The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 13, 1952, Page 9

Second In S»« By WINIFRED SANDS JOHNSO? It affords me grea Mntroduce to our color: the outstanding siude school in the person of 1 Mounts, recent se ner in the, “I SPEAK FOR I CRACY” contest. Miss Mounts is a ye who has had the urce tc Jong that she does not remember when the | her. She had oped tir again that she c §n writing in the po but was held off becau rade placement a ‘ e at least a second y in high school b pete in this Joyce is a second ye and thus was able to write i popular contest. twenty students to er test from Douglass sc @iven date a schoo! 1 contest for the three best was held. In this Mounts placed third. 1 ever, did not discourage %, ‘ , JOYCE MOUNTS she’ set out to practice with viction that she could achiev honor. She kept rewriting all the time repe that originality, co livery were the qua to place first in the final eli tion school conitest. Time and time again she the English teacher to I and correct her whe The teacher could n one so insistent: When’ t contest was held“S6y merited first plate Following is the speech Joyce wrote: You may bh its originality, In behalf of my 5 sponsors, I’m pro! fore you to discus: CRATIC COU) “T SPEAK FOR 1D Before America cy united. as a people called our forefathers wa from their homelan of freedom, The. this land that i cratic America. 7! nation “INDIAN hardships they had’ to « ‘ order to make this land tic. « “OUR DEMOCRATIC ( MENT": When. ong:buy= from a sotre, he dc have-to pay for it ernment can also P question f in your™ minds. In international main street’ shop must be rules, T world legislature make laws governin between ‘nations, y that with men trave country to another, to foreign ports, ¢ changed, radio sta for certain air w traffic knowing no be at least t is a need for s the different ns treaties which a agreements belweert nations about so concerns the Not-too-touy @ treaty with J pan was cong Americ r this na believe in slavery Lincoln proved whe slaves, This year has bee ve Heard Over WKWE | | Classie Told Miami Trip ito Football By SHULA ALEXANDER ‘ter making preparations last to attend the Orange Blos- Classic, I eagerly looked for- d for the sixth to come. To urprise, Friday, school was ed at 3:30 so that persons > were going to Miami by bus id*have ample time to take on bus, ed hurriedly home and eted my weekend shopping ework, so I would have me to relax before ing for Miami. { completed my work and was off to bed by 9:30 p. Awaking at 4:30 a. m., I dressed and was on the 0 a.m. was very comfortable 1 ble. There were six of n the car. We chatted all the | y there and no one became 1 or sleepy. We reached the ¢ City at 9:30 a. m. people -in the southern sec- | 1 of the city mancuvered in the | al way but when we reached | northwest section of the city | ¢ entirely a differen at- ic trend. The streets were fe with people who were passing hat they could hardly ise of the jammed traf- | lap pushed our way through very congested streets to erty City where I stopped for | ast. After breakfast the de- | ee the mammoth parade | . I stayed with my cousin prepared an old-fashioned | dinner which consisted of | collard greens with ham-| and half lean bacon, sou- fried pork chops with smo- 1 onions; baked sweet pota- with syrup dripping from | orn bread, lemonade, an old- med pound cake, and very old beer. The rest of the! was spent chatting about e and the approaching | We left early for the game be- ‘eause we did not purchase our) s prior to the game. We also ed to avoid the last minute h and we did. We were in our in the stadium by 7:30 p. m. sat there and watched the people go to their seats in the erent sections of the stadium. We listened to Booker T. Wash- ngton’s band, watched the players up before the game time, oyed the performance of e’s band before kick-off | p. m. the scrimmage be- moments from then on se, Virginia made the 1 the second quarter and reigned | “i then on to win 28-7 before | ence of 35,064. | the stadium and went} eth hotel where we } a. m. We then de- | West arriving at Tt, uO | eD s School Chorus | 1 m of Christ-j| y over the local | Their group of | d of “O Little} em,” “Go Tell| a nd | sung | of} several pro- | Christmas | ow rehearsing | the Naval nual Christ-) at the school, | line Saunders, Hortence Hannibal, {be held on Saturday, December PERSONALS Mrs. Josephine Hogans of Mia- mi is visiting in the city for a short period. She is the guest of Mrs. Ella Albury éf Angela Street, Visiting Mrs. Tomasa Marrero of 318 Truman Avenue over the weekend were: Mr. and Mrs. Mack Williams of New York City, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hale of Miami and Miss Violet Catlin, a student of Booker T. Washington junior high school, Miami. Mrs. Elveta W. Ortiz, a teacher of the junior high school of Lake- land and Mrs. Mae Tucker of Miami were the guests of Mrs. Mizpah Crutchfield and Mrs. Wini- fred Sands Johnson over the week- end. Mr. James C. D. Harris, who has been visiting with his wife, || ” Mrs. Mildred Brown Harris, a |: teacher in Douglass school, left |: Key West on Tuesday, December |: . 9, for his new naval assignment |’ in Great Lakes, Ilinois, Mr. Alfonzo W. King, a contrac- |! tor of Jacksonville, and his wife, Mrs. King, a teacher in the Dou- glass Anderson school, visited in the city over the weekend. While here they were the guests of Mrs. Agnes Albert of 412 Julia Street. A Christmas movie will be spon- sored by the Primary department | | of Douglass school on Wednesday, December 17, A fifty-three piece dinner set will |* be raffled on December 18, by the Primary Mothers’ Club of Dou- glass school. The money from this effort will be used to complete payment on the rhythm band re- cently purchased by the mothers. Among the soldiers in town are: Everett Horton, Elbridge Curry, Kenneth Butler and Harry Rivas. The seniors who attended the “ORANGE BLOSSOM CLASSIC” over the weekend were: Valder- Melba Sears, Willis Knowles, Alice Winters, Kenneth Carey, Charles Clarke, and Alfred Saunders, Juniors attending the “ORANGE BLOSSOM CLASSIC” over the weekend were: Rufus Rolle, John Saunders, Weldon Dean, Ronald Barnett, Samuel Hannibal, Sylvia Smith, and Rose M. Ferguson. Dedication of the VFW Hall will 13, at 2 p. m. A full coverage of this event will appear in the issue for Saturday, December 20, Mr. and Mrs. Alpheus Dean an- nounce with pleasure, the marri- age of their daughter, Miss Claud- ette- Dean, to Corporal Elbridge Arthur Manuel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenwood Manuel. They are at home to*all friends at 12-D Fort Village. Freeman Boy Dies As Result Of Burns Roland H. Freeman, 2, who suffered first, second, and third degree burns as a result of fall- in Variety Children’s Hospital, Co- ral Gables on Friday, November 28. Funeral services were held Sun- | day, December 1, at 3 p. m. with byrial in the city cemetry. Rev. G. W. Allen officiated. He leaves to mourn his loss, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin } Freeman, a sister, paternal and | maternal grandparents, six uncles. two aunts and a host of other re: latives and sorrowing friends. a ew Home Private Johnson . Completes Course Private Joseph Johnson, husband of Mrs. Barbara M. Johnson, 206 Truman Avenue, Key West, Flori- da completed basic training re- cently at the Medical Replacement Training Center located at Camp Pickett, Virginia. At MTRC, the Army’s basic training school for medical enlist- P : : b Mises JOSEPH JOHNSON ed men, he has received eight weeks of medical training. The infantry training covered subjects given to all new soldiers. Medical subjects studied included: Anatomy, physiology, military san- itation, method of evacuation, em- ergency medical treatment, ad- ministration of medicines, ward management, hypodermic injec- tion, and operating room techni- que, Gossip Notes “It looks like the gray Pontiac rides faster than N. I. can walk says Miss M. H. Say, S. R. you'd beter slow down if you can’t drive H. E.’s car. Why don’t 0. G. and S. S. stop fighting over J. S., I can tell you that he’s not concerned. O. S. and H. W. continue to carry ‘|demically as it is almost impossi- 4 {ble for an untrained person to One of the most interesting cha- pel programs of the school term was held on Monday morning, December 8, 1952, in the Douglass school auditorium, Thé most out- standing items on the program were talks given by Mr. George Dean, a teacher in the high school and Mr. Roosevelt Sands, Presi- dent of the PTA. Mr. Dean spoke on the necessity of children demonstrating their trainng through always _ being courteous and respectful. He also admonished the children to learn all that they possibly could aca- earn a decent livelihood. Mr. Roosevelt Sands, a very ar- dent worker in all school activi- ties, spoke on “Beautification of Our School Surroundings.” Mr. Sands began his talk by expressing gratitude to Mr. Allen, the principal, for having invited him to speak to the student body. He called to the attention of the students the amount of money tha‘ is being spent by citizens in order to educate them. He admonished them to show their appreciation | by becoming boys and girls of whom the community might well be proud. ‘One of the great problems of Douglass is the wanton deStruction of plants. No one has tried harder than has Mr. Sands to beautify the school surroundings and no one was better able to admonish than he. { The destruction that goes on al- most borders on vandalism. Mr. Sands feels that parents can do much to help children appreciate worthwhile things. Parents should instill into chil- dren that trath is a divine attri- bute and a foundation to every virtue. Truth and right, he said, have the universe on their side. Let the Ten Commandments be the basis on which all teaching is done, Mr. Sands told the children that trees have a unique value and should be appreciated as a rare gift from God. The skipper of the first sub- marine (American) to cross the equator, now a Peoria, Ill. busi- nessman, is William C. Burgy. He became an honorary submariner recently when he visited the New London, Conn. Submarine Base for the first time in 30 years. the torch. Keep up the good work kids, The sixty-four dollar question, “Who will it be in the end - M, A. or M. §.2?” Are you surprised L. R.? Look here K. C. It looks as jthough the California Gold Rush peels |ing, into a tub of hot water, died |is in Key West. “It seems as though the army is sending all the Key West boys home but B. V. is wondering where can S.’ S. be. * “This is all you guys and gals IF you didn’t make this issue Yl catch you in the next + KH you fall.” Cc. C., are you going to marry I. S. or enlist in the Troopers? A friend “says that remains to be | seen. has decided to ret te visit with ta Street. Hi 1 ser her parents, Mr. and er by ¢ of such Since Patty Page began singing. “WHY DON’T YOU BELIEVE ME,” W. C. H. has been asking H. H. this same question. | j W. K., they don't hold club in! the project on any day, so why} do you continue to hang there? P. E.; I'll bet you have your Christmas presents all wrapped up with E. M.’s name on them. E. H. is around here singing “QO HOLY NIGHT” but M. M. is! telling a certain guy “HOLD ME TIGHT.” I know J. A. doesn’t} play that. | if G has for- There are sbout 700 reg m the Navy at the presesi ume, Saturdsy, Vecem'=> 13, 1952 THE KEY WEST CIT’LEN Page 9 LOCAL BOY PTA Head Speaks To School On Beauty Of Surroundings MAKES GOOD AS. ATTORNEY A life that can very well serve as a pattern is that of Attorney Franklin Alexander Higgs, son of Mrs. Blanche Higgs and the late Alfred Alexander Higgs. No young man has worked hard- er to achieve an ambition than has he. He wanted an education and realized that since his parents were very poor, work was the only saviour he had to turn to. Attorney Higgs completed school at Douglass when it was only a junior high school. During the early years of his life he took typing and violin lessons. He be- came very efficient in these stu- dies. With very little money and a confidence that his violin and type- writer could help him, he journey- ed to Edward Walters college, : FRANKLIN ALEXANDER HIGGS Jacksonville, Florida, where he completed his high school traini: 1 From high school in Jacksonville, he proceeded to North Carolina where he entered Allen University. Still with little money and his violin and typewriter, he worked his way through to finish with a B. A. degree in Social Science. Mr. Higgs was not satisfied to rest here and journeyed to Ohio where he enroled in Wilberforce University. With the help of his parents, violin and typewriter, he earned an M. A. degree in Social Science after a year’s study. Mr. Higgs then went to Washing- Here’ is your initial sheet of news for and about Colored peo- ple. | hope that you like it and will do all that you possibly can to make it something of which you will very well be proud. You may feel free at all or any time to call on me relative to your reports, I shall do all that lies within. my power to report items of in- terest, vital stories, and informa- tive articles; I want you to keep this first copy in your azchives, Show it to your children and your children’s children. Lock forward to the news each and every Saturday. in it you will find much DON'T FORGET TO: Go to church tomorrow so that the lesson of the day may guide | you throughout the week. | Help your children by setting them good examples. Attend your PTA meetings. Look for *he life of Frank Pin- der in next week's issue. Leok for the “GOSSIP” Look for a full coverage on the | dedication of the VFW. | Leck for all news of interest pertaining to you. Key West Group Attends Orange Blossom Classic A goodly number of the members of Douglass school’s faculty and their families journeyed to the Magie City over the weekend to witness the footbail game played netween the Florida A. and M, College Ratilers and the Virginia State Trojans. Among those attending the game were: Mr. Allen, Mr. and. Mrs. Milton Thompson, Mrs. Lorraine Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Saunders, Mr. and Mrs, Harry Chipchase, Mrs. Shula Alexander, Mrs. Car- \rye Minor, Miss Mercedes Hanni- bal, and Miss Ruth Rodgers, {ton, D. C. where he taught in | Dunbar high school for two years. | He soon ‘tired of teaching and de- cided to study law. Washington, the nation’s capital, affords many opportunities to the ambitious. There are many colleges and universities located there, but Franklin decided to study at Ho- d. applied himself’ most ently (as he was now without worries over money) and after two years earned an §LB degree. Mr. Higgs is now a most suc- cessful attorney. His salary, I am told, is over $15,000 a year, Mr. Higgs, who is married and the father o- three lovely children, can very well say that all that he is or hopes to be, he owes to his mother, Mrs, Blanche Higgs of Thomas Sireet. z Whenever a boy or girl feels discouraged, he may well think of Attorney Franklin Higgs. Get Acquainted With Key West! Read THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Nens of the City, County, Nation and World