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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02
GOVERNMENT FOR Low
INCOME BRACKETS

But you must be strong enough
10 be individual and there are
many who are not. For instance
take the question of the small
wooden cigar worker homes built
here. ! understand that sons and
daughters have left their parents
In very sad circumstances. Look
al the way some of these poor
people have TO live. Well, there
Is a place for them in a low cost
housing project. This is an ex-
trcfnc case but also there is "a
2 place In q housing project Cor
the worker who cannot afford a
good, clean apartment. That is
the sort Of business a government
housing project is iver9i valuable
In. No one else would furnish as
nice and sanitary housing. So
then the government must step in
and take charge of this social
problem. There is no complaint
there.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02

Postwar plans of the Key West
Housing Authority call for con-
tinued slum clearance and the de-
velopment of 14O new low-rent
units for white families and 40
low-rent units for non-White.
families at an estimated cost of
81, 100000, w. B. Kirke, director,
announced today.
Application for postwar prof
ects are included in a shelf IF
projects now in Washington,
awaiting legislation for approval,
Mr.. Kirke said. The passage Of
the Wagner-El lender-Taft bill,
known as HB1592, will allow for
continued expansion of a. nation
al housing program, which W il
alleviate the pfivations of insani.
tary and inadequate living by
nearly a third of the families CT
the nation, Mr.. Kirke added.
The present aim of the local
Housing Authority is to adequate
ly house returning veterans and
their families, essential civil serv-
ice workers, and eligible Navy
personnel in the temporary war
housing units and continue 20
provide decent housing for low
income families in the original
low-cost housing projects at Por~
ter Place and Fort Village, Nj.
Kirke explained.
Because of substandard con-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02
HIGHER INCOME NO
GOVERNMENT HOUSING

But would not like TO see gov
eminent housing spread TO such
an extent that II will dominate
the town. Much Of the quaint
architecture in the town would
be completely dominated by this
sort 0f dwelling. Principally the
government projects are not de-
signed 20 compete with construc-
ton projects. They are designed
% replace slum and blight areas,
wlairh would not be cleared away
otherwise. This Is the light gov
eminent housing should be
studied In. When the line is
trusscd where contractors and
builders and investors are inter
ested then government control
should stop and allow human
Individuality and freedom to
blossom forth further.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02
Smith Builds f'
Store AT zoo =
White Street
MRs. EMILY PRICE BUILDS
ADDITION TO OFFICE AT
s2o FLEMING STREET AID.
DRESS

n. ID. Smith is building a store
II zoe White street for $2,662 and
Mrs. Emily Price is building an
addition 10 the office at 706 Elem.
ing Street which will be of con-
crete block construction, as will
also be the White Street store
building The Fleming Street adj
dllion win cost Si,gs5. "Hl
This information was obtain9d
from the records of last weeks
building permits issued from the
office Of Building Inspector Enrol
Sawyer.
Permits issued for the week to-
tailed sl0.272.
Other permits were as follows:
Roincy Tynes. 800 Caroline
So. remodel S 500
=. c. Schneider. l40l Pc
tronia St. repairs and
and painting ...-...--..--. 1000
Louis B. Richardson. l4l9
Newton ST.. build kitchen 800
Paul Hyre, 1903 Seminary
ST., build kitchen .--.----..-. 300
Key West Jewelry Co, 532
Duval ST.. remodel ...-... 1856
Halbert Lewinsky, 526 Du-
val ST., painting -......-----. 800
Martin Thomas. 400 South
ard St. painting -.----...--. 100
Clara Peacon Curry, Eaton
St, screened porch ..---.-. 40
Stanley Saunders, 3l5 Pea
con Lane, outside stairs %. 200
Mrs. B. A. Baker. $40 Flem-
ing ST, remodel -.-.-----..-..---- 14O
Judge Thomas Caro-, 1927
White St. painting ------.. 200
Shedrock Hannibal, 725
Thomas ST., addition .-... 800
DR. ]. d. Parramore, 523
Whitehead ST., French
windows. upstairs porch 400
T. z. Hood. e23 Southland St,
painting -...-----..-.-------..---.----. 200
Mrs. A. J. Mills. 503-5 Will
liam ST.. build fence and
paint --.--.-.--..-.---..--.....---.. 100
Jack Carey. go Catholic
Lane. addition .-.-----.--... 100
Ms Carmen Solano 807
Whitehead St. painting l51
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02

The main objection I have to
living In a housing project is the
rcgimented sort of life. regiment
cd houses, regimented painting
and rules. had quite enough of
that in the Coast Guard. / still
feel very strongly that way.
would much rather plan my own
home, worked out my own way,
than live in a project or CO.
operative. individuality I prize
as a priceless asset to human
freedom.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02

struction. in room sizes. war
materials used. and building
laYouts. all temporary war hous-
ing projects. according to pres.
ent Federal law. must be torn
down and removed from prof.
ect sites within two years altar
the end of the duration of hos
tilities." the local Housing Au,
thoritY director said. This is
necessary in order to prevent
such substandard housing be,
coming new slurn areas. where-
as the primary function Of Pub
lie Housing is to obliterate
slums and replace them with
adequate modern dwelling
units"
1t was. long since expected that
the West Poinciana demountabie
buildings sometimes referred to
as1cthe cardboard houses''} would
have been vacated and moved IL
another area or foreign, coun-
try, Mr.. Kirke said, but Increased
naval units assigned to this area
since January l, 1916, has created
need for complete occupancy Of
all war housing projects UP to the
present time.
MIR. Kirke said that the West
Poinciana buildings will be re-
as soon as vacancies occuI
in other projects to absorb the re-
tenants or as soon as new
construction is available.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02
Navy Civilian Workers Through
Work At 4:3O p,n'., Instead OF 5
Vote To Forego Half-Hour
AT Lunch Time To HAY,
Earlier Knocking OFF,
Time

Navy civilian workers will now
quit work at 4:30 p. m, instead
OF 5 p. m, according to AUTHORIZE
ton by Captain Willard A. Saun-
ders, commanding officer Of the
Submarine Base. Pr
The proposal was circulated
among the workers yesterday in
the form of a. ballot. The workers
unanimously chose the earlier
closing which will mean that the
lunch hour is cut to- half an hour
instead of the full hour.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02

sources have reported that fore
ign agents have been infiltering
into the duck lines. Be on the
lookout! We must keep their con-
dition under control.
No one knows when the first
ducks came to Key West but they
are a fitting symbol of Naval
aviation and quite natural pets
for the airmen and the ground
crews.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02

4sasg NiB b. 3 tough one. We
&C. mnae q iinotypn operator and
ESQ., 4sBswieEa Then. COO, we have
q IA un klk psgCr which We have
Ha1 aally o. You folk. Also
NM iiii 49, uamF8 IN one 81 the
ta aays in tlss week when ads
# hA MundaF end Tuesday.
a ~ haxe so reaily hustle to
e. mii taaa while space fillea up.
49, 49, ~ a.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02
Fiesta
Clears $500
For Stadiuul
CHAIRMAN pAUz. ALBURY RE j..
PORTS ON FINANCES OF
|. FESTIVAL HELD HERE Re.
GENTLY

Financial statement Of the
Sponge Festival Queen Contest
conducted by the Stadium Com
mittee has been released by Paul
Albury, chairman.
The statement, listing receipts
and expenditures, reveal the Sums
collected by the queen contestants
during the event. The statement
follows.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02

Waite On
Duty At
POinciariG

Poinciana has d policeman
all its own now.
Bernard Waite. Jr.. has been
named patrolman for thar
area. He is on 24-hour call in
that section.
A police sub-station has
been established in Poinciana
in the building formerly used
for medical service.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02

White tells me. they are not bad
and | agree with him. The in
teriors OF the places I inspected
yesterday were not bad. Some of
them get a little scrubby from
tiTne 10 time but as a whole they
are quite livable inside.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02
USE OF WAXED PAPER

New York,-Americans use
enough waxed paper every year
to encircle the globe 500 times
with a strip on foot wide.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02
HOME OIL BURNERS

Chicago,-More than 100000
home oil burners now are in use
in the United States, all of them
placed in service after 1920.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02

~ haAr wat telling me that
MMM wil eamc thr problem Of
49, ns Hsany in tise proioct who
ns 80 in t6r mu rental RANGE
80 - a. pEm.Nrt Daring the war
~ M4ln paint Nas a. set de-
tsHsN wWsera kuusnd bat now
tNss neerf tlmf g. coming and
mMaNa @le stlll femniniaa hiah.
sH AiieusGi wiii b. madc 81 house
mAilF fhme iu ghn law incone
49, ets MasFh the Housing Au.
Y aReallY designate. Inci-
aaslly So npnls charged are
eet ene fiffh ~ the total in
ews 9f fhe xmker
xxsponAHg HOUSING TO co
AHeihsf group - poog housing
$50 mtH he gone with the
w shsneFcr TIE housing sit
NssH slssssna un here are the
49, Pasnfiana housas. These
tsQafH huxes" are pretty
eNfei en lhe outside and the
ANssaiiY has made 90 attempt
~ ft4 tham 40 heeauss ia knew
49, sheF snuld b. disposed ~ as
mN ~ theY ere ahie % see per-
ma#en as ~ usiicla ere teing
W4ei ufs nse tnsiae tse0res
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02
TEACHING cLUBBERs

!, New ;York-One. oil company
is teaching All clubbers in its
area how to maintain. repair; and
operate powered farm machinery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02

~ $50 Nae tbat April Fool
- 81 FesfeFdayf Tho bays be
lhe wlsna an the machines
g. . wtt h consisted oi 4 metal
8ilh fhn aofdz ~April
fuatel in Ire block. Then
mas a. Ei1tea into the paper
60 hAaHA spaee en- the other
g. 81 a. sAstt was lcft 80 that
~ wmas Apfii Pool showed
- h lsAan tte paper Was held
- - itr heht
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02

Subscribe TO the Gitizen-25t
weekly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02

NUF YES eatleak is the an
Nf ~ MsiiFse n Klfke. al
fM "a key Wes1 Housing Az.
AfF tHaa fse tfasiurs Ia the
D. ; ei i',.lneiaAa wlli b. movcd
$500 withta 3 iee DAYS. Thgv
$50 a anfw agast msgh many sani.
49, ataw t@esE Also that the
FHeiaaa EsionNan. whlch i
N#@tai les tho concrete
aa An = H,ill iamn and which
49, efetled enls 81 4 war de-
fsNM tssi1ssfsN uloasufe. Ntll even.
- b AL D. aaHsllafed and nos.
SHs SEE aniis asth much better
eEstsstfttsl1N EfFttHd Also the
Hss nEaN thai waar huuslna In
49, te nuat fieia has been roc.
esxsFatif1 O. the Fcderal Hous-
~ AsfisesifF
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02

Lumber shortage TO last CIR
years, Forest Service man says
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02

Si naemia called mae up
$500 shsi ~ nFTest Yesterday
~ slff psl,se of : laiF Nhs came
Ma So 4 hf Aahglv intoxicated
oN 4H - alnte har way home
- unssills Two police
$780, atse3sNa ana aoak bet in
~ W# NNg iuia the black
W sna - fheV sent A large
$780, assssea atusna go pre-
49, MHa mmBy thmaahg a
wNs H8 mell o. aFuhaffass the
49, Nha tsld tise nolies thry
So eealsff1zseinK her ~ plac.
# h aM nAAfM Nuaan wiz.
- rlaAH tisaf she was B %
&f ~ th2i she wks gnnk.
- 49, 8as aht mlnnN
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-02

49, ieet ntttf Denny Isasifea
Mf ANNs NAns aMalnaf shN Cin.
ali M9s yesterday playing
~ tazaps NHaskefs "a Tan1pa
F Awal ND 3 aauhle and a
F af singles nui "a course
Hs no nH9a auf lncal boya
80 tesi agfafsgs ffnm swatiine
Aeltass ln ths aid days before
- tswwlsts and tee DDT from
- AafF affisea here
Evening star., 1946-01-14

ly as she busted on the star tha,
few in the window.
In other words, home sweet home
where life flowed gently as a brook
and the only disturbance would be
the soft purring of the cat on the
hearth.
World Intrudes.
Unfortunately, home sweet homes
do not operate in that fashion. The
world insists on intruding, and the
frail human machinery which keeps
a home running is continually break
ing down. Yesterday at my home
sweet home is a good example of the
perils of home life.
Life in the household started at
1880 am. with a violent ringing OF
the telephone bell. The bell sounded
urgent, so I jumped from under the
shower and raced downstairs to an
swer it, soaking wet and shivering.
1t was Mr.. Omberg Howard
wanting to sell me tombstone.
On the level. Mr.. Omberg How
ard said he had tried a dozen times
to reach me, and was mighty glad
he had finally caught me in. ]
wanted to tell him that I would be
mighty glad to buy tombstone pro-
vided I could plant it at or on
his head, but I didn't get chance
Dripping water, and with pneumonia
fastening its clutches on me, had
to listen to Mr.. Howard describe his
line of tombstones. Upright angels.
Squatting angels. Angels with a
closed stance and an overlapping
grip. Vermont marble. Georgia
marble. Indiana limestone. The
Evening star., 1946-01-14

oAA4J WnJ AcAld 6CU AL Va LlLIil
was to agree to let him come over
and show me his line.
At 8:35 the gas stove went on the
blink. All burners and the oven
refused to work. Fifteen minutes
later the part-time maid called and
said her husband had pneumonia
and she wouldn't be able to come
to work until he quit ailing. So, a
Committee of One (and any hus-
band should be able to tell me who
the Committee of One was) voted
that I cook the breakfast in the
fireplace. The committee said my
soldier training would make it easy
for me to scramble a few eggs and
fix some bacon over an open fire
I had eggs and second-degree burns
for breakfast.
At II am, just as I had settled
down to write column, there was
knock at the door and in en-.
tered Mr.. Bob Davidson of Quincy
Fla, who said that because he hao
long been an admirer of my work
he was going to sell me some clothes
He said he represented the Fashion
Center Clothing Co., Inc. of Dech.
erd, Tenn. Whereupon he took Out
his sample book, his order book
and a tape measure. I said didn't
need any clothes, but he laughed
at that, and started measuring me
How many pleats do you want ir
the brown gabardine?" he asked.
Two" I murmured weakly
That's good" he said. We'll make
Evening star., 1946-01-14
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
Q. What is the average salary
earned In the United States by en-
ployed persons?-H. A. H.
A. In 1914, the average income
per worker was $2,310. 1t is ex-
pected that for 1945 the average
income per worker will drop to
about $500.
Q. How many novels did Zane
Grey write?-C. A. R.
A. Zane Grey wrote 81 novels In
all. The first was Betty Zane
which no publisher would take, so
Grey published it himself in 1904.
@. Does locust wood wear well
when used for fence posts?-L. A. @
A. Locust is very durable and will
last at least 20 years.
@. Who is the patron saint of
gardners?-M. M.
A. st. Dorothea is patroness of
gardners. Her emblem is a crown
of flowers and fruits and her feast
is February 6.
@. Who discovered Great Salt
Lake?-H. w. A.
A. Great Salt Lake was first men
toned in 1889 by Baron La Houtan,
who had heard of it from the In
dlans. James Bridger was appar-
emily the first white man to see it
In 1924. 1t was first explored and
described by Fremont in 1S43.
@. What was the average num-
Der Of miles travelled annually by
passenger automobiles in peace
time?-A. B. r.
A. The average annual mileage
OF the passenger automobiles before
the war was approximately 5000
miles.
@. Is an undesirable discharge
from the Navy dishonorable?-
N. S. S.
A. An undesirable discharge is on
yellow paper but it is not a dis
honorable discharge A dishonor-
able or bad conduct discharge Is
given after a general or summary
court-martial
@. My husband is an X-ray tech
nician and is now in the Pacific.
He has enough points for discharge
but Is being retained in the Army.
Why is this?-M. T.
A. According to the War Depart
ment enlisted personnel possessing
the following rare skills are con-
sidered scarce category personnel
and essential to the extent that
they may be retained by the Army
for a period of time not to exceed
six months after they become eligi-
BILE for discharge: Orthopedic me-
chanics, dental laboratory techni-
clans, medical laboratory techni-
clans, X-ray technicians.
Evening star., 1946-01-14

! IL double le-breasted. You're picking
up weight again. Wish you could
meet the president Of our company.
Names Read Patton. The most
regular fellow in the world. How
many pairs Of slacks do you want?"
None" I said.
Gets Sharkskin and Blue Rayon.
Good" Mr.. Davidson answered.
1.-TWO will be just about right. I'll
give you the sharkskin and the blue
rayon."
Davidson left a little after noon,
with my check for a brown suit and
two pairs of slacks. skipped lunch
in favor of a sedative and was Just
resettling down to work when-well,
won't give. you the CORY details,
but 1t was fifth cousin twice re-
moved, with his wife, 6-month- -old
baby, and setter dog. Said they
were going South, hadn't been able
to find a place to stay, and would
I mind If they stayed a few days
with me, until the dog got over an
Evening star., 1946-01-14
Great GameofPolitics
Observer Suggests Truman Call in Best
+ Brains to Advise Course in Strike Crisis

Recommendations from them, sup
ported by the President, would car
ry immense weight in Congress and
in the country-infnitely more than
any fact-f1nding boards Mr.. Tru-
man has named. And he already
has proved that labor-management
conferences under Government aus
pices get nowhere.
What Is necessary is to clarity the
popular mind and focus public SEN
timent. That can only be done by
men in whose character and ability
the people generally have full con-
f1dence. The usual type of presi-
dental brain trust won't do. What
we need is not temporary truce but
a permanent solution.
Evening star., 1946-01-14

every window, with a herd of robins
grazing on the new-mown hay, and
a copy of Edgar Guests poems
opened to "It Takes a Heap o. Liv-
Ing to Make House a Home"
To continue: In my minds eye 7
saw my wife, wrapped in bolt or
two OF gay gingham, whistling brave
Evening star., 1946-01-14

dldnt Just mean
the U n ! t e d
States of Amer
lea. We spoke OF
going 60 S t a t E.
side, !" but in our
hearts we were
dreaming of a
little more than
that.
AS for myself,
I pictured COM
Ing nome TO q
W r e n - covered
C o t t a ge, with
n o n e y suckle
v l n e S climbing
IN
Evening star., 1946-01-14

h We basically
C Fl a n g ed the
situation. TIL e
solution W oul d
have been tenn
porary. Even II
the other great
strikes that loom
had been avert
ed and, as the
President sai d,
ct h e industrial
8 n e S cleared, "
t h ere W oul d
within a short
period have been
q repetition of a
state of affairs
Evening star., 1946-01-14

attack of distemper, and the baby
could get whooping cought shots.
Now the dog and I both have dis
Evening star., 1946-01-14
Bv Frank r, Kent

Even had the General Motors
accepted the Truman fact-flnding
boards recommendation and that
strike been settled, 1t would not
Evening star., 1946-01-14
McLemore-
Outsiders Disrupt
Home Sweet Home
By Henry McLemore

How many times, when we GIs
were overseas, did We dream of
home? One billion.
When we thought of home we
Evening star., 1946-01-14

temper. But-no matter where you
wander. there is no place like home.
Distributed BY McNaught Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1946-01-14
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Questions

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ROOMS WITH BOARD.

Il0I 18th ST. NW.-Rooms for . girls:
yyacancies IN triple; nice location excellent
food: Switchboard; reasonable.
eIO1 s ST. N.W,-Triple and double rooms.
men or women, $50 each per mo Also a
double room, private bath, $50 mo- each,
ROOM AND BOARD. SIS and 50 per week,
&n Z meals as ger day and , on Sunday. Phone
oGIET YOUNG GENTLEMAN to share
room with / or : young gentlemen in this
comfortable boarding home. MRS. FRANK
KoRK1sCH, 14o6 10th st. NV. MI. 5774
G9Oi BROOKvILLE RD.-aoom and boa I'd
refined home convenient transp, large
fKa93e1as K9oM Boskp HI 4'6i laundry for gentleman:
$50 and help with light duties GE. 65l6
GIRL to share an apt. in ne. with family
with child at nisSt while lie mother V WORKS: ris:
IsasbehSss lsss KsNsAs IS AVE- f' N.w-Jevtsh home
men; good food; bus at door GE saSi. :
ssI sSSdE Rsnss E1on IN b6ab. p5yas m bone with
pv, bath ayaii sad for perents; upper 10th st
lsoi f9lh sT; N.w.-Double rm; exec!
1911 10th ST. NW.--Young man to share
triple room; home-cooked meals; excellent
FOR MEN bed in double rm.; 500 l
db, rm. for men, s44 each. Phone AD
CENTRALLY LOCATED: front room. tvir
beds. men only. ME 1899. -l5
1926 10Th ST. N.W.-Double rm. 81. so:
also single and basement rm, double or
cingle; excellent meals. Id
1897 GALLATIN ST. N.W.-Young lSdy
to share large room. private bath, witt,
. other girls; unlimited phone; home
privileges. Just off I4th and Colorado
car Call CE. 597f --15
PRIVATE FAMILY. nice room with board
for girls or man and wife, good neish--
VACANCIES FOR YOUNG LADIES, zoos
Mass. ave. n.v.--One double, one triple
lse. rooms, abundant baths, all conven-
fences. S4e,75, $50, S57.25. la