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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-04
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CARD OF THANKS

we wish in this manner to ex-
press our sincere thanks to the
friends and neighbors who gave
us sympathy and aid during the
bereavement oceasioned by the
death of our beloved husband aud
father, Frank Lones. Also do We
thank the donors of the floral
tributes and the bearers of the
body to the grave.
MRS. AMELIA ZONES
apr4 and FAMILY.
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OUR PRrncIPAL. SPEAKER

This evening will be Col. r. E.
Turley. Commanding Officer of
the u. S. Army Post at Key
West. Al this meeting We will
BAY tribute to the valiant heroes
"a the greatest Army I'M the
World. ON this the annual hday
set aside 10 honor them. Also,
we are privileged to have Mr.
stephen Fraser with us this
evening who will address us
briefly on OPA as pertains 70
the building division. He will be
q guest of Lion Bob billiard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-04

Dr. Ramiro collazo of Havana,
Cuba. viii be our honmed guest
together with Mrs. Collazo, al
our Annual Charter Anniversary
Banquet next month. Surely,
this constitutes an outstanding
honor for a club the size of ours
90 be- privileged to entertain an
international President. Exact
date % be announced later.
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Vets Plan For
Contention

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post
sall, and Auxiliary. viii hold
their first monthly business meet
ing tonight al the V.F.W. Hall, End
Street and Flagler Avenue.
Final plans for the forthcom-
ING Fourth District meeting will
be- the chief topic of discussion.
All members are urged to at
tend. "a,
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Social Calendar
THURSDAY

THURSDAY
Sewing Committee, Key West
Hospital, 200 pm.
Fashion Show, Sponsored by
the Jr.-Sr. PIT. A. Roorl
Mothers, 8 pm, High Scroll
Auditorium.
X X X
FRIDAY
Girl Scouts, Troop 4, st. Paul's
Parish Hall, 400 pm.
Fashion Show, Jr.-Sr. High
School Auditorium. fi.ds0
: r !, -, \ ri .' = W.: |; :,
- Brownie Meeting, 1000 PM,
- Fleming Street Church. ~
II X X 9n <a8
TUESDAY aar f.s '
Junior Woman's Club, 800 pm,
Woman's Clubhouse. a'
Division Street PIT. A., 800
pm, School Auditorium.
Room Mothers of Jr.-Sr. High
School, 7:30 pm, School Audi
forum.
Room Mothers of Division ST.
School, 200 pm, School Ii
brary.
X X X
WEDNESDAY
Bridge Club, Officers Club
Whitehead and United SITS,
800 pm.
Hospital Auxiliary, 800 pm
Woman's Clubhouse.
PIT. A. County Council Meet
ing at Division Street School,
OILS am. @
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PA1RICIASw
NOTEBOOK

isaEe afe motes from the Lions
Nteen niare DAYS lcii % reg
lstNf o. sutf in the May 7th
Ht3tt
0ue tnnFt aay lelt q contrib.
wfs ~ the flea Crusg Fund Cam
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Mrs. Otto Visits
j. w. Hatiricks

Mrs. Mary Otto, formerly OF
Key West. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
}. w. Hattriek of Fleming street.
This. is Mrs. otto's first visit
here In % years. Her home IS
now at So. Petersburg, Fla.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-04

Thm Mek o. Lion William
MN kienaiNfMgn. our genial
&@NNmm A4aafp $50 director
fs@ tlse aMta lub b. - doing IN
ssmNAn2 oat thase sailor boys "a
asK Niuh aKetlna each week.
NmN wnek thr cilib cnieftains
ha 81 fif paiieuis a the Naval
ti,eIef ani fslm Hnfii" has the
- of aifsiuE fiiem up on Thurs
eax NtNNinRs Ahia requires
sftt bua L4on ffAlr dous a
NteNt fgaAiN m nasad Lion.
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PERSONAL NOTES

M4sa Fuu notteed Gerald
aaa miik tuck reCcutiy IL
km tNen painted nicc Irish
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|by Doolittle's men from NORTH
Africa.
1915 Gen Patton's advance
forces 60 some 20 miles towacd
Leipzig.
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Patterson, Forrestal ask 20 per
cent rise in Army-Navy pay.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-04

Army to put al personnel IN
same uniforms in two years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-04

Eric Johnson calls Iran test
OF Russia's bookkeeping.
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~ an naErsaailuns Cos new
Nff#k e. tte ensuing fiscal
FeaE tsnniEs Jtglf ist This
Wttte NiH tsFort ~ the an-
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ANA HalH Hgl the annuni ploc.
tm $50 b. hsld the iirst meet
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AnAaaalanal convention. Phil
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The Valley settler., 1946-05-30
HERE {, THERE

Bonnie Moore is spending her annual leave
 visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. Harold
 Moore, and friends in the Valley. She l has been employed the past year at the
 Ala ska Air Depot at Elmendorf Field. She
 plans to leave June 4th for Fa irbaaks
 where she will be employed at Ladd Field.
 Miss Lois Eenrnens and Miss Bernice Winters | left for the States FEtday.evening. Miss
 HeMnens came to the Valley last fall and
 was one of the nurses in the Matanus1a l Valley Hosp ita1. Miss Winters arrived
 here in January and was Office Nurse at : the Hospital. Both Mi ss Eannens and Miss
 Winters were living in rooms ever the l Hospital at the time of the fire. They
 lost their clothes, some money and other
 possess ions in the fire.
 i.r. and Mrs. Harold Eddy and 7.r. and Mrs.
 E.s. IIoore, employees of the Matanu ska 1 Wall ey Hospital, lost all of the ir clothes
 and many other DO ssessions when the Hos 1 pital burned to tho ground last week. i Mrs. Carl Wi son and children, Gwen Rocky,
 and Terry, will leave for Fairbanks by
 plane this coming Friday whore they will jo in MT. Wilson.
 | Hrs. Will son has boon staying vi tn her
 mother, Mrs. Heller, until their house | was vacated scathat they could move into
 it. She has al so been able to take care l of her mother during the latter's conva-
 lesconse from her recent operat ion.
 Tho Editor Of the Valley Settler has been partially "laid up" again, but the Valley
 Settler will come off the press just tho
 same. Joan Emery has been nlisted to
 holp out.
 Everyone feels bad about tho loss of the Hospital, but there arc so many things | that ve find for which to be thankful. | The wind which had been blowing gallo through Palmer for moro than week. had l died down and did not come up again until the fro was practically out. The fire | brokc out before people were in bed and thus no lives Woro lost It would have boon much Worso had this happened in tho winter. So while Uo regret tho loss of the Hosp ita1, Wo arc thankful that sur- rounding conditions at tho time of the firo Uoro in favor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03

ican shores after VI Day to estimate
with fair accuracy the hospital facilities
that would be required not only at the
|start but throughout demobilization,
and ample time to provide them. Such
estimates naturally would originate
with the departments and bureaus in
charge of rehabilitation, not with the
Veterans Administration.
The truth is that rehabilitation ad-
vanced more rapidly than the War and
Navy departments anticipated. This has
been claimed and figures offered in
proof Of it.
At the same time, it may be noted
in support of the Legion complaint, that
regardless of where the responsibility
rests, use has not been made Of all hos
pitals available for veterans. AS an ex-
ample we call attention to three in the
vicinity of Wilmington-one at Camp
Davis, one at Fort Fisher and a third
at the Army air base. If failure to put
them into service is not due to lack of
doctors and nurses it is quite as likely
to be the fault of the War Department
as the Veterans Administration.
Nothing said here excuses the fail
ure to provide adequate disqualification
or make adequate provision for'all vet
|eran needs. The Star-News is concerned
only in seeing responsibility for failure
properly placed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
Open Bids Prevail

Due to the wise position taken by
Mayor Lane at the Friday meeting o1
the City Council, Wilmington will get
it's new fire alarm boxes on open bid.
ding and not on specifications which
could be met by one company only.
So ends dispute that should never
have arisen but has, instead, been
bruted back and forth for months at q
heavy cost in the Councils time, and
would, if the one-company proposal had
been adopted, have cost the taxpayers
of the city considerably more money
than will be involved by competitive
bidding.
When the matter came to a final
vote Councilmen LeGwin, Yopp and
Pollock supported the proposal to make
the purchase of specifications which the
one company alone could fill and Coun-
cilmen Wade, Currin and Newman for
awarding the contract after receiving
competitive bids.
To break the tie Mayor Lane voted
with the latter group, in the interest of
the people who must pay the bill and
in support of the long established GUS
tom of awarding public contracts to the
lowest bidder providing said bidder can
meet specified requirements.
The people of Wilmington will be
gratified to know that a majority Of
the Council membership stands for
economic and impartial administration.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03

lily home is still standing ana u
known, far and wide, as the DEF
lamy mansion" 1t is always an 0O'
ject of special interest for viSlIcis
to see. It's beautiful construcaaU.I
and impressive dignity gave Ii.
ting setting for the last years u
the only survivor of the older gen.
Grafton, a large and prominent "D
mington family.
May I add a few more w, wolu,
to this sketch of apprecla'loa
First, as to the fine friendly lh'0.
est she had in her community an'
her widespread acquaintanceSnn,
She was devoted and loyal to then.' ,
and her knowledge of almost eVeiy
thing connected with the people sa' ~.
knew, it was often remarked We, :,
remarkable. Then, he devo1loh ~, ;.
her Christian faith ana 10 ~, ..
church formed a large part OF ~, ~,
life. Every one knew her "v- II
were sincere, and her treatneii, ~ ~
spiritual things came from ,l,ss IN,
heart. A reflection Of all this We. %.
in the large assembly Of her f,isI , .be
and neighbors who ATTENDED W. N
funeral on Friday, February 10 ror
the First Presbyterian church, ,!.,t
years she had been the .e. 0iuS only
member of the church and tne W., or
one who could connect up In ,s- .s-
own life the days before tne wv w."
Il tAe sixties and the preseh. u' n
May her memory be blessing
everyone who knew her
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
Bradley Under Fire

The American Legion complaint of
General Bradley's administration Of the
Veterans Bureau may be justified by
the facts. This could be learned only
through investigation.
Perhaps the Legion's national COM
mander, John Steele, is right when he
endorses the Legion's demand that Gen.
eral Bradley be superseded by an ex-
perienced businessman. This could be
determined only by experiment.
But if disqualification of veterans has
been inadequate, if the Veterans Ad-
ministration has fallen short of the need
in this or any other major obligation,
would it not be logical and just to look
into the whole situation of veterans
care in all government ramifications,
instead of concentrating the complaint
on single bureau and one adminis-
TRAITOR?
We hold no brief for General Brad
ley. But it is not probable that man
who displayed exceptional ability, if not
actual genius, for organization during
the European war, could be such a COM
plete failure in his present job as the
Legion charges.
Certainly no investigation could be
ADEQUATE which overlooked the posi-
bility of War Department and Navy
Department culpability. There was time
before the first veterans reached Amer
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
Names
Rather

out (and where he gets all his in
formation I don't rightly know,
there was time when a part o.
Wilmington was som W h a |
swampy.
8. The Four Percenters, because
again as Mencken says - sc
many investors here have used the
savings banks in which to deposit
their money in the past.
Mr.. Mencken furthermore tells
us he is partial to the name 'Bible
Swallowers" and he allows he will
use that one in his forthcoming
book. He goes further to say that
he is making excellent progress
with his book and that he expects
it will be published in the not-too.
distant future.
Well, all I have to say is that
we needn't worry too much about
what Henry Louis says about us.
The time has come when his pen
no longer carries the vitriol ii
once did when he was giving every.
body except his own little group
a going over with words that long.
AS a matter of fact, the literary
lights over the country now smile
a bit indulgently when Mencken
comes out with something new, or
puts a new wrinkle on one of his
old tricks.
So, l think we here might as
well 60 along the even tener of
our ways and let Henry Louis call
us what he will.
We might even write him a let
ter like this:
Dear Henry Louis,
"Sticks and stones may break
our bones, but names will never
hurt us.''
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
Boy Scout Week

| WIN boy Scout week SET IOr r eD'
ruary to IA it is appropriate to con-
slider, not so much the past Of the or
ganization, which has been eminently
noteworthy, but what it may accomplish
for the good of mankind in the future
That it can exert a tremendous influ-
ence for good citizenship everywhere is
we'll grounded belief, based on its per-
formance from it's very inception in 1908
when Baden-Powell organized the first
troop in England.
General Eisenhower declares the
Scout movement "a prime force in pre-
pairing tomorrow's men for their duty
to themselves, their country and the
world" This emphasizes the point the
Star-News would impress upon it's
readers.
Tritely, but truthfully, the boy of to-
day is the man of tomorrow. It is upon
him and his fellows that the RESPONSE
biltiy for peacefulness among nations
and downright honest living at home
rests.
He has the advantage of seeing at
close range the turmoil and failures that
this adult generation has wrought and
being in the best period of life for
forming lasting opinions may benefit
beyond estimate by what they have OBJ
served. By abiding earnestly by their
rules of conduct and principles of living
they can achieve the goals their elders
set for themselves missed.
This is why it behooves boys in the
Scout age bracket to join the troops in
their neighborhoods so that they too
may profit by the training and ideals.
Scouting has grown greatly in the
Cape Fear area and particularly in Will
mington during the war period. A 40
per cent increase in membership was
recorded in the area between the De-
cembers of 1943 and 1914. Figures for
the 1915 period are not yet available
but they too will show substantial
growth.
Perhaps the war and the extraordi-
nary opportunity for service the con-
fllct offered had something to do with
the advances noted in Allied countries.
Now that peace Of sort has been re-
stored it will be more difficult to main
tain this record, fact which should
encourage parents to spur their nom
sons to join up.
So far as Scouting is concerned, "the
has no end. There is always
room for more Scouts and everlasting
opportunities for service.
Boys who have failed to be enrolled
can do no better for themselves than
to help make Scout Week the more sue
cessful by entering their names upon
their neighborhood troop roster.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
BY ANDREW j. HORRELL

When Miss Ellen Douglas Bel
lamy passed away on January 3Oth
l946, there was much more than &
casual interest in her death. Hel
great age was something to hole
ones attention. She was born or
May II, 1852, end was therefore
nearly ninety-four years old. But
there was more in her life than the
accumulated years; it was a life
full Of colorful and unique interest,
have heard that her name was
suggested by the heroine Of Walter
SCOTS poem Lady Of the Lake, -
although Douglas was name in
the family; and I have wondered
If her name did not account for a
certain poetic interest she always
displayed.
Her first years We're spent in a
period of much stress and vigor of
thought that seemed to have shap-
ed her whole mental life after
wards. The South was then battling
IN thought and speech to hold it's
ideas Of government and property;
and then came the War Between
The States. She saw her brothers
go off to war, and she shared the
intense zeal Of her father, who fur
nlshed several hundred Of his
slaves to work on the Confederate
stronghold Of Fort Fisher. The men
came from the large family plan
tatlon, Grovely." in Brunswick
county. The war and the plantation
ana the negro servants all colored
the thoughts Of Miss Ellen, and she
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
Mencken Chooses Dension Rather
Than Accuracy In Calling Names

Tpiece appeared in the newspapers
others oun d Wilmington got
busy. Maybe Mr.. Mencken did,
too, up there in his clustered writ.
ing room in Baltimore.
So what happens, again as the
boys say.
So Mr.. Mencken picks out a
name for Wilmiagtonians that
personally never have heard Of.
And I don't believe anybody
around here has ever heard Of a
Wilmingtonian being referred to
by the name Mr.. Menckea picked
out.
The name? Oh, yes: Bible swal-
lowers.
That, of course, is right down
Mr.. Mencken's alley. Only thing
I think is that he's got his de-
scriptives mixed up. Mr.. Mencken
has had a lot of fun in his day
poking fun at the South, calling it
the Bible Belt and generally be-
ing pretty derisive about the whole
section. So when he thinks about
any place in the South he just
naturally tries to figure out any
name that will fit his own notions.
But Mencken's list goes on. Be-
sides Wilmingtonian, the Balti-
morean is toying with three other
names by which to refer to us in
his book.
They are, along with his foot
notes:
l. The Aristocrats of the Low
er Cape Fear" for the aristocra-
cy.
2. DRY Ponders" for the COM
mon man. becausA as ho pointr
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
TOP o. THE MORNING

To-day the most deadly sin inaginsble
for Christians is to be unrelated to the
positive, aggressive work Of the Lord
Jesus Christ. The gates Of hell are crumb-
ling before the Church; they shall not
prevail against it. Everyone can speak
). word Of witness and testimony Some
can speak SO as to move great throngs.
There is a task for everyone and task
that everyone can do On that day
when we stand in the presence Of our
Lord If we have let the battle rage
sorely while we entered not the struggle.
Such ones will cry for the mountains and
rocks to fall upon them. "And hide us"
they shall say, ''from the gaze of Him
that sitteth on the throne, and from the
wrath Of the Lamb." ."-E. Russell, in "Do
I Want Christian World"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
By JOHN SKIES

All right, fellow Wilmingtonians
let us grasp up our cudgels an6
prepare to SIN i t e Henry Louis
Mencken in our righteous wrath!
Mr.. Mencken has evil plans
afoot.
The Sage OF Baltimore, whilom
editor Of The American Mercury
collector of Americana. and gen.
eral literary smarty-pants, is curl.
ing up his intelligentsia leer
toward Wilmington.
Mr.. Mencken recently wrote
John Farrell, Chamber Of Com.
merce secretary here, and said he
was writing a book about the
names of residents of the various
cities throughout the country. You
know: like Angelenos for folks
who live in Los Angeles; Memphi-
ans for those in Memphis; New
Workers for those who live in New
York. And so on.
The Mencken letter was given
proper recognition in the newspa-
pers here. When I read the ac-
count I suspicioned, as the boys
say, that Henry Louis was up to
some skulduggery and that he
didn't mean right by us. Well, my
suspicious were correct.
But, to 60 on.
MIR. Farrell dutifully replied that
the best liked and known name
for people living in Wilmington is
Wilmingtonian. 1t is the most
euphonious and appears to be the
most descriptive of any that mas
ever been used. Furthermore, it
has become correct by virtue of
long usage.
Well, it seems that after the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
Miss Ellen Douglas Bellamy

was ever afterwards to be an sun
reconstructed REBEL" as she love,
to call herself. She would recall
her girlhood song, II am a South
ern girl" declaring the proud atti
tude of Confederate 'home-spu1
girl" Her friends were often anus
ed at her undying loyalty to thu
Old South, but they knew she was
intensely earnest. No wonder
therefore, there was placed upor
her grave a large floral Confeder
ate flag. The red background with
the cross bars of blue bedeckec
with white stars was a thing oil
beauty. It was remarked that .This
was what she would have likeo
most of ALL"
Miss Ellen's memory of the days
when her family home was occu
pied by the Federal General 10.
seph R. Hawley, and Of her expe
riences Of war days in other Incl.
dents, is told in captivating man.
ner in the little book she published
a few years ago entitled "Back
With The Tide
The fact is, she possessed a re-
markably clear memory and kept
her mental faculties up to the end
Of her life. She often gave valuable
and interesting facts to those who
sought information in regard to
long-passed times. She recalled ev-
cry detail connected with the de-
struction by fire Of her girlhood
church, the old First Presbyterian
church on Front street, in 1859, and
Of the new family home which was
completed for occupancy in that
year. Among many things connect
ed with her old church, she had a
vivid recollection Of Uncle Morrow,
the Arabian chieftain, who had
been acquired along with other
slaves from Africa, by General
James Owen. Uncle Morrow always
worshipped in the church. With all
such incidents she lent a fascinat-
ing interest to the days in which
our fathers lived.
A. aszAa~ aae 1eneDa. SAA old tan