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Evening star., 1943-03-21

his handiwork Not bad, he thought. Not bad
at all.
Carefully he wrapped the corsage in piece
of tissue paper and took it down to the icebox.
That's what his mother did with hers. Put
it in the icebox.
He closed the icebox door and leaned
against it in relief. Boy! If the Mayor of Crag-
pood could only see his Jaotcers now. Grinning
from ear to ear, Freddy went up to dress.
FREDDY" Spring breathed, with her wood
violet eyes upturned to his, Il do think it's
absolutely quaint. All these darling little
booths, and the darling patchwork quilts.
Oh, do think these little towns are darling,
Freddy, don't you? To one from the city,
you know she sighed and shook her shining
head, the lanterns and all"
And she looked just how he knew she'd
look Oombhy was the word for her. Her violet
gown, with his corsage pinned to the round
shaped neckline, swept the village green as
she gided along beside him. She was just
the same age he was, but she looked as old
as Eloise Every day of seventeen, she looked
Freddys heart swelled with pride as he guided
her through the crowd to the dance floor.
why, Freddy" she said in scandalized
voice, 81 want you to look. Not another cor
Evening star., 1943-03-21

a thing. DO you mean 10 tell me you re the
only man in Cragwood who - Why how per-
fecty absolutely devastating! Why, at home
a boy wouldn't think OF not"
Freddy walked on air. ''Oh we'll, he said
and laughed condescendingly, you've got to
kind of make allowances. You see these kids
in Cragwood haven't been around much
And to himself, he bowed from the waist
to Egbert Smythe Boy, did he put one over
there Did he just!
Well Spring rolled her eyes toward the
heavens. I'm certainly glad YOU asked me,
Freddy simply wouldn't have known what
to do without corsage" She placed her hand
on his coat sleeve and her voice froze with
horror Freddy, it isn't can't bear to listen.
1t couldn't be a Walts, could it,"
Freddy felt apologetic. They always do
that first, Spring It's for the old people.
Spring smiled and closed her eyes, and ever
so gently she swayed against him.
'Oh, these darling little towns" she sighed
ecstatically, with their funny little ways.
Imagine not breaking out into conga imme-
diately can you, Freddy"
+ REDDY stiffened slightly. Cragwood wasn't
so dayned little. And plenty OF people like to
waltz 1--WE can wait for the next if you want"
he said trife gruffly.
Spring gazed into his eyes. "Oh Freddy,
please And III stand beside you and watch
the people. They simply intrigue me- Please,
Freddy, you must look at the girl sitting over
against the rail in those odd fiat-heeled slip
pers and that short blue silk dress. simply
never saw such thing. Did she do it on pur-
pose, do you suppose. to be funny, mean?"
Freddy stared where she pointed and
hideous weakness took hold of him. Nell
Catherine. Sitting against the rail with her
curls tied up with big blue ribbon and sash
around her waist. And worst of all, she was
smiling right straight into the air. Sitting
there all by herself and nobody paying the
slightest attention to her and smiling. Pre-
tending, was what she was doing, pretending
she was having perfectly swell time.
Excuse me a minute, Spring." Freddy
muttered. He felt as though he were strang-
ling When he got close to Nell-Catherine,
he saw that her eyes were bright with tears.
'Heh,' he said, Il thought you weren't
allowed to come"
NELLCATFERINE smiled at him and tilted
her head to one side. oh" she said, my
mother repented at the last minute.
Only then did Freddy know that Spring
was right behind him. He heard her tinkling
laughter. Freddy, she means reIentedP'
Freddy whirled about. That's what she
said he stated fatty, and managed an in
production ''See you later" he mumbled to
Nell-Catherine and led Spring straight away
from there.
But Spring was simply convulsed. Freddy,
honestly. hate to laugh, but didn't know
there were girls like that any more. thought
they died with Queen Victoria"
Freddy didn't answer. He couldn't. Poor
little kid sitting there like that, he thought.
And Spring with his corsage He pulled out
his handkerchief and mopped his forehead.
Evening star., 1943-03-21

- his own shoulders suddenly slumped, and
his freckled face filled with anxiety.
Nice thing for fellow to have to be worry
ing his head off over little thing like cor
sage. Fifty cents week was sure colossal
allowance for a guy of fifteen, And dollar
month coming out of it at that for his new
tennis racket,
No wonder he was broke.
Freddy came to his own driveway and saw
his father tying up hollyhocks. Lots OF good
it would do him to try for loan there. IL
his mother was only home, he'd be all right,
but of course she had to be away. OF course
Aunt Emily had to 60 and get sick just now
with brand new girl like Spring visiting IN
Cragwood, and the Street Fair on.
His father looked up and grinned around
his pipe, and Freddy saw the limp red-leather
Evening star., 1943-03-21


- "and you pay me today, That's all. That's
fair enough, isn't it,
NO" said his father coolly. He rehlled his
pine. Nothing fair about it as far as | can
see. Suppose went to the school board with
a proposition like that How far would get
do you Think
Freddy's face filled with misery and cold
lump of despair rose in his throat, The school
board isn't your f-father," he pointed out
and choked.
His father calmly agreed and went on with
the hollyhocks. What do you need the
money for?" he asked at last.
As THOUGH he'd tell him, thought Freddy.
AS though he'd be caught dead telling him!
He could see all those white teeth OF his
father bite down hard on that pipe, and see
his shoulders start to shake. Corsdge, eh, he'd
murmur. Orchids, son? Freddy wasn't dumb
enough to leave himself wide open that way.
Il wanted he retorted bitterly above the
lump in his throat, Ito go downtown and buy
myself duck
Now that" said his father absently, cut
ting length of string, sounds like noble
enterprise.
Freddy's sister Eloise was out, and that at
least was break. Inside the house, he eau
Evening star., 1943-03-21

He got to his feet so abruptly that his
mothers coat came down on top of HIM.
Jeebers creebers! Three cars full of flowers and
all of them the right kind and all OF them
going to waste. Lying right out on a grave
Imagine! He ran his fingers slowly through
his bright red hair. How long did it take to
bury person. an important person like the
Mayor? He'd better wait, he thought, to be
absolutely sure.
1t was cool and green in the cemetery. And
quiet
So very quiet Freddy shivered and looked
around him. Not a soul in sight, He was
trembling from head to foot when he came
on the Mayors grave. If the Mayor knew,
he wouldn't mind. Just couple OF flowers
and little bit of the fern. He was good
guy, the Mayor was. He sure wouldn't
Evening star., 1943-03-21

his grave.
Quickly Freddy knelt. He
knew the ones he wanted. The
tight white buds and the pale
yellow buds and the fern. He
grasped his mothers kitchen
shears and went to work. Gleeps,
he thought, wtre. Wire and little
sticks. So that's how florists did
it. His hands shook and his
mouth felt cold inside. Good
night, this was sure something.
Robbing a grave. From time to
time he flung a quick glance over
his shoulder. So that's how they
made corsages lie down fiat, was
it? With wire and little tiny sticks
tied to the stems. A wreath
of dark green leaves caught
his eye. Carefully he shipped a
handful where they wouldn't
show too much. They'd 60 good
with the pretty buds, he thought
nervously. Then he rose and ran.
Lucky for him his mother
bought tea wrapped in tlnfoil.
And lucky for him she kept a
drawer of what she called her
gift wrappings. He had every
thing he needed now, all spread
out on his bed. He looked at the
flowers and grinned.
The ribbon bow was the hard
est part. The wires and the
sticks made the rest of it easy.
But at last he was through. He
Strengthened up and surveyed
rk. Not bad, he thought, Not bad
he wrapped the corsage in a piece
Yer and took If down to the icebOx.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
MAJ. EISNER GIVEN
DUTY AT BARRACKS

Major Albert T. Eisner. of the
U. S. Army Medical Corps, has re-
Gently been assigned to the Har-
Dor Defenses of Key West as a
regimental surgeon and sanitary
inspector with the Coast Artil-
lery.
The son of MIR. and Mrs. Paul La
val, 9 East 9th ST., New York City,
Major Eisner was first commits
stoned in the Medical Corps in
March, 1882, as a first lieutenant.
He was on active duty in 1884 for
Is days at Carlisle Barracks, Pa,
and from 1885 to 1910 with the CT
william Conservative Corps in Ida
no and Texas. Extended active
service with the Army began in
February, 194l, as a battalian
surgeon.
In civilina life, Major Eisner
was associated with Mount Nor
ris Park Hospital, New York city
Sc received his medical degree in
1922 from the University OF
Prague, Bohemia. and practiced
medicine privately at Weirton
West Virginia, for five years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
NEW OFFICER ASSIGNED
HARBOR DEFENSE DUTY

Major Gilbert G. Brinckerhoff,
3187 Hull Avenue, New York city,
has recently been assigned to the
Harbor Defenses of Key West as
plans and training officer with
the Coast Artillery.
Major Brinckerhoff has been
active in military field ever since
1925 when he was a member of
the Reserve Officers Training
Corps while a student at New
York University. In 1895, he be-
came a private in the Engineers
Corps at ManhasSett, L. l., and adj
vanced through staff sergeant to
second lieutenant. Later that
year he joined the New York Ma
tional Guard in 1886, and to first
lieutenant in 1888. On active SER
vice since September Is, 1910, he
became a captain with the Coast
Artillery in 1910 and a major on
November % last year.
In private life, Major Brincker-
hoff was "a professional engineer
and was associated with the De-
partment of Public Works, New
York city,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
MEETING TONIGHT
FOR DISCUSSION
OF FOOD SUPPLY
BUT TWENTY PERSONS IN AT
TENDANCE AT FIRST MEET
ING WHICH WAS HELD ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
- "a

Z. Only 20 persons were present
Wednesday evening in the City
Hall for the purpose of organizing
the proposed Key West Protective
Association to make efforts to OBJ
tain more food for Key West.
Paul G.. Albury, who called the
meeting, said today that he had
learned since then that many Key
Westers did not know the exact
reason for which the meeting
would be held, and that others
thought it was for grocers only.
In view of that fact, Mr.. Albury
said today that the food shortage
in Key West affects every Key
Wester, and that anybody who
wishes to be in attendance when
the association is organized at an
other meeting to be held in the
City Hall tonight to be called to
order at 8 o'clock.
The aim of the organization
will be to determine on means to
get more foodstuffS for Key West.
At present, he explained, this city
is almost wholly dependent on
Miami for commodities, and eff
forts will be made, through com
mittees to be named at the meet
ing, to find other sources to OBJ
tain commodities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
CAPT. REORDAN
NOW ROTARIAN
WAS ELECTED TO MEMBER
SHIP AT THURSDAYS
LUNCHEON

Captain c. E. Reordan, USN
commandant of the Key West
naval base, became member OF
the Key West Rotary Club yes
terday afternoon at its luncheon
in the Parish Hall. 3
The members listened to the
Presidents message to congress,
and, at its conclusion, A. B.
Cook related some of his ex-
periences in the unexplored parts
of Africa. His story was an in
teresting one, and some of his
experiences had tendency to
make the hair raise.
Guests were Colonel R. T. Ar
rington, Colonel Ellsworth Young,
Mayor Willard Albury, Rodney
J. Bethel and A. B. Cook.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
Anybody Want To Be
A Township Trustee !!
(By Associated ,Pressl

KANSAS CITY, Kas., Jan. g.
Muddled is the word for the poll
teal situation in Royal Township,
Ford county.
w. w. Adams and Otis Snyder
tied in an election for the post of
township trustee. Neither claimed
the office.
Weeks later county commission
ers summoned both men. Only
Adams showed up. The commits
sioners Tipped coin to decide the
winner. Adams won. =.
Then he said he didn't want the
office He resigned and left.
The bewildered officials now
are wondering if they can legally
appoint Snyder to the job.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
REV. MUNDY ASSIGNED
PART I'm LAKELAND'SI
MINISTERS WORKSHOP
Especial to The Citizen,

LAKELAND, Jan. 8.-The
Rev. w. B. Mundy, pastor of the
Fleming Street Methodist church,
Key West, is to be one of 43
Florida pastors participating in
a minister's workshop at Florida
Southern College during the an
nual Ministers week. here be-
ginning Monday, Jan. II.
: The workshop wilFeonsist OF
small conferencesgrdups m (which
the problems of the modern min
ister win be- disclosed frankly
and fully, according to DR.
Judd M SpiVeS president of the
college.
DR.. w. w. Sweet, professor OF
history of American Christianity
at the University of Chicago,
will head the list of five men
who will direct the workshop.
Others include DR.. Robert Mac
Gowan, dean of Annie Pfeiffer
chapel; DR.. Charles T. Thrift,
professor of religion at the col
lege, and DIR. Spivey.
Minister'S Week is sponsored
by the Florida School of Re-
ligion, of which DR.. Shirley
Jackson Case is dean.
In addition to the workshop
sessions, the Minister'S Week
,prpgram includes daily lecture
at the colleges chapel hour, in
afvfduaI conferences during the
afternoon, pespers led by DR.
Mace oNiarl. and, series of five
lectures by DR.. Sweet in Annie
Pfeiffer chapel at 800 O'Clock
each evening.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
RAUL,S BOULEVARD |
CLUB REMAINS OPE

As usual, there VIII be q b
Saturday night dance ~ Rau
Club on the Boulevard with
BarroSa and his orchestra.
This popular spot is open
always, notwithstanding an Al
icle which appeared IN a MAJ
newspaper to the contrary.
Raul viii be there to greet J
many friends and assures
that they can have an eniuyzt
time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
'ENLISTMENTS In
NAVY REOPENED
PERTAINS TO APPLICANTS
BETWEEN AGES OF
10 AND SO

! MIAMI, Jan. 8.-Means fol
voluntary enlistment in the Navy
for men between the ages of 1e
and SO has been reopened by the
latest ruling of the State Direc.
tor of Selective Service, 1t. M.
c. Rhodes, Jr., recruiting officer
for South Florida, pointed out
here today.
'The Navy will make it easy
for men who want to enlist, Ell
Their for general service or for
work in the Seabees, the Nays
construction unit" 1t. Rhodes
said. Interviews for determine
ton of qualifications will be ex-
pedited in all cases, he added.
Qualified men will be re-
ferred to their draft boards for
release so they can enter the
Navy" 1t. Rhodes said.
Through the ruling of the Sc
lective Service director, enlist
ment for general service in the
Navy will be possible after Mon
day, January II, but service with
the Seabees is open Immediately.
1t. Rhodes urged that all ap-
plicants make their desire to
join the Navy known at the re-
cruiting office as soon as pos
sible because the number of such
enlistments will be regulated by
weekly quota ''This, of course,
means that the early arrivals
will get the first assignments"
All candidates must pass the
Navy physical examination.
When released by the draft
board, qualified workmen will
then be eligible for assignment
to a Seabee unit or for active
duty in other branches of the
Navy. Men enlisting under this
regulation will be known as Sc
lective Volunteers.
Application for navy enlist
ment, either as a Seabee or for
general duty, should be made
with the Selective Service Board,
a Navy recruiting substation or
a Navy recruiting main station,
whichever is more convenient.
The decision to accept volun-
teers in the 18 to 38-year age
group was based on the urgent
need for qualified men to bal
ance rating now open in the
SeabeeS.
1t. Rhodes said that volun-
teers for this special duty would
be interviewed by a Naval Con-
struction Engineer. If qualified
and not currently employed liz
essential WAR work, the appli-
cant would. be enlisted as an APP
prentice Seaman. The Navy's
interviewing construction engi-
neer viii recommend men for
ratings. at once, and general du-
ty enlistments will begin Mon
day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
SERVICES TONIGHT
AT SYNAGOGUE HERE

Lazarus Lehrer, rabbi of the
synagogue at Southland and ST.
monitor streets, stated today
that special services win be held
this evening, beginning ar Q
o'clock, for service men in Key
West of the Jewish faith. Rabbi
Lehrer said he cordially invites
all Army and Navy and other
men in the services of his faith
to come to the synagogue and
worship with him and its men,
bers.
AT the conclusion of the serv-
ices. refreshments viii be served
under the direction of Mrs. Adel-
la Kantor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
WIN. H. ENTWISTLE
dies In BAY PINES
JUDGE LORD. FRIEND OF DE-
CEASED. LEFT TO-DAY FOR
WEST COAST CITY

kilograms were received here
today that William Henry Ent-
wistle, who first came to Key
West in 1900, died at $50 O'Clock
last night in the Veterans Hos
pital in Bay Pines, Florida.
Mr.. Entwistle was born in
Portland, Maine, on July 7, 1875.
He came here in the winter of
1900 and then returned every
other winter for 10 years or more,
when he became a permanent
resident.
He was the chief steward for
% years on steamships of the
P. & o. Steamship Company that
piled between Key West, Havana
and Tampa. Ten years ago he
retired.
During his stay in Key West,
MIR. Entwistle resided with Mr..
and Mrs. A. E. Sharpley. They
and Judge Raymond R. Lord
said that Mr.. Entwistle had re-
quested that, when he died, he
be buried beside his father and
mother in a cemetery at Port
land. He said further that he
had no near relatives, and that
he had some distant relatives
whom he had not seen or heard
from for many years.
Judge Lord left today for Bay
Pines to attend the funeral serv-
ices. Before leaving, he stated
he did not know whether Mr..
Entwistle would be. buried in
Bay Pines or in Portland.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
BOY SCOUTS TO
GET CALENDARS

At the meeting of Boy Scout
Troop So tonight at the Parish
Hall lovely Boy Scout calendars
will be given to all who attend.
The meeting will begin at Tbs
o'clock.
The calendars have as front
a lovely reproduction of famous
Norman Rockwell painting of a
Scout.
All district officials who are
still looking for volunteer scout
masters will attend.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
UNITED STATES
FLYING SQUADRON

Continued from Page One)
been made on the transports.
cargo ships and the conveying
warships.
When the two big transports
were sunk. Jap soldiers. num-
boring several thousands. were
seen bobbing up or swimming
near where the ships went down.
Aboard the other transports SOL
diers appeared TO be panic
stricken as bombs fell near the
ships.
Jap Zeros. accompanying the
covoY. took to the air when the
first American Squadron made
its appearance. In the ensuing
dogfights. 81 Jap planes were
shot down. The American loss
was not given.
The convoy was attempting TO
land reinforcement and supplies
to the Jap garrison at Lac. $50
miles up the northwest coast Of
New Guinea from Buna Mission.
from which stronghold the Japs
were routed the latter part Of
last week.
The report said that more
than 100000 pounds of bombs
were dropped on or near the Jap
ships.
=.zs-. - s-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
DECLINE SHOWN in
BUSINESS FAILURES
COMPILATION COVERING Pc.
ROD IN ls4l SHOWS
1857 FAILURES
tBy Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-Commer-
cial and Industrial business fail
ures during 1912, as reported by
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc, mercan-
tile agency, were sharply under
the previous year at 9,109 for the
111s months ended Dec. 10.
In the comparable period of
1941 such failures totaled 1887.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
SOCIETY
Miss Ernestina Garcia
Wede DR.. Martinez

DR.. Aurelio E. Martinez and
Ernestina Garcia were married
last evening at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
5Nicasio Garcia, 522 Fleming
street. IL ISkl.klI L
Marine Castro and Mrs. Dora
Castro were attendants to the
couple while Justice Enrique
Esquinaldo Jr., read the vows
which made them man and wife.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
MANY ASSASSINATED

CHICAGO-Italian fascists as
sassinated more than 5000 poll
teal enemies between 1921 and
1926.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08

A. T. & T. opens a transconti-
mental phone cable, first Of its
type
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity: Cool
er tonight and early Saturday;
scattered showers this afternoon
and possibly tonight.
Florida: Occasional rain in
northeast portion this afternoon
and scattered showers in south
portion this afternoon and pos
sibly tonight; considerably cold
er in north asd slightly colder in
south portion tonight and early
Saturday.
Hatteras, N. c., to Apalachi-
cola, Fla. No small craft or
storm warnings have been is
sued. o.,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08

Ten thousand tons of Christ
mas mail went to overseas
troops.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08
WEATHER REPORT

Observation taken at $50 a. m.
E.W.T. CITY Office
Temperatures
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-08

University of Texas tests show
saving by slow meat cooking.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-03

The bluefish is considered the
ssost ferocious and destructive
fish for its size in the world.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-03
There's EZMyst Mo6ono
REAN

was gone. She had sent note to
Senor Lands and then went away
in the town taxi. That's all the
landlady knew.
Curley dropped the receiver with
cry of chagrin. 'She must have
taken the morning train!" He
turned to see Marcia White in the
doorway. Before she could open
her mouth, he grabbed the en-
velope she was carrying and
threw tito Steve. Then shame
lessly he read the enclosed note
over Steve's shoulder, his excite
ment giving way to white-faced
tension.
The note said simply:
81 can't go through with it,
Steve. I'm starting for the rancho
to see Curley and beg him to con-
fess instead of getting in deeper.
I love him. Jean"
(TO Be Continued)
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-03
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