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Evening star., 1941-04-06
Dartmouth Club Speaker

DR.. Ernest M Hopkins, president
of Dartmouth College and chairman
of the Minerals and Metals Priori-
ties Committee of the ONCE of Pro-
duction Management, will address
the annual dinner OF. the Dartmouth
Club of Washington at 7 pm. Tues
day at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
To buy a rubber tire. bus and
truck owners in Norway must first
get government permit.
Evening star., 1941-04-06

Miss AnSelmo will the
Queens the Cherry Blossom Festival to be held next
Saturday and Sunday Ansemo is the representative of
immaculate College and the daughter of Mr and Mrs
Anthony Sixteenth street NV Miss Stewart
Richardson the daughter Mai Mrs r. NJ Stewart
Richardson, 1850 Woodland drive NV.
The Nome nugget., 1941-11-03
Urges No Tear Shedding For
 Soldiers in Alaska

Get tough and get serious" was the advice of Col. David P. Hardy. commander of a coast ar tillery unit in Alaska, when he addressed the meeting of the Ro tary Club al Anchorage.
 Colonel Hardy spoke on The Civilian In the Army" and told the Rotarians that there is no need of feeling sorry for soldiers on duty in A aska.
 "I am wearing the same clo- thing 1 wore in California and find living conditions very much the same here," he said. Reports from the reginental units give DO indication of any privations or hardships confronting the boys hereo
 Colonel Hardy urged the civil ian population to assist in the up building of soldiers morale by not feeling sorry for them.
 We are fortunate to be in Al aska and are having experiences that shall always be a bright spot in our memories" he said.
 The colonel also urged the ci- vi. ian population to take the world situation seriously and give full recognition to the ter rible problems confronting man kind.
 Colonel Hardy in civilian life is business manager of the San Francisco public schools. He went into the service a year ago when his National Guard regi ment was activated, and came tc Alaska about three weeks ago.
The Nome nugget., 1941-11-03

 Claims Free Fall Record

CHICAGO - Arthur Starnes, 36, a parachutist, jumped from an airplane at an altitude of about 30,OOO feet opened his 'chutes at about 1,500, and land ed safely to claim the record for the longest free fall ever made in the United States.
 Starnes' jumping weight was 275 pounds, including the scien- tific equipment he carried.
 Estimating his falling speed to have reached 180 miles an hour, Starnes remained conscious thru out the plunge, and upon reach ing ground grinned and said he felt fine.
The Nome nugget., 1941-11-03
Breakdown In Prisoner Exchange

BERNIE, Switzerland, Oct. - Disappointed groups of German and British war prisoners were being returned to hospitals fol owing a breakdown of negotia- tions for their exchange.
 British officials accused the Germans of bad faith in wreck ing negotiations for the trade of the sick and wounded prisoners of war. On the other hand the Germans charged that the British government had entered the neg citations for propaganda purpos eS and never intended to go thru with the deal.
 The negotiations collapsed on a point of numbers to be involved in the echange. British officials pointed out that the Geneva Switzerland, convention called for be.ligerents to make the transfer or sick and wounded sol d;ers regardless of the number involved on either side.
The Nome nugget., 1941-11-03
Paul Manning, NEA Correspond ent, Gives Surprising Answers
 To Most Common Queries
By PAUL MANNING NEA London Correspondent

By PAUL MANNING
 NEA London Correspondent
 The best-informed people in the hush-huSh- hush world of to- day are the Americans.
 But even they because their newspaper reports and radio broadcasts frequently are thinly or heavily yelled by censorship abroad, have formed many not wholly correct impressions of life in war-ridden Britain.
 After year and half in Eng land as correspondent for NEA Service, l recently came back to America on vacation, travelled from coast to coast, and found myself answering the eager ques tions of hundreds of persons in big cities and small towns.
 And 1 have listed below, what I believe are my fellow country mems commonest misconceptions about Britain -at-War - as con- trasted with the actual truth.
 Americans Believe: That Eng land is an island fortress brist- ling with guns.
 The Facts are: Strategic coast and inland points bristle with guns but there are thousands of unguarded fields were troop carrying Junkers could land with ease were it not for the RAF.
 Americans Believe: That Win ston Churchill is the hero of ev- cry Englishman.
 The Facts Are: Churchill is MT. England" to the little peo- pie of Britain, but even he had trouble overriding the violent criticism of the Country Set, n headed by Lloyd George, which developed out of Greece Crete, and Libya.
 Americans Believe: That only a trickle of ships from New York is arriving at English port of call.
 The Facts Are: More big con voys arrive in the western ports of England than the Admiralty admits. One convoy totaled 84 ships but 50 was the figure an- nounced.
 Americans Believe: That Gov entry is the worst bombed city in all England
 The Facts Are: Coventry is the most publicized bombed city in England because the British took off the stops and let neWsmen write completely so the horror of the blitz raids would be prot home to America. Actually Lon don is the worst, but the capital is so vast it hides its wounds better than a Coventry or Ply mouth or Bristol.
 Americans Believe: That Scotch whisky, plentiful in the U. s. A. must therefore still be available in large quantities.
 .. The Facts Are: Scotch whiSkey is becoming increasingly difficult to get in England because it is being shipped to America in vast quantities as exchange for Am erican dollars.
 Americans Believe: That the first airplane to be shot down over Britain was German.
 The Facts Are: First plane to be brought down shortly after war was declared in September, 1889, was a Spitfire which sui fered direct hit by an English anti-aircraft shell.
 Americans Believe: That a deep air raid shelter in London
The Nome nugget., 1941-11-03
Some Of The Things You Think
 About England Are Not True


 ter 90 feet below ground were killed by bomb blast which trav eled down aa escalator. entrance. Other shelters built too deep in London. are often flooded be- cause they lie below the water level.
 Americans Believe: That car go-carrying ships are s III flow ing into the Port of London.
 The Facts Are: England's larg- est port, London, is practically devoid of all sea commerce. It is too c'ose to the air fields of France and ships do not like run ming the ganlet of Dover.
 Americans Believe: That Am erican pursuit ships are the equal if not the masters of anything flying in combat over the English Channel front.
 The Facts Are: No American fighter plane now in action over Britain can stand up in action to the Mark 5 Spitfire or the Mes serschmidtt 1O9F or 11O. Only against Italian planes and second line German ships in the M dale  East have the TomahaWks been able to triumph. Engines are the answer. The British have the su- perb Rolls-Royce which they de- veloped from years of govern ment-subsidized research and the Nazis have a German version of the Hispano-Suiza Rolls Royce type engine.
 Americans Believe; That the Secret U. s. bombsight could re Volutionize bomb warfare in Flu rope.
 The Facts Are: The English are unable 10 make use of the secret U. s. bomb sight because. while il is accurate at 10000 feett you have to s2e your target to hit it. as with any sight. And as viSi- billty is sufficiently good only 50 days of 365 over western Europe altitude bombing as practiced in Texas and California is out of the question. To score directs hits over Germany, pilots must neces- sarily drop to a low altitude, go the advantage of the U. s. sight becomes lost
 Americans Believe: That the British army in England today is a force of four million.
 The Facts Are: This figure giv- en by the Prime Minister, includ ed both the trained Home Guard and regular troops. The British army defense force actually mum bers little more than million.
 American Believe: That peak production is being maintained in all factories of Britain.
 The Facts Are: Shortage of many basic materials is one big reason for slip in factory out put.
 Americans Believe: That all theaters and night clubs in Lon don are now closed
 The Facts Are: LeSuivi, Cocoa nut Grove. the 400, the Savoy, Dorchester, Mayfair, Grosvenor House and possibly one hundred smaller night spots are still going strong. The cinemaS. with the exception of half a dozen, are do ing business, and currently eight revues like Black Velvet, Up and Doing, Applesauce, Rise Above It, and Noel CoWard's new Blithe Spirit are playing to packed hous es in London.
The Nome nugget., 1941-11-03
Attitude of Germans

The Germans insited on a man. for-man exchange with an equal number involved on each side. The Germans demanded that Ger nan civilian prisoners be includ ed so that they would get back a number equal to the number of Britons sent home.
 A group of German women and children arrived in London from the Port Erin internment camp on the Isle of Man.
 The women and children were brought from the camp for re- turn to Germany with a number of wounded German prisoners of war preparations for the ex- change of whom collapsed.
 The German women and child ren were housed in an institution in southwest London. They had made the trip from the Isle of Man under guard in the cabin of a steamer.
 They were not told that plans for their return to Germany had been postponed indefinitely and went to their quarters believing that they would resume their journey.
 It was expected they would be returned to the Isle of Man camp from which they came.
The Nome nugget., 1941-11-03
SAVE $2.OO
WHAT THE WANT ADS
 MEAN TO NOME

To Sell that gun, furniture, baby carriage, coat, trunk at 2 profit.
 To Buy that ice box or rug, piano or suit, car or accOrdian at low cost.
 To Rent that room, garage. apartment or that house to de- sirable tenants.
 THE NOME NUGGET
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26
TWo.WAY TOLERANCE NECESSARY

leaflet recently published by the
National Conference of Christians ana
Jews says:
I'VE of the United States are:
"One-third of a million Indian
"One-third of a million Oriental,
Filipino and Mexican
10000, 900 Anglo-Saxon; 100000
Irish
100000 Teutonic; 100000
Slavic
5000. 900 Italian; 100000 Scandi-
navian
10000 900 French; 100000 Negro
u DOC. 900 each Firms, Lithuanian,
Greek"
In addition. according to the same au-
thority. We are:
1000, 600 Angelican-Episcopalian
10000. 900 Evangelical Protestant
Il 900, 900 Greek Catholic
$500. 600 Jew
"Two-thrds of million Mormon
'One-tenth Of a million Quaker
90. 900 GOO Roman Catholic
One and one-haf million Christian
Scientists"
These figures give us some idea OF the
racial and religious mixture that makes up
the people of the United States 1t stresses
the Importance Of racial and religious toler
ance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26
WORK FOR THE CRIPPLED

Unless Key West is so fortunate as to
fall far below the average in the number of
persons who are denied employment by
physical handicaps, it appears this city is
overlooking a fine opportunity to get as
sistance for some of its unlucky citizens.
Officers of the rehabilitation division
of the state department of welfare said last
week that only two such physically handi-
capped persons now are getting aid here,
while the size of the community would IN
dictate that at least SO should be receiving
help.
There has been no finer campaign
than the constant efforts of various groups
in this country to take the physically handl-
capped and the blind out of the class of
parasites and restore to them their useful
ness and their ability to earn living.
The work of the welfare agency falls
in that class, and if it is being denied to some
Key Westers merely because they do not
know of its existence, it is up to their more
fortunate neighbors to give them the infor-
nation.
Obviously, the program can work no
miracles and the mental ability of the Grip
pie, as in the case of the non-cripple, is the
final gauge of how far he can go.
Instead of helplessly casting about for
an unskilled job where his disability will
rot be too important, however, the cripple
who is helped by the rehabilitation service
has the prospect of finding work where he
can benefit from whatever ability he has.
If a study of the man to be helped in
dicates that training at the University of
Florida is the logical foundation for the
post he will fill, the service sends him to
the school and pays his board and tuition
while he is there The object of the pro-
gram is simply to get the man the kind of
training he needs, wherever it is necessary
for him to go.
The departments record of finding
work for 164 hitherto unemployed persons
in one year and the record of the 164 in
earning gross salary of S125,0OO in the
following year. speak for themselves.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26
THE ARMY WELCOMES RELIGION

II is interesting to report that the
Army is spending $12,000,000 to build five
hundred chapel5 in forts. camps and can
comments in the United States.
The staff of chaplains connected with
the Army has beer expanded to take care
of the spiritual needs of more than one mil
lion soldiers now in service. More than
eight hundred chaplains were added to the
Army last year, making nearly one thou
sand available to conduct religious services
and minister to the spiritual needs of the
American Army.
Twelve million dollars may not seem
TO be large sum to spend for spiritual pur-
poses in connection with the billions which
are being expended for the purposes OF
war, but it is refreshing to know that the
officials of the Government and Army
recognize the importance of religious serV-
ices.
Soldiers ard sailors, like editors, bank
ers and business men, require the solace
which comes from religious services de-
signed to minister unto spiritual asplra-
tons
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26
MUCH APPRECIATED

Editor, The Citizen;
There came to my attention to-
day, one of the most appreciative,
interesting, and well-nigh COM
plete descriptions of our island
city that it has been my pleasure
to see since l first made my home
(and place of business here near
ly year and eight months ago. :.
it comes from the pen of Paul T.
Gilbert, under his designation as
THE Boulevardier" a column APP
pearing in a Chicago society pub
LEGATION, 'ToWnsfolk" and reads
as follows
Tropical moons high over the
Atlantic. trade winds rushing
through the palms. ,pelicans div
ing for fish. bathing beauties,
black as negroes, basking in the
sun.
'Duval Street Saturday night
cars from every State in the
Union .jukc boxes grooming
'heXicah Rose. Havana pro
grams coming over the air. cats
roller skaters going round and
round. Cubans speaking in,
melIiiluous Spanish language -.
gcbS in pancake hats and middies,
lined up at the Cabana bar with
their sWceties. .wcatherbeaten
old shacks buried untler bougain-.
villea. .oy0aiql siqe streets peo-
Piled BY g9oal-bl9ek negroes. . =.
white clapboard houses with
double galleries. and topped by
captains walks .,....
Cuban sandwiches and fifty
cent sca-food dinners. green tar
tie steaks. c0nch ChoWder, broiled
lobster and crawfish, yellowtail,
kinpflSh. Jewish, lime pie and
/ coconut ice cream. .pungent wa
terfront smells curiO shops
where YOU can buy sea shell and
fish scale novelties.
Such is Key West, Americas
southcrnmost city, from where
these lines are written. For many
years a forgotten city, Key West
is again coming to life.s As yet
only a mecca for sightseers and
deep sea fishermen. it awaits only
the maeic Of northern capital to
make il a popular winter resort
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL. always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight tor progress; never be the or
gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue,
, commend good done by individual or organ
ration; tolerant of others rights, views and
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26
Nov that l have had my sum-
mer in Key West, l head Chicago
ward, hoping to find spring.


ward, hoping to find spring.
Shark fishing off the docks at
the foot Of White street is Key
West's latest attraction. Your line
Is clothesline, your hook a No.
II. Batting the hook with slab
Of blood-red bonita, you whirl the
line around your head and cast it
far out Refuse dumped by the
ships and washed in by the tide,
draws the sharks. Pelicans,
cranes and gulls, tame enough to
eat out of your hand, stand by,
begging for a handout.
The rattle of a tin pail attach
ed to the shore end ofthe line an
nounces that shark has taken
hold Zone clever fisherman has
legged up a gadget which, when
he gets a strike, punches the horn
button Of his carr Directly shark
i3 hooked, the headlights of the
cars go on, and the fun begins.
From two to a dozen of these
savage blackfins, weighing from
$50 to $50 pounds are hauled in
every night. Those that survive
are taken to a nearby shark cor
raj, admission to which is ten
cents
Sharks are easily killed. I'm
told, becauoa their hearts are in
their heads. wrapped up in their
liver. Sharks teeth are in great
demand bv ladies, who use them
rs razors. Nature has provided
these man-caters with spares
which snap into place auto
matically whenever tooth is lost
or broken.
Sharks, by the way, don't
ewim up and take bite out OF
vtu, but rather. often GENERATING
in gangs butt you with their
heads to stun YOU, then swishne
around hand YOU a K o. with
thcig tails, Notuptil YOU are hors
dc combat do thew use their
teeth I'D
NJ p GREEN.
Kew West. Fla,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26

The Citizen welcomes express
siOns of the views of it's read
er~, hut the editor reserves the
right to delete any items
which are considered libelOus
err unwarranted. The writers
should be fair and cOnfine the
letters to 300 words, and write
on one side of the paper only.
Signature of the writer's must
accompany the letters and will
lie published unless requested
otherwise,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26
ENTERTAINS With
SONG PROGRAM
FOR BENEFIT OF CRIPPLED
CHILDREN'S HOS
PITAL

The South Florida Crippled
Children's Hospital and School
are presenting a pleasant and un-
usual idea in modern publicity.
Using as it's theme song ITS
Playtime In Miami which is in
troduced to the local civic and
fraternal organizations through
the medium of most gifted and
charming singer, Miss Nan John
son. Miss johnson herself is
victim of Infantile Paralysis.
Clark Ringwalt, the composer, ex-
planned the progress being made
in the build of Florida's first and
only Children's Hospital
Besides appearing at the many
meetings of the American Legion
Convention Miss johnson appear
ed at the local Lions Den Con-
siderable interest was shown in
the work of the South Florida
Crippled ChiIdren's Hospital and
School
The members of the Key West
Rotary Club demonstrated their
approval and assured full CO.
operation. Senator Claude Pep
per, guest speaker at the Rotary
congratulated Miss Johnson and
Ringwalt for their efforts.
Copies of the song are for sale
at the leading drug stores. Pro-
ceeds 60 to the building fund of
the hospital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26

Z William McChesney Martin 34-year-
old president of the New York Stock EN-
change, has resigned his $4,000 year job
to'enier the United States army as a buck
private. Taking a cut from $4,000 a month
to.S2l month for the safety and welfare of
Your country may set an example which
VII not be lost even on some Go leaders
Sanford Herald. There are many other
men with large incomes and sons Of rich
men who have joined the army and who
probably had enough pull 10 avoid con-
Scription, but were too patriotic 10 take al
vantage Of it,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26

The true Christian loves good men and
pipes bad ones. But the bad ones. knowing
thtS, continue in their bad behavior. Per-
hgaS little hatred and some action would
Sesye better purpose.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

| Water and Sewerage.
2 More Hotels and Apartments.
3 Beach and Bathing Pavilion.
4 Airp"rts7-Land end Sea,
J. Consolidation If County and City Gov
cTnments
= \ Modern City Hospital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26

Mans love to man, if it ever becomes
universal, will include and guarantee hu-
man happiness. But will it ever become
universal?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26

Education for the parent is coming
more and more to the front as an important
eement in the character education of the
child.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26

1t is good idea to take some time off
for recreation, provided it does not inter-
tele with your work
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26

The good some people do is continually
discounted by mans anxiety to let his
right hand know what his left is doing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26

Reasonableness is the strongest mark
in the good thinker.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26

The wise editor has stopped predicting
what will happen in this war He isn't even
-sNre OF what has Happened already.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26

'''' Sef-cOntrol is virtue that individuals
recommend for their friends.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26

Adversely makes a man wise but not
necessarily rich.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26

Key West-where Americanism be-
gins!
Evening star., 1941-11-28
UNCLE RAYS CORNERThoters Had No Roofs

In these days we can go to
theaters to see plays of one kind
or another In theaters where
'stage plays" are given, living per-
sons stand before the audience and
talk.
More common are moving picture
theaters In these we see pictures
on the screen and hear the voices
Of people, also the sounds Of motor
cars. telephones. storms and so on.
That is a bit of magic" brought
about by inventions of the past
half f-century.
Whatever theaters we 60 to. 1t
Is almost certain that . roof will
cover us. st. Louis has a large
"open- air theater" and a few other
cities have theaters Of that type,
, but the common custom is to give
roofs to the audience.
That was not the custom In
ancient times. The Greeks and the
Romans had open-air theaters. with
no roofs for the audience. When
there was rain, the people either
left their seats and went home, or
stayed and got wet.
Usually the seats were placed on
the side of hill. This made it
possible for persons in the back
to see above the heads of those In
front.
Three large theaters with stone
eeatS were built In Rome. The
Evening star., 1941-11-28

smallest Of these had seating space
for 5000 persons. The largest could
seat at least 1900 people.
Actors in Roman plays were all
men, except for women who some-
times danced between the acts.
When there was a woman's part
in the play itself, q man put on
a wig and whatever else was needed
for disguise.
Evening star., 1941-11-28
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