The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 31, 1947, Page 2

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ADVERTISING RATES A Made Known on Application’ ' Se OP CIAL NOMEH 5 6 All reading notices, cards of thanks, vespect, obituary notides,! poems, Ses ‘ged for at the rate of 10 path al Notices for entertainmeat’ by’ thurchos from which a revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. » The Citizen ig an open forum and invites dis- sussion of public issues ang subjects of local or ral interest, but it will hot’ publish anonymous "MEMBER solutions will be IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST : ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. 5. Community Auditorium. Senn MONOGRAPH Dear Taxpayers: Key West is fortunate indeed to! have such a man as Capt. Spalding ap- pointed city manager. Did you know he had an attractive offer elsewhere? Capt. Spalding is a good citizen, and he’ll bring a lot of engineering experi- ence to a stiff job. THE ORACLE. 1 HAPPY NEW YEAR! The Key West Citizen takes advantage of the keason to wisltfor the people of Key West and Monroe county a New Year of greater happiness. The expression, we know, is used care- lessly every year, but it very often con- Veys ‘a genuine sentiment towards people in general. It is in our hearts to see our people prosper, in material as well as in cultural growths. This hope is common to most of our fellow-citizens. And so, because very often The Citi has spoken for the entire community, we think it appropriate, on our own part, and for the thousands of men and women hereabouts, to pass along the hearty greet- ings of the New Year. SERVED HIS COUNTRY WELL The retirement of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz recalls the very consid- erable service that this naval officer ren- dered his country in the war against Ja- pan. Admiral Nimitz conducted himself in a commendable fashion and handled the strength under his command in such an able manner as to destroy the Japanese Navy and assume control of the waters of the Pacific. The task which confronted the Ad- miral, after the disaster at Pearl Harbor, was probably the most difficult assumed by an American naval commander in many years. The rampant Japanese Navy far outnumbered everything that we had in the Pacifie and our early advances were made despite the enemy superior- ity. Not every American comprehends the odds against our naval units in the early days of the war. : The war gaanst Japan was largely a naval affair. After allowing, due credit to the Air Force apd the Army, the determ- ining factor in that struggle was the grad- ual seizure of Japanese bases and the es- tablishment of such superiority as to des- troy, ina very large sense, water-borne communications, _-_ Few good resolution-makers are dis- couraged by past failures, ee Dear Prunella: Having millions behind you is not as satisfying as having thou- sands in front of you, if you get what we mean. Japanese THE HUGE REMAINDER Taxes, taxes, and still more taxes. Key West, following a move ina few other cities, may tax cigarettes, cigars | and pipe tobacco, An English writer recently, whose book had become a best seller, and who received $150,000 for the motion picture rights, remarked that his success had come too late, because the English gov- ernment would get more than 90 per cent of his royalties from his book. Then years ago, he added, the re- ceipts frem the saie of his book, while they would not have made him wealthy, would have made him “snug” financially for the remainder of his life. But now his success as a writer left him but a tithe of his earnings. While taxes in the United States are lower than what they are in England, that condition applies only to dircet taxes, or those taxes that we have a realiation of when we are paying them. But we have a hundred and one hidden taxes, a form of tax that does not exist in Great Britain. If we add our hidden taxes to the direct taxes, probably we are taxed just as much as the people of England. Bread, for instance, has an estimat- ed total of 50 taxes from the planting of the wheat to the loaf on the table. Tobac- co has a variety of hidden taxes, and, as for cigarettes, the federal government ex- acts six cents on every pack, the state of Florida four cents, and if the city imposes a tax of three cents on a pack, a buyer will pay more in taxes on cigarettes than on the product itself. The United States never again will have multi-millionaries comparable with the oldtimers up to the time the income tax went into effect in 1914, for one who earns millions now keeps only a small part of it himself—the huge remainder goes in the payment of taxes, A doctor was seriously injured by a well caving in on him, and it served him right; he should have attended to the sick and let the well alone. Repeated for the benefit of those who have not heard this wheeze. TIME TO THINK The procession of days revolves into another year and people in Key Kest join with other human beings in taking ad- vantage of the calendar’s termination of 1947 to pause in life’s tasks to take stock of the future, especially as they imagine 1948 will affect them. It is a good thing for an individual to pause in the midst of ordinary cares and worries and try to understand what is going on, both insofar as the person is concerned and, also, in relation to other events. Human beings, as a race, know very little about themselves and less about external conditions and happenings and their own relationship to a changing and diversified environment. It is easy, you know, for men and women to bury themselves in the prosaic, but necessary, tasks of life. The obliga- tions of existence are necessary and not to be ignored for one seeking satisfactory living. However, human life offers other fields for exploration and discovery. The men and women who lift themselves out of the mob are those who possess the ability to enter this wider field of human activity, whatever their accomplishments may be. There is no evidence in Congress that price control and rationing will be restor- ed by law. But there is a-plenty to indi- cate that assistants and appointees of the President can perform the same arrange- ment by “beating around the bush.” WHO OWNS THE CLOUDS? Here is something new: i The Rocking F. Ranch, located near the’ California-Nevada border, recently filed a claim to the water in all clouds passing over the ranch. The manager says that the success of recent rain-making experiments with dry- ice pellets dropped from airplanes moves him to secure full legal rights to the water he expects to produce over the ranch next spring through similar experi- ments. This is an interesting assertion of an ancient right. According to the Common Law, the owner of lund possessed the area above the land itself. Nevertheless, the claim produces some difficulties. Suppose that ranch workers produced rain from clouds moving over the real estate and the raincloud, propelled by wind, moved over to the land of another ranch owner? Radio Programs seene ee Daytime Su: rose ees id program: dard. For central sta subs st ‘tract one hour; for mountaii rt ard twe hours, eat DEC. 29 THROUGH JAN. 2 Morning $:00—Honeymoon in N. ¥.—nbe Breakfast Club—abe 9:18—Oklahoma Roundup—chs 9:30—Shady Valley Folks—mbs 10:00—Fred Waring Show—nbe Music For You—cbs a My Story Drama—abe. H 10:25—Betty Crocker Talk—abe 10:30—Say It With Musie—mbs | 11:00—Arthur Godfrey Show-ebs Breakfast in Hollywood—abe 11:30—Ben Alexander Show—be * 11:46—Serlals (2% hrs.)—ebs Afternoon... 12:00—Welcome ‘Travelers—aber Kate Smith Speaks—mbs 12:30—Words and Music—nbe Daily Band Concerts—mbe 1:00—Concert Half-Hour—nbe 2:00—Four Hours of Serials--nbe Queen for a Day—mbs 2:30—Bride and Groom—abe Martin Block Records—mbs 3:00—Double or Nothing—cbs Ladies Be Seated—abe 3:30—The House Party—cbs Paul Whiteman Records—abo 4:00—Hint Hunt Quiz—cbs 4:30—Winner Take All—cbs ‘Treasury Band Show—abe 4:48—Kiddies Shows 1% hrs, (west repeats 1 hr. later)—mbs 5:00—Schools of the Air. Kiddies Hour (west ts 1 br. later)—abe §:48—Lum and Abner—chs-east NETWORK PROGRAMS Tima is eastern standard, For cen. jonss¢hange hour of relay to fit focal echedules, , Last minute program changes cans not be included. Bo ee ne WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 Evening t | 6:30—Hed Murber Sports—ebs-east, | Lum & Abner it—cbs- west 6:45— Newses —hby 1 tht ebe - base} cbs" Henry / i is Dancing Partie Al networks (Uatil Early Morn.) | New Year Bowl Games Note: Normally scheduled pro- grams are being 2smitted to make way for these broadcasts. THURSDAY, JAN. ¥ Afternoon 1:48—Orange Bowl—cbs 4:45—East-West—mbs In some of the ne turbines the “bucke ster than) a’ rifle bullet. TUE KEY WEST CiTIZEN Through This Daily | | success. RING OUT THE OLD! | | Rheumatism is comparatively ; 3 : : The year was long. —The min-jrare in warm climates. ' Overnight from MIAMI, leaving 7 P. M. ev utes pass i Away like footsteps in the! Be Cc \ Monday,- Wednesday-Friday They ae us well, so let! 0 if A Deliseus Dinner, Lihat ane Hieron prin ary - ae | ible berth are yours,{in edch direction’ acti from common when you tavel the FLORIDA’ way to exciting HAVANA , As sand seeps through the hour- | cls, That Hang On The year was short.—Tomorrow | Creomulsion relieves ben | Plan now to enjoy this restful, zestful overnight voyage om “ Néw thoughts arise, new life cause it goes right to the seat OF the Luxury Liner S. S, FLORIDAI ‘ abounds, laden and aid nature | New tasks entice, new praise £9 'soodne aud heah ram, tender, i ROUND TRIP FARE, ONLY Ja Pins tanen resounds, cs ;.| branes. druggist to sell you | T 1 Agent { eservations or the P & @ orn! | derstanding you must like the way i A a we . eave cough, TUCLITAD \e a + A Revelation 21:5 (1301) _| to ave your money bees, THE PENINSULAR We, <& OCCIDENTAL For Complete Details Read: Publishers—The Monthly Booklet | Your Horoscope WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, : |1947—Today does not | any too good a fortune. If any; | success is to be attained, humili- ' | ty of spirit should be cultivated. | The patient waiter is-oftener re- | | warded by success than the one! | who sks to tar opn life’t secrets by force of either strength or’ guile. Still a proper application / BIBLICAL BULLETIN | of today’s powers may bring ng ‘Trip Abroad i} P d promise ; ~d/ “Paris different vacation spot! Return Thursday or Sunday at 7 P. M. STEAMSHIP. We “Enjoy Your Bible” LEGALS ‘0 CREDITORS Act, Seen, 119, 120) i RT OF THE i MONROE . IN PROBATE, You and each of by notified and required to pre- sent any claims and demands which you, or either of you, may have against the est Ada EB. Albury, widow, late of said t udge of in eight calend. time of the first publication this noti Each claim mand be in writing, a state the place of reside post office address of the ¢ hall S THE YEAR 1947 draws to a close, we wish to thank our customers and friends for their continued con- fidence and patronage and to wish each and every one ¢ the best of everything in the year that lies ahead. Happy New Year! FLORIDA NATIONAL BANK At Key West JERRY J. TREVOR, President Member of Federal Deposit Insuance Corporation Member of Florida National Group of Banks be published consecutive sd) Allan 2. Clea Solicitor for dee 17 Harry Markowitz, Inc. Formerly of Markowitz & Resnick, Plumbing Operators in Miami, Fla, IS BACK IN BUSINESS IN MIAMI ON U.S. HIGHWAY No. 1 NEAR LeJEUNE ROAD Visit Our Showrooms—Carloads of Merchandise in Our | Warehouse and Yards ' HARRY: MARKOWITZ, INC, | PLUMBING Phones .486821 and 40763 370 So. Dixie Highway i ‘Near LeJeune Road Miami 33, Fla, You start the year right when you start with Pepsi-Cola — number one thirst chaser in the big big bottle. Twelve ounces tall. Keep plenty on ice for hospitality. Q * BIGGER BETTER Pepsi-Cola Company, Long Island City, N.Y. Franchised Bottler: Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Key West, Telephone 581 Lr *¢. S. FLORIDA” of the Americas.” Colorful, romanti¢ Havana is the sailings every Tuesday, COMPANY