The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 1, 1947, Page 3

i z i i i Ht z ait! FF 4 sti sf z ut i i 1 . fi es g t : : : : whistles to inaugurate the first performance. There is a homecoming celebra- Gainesvilleites, who like to come back home to see what their for- mer neighbors are doing. They will see a_ stilt-walking clown who drove a truck in Belgium during the battle of the bulge; a slack wire artist, who enter- tained his buddies in the air corps in England between raids over the continent, using improvised and a horse,.trainer who! conceived new ideas for his act during the long months he was ; 5 Diving for Sea Curios of Tropical Waters. isolated on Attu with the Sea- bees. . In addition to the home town celebration, the circus has been scheduled to do a modest bit of touring over the Southwest, spon- sored by charitable organizations to provide funds for their phil- anthropies. One requirement of the Gaines- ville ‘circus is that a member be a bona-fide resident of the town of 12,000 population, without any previous circus experience. The other is that a performer receive no financial remuneration for his services. The plaudits of half a million persons who have seen the show, and. comments such as that of Billy Rose: “It is the most delight- ful thing, I’ve. ever seen,” are suf- ficient recompense for the home- town troupers, they avow. ; -GITIZENS’ CIRCUS: Making with the greasepaint. TRAP-EASY ON THE EYES is this local aerialist. men BY 5 oe 7 ae Proving Popular Diversion-for USO ‘Granips One of the most popular of the sé fans and feathers,:, coral, y A. display..of, senna: abating igh field programs at the Jaskson'sponges, helmet shells, tulip Square USO is the Sunday pro- gram, “Marine Life Adventure.” Each Sunday a group leaves the club at 12:45 o'clock and heads for spots along the old abandoned Overseas Highway. | Armed with spears, diving, masks, harpoons, the service boys wade out 50 to 100. yards off shore and dive for the large, ; pink-lipped conch. Found only in tropical waters, the conch is probably the best known in the shell family. It is rough, horny and often cover- ed with a bright green marine ‘interesting bands, large horse conchs, vari- ous snails, coweries, fig shells, and tun shells. Aside from the shells and _ various marine growths, the service boys have a chance to see the sting rays, barracudas, sharks, and _ other fish in action. On several occasions, the fel- lows have harpooned sting rays | and sharks, some of them weigh- ing close to 100 pounds. Besides hunting sting rays, sharks and diving for. shells, the men study marine life in‘general and many discussions result growth, which helps hide it from| from the species brought ashore. the divers’ eyes. The adventur- / ing service boys are instructed what to look for and precautions cal waters off the shore line. | Many beautiful species of ma- rine plants and animals have been brought to shore, including | rr Poinciana Navy Wives Form Club The Poinciana Navy Wives Club was organized at the Com- munity Hall Wednesday after- noon. The group decided to mect every week for social and edu- cational activities. The American Red Cross witt | be asked to conduct a first aid class, and a prenatal class was scheduled under the direction of Dr. James Parramore, >f the Gounty Public Health Depart- ment. Mrs. Frank G. Adams will teach bridge to beginners, and there will be tables for bridge players. — Mrs. Margaret Malone voiun- teered to take care of the chil- dren next week,.so their mothers could join in the group activities. Tea will be serxed at 3 p. m. Those present were the Mes- dames Vera Wood, Jeanne Rey- Virginia Schuman, Mar- Malone, Myrtle Bracktl, ia Licht, Elema Moore, Alice Monkelban, Annabelle Meyers, Lola Daring, Mary Davies and usO NCCS worker Eileen Coughlin. to take when diving in the tropi- | ns a cece i Se A ET CO Real ICE is Guaranteed PURE Place Your REAL ICE mals and growths are on display in the lobby of the USO and vis- itors are welcome to come into the club and see them. More de- tails concerning this trip may be obtained at the USO. It is limited to service personnel in this area. Supervising this field program is Gerald Pinder, program director of the , Jackson Square USO. Pinder gained most of his knowl- edge from the old-time fisher- men of. Key West and studied under Dr. Van. Dursen of the Philadelphia Aquarium, at the Marineland Studios, and has fished with top men in this par- ticular profession. SS es A A OS Refrigeration | REAL ICE BASIS ' and You Will Get GUARANTEED Refrigeration Service is More Economicall It Is PURE Healthy and Safe Thompson Enterprises, Inc. PHONE NO. 8 (ICE DIVISION) KEY WEST. FLA. >