The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 16, 1942, Page 4

PAGE FOUR ) EREAGE IN ‘OIL ARTICLES STOLEN SECTION’ BEING BOUGHT RAPIDLY | | PETTY THIEVERY IS REPORT- ED STLL TO BE GOING ON IN KEY WEST ABOUT SEVENTY-FIVE SALES OF LAND MADE IN GEE GLADES SECTION CLOSE) Petty thievery is still going on | TO DADE COUNTY LINE in Key West, despite the efforts jof the police and the sheriffs oy pI Te are aecraea | force to stop it. The latest report let-is s ae S | of a theft is made by Mrs. Wallace ip generally in realty activity : §i‘Monroe courity because of the | > Kirke, of Caroline street. A 5 | sneak thief entered the home and war, there has been an outstand-| stole articles that included her ing exception to the let-up. That/| gasoline rationing book. driver's exception applies to land in the | license, automobile tag and a ring Everglades, near the Dade county | of keys. | line, and not far from Tamiami} Sheriff Berlin Sawyer, in at- | Trail—land where a well has been! tempts to break up the series of | dug in searching for oil and where | thefts that have taken place the | it is said that a jet of gas, coming} last five weeks, makes it a point out of the ground, has been burn-| nearly every night to spend sev- ing steadily for two years. | eral hours in his car, slowly mak- Regardless of whether or not, ing the rounds of the city. Most there is any oil in that locality,|of the time he rides before mid- about 75 sales of acreage have) night, but on other occasions he been made there recently. with! begins to make the rounds at mid- prices ranging from $10 to $20 an| night and continues on then till acre, | daybreak. DIES IN ORLANDO which acreage could be bought in the same locality before the re-| | BODY WILL BE BROUGHT TO KEY WEST FOR “ports about the digging for oil be- | game current. | i Most of the tracts that have | been transferred consist of 10 eres each, but a few of them ‘pniprised: 80 acres and two or tthree sales were for tracts of 160 acres each. BURIAL co eee ARTILLERY PRACTICE {morning at Orlando, Florida. FROM MRS. KIRKE. YESTERDAY: The moment Joyce Murdock laid eyes on Perry Clarke she disitked him, and that in spite of the fact that he tried very hard to be charm- ing. But what had been merely a suddenly cooked up theater party for Joyce, Ward Allen and Delia Stewart took on a slightly sinister cast when Clarke showed up. And Joyce can see that Ward not only dislikes Clarke — he seems almost to fear him. Chapter Two Too Absent-Minded OYCE had, of course, heard about Hestor, and although she had never felt any real doubt | about her husband’s love. she was also aware that no woman could live with a man without Jeaving some lasting impression. Now she found herself wondering how much of a niche this first v had carved’ in Kent Murdock heart. She had never met Hestor. The woman had been in Paris when ; THURSDAY, SUNDAY | Samule Collins, 43, died this Funeral arrangements will be an- | inounced by the Lopez Funeral} Home upon the arrival of the body | in Key West. Survivors are the | The following Coast. Artillery practices will be conducted by units of the Harbor Defenses of |pecting He.. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN - MRS. MURDOCK FA TAKES A CASE Harmon Coxe 4 few minutes. I know she'd like to see you, Al- len. But then you'll be seeing her anyway, I suppose.” “Probably,” Allen said. Clarke bowed to Joyce and De- lia, and continued to Ward Allen. Nervous MAY be stopping in td see Thorndike in a day or 80. T'mi planning to go to thé:coast short- ly. We must get together”? He paused, a mirthless smile: touch- ing his narrowed. speculative glance. He made his voice delib- erate and measured. “Some time soon. We can have a drink and— talk over a few things.” He turned then, and started back for the bar, walking very straight as smal] men do, hair gleaming on his narrow skull. Joyce noted again the exaggerat- ed width of his jacket, the extra high heels on his shoes, and an nvoluntary shiver passed through her before she could throw off the feeling of distaste his presence had created. Key West: Coast Artillery target practice at: West Martello, Thursday, De- cember 17, 1942, between 4:00 and 8:00 p.m., EWT. The danger area will be bounded by a line from Fort Taylor to a point six | (6) miles south, thence east five | (5) miles, thence north to Stock Island. mother, Mrs. Mamie E. Collins; | one sister, Mrs. Leona Pent; and | one brother, John Collins, all of | Key West. i HIGH SCHOOL NOW But she asked herself disquieting questions. Joyce was married and, so far as} Aware that she was staring, she FULLY ACCREDITED, * Coast Artillery target practice | at Fort Taylor, Sunday, Decem- ber 20, 1942, between 10:00 a.m. and 2;00 p.m., EWT. The danger area will be bounded by a line) from Fort Taylor to a point two (2), miles beyond Sand Key, thence east seven ‘7’ miles, thence north to Stock Island. JUNIOR CLUB TO MEET THURSDAY | Pee asd | Miss Helen Saunders and Miss | Helen Albury will entertain the | members of the Junior Woman's Club tomorrow evening, from 7! to 9 o'clock. | Plans for the tea dance to be} giveti for college students will! be--discussed at the meeting. | All members are requested to be in attendance. CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT CATHOLIC CONVENT (Communicated) The Glee Club of Convent of Mary Immaculate is sponsoring a Christmas entertainment that will | give the true “Christmas spirit’ | to all those who see it, and will fill their/hearts with the peace of Him Whose birthday they are, celebrating. | Because of ia limited seating ca- pagity in the auditorium, the girls | will offer two presentations of their playlets and songs; the one on Thursday, December 17, at 8} o’elock, and the other on Friday | evening, December 18, at the} same hour. The entertainment will take place in St. Cecilia's) Hall on the Convent grounds. The Faculty and the Student Body will welcome, as guests, the Service Men at a special program | on Sunday afternoon. MARRIAGE MART Yesterday afternoon County Judge Raymond R. Lord married Deriver Arthur, 21, of Pitts- burgh, and Lee Martin, 18, of Miami. | A marriage license was issued to Clive I. Denhamm, 24, andj| Catherine E. Lowman, 20, both! of Cleveland. | -| school, |FROM HICKORY GROVE | Prof. Horace O’Bryant, of the Key West High School, received | a letter today from Prof. J. Hoop- er Wise, of the University of Florida, who is chairman of the Southern Association of Colleges | and Secondary Schools, in which | he said that the Key West High | School, at a meeting of the as-| sociation held in Memphis, Tenn.. | had been listed as a fully accred- ited school for the 1942-’43 school year. | That sanction by the associa- | tion qualifies a student, who graduates at the Key West High | School, tn enter any college in| the country, except a few that) require’ examinations regard- less of what diplomas an appli- | cant may hold; any secondary such as preparatory | schools, without having to take an examination. | SPECIAL SESSION OF CRIMINAL COURT FOR | TOMORROW MORNING A special session of the Mon-| roe County Criminal Court of Record will be convened tomor- row morning at 11 o'clock, with Judge William V. Albury pre- siding. Judge Albury says that he ex-} pects that 15- cases will come before him for consideration. | All the defendants in the cases | have expressed their intention} of pleading guilty. Most of the charges are for vagrancy, and a few are for speeding. There is; one charge of fornication. THE LOWDOWN Having a bear by the tail and not being able to let go is like it is) there in Santa Barbara in Cali-| fornia where they have an Irish mayor. He was sworn in to do certain things and begorra he is gonna do ’em, he says, even if the big Snorts there on the Potomac send him 2 telegrams per day ver- sus just one like now. The latest) they told him is how much to pay she knew, Kent had never-heard from her but once—a card on that first Christmas. At first he had told her many things about that short-lived marriage, and she had made guarded inquiries now and then, to see if any of that previous affection remained with him. For the past year or two there had been no mention of Hestor, but even so there had been times, after those infrequent misunder- standings and quarrels, when she asked herself disquieting ques- tions. Now, if Hesior was in town, if she had taken a house, Kent would be bound to see her. Suddenly Joyce was curious to see Hestor and to find out for her- self what manner of woman her husband had first married. . . . The waiter had come back with | the change. Delia began to gather her things. Shaking Clarke “WOU'LL have to excuse us,” | Ward Allen said. “We're see- } ing a show and I'm afraid we'll have to run.” “Of course.” Clarke rose with | them. “I’m sorry, though. I’m ex- | turned and saw that neither Delia nor Ward had moved. The kirl's eyes were wide and troubled. She | was not looking at Clarke but at Ward Allen. | He was standing by his chair, his fingers still resting on the back. He was leaning forward a little, as though about to take a step. Yet, for that second or two, he was quite still, and there was something in his face that Joyce d never seen before. The tan led across his cheekbones, | leaving his skin pale and taut, 89 that his lips were thin and tight | and eolorless. His, gaze was steady | upon, the baek of: Clarke’s neck. “Well—* ' Delia Stewart's voice was husky and she cleared her throat and |laughed shortly. It wasn’t very | genuine, that laugh, but it served \its purpose and the awkward si- jlence fled. Allen turned and said: “What? | Oh—sorry. I was thinking.” He stepped quickly to Delia and helped her with her coat. To be continued LOREN J. WESTBERRY JOINS MARINE CORPS (Special to The Citizen) ORLANDO, Dec. 16.—Loren J. Westberry, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Westberry, of Key West, | Florida, enlisted in the U. S. Fighting Marines on Dec. 1942, and is now at Parris land, S. C., taking his boot train- ing. The local youth attended High: School at Miami, Fla., and while in High School he participated in various sports. Young Westberry has received special training in welding. Before enlisting in the Marine Corps he was employed by Stev- ens Dry Dock Co. as a tricker operator at Miami. The young Marine hopes to be attached to the Air Mechanics Welding Di- vision of the Marine Corps after} completing his basic work. FARM FOR INEBRIATES AFTER WAR HAS ENDED (By A: ciated Press) RICHMOND, Va., There were 114,000 jail commit- *; Lowest last night - Dec. 14. —j | mayor, now tell me where I am to {get the dinero. And if we pay | part of ’em on the pay roll. Who | will I fire, he says, | This Santa Barbara is some | place. It has a lot of folks with SHORTES HAVE SON square jaws and_horse-sense— Announcement has been made} like the mayor. of the birth of a son, weighing | place is a mecca. You take a eight Pounds, to Rev. and Mrs.| banker there, old Uncle Josephus} Quentin Shortes at a local hos-| Paxton, he is the same kind. Peo-| | street cleaners . Okay, says the) |’em as you say, we can only keep} No wonder the} pital on Saturday past. The new arrival has been giv-| He will loan,money to most any} NEW YORK—A Brindisi is en the name of Quentin Ronald.| hombre. but you gotta pay him! drinking song, the name being de-} Mother and baby are reported! back. But’ back to the mayor, he] rived from the Italian ' to be getting along nicely. President says Philippiries pro- vide an independence pattern, ple like him: Everybody does.) is the kind of mayor more towns! need more of. | Yours with the low down, JO SERRA, | | 4 ments in Virginia last year and Governor Darden, believing too many drunkards, is planning the estab lishment of a state farm for ebriates after the war is ended. The governor says the present sit- juation is good neither for drunks; nor the state and that the inebri- ates should work and earn a part of their keep. DRINKING SONG a word toast. Giant magnesium plant in Ne- vada rivals Boulder Dom, of them to be habitual} ee “WEATHER REPORT Observation taken at 8:30 a. m.,, E.W.T. (City Office) Temperatures | Highest last 24 hours Mean j Normal H Precipitation | Rainfall, 24 hours ending 8:30 a. m., inches ___ Total rainfall since Dec. inches Deficiency inches ane iat Total rainfall since Jan. inches Deficiency inches = = Relative Humidity 95% Tomorrow’s Al 0.01 : or since Dec. 0.64 since Jan. 1, 8.84 Imanai Moonrise Mconset = E j Tomorrow’s Tides * (Naval Base) & High Tide Low. Tidg, 7:30 a.m. 12:87 :a.m,- 7:24 p.m. 12:34: p.m FORECAST: OL Key West atid °* Vicinity: | Little ‘change “in “tempetatiire, | with showers late this afternoon and tonight. Florida: Showers in north] portion early this afternoon, andj in south portion late this after- jnoon and early tonight; colder in| jnorth portion and cooler in cen-| |tral portion tonight, scattered| jlight frost in interior of extreme) north portion. Hatteras, N. C., to Apalachi- cola, Fla.: Small craft warnings jare displayed on the Atlantic |coast from Hatteras to Bruns-| ; wick, and on the Florida coast from Tamps Bay te i -;are the king crawfishermen in .| these parts, having caught many .|more pounds than any one else. aCe cccccccccccccccccccccocccccccccccs: | Classified Column —— FANS, AIR CONDITIONERS. See Thomas at the Skating Rink. sept30-tf a a FOR SALE—Five-Room House, | furnished or unfurnished. Write Postoftice Box 93, Key West.| ''Can'Be seen any time. epee: decl2-14-16 Hp BALE Trailer, good condi- “tion” and tires, sleeps two. Cheap. 1427 Seidenberg Ave. decl2-6tx FOR SALE—New ’42 California Mainliner House Trailer, sleeps} 4, Butane equipped, used 3) months, 4% h.p. outboard mo-! tor. See Meyer at Mastic Trailer Park, United St. ! decl4-3tx! FOR SALE — Wicker Living Room Set. Also, Piano. Cheap. Apply, 922 Eaton St. decl4-3tx TWO LOTS, 50x100 each. Rea- sonable. Two blocks north of Adams Dairy. Apply 2527) Patterson Avenue. dec15-3t BOY'S BICYCLE. Two new tires} and tubes, basket and lock. Must. sell™'ithmediately. Mrs. Hutchins;A902" Eaton street. i decl6-2tx | FOR SALE—17-foot Boat, closed cabin over front, open back, | Austin motor. All in excellent condition. Phone 525-M. dec16-3t FOR SALE—House,. with or without furniture. Three bed- rooms, living and dining rooms, kitchen and bath, at 2746 Staples Avenue. Call at Gomez; Furniture Store, 720 Duval. decl6-tf HELP WANTED COUNTER MAN or WOMAN and Waitresses. Eight-hour shift. White House Barbecue, 227 Duval. decl4-3tx WE HAVE OPENINGS for fol- lowing positions at La Concha Hotel: Experienced cook; Salad-maker, man or woman; House Boy; Waitress. Apply to G. A. Brinkman, manager. decl4-3t WAITRESSES WANTED. Side- walk Cafe, Duval and Fleming sept22-tf WANTED—Experienced man to sell produce to grocers, hotels and restaurants. Address Pro- duce, clo The Citizen. nov21-tix WANTED — Fountain Cbunter Girls and Waitresses. Good salary. Southernmost City Pharmacy. novitf WANTED ie COAT HANGERS WANTED, $1.00 a hundred. White Star Cleaners, 701% Duval St. - oct6-tf | WANTED TO BUY—Electric Irons. Must be in good condi-| tion. Address P.O. Box 604. dec8-tf ;}WANTED—A chance to bid on your next printing order. THE ARTMAN PRESS. jly9-tf EMPLOYMENT WANTED ELDERLY LADY will take care of children nights. 914 Franci street. decl6-3tx R 16, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBE MAMIE BETTS IN TROUBLE AGAIN) CHARGED WITH STRIKING Ha ROBERT TURNER OVER HEAD WITH BOTTLE AIR RAID WARDEN WILL MEET TONIGHT Mamie Bett ago, beat Hi who, weeks | m better to be males » Was arrested | * two Pinder, known as “Chisel last night by Cons’ well on a cha YOU, AND NOT WE ert Turner over beer bottle. Turner has deep h on the forehead and another deep cut on the top of his head. The attack, Constable Atwel occurred at Watson ion street, the same Mamie Betts ” Pinder till away from ion, she did last nigh the hur On away, but states, she Hunter, dis was struck with the bc king a series of inquiries succeeded in finding the men in a building at Vi and Simonton streets Atwell arrested the Betts n on a charge of agg ated It. and Dixie Hunter on charge of vagrancy. Both w locked up in the county jail, with the bond for each placed at $100 They will be arraigned at 5 o'clock this afternoon before Justice of the Peace squinaldo. On her first arrest, Mamie Bet Jed guilty of assaulting rold Pinder and was nd costs by Judge Willi: Albury of the criminal cour time she faces a grave charge. Constable Atwell says he four witnesses who saw her str Turner with the bottle. SUGAR SUBSTIT wo- 1 ritation, mout cold—can often t rubbing throat Vicks VapoRub at be preve FOR RENT ! FOR SALE—-One rebuilt Hoover, | one used GE cleaner. Also,! one used, with rebuilt motor, | guaranteed, Electrolux vacuum cleaner. I have a few new Electrolux cleaners for Christ- mas. See O’Sweeney before it is too late. decl0-tf FOR RENT — Storage Space: Light Household Furnishings or Other Equipment. Week or month. Reasonable. Phone 124. decl0-7t ROOMS—Comfortable beds. 626 Grinnell. decl5-3tx FOR: SALE—Beds,, with inner- spring Mattresses; piano and other ‘articles suitable for home, Can be seen from 2 to 7 p:-m. ~ Habana-Madrid, Front and Duval Streets. deci0-6t ’ HELP WANTED WANTED—Two Waiters. 541-J. Good _fay. decl0-6tx WANTED—Young Girl or Man :to work in dry cleaning estab- lishment, Apply. White Star| Cleaners, ‘opposite Bowling Al-| leys, Duval St. nov3-tf care of two small children. Live in. Phone 582-W. decl2-7t WANTED — WAITRESSES, to work from 7 p.m. to 12. mid- night. “Habana-Madrid, Front and Duval. Apply between 2/ and 5-p.m. decl10-6t WANTED—Truck Driver, Key | West ‘Wholesale Grocery Com-! pany, 900 Duval street. by decl4-tf LOST $20.00 REWARD | LOST—Ring and Longine Wrist Watch. Return to Paul J. Do-| ver., care of The Citizen. | dec10-6tx | LOST—Gas Ration Book, No.| 30988827. Kirke. ALTERATIONS, DRESSMAKING ALTERATIONS and DRESS- MAKING. Mrs. Walter Heaton, 2 Charles St. Prompt Service. | dec3-12tx 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 sept25-1f BIG PINE KEY NOTES By WL. STEVENS A rock-érusiitig machine ‘and a dragline were recently trans- ported by barge to Big Pine Key in the slip, which is part of Wesley Gibson’s property. The dragline and crusher are to begin work on excavating rock from the Perkins place. Wesley Gibson is taking care of the boss and his gang. B. E. Calkins had a towing job with his 42-foot cabin cruiser, which towed the barge from Bahia Honda to the slip. Mr. Gibson and Myrtle Gibson | | Willie Gibson is on the job carrying the school children to ol at Marathon. He’ is do- i Some erawfishing with his pepe and W. L: Step- hens have returned to Big Pine Key and are living at the Sin- gleton place. Mr. Ziegler of Big Pine Key Inn expeets a big season. Ford, who runs the light re- TROPICAL PARK 712 Duval Street PLAY BINGO AMERGMENTS FOR ALL Kiddie Al and PLANES for Children jsome mighty fine fish off of Big freshment place on Torch Key, is fishing at Marathon. His son, Jerry, is making good use of his speed-boat. JERI ISIC IIIA IA IOI I ro Mary is still postmistress Ramrod Key and does a good job of it. Paine is improving his prop- erty around his trailer. He has dug a well and is going to con-| crete it over and use a pitcher pump. Mr. Paine has caught Pine bridge. FEISS IIS IDIOT IOI SO I IOI IIIA ADIT IA II FOI III ITI IIA I IIIA IAI IA. | STRAND THEATER VIRGINIA GILMORE in “Berlin Correspondent Outwitting the Gestapo Coming: —— “GIRL TROUBLE” aoted RIKKKKIIK | MONROE THEATER BETTY GRABLE in I Wake Up Screaming and International Squadron Coming: —— “SWEATER GIRL” BEREREREREMEREREEEEEEE ES DR. AARON H. SHIFRIN GENERAL PRACTICE Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery 925 Whitehead—Opp. Lighthouse PHONE 612-W | VAPORUB'S poultice action loosens phiegm, r tation, helps clear upper . sages, thus tends to’stop mou breathing and VaroRus Convent of Mary tata) sleep. Try it! Pe CHRISTMAS League of Nations urges return | of old system for world trade. Issued to Jessie P.| #& decl6-1tx | 3 CONCERT under the auspices of C.M.I! GLEE CLUB Dec. 17 and 18 at 8 P.M. Tickets 50. Cents GS Phone 177 Free Delivery 0424444444444 44444 | stant eryone! It's Christmas Gi * 1 i & ® om e 4 . 5 q rm] 2 = @ R 9° 5 9) iy, r & “It DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE Where You Buy” one you want to please EVENING SHOPPERS Until Christmas we will be open from 7 P. M. to 8 P. M. for your convenience. See PAut SmitrH |GARDNER’S PHARMACY 334 Simonton ST. SS ae FERRER EER EY EE A fine Watch is a con- reminder of and is welcomed by ev- you the perfect ift for the NATIONALLY ADVERTISED WATCHES @BULOVA @ELGIN. @WALTHAM @GRUEN @LONGINES and @ OTHER MAKES LADIES’ WATCHES $19.75 up USE YOUR CREDIT! Open Evenings for Your Convenience We will be open next Sunday from 10 A. M. to 6 P. M. for convenience of Defense Workers and their families. JEWELRY DEPARTMENT _ PEOPLE'S CREDIT STORE “The Friendliest Credit Store in South Florida” OPPOSITE THE BUS STATION 514 Southard Street PHONE25 Key West, Fla. pee PeCCCCCCCCECOSCCELOCereesesrererct rer terre err ry,