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jy Wetober 26,1953 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN BOND ISSUE QUESTIONED , The Citizen In your issue of Monday, Sept. 21, 1958, appeared S sarictinnens. Looking Ahead, by the Florida Aque- Commission, which stated that the Commission owes $756,000.00 which must be paid. On top of they are asking to bond Monroe County for $14,- 900,000.00, which will also have to be paid. » . If the Aqueduct Commission is unable to meet their they expect to meet obligations on a bonded debt of Pr ae I will tell you just how they expect to meet this large led debt: It is through the unlimited ad valorem tax hich the tax payers of Monroe County will have to pay. They talk about an increase in population for Mon- bse County within the next ten or twenty years. Who is going to meet the payments on such a large debt during ‘this time? The tax payers of Monroe County, As TI see it, all that we need for some time to come is a couple of storage tanks to take care of all the sur- plus water that the Navy is supplying at this time. With a $14,000,000.00 debt hanging over the heads of the tax payers of Monroe County, it will be years be- fore Monroe County can float another bond issue regard- less of how needful. ue 23, 1953 CONSTANCE ATTITUDE DEFENDED ‘Editor, The Citizen: _ Before starting my letter let me clarify the fact that this is not meant as a ism to Jim Cobb’s story “Is Constance Afraid of West Conch Football Team?” appearing in the sports section of The Citizen of October 22, 1953. ee worked with Jim ebb in covering the Flor- TAXPAYER The Key ~~ The Key West Citizen | Poli Pettitt ety ‘cet fee? wt LP. Only Dally Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County i. P. ARTMAN HORMAN D. ARTMAN Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter Subscription (by carrier), 28¢ per week; year, $13.20; by mail, $15.60 ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION ‘The Citizen ts an open forum invites discussion of public issues) Soaymdes contmenteats Mere ‘but tt will’ not publish FLORI Pict ee ICIAILIATSIA rR Vv N ViAITE et fi) ETSIAIU} ata a Halianis Lala OIRIAMMAISIP TS} SCE HAMS RE NERS STS R E} CIAIRIAIF IE MaGIA| aia SITIAIRITISMMSIPIEIAIRIS, ligations on the debt of $756,000.00, how in the Editor, The Citizen Arman, oveer end pet Publisher, Business Manager only praise and admire his great work and the accuracy of his coverage. He is competent, efficient and above all very conscientious. To my estimation the Constance high school is not afraid to play the Key West Conchs. We have a great team in Key West and we are very proud of them and I say proud with very much pride as I have a nephew on the team, Richard “Biff” Salgado. My reason for stating that the ‘Constance, to my belief, is not afraid to play| the Conchs is because I see it the same way as the prin-! cipal of that school sees it, Who wants to send a ball) The Husky.” Pege 5| ida International Baseball '.:ague and other sports can} heart the spirit of Christmas the whole year through Theres more quality here than can be found in a | couple of individuals. Care word destroyed is used. should be taken on how the | I love my dog, CHARLES G. HALBOHM, 614 Frances Street WEATHER BROADCAST COMMENT Editor, The Citizen: City and county commissioners: team to a town where the front page of the newspaper wood all that money to broadcast just the weather? I'd | be glad to throw in the daily horoscope and free car How many Key West mothers would consent for| wash to every listener for that handout. ! A CITY BLOCKFULL OF TAXPAYERS. shows an increase of polio cases daily? their son to go to Miami or any other city where an epi-| demic is on the verge of breakisg out. OSCAR MILIAN DEFENSE OF WHITE DOG . The large white Husky dog on Frances Street be- longs to me, so on his behalf and for all the dog fancier’s} in Key West, I would like to impart some knowledge to two disillusioned people and their instigators’. By quot- ing The American Kennel Club on the breed of my dog. “Those ‘wishing to secure a pet will make no mis-/ take in choosing the Eskimo dog. “Eskimo dogs are good-natured and very intelli- gent. Something of the childlike air is found in every dog. He is extremely affectionate and perfectly safe with} children. “Safe with small children and never a trouble mak-| er, The Husky is fond of all human’s. He is naturally gen- New Wrinkle DALLAS, Tex. —Police looked) into a new crime wrinkle here and hoped the new practice wouldn’t spread. day night and heard a voice say: “Ever hear of robbery by tele- phone? It’s a new thing we're starting and we're going to make} it work.” The male voice instructed: the woman to package the money, take it half a block away and leave it in a doorway. The voice threatened the woman’s life and told her she was teing watched. The robbers wound up with #48 for their nickel call. tle in disposition, and enjoys an excellent reputation in| his association with mankind. “The Husky makes an ideal pet and companion for| children and adults alike in either country or city, and is rapidly endéaring himself to dog lovers everywhere by his marked intelligence and gentleness. But above all displaying marked affection towards all mankind, “The Chuchi natives used their dogs, their most valued possession, as guards for their possessions and as companions for their children. “Guardians always, gentle, kindly, of brilliant men- tality, the big white dog which carries in its face and| Political | Air Newsboy Announcementsls Foretold By xr sovemen « 1) Airline Head ITUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1953 By JACK ADAMS Com For Mayor GROUP 1 Cc. B. HARVEY Elected For 4 Years dust 2 Years Ago For Mayor GROUP 1 P. A. MeMASTERS “Make Mac Mayor” For Mayor GROUP 1 “MICKEY” PARROTT (“Fighting For The People”) For Mayor: GROUP 1 CHARLES R. ROBERTS “An Experienced Municipal Administrator” For City Commissioner GROUP 2 JULIO CABANAS, JR. For City Commissioner GROUP 2 DR. DELIO COBO For City Commissioner GROUP 2 ALBERT FRANK LOPEZ) (Better Known As SHINE) LEVER 7-A For City Commissioner GROUP 3 LOUIS CARBONELL WASHINTON — An airline executive says that he foresees ithe plane becoming a regular newsboy of the air,” serving coast-to-coast routes for scores of daily newspapers in all parts of ithe country. The idea was projected by L.C. Burwell Jr., vice president of the Flying Tiger Liné which is in process of merging with Slick Air- ways. Both companies, exclusively car- go carriers, are among those pe- titioning' the Civil Aeronautics Board for permits to participate in the Post Office Department's experimental air lift for first class surface mail. This plan, as conceived by Post- would eventually include daily newspapers which, under their mail,” are eligible for expedited handling. Burwell said it is his idea that intercity delivery of newspapers by air at the standard second class mailing rate should and will be- come a big time operation. But he said this will take large-scale airline participation. “The key,” he sad, “will be jthe amount of space available and this undoubtedly will require par- ticipation by the air freight car- riers, with their large fleets of large cargo areraft and daily capacity, “Peak loads in the passenger carriers over weekends might be a serious obstacle to everyday | MIAMI and | A 49-year-old cashier at a cafe) \told officers she took a call Thurs- Overseas ‘Transpo: | Diseases carried to the Eskimos | by the Europeans, chiefly small. |pox and measles have eliminated | half the Eskimo population of the | world in the past four centuries. | BLINDFOLD Watch for... MILLERS OPENING For Exciting ‘Special Values! rtation pany, Ine. Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service : between KEY WEST Also Serving ALL POINTS ON FLORIDA KEYS Between Miami and Key West Express (Ne Stops Schedule: En Route) . LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) at 6:09 P.M. Arrives at Miami at 12:00 e’clock Midnight. LEAVES MIAMI SUNDAYS) at 12: DAILY (EXCEPT 00 o'clock Midnight and arrives at Key West at 6:00 e’clock Local Schedule LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) at 8:00 o'clock A.M. (Stops at All Intermediate Points) and arrives AM, at Miami at 4:00 LEAVES MIAMI o'clock P.M. DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) at 9:00 e’clock A.M., and arrives at Key West at 5:00 o'clock P.M. Free Pick-Up and Delivery Service FULL CARGO INSURANCE MAIN OFFICE and WAREHOUSE: Cor. Eaten and Francis Sts. TELEPHONE 2-7061 Why pay Spotts- For City Commissioner GROUP 3 BEN KETCHUM For City Commissioner GROUP 4 JOHN A. ANTI For City Commissioner GROUP 4 LOUIS M. J. EISNER For City Commissioner GROUP 4 CHARLES PARRA Courage and Common Sense LEVER 13-A For City Commissioner j GROUP 4 PAUL ROSS (BLONDIE) | ROBERTS, JR. “Protect Your Future” For City Commissioner GROUP 4 NEIL SAUNDERS For City Commissioner _| GROUP 5S JOHN | JOHN CARBONELL, JR. | For City Commissioner _ GROUP $ JACK DELANEY For City Commissioner j GROUP § CHARLES G. MENDOZA carriage of a big volume of news- paper traffic.” Current tests in flying surface mail between New York-Chicago| and Chicago-Washiagton are on an} “available space” basis. Burwell said Flying Tiger and Slick are prepared to offer “guaranteed space” for daily cross-country de-| liv of newspapers e inaugural flights, early this| onth by United, Capital, TWA] and American airlines carried some newspapers on the first day| jonly. But paper deliveries have! not yet been worked into the plan] on any regular basis. 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