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Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
M r K ETS
". Y. STOCKS

NEW YORK, July 10 UPl-Stocks ex-
tended Monday:is rise on increased vol
ume Tuesday
While the rise wos on a smaller scale
than in the previous session, ii too was
spread over broad list American
Telephone. outstanding yesterday rose TO
a high and then tetreated on profit
taking selling until it registered a net
loss Of more than a point.
Further demand developed for the
steel shares. Bethlehem equaed It's high
and gained more than d point. l. 5.
Steel rose better than q point: Jones &
Laughlln Preferred B, more than points.
and Crucibe Preferred more than :
points
Railroads we've strong during the first
half of the session when gains extended
10 more than point over broad list.
Some OF the leaders gave up part OF
their rise before the close on railroad
eqquqpqQments.
Colqumbia Gas again led in turnover
and made 4 new nigh Utility Preferred
issues had gains ranging 10 nearly J
points in Standard Gas $ stock. Pan
American topped the airlines in turnover
and scored small net loss Oils bal
anced off small gains and losses. Mont
Fomery Ward made n ncW high in the
mail orders. United Fruit reached a new
top in its department.
Special issues rose Il point or more,
including Bulova Watch. General Outdoor
Advertising, General Foods. Timkcn Roll
~ Be airing. and General Precision Cor
IuTation Chrysler. HomcStake Mining.
ana s.. Joseph Lead rose point "f more
IN then sections.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
+. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES. July ,lo. Live
stock.
CallIe SalaLlr 900. fairy actNe
steady 10 ,tIong. Frle sales - 10 .
cents higher fur Two days. Load good
$50 10 Arizona fed steers ~ l7.15; med
Ium 10 good grass and fed steers, l3-
lG 25: Mexican down To- IA medium to
good heifcrs. l3.5O-15.40 medium to
good COWS. 12-l4. few i425 Cutter to
common. 975-1l.75: bulk Gamers and
cutters. 7.50-95O Medium 10 good bulls
II 80. odd to -. Medium 10 good
feeders. l3-11 25.
to Tow cilnire caIves and VealclS. Ills.
Hogs: SalAble Is including % bought
10 arrive. Steady; 2CO-I5n III at 1878,
ceiling. odd sOIvs and stays, -.
Sheep: Salable csc Shorn lambs anc
yvarlnPs unsold. Gnod choice Wooled
lamhs At l5-l5.5O or above
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
L a. PRODTCE

LOS ANGELES, July 10. ouP' -- FI"-
duce:-- .so;.,r
and Lyons. 20-25c; Itzamanas. 25c' M
balls. 25-2sc; Dickinsons, 14-lsc: Splnks'
12.l6c: Flats Fuertes, 6.75-T.0u
Beans: Steady. Per ID. local and san
Diego Co. Kys. and yellow way pest
"'FS5ry Bu6cbed ed v vegetables: Steady Per
crate: Beets 2-2l4 doz., 1.0O-l ~; green
onions. 8 doz.. 100000; parsley, . doz-'
l5O-20O; radisheS, small red, " d"Z..
! .5O-2.OO few 225 fair 1.25; spinach; 4
doz. So 90. turnps. 2-2i- doZ-' 10
Carrots: Weaker. ICED crates, 6 doz-,
Salinas. local. 3.75-3 95; Salinas, , doz.'
Cabbage: Firm, Local cannonoalI n "a
crates. bes'. 2.5O-3o 90. fair 2oo-2.2o
Jumboes, 80. ..-
crates, untrimmed, mostly $50, San LUIS
Obspo and Santa Barbara Co. 175-22 .
Celery: Steady Pascal Venice. 2O-ln
crates, 325-3.75; Sturdec crates Venice
mostly 500; hearts. 3.50-4. 0o
Golden Cross crates ; doz.. 325-4 90.
Eggplant. Dun. coachcna VALLEY,
per H.. SIC; some holdovess and ord
low as SOC crate.
Grapes: Steady. COaCheild NdHtS
seedIess. u Jugs, @.72-@.78: per b.. 1871
1873.
Lettuce: Weaker. Dry pack Watson
vile and Santa Maria, crates. + doz.,
3 75-410; best mostly 4.00-4.10.
Onions Steady. Street sales. 3C
sacks SDanish local med, 25O-2. -: Hum
boes. , 225-2 65; Kern Co. Jumboes, ; 70
300.
Peas: Firm. Ida bu. tubs, 3.45.
Squash: Dull. White summer local
and san Diego Co, lugs. l.00-l5U: Ital-
ian San Diego Co. lugs. l.00-l5O; few
best, ITS.
Tomatoes: Weaker. san Joaquin Val
ley. lugs, 5X6 and larger, 3-00-%.73.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Coustiinq
Along
By GENE FRIEDMAN

ARCADIA. Cal, July 10. up
(HFR)-It doesn't make any diff
ference which way you look Al IT,.
the past seaSon-Santa Anita s first
OF the War-WaS a record breaking
40 days.
The horses, the jockeys. the bet
tors and the oWners-they all Set
records
Among the horses, Thumbs Up set
one record, tied another. Louis B
Mayors handicap champion ran
seven furlongs in PALS for a new
track record and sprinted the mile
and one quarter in the 100000 San
ia Anita handicap in 2:0l l to tie
SeabisCuit's mark.
Gala DamiOn dashed four ana
one-half furlongs in 50 seconds for
{. new track record. Style Prince
covered five furlOngs in one minute
fiat and Honeymoon. another May
er horse. did five and one-half fur
longs III :05, both new marks.
Three horses tied the six furlongS
record Of l:09 4 Sci LObO, Corona
Corona and Bullpen. Fuego tied the
two mile mark of 1926 Is.
For the jockeys, it was all john
ny Longden. The 35-year-old jockey
amassed more than 2350 winning
mounts with his triumphs at Santa
Anita to take the lead among all
time North American jockeys Two
British riders repeatedly stil top
Johnny.
LOngden, who is currently the
cOuntry'S leading jockey. rode six Of
the 10 stake winners at Santa Ami
ia, for another sensational record.
He rode Busher 20 three victories,
Thumbs Up to two land Sir BIN to
one.
The bettOrS themselves did pretty
well. Almost $8O0000 was bet on
the Santa Anita handicap to top all
American records for a single race
On the same day. bettors poured
4 $3,80O000 into the mutuel windows
/ to beat all previous California
marks.
/ Mayer. who had 16 victorious
4 horses, set another mark when he
won more than 100000 in the 40
Gay meeting. Mayors trips to the
winners circle were 50 frequent that
he began to be called ''Mayer's half
\ acre
The S466.925 that Santa Anita
awarded for the 10 stakes was the
biggest cash deal for any track
The 760CO persons who iammed
the track for the Memorial Day San
Pasquale handicap was another new
record.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Bids
For New Spot

be the surprise cf the league dur
ing the last TWO weeks. III their
recent series with Oakland, they
won the odd game for 4-3 edge in
the series Against San Diego a
week later, they COpped the eight
game runoff. 6-2. They hold a rec
ord OF 10 victories in their last Is
games
In his weeks league play, the
leaders will lind ont if the San
Francisco Seals are going to be as
much q puShOver as they appeared
to be in Sacramento last week. los
ing The series TO the SolOnS,
Pairings for the next eight games,
beginning Tuesday evening. find
Portland and San Francisco clash
ing in The Rose City: Oakland plays
host "a Sacramento; Hollywood
tests its ueWIy-found strength
AGAINST Seattle. ana San Diego's
Padres come up to Wrigley Field to
engage the LOS Angeles Angels.
Pitching which was the weak
spot in the league for the first third
Of the season suddenly seems to
have come into it> own. On Sunday,
for instance. four games ended in
ShutOuts.
Two of these whitewash jobs
were registered by members Of the
tine Portland hurting staff - Roy
HelYr and Submarine Baller Ad
Lislta-
Liska and Bab joyce Of San
Francisco had quite a week for
themselves. The Bevo veteran
blankcd the Oakland Acorns twice
and Joyce turned the same trick
against the hurd-hltting Sacs.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Fish and Game
Laws Changed

SACRAMENTO, July 10. (UP)--
Gov Earl Warren Monday signed
five bills amending the fish and
game code, including authority for
the fish and game commission to
close any stream Or lake to all types
OF game fishing. The present law
relates to trout fishing only.
A second bill by Sen. Frank L.
Gordon R. Napa, empowers the
commission to reduce bag limits
when it finds a scarcity Of any game
fish, birds or mammals
Adjoining counties are authorized
to pool their fish and game funds
for conservation and propagation
purposes under a bill by Sen Will
liam P. Rich r. MarySville, also
signed by Warren.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
UNITED PRESS

OvershadoWed since the start Of
the Pacific Coast league baseball
season by the consistent Portland
Beavers and the equally Steady
Seattle Rainiers, HollyWoods S stars
have come up from the second diyi-
sion with a new outlook on lie
pennant race.
While they remain in last place
in the standings, 17i2 games behind
the Beavers. the Stars proved to
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
FIGHT RESULTS

SAN FRANCISCO. July 10. CUP)
Tony OIiyera, California state
bantamWeight champion, was held
to draw i'll a 15-round title match
with Luis Castillo Mexico City, at
Civic auditorium here Monday
night. Eddie Mahoney, San Fran
cisco. 100, decisioned Chuck Ross.
san Francisco, 1921 CO.: Jimmy
Simmons. Oakland 1913, ko'd Leonard
Hodgson. Sacramento, 159 ~: Bill
simmons, San Mateu l54, drew
with Ernie Woods. san Francisco,
1866 a..
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
POULTRY & EGGS

POULTRY PRICES. (Al points Imperial
Valley OPA Maximum set Oct II, 1943.)
First price-At ranch to wholesaler or re-
taller Second price-Delivered to whole
saler or retailer. Third prlce-At ranch
to consumer:
Broilers, Leghorns, under 2A pounds
3Oc; 2A to 3 pounds, &c; fryers. TO 4
pounds, 29c; roasters, all weights, 29c;
fowl. Legt 3rn, all weights. 35hc; cclored
all weights. 25hc; ducks. all sizes. 25c
rabbits unGer pounds. 22-24c.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
NEW THEATER ANNOUNCED
FOR MITCHELL HOSPITAL

NIT ELL CONVALESCEN II
HOSPITAL. Campo Calf, july II.
Ground will be broken soon for t
$4,000, thOusand-seat thratcr III.
Mitchell COnvalescent hospital. Cu.
Joseph E. Campbell commondin.
officer. announces
The buildins viii Be treproui amN
air conditioned Construction Nl.
resemble 4 deluxe civilian lhrl.r.
rather than a Way department the
Iter DrapeS. tapestry ANA ,tJ.t
curtains are estimated to COS, $3Uun
There will be au enclosed iJlat
modern furniture and rugs PiH.
seats will be in>talicG
The interior viii BE- enclosed m
q specially procrssed acoustic mu-
terial. There viii be a broudcur
studio and control room, stage 81 y
40 feet. and large SpOtights lU.
stage productions With this equip
ment Mitchell patients, returner.
from all combat areas. will have au
opportunity to see and hear bH
time shows. says 1t. RolIcn I
Campbell. theater officer
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
CHICAGO GRAIN

FINAI. TKAIN- TIlkTS TTuI
CHICAGO July 10 TPt Grain fu-
lures turned fully firm in fairly heavy
volume dealings on the Board Of Trade
Tuesday Grain men held off commit
mentS until the government crop report
due late today with corn and wheat pros
poets July rye moved errattally TO
gains Of as much rs four cents and de-
fegred rye reflected strength in Wnni-
peg.
Grains scored further gains on the close
with rye finishing up 21s to A., cents a
bushel wheat up l. to cent: corn un-
changed to uD ~ oats up = to y. and
barley up IL TO Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
LEAVES NOTHING TO TELL

SEDALIA, Mo, July 10. up
George Emo Jr. said he felt a tug
on his line while fishing in Flat
creek. He pulled it in to find he
had hooked a perch, a snake and
two turtles. The snake had swal-
lowed the fish, and the turtles had
swallowed the snake. one the head
and the other the tail That's
EmO'S StOlN. AnNhoM.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
L. A. STOCKS

los ANGELES. July g. cUP' Trading
was heavy Monday on the Los Angeles
stock Exchange with l3.2nO shares
t.aded Eight issues we're up. one down
and nine unchanged.
The. list: Randtni. 200 at !. unhanged :
Blue Diamond, 300 at a.. unchanged:
EulSa Chica. 200 at a., up p Cream
cries of America, 100 at lax, down q !;
Mrnasco 100 at 275 up .O5 Republic
Petroleum 100 at 77-, up =; Richfied,
100 at ia. unchanged Standard OH,
900 at a. unchanged; Transamerca,
100 At l%ai up n.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10

los ANGELES July II. UP, Eggs
Wholesale prices consume grade: Large
Grade 45i4. Grade Z II L.; medium
Grade A 40l.; small Grade A 3d..
Candled eggs to retailers Large Grade
AA, cases 40, cartons 81; medium Grade
AA. cases u, cartons "A: large Grade
A, rascs 47. cartons ~: medium Grade
A. cases Y. cartons a: small Grade A.
cases IS, cartons 40; large Grade B,
cases II. cartons Is.
Retail prices tu consumers fcartun
Large Grade AA. 5G; medium 80 large
Grade A, 81; medium, 50. small. -;
large Grade Z. 50.
Butter ana poultry unchanged at cell
ingS.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
TOP VICTORY SQUARE SALES

SEATTLE, July TO- 0UP)-The
record for bond sales in Seattle's
Victory Square is currently held
by the Knights Of Columbus Their
war loan program rolled up a to-
tai Of S15552,625 in bond sales for
one day in the square.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
CHILDREN DO THEIR BIT

HOUSTON. Tex. July 10. (UP)-
Children of working mothers at the
Berry School Lanham Center here
making wool afghans for cOnva-
lescent soldiers at Camp Hood,
Tex.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
L. A. GRAIN

market: No ! hard on solt white wheat.
bulk. > 75-2 80: grading barley. 46 lbs,
bulk, y ? 271.. No. > oats. 20 Tbs.
bulk ? G4-270; No. ? California milo.
sacked SO-2s5
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10

A new mineral resource Of GrXr
has been found i'll the beds III prb-
bles along river courses Of ttp
coastal plain the prbblts arr u.rU
in grinding operations
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
+. A. HAY

Los ANGELES. July IL CUP, Alfalfa
market. No t. W5u-3l 90; No. = lrafy,
2e 50-30.Uu No. >. 25.5o-2G. 10. No l
barley Aay. - Uu-2A DO NJ. odt hay,
% OO-2l Hu
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
CLASSIFIED
Lost, Found. EsrdY

~~~-~-~~-~~~~-~~- "
1OST-One female Chihuahua q.
answers to name Of Boots PN@.
FL Centre 1655-M before l pm.
Reward. '-..
REWARD for return Of light LIo
trimmed prescription sun glassc.
lost on Main St. , Wks. ago. kr-
turn to POst-PreSs. .-i-
LOST-'41 maroon colored skirt Il.
Buick sedan. Ii found please IA
turn to 838 81. Atm. Receive y.
ward. '-'
LOST-Tire. serial No. 372RB8DE .
If found bring to Mateo Man.
sing. $50 Olive ST. u! Centre H.
ward $40 ,--.
Transportation
WANTED-Ride to Dallas Or yl.iu-
tv around July 1916 win sh..
expenses. Phone 898. 7-9pm. 1-.i
ANYONE going east to Chica.o III
er July 18TH Will share rNprn.u
Contact Mrs. F. a. Holt. ou
Brighton Ave. Fl Centre. I-t+
CONTINUED o. Next Pagei
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Close Contests
Mark Ring Card
Ry NJ. X.

by vi. ~.
Two close contests. the best seen
IN FL Centre since the days of the
HOgue twins. but the most poorly
run. headlined the boxing matches
at El Centro Stadium Monday night
before a crowd Of several hundred
fight enthusiasts. The first bell
rang an hour late and the lacka-
daiSical promoters seemed doubtful
the fighters would even show up.
The preliminaries put on the best
show of the evening with one four
round event between Joe Castro of
Los Angeles and Folly Villegas Of
NeXicali going to a draw and Flash
Gordon Of San Diego sparkling a
win over Joe SandOval of MeXicali
in SiX-rOund bout.
ENDS IN HURRY
The main event between Kid Les
ter of San Diego and Jackie Cooper
Of Oakland ended in a TKO Tor
Lester after one minute and 40 sec
OndS of the second round with
Cooper unable to land a punch.
d After delays and confusion the
evenings card opened with Bill
Tackett as referee. In the only poor
match Of the evening Refugio Baby
Escobar, 115, of Brawley won over
Elverto Sanchez, ia, of Mexicali
in a questionable Knockout. The
featherweights appeared unfamiliar
with the ring and Sanchez went
down after a soft touch on his chin
when the first round was two min
utes along.
The second bout provided the
closest match of the evening be-
tween the two lightWeightS. Castro
and Villegas. Villegas took the first
round with heavy punches to Cas-
tro's face but as the latter stayed
in the fight Villegas tired and slow
ed down. Castro concentrated on
the MeXicali boys chest and body
and took the second round over the
Indian boy
SAVED BY BELL
Both were hurt in the third round
and Villegas nearly had Castro out
with left hook to the stomach, but
the bell saved him. At the end of
the bout after a close fourth round,
Referee Tackett called it a draw.
Most assured fighter of the eve
ming was Flash Gordon. a small
but powerful Negro weighing in at
142 pounds. His cOcky SureneSS drew
laughs from the crowd at the begin
ming of the match but Sandoval's s
long reach with powerful blows,
when they connected took away
some of the coast boys confidence
SandOval went down for the
count about eight times and was
flOored other times but bounced up
as fast as he went down. Gordon
showed one Of the best defenses Of
any Of the fighters with his left
covering all the time. but Sandoval
managed to land enough punches
to slow the dancing Negro down to
a walk by the end of the bout.
SAVES KNOCKOUT ROUTE
BY the fourth round the end was
obvious but Sandoval managed to
stay on his feet long enough to
lose by decision instead of a knock
out.
IN the main event between the
two middleweights, Cooper spent
the entire round and a half cover
ing his face with his hands in
schoolboy style and was no match
for Lester, who has already proved
himself to El Centre fight fans
Cooper was SO badly cut and dazed
by the middle of the second round
Tackett called the contest with a
TKO for Lester.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Softba|I League
Sets Schedule

The second half of the Imperial
Valley Softball league season will
open Tuesday. July II at Ell Centre
Stadium. Games will be played four
nights weekly-Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. All contests
will be at the Stadium except on
Wednesday nights when they will
be on the Imperial field.
Marine Station and the BIG
School lead off.
The schedule as adopted at a
managers meeting last week fol-
lows:
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10

July 17-Mar. Sta. VS.. BIG School.
18-Holtv Navy VS.. Cp. Dunlap.
19-MAG 35 VS.. Troy's.
20-Acme VS.. Holtville.
24-Camp Dunlap vs.. MAG 35.
25-Holtv. VS.. Marine Station
26-Troy VS.. Acme.
27-B&G Sch. VS.. Holtv. Navy.
31-MAG 35 VS.. Holtv. Navy.
Aug. bag School VS.. TroyS.
Camp Dunlap VS.. Holtville.
3-Acme VS.. Marine Station.
7-Troy's VS.. Camp Dunlap.
8-Holtville Navy VS.. Acme.
9-Marine Sta. VS.. MAG 35.
10-Holtville VS.. B&G School
14-MAG 35 VS.. Acme.
15-B&G Sch. vs.. Cp Dunlap
16-Marine Station VS.. Troy's.
l7-Holtv. Navy VS.. Holtville.
21-Troys VS. Holtyille Navy.
22-MAG 35 VS.. Holtville.
23-B&G School VS.. Acme.
24-Camp Dunlap VS.. Mar. Sta.
28-Holtv. Navy VS.. Mar. Sta
29-Camp Dunlap VS.. Acme.
30-Troy's VS.. Holtville.
3l-B&G School VS.. MAG 35.
Evening star., 1945-05-28
SteeIworkers' Union Calls
For Wage Policy Revision

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, May 28.-The Ex-
ecutive Board of the United Steel
workers of America has called for
an immediate revision of the ma
tional wage policy to permit an
increase in basic wage rates of at
least 20 per cent.
The immediate future of the steel
industry promises continued cut
backs and cancellations, the board
said in a resolution adopted today
and "even if reconversion were to
proceed with speed there
would still be involved a serious cut
in weekly wages for steel workers
due to the discontinuance of the
48-hour work week."
The resolution said the workers
cost of living offers no hope for q
decrease, while industry shows
rising profits with shocking con-
sistency"
International President Philip
Evening star., 1945-05-28


this effort a must on the calendar
of parents of boys from the ages OF
to 18. The campaign affords boys
an opportunity to learn the funda-
mentals of swimming, which un-
doubtedly will reduce the number of
deaths that occur each spring and
summer in the Potomac River and
surrounding waters.
THE sponsors of this program are
to be congratulated in offering such
a worthwhile service, without cost,
to the boyhood of Washington and
the Metropolitan Area"
Boys interested in the course of
free instruction should mail the cou-
pom in The Star, after filling in their
name. address and age, to Ivan E.
Evening star., 1945-05-28

Smith, Boys Building, 1882 G street
NV. The course will begin on June
4 and continue until June 13, with
the classes being held every As min
utes, beginning at 4:45 pm, with
the last class starting at $3.50 pm.
Colored boys should mail their
coupon to the Twelfth Street Branch
of the YMCA, 1916 Twelfth street
NV, where Henry Walker is the
aquatic instructor,
Evening star., 1945-05-28

Gaelic tradition at 8:45 pm. tomor-
row at the Thompson Center,
Twelfth and L streets, at 8:45 to-
morrow. The recital will be under
the auspices Of the Douglas Hyde
Branch Of the Gaelic League and the
public Is invited.
Evening star., 1945-05-28

being sponsored
by the boys de-
partment of the
YMCA in CO.
operation with
The Star, for
boys from 8 to
18 Vt ars old,
without charge.
aside from
the sheer joy of
swimming" Mr..
Randolph said,
1T h e practical
aspect of self
p r e S e r v alton
should make the
Evening star., 1945-05-28

nue. Presbyterian Church, will speak
at a meeting Of the Chevy Chase
Womens Christian Temperance
Union at 2 pm. Wednesday at the
home Of Mrs. F. J. Pratt, 329 Willard
avenue, Chevy Chase, Nd.
Evening star., 1945-05-28
L |Learn-to-Swim Drive
For Boys Here Called
Must by Randolph

Representative Jennings Ran
dolph, chairman of the House Dis
trict Committee, today indorsed the
learn-to-swim campaign, which is
Evening star., 1945-05-28

Murray, who also heads the CIO
said he would present the demand
at Washington Monday to Presi.
dent Truman and Fred Vinson
chairman Of the Office of War Mo.
bilization.
Evening star., 1945-05-28
in this heavy glass,
hand-wrought by Erickson

A real achievement in coor-this deep cobalt blue
sort amethyst vibrant emerald green (such won-
deru' eoors as have made European glass prieeIess)
by Erickson American maker of this exceedinok heov
handsome gloss. Note, too the interesting contours
: the mossiveness Of the ash troys something rare
these doys). We show here only three pieces from
collection Of and osh troys in these three coors
and clear crystal glass ---S7 so TO Sl3
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-24
GOOD BRIDGE NEWS

Despite the curtailment in the use of
gasoline, due to the war, the Overseas Road
and Toll Bridge District has emerged into
the postwar world in healthy financial
condition, according to an announcement
made yesterday by Engineer B. M. Dun
can, manager of the Overseas Highway.
While his announcement will cause
qualification in Key West, in the knowl-
edge that the bridges, ultimately, will be
able to pay for themselves, yet it should
not dampen the ardor of those Key West
ers behind the movement to make the
bridges toll-free.
AS the Lions have pointed out, the
highway is the only artery connecting
Key West with the mainland-it is our life
line, so to speak, and we should not have
to pay when we use that lifeline to go to
the mainland and return, and visitors
should not be obliged to pay when they
come to Key West, because their coming
will contribute greatly to our economic
sterilization.
The brightest outlook in Key Vests
economic sky is the tourist trade, and
everything that is done to promote that
trade should be encouraged. AS The Citi-
zen has remarked before, tourists will
come here, tolls or no tolls, yet, as has been
pointed out also, more tourists will come
if the bridges are toll-free, for it seems to
be quirk of human nature to avoid road
ways on which tolls are charged.
Some drivers resent the time taken to
pay the tolls more than they do the tolls
themselves.
So while we may rejoice over the good
showing the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge
District has made, yet let us not forget to
continue our efforts to have the tolls re-
moved.