The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 2, 1951, Page 6

TWENTY YEARS IS LONG ENUFF TO BE INVENTIN’ WINTON !! marcy yoREse'e OUT'N THAT TOM-FOOL CAVE THIS VERY INSTANCE! - G | aes KeY Wasa CITIZEN , By Fred Lasswell BY GRINGO, HE'S GOT TO! SHORTEST WAY TO TOWN! WHEN HE FINISHES PARLEY- — ING WITI4 THE 2 INJUNS, HE'LL WV WHAT DO We DID NGN, CISCO? BUT, GRIGGS, WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE CISCO WILL RIDE THIS WAY? WE RIDE STRAIGHT TO TOWN, PANCHO, AND PARLEY S WITH THE WHITE LEADERS, WE MUST STOP THEM FROM STARTING WAR WITH THE INDIANS! WE GOTTA REMEMBER.” I WANT AND IF WE STILL. ZOOM .! My BUS You TO GO OUT ON DATES FEELTHE SAME LEAVES IN TEN HAVE FUN WHILE IM 7 Way ABouT EACH NUTES GONE’ NO SITTING J | OTHER WHEN I GET BACK, WELL GET MARRIED! IT SERVES US RIGHT FoR TRYNA KEEP THE MILK FRESH BY BRINGIN' IT AROUN' INIA COW I! THE MILKMAN SAID TO PUT ON A GOOD DANCE RECORD--> I'LL TRY THIS ONE!! SN EEE MARY LOU 22 ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TeY ANOTHER!! *AND LISTEN TO ME! WILL YOU EVER LEARN TO DO ANYTHING RIGHT ? AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO TAKE ANY ORDERS FROM ; wed EEL NOU NOT TO SWEEP UNDER THE RUGS ? : FEEL LIKE SPENDIN’ ANO WHY DON'T YOU A QUIET TIME AND OUST THE BOOKS IN THE HANIN' A GOOD REST- * LIBRARY? I'M SICK AND TIRED TALKING WE TAKE A CLOSER ) OF THAT SHED +» WE'LL GO RIGHT UP AND... By George McManus aw 7 I GUESS I 4 : HAD BETTER Ww 4 W4 GO TO TH’ be OFFICE > q os ¢ Pa SN = os j tO} a= ee Ea AP Newsfeatures Chapter 5 | c was like-the explosion of a bomb, Sergeant Jenkins gaped and even I had trouble getting my Jenkins was s back ups' n what had hap- an, his fat face led by the unex- tc ames, was shak- ing June Hanson’s shoulders and trying to get her to speak coher- ently. “You say he’s John Faraday?” Phelan kept asking a little in- eredulously, as though he suspect- eda trick, “His identification card says he’s Lawrence Straw, and the nurse upstairs identified him as Straw!” | “B-b-but—” control yourself, Miss Hanson,” Phelan pleaded. “Are ou sure you got a good look at him?” “It’s John!” June gasped, “and he was coming to see us!” She burst into tears. “How do you know his name is Faraday? How long have you known him?” 3} June averred. She sounded sin-} Ww ) A FIEND IN NEED By MILTON K, OZAKI convinced that she was lying, that she was trying to conceal the fact that the dead man had visited her earlier in the day. “I swear to God he wasn’t!” cere to me, but, of course, I may have been prejudiced. “When’d he make this date with you?” “This afternoon. He phoned.” “Here or where you work?” “He phoned the office.” “Where's that?” “I work at the Department of Labor.” “That’s in the Merchandise Mart, init Ger “Yes, Elaine and I both work there.” Phelan shot his questions faster and faster, but she kept her eyes on his and answered his questions automatically, as yous hardly thinking about them. decided that, back in her cerebellum, she was fitting together the pieces of an entirely different matter. “What'd Farraday say when he phoned?” “He said he expected to be in the neighborhood this afternoon and would drop in to see me about “I've been... seeing him... for ... months . . .” she sobbed. “That's his name—John Faraday.” “Where does he live?” “I-d-don’t know.” “If he’s a friend of yours, you ought to know where he lives.” “He always came here. I never v-visited him.” June wiped her eyes and tried to make her li cease quivering. “He was awfully nice to me.” “Were you his girl friend?” She hesitated and gave Phelan a plaintive look. “Not really,” she said, “but he came to see me regularly.” Phelan stared at her thought- fully. “Oh, yeah?” he said. She returned his stare and tossed her head with a trace of her former spirit. “Yeah!” she snapped irritably, mimicking his tone. “Are you sure he wasn’t here, say, about six o’elock?” Phelan demanded, his voice betraying the course of his thoughts. He was seven-thirty.” ‘Where did he call from?” ‘He didn’t say.” “You're positive he said seven- thirty and not six-thirty?” “Of course.” “Where'd you meet him?” “At the office, He called on business once, talking. Then ‘he asked me for a date.” “Pick up, eh?” “He picked me Kt, not up!” she replied, tossing her head as she scented the words, and suddenly all the tenseness seemed to flow from her, leaving her cool and poised, “Well, it could be,” Phelan ad- mitted, pulling at his ear per- plexedly. “I don’t imagine he came up here to play backgammon,” He looked at his watch, shook his head, and, addtessing Jenkins, said: “We'd better keep moving.” He shot Elaine and June a stern look. “I want you girls to stay in your apartment. Don’t try to leave because I'll be back 1 motioned to Jenkins ar for the door. mured: nodded, and wigg! in a friendly goc H® the door of apartment 2 the door swung open, and was Mr. Perse ard Starr Flecker by nam idol of a million frust men by repute. He was tz five-eleven — solidly handsome in a rangy, of way. His hair w v thick and bushy, cut in Bohemian bob in back li horse’s tail. It ma for his thin bony Flecker let around in as unclean, and, believe i raised one hand slow] sure her wave Talk about affe said brusquely, pu “I’m Lientenant Phe tective bureau. and we. started| disturb you but we'd like to come 5 tle formal bow and let I brushed a; ing robe thi cologne touched my nostrils. 1951, EDNESDAY I winked at Elaine and mur- “Me, too.” § i, pressed the button besid ity Plu wo- about built, and heavy-lidded brow “Good evening. fully and fondled hi nt head of hair like a king 2, g 1a ill in plac n of the de- We're sorry to Flecker stepped back with a lit- pass. As inst his blue loung- scent of a heavy Entering Flecker’s living room was like stepping into the boudoir of a Chinese potentate. Cleverly concealed lighting gave the room an exotic, rose tint effect. Cushions —big, covered the floor in profusion, and incense—sandalwood, I think —was curling upward from an orange porcelain brazier in the center of a group of carved Chi- nese gods, soft, brocade eauties— (Teo be continued) | KEY WEST NEWS Of Days Gone By Taken From The Files Of The Key West Citizen MAAAAAAAAAAAASAAALOABAAS 10 YEARS AGO The city chase of for the Ke ment. council ordered pur- gas mask and life net West fire depart- kk | There were at least 2,500 per- sons in Key West during the} American Legion state convention last week, Albert Mills, executive director of the Key West conven- tion corporation said this morn- ing. ee a 2 Key Westers yesterday invested | slightly less than $1,000 in gov- ernment defense bonds as sale of the certificates began in postof- fices throughout the United Stat- es. KK: wk County commissioners last night registered unanimous disapproval of a local bill which would de- prive them of the right to appoint a county attorney. x * Up’ ‘ds of 150 soldiers, sailors, marines and young women turned out last night for the first public dance that Key West has seen in Today’s Anniversaries 1740—Elias Boudinot, New Jer- sey’s leading lawyer of his day, who gave his fortune to the Revolutionary cause, delegate to Continental Cdngress, president’ in 1782, born in Philadelphia. Died Oct. 24, 1821. 1796—John G. Palfrey, Unitarian .clergyman, | | | | | Boston} historian, in Boston. Died author, born April 26, 1881. 1821—William Taylor, Mctho- op, | dist Episcopal missionary-bis whose labor made deep impri in California, Africa, ia, Aus tralia and South America, born in Virginia. Died in Palo Alto, Calif.,! May 18, 1902. 1865—Clyde Fitch, perhaps the country’s most succ ul play- wright, having at. one time four plays to packed New York houses at the same time, born in Elmira, N. Y. Died Sept. 4, 1909. 1887—Vernon H. Castle, dancer, | originator of the turkey-trot and One-step, born in England. Died, teaching flying in World War I, Feb. 15, 1918. 1895—Rudolph Valentino, actor, born. Died Aug. 23, 1926. VITAMIN E HALTS MINK DISEASE WASHINGTON. — (). — Re- searchers. at the U.S. Department of Agriculture have found a rem- edy for “Yellow Fat Disease,” which kills thousands of mink kittens annually. The remedy is to provide some form of vitamin E in the ration. Yellow fat disease is most! prevalent along the Pacific coast} where mink are fed largely on fish scrap, which is plentiful in| the region. To supplement the fish scrap and provide a source of vitamin E, scientists have used fresh horse meat or liver. Wheat years. * ok & A. Maitland Adams and Archie D. Lowe have purchased for about $2,000, a block of lots on Stock {sland. * kes In an excerpt from the editorial page, the Citizen quotes Mrs. Franklin D, Roosevelt who said, “It’s a man’s world and will be, just as long as the women want it to be.” Thomas Drever, board, chair- man of American Steel Foundries, born in Scotland, 69 years ago. WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS IN THE LINE OF Children’s TOYS COME TO THE TROPICAL TRADER 718 Duval St. Phone 1000 Mail The Citizen to Relatives | germ meal, however, proved a cheaper source and when it was fed in ample quantities, none of the mink developed the disease. PLENTY OF... High Class Wood and Glass Metal or Paper Roofings _ Paints - Lumber - Nails— Phone 816 Strunk Lumber Yard Says— You can still obtain financing on repairs and remodeling of your property up to $2500.00 for up to 30 months. They will be glad to assist you in obtaining any financing you require. Phone Strunk—816 For Anything You Need to Build or Repair Good Plywood for Boats and Other Work Bronze and Aluminum Screen Cloth And Anything Needed to Build or Repair Strunk Lumber Yard Let’s Face It GEORGE M. RA Some folks may think our town is not religious. But when you know of some thirty churches whose spires reach heavenward, there's bound to be thousands who fear and love God. We may not live too close to God during the week, but there are times when every man seeks his Crea- tor. It may not even be on Sun- days when church doors are open and invite men to worship col- lectively, but in every person's life there are moments he must commune with his Maker. A bookseller wired Philadelphia for a copy of “Seekers After God,” by the Reverend Mr. Farrar, and received the following reply: “No¥ Seekers After God in Philadel- phia or New York. Try Boston.” FOR SALE Newsprint Second Sheets 500 ror 35¢ 3 Pkgs., $1.00 — me Artman Press CITIZEN BUILDING Jalousies 120 Simonton St.