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Evening star., 1945-05-05
LUTHER RICE
MEMORIAL

53l5 North copitoI Street
One block from Chhlum fK-I) buslins
LUTHER J. HoLcoMB, PASTOR
9:45 6 ! o.m.-communion Medi-
itotion.
8 90 Op.m.-Iesson From Life"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21
FIRE TRUCK LAB
TRACES FUMES

New York,-The New York Fire
Departments newest lifeSaver
looks like department store deliv-
cry truck reprinted red.
It is a mobile laboratory, man.
ned by five young firemen, all
college chemistry graduates, and
equipped to detect toxic and ex-
plosive fumes and liquids.
The units first official run was
to busy uptown subway tunnel
where passengers had whitfield
gasoline odors. There the squad
spotted a stream trickhng down
the traeksIA quick analysis prov
ed it a mixture of water, gasoline,
and crddG6 Oil ,HSeeping in from a
garage above the subway.
Precautions promptly were
takento prevent what might have
been a disastrous underground
explosion.
More firemen are killed by
fumes than by flames or falling
debris, the lab on wheels" men
point out. Preventing such acct
dents is their job.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21
THE FOOLISH MAN

Though spokesman for the federal
government stressed the facts, during the
Victory Loan drive, that much of the money
obtained in selling bonds would be used ''in
bringing the boys back home" and to hos
pitalize the sick or wounded service men
and women, yet the cashing of Series E
bonds still goes on apace in Key West
The Citizen was informed authorita-
lively yesterday that considerably more
than-200 bonds day are cashed, and that
many of them barely exceed the 60-day
period when they become cashable That
Is a large number for city of Key Vests
size.
Aside from what should be a spirit
of gratefulness bond buyers should feel
toward the Americans who fought for
them, cashing bonds, except in cases of ne
cessity, is the very worse thing one can do
if he has any consideration whatever for
his financial security.
Probably there have been some cases
where money was needed in cashing the
bonds, but, with business conditions still
continuing good in Key West, with a job
ready for any man who wants it, the as
sumption is strong that large majority of
the Key Westers who have joined the ranks
of more than 200 a day in cashing bonds
did not really need the money
For some unexplainable reason there
are many ipersOns who think that money
alone represents wealth. whereas money
represents. only very small part of the
wealth in this or any other country.
The wise man puts his money to work
for him by investing it in bonds and other
securities, or in business or real estate
Any business man will tell you that he is
averse to having a large amount of idle
money. He invests it, in one way or an
other, and you may be sure that he has
some of his money in United States govern
ment bonds, because he is aware that they
are the best security in the world.
When the salaried man learns that
fact, he also puts his money in bonds, and
he, who holds his bonds, is the wise man.
and he, who cashes his bonds when he does
not need the money he obtains from them,
issthe foolish man. "a 81 =.
And the day will come whensahe will
sealize she was fQQlishiip- +, turning his
Bondss'fntd cash, chiefly toFhave More
spending moneys Il! is 81 Il isf I'll .
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21
NEW ZEALAND LEADS THE WAY
BACKWARD

A New Zealand doctor frankly de-
scribes the shocking breakdown in medical
standards in that country as a result of
state medicine. Doctor G. NJ Smith, med
ical superintendent of Hokianga public
hospital, states that. of every 100 patients
who consult physician today only twenty
five are able to benefit from his advice;
that city physicians send twice as many
patients to hospitals as they did before hos
sultatiOn fees were guaranteed; that the
nation is becoming addicted to- the habit
of swallowing vaNeless nostrums from bot
ties, and that since the great growth of hos
pitalization there is no efficient control
of hospitals, which are publicly financed
in this country, and no audit of their re-
suits
What has sociaIized medicine in New
Zealand done to the doctors themselves?
DR.. Smith declares that, THE. National AS
ISOLATION and the politicians of both parties
have gone far to foul the name of the pro-
fessiOn to which have the dishonor to be-
long" The New Zealand state medical sys-
tenn has brought great initiation to the earn
ings of doctors which are easily concealed
from the administration; state stimulus of
the practice of collecting large sums for
little medical work; Discrimination to take
difficult cases; use Of the system of paying
mileage charges to the country doctors to
make illegal gains
Before assuming that this country is
too smart to make the errors that in New
Zealand have demoralized the medical pro-
fession and threaten the health of the peo-
pie, we will do well to scrutinize our own
plans to set up a acknowledgements
medical system. Doctors have warned re-
peatedly that proposals now in Congress
would have disastrous effect on Ameri-
can medical standards
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21
CHARLES MILFORD
BACK In STATES

Charles B. Milford, Sic, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton c. Milford,
of 1906 Pine street, arrived at
Long Beach, Calf, Dec, 10, on
the USS Leland G. Thomas, after
an absence of nineteen months.
49, He has seen serXice in the fol-
lowing PLACES: Houston, Calves
ton, Bermuda. Boston, Portland,
Me, Norfolk, Naples, Italy, New
York, Cristobal, c. T., Galapagos,
Bora Bora, Manus, Hollandia,
Leyte, Samar, Mindora, Panay,
Lingayen, Corregidor. Mortal,
Mindanao, Tavi Tawi, Balikpa-
pen, Sunic, Manila, ..Okinawa,
Palawan, BaIabac Island, Ban
guey Island, Zamboanga.
Mr.. Milford expects to spend
the holidays with his parents.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21
WE SHOULD ALL GIVE THANkSU

This will be the merrieSt Christmas the
United States has enjoyed in several years.
MANY families will be reunited, and the
problems of the coming year Will be Tor
gotten for few days The holiday spirit
will be further lifted by an abundance OF
food.
Merchants the country over have been
stocking shelves with the best that can be-
produced. The manager of one retail food
organization asserts that, Items on which
we are buying heavily include nuts, fruit
cake, canned mincemeat, pumpkins. cram
berries. dried fruits, glazed fruits, fancy
cheese, packaged dressing, gelatin, olives,
soups, tea, coffee, fruit and vegetable
Juices, candy, beverages, {crac kers, boxed
apples, andtobacc es!f4 aN3t 5fHFsa 1
Such a rich array of good things in a
country not yet six months beyond conclu-
sion of the worst war in history, empha-
sizes how little the average American has
suffered and how much he has to be thank
full for. The production and distribution
machinery of our nation was never de-
stroyed as it was in other lands. Trans
pOrtation has continued without Interrupt
ton, and hundreds of thousands of retail
outlets of every sort are doing their utmost
to satisfy consumers. In fact, from the
consumer clear back to factory, farm, and
mine, the machinery by which we live, not
withstanding strikes and other Interrupt
tons, is running with an effectiveness that
should soon make a mOckery of claims for
continued government controls in the name
of shortages.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21
lie fas,stk HIS. Dekes
Ap Newsfsasvres

MORNING brought new suspi-
WI cions and finally. fresh hor-
TOR.
Moore awakened her early with
the first news. The house had
been searched the night before.
Julia put on a quilted house coat
and slippers and went into, the
salon. The dignified room looked
like a drunken outcast. The sight
gave an impact of fury and vio-
lence. She had weird fleeting
picture Of Robey coming back to
search for what he had hidden.
Fear welled and overflCwed. She
closed her eyes against the scene.
Shall clean up quickly be-
fore the cops Gomez" Moore asked
with a hint of eagerneSS.
She hesitated. That would be
the easiest way. But she didn't
trust Moore 1t would be better to
face the police now.
mo Ask the man in the cor
ridor TO come here"
Moore's fiabby face became
bland and he went outside. She
wanted to 60 back to see if her
perfume bottle with its damning
bit of evidence was safe but she
forced herself TO wait.
The detectives mouth dropped
open when he saw the room. He
recovered quickly and went past
them and out the back, returning
with another guard.
Nobody is to leave this house" "
said the first man. The other one
went TO the phone in the foyer
eyes, sir. Thank you, sir"
Moore answered with affected sa-
tire.
Julia went to her bedroom and
walked straight to the dressing
table. The paper was still there.
She thought of DESTROYING II but
couldn't bring herself to do It. Il
seemed to be important TO some
one.
Virginia and Moore were stand
ing before the Inspector when she
entered the salon again.
AT least we can limit the num-
Der who could have made this
search" he said an6 Julia won
dered how she could ever have
thought his mouth betrayed a
sense of humor- "OnIv YOU three
were in the apartment last night
and no one came in"
To be continued
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21

Hes pretty smooth-your doc
tor" said frank.
What did he do with Alma?"
asked Virginia
81 gathered from the Commits
sioner that she is in a mental in
stitution. She has been there be-
fore and the police can't question
her. Don't suppose they could use
it anyway. She went to pieces
when Robey left her. This isn't
nice conversation for you. Julie.
Forget I'm Robey's widow,
Frank. and Just remember / want
TO help find his - murderer ]
didn't love him but it wasn't fair
that he should lose his life when
he loved it So"
I'VE haven't talked over what
w to do" Virginia said. sitting
yawn. Gosh. it's only ten and
I'm sleepy. I'm staying with Julia.
With cops getting themselves
knocked out the place isn't safe.
Frank Drote ste d and Julia
couldn't tell whether it was to get
Virginia awav from danger or be-
cause he didn't trust the girl al
though his attitude toward her
was as devoted as a true sophiso-
Gates could be.
Virginia, however. had made uu
her mind and it wasn't easily
changed.
"Onlv Uncle Dick can boss me
and he's in Buenos Aires, thank
Cod"
She slept in Robey's room.
81 can't sleep with anyone" she
explained. "and, I'm not afraid OF
ghosts That .Yhy I moved in
She IAuglred shortly at Julia's
expression 1t was a mixture OF
relief and, eoatrition that she had
shown any suspicion of the girl
who had been kind in spite of her
brIIsoueneSS9
Before she went to he'd. Julia
stuck a finger in the tall perfume
bottle and felt the paDer rolled
within. She did not take it out
, It was enough to know it was still
there. She would never tell the
INSPECTOR about il now. she re-
| fiected. Ut he would twist it into
another piece 0f evidorno against
her How fnnI'-r she had been to
! trust him at ALL
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a COLD chill crept over Julia.
n She thought of, the tall girls
answer when she had asked her
where she was the night before.
And some one had carried Julia
back TO her bed. Virginia could
have done that Steinway had said
he was with her when RObey was
killed but both of them might
have lied.
"If a woman is guilty she will
no doubt confess" Wanden went
on imperturbably. 1nspe ct o r
Venable has climbed on the con-
LESSONS of guilty women"
Franks music died out and he
moved toward them and sat on
the corner seat near Julia.
81 remembered him." he said
Hes the Young psychology ex-
pert who went in for crime and
topped off his successes with the
Carson confession.
She remembered then why his
face was familiar. She had seen
his picture in the paper IN con-
nection with the Carson trial.
Mrs. Carson was charged with her
husbands murder and everything
appeared to be in her favor. The
newspapers had limited at the
slight evidence on which the dis
trict attorney was basing his case.
Then suddenly the woman had
confessed-to the attractive In
spector.
"He has a perfect record so far.
Let's hope he solves this one,
said Wanden gravely. +
"He has a way with him."
Frank looked from Virginia to
Julia. "Ynu girls had better be
careful. You'll be making UP
things to tell him" = =
Julia's cheeks flushed with
anger. So that was why he had
been so kind to her He was hunt
ing for a confession to hang like
a SCALP from his belt. How she
hated him for his deceptive cour-
tesyI
Doctor Wanden rose to leave
and Julia went with him to the
door. More was serving drinks
when she came back.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21

1t seems that once more Uncle Sam is
going to play the sap by lending England
$4,000, 100000 at two per centum interest,
but forgiving the latter for the first five
years. This loan was severely criticized
in Parliament, some members stating it was
not necessary and others claiming our terms
to be harsh. In the first place, England
still owes the United States $4,000. O0O,-
900 from the last war, on which not even
a token was ever paid. If at any time in the
future Great Britain cannot pay the in
terest, all it has to do is say so. What a
business transaction! England acts as if
We were doing her favor by lending her
such vast amount. We did not ask to
lend the money; England did, and with
such poor record as a debtor 1t is said
that this further loan will stabilize our own
economy-this is too deep for the writer
to grasp.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21
TODAY'S HOROSCOPE

Today gives a steady nature,
to which all tasks seem small,
and hardships taken as a mat
ter of course. Yet there is a
highly emotional, sensitive un-
dercurrent. There is a patient
endurance carrying the native
to ultimate comfort and prob
ably large measure of success.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21
HARD TO UNDERSTAND
A news story the other aay, from an

A news story the other day, from an
other state, told of the arrest of a man, ac
cused of the murder of his wife.seeeE&
The thing has happened before IN the
United States but what puzzles us is the
cause of such killings. 1t looks like any
problem, despite tempers, could be solved
by the departure of the man for points I'M
known.
What is it that makes human beings
reach the stage where they kill other peO-
pie, merely because they cannot get along
together?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21

Democracy fails when ii acts for spe-
cial interests, whether capitalistic, labor or
agricultural and forgets the basic good of
all the people, even if not represented by
pressure groups.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21
SIGN AN ACCORD

Brooklyn,-The United States
and Norway have signed a Civil
air transport accord, allowing Am
er1can planes 10 operate between
points in the L. s. and Oslo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21
LARGE FLEET OF
SHIPS AT ANCHOR
(FIOrida News Service

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Dec.
21,-Nearly 200 vessels of the Uni
ted States Navy, vanguard of
more than goo ships tAat9in COM
pti4 part, df.the reserve(A Atlantic
Fleet, are ab anchor here in the
nations largest berthing space.
All types of naval vessels are in
Guided. They are still seaworth4
and are being put into condition
for immediate service should a
need for seapOWer arise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21

Self-respect is a pride that makes no
comparisons with others, and the man who
respects himself is ashamed to do anything
that would be unworthy of him.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21

Increase IN snoe prices Is set l1y
the OPA for producers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21
sHAKEsPEARE's KIN

New York,-William Shakes
peare had four sisters and three
brothers, If is believed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21

Maybe, the high-ranking Nazis think
that the trial at Neurenberg is only staged
affair, for propaganda purposes, la Hitler.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21

Wallace urges use of atomic en-
ergy to raise living standards.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-21

Truman expresses faith in the
UNO ar organ for barring war. =
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-24
FREE ENTERPRISE NOW
(New York Times)

Through Secretary Vinson, Secre- tary Byrnes and the President him. self, the weight of the administra- ton is being thrown into support of the so-called Full Employment Bill sponsored by Senator Murray. If there has been opposition in Washington it has so far been all but silent, for no one wishes to be accused of being against full em- ployment. It is being taken for granted. moreover, that those who favor this objective must favor the particular means to achieve 1t that the Murray bill proposes.
 When we look at the Murray bill, however, we find that in spite of the disclaimers written into it, is rests essentially upon a basic diStrust of private enterprise. It rests essentially on the assumption that private en- terprise, left to it's own devices, can not provide sufficient employment. It rests essentially also, again in spite of its disavowals, on the as- sumption that whenever there is un- employment the basic cause is an in- suff1ciency of private spending, and that the basic cure is huge pro- gram of government spending to make up the difference.
 Thus in spite of the fact that. through the terrible necessities of war, we have been running deficit in the neighborhood of $50,000, ,000,- 900 a year, in spite of the fact that we have accumulated an unparallel- ed national debt of $262, ,000, ,000, 900, in spite of the fact that billions of dollars of purchasing power are still unused in the hands of the public, in spite of the fact that official agencies still insist on hold ing down prices on the ground that existing purchasing power would bring about imitation, the admins tration is preparing to try to rush through Congress a bill ito give em- ployment" by methods that would intensity inflation.. It is talking of a huge public spending plan just at the moment when it may last be possible to get the national budget into manageable shape.
 And the policies that are being pursued apart from this compensa- tory spending bill are such as to cause the very unemployment that the bill professes to cure. The ad- ministration has acted with highly commendable speed in canceling war orders and in removing many war; time controls over our economy. But it is following contradictory policies with regard to wages and prices that can only slow down reconversion and prolong unemployment unless they are immediately changed. On the one hand it is removing the controls on wages to such an ex- tent that it may be seriously ques- tioned whether it is still keeping
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-24
THE ELM IS IN DANGER
(Hartford Tines)

Wethersf1eld,s great elm is in the news again, this time in a distress ing manner. It is. not its prestige as the greatest in America, which is at stake, but its very life. After decades and perhaps centuries of successful resistance to pests and plaques, lightnings and gales, the ancient tree has been attacked by the deadly Dutch elm disease.
 Every effort will, of course be made to save it. Wethersfield will do all it can, but the town ought not to be left to carry on the battle alone. The elm belongs almost as much to the state as it does to the town. Every resource which Con- necticut has ought to be at the towns disposal, likewise those of private institutions which may be able to furnish helpful knowledge. It would be a tragedy indeed if the noble giant were to be laid low, and come to the end of its days. We trust that WetherSfield, and all of us, may be spared such disaster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-24

a JIgy development in the various federal agencies which he tried unsucessfuy to stop Under the dis guise of war censorship practically every agency, whether its function had anything to do with the war effort or not plugged up virtually every legitimate news source The order went out that no government enploye regardless of rank. could speak to the press unless what he said was cleared ana censored by the public relations office.
 I1 addition to this strangulation of news within the agencies Office of War Information ordered that the official agency announcements be cleared wi.n to the public about any subject until his script had been cleared. That is why so many officials were sioris or debates. Only few top men who could be trusted to say nothing out of line in the heat Of an argument were given this right This was poltlcal against it.
 | But since the end of the war there has been no relaxation of this type of censorship few nov it can be told" stories will out, but the struggle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-24
Polio Prevention

An experiment which the nation, and the world, is watching eagerly is being conducted in Rockford H. An Army bomber used there few days ago to spray some 1850 pounds of the new wardeveoped nseccide known DOT, in effort to cope with poliomyets problem with which Rockford is conronted-just many commit mites have been confronted in recent years Polio still is of the diseases about which medical science knows relatively little But there is strong evidence to support the belief that houseies
 among the worst if the worst carriers of the
 agon the primary purpose of the spraying experiment to eliminate insects from Rockford effectively possible.
 the experiment is productive of results it still will
 leave unanswered many questions in connection with polio But if it does prove effective of prevention it will represent long stride toward greater security of health It will be ground gained toward the victory which almost certainly will later in the against polio It will lives saved while the fight for complete conquest continues. I.- u