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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
BY MARY RAYMOND

Christie. I've been in ages"
 Christie sat down on the bed and surveyed her twin, taking in the brown gold hair which tuln- bled around her face, the smoky, gray-blue eyes, SO much like her own.
 "Secret!" Christie spoke softly, preparing to launch her big sur prise.
 Then, she saw that Jan was blushing.
 Christie, never knew anyone like you. Can you read my mind?"
 Jan was looking off into space with a queer, half smile on her face, as though her thoughts were travelling along a little mental road that was closed to outsiders.
 "Heavens!" Christie thought, "the child's in love-or thinks she is." This was no time to tell her own exciting news.
 Christie" Janet began, you know that party that Mother has been begging me to have"
 '"The party you didn't want, that would bore you to tears"
 "The same one," Janet smiled "Ill go through 1t on one condi- tion. There's man = met him today. I'll face all those dreadful old people who look me up and down, and a stagline that doesn't see me at all = if may invite him to the dance"
 "He must be the worlds won der," Christie breathed. He isn't rich and important, j Jan said, musingly. But you'll like him. He's chemist and he has a new job at the Wainwright Company. The way we met was funny. He simply walked up to me and said, You look as though you are having rather slow time, and I said, I am, but nobody ex- cept you has been rude enough to mention It."
 "Janl How did you ever get past that brilliant beginning?" "He thought it was funny. He said what he had said called for a long apology and it would take him all through the supper hour to say it. Oh, Christie, had 8 lovely | time"
 Christie felt her throat tighten. II took such a little to make Jan hap py. Just bit of attention. She hadn't thought much of the party idea. Parties seemed out of place these serious days. But Jan die need something to make her fee important.
 Mother will bargain with you, Christie said. She added. slowly ''TFis man you net--he sounds fair Maybe a Mttle too sure of himself" "l1e Is pretty confident" Jan az lErced. Prom now on out, I'll h'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
Ry GsHbEuIth

Your mother still refuses to believe the headlines" Christo- pher Cotton said. But I know what they're saying"
 You think the United States will get in? Bart does, too. He's going to an air field. But that's not really what I came to tell you. Some day, I'm going to have a sunny kitchen with little blue pots filled with yellow flowers on the window sill and perfectly immaculate ice box and blue linoleum printed in neat little squares"
 She stopped over and kissed him. You don't mind if I marry Bart some day, do you? would anyway, so you might as well be nice and agreeable about it."
 T think it's great idea. Only I'm a little confused by all the housewifely details. thought you'd be asking for a blue plane as wedding gift"
 You can scratch that blue plane off your shopping list. I promised Bart to give up flying"
 "So the first thing Bart does is to pin your wings back" Her father was frowning slightly. Tt wasn't such brilliant idea, ' Christie said lightly. T think I'll run up and see Mother"
 Mrs. Cotton was sitting before her dressing table, her eyes looking through mask of cold cream.
 Sometimes, I almost wish you had face like horse, then you :! wouldn't spend so much time or it." Christie said from the door, way. Its just that I came to tell you I'm going to make you g mother-in-law, some day, and ] wanted to see how you would take it."
 Well, naturally thought you would" Mrs. Colton was carefully removing the cream. T couldn't possibly give my consent until Bart has established himself"
 T could compete with a good IlTSL-ClaSS TOW, Cnr1SLle Salu turning to go. But cold logic anc cold cream are too much for me. She opened her slim hand, blew a kiss across her palm. Might I really like you beautiful" She crossed the hall and opened 8 door. Dad. disapproving because he thought Bart had been unfail about those flying lessons; Mother not even interested because he, marriage was too far of for trous- seau buying
 Well, at least she could coun on Jan and understanding. Only it would be hard to tell Jan, in { way, because shy, sweet Jan didn' have anybody In love with her. 'YUu,Te awake, Jan?" @X0S. What hours gcu do keer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
cc9YR!GHT. feAa. EEA .SEEviGE, ING.
By William Ferguson

bothered about having enough stags. I'd like scads-but Mother says the draft has simply ruined everybody s dance list"
 "Now isn't that just too mean ot Uncle Sam," Christie said.
 Its just that I don't want to get stuck with Stephen" Janet said smiling at Christie's elaborate irony.
 Stephen. We'll Jan did move fast when she got going. Christie was thoughtful as she peeled off her dress. This was more interest than her sister had ever shown. She tried to visualize the type of young man that Janet would pick l for a party. A chemist, she had said He'd sound more exciting if he were combat pilot" Christie thought sleepily, thinking of Bart and planes.
 It was simply amazing - Jan fal- ling in love with some young man who spent his time bending over test tubes. He had sounded terribly con ceited and arrogant, and he might have long hair and wear thick glass es, too.
 (TO Be ContinuedD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
JAN FALLS IN LOVE

Christie had hoped she could win Bart over about the flying. But though Bart had listened patiently to her arguments, there had never heen a moment when he was near to vaeIding.
 T know you're good, Christie. s eeW you make that three-point landing in a stiffish wind. But maybe your luck wouldn't hold otit. You might not know what to do in an emergency. I'd be no good at all, Christie, if I were worrying about you. I've got to have that promise, darling"
 s.ARen like you are responsible for the phrase a mans world They want great big spaces for themselves and tiny little spost for women" Christie said.
 women are happier with four walls around them" Bart said, with q laugh. "They only think they want the big wide world out slde."
 aAnd thought I would marry :a modern man." Christie mocked. But she was smiling.
 She couldn't be angry with Bart. Besides, she wasn't doing all the sacyihcing. Bart was putting a brilliant future behind him for the lime being. He wasn't asking her to give up something that would eyer mean anything to the world. Eiie was just an ordinary flyer Bho had soloed for the first time .oday.
 AAll right. Bart" Christie said. Til stay out of the air. But when you're training, will you remem- Der that have some anxious mo- ments, too?"
 "I1I have . steady hand and head, now" Bart said. You can count on it." He kissed her long and earnestly.
 when the door had closed be- nind Bart. Christie went to her fathers study. He was sitting be- hind his desk, which, in these days E the war emergency, was deep n papers.
 More home work" Christie seolded. "I won't have iti So this
 xnN nlEirnad the aanaA" -. j.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
SERIAL STORY
BANNERS FLYING
HENRY

THE STORY: Christie Cotton becomes engaged to Bart Sander son at dance. Just as Bart tells her the wedding must wait until he joins the Air Force, Sandra Ryda1, a new girl in town, makes her appearance. Bart has met Sandra on a train told her of his intention of enlisting before he broke the news to Christie. Christie's jealousy Is heightened when she criticizes Sandra for dancing a patriotic tune with her brother, and Bart defends the girl.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

Armistice, has refused ever since to
discuss his war experiences.
After he recovered his health he
returned to the hotel business, but
his heart wasn't in it. He still wanted
to be an actor One day one of his
younger brothers was complaining
that Charles would inherit the hotel
business. ''Don't worry" said
Charles, 81 am going to hand it
over to you right now - and
GOOD riddanee.
His two brothers now have three
large hotels. while Laughton lives
in a comparatively small home in
Hollywood. It's called an estate"
though. Any piece of ground larger
than a dining-room rug is an estate
in Hollywood. According to Laugh
ton. The first place We took was
advertised: To Rent "A Preten-
tious House"
Laughton's first role was not pre-
tentious - he had a walk on bit in
The Government Inspector. After
somewhat better parts in two other
shows Laughton was offered the role
of a middle-aged American in play
called "The Happy Husband"
Laughton, who can initiate any
accent after listening to it few
times, bought some American phono-
graph records and acquired an Amer
lean accent by listening to them. He
was so successful in the part that
visiting Broadway producer asked
his London agent to make an offer
to that middle-aged American actor
in The Happy Husband The
pay-of came years later when Holly
wood turned him down for the role
of Micawber in David Copperfeld"
Evening star., 1942-10-11

Devil and the Deep" Laughton
cabled friend to read the script and
advise him on the role. The friend
cabled back: Even if l played it,
it would steal the picture" So the
Laughtons took the next ship back
to America, rushed out to Holly
wood, and then sat around and
waited for weeks. The script wasn't
ready; he was loaned out to Universal
for '"The Old Dark House" "a
tasty bit of hairy horror with Karlof.
Laughton played a CHEEKY York
shireman.
Net Pretty
In 1.-The Devil and the Deep"
which followed, he envied Gary
Cooper's camera ease and photogenic
map. Today, he boasts of having a
face that would stop sundial and
frighten small children into fits" In
this, his first important picture he
succeeded in frightening the crew.
too. 1t was a submarine shot. Laugh
ton hacked open the 'bulkheads. let
the water rush in and sat until it
rose over him. The camera was sup
posed to 60 on taking close-ups of
Laughton under water. "Laughton
got 50 in the mood of this shot,"
reports a cameraman, that we all
felt scared and started to think he
was seriously planning suicide. In
one take the fireman was sure he was
not coming up and plunged in fully
clothed to rescue him - only to find
Laughton quietly swimming around
underneath. Ten takes were neces-
sary to make this scene - all the
same night - and everybody but
Laughton was nervous wreck.
Nero was next, in Cecil B. De-
Miles Sign of the Cross" The old
maestro wanted it played the way
csatinued - next page
Evening star., 1942-10-11
THE "U1CREDIBIE' LAUGHT0N
Coatinued frs.n page fourteen

IN local theater. To punish him, his
mother put him in an empty room
and fed him bread and water for
day. Little Charies's sense of injus-
tice had already started to develop:
when Mrs. Laughton relented and
came to take him out, she found her
darling had peeled all the wallpaper
off the room.
Maybe it was because he was al
ways fat boy that Laughton grew
up with a chip on his shoulder.
Everybody loves a fat man, but fat
boys have a bad time of it. Laughton
still remembers all the people who
made fun of him, and when he played
Captain Bigh and other cruel roles,
he oonfesses giving vent to all the
childish imaginings with which he
used to revenge himself.
When he was 16. Laughton's
parents were determined that he
train himself to take over the two
family hotels. They were not i'm
pressed with their sons love for the
theater. Even years after he'd be-
come a famous actor his mother con-
tinued to introduce him drily, This
is my eldest son; he's artistic"
Lew S1ars
In 1915 he was apprenticed at 16
in the lower depths of London's
famous Claridge Hotel, where he
worked his way up. learning the
business. All his earnings went for
theater tickets. He saw "Chu Chin
Chow" 13 times. Before the World
War ended he arrived at military
age, was shipped almost Immediately
into the front-line trenches, was
gassed in action shortly before the
Evening star., 1942-10-11

because his accent wasn't English
enough - and chose, instead, w. c.
Fields, who played it with an accent
never before heard on land or sea.
From THE Happy Husband"
Laughton went ON to bigger things.
Edgar Wallace wrote "On the Spot"
especially for him - he played an
American gangster in it. And his
performances in stPayment De-
ferred' was such a hit that he
took it to Broadway.
After its run was over, he sailed
back to England with Elsa Lam
chester, whom he had married in
1929. Though he'd already spurned
offers of Hollywood contracts, one
studio came through with specially
tempting one, offering a part in THE
Evening star., 1942-10-11

Life is dell wishoss dotssI Days empty, evenings
long and lonely for Jean. And nobody seems care.
But what girl expect when her smile is drab?
Dull teeth and diney gums hold no appeal for men
spoil q girls charm completely!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-29
FOLLOWING THROUGH
BY
PEDRO AGUILAR

Here's another chapter in our
late 18S0-up-to-present review of
baseball activities in Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-29
vANDENBERG.s STATEMENT
SENATOR HITS AT WILLKIE

Senator Arthur H. Vandenburg
of Michigan, who was in the race
as a candidate for the Republi-
can presidential nomination in
1896 and 1940,- declares that he
is not and will not be a candi-
date in 1914. .....,...- GO.
The Michigan Republican feels
that this statement of his inten-
tons will give him "far greater
influence in choosing r. the right
candidate Optimistically, he
believes that the Republican
Convention will almost newt
ably nominate the next Presi-
dent of the United States
With what may be something
of warning to present potentials,
the Michigan Senator expresses
the opinion that the Pary's nom
inee will be found amid the
new timber which is richly avail
able" and which will become
more so as the war progresses"
On the following day, Senator
Vandenberg rebuked persons on
"this safe home 'front.' who
criticized Liuetenant-Gene Eli
senhower for accepting the COL
laboration of Admiral Darlan in
North Africa. Declaring that
our first objective is to win the
war, the Senator said that Cen
eral Eisenhower's action removed
most of the French fleet from
enemy hands and secured vital
Dakar without a shot.
Obviously referring to Wendell
Willkie as one of the Generals
"more voluble globe-trotting
critics, Vandenberg told the
Senate that the General had
saved American lives and many
months of valuable time in an
amazing bloodless victory.
He admitted that Eisenhower
might be guilty of ''false finag-
ling with expediency", which
was a phrase used by Wendell
Willkie, but added that, if this
"be crime, should like to sign
his bond" -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-29

National League batting title
won by lombard of Braves.
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TERMlTEs CONSUME -
TAX STAMP ON CAR
(By AssocIated Pres.l

LAKELAND, Fla, Dec. %
John Wesley Jones dutifully pur-
chased his SIS tax stamp for his
car and pasted it on the wind
shield, but as time passed he no.
ticed it was slowly but surely dis
appearing. He suspected reaches
or even termites. but whatever
the, cause he felt he couldn't af-
ford to buy another one or pay a
fine for failure to have one,
A. B. Clark came to
the rescue and after a careful ex-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-29

animation of the remains of the
stamp, wrote an entry on the po-
ice record that Jones has IS
sticker on his car but something
has almost eaten it off. Officer
A. B. Clark examined it and if
anything comes up can verify that
John Wesley Jones had one"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-29
SOME LEND-LEASE FACTS
ALLIES, GET Is PED CENT
US. ARMS ITS OWN MEN

The President recently SUBJ
mitted his quarterly report to
Congress covering the details of
the operation of Lend-Lease as
Sistance to the nations fighting
aggression.
There are some interesting
facts in the report, which shows
that from March 7. 1941, to No
vember 80, 1872 the United
States has extended assistance to
other nations to the value of ST.
426, 100000. Of this amount, So
SIG, 100000 was expended in the
twelve months and $2,367, 600, 900
in the three months previous to
his report. e.4e
Lend-Lease assistance is
now going TO our Allied ma
tons at the rate of $1,000
100000 a year. This represents
only fifteen percent of our
production and leaves eighty
five percent to be used by the
forces of the United States.
The President was careful to
point out. however. that thir-
tY percent of our combat planes
and tanks have been available
to those fighting the Axis az
gressors. t
1t may be interesting to know
that the United States and Great
Britain, during the past year,
shipped to Russia more than g.
900 planes, 1000 tanks, 1900
trucks, jeeps and other vehicles
and hundreds of Thousands of
tons of food, industrial raw ma
terials, medical supplies and 9TH
er products.
In the last year. the United
States shipped 100000 tons
of supplies to the Soviet Re-
public. The great majority"
of our supplies were delivered.
but the President points out
that conveys going to Russia
were subjected to heavy at
tacks and severely punished.
The aid which the United
States is sending to other nations,
as expressed in money, is made
up four-fifths in goods and one
fifth in services, which include
shipping, repairing ships and con-
struction of facilities for the
production of war materials.
In percentages, we have ship
ped forty percent of Lend-Lease
to the United Kingdom, thirty
nine percent to the Middle and
Far East, and tweny-one percent
to Russia. ft@%'f5-
While many people in the
United States may not -appre-
ciate these facts. the adoption
of the Lend-Lease policy in
the spring of ls4l represents
one of the epochal decisions in
the history of the world. For
the first time. so far as we
know. nation not at war ur-
dertook TO supply the tools of
warfare to other nations strug-
Cling against aggression.
That Germany, Italy and ia
pan understood the full import
of this assistance is evidenced
by the sneak attack upon us at
Pearl Harbzor and the prompt
ness with which Germany and
Italy declared war against us in
support of Japan.
The President also called at
Itention to the feat that whereas
isix months ago Great Britain
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-29

On October 10, the Acecevod
Stars won over the Bacardi Club
and the Trojans downed the
Boosters.
Sevilla walked in the ninth of
the first game. Al. Acevedo sac
rificed and Geo. Acevedo sin
gled to win the battle.
Sevilla allowed only five hits.
Score: r. II. E.
stars ----------------------------------- D ~ v
Bacardis ---------------- 2 3 )
Sevilla and C. Griffin; Malgrat
and A. Hernandez.
In the second game. John Ma
varro poled three safetieS for
the winners and Villareal three
for the losers. Sterling poled a
triple.
Wickers struck out nine and F.
Tynes eight.
Score: X. ii. 4.
Boosters -------------------------- o I
F. Tynes and c. Vidal; Wick
ers and Joe Navarro.
- A.z-------4---.s s.ss.sAs
TO BE CONTINUED
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OooCOoh dCLINltlSS III hSy west.
On October 3, 1888, evening
shadows and slow single over
second caused the downfall of
the Key West Conchs in a game
with Miami.
Schemer's single at z p. m.
ruined % score and gave the
Magic City nine the lone run
that won the battle in the tenth.
Armando Acevedo, Esmond
Albury, William Gates and Rob-
ert Bethel starred for the Key
Westers.
The game was replete with
excitement and high tension.
Mario Pena, local first sacker,
threw a textbook at umpire
NevvelPs chin after he ruled a
"balk" on catcher Al. Rod
riguez. Pena had to cool off on
the bench.
Earl Adams, then president of
the City Council, had hot ex-
change of words with Jack Bell.
manager of the Raily-Milan out
fit, the team opposing Key West.
Fellow Conchs were forced to
hold Adams in order to avoid a
fist fight.
Gates doubled to send home
Acevedo from first for the open
ing Key West run in the initial
inning. Acevedo had got on on
single. "d- .,i-
In the fourth, Acevedo dou-
bled. Albury sent him the rest
of the way with a single.
With two down and two on
base-it was then very dark but
the umpire refused to call the
game-Schemer hit a slow
grounder in the last half of the
tenth. 1t passed by second for
a single, scoring Bandera with
the winning run.
Bethel allowed the Miamians
only six hits in nine innings.
Schemer held the Conchs to four
in four frames.
Score: r. II. E.
Key West 100 100 900 % 7 4
Miami - 200 900 900 1-3 Z 2
Bethel, P. Carbonell and AL
bury; Schemer, Balch and Ban
dera.
Two-base hits: J. Smith, Leth-
erman, Bandera, Acevedo, Gates,
Albury; struck out: by Schemer
S, by Balch 5, by Bethel 8; bases
on balls: off Schemer o, off
Bethel 6, off Carbonell /; UNI
pires Newell and Holloway.
On October 8, the Bacardi
club shutout the Boosters, while
the Acevedo Stars nosed out the
Trojans in a second game.
In the opener, Vidal poled a
double. Nary a Boster reached
third base.
Score, r. H. E.
Bacardis --- ITO 900 000-2 4 l
Boosters 900 600 000-0 5 5
G.. Diaz and M. Esquinaldo; r
Garcia and Vidal.
The Stars, revamped by their
new manager, A. Castro, won
the second game with a three
run outburst in the opening
round and a lone marker in the
fifth.
Meme Domenech of the Trojans
poled a double. Albio Acevedo
and Jackie Carbonell each
cracked a triple.
Score: r. H. E.
Trojans ---. 900 O02 1908 7
Stars - 300 010 00x-4 6
Salinero, Malgrat and Rueda;
H.. Gates. A. Castro ans ]. Rod
riguez. "a NW 7,
Salinero allowed four hits in
four innings.
Standing of the Senior League
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-29

Whirlawaye named horse of the
year second time in a row.
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ons-MinGutbs, SPORTS Quiz
Answers Elsewhere On PAGE

l. Who won the three-cushion
billiard title in 1912?
2. What young lady broke the
back-stroke record in 1912?
8. Who did Tulsa meet in the
Sugar Bowl?
A. Who won the batting crown
in the National League in 1912?
5. How many defeats did MIN
nesota, undefeated in 1910 and
1941, suffer in 1912?
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SPORTS QUIZ ANSWERS

Questions Elsewhere On Page
l. Willie Hoppe.
2. Gloria Callen.
3. Tennessee.
4. Ernie lombard.
5. Four.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-29

Nelson declares u. S. will enter
into total war" in 1913.
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Unfortunately, the Japanese
occupation of Burma has serious
ly interfered with the shipment
of supplies to China, which now
go forward only by air, from In
dia across the Himalayas. This
situation, it is believed, will be
corrected in the near future.
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SIMS Special Washington of The Citizen

and Russia were producing more
arms than the United States,
today this country has out-dist-
anced them and is increasing its
lead. .--- g-.~-~, e