The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 24, 1946, Page 4

i THE KEY WEST CITIZEN . TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1946 ' PAGE EOUR } _ ““Citizen’ Started Ball Rolling,” Pickens Says; 375 Toys, Bags Given A front page story in Thek——————___—_—_——. Citizen “started the ball rolling” iS fff ff fff fs g in the community Christmas pro- ; gram! designed to furnish 90| City’s Champion Gift Sender needy families with full-course Christmas dinners, according to Is Identified About a week ago a man KEY WESTERS was equally exhuberant. “I am/ice. She and Miss Sanchez are ‘ee REST One) | very pleased,” she said. Miss Car-| graduates of the convent. 'bonell is a 10th grade student at} The winners will have all ex- tants could be reached for cOM- the Convent of Mary Immacu- } penses paid to, from and at Mi- Santa On Roof, Carols Drifting Over P. alms Sto Boulevard : Car 'S |ment. Young Mrs. Faraldo, how- 7 ” P : Hikciieen gpieraides cab darned she is Romaguerra is a use ny bet pect ne It took Torbitt two had been entered but fully sus-; a oe cs pected her husband of sending in Castilian beauty and is employed photographs taken severab times. hard wor! make i i es few days, especially at night, but?in . ia the replica her photograph since he had ask- ' at the County Building in the Tax have come to a halt and parked ; omit of the touch of /ed her for it a few days ago. |Assessor’s office. The striking | because of a striking Christmas Christmas which it has added to] «Tm so tickled I don’t know Miss Acevedo was Sponge Queen'no symptoms. Therefore physi- display against a starlit sky. the island’s Yuletide, he feels it|what to do,” the stunning young ; here last year. Miss Kelly is the | cians recommend annual ch Off to the northwest on the! Was worth it. And many other |housewife said upon being in- | toast of the Naval Hospital, where| X-rays to discover the di roof of an attractive home a ro-| Key Westers have said they think |formed of her selection. ishe is manager of the ship’s serv-| when recovery is easier. gare page <p lg ges SS Speyer crore | size, is about to crawl down a winning float of the°Navy Day Many cars _ traveling slong) Roosevelt Boulevard in the past Early tuberculosis usually has Rev. John E. Pickens. Chairman of the distribution Sees plane - wee drove up to the U.S, Post Of- chimney. He carries a big pack Communit P parade, dressed in Spanish cos- 9 Pickens said: : ‘| fice here in a station wagon | 0M his back. The red of his coat E. war rogram tume. loaded to the roof with | and the white of his beard shine xtends To County The youngest winner, Miss Car-! : — = ——— “It was particularly that lit- tle ‘boxed item whcih you car- ried on the front page on Dec. 12, that started the ball rolling. Names of families came rolling in to me after this article ap- brightly in the friendly gleam Home And Hospital | bonell, a dark-haired beauty, five- of a spotlight. The community Christmas pro- |f0t, two inches and 115 pounds, | For blocks and blocks around | 8ram extended to the County the head of the island Old Santa | Home today where the residents cree is visible and for some reason| were each given a Yuletide box 7 : al ; crammed with candy, fruit, nuts, Voiture Loe e 728 holds the gaze of adults almost Christmas packages. These he mailed, only to come back later in the day with another load. The next day he made two more trips, each time carrying hundreds of parcels, peared.” he'd : : a ie did the same the next / as entrancingly as that of chil-|a surprise gift and an envelope 40 and 8 BS estoy Soe vee poms day and the next and the { dren. This is a fact because many | containing a new, crisp one dol- GASES a fall, contae! dinner, for next. of the cars which stop do nét lar bill. ; Awarded x Se fuseas. farmilies Said he dover It turned out that this rec- | contain children. This work was also carried on| 1st Prize— Gathe sang: oilier, publication: a2 ord Christmas present send- From somewhere near the by Rev. John E. Pickens, chair- A. L. DiNEGHO, JR. j being chiefly responsible for the} °% WS not Santa Claus in (chimney Christmas music; man of the distribution commit- 1216 “Catherine Street | success of the campaign. Director of the Jackson ! hoiises, crosses the salt marshes,{ and helped personally in th Reports have been made pub- . » ss | and hel Pp ly in the ‘ A liely Lhe the needy Panay re-| Square USO. The USO is | sifts through the slightly waving distribution of Christmas sacks|2nd Prize— We take this oppasfudity to/extend“oae ‘incase Thanks ggenae was' due.to other sources providing daily gift wrap palm trees on the wings of the; to nearly 100 needy families. CLYDE PRINE rs far- your. patrodage Sib wish’ youn Seng than The Citizen. Meanwhile, officials of the pro-| Wives. The: 5 rs ; ; ager sSinati y call for insurance {Stream until lost in the winds; enough food, scientifically plan+ ize Q pe a heen cuanartiee a receipts the day after Adams of the sea. ‘7 ned, for a week’s sustenance. 3rd Pr: GERALD LLOYD § and HAPPY NEW YEAR Diep sk colic sev. Pickens | “Devls the sifte off and) malls’ | The: figure of Santa and the) Several crates, of oranges were 1418 Catherine S <¥ PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO., of Key West : them. bh j music are the idea of Alexander | also given the Municipal Hos- erine Street PHONE $81” ol ey Wes said that 375 toys and bags were distributed in all to needy fam- ilies. The second half of the Com- disguise but Frank Adams, ping and mailing service for harried service men and their Navy personnel have voiced deep appreciation for the service to Adams and members of the staff, includ- ascends softly above the white, tee, who earlier had supervised evening breeze and carries its, Each bag contained a age-old carol out over the Gulf Torbitt, Jr., young Naval architect for the toy for each child in the family and 1270 Fifth street, | pital for patients’ use. past six years here, who built F]REMEN HAVE the figure of St. Nick largely for | CHRISTMAS TREE (Deep Freezer) 1024 Elgin Street (Scooter) (Radio) SO eS” MERRY CHRISTMAS MLE LE LEME MELE MAE. —————e munity Children’s Christmas} jing Louise Alber. Mrs. Anne | little Alexander the Third, aged | party went off successfully yes-| Wade, Marion Pickens and /two, and Donna, five. Soft-| Key West firemen will have terday as 1,100. colored children} Rose Curry, spoken Mrs. Torbitt likes the} a Christmas tree tonight. The attended the event at Douglass idea, too. tree, a tall one, stands 10 feet F School. Santa Claus arrived: by "GTO MMOM DL LD MA! ve Torbitts used to live in| inside the Greene street en- fire truck and each child received a sack of candy and an orange. The Walter's Cornet Band played and members of the Douglass School Singers rendered vocal} selections. Rev. Pickens said ‘that names were still coming in of additional families to be helped but ob- viously nothing could be done in| the short time remaining. Every family reported up to Saturday, however, was taken care of if subsequent investigation dis- closed it to be a worthy case, which it generally was. Only five or six families, all reported late, had to be omitted from the distribution list when the bags were distributed today. ‘Your Horoscope | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, WEATHER FORECAST Key West and Vicinity: Mostly cloudy with light rain this after- noon; cloudy tonight, clearing Wednesday. Not much change in temperature. Gentle to moderate easterly winds, occasionally fresh, Jacksonville to Apalachicola: No small craft or storm warnings have been issued. HOSTS AT PARTY Commander and Mrs. H. D. Morland and Miss Gloria Silveria were hosts at a cocktail party yesterday at the LEchoasis Of- ficers Club. Approximately 150 friends attended their party. Christmas decorations, carols and a Santa Claus, added to the holi- day spirit of the party. ————_COMPLETE—_____ Boston. Every year at Christmas a neighbor placed a Santa Claus trance. The vari-colored lights on the tree will be turned on by on the roof and shone a spotlight | Fire Chief Leroy Torres shortly on the figure for all to see. Many times the Torbitts went and after dusk. The first thing to be placed looked at the Boston Santa and} under the tree is a case of or- listened to the music. So this year with two kiddies aged two and five, Torbitt decid- ed to make a Santa himself. He got some plywood and a Santa Claus suit and some odds and ends and made a good one, standing four feet high. Con- necting a public address system was simple, KENNY’S Little Folks SHOP Where You Can Shop for Your Little Folks nd Silk Panties @ Two-Tone rts @Corduroy Shorts an yeaters and Shirts eNy anges, received yesterday after- noon, Strand Theater Today and Tomorrow » LUCILLE BALL in “THE DARK CORNER” Coming: “Anna and the King of Siam” ‘Monroe Theater JOHN HAY in “LAST CHANCE” ’s ai ition is apt Fea seg Aibertaln. ors ne 5 esi Cg aot ass Coming: “Moon Over Montana” and procrastination may be a be- RADIATOR SERVICE pa re setting sin. 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