The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 27, 1940, Page 4

PAGE FOUR J Tt aceal Staugh, FS wee By VIRGINIA HANSON = Oe YESTERDAY: Felicia Brides well is the third victim of the vobber. She crawls in Kay’s win- dow sans everything but her girs dle, shoes and stockings. That same night a fire breaks out, Chapter Nine The Man In The Car ii IA was coming out of Fe- icia’s room when I reached the corridor. She beckoned me and started double timing toward the back of the building, talking as she ran. “Shows how muck sense I have,” she said. “I went in to get the keys to her car. The minute I turned on the light I saw that corset and remembered.” Sh giggled hysterically. “She was sound asleep and snoring through all this. No, I didn’t wake her. What was the use?” A red _ taill against the da garage behind 1 to move and a sm a backed into view. Julia hailed it before, I think, she realized. who the driver was. Jeff's voice answered he ly. “What are you doing But he held open the d told us to get in. “You can me at the troop.” He made no further com and the silence grew unco ble when he had fin | sates So I asked hi ’e was, and he thought it wv out in the bosque near the target range. Brush fire? He didn’t know. His answers sounded terse and a little bored. Between us Julia made no sound and I could feel and drop ing. Cold, surly ill-bred He stepped on the gas sudden- ly and the car fairly leaped down the row in front of the b He braked with tpe sam gard for mechanical and comfort and with a swift ment was out of the car. “Till walk back, or pick up a lift,” he said aloofly. “I hope you'll use some discretion and not get ‘too close to the fire.” Without further waste of w he was gone. Julia w trance, slid into the dri rds d onto the back road that led to- ward the target range, and then she sounded almost happ: “You can see,” she nice he is when you im. “What’s batk here?” I was a forced perfectly goo a few mil diers were working w and speed to t of the ste: and the cious, glutting My hea the fire nosed dow its side at t se re com- pletely f mocking the p' to check them. T was sta silent fascin moistening m fire veered at some whim and I saw a d within the I must have seri denly I felt two eme: man efforts »|eled in the bered } gone out evening, W when Julia telep Julia came st us then, loo! who had er car that t yet returned g wild and dishev- Tange light. “It’s a coupé,” she cried breath- ilessly. “Mimi’s is a coupé. |Adam, who is it? Tell me the truth!” | “Not Mimi,” he said, and added reluctantly. “It’s Felicia Bride- well’s car. I saw the 1 | She must have mi lin the dark, though doing way out he | “Oh no! No, you don’t under- stand—Feli ne in bed,” I jtold him eag I felt as if a moved from my instant the relief Felicia. ling fire of SOLDIER ed. I let go ey e danger ing to the woode: the range. Adam wen’ out it, I glanced around and sav the edge of the g down and shak ambulance wa: fire truck and men lou cigarettes. The fire began to di leaving behir of us, looking e gr and told us v better go home. | “We're going ‘tc try to get the body - red some silver ead of the table. ck?” re of passing ut he took it it down without in did not sleep in said when the wait- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | SOCIETY : Fifteen Numbers On Program Of Fleming Street Musicale Tonight ' Program Street M for the Fleming Organ Solo, Sarah Howell. hedist Church Musi- Recitation, James Wm. Baker. > given by that church’s R n, Jackie Knowles. starting at 8:00 Beginners. been released. numbers have are as follows: America”, by been Glad Refrain”, the iolin Solo, Joseph Howell. Duet, Faye Bervaldi, nd Piano Duet, vi Jenks and Marie Knowles. a Rodriguez. W. F. Collins, Mrs. W. B. Knight, Mrs. Camille Rob- inson. Alice an LaKin. Benediction. * my_ shoulders backward into twisted, and eggs, I im if the body had been head. “Small hope ss there was bridge- e can locate th trembling so violen hardly stand. “There’s someone in tt I moaned, and he did not co! dict me. He held me for an insta: with one arm still supporting me, led me back from the gulley, b: behind the fire truck out o: of that feeding fire. “Tm sorry you saw said in a shaken voici still clung to him. “I you in time, or I would hav stopped you. We can’t do any thing, of course. It was alr too late when we got here.” need not have worri ham and eggs. He le: oat- half finished, pushed back air and ri Ve’re going out again and sift or clues as soon as the cooled enough. You’d wake F ia pretty soon d tell her to get dressed. There ht b ething she would links, buttons, 2 , some confirma- on = ie cot toe = the same ° vho is it? You smust know | ™an who held her up last night— aan is it? You must know theres always the chance the He did not answer me for a thief had other fish to fry. moment, and suddenly I remem-! Te be continued DIVORCE ACTION Owe Final decree suit of M é ley Owen against her divorce} , Wesley Fellowship Hears Dr. Simoson Fel- Me- r Church were privileged to hear a returned missionary from the Republic of Liberia last eve- of the Wesley hip group of the Ley rial Me ning Dr. J. pastor of Church speaker. A. Simpson, who is now the Newman Methodist of this -city was the He told interesting ex- of his work of ~ more ears as medical doctor, co professor, pastor and district superintendent. Dr. Simpson was a delegate to the General Conference held in Atlantie City last May, and als to the Uniting Conference of the reshments were se Thompson, Mrs. n, Ida Bethel, Eliza- Catherine Knowle: San Archie Robert L. Roberts, Hugh Hamil- lyde Harding, Fred Stitch- Floyd Bowery, and Rev. J. H. Phillios Visiting Gibsons of Beacon Hi trived over the remain here and is old , friend residing in McClintocks Left For Vacation Trip Edna McClintock. cashier at Southern Bell, Telephone Company, left last Friday with Robert, and her mother, cation trip to Miami and West Palm Beach. THE ANSWERS See “Who Knows?” on Page 2 accurate information , 444; Smith, elt, 523; Landon, mated increase ANNOUNCEMENTS - Boy To Diaz Family Mr. and Mrs. Celio Diaz an- the birth of a nine- id boy 6:00 o'clock this morn. their residence, 512 Olivi new arrival has given the name of Roberto. Befo. her marriage, Mr: Diaz was Miss Angelina Perez. been Boy In Sarles Family Born yesterday morning in the Marine Hospital, a boy, weighing pounds, fourteen ounce ‘0 Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Sarles, 120 Grinnell street. The little lad has been named id Clark. her and son are doing fine. Dx Mo New Girl For Carbonelis Dr. and Mrs. Fred Carbonell announce the arrival of a girl at pital on Saturday, The newcomer has d Marlene Fernanda. er mother have re- to their home on South Johnsons Visit Jeff Knights a Millard Johnson, of Chicago, are visiting in Key West staying at the home Johnson’s parents, eff Knight, on ton street. CONSCRIPTION VOTE MAY BE THURSDAY (Continued from Page One) alterations or amendments would be offered by that time. Administration spokesmen de- clared that the Senate would pro- nt Mrs. > a “comfortable” margin of s in favor of the Burke- bill, calling for con- ption of the nation’s young 18 to 31 years of age. The ates entered the 13th tod and another night ssion is likely to be held this before the bill is ready for Senator Edwin 2 of Colo- as the floor leader this of the oppositionists to isworth men from ocrat, F. Byrd, of Vir- don the ad- were being t but 300 planes the for- commis- s quick to asing in- i that the de- sion drive had not as charged. phen Early stated .000 planes, not 300, ordered from manufac- e Ju 1 SOME GETS SEATS, SOME GET SCARED ‘inated Press) Aug. 27.—Blank standard equipment t the Harlem theater negro section. to court on a charge of gro boy. He said ied only with frig °n youngsters ten to‘crash the gate. . he added, the boys re- throw rocks at the e fine t Woodberry was suspended. Answers To Labor Quiz (Questions on Page 2) te Samuel Gompers, (b) Oregon, in (b) Lewis. labor organization which for a time F. of L. 1881, as the Orangized Trade of the United (b) Nov. 10, mmittee for Indus- TRY IT TODAY— The Favorite in Key West STAR + BRAND CUBAN COFFEE ON SALE AT ALL GROCERS MONROE THEATER | Robert Young—Helen Gilbert i FLORIAN i and j LA CONGA NIGHTS j Matinee—Balcony 10c, Or- chestra 15-20c; Night—15-25e ‘GUARDS STRESS THEIR: DISCIPLINE (Continued from Page One) excellent soldiers would only be }an armed mob”. All men who enlist in the Na- tional Guard are required to take an oath or affirmation. Young men contemplating joining the local unit in the present drive to “fill the company’s ranks”, -will be interested to see what this entails. It is published here- with: “I do hereby acknowledge to have voluntarily enlisted this —— day of —,, 19_, as a sol- dier in the National Guard of the United States and of the State of Florida, for the period of three (or one) year (——), under the conditions prescribed by law, unless sooner discharged by proper authority. And I do sol- emnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America and to the vestigation. Action by volun- State of Florida, and that I will [INDUSTRY WARNED (Continued from Page One) notify the nearest agent of the |F.B.L ‘in all such cases. “The use of private organiza- tions and persons other than con- stituted authorities in making surveys should be carefully avoided and extreme care should be taken to prevent affording in- ‘their control, large numbers of formation to unauthori per-jaliens have been unable to be- sons. The use of privaté| groups !tome Cone stated, ind charging fees or securing money it should be borne-in mind that ‘by -appealing to the patriotic; E. feeling of plant owhiers ‘shbuld | = be avoided as well as the serv-| OPO OOOO OOO LLL MM. | ices volunteered by untrained groups. Extreme car, shoul be COMPLAINT SERVICE. . . ‘exercised in safeguarding infor- | “e If you do not mation obtained in such surveys”, Receive Your Copy of =: The CITIZEN tion of civil liberties of innocent Persons. He also pointed out that un- wise discrimination against aliens. bota in community affairs and ; industry, should be avoided Every person should remember that espionage, sabotage and se- dition are matters for the Federal | government to handle, he stated, | and all suspicious persons should be reported to the F.BI. for in- serve them honestly and faith-) fully against all their enemies whomsoever, and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and of the Gover- nor of the State of Florida, and of the officers appointed over me according to law and the Rules end Articles of War”. SECOND LARGEST CAMP IN FLORIDA (Continued from Page One) Also, Serial—Comedy PRIZE NITE — TONIGHT | of the camps, except Blanding in; Florida and Shelby in Mississip- pi, both twice as large. “In view of the fact that all of the other camps will be what are known as Cantonments, which call for the construction of bar- racks and other buildings”, said the Florida senator, “I have dis-; cussed with several Southern senators the need for similar con- struction in the South. We agree that vigorous protests should be registered. “The designation of these Southern areas for tent camps is of course a great compliment to the weather of our but it must not be forgotten that there, after all periods of cold weather, which, if prolonged, as happened last winter, these tent shelters may work serious hard- ships on the troops stationed in | these tent camps”. JAIL DELAYS CONTRACTOR LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Three Ne- groes began spraying whitewash at a local industrial plant. 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