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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD
BOY WROTE MOTHER

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any house. The guns that were
in the cabin were painted to
agree with the other things.
From Key West we started for
st. Marks, but we had very un-
pleasant journey, and it blew
gale, but we passed by Tampa,
where Major Bolton was in
command, but the captain was
afraid to go in. We spoke two
vessels. One was a cutter of 26
guns, the other a sloop of war
called the Vandalia
I forgot to tell you of the
dangerous accident that happen
ed to us off Indian Key. The
steam boat caught on fire In the
night, but the watch were awake
and gave the alarm, and by the
united energies OF the sailors
and passengers it was extinguiSh-
ed. Nothing important happened
TO us on the way to ST. Marks.
We arrived there In safety, but
only remained there one night
Our sleep was broken by the cry
of fire. Some bales of cotton
had caught on fire, probably by
a black man who was smoking a
segar there. Some person fired
a gun during the night and cried
Indians. In the morning we took
the stage and proceeded on our
way to Tallahassee. The road
was filled with cotton wagons
going for and carrying cotton.
There were at St. Marks IL Barg-
es, 2 Schooners, and some ships
waiting for cotton.
We arrived in Tallahassee on
the 18th instant, Is days from
st. Augustine. Father has had
the rheumatism for 4 or 5 days
very bad in his knee, but it is
now getting a little better. He
still walks very lame, and the
knee is very much swelled. Fa-
ther is writing letter to Kirby
about the Indian war, and he
says he expects that Kirby will
be ordered on to Florida.
We have heard the news of Ma
jor Putnam'S severe fight with
the Indians. We think his COM
mand fought bravely. What a
pity they had not ammunition
and force sufficient to conquer
the Indians. We, that is father
and 1, are sad and grieved for
poor Edward Gould. He was
such fine young man. How can
his poor parents bear it? We
hope Douglas Dummett will get
well, and all the wounded. Uncle
Putnam's we are told is slight
Dear Mother, Love to you all.
Your affectionate son,
EDMUND K. SMITH.
To Mrs. Francis K. Smith,
St. Augustine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
FINE COOPERATION

Editor, The Citizen:
l want to express my apprecia-
ton and the appreciation of our
general committee for the fine CO.
operation The Citizen has given
us in connection with the pro-
gram This Work Pays Your
Community Week" for the Pro-
fessional and Service Projects of
the Work Projects Administra-
ton operating in Key West.
The program was essentially to
enlighten the people in the COM
munity as to the value of public
service rendered by these prof.
ectS. 1t is interesting to note
that the newspapers throughout
the country have given whole
hearted cooperation to this
worthy endeavor and your paper
has certainly proven that it rs no
exception and we thank you for
the liberal space you have given.
We also appreciate the splen-
did assistance The Artman Press
rendered by binding for us the
| prospectus" which covered in
formation relative to our local
projects.
Sincerely yours,
FLORIDA ART PROJECT
KEY WEST ART CENTER, WPA
T. Townsend Morgan,
Director.
Mau 90 1Q4l
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY
PARADE TONIGHT

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Scouts, Girl Scouts and school
patrol units. Civic and fraternal
organizations will take up posi-
tionS next in line.
Key West observed the day
with proper display of flags. At
the county courthouse and Lee
gion headquarters, flags were at
half mast and stores throughout
the city displayed the national
emblem. No flag fluttered from
the city hall, however.
Federal offices were closed in
that the day is regarded as a ma
tional holiday. County and city
offices remained opened, Florida
being one of the states that does
not recognize the holiday.
The program to be given at
Bayview Park, starting imme-
diately following the end of the
parade, will be as follows:
America. Key West w. P. A.
Band, Choral Chorus.
Invocation" Rev. ]. P. Lilly,
Pastor Fleming Street Methodist
Church.
God Bless America, Key
West w. P. A. Band, Choral
Chorus.
Address, William A. Freeman.
President City Council.
Duet, Mrs. Eva Warner and
Mrs. c. E. Mccoy.
Address, William Little, Presi-
dent Rotary Club.
Onward Comrades Onward"
Key West Choral Society.
Address of the Day. Lieut. Col
G. D. Hatfield, U. S. Marine
Corps.
Washington Post March, Key
West w. P. A. Band.
Taps Bugler), U. S. Marine
Corps.
Thirty seconds of silence in
memory of those left overseas.
Benediction, Rev. A. L. Maui
reau, S. ].
National Anthem, Key West W.
p. A. Band, Choral Chorus.
Master of Ceremonies will be
DR.. A. NJ. Morgan. Choral Direc-
tor is Theodore Klebsattle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30

Line, which has been strengthen
ed recently, call for full atten-
ton, he stated.
Nazis now claim to have occu-
pied the French city of Lille, i'm
portant manufacturing center.
Other dispatches revealed that
bombers off channel port cities
had sunk at least Is British trans
ports and four warships.
In London, the war department
has issued a decree that all news
papers carrying ''defeatiSt" sto-
ries would be suppressed
Foreign officer Alfred Duff
Cooper said today that never
again viii the British negotiate
with Adolf Hitler. Coming at
this time, the announcement has
caused widespread speculation
here as to whether the Britons
are seeking a means to bring
about peace negotiations.
On another front, Soviet Rus
STA today appeared to be keeping
watchful eyes on Italy's Balkan
aspirations. It is learned that
the Soviets do not look with favor
on the predicted Italian move in
to Yugoslavia and other Balkan
States Relations between Hitler
and Stain are reported TO be
somewhat strained over this situ-
alton
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
TRANSPORTATION
S. S. CUBA

Steamship Cuba. of the P. and
o. S. S. Co., arrived $40 o'clock
this morning from Tampa with
one first and one second cabin
passengers for Key West; five
first and three second cabin pas
sengers for Havana.
Key West arrivals were: S. c.
Singleton and E Hernandez. oc
Shown on the vessels mani
fest were the following items:
For Key West, 1873 tons of freight
and one sack of mail For Ha-
vana there were IS sacks of
mail.
The ship sailed at noon for
Havana with 40 first and seven
second cabin booking at Key
West. The Cuba also carried
two automobiles and Is sacks of
mail.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
TO OUR FRIENDS:

Please accept = our sincere
thanks for the many kind acts
rendered us during our recent
SORROW, the loss of our beloved
one, Jose emo. Piodela. We are
most grateful for the kind ex-
preston of sympathy. 1t has
been an hour of great trial to US,
but we have been sustained in
it all by the Grace of God, gen.
erous and loving-hearted friends.
MRS. PIODELA and FAMILY.
bay30-1tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
DIVORCE ACTIONS

Final decree in the divorce
suit of Francisco Alea against
Lucia Alea, charges extreme
cruelty, was filed yesterday in
the office of Clerk Ross c. Saw
yer, in Criminal Court
Another final decree was filed
yesterday in the case of Milton
A Parrot versus Thelma Parrot.
charging violent and ungovern-
able temper. Custody of a minor
son was given to the father and
the custody of minor girl given
to the mother.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
REALTY TRANSFER

Property transfer recorded at
the county courthouse this morn
ing was that of David Al DuPuis
and wife, Lafayette DuPuis, TO
A. NJ Morgan and wife, Ruby
Morgan. of Lot 4 in Block z of
Tract IL at Reynolds street and
Wadden avenue, for $40 and 9TH
er valuable considerations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY
FINDS NEW WAR
NEAR us. GRAVES

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this war; 1888 Americans who
were in units attached to British
forces lie here, nine miles from
st. Quentin near the present bat
tie zones.
Brookwood-25 miles from
London-might be threatened if
total war reaches England. 468
Americans, many of them victims
of the TuScania torpedoing, rest
here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen welcomes express
si0ns of the views of it's read
ers. bat the editor reserves the
right to delete any items
which are considered IibeIOus
or unVyarranted. The writer's
should be fair and cOnfine the
letters TO 200 words. and write
on one side of the paper only.
Signature of the writer's must
accompany the letters and will
be published unless requested
otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
Visited Sailor Husband

Mrs. c. c. Jacobs and son,
Maynard, who had been visiting
for two months with Mr.. Jacobs,
who, is attached to the Destroyer
Williams, left this morning for
her home in Salisbury, N. c., and
will afterward go to New York.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
THE CLASS IN HANDIcRAFT

which has been held at the Sew
ing Rooms are now held at the
Art Center starting this morning
at 10 o'clock. All former pupils
are urged to attend and an in
vitation is extended to any one
interested in this line of work,
to come and join the class.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
Mr.. AND MRS. JOHN JENNI

former residents of Key West,
are back in town for a two weeks
visit. They have taken rooms
with Mrs. Jeanne Taylor at the
Bahama House" on Williams
streets, and will be glad to see
their many friends.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
NOTES OF TODAY
Sinqleton Returns

s. c. Singleton, secretary of
the Key West Chamber of Com
merce, who went to Tampa last
week to attend a convention of
Commercial Secretaries of the
state, was a returning passenger
on the Cuba from Tampa this
morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30

Over 90 percent of the capital
invested in American hospitals
represents public monies, sup
piled directly from tax funds and
indirectly by community cam
paigns, non-profit charities and
philanthropy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
A SPECIAL MEETING of the

Art Appreciation Reading Group
of the Art Center will be held
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock.
There will be a first showing of
lantern slides in full color of
water-color drawings of the en-
dex of American Design" with
appropriate text. Everyone in
tereSted in American antiques
should attend. These lectures
are free to the public.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
To Return With Car

Staff Sergeant ]. P. Robinson,
U. S. A. and Mrs. Robinson,
were passengers on the z o'clock
bus going to Miami for the
purpose of getting a car and will
return this evening.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
Returns To Birmingham

Miss Catherine Teid, who had
been visiting for three months in
Key West, left on the early bus
this morning for her home in
Birmingham, Ala.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
JULIO REssANEN. artist fir

far away Finland, is here for a
stay of some time. Visiting the
gallery he expressed himself as
being delighted with the thea
trical sketches, Curtains Up"
now being shown.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30

For purposes of local govern
ment, England and Wales are di-
vided primarily into 81 admins
trative counties.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30

Mt. Ararat in Turkey. on which
the Bible says Noah's ark land
ed. IS higher than any U. S. peak
nearly 1900 feet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
ANSWERS TO
T0DAY'S DAILY QUIZ


l. Tadpoles.
2. Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Mass a hus etts.
Rhode Island and Con-
necticut.
3. World War.
T. St. Louis.
5. 1888.
6. Fat person
z. Judge John E. Mack.
8. Mckinley and Grant.
9. Yes
10. Massachusetts,.
Cyclone is the name of a town
in Missouri.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
Was On Business Trip

Isidro Rodriguez, assistant
agent of the Florida Motor Lines
in Key West, who had been
visiting on business in Miami,
returned this afternoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30

Wyoming contains 100000
acres of government owned
primitive areas In which no
roads may be built
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30

SILVER PALM GUEST HOUSE
Clean and cool rooms. HOUSE
keeping facilities Baths. hot
and cold water. Summer rates
Eaton and Elizabeth streets
mayz3-lmo
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
nR1.r &c
Es|!ILl:sdsAA

Notes and happenings i'm
connection with growing Art
activities i'm Key West will be
published weekly i'm this column
in The Citizen. sponsored by
the WPA Key West Art Center.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30
GERMANS HURL
FORTY DIVISIONS
INTO FLANDERS

Continued from Page One)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30

May 20, 1910
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-30

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY.
IN CHANCERY.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-05-16

q. When the inhabitants of two
harborless islands in the south Pa
cific recently received several
large shipments of equipment and
supplies, including radio sets, the
cargoes were transported from
ship to shore by surfboards.
q Although the gravel in the
Snake river in Idaho is estimated
to contain about $4,000 200, 900
worth of gold, much of the metal
is in such minute particles, known
as "four,'' that few Of the hun
dreds of machines made to re-
cover it have been satisfactory.
Some of these particles are so
small that it would take millions
of them to equal one cent in value.
Golfers.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-05-16
Immortal Thoughts

Memories, images and precious
thoughts that shall not die, and
cannot be Observation-Disclosures
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-05-16
Is your child a
NOSE PICKER?

1t may be just nasty habit, but sometimes
nose picking is sign Of something nastier
1t may mean that your child has round
.o0rms-especially If there are other symp-
restless sleep and Itching In certain parts.
People don't like to talk about bowel
worms, so you may not realize how many
children have this dreadful infection. They
catch" 1t from other children, from dogs,
or unwashed vegetables. or infected water.
II you even suspect that your child has
right awayl Jayne's is the best known
worm expellant in America, 1t is backed
by modern scientific study, and has been
used by millions, for over q century.
JAYNE's VERM1ruaE is pleasant tasting
and gentle. yet it does a good job. Jayne's
worms without upsetting the digestive sys-
tenn. II there are no worms, 1t acts merely
as a mild laxative.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-05-16
MUCH WORSE

Mr.. Jasper-Now I suppose you
will threaten to go home to your
mother after this scrap?
Mrs. Jasper-I'll do nothing so
foolish. I'm going to invite mother
to come here.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-05-16
Raying Beauty

Clara-Jack simply raved over
my eyes, my face and my COM
plexion.
Maryland is he still in the
asylum?
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-05-16
Generosity

Marine-Say, pal, will you loan
me nickel? I want to call a
friend.
Sailor-Here's is cents, call all
your friends.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-05-16
True Work Sacred

ALI true work is sacred; in all
true work, were it but true hand
labor, there is something of di-
vineness.-Carlyle.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-05-16
Too Speedy

BILL hit guy on the nose yes
terday, and you should have seen
him run.
Bob-That so?
Bill-Yes, but he didn't catch me.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20
P0STOFFICE WORK
HELD UP BY U. S.
Scotland Neck Project Among
Those On Which Plans
Have Been Deferred
111Acu1NcrON Dec. 49, lR

WASHINGTON, Dec. ~ VT -
The government is holding up con
struction of approximately 2o(
postoffices and other public ouilo'
ings in line with President foose'
,,aI+,e decision to curtail monde
fense expenditures.
Officials of the public buildings
administration said the halt IN con-
str11ction resulted directly from a
nresidential order 1mpoundlng
funds intended for PWA works out
side the District of Columbia.
The officials added that the prof.
ects on which construction was be-
ing deferred were those on which
no bids had been asked and no
construction work had actually
started.
Among them were:
North Carolina-Scotland Neck
postoffice, $4,000.
South Carolina-Charleston post
office, $465, 900; Columbia postof-
flee, additional land, extension and
remodeling, $4oo,0oO; Fort M ill
postoffice, $4,000; Lyman postof-
flee, $4,000; Manning postoffice,
SIS, 900. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20
AAA Asked To EXEMPT
Picking Cucumbers

R. w. Galphin, farm agent, yes.
terday received word from E. Y
Floyd, secretary of the state AAA
committee, that two different
pickle manufacturers have re-
quested the committee to exempt
picking cucumbers from com
mercial vegetable allotments.
Representatives of the trade
have insisted, the notice said,
that the picking varieties of Gu.
cumbers do not enter into compe
tition with the green cucumber
market. If the exemption is made
it will be necessary to reduce the
portion of commercial vegetable
allotment that was built up from
the picking of varieties of Gu
cumbers.
Galphin requests that all farm
families in New Hanover county
contact the customhouse office by
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20
On Winds OF Song
CONTINUED From Page Ten)

Mana Harris, "At least I won't be
recognized here and asked to make
a specify
Kit skipped her gaze from the
girl in the sable coat and saw that
row upon row of shining faces
were turned up to the stage, each
face a mirror of youthful anticipa-
ton.
Overhead, partially concealing
the water stains on the ceiling
festoons of orange and black crepe
paper, left over from Halloween
twined and met in the center from
which was suspended a large rec
paper bell, making 4 neat meeting
of memory with the coming Christ
mas holidays. At the foot of the
small stage, mounds of also left.
over corn stalks flankcd a table or
which reposed the trophies to be
distributed by Mana Harris. They
were three cromium plated cups OF
varying sizes, p a ir of boxing
gloves, a brace of ice skates and
an autographed football.
Amateur stagehands were set
ting the scene for the girls act.
They placed white bench against
a painted drop showing a portion
of an extravagant garden purport-
ed to supply the illusion of a south
ern garden.
Fran already had posed herself
on the bench and was arranging
her cretonne skirts when Kit took
her place, standing back of her
with one hand resting on her shoul-
der and the other lingering the
ribbons of her hat.
Fran nodded to the amateur
stagehand to give a cue to the or
chestra leader.
The curtain was going up.
The fates were picking up the
strands of destiny that were
marked for Kitty Reilly. /
To (Be Continued)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20
Negro Is Held Under
Highway Robbery Charge

Lee Ernest Davis, negr o,
charged with highway robbery,
was bound to New Hanover super
ior court yesterday morning under
bond of $500.
j. D. Hufham, charged with
reckless operation of an automo-
bile with injuries resulting drew
a continuance until Dec. 26.
Pete Harvey, charged with dam
age to property, was assessed
with the costs of court and ordered
to make restitution to the prose-
cutting witness in the amount of
Isl. so
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20
WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON. N. c.

Saturday afternoon and say wheth-
er they want the picking cucum-
her placed on the free list. The
final decision will not be made by
the state committee until t h e
answers from the various counties
are turned in December %.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20
Schools Close Today
For Yule Holidays

The New Hanover county
schools will close at noon to-
day for the Christmas holidays,
H. M. Roland, superintendent,
said yesterday.
Classes will be resumed at
the regular hour at each school
Thursday morning, January 2,
for the approximately 10000
children in the rs white and
colored county school units, he
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20
Puppet Classes Will
Present Yule PIay

The puppet classes of the Will.
mlngton Museum of Art will pre-.
sent a Christmas play, THE Lost
Toys" this afternoon, at o'clock
at the Museum.
The public is cordially invited
and there will be no admission
charge.
There will be a, party immed.
lately after the ply, for the chill
dren of the classes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20
LEGISLATION PASSED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19- Up -
Legislation permitting DR.. Max
Won der Porten to reside perman-
emily in this country was passed
unanimously by the house today
after the chamber was told he
would face Hitler firing squad"
if he returned to Germany.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-02-22
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TAXI |
VOL uE l. NUMBER 8

The milk problem facing may we'll prove tc
be blessing In disguise. It will if the Maryland
Milk Consumers COMM ttee, created to attack the
problem, succeeds in its effort to unite milk
of this district into solid purchasing
group able to deal effectively with distributors.
Certainly an extraordinary opport,mity is being
presented US all to demonstrate that Join
forces to solve problem. By pooling
buying and using that power to insist that the
price spread from the producer to the consumer be
lowered to the minimum, we Will not only solve the
present milk problem but will also give very
dramatic demonstration of the strength of united
government in general, and consumer cooperation in
particular, stands.
Already much of the demonstration has been made.
A strong group of has been organized.
Aggressive negotiations have been carried on.
highly favorable agreement is about to be put into
effect. IF nothing else were done this could be
pointed to with pride noteworthy example of the
progress making In the ability to handle
own BUSINESS
However the greatest test of that ability still
to come. It Will when the di distributors start
reeling out the bait to lure individual consumers
being made to those who ask for them, In spite
of public statements to the contrary. Later
cream may be added to the milk, and finally the
regular price may be cut drastica1y (similar lures
business; those days of ten cent, super-rtch
milky.
Certainly certain number of the group will
swallow the bait-hook, line, and sdnker-end be
drawn away.
The ques ton is, will the group itself become so
disintegrated as to become once more ineffective?
If It does then prices Will undoubtedly go up again,
they did before. IF 1t does not, if it keeps
itself together and fights to the bitter end to
that fundamentally economic prices established
and maintained then the will be taken toward
the time economic democracy will be a reality.
- Howard C. Custer