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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-22
By VERA BROWN

By VERA BROWN
We'll soldier boys. you'd BETTER
keep that blouse buttoned up
neatly and your neck tie on, no
matter what tho temperature.
The military police have come
TO town, Al strong.
They have opened up shop over
on the sixth floor of police head
quarters where Lieut.. John. L.
Sullivan is in command.
the MP'S of World War II
are a far cry from those Of World
War !, There is none of that
strong arm stuff.
Says Lieutenant Sullivan:
I'VE want the bows TO know
we're here Ia help them, not la
get them into trouble. Thats
our job. No more roaring at
soldier. We use tact. judgment
after all we're all buddies. all
out IN win this war, and att -
headed for active duty, includ-
ing we Of the military police"
DETROIT ATTORNEY
Lieutenant Sullivan, for 10 years
a Detroit attorney, and a World
War ] veteran, has just returned
from Fort Myer, officers training
school. He is a handsome Irish
man, with a nice twinkle in his
eye.
He says OF his 40 men:
we don't pick them any
. more because they're heavy
weights. We pick them because
they know and. can handle men.
Don't misunderStand. They
aren't sissies. They know what
10 do In a fight but they don't
go around looking for one. They
all know boxing, wrestling and
iujutsu. They wear ASS on their
hips and carry night sticks.
Our job. first and foremost,
Is to get the fellows back To
camp on time, to straighten out
overtime leaves"
Mayor EDWARD j. JeffrleS and
Police Commissioner John A. With
teaspoon arranged for the city to
give the military police their Of
fees.
CITY FINE To SOLDIERS
Detroit Is fine 10 her soldiers.
There Is plenty OF fun and rec
reation for the boys, free.
Business people rarely take
advantage OF them, and there's
been little trouble. Our job is
10 see that there IL less. We
want the boys to look well, and
respect their uniforms.
when the soldier gets one
look at the Mp he usually sees
that that eellar-gets- buttnned
( quick The hot weather makes
little trouble but the boys
know what a bad impression n
! sloppy soldier makes"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Men Who Ride Like
Paul Revere

NAUL REVERE rode for lib
- erty a long time ago but
his style Of patriotism never
went out of fashion and today
it's kept alive by 90 husky horse
men who are following in his
footsteps in the State of Mich
igan, and are known as THE
Modern Paul Reveres."
These hard-riding men are
trained TO maintain all commune
cations should Hitler in his folly
bomb this country. Already they
are patrolling the sparse areas
of their county around Detroit
and Flint, Michigan.
The idea of veteran horse
man, Lawrence T. Lyon, the plan
was submitted to and approved
by Sheriff Thomas w. Wolcott
Genesee County's chief air war
den.
The sheriff agreed that horse
men could play a big part to-
day in guarding their country
and he named Lyons, who had
been a member of the medical
corps in World War /, as captain.
Lyons then drew on his practical
knowledge to build up the patrol
along semi-military lines.
The troopers are dressed in
regulation army hats and shirts,
wear frontier pants and western
boots and furnish their own sad
die horses.
Before they were officially
commissioned as modern pro-
totypes of the famous patriot
who rode through every Middle
sex village and farm they were
well grounded. in first aid and
other civilian defense training.
Today they are invaluable aids
in warning residents of blackouts
and otherwise helping out air
raid wardens.
Since these horsemen know all
the back roads and shortcuts
they can often get around faster
than more modern Paul Reveres
who have to depend on tires,
gasoline and the highways.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

l. lOW-A-DAYS when jobs are
NJ plentiful and good help
~ scarce, men and women
hardly bat an eye when they
travel in comfort across the con-
tinent TO fill a good one.
But a couple of girls in the
wilderness of Alaska hung up
some kind OF record the other
day when they rowed themselves
$50 miles down the Yukon to fill
jobs as cannery cooks.
The girls, Mary Fitzpatrick
and Phyl James, started out of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Rowed $50 Miles for q Job

Juneau in a 1e-foot skiff equipped
with an cupboard motor. But,
their waterlogged motor gave
out and compelled the young wo-(
men to row their boat the dis
lance from Juneau to Skagway.
After Wintering in Anchorage
the pair tried to hike over the
AlaSka-Yukon highway now un-
der construction but the army
said mo" Now they're cooking
for as persons in a cannery and
waiting for the end Of the season
so they can get going again,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
The Worlds Best Fire Fighters

ZINE was when the only re-
quirements for being a fire.
y man were a good knowledge
of checkers and a rudimentary
ability TO douse a fire with a
garden hose technique.
But those days are gone for
ever-particularly in New York
City. where would-be firemen
have to undergo rigorous phys
ical training and go to a school
where they learn all the tricks
of the smoke-eater's trade.
Joining the New York Fire De-
partment is like busting into an
exclusive fraternity for only the
cream of the would-be crop, phys
ically and mentally, gets in.
Rockies are selected only from
those who have first passed stiff
civil service examinations.
Once accepted. the novice fire
men are put on six months pro-
baton, during the first two Of
which they go to school. The
photographs on this page show
just a few Of the tough things
the rockies have TO learn to do
we'll before they are finally taken
on as full-fledged firemen.
New York City, with its tower
ing skyscrapers and jammed
residential areas, probably calls
for a more specialized type of
fire-fighting than any other city
in the world.
The rockies, as the pictures
show, have to learn to climb to
great heights using only series
of lightweight and hooked on
one-story ladders or ropes. This
is a feat in itself, but to top it
off they are expected to be able
TO lower helpless people in adj
dition to their own weight. None
but the huskiest men can sur
vive this gruelling training.
Leaping out of windows, two
and three stories above the
ground, and landing in safety
nets is only the lighter side of
the routine training.
In addition to their rigorous
physical program, the men are
thoroughly grounded in fire.
fighting technique, the care of
and the proper use of tools, fire
house watch duties, and all the
other heads-up tricks Of the fire
fighters trade.
The school runs five days a
week. But Saturdays aren't days
off. Instead the rockies have to
stand a 24-hour watch in a fire
house, learning the hang" of
things. Two evenings a week,
from 8 to u, they have 10 act
as an assistant to the firehouse
watcher. During this siX-months
probationary period they are paid
at the rate of 81 200 a year.
If they pass in school. and
complete their probationary per-
iod, the rookie is made a fourth
grade fireman at $4,000 a year.
BY. successive stsges-over a
three year periodic gradually
moves up to a first grade fire.
man and then his pay is $4,000.
New York's school for fire
men ordinarily trains 600 men a
year-100 recruits at a time, re-
placed every two months. Due TO
the constant threat of an aerial
attack that hangs over New York
City, and the subsequent need
for more trained fire fighters, the
classes recently have been dou-
bled.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

'Rescues"
Like This
Are
Everyday
Work for
the Young
Men Who
Go TO
College
to Learn
the Science
of Fighting
Fires.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

Only Men
With
Plenty of
Muscle and
Nerve Can
Success
fully Pass
This
-
Climbing
Test With
Portable
Ladders
and Life
Belts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-12
WOMEN REPLACE
MEN In KITCHEN

QUINCY, Nov. IL. FNS) =
Women are replacing men in the
kitchen of the State Hospital at
Chattahoochee, due to the neces-
sitv arising from men employees
enliSting in the armed services or
leaving for higher paying defense
jobs, DR.. j. H. Therrell, superin-
tendent, announced last week.
The staff is operating on about
33 l-3 per cent of the normal
peacetime staff, but has not. as
yet, reduced the efficiency below
reasonable standards, officials of
the institution said. The hospi-
tai is recognized as one of the
best and most efficiently main
tanned state institutions in the
United Sfates.
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OIL FLOW REPORTED
In WALTON COUNTY,

DeFUNIAK SPRINGS, Nov. IL
F'NS)-Is Walton county head
Cd for an oil boom? The editor of
the DeFuniak Springs Herald
says frankly that he does not
know. but he does know that
t;Ilp1dd oil has been flowing from
the top of test, well some haIf a
so7en miles south and east of
ifRfsfo,cckhill and that it has been
'fercing its way up and out in, con-
stantlV Increasing quantity.
Watcher this means the start
Of an oil boom is uncertain and
cannot be determined until it is
ascertained if the oil sand reach
Cd by the drill is sufficiently rich
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q Al Clear Road d

Il 4 AL s'iear fsoat !,
THE facredulops look ON Todd's
X FACE had, given way To- some
thing softer a qAe hing that was
turning to a glow. There was a
trace of moisture, around his eyes,
Only Duke Malone could fur
rish a twist IKE this, Only The
Duke would hayaxtaken, a liberty.
like that. But Todd didn't care.
He was happy. And little bit
proud.
'Dad-did you ~know Talbot
was going to shoot for a tie?"
Duke nodded. 81 found out"
Todd shook his head. "Then If
I had missed that point after
touchdown, if that final score had
been 1913 you'd have been
sick"
Duke smiled. Even if you had
missed it / still would have
known you gave it everything
you had"
Then Duke looked at him
keenly. "And now what're you
going to do about that South
American offer you wrote me
about?"
There's no reason for me to
hold back now. I'm going to &C
cept Hazer's offer"
Good boy That's what /
wanted you to do"
Then why didn't YOU tell me
that?"1
Because / wanted you TO
make your own decision" Duke
said. s~.t*4S<ss *~~$Esr
To be continued
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III Nv tsaz7k ~ v sa7Fa - z 3 =
eht SeTns with | hJ
T,fz nstv EIesi1y gsFss
ia nevel tSasebD their dirty,

H@d never Aedeb9 their aiirty
monsy,ofuSourse but Todd knew
he'd never have peace with him.
self. He couldn't miss. This single
point was the biggest point he'd
ever known.
STEADY, kid :" he heard
Eddie chortle softly. ITS all
yours - :"
The ball came back. There was
no time for thought, Todd felt his
heart leap, held his breath for an
agonizing instant as Eddie quick
ly grabbed the ball, touched it
swiftly. surely to the ground.
Todd sensed rather than saw
Michigan linemen come crashing
through. He took his short step,
swung his right foot into the ball
crisply and wanted to scream.
The huge form of Michigan's
Puchinsky doomed crafty before
him but the ball zoomed through
Puchinsky's appraised arms, gath
cred height and sailed squarely
through the posts.
Todd was still trembling when
the avalanche of his own team
mates hit himswildly, pumndeling
hims Andy Duchek Kissed him
in his uncontrolled emotions
Strange Visit
TODD stood waiting in the peni-
L tertiary visitors room, and
finally saw his father coming.
There was broad smile on. The
Dukes face.
Beautiful game yesterday,
To-day" he said enthusiastically,
sitting down on his side of the
screen.
1T was a blister" Todd said,
drawing an envelope from his in
side jacket pocket. But look al
this" He opened the flap and re-
vealed crisp bills inside. There's
$4,000 here" he said shortly. "It
was sent to the fraternity house
with a note last night after the
game. The note said the money
belonged to you and it was signed
by Ben Talbot. II met Ben Tai
bott but l don't quite get what
goes on"
"rll tell you, Teddy" There
was a soft satisfied smile on Duke
Malone'S face. THE money be.
longs to me. all right. It's the
money | need. It's the money
thai paves the way for every.
thnag a aeEsyou got it for me
ddA opened vide. +"
daSt getN&TA\
sKes. | know you met Ben Tai
h3 -and--Ioe- Crane ukl
wsf on. TiY3ffHWh2ebl1YVtIhF
9qunTEIT
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YadahT YOUNG LADY /

TAI IAS.u Texas - Needing
twenty-five points on her record
ol''"r to become q captain IN
the city wide fire prevention
campaign, Lieut.. Ethel Silver
gold, 8, walked into a local fire
station TO see what q real fire
station looked like. Quickly. she
pointed to ? sheet of paper fas-
tened around a light bulb to serve
as shade. She received a point
for correcting this fire hazard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-12

to justify an attempt to bring in
commercial well.
In the meantime Waltonians are
not raising any umbrellas to ward
off shower of oil.
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rR1U DER oss ire
g4ZAzzA21Igg9 3: ;!a ''s:s
BY JERRY
BRONDFlElD

they were d couple of snakes. But
they aren't so bad. knew 'em
in the old days.
They came down to visit me
a COUPLE of. weeks ago and we got
tos Walking. Among other things
we got to talking about how the
fPys used to fix a football game
hbw and then years ago and how
YOU couldn't do that any more.
well, Ben said it could stin
be done-under perfect circum-
stances and with the right condi-
tions. I said it couldn't. 1t got to
be quite little argument, Teddy.
and suddenly Ben gets that crafty
look on his face and says he'll
make me a little wager.
'Tt suddenly occurred to him
that he knew of just the right
conditions he said were necessary.
"He knew I needed money. He
knew you'd been in quite a spot
these last few weeks. He knew
you were pretty disguised with
things. He said if I'd give him
odds he'd bet he could use you
in that way-to fix it for him.
"I didn't have any money, of
course, but Ben knew I'd make
| it good If ID lost. He knew too,-
that ifiit.were a Bet I'd make it.
you of" ''f''' y ~ W s'
Duke cracked his knuckles md
stared down at his hands. II had
promised myself that I was
through with all that stuff, but
when it came to backing my be-
lief and confidence in my own
flesh and blood I knew I had to
do it. l had to- Teddy. Once he
brought it up I had to prove him
a liar. l had to prove that you
wouldn't stoop to anything like
that
"And To-day, I knew all along
I'd win that bet. As fan. as was
concerned 7 couldn't lose. That's
the kind of faith had in you.
1t isn't exactly the kind of money
1 wanted to start out with, but
after I thought about it I saw
where that was the money that
could give me my biggest iispira-
ton. l hope you see What mean.
'I' had no right toagamble on
you like that. You .snAy find 1t
hard I'd forgive me, but please do.
1t wasn't the money at that par
ticular time. You're more than
money, To-day. Do you mind nov
that ifssoyar2ia,s sAs.a4ss.a..ss,...
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LoST-Billfold. cpnfaRMipg S2aIgs11
able papers. Reward Tor return
to Willies Weatherford, lO-C,
Yates-Porter Housing Project,
Eaton street. noyl2-3tx
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SAMPLES OF CHRISTMAS
CARDS have arrived and can
be seen at Citizen office. Beau
tiful designs and wide assert
ment. Suitable for men in
Armed Services. sept22-tf
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FOR SALE-Ford 4-door Sedan.
'35 model, five very good tires,
excellent running condition
Apply 1906 Division street, aft.
er 6;3O p. m. nov6-6tx
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FANS, AIR CONDITIONERS.
See Thoma, at the Skating
Rink. sept30-tf
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FOR SALE-Two Electric Water
Pumps, galvanized pipe and
fittings; secondhand toilet,
complete with fittings. Also,
Il soil pipes Ills Margaret st.
q Il nov12-3tx
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Chapter 20
The Hardest Kick

TODD felt a sudden, tight tell-
ing in his stomach. It as tied
up at 1913. That's just what fRep
Talbot Wanted. And now he had
to attempt the point after touch
down. SSn0(, 0ThNi-
Toda.-knew. he Couldn't EAR on
anyoneseise to try it. He was the
best placeskicker on the squad.
Everyone knew that; there. never
was angquestion of who handled
the conversions.
Todds mouth was dry as Eddie
knelt on the ground, his hands
outstretched to take the ball when
it came back from Chuck Stein.
This was the beautiful spot" Tai
bolt had mentioned.
Who could blame anyone for
missing kick at time like
this?
Todd wasn't thinking about
that twenty-five hundred. He
wanted no part of it. But the
pressure was on him. He knew
how easily it would be to miss
legitimately. He'd never be able
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GOOD BUY
Homestead, .624 S. Krone, Key
West highway; 6 lots, double
corners, 150-foot front, 300 feet
deep lights, water with n
room modern frame house,
furnished. See or write own
Ier.s w. lB. yMriek. P.O. Box
1872! HOMESTEAD, Fla, novl2-5tx
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WANTED-Chef, Short Order
Cook and Pastry Cook. Apply
Bakers Restaurant or Lula's
Lunch Room. noV6-tf
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LOST-1938 C2A.I. Glass Ring,
engraved D. Medina. $500 re-
ward. Return to 1913 White ST.
S1GO5f. II ),
noV7-6tX
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Subscribe TO TIE Citizen. .20e
weekly.
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FOR SALE-1933 Plymouth
Coupe. Good tires, good con-
dition. NJ Fernandez, 305
Whitehead street. nov7-6tx
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cola, Fla: No small craft OF
aAarm warnings have been issued.
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rWANTED--Al kinds of laundry
help; white and colored; good
pay. Apply Building 131, S.
Closer, Supt., Navy Yard.
nov7-tf
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WANTED-Young Girl or Man
to work in dry cleaning estab-
lishment. Apply White Star
Cleaners, opposite Bowling AL
leys, Duval st. nov3-tf
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POSITION WANTED

POSITION WANTED by Male
Secretary-St enogfapher. Billing
and filing fifteen years ex-
perience. Now employed. Box
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WANTED
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Rooms for men
only. Twin beds with inner
spring mattresses. Plenty OF
hot water. One block from
Navy Yard and downtown dis
trict. 5l3 Whitehead st.
nov10-3tx
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FOR SALE-RESTAURANT with
lovely Garden Patio, large
capacity, ready for = business,
good equipment, best situation
In Key West. Apply 600 Duval
street from 9 a. m. to 2 p. m.
nov10-5tx
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WEATHER REPORT

Observation taken at $3.50 a. M,
E,W.T. City Office
Temperatures
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Mrs. Roosevelt finds our sol
diers want thick socks, mail.
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FOR SALE-Buick Sedan. 6
tires 7x16. New battery. Good
motor. 500 cash. 1T01 South
street. s nov11-2t
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HELP WANTED

WANTED Nursemaid TO care for
/, young child in my home. Good
wages. Call 381-M after 4
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MATTRESSES WANTED. Side
walk Cafe. Duval and Fleming.
= sept22-tf
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REAL ESTATE

Business or Residential Lots al.
parts of the Island: Terms
j. OTTO KIRCHHEINER
Realtor
Phones la and 736-R SOS Duval
oct8-tf
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GOOD BUY

FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
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J Relative Humidity
! 76E3I'y1:sc A3iuD"
'omorrow's Almanac
FORECAST

FORECAST
Key West and Vicinity: Colder
tonight.
Florida; Colder in south por-
ton, continued cold in north
with scattered light frost in in
terror of north portion tonight.
Hattefas; Nc, to Apal3.shi-
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Small House Trail
er, new tires. Austin. Gulf
Stream Trailer Park.
E .'- nov11-2tx
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24

Last Christmas sour local jewelry store added two new departments we never had carried before. One was a toy counter, where a selec- ton of movie dolls was featured. The other-an optical department catered to the trade who could not afford glasses unless they could arrange to pay for them on credit.
 Visiting the shop the night before Christmas, I watched a tiny little girl I'm sure she couldn't have been more than six standing before the already sadly depleted doll counter. Her eyes were big as she looked up at the one doll still unsold, and there was a child s longing in them as she tugged at the tattered overall jacket of her father, busy talking to the optome- lrist
 Daddy" she called, her voice shrill with excitement, look! Isn't it the darlingest thing? Do you think Santa will bring it to me?"
 The mans tired face turned toward her, and a hurt expression flushed across it settling hopeless ly in the gray eyes. "'Fraid not, Mary" he answered T saw Santa in store down the street a while ago, and he said that he'd be about
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
Meaning Of Decorations
 AiChrisir,as

Not many, probably, know of the deeper meaning associated with the three plants we ordinarily use for Christmas decorations, an au- thority writes. The holly has prickles and red berries By the prickles we confess the bitter life of Jesus on earth. His watchings, His fastings, His weariness, His crown of thorns. By the berries we confess that He shed His blood for sinners.
 The yew has little outside bark, but only small rind. to teach us not to make great outside show of religion; it is a lasting timber, suggesting the soundness of a Christian; it has many branches, meaning plentifulness in good works; and it is always green and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
AMERICAN SPIRIT
 ISSH0WN IN TOYS

With typical American wartime spirit, the people of the nation have started to manufacture many of their own Christmas toys.
 For instance, in those shops where bits of wood are left from repair work, such lumber remnants can be used for the building of toys. Smoothly sawed off pieces make fine building blocks
 Spools and wooden cigar boxes come in for use as toys, too. The boxes can be made into trains, and spools can be used as wheels for them. Spools can even be strung together for beads, or lined up for imitation trains to be drawn along the floor by the baby.