The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 22, 1943, Page 3

MRS. MURDOCK [ae TAKES A_CASE [mtn Surprise For Kent e way I get it is this | puz2Lep Kent stood. very still. ! Vith every sense alert. he tried to project nis perceptions cnrough the darkness, and suddenly ne had the feeling that someone was here. He listened, hearing noth- ing, then movea aside. away from the door and pressed the switch. After that there was nothing he could do but stare’ Smack m the middle of the double bed lay Jack Fenner. poth pillows undet his head and his face turned towards the windows. mn the bedside table was a pack of cigarettes. a pitcher. of water. an empty glass and a bottle of saw ne he said: At first, as Fenner began to un- fold the story, Murdock’s reac- tion was one of resentment, bui as the details began to pile ur the feeling of resentment gave way to one of worry. He ha known. of course, that Joyce had been anxious about Ward Allen and Delia Stewart, but he’d had no idea that she would actually involve herself in the investiga- tion without telling him. ion on the murder at all. He had been so busv he’d had no time to think about it. But when he heard what had happened that night a feeling of alarm and dis- may came over him. It was im- id | cycle with a Delaware license, and Actually he had had no opin- | FIRST ARREST |HAVING AUTO The first arrest for not having |@ proper automotive license tag | was made yesterday afternoon by | Deputy Sheriff Joe Knight on a | warrant sworn out by Fred Eber- | hardt, deputy motor vehicle com- missioner in Key West. John E. West is the nameof the man arrested. He owns a motor- FOR NOT LICE | | Mr. Eberhardt directed him to get | a Florida license, as he intended | to remain in this state. The ligense was not obtained, and the arrest followed. Mr. Eberhardt said that Mr. West is the only person thus far | who has been advised to buy this | year’s tag and failed to heed the | warning. Scores of others, Mr. Eb- | erhardt added, have taken his ad- NSE. Scotch. half full. “Wel Murdock said aloud. Nothin, around the ner’s eyes were closed “Hey.” he said. and stood there another moment or two, running his fingers through dark hair al- ready tousled, frowning, watching the detective with mild annoy- he picked up the ance. Finally bottle of whisky and uncorked it He held it under Fenner’s nose. Fenner stirred, i ly. He licked his one eye; then he opened beth and turned o-er on his back. Without a word he reached for the bottle. Murdock put it back on the table. Fenner sighed loud- ly and grinned. “It was a swell dream,” he said. “All about.a robbery in a distil- lery.” “Nuts,” were playing possum.” “Ho-hum,” said Fenner, stretch- ing. “What time is it?” ‘After three.” “My. my.” = Fenner reached for a cigarette and lit it, propping the pillows behing him. Murdock began to undress and his grin’ went away. A soberness came upon his face and trouble touched his eyes. for he could no longer pretend that Jack Fenner was merely here as an overnight guest. “What's un, Jack?” “I guess they wanted a man in the house. We got in 2 little after one and sat around.” “Who you protecting from?” “The guy that killed Clarke. He was at it again tonight.” Fenner hesitated and his voice was sud- denly remote. “A guy I knew— Nick Hardacker. Joyce and_the Stewart girl were in on it. They had a pretty rqugh time what with that and a couple of hours with the police. When I came home with them they were stil) jittery and _I told ’em I'd stick around until you came. Your wife pushed me in here.” The Story M them URDOCK put on his robe and sat on the edge of the bed. trying to put down his bewilder- ment, to speak reasonably. “What did Joyce and Delia have to do with it?” “Plenty.” “But how, damn it? And how did you get mixed up in it?” “'m working for them.” Murdock peered at him.“ You’re what?” Fenner nodded. “I told your wife you’d probably find out about it.” “Go on.” “I told her you’d get sore too.” “Never mind that. What were you doing for them?” Fenner cocked a brow at him. “Ordinarily a client’s rights have to be protected—” “Oh, sure,” Murdock said dis- gustedly. “—but this time it’s okay. Joyce knew you'd find me here, so she said I'd better tell you the whole thing.’ “Well, that’s big of you both.” “I knew you’d get sore.” “I’m not sore but—” “You_want me to tell it or not?” Fenner waited: when he RACE THIS BULL AND YOU’LL AGREE (By Associated Press) BQZEMAN, Mont. Jan. 22.— Take it from Rancher Ernie Miller of the Elkhorn, who's faced ‘em all an old red range bull is the mos' dangerous thing on legs, not bar- ring grizzlies, bull moose or any other sort of critter with a curd- led disopsition. Miller, who has been run over by a mowing machine, shot eight times and twice dragged from a saddle stirrup, says an old red range bull of the west “will put you over the fence 10 times while a grizzly bear is thinking it over.” As the next dangerous animal he lists the bull moose second and the grizzly third. U. S. Soldiers Make Big Hit In Edinburgh (iy Associated Press) EDINBURGH, Jan. 22. “boys,” as hit in this Scottish capital, Scottish mothers, whom have sons serving overseas with the British army, have vol- unteered by the hundreds to cook meals, make beds and help enter- tain at the American Red Cross Services Club. A popular spot at the club is the “Scots Room,” where badges, dirks, broadswords, kilts and sporrans are displayed. These Scotswomen are charmed how do you like that?” happened. He walked foot of the bed. Fen- Murdock said. “You 6 American servicemen are called here, are making a big many of possible now to ignore the threat of danger to Delia—and Joyce. “This Hardacker was a private | dick?” he asked: when Fenner had finished. “Do the police know who he was working for?” “They will,” Fenner said. “They were trying to contact the girl | —_=_=ememenee raat works for him when a THE LOWDOWN FROM HICKORY GROVE | vice, and in all those cases no ar- rests were made, but, he conclud- ed, a warrant will be sworn out against everybody who is told to ! buy a license and does not do so. | | “Was he the man who hired the apartment across the hall from Clarke?” “They don’t know that yet either.” |. This idea about daylight sav- jing time that was zipped through | Congress was not so bad for the |summertime. The theory was to ismell the premises. AP Features Service Writer SS See Here in the Lincoln country Zeke Pike’s nose is knowed far jand wide as the most reliable | divining rod there is for locating water under the ground, Nobody in these parts would think of} drilling a well until Zeke was called in to sniff out the exact spot to dig. | Well, the other day he was ‘called clear over to. Peoria’ where | ‘they had Riseaveres some new} 5 hi \territory. It was flat land, con- Muthin, Last ;siderable in size, that nobody re- | BRAINE TURIN week that line jmembered seeing before. Seemed | 8S. thinner than ever.” jlike it just popped up from no- When we consider that this where all of a sudden. Soil ex- | condition not only is one of the |perts looked it over and said it|™any ravages created by the war was “most interesting” or “strange | in distant lands, but also is a like- |indeed”, but didn’t seem to offer | ly visitor to our own fronts of jany explanation. The people who home, no individual _ sacrifice they |should be too great to vanquish Imight as well drill for water, just | enemies responsible for such rav- in case it’s rationed too, so they | ages. asked Zeke to come over and| But no individual sacrifice is too great for our American peo- Well, he got down on his|ple, if all are made to bear an knees and put his divining snif-| equal share of sacrifice; if all are fer to work. Naturally a crowd of} made to bear an equal share of people stopped by to look. Them) the sacrifice; if all a that knowed Zeke just ice; if all are made to An article on India, which re- ed in Time, The | Weekly News- magazine, I following: “For many Indians, the line be- tween perpe- tual hunger and real \starvation found the land figured “How was Bacon?” “Burning.” Enter Joyce ee y 3 FFENNER reached for. the bottle jesven cuectic ys Bawa a of Scotch. He poured a little in |) ocx fired. Si 4 AM. his glass, added water. “You?” he | D&ck-lred. ix-thirty A.M. now, asked. lis five-thirty sun-time—the sun Murdock shook his head. “I'll jis paying no attention to the new get a beer in a minute,” he said, |law—and brother, do our meters and his face was sombre and /cjick and spin! Theory is get- grooved with wrinkles at the [ting a crimp brow. {Sa J For some moments .he sat :nere | “If you know so much about; trying to recall the things that |things,” says Henry, “how about | Hestor had told him in an effort jexplaining another theory—the | |super-idea that everybody was|/ to see how they fitted the story he had just heard. The result was | going to be carefree and happy | soon as we could put Social Se- | a merry-go-round of thought and chen nen folind noms eee 7 ;eurity on our law books. But in- mount again. istead of everybody now being | “A fine thing,” he said. “Joyce in a murder case and not ev pe Hapey. ‘Th in ci en “ 4 ” cr i telling me about it.” |. “A good question,” I says. “The Fenner. |says, “got elected on one theory “Why didn’t she come to me in |so they went ‘all out’. If it was “Because 5 peamained: Delia. I tried, they promoted it. But this wouldn’ joyce sai rough a H ee eeTEn we Noon “Can: he |floundering around, proves one in?” . : \tion and re-action are equal. It) kissed him. She had on a navy |shows if you get in on just plain; blue dressing gown and her arms a hat ned i of her so that the collar was high |2s, Cas¥—look wha happened’ tp about her throat. Her smoky-blue 5 flush lingered in her cheeks. j half-way right,” says Henry. “Are you angry?” Yours with the low down, <i Gyce sighed: “I was afraid ; oyce sighed. “ was afraid you A WAR QUESTION “And why not? You knew —— Delia’d been at Clarke’s place My husband makes $1,772 a night.” Will we have to pay income tax? | —J. O. answers his irritation began to jhappy, it is vice versa—nobody running around getting messed up { : : » J! “That’s the way it goes,” said folks promoting these ideas,” I the first place? Why—” ‘theory’ and had never been i thing,” I says, “it proves that ac- She came io Murdock and \theory, you can be put out just! were hugging themselves in front eyes were soft with sleep and a “She looks like you might be! “Certainly I’m angry,” Murdock JO SERRA. would be.” when 1 came home that first |year and we have five children. Answer—No. “I knew it before that,” Joyce said. “She was here, telling me about the envelope when you phoned.” | Murdock waved his arms. “Is | that something? I ask you? You | hold out on me even after I'd told | you all I knew. I even told you what Hestor said.” “['d promised Delia, Kent.” | “So, what? Am I the bogy | Ceeosagvonccenoacgaacgcon man? ore trying hard,” Fenner | FOR SALE sald, . Murdock glared at him; then | MOTORS, SCOOTERS, Mer- looked jback jal Jeyce and found | “‘cury Convertible Coupe, Trail-' “I gosta you to help,” she said. ; FS Skating Rink. jan5-tf “I asked you last night. But you | i couldn’t be bothered. could you? FOR SALE—1940 Indian Motor- | You said it was none of your bus- | cycle. Excellent tires. Apply L.| ingee and you tell me the | HL Starling, Jefferson Hotel. | truth then? That would have been | dec29-tf | different.” i “I couldn’t tell you anything,” |FOR SALE—New — 3-bedroom Joyce said, “until I knew you'd | house. Furnished. $6,500 cash. help us.” 2733 Staples Ave., Lime Grove. | Phone 615-W. jan19-6tx | oqgeq To be continued NAZI SCIENTISTS FIND TRACES OF APEMAN (By Associated Press) CAPETOWN, Jan. 22.— Two German scientists, Dr. Henno Mar- tin and Dr. Herman Korn, who fled into the Namib Desert, south- west Africa, to escape internment, returned to civilization with a story of traces they had found of apemen who roamed ‘the desert 500,000 years ago. According to the Germans who were interned later, these ape- men “lived like baboons in large herds, were probably covered | with hair, and moved on all fours.” | They said they found spearheads; of these ancient men, colored rock | "First Presbyterian — Church. | drawings of animals and dwelling Phone 691-W. janl8-6tx sites. The pair also said they had) FURNISHED ROOM, or APART- found traces of three distinct types! MENT, centrally located, for of Paleolithic man during their! officer and wife.. 1015 Fleming long trek through the desert, The| Street, phone 9118. Call morn- | first was related to man who in-| ings. jan19-3tx habited Europe and Asia about) te | 550,000 years ago, and the second | WANTED—Stud Service for al was so primitive that it showed! Chihuahua female dog. Toy |no sign of any development for! Manchester acceptable. Inguire. 1,000 years, The third was similar; Tommie’s Skating Rink. to the type of man who in earlier | janl9-3tx | Neolithic times inhabited the! —--—-— white of Africa, the south of BEAUTY OPERATOR. Salary: | Brance, and Spain, the Germans i (related. | | by the manners and bearing of/ | the American soldiers and one} i SPECIAL DE LUXE 1941 PLY- MOUTH. Excellent condition. 915 Angela. jan21-3tx HELP WANTED WAITRESSES AWNTED. Side-; walk Cafe, Duval and Fleming. | jan4-tf} WANTED — Fountain Counter Girls and Waitresses, Good salary. Southernmost City! Pharmacy. jani-tt} WANTED. SOAT HANGERS WANTED, $1.00 a hundred, White Star Cleaners, 701% Duval St. jani-tf WANTED—Good used piano for WANTED—Capal ‘colored girl, for part- eral osbework. "BOs 408 United Street. | spokesmna for the volunteers said time gen- “we have found them at all times | courteous and thoughtful.” | them have stopped in the last few Classified Column Other folks, though, kind of gig-j eged groups or persons; if all men gled, figuring he was some fool are called into the service who paying off an election bet by should be drafted and thereby, pushing a peanut or something’ relieve those who justly should be around. | deferred. There is no doubt, when Pretty soon the crowd got real| our democratic principles are en- tense as Zeke’s nose begin to) forced in a democratic way, no one quiver and he was sniffing loud-/ wiji hesitate to make any sacrifice et and louder. He was crawling /| required to win this war. It is sole- around in a circle, and the circle | ly when discrimination is shown kept getting small. All of a sud-| to some, and total disregard to pale sone, up. eae an-! others, that sacrifice becomes a oe ae rity ee io wa, | burden instead of the patriotic ler rar a tees a inne privilege it really is. In that case, Gitarcpecdne oF nikber lant: | injustice begins to rankle and of- % = | ten deters the most patriotic ef- ayaa me be the first to buy fort from attaining the goal it | otherwise would reach. No one This of course caused a heap); of excitement, and the citizens | CUP great democracy should be * . . | given unremited preference over started Jabbering amongst thelr |his fellow workers or fighters; add to its laurels in war work by} that is, if we hope to win the war solving the oil and rubber prob-| 2d keep our freeway of life lem. | equally free to all. But just then a man drove ao Drafted mothers of our nation, 11 know the damage this in a wagon and yelled: “Eyery-| you we body get off my property. What’s| practice of discrimination can' all the crowding about? Don’t| bring us. It makes the sacrifices you people know an empty car which hasten a victory such a parking lot when you see one?” | heavy burden, as to delay the win- ning of the war. Let me give you The Reason |a letter on this same issue. It is Neighbor Groot — Have your) hens. stopped-laying? Farmer Goober — Well, three of “Dear Mrs. Turin: I received a medical discharge from the army because of certain injuries. When I found I couldn’t do the kind of work I did before I went into the {service, I became very much dis- | couraged. And most of all, be- | | : | That's what hurt and really hit days. { Neighbor Groot — What was the ; cause? Farmer Goober — Too much summer company. me hard. But having been a mech- | | anic before, I was finally to get a job as an instructor of airplane \diers in the ground crew. If f | couldn’t be-in the army myself, at | least I was helping the fellows who SS ee | guild. ROOM, or will share room with| “But soon I found that most of lady. Can furnish best refer-} OQQgegasaqneqesqoeqgeces WANTED cently appear- came upon the! ed | t stood/ participate here, with no discrim- | \there admiring him at his work. | inations shown to so-called privil- from a returned soldier and reads: | cause.I couldn’t fight any more. ; magnetos. This made me feel a lot} better, because I was teaching sol- | i \OF HIS INVESTMENTS IN U.S. WAR BONDS Samuel W. Thompson, 723 Love lane, visited The Citizen's office ‘this morning and reminded a re- porter that, a month or so ago, The Citizen ran a story about a Key Wester who received money from ya realty sale and had used the entire amount to purchase $3,000 war bonds. “I more than double him,” Mr. | Thompson said, and withdrew | from a pocket $8,000 in bonds that | he had bought from money paid him on mortgages that had been Neatiatied. “I was getting ten per cent on the mortgages,” Mr. Thompson re- | sumed, “but I want to say I get a {thrill out of losing a little more | than seven per cent when I know !the money will be used by Uncle ; Sam to fight the sneaky Japs and | the cruel Germans.” LEFT FOR BROOKLYN Mrs. Malcolm B. Watler leit yesterday over the highway for Brooklyn, N. Y., where she pro- | poses to spend a week’s visit with ther husband in that city. | | ; the instructors were around my {own age, twenty-four, and unmar- iried at that. Still they were able | to stay out of the draft. All these kid instructors make you feel they j are doing their part as much as if they were in the fight. And that’s what makes me see red. | Mrs. Turin, I've been in the fight | and it isn’t the same at all. And j what’s more, all those kids are be- jing deferred, because they teach j Subjects that anyone else could | teach. Why my old man, who is i fifty-five, could do as well as any ;of them. He needed a_ job and | tried his hand at teaching, but ‘they soon let him out. Why? Be- j cause all the breaks are given to the kids, so that they can prove ‘they are essential and that the ‘older men can’t take it. One of these kid instructors, who became a good friend of mine, soon found that out himself. And after I told ;him some thing about my buddies ‘over there, who were killed, tor- | tured and captured by those dirty jJpas, he wrote his draft board right away. ‘Today he’s in the ‘army, but the rest of those kid in- structors aren't. “Why should'sisgh discrimination be handed men who should be in the army, when so many others are older and have families are bleeding to death? It isn’t fair and if we don’t do something about all this discrimination, we'll lose the war. OnlyY when every- body takes it:on the chin, can we win. Sincerely eS esi pct AES we EEE SEELEY YVY TRY IT TODAY... the Favorite in Key West STAR * BRAND CUBAN COFFEE ON SALE st ALL GROCERS | AABAABBASAAAABAAASD ence. Call Western Union, ask| WWwWY WV VV VV ITTV ITTY for Mrs. Blevins. jan22-3tx KEY WEST BEDD) ROD and REEL. State price. | 545 Front - Must be reasonable. Box BRW,, The Southernmost Mattress care of Citizen. jan21-2tx| _ Fagtory in the United States | @ MATTRESSES RENOVATE: Lost FURNITURE UPHOLSTERED A RAAARARASARAARSA LOST — Monday night, small | te black and white spotted dog. No collar. Please call 105-R. gc), Jan20-3ty! LEST ie rise thaeg fe POCKETBOOK, containing Ra-| tion Book, © Social Security. Card, Draft Card, Special Po- lice Badge and one silver dol-| lar. Reward if returned to 1100 Packer Street, or 1207 ommie’s iG SUMMER SESSIONS # Pues. - Thurs. and Sat., 2:30 - 4:30 SKATE for HEALTH’S SAKE Lessons Phone ————$———— ING CO. Phone 66f Bvery Evening: 8:00,- 10:30 p.m.! Ladies Invited |DR. AARON H. SHIFRIN Osteopathic Medicine and a PHONE 612-W | | CST EH ST IUY VS LOPEZ Funeral Service Established 1885 and Embalmers > 24-Hour Ambulance Service ¢ NIGHT 696 ¢ af i i} PHONE 135 MAAAAASAAAAAABASS Grinnell Street. jan20-3tx CERTIFICATE FOR BICYCLE, Wednesday, between 4 and 5 Pp. m. Reward if returned to Box B, care of Citizen. jan22-2tx FOUND FOUND — Pair eyeglasses, in green case; found on beach, Owner can have same by iden- tifying them and paying for this ad. jan20-3tx COTTAGE, APARTMENTS and ROOMS, comp! : ii Lights and fresh: Stock Island, _nexXt:sth) Honse LIND LUMBER COMPANY PHONE 71 ‘Simonton and Division Streets SLEY Key. West, Fia. |SAM. THOMPSON. PROUD! MRS. RAY HONORED. PAGE THRE... AT FAREWELL PARTY MONDAY A farewell party was giyen| There will be a Binge Party Thursday honoring Mrs. J. H./given on Monday evening, Janu- Ray, who was in Key West 25, beginning at 8 o'clock, iting her mother, Mrs. Earl Rus-|""¥ “> Desinning - elk junder the auspices of the Cath- The party was given by her olic Daughters of America at the sister, Mrs. Belmont Carey, of }USO building an Duyal street. 418 White street. Several tables of bridge were in progress during the evening. A buffet lunch was served and aj delightful time was had by all.} Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Sawyer, | Mr. and Mrs. Belmont Carey, | Mr. and Mrs, Arnold Key, Mr¥ and Mrs. Jack Pinder, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. McConnell, ‘Mesdames Earl Russell, Benjamin Russell, Harold Russell Kirkland Albury, W. E. Bridges and Helen Sawyer, and the Misses Anna Tuttle and Gena Perkall, Electrical DON'TS” APPLIANCE CORDS ARE THE LIFELINE of ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Cords Are Made of Critical Material Such As Copper and Rubber. What We Have Now, We Must Save. 1. DON’T throw cords away, cut off dam- aged sections and reconnect. A SHORT CORD IS BETTER THAN NO ‘CORD. 2. DON’T disconnect appliances by pulling on the cord. This pulls terminals loose within the plug. Disconnect appliances by grasping the plug and pulling. 3. DON’T allow cords to become frayed. Tape worn spots for extra wear. 4. DON’T wrap cords around hot appli- ances. This causes the insulation te become weak. 5. edges. 6. 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