The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 8, 1954, Page 3

SOCIETY — PERSONALS — NEWS OF INTERES TO WOMEN 70 ELLEN KELLER, Editor ITEMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE , Senvary 8, 1954 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Children’s Alcove TELEPHONE: Citizen Ojfice, 2-5661 A Letter From BILL LANTAFF Dear Neighbor: session could The second session of the Eighty «Ss, OF More, S$ under way. jon to the gress embarks yu Congress. a new year im government uc and foreign politics and enters into perhaps . ccnard important final sessiun, there are many co’ rmined activas tributing fagiors that will tend to and Con Place its operation under a con pout the cuts tant spotlight of close scrutiny by ests of ths the American people. eK ce ie on taxes aad This will be President Eisenhow-'the farm prob.e 2 addition to er’s first full session. The presi-‘these top ri ems, cunt dent and his administration has ¢'p is exo n porey. s tions sa udget ar r ard numervug 2 and foreign pra- Page 3 tute ee HOLLYWOOD # — Jean Sim-|ing,’ I thought it was all a joke. mons is coming down the home/It was unbelievably bad.” stretch of. one of the strangest But she is now making the pic- deals ever maneuvered in Holly-|ture and seems fairly happy about i sadeey Said os — Te-! * an overha i Miss Simmons is the bright! pleased with the Shey rowel young British star who played/John Farrow is handling it. ing to secure the full support of b Ophelia to Laurence Olivier's} One thing she should be happy/his party for his progiam. “Hamlet.” She was under contract with: she is the only woman in the} The agenda for this session is (\ng eved last suum to J. Arthur Rank, the English|picture. Others in the cast arejalready eavily burcaened with mer in ed that the skyrocket film magnate who appeared set/Rory Calhoun, Steve McNally.'some 8,000 legis $ cost of living and a drastically for big operations after the war.|That’s all, brother, No extras or,which were intr. Tevised foreign aid program was of When the Rank fortunes flound-| anything.” ing sessioa of the 83rd Cong Primary interest to the people of ered, he sold some of his proper-| Her plans after she is free from|but on which actin was po Florida. The survey aiso ties. Hughes? ed, leaving them eigitle for cun-/pointed out the opposition of the 5 sideration and yo e enactmert (folks of South F a to raising ; {Rank and Gabriel Pascal, who|my careey all over again,” she'The normal number of measures the debt ceil ir wilingness owned a portion of her services,|femarked. “I want to do somei— = == ts business h tariff influ. handed her over for asizable sum|Stage work as well as pictures. I/in science and mathematics,” he ¢?<es. to Howard Hughes. also want to get to work on start-|remarked, ‘so everybody figured) Further importance is placed on “I didn’t know i pane ate ing a family. Iwas destined for a scientific the activities of this second session into,” sighs Miss ons, .» I was in i year Of the 83rd Congress inasmuch as ting into, n Michael SSmANS reveal career. I s in my third year F _ and truly she didn’t. of chemical engineering at C.C.N,/this is an election The ser- The eccentric: millionaire keptjin the dance world today, came|Y. when I decided I had had ious task confronting Congress is her idle for months at a time.|close to being a chemical engineer. | enough, That kind of work was too clearly defined. Your Congressman Then, to beat a legal deadline, he| Kidd is the fellow who dreamed|impersonal and confining to me.” has found that the averose citizen thrust her into three fast pictures|up the footwork for the two best-/ Kidd had always been interested would appreciate an honest and in a row. After a well-publicized|danced productions of 1953. He did|in the dance and had taken a few sincere approach to these complex court battle, she won certain con-|the choreography for the Broad-!lessons. He started studying it in'problems rather than empty poli- cessions. She was allowed to dojway show ‘‘Can-Ca1,” and manylearnest, with theatrical presenta-'tical promises and pledges which three pictures away from RKO—|critics credited his dances with|tions in mind. He shunned limiting have been experienced in the past, “The Robe,” “Young Bess” and|putting it into the hit category. He|himself to the ballet, “Too spe-} Sincerely Yours. “The Actress.” so staged the dances for the!cialized,” he explained. BILL LANTAFF With her contract coming to a|MGM movie, “Bandwagon.” The| Among his .notable stage jobs} ———_---- close, Hughes sold her services to|Mickey Spillane ballet and other|have been the dances in “Finian’s In mid-November, 1953 the U. S, producer Howard Welsch. Again|/numbers were among the most or- i the Congress, and the spl his own party presents him it! a very serius problem of attempt. $f ie ERER Survey which yout t } One vf these was Jean Simmons.| “I suppose I shall have to start 3 re He sophisticated little numbers at MarEd’s, It’s a brand-new line [ 1 hig a Hi if ay ATED i g FH F in luggage or black—strapless, with fringed stoles. One—in bive corded cotton satin—is intricately tucked and draped with fly-a-way panels in the back. . .and all at “junior” prices. For the rest of us, MarEd has classic McMul- len‘s ‘in out-of-this-world cottons *, » .80 indispensable for round- the-clock wearing. For the more mature figure. . lovely linens in 3,8 eRex Fe ONE OF THE MANY CIVIC CONTRIBUTIONS to Key West made by the Woman’s Club is the delightful alcove devoted to children’s books. The pint-sized chairs and tables are com- fortable for juniors and aside from the shelves of mysteries, classics, travel and animal books are fine photographs and prints placed about the room, After school hours and on Saturdays the library is humming with activity while Mrs. tf | 3 5 g i : a i Er *: ; : ; Ly H Hi ae +H i i FE. ‘i i & 2 # go $ I i z E iz ef i 8 i ; Ey rt F : ie. at 3 3° H cc Hi ff a3 s & Bes Fy sf Hi | A Hi F 3 if é i a 2 sz «8 z *s § E it if you're plump. . .in spots, these “Maclevy” machines at the Adorable, 924 Simonton, will fiat- fen out your bulges, flattering colors. On the sports front—lots of Jantzen’s* inimita- ble shorts and T-shirts. . .preci- sion-tailored for active sports and leisure time. It doesn’t make much difference what you want or what size you wear, . .cause MarEd has it. care that Universal Cleaners en Elizabeth near Fleming St. will give them. Each garment is carefully inspected and cleaned so gently that even your filmiest formals return with a “new” look, * ¥ A Addition to Teen Age Dictionary: A pretty girl is “‘cool,” If* she’s very cool,-. she’s “frozen.”* * % * a Well, Dad, you'll look real “fro- zen” with an Eska Wave—fi Donald's. : * % * Guess that wraps it up for today, folks. Have yourselves a good :ittle time over the week end and, we'll faci the shops on Monday.’ Suzy (adv) Young Swiss Screen Star Just Wants To Become A Kindergarten Teacher. By DOROTHY ROE One of the screen’s newest and youngest stars would rather be a kindergarten teacher than a Holly- wood glamor girl. her co-star, Thomas Klamuth, who plays Peter in the film, for their work by York. Neither speaks were accompanied of the big town by as well as their took New York’s AG ties ‘were em} ic views Said ds making the strict. When a kinder- s» husky, blond and an actor. I want car dealer.” to come as quite o representa- ‘aS accompany’ - He gulped: ~— you'd like to do at least vie, wouldn’t you’ rused Elsbeth and youngsters were select- Play their roles from among candidates in Swiss schools. picture was filmed in their eland. was their “first Blimpse of the United States. village. in the Alps, where going to a movie means a lengthy trip. Thomas lives in a larger town and sees lots of movies, preferring those featuring cowboys or cops and robbers. Elsbeth and Tommy met at the start of their picture. Now they are fast friends—but there is no incipient romance, Asked if he thought Elsbeth was. pretty, Tommy squirmed and said: She’s ll-year-old Elsbeth Sig- a pal, like when we go skating and skiing.” ‘Both children are expert skaters, skiiers and soccer players. Elsbeth who thas little use for dolls, got a soccer ball and construction set for Christmas. And what did these two young Swiss want to do first when they arrived in the city of skyscrapers? They wanted to go ice skating at Rockefeller Center, That’s the Swiss version of a busman’s holiday. Births TODDS HAVE SON . Mr, and Mrs, John R. Todd an- nounce the birth of a son, Richard, December 28th, at U. S. Naval Hospital. The Todds have another son, Michael, age 4. FRIDAY, January 8th Elsbeth never had seen an Amer- Tushes of her own é formance. She is the dinputor at @ bookkeeper and in a small *|March 13th, at Casa Marina Hotel, | ANNOUNCEMENT CALENDAR Bessie Schuck, librarian, takes ticed hand. Auxiliary Of Monroe Hospital Schedules Dance Mrs. Henry Sands, president of; Monroe General Hospital Auxiliary, thas announced the date of-the an- nual dance held by the group as set for the evening of Saturday, | Mrs. Sands said that decorations] for the affair would follow a St. Patrick’s Day theme. Plans will be further discussed at the regular meeting of the Auxi- liary on Wednesday evening, Jan- HARVEY JOHNSON GOES TO HAWAII Harvey Johnson, son of Mr, and| Mrs. Walter Johnson, 1128 Marga- transportation to Hawaii where he| jis stationed with the United States Navy with the rate of SKSN, ~ Valentine’s Dance To Be Given By Episcopal Guild At their last regular meeting, | members of the St. Vincent’s Guild lof St, Paul’s Church decided to! sponsor a Valentine’s Dance in the| Parish Halli on the night of Fri- y, February 12th. ’ The intermission will feature variety numbers and the crowning} lof a Queen of Hearts. Music for the dance will be furnished by Charles Lord and his Coral Isle Serenaders, Tourist Drops In COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ®) —A tourist literally dropped in on Colorado Springs yesterday—from 20,000 feet straight up. It happened because M. Sgt. James Ayres, crew member of a B50 bomber from Walker Air| Force Base at Roswell, N. M.,/ mistook an airplane alert for the, bail-out signal. | ly in afield east of Colorado Springs. He then hitchhiked here, | Maj. C. W. Simonson, command- | er of the big bomber, said he | pressed the alert signal after one of the B50’s four propeller-driven engines acted up. He landed the plane at Lowry Air Force base in | Denver, GRUSOME TIE | DALLAS, Tex. #—When a local service club held its tenth annual loud tie contest, chiropractor J.P. Dale Jr. was a winner with a min- ‘John|i#ture human spine and pelvis the made of white plastic with red rubber “nerves” bristling from it. Clubman A, Dean Campbell ac- tually had the loudest tie, It ex-) ploded. a 9:00—Thrift Shop, at U. S. Naval Commissary, 9 - 12 ! 10:00—Gym Classes for Officers’ Wives, Bldg. 83, Seapiane Base 12:30—OWC Luncheon, at Fort Taylor 7:30~Youth For Christ, Poinciana Baptist Church 7:30—Sparkling faters Rebekah Lodge, Pythian Hall 8:00—Fern Chapter Ne, @, OES, at Scottish Rite Temple charge of things with a prac- she was required to make three|iginal ever put on film. fast pictures. pital. All members: are asked to|mons. “And when they handed mejled laboratory life, attend, the first script, ‘A Bullet Is Wait- Budget Shop. JUNE IND JANUARY JUBILEE Here’s your 1954 wardrobe of picture-pretty cottons! A colorful jamboree of fabulous fabrics, new-as-dawn silhouettes ... for fun now, for sun later. Have several at this little price. Each 7.98 He looks more like an intense “I had never even heard of this}young student than a dance direc- uary 13th, at 8 o'clock at the hos-|man Welsch,” remarked Miss Sim-|tor. He explained that he almost “I was always a good student Rainbow” and “‘Guys and Dolls.” Commodity Credit Corp. owned He intends to divide his time be-|427 million bushels of wheat. tween Broadway and Hollywood in SEE the future. At present he is concoc-| Bermuda is named for its Span- ting the numbers for a Western/ish discoverer, Juan de Bermudez. musical called “A Bride For Seven| The total land surface of the Brothers.” Jearth is about 36,480 million acres, ashen Sthaeiaipicaimeniacd