The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 27, 1947, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citize Published Daily Exeept Sunday, by 1. B. AR'TMAN, Owner and Publisher NORMAN D. ARTMAN, “ Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Datly Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County Key West, Florida nd eli matter Ent MEMEER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclus- ively entitled to use for republica- tion of all news dispatehes eredited to {t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTIOX RATES One Year $10.01 @ix Months - 6. Three. Months One Month Weekly —.... ADVERTISING Made known on applieation SPECIAL All reading notices, earda of thanks, resolutions of respeet, obit. vary notices, poems, ata tor at the rate of 10 sents @ line Notle@a for entertainment by ehurchea from which a revenue !@ to be derived are 6 cents a 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, NATIONAL EDITORIAL. SSOCIATION 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. 6. Community Auditorium. MONOGRAPHS To the City Commission Key West, Fla.: By all means let it re- main Roosevelt Boulevard, but instead of Bayview Park honor it with the name of the Cuban pa- triot, Jose Marti. THE ORACLE. WHAT THE DECISION MEANS TO STABILITY The decision of the Unit- ed States Supreme Court in the case of John L. Lewis should not be in important. contribution to the stability of ordinary labor-management relations The action of the Court was to the effect that the government should take ac- tion against a mass-seale strike and the government itself. This is amplified by an interpretation of the Nor- ris-LaGuardia Act upon the basis of which union attor- neys argued that congre had deprived the govern- ment of the right to use in- junctions against labor un- der any circumstances. Chief Justice Vinson held for the majority that the Act prohibits the use of in- junctions only in “purely private iabor disputes” and does not have a_ bearing when the government in- volved “in a dispute with its own employes.” It should be noted that at the time Mr. Lewis attempt- ed to instigaet the strike, the government was operating the coal mines and that, in connection with the Su- preme Court decision, the Court held that the miners were “employes of the gov-| ernment.” HIGHER POSTAGE RATES The U. S. Post Office de- ficit for the coming fiscal year will be $287,679,000. and the department has asked congress to boost the rate on postal cards to 2 cents; the rate on parcel post up about one-third, and special delivery rates up to 20 to 45 cents. What wal- lops for heavy customers of Uncle Sam’s postal service! The sap who lets other people tell him what to do, and what not to do, is not worth more than one vote, but multiplied by millions can destroy any nation. During the war with Ja- pan we read the assertion that-the conflict came about hecause we did not enough missionaries to send Ja- pan. This is a good time to drum up volunteers who ean speak Russian. ete, will be | 'MARTI AND ROOSEVELT Jose Marti was a great doubt about that; Frandlin | D. Roosevelt was a_ great American president—there’s | about that,’ ‘no doubt but Marti was a foreigner, — and Roosevelt was an Amer- ican—there’s no doubt about | that, either. And Key West is an American city. Further, nobody can deny conscientiously that Frank-} lin D. Roosevelt did more for Key West than any other man or any group of men. Whether or not we agreed with his relief measures, 6! some of which were nothing more than the dole under ‘high-sounding designations, yet we must admit that he aved many a Key Wester from going hungry. We are prone to forget, but it is easy for us to recall that many Key Westers, in the dreary days of the be- ginning of the Depression, did not know from one day |to another when they would get their next meal. And then Franklin D. Roosevelt, through measures that he |had advocated and had had |put into effect, stepped into} | Key West and spent millions of dolla to improve the }economic conditions of the | community \ The worker in the ranks did not receive much, but he received enough to keep the; wolf away from his door, | for groceries were cheap in those days. Now come three mem- bers of the city commission to propose the changing of ; the name of the south shore of Roosevelt Boulevard, a name given it in apprecia- ‘tion for what Franklin D. i Roosevelt had done for Key} ind Key Westers, to! rti Boulevard, in honor of the Cuban patriot. The Citizen frankly con-; fesses that it can not deter-: jmine the reasoning of the | three commissioners in even entertaining a proposal oft that nature. Do they think,| as one of the strongest ad- vocates of the change} {thought, that the boulevard {was named after President Theodore Roosevelt? Imag-! regarded as] ine Key West, 92 per cent of | ‘its vote Democratic, naming | a street for a Republican that in no way identified | himself with the economic! conditions in this commun-| ity! | Further, The Citizen thinks that Frank Bentley, ;chairman of the Monroe County Commission, is right in maintaining that, as the! j boulevard was constructed *!by the county, and is main- the county, its changed of the tained by name can not be without the consent county commission. | If the three city commis- sioners in question are in-! clined to draw rounds of cheers from the Key West public, iet them, instead of changing names of streets, improve their condition. But if the commissioners insist on naming a street af- {ter Jose Marti, let them | |change the name. of some jother street to his, and let | the boulevard keep its pres- }ent name in honor of our late president. | Office-holders will always play politics, but that does} not mean that the voter has| jto be a suck | The calendar tells us that Spring has arrived, but we| are not cognizant of the fact, | because we in Key West have but two seasons—} Spring and Summer. We have no winter of discontent to make glorious our Spring and Summer. SOOT TO SAVE FISH The State Department according to a news dispatch from Madison, is using air- planes to drop lampblack on the larger lakes for the pur- pose of saving fish from drowning. Every year, when thick ice forms on the water, fish are deprived of oxygen. They literally drown. The lampblack is expected to ab- sorb the sun’s rays and melt some of the ice, permitting ‘air to reach the fish. i ‘Key West In Cuban patriot — there’s no} AS fe) Easter sunrise services, will be! «oy held in Bz morning under tye auspices of the Key West tion, Seve old age assistance in this district THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Days Gone By TAKEN FROM FILES F THE CITIZEN OF MARCH 27, 1937 te iew Park tomorrow Ministerial Associa- |of the National Youth Adminis- tration, said ‘Porter had offered the adminis- for nty-five pplications | FRANKLIN FAVORS |» (Continues from rage One) | state during the past |been in excess of expenses. services rendered by j will have to be greatly expanded, requiring additional funds. ‘hoped by continuing the pre ses with the surplus which has been built up that the Legislature ; ‘can avoid fevying new taxes. ate has made tremendous in the last few years in a material way, processes have not kept pace with year the st Our educatio: today William It is "THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1947 H ENDS 50-YEAR TRYST READING, Pa. — For probably Irish melodies has ‘facing the: state today is a re- asking $5,000,000. | the last time, Paci ed All|vision and refinancing of our vac), ; as ‘be-' were played on St. Patric! 's Day ate |School system so as to place Flor- Obviously all the demands ti Vat D inicht over the grave of * jour material growth, and I con- $10,000,000 to assist in theiy \fi- DEAT’ sider the most important problem nancial difficulties. Countigs are ing made on the state cannot) be met at one sessfon of the Legisla- ture. The great problent facing the Legislature will be ‘to de- termine how much tax money can ida schools in the forefront. This includes increasing teach sal- nt aries and providing adequate fa- cilities for our schoois. Tom Hannahoe. ‘Alvah Q. Schaef- fer,a former church..cornetist, who had kept his rendezvous at the grave of his friend since 1898, “Another important matter is ie ‘ that of public sere ae The end be properly raised in the state died on March 10, just one ie of the war has brought many 2Md then to distribute that"Money _ pefare his fiftieth tryst |to’ the lonely Neversink Mountain cem- etery. in the most advantageous, mgn- ner. I’m hopeful that this can be accomplished without burdening _ the state with new taxes,” lewewvwvye~ wwe , Senator Franklin also indicated’ ¢pRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE that he feels it vitally necessary | that the state adopt a mew con-| TRIUMPH COFFEE = stitution and stated that he would; problems to elderly people, blind and other persons dependent upon the state for assistance. get S nal The bud- Ss recommended an me nine million dol- s in welfare appropriations and a large increase in the appropria- board f R. were approved yesterday at a tration, free of charge, the use of ‘tions cannot be escaped. } meeting of the Social Welfare} a tract of land on Flagler avenue. | Colleges Are Jammed | WOUIe tose Ne ae \ MILL Board at West Palm Beach. : er a : “Our colleges have the largest CARD OF THANKS { at — Mr.’and Mrs. Vesey A. John-!enrollment in history, made up | Three boys head the senior son, who had been visiting in largely of ex-servicemen whose: We wish in this manner to ex- | All Grocers wwe class of the Key West High] Miami, returned yesterday after-'education was interrupted by the press our sincere thanks to the be de nate Dahon ota ty Dd School for scholastic attainments,) noon. friends and neighbors who, gave j war Principal O’Bryant _ announced | —_— “These institutions are request- sympathy and aid during the today. He said that circumstance; Mr. and Mrs. George F. Archer, ing a large increase in their ap-;bereavement occasionéd By the | was unusual, as girls for se’ eral | Jr., are due to arrive Monday to Propriations and appropriations 'qeath of our beloved one, Pedro ye had headed the clas The visit the former 's parents, Mr.|5 ergata US ee oR arene Oliva Benites. Also do we thank boys Re Hono eye peta and Mrs. George F. Archer, 1425 Bo, salt college educations the donors of the floral tributes. ney Aronovitz, Bert E. Roberts! Newton street. woh ee é er) 1 Aaa AN eerie. : “The state hospital for the in Bere ee ie. ree ts os, daughter of Mr, /S2ne, the state tuberculosis sani- Be eae ae ce belies UES, daughter of ie oria and other similar state in- NOTICE Mayor Galey and members of} and Mrs. Nathan C. Niles, enter - Sate lated and! the city council, who went to, tained on Thursday in honor o: dened saeis bce Mas la tit and, I will not be responsible for any | Havana to invite a Cuban dele-| her sixteenth birthday anniver-|fucilities, ade for new debts contracted for by any one} gation to come to Key A est Loe ary. “Our forests have been neg- ue than myself from this aniey ie RIPPLED the unveiling of the Marti monu-| ——. lectéd- tors several yeate and inito een: { on wu ment on April 10, returned yes-| Today The Citizen says in an‘many other fields, work whichi RAYMOND M. ANGIVINE, | a CHILDREN terday from the Cuban capital | editorial paragraph: | the e has been carrying on, has 219 Simonton Street, j , cae pane, | “Exee tailed Key West, Florida. STATEMENT OF CONDITION. December 31, 1946 Resources CGM: see) we) fe oe: Bonds: United States Government. . . State—County—Municipal. . . Miscellaneous . .« «© 2 « « Railroads . Utilities Federal Savings & Loan Associations Foreign Government Stocks . . . ve use of liquor de- been Janves L, Fort, local supervisor mands its toll eventually.” . (Common stocks total only 1.6 percent of total assets) First Mortgages on Improved Real Estate Real Estate Sold on Contract . 2. . « Real Estate (Including H. 0.) Policy LoansandLiens . . . ss Premiums Due and Deferred Interest Due and Accrued . . . « « Miscellaneous . TOTAL . Liabilities Legal Reserve on All Policies . . 2 Present Value of Disability Claims Funds Left in Trust and Annuities. . « Death Claims Due and Unpaid . Claims Reported: Proofs Not Received . Premiums and Interest Paid in Advance . Reserve forTaxes . . . . + + Agents’ CashBonds . . 2. 2 6 Investment Reserve . Other Liabilities . . . 6 6 6 6 TOTAL. . . Contingency Reserve . $ 500,000.00 Surplus 1,238,316.01 Capital Stock 500,000.00 Surplus for Protection of all Policyholders . TOTAL. « . « of There is a GULF MAN Near You! $ 2,071,900.21 8,250,798.77 2,734,078.86 218,657.67 1,056,743.00 1,437,103.75 21,000.00 8,000.80 2,668,022.63 13,473,442.30 5,202.74 119,420.00 1,473,123.21 1,393,240.92 206,220.41 —— 30,125.22 $35,167,079.69 $29,584,165.24 58,747.17 1,762,433.27 NONE 73,501.00 671,075.08 255,000.00 148,483.58 61,192.00 __ 314,166.34 $32,928,763.68 —2,238,316.01 $35,167,079.69 You rbre Tuvited aud Unged te Yoiu Our JB 5152 Duval as ‘Ss “Municipalities are asking for mar27-1t ' [FE BUILDS the SOUTH BUILDERS and LEADERS of the South have for half a century envisioned and worked for a substantial, secure and progressive Insurance Company located and operated in the South by Southern business men = this is your Gulf Life of Today. For thirty-six of these years Gulf Life has aided in the progress of the South. Sound investments in the Southern economy have helped finance Southern enterprise with Southern capital. Gulf Life, acting for its more than 1,000,000 policyholders, now has invested nearly $35,000,000 of its resources in first mortgages on improved real estate, U. S. Government, state, county, and municipal bonds —all in our native South. The future offers greater opportunity for development of the South and Gulf Life. In-1946 all past records were surpassed, and Insurance In Force increased $60,402,214 to a total of $370,749,687,. The financial statement here presented, clearly shows the continuing growth and strength of this great and growing Southern Institution. See him TODAY Tomorrow is so often Too Late Great and Growing Pamily SYMMONETTE----District Manager RENEDO BUILDING—PHONE 339 Street Key West, Florida BOUOGRGHER@OaGagEg