The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 5, 1953, Page 7

Saturday, December 5, 1953 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 7 COLORED COMMUNITY NEWS WINIFRED SANDS JOHNSON, Editor 2% Key Westers Will Attend Orange Blossom Classies Everybody and his brother is attending the annual “Orange Blossom Classics” which were held) in Miami tOday. The entige state looks forward to this major event every year. Boys and girls, men and women’ save ., their money in order to attend this spectacular affair. f { — | ;Thompson’s “Alleluia,” Wilson's “Coffee Grown on a White Oak | Tree,” and the spirituals “Yonder iComes Day,” and “Jacob’s Lad-! Walter’s “Night Beat,” Clark’s| Carnival of Venice” and King’s “Michigan on Parade” were among 4 the band selections scheduled. The In Miami where over 70,000 peo-fingi number on the program was ple gather annually, one meets peo-',, “Battle Hymn of the Re-| ple from all over the country and public,” featuring both groups. particularly from the colleges of, coturday morning, the fast-step- the state, It is a pleasure for the ping Florida A and M University| alumni of the various colleges t0\ marching band of 132 pieces join- meet and revive old friendships} .4 floats and local Negro high) and make plans for the next year-' 50) bands for a downtown pa-| To the Negroes of the state of 4, Florida the Classics has become a) “Between halves of the Orange festive time almost equalling the piossom Classic football game the great Mardi Gras of New Orleans.))054 will present a pre-Christmas “King Dress” reigns supreme as poy everyone is clad in his Sunday best” The football game will pit un- for this occasion. These ‘stores Ofjqefeated and united A and M| the state and particularly Miami’, ,,inst Prairie View State of Tex- do a big business in the selling of... gor the national Negro college wearing apparel. . championship. Florida A and M University has} There were many Key Westers really put itself on the map Dylon hand to witness the spectacu- furnishing this annual affair. liar . affair. Among them were Teams over the state will watch’ yp and Mrs. M. M. Thompson, closely the manner of stategy Of| professor C. C. Seabury, Mrs, Shu-| the competing teams in order to), Alexander, Mr. and Mrs, Sam-| Grow stronger next year. luel D. Leggett, Jr., Mrs. Annie Bands will have an opportunity Tynes, George and Alphonso Dean, to observe the Florida A and M/Rose Marie Ferguson, Oretha University Band which ranks a- Sweeting, Jean E. Tynes, Sylvia, mong the most outstanding in the Smith, John Saunders, Ronald Ba- country and it is hoped that many nett, Samuel Hannibal, Violet Ma-| ambitions will be born as a result|nuel, and many others too num-' of hearing its renditions and ob- erous to name. serving its performances, : The first major event of the fes-| tivities was the staging of alHas Poem public concert to which an admis-| sion was charged. (Published “The joint appearance of the Florida A and M University choir! / and symphonic band in Dade coun j ty auditorium Friday evening at; eight o'clock, was. one of the) season's cultural highlights in this! “culture” conscious city. i A capacity audience of some! 2,500 persons was in attendance at the program which marked the} first joint appearance of the two musical groups before a Miami au-! | dience. The program was a phase of the annual Orange Blos-! ; som Classic and Festival ober-' | vance. | The choir last captivated a Mia- mi audience during its winter con-| 5 cert tour of 1952, The band, how-! | ever, participated in the cultural | Program held Jast December in ne with the classic festi- val. Mrs. Rebecca Walker Steel is di- rector of the choir and Roland Haines is acting band director. Among the selections sung bv the choir were — “And the! Glory of the Lord,” and “Hallelu-! jah” from Handel’s “Messiah,” —| faa | Hat Cleaners . 714 Thomas Street . TELEPHONE 2-5560 Key West, Fla. Mats Made and Sold PANAMAS and FELTS DIAZ GROCERIES AND MEATS 728 Simonton Street Phone 2-6222 ROBERT ALLEN, a senior in the Department of English at Florida A and M University has had a poem, “My Hopes for Jim,” accepted for publi- cation in the Annual Antholo- gy of College Poetry. The An- thology is a compilation of the country, Allen, who is from Fernandina Beach, is a mem- ber of the University Literary Guild.—Staff photo by H. Jones | of Fam-U. THE VIRGINIA CLUB Prop. Jesus Disdier 5 Emma St. BEER AND WINE 9:00 to 12:00 P.M. Friday and Saturday Open ‘til 2:00 A.M. MANI'S BAR “MAN! PEREZ — Prop. 316 Petronia Street Phone 2-9272 SANDS’ O.K. Shoe Shop Fabric Center 70% DUVAL STREET Nanina Swim Suits with Sani-Crotch and Built-in Bra SIZES 32 TO 4 $8.95 to $12.95 Acetate Pajama Sets $3.25 Multi-Crepe Slips $3.25 to $4.25 Corner of Bahama and Fleming Streets JUAN SORRIANO 1011 Whitehead Street MEAT and GROCERIES PHONE 24122 JUST 20 SHOPPING DAYS ‘TIL CHRISTMAS! Use Our Layaway Plan For Your Grace Walker Shoes for Women and Red Goose Shoes for Children Exclusively at Appelrouth’s Shoe Center $04 DUVAL STREET PHONE 33838 Air-Conditioned For Your @omfort | Honor Roll At Douglass it Le a | sas Is Listed For the second time in this sem-| ester, the Douglass High School presents its honor roll which is as follows: | Grade 7 one — sponsor — M. M.! Thompson Virginia Burgohy and Hortense Curry. Grade 7 two — sponsor — Al- fred L. Saunders, Sr. — Clarice Alee, Ellison Ashe, Larry Clarke,| Alfred Gibson, and Alma Sparks.| Grade 8 one — Winifred Sands! fohnson — sponsor — Phyllis Ma-| i J rie Allen, Virla Rolle and Juanita) Saunders. Grade 8 two—Theadore T. Sands — sponsor — Randolph Manuel, Judith Pla, Cecil Terry and Ran- dolph Storr. Grade 9 — Mrs. Isabel C. Sands/ — sponsor — Nancy Evans and Jean Sweeting. Grade 10 one — Mrs. Mizpah Crutchfield — sponsor — Juanita Mingo, William Edwards, Alfred Curry, Gladys Evans, Raymond Albert Pla and Floyd Sweeting. Grade 10 two — George Dean — sponsor — Judy Gibson, Paula Dean, Freda Saunders and Marva Swopes. Grade 11 — Mrs. Doris H. Mil- ler — sponsor — Marguerite Ashe, Alphonsine Barnett, Edward Clar- ke, Joyce Mounts and Theodore Suarez. Grade 12 — Mrs, Carrye Monor — sponsor — Carl Barnes, William Carey, Samuel Hannibal, Leo Riv- as, Rufus Rolle, John Saunders, Marva Allen, Rose Marie McGee, Sylvia Smith, Jean Tynes, Oretha Sweeting and Rose Marie Fergu- son, CLUB NOTES The Servicemen’s Center wishes to express gratitude to Samuei Hannibal for being one of the civil- lan boys who comes to the Center and mixes with the service men. ‘|Hannibal loves to play table ten- ‘|nis and thus is able to furnish {/companionship to the boys through his playing with them. It is hoped that the tivilian boys * will let Hannibal serve as an ex- Jample and through him become more friendly with the service In this way there will be union. As the financial drive at Douglas | | School came to a close Thursday night, Mrs. Marie S, Welters, di- rector of the Servicemen’s Center, | wishes to state that activities will, begin at the Center in full swing as of today. The major item on the agenda of the Center is the Community Chest. The entire Colored population of Key West is asked to supnort this drive 100 per cent as the continued} joperation of the Center is depen-| dent on your contributions. Parents and all adults are re- minded that they are cordially in-} vited to attend the Center at all! times. Remember that the Center 1s providing wholesome venile delinquency. You will also note that delinquent} problems have been greatly di.) minished since the operation of the Center. Your boys and girls enjoy *ve-| nings of pleasure at the Center and so can you Package Store 309 PETRONIA STREET Phone 2-9400 yu Group New Club THE CASANOVAS, recently formed social club, plans many Will Sin AL SAVAGE will be a featured singer at the program present- DEATHS Thomas Lorenzo Johnson, 72, died at his home, 612 Angela Street, Monday, November 23. Funeral services will be con- ducted from Trinity Wesleyan Methodist Church, Sunday, De- cember 6, at 3:00 p. m. The Rev. George W. Allen will officiate, Attending the funeral in a body | jated, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows and the Circle. He is survivied by his widow, Mrs. Emily Johnson. Burial will be in the family plot fo the City Cemetery. George McKelvin, Jr., 4 mon. 10 jdays, son of Mr. and Mrs. George |McKelvin, Sr., died at home, 327 |Angela Street Tuesday, November recreation | 94. for your children and is striving) in every way possible to curb ju-) Burial was in the City Cemetery Friday, November 27. Horace Ford, 26, died November Rev. Hooper funeralized him. Burial was in Potter’s Field, City Cemetery. Mrs. Martha Jane Wilkerson, 82, |died at the residence of her daugh- I “¥. activities: — Photo by Chief Steel. g At Dec. 16 Show , ee ee ed by Joe Morris’ band on De- cember 16 at Wickers Stadium, CANDIDATES FOR “MISS DOUGLASS” Among the candidates running for Miss Douglass in the great finan- jcial drive are Miss Marva Allen, |12th grade; Miss Alfonsine Bar- nett, 1th grade; Miss Casanova Club Entertatns With x Elaborate Holiday It is amazing thing to note just how interested the young people are becoa in providing who!e- some recreat emseives since the est ¢ the Com. y Servfcemen’s er West. To do this they have organized several clubs. most rep- resentative of which is the Casano- va Club. These young peopie gave an elaborate dinner Thank: night at the home of one members, - Fort Village. Those attending the elaborate dinner were Arthur Sands. sponsor; Mrs. Arthur Sands, Theodore Sua- Tez, president; Wardell Hanna, vice president; Alfred Curry, sec- retary and reporter; Rudolpa Leg- ats Dinner rey, Gladys Evans, Barbara Mar Sands, Ruth Rose Whyms and War- dell Woods, Joseph Kee, Joseph Mills, Lio- nell Ashe, Marguerite Ashe, Dan- len, Elizabeth Dean, Bruno Catlin, Violet Catlin, Almoveta Castillo, Marjorie Gallagher, Clinton Storr, ne Judy Gibson and Mercyre Scott. Judy Sands, Kernell Albury, Gil Clarke, James Leland, Willie C. Haggins, Gilbert Gonzalez, Na- thaniel Bennett, Hugh Bryant. A. D. Montgomery, Claudette Castil- lo, Floyd Sweeting. and Jeanna Mae Valdez. The next project of the club will | Dr. Whitehurst Speaks At Tallahassee * iel Ashe, Weldon Dean, Adrina Al-| Tallahassee — Dr. Keturah E. Whitehurst, associate professor of Psychology at Birginia State Col- lege, delivered the noon assembly address last Friday at the fourth Elbridge Dean, 12 E Sq@ Sears, Doretha Pratt, Doretha annual Tapping Ceremony held by Kappa Iota chapter of Alpha Kap- pa Mu National Honor Society. Five students were tapped and later initiated into the organization. They are Rozzie Barron, Ivie Bur- ich, Panama City, Florida; Julia Clark, Orlando; Mrs. Thelma Jor- gett, treasurer; Joan Allen, Lillian be the providing of Christmas bas-idan, Lakeland, Florida, and Nao Andre Park Will Sarah Carey, Donald Ca | Honor | [University Coach | 7 | TALLAHASSEE W— Tallahas- ‘see's new 120-acre recreation park ‘and golf course for Negroes will be named Jake Gaither Park in honor of the athletic director and head football coach at Florida A. fand M. University | The city commission selected the jname for the new layoaut which jnow is under construction | During the 16 years Gaither has jcoached football at A. and M. the team has lost only 15 games while |winning 145. It has won several! jnational Negro college champion-| |ships and this year is undefeated.} |FAMU also has produced powerful | basketball, baseball and track jteams Gaither has been a leader in community Negro recreational af- jfairs in addition to his service i the University, kets for the needy. A And M Briefs Walter Austin, head of the eco- nomics department of Florida A and M University, is slated to at- tend and participate on a panel of the annual meeting of the National! Council of Social Studies which meets at the University of Buffalo, November 26 - 27. Austin is slated to be a member of the following panel — Social Studies at the College of Level. His appearance will mark the first time that a Negro has participated on a panel at the meeting of the council. The Reserve Officers Training} Corps (ROTC) of Florida A and M University marched in the Armis- tice Day parade here last Wednes- day. The smart-looking corps drew’ the plaudits of the thousands of spectators who lined the parade) route. Student Nurses Georgina! Nelson, 10th grade; Miss Adrina! Allen, 9th grade; Miss Adell Alce, 8th grade, section 1; Miss Coralee Dawkins, 8th grade, section 2; section 2. | The successful candidate will be jerowned as a result of having jraised the largest amount of mon- ey. George Blake, brother of Mrs. Anna Welters, 705 Chapman Lane, jdied at his home in St. Augustine, Florida, Monday, November 30. Funeral services will be conduct- ed Thursday, December 3, from the Catholic Church, St. Benedict jde Moore. | Attending the funeral from Key ‘est will] be Mrs. Julia McIntosh iw ew respectively. Mrs. Mary Ida Smith, 94, died |Monday at her home, 611 Petronia Street. She is survived by a daughter, will be the Grand United Order of Miss Leonore Laurie, 7th grade,| Pallbearers of America, Incorpor- | Section 1 and Miss Marie Ashe, | pas ~ THREE OF THE FOURTEEN , sophomore student nurses | capped during the recent tra- ditional capping ceremony at | Florida A and M University | are, left to right, Wynell Mims, St. Augustine; Hattie Martin, Delray Beach, and Ernestine Ferguson, Miami. Speaker for the occasion was Mrs. J. C. Smoot, chief nurse, Veterans Hospital, Tuskegee, Alabama. —Staff photo by C. J. Smith of Fam-U, THOMPSONS ARE la i ~aC GRACIOUS HOSTS During her recent visit to Da tona Beach, Florida, where she went ‘to attend a meeting of the librarians of the State of Florida, Mrs. Winifred Sands Johnson was 14, and was buried November 27.|/and Frank Welters, niece and neph- royally entertained by Mr. and) \Mrs. Herbert Thompson. Mrs. Thompson Miss Olga Leggett Mr. and Mrs, of Key West Mrs. Johnson wishes to state that , daughter of Samuel D. Leggett ter, Mrs. Annie Lowery, 1123 Tho-' Mrs. Cecilia Evans, five nieces,;the Thompsons are really the lead mas Street, Friday, November 27. Mrs. Wilkerson was an experien- ced dressmaker and designer who trained girls in the art for a period of almost three generations. She was the widow of the late William Wilkerson. Wilkerson; one daughter. Mrs. An- nie Lowery, 17 grand chi'dren and three great-grandchildren Funeral services were conducted five nephews and several and great-grandchildren great in Key West are Philip Sears, Margaret Curry and Ida Oliver. Among the great-grandchildren ing people of Daytona Beach and that Olga is quite a lucky girl. She things of life and is quite happy in her elaborate surroundings. Mrs. Thompson is in the senior BIRTHS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Victor Cruz, ¥- 1123 Thomas Street, a baby boy,| Cedric Eugene, at Monroe Genera: Hospital, Thursday, November 26. The baby weighed 6 Ibs. 1 oz. at birth. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles is the former Lopez at Munroe Genera! Hospital,! Wednesday, November 25, a baby boy, Gregory The baby weighed 7 Ibs. € ozs at birth. Miss Nancy Lampkins of New Edwin Lampkins and his family for an indefinite stay. Corporal Harry Rivas, son of mi Reddick, Hobe Sound, Florida. Howard McClain, acting dean of the school of pharmacy conducted ‘the tapping ceremony and Miss Ju- lia Martin, instructor in chemis- try, gave the charge. Dr. Whitehurst urged the pros- ipective neophytes not to become jwhat she termed “intellectual bi- igots.” The “intellectual bigot” is jblind, he believes that he and-or his little group has “‘arrived,”’ he is prejudiced, he is right and every- one else is wrong, she stated. | In closing, Dr. Whitehurst told jthe prospective neophytes that “‘it is not your key but your deeds |that will tell the story. . .” | The speaker who is a former jdean of women at A and M was intreduced by Mrs. L. B. Clark. Other persons who participated on the program included Roscoe Mi- zell Triplett, and Gloria Dene Jackson. Roscoe led the devotion, Mizell gave the history and pur- Pose, and Miss Jackson gave the citation to honor students, Many Key Westers who attend- ed Florida A and M years ago have very fond memories of Miss Whitehurst who was one of the leading pillars of the college. SICK James Graham, brother of Mrs. ‘Leoncia Graham Crimmins, 222 Eneas Lane, continues to be ser- iously ill in the Veterans Hospital of New York City. Miss Barbara Mae Sands, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sands (Key West) underwent an opera- tion at Monroe General Hospital during the week. Returning recently to school after appendectomies are Rosa Veliz and Judy Sands. Among those who continue to be ill are Mrs. Ima Patterson, John Gates and David Darrell, Friends are, asked to call. Re- member tha’ is a religious duty to visit the gick. Mrs. Lueill be ill. She is sister, Mrs. Truman Avenu®. Friends are @sked to call. ——— eee ‘ope continues to the home of her il Bain, Sr., 326 King Museta Booted Gff Throne (® — Booted voff his throne by the British was Cambridge — edu- jeated King Museta II, 29 year-old \ruler of 900,000 subjects in Bugan- da province, largest and most im- portant in Uganda, Britains rich cotton-producing protectorate in East Africa. Ordered into exile, the king was reported flying to London. He had insisted on a de- finite date for independence from the British commonwealth and had opposed British plans for a fed- eration of East African territories. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lassiter Thursday, November 26, at Monroe General Hospital, @ Among the grandchildren living is enjoying many of the better Y°T* City is visiting her brother, baby girl, Shirlene Ann. The baby weighed $ Ibs, 12 and one half ounces at birth. a . Mrs. Sarah Butler, returned to the; Mrs. Minnie B. Seabu: Plant are Doretha Curry, a teacher in class of Bethune-Cookman College e rs any ae . I Lis She is survived by four sons, the public school system of Sem-/and hopes to receive a B. S. de- ce one ae aren He will City, Florida, mother of Professor Crane McDuffie, Rudolph McDuf.|Mersville, Georgia, Elbridg> Cur- gree in elementary education in b¢ here on a 30-day leave. fie, William Wilkerson and Stanley TY. in the Air Force at Fort Ord, June. California and Dorothy Curry of Key West. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson will be Rivas who is a graduate of Douglass School, class of 52, visi \C. C. Seabury, principal of Doug- lass School, spent a short vacation in town with her sop, in the city over the weekend and ‘ed the school and told interesting] She Jeft along with her son Fri- Funeral services will be con- as a word of advice — “All of you Stories of his experiences. ducted from Trinity Wesleyan who intend to go to Daytona Beach, day evening to attend the Orange Blossom Classics in Miami where from St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Methodist Church with Rev. George be nice to them for they will be Among the out-of town guests she will visit relatives. She will Thursday, November 3, at 10:00 Father John Armfield of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will of- ficiate at the requiem Mass. Interment will be in the Cit; y Cemetery. Cornish Memorial A.M.E. ZION CHURCH Whitehead and Angela Sts. SUNDAY SCHOOL, 9:45 A.M. — V.C.E., 7 P.M. Worship 11 A.M. and 7:30 P.M. Prayer and Class Meeting Tuesday, 7:30 P.M. THE CHURCH WITH A WELCOME FOR YOu Rev. A. Franklin Hooper, Pastor W. Allen officiating Services will be conducted joint- ly with those of Thomas L. John- son at 3:00 p. m., Sunday. Burial will be in the City Ceme- town after an extended vacation in Perkins, a granddaughter of Mia- faculty members nice to you. who came to attend the funeral of the late Mrs. Martha Wilkerson also visit relatives in Fort Myers, Florida, Mrs. George Dean, wife of pa-\are her son Crain McDuffie of New| While here the charming Mrs, trolman George Dean, is back in York City, and Mrs. Helen Lowrie Seabury was entertained by the New York City. tery. I BAR AND CAFE Also Fr %* Specializing In Mixed Drinks Manhattan, Old Fashioned, Tom Collins, Golden Martini, Rum Col lins, Gin Highball, Pink Special, Gin Rickey. % Short Orders... Specializing in Chicken, Chop Sandwiches, ‘eeze Bar———— All Kinds of eee : Whiskey Sour, Frozen Daiquiri, Mint Coi- dy Cockt: imperial Bar Hamburger, Hot Deg and Pork Conch Fritters and Crawfish Salad. 1109 Whitehead Stree: Telephone 2-7834 mi, Florida, For A Night of Enj PRICES: CHILDREN 50c ADULTS $1.50 of Douglass The Biggest Show of 1953 Wednesday, Dec. 16, at Wickers Stadium ALL IN PERSON— Joe Morris’ Band and Al Savage ie a Notion” and other Attend This Big Showt TEENAGE STUDENTS 75¢ SERVED SEATS $2.00 After the Concert—DANCE at Lewis Brothers Bar Tickets On Sale at Major's Youth Center $2.50 IN FOV. $2.75 AT DOOR