The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 22, 1952, Page 12

Page 12 ‘THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Monday, December 22, 1952 Shows Paintings NEW YORK #—An 18-year-old muscular dystrophy patient-who cannot walk or feed himself--will have an exhibit of his paintings at a gallery today. Arnold Rosenthal of the Bronx, whose muscles have slowly wasted for the past eight years, painted his first water color only about a year ago. He leans his arms on a table to paint. His twisted, weak hands can’t dab the brush more than six inches away. Who BUYS;.*... SELLS}. RENTS . REPAIRS IT @ Where are They Located? SEE THE Yellow Pages OF YOUR TELEPHONE DIRECTORY DEATH ALFREDO DIAZ Alfredo Diaz died this morn- ing at his residence, 1101 Simon- ton Street, after a short illness. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 5 p. m., at the residence. Rev. M. J, Cronin of St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church will officiate at the ser- vices, Burial will be in the family plot at the City Cemetery. Lopez Funeral Home is in charge of ar- rangements. Survivors are: one son, Odelio Diaz, Coral Gables, Fla; two daughters, Mrs. Leonard Sands, Miami, Fla, and Mrs. Estella Salinero, Key West; one sister, Mrs. Carolina Yglesia, Cuba; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Troopers Land ANCHORAGE, Alaska (# — A troupe of Hollywood entertainers | stepped out into Alaskan snow yes- {terday instead of the sunshine of |Honolulu, where they thought they |had landed enroute to Korea. | The astounded movie stars ap- | parently had not been informed that the flight plan of their C-54 |military transport had been |changed due to high winds in the ' Pacific. ’ Immediate We are now equipped to and paint work DRESS UP YOUR CAR FOR THE HOLIDAYS Service—No Waiting do all types body, fender expert craftsmen that assure you of fast efficient service. Take new pride in your car with a top-notch job by us. Drive in for an estimate, today! 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Spearfishing Six Miles Off Summerland Key Nets Thrills Onlookers Share Excitement With Underwater Divers BY SUSAN MCAVOY Whoever wins the Summerland | Key lot in the Navy Charity Car- nival February 21 has an ideal | take off place not only for trolling | but for spearfishing, I learned yes- terday in a cruise out Niles Chan- | nel to Looe Key. Yesterday the Navy put up big signs at Summerland directing mo- torists to the “Lucky Seven” lot, so named because the winner in the drawing on February 21 wins this 50 by 187 foot lot overlooking the deep waters of Nile Channel | themselves. and the Atlantic beyond. Ed and Joe shot The Navy men putting up the |bending their : signs were hoping they would win |™oved on to s the lot themselves. Civilians, how-|22 pound Jey ever, stand just as good a chance | Under the rx of winning the “Lucky Seven’ lot. | Wanted to ¢’ It has been donated to the Charity | decided to leave the | Carnival by Henry Hudyins of Hud- | peace. gins and Alfonso developers of| We did want cra Summerland Key. however. So Ed vy Yesterday we took off in the | made crawfish hoo} cruiser “Mary King” which ties|from the boat i up at Johnston’s point in Summer-junder the coral head land Key through the Niles Chan-|ed with a good nel bridge, and went six miles out |in his gloved han into the Atlantic beyond the “Lucky Seven’’ lot. The air was warmer than it had | S' been in two weeks. The water was gin clear out by Looe Key and und al the H marker. |he had come While Henry Hudgins pulled in| moray eel a barracuda, Skipper and Boat Capt. 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Actually s the sight of so many gleam- Ivery bodies of barracuda ring against the white sand report of the black tipped k that kept me on deck. hen this chill spell is over and I have no further excuse, I shall go in at Looe Key, or closer to |shore and get in the habit once e of swimming among the bar- ida, so that I ean view the ence of By not ig the coral formations, the arrot fish, the sea fans and all he other wonders of the deep sights for any cky person who lives in or visits -|the Keys. We cruised back to Johnston's PP rent 5 me cst? Kita = the underwater | going in I miss} Yacht basin, easily clearing the head room under Niles Channel ‘bridge, and tying up in the pro- tected harbor there. As we drove back to Key West, the Santinis, their three children, and we, watching the multicolored sunset, I felt thankful for the hundredth time that Sunday was coming to a close in the Keys, not bumper to bumper outside New York, Philadelphia, Washington or Boston, where a weary urban work- week would begin. Here in the Keys, thought we work as hard in the North, the working week is constantly brightened by sight of the blue waters anc the knowledge that you can be in those waters in a matter of ten minutes. With few exceptions, mammals have seven bones in their necks. WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS IN THE LINE OF Children’s TOYS | COME TO THE TROPICAL TRADER 718 Duval St. Dial 2-6262 | | Remove Passengers HONOLULU (®—The Hawaiian Sea Frontier said today some of the 44 crew members of the freighter Quartette, grounded on a mid-Pacific reef, were being re- moved for fear the vessel might crack. 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