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the years. comfortable compared
with what the specialists face If
and when they get to farms, vii.
lagos and machine-tractor stations.
So the volunteer" have to be
pushed. The party cracks down
hard, not only to round them up
but to get them moving into the
fields. Young specialists, the ink
on their diplomas scarcely dry, are
being showed out to the cold, re-
mote regions for active work, even
before livable quarters are ready
for them.
The volunteers" can hardly be
blamed for wanting to stay in the
cities. Russians are well off there.
1t takes only glance to see that
they are much better off than the
native populations. Many of the
local people, of course, have ad.
Ivanced far in party and govern
ment ranks, but the key positions
in all phases Of life are held by
Russians.
Observation-Disclosures imposition of
Moscow's culture on all its sub
Iiect peoples-continues uncheck-
ed. 1t began long before Commu-
1t began long before the Commu-
lnistS took power, eased off in the
first flush of the revolution, and
then returned with a vengeance.
The Russians, like indulgent pa.
irons, permit local peoples their
old customs, lore and culture-so
long as this does not go too far.
Nothing must reflect against the
progressive significance" of the
annexation of these areas by car
iSt Russia. II is bourgeois ma.
tionalism" to suggest that the local
culture is not inferior and is not
enriched by the Russian.
Study Of Russian is compulsory
in the schools. All business is con
Quoted in Russian. Street signs and
newspapers are in two and some.
times three languages. but in
central Asia the alphabets are
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FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD
BY C. GONZALEZ MENDOZA

chat crummy jOint) IL they catch
you playing bolita. Go away, man,
and permit me to lose Ey money
legitimstely."
And then there was the dream
about martial law having been de-
elared in the city of Key West be-
cause the underworld had taken
over. Since the National Guard Is
defunct, the Navy had to take over
but since ii was after two in the
morning the Navy was defunct be-
cause of the curfew that Admiral
Towner had deereed. There was
only one salvation for Key West
and the Poinciana Cleaners on
ISimonton ST., the heap big chief
living on Stock Island in semi
retirement. had TO come riding IN
on a Great White Fa. (. I mean,
Great White Horse. The heap big
chief went straight to City Hall and
found a silent curtain there that he
tore apart. Behind this curtain
there was a big fat squaw surroun.
ded by five bodyguards. The heap
big chief told the five bodyguards
to 90 back to the decency and com.
fort that they were committed 70,
and then he kicked the big fat
Squaw right out Of city hall. After
the heap big chief too over, there
was peace In Key West again.
After this dream, I dreamed that
| was the Sheriff of Monroe County.
And, man, you should see c. Con.
zales as sheriff. All that I smoked
as sheriff was Corona Plus Corona.
There were all kinds df mayhem
and unsolved murders around me
but do you think that bothered
me7 Man, you don't now what
kind Of sheriff you had In my
dream. All that said TO my hire.
llings was put IL In the files, boys,
they're refrigerated. And when
people tried TO contact me 10 tell
me Of their troubles, man, DO you
think I was in? Heck no, was
attending q Sheriffs convention or
something. Man. do you mink I
would hobnob with the hoi.polloi7
Why, man. all I have 10 do Il
whistle and the County commIs-
sioners VIII give me everything
my little. ole best-up heart desires.
And do you know what, man.
this column is getting too long
IN tell you about some more Of
my dreams later.
| Pleasant dreams 70 you. Mr. 10
bert G. Ruark.
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was certain that none looked
guiltier than his own.
Cloud dominated the circle. Nv.
eryone watched hreathlessiy a. he
thumbed the pages of a notebook.
frowning. When his gray eyes
lifted there was an increase OF
tension as IL each were hracing
himself for what was coming.
When he spoke, Clouds voice was
even and impersonal
Il could have saved myself
trouble by throwing the whole
kit and caboodle OF you into cells
in the beginning. That way I'd
have lodged a lot Of criticism
from the newspapers and let the
District Attorney decide which
suspect he'd prefex to prosecute.
But because I preferred not 70
make difficulties for innocent PEG
ple-which all but che or two OF
you unqueStionably are - I've
forced myself 10 60 slowly, gath
ering evidence where / could and
testing il as l went along. II hasn't
been easy and l can't say that I've
managed to win the confidence of
any Of yol-
He tapped the notebook. I've
jotted down the main points OF
the evidence as il touches each
person here. I'm going through il
now briefly. When I've finished,
wen talk. don't want just your
explanations and alibiS. but also
whatever real information you
may be able 10 offer and whatever
considered opinions you may hold.
/ want , on 10 be as fair and frank
as you dare TO be.
This is your last chance. II
you're innocent. TO get clear Of
this case without going through
the Official mill We've had two
murders and in investigating them
we've had 10 kill 4 criminal who
did his best TO murder two Of my
detectives. I'm not going 30 risk
any more lives.
"When we're through here
when we've exhausted all the pos
sibilties OF this informal gather
ing-Tm going 10 take the muir
derer with me, or else the whole
lot of you"
He paused. and an unhappy
cough from Ennis was the only
sound in the room.
&c BE eentinaedl
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Of 1851, while the consumers food
price index has gone up 2 per cent.
On one point that the housewife
always watches elosely--the price
OF meat--the Agriculture Depart
ment has . word to say for the
middlemzn.
II reports that he has not in
creased his profits as charged II
finds on the contrary slight de-
cline in the margins or price
spreads Of meat handlers.
The department emphasizes that
the big drop in the price of cattle
came in the lower grade eattles.
The housewife rarely buys this beei
as retail cuts. II mostly goes into
the making of sausage and other
processed meats.
Also. the consumers price inde1
represents choice grade cuts,
which many housewives buy. The
farm price index includes all beei
cattle, where the lower grades
have fallen much more sharply.
This explanation won't helu yog
meet your bills, but It's what your
butcher would like you to keep 4
find, anyway
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Faces Prison

MUSKOGEE, Okla Up R- Mrs
ITommie Dene Doughty, 17-year
old unrepentant kidnaper of a 5
month-old Indiana child, today
faced a 2l-year-term in federal
prison for the crime.
Mrs. Doughty, former carnival
strip teaser, pleaded guilty yes
Iterday to abducting the infant sor
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Lee Siam
mer while baby-sitting with the
boy in Evansville, Ind.
Ter attorneys. appealing for a
suspended sentence, said Mrs
Doughty had a mother complex
because she had lost a baby Of
her own. Psychiatrists ruled heI
sane.
After her arrest at her Bokchito
Okla. home, the young kidnapel
said she would take the child agar
/ if given the chance. The boy wa:
recovered unframed.
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Chapter II

CLOUD had caught up with Nor.
~ risSey, all right He said with
out preliminaries, You're under
arrest. You. MorriSSey, for kid
MAPPING. You, Hemingway. on gen
eral principles till we can find a
better reason You, King. as a ma
terial witness something you
might have avoided il you hadn' I
run out. You, Dexter. are the one
exception; have nothing on you
except that you keep bad COM
pany."
You haven't anything on me.
either" MorrisSey said "In want
to phone my lawyer"
That's all right. He won't be
able TO spring you. Mickey Logan,
the bum you imported from Phi
ladelphia with the late Danny
Myers, has talked, and so has Joe
Lark"
They don't worry me. What
can they prove?"
Cloud looked frostiIy at Martin.
What big jaw you have, grand
ma. Wisdom tooth?"
Never mind. Look, Cloud. those
snatchers spoke of Barbara Ennis.
She's missing. MorrisSey practi-
cally told me he'd had her picked
up"
The front door opened again
and Doran entered. He seemed
surprised to find Cloud and the
others there. he nodded TO Marty.
Just passing by" he said.
Thought I'd have a quick drink.
What's the convention about?"
Right now" Martin said, ''it's
about Barbara Ennis. What did
you find out, Bill?"
Nothing. ! mad@all the calls I
could think Of"
Did you report it,"
Doran shook his head. II
wouldn't without seeing Ennis.
How do know they aren't to-
gether?"
Together in a trap, maybe"
Martin said angrily, with Nor
rie's gunner guar ding them,
ready to kill them if things look
bad"
Cloud said, you've been read
ing the comic strips. Nothing's 60
ing to happen to her"
The telephone in Morrissey's Of
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Today's
Business
Mirror
By Sam Dawson

and grocery prices doesn't really
exist, that it just seems that way
because people rely too much or
government statistics.
The National Industrial Confer
ence board suggests today thai
people are being fooled because
they are comparing two govern
ment statistical indexes. And al
a number Of important points the
indexes are different and therefore
comparisons give a distorted view
One is the general farm price
index measuring price movement:
at the farm level. The other i:
the consumers food price iHdez
rejecting price changes at the re
tail level.
The trouble is, the conference
board contends. that the genera
farm price index includes a broad
range of nonfood items, such a,
cotton, wool, feed for animals anc
hay. Take these out and the index
doesn't show such a sharp decline
The consumers price index OF
the other hand contains some non
farm foods. such as fish, and sons
foreign foods, such as bananas.
The conference board contend.
that this accounts for much Of thc
seeming spread between the in
dexeS.
To the reader, however, the
spread is very apparent. The farm
price index. has gone down nearl,
20 per cent since the first quartz:
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NEW YORK R-The housewife
complains about the high cost Of
food. The farmer complains about
the drop in the prices he gets.
And the middleman complains
that he is misunderstood-and in.
sistS he hasn't profited from the
seeming widening of the spread
between lower farm prices and moi
so low grocery prices.
All sides-including the govern
ment-have been pouring in ex-
plantations Of this seeming con.
tradiction. The explanations won't
cut your grocery bill any, Of
course, but here are a few OF
them:
l. Many of the price drops al
the farm level have been for the
poorer grades of food which the
housewife rarely buys, and some
of the best grades haven't dropped
much.
2. The housewife demands more
processing Of food all the time
more packaging and preparing and
adding Of vitamins-al of which
costs money.
3. The costs Of banding food
from the farm to tbs grocery have
& me up all along the line-freigh;
and labor and DackaSing mater.
ials.
Today Still another is brought
forth. This is the view that maybe
much Of the seeming widening Of
the spread between farm prices
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-29
BY WILLIAM L. RYAN
Ap Foreion News Analyst

Tired-looking two-engine planes
init the ground with a soggy
lwheee, their wheels setting up a
splattering storm of mud.
Ancient passenger trains creak
into dingy railway stations, en-.
crusted with the ice Of long and
weary miles through barren
steppes.
Rickety buses bounce crafty
over narrow. frozen dirt roads,
slamming their huddled, fur,
Icapped passengers against the
sides and lurching them from their
seats.
In the capitals Of central Asia
and the Caucasus, the planes,
trains and buses discharge unwill.
ing pioneers, the new empire build.
ers Of Great Russia.
BY the thousands they pour into
provincial capitals-CommuniSi
party political experts, agrono.
mists, veterinarians, engineers and
mechanics of all grades. They are
well dressed by Soviet standards,
but they often look unhappy and
often they are accompanied by
less happy fur-coated wives.
| For long time these privileged
people have had things too good
Now they must pay the first in
IStallment of their debt to the So
Wet state for educating them. The
Ipalmy days are over for many.
These volunteers" fresh from
carefully staged and propagan
ldized celebrations of farewell anc
congratulations, have had. to bt
pushed into the remote reaches o.
1.-THE farflung Soviet empire to d.
their part in the governments des
lperate attempts to bring order Il
1.-THE chaos of its consumer econo
Imy.
Generations Of Russians before
them brought Russian culture and
Russian domination to almond-eyeC
KazakhS, gentle, swarthy Tad.
ljiks, the nomad turkmen and al
the scores of nationalities &C
lmented into the Soviet Union. 900. =.
The new crop of pioneers Ia!
been assigned the task of exploit
ling the natural riches of these ricl
Hands 50 that the Soviet Union'l
Ihome front win achieve the elias
ITCHY il needs to cushion il agains
1.-THE possible shock Of 4 new worlC
conflict. The party pictures thil
las a glorious task, but there /.
little Joy in II for the new ar,
rivals.
| Debarking into the thick mud o
Ia provincial airport. q specials
takes a shivering look at the grea
Ivastness beyond the republic cap
lital. and decides to stay in town
Hoping to be part Of a sort of head
Iquarters corps. But that won't do
at is impossible" said Tadjik
lStan Communist, official part,
paper, ito tolerate the fact tina
Imsny specialists, instead of goinl
TO work in maehine-tractor sta
Itions and collective farms, con
ltinue to live in cities and Simpl,
Ipsy flying visits TO their work.
This reflects MoScow's irritation
with the SlownesS of the new pro
lgram. II has promised . great up
lSErge Of farm production in tw,
Ito three years. but all depends OF
1.-THE peasants, and the peasants
must have technical help.
Even 50 remote a city as Alma
Alta in KszakhStan--at the edge O
siberia and frozen five months 0
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:S,.ls2siS'

fee rang. Doran said. 1T may b.
for me-"
'Or for me-" said Cloud. head
ing of MorriSSey.
II was for Cloud. His voice, an.
swering, reached all OF them. HI
said, That's mighty interesting
No. don't turn them loose JUS
yet Tell Haggerty TO bring then
both to the Gold Mine Club
Yes right now"
Cloud looked at Martin, smiling
family. You'll be glad to know
Barbara Is in good hands. She and
her father viii join US shortly.
wasn't worried about her because
l had her tailed, too--right 20 that
garage where you rented the cal
you smashed, up the other morn
ing. Both Of them were after the
letters you hid under the carpet.
MorriSSey looked at Dexter
$50" he said.
Martin told MorriSSey, Dexter
didn't know wher your letter
was, if that's what you're making
faces about. But ] knew. and
was hoping it would help burn
you"
Now. now" Cloud ehided
"Morrissey. | think it would be
nice il all OF US, including those
who haven't yet arrived, could sal
down together and compare notes
about the murders of Searle and
Mrs. Messmer. I'd planned on a
jam session at headquarters. but
this may save some persons the
indignity Of being police guests.
Do you feel like closing down
your bar business for an hour in
the interest of luStice?"
Morrissey shrugged. " Why not?"
He yelled at a white jacketed man
behind the bar. Put out the
lights, Pete. No service till give
the word"
FIGHT people faced each other
IL in a circle. Eight uneasy pee
pie drawn into an Unmatched
group by the crimson thread OF
murder, and of them only Cloud
was not on trial for his life al
this moment. or the seven others,
at least one had the ugliest of all
crimes on his conscience. Know
ing it was not himself. Martin
nevertheless felt insecure as he
studied the faces around him; he
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-29

PUSAN, Korea P-Threa K"-o"''
newspapers and four news agen-
cies in Pusan which lost ...~.s
buildings in the fire here last
month have found new homes in
a group of nine Quonsets erected
under the U. S. armes forces as.
sistance-to-Korea program.
Newspapers and press agen-
cies settled into the Quonsets last
week.
The three newspapers had been
using rented office rooms and
printing their editi~~ ~-'.'
presses. The damaged presses are
being salvaged.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-29

Robert c. Ruark nationally syn
Dictated columnist, claims that his
dreams are getting duller all the
time. | can sympathize with Mr..
Ruark because my dream-life al
this period in my life (34) has just
achieved full maturity and my
dream world has taken on such
proportions that in comparison my
real life activities are mere mimi
cry OF the lowest order.
/ Ruark boasts that at one time
/ in his life he could dream serials
Il in Technicolor, and that be eating a
special diet of toasted cheese and
raw onions before bedtime. be
could pick Up the action where he
had left ii the night before. / re-
greet to inform Mr.. Ruark that
when | was a mere STRIPPING ]
could accomplish the same thing.
The only difference was matter
OF diet, grits-and-grunts being the
only activating ingredients. Now
that | have matured as dreamer
the only food ! require is picked
pigs feet lavished heavily with
fresh horseradish. This bedtime
snack provides my dream box
with all the fuel required to evoke
four dimensional dreams with
stereophonic effects. Not only car
il 90 backward and forward in
Time in my dreams, ] can also
cause anachronisms that are per
fectly logical.
However, this column is not de
signed 10 make Mr.. Ruark con
lspicuous as the moron he Is al
far as dreams are concerned. All
of this is merely Introductory r
some phases Of my dream-life
Permit me TO tell you about soms
of my dreams:
/ The other night ! dreamed tina
| was a taxi-cab driver at the FOO
of Duval and that Admiral TowneI
was my passenger. Admiral Town
er had hired me TO take him Il
the homes OF Key West civilians
in order 10 solicit Community Ches'
contributions. Admiral Towner and
stopped at ten Key West homes
,efore we gave it up for a los
cause. Eight Of the ten civilians
whom we approached had already
contributed TO the Community Ches
on payday at their jobs in III
Navy Yard and the other two VIII
were not employed by the Nav,
had contributed TO local agencies
/ And then there was the dream
about the dog-traek. ! was stand
ing there at the betting window. Il
one pocket | had my rent money
in another, my grocery money: i
another | had money for miseel
'Ilaneous bills. In the poke tina
II had money for myself there wa
"a big hole because never hay'
money for myself. Wen, | was go
ing TO bet the money that had q
the dogs. | had Charley Coneh''
selections gripped tightly IN on
|, fist because couldn't miss b!
betting on his sure bets. tHal
And, man. guess what happened
a 5olita peddler called me aside
He said to me: &C. Gonzales, VIVA
do you want for Cuba Saturday.
|. i said, go away, man, don't yo'
/ now that gambling IS Illegal. IS
, peeiaIIy bolita7 It Is all right TO
me TO throw my money 81 ava,
! 10 the dogs because this Is legiti
; mate. But, man. ! cant play bolita
! II is sinful TO play bolita and no
only that they'll put you in jai
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OBTAINS DECREE

LOS ANGELES Up - The fifth
wife of silent film star Kenneth
Harlan was free today of marital
bonds. ActresS-Singer Helene Stan.
ton, Is, obtained a divorce yester'
day from the 5S-year-old Harlan
on grounds of cruelty.
But is was a real friendly" di,
vorce, the actress told newsmen
outside the courtroom.
at is just too bad we didn'i
get along" she said. Hes really
very nice. Matter of fact. | think
I'll take him out to lunch"
The couple was married in 1915
and separated last April.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-29

Tie Empire BMiLders
Moscow Sends Specialists To Outlying Areas

Editors Note-The Soviet Union
lis popularity known as Russia, but
lit actually encompasses Is repub-
lies beside the Russian republic
where Moscow is situated. William
L. Ryan visited eight republics in
a 5000 mile tour of the Soviet
Union. In this article, second of q
series, he tells of Moscow's efforts
to Russify-and get the most out
Iof-the outlying areas.
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WORKED VERY LATE

Los ANGELES TIA 1913 Rsll.
Glen P. Lander. transit company
executive. telephoned his wife -
had to work late at the Office.
Yesterday. 10 years later, Mrs..
Honor Lander obtained > divorce.
She testified that he never ID
came home after that caIl.
She was granted 500 monthly
alimony, a home in San Pedro.
8, $50 in cash, $s,s7s In bonds, -
automobile, stock in Landiere
transportation companies and So
900 from his business interests pap.
able in s2O0-a-month instaIlments.
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Issues are vastly more important than men, but il
requires men to make issues.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-29

Canada. Brazil and Sweden con
sumo more than ton Of fuel wood
per capita in a year.
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The only the rich pay taxes is because the
paupers can't.
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U. S. traffic fatalities In 1852 We
seven and two-tenths persons Per
100 million vehicle miles. the low
est since records have been kept
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Until after 100, II Is believed
that all iron smelling was done
with wood charcoal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-29

Most college students begin their studies when the
football season ends
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II some human beings really knew half they think
they know, this world would be much better place.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-29

Equality be it understood is not the rule of nature
except in the language of the inferior
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If you lose interest in life, you are dying.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-10-28

were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Gore Sunday.
Auburn Long spent Monday eve
ming in Tabor City.
Mrs. Matte Duval spent last
Wednesday with her sister, Mrs.
Bertha Jenerettc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Early Elderdice
were Sunday night guests of MIR.
and Mrs. Lee Canady.
MIR. and Mrs. Early Elderdice
were visitors OF Mr.. and Mrs. +.
{. Gore last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie Pickett
were Tuesday night guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Canady.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Gore were
visitors of Mrs. Mandy Rhodes and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Crib Tues
day.
Wallace Cribb made a business
trip 20 VAUDEVILLE last week.
Bruce Gore visited i'll Whi;eville
Tuesday of last week.
Miss Doris Gore of VAUDEVILLE !,
spending somo time with her par
entS, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lester Gore.
Mrs. Mollic Gore spent Sunday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Gore
of Dittle River.
Mrs. Lou Chestnut and Mrs.
Austin Long made a business trip
to Whitevillc Tuesday of last
week.
Mrs. Macy Long and children,
Jurls, Ida Bell and Bill, made a
business trip 10 Whiteville last
week.
Greedy Long of Dover spent the
weekend with his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Austin Long.
MIR. and Mrs. Huston of White
vile spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Lishic Benton.
Mrs. Carl Stocks was the guest
OF her mother, Mrs. Lacy Long
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Ray recent
~ visited her sister. Mrs. Lizzie
Lar!morc who is Ill III Columbus
County hospital.
Melvin Long was visitor in
Whiteville Tuesday of last week.