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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-12
Magnolia. I have

worrying, Magnolia. I have a
candle"
"Please. please" she begged on
Bonded knee. "Please, nah baby,
don't 60 down in dat dungeon
with dat Uncle Louiep
Magnolia, get up on your
feetl" Madge said GROSSLY.
Magnolia struggled to her feet
"What you-all have to 60 down
into dat basement fol-"
"Uncle Louie needs me-"
"What fo'?" she asked in q
frightened whisper.
''I'm going to help Uncle Louie
startle the scientific world and
revolutionize the entire universe
Magnolia's eyes bulged. you
MAGNOLIA pulled her shud-
INl dering self together, headed
straight for the telephone and
with trembling fingers, dialed g
number. When someone an
swered, she nearly blasted his ear
drum.
dat you, Doctor Bliss?" Dis
am Magnolia. Doctor, you come
right over here befo' it's too late.
No sub, I amt sick, but my
honey-chile is! What's dat? Where
Is she? She am down in the base
ment wild Uncle Louie. Who is
Uncle Louie? He amt nobody,
cause he am daidw Then she
| Jared up, "Dat amt true! You-all
knows dat ! never INDUCES in a
dropi How does I know dere is
a Uncle Louie? I knows, cause
he done 60 ridin' wild NAH baby
dis mornin' and den he don't eat
nah prunesi
The doctor undoubtedly said he
would come over.
"Glory be, Doctor, come over
here quick befo' NAH baby gifts
mixed up in helpin' dis here Un-
Gle Louie revolutionize de whole
worldi"
NyHEN Doctor Fred Bliss ar
w rived at Winston Manor he
was greeted by tremulouS,
smiling Magnolia, who led him
into the long, great hall.
well, Magnolia, what's this all
about?" he asked calmly, for he
was that type of man. He looked
more like a country doctor than
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-12

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NFNrf.E LOUIE looked adoring-
b 81 Madge. I'm delighted
wllh you. my dear" 49,
way
"gusw attitude toward that
article
TEL one. uncic Louie" asked
nxa6ge exritedly. "when are you
KniaH % Start working on that
fNsmlsalnf"
~D.seVtiy after breakfast. my
enar~
4 ear hardly wait"
~ AfadNr did have 90 wait un-
81 Uneie Louis had consumed q
haaffy breakfast. which was his
49, Ia ever forty years. Natural
~ Am the eyes of Madge. he had
maaNn every bite, but. when they
Ywss frum IRE table and entered
So husue, IN the eyes Of Sin Low
Sc bFeaklass he had served "a
fna fnyaleFious unseen guest re-
msasned untouched.
Emele Esoaie thoughtfuily tugged
. las 1nuw.Mhite gOatee. as he
n1amd ~ Maaaes side In the great
nnang hall
Naw let me think" ne said,
~lxs almost forgotten where the
mmsf % the basement Is"
&aaNn laughed Its right I'm
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-12
KEY WEST in
DAYS GONE BY
FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN
OF JULY IL, 1895

The Navy Department has ask
ed the Department of Works Re-
lief Administration for $50, 400 to
repair the finger piers at the
naval station in Key West, ;ac-
cording to an Associated Press
dispatch published in today's
Citizen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-12

In the year ending June 30,
1914, the Coast Guard issued As
600 officers licenses and more
than 100000 merchant seamen's
documents to members of the
Merchant Marine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-12

Key West Woman's Club has
completed arrangements for the
entertainment of members of the
Professional and Business Wom-
ans Club, due to arrive tomorrow
from Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-12

Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
why do we speak of nuisance
taxes when we know all arc
that?"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-12

Several sisters in the Convent
of Mary Immaculate are attend
ing summer school in Washington
University, says a special dis
patch from the capital in today's
Citizen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-12

Admiral Claude c. Bloch of
Washington, D. c., born Wood
bury, KY, 81 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-12

State Senator Arthur Gomez,
who had been visiting in Miami,
returned yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-12

Harry Baker, chief of the Key
West Fire Department, left yes
terday on a business visit to Isla-
morada.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-12

Roosevelt, son of a President,
dies in Normandy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-12

Mrs. Ralph Higgs and daugh-
ter, June Meredith, who had
been visiting Mrs. Higgs' parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Hicks,
White and Division streets, left
yesterday for their home in
Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-12

Members of the Key West
Junior Beach Patrol will be drill
ed tomorrow morning at the SUBJ
marine base.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-12

Glenn Archer was installed
Thursday night as noble grand
of Equity Lodge of Odd Fellows.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-12

Henry Hollerich, who died
Wednesday in the Florida State
Hospital, will be buried here
Sunday afternoon, with the Rev
w. M. Reagan, of st. Mary's
Roman Catholic Church, officiat-
ing.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-10-26
pAN-AMERI(AN CONGRESS
RAp5 BRITISH IMPERIALISM
As UNDEM0(RATI(

LONDON, Oct. 26 (ANP).-l
Africa's leaders attacked Britain's
imperialistic system as undemo-
cratic during the opening sessions
of the Pan-African congress at
Manchester.
John McNair, secretary of the
Independent Labor party, fired the
first salvos against Britain's CO.
lonial system by pointing out that
the colored races "in the British
empire will never win political in
dependence by trusting in the
Hypocrisy of British imperialism"
Addressing the opening session
as a fraternal delegate, McNair
continued:
eve know perfectly we'll that
British Imperialism has often told
us it had gone to the colonies to
spread Christianity and civilization
but the imperialists of Great Brit
ain, headed by the Tory party, are
as short minded and short sighted
as they are ignorant"
F. K. Nkrumah, a representative
of the Gold Coast, called for the re-
moval of all imperialistic control
and for unconditional independence.
Britain's colonial peoples must be
free to elect their own representa-
tive assembly through universal
suffrage without restrictions from
foreign power, he said.
eve must fight for these ends
even by revolutionary methods" he
pleaded Seizure of power is an
essential prerequisite for the fulfill
ment of social, economic, and sui
tural aspirations
Sympathy for the peoples Of Java
and Indo-China was expressed by
the adoption of resolution which
extended greetings to them for
their flight against Dutch and
French imperialism.
The Pan-African congress is the
first mass assembly of Negroes in
the British Isles.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-10-26
JUDGE CITES HIGH COURT
RULING IN BACKING ANTI
NEGRO PROPERTY COVENANTS

CHICAGO, Oct. Is (ANP)-
Anti-Negro restrictive covenants
were held legal in real estate sales
here by Superior Court Judge John
P. McGoorty in case to oust Negro
tenants from a 30-unit building on
West 6Oth street.
In upholding the legality of the
restrictive agreement entered into
in 1923, Judge McGoorty cited to
defense attorneys Irwin C.. Mollison
and Loring B. Moore various legal
precedents
"The supreme courts of the Unit
ed States and this state, besides
many appellate courts, have held
that such agreements are covenants
running with the land and are legal
and binding.
"The United States Suprme court
held in the case of Corrigan VS..
Buckley that such restrictive COW
enants did not violate the constitu-
ton or it's amendments. This deci-
sion was recently reaffirmed in the
United States Circuit Court of
Appeals for the District of Colum-
bia."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-14
Workers Still Wanted

Officers in charge of Army separation centers say that many veterans particularly younger men, are not taking advantage of the Army job-counseng service ana seem to be in no hurry to find work.
 This is natural These need time for rest and re- adjustment Most of have been through several varie- ties of he'll They have been long away from families ana sweethearts from soft beds home cooking and the de- ghtful privilege doing what they please when it peases them And those without immediate family responsibilities can't be blamed for taking little time off to catch up
 lot of war workers must feel the way. Of course nobody has shot at them They haven't suffered exposure to tropc heat and arctic cold. They haven't gone achng' danger-ed days without sleep slept in ranted foX- holes when chance for rest Their lot can't be com pared with the combat soldiers or sailors
 But for many workers the war years picnic. They made good money but they worked hard and long for it. Many moved far from home to live in temporary, u- atractiye uncomfortable dwellings, In spite of absentees the majority of them stuck faithfully to their important work Holidays and opportunities for recreation were eW Much work and little play may have made good many Jacks and Js prosperous but they also had tendency to make them weary and impatient.
 So now most of the work is finished and wholesale ayo have commenced With them have come signs ot war workers weariness and mpatience There seems to be tendency to seek unemployment compensation rSt ana let obhunting go till later There is also apparent ten ency toward strikes in spite of the Presidents request that an interim no-strike pledge be observed.
 Cleveland the other day there 50000 people out of work and 000 applications for unemployment pay ents file But there also 10000 jobs begging to be
 filled with takers It isn't hard to understand the weary workers feelings But neither it hard to see that pro tracted vacations and strikes will add difficulties to this period of industrial and economic readustment.
 The country has the ingredients for it's first postwar economic stimuant-a pcntup demand for scarce goodS savings with which to buy them industrial capacity and an abundant labor force But this stmuant to be effective should be administered quickly as possible.
 Delay can cause confusion and uncertainty and freeze activity all along the line Some delay is unavoldaoe put not all it. And while it would be pleasant to think that displaced workers might take long and deserved vacations or give full vent to their grievances such actions hold considerable risk if long continued
 So for the good of all, there is obvious and mmed fate these displaced workers to take jobs instead o unemployment compensation when it possible to do so and to stick with those jobs, at least for the time being
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-14
Views Of The Press

1 perial general headquarters abolish ed, and censorship imposed on Jap press and radio. Thus Is militariSm given two decisive blows.
 In his general declaration of pol icy, General MacArthur follows the PotSdam terms, which were the basis of Jap surrender. The occuption is to be as unobtrusive as conditions warrant. There will be no interfer- ence with the ordinary activities of civilians provided the Japs faith fully carry out the Allied orders as relayed to them by the emperor.
 In this scheme of occupation the emperor occupies larger role than many Americans feel he should have. So long as he is the complete servant of General Mac Arthur, 1t is difficult to see what harm the emperor can do to our plans. On the contrary he can be of great usefulness in helping to main- tain peace and order and preventing chaos and revolt from upsetting our occupation plans.
 Tn the same manner in which the emperor is being utilized by us in Japan proper so General Hodge is continuing for the time being the Jap administrative personnel in Korea. This has greatly disappointed the Koreans who, after nearly half century of repression by a bru- tai oppressor, had hoped to be de- livered at once and completely. Their attitude can be understood but the Koreans will be serving their country best If they cooperate with the American liberators as to meth ods and timing of the transfer to re- stored Korean independence.
 It stands to reason that General Hodge will get rid of Jap officials as soon as he can. Administrative necessity, complicated by language difficulties, dictates the wisdom of continuing the Japs officials until qualified Koreans can be fitted into the hundreds and thousands of po- sitions. It is in the interest of Korea that the transition be orderly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-14
By Peter EdSOn

moved in and took over the place in criminal records formerly occupied by older youths. This reduc- ton in level of offenders points up the possibility of still greater teen-age crime problem than before the
 FBI examination of some 270OOO arrest records shows one out of every five arrested under 2l, and the l7-year-old offender topped the list with l3,000 arrests. There were nearly l20O0 arrests of youths under 16 years of age 2000 being IA and der
 offenses for which some 65,0OO youths of under 2l were arrested in the first half of the year were predominantly crimes against property robbery. burglary larceny and auto theft Nearly 40 per cent of all arrests in these categories of young men and women under 2l
 There an per cent increase, to 44.000, in the number of womens arrest records examined by the FBI in the first half of 1945 This is arrest in every six The age pattern of arrested women dif ferS from that of the men, most women criminals being from IS to 22, each of these years showing fairly distribution of from 2500 to 5000 arrests AS compared with the first half of last year. 1945 is showing 60 per cent increase in arrests of women for robbery-ther most common offense.
 For both men and women 1t is the repeater that causes the most trouble indicating the lack of any satisfactory corrective Of all the arrest records amined, over half show previous arrests This trend is true among the een-agers. Fifteen per cent of the l5year-olds arrested had previous criminal records the figure rising to 42 per cent of those 20 old This merely accentuates the juvenile prob- lem.
 Socologists can argue themselves blue in the face as to the contributing causes of odayS crime trends One of the most logical to be that the number of police officers has gone down by cent from l942 to 1945 The fewer the cops the greater the crime wave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-14

cation except rape-which has risen no per cent assault and larceny which rose, respectively, 3l2 per cent and 99 per cent. Robbery and auto theft on the other hand, went down over 40 per cent.
 Comparing the record for the first half of l945 with the first half of 1944, however shows an in- crease in every type of crime except involuntary manslaughter, such as deaths in auto accidents. Re- moval of gas ratoning restrictions in the last four months of the year naturally may be expected to show increase in this category, too.
 Murders were up per cent to 1870 in the six months period Rape up per cent to 3lal an al-time high. Robbery assault ard burglary were up 10, Il and 12 per cent
 As the crime rate has gone up, the criminal age has gone down. This trend, 10 which FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover repeatedly has called attention in discussing juvenile delinquency. can be traced di- rectly to wartime conditions It was not expected however because the armed services took in large numbers of men in the 18 70 21-age group That ordinarily would be expected reduce the number of crimes committed by those under 2l
 The surprise came in that N-year-olds promptly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-14
Parallel

Now that the initial job of occupying Japan has been completed and the apprehensonS of the more fearful have
 owed to be unounded parallel to the surrender of Ger many in 1918 apparent In response to German offer to surrender the Allies did not drive into the Reich Later German mongers to power the assertion that Germany had not been conquered but had been betrayed from within That of the for naz purges of all opponents.
 The Japanese navy and air force were virtually annihi- lated but many of the armies had scarcely tasted battle against any rut the Chinese They may put out the face saving claim they defeated but surrendered only order of the emperor Much of the Japanese propaganda
 may center in the charge that the Allies used unfair weapon against them Waords point out that in the future Japan also will have such weapons.
 America the east, Britain che south and Russia and China the west and north have Japan surrounded Germany, too, surrounded but squirmed out What chance Japan has of doing forete At pres ent would to be very poor chance since Japan is thoroughly hated in Asia But Germany hated in Europe in 1918.
 The parallel fails to hold at point. The Allies didn't drive to Berlin in 1918 Their occupation of Germany peruncory They making complete job of the oc cupation of Japan And if General MacArthur doesn't con- vince the Japs they defeated it will not be because of lack of effort
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-14
CANADA ADOPTS RATIoNING
(Rridgenort PoStl

N6TlQSepOTI FOSL)
 Our Canadian neighbors, who abandoned the rationing of meat in March 1944, have decided to appor. tion 1t again, just as we are flound- ering around with the idea of end ing meat rationing on October l.
 The Department of Agriculture and the OPA cannot seem to get to- gether on the date of the end of rationing here. It is just as difficult to understand why Canada should adopt the system after a year and half without 1t.
 When Canada discontinued the rationing of meat it was explained that shipping conditions were such that meat was spelling in storage. So, there was plenty of meat for home consumption and U. s. citi- zens even crossed the border In droves to obtain needed supplies.
 We have now discovered that we have enough meat for our own needs, and soon, if the government agencies can make up their minds, there will be an end to the limita- tion of our supplies. But Canada, which is taking up the burden of supplying Great Britain and the lib- erated Europeans has put its own people on a pound-and- -one-third weekly limit.
 During the war food distribution among the Allied nations was under the direction of a combined food board, but if that organization had been functioning properly 1t seems as though we ana the Canadians would have been under virtually the same restrictions. While shortages existed here there was a great deal of crit icism for the failure of the War Food Administration to obtain meat from Canada.
 Canada had two meatless days during the war years, and the resi- dents are reported to have cooper ated fully with the government, showing no disposition to hoard. The population is small. and pro- auction is enormous, which may be an explanation.
 Perhaps it is only justice that we who endured 2 meat famine for more than a year should enjoy a repl :nished larder while Canada takes our place as a supplier or the hungry Europeans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-14

poltroonery
 But therell be ever so much more Efforts will undoubtedly be. made to organize both labor and the war veterans into political machines. The start with labor has already been made and there are those who profess to see an attempt to toss political br1dle across the nose of the veteran in the hard recruiting campaign of the Veterans of Foreign Wars This eminent organization has been assisted in the spreading of its message overseas by brethren be- holden to the CIO
 couldn't gather from my conversations with the European theater GI's that they were especially in- terested in politics such, veterans organizations. either, but they've been almost completely out Of touch with things. It's anybodyS guess to whether that will make them harder or easier to sel but there's no doubt about the fact that they'll be ap- preached. The politicians will undoubtedly play for their votes, as votes, negectng quite possibly the issues they set up and the prizes they bought with their service.
 The sOlOn seeking another term in l946 can very easily neglect the main arena to play personal po- itics. In fact he's practically a cinch to.
 But there's another kind of politics-party pol- iticS-and the party politicians can likewise stall major business while they up old This is a new sort of Congress- peace Congress. All re- stricons are off. Talk is free again. Even the bt- tsrest criticism hurled at the President longer be called reasonable bettling of the Commander In-Chief Nobody can refuse to answer a question, or deliver statistic. upon the claim that military security is involved.
 Tongues that have long itched to hurl blistering invective ask embarrassing questions no long, CT gagged This bids fair to a pyrotechnical ses- sion with fur flying and sparks streaking.
 The Pearl Harbor Investigation is the first, and perhaps, the greatest opportunity This could be- ana should be, straight, impartial non-partisan search for the truth, matter who or what figures to get hurt. But 1t can degenerate into a political smear party with the Republicans doing their rabid best to discredit the Roosevelt administration and the Roose- welt legend, and little else.
 This can be a great Congress and should be great Congress but 1t won't be if it stops its reaper in the domestic field intent only upon balng barn full of political hay The domestic offers plenty of work but that's not a circumstance to what awaits beyond the horizon The international terTi- tory is where the real task is