The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 8, 1947, Page 5

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na AERC OREN, Meets mE Me ta SNe eeeponnine OCTOBER 8,’ me Angler’s ‘Troubles. Drift | Away, ; JeanneR in the second USO Navy Wives Club bowling session of the 1947- { | 1948° season at the U. S. Sub/ . {ee bowling alleys Tuesday Eloise Hinger, Curry, 118. | Other bowlers were Sue B. Smith, . Myrtle. Bracktl, Eleanor Garrett, Edith Clark, Betty. Rein- eke, Mary Lemons, Lucille Browning, Rosemary _ Patrick, Pauline McNiff and Corky Her- | ‘ron. ° ° Hospital Patients ) a Abd ° ° -On Fishing Trip: ry ‘ The weekly fishing’ trip for ambulatory patients from ~ the U.S." Naval Hospital, conducted by the American Red Cross Hos- pital Recreation Service and the USO, drove to Big Pine Key| Bridge »yesterday. for. an after- noon. of bottom and surface fish- ing.. The lucky: fishermen land- €d snappers, grunts, yellowtails, jacks, and tarpon. Dolphin were | seen gamboling in the distance and ‘the wary barracuda darted | in and out. The patients participated in a fish fty ‘at the USO upon their return to. Key West, before go- . ing back to the hospital, where a a canvas chair, | Movie: was »scheduled. 123, and Doris Thse'two anglers and their guide’ are ‘enjoying the i a 7 float-fishing trip down. the Kings river jBricdboseseig : . By WILLIAM C. BARNARD AP Newsteatures ; UREKA SPRINGS, Ark.—Dawn bathes the ” as: Ben: Walker arrives at your cabin door. “Ready. forthe float trip?” he yells, unloading his\lanky: frame from the converted Army. ambulance... The ambulance is. loaded , with fishing.and camping equipment and the narrow, flat-bottomed boat that Will take you down the turbulent Kings river is on a trailer behind, ../ kk Johnny Beaver, tanned, ; husky, float-trip guide, waiting}18 miles downstream,” in the anibilance, gays: “Let's SYS, = get moving+{ts seven miles to|_ ‘Your plage ‘is 4 The group’ was accompanied the river.” dead: center of the boat. Beaver, by Mrs. Capitola Schmeuzer, Seven, , mileg... Past Eureka | four-year combat ‘Veteran, push-|Red’ Cros$ hospital recreation dj- Springs, ‘the sterraced. ‘town that /es off, paddles from the stern.| rector; Mrs. Eileen S. Coughlin, climbs ‘an Ozark mountain. The Swift curreht, snatches. the craft, |USO NCCS, (WD) area worker; | up-and-down town with no flat |Beaver steers skillfully. , a ae we pects. spaces. Its 3,000 residents shear-| Now the water is deep, slow- |, gional (Atlanta)” building serv- ed the top off a hill for circus ,¢T, very clear. A school of twol ices; who is in Key West for a and rodeo room. jdozen driim. flash along the bot- | few days. Walker drives fufriously—the | tom. ° : tfailer ‘plays ‘crack-the-whip| ‘Start’ casting,” Johnny” sug- around ‘curves. Walker is 52,}gests. “Get* it under the brush friendly. full of pep. Sharp ‘along the bank.” blue eyes, big smile, jaw bulg-} Onyour second ‘east, a bass ing with. tobacco. Twenty-five strikes, gets: away. Five minu- guides work for this man whose tes later, you hook another, gteeh Ozark hilltops 15 aa Walker Most birds‘have crops in which [hastily eaten food may be stored and used as needed. swims alongside. Three men, | gigging for drum, pole by. They morning. The runners-up were » THE KRY WEST. CITIZEN | i i ame _—|_ FLAMINGOS SURVIVE. Softball Games ‘Benefit Game | HIALEAH, Fla—(AP). — Hia- { : ; che we | For Player race track’s — tri I gos came through recent Pp} Rei _ — ‘hurricane without a casualty. Bie te (As) One group of birds formed a wedge on land, facing the wind, and the other two groups found } shelter behind islands. ,When the champion Philadelphia THURSDAY— ; i. Warriors and the New York 7:00—American Legion vs. USS. ‘Knickerbockers of the Basket- §:45—-Adene Dairy vs. Key ball Association of America West Merchants. tangle: here in a pre-season ex-| In Norway, 94 per cent of the FRIDAY— / ihibition game on November 4 farms are owned by the men who ; 7:00—Bob’s Sports Shop vs./at the Philadelphia Arena, all: operate them. VFW. }proceeds of the game will be! 8:45—Naval Hospital vs. Adams | turned over to Matt Golkas, career was ended when an auto Dairy. member of the Warriors whose accident cost him his left leg. business is floating tourists! bijing him jin. Johnny strings down, rivers—the White, Kings! him up-behind the boat. and Buffalo rivers in Arkansas| Steep: banks line the river— and the Illionis river in Oklaho-! quiet; peaceful, heavily wood- ma. ‘ed beauty—black oak; ash, ‘syca~ “I can put you on new rales | at elm and soft maple. grin‘and hold up a string of half a dozen fish. A water moccasin heads for the boat and Johnny 'swats it away with the paddle. “Sometimes,” “he ‘comments, “they try to climb in with,you.” Lunch on a gravel bar in the shade of a black oak. Fried chicken, biscuits, fresh black- berry preserves. Johnny fishes | while you plungé into the river évery day for 14 days,” Walker; “I had to get through that says. “Meet you every night in}war,”’ Beaver says, “to come my ambtilance—bring you air; back to this. I’ve seen a lot of mattresses, |‘ pork* chops; ice | world; but, to me this part of cream, anything you want. ;the country is it.” Guides dovall the cooking—you} More fast water.— a \bri ‘to. cool, off. » ; iust. stretch owt and watch thé/reaches for the boat) but ~The) teip xesumesi. High bluff: stars." * skids around it. Then a shallow!hold off the afternoon sun and Abruptly, Walker. turns. off rapids: “You' get out to help the'dark shades ride the ripples. the road and noses down an-erm~- ;guides pushithe craft over rocks.| You lean back, watch a soaring bankment to find Kings river.| “Thanks,” he pants after-| hawk. Johnny ‘senses your se- He and Beaver slide the boat wards. “Some tourists never get} renity. 2 into fast running water. their feet wet.” “Float trips float your troubles “T'll meet you in eight ea | An_ inquisitive turtle away,” he says. water “Why can't I get - more j, Budweiser?” . ; J Gia) a T'S COMING! Time and again we have enlarged the world’s largest brewery. The ptesent expansion program is the largest ever, But we can't ship you these additional trainloads of Budweiser without ¢xpanding our pres- net network of railroad trackage. Supplying your demand for Budweiser has required us to build pri- vate railroad yards bigger than the terminal facilities of many major citiec. ’ Although we are producing and shipping more Budweiser than ever before, it is scarce because more people are demanding it'than ever before. They demand it because every drop of Budweiser contains the quality that over the years has made it the most popular beer in history. Meanwhile; we are distributing Budweiser equitably to thousands of dealers throughout America. It seems that people no longer ask for beer...they ask for Budweiser. ‘ Budweiser VF LIVES WITH GOOD TASTE...EVERYWHERE “ Se ric an gi a a When Building A New Home or Renovating Your Present Home The Installation of A 50 - Gallon WATER HEATER Together with An ELECTRIC RANGE nd An ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR For Which A Special Premium Rate Is Offered by the City Electrie System That Will Save You Money and Assure You of An Ample Supply of Hot Water with Clean and Efficient Cooking‘and Refrigeration At All Times SPECIAL PREMIUM RATE A-2 $ 6.00 Min. 6.00 Min. 7.50 9.00 10.50 12.00 13.50 15.00 16.50 18.00 SAVING $0.00 2.00 2.50 2.75. 3.00 3.25 3.50 3.75 4.00 4.28 For Details, Inquire at The City Electric System {take me out!” Cc vient McCloud Gets » by; Mun’ and. Frank Eck| "S44" Louisville, Ky., were on: phe trip and enjoyed the sport. dh ak uh ue dl dh Ne “IT believe you'd rather sit playing cards with dad than to fered me a big-plate,of and I said, “No, thank you.” “No, darling, but we must} have money to get marriéd on.” THE BIGGEST EVENT in KEY WEST Coming Soon GaF- WATCH for IT!-@G@ Lindsley's Roofing Products Ate: Still Prichd at Their Regularly Low Prices, Regardless of Scarcity These Prices Are at Key West 90 .. Slate Surfaced 425 ROOFING uw PER ROLL, 108 SQ. FT. 45 .. Smooth Surfaced 70 ROOFING FELT PER ROLL, 108 SQ. FT. : FLORIDA | 0c . TESTED Also in 1-lb. cans, 35¢ can 2¥2-lb. cans, SS¢ can 10-Ib. cans, 1.13 can WILL NOT CRACK OR RUN 290 PER 100-LB. SACK ; ROOF MOPS, ROOF BRUSHES AT USUAL LOW PRICES QUALITY BUILDING MATERIALS AT LINDSLEY’S FLORIDA ronirA Roof Coating IN 5-GALLON CANS 95c IN’ GAL. CANS PER GAL. 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