The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 30, 1940, Page 4

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN MONDAY, DECEMBEE 30, 1562 ge ‘ ‘MRS.L.C. COOPER FADELESS PLASTIC FLOWERS : SOCIETY : YESTERDAY MAKE NEW BOUTONNIERES \Visiting Parents | in Tie Sity [FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE HELD TOMORROW AT 4:30 O'CLOCK CLASSIFIED COLUMN ———— By MEDORA FIELD: YESTERDAY: Bill has been “Ephraim Johnson has a record, accused by Lieutenant Gregory | all right. Fights. Robbery. Stolen oj murdering his wife, Sally's, | automobile. Served two hitches Aunt Maggie, and the mostdamn- jon the gang. But nothing very re- ing testimony has been that of ‘cent. Told ’em to send out and Andrew, the butler. Sally had jtake him to Grady.” thought she might have been on “Okay,” said Lieutenant Greg- the trail of the real murderer, | ory. “And now about this piece of and she has failed. Now the |tejephone wire. It might not be piece of telephone wire cut from j|amiss if we had Mrs. Benedict the line, presumably by the mur- | come in and tell us how it found derer, has turned up in the |its way into her wastebasket.” pocket of one of the overcoats in I reached for the bell pull, then renee decided that I did not wish to call Andrew just then. He would still be protesting about red-hot coals. “She went upstairs just after lunch, I believe,” I told Lieuten- |ant Gregory. “I'll go for her my- self.” Rainbow Schedules New Year’s Dance , Arrangements are being made! Mr. and Mrs. John J. Maris and | to entertain a “full-house” crowd Sn, cas: of New Lond, Conn.,/ the Rainbow Room of La Con- @7° Spending the holidays here | cha hotel tomo : Ree ens ns arente, Mr. anil |” ara! Lorena. (Couper, 62, dled ae jlast night .at 9:45 o’tlock at the _Tesidence, 418 Smith Lane. |. Funeral:service will be held to- UmbETdW afté#rioon’ at! 4:30 ‘o'clock }from the Lopez Funeral Home would smell as sweet,” and the chemist has taken him at his word. He’s pro- duced a synthetic rose, which, if — you would change its name and be specific, is called plastic and is made of “Vinylite” sheet- ing. It doesn’t smell at all, but it makes up for this by never fading like the last rose of sum- mer, cha hotel tomorrow night, when, at 10:00 o'clock, the annual New Year’s Eve dance gets under way. One Marriage Jerry Collins’ Beachcombers Li |will be in high fettle for this License Issued jevent, furnishing modern tunes Gulvicne raaarage li ! : y lage license Was chapel to First M.E. Churth, Rev. for dancing. Hotel management issued by County Judge Raymond |‘ iS Uiidiating has a full array of favors of all R. Lord over the weekend. It was) cs: ss = idni T_T xq jeags Surviving Mrs. Cooper are her sorts for the midnight “Hi-Jinks”. to Raul Sibila, Jr., of Key West, husband, William A. Cooper; two Reservations for this party may and Helen Monchesino, 16, of Key sons, Stanton Cooper and James be made by phoning 160. West. | A. Cooper; a daughter, Mrs. Flor- Cocktail Hour jence E. Cooper Daniels, and three Chapter 32 Grilling Kirk eee show you,” Anderson re- lied, disappearing through the door and returning a few mo- ments later with a dark blue llama-cleth topcoat. Bill and I looked at it and then at each other. “I take it you recognize the Roberts, bene near the door, |rose to open it for me, But I did ‘not pass through the door. Not jjust then. For at that moment there came from somewhere over- |head the sound of a perfectly coat,” Lieutenant Gregory ob- served. “Certainly,” said Bill. “After all, there were only two coats be- sides my own and both worn by men I see frequently.” “Then it is not your coat?” “It is Kirk Pierce’s coat,” Bill! told him. “Naturally I am aware that you could easily establish this fact without my telling you.” “Anderson,” Lieutenant Greg- ory instructed, “please ask Mr. Pierce to step here.” Kirk came in, looking puzzled, but interested too. J suppose it had been pretty boring, just sit- Sng. around waiting or trying to e conversation with Alice. He glanced about the room in that quick way of his. “Sally,” he said, nodding in my direction, then sat down in the chair Anderson pushed forward for him. His eye caught sight of the coat thrown over a chair slightly in the back- ground. “Looks like my coat,” he observed casually, “but I guess not. Hung mine in the closet.” | “It is your coat,” Lieutenant Gregory told him. “We drought it in here because of something in one of the pockets. Would you have an idea what that would be, Mr. Pierce?” “Could be most anything, I should think,” grinned Kirk. “Gloves. Cigarettes. Papers. Handkerchief. Rolls of camera film. Might even find a cigar.” “No,” said Lieutenant Gregory. “Guess again.” Kirk turned to me, “Not the clue, Sally?” “Oh, no,” I answered. “I only| wish it were.” “Mr. Pierce,” said Lieutenant Gregory, “have you seen this Piece of wire before?” Kirk looked at the wire blank- ly. “Looks like a piece of tele- hone wire to me,” he said. “No, if have seen it before, I am not aware of the fact.” “You did not put it in the poc- '¢ ket of your coat?” “I'm afraid I am past the age for collecting pieces of wire, Lieu- tenant,” ad of the rs. ou find when “Practicall crowded tog bler on the flo “Aside con the fact t! else “Before or since that time, have you seen anyth shed some light on the situation?” | ghastly scream. As we stood uncertainly, there was another scream, broken off suddenly. Then silence. The Dart “Chee back, everybody,” or- dered Lieutenant Gregory, drawing his revolver from its hol- ster.and dashing through the door as I shrank back into the room and attached myself to Bill’s arm. Roberts and Anderson were right behind their superior officer as he charged out and up the stairs. And, of course, none of the rest of us stood back, though Bill did make an effort to park me in the library. By the time I reached the top of the stairs at the tail end of the procession, the police were coming out of mine and Bill's Management of the La Concha hotel announced this morning that a daily Cocktail Hour will be opened in the Rainbow Room starting tomorrow afternoon at '5:00 o'clock. Thereafter, from 5:00 to 6:00 o'clock each day, the Rainbow Room will feature this special hour for late afternoon pleasure seekers, stressing “quiet atmo- sphere in ultra-modern and pleas- ing surroundings”. | Highspot of the hour will be ‘past six months. Cosgroves Arrive | From Georgia | Captain and Mrs. P. L. Cos- grove returned over the highway yesterday from their summer} home in Lakemont, Ga. where they have beer residing for the Today’s Horoscope! | Today gives a contented dispo- grandchildren, REVEALS PROGRESS CF CONE ADMINISTRATION (Continued from Page One) general approval and few crit- icisms. Nearly 750,000 drivers’ li- censes were issued the first year. There has been no political inter- ference in the revocation or sus- pension of licenses; the number of patrolmen has been increased from 30 to 60, authorized by law; and the ‘courtesy and efficiency |the “Ring of the Gong” at 5:30 sition, caring but little for the |Of the» patrolmen have earned o'clock each day, at which time pomps or the opinions of. :the ;Cmmendation from visitors from room and crossing over to the Patrons of Rainbow Room will be world. The mind, endowed with other front bedroom, wi occupied by Eve. This time they did not come out, and when I crowded in behind everyone else I understood why, for what I saw was a tableau of horror. Eve, who evidently had decided to take an after-lunch siesta, lay motionless on the chaise longue, her face twisted in the awful agony of death. There was a dark red stain on the front of her white chiffon nightgown, a stain that spread and clashed oddly with the flame color of her negligee. Standing over Eve as she lay there were Claire and Alice. Bill says that when he first reached the door, ahead of the police be- was | cause he had not stopped to look into our room, Claire was holdin; Alice with both arms and hai one hand over her mouth to stop her screaming. This, no doubt, is why that sec- ond scream had broken off in the middle. “Hold on, there,” warned Lieu- tenant Gregory as Bob and Kirk surged toward the two girls now wering backward from the ise longue. Someone turned on additional light and we saw what he meant. On the floor, where it might have dropped from Eve's and, lay the feathered dart hich she had brought up from @ game room, “for protection.” s steel pin was red with her own lood and even the pale yellow of the feather tips was beginning to be stained crimson. “For God’s sake, Bill,” gasped Mr. Marshall, who had lumbered {up the stairs just ahead of me, _ “Nothing that would sbed any | Please. You The Scream “] saw a door open and close apparently no one behind it, said Kirk. “At least I found no one. Mrs. Stuart was with me at eer ae “Yes,” I nodded. “T’ve alr told them.” ‘ge! “Have you any regard to the i derer, Mr. Pier Greogry questione “I have not, tively. “You have no cau: that Mr. Stuart mig dered Mrs. room?” “What?” Kirk cried, ing from his chai not.” “Thanks, old mai “The Lieut differently. “But it’s impossible,” Kirk in- alf spring- “Certainly ” said Bill. int seems to think | | 1 } } | stepped forward and was jderson made |“All right,” he barked, neared sort of place is this? What appened to everybody since yu came out here?” _I could well understand his hor- tified bewilderment, for my owh es knocked together and I put out a hand to the nearest shoulder order to steady myself. The shoulder happened to belong to Roberts, and I was so embar- ed when I discovered this fact at I found myself quite able to and without support, even to urmur an apology. But he gave me a wintry half- nile that was almost human and said, “Pretty raw. Better go back downstairs, Mrs. Stuart.” The grisly sight which met our eyes seemed to me all the more ‘ul somehow because of the ig. That stately old room in h my grandmother had died, than a year ago, had certain- nown its joys and sorrows and 1 the things that go to make up normal living. But through the years no alien forces been able to threaten the foundations tt |served a duplicate of the drink they are imbibing at no cost to them. ‘Taxi-Cycle’, Bikes With Chauffeur, High Fashion In Netherlands (By Associated Press) AMSTERDAM, Dec. 30.—Strict control of gasoline distribution in the Netherlands has forced many taxi drivers to shelve their cars and mount bicycles. They have fastened small carts with a double seat to their bicy- cles and have attached taxi-me- ters to them. Principal competi- tion c@mes from old-fashioned horse-drawn carriages with top- hatted drivers. Business is partic- ularly good after 9 p. m. when street cars stop running. The Netherlands normal month- ly gasoline consumption once was eA million gallens, but this now is restricted to two millions and ill be reduced even more. O: 200 million gallons of gasoline on hand when the German army marched into Holland approxi- mately 26 million gallons still are available to the Dutch. The bicycle business ming and manuf. can keep pai zithough every ready had a bicycle. Even physi- cians now make their calls on bi-' cycles. It is fashionable to have a tan- dem bicycle with the chauffeur at the handlebars. NAZIS NOW IN ALBANIA (Continued trom Page One) cond Dutchman’ ;; superior faculties. may be of lit- jtle avail in obtaining a compet-| lence for the native unless toward practical things FDR’S DOODLES GAIN RESPECT (Continued from Page One) | tance behind. Sometimes he walks fcur or five blocks, sometimes the whole mile or so to the Depart- ment of Justice building. It's Mr. Jackson’s daily consti- tutional and antidote for not hav- ing had time for a horseback ride. : What I'm going to find out the ‘first chance I get is why it must} always start in the stinky gas house district. Skelp And Spiegeleisen That release from the President the other day which served notice that exporters of skelp and Piegeleisen will have to _ get Ss before they can ship; products out of the United sent me nuzzling through ictionaries. At first I thought he was talk- about seaweed and a new nd of Munich beer—but brace ourself; it’s nothing like that. The dictionary defines skelp as a) to kick severely, to slap with! hand, (b) to leap awkwardly, to run, as a clock, (d) a den and heavy shower and (e) a) trip of iron or steel from which ubes, gun-barrels etc. are made. | I's not hard to figure this out.| There hasn't been any embargo on kicking severely for a good many | years now. The President couldn’t have 42, money to pay off road and| been talking about anything but strips of iron and steel. It’s just! that simple to figure out what goes |ceipts” act but every section of the country. Has Balance Now The Hotel Commission had a debt of $6,000 when Cone became governor, but it will have a bal- ance of $10,000 at the end of this year. It gave $8,500 to the Flor- ida Exhibit, has made a number of similar contributions, and print- ed and distributed 120,000 color- ful booklets in an effort to build up the summer tourist trade. The Conservation Department has been converted from a col- lection agency into a genuine conservation agency with closed seasons enforced, 10 power boats to patrél several million acres of waters where no patrols operated before, 40 men in active service instead of the 10 formerly em- Ployed and the oyster industry put back on its feet through the rehabilitation of 2,000 acres of oyster beds. Stack Of Vetoed Bills While,Governor Cone will turn Florida over to Governor Holland in a séuhd financial condition, all the probems have not been solved —some have been postponed and some new ones have arisen. Gov- ernor Holland will find a stack of vetoed bills passed by the 1939 Legislature. Governor Cone fav- ored the repeal of the “gross re- was forced to veto it because the nearly $2,000,- 000 it brought in annually was badly needed by the schools and no substitute revenue was pro- vided. Senate Bills 1216 and 1217 con- tinued gas tax collections to the counties. Governor Cone vetoed them because ke considered the method of distribution inequit- able. Counties need some gas bridge bonds, motorists want adequate roads, and so does the War Department. Some reason- important Albanian stronghold of on in the national defense set-up. ! shJe solution to this problem must Valona. But one mountain pass remained to be taken before the road opened up for a clear sweep into. the city, Greek officials stated, and it was expected that storm troopers would sweep last remaining Italian defenders out of the mountains in short order. Meanwhile, British bombers, operating from ships and island bases, continued to pour bombs from the air into military objec- Oh yes, spiegeleisen. Spiegel is German for mirror. Eisen is Ger-/ man for iron. So naturally, spie- geleisen is white cast iron con- taining not more than 25 per cent manganese alloy. Even if it! weren't, with a name like spie-| geleisen, it didn’t have a chance any way. COMPOSER LABORS. ON of its dignity, never had there |tives in and near Valona. Italian HIS UNFINISHED WORKS been wanton invasion of its pri- vacy. And now, violence and mur- » | der, Nobody replied to Mr. Mar- shall’s question, for Anderson had inj to find a pulse in Eve’s wrist. AL ter a moment he pulled back one of her eyelids and kad a look at jthe pupil of the eye. “Dead,” he said matter-of-factly. I don’t think I have ever seen anyone more angry than Lieuten- ant Gregory a when An- is announcement. and facing us, his piercing da: eyes resting first on one and then janother, “which one of you did It was plain to see that he idn’t care very much for any of us just then. Nobody said anything at all Lieutenant Gregory turned to and Anderson sisted, even as I had done. “He|C! couldn’t have.” y do you couldn’t have?” ask. Gregory. e is not the sort of a person to do such a t sé Y “T’ve found that almost anybody is capable of murder under the roper set of circumstances,” ieutenant Gregory remarked y- berts was back from the tele- Phone. “Anderson has kept your notes for you,” Lieutenant Greg- fa him, “What did you find say that he pa the in and find out wh; ‘3 come out from the solicitor’s of- ed Lieutenant | fice. And tell em to send an am- ulance.” I will never know whether Bob meant to go to the assistance of Claire or of Alice; but when Lieu- tenant Anderson said was Alice who into Sob’s arms. all been too stunned to think un- til that moment. Bill and Kirk, one on each side of her, led Claire Toom. Te be continued (Cotzright, 1939, Medora Fiald Perkersea) resistance is becoming demoral- ized in this sector, it was stated. HISTORICAL LANDMARKS {Continued from Page One) Nazidom was _ considering spreading out of their War Against Democracy with an tensification of ship raids ordered for Southern Pacific areas. This belief strengthened rumors heard last week which had it that Japan was cooperating with their allies to fitout raiding ships to prey on British shipping. SIAL OLALOLS WHAT’S THE TREND IN THIS LOCALITY? almost a year ago. the num- ber of persons who have had hei “fated” for the early part of the year. Readers are advised that SUBSCRIBE FOR THE CITIZEN—26e WEEKLY. SHOP LD ODO A @D 5220 2 roomy apartment. in-| (Continued from Page One) | seems to be up and about during the day, too. } Sibelius himself does not talk | much of his music. ! With clever adroitness, he usu-; jally gets people to talking about outside topic. spoke of Mannerheim, a friend tand ardent lover of music. | “Mannerheim is a rare phenom- enon among soldiers. He is so highly cultivated, so full of aH- ;round culture. Think of what he might have done to advance the ‘good of our country, had his statesmanship been appreciated jearly enough”. aA | Finns like to say that if Man- nerhéim is ‘@ fighter, so is Sibe- lus. Mannerheim led an. army; Sibelius wrote songs of battle. His “Finlandia”, which Finns describe as fierce with the proph- tesy of revolt, exultant with the be found. A number of other projects, including the Everglades National Park, were postponed because the general revenue fund was unable to firfance them under existing conditioris:* 1° ‘Abolishing. the.ad -valorem tax will give Governor Holland new problems. Thistax went to the schools; for free text books, Con- federate pensions, State Board of Health, State Prison, and for tick eradication, a total of $1,102,- 180. The money for the main- tenance of these services will have to come from some other source now. The task ahead will not be easy for even a man hav- ing the ability and experience by Governor Holland. The history of the past four @ themselves, or strikes out on aMjyears is one of sound progress under the administration of a man On the occasion of my visit, he | who gave the people just the: kind of government he promised them—and that is a rare tribute. The history of the next four years is in the making, but the people have confidence in Governor Hol- land wWho’will take up the bur- dens Goyernor Cone lays down. of GOOD COFFEE {promise of freedom, was banned | by the Czar in the days under old Russia. It was an emotional fae- tor in arousing Finnish patrio- tism. ; Sibelius had lived since 1900 in a small villa about 49 minutes ‘outside the Finnish capital, but this winter he moved into town— Th plastic roses are the ones you see blooming on smart lapels here and there, on simple but ele- gant hats, and on the sides of clas- sic winter shoes. ‘They're unusual, they’re attrac- tive, and they're “Vinylite” plastic is cut, twisted, draped and knotted to make these charming and unusual boutonnieres and shoe bows. Designed by Le Kelle Inc. TAN DOG. auseets Sect ot Phoor ad practical - ‘Whoever heard of a practical | ors, is draped, cut and deftly manips- | PICTURE FRAMING. Diplomas: rose? Well, imagine any rose, real or artificial, that will never fade, wilt | and delicate stems and flower cen- | | ters. | | Biue and crystal, rose and crystal, or be crushed, one that can be worn in rain, snow or hot sun without los- ing its beauty and charm. Your plas- tic lapel rose will never be the last first rose of winter\in the smart ac- cessory line. Plastic flowers sheeting similar to that used in the season's most sensational shoes, are the newest decorative product of our advancing plastic age. Delicately de- signed and executed, they have a!l the practical qualities, as well as the beauty, of other acces- sories made with the plastic mate- rial. The thin transparent sheeting, which comes crystal clear or in col-| BAPTISTS TO HOLD WATCH SERVICE There will be a New Year's Watch Service at the First Baptist Church Tuesday evening, begin- ning with a social hour the church lawn at 10:00 o'clock. Re- freshments will be served. At 11 o'clock the congregation will meet in the auditorium for the Watch Service. The choir and pastor will be in charge. The pastor will speak on the subject, “Beginning With Nehe- miah.” The public is cordial ; in- vited. BISHOP WING WILL on CONDUCT SERVICES . Bishop John D. Wing will visit St. Paul’s Church here to ad- minister confirmation to a large class on Wednesday morning. Immediately following, Frank R. Alvarez will be presented for ordination to the diaconate. The Bishop will be the celebrant at the service. REMEMBRANCE Eight years ago the hand of destiny reached out and snatched from.our home our son who was all that meant life and happiness to, us. Whose smile was a living beam of joyous light that wes ever a harbinger of peace to his Parents and to hundreds of his friends. From childhood until manhood he ever carried with him that spirit of good will and brotherly affection that was always evi- denced by his smile that brought happiness to the hearts of all who knew him. That brightened for those who knew him not, many a moment that would have other- wise been sorrowful, and gained for him the affectionate title of “Smiling Randy.” Though he is gone, and is trav- eling the same inevitable roed over which ali of the human family must eventually pass, his lovable spirit is always with us, and we feel of him still as the same. He is not dead, he is just away. MR. AND MRS. E. H GRAY. | lated into soft petolc, croc “fal leaves | and rose and green plastic are used jmost commonly in these stylized boutonnieres. Dainty shoe bows of the same material come in crystal made of “Vinylite” | lear or colors to adorn plain but | | classic slippers. The plastic material doem'’t tear, crack or become worn looking. Flow- ers made of it will not crush or grow | shabby as many artificial flowers do, jand the transparency and subtle | color give these modern decorative | accessories a delicacy that is rare even in the wide field of artificial flowers. THE ANSWERS See “Who Knows?” on Page 2 1. The ban, in effect since May. nas been suspet T the by m the U.S. under domestic legislation. losses are about half war began Italy bad six battleships; the Britis! five have been seriously ed “Key West's Outstanding” LA CONCHA HOTEL Beautiful—Air-Conditioned Rainbow Room anc Cocktail Lounge DINING and DANCING Strictly Fireproof Garage OPEN THE YEAR AROUND “TSIGANE” Gypsy Quaint West End Duval Street VIRGINIA PATERSON dec30-it FOR YOUTHFUL SPIRITS _ ROLLER SKATE Southard and Duval Streets. SESSIONS: 2 P. M. till 4 P.M 7:30 P. M. till 10 P.M IF YOU CAN WALK YOU CAN SKATE —— Shoe Skates For Sale —— When In Need Of A TAXI- Call 9125 Everready Taxi Co. i 24 Hour Service aE antique frames refinished Sige paintmg Paul Diego 6 Francis street. povit-e HOTELS BRING YOUR VISITING fiends } im need of 2 good nights r= t THE OVERSEAS HOTEL j Clean rooms, enjoy the homes | Stmosphere. Satusfactery rates 7 Fleming St now lt-e }CHEVROLET ONE-YARD DUMP TRUCK Wil bed 1% Yard | $5000 Cash North Beach ee i detect PERSONAL CAEDS S15 p= 166. THE ARTMAN PEESS | ——P Ps SHEETS—308 fo Sie The Artman Pree wow ld OLD PAPERS FOE SAlLzZ— Three bundles for Sc The zen Offre ans TYPEVRIIING PAPEE — 3 Sheets, Tc The Arteee Pree =aris IMPROVED SUSINESS PLACE on bigbess oe eof Sap Lest Key. 3 acres and aegeeee igo EE pean” <THE ABTS ress.