The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 31, 1949, Page 6

f & i Sailors File Affidavit Clearing Lieutenant Baker ssas! Of Charges They Had Made School bells will soon be ring-'Motor Club and the St. Peters- in all of ——_ Summer va-jburg Motor Club. | are * over and it's aman, director | for the boys and girls to sme y Ay Rane emer of Pub- Ghat aff those text bovks. lie Safety, just the other day an. « This brings to mind @ serious! nounced | that thought I'd like to leave with goa improvi owner of an automobile or ool to ateatity § a ier and that is to exercise ex- Geme caution when driving school zones. here and now, I'd like — were possible — to per- present a reward or prize YW Interest To You, But... ; Too Late To Classify @y RussELL Kay our great state, the first six, the same period in 1948. Death in an automobile acci- » sai if dent ir a harrible thing to witness. tthe allors nd Baker ‘and every one of the It would seem that the major or ¢ight thousand Fiorida |©#use of accidents is too much and girls who this fall will | Speed. If automobile production for duty on the school |€oMtinues to increase year after ‘safety patrols. }year and our highways continue ‘This safety movement, started ;t0 be glutted with damfool driv- more than 30 years ago by such | ¢'S, we might some day live to well known national organiza- See @ statewide speed limit — to tions as the American Automo-| Slow down these maniacs who bile Association, National Con-j think they aren’t getting any- ference of Parents and Teachers,}Where unless the speedometer National. Association of Police |teads 80 or 90 miles per hour. Some believe the limit should be ,40 miles per hour. Even more tragic is the thought of a child being injured, perhaps crippled for life, only because some stupid character behind the steering wheel dashing through a school zone at 50 per — where, | if he’d had any conscience at all, he’d have slowed down to 15 miles per hour, or less. It is encouraging to note that more and more Florida communi- ties are establishing school pa- trols as an important safety function of their youth educa- tion planning. Those boys and girls who wear the familiar white Sam Browne belts and shiny badges furnished by the motor clubs are rendering a community service of the highest order. They are developing for themselves patterns of civic responsibility and active concern for the wel- ; fare of othe that will make! them better citizens in years to come. The result? Character training, priceless in value. | i! The affidavit cleared Baker of all blame. GETS MESSAGE BY CARRIER PIGEON Chiefs, National Safety Council and the National Education As- sociation, is one of the finest we have in our great nation. "ast year, there were 460,000 VICE-PRESIDENT ALBEN BARKLEY holds a carrier pigeon which brought him a message from Jack Arvey, Chicago Demo- cratic leader, confirming arrangements for an address Barkley will make in Chicago, Sept. 11. The pigeon, which is owned by The school safety patrol pro-| Harry Durke, clerk in the office of Senate Secretary Leslie gram has just one primary func-| Biffle, flew to Washington from Chicago. tion — to prevent death or injury | _ ‘ to children of school age by acci- | % seca sense nag eS ea # dents involving motor vehicles. ! It isa major challenge of the! times. We adults who operate motor vehicles are directly re- sponsible and it is up to us to im- prove the monthly accident rec- ords. ' My hat is off to the school pa- RUSSELL KAY school patrol boys and girls on duty throughout the 48 states — giving up their play time to pro- tect the lives of their fellow youngsters at dangerous street intersections, This school year, there will be more than 500,000 school patrol youngsters on the job. before and after classes. Leading safety experts give the school safety patrol move- ment credit for having reduced|trol youngsters, State depart- acidents, among the lower age} ments, community safety coun- group, by 27 percent. In 1948,} cils, law enforcement officers, these volunteer junior traffic of-]the newspapers, motor clubs, radio stations and all other groups and individuals today carrying on a determined and_ sincere campaign to “educate” the peo- ple of Florida in better safety ethic: t Dozens of lives could be saved each year, crippling injuries avoided an dthousands of dollars of property damage kept off the accident reports — If we all used ; more “Horse sense” when behind | the wheel of the motor vehicle. ficers, who have no_ real law en- foreement authority but never theless get real results, protected the lives of 8 million school chil- dren: This coming school year, the nationwide enrollment will exceed 8 million. Here in Florida, there are four Jeading motor clubs which head up the school patrol program — the North Florida Motor Club, Jacksonville; the South Florida Motor Club, Miami; the Tampa WILL YOU SMILE? Interesting Notes | Bs Good-bye Mankind began using gold; earlier than silver. Bore: Sneaking of Africa makes | —— P j me think of the time—”. [Breall shaw! mmo than 30,000, cure Bored: “Good heavens, you're ; Species of butterfly. PRIVATE GRANDSTAND — thi I adage sae 1 ithe treated tnsinepas i ear tole w pervaie Gianasteueec ce te quite right. I have no idea it was so late. Good-by.” WHO KNOWS? Man's first desire is for long | a coad races for foreign cars on the runw: of Linden, N. J., airport. life, his second is to be rich. 12 noon in New York is 5 a.m.,, Worker could turn out 2,000 small the next morning, in Auckrand, , Bails a day. other metals. 1. What is the heaviest liquid? | New Zealand. , i a Sugar provides more energy at * | 2,. What is “Adam's ale?” on oe ' Piationm has heen know Ue cost than any other article STAR BRAND Of Win ietadig willie ee ec ae eitieee te AMERICAN COFFEE jawbone of an ass? ee ei i Tncles Sam« prod and CUBAN | : ci ¥ jlonger than their fore legs. | ae Uncle Sam produced 35,062,- 4; What are nomads \ ps ae | Nickel, used as an alloying me-| 000.000 board fect of lumber in] TRY A POUND TODAY 5, How many matches are In early colonial days, when fa- tal, has been found to combine in| 1946. - there in a standard book of ~~ 2t 35 Salk RA SEES. 1 Sa bi ee matches? | 6 What is an elver? | 7. Who said To give a man a full knowledge of true moral- ity, I would send him to no other book than the New Testa- ment?” - 8 What do these three things ' have in common; chignon, | bangs, taupee? 9. Who wrote a “Up From Slavery?” ~ 10. In what = sport metal shoes worn? THE ANSWERS book titled ' are all-! 1. Mercury. | 2 Water. | 3. Samson. : 4. A race or tribe that wan-' ‘ders about, having no fixed hebitation. | 5, Twenty | 6 A young eel. H %. John Locke | ® All hairdos, the last being i wig. @ Booker T. Washington. | * 10, Horse-racing. i = More than 1,000 mercury vapor | light the underground : ’ = ‘jeer oer 1008 p 4 : -engined Beechcraft which John Brondello, italia years after 1889. | pilot, will fly back to the United State: oa tees & Pea ee iene Cloner stkeneen ian At three o’clock this afternoon the three sailors, ~' who had filed charges against Police Lieutenan: Harry } Plorida’s traffic” Baker, called at the office of Peace Justice Roy Hanlin | li 59 pateent lems lives enericed, in and submitted an affidavit declaring that Baler wes | months of 1949, as compared with not at fault in the differences that had arisen betwecn | ———_ milies made nails at home, a good | some 6,000 different ways with By FRANCES DELL to care for them. Your washable slip-covers iron slip-covers before need redoing when they are’ Brush or ‘vacuunt'your covers! once a week. Every so often, you should do the same to the up- holstery under the cover to clean jout dust and dirt that sifts through the slip-covers. | Never wash slip-covers unless: you are positive the fabric is colorfast and will not shrink. Fabric with one per cent residu- jal shrinkage is safe for washing. jIf you do not know the residual |shrinkage of your slip-cover ma- terial and have a good-size piece of the material you can deter- mine the shrinkage by measur- ing the piece of material before and after washing. The color-fastness of fabric can be detedmined. by sewing samples of all colored fobrics used in the slip-cover to a piece of white material and wash this test sample. If none of the colors \“bleed” onto the cover is color- | fast, i Before putting. the slip-cover ‘into the washing machine, shake the covers thoroughly and~ brush jalong pipings to remove loose ‘dirt and dust. You will, also, save yourself a great deal of ironing time if you baste pleats in place jalong the lower edge before washing. Use lukewarm water when laundering and do not keep covers in water any longer than is absolutely necessary. Rinse twice in clear lukewarm water. (@) Wirephoto| Don’t dry your covers near ar- tificial heat or in direct sunlight. Iron your covers on the wrong side. With most slipcovers, you; need iron only ruffles, pleats! and those sections that hang free! of the furniture. Then the cover; can dry on the line or be put on; furniture while still damp. This! will keep the covers smooth. For fabrics, which can’t be! washed, there-are any number of “spot cleaners” you can buy.! Simply follow the directons on: the container. \ Negro Students | Tour Europe ROME—()—A group of a Negro students from the Virginia’ Union University have completed ‘ their first Foreign Study Tour of | Europe and north Africa. The group visited Ireland, England, ; Belgium, France, Luxembourgh, Switzerland, Italy and Tunis They left the United States June 19. This first group was a small ex- perimental one; to study the pos- in the fu-, participating in| get nine semester , » credit for the trip. | j 1 the tour wi hours colle; The credit is equivalent to that given toa student satisfactorily | completing a full summer session | course on the campus. { | Phonograph _ rec playing the female mosquito’s mating call are used in the swamps of Cuba to trap and destroy the male mosquitos. | t Your Grocer SELLS That Good ROBERTS OFFICE SUPPLIES ; and EQUIPMENT | 126 DUVAL ST. PHONE 25¢ Headquarters for School Supplies Ruled and Plain Fillers Spiral Composition Books | Crayolas (All Sizes) 2 and 3 Ring Zipper Cases | Scissors - Pencils - Erasers WE DELIVER THREE HOTELS IN RATES i REASONABLE |ABOUT YOUR HOME WASHINGTON, D. C.—In order to insure a long life for your slip-covers ,it is very important to know the proper way should before they are stored. However, do not ’starch the covers as they smooth out reahly laundered covers and turn . ‘their:top surface from being exposed to fold the covers and place in boxes an heavy paper. Be é storage’ boxes make them as dust-proof as possible. QUESTI ND ANSWERS oN sry BENEFITS ; duced? MIAMI Located in the Hear! of the City ROOMS with BATH and TELEPHONE Ford Pershing Miller Hotel Hotel Hotel 60 = Sed St 226 Pam Ist Ave. 229 NE. Ist Ave. jooms Rooms + 80 Rooms El Elevatoi } Pie otal Heated. Elevator 3 BLOCKS FROM UNION BUS STATION be laundered materials. There is no need to are put away, for they will) | cover with are well-secled to! The Véterans Corner, Here are authorative answers from the: Meterans Administration to four questions regularly asked by forme? dertieemen about their ights and benefi Q. My’ hiti¥band, a World War 1 veteran, diéa of a honservice- connected &ilitient, Am I eligible for a pensi q «be entitled if you the veteran prior , 1944; your in- come does not exceed the limita- tion established by law and your late husband’s services meets the requirements of the law. Q. What is the time limit for filing claim for burial allowance? A. Claim may be filed within two years from the date of cre- mation or permanent burial by the vertran. Q. Ihave noticed the term “sta- tutory award” from time to time but have no idea what it means. What isa “statutory award?” A. Statutory award is one in which the amount of the award is specifically provided by the governing legislation. Q. What will I have to do to have the amount of my National Service Life Insurance policy re- A. You will have to submit to VA a written request stating your desire over your own signature. (Veterans wishing further ii formation regarding veterans be- nefits may have their questions answered by writing or visiting the ‘nearest VA office.) ein the 1890’: for better A bicycling ¢ brought 1 demand roads. About 84 per cent of all nickel produced is used for alloying pur- poses. \\y WL/ Wi wer XY KEY WEST VENETIAN BLIND CO. Announcing & the New Venetian Blind TAPE “STURDI-TEX” TWIN LADDER (*Twin ladders lock the slat) No More Slats at All Angles, Uneven Bunching, or Rattling and Fluttering ° Tapes Come In Over 12 Exciting New Colors KEY WEST VENETIAN BLIND CO. Lag PUVAL STREET A CALL q Uy (1042 SN bis ———— at POPULAR PRICES ——————__—_ WRITE or WIRE for RESERVATIONS PT MAJ. GEN, HARRY H. VAUGHAN, presidential military aide, gestures as he takes the witness stand before the Senate Inves. tigating Committee in the five percenter, probe He was called to explain his connections. with in Washington. James V. Hunt, Washington business counselor and John Maragon, both key fig- ures in testimony with whom Vaugha# ‘has been linked: Vaughan acknowledged that he collected campaign 1946 from some of the business men he helped in dealings with the government, but flatly denied that he eyer received any gift or favor in return. EASTERN AUTO & H 1103 TRUMAN AVENUE THURSDAY, 8:30 BE HERE EARLY! Values from 5.95 to 2 Don’t Miss This Sale as it broken Sizes from 9 ) y Asay All Sales Final... No Exchanges = CHAS. ARONOVITZ ™ Sqquullll) KEY WEST'S LARGEST STORE (iii) REAL VALUE EVENT of the. Age coal oil 20% Disc. on Paints - Hdwe. yasehold Supplies NE SUPPLY CO. TELEPHONE 418 2.90 is a: to PART; STORE HOOT ENON AOE EMER TRAPET EATERS AESTNACEER ODER ERED ERTREE () Wirephoto’ ae GOCE TEE ETE M EEE RE OEY 4