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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05

First of all, the threat of in
flation faces us now in an even
greater degree than it did during
the war.
The second and, from a long
range point of view, by far the
most important reason we should
regularly purchase bonds is in Qua
own self-interest. Despite the
fact that philosophers since an
Gent times have urged us to lay
aside a portion of what we cal Il
for future needs, we still find one
of the most difficult selling ioos
in the world in attempting to sell
people on the wisdom of saving
their own money.
Did you ever stop to think
what happens when you regularly
invest a portion of your pay IN
bonds? Did you ever stop to real
ize that you can assure yours #
OF retirement income by saving
just few cents a day. Suppose,
for instance, you are investing
only the minimum of $3.75 each
pay day, or $500 a month. After
ten years your investment, plus
interest, will amount to $2163.
You will hold bonds worth at ma
turity $4,000 and as each bond ma
lures you will receive income at
the rate of $21.66 a month for ten
years.
These figures prove that you
do not have to be wealthy to as
sure yourself Of an adequate re-
tirement income and a substantial
cash estate.
1T must be emphasized that
this is not a bond drive, we just
want to be certain that every en-
ployee knows the advantages
which will accrue to him by reg
ularly buying bonds.
we cannot hope, nor do we
expect, to persuade all employees
of the Navy Yard to. regularly
save a part of all they earn blu.
we can be certain that they have
had every opportunity"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05

greenhouse full of hobby" or
chids into a business that annual
ly takes in $150,000 from the sale
of plants and cut flowers, ships
plants to nurseries and florists
throughout the United States, Ha-
wall, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba
and Costa RIGA, and has orders on
hand from Australia to be filled
as soon as the ban is lifted there.
Tn epurchase of the Armstrong
Brown collection, generally rec
ognized as the finest collection of
Cypripedium plants in the world
adds 10000 plants to the 100000
McDade already has.
The elder McDade, who is preSi-
dent of the Southland News Com
pany, has other horticultural IN
terests, including the Semmes
Camellia Nurseries in Mobile,
Alabama, which he bought from
the United States Government
alien property custodian last year
for 100000. 1t had been the prop
erty of T, Kiyono, a Japanese.
' Asked if it were true that one
variety of orchid was good to
eat with sugar and cream" he
said:
"Absolutely-if you wait for j.
to turn into seed pod, extract
the contents, add the sugar and
cream and freeze the mixture.
Vanilla, you know. From the va
nilla orchid"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
WHAT KEY WEST NEEDS

Editor, The Citizen:
Group fishing boats to take
tourists out for a reasonable price.
Excursion or passenger boats to
Cuba.
A place where tourists can get
information and a guide for a
reasonable sum.
A quieter town in the evening,
not disturbed by unnecessary jazz
music in saloons, or cocktail
lounges.
Less DRINKS on the streets.
swearing, Safeguarding and
fighting.
Key West has the best winter
climate in the United States, and
tourists should be encouraged to
come here and spend their vaca-
tions or winters, and when they
do come they should receive corv-
teouS treatment from the police
department for minor infractionS
of the law, with which they are
not familiar.
The writer has spent several
weeks in your city, and feels a
special interest in it, and it may
be that l will spend many future
winters here.
l have not been arrested nor
have l received a parking tag, but
l have observed other tourists in
trouble over minor offenses.
The people of Key West have
treated me fine, and l have made
many friends here, whom l value
very dearly.
1t would take time to work
these things out, but the progress
sive citizens can make this
Wonder City if they will work at
it hard enough.
A TOURIST.
Key West, Fla,
March 4, 1916.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
NAVY CIVILIAN NEWS
By ]. HARTMAN BRODOWSKl
MOB Civilian Publicity Director

1t. Commander r. L. Collins,
Jr., former Charleston, S. c.,
Navy Yard Savings Bond Officer,
very aptly expressed the follow
ing thoughts in an address to the
Savings Bonds Group Agents re-
Gently: 8. during the war an
excellent bond purchase record
has, been maintained. However,
upon the signing of the peace, I'M
thinking employees here as we'll as
those in other Naval activities in-
mediately sought to discontinue
their bond pledges. All over me
country we saw percentages drop
in a varying degree.
I'VE know, of course, that take
home pay has decreased due TO
the diScontinuance of overtime
operations. We know that LIVING
costs have risen to some extent.
However, this change has affect
ed us no more nor less than it
has affected other Naval actiVi-
ties throughout the country.
I'VE do not believe that our low
record is due to the fact that en-
plOyeS do not desire or cannot al
ford to save money. On the cDn
trary, we believe the cancellations
received by the Bond Office were
due, in a large measure, to a gem
eral misrepresentation that bonds
would no longer be offered after
the war. We believe the major
ity of Navy employees want TO
continue their savings and we ere
confident that they will if they
are individually approached and
urged to do SO.
THE question that has been
raised many times during the past
few weeks is; Why are we stll
asked to buy Savings Bonds now
that the war is over?
you may remember a recent
contest conducted by a national
advertiser on the radio networks.
The object of the contest was to
complete in twenty-five words or
less the statement beginning: We
should all buy Savings Bonds be-
cause >. 1t would be diffic at
indeed to enumerate all the rea.
sons we should continue buying
bonds in twenty-five words. But
l think we can avail ourselves of
few additional words, and see
what We will get in the way of
an answer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
OF INTEREST TO KEY WEST s y
NATIONAL and STATE NEWS WITH A LOCAL SLANT

the mailman win continue TO
bring you your check.
Despite the fact there are 1000
more cases on old-age assistance
rolls in Florida this year than an :
ticipated year ago, there will Be-
no reduction in the grants now
allowed.
Oldtimers in Key West need not
fear that their necessity money"
from the state will be lowered or
discontinued. Headquarters re-
ports plenty of funds on hand
for old-age assistance.
Those who have been anticipat-
ing an increase in grants to de-
pendent children will be disap-
pointed. State Welfare Board Of
ficials say they can't up aid TO
children until the next legisia.
ture decides just what viii be
done along this line.
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PEOPLES FORUM

les to our School of Nursing on
January %.
Although the quota of 100 stu
dents was not reached, we are
thankful for your interest and the
valuable assistance which made IT
possible for us to recruit almos+
half of the class in very limited
period of time.
Our main objective now is 10
admit a full class on July 20 of
100 students. ,a
We expect to have information
concerning the admission stand
ards, fees, scholarships, and reg
istration dates compiled for pub
lication within a short time wha l
it will be forwarded to you.
We shall be especially grateful
to you for helping us again with
the recruitment of the July class.
1t is only through the help of peo-
pie in your position that we are
able to accomplish our goal.
Very truly yours,
MANOLITA HOE,
Assistant Registrar,
School of Nursing
New Orleans, La,
Feb. Is, 1916.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
Robert Santana
Coming Home
Especial TO The C;tixeni

OKINAWA, March 5.-Techni-
clan Fifth Grade. Robert Santana,
%, husband of Mrs. Ana Santana,
who with their daughter, Betty,
age two, resides at 706 R-2 Eliza
beth street, Key West, Florida re-
Gently passed through the 18th
Replacement Depot on Okinawa
for processing prior to returning
to the United States.
Cpl Santana entered the Army
July II, 1914, and departed for
overseas December /, 1914. While
on Okinawa ne served with the
1095th Engineer Detachment. Be-
fore entering the service Cpl.
Santana was employed as a
mechanic by the Civil Service
Naval Operating Base.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
Where Are My Hammer
And Saw?

Key West carpenters did well
by themselves during the war
and as soon as building materials
become plentiful they'll be busy
as bees again.
The hourly wages for local car
penters shot up in recent years
and it was only right as living
costs skyrocketed at the same
time or even before their earn
ings increased.
Comes now announcement that
journeymen carpenters in Miami
will be paid $3.50 an hour instead
of $1.3712 they have been recelv-
ing for their labor.
The increase has been given
the green light" by the wage adj
justment division of the National
Labor Relations Board. ' ~
All they need now is materials
to work with. n u .+iny f,s.-t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
lea ID. Watson
Promoted
Especial to The Citizen,

ANSBACH AIR FIELD, Ans
bach, Germany.-Iva D. Watson.
Jr., 222 C Poinciana Place, Key
West, has been. promoted to the
grade of Sergeant, and is now
serving with the 325th Troop
Carrier Squadron.
Sergeant Watson is an engineer
on one of the CAT transport
planes of the 325th Troop Carrier
Squadron of TX Air Force Service
Command. During the war the
unit transported bombs, supplies,
personnel, and moved combat
units to front line air fields. The
unit is continuing its work of
transporting freight, personnel
and equipment for the air force
occupation units. Through the
end of 1945 the unit evacuated
1904 wounded, transported over
LOT 200 passengers and troops,
and % million pounds of cargo.
Before entering the armed
service in October, 1912, Sgt
Watson worked as. an interior
decorator, and graduated from
Melbourne high school,, Mel
bourne, Florida. He has been in
the European theater approx
mately 18 months! 3 n Z a. /.
His father, Iva D. Watson, Sr.
lives at 202 c Poinciana Place
and his wife, the former Doris
Ainsworth, lives at IS Lydiate
Lane, Weston Point, Runcorr
Cheshire, England. A brother, E
C. Watson is a Seaman first class
in the navy. .r"....t "l.' =
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
THEY'RE YOUR POLICE

Editor, The Citizen:
A public service feature of the
Key West Junior Chamber Of
Commerce, good or bad, alert or
lazy, antty or sloppy, your police
force is what you and the police
make it, not the police them
selves.
What your police force is, re-
mains up to you.
By passive indifference, by lack
of interest, or by adopting do
nothing attitude, you soon find
yourself with a police force that
feels the people don't care; why
should WEI"
This is not brought about be
cause the men on the force don't
have the qualities of good Ell,
forcement officers. Some of the
finest citizens in your community
have served as members of the
police department. All of them
have come to the force with en-
thusiasm to do a good job, but
public indifference killed that.
During the depression, no one
cared whether the police received
their salaries, or where it was
coming from. Other people ap-
piled for, and received, relief, but
your policeman had a job, ami
even though he received no pay
because of an empty treasury, he
could not qualify for help, but
still he stayed on the job and re-
ceiVed his pay in warrants, which
he was forced to sell for any
where from fifteen to twenty five
cents on a dollar.
Today things are a little diff
ferent. The police are on the job,
they patrol beats, they direct
traffic. The day of congregating
in groups in one or two sections
of the city is over. They have a
job to do and they are aware that
the people are looking for them
to do it.. Simple, isn't it?
Still your interest should not
stop at that point. If you feel
the police are doing their job,
and they realize there is always
room for improvement, = praise
them. When justified criticism is
forthcoming, be kind and remem-
Der that it is only through trial
and error that perfection is
achieved. Credit them for Job
well done at every opportunity
and soon your enthusiasm viii
be transmitted to others, and your
policeman will develop even more
pride in his job.
He will know that his people
that's you-realize that he IS
trying to develop a police fore?
second to none, The beat VIII
take on a different appearance, it
will become a personal response
bility, because he is aware the
people are looking to him for pro
lection, and he isn't going to let
them down.
There are two ways to reward
man for services, by a pat on
the back, and an increase in the
pay envelope. The city has taken
care of the latter, let's all do our
part and help our police force DO
a better job.
JAYCEE.
Key West, Fla,
March 5, 1916.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05

The Citizen welcomes express
siOns of the views OF its read
eTs. but the editor reserves the
right to delete any items which
are considered libelOus or unwar-
ranted. The writer's should be
fair and cOnfine the letters to
800 words, and write on one side
of the paper only. Signature of
the writer's must accompany the
letters and will be published I'M
less requested otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
NOT SATISFIED

GRAND FORKS, N, D. - AS
an automobile, bearing two large
signs, was recently observed on
the local streets. The signs read:
Just Divorced" and "A Man
Wanted"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
County Committeeman
Not Exempted

Candidates in Monroe County
for the Democratic Executive
Committee will have to file ex-
pense accounts in the coming pri-
mary election just like all other
candidates, Attorney General Ton
Watson says.
Uncontested committee candi-
dates will not have to file state
ments after. their nominations in
the primary. Mr.. Watson adds
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
GRATEFUL

Editor, The Citizen:
Through your generous COOP
we were able to admit a
class of So desirable student nurs-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
Tennessee Orchid King
May Dethrone Brittania
By MARION COLEMAN
AP Newsfeatures

LONDONEngland undispued king of the world orchid
ket for 80 fast being dehroned by the United States
cordng Clint McDade of the ranking orchid
America.
McDade 100000 purchase
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
ASSOCIATION REVIVAL

Some say Il viii and some say
n won't but the Country Club
Association will attempt to revive
itself in a meeting to be held this
week. II Is up 10 them now
whether they wish 10 step COM
sictelv out at tho picture as fan
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
scAvENcER DEPARTMENT


In the city budget for last year
Scavenger Department operation
was as follows: Repairs and re-
placements, gasoline and oil, ST.
1894; office expense, $3.50;
flrst installment of contract pay
able on five REQ trucks was ST.
44O; interest expense is $86.41:
miscellaneous accounts payable
were 81 1862; personnel salaries
truck drivers and laborers was
S2,422; office clerk management
was $50; income tax withheld for
personnel was $1O8.05. These
little items of city expense will
be presented from time to time
SO that all in the city will be cog
INFANT of the department ex-
penses of city operation.
MIAMI BEACH OF KEY WEST
Mr.. Ball of the DuPonts is
really interested in Key West and
the city may see an expansion
which may approximate the Mer-
rift or Fisher expansions of
Miami. The principal source of
big revenue coming to the city
next summer will be from tour
lists coming here to, take the
ferries over to Cuba. These tour
lists will wish hotel rooms. Ergo,
there must be many hotels not
only for this summer but espec-
tally for the winter. What more
logical area than that overlook
ing the Atlantic ocean along the
Boulevard. 1t seems to me too
that as these hotels are built, nice
residential areas will spring up
around them just as has been the
case in the Casa Marina and
Martello Towers residential area.
SOUND AND THE FURY
l had a dream the other night.
In it singers were swaying back
and forth chanting and keeping
time to music. But there was one
fellow who everytime the music
was sweetest broke out in low,
sharp discord. For awhile the
other singers did not notice this
discord since apparently they
were enveloped in their music
but as the discord continued you
could see heads pop up more and
more. Finally singers at one end
of the line put their fingers to
their mouths and tiptoed behind
the discordant person over whom
was dropped an enormous bubble
of shining transparent substance.
No sound could be heard of dis
again fresh and strong and the
cord and the music broke out
view of the person inside the
glass bubble disappeared in the
strength of the music. I watched
person at a banquet some time
ago, spoken to by none, with the
sound of mirthful fun breaking
all around him.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
CORAL ROCKETS
BY L. p. ARTMAN. JR.

as the Country Clubhouse or turn
the building over to the Jaycees
Tor a sort of Winter Visitor Head
quarters and Clubhouse. The
poor old building right now looks
IKE the Haunted House up in
Moanin' Alley.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05

Brazil possesses some of the
worlds largest deposits of man.
ganeeSe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05

Cannon were first used by Ed
ward the Third against the
Scots in 1927.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
The Weather
REPORT

Key West and vicinity: Cloudy
this afternoon and tonight; part
ly cloudy Wednesday. Little
change in temperature. Moderate
to fresh east and southeast winds,
strong at times.
Florida; Partly cloudy, con-
tinued mild, today, tonight and
Wednesday,, Moderate to fresh
winds. >4>ANSx%<. - &. E>s
Jacksonville through Florida
Straits and East Gulf of Mexico:
Moderate to fresh winds today
and tonight, east to southeasterly
over south portion, southeasterly
over north portion. Wednesday
moderate to fresh southeasterly
winds over south portion, fresh
occasionally moderately strong
southeast to southerly winds over
north portion. Partly cloudy
weather. Widely scattered show
ers over extreme south portion
tonight.
Jacksonville to Apalachlcola:
No small craft or storm warnings
have been issued.
WEATHER REPORT
Key West, Fla, March 5, 1916
Observation taken at 1880 am.
Eastern Standard Time
Getty Office
"amperatures
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scooTERs roc


Here's a tip for those operators
Of motor scooters. You must also
take the city safety test, city
mechanic Horace Averette tells
me. Principal points to be check
ed on these are lights, brakes
and horn (no windshield wiper)
There are about 5000 cars with
tags in the city. Thus far about
200 have taken out the neceS-
sary forms but only about half
that number again have actually
taken the tests.
Mr.. Averette wishes to stress
that everyone coming down 70
take the tests should bring the
serial number of their motor, the
license number, name and adj
dress. Many persons have not
been bringing down the motor
serial number and have lost con
siderable time Principal points
Of failure continue to be tail
lights and brakes. About rs cars
thus far have failed the tests and
have had TO have more repair
work done on them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
FISHING ALLOWED

From sources close to reliable
sources in Tallahassee comes the
information that it will be clearly
stressed 10 the Everglades Park
Commission that commercial
fishing will be allowed to con-
tinue in those areas. Nevertheless
any time after a certain area is
taken over by a park commission
fishing may be secured in these
waters. Il would be the same
thing as II large Gulf Stream
areas Just off Miami or West
Palm Beach on Boca Grande were
taken over by the Park Commits
sion and then fishing shut down
IN those areas. Could Be. This is
point / have argued against
with many editors and writers
who apparently favor the pro-
posed park. But they can visual
ize only tie territory of National
Parks as seen elsewhere such as
the Grand Canyon chasm. the
Smoky Mountains National Park,
and so forth. Down here Is de
vcloped area which will far sur
pass any the park system can
create. There are many laws now
against hunting the wild heron
and if fish commence to get
scarce similar laws could be
passed then.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-05
ROOMS RESPONSE


Joseph Dillinger Of the South
ern Cross Hotel has sent out five
hundred cards printed at The
Altman Press in which is stated
Please Post. Plenty of Hotel
Rooms Available IN Key West.
unioundcd rumors to the con-
Iary. Stop az Southern Cross
Hotel II We are full we will re-
tef you TO another Good Hotel.
Please Come" The other night
Mr.. Dlllinger secured seven res
ervations just from these cards
alone with most Of the persons
surprised that there were hotel
accommodations in Key West
For q time right after the city
began % be a tourist center Key
West was the recipient of these
runors with most of them from
Jealous Miami. Then as more and
more tourists visited Key West
and found out exactly what there
was down here these rumors be-
gan 10 die down. Came the war
and a local campaign launched
20 keep visitors away from the
city because of lack of housing.
This wartime advertising is what
Key West will have 10 combat
in the near future. Next one up
now Is the summer tourist trade
and there should be not the
slightest question about the
availability Of rooms then.
INFO ADVANTAGES
More and more you hear re-
ports about the advantages of
the Information Booth at the east
end of the Boulevard. have not
heard anyone say it is not q
splendid idea. Say a young,
bright fellow is paid about $50
. week 90 pass out this informa-
ton. That Is only about $500 a
year. This should be a must for
contributions Of every merchant.
This one booth will keep here
thousands of persons i'm Key West
who ordinarily would run around
the town a bit, not apparently see
anything. and head back over
the highway that same night
For every tourist that stays one
day longer every tourist business
in town benefits. They may buy
q gift will take a hotel room, will
have dinner IN restaurants, may
take a deep sea fishing trip, will
tank zap on gas and oil, will visit
the places of interest in Key West
and thus contribute 10 the eity's
tourist facilities. Someone mark ,
ed a ten dollar tourist bill up
state some few years ago and
when he last traced the bill it had
paid ten local bills. II is new
fresh money which passes
through every merchant and
ends up in different individuals
permanent cash assets eventual
~.
gC0OTERc roo
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Those Old Age Assistance Checks
Will Come Through
Don't worry, Dad or Nom your
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