The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-18
600 Late
90 GlassifJ
By RUSSELL KAY
Secrssary, Florida Press Associates

For awhile 1t looked IKE FLOR
ida was about to lose her Voice
but now a senate committee, after
prowlin' around down in Gaines
vile, tells us that instead Of hit
tin WRUF over the head with an
axe, maybe if we just operate on
her tonsils and nurse her along
q little, it might be better idea.
They tell us how many farmers
have radio sets, but they forget
to mention how many of 'em ever
heard s'the voice of Florida.
We've got over hundred thou
sand dollars invested in it now
and still the darn thing can't do
much more than whisper.
If we're gonna keep the station,
we ought to quit foolin' around
and apply to the Federal Radio
Commission for the right to oper-
ate it on a $4,000 watt daytime
schedule and then develop some
constructive helpful programs in
which the public would be interest
ed.
Operated as it is now, WRUF
is first class pain in the neck TO
the average radio listener. As far
as bein' beneficial to the taxpayer,
don't believe there would be any
mob marchin' on Tallahassee If
it was announced that the station
was being discontinued altogether.
The only time WRUF was really
popular with a lot of people was
when they were broadcastin' the
football games with Red Barber on
the mike. Red knows his stuff
and he's q snappy, poppy announ-
Ger. Give that boy a mike with
some power behind it and he'll
popularize the station and have
folks tunein' in for it, and you can
take it from me there's darn few
exertin' themselves in that direc-
ton right now.
We can protect the money we
already have invested in WRUF
and develop il into proposition
acceptable and appreciated by the
public. The chances are, how
ever, that we won't. About all we
can do now is stand by for fur
ther announcements.
Well, it seems that there are
still two or three people out Of
work, judgin' from the number of
applications the governor received
for the job Of beer Inspector.
A chance to gallop from beer
joint TO beer joint singin' Sweet
Adeline'' and get paid for il had
such q general appeal that about
eight hundred guys answered
Here" before Dave even started
calm the roll.
And now there's even d better
job comm up for somebody and
if I'm any Judge Of human nature
I'E bettin' there will be d million
applications. They passed bin
last week providin' for The regular
Inspection Of all beauty shops.
/ know the governor Ii opposed
to any new form of revenue. but
If he'll just make one exception in
this case and offer that Beauty
Shop Inspection job to the high
est bidder, Il ought to sell for q
better price than d seat In the
Stock Exchange.
Talk about political footballs,
boy, imagine bein' able TO wish q
guy into Il job like that. III
ought 70 be good for 10000 votes
in somebody's election. II you
wanted 70 go q little further with
Il and appoint deputies, man, Oh
mani
But no matter what . guy paid
for the job he couldn't lose il
the deal. After one inspection
tour be ought to have enough
telephone numbers 70 last q life
time.
Imagine bein' able 10 walk into
any beauty shop In the state and
flash badge. But 20 ahead and
paint your own picture. | gotta
quit thinkin' about Il. got . weak
heart