The Key West citizen., 1954-11-02

that Divisions individual so
munity Chest drive.
The Retail Division - numbering
approximately ITO stores-has been
divided into Il lists of about one
dozen stores each, grouped ac-
cording to location. The fourteen
solicitors covering these territories
are: Bill Brownley, representing
Overseas Appliances; Robert Gu
bino, assistant manager of Buffers
Shoes; Dolce Curry and Ida Cell
rich, owners of the Not New Shop:
Mrs. Ruth Galley; Virginia Goulet
of Key West Garden and Lawn
Supplies: Virginia Rees of Gift
House; Earl Julian, Julian Ap-
pliances; Concha and Dora Mar
tinez OF Martinez Refrigeration:
H. Z. Mcdonald Of Television
Sales and Service; Jose Menendez,
manager Of Thom Means; Charles
Pierce OF Pierce Brothers; Nelbeth
Reese, manager Sears, Roebuck:
Charles Smith, of Dion and Smith;
and the Key West Angels, local
motorcycle club.
Twelve of the IL solicitors listed
are representatives from the local
business houses themselves-own
ers or principals from each store
named. In addition to their stores
and their personal donations, they
are also giving valuable time from
their businesses to help in this
work because they believe in it.
Outlying Aress
Mrs. Ruth Galley volunteered to
help the merchants by soliciting
for them from the more scattered
stores in order that these business
people would not lose any more
time from their work than abso-
lutely necessary. And the Key West
Angels, local motorcycle club, took
over the solicitation Of even more
scattered territory, extending all
the way to Stock Island.
Asking for money is not easy
and solicitors job is not a pleas
ant one. But all of these solicitors
believe in the Community Chest.
They all know that this one annual
Community Chest drive takes the
place of IL additional individual
drives that otherwise would have
to be made each year. And they
know that a successful Community
Chest means more successful
charitable and welfare organiza-
tions-and, therefore, a better
community.
Key Westers Know
Who knows better than Key
Westers the terrible havoc that
can be wrought by hurricane -
both ashore and at sea - and the
suffering and privation that has
been and will continue TO be eased
by the Key West Chapter of the
American Red Cross.
Who knows better than Key
Westers what it's like to tighten
your belt and look "gritS and
grunts" in the fact again and
again-and be lucky to have them.
And how many are there even to-
day who are down on their luck
with no grits and grunts - who ap
peal to the Salvation Army's ever
ready helping band.
Who knows better than Key
Westers what it's like not to have
local Blood Bank to draw from
and have, instead, to fly $50 time.
consuming miles (and back to
bring the life-giving fluid to the
Island.
Club Needs
Who knows better than Key
Westers the crying need for ser
clubs like the YMCA-
US0. the NCCS, and the Com
Servicemen'S Center.
Then there are the Girl Scouts.
Boy Scouts, Juvenile Council,
Youth Center. the Children's Book.
mobile and the Children'S Home
Society-al child welfare agencies
to build tomorrow's Key
West citizens: and the Heart AS
sociation helping today's.
As Mr.. Julian put it, "While you
might have a personal quarrel with
one or two of these agencies. Still
you must admit that there is no