The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 4, 1949, Page 4

3 oe xe »~kteGe FOVS SECURE Ba SUR Sh ESS Ser The Citizen Office—$1 Residence—629-X] “NC.C.S. Club On Duval Street Phones: - Now Operating Under USO Auspices; TEE KRY, WEST CITIZEH PPReeeee Navy Wives Club No. 88 Hostesses At Several Affairs; Meeting Tomorrow New Year’s morning, January | Junior Hostesses were present to 1, 1949, members of Navy Wives | dance with the boys, and every- Club No. 88 were hosesses to an : open house” in the Recteation | ne seemed to be enjaying the Hall of the Red Cross Building at the Y. §. Naval Hospital, frem | phere. The Misses“ Betty Ar- 10;00 a, m, until twelve noon. | mayor, Gloria Roberts and Netta Coffee and assorted doughhuts | Valdez were the Junior hostesses music ‘and the congefial atmos- | TUESDAY, JANUARY. 41949 NOTHING SPECIAL By NI#A SSS | I am beeoming very distressed a es FORECAST Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy and. warmer today, te- night and Wednesday. Moderate to fresh southerly winds. © Florida: Fair and warmer over south and central portions thru ‘about the way some children are} Wednesday. Mostly cloudy over being brought up nowadays. extreme north partion with oc- were served to the patient's, | who were the dancing partners of “Brought up,” indeed. Precious members of the hospital staff and to the Red Cross Field Director, the boys for the evening. Coffee was served throughout To Follow Usual Pattern In Future “*The NCCS Club for, military jexecutive secretaty were attend- Miss Betty N. Bennett and the | the evening by. members of Navy Red Cross Recreation Super-} Wives Club No. 8% in conection EA che I ee i cag personnel which has been opera- ted by the National Catholic Community Service at 102! Du- val street during the past year will be operated under USO auspices beginning January 1, . 1949, Rey. Joseph Maring, S. J., * Chairman of the NCCS Opera- . ting Committee, announced to- day. **. The program for patients in U. S. Naval Hospital, which has been conducted by the N.C.C.S8. will also be conducted under USO auspices, Father Maring said. . The USO program here Will “follow the usual pattern of ac tivities and services heretofore offered and designed to promote, the spiritual, recreational ana social welfare of men and women. in the armed forces and their ~ families. * The local service club was “operated as a USO unit during World War II and was continued by the NCCS in 1948 following the deactivation of USO at the end of 1947. ~ Reversion of the NCCS club to -USO status follows the recent re- “activation of the USO at the re- -quest of the former Secretary of Defense, James Forrestal, and the decision of the former USO ~agencies to collaborate under the new USO project to meet the needs of the nation’s expanding armed forces. g Approximately 150 USO clubs _and offices will be reestablished ees ed by Navy wives at NCCS; Navy wives bowling session were |¢ral members of the club also held under NCCS leadership at the U. S, Naval Station Bowling Alleys on Tuesday and Friday mornings through the coopera- tion pf Welfare and Recreation Officer Jeseph Kerwin; U. S. Naval, Hospital patients’ weekly fishing trips were jointly by NCCS, YMCA and took doghnuts and coffee up to several of the wards to’ patients unable to be at the Recreation Hall. Members of the club acting as hostesses were the Mesdames Teresa Braxton, Pat Kirkpatrick, Jeanne Reynolds, Madelene Tay- condueted | lor and Vera Wood. Last night, sponsored by the ARC; monthly hospital parties | Navy Wives Club, the patients of were conducted jointly with the American Red, Crass; an NCCS Girls’ Basketball’ team was organized; frequent picnics, beach parties, “hayrides,” weiner roasts, shrimp .nettings, swim- ming parties and fishing trips were held; g@anees, moyies and entertainments were weekly acti- yities; a sports program develop: ed a Boxing Night, under the direction of Lieutenant John Burk, which was attended by a throng of 1000 persons, ‘ The support of Commanding Officers of Bases and Ships has brought a most gratifying re- sponse from military personnel. Many local organizations have cooperated with the NCC§ pro- gram, in supplying volunteer support, assisting with Com- munion. Breakfasts, eommunity hospitality, entertainment, re- freshments, transportation, con- tributions and sponsorship of activities. Special acknowledg- ment is due C. M.I. Alumnae, American Red Cross and Recrea- tion Service and Loval Chapter; the hospital were fortunate in being able to hear the U. 8. Na- val Base Gospel Singers, who came out to sing for the boys. They sang several numbers in the Recreation Hall and were then taken up on Wards B, D and S. O. Q,, where the sang’ several more numbers for’ each. ward. After leaving the wards, the Goe-] pel Singers returned to the Red Cross . building and. ‘sang cagain: and-again. The audience refused to let them go and these’. boys were more than . willing to giye. eneore after encore. The Gospel eomposed of James Kendrick,’ baritone and leader of the. group, Nathaniel Dunlap, the lead sing- er, Dwellie Oatman, Willie Allen, bass. the musie. F ‘ iat 8:00 p.m. and last until 1:00 tenor and) | visor, Miss Buelah Phaxton. Sev- | with the Red Cross Staff. Tomorrow, the Navy Wiyes Club will hold their regular weekly meeting at their new clubrooms on the U.S. Naval Base. The clubrooms are situated in Building 178, Recreation build- ing, on the upper flodr, and the members of the club ‘are going to spend the time tomorrow, measuring windows for the pur- pose of curtain making, which will come later, and gradually getting the rooms in shape. They will hold an “Open Hofise” when the reoms are completed. Any Navy Wife interested in the elub is welcome te attend the meeting, which will begin at 2:00 p. m, The club is having a buf- fet ‘supper dance this coming Friday, January 7, 1049, at the he & ‘urnishing The ¢ will begin a.m. The club plans to .have | salads, baked beans, relishes, a Singers group is| meat course, and cake., Married couples ‘only dre in- vited, as the danee is for the pur- pose of enlisting new members in the club. AU matried enlisted personnel of the Navy, Coast During the interim in the Red ,Guard and Marine Corps are Cross building, there was dancing‘ cordially invited to attend with to musie furnished by the Rhy- thm Bombers, who are all Navy. their wives. A door prize will be gven and it is expected to draw men. Chief Jack Silva, who is at.a large crowd. If any. further in- present, a patient at the hospital, | formation is desired with refer- played piano, Bob Hartsfield,.|enee to the club or the dance, , electric guitar, who is stationed ; call Mrs. Vera Wood, club presi- | smartness, the way children are . under the new USO program for} Holy Name Society; C. Y. C., St. military personnel and Veterans’| Mary Parish Sodality; Army and Administration hospital patients.| Navy YMCA; PALS; American Other agencies which have been | Legion; Kiwanis; Lions; Jaycees; designated to operate USO units | C-D.A.; La Concha Navy ives in various communities through-'Club, Chapter 88; the Business out the country and abroad in- ‘and Professional Women’s Club; clude the Young Men’s Christian | the Key West High School; the Association, the Young Women's!Convent of Mary ‘Immaculate; ‘Christian Association, the Jewish} and the City Recreation Depart- Welfare Board, the Salvation | ment. Army and the Trayellers Aid’; The Key West Citizen has Society. generously published news items The NCCS program for service- | and announcements of ail activi- men in Key West during 1946! ties throughout the year. included a wide variety of acti-| Thousands of hours of yolun- vities. Communion Breakfasts | teer service from individuals too were served at the White Hat|numerous to attempt to name Club, U. S. Naval Station, and at;here, have beén an important St. Mary’s Parish Center; reli- | factor in-the development of pro- gious films were shown in co-., gram activities and the success -operation with Rev. J. Maring, | of the NCCS club. °S. J. and Chaplain O. E. Sporrer;|_ The NCCS Operating Commit- .a Spanish Language class had a. tee are Rev. J. Maring, S. J., 4arge enrollment of seryice per- | Chairman; Fred Dion, Treasurer; sonnell and their families; pre- | Elissa Moreno, Secretary; Judge natal classes conducted under|Acquilino Lopez, Jr.; Mrs. Mary the auspices of Public Health| Lee Graham, Miss Marie Hartel, ‘Director Dr. James B. Parramore}E. F. Treyor, J. Pearlman, Louis -and First Aid Classes, instructed} Eisner and Mrs. Margaret Mit- ‘by the A. R.C. local chapter | chell. ‘Haitian Art Exhibit Opens Here “Tomorrow Afternoon At Casa Marina Under Direction Of Selden Rodman Tomorrow afternoon, begin- ning at 3:30 o’clock, there will be “a 2-day exhibit of the works of Haitian popular painters at the ‘Casa Marina Hotel, under the di- Pippin being widely praised as an outstanding contribution to the study of primitive art. His latest book, Renaissance in at the hospital, Charles Reed,! dent, at 543-M, and she will be bass viol., Boca Chica, and Spen-'more than gled to answer gny cer Brown, drums, Boca Chica. | questions relative ta these mat- Several of the U.S. 0., N.€.C. 5. j ters. eee meme Jayshees Held Meeting Last ‘ Night; Many Plans Formulated The Jayshees held their meet-, tion is the adoption of a needy ing last night at the Clubhouse] family in town. The’clib plans to on Flagler avenue, and at this} furnish clothes and “fed for this meeting many matters of import-[ family, and help it } Bree ance to the club were diseussed,} possible to reestablish’ itselt.’ ; as well as numerous plans for the} Jt was announcedéhat a Des- future formulated, sf sert. Bridge party would be ,held It was decided that the next] under the sponsorship of the Jay- meeting, scheduled to be held on} shees on February. ‘4th at the January 17th, will be postponed,| Clubhouse. The affair will be as the club plans to attend the | open to the public. Mrs. Phyllis joint meeting of clubs that will) Higgs has been naméd’ chairman be held on January 20th at the} for this dessert bridge, and her LaConcha: Hotel under the spon- | committee will include Mesdames sorship of the Key West Cham-|Lee Pollock, Mary Jane Pierce ber of Commerce. and Ann Cobo. Last night the Jayshees. voted It was also announced that the unanimously to co-sponsor the next in the series of weekly card President Roosevelt Birthday] parties held by ‘the club will take Ball late in January with the} place on January 6th at the home Junior Chamber of Commerce.|of Mrs. Ann Cobo. %. Also in connection with the] At last night’s geting the March of Dimes drive to aid the} game of Tripoli was ‘played, with Infantile Paralysis Fund, the Jay-} Mrs. Marie Pinder winning high shees will establish their popu-} prize and Mrs. Phyllis Higgs win- lar Wishing Well at a prominent} ning low prize. The hostess for spot in the city. the evening was Mrs., Kay Far- A new project of the organiza-{ aldo. & Main Bitsineis Of Garden Club-. Meeting Thursday To Be Flower Show rection of Selden Rodman. > Mr. Rodman, well known as poet,‘ author and critic, has vis- Haiti, deals with popular painters in the black republic, and con- tains not only many reproduc- ited every part of the colorfuk, tions of their paintings, but also island Of Haiti. In 1943 his verse-:| a‘large nymber of photographs of drama, The Revolutionists, was proeduged in Port au Prince by the Haitian government, and this year he became co-director of the: Haiti, mostly taken by the author. It is published by Pellegrini & Cudahy, New York. Further in connection with the The main subject of discussion at the January meeting of the Key West Garden’ Club: ‘will be the forthcoming Flower! 3! wW, which the Club plans to sponsor late in February or early in March. ; 3 It is urged that every person | | made a success. In “former years practically everybody, in town had some part in the show; it was aicommunity projdet..” Now, if everyone gets together at the meeting, puts forth ideas and suggestions that can be dis- cussed informally, things are Centre de’Art, mainspring of thefexhibit beginning tomorrow, it renaissance. Following the exhibit here, Mr.| tian. painters during Rodman will return immediately, to Haiti to supervise the instruc- tion of the painters in mural technique’ as a preparation for their work in the forthcoming in- ternational exposition to be held in Port au Prince next December. Mr. Rodman states that last week he spoke to President Es- may be stated that primitive Hai- the past three’ months have enjoyed a | phenomenal success in the Uni- ted States. Two of their paintings were bought from a show organ- ized by Mr. Rodman in New York recently by the Museum of Mod- ern Art, and one by the Phillips Memorial Gallery in Washington. In an interview with him to- time of Haiti about their partici-|day, Mr. Rodman stated that he pation and received the latter's assurance of enthusiastic govern- mental support. There is every indication that: the movement of popular paint- | is doubly pleased to be in Key! West at this time, for during his visit here he had an opportunity to see again Elizabeth Bishop, who lives here, and whom he ing in Haiti will soon rival the| considers one of the finest poets renaissance of Mexico’s national} writing in America today. Her art in the 20s, Mr. Rodmai. says, adding that no other Latin Amer- ican country today is producing work of a like originality and ex- citement. Selden Rodman is the author of several books and monographs, his recent monograph on Horace Daughter Born To E. F. Hoovers A five pound seven ounce daughter was born in the JU. S| Naval Hospital to Mrs. Helen! Hoover, wife of Edward F. Hooy- ee Lt, Nas, Boca Chica. The baby’ has been named Diane Lynn. poem, “The Fish,” was the’ last poem in the Penguin Book “One Hundred American Poems” which he edited. Much interest is evinced in the art exhibit to begin tomorrow, and it is expected that it will be exceptionally well-attended. Fraction System Lawyer — “Was the man you found under the street car a total stranger?” “No sir, a partial stranger.” “What do you mean?” “Well, one arm and one. leg were gone.” in Key West interested in this} bound to start humming, and the Flower Show attend Thursday} Show this year will be like the night’s meeting, and a special ap-} ones in the past we all remember peal is being made to all those} so well and so proudly. who have participated in pre- The meeting will be held on vious Flower Shows held here in| Thursday night, January 6th, at other years to be present at the;the Woman’s Club on Duval meeting. street, beginning promptly at 8 It is felt, and rightly so, that} o'clock. only by every bit of help aca | It is strongly urged that you ble can the Flower Show be | attend. And you, too. Harris School P,-T. A. Meeting | Postponed Personal Mention Among the arriyals on the Aer- ovias “Q” plane Sumday from Havana were Mrs.‘‘Mavereen It has been announced that the Meador and Mrs. Lavina Wagner, meeting of the Harris school school teachers of thé Harris Ele- Parent-Teachers Association, or-|™entary school. iginally scheduled to be held to-|, While in Cuba they were the night, has been postponed until| house guests of Mr. and Mrs. enxt Tuesday, yonuaee a tth. Frank Casablanca of Santiago de Las Vegas. Poinciana School 2 ae Room Mothers ‘Steals Bus | NEW YORK—A young Negr Meet Tomorrow e man stole a big Eighth avenue bus from a wansit garage and It has been announced that ajran it over its regular royte, col- meeting of the Room Mothers of! lecting fares. Business was fine Poinciana Schoo) will be held to- | morrow, Wednesday afternoon.| swiped a taxicab. Surveying the The meeting has been set for 2:30} growing commotion, the driver o'clock, and will take place at the| climbed from his seat and stroll- home of Mrs. McCraw, 16-2 Poin-|ed off into a subway station and ciana Place. ne was the lest seen of him. until the “volunteer” driver side- | little “bringing-up”: they’re get- ting, if you ask me. To my horror, I hear young- sters under ten addressing their parents by their first names, an- nauncing in “determined tones their intention of not carrying out eertain instructions given them, butting into adult conver- sations, and I have even witness- ed instances of these youngsters striking out at parents and actu- ally hitting them. The wonder is not that the lit- tle whelps do these things, be- cause children will try anything once, just to see if it can be done. The wonder is that they are al- lowed to get away with it. To cap everything, there are now schools extant where chil- dren are not only permitted to do anything that comes into their fertile httle minds, but are actu- of doing just exactly. what they want to do at the moment, even to the length of tormenting the instructors | (sic). All this: freedom is’ su; to deyelop individuality: and result in the shaping of sterling charac- ters. Pardon me if at this point I give a loud snort of utter dishe- lief. You often hear parents saying nowadays that children are much more intelligent than the former generation of children. That is entirely untrue. All my contem- poraries, and I too, were just as smart as the youngsters are now. he difference was that we were not allowed to make exhibitions ef ourselves and parade our encouraged to do now. At this moment I am trying to picture the expression on my | father's face if I had eves ad- dressed him as Franklyn and said | I was not going to obey some in- Te | struction of his. I can’t do it. It is too far beyond imagination. Calendar Of Coming Events TUESDAY, JANUARY 4th— Regular meeting, Key West Woman's Club, 3:30 p. m. at Clubhouse on Duval street. Regular meeting, Key West As- sembly, ‘ w for. Girls, 7:30 BowR,in Scottish Rite Temple. Degréés-of the, | Order to be conferred on sey-, eral candidates. Master Ma- sons and Eastern Stars will attend. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5th— Regular meeting, Navy Wives Club No. 88. New clubrooms, Building 178, Nayal Station. Bingo party, sponsored by]. Navy Wives Club No. 88. South Beach Restaurant, 8:00 p. m. Meeting, Room Mothers, Poin- ciana School. 2:30 p. m. at home of Mrs. McCraw, 16-2 Poinciana Place. Meeting, United Daughters of | the Confederacy, Stephen R. | Mallory Chapter. 4:30 P.M., at home of Mrs. Mary Sweet- ing, Eaton Street. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6th— Meeting, Key West Garden Club, 8 p. m., Woman’s Club- house on Duval Street. Officer Installation Ceremony. Key West Assembly, Rain- bow for’ Girls,. 7:30 p, m. in Scottish Rite” Temple. ‘Open to public. 3 SATURDAY, JANUARY 8th— Formal Opening Ball, Casa; Marina Hotel.. By invitation.; Spanish Class Resumed At San Carlos Spanish lessons for adults were resumed today at San Carlos School, 516 Duval street. Sched- ule is as follows: a Mondays, Tuesdays and Thurs- days at 3:15 p. m. for beginners; Wednesdays at 8 p. m. for ad- yanced students. New students | will be accepted. The beginners’ Spanish class, sponsored by the “Natjonal:Cath- olic Community Service” at 1021 Duyal street, will be resumed 4 January 10 at 7:30 p. m.; and it will continue every Monday as usual. An additional half hour {lesson will be offered to those | students who were not attending since the beginning of this course, | besides the regular time devoted | to this class. Foy further information apply {to Miss B. Remond, instructor, or to Mrs. E. Coughlin, executive | secretary of the N.C.C.S. | Warned! Bunchunk—And then she said, | that if any man kissed her wit owt warning she would scream! for her father. Dzudi—What did you do then? | Bunchunk—I warned her. 4 ! ally encouraged in the = casional rain ‘tonight or Wednes- day and becoming ¢ooler late Wednesday. Jacksonville thru the Florida Straits: Moderate southeasterly winds today, hecoming maderate to fresh southeast to sauth winds — Partly cloudy wea- ther. 2 East Gulf: Moderate ta fresh southeast to south winds today. Wednesday moderate to ‘fresh southerly winds over south por- tion and fresh to strong southerly shifting to fresh northerly over north portion. Partly cloudy weather except occasional rain over north pertion. No small eratf or storm warn- ings have been issued. Key West, Fla., Jan. 4, 1049 (Observation taken at City Office, 8:30 a.m., EST) : Temperatures. Highest yesterday Lowest last night Mean ne Norma} 79 71 75 69 Precipitation Total last 24 hours ... .0Q ins. Total this month .. .00 ips. Deficiency this month -16 ins. Total this year - .Q0 ins. Deficieney this year .. .16 ins. Relative Humidity, 8:30 am. 82% Barometer (Sea Level), 8:30 a.m. 30.15 ins.—1021.0 mbs. Tomorrow‘s Almanac Sunrise: ——.________. 7:39. Sunset — ae Moonrise Moonset ——-- $93) pm. -11:24 a.m. 11:31 -p.m. (Naval Base) i psi 2M lomarrow (Eastern Standard Time) High Low 1:17 a.m. TA4 a.m, — 2:14 p.m. 7:52 pm. . ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA. (Reference Station: Key sip Time of| Height Station— Tide |high water Bahia Honda (bridge) Oh 10m 0.0 ft. No Name Key (east end) —_+2h 20m Boga Chica anne) _ (north end) -+2h10m +1.4 ft. 000 NOTE: ; (—)—Minus sign: Corrections to be subtracted. (+)—Plus sign: Corrections to be added. = TODAY IN HISTORY (Know America) 1870—Countrywide strike telegraphers. 1883—The Pendleton Act puts Ciyil Service on sure foundations. 1883—First successful appendi- citis operation on record, in Da- venport, Ia. 1889—The American Historical Society incorporated. 1896—Utah admitted to State- hood-—45th State. 1936—Attorney General Cum; mings asks Congress for greater power to fight crime. 1938—International Joint com-, mission reports the New York to Montreal deep inland waterway too costly to be, undertaken. 1942— Japs bomb American troops retiring from Manila. 1945—In raging blizzard, U. S. First Army pushes Germans back three miles in the Bulge, BWel- gium. 1946 — War Department an- nounces slowing-down of return- ing troops because occupation forces dangerously under- strength. of “Samaritans” NEW YORK—Florence padore, 74, was limping on crutches when one crutches broke. 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