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toss on the lire TO keep team
fully supplied with every need.
Our University Of Miami Quar-.
terback Club has been a big fac.
tor in the success of the Hurri-
canes. We have thousands Of mem
bers. We're mighty proud Of our
Hurricanes. Every Key Wester
should be proud OF the Conchs.
Anyone interested In all the
facts and figures. Plus ways and
means Of making the X. w. Oh
Club live fire outfit might drop
line to Slim Bsbcoek, In
care Of WcBs. Miami. slim"
has been prexy Of The U. Of IA.
18 Club for long time. is one
81 HE original spsrkplvss Of that
slub. and what he cannot tell you
about putting team on fhe map
is not important. Old "siim"
might Just take time out 10 come
down and speak 10 you folks
about II.
Meantime, flood box nine with
evidence of your interest all
of you, you old people you.
4 X
Was mighty pleased to read tina;
Frank Weber received the Jay.
Gee award for the outstanding Law
enforcement officer Of the year
II couldn't happen TO nicer guy
or better officer.
My first clear childhood reeol
lection is OF bouncing on blue
clad knee. chltching at a gold badg,
pinned to a blue coat and chortlini
Cookie. I've seen passed. o
badges since, and have always hat
| the deepest respect for same. True
Eve not always respected the maj
to whom the badge was pinned. 81
| IL is q generally known fact tina
there are stinkers in every profes
sion.
! guess I've respected Weber
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Official .. S. Navy Photo

and his deputy, Tommy Dixon. as
much as | have any two law en-
foreement men I've ever known.
I've watched them work unspeak-
ably long hours under mighty ad
verse conditions. I've seen Web
Der hit Marathon at two In the
ayem. weary and red eyed from
being on duty for thirty six hours
without d wink Of sleep. I've seen
Dixon work until five in the mora
ing and then show up at the
Sheriiffss office at eight thirty. tir-
ed. but well groomed and ready
for another long day.
Neither man is BY any means
over.paid. Theirs is a tough. wear
ing and. 70 a great extent. thank
less Job.
But I've never heard either u
them complain. I've never known
either Of them 10 refuse 10 help
when help was needed or hesitate
TO do a friend favor, no mat.
ter how tired they were. I've
never seen either Of them fsifer
in their duty, even though OBJ
stscles were placed in the path
of the pursuance Of HAT duty.
Webber is Of the modern school
Of police work He is intelligent.
well versed in scientific crime
detection and highly efficient He
is constantly studying the latest
developments in criminology.
Above all. have found him %
be gentleman, as is his deputy,
Dixon.
Maybe there ought 70 be
Quarterback club TO assist effi-
/ GERS Of such high Galore as
Frank and Tommy. and pive
them some of me equipment end
assistance fhey need but Al net
have.
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heard the angels" sing Tues
day night at the PTA meeting held
in Truman Elementary School. No
doubt these angels" reverted back
TO typical boys and girls after the
program was over, but there IS
something about children singing,
and particularly at Christmas time
that makes me wish, all of us
could be ehildlike in our hearts.
Mrs. Bedler Il hope spelled it
right deserves full credit for di-
recting the singing, but I think she
viii agree with me, the children
really put it across.
Let's Get Up TO Date
This is the fifth year the Jaycees
are sponsoring the Island City
Fishing Tournament, and for the
fifth year we are uncovering our
typewriter to do our part to help
make the tournament as success
ful as possible.
Charlie Laird, was appointed
chairman Of the Tournament Com
mittec, by Jack Murray, and was
well on the way to doing a very
successful job of the entire affair,
when sickness compelled him TO
resign and enter hospital.
Charlie left however, with the
feeling that the tournament would
be left in capable hands, and the
rest of the club knew il when Line
Castro was. appointed as Chair
man. with Newell Pinder. Everett
>Sweeting and Joe Ilacqua lending
a hand to assist in the work. There
can be no doubt of the outcome.
since all of them worked on the
committee last year.
Trophies Ordered
Trophies for the winners have
been ordered, with delivery date
sometime in December Most of
the details have been worked out,
or are in the process. the tour
nament has been extended this
year to Card Sound bridge. if we
can establish weighing stations
along the Keys, and there is not
much doubt about cooperation
from this angle
And the Navy
1t. Commander Tadeo. has
pledged his. cooperation in having
the men at the Naval Air Station
informed of the tournament. He
also stated a weighing station will
be established for the men station
ed at Boca Chica. The Naval sta
ton no doubt will cooperate also,
as they did last year
Details as to the opening date Of
the tournament will be released at
a later date, but il is not far off,
so let's get the lines ready.
Fer the Captains at the Blight
No. / haven't forgotten you,
Granted have not been around
the docks much this past summer,
But illness and other matters pre-
vented ID. Don't ever get the idea
IN your head you can get rid of
he as easy as all that. Before this
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Topped Spartan
Backs

EAST LANSING, Mich. III
Don MeAuliffe, captain-elect OF
the Michigan State football team,
paced all Spartan backs during
the recently ended season in yards
gained rushing. He made $50
yards gained in ia tries for a
as yard per carry average
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-13

Grating, in horticulture, is the
operation of inserting a piece of
plant into another plant with the
intention that it shall grow.
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A Line Vanishes

EAST LANSING, Mich. R1--Mi-
chigan States undefeated football
team viii graduate its entire first
string offensive line next June.
Included in the Spartan's stall
wart offensive combination are
end Bob Carey and tackle Don
Coleman.
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It's A Grand
Old Name

DURH A NJ. N. C. R.-Rich-
srd is a popular name with Duke
University basketball players.
Four Of the l2man squad have
that first name. They are Groat,
Crowder, Johnson and Latimer.
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The Percy Williams Home for
Actors, Pine Acres, is at East Islip,
Long Island, N. Y /, was founded
in 1923.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-13

MEN-Need a pair of Slacks2
You viii find them and save at
CHIC, S26 Duval.--( Advt.)
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Drug addiction is grounds for di-
vorce in seven us states.
Evening star., 1951-10-10
Etiquette Notes By Emily Post

Except for that thought, I de
believe he likes my church better
than his own! viii you discuss
this?
Answer: Since this seems to be
|of Importance to you both, why
don't you 60 to his church one
week and yours the next? This Ii
not at all an unusual solution.
Corsoges to Guests
Dear Mrs. Post: Should ali
women at the speakers table be
provided with corsages. or just the
guest Of honor. who is woman
and the speaker at this dinner?
Answer: Just the guest Of honor.
Brother Should Be Invited
Dear Mrs. Post: Our little boy
(five) was not invited to a wedding
In which his little sister will be
a flower girl. Shouldn't he be
asked because Of his sister?
Answer: Very def1nitely-yes!
Romon Numerals
Dear Mrs. Post: When is II
proper to use "2nd" or "3rd" after
Evening star., 1951-10-10
Mrs. JoNey
Hostess at
! Benefit Tea

Nine. El-Khouri, wife of the
Syrian Minister, was among the
ladies who poured tea yesterday
whep Mrs. Floyd Jolley enter
tanned at her apartment at the
Broadmoor. Nine. El-Khouri took
time out from her active work as
chairman of the Arabian Nights
bazaar to pour tea for the Ma
tional Speech Clinic Foundation.
The party yesterday was the
nrst OF the seasons benefit events
to raise money toward the foun-
dation's fund for the George
washington University speech
clinic. The members have con-
tr1buted a sum each semester to
enable the clinic to assist those in
need OF remedial speech correc-
tion who are financially unable to
help themselves.
The president, Mrs. Nelson
Pruyn Hod, stood with Mrs. Jolley
In the drawing room to receive
the more than rs members and
guests who came during the four
to six o'clock party.
Mrs. Frederick Cullen had
charge of the ladies pouring tea
and among others who took turns
at the tea table were Mrs. Justin
tano D. Quirino. wife of the Com
mercial Councillor of the Philip
pine Embassy; Mrs. Eugene e.
Cox. wife of the Representative
from Georgia; Mrs. Fred Bradley.
Mrs. Maurice Browder, Mrs. VIII.
liam j. Butler, Mrs. Allan I. Price.
Mrs. James Mcpherson, Mrs.
Parker Fairlamb, Mrs. John Brown
Jacob, Mrs. Auguste Boas, Mrs.
Arthur w. Vennell and Mrs. Ben
5amin Hill.
Assisting Mrs. Carl Dewey Nc
Manamy with the ARRANGEMENTS
were Mrs. Roy z. Lowe. Mrs
James w. Boyer, Mrs. Alpheus
Ryan, Mrs. Michael Cuba and
Mrs. Gordon Kinney.
Evening star., 1951-10-10

A letter today says: "1t would
seem to me that not only the laws
but also the rules of etiquette
should be observed with regard to
smoking in public. Specifically. I'd
like to know whether someone
sitting next to a smoker in a
crowded restaurant. who is made
miserable by a burning cigarette
left in the ash tray all through
lunch. might ask to have it put
out? Would that much leniency
he allowed a nonsmoker?"
I have never found anything
that we. who are in the minority,
can do about this situation. In
other words, we have to learn to
bear it.
Changing Church
Dear Mrs. Post: My fiance and
I are both Protestants but of
different denominations. He in
sists that after marriage, If either
Of us leaves his church, I should
go to his because otherwise peo-
pie will say he is not man enough
to stand up for his own rights.
Evening star., 1951-10-10

"a mans name and when tn,
Roman numerals? ,.........
Answer: Second" and third
written out are in best taste
End" and "3rd" are also proper
Roman numerals are unusual.
What should one serve for q
formal dinner, a buffet lunch or
supper? Mrs. Post Is sorry she
cannot ausiDer personal mail.
but her leafet E-25. Menus for
EDe7y Occasion" iDiu help you.
! To obtai1, q copy send 10 cents
Ia, coin to her, care OF The
EDesing Star. P. O. Boz 80, Std-
tion G., New York 19. N. Y.
Evening star., 1951-10-10
California Trip

MFR. and Mrs. Fred P. Griffith,
ST., Of Beverly Park Gardens are
celebrating their 25th wedding
anniversary with q trip to Santa
Monica. Calf. In California they
will visit Mr.. Griffith's mother
land sisters.
Evening star., 1951-10-10
The former
Miss Mayrna N pacay

4uC IOrmeF
Miss Mayme ID. Posey.
Miss Mayme DoraP Posey. daugh-
ter Of Col. and Mrs. Orlando j.
Posey. was married October 6 te
Mr.. Thomas Benjamin Hurdle, jr.
son Of MIR. and Mrs. Hurdle, al
the Holy Comforter Catholic
Church.
The Rev. Patrick j. Bennett
ofhciated and celebrated the
nuptial mass. Guests went to the
Fort Myer Officers Club for the
reception after the ceremony.
When the Hurdles return from
q trip to New York and Canada
they will reside in Arlington.
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message of coincidence to the Uni.
ted States
In Washington. President Tru--
man paid tribute to Bennett as "a
great teacher Of the simple ideas
Of cooperation and brotherhood.
Mr.. Truman spoke of another of
the victims, BENJAMIN H Hardy,
chief public affairs officers Of the
program. as one Of the creators Of
the idea Of helping underdeveloped
areas
The plane crashed after the pilot
---trying to pierce the overcast
had been odrered to 60 to Basra.
Iraq, or return to Baghdad, Iraq.
where the plane had taken off for
Tehran.
Search parties later found the
charred wreckage in a desolate
ravine.
occupants were burned beyond re-
eognition.
Bennett, IS, who was on leave
from his post as president of Okla
homa Al. and NJ College at Still
water, Okla. once served as tech
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-24
Our SaViOur'S
Birthday

In what season was Christ born?
Milton makes positive reply
It was winter wild
While Heayen-born Child
All meanly wrapt in the rude
manger lies.
But the second century of the
Christian Era would have ans.
wered that Christ was born in the
spring, the season when the earth
was created: for of course it would
Welcome its devine guest Favorite
dates we're March 2S. April 10.
nrii 20 and May 20. AS for the day
of the week. some theOlogians
claimed that the Light of the World
first shone forth on a Wednesday,
because on the fourth day God
created the sun, moon and stars.
while others felt it more seemly
that Christ should have been born
on Sunday and baptised the fol-
having Wednesday,
] II was under the Roman Empire
/ that the exact and permanent date
for Christmas was established. not
through Church tradition but by
way of compromise with paganism
II is believed that the mother Of
the Emperor Aurelian (270-275l
had been a priestess of the Syrian
n-god Baal and brought his cult
| to Rome, where his birthday was
: celebrated on December Is incOr-
rectly fixed by the Julian calendar
pc ire winter solstice. The Fathers
OF the Church apparently before the
middle of the fourth century, met
! the situation by proclaimlng the
/ Feast of the Nativity on the same
date. Our Christmas iov still holds
not only the far-Off echoes of the
winter feast but many features in
grrsted from the Roman Holidays.
! Heather superstition and Christ
ian love, working together in the
childiike heart of the folk have wo
ven the Christmas story into cur
/ iouS tapestry If the devotees of
Mithra worshiped the stars. Christ
ianity claims the Star of Bethlehem
for its own The Shepherds have
their part too in mythology and
the story. But the three Magi kneel-
ing before the Lord of Love an6
rendering him their best of gifts
are they not the Past, the Present
and the Future?
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chapter

LIE went on IN 10 his room,
II where he found Happy anxious
to talk. Happy was in a stare of
filters, and ne had 10 talk-elther
that or go out and get drunk. Rec
ognizing his condition. Gentleman
Jim resigned himself 10 the
inevitable
Now it's two meetings a day, ="
Happy complained. Think you can
keep talkin' SO much?"
words come easy" Gentleman
Jim sighed Il guess that's my
trouble, Happy-they always have
come easy"
$50 have lot of other things. y
Happy said shrewdly. But it looks
TO me like you're gettin' in over
your depth Jim. And maxim
plenty Of enemies. Keep on. and at
one Of these meetin's they'll be
Sayin' things over you. droppin'
clods on you with few flowers
to finish it OFF. That old geesef sure
seems to have it in for you--and
he amt the only one"
"You were wiser than I was,
Happy" Gentleman jim confessed
soberly, sinking down on the edge
of the bed. you wanted 10 keen
out of this. but was so sure
could do it And now"
'Now the eevil of it is that you
are doing it," Happy growled, Il
knew you could play any part you
ever tried. Jim, even 10 actin and
talkin' like q professor, II was this
uplift stuff that ] was worried
about. But IRE way you've been
handlin that why, hell's bells. /
bet you could give spades to a
sky pilot when It come to preachin'
a sermon. You sound like you
smeant every word of il. while
you're spoutin'
q do. Happy While I'm giving
Happy stirred uneasily
you've got me going" he con-
fessed. IL almost fall for your
line myself. And when | get to
doing that, and you do it yourself
looks TO me like we're really
runnin' full-tilt into trouble thatn
make what we was in when that
posse was around the canyon, look
like picn,.,."
NEAL HATHAWAY had had a
- double purpose IN attending
the meeting, and the second part
of IT worked out better than he
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-24
White Christmas
Predicted For
One-Third Nation
BY The ASSOCIATED PRESS


The northern one third of the
United States and few other spots
farther south are going to have a
white Christmas and generally
cold one.
That confines it pretty much to
territory which already has snow
on the ground, the Weather Blu
reau in Chicago said. II includes
areas north of a line running
through Southern Pennsylvania,
Central Ohio. Indiana and Illinois.
Northern Missouri. the Kansas
Nebraska border. and into the
Rockies.
Exceptions are: some areas In
the Appalachian and Rocky Noun
tains below this line are snow Gov
cred; the Eastern Seaboard as far
north as Southern New England
are not.
Cold weather continued over
most Of the country today except
for the Southeast and extreme
South where temperatures ranged
from the 40S to 80 Sunday. II was
90 in Miami, 63 in Brownsville
Tex, early this morning.
There was no relief yet from
sub zero temperatures along the
Canadian border states. Miles City
Mont. reported 20 below, Bis
marck, N. d., -12. Rochester. MINI
30 and Eau Claire, Wis. "a.
The cold was moving eastward
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dinner was sure to be sunnptuous,
their host gracious The only
trouble was that today ne would
have preferred 10 be alone, OH by
himself. Which, as the Professor,
was almost out Of the question
Arriving, they found that there
were several other guests as well,
including the banker and other
carefully selected members Of the
original finance committee, whom
he had met before. There was also
Minerva Saves. Sans sister, who
had cooked the dinner And who.
taking pity on Happy's dolorous
expression. set out 70 try and
make him feel at home.
Like Happy. Minerva was past
her first bloom, but like him, she
too was an artist, in her way.
Where ne could coax melody from
the battered keys OK an old organ.
drawing out its soul as few players
knew how &c do, Minerva was al
her best on the culinary side. To-
day she had outdone herself with
fluffy potatoes, rich brown gravy,
fried chicken, dumplings and all
the rest.
Watching her, Gentleman jim
thought that he understood some
OF her pleasure. Minerva Slaves
undoubtedly had good home here
with her stubborn, domineering
brother. But she was completely
under his subsection, and even
company was probably a rare
thing. Not all the color in her
cheeks came from bending over a
hot stove. A part of it was the flush
of excitement.
Seems like since you and the
Professor came to town. it's been
new place." she confided to
Happy. Folks are getting a new
outlook on life-a new spirit My,
you'd ought TO be happy"
Il am" Happy grunted. Only
l don't feel that a way"
At the other end of the table,
Sam Slaves was speaking, in his
usual fortnight way.
Reckon you've noticed, Profess
sor, that there's just few of the
best of us here today. eh?" he said,
with an attempt at lightness.
What | mean is, from the COM
mittee that's collected the money
for the railroad. This dinner amt
all for pleasure--though eatin' a
good meal always gives me a lot
of enjoyment. But it's partly husi-
ness. We wanted to ask your adj
vice-and mebby get your help"
Ito be coatinusdI
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HANGMAN'S COULEE
BY Al CODY

had hoped for. He had come, partly
in the expectation that someone
might heckie. From outside, ne
had seen the old man hustled away
following his second interruption.
Here were dividends.
Hathaway was too shrewd man
to 60 to McGilroy with sympathy
or offer of help. But he had plenty
of men who could offer both with
out exciting suspicion, and some
of these. prt sently, led the old man
TO Hathaway's saloon and SO to his
Office.
That was not difficult, since Nc
Gilroy walked like a man in a
daze. He had been hurt when
thrown out, and blood was on his
face. but he seemed unaware of
that, muttaring to himself. Only
when he looked up and recognized
Hathaway lid the light of reason
come into his eyes again. Then he
glanced arSund the Office. ner-
vously.
"How-how'd / get here?" he
demanded. Let me out OF here!"
Take it easy. old timer" Hath
away said soothingly. You're
among friends. Here, have a
drink"
McGilroy pushed the bottle back
angrily
No" he refused. 81 don't want
none of it,"
But you hate this Professor.
don't YOU" Hathaway said.
You've made that plain. Mayhs
we can work together. l don't like
him any better than you do.
McGilroy eyed him cunningly
for a moment, then resentment
came back TO his eyes.
Il kill my own snakes" he said.
Let me out of here "
But be reasonable, man." Hath
away protested. when we're
both on the same side of the
fence"
We amt McGilroy grunted.
And never could be-"
He got up and walked to the
door The others looked at Hatha-
way. but after a moment he
shrugged his shoulders.
Reckon I've been mistaken
too" he said, Maybe this Pro-
fessor is more of a guy than /
figured him to bet"
GAM SLAVES had invited the
- professor and the organist for
dinner at mis- house today, and
Gentleman Jim had accepted with
some reluctance. Ordinarily he
would have been pleased. for the
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Mrs. Dawson Has
Resigned Post

WASHINGTON R-- Mrs. Alva
Dawson, wife of White House Aide
Donald Dawson, has left the Re
construction Finance Corporation
and retired, an RFC official said
Saturday
On Nov. II Director Stuart Sy-
mington of the RFC said Mrs.
Dawson was leaving the agency
of her own volition" this month.
An official said that her job
she had been in charge OF RFC
files - had been abolished in an
office reorganization and that she
chose to retire rather than take
another assignment.
Mrs. DawSon's job came in for
some discussion last March while
Senate subcommittee was inves-
tigating alleged 'favoritism and in
fluence" in the RFC. The commit
tee charged that her husband was
one Of a group that tried to in
fluence RFC loan policies.
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Eight Americans
Killed In Crash
BY PHILIP CLARKE

TEHRAN. Iran tP--Dr Henry
G. Bennett, U. S. Point Four pro-
gram director, and seven other
Americans we're killed Saturday
night when their plane crashed in
q heavy snowstorm north Of this
capital. All Il aboard persisted in
the disaster, worst 10 Trans air
history
The crash came when the four
engined plane owned by Egypt's
Misr Airlines. struck the base of
Il 10. 900 foot granite range north
of Tehran
Among the victims was Ben
nett's wife. who had accompanied
him to Tehran for an official five.
day visit in connection with the
Point Four program Of technical
aid to underdeyeloped countries
The Iranian government sent a