The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 16, 1951, Page 1

a A Se The Associated Press Talatyps Features and Dhate Services For 71 Years Devoted to the Warmest City in + : Kien West Citisen rit OQUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN FHE U.S.A VOL. LXXII. No KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRI DAY NOVEMBER 16, 1951 Rotary Head — Legion Orders 31° /0 Revenue \ddresses Safety Signs i Mortgage \ eal Club For debble Rise Since ‘41 Elks $52) Y Fells Group That lransportation To ce Only Possil Will Be Provided Fe) er § aq $s ct Depa By Serving Starting Nov. 28 ore ion t ifr * MARKS I4th YEAR Of ce ‘ AS COMPTROLLER: . ‘ of the KW CREDIT TOPS i Post pace ane Stirrus stated IN USA TODAY pee SAND te By SUSAN McAVOY iting Elks cre : : Fourteen years ago to- fa ie a a day young Charles Roberts tval street ta ae warehiihe wud accepted the job as Finan a $52,000 mor 10u cial Director of the City of the brotherhood ie cy met Si : : VICE »mmander Charles It wasn’t much of a jeb. in a record thre ned the details of the | T sae? . : Riccar halo p drive for. thea The city’s credit was nil poschaoktathe't ne prizes are being offreed See only in the nation at goes back to the tur for the winners of the contest t i re. ‘ eentury when a clas t which began November 15th. large, but right here. Key € Rot ‘oup of new members were “Westers wanted nothing to checks. i do with any Charles Roberts took office when the city’s finances were in a veri ' tablem Only one-third of the ltax roll was collected that year of 1937. Revenue was just beginning a slight ascent after hitting bot tom. The Federal Emergency“Re lief Administration ha 1 the gove nent of s Citizen Staff Photo | West in the summe rhough Key West CHARLES ROBERTS .. . Knee dea sate lars and years from re Charles Roberts’ 14 y fice have coincided with the com plete comeback of the Island City And it has not all been coinci County's Purchase Of Meacham) s2.c 3 “quel, SStasvmnc man, is careful and skilled i in an impressive cere- y conducted by the Key West ; of Honor. The new mem e F Joseph was initiated in th ‘ Fellows Hall, now demo! ished, which stood on line street near the location of Mualhe rolet companys City Comptroller For Lb Years BEFORE THE BIG BUR \ \ CO i guarding the city’s finances Causes Much Comment Today |r: e<penauies. te @ (4 conservative in spending as all | good budget watchdogs are. * SPECIAL MEETING | Key West JayCees recognized ae s Roberts’ achievements when they Rev Meeker New MAY BE CALLED gave him their annual good : is ON AIRPORT government award this year. The ae Ae average Key esters may no Pastor OF First PURCHASE Peau it, tae, Reberiartas, throagh . | watchful, stewdy, skilled work Who let out the story of the |helped bring Key West up to its h Meacham present properity so that in his words “Our credit rating today is re cognized throughout the country The city has made a remarkable recovery from the financial view point in the last 14 years.” Even in the last ten years, look at these figures and see where ‘¢ were then and where we are to ion lu Congregational uudme redicted Judge Moved To ee First Comarca the ILDING Corridor Today ube EXPECTS ; : PERMIT day Back in 1941 total rvenue collect ed was $166,600. In the st nine months of 1951 it was $718,232, an e of 331 percent! ‘ash balance on hand for Key West as of June 30, 1941 was only $12,617.98. On Setember 30 of thi ar we had $521,826 in cash plus 35,000 in Government bonds A breakdown 0} revenue sources between the two periods shows phenomenal — recove in f |soaring income. Se fees rose 2,246 percent from $1,580 to $37.08 in 1951 for the firsi nine months Roberts explained that in 1941 per “ogee the | the city was just beginning to col ‘5 paper jlect from Key Westers who bad connected with the sewer line Fines and forfeits jumped 595 percent from $6,373 collected: in s been | i941 to $44,245 in 1951 yore Licenses and permits fees acert acham by | ing to the city for building, plumb the county ling, occupational, eiectrical soar lease {ed 166 per cent from $33,836 in | 1941 to $90,25: IONS inc i. P. Artman Is Back At Work Roberts Transfer ia cabnges By Bd. He told that if ¢ REV. CHARLES H. MEEKER y Gene property tax collection blic own- | leaped 198 percent from $107,760 in s upon which | 1941 to $320,951 in the first nine onautics Adminis-| months of 1951 . ut Un Page Six) Disbursements for running the Sy ROUEN | Continueu On Page Six) — “RUMMAGE SALE [Ertan : | mame enbeN ie cniceen Por Pie Palace Theaier WAN TED BENNY’S Caribe Restaurant ‘nercs. 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