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across the desk. his impatienea
mounting. Where is shes~
You'd like 20 know. wouldn't
your And I'd like to get my hands
on that note. Why don't we make
deslF"
The only way I'll deal with
you Is with my hands doubled
Give me the note and both Of
US viii De satisfied Ill guarantee
IL"
''Youu guarantee it, Martin
was sick OF talk: il stuck IN his
throat and made a uaddening
noise in his ears "I'll give you
something that viii satisfy both
OF Us for a long time TO come. and
I'll guarantee IL viii make you
come clean On your dirty snatch
racket"
He rounded the desk in three
swift steps. His left hand shot cut
and grayped the lapels Of Norris
sey's coat, his right hand drew
back TO strike. Blood pounded in
his ears and a crimson Aim Of rage
fiiekered in front Of his eyes
He did not observe the stimuli
taneous movement Of horriSSey's
arm toward the drawer before
him. But he saw the CLEAN Of the
pistol barrel as il chopped down
on his left wrist. imparting a
flashing pain that turned 10 numb
ness almost instantly, and in the
same split second q hand seiEed
his right forearm and arrested The
blow he would have delivered
He became aware Of Heming-
way at his shoulder Just as Hem
ingwsy's open hand, swung with
body weight behind IL exploded
against the side Of his head and
sent him staggering.
Bells pealed within Martins
skull as he leaned against the big
oid-fashioned safe IN a corner,
staring at the impaSsive Heming-
way and the poker-faced Norris
sey. and at the muKxle Of the
automatic in Morrissey's hand. A
sense of outrage swelled within
him. and a sense Of helplessness.
too.
MorriSsey asked, who's cut
front, Hemingway
Pete Milner."
'Let him run things for a while.
Lock the door,"
&c be ssaiaaassl
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III was generally understood that
liz you had enough troops, guns,
ships. planes and traditional bombs
your chances Of winning we're
pretty good.
Everyone had pretty much the
same sort of thing, more or less.
And there was no great mystery
about the bombs. The bigger they
were. the more powerful they were
and the more damage they could
do.
This country no doubt has
greater supply Of atomic weapons
than the Russians since the United
States has been building them
longer. In time the Russians may
have enough for wartime needs, if
they don't nov.
When that happens both sides,
having sufficient bombs 10 blast
each other off the earth, may have
70 revise an ever again their ideas
about warmsking, looking for still
newer ways 10 do ii, unless in the
meantime they can agree to let
zach other stay alive.
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with the same abandon as Ameri-
can children.
AS for party food, there win be
nuts, candy, fruit, probably tur.
key, but the old reliable standby
viii be rice. Urtl you have seen
a hungry Korean child attack a
bowl of rice, you have never seen
a child really settle down to Sc
riouS eating. It's sight that never
fails to amaze the American SOL
der.
"They eat rice practically every
day they get something to eat, :"
one bemused soldier said at a
Christmas party last year, land
yet look at them lined up at that
table. They have passed up
damned near everything at The
table to get to their rice bowls
first"
Every unit in Korea has its own
story or stories about the cooper
alton and help from the people
back home who opened their
hearts to servicemen's appeals for
Christmas gifts for Korean chill
dren.
Hundreds of towns in practically
every state came through with
clothing drives, money donations
many as a direct result of an
appeal from one of the towns
own servicemen.
In Camp BeIlesville, Ky, for
example, the Rotary club and
churches responded to the appeal
Sgt. Lewis Bell forwarded to his
wife, Lydia.
Men and officers of three Signal
Corps posts in the United States
Fl. Monmouth, Nj; Camp Cor
don,~ Ga: and Camp San Luis
.Obispo ,Calif.-are helping the
22nd Signal Group in Korea spon-
sor children's home in Seoul.
Last year those three stateside
posts contributed more than $4,000
and several tons of food, clothing
and toys.
In Solyang, Calf. the story goes.
"a group of youngsters played
tricks or clothing for Korea" on
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COMMUNITY CHEST COMMENT

Editor, The Citizen:
Rear Admiral George c. Towners operate dijudiea-
ton of the citizens of Key West is debasement terribly
uniting of his station Further he claims 1.-THE vast
ory of the officers and here feel that the citizens
have not lived up to their obligations >. He speaks,
then, for the Navy.
Perhaps the commander needs rap across his own
knuckles In his shallowness he has overlooked two
things, 'Q) there is conscripon among the civilians
where all Community Chest donations voluntary, and
(2) the commander confronted with any list of
unemployed personnel.
He estimates between 5000 and 5000 heads Of FAM
lilies in Key West He counted 500 who had contributed.
He does not state the number of Navy contrib
utng only ambiguous averages $1.45 per man; SIS per
the (tota amount collected. And he used the
term collected
Fifty-six per cent That's a complimentary amount,
to be sure but does not constitute grounds for the
manders uncuous denuncaon of voluntary efforts of
the citizens of Key West
Small wonder w. r. Neblett had nothing to say He
showed magnanimous restraint and, of course natural
surprise The duty of the chairman of the chest fund
campaign is to accept the check although personally I'd
like to have him hand back to the misanthropic
commander
The poor may be poor but don't take away their
pride.
H.v.B.
Key West, Fla,
P.O. Box 642.
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known only to the military people,
the President, his close advisers
and the atomic experts.
In the atomic field the size and
power of the bombs are not known
by the public. They can't even be
Imagined. Laymen know only that
they are many times more power
full than those dropped on Japan.
Some idea of their power,
although still beyond the ability of
the lay mind 10 comprehend, was
given by President Eisenhower in
his Dec. 9 speech to the United
Nations.
He said the United States stock
pile Of atomic weapons today Eek
.ceeds by many times the explosive
total of all bombs and all shells
that came from every plane and
every gun in every theater of war
through all the years Of World
War II.
And as a warning 10 the Rus
slams he said anyone who tried an
attack would be repaid quickly
by having his homeland laid
waste.
This was an expression Of con-
fidence which the public, not know.
ing the details. must take on faith.
Military power was something
which could be understood better
in World War II.
Then there were few mysterie5.
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Don {. RON

strobe toward the gloomy back
regions. however, Hemingway ap-
peaTed among the ghoStly tables
Il want 70 see you. Marty.
Hemingway said
Martin said. Later. I'm in q
hurry.
IF you're after trouble Hem
ingway told him. you're IN a
good place for finding L." He
moved aside and Martin brushed
past him. heading for the half
open door Of MorriSSey's Office,
from which a band Of yellow Light
Shone through the gloom.
AIORRISSEY looked up from his
wi desk Is Martin entered. II he
was surprised he did not show II,
although that could mean merely
that the sound Of Martins voice.
talking TO Hemingway had pre-
pared him. MorriSSey said. Well.
Martyr"
Martin leaned over the desk, his
glance probing the gamblers
steady blue eyes
Where is Barbara Ennis?" he
demanded.
MerriSsey shuffled together an
array OF cancelled checks: he
snapped a wide rubber band
around them and dropped them
into a drawer OF the desk.
If | wanted to find out I'd try
her home" he said. That's the
best / can offer"
1T won't do. Morrie. An hour
ago two of your gorillas picked
me up after Joe Lark spotted me
for them. They cracked about a
girl before the cops killed one of
them and shackled the other. Now
Barbara is missing and you're on
a spot"
Morrissey leaned back; he
looked tired and bored.
"Sit down. Marty" MorriSsey
watched him speculatively. You'll
get further by being reasonable
than by acting like a hunk Of
muscle. II you're telling the truth
about somebody getting killed. it's
too bad. because nobody would
have hurt you unless you'd begged
for it."
That's not how they told il to
me. But | didn't come here to dis
cuSs that" Martin leaned farther
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Halloween as part of that towns
answer to an appeal from Sgt.
Donald Nielsen.
The Chamber of Commerce Of
Grants Pass and Josephine County,
Ore, pledged $500 from the
merchants and citizens of that
area to the US. 10th Corps Christ
mas program. The move was
spanked by Col. r. E. Button,
senior reserve officer of the Ore
gon military district, who once
served with Col. Andrews Gamble,
now 10th Corps civil affairs of.
Ificer.
Tenth corps also got $500 from
the Ladies Club of Fl. Monmouth,
M. Mrs. Mary H. Epstein, club
president, said the money came
from profits of a thrift shop run
by the club.
The Parent-Teachers Assn. of
Napa, Calf, collected a ton of
winter clothing and shipped ii to
Korea.
Families of men and officers of
the 5th Air Force had sent more
than LOG, 900 pounds of clothing by
Thanksgiving and the packages are
still rolling in from all over the
United States.
| Although approach of the Christ
mas season has intensified the
campaign, the aid program of the
American serviceman is a year
round affair.
! It's part of the huge aid to the
Korean people program which
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, com
manding general of the eighth
army, has been promoting for
months.
Whatever its other unhappy as
pects," Gen. Taylor said a while
back, 1.-THE Korean struggle has
brought forth a feeling of kinship
between our soldiers and the Ko-
rean people which is a precious
by product of our military effort"
To the Korean population, as
TO the little 4-year-old in a Seoul
5orphanage, Santa Claus is the
i"GI."
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Chapter Is

Chapter -
BARBARA ENNIS was not at
- home. She bad gone cut with
in the hour, after receiving = tele-
phone call. saying nothing about
her destination or when she woQld
be back. q
He hooked the receiver and dug
IN his pockets for more coins. He
spun out the number Of the
MoTnFnp Record on the dial and
got Bill Doran without difficulty
and said. Check on Barbara En-
MS right away. Get hold of her
friends. her old man. everybody.
II you can't find her. get the cops
and the F. B. /. and tell them she's
been kidnapped"
Doran's voice shed its Gus
tomary gruff cynieisn. Good
Lord. Marty; if you're sober"
Il was snatched by a pair of
gunsters who made some cracks
about her. Cloud had detectives
failing me or else / wouldn't be
talking to you now. II you haven't
already got a story about one of
the gunsters being killed, you'll
be getting it any minute"
WHO"
They were working for Nor
riSSey, I'm sure. Joe Lark, the
Gold Mine doorman, put me on
the spot Barbara got q call about
the same time / did and went out,
and hasn't been seen since"
III get busy right away, Marty.
Where are your"
West Twentieth Street station.
! came here with the detectives,
but I'm not staying. I'm going to
hunt up Morrie and give him the
beating he ordered for me"
Marty, you fool. listen"
Martin broke the connection and
got out of the booth CrosswindS
of powerful emotion whipped
through him--a gale o. fear for
Barbara and gusty wrath for Nor
riSsey.
He had told Williams and Weber
he would follow them upstairs TO
Clouds Office. Instead he went into
the street and got cab to the
Gold Mine Club.
The gilded doors opened to his
thrust Lights cleaned about the
bar, but there were no customers
and no bartender. AS Martin
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BY FORREST EDWARDS


SEOUL R-The bright.eyed, T.
year old Korean youngster cooked
his head to one side and pondered
the question:
who is Santa CLAUSE"
Then his little brown face 1t UP
with knowing smile.
"GI," he said confidently.
Whether he was actually answer
ing the question or whether he just
was repeating the one American
word he knows best, it was the
right answer.
Practically every American and
United Nations serviceman in Ko-
rea, directly or indirectly, is play
ing Santa Claus this year to the
youngsters of this war-ravaged
nation.
The response of the servieemen
is SO universal that to enumerate
the Santas would be to give away
a military secret. The recipients,
mostly youngsters, number-liter.
ally-hundreds of thousands.
There isn't an American Army
unit in Korea that hasn't adopted
one or more orphanages or villages
of Korean youngsters.
The 9th us. Infantry Wolfhound
regiment, for example, has
adopted two orphanges, a Korean
hospital, and a home for widows
and children in the Seoul area.
In addition, the Wolfhounds are
continuing their four year support
to the Holy Family Home for
Orphans in Osaka, Japan, to which
they have contributed more than
$50, 900 in money and yearly
Christmas parties since 1919.
Throughout Korea, other service
men, individually and in groups,
have given hundreds of thousands
of dollars-and are still doing it.
Units along the front line, where
there are no orphanageS, are NOV
ing into small villages and towns,
organizing Christmas parties COM
.plete with presents for youngsters
and adults alike.
Thousands of gifts. especially
desperately needed warm clothing,
already have arrived in Korea
from the folks back home.
More thousands of packages des-
tined for Korean youngsters, are on
the way. Some probably won't
arrive until after Christmas day.
Because so many gifts contrib
uted by families Of American SER
vicemen are of the practical
variety, many servicemen them
selves have ordered toys from the
us. and Japan.
All recognize the need for warm
clothing but many feel the Korean
youngster also should get a little
fun out of Christmas.
Men and officers Of the us. 10th
Corps, for example, ordered three
tons of toys through the Corps
civil affairs officer.
Scores Of service handymen
fashioned toys for youngsters in a
mass production workshop set up
in the special services. tent at the
57th Field Artillery battalion.
Other units have similar projects
going full blast
The goal is at least one toy plus
4 complete winter clothing outfit
for each youngster in its adopted
|orphansge or village.
A highlight Of moA Of the Christ
mas parties win be cartoon movies.
Even the Shiest Korean youngster
is inclined TO chuckIe at those and
the holder shout their enjoyment
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Caught In Act

RICHMOND. Ky. R-Carios Ed.
wards, IS, was writing the ownef
a note Of thanks for the Christ
mas money" when state police
arrested him and two other teen
ayers in the act Of ransacking a
cafe.
The note said.
Thanks for the money. | need
ii for Christmas. am a bad boy
for doing this"
The other two were identified as
George Smith, &c, and Leroy Jones,
Il.
The trio was charged with store
house breaking and held without
bond.
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Merry Chri..ma. In Korea
els Are Santa Claus To Korean Youngsters

Editors Note ~ Hundreds of
American cities and towns have
pitched in to help the us. 9th
Army make this big Christmas
for the war-ravaged people of Ko-
rea--especially the children or
|phaned in the fierce struggle.
Here's the story of what GIs are
doing to make this a merry Christ
mas in Korea, with plenty of help
from the folks back home.
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IT'S ANOTHER MANUEL PEREZ

Editor, The Citizen:
want to make clear to all concerned that Manuel
Perez running in Of the ballots for the Directors Of
the San Carlos Institute. / am not the Manuel Perez
whose name appears the ballot and am not going to
for against the Directors serving the San
Carlos Board.
(Signed1
MANUEL PEREZ DAvILA.
927 Thomas Street.
Key West Florida
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Teacher Fired

CLEVELAND R-The Cleveland
Board Of Education Monday fired
''for good and just cause" a 81.
yesF-old teacher who refused d
answer questions before the 0his
Un-Americsn Activities Commits.
sion.
The board found Edward LIZ
over. an instructor at the Cleve.
land Trades School, guilty Of ''eon,
duct unbecoming a teacher"
Likover questioned the lefallty
Of the commission when he ap
pssred before II At , hearing here
Dec. 2.
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PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen expressions Of The views 81 IL read
but the editor the right 10 delete Items which
considered beloUs The writer's should be
fair and eonne the letters 400 words and write side
Of the paper only Signature OF the writer must sceompany hs
letters end will be published unless requested otherwise
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The hardest job is the one that you put off until
the last minute.
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sfafaihq0 Ground Observer cUrps
were % setive duty during ne
surprise alert: Ella Graham. Wal.
ter Trandel. Gilbert ". Spence,
Jr., Richard Fitch. Hazel HOtopA,
Anne Abe and Joseph ABEL. Post
Supervisor Don FOX and Chief o..
server Eorinne Fox were on duty
Radio Station WKWF, Key West,
lcooperated ii broadcasting spot IA,
Inouncements ordering Ground Oh.
server Corps members to stand b
for active duty call. Don Fox alsC
scontacted Marathon Motel opera
tors TO notify visiting Ground Oh
server Corps members from othel
leommunities 70 contact him fol
emergency duty, ID case they wer,
needed.
Ist Il. Melvin c. Sjolander, Oper.
Iations Officer 81 the USAF Mann
Filter Center has notified Fox thal
4 eritique b being planned IN tn
very near future to aequaini
Ground Observer Corps members
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Marathon Louis Russell, Jr..
first Marathon delegate 70 Ameri-
can Legion sponsored Boys State
was the guest speaker It Monday
nights first regular membership
meeting 1T American Legion Post
Isl, with newly installed Legion
Commander Wesley J. Bartlett, pre-.
siding. The meeting was held at the
Chamber Of Commerce hall.
Ia Tecounting his thrilling exper.
fences ct Boys State Louis Russell
thanked the Legion membership for
selecting him 10 be MarathOn'S del.
Iegate. He told the membership
that 81 the $50 Florida youths whc
attended, almost every one had %
spend . full year Of special activity
Iin school and community affairs
In order 10 BE- considered for selee.
Ition. He volunteered to begin i'm.
ImedIately to encourage Marathon
youths 10 take special interest ID
community affairs and 10 act Is a
advisor TO the Legion Committee
In selecting next years Boys Stat1
delegate. While 1t Boys State d
the University Of Florida, TaIla.
hassee. he met Mr.. and Mrs. Ger,
aid Guthrie. Guthrie, Principal d
Sue N. Moore School, u also Chair
man Of the Legion Posts Boys
State Committee and Il was 1t BIZ
Recommendation together with thai
lof the Key West High School Prin
Icipal that Louis was selected.
Commander Bartelt also an
nounced the selection and appoint
ment Of the following Chairmen d
head Legion Post l5l's standing
Committees for the year 1854:
Constitution and Bylaws: =
Charles n. Walker
Finance: 49, Daniel ]. 0'CCnneE
Boys State: = Gerald ]. Cuthrit
Law and Order and Safety: :
frank Edwards
/ Patriotic Observation and Flal
Education: - Arthur w. Davis
Junior Baseball: - Gilbert W
spence. Jr.
Oratorical Contests; - Geralt
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Marathon News
- JACK n. LEVINE

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at Arms, md her husband william
Tayic9, Sergeant ak Arms fDr the
Leei0n's 10Th District. Mrs. Leif y.
BrAkse, Last years 10Th District
Aux. PrsGtdens. c. Stanley Pothier
an6 Wiio, \. Miami. Pcthier Il
10Th District Executive COMMITTEES,
man. Ms. Edward c. Morgan,
1olh District Auxiliary. Also pre-.
cent we're three past presidents q
the Key West Arthur W. sawyes
Post and The Key West Legion
Posts Hon0e Guard.
Former l0th District Auxiliary
IPTealdont Mr.. Louise Peckham,
Aecompenled by her daughter, pre-,
seated Mamd y. Spence, outgoing
Auxiliary President, with : luggage
|set.
Outgoing Legion Commander pre-.
SEATED the Posts second annual
CIli1onShip award 70 AZ Kunitx
|R. D. Bushea, also present, Wal
last yeaT's Legion selection u
llEaFatAon's outstanding citizen.
ky spence, Girls State Chair,
man, presented Helen Marie Br,
aims, tie Legion Auxiliary's frs
dolegotD ID Marath0n's history q
Girls State. Helen's parents. Mr.
ard Mrs.. Fred Brahms were alst
present.
he following Legion Auxiliary
lOtlieerS were Installed: President
lila Graham. 1T Vice-president
Mrs.. Arthur w. Davis. and Vice
president, Mrs. John castell. See
Felary. Treasures, Mrs.. Don H. FOX
ElIbtDtian, Mfs. Wesley J. Barteli
Charialn, Mrs. Warren Williams
BeT cant ct Arms, Mrs. 'Gllber
EW. spence, III. Assistant SGT. q
Arms. Hrs. niehard Fitch. Exoeu
|tiyo Commiltes: Mrs. Daniel o.
CennelI, Mrs. n. Heifpnimus, Mrs
Meal Noedstrand.
Leeion Pest - okkioeEB installer
lWegs. Cor.fnander, Wesiey J. Bar
lte1l AdIatAni. John w. CastsHI. Ii
Wee CtmynandoE, While Sanslng
| Finane6 Oflle6r, Dan.eI J. 0,Con
InoN. ChnplhIm. Charles C. Chflds
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IIlereies, SerYire Officer EdRsr
e. Scheneman lnoi present.. Judge
Advocate lnOt present. Charles u.
walker. Il was also announced 81
the first regular meeting following
installation that Wiley j. AIdret i
the new md Vice Commander. ap.
pointed and elected By The mem,
bership.