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The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19
THE NAACP

lIIG IN
The Executive Board of the
NAACP held a very important meet
ing at the Headquarters on Friday
evening. May 18th. and the Chair
man of the Membership Committee.
Mr.. LOTUS will use every effort to
increase the membership. The Lee
gal Redress Committee made a very
good report.
Rev. C. C. Adams was elected to
Blackmore. who resigned and Mrs
Blackburn the former secretary OF
the North Side YWCA was elected
First Vive President. Meeting a.
journed to meet the first Tuesday in
June.
NAACP Mass Meeting Sunday
afternoon, May 20.
All of the Churches sponsored
beautiful Mothers Day services a.
it was a very Sacred Day to give
honor where honor is always due
Rev. G.. D. Hancock, District
Superintendent of the Topeka Dis.
trict preached a very lovely Moth
er's Day sermon at Clair Chapel
and the wide awake Pastor, Rev.
G.. G.. Reynolds who at all times
extends a friendly welcome, was
wonderfully blessed with two per-
sons joining the church. The bust
ness Session of the Quarterly Con-
ferecne IN Monday evening. May
IA. was a complete success. All OF
the Auxiliaries made good reports
for the first quarterly meeting OF
the Conference year.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19
-QUOTES-
OF THE WEEK

@Must be these furlough
weddings Dimc-store sales
man reporting wedding ring
BOOM - .
"You have not seensthe last of
Duke and Duchess of
Windsor, Leaving Bahamas.
Government control of pro-
duction, distribution and price in
a peacetime economy is incom-
patible with economic and politi-
cal freedom Wendell Berge,
Dept. Of Justice.
eyes, I'm not beating my wife
any more!" Secy. Henry A.
Wallace, before House Ways and
Means Comm.
Government ought to get out
Of the way of industry the day
Japan is beaten."-WPB Chair
man Krug. Y y
'I1l take a year off-and re-
lax"-Lt. I. ID. Richardson, the
"Americdn Guerilla in the Philip
pines" on his postwar plans.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

Musician Head Waiter and the
Streamlined crew and the Waldorf
Astoria Chef at the Omaha Chamber
of Commerce, going places n do
ing many things on service as they
can take care of 5 or 6 hundred
with the latest improved food car
riers and smile if there is an over
flow.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19
Tortured man gets help!
Lemon Juice
Mixed al Home
Relieved
RHEUMATIC PAIN
soys SUFereri

Il have used ALLENRU for several
months. could hardly walk on ccount
of my knees. But now those pains are
relieved. ! can 60 like a race horse
now" Mort Shepard of Ohio.
Don't be a victim of the pains and
aches caused by rheumatism, Iumbaeo
or neuritis without trying this simple
inexpensive recipe you can mix ar
home. Two tablespoons Of ALLENRTr
plus the juice Of u lemon in a glass of
water. Try a bottle TO-DAY! Be e.
tirely satisfied with it = or money hal
$50. Drug stores.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

Omaha Club Walters with Capt.
Earl Jones, Mr.. Virgil Swoobe and
Mr.. Frank Buford and Mr.. Harry
Frazier r head liners on service
at all times.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19
Black Eagle Herb
Medicine For
Weak Folks

If o suffer with weak back,
Kidney, Bladder Gas, Constipation,
Indigestion, Billiousness, Rundown
Nerves, Cramps, Rheumatism, Loss
Of Womanhood, and Manhood, try
this medicine. Send $500 for an 8
ounce bottle. We also ship COD,
postage and money order fee extra.
THE SPIRITUAL HEALTH
GENRE
III D. 18th st. Phiia., PA.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19
THE WEEK
By H. C. Smith

President Truman's mother left
K. C. Kansas in an airplane Fri
day, May 18th for Washington,
d. G. to be with her son on Moth
er's Day.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

John l.. Lewis was deadlockec
with the hard coal mine owners
over underground travel time and
he looked to the fuel Administration
for a solution.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

Jimmy %Sherorer, the Milwaukee
boxer, hopes and wishes to get a
welterweight fight to attain funds
to pay some of his indebtness as he
hopes to study Art He used up
much time when he IA in the hos
pital.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

A month old baby in Portland
Ore, had a tooth pulled. The tooth
cut her tongue.
Six persons were injured in ar
Auto accident Thursday night
May 10, at So and Leavenworth SITS
in Omaha.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

on service at all times.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

A man was found dead in a closet
of one of the room at the Stevens
Hotel in Chicago Friday, May the
18th there were signs of a struggle.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

Blackstone Hotel quick stepping
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

A Greedy Colorado man uses a
plan to make waiting a pleasure
when he is alvey from his office 4
He leaves a note IN his desk BE
hack soon, have a cigaret and
make yourself comfortable.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

Ed Priener, IN Omaha letter car
rier found and returned a billfold
containing Three hundred and 80
dollars to the owner, Mr.. Royal
Fox on May 8.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

Eastern States: Maine. New
Hampshire, Vermount. and Mass +.
had the worst snow storm in %
years on Friday, May 18th. Two
lives were lost. More than a mill
lion dollars worth of damage to
crops and property.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

NAACP Mass Meeting Sunday
afternoon, May 20
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

existence depends upon q meaning
full revision Of the Mandate Sys-
tem"-~--do not have a voice inside
the conference.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
TRUK NEUTRALIZED

When the war began, the Japanese
base at Truck comprised one of the strong
est ocean stations in the world. More than
one hundred small islands formed lagoon
about 40 miles across to provide an unsur-
passed naval anchorage. The Japanese
possessed strong defensive installations.
The backbone of the Truk base was
broken last year when our carrier planes,
in February shot up its air defenses. Amer
lean pilots who participated in the engage
ment ran into heavy flax but they bagged
229 enemy planes in the air, destroyed 80
on the ground and damaged at least 70
others. Two months later, another carrier
strike took care of aircraft requirements.
The latest blow was delivered by the
British Pacific fleet which blasted the island
with it's big guns and then sent Seafires the
naval version of the Spitfire planes that
won the battle of Britain, to give the ground
works thorough blasting. No planes arose
to meet the attack and there was only mod
crate anti-aircraft fire.
The elimination of Truk as an effec-
tive enemy base has been accomplished en-
tirely by naval ships and plane attacks. An
estimated 100000 Japanese still remain in
the Caroline group, with most of them on
Truk. Nevertheless, the by-passed strong
hold has been neutralized in a series of vig-
orous attacks, despite the ineffective at
tempt of the Japs to defend the bastion
with land-based aircraft and ant-aircraft
installations
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

l878-First telephone exchange
in Chicago inaugurated.
1900 - Historic Yellow Fever
Commission, headed by Maj. Wal
ter Reed, appointed.
1916-$l82, 900, 900 Army budg.
ct voted by Congress; largest such
to date.
1917-First Division of the A
E. F., first American. combat force
in World War I, lands in France
l919-First tabloid newspaper
in New York City first issued.
1934-U. S. Bureau of Mines
takes over rich Texas helium
fields.
~ l94l-Finland declares war on
Russia.
1942-Rommel advances in Lib
va. Enemy sub sinks two Next
can tankers near Tampico.
1913 Stain again reminds
Roosevelt of wanted second front
in Europe. c. I. o. and A. F. OF
L. heads give written pledges of
no strikes during the duration.
l944-Allies all but complete
capture of Cherbourg. Russians
within Is miles of border of Po-
land. Republican. National Con-
vention assemblies in Chicago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
READY FOR THE TOURIST

"A good many people have left Key
West and business has been slowing up,
yet we have not reached that point where
men are seeking jobs but are still at that
stage where jobs are seeking men, accord
ing to Jeff Knight, Jr., head of the United
States Employment Service in Key West,
who said yesterday approximately 300 jobs
are available, basing his opinion on the
number of requests filed in his office.
While the positions are varied, yet
most of them have to doswith activities that
are not in the field of construction such as
civil guards, stenographers and clerical
work generally.
That condition is most encouraging,
despite the limitation of the types of en-
ployment And Mr.. Knight, who, as the
head of the Key West Junior Chamber of
Commerce. is striving with the active back
ing of that organization, to secure the city
against widespread unemployment in the
postwar world"
eve have large membership in the
Jaycees,' he said, ''yet we realize that it
should be larger, and we realize further
that the larger it is the more good work
we can do. With practically every young
man in Key West actively behind our move
ment, we feel certain we can keep Key
West on fairly even keel when the Navy
Yard begins to lay off civilian workers in
large numbers
He explained that the United States
Employment Service gives preference to
veterans in obtaining employment yet, he
added, there are still many openings for
civilians who have not been in the armed
services.
: Local Jaycees, according to their an
nouncements, are on tiptoe to boost Key
West as a tourist center as soon as the
war with Japan is over, and the Chamber
of Commerce, long since, has been pre-
pared to have tourists come to town just as
soon as conditions become normal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

She felt herself put in the
wrong and was unable to defend
herself. It was incredible that
Carey should be aligned with
Vera against her; Incredible that
they should not be with her in
everything. But it was so. He did
not tell her where Vera was and
her pride would not let her ask,
vet there was reinsurance and
comfort in knowing that he knew.
Vera must be safe enough ii Carey
knew about her. But she would
find out for herself. She went
through department stores look
ling for that sleek black head. She
longed to penetrate the telephone
exchange, thinking of no other
work that Vera could do.
But that wasn't all of it. There
was Carey himself. He was thin
and taut as a wire. He came home
late and slept as if he willed his
body to absorb all the rest it
could in the given hours. And in
the morning he was off with as
few lost motions as he could man.
age. sometimes with single cup
of coffee and a kiss like an after
thought. He wouldn't let Cynthia
get up for his sketchy breakfast.
The cook was quite ready to
break her neck for an extra dol
lar or two.
"Joan will feed him." Cynthia
said bitterly to her own break
fast tray. She'll meet him at the
door with hot cakes and ham and
eggs when he stops for Ray" She
didn't know how many times she
was right in this.
Anne who never missed sign
and knew them all like the back
of her own hand was wise enough
to be silent before a familiar
situation. Anne and Ned got on
like a house afire and Cynthia
began to go out with them occa-
sionally, to the theater or to din-
nerS where she met her OLD
friends. These asked about Carey
with the polite indifference OF
someone whose name had been in
the papers and later with the
know wing looks people assume
when they scent trouble in the
offing.
Where's that handsome young
husband of yours? He's such a
wonderful dancer-don't keep him
hidden in a box. Cynthia"
Hes making bombers to keep
the flies out of your sugar." Anne
answered for Cynthia, quick as
a flash.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
A DRIVE FOR OIL

Invasion of the Island of Tarakan off
Borneo, on May 1, by Australian troops and
contingent of Dutch soldiers, is designed
to recapture a source of oil that is of such
superior quality that it can be pumped,
ready to burn, directly into ships tanks
Since the fuel now being used in the
Far East must be brought thousands of
miles from the United States or the Near
East and rehandled many times, there is
obvious advantage in the seizure of Tarakan
wells which, it is estimated, will supply
about 10 percent of the oil we need to
carry on the war against Japan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
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conclusion is based upon the role
played by this country in both
of the great wars in Europe.
While other nations held the
line, this Republic trained its
men, amassed it's power and de-
livered the decisive blows. OBJ
viously, an astute dictator of the
future will not risk a third repeti-
ton of this procedure if he can
possibly avoid it and the only
way to prevent such a catastrophe
to his plan will involve an i'm
mediate attack upon the United
States.
The danger that confronted
this country, in the year 1910, is
hardly realized. After the col
lapse of France, when the Brit
ish Isles al'Jle stood between
Hitler and world domination, the
fate of this country depended
upon the resolute fighting arm
of our British cousins. German
conquest of the British Isles in
that fateful year would have
been followed, in the opinion of
many people, by the combined
assault upon the United States,
with Germany, Italy and Japan
making war upon us at the same
time.
This supposition is not as fam
tastic as it seemed before the
JAP anese attack upon Pearl Har-
Dor. Most Americans remember
that Italy and Germany, immed-
lately following the Japanese as
sault upon this country declared
war against us. Moreover, in the
year 1910, the stale of our de-
lenses, our lack of weapons and
trained men and our nations fail
IRE to develop war power into
actual strength made this country
extremely vulnerable.
If another war occurs, it is pos
sible that the first assault of an
evil coalition will be directed
against the United States. If not,
there is no assurance that other
nations will be able to hold the
breech long enough for us to or
ganize effective defense, much
b Loco On offancn
Apparently, if we admit the
possibility of either of these con-
tingencies, the wise course for
the United States is to be pre-
pared to stand alone and sue
cessfully against any possible
combination of enemies.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
NOTICE OF CALLING ron n,ps

Notice is hereby given 10 whom
Ii may concern that on the 3rd da y
of July. A. ID. l945. at $50 o'clock
=. NJ. in the Monroe County Court
House. the Board Of County Com
missioners of Monroe County. Flor
ida, will open sealed bids for the
scarifying. rolling. oiIing and sand
ing of the following:
A strip of Roosevelt Boulevard,
in the City of Key West, Flor
ida, Thirteen O3) feet on either
side of the center line extending
from the triangle at the head
of the Island near the Naval
Hospital along in front of the
Naval Hospital to the bridge. "a
distance of approximately Two
Thousand (2,000) feet. including
connections with the main en-
trance to the Naval Hospital.
and Avenue ''E" and Flagler
The bids shall he submitted on a
unit price per square yard. The
work shall he commenced within
thirty 600 days after the awarding
of the contract, and each bid sub
mitted shall he accompanied by a
or Cashiers check representing
Five per cent. C5H of the total
amount of the hid.
All bids shall be submitted In the
County Clerks office In the Monroe
County Court House, Key West.
Florida. on or before $50 o'cloC X
L. NJ, July 3rd. \. n. 1915.
The Board reserves the right To-
accept or reject any or all bids made
pursuant to this advertisement.
Dated at Key West. Florida. June
18th, 1916.
Ross Sawyer. Clerk.
Board County Commissioners,
Monroe County. Florida.
jun19-26,194S IN
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
NATION MUST TRAIN
MEN TO FIGHT
BEFORE WAR BEGINS

1 DIR S06 WAn o6SANo
The plea of the nations high
naval and military leaders for a
program of universal military
training as the foindation-stone
for American security should
carry considerable weight in
current discussion.
The basic reason for peacetime
military training is the obvious
fact that modern warfare re-
quires that soldies be trained for
many months before being
thrown into battle. This was rec
ognized by Congressman and
others in their insistence that
our boys be not used until they
received certain basic training.
Despite the power of naval
forces and the blasting devasta-
ton of aerial bombs, the eXper-
fence of the present war has
demonstrated the necessity for
combat soldiers. Without the foot
slogging infantry and coordinat-
ing supporting units, no territory
can be effectively occupied and
no enemy can be thoroughly con-
quered. : .
Many prominent educators and
churchmen have vigorously op-
posed any plan for compulsory
military training in years of
peace. They favor a relatively
small standing army, evidently
upon the theory that the nation
will not require the use of mil
lions of fighting men in any fu-
ture war, or that if such a need
arises the country will have
ample time to train its fighting
men. Both conclusions, in our
opinion, are extremely doubtful
and might, in the event of sud-
den attacks, involve the life of
this nation.
| We are conscious of the dan
gers of militarism but we hardly
think that the average American
soldier will subscribe to the
theory of might makes right
just because he undergoes a per-
iod of training in the art of war
fare. The year that the young
man spends in military service
will acquaint him with the value
of discipline, improve his physi-
cal health and provide eXper-
fence that will, be valuable in
later life. In fact. unless these
benefits are attained through
some other process, compulsory
military training will add to the
education of the average Amer
lean boy.
Many experts, who look ahead
with fear and trepidation as tc
what might happen, warn Us
that the next time an aggresSor
or a coalition of aggressor ma.
tons, resort to warfare, the Unit.
ed States will probably be the
lobject of the first attack. Thi!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
BY EVELYN MURRAY CAMPBELL

CYNTHIA went. out more than
~ ever. She had to defy someone
and the public was always there.
One night she came home to find
Carey not asleep as usual but
looking out at. the drilling rain
that had spoiled her slippers. II
wasn't late but suddenly she felt
as if itswas.
"oh, Carey. why didn't you let
me know urwereswaiting? Tele-
phone Myra'ss house, or some.
thing? ] would have come home.
Or / wouldn't have gone out"
mo reason why you should
miss a show" He tamped out his
cigarette and turned to face her.
Her hearts suddenly stood still
"The fact is, I was waiting to tell
you that I'm going back tonight"
It was then that she saw the
suitcase by the door and his pipes
and neckties gone with all the lit
tie signs that made up his share
of the big front room. But she
only heard one word. Going.
+ He was smiling at her and his
teeth were. so even ard white
almost cruel. "For a little while
maybe only a. few days" he
said.
He went on from there. words
making a meaningless tumble
something about time lost on the
long drive to and from the plane
plaft, More than two hours out
of twenty four, just sitting in a
car. We can't afford that--Amer.
lea, I mean. We need. every min
ute we can save at any price.
He couldn't know what this
meant to heri "You need every
thing but mel" she cried broken
ly. "That two hours means me.
don't you see that? What part of
your life belongs to me? Not any.
Not any now. You belong to your
work-you've made it god-that
horrible plant" The words rush.
ed out. They had been waiting
at her lips. to catch her unaware.
Now they were said.
He nodded, not smiling any
more.
You're right about that, Gym
thia. ! do belong to the plant
while the plant needs me. / wish
l had more to give" He was very
grave. II can only give as much
as l cam"
She went on being. desperate,
throwing everything away.
But lam l nothing?"
To be continued
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

the present fiscal year, which
will probably reach $4,000, 000,-
900. The new budget estimate
contemplateS a m Ak m u m
strength for the Army of $500, 900
men as compared with the pres
ent strength of 100000.
1t is estimated that 2.182.009
men will be discharged from the
Army during the coming fiscal
year and that approximately l.
100000 new soldiers will enter
the Army.
The budget figure includes
financing the war for the fiscal
year and provision for munitions
and equipment to be delivered
through December 81, 1916.
Heavier types of aircraft are
covered through June. 1947.
1t may be interesting to break
down the estimated total for the
coming fiscal year in order to see
what items make up the major
expenses of our military opera
tons:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
KEY WEST IN
DAYS CONE III


Leo Haskins. an efssplaNa n
the Key West Aauariun. h.aks
ed. lost and hooked aEatn 49,
pon six fees ana ezse half AmaNHs
long and wei@hinw lss rMaAzsfs
whlle fishing off ms MsakmE
wharf shis morning ~ asNkxa
flshed with a hmna llEls. 80 49,
tarpon. the ssh time ne ieaTea -
Of the water. alccessled - aAs0N
ina out the hoak. 1ali when -
tarron fell back into ths waaAs.
the hooks tnck under TIE iafSe
fin on the Ieft side u Feaa1fss =
minutes Tor Mr. ilaskina y lAn&
the tarpon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
Chapter 81
VERA was furious

VERA was furious.
v what right had you to inter-
fere with us? You spoiled every
thing. Twas so happy with Ches-
ter in our little place. ! thought it
was ours-and it was yours
yours-l You were paying for it!''
'How can you be so cruel, so
unjust, Vera? ! only wanted you
to be nappy--to help you."
Happy in your way. Helped in
your way. All yours"
.'But-but it was the only way
could
II had Chester-all I wanted.
But you wouldn't let US find our
own way. 1t had to be yours"
An ugly. tragic little drama in
which inhibitions got the upper
hand and played it out. Cynthia
went away feeling sore and
beaten and the next day Maud
told her that Vera had gone away
to stay. with friends. She was CO.
ing to find herself a job and earn
her own money, Mau. said, burst
IiiS liito IedIS'
THE rains came early. The skies
l. wept for the misery of the
world and Cynthia wept with
them, in her secret heart where
no one could see.
Where had happiness gone?
There had been no m a G r i a
change in the way of their lives
yet Carey had gone as surely as
Vera.
DO you want to see her?" he
asked.
mot until she comes to me"
CYNTHIA said proudly and added
az ainst her will. You know
where she is?"
"Yes. Do you suppose if !
didn't? Let it 60" 1t was as il
he found her stupid, hard to ex-
plain to.