The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-14

In the words of Witwer: TITS al
ways been one of LIES mysteries how
guy can live in one Of these here
burgs where they think dancing is a
penftentiary offence and whistlin' out
loud on the Sabbath calls for the scat
fold Which causes me TO rise and
remark that the automobile has done
more 20 put joy into life than any
other agency. 1t has brought man
kind back to nature and caused the
pure ozone to permeate many lung
which would have struggled in stuffy
office six days in the week and suf-
fered from narrowness on the seventh.
The automobile annihilates time ana
distance. takes the hard working bust
ness man and his family out into the
country where he discovers what ma
ture has beautiful he never even
dreamed of and brings the family cir
Gle closer together. And any agency
that improves the family life is not
to be frowned upon. In Pensacola
there are many automobiles The
only trouble is that the roads rate in
such deplorable condition that there
im dams ger of breaking a spring If you
get out of town and even If the roads
were better there is no place to drive
to where you can get real meal or
find recreation. What should be done is
for all automobile owners to pull for
the Gulf Beach Highway. With such
a boulevard there would come an up
to-date cafe or hotel where appetizing
eats would be served to the tune OF
real music and live Americans could
trip the light fantastic to their heart 5
desire. Pensacola needs more life, more
pep and the automobile dealers should
pave the way to these things to pass.
County Commissioner Gus Soderlind
announced for reelection the past
week. He claimed credit for every
thing which has been done by the
present board and displayed an ego
second only to Governor Cats. But
II Gus had only reflected on what
hasn't been done he would have been
Gloomy Gus instead of Chesty Gus. IL
he claims all the credit, why not give
him some of the blame. Every auto
mobile owner has driven over the APP
proach TO the Little Bayou bridge.
Every Jolt was given him by Gus, every
broken spring was the result of the In
activity of the same Gus. because Gus
declares that he built the bridge and
the road beyond. The automobile own
ers have been trying to find the re-
sponsible party and now Gus steps up
and pleads guilty and just before cleo
ton, too Gus also states that he
built the Molino bridge. 1t is tine
bridge. The only trouble Is that You
need an airplane to get on IL. He is
a fine bridge builder but his approach
Is bad and IL he doesn't get any nearer
the favor of the voters in June than
the citizens OF Escambia county can get
to his bridges it will be Gloomy Gus
on June Q.
Many Of the local automobile deal
ers have been suffering from severe
colds during the past two weeks and
as a result nothing has been done to-
ward boosting for an automobile show
week. AS such an entertainment re-
quires considerable time in the
way of preparation, indications are
that the proposed show will be called
Off. This is advisable as the project
is too big for a half-hearted effort.
The automobile industry is one of the
most important in Pensacola. The
dealers are all live wires and favor an
automobile show, because it would help
Pensacola and West Florida as much
as II would themselves, but at this
time it is feared that the public would
not respond as readily as they would
under normal conditions.
Housewives continue to pay a tax
of twenty cents on the dollar every
time they purchase vegetables because
the county commissioners fail to i'm
prove the road TO Lillian bridge. Bald
win county, Alabama, grows garden
truck and IL they could drive to PEN
sacola prices would drop Immediately.
How the commissioners can justify
their inactivity is explained only by
the statement that they think more
OF the votes of twenty Escambia coun-
w truck raisers than they do the
nocketbooks of the housewives of Pen
sacola. 1t is the duty OF every house
wife TO ask her husband what he In
tends doing about it when he goes tc
.ha nolls. The automobile dealers
have given the board until May tc
vat busy and do something besides
promise. Now is the time to get &C
ton
Progress is the watchword of the
Pensacola Electric Garage. 1t IS be
ing enlarged to double the present ca
pacity BY an addition on the west ane
north. Mr.. Pockrus, the genial man
arer. il a live wire who understand
batteries as we'll as automobiles. ID
is 8 tireless worker who gives per
sonaltseryice at all times The al
vertising of the Pensacola Electro
Garage is handled by Mrs. i. M. Pock
rus, wife of the manager, VINO Is
thorough business woman and neheve'
in printers ink She is famlhar Wit
batteries and every detail OF the pusi
ness and is as ambitious as her nus
band to have the Pensacola Electri
Garage second to none
III. #. Lemrke has moved 10 TN
second floor OF the new j. ID. Ander
son building at Palafox ana VIRGIN