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SOCIETY — PERSONALS — NEWS OF INTEREST TO WOMEN SUE JONES, Editor Page 2 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Authentic Sailor Lingo Used In “Mr. Roberts” Causes Controversy ‘The uninhibited but authentic language used by the sailors in “Mister Roberts,” the comedy hit to be presented by The Key West | Players at the Barn Theatre for tensorship of lines deemed objec- | has provoked many battles over cwelve days, beginning March 24, | tionable in cities where the play has been performed. Not only did church officials and civic authorities complain about the racy talk employed in the play when it went-on its record-breaking tour, but they also objected to the famous scene in which the women-starved sailors of the AK601, the wartime cargo vessel which is the setting for the play, peer through a telescope at some nurses bathing in a hospital shower room on shore. When the play went to Boston, | 6s ri 9 a city celebrated for the rigor of | P mg Dance At its theatrical censorship, Joshua | USO-YMCA Tops Logan and Leland Heyward, the di-| 5 |Week’s Program rector and producer, went to that city personally in advance of the| opening and spoke with the mayor.| Spring will be officially ushered eel spree 2 oa oho ome USO-YMCA, that is—with a ‘ane references . |“Spring Dance.” The Bushnell they apeenel is the wanes the | combo will play for the dancing mame . I. humor et ™m | which start :00 p. m. tonight. keep three rather broad Physiolo-| Door sires — elty dees nee seterenery ee bees will add to the “fun-fun-fun.” “Mister Roberts’ y for 21 weeks without any fuss. | nuts will be served from 9:30 In Albany, however, a boycott of | ’ti] 10:30 and Chapel Chimes will the play was urged by a church/|be heard. The regular movie will group which said that the dialo-| begin at 8:00 p. m., and it’s “No gue was “crammed with ribald, Room For The Groom,” starring lewd and blasphemous eee | Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie. Such entertainment, it added, | There'll be informal dancing and eee be seetel ey erp aries prizes at Monday night’s inking people. espite -|“Lucky Party” which will get un- tack, the play drew full houses | der Way at 8:00 p. m. throughout its engagement. Some good matches are coming Sunday morning, coffee and do-| ITEMS OF INTEREST .TO EVERYONE Today's Saturday, March 20, 1954; Girl Scout Film At High School Thursday Night | What started out as a troop pro- | ject has become a community wide | affair, and Intermediate Troop 18, sponsored by the Key West Wom- jan’s Club, is inviting all Girl | Scouts, Brownie Scouts, their pa- rents, leaders, friends and anyone | Dr. F, McCluskey | Fla. Nurses Board Visits Whaltons | Sets Examinations Visitors of Mr, and Mrs. Step-| It has been announced by the hen M. Whalton last week-end, at Florida State Board of Nurse Reg- sams istration and Nursing Education their home on Truman Ave. Were | that applications for th i- Dr. F, M. McCluskey, a first cou- seaie: sin of Mr. Whalton, and his friend Felmiary 126) tose Mr. Louis Rodman, both of Glen-|gg ") ~” 795% at the age of St Roe wood, Iowa. ; Besides Mr. Whalton and his By Dorothy This being Dr. McCluskey’s first | family, other relatives of Dr. Me. Women who is interested in Girl Scouting to see a color movie, “The Story {of Girl Scouting” which will be shown at the high school auditor- ium at 7:30 p. m. Thursday, March 25. al There will be no admission char- S CMI Junior-Senior' Banquet Held On loaned to Troop 18 through the| On St. Patrick’s Day, the Seniors | courtesy of the Dade County Girl| and Juniors of C. M. I. gathered} pre reersie 5 ‘tii [at Lee’s Orient Restaurant for’ one | i es recent organization o} | |the Florida Keys Gitl Scout Coun-|°! the important events of the| |cil, interest ‘in Girl Scouting in| Year, the Senior-Junior banquet. | Monroe County: is at a new high, | The tables were attractively dec- | jand it is hoped that clubs and or-|rated in shades of green and | | ganizations interested in sponsor-| White, with shamrocks nestling |ing a Girl Scout Troop will be rep.|here and there, carrying out the resented at the movie. | theme of the day. There are many girls in the area| _ Distinguished guests were Rev. 7] ; ; John J. Capelle, S. J. and mem-| i who would like to be Girl Scouts, Ps |have fousd a more practical way|on her own. but most of the troops have wait-| bets of the faculty, — Rose ing lists, although several new Mary, Sister M. Clare Elizabeth, t have bee ied .| Sister Rose of Mary, Sister Bar- lies . EE eee bara Mary, Miss Mildred Seavey, Troop organization chairman of 2"4 Mr. Joseph Richardson, Ath- | the Florida Keys Council is Mrs, | etic Coach. | Fernando Camus. The Juniors | | Beta Sigma Phi Will dra Taylor, Anna Maria Perez, t. Patrick’s Day | ged for the movie, which has been | | attending were: | | Esther Trujillo, Mary Miller, Rose | Marie Yates, Jeanne Garcia, San- | jeling. Henry’s going to college, AP Women’s Editor | visit to Key West since he was aj Cluskey’s in Key West include A common. characteristic of to-| small boy, he was amazed at the| St@te’s Attorney J. Lancelot Les- Panay ; 5 i ter, William Bark ily. day’s women is that they never vast improvement in ihe city, yet saida MaGOEW. “ Soe family, have enough money. {he expressed disappointment over ies No matter how much their hus- | the absence of the quaint charm of Ampere reise: bands earn, it never seems to be | old Key West as he ‘remembered quite enough. Mary needs her | it. teeth fixed. Johnny wants a new, Dr. McCluskey’s mother, Mrs. bicycle. The kitchen needs remod-| Jennie B. McCluskey was a sister jof the late Mrs. Susan B. Whalton | and goodness knows where the | and was a frequent visitor to Key | tuition is going to come from. West until about ten years prior Some wives react to financial|to her death. She passed away on emergencies by nagging their hus-| soe bands. sq, {2M contact any of these, and Some meet the problem with | receive a kit of instructions. After | new ecosomies—serving macaroni | she has been accepted as a sales | instead of steak and making over | representative, she will receive | last year's hat. |either samples or photographs of But there are thousands who | the merchandise, and then she’s Stated that was all too rt, jand he hopes to return sth sch ter for a longer stay, Roller Skate 420 SOUTHARD PARTY RATES School — Church — Club BEGINNERS WELCOME 2:30 to 4:30 — 8 to 10:30 P.M. 2-9161 Key West Radio out of their difficulties. They Pitch} Housewives doing direct selling | jin and @arn the needed extra! in their spare time can eam from | and TV Service amount, $10 to $60 a week,. say executives These women make up the ma-|of the industry. And there are jority of an “rmy of about a mil-| instances of some who have lion direct salespeople who sell| earned from $10,000 to $25,000 a| from three to-seven billion dollars’ | year—this, of course, on a full-| worth of goods annually in this | time basis. | country on a door-to-door basis.! The women sell everything from I'm not speaking now of the | cosmetics to dresses, from house- | Calls Answered Promptly 1001 Simonton Street TELEPHONE: Citizen Office, 25661 censing examinations must be | completed and filed with the Board office, 230 Forsyth St., Jackson- | ville by May 1, 1954. Examinations for practical nur ses will be held on June 1, 1954, and June 2 and 3, 1954, for pro- | fessional nurses. | The examinations will be given |at the Seminole Hotel in Jackson- | ville. | | STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEB Triumph Coffee Mill at ALL GROCERS Your Grocer SELLS That Good STAR * BRAND AMERICAN COFFEE and CUBAN — TRY A POUND TODAY —< Notice! Noticel ACE TAXI 2-8866 Naval Station Pass LIABILITY INSURANCE ON ALL CARS Despite objections made against up in the weekly ping pong and| nN, af; 4 it, the play has received the ap-| pool tourneys scheduled for Tues Name Cirl Of The Year proval of its most conscientious day at 8:00 p. m. | Beta Sigma Phi’s annual award scrutinizers, the critics. All of| On Wednesday, a song fest and|for the “Girl of The Year” will Frances Carlo, Pat Shannon, Mad- |eline DeBarcee, Ada Romos, Mad- eline Lloreda, Marjorie Fedyshyn; Marie Rendueles, Norma Avila, one out of every three martied| wares to stockings. Almost always TEL. 2-8511 Give-Us-A-Try women in the country who have| they work among _ their own | regular jobs. I mean the women ' friends, j | them have found its language | coed card games are on th s earthy but honest and its situations | gram. . ove bawdy but true to life, stating, in) The Ayala combo will play for part, “the language and the situa-| Thursday night’s dance that starts tions are extremely frank, but there | at 9:00 p, m. And there'll be door is never a feeling that the frank- prizes. ae . night at tl SO-YMC. - not offensively so, for the talk 3 ainda chon bridge Saati: etal lee mesee oy i we According to the program “ ‘Tis ba Anat tgp Rot shock: | Spring, ‘tis Spring, Da boid is on ~~ ps Gat tea aici sual wing, Naah! Dat’s absoid, Da | wing is on da boid! situations, however strong and ra-| . ss cy they may be, actually resemble . the way sailors spoke and acted Special Events aboard ship, is one that has pre-| vailed wherever the play has been| THURSDAY, March 25 performed. They provide the real-| ae fashion show, Convent ism without which, “Mister Rob-| Aud. erts’’ would have been a pale and) Rotary Ladies Night, Casa limpid reflection of the wartime| Mari mavy as Navy veterans knew it.) Spe: ial: showing “The Stovy of Director Danny Child has sug-| Gir Scouting” at high school au- gested that, when making ticket| ditorium, reservations at Betty-Ann Station- | FRIDAY, March 26 ers, 516 Fleming Street, an even-| Jayshees dance, ing be selected when the child-sit-| show, Casa Marina ter is available, as a mature view-| | County School cafeteria sup- point is necessary to appreciate; per. Public invited and understand the situations and their dialogue. fashion If water is allowed to stand and evaporate on a waxed floor or fur- niture surface, it will spot. Wipe up spilled liquids as quickly as pos- sible. Feedbag Fashion | be presented tonight to the year’s | | outstanding member. | The award will be nfade at a party at the home of the sorority’s | sponsor, Mrs. T. S. Caro. | School Cafeterias Will Have Supper A fund raising supper sponsored | by all the public school cafeterias will be served at the high school cafeteria on Friday, March 26, from 5:30 to 8:00 p. m. | |The public is invited to attend. Proceeds will be used to send lo- cal cafeteria employees to Tal- lahassee for a state sponsored training program. Better trained | food handlers mean better meals |for’ the child through the’ school | lunch program. | Mrs. Anne Flournoy Tucker, jschool lunch supervisor, has an- jnounced that the menu will in- clude a choice of baked fish fil- {lets or baked ham, parsley whole | potatoes or candied yams, butter- | ed peas, chef salad, hot rolls and butter, and real Key Lime pie, coffee, tea, or milk. | Tickets are on sale at the office }of each school. For information, call the school offices. EVERY Sunday EVERY MONDAY $-14-16 18-20 | MONDAY, March 22 8:00—Anchor Lodge, Masonic, EVERY TUESDAY 6:45—Kiwanis Club, LaConcha 7:45—Duplicate bridge club, ¥t TUESDAY, March 23 :30—DeMolay, Scottish beth 8:00—Navy Wives Club No. 88, EVERY WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY, March 24 30—FAWTU Officers’ Wives 8:00—American Legion, Post 8:00—B. P. 0. Does, Elks Club . Use a 100-Ib. feedbag or a gay remnant — but be sure to make| this K.P. expert. You'll be glad you did! It’s sew-simple (see dia- gram) and it’s your best friend in the kitchen. Nonslip straps, plenty of cover-up. Make several! | Pattern 9252: Misses’ Sizes | Small (14, 16); Medium (18-20). | All sizes, 100-lb. feedbag or 1%} yards 39-inch fabric. This easy-to-use pattern gives perfect fit. Complete, illustrated Sew Chart shows you every step. Send Thirty-Five cents in coins| EVERY Friday for this pattern—add 5 cents for| each pattern for Ist-class mail-| ing. Send to Marian Martin, care, | of The Key West Citizen, No. 186, | Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St.,| New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS with ZONE, MONDAY, March 29 SIZE and STYLE NUMBER, | EVERY Thursday 9:00—Monroe Gen. Hosp. Auxi Rotary Club, St. Paul’s Thrift Shop, Navy Com Lions Club, at Lions Den 8:00—CAP Cadets, Poinciana THURSDAY, March 25 0—Nu Phi Mu Sorority, St. 8:00—Amer. Legion Auxiliary, 8:00—Dr. Felix Varela Cuban FRIDAY, March 26 7:30—Rebekah Lodge No. 14, CLUB CALENDAR 2:00—CAP Cadets, Poinciana Con:munity House 3:30—Orden Caballeros de la Luz, 422 Amelia St. 10:00—Gym Class for Officers’ wives, Bldg. 83, Seaplane Base 8:00—Logia “Marti” Nro. 3, Caballeros de Marti, 919 Elizabeth 8:00—Alcoholics Anonymous, 515 Duval Street 8:00—Beta Sigma Phi, Seminary Street 9:00—Ladies Day Golf Tournament, Golf Club 9:00—Thrift Shop, Navy Commissary open until 12 noon 7:30—Youth for Christ Bible Study, Fleming St. Methodist Church . Taylor Officers’ Club 8:00—Knights of Pythias, Pythian Hall, 728 Fleming St. 8:00—Stock Car Association, Legion Home, Stock Island :00—-FRA Ladies Auxiliary, Naval Station Beach Patio 3:00—Ever Ready Star Club, place to be announced 30—Harris School Room Representatives, at school library Rite Temple, 533 Eaton Street :00—VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Post 3911, Post home, 325 Eliza- | | | 8:00—Junior Chamber of Commerce, Clubhouse, Flagler Ave. | 30—Junior-Debs, Woman’s Club, 319 Duval Street 8:00—Sacerdotisas Del Hogar No. 1, 919 Elizabeth Street 7:30—JayShees, place to be announced Anne’s Hall on Windsor Lane 7:30—Key West Amateur Radio Club, Nat'l Guard 8:00—Civil Air Patrol, Poinciana Community Center 8:00—Knights of Columbus, Ni 8:00—Lower Keys Property Owners’ Ass’n., to be announced 10:00- -Gym Classes for Officers’ Wives, Bldg. 83, Seaplane Base 7:30—Youth for Christ, Poinciana Baptist Church Pythian Hail, 728 Fleming Street 8:00—Order of Eastern Star, Scottish Rite Temple, 533 Eaton 8:00—Cerebral Palsy Association, 417 Eaton Street Scottish Rite Temple, 533 Eaton Hotel CPO Club, Naval Station Club, to be announced No. 28, Legion Home, Stock Is. Annex, 313 Duval liary Sewing, at hospital Parish Hall missary, open until 4:00 p. m. , 1007 Seminary St. Community House Armory Legion Home, Stock Island CCS Hall, 1021 Duval Street Masonic Lodge, 919 Elizabeth St. i Barbara Ladd, and Nancy Jones. Seniors attending were: Sylvia | Alvarez, Gloria Muniz, Ana Rod- riguez, Jacqueline Delaney, Mar- tha Padilla, Barbara Twiehaus, | Eleanor Gato, Elvira Perez, Gua- rina Rodriguez, Josefina Fradera, | Caralina Santa Maria, Rosemary | Santander, Neomi Cantillo, and| Malila Sandoval. | After the banquet the Juniors | and Seniors dispersed to various | homes where they enjoyed music and dancing. Births Hixenbaughs Have Son Cd Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hixenbaugh, 726 Fleming Street, have announ- ced the birth of their son, Robert; Michael, on March 17, at Galey | Memorial Hospital. Nelsons Have Son Mr. and Mrs. Eugene K. Nelson, 1117 Georgia Street, announce the birth of a son, Eugene Kenneth, Jr., on March 13, at the Naval Hospital. who have to stay at home to take care of children, run their homes | and do all their own housework, who nevertheless manage to add) to the family income whenever necessary. The men who run the firms| which depend on direct selling say | U.S. housewives are the world’s | best sellers—especiaily when they | have a definite goal. | When Mrs. Jones is trying to/ get the money for a new washing | machine, she’s the equal of the most high-powered salesman em- ployed by the biggest corporation in the country. Leaders of the direct selling industry say this method of sales is increasing steadily. Any woman who has a circle of friengsein her own community is a potential success story in the direct selling field, say these men. | Many firms advertise in local} newspapers and in women’s serv- ice magazines for sales represen- tatives. A woman interested in a part-time or full-time selling job ———— FURNITURE SPECIALS Platform Rockers . $23.50 Chrome Dinettes $59.50 Lined Oak Dinettes . $59.50 EISNER FURNITURE CO. Poinciana Center Tel. 2-6951 POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE 24g STATION SERVICE Franris at Tran DIAL 2.9193 Your PURE OIL Dealer Tires . . Tubes . . Batteries ACCESSORIES And when they’ve earned that | new: refrigerator or that college education, they usually take a vacation until the next emergency comes along. BILL'S LICENSED PAWN SHOP 703 Duval Street RADIO ane CIFELET'S T.V. Service Factory Methods Used— All Work Guaranteed Marine Radios & Asst. Equipment FOR PROMPT AND RELIABLE SERVICE — SEE... DAVID CIFELLI 920 Truman Ave. (Rear) TELEPHONE 2-7637 CUVE wi cirt oF HEARLN ENITH ® HEARING AIDS — Brighten the life of a hard-of- Show Times: THE STOOGE 7:00 and 10:37 KANGAROO KID 9:19 ONLY hearing friend or loved one. \Vasit or phone today for com- plete information. It’s so easy «00 thoughtful! AMY OPTICAL DISPENSARY 423 Simonton St. Phone 2-7522, Last Times Today “PRETTY YOUNG BRU- | NETTE”—on the Elks Club stage (not on the pink “Police Gazette”) will be Miss Sharon Pritchard, daughter of the H.S.. | Pritchards, 1123 Olivia Street. Miss Pritchard will compete to- night with other Rainbow Girls for the title of “Miss Cayo Hueso Grotto.”—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch. THE WORLD-FAMED ROMANCE. THE NEW MIRACLE MEDIUM! Knights of the Round. Table in COLOR magnificence! ROBERT Al Ce ut ROBERT RYAN JAN STERLING BRIAN KEITH ap GENE BARRY - 4 tal ELTON ~ Hay : ase a ‘|| @ 1 Last Times Today VA MEL TAYLOR * GARDNER “FERRER wih ANNE: CRAWFORD : STANLEY BAKER An M-G-M Picture Plus CinemaScope Short BOX OFFICE OPEN 1:45 - 9:00 P.M. Telephone 2-3419 for Time Schedule ADULTS, 88c CHILDREN, 35c¢ Servicemen in Uniform and Students, 67¢ San Carlos Theatre Air - Conditioned STRAND “ 1:55 & 4:05 Night 6:15 & 8:25 AIR CONDITIONED Sun. - Mon. - Tues. The Boy From ., Oklahoma ocee, WARNER BROS. ‘CO STARING NANCY OLSON Night 6:30 & 8:38 MONROE “” AIR COOLED Mar. 21 - 27, Incl. Box Office Opens 3:00 P.M. Shows at 3:30, 6:20 and 8:30

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