The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 14, 1953, Page 2

. Page 2 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Wednesday, October 14, 1953! city commission even though the ladies and all voters} ee | May wish to know your opinion on the subject. a My idea is, if you haven’t the nerve to face the issue PEOPLE’S FORUM | get out of the race. The voters will make it pretty hard, for those do-nothing, side-steppers who make it a habit| to be out of town when a very important question comes The Citizen welcomes of the views of its read- ers, but the editor reserves right to delete any items which are considered libelous or unwarranted. The writers should be up concerning the welfare of the community. We hope the play day is over for the lazy politician fair and confine the letters ee and write en one ro paper only. Signature writer must accompany published fale a who wishes to make a career of politics. Too many want! letters and will be unless requested otherwise. | the honor of the position without any effort to be worthy CANDIDATES SHOULD STATE VIEWS of the position conferred by the voters. Editor, The Citizen: I wish to expliin thal t have no idea who made the statement referred to and hope no hard feeling will result! In reading the article in The Citizen last week from this letter written purely from the standpoint of a where some one who aspires to the office of City Com- citizen, voter and property owner. missioner objected very much to the questions asked by Very sincerely, the Business and Professional Women's Club, of which MRS, HUGH WILLIAMS. Tam not a member but very proud of that group of good women who have the interest of this city at heart. I feel that a man who thinks he is qualified to hold| = eae public office should be willing to state what stand he NEEDS PLACE TO REST takes on public questions. | Editor, The Citizen This gentleman did not sign his name to his state-| The Post Office is located quite a distance from the’ ment to The Citizen and I feel we need men who have’ shopping center of your city and an old lady like me has| the courage to state their convictions when asking the often sunk into one of the chairs which used to be at people of Key West to elect him to a high office. the table there; after walking from the stores to the Suppose this gentleman is opposed to certain ques-| P. O. tions; I feel that he will win a few votes or lose a few but I've addressed many a card there to my northern have the respect of the public. Certainly all the women) friends and made out many a Money Order. in the Business and Professional Woman’s Club do not O, how relieved I was to rest my weary bones. think alike. They are as a whole business women and) I've always considered this such a nice, friendly bread-winners with brains and courage and have a right) gesture to have a place for tired old people and ex- to know where a man stands on public matters. | pectant mothers and those who are just unaccustomed to No timid soul should aspire to a big job such as run-| the heat. ning a city unless he has the fortitude to face this group) Perhaps some people made nuisances of themselves of women and the public and answey honest questions. | by loafing in those chairs was the reason for removing Personally.I would not vote for any man sliding into, them, but surely there is a larger number of polite, con-! office down a back alley, a man who would not tell me! siderate people who would appreciate as well as de- his honest ideals for better government. | serve having them returned. Come on, boys, don’t be a fraidy cat, stand up and! After all, this is a tourist city and these little ac- face the music. There will be just as many men at this| commodations mean a great deal, meeting as women ahd they will admire your manly Sincerely, honesty. ; LYDIA PARKHURST Probably most of the candidates do not like the idea but it’s not a question of being put on the spot. It’s just giving you an opportunity to show how much you really love old Key West and tell your plans and ideas. Some of the questions asked may or may not be any| business of the city commissioners, such as the fourteen million dollars planned to be spent by the Florida Keys Aqueduct Commission. That does not come before the) a 729 Truman Avenue, October 13, 1953. DOG MAY BE DANGEROUS Editor, The Citizen There is a large white dog running at large on Fran- ces and Southard Streets that I consider unsafe to run. I was walking up Southard with my baby in its carriage and this animal tried to get into the carriage. Perhaps he When you know your beer ...1TS BouNnD To Be BUD would greatly appreciate it. ACCESSORIES | a A YOUNG MOTHER ———————E ——_ Seay = ; 4g RADIO ECRE are expanded to winglike propor- \CIFELLI 5 Tv. dorian Mill SEA S | @. What should you feed a baby, Factory Methods Used—= | ALL GROCERS war, which is popularly supposed fond, as well as chopped lean beef, to be a species of jellyfish, is or hamburger, and they will also a group of marine animals known a5 Marine Laboratory of the Univer-| siphonophores, Whereas the jelly ify of Miami have doubled their fishes are bell-shape and radially .i76 in a month's time or. a diet symmetrical, the siphonophores are of meat and fish. They are among often highly irregular in shape. the most intelligent of reptiles, Moreover, the Portuguese man-of- and quickly learn to rise halfway war, Physalia pelagica, is not a/out of the water with their mouths single individual, but a whole col- open at feeding time. ony of separate individuals which are vastly different in form and) fishes related? Hemirhamphidae) and the needle- fishes (family Belonidae) are quite similar in form, besides closely related. In the needlefishes | both jaws are prolonged to form a beak, while in the halfbeaks the lower jaw only is prolonged, while | the short upper jaw resembles a small triangular trapdoor. The fly- | ing fishes (family Exocoetidae are closely related to the halfbeaks. | One species of halfbe eer neeeeeneerettreman SERGE HESTER BATTERY ‘POOR OLD CRAIG For Mest Cars SERVICE STATION 1s meczito ame: 119s exeke 24 Mos.—110 Amp. . 14.45 Exch, Francis at Truman DIAL 2.9193 36 Mes.—110 Amp, —. 18.85 Exch, I understand he has killed poultry and cats. After LOU SMITH—1115 WHITE ST. getting the taste of blood he may do worse. If any one Your PURE OIL Dealer — knows the proper authorities to report this dog to, | Tires .. Tubes. . Batteries just has a fondness for children but it frightened me just; the same. | He is beautiful and I would not like to see him de- stroyed, but I fear for the safety of my baby and the small children in the neighborhood who are not strong enough to ward him off. |STRONG ARM BRAND COFFER r Sea turtle? Helen Jacobsen, Miami Florida All Work Guaranteed A. Young sea turtles eat cut fish, Marine Kadiss & Asst. E_vipment| man-of- y i FOR PROMPT AND R®LIABL of which they are particularly Ssevice — see.” e DAVID CIFELLI 920 Truman Ave. (Rear) TELEPHONE 2-7637 STRAND Q Is the Portuguese man-of-wa: true jellyfish? A. No, the Portuguese Your Grocer SELLS That Geod STAR * BRAND AMERICAN COFFEE and CUBAN —TRY A POUND TODAY—— eat lettuce. Several baby sea tur-| tually a member of a different tles kept in a large tank at the Mat. 2 & 4:06 Night 6:12 & 8:18 AIR CONDITIONED Thurs. - Fri. - Sat. inction, Q, Are the halfbeaks and needle A. 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