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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-01

Clark Gable, actor. now in
service, born Csdiz, Ohio, ~ years
ago. rs .i.i
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-01

u. S. Senator Hattie W. Cara
way of Arkansas. born Bakers
vile, Tenn, 65 years ago
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-01

1942-Germans install Maj: v.
Quisling as premier of Norway.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23
Separate Finnish
Peace Unlikely

WASHINGTON, Aug. % up
Recurring reports that Finland
might be ready for a separate
peace with the Soviet Union were
received by government officials
here today with considerable skep-
ticism.
Weekend developments may have
improved the chances for Finland's
withdrawal from the war to some
degree, but there were no indica-
tions that an immediate break was
There has been nc
change in government personnel o.
official Finnish policy which could
be expected to foreshadow such ar
event, it was said.
The action of a delegation repre-
senting political factions in calling
on President Risto Ryti with a de-
mand for an investigation of peace
was similar TO previous
which have had no
effect on the Finnish government
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23
Guardsmen Wont
Take Watch Posts

PHILADELPHIA Aug. G3.-CUP-
The Fourth Naval district today an
nounced the arrest of four coast
guard reserves temporary who
refused to take their assigned
guard posts at the Brewster aero
nautical corps, townsville, Pa.
A company spokesman said that
following the arrests between 400
and 500 workers walked off their
JOBS but the plant, employing ap-
proximately 1000 persons, remained
in operation.
Frederick Rebel Jr., president of
the company, said that II guards
were placed under military arrest
for disobedience of orders but that
eight returned to their posts after
the orders were re-read to them.
The navy said that "the refusal of
men of a military organization to
perform duties legally assigned by
their superior officers, constitutes a
violation of that oath of allegiance.
and in time of war cannot be over
looked"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23
November Attack
On Japs Is Seen
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heavy concentrations of American
air and sea forces. 1t will involve
one of the most difficult amphib-
ioU5 operations Of the war against
japan, necessitating landings at the
mouths of rivers which the enemy
has been using to supply its forces
in Burma.
The reoccupation of Japanese
abandoned Kiska in the Aleutians
has removed the last trouble spot
on the shortcut to the japanese
homeland. Some experts believe
that now that Kiska is no longer
problem, American air and sea
forces in the Aleutians will soon
embark on a campaign of harass-
ment against the Kuriles and pos
sibly even against some of the
Northern Isles of Japan proper.
ATTACK KURILES
One thing is regarded certain
that the air war against the Jap
anese naval base at Paramushiru in
the Northern Kuriles will be STEP
ped up sharply.
The presence of a powerful AM
erican fleet in the Aieutians, which
threatens the Northern approaches
to Japan, it is hoped, will lC-e the
Japanese home fleet out to battle.
The enemy's home fleet, believed to
contain the most modern Warships
in the Japanes navy, has never
ventured out.
An intensification of the already
nighly successful submarine war
against Japan also was foreseen as
the result Of the reoccupation of
Kiska. The japanese had establish
ed a submarine base there. 1t now
provides American submarines with
their closest base TO the main
japanese islands.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23

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beyond it were driving on toward
the Dnieper. Their big push once
again was picking up momentum
after slowed down by German coun-
terattacks.
Unexpectedly stiff Nazi resist
ance had stalled the Russians at
the edge of Kharkov for 10 days
until powerful pressure on either
wing had narrowed the corridor
Southwestward to about l3 miles.
Nazi propaganda broadcasts, de-
precating the Russian victory said
all militarily- installa-
tions had been destroyed before the
evacuation" OF Kharkov.
Though the Russians have been
engaged in some of the fiercest
fighting of the whole summer cam
paign in the Northern and North
eastern outskirts of Kharkov dur
ing the past 10 days, the German
broadcast asserted that the eVacuat-
ing forces were mot pressed by the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23
Rambling Reporter
Continued From Page II
cause when l do, Bill always loses
his shirts
THE DAILY GRIND

We would give a pretty to see
Lou Birnbaum these days. He's
probably a mere shadow of his
former self He said the navy boot
camp at San Diego was pretty
rugged affair. He is en- route to
some camp in Maryland where he
was informed it was really rugged.
When he gets down in Maryland
MY. Maryland, he will have to get
up at 80 a. m, run two miles, have
calisthenics, breakfast, more calls
themes, take an obstacle course one
mile long, etc, etc, etc.
Frankly" Lou wrote a friend III
Ell Centre, I'm kind of worried"
We wouldn't be worried. Wed be
black and blue.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23
Wife of Former
Minister Here

Mrs H. E. Doty, wife of the Rev.
Mr.. Doty, former pastor of the El
Centre Baptist church. will be guest
of honor at an open house given
Saturday night by Mrs. E. [. Ben
nett and MIS-. II. A. Sulinger at the
Bennett home at $40 Olive avenue.
After long rer'1e. ce in FL
Centre, the Doiys were called to
Santa Faula three years ago After
that Doty became an army chplain
with the rating Of first lieutenant.
He took his training at Harvard
University and has been sent to
Fayetteville, N. C. Mrs. Doty is Ell
route to Join him there. Mrs. Sui
lenger will drive to North Caro-
lima with Mrs. Doty for a visit with
her parents at Raleigh.
Friends were invited to call the
Bennett home after p. m. Satur-
day night.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23
Excuse Please, We
Don't Want Kiska
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rison had been subjected to severe
attacks which forced them to re-
build their base on Kiska continu-
ally and went on at length about
''hardSips beyond our imagination"
on the island.
Naval bombardments would be
carried ort from a point as near as
49 or so meter (43 TO 81 yards
against our forces isolated on the
Northern Island" the dispatch said.
Furthermore, our garrison was
placed under such conditions that
enemy planes would carry out heavy
bombing attacks night or day
The garrison was isolated when
the Americans conquered Attu TO
the West. Tokyo said the garrison
Lost not a moment" getting out
during a brief period of good
weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23
Fathers Fill in
October Caotas

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to set the pattern by which fathers
would be drafted.
A new inventory of selective serV-
ice registrants is now underway, but
is not expected to be completed ana
analyzed until sometime in Septem-
ber. When that compilation is COM
pleted selective service officials
will be better prepared to estimate
how many fathers will go in Octo-
ber.
The new inventory also will re-
veal factors which will decide how
deeply they must dip into family
men in November and December.
One official explained that it was
difficult to say just how many faith
ers will have to enter the armed
forces because of:
|. The never definite estimate OF
how many single and childless mar
ried men who will become available
each month as siX-month occupa-
tional deferments expire.
.. The never exact fore-knoWl-
edge of how many new registrants
will become available each month
as boys reach their 18th birthday.
3. The rate of physical reJections
at induction stations which rises as
the average age of inductees rises.
Ut previously had been said by
VINO officials that sharp increase
in reflections could be expected
when the drafting of fathers be-
gins)
4 The number of requirements
which will be sought by the armed
forces to offset casualties, medical
discharges, and discharges for 9TH
er reason9, such as return of over
age men to civilian life to take war
Jobs.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23
Russ Change in
Policy Is Feared
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one may reveal wether the rela-
tion sof the Anglo-American Allies
with the Soviet have cooled.
For those who wished to read
Soviet criticism of the United
States into Litvinov's removal there
appeared to be more arguments
than for those who discounted its
significance
II was pointed out that Litvinov
had been in Moscow for two
months. but that Stain had waited
until the climax of the Quebec con-
ference to announce that he would
not return to Washington,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23
10000 VOLUNTEER
VOTERS NEEDED

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-UP)-
1t will take 100000 volunteer farm
workers to assure the harvest of this
years bumper food crop, the Of
flee of war information warned to-
day.
They will be needed by October l
in addition to the 100000 per-
sons in the farm labor force now.
Seasonal workers will be needed in
September and October, but in some
areas large forces of extra help will
be necessary in November
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23
18th Largest City
In C.ountryFaIl

Since the city several times has
changed hands. it no longer is a
center of traffic and supply in its
present condition, the broadcast
continued in an effort to minimize
the loss of the most important Axis
base between BryanSk and the
sea of Azov.
by this diserga ing movement,
German positions IlaIe been con-
siderably shortened and improved"
The German evacuation came
only a little more than two weeks
after the start of the Soviet sum-
mer offensive in this sector and
held promise Of an intensified drive
toward the Dnieper river, the next
big natural defense line to the
West.
Soviet thanking columns already
have reached 70 miles to the West
to within "a miles North of PoltaVa.
railroad junction So miles North
east of the Dnieper.
Russian forces Southeast of
Kharkov already have begun COM
panion drive to wipe out a German
salient anchored on the Donets and
Mus rivers and reaching the sea
Of Azov at Taganrog, West of Ros-
toV.
After seizing bridgeheads on the
West banks of both the Donets and
the Mus. the Red Army smashed
ahead yesterday in a new attack
Southwest of Voroshilovgrad. ITO
miles Southeast of Kharkov, cap
tured several villages, killed 5000
German infantrymen, destroyed 40
tanks and shot down 81 Axis planes
in aerial combat.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23
HEBER MAN DIES

HEBER MAN DIES
Mabio Oscar Dickerson, 81, resi-
dent of the Heber area for 20 years,
died in the Imperial county hos
pital Saturday night from a heart
ailment. Funeral services were not
complete Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23

7. For there's not much incentive to
go after more customers when you
already haze them all. That's the fatal
weakness OF all monopolies-private or
governmental-and it goes long way
toward explaining why other ''sys-
tens" have been SO far outstripped
by our own.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23
Scanning !. Y.
News Horizon
RETURNS HOME

Mrs. Truman Womack returned
to her home in Imperial Saturday
after visiting her husband who is in
the navy and is stationed in Gin
cinnati. o.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23

This series. sponsored BY the people of the
Union oil Company is dedicated to dis
cnssion Of how and aOhy American business
tnnctionS We hope you'll feel free to send
in any suggestions or criticisms you have
to offer. Write. The President Union Oil
Co., Union OIL Bldg, Los Angeles Calf
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23

b. they've hod to keep racking their
brains for ways to improve products
and cut costs. For in competitive
business that's the only way you can
get more customers. If the industry had
been controlled by one company, or
by the government, this wouldn't have
happened.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23

B. For under our system competi-
tive Free Enterprise we Americans
have had an incentive to continually
improve products and lower costs. As
a result, we've achieved the highest
standard of living and the Sreatestwar
production any nation has ever known
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23

]. Prices vary, Of course, throughout
the West, but if we take Los Angeles
as an example, you'll pay SC lb. for
flour. Potatoes, your cheapest vegeta-
BILE, will cost you at least &C h.; sugar,
61ac; table salt, 419c; bread, &c; and
meat-irom soc lb. on up.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23
GREATEST VICTORIES

The fall of Kharkov ranks with
the capture of Orel as the greatest
victory of the Russian summer Of
fensive, which already has cost the
Germans 100000 men in dead and
wounded and enormous amounts Of
tanks, planes and guns.
The Red Army captured KharkoV
last Feb. Is after a 300-mile march
from Stalingrad, but lost it to
German counteroffensive a month
later.
London military observers be-
lieved the Germans now would fall
back steadily behind stubborn rear
guard resistance while maSSing re-
serves along the Dnieper in the
hopes of launching another power
full unter-offenSive.
The Russians probably will ad-
vance as far as Poltava, 80 miles
Southwest of KharkOv, with but
little difficulty. then encounter
steadily-stiffening resistance as they
near the Dnieper river line.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23

5. Does thof mean gasoline is just
naturally cheap? No. Back in 1920,
gallon of So octane, exclusive of tax,
cost you 77a6 more in Seattle and Los
Angeles than gallon of74 4octane costs
you today. But it does prove that COM
petition has forced the oil companies
to greater and greater efficiency.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23

3. Pound for pound, that makes gaso-
line Just about the cheapest commod-
ity in daily use in America. To give
you some idea how cheap, let's sup
pose it were possible to mail a pound
from Los Angeles to Seattle. The Post
Office would charge you l7c just for
taking ii up there.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23

Z. A $A5 mans suit will cost you
aboutS1l lb.; a Sc pair fshoes about
So; new car about 4Oc per lb. But
regular grade gasoline, exclusive Of
tax, will cost you just 2 to 214c per lb.
depending on where you live.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-23

q. Bot Union Oil will pump crude
from amile or two below ground; pipe
the crude several miles to their re-
fnery; process it into g gasoline,ship
it l,34e miles by tanker to Seattle;
deliver it by truck to your neighbor-
hood station; and seHit to you for 2tsc.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-08-05

lease other food for our armed forces
and the millions who are hungry in
other parts of the world.
Because most of us at some time
during our lives have had a farm
background, we do not share the pes
simism of some who believe that
majority of Victory Gardens will fail
just because hot weather has ten
dency to dampen springtime optimism
and enthusiasm. We have confidence
that this years Victory Garden eff
forts will be huge success"
One hundred and forty prizes will
be awarded for the largest vegetables
grown and weekly prizes as well as
season prizes will be awarded. For
the largest cabbage, corn, eggplant,
and tomatoes a weekly prize of a
$500 War Stamp will be given. For
the largest tomato entered through
out the season a $500 Victory Bond
will be awarded. The same prizes will
be awarded for the largest cabbage,
corn, and eggplant. In addition to
these prizes a grand award of a
$4,000 Victory Bond will be made to
the person entering the largest vege-
table in all classes; second grand
prize-a $4,000 Victory Bond; third
grand prize-a $500 Victory Bond.
Entry blanks and rules may be OBJ
tanned by writing The Big Vegetable
Contest Committee, 10 East Fayette
Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Entry
blanks must accompany each vege-
table entry. Entries are received
daily, with the exception of Saturday
and Sunday, during the contest months
of July, August and September. be-
tween the hours of 900 A. M. and
400 P. M. AS many as five vege-
tables in each variety class may be
entered in any one week and you may
enter vegetables as many weeks as
you desire. Quality will count. In
the event two big vegetables are of
equal size, the awarding of the prize
will be based on the vegetable in the
best condition. All entries must be
brought or sent to The Big Vegetable
Contest Committee, 10 East Fayette
Street, Baltimore.
In announcing the contest Mr.. IrI
stated ''The Committee has endeavor-
ed to give the city and county Victory
Gardener equal opportunity by pro
viding awards for each vegetable
class. Anyone living in Maryland is
eligible. The competition is open to
boys and girls as we'll as adults
In addition to the prizes OF Wa
Bonds and Stamps and through the
cooperation of the Maryland hgricul-
ture Society and the Maryland State
Fair Board, official ribbons of the
State Victory Garden Committee will
be awarded to all prize winners.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-08-05

lows, pounded out iron on the anvil,
shod fractions horses, bound off
buggy and wagon wheels, sharpened
plowshares, pointed harrow teeth
and did many other things necessary
for the farmer, back before the adj
vent of modern machinery. The
blacksmith was indispensable to
everyday life some 40 or 80 years
ago, when he was an artist by his
own hands, His shop, often social
center of the community for the
men folks, could be found in prac-
tically every village and hamlet, as
well as in large cities. The old Wise
blacksmith shop in this city was OPP
Grated up to a very few years ago.
But Mr.. Geist, the inspiration for
this story, conducted blacksmith
shops at Middleburg and Maugans-
vile and back of the Cushwa coal
yards, In tnlS CITY, respectively. MIR.
Geist was blacksmith who would
not stand aside in his time for any
body in the blacksmith line. 1t was
just such men as Mr.. Geist and Mr..
Wise, and many others, that inspired
Longfellow to write his well known
poem, "The Village Blacksmith, !"
which began:
Under a spreading chestnut tree
The village smithy stands,
The smith a mighty man is he
With large and sinewy hands"
and closed with this practical lesson:
"Thus at the flaming forge of life
Our fortunes must be wrought,
Thus on its sounding anvil shape
Each burning deed and thought"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-08-05

Heads held high and happy over
their head of late Dutch Cabbage
entered in the Statewide Big
Vegetable Contest.
18th and ends September Both. They
are Mrs. Bartlett F. Johnston, Chair
man, State Victory Garden Commit
tee; Miss Mildred Murdoch, Chairman,
Victory Garden Committee, Women's
Civic League; DIR. Charles Fl. Ma
honey, Head, Department of Horti-
culture, University of Maryland.
In announcing the appointment of
the judges, Mr.. Irr said, vegetables
for Victory and for your family are
one of Americas most important con-
Germs. The thousands of Victory Gar
dens planted this Spring will produce
a vast amount of needed food and re-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-08-05

Charles w Plummer, Wilbur c.
Plummer, Samuel B. Plummer and
J. Edward Plummer, members of
Shiloh Junior C. E. Society, placed
flags on the graves of soldiers buried
in the U. B. graveyard at Fiddlers-
burg. The names of the dead were:
John Plummer, grandfather of the
four boys, who served in the war of
1872. and Alex H Cook and P. j.
Cloves, the last two named having
served in the Civil War
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-08-05
Horse and Buggy
DAYS
By the Old Lamp Lighter

Editors NOte-The Old Lamp
lighters column has, for many
years been a feature of the Ha-
gerstOwn Globe. If you would
like him to dig up some special
Old-time information, or if you
know of some interesting item
out of the past, why not drop
him a line. Address your letters
to the Old Lamplighter, cIO
The Globe Independent, Ha-
gerStOwn, Md.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-08-05

y
canum, were ban
quoted at H o t e ]
Hamilton. w. w.
Slower, who had
been secretary fol-
10 years, was pre-
sented with a hand
some silver water
pitcher and goblet,
presentation being
made by j. L. Bike.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-08-05
Home Town News to Soldiers

A special weekly edition of the
Sault Ste. Marie Daily News is being
sent to all service men from Chip
pewa county, Michigan, by Post No.
1916, Veterans of Foreign Wars of
the United States.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-08-05
Big Vegetable
Contest Attracts
Victory Gardeners
lao Prizes Amounting to
Over $500
JUDGES APPOINTED
Chance For Gardeners
To Get Back Cost of Seed
and Fertilizer

Baltimore, Maryland-Henry P. Irr,
Chairman of the Statewide Big
Vegetable Contest Committee for Vic
tory Gardeners, and Executive Vice
President of the Baltimore Federal
Savings and Loan Association, an
nounced today the judges who would
weigh the merits of the various en-
tries in the contest which began July
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-08-05

Miss Mary Bester, well known
florist. recalls that Solomon Slime
had the first bicycle in Hagerstown.
It was homemade, but ran all the
same and Mr.. Slime attracted no end
of attention, to say nothing of ex-
citement among the populace, as he
pedaled along on South Potomac
street, in the vicinity of Baltimore
street and the Bester home. The
bicycle was made of wagon wheels,
one wheel little larger than the
other. It was not much for beauty
but indeed was novelty and one of
much curiosity. However, it may
be said here that this first local BIZ
cycle was not very far out of line
with the modern two-wheeled BIZ
cycle of today, which by the way,
has returned to considerable popu
larity since the war has come on
with its restrictions on gasoline and
tires and pleasure driving by auto
mobile.
We generally think of the high
wheeled bicycle as having come first
and of then being followed by the
low, two-wheeled one, known as the
Safety" And it is not hard at all
to understand why this modern BIZ
cycle was given that name 1t was
probably So named by some one
who used to ride the big high-wheel
affair and had fresh in his recollec-
ton more than one tumble from
that high elevation. But it would
seem that Mr. Slime was the pioneer,
at least in Hagerstown, Of the two
wheeled or safety" model.
No doubt more than one reader
of this column will recall the BIZ
cycle club which existed here and
the big meets which were staged,
with a monster parade and visiting
wheelmen from everywhere. The
large high-wheeled bicycles were
used, the riders perched high in the
air, in natty uniforms and with
many decorations on their wheels.
One particular make of bicycle
was known as the Star" which had
the small wheel in front instead of
behind and was propelled by pump
ing up and down with the feet, caus-
ing the bicycle to shoot many feet
ahead, instead of being pedaled in
the regular way.
Any of the high-wheeled bicycles
were O.K.-if you did not take a
header. The later model of safety
bicycle greatly lessened the liability
of tumble and minimized the pos
sibility of receiving severe injuries,
if not indeed broken neck.
But notwithstanding the dangers
attending the riding of the high
wheeled bicycle, it was great inno-
walton and to have one and wear
your uniform of knee breecheS and
cap was a source of much pleasure.
1t gave you prestige and you at
tracted as much attention as did our
fathers and grandfathers as they
made their first appearance in their
splinter new buggy, drawn by one
or perhaps two spirited and we'll
groomed horses. The modern young
ster of today, speeding along in his
new car, has nothing on father and
grandfather 40 or so years ago.
Time moves on!
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-08-05
1904

Prizes for the 18-mlle bicycle
road race for Whitmonday were ex-
hibited in Shafer Bros window.
The prizes were given by S. w. Kent
Miller, L. M. Rinehart and Daniel
Strife.
About 80 members of Pen Mar
FS--...1 D1.z1 A.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-08-05

Atlas could never have carried
the world had he fixed his thought
on the size of it.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-08-05
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