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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-04-12
Items of Interest
From Entire State

Inc HILn annual eXIlD1tlOn OF
photographs of Baltimore will open
in the Municipal Museum, that ely,
June 20. Entries must be made
between June l and Is. Awards
will be made to the winners.
Farm Labor Supervisor Paul E.
Nystrom of the University of
Maryland Extension Service has
announced that 100 farm workers
from Jamaica will arrive in Mary
land April Is to harvest spinach
and other early crops.
They will be employed on the
Eastern Shore and in Baltimore
county.
George N. Ruth, a 50-year-old
farmer of East Berlin, Pa, died at
Union Memorial Hospital, Balti-
more, following a fall or deliber-
ate jump from a fourth floor of
the institution. He was awaiting a
brain operation after a recent head
injury suffered at his home and was
respondent.
The State Game and Inland Fish
Commission reported fees from
hunters licenses sold during the
1943-44 fiscal year totalled $780,
1925. Fishing licenses also reached
an all-time high, totalling $47,753.,
and more anglers licenses were
sold during the period than in any
year since the anglers license law
was enacted.
Shortages of various types of
farm machinery and repair parts
may cause a reduction of crop
paintings in Maryland this spring,
dealers and distributors of these
items believe.
The will of Alice Gilman Wheel
er, daughter of the late Daniel Colt
Gilman, the first president of the
Johns Hopkins University, provides
for the institution to receive $4,000
at the death of a sister, Miss Eliza
beth Gilman of Baltimore.
A meeting of the chairmen of the
20 soil conservation boards of dis
trict supervisors of Maryland, in
Guiding 10 counties, was held last
week at the University of Mary
land. Plans were discussed and
made for carrying out soil conser-
walton and drainage work during
the ensuing year.
German prisoners of war at the
camp near Frederick voluntarily
made contributions to the American
Red Cross several weeks ago. The
movement spread to the main camp
at Fort Geogre G. Meade and the
other branch camps in Maryland
netting total contribution of S., $3.50
made by the German prisoners.
The Board of Army Engineers at
recent hearing in Washington re-
jected the proposed $235, 100000 Po-
tomac River development, which
called for the construction of four
teen dams in the river and its tribu-
taries, following protests from more
than 1000 residents of Maryland,
Virginia, West Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia. This rejection
will be turned over to the Chief of
Engineers who in turn will make a
final report of his findings ito send
to Congress.
What Can You Spare,
That They Can Wear
Evening star., 1945-01-19
Million Estate Left
By Miss Litchfie|d

Miss Grace DEMO Litchfield, nov-
elist and poet of this city, who died
December 4 at Goshen, N. Y, at the
age of 95, left an estate valued at
more than $790,eO0, exclusive of
property in New York City, for
which no value is listed, according
to petition filed yesterday at Dis
trict Court for probate of her will.
Under terms of the will. nephew,
Bayard Sands Litchfield of Katonah,
N. Y, is left property at 201O Massa-
chusetts avenue NV and is to share
the residue of the estate with Miss
Litchfield's niece, Miss Marion Litch-
field of New York.
The will makes numerous beuuests
to other nephews, nieces, servants
and friends, two of the bequests
being for sums of $4,000 The nieces
and nepheWs and their children will
share in the New York property.
The petition filed here for probate
of the will lists the Massachusetts,
avenue property as being of an
assessed value of more than S67. 900
and lists personal property valued
at s721, 500.
The petition for probate was filed
by Attorney Ernest r. Early and the
law firm of Hamilton g. Hamilton.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-18
Campfire Girls
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Continued from Page 81
andotte: Ruth Leblanc, Mary Will
liamS, Mrs. Seavitt, Mrs. Howard
Cosby, Carroll Yops, Miss Coulter.
Audrey Fought. NIFTY Myrand.
Ecorse; Margery Nichols, River
Rouge, and Lille Soule, Angola,
Indiana.
GUARDIANS ASSOCIATION
MEETS THURSDAY
The Downriver Guardians asso-
citation net Thursday night at the
Presbyterian church, Mrs. T. J..
Smith presiding. The next meeting
will be November 6.
Miss Lee Libby, Downriver field
secretary, spoke of hiking and sue
ceSSful cookouts, their success de-
pending on proper planning, cor
rect wearing apparel, cooking uten-
SDs, fuel, and coordination of in
dividual duties of each girl.
Announcement was made of the
Camp Fire card party, November
z; annual dinner on November II;
Mrs. John E. Davis, advisor of Hor-
lion club. told of barn dance to
be held at Mccain school Satur-
day, November 3. from 9 pm. to
! am.
Mrs. Frank Owens has accepted
the Craftsmanship of the service
committee for the Guardians asso-
citation.
Those attending were Mrs John
E. Davis, Mrs. Robert Rocker, Mrs.
Harold Johns, Mrs. Robert Purdy.
Charlene Schieber, Mrs. G.. F.
Flynn, Mrs. Arthur T. Korn. Mrs
Kenneth Hauer, Mrs. o. Humhrev
Mrs. Joseph Hadley, Mrs. Alfred
Whalen, Wyandotte; Elizabeth Sea-
witt, Mary Williams, Audrey Fought
and Emma Heading, Ecorse. Lille
Soule, Angola, Indiana, was a guest
WE-TO-MA-CHICK
GROUP MEETS
The We-To-Ma-Chic group of
Mckinley school met Wednesday.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-18
MISC ENROLMENT HIGH

Close to 5000 students will re-
ceive instruction at Michigan State
college this fall. Civilian enrolment
includes 3,488 women and 1913 men,
and 325 Army traineeS also will be
trained on the campus. Returning
war veterans number GOA. Several
hundred persons will be enrolled
in short courses.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-18
WASHINGTON P.T.A.

The Washington P.TA. annual
card party was held Monday night
at the school.
The P.T.A. president, Mrs. Harold
Seitz, was in charge of the event.
assisted by the following members:
Mrs. Orland Humphreys, Mrs.
William Van Horn, Mrs. Graf, Mrs.
Carlos Laguire, Mrs. Carleton Ger
man, Ms. Emil Travenetti, Mrs.
William Scott, Mrs. Patrick Hanlan.
Mrs. Harry Pollock and Mrs. Clyde
Foster.
A buffet lunch was served. Tables
were decorated with gayly colored
leaves and plaques of flying geese.
Mrs. Louis Moehr, hospitality
committee chairman, supervised
the lunch, and the following mem
bers poured:
Mrs. Glen CUP, Mrs. Wilbur Pat
tison, Miss Lillian Downs, and Miss
Catherine BuSS.
The next P.TA. meeting will be
November IL.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-18

See you around town.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-18
:. P. T. A.
Notes
A. z. SMITH SCHOOL P.T.A.

The A. E. Smith school P.T.A.
card and bunco party was held Fri
day night at the school in River
view. There were 35 tables playing.
Prizes In bunco were won by Mrs.
Raymond Vollmar, Mrs. Charles
Oblin, and Leila Fogg. Prizes were
given at each of the card tables.
General chairman of the event
was Mrs. Martin Weinlander. Elmer
A. Simmons was ticket chairman;
Mrs. Russell Bogarin, table and
card chairman; Mrs. Norman Perry
and Mrs. Claude Hale, prizes; Mrs.
Max Stanbery, refreshments, and
Mrs. Rocco Gambino, publicity.
This was the first of a series of
card parties. The next will be held
November 16.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-18
COLLEGE BUYS LIBRARY

Michigan State college has pur-
chased for its library the private
collection Of books from the estate
of the late DR.. R. Arlington New
man. Detroit. The collection of 1O,OOO
volumes brings the college library's
holdings to more than 100000.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-18

Newspaper carrier boys OF the
nation have sold two billion war
stamps since Pearl Harbor. This
represents s2OO,OOO.OOO and 1870 of
all war stamps sold.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-18

The ablest men in all the walks
OF modern life are men of faith.
Most of them have much more
faith than they themselves realize.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-18
Straight 1--WE
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wouldn't lose them in the crowd
'of course, there could have been
another reason.)
As We creaked around the floor
we noticed such sharpees as Vir-
ginia Noel, Dot Boyd, Monica Blav.
Tokeah Douds, Ernie Mayoras, Earl
johnson and our own Sam Palmer
accompanies by his little brother
Chi-Chi. Dancing as If in a daze
were Harvey Payne and Doris
johnson, who recently became en-
gagged. Everyone was in fine form
and the evening ended much too
soon.
Well, what do you know2 Hay-
rides are back in style again. Last
Friday. Circle @ Riding Stables was
honored (ahem) to take a crowd of
Is RIBS. kids for a ride (what a
ride). Between hay, horses, and
men, us gals had quite a time.
The walls Of Ye Old Masonic
temple will really vibrate to the
tune OF Nick Jabe's band this week.
as dances are planned for both
Friday and Saturday nights. wv
anootte's own skate club is spon-
soring the dance Friday and all
the proceeds go for uniforms. The
Y.M.CA. will play host Saturday
night. Guess everyone will have
u plan q big weekend as those are
two events we all don't want To
miss. The hours are $50 to r.
See you around town.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-18

1t 10 men of faith who have saved
the world, not men of knowledge.
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-11
FRIEND ON FRIGATE

The frigate has cleaner lines
than a destroyer escort and has
a bow more like the French or
English destroyers. They are
we'll armed with three three-inch
or five-inch guns on the bow and
stern, six to eight 20 millimeter
machine guns arranged along the
higher Superstructure and two
long, lean rows of depth charges
on the stern. The mems quarters
are in the forecaStle and under
the sternsheets. Officers guar
tiers are in the superstructure IN
der the bridge. One of the Off
GERS on the ship was in my class
at the Coast Guard Academy and
when the ship came down the
river at New Orleans he stopped
in to say hello and l told him our
Key West" was now in his
hands.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-11
JAPAN TALKED ABOUT WAR

1t will take sometime for the public
to digest the revelations that are now being
made in Washington as to the pre-war ne
gotatiOns with Japan and at Nuremberg as
to the scope of Nazi plans for aggressive
warfare in Europe.
Among the items worth mentioning is
the conversation that the Japanese minister
had with the foreign secretary of Peru in
April 1911. The Tokyo diplomat asked
point blank what Peru's attitude would be
il war were to exist between Japan and the
United States He was told that if Japan
went into the war on the side of the Axis
and the United States became involved,
Peru certainly. and probably by the other
American republics, would join with the
United States.
In addition, it is indicated that the
Japanese in South America were giving
plain indications of a war with the United
States. seeking to ascertain the probable
course of the Latin-Amercan republics
They found out that the outbreak of hos
tilities would find the nations in this hem
isphere presenting common front.
Getuilo Vargas. former president of
Brazil. told the japanese plainly that ''if
Japan attacked or declared war upon the
United States. she would be attacking and
declaring war upon Brazil, also"
The State Department was aware Of
these interchanges which revealed very
clearly the successful elimination of the
good neighbour policy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-11
STATE DUPONT HOLDINGS

Among the Du POnt holdings
reported in recent FEC negotia-
tions by Edward Ball was listed
the bank and a very advantage
ously located downtown corner
site IN Key West. The La Concha
is reported to be owned by a
group of persons employed by the
DuPOnts but not by the estate
In EScambia county, DuPonts own
large downtown properties at
Pensacola: Duval county real es-
tate, which cost 100000 when
purchased; Flagler and Volusia,
So. 100000 IN real estate; bank in
Daytona Beach, Hospital District
Bonds; St. Johns County, $500
acres Of land, 100000 road bonds:
Brevard county around 100000
road bonds: Indian River, several
hundred thousand dollars worth
of road bonds: Martin, S50O,O00
political subdivision; Palm Beach,
valuable downtown corner, $780,
900 Port Authority bonds. several
hundred thousands in school and
road bonds; Broward, substantial
amount of road bonds. Mr.. Ball
said that not one cent is owed the
Florida National Banks by the St
Joe Paper Company for their in
vestnents over the state.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-11

better time than the present for
it to begin. Last Sunday was
Universal Bible Day of the World
Wide Bible Plan that continues
through December IS, and soon,
very soon, the world will again
retell and relive the wonderful,
inspiring story of the supernatural
birth of the Christ Child. Let
our readers understand at the
outset that this feature will not
attempt to foster any particular
doctrine OF sanction the beliefs of
any particular denomination. It
will be purely non -sectarian and
will contain the plain, simple
truths of the Holy Bible. 1t will
welcome brief religious contribu
tions that will spiritually benefit
all its readers. From now until
Christmas Spiritual Food will
be devoted mostly to the scrip
tural revelation of Christ's birth.
1t is the hope that this may in
spire a rededication of all of US
to the ideals of Christianity. Read
ers are urged to devote some time
each day to the reading of the
inspired Word of God as contained
in the Holy Bible. Scripture
Quotation for Today: The Lord
loveth a cheerful giver."- Cor.
OF.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-11
KEY WEST IN
NORTH ATLANTIC

By the way, l guess its Okay
to say so now but the Patrol
Frigate Key West IS on duty with
the United States Coast Guard IN
North Atlantic patrol She has
done some convoy work over the
North Atlantic during the war
and also some weather patrol
work. This weather patrol is
rough duty and was especially
hazardous during the war because
a lot of drifting was done and at
any time a German sub could
slip a torpedo into your side and
then it would be the cold, freez-
ing North Atlantic water for you.
These frigateS came out rather
late IN the war but they are nifty
ships. Built along destroyer lines
they resemble a destroyer escort,
which is the toughest ship Of the
Navy, but they have a lot more
draft and are much steadier. But
still they require destroyer
men to run them and that IS the
toughest kind of sailor. If you
would like to see a frigate, why
walk down to the foot of DuVal
street and look to the west at
the close of day and usually you
can see the Huron, the Fleet Sonar
Schools frigate tied up at NAL
lOry Dock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-11
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
1g75S1 Zzz1'A
OPEN MOUTHS, CLOSED MINDS

Every now and again in this eaSy-golng
country of ours the majority works up
slow madness against the noisy few who de-
light in hating everybody not of their own
particular church or tribe. The blunt fact
is that bigots who are ordinarily consider
ed merely as Doors or bOres occasionally
become so ObstreperOus and lnslstent upon
their own narrow views that they become
temporarily-an obstacle on the path of
progress.
We are interested to see this point
made recently in the by-and-fOr soldiers
newspaper, THE BuckarOO", published at
the Ordnance Camp in Texarkana, Texas.
That paper has been annoyed by the spout
ings of the hatriOts to the extent of taking
off to examine bigots in general and the
way their minds work in particular. In an
"open letter. to the breed of bigOts "The
BuckarOo" accuses them of having open
mouths and closed minds. You know be-
cause you know and that's all there is to
it." the soldiers accuse their bigOted fell
loW-citizens.
How true Again and again it works
out. Nothing can touch the true bigOt's
stubborn hostility to new information or
fresh ideas He knows because he knows,
period. It's right because he says it's right,
exclamation point Writes the Texas sol
dier newspaper: 1T doesn't matter that
Japanese Americans are among the most
decorated fighters or that Negroes have
repeatedly proved their ability or willing
ness -. " the bigOt will not believe either
eminent authority or social statistics. He
knows because he knows and he believes
only what it suits his prejudices to believe.
Speaking for the United States THE
Buckaroo" arrives at the conclusion, to
which we heartily subscribe, namely, bigOts
ARE standing in our way" They're trying
to stop the development of our country. At
heart all bgots despise democracy and ia
vor dictatorship-the dictatorship of them
selves.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-11
PUZZLES US

General George C. Marshall. retiring
as chief of staff after more than six years
service. has been awarded the Distinguish
ed Service Medal, with a citation that gives
him credit for being the leading architect
of our great victories.
We have never been able to fathom
the intricacies of Notwithstanding. Gen.
Marshall and Gen. Eisenhower received
Distinguished Service Medals but Gems.
Wainwright and Mac Arthur were award
ed Congressional Medals of Honor, which
is the higher decoration.
The great victory in Europe brought
its leaders medals of lower rank than those
awarded the leaders of the Inflated cam
paign in the Philippines which eliminated
in the surrender of an American and Fill
pino army.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-11
COMMUNITY INTERESTS

Several Key Westers who have visited
Marathon lately have spoken about the
enterprising spirit that is evident in that
community.
They declared that every resident has
his sleeves rolled up, so to speak, in hustling
to promote the interests of Marathon.
Folks up that way" one Key Wester
stated, are not missing any bet that they
think will help to make Marathon better
and bigger place in which to live. In all
of my travels | have not run across any
other place where the community spirit
was more pronounced than it is in Mara
thOn. You want to keep your eye On that
place. for it will not be long before it will
be large village or small city"
Another Key Wester pointed out that
this community would be far better off if
all OF us pulled together, as they do in
Marathon, to promote the welfare of Key
West
While we have community spirit
that flares up in unison if anybody knocks
Key West yet in proposed civic improve
ments most of us depend on few enter
prising residents when any project comes
up for the betterment of our community.
Too many of us have that good-enough-
r-grandfather-gOod- m
pick, but the outstanding fault is that most
of us are concerned so much in our indi-
vidual welfare we have little time or in
clination to do anything that will help the
community as whole.
Finally, it would do all of us good, in
the matter of civic pride and enterprise.
for US to take run up to Marathon some
time to see how its residents bubble over
with enthusiasm about anything they feel
will enhance the interests of that place.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-11
SUIT AGAINST GOMEZ

Understand that shortly prop
erty owners at North Beach Will
institute suit to prevent George
Gomez from operating the ma
rine lift railway he has in his
backyard at the Beach. In this
suit will be mentioned statements
that the permit as given by the
ZOning Board of Appeals was fill
ed just a short time before the
Appeals Board was dissolved. 1t
Will also state that one of the
members of the Board of Appeals
voted for himself and by proxy
for another member. The prop
erty owners nearby, especially
North Beach Inn, is disturbed
that the section will be opened
to commercial use and Will de-
strOy property values on the
beach.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-11
GREW ENTERS HIS DENIAL

The Army Pearl Harbor Board, which
said in its report last August that the note
of Secretary Hull to the Japanese, dated
November 26. 1871. was the document
that touched the button that started the
war. as Ambassador Grew so aptly ex-
pressed" is confronted with the denial of
Mr.. Grew that he made any such state
ment.
Of course, the fact that Mr.. Grew says
that the Army Board gave wholly wrong
impression of his viewpoint does not
change the fact that the board itself as
Sumed responsibility for the opinion ex
pressed.
Ambassador Grew had transcript of
his testimony before the Army Board
which showed that he said only that the
japanese militaristS chose TO characterize
the Hull note as an ''ultimatum'' He stat
ed at the time that. in his opinion, this at
titude was totally unsound and wrongly
based Also, he told the Congressional
committee that the note was in no respect
an ultlmatum" and that the button "was
pushed" not by us but by the japanese.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-11
FINANCIAL
CONSOLIDATION

In order to consolidate the
county and city governments
which, it is natural, both city
and county officials are going to
fight to the end, a quite inten-
sive study is required and a great
many problems will have to be
cleared away. First of ALL what
will be the city limits, will it be
Card Sound or will we keep the
present city limits and designate
present county areas to continue
as county property? Now come
the financial problems. If the
entire Keys become the City Of
Key West, then il Will become
as necessary to pave and keep up
the streets of Tavernier and Mara
thon as it IS to do so in Key
West, to give the key sections
proper fire and police protection
according to their needs, to give
them monies for public buildings.
Then comes, too. the question of
whether those two communities
wish to be included in the City
of Key West. As near as we
have it they think they are two
of the most up-and- coming little
towns in the country and won't
want to be incorporated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-11
COUNTY MANAGER?

If the manager form of govern
ment works out we'll in Key West
and it looks like a hot shot spe-
cial now, won't we want 10 con-
tirue this if we become one with
the county or even if there is a
sort of partnership city county
government? You bet We will.
Now. if this all comes out, why it
means scrapping our shining new
city charter and getting a new
county city charter. This means.
too, that power will rest in a few
instead of many, as is now the
case with both city and county
commission. Representative lead
erS' seems to be the watchword
Of Key West voters these days
and l don't think the little man"
will ever become unorganized
again where other than good rep
reSentation will be allowed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-11
DOUBLE LOAD NOW

Unless there IS legislative ac-
ton, present county officials are
not favOring the change because
il Just means plenty Of headaches,
blaming by the people in starting
up a new system and probable
mal-aIlocation Of the monies at
first It most certainly means
that in most offices the county
equivalent office viii require
more help. Thus. If you consoli-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-11
CORAL ROCKETS
BY L. P. ARTMAN, JR.

dated the county tax collector
and city tax collector offices.
county tax collector Wilson would
need more aid in his office. Right
now. Sam Pinder, ST.. and Jr.,
are working nights to get in the
large amount of monies pouring
into the city tax Golfers, the great
est in the history of the city. Ger
tainly, if these property tax col
lectiOns were transferred to How
ard Wilson he would necessarily
have to have men like Sam Pin
der. Sr. and Jr., to continue the
same work. If two men can car
~ two hundred pounds of weight.
il follows that one man cannot
carry the two hundred pounds
alone.