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1oa<ade on The 7ouGIs
BY JOHN RoEBURT
Rs~Se
By JOHN ROEBURT

claim IS known TO the New York
police as Anne Brown. To me
she's Anne Brown, possibly alias
the initials S.W. S.W. IS also a
Sally Woods, a girl who mas dis
appeared without a trace" He
looked It Hunter intently. and
for the stitch that knits these dis
parate elements: The missing
Sally Woods originated IN Lewis
toni"
Jigger repeated. Il said Lewis
ton. Doesn't that mean anythinglp
Hunter wore a befuddled look.
What should it mean2" A mo-
ment passed. then Hunter was on
his feet. as if the import. de-
layed. had finally clicked in his
brain.
What you've implied" Hunt
er's fists doubled and his voice
ragged. Are you inSane."
Jigger backed away involun-
tarily and stared, again reminded
of something. The tone. the boil
ing anger; hao he encountered
il somewhere beforei
Jigger said stubbornly. Maybe
I am out Of order: bat show me
proofs.
Hunter recovered control. Il
should have you arrested, pros
ecute YOU for SANDER But, III
show you proofs" He cleared his
throat noiSily. Il can see in your
wild inSinuauons. the basis for
rumur that can grow and circulate
hke-like a horrible blight. ]
want TO prevent that. for the sake
of my family, and our good
name"
Hunter fused with a key ring,
then opened 4 desk drawer.
THE massive oak door closed
L firmly behind them They
scuffed down a hagstone walk
that ran parallel with the long
driveway. Jigger stopped, holding
his cigarette pack out to Red.
whats the word, Red?"
"H"llelujah." Red breathed
gustily. 'Air smells good-out-
side"
They stalled over a lily pond.
Jigger said, Il mean, how did
Matthew Hunter so over with
your"
Red pulled and exhaled. Not
too good. He gets too angry for a
guy supposedly shoulders and
head with The Lord. But, you got
your proofs. Susan Hunter can
celled out on Poppa and Willie
two years ago, in San Francisco,
as stated"
ITO be cOntinued)
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THE WATER QUESTION

Nobody requires of a man to treat anybody else fair
than he treats himself If he fair to others he is
to himself it would be unjust to require Of him.
Key Wesers to the other keys in Monroe
grow and prosper but at the expense of Key
We have done duty when give the Upper Keys
much consideration give ourselves, but would be
foolish to give them than get That is the way
Of human nature
That attitude IS the basis of the reasoning Captain
c. G. Ade (U Navy in the distribution of water in
Monroe county story in The Citizen he asserted that
the Upper Keys, north of Boca Chiea have population
Of II percent compared to the people living la Boca
Chica south to Key West and yet the Upper Keys get 20
percent of the water pped to the county by the
Keys Aqueduct Commission
Captain Adell has written to Ernest A. Ramsey,
of the commission, pointing that discrepancy
In his letter requested that the consumption of piped
water on the Upper Keys be reduced a population
basis to the gaonage used by residents Key West His
request fair and just right The people on the Upper
Keys should not get oneffh of the water with their
number of residents only slightly than one-tenth
the population.
Captain Adel explained explicitly the Nays position
The distribution of water in Monroe county He pointed
out that the Navy is under moral obligation to supply Key
West with water but under obligation moral or
eonractua to supply the Upper Keys with water In view
oithat fact residents of the Upper Keys should be de-
lighted to get water share and share alike compared with
1.-The supply Key Westers get but to almost twice
as much as is at present the proportion popua
ton IS an imposition on the people Of Key West
But Captain Adell's fairness in the distribution of
the commissions water goes even further in conserving
the interests of Key West points out that three million
gallons OF water pumped into the county daily and that
the Navy under contract is required to give Key West
only one million gallons instead gives Key West double
that galonage.
In the distribution Of the commissions water let us be
fair to eveybodygive the Upper Keys proportionatelv
Just as much as given Key West If that is done Key
"esters won't have to worry about their water supply
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Today In History

l777-Congress adopts Stars and
Stripes as the national flag
Flag Day.
1834-Patent for the first prac-
teal American submarine diving
suit granted Leonard Norcross of
Maine.
1881. S. Marines fight Span
ish in Guatanamo Bay-War with
Spain.
19l7-First Division, A.E.F.,
sails from New York for France.
1942-Birthday. of the Woman's
Army Corps-Wacs.
1943-U. S. Supreme Court rules
that public school children can
not be compelled to salute flag if
conflicts with their religious
views.
President Truman form
ally signs peace treaties with It
ally, Rumania, Hungary and Bull
garia
l948-Congress overrides Tru-
mans veto of Social Security Bill
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THANKS GINGER"
Editor, The Citizen:
Dear Ginger"

Editor, The Citizen:
Dear Ginger"
The modestly informal manner
in which you sign your column
in The Key West Citizen leads
me to regret not knowing your
actual name. Nevertheless this
note should, l trust, find its way
to your hands without too much
confusion or loss of time.
The June 7th issue of The Cit
izen was in the family mail to-
day, and my parents and / both
read it with an infinite pleasure
your recent review Of the latest
presentation at the Officers
Club, including the very favor
able words in connection with
"our boy" and by brother. Rob
ert Morse, who entertained on
this occasion. Naturally, we are
very much aware Qf his talents,
bat at this time our gratitude is
not for these same talents, but
the way in which they were SO
conspicuosly described and COM
mitted to your column.
So many reviews nowadays
seem to get by with just being
clever, That it is very refresh
ing to see the cleverness coupled
with the insight into quality
which you express in your writ
ing.
Bob has been received enthusi-
astically from many other quar-
tiers, as you might gather! But
perhaps never in such an intelli-
gent or specific manner.
Again our thanks for your
words, and our best wishes for
your future writings.
Sincerely yours.
RICHARD ID. MORSE
June IL, 1850
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Man lW Is Chain
Smoker, Drinks

McHENRY, Ill-tPl-This is a
stony about an oldster. a man of
1902, bat this story is going to be
different. 1t contains no advice on
how to live to be, 100, or 1902.
The oldster in the case is Julius
Bruhnke of McHenry, Illinois,
whose l02nd birthday is Sunday.
He was born in Germany in 49,
40 and came TO the United States
when he was 30-that is, in l849.
Ii was just last year that
Grandpa Bruhnke got his first
toothache, and or the first time,
had to lose a tooth He's not inte-
rested in telling other people how
to live a long life
He reports happily that he is
a chain smoker sof cigarettes. He
eats whatever appeals to him. and
he likes a glass of beer or a high
ball now and then.
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Chapter 10


THERE were sounds Of tittering.
L It was the creature in brown
silks.
Matthew Hunter said, Penny,
go TO your room.
Penny rose and went off ODE
diently. Repressed waves Of mirth
rippled the back of her oversize
brown silk dress.
Jlgger and Red exchanged
glances.
Hunter turned back to Jigger.
He tegaa with graSshopper en-
ergy. If it's story you're aft
err" mis- mouth twisted. Some
thing with freak appeal; let me
warn you that | will go 10 any
lengths Or cost to prevent the
publication of such a story"
Hunter resumed. Nov, for an
explanation. since possibly one IS
due you for your trouble in COM
ing here: Willie is sick; he sus-
tanned a spinal injury as a child.
His world is a world of fairy
tales, and Susan's death and
cremation away from home has
added another halllcination. Will
lie lmagines himself a prince. and
Susan the lost sleeping princess.
He must find her, touch her, and
restore her
The corners of Hunters mouth
dropped moodily. ITS a wild,
horrible obsession- The boy rushes
off everywhere; wherever a news
paper account of an unidentified
woman appears. Sometimes, it's
embarrassing. as your presence
here now is. Explanations have to
be made; family sorrows exposed
to strangers"
Jigger said, IF you'n allow a
personal question: "
"Yes?"
"Your daughters marriage to
Willie How is it you permitted
it,"
Susan wanted it." Hunters
eyes clouded. "She had great COM
passion for him. They were cous-
ms. mad been childhood play
mates. And I, too, was sorry for
the boy. / became his father,
after his own father-my brother,
died"
jig ter nodded. 81 understand.
But marriage, to a helplessly in
fantile MANI"
There was another reason.
Susan never spoke of it, or any of
US, but the reason was there.
Susan felt responsible for Willie's
condition. His injury had oc-
Cured during their play together,
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EAST GERMAN LEATHER
BRING COMPLAINTS

BERLIN-(Pl.- East Germany
is complaining sharly about the
creaks in its leather industry
The Soviet zone is especially
strapped for good shoes. The Com
munist form of self criticism"
has given the East Germans the
courage I'd flood the controlled
press with daily heels about the
quality Of leather, once Germany'S
pride. West German leather is
first CLASH
The official Red Army news
paper "Taegliche Rundschau" ac-
knowledged the mounting com
plants by saying editorially: "The
quality has not been improved
but on the contrary has deterior-
ated."
This is a pretty serious charge
to level at the Five Year Plan"
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as children, when they were eight
and SIX years old. Susan always
believed it was her-her negli-
gence that"
Jigger studied Hunters face
He said thoughtfully. Your
daughter had guilt feelings"
Hunter nodded.
Jigger said, Yet she ran away,
fnally?"
yes. 1t. was inevitable that
Susan would, finally. She was
young, attractive. unrealiZed."
It was substantially the story
outlined on the steps of the
Morgue. but with more depth,
more pathos. Jigger said, You
have a picture Of your late daugh-
ter?"
Hunter shook his head. mo.
Nothing but some baby photo
graphs" Jigger showed surprise.
and Hunter added, There was an
album Susan took with her TO
San Francisco: we never re-
covered it after her death. The
few pictures remaining here fed
Willie'S sick imagination. He'd
hunt them up, and brood over
them. So, we destroyed them.
What did your daughter look
like, Mr. Hunter?"
Brown hair. regular features,
her mothers pert nose" Hunter
stopped, mastering an emotion.
then finished huskily, "She was
lovely. lovely"
"A definite brunette?"
First the eyes begged off, then
Hunters mouth set forbiddingly.
Evidently, the memory was salt
on wounds yet to heal.
A feeling of vexation seized
Jigger. Descriptions in literal de-
tail were irritatingly elusive; an
investigator could blow his top!
Have you proofs of your daugh-
ter's death?" he asked. Reticence
be damned; let wounds reopen.
First Hunters jaw dropped,
then the tufts drew and the face
looked affronted. You're being
damned insolent!"
Jigger weathered the next sec
onds stoically. "Willie's appeal
wasn't the only reason 1 came
here TO Lewiston; / certainly
wouldn't make the trip because
of a fantasy told by a plainly ir-
rational man. ! came here because
of certain later information
came across; information bearing
on the unidentified corpse Willie
swore was his wife"
Hunter was listening resent
fully, End Jigger continued dog
gedly. THE corpse Willie tried to
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Boy 2, Was AWOL
Taking A Breatheri

NEWTON. MasS.-(P)-Billy
Troie of this city is not quite two,
but he knows when he wants a
breath of fresh air, Billy's parents
kissed him a fond good night.
Billy lay down in his crib and
pretended to go to sleep, Later he
slipped out of the crib, down the
stairs, and by his folks, who were
having a visit, with his grand
father.
1t was q fine night, but Billy
wound up in the police station for
the'first time in his life.
Tonight, the odds are that Billy
won't be AWOL, absent without
leave.
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Peoples Forum
ssssss0sssasassssssssss

The Citizen welcomes express
siOns of the views of its read
ers, but the editor reserves the
right tO delete any items which
are considered lIheIouS ar unVynr-
ranted. The writers should lac
fair and cOnfiife the letters to
200 words, nnd write on enc side
of the paper only. Signature Of
the writer must accompany the
letters Rnd will he published an
less requested otherwise.
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.CONCH
.CH0WDER
BY RAYMER

Everyone has been asking
Who is Ginger who writes fcI
he woman's page and is society
Ieditor?" BY twisting an arm nevel
mind whose, this miniature
background data was extracted
She holds and M. A. in drama from
Columbia u, N. Y. c., and almost
a Ph.D. from the same college
she said institution.
Ginger also studied French the
atre and literature in Paris. She
served on the staff of the Washing
,on Post, the Bayonne Times of
View Jersey, and with Intcrna-
ional News Service. She edited
md wrote foreign trade news
etter in Gotham New York 10
1ouse) and has done play, movie
and book reviewing for an enter
ainment mag there.
GINGER has had spice in her
ife by winning short story con-
tests in various magazines, among
them the distinguished Story Ma
ga1ine. and had short stories pub
Sished in the Quarterly Review of
Literature, Tanager, and half a
dozen other literary publications.
GOAT GETTERS: that name
attached to 1t. Lou Dillon
'CreWey Lou" But he won't get
lis hair cat any other way A
cal goat getter had to go to work
he other day up at the Coral
;hores school when the principal
ooked up and saw a billygoat
neandering down the school cor
idors, 1t belonged to a farm
iearby Which reminds me Of
he time when a woman known
IS THE Goat Woman descended
m the copy desk of a Miami pa
'er followed by a kid, the four
egged kind, which proceeded to
:hew up fresh copy ready for the
composing room, and drink split
nix To cap it all, she carried
a lighted lantern at the noon hour
md said to the city editor, I'm
female Diogenes looking for an
.onest man. The harassed ed
Tor, IN be honest with you, ma
am. You're sure in the wrong
lace for that Before you get
AK goat, get going"
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neer announced he couldn't tell
people what areas were going to
be affected for security reasons. "
In other words, Communist ter
rorists might step up their activi-
ties if they knew in advance what
sections of Singapore were going
to be without lighting at any
specified time.
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ALL IN DAYS WORK

FONTANA. 'Calif.-(Pl.-She
riffs officers got the bird when
they Investigated a report that a
mysterious object wrapped in a
white Sheet had been tossed from
a car. unwrapping the package,
the deputies found several very
dead chickens.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-14
DEFENSE NOT oNE-sERvlcE AFFAIR

ANY large American city is easier target for a
future aggressor than Pearl Harbor or the Philippines
were to the japanese in 941 declares General George
O. kenney Commander of our Far Eastern Air Forces
during World War H.
Inc general recommends that this country maintain
an ar force second to none prime deterrent to a
hremndrected attack but he also stressed the necessity
OF possessing an ntegrated air land and sea force
This is good advice to the people Of this country and
sound Judgment on the part of air officer who recognize
es hat no one service can adequately protect this coun.
try Il another war occurs We congratulate General Ken
ney for his frank declaration which should serve All Of rs
as guide in connection with considering the formulation
and execution Of thorough national defense policy
We wonder what the workers Of 1850 would think 81
the forty hour week
Their may be nothing under the sun but the nres-
emit generation is seeing ii for the first time
fair question take it. is how mpcb dir docs .
novel have to contain to be considered for Pulitzer prze
Defense of nation, 10 guarantee our liberties
costs money and requires the personal contribution d
= every American.
The trouble with many laws is the willingness .,
citizens to take advantage Of their provisions for the pr
pose Of getting something that they not entitled to re-
II ceiye.
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NIGHTLY BLACKOUTS
FOR SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE-(Pl.-Just about
every night in Singapore, there
are electric power blackouts-
but nobody gets any advance
warning.
The municipal electrical engi-
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AST'TA

SUFFERERS FIND cURS FOR MISERY
DUE TO ASTHMA ATTACKS. RuSAEb HERkl
New hope for relief from asthma parox-
ysms Is seen today in reports OF success with
a palliative formula which acts TO relieve
suffered with dread coughing, choking,
wheeling asthma attacks now tell Of blessed
relief after using it,. PRoMETiN costs IS. but
considering results. this 10 not expensive,
amounts 10 only a few pennies per dose.
(CAution--uee only as directed.l PROMETtN
Ia sold with strict money-baek guarantees b~
Central Pharmacy. Cor. White st.
and Truman Ave. Mail orders Filled.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-14

BY THE GRAPEVINE; have
'ou heard that David Newton.
ne-time newsman in Key West
going abroad as foreign cor
espondent? that my new
Nickname is Mona Lisa? :. The
original legend attached to the
yoman with the enigmatic smile
oncerned sealing up one Of her
10Y friends in a wall 1t seems
libby came home unexpectedly
nd she hid the frined in a wall
iiche Mr. Lisa, or whatever
lis name was. mad a mason call
I'd in and the niche sealed
Mona never moaned The
hidden beau must have tainted
turing the process because he did
not protest. And the painting OF
.he smiling Mona Lisa became
famous or infamous. But ! got
he nickname innocently through
local mag article and not By
my DrlCklng up incident
is 1T TRUE that a certain chap
hreatens to import a kangaroo
Ill the way from Down Under,
ust to get the Jump on an Aus
ralian girl he metz Comdr
henry Barlow. RN., liason off
ter between the British and Am
ican navies is due for some royal
Entertainment during his blank
/ clearance" visit here i. II il
rue that these Key West moSqui.
les are 50 clannish they Joined
.eputies and citizens in routing
.ut an escaped juvenile delin.
uent2 That's putting the bite
there it did some good.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-14

Margaret Bourke- White of Oar
len, Conn, photographer journal
list, born in New York, AS years
ago.
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Harry Lee Baker Appointment To
Police Captaincy Is Approved Here
Sergeant Cabrera
Promoted To Rank
OF Lieutenant BY
Manager King
P Wirephota

1t. Harry Lee Baker has been
promoted to Captain in the Key
West police force, on recommcn-
dation of City Manager Dave King
- the Civil Service Board, KING
announced TODAY
Three other promotions were
approved BY the Civil Service
Board, lifting Seret. Raymond
Cabrera TO Lieutenant, Buster
Cere2o from Patrolman to Scr
geont and Gene Hernandez from
Patrolman to Sergeant,
King said that the promotions,
based on merit, were necessary
because during sickness and va
cations Of officers, the force is
Lett without on officer in charge,
or ono officer must work two
shifts.
The new officers wlll be on pro-
baton for six months. On Janu-
AIRY ! they will be recommended
for permanent promotions, King
said
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/. Nickle Phone Call
May Soon End

MIAMI, June Is. tn The
day of the nickel phone call may
soon be thing of the past in
Florida.
The Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph company wants TO
hike the price Of pay-station To-
cal calls to a dime.
At Miami hearing on June 26,
the company will ask the state
railroad and public utilities com
mission for permission to make
the boost.
The company also wants in
creases ranging from IS cents to
one-dollar a month for home
phones and so cents to three dol.
lars and a half month for bust
ness phones.
The new rates would apply to
Southern Bell properties, incIud-
ing the entire Florida cast coast
ard about 30 per cent of the tcle-
phones in Florida.
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Judge Reluctantly
Sends Youth To
Reform School

The l3fyear bid juVenile ieiin-
quent who stole boat and after
using it, scuttled the craft. pill
probably be sent to the reform
school al Mariana Fla.
Juvenile Court Judge Eva War
ner Gibson announced today that
"a letter had been sent to the au-
thorities at the school and il he
is accepted, the boy will be taken
there.
Judge Gibson said she regretted
having 10 make such disposal Of
the case, but that there was no
other solution at present,
The how is an orphan from out
Of the State she said Ills
grandmother here is not able to
control him and there arc no
other facilities Ia the city for his
care. | only wish such home for
proper care Of delinquents and
other cases were established m
Key West. II is worthy and
much needed project
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Kenneth Kerr,
Tony Arthur Have
Completed Course

Two men from Key West, Flo
rida, have successfully completed
4he eight weeks Leaders Course
aonductcd by the Specialist
Training Regiment of the famed
8th Infantry Division at Fort
Jackson, s, G.
They are Private Forrest f. Ar,
thur, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
Arthur, 903 Grinnell street, and
Private Kenneth A. Kerr, son Of
Mrs Grace Kerr, 4l0 Simonton
street.
Private Arthur is a graduate Of
Key West High School and at.
tended the University Of Florida
and Florida State University
Prior to his induction in the
Army last November he was en-
ployed in Key West.
Private Kerr. also a graduate Of
Key West High School, was em-
ploved by the Pcnmsular Life In
surancc company prior to his in
duction last November.
Students enrolled in the Lead
er's Course are selected from the
ranks Of the enlisted men OF the
Third Army area for the purpose
of determining their potential as
commissioned or non-commissioned
officers
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Two Children Are
Struck By Truck

Two small children we're shaken
up when a Ford truck driven by
Paul S. LIealoourn hit them
slightly as they darted out from
behind fystfAecd car. il front Of
81 Poinciana.
Ligirtbosun carried tho children
70 the Naval hospital where they
we're examined and found not to
be seriously hurt, The boys are
George Gehring. Jr.. Sill Poin-
ciana, and Douglas Gray Renegar,
32-5 Poinciana.
LightboUrH reported the acct
den. to the police saying that he
was travelling east on Poinciana
Row at 10 or Is miles per hour.
The two small children, he said,
darted out from behind parked
car. Though ne applied the brakes
at that instant, the right part Of
his front bumper struck the chill
dren slightly hc said.