The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 29, 1947, Page 9

check.” “Does are -. Rush felt it safe to ignore Merwin. “Not a soul,” he said. anyone else know you G E gE E The note was 30 obviously a igap that it couldn’t be one. and came to rest under the por- tico of what seemed to be at least a mansion. The -man led Gace inter a peeacet aiaay fess a pleasant s with books. R having worn sn hg hat, had time to study the _while his host removed his outer garments. were ‘law books. He couldn't decide this surprised him or not. His host turned to him. “M name is Leach; Aaron Leach. ama oh poi associated with the firm of ch, Carruthers and Leach, of whom you may have heard.” Rush had. They were old line counsellors. Rush would have used the word. barrister. Their line. was trusts and estate man- agements, wills and _probates, family advisors to the long wealthy. He waited. “P’m sure you will understand,” said Mr. Leach “that this is en- tirely outside the usual course of our affairs. To my knowledge this a Begs rf ~ ci ih Sa - ee tH i : : 8 ad : 5 4 as 1 7 Be ~ taal aie : Eee i : F . Leach looked “Forget it,” said Rush. “I was . What city does your client ve ?” mind “[’'m not at libe to tell that until you sectos the com- mission.” on. “Okay. Then tell me this. Why ~_ your ctene feel — - his wn needs cleaning up?” “Why, the usual reasons, Graft, gambling, racketeering.” ; “Let me make a point,” said Rush. “I am a realist where the of cities are concerned. i| I'd have to be convinced that the ‘place really needed a-bath.” “I have certain facts to pass ‘lon that should remove all doubts ¥|as to the advisability of cleaning up this city. I am reliably, in- formed that there are in the neighborhood of a hundred per- manently established places ca- tering to gamblers and offering all types of games of chance. There are protective associations for every type of merchant, re- tail or wholesale, with standard rates for non-existent services. There are no figures on the pro- fession called the oldest but its practitioners are numerous available in all grades.” He paused and iook at Rush as ; “Good,” said the dry old voice. Apparently that was all for| is the first time my firm has been |: “Dope?” asked Ftcee now. The limousine moved| called upon to retain the services “Sot ‘am told.” \ smoothly and hea north. At} of a private detective. : 5 last the car turned in a driveway" “I may as well tell you that (To be continued)’ if to ask if that were enough.. Rush, . so oe nd PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. POPULATION - BY AGE New Fleet of Douglas DC a for National — More than $100,000 expansion. of hangar and maintenance facili- ties is being rushed to completion | . by National Airlines in prepara- |’ tion for the first of its new fleet ‘of Douglas DC-6 transports, to be | ; delivered in about two weeks, it! . was learned from company offi- cials. This is another step in Nation- al’s million-dollar construction program at Miami International Airport, said G. T. Baker, presi- dent. 5; “Additional hangars and shop buildings will be constructed as soon as building costs decrease to a reasonable level,”. Baker added. The present work, he said, is _Mecessary to provide for the fleet ‘of DC-6’s. Principal item is an addition to National’s unique “nose hangar.” A _ building 32 feet by 140 feet will provide 4,- 480 square feet of floor space. Other features of the work now underway are several stock warehouses, containing a total of approximately 10,000 square: feet, and 152,010 square feet of additional ramp areas—concrete j aprons and asphalt ramps. “We have been planning and preparing for these new ships for several years,” declared J. D. Crane, vice president, engineer- ing. “The trained personnel, hangar and shop space, special equipment, and everything down to spare nuts and bolts will be ready and waiting when the first one arrives from the Douglas Aircraft manufacturing plant in California.” In addition to facilities for the DC-6 fleet, the additions will provide space for dispatching, planning, routing and training departments. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS (Knew America) Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, of Englewood, N. J., famed civic worker, widow of the senator- ambassador, born in Cleveland, 74 years ago. Dr. Thorvald O. Burntvedt, of Minneapolis, . president of the Lutheran Free Church, born in Norway, 59.-years ago.. Albert Bradley, General Mo- tors executive, born in England, 56 years ago. : Ernest C. Kanzler, board chairman of Universal Credit, ‘ Detroit, born in Saginaw, Mich., 55. years ago. Helen W. Atwater of Washing- ton, D. 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