The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 21, 1938, Page 3

| FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1938. POPOCCOCLESeoE SE DOSTOEDOSOSEESOESEOOSECESOSESESES. KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY. / RET: | Happenings Here Just 10 Years! ‘Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen eece THE KEY WEST CITIZEN eee Pugs, Ashantees é ; REFUSE-ACCEPT West Africa rout some 1,000 Brit-; Former Governor Alfred M. ish—use skull of slain British 1 andon and Col. Frank Knox, the eens Sir Charles M’Carthy, as _ Republican nominees in the pres- royal drinking cup for years. | idential campaign of 1936, have ge eeee fiscal year, $350,000,000 but for the year be- ginning next July, the President recommends only $230,000.000. It is quite probable that a congres- the CCC secured’ Faye: = 2 $ - = PAGE THREE — SOCEE CeO RARERSE SETS RS | SOOCCOOOSSSSS SOHO SSSOSSOSESOSOSSTOSOSESEEEEEESEES coeerserusoceceesereeres WASHINGTON NOTES 'Today’s Lloresecope | +cecccccececccessosesees Today gives 3 pecuhar mixture. Hating convention and with = tendency to innovation. the life may be spent im dreams uniess an impetus is given im the érec~ ‘The Characters [approved of her in some things, Nelda, @ beautiful, courageous girl, who is struggling with a let- tuce farm, falls in love with Reck. Bill, is @ tanned, young lettuce farmer, There is a bond between Nelda and Bill in spite of fre- quent flare-ups. Reck, a wealthy’ playboy, pro- poses to Nelda, after placing her in an awkward situation. Mrs. Reck’s cold mother, dislikes Nelda, but strangely consents to the engage- ‘ment. Jack, Nelda’s younger brother, hes left medical school, and disap- seared, Chapter 22 Usider the Madrone Tree ngeriga sd 'S magic touched the gar- den of the old rancho. A Castil- lian rose vine drooped in yellow cascades from the second-story railing. Purple iris and coral bells | 45. bloomed in long rows. “Our garden is really lovely,” Nelda remarked one morning as/| she out at it “We ought to use it more. I believe I'll build a grill under that madrone tree.” “There's a pile of old bricks near the tank house,” Uncle Ham told her. “All you'll have to buy is a sack of cement.” “Tm "6; Bam fol followed Nelda out- Nelda sm: led, forgetting the side wheh she went to paeo the spot she'd chosen for the grill. “Honey,” he said, “I know you're pen aires tie eet vn dt me after you're aned oes Cesk enlabin’ that if we could build a small house—say two rooms here on the ranch we could get =~ ¥ Tears rushed to the girl’s eyes. Because she was to advance on financial and social ladder Uncle’ Ham had to down. She could egg Mrs, Reckless’s disdain for two-room house. A shack! That's what Mrs. Reckless would call it. Nelda kissed her uncle’s wrin- Lect cheek. It was an involuntary of her own love and toon for him. “TH —_ to rent the rancho after [1 incle Ham,” Nelda aid gently, “but TU see that you have a home.” He walked away swiftly,and she knew that he se so filled with emotion he couldn't s That afternoon Neida went to work on. her outdoor stove. A Subtle Fraternity HER knees, busy with trowel txt gosh ak ut Se | Bo Powy coe ymendy eo eee up the ood didn't know Bi = toward her un’ e ‘Pet seas, Unicel <a ‘swift tly. ad 2 atebdy there en ber that she smiled, forget- oe the strain of. their last meet- frm making a grill,” she a Her ren were flushed and : oi ! ' “A wha’ “Doesn’ 4 a look like a grill?" she with an impudent little h. aire He paused and sur- veyed her work, then a faint smile crossed his lips. “Mind if! it~ en up those bricks a bit?” he asked. y—ne.” A moment later the trowel was in his hand.and he was at work on the “vig a After straighten- bricks, he went on with pao con coc car oe oe tals Gone Se that cement you've mixed he commented. she decided there was a subtle lit- tle fraternity between them be- cause of their common interest in lettuce. As they worked she told him about Jack’s disappearance. “Say! That’s too bad!” he ex- claimed. “Anything I can do to mae you find him?” ve done everything that seems possible to do.” “The medical course is a hard one to stick out. I have a cousin who—” He stopped abruptly and asked, “What do ce intend to use on_top of this grill She sensed that he had pulled himself back from a revelation of his oe thought of using a piece of sheet iron,” she replied. “Think that'll be all right?” “Definitely. Fine for broiling steaks.” “I'm going to try steaks on it this evening,” she said and acted upon the sudden impulse that came to her, “Won't you have dinner with “Gladly. But say! I almost for- got what I came for.” “Looks as if you came to build a fireplace,” she said laughing. “I came to tell you that I can plow for you any time now.” “Thanks, Bill. It’s awfully kind cae to look out for my inter- es! “That's nothing. I'd do the for any neighbor.” He leaned ba ‘One-side,..scrutinizin, pan sown this more, his head om his work. strain of their last meeting. that She’ had the feeling he saw her not as an attractive girl but merely as a person who needed a hel, ne hand. Too, he probably hi t forgotten his disapproba- tion for that night she’d spent in the mountains. Then there was an- other angle to be considered. He would be id for plowing her land. Most likely that was upper- the | most in his mind. The feminine instinct that al- ways resented his punctilious cour- esy rose now and demanded its rights. It wanted to break his irri- tating calm. ‘What Do You Want Most?” ss? Gerad and I are engaged,” she announced, a little tremor in her voice. “Then my felicitations are in or- der,” he said, giving no sign that the announcement affected him in any way. “By the way, are you Roin: to plant lettuce again?” Nhat are you going to plant?* | ‘Lettuce. There's not much ger Se rain before the fall crop there’s every indie: at let- tuce prices will be “Guess I'll plant it, too.” “The only thing that, aig, keep us from making a-big -pfofit is a strike ke.” “I can use a lot of profit. A let- tuce patch is not my last horizon.” “Nor mine,” he said quietly. “But it's a means to an end.” “What do you want most, Bill?* | “Oh—" he looked at the blue shadows of the woodlands in the distance—“the usual things. Finan- | cial security—travel. But I want to earn them. When I started out, my father—” he broke off shortly, then said, “Car coming.” “It's Reck.” Bill said nothing. To- make conversation she re- marked. “Reck said something about going to Rio Del Mar for dinner tomorrow. night.” “If you happen to drop an ear- ring in the soup, do you know the Proper spoon with which to fish it out?” Bill asked, a sardonic gleam in his blue eyes. “I don't believe I do,” she an- Swered solemnly. “That's something you'd — learn before you become Reckless.” (Copyright, 1937, Alice Marie Dodge) Mrs Rectless discusses plans with is- | Nelda, temerrew. Effective May 30, 1937 S. S. CUBA A cut of 10 percent in the pay of all city employes was provided in the ordinance pertaining to this action which passed on its first reading at the meeting of the! city council last night. Four po-) licemen and three firemen -were also dispensed with. The measure also abolished the position of as- sistant jailer and assistant water-_ works engineer. One of the sani- tary inspectors will assume the’ duties of meat inspector and this will eliminate one man. These actions may be further considered at a meeting to be held on Mon- day afternoon. and at the same time other matters-may be ironed out. Passage on the second and final reading may be had at a special meeting to be held Mon- day night. Ex-Governor Sidney H. Catts, who is again seeking election, is in the city today in the interests of his candidacy. The former chief executive, with members of his official party and several of thegex-governor’s local friends, and the outlook as re- gards his charice-ef.election. He expressed“ the greatest confidence and said jokingly that he owes Dr. FonS Hathaway a debt of gratitude for building a road from Tallahassee to DeFuniak Springs. Will Rogers was in town last night. He stopped off for a bit of see-see between the boat and train. He left word with all his_ friends that “this was a good city” and he would be “back at a later date to do some fishing”. '*Can I get a paper?” were the first words he spoke when he got off the boat, and two copies | of the Key West Citizen were im- | mediately handed him, one for | Will and the other for Mrs. Will. “Tell this driver where to take me”, he said. So we sent him out to the boulevard and the air- port. “Going to California”, he said. “No, there has been no freeze out there” and then he threw back his head and laughed the hearty Rogers’ “smile”. } Yes»suhy there are 27 of the. | benehes which the Woman’s Club are to put around the park nfpappitie mares pele peed | ready for use. At a meeting of the | civic department of the club yes-! terday afternoon, held in the club house at 3:30 o’clock, it was said that they will be placed as soon as it has been decided. This | matter of location is one of the most important things which has to be considered. The benches have concrete ends with slat seats and backs. A plan for fi- faneimng their purchase has al- ready been arranged. The Winter Golf League of Ad- vertising Interests, including 70 persons, arrived this morning on the Havana Special and sailed for the Cuban capital on the S. S. Northland this morning. While the visitors were in the city they had the opportunity of visiting points | of interest. The Schooner Eureka, Captain | Caxambas with 65,000 pounds of mackerel to be loaded here for Hayana, She brought last week a similar amount for the same des- tihation. ‘The shipment today is contained in 160 barrels. The Key West High School team won a game and lest one Good Only! ... you'll be Impressions —that’s the rule at our shop . . at the low price! The Artman Press 1842—Citizens of little Haver- hill, Mass. through their con- gressman, petition Congress. for peaceful dissolution of inion |—a 10-day sensation in Congress. Intended’ as-rébuke" to’ Southérn- @rs_ who threatened dissolution if petitioning on abolition of slavery persisted in. 1918—Heavy guards of soldiers and police put around New York City waterfront—war days. icin anninlacslbaa nei 1927—United States warships - . ;concentrate to take Americans ——* penises ener {a7 fe | out of troubled China. Life is jest one big pcker game fer | = th’ taxpayer—he’s allus havin’ t | 1923—Oklahoma’s governor im- ante. —_ and removed from office. Jeff Motts took his boy, Pudgy, | , | 1935—Hauptmann trial testi- Todav = | mony reveals Hauptmann did not . = - work on days of kidnaping and Anniversaries ‘ransom paying, and that he had eeccee eo plunged heavily in Wall Street. 1743—John Fitch, Trenton, N. declined to act as honorary chair- men of thé Program committee to draft a declaration of princi- ples for the Republican Party. Both of them had opposed the committee idea. Former President Hoover and former Vice-Presi- dent Dawes, however, accepted. They had favored the idea. { PROOF OF AGE The Census Bureau is receiving applications for proof of age at the rate of about three hundred a day as a result of the Social Security Act’s provision which requires evidence of age in order to secure benéfits. The Census Bureau has population records which go back to 1790 and issues certificates in proof of age to ap- plicants. CCC PROSPECTS The Civilian Conservation Corps is in for a drastic slash if Congress follows budget recom- mendations. During the current ion of achievement of some of the sional revolt will attempt to con- ideas before success slips by. A tinue the CCC on its present basis of about 1,500 camps. PUBLIC PRINTING The Public Printer reports the sale of more than ten million gov- ernment documents last year. The receipts, $813,246, were $132,000 over the figures for the previous year. While many government publications are distributed free, the figures show that many of them are purchased. The Public Printer also reported that 2.428,- 243,000 postal cards were printed in 1937. MAKES NEW RULE TOOELE, Utah.—Dr. J. H. Peck of this city has given notice through the newspapers that im 1938 he will deliver no babies not paid for before delivery. He says, “I do not need the experience, but I do need the sleep”. J., silversmith, pioneer of the West, metal craftsman and build- er’of four successful steamboats long before Fulton, unhappy, un- lucky, but brave soul, born—in Hartford Co., Conn. Died in Ken- tucky, July 2, 1798. 1813—John C. Fremont, survey- §* r or-explorer of the West, famed as “The Pathfinder”, Calif., senator and soldier, Presidential candi- date, whose later career was more tragic than successful, born at Sa- vannah, Ga. Died July 13, 1890. 1824—Thomas J. (“Stonewall”) Jackson, famed, modest, Confed- erate general, accidentally killed by his own men when returning from one of those great marches which made his fame, born at Clarksburg, W. Va. Died May 10, 1863. j 1838—Nelson Morris, German immigrant to Chicago, who rose from stockyard laborer to meat packer and stock breeder, pioneer in shipping dressed beef, founder | of the firm of the name, born.; Died Aug. 27, 1907. | " 1853—Helen H. Gardner, essay- | TEXACO FIRE CHIEF GASOLINE PAUL’S TIRE SHOP last night in a doubleheader‘ played at the High School gym. / The Redland girls’ team defeated | —Courteous Service— the Key West team, 28 to 12, and: PHONE 65 the Key West boys’ team defeat-j ed the Redland team by a score | cS TAREE a of 21 to 20. | i Pare eee | Editorial comment: When a} T R E V 0 R rank amateur can catch 37 amber- | jacks and a big barracuda in aj AND half day, it isn’t overstating the’ case to say there’s at least fair| MOR fishing around the island. R I S Coach Will Doughtry has a| INC. good bunch of players together! and is anxiously awaiting af chance‘to meet the basketball team from the U. S. S. Wright. The naval aggregation and the} Key West players will meet on} the Athletic Club floor this eve-j ning. An interesting contest is} Dealers in the World” Cor. Fleming and White Sts. 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