The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 20, 1949, Page 6

Bob Watson, Paralysis Vietim, Traveled 51 Thousand Miles sk In Past Two And Half Years’ while. wasn, Key ys voyage back to Washington. Bob Watson, 34, victim offchinist, and his present work as Wittabure pBoce paralysis since the age of 8, is in}a salesman. He has never asked here to house « num of the Key West for a few days to visit genase . are. ficial pesy, of Feet: aes oye minds of employers, that. handi-| the most decorated men im the sete ao oe year age,|caPbed people make good work-) US, Navy, is in command of the iis ty by at oy » ood he veag Lens when placed = Jobs | they | Williamsburg. > offers his own % down from Miami yesterday ses: le. He is <o wg SHIRLEY MAY FRANCE NOT TO ATTEMPT HAVANA TO KEY WEST SWIM WHEN CUBAN JOSE CORTINAS MAKES THE TRY Her Father Says [apes emer She ts Tempted ie To Make Swim | CA nt = * B Mes Geer meggested today Geet Sete, ftes Prame jon the! ea mace hee Contin ently owtes ete trom Ht ne Be “. Flere Of kes tthe ed he Ht cher ° 7 i g & renew his memories. ed turret-lathe operator, and|700 miles wide. In the Low es = pr expects to take up this work a years, Bob has travel hn in, in California, his present miles around the country on his mores to work until May,| ROBERTS Office Supplies three-wheeled motorcycle, pull-| when he'll take to the road again, and Equipment ing his**self-designed and built eastward towards home, and a| 126 Duval Street Phone 250 camp trailer, which resembles a % ing iob in New Hi = * cracker-box on the road, ‘anal Wood working job in New ®! Let Us Deliver You That shi i mer. ie on oe oe ot opens to provide sleeping’ space| "35, "“Wesrs an oad looking Royal Portable tes guia after that clits for two, with tent covering. His) jeather covered brace to hold his| oa tet os aoe Ge an outfit includes a gas stove, lan-lheaq steady, and operates his oe tern, radio, typewriter, accordion, | motorcycle mostly with his big * . —— food, clothing, and a stock of} jeg, hand, because the right is ® . o leather goods, which he is selling paralyzed. His jaw is tight, so : So a fo finance this, his third long! he pulis down his lip with his . ‘ the | tour. af the United States. . | fingers to get the words out, and His story has appeared in) yen they don’t come out right | many newspapers, and Bob says| he starts over again. He makes be the reason he requests publicity himself understood, one way or * pressmte. is to encourage other handicap- another. - oo Ped people to get out and make) “piorida is lovely and warm,” ’ aed something more of their lives, be- says Bob. “The people are hos- ™ come independent and self sup-| pitable and kind, and no doubt . - porting, as he has. He was train. be back before long.” “I love OPEN UNTIL 8:00 P.M.* ed by the State Department of “4 ‘hi Overse: Vocational Rehabilitation, in| jre,ude, Screes te Ceautiful ALL. THIS WEES Middletown, Conn., his home, e in the and then worked 11 hours each alias oF Dugeeies. green i the night ag a machinist, in essen- é tial industry, during the war. ‘“ aa . During this time he had ten Mail The Citizen to Relatives surgical operations on his neck, | removing muscles that pulled his head backward. Finally, after; STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE _ —~4 Sports Calendar | eeewmat (®) Wirephoto| the last tugging muscle was re-] TRIUMPH moved, he could start. realizing wre Pree berm | nie picG’s ROD BENDS as he “lands” Martha Randies affer a 43.minuie battle in a competition | the dream he had for ten years, COFFEE et Leng Beach, Cal. in which women swimmers tested the skill of fishermen. ,of traveling independently, and MILL seeing the beauties of America. ‘ ens “——— | His trips have carried him | Apply To Wed through 41 states, financed en-| All Grocers tirely by his savings as @ ma- TMT Disabled American / T . Applications for marriage li- RAED GHEY SEROUS V eterans Meet At censes were filed recently in the You can depend upon our Prescription Department to use only the Purest and Freshest of Ingredients, Pe ) , . er o | office of County Judge Raymond » Prescriptions Bombe 1 0 1.000 Luz Club Tonight |R. Lord by James I. Strait, 34, of ‘asec: seas Called For Soslee Oe © 1 000} Commander William sil has | eS Novy end Ging oe d 0 DOO omma! er ah 9g tn ni asi eta announced that a meeting will be |!96t%, 86, of 127-F Poinciana STATE SALES TAX FORMS re held tonight at the Luz Temple,/ Place; by Alfons L. Beencerts, Delivered eet Clty Besbethel Leeque Bo kethall Stan nes , 5 , ear the Cuban Club of the local} 41, of 905 Southard street .ed ow Island City Basketball League | teense of the DAVs. | Cora Lee Curry, 31, of 1105 Ange- for LANDLORDS ry High Schoo! Gym x =, All members are urged to con-}la street; by James Bunyard, 22, 4 ; ba 857) pregate in front of the Cuban/of the U. S. Navy and Gladys MINIMUM ADDITIONAL COPIES : a ioe ) 2 714) Club, and then walk over to the! French, 24, of 514 Elizabeth st, Be 5 2 .714/ Luz ‘temple together. —- For ¢€ (4 Each } : 3 4 .429/ "“<We cordially invite all vete-!don’t hestitate to attend on the — PHARMACY — We 2 5 291 pans who suffered some disabili-! grounds that you are not pesos: e 7 .000/ ty or illness in war service to at-|ly disabled and therefore do not exafl Wa ! {end our open meeting and learn| consider yourself a disabled vet The @C2229 Store a : . = more about the DAV program for/eran. The DAV needs your: he THE ARTMAN PRESS a ae - : Nominations For this nation’s wartime disabled ve- | more than ever to Lab ee re- : s rn A ERS terans,” William Glisch said to- | habilitation program for the more Corner Varela Street Offi o Of Guard bg x | seriou y and totally disabled ve- IN CITIZEN BUILDING PHONE 177 ers | “If you have a minor disability, terans.” one } </FENDER WORK e.SEAT COVERS e GLASS WORK e SPCRT.TOPS:e HEADLININGS « DOC 7 tion of officers for the were made last eve-} Recomm ape: Gait ( curse . Key West Guard of} i ts regular meeting at] wR ATING » Geysee Past The Hi Guard will attend ~ wal ¢ tas party to be i Naval Hospital on Sat t 6:45 p.m i ng ways and means) te NNES ypointed: Elbert Geeviee Pest L. DiNegro; and UNDERCOATI EVERY CAR...NEW OR OLD...SHOULD HAVE IT! INCLUDES c 5 GUARANTEED STEAM FOR LIFE wer thi PmeoaRnD Beye Park “ CLEANING OF CAR! ° With Johnnie & Mack’s Exclusive Cartozite * Eliminates Rust, Rattle, Vibration, Corrosion © NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY, COME IN TOMORROW MORNING UNDERCOATING FINISHED SAME DAY! OPEN 7 A.M. TO 6 P.M., SATURDAY UNTIL 2 P.M. Set * $00.00 Set 8 590.00 Prices inchude Federc: Tax fangs enlarged WE FINANCE! TAKE — ‘ } Next a Johnnie&Mack the 7 rd Thack id} eeors The World’s Largest | -SPORY TOPS HEADLININGS e DOOR PANELS e WHEEL ALIGNING e BRAKES ADJUS/ED . A HUNDRED YEARS (1050 1948) The Beachcombe Jewelers - Silversmiths BITED ART.CARVED JEWELER -A¢ PAINTING e BODY & FENDER WORK e SEAT COVERS e GLASS WOR