The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 1, 1951, Page 3

€ é f ¢ ‘ Key West Tennis Play Will Appear In Florida Magazine Conerete Courts Will Someday Eliminate Clay Courts Says Mulloy »—. Key West will herald its| 1951 tennis exploits across | a full page of Florida Ten- nis Association's annual | Magazine of the game that | is due for release on Dec- | ember 15. | State Secretary Edward | Herr, in a letter to the Key | West Tennis Club received | yesterday, says: | “Congratulations to Key West | for 1951. Your accomplishments | in the trebling of playing facili- | ties and in the development of | __,, your junior players has Played a | sag large part in making 195] the {League was officially biggest year in Florida tennis | last history. To present Key West | Base Gy tennis to Florida, the Associa-| , tion is reserving a page of its annual magazine in which you |O°% ‘t may tell the story in your own| the tear words. ane Association nizes the. magnitude of the job | you have done in this past a eat a and desires to assure your City | that it will extend every possi- | 26 ble assistence toward further de- | velopment of the game the | The Tennis Club sent R: Hartenstine to West Palm Bi site of the State Junior Cha: pionships last week, to repre the City at the USLTA conclave| these there. Hartenstine is a member| | of the five-man Executive Com. len are fc mittee that governs Florida ten- | rhe half, tir nis. In reporting to Club mem- { OpDevSta | 15 bers yesterday, he said: This ce 4 “The principal subject of {posted t meeting was court surfaces. the the March meeting at league. Beach we resolved to — the secret of California domina- | tion of tennis and we appointed | Gardnar Mulloy then to head a special committee to get the complete answer. Mulloy render- e Bowling ed his report two months ago, | ——=. by Ww 7—_ and since then, we have pean e s acting on the strength of his! ey AP entre of peer The Mr. and Mrs. Bowling Lea- kay Re ee Saka oP and an {gue at Boca Chica is really going ne actin gontriess aecret a |full swing with three teams fight- -to-goodness secr’ 2 are team been. No state as yet has be JACK K. BURKE Island Service Baske opened tial) evening at the Seaplane recog- | pionship ment Stz Edward jeach b the In Miami discover score — able to duplicate them. Out th i ee | — 3 icate them. Out there | = Cari say. | 5 : they put a different finish on | Team 7 a Mrs aaa _____ Tomorrow's Almanac their concrete and they have kept | Wagoner | Sunrise ++ B35 am. the process a secret for y High single for the men was | Sunset 8:85 po This finish gives a bounce very |taken by R. Arnth with a 259 for {Moonrise =... 9:55 am. similar to gras§ aid feels entire-| 4 577 series. F. Brown’s 198 ffa{ Moonset 881 pm. ly different to the feet than or-| J. Horne 3 were next high. — | dinary concrete.” | Marie Faucett took all honors | Tid “The west voast youngsters are | for the ladies with a 165 for a 452 1 es brought up on it and every year} series. Mrs. L. Shuman’s 162 and | Naval Base they come East for the big grass; Mrs. K. Claxton’s 156 were next | TOMORROW court tournaments and sweep the | high for the ladies. High Lew clay court players off the courts.” Sa aa ee aa 12:15 p.m. 5:35 a.m. Hartenstine said that one of the} The first glimpse Columbus) 11:13 p.m. 4:30: p.m: had of the mainland in the wes! ern hemisphere was at Venezuela. He mistook it for an island special committees spent time last summer in California and unearthed most of the formula. Since then Mulloy and Bill Luf- ler, University of Miami’s coach, have gone before the Miami City Commission to ask for the com- plete resurfacing of Henderson all Florida court construction to- ward the California surface. Mulloy, Davis Cup star and four times national doubles Bench Views ‘| north tonight and in-central por- Park's clay courts with concrete, using the long hidden California finish. The Commission last week voted to do the job and a decision on funds totaling $35,- 000 is up for a vote this week. The Executive Committee vot- ‘ed Sunday to await the creation of the new surfaces in Hender- son Park before taking up in March the question of directing | Jet Aces Downed Nine Migs LT. RALPH (HOOT) GIBSON champion, told Hartenstine Sun- day that Key West did well to select concrete rather than the slow clay, which will pass out.of the picture in this e if the Henderson Park proje fulfills expectations. The Tennis Club has asked for full information on the possibility of adding the Ca- lifornia finish to an already com- pleted concrete court (left) of Mt. Carmel, Il., and Capt. Milton E. Nelson of Bitmingham, Ala., recount Korean experiences at Selfridge Field they have been assigned to the 56th Fighter W credited with shooting down a total of nine Russie Gibson shot down his fifth M) four enemy jets. As members are responsible for defending M air attack. Sa in Mt. Clemen: h., where Mic! er being suilt MIGs. IG last month. Nelson downed of the 56th Fighter Wing they fichigan’s industrial areas against (P) Wirephoto | Persia. | Says i } ' Forecast | Key West and Vicinity: Partly | cloudy to cloudy with showers ‘likely today through Friday. Con- |tinued warm today and . tonight j but not quite so warm Friday. ,Gentle to moderate easterly to ‘southerly winds. ‘ Florida: Increasing cloudiness | followed by showers in. extreme north portion this, afterngon| {Spreading into central portion to-; night. Friday mostly clowdy, with | showers in south and.central por- |tion. Colder in extferme: north | Portion tonight and if north and | central portions Friday. ‘ Jacksonville thru the Florida Straits and East Gulf of Mexico: Moderate southeast to: «south | winds over south portion and moderate to fresh ‘south and| ; southwest winds over:north por-| tion shifting to northerly in ex-} treme north late . tonight and} Friday. Increasing cloudiness fol-| lowed by showers in+ extreme} tion Friday. Weather Summary for the | | Tropical Atlantic, Caribbean Ses) Area and the Eastern Gulf | of Mexico: | Weather conditions are- almost! normal today with no signs of a | tropical disturbance. | Note: Possibility of a “Norther”; by Friday afternoon or ‘night. Cooler with fresh — northerly; winds and squalls. | i Report Key West, Fla., Nov. 1, 1931 Observations taken at City Office $:00 A.M. EST Temperatures Highest yesterday 88 Lowest last night 7 Mean 83 Normal vic Precipitation | 'otal last 24 hours 0 ins. Total this month — 0. ins. | Deficiency this month +12 ins. Total this year _-. 18.84 ins. Deficiency this year -15,53 ins. | Relative Humidity @* $00 ALM. 1 15% ae | | Barometer (Sea Lewa{).$:00 A.M. | 30.02 ins.—1016,6. mbs. 000 ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA Reference Station: Key Wes Tim bry Sh t of Station— Tide high fa Bahia Honda yy (bridge) —-—-oh 10m 9.0 ft No Name Key (east end) —-+2h 20m Boca Chica are (Sandy Pt) -—oh 40m Caldes Channel (north énd) -+2b 10m (—)—Minus sign: to be ote (+)—Plus sigan: jos to be badd +14 tt ns rt Polo is the oldest game involv- ing a stick and a ball. It is known to have flourished in ancient BEST WISHES Fund). |that she cut Albert Robinson with ja razor blade, Acting Police Chief KEY WEST PUBLIC — We urge you to order Cookies from a Girl Scout (Benefit Girl Scout Camp Overseas Transporation Company, Inc. DRIVER DEMPSEY BRIGGS miraculously escaped injury when his milk truck, above, overturned early The mik truck overturned on its side in a water-filled ditch. It was empty at the time of the accider INTERRUPTED MILK RL KEY WEST COUPLE (Continued From Page One) jump clear of the water for pro- ferred food, and, so trusting. that she can lift them clear out of the water, drop them back in and they will still scurry back te nib- ble bread she feeds them daily. From the period of years spent jfeeding the fish the O’Connors |have learned many of their likes and dislikes, as regards their |} menu. Woman Charged | With Cutting Man | Police have charged Willie Mae | Dames with assualt and battery | with 2 deadly weapon and disor- | derly conduct following a charge gs Harry Lee Baker said today Police Officer R. E. Garrison] For instance; they will splash was sent to the Lewis Brothers | about excitedly over chopped mul- bar on Petronia street. He said he |let and practically fight over it; was told by Mrs. Willie Mae Dames | they prefer white bread to whol that she cut Albert Robinson. He | wheat, Boston brown or raisin asked her where the razor blade | loaf; filet mignon ends is second was. She told him, he said that/on their Hit Parade in the food de- she either dropped it or threw it | partment; mullef}. of course is away. She also had a small cut | first. on her left wrist. W! asked how} Third choice on the balanced diet she had got cut, rrison said she | is white bread, closely followed by told him she cut herself. Robinson | Boston Baked be Their pre- was taken to the U.S. Naval hos-! ferences has been studied care- pital and later discharged. fully over the years by their bene- = factor. THOUSANDS SEE They will eat green peas and (Goatinued tom Bags One) |string beans, but will shy away jfrom lettuce or cabbage. started out to be a little prize com- ; _ Not only do the O’Connors petition event for school children! feed their army of finny friends has grown until it is likely that the | but they also protect them from future will see an annual Hall-| baby barracuda and dogfish. oween parade to be considered aj The latter species is a grotesque Major project of the Chamber,” | creature with a hideous face and he continued. is also known as the -commond Harold R. Laubscher, manager | toadfish (opsanus tau.) © of the oraginzation, said that -very | Said Mr. O’Connor, Probably more money will be bud- | one of these specimens away with geted next year in order that the |a spear the other week. Unfortun- event will be much larger. ‘We | We chased | Thursday, November 1, 1951 Citizen Staff Photo IN 1orning on the Overseas Highway near Boca Chica. Florida Highway Patrolman Jim Wilder investigated. ately we didn’t manage to spear him. We can’t, you know, have jeharacters like that hanging around our dock and disturbing our fish family.” The size of the fish currently }free lunching at the dock is con- siderably smaller than those that frequented the spot prior to the 1948 hurricane. Said Mrs. O'Connor, ‘There | were eight beautiful parrot fish that always swam around before the hurricane, After the big blow we saw many of them floating down the canal belly upwards. We \believe that the tremendous amount. of rain water, plus the marl that was stirred up during | the hurricane, killed off many and | chased y the rest.” The O'Connors came to Key | West from Providence, Rhode Is- land, six years ago and started | immediately on the construction of their unique home. | Most of the work was done on | weekends by the O’Connors them- selves and what they described as | “the greatest, but the greatest, | | collection of craftsmen it has been | jour good fortune to meet.” | The house boasts of a reol legiti- | mate fireplace—a novelty in the Island City. The fireplace was built before the walls and roof were erected. It has ventilation ducts on each side and is topped by ridges extending backwards to the wall. } The motif is tropical with bam- | boo predominating. Mrs. O’Connor confessed that the intricate bam- only allocated a $100 expendi- | ~ ture for this year’s Parade. I be- lieve that several times that | amiount will have to be budgeted next year to make the even as we would like to see it,” Laubscher concluded. Fly Home On KEY NEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO Telephone 51 Classified Advertisement Dept. Key West Citizen ‘ CITIES AT LOW 606 DUVAL STREET DIRECT FROM TO WASHINGTON D. C. (Making Connections with Other Points) Saturday, December 15, 1951 ALSO MIAMI DEPARTURES TO MANY PRINCIPAL Free Meal Furnished Enroute by Competent Stewardesses * Advance Reservations Must Be Made SAFEWAY TRAVEL, INC. KEY WEST, FLORIDA Holiday Leave WEST $46.24" 46.24* 46.24" 50.24* *PLUS TAX A.M. AIRCOACH RATES PHONE 441 EK GIRL SCOUTS boo lampshade was actually made se from a dime store one she he Sidewalk Dancer,”.a poem jad bought for a base. about Ki y i d gi) ta ey West whi Kitchen equipment such as fri-lin “the Setuniee fede oe dge, nd sink is built | pirgpeine teats 5 sxe into the bar thereby saving an | The sketch hangs beside the fire- extra reom. The enclosed patio is | Place. separated from the living room by | Asked if they kept a dog or a Sliding, full léngth glass doors. cI Mr. O'Connor, who, manages Bookshelves, and even the re-j the Southernmost Drug Store here, cord player, is also built into the | replied that he didn’t, ketch that was used to illustrate gas r bar. ge and wardrobe space | You see, we feed the birds runs along one of the bedroom | : walls. A guest room occupies the | --—— a Spare that otherwise would have | 5... to be given up to the kitchen. t ES ° The unusual design has evok- | J h t D it ed a considerable amount of | 0 ns on 5 on curiosity in the district. It was | designed by the O’Connors “as we went along,’ they say. Mrs. O'Connor had the shelves built to “hold particular plates or pieces of crockery rather than Vice versa. | Entrance to the bedroom ix] through a ceiling to floor mural done by famed illustrator Isadore | W. Bowser. 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