The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 20, 1945, Page 2

Saas ure Sates TO THE BOYS AT THE FRONT Wiest Citizen cxcept Sunday, by | ‘Owner and Publisher | | Homesickness is the worst malady among our boys at.the front, and Manager Busines, Manager izen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets | Singleton, of the Key West Chamber of | Only Dally Newspaper in Key West and | Z kal np te LW | Commerce, heartily seized the opportunity yesterday to write 800 words to let Key Westers, who are fighting our war, know “how we esteem them and how we are get- ting on. S _ Mr. Singleton freceived, a letter from Lieuteénant.Conley E. meexecutive atticer of the Army N n which mtered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter MEMONN OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS r Associated Press is exclusively entitled to jeation of all news dispatches eredited | otherwise credited inthis paper and | news published here. | pe Year ree Mont ADVERTISING RATES ‘application. she said he ‘had. beenj nested to give ‘a short account ever h yave radio about Key West’ in. the pmetown Profile”, NOTICH resolutions; Which the service sends out to the boys at i qboems ete, wil Po | the front at regular intervals. f ntertainment by churches from | Mr. Singleton was requested to write enue is to be derived are 5 eents a line. The Citizen is an open forum, ang anvites: ais: | 800 words, and in the letter he sent off he ater hot publish anonymous | told Key Westers at the front ‘thatwtheir names were on the roll of honor, posted conspicuously at Fleming and Simonten | street; that we are proud. of the work they ‘are doing in helping to keep the world safe for democracy, and ‘many other things hat are sure to warm their hearts when Key West goes on the air in the “Army | Profile”. | However, those Key Westers who have been writing to the boys atthe front : ets i 1 : t ‘ Beach and —— ! not relax theizte & becauses d A Rs. oo : Pe rf . Fpinformation-t ) ‘ou, be " ‘“ ; My sae Giver: 4 The deny lews Service®: s us@g eter i more eee: mong pur. fighti th ‘fo har frong the folks atshomb®.§ Of cours - m(irst coheern is té receive Htter’s from ¥ T FOOD A WEAPON. OF WAR \ close relative8, but they, are made happy also when they get letters from Americans who grumble about the ra- | iriends in the hometown. tional: « of food make it a point to assert | Supplement the “Hometown Profile” “that they do not wish to cut down supplies | by writing more letters than heretofore to “evailable to feed our fighting men who risk ; the-boys on the firing line, and you may be heir lives on the rious fronts of the war. | sure that all your efforts in that regard 4 Most of the critics intimate that tooy} will be deeply appreciated. ouch food is being sent to our fighting Al- | Jies and they make no secret of their belief that the civilian populatiéns of reclaimed “eountries are getting foodstuffs that should | abe reserved for domestic consumption. Millions of men depend on ships; they Tt ought to be apparent to these Amer- | count on you.to zip your lips! Beang many have relatives } the | 3" 38 “ : BronF that expeet our Allies tq cons This ‘ig: th jnwé fightina) it is vitally imphrtant that | will decigé ito 3, ey receite sufficien§ foodlteskeep thi feene for Crooks. a general! rule, do not appre- ciate honest men, whenti'smart: familie Sf their large wav ays’ that will in} Dhome front, as well a¥ their armies, ‘ope! iy agrive. Sdting ’ } z - b 4 Conainkin,countries seglaiped bys the world is amazing 4 rmies, there m ply. thes onablk onthe energy and »odnt of food for civffians if th ; ; fork. of. education, oR Did our aumies is to remain stable: @ther- as ion a part of @ ise, many of our sajgiers 1@ Be en- j education? Ee yowed in keeping’ order n“BeCupied lands. | = ' When price control collapses,:if as told us of thousands of civiliaw }.does; there will be greater appreciation of released. from German captivity. | what the O.P.A. has accomplished. The nd women represent citizens of News from the battlefronts*fh recent | mh veke h 1 oe! hese mer | mistakes made, and there were many, are Suu ietimized by Germany or fight- | over-balanced by the accomplishments. =tue the aggressors. They were seized bod, i) and carried into captivity, | NO. EASY ROAD BACK Now that they are released, it is neces- | ————— fers is to make available sufficient ; There is so much loose talk in political their health. Otherwise, we would be khecome almost meaningless. “Rights” have teating (hem aimost as badly as the Nazis. | become confused with “opportunities.” Be The United States Constitution and Bill TOP THIS, MR. SINGLETON | at Rights guarantee every citizen funda- | : : . 2 ; mental rights that make him ‘@ free man hat Z inesvitle, Ohio, is not the larg} tome joy thd opportunity to go bythe w ont i pot the fault $f the | ear based on:his ability, ambitfan and ens mek of CommiBtgg..of athat thriving | ergy. Beyond ‘the eritmbhk owes a Ot ethat | S)ergy. Beyond *that, goveritmént- owes @ wwe by Watuens this ei iusiomsissued a tree-marnothing, exce ptt -hesisedesti tute . 8 ago by that up and coming: body, | ox ti mially deficient, or handicapped ii e Wall Street Jovrnat; 4 ways-beyond his control. The Goyernment ar as he Zanesville is an exceptionally rich | should then provide satisfactory means for ‘ » rich, in fact, that every blade of:| his care and comfort; that is what govern- #rass has a green back, every bird has a [ment is for. But to try to fool the people ) the chimneys have their drafts, and | with the idea that the government owes a : naids wash our front doors with gold | man a living and can create and maintain , . ve " plea has a cheek, and every | countless millions of jobs, without destroy- " wo vanks; everyour streets are j ing a free country, is rank hypocris) ed a i the lawns get a rake-off; every Vote-seeking politicians are trying to “ : has a silver lining and every flower | make millions of war workers think a be- ty has a scent; when you put a fiv: nign government can take over all their ‘ in your pocket you double it, and | troubles after the war. Within reason, a tei oar vou find bok creases. | government can widen the “opportunities” 1 o live here? | whereby men can have jobs, recreation and i ee a aS pont i high Wages. The extent to which one takes ing i, Okla., and Vi., Ky. | advantage of opportunities depends upon elu JTit.is vise FREE he mall and purpose of the individual As Saas centr) etait ie ; or jobs | soverunent or. anyone else can expand “‘op- penta ae é puartunitios , the chaxices for advancement ao OT re pee " yy ; jin living standards are greater, but in no . Gy hows, as yety whether the | sense are such benefits “rights” to/which nation will be benéfited or injured by the | anyone is entitled,’without respect to his jar#e national debt that is piling up, as a | own effort to obtain them. result of the war, but everyone knows that | History has shown that when people ‘ : r could haye been won by the ex- | of any nation depend on government to do 1 t millions less their thinking and prov g for them, it is each — jonly a short time before they lose their ’ ct that the ambition, their initiative and their free- é : ha is hapnened (dom. There will be no easy road to full smployment and pro: >erity after this de- tructive r. Only a people who work and do not look to government handouts swill survive and retain their ‘nal liberties. ild their bodies and restore | circles about the “right to a job” that it has | Chapter 27 Te night, absorbed in his thoughts, his memories, his dreams of the future he did not hear the footfall on the wide ve- randa. Not until there came a knock at the door was he aware | that he nad a visitor. ’ ; He rose,’ puzzled. and glanced at the clock. Almost éleven. Who, !in River Gap, would find busi- | mess so urgent that he would ven- ture out at this time of might on a dark and lonely road? He unfastened the door and swung it open A man stood there in ihe shadows. out of reach of the firelight and the lamplight. fen said, puzzled, “Well, what is it?” Dan Lacey stepped into the light, and said darkly, “Want to talk to you, Prather — but wanted to be sure you were alone.” “Come in, Lacey. I’m quite alone,” said Hugh. He fastened the door, and followed Lacey to- wards the fire. “Sit down.” “Thanks, I'll stand,” he said grey. “I just came to teil you, rather, that River Gap isn’t big enough to hold you and me both, and one of us has to get out.” ‘ “Then I'm afraid it’s going to | be’ you, ‘Macéy,” Hugh ‘assured ‘him quietly 3 '. Pithink I cat persuade you,” said Lacéy! thinly. “I'm givihg:you fair. warning: {you and. Webb and ),that,, smart, Aleck, of :a Gordon have been on my trail for months —but you ‘haven‘t found out anys thing, havé'you? Notieven when you put a spy tight in my own place.” denly. Lacey’s face darkened and bis hand came out of his pocket, gripped about the outt of a powerful-looking automatic, ” “So you do know about that,” he said, and made no effort to deny it. “Well, now I suppose the. boys will have to handle: you!” Hugh called out, “See here, Lacey, you're not fool enough. to lence?” Lacey’s smile was thin-lipped, ugly. “Why, Mr. Prather, ou think I meant such a thing?” e said so softly that his voice was almost a purr. “If a man de- cides to drive in to town from his mountain place and the car skids off the narrow, rough, curv- ing road and the man is killed— well, who could possibly say that was not an accident?” UGH stared at him, startled, incredulous. “You are actually, threaten- ing—” he began'in amazement: “Iam saying, Prdtherythat: un+ lessiyou sign a.de¢d: to-the lodge, and also. sign a statement, that you have completed yur investigas tions arid you are unable to give any hint as to Whorm'is backing the’ moonshinsrs+then you are going to be put forcibly into your car-and driven off the road at the curve, down there where there’s a sheer drop of a thousand feet. By the time you land, no- body in the world « that you had met with a regret- table accident.” ACEY went on after a mo- + ment. “I’m prepared to buy the lodge from you, and that’s about the only thing you own here that would make you want to stay. It'll make a right nice place for Isabel when she mar- rits.” “Just why is it so important for me to leave River Gap, Lacey?” he demanded mildly, though his eyes were blazing. Lacey smiled sarcastically. “I want to be mayor,” he an= swered succinctly. st began angrily. the door, his hand on the “Have it your own way. I’d have preferred it the other way, but the choice is yours.” The door of the opened and a girl's voic: shocked until it was co pletely By HUGO S, SIMS. Special Washifiion Correspondent of The Citizen Roosevelt's Death Alters Political? Roughts* ofthe free peoples ‘of Picture; Peace Program Confuséa;tlié, world. The death of President Frank- spans, ¥882, lit Délano Roosevelt shocked the * activities ‘of | In the United eee Mr.\tion which not only produced Roosevelt personified the issue8) sooj21 revolution in this country of his era to such an extent that!}i4 won the approval, in prin- hep dominated te peulical ac-Ne ciple, of his, political opponents, as few Presidents have ever) 3, The period of preparation, jdone. He captivated the vast ma-| during which Mr. Roosevelt put [jority of Americans during his|3sige his reform program in an ‘Hirst campaign for the Presidency |$¢¢ort to unite the people to mee lin the summer of ee ana, pe the perilous problems of ap- |spite the inevitable Yshe. tenet| Preaching war; of leadership, retained the trust)" 4° The war period, marked by \y ne as ese | jand confidence of most of theseinis amazing comprehension of | supporte i hhe import and magnitude With Mr. Roosevelt in. the|the struagic and the miraculous {White House for a fourth term,| mobilization of the resources and the affairs, of the~country, do~manpower-of-this-country for the mestic and international, were inkpro§ceition” Of ~ Suckess{al . war- the handsf,an-intelligent, cout- | jgre; (— cae Sea Was | ageous and experieenced leader.) 5, Planning for a future epoch 2 bs wok: puit Insofar a, future of the|gambitions, the promogton of } st mouratiet Be ry is concerned, ptactical pyografy <a could sing of Mr. Roosevelt: com-Isecure the cooperation ‘of free y alters the political situa-!nations, and the improvement of tion. There were many probabili-'the standard of living of all peo- ties in line for consideration in! ples everywh through — the 1948, but this is no longer true.jc¢quitable development of world {The Party will have to 1 On} tra the record President man, 6 the re- who is like to sect t renom- conve nation to its Jination in accordance wit the poermal status, which, Jalmost invaria M ncluded plans to | past. \ rovide greater security for the Henry A Wallace and other peopie ot this count Democratic probabilities tage an a ee Oe ‘entirely different ct. -_——- oes Ifo be the standard-learce of cher! FODAY'S HOROSCOPE Party in 1948, unless there is ay ~~ "7 Grace rete fcomplete collapse of the Party, , The general eter of the junder the leadershiy I is independence and daring. ;Truman and, in » is a tendency to dig deep event, the nomini would not into; mysterious things, or per- be worth having thaps to use various means or un- It is harder to « + thevcommon ends to gain your aims. consequences of tosevelt’s Try to avoid a certain lack ‘of death in the field of eigngappreciationon the part of your affairs. Certainly, his ‘ainiliarity,, associates in order to receive the with the involved andi award to which you are entitled. his pers iendship with the —_——_—_—__— leaders of nations would Rey. Robert I. Cannon, presi- have been valuable assets in con- dent of Fordham University, nection » effort to elim-;New York. born there, 52 years inate difficul and to effect a ago vork arrangement that: > ETL would make possible the cooper- ation of all nations. | STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEP Despite the admitted value of TRIUMPH his personal | ship, it is po sle, of course, that "the United COFFEE States will its partyin world MILL affairs and that other leaders ag aLy wil be seh to attain *HE™Bbjec- GROCERS es aich now occupy ‘he! qussmeemssasmecs “What you really want to bey)without expression. said quietly, free to do 1s go on backing these} “Wait a minute, moonshiners and operating those] Hi devil-gardens, the taverns, 1sn’t|He it, Lacey?” Hugh demanded sud- | te the: you come from? 03 think vou can make me believe] at the you are threatening me with vio- | aceusi how ¢éan|her voice thick With tears, rough could doubt | mess, and, remembering that slim “Pll see you dead in Hades be- | dark eyes, Hugh was acutely un- fore I'll sign anything—” Hugh | happy. ad gone through enough, with Jerry? acey shrugged, and femmes a a Wasn't she 5 as he said over his shoulder,|happiness now? dining to be left in the hands of a citizen en tok and | like Hugh Prather. _ | | i} i | | ‘Mr. Roosevelt may be divided in-/' 1842 —)John M ured the enactment of legisla-' actor-playwright his day, born a|New York. Died Feb. 15, 1931. t City Engineer Kurt Wiel set fire OR hese ee ee | jmor ‘County, Ga. Di FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 145 eertyY AN EXTRA WAR BONY Dad. a saw Lacey’s body stiffen. id seemed to have frozen loorknob. tis “Isabel!” His voice was le more than @ gute of |, fran— tic, dazed. “‘Whére—where’ did are you | 9 -} aneneedeaeneneaieemmmtiel The, girl said “i, was ! »-back of the car. You\didn’t | look. to_see if there. w: a there. I was in town: and 1 \ cided to wait and ride home with you.” Lacey looked everywhere but 1, unable to meet the , Gark gaze in her dazed eyes. “You're backing the moonshin- ers, Dad,”. she said after-a. little, with her effort at ‘self-control. “And the taverns—oh, Dad!” *| pee sorry, Isabel, that you had to know.” he mumbled as though he could not endure that look, and turned his head away. < “I'm sorry, too, Dad,” she told him huskily, and then she moved to him, and ‘slipped Ser hand though his arm. Over her shoul- der she spoke to Hugh, “You know where to find’ us, ‘Mr. Prather—when_ you and’ Sheriff Webb want us.” Hugh, sat down then and filled his pipé ‘and. forgot to light it as he stared into the flames. So it had been Dan Lacey all alon; Just was action would be taken, he ‘didn’t ‘know. So far as ‘the people of River Gap were con- cerned, Dan Lacey would be an outcast, even if ‘he escaped a term in prison, It was a wretched girl with her shining black curls and her white face and her sick, The poor little soul! Hadn’t she entitled to some 2 Couldn’t they ive the poor little kid a break? ‘et—how could they? The case against Dan Lacey was too black SUMMER SHOR? SLEEVE SPORT Shirts To be continued “TODAY'S -_ ANNIVERSARIES 1824—Al red, a Co! qu federate general, Gedr; and senati Con- jover-* bp ton March 26,1894. °¢ 1827—John Gibbon, Union gen-} &. eral, Indian fightér, born Phila- delphia. Died Feb. 6, 1896, H asta New i {to”the following categories; ‘York's Rornan Alor nae aid eae ant: gZhe economic _ emendengy Ihop and Cardinal, born Ireland. 4 completely -alter. the political sits] im ‘ich the President had: to sact | Died) Sept. 17, 1918., ‘ZAR vabardines = Satins uation and create confusion inj®ldly and drastically to, xestgre|; 1850 — Daniel Chester. French, . ¥ } with the efforts of the Democratic na-|PUblic confidence; = jfamed’ New York’ sculptor, born - ‘ \tions to achieve ‘an effective or-|,*2- The years of legislative re~jExeter, N. H. Died Oct. 7, 1931. All Elastic Top and Draw String Neue ion) tor) would peace! forms, “in which the President; 1865 — Louis Mann, popul. Boxer Type EMBARRASSED FIREMAN Miles City, Mont.—Deciding a vacant lot, overgrown with weeds, was a potential fire haz: ard, Fire Chief Bill Twibble and SUMMER SANDALS Rationed $395 Frank Wolkowsky | to the weeds. All was going nicely, until members of the fire /$ department arrived to extinguish! * the blaze. H “When you think of the sacrifices eur pay for the amm and fg an ing men are making in this war, it's | , ment u figure out how we'll ever repay ther vt Vl 1 see ad wna! oom it, Judge?” k with what they're doing tor wa, Jud “Yes, it really is, Tom. There are « I certain things we can do. Such as : t t them cheerful letters often And that 1s to be eure our fighttung mer favorite gifts from time to time. Work come hom he same kind of country they harder than ever to provide them won left behind. The kind of country thew le everything they need to finish ther job t us they want. Nothing changed thy quc"ty. Buy more and more War Bor v don't want changed! while they're awe especially during the current drive to wid unable to express their wishes.” jut it's about all we older folks ne can do, ‘Tom. Except vee Send | 1 rene | Aiaohosse Rameeg ‘mtn bm