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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-19

The Allied shock troops which
thus opened new chapter IN an
already long. bloody and destruc-
tive war may be only the van
guard of invasion which. n days.
weeks az months Ia come viii
strike the Hitler fortress at yet
other places and from vet other
directions The man division may
not become apparent for some
time.
But the opening dsy hos been
made IN on eventful make or
break" gamble III which Amer
can. British. Canadian and
French troops. - the chief Allied
champions. viii challenge the
nightmare Of Nszi rule ot Europe
after nearly four years of heart
break. defeat. retreat. wIthdTs avail
and exclusion from the continent.
Bidding for the eventual # not
.sTly collapse If the ANS. the AL
lies have Iisked am invasion which
NAV prove 10 be the real thing oT
only snniher blow g. .;snfieu up
the enemy But # II fails the va
u,ay be- prolonged years beyond
present expectations
Such were the bTeathtaklne
take, =. British and American
tIst"glst- Ciss'se the climatic mo
n,rnt when their military
sir-ngth q I-ng Z" fl'-rdtid" T.
meet "u IT. Owls grounds an AXIS
nIlisiy machine vI,Ibly 'tn-
Down after ucsriv four year. If
crurilug wsr and weakened by
Is colossal battles u RusSIi
Tho ming 81 tine long aniIcI
paiel European front. bringing ="
bar ihc vanguard at ~" fuil 49,
aIrccs of ih. Iultod Nations f"i
%. lust iinc. involved 10" hIG
e. q .ud u",i difficult uud"riaE
m. 81 military history Tho
tran. I,uIi4iiun "l a;ul'-. weapon.
supplI's aCTo-, scuI,-- "f Thousand
uf nils, uf "csau and aii water
channel. f"r au uuguahi.li, urs
.lun at a continent defended as
thc -i,-i nf e .ti.I ipiitlitrlc 400
I'atV Coalition.
N"'hm. Hs. 10 ht- h"eu -
irupicd brf"r,. iht attack .u e
o. Dt'n-ui-I i'stre>s iuhahi'~d by
35O.OOO.O00 people rmn"d by
land and ,es iT"niicr, "f - 1850
miR.S
Probably l5Q divisions At least
perhaps twice as many Cabout g.
800. 600 mem. must eventually bc
transferred to the Allied bridge
heads m.uId,r. with RAJ ARMY
f,I ccs. To- match the 3Sn pr NOR
German and Italian divisions
A total Of 26.u1Ualu armed mem
may bc engaged directly nl indi-
icctlv IN tho struggle for Eurou.
that ha, dawncd. counting a.
nOn 00n 10, GERMANY I'si, end
other ,at-lI'.S. Iu.HU0. 800 Tor Ru-
sia. 1000 0O00 for Britain. h,r
empire and ine .Nii-d govern
mcn,s. and tho 3.pDn. G0n o. Is p.o-
posed a. raISc I'm The United Sistc>
But perhaps almost as decisive
a. the millions on the oa't.cfl, I'd
Gas the drama almost c"rf-Iniy
81 b. unfoldcd q, = result II tho
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-19
NERvIN THOMPSON
RETURNS TO CITY

Aun Thompson. Jr. Who
asa fHusgis employed 81 The
tsfeH afflee and "A ho han been
ts1safsea "a California with the
satsa State ArrX forces for
ease aasst several months. has re-
f..ffaa e. kfs West tie has
asn snsferted 20 duty here.
s me Thompson Is attached
haftsfe e. af the 3lst Battalion
Il tfsaf.a Defense q West Mai p
frsas faarfs
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-19
GETS PROMOTION

rssaf Norman Baker. Jr.. son
"A sra Nj, Norman Baker.
els Nath@fd street 81 tins CIly.
h tssu promoted a. private
iae-
sHa nakr, has also made q
esq mark sfnsnshIp
Nefasu wears q age. the
Nestel has ts-rn IN the
taut months tie - with
fs. Msh Alused Infantry Reg
aauf - Camp Campbell Ky.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-19
Various Units Of italians
Surrender To j. 5. Forces
LATE BULLETINS


ssoscoW. - Ted.Y's Russian
sa~~sA~sssss reported HAT the
A~a@ ss* asswsns on orsl fren the
m@ssn~~sa re sorshwssa and fhs
sswsA snd fhrssssn 10 sncircle
sas c~xw~n stronghold In that
sstF To Germans. the report stat
- zee t.shssns desperately In at
asmDes te chsck the Russian ad-
v@mm~M Dat they ere continuing
- ss.sr sore Of tsshfing in the
0ssi sfse
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-19
PUERTO RICANs TO NAME
own GOVERNOR

NAeHlnCTOf Secretary OF
she Iaasrtos Harold lekes said to-
ssv thss the orasnic Law Of Puerto
naeo eli he changed TO permit
fhs psspls 81 ths, country to elect
fnsss s~n governor. ickes acted on
n@nsta al prssiden, Roosevelt IN
ns.siaa that statement. Rexford
q reswsil h OF present the gov
aHmns "a Puerto Rico.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-19

wGW Work. Republican
Ae~amss hsld . conference here To-
8.s tox shs svo~sd purpose OF
ss~eslma sa tnfernsfionsl attitude
= ah~s p~Ffvs poiicses. Comment
go shss tie m~efsns is the first
- . s~ssss mat will be held 10
assfr wnlikss - the Republican
s@m4sasss ies the presidency next
Fs.s
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-19

" - = Z . " - JdHses
arsm~s. ssreefos Of war mobiiixs-
ts@a 70 srssnsina TO speed up the
@ms sfaoss wherever there is q
ssam 81 . lsi an. Ne will be assist
- n so sadsrsskins by Bernard
msNmeh.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-19
TWO CASES DISPOSED OF THIS
MORNING in CRIMINAL COURT

Judge Thomas S. Caro- ordered
her return to her home. and
warned her moi TO be caught
roaming the streets of Key West
again
This afternoon a Jury will be
chosen to try the Crystal case.
The defendant conducts a res
laurent. and was arrested on q
charge of assault and battery
by one of the Mattresses.
Judge Caro- said that probably
the entire week will be required
TO Try oil the cases on the docket.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-19

SUPPLEMENTAL PETITION To COURT
PLANNED in ISSUANCE OF BONDS To
PURCHASE KEY WEST ELECTRIC co.

A supplemental petition viii
be the first move in circuit court
10 have revenue bonds issued TO
purchase the Key West Electric
Company. City Attorney Thomas
S. Caro- explains.
However. thai move will net
be taken until the City Council
amends the ordinance through
which an attempt was made to
have the bonds validated. against
which the supreme court de-
cided.
The outlook today Is that the
ordinance will not be acted
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-19
INVASION CLIMAXES
LONG MONTHS OF
PREPARATION
BY CARL c. CRANMER


AP Foreign News Staff
NDON. July l9.-Fight
ing spesrheads of the 81 United
Nations have begun the mighty
battle for which the world has
waited-the Battle for Europe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-19

following three declines during tle
FIRST four months Of the year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-19

*~mssksa Fwe~m Il.v wire
w*~M& 80 AZ Fs.sar~s
fs@Ew n~xessa - shs
- 1NsessNss - ksv wet
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16
SPECIAL PICTURE
FOR BOND DRIVE

1t was announced by the
committee that the Parkway
Theatre would show the pic
ture "Seven Day Leave, on
Monday night, September e.:
in connection with the War
Bond drive.
All persons who have bought
bonds during the drive will be
given a free admission ticket
when they present a receipt
showing they have bought the
same. Those who have made
application for bonds during
the drive and will present this
will also be admitted free, it
was explained.
Anyone not coming in the
above group may purchase a
ticket at the usual admission
price and the money made
from the picture, over and
above expenses, will be dona-
ted by the theatre to the fund
being raised by merchants and
individuals to pay for prizes
offered in connection with the
drive, Russell Barr, announc.
ed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16
Christian Unity
= Baptist Assn Met

The ninth annual session of the
Christian Unity Baptist Associa-
ton was held at Zion Hill Church.
This body was organized at the
Zion Hill church in 1895. There
were six churches with a men,
bership of 152, and seven ordain-
ed ministers. At present, ten
churches are represented with
total of 800 members and fifteen
ministers, of whom ten are Or
dained.
Rev. D. o. Miller delivered the
Introductory sermon on the text,
Earnestly content for the faith
once delivered unto the saints.
Seven other sermons we're preach
ed and a number of good exhor-
tations were given.
The moderator, Rev. F. L. Stur-
gill, and clerk-treasurer, Rev. F.
Carl Sturgill, were again elected
unanimously and Rev. Eli Graham
was selected assistant moderator.
At this session it was decided
to give such assistance as posi-
BILE by free will offerings to the
Baptist Hospital, at Winston-Sa-
lem, and the orphanage at Thorn
asville.
The next session is to be held
with Sugar Grove church begin
ming on Friday before the third
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16
Pvt. Sherman Norris, M. P, of

Pvt. Sherman Norris, M. P, of
3sssrt Lewis, Washington, spent a
AS~day furlough with his mother,
Aars. c. H. Lee, of Holston, Va,
and grandfather, J. S. Browne,
-Rrownwood, Miss Clara nellie
-8ledsoe, of Fleetwood, and
Charles Blackburn, of Mt. City,
Tenn, recently visited Pvt. Nor
-cis, at Holston, Va. He volunteer
ed for service February "a, ,1943
Eat Baltimore, where he was en-
zployed by the Glenn L. Martin
Go. This was his first time home
SSince going to Baltimore.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

Cameron Eugene Miller, of w.
jefferson, is among the 1000 en-
listed students who are training
at Duke University in the Navy
College Training program, VIZ.
The Duke Navy program lists
nearly 1000 navy trainees, 900
from the marine corps, and a
number from the coastguard.
The West Jefferson student is
a member of the Navy group.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16
CARD OF THANKS

We would like to express our
appreciation to our many friends
and neighbors for then kindness
and for the many floral tributes,
during the illness and death of
our mother, Mrs. Callie Hardin.
The Children.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

PFC. William D. Cearley, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Cearley, of
Crumpler, has been in service for
sehe past 10 months. He is now
some where in Sicily, and writes
shat he is getting along fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

Pvt. Ray v. Gilley, who is sta
Eioned at Los Angeles, Calf, is
$he son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Gill
aey, of Lansing. He writes that
~he is getting along fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

Sunday in August, 1914. Rev. M.
S. Hoosier was selected to preach
the Introductory sermon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

John G. Ashley, son Of Mrs.
Avery Ashley, of West Jefferson,
who is in service, is stationed at
St. Petersburg, Fla, and writes
that he is getting along fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16
SGT. Wade H. Witherspoon, W

Sgt. Wade III. WitherspOOn, who
has been on maneuvers in Cali
fornia, has now been transferred
to Camp Forrest, Tenn. He is
spending a furlough at his home
this week. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. C. Witherspon, of
jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

Harold w. Long, son of DR..
Lester L. Long, of West Jeffer-
son, recently graduated from the
Aviation Radio School at jack
sonville, Fla. Indicted into the
Marines he did recruit training at
Paris Island, S. c., before arriv-
ing at the Naval Air Technical
Training Center. Long is now a
qualified aviation radioman and
will probably see service with a
Marine Aviation Detachment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16
Pvt. Virgil C. Rash, son of MI

and Mrs. T. L. Rash, of Charles
town, Md, formerly of this coun-
ty, now stationed at Fort Bliss,
Texas, is now spending furlough
at home, but returns to camp this
week. He is liking his work very
much.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

John Clifton Eller, SIC, son
xof Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Eller, of
West Jefferson, has been home on
1seave this week. He is stationed
at the Great Lakes Naval Train
Eng Station in Illinois.
Pvt. George w. Blevins. son of
Rev. and Mrs. J. c. Blevins, of
Grassy Creek, entered service in
January, 1910. For the past two
years he has been stationed at
New Caledonia.
Cadet Cecil Maynard Miller,
Son of Mr.. Floyd Thomas Miller,
OF Wagner, has graduated after
nine weeks of basic training at
Chico Army Air Field and is now
zon his way to advanced school,
the final phase of training before
= winning his wings.
fc. Ruby Osborne, daughter of
mir. and Mrs. Richard Osborne, of
Wilkesboro, formerly of Ashe
Scoanty, is now a member of the
Woman's Army Corps. She re-
Seaved her basic training at Fort
Gelephorpe, Ga, and is now sta
sioned at Army Air Base, Carls-
cad New Mexico.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

Sgt. Howard G. Stanley, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Stanley, of
Jefferson, has been in service
since August, 1912, and has been
recently promoted to Sergeant
He is stationed at Topeka, Kan
ssaS, at the Air Base there.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

John w. Weaver, Jr., who is
stationed on the island of New
foundland, is First Sergeant there
and has many friends among the
men stationed there. A letter re-
ceived from Robert w. Clark, of
Huntington, w. Va, who is home
on furlough, by Sgt. Weaver's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Weaver,
of West Jefferson, states that
John is getting along fine, that he
was recently elected president of
the N. c. o. Club there by land
slide of votes. He states that they
are stationed around two hundred
mills from a town of any size, but
have lots of entertainment at the
base.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

Pfc. Adolphus ID. Brown, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Brown, of
Crumpler, has been in service for
several months. He received his
present rank in July, and says
that he is liking his work fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

Pvt. Sidney s. Absher, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Absher, of
Nathan's Creek, has been in SER
vice for two months, and is now
stationed at Camp Ham, Calf,
and writes that he is liking his
work and Army. life fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

Truitt Eller, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. c. Eller, of Bina, who is
stationed with the U. S. Navy at
cambridge, Md, is spending a
short leave at his home this week.
He has just finished his boot
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

T-Sgt. lanes Lowell Smithey,

T.-Sgt. JAMES LUWtII o41IAVIIey,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Smithey, of Jefferson, who is now
in service somewhere in North
Africa, has recently been pro-
noted to his present rank. He
writes that he is getting along
fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

Sgt. Wade H. Witherspoon, son
of MIR. and Mrs. A. C. Wither-
spoon, of Jefferson, stationed at
Camp Forrest, Tenn, is home on
furlough this week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

1t. Gwyn Sutherland, of the u.
S. Navy, recently spent few
days at his home at Fig.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

Sam Abernethy always said:
Curiosity may kill a cat - but
I'm no cat" Which is Sans way
of saying that when he's curious
about something he goes out
and gets the facts.
Seems our government feels
the same way. After hearing ru-
mors about our soldiers drink.
ing too much government peo-
pie went after the facts. They
got the evidence Oh what our
boys drink AND don't drink.
Tho govornsp6nt fOund cut
our Army'R the best behaved In
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

Cpl. Herbert HI. Gentry is now
located at Fl. Devons, and says
that he is liking his work very
much.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16
From where [ sit =.
by Joe Marsh

history. More'n half Of 'em drink
beer-nOthing stronger. And the
government found that selling
80 beer in Army camps is ono
reason why our Army Is so tenn
perate.
From where sit, there isn't
much cause to worry about our
men in the Army. Looks like
they can take care o themselves
and take care o 80 Nazis and
the JapS, too.
&> M~'4<
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16

ls4S BREWING INDUSTRY caroUas cemmhso
H. Ads- Gsssh H.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23

controlled by the United States
may be set aside as national
monuments for the preserva-
ton of historic landmarks. And
so, last March, a flourish of the
pen on an executive proclama-
ton did what Congress had re-
fused to allow. Without notice or
public hearing to the ranchers
living in the area, to the state
Of Wyoming or to Congress-, an
area half the size of Rhode Is
land was made into the Jack
son Hole National Monument
The law invoked by the bureau
Gratis had been intended to ap-
ply solely to lands owned or
controlled by the United States
yet a sizeable part of the area
taken over in this high-handed
fashion is privately owned.
Policies are no longer being
planned and carried out by the
people or their representatives,
but through executive order by
employees of the executive arm
of government"
! And that, Mr. and Mrs. Amer
lea, Is bureaucracy at work.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23
AT WORK

To realize how bureaucratic
government can be as ruthless,
as dlctatorial as Hitler, and as
dangerous to individual liberty,
one has but to read the remarks
of United States Senator Joseph
Z. O.Mahoney on the subject of
the Jackson Hole National Mon
ument in Wyoming.
Says Senator O'Mahoney: I'm
1929 the Department of Interior
secured Congressional approval
for the establishment of the
Grand Teton National Park in
wyoming. Ever since then it has
sought to extend the parks
boundaries to include more land
than the Congress-, the state of
wyoming, or the county of Te-
ton was willing to set aside.
Every effort ended in failure
but the bureacrats were not to
be denied. Although national
parks can be created only by an
act of Congress, an old law pro-
vides that, without such an act,
small areas of land owned or
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23

Short Time Lag
In the last war. all wounded had
to have a powerful injection. a most
painful thing to endure. and nowhere
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23

near as effective as modern treat
ment.
The army estimates that 80 to 80
per cent of the wounded get first-aid
treatment within an hour of being
wounded. Ships are we'll equipped.
the larger ones as well as a hospital.
The man with a not too serious
wound, and that is by far the ma
jority of cases Computations are in
cluded). has a splendid chance for
recovery and a resumption Of his
natural existence in civil life when
he is discharged.
In two categories this war has
been harsher than any preceding.
There is a greater proportion OF
killed in action to wounded. Also the
mental casualties are higher in the
present war.
Careful efforts have been made to
screen out those showing character
istics indicating they are unable to
stand up under the mental strain
Of modern warfare. More might
have been held out Of service if the
psychiatrists had been able to carry
out their plans. They would have
been able to do so if there had been
as thorough an understanding OF that
branch of medical science as there
will be after the var. And because
Of that fact, more Of the mental
cases will be restored to normal.
The reason for the increased num-
Der of mental cases is %variously ex-
planned: our troops have endured
longer periods Of offensive action
than in the last war: the increased
fury Of modern warfare: the domi.
nation of the machine, and also, to
some degree. the complications Of
civilian life which encourage neu-
rotic conditions.
The science CT warfare has moved
forward with seven-league boots.
Killing has become a mass produc-
ton affair. But along with the char
lot of Mars. Mercury has advanced
on winged feet and the healing arts
have progressed to the point where
for those who escape the scythe Of
the grim reaper there is a strong.
helping hand along the road back.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23
O ALL

("Srength Of arms means nothing.
1t is the unbending determination at
home to hold out and nerer ,Uaver that
counts."-Hitler to his people,
Some people laud the German arms
They speak of Prussian force:
They emphasize my blitzes in
The world wars early course;
But planes and tanks and elite
troops
Don't mean a thing to me;
The home folks (if they can stand
it,
Are my key to victory.
They talk of monster armies and
My ornaments so vast;
They point to acts of sheer brute
strength
Within the German past;
But, ach. I seldom think Of these;
I smack the weak about
With little but a firm belief
My people can hold out!
The day I tore all treaties up
And Belgium felt my boot;
When I blitzed children in the
streets
And stayed to burn and loot
The fact I had the upper hand
To me had not appealed -.
l did it all because I knew
THAT GERMANS WOULDN'T
YIELD!
My double-cross Of Russia was
Not based on strength at all;
It wasn't overpowering force
That gave my hosts the call;
Those towns to which I gave the torch
Have got Der Fuehrer wrong
dared to do it for I knew
THE GERMAN WILL WAS
STRONG!
The little tricks a Nazi loves
Chose BOBBY traps and such);
That Naples post-ofice affair
Ut bore the Nazi touch);
These do not spring from German
strength;
Such acts I always back
Because Zach Colt, I hope I'm
right!)
THE GERMANS NEVER CRACK
The Bowling Alley Projectors As
ISOLATION Of New York has asked for
war prisoners to set up pins IN al
legs. It would increase Dur interest
In bowling II we could count on .
Jap or Maxi general down ut the
far end Of the alley.
Hitler would laugh his head OF
Il he collected garbage over here
and saw the waste."-Ladies Home
Journal ad.
Still, It would be worth It to So
him on the Job.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23

Still, It would be worth It to ses
him on the Job.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23

ROBBERY UNDER
DIFFICULTIES

r.lhicrcs Loot D. p. 4. Offices
hcadlinr.J
Butch-What's the job this time
pal?
S~lugs-Quiet. This is an OPA Of
Zee.
Butch-If it's an OPA office 1t
can't be quiet. Listen. l don't ike
the idea. It'll get us into trouble.
Slugs-What makes you think so?
Butch-The OPA gets everybody
into trouble.
Slugs-Got cold feet, eh?
Butch-Yeah. They're frozen at
the April level!
Slugs-Let's have your fashlight.
Butch-I amt got no fashlight.
Slugs-Why not? You're always
supposed to carry a f1ashlight ON a
job.
Butch-They're rationed! Where's
yours? You had n when we came
in.
Slugs-The b~attery's gone dead.
Butch-You should carry an ex-
ira battery.
Slugs-I amt had the coupons!
Butch-I can't do anything in the
total darkness.
Slugs-That's screwy. Millions Of
people are in the dark with OPA
and they have to get along some
how.
Butch-Here's the safe. Got a
drill?
Slugs-You know better. They
stopped making drills for our bust
ness.
Butch-How about the soup?
Slugs-That's rationed. too! It's
all being used in the war effort.
Butch-We can't blow a safe with
out juice.
Slugs-You know very well it takes
too many points to get juices. To
hell with 'em. Well force it open.
Got the crowbar?
Butch-No.
Slugs--I told va to get a crowbar.
didn't I?
Butch-1 had me-. But it wore
out and I couldn't get it recapped.
Slugs-Why not?
Butch-I forgot to take It in twice
a year for inspection.
Slugs-Well. what'n W. do now?
Butch-Search me.
(The lights flash on and an OPA
chief enters.)
OPA Chief-What's going on here?
Butch-Believe it or not we was
waiting for a trolley car
OPA Chief-Congratulations! I'm
glad to find a couple Of fellows here
who are NOT LOOKING FOR GAS!