The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 19, 1946, Page 2

eke? et teste EE GE TWO West Citizen Nuptia by a hie we Dail; raga in Pa Weat PENT so Basen tae Bntered at Key West, Florida @s second elasa matter or THE As! The Associ ively entitled to for tion of all news janes ES nat soe not © a hy owls a ae per ani published here. re pe = $10.00 ha Mon: ee St ee 76 ‘onth we 1.00 -Weekly« ... 26 Mase eect aaihen SPECIAL Ni All reading Mot ices, thanks, resolutions of Pag bit- sw ned Tors at rg as 2 10 conte S Nelibes Seg ts by ghurenes fron which: agri is vate ShuSen, Te amgnen Brum ana invites. disouaaion rss rae or general local gene and. subjects of interest, but tt wi tet publ anonymous .communicat EDITORIA! IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED : BY THE CITIZEN 1. More Hotels and Apart- ments. 2. Beach and Bathing Pavilion 4. Consolidation of County and City Governments. 6. Community Auditorium. MONOGRAPHS To the Public in General: A business has no more character than the people who operate it; and if they renege on a contract because of a slight tech- nicality, they are crooks. Yours truly, THE ORACLE. KNOCKING It is understandable that, -if two men are competitors, the smaller one, in a busi-~ ochess;sense,-may knock” the other, but if the smaller one eventually becomes the larg- er one, the likelihood is he will discontinue his knock-; ing. What applies to individ- uals’ likewise applies to! cities, which are individuals, in the aggregate. ‘Oldtimers among Key | Westers recall that when| Miami was far smaller than Key West, many residents “Of that city knocked Key West whenever they were -afferded an opportunity. Now that Miami is a good many times larger than Key West, one would think that ¥esidents there would dis- continue disparaging this « city, but. such evidently is “not the case, according to an article Dick and Peggy Pollard xecently had in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Up in Miami the Pollards said they were told, when they said they were going to Key West, “There’s noth- ing down there.” The Pollards declared that they “disagreed.” They realized that Key West does not possess the “swank and glitter” of Miami Beach, but Key West has “(1) Near perfect weath- er; “(2) The best fishing in the United States; “(3) The most reasonable resort hotel prices w’'ve paid; “(4) Historical interest.” Not all. Miamians knock Key West. The percentage of knockers is exceedingly low compared with what it was when Miami was small- er than Key West. It is a bitter pill to swallow for Miamians who still knock to realize that the climate in Key West is more equitable than what it is in Miami; that Key West has “The best fishing in the United States.” Those knockers are anx- ious for the outside world to believe that Miami is “tops” in everything that pertains to winter resorts. How that type of Mi- amians burned resentfully when President Truman |Rodrig uez-Stampfl ials sate By Hi Huge Throng One of the largest weddings held in Key West in many years took place last night at the First Methodist (Old Stone) Church when Miss Ramona Rodriguez, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ramon Rodriguez, was married to Lt. Ge) Bawara Stampfl of Peekskill, The event was held in the form of a full, formal military wed- ding. The church, packed to overflowing, was _ attractively decorated. Rev. J. B. Reid, pas- tor of the Fleming Street Meth- odist Church, performed the | ceremony. The attractive bride wore a stunning wedding gown with an immense train carried by several flower girls. The groom wore full Naval dress uniform and at- tendants of both parties were dressed in similar mode. Following the wedding, a re- ception was held for friends and relatives at the Officers’ Club. Junier Woman's Club Gives Dance The Junior Woman’s Club has a good time planned for all who attend their big charity dance to- morrow night at Rayl’s. The ticket entitles heiders to an award of a door prize, a 15-pound tur- key donated by Lee’s Food Cep- ter. A floor show featuring Paul Baron, Simone and Betty Blue, is to be presented. Baron will present for the first time in this city his “Flame Dance”, which was, acclaimed in New York this summer. Music for the occasion will be furnished by Mark “Crunch” Stanley and his orches- tra. (Key West In Days Gone By AS TAKEN FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN OF DEC. 19, 1936 Representatives of the duPont interests, which has acquired the Colonial Hotel in Key West, are here making an investigation of the building to determine what imprévements to recom- mend to have it put in first class condition, City Clerk Wallace Pinder re- | ceived a telegram today inform- jing him that his nephew, Fred Pinder, 17, had died in Miami. He was a former Key Wester, the | son of Mrs. Frances Pinder. | | Tropical Isles Club, Inc., meat arranged to make extensive im- provements in Card Sound, Key Largo, according to information received today by The Citizen | trom army engineers in this district. | Local WPA headquarters an- nounced today that classes will| be started shortly in Key West in cooking and sewing. The question of. organizing a cooperative association among} spongers in Key West will be discussed Monday night at a meeting to be held in the county court house. ry . Sponging vessels have begun to arrive in port for the pre- Christmas sponge sales. Today $2,600 worth of sponges were sold. Toys will be given to children| of relief workers on Monday, WPA announced today. Dis- tribution will be made in a store at Angela and Simonton streets, Albert H. Carey, a teacher in} the Harris school, left today to} Lake Hamilton, Florida. H Today The Citizen says in an! editorial paragraph: “A little fore- thought saves | much after-thought.” | came here, instead of going} there, for his recent week’s| vacation! : Undoubtedly, the Presi- dent wished to know what) city in Florida has the most benign climate, and his ad-) visers unhesitatingly told him Key West. One Miami, broadcaster spoke about the, President during his stay | here as “enjoying Florida) sunshine.” Not a word about Key West, but, had the} President been in Miami,| Florida would have been forgotten and he would have been enjoying “Miami sunshine,” Praacalapeetae na as puareg A A Sere: THE KEY WEST CITIZEN W. E. P; Roberts Now Major In SAOSHHHOHHESSSOOOEOESEOEO People’s Forum THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1946 XMAS PROGRAM 6, 9 Old Stone” Xmas} (XMAS PROGRAM | take over the job. Consequently, : P. rogram Listed @n. appeal is being made for The annual Christmas program | women or men with free time to of the First Methodist (Old|C#!! Miss Gertrude Laubscher at Stone}. Church Sunday School 58-W and volunteer to take the will be held at 7 p. m., tomor- brought in $63.12 on Saturday spend the Christmas holidays atric eocecoece sooeotane yt gions of the views of Select So cits Hactree te Regular Army Seca thee Shanta’ be | ‘witt K.P. Roberts, who was! See, worde and pri, Om ome. a. released from the armed forces hevweritere must ‘he (8S a captain in the Army, re- [rivage hn Pe pn mony ™™- ‘ceived a letter today from the OPPOSES CONGA BAND | DRESS. Editor, The Citizen: Much has been said about our! High School band getting uni-!' adjutant general’s office of the -War Department, informing him that by_direction of the Presi- dent, he has .been promoted to the rank of major. | His commission, enclosed .in forms, which it rightly deserves. | the letter, reads, Major William However, this writer is in- formed by a member of the band | that they, cannot be obtained, which is not correct, as I person- ally know that two Miami bands / have new, elaborate uniforms, | and it’ has been proposed that | Key West’s High School band go in the Orange Bowl, dressed in a Cuban Rumba rig. It is my opinion that a Latin. coloring in advertising our city is | quite all right. However, after all, we are a part of the U. S.A, and of course very proud of it, | and resent the continued at-| tempts to make us appear oth- | erwise. According to The Citizen of Wednesday, a team of Conga dancers, flanked by men carry- | ing Cuban farolas, and a float} of Latin beauties, in the Orange Bowl procession. Let’s have one thing American. | ‘Seventh Army, | Edward Preston Roberts. The commanding general of. the with headquar- ters in Atlanta, has been notified of Major Roberts’ promotion. He is on an inactive status in the United States regular army, but if he is ever called back to duty, he will enter it as a major. Major Roberts is still captain of the local company of the Flor- ida National Guard. He said that he intends, early next year, to reorganize the Key West com- ipany of the National Guard, which became inoperative when its members entered the regular|the Beginners Class; army shortly before the begin- ning of the war. NO ACTION PLANNED (Continaed trom Page One will Sppear jestablishments, the city manager jsaid: ‘As far as I am concerned, the I am definitely opposed to the! chief of police is charged with the band wearing an effeminate Con- ga costume, If that is going to be typical of C. of C. effort, 1 will have to find a more worthy or- ganization to support. A BAND BOOSTER. Latanowal Cue | S| s' F AND FOR MONKOR e CHANCERY. Can ERNEST 4 f, DIVORCE | kiss Luc as, “alifornia, eby required to ap- i for Divorce filed | ’ in the styled | on or before 20th anuary A.D, otherw allegations ed be taken as confes: and Ordered at : SAWYER, of Cireuit € Deputy Clerk. Enrique Jr., Attorney squinaldo, 1946; jan 2-9, 1987 Oo CREDITORS ~ | Probate Act, Sees, 119 120 POF THE COUNTY | MONROE COLNTY, A. a PROBATE. of you may estate of i, the first Res nd post. office nt, and shall his agent, such claim filed shalb- bed ‘ane No. 10-907 of the AC ROBER In the Matt MICHAEL N FOOTE, TO APPEAR | RIDA to Far- | ast 12th Stre the father © bert Foote anal the. "Ado peer Dan Judic i ai ee t : County, in Robert Herman 4 Arlene Armour, his wife, x required to 2S Lost yeur oppetite? Feel drag- gy? When due to simple or nutritional anemi: ineland FF Tonic con help you “feel like @ billion”. 91-19 PULL PINT 1114 Division St. Cor. Varela Phone 177 Free Delivery | }gambling | Patrolman Baker Plaintiff. “/ 19 mnaat } California Sherry today. enforcement of all laws in the city and has received no instruc- } tions not to raid anyone.” Records of City Clerk Roy Ham- lin disclose that Ordinance 18 of June 17, 1909, prohibits gambling of any sort in Key West for money or any other consideration with a $100 fine or 60 days in jail, BOF both, as the penalty both for owners, proprietors and patrons. The case dismissed by Judge | Esquinaldo freed Augustin Cres- ‘po on a charge of possession of paraphernalia. The {court ordered the equipment and | $29 in silver returned to Crespo. This was done between 4:45 and Samper a 15 p.m. yesterday. and Cara- bailo earlier had refused to re- | turn the equipment. wine they are rich,” Aristophanes, 448-380 B.C. Delightful Croix Royale Sherry, the smartest and best-tasting cocktail to drink . .. and, oh, 30 easy to serve. Simply pour from bottle te decanter and keep incool place for“next time.” For your “Royale” pleasure tonight, buy Croix Royale Croix Royale Pre- mium Wines~for every pleasant event. Croix Royale Private Stock Wines~for truly great occasions. Cameo Vineyards Co., Fresno, Calif, ROYALE Wines “Wholesale Distributors” Ward Distributing Co. 930 Catharine St. | | | | j | row. The progratn follows: but nothing Tuesday since there} Enter singing “O Come All Ye Faithful;” Prayer Chant; Respon- sive Reading, Charles Taylor, leader. Nursery and Beginners sing: was no one to watch it. About $465 Received Total contributions, Mrs. Har- vey reported, are about $465. Volunteets are also needed for | “Christmas Bells are Ringing,” jpreparing the packages to go to and “Ring-a-ling-a-ling;’”» ‘ Primary Sing: “Ring Happy Bells;” Reading, Christmas,” Ronald Singleton the 2,500 pounds of candy must be wrap-| “A Merry! ped. Women desimng to wrap these packages tonight and to- children since | and Clark Pinder; Reading, “A/ morrow night from 7 to 9 o’clock, Merry Christmas To You All,” by six Primary girls; vocal duet, “When O’er The Earth,” by Tess! Carey, Zola Camus, June Yates, sopranos, and Ann Yates and Jackie Duane, altos; Exercise: “The Best Kind.’, Mary Lou as Mary, winicont | RADIA Taylor as Jane, Kenneth Key as| Boy; Song, “Hark to the Key | Wind,” by Intermediate Boys; | Song, “Dainty Little Snowflakes,” | by Primary Girls; Song, “Once | in Royal David's City,” by Junior Girls; Exercise, “Wishing,” “byt Exercise, “The Christmas Spir- its” Be Z , | $12 Fleming Street Phone 118 & Spirit of Christmas, Jackie "The Stare of Gracious Living sais d Givin Spirit of Christmas’s - Helper, eS ig” Millicent Taylor: Tangs Selection of : Christmas Tree, Blanch» Alli- Beautiful DRAPERY good; and Christmas Holly, Carleen; SLIP COVER Moore; M ATE Christmas Bells, Myrna Crider; Christmas Candles, Dana Rae Knowles; Christmas Star, Lucille. San- ders; H Christmas Gift, Dale Mitchell; Silent Night, by. congregation. KENNY’S "5 o? 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