The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-30


wise shep keepers in Key West
will order only once, and when
they're gene shsrs sin't 10 mersI
AIss 81 chiIdrsn's Corner for
eeel days shssd. these fine ny.
len swsstsrs IN Navy blue for ths
evss little students sf The Con-
vent. They'll wear and wear end
wear IN sturdy nylen.
New time eff for play, and
what fun little sister will have
Ut Christmas with her wee pint
sized vanity. built Just exactly
like Mems with fhe kidney shsp-
cd top, the wide rvffIsd skirt Of
shiny sprisssd plastic. The TINY
wooden bench. Complete with
mirror, end oil fhs fixin's for
making . 90! quite beautiful. Lit
fis hand mirror. comb, powder
boxes, perfume bottles, o. al.
covldn't be Q nicer Gin In fhs
world for o pretty little miss.
on you know how vain The We.
men sFel
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Someone very familiar with Army
life wrote a song that just about
hits Us all In a very sore spot.
II was the famous "Oh how hate
to get up In the Morning" As far
as I'm concerned, before that
comes the grippe about getting wax
ened along about three, four, or
five In the morning. II isn't 50 bad
being reused momentarily by the
barking Of q dog, or q sudden loud
noise; but when the dang noise
keeps up, and keeps up, and
KEEPS UP, ! have q desire to do
bodily harm to the perpetrator.
For months and months and
months, twice q week I've felt this
way. OF course ! have to have my
garbage picked up, also have to
pay for this service. But why in
the name Of all that's holy do /
have to put up with being wakened
at aforesaid three, four or five in
the O. m?
even forgave the poor guys
during the awful hot spells. After
all, the stuff doesn't smell good
even on cool days. and ii must be
pretty wicked up there on top
when the sun Is high. So I just
said q few things quite softly un.
der my breath from April through
September, turned over and tried
to 60 back to sleep. Garbage buc-
kets are noisy too, but it seemed
an enormous amount of converse
ton and levity accompanied the
grind and bang of metal on metal.
But this moring, oh my aching
eyeballs! We have a new garbage
truckl It's q humdinger, designed
to hide the filthy stuff away from
the sight and nostrils Of humans.
II was also q mighty cool night
followed by a cooler day. What
happened? Those boys are right
on time. The moon wasn't near
ready to 60 to bed, even the dog
had given up watching, and clank.I
ETY. clank bang pop down the street
came the cleaning white monster.
II stopped a full ten minutes in
front of the home Of each house
holder. While the workers made
good and merry, it stood and pom
derously chewed up each scrap and
bit of garbage with a loud groan.
ing and grinding. All the way up
the street we all heard it. Lights
came on here and there, and much
collective sleep was lost.
Now I'd like to ask, why can't
The garbage collectors work regu.
lar hours like other folks? New
equipment, cooler weather, why?
why? why?
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Gertrude Stein said. ~ rose
is Q rose Is . rose" and Shake
spssrs said, "A rose by any 9th.
Or name would smell as sweet"
Well that visore. Milorsanits, |
Bloomsid, or slv-sresn plant
food you have 10 put around the
bushes may NOT smell too sweet,
but u sure will make rose 10
. rose Is . rose" bloom big and
full In . hurry.
We've been having . lot Of
rain. and while moisture Is most
important In growing things. these
torrents are apt 10 wash away
q lot Of carefully prepared top
soil that contains oil The coed
things your plants and lawns
nave 70 teeo vpoHs
Mr.. Hsldwin's very best advies
10 Yov. and he's quite . writer
TOO. Is 10 come in and get your
fertilizer and get u on your lawns
and around your shrubs quick
50 everything win be IN full |
bloom by the holidays.
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Among the new ideas for cars:
lylon cord tires for long distanceI
Ugh speed driving. And something
ven be seeing along Duval Street
'efore long: a push button mach
ne that elevates a parking plat
orm six feet in half a minute,
eaving space underneath for an
ther car.
I forgot to ask the man what youI