The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 21, 1942, Page 3

SATURDAY, NOVE? BER. 21, 1942 YESTERDAY: Rita Ralstom father has mortgaged his own orange grove to provide morey for an orange juice factory ha is). running for the benefit of. the community. But ‘noto’ the ‘Wed™ York bank holding» the: notes says it will no longer canry,Ral- ston, and because her father has had a heart attack, Rita herself is on the New York plane to do what she can, A young man just has begun a conversation. Chapter Four Date For Tomorrow « TELL you the truth,” Rita admitted, “I didn’t give the vi 5 ed a chance. I only read the paragraph.” “Even that wasn’t good and, as I understand it, in the writing business a poor beginning is un- forgiveable.” “Are you a writer?” Rita said. “Heaven forbid! Or maybe I should say I follow a profession even more lowly than that—I am an actor!” “Pictures?” “No, I haven’t as yet sunk quite that low.” His light hearted grin robbed the words of their snob- bery. “I am still a staunch advo- cate of the superiority of the legitimate stage. Clark Pasquin’s the name. You may have heard of me.” His smile showed white, even teeth. “Clark Pasquin!” Rita gasped. “Is there anyone who hasn’t heard of you! I saw you last season, ‘Moonlight Melodies,’ and thought it was the best musical since ‘Rio Rita.’” “T’m glad to hear you say that.” Then apparently anxious to change the subject from himself Clark asked, “Going to New York on a vacation?” “No. On business. Business for my father. He was to have gone but was taken ill suddenly.” “I'm sorry.” Clark’s tone was genuine. “How long are you stay- ing in New York?” “Only a couple of days,” Rita said, “May I See you, we'll say to- “You mean that loan: can’t be extended?” Rita’s face showed lines of worry. ns “That pan sea Soke decided e; Board of Directors.” Dont Wusun derstand, pléué, Mf.’ Cunningham, 1 know’ that‘#hHe“fact that’ you and dad" went i> college together has noth-" ing, to :doj, with this deal.. The money_ was borrowed anc, has to be paid back, but there is so much more at stake than just a rancher by the name of Ralston, his daughter and Blossom Ranch.” “You mean the hag at trating plant your fat wrote me about?” Cunningham asked. “Yes,” Rita said si 4 “You're thinki: of all those friends and neighbors of yours who put their savings into th-t venture?” } A took of sudden surprise crossed Rita’s face. “Then, then, you _know all about it?” i THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ‘CLASSIFY | By RUSSELL KAY W. W» Demeritt;: head. of the| Monroe ‘County Cdurieii for Un- :employment’' ReWef; | announced today ‘that clotting of various; Like proverbial seekers of the|the manufacture of parachutes, kinds will ‘be received shortly for | “better mouse trap”, a group of and countless other products. distribution among the needy in | distinguished fen of : Stlehee. | Plants dealing with plastics Key West. * Hett busi a4 "| were eagerly bidding for the by- poses bis. ‘letters, usiness an industry, | product represented in the bark. Three negro boys, whose ages|representing two continents,|But what all this have to do range from 10 to 13 years, last|gathered from near and far in/Wwith them and with the Ameri- night stole the automobile owned |the quiet village of Winter Park |cas—more especially with Flor- by Alvin G. Ball, of the Armour last week to form en illustrious, ida? ; Company, and went for a joy ride. They had not been riding long before they smashed the car band of “pathfimders”. | Their destination was the mod-! Briefly, here is the story: The bulk of the Ramie produc- est and Cozy vine-covered cottage;€d in the world has long come so badly it will cost more than|of Brown Landone, author,|from the Orient. Although the $100 to repair ft. : Scientist and friend of man. Long;Plant can be grown with equal ; : . ja student of agricultural, indus-|Sutcess in certain favored loca- _ The City Council, at its meet- trial and economic problems, this tions in North, South and Cen- ing last night, adopted the bud- kindly and learned gentleman, | ttal America, inability to com- “When we make a loan of that size, dear, we always like to know exactly what the money is being used for. I have a complete re- port in my files.” “You know, too, the good that has been accomplished with that money — that over 3,000,000 gal- Tena: of, ecaentaa tev pies hae Be ready been shippec and distributed free from phar- maceutic; e] - der 2 dren that | otherwise migl “been easy prey to malnutritien.” Gloria’ id" BEFORE CunnirigHam answered} his secretary came into the room, controlling an exasperated frown. “Mr. Cunningham, your daughter—” The door behind her was yanked open violently and a dark-haired girl, whose exquisitely groomed appearance was marred only by the willful line of her lips, en- tered. She gave the secretary an accusing glare as she whipped in past her. “Conference!” she scoffed, nod- ioe cers Rita. “It’s only a girl!” Cunningham smiled thet- ically at the secretary as she left. morrow night? Rita’s heart was racing madly although she was trying desper- ately not to show the excitement she really felt. show she managed to get the words out with a casual calm- ness that even surprised herself. “T’'d love to. I’m stopping at the Cheltenham on Forty-Fifth.” Rita Finds Understanding 4 bee NEXT morning Rita went directly to the First National Bank. Outwardly it was with calm composute that she faced the dark-haired girl at the switch- board. “I would like to see Mr. Will- iam Cunningham, please?” “Did you have an appoint- ment?” “No, but I’m sure he will see me. I’ve come all the way from California to talk with him. Tell him it’s SRY Ralston’s daughter.” The switchboard operator smil- ed briefly as she made the con- nection with Cunningham’s office. “A Rolly Ralston’s daughter from California to see Mr. Cun- ningham,” she said crisply. And then turning to Rita, “Mr. Cun- ningham will see you. The first door over there, you may walk right in.” itis toward a chair op- posite his desk Mr. Cunningham looked at Rita with keen qatereat “So you're Rolly Ralston’s daughter?” he inquired. Rita smiled and nodded. “How is your dad?” ae smile faded. “He’s not at all well. He had intended making this trip to see you but suffered a severe heart oo the day he was to have “I'm sorry to hear that.” Cun- am’s voice was concerned. n ae thought a lot of your Rita took:a deep breath. “It’s about the loan,,,of course, that I’ve come.” . Cupningham cleared his thro lustily. 1s roat “Yes, I was sorry when my sc. - ref reminded me a week or so ago that the loan had gone delin- quent. You know banks are pure- ly impersonal institutions. We are trusted to loan our depositors’ money. When it isn’t-paid back on. tim. some action has to be taken. Very often we wish we “Try a straight es on her the next time, Miss Martin.” Then he turned back to Rita. “Miss Rail- ston, this is my daughter, Gloria.” As Gloria acknowledged her with a bored nod, Rita regarded the other girl with an a ia- tive eye. She was truly ling with her long bob falling in. blue- black cascades from under a smart white suede hat, her close- fitting black street dress revealing a trim figure and her slim shoul- ders enhanced by the soft luxuri- ance of a Silver fox. She was snapping shut her jeweled cigar- ette case and tapping a cigarette on one heavily lacquered nail. As Cunningham bent forward to light/ his daughter's cigarette, he was forced from his concen- tration on the business in hand to a contrasting appraisal of the two girls—Rita so freshly eager, so— well, the French had a word for it — “bal-anced!” — while Gloria radiated only an irritated tension, a driven, frustrated determina- tion. What _was the difference in the two? He found himself say- ing hopefully: “Gloria, this is Rita Rals' the daughter of one of school friends. She’s from Califor- nia. Perhaps you'll be able to see something of her while she’s in town.” “What a shame!” Gloria a_polite smile in Rita’s direction. “Just simply snowed under—if Td only known you were com- ing— The next time—” She wandered about the office, breaking in on Rita’s conversa- tion with Cunningham. She called a friend and ma i for the afterngon” Rita grew ‘moré @ia‘ fused and) disttactedy\She+ dered: if) Cunningham sere ‘i hearing her story. fociofo 0 — was relieved on: ‘this point when, laid " Pipes aaa her shoulder, said, “The Board of Directors meets tonight and T'll tell them the circum- stances regarding your father’s loan. Don’t about it, pisaear inp! carries a Tot weight. Call me in the 7 and I'll give a definite ed Rita swallowed a h had jrisen in her throat. be | ing—and thank you so much,* shé murmured. could be more lenient.” Today’s Birthday S \TO ENTERTAIN PUBLIC club Sugaloa, the number one get for the coming year and intimate friend of the late Luth. pete with cheap labor of the Far fixed the millage at 29 and one- er Burbank, had arrived at an;East and with no successful half. answer to a problem of great im-!method developed to mechanic-| port which had been troubting{#lly prepare the products in the The Key West Chapter of the Red Cross today started its an- nual ynembership drive. Every Key~‘Wester is appealed to by the chapter to become a mem- ber. The goal for this year’s membership is placed at 3,000. The palatial yacht Alva, with its owner, W. K. Vanderbilt ab@ard, arrived here this after- ndon from Havana. signed to the Porter Dock Co. and is expected to sail for New York tomorrow. The books of the Monroe County Council for Unemploy- ment Relief were audited today by a state auditor and were found to be correct. Two houses on Thomas street, owned by Albert Curry, colored. were destroyed by fire last night. The owner thinks the houses were set afire. Dr. J. H. Montgomery of the Florida State Board of Health arrived here yesterday from Tampa for a short stay. Mrs, Joshua Smith and Ben jand Tom Walkins and families, who came here because of the ill- ness and subsequent death of their father, left yesterday for their home in Tampa. Roger Watkins, who also arrived +from Tampa, will remain here a week longer. Mrs. Thomas Felton, of Rock Herbor, arrived yesterday to @pend the next week with rela- tives in Key West. The Rev. Smith Hardin, pre- siding elder of the Methodist Church in this district, will leave for Miami this afternoon, after having visited the various churches of-that faith in Key West. The Citizen in an editorial paragraph says today: “The story is told of a middle aged lady whose hair was of an uncertain shade, discussing mat- ters with her husband. ‘After She is con-/ |him for many years. In short, he |had assembled his “mouse trap” | and issued invitations to a se- lected group to come and see it | perform. And they came, forty or more, despite the discomforts and re- | Strictions of travel and the bur- den of their own vexing’ busi- ness problems. They came to see and to learn, realizing that jterests for a wild goose ‘chase. |He had promised to lift the cur- tain on new and vast horizons of great promise. = Among the distinguished group were recognized agricultural leaders, industrial tycoons in the |textile field, consulting industrial chemists, bankers, representa- ’ tives of extensive Ldtin-Ameri- | industrial scientists, can agricutural and interests, _ brokers, |farmers and growers. | The amazing story of Dr. Lan- done told was the story of Ra- |mie, its unbelievable contribu- tion to the advancement and welfare of mankind and civiliza- |tion. He traced briefly the his- | tory of this fascinating plant that was known and used by ancient. artisans long before Christ’ walked the earth. He exhibited a_few \of the amazing products manu- \factured from the bark, gum and fibers of this remarkable plant: textiles as sheer and beautiful as the finest silk but four times as strong; weaves of others in vary- ing tages of weight and texture, up to a resemblance of heavy canvass; paper, from the thinnest cigarette wrapper to heavy pa- | pyrus, known to ancient Egypt; | plastics of exquisite quality use- |ful in the manufacture of any- | thing from a thimble to @ trans- | port plane, But this was not what these | gathered there had come to hear. i They were already familiar with |the fabulous value of this won-j |der-weed, and they also knew |that the textile mills of the |world were crying in vain for |tons and tons and more tons of |Ramie fiber. War industries need- Landone was not the type to, urge busy men of affairs to leave} their work and neglect their in-; iTRAILER FOR form demanded by the plants and mills, has alone stood in the way of the profitable commer- cial growing of this wealth pro- ducing crop, Determined to find the ~an- swer, Brown Landone searched for 23 years, tested and experi- | mented with 177 decorticating processes, none of which proved practical, and finally found the answer in an ingenious machine which the inventor ‘has trade- marked under the name of “Nan- jer”. In a process taking only five hours it converts the grow- ‘to the finished cleaned, uninjur- ed long fibers demanded by the textile people, and the shredded bark in the form most desired by manufacturers of plastics. After exhaustive tests and analyses, the Massachusetts In- istitue of Technology and lead- ing textile chemists and manu- facturers pronounce it the only machife yet known that pro- cesses the fiber and bark with- able to the manufacturer. Thus, with the one handicap to Ramie-growing in Florida overcome by this machine, which is neither complicated nor cost- ly, the farmers assured a mar- ketable product with the demand unlimited, nothing stands in the way of Florida’s becoming an extensive producer of this big money crop. It would e a book to tel! Bese story { | the. whole Ramie, but after seeing this dem- onstration and talking with these men of atithority, all of whom were favorably impressed, I am jconvinced | that the day of Ramie has dawned in Florida, and the horizon it presents for increased j agricultural and industrial wealth is unlimited. I have arranged with Dr. Brown Landone to prepare a se- ries of articles on the subject of Ramie Growing in Florida, which will be released as an exclusive feature through the Florida News Service, for it is a story every Floridian should heat and it cannot be told in a single col- all,’ she said, I really do believe | ed it in unlimited quantities for! umn. men prefer blondes to brunettes.’ e husband was not disposed to “argue and contented himself with the remark, ‘You should know, dear;, you've been both’.” 8 taken at 8:30 a. m., Ew (City Office) fe) Highest last 24 hours Lowest last night ‘otal rainfall since Nov. 1, inches eset. lg Deficiency since Nov. 1, | { LEGALS IN THE CIRCUIT. iT OF TI ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA. IN CHANCERY. | Ne. 8-403 | JOSEPH H. CRANE, { Piatatife; yj vs. EVELYN JANTON CRANE, Des \t. ORDER FOR PUBLICATION p30: EVELYN JANTON CRANE, Defendant cjo John Janton 1962 Hubbard Avenue Detroit, _Michigan You are hereby directed to be and appear to the plaintiff's BUlLof Com- plaint for annulment of matriage herein, on or before the seventh day of December, 1942, at the office of, the Clerk of the Circuit Court,,.Mon- roe County, Florida, otherwise, a decree pro confesso will be entered ; against you. This order to be published before said date, once each week for four consecutive weeks in The Key West Citizen, a newspaper published in Monroe County, Florida. Dated this 30th day of October, A. VISIT SLOPPY’S BAR FOR FUN AND Sloppy Joe's Bar .. . for a big time tonight . .. that's what the} press agent says . . . Joe Russo’s Rand, “he Best Swing Band in Town”, will be there to enter- tain the customers. The music starts at 7 o'clock and continues till. midnight: Sloppy Joe’s Bar aiso con- ducts a package department. Those who want to purchase goods thete-must do so before 8 o'cloek. Today’s Horoscope _ ere RE TRE Today gives a studious and | comprehensive mind, delighting ing plant in the field, cut green, ; out injury and in a form accept-| WOMEN earn the same pay .3s | Classified Column ee FOR SALE SALE. ‘Good tires. Tag. Awning. . Sleeps four, Apply Summers, 9 a .m. to 2 p. m. Southern Inn Trailer Park, 612 Simonton. 1 Thovi9-3tx ! i 524 Olivia street. } nov17-6tx NS, AIR CONDITIONERS.) See Thomas at the Skating Rink. sept30-tf | gain. FAN PAGE THREE eo. | wwwwwwe ~ eww wwwevw \KEY WEST BEDDING CO. | S18 Front Street Phone 66° ‘The Southernmest Mattress { _ Factory in the United States FOR SALE |@ MATTRESSES RENOVATE. @ FURNITURE UPHOLSTERED FOR SALE—18-ft. American | -#22222224024224444 House Trailer, with Frigidaire. | 1. 7 SIKES Good tires. Apply 9 Pierce; Lane. nov20-6tx | | NEW _BIC ¥ CL E> TUBES} 26x2x125. 1900 Staple Ave. wr nov2l-ltx; TRY IT TODAY... | The Favorite In Key West FOR SALE—’32 Chevrolet, 3 new 35 PLYMOUTH, five tires. Good running condition. $60. 1108! White street. nov2i-1tx} tires, 2 good retreads, new rods, | valves just reground, new plugs, body in fair shape. $100. Call Serg. Gough, Army Barracks} BREADFRUIT TREE, Stephano-|_ ©Xt 17. novi7-5tx | tis, Vines, many other plants. Phone 1049-J. nov21-3tx Lost . j | LOST—Red leather Wallet, vicin- j. ity Officers’ Club. Contains automobile license. Virginia Childs Street. Please return to Mrs. Street. Coral Apart- FOR SALE—14-ft. Gibbs Sea Skiffs. Fully equipped, A-1/ shape, run all day on gal. gas. These boats have been run very | little, Price, $50.00. L. T.j Wood, Box 2, Citizen. { nov21-1tx | FOR SALE—3-Unit Apartment House, recently modernized like new. Excellent return on investment. Terms will be ar-; ranged. 1100-1102 - Margaret Street. 706 Huntington Bldg., Miami, Ph. 25551. nov16-6t FOR SALE—Hoover Special) Vacuum Cleaner. Good running | eondition. Call, after 6 p. m.} evenings, all day Sunday. Apt} 36-C, Naval Air Station. ; nov20-2tx BICYCLE BALLOON TIRES. New 26x2x125. $3.75. 1900 Staple Ave. nov19-3tx SECOND SHEETS—500 for 75c. The Artman Press. novl6-tf | HELP WANTED WELDERS WANTED Job GUARANTEED in Florida! MEN. Shipyard or aircraft welding. 3 to 4 weeks’ train- | ing—Low tuition. FREE ROOM | and BOARD. SOUTHERN; WELDING INSTITUTE, Box| 3232, Charlotte, N. C. nov21-1tx ; WANTED—Experienced man to/ sell produce to grocers, hotels, and restaurants. Address Pro- | duce, clo The Citizen. 3 H nov21-tfx., WANTED—White woman, able, to live with family, two chil-; ‘dren, as genear] mother’s help- | er, Room and board, plus! $35.00 monthly. 417 Elizabeth! street. nov20-6tx j ' WANTED—Young Girl or Man! to work in dry cleaning estab-| lishment. Apply White Star} Cleaners, opposite Bowling Al- leys, Duval St. nov3-tf | ' WANTED — Fountain Counter Girls and Waitresses. Good salary. Southernmost City Pharmacy. nov5-tf WAITRESSES WANTED. Side- walk Cafe, Duval and Fleming sept22-tf WANTED WANTED-Gas Stove, Electric ice Box and other housheold furniture, Call or address E. G. Laird, clo The Citizen. nov16-tf COAT HANGERS WANTED, $1.00 a hundred. White Star Cleaners, 701% Duval St. oct6-| WANTED TO BUY—Fish Scales. | ments, opposite Post Office. | ward. nov19-4tx pO SEE CNS OS Se a | LOST,,.near High Sthool, Ladies’) Siebling Bicycle. Tag number 1808:' Reward iff returned to M. Trevor, ‘High! School, or! Cor, Division and Florida Sts. | Phone 359. nov21-3tx | FOR SALE—REAL ESTATE GOOD BUY Homestead, 624 S. Krome, Key; West highway; 6 lots, double| corners, 150-foot front, 300 feet deep; lights, water, with 7- room modern frame house, furnished. See or write own-) er. W. B. Myrick, P.O. Box 792, Homestead, Fla. | nov12-15tx | REAL ESTATE |Business or Residential Lots al! parts of the Island; Terms J. OTTO KIRCHHEINER Realtor. Phones 124 and 736-R 505 Duval oct8-tf | PROFESSIONAL LOUIS A. HARRIS | Attorney-at-Law | 217 Duval St. Phone 252 | } STAR * CUBAN COFFEE on SALE at ALL GROCERS 244444444444444444 Even the keenest mind may be dulled by TIRED EYES overtaxed If you feel slowed down hy 6 — properly fitted glasses may quickly Testore you to top forr if you now wear glas may be overdue for that once a year eye ex in, we'll be you how So ground to your f I tion, can give your eyes even added comfort. DR. J. A. VALDES OPTOMETRIST Office Hours: 9-12: 2-6 P. M. Address Phones 532 Duval Office: 332 Street Residence: 351 GOLD STAMPING Expertly Done All Types of LEATHER GOODS - STATIONERY, SERVICE EMBLEMS Included ~ IDENTIFICATIONS STAMPED FOR YOU, ON YOUR OWN TAG or THOSE PURCHASED FROM US All Lettering Done on Kingsley Machine POLLOCK, Réliable Jeweler 508 Duval St. PHONE 465 Key West, Fla. I PAY CASH for OLD JEWELRY OF ANY KIND REAL iCE ASSURES USERS OF REFRIGERATION CERTAINTY : i # Abram Garfield of!‘ Cleveland,| night spot of South Florida, has a —— 2 D._ 1942. in the higher problems of life or 4 <3 “4 (SEAL) J architect, son of a President, born Washington, D. C., 70 years age. | ; Saat | Belen Gentry of Ney York,} bo@k designer-typographer, born} Pauba Ranch, Cal. 45" years ‘ago. | * 2 | Eleanor T. Powell, daicer-ac-| tress, born Springfield, Mass., 30) yeers ago. ; Judge Oscar E. Bland of the} U. S. Court of Customs and Pat-| ent Appeals, Washington, born Greene Co., Ind., 65 years ago. Harpo (Arthur) Marx, come- dian, born New York City, 49/night with their usual Saturday] tinged years ago. Dr. Charles E. Lawall, presi- dent of the University of West Virginia, born Catasauqua, Pa.,! 51 years ago. | | Subscribe to The Citizen. ‘ opefied ‘and'” invites “Join Q blic and ‘their friends, aswell! Defense. Workers and. their iendS to -Visjt** this‘, delightful oe gr eve- - , + here the cus- be Sérvel’ the _ best nationally “kiiown* ‘beverages populur priées. penne The management of Club Suga-' loa announces they are Well pre-. pared to cater to banquets and iarge parties. | RAUL’S CLUB READY FOR DANCE TONIGHT Raul's Club is on the job to- night dance with -Al Barrosa’s | Orchestra. This is one of the nij night places where the guests elways have a lovely time. The music starts at 9 o'clock and continues until 1 o'clock. It is suggésted you phone for reservation. Deficiency since Jan. 1, Key West and Vicinity: Con- mild temperature tonight. Ficrida: Mild temperatures to- "eh Pe Hatteras, N.C. to Apalachi- E. PAUL BEATTY, Ross C Sawyer Court, Monroe} Science, and disposed toward solid literature or mathematics. The life appears to be sedentary, and monetary returns may be Attorney for Pecknewrt. pate ©: slow in coming, but they : On cae to be certain, . though Afternoons: Tu Sat., 2:30 - 4:30 Clerk of _Cireuit i County, Florida. By: (34.) Florence E. Sawyer, Deputy Clerk. MINOR LEE JOHNSON, Plaintiff, vs. DIV@RCE MARIE. HECKFORD DEAL JOHNSON, _Defendant. ORDER OF PUBLICATION |TO: Marie Heckford Deal Johnson, j clo General Delivery, West Monree, Louisiana. You are hereby required to-appear cause on the 4th day wary. 1943, otherwise the aliekatioa: said bill Will be taken as confessed. AD. leota, Fla.: No small craft or storm warnings have been issued. Loss of $220,000,000 Belgian Bold to Germany laid to Petein. This 12th day of November, A.D. A Ross C Saweyr Clerk_of the Cirenit Court. By (sd) Kathleen Tarpon and Barracuda scales! in any quantity. Address Z. Lg clo Citizen. nov20-6tx | eo WANTED to CORRESPOND with thirty; object’ matri- Address nov21-2tx lady over mony. Good home. , Post office Box 845- i TYTITIIIIIII iii iii e e ° 2 2 e When you place your re- ffigeration reliance upon the regularity of OUR ICE See aa service you that not only is your ice chest to be properly and regularly filled. but you will REAL ICE Is More ECONOMICAL. . It’s Healthy and Safe. . It’s Pure