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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01
WATCHING THE GROUNDING

There are many well-konwn sayings
about the weather, attesting the effort of
man through the ages to understand the
uncertainties of future days.
49, One of the most celebrated methods
of foreeasting the weather for the next
six weeks" occurs on Thursday, Febru-
airy End. which is known in the eastern
, part of the United States as Grounding
bay"
The supposition is that the ground
hog, coming out of winter quarters, will re-
turn to sleep if he sees his shadow, thus in
dicating six more weeks of winter. If the
day is cloudy, he will stay out because
this means an early and balmy spring.
We have no idea that the grounding
is an accurate weather prophet but, like
many other Americans, we will give a pass
ing thought to the kind of day that faces
him when he energies from his Information.
Experts assure us that belief in the
groundhogs prediction is not connected
with any religious festival or custom and
we readily believe it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01
lone
By CcroI HolIisio1

Rows. let 20 Of Mr.. Carey: hun bun
along and see the fountain ~. ~
member you promised 70 De 49, 49,
good up here and obey Aunt hoeie
In everything.
They looked crestfallen. Don
put an arm about each o. tnen'
without moving from his kne ne.
II can't get up until my eras'o.,
queen raises me. =
Anze laughed. you'll get up
fast when you see how dirty your
knees are. Also how funny you
look" -.
Adele caught her arm ana uIs~
her aside. Her whisper was mere
Don't be q fool. That's Don
Carey. That's the man l brought
you up here to meet. can see
he's crazy about you already.
care you sure il isn't just PLAIN
Adele gasped and turned back
| to Don. Her voice was money
sweet. She tapped him lightly
with the fan.
4 can be a queen. too. Arise
lSir Don.
He kissed her hand and got up
The twins looked at his knees
solemnly.
aYou didn't get your nice clear
pants very dirty. Not very dirty.
He ruffied their curly heads
'.Now that's all over we can have
| fun. First well 60 down IN tn
garden to see the goldfish in tn
fountain. We can walk slowly o
we can run. Who wants to rum
Their blue eyes sparkled bu
they glanced toward Aunt Adele
Don blew out his chest.
Were not afraid of her. Sh'
can't catch us. All women havl
high heels so they can't catch US.
They ran down the terrace gar
den, laughing together.
a DELE looked after them
/ n little apprehensively, bu
when they didn't plunge into tn
fountain she turned to Anne Sc
riously.
| 'Don't be perverse. This is tn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01

Chapter 9
a NlgE came forward smiling
s ! and kissed Adele under the
big, ficppy hat.
Forgive US our entrance. Tne
ride up was too exciting. 2
kiss Dor,' cried the twins.
We'll kiss him first.
They proceeded 70 do SO. Don
emerged laughing.
Since | have no hands e use
/ guess I'll have TO be kissed.
Anne looked at him quietly
sffow do you do. Mr.. Carey.
Adele saw his face fall and was
quick. How slow | am getting
Anne. this is Don Carey. Don, my
sister Anne Blake"
Anne must kiss Don like she
kisses Sir Tony" cried the boys
BE a sport, ANNE" laughed
ADELE.
Anne's cheeks were glowing
but she was perfectly poised. y
think ! should tell Mr.. Carey tnal
am engaged to Mr.. Raymond
whom the boys insist on calling
Sir Tony" (.
s'TIe IS Sir Tony" they shouted
could / be Sir Don?"
Eyes, yes. Kneel down. Queer
Anne will make you Sir Don.
They slipped out of his arms: I'VE
stand beside you, too. But knee.
down first"
He knelt and folded his hands
before him. "A great honor 4
kneel before Queen Anne. ] hum.
bly, beseech your majesty to make
me knight so | may go fortf
to. conquer the world IN you
.ssir Tony didn't say that" sale
Rob.
.Sir Don will be our othel
knight" added Roy.
Adele clapped her hands. VIVA
a picture that is. Anne, it's up Il
you" She handed the girl her fan
The twins shrilled a protest.
''It must be a sword. We meet
a big, big knife"
Anne shook her head lightly
81 think we need to be sensible
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01

UNITED PRESS reports that
economist ROGER w. BABSoN
has wbompeo, up a chocolate
coated sardine and thar up in
Lakeland a man named PRICK
EN-. manager of Orange, Inc, IS
now dipping sardines and cod
fish in chocolate. UP until now
the company has been merely
coating orange peels in choco-
late.
This development should give
one food for thought, if for moth
ing else. 1t certainly makes a man
stop and think.
Mr.. Pricken, according to UP,
reports that MIR. Babson turned
up at his plant with some sar-
dimes and Goldfish with the idea
that coating the fish with
chocolate would make them more
palatable to youngsters tor the
State School Lunch program
The tishy taste is entirely
eliminated by the chocolate coat
ing, according to reports.
AS an old sardine lover from
way back | confess that l am
somewhat shaken by this latest
onslaught of progress Fl the
children of today grow up be-
uevlng that sardines do not
taste like sardines, they will not
only be missing one of the finer
treats of life, but imagine the
shock to their sensitivitles when
they are finally confronted with
saraines that taste like sardines.
(if there are any leftl.
For years l have been indulg-
ing in the blessed vice of dunk
ing toast and donuts in my cof-
fee. This / have always done be-
hind closed doors. Think what
might have happened had any
of us been caught red-handed
dunking delicious sardines in
grandma's chocolate cake icing.
Or aunt Genevieve's, for that
matter. 1t would have been
deemed a misdeameanor COM
parable to that of putting benze-
drine in Aunt Bedeliah's Oval
tine or sticking Roman candles in
little cousin Throckmortons
birthday cake.
1 have never been able. to UNI
derStand the workings of eco
Monies, like blowing under cot
ton and killing of hogs while so
many people were short on
clothing and going without meals.
But if this sardine project starts
sweeping the country l am going
to make me a fortune.
l shall open a sardine speak
easy and dispense uncoated sar-
dimes and Goldfish cakes. will be
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01
CURRENT AFFAIRS IN SCHOOLS

A nationwide study of the teaching of
current affairs in the elementary and
secondary schools of the nation concludes
that the schools do not give sufficient class
room time to an adequate program for
teaching current affairs.
1t is pointed out that in most schools,
there are one or two sessions a week,
designated as Current Events" periods,
but that contemporary happenings are not
made a sufficient part of the total curri-
culum. Controversial issues are often bar
red in the classroom, both on account of
community pressures and because teachers
fear that they might be denounced as
"Rer" or radical"
While there is, no doubt, some place
for current affairs in the curricula of the
elementary and secondary schools. it may
be questioned whether great emphasis
should be placed upon contemporary
events. After all, the business of the
schools is to train pupils in certain fun
damentals which we might call the tools
of thought and thus leave them in posi-
ton to read, understand and evaluate
controversial issues for themselves.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01
VETO MAY BE NECESSARY

The proposal that Congress pass a sin
gle appropriation bill to cover all expen-
Cultures of the Federal Government has
met with some support in Washington,
with assertions that this would effect
considerable savings and enable Congress
ITO Keep informed as to whether it was
spending beyond income or not.
.---The most serious objection raised to
such an omnibus, bill, in our opinion, is
the threat of log-rolling. This is the prac-
tice of legislators to swap support for APP
preparation items. In an omnibus BILL IN
evolving the funds for many agencies and
departments, the inducement for log-roll-
ing would be tremendous.
AS an offset, it is suggested that the
President be given the power to veto single
items of the omnibus measure. At present,
the President can veto or approve an entire
appropriation bill as passed. He cannot
I. single out a specific appropriation for dis
approval although thirty-nine states pro-
vide that their governors can veto an APP
preparation bill, item by item.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01

chance N your llif'iH
been telling Don ~
ana he "a iniefElIfA
really interested
Anne seated herself so
hack toward Iha NeNf4
down hy the fountain
aIen'f re tie DON NeFet
gets written up In ne
every once tn a WII|ItI
affe most certainly
was eager 81 explain its e tIE
rich. And very nice
$50 many girls tHInt - F
read about that
AFornet what you've tF4#
know him. His estate eaI W
His mother is very n'Ea
mighty, bus she'll ANe fa4
Is swell. So kind an1
Did you see ire way - 4E
you when he knelt ~ iiasI
ayes. Adele. 7 dia. re taz
plentv 81 practice |n NaE4lIt
Don't be silly. He e. g ft4
at heart ] suppose fua -
| / would pick out some a1dH
old man for you. l knoN ! IL
see the look In your eyes
! fcss you were surprised
Anne smiled. i coniet4 J
surprised. I thought BE- N44 pf@
ably your fourth gardener
something like that
Adele hiinkod. if'f magic
said you would think inat
"Tll ten you Eumcin'nH 1#
more magical The iHins M
right Tony Raymond IS si4t
with as. We are getting mas
right away. Perhaps ncHi H1|
Want 20 come 10 the NcdalnE
Adede gaspcd. You've M
your mind. he hasn't q pcnnF
Exactly. That's why 81 a u
us. he can't afford nom REM
proper food. That's Why We aE
marrying az once.
"You are crazy. Think WA
Don could do Tor you.
| Anne's laugh was yer harr.
II am thinking. And ] am mai
frying Tony"
i (To be eoniinuedl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01

a fish-legger. Just knock on the
door ana whisper. Hey, chum.
Joe sent me-"
4 4 X
Several ladies have chatted
with Eand will chat with lady
anytime canD are unhappy
about cosmetic taxes, and you
can not blame them. Cosmetic
tax is twenty percent on the
buck, is called a III Try tax and
was levied during the war when
there was a shortage Of essential
products.
The ladies paid it periodically
and did a lot more than that to
help win the war. The war is
over, but the boys in Washington
have been too busy dreaming up
new taxes to lop off the levies on
some mighty important aids to
milady's toilet.
If | were in Washington /
would be extremely careful not
to get thousands of ladies peeved
at me. In fact, right here in Key
West l am extremely careful not
to get even one lady peeved at
me.
In these competitive times a
gal must look her best in busi-
ness, socially and even as a
housewife. 1t costs money. Fac
ing the fact that lady uses nail
polish, rouge. lipstick, cologne,
perfume, mascara, eyebrow pen.
Gil, eye-shadow and whatever it
is they put on their lashes, you
can see this is no child's play.
Add maybe just teensy- weensy
pinches of bleaches, dyes, oils
and here and there a false eye
lash or so. anyone can see where
TINS runs into considerable loot.
Not that every lady uses all of
the above mentioned. (Heavens
to BetsyD But, ITO each her own"
as the saying goes during LEAP
YEAR.
American women are the best
groomed and most attractive in
the world, but many of them can
not afford to pay the price to
stay that way, what with this
forgotten tax. Indeed, there are
some who are just doing with
out. That fills me with strange
foreboding 1t is not pleasant to
picture our ladies going here and
there with shiny noses or using
cornstarcn on their faces instead
of powder
If it is more important to ship
gunpowder across oceans at a
cost of billions, than to drop the
tax on face powder, l, fer one,
will begin to worry about things
in general.
Every lady should write to
whoever one writes to in Wash
ington about such matters and
demand a recount. If this fails
they should all cease using any
makeup whatever and go about
the land making faces at our
elected representatives
If that doesn't create a state of
emergency, nothing ever Wilt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01
Your Horoscope

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY l,
1950-Today gives a highly psych-
ic temperament, one easily NOV
ed by the higher sympathies.
There is much native strength,
but the danger lies in being car
ried away by the passions or
swayed TOO much by the love of
freedom. Cultivate submission to
circumstances.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01
JUST ABOUT THE SANE!

A newspaper dispatch from London
tells us that the British railways under
government control, are losing money.
II this is true. and we presume it is,
the British railways are now in the posi-
ton occupied by American railroads,
under private management, for many
years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01
ToDAY's BIRTHDAYS

Clark Cable. screen star, bod
in Cadiz, Ohio. 40 years aEo.
Langston Hughes. poei-piay
wright. born in Joplin No. 4
years ago.
Harry Scherman. president 2
the Boob Of the Month Clul
New York, born in Montreal. 8
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01

Boosting the home town does help it
develop, and, sometimes, works up COM
mendable civic pride.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01

Postpone a visit until everything is
"all set and you will stay at home all your
life
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01
Key West In
Days Cone By
AS TAKEN FROM FILES
OF THE CITIZEN OF
FEBRUARY l. 1910

Over two hundred residents
and visitors were present at the
final Presidents Birthday event
in Key West, the dinner, held
last night at La Concha Hotel.
A man VINO is known in artis-
tic circles as one of the greatest
sculptors in the world today and
who has been practically every
where in the United States and
most of the European countries
loves Key West. That man is Carl
Miles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight w. Nor
row, Jr., of Englewood, N. j.,
brother and sister-in-law of Mrs.
Charles Lindbergh, arrived last
night at the Casa Marina.
Miss Alice Alison, of Milwaukee
and Miss Beatrice Sandbo, of
Minneapolis, MINI, are visitors
in the city enjoying the various
points of interest. The visitors
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01

Civil service is fine for governmental
employees if they will only offer it to the
public.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01

have found such an interest in
the city that they have decided
to make a Scrapbook of the plant
life.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01

Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
''The man who has his price
isn't worth it."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01

There were issued from the Of
flee of Building Inspector Harry
M. Baker, during the month of
January, 26 building and repair
permits which called for the ex-
penditure of $10,820, involving
activities of various kinds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01

Postal receipts at the Key
West postoffice for the month of
January, 1910, shows a decided
increase over the same month in
1889. This January there was
$5,073, and for last year there
was $3,960.45. An increase of
SI,l12.55.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-01

Members of the Monroe Coun-
ty Democratic Executive Com
mittee will meet tomorrow night
in the county courthouse to de-
termIne what viii be the assess
ment for candidates announcing
for offices at the first primary
election.
Evening star., 1950-11-13
Uncle Ruy's Corner

a big one fed with logs and that it
was raised to an extremely high
level of heat by the action of winds.
Possibly it was built at the edge
OF a cliff of exposed iron ore.
In such case, a clever man
may have shaped tool from the
iron before it cooled. Later he
and his friends may have built
fires In the same place with the
idea Of obtaining more of this ex-
cellent metal for use In making
tools and weapons.
At an early date, the bellows
was invented. This could be worked
at the side of fire to make it
burn more brightly. The bellows
has been help to the blacksmith
for time untold.
Iron rusts, and this is the rea-
son we have few examples of an
cient iron. One of the examples
we Go have is a blade which was
picked up inside an Egyptian
pyramid; this blade probably is
more than 5000 years old.
~, The leafiet called Flying Machine
more than 1000 words of text. It
tells interesting, amusing and exciting
things about the history of aviation.
stampsd sn can opIsin nsd-.sssp copy by sending
Uncle Ray In care of The Star. Allow
about 10 days for reply.
Evening star., 1950-11-13
Toke NV Word for 1t
By Fronk Colby

nor, notwithstanding, only, or, pro-
vide, save, seeing, since, SO, still,
than, that, then, therefore, though.
unless, what, when, whereas,
whereby, wherefore, wherein, where
of, whereupon, wherever, whether,
while, without, yet.
Today's article is the eighth and
last in the series on the parts Of
speech. (Note. Mr.. Colby's articles
on the parts of speech are sum-
marized in his leaflet, C-14. For a
copy, send 10 cents in coin to him,
care of The Star, P. o. Box 80,
Station G, New York 10, N. "
Gainesville: A local paper states
that I'm 1894, Congress made Labor
Day national holiday" Is that
tcorrect?-E. B.
A. Not quite. In the United
States there are no national holi-
days. The correct term is legal
holidays.
Stratton: The word ventriloquist
strikes me as a curious word. Will
you please give its origin?-R D.
J A. The origin Is unusually inter-
Evening star., 1950-11-13

There is a mystery about the
history of iron.
How did men learn to take pure
iron from iron ore?"
Some metals are found in pure,
or almost pure, state, but iron has
something else with it. Great heat
must be used to obtain iron from
the ore.
Nowadays we melt iron ore in
furnaces which can supply more
heat than is needed for that pur-
pose.
Things were different when men
first learned to use iron. In those
days-perhaps 1000 years ago
it seems that no one had dreamed
of making such a thing as blast
furnace.
There is a legend that the way
to obtain iron was discovered by
accident. Sailors built big fire
on beach 1--WE are told) and this
melted iron ore which happened
to lie at the surface.
That story may be true but, If
it is, there must have been some
thing special about the fire. An
ordinary bonfire provides too lit
tie heat to melt iron ore.
If we are to believe the, legend,
We must suppose that the fire was
Evening star., 1950-11-13
The Conjunction.


The conjunction is q joining
word. It connects or joins words,
groups of words or parts of a
sentence. There are no conjunc-
tions in this sentence:
William Ruth were poor happy.
Such sentence is meaningless.
1t will make sense, however, if
joining words are used, thus:
William AND Ruth were poor
BUT happy.
Note how indispensable the con-
functions are in the following
sentences:
| Win you study French OR
Spanlsh2 81
He will succeed, FOR he has
talent.
He will go UNLESS it rains.
Choose EITHER this OR that.
I want NEITHER this NOR that.
The principal conjunctions are:
Also, although and, as, because,
both. but, either, except, for, how
ever, II, lest. neither, nevertheless,
Evening star., 1950-11-13
Answer to FRENETIC.

Iesting. It is from the Latin ven-
triloquus. which means lone who
speaks through the belly" OF
course. that Is a physical impos-
sibility, for voice can be produced
only in the larynx.
Evening star., 1950-11-13
Goren on Bridge
The Bridge Quiz.

Gas dealer you hold:
AA94 2AK5 oKJ102 %A106
What is your opening bid?
A.-One diamond. This hand is
slightly too strong for an opening bid of
one no-trump. The top limit is 10 points.
Where holding is even an eyelash above
19, it does not qualify as a no-trump bid
The possession of two tens in this hand
Evening star., 1950-11-13
Word Game
Find 26 or more words in
QUERULENT,

meaning, "abnormally given to
suspicion and accusation" Aver
age is "a; limit, 20 minutes.
Fules-Words must be of four or more
letters Words. Words which acquire four letters
cats are not used. Only one form of a
word is used. Proper names are not used
! A list Will be published tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-11-13

Gas South you hold:
4 Q963 2AK4 1KQ %642
The bidding has proceeded:
South West North East
1spade Pass 3spades clubs
Evening star., 1950-11-13
What do you bid now?

A-You have sufficient excess values to
Justify contemplation of slam possibilities.
having full trick more than q substan-
tial opening bid, while partners response
an opening bid. The recommended call
is flve hearts. If North has a good three
spade bid, including a singleton club. he
will be in position to contract for slam.
Evening star., 1950-11-13

Gas South you hold:
AKQ62 0Q83 nK654 AKA
The bidding has proceeded
North East South West
diamond Pass l spade Pass
3 diamonds Pass =?
What do you bid now?
A.-Gauged as supporting hand, your
holding Is the equal of an opening bid,
facing partner who has opened and
jumped; If partners hand includes three
make the slam. Unfortunately, however.
Blackwood bid is not available to you,
for If partner has only two aces, his
matically place you in slam contract,
lacking two aces. The best bet is to show
the full strength, of your hand by a Jump
raise in diamonds and hope that partner
will be able to carry on. The fact that
your jump raise happens to be a game
bid is mere coincidence, not shutout.
Gas South you hold tyou are
vulnerable, opponents are not):
as 2Q1053 1927 +1064
The bidding has proceeded:
North East South
1spade 2hearts /?
What do you bid?r
A.-You should remember the one
about bird in the hand. suble and
take q sure profit. which. incidentally,
should be juicy. It would be extremely
bad tactics to bid two no-trump to show
the heart shoppers. suppose East had not
bid. Would you feel that you had any
bright hope for game after your partner
opens with one spade? I think not. Then
why should you think you can make game
just because an opponent bids? The odds
againsnt making game are distinct. The
chances Of a sizable penalty are good.
Gas South you hold:
AIS VAK103 HA1085 &KQ6I
The bidding has proceeded:
South West North East
heart Pass spade Pass
What do you bid now?
A.-This hand is not quite strong
enough for jump rebid of two no-trump
which requires about a trick and half in
excess of the opening bid-or, to be more
specific, about 10 or 20 points. This hand
contains only II. However, it is too good
for mere rebid of one no-trump and a
Sompromise bid is. therefore, in order;
The suggested one Is two diamonds. I'll
partner returns to two hearts, you will
then try two no-trump. If he rebids two
spades. you will do likewise, thus giving
an adequate description of your strength |
copyright. 1850. by Charles II. Goren. |
Evening star., 1950-11-13
What do you bid now?

Gas South you hold (you are
vulnerable. opponents are not)
as 2Q1053 oAQ1097 %1064
The bidding has proceeded:
North East South
Evening star., 1950-11-13

,ft a, iar -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-05

It's oroundhe-cook proposition with bow ties every place.
every hour every includes Them Crisp, brief ntegoy
part todoys fost-moving it's wonder they have
Caught" with every And we'll Of your every need
The Mems Store has every conceivable pattern and color
every bow tie style both imported and domestic models most
Of silk fobc So your pick Of these
beoue you're of practice and need refreshe how to
en- will gladly show you how Or choose from the many
"clp-on" models that ovod this problem entirely