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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-12
. IN HOLLYWOOD

footsteps of his dad He mixed
two film offers to remain in the
production department. He wants
to be a director. :. Author
Anne Nichols has mixed all radio
offers for furt her airing of
"Abie's Irish Rose" until after
release of the movie which Bing
Crosby will angel.
FOUR-FIGURE GIRL
Martha Tilton, who once drew
a top salary of $500 a week as
Benny Goodman's soloist, will
get $4,000 every Saturday night
when she does personal appear
ances in New York. .. John
Wayne has gone off to his favor
lite hideout for Today vacation.
He has no personal plans about
marrying anyone until his di-
vorce is final and wishes that
certain gossipers would stop
marrying him up.
Gary Moore spotted this Gil
sign on Kwajalein Atoll during
his South Pacific tour: Welcome
to Kwajalein Atoll. No Whisky
atoll. No women atoll. No fun
atoll. No muffin atoll."
Dennis O'Keefe has yen to
become a director, which is why
he is mixing all long-term con-
tracts. Fanmania: Hedy La
MARI was S ipping something
cooling with husband John Loder
at the Brown Derby. After she
and John left, sailor wal ed
over to the ia Bile. CHANGING
around to be sure he wasn't no.
ticed, the sailor lifted the lip
sticked straws from her glass and
tenderly put them in his pocket.
FILM STORY OF VAUDEVILLE
Jack Kirkwood is writing a
film plot based on the history of
vaudeville. Mariana de Sy-
dow, former amateur ski champ
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-12
. BARBS

Now is the time to get your
final tossing in on that fresh
green's salad. The homegrown
season is about over.
II the young ex-Naxi has done
to him what should be done to
him, Germany Is gclny to be
full Of reform schools.
Good cooking isn't as much
of an art these days ~ being
able to get the good things you
want to cook.
Dancing IL fine exercise"
says an instructor. So is just
straight wrestling.
A New Jersey man asked q
policeman to shoot him. Perhaps
he believed what his wife said
about him.
A great many husbands open
milk bottles with their thumbs,
according to our dry cleaner.
To Yanks returning from Lon
don it will look perfectly natu-
raj to see the way some of our
autoists drive - on the wrong
side Of the street. -
The harvest moon seems to
govern not only the tied but
also the united.
Doubtless the youngsters re.
turning to school were disap-
pointed to find that studies
weren't rationed.
A lot Of our highways indi.
cate somebody thinks we're GO
ing to switch over c,mpletely
to airplane travel.
One thing in common with
mc-t .-.ried men 10 the line Of
funny things said 10 the wife
before company.
Scientists seem agreed that
the atomic age m cans lone
world or none" Well take the
"one," thank you!
When postwar autos come out
the new lines will be beautiful
- especially the salesman's.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-12

WASHINGTON-Probe deer
enough in any labor sore spot
and you will find beneath the
new cause of trouble and old in
lection which never healed
properly.
The Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co.,
strike in Detroit Is no exception.
Its labor relations record is writ
large and long in the Washing
ton files of the u. S. Cancellation
Service and War Labor Board.
1t has been having labor trou-
bles for years. When Michigan Z
Governor Harry F. Kelly an
nounced he would start an in
vestigation into affairs at Kel-
sey-Hayes, he was merely put
ting his finger on a perfect case
for clinical study.
One of the principal condi-
tions that stands out is that Kel-
sey Hayes management has
never had a formal written la
Dor contract with its employees.
The employees are organized and
they do have a union. It Is a
branch of the famous Amalgam-
ated Local TIA of the c. l. o.
United Auto Workers.
This Amalgamated Local TIA
Is the creation of Walter Reu-
Their and it takes in the employees
Of nearly 100 plants on Detroit's
west side which do not have
U. A. w. local unions of their
own. All have contracts except
Kelsey-Hayes
NO CONTRACT, JUST
AN ARMISTICE
THE record shows that the
Kelsey-H Hayes unit of the union
has asked management for a
contract to cover working con-
ditions, and the company has
also offered the union a con-
tract. But neither party has been
able to accept the terms of the
other, SO over a period of Yeas
labor relations have been al
lowed to drag along under an
ar m istice that continually
breaks out in open warfare.
When a new grievance comes
up, settlement must be negotiat-
ed. BY common consent it has
been agreed that the minutes of
these negotiations shall set pre-
cedants for future cases RI -
same nature that may arise. But
there are plenty of situation 40.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-12
PREWAR DOLLARS

1t may be that what this country needs is not SO
much an industrial wage scale Of 81 hours poy for
40 hours work as 4O-hour week paid straight time
at the current scoe but in 1899 dollars. Those dol
lors' greater purchasing power would just about
make the 80 per cent stroieht-time increase thot
the unions ore demanding.
Naturally, return to the prewor cost Of living
would mean obundont competitive mass produc-
ton Of necessary goods which in turn would mean
obundont jobs. Thot isn't goal to be achieved over
night. But at least it seems like goal worth shoot
ing for And its at least worth considering against
q program Of continuing pay boosts which in time
would certainly lift prices with it, and which hold
the ultimate prospect Of ones carrying his weekly
pay home in wheeIborrow.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-12

the union appealed the decision
to Washington and on Aug. %
the employees went out on strike.
The Kelsey-Hayes case has
today been magnified out of all
true proportion. It now has ma
tional economic and political
significance and you are led 20
believe that 1t Is holding up the
whole reconversion program.
Actually 1t isn't anything OF the
kind. The case history Is spelled
out In detail here just to show
how trivialities become trag-
edies, and how incompetent
mankind at times seems to be In
dealing with them.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-12

Everybody seems to be wondering why Emperor
Hirohito until recently the nvioote. untouchobIe
son Of heaven bowed ond tipped his high hot to
group Of newspopermen as he was returning from
his coll on General Macarthur
The explanation seems simple to US. Hirohito is
snort enough to have learned quickly on important
lesson in Western life and culture. os fought by HoI
woods movie stors II you want the people to keep
on thinking you're something divine ond out Of this
world always stay on the good side Of the press
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-12
. QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS .

Q-What is Frances major in
terest in the Big Five meeting
in London? {.
A-France wants information
alization of Ruhr industries,
severance of the Rhineland from
Germany, with the Rhine as a
defense. line, and establishment
there of an automobile state.
Q-Who received the surren-
der of the Japanese in south
east Asia 'and the East Indies?
A Britain's Lord Louis
Mountbatten, from Japa csc
Gen. Seishiro Itagaki.
O. What was the wartime
personnel of the japanese navy?
A-Nearly 100000.
Q-What does Marshal Stain
OF Russia advocate a. a policing
agency Of the United Nations?
Am Air Force between
5000 and 1000 planes.
Q-What is the population of
Seoul, Korean capital occupied
by U. S. troops?
A-935,000 in 1910. Industry:
silk, paper, mats, fans.
Q-From what nation did Brazil
gain independence?
A-Portugal, 1913 years ago.
President Truman recently Off
cially congratulated our South
American neighbor on the ami
versary of her independence.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-12
GOOD NEWS FROM CHINA

The Moscow report that the Kuomntong and
the Chinese Communists have reached an ogree-
ment is if true about the most encouraging news
that could be hoped for in the world today.
The differences between GeneroIissmo Chang
Koi-shek and the Communists we're bitter and Of
Iona stondinq Their views and aims we're radically
opposed Both souoht control Of all China. Both had
legitimate claims Of one sort another to back
them up.
Their combined efforts against the Japanese
had the eornorks Of an armed truce which seemed
destined to end when the invader was expelled In
formed students of modern China feared trogic
civil war which might draw in Russia and force the
reluctant Intervention Of the United Stotes.
IF the Generossimo and Mao Tse-tung, the Conn.,
munist leader, have reached compromise, it is
feot of diplomacy for which the whole world owes
them Thanks And if the report Of an agreement to
reform the national government is good news, the
forecast of General elections at early dote is even
BETTER
We Americans sometimes forget that free, hon.
est general elections blessing not accorded the
people Of every nation. We often go off the beam
on the emotional binge thot Precedes our elections.
But with rare exceptions the vote itself is unin
fuenced, unhompered and satisfactory solution Of
our major political problems.
Free general elections probably could settle the
majority Of the worlds political problems today with
equal satisfaction But they device that fills
some heads Of sote with feor and others with SIN
cere, convinced distoste.
Naturally government which holds office by
force Of fears the popular will But there are
also political PHILOSOPHERS which hold that narrow
" representative government is preferable to
chosen Economically If Premier Stolin for exam
pIe we're to be q candidate for the office he now
holds in general Amercon-type election, he prob
ably would win hands down. But it isn't likely that
the victory would change the present Russian gov
ernments attitude toward wide open political field
So if GeneroIissinno Chang and Mr.. Mao have
decided to reshope Chinos government according to
the popular will, it is great and historic decision
free election there would do much to give new mean
ing to the word democracy, which twisted into
q variety Of omozine shapes to fit variety Of pur-
poses during the years Of military alliance against
the Axis.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-12
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

covered and this leaves the field
of dispute wide open.
Most labor disputes eventual.
ly are reduced to q clash of per.
sonalities. Kelsey-Hayes trou.
bles offer no exception to the
rule.
Head of the company Is
George Kennedy, its president
and principal stakeholder and
its chief negotiator with his en-
ployes. They regard him as
tough hombre to deal with. He
is a man of strong will and q lot
of convictions on what he con-
siders right.
On the other side of the pic
ture, q leader in the Kelsey.
Hayes union is one Chester
(Moon) Mullins, a hothead Of
the variety that can be found IN
almost every union or club or
society ever organized. The
Mullins record shows that he
has been fired by the company
Is times for disciplinary rea-
sons. Somehow-because he was
a union officer perhaps-in the
settlement of Kelsey-Hayes dis
putes by Reuther, George Adde's
or other top officials of the u.
A. w.. Mullins has always been
reinstated.
1T BEGAN WHEN A
SUPERVISOR WAS KICKED
OUT
LAST April Mullins and
dozen of his associates threw
a supervisor out of the plant.
The management promptly fired
all Is. That caused a strike. The
case went to the Detroit region
al War Labor Board which
named a panel to investigate.
The panel recommended that all
Is should be reinstated to their
jobs but when this report came
to the regional board, it decided
that only nine should be REIN
stated and that three-Moon
Mullins among them-should be
fired. The 18th character in the
dispute apparently decided the
thing wasn't worth fighting for
and left the state.
This regional WLB decision
was handed down Aug. 20-four
months after the original incid-
ent that started the fracas. In
the meantime, labor relations at
KelseyH Hayes hadn't improved
any. Both the management and
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-10-11
HAZEL NEWS

Marie Kiser, Edith Wolfe and
Barbara and Nina Phillips were
visiting in Dante Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sutherland
and daughter, Edith, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Pearl Sutherland
at Coeburn.
Mrs. Leafy Wise was shopping
in Dante one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Powers
and Leafy Wise were in Lebanon
Tuesday to have some dental
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-10-11
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Virginia.: In the Clerks Office of
the Circuit Court of the Coun-
ty of Dickinson, on the 9th
day of Sept. 1945
Lewis A Franklin, Complainant
against
Gladys NJ. Franklin, Defendant .
The object of this suit is to OBJ
tain for the complainant from the
defendant an absolute divorce on
the grounds of desertion.
And affidavit having been
made and filed that the defend
ant, Gladys M. Franklin, is not
resident of the State of Virginia;
it is ordered that she do appear
here within 10 days after due
publication hereof, and do what
may be necessary to protect her
interest in this suit. And it is
further ordered that copy here
of be published once a week for
four successive weeks in the Dick
enson Herald and that a copy be
posted at the front door of the
court house of this county on or
before the first October rules,
1945.
A copy-Teste:
E. B. Stanley, Clerk
By Lee Stanley, D c
J. c. Smith, p q (Sept 27-45
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-10-11

work done.
Wayne, Thomas and Herbert
Wise spent Tuesday night with
Ben Wise and family of Jewel
Ridge.
Miss Dallas Bailey was in
Dante Thursday getting a per-
manent wave.
Misses Edith Sutherland and
Lucille Kelly called on Dallas
Bailey Thursday night.
Allen Martin visited his faith
err, near Nora, Sunday evening.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-10-11

Orrender. of Richmond, Va. The
wedding took place Sept. 10th
with Elder H. M. Osborne per-
forming the ceremony.
The couple are living in Rich
mond, Va. Pfc. Orrender expects
a discharge from the army soon.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-10-11
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Virginia: In the Clerks Office of
the Circuit Court of the Coun-
ty of Dickinson, on the1st day
of Sept, 1945
Beulah Virginia Carter, Com
plainant
against
Wade H. Carter, Defendant
The object of this suit is to OBJ
tain divorce. And affidavit hav
ing been made and filed that the
defendant Wade H. Carter, is
not resident of the State of Vir-
ginia, it is ordered that he do ap
pear here within 10 days after
due publication hereof and do
what may be necessary to pro-
tect his interest in this suit. And
it is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published once a week
for four successive weeks in the
Dickinson Herald. and that a
copy be posted at the front door
of the court house of this county
on or before the LIST Sept. rules,
1945.
A copy-Teste:
E. B. Stanley, Clerk
] G. Smith, p.q. Sept, 6-45)
Cost of publication $3.50
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-10-11

Wayne Wise was in Dante shop
ping Monday.
George Powers and family
spent Sunday with G.. c. Ras-
nick.
Miss Lucille Kelly spent the
weekend with her parents near
st. Paul
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-10-11
Voice Of Prophecy

''Make straight the way Of the
Lord" WLW 900 A. M. Sunday
morning. Mutual System $50 A..
NJ. Sundays. at pd 14-45)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-10-11
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Virginia: In the Clerks Office of
the Circuit Court of the Coun-
ty of Dickinson, on the Gath
day of Sept, 1945.
Gean Anderson, Complainant
Henry Anderson, Defendant
The object of this suit is to OBJ
tain for the complainant from
the defendant a divorce avincul-
10 matrimonii, upon the grounds
of adultery.
And affidavit having been
made and filed that the defend
ant Henry Anderson, is not resi-
ident of the state of Virginia, it is
ordered that he do appear here
within 10 days after due publ
cation hereof and do what may
be necessary to protect his inter
est in this suit. And it is further
ordered that copy hereof be
published once week for four
successive weeks in the Dicken-
son Herald, and that copy be
posted at the front door of the
court house of this county on or
before the 1st October rules, 1945
A copy--Teste:
E. B. Stanley, Clerk
By Lee Stanley, DC.
J c Smith, pa. (Sept 27-45)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-10-11
ORRENDER- MULLINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Rant Mullins an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter, Edith, to Pfc. Arthur
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-10-11
A Large Number of Fine Bus
mess and Residential Lots and
400 Acres of Fine Farm
Land

The Lots and Farm lands located the heart Of 1000
some Of the finest coal lands in Dickinson County Va and
four miles of the courthouse at CGntwood.
The CEnch6ed Coal Corp making opening for this
coa6ed and these lots and aand located the cent
the coa6ed and within five minutes walk any of the openr
Lots and Farm Land for Sale at
Reasonable Prices
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-24

Chinese Communist says part!
aim is democratic capitalism
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-24
SOCIETY :
LIFE STORY OF WILLIAM CURRY LIKE
MANS DREAM OF MAKING MILLIONS
By PATRICIA
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ssssseeseea

FOR TODAY'S COLUMN 1
am going to reprint a biograph-
ical notice from the Daily Equa-
tor-Democrat trade edition of
March 1889 showing the prom
Use of Key West as exemplified
by the career of William Curry,
Key Vests richest citizen then.
k r 4
WILLIAM CURRY, who by
the way is the oldest settler in
Key West living at this writing
on the island, and the richest
man, perhaps in Florida, was
bern on Green Turtle Key on
the 18th Day of September, 1921,
and came to Key West on the
Bird of March 1887, landing when
he was but sixteen years of age,
and began business as clerk
with MessrS Weaver and Bald
win, where he remained for
eighteen months, when this firm
retired from business and Mr.
Curry accepted a situation with
William H. Wall, dealer IN gen.
eral merchandise and remained
in his employ until 1913, at or
about which time ne began the
mercantile business for himself:
but owing to MS limited capital
he entered into co-partnerShip
with Geo. L. Bovine in 1645, and
began business on the corner
of Duval and Front streets un-
der the firm name of Bowie and
Curry, dealers in general mer-
chandise and ship chandIarV
where they remained until 1916
when their spacious store ana
contents were all either leveIcd
to the ground or blown away
during the famous hurricane of
that year: the firm sustaining a
loss OF some $4,000 or $4,000
Soon after the hurricane this
firm purchased the property o..
front street. between SImOnton
and Elizabeth streets, where
William Curry now conducts a
large mercantile business.
(, y -
AT THE BEGINNING of the
late war. in 1861, Mr.. Curry
purchased the entire interest of
Mr.. Bovine, both real estate ana
personal property. and the later
left Key West for the home of
his nativity in one of the north
ern states. Since that date Mr..
Curry has not had a partner and
his business has steadily grown,
till today he conducts the Iarg-
est general merchandise and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-24

ship chandlery establishment IN
the state, to say nothing of his
large wharf and way interests
that constantly demand his per
sonal attention.
X Il Il
MR.. CURRY is genuine
sample of self made men, and
it can truthfully be said that
he has been the architect Of
his own fortune" and right
royalty he has carved it out, too,
He is reputed to be worth be-
tween three and five million
dollars; but on the contrary says
that one million will cover his
entire wealth. This, of course
is hardly believed, and it is the
only instance where we ever
heard his word doubted.
X y X
THE DIMENSIONS of his
present mercantile house are
100 X rs feet, to say nothing OF
a large store house hard by
which is near as large; both to-
gether contain goods to the
amount of 100000. Mr.. Curry
takes a lively interest in the
management of his business
affairs, and gives his personal
attention to them although he
is ably assisted by his four sons,
Messrs. Charles, George H,
Robert o. and Milton Curry,
the latter. while the youngest
fills the important position of
bookkeeper to the entire estab-
lishment. Of course these young
gentlemen are assisted by a
competent corps of statesmen
and other help.
X X 4
MR.. CURRY has given a first
class collegiate education to
each of his children, and prepar-
ed them with ample weapons to
combat with the world should
misfortune ever over take them,
which is hardly probable, con-
sidering that a greater portion OF
their fathers wealth consists in
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-24

such property that is constantly
increasing in value.
Il II X
MR.. CURRY is not alone
known in Key West as being
possessed of vast wealth, but
he is also known as one of the
most enterprising public spirit
ed and liberal hearted citizens
on the island, ever ready to lend
a helping hand to a worry OBJ
ject, or TO encourage any public
enterprise that may be for the
good of the community; and it
is the sincere wish of every
citizen In Key West that Mr.
Curry may live many years yet
to enjoy a portion of that for
tune ne has so rightly won.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-24
THE WEATHER
FORECAST

Key West and vicinity: Partlv
cloudy 10 cloudy and somewhat
warmer this afternoon, tonight
and Tuesday: moderate east %
southeast winds.
Florida: Occasional ram an1
cooler In north and central por-
tions. partly cloudy and 81 Ehtlv
warmer in extreme south pOr-
ton today; partly cloudy IA
south and central portions oc-
casional rain in extreme north
portion, slightly warmer To-
night Tuesday warmer wltl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-24
SANTA CLAUS AT
AMUSEMENT PARK

Rogelio Gomez is going to play
Santa Claus Christmas Day to the
children of Key West.
All children, who like to ride on
the ry-go-round, the Ferris
wheel and kiddy cars, may call at
the Fireman's Amusement Park
7I3-15 Duva1 street, and ride to
their hearts content without pay
ing a penny.
There will be free rides for
ALL" Mr.. Gomez said this morn
ing, land l hope that the chill
dren of Key West will take ad-
vantage of my offer, which will
be in effect all Christmas Day
Chinese Communist says party
air,7 iS democratic caDitaliSu0
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-24
RENE ESTRADA ON
BOARD DESTROYER
Especial to 4 ( CitizenD

ON THE USS PAUL HAMIL-
TON, Dec. 24.-Rene Estrada,
sonraman, third class, Alp Amelia
street, Key West, Fla, served on
this destroyer, which spent "A
consecutive months in the thick
of the fighting in the Pacific,
earning a reputation of being a
lucky" ship.
The Hamilton to5K part In the
invasions of Saipan, Guam, Tin
ian, the Palaus, Lingayen Gulf,
Two Jina and several smaller IS
lands, attacks on Okinawa, Luzon,
Formosa, and Visayan and the
Battle of the Philippine Sea.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-24
R@kel1
PIERcES HAVE SON

Announcement has been
made of the birth of a son,
weighing 6 pounds 9 and a quar-
ter ounces, to Mr.. and Mrs.
William c. Pierce last night at
the Naval Hospital. The new
arrival has been given the name
of Michael Lee. The Pierce
family resides at 905 South
street.
Mr.. Pierce is the son of MIR.
and Mrs. L. NJ. Pierce of South
street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-24

SERIAL STORY
CHAPTER NOT
In THIS ISSUE

The preponderance of Christ
mas advertisements appearing
in this issue has caused the
crowding out of the 18th chap
ter of APPS serial story. The
Fourth Mrs. Baker"
The story will be resumed in
The Citizen Wednesday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-24

Rockefeller gives million 20
church group to aid Europe