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BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Rest in peace might be spoken now,
through June and until July /, as the ma
ton slowly buries the WPA. So passes an
agency, this Works Projects Administra-
ton, which in its hey-day, spent more than
ten billion dollars for the relief of the ma
tons unemployed All of the works prof.
ects are liquidated and those which have
not been completed will be finished by the
local sponsors, the agencies busying them
selves in winding up affairs. Thirty states
have already completed the final ritual and
so there passes from the mails those thou
sands of relief checks At one time 100000
people in one month received WPA checks
and in most cases they came at an oppor-
tune time. With work now available, with
wages filling the vacant envelopes, this
project used as means of relieving unerp-
ployment, dies May the necessity of revi1-
ing it, not occur!
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Chapter 10

Chapter 10
DERT STRINGER stepped to-
ward Penny, pale eyes CLINT
ing. She moved back, got the
table between herself and him.
''Sit down and eat" he said.
''Eatl Do you think I'd share
food with IA snake?"
His jaw hardened. Careful
with your words, miss"
What else are your" Penny
dashed out at him furiously. She
forgot every caution. There's
nothing you wouldn't stoop to, is
there, Mr.. Bert Stringer? From
stealing films from a man who
risked his life getting them,
to-" Too late, she clapped hand
to her mouth.
'tSol" he said.
She stood, aghast at what she'd
done. In fit of blind anger, she'd
given away her terribly impor-
tant knowledge of his having
Bills films. By just so much,
she'd inadvertently lessened her
chances of somehow getting them
back. Oh why-why had she been
such a little fool?
What do you know about any
films?" he demanded. Out with
it,"
Very well, thought Penny de-
spairingly, she would out with
it. The damage was irreparable.
At least she'd have the satisfac-
ton of letting Bert Stringer hear
the truth.
II saw the films" she flung at
him, when they rolled out of
your dunnage bag the night you
and Cleve had the fight"
What makes you think they
belong to your brother? They're
NINE"
"a likely storyl" said Penny
scornfully. You're not pho
tographer. Yo. don't even carry
a camerai"
He blinked thin-lashed lids at
her. "Well-so what? Maybe your
brother gave them to me to take
back for him."
DENNY laughed Historically. 81
l never heard anything so utterly
far-fetched. If that were so, why
didn't you hand them over to
Cleve and me when we met? You
denied even having seen Bill
then"
"All right them" he said, "1'll
admit found them.''
Found them" said Penny. Gin
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BETTER HEALTH

The best argument for food rationing
in England is that since it began the British
have improved their public health level.
They attribute the factor to plain nutrition.
Those foods that we still take pretty much
for granted are rarities in England Eggs
are luxury and have been lost for some
time to most British menus.
Consider the words of Lord Woolton,
head OF food ministry of England as: 'It
isn't cmfort we're after. It's winning this
war and~using our food to keep us fit TO
win this war. It's fighter standard,
closely calculated. All we ask for is that we
shall have enough of it and no more, to give
us strength for our days job. We may, in
deed, have to have less than we are having
now. We've maintained fighting standard
of fitness; we shall maintain it if we hus-
band all eur resources-all of them-witn
the utmost care, each taking only according
to his need"
And-what is true.in this case there can
apply tons in Key West and we can meet
it equally well.
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lonely travelling by himself /
banker for companionShip.
what makes you think I'd go
with your" fiared Penny.
''This." The gun that had shot
Cleye lay in his big palm
Terror hit Penny like a blow.
She shrank back, her gaze on the
gun.
"You-you wouldn't shoot me?"
Stringer's laughter sawed the
air. Providing you act reason
able, no. / prefer my women
alive"
She sank to a chair. What
what do you want me to do?"
Bert Stringer grinned. He put
the gun away.
That's BETTER" he said. "Now
we can talk"
"All right" said Penny duly.
in the first place, you could
do a lot worse than to string
along with me. I'm going to make
a lot of money"
Pretend, pretend, Penny eau
toned herself. Play up to his male
conceit. You can't be any worse
off. It worked pretty well this
morning before you lost your
temper about Marie and gave
everything away. Maybe you
can still fool him.
"a lot of money" she repeated
slowly. Howl"
LIE said, "These films, for one
L Il thing" He waved his hand.
Nov don't get on your high
horse. Your brother couldn't pos
sibly get as mucl. from this news
service as I can"
Somehow, Penny managed an
admiring smile. you mean"
"Sell them to the highest bid
der" said Bert Stringer. "There
are plenty of-people who'd pay
plenty for pictures of the Alcan.
l got certain connections.
All of Penny's instructive dis
trust of Bert Stringer, from the
first moment of meeting, was
being more than justified. As the
full realization of what he was,
of what he would do for money,
dawned upon her, she felt sick.
Bert Stringer intended to sell
Bills films to anyone who'd give
him his price, to the highest
bidder. And that bidder might be
an enemy agent!
Whats more" said Stringer
expansively, ssIll even make il
right with your brother by see
ing he gets his share of the
profits
To be continued
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side a camera in the wreckage of
Bills plane"
"Wel-yes."
"Stole them"
Nov, Miss Vance" Y
IF you didn't-hand them over
to me nowl"
This time it was Bert Stringer
who laughed, harshly, raspingly.
''Do / look like a fool? Those
films are valuable. No." he said.
Il aim to hang on to them. Find
ers keepers. /"
There could be no doubt of his
meaning it He was determined.
Sick with disappointment and
hopelessness, Penny walked over
and began to get together her
bed-roll blankets and first-aid
kit.
Better get some nourishment
inside you," he said, turning to
his own cold breakfast with
gusto.
mo, thank you," said Penny.
She went on packing, jerking
angrily at straps, wondering how
long it would take her to hike to
the mouth of Moose Greek. Fin
ished, she hoisted the bed-roll
to her shoulder, took her first aid
kit, and started for the door.
He was standing in front of it.
She hadn't heard him move from
the table.
"Going some placer"
I'm not staying here" said
Penny shortly.
I you are until I've done with
chow and ready to hit the trail"
DENNY gulped Ridiculous. I've
L a long way to go, on foot,
thanks to your thoughtfulness in
sending Marie downstream with
the canoe. I've no time to waste. 7"
Sweetheart" he said, maybe
we better get this straight. You
continually underestimate me.
I'm not dumb man. | got a
brain-here." He tapped his tenn
pie with a grimy forefinger.
"a lot of criminals are smart"
SAID Penny.
"If let you go your own sweet
way, what would you do? The
first chance you got you'd be
putting ideas into some Mounty's
head. Ideas which might injure
my reputation and lead to I'M
pleasantness." He shook his head.
"Oh, nor
Penny stared. "You don't mean
you're going to try to keep me
here = shut up in this musty,
out-of-the-way cabin!"
I'm not going to keep you
here, sweetheart. I'm going to
take you with me. A man gets
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-07
AFTER THE WAR is OVER

extent to which Key West has grown since
growing rapidly.
For instance, P0inciana Place is some
thing of village" in itself, so much so that
movement is underway to obtain fire
house, a police station and a schoolhouse
for the 700 families that are residing there.
Can we live up to this growth when the
war is over? That is the most important
concerns Key Westers, and therein lies the
reason for us to be up-and-doing in post
war planning.
The city counclmen are keenly aware
of that condition, and they will join, at
their next meeting, with the county COM
missioners in providing one-half of the sal
airy to be paid to a secretary to keep in or
der the various, actions and conclusive
measures that will be taken to assure work
for the thousands of men in Key West who
will be without jobs when the war comes to
an end.
If only one-half of the projects that are
being considered by the postwar planning
committees are granted by the Federal
Works Agency, Key Westers need not en-
terrain any fears about our economic con-
dition when hostilities cease.
Bue we must GO even further than
postwar planning, for the day will come,
probably year or so after the war, when
there will not be any more postwar work.
We should try, when the postwar matters
are properly attended to, along substan-
tial and far-reaching lines, to have indus
tries established in Key West. Some of those
proposed industries can be launched by
Key Westers themselves, but we must try to
interest outsiders in others.
However, we will not be entirely de-
pendent on industries for our economic WEI
fare Heretofore, Key West has not been
q big tourist town, comparatively speaking,
because we did not have the proper accom-
modaticns, except on limited scale, to Of
fer tourists In those days, it did not require
many tourists to fill up our hotels and room
ing houses, but that condition will be alto
gether different after the war.
Key West now has several thousands
new dwellings, including apartments, that
are comparable with any of their type IN
any other part of the country. Coral Gables
and Miami Beach, in their palmiest days,
never had more attractive houses or more
beautiful subdivisions than Key West has
today. The fact is, they had nothing to COM
pare in tropic splendor with Poinciana
Place.
With these attractive accommodations,
modern up to the minute, with running wa
ter and sewers, tourists most surely will
come here to occupy them if they are avail
able. J. w. Ricketts,, vice president and
building director of Coral Gables, during
and after the boom in that city, told the
writer that the only things that Key West
needed to attract tourists were comfortable
accommodations and attractive surround
ings.
key West has the warmest climate IN
winter Mr.. Ricketts, concluded, land the
vast majority of tourists are seeking
warmth, and they will go where they can
find it, if they are afforded the modern
conveniences of life sAa
Key West will afford those conven-
fences after the war is over.
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The Citizen at all times is willing to
publish any items that government agencies
send in ifrequest is made that the items be
published as contribution to the war eff
fort, but If they are demanded peremptor-
lily, they are most likely to be found in the
wastebasket than in the columns of The
Citizen
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Today's Horoscope

Today gives fair opportunity for
success. The intellectual powers
may not be particularly brilliant,
and much labor may be needed.
Take care to cultivate energy of
action and conserve your resourc-
eS to the utmost.
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Today's
Anniversaries

1745-Lindley Murray, whose
Grammars and Readers were ex-
tensively used here and in Eng
land, born Dauphin Co., Pa. Died
Jan. IL, 1926.
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Hitler's annual income is estimated at
some $10,000,000. 1t pays to be dictator,
but the fruits of dictator are not enjoyed
very long
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In view of the facts referred to. 4

In view of the facts referred to, it
would seem that American armchair
strategists can forget their worries about
what the United States and Great Britain
are doing to help Russia.
Recent information from Germany in
dicates not only possibility that Hitler is
holding in reserve a substantial body of
soldiers for what may happen in Western
and Southern Europe, but that consider
able proportion of Nazi fighter plane
strength Is scattered throughout Germany
in an attempt to thwart the aerial offensive
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FOR INFANTRY

BALTINfORE.-Weapons of he
infantry are rifle, bayonet, ma
chine gun, mortar. pistol. car5-ne,
grenade and snti-tank gun
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RETREADs IN INDIA

DELHI.-One must have a
government permit to buy a re-
treaded tire in India.
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1843-Q00 years ago. Susan E.
Blow, pioneer teacher of kinder
garten methods in America, born
ST. Louis. Died March 26, 1916.
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TENDERS NAMES

NEW YORK.-Small seaplane
tenders in the u. S. Navy usually
take their names from American
bays, straits and inlets.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-07

Obeying the laws yourself is not suf-
ficient; you must also see to it that others
obey them, too.
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1845-John F. Goucher, Balti-
more clergyman, college presi-
dent, Observation-Disclosures of mis-
sions the world over, born Waynes-
burg, Pa. Died July 10, 1922.
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The Japs have gift of almost exact
imitation; and will soon initiate what we
are doing to Germany
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KEY WEST In
DAYS GONE BY
FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN
OF JUNE 7. 1889

Mrs. Nellie Williams, who
went to Cornwall, Conn, to attend
the commencement exercises in
Rumsey Hall, at which her grand
son, Paul Williams Vecker, was
graduated, returned yesterday, ac-
companied by him. Paul will re-
main in Key West several days
before returning to his home in
Havana.
The younger students in the
Convent of Mary Immaculate will
give an entertainment this eve
ming in ST. Celilia's Hail.
The services at the Salvation
Army Hall, Fleming and Grin
nell streets, will be conducted to-
morrow evening by the Rev. j. G..
Gekeler, pastor of the First Press
byterian Church. 5.
The class day exercises of the
Key West High School will be
held this evening in the high.
school auditorium.
G.. A. Baker, first assistant
keeper in the American Shoals
lighthouse, arrived in Key West
today to spend his quarterly va
cation.
Mrs. Simmons Edgar left yes
terday afternoon for Miami where
she will visit relatives for the next
two weeks.
Representative j. Mark Wilcox,
according to a special dispatch
I published in The Citizen today,
will make a tour of his district
after the adjournment of congress
sometime between now and June
l5 Mr.. Wilcox said that he will
visit Key West shortly after his
arrival in his district.
Mrs. Susan Baker, who had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Fanny
Demeritt, for the last five weeks,
returned yesterday to her home in
Miami, It was Mrs. Bakers first
visit here in two years.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. David arriv-
ed from Miami yesterday and are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
Sweeting.
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LARGEST MARKET

CHICAGO.-Cleveland, Ohio. Is
is the largest ore market II the
world.
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Nothing is sillier than man, in big
job, whorfs afraid of competition
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Carl 2 E0cen h1rzrisn uf M
Chicago Pubic Llbrary. houa
Kansas CRY. No - wears 49,
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Moststatements should be prefaced by
81 think, !, then they can be properly eval-
uated
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Dr. Heroerr Fels. Z .zr-usur uf
State acEIser or lu1eTra-zC-zl ecl-
nomic affairs. born AsE E0rk s.
wears ago.
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Today's Birthdays

Ma. AIexzndsr p SereEkv-
famed New Xork zEplzze mzk=r-
inventor. bern Ia EEssIz. - EsErs
ago
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DR.. Herman 2 Wells. uresl2eur
Of Indiana University. born 5aEes-
town. Ind A years ag8-
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The lack of any meaning in life leads
o menta1.confusion..
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1857-Samuel M. Crothers, cul-
tured Cambridge, Mass, clergy
man and essayist, born Oswego
Ill. Died Nov. 9, 1927.
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Captain Robert d Worzzzl.
CHEF of Naval chaplazne- 1ora
ZanesviIle. Ono, So years aea
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WASHINGTON - AErlclzstzzre
absorbs more tran go perce11 %
the worlds total potzsn- supply-
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1942-End of Battle of Midway
Island, a great American victory.
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1866-Dana c. Munro, noted
teacher of American history, born
Bristol, r. /. Died New York,
Jan. Is, 1888.
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1865-Edwin E. Slosson, popu-
lar author-lecturer on scientific
subjects, born Albany, Kans. Died
Oct. Is, 1929.
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remain a few days before pro-
ceeding to Franklin, KY, to visit
his brother-in-law and sister, MFR.
and Mrs. Lain Dobbs.
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Joseph Jaycocks left yesterday
for Miami, where he intends to
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l9l6-(25 years ago. American
advance 2 and a half miles on g.
mile front near ThierTy.
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Today In History

1776-HiStoric resolution Of
Richard Henry Lee in Congress
That these United Colonies are,
and of right ought to be. free and
independent states"
l875-First meeting of the Pa
cific Stock Exchange. San Fran
cisco.
l892-The American Jewish
Historical Society founded. New
York.
l895-China thanks President
Cleveland for promoting peace N
the Orient.
l9l8-(25 years ago. American
advance 2 and a half miles on g.
mile front near Thierry.
1927-Two New York brokers.
convicted of bucketing, arrive al
Sing Sing, four years after convic-
ton.
1929-The State of Vatican City
in being with ratification Of Ital-
ian-Vatican Treaty.
1933-Britain, France, Germany
an, Italy sign 4-Power Peace Pact
in Rome.
1939-Nazis arrest and XIII
leading citizens of Kladno. Czech
oslovakia, throwing mayor 20 MS
death out of window.
1942-End of Battle of Midway
Island, a great American victory.
1942-Japs begin landing on
the Aleutian Islands.
l942-Jap sub sinks American
ship off Seattle.
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1942-Japs begin landing on
the Aleutian Islands
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1939-Nazis arrest and XIII
leading citizens of Kladno, Czech
oslovakia, throwing mayor 20 his
death out of window.
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1927-Two New York brokers,
convicted of bucketing. arrive al
Sing Sing, four years after convic-
ton.
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l942-Jap sub sinks American
ship off Seattle.
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SkY's The Limit
But how much will it cost me
to join your fraternity"
How much have you got?"
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SAYS STAIN SEEMS SATISFIED

Glenn Babb, Associated Press War
Analyst makes pertinent observation
when he remarks that:
The indications are strong that Joseph
Stain knows much more about American
British invasion plans than either the enemy
or the Allied public and also that he is salts
fled 1t is difficult to read his recent declara-
tons of admiration for the solidarity with his
Allies in any other light"
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l895-China thanks President
Cleveland for promoting peace N
the Orient.
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1929-The State of Vatican City
in being with ratification Of Ital-
ian-Vatican Treaty.
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l875-First meeting of the Pa
cific Stock Exchange. San Fran
cisco.
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l892-The American Jewish
historical Society founded. New
York.
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1933-Britain, France, Germany
an Italy sign 4-Power Peace Pact
in Rome.
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: Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Gates
and their granddaughter, Shirley
Mae West, left yesterday to visit
relatives in Miami.
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Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. David arriv-
ed from Miami yesterday and are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
Sweeting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-07

Mrs. Simmons Edgar left yes
terday afternoon for Miami where
she will visit relatives for the next
two weeks.
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Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
Experts have determined that
there are 26 different kinds of
disagreeable noises. One at least
can get 25 of them ~over the
radio.
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The younger students in the
Convent of Mary Immaculate will
give an entertainment this eve
ming in st. Celilia's Hall.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-07

G. A. Baker, first assistant
keeper in the American Shoals
lighthouse, arrived in Key West
today to spend his quarterly va
cation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-07

The services at the Salvation
Army Hall, Fleming and Grin
nell streets, will be conducted to-
morrow evening by the Rev. j.. G.
Gekeler, pastor of the First Press
byterian Church. =
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-07

The class day exercises of the.
Key West High School will be
held this evening in the high
school auditorium.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-07

Mrs Susan Baker, who had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Fanny
DemerItt, for the last five weeks,
returned yesterday to her home in
Miami. It was Mrs. Bakers first
visit here in two years.
Evening star., 1943-07-07

power may be choked Of" and one
favorable to the administration
may be fostered."
Handling Of magazine quotas has
been "capricious," he said, declaring
that new publications were allowed
to start while established ones had
their paper supply reduced.
In at least one hearing on ap-
peals, Mr.. Mas declared. WpB Of
ficials "misrepresented and even lied
about the facts"
"Favoritism has been definitely
demonstrated" he said, adding:
"The weaker branch of publish
ing-magazine and books-are being
attacked first. When they are
brought under sufficient control to
eliminate them as threat to the
complete control of publishing, the
newspapers will then feel the heavy
hand of bureaucracy"
Representative Grant, Republican,
of Indiana told the House that
metropolitan newspapers are getting
such large extra newsprint allow
ances that smaller papers are denied
their rightful share.
He said SOL newspapers were
granted 124, 4,241 tons Of newsprint In
excess of their quotas, and Of this
total six big city papers received
Al per cent.
The largest extra allowance was
1885 tons to the Chicago Sun, Mr..
Grant said.
He told reporters the power to