The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 12, 1945, Page 2

rf wo fhe Key West Citizen | POLITICAL CHESTNUTS 5 a 0 eee eee ola, The Citizen does not pull political “As “ye e chestnuts oyt of the fire for anybody. As we have said on many occasions, differ- ‘ ee Gea? Ont ences among local politicians, practical; a bt Key Ween Plorid Sccone Giacn aattas all Democrats, are something like a family | quarrel, and nobody with a scintilla of sense | 7 ore; fl will interfere in disputes in a family. | ‘ fn tbln pases and We are aware that, in the present dif- ’ ~ eee permenes hor ferences over the proposed city charter, | ° 7 siecRIPhOs nates sio.oo0 that a certain group of local politicos are | tine 27s { pulling this way, and another group i ‘ ; “panes 1.99 pulling the other, so The Citizen’s stand is ' = on the sideline while it watches the tug : ~ | of war. ‘ age A at y | So far ag the columns of the paper are ° ag hg > oo ete, will be | concerned, they may be*used by adherents ainment by churches from | of either side of the question in freely ex- oe derived are 5 nts a lin | s z . ‘on open forum and invites dis | pressing their views, provided that they it will not publish anonymous ; are not abusive or patently untrue. But 1 ! The Citizen will not participate in any of 7 ; the connivance that is going on; what it : MPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST y will be said frankly and, so far | has to s ’ ADVOCATEL BY THE CITIZEN as we are able to determine, in the in- . amend terests of the community. ‘ | More Hotels and Apartments We believe that a referendum is the ] | & Beach and Bathing Pavilion. right course to learn the attitude of any & Atrperte—Land and Sea. community, but when one is reasonably Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. ure that an honest expression of the will »f the people of that community cannot be : , % Come unity Auditorium. obtained, we, therefore, assume the atti- ; a eeteaeieeion tude that it is better not to have a referen- ‘ BACK OUR FIGHTING MEN dum atin will be honestly ennaliteaG | ; i Just as soon as the ery arose about i , message primarily addressed “io ubmitting the proposed charter change ‘o the people for their decision, The Citi- ho Rave sons or husbands or other | |. jearned from a reliable source that ar- ‘ wr ones at the front,” Secretary of War jsncoments were being made to conduct a Henry L. Stimson says “the fighting on | crooked election, and Some of the men who | ¢ rent grows more savage as our | were behind that movement participated ‘ stal enemies are pressed back into their | ir the stuffing of ballot boxes in the 1943 ack and warns that “every day this | city election. ; sv ix prolonged is inexpressibly costly in Opponents of the proposed change ; ecious lives | took the ve worst course possible in try- Mr. Stimson was making a plea for the | ing to defeat it, and that was to resort to ; ompt passage by the Senate of a national | the writing and distribution of anonymous | ; rviee law, requested by the President and | circulars. Authors Of the circulars should pperted by “every responsible leader of | have known that any thinking man or ° he military and naval forces of this coun- | Woman knows that anybody who has not tr and “those responsible for war pro- | the backbone to sign what he writes is fuctie | either ashamed of what he has written or | In our “desperate struggle against des- | is fearful of it being found out that his atti- raie enemies the cost is growing as the | tude is prompted solely by his own selfish max mounts.’ As “more and more troops | interests. come engaged, our casualties rise higher | Finally, we still must have city offi- week” and the government must | vials. regardless of what our form of gov- t dequate machinery to produce the | ernment is, and there will be nothing to pment and weapons these soldiers are | stop anybody, including present city offi- ht with | #ls, from aspiring for office. M Stimson warns that “shortages, Sa i hortages, are now looming up be- Armchair strategists ate the only gen- a moment when every ounce of | erals who win battles. without losses and er should be thrown into combat | regardless of difficulties. hortages of weapons and shortages of | caused by the misplacement of Is there anything wrong with the idea He says that the infantry will | that the democratic nations of the rth rt of its necessary replacements if | form a federal union, just like the thirteen young men of military age | colonies? tness, who are now working in essen- ur jobs, cannot be promptly filled by ! Not content to ju lay eggs for e men who are older or not physic- | healthy, happy youngsters to find, the pable of fighting.” Easter bunny now helps crippled children, Qur leaders have a very grave re-| too, thro gh the sale of Easter Seals. The ility in r rd to the lives of the pennies you invest for Easter Seals help | whting unc them and, so far as we | purchase crutches and braces for those un- erned, when they insist that a na- | fortunates who need them and provide care | wity act is necessary, the people | and treatment that enables others to dis- he United States should stamp out all | card them. Be generous in the purchase of and see that the law is passed. | Faster Seals this year. 1h course would be equivalent to —————S support men who fight for us. PATTERNS FOR PEACE \ Stimson says that because of the action of the Senate, we are in The Dumbarton Oaks conference pro- f a delay which, he believes, “may | duced substantial agreements among the : . Et EPOCORAT, casualties.” | United Nations. The Mexican conference : this statement, the opposition says | has put some improvements on the Dum- # men may be moved about the | parton charter, The two conferences have b oluntary methods will as-| pounded out the agreements made by juate war workers and that any | Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin. All this n will constitute “slavery” for “spadework” has been supplemented by _ {discussions and debates in the United | Phe fact that in some important in-| states Congress and the British parliament he turn-over of labor “has ac- ! The next step towards making a pattern for inted to 90 percent per year,” | World Peace will be the gathering of rep- ery plainly that voluntary meth-/| resentatives from the United Nations at | hich may have been all right in the | gan Francisco on April 25. The support ' es of the war, will not do when | pledged to Roosevelt by our Congress, and ‘ion must gird its full strength to ex- | to Churchill by his parliament, is most en- reatest power in battle. | couraging. Both these heads of govern- The idea that compulsory service in| ments have vouched approval of Stalin, ry will be “slavery” for labor is ab- | and that has gone a very long v toward ew of the recent gains made by up doubts about Russia playing orers. Moreover, in view of the sacri-| fair and coming through with a form of men who are daily risking their peace that will allay the suspicions of the complaints of those speaking for | skeptical millions of people in the leading ; and, by comparison, trivial in-} countries of the world. ont should be promptly disregarded. | It is most important to note the almost sectaieas | universal approval that backs the Big It won't be long now! | Three. They are given credit for having a | laid the fourdations for lasting peace. We The bere is one who doesn't know ! all hope for the end of wars through suc- hen to stor | cessful agreements the United Nations. —_ A Judged from our experiences in the past The need for salvaged fat is greater | it looks as though civilization can be—and ’ ver this It used in many ; will be —saved from future world wars. nst the enemies gf this country. | An-wey. we are on the right track! a erro THE KEY WEST CITIZEN” ee sae MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1946 Plain Private Is YESTERDAY: The redhead rides back to the Turkey spread iw he is ofjercd the job ‘of | foreman by te Colonel. O'Shane | tells him of the fin of Viola Thornton s e ruins and of Wa name into it. Tie Colonel intends | to ride into town to confront Si | and in the meantime the redhead rides toward the Mexican border | to see if he can PEE up Turkey ! cattle being held there by Wacker. gun in t | Chapter 23 S THE evening shadows veiled »tta the redhead lounged | sined table in La | Conga. Spur chains jingled outside, | The redhead whistled softly and he.eased his holster forward as a rider entered the ting O’Shane, the newcomer’s bleak eyes slitted. O’Shane glanced up, flung a erisp “howdy!” and continued to lay out his cards. Cassidy stood silent, gaze bor- ing down at the redhead. With an abrupt gesture, O’Shane swept the pasteboards off the table. “Set down and rest your legs. No hard feelings, is there?” “I — guess — not,” replied Cas- sidy, hooking a chair with his foot. “What’s on your mind?” “Thought that mebbe you and me could throw in together.” | Cassidy laughed mirthlessly. “And then what?” “Wacker’s cows.” ‘Is that the hand?” ‘idy. “To the last card.” “You forget the ace.” “Which is?” “You can’t locate the herd. Don’t bluff, O’Shane!” “Wal,” returned O’Shane imper- turbably. “There’s a joker, too. Mebbe you can’t run off that herd | without a good sidekick.” idy stubbornly refused to al the whereabouts of the rustled cows. O’Shane made a dicker to help Cassidy rustle the stock, sell the animals to Mexican buyers and split fifty-fifty. When the cows were in their hands, he figured on persuading Cassidy to | throw the Turkey beef in his cut, | grey-shirted | cantina. | grunted | | reve By JACK STINNETT (iy Axsoctated Preany WASHINGTON, March 12 — Criticism has been growing here for months against the allegedly; ‘indiscr handing out war medals, but as far as I know nothing had really been done about it until Rep. Marion T.{ 3ennett (R-Mo.) introduced a bill Jin the house to tighten consider- nate” ably mstances under which ihe Purr Heart can be granted | Congressman Bennett argues that this oldest milita in the United States has sunk jto such low estate “that it has }been distributed with reckless jabandon to dogs and blues sing-| Jers.” ! The history of the Purple Heart award is interesting. There’s no put being the oldest jmilitary award in this country. | |doubt a | According to Bennett, it’s. the |second oldest military medal in world history. Aug. 7, 1782, Gen. |George Washington established he “Military Order of the Pur-j \rle Heart—for unusual gallantry Jand singular ritorious acts jof extraordina ential service.” fidelity and es-} | | | {I for men who had been wound- ed in action in performanee. of} against the enemy. Up to, |Pearl Harbor, there had been ap-| | proximately 70,000 Purple Hearts! | duty jawarded in 160 years. Bennett Jsays that before we are througn| | with this \ there will be at {least 1,000,000 such awards to ‘wounded — soldiers, Ss and coast guard men, * Bennett argues it is an insult these men who merit the it to “war corres- Red Cross people! in the : theater and injured by enemy action.” There are quite a few folks on Capitol Hill, in the War De- partment and among the service rersonnel who agreed with Ben- ward to give and vin } pondent also ser nett in principle. But I have/ talked to several of Congressman Bennett's colleagues who just grin adhd whisper off the record that they think the young man from Missouri hag espoused a cause that may turn out a hot potato. | For example, Bennett's “blues! singer,” according to his own statement, is Jane Froman. She was seriously injured when a| 12: civilian plane crashed taking her and others to fronts where she was to entertain weary service| men. | s 2 8 It probably was stretching the rules and regulations some when was given ob, the Purple ing to it prob- many friends inment industry, rt, but ly won't the ente a tention to drag her|o) SEEING RED ABOUT THE PURPLE HEART’ For many years it disappeared. | i evived in World War, § sailors, mar- co! BY TOM \hire atouple cf vaqueros and haze them back to Piute Valley. Two horsemen loped out of Ti- aquetta towards the setting sun. “How far is the spread?” asked hane. Two hours easy riding,” drawled Cassidy. A vague disquiet troubled O’Shane. HEAD a cow bawled. The gun- man_abruptly reined up. In- distinct in the starlight, O’Shane saw that a crude pole the way. Cassidy slid out of leather, hefted the gate and swung it back, whistling carelessly. “Easy on the racket!” cautioned O’Shane, swift suspicion flooding his mind. Hand on his gun butt, he dismounted, peering aro eo a voice raspec out of the darkness, “Stretch, O’Shane, we got you covered!” “You dirty double - crosser!” swore the redhead. His gun spout- ed fire. Cassidy spun round and crashed down, a shapeless heap. Red flashes s the night to O’Shane’s right and left. Backing towards his pony, he thumbed the hammer and flung lead ...a heavy weight smashed upon the back of his skull, a myriad sparks flashed before his eyes, he floated down, down into velvety deeps. \ JHEN O’Shane again became conscious, he was spread- eagled upon the sand. Arms and legs securely tied to pegs, he lay helpless. Squinting against the glaring sun, he met Fleeson’s mocking gaze. The breed was sit- ting upon his pony. O’Shane’s mount cropped in the mesquite. “So long!” grinned Fleeson. “I sure hanker to stick around and watch the ants work on you, but I gotta hightail.” With a guttural chuckle, Flee- son whirled and spurred away. Alone, O’Shane fought in an agony of desperation to free him- self. But Fleeson had done a good job. The stakes were driven deep; the tough rawnide merely cut deeper into the redhead’s wrists and ankles as he twisted and jerked. or even among MiSSOU 10S Ol 2T——————————- cause Missouri is where Jane was born and reared. Bennett also wants to why, dogg of war a Purple Heart, you couldnt also include mules and carrier pigeons. sides of the aisle he’s think maybe of pet lovers among their stituents, they argue it on the floor or any- get into the record. Don’t make any mistake about, May 11, 1872. this, though. I've talked to a lot of men in the service who earned nationally - and born in Nova Scotia. Died Julyjs5 their citation the hard wa would be a bit happier if ther were more Bennetts in Congress. Subscribe to wee! Citi The ~ LEGALS orien ‘rehaser ed of sonnel h Diese the power « tric System 1 ag Right is res any @hd wil bids UTILITY, BOARD ¢ NOT PLY ' pi State of Y during the ' ——————— STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEF TRIUMPH COFFEE = MILL AT ALL GROCERS e WEST ~~ : ate barred |. right leg, quickly follows ya *|dozen more at the back is A sharp nip shoulders, impelled him. to re double his efforts. Each bite felt as though a red-hot fish-hook had been thrust into his flesh and torn out again. The roan’s bit tinkled as it nosed in the near-by brush. Al- most frantic with pain, O’Shane forced himself to think. : He whistled shrilly. Ears pricked up, the pony broke through the mesquite. Again he whistled, spoke gently. The anima! drifted closer . « its moist nose nuzzled_ his face. The dangling reins trailed over his chest. His teeth closed upon one of the | hanging reins. He jerked to the right. Startled, the animal pulled away. O’Shane’s agonized eyes watched the two slender leather thongs trail quickly along his arm —towards his hand. He grabbed —held one rein in a clamped fist, bringing the backing pony to a quick stop. Swiftly, he twisted the rein around the stake, yelled like a madman at the startled pony. It tugged and strained in fright. The ' stake quivered. moved and was yanked clear out of the ground. He stretched over towards his pinioned left hand and wrapped the encs of both reins around the stake that pinned it down. No need to yell again. The frightened pony, frantically jerking ;as it tried to get its head up, wrenched the stake clear. Stripped to the skin, O’Shane | stood in the shade of a towering saguaro, clothes heaped at his feet, and vigorously shook his shirt. from_head to feet his body was pitted with red spots. Tethered to the trunk of the giant cactus, the | roan eyed its master sleepily. “If it warn’t for you old-timer,” commented the redhead, with feeling, “I’d have been a skeleton before sundown. That damned ‘Apache just ain’t human.” Painfully, he slid into his shirt and yanked on his pants, “Well,” he confided, as he slid into leather, “guess I’ll drift back to the Valley and tell the Colonel what a hell of a jackass he hired : a know |church in, New England, born in if you can give one of the] Virginia. Died Sept. 12, 1816, Missouri New York Navy shipbuilder of The his generation, born in Scotland. congressman's colleagues on both’ Died Nov. got something there, but as York long as they number hundreds joats and life-saving apparatu: con-' born aren't going to, 1893 award where else that their debates can artist-poet of Civil War day: zen—25¢e born Cincinnati. “bts ‘chief of cave r plant Iowa, 65 ye is Sacramento, ‘ former mayor, | for a foreman.” To be continued ee ANNIVERSARIES 1758—Jesse Lee, pioneer Meth- odist preacher - historian hi 1775 — Henry Eckford, noted 12, 1832. Joseph inventor-builder 1801 Francis, New of life- in’ Boston. Died May 10, 1822—Thomas Buchanan Read, born Chester County, Pa. Die 183 imon Newcomb, inter- famed astronomer, 11, 1909, 858 — Adolph S. Ochs, noted publisher of the N. Y. Times, Died April 8, 1935. TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS Maj. Gen. George A. Lynch of Orlando, Fla., retired, onetime y, born Blairstown, ago. Archbishop Joseph Schrembe Cleveland, Catholic prelate, | born in Germany, 79 years Judge Annette A. Adams Cal., jurist, born Prattville, Cal., 68 years ago. Dr. William Darrach of New York, noted surgeon, born Phil- adelphia, 69 years ago. Stewart Edward White, author, born Grand Mich., 72 years ago. Daniel W. Hoan of Milwaukee, born Waukesha, Wis., 64 years ago. George W. Mason, president of Nash-Kelvinator, Detroit, born Valley City, N. D., 54 years ago. Harvey D. Gibson of New York noted banker, born Conway, N. H., 63 years ago. | ago. | of | noted Rapids, Much land between Ecuador and the Gulf of Panama is still unexplored. A grizzly bear rarely attacks 2 man unless surprised or mol- ested. How To Relieve. Bronchitis ion relieves promptly be- pat of the Creomu caus ight to the sé trou Ip loosen germ and ous mem- to sell you ‘ion with the 1 must like the way it quickly all the cough or you are | to have your money back. 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