The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-04-15
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BILL LEE

BILL LEE
SllluIlallaal Observation-Disclosures
This happened at a meeting Of
the city and county commissions
to discuss the proposed use of the
waterfront property the War De-
pertinent has declared surplus.
Telephones were not working and
the question of notifying the va
rious commissioners Of a meeting
with Navy officers the following
day came up.
"Put white flag on top Of the
Courthouse and we'll know the
luncheon date is set" suggested
City. Commissioners Albert B.
Cooper.
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Key Westers have q habit Of
setting hungry when they take
I holiday. Last Friday it was
Submarine AnniversarY 1t the
Key West Naval Base. About
1900 visitors went aboard the
USS. Howard w. Gilmore. .
sub tender.
As they, went aboard the ship
they could smell the fine arenas
of the evenings cooking issuing
from the galley of the vessel.
Everyone stopped. Everyone stood
around. No one said anything.
Finally a mess attendant passed
down the deck with a big pan of
cookies. The visitors each took
one. The cookies were gone in a
matter Of seconds. Then more
visitors crowded around the at
tendant. but he was compelled
to leave the deck, for his cookies
were gone. It was downright aw-
full for, those who didn't get a
cookie.
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Cyril Maxshall. the artist who
lives 1t Charles Street and Tsls-
graph Allsy. Is seing to paint
musAls at die officers' Mess at
II. Tayles. We asked Cyril
about Abe nlulals. 10 give Us .
daseliption. But, he changed
the subject "a.
did you know, that = Gerald
Leake, An internationally known
and rrecDgnized artist, is in Key
West2" Cyril asked. Hes a great
artist, Tile is a member of the
New York National Academy, the
National Arts, Club and the So
ciety OF illustrators.
ibid you know that he has re-
csived many fine awards, 'includ-
ing the gold medal given by the
National Academy, the Shaw ST.
900 prizes and the Salamagundi
$1,000 prize?
Eyes, sir. he's exhibited all over
the world, including the Naval
Academy, London. and the Royal
Society. of Artists, also of Lon
don. Hes a big man in his field"
Lsaks lives right around the
corner from Marshall. but
Lsake wasn't home when we
called. We wanted to see what
Z big artist looks like. He must
b something extraordinary. to
hear Marshall tell it.
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Many Key West organizations
have now seen "The Silent Serv-
ice" moving picture shown by
the Navy which depicts the story
of the US. Submarines during
the war with Japan. The picture
carries many thrilling episodes of
underwater warfare, and the
sinking of Jap shipping, both
merchant and Navy.
Part of the picture we will long
remember shows the. crew of the
Trigger, one of the submarines
that was in action against the
Japs. They survived the action
pictured, but not a later sortie
with japanese depth charges.
The Trigger went to the bottom
They thus became part Of the
Us. Nays s2.4s4 heroic dead.
They were fine average young
Americans-clean. alert obe.
dent TO the every gesture and
order Of the officer at the peri
scope.
II made us feel badly.
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Attorney John G. Sawyer fears
he is getting hard of hearing. He
borrowed a hearing device and
tried it out in Criminal Court the
other day.
II can now hear Judge Caro-
and he talks rather low" Saw
yer said. Il can't understand my