The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 19, 1940, Page 6

PAGE SIX Casual Slaughiers- YESTERDAY: Kay Cornish is visiting at an Army Post on Lake Michigan where Major Adam Drew is stationed. Taking an By VIRGINIA HANSON sisted on seeing me to the very | Adam’s orderly the following door of the club before he went|day) Colonel Pennant was obvi- off to send aid to thé poor shiver-|ously in high spirits when he early morning horse-back ride er, they discover the new zin, robbed of everything, hiding in poison oak. Chapter Two Object Of Mirth “LTE GOT away with everything the poor devil had—car, lug- fage—there was a trunkful of uniforms in the back of the car—/ brand new Ford he bought in go yesterday, en route.” am sprinkled salt on his} fruit and began to eat it ppearance of relish. hed my breakfast and was having a second cup of cof- fee with him. Except for us and the soldier waiter, the mess hall was deserted. “All but his brief case.” He put down his spoon and added a little more salt. “How about a dash of vinegar now?” “You ought to try Good for that figure. . was I saying?” “About the brief case.” “It was on the shelf behind the driver's seat. When the hitch- hiker poked. the gun in his ribs and ordered him to get out, there on that dark side road. the chap- lain thought of his papers—his commission, his orders—and, with considerable courage for such a little rabbit of a man, he grabbed the brief case and pitched it through the open window of the ear, sending: it as far off the road as he could. He says the man with the gun used deplorable lan- guage, but must have been afraid to take the time to hunt for it.” “So he made the chaplain un- it this way. . . What dress and left him there without | ered abandoned about a mile from + a stitch in the middle of the road?” “Correct. Nothing like lack of clothes to keep a man from rais- ing an outcry and calling atten- tion to himself. Not that there was any passing traffic. It’s an un- frequented road back of the res- ervation. The chaplain figured out where he was while he was scrambling around in the dark looking for his brief case. It had gone over the fence. High fence, close mesh, barbed wire on top. He straddled it with care, deduced that it bordered the reservation. So, as Adam into Eden, came Chaplain Henry to Fort Michi- gan.” “Did he find the brief case?” “Yes, fortunately. It contained | all his spare cash and his identi- fying papers. So all night long, clutching the brief case, he walked circles out in the bosque beyond the target range. This is a big reservation, you know— several hundred acres. At last he got onto the Russian ride which was easier underfoot; but he says he kept stumbling against the jumps and falling into the ditches. Some time before dawn he sat} his bush. “You don’t usually go around armed,” I said, wondering why I had not thought of it at the time. “How did you know——” Incident Number Two “tT HAPPENED once before. One night about two wecks ago a taxi driver picked up a man mm | the Loop—wanted to be driven to |Fort Michigan. The driver was | thoughtful enough to collect part |of the fare in advance, but when he turned in the gate of the post he felt_a gun at the back of his jneck. Following instruc drove through the past the target ra j}from where we were riding tt |morning. There he stopped h | taxi, got out and stripped, also a | cording to instruction, and stood there in a state of nature w ing his clothes. money and ca> disappear into the $6 | The soldier waiter brought in ! a platter and set it down in front of Adam. The ham was nearly an jinch thick and the color of a nice | ripe peach. The eggs wére curled tup and brown around t edge: j There was even a sprig of p: ley. never be able to eat all th. merman, bring me a plate.” Adam raised his white brow “Ah-ah! Remember the figure! | .“Figure yourself. You'll be an |old tubby before you're fifty.” |__ “Not if you're around I won't the platter, looked regretfully at the remainder. “Why don’t you be a good girl and quit interrupting me?” “Did they find the villain?” 1 asked dutifully. “Not yet. The taxi was discov |the post. Nothing missing but |cash; and there was a regimentai | insignia on the floor of the cab. | That's how we know it was some- jone from the post.” |table completely with my plate jl wouldn’t have believed yc |could break one of.those durable articles, but it scattered in sev- leral directions. | Adam continued to eat, but he |glanced down once at the fum- ; Up the pieces and paused lon: catch him now. The first _episode jwas kept rather quiet. This on will be all over the post by noon.’ ‘A Cautious Man’ “HAT mild remark proved to | } be no overstatement. There |may have been other topics of | conversation that morning at Fort Michigan, but history finds them unworthy of mention. Sentrics walked their posts with shaking shoulders; cooks giggled into the soup; brides hung shrieking on | the telephone or over the railing jof their back verandas. Muies brayed; horses laughed. And it is told that a Miss At- down to rest and dozed off. And|kins from just outside the post, you and I nearly caught him without—without even the poison oak leaf——” I watched him heap a double ration of sugar on his oatmeal and let the inconsistency go un- remarked. I was remembering the smoothness with which the big black automatic had appeared in Adam’s hand. I was remembering, too, that he had refused to let me| sulted. “And when I asks could I see the chaplain” (to put the matter fella to show up, he busts right |out laughin’ in my face.” Whatever the truth of Miss At- ride home alone, that he had in-ikins’ narrative (as reported by U. S. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT Observation taken at 7:30 a. m., 75th Mer. Time (City Office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours Low last night Mean Normal a Precipitation : Rainfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 a. m., inches Total rainfall since Aug. 1, inches 0.02 Total rainfall since Jan. 1, inches Deficiency since January 1, inches Wind Direction and Velocity SE—5 miles per hour Relative Humidity 84% Barometer at 7:30 a. m. today 2 Excess since Aug. 1, inches iso high reputation in Key West as ver an expert mechanic, having spent this 18.97 33 years in the servicing busi- is bringing to Key West, from time to time, exhibitions which 0.81 tomers will wish him well in his point to the best type of pub- new venture, and he invites any licity, proving most LOU SMITH ANNOUNCES: On another page of this issue, ™ Lou Smith announces that in the go future he will spend full time at 86 his service station at the corner of Duval and Division ready to serve his friends needs. “Lou” has always ness. His many satisfied and all to call at any time. Kirtlands In Jacksonville Sea level, 29.97 (1014.9 millibars) , Tomorrow's Almanac } Sunrise Sunset 6:03 a. m. 6:57 p. m Moonrise 8:34 p. m. Moonset 8:15 a. m. Tomorrow’s Tides (Naval Base) AM. 11:12 4:38 FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Tuesday) P.M. 11:32 5:06 High Low cloudy tonight possibly scattered er Tuesday; gentle variable winds. Florida: Partly cloudy with a few scattered thundershowers in north portion this tonight and possibly in south por- and Tuesday; thundershow- to moderate afternoon or tion Tuesday. ~ Roosevelt Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. S. W. |He helped himself liberally from } | The waiter managed to miss the: streets, have whole-hearted and the part of individuals and or- ithe motoring public with any Sanizations in the city in order ~ ‘to maintain the facilities for the ‘ public enjoyed a ideas and the production of ad- ng material, and it is with in mind that the Art Center cus- ing chaplain back there behind; came, unannounced, into the mess > j hall at noon. The men sprang to their feet nd Mrs. Bridewell, the club ste: really fluttered—not the fessional fuss I had seen her put on for visiting firemen and their battle-axes (as she had mewhat incautiously dubbed traveling generals and_ their wives to me behind their backs) —but the involuntary response of any conscious woman in the Presence of an attractive male. He must have been between fort id fifty—it takes years in the service before a man wears Iver eagles on his shoulders— ut he was lean and erect and handsome, and the wrinkles around his alert blue eyes were merely the heritage of laughter. He looked too young to have a grown daughter. gave the cook the day off,” explained when they had him t our table. “The girls ave gone to the city to meet the ide. Too bad they didn’t go yes- day; they could have delivered plain, too. And in better I hope, than he arrived in.” ereupon, as Miss Atkins id have phrased it, he busts aughing, and the rest of us not so much because the mel’s jokes are always laughed as because we had reached hat stage where the mere men- tion of the chaplain was enough to set us rocking. “Ah, but do you know the care with which he_ planned his ar- 1?” asked Felicia. Bridewell ightly. “Did you see the letter _ wrote, Colonel Pennant? The adjutant turned it over to me. I'll y to find it for you later. Or per- s he would like it back. It ould make the text for a ser- on on best-laid plans. You see, not a man to go into anything ind—he takes proper precau- tions. He was troubled about his quarters. Being a bachelor, he knew there was small chance of Setting a married officer’s set, but ie did hope his rooms would be far removed as possible from e more boisterous element in bachelor quarters—I’'m going to put him in the guest wing, near u and me, Kay. He ought to feel right at home among us girls. Finally, he announced the tim bling fingers that were gathering < | enough to say thoughtfuily, “We'll ; at which he could travel, and had come to the conclusion that he would not be here in time for the i meal. Was there a re- spectable place along the way re he could stop to dine? Now there, I submit, is a cautious man. And look what happened to him!” Colonel Pennant mopped his eyes, drew down the corners of his mouth and tried to look so- licitous as his gaze fell on Captain ones, the junior medical offcer, who was seated across the table rom hin. - “How is he, by the way?” he asked. Captain Jones, in a trance of | calling on the commanding officer iMattention, continued to punch jabout a matter concerning one of holes-with his finger in a piece of |his command, was grossly in- Commissary bread. A repetition of the question failing of any re- sult, and the heap of crumbs con- tinuing to grow, Adam, who was jin her own words). “me that’s Sitting next to him, prodded him |been waitin’ months for the With a long finger. he chaplain,” he “Colonel Pennant how the chaplain is. To be continaed said loudly. ats ty Feow POSTER EXHIBIT Cc ‘oug rom Page One) be business interests. necessary that the development of creative succe: throughout this country tode Witt news article the Center sends out a plea to citizens.and civie agencies in city of Key West to view this hibition in the light. of possibili- Art ties through the use of the Kirtland registered at the Hotel Center design laboratory. in Jacksonville week, according to relayed to The Citizen by Charles |Griner, manager of the hostelry. last information SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS MEET NIGHTS THIS WEEK DIVORCE ACTION the Key West and Vicinity: Partly case filed by Eva Kowaloff of Times” tonight, the talk being ac- Final decree in Dade county, against band, Abe Shlaer, her now ing to records posted clerk's office. To extinguish fires in vented. : djvorce indus- Elder B. W. Abner, pastor, an- nounced today that the Seventh Day Adventists will hold meet-- ings at the Church, 224 Southard street, each night this week. He ‘Signs of the will preach on hus- companied by slides. of Newark, N. J., was granted in the Circuit Court Saturday, accord- room in the house, electricity op- in the erates a new device for turning By pressing a button from any on a gas water heater. While on a drunken spree, trial workers’ clothing or wash Jack Scharpo of Oakland, Cal. . off spilled acids a powerful emer- drove an automobile up the steps tion Tuesday; cooler in north por- gency shower bath has been in- of the police station and was ar- | Tested. AT ART CENTER the Chamber of Com- ree, which is representative, or representative, of all In order to out desirable results it is Art Center support on THE KEY WEST CITIZEN TWO ENTRANTS IN NO MIRROR ON BEAUTY CONTEST “TRUCK; ARRESTED MIRA WILL TRY FOR TITLE After having been given sever- ‘al warnings, Beriin Felton, Mate- cumbe, was arrested last Satur- ‘day by state patrol officer L. W. Brazell for having no _rear-view mirror on ‘his truck which he operates on the keys. Hearing in the case will be held Wednesday afternoon of this week before peace justice En- rique Esquinaldo, Jr. State Legislators Were Honored A dance held at Marathon Overseas Lodge last Saturday night, given by Mrs. Mary Bass Brown and Mrs. Paul Doles, pro- prietors, highlighted the weekend visit to that vacation spot of sev- eral Florida political “bigwigs”, as reported this morning. Z Among those present for a weekend of fishing and relaxa- tion were Dan McCarty, of Ft. Pierce, speaker-designate of the House of Representatives, L. C. Leedy and Ben Fuqua of Or- lando, G. Pierce Wood, of Quincy, past-speaker of the House, Bob Marshburn, E. Holt and Folly Miller, of Miami, Herman Fultz of Miami and Lee Roy Collins of Tallahassee. Alberto and Edna, the well- known rhumba team of this city, headlined the floor show given at the dance and music was fur- nished by Duke and his South Sea Island boys. AERIAL WARFARE SHOWS INCREASE (Continued from Page One) to drop bombs on the Italian air factories at Turrine. and Milan. Considerable damage was re- ported by the returning flyers, who claimed no planes were lost in the raid. Rome reported this morning that the British are “on the run” Elsie Hartman, pretty 15-year- old high school girl, has made application to enter the bathing beauty contest to be held at South Beach on Labor Day. Miss Hartman is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hartman of the U.S. Army. Order Knights of Marti, spon- sor of the contest and all-day fiesta to be staged at the beach September 2nd, is endeavoring to have each clothing store in the city furnish the bathing suit to be displayed and modeled by the Key West beauties who will take part in the contest. Elsie’s measurements: Weight, 116 Ibs.; height, 5 ft. 4 in.; age, 15; neck, 13; bust, 32; waist, 25; hips 31; calf, 14; ankle, 9. Another local beauty—aspirant to the “Miss Key West” title is Delia Mira, niece of Mario Mira, once great bail player of South Florida. Miss Mira has: brown eyes, brown hair, stands 5 ft. 3 in; weighs 118; is 14 years old; neck, }12; bust, 31; waist, 26; hips, 35; calf, 13, and ankle, 842. CITIZEN FEATURED WORLD WAR NEWS (Centinued from Page One) tation of intoxicating liquor for beverage purposes in the United States or its territories”, the art- icle related. Personal Mentions, and dance stories, Card of Thanks and weather forecast were carried on the front page. A four-line article, without any head, told of a regular meeting of the City Council “tonight”. n order from Provost Mar- shal General Crowder concern- ing the Draft of Man Power for the U. S. Army, printed on Page Two, told all registrants that they must specifically set forth their cecupational qualifications and not merely answer “ ‘railroad man’ but ‘track layer’ or ‘train- man’ or ‘car shop repairer’ ”. <A notice was also carried on this Seton ere oF a page announcing that bricklay-, A combination gas mask and ers, masons and plasterers of telephone has been invented for International Union No. 9 would firemen working inside burning receive standard wages of 56 buildings. cents an hour up to Feb. 12, 1918, } but that after that date the wages! would be 62% cents an’hour. Pages Three, Four and Five were filled with advertisements readers of motion pictures at the various theaters and patented: medicines, classified ads and no- tices. An Introductory Ball was an- nounced on Page Six. “This dance is given so that the men in uniform will meet and know the people of Key West before the Xmas holidays, so that they will feel at home”, it was explained. Four patriotic songs, “Your Coun- try Needs You Now”, “I Don’t Know Where I’m Going But I'm On My Way”, “Where Do We Go From Here?” and “For Your Country and My Country”, were included in the dance program. Stories of two other dances, a wedding and announcement of reduced rates by the F.E.C. Ra‘l- road Company were also an this page. Page Seven, aside from “News Briefs” and request for gifts to the poor of the city, carried ad- vertisements, most of which list- ed appropriate gifts for Christ- wedding Berbera’ in Somaliland. Italian planes were pounding away at the Suez stronghold of Aden, the dispatches stated. > Bulgaria was turned down in her claims against Rumanian ter- {ritory, according to, dispatches from Budapest this morning. Fireproof paper containers in which water can be boiled over a candle flame have been invented. CARD OF THANKS To those friends and neighbors who in the time of our sorrow, the death of our beloved one, Ray Edwards, did so much to al- lIeviate our sorrow, we wish to extend our sincere appreciation. We are deeply grateful to those who gave the use of their cars, the donors of the lovely floral tributes and messages~ of sym- pathy. augl9-itx CARD OF THANKS THE FAMILY. To our friends and neighbors: we wish to express our heartfelt thanks for their floral pieces and many expressions of sympathy which are helping us to bridge the days of heartache over the deep loss of our dear little mother. HILDEGARD RUSSELL ERNEST OTT ROBERT RUSSELL , aug!9-Itx from their strongholds south of - 2 MONDAY, AUGUST 1 ~ CIVIL SERVICE i Another amendment to the age limits of applicants for Civil, Service examination as Sail-| maker has been announced by Comdr. G. B. Hoey, senior mem- ber of the Naval Station's Labor Board. The amended paragraph fol- lows: “Age Limits: Applicants must! have reached their 20th birthday | but must not have reached their! se 62nd birthday, the retirement | Editor, The Citizen: age for the position for which) With the eyes of the nates this examination is announced, | frequently focused on Key We« on the date of making oath to! these days due to important de their application. The minimum fense activities, ete, is it not age limit does not apply to per-| time that these in authority here sons granted military preference | should take serious stock of Kes because of military or naval serv- | West, and the glaring deficiencses ey that exist in various city depart | ments? Twenty-one presidents of the}; as @ comparative strang-: Uunited States, including Frank- here, may I ask why motor lin D. Rodsevelt, were lawyers. cycles and automobiles are a —— | lowed to be recklessly drives |down Duval street, endengering CLASSIFIED COLUMN “sc. | apparently homeless dogs Advertisements under this head ‘4 to roam about the = will be inserted in The Citizen at | {To™ sundown to sun-up the rate of one-cent (Ic) a word "8, howling and creatin for each insertion, but the mini- | imite traffic hazard mum for the first insertion in| | Third, why are pedests peter rata saacags cuieee aan a cents (25c). ue +5 “ Advertisers snould give their ee aaa “oa street address as well as their “ telephone number if they desire | Vilcst Profaniiy. and Kem “Payment fcr classified adwer- | their rest? with ledger accounts may have | bly filthy? In all my jowne their advertisements charged. I have never, in this country. « fi | | countered such slothfulness LOST LOST—Diamond ring with gold | @PParently go unnoticed by cs setting. Reasonable reward for | Officials. Certainly such cond return. Box X, cio The Citizen. | 80ns should not exist am = augl7-3t | American city of 1940. Like many others, I like | West, but am impatient of Se ae | carelessness of those who ar KEY WEST FLORIST, 417 Du- | Paid to maintain discipline val street, opposite La Concha | Who are apparently dismal Hotel. Phone 528, Flowers for | Ures at their appointed jobs 1 all augi6-1mo ; #™ disgusted, too, with the tax ness of those whose duties are t& | see that the public > Thompson, 1001 Eaton! stan Laurel—Oliver Hardy Phone 879-J. | SAPS AT SEA aug15-1mox H also Key FLOWERS occasions. health anc FOR RENT FURNISHED APARTMENT. EI ric Box, Innerspring Mat-} s, all Modern Conveniences Are street. FURNISHED HOUSF. 1116 Wat-| son street. Augl9-lwkx *@@@eeerecsenene as PE A | ———— NEW FURNISHED COTTAGE, 4| =g@ey West's Outstanding” rooms; all modern convenienc- | es. Apply 1205’ Florida street. | LA CONCHA HOTEL augl7-2tx | Beautiful—Air-Conditnwned Raimbow Room anc Cocktail South and Alberta | Apply 630 Elizabeth COTTAGE. streets. street. APARTMENT. 706 South street. Apply 630 Elizabeth St. augl7-lwk NW. E ist Street at Biscerne Boulewerd Overlooking Bayfrent Park ar . mon Bus One Block ‘:cm Shoppamg D@tuct end Amusemecs Summer Rates Untdl December Single Koom—t -:n—$155 Deoume Boom—Bacs si Alfred Sumons, Manager SHED APARTMENT. All rn conveniences. Apply 602 Duval street, rear, or to Army and Navy Store. augl4-6tx APARTMENT, 1104 DIVISION STREET. Hot water, modern conveniences. Opposite Tift’s Grocery. Apply 1010 Varela street. jly24-tt HOTELS | BRING YOUR VISITING friends | in need of a good night's rest) to THE OVERSEAS HOTEL. Clean rooms, enjoy the homey j atmosphere. Satisfactory rates. 917 Fleming St. apri7-tf | | FOR SALE FOR YOUR VACATION TRIP It will be a wise preceution before poo ewe bom = change the you hed plemsed t% cory wi eos == mas. Z The Citizen, on Page Eight, ad- vised its readers in a two-column article: “Sugar Farming In Cuba; As A New And Sure Way To Get Rich Quickly”. To quote an ex- cerpt: “In More ways than the mere inflation of land values, we are informed, Cuba is reflecting; the conditions of our California LEGALS ORDER FOR CONSTRUCTIVE SERVIC STATE OF FLORIDA—To Dalton Rork, Pontiac, mty, Illinois: THE Dorothy Livingston C You are hereby required t pear,on the 2nd day of Septe 1940 to the bill of compiaint divorce filed in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Florida in and for Monroe C gold-rush days. Fortunes are be- § pe menten Coe ing made in other mediums than) (i itbered “i-351), pending in. said first-grade sugar, just as for- Court wherein John H Rok. ae tunes were made in other ways a — ee than the mining of gold”. otherwise the allegations cf the Although no news article told ' said Bill will be taken as confessed ‘of its presence in the city; an ad-) *>}2' Key West Citizen. ‘= news- vertisement listed the nights va-( paper. publis: and of general cir rious units of the Fire Depart-..{uietion in Montes nated as. the ment would be on “duty at the, newspaper in which thls orger: a carnival”. A half-page ad by the 2°, 2oMitire weeks.” San Carlos Theater, giving the at- This 27th day of July, A. Dt 1940. tractions for the week, reminded | (Circuit Court Sea oer its patrons that “we will not close As Clerk “seed Pay coerce. S cea? rcuit of Flor- oe fas in_and for-Monroe Counts, Key West Press, 216 Duval By Florence =. ae fii ji eputy Clerk. resi = Saag dames Sly29; aug5-12-19-26,1940 “printed several million labels” and advised them to “buy from | MONROE THEATER us and keep the money in Key West”. Clark Gable—Joan Crawford ie A new “eye” for use in mili- | STRANGE CARGO tary photograply has a range of tO 28 square miles at an altitude of } Matinee—Balcony 10c, three miles and records détails | chestra 15-20c; Night—15-25¢ swith amazing accuracy. American Express Travelers Cheques These are Enows enc eccepeec everywhere, and # lost ot stolen 2 poem refund is made FOR SALE IN $10, $20, $50 AND $109 DENOSE- NATIONS AT 75< PER $109 BOUCHT BUY SEVEN GALLONS of Guar- anteed Farm & Home Paint at $2.29 Gal. and get five free during all this month. Inquire at 1023 Watson street. augl5-12tx APARTMENT OR RESIDENT SITE, three lots, corner Georgia and United. Rock bottom price, $1500. No taxes; no fill neces- sary. 1401 Division street. augl14-3t(wed-fri-mon) USED CARS 1939 DeSoto, $195 down, bal. easy 1938 Ford, $145 down, bal. easy 1937 Chevrolet, $75 down, bal. easy 1936 *%4-ton Panel Ford Truck,: $345 1931 Panel Chevrolet Truck, $49! -OC LLL LLL LEE ES Sas: N COMPLAINT SERVICE... : If you do not Receive Your Copy of The CITIZEN By 6 P.M Between 8 and 7 P.M and a Western Union Messenger Bo, =i deliver your copy of The Citizen Cor. Fleming and Elizbaeth Sts. ‘TRY IT TODAY— | The Favorite in Key West STAR * BRAND CUBAN COFFEE SALE AT ALL GROCERS | i IRR MMMLD LEE ; een