The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 18, 1946, Page 3

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 50 Baseball Basketball Golf Football Tennis ¢ 1946 RTS Diamondball Swimming Track SPORTS CALENDAR Where and When They Play - Recreation For You. Too BASKETBALL at High School Gymnasium (Night Games) y News vs. Mi- 8: 00—High School “B” vs. High School. Divers vs. 9:00 WKWF. r Co. vs. Convent 9:00—Independents vs. Dental THURSDAY— 7:00—Key West Transit vs. VIII IOI OVI | g:00—Convent vs. Lions Girls. 9:00—Red Raiders vs. Earth- quakers. BASEBALL | at Municipal Stadium | (Afternoon Games) | SUNDAY— | Games to be announced. | | | RECREATION | Bayview Park—Tennis, basket- | ball and handball courts. Dia- | mondball. Comfort stations. South Beach and Rest Beach— | Swimming. | Gulf Dock and Rest Beach— ' Deepsea Hshing, small boats. OF INTEREST TO KEY WEST IWR, : Wey NATIONAL Se ‘Stare NEWS WITH p's LOCAL SLANT, | RA sss AKA sAAAAOADAAAAABAAAADABAABEAD Monument *¥é'USS Maine Another reminder in Florida of the Spanish-American War has been erected and unveiled Petersburg. It i monument placed in Mir ke Park in that city to USS Maine, commem- orating the Mirror played in Cubz > dom. Mirror only fresh lable for the troops departing from Tampa fot front lines in Cub: L supplied the “GI Diplomats” Key West’s GI Joes will be giv- en an opportunity of serving their | country in another tha is, if th can meet q and pass an examination, The State Department is open- ing foreign serv to hono: 5 discharged off s and enlisted men of the ned forces of the United State: Here are the qualifications: Ap licants must be between the, a limits of 21-31, must have equivalent of a BA college. de and must be able to read French, German or Spanish. June.17,is the deadline for ap- plications to the department or veterans «administration. .Exam- inations will be Heads Of Federal Services In State Known Here Fons A. Hathaway, recently ap-| pointed state director of the Unit- ed States Employment Service in| Florida, is well known to Key| Westers. Mr. Hath: will have | headquarters in Tallahassee and will be over Jeff Knight, Jr., heady of the local U offic The new director will be remem bered a frequent visitor here during state and national polit-! ical campaigns. Another state head of a federal as orgabiae tian has,many friends in} Key Wes: iecisaVivian B. Col- beonght the, Florida Na-! anual en- is: Mr. lins is now he Army he} selective Scfvice affairs | a Peat Truman} £¢ iy the, same’ ivén him’ his} tantamount to Congress. stamp of pesca appointment by Still may find local interest is that o! Frank R. Harrison, who assumes the duties of chief law enforce- ment officer of the state beverage department on February 15. Do You Favor Palestine As National Jewish Home? sidents of this city find “food for in a statement made in Be ach kb R. Goodman, executive fthe Zionist Organiza- tion of Americ Mr. Gc a “true senti- ments” of the Jewish majority in this country are >_misrepresénted by the Council for tion, of Jews” i > ver establishi: Jewish na 90 percent i States “fa-| tine asa t. Louis stated inst the Zion- ist program. S group, he re-| vealed, represents only 10 percent of the American Jews Housing Shortage ake Joke One of the major problems fac- ing Key West ae is the acute housing shortage, civilian and military. Once the butt of jokes, the problem is and wi continue a serious one, at le until the release of building r terial¢ § This condition, a very trouble at SujM id September another appointment that} f committee | ying this “asser-| ) some one, exists in many sections of the country. Take the case of the Charles Brown family in 2mphis, Tenn. There are 14 in all, four adults, seven small chil- ‘dren and three teen-agers. Ordi- narily they would require a very large house or several small ones. Yet this family is packed into a two-room cottage. And that’s not all. Another member of the fam- ily, j comfy compared to them. Won- | der what happens when they be- gin stretching in the morning? It’s not that, bad in Key West, at | “Never. Never Sleep On Anger” It’s. human, nature to seek a vice of experienced perso’ Sometimes the,,advice is; given | unwillingly, ‘put sometimes it’s even unsolicited. Such is the case 1 of the following “dont's” a Wash: _|ington, D; C., mother of ten chil- co. Wen lists for young wives. How- ever, they may, interest, “better jhalyes” in Key ,West, | Here they. arg;., “Don’t think your, husband 4 has stopped, loying you if he stops: to look at a blonde, “Don’t insist on your own way it may-not be the best way. “Never, never sleep on anger |—-make up before you go to bed. jt takes a strong character to ad- jmit he or she is wrong.” Do you Key West wives agree? Surplus Property By Mail You veterans of Key West . ltake a gander at this: “Don't |make a personal visit—write.” That’s the advice Lt. Col. Alan MacDonald, veterans service unit head of the Regional War Assets | Corp. office in Macon, Ga., would hke to pass,on to you “ex's” of World War II when you wish sur- plus ‘property for business pur- poses. This method will save yoti a tot of time and effort. First, though; you must - obtain certification | front Assets Corp. to signify you | quiré the requested surpli pro} @ty for “yotr<o sma! ness. Applications should be mailed to the surplus property office in Macon, Also one at Miami. Lauderdale C. of C. | Housing-Conscious Important Fort Lauderdale 'Chamber of Commerce projects have been shelved for the time being because the task of finding accommodations for visitors has become so great the staff justi can’t find time for anything else. Here in Key West this has also been a major problem facing the local C. of C. since the lifting of gasoline rationing. With an ever- creasing number of visitors {coming in, the local chamber’s | personnel may yet create a short- age of sedatives. 2 | The Fort-Lauderdale C. of C. i January ‘tackled the problem housing 9,500 new arrivals. Th: task resulted in the decision by-pass all projects’ and conce! trate on taking. care of gues’ | personal needs, | This means that plans for the | advancement of Lauderdale have been shelved until a later date. ;The projects include: Establish- | ment of a retail merchants board, ja ‘convention bureau, airport, park and industrial development, improvement of Las Olas boule- vard and bridges, trade expan- busi- y sion, increased dock activities and | conservation. May our own chamber be able to carry on without eliminating all phases of its varied program except one. | Sweeting’s Auto Service. | a 22-year-old Marine son, is | jue home soon. Sardines are very | house from the outside, waiting to check out athletic equipment. Early. Preacher Found 32 Grog THE KEY WEST CUVIZEN __ and Recreation Required To Make A ee NO .1—Earl Cunio, Sac, Miami (left) issues some boxing gloves to: Slim Smith, $2c, New York City (right):as the latter signs for | them. Chuck Glenn, Slc, Cairo, Ga. (center), looks into the field NO. 2—Discussing plans for some coming event, Lieut. Mariin (left) and Lieut. Stafford (right) are seated at the desk in the main office. NO. 3—A view of the patio shows a group enjoying the sunshine. sandwiches and beer. No. 4—Basking‘in the! warm rays of the sun, several players en- gage in a game of tennis on the tennis courts at the enlisted men's swimming pool. NO. 5—The basketball team of the USS Chewink is pictured in} action during a’practice session of basket-shooting on the basket- ball court. A DESCRIPTION OF THE ABOVE PHOTOS, BY NUMBERS: “HO? TWo Connecticut nativ: and P. A, DiBiaso, New Haven, sparring. Navy Photos es, Bill Little John, Hartford (left), square off in the ting: for some NO. 7—Bathers enjoy the pleasant surroundings of the swim- ming pool. NO, 8—John Wathen, EM2c, Lakelwood, Cal., makes a few ad- justments on the projector in the door movie. projection room at the NOB out- NO. 9—The pitcher winds up and delivers a fast, underhand NO. 10—An overall view of t | in action with sticks and cues. | ball as the batter carefully looks it over in a softball game between | the teams of two ships. he billiards room reveals the men NO. 11—Ii's Officers’ Bowling League night at the alleys. SYSTEM OF LOGIC MILWAUKEE. — One of the important contributions of the Greeks to humanity was a system of logic. DURING YEAR 1319 CLEVELAND. — At the be- ginning of 1919, there were about six million automobiles in the} United States. Information for RATES FOR REGULAR and BLACKFACE TYPE Advertixements unger this head will be inserted to The Citizen at the rate of 2c a word for each inser+ tion, bet the minimum charge for he first 15 words or legs is 300, fhe rate for blackface type tn Be @ the first 15 words or less ts 45e. HELP WANTED TELEPHONE OPERATORS WAGE INCREASE Learners now earn a mini- mum of $31.20 per week s for 48 hours work Wage rates for experienced operators are proportion- ately higher Frequent increases, ‘addi- tional payment for evening Sunday and holiday work MANY OTHER ADVANTAGES Let our Chief Operator, Mrs. McDermott, tell you the whole story Apply 9 to 5 at the TELEPHONE OFFICE febl-tf Openings for clerks and messen- gers. Daytime and evening as- signments. Apply Western Un- jon. feb9-tf Waitresses. ‘Club Tropics, under new management. Contact own- er, Gurdon Wolfson, 700 Duval street. “* feb16-3tx HELP WANTED—MALE We have an attractive offer for a local young man who already has a lst or 2nd class Radiotele- phone Operator’s license. We are particularly interested in an ex+service man between 20 and 26 years of age who has had | communication experiente. A chance to live at home, to earn a good living, and perhaps to achieve lifetime security. Sce Mr. Overlin at Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. feb18-3t SALESMEN WANTED Salesman. Permanent position selling high-grade building and machinery maintenance prod- - ucts this vicinity. National firm, complete line, high commission. Write Box 1341, Dallas, Tex. feb18-1tx bts wb Shops On Island Some Problem This is the third in a series of articles by Miss Marie Cap- pick as written for The Citizen on new phases of Key West history. z With the maiter of education settled, the first residents turned their attention to spiritual need: and it is said that the first clergy man to hold servides here was’ the Rev. Sanson Brunhot, of Pitts- burg, Pa., who conducted Epis- copal services on Christmas Day, 1832. With yellow fever visiting the, city nearly every year many clergyman died. These should be introduced as missionaries who: laid down their lives’in the serv-| ice of their Master. It was not until 1847 that.a) Roman Catholic priest held serv- ices here. Then the Rev. Father hat id Corcoran came. If he died of; ered many difficulties.” fever while-here we have-no way} The present edifice of the| of learning=at. this: time; but in} Methodist Episcopal Church 1851 the Rev. Father J. F. Kirby, South, is an imposing and endur- arrived, and in 1859 the pastor) ing” structure, . built of native} was the Rev. Felix Ciampi, S.! coral rock at a eorner of Simon-'! J., who was a renowned preacher | ten and Eaton - streets. The} in. Philadelphia. Another ‘was| Fleming street church of this de-| Father J. B. La Roque who later; nomination was originally known} became bishop of Sherbrooke,} as Spark’s chapel in honor of Canada. the first pastor, Rev. J. O. A. The Methodist Church was in-/ Sparks. As the Methodists in- tfoduced here by Wesleyans from! creased in number another the Bahamas in 1837. The Rev.| church was established for the Samuel Kemp, the first pastor; convenience of those who resid- was assisted in the devotional] ed at a distance from the two exercises by Captain Ogden, U f first mentioned. This is now S. Army, stationed here at the) known as Ley Memorial and} time. — | was organized in 1886. The Cub-} Due'to a break in the ranks of; ans are served iced pastors in’ the Methodist churches, the} Methodist Episcopal church was not established here until 1845 and when the first services were! conducted by the Rev. Andrew Graham, it must have been al pleasing event in the lives of the} esidents who were as desirous) of serving God in this new land| of their adoption as they were in their Bahama homes. That those who administered to the spiritual needs of the} people of a century ago had as complex problems as those of! this day, may be seen from a let- ter written by the Rev. Sijon} Peter Richardson who succeeded} the Rev. Graham. He said: “Brother Graham was station- | ed here before me, He told me there were 32 grog shops on the island, and that he had encount- | FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN OF FEBRUARY 18, 1936 Mrs. Clem C. Price and~son, Walter, sailed on the steamship ; Cuba this morning, accompanying the body of Mrs. Price’s father, {Ernest Meres, who died on the | charge of the Salvador Mission and the Trinidad church. The Key West Baptist Church apparently was the first in Florida for history shows that the Key West church applied for membership in the North Ston- ington; Conn. Baptist Church and was accepted. The first pastor, was Brother Charles C. Lewis who was ordained in this city and the first religious services were held. Dec. 20, 1842. The Rev. Lewis, later became pastor of the Asia Minor Church at North Stonington. The Christian Science’ church. was established here in 1897. The Congregational ..Church was organized here in 1892 with the Rev. Charles W. Frazier as pastor. From: a small member-| ship this church has grown to, 145. members. The Presbyterian; Church was organized here in 1909 and its congregation wor- ships in an attractive new church on South street. The Salvation Army began to’ conduct religious services here, about 30 years ago, and continues to serve the physical and spirit-| ual. needs. of a large number of residents, Cuba. while on his way to Key West. Mr. Price will leaye this Tarpon Springs, where the fun- eral services for Mr. Meres wiil be held. A baby, weighing 60 pounds, was found: this morning in the huge manta borotris, or devilfish, * |that had been caught in local wa- ters and weighed more than a ton. It was while skinning the devilfish that the baby was dis- covered. A rehearsal was held last night, under the direction of Dr. Clar- {ence Carter Nice, by the cast that will present the “Pirates of Pen- ‘zance” on the night of February 25. Key West Boys’ Fellowship Club will hold a meeting tonight ‘in the home of George F. Archer, ; 1425 Newton street. } Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., today formally announces his. candidacy. in The Citizen for the Democratic nomination for justice of the |peacé’ in ‘the second district. Governor Dave Sholtz has not yet named a successor to the late Hugh Gunn, county judge. Emelio Norsica, 84, died this morning at 6 o'clock in his home at 629 Southard street. | Today The Citizen Citizen says in an editorial paragraph: “Anyway, Eve never taunted Adam about the many men who had proposed to her.” | Presidents Millard Fillmore’ and Grover Cleveland were resi- dents of the city of Buffalo, N.Y afternoon over the highway ‘for’ MISCELLANEOUS Refrigeration sales and service. Repairs on all makes. All work, guaranteed. Mumford & Ross, 220 Duval’ 'st., phone 333. feb18-tf Used furniture bought and sold. Key West Bedding Co., phone 669, 515 Front st. febl-tf Lawn mowers, knives, scis- sors sharpened. Sewing ma- chines, small motors, suit cases, trunks, locks Keys duplicated. B. F. Camp- bell, 928 Division street, phone 189. feb1-tf 7 Will repair or buy cameras. Evans Photo Studio, 506 South- ard street. jan19-Imo Picture framing, pictures matted and framed. Paul G. DiNegro, 614 Francis st., phone 1197-M. feb2+1mo THIS is to notify all real estate brokers in regard’ to my prop- erty, 303 Duval Street, that the price has been changed for new price. Write me. a Cc. Black, Meridian, Georg’ seo e 3-Iatx LOST Lady’s black handbag on high- way, between Ramrod Key and Boca Chica, containing cash, ration books, other articles. Can identify contents. Notify Post- master, Ramrod . Reward. feb16-6tx Lost—Camera in brown leather. case in or near La Concha Hotel, Thursday evening, Feb. 7th. Finder please return to Citizen, Office and receive reward. feb18-2tx word and the minimum charge for) be { Wanted—Old rags. sete, repaired. | _ PAGE THKE) ANTI-FRICTION CHICAGO.—There are approx- imately 3,000 anti-friction ball and roller bearings of all types in the modern commercial coast- to-coast passenger and freight airplanes. The first Building and Loan Association in the United States was organized in Philadelphia in ' 1835. ‘CLASSIFIED ADS ‘thé Advertisers advertisers with ledger at Sune may have their advertise: charged. “PUBLICATION DEADLINE ‘To inaure publication, copy must the office before 11 o'clock. 08 jay of publication. ROOMS FOR RENT Light housekeeping rooms. Rea- sonable. 411 William st. feb1-1mox Rooms for men only. Gaiti Dorm- itory, 109 Duval street. Good, clean beds, hot and cold show- ers. $5.00 per week. feb13-6tx FOR RENT Detective stories, romances, biog- raphies ,all the best new. books, some for 5c per day, many for only 10c for a whole week. 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