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dance was staged tonight. The
gymna SUM decoration carried out
the sweetheart motif with a profu-
sion of red hearts, red and white
streamers and festoons throughout
the hall. Large red hearts bore
the Greek letters of the fraternities
in white. Members of the faculty
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-07
GIRL SCOUT TROOP
NAMES NEW OFFICERS

The Girl Scouts of Troop 5, at
their regular weekly, meeting
held Friday afternoon at the
Wesley House, elected their new
officers to serve for the next
six months.
The girls elected are: secre-
tary, Gale Curry; treasurer,
Antje Goldman; chairman, Helen
Mcdonald; Ffay Beares, Anne
Yates and June Yates; color
guards, Elsie Lee Thompson and
lola CamuS.
The troop ended their year of
activities Friday, Dec. % with a
leaf hunt, followed by a picnic
lunch served under the trees at
BayvieW Park.
Troop 5 will begin their new
year by helping in the current
clothes drive and hope that
during the coming year they will
be able to serve this community
IN many ways.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-07
FLORIDA SHOWERS

Down dim cathedral aisles of
pines
Like grey-robed nuns, they sweep
In vast professional and DER them
chimes
The Thunder-Organ tones, SUI
preme and deep.
Across their path there swings
from East to. West
The brupished censor of the
lghtning's glow.
Each whispering pine and palm
bends low his crest
Before the Herald winds, that
ushering blow.
(
They pass. And all the radiance
of the sun
Cleans on the myriad diamonds
of the rain.
I raise my head: the solemn Lit
any is done:
Mine eyes have seen Thy glory,
Lord. again
Stephen Cochran Singleton.
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OVERSEAS COMBAT MARINE PFC DONALD
S. PINDER OF KEY WEST RETURNS HERE
(By J. HERMAN BRoDowsKp

Private First Glass Donald S..
Pinder, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Pinder, of 1917 Petronia street,
is home on leave after twenty-five
months service in the U. S. Ma
rine Corps, including eleven
months overseas combat duty to
his credit.
Donald saw bloody action at
Oklnawa, Borneo, southern Japan
and in the Philippine area. While
in the Navy. he was stationed on
the carrier, U.SS. Gilbert Islands
OF Admiral Bull Halsey'S Third
Fleet, constantly engaging the
enemy during the entire period.
Profusely decorated, PFC Pin
der wears the Philippine Liberia
ton ribbon, the Third Fleet cita-
ton with star, the South Pacific
ribbon with three stars, and the
Marine Sharpshooter's Medal Be
fore enlisting in the u. S. Marine
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-07
BOATMEN DISAGREE

Some thought has arisen among
the charter boatmen which will
make them not wish to use the
Garrison Blight yacht harbor. 1t
will be too far for them to run
from that harbor to the Gulf
Stream. Now from Gulf Dock the
run is about seven miles directly
to the stream. From Garrison
Blight to the only entrance of
Barque Channel at the northern
end of Fleming Key and so on
out the Main ship channel would
add about five miles each day to
the run to and from the city. Con-
sidering that the speed of most of
the charter boats is an average of
six to ten miles an hour, this is
a considerable factor. Thus comes
out a suggestion that the city
build out the Municipal Sponge
Dock at the foot of Grinnel street
out to deep water and cross it with
a number of right angle piers for
commercial craft. This, with the
present Gulf Dock and Trumbo Is
land docks would make a nice
network for city charter boats,
sightseeing boats and deepsea
fishing boats. Yachts will use
the Garrison Blight facilities. I be-
lieve., ON. ..... -. tl,,
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Luncheon HOnOrS
Returned Soldiers

Mr.. and Mrs. Antonio Barrera,
Of 808 Simonton street, were host
and hostess at a luncheon Friday
given in honor of their two broth
ers. Corporal Jos. A. Ramirez and
Pfc. Rogelio Ramirez, who have
returned to their homes after
serving three years in the armed
forces.
. The luncheon was of Spanish
dishes cooked in true Spanish
style.
Table was decorated with a
beautiful green and yellow center
piece.
Others attending were Mrs.
Jose A. Ramirez, Mrs Rogelio Ra-
mirez, Mrs. Mary Cunningham,
Juan Antonio Barrera, Jr., Carlos
Manuel Barrera and Nancy Elena
Ramirez.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-07
WINTER PROGRAM

Look soon for a winter season
program sponsored by one of the
clubs of the city. Miami, as you
know, has a complete winter en-
tertainment program, cultural and
athletic, scientific. Thus come
the nationally known singers, pi-
anists, violinists, choruses, operas
to Miami. Thus come the coun-
try's best golfers and football
players. Thus come the All-Amer-
lean Air Maneuvers. To some ex-
tent the surrounding cities to Mi
ami always share in this pro-
gram. To Key West, after the
All-American Air ManeuverS, is
the annual race to Havana from
this city, Then, occasionally, we
have an accomplished musician
here, and also we have a famous
foursome in golf or fine baseball
team here. Also programs of our
own, such as art exhibitions, So
cial hours for winter visitors, our
own Latin-American. type OF
baseball and diamondbaIl. This
winter program is an important
consideration of the new Key
West.
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SPECIAL MUSICAL
PROGRAM TUESDAY
TO BE RENDERED IN EVE
MING AT FIRST METHO-
DIST CHURCH

A special musical program, on
the regular Youth For Christ
Rally night, tomorrow evening.
will be rendered at the First
Methodist (Stone) Church, be-
ginning at 7:30 o'clock The
program follows:
Organ prelude.
Opening Hymn 10.
Prayer.
Hymn As.
Favorite chorus.
Announcements.
Al Fryer - Baritone Soloist,
"The Love of God"
Hymn 165.
Piano selection-Mrs. Claude
Sails.
Selection from the. Junior
Choir of the Fleming st. Metho-
dist Church. directed by Mrs.
Paul Herrick and accompanied
by Mrs. Claude Sails.
Testimonies.
Piano and organ duet - Miss
Grace Lovelace and Tom HoweS
Mrs. Grant Duncan to bring
special message of the evening
by painting her thoughts while
speaking; and playing marimba.
Closing hymn.
Benediction.
POStlude. - ~,
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PARIS JEEPS
AND JTTERS
OVER TRAFFIC
CIVIL AND MILITARY POLICE
HAVE ONE OF TOUGHEST.
TOUGHEST JOBS IN THE
WORLD
By CYNTHIA LOWRY
APP FeaVureS Writer

PARIS. - Between freewheel-
ing, jeep happy American sold
iers and the normal traffic hab7
its of French drivers and redes-
trans, Paris police civil and
military-have one of the tough
est jobs in the world.
1t is extremely difficult to tell
exactly how much of the snarl
and the crashes the Americans
are responsible for, but and
this is obvious to anyone who
gets around the city-there are
a large number of AUTOMOBILE
accidents in proportion to the
number of automobiles.
1t. Col. Robert l.. Hayes,
deputy provost marshal, said
that during one month there
were 4S8 motor accidents which
involved Americans. 81
Although MPs in Paris-now
operating at skeleton strength
make continuous efforts to con-
troll speed, American soldiers
don't froget easily some Of the
fast and wonderful driving
tricks they picked up on the
road to victory.
A Frenchman apparently as
sumeS he has divine protection
the minute he is on the street.
He wonders around in the mid
die of the street, watching peo-
pie on the sidewalk; they look
the wrong way before crossing
an intersection; they drive 40
miles an hour down busy streets
looking into the eyes of blondes
beside them.
I'VE set up MPs in spots
where we've been having reports
of accidents, we make hundreds
of arrests for speeding and we
do everything we can to handle
the traffic situation" Col.
Hayes said. "But we can't keep
French people from walking OUT
into the path of an automobiles
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-07
HAROLD DAY BACK
IN OLD POSITION
(FIorida News serviee)

BARLOW, Jan. 7,-Harold S.
Day, who joined the Florida Ma
tional group of banks when he
became organizing president of
the Florida National Bank at Bar
tow in 1929, and who served as
its president until January, 1913,
when he was commissioned a lieu
tenant in, the e, S. Naval Re-
serve, resumed his association
with the Florida National group
on January l.
Mr.. Day has accepted a posi-
ton with the Florida National
Bank and Trust Co.. at Miami as
vice president and director. The
Miami bank has $57.000.00 de-
post. second only to the Jackson
vile bank in the Florida National
group. Its president is L. A.
.Usina.
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HERE FOR a visit is Mrs.
Claudina L. Mendez. She is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Alfre-
do Lucignani and her sister, Mrs.
Evelio Cabot, 4O5 Olivia. Mrs.
Mendez is on leave from the
Conservatory of Music at the
University of Miami.
Next week Mrs. Cabot will
have as her guests, Alfredo, Jr.,
and Nestor Lucignani, her
brothers.
4 X X
GEORGE LAURA from Tren-
ton, New Jersey, and recently
discharged from the Army, is
the school chum and now guest
of j. Hartman BrodowSki. Mr..
LAURA has spent three years IN
the European theatre of war.
MISS IRENE BONCZEK was
married Saturday night ia Jose
AlYoradiaz. 1t was a very simple
wedding and took place at the
home Of the groom.
r r r
SPECIAL MEETING of the
Key West Players was held on
Friday night. After readings in
trials for parts in Blithe Spirit,
a meeting of the casting COM
mittee was held but no one was
definitely selected.
At the regular meeting tonight
at 8 o'clock the cast will be de-
cided upon.
X X X
SEWING COMMITTEE of the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Munich
pal Hospital sewed for the pa
tientS there Thursday.
The committee is in need of
more help and anyone wishing
to do their share should call
Mrs. Reginald Pritchard, phone
SAB on Thursday morning and
she will see that you have
transportation out to the hos
pital.
Those who sewed last week
were: Mrs. William Warren, Mrs.
Miller, Mrs. Mary Eberhardt,
Mrs. L. P. Brown, and Mrs,
Reginald Pritchard.
\ X \
LEAVING to resume studies at
Stetson college, Deland, Florida,
is Miss Jessie Jane Gibson.
Jessie Jane spent the holidays at
the home of her parents, Mr..
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MISS IRENE BONCEK WEBS JOSE
RAMON ALVORADIAZ SATURDAY NIGHT

and Mrs. H. A. Gibson, 1401
Pine street.
X 4 X
GIRL SCOUTS of troop 4 had
their election. of officers Friday
afternoon. Those. eelcted are:
Nelly Mehendez, secretary; Betty
Ann Baumgardt, corresponding
secretary; ~ Dottie Carbonell,
treasurer.
Patrol leaders are: Loretta
Carbonell, Wolf patrol; Anna
Sawyer. assistant patrol leader:
Diana Auxier, Deer patrol, and
Sandra SHERMAN, assistant
leader; Helen Howes, Eagle pa
troll, and Nancy Lowe, assistant
leader.
Mrs. E. Baumgardt is Scout
Leader and Mrs. J. L. Menendez
is her assistant.
X 4 X
HEARD an unusual story the
other dav of how one party
cured her dog of distemper. All
known remedies used failed and
then someone suggested one
last. AS the dogs owner was at
the point of doing anything, she
tried it. and the dog was cured.
What was used? Old fashioned
buckshot!
X X X .".~
THE GIRL SCOUT Association
recently formed and consisting
of LOCAL leaders and assistant
leadefs' and Committee women
are0holding' fhEiE snS hthGyl meet
ing tonight at 1880 o'clock at
St. Paul'S Parish Hall.
Anyone who. desires taking
over or helping the Brownies or
intermediate of the Girl Scouts
is especially invited.
All Intermediates are asked to
be present.
X h X
DIVISION STREET PIT. A.
will hold its meeting at 8 p. m.
in the school auditorium tomor-
row. Rev. E. S. Doherty, pastor
of the Lee Memorial Church,
will be guest speaker.
Past president of the PIT. A.
will be presented as an honored
guest.
X r X
ROOM MOTHERS of the Divi-
sion street school will meet to-
morrow at 2 pm. in the school
library for an important meet
ing. ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-07

Corps, Pinder served thirteen
months with the United States
Navy, enlisting on his 18th birth
day. Surveyed out of the Navy
exactly thirteen months after his
enlistment due to injuries receiv-
ed in the line of duty, PFC Pin
der decided to continue to fight
for his country and Immediately
signed up for hitch with the
Marines. Therefore, at the ripe
old age of twenty, Pinder has ac-
cumulated the amazing score of
35 months in two branches of his
country's fighting forces, quite a
record for any boy at his age.
At the expiration of his leave,
PFC Pinder will go to Cherry
Point, N. c., for either discharge
or reaSsignment, he is as yet I'M
decided whether to go on with
his military career, or finally call
it quits.
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SALT PONDS
boulevard. Atlantic Side)

These ponds are built in rec
tangles 100 x SO of native coral
rock and were once water-tight
with floodgates through which salt
water could enter. When a pan
was filled with water and
solar evaporation had reduced it
after some time, it was again fill
ed with water and the process re-
peated until there were large de-
posts of crystallized salt in TIE
ponds or pans. The ponds weIe
built in 1880 and $4,000 bushels of
salt were produced in one peak
year. A vast fleet of schooners
were used to haul the salt away
and it was once thought to be the
source of major industry in Key
West but the availability of salt
beds in other parts of the coun-
try dissolved this industry. Re-
mains of the rectangular ponds
may still be seen.
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CALVIN BARNES
TO BE RELEASED
(sneeinI tn The CitizenN

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NAVAL STAGING CENTER,
Pearl Harbor, T. H.-Calvin e.
Barnes, stewards mate, first
class, Fl. Village Extension, Key
West, is getting ready to- rejoin
the ranks of civilians, together
with thousands of others going
through this Naval demobiliza-
ton center headed for the states.
At this staging center, the
prospective discharges are
grouped according to what sep
aration center they will report
to for their final papers. They
are placed aboard cargo ships
headed for the states as soon as
shipping space is available.
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Everready Star
Club To Assemble

There will be a meeting of
the Everready Star Club held
tomorrow afternoon, beginning
at o'clock, at the home of Mrs.
Mary Adams. 81 Poinciana
Place.
All members of the organiza-
ton are requested to be in. at
tendance.
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CITY MANAGER-NAVY WAY

More you see of the city mana
ger system, more you think of the
navy way, that of signing requi-
sitions, invoices, having depart
ment heads okay necessary pur-
chases, establish necessary poll
cies, all guided by the overall
thought of the captain" or city
manager. There are Port Secur-
ity departments, police and fire.
There are engineering offices, De-
partment of Public Service; Med
ical Department would be Health
Inspector: supply and pay corps
would be city finance head. Laws,
of course, are different. In the
Navy, it is passed down in the
form of regulations from higher
authorities. In the city it is the in
dividual citizen, who, meeting
with the city manager and city
commission, influences the adop-
ton of laws for the whole.
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>AAAAAAAAAAAA4
OLD AGE HAPPINESS

To be "senile', according to
Webster, is characteristic of old
age or the infirmities of old age
as senile weakness. Some
one was mentioning to me a per-
son who is considered Senile and
excusing his attacks on various
persons by his very senility. But
l cannot at this stage of thought
fathom a seniIlty of this sort. l
believe that a Senility which in
old age leads one to bitterness is
the unwholesome fruit of bitter
life. | have seen older men who,
in their last years, were the very
essence of nobility and serenity.
A person who is not serene in his
senile years has things in his
heart which are keeping him from
being happy. Always and again
when considering a person in toto
one should think of the Golden
Rule, how will my life be when
l attain that age. When my senile
weakness comes of what will it
consist and again and again the
thought sticks that of whatever
weakness my life is spun so will
the weakness of old age consist.
In that thought then will be con-
sideration of senility and those
so possessed. Of those who have
not attained serenity we will work
with and help to our utmost
strength.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-07

Fred Filler.
County Health Clinic
Janitor, Thomas L. Adams.
Scavenger Department r.
Superintendent, Lain Dobbs.
Collector, Angelina Maloney.
Senior Clerk, Nellie Johnson.
Drivers, r, Henriquez, ".
Laurie, L. Cruz, S. Knowles,
j, Walker, J. Wilson.
BoXmen, z. w. Williams, w.
V. Carey, S. Akpon, L.
Arias, ]. Role, R. Watkins.
Groundmen, S. Valdez, w.
Roberts, E. Franklin, r.
Freeman, A. Griffin, w.
Smith, H. w. Saunders, e.
Robinson, G. B. Baker, D.
Ogden, w. Render and ].
Dixon. fl9'"
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Junior WOman's Club
To Meet Tuesday Night

There will be business meet
ing of the Junior Woman's Club
held tomorrow evening, begin
ming at 7:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Francis Johnson. presi-
dent of the organization, states
that final plans for the forth
coming cabaret will be complet-
ed al this meeting, and requests
all members of the club to be
in attendance.
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BAYVIEW PARK
Division at

ND1V1S1On al GSOASAo 0AACGAJ
In this playground, ringed with
Key West coconut trees and other
tropical trees, are ample recrea-
tional facilities for all. There are
ball diamonds, handball courts, a
band shell, pleasant walks, 'bas-
ketball and tennis courts, shady
trees, playthings for the children.
At the northeast corner is the
Jose Marti monument erected by
Cuban citizens in memory of the
late great organizer, well known
in Key West, who helped Cuba to
free herself. Marti wished always
to be remembered in Key West
and the Cuban government sent
the memorial in respect to his
wish. Two other memorials are
dedicated to Civil War days, one
to a yellow fever plague. The
park faces the protected Garrison
Blight, available to small craft.
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MENTION

Corporal Henry R. Ogden of
the 31st Division, Corporal Ed
ward w, Gates and Private First
Class Eloy Alfonso, all of the
31st Division arrived over the
Highway after being released
from Camp. Blanding, United
States Army. All of them were
overseas for % months and in
service for SO months. Mr..
Ogden is the son of Mrs. Car
men Ogden, 924 Eaton street.
Mr.. Gates is the son of Mr.. and
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gates of 904
Eaton street. Mr.. Alfonso is the
son of Mrs. Alfonso of Petronia
street.
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Room MOthersuJD Discuss
Valentine Day Dance

Room Mothers of Junior.Senior
High School will have a meeting
tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock
at the residence of Mrs. John
Carbonell, 528 Bahama street.
Final plans for the Valentine
Dance to be held February Is will
be made. Z.
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SOCIAL CALENDAR

MONDAY d.
Eastern Star Installation, Scot
fish Rite Temple. 800 pm.
Key West Players, Barn Thea
ter. 800 pm.
X X X
TUESDAY
Woman's Club Meeting, Wom-
ans Clubhouse, Duval Street.
Everready Star Club Social.
Junior Woman's Club Business
Meeting.
Junior-Senior High Schools
Room Mothers Meeting.
Division Street Schools Room
Mothers Meeting. l+
Division Street Schools PIT. A.
Meeting.
X X X
WEDNESDAY
Hospital Auxiliary, Woman's
Clubhouse. 400 pm.
Bridge Club, Officers Club,
Whitehead Street. ..
X X X
THURSDAY
Red Cross Meeting, City Hall.
800 pm.
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CORAL ROCKETS
BY L. p. ARTMAN, JR.


didates for the position to the city
manager, they presented the one
outstanding candidate and also
two others whom the city mana
ger wouldn't have picked unless
he were a blind man. In this
case, the city manager sends out
for more applications and more
examinations until suitable list
of candidates are presented for a
fair pick.
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BARBARA GREENE

Barbara Greene, who, along
with Hildegarde OFT Russell, Ma
RE 'Cappick and S. c. Singleton,
are the ranking poets of Key
West in my estimation has just re-
ceived letter from Milton Bacon
of New York who is interested
in getting her poems published
nationally. Mr.. Bacon writes,
"a letter from Key West always
thrills me, and particularly this
time of the year when my window
looks out only on falling snow
scene. l always thought Key
West the one place / would like to
retire to. Maybe some day" Here
is one of Barbara's latest, THE
Sea Has Four Dresses"
Here is the seas gay frock 49,.
That deep blue one, with waves
for ruffled trim;
And for an applique, white gulls
that skim
Above the hemstitched edge OF
beach and rock.
l even like this dress =.
The dull gray gown she wears
perhaps to mourn
Defeated Suns, that dying and
forlorn
Fling. scarlet stains upon her
placid breast. 10
In summer-this she wears :. :
Spun glass of emerald when the
waves are still
Till scissored by a boat, bright
gems will spill
Across each starched wave-ruffle
that appears.
Nor can I close my eyes -.
To jet-black velvet of her eve
ming gown
When rhinestone lights reflect
from wharf and town
Upon this magic mated to the
skies.
Barbara Greene.
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BLIND MAN PICK

Heard a humorous story of a
civil service board in another city
manager city. Seems that the
civil service board was all taken
up with. a certain candidate for
certain position. So. when it
came time to present three cam
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Jayshee Meeting.
Tomorrow Night

Jayshees will have a meeting
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at
the Jaycee Clubhouse on Flagler
Avenue.
HoSteSSes will be Mrs. Jack
Delaney and Mrs. Cecilia Betan-
court.
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COST OF LIVING DOUBLE

See where the costs OF living
in South Florida are just about
double what they were in 1899
Here's the way we chop up our
salary and there just isn't any
thing left at the end of the week:
Rent, $40; insurance, SIS (Which
we're going to cash when l am
65); utilities, So; laundry, ST.; gaso-
line and car repairs, So; recrea-
ton, So; food, SIS; baby's educa-
ton, So; clothes, So; phone, 81;
wife's recreation, So. we'll re-
member the days when $50 a
week would have been a prince
ly salary. But as costs of living
go up or down so do salaries.
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ANGELIC SENILITY

To talk with Louis M, John
son, The Citizens oldest subserib-
er, is to listen to the stirring of
wings of eternity. To talk with
other pickering, old men is to
bring one back to the grossness
of earth. What a shining shaft
of light is the way of the Lord
when you trod it and what a
scourage is heaped on one who
rashly INDUCES himself outside
this path.
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DEC. LICENSES ]
ARE $41,S93

During the month of December,
S4l,893 was paid in building Ii
cenSeS.
Records are from the office of
Building Inspector Enrol Sawyer.