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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-02
Key West In
Days Gone By
AS TAKEN FROM FILES
OF THE CITIZEN OF
FEBRUARY 2. 1889
Observation-Disclosures

County Clerk Ross Sawyer said
today that enough money is avail
able for two months salaries of
county employees, and that checks
will be ready for distribution to-
morrow morning. Employees paid
from the fine and forfeiture fund
will receive salary for August,
1888, only.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-02

Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph: Democracy
costs money - there is no doubt
of that"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-02

County commissioners last
night granted Charles TOPPING
franchise to construct an electric
light plant at Key Vacas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-02

been inKey West for a short stay
returned today to his duties as a
toll talser at the western end of
the Overseas Highway bridges.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-02

Francis x. Delaney, who had
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-02

Last month set a record in the
number of automobiles and pas
sengers that passed over the Ov-
erseas Highway bridges. Automo-
hiles totaled 1921, and passen-
gers, 30,170.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-02

County Tax Collector Frank H.
Laid today received telegram
from Governor Cone, stating that
the time for obtaining automobile
licenses had been extended to
February is.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-02

Bonnie Mae Watkins, Anita
Berkowitz and Phyllis Adams
were chosen by ballot today by
students in the Key West High
School for the certificate award
of the D. A. R. of Florida for high
school seniors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-02

Subscribe To The Citizen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-02

County commissioners at a
meeting last night decided to give
$500 toward the operation and
maintenance of the Key West
Chamber of Commerce.
Billiards are reported in the
Midwest today, while the tenn
perature in Key West ranged
from u to 80 during the last "a
hours.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-02
MiIestones of
Progress in Florida
in 1948:

COMPLETION OF s2s ,s67 900 Of
construction to improve and expand
your telephone service
MORE THAN 1O6,990 new tele.
phones installed in cities, towns and
farms in Florida.
LONG DISTANCE SERVICE ex.
panded by addition of more than
275 new circuits. (Now more than B
out of 10 long distance calls are
completed while you hold the line.)
$4,000 MORE LOCAL CALLS
handled each day-bringing average
daily total to 2,l64.0O0.
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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Of quality" protection as well as
quantity protection as has been
the case with previous policies.
Mr.. ChiSolm asks all farmers,
agricultural leaders and lending
agencies to remember. that crop
insurance is a business PROPOSE
ton, and that some farmers would
not have been able to remain in
business if they had not had their
l949 cotton crop insured. MI.
Chisolm urges all farmers now
having a policy in force to contin-
ne the policy and those not having
a policy to apply for one on their
1t is planned to have a sales
agent call on each eligible cotton
grower who does not have a crop
insurance policy and receive his
signed application. However, Mr.,
Chisolm urges as many farmers
as possible to come by the coun-
ty office and file their application
so that no one will be overlooked
and the administrative expense
! may be held to a minimum.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29
Cotton Insurance Now
Available For 1850;
Program Improved

j. E: Chisolm, chairman of the
Holmes County Crop Insurance
committee has announced that
the committee is ready to receive
applications from farmers to in
sure their interest in their 1850
cotton crop.
1t is not necessary for farmers
now having a crop insurance po-
Icy in force to make application
Mr.. Chisolm said, since the policy
in force will be continued, unless
cancelled either by the insured
or the Crop Insurance corporation
by January l, 1850. Crop Insur-
ance policies cannot be continued
for insureds who have not paid
their premium accounts and Mr..
Chisolm urges prompt settlement
TO all these accounts so that il
will not be necessary for the cor
poration to cancel any policies
due to indebtedness of the insur-
ed to the corporation.
There have been some changes
in the crop insurance program
for 1850 which Mr.. Chisolm saws
improves the program. Some of
these changes are:
Q) A 5 per cent discount will
be allowed the insured provided
he files his acreage report and
pays his premium by June 80.
If the insured does not take ad-
vantage of the 5 per cent discount
his premium will become due on
August 81.
90 The insured may through
continuous participation receive
ia rs per cent reduction in prem
ium for good experience when he
has had several consecutive insur-
ed cotton crops preceding the
current crop year) without a
loss for which an indemnity was
paid. MI. Chisolm pointed out
that if a farmer has brought crop
insurance each year it was offer
ed in the county that he has par
ticipated in the program consecu-
lively, and also that a few farmers
in some areas will be eligible for
a premium discount of Is per cent
on their 1850 cotton crop.
G) The crop insurance policy
for 1850 will provide a measure
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29
Benefits For Survivors
o. Deceased Veterans

Survivors of deceased veterans
of all wars and Of certain deceas-
ed veterans of peacetime service
file claims for burial allowances
within two years after permanent
burial or cremation.
Survivors of veterans of World
War II, World War I, and Span
ish-American War who died be-
cause of causes not attributable
to service may apply for pensions
at any time after the veterans
death.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

AS I looked at the quiet, mid
dleaged man in the foreign de-
parment of the Chase bank here,
it was hard to realize that he was
once a great athlete. Now assist
ant manager Of his department,
George Norman was at one time,
a rival Of Nat Holman for the
worlds basketball honors. In
1909, st. Johns university in
Brooklyn had a fine basketball
team of which Norman was a
member. During the next 20
years, he played on more than a
hundred teams, sometimes being
a member Of five teams during a
season and playing in as many
as eight games a week. Turning
to professional basketball in 1922
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29
OF Interest To
Veterans
Noiicnal Service Life Insurance

National Service Life Insurance
A veteran of World War II who
applies for new insurance, or to
reinstate a lapsed policy, gener-
ally must furnish VA with salts
factory evidence of his good
health. A service-incurred dis
ability-less than total in degree
will be disregarded in deter
mining good health, so long as he
applies for new insurance or for
reinstatement before January l.,
1850.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29
Other Veterans Benefits

There are no headlines for the
VA administered benefits for vet
Grams listed below. They must be
applied for at any time.
Veterans of all wars and ser
vice-connected peacetime veter-
ans-medical, hospital and domi-
ciliary care.
Veterans Of World War II -
New National Service Life Insur-
ance or reinstatement Of lapsed
NSLI,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Norman played for the Brooklyn
Arcadians and during that season
he scored So points in IL games
while at the same time Nat Hol-
man was scoring SO points in IL
games. Later that year Norman
scored 80 points IN one game.
For one lady here, this is a
special Christmas. She is Mrs.
John Warren of Dallas, Texas,
who has come back to New York
to stay in what she calls her "se-
cond home" awhile. You see, Mrs.
Warren lived here 30 years -
when Gotham was sort of young
and gay. Her husband was a
brilliant reporter and editor on
the fabulous old New York World
in the days when journalism was
a great adventure as well as a
calling. A few years ago, Jack
Warren, as she calls him, wrote
$50" to a full career while living
in Texas, and now his widow has
come back to spend Christmas in
the magic setting she and Jack
knew so well together for SO long,
Now when she sees the lights Of
Times Square, the stateliness Of
5th avenue or the Wall street
| skyline from romantic Staten is.
land ferry, she not only sees New
York again; she sees Jack War.
ner's afce helping her take it al
! in again.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

This might be called the story
of a search for coconut cream pie.
A delicacy which happens to be
my favoite dessert - that is when
it is made right - and by that
mean just the way my mother
used to prepare it. So / had been
hunting for this particular kind OF
soft, creamy pie in New York,
and finally encountered a piece
in one of the Schrafft's restaur-
ants at Is East And street. Soon
I was at the pie counter asking
if I could buy a whole pie like
the sample I'd had. 1t was not
so simple a matter, the girl said.
They didn't sell coconut pies over
the counter. She called the assis-
tant manager, Rollins LIE Savage.
He vas genial but uncertain. He
telephoned the manager, then the
Schrafft bakery. After some 80
minutes of comforting, discussing
and considering, it was agreed that
they would make me a special
pie. Would I return for it next
day? Would I? They couldn't
keep me away. So at the ap-
pointed hour I was there, and the
counter girls were pleasantly agog
at the sight of the luscious, special
coconut cream pie which was duly
brought in and wrapped. When
paid for it and carried it gingerly
out, I thanked those IN charge moi
only for good service but for cour.
teous helpfulness to an individual
customer.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29
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1, NEW YORK

Nineteen hundred and forty
nine years ago, the first Christ
mas greetings were spoken. Since
that time, they have meant more
or less the same, although given
under countless different circum-
stances. But | don't believe the
world was ever more in need than
it is today of what the simple,
meaningful words signify: a
really Merry Christmas.
New Yory City is surrounded
by water, and yet this vital COM
modify is the scarcest it has ever
been here. The reasons are pref
ty obvious: the lack of good
rains since. last, June, and the
marked increase in the city's pop
ulation. Now they are talking
about waterless days, of going
without bathing and shaving. OF
the last named, l am in favor of,
simply because shaving is the
most pesky, time-consuming as
well as water-consuming habit
know of. So if you hear sounds
of people choking in their boards
and crying desperately for water,
it will likely not be desert deni-
zens but unshaved New Workers
gasping for the liquid life.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15

Keafas more tr4e available for oAser
jobs. It IS often possible 10 carry On
the irrigation job and another job
at the same time.
For instance, when using the Dor
der dixie system, the water is turned
IN, and then all the irrigator has 20
do is wait until it is ready 10 change
to the next border. With good per-
manefis STRUCTURES the changeover
can be made In a minute or two
simply by closing N gate and open
ing another. This leaves a lot OF
time in between changes which cam
be utilized for other jobs nearby.
The canvas dam is a useful piece
Of equipment on most irrigated
farms in Montana. BY using it 10
supplement permanent structures,
the operator can step UP considera-
bly, the efficiency of his irrigation.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15

dams are used IN the field h4ersAs,
it requires from 10 minutes 10 one
hour pei acre to get the daHAs IN
place, depending ON the type Of ms
terial and methods used. This time
requirement is completely ehminat-
ed by the use of canvas dams IN the
field. Ditching time would be the
same in either case.
If a farmer has 100 acres 30 irrf-
gate and he uses dirt dams requiring
Is minutes per acre TO install, the
time loss would be 40 hours, OF four
10-hour days. At So per day this
would amount to a $32 loss IN labor.
By not using large canvas dams in
temporary head bitches, and good
%turnouts in the permanent head
bitches, an equal amount of time
may be lost.
This would mean a total loss of
about eight days of man-labor each
time the entire farm was irrigated.
This time lost will build a lot Of
turnouts and buy a lot of canvas
dams. Many hours of hard shoveling
may be saved by installing good
turnouts and using canvas dams.
When row irrigation is practiced,
the same structures m the head
bitches will serve as a time saver
Plastic syphon tubes or spiles in the
ditch bank will save time and soil
washing. They will give a uniform
flow in each row without the need
for constant watching and adjust
ment of heads between rows.
Time for Other Jobs
In using the border dixie or border
ditch system of irrigation, a turnout
structure at the head of each border
will save a lot of shoveling and soil
washing.
When much of the irrigation Is
done by family labor, good struc-
lures and equipment for irrigation
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15

marketat the fastestpossiblec clip.
Give us a try. You'll soon dis
cover what it means to receive
top farm-to-market shipping
service -. what it means to have
a working partner z days a week.
Ship 500 Line and realize the
service difference.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15

Yes, Bessie, you better get a
moo-ve on-Soo Line trains
can't wait! We've built our repu-
tationo on fast, dependable service
and we intend to maintain it.
Whether it's milk in a can, meat
on the hoof, or grain by the car
load, 500 Line trains rush It 10
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-31
ABOUT YOUR HOME
BY FRANCES DELL

WASHINGTON. D. C.-In order insure long lie Tor
your spcovers very important TO know the proper way
to for them.
Your washable slip-coveTs should uwuYs be iuunoeeo
before they ere stored However stuch the covers as
certon insects feed ched materials There is no need 10
iron the slipcovers before they ore put owdy i0 hey '
need redoinq whenstheY ere unpucked.
For storing smooth out freshly Numbered covers ana n
them keep heirtcp surface from beng expose 20
oht Then fold the place in boxes and cover with
heavy poper Be sure the storage boxes weseled 70
muke them as dust proof as possible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-31

6elsooi bells will s0on Dc ring
inH Ia al az Flofida. Summer va
rAiesns afe about over and rs
tins fpf the hnys and girls 20
Diet az tlluse trxt buoks
tbs brings 81 mind = serious
ihnuHhi "a like a. leave with
every ownef 81 an automobile OF
iFtek, and that n a. exercise cx-
uune caution when driving
thTpugh school zones
Right here and now. I'D like -
Il such were possible - 90 per
sonally present q reward OF prize
% each and every one Of the
seven or eight thousand Florida
boys and girls who this fall will
volunteer for duty on the school
safety patrols.
This safety movement, started
more than 30 years ago by such
well known national organiza-
tons as the American Automo-
bile Association, National Con-
ference of Parents and Teachers,
National Association of Police
Chiefs, National Safety Council
and the National Education As
ISOLATION, is one of the finest we
have in our great nation.
Last year, there were 100000
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-31

school patrol boys and girls on
duty throughout the AZ states -
giving up their play time to pro-
tect the lives of their fellow
youngsters at dangerous street
intersections. This school year,
there will be more than 100000
school patrol youngsters on the
job before and after classes.
Leading safety experts give
the school safety patrol move
ment credit for having reduced
accidents, among the lower age
group. by ~ percent. In l948,
these volunteer junior traffic Of
ficers, who have no real law en-
foreement authority but never
theless get real results, protected
the lives of 8 million school chill
dren. This coming school year.
the nationwide enrolment will
exceed 8 million.
Here in Florida, there are four
leading motor clubs which head
up the school patrol program -
the North Florida Motor Club.
Jacksonville; the South Florida
Motor Club, Miami; the Tampa
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-31
The Veterans
Corner
QUESTIONS. AND ANSWERS
ON RIGHkS AND BENEFITS

Here are authoritative answers
from the. Veterans Administration
to four questions regularly asked
by former Servicemen about their
rights and benefits.
@. My husband, a World War l
veteran, died of a honservice-
connected aiiinent, Am l eligible
for penslQn2
A. Yea aIiay be entitled if you
were n4kktse 10 the veteran prior
to DeceriBS IA, 1914; your in
come does not exceed the llmlta-
ton established by law and your
late husbands services meets the
requirements of the law.
@. What is the time limit Tor
filing claim for burial allowance?
A. Claim may be filed within
two years from the date of Gre
nation or permanent burial by
the vertran.
@. 1 have noticed the term sta
tutory award" from time to time
but have no idea what it means.
What is a statutory awards"
A. Statutory award is one IN
which the amount of the award is
specifically provided by the
governing legislation.
@. What will / have to do to
have the amount of my National
Service Life Insurance policy re-
duced?
A. You will have to submit to
VA written request stating your
desire over your own signature.
VETERANS wishing further in
formation regarding veterans be-
nefits may have their questions
answered by writing or visiting
the nearest VA office)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-31

Brush or vacuum your covePs'
once week. Every so often, you
should do the same to the up
holstery under the cover to clean
out dust and dirt that Sits
through the slip-covers.
Never wash slip-covers unless
you are positive the fabric is
colorfast and will not shrink.
Fabric with one per cent residu-
al shrinkage is safe for washing.
If you do not know the residual
shrinkage of your slip-cover ma
terial and have a good-size piece
of the material you can deter
mine the shrinkage by measur-
ing the piece of material before
and after washing.
The color-fastnesS of fabric
can be detedmined by sewing
samples of all colored fobrics
used in the slip-cover to a piece
of white material and wash this
test sample. If none of the colors
| "bleed" onto the cover is color
fast.
Before putting the slip-cover
into the washing machine, shake
the covers thoroughly and brush
along pipings to remove loose
dirt and dust. You will, also, save
yourself a great deal of ironing
time if you haste pleatS IN place
along the lower edge before
| washing.
Use lukeWarm water when
! laundering and do not keep
covers in water any longer than
is absolutely necessary. Rinse
twice in clear lukewarm water.
Don't dry your covers near ar
tificial heat or in direct sunlight.
Iron your covers on the wrong
side. With most slipcovers, you
| need iron only ruffles, pleats
and those sections that hang free
of the furniture. Then the cover
can dry on the line or be put on
furniture while still damp. This
will keep the covers smooth.
For fabrics which can't be
washed, there are any number
of spot cleaners" you can buy.
Simply follow the directions on
the container.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-31
WHO KNOWS?

l. What is the heaviest liquid?
%. What is Adams ale?"
3. Who killed a lion with the
jawbone of an ass?
4. What are nomads?
5. How many matches are
there in a standard book of
matches?
6. What is an elver?
z. Who said: ITO give a man
a full knowledge of true moral
ity, I would send him to no
other book than the New TeSta-
ment?"
3. What do these three things
have in common: chignon,
bangs, taupee?
o. Who wrote book titled
up From Slavery"
10. In what sport are all
metal shoes worn?
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Motor Club and the ST. Peters
burg Motor Club.
Col. II. Neil Kirkman. director
Of the State Department of Pub
lie Safety. just the other day an
nounccd that Florida's traffic
death toll is steadily improving -
20 percent less lives sacrificed. in
oar great state. the first six
months q l049. as compared with
the same period IN 1913.
Death in an automobile acct
dent ~ a harrible thing to witness.
Il would seem that the major
cause of accidents is too much
speed. II automobile production
continues TO increase year after
year and our highways continue
TO be glutted with damfool driv-
ers, we might some day live to
see statewide speed limit - to
slow down these maniacs who
think they aren't getting any
where unless the spesdometer
reads 80 or 80 miles per hour.
Some believe the limit should be
40 miles per hour.
Even more tragic is the thought
of child being injured, perhaps
crippled for life, only because
some stupid character behind the
steering wheel dashing through a
school zone at so per - where,
if he'd had any conscience at all,
he'd have slowed down to Is
miles per hour, or less.
It is encouraging to note that
more and more Florida communi-
ties are establishing school pa
trolls as an important safety
function of their youth educa-
ton planning. Those boys and
girls who wear the familiar white
Sam Browne belts and shiny
badges furnished by the motor
clubs are rendering a community
service of the highest order. They
are developing for themselves
patterns of civic responsibility
and active concern for the well
fare of others that will make
them better citizens in years to
come. The esult? Character
training, priceless in value.
The school safety patrol pro-
gram has just one primary func-
ton - to prevent death or injury
to children of school age by acct
dents involving motor vehicles.
1t is major challenge of the
times. We adults who operate
motor vehicles are directly re-
sponsible and it is up to us to inn
prove the monthly accident rec
ords.
NV hat is off to the school pa
troll youngsters, state depart
ments, community safety coun-
ellis. law enforcement officers,
the newspapers, motor clubs,
radio stations and all other groups
and individuals today carrying
on a determined and sincere
campaign to educate" the peo-
pie of Florida in better safety
ethics.
Dozens of lives could be saved
each year, crippling injuries
avoided an thousands of dollars
| of property damage kept off the
accident reports - If we all used
lmore "horse sense when behind
'the wheel of the motor vehicle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-31
Negro Students
Tour Europe

ROME-(P)-A group of six
Negro students from the Virginia
Union University have completed
their first Foreign Study Tour of
Europe and north Africa. The
group visited Ireland, England,
Belgium, France, Luxembourgh,
Switzerland, Italy and Tunisia.
They left the United States June
10.
This first group was small ex-
perimental one; to study the pos
sibility for larger tours in the flu
ture. Students participating in
the tour will get nine semester
hours college credit for the trip.
The credit is equivalent to that
given to student satisfactorily
completing a full summer session
course on the campus.