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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-27

p,e-wyapped! Of course your Wool
worth store carries Nodes in the size
you like best /. Juniors, regulars, and
super size. So don't risk running out
of your supply. Make it point to buy
Nodes in the economy 4s-napkin pack
OF in the box of II.
8. No wise woman waits till the last
minute to be SIRE of her stock of
NEEDS. With all outdoors reckoning,
you'll 60 merrier if you keep we'll
supplied. Because NEEDS are worn in
ternaity you can hike, golf, play tennis
-. even wear a swimsuit or formal ).
and no ones the wiser. You never have
to bother with pads, pins, or belts. Most
girls can wear NEEDS, you know. In fact,
I've noticed many single girls buy them
at Woolworth's. NEEDS are so comfort
able you never know you're wearing
one. So forget that old-fashioned no.
ton about sitting out" several days
month. And have more fun time when
vacation rolls around! Get your NEEDS
from salesgirf at Woolworths . i. and
enjoy your wbole summer.
9. TaIevm is particularly important
at this time of year to preserve bath
fresh daintiness all day. Here's beauty
trick I've found keeps me cool, fresh,
and fragrant t.. even in hot weather.
Every day (twice a day if it sizzler)
pat on CASHMERE BOUQUET
TALCUM head to toe. love the satiny
smoothness of Cashmere Bouquet j.. (.
the way it protects me from chatting.
Love it too for absorbing every drop of
excess moisture after a bath. So CASH
mere Bouquet Tale goes on my Wool
worth shopping list. How about yours?
10. Svn-proof makeup is the order
of the day. If yours washes out" or
looks STACEY under harsh sunlight .
stop in at Woolworth's for LADY
ESTHER COMPLETE CREME MAKE.
UP. It's made to Aatter your skin under
any light :. soft or glazing. Just apply
it with your fngertips (no water or
sponge needed). Instantly, tiny lines
and skin defects seem to vanish d. your
skin takes on loneliness that lasts hours!
Buy two and you'll always have fresh,
Lady Esther Complete Creme Makeup
on hand.
II. The new season coils for new
lipsfiek to blend with the colors you'll
be wearing. Now here's where you can
get the variety that spices a woman's
life! l like to keep 5epe,al different
shades of LADY ESTHER LIPSTICK
around. Soft shades for day bold
for evening and, of course, lipsticks
on both pink and orange casts. How
much prettie, you look when your lip.
stick really goes with the colors you
have on! For wids color choice, get
Lady Esther Lipsticks at Woolworth's.
II. Skin tones change when you
spend more time outdoors. Don't make
the mistake of using last winters pow.
der the summer through. While you're
shopping Woolworth's, shop for new
shade of LADY ESTHER FACE pow
DER. No foundation is necessary with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-27

Lady Esther BY itself, itexpresses thefull
magic of color gives your com.
plexion that appealing freshness. just
smooth on one of Lady Esther's vibrant
new shades. 1t clings and Aatters for
bom5 :. so you needn't puff, puff, puff
to look your prettiest.
NEW DAy.sY.DAY BEAUTY GUIDe-YoURs FREEl
Get your copy Of Through Your Looking
Glass 10 LONELINESS" -. prePored by Susan
Snort. lis free :. at the cosmetic counter
Of your nearest Woodwork store.
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makes q
w.. be without"

Wbss yoR,s "t,s5b ont" Oh
The toilst,iss yos sss every
DAY.. VsV, yoS'ss lost
sVftbon them! PSs
iaJt checked mine :. 1s4
IsboRgh yox might susst
TO check yoGss, too. Hs,Sf
myEst. Why not cheek of
Wbat yog need. then tzks
this list 10 Woolwo,tBA
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05

Courtesy is enjoyable, even when
steering an automobile. Try it, and see
how you feel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
BLAME STATIC ON PLANETS

If you are troubled with radio inter-
ference in the middle of July, you can
blame the disturbance upon the planets
Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, according to
Mr. John HI. Nelson, who has made TWEEN
ty-year study of the daily clarity of radio
transmission over long distances
For some unknown reason, or at least
not understood by Mr.. Nelson, the cor
relation between the. positions of the
planets in their orbits and the sun produce
situation that causes violent electrical
disturbances in the earth's upper atmos-
phere and interferes with the reception of
your favorite radio program.
1s4 There is no theory in current astro-
physical studies that accounts for the in
reference in the earth's electrical field.
The phenomenon, it is said, is not due to
gravitational effects or tidal pulls be-
tween planets and the sun, but, neverthe7
less, it has been observed for a number of
years. The sun, it seems, when it becomes
the target of the planets alignment. re-
spends to the combination in such a way
as to alter the earths atmosphere, which,
in turn, changes the radio transmission
characteristics and produces static in
your home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
LULL IN BUSINESS MAY CONTINUE

9oa'' The economic experts are beginning
to predict that there will be a lull in bust
ness that might continue into the summer.
They point out that consumers, months
ago, bought heavily because of the fear of
initiation and that congequ entity they met
their needs ahead of time.
$500 There are other evidences that those
wffo'bought merchandise at any price, feel
ing sure that they would not run the dam
ger of inventory losses, may face unpleas-
ant experiences before the end of the
year. The premature conclusion that there
would be tremendous scarcity of, con-
sumner goods, promoted by manufacturers
with large stocks on hand, led many mer-
chants to buy heavily and to oVerstock. q
3 The motive behind this heavy buying
for expected future sales was, of course, to
make profit out of advances which were
sure to occur. Just now, the buyers
seem to be getting the whiphand, with the
possibility that sellers are overloaded and
unable to readily dispose of merchandise
on hard II this is the case. the probability
is that the buyers will get some bargains
in the next three or four months.
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Chapter 8
AP Newsfeofures

Chapter 3
DHELAN looked at his watch and
L groaneS. "We1l have to pep it
up he said. We've got two more
apartments to investigate, and. il
the people in them are as screwy
as the others we've talked TO, we II
be here to all hours"
He pressed the button of Ia,
Charles Edelson'S apartment, and
waited. He jabbed it again, shook
his head, and crossed the hall to
buzz l-B. The door opened to re-
veal a young couple in evening
dress. obviously on the point OF
leaving the building. H
Going some place, Mr. Den
tino?" Phelan asked.
Dentino's eyes did rapid sur
vey Of Phelan's bulk, then passed
swiftly over Sergeant Jenkins and
me. His brows twitched slightly
Whats it to your" he asked in
low, hard voice.
I'm Lieutenant Phelan. Detec-
tive Bureau" Phelan announced
There. been a murder in the
building and I'll have to detain
you for a few minutes"
"A murder?" Dentino admitted
the gravity of the situation by al
lowing his voice to lose part of its
hardness. You'll have to hurry
Lieutenant, because my wife and
are already late.
Phelan s.rode into the apart
ment, and Dentino, with some re-
iuctance, followed. Now. then.
Pnelan began where were you
and Miss Claire this aftsrnoon2"
Miss Claire ?" Dentino con-
sidercd this remark carefully. "Ah,
you know" Hc stood poised before
Phelah Ike dancer, ABOUT. to
spring into the air and click his
heels. I'VE were here all afternoon.
Is our Usual practice to slaa2
un'il five O'CLOCK. you know" He
smiled thinly. ...t
Yes. | under-tand you 90 most
CT your work at night" Phelan
commented drily. what did you
do between five and seven?"
we had breakfast. and then
Miss Claire spent an hour practic-
ing lyrics while attended to s@me
business"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05

"What do you mean when you
say you attended to some busi-
ness?
my auditor called about five
thirty with some tax reports. lie
was here for perhaps half an hour,
during which time ] went over the
forms with him, checked his cal
culations, and discussed various
business details with him.
Phelan's eyes strained in their
sockets, but he swallowed care
fully before asking: Whats MS
name?" ssl
Lawrence Straw"
DHELAN'S breath escaped in 9
L loud rush. do you mean to say
Lawrence Straw was here from
five thirty to six2"
why. yes" Dentino, sensing
Phelan's excitement. qNickly add
ed: "W.ly?"
Does Straw make practice OF
coming here to see you2"
Eyes, of course. | don't ordinarily
60 to my place until nine-thirty IN
the evening, and I'm there until
about seven in the morning. Straw
naturally, doesn't work the same
hours / do. so he calls at the club
during the day, does whatever
work is necessary, and reports to
me here"
LET me see the reports he
brought today" Phelan ordered.
Certainly" His face polite and
inscrutable, Dentino went into an
adjoining room and returned with
a sheaf of printed forms which he
handed to Phelan. ,.3.-
"Yeah" Phelan handled the
sheets carefully. as though they
were fragile and might shatter I'M
less handled with extreme care.
He glanced ateach sheet separate
". reading aloud the headings.
"'Social Security. Illinois Unem-
ployment Compensation. Income
Tax Withheld on Wages. Excise
Tax. Claim for Reimbursement"
1.-THE usual quartely returns.
Dentino explained.
Il see" Phelan scanned the sig
nature. Il see Straw was notary
and witnessed your signature"
He takes care of everything"
Phelan handed the sheaf of tax
forms to Jenkins. Take care Of
these he directed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
HOW LAMENTATIONS HELP
INDUSTRY

1T is time for the. people of this courl-
try TO understand Just what bonanza the
tax-exemption can be to big corporation,
investing millions in expansion programs
declared to be for the defense emergency.
Representative Porter Hardy, of Vir-
ginia, calls attention to one company
which received tax certificate of neces-
.sity.', It plans to spend 73,000,000, to be
written off in five years instead of Il the
usual twenty. Mr.. Hardy figures that the
company will not only pay no additinfal
taxes under the write-off plan but that the
sngovernment will actually lose the taxes
nov being paid '4
More than the tax exemption, the
company which plans to manufacture oil
pipes, has been approved for a S50,000,-
600 R.sF. G.. loan and a 100000 de-
Tense loan. Thus the overnment will pro-
vide all the money for the expansion and
grant a tax exemption which will enable
!. the company to pay it back, out of profits,
within five years.
q This is a startling record but there is
history behind it. The company's present
/. plant was built by the government during
the last war but never got into operation
during the conflict. 1t was subsequently
bought by the company for S7000,000.
We do not mention the name of the
company because it did nothing that was
illegal and only what hundreds of other
ebig companies did in taking advantage of
laws that allowed such promotions under
the guise of defending the nation The
instance is another case of taking the gov
eminent tout of business" at a loss and
than guaranteeing private enterprise"
the capital necessary for expansion and
profits. It seems that the government car
ried the load, except when the profits
were distributed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
A FIEND TN NEED
By MILTON K. OZAKl

Dentino. with one hand raised
in protest. stepped toward Jenkins
and tried to repossess them. You
can't have themw he exclaimed.
"They've got to be filed tomor-
roWi"
Phelan waved him back. "You
lean file them as soon as they're
phofostated," he promised. They'll
| be back in plenty of time.
/ sBut why" A worried frown
| cut across Dentinos forehead.
Phelan turned abruptly away
from him and confronted Miss
lClaire, who had remained near the
idpor ready TO leave. did you see
lLawrence Straw leave here"
Phe1an demanded.
"Why. yes"
"What did he say when he left?"
"Why. nothing except - let's
see" She puckered her forehead.
He said: See you later " She
nodded. That's what he said"
Did he say where ne was
going?" :,
NO" She shook her head and
the golden blonde huff rippled like
bed of yellow tulips in a high
wind.
Just a minute, Lieutenant"
Dentino interrupted. "Why the in
terest in Lawrence Straw? You
said you were investigating muir
der, but surely my business affairs
have nothing to do" he paused
abruptly. "Has something hap
pened to Straw"
Straw was murdered this after
noon some time between six and
six-thirty." Phelan told him blunt
ly.
Dentino swayed on his heels as
though he had been pushed, and
Miss Claire. opened her red lips
wide. gasped, then covered her
mouth with her hand.
''He was all right when he left
herer' Dentino said.
so you say" Phelan pointed
out. But he's not all right now.
and something happened to him al
most Immediately after he left
here. He could have been here
later than you admit. In fact
he eyed Dentino accusingly-"he
could have been here, right her :,
until siX-thirty."
ITO be continucdl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
MISSES KEY WEST
Editor, The Citizen:

Editor, The Citizen:
am now and have been for
the past year teaching at the
University of Houston, Houston,
Texas.
would like to receive a copy
of The Citizen for a month.
only want it for a month because
| will be going away for the
summer. Next fall l will start
again for the entire year.
hope this note finds you and
your family in the best of health
Give my regards to all the boys
of the Jr. Chamber of Commerce
and all others who remember
me, sure do miss Key West anc
hall the good friends that l hao
there.
Hoping to get The Citizen soon
"a ~ NAT PEPPER.
Key West, Fla,
May /, 1851.
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Palm nuts are a main source of
food for the natives of equator
ial Africa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
ROOSTER GROWING
BRINGS FINE

ONTARIO, Calf, - up. - The
cock that croWed in the morn
proved the undoing of Iselabo B
Julaton, AZ, of Salinas, Calf.
He stopped at a gas station al
5:45 a. m. and a couple of passing
policemen were attracted by the
1usty Growing or a rooster. The
officers said they found six
game cocks in the back of JULIA
toms truck. He was fined $25 for
illegal possession of fighting birds
and the fowl were confiscated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
OLD INN GETS REpRIEvE

LONDON up. The George
and Vulture Inn, mentioned sew
eral times by Charles Dickens in
Pickwick Papers, has won a stay
of execution. The Court of Com
mon Council has rejected a pro-
posal to turn the old hostility into
offices.
The inn is in the business and
financial center of London, where,
the council noted, there already
is a shortage of eating and drink
ing places.
The George and Vulture is on
the site of a l4th century. inn
known as the George. The vul-
ture got in later.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
BRIDGE FOR SALE

SANTA BARBARA, Calf
(R.-Wanna buy a bridge? The
county supervisors have one up
for sale. It's l200-foot steel
span, built at cost of STA, 992 in
1917, which crosses the Santa
Ynez River north of here. 1t was
made useless when the highway
it served was rerouted.
The supervisors don't expect
anyone to buy it for transporta-
ton to another site. They hope
someone will be interested in sal
vaging the steel.
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Peoples Forum
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

The Citizen welcomes express
SiOns of the views of Its read
erS, hut Ihe editor reserves the
right to delete amy items which
are considered IibeIOns or nnNar-
ranted. The writer's should he
fair and c0nfine the letters to
700 words, and write ON one side
of the paper only. Signature of
the writer nInst accompany the
letters and will be published un-
less requested otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
YOU TAKE A CHANCE

Repetition of a story, day in and day
out, kills interest. It's the same old thing
and, unless those who play part in it are
we'll known, few people read the story.
Fifty years ago an automobile was as
glamorous as an airplane is today. When
anybody was killed in. an automobile ac-
cident half century ago, newspapers
played up the story about it. But since
that time considerably more than one mil
lion people have lost their lives in auto
mobile accidents in the United States, ac-
counts of most of which did not appear in
newspapers.
4 Today almost an average of 100 per-
sons daily lose their lives in automobile ac-
cidents; and an averageS~o of more than 100
die as d result of accidents in homes. But
the public hears about only slight per-
ccrtage of those fatalities.
But practically all airplane accidents
are reported. They make what newsmen
call good copy" particularly when the
fatalities are as many as occurred off Key
West in the collision of the Navy training
plane and DC4 Guiana, subsidiary of
the Pan-American Always. We were so
appalled, by the crash of the planes, caus-
ing the death of 43 persons, we gave little
thought to the fact that it was the first ac-
'cident that Guiana airliner had exper-
fenced in III years of service between Mi
ami and Havana.
The only way the comparative per-
centage of deaths in automobile and air
plane accidents could be determined WOULD
be to ascertain the nhmber of cars and
planes that are in operation. The number
of cars in the United States runs to 35, 000,-
900 or more, while no estimate, so far as
have heard, has been made of planes in
service. But of this we may be certain:
the few hundred airplane fatalities get
more space in newspapers than the APP
proxirnate $4,000 automobile fatalities in
the course, of a year. Some people assert
they would rather travel by plane than
automobile, others say the reverse, but
how about the record-setting fatal acct
dents in homes that do not result from
trayeling., .i
al MO mechanism isl perfect; neither is
the human element in operating a plane
or a car perfect. But the motor in an auto
mobile is a vast Improvement over the
motor in the. horseless carriage, and there
is little comparison in the engine in an
airplane today with the one. the. Wright
Brothers used to make their flight at Kit
ty Hawk Then Orville or Wilbur Wright
used to raise hand tp find out how hard
the wind was blowing before making a
flight. If the breeze was more than 10
miles an hour they kept out of the air
today hurricane riders in planes buck
winds as high as $50 miles an hour
President Truman flew to Wake Is
land to meet Macarthur; Macarthur flew
from Tokyo to Washington; information
ally known men throughout the world
travel in planes. They take a chance, as
they would take a chance if they travelled
in an automobile, steamship, train, or
if they remained in their homes
Il
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Interesting Notes

Diamonds are cut to enhance
their brilliance.
The name of the country Ecua-
dor is Spanish for equator"
Diamond engagement rim S
were used in the Middle Ages.
The brittle star, a cousin of the
starfish, is found on the bottoms
of all the seven seas.
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I'll Insurance
Free: What's
To DO Now?
BY ROGER BROOKS.
Captain. USN (Ret.)

The new free insurance does
not and cannot cancel the policy
provisions contained in your
present US. government or ma
tional service life insurance.
These are a matter of contract
between you and the government
as long as you keep your policy
IN force-keep up your allot-
ment.
USGI and NSLI both have
several advantages over the new
free insurance, which it is best
to know thoroughly before letting
them go-merely to get some
thing else free.
The principal advantage of the
old types of insurance are:
Cd Choice of beneficiary is
greater.
~ Many choices of settlement
are offered, such as lump sum.
life income, etc.
(9 Coverage can be made
permanent, to carry into eigilian
life. s III. l,9. H.
(4) Plan can be changed to an
other form.
go Disability is. provided for.
90 Higher interest rates are
used. USGI 312 e NSLI 81.
~ Dividends are paid.
The new free insurance offers:
ID Beneficiary limited to GER
tain relatives.
~ Settlement is made only in
100 monthly installments.
90 Coverage is for only your
term of active service plus 100
days.
(N Only one plan is available
(term).
60 No disability provision lex
cept that if you become disabled
you are eligible for a new type of
NSL1-under certain conditions).
go Interest rate is 24H.
81 No dividends.
The new free insurance is Of
fered in the amount of $4,000.
But if you keep your old insur-
ance, the amount of free insur-
ance you get will be reduced ac-
cordingly. For instance, if you
have 5000 of NSLI-and wish to
keep 1.-THE free insurance added
to it will be $4,000 enough to
make a total of $4,000.
However, in such a case. the
new Indemnity Act provides that
the protection costs of the old
type government insurance that
you keep will be paid for you, if
you ask for it. But if you ask for
it, you lose your dividend under
the old policy"
Suppose you have National
Service Life Term Insurance.
row. Here are the choices you
can make:
Cd Keep the old policy and pay
the premiums as before. By this
means you keep all the advan-
tages of your old policy, including
dividends (amount not known,
and full rights to convert.
81 Keep the old policy and ask
the government to pay protection
costs presumably the full cost
since term insurance is pure pro-
tection). This preserves the ad-
vantages of your old policy Tex
cept" dividends, which you will
no longer receive. The govern
ment will renew it, if the term
expires while you are still in ser
vice.
! (3) Give up the old policy and
get the full $4,000 of the new in
surance, at no cost to you. In this
case, within 100 days after leav.
ing the service, you may take OUT
new five-year term insurance
Briefly. this new insurance is re,
movable but not convertible. Each
time you renew it (every five
years. your rate is higher-in.
creasing sharply as you pass mid.
die age,
| BY comparison, when you arr
age 38 this new term insurance
F.! will cost you more than the NSI.
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ordinary life policy would cost
(neD at age 35.
If you keep your present term
policy under conditions ID or ~
above, you keep the right to con-
vert to ordinary life or other
permanent coverage-and escape
the rising cost of term insurance
you will meet under condition
l3).
Next time we will take up the
problems facing those with per-
manent types of NSGI and NSLI
coverage.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05

Self-control is Virtue that individ
uals recommend to their friends.