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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11
FRUITS OF HULL'S POLICY

We are an admirer of Secretary of
State Cordell Hull. The Tennessean is 4
great American and not only the South, but
the entire nation, should be proud of him.
His conciliatory policy to Vichy,
France, came in for much criticism, in some
of which we joined a Americans could't
see the wisdom of being, friendly with :
French Government which had betrayed
the cause of liberty and turned against its
friends. -~--~-----.
With the recent invasion Of Africa by
the British and Americans, HulFs friends
have proclaimed the easy nature of the con-
quest and the slight casualties there as T.
justification for the much-condemned pol
icy of appeasement to the Vichy regime
They have some grounds to justify their de-
Tense of the Hull policy
For example, these friends say the Hull
policy was carried out in order TO obtain vi
tai information from the German-occupied
territory, to preserve the ideal of freedom
in France, to encourage French opposition
to Hitlerism, and to prepare the back
ground for the invasion of the Mediter-
1arean, which has now begun blythe Oc-
cupation of North Africa. 7.Ys ne"
We readily agree that, in regard tor The
Vichy Government subsequent events have
justified somewhat the American Depart
ment of States careful treatment of France,
but that doesn't mean that the appeasement
policy has been justified, for, in the great
majority of cases, where tried, it failed mis-
erably, and its continuance only aided our
enemies.
Appeasement of the Axis was first
tried out in the case of Ethiopia, when Italy
conquered that nation. 1t was next tried
out in Spain, when Britain, France, and
America sacrificed friendly, democratic
government in the hopes of satisfying The
Axis with victory for their Spanish rebels.
Appeasement was next tried at Munich,
where Czecho-Slovakia was sold down the
river in an effort TO preserve peace and
prevent a European war. On the other side
of the world, appeasement was tried on
Japan, when we sold oil and scrap metal,
while the Chinese friends of liberty were
dying, in the hopes by so doing of prevent
ing war.
So, while the adherence of many promi-
nent French leaders in North Africa, and
their present cooperation with the Allies,
may present some justification for the ap-
peasement policy towards the Vichy re
gime, all the other trials of appeasement
resulted i'm the defeat and the DAMAGE of
the Allied cause.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

:. WILL always seek the truth and print 1t
W thout fear and without favor; never be
afraid to 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
.16pinions: 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, 1942-12-11

= The teenagers, the 18 and 10, get THEN.
fiEst call on Friday General Gordon said
that the Chinaman made the best soldier
and that eighteen is the ideal age for a
fighting man. But along comes Major
Leo Gistrap, of the United States Army,
who says that "the Indian is The best damn
soldier in the Army We are satisfied.
they both are fighting on our side.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

The British answer 10 this
problem was to invest in a ma
tional authority the power TO
designate who would be needed
by the nation as specialists in
the future Under this setup.
specialists would be rationed cut
to the Army, the Navy, the Ma
rine Corps, the Coast Guards and
to civilian needs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

= All sorts of accusations have been
made against Hitler, including the oft-re-
peated one that he is crazy" With the
Gei mans in the grip of another icy winter
in Russia, it seems TO US that only crazy
man could have thought the Russian Bear
was pushover.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

The reader Should note that
the figures for each category in
clude a minimum and maximum
for both groups of nation. Thus,
the carrier strength of the Unit
ed Nations is from 8 TO y and
that of the Axis Powers from 3
to 5.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

1916-In answer to American
protest, Germany deportation of
Belgians an economic necessity
and not contrary to information
al law.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

No units of the French Fleet
or smaller belligerentS are rep
resented and figures for the Rus
sian Navy are extremely uncer-
tain.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

1379-George B. Longan, noted
Kansas City, newspaper editor,
born Holden, Mo. Died Oct. Is,
1912.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11
COST OF IMPROVEMENT

BOSTON - Since 1907 the
French have spent S65.0J0800 IN
proving the harbor Of Casablan-
ca
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

1886-Birth of the American
Federation of Labor, when two
labor unions meeting at same
time in Columbus, o., effect a
union.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11
MILD-MANNERED

BOSTON.-Though the most
cannibalistic of all South Sea is
landers, Fiji natives are now
mild-mannered and friendly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

= Every town has its group of self-select
ed-guardans of the public welfare.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

l835-Benjamin S. Lyman.
Philadelphia geologist, at one
time chief geologist of Japan,
born Northampton, Mass. Died
Aug. 80, 1920.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11
Today's
Anniversaries

1313-Clemence S. Lodier, pio-
neer homeopathic physician her
sex, New York feminist, born
Plainfield, N. J. Died April 26.
1888.
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COMPARISON OF NAVAL
STRENGTH SHOWS US.
AND ALLIED NATIONS
HOLD POWER BALANCE

A recent estimate of the naval
strength of the United Nations
and the Axis Powers follows.
with the first figure in each cate
CORY representing the present
estimated strength of the Unit
ed Nations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

1941-Germany declares war
on United States and United
States declares war on Germany
and Italy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

1863-Annie Jump Cannon,
HarVard's World-famed astronO-
mer, born Dover, Del. Died April
Is, 1941.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

193n-Bank of United States,
New York City, with 100000
900 of deposits, closes it's doors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

Labor leaders predict register
ing of women for war work
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TotlayIn History

-Washington's army goes
into winter headquarters at Val
ley Forge, where through the
winter they endured such suffer-
ings "as our forefathers could
not speak of without shudder-
ing"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

= parent may love child, and yet
have little capacity for entering into its joys
and sorrows.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11
KEY VEST in
DAYS GONE BY
I ROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN
of DECEMBER IL. 1892

George ]. Rosenthal, of Miami,
who claims he has a franchise to
construct the Overseas bridges,
today filed a suit against the
Overseas Bridge Corporation to
try to restrain the members of
the corporation from eliminating
him from consideration in the
application to obtain a loan from
the RFC to build the bridges.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

1878-Rich silver fields dis
covered in Leadville, Colo, a
place of some rs log cabins,
which, in next quarter-century
yielded a third of billion dol
lars worth of precious metal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

=: The manpower problem is hard nut
OF MeNutt TO crack.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

WPB will reorganize air pro-
gram, with Wilson as chief.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

1861-Simeon D. Fess, Ohio's
longtime congressman and sena-
tor, born Allen Co., Ohio. Died
Dec. %, 1896.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

Chinese increase airforce blows
with new American planes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11
foday's Horoscope

Today gives artistic tastes and
an ingenious mind. The mind is
little too torturous and may be
too passionate and resentful. AT
some period of life a critical time
may come when all the friends
will be needed, therefore see to
it that you keep them.
Military analyst sees the inva-
sion a triumph for preparation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

1837-Henry Morton, famed
scientist, first president, Stevens
Inst. of Technology, HOboken,
born in New York. Died May g.,
1902.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

The steamer Pecos, of the
Clyde-Mallory line, which was
stranded for week on White
head Spit and was floated on Fri
day, left here Saturday night for
Charleston and New York.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

1t is easy to understand that
this would cause manpoWer
shortage. Washington anticipated
the first manpower shortage to
come October, 1910 1t came
However, according to Paul v.
McNutt, chairman of the War
Manpower Commission and who
has been given full control over
manpower, this first serious la
Dor shortage did not curtain war
prohibition and virtually no crops
were lost.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

Two Key West Methodist
preachers have been reassigned
to their present pastorates, ac-
cording to news that was re-
tceived here today from Talla-
hassee, where the conference of
! the Methodist Churches in this
state is being held. The Rev. j.
G. Stradley will come back to
the First Methodist Church, and
the Rev. Holmes Logan will con-
tinue his paStorate of the Ley
Memorial Church. The Rev. c.
NJ. Sanford, pastor of the Flem-
ing Street Methodist Church, has
been transferred to Bunnell, and
the Rev. j. T. Couliette will be
sent here as Mr.. Samford's sue
cessor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11
FAR REACHING u. S. GOALS
MORE OF EVERYTHING
MANPoWER SHORTAGE

The outbreak of war brought
about many far-reaching goals
for the United States. We are
building the largest Army in the
world; the largest Navy in the
world; the largest air force in
the world; and the largest mer-
chant marine in the world. In
addition to this, we are building
the greatest industry in the world
to supply the war materials to
our armed forces and the armed
forces of our allies. We are also
calling upon the farmers of the
nation to raise more than ever
before in order to feed our armed
forces and the armed forces of
our allies, in addition to the CT
william populations of all nations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

Captain Eugene Demeritt has
been named manager of the fer
~ system during the absence of
Frank H. Laid.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

The Italian training ship Co.
lombo is expected to arrive in
Key West shortly. She will tie
up at Porter's wharf to receive
supplies.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

1816-Indiana admitted
Statehood.
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The wrecking tug Relief is due
to arrive in port tonight, towing
the salvaged Norwegian steamer
Nord Vangan.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

The Citizen in an editorial
paragraph says today:
"a bull will pay no attention
to drunk in an arena, accord
ing to o. o. Mcintyre, the col
Jmnist. Nor a sober person, if
he lies still When7a bull fight
/ er is bowled over he lies pros
! trates Sunless he loses his head.
until the bulls attention is di-
verted- by the capeadores. Hem
ingway, Key Vests aficionado,
will attest"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

G. R. Steadman, cable mana
ger of the Western Union in Key
West, arrived today from Ha-
vana, where he had been making
repairs to Cable No. 3. He start
ed to work today on Cable No.
2, between Key West and Ha-
vana, which was damaged by
the Pecos while she was ashore
on Whitehead Spit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

Mrs. Clara Lewis and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Earl Bumgardt, arrived
yesterday from Fort Laudedale
and will be guests for a week of
Mrs. William Arnold.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

The yacht Mascotte arrived in
port today, with her owner. H.
B. Plant aboard. She is berthed
at one of the p & o. wharves.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-11

An exhibition of arts and
crafts is being held at St. Mary 5
Convent. Many Key Westers
and some outsiders have visited
the convent to see the exhibits.
which have been generally prais-
ed.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-26
Baltimore

Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Smith an
nounce the birth of a son, Robert
at Harper Hospital, in Detroit, on
October 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Stader and
child, of Detroit, visited Mrs
Adele Engelman, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Wise
man and children. Of Royal Oak,
were entertained Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Han
sen. MIR. and Mrs. Hansen re-
Gently moved into the MacDon-
aid home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Kellerman,
Jr. of Washington, D. c., are
guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Kellerman. They will
leave for Washington, Monday OF
this week.
Luncheon guests at Mrs. Van
Arnold's, Monday, were Mrs
Dean Matthews, and son, Philip
and Mrs. Melvin Fuerst and
daughter, Mary Gay.
Miss Margaret Youngman, OF
Richmond, has as dinner guests,
Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Christie and Perry Winkel.
Miss Margaret Lennon, OF
Detroit, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Arnold, Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Bell, of Detroit,
spent the week with her mother,
Mrs. Adele Engelman.
Mrs. Donald Todd, and son,
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two years she had loved him, as
silently as time itself. And for
two years the impression she, the
football coach's daughter, had
made on Duane Hogan amounted
to nothing at all.
-Tactfully now, he went away
again, and took Scooter to hold
and help back to sleep In the
rocking motion of the bus.
Blythe sat on the floor to be near
Nancy Hale and talk low-tone
with her il she wished.
"You are all so sweet" Nam
cy murmured, over and over.
"We might have been killed"
"Hush, dear. Everything's
okay."
"Scooter's asleep" She raised
up to look at her son, three seats
forward now.
"He's a darling baby"
Eyes. I love him so. He's 2
years old now. Look at them!
That's the way Wesley used to
hold him. The very way"
Blythe said nothing. 1t was a
tender moment, requiring no
words.
THAT mans he married?"
Nancy asked then. Does he have
a child?"
Blythe smiled. "No dear!
That's Duane Hogan. He's anoth-
er football star. From A. and M.
The Aggies. He's+he's scared
to death of girls, much less mar
riedv
Nancy did not smile. She was
still trembling little from
shock. And perhaps from men,
DRY, too. She lay back now, gaz-
cd up at nothing.
"He's-he's wonderful" she
murmured to Blythe. 1.-THE way
he holds a baby. The way he
lifted me out of that wrecked
car and carried me here. The
we'll, just the way he-he isl"
She said the "is" with so much
emphasis that Blythe wholly un-
derstood her. Understood-and
felt a quick premonition that
amounted to a literal chill!
(T0 Be C0ntinued)
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Robert were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Smith, last week.
On Sunday the Smiths entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Strauch
for dinner.
There will be a card party
given by the PTA at the Public
High School on Thursday, Nov.
S. Everyone is urged to attend
as it is given to raise money to
send boxes to the boys in the
service. e
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Strauch
were hosts at Peterson's to Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Smith and Mrs.
Donald Todd, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Fritz, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Pingel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Potter and MIR. and
Mrs. John Mason attended the
play at the Cass, Life of the
Party, Sunday. Afterward the
group dined at Cliff Bells.
Mrs. Paul Blair who has been
i'll in a Detroit hospital Is expect
&c home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Marsh were
hosts at q dinner party Sunday.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Schmidt, and family of
Detroit, and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Schmidt.
LIST. 1t. Reginald Joseph Ri
ward, of New Baltimore will be
married on Saturday Oct. "a. His
bride will be Mary Ann Happ.
daughter of Lt.-Commander and
Mrs. George Happ. Of Washing
ton, D. G.
William Moore, one of the old
er residents of New Baltimore,
and well-known in the commun-
ity. died Monday Oct. 10. He
was the father of Mrs. Roy Huff
master, Mrs. L. Carpenter, Will
liam Moore, Jr., and Mrs. C.
Rehfus. Mr.. Moore was buried
from the Christie Funeral home,
with services at st. Mary's
Church, Thursday at $50.
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sion but would soon be ian egg
to laugh about"
Scooter ceased yelling and de-
veloped an interest in the whole
proceedings here, eventually ev-
en- to smiling and trying to talk
He sat in Blythe's loving arms
He rode there when big Duane
, again lifted the mother and the
group led a little procession
through the front door of the
bus. Norman guided, half lifted
Blythe, staying at her elbow.
"The back seat" Blythe di-
rected. cts long enough for her
to lie down on. Careful, oh care
full, Duane!'
Duane put her down tenderly
and the stranger smiled pale
thanks. Pop Miller came to fin
ish his work. Blythe piled on
blankets and even produced hot
coffee from a vacuum bottle.
Gold now?" Blythe asked.
Shaking. Nerves, I guess
You're all so kind to us. Is
Scooter"
Scooter Is sitting happily in
Mr.. Norman Dana's lap-there,
see?-holding q football. Nor
man is All-America quarterback
from State u, but currently OF
the Pilot Replacement Center,
Lincoln Field, like the rest OF
U.S." Blythe tried to say all that
casually. Never let hysteria
creep into your voice, Pop had
often counseled.
In q little while Blythe shooed
all the others away. Mostly, the
men were busy outside. The
wrecked coupe had to be moved
off the pavement. 1t had skidded,
leaped, struck hard. But the bus
could still run safely. The night
storm held more sleet than rain
now, and the hour was drifting
on past midnight.
Relaxed at last, the strange
girl tried again to thank them,
Blythe thought it best to let her
talk, for nobody could sleep now
anyway. There was yet a two
hour run back to Lincoln Field.
This is the end of every
thing" the injured woman sigh
ed. Then she added. rather
spunkily. But IL can start over.
l will"
Blythe waited, then said, "You
haven't told us who you are
I'm Nancy Hale. Mrs. James
Wesley Hale"
"How nice. You were riding
to see him, maybe? You and
Scooter"
"No."
Again Blythe waited. 1t was
half minute before Nancy went
on.
II am a widow. Wesley died
at Pearl Harbor. He-the car
Scooter's all have! Absolutely
all! Even the suitcase is borrow
ed, and the-the-"
She was about to break down,
but Duane came near and he and
Blythe made over her, pretend
ing to redo her bed, asking
about Scooter to divert her at
tention. Blythe looked sideways
at Duane's face. The big Texan,
she realized, was as tender and
understanding as he was strong.
1t frightened Blythe's throat
again; she, who had SO often
felt a lump in her throat and a
quickening in her heart when
ever Duane Hogan was near. For
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Richmond

The Richmond Womans Club
witnessed three pictures THE
Battle is in Our Hands" Women
in Defense" and Resources of
Alaska" at the Public High
school. Mrs. Ella Lutes read an
interesting article on the future
development of the automobile.
Mrs. Jennie Carl gave a short
paper on the beauties Of Michi-
gan and Mrs. Nellie Farley's in
formative two-minute talk was
on animals and their young. A
lunch was served by the hostess,
Mrs. Alice Howes. The club ad-
journed to meet on Monday eve
ming, Nov. 2 at the home of Mrs.
Melvin Weeks with Miss Marie
Rasey as the speaker.
Mrs. Hugh Fuller entertained
for the members Of the Rich
mond Study Club in her home.
Survey Of American Republics
Geography" and the History"
were subjects of papers given by
Mrs. Wilfred Trudson and Mrs.
Eldon Waterloo. Members an
swered roll call by giving a fact
about Brazil. Miss Grace Pla-
gems who was sponsored by the
Richmond Womens club to at
tend the Girls State conference
at Ann Arbor, spoke on her visit
there.
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RESCUE
CHAPTER II

CHAPTER II
When Blythe Miller's mind
really focused again she was
holding childishly onto the tail
of big Duane Hogan's coat while
he pumped a fire extinguisher
She never really knew how she
or the others got out Of the bus
and came to be standing here
in the rain beside the wrecked
coupe.
On quick impulse she moved
forward.
"Bly! No, no! Wait till the
flames"
The voice didn't finish. It was
Norman Dana, also at her side
He had restrained her. Sudden
ly then she remembered Pop
and the football team that had
been in the bus. But when she
swung around frantic for them,
she saw that the bus was intact
the men all anxiously ready
POPS bald top with the grayish
fringe Of hair all around at the
ear level made him most visible
of all. He was nearest to her and
he spoke calmly now.
STEADY, sweetheart, steady"
That was like Pop. Steady.
Wise. In spite of his aggressive
spirit. It was why people loved
him, why he made a great foot
ball coach. Already he was open
Ing the teams first aid kit. The
bus driver held a flashlight high,
and next moment Blythe her.
self was helping Duane and Nor
man life a human form out OF
the coupe.
"This is a woman, a girl"
Norman stated, quite unneces-
sarily.
The screams that had first
frozen everybody's blood had
ceased, but the baby was still
wailing. And yet-the woman
was not unconscious.
'T-thank-thank you'll" she
managed tremendously. "Scoot-
or is-Scooter-!"
"Just be quiet" Blythe coun-
seled. well lift you."
= Big Duane seconded that,
eyes, ma'am. It'll be easier if
you do"
Scooter! I must have Scoot-
er!"
They reached for Scooter
Tenderly, quietly, he was lifted
through the twisted coupe door,
past the teeth of broken glass
md metal. Murmurs rumbled
through the football players as
they crowded up.
"Way he was fixed, don't be-
Heve there's q scratch on him. -
Duane Hogan drawled. Scooter,
eh?"
The mother was crying. Sob
bling in relief more than any
thing else. Pop made a TODD ov-
er both of them. There were
scratches on the woman, a brok-
en- finger, q lot of bruises, q
thump on the forehead which
Pop assured her was not concus-