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The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
Holiday Dance
TOMORROW Night

4 holiday benefit dance viii
be held tomorrow al the Cuban
Club under the auspices Of Fleet
Reserve Association. Branch Nc.
55, Of this city.
Jerry Collins end His Hotel Il
Co1cna Orchestra has been en-
gagged 10 furnish a program ol
dance music. There viii be
prizes ana refreshments.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
Service League
Elects Officers

The Young Peoples Service
League Of ST PauTs Episcopal
church. an organization composed
Of young men and women IA to
q years old. elected officers Wed
nesday night. They were: Fred
Boris. president: Wilma Sellers.
vice-presidcnt: Catherine Con-
nerS. secretary. and Rosemary
SyTnonette. treasurer.
Founded a month ago. purpose
Of the youth organization Is
service TO Key West.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
Today's Horoscope

Today gives literary abilities
OF a high order. the trend being
toward romance or imaginative
writings. l, may be. however.
that a disposition TO work over
old material may prevent the best
results. for considerable success
follows this degree. and there ls
danger indicated OF falling under
condemnation. of public opinion.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
Yacht Club To
Elect Tonight

Elestion of officer. OF the Key
West Yacht Club VIII be held at
the annual meeting scheduled fo-
tonight, 300 o'clock, at the club
house on Garrison Blight. All
members of this organization are
urged to attend this meeting.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
LOCAL AGENT SAYS
SERVICE HERE NOT
AFFECTED

c. Z. Smith. Key West agent for
the Clyde Mallory Line. told The
Citizen this afternoon that only
the services of his line out OF BOS-
ton and Houston were to be sus-
pended. Thus freight consigned
to Boston may be shipped from
Key West. thence to Boston by
rail
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
PAINTS WRONG HOUSE

TOLEDO. Ore.-Taking a pros
pective renter out to see one of
his houses. Frank Updike was
surprised to find II newly painted
and repapered. Inquiry revealed
that a contractor got the wrong
address and now the question is.
Who pays the bill?"
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
L E G A L S

IN THE COURT OF THE COUNTY
u DGE. MONROE COUNTY.
FLORIDA. IN PROBATE.
In re the Estate Of
JOHN T SAWYER,
Deceased.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MAKE
APPLICATION FOR FINAL
DISCHARGE
To all to whom il may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned will, on the 10th day
Of January. 4. D, 1871. present to
the Honorable County Judge of
Monroe County, Florida, my final
return. account and vouchers as
administrator Of the estate Of John
7 Sawyer. deceased. and at said
time then and there make appli-
cation To said Judge for a final set
tlemeut Of my administration Of
said estate and for an order dis
charging me- as such administrator
Dated this 18th day Of November,
g. p 1880.
CLEYBCRN NGCAULEY,
Executor estate OF John T Saw
yer. deceased
l.vI4-3I-2S: dec5-I3-Is-25. 1919;
5au2-s.l94I
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
NOT so FALSE

ANDERSON. Notwithstanding
an alarm. firemen went to ST.
Johns Hospital only to find no
fire. When they returned. how
ever. they found the reason for
the false alarm-someone had en-
tered the station and robbed their
lockers OF $500.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
FOUND

CHECK BOOK and Social Sccur-
ity Card in name of Charles w.
Fowler, Jr Owner may recOv-
er same by paying for this ad-
vertisement. Box G., The Citi-
zen. decI9-It
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
FORECAST

(Till 7:30 p. m, Friday
Key West and Vicinity: Con-
siderable cloudiness with occa-
sional showers tonight and Fri
day; mild temperature; moderate
to frSeh east to southeast winds.
Florida: Rain in north and Oc-
caSional showers in south portion
tonight and Friday; not much
change in temperature.
CONDITIONS
Pressure is relatively low this
morning over the upper Missis-
sippi and Missouri valleys, on the
Pacific coast, and in the lower
Rio Grande Valley; while mod
crate high pressure areas, crested
over the Middle and North At
lantic States and Plateau region
OverSpread most of the remand
er of the country. Light to mod
crate precipitation has occurred
during the last "a hours in the
Mississippi Valley, far northwest,
southern California. on the mid
die and west Gulf coast. and in
portions of eastern and southern
Florida. Temperatures are some
what below normal in portions OF
the Atlantic States; while else
where readings are near or above
the seasonal average.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
WANTED

WANTED Good Chef. Good pay.
Apply Box c, Citizen Office.
dec18-tf
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19

Wind Direction and Velocity
E-14 miles per hour
Relative Humidity
1000
Barometer at 1890 a. m. today
Sea level. 3012 10000 millibars)
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19

WANTED -Second-H Bicycle,
size 26 Single tire preferred.
Call at Lumley's Apartments
Mrs. Angela Alvarez. dec19-3tc
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
EST-- g

7RING YOUR VISITING friends
in need Of a good nights rest
TO THE OVERSEAS HOTEL
Clean rooms. enjoy the honey
atmosphere. Satisfactory rates.
3l7 Fleming St. nOv17---t
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
FOR RENT

FURNISHED APARTMENT. 100
Flaglcr Avenue Upstairs).
Electric Refrigerator and Elec-
trio Range Apply 112 Ann
Street. decI9-tf
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
u. S. WEATHER
BUREAU REPORT

Observation taken at 7:30 a. n
18th Mer. Tir1a (city office
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
FOR SALE

SIGNS-"For Rent, Rooms For
Rent, Apartment For Rent.
Private Property, Ne Tres
passing. THE ARTMAN
PRESS. nov25-tf
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19

WANTED: Well known 9mbi-
tiOuS young man or young lady
to earn SIS day easy. showing
beautiful new item to Better
Homes and Friends. Everyone
admireS it. Write CAMPUS
SPECIALITY CO.. Box 592
Opelika. Ala dec19-7tx
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
PICTURE FRAMING

PICTURE FRAMING, Diplomas.
antique frames refinished- Sig1
painting. Paul DiNegrO. 61=
Francis street. nOv10 II
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-12

sued the Italians. British and Greek
air forces were aiding land forces. An
admiral joined Italy's growing ere
tired" list. A Nazi ship was scuttled
off Cuba when British ship was re-
ported near.
TUESDAY-Germans were calling
Sunday nights raid on London as
severe as any preceding it. They failed
to return to England Monday. British
airmen bombed sub-base at Bordeaux,
Lorient, ports along the continent.
Germans admitted attacks on Ruhr
industrial district was a severe test
for nerves of workers. British forces
in Egypt captured 1000 Italian pris-
cners. Greeks continued to push deep
into Albania. An Italian magazine
protested the steep rise in prices of
food. A huge reservoir of airplane
gasoline for Germany exploded and
spead a serious fire over Rumanian
oil fields. Hitler was scheduled to
make speech.
WEDNESDAY-Adolf Hitler told
the workers of Germany that they
must work and be patient and Ger
many would defeat the entire world.
He listed erich America" among the
Have" nations and called himself the
champion of all the "have nots." Brit
ish forces in Egypt cut Italian com
munications behind Sid Barrani and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-12
DIARY OF The WAR
Condensed For Readers of The
Republican

FRIDAY - Greek troops entered
Porto Edda, important Italian seaport
in southern Albania. British raided in
dustrial Dusseldorf for IL hours, and
also other German cities. Italian
Turin was also bombed heavily. Nazis
raided south coast of England. Italy
agreed to accept German help in in
creasing her output of foodstuffs to
meet Germany's needs. Bulgaria
closed it's frontier. Defense base sites
for the U. S. were visited by Roose-
welt.
SATURDAY-Italy's chief of staff
Badoglio resigned, British were MAX
ing financial position known to Amer
lean officials which may result in
loans and other assistance. Nazis con-
tinued mass raids on Britain. A Brit
ish armed merchant cruiser engaged
in gun duel with disguised Ger
man raider off South America. The
cruiser entered Montevideo harbor for
repairs. German bombs halted West
ern Union and Commercial cable SER
vice from England.
SUNDAY-A second Italian gen
eral resigned, commander of the Do
decanese Islands. Greeks were pre-
pairing to occupy Argirocastro. U. S.
offered to extend aid to Greece Brit
ain bombed German air bases in
heavy attack. Bristol in England was
bombed. Farmers of France were to
be regimented with strikes and lock-
outs forbidden. The Nazi sea raider
was reported badly hit. King Boris of
Bulgaria was reported to have been
told that Soviet Russia would help
him if Bulgaria's neutrality was en-
dangered. The u S. Navy wants 300
million for major improvements in
anti-aircraft defenses of it's fighting
ships
MONDAY-After "a hours rest
Gcrmany's air force gave London a
heavy bombing. British raided Dussel-
dolf, Antwerp, Dunkerque, Calais and
Boulogne and airdromes in German
occupied continent. Greeks still pur-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-12

type of program it will offer to the
1941 legislature.
Besley outlined the work of the
Forestry department to the group and
reiterated his belief that the agency
should be separated from the Univer-
sity of Maryland to which the depart
ment has been attached since 1923.
The committee elected William F.
Schluderberg of Baltimore as perma-
nent chairman; J. D. Steele, Balti-
more, vice-chairman, and Mrs. C. H.
Halliday, Baltimore, secretary.
1t decided to hold meetings twice
weekly, on Mondays and Wednesdays,
in the Baltimore Association of Com
merce offices.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-12
STUDY OF CONSERVATION
SETUPMADEBY COMMITTEE
Group Met In Annapolis Yester-
day; Addressed By Governor

A detailed study of the States con-
servation setup was undertaken by
the governors newly appointed Spe-
cial Conservation Committee yester-
day at Annapolis, amid obvious evil
dences of disagreement as to an ulti-
mate objective.
Meeting for the first time, the
twelve-member committee heard Il
preliminary statement from Governor
O'Conor, effected permanent orga-
nization, and promptly called State
Forester F. w. Besley to Annapolis
for a preliminary report.
Following Besley, under the COM
mittee's present plan, will be the heads
of all state departments which have
any connection with or interest in
conservation of the states natural
resources.
OCOnOr Proposes Change
In his statement-later termed by
members as charge to the COM
mittee"-the governor suggested that
consideration be given to creation of
an all-inclusive estate resources COM
mission" to supervise and coordinate
unified" conservation program.
O'Conor said he felt conservation"
was understood by too many of our
people to be confined to the handling
of the Tidewater question, particular
ly that relating to the oyster"
He proposed a change in title to
indicate that the proposed program
involved all of the natural resources
and cautioned at the same time that
building a program upon which the
various divergent interests Of the
state can agree will not be easy"
Lending significance to his words,
evidences Of differing opinions APP
peared soon after the session got
under way. H. Lee Hoffman of the
Maryland Citizens Conservation
League, attempted to obtain vote
Immediately as to whether a majority
of the committee favored or opposed
unified" program.
Robert H. Archer, of Hartford
county, a conservation leader, STAYED
off the decision by asserting he per-
sonally did not know whether he APP
proved or disapproved such program
and would not decide until he had
heard expert testimony.
Officers Are Elected
A short time later, Herman Wood
field Anne Arundel county oyster
packer, told the committee fatty that,
in his opinion, the practical watermen
favored continuation of the present
conservation commission and present
state policy toward Tidewater inter
ests.
subsequently,, The committee agreed
unanimously to call in state officials
before reaching any decision on the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-12
PHONE LINE STARTS NEW ERA
FOR FORGOTTEN COMMUNITY"
Short Run Residents In Garrett County Get Action After
Appeal To P S. Chow Hoping For Highway
(By Baltimore Sun Staff Correspondent

might have been sick, he might have
gone to town for the mail, he might
have had to work ON a stretch of road.
He would be back as soon as he could.
That was the way the community
worked.
Well, they cut through the forest
all right, and then they started in
digging holes-25O to $50 feet apart -
four to five feet deep, They got their
tools from the telephone company and
only left three to be finished by special
equipment the utilities men use for
rock drilling.
There were ffty-seven holes along
the main line and eighteen more lead
ing from the line into the several farm
yards. The latter holes were filled with
poles the men cut from their own tim
berland-the company furnished only
the main line poles.
Earned SIPS Rate
All that remained for the company
to do, after the farmers completed
their share, was to erect the poles and
string the wire. For their contribu-
ton to installation the farmers earned
d rate of $1.25 month for services.
Telephoning is not new to the COM
munity, for there have been tele-
phones in the homes there for forty
years. They were once connected with
the defunct Garrett County Tele-
phone Company. That line ran from
Kitzmiller to Oakland and stock was
sold at $40 a share. The service didn't
pay for itself and the line was aban-
doned.
But several of the subscribers kept
,heir telephones-the long necked,
crankboX-on-the-wall models. There
were Martin Sharpless, James A. Will
son, Milo Wilson, Thomas Wilson,
Scott Harvey, Mrs. Nellie B. Harvey,
Jasper Myers and Charles Fernando.
Kept Private Circuit Going
These were the eight families who
decided they had among them enough
amateur .linesmen and mechanics to
keep the service going. And they did.
The private service was in operation
until a week ago when the company
line began stretching over the noun
tain.
1t wasn't much trouble, the farmers
say, being telephone linesmen. Send
youngster up a pole and he would
figure the thing out bye and bye.
Then the next time he would fix it
faster.
The farmers chuckle about talk of
holding meetings to discuss their pri-
yate telephone business.
"When one of us saw something
wrong, we just fixed it. That's all
there was to it. No asking somebody
else to do it,"
Same System For Roads
The same system was used in main
tenance of the roads leading through
the community from the county road.
"If one of US hit bump too hard,
then he'd remember to fix it first
chance. Got plenty of rocks around
our land. All we had to do was haul
some down and fill the hole. Nothing
to it."
1t worked out that each farmer hit
his share of bumps and so filled his
share of holes.
When it SHOWS around these parts,
/ it's sure to lie a long time. Take
North Hill over which the county
road runs. There's snow there about
all winter. And there's Huckleberry
Rock, where local folks say snow stays
until the Fourth of July.
Natives Like Snow Surface
! Fact is, that after the first snow
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-12
| SEE BY The DAILIES that

The State Comptroller's office dr.,
ing the last fiscal year received ga
797172 in State and Federal finds
and expended $6O,668, 4O4.
Suggested State legislation on four
subjects dealing with national defense
is being sent to states by Justice NJ
partment. They deal with SABOTAGE
prevention, control of explosives
state home guard mobilization onJ
protection of public properties
Former Governor Harry W. Mira
is improving following heart attaoL
last Thursday afternoon upon his 68rd
birthday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-12

took 1000 prisoners. British force,
in Egypt include Scotch, English, AN, -
tralians, New zealanders and fr :,
French troops. There were no epan,1,
raids on Britain either day or niabt
British were active over Germany and NJ
German-occupied territory. German, anu
claimed sinking of two British mo-.
chant ships by subs. Greeks eontinna,
to advance in Albania, England
jected any plans for American organ.
cations to send food into German
cupied countries, holding the scbon,o
would help Germany. N'i''
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-12

Alfred D. Charles, staff correspon-
dent of the Baltimore Sun, writing
under date of December from Kitz-
miller, contributed the following arti-
Gle which is of interest to local people
both in Kitzmiller and Garrett county
generally:
The article by Mr.. Charles follows:
Telephone poles are being raised up
the side of a mountain overlooking
the Potomac River near here, and the
forgotten community" of Short Run
soon will be in touch with the outside
world
The Short Run community, compris-
ing eight families with farms aggre-
eating 1000 acres, has been paying
taxes for several generations, but
public officials and utilities COM
panies have left the section without
public reads, without electricity, with
out r. F. D. and without outside tele-
phones.
1t was only after Mrs. Thomas Will
son, ST., wife of one of the communi-
tvs farmers, wrote to the Public Ser
vice Commission in Baltimore a cou-
pie of months ago to complain that
the telephone company arranged to
extend line. 1t is expected to be in
operation late this month.
Maintained Own Roads
But without outside help the COM
munity for years has built and re-
paired its own roads, operated and
maintained its own telephone system,
joined together for planting and har-
vesting, and run errands for one an
other into this town (Kitzmiller).
This was all we'll and good for the
eight families until they realized that
this self-support was, to large eX-
tent, necessary because the public had
forgotten about them after collecting
the 81 900 annually they paid in taxes.
Now that the farmers are getting a
telephone connection, they would like
the Garrett County Commissions, or
the State Roads Commission or the
WPA or some of the other public
agencies they help support to build
them road. If they get their public
road they feel sure they will get their
X. F. D. With this much achieved
they are willing to wait a while longer
for their electric lights.
Help Company Put In Line
The way these people get things
done is well illustrated by the new
telephone line. They helped the COM
pany put it in operation and conse-
cuently are going to get reduced
rate
1t was shortly after Mrs. Wilson
wrote to the P. S. c. that telephone
man called at her home to see what
could be done. The nearest existing
line RUINS through Shallmar, a little
mining town up the Potomac from
Kitzmiller.
To service the farmhouses the line
would have to be run slightly less
than four miles. That meant right Of
way had to be obtained and cleared.
Holes had to be dug for the poles.
All this the farmers undertook to do
themselves.
They set aside their own land for
the forty-foot right of way. Then they
started cutting through the forest.
Three-quarters of mile they had to
go, axes biting into tough mountain
timber. Every member of the families
who wasn't busy elsewhere turned to
the task.
Knew There Was No Sinking
If someone didn't show up one day
there was no fussing about it. The
rest knew he wasn't shirking He
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-12

Farm women at the Farm Bureau
meeting in Baltimore were told that
meals they served were a vital factor
in the national defense.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-12

falls the road over North Hill at last
becomes smooth. In the summer the
rough rocks tear the heart out of
automobile tires. But once the snow
has been packed down, it gets smooth.
Natives like it this way, but out
siders are apt to do a powerful lot Of
skidding if they aren't careful.
The country road runs between
Kitzmiller and Deer Park, and de
spite its neglect, is the shortest route
between the two towns. They say that
, here was once a time when the far
mers up in Short Run community
frowned on public roads cutting thru
their property. Said the sheep couldn't
run without danger of being hit. But
now the sheep are penned up and the
community is anxious to get a first
class roadway.
1t has been so long since the COM
munity asked anyone else to help
them that the farmers have forgot
ten how. They feel pretty certain that
ii was the louder talk of county peo-
pie north of them that led to the paved
road between Kitzmiller and Deer
Park being laid along that longer
route.
The farmers had for many years
contented themselves with raising
their hogs and helping each other at
slaughter time and then sitting down
to table loaded with chicken pot pie
which the women had cooked while
the men had worked out in the yard
over the boiling kettles. And thresh-
ing their wheat together and cutting
their corn and reaping their oats and
buckwheat
About 35 Acres Titled
Each had about thirty-five acres
which he tilled-the rest was in tim
Der. Some of them had groves of
naples from which they drew sap and
boiled it down into maple syrup. They
went out hunting and never missed a
rabbit Each looked after his flock
of about thirty-five sheep, MIXED his
seven or eight cows and tended his 800
laying hens.
When one got behind, the others
paid a friendly visit and helped him
to catch up. The children going to
school at Kitzmiller would bring back
the mail for the others or do their
shopping for them.
That was the way it had been for
as long as any of them could remem-
Der. Back as far as the granddaddieS
Of some Of the men. But it's bit diff
ferent now since that letter to the
F. S. C.
They are still going on with their
usual work around their farms, but
they are little more interested now
in getting some return from their tax
outlay.
Evening star., 1940-06-14
UNCLE RAYS CORNER Pigeons PIoy Port in Present War

From time to time homing
pigeons have been employed in war
Most often this has been done
when city was in danger of cap
ture, and had no other messenger
service with the outside world.
When the Christians were fight
ing the Turks in the Crusades, a
pigeon played a strange part. The
Christians were laying siege to
Ptolemais In Syria and the people
in the city were holding out in the
hope that the sultan would come
with help.
One day a homing pigeon flew
low over the French and Venetians
who had surrounded Ptolemais. The
record does not give a clear idea
of how it was brought down, but
1t fell into the hands of the Chris
tians. Under its wing was letter
from the sultan to the people in
the city. The sultan said that in
three days he would come with an
army.
A new letter was placed under
the pigeons wing, a forged letter
which said, you must look after
your own safety. The sultan can
not send an army to help you"
The pigeon was sent on its way.
This made the defenders of Ptol-
Evening star., 1940-06-14
Not This

Mother-"I know I promised to
curl your dolls hair for you if you'd
take a nap, but you slept so long
there isn't time. I'll do it some
other time"
Evening star., 1940-06-14

the first syllable rhyming with the
"ar-" Of arrogant.
On his first voyage, Columbus
discovered the Caribbean Sea. He
explored it further on later voyages.
The Caribbean Sea (often erron-
eously called the Spanish Main)
was formerly frequented by pirates
and privateers who preyed on the
cities of the mainland.
Since the opening of the Panama
Canal, the sea has been of enorm-
Gus Importance in the defense of
both coasts of the United States.
When Charles Evans Hughes was
Secretary Of State in the Harding
cabinet, he declared: so far as the
region of the Caribbean Sea is con-
cerned, if there were no Monroe
Doctrine, one would have to be
created for it."
Correct pronunctions:
1st choice: KAR-i-BEE-un.
I'd choice: kuh-RIB-ee-un.
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented)
Evening star., 1940-06-14

are below (BALACHONG and
SHALLCT.
I'D row----boat below, food
above.
Sd row------food below, boat
above.
4th row---boat below, food
above.
5th row--food below, boat
above.
9Th row--boat below, food
above.
7th row-----food below, boat
above.
9th row-----boat below, food
above.
9Th row--food below, boat
above.
10th row--boat below, food
above.