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PROTEST USE OF ATOMIC BOMB

A committee, founded. in Great Brit
ain in 1941. and called the Bombing Re-
striction Committee, has protested the use
of the atomic bomb against Japanese cit
les and has sent a message to President
Truman and Prime Minister Atlee in OPP
position to 'the indiscriminate bombing of
cities.
Every sensible individual is conscious
of the enormous destruction caused by
the bombing of cities during war and the
inevitable loss of life among civilians who
happen to reside around the targets New
ertheless, in modern warfare, the indus
trial production of nations is its war
strength and the destruction of its ability
to produce weapons and munitions repre-
sents one of the greatest steps toward VIC
tory.
In regard to the protest against the
use-of the atomic bomb, it may be said
that the same objections apply to the use
of any bombs whatever. Use by the Unit
ed States was predicated upon the neces-
sity-of destroying Japan's power to make
war and thus shorten the struggle and
save the ''Iives of thousands and thousands
of young Americans.
while we regret the necessity of war
that compelled us to bomb Japanese, or
other cities, with the loss of life that must
occur among civilians, we should not lose
sight of the fact that this nation made
every effort to avoid war. We should not
forget that we fought to strike down evil
aggressors with malignant designs upon
mankind, its peoples and their property
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20
WHO KNOWS?
ANSWERS ON PAGE 4

l. Our war casualties exceed a
million; how many men have
been killed?
2. What is the nations total
estimated income payments for
1915?
3. What is the estimated total
of Individual savings in the Unit
ed States?
i A. What iS the estimated met
farm Income .;sfteps Ape rises, ! for
1945?
5. How do living costs COM
pare with prewar conditions?
6. How many changes have
been made in the Cabinet by
President Truman?
7. What does it cost to operate
the State Department.?
8. The reciprocal rade treaty
program began in 1884; has the
tariff been reduced on all import
items?
8. Is Lend-Lease to Russia
continuing?
10. What are the odds against
living to be 100 years old?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20
zBy RUFUS HI[D]

best statesmen on the road, wfIen'
he really worked.
GO they planned their life to-
- gether. They agreed each
should be free to work out his
own career and then they would
pool their interests to make a
home. One of her first disillusions
had come when Brenda discov-
cred that Tom was not interested
in business; that her work at the
store bored him and his chief
concern was playing around with
the boys. Never very strong, ne
soon began to make his recurring
heart attacks the reason for his
sunwillingness to work. All OF this
in spite of the doctors repeated
statements that work which re-
quired little physical effort would
be the best possible thing for him.
Tom decided otherwise.
AS Brenda's earning capacity
increased, Toms rapidly de-
creased. For the past year he
avoided discussing any OF his
plans wit. her, and she knew
there were days at time when
he did no work of any kind. Men
were constantly telephonirg him
but never came to their apart
ment to see him. Recently these
shadowy figures began to alarm
her. They seemed to have a
definite connection with money
which Tom would have at, inter-
walls and then seem to mysterious
ly lose again.
Well that anxiety was over at
last. When Tom had inadvertently
let it slip that he had gone into
some kind of a partnership with
man named Pete RiZzo who
owned small chain of '26" games
in taverns on the West Side, and
that a girl, Francine Norman, a
% year old blonde who operated
the games, was another partner"
at the Club Boulevard. Brenda
knew Tom had entered a. word
where she could no longer fol-
low him.
A man who could spend his
days this way when the world so
desperately needed workers and
fighters. baffied and frightened
her. Everything she had tried to
hold for herself and Tom had
slipped through her fingers like
rope of sand. When she went to
Humberts as an assistant buyer
of furs, she decided the time for
the break had come. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20
REPORTS STATES
FINANCIAL STATUS
BEST IN HISTORY

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Aug. 20
FNSD.-State Comptroller Col. j.
NJ. Lee reports that the state has
more money on hand in the va
rious funds than ever before in
her history and is in excellent fl
nancial condition. s
Lee advised citizens to keep a
watchful eye on the expenditures
of this money and called atten-
ton to two appropriations in par
ticular, one fund of half million
dollars for livestock and another
of equal amount earmarked for
state advertising. Lee fears much
of this money will be wasted I'M
less care is exercised in it's dis
bursement.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our heart
felt thanks and deep appreciation
to the many friends who 50
kindly rendered their services
during the illness and after the
death of our loved one, Hattie
Curry. also, for the beautiful
floral tributes. Especially do we
thank the Taxi Drivers and others
who furnished cars. We assure
you your kindness will always
be remembered.
(a20-1tx) The FHMiLt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20
IN REGARD TO USE
OF SCHOOL BUILDING

Editor, The Citizen.
In regard to your article of
August Is on Jehovah's Witness
eS being denied use of the public
schools for their services, many
of the statements made to you by
the School Board have left the
wrong impression upon many
Key WeSters. The complete truth
is now given to enlighten them.
First, Jehovah's Witnesses have
not been using both schools for
Wednesday and Sunday night
meetings. Only the Harris School
was used both nights. The Doug
lass School was only used on Sun
day night, and that just since
January.
Further, the public does not
know that we have ALREADY
been stopped from using the Har-
ris School since August .1st-e A
member of the board advised, the
janitor not to let as have the key
to the building for that nigh.
Neither have we been permitted
use of the school since, although
in the article in the paper, 1T APP
pears as if they have been so
good as to let us continue toSuse
the schools till September 1st.
AS to the Douglass School;
How does the principal of that
| school get his information? He
has never attended the meetings
held there, so how could he know
the attendance? The facts are
that there were eight persons in
attendance Sunday night past,
and while this may not seem to
be many more than what he re-
ported, it should be known that
such was the attendance for just
that night. There have been, to
these meetings, at least fifteen
different individuals, all of them
sure to become regular attendants
as they learn more. The number
attending is on the increase.
Perhaps the worst thing about
the article was the impression
given that we were being bur
den to the taxpayers by using the
schools, and that the board, as
brave defenders, would not per-
NIT such a thing to be! | know
that is the impression left on the
minds of the people, because I've
talked to a number of people
about the matter. They were sur
prised to know that we contri-
buted monthly an amount OF
money to the board for the use
of the building! Maybe all of
Key West will be surprised to
know that, for it changes the face
of things. True, the amount con-
tributed was small, but it was
more than enough to pay for the
lights used, the only expense we
could cause. No mention was
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20

sTf4E coffee was ready. Brenda
i heard her husband shuttle
into the, dinette and slump INTO
a chair near the door. she !urnsu
and looked at him arxiousiy.
There were dark circles under MS
ewes. and his skin was creased ana
fiabby--putty colored beneath q
coat Of tan. Al soiled bathrobe
covered bis pajamas.
q Good morning. Tom" She
greeted him quietly Just In time
for breakfast.
Hi. eood-looking. Coffee.s
about all I want" Tom Blair
yawned as he stretched his arms
above his head, leaned back IN
his chair and thrust his long legs
under the small table. But his
bloodshot eyes shifted uneasily
under Brenda's level scrutiny.
There was a hint of fear in them
as If he were concerned over
what her clear grey eyes would
be able to see in the bright morn
ing sunshine that flooded the
room. Nervouslyl he rubbed his
hand over his unshaven chin.
Lord. this blasted sun hurts
my. eyes" He glared at the half
raised blinds. why. in thunder
YOU always want the place so
light I'll never know. ] haven't
slept for hours. This heat gets me
down."
Brenda handed him a plate and
sat down on the opposite side Of
the table.
"Sorry. Tom. + didn't hear you
come in last night. ! WORKED late
and slept right through until the
alarm went off this morning. How
are. things going these days. with
you and Pete Rizzo? Is the new
job a good one?"
@Why are you always so hell
bent on jobs9fur. me? Skip it. The
only. Job in the world you really
care about is your own. You
know that"
Faint color tinged the trans
parent white of Brenda's cheeks,
and for a long moment she did
not answer him. Then she said in
a low, voice, We'll, we will not 60
into that now, Tom. You said a
week ago you were working on a
good thing, and I thought by this
time you might be in position to
at least pay your electric light and
gas bills" -
--- To be continued
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20

Allied commanders have agreed to
permit Berlin to operate lottery, the re-
turns of which will be used to repair civic
projects. This agreement may not be rel
ished by the squeamish but it is sensible
thing to do in an emergency. The Citizen
has consistently advocated the establish
ment of a national lottery, the proceeds of
which would wipe out the national debt
within few years. 1t could then be abol-
ished or continued for other laudable pur
poses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20
Chapter 9

StAakt(A -
THE insistent ringing OF the
i alarm clock wakened Brenda
with start the next morning.
Through the closed Venetian
blinds at the windows overlook
ing the yacht basin. came the
brackish smell of stagnant wa
ter and heavy humid mid-sum-
mer heat. The air in the apart
nient was hot and lifeless. AS she
left the bedroom to start break
fast, Brenda saw the little stack
of bills she had left on her dress
ing table the night before. She
scooped them up and stuffed them
into the big patch pocket of her
kitchen apron.
Brenda was thinking Of these
bills as; she fried eggs for their
breakfast. She knew her husband
would not come into the dinette
until he smelled the coffee cook
ing, and that was always the last
thing she prepared. That would
give her a few minutes alone 90
face this morning when she
would have to tell Tom she was
going to divorce him.
1t was hard and bitter thing
to do. Two people form ties that
are hard to break after six years.
But the dull repetition of Toms
constant responsibility had re-
lentlessly stified the happiness of
their marriage. 1t takes two peo-
pile to make a marriage ias-. and
Toms indifference showed only
too plainly these last few years
that he was using their apart
ment merely as a convenient
place to live in, and not as a home
which two people maintained to-
gether.
Suddenly Brenda saw the eggs
through a blur of tears. 1t was
tragic and bewildering how peo-
pie changed. She had fallen in
love with handsome, debonair
Tom Blair. who always wanted
to step out and have a good time.
He was usually broke" when
payday came around. But Brenda
thought when they were married
she could manage so that Tom 5
money would go farther, and she
wanted to help him get estao-
lished in business with a real
future. Tom was clever, one Of the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20
NOT UNEXPECTED

The seizure of Japanese hospital ship
in East Indian waters reveals that it was
carrying munitions, attempting to get
through the Allied blockade and reach
some isolated Jap, garrison
The use of hospital ship for this
purpose is not entirely unexpected. Count
Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister and
son-in-law of Mussolini, in his memoirs. re-
Gently published made note of the fact that
Italy used hospital ships for the same pur-
pose.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20
HANGS ON BY TEETH

SPOKANE, Wash.-In a Lib
orator brought in to the Spokane
Army Air Depot for repairs, a
workman found a dental bridge
gripping firmly to the seat of
the plane, leading the inspector
to speculate that an air corpsman
must have been hanging on too
tightly during rough ride in the
B24 bomber.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20
PEOPLES FORUM

The Citisen welcomes express
siOns Of the views OF its read
ers. but the editor reserves the
right to delete any items which
are considered Iibelous or unNar-
rAnted. The writer's should be
fair and c0nflne the letters to
800 words, and write on one side
of the paper only. Signature of
the writers must accompany the
letters and will be published IN
less requested otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20

National Airlines, Inc. broke three OPP
Grating records during July, 1915, it was
disclosed by H. s. Parker, Jr., NAL vice
president. National flew more revenue pass
enger miles, more revenue. miles and car
riedmore revenue passengers in July of this
year than in any other month in its over ten
years of operation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20

Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
Here's one consolation: we are
a week nearer today to Prosper
ity coming around the corner
than we were last Tuesday"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20
AGAINST
ACQUISITION OF
RAILWAY SYSTEM

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 20
FNS).-In an effort to block the
proposed acquisition of the Flor
ida East Coast Railway by the At
lantic Coast Line railroad. the
Southern Railway system has fill
ed an intervention petition be-
fore the Interstate Commerce
Commission, at Washington, it
was disclosed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20

There is something admirable in a
mother who lost her only son in the war
congratulating another mother whose son
returned safely to her arms.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20

Subscribe to The Citizen.
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Harry Baldwin, who. had been
in Key West on his quarterly va
cation, left yesterday to resume
his duties as first assistant keep
er at Carysford lighthouse.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20

A benefit performance VIII De
given this evening in the Palace
Theatre. The. object in giving the
show is to raise money to puy
music for the Key West Hospl-
tality Band.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20
KEY KEY, WEST in
DAYS GONE By.
FROM FILES or TIE CITIZEN
OF AUGUST TO-. 1895

kilograms we're received yes
terday from Miami announcing
the death in that city OF William
Saunders. a former Key Wester.
Rev. James S. Day, pastor o.
the First Baptist Church, who IS
chairman of the Boy Scout Com-
mittee, gave an Interesting taik %
Scouts last night at a meeting IN
Wesley House.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20

Harry Curry, chief clerk OF the
air navigation commission, bureau
of air commerce, arrived yester-
day to visit relatives, after an
absence of four years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20

]. Thomas Heflin former Unit
ed States senator, will speak IN
Bavview Park on Friday even-
ing, August %.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20

Mrs. James Moore, son, James,
Jr., and daughter, Miss Catherine
Moore, left yesterday afternoon
to visit relatives in Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-20

To be continued
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Americana
Continued From Page So

for yourself, If you do not want to
give a book to anybody.
The other Indian volume is THE
Ten Grandmothers," by Alice Mar
riott. It deals with the Kiowa
tribe and undertakes, in a series
of episodes from Indian life, to trace
the changes which have taken place
in tribal institutions from the early
10Th century to the present. Its
background is great fund of schoi-
arly knowledge but its method IS
sufficiently popular to recommend
the work to any one with a reason
able interest in its subject.
In the East there was a study OF
a largely forgotten industry in "The
South Carolina Rice Plantations, I"
by J. H. Easterly.
And for the whole United States
there was that thoroughly amusing
and nostalgia work, Motor History
of America or the Gasoline Age"
by c. B. Glasscock, with historical
supplement by Floyd Clymer, a re-
minder of the follies Of our imme-
diate ancestors in the get-out-and-
get-under period of motoring.
NC. r.
Evening star., 1945-12-02

entrance into the World Court. DR..
Fleming drives home his moral
the danger implicit in the power Of
an organized group to obstruct
American cooperation with other
nations. Such is also the major
point in Thomas Bailey's Woodrow
Wilson and the Great Betrayal" In
this lucid and fascinating narrative
a leading diplomatic historian re-
counts the defeat of the movement
to make the United States a men,
ber of the League of Nations. 1t
begins with Wilson's departure from
Paris and ends with the death of
Harding. Neither Wilson nor his
enemies come off without criticism,
and the emphasis on political
strategy and on public opinion in
influencing momentous national in
terests is brilliantly developed. One
gets the impression that weakness
as well as strength was evident in
Wilson's refusal to compromise
when a moral issue was involved.
In focusing attention on American
shortcomings DR.. Bailey may pos
sibly have obscured those of other
governments, but this, after all,
was not his story.
The historians here considered by
and large fail to justify the indict-
ment of their kipd in Jerome
Franks Fate and Freedom" In
highly colored and equally highly
provocative pages Mr.. Frank main
tains that historians have popu-
larized and given credence to the
doctrine Of determinism. In COM
batting this idea he insists that we
can have a choice in the road we
travel. The upshot of the histories
Of 1945 tends to support the thesis
that in their struggles for democ-
racy and for a waxing influence
on world affairs, Americans have
for the most part operated within
possible choices. If SO. perhaps the
historians of 1916 and of succeed
ing years will help their fellow
countrymen to see more wisely, in
the light of past experience, and to
act more resolutely. whenever and
wherever democracy and our rela-
tions with the rest of the world are
concerned.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
War Books
Continued From Page 28)

golians, and "The Vigil OF a Ma
tion," by Lin Yutang.
The tragic story of Poland's suf-
fering under the Nazis-without
doubt the most horrible of the war
is told in THE Forgotten Battle
field" by K. Wierzynski; Warsaw
Ghetto" by Mary Berg; Call Us to
Witness" by HAMA and Gather
Warfield, and mo Traveller Re
turns" by Curt Reiss
Few If any of the books mentioned
here can be ranked as great liter
ature. But many are examples of
superb reporting or incisive analy-
sis. Never before in history has a
problems been examined SO thor
oughly and promptly. In them the
reader can find factual information
on virtually any phase of the war or
the problems of peace.
Var Hnm0r
In war humor, the outstanding
work is, of course, Bill Mauldin's
"Up Front" There have been a
number of other lively war cartoon
volumes-you will find them listed
in the cartoon section. Private
Purkey's Private Peace" by H. I.
Phillips, attempts to give the en-
listed mans outlook on peace con-
ferences and is reasonably funny.
Sergt. Thomas r. st. Georges PRO
ceed Without Delay" gives a tai
ented picture of the lighter side of
the Pacific war.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
History
Continued From Page 11)

guished~ authorities under the title
"The Asian Legacy and Amer
lean Life" The legacy Is far more
important than one might guess.
r. A. Bisson's Americas Far East
ern Policy" surveys our relations
with China and Japan during the
goth century, with special en-
phasis on the economic interests
that have shaped American policy.
By and large Mr.. Bisson's book
shows the inadequacy, as peace
instrument, of the power politics
that have so largely guided Amer
ican diplomacy in the Far East.
Brilliantly written, admirable IN
its scholarship, fresh and incisive
in its point of view is J. Bart Breb-
ners North Atlantic Triangle"
This breaks new ground in putting
aside the national framework which
has so largely dominated histo-
biography by Intervening the mu-
tual influences Of Britain, Canada
and the United States the one on
the other.
international cooperation as
practicable policy comes OH very
well in Denna F.. Fleming's The
United States and the World Court" ="
Here we see the power OF a biased
minority in the Senate, supported
by Coughlin and Hearst, defeating
in 1926 and again in 1885 American
Evening star., 1945-12-02
MENTAL HEALTH.
Psychiatry in Modern v

Psychiatry in Modern Warfare,
by Edward A. Strecker and Kenneth
e. Appel. (Macmillan) A short
study of the growth of psychiatric
knowledge during the two war pc
riods and suggestions about the ad-
justment. of veterans of the, present
war.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
By CARYLL
HOUSELANDER

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EVERYMAN'S LIFE OF
JOHN. HENRY
NEWMAN
By JOHN MOODY

BY JOHN MOODY
Author of The Long Road Home
This is true portrait Of that great thinker aris. Of letters
and Of Cod written by who Travelled the same
road conversion himself. 07S
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THE NEW
TESTAMENT
IN ENGLISH
A NEW TRANSLATION
Bv RONALD KNOX

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and indispensable in the Libraries Of all Bible students
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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-23

ME s tenn, da je splavala ma var
no, vsi ostali pa so utonili.
Zgodbo tragicni pomoti je
povedal porocnik George K. Pc
tritz il Rockforda, ILL.,, XII je z ne
kim drugim Amerikancem spla-
val ma obrezje, kjer so ga well
pod zascito filipinski gerilci. Po-
zneje je bill pobran cd neke bojne
ladje in cd tam Sc je pred par
dnevi z letalom vrnil " Zedinie-
ne drzave.
Petritz je povedal, da so bill
Amerikanci ma japonski ladji ta-
ko natrpani, da Sc jih je mnogo
zadusilo, in rekel je, da so bile
razmere ma parniku tako stras-
ne, da nj dvoma, da bi bilo mno-
go jetnikov umrlo, tudi ako bi
ladja ne bila potopljena.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-23

Evropi tako koncentriran, da je
bila vsa peza napada zadana v
teku nekaj ur.
10000 letalcev Y akciji
V siloviti zracni ofenzivi ie
sodelovalo sedem zavezniskih
komand s 10000 letalci. Ma
men te ofenzive je bill, da sc z
enim udarcem paralizira We
,transportni sistem sovraznika.
Sovrazno ozemlje m e. d "a
padno in vzhodno fronto je BIZ
10 razdeljeno v zone in sistema-
ticno bombardirano.
.Afneriska osma komanda lie
prevzela ozemlje $4,000 kva-
dratnih mill cd danske meje pa
do Nuernberga v Nemciji in
Pilzna- ma Ceskem, medtem ko
je Is. ameriska zracna sila v
Italiji prevzela vse ozemlje juz-
no oznaeenega kompleksa.