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Draft Laws On
/" Job-Jumping"
Still In Force

S~elective Service regulations
governing "job-jumping," which
includes farm-jumping, remain
in full force for registrants
Is through rs years of age only,
it was announced today by Col.
L. w. Long, State Director of
Selective Service in Mississippi,
in an effort to clarity the status
of such men.
Recent Hlblicity relating to
the release of manpower controls
by other government agencies
may have given some registrants
al erroneous impression that it
is no longer necessary for them
to secure a favorable determi-
nation from local boards before
leaving employment for which
they are deferred, a directive
from the office of Major Gen.
Lewis B. Hershey stated.
Registrars Is through rs are
still subject to provisions of Sc
lective Service regulations which
were established to prevent such
"job-jumping". Col. Long empha-
sized. IF they leave employ
ment for which they have been
deferred without approval of
their local boards, they will be
placed in a class Immediately
available for service. This applies
to both Agriculture, Industry and
Health or Welfare occupations,
stated the director.
In the case of a bona fide
misunderstanding on the part
of a registrant who left his job
without local board approval,
however, the board members
were advised to consider such
misunderstanding, when estab-
lished by the registrant, as an
unusual circumstance" The
board may determine (1) that
it is in the best interest of the
war effort for the registrant to
have left his employment for
other work, or (2) that there were
adequate reasons involving the
registrant or his immediate fam
lily which justified his leaving.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-31
By ADELAIDE KERR
Ap Newsfeature Writer

Japanese now in the United
States say the Nipponese wo-
mans wal activities on farm, fac
tory and fighting line have done
much to free her from her old
position, which was virtually that
Of mans slave.
They expect to see her much
more active in careers and poll
tics in the postwar world and
even to win the right to vote in
The next Is years. Those who
express that opinion are chiefly
identified with educational fields.
None of them want to be quot
ed. They are in the United
States as enemy aliens and un-
der injunction not to talk.
But what they say sums UP to
this:
The position Of Japanese
women already had begun TO
change before the war. Dur
ing the war they produced
most Of the country's food and
much CT its weapons and even
fought in battle. After The war
q certain number Of them can
be expected TO exert them
Sslves in educstica. literature.
Fri. birth control. the Labor
Movement and the woman's
suffrage movement"
Unhappiesi Women
Before the war Japanese wo-
men were considered generally
to be the unhappiest, most re-
stricted women in the modern
world. Their whole lives were
bent on serving and pleasing
men. .
Their marriages generally were
arranged by family or marriage
broker and many of them saw
their husbands only once or
twice before marriage. Once
married, a Japanese wife had 10
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-31
War Frees Jap Women From Many
'0f Their Humiliaiing Restrictions

wait on her husband when he
dressed, scrub him in the bath
bow low before him when he left
and entered the house, walk be-
hind him, carry his packages,
and be waiting with a sweet
smile to welcome him when he
returned from a party with the
geisha girls.
Divorce One Sided
"A husband could divorce his
wife on very slight pretext,
which meant disgrace and social
eclipse for her.
Women were expected 10
spend their time in household
tasks. flower arrangement. tea
ritual. visits 10 family and
shrine. They were discouraged
from going to movies and the
s.ers and acquiring much ed
ucation.
War Makes Change
But gradually the picture be-
gan to change, partly as a result
OF Japan's activity in the outside
world after World War |.
Japan now has a number of
women doctors. lawyers.
teachers and dentists. Japan.
csc women slso have worked
in agriculture, fishing. mining.
traffic and industry. Figures
Of the 1880 census reveal that
out of 32.o5s.850 women in the
country. lo,5ss.403 were bread
winners and 354.792 of these
were employers.
Women Of the upper CLASSES
began to be active in social prob
lens.
Within the last few years Jap
anese women formed philanthro-
pic, social and suffrage associa-
tions and during.a recent parlia-
mentary election women speak
ers were in greater demand than
men.
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MOSS POINT
Presbyterian


Circle One will meet with Mrs
]. J. Mcintosh.
Circle Two will meet with Mrs
L. A. Watts. Both circles will
meet on Monday afternoon al
$3.50.
Circle Three will meet Mon
day evening with place of meet
ing to be announced later.
Methodist
A business meeting of the
WSCS was held in the church
Monday afternoon. After the dis
cussion of several business mat
tiers a social hour vas enjoy ed.
Baptist
Mrs. Sadie Woods and Mrs.
Billie Schaub entertained the
Juanita Byrd Circle Monday af-
ternoon in the home of Mrs.
Sehaub. Mrs. J. V. Ainsworth led
the program. A social hour was
enjoyed when the hostess served
refreshments.
Mrs. Bill Allen and Mrs. Van
Allen entertained the Margaret
Lackey Circle in the home of
the former on Monday afternoon.
Mrs. w. II. Nelson Jr., led the
interesting program. There were
Ia members and two guests pres
ent. Refreshments consisting of
sandwiches, sailed nuts, cake and
coffee were served during the
social hour.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-31

The Frankfurter Zeitung, call
ed the first daily newspaper in
the world, appeared in Frank
furt. Germany. in 1916.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-31

Springs; Judge Cunningham.
vaneieave; and the office of the
sheriff of Jackson County, Pas
cagoula. =
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Parcel post was introduced in
the u. S. on January |. 1913; in
England an inland parcel post
was established in 1883.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-12
TO-DAY IN HISTORY

1877 = Pennsylvania ratifies
the new constitution-2nd state.
Washington becomes the
permanent seat of government,
1881 = First national party
convention, the National Re
PE4 TolIffa8pD RR9Rrty, Later af- sailed the
19O1-Marconi signals the let
Ter IS" across the atlantic -
birth Of wireless. @ 1Gr
1906-United States and Brit
ain sign arbitration treaty in
Washington.
1871. S. gunboat Panay
sunk from air by Japs.
1888 - U. S. Supreme Court
affirms that sitdown strike on
merchant ship at least prime
facie evidence of mutiny.
194l-Japs invade the Phil
lppines and take Guam. Epic
feat of Capt. Colin P. Kelly. Jr.,
who sinks Jap Haruna at cost
of his life.
1914 = American superfort-
reSSeS bomb Jap Honshu. U. S.
3rd Army crosses into Germany.
I. s 7th Army breaks through
German line
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-12
ToDAY's BIRTHDAYS

Rachel Crothers of Redding,
Conn, playwfight-author, born
IN Bloomington, Ill, 81 years
ago.
Vice Adm, Randall Jacobs.
stationed in Seattle, born Dan
viii. Pa: so years ago. $50.
William c. Dickerman, chair
man. American Locomotive.
born Bethlehem, Pa, II years
ago.
Edward G. Robinson, actor.
born in Rumania. 50 years ago.
Harry NJ. Warner. movie pro-
ducer, born in Russia. "a years
ago.
DR.. Arno c. Fieldner of the
Z. S Bureau of Mines, chemical
engineer, born in Ney, Ohio, 81
years ago.
Dewitt NJ. Emery of Chicago.
founder of the National Small
Business Mems Asso., born
Grove City. Pa, 49 years ago.
Arthur Garfield Hays of New
York, lawyer-civic worker, born
in Rochester. N. Y. 81 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-12
DAILY REMINDERS
By
Standard Press Association
ToDAY's ANNIVERSARIES

1745 - 200 years ago = John
Jay, New York lawyer, Revolu-
tionary days, secretary of for
eign affairs. 1784-89, first Chief
Justice, New York governor,
able, honorable, high-minded,
born in New York. Died May
II. 1929.
1845-QOO years ago-Byron
A. Brooks, New York teacher
principal, improver-inventor of
the typewriter, born Theresa, n.
Y. Died Sept. %, 1911.
1845 = Bruce Price, famed
Baltimore-New York architect
his day, builder of beautiful
buildings in Newport. R. l., New
York and Canada, born in Cum
berland, Md. Died May %,
1903.
1849-Peter F. Collier, noted
New York publisher of his
times, born m Ireland. Died
April "a, 1909.
1864-Arthur Brisbane. famed
editor, coIumnist and publisher,
born Buffalo, N. Y. Died Dec.
IS, 1896. go a. .f' -''
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-12
COMMISSIONERS TO
ACT ON ISSUE OF
JUVENILE COURT

County commissioners, at a
meeting last night, named their
chairman and legal adviser to ar
range for some action to be taken
by the county to untangIe the
juvenile court Snarl in Monroe
county
A colOred boy has been in the
county Jail four months. on "a
charge of delinqueney, but noths
ing has been done in his case be-
cause there is no Judge TORY
him. .5sEssss
An act of the last legislature
abolished the Juvenile court and
designated County Judge Ray
mond r. Lord to try cases of jul
venile delinquency but did not
provide salary to be paid him.
and ne has refused TO act under
the law, and Juvenile Judge
Frank o. Roberts can not act be
cause his office was abolished by
the law in question.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-12
HONOR ROLL OF
HARRIS SCHOOL

Honor Roll ssuLents a. the Ear
us Elementary School for the
second SIX week period follow
Jean Weatherflrd, Carmc- VI
dial, Judith Saunders. EleanW
Saunders. Della Nae Russell. A5-
die Grace Muse. Leonard Robe--s,
Kenneth Plnder.
Sandra White. EDNA Mag
Gloria Cabrera. Clara PI-l.--
Lawrence ClaAton, Richard Va
sen
Patsy Johnson. John Zln- Rob
erts. Alvin Smith. Sharon
Knowles, Jimmy Ortiz. Martin
Rodriguez, jill Bereslrom. MAJ
Griffin.
Orlando Fernando. Michele
Baily, Ladean Brown Barbara
Louise RAMIREZ JOY &C Roberts.
Mary Jane Watson.
Merle De Land. Roberta Gold
man. Constance Kennedy. Sandra
Johnson. James Rarcw. Shirley
levin. Thomas Gibson, Ronnie
Singleton. Joyce Stckney. Daphne
Warren.
Henry Cleare. Frank HOad
Geraldine Navarro. America RE
kelS. Anita Sierra. Jacquch-c Nc
COrklC
Roger Swecting. Judy Crews
Virginia Gibson. Joan Knowles,
Betty Solomon. Dorothy StIrrup,
Millcent TavloI. Freda Weech
Armida Alfonso. Robert Apple
routh, Barbara Dickens. judy
Hoar, Wavne HuddleSton joyce
Johnson. Danny Navarro. OulIs
Valdez, Robert Wallace
Alice Carter, Hilda Claramount
Judith Goodman LeCora Thomp-
son. John Lowe. Robert Muse
James Thalacker.
Bruce fCleare. Frank RRVverr
Norman Hicks. lure. 2Fifftp.
George Gibson. Julie LaTlgag -
Carol Reeves. Doris Hargraves,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-12
Betty Downing WEEDS
Robert ROthwell

Miss Betty Downing and Rob-
ert Rothwell, USN. both of Mt.
Pulaski, Illinois, were married
at the Methodist Church, on
Monday evening by the Rev. c.
T. Howes. Organ selections were
beautifully rendered by Thomas
HoweS.
The bride was charming in I
soutache trimmed net dress.
with sweetheart neckline and
train. She wore a tiara of orange
blossoms and a finger length
veil and carried a prayer book
and flowers.
The wedding reception was
held at the USO-NCCS, Women's
Division Club. 3O3 Duval street.
Mrs. Rothwell's mother, Mrs.
Ellis Downing, who came to Key
West with her daughter last
week, has returned to her home
in Mt. Pulaski, Illinois.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-12
THE WEATHER
FORECAST

Key West and vicinity: Con-
siderable cIoudiness this after
noon, tonight and Thursday;
moderate to occasionally fresh
somewhat warmer Thursday;
northeast winds, becoming east
erly tonight and Thursday.
Florida: Considerable cloudi-
ness. today, tonight and Thurs
day. occasional light rain in
Tallahassee area late this after
noon or early tonight, and n
north and central portions
Thursday. 49,
Jacksonville through Florida
Straits: Moderate to fresh
northeast to east winds today.
becoming east to southeast to-
night and Thursday. Partly
cloudy weather.
East Gulf: Moderate to fresh
easterly winds today, becoming
southeast tonight and Thursday,
except fresh southerly over
north portion Thursday: con-
siderable cloudiness with occa-
sional light rain this afternoon
and tonight in north portion,
and in north and central por-
tions Thursday.
Jacksonville to Apalachicola:
No small craft or storm warn
ingS have been issued
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-12
ROSAM ROUTED OUT OF BED EARLY
PROVISION in OCTOBER HURRICANE

Anyone in the vicinity of Build
ing 159 would have been quite
curious about the hugh signs OF
relief issuing from the Provisions
Clothing and Commissary Build
ing a couple of weeks ago.A mo-
mentary investigation would have
revealed NJ E Rosam and his
staff washing their hands clean
of the ration point system. When
ratiOning ended, the paramount
feeling throughout the office was
AT LAST Meat, sugar, canned
gods, clothing, everything from
slrlOinS to Shoelaces are handled
through this office. All govern
ment units, ashore and afloat. de-
pend on Mr.. Rosam and his work
erS for clothing and Sustenance.
Even the well-known Grafton and
famous K-ratiOn are distributed
by this office, along with emerg-
eHcy food ratiOns for navy plane
pilots and lifebOat survivors.
Merville E. Rosam, dyed-in
wool FloIidian and native Kew
Wester. started his career in Civil
Service with the U. S. Lighthouse
Dept, serving on lighthouse ten
ders. repairing buoys and furna
ces- Leaving the lighthouse serv-
ice M Rosam entered the steam
ship brokerage business with Por-
ter Dock Co. and rose rapidly tU
the position of Asst Manager.
Deciding to Straighten out some
OF the growing pains of the new
ly enlafed MOB. NJ. E. Rosam ac-
cepted an appointment to the
cornniissdry department in Sept.
1912. Back in the latter part o.
1912 the Provisions, Clothing and
CommisSary Dept, was called tne
Disbursing and Commissary Of
flee and was located in Building
1872 On July 5, 1913, NJ. Rosam be-
came Chief Clerk and then on
May l, 1945 Provision and Supply
Officer. the position which he
holds today Among the honors
bestowed upon the Provision,
CommiSsary and Clothing Office
and its workers are the War Bond
penant and the accident proven
ton safety award.
Hurricane Warnings" were
works which struck fear into the
hearts of Key Westers on October
IA, 1914. On this fatefuI dav. NJ.
E. Rosam, along with many Of his
faithful workers, was aroused out
of bed at ) a. m. and sent scurry-
ing over to~the ComfnissaTy Of
flee 1t. Thomas DAILY. USNR. for
mer head of the office was al
ready there. expertly pouring hot
coffee and serving stew to huTri-
cane refugees. All day long, and
throughout the storm, VI. Rosam
and 1t DAILY fed a seemingly end
less chowline, refusing to rest, I'M
til the fury of the storm abated
and danger was past. .--
~ Rosan is extremely interested
in baseball and. basketball as, a
hobby. andJIplaYed On the Key
West High School varsity basket
ball ard baseball teams.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-12
POTENTIAL ENERGY

New York, The potential energy
in a pound of matter. if it could
be completely released. would be
about one billion kilowatt hours
of work, equivalent TO the total
electric power out put of the
nation tor one month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-12
DANISH ASTRONOMER

Chicago,-Ole ROemer. Danish
astronomer born in 1914. discover
ed the measurement of the finite
velocity of light. and foreSaw
nearly all the modern precision
instruments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-12

Raltimore,-The first public
postage stamp in the United Sta
ties was put on sale in New York
in 1845. 1t was not a U. S. Stamp,
but ore printed as a local expert
ment by the city postmaster.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-12

suits will be ornamental end
esthetic and there will probably
be some financial success; IN
anv case. the life will be pleas
ant and to a considerable degree
fortunate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-12

a dinner at the La Concha Hotel
and later a business meeting at
the Woman's Club last night
The club is donating gifts to
the hospital, through the Red
Cross, and will take fruit and
candy to the County Home on
Christmas Day. Too, they are
giving gifts to the U.S.O.
In the spring of the year they
are planning to give a cabaret to
raise funds to help finance use of
the building in which the Wom-
ans Clubhouse is located.
New officers were elected, with
Mrs. Harry Knight, first vice
president; Mrs. Paul E. Mesa,
seco2d vice president: Miss Flor
ence Walker, corresponding sec
rotary; Mrs. Russell Villar, audi
tor; Miss Hilda Castillo and Mrs.
Joe Lopez, directors.
Present were Mrs. Joseph Lo-
peg, Mrs. Fred Matthews, Mrs.
Francis Johnson, Miss Mary Char
low, Mrs. Jack Murray, Miss
Elayne Albury, Miss ELISA Mo
reno, Mrs. Daniel Vargas, Miss
Hilda Castillo, Miss Anna futile,
Miss Helen Saunders, Mrs. Harry
Knight, Mrs. Sidney Matthews,
Mrs. Ray Maloney, Mrs. Paul E.
Mesa. Mrs. Arthur Humphreys,
Miss Florence Walker, Mrs. Rus
sell Villar, Mrs Joseph Menen-.
DEE and Mrs. Gilmore Parks. SIC
X r y
MEETING of the Humane So
ciety will be held Friday at 300
pm. at the Woman'S Club. This
will be the first meeting since last
spring. Mr.. Pusey, head of the
Miami Humane Society, who has
been a friend and councillor of
the Key West group, will come
here ard help further.
Newly acquired dog kennels
came from the Coast Guard,
which had a K-9 unit on Fleming
Key during the war.
X X X
KEY WEST PLAYERS held
their weekly meeting on Mon
day night at the Barn Theater
and "Blithe Spirit is scheduled
to be shown in the near future.
Next Monday will be a very i'm
portant meeting to select the cast.
X 4 X
INTERESTING and UNUSUAL
were the technicolor moving pic
lures shown at the Division
Street School PIT. A meeting,
which was held yesterday after
noon at three o'clock. The pic
lures were of Key West and a
fdw of those shown were of
Jackson Square. old Fort Taylor,
Roosevelt Boulevard and the wa
terfront. Mr.. Henderson, of
Jackson USO, showed the pic
lures.
The fourth, fifth and sixth
grades entertained the PIT A..
with Christmas Carols.
Slips of paper were given out
at the door as each member ar
rived. for the prize of the day.
and Miss Edna Roberts, one of
the teachers, won the prize, which
was very delicious looking
cake. Mr.. Hamilton presented
the cake.
The Room Mothers were each
given one dollar by the PIT A.
for the Christmas classroom par
ties, which will be held on Wed
nesday, Dec 10. at 900 am. This
is the date for the public schools
to close for the holidaysuo % /.
4 X X
MISS DOROTHY CURRY and
sister. Faye, will return to their
laos Albury Street home tomor-
row following a visit of six days
in Miami.
They are the daughters of Mr..
ard Mrs. Fremont Curry of the
same address. .
Dorothy is employed as an of
flee supervisor at MOB.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-12
SPIRITUAL FOOD
BY J. w. r.

Today begins the new feature,
Spiritual hood. AS you will
recall, it is so near Christmas
time il was announced Monday
in Coral Rockets" that this fea-
ture will for the present be de
voted to the description the Holy
Bible gives of the birth of the
Christ Child. --.z ..-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-12
SOCIAL CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY
Monroe County Council of Par
entS and Teachers Luncheon.
pm. Room Mothers Meet
ing. 2 pm. Poinciana School.
Municipal Hospital Auxiliary
Meeting. 4 pm. Woman 5
Club.
4 4 4
FRIDAY
Humane Society Meeting. 8
pm. WOmai's Club.
u X h
SUNDAY
USO Beach Club Dance. 9 pm.
Clubhouse, 1921 Duval Street.
VeSpers Service. 4 pm. High
School Auditorium.
4 4 Il
MONDAY
Key West Players Meeting. 8
pm. Barn Theatre.
Nine northern states sue to bar
increase in freight rates.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-12
:: SOCIETY =:
JUNIOR WOMAN'S CLUB REORGANIZES
AT DINNER AND BUSINESS MEETING
By PATRICIA

r1EAhD n " IL llLLIe Story
about Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Otto s
dog, Plinky. Plinky is a little
terrier, and not bigger than a
mite. 1t seems when Plinky was
just a pup, big, bad dog by the
name of OSsie grabbed Plinky
by the nape of the neck and very
nearly finished Plinky's career.
Now, when either Mr.. Otto or
Mrs. Otto are speaking and with
out changing their information ask,
Where is that big, bad dog Os-
sie?" Plinky proceeds to bark
and rage around, clearly showing
his indignation.
4 X h
A VERY FINE ARTIST | have
been overlooking is Burt Garrett.
He has a portrait of Mrs. Mimi
Vitmar which is remarkable. 1t
is life-like and holds the ire
pressible twinkle in her eyes,
which 1 thought was impossible
to express on canvas. Would like
to see more of his paintings.
X 4 i
THE USO-NCCS Women's Di-
vision Club at 3O3 Duval Street
is asking all children of service
personnel who wish to attend the
Christmas Party for children from
six to ten years of age on Sun
day, Dec. %, at 2:3O at the club,
to register there before December
90. 7
X 4 X '.l'''''
|. JUNIOR SENIOR High School
PIT. A. Room Mothers met last
night and are deciding to hold a
Valentine Dance in the near flu
ture. The meeting was at the
home of Mrs. Myrtland Gates,
with Mrs. Gates and Mrs. John
Carbonell hostesses.
The regular meeting of the
Jr. -Sr. PIT. A. will be held on
the second Tuesday in January
at the residence of Mrs. John
Carbonell on Bahama street.
At the meeting last night there
was an exceptionally large at
tendance and a social hour fol-
lowed the business dicussion.
VESPERS SERVICE, which is
held Just before the Christmas
holidays each year at the High
School, will be held Sunday at
o'clock in the afternoon at the
High School Auditorium. Pro-
gram will be released later in
the week.
The program committee con-
sists of Dr.. Chadwick, music:
Cyril Marshall, stage; Miss Kath-
ryn Lowe, costumes; Mrs. Marilyn
Miner, stage management, and
Mrs. Marian Stark, voice Z"
x ~ DO
CHARMING. Mrs. Paul Dunn,
who. has been the assistant dr.
rectress of the Jackson Square
USO for the past five months, will
shortly leave Key West for Chapel
Hill, Mississippi. Her husband,
Lieutenant Commander Dunn, re-
turned from overseas and although
the couple had originally planned
to go right back to Chapel Hill,
the commander was so pleased
with the lovely weather and
quaint city here as shown enthus-
iastically by Mrs. Dunn that they
have stayed on a few weeks to
spend part of their vacation in
Key West.
Mrs. Dunn is very enthusiastic
about photography and has many
beautiful pictures of the island.
One of the features of the USO
were camera trips over the island
by Navy boys stationed here. Mrs.
Dunn is known for her culture
and soft speaking voice and has
thoroughly. charmed Miss Eta
Patterson. at whose home she has
been residing, and other residents
of the city.
The Dunns viii 60 first to Rich
mond. Virginia. to spend Christ
mas before going back to Chapel
Hill.