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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-05
RequestToRepair County Road
ReceiyedBy County Commission

Requests for the repair of the
County road and the construction
of lateral roads on the Upper
keys were received last night by
the Monroe County commission.
County commissioners indicat-
cd that there was only about S.
900 left in the road repair fund
for this fiscal year and that moth
ing would be done until the new
budget for 1947-48 was approved.
At the same time the commits
sion left to Paul Sawyer, county
legal adviser, to determine the
validity of a proposal to have the
county repair the road leading
to the upper, end of Key Largo at
an estimated cost of $4,000 and
finance it with assistance of the
property owners.
\. The proposal was submitted
by Allen Baker, who is prop
erty1oWher at the north end of
Key Largo. He offered to finance
the CONSTRUCTION of the road pro
vided the county would do the
work, and then to have the coun-
ty reimburse the property own
ers.
Commissioner Frank Bentley
remarked that the county would
be able to undertake cOnStruc-
ton of repairs to the road if the
state legislature approved of a
proposal to divert l per cent of
the gasoline tax to the counties
for road purposes.
It was then brought out that
the total amount in this years
budget for the repair of county
roads was only 100000. Commits
Sioner Eduardo Gomez doubted
if the county could undertake to
repair 10 miles of the upper Key
Largo read at an estimated cost
up to $4,000.
However, the commission voted
to have the legal counsel render
an opinion as to the legality of
the proposal to finance payment
for the repairs to the road by the
property owners.
Henry Johnson, property own
er, of Rock Harbor, reported a
lateral road leading from the old
county road to ButtonWood Bay
was in bad condition and should
be repaired. He also wanted the
Continued on Page Three
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-05
Budget Draws Fire OF Two !
City Commissioners As Public
Hearing Is Set For Feb. II

The City commission last night
passed, on, first reading. the city's
$500. 1882 budget for 1947 but
not, until after commissioners
Louis Carbonell and Albert Coop
or. had entered strong objections
to, many of its items.
City Attorney ]. Lancelot Les
ter advised the commission to
give the budget the green light on
the first reading and make what
ever changes it decides upon
when it comes up for public
hearing next Tuesday night
Commissioner L. Carbonell how
ever, instructed City Clerk Roy
Hamlin to make sure that he re-
cord in the minutes his objections
to many of the provisions in the
budget.
Cooper said that some of Car
bonells objections were the same
as his. He declared he would OPP
pose raises for any employees but
the Director of Public Safety,
Robert H. Dopp. (The budget
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-05
Mrs. G.ClSavyer Ralph B.''Pinder
Died Last Night Dies AT Homestead

Mrs. Cornelia &. Sawyer, SO,
died last evening in the Key West
Municipal Hospital at tbs o'clock
Funeral services will be held
Friday at 4:30 pm. in the FIRST
Methodist episcopal Church
where the body will be placed al
2 pm. Rev. G.. Leon Wells will
officiatc. Burial will take place
in the family lot in City Gene
terry.
Lopez Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Survivors include two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. James c. Swain and
Mrs. Daniel Harrison; two sisters,
Mrs. Charles Ketchum and Mrs.
Zelma Curry; a brother, Victor
Roberts, and six grandchildren.
Key West Lodge, Knights of
PythiaS, Key of the Gulf Castle,
Knights of the Golden Eagle, Red
Men and Order of the Eastern
Star will attend the funeral in a
body.
Mrs. Sawyer was the widow of
Howard J. Sawyer, at one time
Monroe county tax collector.
Pallbearers will be Ross c. Saw
yer. Harold Russell, Berlin Saw
yer, Edward Strunk, E. A. Ram
sey and William A. Freeman.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-05

Ralph b. Pinder, former chic
of the Key West Fireidepartment
died this morning al Homestead
while enroutc to Miami to see &
physician for his health. Plnder
popularity known as t'B-rab", was
born in Key West about 81 years
ago. He had been suffering with
heart trouble for some time and
was driving to Miami with his
wife, Iva Dell Finder for further
treatment.
In addition to having been fire
chief for many years, the deceaS-
ed had served with the Volunteer
Fire department from the age of
10. During World War II, he
served as fire chief at the Army
barracks here.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, d daughter, Mrs. Flor
ence Recio, a son, Berry Pinder,
a brother, Hamilton Pinder. all
of Key West and three. sisters,
Mrs. Joseph Kemp, of Key West,
Mrs. Henry Barselea1gh, of
Stamford, Conn, and Mrs. Ches-
ter Allen of Four Oaks. ~ c.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-05
End North Wind
Strikes Key West

Temperature in Key West to-
day got down to 81 degrees at
a. m, but it was warmer than
ihe low of 81 degrees registered
"a the first norther the city ex-
perienced January %.
Tonight the weather bureau
predicts the temperature may so
below the 81 degree recorded on
Jan. %.
The wind got up to "a miles an
hour between midnight and 3 a.
m. but during the day il was
blowing al a rate OF % miles,
mostly from the north and northF
west. J g..
Key West still had a warmt
or temperature than any other
city in the United States.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-05
City Acts To Buy
Airport, Fix Blight,
Streets, Sewers

Shortly after the City Hall
clock struck midnight last night
the city took definite steps toward
repaving its streets, extending its
sewers, developing Garrison
Blight into a yacht basin and pur-
chasing Meacham Field for a
municipal airport
In the closing minutes of the
City Commission meeting, Com
missioner Albert Cooper suggest
ed that City Manager o. ]. S. Ell
lingSon be instructed to secure an
estimate within AS days of the
cost of each of the above projects.
The motion was carried unani-
mously.
The commissioners differed,
however, as how to finance the
program. Cooper favored a bond
issue and a general sales tax.
Commissioner Hunter Harden APP
proved a revenue bond issue for
the blight and airport but sales
taxes TO finance the street and
sewer projects. Louis Carbonell
opposed all bond issues.
Suggests Bond Issue
Cooper said you can not pave
the streets through adj valorem
taxes" and suggested that a bond
issue be floated in conjunction
with levy of a general sales tax
which would be used to pay off
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-05

raises the salary of a number OF
city officials and office help.)
Questions Revenue
Carbonell started on the first
page of the budget showing antic-
ipated revenue for 1947 and at
tackled the $1,000 estimate for
parking meter receipts. We've
had these meters up over a year."
he said, land haven't taken that
much money in yet"
City Manager o. j. Ellingson
explained that the estimate was
that of City Comptroller Finance
Director Charles Roberts and adj
mitted CarbonelPs contention
that if the new meters are put in,
so percent of the receipts must
go to the manufacturers.
Il am against all raises, Car
bonell said. There is no reason
for this budget when federal.
state and other municipalities are
retrenching. My phone has been
ringing the last three or four
Continued on Page Three)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-05
Mercury Drops
Forty Degrees.
In Four Hours
cay The Associated Press,

JACKSONVILLE, Feb. 5-AS
cold, wind, rain and snow sweep
the Atlantic seaboard and parts
of the middle west, temperatures
in several places dropped 40 de-
greeS in four hours.
A four-hour drop in this city,
sent the mercury tumbling from
68 to %. and, during a similar
period, it plunged 80 degrees in
Washington, D. c., from AZ to
eight above zero.
In the Dakotas; parts of Mon
tana, IT is warmer" today than
It was yesterday, as the temper
ature IN that area rose to 81 de-
grees below zero.
Atlanta reported low of Is
above, and in the Miami area it
was predicted that the low to-
night would range from SO to AZ
above, with lower readings in
outlying districts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-05
Dog Races In Monroe
Proposed; Post Check
For Special Election
SAMUEL HYMAN, MlAsII
BEACH, PLANS I'd
SPEND $25O,OOO ron
TRACK HERE

Dog racing in Key West ~
Monroe county seems 10 be nn
the way--if the voters approve
at special election the coming
of the greyhounds to the county
A certified check covering slte
estimated cost of the special "a.
ection-$2, 000-was posted las
night with Monroe county com
missioners.
Attorney Allan b. cleare ~
representing Samuel Hyman -
Miami Beach, appeared before
the commission with the state.
ment that a $250,O0O dog racing
track would be erected either 10
Key West or outside the city
limits.
Three sites for the tracks are
under consideration--one IN ksy
West and two further zap TIE
keys, according TO Clearc.
First step in the effort r. Oh
tain dog racing rights Ia ihh
county will be taken by the keg
West Kennel club when Il ~.
pears before the State Racing
commission with request for a
permit to operate the local park
The commission meets in june
to act on such permits.
Following this, within 30 daya,
the Kennel club will ask tae
County commission b. Sc The
date of the special election
IF the voters approve 81 TIE
proposal to operate a dog tfsrk
in this county the Kennel club
will 60 ahead with its plans -
construct track at total coat
of $3.50, 600, CIesre said,
. On motion Of County Commits
sioner Frank Bentley the eherk
was ordered held by County clerk
Ross G. Sawyer until the petmll
to operate a dag teash lses hA
been approved by the STATE Rae.
ing commission.
II was indicated that another
Miami interest was seeking o. e.
tablish dog racing track here,
and that Hyman wanted b. GET
in on the ground floor"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-05
Some Prices
On FOOdstuffs
Now Lower
IN, The N~-ocIaied rTsss,

WASHINGTON. Feb. > IT.
Department of Agriculture tc
ported today that prices on luA
uries and some fOodstufls he e
decreased. and, in a good man
other instances, were dwelling
off.
However. prices of MAY e''u'
modities are still much hiEi'rf
than they were on June 80. 10"
day that OPA became 'nope
alive temporarily.
/ Livestock prices still coniina
to be high. They are 80 pcfce'si
above the level Of 1916. thc az
partment said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-05
King Held For
Drunken Driving

William King was arrested last
night by Chief Deputy Sheriff
Moreno Wallace at Duval and
Green streets on a charge of driV-
ing while intoxicated. King will
be arraigned before Peace Justice
Ira Albury late today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-05
Infant Son OF
Weintraubs Dies

Infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. lisa
dorc Wcntraub, died today in
the Key West Municipal hospital.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon in the chapel of the
Lopez funeral home. Burial will
boz IN Jewish plot in the city Gem
Ottry.
Besides the parents, survivors
are grandparents, Mrs. Rose
Wuntraub. and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
lssac.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-05
Commission Passes
Bill Allowing Sale
OF Liquor Sundays
stHpl'hR AMENDMENTS
CARRY ~ b VOTE
OAtR Pleas OF DOZ.
- tDni SPEAKERS

2fn sair ~ beer. wine and
tsaa em Sunday ia Key West
wss sn8stosod by thc City Com
nman lasi ulghi ai q four hour
W shah psckcd the City
iiaii flausiefs o. ths doors and
issfla anlfl after midnight
A. afnsfaliF prcdictcd, the
taN Has Hsaaeu by 3-to-2 vote
afsH NHmmtmnrpl Albert Coop
e8 $3.50 tsfkra au number of
sfaE mslFnfnts e. thr original bill
fmmtta ht 'ht NOtsil Liquor
fNMaa8a asmslatiHu aud passed on
Naf naainN IanuaN - The law
sos fmiu effect immediately
sffs a. puhl.t ation in The Citi-
ssu ahlfh in al probability, will
tssf pIaFf isriufr SUNDAY
Vas Guusf amendments per
aa faf ash vi bcer vine and
flslHa lfuu o. ruon ou sunday
a3lll g q m Monday except from
an 81 e. ~ o. m Restaurants
haHsua tahie seating capacity
81 e. H nHat peIsDns however,
see allaard tH atil bsct wine
sHa mikra dflnht during the adj
AS nai huul ui b COS p m The
sasaal b.I auuii hat, permit
W sah of nrrI tnd wine "a
lm ST. Gas hquuf tIum y a m
hsam m 81 u1an tn % g.. GEO. and
aftH - m cod paCkagcd liquor
b2ra m aud 9 50 W
tammlsssuufia John and Louis
rsflaueli aned Cgupc, Co swing
fIs nsar attI tht opposing votes
~ MaFa " VI Dumcut and
gaana.lssunfI Hunter Harden
na thf bnai vote d dozen
s.a sass taoft thsu objections
e. asaaas lia,ls sale and plead
gh tht commission not 30
na las hlH
wslaan Makes plea
Az thm thius a pahscd dcciar-
"a 49, Neiiun pastor Of
So Nas q spttst rilureh ~it wth
Nut auUimt ISSUE Put
Seas Is st aH.r mghuN
Amsh ppau.n t at ttr ball,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-02

Another bill would provide for a
minimum teachers salary law and
would seek to establish higher
salaries for teachers. Again it is
said this must be done if Montana
is to retain a sufficient number of
competent teachers. Higher salaries
paid in other states are inducing the
best teachers to leave Montana, I'M
til today there is a drastic shortage
Of teachers. Also the low salaries
paid in the past has discouraged
young people from choosing teach
ing as a profession. Undoubtedly
legislation will be enacted to cor
rect some, at least, of these faults
IN the present set-up.
There are those who advocate
more adequate old age assistance.
They argue that present aid is en-
tirely inadequate, that the old
people now have what can best be
described as a meager substance
allowance.
Much publicity has been given
conditions at the hospital for the
mentally i'll at Warm Springs. The
recent authorizing of a two million
dollar bond issue to provide better
buildings and other facilities at the
Warm Springs hospital will take
care of that need as soon as the
building materials can be
obtained.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles
will sponsor a bill that would pro-
vide a home for aged people who
arc in need of such help There
is little of this nature now pro-
vided by the state, and what help
IS extended is inadequate. The
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-02

Eagles adopted a resolution at their
state convention in Kalispell in
July, that said, in part:
"We are aware of the fact that
some 600 old people, who are IN
able to care for themselves and
have nowhere to 60, and for whom
old age pensions are ineffective. due
10 their inability to care for them
selves, have been committed to the
asylum for the insane at Warm
Springs, where these old folks. who
deserve no such fate, spend their
declining years among those men
tally afflicted. We say this should
moi be-that an appropriate insti-
tuition or institutions shauld be es-
tabJished in the state of Montana
where these old people may pass
their declining days in happiness
and contentment"
An attempt will be made to in
crease amounts paid for old age
assistance. Montana. now ranks
twentieth in amount paid in old age
pensions. Montana's average paw
ment is now 1924. Those who
advocate a larger payment state
that other states have laws where
by minimum pension of $4,000
less the income of the pensioner
must be paid when a petition is
granted One-half of this amount
is paid by the Federal Govern
ment one-fourth by the State, and
one-fourth by the County. Just
what the outcome of this attempt
for larger payments for old people
remains to be seen.
Then there are numerous other
bills providing for more liberal pay
nents 70 the UNEMPLOYED. These
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Parks and
daughter, Rae of Summit visited
Tuesday with relatives and friends
in Libby. The Parks were on their
way home from Seattle where they
had visited over Christmas at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. l. B. Gum
mer. Mrs. GUNNER is a daughter
OF Mr.. and.Mrs Parks.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-02

Carl Cummings of Troy, was in
Libby last Monday, caring for bust
ness matters.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-02

and many other bills would call
for more money. How is that to
be raised? Many proposals are adj
vanced for additional taxation,
ranging all the way from a sales
tax to an additional tax on liquor
and cigarettes. Some want a higher
State individual and corporation in
come tax. Also a one-cent per
package cigarette tax, the argu-
ment being advanced that we spend
more on tobacco than on our schools.
Likewise suggested is a one-cent
per gallon tax for each percentage
point of alcohol by volume con-
tanned, on alcoholic beverages sold
in Montana.
And the old gambling act will
surely be with us again. Such a
bill was killed by the last Assembly.
But its enactment will be attempted
again. One legislator says he will
propose a bill for a licensed reg
ulated gambling law; also one for
slot machine revenue act. He
suggets that we adopt a state slot
machine monopoly, buying, owning
and servicing our own machines and
placing them in any establishment
that wants them on a $3.50 basis.
This bin would legalize what has
become known as the zone armed
bandit"
Regardless of what we think con-
corning new taxation, it is a fore
gone conclusion that more money
must be raised for the operation
of State affairs. Costs Of operation
in all departments have gone up,
in keeping with the present uni
Versal trend. And furthermore, if
any of the proposed bills that call
for more expenditures are enacted,
funds must be provided to meet the
additional costs. That will be one
Of the biggest headaches for the
legislators.
Undoubtedly a bill will also be
providing for merit
rating" in unemployment compen-
sation payments by employers.
Such legislation would provide
that an employers payment would
be graded on his own record of I'M
being reduced in pro-
portion as the days of unemploy
nent in his plant decreaSes. Such
a law has worked out in Wisconsin 4
10 the benefit of the workers. It
las given employers an inducement 1
10 keep their men at work and
hey have therefore planned and 4
figured out ways and means to do .
hat. Thus it has resulted in
;teadier employment at the same
ime that it reduces payments into /
he unemployment compensation
und by the employer However,
here are some objections to this
egislation. A similar bill was killed
~ the last Montana legislature.
This may be my last letter to
News readers until I re-
urn from the Legislature. How
yer, I have been asked to continue
his column while in Helena, CIV
ng a picture of what is taking
lace at the Legislative Assembly.
That depends on how busy / shall
,e. And I am expecting to be
cry busy. However, if have time
will write an occasional letter
overing legislative activities.
NJ ,ad Mo EJarrx, porlre and
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-02

Maurice Davis and Steves Reich
of McGinnis Meadows were Libby
visitors the first of the week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-02
Discusses A Few
Bills To Come Before
Montana Legislature
~ CharIns b. RoWe

This is the last column l shall
write before leaving for Helena to
act as the representative from Lin
coin county in the 30th Legislative
Assembly of the State of Montana
In view of the early converting OF
the assembly, / believe it would be
of interest to mention q few of the
more important bills that are al
most sure to come before the
Legislature at the Forthcoming SEES
sion.
This is my first experience as a
member of the Legislature and ]
have already found that the session
really covers mI4h more than the
legal go days In fact, one should
add at least an additional As days
to that time for l have received
reams of proposed bills and reports
from boards, commissions and COM
mittees, all of which should be read
and studied and most of which l
have found most stimulating and
interesting
Recently | was told by a friend
with several years experience as a
legislator that if / wished to be
popular l should vote for all appro-
priations and against any new tax
alton. He said there were some
members who did that very thing
OF course that advice was given
humorously.
Eric A. Johnston, the Spokane
man who is known nationally. once
said facetiously that "A statesman
is . politician who is held upright
by equal pressure from all direc-
tons" We wouldn't admire such a
character but l already see there
is going to be plenty of conflicting
opinions regarding most proposed
legislation. And l have further con
cluded that the only wise policy
to follow is to study all bills care
fully, reach an independent con-
Clusion to the best of ones ability,
and then vote for what one con-
Siders will be for the best welfare
of The most people If d man really
aspircs to give the people able ser ,
vice (Which frequently requires TAX /
ing a stand in opposition to heavy
rressure), he should not be too
greatly concerned as to his per
sonal popularity.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-01-02

What | consider one Of the most
important of the proposed bills
would provide for a drastic re-
organization of administration of
elementary and secondary schools IN
Montana This legislation is spon-
sored by a committee appointed by
Governor Ford at the last legisla-
tive assembly to study present faults
and suggest new legislation to cor
rect them. County superintendent,
nigh school superintendents, teach
ers and others are cooperating IN
this work The bill provides for
many things but one of the most
Important will be change in the
number and general formation Of
rural school districts.
TIE Bit provides that the county
superintendent in each county shall
cali meeting composed Of ore
trustee from each present school
district This meeting shall elect a
reGistrictlng committee OF seven
members which shah then proceed
10 divide the county into major Dis
tricts each of which must con;ain
at least one high school These
major districts viii be designated
with the purpose of providing a
more efficient and more economical
scnool system. Before any re-
districting becomes permanent, op-
oCrtunity must be given for puo-
lie hearings as a safeguard OF the
pUbllc's interest
Later each major district shall be
divided into four trustee districts,
from each of which there shall
be elected one trustee, the vote be-
ing by all people of the major dis
trict. There shall also be elected
three trustees elected at large That
will give board of trustees of seven
members. This board shall have the
management of all schools within
the major district, can close and
consolidate schools if deemed for
the best interest of all concerned.
and shall have complete control and
administration of all school matters
IN its district. Present school boards
would be done away with.
The proposed bill also provides
a new financial set-up but lack of
space prevents detailed discussion.
Lack Of adequate finances is one
of the most urgent needs, the gov
ernor's committee and educators
say. The proposed bill would help
to overcome that shortage.
Local educators that have given
the bill careful study state it would
not affect Lincoln county to any
appreciable extent. The county is
already divided into three high
school districts, and probably pres
ent arrangements would not be
much changed. AS far as the state
is concerned, it is said something
drastic has got to be done if the
schools of Montana are not to break
down. !