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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02
A Boy. ID. Becomes Fort Benning's Best
Machine Gunner: CovoIrymen Eat Ar
mored Cows" and Many Other Aston
ishing Happenings Pop Up on the Records
Cartoons by OTTO SO8lOW
Creator Of "The Little King"

ing-and they swear he
couldn't have been using
mirrors-but the measure
ment remained the same.
Flying Cadet Vandewege
still won't say how he got
rid of that q of an inch.
THE Army, like politics and.
] bingo, uncovered some
pretty unusual bedfellows.
The rolls at Fort Warren,
Wyo., revealed Priv a I e s
Ulysses S. Grant and Robert
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02

n Asst November the first of 100000 young
Americans between the ages of Fl and 80
- started for training camps all over the
country TO begin years military service UNI
der the provisions of the Selective Service Act.
During the course of the year which turned
this motley mobilization of clerks, students,
cafe society glamour boys, together with
president of the New York Stock Exchange,
laborers' sons, millonaires' sons and sons of
butchers, bakers and candlestick makers into
an army of tough fighting men some pretty
weird and screwball things could reasonably
be expected to happen.
And they did,
WHILE many selectees waited to be called,
w others, taking advantage of the choice
of services offered those who would do so.
volunteered TO go at once.
Except for one drawback, certain Brook
Ign draftee was perfectly willing to begin his
year in the Army. An ardent Dodger fan
who hadn't missed opening game in 8
years he discovered he was due to be in
Quoted a week before the 1941 Brooklyn
opener
very neatly too.
After filling out form stating that he had
conscientious scruples against war he filed
il with his draft board. This automatically
deferred his induction to allow time for In
vestigation of the alleged scruples"-and in
cidentally TO see the game (Which the
Dodgers LOST. Thereupon the selectee dis
covered his conscience no longer bothered him
and so informed the draft board which packed
him off to Camp Upton without further delay
kIERLIN Vandewege found himself con-
INi fronted with an entirely different prob
lem when he applied for enlistment in the Air
Corps at Lincoln, Neb. THE maximum
height for cadets is feet 6 inches" examin-
ing doctors told him. You're 6 feet 615 ex-
actly. Sorry
you might try shrinking a little" one Of
them laughed
That's an idea" Vandewege said.
few days later he was back again. This
time to the doctors amazement, their tape
measures read exactly feet 5& They
made sure he was neither bending nor stoop-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02

acteristcs displayed by todays service men
is ingenuity No situation matter how diff
ficult, seems to stump them
When the 134th Infantry gave a party at
Camp Robinson Ark, somebody neglected the
all-important item of girls, oversight which
went unnotced until the party was well under
way But Private Bob Skinner, a more than
usually personabe infantryman from Lincoln,
Neb., proved equal to the occasion.
Communicating a truck, he dashed over
to a quartermaster outfits dance. uneer-
ingly picked the prettiest blonde on the floor
and cut in Without loss of time the enter
prsing infantryman suggested a stroll in the
moonlight, The girl agreed and he escorted
her to the truck. Excusing himself, he re-
turned cut in on the second prettiest blonde
and brought her out also.
When the truck was full Private Skinner
roared back TO the 134th's party with his
pigglng booty The quartermasters haven't
gotten over ii yet.
THE Sing Sing lfer who trip to Ber-
muda in a radio slogan contest had nothing
a field artillery sergeant at Camp Shelby,
Miss. a slogan popped into the sergeants
head as he listened to the details of a contest
on the headquarters radio one day and he
promptly mailed it in. then as promptly forgot
about the whole thing.
He as completely flabbergasted as
sergeant can possibly be when contest Off
Gals informed him his entry had won first
prize-an airplane And where please d d
he want it delivered?
DRILL sergeant in South Carolina
~ camp was perhaps even more flabber-
-gastea, - TT
I've seen some stupid droops but you're
the worstP' ne snarled at one Of the soldiers
in his awkward squad It's lucky the Army
took YOU You couldn't make living any
where else!"
by American Weekly Inc Great Britain Rights Res
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02

Blind flying-Bind date
Zombie-Dumb soldier
Refugee-Raw recruit
Chicago atomizer-Automatic rifle
FORT Eeavenworth selectee scrambled
~ into his new uniform and rushed to tele-
phone his girl that he was really in the Army
at last On the way to the phone booth he
brushed past captain without salutng
wait a minute, soldier" the captain
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02

He didn't know il then. but that soldier
was Private William Mcchesney Martin, Jr,
who until his induction as a selectee had been
making a mere $4,000 year as president of
the New York Stock Exchange
PROXIMITY to training camps prompted
few nearsighted business men to jack up
prices to men in uniform. to their sorrow.
Selectees at California camp began COM
planning that a nearby restaurant was charg-
ing them 1Oc cup for coffee while civilians
paid the regular price of sc. But not for
long.
One morning the proprietor found crowd
of soldiers waiting for him to open the doors.
He watched, beaming and rubbing his hands.
while they filed in until every seat was filled.
Each ordered a cup of coffee.
couple of hours later the proprietor was
no longer beaming The soldiers were still
there dawdling over their original coffee. His
regular breakfast customers, unable To get
seats, had gone elsewhere.
When a soldier grew tired another quickly
slipped into his place and ordered-one cup
of coffee. All day long this kept up while
the proprietor begged cajoled, tore his hair
and finally consulted his lawyer, all to
effect.
At shutdown the price of coffee went back
to sc for ALL
DRIvATE GEORGE THOMSON of Cleveland
has sold the boys at Fort Riley. Kan, an
entirely new form Of gamble-the sweetheart
sweepstakes" Each soldier contributes dol
lar month and the name of his girl friend to
the sweetheart" pool There's drawing
once a week and the lucky girl whose name
comes out of the hat gets trip to camp to
see her sweetheart, all expenses paid.
Private Thompson isn't too happy about it
ALL though. His girls name hasn't come out
yet.
A 400-POUND lioness escaped from her
~ cage in the middle of the crowded parade
ground at Camp Lee Va; Fort Dix private
taking 37-millimeter shell home a SOU
venir dropped ii on the pavement with DIS
astrous results; but laurels for the strsng
est, and luckiest, accident of the year
disputedly go to Flying Cadet Victor Wood
rick at an East st. Louis training field
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02

snapped. DIDN'T you
forget something 20
The bran DIN c w
trainee felt through
all his pockets and
shook his head.
Look at my uni
FORM" the captain
suggested helpfully.
The re cruit re-
garded the trim Of
ficer, still puzzled,
then his face broke
into a broad grin.
You lucky bum!"
he exclaimed. You
got one that fits"
A S promising a
soldier as any
at Ca m p Beaure-
gard. La, turn G d
out to be an am
nesia vic i m who
had been drilling as
sid u ly for 4
months utterly un-
aware of the coast
to coast search go
ing on for him. His
fingerprints finally
revealed h is true
identity. Sent home
on a furlough, he
failed to recognize
his wife and 3 small
children.
. .
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02

f.. Lee billeted in the same company
The odd part about 1t was that Private
Lee hailed from Marietta, Ohio while
Private Grant spoke with a soft
drawl acquired in his home town OF
Pensacola, Fla.
RRAFTEE Eddie Stephens Bey, who
- gave his religion as Mohammedan,
arrived at Fort Dix, N. j., with fun
beard and shout d e r-length locks
topped off by red fez. He asserted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02

~ NE of the out
~ standing char
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02

He didn't know il then. but that soldier
was Private William McChesney Martin, Jr,
who until his induction as a selectee had been
making a mere $4,000 year as president of
the New York Stock Exchange
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02


1t took over a week to straighten out the
tangle. But all ended happily when Supreme
Prophet Nobel Drew-Ali of Chicago granted
Private Bey a special dspensation covering
food. hair and fez No razor on the beard.
though he insisted. Just once over lightly
with the clippers,
THE old Army slang suffered terrific blitz-
krieg. horse mule is still a hay
burner, and few of the other old terms re-
main. But veteran of the first World War
sud0snly finding himself in the middle of a
1941 training camp would practically have
to learn to talk all over again.
Here are few samples of the new stream
lincd mechanical version:
Galvanized gelding Tank
Bubble dancing Dshwashng
Armorcd cow@Ganncd milk
Night bom5er-Ladies man
,burgh Railroader Was Eager to Sign Up
Years Military Training. But the Draft
Deferred Him Already Having Done His
When They Discover He Had IL Children.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02

ingness to learn the
business of solder
ing but refused to
permit his hair to
be trim m e d, his
beard shaved or eX-
change his fez for a
helmet. Nor w oul d
he wear a necktie
as contrary to his
faith.
For these viola
tions of the Articles
of War. according
10 camp autIiOTlIleS,
h e w s forthwith
placed in the guard
h Gus e. There an
other diffic ulty
arose. TIL e Army
chow wasn't "ortho-
dox," which neces-
state d importing
cial bread and
(tok
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-05
SEX DETERMINATION
BY ALKALI OR ACID
NTRIGUES SCIENCE
tRy Associated press,

LOS ANGELES, April 5.-An
instrument for measuring the
relative alkalinity or acidity in
the human body is being put to
use on a wide scale in an effort
10 enable parents to dictate in
advance the sex of their children.
II was invented by DR.. A. o.
Beckman, once a professor at
the California Institute of Tech
nology.
A theory on which several re-
search men are working, accord
ing to information received here
from both English and American
sources. is that increased alkali
in the mothers system favors the
birth of a boy while a prepon-
deranee of acid determines a girl.
Several instances of successful
~ treating the prospective mother
by diet or medicine have been
reported, but they are not nu-
merous enough to establish that
they are not merely the result Of
chance. 81 a'W
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-05
ARMY EXHIBITION
HERE ON MONDAY

A scheduled exhibition of mill
tary equipment at La Concha
Hotel park this afternoon has
been postponed until Monday be-
cause of the rain.
Col L. L. Pendleton, COM
mandant of the artillery forces
here, said he had waited as late as
possible, hoping to put on the
show. The equipment would not
be damaged 10y the rain. but II was
decided few visitors would brave
the weather to see it today.
The exhibition will start at 2
o'clock Monday afternoon and
continue until 10 o'clock.
Two squads of soldiers will be
on hand to demonstrate for visi-
tors and explain the workings of
the devices which are to be dis
played. New types of machine
guns, range finders, shells of the
type used in the coast defense
guns and other equipment is to be
displayed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-05
CAPT. JACOBS
Gets TRANSFER
GOING TO WASHINGTON: TO
BE RELIEVED BY CAPT.
RUSSELL CRENSHAW

Capt. Walter F. Jacobs, COM
mandant of the Key West navy
station for the past Is months,
will be transferred to Washing
ton May Is, it was announced to-
day.
Captain Jacobs, whose arrival
here conceded with the start of
the swift development of the sta
ton into a powerful navy base,
said today he will be succeeded
by Capt. Russell Crenshaw, who
has been serving with the gen.
eral board of the navy depart
ment.
Captain Crenshaw, it is believ-
ed here, paid a brief visit to the
local base many years ago. He
will arrive here sometime before
May Is by automobile, bringing
with him his wife and children
Captain Jacobs, who is to go to
the bureau of navigation in
Washington, also holds the rank
of assistant commandant of the
seventh naval district. A veter-
an officer, he was one of the men
who helped clear away the North
Sea mine field after the World
War and was decorated with the
Navy Cross.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-05
LEGION PLANS
CONTEST FOR
BUCLE CORPS
TO BE HELD at ARMY BAR
RACKS IN CONNECTION
WITH COMING coNvEN-
TON

A. contest for the 10 or more
senior AID junior drum and bugle
corps of the American Legion in
the state will be held at Key West
barracks the night of April Is to
which the public is invited.
Albert Mills, executive director
of the Key West Convention cor
poration, today announced that
Lieut.. Col. Webster Putnam, u. S.
A., would be in charge of the con-
test and would act as one of the
principal judges.
Assisting Col. Putnam will be
Lieut.. Col. G.. D. Hatfield, U. S.
marine corps, Lieut.. Commander
Carl Hilton, u. S. coast guard, DIR.
Antonio Rubino, medical officer
in charge of Marine hospital, and
Lieut.. G. d. Rhymer, commander
of the Civilian Conservation
Corps, West Summerland Key.
The drum and bugle corps will
be judged for their music, in
spection, cadence, marching and
maneuvering, equipment, colors
and standards, uniforms and neat
ness, and other features.
The competition will get under
way at 8 p. m. April IS under
floodlights that are being erected
at Key West barracks. Adequate
public accommodations are being
provided. 1t is reported that fully
1000 seats for the general public
win be provided xfx
The competition lasts about
three hours. All the senior and
junior drum corps will be in
volved. Prizes totaling $1,000
have been appropriated by the
Key West Convention corporation,
so that the competition will be
keen.
Each one of the judges has had
experience with past state or ma
tional convention and it win be a
stirring event., Mills said today,
THE convention corporation has
announced prizes for the juniors
as well as the senior drum and
hugle corps The result is that a
number Of the junior corps will
come to Key West for these COM
petitions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-05
TEA FOR TWO
GERMAN VERSION
oRy Associated Press,

BERLIN, April 5-Ground tea
will take YOU twice as far as tea
leaves left whole. Germans were
informed by an enterprising firm
offering ''tea mills" for sale,
which, according to the advertise
ment, ''have the commendable
quality to help you save your
precious tea supply.
Half of the usual amount of
tea if put through the mill will
make the same fragrant drink to
which YOU are accustomed, the
lad" said.
War rationing has cut the tea
supplies in the hands Of German
families to the bone. During Jan
uary Germans were allowed IS
grams of tea--leSs than an ounce
for the first time in IL months.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-05
PARIS EATS TURNIPS
AND SPARES zoo
fnr Assnrinted Pressl

PARIS, April 5.-The day and
night preoccupation with food
or rather the lack of tin Paris
has caused many a covetous
glance toward the zoo.
There have been no casualties
i'm that institution this time. al
though during the siege of 1870
II, it provided many dish for
Paris tables.
Statistics show that Geoffroy
Saint Hilaire, director of the ZOO,
did a very profitable business in
1870. Two Egyptian geese were
sold for 155 francs; three ante
lopes brought 1000 francs.
Two camels, one yak, two kan
garoos, a pelican, a swan and a
small deer went for 4,375 francs.
The best sale was that of two ele-
plants which a butcher snapped
up for q, 900 francs.
One newspaper summed up the
situation recently with the re-
mark that ''our forefathers would
have been happier if they had
eaten turnips as we are" A good
many Parisians refer con-
temptuousiy to turnips as Cow
fodder" but they are eating them
now"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-05
THIS CAT MIKES
WITH RIGHT PEOPLE
FRv Associates rr~s-p

MOBILE, Ala. April S.
Beauty, a white cat owned by
Florence Lee KrauS of Mobile,
isn't one to neglect her civic
duties With the help Of her mis-
tress. she filled out an application
for membership in the Mobile
Humane Association, signed il
with paw mark, and enclosed
the dollar fee
The association was pleased,
promptly sending back a mem
bership card with the notation:
The society welcomes its new
est member. Perhaps your noble
example vii serve as an inSplra-
ton for others 70 join"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-05
PLAN TO ENROLL
MORE YOUNG MEN
in C.C.C. CAMPS
MONROE COUNTY RESIDENTS
ARE OFFERED opPoRTU-
NIFTY; ENROLMENT TO
BE HELD ON April. Is

JACKSONVILLE, April 5.-All
young white men residents in
Monroe county who are unem-
.ployed and between the ages of
II and 1914 years are offered an
other opportunity to enroll in the
Civilian, Conservation Corps.
The second quarterly enroll
fnent of the year will be held on
April Is, according to announce
ment today of Jack Horne, State
Welfare Board director of CCC Sc
lection, who stated that Florida's
quota is sufficiently large to as
sure the selection of all eligibles
who apply.
Applications should be filed at
the local welfare office.
Enrollees, in addition to an as
sured minimum income of $50
per month, plus substinence, med
ical and dental care, will have
the opportunity to train them
selves in useful skills, Horne said.
The Corps, he explained, is offer
ing training to those with especial
aptitudes in a variety of skillS,
such as operation and mainten-
ance of truck, tractor and other
automotive equipment, use of ex-
plosiveS, electric wiring, photo
graphy, blue printing, drafting,
tipping, radio and cooking.
AS a result of this training,
many enrollees have gone direct
from camp to jobs in industrial
plants which are working on ma
tional defense orders, Horne ac-
cented.
There are ID CCC central re-
pair shops located throughout the
country, he stated, one of which
is in Florida. Florida camps,
Horne stated, form a complete
radio network linking each to the
other and linking all the camps
with CCC district headquarters.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-05
MRS. c. GIBSON
DIED AT NOON
FUNERAL. SERVICES WILL BE
|: CONDUCTED TOMORROW
AFTERNOON

| Mrs. Caroline Gibson, age 10,
died today at noon at the resi-
dence, 624 Francis street. The
funeral will be held on Sunday
afternoon at o'clock from the
Fleming Street Methodist Church,
Rev. w. r. Howell, officiating.
The body will be placed in the
church at 2 o'clock.
Lopez Funeral Home will be in
charge of arrangements.
Survivors are: One son, Willard
B. Gibson; two daughters, Mrs.
Eta Levin and Mrs. Miriam
Lowe; one brother, James Saun-
ders; three grandchildren and two
great grandchildren.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-05
POLICE BREAK UP
DANCE In FRANCE

VICHY, France, April 5.--Be-
cause France has many soldiers
in prison camps and German
troops in its richest areas, a state
of national penance is generally
observed. Consequently, when
$50 young men and women were
observed flocking to two estab-
lishments in Marseilles, an inves-
tigation was begun.
The press disclosed the places
were operated so that young
people might abandon themselves
to the pleasure of the dance"
Police descended. arrested all
dancing criminals" placed heavy
fines against orchestra members.
and confiscated all the music.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-05
TOWN SKIPS ELECTIONS
'EVERYBODY'S HAPPY

GLENPOOL, Okla. April ST.
Glenpool. with a reputation for
economy. hasn't had any election
for ~ years.
Everyone seems happy. 50
why should the officials file for
recollection every year," asks
Mayor Floyd Vowel
He says a city election would
cost SIS and unbaiance the bud
get. An election hasn't been
held since 1929. when Vowel was
elected.
The town has a population Of
384 ard the city payroll il SIS
The city treasurer Is paid SO and
the town clerk S. The mayor
serves without pay. as do the
coalncfimen and police chief
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-05
CASH GRANTS
ARE GIVEN TO
MANY CHILDREN
FLoRIDA's DEPENDENTS RE-
cEIvED s77.2l7 DURING FEB
,RuARY. ACCORDING TO RE-
PORT ISSUED
Especial 20 The Citizen,

JACKSONVILLE, April S. -
Florida's dependent children re-
ceived $77,217 in cash grants dur
ing February, or at the rate of
$926,604 annually, according to
announcement here today from
the state office of the State Well
fare Board.
The state appropriates $400, 900
annually, which is matched
equally by the federal govern
ment, for the payment of grants
to dependent children. making a
total of 100000.
That grants are in excess of
current appropriations is due to
the use of an unexpended balance
brought over from the previous
year, State Welfare Commissioner
C. c. Codrington explained. The
commissioner also pointed out
that because of the inadequaey Of
funds to meet existing need, no
administrative cost was being
charged against the Ado pro-
gram.
Indicating the pressing need. it
was announced that cash grants
were being received by only a.
979 families of 1912 children,
while applications were pending
from 8,5l3 families of 20,589 chill
dren.
In addition to Ado funds, Flor
ida appropriates $3.400,00O an
nually for the payment of Old
Age Assistance. Aid to the Blind.
administration of certain essen
tial federal services and the en-
tire welfare program. State funds
are matched dollar for dollar by
the federal government, both as
to grants and administrative
costs. except that only 5 per cent
of Old Age Assistance matching
funds are allowed for administra-
tive purposes.
Cash grants paid to recipients
of Old Age Assistance, Aid to the
Blind and Aid TO Dependent Chill
dren during February were at the
rate of 81. 052. 1856 per year. as COM
pared with the joint gtate-federal
ALLEGATION of $1,000, 600
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-05
British Smash At Bremen
In Most Terrific Attack
a
MORGAN BRINGS IN
HIS FIRST TARPON

F. Townsend Morgan. Key
West Art Project director
who has hooked scores of tar
pom. but never landed one. re-
turned from a fishing trip last
night with a s5-pound speci-
men. one of the first brought
into Key West this season.
Morgan. fishing aboard the
guideboat Marlin, was accom-
panied by his son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Torchiana. Rose Valley. Pa:
DoodY Morgan, another
daughter. and PolYcarp Art
man.
The tarpon. which was
caught in the beam of a spot
light through its entire fight.
made 10 flying leaps for free
dom. once hitting the side of
the boat. Morgan landed ii
after about 20 minutes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-05
North German Industrial
City Reported To Have
Been Blasted Through
out Last Night

(By Associated Press)
LONDON. April S.-The great
north German industrial city of
Bremen was blasted out of fur
Their use TO the Reich FOR months
10 come" in a smashing Raj at.
tack last night, the air ministry
has announced.
Stepping up the power of their
assaults and using the new super
high explosive bombs which they
have been testing, Raj bombers
hammered for hours at Bremen
and the important submarine base
at Brest.
Returning flyers said damage
at Bremen was so great that fac
tories would have to be complete
ly rebuilt. Huge fires lighted the
scene after the first attacks and
wave after wave of British planes
pounded the city throughout the
night.
At Brest, flyers said they had
seen bombs strike one of the two
German surface raiders which
are being repaired there. Other
bombs were reported to have
dropped all around the ships and
on the docks and warehouses
were set afire.