The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 28, 1952, Page 6

PE Kee vet Grete ebSene gg Salenns wee tree Pageo BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH LOOK AT TH’ BODACIOUS RATTLE I FIXED FER TH’ NEW BARLOW YOUNG-UN,MAW--I FILLED A OL’ EMPTY JUG UP WIF DRIED BEANS AN’-- LISSEN #17 I DON'T WANT TO TROMP IT DON'T ON NORE FEELIN'S, PAW-- LOOK BUT IT JES’ DON'T 4 RIGHT ? LOOK RIGHT FER A hae NEW-BORNED BABY--UH-- SORRY- BUT I'M LATE NOW FOR THE SEWING BEE AT MISS TERSTITCH’S! "'M_ GOING OVER TO MOTHER'S HOUSE TO Gppie mabbenin ears tee et ay meant a A VOICE RECORDING | | MACHINE THE BOYS | HOOKED UP/—NOW | YOU DONT EVEN HAVE | TO G&T OUT OF BED We GOT LOUD SPEAKERS ON ALL OF OUR i THERE.” HOWS THAT FOR SERVICE ? sR 4 By Fred Lasswell WHY, SHORE! I-FERGOT TO PUT A PURTY PINK BOW ON IT HAVE YOU GOT A FEW NAILS ? ITS ME PANTS Mo. “agehesnoncein FF pues, ee THis is BEGINNING JALOPPIES, TO SOUND » LIKE FUN! HERE'S YOUR SPEECH! You WAX ITAND RELAX ~ WELL BLAST THE Chapter Ten \ ATER STREET and its envi- rons was a derelict mass of rust and broken brick just a hoot built finaneial district, The Buick nosed slowly thr the narrow labyrinth of stree' and soon eased to a stop, Deve- reaux alighted and st ing a wide, low building whose fagade showed barely legible sign read: OLD NEW YORK MISSION. SERV- ICES 5 P.M. COFFEE FREE. EVERYBODY WELCOME. Devereaux entered the Mission. Except for two bums stretched sleep, the room was deserted, Devereaux cup; a hand to his mouth. “Hel-loo-o00.” The echo held lingeringiy, and then he was aware of a so overhead. tieeg thump, like a cane, striking same section of the: Soot, as. if SEAENE 6 Fe sponse to his c: Devereaux waited, and soon there were foot- steps ‘overhead, the heavy tread of a heavy person moving across the floor. m a man emerged ae Be gloomy side Sallger: e shaggy gray mass o: iooked long unbarbered and un- combed. He was cadaverous, bu’ in curious roportion. The per half of frame had overdevelopment of a heavy- weight wrestler. What was below the top mass seemed spi » al- most delicate. He was carry: heavy, black-lacquered stick walking support, The man stared near-sightedly as he moved closer to Devereaux. He stopped and furrowed his brow inauieived “Maxim fuloff?” Devereaux asked, “Tm Devereaux, a policeman. I've some questions to ale about ‘ou're interested in.” uestion_si- im with the parole board,” Devereaux said. “You're from the probation of- on “No.” Devereaux watched Bu- loff's stare of surprise, then said, “Why did you stand for Longo, sponsor him?” “To help him.” % “A pickpocket and a convicted felon? pits NEWS Ft. Pierce —The Florida High- , way Patrol was to complete its investigation Monday into a game called “chicken” which brought “A man who begged for help.” It was said with grave, ee MBs 3 — Devereaux nodded impatiently, “But away from Manhattan’s super-| jawbreaker is TOUGH COP steven ___By JOHN ROEBURT facial muscles twitched, like a ago the eyes showed fear. “ vereaux be; with piercing directness. “I'm S poliownee, Lon- r Sponso! 2 3 ite a as | f° i i at ity to S What seible oh i aoe te a room in the Hotel could you keep on Longo? What guarantee of his behavior?” “His pledged word, Mr, Deve- regard-| reaux. “You're being naive, if I may long ne; A! be blunt.” Buloff looked offended. “Where's Longo? I order you to produce him.” tense silence fell, like a dead- lock, with Buloff in evident self- debate. Finally he said, “The man across as many benches, in deep| Was not to be harassed. That was also a condition of my custody.” “T've got to goto him,” vereaux said flatly. “Torment the man and I give back my custody.” The tones were growling. “I can’t work with a the police continue to ke ag the ting yen! connec’ hall and climbed the staircase in tedious -ingle file. The narrow hallway was fraught with sicken- TT one room on the upstairs floor held an irregular ar- rangement of unmade beds, six in number, and an odd assortment of household appurtenances. The Toom was evidently a kind of dormitory, with kitchen facilities, of a sort, and other living com- forts flung here and there into the aie re held two occupants. room Protninent: featuses, had the ‘un~ mistakable look of a menial. was carefully foldin; looked newly wi the use of a bleaching a ting on em) “ ag thodi foi Bi both roa man to inking a tavern table. fy man took a gent, first iy is gaze, as reparing Sons: then his e seitlea on De~ vereaux uneasily. The worry and he felt was plain to see. The BRIEFS tologists Association Sunday at the opening of a four-day meeting. Other officers included: George Tanner, West Palm Beach, sec- ond vice president; Sue McCreary, death to one man and injury to | Tallahassee, third vice president; three other persons at St. Lucie | Hilda Cogdill, Gainesville, fourth Airport Sunday. vice president, Sgt. Clyde Pirtle identified the} Edith Elms, Coral Gables, sec- | dead man as Henry Hayward Pe-| retary; Lewis Harris, Miami terson, 24, sign company employe | Beach, treasurer; Gordon Bowder, and father of a six-year-old daugh- | Miami, financial secretary, and ter. Injured were John Henry | Barbara Roberts, Pensacola, his- Johns, 29, Georgia Ann Campbell, | torian. 19, and Jo Ann Blanton, 17, Next year’s convention will be Pirtle said the two men were | held in Miami Beach in conjunc- driving cars playing “chicken,” a | tion with the National Hairdress-, | game in which drivers race to- | against C. O. (Mike) Baron, care- |The Putnam County Graphic re- ward each other to see which will be the first to turn out. No charges have been filed. MIAMI #—Charges of violating zoning laws probably will be filed | ers and Cosmetologists Associa- tion convention. USE FOUND FOR WEDDING VEIL GREENCASTLE, Ind. — (7). — jtaker of a nudist camp in South jports a housewife here finally Dade County, Sheriff J. B. Sonny | found a practical use for her old Henderson said Monday. wedding veil. She hung it over Henderson and other law en-/ , ‘ forcement officers raided the com- son sl ~ = fortable 40-acre hideaway deep in | the pine woods south of Home- stead Sunday, disturbing some 40 nudists, Henderson said there were at least 15 youngsters cavorting in their birthday suits along with the | older nudists. The County Zoning Board had approved application for a permit } to build a nudist camp on the | property but the county commis- | sioners turned it down. The prop- | erty is owned by J. Paul Suplee, ‘who operates a nudist colony at Palmerton, Pa., Baron said. Balloons, sent up as high as 1,000, 000 feet to study cosmic rays, of- ten are reported as flaying saucers. | GAINESVILLE @®—~ Elementary | school principals of Florida met | here Monday for a two-day confer ence on problems and policies of | their offices, Nuri Eren, director of the Turk- ish information office in New York i City, addressed the group last | night. - i MIAMI BEACH (®—The prevail- | ing tendency to brosk with tradi- | tional store hours and particularly | the trend to multiple night open- | ings is am “occupationsi bazard” | of the food industry, the National | Association of Food Chains was told Monday. | | Henry Schaffer, Schenectady, | N. ¥., bead of Schaffer Stores | i Co.. ted discussion on hours of | operation at the NAFC's first com- | Peer Pr Peers ab ' a82088 . Longo shook his head, as ® erasing Devereaux from the view before him, 2 “Lying won't hi ” Dee vereaux ontined salen _ Longo looked at Sulokt ingly, and the turned protestingly to Devereaux. “You'll shut up and not butt .in, ‘Buloff,” the detective warned. Devereaux coiled sudden gers around Longo’s wrist. can’t help you, so don’t look it. And if you've got an idea this place is a haven, give it because I'll hustle you out here so fast it will make head spin.” The tic was alive in saeue? ae "i 0.” “What were you doing in that hotel room?” Devereaux asked. Longo looked away from Buloff. His face had the shamed look of a child Leary to confess a deed. -“T heard a noise at the and I hid in the closet.” The sudden distress in Buloffs face seemed genuine to Deve- reaux’s quick estimate, The de- tective said, wasn't my Teante. I asked, what were you loing in the ie “IT went in looking for money, jewelry.” lerstand the line of discussion, “What made think se?” De-~ *T knocked, then hid in. a turm in the hall and watched. Nobody to the door, Then I let — was te os if he Souldet Devereaux contemplated “How long had you been ng hotel roo: before this job?” a ge , hecitated. Bs Ng three weeks,” he ly said, glancing remorsefully toward Buide me ‘To be continued) ij | AUSSIE UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS SINCE AUGUST CANBRRA, Australia. — (#).— Australia may have passed its postwar peak of unemployment last August. In mid - August there were 25,906 on unemployment benefits. A month later this figure had fallen to 24,233. z The Conimonwealth Labor De- partment attributed the improve- ment to revivals in the textiles, coal, iron, steel and ship-build- ing industries. HOTELS IMPROVE * GUEST FACILITIES NEW YORK.—(?).—A national survey of hotels reveals that the average hostelry is spending time, effort and money to bright- en up guest facilities. The hotels, which average 323 guest rooms, will spend an aver- age of $17,500 for guest-room im- provements, including carpeting, draperies, furniture, beds, bed- ding and air-conditioning. Air-conditioning is a major modernization factor, especially in construction of wings or addi« tions, says the Ahrens Publish- ing Co., trade journal of the hotel industry who made the survey. ID aed SQe RSE EF EB eee an ee oS ee J00GE Jane |