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The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09
Army Office rs Seen
h Training Call
Units to Be
Conbed For
Personnel
BY RIENZI 3. LEMUS

WASHINGTON, D. C. -
(ANP)-It is reported here,
and through one whose utter
ances merit credence, that
the purpose of the war de-
partmen< in ordering all Me-
gro military organizations
''back to training camps" is
to develop officers for all
Negro units to be included in
the expanded U. S. Army.
According to the plan, as the
story goes, regimental command
ers, field and staff officers will
be recruited from majors, cap
tains and lieutenants of the pres
ent units while their non-com-
missioned personnel is to be
combed for the new organiza-
tons captains and lieutenants.
The all-colored 9th Illinois in
fantry of Chicago, the 369th regi.
ment of New York, the. thiro
battalion of the >342nd regiment,
located in Boaton, and company
units of colored rational guards
men, are becoming Injured to win
ter-weather conditions in camps
of their resp1;tive vicinities, while
DEVELOPMENT of officers Of the all
colored regiments-to-be goes on.
according to the story.
Much guessing had been INDUCED
and published respecting the motive
of the military authorities fcr
ordering the colored soldiers back
to camps SO soon after their return
from late summer and early fall
maneuvreS.
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WIDOW SUES FOR HUSBANDS WEDDING GIFT
Negro arr11ers
Aided By Loans

-(ANP)-According to reports from the
Dfice Of Cornelius King special assistant the governor of the
Farm Credit administration 20 per of the production
credit association borrowers many associations in the states OF
b9n Mississippi and Louisiana of the Negro Short
M has been provided this year through the facilities OF
e FC or more than 5000 Negro farmers in those states and
cdentay said Mr. King, oored farmers in those states are
considered good credit risks of these institutions The 5000 col
red members abaa, Mississippi and Louisiana share in the
vers o S033009 voting stock purchased by nember-bor-
Of these production credit associations They thus get
wav from the shark methods formerly vogue among many
landlords.
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my husband and me going back to-
gether and living happily again
as we have a child and I think it
IS our duty to try to live together.
Ans: The same woman that
separated you and your husband
will keep him from returning to
you. You had better make up your
mind to live without him as it
isn't likely that he will give this
party up in preference to you.
Get work and do the best you can
for your child.
L. d. am heart broken over
my oldest son. He was sent to
jail recently about something that
am sure that he did not do and
wish to know what would be the
proper thing for me 70 do?
Ans: At a time like this you
CAN'T consider whether he is guilty
or not. You must secure a lawyer
and let him handle the case for
you. I don't think that the case
is as serious as you are inclined
10 think it will be, but he will be
punished to some extent.
j. B. A.-Someone cut piece
of one of my plaits of hair and I
wish to know who did it? Il
Ans: No one can harm You with
the pIait of hair. The person re-
spOnsible for cutting it was the
man that you were going with at
the time. He is very fond of you
and seems to have the idea that
you will respect and love him
more if he carries a piece of your
hair. r''
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To Feel Fine, Use This
AN-VesetabIe Laxative

Here's the laxative that acts as
thoroughly as harsher ones, but is
a gentle persuader for intestines
when used this way: A quarter to
half teaspoonful of spicy, aromat-
ic BLACK DRAUGHT on your
tongue tonight, a drink of water
there you arel Then this ail-vegeta-
bic laxative usually allows plenty Of
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MY NEW 1910 ASTROLOGY
READINGS ARE READY

MY NEW 1910 ASTROLOGY
READINGS ARE READY
G. 81 have been reader of
this paper for years and enjoy
your column fine. Now I have a
girl 16 years old and she ran off
and I want to know if I will ever
hear from her again.
Ans: When she gets work and
is settled in place to live, she
will get in direct contact with
you. She is capable of taking care
of herself, and try not to worry
too much about her. She will
write before Christmas.
v. CT am a college student
and so is the girl that I feel that
am in love with. We went to-
gether two years ago but stop
ped. Do I stand chance Of win
ming her back again?
Ans: She has lots of suitOrs, but
she still has tender spot in her
heart for you. Why not try rush
ing the girl. but not to the ex-
tent that it will interfere with
your college work for she won't
give you all of her time.
A. G. C.-1 am visiting my sis
ter up here and have met a man
who says he loves me and I wish
to know if he will do as he says.
Ans: He would for few weeks,
but just as soon as he felt sure
of your affection for him, he
would grow tired of you. Now be
a reasonable woman and go home
to your husband and don't con-
tinue. to have outside friends for
you don't realize any pleasure
from an association of this kind.
L. r.. S.-My husband says that
he has insurance with the COM
pany that he works for and I
don't believe it. Tell me if it is
SO and who does he have it made
out to?
Ans: 1t is compulsory for each
employee of the company where
your husband works to carry in
eurance. Yes, he does have a
policy. When he took the policy
he had it made out to his wife,
but he has the liberty to change
it anytime that he sees fit.
H. r. P.-Is there a chance of
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time for sleep. acts thoroughly and
gently, and relieves constipations
headaches. biliousnesS, irritabihty,
bad breath. BLACK-DRAUGHTS
main ingredient is an intestinal
tonic laxative" which helps 10 tone
the intestinal muscles. Millions of
packages used prove its meritl
Economical-25 70 40 doses, Csc
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hospitality Of the commonwealth, that what
was about to be staged was raid, and that
if trouble was not wanted all had better
"come along quiet and peaceful like" My
parishoner is an honest, sober, Industrious,
respected citizen in the community, an ar
dent lover of his church and soloist in the
choir. None of these things however, NOV
ed the plain-clothes guardians of the city's
liquor statutes and along with an ordained
minister of the A.M.E. church, who also
happened to be in the place at the time of
the raid, this peaceful citizen, guilty OF
nothing more than minding his own busi-
ness and eating meal for which he had
paid, in place licensed by the city to serve
it, was hustled off to police headquarters,
Inundated by being booked on charge OF
frequenting dive, or something of the
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courageously to warn and demon
strate that if we would be free,
we must fight! Fight in and
through the courts with resources
to command the best legal talent
our own or the other race af-
fords. They have pleaded that
part of the money that we waste
annually upon baubles would be
sunk in municipal, state and ma
tional defense funds, so that ade-
quate legal aid could be guaran-
teed the thousands of wretches
who are daily rail-roaded through
so-called courts of justice while
we the people sleep.
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From Ny Study Window
We The People Sleep
By REV. JOHN CLARENCE WRIGHT

A few weeks ago called out of my bed at about
eleven o'clock at night to be informed that of par
ishoners while peacefully eating beated dinner in his
regular boarding place. had been herded with the pro-
petor and several of the customers and carried to the city
baste They informed before accepting the enforced
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After much telephoning and scouting around in the
late hours of the night able to get him released
on bond in the wee small hours" of the morning.
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Relief At Last
For Your Cough

Creon1ulsion relieves promptly be-
cause it goes right to the seat OF the
trouble to loosen germ laden phlegnf,
increase secretion and aid nature to
soothe and heal raw, tender, inf1anl.
ed bronchial mucous membranes.
No matter how many medicines you
have tried, tell your druggist to sell
you a bottle Of Creomulslon with the
understanding that you are to like
the way it quickly allays the cough
or you are to have your money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
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H. R. P.-1s there chance of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-20
DANZIC, THE FREE CITY

The controversy between Germany
and Poland over the free city of Danzig,
has created fresh interest in this Baltic
seaport, once one of the most important in
Europe. When it was founded is not
known, but records show it to have been
a considerable town as early as the year
997, and it is therefore some two centuries
older than Berlin.
During much of it's early history Dan
zig was free city, and as member of the
famous Hanseatic League of commercial
cities during the Middle Ages it reached a
high development in power and wealth. 1t
declined in the 18th and 18th centuries as
a result of the constant wars which ravaged
northern Europe, but has continued to be
commercially prominent.
"~--- Danzig came under the rule of Prus-
STA Germany at the close of the Ma
poleonic wars in 1914, and SO remained
until after the World War, when it again
became a free city under the auspices of
the League of Nations, although its foreign
and diplomatic affairs and certain other
functions are conducted by Poland. Dam
zig is governed by its own legislative body
of ~ members.
The area described as the free city of
Danzig is 754 square miles in extent, and
contains three other smaller cities-Zop-
pot, Neutreich and Tiegenhof-and about
$50 rural communities.
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BEAUTY AND THE THIEF

One of the most noticeable charac-
teristics of the people of Key West is their
love of beauty. Their seafaring ancestors
brought seeds and bulbs and shoots from
the far corners of the world to beautify
their homes and yards where they were
wont to bask contentedly in the sunshine in
between voyages. This desire for beauti-
full flowers and shrubs and trees has been
transmitted from generation to genera
ton. The result is that every street, every
lane, every yard in Key West has its hooks
where growing things lend enchantment to
the local scene and make it more entranc-
ing to resident and visitor.
Fostering this innate love for natural
beauty is the Key West Garden Club and
Tree Guild. Annually it holds one of the
most unique flower shows here to be found
anywhere in the world. It has been in
strumental in the planting of large num-
Der of trees and shrubs to replace those
that have been destroyed or that have died
natural deaths.
Lately the officers and members of
the Key West Garden Club and Tree Guild
have been disturbed because of the dis
appearance of large number of immature
plants and cactuses from the Botanical
Garden on Stock Island, under the super
vision of the WPA. 1t has been deter
mined that thieves have been busy in the
nursery. The members of the club and
guild are offering reward of SIS for the
arrest and conviction of the thieves be-
cause, they believe, it will be harmful to
the Identification program if the plants are
removed before they are ready for trans
planting.
1t is all very well, organization Off
Gals argue, to have a love of beauty and a
desire to beautify the city, but it is wrong
and foolish to steal plants which will only
wilt and die unless they are ready to be
transplanted. The Citizen feels that the
theft of nursery plants should be stopped,
so that the orderly and planned beauti-
fication program may go forward without
interference. If apprehended, the thieves,
undoubtedly, will regret their predatory
incursions, when they answer the charge
before a stern judge.
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FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
(Old Stone)
Joe A. Tolle. Pastor

Joe A. Tolle, Pastor
Corner Eaton and Simonton SITS.
"In an age of smut, does our
faith give us the courage to be
clean?"-W. B. Selah.
Church school, GAS a. m. Ger
aid Saunders, superintendent.
Morning worship, IL o'clock.
Sermon subject: "The Power of
the Resurrection.
Epworth League, ZOO p. m.
Evening worship, 800 o'clock.
Sermon subject: "Molding Chris
tan Character.
Stone Church Service Club,
Tuesday, $50 p. m.
Prayer service, Wednesday, 8
p. m. Mrs. Linton Curry, leader.
Choir rehearsal, Friday, 7:45
o. m. Mrs. Joseph Sawyer,
,Organist; Gerald Saunders, .direc.
tor. esss. 5.ss, 80
"What is the use of playing the
game of life if you do not
know where the goal
posts are?"
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Lesson Text: jeremiah 35:5-10;
Ephesians 5:15-21

Crowding into the city of Jeru-
salem, along with thousands OF
other people, to escape the much
dreaded ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, was a
tribe of people who excited much
curiosity because of their strange
manner of living. These people
were the Rechabites, nomads,
whose sheik's name was Jaasaniah
he whom Jehovah hears. They
refused the hospitality of the Is
raelites who offered homes for
shelter, and pitched their tents in
an open space within the city
walls.
jeremiah, the prophet, hearing
about their coming, and probably
knowing their history, called a
group of their number into the
synagogue where he made an OBJ
ject lesson of them for the benefit
of the Israelites. Taking them in
to certain room in the temple,
he offered them wine to drink,
which they Immediately refused,
declaring, 1--WE will drink no
wine; for Jonadab, the son of
Rechab, our father, commanded
us, saying. Ye shall drink no
wine, neither We, nor your sons,
forever; neither shall We build
house, nor SOW seed, nor plant
vineyard, nor have any; but all
your days We shall dwell in tents;
that we may live many days in
the land wherein We sojourn. And
we have obeyed the voice of
Jonadab, the son of Rechab, our
father. ~.
Jeremiah's purpose in calling
these men into the temple was
not to tempt them to drink wine,
but to hold up before the proud
Israelites of his day, the stuanch
obedience of the Rechamites to
the commandment of their ances-
tor, whom they had never seen,
while they, the Israelites, refused
to obey often times the command
ments of Jehovah although they
had even before them the word
of God and had a multitude of
evidence around and before them
of the presence of their loving
Heavenly Father.
Note the definiteness of the an
swer of the Rechamites, 1--WE will
drink no wine. Joseph Parker
declared that we should always
particularly beware of those
wines which are warranted not
to intoxicate. They are no wines
at all if they lead up to wines
that will make you drunk. There
is probably hardly any man who
is doing more harm to the world
than the man who thinks he can
cheat the devil by changing a
label. Men are saved by their
definiteness. A strong, proud,
decisive answer is the true reply
to all temptation.
Paul often in his writings ex-
horted the early Christians to be-
ware of alcoholic beverages. To
drink wine was common in those
days and Paul was familiar with
the effects produced and con-
demned its use on all occasions.
These exhortations are similarly
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Sunday School Lesson

needed today. The main argu-
ment used against Prohibition
was that it restrained ones per-
sonal liberty. While there is no
stauncher advocate of liberty
than the writer. it still remains
true that liberty does not mean
license, or the right of any man
to do as he pleases regardless of
its effects upon others.
Professor Findlay said, Whose
liberty is of most Importance
mans right to drink what he
pleases or his family's right to a
fair share of his income? The
consequences of drink cannot be
confined to the drinker, or even
to the drinkers home; they spill
over into the community, where
the rights to peace, safety, and
quiet are of greater importance
than a mans right to drink poi
son. Those who claim the most
personal liberty would be in hot
water all the time were it not
that others give up much person
al liberty even for their sake.
He continues, There is no such
thing as personal liberty to do
wrong or to violate law. All in
dividual rights give way to social
obligations. One-way streets,
traffic rules, speed limits. ordi-
nances that cover the distribution
of ice, milk, meat, and other
foodstuffs, are all in point.
The courts of the land-civil,
criminal, juvenile and divorce
courts-all bear evidence to the
effects which the drinking of al
coholic beverages is having on
the homes of our country. Broken
homes, deserted families, muir
ders, crimes of all descriptions by
the young men and women of our
land may, in a great majority of
instances, be traced directly back
to fathers-and mothers-who
drink, setting the example to
their children, often neglecting
them, forcing them to look else
where for the necessities of life.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-20
BARTER AT PISTOL POINT

The barter commerce that is being
pushed by Germany is direct result of
lack of gold on the part of the Reich.
Unable to buy what she wants with
gold the German nation seeks to secure it
by swapping goods.
The fact that military force is used
against certain nations in order to make
them enter into barter agreements is evil
dence that other nations prefer the ordi-
nary channels of international trade.
The United States, (which is trying to
develop reciprocal trade pacts with many
nations, is in the position of merchant
seeing his customers carried into COM
petitor's store at the point of pistol.
If the process keeps up long enough
there will be no trade for any nation ex-
cept those that use force to secure it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-20
FLEMING STREET METHODIST
tUptown) CHURCH
Rev. Jim Lilly, Pastor

Rev. Jim Lilly, Pastor
Fleming at William Street
Church school meets at 9:45 a
m. Norman j. Lowe, general
superintendent.
Morning worship, IL o'clock
Sermon subject: "The Risen Life
Of A Christian.
Hi-League meets at $50 p. m.
Miss Frances Lowe, in charge.
Young Peoples wort h
League meets at $50 p. m. Miss
Margaret Neff, president.
Evening service, 800 o'clock.
Sermon subject: "Be Still and
Know That l Am Cod.
Mid-week Prayer and Bible
Study. Wednesday, 800 p, m.
Choir rehearsal, Wednesday,
900 p. m. T. B. Klebsattel, di-
rector of music.
Tuesday evening, 7:45 o'clock,
Brotherhood Banquet, 619 Will
liam street.
You are cordially invited to at
tend these services.
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SAINT PAUL'S CHURCH

Duval and Eaton SITS.
Sundays
Low Mass with Communions,
z a. m.
Children's Mass, Catechism,
$3.50 a. m.
Morning Prayer and Sung Mass,
IL o'clock.
Evening Prayer, Sermon, Bene-
diction of the Blessed Sacrament,
8 p. m.
Weekdays
Morning Prayer, 6:45 o'clock.
Low Mass, Holy Communion.
9 a. m.
Evening Prayer, $50 p. m.
Wednesday,
Low Mass, Holy Communion,
z a. m.
Morning Prayer, 8:45 o'clock.
Low Mass, Holy Communion, 9
a: m.
Evening prayer, $40 o'clock.
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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH

William L. Halliday, Pastor
SGT William Street
Sunday School, GAS a. m.
Morning worship, IL O'Clock.
Sermon subject: my Lord And
My Cod.
Christian Endeavor, TOO p. m.
Topic: Goodwill Toward All
Mankind. Leader: Mrs. Chris
TOPPER Knowles.
Evening worship at 8 o'clock.
Sermon subject: "Christ's Invi-
tation To You.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday
evening, 600 o'clock.
whatsoever drinketh of the
water that shall give him shall
newer thirst; but the water that
shall give him shall be in him
a well of water springing UP into
everlasting life.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-20
D ALLY UIZ
Can you Answer seven-of these
Test Questions? Turn 10
PAGE 4 for the Answers

/. What is archaeology?
2. With which major league
baseball club does Bob
Teller play?
8. In what relative positions
should the engagement
and wedding ring be
worn?
4. Name the Minister of For
eign Affairs for Yugo-
slavia.
5. What is the horizon?
6. Under what river is the
Holland Vehicular Tun-
mel?
z. What is the correct pronun-
citation of the word dis
course?
8. Name the capital of Vene-
zuela.
9. Who invented the air-brake
for railroad cars?
10. What is another name for
the game of Ping-Pong?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-20

Ley MEMORIAL ~. Z.
CHURCH. SOUTH
o. c. Howell, Pastor

O. c. Howell. Pastor
Corner Division and Georgia SITS.
Church school, GAS a. m. Miss
Miriam Carey, superintendent.
Morning worship, IL o'clock.
Sermon subject: 'The Christ
Who Satisfies.
intermediates meet at $50 p.
m. Mrs. .. c. Howell as leader.
Young peoples department
meets at TOO p. m. Miss Agnes
Thompson, president.
Evening worship 8 o'clock.
Sermon subject: rs 1t Possible
To Backslide?".
Prayer service, Wednesday,
300 p. m.
Choir practice after prayer
service. Mrs. ]. Roland Adams
pianist.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH

White and Washington Streets
John G. Gekeler, Pastor
Sunday school, 10 a. m. VIM
3. Norman, superintendent.
Morning worship, II o'clock.
Sermon: 'The Commandments
of Jesus, Be Truthful.
Evening worship at 8 o'clock.
Sermon topic: Hope.
Champions "The Ninety and
Nine" will be sung by Mrs. Geke-
Ter.
Mid-wcek Bible study, We'd
nesday evening, 7:30 o'clock.
Please read chapters 5 and IL in
the Book of Exodus.
Tourists will find helpful
preaching and good music at the
Southernmost Church in the
United States.
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TIE CHURCH OF GOD

Over Which a. J. Tomlinson is
General Overseer
1118 Olivia Street
Mary H. Thompson, Pastor
Bible school, 10 a. m, Sunday.
Worship at IL a. m.
Young Peoples meeting at 7:30
p. m.
Evening service, 8 o'clock.
Prayer meetings, Monday and
Wednesday nights.
Bible study, Friday night.
Special music and singing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-20

Since the enactment of the Murphy
Act, the attitude toward the buying of tax
certificates has changed and those who
have paid their taxes year in and year out
expect to recoup to some extent by, the
buying of delinquent properties through
the processes of law. 1t doesn't take a
Philadelphia lawyer to know just who can
and who cannot pay their taxes, so no
hardships will be imposed on the innocent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-20
sEATf1cL1C CHURCH
81. MarY.s Star Of the Sea

P. ]. Kelleher, ST., in Charge
Sunday Masses, z and 9:30 a. m.
Weekday Masses, $3.50 and 7
a. m.
Evening services, Sunday, Ser
mon and Benediction, 7:30 o'clock.
Friday evening, Novena, Devo-
tons to the Sacred Heart, 7::30
o'clock.
Confessions, Saturday after
noon, 4 to 6; evening, 2 to 8.
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SPECIAL SUBJECTS
UPTOWN CHURCH

Rev. Jim Lilly, pastor of Flem-
ing Street Methodist (Uptown)
Church, will present Sunday
morning the subject of "The Ris-
en- Life Of A Christian. Our
doubts, our suspicion, our phys
ical and spiritual illness. the
pastor says, will be dealt with.
At the evening service. Rev
Lilly will speak on BE Still and
Know That 1 Am Cod. ''If we
do all the talking we seldom hear
from Cod, the pastor states.
T. b. Klebsattel is director of
music.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-20

Leading all states from the stand
point of national publicity, the Florida Ma
tional Exhibit gives promise of stealing
the show at the New York Worlds Fair,
just as it did in Chicago and Cleveland.
This outstanding exhibit will secure mil
lions of dollars worth of business for the
state This writer was q witness to the in
terest visitors displayed at the above
named fairs, and hopes to see greater in
terest at greater fair in New York this
year.