The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 15, 1943, Page 5

THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1943. THE KEY WEST-€ITIZEN ESCAPES FIGURES TWO THRILLING BUCKET BATHS AND BASHFUL PRINCE ROAD OFFERS PEOPLE'S FORUM IN PRIVATES iSpeeial te The Cithen) CAMP BLANDING, Fia., April 15.4-From German concert stage to concentration camp to “Boogie- woogie Kine” of aU. S. Army dayroom is the story of Private . Pir.t Cless Fred W. Marx of an M P) Detaechmeatistationed here. Twp thrilling yeseapes — one from/the notorious Nazi concen-. Germany, and a student of Teich- mueller in Leipzig, where he was . a concert pianist and orchestra leader for the radio station there. Privcte Marx reached Belgium in his flight from Germany. The Bel- gian police, fearing an interna- tional ineident, sought to return the musician to the Nazis, but he fled. was helped by. Belgian citi- zens, and finally reached the Unit- ed States with the aid of the Red Cross, In this country Marx set out to learn music the American. wav. He wes given jan education in swine by a Negro pianist, and did fo well that the boys in his outfit at Camp Blanding chipped in and hou Hast tg for him to play inf layr * { ‘ e Mars is reticent on Eu- Pri i repea Polities — but expresses’ onOne internatjonal sub- popular corny?’ he declares. Prior to his entrance into the Army last August Privots Mar) was under contract to Victor and Muzak. He ha> comnose? ger Ronular songs. ineludins “Reine music is Between the Lines,” “I Followed x a Star.” and “Walking in My a LIFE AT BLANDING BEAUTIFUL AND BRIGHT—MEET "43 CAREER GIRL OPERA ULTIMATE GOAL OF JOSGPHINE HOUSTON. AP- PEARING ON "STARS FROM THE BLUE” RADIO SKIT By RAY PEACOCK AP Features Writer NEW YORK, April 15.—The serirt for “Stars From The Blue,” a radio program which gives you the songs of Josephine Hovston end Wilbrr Evans, waz proving upcatisfactory. “T can write better dialogue than hat” said Miss Houston. “Chay,” the radio people re- torted. “Go ahead.” Miss Houston didn’t care for some of the wer songs she. had heard. So she wrote “Drummer Bow.” and the Army War College adopted it as a theme song for the ground forces. Miss Hous‘on also had: an- idea that people would like to-buy ready-packcd béxes of foods and sweets for their soldier boys. So she invested a good chunk of her sevings to start such. a business, and it is thriving. f Collector Miss Houston’s idea of reerea- tion is collectine Nanoleona— and studying politics and eco- nomics. acoA TANI eS EAT the Csresed eles men enpreen Soe at the eee of We conde ees, baat the editor renerves tue right Ww delete ans teme witch ate ceNndered Theinee or unwarranted. The weiters shoutd he (air and confine the letters t@ 300 words, and write on one side of the paper THE MEDICAL SITUATION Editor, The Citizen: Doctors Gonzalez; Rodriguez, and De Poo are away, Dr. Shifrin is taking a special course in Texas, end one is going back to Miami, probably permanently. That leaves Drs. Galev. Warren, Porter, Pin- tado, MacDonald, Portela, Can- fi-ld the spécialist, and McDermid to take care of Key West. Of course, at least three go out very rerely on calls in the daytime and almost rever at hight. Several zr net in the best of health. The net result is surely that Key West is in desperate need of more doc- tors. Dr. George F. Fiske, Jr., has becn-here since September. He has a most imposing record. of very. well. known institutions where he has studied and attended clin- ics—and) these have been careful- ly verified. He has also assisted several of the doctors here in oper- -aticns and has given many anes- thetirs. He took the Illinois State Boerd Examination and has_ his certificate to show that he pass- ed and that his license is still in food stending. He has made appli- cation for a temporary license and civen o:iginals of his credentials to. the Covnt’ Medical Socisty By OSCAR TSCHIRKY Written for AP NEW YORK, April 15- it like behind the scene grcat hotel? Does the unexnected, the cmbarrassing and the numer- {ous ever happen behind cade of splendor and impeccable , service? ; Well, I shall try</ to recall ail that tom my 59 years at the old andynéw Waldorf. Thete qwas,,the. predicament, in 1903 when the plumbing went out ofiorder in the suite. of Prince Tenrv of Priissia, the lat® K: brether. His Highness’ b: ed for hot water atvall'c my suggestion an old bucket brigade was formed to the royal suite while the Prince promenaded through Pea- , cock Alley, blissfully unawar~ of all the excitement. Seurns Throne Chuckies there were afterwards, though all was hullabaloo at the time, when the operator <f the t tel issued @ ban on beards ar employes, at the turn of tury. The waiters thre t rebel. (Today they would rebel if beards were imposed). Years. later there was more excitement be- hind the scenes when hellboy: - fought to carry a blanket roll, trench helmet and pack of a sol- :dier to his room. The warrier al- »Most lost his clothes in the strug- ele. He was Sergeant ; York, of World War I famié.A A T recall, too, the visit in 1919 off the Duke of Windsor, then still aj ruddy-faced Prince of Wales. An elaborate dinner was given for him. I walked ahead to escort him. Py now «nn mav kave the idea, nere and sent them to the State’ Catching one glimpse of a large, that Miss Houston is a horribly Board of Medical Examiners and,regal ermchair draned in roval ‘ifieient enome who |-rks iv aj also to Dr. Osincup, President of; purrole, the prince turned to me i-eine. {am happy to: iling cabinet when she is not the Florida Medical Society. Dr.j with: “Oscar, if you don’t mind, ate reat, Osincup has informed him that pleasc, take away that chair. I'm is Randolph the fa-' ¢ Alvin C. dinner tonight from, 5 fo 8 o'clock ‘Atthe Church shit The most cxpensive ci rat I officiated by” Guggenheim, when picsident of the municipal coun- cil in 1899. Forty guests were ed at $250 < plate. Nightin- sang in a grove of rose trees t:ancplented for the occasion. The most frugal diner wa who wrote a boon on nutrition. He was Horace Fletcher, who fasted as he preached; his to‘al expendi- “rege: three meals ‘a’ dk¥ was And yet, with all-myxerrs,.as. © host at the Waldorf, I a never was a chef. That’s'a para- dox. Popular ‘fanty miade me a cook, but all I have ever been is <n overseer of the gastronomic estes of the patrons. Oh! I did cre- #te Waldorf salad, but that’s not cooking, Mine has been a truly great life on I am grateful for its fulln *“avsh mv dailv rounds and r tine keep me busy making ne friends and greeting old ones, co: stanly flashing pictures of t rest cross my memory in kale covic procession—my sou nirs, many, vivid and treasured. SERVICE CENTER ville oad va DINNER TONIGHT ‘ ber —Phe-Ledies-Auxttiary of the! fect hig Congregational Church will serve ite,Cénter. An excellent menu h&sbeen prepared among, We, will be found salad and bakédf Beans with all the “fixins” Following the dinner, young peeple and service men will e joy the regular Thursday Party Night. Pota‘oes whose growth has I could get no answ ple, however, would traction, quest you to peddl tions and hot dog st body else. low regularly, and lo wh within two poin record. ree kinds of aueer things your car. 4,000, If you want , Mt. MeKinley, the you'll ie Agriculture need side- adequate foo , femmes BUY WAR BOND) ae. MAXWELL’S 3-Day Furniture Specials! THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY MAHOGANY DINING ROOM SUITE To?” e about build- am needed this job des- anyone on the se r tell C 3 to be paid by ad to be turned o' during the ns of peace. Whether C z corgeous vieces including = Buffet- chite combination: le-ge Extension Leaf Teble; one-arm Cheir and five Side Chairs in bsautifully upholstered fabric OCCASIONAL CHAIRS] OCCASIONA™ TABLES Various styles and fabrics. light finiste= cameo: $950) Sras= $650 SOLID WOOD BEDROOM SUITE ONLY Cencisting cf LARGE VANITY with Plate cus§ Mirror: s-=cious Five-Drawer CHEST: full-size Various stvies: BED end BENCH. Modern in design in Lates But as_a peace-time t oe Wheat Finish let_ me Sx12 Axminster Rugs $3275 New Patterns 42-Pc. Set Dishes $75 Weiw Ser SS Baby Hi-Chairs $4.95] Baby Cribs . . $22.52 Sxi2 Linoleum Rugs $595 A_fime selection Rubber Bath Mats $7 Only 2 few left o Bed Pads, double $1.9° Take winter: Temperatures ru been reco: Fuel lines ii appen to Army cars ofter such is not the case. A gift to he will not recommend him for a —I'm afraid it’s too bi ; . st¢ ge and redio from the Nebraska! temporarv license without a rec-! A regular chair was substituted, have been Geind to contains town of Wymore, Josephine Hous-| ommendation from the local Coun-; et which the prince leaned for- ereased percentages of Vitamin t- i one of the reasons why en-! ty Medical Society, whose two, ward and said: “Thanks, awfully, ' ¢ ginee:s are trving to hasten the members are _ practising here. | this is comfortable. up { ‘de~ of television: | They refuse to recommend him,' | There were grim days. too, such Tall and slender, with warm although the City Council has/|@s in 1912 attending fhe rival blue eves, hair of pale gold andj recommended him after a careful/ of survivors of the Titantie disas- | fine. even features, she represents’ investigation. Poinciana Place has/ tet. Corridors and lobbies wete the new tvpe of career woman—| investigated and recommended! jammed as relatives scurried for ‘the type which makes the most him officially. Two petitions; 2©WS- 2 hams“ 4 ‘of i's talents; lives moderately,!have been signed and sent in re-|__ Always there has been a pr ee invests wisely. ‘questing that he be licensed. All cau of ae sah ne aie baht People in-Wymore and Yakima, | to no avail. | whi ‘a x ode sa Ms sigue ae. i /Wash., where the family lived af- It is therefore most earnestly | ¥’ Machiot. te United: Fase tez she was 10, remember her asa recommended that’ all who pos-| President of - the | United States slender little girl who sang sweet- sibly can will write to Hon. Ber-' S006 aah ead eae gppeidios -ly at funerals in her father’s un- nie C. Papy, care of the State) ™ ma © od Sr SBMS cm) dertaking parlors. In 1928, only 17. Legislature, Tallahassee, at. once, SNREeL ati ond. duten wal Sud 9 ae ee thing a? be gag request | that :Dr.. Fiske belay Visited Rete And since, most Vausic, he’ made her fitst profes- | givcn a temporary license to prac-i peopie are interested in food here onal appearance as a soloist in a tice. If enough people here take! Pre favorite dishes of the famous: Holly wood theater. the time to do this, it is probable| ~ Host Kot Chef : _ ‘London Liked Her _ that_a measure will pass the leg- Sonat 9 nieve ~ She used such musteal plays'a8!islature to license doctors who; Admiral Dewey, hero of Manila “The New Moon” and “The Des- have proper! credentials in this} >@y, always had for dinner a-plain ert Song,” for stepping stones’ tO ctaté. But it is most earnestly) SUP, a fish, a good roast, gir Earl Carroll's Vanities and the’ recommended that you. write atid cheese. . . . President Taft } Ziegfeld Follies. She sang from the’ once and not leave it for the other| owned at waiters if asked what r : ' screen. She played the lead in the fellgw to do. ‘he wanted for dessert. His one and : 3 : only favorite was baked apple... ‘stage hit, “Life Begins at &:4u. We are in such des} A 43 sperate need ) up; 5 a9 Sita Operation of a Hospital. She w¢ Si a : : iamond Jim” Brady alawys car- i She went to London and scored an of medical services at the present! sian cee y in his pocket. never’ Dated at Key West, Florida, Sleep.” His anplication to eo ty the Army Music School at Fort Myer, Va.. is now receiving consid- tion. has become i known in Gainesyil}- and v a8 accompanist for concert sin- ers, : IN ACTION: WOMEN GN ALL FRONTS . By ADELAIDE KERR AP. Features Writer Communique from the United Netions Women’s War front: Four wo- men are teaching and nursing 107,004 Japanese evacuated from the west coast and stationed in 10 isloated War Relocation Cen-| ters . . . Honore O’Brien, ‘home| service consultant of the Public} Service Company of Northern} Illinois, has worked out a plan | to supplement rationed * canned goods by dehydrating vegetables from Victory Garens in the oven of the kitchen range . . . Blind Eleanor C. Judd, Kew Gardens pianist, gets in her lick! been stimulated by chtylene gas all night. Drivers let their engines cool. Fish Disappointing Lakes and st ly as imposing a: States National P; largely WALNUT FINISH with MATTRESS RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT and SUPPLIES MAXWELL Co. inc FURNITURE and FURNISHINGS 901 Fleming Street. Cormer Margaret Street PHONE 682 KEY WEST. FLORIDA LEGALS NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR PASSAGE OF LOCAL OR SPECIAL BILL Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the requirement of Section 21 of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Florida, as amended at the gen- eral election in 1938, application will be made by the undersigned to the Legislature of the State of Florida at the regular sessio held: during the year 1943. fc the. passage of a local or special!) bill Authorizing the Board County - Commissioners Monroe County, Florida, to include in the Annual Ad Valorem Tax Levies a Spe- cial Levy to raies the Sum of $15,000.00. per year to be used for Maintenance and primeval wilde Mountains are seldom abov. The western ed with pinnacles ex 000 feet. I hope I'm not hitting below the belt in explaining | Alaska road can never be a J.G. KANTOR, inc. Exclusive Men’s Shop for CIVILIAN and SERVICE MEN 517 DUVAL STREET Phone 897 Opposite Palace Theater Key West “SEES Viaxwell Venetian Blinds of of Outstanding success. And Broad- against the Nazis by donating! bleod to tie Red Cross blood} bank ... . Members of the Ameri- | can Wemen’s Voluntary Service! are taking a kitchen on wheels|' eh aR iost young women. But forced to live around New York to teach Man-| "°t Josephine. Opera is her ulti- | their health’ and hattan housewives how to get, the greatest food value out of; the ‘point rationing system .. .'- Mrs. Ruby Barnett. a 41-year-old grandm:ther who used to hunt husband in Pennsyl-! a war job testing rifles and machine guns at the Aber- deen Proving Grounds . . . A ‘an Army nurses will] soon hve new. uniforms inepinee by thdir @xperiences on Bataan. , Work gnitornis for the front wi!l! be khaki trousers, shirts, helmets, | boots fand_ jmosquito - repelling, gait Hospital uniforms will] be breWn and white striped seer- sucker. And street clothes will} resemble WAACs uniforms. The war has given Chinese! women of the hinterland greater | opportunity to serve their coun- try and greater national than ever befcre. Two hundred and fify girls from Kwangsi Province made an army for the front lines, and others joined! guerilla warfare. After the in- vasion of industrial coastal re- gicns hundreds of other Chinese girls went to work in small eo- operatives all over the hinter- Jand, spinning yarn for soldiers’ uniforms on oldfashioned Amer- ican spinning wheels. More women set up a farm experi-! mental station to develop im- proved plants and raise import- ed_pigs, and chickens. j women, whose consti-! tution gives) them ;jeqnél with men, mata nis war jobs on virdaally an Eee ’ Bésides fighting in actuaf¥ Baftle’ and) shouldering guns ' in © guerrilla, warfare, they serve in medical} and technical units close to the; firing lines, Russian nurses op-| on skis in frozen war{ zones. Tens of thousands of} Russian women work in coal; mines behind the lines apd six! operate highly successful mines. | British women of the Auxiliary | Territorial Service are now serv- ing the British Army in the mid- dle east as military policemen, clerks, draughtsmen, telephone! operators, orderlies and chirop- odists. In addition to food, cloth-} | i } | status | ; rights! wav saw her again this season in} “Shew Time.” Such are the high spots, enough te ambition. and already she appeared with the American Operascompanv. She dislikes all) in opera that. is bombastic, pom-/ us and exaggerated. ‘When I do an aria on the ra-/ io,” she says, “I select one I nk people in Wymore and Ya-; be foisted on people who don't! w Never, until the radio series vith the handsome and swash-/ buckling Mr. Evans, had she ever eng in a dvet. “We had a hard} time at first,” she says. “We were‘ both too polite, each holding back © give the other the break. Now i we know better. We both give it daughter, Sandra Ann, arrived; ——— ——. Z Pig mae the works, and we sound much better.” : How does that go again? You van take the girl out of the coun- try, but you can’t take the coun- 2"¢ Mrs. A. G. Brockwell. They ; trv out of the girl? Well, that’s close enough. ing and shelter thev are paid 40 cents a day. A hundred Girls in the Neth. , erlands West Indies have formed a Woman's Avxiliary Corps modeled after the U.S. WAACs. They are uniformed smartly in! green. Their duties are to clean’ and oil the rifles of the Home| Panama Canal is virtually com-; care for; Guard, and drive and military cars. APPEARS TONIGHT IN A CONCERT ; time that it is surely hard to un-; derstand whv so many abie and willing medical men have been re- fused their licenses. Many are here because of we surcly must do all we can in this emergency to help them, and ourselves. KEY WESTER. CIRCLE TO MEET The Poinciana Circle of. the ternoon at“ the home of M Place. All,members are requested to be in attendatice. = ARRIVE IN CITY Mrs; Charles: A. Harry” and this morning from® East Rock- away, Long Island, where they have been visiting with Mrs. Har- ry’s brother-in-law and sister, Mr. are visiting with Mrs. Harry’s mother, Mrs. Jennie B. de Boer, 916 Grinnell street. They stopped in Jacksonville _for a stay with Sgt. Harry, who, is stationed there, VIRTUALLY COMPLETE wet BALTIMORE.—The highway from the United States to th plete except for gaps totalling 140 miles in Costa Rica. Fleming Street Methodist Church at 8 P.M. Do not fail to hear this great Indian Singer. _ Each and everyone invited to attend. . E Deors open at 7 P.M’Come early to get drank nor smoked... . Li Hung) this. 13th day of April, A.D i Chang, three decades ago a famous . : | Chinese statesman, enjoyed his fa- 4... CARL BERVALDI, vorite dish, 100-year-old eggs. Chairman, _Board of County 1 (He brought them with him, they Commissioners. | weren't on the menu.) ‘ aprl5,1943 } FREE COMMUNITY EASTER EGG HUNT {Rima will like. Opera shouldn’t; Bartist W. M. S. will meet this af-; 2 to 6 P. M., Saturday, April, 24th, at cause there are enough George S. 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