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By Fred Lasswell | SNIFF! MIZ GOWDY'S BAKIN' FINGER BISCUITS SNIFF ) / SNIFF Y HE AIN'T WITH HIM GONE NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO PITCH TO HER — By Jose Salinas and Rod Reed UN- HANDS OFF, OZARK... HIS HAIO'S &- SWELLIN’ SO FAST sy em Chapter 20 MB. FORSYTHE hesitated, then the little hill and sat down beside his abstracted recreation director. It. was almost dusk, He was very fond of the sunset hour, was Mr. Forsythe, who had — so many of his life Jp the woods. To ur ie day, the most the t enchanting, ‘But with the sober- faced, day le him he couldn't beaut hi at all, He shook his “This isn't the way, Miss Ban- croft,” he said finally, in a faintly Toke king See: “You are a better person than this.” Startled, she whirled, her widening, Then, as he re ated his rebuke, she smiled adi, a suppose you are right. The show must go on. But I ama weakling, you see, I am worse, I am a fool.’ “No, I think not.” He shifted his position, drawing his legs end resting his arms on his knees. “You were a girl who fell in love, that is all you were, As for the cest—well, it was wrong of you, of course, to want to come be- tween George Poppleton and his wife Leslie—but it wasn't a great wrong because you didn’t destroy their happiness. So you have noth- ing to be ashamed of, and there is no reason for you to brood alone here in these woods, I un- derstand, and Evelyn Moore and Leslie Poppiston and Bruce Hall understand—as for the others, penwely they know nothing about “T should have realized!” she said, going over the whole busi- ness once more, “There were so many indications that all wasn’t as I wanted it to be. George—well even in France I knew that George was a basically honest ion, I should have know after I got his card that he had never really been in love with me.” She rose, her bosom. heaving. “That is what is so hard to take, though—the knowledge that while to me it ‘Key Westers Are Named To Welfare Board Harry Zukernick, Chairman of the District No. 9 Welfare Board, has appointed the following Com- | mittees for the year 1952-1953, Administrative: Dr. Glenn C, James, Chairman Mrs. Frank B. Dowling Ben Shepard, Hialeah Legislative: Jack Horsley, Chairman Mrs, James L. Anderson William C. Johnson Mrs, Stanley C. Myers Rev. Ralph Rogers, Key West Fraud: Thomas B. Duff, Chairman Philip G. Bari, Miami Beach Glenn Bludworth H. H. Meador Social Service: Mrs. Charles A. Carroll, Chair- man Mrs. Garland Budd Rev. John E. Culmer M. M. Goodwin Mrs. Earle M. Rader Lucien L. Renuart Vance C, Stirrup, Key West Mrs. M. L. Todd ‘Florida Report ‘On Unemployment TALLAHASSEE, June 16.—The | Unemployment Compensation Di- | vision paid 6,217 unemployed persons a total of $108,769 the week ending June 6, for an aver- |age of $17.13, according to Ray- mond E. Barnes, chairman ‘of the Florida Industrial Commission. This was an increase, of 370 inj} }the unemployment ranks and $5,570 in weekly benefits over the previous week. | In 1951 covering the same period, 6449 persons received | $97,583, showing that the present season is running pretty close to the annual trend } In this county, recipients num- | bered four to which $80 was dis- tributed. “From now until September it will be interesting to follow the} trends car because re- flected in the weekly paymentr,/ as compared to last year, the re-/ sult of the summer vacation cam- paign may be judged. Last year! the labor market was remarkably | sustained as a result of unusual / business.” comments Chairman Barnes. CONVICTS PLANT TREES MENTO, —?).— Honez} said testimony by © Hackney Jr. was 4 cause it dealt with events ruled out by the 2-year statute of limits tiens By William Nevbaver was very serious, to him it was} just_a good deed.” ow, ry fe all behave stupidly at! u strode across the summit of times,” he said with the air of aj lady man talking from experience, “ won't deny that George was stu pid, nor will I deny that you h Nice Long Vacation AP Newsteatores} [I “T suppose I should. I s is terribly ungentlemanly force in your relations with a But really, how do you ex- P me to behave? I am like u-| the man who has shown a person the pathway to true happiness— it the right to feel furious with him, | a man being rewarded with kicks but only an inexperienced or silly | and insults, Person anymore, It’s 1 was so chili many That's e rub. For what?” “I imagine,” he said quietly, roods over past injuries. “Oh, I don’t blame him, not| trouble, Dr. myself that I blame,| when dish. T’'ve hurt so) fere. Penge And for what?| do? Kiss you because you "| “You went to a great deal of Hall, to interfere we had no right to inter- hat do you expect me to proved to me that I was a fool? “No, I didn’t expect that. But ¥ “that those who love you will be/ did expect a person of your edu- sensible enough to stop over the wrongs that have bee! brooding | cation to realize that it was better n| to learn the truth now than done them, too.” Smiling, he rose| He released her, laughing ai you've work at the campfire meeting. long enough.” tion director, haven't I?” T wanted to fill the job.’ “Tl be there.” and now she was glad that if sh had to have a fa’ he would come and help her t pick up the pieces, dark, as somethin; you, Mike?” before her. “T would have joined you on th still be angry with me.” tightly, “Let me by! as the sun sheapoeered. “T'm glad | first it out in your mind, Incidentally, I'm expecting have been a rotten recrea- He was a very gallant gentle- man, “On the contrary, you have been exactly the sort of person a i the fall had} occurred here in this camp, where | TE rustling became louder; then a tall, wiry figure loomed) “Just a doctor out for an evening stroll,” Bruce said. hill, but I was afraid you might; way to limmer of the moon | peare in the sky. “Isn't it strang find myself liking you some I| times, even admiring you. Yet uu think you have lived withdrawn | you certainly are a vile-' jempered from the activities of the camp) idiot. Well, go on your way. * keep all your ardent, dazzled ad- mirer’s Mev oy Who is to be tonight: Andy, Ralph, or have you jmade some other conquests? “How dare you!” “Using people is sar diy the sort of thing a girl should do,” he said brusquely. “What happens She smiled after he had gone,| when Andy discovers you are not She had felt even in New York/in love with him—or Ralph—or that he was a remarkable person, | the others?” | “T would suggest, Dr. Hall, that | you confine your—” His voice, thickening, halted her 1o| as she walked by him. “And yet | you are so very beautiful, aren't e She tried to see through the| you?” rustled in the shrubbery beside the path a few/| face in the dark, an utterly hope- feet ahead. “Who is it? Is that) less thing She whirled, trying to see his to do. “Come,” she | laughed, “don’t tell me that you |are falling in love with a vile- tempered idiot. That would be too good to be true.” | His laugh was tremulous, but | nonetheless it was a laugh.’ “I'm afraid you'll have to find another avenge yourself, Miss Jane Bancroft. Hasn't Evelyn Moore e “I am.” She tried to brush past] told you that I am _in love with him, and exclaimed with anger) by when his hand gripped her arm | not that idiotic. an Alice Cranby? You see, Pm (To be continued) *|U.S. Bond Sales Mrs. Adrian Jacobs, Homestead ||” | Improve In Fla. During the month of May, $33,- 187.00 worth of U, S. “E” Bonds were sold in Monroe County, This | figure represents the issue price. Payroll savings gains were re- corded throughout the state. Lead- ing among large organizations and the percentage of participation were: Internal Revenue, 93.7 per- cent; Selective, Service System ‘| Hdatrs., 88.7 percent; Gulf Oil | Corp., 79 percent; Southern Bell Tel. (Statewide,) 75.9 percent; St. Petersburg PO, 65.3 percent; Vete- j ran’s Administration, 64.8 percent; ‘| collector of Customs, 55.4 per- + cent. | The end of the school year | showed it to be one of the best wwsciiss| years for the School Savings Pro- gram since the end of the war. It Official U. S. Navy Photo} js estimated that there are now ENSIGN TRENT R. POWERS USNR, son of Mrs. A. B, Pow- ers, 10016 Pennsylvania avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn., has recently completed a four months course in All Weather Flight at the Fleet Ail Weather Training Unit, Atlantic, Key West. The course consists of advanced flight training in instruments and ht tactics designed to qu the pilot for Carrier All Weather Squad- | rons, He will report to Composite Squadron Four, Atlantic City, N. J., for duty involving flying Ensign Powers enlisted in the Navy in September, 1947 and was subsequently s for training as cadet in the Navy In October, 195 nated a na completing th training course Fla He gram desig. after he wa s ried t Ensign Powers of West High Schoo! olis, Minn. 500 schools where students can learn and practice money manage- ment through School Savings Pro- grams. Much credit for this is due the Florida Congress of Pavents- Teachers Wonder Cure DAYTONA BEACH (# — Pub- |licity of isonaizid, presented to the | public as a wonder cure for tu- | berculosis, was called premature | and too hopeful at a TB conference here Sronday. Mrs. May Pynchon, éxecutive secretary of the Florida Tubereu- losis Association, said at the an- nual seminar of the Florida Con- ference of Tuberculosis Secretar- jies that “authorities tell us germs are developing resistance to iso- , | naizid.” TB workers said as a result of |oversalesmanship of isonaizid they | must now redouble efforts to per- suade people to have chest X-rays land to enter hospitals when X-rays disclose need for treatmen, ig Change Of Venue TAMPA # — John W. Cliffe Jr., rturing and hanging | his 4-year-old stepson, asks that he | be tried away from his home coun- accused of Improper Talk TAMPA # — Testim ny state's star witness agains of the Peace Joseph G was held improper Cireuit Judge Truman G able T. 1 ssable be Hackney had testif Much of the state's case hing around Hackney cused forest Modoer, | « National | and his cle conspira extortix Spicola of masted seek re-elect Spicola Futeh ty of Hillsborough, He and his wife are charged with beating, starving and finally Wayne Dolman. They are under first-degree murder indict ment Cliffe asked the court for @ { venue on the grounds tain of distorted pub- 4 by Tampa newspapers and tecause of remarks by State At- torney J. Rex Farrior and hig assistants. Draft 569 AUGUSTINE #—Maj. Gea. n Collins, State Selective e director, Monday sald ¢ $49 Floridians will be drafted so said another 467 regis- previously failed men examinations will be re-ex- ed during the month under ly lower standard. U. 8 m0, all n the Army, draft call for July scheduled to be put