The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 15, 1942, Page 2

PAGE TWO nite wig? Citizen = nd Aun Streets Only Datly Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County est, Flori Member of the Assoelated Preas he the local news published here. i; eee SCRIPTION RATES ne Year = x Month? hree 1 Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, etc., will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainment by churches from which | derived are 5 cents a line. an open forum and invites discui issues and subjects of local or gener: will not publish anonymous commun! E MEMBER “ FLORIDA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION oi WILL always seek the truth and print it w.thout fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faetion or class; always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injuftice; denounce vice and praise virtue, commend good done by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions: print enly news that will elevate _ and not contaminate the reader; never corn- promise with principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN . Water and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. A Modern City Hospital. SE ea eee JAPANESE - AMERICANS SUFFER ihe 1iot which recently occurred: in Japanese relocation centers indi- , that chere Japanese- who are loyal io the one of the cates definite are Ametican ideals of this country. Lulortunatel there is no available method to distinguish between loyal and disloyal citizens of Japanese descent. More- over, the record of Japanese for treachery is so bad thet one is unable to aecept with- sailed citizens out ve crvation the loyalty of those as by pro-Azis Japanese. As has been stated before, ihe discom- forts and restrictions that loyal Americans of Jepanese descent must bear during the present war represent a small price for hem to pay if they are, in fact, loyal to the United Certainly, they must recognize y thatyrequires their confinement present time. Satte the necess at ehc LABOR MAY BE RATIONED With new authority, Manpower Com- missioner Chairman Paul V. McNutt warns that it will be necessary to ration scarce labor and that priorities will be set up to] make sure that various cuction and services are vided with labor. ¥ This represents a new step for the Unit- ed States but under the pressure. of wag- ing total war, it is vitally necessary for the nation to mobilize its entire population to mieet the exigencies of the conflict. Just as these require that millions of young men leave their occupations to fight, risking their s, Uhey will require other millions to shift from present employment to new iields of labor. it is the duty fo every "American citi- zen who pretends to be loyal 0 the ideals oi this cquntry to cheerfully cooperate with the Manpower Commission. When neces- sary some orders set into motion the shift of laborers, some Americans will find their patriotism severely tested. Let them follow the example of our soldiers and sailors and ondertake their new duties in the under- standing that they are making a vital con- ibution to the success of the nation: at kinds of war pro- adequately pro- iv Key. West is-ne place for loafers; Asseciated Press is excl .sively entitled to use| tor republication of all news dispatches credited to | st or net otherwise credited in this paper and also | H EXCEPTIONAL CASES | I° The Research Division of ihe Florida | Chamber of Commerce reports that. busi- | ness conditions in general in this state are | Letter than those prevailing elsewhere in | the country. Dun & Bradstreet’s regional ga second class matter | trade barometer for September, the last | morth reported, shows Florida hitting the 208.8 mark, while the national average was only 128.4 H The report: had nothing to’say about THE KEY WEST CITIZEN he business in the various cities in Florida. | Had they been classified, The Citizen feels confident that Key West would have topped | ihe list. | According to reports The Citizen has: received, business is good now ir all cities ‘in Florida. Business is far better in Miami now than it was in September, the month specified by Dun & Bradstreet, but even at that Miami falls far behind Key West in tiptop business conditions. We heard.a story a short time ago about a man’s entering into a certain busi- | ness in Key West 4 In the old days his sales | would have been few, and one Key Wester | remarked that the business would not suc- | ceed, but another Key Wester said, “An; | kind of business will succeed in Key- West tod. The business nran in question adver- tises in The Citizen, and he is reported to | be doing well. Key West, like every other city, has d fis periods of good business and its flur- | ries of super-excellent business, as it is to- | day. Despite the fact that everybody in | Key West is in a position today to earn more rmioney than he has ever earned before— | there may be an exceptional case here and there—tyet only a small percentage will profit eventually from that circumstance. That is the way it has always been, and | there is no indication it will be any differ- | ent after this abnormal boom. is over. | The Citizen, every now and then, has advised Key Westers to save, save, save, though it is aware only a few will heed that advise. It is human nature, with an exceptional case here and there, for us to be concerned | chiefly in the present. Those who have an eye for the future are the exceptional cd and they are the ones who attain succes €5, THE AXIS‘FIGHTS FOR AFRICA sia are meeting with stiff opposition from Geiman troops that have been strongly en- trenched in the Bizerte-Tunis area, tip of North Africa is approximately eight erable reserve forces. The reinforcements which are being sent to Africa are probably those which were dispatched when the | British Eighth Army smashed Marshal Rommel in Egypt. | Consequently __,it probable that treops, planes and supplies, originally de- is | being thrown into the Tunisian fight. Apparently, the Axis intends io make strenuous efforts to maintain its foothold in Africa. This will involve some heavy | fighting, with incessant aerial hostilities. The result is that the North African front | will become more important and that it wi!l | give the United Nations an opportunity io weaken Axis forces. THE SHIPS CONSTRUCTED The stupendous goal set for the Mari- time Commission for the present year— the construction of between 750 and 800 cargo ships, aggregating eight million ions, man Rear Admiral Howard L. Vickery. He reports that more than six million November. The balance will be more than over one hundred vessels is expected. The Admiral points out that the Mari- time Commission would have produced an- year except for the fact that two of its con- | struction yards were put to work upon na- | val vessels. . Interesting is his explanation that the oecupation of French: North. Africa,. which ening the long trip around Africa, will not materially change the general iransporta- tion situation. eriean force in North, Africa. will require | enough” additional shipping to offset the’ Egypt and the Near East. American and British forces in Tuni- | The reader should understand that his miles from the island of Sicily where it is | possible that the Alxis powers had consic¢- | ned to save Rommel’s position, are now g will be achieved, according to Vice-chair- | tons were delivered up to the beginning of | made up this month when deliveries of well | other one hundred or so ships during ihe | relieves transpertation demands by short- | The establishment of the: large Am- | | advantage gained by the shorter route to | Chapter One Instinctive Dislike ROM where she sat on the quarter-circle of red leather that served to make up the corner table unit, Joyce Mur- dock had first noticed the man as he crossed diagonally from the entrance to the alcove set aside for the bar. That had been some minutes ago. when the wait- er brought the coffee Now, as she put aside her cup. she saw the man smiling from aeross the room: furthermore, he appeared to be looking right at her. His back was to the bar. his elbows hooked along the mould- ing. and when she found both his le and stare fixed and unwav- ting. she lowered her Quite sure that she did not kr him. #et aware that have at some time met him i- ally. she stole a final glance to- wards the bar. He was s' smil- ing The occupants of the interven- ing tables were, she saw. q? busy. The man was obviously net looking at them. but at her—gr someone at her table. Yet. as she observed her dinner companions, she saw that both were unaware of him. On her left Ward Allen was glancing at the check and putting a bill on the change plate: across from her, Delia Stewart was quite shamelessly inspecting her young face in the mirror“of| ing at him, she could not help , her compact. With a mental shrug. Joyce dis- missed the man at the bar. The waiter went away and Ward Al- len offered a cigarette. | “Too bad Kent can’t make it.” | “T know.” Joyce said “I hear it’s quite a play.” “Always when we-four want'to go out he has to work.” Delia| said. satisfied at iast with her in- spection and snapping the com- t ! It’s hardly that bad.” Joyce said..“But ‘tonight one of his men has fhe flu and another is at the hospital awaiting the arrival of an heir. Perhaps he'll join.us later. for a drink.” As she sf0ke she/‘félt “Delia's glance go past her and stop. She saw the look of puzzled interes Joyce turned to follow the tom the table, glass in hand. His smile. very broad now. was di- rected not at her but at Ward. and seeing him at close range. She 'took an immediate dislike to him. “I say, Allen.” | Mr. Clarke | WARD looked up, and some- | thing happened to him. A mo- | ment before his blond good-look- jing face had been relaxed. is | blue eyes amiable; now z j immobility clamped upon his jaw |and his stare grew hard and hot. | “Oh, hello,” he said, something | thin and savage in his voice. | .“Heard you were in town,” the man said. “Been meaning to look you up. Well”—he let his smile move to Joyce and Delia—‘“you might introduce me.” Already on his feet. Ward Al- |len hesitated a moment; did what was expected of h his manner courteous and infh ible. “May I present Mr. Mrs. Murdock and Miss S! Clarke bowed. A waiter came ‘up with a chair and he took it 3 you mind?” he said, and sat ex- ci n By this time Joyce’: inctive dislike had rome definite and real. Rather short. slender, with small, clipped mustache. Clarke ed to be in his late thirties. His double-breasted dinner jac! was carefully tailored to lend an jexaggerated width to his slim | shoulders, his hands were soft and | white; his hair was longish and |lay in smooth symmetrical waves | upon his long, narrow skull | She had known what he would | be like even before he spoke. and ‘although: she busied herself with | her bag.and gloves to avoid look- | hearing what he said. “You don’t seem very surprised Allen. How long has it been? Well over a year since you left hasn’t if?” Clarke paused to ec: plain. “I’ve just come up from South America. We used to pe! around a bit when he waseir Caragua.” Joyce continued to ignore and stole a glance at her watch, wondering if they ul miss the curtain. It was one o these last minute dates, which | partly explained why her husband could not-be-with them. Ward had | telephoned Just before dinner to say he had ts for Late Harvest. pend without Bithering to dress for the theatre “they had come jhere to Hngo’s for something to eat. Now they hadn't much time. About Hestor LL at once she realized Clarke | was addressing her. She looked lance. The man was three steps|at him. He was ledning towards |the two men. No longer was het | her, still smiling. |. “Murdock?” he said thought- fully. “It wouldn't be Mrs. Kent Murdoek. would it?” iby George Harmon “It would.” Joyee said. laughed lightly. “Well incidence. 1 don't sup- Pp one Kent Murdock any chance his first w Murdock’s I'm not trying 1e added ha: name Hestor to be impert . tily. “Re But if He: Wi his first wife it is rather startling because you see 1 married a Hes- tor Murdock.” “Oh.” It was the best Joyce could do at the mom then she and dis- ‘as easy to ol and indiffer- So you're her voice “How rd knows t sipped some of his d “Yes. sado died you knew that —and Hestor is You knew Losados. of ¢ still doin Allen s turally. seei 1g some You're still with she hasn't gott you.” “How here?” “pil long have you bee in the day before yes and looking that m the ad Is0ked ur ould almas Tremor warned vas doing more 2 idle conversation but always w u gh not concerned su) much with what he said as with | > effect: of his words upon his listeners: Nothing escaped him ere was something sly and su premely confident in his glance. he-was obviously finding pleasure in the things he saw in Ward Allen's face Delia, too, had sensed the un dercurrent that flowed between glance politely quizzical She wa: watching her fiance. her face grave and her eyes. doubtful. i To be continu Today’s -Anniversaries 1793—Henry C. 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