The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-31

.CHOWDER
BY RAYMER

i That Lee Chapman is a positive
lwhiz at organization! In a chat
Thursday afternoon, we accom-.
pIished great deal and even
chose a name for naval off.
GERS wives column as well as
making an outline Of the plan to
put the activities of o. w. C. groups
under one head, except for the
splurges when the events come off.
1t was Lees idea and her title.
All l did was cast around and say,
at has to be short and catchy; it
has to be Navy. What phrase is
typical?" and then with Cedric,
CHATS Lees husband), saying
"Chatter" the idea of talk came
up. and suddenly Lee said,
whats the exact phrase they use
on a ship to get attention when
something goes out over the loud
speakers?" Cdr. Chapman said,
"Oh, they begin with Now hear
thisp Then they repeat it." And
| did a mental handstand. That's
it," chortled.
'NOW HEAR THIS" will be the
title for a news letter of o. w. L.
doings to come out once week,
preferably on Saturday, with q
roundup of doings. dates, winners
of bridge games, golf, Navy Car
nival data, ETC., beginning next
week. ALI three of us were born
within a radius of 30 miles out
side Pittsburgh. and that reminds
me that at the USO-YMCA there's
a State file box where servicemen
can leave their present addresses
and their hometown localities so
that old friends can look them up.
Inslee that R. E. Lanahan, FSS, re.
gistered January Is and halls from
Beaver Falls, Pa, where my clan
lived since 1888. only in those
days it was just the Northwest
Territory and swarming with Della
ware and Wyandotte Indians.
WHICH REMINDS me of q
funny sign just outside of Kittan-
ming, Pa, which is northeast OF
Pittsburgh. Up on a ridge there is
a hysterical, historical marker
about George Washington who
came up from Virginia when he
was very young man to survey
the country and to call on King
Beaver, Indian chief who lived in
my neck of the woods. Most signs
about our Number One Hero read,
George Washington Slept Here. .
Well, out where us ridge-runners
dwell, he had to keep pretty wide
awake. The Kittaning marker pro-
claims, GEORGE WASHINGTON
WAS SHOT AT HERE" 1t was
many decades before the Revolu.
ton, too, when the French and In.
dianS were pot-shotting and were
under the British flag.
ROUND AND ABOUT: 1t.
Cmdr. A. P. mot Associated
Press) Adams, Of the Naval Air
Station was the only 'tfurriner''
over at the recent Carnival Queen
party which resulted in Barbara
Vincent being named Fleet Train.
ing Group candidate for the coveted
title. Wonder if he was spying for
his outfit on methods of how to
promote votes for the MAS poten
tial Queen?. Don (Red) Kerrick
is back from holiday leave. Now
| know why Chief Mcclure wanted
me to add simply "Rodger the
Ledger to his wedding list. :.
Dispense suspense. for dispensary
personnel stick together. Carter
Chase is a man who believes In
exercise. He's a designer, not q
golf fiend. He takes his exercise
by putting a drink across the room
from his chair and then gets up al
intervals to pick up the glass and
sip i'll Enough Martins and he'll
be a muscle man with bulging BIZ
ceps. if ulcers don't bulge first
MOSAIC BITS: Mrs. Brunscn':
party for the Bratenahls was ons
of the liveliest Of the season. Sc