The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 23, 1953, Page 3

Key West Is. Locale Of Play Given In Texas Former Key Wester, Mrs. Don- ald O'Neill who sow lives at 3210 Blackburn Street, Dallas, Texas, sent an interesting clipping from the Dallas Morning News, of the January 14 edition, concerning a play which has its locale in Key ‘West and is titled “The Last Is- land.” According to the story in the allas Morning Star; the play will iter make its’debut in New York. It was written by Eugene Raskin and produced anj directed by Margo Jones in Theatre ’53, Dal- las. The script by Reginald Ham- merstein is reportedly under option for the New York presentation, Probably in March. “The “emotional” drama is to run through January 31 in Dallas. Tt has _characiers and covers @ 2% hour period over New Year’s Eve and part of New Year’s Day. The setting is in a bar and res- taurant called Casa Lopez which has been leased by @ show business le. They expect to settle down to a quiet existence but when the wife’s former dancing partner ar- tives, the siguation is anything but cid. Other characters jen ye ord Jess painter, proprietor of the bar- pena and a fourist who goes for deep-sea fishing. local Key West Players are tentatively interested in the play script and it is that the play reading will send to Director for further informa- Charity Carnival Goes To The Dogs It’s a fact, the Navy’s Charity Carnival drive in Key West, has | Cudany to the dogs, However, things a as bad as they sound. The Navy has gore to the “‘dogs” for | Firestone in boosting the ‘‘take” in their rity drive. The “‘dogs,” being the Key Weat Kennel Club. gag a3 et 2 Z § donation by the Ken- one of the hundreds or indirectly by ci- West businessmen. e spirit that aio Carniva} to raise more than for. Key West charities last vets eure fre HF seaplane base in Key be the sight for the Carnival. The Car- the evening of Feb- through Feb- 3 e282, | i E is con- Today’s Stock Market NEW YORK «® — Prices were narrowly irregular and trading was slow on the stock market today. Steels and rails did better than most groups but changes were re- stricted to minor fractions. General Motors opened un- changed on a block of 1,800 shares and later fell back fractionally. Packard, among the most active issues for several sessions, opened on a block of 3,700, unchanged at 6%. Republic Steel, which reported favorable earnings yesterday, was up % at 47%. Higher issues included U. S. Steel, Bethlehem, Boeing, Douglas, Dow Chemical, Southern Pacific, and New York Central. Lower were U. S. Rubber, Na- tional Distillers, American Tele- phone, Phelps \Dodge, American Tobacco, Sinclair Oil and Warner Bros. Noon Stock Market Prices NEW YORK (AP)Hupp Cp Affl G Eq 9% TM Cent Alleghany Allis Chal Am Airi Can Smelt 14%Lehman Cp ‘MYLigg & My 41% Lockh Aire 53% Loew's 157% Lorillard 685% Lou -& Nash 26%4 Monte Ward 16%Phileo 58% Philip Mor 35%Radio Cp 40%4Reo Mtrs 92% Rexall Drug U5. Schenley Ind 1454 Sears Roeb 20% Sinclair Oil 4% 25% 54% 6 78% 2% 12% 255% 63% 62% 49%, Me 23% 53 6% 9 1% 6 49 27% 21% Ei 7 59% 401 16 45% 13% 4% ve 53% 39% 48% 72 39% 3% S78 42: 13% 42 LR News Briefs TAMPA —The Southwest Flor- ida Tuberculosis hospital here has a new medical director, Dr. Al- fred M. Dietrich Jr. He has been acting director since Dr. Merlin H. Draper resigned last fall. His appointment was announced Tues- day, ’ WASHINGTON (#—The Depart- ment af Defense said Wed. Army Pfc Johnnie C. Beli, son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie W. Bell, 16 Ran- dolph St. De Funiak Springs, who previously was reported missing in action, had been killed in Ko- rean fighting. Army First Lt. Jerry E. Doyle, son of Mr. and Mrs. James V. Doyle, 237 West Minnesota Ave., DeLand, was wounded. “HARDWORKING” (Continued from Page One) hours preceding the robbery at- tempt. Papy set the value of the cash register, which was almost totally demolished when it was dropped, at $675. Deputies under the direction of Sheriff John Spottswood, are in- vestigating the case. About 3% million tons of lignite was produced in the United States in 1951, TRUMAN CHEERED AT ACHESON HOME.— Harry Truman ‘waves to people gathered outside the home of outgoing Secre- tary of State Dean Acheson in Washington. Truman went to the Achéson heme for luncheon immediately following the in- auguretion of President Eisenhower. Several hundred neighbors gathered outside the Acheson home and cal!ed f who T obliged by stepping outside to greet them —(?) Wirephoto ENGINEER TELLS STORY OF RUNAWAY TRAIN.—H. W. Brower of Philadelphia, engineer of the runaway Pennsylvania train that hurtled into Washington’s Union Station and almost crashed the waiting room before falling through the floor, tells his story before the Senate Commerce committee. More than 50 persons were hurt in the accident which is being investigated by the senators—() Wirephoto. By BOB THOMAS PALM SPRINGS, Calif. W—Pa- trons at an exclusive gift shop here generally take a second glance at the beautiful brunette who has waited on them. They seem to think they have seen her before. She is Andrea Leeds, one of Hollywood’s finest young dramatic actresses in the late 1930s. Now the as wife of automotive and horse rac- ing heir Bob Howard, she disap- peared from films a dozen years ago. While visiting this desert resort on a midwinter vacation, I sought 4 |her for a chat, The reason: She is one of the rare film stars who 4 |has retired from the screen volun- tarily. Film stars often “retire,” but usually. because of involuntary forces like ill health or — more often—an apathetic audience, Miss Leeds’ case was different. She quit when she was in demand as an actress. Another notable example—which she and I recalled simultaneously —was Jane Bryan, who gave up a promising film career to wed Jus- tin Dart, the drugstore magnate. Neither Miss Leeds nor Miss Bryan has succumbed to blandish- ments to return to the cameras and grease paint. Both have stuck to their chosen careers as wives and mothers. I asked Miss Leeds (perhaps I should call her Mrs. Howard) if she ever missed the movie life. “Hardly at all,” she replied. “The only time I think about being an actress is when I see a movie that has a good part in it. I think to myself, ‘How I would have liked to play that role!’” The onetime actress, strikingly beautiful in her mid-30s, still re- ceives film offers. The only time she was really tempted was when she read that “Dark Victory” was going to be remade. She said she felt like offering her services to the producers, There was a reason for her eagerness, Back in the ‘30s, “Dark Victory” was a flop when played on Broad- way by Tallulah Bankhead. But Andrea saw possibilities in the story and did a condensed version on the old Charlie McCarthy-Don Ameche air show. The adaptation brought film interest, and she urged her boss, Sam Goldwyn, to buy it for her. But Warners snapped it up, and the story gave Bette Davis one of her greatest roles. Mrs, Howard, who won an Aca- demy nomination for “Stage Door” in 1937, bowed out of pictures in 1940. Her last film was “Earth- bound” with Warner Baxter. “I made the picture after I had been married to Bob,’* she re- early in the morning and came home late at night. I realized that I couldn't have an acting career and a marriage and do a good job of both. Then I had two children in a short space of time and I had plenty to keep me busy.” The children are Bob Jr., 12, and Leeann, who will be 11 in March. Eighteen months ago, Howard, whose family owned Sea- |biseuit and other racing greats, |sold his auto agency in Beverly | Hills and bought a hotel in Palm |Springs. He remodeled the place, jtagged it Howard Manor and made , © for me,” Mrs. Howard said. ‘Since the children were at an age iso brought in about 50 letters | when they didn’t need as much jattention, I needed something to keep me busy. I bad always en- joyed shopping ‘or gifts, so I opened my own gift shop in the hotel.” She named the shop Andrea's pand it is a going concern. In fact, Andrea Leeds, Jane Bryan =:'Won’t Return To Film Stardom McCarty Says Budget Needs To Be Checked TALLAHASSEE (# — Gov, Dan McCarty indicated that, de- spite an anticipated 40 million dol- lar surplus in the state treasury and optimistic forecasts for future revenue, the Cabinet Budget Com- mission will scrutinize closely agency requests for increases in appropriations. As the budget commission re- sumed hearings on the requests for operating funds for the 1953-55 bi- ennium, McCarty asked represen- tatives of agencies appearing be- fore the commission to explain why they needed more money. The budget commission, with members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committee again sitting in, heard a request from the Florida Council for the Blind for $538,584 in state funds to go with federal matching money and donations for a total budget of $951,838 for the two business years, starting July 1. The council is asking $126,584 more from the state than it re- ceived from the Legislature for the 1951-53 biennium. Harry E. Sim- mons, executive director of the council, said the added funds would be used in part to create seven new jobs, including a home teacher to serve the blind who are house- bound in their homes, a medical field consultant and assistant mer- chandizing director to help market Products manufactured by blind Persons, a bookkeeper and three marked. “I had to leave the house | stenographers, The council also needs money to maintain its adult training center for the blind at Daytona Beach, to grant employes a 5 per cent salary raise and to inaugurate a home industry program. Pointing to the work the council | has done in rehabilitating the blind Simmons said records of the State Welfare Department showed a drop of 200 in the number of persons receiving aid to blind in the past two years. He credited the coun- cil’s program of helping the blind jto sustain themselves for the drop es 3,300 in 1950 to 3,100 in 1952. \Trip To Washington |Makes Dan Feel Humble TALLAHASSEE (#--An occasion- al trip to Washington is good for Indians Declare Loyalty To USA ATMORE, Ala. #—Fifteen hun- dred members of the Creek Indian nation held a pow-wow here last night to reaffirm their loyalty to the great white father in Washing- ton and to see 29 million dollars from the federal government. Calvin W. MeGhee, head of the Council of the Creek Nation and an Atmore farmer, presented a Progress report on the Indians’ claim for payment for 23,267,000 acres of land in Alabama, Missis- sippi and Georgia. The Indians contend the land was taken from them after they were defeated by Gen. Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN { Friday, January 23, 1953 Newspaper Permitted To Resume Operation QUITO, Ecuador — President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra’s inter- cession will allow opposition news- paper El Dia té start publishing again tomorrow. The paper, which has been crit- ical of the government, closed dowa Wednesday night after a court or- dered its equipment attached to cover back social security pay- ments. The publishers denounced the attachment order as a “‘politi- cal maneuver.” The president said yesterday he had nothing to do with the order, The FLAME RESTAURANT TRUMAN AVE. and SIMONTON ST. Open Every Day For BREAKFAST, LUNCH, and DINNER Delicious Food at Moderate Prices REAL BARBECUE ‘RIBS AND CHICKEN Open 6:30 A.M. to Midnight M. A. ORTEGA, Proprietor LOCAL PEOPLE AS Old World 920 Truman Ave. DINING ON {a state official’s ego. It deflates it, | | Gov. Dan McCarty said. | McCarty returned late Wednes- iday night from the nation’s capital. | where on Tuesday he witnessed the | ‘THE jinauguration of President Dwight | D. Eisenhower. | “It does something to your ego when you stand there and see the world’s greatest democracy in ac- tion,”” McCarty said. “The humility you experience is very helpful. “Florida was ably represented by Miss America (Neva Jane Langley, Lakeland) and the Flori- da float,” the governor said. The |foat won first prize in the inau- gural parade. MAGAZINE SPREAD (Continued from Page One) story in the National Georgraphic from readers who wrote for addi- tional information on the city and the display which is annual. it is prospering so well that ber | husband is trying te raise the reat. Ho®ever, she has a long-term jlease and is sticking to her guns. FAMOUS Chicken Cacciatore . . . Veal Scall 227 DUVAL STREET : LUI ITAL GI’S IAN SPECIALIZING IN... EL PASAJE. RESTAURANT 005° TRUMAN AVE. 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