The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 19, 1941, Page 4

: PESTERDAY: The night Etleen Gardner graduated from the University her life had seemed 2 pretty simple to her, probably in- " ing Jordan Estill as husband. 5 that night a stranger literally ; eaught her in his strong arms; on Bare’ has decided to take a job bith @ struggling radio station, @nd achance on the rest of it. Al- i h the stranger is gone, and s knows about him is that 2 "Ms name is Martin, and that he ‘West a tiny golden ski—which she found, Chapter Five ‘ Date With Jordan EEN stood up and piled her music. “Why worry about all that? I'm off to seek my fortune. The Weigands’ little chain is the fitst step, maybe, to a career. And Tm not crazy. I think I can pick Up. enough secretarial work to me, maybe, I think I’m ter- ly pruden’ “But her aunt, intrenched in a $b that ended in a teacher’s pen- shook her head mournfully. ides, she liked Jordan E a’sound, responsible, good- ted boy. ".2ou know—”" she offered a final, hint—‘you can’t pick men up and put them down, dear. Men aren't like us. If yoy won’t marry #\man, he usually marries some- a5, . | her. “What is it? which she had bought because of the little glassed-in cage at Wei- gands’ radio room; where she would stand and be seen by peo- ple coming to visit the station. The tiny flower hat; the freshly washed white suede-cloth gloves. She brushed her brown curls to more glossiness; she even, for some obscure reason, dug up the expensive new foundation cream someone had given her, which made her skin look even more fresh and faultless than it was, tipped her lashes with ten-cent- store mascara, her nails with new coral to match her lips. Jordan was a little late. The pine-smoke pastille, Eileen al- ways lighted after meals to get the faint, good smell of cooking out of the living room, had been curling up on the air, blown through by the sharp June moun- tain evening wind, for ten min- utes before he walked in. When he did he looked at her, for a moment, as if she were not reak He stopped, stared. Eileen laughed. “Come in, Jor~ dan.” She had opened the door t® he stood still, eyes focused on : ike my dress?” “Like... you,” he said thickly. “What have you done to yourself, Eileen? You're so—so alive, So— almost incandescent.” ees She slipped. her arm through his and pulled him farther in.“ “Why, Jordan, them’s ten-dal- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN U. S. Army’s Strangest Recruit Gets ‘Mustered Out’ In Hurry RMY life is seldom a bed of roses| man soon would have been bedded him; she moved a little back as | for the newly enlisted, but W. T. Hazlett, of Atchison, Kansas, had a surprise that would shock even a more experienced campaigner. . Out on maneuvers withia cavalry regiment, and encamped near Grand River, Kansas, Private Hazlett had att d to his horse and was ready to turn in for the flight when he re- membered that his canteen had not been filled for the next day’s journey. Pulling a flashlight from his saddle- bag, he started for the nearby spring. As he picked his way among the’ troopers lying on the ground under their blankets, he was hailed by one who was about to straighten out his bed and needed some light. Hazlett | obligingly turned his flashlight on the blankets. ‘There, in the comfortable warmth, was coiled a full-grown copperhead snake. Without a light. the cavalry- down with one of the deadliest rep- tiles in North America. “Tt was luck all through that saved him,” Hazlett said. “My it water, taking a flashlight with me, passing near this particular man on the way to the spring—all were pure chance. I'll take credit,’ for having the light in my saddlebag and also for having made sure its batter-: aS were eve and in good condition. it’s one thing I alway: insist uy And now I’m not the anyone in troop who feels that way.” /!. | i!) General orders direct the men to remain calm in emergencies and avoid creating any excitement. True to Army training, the two privates simply killed the snake and reported the incident to an officer. The dis- covery of a reptilian fifth column in their blankets was apparently just one of the possible trials that ge to make a hardened soldier. } Senior’ high school students to- morrow hold their final assembly of the school term, with Principal Horace O’Bryant scheduled to present medals and awards to his outstanding pupils in various fields of endeavor. Students will go to the audi- Final Assembly Of Senior High |,» School Students Set For Tuesday who will graduate, The 59 stu- dents are: | Florence Adams, Hastings | Adams, Clarence Allshouse, Shir- ley Almyda, Cecelia Alonso, Ser- jgio _ Alvarez, Herman Bethel, jAlicia Borges, Frederick Boris, AND TAX BILLS “History. shows that the de- tisive’fatfor in all great wars ii- variably has been sea power”, wrote Rear Admiral Clark H. Woodward, U.S.N. recently. Bk back over ihe major con- ‘of history and: you'll real- ize the truth of that. When Drake’s fleet destroyed the Span- ish Armada, he eliminated one of the greatest threats to English security and safety. When Nel- son broke the back of French sea power at Trafalgar, he as-; sured-Napoleon's ultimate de-| feat. Japan, under the brilliant | Admiral Togo, made herself a} world power to be reckoned} with when her fleet routed the Russian“navy at Port Arthur. And in World War Number 1, it | was the British fleet, under Jel- \licoe, which forced the German navy to bottle itself up in port after the battle of Jutland, and; so made it possible to tighten the blockade which proved to be oné of the decisive factors in | that sanguinary conflict. Sea power has always made world history—and it is for that reason that a number of mili- tary authorities tend to the be- jlief that Germany’s great suc- {eesses on land, important as they are, cannot win the war }pation of our fleet {England would be made Economic Highlights THAT AFFECT THE DINNER PAILS, DIVIDEND | ity Board. OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL; NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS INSEPARABLE FROM LOCAL WELFARE probably be based at Singapore, |an application blank and tell you to keep an eye on Japan. Ameri- can naval officials think rela- tively little of the Japanese navy, and are certain we would have little trouble in defending ourselves from Hawaii to the mainland. A number of authorities feel that Hitler would have taken a far tougher line with us long ago had it not been for the American Navy—that he wants to avoid actual war with us because he fears that the unlimited partici- would turn the scales against him. It is cer- tainly true that his blockade of im- measurably more difficult if our destroyers and cruisers were used for convoy work. Our en- try into the war would more than double the sea power which the Axis must face. There are reports that Hitler may shortly take overwhat. is left of the French navy+Admiral Darlan, Number 2 man at;Vichy, is notoriously pro-German and has a deep hatred of England yand everything English. If that} happens, Hitler will be greatly | strengthened—the French cruis- , ers would make excellent raid- going to work for the first time, should have a Social Security |Account Number Card. This |card may be obtained from any | Field Office of the Social Secur- MONDAY, MAY 19, 1941 where to mail it to get your 5o- cial Security Card”. The Social Security Board has just issued a little. booklet ISC No. 44, which explains in detail what each worker should do with his Social Security Card. A postal card or letter addressed te the Social Security Board in bring this booklet free gf chargg.g om coy ft “If there is not a Social Se- |curity Board Field Office in your town”, Mr. Weaver explains, |“ the postmaster will give you | Miams will |——— a | HOTEL LEAMINGTON N. E. Ist Street at Biscayne Boulevard Overlooking Bayfront Park and Biscayne Bay opposite Union Bus Station MIAMI, FLORIDA One Block from Shopping District and Amusements SUMMER RATES UNTIL DECEMBER Single Room—Bath—$1.50 Double Room—Bath—$2.00 ALFRED SIMONS, Manager | Do Your Part | ——— BUY —— |. U..S. Defense Bonds. | FOR SALE AT THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. id harass Britain at) for her no matter how far they | °'S nde . Eileen Laughed. “Come In, Jordan” o else. hey get to feeling like married to you. And the ig—all’ the more because won't—carries them on to somebody else.” *Swell,” said Eileen. “Then re. happy and youre happy.” hi glanced at her aunt, and lently wondered how she ¢ all that. Perhaps there’d somebody who had felt like rying Aunt Lou, when she all wrapped up in her social ibilities and the freedom men, and who'd gone on to Next girl... . Well, as far as was concerned, Jordan E: welcome. A man wasn’t, as Lou seemed to feel, some- like money in the savings ler hand felt for the little gold She had clipped it carefully her charm bracelet with pin- It could not come off. The let had enough © other so the ski was not no+ ticetnble—every boy she knew had et her a gadget or two. The wacelet was as thick as a lei. +I was nearly the last time she ida chance to talk alone with © aunt. The little apartment ‘was ‘overrun. Everybody was @ashing in and out, excited about Eileen’s departure, envious, thrilled, or disapproving. And not least, Jordan Estill. “I want you to have dinner with me at Jerry's, and come| he said without preface omthe telephone. His voice didn’t gdund like itself. It was a little ntative, usually. And Jordan Yt ever been too fond of| lar words! Why wouldn’t I be? Rebound from studying my head off, probably.” _He pushed her off a little, put his thin gentle hands on her shoulders. “No. Something new. Is it this radio business, or something I dont’ know anything about?” Bemused Young Man T= nearsighted, watchful eyes behind the eyeglasses searched | her face; the pleasant, thin mouth | with ‘its parentheses dlready | forming from the habit of profes- 1 | Sorial tension went more tense, “I don’t know what you don’t | know about,” Eileen said with a | wild little laugh. “We always said you knew more than any- body in any of our other classes.” |_ “You're always so gay. I know |I'm a sober sort of person, I—I | suppose I seem dull to you,” he said suddenly, “What on earth's the: Jordy? Look here, this to take a glamour girl popular dance den. If y dull to me Fd tell you so: I just tell you you were terribly clever?” ' “Don’t fence,” he said soberly. “English literature and fooling” around the way the rest do are two different things.” She had been fencing, and transparently. He looked at her again. “Ready?” “Shamelessly ready. Didn't you see my little hat all on, and my wi | gloves—gloves to honor you, my dear sir—all ready to He shrugged, laughed, gave up. “It's crazy, of course, but I like it. The hat, I mean.” rab?’ cing. He usually preferred a ter lunch and a tramp over the ills, driving out to Boulder, per- or beyond to Estes Park @nd walking in the late daylight, Picnicking, driving back. Eileen would have liked th more, perhaps, if Jordan's soc hhad been as much to her as he’ as to him. But with a man idn’t especially int dancing or a movie And Jordan knew it @idn't realize t was not'so much ¢ tramps “lacked exci Eileen, but that Jordar es Pretty For Jordan 3 at ty i. There g to be a @howdown, A week ago Ei Would have te -uporized, Wasn't any more hope f Nevertheless she ae lovely as CROIX DE GUERRE MAKES ROUND TRIP G ofthe new re Wal the war crosses i “And me I hope—I hope—I | hope!” “Come along,” he said. Miss Lou, cautiously emerging | to repossess her living room, saw them going into the hall arm in arm, and gave a sigh of relief. ybe this radio job was just a opgap tell Eileen and Jordan tied. Girls told you so little, nowadays. ettled in across one of the well-known little tables. Jer- assistant was just finishing e scattering of some mysterious s| substance on the dance floor, He black - jowled | was a_ cheerful an who grinned at them in y had both been coming ere since their respective early ns. For a quick moment the seemed warm, homely, to Eileen; the outside ange untried, doubtful all. Then the mood Te be continued 919-40, Margaret Widdomer) de to see if the present ad- mn wishes to award a torium in the morning at 8:30 o'clock for the final ceremonies of award presentation. Outstand- ing leaders who were selected by the student council last week for awards are Walter McCook, out- standing scholarship; Richard Chapman, leader in journalism; | |Zelia Carmona, Elaine Carney, jEleanor Carney, Velia Castro, Richard Chapman, Carolyn Cherry, Dorothy Curry, Eric Al- jden Curry, Ray Demeritt, Rita |Disdier, Shirley Gail Elbertson, | Jack Ellis, Griselda Garcia, Bar- bara Guerro, Ellie Rae Gwynn, | Elonia Hernandez, Delfin Jiminez, Anthony McMahon, star athlete, | and Betty Lewin, the school’s} Flossie Mae Key, | Hollis most prominent leader. | Knowles, Betty Lewin, Lois MeCoék and Ray Demeritt also |Lowe, Arthur Lujan, Olga .Me- wil] be presented awards tomor-;chado, Phyllis Mae Matcovich, row for excellence in bookkeep-| Walter McCook,. Jack Miller, ing. The coveted science award|Charles Milord, Louise Niles, will be presented at Class Night’ Humbelina Norciso, Anthony next week, and the winner has | Perez, Nellie Perez, Ray Pierce, not been determined. \Florida Pinder, Floyd Pinder, Other awards to be presented|Mary Louise Pinder, Elizabeth this week include six cash prizes|Roberts, Maude M. _ Roberts, for essays on vocation subjects, |Sylvia Roberts, Elmore Skelton | while the American Legion and|Rosam, Warren Y. Russell, Elois | Rotary clubs will present medals | Sawyer, William Schoneck, Tony | to junior high students at a meet- | Soldano, Roberts Voght Smith, ing Thursday. | Edna Pearl Spencer, Anita Stew- With the school year almost at} art, Clyde Pierce Stickney, Gil- an end, Principal O’Bryant has’ bert Valdez, Jack H. Weech, Viola | announced the following students ‘Mae Whitmarsh. Junior Club To Hold Meeting Thursday i} | There will be a social meeting | of the Junior Woman's Club held |on Thursday afternoon, begin- |ning at 5 o'clock, at the club- | house on Division street, accord- ing to announcement made today —— Porconalsy Mr. and Mrs. Joe Romero, who had been on a visit to Fort Lauder- ,dale, returned to Key West last evening. They report that Mrs. | may be carried. Germany’s air power is toady the best in Eu- rope, and it will be at least a ‘year before British-American production can really rival hers. Her armies are supreme, in size, in equipment, and in general- ship. But Germany has no fleet! in any’ way comparable to Brit-! ain’s. The submarine is a dan-| | gerous weapon, but it is extreme- | {ly limited, and it has been .prov- | en time and again that suffi- | |cient surface power is superior | |to undersea power. Italy had a large fleet at the start of this war, but it proved sadly deficient \in fighting quality, and a large! jpart of it has been destroyed. | {German shipyards have been working overtime, but it seems} | certain that their production has; been held to a minimum by Brit- | ish air raids on Kiel, Hamburg, and other ports. British sea power is trem ously strained. Her ships must| police every ocean in the world. | They must attempt to bring her/ merchant ships home with the supplies that are needed to feed her population and arm her} fighting forces. That is why | British hopes are today pinned | |to a considerable extent on the! | American Navy. British strate- | gists are confident that the full | participation of our Navy would; assure ultimate German defeat. | The American Navy is the | by Mrs, Joseph Lopez, president | Mary Cruz, sister of Mrs. Romero, | jargest and most powerful in. the | | of the organization. Hostesses on the occasion will | be Mrs. Hector Barroso and Miss | Louise Hawkes. All members are requested to | Be in attendance. | Visitors Return |To Miami | Avy Bf William Wick; Cifaties Bowman jand Mr. and Mrs. George K. Roller spent a very delightful | week end in this city, returning to Miami yesterday over the Overseas Highway. | As guests of Isadore Weintraub, the Gulf Stream yesterday. | | Couple Married On Saturday Calvin W. Tinsley, 48-year-old Miami dairyman, and _ Irene Zoboroski, 25, were married |Saturday by County Judge Ray- mond Lord. Charch Sapper ' Tuesday Evening,’ . yore me H Members of, Saint. Pauls Alta: Guild, will..serve, a. Spaghetti |Supper in. the Parish Hall to- morrow evening, May 20, begin- ning at 6:00 o'clock. Menu will consist of spagh and meat cakes, salad. coffee an cake. Ice cream and cake Ht be extra if desired. BUSY BIG MAN (Ry Associated Press) PROVIDENCE, R. I. May This has been a busy spring Ernie Savignano, Brown ur sity’s all-round ath’ Ernie, captain-ele ball team, is also the be e er.on the baseball c rmany 9-40 cross will works a while beh in the afternoon. t der pads and drills the gridders | they made a fine catch of fish in| | who is a patient at a hospital in that city, is getting along very | nicely. Julius Russell, who had been in |the city for several days on busi- :ness matters, left yesterday over the highway en route to his home in Miami. ng John Frow, who had been ;Spending several days ‘visiting in Key West, left yesterday for his home in Miami. John Curry, former Key West- er, accompanied by his wife and son, were arrivals in the city yes- ;terday from Tampa, where they are now making their home. This lis Mr. Curry’s first visit to Key West in twelve years, and states that he is more than glad to be back in the Island City again. Mr. Curry was around town today meeting many of his old friends. AUTOMOBILE DRAFTED AS AN EXTERMINATOR (My Associated Presay COLUMBIA, Mo., “May, 19+ ; George Jones of Missouri Univer- sity College of Agriculture re- ports that the use of autor exhaust fumes to exterminate rodents is becoming increasingly {popular with farmers. The exhaust pipe of a gasoline motor is co cted with a garden other end placed in 1 or hole used by fats. ning around the hose fed with rags to close y and the engine is started. | 8 . | that ‘if | world, according to such au- |thorities as Admiral Woodward. | | Five years from now, if plans go} | many exposed points. And in’ the |meantime, high British officials jare becoming franker and frank- ler in intimating that the cause jof the democracies may be lost unless this country sends its ships jin with their guns roaring. A MESSAGE TO ALL GRADUATES All high school and grdauates who expect jobs thi: immer should college to seek secure | Social Security Account Number | jcards immediately, according to} W. B. Weaver, manager of the Social Security Board Field Of- fice in Miami. Thousands of young men and women will be graduating from high schools and colleges within the next 60 days. Many of them will be taking jobs in stores, of- fices, mills and similar places ing on construction jobs what is called “outdoor work”. Each boy and each girl, upon | according to schedule, it will also | | be the fastest navy, and will be infinitely. more powerful. And | it is the one branch of our fight- | jing ‘S@f¥ifes which is ready to | go to war right now, if the call) | is mad | oti w Admiral e went'to war the job of our "Navy in the Atlantic would be fourfold. First, we would occupy and defend all At- | lantic islands on the “other side”, | both to forestall their seizure by | the axis, and to strike at invad-| ters moving out from Europe. j nd, ‘we would blockade ports / jon the Spanish and French West | African Coast. Third, we would} cooperate fully with the British | ‘navy in convoy work. 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The tax | thould be levied on all signs everywhere in the State, _ then it would bring in some real revnue, and no one could complain. The bill is most DRASTIC. It gives the convict gangs and armed guards the right to enter on private | Property with FORCE and ARMS and destroy signs and buildings on which signs may be painted. The bill is CONFISCATORY, ‘as it widens the present rights-of-way on all public.roads..an. addie. tional fifteen feet on each side without compensation — to property ownerr, and will deprive land owners of most of their rental revenue. The bill is UNCONSTITUTIONAL, because it actually takes 15 more feet of right-of-way from land owners without any just compensation; if the State Road Department can STEAL your land why should oy ever — a for additional right-of-way? roperty rights in Florida mean nothing if allow | this bill to become law. yaks j GOVERNOR SPESSARD L. HOLLAND has only 5 days to veto the bill after it reaches his desk. ACT NOW, write, telegraph, or your Gov- sence Se Teeanes to vete See ent form. THE COMMITTEE FOR PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS Riviera Hotel Building, Daytona Beach, Florida.