The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 9, 1951, Page 10

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN E AND SNUFFY Simivin Page it Augusi $. 1967 GOOG BODACIOUS By Fred Lassweil HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I GOT TO TELL YE? TH (0US TREASURE q fS BURIED OVER YONDER < Chapter 19 thanked the professor and/ shook hangs with him. He whistled exuberantly to Gus, who came bounding and stood iting | for his harness to be adjusted. “Peter,” said the old man, “sup- | done?” Peter | little ruefully. ered as much.” it was late afternoon when he} CISCO NOT HERE. DONT TRUST YO 4 1, = MAYBE YOU HIG WW BELLIES ROOM! heard Betsy coming across the jawn.-It was almost as though his presence, and he turned toward the sound of her steps, making himself smile warmly. Betsy eyed him with suspicion. ing out on me? You haven't been ing not to let me know?” “Of course not, child.” accepting his statement, and for her coming. help hith. Isn't that wonderful?” | “Yes, I know. Peter was out here this morning,” “Oh, what for?” one she loved and trusted deliv- ered the blow? “He came to said the professor. “He wanted to enh ienteneiiemeenmannineenres siacennartnentenet THIMBLE THEATRE—Starring Popeye By Tom Sims and B. Zabol) '\ ANXIOUS! PROMISED TO CALL TO HIM. Si ~ THE S ARTERNOON™. | DoG- Bb prey SHOW || TMeAN™ cious, and unkind!” “Betsy, Betsy, child!” “I know you catty and mean, She isn’t kind, Professor. I saw| didn’t want to marry anybody is, sheink, on ag toe day. | else—” | " f ni ie other night when we pose I had advised you differ-/ were having Bea cales. Pete ently?) What would you have! spilled a little. Keg —nobody let on that they noticed | iS, ‘ hesitated. ‘Then: ‘Td/| it. But Marcia k probably have asked her anyway,| then at Bo Norris and wrinkle sir!” he admitted, laughing a/her nose in dis; ES gee aos BS tar ckled. “I gath- | oh, I wish I’ im!” er Ca Tea The tears had come now, and and Betsy was weeping with heart-|the state line where broken abandon. When at last s! thoughts had evoked her physical she said bi me, is face | mich rather “What's wrong? You're not hold- ae ee ? ill, or upset or anything, and try~! gorogs ane was gone, he the sound of Betsy dropped into the chair, | off down the hi Hartley, that Pete is letting Gus| were br! her mout « Hartley. dawn end out to th WAY... 5 dinner when Betsy came in. quivered as she spoke. By Peggy Gaddis ed at him, and wanted Jet him— it from you than from y else in the} other of these two women who world, I kn Poa to protect my- ewarned is fore- AP Nawsteciures book, with Pete’s name on every ink I'm being} page, and ple knowing from t truly I'm ape time Te % yas twelve that I “Betsy!” wailed Edith. San’ F “Yes, Mother?” Betsy was be- jidn’t know it | ; very sweet, very polite, very | at Norfolk, Va. wide-eyed. “This is crazy. I won't let you!” Betsy’s eyes chilled. “Don’t try Mother, wiil you?” she id. si . “Because if you do, ve can be married at the drop of a hat. I'd stood up to go, | rather do it formally, and all that ‘Thanks for tell- | —but I’m going to marry Bo, and nobody’s going to stop me.” George looked from one to the | were so dear to him, seemed so much like s this moment, “Were going to buy that Hen- derson cottage on Maple Street, ‘et who rangers at \atreet. A moment later he heard | and you can give us our furni- little car racing | turg, if you like. Bo’s father has | already told him he'll buy us the | cottage and redecorate it. And, { plunging instantly into the reason! (YEORGE ‘and Edith were at| Mother, you and I are going to be terribly busy. I want the prettiest “I wanted to tell you, Professor | Her color was high, and her eyes | ‘Tousseau the family exchequer ight with excitement, but} 2nd our credit— 2 vill stand, and at least six bridesmaids and a “I want you to be the first to| Maid of honor. Maybe I'll ask j know,” she carolled, her voice aj Marcia, to be my | ltele £00 high, a shade too shrill. Paes fg ae fe | “Bo Norris re announcing | W SUES nee: aoe The old man hesitated. Yet our engagement, Teh be in the | Sing? Something like ‘The Voice would it not be kinder if some-| tomorrow's Oo ane “Betsy!” Edith gasped. “Aren't you being a little pre- sk my advice,” | mature?” demanded George. ] maid of he’s very decorative, and That Breathed O’er Eden.’ But of course, she isn’t to be allowed to sng etsy! Will you stop chatter- “After all, I can’t have the ing like a little idiot?” cried Edith. know if I thought he had the} whole town 4 right to ask a woman to marry | Bo just because Pete is marrying Mo! him.” Marcia Eldon, now can I? This| at last!” I've been out of it fora “Marcia Eldon, of course,” she} way, it will look as if I threw) long, long time. You'll see. Bo thinking I married u're out of your mind!” “No, Mother, I'm in my mind— et — iM said at last, her voice too faint to| Pete over. My announcement will | and I are going to be very happy. those of the man sitting nearby. and then clenched and she uddenly her small $s beat at her kne aid through her teeth By Paul Robinson | have reached ears less keen than|be in the morning even if Marcia and “Yes.” they can’t get theirs in until the Betsy set very still for a while, | next day!” aper. And | And if you don’t mind, I'd rather ete hurry, | 2ot talk about it any more.” She returned and ran out of the room, They heard her racing foot- “Is it so important?” George | Steps on the stairs, and a bang as ked, baffled, “Why, Pops, how you do talk!" 1 her door closed behind her, (To be continued) EDD! DARLING /— Yow KNOW I'M OFF My BEAM ABour You WHAT LT MEAN IS — WILL YOU MARRY | Tank-Saving Trick Costly ‘But Effecti WESTERN FRONT, Korea—(A) | —Big tanks cost the taxpayers a lot of money—more than $100,- | 000 apiece. Salvaging one from be- | #thind Communist lines is expen. sive, too. Sometimes it costs lives. The Chinese know that tanks are easy to repair and they usu ally tr} ‘to burn them or, blow them up during the darkness. Re- cently American artillerymen have found a pretty good remedy for this. Every few minute: roughly 12° times an hour—they | drop a single round of 155 milli- meter shell over the tank, trigger- ed by a fuse that detonates the shell it nears the ground. The | effect is to splash the tank and those avound it with hot steel ry few minutes, discouraging any Chinese from getting near it Next morning the returning | kers may find the tank’s paint | tched a little bit but it usu ly is otherwise unharmed. The shells cost $100 each. The total | cost of an all-night shoot is about $15,000 Dut it’s still good insur arice-—— roughly one tenth the | cost of a.mew tank and new tanks are hard 16 get these days. SS UaIIIEEneeeeE Today’s Anniversaries 8—-Adoniram Judson, famous stist missionary in Burma 40 years, whose three wives were all noted missionaries, father of a noted sand noted ‘clergy- ¥ Mage: Cais at TEE rz aD PLNOAY), BA Aes aX seas prit, 1808-—Hen the famous astronon mathema- tician, a noted physician and ab- | Olitionist, outstanding his day in} public health work, born in Sal- Mass. Died in Boston, Jan, 14, Egbert P. Judson, inven- acturer of explosives, anufacture dynamite in ifornia pioneer, born Jin Syr » N. Y. Died in San || Francisco, Jan, 9, 1893. 1819—William T. G. Boston der surgeon, discoverer | ‘5% | of ether as an anesthetic, whos #4) | life was embittered and impover ¥-¥g-9|| ished by other claimants, born in s* Worcester Co., Mass. Died in New | York, July 15, 1868. | 1832—-Nathaniel P. Langford, | Montana pioneer, Vigilanti, ex- plorer, first head of Yellowstone [ National Park, born New York country Morton, ) Died Oct. 18, 1911. cocina The soil of Travanccre, south- ern’ Indian «state, 4s higaly fer- tite. OM) FOR SALE Newsprint Second Sheets 500 ror 50c ~~ THE—— Artman Press CITIZEN BUILDING By Ray Gott "im the hands eves ¢ RECIPE my WIFE SENT METS Tweedledum in “Alice in Won- | President William McKinley’s} derland” points out that nothing | last words, after being shot by |more inconvenient can possibly ‘ | be done.” the girl whose heart was an opén iJackLoeser Transferred To | Norfolk, Virginia j | “But she’s not good enough for! Betsy’s eyes were round with | PETER stoo@*up, smiling as he | him. She’s—spiteful, and mali-/ affected surprise. When I've been | Julius H. “Jack” Loeser, avia- tion ordinance chicf who has been criminal investigator of the Naval Base legai office for the past i5 | months, has been transferred. He | will leave this week-end to report | to Anti-Submarine Squadron 831 | Chief Loeser is a graduate of the FBI Identification, Investiga- tion and Procedure course and recently became proficient in will just drive across | operation of the Key West Police Department's “Drunkometer.” He was graduated from the Armed Forces Information School before reporting for duty in Key West on June 15, 1949. He entered the service 13 years | ago receiving his recruit training | at the Naval Training Center, San Diego, Calif., followed by tours ;of duty aboard the battleship, U.S.S. Nevada, the ammunition | ship, U.S.S. Pyro, and the hos- pital ship, U.S.S. Relief. During World War II the Chief was attached to Heavy Bomber Squadron 109 which was com- ‘posed of B-29 bombers. They | made attacks on Eniwetok, Kwa- jalein, Saipan, Tinian, the Ka- zans, and Bonins. Following those attacks the squadron returned to the states, was reorganized and outfitted, with PB4Y2 patrol bombers. Returning overseas they made attacks on Guam, Two Jima, Palau, Leyte, Gulf of Siam, Okinawa and Japan, He is entitled to wear the: Dis- tinguished Flying Cross, three Air Medals, Presidential Unit Citation, American Defense Med- al, American Area Medal, Pacific Asiatic Medal (nine campaigns), | World War II Victory Medal, yood Conduct Medal, Philippine ' Area, and Expert Rifle Medal, - The son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe | Loeser of 1510 Cracker street, | Houston, Texas, Chief Loeser: is terrorist, were “It| ynmarried and has been living:at | happen to a man in battle than to| is God’s way. His will, not ours,| Barracks 126 on the have his head taken off. Naval Sta- j tion, a) . The size CITY ELECTRIC SYSTEM | Electric Refrigerator Facts | The Electrical Energy Used By A Refrigerator a: Depends on: of cabinet. . The capacity of the machine. 1 2 3. The room temperature and humidity. 4. The temperature maintained in the refrigerator. 5. The number of times the door is opened and closed. 6. The amount of POS = PE ead B09 “i jes Suppbse! we say, “In Key We: refrigeratér door more often and perhaps the climate is a bit warmer,” so we double the figure 28 kilowatt-hours (to be on the safe side) and we say that a6 cubic foot refrigera- shown that the average electrical consumption for a 6 cubic foot cabinet during the | i mer is 25 to 30 kilowatt-hours per month and 20 kilowatt-hours for other than eummer months under. norma} food, storage and freea) iti < ie tor will use 50 kilowatt-hours per month!, If your present electrical consumption, without refrigeration, is 25 Kilowatt-hours 50 Kilowatt-hours 75 Kilowatt-hours 100 Kilowatt-hours 125 Kilowatt-hours 150 Kilowatt-hours 175 Kilowatt-hours 200 Kilowatt-hours 300 Kilowatt-hours QUERIES: How can you afford NOT to own an electrical refrigerator? igeration is cheaper, cleaner, less both- soon pay for the original Isn‘t it a good sere have Your present tunit checked by your dealer for proper What other means of refri: er and more reliable? Wouldn't the monthly saving realized by electr: friger: cost of a new relieraioct rn Suppose you 4 on electric cefelinowatnr, using 50 kilo- watt-hours Your present per month, electric bill, your con- without re- sumption frigeration, is | will be $ 2.25 75 § 5.25 $3.00 4.00 | 100 6.00 2.00 5.25 125 6.50 1.00 6.00 130. i 7.00 1.00 6.50 175 7.50 1.00 7.00 200 ¢.00 1,00 7.50 225 { 8.50 ‘ss 8.00 250 {$00 190 10.00 350 10.88 as st we betrigerate more foo Be eee fi ints more YOUR cost YOUR be MONTH L \* WILL iN