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The Key West citizen., 1940-10-14

steading days in Florida, is a
feather mattress.
A letter dated October End
ron my home in New York
so: = started my furnace fire
;oday'.
We suppose ancestors are rela-
tives thrice removed. We heard
about some Yankee traders, pos
sibly our ancestors, who sold
wooden nutmegs.
There is one hitch-hiker from
California to Florida who has a
trick up his sleeve. He learned
it from some merchant sailors
who were ION the beach" and
therefore hard up and too poor
TO pay for a meal The boy goes
into restaurant and orders a
meal, consumes most of it and
then calls the manager. Look
he says, "a fly in this food" The
manager apologies and offers to
bring another meal but the boy
says, No, I couldn't eat a thing
now, after seeing that fly" The
manager says, I'm very sorry.
Just don't say any more about it,
and you needn't stop at the
cashiers desk on the way out" "
The boy leaves without paying
He toys with a match box in his
pocket. The match box contains
his supply of flies.
The mind plays strange tricks
some times. I don't know Whe-
ther to attribute it to one
track mind or just plain old age
approaching, but twice recently
| have walked out of a restaurant
without paying for my meal. In
the first instance the proprietor
chased up the street after me to
collect. l had no excuse to offer
Just never thought about pay
ing. | was too busy at the mo-
ment thinking out how / could
write some items in this column
that l had seen and heard in the
restaurant
! The second time | didn't pay
I'D was in a different restaurant
and one that l had never visited
before. Next to me sat charm
ing. friendly, gray-haired wom-
an. It turned out that she could
say such things as, do you re-
member the theatre ticket office
on the corner of fremont and
Boylston Streets? That was my
husbands ticket agency
E When the meal was finished, I
wasn't eating in a little restau-
rant in Tampa, I was coming out
of Houghton and Dutton's and
trudging up Park Street to Bea-
con Street. with my eyes on the
golden dome Of the State Capitol
in Boston l ''came to- when 1
reached he place where my car
was paffsd. but not wholly I
was back again in Tampa all
right but 1 still didn't remember
about paving for the meal Some
hours later. a complete picture of
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-14

There IS danger to freedom and to the
rights Of the individual in delegating too
-7ueh power Of an economic nature to the
central government. Labor particularly,
should keep It's eyes open and see that
his is not done, for once government has
+..Eon over the management and operation
- the economic processes of the country,
II worker becomes the creature of the
dependent for his bread and butter
Donthc wishes ana dictates of those in
0ower. Freedom Of the ballot becomes a
Ie.-,h. for the voter has TO vote as he is told
or else. Ard don't be 50 compacent-
t can happen here.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-14
WHO KNOWS?
See The Answers" on Page 4

/. How many flying fortress
es'' has the US?
2. When did the British ac-
quire Gibraltar?
8. When was the Munich Con
ference held?
f. How many British children
have been sent to this country to
escape air raids?
5. Is DR.. Albert Einstein an
American citizen?
6. How many US. Senators
will be elected this year?
7. What is the difference be-
tween the adjournment of Con
gress and a recess?
9. What is known as the John
son act?
g. Does a candidate have to
have a majority of the popular
vote 10 be elected president?
10. When did Italy attack Ethi-
opia?
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-14

the restaurant and nv exit from
it. paraded across nv mind. Ii
was like seeing the first part of
a movie. over again. I was shock
ed and surprised at myself but
thankful TO that policeman known
as the subconscious mind that was
standing guard over my reputa-
ton fer honesty. He showed me /
should 20 back And when
wen back the next day the man
ager. although he had never seen
me before. said. Il knew you'd
be back.
Now that the hitch-hiking boy
is in Florida. he ought to change
his stock in trade from flies 10
reaches
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-14

On account of the European war and
it implications, the economic relationship
LRtween the United States and the people
.6uth of us will Be closer than ever before
and the good neighbor policy enhanced
one of the phases to bring about better
understanding with them is to learn their
language. This writer believes that the
+rdT Of Spanish should be made compul-
sery in our public schools; it would be to
cur advantage in many ways. and Spanish
IS. not difficult language to learn. In
Key West there are thousands of resi-
dents who speak Spanish fluently and all
stOuld learn this mellifluous language,
RQth for cultural and economic reasons.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-14

= The Christian Science Monitor in
+or-e@ It's readers hat sapodilla is the
4tuit Of a arg vergreen tree found in
Central America and the West Indies. 1t
MAJ he added that this delicious apple
-haped ftut may also be found in Key
West and the adjacent Keys.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-14

Have YOU motto i that the most in
-tellectual cultivated n@cd is often pain
fully destitute Of common sense! And
with that thought goes t.fa observation
shat they are also mostly failiTes in life
when material things are considered.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-14
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

I Water and Sewerage.
2 More Hotels and Apartments
g. 3cach and Bathing Pavilion
4. Airports-Land and Sea
5 Consolidation of County and City Gov
CTnmCntS
s Modern City Hospital
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-14

Germans complain that the British are
dropping potato bugs in their fields. Any
way. potato bug won't explode.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-14

= Some of the most dangerous aliens
had the foresight to obtain naturalization
papers.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-14

Ii the editor Of little paper has
~; ra.ter he speaks his mind, just as the
eGit0ls Of big papers do.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
By SARAH WILSON AP Feature Service Writer

Parents find so much real joy in doing things for their children, and in loving them, that there always is danger the child may be "babied' too much
 Mother feels Jimmy can't get along without her. She walks to school with him and back, won't let him go to the grocery store alone, waits on him hand and foot. She picks his companions = they mustn't be noisy nor belong to that gang Of little hoodlums" down the street.
 Poor Jimmy! If he's a normal, healthy child, he rebels against his mother for treating him like an infant. He especially cant forgive her for the gangs taunts of sissy" and "mamas boy"
 If baby treatment is carried on long enough, the child grows up witb very little will of his own. He finds himself thinking, will mother and father approve or ob- ject?" Will friends applaud or jeer?" Such doubts will crop up in many situations, from accepting an invitation to choosing wife.
 A child learns by doing. Let him try; if he fails, don't be dis outraged He'll learn by mistakes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
AUTOS COLLIDE AT AUX LAKE;
 SUN E BLAMED

Sun in the eyes If q Sunday driver caused a head-on collision yester- day evening atsAuk Lake. Both au- tomobiles were badly smashed and the passengers shaken, but no one was injured seriously.
 George Dudley, headed out the highway, said he was blinded by the sun when he turned from the lakt up the rise toward Aux Bay. He crossed to the left side of the road and struck car operated by B. w. Mccormick. The Dudley automo- bile, Marshals officers said, was only 5k feet from the railing on the wrong side of the road.
 Mccormick, driving toward Jul neau, stopped his car when he saw Dudley was going to hit him.
 Passengers Shaken
 Ruth Briggs, passenger in the Mccormick automobile, lost con- sciousness as the result of the crash Shirley Cleveneau and her two small brothers, passengers in the Dudley car, were bruised and cut slightly, sY
 The Dudley automobile is owned by Dan Russell and the Mccormick car by Simon Russell. Neither ewn- CT was present.
 Dudley told officers he would pay the damages, estimated at $150 to each automobile.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
AMATEUR MOVIE
 MAN HAS WHALE " OF TIME SUNDAY

Putting around in a ten foot poatt with a baby outboard motor, chasing whales, guessing where they VIII come up-and guessing exactly right, is something of, an experience.
 Floyd Fagerson, concrete man and Gail Osborne, night clerk at the Baranof, had that experience yesterday and nearly lived the tale of Jonah. a a
 Taking movies of two forty-foot humpback whales near Tee Harbor yesterday afternoon, Fagerson turn ed the bow of his little boat Tn pursuit and got several good pie lures at a range of fifty feet or less. ~
 Suddenly the whales sounded and Fagerson estimated where they would come up. Hurrying to the spot he had calculated on, he and Osborne watched expectantly for the beasts to broach.
 Suddenly the boat lifted under
 
 them, the little outboard motor was knocked half from it's fastenings, and Osborne, pointing vertically, cried "There he is, there he isl"
 Fagerson, too busy trying to hang on to. the boat and a motor spin ming wildly half out of water, didn't have hand available to get a movie, but the whale lay snugly beside them in the bright sunshine, black of hide and ponderously quiet.
 It was with some relief. both men admitted. that the whale didn't blow and didn't sound. but only sub sided easily into the depths.
 we could have stepped right aboard" Osborne declared, hopping his brow.
 And Fagerson can prove most of the story with ,colored movies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
PROGRAM FOR FOURTH
 OF JULY AT DOUGLAS

A Firemen's hose race for a purse of $25 will open the Douglas cele- bration on July 4th this year, start ing at g o'clock in the morning,
 At 10 o'clock, a children's paraG is the next event. Forming on St Anns Avenue near the Natatorium the parade will move up Third Street. Prizes. of $2 and $l fol firsts and seconds will be awarded
 Ball Game at 11:3O
 About 11::30 o'clock in the fore noon. or as soon thereafter as the teams are ready, the baseball game arranged between the Douglas Fire men and Chilkoot Barracks, major single event of the celebration vii be played on the Douglas diamond A purse of $60 will go to the win ners and $40 to the losers.
 Starting at 3 o'clock in the af- ternoon the general field sports vii be held as appears in advertise ment on page eight of this paper
 Track and field Officials are as for the following entries: Bes decorated bicycle and tricycle., botf boys and girls; best decorated dol buggies, girls; best dressed boy; same; most patriotic boy and girl; most comical girl and boy; most original girl and boy; best decorat- ed wheelbarrow
 All children in the parade not winning prizes will be given 25 cents for participating. r
 Judges of the parade will be Mrs A. Bennett, Mrs. Claude Erskine Mrs. Dale Fleek, and Arne Shud- shift, Recorder, Mrs. Charles Tuck ett. follows: ,*r s 4fgl,-.
 Announcer, H. L. Cochrane; Start CT, w. F. Cahill; Judges of races, H. B. Schlegel, Alex Gair, Sr., Cal vim Pool; scorer, Charles Tuckett; paymaster, L. W. Kilburn.
 Fourth of July Association for lS4O: L. w. Kilburn, president; A. J. Balog, secretary; G. L, Smith, treasurer. Marshal of the day, John McWilliams.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01

than worth anybody's time and money. The picture is Babes in Arms"
 Babes in Arms" is built for en- tertainment from start to finish. It is unique among musicals in that it has a really fine story back ground into which fall naturally the plentiful numbers interspers- ing the action. The story deals with the passing of vaudeville and the plight of old headliners who are left out in the cold when mo- tion pictures force the two-a-day out of business. Unable to earn money, they are nearly destitute. When a town busybody starts a movement to send their children to state farm, things begin to hap pen.
 Mickey Rooney, who is the lead CT of the kids, rallies them all together for a finish fight. They write and stage a show in a barn to save their parents financial situation, but a storm ruins their performance. Enough talent is shown, however, to attract a Broadway producer and he engages them all for big revue.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
L0vEJ0Y E
 GIVEN HELP < zd T4
 Former Empire Employee to Pursue Literary A Career Now as

John Steibbeck, of Monterey, Cal, has indcrsed his $1,000 Grapes of Wrath Pulitzer prizesg check to Ritchie Lovejoy, Pacific Grove de- partment advertising manager, to enable him to pursue a, literary career, according tc an article in the Christian Science Monitor.
 Lovejoy won honorable mention in a recent contest for an unfin- ished manscript Of a novel. When MT. Steinbeck, an old friend, heard of it, he turned the check over to Loveioy whc. said he would quit his job on July l and devote his entire time to writing.
 Lovejoy is . son-in-law of the late Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff and at one time was in the advertising de- partment Of The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
RULERS OF SEA" LS AT COLISEUM AS
 MAIN ATTRACTION

When Rulers of the Sea" was presented to local audiences for the first time Sunday at the Coliseum Theatre, moviegoers witnessed a stirring motion picture, heroically conceived yet produced in believ- able, human fashion by that mas ter Producer Director, Frank Lloyd
 Concerned with the dreams and struggles of men who believed that the Atlantic could be conquered by ships powered with steam, Lloyd's new picture caps his career and comes to the screen as his greatest picture for many valid and indisputable reasons. His hand ling of scenes on board ship, in which a sailor falls to death from a yardarm while trying to furl 8 sail in gale, his handling of a threatened mutiny at sea, his pie turing of the shy love of young mariner for a spirited girl. dis tinguish the picture, mark it in- delibly as the work of Frank Lloyd
 Rulers of the Sea" thunders underway with the sailing ship Falcon bound out of New York for Greenock, Scotland, in 1886. Fairbanks, young mate of the ship, is ordered by the captain to send the men up to take in sail despite the fact that the ship is straining under full canvas in gale. One man falls from yardarm, and is killed. When the ship reaches Greenock, Fairbanks resigns, re- senting the fact that the captain had no consideration for the sea- men, driving the ship so that the ship would arrive in port on time, and shippers would be satisfied.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
MUSICAL FILM
 5ENJATI0NAL
 COMEDY HIT
Babe in Arms" Now on Screen of Capitol
 Theatre 4.

That amazing young man of the screen, Mickey Rooney, came to town yesterday at the Capitol Theatre and likewise goes to town in the most amazing performance of his career. Co-starred with Judy Garland, and aided and abetted by what is possibly the largest group of juvenile talent ever pre- sented on the screen at one time
 Rooney and Jndy deliver an eve ming of entertaining that is more
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
Hollywood Sighk find Sound5
-Dy Rebbia Cooas

C --ty
 HOLLYWOOD Cal, July 1George Cukor, the movie woman tanner looking Interesting, peaceful time with the problem lady of them al-who really he isn't wild
 the stage decade with tation knowing how direct Women alone and job the him. months le than justified his for he has teahed through poui that made the "Te Women and he has poed Joan Crawford and redomnantly through Susan and God" without injury and with much benefit to a including himself True of his former self but that's due rigid diet ducking tempeuouy hurled missiles
 Cukors job Philadelphia Story" And hat means problem Katharine Hepburn who used the stage play confound critics charm that small which had her earlier stage debace Miss Hepburn along with the play and with the direction of Cukor gather that he for the assignment Miss Hepburn old story friend, and problem at all to Cukor
 philadelphia Story" will be his fifth picture with Hepburn who introduced her to film in Bill of Dyorcemen he biggest success Little Women of her
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
Sons of Norway
 To Have Picnic

After special meeting of the au- diting committee Saturday Night at the home of Mrs. Belle Knutson, short business session was held by members of the Sons of Norway and plans were made for picnic to be held July 28 at Treadwell Beach.
 Arrangements will.be in charge of Mrs. Olaf Swanson. Mrs. Ole Vest by and R. Copstead.
 The August meeting will be held at the Sixth Street home of MT. md Mrs. Olaf Swanson, it was an- lounced.
 After the business meeting So- cial was held. Cards were played md refreshments were. served.
 Empire claSsifleds bring results
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
UNION OIL GO. TO
 PLACE p0LphlhS

The Union Oil Company has ap- piled to the War Department for permission to construct two five pile dolphins at it's wharf on the rock dump.
 Objections from the standpoint of navigation will be received at Se- attle by Senior Engineer H. J. M. Baker up to July IT.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
MISS LUNDELL HERE

Miss Phyllis Lundell arrived here by plane yesterday from her post as public health nurse at Sitka. She is leaving tomorrow by plane for Fairbanks to spend July Fourth with her brother Harry, and, two sisters Elsa and Mrs. Wm O'Neil. X
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
PROBLEM PARENTS
The loo Devoted Type

may be a temptation to help him, He may. be slow at first, and it bit give him time. If a child falls into the habit of depending on others, it will be almost impossi- ble for him to stand on his own feet in the years ahead.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
PRACTICE RACES

Hose teams Nos one and two O. the Douglas Fire Department will stage practice runs this evening at 6 o'clock in preparation for u. Fourth of July races.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01

nops Sylvia ScarIett which both had high hopes Holiday"
 slightest difficulty with her. he says, and I'm saying that spread soft know shes gwen reputation being tough they've made her into legend temperament which partly her fault They stick to the legend because it's better story but you ask any o e people worked with her they'll tell you shes publicity departments where she was a nuisance" ~' t @
 Cukor who let Shearer and Crawford ana and Women" know he was on diagnoses the legend for as he woud-and does-for Hepburn.
 She came here bumptious kid very beligerent and she where most actresses insineeey to sweet and charming things fresIthe tagged for speed ing talk back the not to be sweet ana him. She remarkable family. you know her father Of his children would willingly attend wedding funeral unless they could be bride the corpse
 But older now, a person. think she'll be interesting than
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
FOUR FINISH WITH
 BAR EXAMINATIONS

Bar examinations were complet- ed yesterday i, by four candidates who had been at work on the ques- tions since Wednesday.
 Robert Jernberg left on the De- mali to return to Washington. Two Ketchikan candidates, Earl Cooper and Ernest Bailey, returned home on the Columbia. The fourth can didate, John Hellenthal, remains in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
MRS. EATON RETURNING
 HOME AFTER VISIT HERl

Mrs. E. J. Eaton, who has been visiting her on-in-law and daugh- ter, MT. and Mrs. Collis Druley left for the south on the Prince George enroute to her home in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
DOUGLAS NEWS
FREE CHICKEN DINNERS

At the Douglas Inn, free chicken dinners a@aib4 the holders of the following rliinlbers# 68l, ,S27, 692, G. 301 and 316, according to John Ma rin, proprietOr.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01
HARRY LUCAS, R.
 TAKES GAIA POST

Harry Lucas, Jr., resigned his po- sition with the Forest Service to- day to work in the local office of the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
 Vernon Joyer, University of Wash- ington forestry graduate who has been working in the Forest Service fiscal office, was moved to the Dis trict Rangers office on temporary assignment to succeed Lucas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01

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PERCY'S CAFE OPEN ALL NIGHT
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STOP

al PEnCY'S ANY TIME for Dinners or Light Lunches that all Junedu is idlking about. TRY OUR FQUN- TAIN ToOi @
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-01

Empire cIasafleds bring results
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-07
MeditatiOns
by
Robert Lee Kincheloe
Mini ster to the
'reenbe1t Communi ty Church

Some time ago came upon collection of discus
s1ons about various subjects such romance,
friends, loyalty, thrift, mental hygiene," etc.
These articles proposed to orient and direct the
thinking of girls entering a nursing school. The
discussion of "anbition" is parti cularly useful:
"The desire to achieve is born in We want to
do SOL ething worth while, attain something that
do not have, to have some of ideals fulfilled.
Ambition is the force behind striving. The moment
permit pleasure hardship to neutralize this
force, the moment stop pushing forward the
ambition dies, that moment we, also, dead.
"To be thus truly alive, must wish for perfec-
ton in form, make plans to attain it land spare
effort to succeed. We may make mistakes. Everyone
makes mistakes Who accoHplishes anything of inpor-
lance. Mistakes be used constructively. We
shall meet di fiji culties cessful people always
have done, but
tho is beat til he quits
No is through till he stops
No natter how hard failure hits,
No matter how often he drops,
fellows not down till he lies
In the dust, and refuses to rise.i
achievement is to be gagged by inner sati sfac-
tions rather than by the casual judgment of onloo
ers. fGood' positions not slrable by income
by power. Good positions those which sui US,
those in which we can be useful and happy. good
posit for one person may be very bad position
and our purpose. We shall meet, and probably work
with, people whose position differs our own. If
appreciate the force of anbi ii on in push
ing US forward, shall have thought of pushing
these others back. If they successful, shall
be glad with them. If they not, may be able
to help them by the inspiration in bits of artistic
work done by U.S. inconspicuous, perhaps, but
tial to the perfection of share in ife's upward
drive. Whatever helps indiv group helps
all. This is what the Bible by brotherly love.
It is a Law that works just the law of gravity
works, not occasionally, but always.n
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-07
CUMULATIVE PARTY is
AUXILIARY IDEA

The ways and committee of the Hospital Aux
Hilary will inaugrate series of noney-naidng en-
terpri with cumulative party" at the home Of
committee member Mrs. Dorothy Harris, SOL Crescent
Road. All who attend Will "pay" the hostess IS cents
each, and promise to hold similar affair in their
homes. The proceeds, after three weeks of such
parties, Will be turned to the auxiliary for
hospital aid.
The auxiliary also announces that plans are being
made to celebrate the second annual hospital week,
March 81 April 6. The week viii be cl1maxed by
dance on April 6. other plans include tour Of the
hospital demonstrations of the work and
scope of the hospital and the auxiliary.