The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 14, 1949, Page 6

PAGER SIx Advocates Equalization Of Assessments (Rpeetat to The Citise: TAMPA, Fla, Jan. i4.—“Those who ate pressing all kinds of ‘wew tx’ proposals on Governor Warren would be fairer to him and t the taxpayers of the State they would first consider the @eatest untapped source of new revenue — equalization of ments, which would actually re- duce tax rates,” Florida Taxpay- @fs Association, Inc., declared to- dav assess In short,” added the statement féleased by the non-partisan tax reer roup, wouldn't it mak we sense to trim the enormous budget requests to a fensonable figure and then con safer whether or not Florida ac tually needs ne wtaxes, instead of playing the old game of trying to put the taxes on ‘the other fellow a tutile me in which every taxpayer ex because he still] has to pay it den taxc | Governor Warren has shown} @ commendable desire to put first | =—- first by establishing as central buying as possible | Pe really effective’ Central hasing Plan cgn be created | ~* the Legsslature Tin addition to such economies, \- @® even greater untapped source | of revenue in Florida is equaliza- of assessments, as proved in 1 when the Holland tax | ! Went into effect and Hillsborough ws ty, as one example, raised @ere revenue than ever before 7 the great majority of tax @pyers had an actual reduction in thew tax bills “Key provisions of these laws, groviding for millage reduction i proportion to in Valuations, were killed during the 1943 and 1945 sessions of the leg i@ature by the weakening of State supervision, and since then tiany counties have slipped back | tate the old inequalities But the fundamental solution to Florida's tax problems was proven, and it still presents a} Magnificent opportunity to Gov- | etner Warren and the new Leg. lature” | | Job Placements | | any increase Declined In (Apecial to The CHisend i | @) non-agricultur: Mente in Florida dech eember e& compored to Novem-; , CiHCe ° : ‘ a ter, according to Raymond E ‘was out of bed immediately after the delivery. “Herb always Barnes. choirman of the Florida wanted to be a doctor,” she said. He delivered two of their tndustrial Commisson | other three children. Tits decline is attributed to! geek employment in citrus can @ng plants having been re pomsen. © Greve oman or werkes | |Bookiet Issued Fight Goes On im service oth than private pe tines cemation of large scale! ()) “Red“Fide™~-- Ler aA hiring gt the Jacksonville Naval | UI ar Station, and fewer orders for } ad truction workers, due partly! 74 Jenuary 14-—) JACKSONVILLE, jan. 14. - fe the completion of contracts and| (FNS)—The problem of the Red; (FNS)—The battle between the the Christmas holiday ! Tide, phenomenon Ee AH a; duPont interests in Florida and A tetal of 15,004 job placements | scourse of fish along the| the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad i agricultural and non-agricul-| West Coast beaches in 1946-47, is | £0r Possession of the Florida East tural jobs were reported by the} not likely to be solved except by! Coast Railway Company has been weal offi ft the Florida State | jong continued res h, the Flor- | "esumed in Federal Court here. Baptoyment Servic De-|ida Board of Conservation re-| The Interstate Commerce Com- inher Barnes is is a porte 1 in a booklet on its investi- | Mission previously ordered merg- ATO decre 19,764 aia ko cunts er of the FEC with the ACL after ber booklet, issued by the Ma-; Several years of hearings and wholesale and | rine Laboratory of the Univ SS fetasi accounted for the] of Miami, is the first of | Subscribe To Tne Citrzen @eatest number of placements | to be issued on studies of Florida! = Made through the public employ- | fisheries. Copies may be obtain-! out that the visitation is now new Mant service ffices, with Bh ed from the board of conservation! and has been observed as_ far f the tots cements in these | at Tallahassee. The booklet points! back as 1844. trretaantrie . Active applications on file with | » thee i Fi » State Employ ‘ ment Service offices total 8 we ‘ tu December | t - a emained unfilled o SHOES . hageeniona: ne-third,’ oc HAVANA > FOR BOYS 6313 t r 15,994 place. 5 D GIRLS i deetauins toond of Five Flights Daily : ta ome ent en, Barnes TO HAVANA TO KEY WEST ‘ Lv. Key West Ar.Havana | Lv. Havana Ar. Key West | * eo” _ aE DT 10:15 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M. 9:45 A.M. . fone 1:15 A.M. 12:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M. 10:45 A.M. . oY . 1:45 P.M. 2:30 P.M. 12:30 P.M. 1:15 P.M. Q o 2:30 P.M. 3:15 P.M. 1:30 P.M. 2:15 P.M. ° 6 me on 12 4:00 P.M. 4:45P.M. | 3:00 P.M. 3:45 P.M. . the water’s Julian Appliance Store 185 DUVAL ST. PHONE 409 ad THE KEY WEST CITIZEN THREE LAYING THREE U. S. SERVICEMEN, ALL NEGROES, are booked at Guam and charged with the rape- sleying of pretty Ruth Farnsworth, former WAC. Quoting “admissions” by two of the men, the American gcvernor of Guam said the trio carried her off into a jungle Dec. 11 and raped her after one man beat her into unconsciousness. They are. left to right, facing bar: S/Sgt. Robert W. Burns, | Spokane, Wash.; Pvt. Calvin Dennis, Frederick, Md.,and Pvt. Herman T. Denis, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind. Rear are Lt. Comdr. James P. Hackett (left), assistant chief Guam police, and Warden R. Cc. Camacho. WIFE’S BABY ! STEELWORKER DELIVERS es MRS. RUTH BALL Continued From Page One) ; Mrs. Ball in | the wife of a wealthy man. awarded | alimony, j other claims, wa | ment signe ‘County circuit court, | Mrs. Ball with desertion | grounds of mental cruelty i | award. ! 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In a counter-claim jshe asked for a final decree on and {asked for a lump sum alimony “impressionism” ‘used in connection with art was coined by der! a journalist writing in “im- _ gusts PEARLMAN’S ePME | STORE OF QUALITY” Key West's Largest LADIES’. We Have Just Received A New Shipment Of . . . PALL PARROT SHOE » AU White Sandals, Straps, Pumps and: Oxfords Also Patent Leather DRESS SHOES and PLAY SANDALS for Girls and Brown and Black Oxfords for Boys SMALL BABY 1TO BIG 9 2 ae Ee er ee cna ote Nae West In sah Gone By AS TAKEN FROM FILES * OF THE CITIZEN OF JANUARY 14, 1939 tu A public hearing on the pro- posal to deepen the inland water- way between Bahia Honda and Kew West will be held in the of- fice of Lighthouse Superintendent W. W. Demeritt,on.January?23 at 10 o'clock in, the morning. Fourteen Key” Westérs “last night held a meeting in the Cjti- zen office and organized a boat lclub. Another ‘meeting will’ be held Friday night; ‘at which time officers. will. be . elected: and a name chosen for the club. } Anton Otto ther, illustrator ; won the Eddie Bush blind bogey tournament held Thursday on the golf course at Stock Island. Other 's were W. P. Kemp, Ikey Parks and Lionel Plummer. Key West Young Men's Demo- cratic Club will hold a meeting Monday night in the county courthouse to name a committee to head a drive for new mem- bers. Dr. William R. Warren, in an address yesterday at the luncheon of the Key West Rotary Club said, “Some elected officers are concerned with lining their pock- etbooks to render service to the. public.” Young Women’s Circle of Ley Memorial Church will meet Mon- day evening in the home of Mrs. Mary Thompson at 824 Georgia street. Stephen C. Singleton, executive secretary of the Key West Cham- ber of Commerce, who had been on a business visit in Miami, re- turned yesterday. Today The Citizen says in an editorial paragraph: selfish man is usually an ignorant man.” The sword-bearer humming- bird has a bill almost five inches long—longer than the rest of its body. PORATED MISSES’ and CHILDREN’S Store For Boys and Girls Active youngsters actually try out all new Poll-Parrot styles by wearing them constantly for weeks. Then skilled crafts- men reinforce al) points that show the hardest wear. Thus you get shoes that wear longer, fit better and cost less, See our complete selection today! GET THE HABIT of SHOPPING at PEARLMAN’S \for The Saturday Evening Post, | t of the. 81st Congress? Who Knows? THE CONGRESS 1. What is the political lineup | OPENING SATURDAY, "3*” On STOCK ISLAND, 100 Feet South of Fishing ---- Beating UTILITIES FURNISHED AT REASONABLE DAILY, WEEKLY or MONTHLY RATES STOCK ISLAND TRAILER CAMP Phone 1577-R for Information 2. Who is the Speaker of the! House? 3. Who is the President pro- tem of the Senate? | 4. Name the Republican Icad- ers of the House. 5. Who are the GOP Senate, leaders? 1 6. How many women are) members of the 81st Congress? 7. What, if the leading occu- pation of the members of Con- gress? \ 8.; Of what committee is Rey Robert _L. Doughton chairman? | 9. Aloph J. Sabbath is chair-| man of what Congressional com-} mittee? | 10.. How,, ih has the House Un-Ameriéan Activities Commit- tee spent. in its 10 years of exist- ence? The Answers 1. Senate: Democrats, 54: Re- publicans, 42. House: Democrats. 262; Republicans, 171. 2. Sam Rayburn (D), of Tex 3. Kenneth R. McKellar (D), of Tenn. i 4. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., and Charles Halleck. 5. Robert A. Taft and Arthur H. Vandenburg. 6. Nine. 7. 201 are lawyer. 8. House Ways and Means. 9. House rules. H 10. Approximately $1,050,000,- 000. 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