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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-26

recent clashes has been very en-
eouraging, His floor performances
as well az his ability to collect tallies
have been very gratifying. Joe Bak-
err, while not a strong offensive
youth, more than offsets this dis
parity by his brilliant defensive
chores. Collums and Devlin also fit
well into the picture to form a
strong machine. 1t will be very IN
strong machine. 1t will be very M
teresting to witness the goal-shoot-
ing accuracy of such highly-rank-
ing lads as Reid Of Goodman, Cald-
well of Moorhead, Lee Mccain OF
Raymond. Duncan of Scooba, Barnes
of Ellisville and others.
Although the event should be just
as keenly contested as ever, a
large number of familiar faces who
we're greatly instrumental in the
huge progress of their teams last
season, will be missing when the OPP
ening whistle sounds.
One of the consistently out
and cagers was Frank Hodges OF
ooba, diminutive mite who con-
inually racked up 20 or more talies
per contest and gathered 25 in the
finals Of the conference tourna-
ment. A real sparkplug to the Lions,
the lads absence will be heavily
felt. McDaid, towering six feet. four
nh specimen who ~cavorted at cen
ter md who time after time con-
-%~0llc,' re5oan's and tip-offs, will
also he a~~cng re absentees.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03
BUYING REAL ESTATE

Since Pearl Harbor, the Army and Ma
Wy have bought, or are in the process 81
buying, private property equal 10 the COM
bined areas of the states of Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, and
almost all of New Jersey, according 20 the
Office of War Information.
This is a tremendous acquisition Of real
estate, although we should remember that
the states mentioned are not very large geo
graphically. Before the war is over, it IS
estimated, that around 30,000,000 acres of
land will be taken over for camps, bases
ai1fields, ranges and other war necessities.
Up to this time, 121 1868 tracts have been
marked out which include 100000 600 acres
and are valued at S284,000,000.
The American people now seeing the
immense cost of building up our Army and
Navy should realize that much of this would
have been saved if we had maintained a
more efficient and larger military force
during the twenty years which followed the
last World War In all probability, war
could have been averted, if our military
forces had been kept modernized and at a
large enough size. Much haste and waste
would have been avoided by careful,
gradual process of keeping prepared. Let's
not forget that after this war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03
$4,000 ALIENS SEIZED

Many acts of sabotage and espionage
have been prevented by the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation arresting and taking
into custody nearly $4,000 enemy aliens
and huge quantities of contraband mate
rials during the first year of our participa-
ton in the World War.
Mr. F. r. Foxworth, director of The
FBI around New York, says that in addition
to the persons arrested, 1000 guns, $4,000
rounds of ammunition, 2.340 sticks of dyna-
mite, ~ codes and eiphers, various uni
forms of enemy countries and picture films
of our possessions have been seized.
Up to this time, there has been no gen
erai outbreak of explosions or destrpctions
of eur war plants, nor has there been any
great interference with out war manufac-
turing effort.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03
BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE

A good idea of the extent to which Am
orleans are devoted to freedom may be gain
ed any day, any hour, right here in the
homes or on the streets in Key West
Key Westers, like all other Americans,
are for an all-out war, and stand ready 10
UNDERGO Inconvenience or hardships 10 win
the war But don't mention good times
to Key Westers in trying to ease their feel
ings over the Inconvenience te which they
are subjected.
f Money can't "cool'' them off. I'D far
rather have the conditions we had Two years
ago in Key West than those of today, de-
spite the abundance of money here now, :
said business man to Citizen reporter. I,
The business man was talking about
the endless number of questionnaires the
government agencies were issuing, and he
firmly believed that not one-tenth of those
questions in any way promoted the war ef-
fort. 1t was that belief that made him
fume. He was ready and willing TO under
go anything to help win the war, but he felt
sulky and balky about doing those things
that helped only to make the bundle of red
tape larger than it has ever been before IN
the history of our country.
1t is that endless red tape chat gets UNI
der the skin of every American. His tree-
dom-loving spirit revolts at being lied down
to this and tied down to that whenshe sees
no necessity of being tied down.. He won't
mutter word of complaint if he's lied down
tightly to help the war-effort, but what
makes him boil is the encroachment on his
Liberty by the bureaucratic mirions hat
5Walnl throughout the country. a..
A Key West woman informed The Cit
izen that one of these minions came into her
home, examined the mattresses, sheets pill
low cases and springs of her beds, insisted
on knowing what quality they were, and,
being unable to find any fault with Them,
told her that one doorway 60 a bedroom was
not far enough away from doorway %
another bedroom
Think of that! And all because she
thought she would help the government By
renting two or three of herrooms 10 defense
workers.
,.s-,..," Good times" don't placate any free
dom-loVing American forl the curling ~
curtailment of his liberties 49,.
Everything to help along the war-ef-
fort but resentment against bureaucratic
red tape are the diverse feelings he enter
Iains e. - p
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03
TIE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print 1t
without Ear and without favor; never be
afraid I'd attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan or the mouthpiece Of any person, clique,
faction or class: always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
Injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue,
commend good done by Individual or organ
ization; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions: print only news that will elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03
While the war is long way from be-

While the war is long way from be-
ing won, Amefieaas-saRsalook back upon
their fi;st year of World War ii, war they
cid net begin, and be proud of the record
Of their country has set in daring heroisnl
and skilland breathe sigh of relief Tor the
fact that the United Nations emerged from
the crisis of 1912 with each major Ally
continuing to ofefr the dictators bitter and
increasing resistance. When the history of
World War II is written, 1912 will be term
cd the year when the tide of The war tarne,.
and the scales of war tipped in favor o. ,he
Allies.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

One may love the country of his choice
even more than that of his birth, and one
may love the city of his choice more than
the place of his birth. 1t is human to APP
preciate improved conditions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03
ChaptcT Z
Voice From The Past

ON THE fast, wild drive from
~ Frisco to Carmel, Carlos
:sketched the script aeg Rita tsliSss,
ing sometimes wit6 Seth naadsf
while Rita grabbed The wheel 70
keep the speeding car on the
white highway. 1t was a good
story, Rita acknowledging ad
Carlos usual verve, mis- usual
ccck-eyed characters doing i'm
possibly delightful things. She
found herself laughing frequently
at Carlos genius for amusing.
Rita relaxed even as she argued
points of plot structure Gradually
she began to enjoy the beauty Of
their surroundings. Wide, fresh
green fields swept away from the
high back to distant hills. Small
towns approached them, were left
behind.
They slipped through Monterey
and drove along the winding coast
road with its dark pines march
ing down to the sloping white
sandy beach. At seven o'clock,
Carlos, still talking, stopped at the
Del Monte Lddge. eve eat here, -
he said brutsqaely. Il want to go
into. the monkey room-nay give
me inspiration for that last scene. -
The monkey room, a place of
red leather chairs, the wall COW
cred with a multitude of mon
keys in every conceivable en-
demonstrating tea-playing golf
dancing, amused Rita. They had
a gay dinner and ate, Ieisurely,
though Carlos kept the walters
running desperately. Then they
were on their way again, winding
along the beautiful ocean road
past the mansions of Pebble
Beach, and at last into the sleepy
little colony of Carmel.
Rita found she was to stay at
the Carmel Inn only when Carlos
stopped the car before the small,
artistic hotel and directed the
bellhop to take her bags to 21O.
He went with her to the desk, de
livered her the key of the room
and told her to sleep fast.
The cold, pine-scented air, the
soothing murmur of wind through
tall trees; together with an over
dose of fatigue lulled Rita into a
deeper sleep than she had had
since her fathers death. s
Feeling more like her old buoy
iant self the next morning, she
slipped into a fresh blue-striped
cotton froeK and sauntered down
to find some breakfast. But Carries
car was there already, Carlos
houseboy grinning alphabetically
beside it.
"Pretty early to go to work. :"
he touched his cap to her with
the alacrity of those serving Car
los, 'Fbut Mister White said you
could sleep this morning till you
woke up, anyway. And he's
waitin' breakfast. He says the food
here is only for those contem-
~@Ja4sv,s e,,sa;Ia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

A country is free in the measure in
which the average citizen has a chance OF
getting his claims considered In total-
tartan countries personal protests against
injustice are ignored and sometimes severe
Nv nnniShan So ssaaN
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03
COck-eyed Work Day

DITA found Carlos waiting
IN breakfast literally. Sitting at
a table on his SUM- washed, glass
enclosed porch that looked down
through pine trees to the dancing
blue of the sea, he had turned his
plate over and was editing a page
of script on the back of it, num-
bling loudly to get the rhythm of
the dialogue more exact
Come in, you alternating
daughter of Morpheus" he shout
ed without looking up. "That
scene you had the bad taste to
criticize yesterday has been muir
dered and resurrected. If you
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

The reason you can't believe all you
read N the newspapers is just because the
newspapers have to depend on folk just
ike you for most of their information.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

It is ID be hoped that the next genera
ton will het be so busy making money that
parents WI forget to associate with their
growing children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03
Z II y s
IN MEMORY OF NURSE

NEW york - A lofty peak in
Canada is named in memory of
Edith Cavell, English nurse ex-
ecuted by the Germans in the
first world war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

The Clifton in IN editorial
paragraph saws today:
The Secrot2rv Cf Congress
nlan Ruth BRYAN Owen IS 2utLcr-
itv for the statement that tn"
elimination of Rosenthal IS tho
RAZOR obstacle in securing the
loan for the construction Of the
bridges. Though it IS intimatc3
that the obstruction once rcmCV-
Cd does not assure the immedi-
ate granting of the loan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage.
g. More Hotels and Apartments.
8. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. #
a. Arpurts-Land and Sea.
S. Consolidation of County and City Gov,
ernmentS.
g. a Modern City Hospital. II /
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

George 3. Utlev. librarian of
the Newberry Library. ChiCtgo.
born Hartford, Conn. 66 years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

The Solomon Islands have reputation
for the treachery of its natives. By this
time, perhaps, our boys have found that
cut.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

To Seneca has been attributed the say
Jig that what has been we'll said is my
property" That exonerates pilfering
writer's. ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03
TOday'S Birthdays

Maj. Gen. Bruce Magru6er.
born District Of Columbia. so
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

Most adults forget that boys and girls
lock a. Kings with juvenile minis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

Plans Wcrc made last night at
c 70 TING Of Troop 5. Boy Scouts
If America. under the leadership
Of ScOut0astcr A. Boa. to col
icct TOYS for distribution among
needy children in Kew West dur
ING ChrGtnas. IT the TOYS hap
pen IN be broken, the scous
said, thcv win gladly call for
them, as thcv have ARRANGED to
repair toys that are not in gool
condition.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03
Today's Horoscope

Todays disposition is diplo-
hatie and 1t the same time as
-c-ti.c: but there is an element
ri cunning that is liable to lead
To trouble Many Of the am
Lislcn5 viii Ice attained. but
many enemies liable to be made.
Whc NAV succeed in overthrow
Ing wcil-laid plans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

DR. Carries F. Pal f Brook
lyn, n. Y noted Cenatologist,
born New York. 55 years agD.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

William Chopper of New
York, noted artist. born there, IS
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

It is a poor sort of education which
turns out people who are intolerant and un-
reasonable.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

Ircgress all along the fighting front.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

don't Ike x 2oE, y-ure :ic
He read it 20 her while Ia h5c-c-
boy expertly served them al
elaborate breakfast, then .hev
moved into Carlos, study. : w2irl
rsom 1fbamboo walls ana LEOPARD
SkSnssRita's hands Rev oyer the
~ keys S casl7s' aie'@-
"a Just-as Carlos voice dropped
sEdarily On last Dissolve cut,
and ne sank INTO chair BIS de
Ter d., the houscboy appeared
inathc doorway.
'Lunch?" nc suggested nope
fully.
My God, what kind Of digs
tive systems d'ya think w
havc?." Carlos roarcd. W JUS
ate brcakfast!'
Five hours ago. the hcus boy
grinnod.
Rita laughed. 1t doesn't SEEM
possible" she admitted.
Carlos wipcd his face with a
huge handkerchief and yawncd
you're not 50 bad" nc approved.
You should have heard tn sug-
gestions my last secretary gave
me. Wash your hands, child Wc'll
grab bite of food and then WcI
really get down 90 work"
"After lunch. VIC take 2 sie3ta,'
Rita retortcd. My Mexican hlo3l
pressure"
She wandered with Carlos
through the cottage. 1t was a
fascinating accumulation from his
years of travel. Every curio in the
large, luxurious rooms had 4
story. There was the murIerouS
scimitar that Carlos had wanglcd
from a head hunting tribe bef9re
they could carry out their or,Gihal
plan of using it on him.
There were skulls dug from
Mazatec, a small idol from the
Easter Islands, a splinter clipped
from the sphinx; there were sky
blue Chinese rugs, and deep, rich
Persians. There were Indian fan
chairs and monastery Tibctan
prayer stools. Car,os told OF thom
all with the same brisk, CONVEX
sational zeSt
The Picture
. 1T LUNCH he shouted insults
via telephone at his produccr.
After lunch he read the S.n
Francisco paper while h. smoked
his pipe. Rita stacked cab rs II
her desk. She felt cur hight
hearted and refreshed in this 1Iad
atmosphere of creative tension.
Her old enthusiasm and eager
ness was yelling up iWit.&n her
to get on with the next scenc. III 5
was the world she had lived in
in the publishing house = her.
world the past year at Blossom
Valley for the moment secmoI
vague and far away.
Carlos long, low whistle cut
through her reverie. g. my
lucky day." he was mumblinT.
This is really my lucky day." lie
shook the paper at her violently
as he pointed vaguely to a pic.
ture. Hes coming out t. Frisco,
It's a miracle!'
"Who?" Rita was casually
amused. Then suddenly the papcc
stopped waving and she saw thu
picture plainly. 1t was Cla,I,
Pasquin!
"a miracler' Carlos was howl
ing. "Tll get him down here u
read the script. Converting thai
hard-shelled stage actor to tt
screen will be the crownin..
achievement of my career
Rita was on her feet. Her chair
tipped and fell with crash, hcr
straining fingers gripped the cd~a
of her desk. Carlos stared at her
white, strained face in blank as
tonishment, as she whispered,
''No-no"
To be continued
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

4 Girl wciehing eight end one.
half rounds. was born this morn
Ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 2
Albury.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

Col Julius OchsS Adler. pub
Usher of the N. Y. Times, born
Chattanooga, Tenn. 50 years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03
KEY west IN
DAYS CONE BY
FROM FILES OF TIE CITIZEN
of DECEMBER ?. 1882

Miss Margaret MARTINEZ ana
Arthur Sheppard are today COM
Piling reports Of the activities
of the Monroe County Council
for Unemployment Relief 10 be
sent to Tallahassee when they
are completed.
At the meeting last night OF
the City Council q commuuica-
ton was read from tae Mutual
Insurance Conpanv. requesUne
that some of the overdue iotar-
ests Of the CITY bonds held by
the company be paid The coun-
Gil ordered the lette~ turned over
to a committee for considcra-
ton.
Secil HaWlev. director Of roads
for the Texas Oil Company, who
was recently a visitor in this
city as a guest of Wili2m Z"
Porter, made an address ycstcr-
day in Miami in which he die
cusscd at length the Oversees
Highway. He made predictions
about the number Of aut0Ioo-
bilists who would travel en- the
Overseas FIichW2v when ihc
bridges were comD]eted. placing
the number at 10000 cars, each
carrying two or more persons.
William v, Albmy viii repre-
sent Kew West At the rlccting in
Miami on December 6 Ct Uaitof
States engineers who viii con
slider the plans for the construc-
ticn of the proposed Overseas
Highway bridge. On tae c<os
ming If t1e same dav, M Al
bury, in his official capacitv rs
major Of the 2G5d1 REGIMENT Of
the National Guards of Florid9.
will insect Battery %" in Nj
ami.
Paul Bovsen received Il telc-
gram this afternoon Informing
him that John Damien died nj
Saranac Lake n. Y. yesterday
afternoon. M. Damien resided
in Kew West six wears and was
engaged in the reclamation bust
ness, with an office and = ware
house on Caroline street. Nrz
Damien Is 4 dau"htor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl W. Bake of Eev WCei
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

Dr.. Lucia r. Briggs. president
of observation-disclosures College
born Cambridge, Mass, SIS years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

4. Atwatcr Kent Of Philadcl-
phia. radio inventor and maker,
born Burlington. Vt. 60 years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

A dance viii be Given Wednos-
dov evening ct the Cuban Club
for the benefit Of the Sufferers
of the hurricane that struck
Canaguev, Cuba. the middle Of
last month. The dance has been
orran9ed by q committee. q
which Pamon Dcleado is the
chairman.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

Lovett calls planes. white Wit
FL, supplementary to ships.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-03

Who arc at present residing n
Coorria.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08

The ANE Zion Ministerial alli-
ance, after listening 10 the presi-
den.. the Rev. G. ". Meicalf. pastor
~ the Peters church. who assailed
the attitude OF certain public Off
Gals toward the churches OF their
community, unanimously endorsed
the candidacy ~ Leroy G White,
Ilamiramck editor who is can
didate for state senator in the
Third Senatorial district and Is
running on the democratic ticket.
White pledged, II elected. that he
would: Come TO the churches and
the pastors for aid and counsel"
He said further that II was high
time that public officials recognized
the honest. church going citizens
Of the community.
The AME Zion alliance support
ing White included the Rev. r. p.
Powell OF ST. Paul's church. the
Rev Mrs. Palmer, OF Blackwell
Temple: the Rev. Mr.. Rivers. OF
John Wesley. and the Rev. Mr.. Pow
ers. ~ Clinton Chapel
on other fronts, the white-For-
Senator campaign got underway
and II was announced that com
mitiee OF citizens had been formed
10 support White and would meet
some time during the week 10 dis
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08

The growth and
success Of the Barth-
well drugstores in De-
troit during the past
nine years : h o u ! 4
prove inspiring TO ev-
cry members Of the
race This splendid
business was estab-
lished July l, 1898.
with one drugstore at
S640 Russell street.
Today, there are fiye
Barthwell drugstoros
operating in the Mo-
tor City. They are To-
Gated at 500 Russell.
al Alger; 5000 Oak
land. at llolbrook:
325 East Garfield. al
Brush; 3435 II a $
tings, at Benton. and
s s 0 o Oakland, at
II a s u g. The ice
cream placeS are ~
5032 Hastings and
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
SERVICE
MEN THANK
TRIBUNE

Service men at Sault Ste Marie
send personal thanks 10 the De-
troit Tribune for reading matter
supplied them by this paper at
their camp. also at the colored
USO center in Detroit. Private
Rousseau, OF New Orleans: Sergt
Lawrence Burney, of Virginia. and
others expressed for the hundreds
CT their fellow service men their
thanks in these words: Sincerely,
we're grateful"
In addition TO the reading mat
ter furnished by the Tribune. Miss
Magnolia Simms, Tribune rep
resentative, who recently visited
the camp al the 500. read the
following lines from Paul Laur-
ence Dunbar. on behalf OF the
Tribune to the men at the camp:
"A little dreaming by the way,
a little toiling day by day.
a little pain. a little strife.
A little joy-and that is life"
Miss Simms was enthusiastical-
" received and thanked by the
boys. The dramatist also read
other poems. Since returning to
Detroit, she has received a num-
her OF letters from approciative
fans
Miss Simms plans soon 10 visit
II. Custer 10 entertain the sol
diers there. in behalf Of her spon-
sor, the Detroit Tribune
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
Wartime Postpones A
Golf Meet In Dee Gee

Observation-Disclosures George
Adams. president OF the United Golf
association. and Mrs. Paris b.
Brown, president of the local Wake
Robin Golf club the entertaining
host 10 the national tournament
scheduled for the Anacostia Golf
course in August, announced that
the meet had been called OF be-
cause OF transportation problems
created by the war. The move IS
also In keeping with ODT Director
Joseph Eastman's request that all
national events be curtailed wher-
ever pOgsible.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
Oscar Plays Oscar
In Modern Musical

Oscar Smiths part has been rec
ognlzed.
Short and stocky, Oscar was play
Ing a boot-black in Paramounrs
Happy Go Lucky" After doing
scene with Mary Martin and Dick
Powell for the Technicolor picture
Director Curtis Bernhardt walked
over 10 oscar and complimented
him on the naturalness OF his acting.
"You were very good as a boot
black Bernhard said.
oscar should be a good boo--
black" an assistant said. "He's
been getting rich running a shine
stand at the studio for is years"