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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06
By ROC PHILLIPS

mo reflections on anyone pres
ent, trust?s Joe laughed.
Val Nelson smiled quietly, re-
Numbering Meals report that
Ray had been restless and APP
parently on edge from trying to
get in touch with Nelva via
telepathy. The Vargian monitor
on the snooperscreen watching
the room had reported Ray to
have come in and been asleep in
FIVE minutes.
aGet dressed" Val said. 'sThen
Wen 60 down and Joe and can
have lunch while you eat break
fast"
ok Ray said willingly.
"And after we eat I'd ike to take
a look at the outside of some of
the vargian sections of town.
You'll be able TO come along with
us, won't you, Val?" He put an
anxious note into his voice,
though he knew that there was
little possibility of Val NOT tag
| ging along.
"Of course" Val said. ''Mr.
Granger has freed me from other
| duties so could devote all my
| time to helping you two. By the
| way, this evening he wants to see
Iyou and have long talk with
you about your plans. Nelva
| hasn't contacted you yet. has
| she?"
Il mo" Ray said, putting a wor-
-sr,ls frr.xry. IN bsc fam for Walk
| benefit. ''I've been tryipg-but
never had any previous expert
| enceS with telepathy,s SO / don't
J know really how to go about it ;
i II don't know any more abou'
lit than YOU do" Val said. "I'vt
tbeen thinking though do yol
suppose there might have beer
lsome special condition present
4 that FIRST time that put you
minds in tune with each other
, and kept them that way Ions
enough for the second successful
, attempt; but that it's gone now?
"I'm beginning to think that,
I Ray said, giving himself last IN
! spection in the dresser mirror
I'm fact, last night / came to tn
Z conclusion | would forget abou
the telepathy angle and concen
!. trate on figuring out some way 4
3 get into the Vargian building
where l think she's kept prison
ler." He noticed the satisfied CLEAN
!. THAT appeared for a split seconi
e in Walls eyes. I'm ready. Let's &c
: I'm really hungry, too"
bus they transferred I
d i was one that would take ther
h fright through one of the Vargia
a residential sections, Val assure
,slthem as they boarded il Befor
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without payment of duty, it was
announced today.
Il II X
Charles II. Smith. Key West
has purchased from I. H. Pitcher
Hillsborough county, l22' front
lot on Catherine street, it was re-
vealed today. Purchase price on
the lot, which is located near
White street, is believed to be
about $4,000.
4 4 n
A representative number OF
superintendents and agents of the
Guif Life Insurance Company
from various parts of the state
arrived in Key West . Saturday
AFTERNOON for the purpose Of hold
ing their annual convention, TAX
irlg up headquarters at La concha
The Citizen said il an editorial
paragraph todays
"a poor advertisement pays
neither the business man, the
consumer nor the newspaper.
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Toda,'s BIRTHDAYS

Lowell Thomas, broadcaster and
author, born in Darke County,
Ohio 50 years ago.
Donald Willis Douglas, presi-
dent of Douglas Aircraft, Cali
fornia, born in Brooklyn, n. Y,
g59 years age.
Henry T. Claus, publisher OF
the Wilmington, Del. News
journal, born in Lawrence, Mass
sc years ago.
Ex-U. S. Senator Millard E..
Tydings of Maryland, born in
Harve de Grace, Md, 81 years
ago.
Edward F. Sanford of st.
Augustine, Fla, eminent sculptor,
born in New York, 65 years ago.
DR.. Alonzo F. Myers of. New
York University, noted educator,
born in Grover Hill, Ohio, Sc
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was named
for the swift surging rapids in
the river at this point.
. . sse ~ aees "a ---4--------- a't@ z 8 =
When the Spanish discoveries
of the New World first saw an
alligator they called it eel legar-
to. the lizard, as being the larg-
est of the. species Of lizard to
which it belonged
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Ap NewsfeGsUres

1t reached that section If was half
full of Vargians and ordinary peo-
pie, sitting side by side.
There were even Vargian chill
dren on the bus: three long-leg-
ged ones around ten years old
from human standards, Ray
thought Of long-legged colts ne
had seen on farm once as he
watched them. They had the same
kind Of leggy clumsinesS the
same .lint of future grace and
proportion.
He covertly studied the VAR
gians sitting near him, trying 10
figure out the purpose of their
third eye-detect some change or
sign of expression in II; but IN
every Vargian It remained the
same, filmed over in q semblance
of sleep.
There was one Vargian woman
sitting across the aisle two seats
ahead whom he watched more
than the others because he could
do so with half closed eyes and
without turning his head n obel-
business. She, like all Vargians.
sat tall and erect OF body, her
lthinness rather attractive, her
face very like that Of any woman
except for the wider forehead
and the third eye.
| AS he watched, she unaccount-
tably looked forward 10 the front
Ientrance of the bus and smiled.
| Raw followed her glance and saw
/ nothing. A moment later the bus
| pulled into the curb at corner
1 and stopped. Another Vargian
woman got on, paid her fare, and
fcame down the aisle with q smile
ton her face to sit beside the one
Ray ha been watching
N Could it be that that third eye
Twas an temporal organ OF
sight? Able to see little way
into the future? The woman had
! looked at the front of the bus as
though she were actually seeing
; her friend before she had board
> ed the bust He made a mental
: note to study the actions of the
Vargians with that theory in
) mind
Finally they We're in the Var
gian residential section. In the
, space of few blocks the bus
; lemptied its Vargians. On the side
: walks were only Vargians. grown
! ups walking along or standing
! talking together, Vargian chill
!. dren playing games of hopskip,
catch, and all the other varied
games of childhood.
n There was Vargian policeman
! on a motorcycle, but in most Of
! the care that sped along the street
! were ordinary people.
Ell Ito be eontinuedD
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Chapter IS

Chapter 10
COMMON sense would have
~ prophesied that learning he
could not believe those who
seemed TO be his friends should
have plunged him into a feeling
of insecurity. It didn't. 1t made
him suddenly relaxed and sleepy.
Neal and Val, and also Arthur
Granger and Craig Blaming, all
were together on this. What. then,
of Changers claim to being Nell
vas father? Was that, too, 1eE
Perhaps only Nelva herself
could tell him that. Until she did
he would have to assume II 70 pe
a lie-to assume that arthur
Granger was NOT her father.
The whole thing was becoming
clear now. 1t only made sense L
it were assumed that both the
Custodians and the Varglans
WANTED him to look for. anc
FIND Nelva-because they them
selves didn't know where she was
Or could it be that they dldn''
know WHEN she was?
81 think I'm sleepy enough z
go back TO the hotel now, Neal,
Ray saio, yawning widely.
DAY awakened to find Joe al
N ready up and dressed Hi
wristwatch said one o'clock. Va
Nelson was there, too. Val ant
Joe were over by the window
talking in a low voice so as no
to disturb him. He listened =
them for while.
Good OF joe" Ray thought
HE doesn't have the slightest sus
picion that we are prisoners al
ready. in the hands of the Var
gians-"
He thought it over a bit more
deciding it would be wise 70 ie
things play along for the time be
ing. Keep his suspicious an
knowledge to himself. Even kee
them from Joe. An honest an
unsuspecting Joe would be n
best defense for the present. In
tight spot Joe would follow h
orders without question, and late
on he could explain everythin
TO hin-when things broke vic
open, as they surely would
He yawned vocally and sat a.
$50 you're finally awakel" JIG
said. What do you mean, Prov
ing around all night without me:
Il had Neal Smith for con
pany," Ray said sleepily. Goo
company, too. Keeps his n1out
shut instead of chattering Like
monkey" g
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10 YEARS AGO

Three proposals of National
Airlines, Inc, to include Key
West on new route, will take
an active step toward decision
of the Civil Aeronautics Board
here April 8, when a prehearing
conference. on the three sapplca-
tions is held.
Indications are that National
will have to fight for its routes
and Key West for its airline con-
nections-from the very begin
ming, for Pan American, Eastern
Airlines and Seaboard Airlifes
have all been granted permission
to intervene ii the action 6
X Il II
Five state highway patrol cars
will be on duty in Key West dur
ing the American Legion's state
convention April 1926, it was
announced by Albert Mills, execu-
tive director of the Key West
Convention corporation, at the
same time reporting all points of
interest in the city would be
thrown open to the Legionnaires
The five cars win augment the
city police, the policemen from
Miami and the special corps d
American Legionnaires, all re-
porting to Police Chief Ivan FL
wood for duty in maintaining
order and handling the line OF
march for the parade.
Il II y
Congressman Pat Cannon has
asked Treasury Secretary Henry
Morganthau to permit Key Wes1
Legion members to import 500
pairs of marracas from Havana
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without payment of duty, it was
announced today.
- n
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Do You Kno,c That

The Iceland Gull winters south
TO Long Island
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-31
Gamblers Must
Pay 10 Percent
By Midnight

WASHINGTON Midnight to-
night is the deadline for all pro.
fessionaI gamblers to kick in 10
per cent of their handle TO Uncle
Sam for the first time.
The payments due are for bust
ness during December
The new tax law Congress enac-
ted last fall requires that profess
sional gamblers including book
les. punchboard operators and
numbers" writer's must.
/. Buy $50 year federal
occupational tax stamp, and
2. Pay to the U. s. Treasury 10
per cent of all the money placed
with them as wagers.
The 10 per cent payments are
required monthly This part of the
law became effective with Decem-
Der.
Because of the holidays, il may
be several days before the Bureau
of Internal Revenue has any fig
ures on actual collections under
the tax. Government offices we're
closed today and will be again to-
morrow. But the gamblers can
drop their payments into the maiI.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-31
Free Europe
All Prepared
Celebrate
Tonight's Revelry
Expected To Be
Costliest Since
World War Two

LONDON ur--Iondon and the
free cities Of Western Europe pre-
pared to see the New Year IN To-
night with the widest fevelry =
and highest prices - since World
War III.
Nearly 5000 merryrnakers we're
expected for the gay and often
naughty Chelsea Arts Ball which
is the traditional New Years Eve
showpiece in the British capital.
Some advance drink orders ran as
high as 100 pounds $3.50 Q party.
All Paris night clubs planned the
usual celebrations known as rev.
eillons - with Montmartre and
Montparnasse promising the years
brightest lights and fudest women.
Cost OF food and drink was up 10
to Is per cent over last year, with
champagne averaging SIS bottle,
and that not even imported.
The "a, 0O0. 900 Germans west Of
the Soviet Zone braced for their
biggest spree since the bombs
stopped falling in 1915.
The police in both the West and
East Zones of divided Berlin gave
cabarets permission 10 stay open
all night. In the West, the favored
drink is champagne at 81 to $40
bottle. In the East, they count
on Sehnapps, beer and vodka and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-31
Winds Cause 81
Deaths In Europe.

LONDON R1-At least 81 persons
were dead and II missing as rag
ing winds swept the coasts and
waters of Western Europe today
for the fourth straight day.
The latest known victims of per
hapS this areas worst storm Of
the twentieth century were 10 sail
ors whose bodies we're reported
washed ashore near Borkum, in
West Germany.
In Britain. where winds hit 100
miles an hour, at least u persons
were dead and damage was count
ed into the hundreds OF thousands
Of dollars. Flooding streams added
to the havoc.
Another 10 persons. most of them
fishermen, we're dead in Irish coast
al areas and at least Is Spanish
fishermen gave up their lives in the
mountainous seas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-31
Ted Williams Has
Captured A. 1.
Struggling Records

CHICAGO IL Bost0n's Ted viii
liams again captured the Ameri-
can League slugging title and 81
major league and junior circuit
records were broken or tied in the
1851 American loop season.
Official statistics released sat
urday credited Williams with a
$50 smuggling performance. based
on his 5sl times at bat and 2ss
total bases. Last year, ihumpin'
Ted won with much fatter CAT.
For the first time in three sea
sons, the league had an undis-
puted runs-batted-in champ. Braw-
ny Gus Zernial Of the Philadelphia
Athletics. who belsed across l29
markers in l43 games.
Choicest new mark was the
American League record Of 2e7
errorless chances at shortstop by
Chico Carrasquel of the Chicago
White Sox. That wiped out the old
record Of 2SS SET by New York's
PHI Rizzuto during the 1919 and
1850 seasons.
Four players equalled major
league batting records. New York's
Gil McDougald. rookie Of the year.
drove across six runs in one in.
ming. Gil Coan Of Washington
slammed two triples in one inning.
Zernial powered six homers In
three successive games. Al Rosen
of Cleveland poled four grand
slam h0mers during the campaign.
New York's champion Yankees
accounted for three Of the five
major league records broken with
their 18th year Of leading IN home
runs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-31
Surprises In
World OF
Sports In 81
Impact OF War On
Sports Was Rather
Light: Interest
Continued High
BY TED SMiTs
BY TED SHIFTS

NEW YORK tBA-The year that
is ending was one of surprises.
both shocking and pleasant, in the
field of sports.
Peering into a dim crystal bali
it would seem that 1852 win be
a year of sports sensations.
Here are some of the surprises
of 1851.
The basketball gambling scan
dial, The West Point cribbing dis
missalS. The National Baseball
League victory of the New York
Giants. Joe Walcott's defeat of Ez-
card Charles for the heavyweight
boxing championship, and Randy
Turpin's defeat of Sugar Ray Rob-
inson for the middleweight crown
even if Sugar Ray did win it
back. Maureen Connolly's emer-
gence at l6 as women'S national
tennis champion.
Here is what could be the big
sports sensation of 1852:
The first direct, major compe-
tition between American and Rus
sian athletes either in the winter
Olympic Games at Oslo, or the
summer games at HelsinlSi--or
both If that happens it is safe
to predict an American public in
terest far above normal.
There could be other sensations,
such as an effective de-emphasis
and control OF college football and
possibly adjustment of the big
bowl games, or the working out
Of control plan for television
This last would qualify as a SEN
sation by its direct, immediate i'm.
pact on millions OF homes.
By the nature Of things, sports
is an area of unexpected joys and
heartaches. Champions are always
erising and falling. Many of the
things that happened in 1851, al.
though surprising, were actually
part Of the normal wear and tear
of the game such as the retire.
ment of the New York Yankee
of Joe Louis by Rocky Mareiano
the ousting Of A. b. Chandler as
commissioner of baseball and his
replacement by Ford Frick, and
the dismissal of Marty Marion al
manager of the st. Louis Cardinals
and appointment of Eddie Stanky
to succeed him.
! In the effort to predict what lie.
ahead in 1852. it is refreshing Il
refer TO the flies OF year ags
and find what the experts though
lay ahead in 1951-and compare
Of the game such as the retire
ment of the New York Yankee,
great Jeo DlMaggio, the knockou
Of Joe Louis by Rocky Marciano
the ouSting of A. 3. Chandler a;
| commissioner of baseball and hi.
replacement by Ford Frick, anC
the dismissal of Marty Marion a.
manager OF the St. Louis Cardinal,
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total check for the night Of
around 100 marks. worth IS.
In Vienna entertainment prices
were expected to be up a third,
but more than $50 public parties
were scheduled The New Year
win receive its traditional welcome
by a corps of trumpeters from the
City Hall.
Top class hotels and night clubs
In Rome offered supper. dancing
and noisemakers for 81 to $40 a
head. drinks and service extra. The
police were alerted 10 guard
against the custom of throwing
light bulbs out Of the window. a
traditional Roman diversion which
is now against the law.
In Belgrade a New Years pardon
was ordered for 3.04s imprisoned
Yugoslavs and oranges went on
sale for the first time since the
German invasion in 1871
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CHIIRCHILL ON

Continued From Page Onel
luxury vessel finally got away at
II So anu. l6:5S am. EST
She originally had been sched'
uled to sail with her i.l04 pas
Seugers on Friday,
Churchill and his party OF Jo-
including Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden, had been waiting on
board since as minutes after sat
urday midnight.
Hope Of sailing Sunday was
dashed when the port anchor be-
came jammed in its housing
Workmeu had to cut through q
plate into the housing to release
the iammed fIuke Then they had
to replace the plate,
Churchill dined with Earl Mount
batten. fourth lord OF the Admir-
atty. who has been appointed COM
mander in chief OF the British Med
iterranean Fleet effective next
May. The prime minister also
worked on tie papers he is carry
ing to Washington for has talks
with the President
In a New Years message 70
the Primrose League. a groiip
Of Conservative Party Leaders.
Churchill declared 1852 presents
us with momentnus challenges and
opportunities lie added.
Abroad our first task must be
to win peace through policy OF
strength. The liberties which we
prize. and which our ancestors won
for us in the struggles of many
centuries, are threatened by an
alien doctrine. which is quick to
exploit weakness but pauses be-
fore strength,
Another passenger on the liner
is Waiter S, Clifford, the United
States ambassador TO Britain, VINO
said he was returning to Wash.
ington for general consultations
in connection with the Churchll
visit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-31
Reward Offered
For Englishman

CAIRO, Egypt. m The indepen-
dent weekly All Gauihpur AL Misri
said today II is offering 1000
pounds (s2.s7o1 TO any Egyptian
commando who kills LIZ Gen. Sir
George Erskine, British fSuez Ca
nal Zone commander.
II put the reward for killing les.
ser officers at 100 pounds t$z87) a
head.
Al Gamhour called Erskine and
his men red faced thieves" and
said II had decided to participate
financially In the battle to get rid
Of the British through commando
tactics.
The pro government daily al
Misri reported Education Minister
Taha Hnssein pasha has ordered
all primary and secondary schools
throughout Egypt closed effective
Jan. II. al Misri said the decision
followed violent demonstrations
Sunday By students al over the
country
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SCORES HUNT LOST

tConlinueu nom Page One1
disaearances sent scores Of mill
tary planes, from this country and
Canada, into the hunt.
The missing lanes
/. a nont scheduled airliner
carrying 40 persons which disap.
peared on 1870 mile Pittsburgh
TO Buffalo flight. II took off Sat
urday night for the normally one
hour hop with three-hour gaso-
line supply.
2. A CIT military transport. last
heard from Sunday afternoon near
Phoenix, Ariz. 1t was carrying 2S
persons. including 10 West Point
cadets. on a flight from Hamilton
Air Force Base, Calf, to Good
fellow Air Base, Texas.
8. An Air Force F-5i Mustang
fighter. which vanished after its
pilot. believed the only person
aboard on a flight from Spokane,
Wash. TO Travis Air Base, Calf.
Bad weather hampered search
efforts.
But despite thickening skies. As
Navy. Coast Guard. Air Force, Civ
il Air Patrol and Royal Canadian
Air Force planes joined in the
hunt for the airliner.
The search concentrated over the
mountains Of Western Pennsylvan-
ia and the Great Lakes, where
Coast Guard cutters scanned the
water from below.
In Arizona. rain, clouds and high
winds kept all but heavy search
planes grounded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-31
Florida-Miami
PLAYERS Dominate
In All-State Poll

ORLANDO iR-Gator Bowl bound
Miami and the University of Flor
ida dominated. the two platoon
All State college football team
this season.
The team was selected in poll
OF coaches and sportSwriterS con-
Quoted by the Orlando Sunday Sen
tinel-Star.
Breaking out in an offensive and
defensive lineup for the first time.
il was Miami on offense with five
places and Florida on defense with
six places.
Florida won three offensive
berths while Tampa, Florida State
University and Stetson had one po-
Sition each. On defense. Miami had
two places while Tampa, FSU and
Stetson again came up with single
representatives.
Frank Smith, Miafni's ace half.
back who grabbed ID of the Ia
votes cast, and Florida'S' outstand-
Ing tackle, Charlie LaPradd. who
also received 10 votes, we're the
top men on the two platoonS and
we're named co-captainS.
Miami repeaterS from last year
we're Smith, Leo Martin, defensive
end. and Jim Dooley, defensive
back. Florida repeaterS were La.
Pradd and Haywood Sullivan, of
fensiye back. Guard Bill Dawkins.
offenSe, and Linebacker Mike Sci
lers we're again named from FSU.
No player made both teams al
though Miami's Arcangeletti need
ed only two votes to make the
defensive platoon.
All state offensive ends HoI-
land Aplin, Tampa; Ed Lutes, Mi
ami.
Tackles; Nick Chickillo, Miami;
Charles George, Miami.
Guards: Ray Arcangeletti, Mi
ami; Bill Dawkins, Florida State.
Center: Carroll McDoland, Flor
ida.
Backs: Frank Smith, Miami;
Bill johnson, Stetson; Rick Ca
sares, Florida; Haywood Sullivan,
Florida.
Defensive
Ends; Bob Flowers, Florida Leo
Martin. Miami.
Tackles: Charlie LaPradd. Flor
ida; Jack Pappas. Florida.
Guards: Joe D'Agostino. Florida:
Billy 10 feathers, Stetson.
Linebackers: Buba Ware, Flor
ida; Mike Sellers, FSU.
Backs: Jim DooIey, Miami: ].
Papa Hall, Florida; Vince Chicko.
Tampa.
Honorable mention. Ends -
French. Florida; Laude, Stetson;
Chwalik, Miami.
Tackles: Mahin, Tampa. Fisher,
Miami, King. Florida. Lovely, Tam
pa.
Guards: Reeves, Florida; May.
Florida: Waytovich. Tampa.
Center; Stolk, Miami; Vari, Mi
ami.
Backs: Italiano FSU, Hackett,
Miami, fremont. Miami, Long,
Florida; Higgins, Florida; Brown,
FSU, Campbell, FSU, Werner, Stet-
son.