The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 30, 1941, Page 2

RUMOR PEDDLERS—STOP THEM” nm rumors, all unfounded, unconfirmed, un- | warranted. | | YESTERDAY: Mayo is E. P. Winter, executive secretary of | = oe he is ad a helping the Monroe Defense Council, has exprésse+| Jennie deliver some clams her alarm at their rapid erowth.and persistence. | ~ 2 Whale, Mayor Willard M./Albury, “has © declared eth dette i publicly that he isiready to take drastic) 4 was no livi son around —but when Jennie | this rapidly developing cancer which is} Rumors have been developed aS aj “It’s terrible, Asey,” Jennie major weapon of totalitarianism and no civie or patriotic body exists that cannot | Somebody shot her, Asey’ be hurt by malicious or unfounded rumors. | ;, This is particularly so with defense coun- } on _| ¢ils. Anything that is said for the purpose | ters 2 nickel in her ri ‘of undermining public confidence in de-| hand!” Jennie interrupted. “She fense activities, is valuable to the enemy. some in, here a “Killed er. Special efforts must be made to put a | That's why there isn't anybody stop to this Kkinid of propaganda, no matter Ne ae how insignificant it may appear. [eyes deepened. ‘of loca? : * Satonymous commusi: «The Monroe County Defense Council | SS bina ti cot protection of the community and for what vet we ? it cag contribute to the national defense. It “My mind ee j mind jams. I ers cover the entire length of the county. | wouldn't have, "noticed “a doaen The board of county commissioners in- pone ?: et = — = cludes in its budget the sum of $150.00 per | wheres. It must be month for all expenses of the council. This | ,,A5°4 {utned ground, and stood a i i Jennie brought over a third can- sum is not sufficient to meet the increasing Ra ee Soe demands upon it from both the state and na-| “Know what I think?” he said. = 3 x woman's twin. I don’t think this used :n council correspondence is being paid | es the same woman we seen. I'm | for by individuals. Meagre, indeed is the | 3; Positive sure it can't be financial structure of the Monroe Defense | “That so?” Jennie said. “Well, | you texe.a look at the initials -Council. on fs one. on — % 7 i at the ts had initials on ; Yet im the face of these public facts aga ox eter car one | which should be known by every public- | stitch a they was OEE. too! spirited, patriotic Key Wester, there is be- | jolt tryit’ to tce what thee wee news is suppressed there is ; where news is controlled there is fearj-only where news is free are human be- “7 m9 CARL ACKERMAN, ing circulated a false and morale disturbing | SE ele on. = Desn, School of Journalism, || rumor which would have the gullible be-| wheal opened that cost dose | lieve that the executive secretary is being , bt: when T seen them initials on Columbia University. = that bag, I knew it was the same iin =f| paid $200.00 for his services. or (Sa e i an inst th The secretary accepted the work in--| ;o5 ae Moked agsin Tage 3 volved, and it requires about eight hours slumped ‘igure in the closet, and daily, because he could make this contribu- tere of tee nlite ‘agure utter ¥ i - umbrella. He could remem- tion to national defense, without compensa- | fhe. umbrelis- He could remem tion. Z breathless. but low and firm and The object of the rumor is obvious. It | #§ determined as Jennie’s had tends to disturb volunteer workers un- ie remen d what she s acquainted with the facts. sanon are apt to tern when sh ; Maree Hie to let ask why they should be called upon to con- | her pass our corners inter- ‘ * + section: It condensed, logi- fribute their services gratuitously while an | SI appeal with no touch of executive of means draws down a salary. | epctcgaiion. _like Foon gt Aes It is exactly this type of rumor which | perative need for delivering her is liable to create a division and rock morale. | Ae ee = eee At the risk of becoming repititious, | = speeing oe er, umnbseeila in ees = } sel The Citizen again calls upon every man, | Sng her quick impulsive gesture woman and child to stifle every rumor at its = et her umbrella birth and to join that great silent army | Vaguely, he remembered her which serves its country in its hour of need, | $¥¢ oe es fate Ae i ing. clad, could recall nothi not by talking but by working. = oe ae call nothing: , ‘ sonal things. aboat-other wom: STYLES TO HELP MORALE and Jennie’s powsr ie obeery a insignificant detail was nothin; motto for spenders: Buy it F West. Buy defense bonds; they're a good buy and niéan a bad-bye to our enemies. ~ ‘The city clock of Key West is positively 1 right twice in every twenty-four hours. f Figuré 8 it out yourself! Gorrect this sentence: “She only sent mea cheap handkerchief and I sent her ‘a lovely gown, but it’s the spirit of the gift that really counts after all.” Today's best: Mr. Roosevelt has writ- ter a fetter to “the president in 1956” re- minding himself to appoint Colin Kelly, Jr., to West Point—Fort Myers News-Press. While plough-shears..must now be beateifinto swords, some’‘must be left: for the cu}fivation of the fields.” Our fighting forces must be fed and clothed, besides } According to three of the ; nation’s | could telf unerringly what dress leading designers, women’s fashions will be eps ot ie the whek bee colorful and feminine in an effort“ to lift -Christrias. morale. It appears that the woman of to- member, item by item, the menus of dinners she had @&ten twenty given the tools with which to fight day must accept her roll in the defense of | years ago, jst Ags Rete ose ee the nation by retaining and enhancing her | pattern _was of the plates they That Key West would be made again | femininity. / Ee served in. Ehe remem a : . ww furniture was placed, the headquarters of the Seventh Naval Dis-.| Jean Schlumberger says that the day | and what flowers grew in what} : trict was predicted exclusively in The Citi- | of the glamorous evening gown has ended; | seg BS ce gd ae tee O O I zen se¥eral months ago upon information | soft feminine styles in ‘pink or blue will re- | by a woman, Jennie’s c received from Congressman Pat Cannon. place bright yellow and reds. | i — = Soe é _ ee Miss Lilly Dache says that gowns will | | 1 pacts Jennie was probably £ Once more we would like to remind the | he more frivolous and more daring. | "Ogee “Asey said, “there's n peoplepf Key West that it is not the pub- | Mrs. George Schlee says that women | be ag ae ae i, Smale: ° lisher but the people who make a paper. | wil} not dress in vulgar bright colors be- | shoes an’ stockin’s an’ all!” 2 Thirty-years ago the Miami Herald or Mi- | cause they will be out of place in the com- emer — Paes said ami News (then the Miami Metropolis) | pany of ai man in uniform or in a business shakes. An’ when I said to her| could ngt compare favorably with The Citi- | suit. She believes that dignity, elegance, | fea of cod trom wet teat oe i: ~ zen of day, and cheerfulness will influence wartime de- ron 3 arr pe of enough A cape | sli : «BE Sad sr picked en up tom tor Eimer Thomas of Oklahoma is The morale of a nation does depend in ¢aype.Sounyers {tis afternoon, An’ ad & national-lottery forthe pur- | large part on the women of that natior:) Uy heen waterproofed by that * pose of defense. Citizen has been | Qverworked business’ men who have had} ape Bee a a | “advocating a national lottery for years be-) the task of keeping the wheels of industry /‘damp. TI tell you, Asey. it's her| = of s i cause it believes that it will do away with, | moving at top speed and the men in uniform 1 know—” to an appreciable extent, most all other | who fight for our freedom will undoubtedly | The Chase forms of cheap gambling. It shoGld be in- | be lifted in spirits at the sight of « cheerfa BE Jere off seddenly; and : ¢ and feminine form. peiely: hear Mer nase The women of the nation not only owe | whisper, it to national defense: but to theniselves as “Noe? T'peat' saint aa" gu jear_rain, an’ gut- well to dréss so as tohelp morale, and in |‘? “#lin’ y sla s THE PHONE BC Key West continues to buzz with | menace by Phoebe Atwood Taylor - has been an object of idle but Hatmfub? of the candles over here. ei 3 gossip, It is a body existing solely for the: #5+ Ete eden DERE nose ae | operates with volunteer help, and its work- | 4 come here,” Jennie returned. ! | onal defense boards. Even postal stamps | 1 think this) must be that| He remembered what she said But women noti things, per- | j, short --of -phenomental.._tennie. Gould re-} “| don’t sean that. I mean ovt- on those ! Don't ground an’ look, just you listen!” “I gan't hear a thing, Jennie, ¢ said at last. “I think it's just your . An’ Fi grant you," he added, ‘that- this's ‘punitive measures against purveyors. of | _ iccxed in the phone booth, there | snoul snyene's: imagine. ag on npg chair, ey ig Goa 1a Prom the steps outside there . men are alive to an evident ete Lamas Get eek a rattle, ond menace. Ever since the President issued Chapter Four | Sea a — and finally his memérable warning against peddlers of Nickel In Her Hand | “Phere was someone!” Jennie tumors, The Citizen has called attention to | « hold thet candelabra epic! ’s knocked over a bucket thing high, an’ hold it; Asey raced for the door. < . straight, an’ don’t sob so! This is| ‘There in sight, but eating away at public morale, | the strangest business I ever—” | ne could hear the sound on } steps pounding around the side jwhen they did. For a moment the noise of ‘the rain and the | wind drowned them out, but then he heard crackling sounds, as if ‘soméone had plunged into a pile of branches, so he set off again | That was just what had hap- “Jennie, put that caidle thing pened, he told himself as he ran an’ bri {toward the continued snapping. -is;fellow had slammed into 2 | brush pile, and new he was foun- dering his way through. | _Asey lengthenedhis stride, and | almost at once fell: headlong into a puddle. Picking himself up, he shook t_. water off hb at, br ed the mud from his chin, tened. From somewhere behind him, a Quisset church bell began to peal out urgently, completely drown- ing out any other possible sounds. Asey wiped his face th a muddy handkerchief and waited for the bell to stop. Then he real- ized that the bell was signaling, four long peals and two short ones. That meant that the Quis- set Fire Department, unable to use its regular siren with the eectric current off, was utiliz- ing the church bell to call its members, and tell them where the blaze was. oun = gg if he knew about fire departments, that ball would be rung until every last man jack in the de- partment had phoned in tha: he was on th® way. Footsteps 5 ne . and lis- wus a shrug, Asey turned | back toward the Inn. It was pretty much of a wild«goose chase_anyway, this was, anc ae shouldn’t have left Jennie there all alone. Ai least he should have waited long enough to tell her to phohe Hanson’ of the state po- lic3.2ad repost this business. 21 finally stopped, as he elong, and at once he rd footsteps, very near and ng toward him. ising around, Asey dashed Sa ucked Taced away. And_ again the church bell | started ringing, a carefree, con- | |certed pealing which Asey diag- jnosed either as Quisset’s “All | Out” or its“Paise Alarm” signal. | | There was no doubt, in any event, tbut what the fire department jof ten miles to know that the sit- juation was under control. | He was;giad for Quisset, but under the= circumstances he | eoukdn’t have c* 2 scissors-; tinder with a bell. | “Heh!” Asey said aloud, and | marched for the Inn. |_ For his pari, he couldn't imag- | ine why anydfie should be sneak- irg around the front dodr of the iminary durking. Conversely a person who Ln bolene there. and had de- | Bi yon. the ‘Silver, say, would i reseqaier, ground the | Involved -with the shooting of the | vo: an in the telephone booth } Would, if he had any sense, stay |away from the place. | , He was so busy thinking about the Inn, the prowler, and the yorman in the telephone booth | didn’t appear to be reaching ee |. He stopped and looked around him. There were no lights to be seen, anywhere. No houses, not even |murwere boon _ | PEPE cr ears ates com- touch i if “with it en! in such Rae beoskt and then ahead, be saw so duck nimbly be- hind a pine He was j gathering himself ne Oe forward and first — rae Te be continued gériera} to make the most of theit.apPeat- | seen the nm, who nimbly ; meant everyone within a radius { Whale Inn. anyway. A ; “ie Belonged there’ would have’: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1941 | eeccccecsecceceesseeesen sees seer rere nmnnnnne ren en e& ‘ey Ways cone sy Classified Colamn | seerocccoene -==28000 sees cceceeees - ---oseeereeeeet ¥. aR gi Teen =r Advertisements under this head MISCELLANEOUS will be inserted in The Citizen at ou hasta Sip sod em nares the rate of one-cent (ic) a word MORNING NURSERY SCHOOL i —==—— for each insertion, but the mini-. ‘or children aged Bee & Tue on $1.80 per weelt, Atiermcm Tax bocks ready for collecting|mum for the first insertion in taxes will begin in the office of}@very instance is twenty-five Play group $80 pet Week Tax Collector Maloney “tomar, @mts (25c). — tor = eerigrmgeuen i row. Making the additional ast Advertisers should give their 728 Fleming om = sessment of five mills for the’ street address as well as ‘ther schools was fnished yesterday. | telephone number # they desire ost results. The Constitution, which is due! Payment for classified adver- FIVEDOLLAR SEWARD © * to berth at the Porter Dock to-'tisements is invariably im ed- finder of Rat —_ era me we morrow morning at 10 o'clock, vance, but regular ativertisers ‘we laGys Ret, ot Setween ® is expected to be welcomed by with ledger accounts may have Key Lange and Key Wee Box aon the largest crowd the city has’ their advertisements charged Pe Crtuen eect : seen in years. Sa —_ 5 Mayor Curry announced this’ FOR SALE—MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONAL : afternoon that he has arraigned) 0 to have Thompson's orchestral yachT ‘TRITON, moored in LOUIS A BAREIS on hand to help welcome “Old Garrison Bight, * 6%x154x6 1 Anorney at Law Ironsides”. The mayor has al-| mahogany furniture and ‘tam, 217 Dual St Pro ready arranged for police “pro- threp cabins, running water. nee Zi- is tection for ali those who wish galley, bath, large lounge |to ste the vessel sleeps seven. A pleasant home FAINTING on the water for you. Price The Chamber of Commerce; $1500. Address James Pinder, FAST CLEAN PARTTER is being flooded with letters re- 1217 Petronie St. declé-ti repair m lative to the visit.of the U.S. —————-—___ eee eggs frigate Constitution. Hundreds PERSONAL CARDS, $1.25 per are arriving and have been since 100. THE ARTMAN PRESS. December 1. mayiS-tt It is understood that a regulkr post office with clerks in at- FOURTEEN FT OUTBOARD tendance is maintained on the) MOTOR BOAT. Fully equipped Business « vessel. and one Johnson Outboard mo- punts ey tor, 4 hp. $100.00 James ASSOCIA! City council yesterday voted Pinder, 1217 Petronia Street on a $900 to the First National Bank, jan3-s me < cancelling interest coupons on) ~~ bonds held by the institution. TRATLERS, rent or sell Appi: ————————————— Monsalvatge and. Collins voted, Tommiec’s Skating Rink. rae HELP WANTED 6 nova3-' aga:nst the proposal. This action was taken at a special meeting held at the city RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT im hall 4 o'clock, called for that pre tthe a — most City Pharmac urpos > lee Chest, 6-burner Grille aoc ee Plate, complete, 4 doz set of Inca Ware Dishes, Chairs WANTED “Personal Mention: Bob Lewis, Jr, arrived on the Miami Spe-| Zable Bar Stools, etc. Phone cial yesterday from Miami to Gecl6-! WANTED—A chang! t Sif == visit with his grandparents, Mr. ? your next printigg omer The ani ita. WT ¥ Wie antl og ee See eee noe 7 delicatessan display case with -- other relatives... HS. Hen- “Seryel” ty dricks of the Southern Bell Tele- 4 bargain 227 Duval Sc FUSSED HOUSE wantEr - phone Co. here for several anal : months, left yesterday for Jack- * FURNISHED HOUSE o APART- sonville accompaniied by Mrs. 1939 CHRYSLER, 2-door sedan = a Hendricks, formerly Miss Nellie Apply to Mrs. Smith, 1420 — ———- P<. 7 a Bright, of Key West. Vernon Avenue. deco The Citizen in editorial para-| RADIANCE ROSES. Freeman's. graphs said: 1121 Catherine street. BRING YOUR CISTTING friemds “In other words, as we get it, nov25-28 inmeed of 2 goo sights met Japan has told Uncle Sam that if dec2-5-9-12-16-19-23-26-30x f THE OVERSEAS =oTEL he doesn’t like her taking over Manchuria for good, he can go he b j jump in the lake. Which is only preservers, fire extin- Fleming j What might have been expected; uisher, etc. Ready to go fsh- > — ate The Japs know, that no matter’ ing. First $50 takes it. Zorsky, —— es | what happens, the United States) Cactus Terrace dec27-3 wil do nothing more than pro-' DONT MISE P_AR test”. SECOND SHEETS—300 for Sic Le Reviste Mensus! en Expamdts —_—_—_——- The Artman Press nowl9-tf Ingles Mailed at Siewans Steatte } | on the Ih Toe FOR RENT a4 = — es Today's Yeer Six eur $: Semsue TREE bd STORE, % biock off Duval | Anniversaries street. 518 Fleming St 1784—Stephen H. Long, noted RESTAURANT, Fully Equipped. (Times <f Cube j‘army engineer and explorer of) Low rent. 917 Flem = the West, born in Hopkinton, or phone 9104 dectaar Hever P.O. Sax \N. H. Died in Alton, IL, Sept. M-10I2 | 4, 1864. j i i | 1813—Joel T. Headley, popu- jlar New York historian of his ij generation, born at Walton, N. Y¥. Died Jan.:36, 1897. 1819—John W. Geary, soldier, }€alfornia pioneer, San Fran- ! jeisco's first msyor, Kansas Ter- (Regions South. Conche Sous and Titory governor, Union general, Late Americar ‘Trade Bewiewn Pennsylvania governor, born in Westmoreland Co., Pa. Died in 1 witiiaiagsaieiies Hamburg, Pa. Feb. 8, 1873. i —— ‘MAP ets Same | 1844—Charles A. Coffin, Gen-| te oo = jeral Electric's noted first presi- ‘DAILY on Ske = ;dent born in Maine. Died July (Planes Migr Spo: Cowermge #14, 1926. | 1847—John P. Altgeld, gover- nog of Ilinois, long a unique’ ———-— —— figure in American politics, born SEIaa, , jin Germany. Died March 7 | Chel 1 1902. { 1858—Rachel Foster Avery, re- } former, woman suffrage leader, | born’ in Pittsburgh. Died in | Philadelphia, Oct. 26, 1919. 1865—Rudyard Kipling, famed English authot, born. Died Jan. ; FAIPZLLLL 2 A MOD SM Ms