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The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16

What? Long hobble skirts split
to the knee? Plunger necklineS,
cut in a deep V to the diaphragm?
A trench coat of gold cloth?
Shoes of leopard skin with soles
three inches Thick? A hat of
white fox dyed pink? Divided
skirts and harem hemlines?
It's shocking, the news from
the American fashion openings.
But, like sensational news from
Paris openings, these tidings are
To be taken with a grain of salt.
OF the 800 original American
designs presented with great
fanfare by six leading Fifth
Avenue style establishments last
week, about 100 were sensation
al-for the sake of the headlines
and a few daringly best-dreSSed
women. d
The rest Were simple, Wearable,
and nice-the sort of clothes you
could take to your heart.
In Paris Tradition
American designers, determin-
ed to prove that they could pro-
duce fine clothes without the help
of Paris, did themselves proud.
The clothes were in the Paris
tradition, with clean-cut lines and
fine detail.
Hand-done embroidering. bead
ing, handmade belts and buckles
appeared in profusion, refuting
fhe claim that fine handwork can
come only from Paris.
Though the variety of design
was great. the collections clung
TO basic trends launched in Paris
last spring.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16
CONVENT SPANISH
COURSE TO OPEN

Convent of Mary Immaculate
announced today that the
Spanish 81 and % courses will
be given as evening classes, to
start in the near future. These
classes have been announced as
equivalent to Spanish 101 and
102 at the Florida State College
for Women, and the course al
lows three semester hours credits
each.
Adults interested in these
classes may call at the Convent
or phone, it was stated.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16
THE ANSWERS
See who Rnows?" on Page 2

/. 1903.
2. Winston Churchill
8. In 1880.
1. Tennessee and North Caro-
lima.
5. During the World War to
speed up production.
6. The Wage and Hour law
reduces the work week from AZ
to 40 hours on October "a.
z. More than half of the popu-
lation speak German.
8. Gregorian, after Pope Gre
CORY XIII
9. Que thing for another.
10. No, the Regular Army un-
der General Pershing. alone,
crossed the border.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16
Junior Women
Open Season

Announcement was made by
Mrs. Joseph Lopez today that the
Junior Woman'S Club would
start the regular twice-monthly
card parties this week.
The affair will be given at the
clubhouse on Division street on
Thursday afternoon at 500 o.
clock. HoSteSseS have been named
in the persons of Miss ALICE Curry
and Miss Clara Yates.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16
MUSICAL UNITS
PLAY TONIGHT

Members of the Community
Orchestra and the Home Guard
Band will assemble for rehearsal
tonight at the American Legion
Hall at 7:30 o'clock it was an
nounced by George Mills White,
director.
Mr.. White stated that all
musicians in the city are invited
to join either or both of these
organizations. Outstanding an
nOuncemenS are to be made at
tonight's rehearsal, of interest, il
was said, to local musicians.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16
Carl Schultz
Visiting Relatives

Carl Schultz, traffic chief of
the Western Union Telegraph
Company, with headquarters in
Atlanta, Ga. arrived in Key
West last weekend.
Mr. Schultz is visiting his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Schultz. 309 Whitehead street.
and other relatives. He plans to
leave after a weeks sojourn in
the city.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16
LEG AIS

NOTICE
Notice. is hereby given that the
undersigned. Ralph CamuS and
Geraldine Patricia Camus, his wife.
residents of Key West. Monroe
County, Florida, viii. on SATURDAY,
the 18th day of October. A. ID. 1870.
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, or as
soon thereafter as they may be
heard. apply to the HoneTahfe Ar
thur Gomez, one of the Judges of
the Circuit Court OF the EieFenth
Judicial Circuit of the state of
Florida, in and for Monroe County,
for an Order authorizing and legal
izing their adoption Of Jennie Faye
Wood. a minor, now three years of
age. and a resident of Key West,
Monroe County, Florida.
Dated at Key West. Florida, this
18th day of September, A l.. 1S40.
RALPH CAMUS
GERALDINE PATRICIA CAMCS
sept16-23-30; Oct7-I4.1Sf0
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16

erS. at prices beginning at about
S175 and going up and up.
The rest of the models viii
soon be duplicated in factory
work-rooms for sale throughout
the country at ready-to-wesr
prices.
The ideas presented at these
ShowingS will trickle down
through the clothing industry.
until even the lowest priced
clothes show the influence OF
Fifth Avenue couturiers.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16
DIVORCE ACTIONS

Louis A BreSlerman, of Dade
County, obtained a divorce from
his wife, Celia Goldstein Bresler-
man, of Brooklyn, according to
final decree filed in the circuit
court on September 18th.
Another final decree filed per
mitted the divorce of Frances Ar
line Mann GTeenoe from her hus-
band Arthur P. Greenoe, both
out-of-town residents.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16
TRANSPORTATION
6 s. ALAMO

Clyde-MallOry Lines repor1eG
today that the SIS. Alamo Is due
TO arrive at Key West from NeW
York some time tomorrow mon
ing. Following discharge of
freight the vessel VII leave fur
Tampa.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16

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The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16
THE BUDGET PROBLEM

Continued from Page One)
will. we must have them, and l
am convinced that the burden
will be borne willingly and even
gladly when we realize what
enormous stakes we stand TO lose
if attack finds us unprepared TO
repel our aggressOr.
The Congress has made avail
able in appropriations and con-
tract authorizations for national
defense expenditures almost SIS
600, 100000, more than one-third
Of which will be spent before the
end of this fiscal year. As the sit
uation becomes more acute. this
amount may be greatly in
creased
The money necessary to carry
out the enormous defense pro-
gram will eventually have to be
paid in taxes. l firmly believe
that. to as great an extent as pos
sible. we should pay our nation
al defense bills as we 60. In line
with this philosophy, the Con-
gresS passed earlier in the pres
ent session the revenue act of
1910. This measure will increase
our tax revenues by S1,000,000,-
600 annually, the greatest peace
time increase in our nations his
tory.
AS this is written. additional
tax legislation is now pending in
the form of excess-profits tax.
which will further increase our
revenues.
In spite of these added taxes.
however, the defense program
will necessitate further deficits
We are, however, a virile and de-
termined nation.
If deficits are necessary to the
preservation of our national Sc
curity, if higher taxes must be
borne in order to retain our lib
erty and freedom, and if a great
er national debt is the price for
the continuation of our cherish
ed ideals. l am convinced the
American people Will not long
delay their decision.
Tomorrow: Republican View
on The BUDGET Problem.
Evening star., 1940-09-24

TT WILL REPAY YOU to take just few min.
L utes and discover for yourselfwhat truly
thrilling experience it is to drive this superb
new l94l Plymouth!
Only the price tag reminds you that this
wide, low swung, l7.inch wheelbase beauty
is actually lo'o.pniced car!
Inside, you've real treat in store...it's
Plymouth's exquisite new Fashion. one In.
terior-a miracle of color, fabric. fittings and
appointments! Every detail radiateslu luxury!
Evening star., 1940-09-24
Army Planning
For Mechonized
Chaplain Corps

The Army is going in for a
mechanical Chaplains Corps.
Each divisional chaplain is to be
provided with a one and half ton
delivery truck and a mobile public
address system mounted on a trailer,
the War Department said yesterday,
to bring religion closer to a greater
number of soldiers.
With the public address system,
the chaplains will be able to address
outdoor gatherings of 1000 men. 1t
also will be used for recreational
programs.
The Office of the chief of chaplains
said each trailer will contain a mass
kit with elements for the celebration
of the Catholic mass, a communion
kit for the Protestant holy COM
munion service. container with
hymn and service books, container
with testaments, prayer books,
Bibles, rosaries and medals; chap
lains' flag and tentage for emer-
gencieS.
Evening star., 1940-09-24

No men will be conscripted for
limited service" because of physical
defects, but every man certified for
the new Army must be able Ito
hike Is to 20 miles a day, after due
conditioning, with so pounds or so
on his back"
This was the assertion of 1t. Col.
Charles B. Spruit, U. S. A., medical
adviser to the Joint Army-Navy
Selective Service Committee, at
press conference yesterday after
noon.
COL Spruit made it clear that no
partial cripples" would be accepted.
On the other hand, he said, the
rigid standards of the Regular Army.
the Navy and the Marine Corps
would be relaxed to some extent
chiefly in the matters of height and
weight, probably.
Organic S0undneSs Required.
For example, men no taller than
S feet may be accepted in the draft
army, whereas the Regular Army
has minimum height of "a.
But there will be no relaxation
of the requirement that men must
be sound organically.
They must be able to see and hear,
according to present military stand
ards, and they must have the num-
ber of teeth required in the regula-
tions
Their teeth may not be so good"
Col Spruit added. There may be
troubles to correct, due to the effects
of a deficient diet in recent years"
It goes without saying, the officer
said, that the men must be men
tally sound and psychiatrists will
be available where their services are
needed to determine this capacity.
Diseased to Be Rejected.
Nor will any man with a venereal
or other communicable disease be
accepted. Men with syphilis or
gonorrhea will be sent back to their
communities, Col. Spruit said. and
it will be up to local boards to de-
eide whether to defer their service
pending a possible cure or drop them
altogether.
The physical standards of the
draft army will be more rigid than
during the World War. judging from
Col Spruit's comments, because the
country is not at war and it can
choose only the fittest among those
whose numbers turn up in the con-
scription lotteries.
I'VE don't expect the men to be
able to walk 20 miles day with full
Evening star., 1940-09-24

with this request. He then added
that the task probably will be COM
pleted by the end Of the week, If
not before.
Selective service headquarters will
be set up at the National Guard
Armory as soon as copies OF the
regulations are received, he said.
It was pointed out that a draft
of the first two volumes of regula-
tions was dispatched to the Gov
ernment Printing ONCE yesterday
and the proofs returned last night.
The Military Order of the World
War has offered to assist in admin
istration of the Districts selective
service program. Members of a
special committee appointed for this
purpose include 1t. Col. B. K. Cash,
chairman; Comdr. George B. Tribe,
1t. Francis X. Callahan and 1t.
Samuel Leithiser.
Fort Meade, Nd, was designated
by the War Department, meanwhile,
40 tllC lCCCpllOll CEIltCI AOl III uIdltCCS
of the Sd Corps Area. including the
District of Columbia, Maryland,
Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Other Army posts in the area will
be used as temporary centers to
handle any overflow. officials said,
indicating that some of the con-
scripts from the Capital possibly
will be quartered temporarily at
nearby Fort Myer. Va.
Construction of facilities to take
care OF 1900 men selected in the
draft is under way at Fort Meade,
locate in Anne Arundel County.
Similarly, reception centers were
designated by the department for
the other eight corps areas through
out the country, with two centers
named in some of the larger areas.
The new recruits are to remain
at the reception centers several days
for examinations, elementary train
ing and classification. after which
they will be assigned to units Of
the Regular Army or National
Guard.
Evening star., 1940-09-24
Drive the Power1natic Way!

Plymouth's performance has been stepped
up 4 Trays. Increased horsepower. increased
torque, new transmission and axle ratios. And
you'll be delighted with the new driving eass
of Powermatic Shifting!
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Evening star., 1940-09-24
Automofive Trade
Association 10 Hold
Puzzle Contest
Prizes TotoIine 500
To Be Awarded in
Event Starting Thursday

To stimulate public interest in
the 21st annual automobile show,
to be held at Riverside Stadium from
October 10 to 26, inclusive, the
Washington Automotive Trade AS
sociation, in cooperation with The
Star, will conduct puzzle contest.
Every one participating in the COM
petition-the 10th to be carried on
by the organization-will have an
opportunity to share in cash prizes
totaling 500. In addition, 100 tick
cts to the automobile show will be
distributed among the winners.
The contest will open Thursday,
when the first puzzle will be pub
lished in The Star. Thereafter. an
additional puzzle will be presented
each day until Sunday, october l3.
There will be 18 puzzles in all, each
representing the trade name Of one
of the vehicles Q7 cars and l trailer)
to be exhibited during the show.
Answers Due October Is.
Participants in the contest must
send their answers to the Wash
ington Automotive Trade Associa-
ton, 1927 I street NV, not later
than midnight of october Is. 1t
will not be necessary to send the
puzzles; only the answers are re-
quired, but each set must be accom-
panied by statement Of not more
than 20 words on why An Auto
mobile Show Should Be Held in
Washington. The answers should
not be submitted separately; they
should be kept until the final puzzle
has been published and then should
be entered as a complete set.
Officials of the association will
act as judges and their decisions
will be final. The winners will be
selected on the bases of correct
ness, neatness and manner of pres
entation. The prizes will be as
follows:
First, $50 in cash and II tickets
Evening star., 1940-09-24
District Draft Board
Selections Expected
By End OF Week
Recommendations for All
II Posts to Be Made
At Same Time

President Roosevelts executive
order, making effective the first two
sections of regulations governing
the operation of the Selective Serv-
Ice Act should throw into high gear
the Districts draft machinery at
least by the end Of this week. Brig.
Gen. Albert l.. Cox, the city's Sc
lective service executive, said today.
Although copies of the regulations
will not be ready for distribution
until tomorrow or Thursday, Gen.
Cox said. members of the selectlve
service executive staff in the Dis
trict will be ready to begin head
quarters organization Immediately,
and complete personnel recommen-
dations for the "a draft boards In
Washington will be made to the
Commissioners by the week end.
Cox to Make Recommendations.
The recommendation will be
made by Gen. Cox and the actual
appointments by the Commissioners,
subject to White House approval.
Gen. Cox pointed out that
draft board member must measure
up to three qualifications, aside
from personal attributes: First, he
must be citizen and a resident
of the District of Columbia; sec
ond, he must be above draft age,
and third, he must be resident of
the board area for which he is
recommended
1T is this third factor that is
giving us more concern right now
than any other phase of the selec-
tive service program Gen. Cox
commented. For example, we re-
ceive recommendations on an in
dividual who apparently measures
up to other qualifications in every
way, only to find that his home is
outside the area in which he has
been recommended to serve"
Although number of prospective
board members have been decided
on for recommendation, Gen. Cox
said, many places are yet to be
filled
Recommendations for all 70 posts
will be made to the Commissioners
a. the same time, he added.
Compliance Promised.
At the time he signed the execu-
tive order yesterday, President
Roosevelt had dispatched letters to
the Governors of the several States
asking that names of prospective
board members be recommended to
him with the greatest expedition" 4"
indicating the importance of con-
cluding this organization item as
quickly as possible
Gen. Cox said that every effort
would be made locally to comply
Evening star., 1940-09-24
Child, Learning to Walk,
Is Seriously ScuIded

Eleven-month-ol Nicholas Pedot-
ia, jr., was in serious condition at
Casualty Hospital today with sec
ond-degree burns suffered when he
toddled into the kitchen of his
residence at 1926 Fourth street NE.
yesterday and knocked a pan OF
boiling water from the stove.
His mother said that he was Just
learning to walk.
Evening star., 1940-09-24

In the contest except employees Of
The Star and the association. The
contest rules will be published with
each days puzzle and copies Of The
Star may be examined in the files
of the business Office on the first
floor Of The Star Building. How
ever, inquiries pertaining to the
contest should be directed to the
ofiice of the association
Evening star., 1940-09-24

to the show; second, $25 and 8
tickets; third, $40 and 6 tickets;
fourth, IS and 4 tickets; also 10
prizes of 81 each and 2 tickets and
IS prizes of 2 tickets each.
Duplicate Prizes for Ties.
The winners will be announced In
the automobile show section of The
Star, to be published Sunday, Octo-
Der 20. In case of ties, duplicate
prizes will be awarded.
Every one is eligible to participate
Evening star., 1940-09-24
Man With Big Feet
Fears Army Lacks
Shoes to FitHim

Phillip Astor Of jackson, Miss,
Is afraid he'll be drafted and
the Army won't have any shoes
to fit him.
He wears size liz, triple E.
He wrote President Roosevelt
a card, which was forwarded to
the Army-Navy Selective Serv-
ice Committee, stating:
Dear Mr.. President:
please take time from the
grand-scale part of the defense
program to make sure that the
Army has shoes in size liz,
ZEE. I've been worrying about
being drafted and then have
to wear uncomfortable shoes"
The reply is that the Army
has and will have plenty of
shoes of that size.
Evening star., 1940-09-24
Snite Visits Daughter
In Chicago Hospital
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Sept. 24-Incased in
his Iron lung" Fred B. Snite, jr.,
called at Chicago Lying-in Hospi-
tai last night, just like any other
proud father.
The 30-year-old victim of infan-
tile paralysis. whose wife gave birth
to an 8-pound-534 -ounce daughter
yesterday, was taken in his big
mechanical respirator to the fourth
floor.
He peered at his baby through
the glass of the hospital nursery,
visited Mrs. Snite in a corridor and
left the hospital smiling broadly.
Evening star., 1940-09-24
Limited Service. for Droftees
Because OF Defects Barred
Rigid Standards, Regarding Weight
And Height Chiefly, To Be ReIoxed->

pack at first" said Col. Spruit, but
after a reasonable period Of condi-
tioning, they will have to. And we
will have no time to bother with
men who can't meet all the physical
tests of military life-men who
would have to be placed on
limited service, exempt from this or
that. All must be sound and fit"
Evening star., 1940-09-24
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Evening star., 1940-09-24
World War Bowl
To Be Used Again
In Draft Lottery

A cheap goldfish bowl will be
used in the lottery to determine
which men will be called first
for examination in the draft.
The bowl is now enshrined as
an historic relic at Independ-
ence Hall, Philadelphia. 1t
served the same purpose in
1917 and 1918.
Evening star., 1940-09-24

San Augustine, oldest town in
Texas settled by Americans, was
the home of J. Pinckney Hender-
son, first Governor.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-06

Mrs. Vernon Skeeter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Merritt, Mrs. Winnie Dool-
ing, Mrs. Cecil Merritt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Daisey, Mr.. George, Lee Dool-
ing, all of town, and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Myers, of Baltimore, Nd, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rentz, of Will
mington, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Williams cele-
brated their daughter, GATHERINGS
first birthday on Friday evening, Aug.
Both. The guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Doughty, Mr.. and Mrs.
Merrill Marshall, Mr.. Charles Taylor,
Misses Dorothy Williams, Virginia
Phillips, Lucille Justice, Helen Dough-
ty, Norma Marshall and Master James
Marshall.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-06

Pa, spent last week with his sister
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
E. Mumford.
Mr.. Vaughan Jones and Mr.. Gin
ton Bortz and friend of Allentown,
Pa, spent part of last week with Mr..
and Mrs. C. S. Jones.
Miss Ruby Williams, of Chinco-
league, Va, is spending part of this
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Will
liams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Watson and
children of Upper Darby, Pa, spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. G.
E. Mumford. A Sunday visitor in the
home was Mr.. Paul Mumford, of Will
mington, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wentz and son,
and Mrs. Roy Mason, of Philadelphia,
Pa, are spending this week at the lat
ter's home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Dryden, of
Wilmington, DEL, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Crowley.
Mr.. Clifton Pruitt, of Fort Monroe,
Va, spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. o. E. Pruitt.
Miss Sara Lou McCleary is spend
ing this week with her sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon West at Westover, Md.
Those entertained at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Merritt over the
weekend were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Myers, of Baltimore, Md, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Rentz and Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Merritt, of Wilmington, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Harmon, of
Berlin, Md, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Merritt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Daisey enter
tanned at dinner Saturday in honor
of Mrs. Nancy Ann Jones, the follow
ing were the guests: Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Rentz, of Wilmington, DEL, Mr..
and Mrs. S. B. Merritt and Mr.. and
Mrs. leila Dooling and son, George
Lee.
Mr.. Carl Brown entered the Pro-
fessional Building at Salisbury, Md,
on Tuesday for the removal of ton
sils. We wish him speedy recovery
from this operation.
Quite few friends gathered Sat
urday evening at the home of Mrs.
Nancy Ann Jones at Greenbackville,
Va, to celebrate her 101st birthday.
The guests were Rev. and Mrs. ]. H.
Gardner, Rev. and Mrs. L. w. Gordon,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Morris, Mrs. Lula
Mariner, Mrs. Clara Sturgis, Mr.. and