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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20
Service Record Of
County's War Dead
Maryland War Records Di-
vision Has Mailed Question
aires To All Next Of Kin. In
Order To Bring Records Up
To-Date.

Order To Bring Records Up
To-Date.
Individual military service rec
ords of those Washington Count
ians who made the Supreme Sac
rifice in World War II are being
requested by the Maryland War
Records Division, Ralph S. Tagg,
Assistant State Service Officer,
Maryland Veterans Commission,
announced today. The Division is
the official State agency for the
collection and publication of his
torical material relative to Mary
lands share in the war, while Mr.
Tagg is actively cooperating with
the Divisions service records prof.
ect for Washington County.
On February Is, blank forms
were mailed from the Divisions
Baltimore office to the next-of-kin
of all Washington County World
War II dead Relatives are asked
to complete the forms according to
the accompanying directions. In
formation in some detail is request
ed, in the event that some unfore-
seen future emergency makes nee
essary the tracing of a veterans
birth certificate, marriage license
or other such important record. In
many cases, the next-of-kin will
not possess all information desired,
but they are requested to supply
whatever material they can.
Cards may be returned to the Di-
which they are received, by pasting
on an enclosed gummen label; post
age required will be 11a cents if en-
velopes are left unsealed, 8 cents if
sealed.
Completion of the cards is purely
voluntary, said Mr.. Tagg, speaking
for the Division, but since the prof.
ect is State authorized and since
Washington County is the first
community approaced, it is hoped
that relatives will cooperate 100 per
cent. Procedures developed here
will be followed in other counties
at later date.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20
Rotary Club Holds
Ladies' Night Banquet

The Hagerstown Rotary Club, DR..
John R. Craft, president, held their
annual Ladies' Night Banquet at
the Hager House on Wednesday
evening, February IL. Two hundred
and fifty Rotarians and their guests
were present.
Special guests were: Walter Pol
lard, Jr., president of the Kiwanis
Club, and Mrs. Pollard; Vernon
Stone, president of the Lions Club,
and Mrs Stone; and Rotarians from
Greencastle, Cumberland, Frederick
and Chambersburg.
Following the banquet, a fine en-
tertainment program was put on,
with the evenings festivities wind
ing up with dancing.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20
Legion Auxiliary Junior Girls
To Adopt Ward At Newton d. Baker

Junior Girls of the Morris Frock
Unit No. A., of the American Legion
Auxiliary mapped plans to adopt a
ward of the Newton D. Baker Vet
Grams hospital, when they held their
regular meeting at the home of
Nancy Lee Burger, Beechwood drive.
At the business session, the men,
bers outlined a schedule for visit
ing the hospital once month, and
arrangements were also made to
hold skating party at Cold Spring
Park on February 81. The remain
der of the program was devoted to
making scrapbooks and toy animals.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20
Around Town With
The Editor

The Charter Bill was introduced
in the House of Delegates on Tues
day, being presented by the Washing
ton County Delegation.
Talking to Mayor Sweeney on
Tuesday morning 1 asked him when
the Globe Independent could obtain
a copy of the proposed new charter,
so that could read it carefully (in-
Guiding all the fine PRINT, in order to
intelligently discuss it. His answer
was that copies were being prepared
and that when they were completed
l might be able to have the use of
one 'for a couple of days"
1t seems rather strange that, al
though copies of the proposed new
charter are not yet available-and l
understand that the members of the
city council have not yet received
their copies-the bill is already be-
fore the legislature for consideration.
Unless 1 miss my guess, the bill is
headed for a rocky passage and that,
if and when it becomes law, it will
be vastly different to the measure
introduced on Tuesday.
l also learned on Tuesday that the
Delegation had been handed pro-
posed bill, that if it becomes a law,
will practically double the amounts,
which may, under the present law,
be appropriated by the Mayor and
Council and the County Commission
ers, to the Washington County Free
Library.
The bill, in brief, calls for annual
payments, in perpetuity, by the coun-
ty, of sum equivalent to &c cents
on each $500 of valuation of all real
and personal property assessed for
county taxation; and for payment by
the city, also in perpetuity, of sum
equivalent to 2.7 cents on each 500
of valuation of all real and personal
property assessed for municipal tax
alton.
hope that Lee Staley is as tickled
over his daughters Valentine gift as
| was when l heard about it.
met a school teacher friend of
mine the other day-she's a real
baseball fan-carrying number of
newspapers and dictionary. When
I asked her what the dictionary was
for, her answer was, Ito improve my
vocabulary"
1t transpires that whenever the
young lady has a few spare moments
she works on crossword puzzles, and
she takes the dictionary along to help
out with those seldom heard words
that only puzzle makers can think up.
Well you've got to admit the young
lady is right-it sure is a good way
to improve your vocabulary. Maybe
if I tried it, it might save me being
accused-as 1 was by high school
student recently-of using too much
slang in my writing.
A banner crowd turned out for the
Lincoln Day banquet last week, but
the gilt on the gingerbread was
the "off the record" reception held
later at Andy Coffman's. We had
swell time, but Andy was too busy
receiving his guests to give the time
for another of those yarn swapping
sessions such as we had at the His
torical Society dinner.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20

A social period followed and re-
freshments were served.
Those present included: Sara
Stonebraker, Rebecca Sixeas, Car
roll Elgin, Veronica Mellott, Char
lotte Knapp, Patricia Artz, Esther
Rider, Betty Zimmerman, all Lutz,
Susan Connolly, Mrs. David Emmert,
Junior chairman; Mrs. Gertrude
Lutz, co-chairman; Mrs. Cameron
Elgin, department junior chairman;
Mrs. Susan Sixeas and Mrs. Frank
Burger.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20

Secretary; Louise Reeder, Treasurer;
Nancy McCauley, Pomona; and
Anne Bloodsoe, Ceres.
Refreshments were served at the
close of the meeting.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20

Samuel Richard Barber, seaman
second class, son of Mrs. Pauline H.
Charles, 254 South Potomac Street,
is serving aboard the flagship U.S.S.
Adirondack.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20
Opera Star To Give
Concert Tonight
Frances Greer, Noted Soprano,
To Give Recital At High
School Auditorium.

Frances Greer, beautiful twenty
eight-year-old soprano of the Met
ropolitan Opera Association, who
will give recital tonight (Thurs-
day. at $3.50 p. M, in the Hagers-
town High School auditorium, under
the auspices of the Hagerstown Civic
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20
1t Happened During the Week

Brief Review OF The Weeks Happenings In Hagerstown
And Washington County. For An Upo-the Minute Summary
OF National And International Happenings Listen To The
GIobe-Independents Associated Press Feature Happened
During The Week., Broadcast Over Radio Station WEI Every
Sunday Night AT The New Time, 8:15.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20
Major General Byron Nominated By
President For Reserve Officers Corps

The name of Maj. Gen. Joseph w.
Byron, president of w. D. Byron &
Son, Williamsport, and former di-
rector of the Army Special Services
Division, was recently sent to the
Senate, with the names of At other
generals, for confirmation to the
Officers Reserve Corps. The Army
announced that the officers will be
on the inactive status and are con-
sidered eminently qualified for
appointment by the War Depart
ment. They will receive no pay
while on reserve status.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20

This is your town--boost i'll
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
tafll!

: The room was standard in
terror of rock-maple furniture,
three-way floor lamps, badly
glazed pottery. Propped on q
mantel atop q charred fireplace,
an unframed canvas Offset the
commonplace interior arrange
ment.
Jigger tripped over a rumpled
carpet in the bedroom, falling
face forward on the floor. A foot
away lay a body in a crazy
sprawl.
Jigger leaned on an elbow and
rolled the body over with his
free hand. The body was clad in
lounging pajamas. Jigger sur
veyed it infinitely.
Broken patterns of dried blood
covered the top half of the pa
jaimaS. The facial features were
obScured in a mass of welts; both
eyes were abnormally pulled.
The toes Of the left foot were
blistered and burned. It was plain
that Munsey had endured an all
out ordeal.
Jigger put his hand to Mum
sey's mouth, his ear on his chest.
Life was slack in MunSey, but
he was alive.
Munsey came to with a moan
that came up from his belly. His
eyes struggled to open without
success. Jigger rubbed his wrists.
The means became livelier, took
on diction. Munsey tossed and
squirmed, half-coherent. please
--Joey-no. No! Mol No! ] paid
of-twelve G's-on the line.
Joey no." Munsey thraShed
wildly trying to pull free, a con-
vulsive no running through him.
Jigger pried Munsey's dried
lips farther apart and poured
part of bottle down Munsey's
throat. The liquid splashed the
numbers controllers chin and
neck. Jigger showed a pillow UNI
der his head and left him on the
floor.
In the living room, Jigger
picked up the phone and called
st. Vincent's Hospital, requesting
an ambulance.
Jigger left a note pinned on
the outside door with directions
to facilitate the ambulance doc
tors search for Munsey and then
beat it.
(To be continuedl
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!. Red B q! Cross {, Helps
To Assist Veteran
(cOntPlbutedD

va 1t was not an ;, unusual case
but one typical Of the day to day
activity of the Red Cross Chap
ter. Chief Randy Jones got in
touch with the Red Cross office
requesting financial assistance.
He had just been released from
Veterans Hospital in the
neighboring state of Georgia.
His funds were exhausted and
he .had been hitch-hiking.
Injured in service, Jones Sc
cured so percent, disability rat
ing. But he had not received a
disability check for three
months as he had moved from
place to place. i'.., - ~, :
He had left his home town
because he had been unable I'd
make an adjustment there after
being away so long. He decided
to begin life anew from his
home town. He was highly ner-
vous when he arrive in Key
West as well as being depressed
and physically ill. .
The Red Cross Home Service
Worker :. secured lodging for
jones' issued funds for his main
tenance, arranged for his med
ical. care and traced his missing
checks. AS soon as he was able
to work.: the chapter assisted
him in obtaining employment
through the Florida State EN-
ployment Service. After six
weeks, Jones was we'll, happy
and independent. Financial as,
sistance from the Red Cross was
no longer necessary nor WA
guidance, which he had needed
so badly when he arrived in
town. ..,..
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er's face was quick and apprecia-
tive. Jigger smiled up at him.
ANY chance Of my connecting
with Munsey?"
The walters face was a frost
in twinkling.
"What are yQN-a dick?"
Certainly not. Just a friend
of Little Joey's."
The waiter tucked the bank
note in his vest pocket and said
owlishly, "Munsey hasn't been
here for three nights. Hope you
figure you're getting your mon
ey's worth. I don't 60 in for re-
funds"
Jigger was bland. eff your an
swer is on the level, it's worth
a deuce. That leaves three dol
lars open. You can cancel out
the balance by nodding ever so
lightly if Munsey still lives at
SO Bank Street"
The walters eyes narrowed con-
templatively. Then he nodded
slightly and went away.
At SO Bank Street Jigger turned
"A a cylindrical fountain pen
fiashlight on the bell-board. His
forefinger pushed the Munsey
bell one long and two short as
a way of confusing Munsey if
wonted callers used a code as
signed them. The signal system
for identifying callers was a fix
ture of Villager insularity against
visiting firemen from Walla Wall
la or the Bronx, process servers,
and Tilted lovers.
There was no answering buzz.
Jigger tried three longs and two
shorts with no result. Jigger
pushed another apartment button.
There was an immediate answer
ing buzz.
He assembled the stairs to apart
ment &C. A believing "Who's
there?" came from the upper
most story. The believing sub
sided and Jigger stood before &C
thumbing his pockets for the
ring of emergency passkeys he
habitually carried.
His hand sought the doorknob
and he turned it before inserting
one of his stock of passkeys. The
door swung open. Jigger impro-
vised, "Looks as if / was expect
ed. The door was left unattached"
He entered. Jigger fumbled for
and found the light SWITCH.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
rock. mean flint rock: mangro
trees and swamp,

Every tree had a million flies
under it, SO bad that my men
quit by the scores every day. Let
alone the nice swamp mosquitoes
we had.
BY the way, folks, I was the
chief engineer with Capt. Tom
Moore, The Key West, which ran
from Lower Matecumbe to No
Name Key in four hours and AIS
minutes regularly. She was the
fastest ship. on the run. Ask
Tommy Moore,!
/ am now serving my nine
teenth year with Pan American
World Anyways at Miami, Fla.
This article was written by an
strengthening officer in charge
of Base Repairs, Key West, Fla,
1925.
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Who Knows?
(Te be continued

/. What natural resource
makes the Arab states impor-
tant?
2. How many games were
played in the recent World
Series?
3. What was the original pur-
pose of the Commintern?
4. What does France want to
do with the Saar coal region?
5. Why was Junagadh in the
news recently?
6. Can you list the four points
of the food conservation pro-
gram?
z. What is lese majesty?
g.. What is a food floor"
g.. Where does one find: "Men
do not despise a thief if he steals
to satisfy his soul when hungry"
10. Were people ever executed
in the United States for witch
craft?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
EVERREADY: STAR
CLUB TO MEET

An all day meeting of the
Ever-Ready Star Club will be
held Wednesday, :. beginning at
10 O'Clock in the patio of the
Scottish Rite Temple"
Lunch will be served at noon.
The business meeting will be
held at 800 o'clock in the after
noon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
ChapterFea

MIGHT blotted nine -tenths Of
~ Manhattan out. Jigger coaxed
his. Imperial along the West Side
Highway at sixty miles an hour.
Across the North River sthe Lam
tern lights { OF thef Jersey shore
fickered sand went. The river
was a black clogged- with purple
chasm in the corner of his right
eye. His left eye. ferreted the
gloom for the West Eighteenth
Street exit. .sJ
The cab left 1.-The ramp in a
downward lunge and continued
southwark on West, Street with
out a break in acceleration. Three
minutes later Jigger sbraked to a
standstill at the curb along Sew
enth Avenue !; South in lower
Greenwich Village. ..'s ~
SJigger' reached into his tool
chest and snapped his cabbie cap
fora fedora. Across the street an
electric sign identified Johnny's
as $the fountainhead Of, boogie-
woogie and babel that grated the
eardrufns of pasSers-by. Jigger
Lit across the street, pulled the
knot of his tie tighter, and pushed
through the door.
Jigger out-maneuvered the
waiter !. to a table next to one
tenanted by. an unattached girl.
The girl returned his stare and
stared him down. The waiter, un-
successfully tried to cow Jigger
with a look. Jigger grinned ami
ably in an arc from waiter to
girl s"and back again. The girl
held aloof, Sone foot beating &C
Compartment to the strains of
stSilvery Moon pouring from the
juke box in the corner of the
room. !
The waiter clanked his order in
front of him. His wrist watch read
atquarter to ten as Jigger raised
the glass and drained it in one
long draught. He got up and
threaded his way to the luke
box and put ten nickek on Num-
Der %: 81 Don't Want To Set
the World on Fire" He reached
his seat simultaneously with his
second order. The waiter clanked
1t down in front of him. Jigger
nudged a folded five-dollar bill
into the responsive palm of the
waiter. The change in the wait
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
Central Council To
COODerate With Lions

Central Council of the PAL or
ganization met last night at the
Parish Hall, Windsor Lane, and
made plans for enlarging PAL
activities this winter, and voted
to cooperate with the Lions
Club in the entertainment of
the Cuban Boy Scouts now pres
ent in the city, tomorrow night
at 7:3O at the Lions Club den,
Seminary street.
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The Answers

l. Oil.
2. Seven.
3. World revolution.
4. Make it a part of France.
5. The tiny Indian state, 400
miles from Pakistan, voted to
join the Moslem state but the
Hindus said it could not become
an "alien pocket" in the Indian
Union.
6. No meat on Tuesdays: no
poultry and eggs on Thursdays;
save slice of bread every day
and no bread or butter in public
eating places except upon re-
quest.
z. An offense against the dig
nifty of the sovereign ruler.
8. The effort to substitute a
minimum diet.
9. Proverbs $50.
10. Yes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
RusselI-Bailey
Wedding Tonight

Florence Russell. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Russell, Olivia
street, will wed Fred Bailey, of
New Orleans, La, tonight at 8
o'clock in the First Methodist
(Stone) Church.
Rev. G.. Leon, Wells, pastor,
will officiate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
COIOred " omen
TO Meet Friday

The Colored Women's Civic
Organization will hold a meeting
at ST, Joseph's PAL meeting
rooms. Angela and Thomas
streets. at 8 p. M, Friday, Oct.
Al. They are inviting all candi-.
dates aspiring to offices of city
commission, to be present at the
meeting and to explain their
platforms.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
TWENTY.EICHT YEARS
Continued From Page One)

blows while on convoy duty, so
we took it all as men of the sea
generally do. Well, we towed
out ships and bacges and made
them fast at 1500-pound mush-
room buoys and then tied our
ship to one anchor chain and one
siX-inch rope hawser. We were
all set about 9 o'clock that night.
About 2 am. she was hoped up,
and small craft were breaking
loose and going by like ghosts in
the night. 1t was a nightmare.
Daybreak came and what a
sight! Boats piled up every
where. Even the big ones had
dragged their anchors and fouled
up with the SIS. Comal and they
We're .haWing "a, battle Royal, each
wanting to cut the other ship
loose to save themselves. l saw
at the height of the storm one
very large steamer move out from
one side of the dock and then
come in on the other side, where
the crew made her fast again
believe it or not. Also, another
small boat broke her anchorage,
went to sea. came back and her
anchor caught in one of the ships
that were fouled up. They took
the only man off here and she
broke loose again and went to
sea and never was found again.
Saw what looked to be a block
of roof lift up about IS feet once
and then take off all in one
piece.
Believe me, brother, I never
hope to see anything like it again
and I've been through plenty of
them since.
Some of you old-timers may de-
member the dance we gave at
the La Brisa and the show we
put on there which was very
good. By the way, that was our
ships own orchestra that played
for this event and none other.
The clown man, banjo player
and band leader was Eddie Pea
body, the famous banjo player
of today, now playing out of Chi
cago Ill.
Someone suggested that we
give our little red-headed girl a
chance to show off her talent.
You know the one that was quite
the talk of Key West about that
time. Well, she came out in a
fish net and put on her act and
even though the lights were quite
low, I'll admit it was the real
thing and her talent was very
good, but many of the elders
didn't think so and wives were
taking the old boys out, one at
time.
Yes, those were the good old
days, when we all had fun. |
had boat and we used to 60 up
to Boca Chica every weekend.
Catch our fish from the stern of
the boat, wash and clean them,
hop off the bow and fry them.
and have a swell time under
those coconut trees. Then 60 in
for nice swim on the Point.
Say. by the way. this hap
pens to be Pan American Day
in your fair city. What about
it?
Well. just this: It reminds
me that I happened to be the
guy that hired all the men and
broke ground and built that
wonderful little strip under no
good conditions such as solid
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
REV, WALDO WOOD
TO GIVE REVIVAL

Today's subject at the Poin-
ciana Baptist Church revival
will be, God With U.s." with
Rev. Waldo E. Wood, evangelist.
speaking. The children's service
will be at tbs p. m, and at 7:30
the. other service will be held.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
TRANSPORTATION

Young Lady driving to Raleigh,
North Carolina, leaving be-
tween now and Nov. LIST. Will
take man and wife or two
ladies, to help drive and share
expenses. 108-F Poinciana, af-
ter 6 p. M, or contact Mrs.
Hinnant at S. H. KreSS.
oct25-3tx
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rnRREcT PRICE, S7.05

Lark Alarm Clocks were adj
vertised in Mondays paper by
the Southernmost City Pharmacy
at SITS. The correct price should
have been S7.95.
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COIOred PAL.
liz Wiener RO0si

The Colored PAL council
last Saturday at IL noon spcn.
sored wiener roast at Fort vii.
lage Park. About 200 children
were present. Games, athlete
races, ETC., were held.
The children in addition "a
participating in the games, also
were given refreshments, wien.
ers and other foodstuffs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28

There is evidence that the olIt.
door mean temperature in cities
increases as the population in.
creaseS.
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Two body and fender repair men.
Also auto painter. Apply in
person. Steady work. Tony's
Auto Body Shop, COB Greene
Street. oct28-6t
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HELP WANTED
Waitress. Ponce's Barbecue, An
gela and Simonton. ,oct23-6tx
RATES FOR REGULAR and
BLACKJACK TYPE

Wanted-Dry cleaner and press
err. White Laundry Service,
1912 White ST. oct28-3tX
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Large efficiency living room, twin
Hollywood beds, kitchen, priv
ate bath. 218 Simonton st.
Phone 1859 between 6 and z
pm. oct28-3t
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Bar maids and mattresses wanted.
Apply Mardi Gras, 81 Duval
Street. oct28-3t
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FOR RENT

Furnished apartment, 4. 419-21
United st. One block from
beach. Apply 1924 Duval St.
oct27-5t
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Subscribe to The Citizen.
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1947 Packard Clipper, coral blue,
low mileage. Can be seen at
626 Whitehead, after pm,
Phone 436-J. oct27-5tx
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1886 Buick coupe, new tires, "a
dio, body in good condition,
good mechanically. $3.50. 143-A
Poinciana Extension.
oct28-3tX
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Furnished apartment. 712 Eaton
Street. oct27-3tx