The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-24
THANKS PUBLIC:
$1,000 PROFIT REACHED
Editor, The Citizen:

Editor, Inc CltlZen.
The committee fer the waste
paper drive of Ley Memorial
Methodist Church again express.
es to you its appreciation for
your excellent cooperation and
assistance in this campaign to
obtain funds TO build a new cd
vocational building through the
sale of cardboard and waste pa
per, Your splendid publicity and
large contributions of waste pa
per have helped greatly with
this project.
Countless individuals and num-
erous firms and organizations are
assisting with the project, and
the committee expresses thank
full appreciation to each Of them.
The paper and cardboard are
hauled to Miami each week
through the courtesy of the Gulf
stream Food Store, whose gen.
crosby in lending to the church
the use of its large van makes
market of the paper possible.
Mrs. E. P. Johnston, Kenneth
Curry. William N. Hoffman and
the Reverend Eldon Simmons
have volunteered to pick up pa
per throughout the city, and they
have done a valuable and ardu-
Gus task in bringing the paper
to the church. Other members
and friends of the church have
assisted, and many who are mem-
bers of other churches, and who
are visitors to the city.
Especially does the committee
thank the Masonic lodges of Key
West and the Rainbow Girls for
quantities of cardboard and pa
per: also the Reverend and Mrs.
w. J. Ashworth of the Fleming
Street Methodist Church, the
Reverend Leon Wells of the First
Methodist Church, and the con-
gregation of those churches for
their cooperation; the First
Presbyterian Church. and the
other churches in the city which
have assisted; the schools of Key
West. the Municipal Hospital and
the US. Naval Hospital; Robert
Gravel: the Margaret Ann Stores
the Atlantic Motel; the Home
Milk Co.: Mulberg Chevrolet Co:
Home Appliance Co.; Holsum
Bakery: Appelrouth Department
Store; Western Auto Store; Miss
Minnie Porter Harris: Miss Mary
Fortner, and many others VINO
have contributed especially large
quantities of cardboard and pa
per.
Mr.. Hoffman, co-chairnan 81
the committee in charge OF the
pickup service, has been called
out of the city because of illness
in his family, and it was not
possible for him to take care Of
the calls last week. Therefore
other arrangements are being
made, and a pickup schedule
will begin this week when mem
bers of the church will call at
the addresses having quantities
of paper being held for the
church on Tuesday and Friday.
afternoons between the hours OF
5 and 7. Since a schedule is bern
ing prepared, and some names
may be omitted, it is requested
that those people who have been
so kind to save papers, for the
church. please keep it a few days
longer if it is not in the way,
and again call 883-W. to make
sure your address will be iil-s
cluded in the new schedule. Your
assistance in this project IS IN
deed appreciated.
To date the church has shipped
1890 pounds of waste paper
since the first shipment March
"a. That is a total of So tonsl
The first $1,000 profit toward the
new educational building has
been reached! This has been
possible through the help Of the
community and the volunteer
work of members and friends q
the church.
Very truly yours,
MRS. STUART S. WHITING
Chairman, Committee on Waste
Paper. Ley Memorial Methodist
Church, corner Truman Aveaue
and Georgia Streets.
Key West, Fla,
May 81, 1851.