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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29
OUTCAsT OF DESTINY
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car. Jack donned the messenger g
overalIs and uniform cap the
guard wore ordinary clothing nut
did have car which Brent took.
Thus far they mad PLAYED in luck.
The miles sped pas under
clicking wheels and finally they
heard the engine whistle for
brakes. Jack said. Were pulling
into Junction City anC I'll have
TO unload the express. Stay out of
sight and watch those two birds .
The train stopped at the station
platform, a baggage truck rolled
up and Jack. wearing the meSsen-
gers cap and overalls, passed out
the express and baggage 10 man
| who never gave HIM a second
glance.
The train moved on to the main
line, backed. then Jolted forward
on the other side of the triangle
of track, rolled past the station
and halted by water tank. The
mainline train was waiting Jack
and Brent descended to the
| ground, walked to the station
| platform, mounted it and went
boldly past the building. There
was a hand truck leaning against
the wall and Jack calmly took ii
and rolled It ahead of him.
They reached the express car
of the mainline train. Its door
was open and two men stood in
| the entrance. Both had guns
strapped about them The mes
senger asked, You Charley Ben
TONI"
Jack said. That's right. Want
| me TO sign for 1t"
The messenger passed down q
| book and a pencil and Jack wrote
| Charles Benton and handed II
back. He took the iron bound box
and put it on the truck. The mes
senger sad, Wen walk with YOU
to your car. Orders"
Messenger a d guard descend
ed and Jack picked up the han
/ dies of the truck and started
wheeling it towards the local. The
messenger walked a couple fee
behind him and to his right, the
guard was the same distance be
hind Jack and 20 the left. Bren'
brought up the rear. They passed
the station and reached the local
and then as they were about K
pass the platform of the smoker
the conductor came down its step
and glanced at them. He halted
abruptly and blurted. Hey! You
amt Charley Benton! Where il
he?"
Jack started pushing the trucl
faster, The messenger stopped
suddenly. his hand falling to tn,
butt of his gun. He called, Hal
or I'll fire!"
. TO be e0ntinued)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29

Lieutenant John d. Welsh
USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J..
<egrisitr, 4ssaf>szzrfd street BFeeltlyas
New York, has recently been de-
tached from Fleet All Weather
Training Unit, Key West, Flori-
da,
He was relieved of his duties as
Assistant Operations Officer,
which he has held for the past
two years, during the last week
Of September.
Lieutenant Welsh's next tour
Of duty is at Columbia Universe
~, where he will receive five
terms of College Training.
lie entered naval service in
July, 1912 as an Aviation Cadet
in the Navy VS. program, After
completing the prescribed flight
training course, he was designat~
ed a Naval Aviator at Corpus
Christi. Texas in September, 49,
43.
His decorations include the
Navy Cross, Distinguished Fly
ing Cross with two stars, Asiatic
Pacific Area with two stars, and
the American Defense Medal
While aboard the u. S S.
Bunker Hill, he participated in
air strikes against the Japanese
home islands, and was shot down
over Kure, Japan, March l9. l9-
AS. He remained prisoner of
the japanese Army until the ex-
chane of prisoners at the termin-
alton Of hositilities
A graduate of the Brooklyn
Technical High School, Lieuten-
ant Welsh is married TO the form
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29
THIS ROCK
OF
OURS

10 check equipment and perhaps
calls to buddy as he steps up to
the truck. Then the roar Of the
engine browns out all sound and
The truck creeps carefully olat on
the runway. With tap OF 81
rem, traffic is cleared magically,
and the driver builds up speed
as he enters the street.
Fire rigs seldom travel last
but they are so strategicaliy io-
Gated that they are never more
than minute or two from any
cali box. The driver worries priIi-
eipally about traffic, and the
ever present danger of coiilding
with another truck answering
the same call, while the rest Of
the crew sweat and wonder what
they're getting into this time.
Ordered chaos reigns at the
fire scene.
Lines are pulled off. pipemen
work toward strategic locations
designated by a superior officer,
rescue men, ventilators, ladder
men. salvage men--all 60 into
action. The deep throb OF the
pnmps is now accompanied BY
the sweetest music known to a.
r,ipemar-the slashing. kissing
sound of his water striking
where it viii do the most good.
/ Perhaps fer two minutes, per-
ihaps for five hours, time IS for
gotten. The firemen devote them
selves utterly to fighting an en-
emy that IS cunning, tricky, and
unpredictable. Spectators make
their jobs harder, and frantie
home owners often need to be
ouelled by the police. But no
man stops until the fire mas
been .blacked- out" or he hlm-
self has been carried out
After every fire there are
hours of work in which the
equipment must be repaired,
over-hauled, and cleaned up for
the next run-a job made pleas
ant by the humor of men who
have come close to death and
lescaped-until the next rum as
least.
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senger viii have guard IN the
car with him and we'll take care
Of them. AT JUNCTION City the
messenger and the guard are sup
posed to get the specie box from
the mainline train. Tex and my
self will take their places, leaV-
ing them bound and gagged on
the local. Wen ride back with the
gold, join the rest Of you and
light out for home"
At four the next morning they
ate q cold breakfast and started
out. They circled the town and
daylight was breaking when they
entered the strip of woods which
extended clear TO the tracks. The
local was due around noon and
they spent the morning loating,
talking or sleeping. Finally Jack
looked at his watch and said
Wed better get going.
They saddled up and rode as
close to the station as they dared,
tied the ..orses and went ahead
on foot. In the distance whistle
sounded. Jack and Brent stole
closer to the tracks. An engine
drawing an express car, smoker
and a daycoach came to a stop
Jack and Bren. walked along the
the train to the rear platform OF
the express car and waited until
the train started. then swung uE
on the steps.
WHEN Franklin was dropping
w swiftly behind them, JACK
nodded to Brent and drew hi:
gun. He opened the door to the
express car and went in, anC
Brent FOLLOWED him and CLOSED
and bolted the door behind them
The messenger was sorting ex
press and did not glance toward:
| them; the guard was sitting on
box facing the engine. Jack said
"All right, boys, sit tight"
The messengers head jerkec
around to stare at them; tht
guard tensed but did not change
| his position. Brent walked for
ward, his gun covering the mes
senger and Jack went up behint
the guard, made him stand III
and face the wall and took tn,
heavy pistol 1om his belt TIL,
messengers gun hung on the wal
near a rack containing two rio
| guns; Jack carried the weapon
to the open doorway and dropped
them outside.
Jack ordered the messenger Il
strip off his overalls, then CAV
Brent some thin rope and ga
and told him to make the maj
secure at one end of the car
Brent did this, then tied up tn
guard and fastened him to
stanchion at the other end of tn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29
BY BILL cIBB


The new truck out of No. s
Fire Station passed me last night.
II was on its way back to the
house and you might be inter-
ested in knowing that the boys
are keeping the rig in first class
shape.
Wouldn't it be nice if all pub
lie equipment were taken care
of and sbabied' like our fire APP
paratus? Taxpayers would put
out their hard-earned cash lot
more cheerfully.
OF course, I'm prejudiced. The
sight of any piece of fire equip
ment has about the same effect
on me as Betty Cradle is suppose
to have on the average man. My
stomach does a 'flip-flop', and
tinges of ele ctricity shoot
through my body. Why
It's an unanswerable question
There is love of the job, and
devotion to duty in most fire de-
partments that is unsurpassed
even within the u. S. Marines.
Old-timers will tell you that this
esprit de corps was obvious IN
| Bhes horses that used to draw the
fire apparatus years ago. And 9
man who once works fire Is
cursed for the rest of his life by
feVerish desire 10 answer all
alarms.
Before | build up a wonderful
case whereby the public will ae-
cuse me of being torch, lets
go through the motions of work
ing in fire department. Per-
haps you'll understand our Navy
and Civilian firefighters better.
i Generally speaking, there are
perhaps four hours of hard work
each day for a Company that
maintains its equipment in tip
Top shape. If you're on an s hour.
la l2-hour, or 24-hour watch,
4 the rest of the time is spent
waiting for a call.
A lazy way of life?
/ Perhaps. Try this for an ex-
pertinent and you'll see whether
you'd like the job
Take a clock, spin the alarm
hand SO that you don't know
/ what hour it's set for, and then
sit back and wait for it to ring
knowing that whether it rings in
three minutes or three hours. you
must move with split-second &C
curacy and perform a skilled job
A few days of this experiment
/ and you're apt to discover that
lit Is often laborious simply sit,
ting and waiting.
AT the first tap of the gong
nearly all firefighters experience
a similar reaction. The heart
speeds like a trip-hamfner for .
second, and a heavy, lead weight
seems to settle deep down in the
belly. Each man glances about
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29
Peoples Forum
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

The Citizen welcomes express
kiOns of the views OF its read.
eFs, hut the editor reserves the
right 10 delete any items which
are considered Iibei0as or unysRF-
FRHted. The writers should be
fair aud csHrtne the letters to
2O8 words. and write 0n one side
~ the paper Only. signature az
the writer must accompany the
letters and will be Published uB-
less requested otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29
Handy Shorty

OGDEN. Utah~-tPl--One of
the handlest men around the
huge bonlnera al Ilill Air Force
Base is 40 pound Shorty Os-
borne
Only So inches tall, Stanley
Osborne can crawl into tight
places in bomber wings and tails
to make repairs He is mechan-
lc and. Is years old.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29

err Miss Mary Ruth Jonds Of De-
catur, Georgia
They have one child, son.
John ID. Jr., 2 IL years of age.
The Welshs' were residing at Is
06 Alberta street in Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29
HARRY RICHARDSON,
l4l5 Newton Street
Key West, Florida

august q, I5oI
P.S. / would like TO mention
one man in particular. MI, {. Il.
Harvey, who has worked for the
peoples rights and tried 10 save
this waterfront for you and |
thank him very much,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29
Maintains City Owns
All OF Garrison Blight
Editor, The Citizen:

Editor, J. ne IltlZen.
After reading the article CON
corning street ends in Garrison
Blight. | would like to say this.
1t looks so foolish TO me for the,
City To have 10 buy the street
ends, especially at such price,
and TO think that the City had
already bought all the water
front in Garrison Blight of which
j have the proof that it was
bought for the public's use.
Our City officials turned all
this area back to the State so it
could be bought by private own
ers.
According TO the Price that has
been asked for the street ends
then they gave back to the State
about 100000
Now everybody is in a devil of
mess. ~
The state got the area back
AVID Tesolea-it---ini Ead.%xon. it,. be-
'~and 10 the taxpayers of Key
West.
10 you think that was legal
for the State TO sell something
that belonged To the people with
out the consent of the people. 1t
doesn't look just right to me.
! hope the people Of Key West
will keep all of this in mind
lust who is to blame for taking
our rights and privileges away
and just what Key West has
lost by all Of this.
Now | want 90 say something
about the d oc k suggestion,
Where would a dock be put and
how are we tn get that dock If
all the water front is taken by
private owners? If you put a
dock at the Boulevard that won't
do the small boat owners any
good II il happens to be a storm
can we pull our boats upon ting
dock? Don't be SO foolish We
want what belongs TO us, the
waterfront was an illegal
sale
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29

Baby bottle nipples, $4,000 Of
them, are used each year by Ge-
neral Motors TO mask terminals
of auto starting motors while
painting is in progress.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29

From the editorial pages of The
Citizen: Since the government
has repudiated its promise to IN
duct the draftees for one year
only. dethinees viii be an appro-
pirate nalne for them"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29

Newlyweds Mr.. and Mrs. James
l.. Stone are spending visit Of
a week in Key West with Mrs.
Stones parents, DR. and Mrs.
William p. Kemp, 623 William
street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29

It is always easy proposition to stand the side
lines and criticize the players
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29

The mouth Of the Yukon River
is on the Boring Sea in western
Alaska.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29

Three Key West men. a Civil
ian Conservation Corps member
at Ramrod Key, and a Miamian
who registered here have been
ordered to report to the local
draft board Sept 3, for duty at
Camp Blanding.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29
10 YEARS AGO

Efforts to rush transfer of the
city's underground water system
to the aqueduct commission came
to a dead stop this morning as
City Attorney Aquilino Lopez
revealed the ordinance making
the transfer was faulty drawn
and must be recalled.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29

Mrs. Hugh Williams, who re-
sides at the corner Of Duval and
Eaton streets, is leaving tornor-
row enroute to New York where
she will spend a visit of some
time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29

Joe K. VIM, distributor of S-B
Beer and Silver Bar Ale, reports
excellent business in Key West
since he resumed distribution
some weeks ago,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29

Suspicion leads many people into many mistakes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-29

no be eontinned)
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-06-15
Tested Recipes
Salads

SUMNER IS THE time of salads.
At this season fresh fruits and vege-
tables lend themselves to all sorts Of
combinations. Nodded salads are
popular because they may be made
in advance of a meal They can be
works of art and, best of all they are
delicious. But the plain every day
tossed green salad is as basic a.
bread and butter.
On 4 recent trip to the southwest,
the most attractive and toothsome
salad we had anywhere was served
at a famous hotel in the center Of
lettuce land, where salad maIings for
the whole United States are brought
to the market in hayracks. It was
hearts Of lettuce with sour cream
dressing.
From the chef himself: Remove
all outer leaves of head lettuce.
Wash, drain and place in refrigerator
to chill and crisp. Rub the inside
of large earthenware bowl with
cut Glove of garlic. Arrange the
hearts Of the lettuce, breaking the
: larger leaves if necessary, never cut
them. Drizzle over the lettuce Just
before serving this chilled sour cream
dressing: cup sour cream, 2 or 8
dashes of black pepper (the chef said
freshly ground''), / tablespoon sug-
ar, IL teaspoons salt, 2 teaspoons
cider vinegar, "a teaspoon prepared
mustard. Blend all thoroughly.
Tomato aspic: Heat ~ cups to-
mato juice to simmering; add / pack
age strawberry favored gelatin and
stir until gelatin is dissolved. Sea-
son with tablespoon lemon juice.
teaspoon onion juice, salt to taste,
and dash of cayenne. Pour into an
oiled mold and chill until firm. I'm
mold on crisp salad green's and serve
with mayonnaise. Serves A. For a
delicious tomato avocado aspic, peel
and dice medium sized avocado and
fold into the gelatin mixture when il
begins 10 thicken. Mold and chill
Cottage cheese salad: tablespoon
q enyelope) plain gelatin, u CUP
fresh lemon juice, " cup sugar, IL
cups fresh orange juice, quart cot.
tage cheese. Soften gelatin in lemon
juice. Heat orange juice and sugar
dissolve gelatin mixture in hot juice
Add X cup of this mixture to on,
pint Of the cottage cheese; set aside
Pour remaining ge1atin-juice in rim
mold. Chill until almost set; spread
cottage cheese mixture on top. Chill
unmold on large platter and fill will
remaining pint of cottage cheese.
Overnight salad: 1 No. III cal
pineapple mot the juice), SINAI
square boxes marshmallows, cherrio
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-17
TOday's Birthdays

Raymond M. Foley, Admins
traitor of the Housing and Home
Finance Agency, born in Wayne
Co., Mich, 81 years ago.
Maj. Gen. Raymond w. Bliss,
Army surgeon general, born in
Chelsea, Mass, SO years ago.
u. S. Senator John j. Williams
of Delaware, born in frankfort,
Del, AZ years ago.
DIR. Halbert L. Dunn of the
Public Health Service, chief of
the National Office of Vital Sta
tistics, born in New Paris, Ohio,
SO years ago.
George G. Allen, chairman of
Duke Power Co, born in Warren,
N. c., n years ago.
DR.. Elvin c. Stakman of the
University of Minnesota, famed
plant pathologist, born in Algona,
Wis, Sc years ago.
Ri. Rev. Horace w. B. Donegan,
Protestant Episcopal bishop Of
New York, born in England, 40
years ago.
Philip James, composer-con-
duetor, born in Jersey City, N. j.,
81 years ago.
DR.. John A. Mackay, president
of the Princeton Theological Sem
mary, born in Scotland, 62 years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-17
Stockholders In
ATT Now Total
l,OOO,0OO Persons

Inc number of stockholders of
Inc American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company reached LOCO
uoo today, Southern Bell Manager
:. A. Cold announced.
AS the l.000.o0oth point was
attained. there were I4,477
stockholders in Florida, own.
ing S35.s61 shares.
The Bell System is the only
American business with such a
democracy of ownership as to
nave 100000 owners" MIR. Cold
pointed out. THE people in all
walks OF life who have invested
in the Bell telephone business.
and thus become stockholders.
1--we in 10000 cities, towns and
rural areas in the nation. incll1d-
ing Florida"
Mr., and Mrs. Brady Denton, of
Saginew, Mich, are joint owners
of the millionth certificate rep
resenting stock. He is an auto
mobile salesman-typical of the
average Bell System stockhold-
ers, who are farmers, business
men, clergymen, m ere h ants,
teachers, widows and o h er
hometown" folks.
Funds supplied by people who
have invested in the Bell Sys-
TEN, like the Dentons, have made
it possible for Southern Bell to
spend $l09,800,000 for additional
facilities in Florida between jan
uary |, 1915 and March 81, 1851,
MIR. Cold said. Part of this tre-
mendous sum has been used to
expand and improve telephone
service in Key West.
Telephone service demands
in Florida and Key West are
en- the increase. Mr.. Cold said.
calling for large amounts of
additional facilities yet TO be
installed.
The money for these needed
facilities Will not come from Gus
toners monthly payment of their
bills but must be raised in the
form of new capital Telephone
earnings must be such as will at
tract the funds of people who
have money to invest, Mr.. Cold
declared. THAT is why it is es-
sential that the Telephone Com
pany in Florida be financially
strong, with adequate earnings
to do the job that the people of
the state want done"
Southern Bell added 1852 tel
ephones in the Key West area
from January l, l947 to Decem-
Der 81, 1850. From January l,
1851 to May l, 1851, 800 more
telephones were installed, bring
ing THE total number of tele@-
phones in Key West to 5000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-17
Today In History

1642-Montreal, Canada, found
ed.
1666-Newark, NJ j. founded by
Connecticut colonists who bought
the land from the Indians for
some $3.50 worth of goods.
l792-The New York Stock Ex-
change founded.
l838-An anti-slavery mob fires
and destroys Pennsylvania Hall,
Philadelphia.
l864-U. S. Postal Money Order
system established by Act of
Congress.
1875-First Kentucky Derby
run at Churchill Downs, Louis
vile, Ky.
l889-Buffalo Bills Wild West
Exposition first opens, at Omaha,
Nebr.
1917-PreSident Wilson directs
that an American Expeditionary
Force be sent to France as quick
ly as possible.
l9S2-Jofn H. Curtis, Norfolk,
Va, shipbuilder, confeSSes to
Lindbergh baby murder hoax.
l942-Italian subs operate along
the country's Atlantic Coast.
1946-First flight of Army Air
Forces jet-propelled bomber.
Government seizes railroads in
face of threatened strike.
l948-Stalin accepts Wallaee's
open Letter" as basis for talks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-17
Bible Society
Waits For Opening
OF Iron Curtain

NEW YORK.-(P).-John Mil
ton earned a terrific rep with a
single line-''they also serve who
only stand and wait" Now the
American Bible Society is taking
Milton up on it. They're waiting
waiting for the Iron Curtain to
be lifted.
The Bible Society figures its
chances of survival are better
than those of the Soviet govern
ment. The day the Iron Curtain
is lifted over eastern Europe, the
Bible scriptures will be ready
for instant action. They have
$4,000 scriptures, in Russian,
ready to be shipped in. That in
cludes 10000 complete Bibles,
1913, 900 Testaments and 100000
Gospels. !;
The Bible has not been pub
lished in Russia since 1927. The
last time the American Bible
Society sent any scriptures into
the Soviet Union was 1947.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-17
Economy Move OF
Group Backfires

AUBURN, Ind, May 17.-(P.
Sheriff Frank Carpenter seems
to have had the last word. He re-
Gently asked the county commits
sioners for money to hire a second
deputy.
The economy-minded commits
sioners rejected the request. AS
sheriff, Carpenter has authority
to swear in deputies as they are
needed. So he went to the home
of each of the commissioners and
deputized them. They are serving
without pay, of course.