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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-23
Chapter IL
Sentimental Nonsense!

Sentimental Nonsense!
DAUL PENNELL came out. He
1 had removed his mustache. and
was smoking a cigarette in a long
holder. W
Hello. Kathleenr he said
Hello. Joel"
"Hellow said Joe. do you feel
avuncular toward US all?"
"Oh. no." said Paul. Il step
out of my role entirely when the
curtain falls"
you discard it like an old
rag" said Ruby
Right" said Paul. He frowned
at Ruby "But / never wear il
like one" He turned to Kathleen.
II hear the plans are all made
for the barbecue. I'm as ex-
cited about lit as a kid. Almost
like looking forward to the COM
ing of a circus.
Il hope" said Joe, "there won't
be too much clowning."
Ruby laughed. Paul looked an
noyed.
A voice called to them from
the inside.
Curtain in three minutesl" il
said. sk
See you after the show" said
Ruby. She hurried off, tossing
aside her cigarette.
Stick around" Paul said to
Kathleen. maybe we can man
age cold drinks. You know we're
running a refreshment stand in
connection. with the theatre" He
laughed "a !, bit too gaily. MAY
help keep us out Of the red"
"They look pretty awful in
stage makeup, don't they?" said
Joe. Il mean-anywhere but or
the stage"
ooh. / don't know" said Kath-
leen: "They sort of fascinate
''They would" said Joe. "cese
on, let's climb back into the hay
loft"
Il WISH" said Kathleen, ethat
you'd forget it was barn fol-
at ledSL HVe minutes.
"All right. honey, / WILL" sale
Joe. "for exactly five minutes
Once more they climbed ths
narrow steps to the balcony
which had once been a place
wherein hay was stored Once
more they sat down. And oncs
more Joe felt for and found
Kathleen's hand.
But this time she jerked il
away. 80.
After The Show
WHEN the final curtain fell upon
the play, the audience seemed
to be in no hurry to leave. A
number of people went over tc
the refreshment stand about
which Paul had told Kathleen ano
Joe, Several members of the
theatrical company were working
there. Daisy Doran was one OF
them. She had not appeared ir
the last act, and now. wearing
Stacks and a shirt, she was be-
hind an improvised counter. SELL
ing soft drinks. The juvenile wa:
with her.
Joe saw them and smiled, not
ing how the girls were all pa
tronizing the Juveniles end of the
counter, while the men clustered
around Daisy.
Lets get a drink" Joe said te
Kathleen. "Tm thirsty"
Thanks" said Kathleen,
She and Joe went over ano
joined the crowd. There wa.
laughter. gay chatter, and now
and then a snatch of song. One
man had poured whiskey into hi:
lemonade, and was feeling ex-
traordinarily good-humored. The
girl with him was trying very
hard to make him quiet down.
Hello. Daisyl" said Joe.
ooh, hello, Joe, honeyl" sale
Daisy II thought I saw you ir
the audience tonight"
"You bet ! was there" sale
Joe. 'sHave to write my review
Goodness, and l was simply
awful / really should have hac
the lead, only I wasn't mature
enough"
you weren't so awful" sale
Joe-and caught himself.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-23
HoNoRs LEArHERNEcKs

DETROIT.-A plaque in Lon
don, erected by British Marines
honors American leathernecks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-23

Lovett credits the Bismarck
Sea victory to teamwork.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
ARMY CARBZNES
BEING PRODUCED

Saginaw, Mich. July 9-(UP)-
Production of carhines for the Army
was resumed partially at the Sag
NAV steering gear division of Cen
eral Motors Corp. today as union
and company representatives met to
discuss issues in the strike which
made more than 5000 workers idle.
LinWood L. Smith, regional dl-
rector of the United Automobile
Workers (CIO), said some l25 tool
sharpeners and tool makers re-
turned to their jobs last night and
production would resume in prob
ably two of - departments today
He said the whole plant should be
worki,~, by tomorrow.
Smith said the night Shift work
ers, who struck late Wednesday to
protest management plan for
longer work week to speed produc-
ton, returned to their jobs when
company officials agreed to meet
with JAW representatives today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
u. S. PLANES TO BE
PRAISED SUNDAY
Truman Committee Will
Laud Quality, Quantity
But Will Criticize Also

Washington, July 10.-(UP)-The
Truman committee will praise the
quality and quantity of American
fighting planes in report to be is
sued Sunday, but will criticize the
army and navy and some aircraft
companies for extravaganza and
delays, it was learned today.
The report will cover the Senate
committees investigation of aircraft
plants throughout the country. One
charge, it was learend, Is that de-
fective parts and engines were put
into planes which allegedly caused
several of them to crash
The report will criticize the army
for sticking to types of planes that
have become out-dated and for not
reducing the number of types of
combat and transport aircraft.
Gen. H. H. Arnold, chief of the
Army Air Forces, recently told the
Senate appropriate committee
that types of United States fighters
have been reduced from six to four
1t has been reported that the four
types include a new secret model.
In general, the committee will
praise the aircraft industry for
rolling out planes in numbers which
the Axis cannot hope to match. 1t
will commend most of the fighters
and bombers now being produced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
$ll5,OO0, 100000
IS QUITE A LOT

Washington, July 10 CUP -
When President Roosevelt signed
the last three appropriation bills on
his desk yesterday, this Congress
had voted about $115,0 00,000,000 in
new money for government expen-
diture since January.
Counting reappropriated funds in
some Of the measures, the total
money made available to govern
ment establishments since January
will approximate $130,000,0 100000.
All but about $6,5O0.000000 of this
will go for war purposes.
The three bills ON the presidents
desk, which were enacted in the
last hours before Congress re-
cessed, and the final estimates OF
funds included in them. were: War
agencies - s2,911 697 ,224; labor -
Federal Security-$1 1877 167,010, and
second deficiency-$253, 100000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
TWO WAR HEROES
Get DECORATIONS

U. S. Submarine Base, New Lon
don, Conn, July 10 CUP - Two
heroes of submarine warfare against
the Japanese in the Pacific were
decorated today by Rear Admiral
Freeland A. Daubin, with the Silver
Star and Navy and Marine Corps
medals.
1t. William S. Farrell, Chula Wis
ia. Calf, who celebrated his Goth
birthday anniversary today, re-
ceived the Silver Star medal. AS
damage control officer aboard a de-
stroyer struck by japanese bombs
he entered burning compartment
to remove explosives and eXtinguish
the flames, keeping the ship in &C
ton throughout the engagement
He is son of Commander William
H. Farrell, USN.
1t. Edmund Ocumpagh 4th, New
Haven, former Yale athlete. was
awarded the Navy and Marine
Corps medal for assisting mate
rally in the sinking of an impor-
tant amount Of japanese shipping
while on four submarine war pa
trolls,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10

though Latin has considerable
precedence on account of its usage
at the Vatican and throughout
the world. OF the ten languages
used in worship, Latin exceeds all
other by a ratio of approximately
40 to /. The other nine are: Sla-
vonic, Rumanian, Syriac, Arabic,
Armenian, Greek, Coptic, classi-
ca. Ethiopic and Georgian.
@. What Church decree led to
the widespread establishment OF
founding hospitals?
A. The decree of the Council
of Nicaea, in 1877 A. D., called for
the establishment of founding
hospitals in each city. The earliest
instance of provision being made
for abandoned children was the
method adopted earlier in the
sixth century by the Bishop OF
Treves, who ordered that any
child placed in the marble basin
which stood outside his cathedral
should be Cal ed for by the church,
@. From what language are
most words in the King James
version of the Bible derived?
A. The roots or words In this
version are largely Anglo Saxon
Matthew 7.27 is an example. Mere
every word except the word "de-
sounded Is pure Saxon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
LOWELL MELLET
RESIGNS owl JOB
Will Continue However as
$l0,0O0=a=Year Admin
istrative Assistant

Washington, July 10.-(UP)-
Elmer Davis, director Of the Office
of War Information, has announced
the resignation of Lowell Mellett
former Washington newspaper edi-
tor, as chief of the motion picture
bureau of Owls domestic branch.
Mellett continues, however, to
hold a ,000-a-year position eS
administrative assistant to President
Roosevelt. He served in the Owl
without additional pay.
Mellett's resignation, effective
July Is, was due to the fact that
Congress gave the bureau only $780,
600 for the new fiscal year.
Davis said this sum will not per-
nit any production of motion pic
lures by Owl for domestic use. He
said, however, that Owl will con-
tinue to discharge our responsible
ity for the coordination of govern
ment films and for liaison between
the government and the motion
picture industry"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
Horrors Of War In America
John Lardner Presents Humorous Survey of Con-
ditions on Home Front in Current Issue of
Newsweek - "Famne", "Ration"
Take Headlines.

fronts is an article called G
Rations. There are quite lot of
cans of G Rations in North Africa
and other American bases, and I
would not be at all surprised If
the soldiers, after reading about
the famine in the home news
papers that sometime reach them,
got together and pooled their
surplus and shipped it home to
avert the disaster that threatens
the domestic front.
The principal feature Of G Ra-
lions is can of meat and vege-
table stew, to be opened with a
key. The opening process is not
altogether comfortable. Brig. Gen.
Theodore Roosevelt, sitting on
ledge on a djebel in Tunisia one
day, working on a can of G Ra-
lions, thought it might be prac-
ticable to incorporate the device
into our pathological system.
II would do away with capital
punishment entirely" said the
general, land put murderers to
work opening C Ration cans for
the rest of their lives.
He exaggerated the dangers
and difficulties of the operation
somewhat. You get used to it after
a couple of weeks. No doubt
staff of trained instructors could
be formed from the armed forces
and sent home to show the civil
ina population how to get at the
stuff without mourning lockJaW.
You also get used to the taste of
C Rations, which is all for the
best, since after few months OF
eating nothing else, which was the
experience of men on the front
lines in Tunisia, the taste stays
with you like a brother, between
meals and all through the night.
c Rations are fundamentally
sound. They do not cause dysen-
terry or diarrhea. They can be eat
en- hot or cold. At the front, where
cooking is not always practical,
they are often eaten cold, from
the can, with G. l. spoon. How
ever, the starving American public
is still we'll equipped with stoves,
and it is no trick at all to give the
can a brief workout in your kitch-
en- and serve delectable fodder
piping hot to the members OF
your household. You can even put
it on plates if you're fussy, though
it tastes much the same that way
as in can.
I will not pretend that G Ra-
lions three times a day is as sat
isfactory as porterhouse three
times a day-and American news
papers, in their stories OF the ma
tional famine, imply that porter
house three times a day was the
basic fare of our people before the
famine came. Things being as des-
perate as they are, we will have to
take what comes. Our soldiers are
loyal and generous and will not
fail us in this fea1e.l emergency.
If G Rations are insufficient,
the boys will send home their G..
I. toothpaste, which is sometimes
spread on bread by those Well-fed
sybarites, the Arabs of North At
RIGA. One way or another, the
American people have got to be
saved from the rigors of war
which now ry us so fiercely.
The Catholic Social Services Con
ference is now supplying quartz
of a million meals every month t
Dublin's poor, and has just opene
its nineteenth food center.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
LOCAL PRIESTS
| IN CEREMONIES
RededicatiOn of New Hart
ford Church Event OF
Interest Sunday

Sunday morning at 1o'clock Rev
Peter DAILY, former assistant at St
Margarets church in this city, pres
emily pastor at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception in New
Hartford. will celebrate the solemn
high Mass.
Since going to New Hartford from
&his city a few years ago Father
DAILY has directed the complete re-
decoration Of the 75-year-ol
church. The sanctuary has been
enlarged and the main altar altered
to conform to liturgical standards,
the Stations of the Cross have been
recessed, new ligh&s, floors and pews
installed.
The church was built in 1868, rem
ovated in 1881 by its first pastor,
Rev. Luke Fitzsimons, former pastor
of the Immaculate Conception
church in this city.
Assisting Sunday will be Rev.
Myles Calvin of Watertown, Rev.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
(By JOHN LARDNER

I trust that our troops abroad
and the people of occupied Europe,
China, and other war zones are
properly sympathetic about the
famine" which is said to be en-
croaching upon the United States.
The best way to make them SO
is to keep the details of this
famine more or less confidential
and among ourselves because If
word got around that it consists
to date largely of walking a couple
of blocks farther to different
market to get your pork chops,
our troops would bust out laugh
ing, and the families of Europe
and China would do the same, if
they have enough vitamins left
in them to produce laugh.
The famine has sold pretty well
so far. At least one British news
paper expresses keen apprehension
for the welfare of the American
people at home. The impression
seems to be that we have long
since run out of horse meat and
dob biscuit and are now subsisting
exclusively on alfalfa.
My own observations of the
famine during the month since I
came home from North Africa
have been confined to New York
City, but I judge, from hte pro-
nouncements of the mayor and the
newspapers of the town, that this
is the place where American
hunger may be seen at its direst
and cruelest. know personally OF
several cases that would make
your blood run cold, including
that of a housewife who told me
hiatt her family had had to eat
spaghetti twice in one week.
I'VE simply cannot get steak
without going to restaurant
she said, but the calm lines OF
courage in her face told me that
she would survive this ordeal if
it was with the scope of human
fortitude to do so.
In the present crisis, it may be
possible to get the soldiers abroad
to do something to keep the folks
at home from starving. The stand
ard food staple on the fighting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
Bus Passengers Give
Farewell Gift To Driver

Albany N Y. (UP)-Norman
beckett, an employe of an Albany
bus company. is no ordinary bus
driver in the opinion of his patrons.
Commuters on his Voorheesville-
Albany run, when they heard he
was leaving his job to join the serv-
ice, decided something should be
done about it, And they did it.
They passed the nat one morn
ing on the bus to buy a farewell
token Of appreciation. And with
the gift, they presented him with
this bit of verse, written by Mrs.
Kay Weidman of VoorheeSville, one
of his passengers:
Here's to Norm, our driver
Whom we all like so well,
When the war is done
Come back and drive
For the folks VINO think
you're swell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
HOUSEWIVES FIRED
MANY A GOOD SHOT

Washington July 10 - (UP)
American housewives figuratively
fired 100000 37-mm. aircraft
shells during the month of May, the
War Production Board reported to-
day.
Although they didn't actually man
the guns, the WPB said, the almost
100000 pounds to waste kitchen
fats they turned in during that
month would furnish material for
the anti-aircraft shells-or would
be enough to make 100000 pounds
of demolition dynamite; or camou-
f1age to cover 100000 medium
tanks; or ammunition to fire 10000
rounds of so caliber airplane cam
non.
The fats are made into glycerine
which in turn is used for a great
many war purposes such as explo-
siveS, medicines, celophane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
COLLEGE TRAINING
PROGRAM SUBJECT
Professor Mendenhall of
Yale University to Broad
cast News

New Haven. Conn, July 10
Thomas C. Mendenhall, assistant
professor of History at Yale Univer-
sity, will discuss the college training
program in wartime, on yale In
terprets the News" over Station
VITO, Hartford, at 6:45 p. M,
tomorrow evening.
Professor Mendehall a former
Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, is in
charge of the Committee on Student
Preparation for War Service, and
is also the faculty consultant OF
Yale's War Collection.
yale Interprets the News" a
program designed to help bring
about better understanding of
daily history, is presented each
Sunday evening as a public service
by Yale University in cooperation
with Station VITO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
(ThOmaSton)

EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
(Thomaston)
North Main Street at
Electric Avenue
E. Einar Kron, pastor
Sunday, July IL
Third Sunday after Trinity.
No Sunday School sessions for
the rest of the summer.
900 a. m.-Divine Worship will
be held, when the sermon
topic will be Seeking And
Saving the Lost"
Thursday, July Is
800 p. m-The Luther League
will hold its July meeting in
the social rooms of the
church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
SECOND ADVENT CHURCH

Rev Joseph P. c. Johnson, Second
Advent Christian church, morning
worship.
1O:3O-Topic Prayer of Christ for
His Church"
Choir rehearsal at 10 O'Clock, di-
rector, Leon Corliss
Church school, Has.
superintendent Jean Corkindale.
Prayer service Tuesday 7:45.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
CHURCH ACTIVITIES
MT, OLIVE A. M. f. ZION

Rev. S. w. Weller, minister
$50 a. m.-Sunday School.
1920 a. m.-Sermon topic by the
pastor, Human Enterprises
Need Divine Blessing For Sue
cess" The junior choir will con-
tribute special numbers.
7:3O p. m.-Forum discussion re-
solved that The Recent Flag
Decision by the U. S. Supreme
Court Was Not Right Charles
]. Williams will take the affirm
alive and Mrs. j. c. Carethers
will take ten negative. A vocal
selection entitled God Grant
World Peace Forevermore" will
be rendered by G. o. Ward.
This Sunday evening forum is
open to the public. The senior
choir will lead in the devotional
singing.
WEST SIDE HILL METHODIST
II A. M-Morning worship 1.-THE
Rewards of Fate. Rev. John P. D
Frazen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
BUNKER HILL

Bunker Hill Congregational
church will hold its services at the
home of Frank E. Hess. 225 Grand
view avenue, Sunday, II a. m. Rev.
Alan M. Fairbanks, topic: The Voice
OF God In The Garden. Congrega-
ton is invited to bring its lunch
con to picnic in the garden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN

ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN
Services 1915 and 1870.
No Sunday School until Septem-
Der.
Holy Communion will be celebrat-
ed at both services on Sunday, with
confessional services beginning at
10 and 11:15 o'clock.
Gospel Lesson-Luke IS, Ito.
Epistle LeSson-I Peter 5, Gil.
Voting members will meet at 8
o'clock on Saturday evening of this
week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10

Blessed are the clean of heart. Have you ever had
occasion to visit hospital in the small hours OF
the morning? rather eerie feeling creeps over YOU
plus the mental agony and doubt you steal in to find
out how some member of your family surviving an
emergency operation. l rich in the language OF
sadness and therefore feel speak with authority
when l pen these few lines in Memory to one of the
nobest young women who ever donned the white gar
mentS of the nursing profession Helen Sullivan entered
the nursing field many years ago. when but young girl
in her teens She was natural for such work and 1t
wasn't very long before her superior qualities recog
nzed and she made the Night Supervisor at St.
Marys Hospital Here again she did grand job and she
the honor and respect of her fellow MEMBERS the
good Nuns who so carefully admnlstrate the lnSttu
tion and the members of the Medical Profession The
patients too all loved her and were glad to welcome her
on her nightly rounds of the Institution. Helen had
winning smile, and kind word for everyone. She
supremely tactful in diagnosing patients condition to
the anxious loved ones because she knew the picture
from all sides She kind the nobest quality of ALL
and forever giving doing something for someone
The ways of the Lord very often mysterious To
so noble kind, and good - she was Duruenod ii
physical suffering of the worst type Here again.
however, the nobility of her lovely character cleaned
through all. She carried her with supreme resg
nation and sacrifice. Her days OF physical pain were
many and trying to herself and the members of her good
family But she suffered in silence and seemed to offer
them up in atolement for what few wrongs soul SO
lovely and virgin-ke would commit. Deep indeed was
of her loved and her multitude of friends
and co-Workers the handwriting revealed itself
on her chart Everything that possibly could be done
done for her-a perfect example of the return for
greao good she had done in her brief span Helen
Sullivan should 60 down in the history of ST. Marys
Hospital being one OF the strong pillars that helped
to support it during its of growing pains Truly she
deserves PLAGUE of some kind to commemorate the
memory of Life that rich in Nurse Lore. To those
who knew her and worked with her - each passing
memory should be Benedctlon. To those who will and
should know OF her-each thought moment Of medta
ton the things she did and the Ideals she stood for
her memory should be an inspiration. "A Friend"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10

Thomas Lynch of Montville, anc
Rev. Francis E. Nash OF We&hers-
field, former pastors, and also Rev
Henry Quinn, pastor of the Sacred
Heart church in this city, and Rev
Joseph Griffin, native of Waterbury
president Of st. Thomas Seminary
Bloomfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
RELIGIOUS QUESTION BOX

The Democrat invited to send in questions re-
faiths Questions will be
answered addressed to: The
300 Fourth Avenue
questions that
a reply sent if
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
RAINY DAY STIRS BEES

Portland, Ore, CUP)-Portland
police were called out to run down
several thousand disturbers OF the
peace the other day.
Lured abroad by the first balmy
day in several weeks of cold wealth
err. hordes of bees from Portlands
largest apiaries swarmed over the
city until dark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
ALL SOULS CHURCH

Sunday, July 11-Morning prayer
and sermon $50 a. m.
Sunday, July 18-Holy Commun-
ion and sermon $50 a. m.
Sunday, July 25-Morning prayer
and sermon $3.50 a. m.
August /, Holy Communion and
sermon $50 a. m.
The Rev. Thomas S. Cline, DID,,
will conduct the services and preach
on the above Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
THIRD CONGREGATIONAL

Morning worship will be held at
1000. Rev. oscar Locke of the Con-
gregational church of Oakville will
be guest speaker, while Rev. G. r.
Lewis will be guest speaker at the
Oakville' church.
A meeting of the Corporation
committee will be held in the par
ish hall Tuesday evening at 800.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
Good Evening.
MOSQUITO

MOSQUITO
m Bzzed About Mosquitoes Than Ever Thi
pestferouS little mosquito!
going,
You us
torid breezes blowing.
a rainStorm
Which wonderfully clears the air,
You bother
get share.
Through smallest spaces,
the
sneak unseeingly,
As a you're downright mean.
settled
Fol a peaceful Sleep
horid terrifying buzzing,
0 make
little mosquito!
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AS a have equal
Fin