The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 19, 1949, Page 7

yer THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1949 Congressmen Keep Relatives Off Payrolls WASHINGTON, D. C.—The argument is still raging in Washington, after decades of similar discussion, whether Con- qressmen should be allowed to put members of their families on| show to go on. | oy J mf 4 By Most sate and hire no relatives. The resesn some people feel there should be a lew against ne- potiom is the ebuse some Con- gresemen heve made of hiring " sbers of their family when the verbers actually did no . money thev receiv- od This reporter can cite exam- ples of girls and women, usually daughters and wives, earning ever $600 per month, who actual- ly do work worth about $150 or less by normal standards. Some of the wives on the pay roll here actually do no work. They fit in the office and back out again, as @ gesture, but as for nepotism has flourished in bloom, though many members jh refuse to put members of their families on the pub- roll. F in @ majority of Congressmen have chosen to keep their rejatives off the pay roll while they serve as government servants. Some few admnit such a practic them in future elections, but most of them say merely that they believe it best to steer clear of the issue, and, therefore, play it .——<—<—————_—_—_—_—_ e would handicap their jobs, they are never too im-! portant to rule out a cocktail par- | ty. These are the people who! have brought on agitation for a; law against nepotism. They have prompted Congressmen to seek such a law themselves. This is not to say that some wives do not turn in a good day’s work, and that some few of them are really the key figure in the Congressman’s office. It is also true that a law against nepotism|let the records be made public. | ad i And the law gives the public no' “By the sword we seek peace, American women spend an es- right to find out who is getting but peace only under liberty” is timated $1,000,000,000 a year on. might do them Proponents of such a law admit Diimaih DUR ET GNM AC om Annie Gets New Guns SHREVEPORT, La.—The road show of “Annie Get Your Gun” was about to start when Aanie realized that her guns were gone. Two replacements were borrow- ed from police in time for the ceptional cases will be found. | 1$15,000 of the t is being done widely. A s can put members of his f7 what, through a U. S. Senator! ~“— + Z REEL TE me Studebaker buying wave sweeps Another all-time record in April ! More people bought new Studebaker cars and trucks in April 1949 than in any . = = previous month in any year. LIABILITIES Studebaker sales in January, February, aa and. March were the biggest for any quarter eo e in Studebaker history. Twice this year Studebaker has increased Lee aessgtamie i a production in an attempt to meet this 7 sensational upsurge in demand. 1949 is a Studebaker year! Studebaker’ really rolling! “=~ = must be made for the majority of cases, and that always some ex- This reporter knows of anes a . cs wives, and daughters, who do al It resmbles a huge golden can- a ; good job for their husband, or the Gibson Girl. At 18 Nancy father] They earn their pay. But they are porbably in the minority. Every Representative can hire' eeery gia 000 worth of help. Sen YOUF Horoscope Waldort Astor, to whom she was ‘ators can hire twice this amount! THURSDAY, MAY 19. 1949— and when one is @ committee | The aspirations of yesterday may chairman, he can hire additional | here he inte $10.000-men, three per committee. Thus a representative earning xpaycr’s money can put his wife on the payrol for $5,000 and hire three girls at $3,000 to do the real work. That ator nliy on the payroll and hide this fact from the public—by refusing to Watermelon Fete May 25 © At Leesburg LEESBURG, May 19.—(FNS) lpi eereees growers ee central « a Florida are already bi jing in| pe prize specimens for the water- UN TESS Oa eee melon contest to be held in con- ce te 7 P : at Greenwood, Va. where as nection with the Florida Water-| s.thern belle she was one of the melon Festival here, May 25. famous Langhorne sisters, noted The winner of the contest will 40, their beauty. Her sister Irene be awarded the Mary and W. G. wag married ie Charles Dana Knowles trophy valucd at $1,000. Gibson, the artist, and modeled nonball melon mounted on a i “3 _ Was married to Robert Gould wane per ‘Shaw, divorced him six years later, went to England and met married in 1906. When her hus: band, a member of Parliament, ‘went to the House of Lords, Lady ‘ Astor ran for Commons and be- for vain things, for which there came the first woman member of will be exertion to no purpose. Parliament. Controversy has. The nature is steadfast and per- been her forte—women’s rights, severing, with a considerable temperanee and the “Cliveden amount of native ability, but Get” immediately _ preceding more success may come by being World War II. employed by others than by fol- lowing the permanent aims. Ex- Some estimates place losses amine closely before going into from worthless checks in the U. business for yourself. , S. as high as $300,000,000 a year. fied into a desire the state motto of Massachusetts. cosmetics and perfumes. : : ¥ RARE BLENDED WHISKEY #4pCon mone ot soee 81 bites ITS,.1096 STRAIGHT WHISKEY 5 YEARS OLD. 2196 4%) RAIGHT WHISKEY 7 YEARS OLD. COPR. 1949. SCHENLEY SE CITY OF KEY WEST ELECTRIC SYSTEM Condensed Balance Sheet and Statement of Income on | ° | ee MARCH 31, 1949 ASSETS PLANT, PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Note 1) 6 moe SPECIAL DEPO! Sinkt 0 terse time TOTAL SPECIAL DEPOSI wee in Bank: ue eo Teeer Special Co: ‘uction Funds 12MIROT Berni tet Receivable (Less Reserve $2,059.89) fr - Supplies (Inventories Cost) a 4 Prepayments sommes TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS |...” rd DEFERRED CHARGES asee ‘} ELECTRIC REVENUE BONDS. SERIES 1946 Cr id Ss CURRENT LIABL Accounts Acrrued 1 =e +9rta ee oe TOT, ' RESERV ACCUMU NOTE 1... Prope In our nt fairly the financial « . and thi Its of of pted accounting prinet CITY OF KEY WEST E KEY WEST. FLORIDA Statement of Revenues and Expense FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED MARCH 3) 1948 AND ieee FISCAL YEAR (eee) MARCH 5) toe . eaanret Pe ae 28 DEDUCTIONS img ‘Taxes: | City and County (fax Equivatent) 4 Groas Receipts =: Depreciation —_ DEDUCTIONS | | TOTAL OPERATING RE | NET OPERA DEDUCTIONS — 1 on Revenue Bon an. Other (Inclusive of Merchandixe Transactions) . mamee . NET REVENUE osanaze’ “ —_—-