The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 6, 1953, Page 7

Satueday, June 6, 1953 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ip et Eke | LH My Fy H L °e a 4 rt ad i & ripped by a | mighty experience befcre we can | find a solution. | 2. We as adults should know how to shoulder our responsibilities and jin turn teach our children to enjoy | the privileges of life. THOMAS MITCHELL, nephew of Miss Miriam Davis, 316 Julia Street is now in the Navy and be with his mother in Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania. You may re- s call that Mitchell completed the grammar school course at St. Francis Xavier School, stationed at Norfolk, Virginia. Thomas made his home with his aunt until 1951, when he left to ial solve problems. Brief comments on the desirabi- lity of such a community organi- | zation were made by Dr. Cobo, Commissioner Joe Allen, Park Superintendent Paul Albury and Principal Roy Allen It is hoped that the next meet- | ing which will be held at 8:00 p. m. : | June 9, at the school auditorium of gti separ id het aed py | will be attended by representatives this local club in aiding the needy, | isti i Next in order was a poem “‘Ins- the «Key io the juniors in the |specially the blind. To bring his | “om aa the eioatecn cae, Piration” by Miss Shirley Roberts| p05 that it would cpen the door | Point more specifically home, he | tives of the schools, social clubs, after which the class sang “In | of knowledge to. them. |cited the case of Mrs. Thompson | fraternal organizations, civic clubs, Monastery Garden’ by Albert W.| hen followed remarks by Pro-| (blind), mother cf Miss Myrtis military organizations, etc. iby. | ineipal | Moore who lost her home in a fe- The next highlight on the pro- fessr Allen, principal of Douglass | S Dr.L. T. Wright : School. He thanked the general | cent fire. We were tcld, as we all ie an uae Ger denne Chaska: ublie for standing behind him|know and appreciate, how the Receives Medal I d asked them t tinue t | Lions Club placed her in a home j ms eeu tin oie ee | port the school. He then recognized lot her own. NEW YORK—The late Dr. Louis T. Wright was awarded the 1952 a Famcee Teams Keep Rolling On With Wins BY CHARLES J. SMITH, IIt TALLAHASSEE - (Special) - . Like old man river. .athletic team: of The Florida A and M College just seem to keep rolling winning conference and championships. The squads for the ’52.’: son posted a combined 43 wins and 11 defeats in one national and four The Rattlers wo the ball crown last fall with a of eight wins and two deféats - conference visitation basketball tle with a record of 16 four setbacks (during regular son play) - the conference eg Feed 2 es | COLORED COMMUNITY NEWS eon 12-2826 Public Meeti ; c eeting 'S ful Class Night I Uccess U ass 13 t S Rev. A. F, Hooper was the main speaker at the Community Pur- e Held At Douglass High Mon. |2\s\sijzmst te" Deeds © | School Auditorium. The purpose of this meeting was served at Douglass High School |liams and Charles Ciarke. |tablish a functional and progres- Monday, June 1. This program! ‘he next highlight on the pro-|sive community service and rec- more than any other given during | gram was the class prophecy read | reational program, sure. : the prow ene at 2 table, peered through | cussion “Christ, tae Master Teach- At exactly 8:00 p. m., the pro-| a crystal ball. She assured one and | er” was very well fitted to the oc- cession of graduates started to the a that she was a gifted sooth- casion. was followed by, the singing of the | future. Her predictions proved to| i é opening hymn “Holy! Holy! in| pe ghite amusing» 1. All problems have perc which the entire audience joined. |jence. This numbe: as juman Miss Barbara Brantiey. This was! yo next highlight of the “ , Me by xt bighhg program followed by “Troytes’ Chant’ by |was the young ‘ady lawyer, Alice the class, | Winters, who executed the wil]. In| was the “president's message” de-| ead the last will and testament. livered by Hilton Williams, presi- | rhe juniors sat in front most at- dent of the class. In his message, |tentively to hear what their late|. 3- Children have to be trained fact that each one is living in cha- ied: wi th ifts. But |b made eager to learn and this how young they might be each bequeathing of respect to the soph- u 3 , - | omores so that they may in time | Provide for their amusement and tribution to society. He advised his | show the same to the juniors whom | instructions. ¢lass as a whole to go out into the | they do not respect now. | 4. There is no excuse for shirk- because they had lived in it, |by Alfred Saunders, Jr., valedic-|e¥ligence on ihe part of adults Next in order was a solo by Ken- torian, . | will result in juvenile delinquency. meth Carey “Homing.” The school | ‘Then followed the presentation | 5. Adults must not only “wake WINIFRED SANDS JOHNSON, Editor Is Speaker At Pose Meeting held Tuesday, May Class night exercises were ob- { Carey, Alfred Saunders, Hilton Wil- | to identify the needs and try to es- the ‘season affords the most plea-' by Miss Bloneva Valdez. Bloneva,| Rey. Hooper’s subject for dis- solemn strains of “Largo.” This|sayer and could see through the | Highlights from his speech were: Next was scripture and prayer by| by a class chorus. The first highlight of the program {quite a Portia like manner she! Hilton reminded the class of the superiors had willed them. Many | into good citizenship. They must | ner in which respensible adults would have to make a definite con- world and make it a better place) thi. was followed by a solo sung| img duties toward youngsters as as a whole will miss the beautiful jof the key by a senior, Anthony | up,” but must “get up” in order to efit baritone voice of sear ha He will | Gibson to a junior, Samuel Han- goon be singing in Uncle Sam’s/ jing) Anthony said that through Army. him the seniors were presenting F zg | = 8 B e acig ace is Bey if é of Mr. n, We at Douglass know just what the additions and subtractions and oll ager : the Munroe” Gaaae the Lions Club stands for as we School Board. Mr. Duncan came | Often call upon it to furnish or to the stage and told of his con-| help furnish eyeglasses for chil- tinuous interest in anything per-|dren whose parents are not able taining to education. to purchase them. — Mrs. Winifred Sands Johnson| The crowning point in Mr. Al- whose duty it was to make the | bury’s mission came when he call- awards was then introduced — by |ed Daniel Ashe, Jr., to the stage i 3 i finally. arriving at the crowning “spoint, grade 12, where twenty #°"ful ones receive their diplo- mas, : at ka ..oxt in order was a quartette “Danny Boy” sung by Kenneth E z E | Mr, Allen just before he introduced | and presented him a $50.00 War jthe Regualr Fellows Club who/| made an award to the most out-! | standing athlete, Charles Clarke and to the valedictorian, Alfred! Saunders, Jr. | Arthur Sands made the presen-} tation for the club. | Mrs. Johnson then called on} Paul J. Sher, an outstanding, civic worker who acknowledges service regardless of color or creed»Each | year he awards a watch to the outstanding boy and one tg the out- standing girl of the senior class. | Mr. Sher stressed the fact that it | is not for scholarship that’ these awards are made bui for contribu- tions to society. These awards were won by Kenneth Carey and Bloneva Valdez. A trophy in ap-| preciation of the amount of money raised by Douglass in the recent “March of Dimes Campaign was also awarded by Mr. Sher. | Mrs. Johnson then called Paul} |G. Albury, director of City Re-} creation to the stage. Mr. Albury | spoke on behalf of the Lions Club | resident. He told | UNAS? OUI TOS AE TRORE OTT. ari soi acre SHORTY'S BAR | ir Conditioned ee nee and ,| Under New Management 416 Petronia Street ‘WE SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS Ph. 2-6912 — Fleming & Margaret PHONE 2.6222 GLOBE SHOE STORE “We Fit The Hard To Fit” 510 FLEMING ST. Shenanigans Heydays * Life Stride Buxkens Cornish Chapel : A.M.E. Zion. Church WHITEHEAD and ANGELA STREETS ‘SUNDAY SCHOOL, 9:45 |) -,AM.— V.CE., 7 P.M. Worship 11 A.M. and 8 P.M. er and Class Meeting esday, 7:30 P.M. ‘THE CHURCH WITH A WELCOME FOR YOU Rev. A. Franklin Hooper, Pastor Pr: - WILLIAMS’ ARIETY STORE * 205 JULIA STREET Will Always Satisfy Package Store -309 PETRONIA STREET PULL LINE OF MEN’S and CHILDREN’S SHOES PRICE RANGE ‘band instructor, for the Bond through the Lions Club for good citizenship. Daniel Ashe, Sr., then came to the stage and made a presenta-} tion of money from the, Douglass School Alumni to George. Dean, wonder- ful interest he is taking in his band students. Mrs. Jessie Leland | also made a cash contribution. Dean received the gift.and was thankful to those who so kindly remembered him. Other awards made were as fol- lows: Band — Barbara Butler and Al- veda James Homemaking — Pauline Ed- wards, Marja Roberts and Blone- va Valdez Music — Kenneth Carey and Ca- roline , Montogomerv Scholarship — Alfred Saunders, r. All-Around Boy and Girl — The- odore Suarez and Bluneva Valdez Conduct — Eloise Fisher Baush and Lomb Honorary Sci- ence Award — Alfred Saunders, Jr. | American Legion Armed Service Award — Paula Dean | American Legion Contest Win-!| ner — Joyce Mounts | Balfour Honor Key —— Alfred Saunders General Service — Wilfred Bas- tian and Nathaniel Ingraham. MAN! PEREZ — Prop, 316 Petronia Street American Cancer Society medal posthumously, for his research in cancer which he conducted for 33 years at Harlem Hospital before his death in October, 1952. He is the first Negro to be given the medal. " Mrs. Louis T. Wright, widow of the physician, accepted the award at a lumcheon held at the Hotel Astor Sunday Afternoon to launch the 1953 Cancer Crusade. Also par- ticipating in the ceremonies. were the two daughters of the late phy- sician: Dr. Jane C. Wright and Dr. Barbara Penn Wright, both: engag- ed in cancer research,.. + The medal, awarded for “Most outstanding contribution to cancer control,” was presented=te Mrs. Wright by Dr. John C, Gerster, one of the founders New York City Cancer Co: , who was lavish in his praise of the late Harlem physician. In presenting the award, Dr. Gerster said that the New York City Cancer Committee this year unanimously voted the award to “our greatiy beloved, late mem- ber, Dr, Louis T. Wright.” © Mr., Mrs. Albury Visit Family Mr. and Mrs Robert Albury (Cora Lee Sears) are visiting their parents, Mrs. Ella Albury of An- gela Street and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sears, 809 Elizabeth Street, They are accompanied by their children, Grace Ella and Robert, Jr, They are spending a vacation of three weeks. Uncalled For SUITS, PANTS, SHOES, FANS, Blue Heaven Billiards — Bar championship with a record of two tournament victories and no de- cals won two of these encounters. ~and the baseball title with a re- cord of 16 and five. The Rattlers won the national yee ball team hit the sport pages ber following Miami’s Orange Bowl. This squad had played throughout the season | what some sorts — to as the “toughest” scl + ever engag- ed in by a Negro club. Included were these grid giants - North Car- olina A and T, Southern University, Morris Brown, Bethune Cookman, and Prairie View. Head football coach and athletic director at Famcee is A. S. “Jake” Gaither, Ed Oglesby coaches bas- ketball, Robert “Pete” Griffin track, Walt Austin tennis, and Os- car Moore, baseball. Griffin and Oglesby also assist with coaching football as does Costa Kittles, the istaot_ mentor. jansel Tookes is coach of the golf team which was rained out of its only encounter of the season at Varner-Evans Marriage Told ‘The marriage of Miss Carrie Lee Varner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Avery Varner of Keatchie, Louisi- and John Evans of Key West, Florida took place at her jhome May 26. The ceremony was performed ary Education. Evans, her husband, received a} B. S. degree in Industrial Educa-| tion from the same institution in May, 1951, 2 $1.99 to $18.95 | GROCERIES & MEATS em tate Viel Gor Stare} Phone 2-6342 MEAT and GROCERIES PHONE 24122 fi ® Phone 2-9272 i i nrvie ie Summer Clearance Sale Grace Walker Dress Shoes Values to $12.95 Now $6.95 Appelrouth's Shoe Center $6 DUVAL STREET PHONE 2.2532 Air-Conditioned For Your Comfort 805 Emma Street 714 Thomas Street Key West. Fla. Mate Made and Seid PANAMAS and PELTS Phone 2-6642