The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 24, 1952, Page 8

Page THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Wednesday, December 24, 1952 HOLSUM BAKING vu. 1405 4th ST. DIAL 2.2313 CHRISTMAS Add to the good things of Christmas — our wishes. fo: 4 joyous holiday! FLAME RESTAURANT be 604 TRUMAN AVENUE DIAL 2-6044 > stteelings To all of our friends—go our wishes for a happy Yuletide season and a wonderful New Year. And for your patronage and good will during the past year we render our thanks. “S> AMERICAN CHEMICAL CO. of Key West . Pope’s casas Message Carries Powerful Impact |Dies In Miami VATICAN CITY w—Pope Pius| News has been received by XII, in his annual Christmas mes-|Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Lowe sage to the world, bitterly assailed | of the death of Glenn E. McKay the cold mechanization of modern|Monday night while attending Former Key West School Official society today and claimed it is “depersonalizing”’ man. . _ It was his 14th consecutive Christmas message and one of his | most powerful. The East and West, now locked in cold war, both were criticized {by the pontiff as he pictured the sufferings of the “army of the poor, scattered throughout the world.” The Pope especially directed his greetings today “to the poor, to the oppressed, to those who for whatever reason sich in affliction on the breath of hope.” He called upon individuals and nations to continue the work C! had begun and loose a ‘‘floo help” for the suffering millioi The pontiff's message to e Christian world was broadcast in| | Italian over the Vatican radio. The {9 | radio planned to repeat the speech | ;, at 45-minute intervals into 23 other languages. Chaplain Will Go Long Way Xmas WASHINGTON (P—An Air Force | chaplain will say two midnight masses on Christmas eve--24 hours and 1,700 miles apart. Impossible? Certainly not. Just another of the oddities caused by the international date line. The Military Air Transport Serv- ice reported today that Lt. Robert F. Duryea, a Roman Catholic chap- lain, will officiate at a holy mass on Kwajalein Island at midnight on Christmas eve. Then he'll fly back across the international date line to Johnston Island for his second midnight mass of 1952. Troop Ship With 2,856 Men Due In SAN FRANCISCO (#—The last troop ship due here from Korea before Christmas arrived Tuesday |with 2,856 soldiers--including the the Army. The quads are the Perricone brothers--Anthony, Bernard, Carl and Donald -- of Beaumont, Tex. They served with the 73rd Tank Battalion of the 7th Infantry Di- vision. ©. &. S. MEETS FRI. The regular meeting of Fern Chapter, O. E. S., will be held | Friday, December 26 at 8 p. m. | at the Scottish Rite Temple. 23 YOUTHS GET (Continued from Page One) the safety certificate of merit. The awards read that the driver has “worked diligently in the interest of safety for a period of six months.” Mt We hope that you will enjoy this Christmas surrounded by all the things dearest to your heart. And may the New Year bring to you' all the success and happiness that make for a rich and meaningful life. MAYOR, CITY and whose life depends, as it were, | only quadruplets ever drafted into | |the Installation of officers of the Miami Beach chapter Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. McKay will be remember- jed by many here, having been |principal of the Division Street High School. The family later ;moved to Sanford where they jresided until "moving to Miami, where he was a teacher of |sciefce at Miami Edison High School. He was a Past Patron of Fern |Chapter No. 21 Order of the Eastern Star and Past Master of | Anchor Lodge 182, F. and A.M. |He was also Past Grand Patron of the Grand Chapter of Florida |O.ES, He is survived by his widow |Katherine and daughter Mrs. |Florence Nichol both of Miami. Funeral services were held at P. m. today in the Combs Funeral Home, Miami. DEATHS MRS. ROSLYN COOPER Mrs. Roslyn Cooper who resided at 917 United Street died yesterday morning at the Monroe General Hospital after a short illness. The body was sent last night by the \Pritchard Funeral Home to New York City for funeral services and jburial in the family plot. THOMAS J, JOHNSON ‘Thomas J. Johnson, pioneer re- sident of Tavernier, passed away jat the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami at 6 p. m. yesterday. He is a brother of E. P. John- son, $15 Francis St.. Key West, jand Simon Johnson, Miami. He is also survived by a son Coleman Johnson, Miami, and thees deh. ters, Mrs. Herbert Thompson, Mrs. Bud Storer and Mrs. Kart yoan- son, Miami, six grandchildren and one great grandchild. The funeral will be held in Miami Friday at 4 p. m. VETERAN TRACK (Continued from Page One) | owned and operated a dog track in Milton Dam, Ohio, near Youngs- town, all of which, according to Aronovitz, makes him the best man available for the present job. Mr. and Mrs. Stoughton expect to come to Key West January 5th to make this city their home dur- ing the racing season. Aronovitz also stated that the Kennel Club is seeking em- ployees among Monroe County res- idents to operate the new track. He has been personally interview- ing applicants for several days, expecting to employ at least 85% of his operators from Monroe County residents. The track will be available to | the City and County for civic use | after the close of the 90-day racing jseason which will occur some- time near the end of April. COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAG:s. Department Heads, and All Other Employees MARY SUE WONDERS ~ (Continued ‘from Page One) fered a reward, in the hope that maybe someone would have ‘found the pay envelope of the Florida National Bank. _ “That night I was ironing. My {Cl landlord came over and “told: me: I was wanted on the phone. It was. Mrs. Rita Monroe of 1106-Grinnell j, Street. She asked me all sorts of: self and the pay envelope.” Finally, Mrs. -Monroe . said: “If you can over. proper Citizen put in by. Mary Sue,..who then rushed over to her house. “I showed her. my ID card, grve her the small reward.” I had lett the envelope on the counter pulled out by mistake. Mary Sue went to work with a beaming face next day. She beamed even more when her sister workers told her that they had already started a collect- ions among themselves to make up her lost money. J. J. Trevor, Pré- sident of the Bank had told them he would personally make up any deficit between what they collected and the full amount. The honesty of Mrs. Monroe, mother of two children, wife of an enlisted man, in returning the check and the generous intentions of Mary Sue’s sister employees and employer are giving the Won- ders a Merry Christmas. KEY WESTERS ARE (Continued from Page One) people above that age as there are below. In other parts of the country the median age is 30.1 years. This places Key West residents 4.3 years younger than their counterparts elsewhere. They are younger also by 5.1 years than people generally in Florids. | Other revealing data on the popu- lation trends in Key West and else- where has to. do with the increase 65 and over. Advances in’ medical sciences and better living stand- ards have had a marked effect in lengthening the life span and causing this increase. In Key West, the Census Bureau reports 4.9 per cent of the popula- jtion is in the 65 or over. bracket. The picture presented by the Census Bureau shows also an un-' precedented proportion of married couples, a record number of young children and a large increase in the working force, which is attri- buted to more and more women mes. All of this speaks well for Key West's attractive features as a WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS IN THE LINE OF Children’ TOYS OME TO THE TROPICAL TRADER 718 Duval St. Dial 2-0362 near down jobs outside their |. questions, how I could identify my-:}in. bring identification, I'll let you have the jj, pay envelope. I found it in.a Duval |; | Street store on the counter.” Mrs. |q Monroe had. read the ad in The}: 5 led: Circuit :Court Judge:. Aquiling Lo- pez, Jr... Municipal Judge Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., Criminal. ‘R. “Lord,. and Juvenile Court: Judge -Eva.. War: |B. ner: Gibson. Place’ to make $ home,, explajns. to.some extent need for added schdol.and: housing facilities which has: grown -more Prevalent in ‘the last few years. in the number of persons of age |’ The (Continued from Page One) chinery for use in the sewer con- struction. City Manager Dave King re- gommended to the commission that the City -buy direct certain ma- chinery.and. equipment since he said ‘that the city could obtain faster delivery and’ better prices ‘by. buying from the manufacturer. » It. would also be desirable for the city to buy direct, any pipe for the system larger ‘than 24 inehes, King said, since this must ‘be! made up on special order. King © reiterated his estimate yesterday that work on the sewer project will start within 90 days. The rehabilitation of the crume bling sewer system should b@ completed in a year, he said. Following the selection of a com tractor, the next step will be the sale of over a half million dollars in sewer revenue boris. The city’s fiscal agent, C. T. McCreedy of Miami is handling this phase of the negotiations. The actual work on the project will climax more than a year planning on the part of King and the commission. Shorthand was invented and practiced by the ancient Greeks and Romans. peti hula ra " THREE HOTELS IN MIAMI at POPULAR PRICES . Located in the Heart of the City REASONABLE RATES WRITE or WIRE for RESERVATIONS with BATH and TELEPHONE = el “132 B. Flagler St. 102 Rooms Elevator Solarium ’- Ritz Pershing Hotel 226 N.E. Ist Ave. 100 Rooms Elevator Heated Miller Hotel 229 N.E. Ist Ave. 80 Rooms Elevator 3 BLOCKS FROM UNION BUS STATION BOTTLE CAP INN 1128 SIMONTON STREET Wishes Each and Everyone ia A Very Merry Christmas ‘Happy and a , New Year JOHNNY and CHAS. GAVILAN and Prosperous APRAGER 4 becisbewas A, the curtain begins to draw across the old year, we pray that the spirit of Christmas be kept in the bearts of men not only this out day... but every day. For with Christmas in our bearts - datbtngta'life cual coer quench the joy or dim the light of our peace Hardware Department—~Thompson Enterprises CAROLIN © STREGT ee) tal *