mar 1-6-7- $] STHCNe AMES GRAND CSTD TRIUMPH COFFEE PHOTO SUPPLIES terheads, envelopes, billheads, | 1-5 the Perfect Easter gift! It’s| MILL caine beans Cage anes at} ‘personal and thrifty, too. Your, at reasonable prices. Artman Press.| own personality recorded in a ° Citizen building, corner Greene! yortrait taken in our studio.| All Grocers and Ann streets, phone 51. Sd eet ee | Evans-Pilkington Studio, feb18-tf | Fleming St. feb12- tl For Sale—8-piece maple dining room suite, consisting of table, table pads, buffet and 6 chairs, $150.00. Also one used show case; also Red Arrow Auto Tow | Bar. Phone 9389, ask for Mr.j Armengol, feb26-3t Lost Money Folder containing approx- imately $75.00, valuable papers and licenses. Reward if re- turned to S. W. Danner, Or-| angeburg, S. C. feb26-3tx } Nice 5-room furnished cottage with water-and ‘sewer connec. jt nen tions, in good location. Close | FOUND—On the floor of The FOUND tractive.terms can be arranged for eligible applicants if credit is good. Open Sundays and evenings. Phone 2-2604, Miami. | feb24-6t KANTOR’S Sor ‘Are Proud to “Rooms for i