The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 31, 1947, Page 4

acme, » . coming PAGE FOUR--~ =) = | 2 { a Chapter 3 Beart felt his anger rising, but he made himself wait. Whatever was happening, there in the mill, was strictly Ella’s and Crane’s affair—and perhaps Mac's. He had no right or reason to interfere. ; j Nevertheless hé went to the ».Mearest door of. the ,mill and pulled it open. The deafening clatter of ma- chinery greeted him and the aromatic smell of chopped spruce tingled in his’ nostrils. anybody killed, bring him here Brant peered: right * left posal - we'll stage e perfect without seeing anyone. Beams, shafts and tanks would have hid- den Macfarlane from his.view, in any event, and the regular work- men would have left the premises within five minutes of the whis- tle’s signal. But there should — ‘om one end of the place to the other been someone around, for wheels were turning, belts slap- ping and four-foot logs bumping along over revolving rollers in a deep trough. : Sensing something extraordi- nary and possibly ominous, Brant started at the end of the trough where the logs came up through the floor on an_ endless stripped of bark and washed clean, and tumbled into the con- veyor. He walked 50 feet to the steel drum of the chopper, where loudest, and stood the noise was | fascinated. The drum was filled with spin- ming snarl, chewing it ravenously. Within ten seconds a 12-inch log, which had taken a’ man’s lifetime to grow, became a flutter of half-inch: chips leaping upward through a square wooden flue, to be bruised ing yellow mush, In this tank a mixture of. lime, sulphuric acid and woodpulp was stirred ‘by metal paddles: while steam pipes heated it. For eight- cook, bubbling sluggishly, before being pumped into the series of bleach- ing ,tanks, refiners and’ dyeing vats. Finally.it would be mixed een hours the mess would The Weather ° FORECAST tonight this ness warmer to moderate easterly winds be- atfernoon, Gentle fresh, east and. southeaSt Thurs- Florida: ‘Partly: cloudy south > potion, increasing cleudiness north portion today thru Thurs- day. Few showers over extreme north portion Thursday. Contin- ued nvild ‘tépperatures. ‘East’ Gulf 6f Mexico and Jack- sonville through the — Florida Straits: Gentle to moderate southeasterly winds thru Thuts- day except becoming moderate to occasionally fresh southerly over extreme north portion Thursday. Few showers over ox- treme north portion Thursday; otherwise partly cloudy weath- er. Jacksonville to Apatachicola: No small craft or storm warnings have been issued. REPORT Key West, Fla., Dec. 31, 1947 (Observation taken at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, City Office) Temperatures Highest yesterday 76 Lowest last night . 68 Mean s d he Normal .. 69 Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m., inches: —...:._ Relative Humidity 82° Tomorrow's Almanace (Eastern Standard Time) Sunrise if fea) a.m. { Sunset 5:60 p.m. Moonrise 11:17 p.m. Moonset 11:12 a.m. TIDES Tomorrow Naval Base (Eastern Standard Time) High Low 12:42 a.m. 7:31 a.m. 1:53 p.m. 7:16 p.m. Additional Tide Data Reference Station: Key: West Time of| Height of | Station— Tide |high wate: Bahia Honda —Ohr. (bridge) 10 min. .0.0 ft. No Name Key +2hr. (east side) 20 min. Boca Chica —Ohr. (Sandy Point) 40 min. Valdes Channel +2hr. (north end) —.10 min. +1.4 ft. (NOTE: Minus sign—correc- ; tions to be subtracted. Plus sign—corrections te be added.) | yong denies | open. —y,* Liquor Permit | Transferred | The transfer of a retaik es, dor’s liquor license from Cohen] proved by all commissioners last | Registered and Bonamy of the South Beach | 2 steep ee AP Newslectures_ belt, knives, visible through an opening into-which the logs slid endwise. The flashing blades bit into the fibrous wood with a tween irom rollers and dumped into a tank of churn- [marks Carbonell had more re- wear ° a with clear water and started on its careful course through the pa- per machine, with its sand traps, wire cloth, suction boxes, ironing rollers and surfacing calenders. The log he watched slide into the bright knives this Thursday would Red Rock bond paper in the stockroom Saturday after- noon. Once, years ago, when Brant had been in the mill, Mac had stopped him beside the cutting machine to say, “If ever you want There would be no possible way of establishing the corpus delicti, according to Macfarlane. Chips from the logs that came after would polish the knives and obliterate bloodstains. Flesh, bones and clothing would be ab- sorbed in thousands of gallons of pulp and acid. Not even the most searching analysis would disclose the presence of human chemicals in that smelly sea. And such com- paratively indestructible things as coins, buckles and shoe nails would be hopelessly lost in tons of waste. Remembering, Brant shuddered. HE rounded the chopper and stopped short, staring at a scarlet hunting cap and a fur- lined mitten on the floor. His gaze traveled to the boarded sides of the conveyor and came to rest upon a long red streak on its lupper edge. rhe streak was wet and glistening. : Knowledge of what must have happened came instantly. All he could think of was that he had to stop this murderous machine, even if it were too late to re- claim anything that had gone into the bubbling acid mess in the digester. He swung toward the open door of the foreman’s room. He saw the switch handle jutting from its metal box just as his feet struck a man’s body lying on the floor. Falling, he threw out an arm and hit the handle. The racket lessened, the shriek of belted wheels became a oan, the thumping of logs ceased. Be- fore Brant could pick himself up the whole building was. still, | SPALDING NAMED i (Continued From Page One) | People’s Forum: (running a city. We will be pay- jing $450 a month for .a student ito learn how to, run a city. For | Keéy West and Vicinity: Partly | the sake of Key West, which I} cloudy today, increasing .cloudi- | love, I hope he does a good job”. | and Thursday: in a city. Captain Spalding~ has * had torty odd years experience je the Navy. The point of Com- missioner John Carbonell is | good, but laughable when’ you know the facts. | “Captain Spalding has ‘tact, | patience, knowledge. He belongs to the highest association of en- gineers in the United States”. Anne mete = Still as death. : + The man on the floor was John Macfarlane. He lay on his: back, his! bearskin: cap tumbled : from iron-gray hair. The flesh about his left eye was swollen and -a blow of some kind had split: his lip at one corner. The slow trickle of bldad along the line of the jaw told Brant that he still lived, ‘He yelled, “Mac!” and tugged at the. big shoulders. His eyes seagnt in vain for any sign of Macfarlane’s lips moved. His eyelids quive’ : “What happened, Mac?” Brant asked. ‘ “Hit my head,” Macfarlane whispered. “Must have failen-” ° “You were knocked down, Mae. Who did it?” | * : The paper manufacturer took,# deep Urenth. He felt of his in- jured eye and his mouth. He be- gan to swear huskily. Peas “Crane,” he said. “We. were fighting.” a Brant . “It: looks: as: 3 he went quips, log conveyor. Into the conveyor and knives and—" ““What?” : Ay “There was blood—” Brant: be- gan, and fell. silent. A man: had stepped around the end of the chopper. He wrote blue corm an unlucky tec “Charlie oe “Hyah, Andy,” eyes studied the marks of on the mill owner’s. face. across his face lik pies a : King’s r cae a.| Horses for hay rides and saddle me, an’ if I'm fired off this 3¢ after seven years, you're the one = svt gh Pie! 4 Sia ted: “Fired?” Macfarlane repea' Macfarlane’s nostrils flared. “I? that yellow-livered rat—” .He changed his mind. “Listen, King, Ym busy. Come around t row.” d pr Ss _ “lll be here,” King said. “In time for work.” cay (Te be continucd) oe | eaceccccccccccccccocooce | Citizen weteomes ; sices, of the" ite ‘ot, te ten r é eight te delete any Teoma. Commissioner Dion: “I have ! are jlerea Ubelone er Sawer: had considerable experience in, aated. , The writers ehonla iB fair. Cpet in ‘ter, ,the Army as an _ officer, and Heo Py) Sethe on’ aay moderate, oc¢casinoatly yknow that some offigers handle | {f'n paver only,“ Manstare <t {practically the same functions as une letter and will be sui ‘BOULEVARD TRIANGLE Editor, The Citizen: i IT wonder how many in the triangle. at the entrance to the boulevard? Thanks ‘to Ol iver Gato, foréman on the State Road Department, who ‘has spant into those | Coccocccecovesene : people ; |have noticed the improvement ven WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31). PTR Te SIFIED A Information for the Advertisers SATHS FOR REGULAR and PAYMENT SLACKFACE TYPE for elassified Payment ments is invariably in ertisem: nder this head] res be ingerted in The Citizen at counts may ih ee a rate o 2c a word for ea -| ments ¢ gertion, but the minimum charge for UBLIC DREADLING. the first 15 words or less 300. T * ineure biieation, l. ‘0 The rate for blackface ty be in by ~ ‘Chtizen citice bebo pe is 3c a word, gnd the minimum charge for | o’ the morning on ; the first 156 words is 45c. of publication. All advertising is ac tof, eater the foltowing. sonAittnas. ertisiog, nsient or contract, The penal ype 3%; ‘the first insertion in Classified a caneee actual amount of space ocew re. reeponaible only lay AG ing for only t part of the advertisement whefe the error occu BRR RRP RR RBBB EES SS ee BERS, HELP WANTED. FOR SALE. ee Tele-| 1940 Ford station wagon, Very clean. Price reasonables Mon. roe Motors, 725 White St. Clerk, position available. phone Western Union. dec29-3t Motor scooter, good condition Tony’s Auto Body Shop, .603. 605 Greene Street. dec24-§ a ae Brand new ladies’ wrist watehes, Colored boy for greasing and washing cars. Navarro, Inc., opposite bus station. dec30-tf py Dh Sd a EY Me Waitresses at Casa Marina Hotel. New Year’s Eve. Call Mr. ,?rane a Conniff. dec31-1t | 17-jewel movements, set im 14k i heavy solid gold cases with i domed crystal, pink dial, eer ih aaoticnens | band. — $36.00, tax . included, Light housekeeping rooms, $5. -! s satiaaietelaaaiaia eer $10 per week. 411 William St.’ ‘ reinineanecn ,Plumbing __ supplies, | stock, Plastic tile, and Furnished four-room apartments, | brushes. Robert Leonard Co, maid and janitor service, linens ; and all _ utilities furnished. | ig — ire te Bt Coral Hotel Apts, opposite Post | ° Office. dec23-12tx | white outside house paint, white Furnished rooms. 626 Grihnell| enamel, floor enamel, $2.75 gal- St. $6.25 single, $7.50 double.| lon up. Large electric heater, ‘ dec27-4tx $9.75. Doherty & Co., 846 Oli. via, corner of Packer. - Phone | 1597. dec29-61 horses for rent. Apply Buster | Cerezo, 2320 Harris Ave., Ph.' Movie projector, Keystone model 1350-M. dec29-4tx | C28. Used about five. hours. - Complete with two films, Furnished cottage, adults only, no; bulb and screen. Perfect @p- ‘pets. Apply 818 Olivia. dition, $33.00. 1107 Southard : : dec29-3tx; St., Phone 128-J. dec30-2tx Tourist accommodations in quiet; New skiff. Rear 324 Blizabeth “private home, 500 feet from’ Street. dec30-2% ocean. By day, week or month. | Brents, 701 South Street. |} 1939 Buick, 2-door sedan. Apply sbi, 180-H Poinciana after 5 p.m. dec30-3tx New apartment for rent to couple; only.. Apply Blossom’s Place,| corner Eaton and White Sts. | dec30-3tx | For any kind of properties in Key West, be it home or business, contact Paul Boysen, 626 Elem- REAL ESTATE FOR SALE For the winter season or long- | Dion’s words were uttered slow- | much of bis Spare timé, spread- | ly and clearly as he praised Cap- tain Spalding. Commissioner Louis Carbo- nell: “If anything gives me a laugh, it is to say that because a man doesn’t belong to the City Manager's association, he can't run a city. The largest town in { Florida (Miami) is being run by ja man who dots not belong to the city managers’ association. His name is Dick Danner, and Ps is doing a good job. Norfolk, Va. is also doing the same thing Jas Miami. Mr. Ellingson is a {charter member of the city man- ager’s association. Was he a city manager? Nobody can say any- thing about Captain Spalding’s ability. He has been offered jobs paying three times as much as we are giving him. I feel proud and I know the citizens {of Key West will be proud to have Spalding for the next two years, at least”. Commissioner John Carbonell j angrily: “Commissioner Louis ; Carbonell can laugh if he wants to, but I pledged my support to the Junior Chamber of Com- metce. I hope that he accom- :plishes what you commissioners expect of him. Commissioner , Louis Carbonell is continuing ihis fighting and bucking ways like he did in the last commis- sion. I am here as a gentleman. I am entitled to my opinions. I am not going to take from Com- missioner Louis Carbonell what {Albert Cooper took from him. I iam not going to take it. Let’s be decent in our’ remarks, let's work for the future Key West.” After ot the meeting Commis- marks to address to one an- other as spectators gathered around them. This was the first meeting of the new commission flared in the ing ‘new ‘dirt, plowing, planting grass. He installed -a pipe line to the center of the and ; triangel and waters it twice a‘ week. ; We, the Jayshees, have. been struggling with that, deceptive plot of land for over a’ year, dragging flowers, grass,’ hose (200 feet) and picks, for the land is almost solid rock, every week, only to go back the next’ week to see everything dead, and have to start all over. So thanks, Mr. Gato for the helping hand. THE JAYSHEES, Edith Swecting, Publicity Chairman Key West. Fla., Dec. 31, 1947. CHURCH SERVICES. (Continued From Page One) of the Army and Navy YMCA after midnight., Eugene B. Eddy, director of the Army and Navy YMCA, who also served as director of the USO, will take down the sign of the USO and crect the YMCA sign. ‘ “There will be no change ‘in the type of service we will per- form tor the city’s servicemen”, said Eddy. “The building will be operated just as it has been.” All clubs in the city are sched- uled to hold parties tonight, with the passing of 1947 and the coming of 1948. FOR SALE 1939 Chrysler Tudor. Excellent condition. Five perfect tires. 1229 Von Phister. — ciec31-3tx Kitchen sink, left hand drain. Swing spout faucet, trap and strainer. $45. Complete. Phone 238-J. dec31-2tx, Read the Classified Ads in The! itizen. to Benjamin Goldberg was ap- night at a special session of the Electric sewing machine. $100.00. Apply 615 Fleming, Apt. I, up- stairs. dec30-3tx Used double bed mattress, $6.00. Paul’s Tire Shop. dec31-6t American Kennel Club. female red Cocker Span- 1-¢-30-3t'n4 jel, Call 465- ing Street. 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