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discuss yosr home problem. JUSTINE Eoos 4
tn 8 pm; Sat-, to IL noon; SYM
CoLoRED-asoo BLK. 18th ST. NV
Two 3-story bricks; have 10 apartments,
month; nssn Ssh snbstantal @ % cash reauired BEACON
REAL ESTATE. MA. 3Os2; evenings sail
CoIoRED-soo col BLK. 4th ST. s.E.-un-
usually nice. 6-rm. home; in quiet conv.
neighborhood; house was planned and fur
nished tastefully, by owner owner; gas; g;, auto;
in in fi price G Of $3.50. $500 cash required;
es uNs win mhrsR saS a1Tn fnh ey st.
col6Rsp e GS or Mi real Issaa sBaakaAiN in oausits
nsn brick ne oeaton srss s asay
Easy terms. Fcr complete details, call Mr.
@ sSsninss g. TxSfiER' Sfi sn NC. Se f7is X St. y.
e5LoRED-yAcANr, e5i SCI, st. Sc. nssr 3.
Tss.r ersa heat .ass sssnsn i've on' o *.
na ses 'Hs %o ns sa sor with 9r sEs
s.S s : .:ssI:s sssS
ment. 8 rooms, stove heat; row brick.
f9oyehi;nt sog Z e ,srps sas az pSsa4 s
Five rooms, bath. c.h.-wh.. 81 900 down.
mo. A. M DRAisNER. l404 I st. NV.
e6LoEaB.-a55sss e5 oSESasS. a5s oisi isti sr. NV. = $3.50
down. Price. sS6.e5os 6-room, bath; row
brick. Bal like rent; a. Y DRAIsNER;
eoLoRED = ISis sPRING RD; NV: " -
room and kitchen. gas h.-w.h,, garage, 2
porches and full basement. $40 Sub
stantisl IITM A cash needed RhALT1 AssOss
SOL fIass PRor TR: 1ese0 Eve eon
eoLokkD@SEAs cH hi s9Sq svsso Nosfa m lcSarlroL and
8 sts. n:w.-6.room brick home, 9 bdrHs.
600. Eer details cal Nj; Brill, WI; 7I05.
coLoRED-aesi INDIANA AVE. N.w.+s-
baths, oil heat. Kitchens: rented for
$500 month. Price. $4,000, on terms,
including furniture. Possession on day OF
ssttlemsnt. Inspecticn By appointTentt.
! WAPLE Co. Di. S3l6.
Evening star., 1946-09-07

~oaA sAtS AAi"sSAb WA ~ WV
biia sth ST N.w.-Brick 2-story and
WITH Stoves and seGa an exc
with sood sna income neo LIST oor arm apt
FRAzIER Fa,s KFSy"H 1THer TA so4s s
5snsss iSr isni.. OH d1sRAafR H5si Rsi8'isi REAL
IobAtSSs sfEsSisIs.1,,rm; ss ,an: d.s It. home on y, With
Sas S sSssse 4sass ae.t:a t ssfs a
near Lincoln Park. Cali me Il you want to
esy o f0as 9a5a aouss ss.s MF ar Aa4assnan a4so cox
Off MINI. AyE.--Pirst time offered; own
sc@s Year. oys ud SeIsct smd sanssonb bS
down psymsnt. Cali the major. cox 4
So 'MsDoSstD Rd 5Ssa rL. x.E.-Lov.l, corner corn
hall plan: ist Il. has large M liS. ' rm s'sfa With
bsdms and b.h III cosets :.asa na
lined: full basement, finished recreation
rm. and tile shower bath; bniit-in ,saraEe.
aa sasaG e. sfia Rss ass..
9a7 18th st; NV. MA. 1856: ewes. and
sapi SILVER 4 sPRiNSG-srick bungalow. a bed.
rooms and bath. living room with fireplace,
can Mr., Alinutt. LoWERY 4 MELTON,
SH. 1900. S415 Georgia ave. NV. Is
OPEN sun. 2 to q. 1922 Crittenden st.
n.w.-Just the thing for a large family or
home and income. large reception hall.
living room with. fireplace, dining room.
and good-size modern kitchen on 1st floor.
| Also nice front and back porches. 2nd
floor contains bedrooms, sleeping porch
and bath A complete kitchen Is attached
2 sood-size bedrooms. ample closet space
throughout the house. Nice large. dry
on hs.r .r Toodsis. Gt wsn sb., ss
burn with the D. II. JOHNSON Co, Ma.
e296, RE. 6212; ewes. and SUM-, PL. s4eb.
Evening star., 1946-09-07

home % on a fuli acre Of beautiful grounds:
contains 10 large. rooms and baths; !.
bedrooms on lst foor: can be used and I:
ave. in Nd. This is q fine home value
Gsn be seen asea sny TIM TIM 9y sPnr sP1 Can
frame home; fun basement: h.-w:h.;
sSs tr0 sySsSs'sns Sosn
s. DAVIS b CO., 1904 Baltimore ave.
Eyattsyiile WA. 5000. Open daily and
ss,coe ssS; ~ CASH .bov. .nass 900 mortgage
viii steal thsss ignsalows P,n on large
smaller ne Aso has al sS0d
Sa'G see s.smors Hfs soslI sas sls ad
isSe aSn sAfs EFT sa s.ly oxSna VEL m: and BATH
sss.ioH: M H 81 90 c.ii Tover sS 5ss9. gD Ds
hsa .a M bnd. E.n1s sos ss' rnass. sonsls:: x
sS ss. 70 e s va
new BRICK % % HOMES; located = 81. IN T.kesnps "a sps
s!tsls eo W. sss:
RRfNvERDSHLE HILLs-Neas and tidy bunsa.
~ "c wta aocp snd oasa Sns on
kitchen and dinette: full basement p
car garage; chickenhouse. outdoor hre-
place, fsh pond: real buy; owner leaving
town. PRINCE GEORGES REALTY co. WA.
$685., uN 1896. -
BEST BUY in this lovely community, ST.
$50. fun price for this 5-room asbestos
shingled bungalow in West Lsnham Hills.
living. room with fireplace. 2 bedrooms,
fenced lot; reasonable down payment.
PRINCE GEORGES REALTY CO. WA.
$685., UN. 1856 -e
yACANTL-;Mount Rainier, RAJ Ill. ala ;ss s3rd st..
ment, oil h.-w.h,; occupancy within 2
weeks; substantial cash needed. PRINCE
GEORGES REALTY co. WA. $685.. uF.
SMALL EsTATE-Approxima III acres,
s.room house: In whole or In part. Gan
sis MAI chHVi2HRLY-Ths eutest e-bedroom
bunsalow, close to all conveniences, oil
i fnii Price. & isHisS $3.50. FRiScr Gssssss GSosdEs
REALTY co. VA. 605b. On. 1l06. %
Evening star., 1946-09-07

(ooatinusd sn Nsxs Psss0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31
ADVERTISEMENT,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31
TWA-first TO put the
Constellation into the skies

The Constellation. designed from specifications
developed by TWA, was first flown by TWA.
This flight, April IT, 1914 set new coastto-coast
record of hours, So minutes
K Cruises steadily at 300 miles per hour
Equipped with famous Lockheed ''Normaair"
cabin, which assures low altitude comfort at
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Four 2,2O0-horsepower engines have the COM
bned power of a modern locomotive
Tricycle. landing gear provides smooth, level
landings
Patented Lockheed "Aerobrake" wing fans
permit sowest landing speed of any large post
war transport
The addition of Consultations to its present
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IVA more 4-engine land transports than ann
other airline in the uorld
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31
Sad Socks Creator Gets
Legion Of Merit Award
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Los ANGELES, Jan. Six
Sergt. George Baker, whose whim-
steal pen traced the military career
OF Sad Sack, wistful Army private
was presented with the Legion of
Merit today.
Baker received the decoration
from Brig. Gen. G. T. Lanham, d.
rector OF the Information and Edu-
cation Division of the War Depart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31
Browne Junior Gives
Diplomas 10 30

The 80 boys and 48 girls who re-
ceived diplomas in midyear COM
mencement ceremonies at Browne
Junior High School today were con-
graduated by DR.. Garnet c. Wilkin-
son, assistant superintendent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31
Francis Junior Hiqh
Gives SO Diplomas

Miidyear graduates at the Francis
Junior High School received diplo-
mas today from John H. Wilson,
Board Of Education member.
The 10 boys and Al girls gradual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31

Make a syrup by stirring cups of
granulated sugar and one cup of
water few moments. until dissolved.
No cooking is needed-it's no trouble
at all. Or you can use corn syrup or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31
Saves You Big Dollars. And
It's So Easy! No Cooking.

No matter what you
usually use for coughs
due to colds, you'll be
more than surprised
when you make up this
simple home mixture
and give it atrial. You'll
wonder why you never
used it before. 1t GER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31
1O7 Win Diplomas
Al Mcfarland Junior

mcfarland Junior High School
gave midyear diplomas today to As
boys and So girls. Boise L. Bristor,
school statistician, was the presid-
ing officer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31

ment. The award was made at the
Armed Forces Radio Services head
quarters here, where Sad Sacks
exploits were recorded for overseas
audiences.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
/ ], 1sx5.s,-.. BY ELISABETH HOLDING B

ideas were hazy to her. And all
the time she was. aware of Aunt
Emma steadily regarding her. Di
essayed an uncertain smile.
"I'm awfully sorry" she said.
Il hoped"
@"You can help me-, said Aunt
Emma. You say YOU can type.
THANK you. Said Di. IS.
81 shall be glad to have you
here, Aunt Emma proceededs
81 our father and were never in
harmony. 5 but yoaf y1otf4er was
very agreeable. You're very like
herr
Di turned her head away
quickly. 1t was almost intolerable
to her 10 hear that name men,
toned. All through her lonely
and troubled life she had held as
her hearts secret the tenderest
image of that mother she could
not remember.
Now. my deari Here is a little
article of mine which I'd like you
to type. Basic fallacies of the
Montessori Method. !"
With her hand on the door
knob, she looked back at Di
KNOCK on the door if you want
to leave the ROOM" she said. Il
shall be conducting experiments
in the corridor, and a sudden inc
terruption would be very dis
agreeable"
I'M finished a page quickly.
II Then. as she was tnttfngk in
al new sheet. she tfeal'd footsteps
outside the door, shutting up. and
dpwn the corridor.
ITS th6se c1hildr emf" She
| thought. and the room grew
sitting to ner: 1t7AWas lfkeHa
prisopT She got upifin haste, and
opened the Windc :. leaned out,
| breathing with relief the cool
Spring air, Then, beneath her,
she heard voice.
She leaned further out. The
voice, which was Uncle Peters,
came from the room inside.
"Hello!" he cried.
"But he's telephoning!" she
thought, Then the telephone
can't be out of order"
"Hellow he said again. miles!
Your aunt wants you to come out
at once What? l don't care
No. | haven't. a cent Oh,
pawn your watch-do anything
you want. but come out here at
once, d'you understand"
Di drew back into the room.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
INTERNATIONAL LANsUAcE

Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, widow Of the
late President, now a delegate from this
country to the United Nations Conference,
advocates the compulsory teaching Of one
internationally understood language in
the schools of the world, She thinks that
the language barrier is very severe one"
to international peace.
There is much to be said for the sug-
gestion that every child, throughout the
world, should leafn the same Language 1. In [
addition to the language OF his, on her, ma
Stire 6aHntIsts This would faoifitsset il1tsf4a-i
floral understanding; ana make for, the
progressive development OF international
institutions
We are not so sure that the possession
of common language would necessarily
promote world peace The probability is
that it would have a beneficial influence
in the porcess Of years. but not necessarily
in any immediate future
After all, as smart colunnist recent
" observed, various factions in the United
States speak the same language without
being able to agree upon anything.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19

showing oil fields then produc-
ing and posSibl6a6il fields. Flor
ida was included III the ''p6s-
Able" category The map, com
biteH With z the Belief tffat the
Florida peninsula is til the soutnet-
ly extension Of the Appalachian
rock formations III Which oil was
found in the North and West,
spurred oil companies to sink
wells in this state.
Oil operators are convinced
that the Everglades hold petrol
cum in quantities similar to the
production in Texas, Louisiana
and Mexican oil fields. They
base their opinion on studies of
the earth's formation in this
area.
The first sustained flow of
natural gas discovered in Florida
was at well sunk at the corner
of Dade and Monroe counties. 1t
was drilled in 1910 by the w. G.
Blanchard interests,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19

That's an ideal" she said TO
herself. I'D forgotten that
watch"
She remembered now wrist
watch Angelina had given her. It
had needed expensive repairs and
sDi had put it away until Uncle
Peters words reminded her that
1T might at Least provide railway
fare.
"And if lust had the. money to
go" she thought, IF felt that |
could go, then | shouldn't mind
staying. It's simply this feeling
that | can't get away {.
Very we'll. but how to convert
the watch into money?
With sudden inspiration, she
began to write a letter.
Dear Mrs. Frick:
Here am, safe and sound.
The address IS -" Here
she left blank to fill in later.
"You tCere so friendly thaS
morning that feel encouraged
TO ask you to do NE a favor.
Enclosed IS a little match. If
you could possibly sell it for
me, ind send on the moneu. |
should be 0ery much obliged.
q haze already started 10
1DoTk as n1y dunt's secretary,
and am sure that in little
10hile everything lutll be all
right. But 1tlst at the moment.
l am pretty hard up.
Il hope this toon't bother
you,
Sincerely yours,
DIANA LEONARD"
Then she put the letter inside
her. blouse. and set to work. upon
her aunt's rn'a uscript with
|UaIt was aIAibe COB when she had
tIfaslished: she was, pleased with 1t.
Z The door opened and Aunt
Emma entered
Finished" she said. That's
very nice Now. my dear. have
you a pretty dress with you?
Something light :. I'm expecting
your cousin for dinner"
"W hat cousin?" asked Di,
startled by the news and by the
change in her aunt's manner, SO
kindly and solicitous now.
your Uncle Peters son I
think you'll like Miles. You'll be
glad of someone your own age to
talk to-"
"She is NIGEL" thought Di.
Nov if only there's good dim
ner!"
CTo be continued)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
TODAY m HISTORY !,
tKnow Anaerica}

i8o3-ohio admitted to STATE
hood. tsF +
NJ l864-Justus : II, sRathbone and
three other Federal clerks foufid
Washington Lodge, No. /, the
Knights of Pythias.
1867-The National Grange
founded in Washington by Oliver
H. Kelley and six others.
1878-Thomas A. Edison grant
ed patent for his monograph, per-
haps the most original of his
many inventions.
1918-Reciprocal draft treaties
signed between United States,
Canada and Britain
1941-Presideht signs the Act
limiting pablo debt to IS billion
dollars. Work begins on Pam
ama's third set of locks.
1942-Jap planes sink u. S. de-
stroyer *Peary" in harbor of Dar-
win, Australia.
l943-U. S. forces in Tun;sia
withdraw to new mountain posi-
tons.
f944-U. S. fleet shells Japs. ii
the eastern Marshall Islands.
1945-U. S. Marines enlarea
beachhead on Two Island In faes
of furious Jap attacks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19

logist fiarf Mani e E6fit3f re s5S
that the we'll Gulf Oil Company
is drilling Q aevB1g Pine sT2eys in
search of6f eiivhasi noWi reached a
depth t6fbs3 22gsfe4e.IS PhtI crew
reported drilling IN 1iheJo enalt,
The wen, known officially as
Gulf Oil Co.'S State of Florida
No. 1, was started February 8,
1945.
Another we'll being drilled in
Monroe County, the Republic Oil
Corps o. d. Robinson No.. l,
has reached a depth of 10,053
feet and workers say they are
now in lime and dolomite. Dolo-
mite is a brittle calcium magne-
Stun carbonate. This well was
begun February 8, 1916.
Mr.. Gunter reports that drill
ing operations are proceeding at
eight oil wells in Florida and
that locations of two more have
just beeny selected. Drilling at
two wells in Dade County has
bden suspended, but two Sunni
Land Wells in, Collier County
drti11gdT by the / Humble Oil 60
are Still Producing. 80, .,g ~ nos
I5unbig oil CO. struck Oil at
1852 feet at its Sunniland Well
No. /. 1t is now producing IS to.
90 barrels a day. In 1874 it pro-
duced 1892 barrels. For bring
ing in this well, the first COM
mercial well in Florida, the COM
pany was awarded $4,000 by
the state.
The other producing well in
Florida, also drilled by the
Humble Oil Co, is giving PSI
barrels of 1872 gravity oil per
day and 161 barrels of salt water
It is Gulf Coast Realities No. 4
well, one mile north of the
Sunniland Well No. /. It has
reached a depth of 1857,
Oil companies are fast increas-
ing their lease holdings in the
state and now hold oil mineral
exploration rights on more than
81, 100000 acres of land. Of this
total, more. than IS, 600 acres were
acquired last week. Fl
Most of i1heg acreage As sub
merged or. partly submerged
coastal areas, ganging from Dry
Tbrtugas, "a miles west of Key
West, TO Pensacola.
Tiie first OH well drilled in
Florida was located near Sumter
vile in Sumter County. Drilling
operations were carried on In
1901. The well was abandoned at
1900 feet, despite the fact opera
tors discovered geological forma-
tidns they were seeking. Test
wells since then have been sunk
all over the state.
The present extensive opera
lions to find oil beneath Florida's
limestone strata begun in the
strata begun in the 1905. follow
ing the publication of a map by
the U. S. Geological Survey
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
BIBLE ROBES
TRUTH ABbuT CATS

The sHp6;fy IS tod of,'A father in
Nashville, addittad' to drink. who
al1e morning, when he arose, told
his family Of a wonderful dream
he had the. previ6hs night. J, in
which he saw three cats, one Fat,
one lean, and one blind. He won
dered what the dream, meant.
- IA little. son promptly replied, Il
Know. The man who sells you the
whiskey is the fat cat, mother is
| the Team cat, and you are the blind
Cat" ~
God help these cats. They are
supposed to have mine lives but
if we could destroy the one liquor
cat, the others would die.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
Chapter 8

Cnapter
III was forced to admit that the
Il situation Was-uncomfortable.
She could not go out anywhere
to telephone because she hadn't
penny.
swell, I can writer she thought.
! f'Thefe'ssho nurTy!| fu1narfn.
, And she Also, made up her mind
{ that sher must begin being Aunt
Emma 5 secretary at once, so that
She could earn something.
liliiis'TE sytIlIhalp you tFiis aafternoen.
Aunt Emma2' she, asked.
Wen see said Aunt
Emma, with an enigmatic smile.
They went up the stairs TO-
gefher. along the corridor, to the
room at the end.
The room looked pleasantly
business like, with a large fiat
topped desk. very neat, and a
typewriter on a table. Aunt
Emma placed a chair before the
desk for Di. and seated herself
behind the desk. facing her.
WELL" she said. what do you
know about cretinisn1?"
"Not-vary much" she an
swered.
How much? What would be
your definition of cretinisn?"
Di thought very hard
We'll she said. Il think
it-has something to do with the
excavations they're making in the
island of Crete"
Good Goor' said Aunt Emma.
4 revelation of!charadteF3 You're
one of thosa rpe5sonsS VINO can't
say l don't know -. Cretinism
il a form of idiocy."
Dl grew ered,C> 4.t;4ef s.ls. taT
81 dare say I'm an idiot my
self" she SAID. ..'bhtit hope ! can
be a Mfle Useful TO- you. ll9can
type"
Are you able to read book
which is not fiction?"
Yes" said Di.
"Then take this" said Aunt
Emma. Kindly read the first
chapter and then give me a terSe
resume"
Di took the big volume that was
pushed across the desk to her.
Some Dissertations Upon the
Natural Limitation OF National
Cultures. by Rufus Leonard,
She turned to the first page and
began to read. But it was like a
nightmare; she had to read SEN
fences over and over, to under
stand them. and even then, the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
-YAMAsELTA WAS. ARMED
fnoIl onsn

IL
Sentimental AmegSgaFS lVNdoyonoury
about the hanging of Ge4s Z a1pashit3 cid
not show similar eoiiee8n over the victims
OF Japanese policy III tie Phi snpines, even
when those who suffered were Anleliaa0ai
soldiers : 1. ~
It should not be overlooked that, in
connection with hostilities in the Far East,
the japanese government and its leaders
were given ample warning that they
would be held responsible for any mis-
treatment OF our service men or of natives
under their control.
The enemy leaders refused to heed
the warning They cannot say now that
they did not know of the crueIties inflicted
upon the helpless people in their posses
sion. Nearly everybody in The world knew
about It at the time
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19

RS The stbt77f}et 4. E1fte To
'qr.,22 ~ l9I3s % l9f5tFT {oi'sa GsG5 Str 81
F3ol43ai SPECIAL .eQl4fnH6ae iFh4Gai tqslfed
Europe last tyeaF and is now considering
pose War ea0Honiic policies. and financing,
rs, IN an ,exeeleft position
.EFetedgfbA is c9noeghaf norftrasted with
the United Statd8 fiif .faTilfrt rp9qa of6r the
ro..oi- ,5tie h2iIssib3e J99 xl9t5i, III
war very {aGflyI aASeo e l eassff5511c QIlle aha
1.-THE isacrfi9e scof it's psbole ,itim2 Iusq n
1901 This isianr iptetestfifg conclusion be-
,ca6se' it suggests that the Soviet, with far
less resources than the United States, came
through the war, despite its heavy material
losses, without mortgaging the future. The
mplishment was due almost exclusive
ly to the sacrifices OF its people"
BY contrast it should be frankly rec
ognized that the war effort Of the United
States involved very few sacrifices on
the part OF the people at home Under our
form of private capitalism, the Govern
ment depended largely on borrowed
money to pay producers for what was
needed and. be it notetly the producers held
firm to. the thadrE 6f. private profit gSllfn
in the midst ohta aeaSbENi,stFu g9Je,oaa a,dsvs
~---'-~ - ia Lda4 -27G-onodq nozndo
AtaAsk Yourself tbs -e 'sy5ll the
next highway a6Qidentdipvolve me or my
car ?tsdasg sEsie
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
HENRY BETHEL. i
RETURNING HOME
tspeciaa ID The CltlAenl

NSpScAAA fO Inc GkttAtNs "fFt -
PEARL HARBOREnT. H. IL
Henry Bethel, CK3cs son Of Mrs.
Mary Hannah, of Fort Village,
Key West, is one of many Navy
veterans returning to the States
aboard the u. S. S. Neshore, an
attack transport of the Magic
Carpet" fleets 4al
This ship left Guam, February
3, and was scheduled to9arripe in
San Francisco about February Il g.
The Neshore is one Of the NavyS
tremendous supply 2 fleet which
ranged thousands of miles
throughout the Pacific, carrying
men and materials to U. S. attack
forces.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
EXCEEDINGLY GOOD

The best news, concerning Key West,
that has come&out of Washington since
VI Day was issued Saturday through
Senator Charles o. Andrews office, in
which Secretary Of the Navy James v. For
restal was quoted as having said that all
the naval facilities in Key West will be
used TO full capacity.
Operations, Secretary Forrestal con
tinued, will be- maintained to- .fjQlfill pqst7i
war reQUifen3 entsI -te1oooa qoah2 iuiw =
Up in Miami there Rag beer talk Of
removing the headquarters Of the Seventh
Na2ai Di5ttrict fFon thar tfft w
ton; but if the transfer is madE, It Will not
affect naval activities in KeyWest, judg-
ing by what Mr.. Forrestal has said.
Naval services in Key West and Boca
Chica form the backbone Of our business
activity, and we can look forward con-
fidently to a continuance of that activity
as long as those services are continued.
How long the operations viii remain
in effect at capacity, Mr.. Forrestal did not
say, and probably does not know, but at
least they will continue as long as the full
filment Of requirements is not attained.
Several other projects that viii bene-
fit Key West when they become effective
are now in process Of being started. An
.impQmant.one is the operation Of autQmo-
bile ferries betweeaiflag 4aeat rantLoHav-.
ana but all or 8shfdeon9Bin edainFf{lt a s.
inapostaad ilrVh4 <888a4d83Shee Of g6885t Il.
conditions as isl the continued operation
Of naval. ttivities in KeytW est StNbaa full
capaoftI e
Local business conditions are exceed
ingly good and, with the Forrestal an
nouncenent in mind, we need not entertain
any doubt about their continuing to be ex-