The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 18, 1941, Page 2

; ADVERTISING RATES jade known on application, eards of thanks, resolutions of iyi Se rove 4 Will be charged for at THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always Seek the truth and print it Without fear and without favor; nevyér be afraid to attack Wtong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; dlways do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue, eammend good done by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and ’ opinions; print only news that will elevate =| and not contaminate the reader; never com- promise with principle. . ee _] IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ig ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airperts—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments, A Modern City Hospital. oe wore | Oil Conservator Ickes has z. an oily ton: “gue, Complete this sentence: “Hitler as ” é # If the gasoline shortage in the East =becomes acute it will be pretty tough on the shitch-hikers, -Members of Congress would probably yote to keep themselves on the job for the duration of the emergency. Playing cards*were designed by ‘a erazy artist in 1892, and they Ihave. been gitiving people crazy ever since. ~ Only three United States in 193 -wasa white-man. Our "proving. igs: occurred in the one of the victims ization is im- ‘This Administration so guardedly fa- Yorable to labor is reaping its reward in Strikes and against its own program—na- | tional defense. _ America thinks and aets through the “heart; England thinks and acts through the ehead. Heads win—every time. The lat- 4er’s coin has a head on both sides; it has no -heart. So far we have heard of only three fastest growing cities in the United States “Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Houston, exas; and San Diego, California. Do you | now of tay others? a ~~ Preezing the assets ofthe Axis nations is purely imaginary; you can’t freeze any- | thing in hot weather like the present. Of | course, the President has pulled many a | rabbit out of the hat; perhaps this is | another. Not all the threats against the “Amer- | jean way of life’ come from the totali-| tarian countries. Through White House "News-Press flies in the face of the in Florida as “tommyrot”, the Fort that be with the editorial declaration that Floridians should increase, not cut, their fuel consumption. : itori on hat the 9 Mies 4 ps bY we mote a state-wide one-day-a-week~ban -on pleasure car driving, this.to say: ? “Any authentje study will demon- strate that there is no gasoline shortage in Florida, nor is there likely to be. Without in the least interfering with national de- | fense the state can be fully supplied with j 00 as much gasoline as it has been using, and more. That being true; there isn’t much sense to talk of ‘conserving’.” The News-Press goes on to say that it has been the custom to serve bulk plants at Miami Beach and Jacksonville with fuel earried by oceah-going tankers, but that there is no necessity for continuing to do so. is no shortage, could, keep up the supply through Tampa and Port.St..Joe, according to the editorial. m ni ditorial has been re-printed ugh the state, and there is no wlaely ine As we have pointed out. previously, a serious gasoline cut for Florida means an economic disruption whose effects we can- not even imagine. Abandonment of pleasure trips, al- thcugh annoying, is the smallest part of the prospect when you consider that Florida’s entire economy is based on gasoline tax money, while the state’s greatest source of income is represented by tourists. A drastic gasoline cut would kill both. > Without vouching for the accuracy of the wide publicity given the editorial de- mands a full investigation by state or fed- eral officials. Florida can struggle through the gasoline shortage if it is necessary to the nation’s welfare, but now that the ques- that shortage does exist. COLONIAL IRONMAKERS Tron exports te England by several of the American colonies became of consider- able importance even before the Revolu- tionary War, in spite of many difficulties experienced by early ironmakers. The in- dustry had its first development in the more northern colonies, but was slow in reaching those farther south. Pioneer ironworkers who started to build a blast furnace at Falling Creek, Va., were massacred by the Indians in 1622, and for nearly a century no iron was produced south of Pennsylvania. Finally, under the sponsorship of Governor Spottswood, Vir- ginia’s first furnace was completed 20 miles west..of Fredericksburg, in 1716, capacity of 20 tons of iron a week. Augustine Washington,; father of George Washington, became interested in an iron ‘company which established a fur- naceon his'estate in Stafford county in was born. Af letter written shortly after- ward said: “Mr. Washington raises the ore and carts it thither (about two miles from the mine to the furnace) for 20 shill- ings ver ton of iron that it yields.” By 1750 the American colonies were exporting more than 3,000 tons of iron to England annually, and total production was more than 10,000 tons. While this seems like an insignificant amount, com- | pared with the more than 100 milion tons of iron and steel the United States will pro- duce this year, it was quite an item in the commerce of the colonies 200 years ago. AUTO JUNKING CAMPAIGN A campaign to increase the junking of worn-out automobiles and thus provide ad- ditional scrap iron and steel needed urgent- ly for defense production is being extended into New England, the Office of Production Management announced August 7. setts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, the OPM to meet August 8, at Worcester, coddling labor leaders are boring from | within and weakening the democratic | Structure. A ment, or soft-soaping | ip the vernacular, is ineffective when the | epidermis is too-thiek. : Mass., with scrap dealers of the region and Government representatives. Albert M. Creighton, Coordinator of the Defense Contract Serviee, at Boston, | presided. Barges and smaller tankers, of which there | hha buty that it raises a serious | the News-Press findings, we do think that | sreguenty” “fla, Mic exntthers | tion is raised, we deserve to know first if with a | 1726, six years before our first President | All automobile wreckers in Massachuv- | Maine and New Hampshire were invited by | returned to find the: radio job gone—worse, to find Luella Pell, his young wife, also gone. He just M the news to Alma, wha q id (Gok the job he had hoped for.” Chapter 22 Bitter Praise ; "N?! Not really?” Alma gasped }}1) —al real- ized that it was the first time he had ever seen her show surprise. “Here’s my elevator,” he said. ind Henry suddenly “T’ve got to be going. So long!” and explaining that. for postponing it a little longer. Mr, Smithers. “Thanks,” said Henry. Mr, Smithers said: “I don’t mind telling you, Pell, that we were a bit worried about you.” “In what way?” _ “We were beginning to feel that we'd made a mistake in bringing you up to New York,” Mr. Smith- ers continued. seemed for a time to lose your together and beamed... . “I’m glad we were wrong about you— glad to find that you are still capable of doing good work in the realty business.” “Yes, sir,” rather listlessly. “Now, -trot along home, and get some rest,” said Mr. Smithers. “We'll go into matters more thor. oughly Monday morning.” He pa‘ te lenty’s shoulder. “And m: best regards to that charming lit- tle wife of yours. . . . I've never forgotten that grand dinner she cooked for the Missus and me. shortly after you got settled. Re: member?” “Yes, “sir,” said Henry. “I re- member.” Luella, all excited over entertaining his boss, but glad she had “practiced” on Tommy and Marie first. “She enjoyed having you and Mrs. Smithers as guests.” “We must get together more } again beaming. “Socially, I mean, Mrs. Smithers often speaks of Mrs. Pell. ‘Arnold. she says to | me, ‘Young Mrs. Henry Pell is ; just the sort of wife a man needs ; She’s right, too, Pell~very right. indeed,” “Yes, Sit,” said Henry. “Thatik nu. Why must everyone talk to him about Luella? First Rector... . Then Alma Latham. ... And now Mt. Smithers. “Give Mrs, Pell our gards, my boy,” Smithers Saying. “We'll have a ge’ | real soon,” best: re- was now and early Monday morning.” Henry made his escape, for he felt that that was just what it tured, Luella this and Luella that. . Oh, God— His thi ts were interrupte: by an office boy calling to him tha *T said I'd try to catch you be- said. “Thanks, Bill,” Henry sai He went back inside and picked Intyre calling him. he said. “How about lunch?” mood for lunching with anyone. | And he didn’t feel like talking. especially to a man who had wn much too fond of his wife. t he dreaded being alone— dreas going up. to that lonely, empty apartment. “Okay!” he said finally. “Where shall I meet you?” é “At Jack Dempsey’s place,” said Tommy. “On Broadway.” “Right! What time?” “As soon as you can make it.” "TH be right over. It’s only a few blocks.” | Jolt From Tommy when Henry stepped out into the street a moment later. It was | the sort of day that should make a man glad to be alive. But it didn’t make him feel that way— not at all. He was horribly de- pressed. He hated the thought of Spending the week-end in the apartment which Luella had taken so much pride in turning into a real home. A real home? Had it-really ever been that? And whose fault was it? His? . . . Luella’s? Both to blame, probably. Thinking about | it did no good. that was certain. He strode off toward Broadway, | trying to keep his chin up and his shoulders. back. It was something of a comfort to see Tommy MeIn- tyre’s familiar face, when he stepped up to the bar. “Old-fashioned,” said “Henry. | “And thanks.” *T’ve got a table over in a quiet corner,” Tommy informed. “As soon as we've had our drinks here at the bar, we'll hide ourselves there, and talk... . I’ve got a lot to. say.” The drinks warmed their blood -—-made Henry feel a little less ‘ASSUMED NAMES’ The game of softball has been known by several names, includ- ing mushball, punkball, kitty- | Seed and diamondball. Baby zebras can run almost as. fast as their parents a few hours after birth. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN From Rockefeller Center Henry went over to the realty office. "There he spent the next two hours going over the many notes he had made in Chicago, explaining this, He was glad, in a way, that he didn’t have to face the situation regarding Lu- ella just now, glad of an excuse “Good work!” said his superior, “The way you e had. hear Ma: sense of balance—that woman in |,Chicag6 while you sree there” radio, those songs, all that sort off “Oh!” : nonsense.” He rubbed his hands k. ‘That's explanation enough, ~together | “Our regards to Mrs. Smithers,” | ¥orce.”” Henry said. “Ill see you bright |: he was wanted on the telephone. | busines$ Matters.” fore you reached the elevator,” he | Slump down low in his chair. w. we receiver, It was Tommy | “Ske had to have someone to talk {3 i “T hoped I'd be able to find you,” | He watched Henry hesitated. He was in no | Te air was cool and bracing} nema Sat et what 1 ea Spree ae Sate ew happened at 3 that he would have to tell some- one had or go “Say, that’s too bad!” Tommy exclaimed, “Alma Latham got it.” “I was afraid of that. Women in business. Gosh, they make me “Me, too,” said Henry. He waited a moment, and then said. “Lu- ella’s gone.” “Yes,” said Tommy, “I know.” Henry dropped his fork, stared at the man opposite. “You know?” he said inanely. “You mean she—” “T mean,” said Tommy, “that I telephoned Luella to ask her to have lurich with me, and she was in tears.” “Yes, go on.” “She said she was leaving New York. I rushed up to see what was, wrong, and found her with her trunk and suitcase all packed.” “Did she pve any ~eason for her actions?” Henry wanted to know, thinking at the same time how odd it was that he, the huskand, should be getting information about his own wife from another man. “Fean’t quite grasp it—not yet, anyway.” “Yes,” said Tommy, “she told me exactly why she was leaving. n't it—for her leaving, I mean?” “Perhaps. . .. But who told her ee ee being in Chicago?” "] did” “Why, you—you—” Henry half rose from his chair, his eyes an- gry, his fists clenched. “But not intentionally,” said Tommy. “So keep your shirt on.” “Okay!” Henry sank back into his chair. “Go on... . I want the whole story.” “IT called up Marie,” Tommy said, “and her maid told me she was in Chicago, .. . I let it out in a talk with Luella, not even knowing that you, too, were in Chicago. Naturally, Luella put two and two together, and sus- peeted the worst. After all, Henry, you have been seeing a lot of Marie.” “Of course, I have,” said Henry. “And you've been seeing a lot of Luella, also, That doesn't mean I had to pack up and leave.” “Yes, I've been seeing a lot of Luella,” said Tommy quietly. “I’ve fallen in love with her. You ht as well get it straight from the | to help him on toward success.’ | shoulder.” t | Divoree @ ans Lord, man, this is car- rying the modern stuff a bit | too far!” Henry exclaimed. “You }mean to sit there and tell me to My, Face, that you love my wife?” | rll be—!” |. “What's Henry, I'll marry e me after the di- “Who said anything about di. | Vorce?” “Luella did.” “You mean she talked that over |her if she'll hav was. He had felt like a prisoner, | With you, too?” backed in a corner and tor- | Tommy nodded. “She'll go on to Florida to establish a ninety day residence, just as soon as she has opped off in the old hometown for a few days to look after some | Henry went limp. He seemed to | “She certainly did make a con- | fidant of you, all right,” he said. | “She did,” Tommy sdmiited, |to, and, T happened to be handy.” y enry, feeling sorry for him;one moment, and then al- most despising him the next, for what,be had done to Luella. “I went'down to Pennsylvania Sta- tion with her, helped her get her ticket, and—” 1 “And encouraged ‘her to leave me, I, suppose,” said Henry an- grily. “No, not that. Anyway, you cer- tainly haven't encouraged her not to leave you.” “How do you know?” “Keeping my eyes and ears Pe that’s all,” said Tommy. “Luella isn’t the type, of girl adapt herself to a new way of living over-night, and you never took the trouble or the time to help her adjust herself to things jup here.” “Luella knew perfectly well what she had to face when she married me,” said Henry, Hie. ie ahead like some- thing wild,” Tommy continued, |“and Luella got scared, trying to | keep up with you when her heart | wasn’t really in it.” “There!” said Henry. “You've put your finger on the real trou- |ble. Luella’s heart should have |been in the business of keeping up with me. It was her job, as my wife—her job to encourage me, and not feel sorry for herself.” “All right, but the truth of the matter is that Luella’s gone, and I oa joe she'll be coming back.” “I’ve told her she can have my cottage in Florida,” said Tommy. | “Pve had little time to. use it my- self. It’s completely furnished, and Luella can live very reasonably while waiting for her divorce.” offer?” “She did. Ske’ll probably be set- tied in the cottage within the next week or two.” To be continued | RIDDLE RIDDLES BATTERS i | Elmer Riddle, sophomore pitch- jing star of the Cincinnati Reds, | Won all of his first nine games of | the season. crazy, i “I didn't get radio job,” he | “And she said she’d accept your , YOUR NEWSBOY . . « buys his copies of The Citizen at whole- sale, sells them at retail. ... pays cash for his papers. . - « loses if a customer fails to pay. . . . is embarrassed if a customer is slow pay- . « « goes the limit for his trade, is on the job rain or shine, serves his customers well. « . « asks customers to cooperate by paying him promptly and regularly. THE CITIZEN Circulation Department | P= OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH| | AND THE DATES THEY WON INDEPENDENCE LOUIS A. 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