The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 16, 1954, Page 7

# very _ Death Rate For Training Negro Population Navy Boxer Falls In 1953 Clifton Patterson, husband of) JACKSONVILLE ut—The death Mrs. Eva Ruth Patterson, F- Fortirate for Florida's Negro popula- Village, was home during theition took a downward turn last Christmas holidays om a three year, mainly because fewer died vacation. lof tuberculosis and more infants - will be on a box-;won the struggle for survival. . He is now in| ‘The State Board of Health's bu- Teau of vital statistics said today Parents that for the first 11 months of one girl. 1953, Negro deaths numbered 6,780 compared with 6,842 the year be- Citizen Should Give i s = — o 9 There's Too Much To Do For Life To Be Dismal And Bleak f 4 a | $ ge iy it | i A 2 f i FE & bee i ge By i E t eh f : E aves Bg ; ia FE HH i 5 i ay ul it i : iF Fi i ii i $ 7 iH i i Ht was my sad experience at the|weekly” as told by Marion Mill beginning of the week to meet the sehr prom | most disgruntied young man I’ve! EB £8 i fi i ty ais Hl ! Ej } i H i Preminger ” tua) anes Greatest Man.” He re-| istence. To this individual all life jeently won the Nobel Prize for de- \voting his life to others. | “As the crowded, gEee ward ES sfik ue 5 #73 i Ee ' : f : g z i 3 [is i i i i =RESE Hi ik ; H | z F Ff i é i E 5 yitze a: ail: ZEErEE E i 3 . te FF? MB rriii pe ul + 1OLL. Whitenesd Street MEAT. and GROCERIES PHONE 2.6122 and achievement, He’s been help- jing give life among people who 9:00 to 12:00 P.M. Friday and Saturday 0 ‘tit 2:00 A.M. MAN! PEREZ — Prop. 316 Petronia Street Fabric Center || 7% DUVAL STREET %& Specializing In All Kinds f Mixed Drinks. . " Manhattan, Old Fashiened, Tem Cellins, Whiskey, Golden Martial, lines Gin Natke Specials Gina, Chap Sandie eet 1109 Whiteheaa. street Hambu: Fritters end Sour, Pum Collins, Frozen Daiquiri, Mint Cel- "Pink Lady Cocktail, “ Imperial Ser Met hes | and Pork Cra Salad. Telephone 2-7834 Hh 3 a | i rh rae PH FE al i+ As Pattern |. The life of the late Mr, L, P. Artman may very well serve as a pattern to struggling youth who feel that all must be given up be- cause of the lack of money. Left without a father at an early age, he was forced to eltift for himself. He could re. al times when there was no‘ .ven food to feat. mmeihing. To be something was 3 something. To be som was a part of him as he had inherited the | bolod of his father—a poor school teacher. : Like many a great man he had his start selling newspapers. The money earned was not squandered but put to good use. With a clean body and alert mind, Mr. Artmar set out to make a living in the jworld. This he very successfully did as evidenced in his newspaper, “The Key West Citizen” and the jvery fine family he leaves to mourn his loss. need help most. | They come from the Jungle, ftom | !the mud huts and shadows, terri-. ified and suffering, sometimes; whole families camping near the| jhospital, and they ask for the! strange man’s magic. They've come to know that he is a friend | versity interscholastic e leer A ehate i 5 ! i Rg : t | | i ef ey ee aT i i i i £ 7 q i 5 ty rE i f i | i ike 3 i | : AL gq by il if s i Ey THESE FOUR MEMBERS ot the staff of the 1954 Rattler are busily awaiting the arrival of participants in the fourth an- nual Florida A and M Univer- sity interscholastic press work- shop’ scheduled for Janaury 20- Plan THE THREE PERSONS above are currently engaged in mak- ing final plans for the fourth annual Florida A‘ and M Uni- Press | Workshop scheduled for Janu. i 30? PETRONIA STREET Phone 2-9400 ary 29-30. Left to right, Earl Brooks, editor, the University newspaper, Gainesville; Chas, community every week, subscribe te The Citi. zen. A call te the office, phone 2-5661, will assure your receiv. ing the paper every day, 1f you have any items of sdcial or news interest which |} yew would like vo have appear | on this page, phone Mrs. Wini- fred Sands Johnson, 2-2826, or send them te her st 324 Truman Ave. This is YOUR page. Read it } and contribute te it. HEAVEN Billiards —Bar || 729 Thomas Street AM. —V.CE., 7 Pm. |] Worship 11 A.M. ge me Seen THE CHURCH wiTH a COMB FOR You Rev. A. Franklin Hasper, Paster i i i i Be eee For Press Workshop : if H : S in act f i 3 Z 5 i 1 i e E Hi BS #8 g va iP i ‘and test a vaccine which can ‘polio epidemics before they It is to this end that the March of Dimes is dedicated. 4 CLIFTON PATTERSON. hus- band of Mrs. Eva Ruth Patter- son, F-4 Fort Village, is taking boxing training at Norfolk, Virginia. The Southernmost Navy Wives Club No, 114, wishes all Key West- -lers the happiest and most pros- perous New Year ever experien- ced. 3 The club is very happy to an- nounce the birth of babies to the following Navy wives: Mrs. Jean Hall, a son; Mrs. Edwina Piggie, a daughter, and Mrs. June Perry, a daughter. The Christmas party was held at the home of the president, Mrs. Beatrice Gilliard. The exchange of gifts was the highlight of the eve- ning as each member gazed at the was also combined with the cele- bration of the wedding anniversary of Chief and Mrs. Gilliard who 30. Left to right, Mona L. Humphries, advertising mana- ger, Apalachicola; Iris Hudson, literary editor, Miami; David Pendergrast, editor, Arcadia, and Alethea Cash, associate circulation manager, Miami— ‘Staff Photo by C. J. Smith. J. Smith, III, director of public relations ‘and: workshop direc- tor, and Richard McGriff, Sports editor, the University newspaper, St. Petersburg. Mc- Griff is chairman of the hous- ing committee and a member of the workshop’s board of di- rectors—Staff Photo by L. Saunders. were married 11 years, Mrs. Fry ig the National -Co- Chairman of the Navy Wives Club jof America, A drive is on for membership— 80, girls, come out and join us! Be proud to hold the title of a Navy wife, NOTICE The Key West Progressive League will hold its regular meeting Monday at 8:00 p. m. at Cornish Memoria A. M, &. Zien Church. The public is urged te attend. William $. Perry, chairman B. G. Johnson, secretary PERSONALS Visiting in the city during the Christmas holidays were Mr. and ‘Mrs. William Farrington, and chil- dren Fredrica, Jacqueline and Lo- vetta. They were the guests of Dorcel) Mrs. Celestine Evans, 225 Petronia|Dean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | Lane, mother of Mr. Farrington. In the city attending the funeral lof the late George C. Carey were Mrs. Mercedes Gibson, New York’ City; Mrs. Lillis Packer, Miami; Mrs. Irene Gibson, New York City; and William Carey, Sr., Miami, SICK _ Last Few Days of Our Great GRACE WALKER DRESS and CASUAL SHOE SALE Appelrouth’s 64 DUVAL STREGT Shoe Center PHONG “9.2532 Airfontditioned For Your Comfort the first spectively fore. Deaths from tuberculosis for the same period were down almost old is at/S¢ per cent—from 239 to 122. ee y its. Patterson is a very active member of the Douglass Primary Mothers’ Club. Mrs. Florence Fry Is Named To Post For Navy Wives Navy Wives Clubs of America *vntitien, Caltorna Mrs. Florence Fry, ‘ing with Perry S: Chairman. I have instructed the secretary ito _send you your official card, Please feel free to wttio ma ot any time. If I can be of service to ou, I will . y ito I i serve feel is know will have a contents of the package. The party] ° The funeral of the late George C. Carey was conducted from Trin- ity Presbyterian Church Tuesday, January 12. Rev. W. N. McLean was the officiating pastor. deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Wilhelmina Carey; 2 daughters, Mrs. Mercedes Green- wood, New York City, and Mrs, Marie Doles, Key West; 1 5 George A. Carey; 4 grandchildren ‘and a host of other relatives and friends, Burial in the family a the city Cemetery. ' BIRTHS Mrs. Ida Sands was the attend- ing midwife at the births: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Bai~ léy, 3C Fort Village, & boy, Brad- ley Cecil * se 2 Baby weighed 7 Ibs, 4 ozs. st birth, Born to Mr. and Mrs, Charles Sands, 715 Olivia Street, December a suugned’s Ibs. 8 006 . 8 Ons; at birth. , BIRTHDAY PARTY The birthday of Little Ralph Welters, who was a year old Sunday, January 10, was céle- brated Monday, January 11, with} a party at the Community Center, Dorcell was the recipient of many beautiful and useful gifts, MINISTER IS NAMED TO HIGH POSITION PHILADELPHIA # — The Rey. Dr. Benjamin F, Glasco has been. \ Infant deaths among Negroes dropped from 1,050 in 1952 to 984 ‘in 1983 despite the number of Ne- gro births increasing about five per cent. Among the white population, too, there was a drop in deaths from tuberculosis and of infants but the total was up from 19,550 for the first 11 months of 1952 to 20,944 for the like period in 1953, The board said the increase in white deaths may have been due to the rather rapid increase in the state's population and the increase in the average age of residents of the state. Church Delegates |Attend Meeting Delegates from Bethel A. M. E. Churth of Key West, Florida who attended the annual conference hich was this year held at Plea- jsant City, January 6-10, were Mrs. Malinda Farrington, Mrs. Verna Kelly, Mrs. Zerlina Reckley, Ches- te> Thompson, Mrs. Marie Green, Mrs. Florida Carey, Mrs, Christine .|Everett, Mrs. Nathalie Carey, and Roberts. Mrs. Margue! he Rev. W. M. Everett was return- ed by the Conference to spend an- other year in the city. The new presiding elder for the © district is Rev. Coffee. Adventists Tell f Activities In the recent Harvest Ingathering ‘Campaign, the members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1008 Thomas Street, through the help of kind friends raised $211.00. The Dorcas and Home Mission- ary Department of the church re- port the following work done dur- ing the year 1953; 453 Bible studies, 1061 mission- ary, visits, 1064 peices of literature distributed, $115.00 for welfare, 398. peices of elothing distributed, and 59 persons given needed help. Sarah Ca’ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Carey has been for the past few days. Her schoolmates wish her a speedy recovery. GLOBE SHOE STORE “We Fit The Hard To Fit’ 510 FLEMING sr. Shenanigans Heydays Life Stride Buxkens } PULL LINE OF | MEN’S and CHILDREN’S SHOES PRICE RANGE $1.99 to $18.95 When In Miami Visit Our Store At 30 N.E. Ist St,