The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 16, 1949, Page 2

Dear Folks: Now that we have weeks for prac- theally everything else why not set one wvide for the purpose of honoring the men and women who mind their own i eet eaten THE ORACLE “W"'O'"E MONEY FOR DEFENSE A larger military budget appears like- iy.end Representative Carl Vinson re- quests the House to appropriate $1,599,- 690,000 more than President Truman pro- posed in his budget estimate. ‘The joint chiefs of staff submitted a fend badget request in November, asking whet 617,000,000,000, but the Bureau of the Budget objected, saying that the Cilere was $2,674,000,000 “too much.” The final figure, as Congressman Vitae declared, is for Congress to decide. + “And as between the Bureau oof Yh | and the joint chiefs of staff, . my in the latter in Races eda defense Billed down to everyday language, Mr Vileon is telling Congress that he does eet ethd te base appropriations for de- ero the theory that the first need government is to cut its expenses. words, the national defense needs be met, in keeping with the trouble- ote eituation that exists in the world and down toa limit set by the of economy, mostly concerned effort to avoid taxation OF CARS IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA There's no trouble in buying a car in . where the automobile in- tee been nationalized and, like feeetionlly ali other enterprise, is run by the state. Al you have to do is to walk in- © © @@eney end plank down the money. The only eaten « the price. The avail- etree «twee decor sedan, costs more HOP 696,000 crowns, which in about $8.- ses sam represents 80 months of the « wother’s pay. The car, according ' AP depeteh. & “considerably small- ¢ the 1988 (Chevrolet if you have + Slee peel proving = your need fora aher than « desire to own one, you » ght 0 for about 64.000 Viet & on exceliont example of how @plneeted eoomemics, which have abolish. od at cemEpetittes and alifrer enterprise, powds fer the people There in no ty fepreve quality or reduce prices— qehemeer tabes whet the government oe bee of Gees without. Absolute grevalie, Only the “elite” claw - te fee country ly contrast ‘ very | + err ee fece the competition of | Geng stber producer. every one of whieh @ ot te Get mere busine This can only & fener &) pteawng the customer On the e “|. voperdiess of the kind of cote eeined, the competition is particu | “eee ohh every merchant and i hime for Ow «(wave to bring the | cy es We get better geods, and a ated tection. We get them ata word enpetitien holds to the low onctentioke ewe! And these goods are oe the coach of the millions, not of the ee, ONE OF THESE DAYS Owners of automobiles in Florida, considering the amount of the investments, Pay more taxes than any other unit in the entire range of taxation in the state. And Key West i s Gone By — yet, before this session of theclegislatire is | APRIL ee more taxes must be paid by the man for the aoe of owning an -on-every ‘gallon of sgasoline the} automobile owner, ‘assuming ‘he =< car from six to eight wears, pays more initaxes to Florida than the.car cost him. from Talahassee on Thursday, the first two paragraphs. of which read: i “If you are a Florida auto driver and owner, the state legislature is. thinking a lot about you theserdays, “Bills galore have already come up be- fore the legislature providing for such things as auto inspections, new wrinkles in motor vehicle license tags and changes in accident responsibility laws.” Costs in inspections, in license tags, with the “new wrinkles” tacked ‘to ‘them, anda 100 percent increase in drivers’ licenses are only some ofthe things that will dig deeper into the automobile owner's poc ketbook. ‘ As most motorists may scat. cost of driver's license started out -at.§0 cents, then jumped to a dollar and the. new law. will increase it to $2. It won't'be long be- fore it will jump again, and it is no telling how often that and other auto taxes will jump, if owners.of cars continue to sit supinely by with folded arms. It may be recalled that one of the things that helped to nominate Dave Sholtz for governor in 1932 was his pledge, which he kept, to lower the cost of the automobile license tag. It has gone up twice since then and undoubtedly will go up again, probably at this session of the legislature. The time may come when it wil} be far cheaper to hire an automobile in Florida whenever one has occasion to ride than to own a,car. Every biennial, a few months before the legislature is due to convene, taxpay- ers’ leagues of various sorts are organized in Florida, One of these days somebody will start a movement to organize auto- mobile owners to fight the unfair taxation on their cars, An executive is a business man who has to work hard tp find work for the staff to do. THE ATLANTIC PACT The Government of the United States has made it very plain to the whole World that the new United Nations has been strengthened by the Atlantic Charter. “Each member of the United Nations is under a solemn obligation to obtain inter- national peace and security,” declared President Truman. And most statesmen, at the time of the signing of the Charter, emphasized the fact that the Twelve Gov- ermments thereby rededicated themselves to the support of the United Nations. All of the speakers made it perfectly plain that Russia has reached the end of its rope. You can make a Number Oue guess that there is not going to be any war—for' the reason that Russia hasn't a chance in a million to win. It should be noted also that while the simple ceremony of signing the treaty was going on in Washington that Soviet Rus- sia was making a final squeal in her propa- ganda that the pact was “openly aggres- sive” and aimed against her. At the same time President Truman was telling the whole World to note that the pact is “a shield against aggression.” The United Nations General Assembly has reconvened in New York. It is to be tee bebder bee cufficient: income or | hoped that they will give Russia a kick in pitent gall te tee bevand a vithmaatence | the ribs when their spokesmen utter their | low-down abuse of the United States. Financial advice: Save money now; it | will be worth having a few years hence. REPORTS OF THE COUNTRY Prophets in Washington tell us that the boom is over. But they reassure us that the lower levels are showing up. Wholesale and retail prices have been declining. Meanwhile the cost of living through 1949 should not go below 7 or 8 per cent. So if personal incomes fall off an equal amount the majority of the people of this country will pull through, The Associated Press, seemingly "aang : ‘ly eware ofthat condition, sent out ‘a:story. Arkang ‘Key. West. and * ‘Authority arrived in ‘Key “West to makée’a survey of here for the.establishment+of sea- | Plane bases. Miss Sarah Ann Birs ¢ mother, Mrs. H. W. Harry Parker, who had, been left_this morning for ‘HiS ‘home | on Plantation ‘Key. * Mr. and Mrs. to visit their son and-daughter- in-law, Mb, and Mrs Allanen Allan; Arm- mong of 901 North Beegh, Mrs. Will Knowles, <i’ had | ¢ been visiting in Miami, returned home yesterday. rent es Roland Roig returned _ yester- day from Tallahassee, where he had been on official business. 3 ‘ ot Mr. and Mrs. ‘Lawrence’ Bur- dick, of Kalamazoo, see are visiting Mr.-and Mrs. a. 3 Con- nable. Today The Citizen says in an editorial paragraph: “If you have more business than you want, don't advertise.” SOEEEEEEEEEEeee TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS (Know America) Frieda S. Miller, Sior of the Woman’s Bureau, part- ment of Labor, born at La Crosse, Wis., 60 years ago. Dorothy Pulis Lathrop” of Al-|™ bany, N. Y., illustrator-author, born there, 58 years ago. Charles Spencer (“Charlie”) Chaplain, onetime famous come- dian, born in England, 60 years ago. Philip W. Pillsbury, president of the Pillsbury Mills, Minneapo: | j lis, born in Minneapolis, 46 years ago. Milton Cross;-radio announcer, born in New York, 52 years ago. Rabbi Emeritus Morris S. Laz- aron of Baltimore, ‘born in’ Savan- nah, Georgia, 61 years ago. Dr. Alfred E. Cohn of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research member emeritus, born in New York 70 yéars ago: oOo FRIDAY, APRIL 15. 1949 Louis H. Bean, noted Govern- ment economist, born in’ Russia, 53 years ago. Marian Jordan, the “Molly” of Fibber McGee and Molly radio fame, born in Peoria, IIL, 51 years ago. William M. Leiserson of Johns cal scientist, ex-chairman of the National Medication Board,, born in Estonia, 66 years ago. Dr. Edgar S. Furniss, dean of the Yale Graduate School, ‘born in Hunter, N. D., 59 years ago. George L. Killion, president, American Presidents Steamship Line, born at Steamboat ‘Springs, Colo., 48 years ago. Robert J. Bowman of the Chesapeake & Ohio R. R., born in Fostoria, Ohio, 58 years tago. Judge Armistead H. “Dobie of the U. S. 4th Circuit Court, Charlottesville, Va., born in ‘Nor- folk, Va., 68 years. ago. Thomas Hart Benton, famed artist, born in Neosho, Mo.. 60 years ago. Hugh 'H. Bennett, chief pf soil conservation service, U.:$. Dept. of Agriculture, born in .. Wades- boro, N. C., 68 years ago: James J. Jefferies, California rancher, onetime world. .cham- pion heavyweight, born in+ Ohio, 74 years ago. Joan Fontaine, ucile Watson Coming: La Vida Intima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra N y JOSE BAVIDRA Sha eg Se a tt eon cnc eta to great heights it:thelr sorhetimes ‘by. force of | thei own. merit, sometimes ot the in- of ments-are being _-made | that tor regular \plane service between Havan: ‘Simonton ‘Street, intends to register sai fleticlows. name with the clerk 0! ailed for 'Havana yesterday to visit her ‘Kling. here visiting relatives and ‘friends | j IN SHE County June al. iksatrong A As of ‘Homestead arrived yesterday ns conte wager) FINAL DISCHARGE. anet} won't get rich this way?” y concern that Sydney st, nh and for finite County, aay of March, ‘omplaint for | On ar before the eat Citixen, a ne ' hed in the City of Key (SD) ALLAN B. CL! Attorney for Plaintiff. ORIDA, if You are hereby 1 a “1 Mail The Citizen to Relatives | Hopkins University, famed politi- | 3 E STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE 2 DAYS ONLY. ACADEMY AWARD i STAR! in “A Film | *Masterpiece.”—Time Mag. 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