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OFF TO ANOTHER RACE

Considering that Monroe county's
registration books will not be closed till
April 20, the qualified list thus far, while
not high, is fairly good, with more than
$50 names on it.
With the entire county to draw from
the registration should exceed the 4,916
who qualified for the city election last
November. However there is a possibility
that good many of our naturalized citi-
zens will be unable to find their natural
ization papers, and, in thatevent,, they
In the city, citizenship was establish
ed by oath, which is administered insthe
county also, but in the city one not native
born did not have to produceshis natural
ization papers. But it is different in the
county. In the case of one born in this
country, the oath is sufficient, but, other
wise, the oath must be backed up with
proof of citizenship.
Will the percentage of votes cast in
the county be as large as that which was
recorded in the city election? Despite the
fact that every one of the 20 candidates
in the city race was instrumental in getting
out much of the vote, yet there probably
will be far more workers in the primary
than were in the city election, because of
the outstanding contest for the Democratic
nomination for representative.
Anybody who. has his finger on the
public pulse is aware that much campaign
ing in a quiet manner is already going on
IN Key west. indeed, one candidafe. who
has not yet announced for the offifd of
member of the county commission has
been carrying on canvasSsthat began
only few days after the city election on
November 6.
See the people, talk to them, one by
one if possible, is an effective way to con-
duct campaign
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BETTER THAN NORMAL

Just week ago we commented upon
the tabulation of accidental deaths over
the New Year weekend, with the observa-
ton that so far as traffic deaths were con-
cerned- the toll was below the average.
The figures given for more than three
days included 1879 traffic deaths which
compares with an average of 80 day, ac2
cording to the National Safety Council
Obviously, the New Year celebrants did
not set new high.
At the time we said that we were
unable to comment upon the ia deaths
reported due to miscellaneous accidents
but suggested that the increase over nor
NAL must be rather small" We said we
had no figures to check the weekend tab
ulation but the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company has announced comparable
figures.
The statisticians of the company as
sert that accidents kill $4,000 persons a
year. Deductings the 29,00Q lRtea Gs high
way fatalities we have $4,000 4eftiE Yhich
is an average of more than f66 -dayl
The New Year weekend toll was only
ia for a fraction more than three days
This is far. below the normal. So what's
all this display about the terrible toll of
the holiday weekend?
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TO-DAY IN HISTORY

1797-Weekly mail service be-
tween United States and Canada
established.
1902 - Detroit incorporated a
town-population some 1000.
1886 = President Jackson's
special message to Congress rec
ommends reprisals against France
and the building of coastal de-
lenses = France had refused to
pay S5,000,000, due us.
S@1S77f - Indian Chief Crazy
Horse captures wagon train of
immigrants west of the. Missouri
and kills twenty. I
1919 - British Capt. Robert
Falcon Scott reaches the South
Pole after heart-breaking jour
ney only to find evidence there
that Norwegian Amundsen had
gotten their first only a moth
before.
1919 - The Versailles Peace
Treaty Conference formally
opens.
1920-Allies demand that Hol-
land surrender former German
Kaiser.
1901. S. House votes to con-
tinue poisoning of industrial
alcohol to discourage bootleg
drinking.
1942-Gen. Macarthur reports
Japs had taken over all govern
mental functions in occupied
Philippines.
1943s German subs reported
in droves off the Atlantic coasts
1914 - Government turns the
railroads back to owners.
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By Helen R. IS
| By Helen R.
Woodward

ternoon with her own thoughts so
that she had answered the chat
ter of her companions as if from
a great distance. If she could only
get over the notion that Chris and
her mother-perhaps even her
father, Whit Lacey. had been
taken in on it-had arranged this
visit to Kentucky for her in or
der that she might mend her bro
ken heart. Had she been as un-
concerned as she would have
wished when Christopher. had
told her he intended to marry her
mother? Had she been convincing
when Laura had talked the mat
ter over with her? Was her secret
really safe - this agonizing love
for Christopher that had made
her so foolish as to believe he
might return it? What an utter
fool she had been-thinking the
ring he had brought he! meant
something more than a peace Of
fering-as she had thought at the
time, a bride in exchange for her
mother. All day she had wal,
lowed in the depths of humilia-
ton and despair. Would she ever
get over this feeling she had for
CHRISTOPHER Collins-this utterly
hopeless madness that made her
tremble in his presence? Would
she have to go through life like
this? Or would the trip help her
to regain her balance-might it
be possible that she would make
new life with her father that
would replace the old one? Could
she stand it to live without her
mother? She felt she hao never
loved Laura so deeply, nor felt
so distant from herl Her confu-,
sion was complete indeed,
She reached home andl.wef1t up
in the elevator to the, apartments
For a. moment she Thought the
living room was empty Then she
saw the two silheuetted against
the darkening window-Laura in
Christopher arms. They turned
| to smile at, her !. as. she came in
and to draw her into the circle
of their embrace. but Edith's des-
olation was not lessened by being
| included in their happiness.
Laura said, Edith, since you'll
be leaving next Friday, Chris and
have decided to be married on
Wednesday. What shall YOU want
t. wear as your mothers brides
maid?"
To be continued
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AZ Nswsfeaisrsss . !:

like to feel that Whit may have
developed a sincere parental de-
sire to know his daughter"
Chris shrugged. who shall say
he hasn't? And I'm sure of one
thing, Laura. When he sees Edith,
he'll be proud of heri"
Laura's face glowed. "She is
lovely, isn't she? I've tried hard
to keep her sweet and kind"
you've succeeded W9nderful-
1y. How does she feel about 60
ing?" =, :. ;,
Laura admitted. "She said there
was a particular reason for her
wanting to stay in New York. But
I think now the spirit of .adven-
ture makes her little eager to
start. After all. it's a perfectly
natural desire for a girl to want
to see her father"
"When does she go?"
"a week from today. I wrote
Whit last night. We must make
this a happy-never-to-b e-forgot-
ten week, Chris-else-she-she
might not want to come back to
US. Will you help?"
"In every way possible" He
paused and studied her face for
a moment. Laura" he said final
ly, "is there any reason WhJ- we
shouldn't be married before Edith
goes? You'll want her here for
the ceremony, I'm sure and
you're not going to ask me to wait
until she returns, are your"
Laura's eyes met his and in
their serene blue depths he found
the answer he wanted. He
reached a hand across the table
to hold her fingers in a warm
''No--no reason that can think
of, Chris, If you want me-so
.soon.'". 80 Il
IF I want YOU. darling!" he
said eloquently-
Edith had been skating in the
park with Jodie Lee. Since it had
grown too warm for ice-skating,
her crowd had taken up roller
skating and almost every after
noon found group of them al
the roped-off space reserved fol-
that purpose. Later they all went
back to the snack bar and Edith
left Jodie at her uncle's apart
ment where she was to have din
ner. Then she walked home alone
through the gathering twilight.
Her mind had been busy all af-
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Chapter Z

Chapter
T AURA LACEY, Christopher
l. decided for the one hun
dredth time as she sat opposite
him at luncheon the day after his
return to the city, was the most
beautiful woman he had ever
known. There was som ething 6
goddess-like about her, though
she was not exceptionally tall.
Her hair was such a lovely golden
shade, while the @creamy pallor
of her skin. the dark blueness of
her eyes and the gracious car
riage of her figure completed a
picture of extreme loveliness.
Christopher felt and appreciated
the admiring glanees cast toward
his companion as she sat there. SO
cool and beautiful in her smart,
dark-green ensemble. Her weari-
ness of the evening before seemed
to have vanished and a sparkle
and zest for living permeated her
being.
81 suppose you know you're
looking exceptionally lovely in
that outfit" he said.
"Of counsel" Laura's eyes spar
killed. with laughter and happiness.
81 bought it only after hours of
concentration on its good points.
I'm glad you like it."
Its perfect, and so are you. And
what have you been up to while
I've been away?"
Nothing serious"
"You seem to have acquired q
new beau --aCrosby. Il like him,
though of course I'm very jeal-
ous.p - 'ssFp 'ea =
Laura smiled. ga new boss
. rather. Hes. really a fine person,
n CHRIS, and as I told you last eve
ning-he's important, reallyN
t"And quite fortunate, I should
, say, to get you for illustrations on
] Calendar But What's this about
your hearing from Whit"
What do you make of it
Chris? After all these wears OF
blank silence, wanting Edith to
come to Kentucky for a visit?"
"Well, knowing the man as you
and l do, I'd hazard a guess that
he might want to annoy the Sec
ond Mrs. LACEY"
Laura's hand c1enched on the
table. eff I thought that ]
wouldn't let her go step. Ic
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BIGGER AND BETTER

The atomic bomb derby gets into an
other pace with the statement of British
scientist that the Russians have already
developed bomb that makes our own
bomb obsolete. Ia
DIR. Raphael 3. G.Armatkoesal also m.
sists that. the Russian bombscan be manuz.
featured on a mass production scale, that
it is about the size of tennis ball and that
it has horizontal pulverization range of
SO miles and vertical lift of more than
60 miles.
This is in the range of interesting, if
true, statements. We are inclined to doubt
the accuracy of the report but it will help
spread the hysteria that has about gripped
some minds in connection with the atomic
bomb
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GOOD GOVERNMENT

The people OF Key WeSCkAlItkeI eoPP0u
in good government and the Improvement
of the social order, should not lose sight
of the fundamental principles upon which
these desirable, ends are based.
The American system Of government,
whether federal, state or municipal rests.
upon the theory that the voters have sense
enough to understand the issues involved
and that there will alwasy exist capable
and honest men willing to serve the public,
as an entity, unselfishly and devotedly.
There is, and has been, we fear,
tendency on the part of citizens to look
for outstanding issues in political contests.
For example, today one hears much about
the atomic bomb, the United Nations, the
Army-Navy merger universal military
training, etc, and etc. These questions, I'M
doubtedly are important but back of
them, and vastly more important, is the
question of, securing. honest, intelligent.
unselfish and faithful public servants.
The Citizen, in this article; does not
wish te be construed as criticizing existing
officials. In truth, this is written merely
to emphasize the vital importance of good
men in public office and to cause, 'if.-posr
sible. proper realization of their~Worth-
when they give their service to their peo-
pie. ".y r..
The other day the writer happened
TO read a newspaper from a far-off state
and noticed an account of a meeting of
board of county supervisors. In fact, the
newspaper published an account of the
meeting of this group of five men who had
charge of the fiscal affairs of it's county.
The thought comes that there exists in
each governmental district of the United
States a similar board regardless of its
name.
How wonderful and how effective
would be the local governments of the
United States if each board only contain
ed members of the higher type, men who
do not condesceffd to ser7e their personal
ends but on the contrary, t1Bs1fishIy and
intelligently serve the people faithfully in
small sums.
The failure of our government esys-
tenn today in many eyes is its inability to
attract the highest type of men and women
to positions of moderate salary and con-
siderable difficulty. Nevertheless, such a
need must be met and every city and
county that expects to secure the benefits
Of proper government must contain a ma
jority of citizens with sense enough to. APP
preciate and to vote for candidates of this
type.
They should not permit transient
political issues to becloud their vision and
persuade them to support a professional
politician, who takes care of his friends
and relatives at the expense of the public.
Regardless of other issues none transcend
IN Importance the question of honor.
honesty and good conscience.
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PROMISES
Editor, The Citizen:

Editor, The Citizen:
The duck ponds in the streets
of our negro sections are still
duck ponds. Where are those
pledges made in Dixie Hall to
use the city's trucks to haul mari
and alleviate this condition i'm
mediatelyii All these speeches
make more than pretty figures
of speech-it is the fullfillment
of pledges. The promise to cut
city taxes has been exploded in
one myth-the sky is the limit
at the City Hall but the Nation
and the press speaks in terms of
billions so an increase of thirty
five thousand in a budget is not
even mentionable.
l cannot understand the rea-
Soning that is being followed At
one meeting hands are raised in
horror about liquor, and the next
meeting everybody is happy and
the problem is solved. Unless
there is concrete reasoning and
a firm course set no one will be
able to predict just what will
come next.
Not one cent should be in
creased in the budget until we
fean do o something about our
streets. Before our city manager
Iisees fit to raise salaries l think
the SHOULD be here long enough
to really know what our con-
Editions and problems really are.
} We do not mind taxation, but
we have never received anything
for it. Our streets are worse than
deplorable. l would not vote for
the bond issue because we bond
! ed Key West to build the Boule-
ward, and now we bond to tear
it up. We need good streets
worse than beaches, white ways
or high salaries, and let our City
! Commission keep in mind that
there is going to be an inevitable
slump and with a twenty thous-
! and dollar pension roll hanging
over our heads that we should
| learn the meaning of economy
Let our Commission and City
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Daily Reminders
roDAY's ANNIVERSARIES
By
Standard Press Association

ToDAY's ANNIVERSARIES
4 97s2 71pniAl) Webster, Ifahedi
MdssachdsettY lawyer, y. S.sen-
ator and secretary Of state, born
at Salisbury, N: H. Died Oct "a,
1852.
1899 =. Joseph Dixon, restless
Observation-Disclosures, lead pen
ell maker, born at Marblehead,
Mass Died June Is, 1869,
1Sf3AGeorge' R. Graham, mot
ed Philadelphia editor and pub
Usher, publisher of famed
GrAhaTn 81 Magazine, born in
Philadelphia. . Died July 10, 1894
1818-Ne1son Ludington, Mich
igan- Wisconsin lumber industry
pioneer, born in Putnam County,
N. Y. Died Jan. Is, 1888.
1859-Frank J. Goodnow, polit-
cal scientist, adviser to China,
president of Johns Hopkins, born
in New York. Died Nov. Is, 1899.
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ToDAY.s BIRTHDAYS

Myron C. Taylor, personal rep
resentative of the President to
the Vatican, born at Lyons, N.
Y, 70 years ago.
Cary Grant, screen star, born
in England, so years ago.
Lieut.. Gen. Barton K. Yount
of the Air Corps, born at Troy,
Ohio, 81 years ago.
Prof. Donald C. Paterson of
the University of Minnesota,
noted psychologist, born Column
bus, Ohio, 81 years ago.
Richard E. Berlin Of New
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Repatriation Of Poles
Up To 10000 Per Day

WARSAW, Poland, Jan. 10
The PREPARATION of an estimated
four million poles from western
and eastern Europe is being step
ped up to more than 10000 per
day.
Wladyslaw Wolski, vice minis
ter of public administration, re-
ported $500 Poles are entering
Poland at Szczecin (Stettin) from
Germany daily. Six thousand
Poles are passing into their home
land from American zones of oc-
cupation. Repatriations also are
being speeded from Soviet Rus
STA. aH
Return of Poles to their home
land originally started on the
basis of 5000 daily. More than
100000 have entered southern
Poland in the last three months.
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Manager remember that it is the
taxpayers money being spent
and if we have a cent to spare
our streets really need it. From
all appearances somebody is
bending over backwards to
please somebody else, so let us
see our Commission vote and
vote each time the same way
and not switch between meet
ings. We still have churches and
schools, remember that, and pub
lie opinion. How about those
pledges? Let's save, not splurge
and not squeeze TO hard.
ALBERT G. ROBERTS
Key West, Fla, ~ ~
Jan. 10, 1916. 49, . -
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York, magazine publisher, born
Omaha, Nebr., So years ago.
DR.. William T. Foster of Bos-
ton, noted economist, born there,
81 years ago.
DR.. Tertius Van Dyke, dean
Of the Hartford, Conn. Theologi-
cal Seminary; born in New York
so years ago. nV'or "4Is 10.
Gilbert w., Gabriel of New
York, dramatic critic author:
born in Brooklyn, Sc years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-18

The desire of perfection is the worst
disease that ever afflicted the human
mind" said a famous writer. However. in
Matthew 5:4S, we read BE We therefore
perfect, even as your Father which is in
Heaven is perfect" There is nothing
wrong with the desire for perfection and
while it will never be attained, the desire
is conlmendable
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PEOPLES FORUM
Observation-Disclosures

The Citizen welcomes express
Si0ns of the views of its read
ers. but the editor reserves the
right to delete any items which
are considered libelOus or unNyar-
ranted. The writers should be
fair and cOnfine the letters to
800 words, and write on one side
of the paper only. Signature of
the writer's must accompany the
letters and will be published un-
less requested otherwise.
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Radio Station
9 = WKWF
Iu;, Key West. Florida, 10
ON YOUR DIAL

' We hope you're among those many thousands of Key
West folks who have literally jumped the bandwagon OF
new program. HOMETOWN FROLIcS heard every day
Monday through Friday at 1895 noontie following the
Weather Forecast and Morton DowneY If you'll
happy know that due the tremendous TO
noonme broadcast of favorte entertainers we've
been forced add additional full hour of HOMETOWN
FROLICS take your will be heard at
the convenient Saturday morning time of nine 10 ten clock
The Rhythm Makers Judy Merlin and Her Mountaneers
Happy AL Doc Hopkins Cactus Slim. and the whole gang
will be singing your favorite American Folk Songs Cowboy
ballads. novelty fumes And-don forget
the outstanding fumes selected by yourselves from Uncle
Serenade and Kermit Lewins 1900 Club
heard Hometown Frolics too. Don't miss HOMETOWN
FROLCS Mondays through Fridays at 1885 and the
big Saturday morning jsnboree from nine 10 ten.
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TO BE HELD IN 1s47

CLEVELAND.-The next In
Oil Exposition will be
held at Tulsa, Okla. in 1947. The
were suspended dur
ing the war. II
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ropAY,s HOROSCOPE

"a Here. is a life of success, if
there is a proper leading. 1t may
be lost in contemplation or alb
sorbed in ambition. With educa-
ton and right life, there is great
strength; without it only medi-
OGRE success due chiefly to lack
of definition of action. 4F
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DICK: az wonder ghow the distillers feel
about that new movie built around an
alcoholic ii ,4a -
t.k5t1f4sanG8 IDS
OLD JUDGE: "It's funny you asked that,
Dick. IL was just reading piece about it. /"
DICK: What did it say?"
OLD JUDGE: A very sensible statement
1t said the beverage distillers are fully aware
of this problem and are cooperating in every
way possible to help solve it. The alcoholic
is to the beverage distilling industry what
the reckless driver is to the automobile
industry There is nothing wrong with the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-18

For subsequent check-up: The asser-
ton that synthetic tires will be better than
those manufactured from natural crude
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-18

Never try to convince other people;
it's waste of time, unless they have as
much sense as you have.
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automobile, but in the hands of man who
doesn't know how to drive it or is reckless.
it becomes menace. Likewise, it's not the
use but the abuse of alcoholic beverages
that causes trouble"
DICK: wonder why it is most men can
drink moderately and Others can't?"
OLD JUDGE: !" Intensive research at great
university has shown that most excessive
drinkers are really sick people. They are
suffering from some physical, social or emo
tional upset. And great strides have been
made in developing clinical methods of help
ing these unfortunate people.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-18

Labor is not inclined to yield to the
industrialsts, and the industrialists are
not inclined to yield to labor. That situa-
ton requires another and more powerful
force to sole the 6impassesA e. -.
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RADIO PROGRAM
ANNOUNCED BY STATION
Subject tn Change
WKWF
Where to Listen
1900 On Your Dial
Mutual Broadcasting System
(+Designates Network PrOgram)

Friday. January 18th
6 r. NJ. to Midnight
600 News
6:15 1900 Club
$50 Weather Report
6:35 1900 Club
TOO Fulton Lewis, Jr.*
s7:15 Xavier Cugat
7:30 Frank Singiser&
7:45 Inside of Sports
sec Russ=DneAE~ Show*seaaas.
$50 Think You Know Music
300 Gabriel Heater
1 1915 Real Life Stories*
1880 Spotlight Band*
1000 Your-~Land and Mine*
1000 To Be announced
1890 Meet the Press
HOO News
l1:15 Dance Music*
,11:30 Dance Music
HAS Orchestra
l1:55 News"
1900 Dance Orchestral
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Law enforcement should know no
favOrites and seek no favors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-18

Japan is astounded by a pic
ture of Hirohito in civilian garb.
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Saturday. January 18th

A. VI. to Noon
700 Sunrise Serenade
TBS News
7:30 Sunrise Serenade
7:45 Weather Report
7::50 Sunrise Serenade
8:25 News
$50 Sunrise Serenade
900 Musical Clock
$50 My Country Sings
GAS Slim and His Wildcats
9:55 Program Resume :
1000 This Week in Washington
1918 Southland Singing
1880 Raipbow, House,
HOO Music, J, ,t.a 5. t
1850 Land of the Lost
II Noon to 9 r. NJ,
1900 House of Mystery
1890 Weather Report
1926 Lopez Music
100 Opry House Matinee
200 Marine Band
2:30 Dance Orchestral
800 Dance Orchestral
$50 Dance Orchestral
400 Music At Home
400 Southern Harmonizers%
AS Hlaleah Races
500 Sports Parade
$50 c. G.. Anniversary