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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-24
Xmas Message
By President
Ats O'clock
tBy The Associated Press)

(By The Associated PFeNS)
WASHINGTON. Dec. "a
The public will be permitted
to enter the White House
grounds this afternoon for the
first time since 1910.
It is expected that thou
sands will be present to hear
President Truman's short
Christmas message. beginning
at 5 o'clock. and to see the
lighting of the Christmas tree
on the south lawn of the
White House Immediately aft
er he concludes speaking.
y ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Evening star., 1946-12-08

machine. He felt the lurch as the
right front wheel left the road. A
solid mass of water struck the wind
shield, banking it out for an in
stant. Then the car was stopped,
half in the ditch. the engine drowned.
you've done it," Gregory said.
Haven't 1" Betty said.
II told you to be CAREFUL
You're always telling me to be
careful. get sick of hearing it."
lF YOU would pay attention -"
He stopped. This was the old I'M
passe. the old blind fury rising be-
tween them. And there was no time
now for fighting each other. The car
was shuddering before the wind, the
headlights bent and misted by the
rain so that he could see only blur
of water. We've got to find shell
ter" he said. Come on"
He stepped outside, plunging into
water that was waist deep. and for
an instant terror gripped him. Then
he'd struggled out of the ditch onto
the road. But even here the water
was almost to his knees.
Betty was chnging to the edge of
the car. And the night was thick on
them now, filed with the giant
crashing of the surf and the shrek
of the wind and lashing rain. Some
thing vast hurtled past them like a
demon on the wind; something
slashed into the car. What was
that?" he cried.
He couldn't hear her answer. 1t
didn't matter; the thing had been a
tree limb or part of a housetop. They
had to get out of the storm, quick.
Continued on next page
Evening star., 1946-12-08

was smiling at him. What the devil
are you doing here?" he asked.
Il came to get you," she said.
Get me? Came How'd you
know - ?"
Il was in the bar at the Dixie
Grande when Steve - Steve Ray
mond told me he'd seen you heading
this way. ! figured that you were
trying to take care of me again, and
that I'd better come look after you."
Look after me?'' But he held
his temper and pulled open the car
door. There wasn't much time.
Move over
"I'll drive" Betty said.
In this weather? Wen be lucky
if -"
Il enjoy driving in a Storm"
Betty said, holding to the wheel.
"And I'm going to do it. A little bit
ahead there's a place to turn
around"
AL right" he said. There was no
time to argue. He went around to
the other side of the car, wading
through water that was, almost sud
denly, it seemed to him. ankle deep
over the road. When he opened the
door, rain swept in like a wave.
Then he had the door shut again,
and Betty was laughing. tossing her
wet. black hair back from her face.
The roads narrow here" Greg
ory said. BE careful -" That was
all he got out. Betty had started the
car fast. sweeping wide to pass his
Evening star., 1946-12-08
BETTY WAS RECKLESS
Continued fyons page eight

the rain and he didn't find Betty.
Her house was boarded up. the tele-
phone out of order when he tried to
call various neighbors. All the houses
where he thought she might have
gone were empty. By the time he
turned back toward the bridge he
was. apparently. the only person
left on the island. and his automobile
engine was missing badly. He was
sure now that Betty had gone to the
mainland, and for the first time he
began to think about himself. That
cold feeling in his chest wasn't alto
gether from the rain. He was little
bit afraid.
There was no twilight. only a
thickening of the gloom that had
been day. The night came bowling
down as the full force of the storm
approached. The wind and rain tore
at the car, shook it and pushed it
sideways on the narrow road. The
engine sputtered and sputtered
again - and stopped.
1t was drowned out. In this storm
there was no chance of starting it
again.
Gregory felt touch of panic, but
controlled it. He sat there. and in
slow, thoughtful profanity said
some of the things he was thinking.
He was trapped on the island, and
it would serve him right if he
drowned here.
HE other car was almost on him
before he could see it's lights through
the rain. It stopped. facing him on
the narrow road. Gregory felt a
surge of hope - there might still
be chance to reach the mainland.
He opened his door and stepped out.
The wind hurled him back against
the car. The rain blinded him. He
had to fight his way forward, coming
up into the lee of the other car and
gripping the door.
Hello" Betty said. She had to
shout to make herself heard above
the storm. Welcome to Pigeon
Key"
Gregory pushed his head inside the
open window. The rain was still
pouring down his face; he had to
blink his eyes to see clearly. and
then her face was only a blur in the
gloom. But he could see that she
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
A REAL DANGER

Yesterday we observed a
group of some eight or ten
Key West children playing
bali in the middle of one of
the main streets of the city.
This is a dangerous prac-
tice. dangerous for children
and motorists alike, and it
should be stopped at once.
We realize that children,
full of zest and the JOY of
living, are often thoughtless
about such things and do not
realize the danger they are
in. 1t therefore becomes the
duty of their parents and the
police department to pre-
vent them from endanger-
ing their lives and the lives
of others.
Every year IN TINS country
hundreds of youngsters are
needlessly killed and Grip.
pied for life just because
they are left to play games
in the street. Certainly we
do not want any of these
tragic accidents to darken
the homes of our city.
This evening when you SIT
down to supper, Mr.. and
Mrs. Key West, why not
warn Johnny and Mary
never to play games in the
sire t? Tomorrow, you
know. it might be too late.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
Teday's Anniversaries
know America)

1796-(l50 years ago1 Asher B.
Durand, the first part of his life
a famed self-taught engraver, the
latter part a famed painter. busy
life, born at Jefferson Village
N. j. Died in New York. Sept
IL, 1886.
1798-Janes Lick, San Fran
cisco land buyer in 1848, philan-
thropist, the famed observatory
founder, born in Fredericksburg,
Pa. Died Oct. 1, 1876.
1S22-John Fritz, noted self
educated mechanical engineer and
ironmaster of his day, born in
Chester Co., Pa. Died Feb; Is.
1913.
1843-William Pepper, Phila-
delphia surgeon, Univ. of Penn
sylvania Medical School profess
sor, provost, virtual founder its
University Hospital, first of its
kind here, eminent citizen, who
truly merits the title of public
benefactor" born in Philadelphia.
Died July %, 1893.
1854-Frank A. Munsey, noted
newspaper and magazine pub
Usher, born at Mercer. Maine.
Died Dec. %. 1925.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

probably require big changes in
the marketing system.
The construction industry is an
other tough one.
Not An Annual Wage
And, incidentally, Johnston
made it clear that a guaranteed
wage" is not necessarily an ian
nual wage. The guarantee may
be for less than a year and still
be an Improvement. t
He said that in the construction
industry, at least in northern
states, it would be very difficult
to stabilize employment through
the winters
But if you can give men en-
ployment during all of the build
ing season and maybe lay them
off four months of the year and
give them eight months of en-
ployment, that is a lot better than
having them employed only four
or five months of the year"
For the purposes of the govern
ment study, a guaranteed wage
plan is defined as "a plan under
which an employer guarantees a
wage or employment TO an indi-
vidual worker for at least three
months"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
TODAYss BIRTHDAYS
fKnow Anlerical

Carmel Snow. editor Of Harp
er,s Bazaar. born IN Ireland, %
years ago.
Mai. Gen. John Z. O'Ryan q
New York, lawyer, noted soldier
Of the first world war, born IN
New York, ~ years ago.
James A. Gray, president OF the
r. j. Reynolds Tobacco Co, born
in Winston Salem. N. c., 81 years
ago.
William M. Henry of Los An
geles. columnist-radio comnensa-
| tor. born in San Francisco, 81
years ago,
Roark Bradford Of New Or
. leans, author, born in Tennessee,
so years ago.
Queena Marie of New York.
soprano. born at Akron, Ohio, 80
years ago.
/ Mai. Gen. James E. Fechet, re-
|, tired, ex-chief of the army air
corps, born at TT Ringgold. Tex.
SO years ago.
Chesley r. Palmer, president,
| Cluett. Peabody, Troy, N. Y, born
lat Hawkeye, Iowa, 81 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
H. C. of L. APPROACHES

Retail prices for living es-
sentials for moderate in
come families increase d
about five and one-half per
cent for the month ending
July Is, according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics
which says that this is the
largest monthly increase
since 1910 and probably the
largest since 1913.
The living essentials that
are included in the statistics
are food. house-furnishingS,
fuel, miscellaneous goods
and services, recreation per-
sonal service such as beauty
shops, transportation and
medical care. Foods regis
tered the largest advance,
IS per cent, due principally
to- increases of so per cent in
the. cost of meat and 20 per
cent in dairy products.
1t will be interesting to
see whether the trend OF
PRICES for living essentials
continues to increase. 1t will
not take long for the cost OF
living to become burden
some if prices show any ten
dency to match the increase
i'm the month surveyed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
BEWARE OF HOOLIGANS

The vicious beating of a
Key West sailor by a gang
of hOodlums known as the
Swamp Gang" as reported
in The Citizen Monday, is a
matter that deserves the i'm
mediate attention of local
police authorities.
The bloody assault might
we'll have resulted in MUIR
der, and no man or woman
in this city can feel entirely
safe upon the streets at
night until the members of
this gang are arrested. tried,
and punished to the fullest
extent of the law.
It has been said by those
experienced in h a N d lin g
criminals that no law-break-
er is as utterly VICIOUS and
bloodthirsty as the teen-age
punk who sneers at all
authority. He will Kill in the
twinkhng of an eye, where
as older and more eXper-
fenced thugs have enough
sense to use some humanity
even in committing crimes.
Sheriff Sawyer and Chief
Deputy Sheriff Wallace
have assured us that they
are on the trail of the hood
lums and will stick to it I'M
til the gang is broken up.
We trust that the city POI
lice will cooperate with
them in this, important case,
and that it viii soon be our
privilege to see all of these
young punks behind bars
where they belong.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
WHY WAS NOT A
COURT ASKED

w hat a W0uu6T FdI6 Ildu-
kind would be if misunder-
standings could be adjusted
without resortlng to force!
As. a different point Of
view sometimes leads to a
fight between two men or a
quarrel between two women,
or a war with nations lined
up on one side and the
other, it has led us to won
der many a time why reason
is unable to stop into the
breach and make an adjust
nlent.
Probably the day will
come when the human mind
will have sufficiently de-
veloped to resort to reason,
instead of force, to settle a
dispute.
But now there is too much
of the savage left in man.
His passion is stronger than
his reason. If you can't see
a question his way, he is
ready to throw up his
dukes.
And when there are no
fisticuffs, the fighting is
done with words, as has
been done in City Hall ever
since that night when City
Manager Dave King declared
he would resign his position
if the four policemen whom
he had discharged were re-
instated.
Nobody in Key West adj
mires King more for his
ability as a city manager,
than we do, but, as an adj
miling friend we were keen
~ aware of his lack of TACT.
which frequently resulted
in remarks that had not
been given the weight of
thought that should have
been accorded to them.
To The Citizen, the state
of affairs. in City Hall stem
med, from a frivolous thing.
That condition was the dit
ferent construction placed
on a provision in the city
charter by different men.
King and his 'adherents
thought that, under that
provision, he had the right
to discharge a civil service
employe. The other side
thought differently.
What was the best way to
settle the diseerdant points
of view? Simple. One of the
purposes of court is to IN
terpret the meaning of a
law when its wording IS
such that different conclu-
sions are entertained about
it. Why did not the contend
ing parties in City Hall let
reason, not passion, rule
their words and action?
Why was not a court asked
to decide what the charter
provision meant?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
TO-DAY IN HISTORY
know Americal

ISSl-Historic Nat Turner's
DAY of Deliverance" in Southern
MISUNDERSTANDING of bloody
slave inSurrection.
lS56-HistorIc Charter Oak"
Hartford, Conn, blown down.
sdirge was played at noon and
bells tolled at shutdown; funeral
Grafton.
ls5S-First of the historic Lin
coln-D Douglas debates; at Ottawa
III.
l566-Nationai Workingmen's
Association meet in Baltimore tc
consider ways and means 10 Sc
cure the S-hour day.
1878-The American Bar AS.
ISOLATION organized at Saratoga
n. Y.
1862 Black Legion officers
indicted in Detroit for plot &c
seize the Government by force.
1941-Germans within so miles
of Leningrad as Russians broad.
cast appeal to fight to the last Il
save the city.
1942-Germans pierce Russian
lines in drive for Stalingrad.
1943-U. S. forces occupy Kis.
ka in the Aleutians.
l944-Dumbarton Oaks Confer
ence opens-United States, Brit
ISL, SovietS meet on posIwa,
peace and security.
1945-Lend-LeaSe ends by or
der of the President. Japs prepare
public for American landings.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
Your Horoscope

Today gives an ar1liable and So
cial nature with good will toward
all; unselfish and doing those
things that make one well regard
ed by his friends. The method OF
staining success will be prac-
tical and accomplished by at
tending well to the things that
make the home happy and the
business associations friendly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

Whether children or par
ents deserve blame for the
behavior of your people is a
question that resembles the
famous query about the hen
and the egg.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

unteed wage. " which is fast /
en'cleS.
1.They give job security to the
i worker.
q They provide the employer
q with a more efficient work
ing force.
. They reduce labor troubles"
by making the workers more
satisfied.
A.-They are a step in the direc-
ton of full production and
full employment although no.
body claims they will cure all our
economic ills).
Eric Johnston's Idea
Eric Johnston, former president
of the U. S. Chamber of COM
merce, argued along those lines
recently before a congressional
committee. He said Industrial un-
rest is san explosive force within
our economy, even more so than
the atomic bomb, because that is
something in the distance. and
this is with us today"
One of the greatest causes of
industrial unrest, he said, is sob
insecurity" Many people work
only spasmodically. Most Ameri-
can workers get less than 200
days of work in year. There
fore
This job insecurity causes
slow downs. as workers do not
want to work themselves out of a
job. 1t causes workers to demand
higher wages than perhaps they
would if they had steady employ
ment."
S250.o00 Study Begun
Johnston is a member of the
advisory board of the Office of
War Mobilization and Recover
sion, which is sponsoring $780,
000'study of guaranteed wages.
The big question about guaran-
teed wages is not Should it be
done?" but How can it be done?"
There is not much opposition
to guaranteed wages in principle.
Nearly all employers want a sta
Bile working force, and all en-
pIoyes want more job security.
Yet, there is sure 10 be fierce OPP
position in certain industries
largely because of the difficult
problems involved, problems usu-
ally recognized by the unions as
well as the employers.
The Seasonal Handicap
A company may find it hard to
guarantee steady employment be-
cause its production depends on
seasonal marketing. To assure
steady jobs it may have TO take
costly measures like revo1utioniz-
ing the system of sales, changing
production methods, bringing out
new products, buying new ma
chinery.
Take the auto industry. In nor
NAL times it is a seasonal indus
try. The method of marketing
autos-with new models coming
out each fall-creates plenty of
work at certain times and long
layoffs at other times. To assure
year-around employment would
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

Business profits, during
the past few years, Just ac-
cumulated; to make profits
in the next few years NAV
test the ability Of executives.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
Whaf III Means
The Guaranteed Wage
By MAX HALL
AP Newsfeotures


WASHINGTON Why guuruniee wages? Why should On
employer tell his workers 4 will guarantee you steady
employment for three six Twelve months?
Here of the in fuvor OF the gucI
anteed wqqe which is ust becominq hot issue in labor
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

II is surprising how much.
some people expect fon
nothing and how little they
give for something.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro
are the same distance from New
York City.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

Sometimes it is awfully
hard to smile, but as a usual
thing smiles pay big divi-
dends.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

In 1892, men wore ties that
went twice around the neck and
then tied in a bow behind.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

The domesticated cat was an
object of veneration among the
Egyptians.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

In ancient Egypt, a mixture
of animal fat was considered a
cure for badness.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
Key West In = r: sss''
Files
DaysCone By c 4 51s5
OF AUGUST Il. 1886

The final touch in the APPROX
al of the loan to construct the
Overseas Highway bridges was
given today in Washington, ac-
cording to an Associated Press
dispatch published in The Citi-
zen. The comptroller general APP
| proved the loan, amounting to
So 5000 and the money is now
available to have the work done.
Mrs. Evelio Cabot and Miss
Zenia Hoff are the hostesses this
afternoon of the Key West Junior
5Womar's Club at a meeting be-
ing held in the Hospital Leagues
rooms.
George Miller, Jr., who had
been visiting Fire Chief Harry
Baker, left yesterday for Havana,
Cuba.
| The ferry Florida Keys was
hauled up on Curry's marine
railway yesterday to undergo ex-
tensive repairs.
City council held a meeting
last night to try to determine on
ways and means for the main
tenance of the Key West Aquar-
ium.
Chief speaker at a meeting
Monday, August "A, of the Key
West Garden Club win be Her
bert F. r. Beck, who viii discuss
La proposal for the Identification
of Key West.
Representative J. Mark Wilcox
and his son, Joe, arrived this
morning to spend few days in
Key West.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Arono-
Wiz and son, Sydney, arrived
last night from visit to New
York City.
|. Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
There are people in the world
who think they can argue with
electricity
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
SpECIAL NOTICE

All reading notices, cards OF
thanks. resolutions of respect, obit-
nary notfces. poems. etc, will be
charged for at the rate Of 10 cents
q line
Notices for entertainments by
churches from which q revenue is
20 be derived are cents a line.
The Citizen is an open forum and
invites discussion of public issues
and subjects of local or general
interest," but Ii will not publish
anonymous communications
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

The ferry Florida Keys was
hauled up on Curry's marine
railway yesterday to undergo ex-
tensive repairs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

City council held a meeting
last night to try to determine on
ways and means for the main
.tenance of the Key West Aquar-
ium.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

George Miller, Jr., who had
been visiting Fire Chief Harry
Baker, left yesterday for Havana,
Cuba.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-15

Empire Want Aos bring results
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-15
STEAKS WOULD BE ENOUGH BUT THESE
 ARE BLUE RIBBON

Steaks or beef stew - almost any kind of beef would be consid- cred a treat right now, but Ju- neauites are promised super special at the 20th Century Mar ket Monday, when Harold Bates will have real Blue Ribbon steaks for sale.
 The beef was bought especially for the local market at the Spo- kane Junior Livestock show, held early in May, with Bill Nolf of Armour and Company acting as Bates representative. Nolf also supervised the slaughtering, pack ing and shipping of the beef, Bates said.
 Sponsored by the All Clubs and the Future Farmers of America, the show this year was one of the largest Junior Livestock Shows ever held in the Northwest, with over 1900 cattle, hogs and sheep on dis play, between 1900 to 400 of them cattle.
 Buyers were there from every part of the State, the largest per centage from the West Coast with
 Seattle and Tacoma dealers pre- dominating.
 Not to be outdone by Seattleites Bates made arrangements with Noli to buy the beef for the 20th Gen. tury.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-15
ABBOTT, COSTELLO
 TIN HOLLYWOOD"
 I5 BILL AT CAPITOL

The screens outstanding comedy team will be here in their most hi larious hit starting Sunday at the Capitol Theatre when M-G-M pre- sents Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood"
 This time Bud and Lou, barber and porter. respectively, decide to become actors agents in the film capital with uproarious results. They are supported by Frances Rafferty, Robert Stanton, Jean Porter, War ner Anderson, Rags Ragland and Mike Mazurki.
 The added extra feature is Jus tice Comes To Germany"
 In actual motion pictures, taken on the spot in the courtroom, The March of Time tells the story of the trial and conviction of Strasser, a Nazi, for the wanton shooting down of a defenseless and un- armed U. s. prisoner of war.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-15
FILM "R0UGHLY
 SPEAKING" COMES
 TO 10TH CENTURY

As a very definite change from the usual type of family movie that has been ground out by Holly wood in the past, Warner Bros. have produced Roughly Speaking 7
 An adaptation from Louise Ran dall Piersons best-selling autobio- graphy of the same name, the film stars Rosalind Russell and Jack Car son and features Robert Hutton Jean Sullivan, Craig Stevens, John Alvin, John Qualen, and Alan Tale in supporting roles. This roaring saga of Americas coming of age, set to the singing music of a courageous woman's heart, makes its local debut tonight at the 20th Century Theatre.
 Here is the real American family story. Not of the tinsel variety, of rah, rah football games and shy kisses, but a lusty tale of one fam ily's hectic happy life through the rearing twenties, the lean thirties and the fighting forties