The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 19, 1934, Page 2

Py #8 le -| the Civil War a great many free negroes in ij the South owned other negroes as slaves. | Some interesting facts concerning the sub- ject are given in Prof. Carter Goodwin | Woodson’s book, “Free Negro Heads of He shows that as far back as 1830 one-séventh of the negroes in the country were free, some of them rich, owning large plantations and other valuable prop- erty. In 1857 one negro in South Carolina owned 200 staves, im Louisiana four {8 negroes owned respectively 91, 89, 50 and 47 slaves. é free negroes owned nearly 100,000 slaves The story is told of a Charleston negro who admired a female slave owned by a neighbor and bought her for a wife. Later on when she failed to behave herself as he thought proper; he sold her at a pro- fit of $50. roll which deflected the bullet and saved | nouneé the birth of a son last (Til 8 p. m, Thursday) Key West and Vicinity: Mostly ‘7 iit zt Hari hy HE gE P eet g / F I ‘ yw for the will réopén on J: 5, {With the reopening Melvin E. Russell be superintendent of public i struction, succeeding Virgil Lowe, who has held the post fo the past 16 years iy i one POE) _ aes & OM EM, MMM Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Spence an- 7) night in their homie at 1405 Olivia ‘ The first of the contingent of{ Immediately on receipt of f Key West students at Florida Uni-| ers, which the Three-Way Com- versity and Florida State College; mittee is having printed, distribu-| for Women atrived today for the! tion of them to points of vantage | Rolidays. At the University there'in the state will begin: Delivery aré 18 students front Key West, jis expected before the first of the | a larger number than has attend-‘ year. The folders contain { ed in any prévidus year. The Key information about Key West ! FE Tigh school quintet: Members of|-cipat golf links which will prove! ithe college teamt are Fred Curry,/of deep interest to the Markiiat Johnson, Allan B. Cleare, | enthusiast. golfing ; It will encourage them to become thrifty and educate them te realize the value of a dollar. Saféguatd the fature of your little ones by teaching them good habits. fd PP TAL 2 2 TIIEP PO Pee pp ee ed iN and there met a wile mother <uter «f ¢eag@eer wd. wont welcome such a gift. For an up-to-date gms "SREY mate cee kee ry | $1.00 Down $1.50 A Month YOUR GAS COMPANY perc hese madei DBM MAL LLM MLM MR OM