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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06
Lexington Youth OF
Comp in Jopon

WITH THE EIGHTH ARMY "
JAPAN Delayed)-Pfc. William I.
Holley, 10 year old paratrooper with
the 18th Airborne Division. recently
enjoyed short stay at the new Jyo-
sankei rest camp, just short trim
from ms unit. he is. assigned to 4
m p ny of the l87th ret
stationed at Camp Kreis, near san
island. - "a =
motley entered the Army at Camp
Shelby, Miss, on November "a
iS44, and after completing his basic
training, was assigned to dutv in the
racine theater, to be assigned to the
dith Airborne Division unit ON Nav
"a, l945. He has been with the out.
ut since tina thine.
Serving in the Pacific theater
Hoiley will now wear ON his combat
jacket the Asiatic Pacific ribbon
and the PHILIPPINE Liberation ribbon
IN addition to the Victory medal and
his silver wings, when he returns
to the States.
Prior to his enlistment, Holley al.
tended the Lexington High School
and was in the farming business.
which he intends to continue in the
future.
Pfc. Holley's wife, Mrs. Lorraine
Hoiley, lives in Lexington, Miss.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06
STRAND THEATRE


AexiuktOU
PROGRAM FOR WEEK OF
JUNE 10 through Is
Mon.~ Tues. June 10 and III
"A great picture that some of you
will remember and which
has an all-star cast
Joseph Cotton, Claudette Colbert.
and Shirley Temple in
SINCE YOU WENT AWAY"
Also: Latest Universal News.
Wed. Thurs. June 1918
Motinee Wednesday 3:l5
Don't Miss This Picturel
so GOES MY LOVE"
Starring
Don Ameche and Myrna Low
Pins q good cartoon and On added
short feature
Friduy. June IA One Dow Only
Donald Red" Barry & Otto Kruger
In THE CHICAGO KID"
Also shorts
Saturday. June Is. - Mutinees at
l;30 and 3:00-Two Full Shows
The King of the COWBOYS
Is Back Again
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in
SUNSET IN ELDORADO"
Plum shorts and Chapter z of THE
PURPLE MONSTER STRIKES"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

Miss Ruth Chason, Columbia, Wis
tied Sunday with her sister, Mrs
Hal A. Gillian. Mr.. Pete Robins, also
of Columbia, and recently discharged
from the U. S. Navy accompanied her
and both were dinner guests of Mr.,
and Mrs. Gillian.
Mrs. E. Cohen is attending the
wedding Of her brother, Joseph
Stern, in New York City.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06
Wilbur Hookers
Hosts at Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Wilburn Hooker
were hosts Friday night to a dinner
party and three tables of bridge,
The guest list included Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Hubert, Jr., MIR. and Mrs. j. H.
Beall, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Nichols,
r., Mr.. and Mrs. Tommie Lail, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Weathersby.
RS. Hooker won high score d
Mr.. Weathersby was second.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06
Mrs. Sidney Rhyme
Thursday Hostess

Mrs. Sidney Rhyme was hostess to
the Thursday Night Bridge Club.
Mrs. Leslie Gilliland and Mrs. John
Garrett Herbert were guests. Mrs.
Emily Lucas won high. Mrs. Rhyme
was second. A salad plate was serv-
ed after the games.
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Mrs. Tom Shepherd
Entertoins Club

Mrs. Tom Shepherd entertained
the Wednesday Bridge Club. Mrs.
Walter Hooker, Mrs. John Garrett
Herbert and Mrs. Sidney Rhyme
won high and Mrs. Adam Heinrich
won second.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06
TCHULA
Church News


The Woman's Auxiliary met in
the church Monday with eleven
members present. Mrs. Baine presi-
ued at the business session. Lords
Prayer in unison. Devotional, Mrs.
y. L. Shields, During the months of
June, July and August the auxiliary
will meet only on the 1st and Bird
Mondays. Closing prayer Mrs.
Baine.
Chaplain Charlton Hutton son of
Mrs. j. B. Hutton of Jackson occu-
pied the pulpit at the Presbyterian
Church Sunday morning. His theme
was The Handwriting of God"
Preceding the sermon, the sacra-
ment of baptism was administered to
Sam D. Gwin Hutton, son of MIR.
and Mrs. Sam Hutton.
Methodist Society
The w. S. c. S. met in the church
Monday with eleven members pre-
sent Mrs. Edwin McKibben, presi-
dent, presided and lead the devotion
al --"Peace-Perfect Peace" which
was in the form of responsive
reading with verses of the hymn
Jesus Calls Us" sung by Mrs. H.
C. Waterer. Mrs. CASTOR Lyon pre-
sented an article on Evangelism,
a Strategy of Peace.
A business session followed in
which it was decided to meet only
on the first Monday of the month
during the summer. The mite box
offering was 81.
During the social period Mrs. o.
w. Nixon and Mrs d. Watkins, hos
tesses served sandwiches, cookies
and punch.
Dance Recital
Miss Jean Pepper of Greenwood
presented the pupils of her Tchula
class in an artistic recital at the
High School Auditorium Thursday
evening May 80. Mrs. Doty Porter of
Lexington was the accompanist.
Toy Shop-Betty Sue Ray-Cecilia
Samaha, Bareback Riders Ballet
Martha Ann Huddleston, Jackie
Kazar, Jane Gwin and Marilyn
Vegezzi.
Jack-in-the-b box anice Parker
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers -
Jean Peterman, drum major, Caro-
Ign McKibben, Edwina Smith, Betty
Ann Blaylock, Socia Kazar, Ann
Smith and Betty Eakin.
Rag-Time Dolls, Mary Elizabeth
Tahir-Angela Kazar-- Toy Music
Boxes, Shirley Temple-Mary Hun
Ter Brnwell Paper Dolls, Jackie
Kazar, Jane Gwin, Marilyn Vegezzi
Martha Ann Huddleston --Flapper
Dolls, Janice Parker, Socia Kazar
Scene II
Ballet Nocturne, Mrs. r. W. Lind
sley, Leila Ann Waterer, Cecilia
Samaha, Mary Elizabeth Tahir, An
gela Kazar and Betty Sue Ray.
Soloist-Jean Pepper
Speciality numbers-Mary Garrett,
Carolyn McKibben, Leila Ann Water
err, Yvonne Moss, Nell Parker Baine.
Edwina Smith.
Scene III
Tinkle Bell Ballet
Mary Hunter Barnwell, Janice
Parker, Socia Kazer, Mary Garrett,
Betty Ann Blaylock, Carolyn McKib-
ben and Betty Easkin.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Tilghman and
son, Gene returned Monday from
q week end trip to Derma and Mem
phis. Mrs. A. L. White and daugh-
ter Peggy Of Derma accompanied
them home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurin Paul OF Nash
vile, Tenn, arrived Sunday for a
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

Their neice Rachel Ann Rivers re-
turned with them for a visit.
Miss Regime Bacot of Meridian win
arrive this week to visit her aunt,
Mrs. w. M. Rueff and Mr.. Rueff.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Riggs Of Jack
son are guests in the home of her
mother, Mrs. Edgar Mayfield.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06
SOI6t6u * Clubs * Personals
Mrs. Allie PovoH
Hostess Saturday

Mrs. Allie Povall entertained the
Saturday Bridge Club. Mrs. Ramsey
and Mrs. M. A. Scobey were guests.
Mrs. Paul Lindholm won high score
and Mrs. Ramsey was second
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

Mrs. Murren McRae returned Fri
day by plane after several months
stay in Central San German, ORIENT
Cuba. She was met in Jackson by
Mrs. E. w. Rainwater and John
Murrell McRae
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06
GAR TIL EATR s
~ Lexington, Miss.

PROGRAM FoR WEEK or
JUNE 10 Through is
Mon. Tues. June 10 ond IL
Mutinee Mon. 3:lS
Inc greatest comedy team ever,wto
come out of Hollywood is back ON
lne screen again in new role Of
L A u G HI S
Bud Abbott and Lou CostallO-in
LITTLE GIANT
Also added short lectures
Wed. June liz One Duv Only
The girl that million CTS went for
In her overseas shows
Jane Frazee in
SHE'S A SWEETHEART
With Jane Darwell & Larry Parks
Plus q good comedy
Thurs. Fri. June 1914
Matinee Thursday 3:lS
Here's a picture that needs no
by-lines
Allan Ladd, Veronica Lake and
William Bendix in
THE BLUE DAHLIA-
Also; Latest Fox Movietone News
Sat-. June Is Mutinee 3,30
Sunset Carson and Linda Stirling I'm
SANTA FEE SADDLEMATE8.
Plus shorts and Chdpter Of
MASTER KEY. Seriol
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

Mrs. N. B. Hooker, Mrs. Lucille
Fuqua, Mrs. Walter Hooker, and
Helen Hooker shopped in jackson
Thursday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

Miss Rachel Paris and daughter
Pauline returned to Macon Georgia
Thursday after visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
L. H. Paris for several weeks. Mr..
and Mrs. Paris took them to Jack
son to board the plane.
Mrs. N. B. Hooker and Mrs. Walter
Hooker accompanied Mrs. Lucille
Fuqua to Winona Friday after a
weeks visit with Mrs. N. B. Hooker
Mr.. ]. H. Bean went to Crenshaw
to see modern farm methods demon
strated there every Thursday.
Miss Martha H. Gulledge and Miss
Frances Phelps had dinner at ALI
son Wells Sunday.
Eli Abbott of New Orleans is
spending his vasation with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Watson.
Miss Eve Blake is working at the
Holmes County Hospital during the
summer months as dietitian.
Mrs. L. E. Barr and Mrs. j. III.
Bean shopped in Greenwood Thurs
day.
Mrs. Walter Moore and Mrs. w.
P. Lewis spent Thursday in Green
wood.
Miss Meta Moore and Mr.. Bud
Moore had dinner in Jackson Sun
day with friends from Kansas City.
Mrs. John Parish and Mrs Willis
Metcalf entertained with bridge
luncheon Tuesday in Greenwood.
Those from Lexington attending
were: Mrs. L. B. Gilliland, Mrs. M.
A. Scobey, Mrs. w. L. Hooker and
Mrs. ]. M. McRae.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wilson and l.. B.
Gilliland spent Friday in Memphis
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

c. l.. Ellison attended to bust
ness in Jackson Wednesday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

Miss Jean Strider and Miss Sue
Beth Rathell of Belhaven College
are home for the summer months.
Mrs. Marion Crouch of Greenvllle
is spending her summer vacation
with her mother, Mrs. Effie Swift
tenberg.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

Mn and Mrs. Crawford Logan o.
Tchula spent Sunday afternoon witt
MIR. and Mrs. O. L. Ellison.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

Little Miss Triana Wilson was in
Wilson, Mrs. E. H. Shaddock and
Mrs. w. P. Lewis went over to see
her perform.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

Little Miss Triana Wilson was in
Wilson, Mrs. E. H. Shaddock and
Mrs. w. P. Lewis went over to see
her perform.
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Berman are at
tending a meeting of the reserve
officers in Chicago. Mr.. Berman is
president of the reserve officers OF
Mississippi.
Mrs. Jack Dante of Dumas, Ark
ansas is visiting her sister, Mrs. l..
H. Paris, this week,
Mrs. Flora Herman is at home
with Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Paris after
a two months visit in New York,
Washington and St. Louis.
Mrs. Ruth Roach has returned
from Memphis after months visit
with her sisters.
Earle Wayne Hanna of Marion,
Alabama is visiting Mrs. Ruth
Roach this week.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Bonnie Beall and
children of New York are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Beall, Jr.
Mr.. E. Cohen and children, Sylvia
Lynn and Phil, Mrs. Lois Andrews
and daughter, Loretta, attended mar
ket in Jackson one day this week.
Miss Hazel Brannon spent the
weekend in Biloxi where she at
tended the convention tot the Miss
issippi Press Association.
Mr.. w. H. Fincher, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Fincher, Jr. attended the
hardware d e alers convention in
Biloxi this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Carter of Stark
vile, and son, Jan Ronal, were Wis
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Carter of Stark
vile, and son, Jan Ronal, were Wis
itors Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Holder.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

Miss Meta Moore and Mr.. Bue
Moore had dinner in Jackson Sun
day with friends from Kansas City
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

Mr.. w. H. Fincher, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Fincher, Jr. attended the
hardware dealers convention in
Biloxi this week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

Mrs. N. B. Hooker and Mrs. Walter
Hooker accompanied Mrs. Lucille
Fuqua to Winona Friday after a
weeks visit with Mrs. N. B. Hooker.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

MIR. and Mrs. Joe Berman are at
tending a meeting of the reserve
officers in Chicago. Mr.. Berman is
president of the reserve officers OF
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

Mrs. Walter Moore and Mrs. w
P. Lewis spent Thursday in Green
wood.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-06-06

Mrs. Jack Dante of Dumas, Ark
ansas is visiting her sister, Mrs. L
H. Paris, this week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-15
IkKsNEARED
STILL IN FORCE

State money evidently is kept in so
many different funds it is difficult for the
layman, who pays the taxes, to keep track
of it.
Early in January, it was said that the
state had balance of $100,000,00O, and
now comes Comptroller ]. NJ. Lee and
states that the balance is S34,000,0O or
thereabouts, but if certain funds are con-
sidered the amount is liked to S57, OOO,-
600
In view of that statement, it may be
true that all the states cash would total
one-tenth of a billion dollars.
Whether that is so or not, the most
important point in connection with Mr.
Lees announcement is that there is
probability that taxes may be lowered
That is the most cheering news that
has come out of Tallahassee in many
day. But don't let us be too hopeful Poll
ticians, as rule, excluding Mr. Lee, resort
to talk about decreasing taxes either to
gain votes or to bolster the taxpayers
morale.
It is doubtful if there is any other
state in the Union where the residents are
taxed as much as they are in Florida Tax
payers in other states may pay higher ad
Valorem taxes, but what we save on that
score is paid out in other forms of taxes,
such as, for INSTANCE, seven cents on every
gallon ct gasoline we buy and four cents
on every package of cigarettes sE1'7 q
q IneidenfallEa the cigarette tax was
evolved as anemergency aaea$uBeto offset
THE loss of Eacetrack funds, but when an
opportunity offeE9d b4p asbqlish that
tax, it was, Ifhsteady- &r1erBased91Now race
track funds are larger than during any
other time in the history of the state, and
the four-cent tax on package of Cigarettes
still remains in force.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-15

Operation Crossroads" is the code
name the Navy has selected for~the series
-of experiments it viii carry, oft this year,
and in 947 to ascertain the significance
loflthe atOhicl bomb in terms of sea power
The choice isIfitting, for these tests will
be- m9unted ION an unprecedented scale
and they may show that uavies sas the
world has known them are thing of the
past 3 .a ---.,--.,, - ~ =,
Y7SFhe plans made public by Admiral
Blandy1pointelearly to the conclusion that
the Navy does not underestimate the
potentialities Of the atomic bomb and is
prepared to determine just what it can do
to modern fleet under all conditions.
No fewer than 81 vessels of all types
from battleships down through transports
and landing craft and including japanese
and German ships, will be used as targets
They are to be exposed, successfully to at
tacks by bombs exploded above the sur
face, and under water Tests this year
will be conducted on ships lying at anchor
in shallow water. A deep water test is
planned later.
Some 10000 m ms Fnds will take part in
Operation Orossroads bNpdothey will be
engaged in il. or m anlaiT6nthS The first
bomb will bedropped in May, another in
July, and sthesaeep water attack will come
next year. Thus the ecost will berheavy,. all
though the ships to be used as guinea pigs
are written 81. at figures far lower than
the investment they represent.
In a sense it is almost Incredible that
the world is about to see all this effort and
expense lavished on experiments designed
to measure the destructive power of the
atomic bomb. Yet it is necessary and it can
only be hoped that the knowledge of this
fearsome weapon thus gained will be
worth its price.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-15

sunshine-neither can the spirit
ually-starved world today be sat-
isfied until '"The Light of the
World has shined into individ-
ual hearts, For God, who COM
manded the light to shine out of
darkness, hath shined in our
hearts, to give the light of the
knowledge of the glory of God in
the face of Jesus Christ III Cor
inthians 4:6).
We can joyously proclaim to-
day, THERE IS BREAD IN
EGYPT" Those who have re-
ceived the Bread of Life, the
Lord Jesus Christ, and have tast-
led and seen that the Lord is good,
have the privilege to pass on
these good things to others and
btllis IS being done all over the
world today. The Bread of
Life" is Still being freely offered
to "Whosoever will Men and
Ewemen in all walks of life are
seeking to feed the spiritually
starved; and many have left home
and family, friends and earthly
comforts, to go forth as mission
aries in foreign lands, carrying
the Gospel or Glad Tidings of a
crucified and risen Christ to
'.those who sit in darkness" Let
us thank God for the Bread of
Life" and for these who faith
fully distribute BREAD to the
spiritually hungry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-15
DON'T LOOK TO WASHINGTON

The controversy over wages and
5riees is paralyzing the country. The situa-.
,ioa calls to mind the words of the editor
who said, more thagftWoyear ago Si:Somr e
TIME in the not-teoAdistant future we, at
horne, are going to find out what total war
aneai.s, even though we may never feel the
impact of bombs on our cities. A pretty
rOod indication of how we are going to
ind. out can be seen in the gusts of bitter
controversy sweeping through the land
over strikes, taxes, subsidies and initiation.
They are the prelude to the storm. When
Il hits in full fury, the test of our love of
freedom will be upon up"
The storm has not hit in full fury even
yet,.but as it builds up, as the terrific cost
of-ttotal" war begins to be felt, far too
many people are seeking the protection"
of-gpYernment by decree. Their eyes are
liked on the price-wage Storm. They FAIL
10 recognize the deadly menace of .0ppres-
lea at,,theiE side. Those who, stienvth
advisabfifty OF Continued lrrfigid price c6nl
troll and all the other anti-inflatior para
phernalia, as. a matter of principle, are
looking at askance and are reminded that
The county syill oIot tolerate thsthreat Sdf1
rising prices
Suppose this kind of chicksn-he arted
reasoning,had been indulged in by thesmen
1T the front who learned about totals war
ne hard way? Suppose those men whose.
lives, not just their comfort, were at stake
had said they would not tolerate the haz-
ards of facing the enemy? The answer to
thaffs that the war would have been lost.
To-day we are going to lose the fight
against initiation, we are going to lose the
peace and we are going to lose our free
dom unless we stop cringing before the
risks of instability that are destined to be
the home fronts part of the total war we
at home have talked about so blatantly for
the past five years.
There is something of far greater inn
portance to every American than the i'm
mediate PROBLEM Of prices and wages.
That something is our representative form
Of government which gave us free nations
We have imposed upon it a far greater
responsibility for our personal welfare
than it was ever intended to endure. 1t has
begun to spring at the seams.
In short, America must not look to
Washington for answers to problems
which not even dictator could solve.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-15
/ Helen r.
| Woodwur1

hope died and she would accept
the truth that Burk did not mean
to write, ever.
1T WAS growing dark in the
= living room. Dabney had not
lighted the lamps yet, but the
tall man who stood in the curve
of the window was plainly Wis
ible. She stopped abruptly. This
man was too tall for Chris!
Her. heart began to beat in
hard, thudding jerks that shook
her body furiously. Her tongue
felt dry, against the roof of her
mouth. Had the madness she
dreaded really overtaken her?
Burk Angus said very gently,
Edith, my darling - don't be
alarmed. It's really l."
He came and took her hand in
his. Even in the gloom she could
see that his eyes were pleading.
I've been such an awful fool,
Edith! But / just can't stand it
without you! Oh, darling, / hope
you feel that way, tool"
A rush of such delightful warm
feeling flowed over her that she
caught her breath at its lowell
ness. s'Burk! lift it's really you
how did you happen to Gomez"
your mother brought me. She
made me see that pride is silly
and that nothing is big enough to
keep two people apart - if they
really love each other!"
Her mother! The tears flowed
unchecked down Edith's cheeks.
No-Laura would never let her
dbWnli VI Iie, ai pns
There were, ia 5lot, of questions
that would have to be asked and
answered, but they would have to
wait. Now it was enough to know
that Burk's arms were around her,
to feel the breathless ecstaeyX of
his nearness, u to oknow dthat he
would always be closei hasiEaR2her
the answer to every 1a1eanG heR
heart had hoped for. SHE had
been thinking about that en-
chanted journey on which she
had started that day, which now
seemed so long ago-but in this
moment she knew that her en-
chanted journey had just begun!
(The End)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-15
S3;;zaS|y|
~ N.w.t 7.

Chris had insisted on taking her
TO the theater last night and to
a very gay night spot afterwards.
She had been more depressed
than ever when she got home.
Chris said, 81 must say think
you could show a little more ap-
probation of my efforts at enter
tainmenti"
She felt very tired, and sud-
denly, very old. She smiled wan
ly. "I'm sorry, Christi was kind
Of you to try, anyway. I, guess
I'm just sort of-not feeling very
1--WE shouldn't have let you go
away!p he said Grossly. ~ 1ol
She had asked rather suddenly,
@Where did mother go anyway,
Chris?"
He had seemed to hesitate a
moment before he answered.
Somewhere cut of town"
ST know that, but suppose we
wanted her rather suddenly"
We'll, ] imagine Crosby would
know where to reach her."
She thought it rather odd that
Laura should have gone away
without telling either Edith or
Chris exactly where she had
gone. But then people were al
ways doing odd things these days,
it seemed.
The lights were coming or in
the shop windows as she turned
into her own street. They were
like little pools of brilliance on
the sidewalks. She was glad that
her mother was coming home to-
night. She still had faith in her
mother to believe that Laura
would help her work out the
solution, to her life. She had been
disappointed because Laura had
seemed to have no word of COM
fort Or : ene4ur agemeflt for her
the other night. But she had to
believe lthatfif everyone else in
the world failed her, Laura would
never let her down.
She turned into the doorway of
the apartment building, took the
elevator and reached her floor
quickly. She stopped in the foyer
to look over the mail, still hop
ing that in spite of everything a
letter might come one day. She'd
keep on looking until at last that
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-15
ARMY PLANS

While no official announcement has
been made, it is understood that the War
Department is considering plan to stabil-
ize the Army at 100000 men sometime
in. l9a7. Of this force, 100000 would be
Air Force personnel.
Already the Army has set goal of
100000 men by July 1st,s 1916. This
means that drafted men with two years of
service will be discharged. Thereafter,
and as two-year men are released, they
TTll@-haye to be replaced by recruits,
secured either by the volunteer system or
by -Selective Service methods, if the Army
Is to maintain a strength sufficient to con-
tinre its occupation duties in Germany
and Japan.