The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 16, 1947, Page 2

every: Key Poort at the Sub Base? knows the answer} ‘These hoiise trailers stand idle ‘ Pelegrams'| (but well guarded) near the 2 House. Why doesn’t the Navy fix these trailers up and ° tent or sell them to Na- search for some kind of quarters at a reasonable KEY WESTER. West, Fla., 16, 1947. “YE OLDE LIGHT” ditor, The Citizen : : Pitter, "Ye Ole Light” writ ‘Frankl tthe letter, “Ye Olde ” writ- Frankly, Th ace ae ten by Joseph M. Villar. It ap- Hike’ » Ef peared in The Citizen several and, well €: i they are care-}" wr. Villar py innumerable hot to offerd gfoupst friends in. Key West who admire » lie great political} nis civic pride: Me The Lighthouse, the only light- house’ in these glorious United States entirely within city lim- its, operating, was 100 years old December 6, 1946. Tt’ is a landmark visitors thrill to see. delight to climb its spiral to.view the. beauti- ul waters surrounding enchant- cape red Key West. z : if liffic: Numerous captains ave tol Ve ee eet ee the its light can be seen for 20 ofte ‘7 miles at sea, and its aid to fish- ~,{ermen afd spongers is unques- tionable. For over 108 years it has guided ships to Key West port; | ark? why it should be abandoned now is incomprehensible. “Old pronsides” is still afloat because ‘of splendid duty performed, The Key West’ lighthouse has prob- { , exee! 2 sles'|.ably saved many a fisherman’s =the caer 344 Gone of piife with its guiding light, which id never be dimmed. :. Mayor Demeritt, please con- ‘tinue your heroic struggle to re- tain the light, for what Key hWest needs most is light. Vis- Fitors often ask about the aviary the mayor kept at the Light- “run-around”. till ers were sold. |Next year, about this} e, thé newspaper — cles tell a who’ will the” next ’ President “of tive about the price Have recently ap- hese’ membership: is large-| Busliy made up of stores deal-}house in'days of yore, and keen , ‘ling in mercantile lines, ree-fdisappointment is theirs to learn | that stores a Abate oe é P buyers seek outi, yal ey Wester would we stintoate pptthecgest a want the light blown out forever. goods: + that! they pass on’ ,it is as much a part of Key . , pee ‘West,.as its streets. ‘ nk ees WILLIAM MEYERS. . 3 ey West, Fia., “MONUMENT” itor, The Citizen: \ i ‘Key West has the finest, n the’ food. field, one of euoerag oe glorious: monument h ” In our entire country; and’ yet je country’s largest org! jits. people don’t seem in the Jeast aware of the grandeur of this marvelous possession of theirs. - 8 |: This monument, more appro- mg i! priately than any other work when _ wholesalé}commemorating human achieve- o down; that it will} ment since the dawn of civiliza- mpt to er reduce) tion, signalizes man’s greatest m-betwWeen costs of dis-|triumph ever ‘recorded against sheet tin foods; antl that itg|{™2n’s two most inveterate en- policy will be éxtremel¥ emiés: religious intolerance and { ey social ¢lass distinction. small profits ee hi bl _ Ad yet, to the Key Westers | is nection, it pointed! mrcatasit’ chs, stupendous ile} out that its net. profits wer! iosal fact of its erection is view- 11-3 cents per dollar of|ed-as a matter of no unusual im- 1946. ' *Tport whatever. In fact the na- ig* Of course, if) tives seldom zenties to outsid- -¢but one segment of the econ- }ers. the existence this out- omy and many basic costy|#andisy creation: The Charnber are’ completely beyond ite! ™ stems tobe utterly leontrol: But the fact that #|isiierent % so striking a point to re-|is devoting its resources 8} To the tourist who wants tof becbine| the price’ is one of i Y wa ase of thé ! ! , cost: of. living jucing the ‘by. fintredtately “droppi by rib hha ventory i rf i ! { | know—gb'td the cemetery. That's the.monumént in question. Yes, stranger: the only burying * City Highest yesterday - Lowest last night (east side) __20'min.. Bota’ Chica —Ohr, (Sandy Point) 40 min: Caidas Channel +2hr. 7 (north end) —10 min. +1.¢ ft: Minus Sign—Corrections te Who Knows? 1, What percentage of es 1,800,000 population is Jew- > 2. Where is thé palace of the’ League of Nations? i 3. What is the Sacred Cow? 4. What is meant by the that business “will out” of the market? 5, How much lend-lease di Russia receive from the U.S.2° | 6. Is it correct to say Bould ‘Dam? price itself 7. Who is John W. Studebaker? }. 8. What natio tionalize inland is about* ‘ansport? t 8. What is the velocity of light?! a 10. When it is 12 o'clock in Washington, what is the tim@ in San Francisco? ; The Answers 1, About one-ihird. 2. On Lake Geneva, Switzer- land. 3. The plane. 4. The idea that high prices wilt slow down sales to the point af reducing. production and causing! unemployment. 5, About $11 billion. 6. No; the official name is Hpo- ver Dam. 7. U.S. Commissioner of Edu- cation. 8. Great Britain. 9. 186,273 miles a second. 10. 9:00 a.m. President’s pe ground in any city of our land : where Jew, Negro, Protestasit, Catholic and Pittersfield unfor- tunates all sleep within the boundaries of one sole same “God's Acre,” with no demared. 115: tion barriers to indicate diffet. ences of beliefs and classes, And besides, stranger, while: you are at grips with the vas significance of this pbvome ample of harmonious human, bé- havior, you may at the time, feast your eyes on much artistic beauty in the also uniqug designs of ornamentation in ma- sonary so plentiful in this cem- etery: Especially touching is the sight of many neatly trowled double rectangles, walled up high above ground—“Father,” and “Mother,” sleeping there as in modern age twin beds. Many of the burial lots are completely roofed over, while many have been thoughtfully equipped with well pumps to ins sure a convenient water supply for flowers, shrub or tree. Yes, those Key Westers are truly a peculiar people; a’ fine, great people. One of the old timers said to me the other day: “Key Wegt has.seen its best days—we used |to be like one big family’ here; now, with this long war and a! we have everything in the line of people.” J. H. PETIT. 626 Grinnell St. Key West, Fla., May 15, 1947. 16, Education. tind/or trainiitig 17. Rights’ to” f same Pi apply for | 1% 1, Before 1960 2 Years After Harge - \ (or ent ‘of Bese whichever is ILE Se VT hk Sr later) 12. Eijgible to isitints Eduentiotia) : ptatipsal Rehabititatiott giits «Bt, 948. and/or Bete as stented a of war*, whictiever~ is tet 3. Conversion Privilege andut policies ata &r § Yeurs After Taking Out National Setvice Life Insurance’ (if term. ’ i Bolicy:: dated after, Jan. 1; 1946) 14, All. depdjnsiment EE ENTE Marcie n. 6 Yedts After End of War* Conversion: Privilege to perm- i 5 anenit” Policies «>. .. 9, Yeats After Taking Out'Nation- te wt i Gf term %, al Service*Life Insurance’ "polity fuved Before Jan: 1, 1946) ‘Allowanees aa dates sl tas must be-completed under PL 846 or PL. 16, as amended -.. 9 Years After Enid of War* Servicemen’s -. 16: Years- After Discharge or 15 Yeats After June 22; 1944- (which- ever is later) and while insurance in force : alee nee POFTE COM crock’ oi: Hirtidny andthe po! icy are default) fof total po pen er ing-on-first day of ' nth cofisecative month S of total disability’ Nas surphis itertis - USES foe 23. Fol te mail . veteran may Pem@ount of insurance, _ Before 60th Birthday Scie cof ¥ i : i H i i i . | : & - )