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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-09-30
Mrs. Gwin Hears From
Jim Cunningham. Jr.

Mrs. Robert NJ. Gwin, Lexington, re-
ceived an interesting letter recently
from her nephew, Jim Cunningham. Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Cunningham.
ST., of Tehula. He has been overseas
about three months.
Jim is 20 and a corporal in the U. s.
Army somewhere in England. He is attach
ed to a q~uartermaster company and has
been in the service nearly q year. The
family is we'll known in the county and
his letter will be of interest to many
friends:
September IL, 1943,
Somewhere in England.
Dear Aunt Maude:
Got our very nice letter yesterday
and was so very glad to hear from you
again. Am sorry that I haven't written
any more than I have, but sometimes
am kept quite busy. Will try to do bet
ter in the future. Don't know Why your
letter vas 50 long getting here. Some
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PROPER CONDUCT

Talk about goodwill ambassadors,
our vote goes to the American soldier boys
who are having to learn how to live by and
get along with many strangers, the British,
Egyptians, Chinese, French, Indians and
even the head-hunters in the Solomon,
Islands! There are so many customs and
rituals that must be respected and followed
that our boys have much to learn. In order
to carry on peaceful relations and avoid in
ternational misunderstanding the govern
ment has issued pamphlets to its fighting
forces with Instructions concerning some of
the most important facts as to manners of
conduct and pronunciation of various for
eign words. A soldier must follow these to
be regarded as friend and even so there
are bound to be instances when msunder-
standings will arise But such happens
right here among us in Key West who live
alike The main thing, of course, is for the
soldier not to think of himself as better than
the foreigner, to act toward him as to a
friendly American back home and this
alone will probably go farther to cementing
relationships than any book of instruction.
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NO NEED FOR WORRY

Some time ago there was concern ex-
pressed for the fitness of our youth for bat-
tile, worry over their physical strength with
emphasis placed on their softness due to the
protected kind of life most of them had led
-through parents making the path easy for
-them. The folks here in Key West talked of
morale and whether youth could take it, .
-could stand the test of war mentally, moral
ly and physically. OF course we worried
-about them, that was natural, for we felt
eur children weren't ready for war, not fit
-for it. Well, neither were we oldsters! All
rof that was some time ago-before Pearl
1Harbor, shall we say? We didn't feel the
Tissue would reach such heights, or depths,
with the most serious discussion still not
@measuring up to the seriousness of Wake Is
.land.
I. ALI of that worry about the morale in
1.-The army and from the way many have act
sed here on the home front it would
-be more probable that the army could do
-some fretting on our account Surely folks
-don't expect the fighting forces to have to
-rrotest against the weakness and selfish
mess of the home front that cant do with
.out."
= Ittook bloody battles to get some Of
-our boys straight with themselves, to get US
-straight about the valor and toughness, fit
sness and glory of our boys. But those lads
-have what their ancestors had before them
Eat Gettysburg, the Argonne on plains of
-frontier history when this country was
=pioneering. AS we see this in our children,
eve are beginning to find within ourselves
ssome of the strength needed to meet the sit
sLation. Perhaps it was buried pretty deep.
smaybe some of us are slow finding this quail
city, but it is there and strike gold within
yourselves we must make our boys over
zthere proud of us.
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her scanty meal. That was the
only thing that worried her, her
dwindling food supplies. She
wished she'd taken more from
Stringer's larder, even though it
would have meant a larger and
heavier pack. Still, there couldn't
be so many miles to 60 yet. Trou-
BILE was, something about the air
ur here made you ravenous. Visit
fully, she remembered the thick
juicy venison steak they'd had, at
Baird's. She'd toyed with it. Well,
she wouldn't ever toy with one
again.
After lunch, on a sudden i'm
pulse, she took off her heavy boots
and thick socks, and padded her
feet N the river shadows. The
cold water made her shiver, but
it rested her, too.
She had been on the way again
for nearly three hours when all
at once something catapulted
from a thicket ahead. A furry
shape launched itself at her.
Startled, Penny dropped her
pack, then cried, wolff Wolf
you darlingl"
She dropped to her knees, hug
ging him up in frenzy of de-
light and relief. Whining, yapping,
his pink tongue slapping her face,
he wriggled ecstatically in her
arms. The pleasure, he made it
Very clear was mutual
To her establishment, Penny
found that it had started to rain.
At least, the malemute's coat was
getting wet She glanced up at
a blurring sky, and realized THAT
she was crying. Her tears were
scattering VOLTS silky coat.
SILLY" she Saiu. why shou1d
l be crying when Pm happy?"
She rubbed her eyes clear ener-
getically. "Sucn nonSenSen
1t was then she saw Cleve
swinging up over a ridge.
"Cleve!" she cried. ooh, Cleve!"
| T EAVING her pack where it
II had fallen at VOLTS on
slaught, she ran forward. She
heard herself shouting and laugh
ing deliriously.
They met and chung.
Penny, you're safe" said Cleve
huskily. "Oh, thank Godl"
"And-and Cleve you're better.
You're able to travel"
Something so sole. about Cleve
yet exciting, too. Something so
comforting about being clos in
his arms. Penny rubbed her cheek
against his rough jacket, then
lifted her head. For moment. as
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Chapter %

DENNY oversight. She had in
tended to be on her way again
soon after the sun reappeared.
She awoke If stead to full day
light. Opening her eyes, she gazed
up through shirnmering green
spruce boughs stirring family
against the incredibly, blue sky.
In the distance a partridge
drummed. Some small animal
rustled in a nearby clump of
saskatoon. Turning her head,
Penny caught glimpse of bright
eyes and a furry body-then the
little creature vanished.
Penny lifted the mosquito net,
and sat up. Below, on her right,
the river sparkled. In spite OF all
she had come through, in spite OF
all she might yet have to endure
up here in the north country, she
felt suddenly, inexplicably joyous
I've fallen in love with the
wilderness" she thought, aston
ished.
Rising, she stretched, breathed
deeply of the fresh, clean air.
Then, singing a melody that Cleve
had often whistied, she went
down to wash in the river. The
cool water felt good on her skin
Breakfast - then on the trail
again. How near was she to the
mouth of Moose Creek? No way
of telling. secy
81 Keeping close to the river was
difficult, for the shoreline was IT.
regular. Farther inland, there
might oe wellldefined trail, but
Penny dared not try to ind it
She might easily get lost out OF
sight of her only guide, the Peace
By following it, she was certain
to reach the Indian encampment
eventually. Even if her progress
was slower, she'd better play safe
WITH every step, her spirits
w lifted. Today even her soli-
tariness couldn't depress her. How
much better to be all by oneself
= in these singing wilds than with
someone like Bert Stringent She
felt new surge of gratitude that
she'd escaped.
Soon-soon now, surely, she'd
be back with Cleve. That knowl-
edge buoyed her up. Providing he
was well enough, they could con-
tinue on together 20 Fort st. John
and Bill.
She sat on a piece of drift
wood, tumbled far up the bank by
the mighty Peace at flood. to cal
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their eyes met, Penny thought he
was going to kiss her. Her lashes
dropped in reckless expectation.
1t didn't happen.
Instead, Cleve said matter-of-
factly, Yes, Hn mucl better,
thanks. Practically okay."" ~
Penny said unsteadily, detach-
ing herself from him, That's
w-wonderful. I'm 50 glad, Cieve."
"And you, Penny-you'res sure
you're all right2" He searched her
face. Bert Sringer didn't harm
you? ''-''
"No," said Penny, ST managed
to get away from him But-but
Cleve, how did you guess?"
That it wasn't Bill who sent
Marie back?" Cleve's lips twisted.
aThe whole thing sounded phony.
Bill walking around actively like
that. asked the Cree girl what
he looked like. That clinched It"
"Cleve, you're marvelousi"
Il was wild, naturally, when !
guessed the truth. had my things
together and was all ready to
start out after you when Powell
arrived"
Penny thought she must have
heard incorrectly.
"Who?" she asked vaguely.
"DOWELL," Re said. 'Your f.
L ance, remember? The man
you love. He's dowr- at the canoe
now" .f,er,.rt,4 In ..f.
IincTedulously. ~But how"
He managed to get hold of
guide finally, and came after us.
Kept inquiring}all along the way.
Found me, at the, Indian encamp-
lment, We started, out together to
look for you. Been searching
everywhere"
Powell Ware was sitting on
stump, with his back to them,
smoking and talking vehemently
to the guide. He was gesturing
forcefully, as Penny had so often
seen him do back in the New
York Office when things weren't
going as he'd planned.
As she and Cleve approached,
Penny heard him say, II tell you,
we've got to scour the country.
We've got to turn this damned
wilderness upside down. If / have
to, I'll hire the whole Canadian
Mounted Police force to track
them down."
mo need to go to all that ex-
pense," Cleve drawled. ''Here she
is, Powell"
Penny" cried Powell.
To be continued
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Today's Horoscope

Today may give many queer
notions and the mind have a
trend to the unusual A friend
ship with many notable persons
is indicated, a good and able
mind and a taste for scientific
subjects. But do not make too
much of the mysterious.
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SCI can't think of anything else you'll need
for your Victory garden, Judge you've
got pretty nearly everything.
ST think so. too, john Ever get your
asparagus patch going?"
'4I gave that up last year. Judge Tired II
six years in row with no luck Just haven't
got the right soil. ! guess?
"Well, think you're wise, John : no
use keeping on trying things you know won't
wof.s. Just like prohibition. Statewide pro
hibition has been tried IN this country
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Wrong Deduction

Patient: Doctor, I've just re-
oeived your bill for that operation
Could you take anything off for
cash?
Doctor: Yes, anything-what
would you like to have taken off,
an arm or a leg, or what?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-11
SCRATCHING IN THE WRONG PLACE

A cool head adheres more closely TO
facts than hot one, and a cool head too is
more likely to keep the record straight
One city councilman, in expatiating on
an editorial in The Citizen entitled. Broke,
Broke, Broke, said the city has been able
to pay its employees since the editorial was
published True, brother, true, but how
have the payrolls been met?
It was stated in the editorial that the
bank balance of the city on the day before
payday amounted to only "a little more than
$1,700" and it was added that $4,000 was
needed for the semi-monthly payroll
The city's handbook will prove that
the amount of the balance was correct, and
the assertion that the city had to scrape and
scrape to make up the difference was true
also And it is true too that the city is still
scraping to pay off on the fifth and twei-
tieth of each month.
The city then and the city still is now
in the position of the man who has to scrape
to get enough to buy his next sandwich
And a city official was quoted as stat
ing that he didn't know where the money
was coming from to make up payrolls when
the collection of taxes falls to its lowest ebb
during the lean months of summer and up
to the time when the new tax book is open
led ION November 1.
We wonder if the councilman who
criticized that editorial would be delighted
to have his bank balance in as precarious
o condition as the city's is! Ga 81
A
writer Of The Citizens editorials has never
attended meeting of the city council Does
that councilman know that not single edi-
tor in the country writes about something
only when he has personally heard it? Edi-
torials are interpretations of the news, not
reportorial accounts.
This same councilman was quoted as
stating that the man who writes the news
and the editorials about the councilmanic
meetings has never been present at one of
those meetings
Now, The Citizen believes that the
councilman was misquoted, because he
knows, or should know, that the accounts
the council, who is present at every session.
Then some other councilman spoke
about The Citizens comment on the pro-
posal to purchase the Key West Electric
Company. The editorial on that matter was
headed, "Why the Secrecy" and it was
stated that not word was breathed to the
public about that particular meeting, that
it was continued till o'clock in the morn
ing, and that the councilmen reassembled
in City Hall at 8 o'clock in the morning, one
hour before it is scheduled to be opened, 10
put the final touchesson the negotiations.
Is there a single councilman who will
deny the truth of every one of those state
ments?
Truth makes you itch all over, and, if
you scratch, you always make the mistake
of scratching in the wrong place.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-11
KEY WEST In
DAYS GONE BY
FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN
OF JUNE IL. 1893

The first installment of the
proposed new city charter was
published in The Citizen today.
The charter, drawn up and adopt
ed by the Economic League of
Key West, will be submitted to a
referendum in the general cleo
ton next November 1t will re-
quire 35 newspaper columns to
publish the charter in full, and
The Citizen will run about two
columns every day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-11
AXIS TALK

: The hint comes from Berlin that the
--Germans are about ready to retaliate
: against the British for the bombing of Ger
.man cities.
: From Tokyo, via Berlin, comes the
word that the Japanese have a brand new
-battleship, more powerful than any Amer
.ican warship.
I. From other scattered areas of Axis
--land there come various tall tales, predict
sing all kinds of misfortunes for the United
Nations and their fighting men.
We'll, what is the Axis waiting for?
THE Russians are ready and the Americans
..ard the British are fast getting down to
sthe business of demonstrating how to make
swar.
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1935-U. S. SenateY passes bill
calling for elimination Of all UNI
necessary public utility holding
companies by 1912.
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l846.-William 1. MARSHAL
army engineer 10 chief, explore.
discover of Marshall Pass across
Ihe Rockies. born Washington
Ky. Died July =. 1920.
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GRANTED IN 1853

DETROIT-The first guaranty
of equal suffrage TO women in the
United States was granted in the
territory of Wyoming in 1869.
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l532.-Augustus II. Garland. Ar
kansas lawyer, senator, governor.
u s encouragement born TIp-
ton Co, Tenn. Died Jan. -. 1899
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Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Leuthi left
Saturday afternoon for Overland,
Ohio. and from there will go to
Grand Rapids. Mich, to visit rela-
tives. Before returning home they
will visit the Worlds Fair in Chi
cago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-11

Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
IF person is as careful in
spending his money in times of
prosperity as he is in these hard
times, YOU NAV be sure he is the
type of man who is prepared to
meet the exigencies of the pro-
verbal rainy day'.'if gissisaas
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-11
Today's
Anniversaries

l74l.-JoSeph Warren. Boston
physician, major-general az begin
ming of Revolution, born there
Shot al Bunker Hill. June Il
IT'S.
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le24.-OrSOn D. Mum one Of
the. founder-publiShers Of Seen
tlfic American. born Monson-
Mass. Died Feb. %, 1907.
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l769.-Anne ". Royal Wash
ington, D. c. publisher. who
bounded the dishonest and graft
ing. born Virginia. Died Oct J.
1854.
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TOday's Birthdays

Rear AdzZl Az5y r.
F7fcE- Gecurs-e5 Er Ee-- -
fhe Cural Sc Ezuls 1Eu s.
Ignace- Me- 81 YEAS 49,
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Benjamin D. Trevor, of the firm
of Trevor and Morris, left yester-
day for Atlanta on a business
visit.
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1905.-Russia and Japan agree
to peace parley and Pres. Theo-
dore Roosevelt names Portsmouth,
N. H., for them to meet.
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1871.-Adm. John Rodgers at
Korea on peaceful mission, retail
! iating against Koreans who had
attacked American sailors, lands
a force, wipes out five forts, kill
ing some 200 Korean soldiers.
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Alrlz n Owzley - E
OILS. uurwne 49, LeE-
comuzz6e- haru D. LsZ
$ years sEo-
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1918.-Pres. Wilson States aWar
can be lost in America as well as
on the fields of FranceJN
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l942.-U. s., Britain and Russia
sign 20-year pact.
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afternoon to spend month with
his grandmother, Mrs. c. H. j..
Roberts, of Miami,
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NEEDED FOR COATS

NEW -YORk-Nine million
one-half INCH lambs wool pelts are
needed each wear 10 make coats
for T. s. flyers.
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182l.-Alexander B. Lstts. pio-
neer Cincinnati fire engine max
er, born Ross Co, OHIO Died ABril
%, 1865.
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/. l940.-President declares Medi-
terranean barred to Americans.
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Goehring's boast that not ore bomb
would fall on the Ruhr must make Germans
sick at heart.
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1878.-Washington, D. c., first
city to go under commission form
of government.
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peace will be denounced by Axis sympa-
thizers in this country
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Miss Wilhelmina Goehring left
yesterday afternoon for Tallahas-
see to attend summer school.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-11

Teacher: Name a popular Ger
eral."
Boy: General Holiday. SIR
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Work on a general improve
ment of the plant of the Key
West Gas Company was started
today. The entire plant will be
overhauled and additional facili-
ties will be constructed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-11

1918.-l25 years ago.: Amer
leans take Belleau Wood and 800
Germans.
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No business ever became great with
ut a program of progressive expansion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-11

Mrs. Howard Wilson was elect
ed president Of the Key West Jun
Tor Woman's Club at a meeting
held yesterday.
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The U-boats, it seems, are not meeting
,withsthe success that Herr Hitler planned.
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Predictions as to the length of the war
range from six months to six years Your
guess is as good as that of the experts.
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China continues to fight Japan be-
cause it is either fight or die.
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The idea that Japan will fight to the
last man is not our idea
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Today In History

1832.-Army uniform design
changed and the eagle adopted for
rank of colonel.
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l859.-Famed Comstock Lode,
which yielded more than S300,000,-
900 worth of precious metal in
next 20 years, discovered in Ne
vada.
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A man is getting old when he realizes
he is getting DID,
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Work was resumed this morning
on the lighthouse to be erected at
Smiths Shoals.
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Buddy Roberts, left yesterday
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Oliver Carey, who had been in
Key West visiting relatives, re-
turned yesterday to his home ir
Miami.
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RAY Bush left yesterday on a
business trip to Miami
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Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Clinton of
Miami, are the. guests of Mrs.
Harold Gibson. of Pine street
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William R. Porter. president of
the First National Bank of Key
West, left yesterday on business
trip to Tallahassee.
La gaceta., 1943-10-13
CHUNGAS Y NO CHUNGAS
LAS LOGIAS DE ODD FELLOWS
-OPOSICION A FRANCO
Trio EN- ACCION
Ell JUEGO Y SU INFLUENZA
BRUTAL ASESINATO

Las logias de Odd Fellows conmemora-
ron aver ell Dfa de Colon.
Nos place congratular a la poderosa
Orden que tan magnifica labor ~realiza, en-
TODD ell mundo, para acercar a los hon.
bres y convertirlos en- hermanos.
Cuando ell ciudadano aprecie mejor sus
deberes, en- cada individuo vera a un MEM
bro de la gran familia humane.
Las instituciones fraternales de Norte
America colaboran en- la obra de devolver
al mundo su libertad y de extender la civil
lizaci6n, cada vez en- un grade mayor, por
toda la terra.
La gaceta., 1943-10-13
ChMmgaS y No ChMMgGs

tie por la libertad, es que unos cuantos in
dividuos Sc hagan ricos "cobrando ell ba-
rato', es decir, fijando contribuciones por
jugar, vender, etc, etc.
IEs que con ell dinero del juego prohi-
Dido Sc lie quiere imponer a la Florida IN
%gobernador del gusto de unos pocos?
Hemos protestado y protestaremos,
aunque los indiferentes Sc crucen de bra
zos y sonrian sarcasticamente.
Los jovenes que derraman SUI sangre
por la naci6n y por los pueblos oprimidos,
derecho tienen a que cese TODD c~ontuber-
Mo entire los individuos que gobiernan y
la genie de NAL vivir.
Tolerar ell juego es algo que esta a
gran distancia de "cobrar" del juego.
iQuien tolera no adquiere la ominosa
complicidad de los "~cobradores' y explo-
tadores!