The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 23, 1947, Page 8

the 19) ca oh 16 fn ne oe eT —— Cage EIGHT To Be Held SIRST METHODIST PROGRAM: “TONIGHT; GRACE LUTHER- AN TO HAVE SERVICE ON “HURSDAY NIGHT While nearly all the churches of Key West held pected that many of them will Observe Christmas Day on Thursday. - The First’ Methodist Church will, observe a program in the church tonight. Grace Lutheran Church will observe the day at 7:30 p. m.,. Thursday night. The programs for First Meth- } odist, Church and for Luth Church follow: é “Stone's Xmas Program wand list of names of those taking part in the numbers Grace at the annual Christmas Tree event of the Old Stone (First Methodist) Church scheduled for 6:49 o'clock tonight, were releas-' €d# today. < The program follov = Son “doy to the World”, Con- bet oi pastor. “Manger Scene: Mary, Betty June Higgs (Solo, “Bethlehem Eullaby”); Joseph, Kenneth Key; ee Stiepherds, George Cathey and harles Baker; Wise Men, Harry lussell, Herman Bradley and jobert Felton; Angels, Duane and Sylvia French. ‘Welcome, Paul Huddleston. :.Solo, “O Holy Night”, Moore. i: Songs Jackie Carleen Begin: s: Janet | Max = Fos: Douglas es, Linda Stricker, Polly Sel- lers Kristina Dopp, Jean Rich- ardson Stanley Singleton, George by Carey, Charles Stanley, Arent Sjursen, Pamela Yates, Martha Russell and Jo Ellen Koppen- berg: ,. Acrostic, “Merry Christmas", Beginners. Poem, “Christmas Spellin'”, Ronnie Singleton. 1, Solo, “Bethlehem’s Betty. June Higgs. Procession of Carolers from Britiary Department: Wayne Al- bertus, Jack Russell, Richard Sawyer, Paul Huddleston, Peter Ddpp, John Sellers, Jack Key, Vincent Bruit and Glen Robert Lullaby,” The Christmas Story by Primary Gi ane Gomez, Dar- Tene. Jurczynsky, Jan Darlene Knowles, Joan Key, Judy Bec- eaise dnd Mi Ellen Baker. ‘Poem, “I'll Take What Santa Brings,” Wayne Huddleston, 2 Song, “There's A Song in the Air”; Congregation. », There will be a Christmas Tree, A’Santa Claus and treats for all * the Sunday School pupils, the pastor said today. {| Grace Lutheran Church The young people’s choir of Miami Beach Lutheran Church will sing at the Ch viee' of Grace Lutheran Church On Thursday at 7:30 p. m. The Rev. F. H. Zucker, pastor of both churches, wlil deliver the s@irhon on the topic: — and _ "To Bethlehem H Go all the way.”. The choir will join the choir in a rendition of Ungemach’s Responsive Service. Mrs: F. H. Zucker will be the pianist. »Polar bears have been seen swimming over 200 miles from lapd in the open ocean. NEGRO REPUDIATES ARSON CONFESSION ¥ 4 (AP Photo) | *JSAIAH GRIMES (above), 27, Negro farmer, is in the Wal- fon county jail at Monroe, a., charged with arson for the burning of two Negro churches and one Negro school at nearby Loganville. His attorney says Grimes h repudiated a confession as- cribed to him by Solicitor General Marshall Pollock. The attorney said the Negro miade the false confession because of fear. Christmas ; Programs last Sunday, it is ex-' stmas ser- { Announce Christmas Programs In Two Churches * suvtuvedddddivvocnntenaretcn tt, _ The OBSERVATIONS OF A FOOL By BILL LEE dno i ed t ‘The Ne ait season is here , again. ‘It should be a very happy Christmas for most of us. But we can’t help thinking of the folks who are not so well fixed, finan- cially of otherwise, to meet their | bare needs. Did you know that little children in want in Key ‘West? Did you know that some little ‘girls, who want to go to school, can’t go in decent cloth- ing? Did you know that some girls have no shoes? Théreé até some pitiful scenes right hére in Key West. The number df indigent families has riséri during the last year | to more than double what it was in 1946. 5 | We went to Victor Lowe, who is city clerk and recreation head, and who has been handling some of the Christmas cheer being handed out by the Community| Fund. We asked him how many baskets were to be sent out to the poor of the city Christmas Eve. . . “This year we'll probably. send there are out nearly 200 baskets,” Victor ~ said. “Last year the records show that there were only 82 families that we aided in this way. “And rémemiber: Every one of the families we send baskets have been investigated. Commit-! tees representing all the factions in Key West have: - carefully chetked every -family and every one of them has been found in actual need.” Usually the investigators find that the families in want have suffered some mishap during the last year. Sickness strikes some} of the famiilies. It finds them un- able to pay for the. dector and the medicine and buy food at the same time. does happen to the breadwinner. There ateh’t as many jobs in Key West as there were dur- ing the wat. Families that came héte, énjoyed the climate and earhéd good money in t! tt yeafs. They don't le: when their jébs are done. Some can’t, so those families are réally ih want. What goes into the baskets? | Why, there'll be a can of meat. some potatoes, rice, one can of peaches, cans of peas and corn, coffee. What, about chickens or turkeys? we asked. No, the fund is not large enough , to afford all 200 families turkey or chicken. But there will be a can of riieat. It will be good. wholesome food, but it won't be | like Christmas without some kind of fowl. Incidentally, the Veterans of ‘Foreign Wars Auxiliary and | Father Johnson of St. Mary's | Star of the Sea Catholic Church + have done excellent work with the Christmas baskets “ and the} gifts. | A committee of the Auxiliar under the direction of Mr Nell. Haury,. Mrs. Daisy Cur Mrs. Ruth Ploughman: and Mrs. ' Betty Hach has packed all the | '200 baskets for the needy. They | talso investigated every family | and determined that they need-; jed food. With Father ' Johns are stored in the Parish Center on Duval street,, where a ¢om- mittee of workers has packed each gift in separate packages. The same group will also dis- tribute the gifts Christmas Eve. We suppose we'll do what some ‘ot yo udo about the plight of the city’s poor—forget it. Well, Merry Christmas to you, ny way. . Po ak eh ak Another of the city’s oldest landmarks, a fig tree that estimated to be at least 150 years old, has passed.- The tree stood in Elizabeth reet between Olivia and Division streets, but now it is gone. Men from the City Department | of Public Service, under the di- rection of Robert Dopp, tore the tree’down because it was con- siderpd a menace to the public. died a few years | ago, but it was a menace | to saféty.” said Dopp. “The ' tre feet in tree was about five diematee: It's a shame, but it couldn't be helped. * Grounds around the Monroe. County Courthouse are soon go- ing to look beautiful, which is more than anyone can say of City Hall, which is a drab old build- ing. Hibiscus shrubs, have been planted along the Whitehead street edge of the | grounds. They will bear yellow | pink and white flowers. as soon as they get growing good. County prisoners under the di- rection of Alberto Camero. coun- 14 of them An accident can and}. ‘ty guard, have installed four {light poles on conerete hases, an COLLISION — aa _ WELCOMES MARSHALL HOME : : 7 PRESIDENT TRUMAN (left) greets Secretary of THE KEY WESI CHTIZEY ~ OF PLANES KILLS SEVEN AT NORFOLK (AP Newsphote) State George . Marshall at the National Airport in Washington upon the latter's return from the Foreign Ministers’ Conference in Lon- don. -partly hidden by Marshall. 2a SANTA REWARDS Secretary of Interior Julius A. Krug is in background The secretary of state flew home in the President's private plane, “Sacred Cow.” TERRY TULLOS (aria TERRY TULLOS (right) of Laurel, Miss., three-year-old infan- | tile paralysis victim selected as the poster child for the 1943 March of Dimes campaign, gets a beseball and glove from Dizzy Dean, former St. Louis Cardinal pitcher, who plays Santa Claus at a Community Christmas Party in Laurel. Terry was stricken with polio before he learned to walk, but has made rapid strides toward recovery by use of braces on his legs. electrician was there yesterday } laying the cable in trenches,| which the prisoners dug, to the! four poles, and to two other ones which were previously installed When the electricity is turn ed on the Courthouse will make quite a picture. The white front of the building is to be repainted. Good work, County Commis- sioner Clarence Higgs and Cour ty Guard Camero., Higgs charge of thé grounds, if don't knwo ru FOUR-POINT PROGRAM, (Continued From Page Gne) the sums we advance European or should be paid And we must a by the > tok repaid in g should be to earn doll seek from cu prospe peace and secu eAP -WRECKAGE ofa navy patrol bomber (top) and a Corsair fighter plane (bottom) litters the ground at the Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Va., after a collision that killed seven navy airmen. The planes crashed as they came in for a landing. Ensign J. F. Mathews of Norfolk, pilot of / the Corsais,.was burned, to'death fn the ruins, Six crewmen perished in the bomber. Wirephotos) ' The Weather FORECAST | Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy and slightly warmer to- tonight and to day, ontle winds. Wednesday. moderate variable Florida: Partly cloudy, slight- ly warmer today, tonight and Wednesday, t clearing and cooler over xtreme north por- tion Wednesday. Few showers in central portion Wednesda ast Gulf of Mexico and Jack- sonville through the Floride Straits: Gentle to moderate vari- able winds today, becoming mod- erate southeast to southerly late tonight and Wednesday, and shifting to moderate northerly over extreme north portion Wednesday Partly cloudy weather with a few showers over north portion late Wednes- day. ' Jacksonville to Apalachicola: No small craft or storm warn- | ings have been issued. FO . MIAMI (Continued From Page One) | West. Glory be—sunshine! Was it a welcome sight!” Capt. Pavey added that the fog. extended: near H<the~ way “to Marathon, » it cleaved up: In the Nile Valley of Egypt, largely an agricultural commu- nity, there are about 700 people for every square mile, about 15. times the population density of lowa CARD OF THANKS With sineere gratitude we ex- tend humble thanks to our neigh- bors and friends for their unfa ing kindness during the illness and at the death of our beloved husband and father, Joseph H. Sawyer. In our hour of nesd the lovely floral offerings cards of sympathy and the sympathetic sery of My. Pritchard were a constant source of comfort to us. The faithful end unhesitat ing attention of Dr. Moore will be remember always. We also express our deep appreciation to those who thoughtfully ex tended the use of their car “May the blessings of the Lord i rest Upon you now and forever more MRS. SUSAN SAWYER and FAMILY '3-1tx. 1101-1103 Di Large Stock of © Use Our Lay-Away Pla: Electric Trains, Reg. Pr: Plastic Tea Sets, Reg. 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Also due to ideal weather conditions, almost ev- ery night the vast field of the heavens, as an immense parade passes before our eyes. Star af- stellation rises in the East, slow- ly crosses the sky to set in the West hours later. | Nothing can compare with the , Satisfaction of knowing the name | of those stars and constellations, hunting for new ones. So much is to be learned about them their size, their distance to us, their chemical composition, their motion in space . . , .And when with a pair of binoculars or a small telescope, you begin to hunt in the Milky Way, you'll be amazed at the wealth of your hunting field and marvel at the power behind those billions of stars, sending them at a terrific speed to an unknown destiny. Then if you get weary of our own galaxy with its forty bil-! lions of stars, get a larger tele- ;scope and start hunting for other | galaxies. Millions of them have al- {ready been discovered; the near- t one, the Large Magellanic ' Cloud, 75,000 light years, the re- {motest one, over five hundred : million light years away from jus. Each one of these galaxies (is a system including billions of | Stars, moving together at speeds ‘of thousands of miles per second | At this time of the year, not ‘only will you be interested in ‘the great hunting scene of Orion, but also to loak again for the Southern Cross. After an ab- sence .of six months, this con- stellation makes one of its very first appeararices fot Christmas. It is rather remarkable that the symbol of the Christian faith comes back to us just at this time and can be seen in the South, just before. sunrise on ; Christmas morning, while one | hour after sunset, that same’ day, | the Northern Cross is setting ma- jestically in the Northwest. If you ever start that type of hunting;+you will no longer care for the other type. Instead of ! hunting to destroy life, you will | hunt to gain knowledge, to make } , life more interesting and rich- er. of the earth. | STRAND THEATRE Now Showing “DICK TRACY'S DILEMMA’ Claw, Vitamin and Sightless Shewing Thurs., Fyi. and Sat "SONG OF LOVE” Katharine Hepbury R. Walker MONROE THEATRE || Now Showing \ "VACATION DAYS” Freddie Stewart-June Preisser ! ‘The amount of coal and oil | {combined produced in the world | every year is equal tou about a — ton for every human inhabitant Showing Thurs. Fri. and Sat. “FOREVER AMBER” Linda Darnell - Cornel Wilde Ady. Adm.: Matinee, Chil. 50c Adults Night: Chil. Adults 0 (Including Tax) Phone 418 ‘HRISTMAS ‘TOYS n.... A Small Deposit $22.95-NOW $16.95 Price 300 NOW $1.25 $51.95 ice IN THE SKY | The |; j ter star, constellation after con- |; greeting them as old friends and |" _ MERRY CHRISTMAS, TO MERRY CHRISTMAS * Newsphoto) MERRY’ CHRISTMAS, 15-month-old daughter of Mrs. Nellie . Mae Christmas of Miami, Fla., looks over some of the Christmas | ecards she. is. receiving now that the Yultide season is here, Commission To Meet Informally; : Amber,” starring An informal meeting of the }Linda Darnell, at the City Commission is scheduled to- | Monroe Theatre, for three days, night to consider the budget of | starting on Christmas Day. 1948 with Charles Roberts, city { As a picture, “Forever Amber” comptroller. : jis even more provocative than i sae ‘the novel. It will long be re- Meeting Postponed | memverea tor its nigh romantic { interest, the ‘dramatic power of the sheer *|“FOREVER AMBER” BEGINS CHRISTMAS 41 MONROE THEATER “Forever opens Meeting of the Room Mother: of the Junior-Senior High School, scheduled for tonight,|lavishness of its production, and has been postponed till the third |the richness of its unforgettable Tuesday in January, because of portrait of the fabulous world the Christmas holida; that was “Merrie England.” tits story, beauty and LOOK! 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