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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
FLoRIDA-vIRILE AND PROSPEROUS
oGanufacturers Record, Baltimore, Md

More than four and quarter GEN.
turies have passed into history since Juan
Ponce de Leon landed on the coast of Flor
ida in his search for the legendary fountain
of eternal youth. Ponce de Leon died be-
Iieving that his expedition was failure
and his quest fruitless. No single, tangible
fountain spouting life-giving water could
he find in any one place. But he did dis
cover. and because he named it the Land
of Flowers he must have partly explored
the Florida of today.
fernando de Soto, acting under the
authority of a royal commission from the
King Of Spain, landed with his expedition
on the west coast of Florida in 1889. His
search for gold was almost as barren of i'm
mediate results as was Ponce de Icons
search the waters of perpetual life.
Neither of these early American ex-
plorers thought that they were the leaders
Of successful expenditions. Both of them
considered their undertakings failures. 1t
has remained for Americans of the goth
century to vindicate the faith that inspired
and the hope that led them, and to prove
that they were trail blazers in the land Of
perennial youth and of untold wealth that
has yet but been barely tapped.
Florida today is the land of perpetual
youth. Its citizenry fosters and revivifies
that energy Of the human spirit that is age
ss'frOm generation to generation and that
grows and develops to more active ma
taTity with each passing decade It's benefi-
cent climate also unquestionably lengthens
the span of physical life to the consterna-
ton Of insurance aetuaries and the delight
of 0etogenarians. As an inspiration to the
imaginations of the ambitious and tonic
10 the bodily health Florida has proved to
the world that what Ponce de Leon failed to
discover was right under his nose merely
waiting for advancing civilization to learn
enough to recognize it,
Desoto's frustrated desire to "get rich
quick An all too natural hope in the
breasts of many of us today-earned him
hothlng but failure, dependency and
death. But In spite of his personal failure
and despite the failure of similar delusions
ehmaxed by the land boom and bubble of
many years ago, Floridians have discovered
true wealth. II is of the kind that does not
have to be seized by force, but which can
be developed. enhanced and perpetuated
~ Is To be found on its lands and in its wa
ters everywhere in inviting abundance.
The health of mind and body and the
wealth Of natural resources awaiting the
ingenuity of perseverance of intelligent
men beckon future American Ponce dc
Icons and De Sotos, men with foresight
and courage to drink of the fountain OF
youth and share in the treasure chest that
u Florida.
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LECAIS

NOTICE. oF PROBATE
IN THE COUNTY JInGE,s
n MONROE COUNTY. STATE w
FLORIDA.
Estate of -.
JONATHAN Gates. Deceased
The State of Florida. 20. All fersoni.
Interested in the Estate bf sad
Decedent:
You are hereby notified that a
written instrument purporting 70
be the Last VIII and Testament ot
said decedent has been admitted
to probate In said Court.
You are hereby commanded WIN
in six calendar months from the
date of the first publication o. this
notice to appear In said Court ana
show cause. II any You can. whs
the action of said Court In admit I.
ting said Will to probate should
not stand unrevoked.
(Seal) RAYMOND ". LORI
County Judge.
Monroe County. FfoFtda.
jun12-19.26 :jui3, 1945
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TODAY'S
ANNIVERSARIES

lsio-Abner Doubleday. Union
general. originator Of BASEBALL.
born in New York. Died Jan. -.
1893.
ls3s-Thomas W Knox. ieuF-
nalist world traveller. New York
literary light. born Pembroke. y.
Y. Died Jan. g. 1885.
ls45 100 years agol--John Mr-
Tammany. inventor IL peFfoFat-
ed music roll. player piano and
a voting machine. all bringing
him litigation and poverty. barn
scotland. Died Hartford. C0nn.
March 20. 1918.
1891 - Sidney Coe Howard.
playwright. born Oakland. Cal
Died Aug. %. 1899.
1894 - Jeanne Eagles. actress.
born in Boston. Died oct 4.
1929.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

Today indicates contempiasive
nature, sometimes q deep and
penetrating mind. With opportu-
nifty there is great success. The
danger lies in excuses In life.
The great JOY may be in pleasures
of the table and when this inn
pulse is curbed the character gen.
orally turns out very well.
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HUGE ARMY TO
FIGHT JAPAN: COST 80
BILLION NEXT YEAR

Some idea of the magnitude of
the job for which the Army is
preparing in the attack on Japan
is apparent from the RICHEST for
$39,0l9, 790,074 to finance mill
tary operations for the fiscal year
beginning July /.
This is about twenty-five per
Gent less than the program for
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

YESTERDAY: Anne tells Gym
thiu to be the ,poman Carey loped
at the lake in Wisconsin, and not
to adore him so much. Adoring
tcomen cam demand too much, she
declares aad become tiresome.
She tells Cynthia that she is go
ing to try to hook Ned, and
though shocked at the thought,
Cynthia trishes, her luck. Chester
comes to tell her that he has been
drafted and that Vera knotos all
about the money she had gicen
him.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS


u933 Probate Act. Sees. Ife. 1907
IN THE COURT OF THE COZ NV
JUDGE. MONROE COUNTY. FLN'
IN PROBATE.
In re: Estate of:
JONATHAN Gates, Deceased.
To All Creditors and Persons
Having Claims or ID q IN Il \
Against Said Estate:
You, and each of you. are hereby
notified and required to present any
claims and demands which you, or
either of you, may have against the
estate of Jonathan Gates, deceased.
late of said County, to the County
Judge of Monroe County. Florida. at
his office. in the court house OF sal
County at Key West. Ftorida,, With
in eight calendar months from the
time of the first publication of this
notice. Each claim or demand shall
be in writing, and shall state the
place of residence and post office
address of the claimant. and shall
be sworn to by the claimant. his
agent. or his attorney, and any such
claim or demand not So filed shall
he void.
JOHN WILBUR Gates.
AS executor of the Last Will
and Testament of jonathan
Gates, deceased.
n12-l9-26; jul3.l9i5
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Unconditional Surrender

Topeka, Kan. - AS Tom Hig-
gins. mail carrier, made his reg
ular rounds, he was viciously at
tackled by a roller rooster-a ban
tam at that. Higgins said that he
surrendered the yard to the
rooster, Internationally.
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Man proposes, woman imposes.

The average man will be glad to ex-
tend you financial assistance after you get
to the point where you don't need it,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

Today The Citizen says In 81
editorial paragraph;
Some women do not waii tsii
they are widows before coninsf'
ing their husbands will.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

Arthur Sawyer Post q 90
American Legion ard the Waaa#
ans Auxiliary gave wNlfs&is
tended entertainment last mAxAs
in Legion Hall.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT on Tnn
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE or FLORIDA. ~
AND FOR MONROE COUNTY. IN
CHANCERE
No. I0-3of
GLADYS r. SANDS WALLACE.
Plaintiff.
vs. DIVORCES ACTION
RUFUS II. WALLACE,
Defendant.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION AND
NOTICE TO APPEAR
TO: RUFUS II. WALLACE.
Care General Delivery,
johnson city, Tennessee.
You are hereby required 90 ap-
pear to the Bill OF Complaint for
Divorce filed against YOU IN the
above entitled cause hsa orr before
the 18th day of July. a. u. 1865 9TH.
erwise the allegations Of the said
bill of complaint win be taken as
confessed against you.
Done and Ordered at Key West.
Florida. this 18th day 81 June. \. ~.
l945.
(SEAL) Ross c sawyer
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe County. Florida.
BY (sd) Florence T.. sawyer.
Deputy Clerk.
WIN. ROGER WATKINS,
Solicitor for Plaintiff.
jun19- &c ;Jly3-I0.19ts
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Ten mills were approves NnAe
|serday for locai paalallc 3aAnals IA
the biennial elceslan. Wtta on'F
so freeholders voting
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION
TO: RUTH LILLIAN POWELL,
201y Eye street, y. w,
Washington, -. -
You are hereby required 10 appear
to the Bill of Complaint. for divorce.
i'm the above styled cause on the 3lst
day of July, \. II. l9i5, other
wise the allegations therein viii be
taken as confessed.
This order to be published once a
week for four consecutive weeks In
The Key West Citizen. a newspaper
published in Key West. Florida.
Done and Ordered this 18th day Of
June, A. -. lyij.
(SEAL) Ross G Sawyer
Clerk Circuit Court.
Monroe County. Florida.
By. (Sd) Florence +. Sawyer.
Deputy Clerk.
THOMAS S. CARO-.
Solicitor for Plaintiff
junl9-26 :jIy3-lO,I94s
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Keeping away from bad companions
Is a good way to get along in life.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

Talk is cheap and that is why there
is so much of it. If talk cost money there
would be deathly silence everywhere.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

The good humor that man displays
on the street is not secessarily typical of
las manner at home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

Trading in Key West is an exhibition
of civic loyalty that every good citizen
should attempt to make.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

Swimming races for b0yN Nn&
girls will be held Thursday afssr
noon in the nayview pask nai
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

One hears a lot of baloney, but there
- none 20 eat.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

DIR. Mary Van kleeck II the
Russell Sage Foundation. NsN
York, noted sociologisi. lwgn
Glenhan. N. Y. 90 years aKs.
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Mrs. Naomi Curry and MiM
Miriam Carey last nsRhs estMs
tanned members of the f'ueahsss.
tas in the home q Mr.. ard -
Bernard ]. Cruz. Newton stfesA
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

Mrs. Mary Thompson. who 30
been visiting In Miami, resaEmeA
yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

George Manson. Jr. who 80
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
chell White. returned yease4aAH
TO his home in Miarni.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-07

what the plans are. But I can say
that I'll fly across the Pacific, and
join ship on the other side. Aboard
ship I'll be out of touch with the
world on long cruises. 1t may be
there will be lapses in the daily
column, simply because it's i'm
possible to transmit these pieces.
But we'll do our best to keep them
going steadily.
I haven't figured out yet what
Pm going to do about seasickness.
I'm one of those unfortunates with
a terrific stomach on land, but one
that turns to whey and jelly when
/ get aboard ship. l know OF moth
ing that submerges the muse in
man as much as the constant
compulsion to throw up. Perhaps
I should take along my own oil
to spread on the troubled waters.
Friends warn me about all kinds
of horrible diseases in the Pacific.
About dysentery, and malaria,
and fungus that gets in your ears
and your intestines, and that hor-
rible swelling disease known as
elephantiasis.
Well, all 1 can say is that I'm
Gods gift to germs. Those fungi
will shout and leap for joy when
I show up. Maybe I can play the
Pied Piper role-maybe the germs
will all follow me when I 6 e t
there, and leave the rest of the
boys free to fight.
So what with disease, Japs, sea.
sickness, and shot and shell-you
see I'm not too overwhelmed with
relief at starting out again.
But there's one thing in my ia.
vor where I'm going; one thing
that will make life bearable when
all else is darkness and gloom.
And. that one thing is that, out in
the Pacific, I'll be damned good
and sinking hot. Oh boy!
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fields with special British com
ly impressed with what he saw ir
America on the technical side
determination of mining in Ameri
ca is carried to lengths undreamed
of here. In Britain, men still dc
much of the hard, monotonous la.
Dor that is done in America by
machines.
Horner was impressed, too. by
American coal production figures.
They are pretty startling when
compared with the British record
In the United Kingdom, 700. 0o0
men mine slightly less than Zoo .
100000 tons Of coal annually In
the U. S. A.. $4,000 men mine
$40, 000,0 600 tons of coal.
Those figures seem to me of tho
utmost significance for the future
They lie back of so many luncheon
and dinner table discussions about
what Britain's economic position
after the war is to be, and partic1.
larly what it is to be if Americ.
should follow course of aggres
slve economic nationalisn The
more l think of it, this last is tho
fear that haunts a large pronor-
ton OF reflective Britishers TO-DAY
Men on the left, such as Horner
argue that Britain is in a nha CO
OF declining capitalism and there.
fore the only answer is socialism
He says it is perhaps true that
America is in an earlier and S+;u
phase, and therefore
not ready for socialism.
Inc conservatism of trade union
leaders i in America astonished this
little Welshman. He had
taken it for granted that trade
the world over wanted
naturalization Of basic services
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Keep Macarthur In


Yesterday in formal statement, he left
no doubt that he considers his assignment in
the southwest Pacific completed.
'"The fall of Manila, he declared, was the
end of one great phase of the Pacific struggle
and set the stage for another We shall not
rest until the enemy is completely overthrown
We are we'll on our way but Japan Itself
is the final goal Our motto becomes
On to Tokyo!' "
Thus, he has travelled the road back, fulfill
ed his promise to return to Manila
Some have already interpreted his remarks
as bid for continuing command IN the cam
paign against Japan proper and move IN
some quarters that the Philippines would be
the end of his three-year long, uphill trail.
To relegate General Macarthur to the side
lines now would be one of the greatest bund-
ers of the war
There are many reasons why he must con-
tinue to lead when we strike the mainland OF
Asia for the final battles against japan. The
greatest of these is his record. After fleeing
Manila, he started building up his army for
the drive back at time when the European
war was making it's greatest demands on our
material resources He kept his patience took
what was given and made the best of it. With
perfect timing and nasterful use of the price
less element of surprise, he started hammer
ing the Japs at their far-flung, stolen bases.
He won victory after victory and his casual
ties, compared with those on the Western front,
were small.
No other man has fought the Nipponese as
long or as well as General Macarthur He
and the Navy have cooperated to degree
found nowhere else in the war. Together they
have used every resource to crush the enc
my.
He has spared neither himself or his men
in his fanatical drive to return to Manila. All
this determination and spirit continues, as
shown in his statement, to take the war into
the homeland of the enemy. And no man is
better qualified to do it.
The rules of modern warfare have grown
tremendously complex but the fundamentals
Never take a man out when he's winning.
Some may argue that he is year past
the regular retirement age but men who have
served with him report that physically he's
10 years younger than his IS. Age is not an
important question. It's wisdom that counts
and OF all our generals, Macarthur, in both
the minds of his men and the public, is the
smartest.
The Pacific war; far ahead OF schedule. is
running too smooth to have controversy as
to who will take over now foul its schedule.
We believe there is but one course. Keep
Macarthur in charge until our men walk down
the streets of Tokyo.
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Washington Calling
BY Marquis Childs

LONDON - An American long
resident in England once observed
that there are two kinds OF English
big English and little English.
The big English are the ones who
always had roast beef and other
hearty things to eat. The little
ENGLISH have always lived on a
considerably more restricted diet.
Arthur Horner, Welsh LABOR lead
err, actually is wiry little man
scarcely more than five feet tall.
He wears spectacles with black
rims and pinkish lenses which DO
not conceal his shrewd, observing
eyes.
Tn spite of his size, or perhaps
because of it, Horner has made an
important place for himself IN the
england of today. A member OF the
communist party, he represents
the extreme left in the British la
tor movement. 1t also happens
th.t he is an able organizer and
is largely responsible for having
brought the coal miners OF britain
sa,ssion Horner was tremendous
into one union. -
Horner is an important part OF
tho coal equation which is the Key
70 70 the British industrial future. He
;s for naturalization Of the mines.
Th.+ he says firmly, is the only
solution for the sick industry ana
as a powerful figure In me ma 4,
tional federation OF miners, ne WIN
he influential in holding the union
to that stand. No British cover
nent in the future, wneIner con
s servative or labor, can ignore the
Voice of 100000 miners nine .
When 1 talked with hlm' ne mad
been back only a few Gays Us from
b America, where he toured the COAL
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there's a war on and I'm part of
it and I've known all the time l
was going back. I'm going simply
because I've got to-and I hate it.
This time it will be the Pacific
When I left France last fall we
thought the war in Europe was
about over. l say 'we'' because
mean almost everybody owe
there thought so. l felt it was so
near the end l could come home
and before the time came to go
again, that side of the war would
be finished, and only the Pacific
would be left.
But it didn't turn out that way.
Now nobody knows how long the
European war will last. Naturally
all my friends n d associations
and sentiments are on that side.
1 suppose down in my heart
would rather 60 back to that side.
For over in Europe I know the
tempo of the battle; I feel at home
with it in way.
And yet I think it's best to stick
with the original plan and go or
to the Pacific. There are lot oil
guys in that war, too. They are
the same guys who are fighting
on the other side, only with diff
ferent names, that's all. 1t is not
belittling my friends in Europe tc
desert them and 60 to the Pacific
for while.
I'm going with the Navy this
time, since the Navy is so domi
nant in the Pacific, and since I've
done very little in the past or
that part of the service. I won
stay with the Navy for he dura
ton - probably two or three
months, and then back ashore
again with my noble souls, h G
Doughfoots.
Security forbids telling you just
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and resources, and the ALL con-
vention in New Orleans was a
eye-opener to him.
For John L. Lewis, Horner has
considerable admiration. Ameri-
cas- record coal production would
not have been possible without
Lewis, he believes, since it was at
Lewis direction that the working
day was heightened to nine hours
and the week to six days.
The communist party in Britain
has about 60, members, accord
ing to Horner. But here in England
he cautions, must not judge the
party by its size.
What We sometimes forget in
America is that the range of po-
ltical opinions, and therefore the
possibility of internal conflict, is
almost greater in Britain than in
the U. S. A. We sometimes tend to
think OF opinion here as being solid
ly marshalled behind single pro-
gram, whereas it would be hard to
find greater divergence of opinion
than exists between Homer, for
example, and a conservative col
Iery owner.
With a twinkle in his eye, Hor-
ner says it's quite possible that
the conservative party will give
Britain socialism if they feel they
must do it to stay in power. That,
ne says, is the only objective of
the conservatives-power.
1t will be, however, a kind of
private socialism. That is the way
1orner describes the report of the
expert hired by the mine owner,
VINO recommended complete con-
rol by a board at the top with
'rice-fixing powers.
Meanwhile, apart from any
'ody's political theories, Britain's
Industrial machine increasingly
hows the strain of prolonged war.
>oal distribution during the ex-|
RENE cold almost broke down.
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Merchant Fleets Future

The future of our vast merchant fleet ranks
high among postwar problems. Even in this
day when there's use for every ship, the spec
ter of what to do with so many of them after
the war is causing plenty Of worry in Wash
ngton and among shipping men who can see
few leagues beyond their bows.
High government circles tossed out trial
balloon recently when they suggested that,
through lend-lease or some other means, a
part of our merchant fleet might be trans
ferred to other nations. A squawk arose, CIV
ing some indication of the political row that
is certain to come over this controversy.
1t might be well to examine some Of the
facts, as given by Jack Stnnett, Of the As
sociated Press.
We went into this war with about one-seventh
of the worlds shipping approximately II ,OoO-
900 tons. We stood second then to Great Brit
ain.
1t is estimated now that when this war is
over we will own so to 60 per cent of the
worlds shipping, with something around 55-
10000 tons and that England will have con-
siderably less than the tonnage with which
that maritime nation started the war.
With a certain great demand for shipping
Immediately after the war, this appears on
the surface, tremendous advantage TIL e
United State, say some, will become the great
est distributor, by sea, of world supplies. Hav-
ing most of the worlds ships, it sounds that
simple
But some shipping men, merchant marine
executives and State Department officials are
looking beyond that With lower wages paid
merchant seamen of other maritime nations.
and ships built more cheaply and better than
those turned out on our wartime production
lines, how long would it take competitive ma
tons to put our Liberty ships into dead stor-
age and our merchant marine on the bread
line?
That, at least, is the question that is being
asked in some circles. The answer they're
giving is to let some Of the stripped maritime
nations like England, Norway Hilland and 9TH
ers have portion Of our shipping for what
we can get out Of it.
This, they argue, will bolster the economies
AAoeiOA1o WilASA al Jul OSSL
in other words, put them back on their feet
more rapidly than any other thing we can do
except outright extension of credits and loans
To put it simply, these officials argue that
the best thing for the United States to do from
purely selfish standpoint will be to give up
part of the vast merchant marine fleet we
have and still are building
&c of 49,
argument and some shipping men, government
officials, and politicians already are squared
off to fight for maintaining our more than hal