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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-26
FEMALE VIPERS GET THE OSCARS

her IN a talking Rain" - admit
ting nOw il was her mistake, and
she would like some day TO try
again.
Bette Davis is a Vaughan
made star. If authors are 10 be
given credit for star-msking. Her
Mildred IN 'Of Human Bondage"
took her from the lngenuc class
into Oscar territory, and later she
made an impreSSiveIy poisonous
Leslie CroSbIe IN a revival of The
Letter"
Madeleine Carol. Carlo. Con-
stance Bennett. Elsa Manchester
are others who have profited by
interpreting Vaughan women
II would be stretching things to
say that this is the type of role
that Alice Faye has in mind when
she speaks of a return to acting.
Alice doesn't specify Vaughan.
@NAA oiit y - int hAtAu VI t1E-
ture IN which / can walk into a
cafe without knowing in advance
that I'll be asked to sing.
This - rather sad for all of us
hardened Faye admirers who will
grant that she can act - she real
~ can - but also insist that she
keep ON saying ID with music.
There ere better actresses than
Alice. bat there ate nu better
warblers iu her type If music.
The Both Century Fox bo.ses.
not quite certain what Alic. Is
going 10 du about more pictures.
have au cyc and csr open Tor
pretty Vivian Blaine. newcomer
Aiih ~ voice.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-26
LEADERS NOT ovERLY.op.
TInISTIC
OFFICIALS SUGGEST LONG

James y. Pyrnes. director of
War Mobilization, declares that
there Is nothing to justify the
hope OF unconditional surrender
Of the AXIS powers in the near
future
In his radio address TO the
people Of this country. the for
mer Supreme Court justice ex-
pressed confidence in ultimate.
overwhelming victory over both
Germany and Japan. but declar-
ed that he was authorized by
the President to say that, in his
judgment. as of today. the ma
l0r battles lie ahead of US. not
behind US
Along the same line. Prime
Minister Winston Churchill. in
Quebec. issued vigorous official
denial that he ever predict. A
the end Of the war in six months.
The Prime Minister denies that
he made any such statement.
The words of these high Off
Gals are spoken TO prevent the
people of this country from
concluding that the war is over.
II IS true that the trend of the
war has completely reversed it.
self in the past year but il is.
without doubt. equally true that
the hardest fighting lies ahead
Of the Anglo-Americans.
Obviously. il is possible for
the Axis powers to collapse in
six months. but il would be fool
ish for US to depend upon II.
The best way TO expedite victory
is 10 increase our pressure upon
the enemy. This requires in
creasIng activity on the home
front Any let-up in production
vii give the Axis a breathing
spell and lengthen the war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-26
SHIP LOSSES ARE HEAVY
CONSTRUCTION SAVES
ALLIES

The statement. issued by Presi-
lent Roosevelt and Prime Minis
ter Churchill. on U-boat warfare,
reveals a considerable net increase
in the tonnage of shipping avail
able TO the United Nations. This
is encouraging but there is no
LASTS for optimism IN the state
ment that:
During 1913. new ships COM
pleted by the Allies exceeded all
sinkings from all causes by up
ward of 100000 tons"
Apparently, the enemy is taking
a tremendous toll of shipping. re-
gIrdIess of the very poor results
obtained by U-boats. Such heavy
losses have not been indicated by
news dispatches covering the war.
so far as we have been able to OBJ
serve.
The United States constructed
N the first SIX months of 1913
arg vessels of 8.818.622 tons. II we
add July production. this nation
has produced abou: 10000. 900 tons
OF ships 50 far in l943.
Certainly. the British have pr"-
duced some ships. Consequently.
since tile net gain has been up
ward of 100000 tons. our losses
must have exceeded 7.0O0.000 tons
in l943"
If this is correct and We see no
prospect of its being wrong unless
the President aud Prime Minister
have unders' ated the met in
crease" of shipping. the United
Nations are losing ships at the rate
of one million tons a month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-26
Nv CORP. TRUDY WHITMAN

BY GOnFs lhCOA
Alp Features
We were an oddly assorted
iaInch. I73 Of us. as we separated
from our friends and relatives and
lined ND on the north balcony oil
Grand Central Terminal for our
first Army roll call. We looked
each other with friendly curios-
ity and some apprehension.
Our destination was a military
secret - until a contingent from
New jersey joined US with bag
cage All labeled and addressed TO
Fort Devens. Mass. We decided
that we must be going there too
and enthusiastically discussed the
advantages of New England Gil
mate al this time of year. There
Was an immediate tendency To
take what we got and find 4 good
a WAC characteristic. now
believe.
When the roll call was complet-
"a we headed for the train IN col
,,mns Of two. Those with heavy
suitcases cast wistful eyes at the
idle red caps but everyone strug,
eled on and somehow we managed
!, Good humor. good appetite ana
GOOD food carried US through the
morning.
We arrived al Boston's SCUM
Station IN nid-affernoon and
STRUGGLED with our suiiesses
down an endlessly long plat
form 10 the street. where Army
sucks were waiting TO convoy
,,s 20 North Station. There were
hioh pitched screa ms and
srueals as we loaded ourselves
mic the trucks and trienoiY
chidinq from civilians. A sailor
passing by muttered. SO. you
are coina TO win the war for US
One of the girls retorted. NO.
were Just going to help you
win it, ana his frown turned
into a grin a.
There was less talk on inc
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-26

unable to establish nations of
their own.
The principle probably applies
TO the people of Southern Ire
land who have asserted the
right of 'seh-determination"
against the British Empire and
presumably. il also applies 10
The people of Ulster who have
decided TO remain a part of the
same Empire.
III these conclusions be cor
rect. does the principle apply TO
The Mohammedans of India. in
their demand for Pakis.an and
the Hindus. in their demand for
an Indian nation. complete and
intact?
In the affairs of the United
States, the principle apparently
applies to the I'ilirino people.
who have been promised their
independence. The question is.
Does il apply 10 the people of
Puerto Rico. who have been con-
Quoting something of an agita-
ton for independence"
Does it apply To the PEOPLE of
Hawaii, those of the Virgin Is
lands. or TO the inhabitants of
Texas. should that State decide
TO reestabliSh the Republic which
vas founded when it gained its
independence from Mexico?
II should not be forgotten that
the only effort at self-determin-
alton on the part of the people
OF this country was Smothered
with bayonets when the South
ern States attempted, in 1861.
TO choose the form of govern
nsent under which they would
live"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-26
THEY ALWAYS COME
BACK
BY CLAYTON IRWIN
APP Features Writer

NEW YORK. Aug 26.-In a
stuffy. hatbox-size dressing room
backstage at a Broadway theater,
Ann Pennington dropped little
YEARLY 10 a wooden bench. On
the stage. a mems chorus shouted
the lively melody of the drinking
song from The Student Prince.
AT so. ''the girl with the million
dollar legs" is back on Broadway
II is the first time since 1884,
when she starred in the musical
show, "Everybody's Welcome" In
the current production of the Sig
mund Romberg operetta she is the
gay. scatterbrained Scullery maid
with few lines 10 speak. few
lines to sing, few dance steps Ia
perform.
Il know its a step in the right
direction" she saws. IFS the
beginning of my second career in
the fheafer. / couldn't have ask
ed for more success as a dancer.
II was wonderful. but it's his
tory. Now I want TO do some
thing serious. / want to act"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-26
BY ROBIN COONS

HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 26.-Vir-
tue is lis own reward anywhere
but in the movies The sweet lit
tie heroine may get the man, but
it's usually the female viper VINO
gets the billing, the Oscar, and
the bank account.
The prolific w. Somerset
Vaughan ought to get a plaque of
gratitude from the women stars
out here. if for no other reason
than his marked tendency to Gre
ate fictional women of the type
wise actresses yearn to play. -
not merely bad" but bad and in
teresting. and interesting if not
exactly bad"
Our latest Vaughan heroine
is Veronica Lake. She had finish
ed playing his ruthless. cruel Dora
in The Hour Before the Dawn,
when a fall on the set sent her 10
the hospital The character is a
charming person who. as a Nazi
agent. bites the English hands
that feed her. II gave Veronica a
chance To go seriously dramatic
and pack away her peck-a-b boo
bang.
Vaughan delineates few pref
ty' OF soft" women. and is rath-
CT hard on the sex in his fictional
portraits. Those portraits have
been doing big things for &C
tresSes for years.
His Sadie Thompson Of Rain
made Jeanne Eacels stage star
IN 1922. ms Leslie Crusbie If -Th-
Letter brought Miss E.aCels 90
pictures seven years later fer a
brilliant brief career ended los
death. Gloria Swanson pl-ycJ
Sadie in silent pictures. and joan
Crawford. none too happily. tried
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-26
ATHLETES FOOT
| Made This Overnight

Requires powerful fungici<
Many hniments and ointments q
not strong enough. Ask any dru
gist for Te-ol solution. Made WI
90ee alcohol. it PENETRATE
Reaches more germs faster. ApI
full strength for Athletes Fo%
sweaty. itchy or smelly feet. Yo[
Csc back next morning if =
pleased. Locally at Gardud
Pharmacy" ]
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And ITS HIPS DOWN THE HATCH

men were still installing equip
ment. The idea of going down was
much simpler than its execution,
and | wondered how those of US
with a little extra avoirdupois
were ever going to fit into that
small round hole (the hatchl and
descend a perpendicular ladder.
We did il though. with only two
tom stockings as casualties.
We landed in the forward tor
pedo room. which. incidentally.
also holds about half of the sixty
odd hunks on the Dace Those
sailors sleep peacefully on their
collapsible flat-spring hunks
with torpedoes under and over
them all the timcl WAVE Ensign
Mary Bailey assured me that il
was safe. because the things that
set off the torpedOes weren't set,
bat personally. | prefer my ex-
rlosIves d little further away.
Into Vancouver Room
We crawled over women sewing
asbestos on the subs pipes, over
workmen drilling and riveting,
then ducked through a rounded
match into the maneuver room.
Here. in a space about the size OF
a small kitchen. were all the
gadgets and levers that control the
subs speed and torpedO's aiming.
The engine room didn't look much
larger.
AS we stumbled through the
rest of the sub. every once in a
while one of the women stopped
and screeched. There's ono OF
our valves" and then all nine
would try TO cram into one square
eoot to get a good look at their
handiwrk
The valve-makers loked curl
ously out of place on the sub. and
as a matter of fact. they looked
more like the housewives they
really are than precision workers
But they know all about valves
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PAGE THREE


She tgushingly): Will you 10
me when I'm old?
He: Love you? | shall idoliz
you. shall worship the grouQ
under your little feet. | shall-tI
or. You are not going TO lo6
like your mother. are you?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-26
PORTABLE POWDER ROOMS

BALTIMORE. - The utility
Gags issued to the WAACS are
known as portable powder
rooms.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-26

Hershey links draft to war
changes; keeps fathers last
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-26

Office of Dependency benefits
issues 100000 checks month
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Army is turning ordnance de-
pots over to private industry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-26
BY ARLENE WOLF
Alp Features Writer


Who ever said women were bad
luck on ships? Way back in the
days of sorcery and superstition,
the men may have been afraid TO
have us on board. but these days,
things are different.
The nine women | accompanied
on the first feminine war work
ers' inspection tour of warShip
were not only good luck for the
submarine Dace. but without
them. IT wouldn't have been a
submarine at all. Those women
make the valves that put the sub
into submarine.
Eager Workers
Nine eager heads poked out of
the car windows for the first sight
Of a sub as we drove up Ia the
Electric Boat Company IN Con
nectIcut. The Jenkins Bros valve
makers fidgeted impatlently while
a guard took precious minutes
10 hama out special passes and
identification tags Weren't their
Army Navy and Maritime e
pins enough identification?
Il just can't wait 10 get inside
that sub and see the valves we
make all installed and ready TO
lick the Axis. white-haired ma
Chinist Marie Forgette said Il
don't think any of us have ever
been nearer TO . submarine than
the movies"
Look. there's one of ours now.
Squealcd Carmen Dodriguez. pull
ing my Arm violently
OF Valves and Things
/ looked / didn't know the diff
F ference between a valve and a
wise. but LET il be stated for the
record that there are all sizes of
valves. most of them about two
hundred times the size of the one
on your radiator And they're
DTaSs instead of chrome or nickel
There wasn't much TO see above
deck on the 3l3 foot Dace, Except
the workmen who were drilling
hundreds of holes through which
plating will be riveted to make
the sub wateTtight.
'All our stuff is down under.
one of the women decided Lets
60 look.
The whole deck was only 2;
feet wide. so we separated into
groups to 60 below, where work
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-07
S250,0O0 Suit Claims
Draft Exam Injury

ATLANTIC CITY, Y J.. April
Z HNSD Judge Albert r. Burllng
last night discharged a circuit
court jury AFTER IL had failed IA
reach decision in q S250,OOO
damage suit brought BY a draft
regiStrant who charged ms ear
drum was puncturcd While under
going his physical.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-07
Coal Dispute
MdyGo TO WEB

NEW YORK, April 7 INS)-A
virtual ultlmatum from southern
soft coal mine operators 10 place
the entire coal wage controversy
before the NWLB for decision was
considered today by Dr. John r.
Stoclman.
Southern mine operators repre-
scented by Edward r. Burke. for
mer Nebraska senator, demanded
that Stcelman, director Of the
L. S. Cancellation service. certify
tho dispute 10 the labor board
immediately Burke pointed out
there was no hope Of reaching an
agreement with John l.. Lewis
UNIV.
Steclman refused TO comment
on BurkeS demand and sessions
OF all three coal wage conferences
here were 10 be held again today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-07
Report Denied
Roosevelt knocks Down
LaGuardia Army Rumor

WASHINGTON. April 7 GNS)
President Roosevelt told his
press conference hc had no plan,
for nominating New York'S Mayor
LaGuardIa a brigadier general
The President Knocked down
reports that LaGuardia was 10
become a general as the New York
mayor was in Washington for
what he described a. an effort 10
get "a little more hamburger and
spinach for New York
Mr.. Roosevelt said that every
one knew the little mayor wanted
active military duty but that
nothing had been decided upon yet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-07
DOING GOOD JOB

'Where legislative and poll
-ticai agencies such a. The league
are already established and do
Ing a good job, it would be
wasteful and destructive 10
interfere with the existing state
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-07
Boetfiger 10 Report
To Army on April B

SEATTLE. Wash. April ms
John Bocttiger.- publisher Of the
Seattle Post Intclhgcnccr, Will
report 10 the military government
school, al charlottesville. y Va H.
April 10. with the rank Of captain,
1t was announced today.
The Presidents son in law $
duties on the newspaper viii be
assumed during ms leave by
Charles 3. Llndeman, present
associate publisher.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-07

Order The Detroit Times
mailed daily and sunday TO your
man in the armed forces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-07
KeIIogg's All-Bran Mullins

2tablespoons L cup milk
shortening l cup flour
y cup corn syrup y teaspoon salt
cgg q teaspoons
/ cup Kellogg's baking powder
An-Bran ...
Cream shortening and corn syrup
thoroughly; add egg and beat wen.
Stir in All-Bran and milk, let soak
until most of moisture Is taken up.
Sift flour with salt and baking pow
der: add "a first mixture and stir only
until -four disappears. Fill creased
muf1n pans two-thirds full and bake
In moderately hot oven (400' FL
about 30 minutes. Yield: large muf-
rms, inches in diameter. or IL small
mullins, ga inches in diameter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-07
II L d S O N S
WILL YOU JOIN MICHIGAN'S
Gallant Sixty Thousand?

Here's your opportunity do to help win this war
Michgan's Gallant 10000 pledged sell S6Oo00,000
worth of extra War Bonds in April. You help get this
tremendous job done. Be ready enroll when recruer
asks you too Michigans Gallant $4,000!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-07
t3 Persons, Jas Dogs
Bitten by Rabid Spitz

LOS ANGELES. April 7 GNS)
Emergency PaSteur treatments
were being flown 10 Los Angeles
today as health authorities moved
10 combat the worst rabies threat
in recent city history.
At least - persons and more
than l45 dogs were reported Bit
ten by a mad Spitz dog late yester-
nav
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-07
TASTY, N0.SUcAR
ALL-BRAN MUFfINS
ARE EASILY made!

Serve pour family these delicious
mullins soonl Their tempting texture
and flavor come from crisp, delicious
KELLooG's LL-BRAN Here's the recipe
in wartime version, using no sugar.
Try ALL-BRAN Mullins for breakfast
fop1CrroyyI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-07
THOMAS STATEMENT

Tuesday. Thomas issued a state
ment in which he again opposed
incentive pay plans.
II am still opposed to In
centiVe pay plans" he said. I've
are willing that. II management
will set up labor management
production committees, tn then
sit down with them and talk
about ways of increasing pro-
duction."
Earlier. Thomas had appointed
Richard r. F'rankenSteen. JAW
vice president 10 the MPB sub.
committee named 10 make a study
Of incentive pay and report back
10 The board
II is no secret that FrankenSteer
was one OF The unions executive
hoard members 20 take the floor
in Columbus and talk IN favor OF
incentive pay on the grounds that
IL was inevitable IIc did not vote
IN favor of it. however.
Percy LlcWc!lyn. prcSident-elec'
OF Ford Local 500. took occasion
today 10 deny an inference in tho
Communist Daily Worker that his
victory was a victory for the adj
voCatcS Of piece work He said that
he was and is opposed 10 the
system
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-07

OF dHaIrs, BIOpNN SIdIt1.
Supporters of the original mo-
ton denied knowledge of the sec
ond letter, although it was re-
ported to have been sent 10 them.
After considerable debate. a mo-
ton was made 10 table the reSo-
luton and was passed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-07

Dial Cherry $500 To arrange
for The Detroit Times TO be
mailed TO your man in the
service.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-07
Radicals in CI0
Blocked in Move
To Scrap League

Members Of the Communist
dominated Wayne County CO
Council executive board today
were still sSnarting from the de-
feat handed their plan TO sidctrack
Labor'S Non-Partisan League.
Charges that the meeting Mas
packed were hurled during the
argument by administrative Cp-
ponentS.
These seemed not without fOun-
Idation when IT was revealed that,
although regular members of the
press were not admitted. the cor
respondent for the Communist
Partys official organ, The Daily
Worker, was seated among the
delegates.
The setback, the first major one
for the comparatively new board.
came last night al the regular
injecting of the council when right
wing elements revolted and came
out on top following d stormy 90
minute session.
SOUGHT LETTERS q. X.
A majority of the board had
sought the delegates approval OF
letter from John Brophy dircc-
tor of industrial union council,
for the Go, which urged the Gre
alton of political action bodies by
industrial councils
In it the left-wing members of
THE board saw perfect opportun-
Iity 10 wipe out of existence the
ILNPL which Is at present under
the dominance of more cOnServa-
tive union members headed by
Tracy Doll.
The fight was precipitated when
I Doll took the floor and read q
second communication from Bro
ply clarifying the first
Brophy pointed out that he had
in no way intended 10 affect tho
present status and relationships
Of LNPL in Wayne County.
He emphasized the league was
ldoing a good job and urged thai
unions maintain Their utilization
with II i'm this area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-07
Incentive Pay
Hot Potato for
Clio Chieftdins
BY JACK CRELLIN

The question of incentive pay
plans again has become a burning
issue within the well-upholstered
international offices of the JAW
Go.
This time, II was dumped there
Indirectly by Donald M. Nelson,
WPB chairman. and c. f. Wilson,
vice chairman, who preached the
subject al a recent meeting with
top AFL and Go leaders, includ-
ing r. j. Thomas, UAW-ClO
president
According 10 Washington re-
ports, the reception rendered by
the labor men was not altogether
unfavorable.
Thomas informed the war pro-
duction ChiettalnS that his unions
executive board already had turned
thumbs down on piece work at a
meeting in Columbus, O., and that
the subject was one to be decided
by the membership.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-07
BRINGS PROPOSAL BACK

Dutfully, however. Thomas car
RED the proposal back from Wash
ington and then tossed il, the hot
potato that II is. INTO the laps OF
George r. Adde's. SecTetary-treas-
urer. and Walter Reuther, vice
president. and outSpoken opponent
OF incentive pay plans.
Then. 80 the story goes, Thomas
and Adde's. finding 1t too hot for
their liking, spent three hours
tossing il back and forth and try
ing 20 get ReutherS into the game
OF catch. But Reuther wouldn't
play. He wanted nothing TO do
with incentive pay plans. he re-
iterated over and over again.
The game wound UP a tie. None
Of the three contestants was
willing 10 face pitcher Nelson.
This all occurred on Monday.
Evening star., 1943-11-11
Mrs, Mirth |sCertain
To Head Golf Group

Mrs. Frank Mirth of Indian Spring
Is to be the new president of the
District Women's Golf Association
succeeding MS. Walter L. Wejble of
Kenwood, who withdrew her name
as a candidate for fourth term.
Mrs. Mirth will be elected at the
annual meeting at Kenwood De-
cember 2, following the usual asso-
citation custom of accepting the
choice of the Nominating Committee
That committee has submitted the
following list of officers for 1914:
For president, Mrs. Frank Mirth
Indian Spring; first vice president
Mrs. Charles w. Tully, Indian
Spring: second vice president, Mrs
L. E. Hutchison CWashington) sec
retary, Mrs. G. K. Heiss army
Navy: treasurer, Mrs. William E
Hall (Columbia).
Delegates from eight clubs met
yesterday at the home of Mrs. Ed
ward Widmayer, Nominating Com
mittee chairman.
Mrs. Mirth served this year as
Prize Committee chairman. Mrs
Tully served as tournament chair
man.
Mrs. Weibles three terms were
marked by steady growth of the
association, and constant increase ir
players and in organization income