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Couple Of The 7oU4ts
Official U. S. Navy Photo ..
BY JOHN RoEBURT

and small, open paper pox were
on the end table beside her. The
box was half-fuu of colored pills
that looked like barbiturates. Jig
gers eyes circled the room. There
was a whiskey bottle on bureau
before a double leather frame that
held a pair of pk ctographs.
Jigger stared across the room at
the photographs for a long mo-
ment. Two women, with small
close features. They were a gem
Grafton apart. but bore a resem-
blance to each other. like mother
and daughter. He knew the
younger one. 1t was Aunt Penny.
He crossed the room. lifted the
frame, and came back to the girl.
He pushed the frame at her,
pointing to one of the photo
graphs.
who is she?"
First fear showed in the girls
face, then there was a small reg
lister of surprise.
Jigger said. get hold of your
self. You've got nothing TO fear
from me-"
Her eyes burned into his face
like a child seeking reinsurance.
Jlgger smiled soothingly. After a
moment he asked. viii you am
Swer few questions?"
She nodded heavily. with her
halfrclosed eyes moving from Jig
ger to Red in a wavering line.
Jigger pointed to the photograph
again, "Who is she?"
The girl peered at the photo
graph hazily. then said, Aunf
Penny My Aunt Penny"
Jigger pointed to the second
photograph. "And who is she?"
My grandmother"
"And her name?"
Her name was-Cynthia Hunt
err"
It was sensational, but Jigger
was dead to sensation. He said
m echanically, You're Susan 1
Hunter"
She nodded drowsily, accepting
the Identification. Jigger said,
You're registered here as Sally
Woods"
The girl nodded again.
Jigger delayed the next cues
ton; as matters stood now, it was
an idiot question. Anne Brown
was dead.
But the question had to be
asked. Jigger said. "Anne Brown
Have you ever used the name
Anne Brown"
The girl shook her head.
tTo be continuedl
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SUCCESS is EXPANSION

Too many Of US think that because man abors hard
and thrifty his aim in life is to plenty money But
that the with the business man. with
exception here and there. His object expand
improve in every way that will promote his business
terests
That has been the attitude of L. p Altman
he took the ownership of The Citizen. Hometown
folks may not have noticed his improvements except in
measure his issuing good paper he could have
done in the circumstances but it has been evident out
sders particularly those in the newspaper field.
In 1928, DIN w. Kennedy then the managing editor
Of The Miami Herald, marveed the type of paper Mr.
Altman getting the time. Kennedy said
can't understand how you able to do it. considering
the small amount of advertising patronage you get"
THE best possible" has been Mr. Artmans AIM and
1hehas kept up with that attitude he bought
The Citizen from T. T. Thompson and Marcy Darnell In
the last five years. he has installed three new oypes
teleype machine and smaller installations bought an adj
joining lot and constructed $4,000 building on it. And
this week he had installed phoo-electric engraving ma
chine which makes cuts of photographs times faster
than the old type engraver. $500
He intends to do more For the last six years he
has been unable to place print paper which
awas recently announced has up another 80 atom
- rotary press is the next improvement Mr.. Altman
contempates in his composing but he realizes it
would be unwise to do that of the acute pa
per situation. When he succeeds in getting a contract
then he will arrange to buy rotary press,
boarding money is not the object of up-anddoing
.buaness As his money his greatest pleasure
to put to work to increase the efficiency his prop
@@1erties. To him. success is expansion.
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at him. Either you're q damned
fakeI, or an idiot; / won't bother
deciding which" He shook his
head in disgust. sally Woods is
alive, if that's really news to you.
| ran into her this morning. She
lives at the Flemish Arms. and
that I'm sure is news to you" He
branoished a fist. IF you're ever
within a mile of me again"
Arents left the threat unfin-
ished. and walked away rapidly.
Jigger stared dumbly at his re-
treating back.
THE Flemish Arms was fourth
L rate hotel in the East Tween
ties. It's lobby was badly lighted,
irregular, and full a receSses like
hiding places. The shabby high
backed chairs were occupied by
shabbier clientele.
On the eighth landing, arrows
marked the criss-cross of corri-
doris. Red said, "Bet you that
we're the butts of some jokel"
Jigger said nothing. He didn't
dare trust his voice, or his think
ing. They reached Room $40, and
Red said nervously, We 90. in
there and find Sally Woods. as big
as life. Then what?"
Jigger said nothing. He had
lunatic thought he was trying to
shunt What was the conventional
way Uf telling a young lady about
her recent denisei
"A Shrill voice called out inuuir-
inEly from behind the door. Jig
ger pushed into the room word-
lessly, with Red close behind him.
She stood between them and
the door with the pupils of her
eyes unnaturally round. A hand
was over her heart; the scene re-
sembled that moment in a motion
picture when the bat man crashed
into the ingenue's bedroom.
Jigger looked at her like some
one absorbed in the complex and
n1ethodical details of a blueprint.
Her hair was coal black, album
dant, disordered. A pallor that
began at the eyes covered her
whole face. She looked doped. but
Jigger knew she was drunk, or
close to it. They were ten feet
apart, but he could smell the al
cohol.
He watched her loop away, then
drop into a chair. Jigger went
over to her. "Are you Sally
Woods?"
Her head dropped lower, and
there was no reply.
A vase of withered tea roses
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e oday's BIRTHDAYS

- a. s
E d s. Senator Thomas C. HEINZ
ings Jr.. of Missouri, born ST.
Louis, 48 years ago.
Gen. Henry H. Arnold, retired
head of army air forces, born
Gladwyne, Pa, 65 years ago.
DR.. Waldo L. Schmidt Of the U.
S. National Museum. Washington,
famous biologist, born in Wash
ington, ga years ago.
Edwin L. James of the N. \.
Times, managing editor, born IN
1rvington, Va, 81 years ago.
Most Rev J. Francis A. McIn-.
tyre, Roman Catholic archbishop
of Los Angeles, born in New York
SIS years ago.
George Abbott, playwright-pro-
ducer, born Forestville, N. Y, 62
years ago.
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..TKais Rock
Of Ours
BY BILL GLIB

City MANAGER Dave King is an
albright" sort of guy.
Generally speaking, he is frank
and outspoken. He takes his job
seriously and has shown no ten
dency toward exploiting tax
payers through the influence and
contacts made by his city man
agership.
Inevitably of course, there are
times when we, the public. diff
fer with Mr. Kings opinions.
But the disputes that follow can
more or less be called "amicable
arguments"
Last week, Dave King spoke
about the Board of Equalization
meeting being held tonight in the
City Hall.
This is your chance to make
complaints" he said. IF you
don't make them then you have
little excuse to come back later
and say you didn't have an OPP
portunity to voice your opinion"
The above statement was
meant as an honest, fair warn
ing. But it so nearly 'parotted'
the Words Al anothe4 well -kn0aT1f
Official that Ssit created reseft.
ment, anger, and Illustration
among several Key Westers
You see, it's not fair to invite
the average, run-of the mill ci-
tizen "a public meeting and
challehe hina to public debate
! If Mr. John Doe goes to the city
Hall tonight to register COM
plaintss there win be entire
groups Ut strangers around him.
Therefore, John Doe win have to
be an experienced public speak
er or he will never have nerve
enough to stand up in the naked
glsre of the courtroom lights and
shout his complaints loud enough
to be heard.
] If Mr.. Doe is a good public
speaker, you still have the I'M
fair picture of one lone man
facing battery of legal ex-
perts, clerks, and politicians who
have in all probability quite def
/ initely decided the course they
are going to take regardless of
Mr.. Does opinion.
This same situation has exist
ed for years in Key West. For
instanee, before the last legisla-
ture. Sspuble meeting was call
ed, Tie county court house was
iamme with the people and
their le1atfves who stood to ben
eft personally through proposed
salary Raises, etc. The meeting
was stippose to be an example
of democracy.
In my opinion, it was a chest
humping, theatrical display that
caused more than one good citi-
zen to walk out with disgust and
fear in his heart.
Salary raises are justified oc-
casionally but wholesale raises
such as the last legislature puch-
ed through are a wanton waste
of the taxpayers money Too
many undeserving office holders
received raises while the little
folks who need more money for
bare existence were left out in
the cold Look at our school
teachers and the small salaries
they are paid.
DAVE Kings Board of Equal
izatiors meeting won't be of the
sort mentioned above. But in the
futuressf think it would be nice
If Mr. KING would use friendlier
terms s0f encouragement and try
to get the complaints ahead OF
such Hastings so that they can
be prSsesited by qualified indi-
viduaIs when the complainer
himself lacks the ability to speak
| publicly.
1
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MANAGES TO GER A1.oncl

Inc highest paid executive IN the United States dur
ing the year 1860 Charles IT, Wilson, Of General Mo-
tors with, total compensation Of Sg26,300 -
Inc top,money man must MOI zbe confused " ith
Charles b Wilson formerly Of the General Electric Com
pany' now N charge of defense mobilization.
otner nigh salaries reported to the Securities and
Exchange Commission included four Others above $780,
GOO year three Of them being executive vicepresdents
Of General Motors
In connection with these incomes ono should nnaar
stand that Federal income taxes cut than down consider
ably The tax bite for example on the wilson income Is
estimated at about $4,000 This leaves something over
Sl5OOOO on which presume the President of General
Motors manages to get along.
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Lightning Sets
Off Alarms Here

Lightning set off several alarms
in thn city at about 3:45 this morn
ing. but no fires resulted from the
brief electrical storm. according
to Fire Chief Leroy Torres.
Earlier at 1850 pm, enginea
put out i brush fire near the base
ball Stadium at Roosevelt boule-
ward and Duck Avenue.
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Peoples Forum


The Citizen welcomes express
sIonx of the views OF its read
erS, hut the editor reserves the
right to delete any items which
are considered Iibeisus or unwar-
raBted. The writers should be
fair and cOnfIne the letters 10
200 words. and write ON one side
af the paper 0nly. Signature of
the writer must accompany the
letters and will be published nm
less requested otherwise.
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Navy v ~ program. In May, ls4s.
he was selected to enter flight
training. After completing TIE pre-
scribed flight training program al
Pensacola, Fla. he was designated
"a Naval Aviator in September
1850.
Lieutenant Wissler is the son
of Mr.. John A. Wissler, SIS At
lantic Blvd, Los Angeles, Calf.
and Mrs. Hermine L. WissleT, 7l8
Fifth Street, Rochester, Mimi.
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FINE WATER MASTERS"
Editor. The Citizen:

Editor, The Citizen:
I am Just a busy housewife and
mother and know very little about
politics or city management, So /
do not know to whom to address
MY complaint. Therefore l am
asking you to publish this letter
preferably on lie 'front.' page of
your paper and not hidden away
in the Peoples Forum
Then our mayor or city commits
s0ners or Rev Ray viii do some
thing about i'll hope.
The people here at Poinciana
are getting sick and tired of be
ing with out water. We drive into
Key West some evenings and see
people drenching their lawns with
this precious fluid.
Many a morning my husband
has seen women out early drench-
ing their lawns when he is on his
way to work. He comes home in
the late afternoon and there is no
water to take & bath. He has to
sit up till eleven or twelve o'clock
10 get bath. when he needs to
be getting his sleep.
Sometimes we haven't enough
water to cook supper. Yet some of
our neighbors do their washings
not just once or twice d week but
fill up their machines and tubs
and wash six days per week. ~
One or two men wash their
cars regularly,
I have small children but I wash
but once a week We have a car
but we do not wash it, But we
would like to take baths and we
would like water for coffee-But
those hoggish people in Key West
and a few here in Poinciana won't
allow it.
Why can't our city fathers fine
those people? They manage to tax
us for cigarettes more than other
cities are taxed, they charge us
| twice year for car inspection
where other cities are taxed halt
as much-then why in tarnation
haven't they the power or auth
GRITTY to tax or fine the Water
MASTERS? l would hate to think
Of a fire getting started. The whole
city would go up in smoke Ii
might serve some people right
MRS, c. LOPEZ,
Poinciana
ED. Note)-The State Sale.
3 Tax. on r.iaalaslAes- Is the same I'm
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Lieutenant. Wissler will report to.
ConpositeSauadgon Four, Allan
tic City, M foiA duty involving
flying. mt.t
He isga gaadS iate of White Bear
High Seleoas sEEhite@ Bear. lake.
MINI. and obtained Bachelor of
Science degree in Civil Engineer
ing from Marquette University,
Milwaukee, Wise. in 1948. While on
the college campus he lettered on
the Marquette Track Team.
Lieutenant Wissler entered the
naval service in July, 1945 in the
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fsTJ(, John Wissler
Completes Four
Months Course

lieutenant Junior Grade John
G WiSsler has recently completed
a four months course in all wealth
Ser flying at the Fleet All Weather
Training Unit, Key West, Florida.
The all Weather course consists
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From the editorial pages Of The
Citizen: Anyone who has ever.
seen a modern miss step out of an.
automobile can testify that Gus
toms change"
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Keep lying, to me. and Ill call a
cop ~
eJigger. studied -Aresits thought
fully sTfe. artist seemed in angry
earnest; there was tonghness IN
SOW not just the rage of a
man aggri9ved at b .heckier
4 Tue aktisf seized Jiggers wrist
6rfrlg4 Ats4o are yotte2s You didn't
bother el Ing me last niel1tl''
Jfgger had the feeling nf being
taken unawares, of being some
how suddenly in a situation he
hadn't prepared against. He said,
NV name is Jigger Moran"
The grip on his wrist held.
and why are you really after
Sally Woods?"
Jigger's mouth opened. "Are
you kidding?"
Enough to call the policel"
Jigger wrenched his wrist free.
"Arents. you're being just little
bit crafty now I'm not after Sally
Woods; I'm after her murderer. !"
Arents said wrathfully, You're
looking for Sally Woods, you
mean. And you used the cheap lie
of murder to wrest information
from me-"
The idea formed slowly, very
slowly You don't believe that
Sally Woods, is dead7"
Arents was looking watchfully
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Of advanced flight training in in
struments and night tactics de-
signed to qualify the pilot for
Carrier All Weather Squadrons.
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Chapter 10

Chapter 10
The button eyes smoldered and
4 there was swift irritation on
the artists face, swiftly masked.
Did you just happen along. or
am l under some sort of surVeil-
lancer"
Jigger ignored the charge. Get
ting pack to Sally Woods. She
took up with another man after
leaving you,
did she, ,really?"
Who was yolr ccessor,
Arents?"
Should l know"
Jigger said dealy, "Who was
your successor. Arents?"
There was sudden, surprising
hostility in the artist. Are you
going to continue tC waylay me,
and annoy mel"
Jigger looked sharply at the
artist. Il thought we got past that
crisis l thought we were on a
more cooperative basis"
q Arentst said harshly, Suppose
you tell me what your real game
is, mister"
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bareauerat is one who doesn't know which way
the wind is blowing until he throws his hat into be ring
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ED, Note)- The State Sales
Tax on cigarettes is the. Sang ia
Key West as IN all otrer cites tif
Florida).
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Taken From The Files
OF The Key Vest Citizen
10 YEARS AGO

Plans for a Fourth OF July cele-
bration at Bayview Park last night
were detailed by Eva Warner.
WPA recreational director The
program, tentatively approved by
the committee, win include attn
letic events, dancing, a softball
game and fireworks,
The field meet will include sack
races, potato relays, three legged
races, wheelbarrow1 races, a greasy
pole climb ard other games and
contests.
British SUBJECTS Hi Key. West
who are willing 10 volunteer for
military duty ia Ei1glslssla I1ssSal
been requested ~ theBritisl1 cflEE
sulate at JaekSonviIles to register
with that office. All Beitisfi mem
/ are asked to register, but only
those Between ID and so are like
" to- be eonsidered for duty.
OIL Monroe count residents, on
! ly four less than ahe maximum
permitted for "a county this sizes
last night signed in the county,
home defense force at the end on
a mass meeting at the courthouse.
American Legion members will
sponsor a confidential meeting on.
an important phase of national
defense the night Of July 2, at the
high school auditorium, Comman-
der Albert Mills announced to-
day Details are withheld.
Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire,
surgeon general of the navy urged
construction Of the service hos
pital of 100000 at once, it was
learned here today
War and Navy departments
EhaRe approved repairs to Over
seas highway either for a 100 per
cent federal gfantfor construction
or BY division of rs per cent fed
eral money and IS per cent from
the state road department, julius
F. Stone, Jr., county attorney, an /,
nounced today.
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Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire.
surgeon general of the navy urged
construction of the service hos
pital of 100000 at once, it was
learned here today.
, 1951-09-26
People of Antigud
Express Thunks for
Reception to Bond

On behalf of the people of
Antigua, Administrator R. O.
Wayne, has written to the st.
Croix Avis to "thank the peo-
pie Of st. Croix for the very
kind reception they received"
on their recent visit. Also for
the donation of $40. on their
departure. He said that "they
very much appreciated this
gesture"
Continuing, Administrator
Wayne wrote 1--WE in Antigua
are very proud of the new
form of art that these boys
have created and are grateful
for the encouragement you
have given them. We have no
doubt that they will have CIV
en- you some pleasure in return
and it appears from the re-
ports in the st. Croix Avis
which they have brought back
that this IS so. They much look
forward to visiting you again."
, 1951-09-26
~RidgewuY Invites
Communists to Meet:
But Elsewhere

General Matthew Ridgeway
has invited the communists to
meet with the United Nations
truce team to continue discus
sions for bringing about the
end of the fighting in Korea,
but he has made it. known that
Kaesong is unsuitable for this
purpose because of the con-
slant danger of incidents.
Communist laison officers
have sent an urgent message
to the General but it contents
were not made public.
, 1951-09-26
Goeggel Numed
Chuirmun Of Curib.
Interim Tourist Assoc.

AT the third Annual Confer
ence of the Caribbean Interim
Tourist Commission held in
Giudad Trujillo, Dominican
Republic, September 18th to
21st, Harry w. Goeggel, Execu
tive Director of the Virgin Is
lands Tourist Development
Board was elected chairman of
the newly formed Caribbean
Interim Tourist Association.
Attending the conference
were representatives from Tri-
nidad, Haiti, Puerto Rico,
Grenada, st. Vincent, Aruba,
Curacao, Guadeloupe, Marti-
nique, Saba, St. Martin, the
Dominican Republic, and the
Virgin Islands.
The members were guests of
the Dominican Republic.
The meeting was largely con
Continued on page AZ
, 1951-09-26
Several Hundred
Persons ut Funeral
Mrs. jones

Several hundred persons at
tended the funeral of Mrs.
May Prince James,, who passed
away on Monday. 1t was one
of the largest gatherings for a
private citizen seen in these
parts in a long time.
When the bier was at the
Holy Cross Catholic Church
the last car was still beyond
Western Suburb. 1t was indeed
a tribute to the deceased who
reared four sons and lived to
Continued on page A.
, 1951-09-26
N. Y. Times Editor
Replies To Query by
Dolly News Editor

l am enclosing herewith a
copy of a radio address deliv-
cred by Hon. Omar Brown
with reference to the activiti-
vities of the Organic Act Com
mittee in New York. I invite
your attention to the marked
portions on pages 8, 8, and 10,
which refer to one Mr.. Roth,
your reporter.
Because the story in .ques-
ton as represented has been
false and misleading, the facts
of which you may obtain from
the Division of Territories in
the Interior Department, / am
interested in knowing if it
came about in the manner as,
Mr.. Brown has represented.
We in this part of the world
have a very high regard for
Continued on page A.
, 1951-09-26
SPORTS
Edsel Wilson

Yesterdays games resulted as
follows:
American League
The Detroit Tigers BANKED the
st. Louis Browns 20.
Chicago White Sox walked over
the second placed Cleveland
Indians AZ.
The Washington Senators blank
ed the third place Boston Red Sox
80.
The game scheduled between
the 1st place New York Yankees
and the Philadelphia Athletics,
which the Athletics fans claimed
was going to be one of the great
est beating that the Yankees
would have received since the pen
nant race, has started, was rained
out.
National League
Inthe National League the LIST
place Dodgers were walloped by
the Braves in a doubleheader
game played yesterday:
Braves 6, Dodgers 3, list game)
Braves IA, Dodgers 2 end game).
The other games resulted as
follows: Pirates 6, Cubs 8; Giants
5, Phillies /; Reds Z, Cardinals.
, 1951-09-26
jones E. Gurlund,
School Architects,
Assistants. Here

During the past week inten-
slve work was in progress in
connection with the planning
OF the school building program
to be undertaken under provi-
sions of Public Law $40.
James E.. Garland, School
Board Architect for Dade
County Sihool System in Flori
da, arrived on Monday accom-
panied by James Campbell,
School Survey Specialist from
the Florida State Department
OF Education, Tallassee, Flori-
da and James VOORHEES,, an
architect from Miami, Fla,
who has done extensive work
ln~school building design.
These visitors inspected a
number of schools throughout
the Virgin Islands and consult
ed with the Governor and
school administrators in con-
nection with their work
toward completion, of a COM
prehensive report. This report,
upon completion, will include
recommendations and schema
tic drawings for all new school
plants proposed for inclusion
in the Public Works program
for the Virgin Islands.