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‘ THE KEY WEST CITIZEN TRAINMEN DIE IN DERAILMENT. NEAR- MANCHESTER, GA. er The Veterans QUESTIONS AND WERS . ON WIDOWS IG _ o. (Spectal te The Citizen) May 2—As- } of Florida's state bank anc frist companies hit an all timc 570 million this month to Comptroller C. M. record was disclosed by April 11th bank report call, ‘showed an increase of 44 mil- ‘over the December 1948 re- ~ “Expansion of bank assets indi- cates generally Florida has had < Suécessful season, especially ou’ business, citrus and vege .” said Gay. “This combined statement 0! banking institu shows a healthy and sound Princi, resource inelude 25,04 per cent cash ‘due from other banks, 51.12 of U. 8. Government ob- for a tota} of 76.16 per of these highly liquid as- said the Comptroller. oF accounts of $33,701,€41 5.90 per cent of the aggre- Where a widow should file idl pension and other, G. I. benefits} @rahs. Answerd) | ae) | from the Mae yas ministratic . [and published" in |this column The Key West, Citizen as a , se vice ‘to "| vetévans “dnd! theifJdes, pendents, ~ = i + Q: As°the” widow’ of a well War I veteran, I desire to file m application for a. widow’s sion. Must I file it‘in the. cit; where my.laté husband died. A: No. The application may be filed at your nearest _ regio. office of Veterans Adminis! tion, or may be mailed to thej/ (®) Wirephoto| Dependents Claims ‘Service “in: * VA’s Central Office ii =! THE ENGINE OF AN ATLANTIC COAST LINE FREIGHT TRAIN lies in a gully near Man» “ietet) vant sash nt 7 chester, Ga., after crashing through a rain-weakened trestle. Three members of the crew, the Le Worl Y engineer, firman and brakeman, were killed in the derailment. cat ant wee marae te ps Will my wife be entitled to a pension at my death? A: No law provides . that © the widow of a World War I veteran may be paid a pension only if married to the . veteran before’ December 15, 1944. ~~ i Q: I hope to take on-the-job] training under ~the “GI Bill and} would like to know the amount’ of subsistence ~ paid-by-VA~andi the maximum amount I will bej ” : Cee Se i PLAN TALKS | crease and $789.51 for taxes and | sidence “b” for both sides of Dey ; licenses increase. street was passed. Those places ¢ Pibetog: Seba i gan Last year’s two hurricanes are| already there as industrial estab- 1 DIOCESAN ‘4 d |said to have been the main rea-| lishments will remain, but all fu- Wide’ Ona) opel cn that they should be sons for the increase. ture constructions will have to From ge ne) " % Purchase More Bonds Of comply with i licable t ‘were published in Latin, Cran-| Mayor A. Maitland Adams: ek ce eee C S:| City of Key West residence “b”. undertook the translation| “The Monroe County Hospital is Ten more bonds were ordered | $199 Movie Licensing }English an dthe books were|a tremendous asset to the city,! purchased, five from the B. J.| Passes Fi i Fy se s Final Readi: It-was also promul-| but the commissioners should be} Van Ingen & company, New York! ‘The $100 movie iceeeia fe: that only English would} given regular statements of the| and five from the’ Crummer & | charged to all operators or . nanan ms the Church, |hospital, and these should be Company, Orlando, Florida. All/ ers of movie em tin: that people might}published in the newspape ten of the bonds were purchased i 2 Adams also thought that the city | P movies where donation§pr cv CHINESE NATIONALIST SOURCES DISCLOSED Monday that railway chow and Nanchang (underlined) has been suspended. This is the first n that the Com- munist offensive (broken arrow) may have penetrated so deeply into South China. This would mean. the last railway escape route from Shanghai to Sonth China has been cut. Nationalists claimed success at Kunshan where the Reds are driving toward Shanghai, There was non of the Communist drive (white arrow) toward Hangchow. The black area represents the approxi~ _mate extent of Communist control. Z . FOR YOUR SELECTION =a larger part in public] / 3 also “ at 93 1-2 with accrued interest. | jecti : A: If you are singlewith no 5 . .... WE HAVE Cranmer took as a basis] in conjunction with the county | These purchases at below par ond and final readina, Opersince | @¢Pendents, you will receive aj at the ‘f new prayer book, the|should name the hospital board, | reduce the city’s outstanding debt! showing movies toa group of lese | Subsistence of $65.a month, sor] Communion nce the city is parti- | and lessen the interést load paid/ than 15 persons even thongh $90 a month if you have one or : more dependents, provided your’ Y.M.C.A.-U.S.0. ve church and, with the] Photo Licensing Passes High School Band Is under the $100 fee. income from productive labor, is} syNDAY— and Kalendar bound |On First Reading Paid $300 For Services Commissioner Harden wante | 2°t over $145 a month if you have} 9:45 a.M.—Java Hour. DRESSES which was} The ordinance licensing non-| The Key West High School band{ to know why the number fiftecr | 7° 2¢Ppendents; $180 a month if} 9:99 pM—Classie Hour. the Book of Common|resident photograph _ studios| was granted a payment of $300 was used. City Attorney M. Izn- | ¥°U have one dependent; or $200] 5:99 p.M— ‘ing Pong Tourney. and of Edward VI. i passed on first reading. The ordi-| for services rendered the city | tius Lester replied that commi;. |* Month if you have more than} 9:99 P.M.—Song Fest and Fel- E as the present litur-| nance requires the payment of $5| during the past year The pay-! sioner John Carbonell had spon | °7¢ dependent. ; lowship Hour; Bea Moreno Vv ILS services have undergone] a day license and the payment of | ment came about as a result of| sored the legislation and that it] @: I am attending school un-| piano. : |] Einest Materials and Ultra - revision since 1549, the| a qualifying bond of $250. Though| a tuone‘arv requist from Earl! was the opini a ft jer the GI Bill. i i i i i ; r a acy requ pinion that after fifteen | der the GI Bill. Am I entitled to] 10:00 P.M—Refresliments serv- Fashi ‘of service may seem un-| aimed at out of town photo stu-| Dillon, director of the band. Dil-! persons had donated, the Owe unemployment allowances dur- ree cere peed Dotted Swine. ally subsidizing the hospital. annually. collection is taken do not come ’ WHITE to present day attendants /| dios, city manager Spalding was! lon’s létter read by City Clerk| or operator of the machine wou! | ing summer vacation? Faye aon Net: Gesoney. Taffeta worship of the Episco-| of the opinion that it would also| Victor Lowe stated that $500 was|no longer be making expense A: In order to qualify for re-| 8:00 P.M.—GSO meeting (2nd om ve » The order of 1549) hit some people locally, especial-| needed in order to defray expen-| but would be operating at a pr, | adjustment allowances during and 4th Mondays). YOU WILL LOVE OUR did not provide for hymns} ly those people who frequent | ses to Homestead on May 27, etc.i fit, and should be taxed like any | vour summer vacation, you must| -9:00 P.M.—Dance under the “ORIGINAL” DRESSES how know them, Instead | night clubs taking pictures of the | Later in the year, the Homestead | other commercial enterprise. otify VA that you want your. Stars—John Pritchard’s Orch. ; ML the English phan parrot nic het abn pa Hunter Band oy hap ey cas acaet There is nothing in the ord ubsistence allowance discon-} TUESDAY— 4 es tunes arden likewise wanted no dis-! as the locals guest. The Band has} ance that pr its ara ‘2 ilegaens WR be e 7 y known. The Gloria in Ex-| crimination against local picture ; made over 40 public appearances. } showing cae? ny St ee per emee Tom etes witb 8) bu SAO Eo -—Bingo-Pri pee he Hag takers. Dillons letier awd arson’ 1 bake movies, £0 any} lic employment office to show] WEDNESDAY— 4 ) a E | group of whatever size. Commis/} that you are actively seekin; 7:15 P.M.—Mrs. E. E. Crows service and the Sursum| 7, is possible that the ordi-/hope the city will be able toj sioner John Carbonell also em. | work.” Cece et sae we plano. ares Sanctus and Benedictus| nance will be amended before fi-| help us with this amount”. Part] phasized that fact. pico 3 ing Ballr | the Prayer for the} nal passage in pis re ts eaibolout of the $500 is also being spent to 5 Bo) a (Veterans wishing further in- One nee a bee " the features that would force Key , Send some of the local high school! BI, TO LEGALIZE | formation. regarding veterans'| stein ee | 1549 the eom-| Westers to comply. musicians to Jacksonville om May ; oe 488 benefits may have their ques-{ 9:00 P.M.—Countr: Dancing— : was set to music| Atto-ney M. Ignatigis Lester| 12-14 as observers. Not all the| (Continued from Page One) | ion. answered by writing to the] Mrs. R. Hortenstein—Direc- | k, and the choirs | did not like the $250 qualifying | band will make this trip. clear to see that the measure is| nearest VA office). tor. 's with the help Of/bond in the ordinance. The city | Congressman Smathers Writes |#!med at the practice of that ob out Aa THURSDAY— of other church choits| attorney said: “My opinion is that | Letter to City Commission orgenization, in wearing hoods or MONROE’S QUOTA 7:30 P.M.—YMCA Glee Club; » will reproduce the} the $250 bond is discriminatory.| George Smathers, member of ; ™@sks. Violation of the act would : Q “Marjorie Coburn, Director.” at a.m. next Wed-| AI studios should put up the| congress, has written a letter to | Pesult in a fine of $500 or 60 days} (Continued From Page One) 9:00 PM—Dance under the! the convention. e ir tthe ci i Pe ~ tin jail. at Independence, Missouri, on. P ceo eae MD En ne during bond or none should be requir-' the city relative to the inland wa. i Stars—John Pritchard's Orch. | = terway so urgently desired by| The House today, by a vote of |May 15, where he will use the : - was sung at the beginning White Fine Twitl LONG PANTS at $3.95 —Mrs. Day’s IDEAL SHOES . . . Infants to Tots— ~»COMPLETE LAYETTES All Essntials in Baby Wear tor the New Born if “WE GIFT-WRAP YOUR PURCHASE ed to do so”. » SEAMAN KILLS woe 2 Page One) allowed to make the state- * he gave and which appears was learned that Hollings- stole the two weapons on 7 ‘PC-1263. The shooting is sup- : to have happened a few after midnight this 4 hief Petty Officer Thomas and Deputy Sheriff Webber ‘up to Miami to bring back ih, They were flown wo in a Navy airplane. ‘ar is known in Key West . Grass, and was a candidate ; momination in last year’s sher- race. “About 38 per cent of the human May Have Hospitalization Plan for City Employees City Commissioners voted to have hospitalization insurance companies submit figures for the possible insuring of all city em- ployees. This would be a group affair. (The City Eleetric System, Dion said, insures their employ- ees numbering about 50 for $800 to $900 yearly). Allow Adjustment Of City Electric Budget Adjustment of annual budget of the City Electric System for the period beginnig April 1, 1948 and ending March 31, 1949 was approved by the city commission- ers. The adjustment over budget was $34,850.80. $24,311.99 was for the erease Key Westers. Smathers’ letter|61 to 29, weakened the bill that; four major radio networks to of- had been passed by the senate to compel owners of livestock to! The amendmen would subject owners of live stock to suits ¢ urit would not compel them to con-| portunity, as they did in the Gol Rush of a hundred years ago. read “You might be interested to know that the Rivers & Harbors Congress which met here (Wash- ington) on April 7 & 8, placed} the Miami-Key West waterway | among top priority projects for; which an all out effort for appro- | priation will be made during the next fiscal year.” Commissioner Hunter Harden ; made a motion that City Clerk; Victor Lowe write a letter ack- nowledging the letter and thank- | ing Smathers for the information. ! Though on the face, it would seem Harden’s motion was thank- fence them in. struct fences. —Mrs. Ruby Metzer, Danc: Hostess. | FRIDAY— 8:00 P.M.—Pinochle Tourney. fer God-speed to the personnel of covered wagon train of 40 units, hich will from there fan out to ach of the 48 states to symbolize. damage, but: 1949’s drive for security and abe SATURDAY— 7:30 P.M.—Movie on the Patio 8:15 P.M—Movie on the Patio|| Next (peor Fa Concha Tyo ba nag —Buster Perpall, operator. ! FLEMING STREET Ideal ‘Tog m Off, Duval Shops poinciana PLACE ing Smathers for his work, but actually Harden is one of Smath- +} rs’ critics on this particular pro- | ject. At a recent meeting of the| commissioners, Harden charged | US. MATERNITY DEATHS DROP }- Buster Perpall, operator. P.M.—Second Showing. Executive—Forest Turner. Program Director — Mrs. Wahneta Kovasa. Read ‘the Classified Ads Daily in operating expenditur $9,- tha a : eg é t * A agi expendit ~| that the Miami representative did | ) ep ts my cha Pee ene ann capital expenarenn not fight for this project, but in-| 7 ; stead, aided the flood’ control 1 YEAR-OLD WIFE HAS TWINS bill. The flood control bill does | not help Monroe County Pass Packaged Beer and Wine Licenses Passed on second and final’ reading was the packaged beer and wine license to John R. Ri-| vero, Ernest A. Rivero, Antonio Rivero for the Broadway Super Market, 727 Duval street. Also | passed on first reading was the packaged beer and wine license Weintraub, “Weintraub’s } ”, 700 Elizabeth street. Mayor A. Maitland Adams cast! the lone dissenting votes on both these licenses. ! Mayor A. Maitland Adame re- marked to his colleagues that just as he had predicted “Every ; grocery store in town will have this license” was happening. | Commissioner Hunter Harden: “That's All Right. It’s about the best place to buy it”. Commissioner Fred J. Dion: “That’s what I say. I agree with Commissioner Harden. Let people buy it (beer and wine). in the grocery stores, take it home, and it will be better for everyone”. New Zoning Change For Dey Street Passes WHITE WOMEN O 2 eee ~ LATEST FIGURES onderous excess bulk ~ squander gasoline! Por thrift us wellas style... Studebaker's the 49 buy word "Tit cleanilined look of a 1949 Studebaker cells | _ Remember Her With A Box of Candy WHITMAN'S .... $1.00 lb. and up DILLING’S (Cherry Cocktail) | | Chocolate Covered ... $1.00 lb. Also A Nice Line of GREETING CARDS Here’s what you get for your Studebaker dollar New decorator-fabric upholsteries « New r ! | ! ! you it’s a car with the right build for thrift. ! body colors # Self-adjusting brakes # Vari- | i] ! ! ! l ! | You don’t see a trace of cumbersome excess bulk in those trim, graceful body contours. 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