The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 20, 1952, Page 8

Page 8 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Thursday, November 20, 1952 Douglass School News SPECIAL ASSEMBLY Marva Allen and Mary A. Harris The student body was highly ho- nored by. the presence u. Reverend Patterson, Pastor of the Presby- terian Church of Savannah, Geor gia, and a graduate of Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. Reverend McLean, Pastor of the Trinity Presbyterian church here in Key West, introduced the well- versed minister who gave us a very timely and informative talk. “Reverend Patterson stressed these points which will long be remembered :-- é 1, We must have faith and be- lieve in ourselves. Never doubt what we. can do. 2. Be inspired by great men as George Washington Carver, Ralph Bunche and Joe Louis who have labored to achieve success. 3. We must be brave‘and be pre- pared to go onward cespite de- feat for there will be many obs- tacles before us daily. The minister’s concluding re- mark were Longfellow’s immortal lines:-- The heights by great men reach- ed and kept, Were not attained by flight, But -they, while their compan- ions slept Were toiling upwards through the night. sudden NOTE OF THANKS The student body of Douglass School express sincere gratitude and appreciation to Mary Alice Harris, Freda Saunders, Barbara Sands and Majorie Rolle for the wonderful manner in which they helped with the registration and ‘lection for,.the officers of the governing body of the school. These students never stopped with any part.of the work until the election returns were’ announced, Thank - you-for the fine school spirit which you demonstrated last week. We feel that your cooperation will serve as an example for the rest of..the: student body, TENTH GRADE Margaret Perez @ongratulations, Thelma Allen and Edward. Clarke, for the over- whelming votes which they receiv- ed from the student body in the election for the governing body of the school, held last week. They now hold the offiee of first and second vice-president, respectively. Edward Clarke, a member of the chorus, football team and other class organizations, is willing to do his best for the student body. Thelma Allen, class-treasurer and ‘an active member on several com- mittees, says that she will be an ardent worker so that those who elected her will never regret the idea. Theodore Suarez, Nathaniel Ben- nett, Huge Bryan and Clarke made the trip this.week to Palmetto with the football team. Margurite Perez went with the Pep Squad. They reported that it was quite interesting being able to visit another school and see what girls and boys in Palmetto are doing. SIXTH GRADE SECTION ONE Ronald Sawyer Pupils in our class are cafrying over into the second quarter of the semester the work on health and safety which is so vital to us not only in school but at home. Health Nurse, gave us some in- | teresting songs dealing with good | diets and good posture. We enjoy singing these songs in our devotion- al and music period very much Many pupils in our clas. are looking around the city for exam- ples of health and safety hazards | to bring to -health and_ science classes. Three recent films dealing with foods and correct eating habits | which have been shown are also discussed in these classes. | The Band Committee of Douglass | School is really in earnest about | securing instruments for students ; in order to produce a well-rounded band. Many ideas have been ad- vanced for the worthwhile pro- ject which will benefit the entire community The raffle wh. cently by huge success. Since it is impossible to thank all those who supported the raffle of the washing machin in dually, this method is bein used to express our sincere tha for your splendid cooperation. You are the boosters and builders of a better Douglass. Thank you. ch was put oa re com e NINTH GRADE SECTION ONE Joyce Thompson In be we wish who is ¢ operating W EIGHTH GRADE NEWS Wardeil Woods Edward | tions of democracy which our fore- fathers struggled for centuries and centuries to achieve we can appre- {ciate how fortunate we Americans are to be living in a democracy. Here in this great country of ours, we have a voice in our govern- ment for there can be no govern- ment without the people as govern- ment rests on the consent of those governed. What a great privilege we have. Just imagine, the children in Russia are like slaves with |swords over their heads at all times, Do you xthink« that they |could express ‘themselves as we |do in our classréoms? We are free to express ourselves in any class and may make suggestions on any problems that may arise. Nine girls from our section have been practicing basketball every hard with the view of making the |team. Adrina Allen, Nancy Evans, Loretta Mumford are trying for forward. Anita Hannibal, Doretha Pratt, Majorie and Yvonne Rolle, Phyllis Sawyer are ‘going out for guard. Just who will be the lucky ones to make the team.is the talk of the day? f PEP SQUAD Nathaniel Ingraham The Pep Squad, nuder the direc- tion of Miss Mercedes Hannibal and Mr. Nathaniel Ingraham, is doing a wonderful job in trying to build up school spirit. | With Homecoming just around |the corner, these youngsters are | working véry hard preparing book- lets for this outstanding event. Willie C. Haggins whose name j will be on the pages of History at Douglass for being the first boy to be captain of the Pep Squad is quite enthusiastic and has done much to revive the old Douglass spirit which seemed to be. lost. Officers. are:— President and Captain, Willie C. Haggins Vice -president, Margurite Perez Secretary, Barbara Lennon Assistant secretary, Dorothy Wil- liams a Treasurer, Shirley Roberts Business Manager, Hortence Hannibal. Reporter, Nathaniel Ingraham Teacher Adviser, Mercedes Han- nibal NINTH GRADE SECTION TWO Mary A. Harris We, the members of this section are glad to entertain our readers with more news this week. | We are very glad to have our new teacher, ‘Mr. George Dean, | who comes to us from Ft. Lauder- | dale, Florida, join us. We also wel- |come Claudette Castillo, Joseph |Kee, Vivian Milian and Elena Saunders from Francis Xavier | Sehool. We do hope that they will |have a successful year here at Douglass. |Our officers for school year 1952- |53_ are:— President, Iris Mae Sands Vice president, Floyd Sweeting Secretary, Matilda Roberts Assistant secretary, Joseph Kee Chaplain, Vivian B. Milian Reporter, Mary. Alice Harris Since we are one year older, we intend to make this school year a better one. We hope to let the flag of “Dear | Old Douglass’ wave higher than ever, re Sawyer, the county’s Public ‘Two Parolees zs ‘Are Called Poor Risks TALLAHASSEE (®—Two men | who were turned out of the Florida State Prison by the Cabinet Par- don Board over State Parole Com- mission protests that they were confirmed criminals are back in jail as burglar suspects in Macon, Ga They are Grady St. Clair and Wilbur Calvin Carr, who have criminal records extending back ; over a series of offenses since 1931, mostly with the two in partner- ship. Sheriff E. Julian Peacock of Bibb County, Ga., said the two are being held for investigation of a $4,000 safe-cracking job at Macon. Officers said they had a set of burglar tools and a supply of nitro- cerine in their possession when | they were arrested. Macon city detectives said tests the Georgia State Crime Lab- oratory indicated. the tools were the ones used in the Southern Dis- Company burglary here 18 was just about two months Carr and St. at of the Florida State count when the pardon board cut | r sentences in half and because they had jortened sentences. Clair were}, To Draw Fire From Alexis Call Her Cold By BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD (#—How to draw fire from Alexis Smith—call her “cold and statuesque.” “I see red when I hear those two words,” she told me. “I’ve been trying to escape them for | years.” | She is finally making some pro- | gress. But she has had to use a combination of jujitsu and smol- dering love scenes to do it. The jutitsu came in “Here Comes the Groom,” the Bing Crosby flick er of a couple of seasons ago. Alexis played a society matron who unbended in a most alarming way. The climax was a body-throwing match with Jane Wyman. “Although I was never told about | it, I’m sure many at the studio | had trouble visualizing me in the role,” she commented. “After the | picture came out, people kept tell- | ing me, ‘Great work, old girl I | didn’t know you had it in you.” | She happily went into another | picture in which William Holden | and Edmond O'Brien battled for her hand. “Although it wasn’t ex- actly a sexy role, at least I wasn’t ‘cold and statuesque,’ ” she said. Now she gets a complete change of pace in “Split Second,” in which she plays a gal with physical | tendencies. Set watchers say that she has a love scene with Stephen McNally that will sizzle the screens |—if it gets by the censor’s shears, | which is doubtful. She was directed | in the scene by a onetime crooner named Dick Powell. | Alexis said she got stuck in the cool category during her nine long | years of duty at Warner Brothers. | “Just about my best picture | there was ‘The Constant Nymph,’ ” | she recalled. “That’s what got me | typed. The studio couldn’t think of me in any oteher kind of role.” | The actress admits to being « | “dirty blonde” in the shade of her hair and she has resisted any ef- | forts to make her do or dye. | “In my early days at Warners,” she said, “they claimed I would have to change my hair to be sexy. They thought I would have to be | redhaired, but I wouldn’t change. I wore a wig whenever they wanted a different hair color.” The Veterans Corner Here are authoritative answers from the” Veterans Administra- tion to four questions of interest fo former servicemen and their families: Q. I am the widow of a World War II veteran. My husband had GI insurance and specified that I was to gét monthly payments | for the rest of my life. If I die before the full amount of the policy has been paid out, I would like the remaining payments to go to my daughter. How can this be arranged? A. Even though you are the beneficiary of your husband's policy, you cannot arrange the way the remaining money is to be paid. If there are any remain- ing payments when you die, they | will go to the person your hus- band named as a contingent bene- ficiary. If he didn’t name one, then the money will go to his estate. 1 000 Q. am a World War I veteran. | IT heard that at my death the VA will pay my funeral expenses. Is that true? | A. Funeral expenses, up to} $150, may be paid by the VA to| the person who defrayed the cost, | if he files a claim within two| years from the date of the funeral. Your discharge from service | must have been under condi-| tions other than dishonorable. 000 Q. At. present, I am under Public Law 16. VA has reviewed my disability rating, jand has reduced it to zero per cent, which means I no longer will get disability compensation pay. Will I be allowed to con- tinue my Public Law 16 training, j despite this fact? | A. Yes. The fact that your dis- jability is no longer compensable does not require the discontinu- ance of your Public Law 16 train- ing until you have reached your training objective, | 000 } Q. I am in training in college | training | le: it will run out this junder the World War II GI Bill r there any way it can be extended so that I can }complete the semester? your entitlement serving sentences of | breaking and entering County and five years ing and entering in an the way The Key West Citizen gets around in the best family circles! | One second it’s under Dad's arm, the very next . . WHOOSHI! it’s gone! Junior has the comics on the living room floor. Then Daughter swoops down to get the fashion news. After the dishes are done Mother gathers the paper together care- fully to start tomorrow's shopping. Poor Dad! But lucky you, for this is the kind of magic that puts a song in your cash register. An interested audience in every home! What a place for your selling message! Where else can you meet so many people who have so many things to buy . . . in one fell swoop! Grab a piece of this merchandising magic for yourself by using the newspaper more consistently. Call one of our representatives and let him show you how you can build more business with consistent advertising. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN