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voted for all these measures, as
sured The Citizen, two weeks or
so ago, that he would not vote in
the future to give away any of the
taxpayers money until an investi-
cation had been made to learn
whether or not it was a worthy
case. No investigations were made
so far as was brought out at the
meeting, in all the cases in ques-
ton.
A county official, who is as
careful of the taxpayers money
as he is of his own, said this morn
ing, in the presence of commits
sioner:
"The County Commissioners
had better be careful how they
hand out the peoples money.
Taxes are not as likely to be as
good next year as they were this,
and they may be still worse by
l945 and for several subsequent
years. The commissioners should
look out for the county's future in
the same way as a thrifty man
looks ott for his future"
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LIEUT.. AND MRS. LESLIE +. HART,
NEWLYWEDS, RETURN TO KEY WEST

Mrs. George M. Taylor, sister
of the bride was matron of hon.
or at the marriage at the Gesu
Rectory and Lieut.. John F. Hunt,
fUSNR. former treasurer of The
Nashville Banner, now stationed
at Tampa, Fla, was the groom's
best man. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. P. p
OSulIivan. 2&&iiite 4iii
= Lieutenant Hart has been sta
toned in the Navy Yard here
for the past eight months as
Zone Public Relations Officer
for the Seventh Naval District
with the additional duty as Pub
lie Relations Officer for the Ma
val Operating Base here.
The ceremony was attended
by Lieut.-Comdr. w. NJ. Pepper,
Jr., and Mrs Pepper, Ensign and
Mrs. Brad Ansley and Lieuten-
ant Langley Hawthorn.
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HOW TO HALT ABSENTEEISM

than 1000 plant labor-manage-
ment committees.
Efforts are made to approach
each problem in a positive way.
One firm put German marks in
the pay envelopes of absentees
with the explanation that this
was "Hitler's payment for the
day you took off,. That method
Topped because there was no
way of telling whether death
or serious illness might not have
been responsible for the alb
sence. If such were the case, il
only made the worker angry.
Another firm achieved con-
siderable success in halting
slHnscessarY absence by hold
Ind d<awings on unspecified
days With prizes going to the
winners--if they were on the
job.
Many firms have cut absen-
teeism by having soldiers and
sailors back from combat du-
tY address workers meetings
to tell the importance of their
products in the field of bat
tie.
In number of plants, labor
management committees have
arranged, for example, to have
stores open nights for women
workers or to have workers pay
checks cashed at the plant.
On the community level
strong area committees are in
position to do an effective jos
by devoting their efforts ta
tackling such problems as easing
housing shortages, providing
recreation facilities for worker:
and smoothing transportation
bottlenecks.
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1t. HUBAY REPORTS
AT NAVY BASE HERE

Lieut.. Bella H. Hubsy, E-V(sl,
USNR, has reported for duty al the
Industrial Department of the Ma
val Station here. according to the
weekly report of arrivals and de-
partureS as announced by the
Personnel Office. Lieutenant HUI
bay came from the Naval Training
School at Bronx, N. Y
Three officers have been de-
tached. They are:
Lieut.. 0gl James T, ConnoIly.
D-Vlsl BSNR. who has been sent
to Waterford N.FY.: Ensign John
]. Wizard tsc). USN. who has gone
to the Philadelphia Navy Yard
and ENSIGN Fred r. StalIworth.
SC-Vtsl, USNR. who is on duty al
the Naval Station of Houma. La.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-07
SELECT CAST FOR
"VINECAR TREE"

AT the regular Monday meeting
of the Key West Players Guild
the cast for the presentation of the
Vinegar Tree" was chosen.
Those familiar with Paul Os-
borns' comedy will realize that it
was no easy task to find characters
suitable to portray the roles in
cluded.
The type of individuals includ-
ed range from middle aged lady
(optionaD, who considers herself
well within the limits of youth
and who emits a dimming passion
for a lover of her early life (way
back when), to an old fossil who
is continually at war with the gen.
Grafton that has been forced upon
him.
Among others there is a hand
some lady of 35 who has good
features without morals, and a
charming young man with queer
ideas concerning pre-marital love.
All in all one should see that
these alone should provide inter-
esting situations that go to make
good evenings entertainment.
The cast and the characters they
portray are as follows:
Max (man about time)-Jack
Wilson.
Augustus (the malcontent)-
George Mills White.
Winifred running a close Sec
ond to Peggy Hopkins Joyce
Olive Giambatista.
Louis (the indignant butler)-
Ensign w. HI. Huff.
Laura (the Billie Burke type)-
Janice White.
Leona (the pretty that is in
every show)-Mrs William Huff.
Geoffry Uothario Ensign
H. F. Hayes.
The play is under the direction
of Mrs. Gertrude Ricketts,. Among
others that are actively assigned
Scenery, Mrs. Jeane Taylor; stage
manager, Paul Smith; publicity
committee, Ensign VIM. Bowling
Mrs. Helen Swain and Robert
Garrett.
The date for presentation will
be announced next week in The
Citizen.
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SOLID SENDER IDOL OF HTTERBUCS1

Noble, where he sat alongsiSe
Miller in the brass section.
Then he turned to free lancing
in radio. He was on ten to twelve
commercial programs a week.
Some paid 500 and more. Multi
ply it out yourself, Junior. But
Charlie was unhappy.
I had to play a certain style,
not the way / wanted to. I didn't
want to get old on the job. So l
went to-, Bob Crosby-for S85 a
week. After Crosby it was Tom
my Dorsey Then the leader bug
got me. All the boys had played
with were leading bands of their
own. So / would try it."
His Gimp to success curiously
has been associated with the Ho-
tel Pennsylvania, in New York.
The first time his band played
there, three years ago, he relieved
Miller's band for an hour at a
time. The second time, only last
spring, he filled in for four weeks
until Jimmy Dorsey could move
in. The third time was over last
Thanksgiving and Christmas, a
full-fledged eight-week booking,
during which the Pennsylvania
dining room set attendance rec
ords.
Solid Sender"
In between the first and second
dates he ran into hard times. His
original band broke up at Cincin-
natl for lack of bookings, and
when he did get date. at the Glen
Island Casino, in New Rochelle.
N. Y, he had to hire new band.
But the Casino was lucky for him,
as it has been for many other
name bands. and it was in l941
that he bagan getting under way.
Today this solid sender has more
opportunities than he can handle.
After current .midwestern the
atrical tour, he has a date at the
Hotel Sherman in Chicago, book
ings on the west coast, tentative
motion picture and a prospective
radio show.
Charlie married a st. Paul girl
and has son, Joel, eight this
April, who has broken into print
several times as a song writer.
They make their home in Engle-
wood, N. j.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-07

Lieut.. (jg) Leslie T. Hart and
Mrs. Hart have returned to Key
West after their marriage last
Saturday in Miami and a brief
honeymoon in that section. They
are residing at 1913 Ann Street,
Apartment No. /.
Mrs. Hart is the former Miss
Mary Gladys Knies of NashyilIe.
Tenn, where Lieutenant Hart,
before his enlistment into the
Navy last Spring, was affiliated
with The Nashville Banner as
chief political writer.
A daughter of Mrs. John Knies
of Winchester, Tenn, Mrs. Hart
is a native of that city and is a
graduate of Central High School
and the Winchester Academy.
She has been a resident OF
Nashville for the past two years
where she was affiliated with
the Farm Security Administra-
ton.
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DIG BOY FROM PIPE

SALISBURY, N. C.-While sit
ing on the edge of an 18-inch ter
racotta pipe leading from the
school grounds to the street below,
Howard Buddy Evans, 8, second
grade pupil, fell into the pipe and
became wedged fast. Firemen and
school workers had to dig out two
4-foot sections of the pipe before
they could extricate Buddy. He
was only bruised and scared.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-07
DAY NURSERY
COMMITTEE TO
MEET FRIDAY

Gerald Saunders, chairman of
the Child Care Committee of the
Monroe County Defense Council
has issued call for a meeting of
that group for Friday evening at
800 p. M. at City Hall.
The purpose of the meeting is
TO plan and discuss ways and
means for the continuance of the
Day Nursery program now being
carried on by w. P. A. when that
organization folds up on April 80.
AT the present time there are
between thirty and forty children
of pre-school age whose mothers
are employed on defense projects
being taken care of by the nurs-
cry on Petronia street
Recently there have been sew
eral representatives of the State
Welfare Board and of the State
Board of Education visit in the
city in the interest of providing
Lanam funds which have been set
up by the Federal Government to
take care of such projects as TAX
ing care of children of working
mothers.
Should the committee be sue
cessful in obtaining sufficient
funds it is tentatively planned to
enlarge the present program and
several other projects in suitable
locations in the city will be estab-
lished. pNb klls
Anyone interested in the pro-
gram in question is invited TO be
IN attendance on Friday morning
to offer suggestions and assist in
arriving at a proper conclusion.
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VISITING KEY WEST

Benjamin G. S. Lowe. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin Lowe. 1909
Southland street, who is now sta
toned at Melbourne, Fla, with
the United States Naval Forces, is
spending a visit in Key West with
relatives and friends.
MIR. Lowe was recently made
third class storeroom keeper in
the Navy with which he is now
connected.
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CARD OF THANKS

We take this means Of extend
ing our heartfelt appreciation
to the many friends who were
SO kind to us during the death
of our loved one, Seferino Fa-
bal. We especially thank those
who donated the use of their
cars for the funeral and 10
those for the floral offerings
contributed. We assure one and
all that their kind deeds VIII
always be remembered.
apr7-lt THE FAMILY.
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obliging

A Los Angeles patrolman had
brought in a Negro woman some
what the worse for wear and the
desk sergeant, with his very best
scowl, roared:
Liza, you've been brought in
for intoxication!"
Oats finel' beamed Liza. Boy,
you can start right nowl'
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-07
BY WENDELL LuND
Director, Labor Production
Division, War Production
Board

Division, War Production
Board
AbsenteeiSm in war industry
is not the simple problem of the
payday drunk, of the worker
whose swollen wallet tempts him
to take day off and get rid OF
some of it.
For example
Mary Smith was a department
supervisor in an airplane fac
tory in Los Angeles. Fond of her
work, eager to do her share in
the war effort, she kept things
rolling on schedules
But troubles piled dp IlIAfe
home. Her husbandt WAS busy
at a lathe in another factory.
Her sister managed to keep an
eye on her three youngsters.
but she herself didn't get much
chance to be with them. Stores
in her neighborhood closed at
p. m. She didn't get home
until 2. II was pretty tough
to shop. And this week she
was behind. She hadn't had a
chance to get homework
done. Dirty laundry was pill
ing up. The youngest came
down with a cold. She stayed
home two days to catch up
John Brown worked in tbs
shipyards at Newport News
"batcheds it in a noisy, crowd
ed rooming house. Exhausted
from the strain of a job new tt
him, she couldn't get enough
res8L ioff shift. His only &C.
qGafntances were nearby work,
ersf in the plant. His family. wifi
and two children, were il
Charleston, w. Va. They couldn'
find a place in Newport.
Spring came, with it home
sickness. Browns day off wa
Sunday. This particular one, h
hoped a train for Charleston
to spend the day with his fam
lily. Getting a real rest a
home was so good that he stay
ed three days. He figured i
was worth losing two days
pay, but it cost Uncle Sam twt
days of needed work
Those are just two examples
Of the causes of one of the big
gest American war production
problems todadY. a problem
that can be solved only one
waY--through community CO.
operation in the 1boom-towns"
which have mushroomed since
the war. re Lgscq l5iIs.
81 That very oimushrooming. .
/ Fgovernment survey presently
showed. Is the reHlI cause be-
hind the mountins ode col alb
senteeism. It's a probierms in
volving housing shortage: lack
of time for needed shopping:
in q de qnate transportation:
cares of married woman try
ing to do her job and run her
home. too.
The War Production Boart
and War Manpower Commits
sion are seeking cooperation o
civic and public agencies Of
health, housing, transportation
and recreation problems in tn,
community and are solving ''in
plant problems ti-sligh ascgi
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ROTARIANS TO
NAME DIRECTORS

The Key West Rotary Club,
which elected officers last week,
will nominate and name directors
at the luncheon to be held tomor-
row.
Nominations will be made by
trial ballots, and then ballots will
be cast in the election.
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SERVICE DEFERRED

There will be no prayer service
held tonight at the First Methodist
(Stone) Church in order that the
may have an oppor-
tunity of attending the revival
services that are being conducted
at the Fleming Street Methodist
Church, according to announce
ment made today.
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sELFIsH-BEATEN

KANSAS CITY.-When Harold
G. Grove refused to surrender
his last cigarette to two men who
demanded it, the men gave him a
brutal beating, telling him his at
titude was selfish. Grove enjoyed
his last cigarette en- route to a
hospital in an ambulance.
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SMITHS HAVE SON

Announcement has been made
OF the birth of a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd A. Smith at a local
hospital.
Mrs. Smith was, before mar
riage, Miss Gladys Roberts,
daughter of Mrs. Ethel Roberts of
Southland Street.
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TO HOLD MEETING

There, will be a meeting of the
Everready Star Club held tomor-
row afternoon, beginning, at $50
o'clock, at the home Of, Mrs. Ster7
ling, 1400 Duval street. q
All members of The organization
are requested to be in attendance.
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RED CROSS WORKERS
ARE BADLY NEEDED

The local Red Cross Chapter an
nounces that workers are badly
needed for making surgical dress
ings at the Post Office building.
The office is open from 9 to 6
o'clock each day, and anyone in
terested are requested to join the
workers engaged in these ac-
tivitieS.
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HAD TIDAL WAVE

BALTI1EORE-Bulgarias SEA
port Of kernz Wss covered hy q
tidal wave IN 80 AID
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Very Considerable

Very Considerate
How did you get that black
eye?"
Il was protecting little boy"
That's noble; who was he?"
ME"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-07

Key West and Vicinity: Little
change in temperature tonight.
Florida: No decided change
in temperature tonight, but with
slight rising tendency; possibly
a few light showers near ex-
treme southeast coast.
Hatteras, N. c., to Apalachl-
cola, Fla: No small craft or
storm warnings have been is
sued.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-07

VIZ N--rAy A-r1 Ict8
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WEATHER REPORT

Observation taken at $3.50 a. m.
E.W.T. Getty Office
Temperatures
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30
Upper Peninsula
For War Vacations
NaN 2o.

If YOU must take vacation
this wear, take a good ono
That's The advice offered by
the tppcr Peninsula develop
mrnt bureau IN midwestern war
industry employees IN advertise
ments appearing in metropolitan
newspapers.
Although PrentiSS Brown.
price administrator has ruled
out extra gasoline ra+lonS Tor
variation trips many war work
crs undoubtedly Will he able 10
use their vehicles on a share the
ride basis for their rest periods
and large number probably
VIII como n the peninsula on
buses and trains.
"If Won really need tn get
away this summer" he ads
read. come IN Nichlgah's un-
spoiled Upper Peninsula and get
the greatest benefits In rest and
relaxation. where the scenery Ia
bcautiful and flsh abound. whrre
cool nights Invite sleep and the
air refreshps and invigorates."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30
How to Wage War
On Garden Pests
Early Start important,
Prevention Beat, Cure

Here are some precautions that
will help YOU have a vegetable
garden free Of disease and insect
pests;
Practice crop rotation and
clean culture.
Use clean seed and disinfect
seed. Use disease-resistant Varie-
ties when obtsinshle.
3-Keep a constant lookout for
appearance Of disease and insects.
4-Use proper materials for con-
troll. Though there is a scarcity
OF certain materials, satisfactory
substitutes are offered.
apply materials in time. Re-
much OF our pest control
is preventive and not curative.
s--W hen spray ng, spray
thoroughly TO cover all parts OF
the plant.
Spray more often in damp
weather.
S-Feed the garden with COM
plete plant food. A well-fed plant
is much less susceptible to disease
and insect attacks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30
Tuesday, Control OF Insects
The Detroit
Gardeners Pest
Valued by Navy

MilkWeed is a nuisance in A VIC
tory garden. but the ugly duck
ling Of tho cabbage patch stands
in good stead with the L. s. NAVY.
DR.. Boris Berkman, Russian
horn Chicago physician, has de-
veloped the pesky weed TO such
an extent that today nilkweed
floss is used to line life preservers
and flying suits.
Strangely enough. milkWeed
floss has SIX times the buoyancY
of cork. is as warm As wool, and
one-sixth the weight of wool Less
than three pounds Of the floss can
keep a heavy man ahoat for more
than four days-an accomplish
ment which neither cork or kapok
can match.
In Petoskey, Mich, stands the
first processing plant for the floss,
Farmers are now getting between
$40 and $40 per acre for the weed
that is adding to the greater COM
fort Of Seamen and airmen,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30
Genesee County
Gardens Grow

FLINT May 29-High praise
for victory gardens In Flint and
Genosee County from Paul r.
Krone, state victory garden direc-
tor, today served 10 spur the pro.
gram IN the county
Krone said that Flint and Cen
esee County serve as outstanding
examples Of civilian response to
the governments urgent appeal
FOR home food production.
A recent canvass in Flint dis
closed that SIS per cent OF the fam
ilies in Flint are victory garden.
ing.
County Farm Agent James r
Campbell reported az per cent Of
the Genesee County farms will
have victory gardens. Moreover,
the individual production from
these farm gardens will be 80 per
cent greater than last year If the
same production is achieved.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30
WoIIeyes Abound
In Newoyqo Area

THE SPAWNING run Of WALL
eye pike this year has brought
many surprises 10 Newaygo,
Mich. The fish are moro nu-
mcrons and bigger than for
merry.
Ten thousand of these spawn
crS VIII bc taken in nets and
moved by aerated trucks TO the
waters of the Muskegon River
above the dam and into the
surrounding lakes Of Nowayeo
County. Many big rainbow
trout are taken in the nets and
are moved into the upper river
waters.
Since this program was
started seVeral years ago ny the
sportsmen IF Newaygo and the
Michigan Department Of Con-
Servation the trout fishing IN
the Muskegon has grown in
creaSingly popular.
MANY of the hlC rainhows--
"steelheads" AS they are known
locally. are taken each year IN
the fast waters Of the big river
and in some Of the deeper pools
of feeder streams.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30
Why Cultivate
The Garden?
Main Job TO XIII
Weeds-let Water in
49,

Why all this fuss about cultiva-
ton of our vegetable gardens :?
Why must We hoe them con.
stantly? What good does it do
anyway? And why must it he
kept up during spring and summer
months?
These are typical questions
asked by those beginning this year
10 know the lows and sorrows, not
TO say jobs that go with a gar
den.
Civilizations main purpose is
keeping down weeds. Left ~
grow, the weeds would soon out
strip the young vegetable plants,
them from the sun and
competing with them for the fer
tilizer so carefully scattered be-
fore the vegetable seeds were
planted.
II is essential before cultivation
that the gardener can see Just
where the rows Of seeds were
planted so the hoe does not stir
the soil where IT should not. For
this reason a few seeds OF rsdishes
or some other quick growing crop
are often scattered in the rows N
come Typ soon and mark the spot.
spot.
Cultivation in periods Of
drought. or on heavy soils. helps
10 prevent unnecessary loss Of
water through evaporation and
also tends 10 lessen the forTna ton
N hard crust on the surface Of
the soil
But this cultivation should be
shallow so a. not 10 disturb the
roots Of plants growing in the
soil. Usually growing conditions
for weeds are hest right after a
rain that is followed by several
sunny days-so this is the time 70
get after them-unless the rain
fall has been less than half An
inch. in which case cultivation
would merely tend 10 dry out the
moisture held in the surface soil.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30
Oakland 10 Discuss
Gardens on Radio

The Oakland County Victory
Garden committee will sponsor the
following programs over station
VICAR, Pontiac, at i045 a. m. on
Tuesday, June /. The newly sp-
pointed county chairman Of the
statewide Victory Garden Contest.
Mrs. F.. Garfield Dahl Of Sylvan
Village will speak on the contest.
On Thursday. Mrs. +. G. Grinsu
will interview Robert Spindler,
Pontiac Victory Garden chairman.
on the industrial plots under cult.
walton IN Pontiac.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30
Victory Gardeners
DIAR Y

FRIDAY MAY 21sun out in the afternoon; ground
drying rapidly
SATURDAY, MAY PA perfect day. with lots OF warm
sunshine planted 100 feet Of (Charlevox).
SUNDAY, MAY 23-Found dry spot big enough 70 plant
100 feet Of beans Sngess Green Pod and 100 feet of
mas endersons Baby Las); peas badly in need Of weed
ing that end Of the garden still too be worked
MONDAY, MAY 24-Rained all day.
TUESDAY, MAY 25-Another swell, sunny day ground too
wet, though.
WEDNESDAY MAY 26-Went shopping for tomato and
pepper plants today thnned radhe and lettuce in the back
yard garden.
-oRR1N WRIGHT.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30
Poland Springs
Opens I5Oth Year
POLAND SPRINGS, Me
Nav %

POLAND SPRINGS began its
15Oth season with the opening of
its historical Mansion House on
Wednesday. The Poland Springs
House viii open Juno s. Ex-
tensiVe improvements have been
made al both hotels.
In addition 10 its scenery, All
of the rcCreauonal facilities OF
the 5,000-acre estate VIII he
available as in previous years.
The greens and fairways OF
the private 1S-hole golf course
are in good shape. Excellent
fishing is expected IN the many
lakes and streams on and near
the estate. Tennis, horseback
riding, swimming and water
sports Of all kinds are other
recreations which may be en-
ioyed as in prewar days.