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tool THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ’ « —_——- LOUISA’S LETTER Dear Louisa: a Ss rumaestsiete eset said | Largest Printing Plant EDWARD R. SIMS, The Citizen's Washington Correspondent * -WASHINGTON—The government wastes millions of dol- lars annually on useless departmental publications, and to the ¥eteran Washington newspaper man a few millions isn’t co: sidered much for the government to waste, But to the average ‘@xpayer, a few millions might be worth saving. The Senate! one year older than I am. that he is in love with me | but I do not know whether to him or not. I have a girl) friend who is in the class with me and she is in love with him! aphity breed but he told me not to wory @bout her. This girl is my best} eight times u year. friend but in these days your best friend is your worst. from committee investigated government publications | This boy is a real gentleman. We are both in school and! An. produce 114,000 brother and, : last year and found that duplicate booklets, useless: booklets too young to get marricd. 8 + = + ————— ———————_ | eggs lt lifetime. wee onasand . hon : and he lack of records combined to cost the taxpayer millions, expect UNHAPPY MAE. .. exert yoursélf to be more agrees: @Subseribe ‘To ‘The Citizen. back!” She went, a , W —— ANSWER : : - oe Pipstly, no overall figures on ae sé cas ie 4 ;able when you do. entertain and Publishing expenses are avail-| The . unhappy, Mac. peed ropes forget to compisin even if you abig, for anyone, even govern- | : : . WA have something to complain ment budget planners! This fact, young to be’ serious » andvif. thes ‘about, you will find that you will ay has led some Republican Sena- tors to demand government econ- irl that. is tl rather than higher taxes, s mA j best thing to do. ‘No box iikeba The people with g¢ isposi- and though they may be over- ays: girl who is always worried fonj ions and a consid HE simplifying their case they 'fear he will get away or look at should be heard. Senator Styles} Key West & Vicinity; Partly SOUTH SEA SARONG, or South | someone else. Bridges (R-NH) is right now condyeting a fight to effect more eeonemy in government publish- ing plants. Bridges estimates that the Government's 395 printing and duplicating plants cost the tax- ibly two or three hun- dred million dollars annually! Me points out that the govern- ment operates 25 plants in one ety, 2 in another and 61 in Washington. It would seem that WEATHERMAN. cloudy with scattered showers in the area thru Wednesday. Fresh to stron easterly winds. Contin- ued mild. Ris Florida: Partly cloudy with mild temperatures thru Wednes- day. Local showers likely along lower east coast and the keys. Fresh northeast to east winds rather strong at times on lower east coast and over the Keys to- day Jacksonville Florida bathing togs, contestants take their choice in the Harvest Maid Contest, a feature of Dade Ceunty’s first annual Coconut Harvest Festival and Luau, May 14-15 at Crandon Park, Miami. Left to right, Toni Rum- rill, sarong exponent; Ann Meyer and Joyce Russo. They're first en- trants in competition open to ama- teur or professional models~married or single. Toni and Ann are Patricia Vance models. Event is sponsorc-! boy considers you to, be his. .best girl and tells you. not to worry, , about the other ¢g ‘enjoy being with your boy friend and your best girl friend. LOUISA. ' Stop worrying and | Dear Louisa: Tama middle - aged woma: ‘who is not unattractive. I have! a nice income but for some reason I am not able to hold my friends. I have the worst luck. be'more sought after than yot {are now. f You can depend upon our Prescription Department XS to uve only the Purest and | ome centralizel plant in these Thru Florida Freshest of Ingredients. eities could takes orders and do; Straits: Small craft warnings are the work more efficiently and’ “isplayed. Fresh to moderately If I go ona trip I always get th worst of everything and all of annoying things happen. lentertain a lot but some my guests do not repay thei by the Dade County Paiks Depari- ment, Miami. Florida, — a ICE _ Bue live { ~— " . economically. strong northeast to east winds in} 7~— ~~~ 7 > — vite spare aan me. T cannot un- ‘Prescriptions ult PLACE YOUR REFRIGERATION ON A When one looks at the titles’ Soutn portion today slowly dim- . +4 ‘and why T am Hot popularigl ‘ | of some of the government pub-' inishing and becoming moderate Bo And Girl Vy itor: ANSWER: M GePOWS Called For { ‘ REAL ICE BASIS lieations he wonders why the, to fresh east to southeast Wed- y Tous lat f : as d | ‘ government should be printing|esday. Winds diminshing early . losteat ok i popula: by an i j sueh matier. And some of the| today in north and central por- W W: 3] * a I ee eae eae heat: ‘aps, by people be Deli d : and You Will Get GUARANTEED Refrigeration Servite Seetiete ere. prepared in such «| tions and becoming moderate to| W IID ashineton's eart | cnloying bela. vies vol ara elivere way the sensible reader won-| fresh easterly today and moder- | te) j fee ee judge aise e i 1s More Economical! ders whether the author wasn’t] ate east to southeast Wednesday. | By EDWARD R. SIMS, T Nes : ey, Dek. See ee makes ltl writing the thing with restrain-|Fair weather except for local) BY . . The Citizen's Washington Correspondent pba Se ‘exoune you miserab! ’ PURE, ef laughter. For instance, you! showers in south portion today. | WASHINGTON.—Washington, new center of the political Dot hee cB: everythin, # GARDNER S$ ! Healthy and Safe Mm “yet publications on ‘bat-| East'Gulf: Moderate to fresh | and financial world, is expecting another tourist boom this sum- we all like x the ae rey proofing’ buildings, mating band-_| easterly winds today south of Mi-| mer, There are more aulomobiles, prices gre somewhat down, pe uncomfortable without mak? as PHARMACY Mad YS ee tailed pigeons, or planning a wi slong the Florida 2 gees and rooms are easier to find in the national capitel. This shouid ing everyone else unhappy and e bathroom. to'30 My < aa easterly. winds 20) Dock ‘em in. | who can find humor in every sit- The @C2E288 siore Thom son Ente Ine. All of which might be useful ald Tourists come here by thi juation. No one enjoys an outing ——= ia P rprises, to "some people, but which some | REPORT thousands every year, possibly by with a person .who is continually 1114 TRUMAN AVENUE -_ Saas Bink ore unnecessary Key West, Fla, April 26, 1949 | the million, or more. ‘The best tellig their woes ‘and is making| Corner Varela Street (ICE DIVISION) publica » ( rvation taken at City Office, | sight to see is the school groups a bid for sympath: ll of the} Last year the Superintendent 8:30 am. EST)” Richy con Hard oid sae Mars | time. ieee PHONE 177 TELEPHONE HO. 8 KEY WEST, FLORIDA . @f Documents issued free of Temperatures or two. You see the school buses | If you will entertain less but/ pore! ad to agencies, 61,979,102) Highest yesterday 87) quite often, with Ohio or North} | : — ———___- —+ tions. And the Superin-| | owest last night 76| Carolina written on the side. The | tendent doesn't re earening Mean 82] bus may contain an entire class, i 2¢. with eer ie Normal : 77) or only those who have excelled Senate investigating committec | Precipitation ene en er Spe veges ; last year that as many} [otal last 24 hours 00 ins.) ley are the eager-eyed, the ‘as $00,000 copies of some publi- Total this month 1.68 awe-inspired visitors in Wash- ean hacked and undis- Excess this month 60 ington. They are the future great pe ne ume of material repre- Total this year 3.14 i men of the country. They take it jo millions of dollars to- Deficiency this year .63 all in as if they were never com- dey bre stored and outdated— Humidity, ing back. And they look down the result of wasteful publica- 0 am, upon the House and Senate as if by the government in 59% it were something tremendously tons 7 Barometer absorbing, and _ intellectual — — ye this may be neces- fee Leve! 5 * erray it sometimes is, but often| like .23, ins. s. sn’t. oll Be Geet pcccunt how Tomorrow's Almanac Groups from the Eastern met: | | ever, rather than continuing | Sunrise 5:55 a.m.| ropolitan centers, obviously of the old system of letting every | Sunset 6:55 p.m.!foreign extraction, are led | agency ask so much for publish pone wat a.m, | Hee the rapitel: They view | | " loonse! . .m, | the statues o: ashington, Jeffer- . } A erg Many of ae ae HIDES pan" son, Lincoln, Lee and Will Rog | THAT'S WHAT OWNERS SAY It’s the king of the road for station wagon style and luxury. And it wears es have admitted they, spent} (Naval Base) | ers. They see them all. For them | for bt ; i sport 17, 18, 19 miles or three times more on Teerer Be it is eepctally Seo: But the | pena poner the crown for big-car economy, tool Owners report 17, 18, 19 miles per n astern Standard Time) groups whic! usually win the } % ™ , ‘ be adore ee hat High be | hearts of Washingtonians are the! pow BE DIFFICULT... # gallon—and up.* They claim tt’s not only the best-looking, but the LA BR en Se rel broups Aheveefarm boys |’ you can't eat. what (sservad | to MERCURY station waaons most practical station wagon there 4s. And it ist timate - sounding category :13 p.m. 3:31 p.m. | and girls are , after all, the back-1 os ag party, refuse quietly. = Ahat makes a check almost ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA | pone of she cours | Don't request something that *Even more with options! Overdrive impossible (Reference Station: Key West) i hey Bee the People who built | is not being served. It is em- aE 8 Time of| Height of |@nd made this country great. | baircssina for the Motes Station— Tide |high water | And for ier a trip to ashen | eee 2 > ; Uahia Honda ton is really something You remember that trip to Washing- What's Doing ah to) ts (cant help bus Geet Wein feelin Z No Namie Key jout on a distant farm, they come! And, you know, some of them at the (east end) _. +2h20m |to the national capital, the city} make up their minds while in| Boca Chica which is the recognized center of | Washington as school kids to} ¢. A U 8.0 (Sandy Point)—0h 40m j western politics. Back on that'come back some day as a Con-| YM. me Vl Oe ° Caldes Channel \farm, on long summer afternoons | gressman. Look in the Congres-! (north end) +4+2h10m 441.4 ft.|and on short and oe winter | sional Directory and you'll find | . 000 | afternoons, as these boys and ‘that lots of ’em make that goal; sy NOTE | girls do their chores, they will .come true. : (—)—Minus sign: Corrections to be subtracted. (+)—Plus sign: Corrections to be added. | 2:00 P.M.—Classic Hour 5:00 P.M.—Ping Pong Tourney. 4:00 P.M—Song Fest and Fel-| lowship Hour; Bea Moreno,| piano. Overseas Transportation (CCG | = | { 2 \! — 5 ~ ; Company, Ine. | . pled t 1 j —— between —— H | (PCC ere eranen: 10:00 P.M.—Refreshments serv-| 4 cod will lay five million | ed by Hostesses - MONDAY a, | $00 P.M.—GSO meeting (2nd d 4th Mondays). | Be & i of 9 oo P M Dance under the} Kast, Dependable Freight and Express Service Stars—John Pritchard’s Orch SESDAY arels Al PRICES AS LOW AS 7:15 P.Me—Mrs. E. E. Crowson} at the piano. 9.15 PM.—Beginning Ballroom | dancing—Mrs. Ralph Horten-/ stein 9.00 P.M.—Country Dancing Mrs. R. Hortenstein—Direc- Also Serving ALL POINTS ON FLORIDA KEYS Between Miami and Key West ERE’S a station wag way a station wagon should be built! 2,179" deral tox ond ol other charges. Add State Soles tox, if any, It has a solid steel top and sides under its rich hardwood panels. It has two o ch 41% feet wide—fo entrance. It holds « an provide over nine re Express Schedule: (No Stops En Route) LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EX CEPT SUNDAYS) at 6:00 P.M. Ar- size doors greater (renner aren ewe, ’ jRSDAY- | cives at Miami at 12:00 o’clock Mid- ¢ platform when rear seats are ree ee a ee ~spannenaialll THe PM.—YMCA Glee Club;! aight, eae “Marjorie Coburn, Director. | LEAVES MIAMI DAILY (EXCEPT eeM.—Dence under the SUNDAYS) at 12:00 o'clock Mid 9 00 head Pritchard's Orch. | night and arrives at Key West at ; Stars Mrs. Ruby Metzer, Dance pe TARP ciciock A.M. already been road-proven by thousands of He stess ‘ i [—4 ¥ Local Schedule: owners for millions of miles! yates { ‘ : 1 Stops Ai All Intermediaie Hoinis; ae hee theahen lve tte 8 RDA Pinochle Tourney HOUSE PAINT ‘WAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EX Come in and sce it—then drive i 4 p_M—Movie on the Patio CEPT SUNDAYS) at 8:00 o'clock | you're looking for a safe, dependable, vom 6:15 PD s ; NOW GETTER THAN EVER hi los A A.M. and arrives at Miami a) 4:00 | Whites are whiter... colors Perpall, operator Buster Perpa P clock P. M. fortable, beautiful, new station wagon, J , you'll say: “It’s Mercury for me!” SAT UR Movie on the Patio more bezuiful! Honest lm a you'll say y fe 4 si a erator thickness with sm: ° SUNDAYS) at 9:00 o’clock A. M. and Duster Perpa ‘showing Jossler surface, SW P keeps Melee aiiieey Went at G10 o'clonk PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW FOR EARLY DELIVERY! 9:99 .~ cutive—Forest Turnet its “freshly painted” lool P.M. ; MERCURY MONROE MOTORS, Inc. | | 1119 White § " Phone 725 | Program Director a Mrs. | than before! | GT ee ee ac ; Kovasa ein Se ae es Wahneta Kovasa | dahnal etleiiolonns i | KEE PICK-UP and DELIVERY SERVICE Hardware Divi-.- | i one bea longer FULL CARGO INSURANCE MAIN OFFICE and WAREHOUSE: Cor. Eaton & Francis Sts. PHONES: 92 AND 93 three mountain Mexico ha in 17,000 feet high. | peaks more Phone 886 gy is the science of | moved and tail gate is down! nd it’s powered by that husky new 8+ cylinder, V-type Mercury engine that’s *t Anthropolo! men