The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 20, 1954, Page 9

Saturday, March 20, 1 COLORED COMMUNITY NEWS WINIFRED SANDS JOHNSON, Editor 2-2826 Juniors To Present Annual Class Play Here April 5 The Junior class of Douglass High School will present “Going Places,” a comedy in three acts, “There's one time in the year when every family’s happy, when Father and the whole family relax completely and forget all troubles — that’s vacation time. It's vaca- tion time for the Maxwells, and the entire family is looking with anti- cipation toward the coming two weeks. Daughter Betty. Lou’s longng to visit Hollywood; son Wilbur is rar- ing to see some big league ball; daughter Connie wants to go to grandmother's and Pop is already visualizing battling bass flopping amid the cool water at the moun- tains Yes, there are exciting times ahead. But Mother Maxwell seeing Aunt Mary come back from her vaeation completely exhausted; seeing Bernadine Smith, Betty Lou's chum, struggle home from her practically null and void; and remembering how exhausted and beat up the Maxwell family was following last year’s vacation, gets the sudden idea that it will be best for them to spend this year’s va- cation at home. Father will be Teady to return to work — the children will be rested for school and they'll have a jump on the coming year. So, the Maxwells spenc this vacation at ? ? ? at home. And do they get a jump on the coming year? It's practically a leap because Mrs. Maxwell’s parents pull in and Mr. Maxwell’s parents in and his boss sends a special represen- tative over to sign a special con- tract and everything goes wrong and haywire and berserk. The two grandfathers meet head-on, Mr. Maxwell practically breaks his own neck, Wilbur and best pal Hereules mess up the business deal. Sverre happens to the Maxwells with Wilbur, Betty Lou, Connie and the whole family prac- tically unconscious by vacation's end and Father is practically car- ried to work on a stretcher. One of the best high school plays to come along in many a day. It’s a grand high school play with a plot that really rells them in the aisle. Description of Characters 6 men, 7 women Wilbur Maxwell — “Theodore Suarez" — The son, thirteen years of age, Filled with vim, vigor, and vitality and always into one thing after another. Hereules Nelson — “Thomas Dean Castillo’ — Wilbur's bosom pal, About Wilbury’s age and size and he too is a pint sized atom bomb. Betty Lou Maxwell — “Conchita Pon" — The fifteen-year-old dau- ACME Package Store 309 PETRONIA STREET Phone 2-9400 Tropical Hat Cleaners 714 Thomas Street TELEPHONE 2-3560 Key West. Fla. Hats Made and Seid PANAMAS and FELTS DIAZ, snot 728 Simenten Street MEAT and GROCERIES PHONE 2-6122 ghter. She’s cute and very active. Bernadine Smith — ‘Lillian Rob- inson” — Betty Lou’s pal. The type that is usually sprawled all over the place. She is Betty Lou’s age. Connie Maxwell — “Thelma Al- 1.” — Daughter. She is seven- teen and the eldest of the chil- dren. She is pretty, charming, help- ful, and could be called an ideal daughter. Mr. Maxwell “Edward Clarke” — Head of the house, or ate least he thinks so. Middle-aged with graying hair, Mrs. Maxwell — Janet — “Joyce Mounts” — Head of the house, or at least he thinks so. Middle-aged She is a good mother, good house- keeper, and most of the time has good ideas. But they are not so hot this time. Mrs, Brown — Alice — “Isette Scott” — Mrs. Maxwell’s mother. About sixty. Hair is graying. Mr. Brown — William — “James Lennon” — Mrs. Maxwell’s father, About sixty-five. Gray hair and mustache. Grandfather Maxwell — Henry — “Robert Whyms” — Mr, Max- well’s father. About seventy. Grandmother Maxwell — Mar- tha — “Marguerite Ashe” — Mr, Maxwell's mother. Aged sixty or sixty-five. Hair is graying, Aunt Mary — “Jean Manuel” — Mrs. Maxwell’s aunt and Mrs. Brown's sister. Aged fifty or fifty- five, Mr. Hinckle — Roderick Rolle — A little man with mustache, horn rimmed glasses, and a little round hat, He is very flighty, ner- vous chap, and to hear him tell it, he’s not long for this world. The story and cast of characters should make you want to see and hear these juniors perform, Come out and see them! Around Bethel The Ushers Union was organized March 8, at Cornish Memorial A. M. E. Zion Chureh, It is the hope of all that this union which comprises Bethel and Zion churches will stand. The officers of the new organi- zation are: Leon Sumner — President Mrs. Zerlina Reckley — Vice President’ Mrs, Everett — Secretary Miss Patsy Kelly — Assistant Secretary y George Sands — Treasurer Mrs, Thelma Curry — Sick Com- mittee Miss Viola Manue — Program Committee Mrs. Rosalie Hall — Mistress of Ceremonies Rey. A. Franklin Hooper — Chaplain Rev. M. W. Everett—Assistant Chaplain Mrs. Marie Green — Reporter Ushers Board No. 1 of Bethel A. M, E. Church held its weekly meeting at the home of Mus. Ev- erett March 11 at 7:30 p.m. The president, Mrs. Malinda Farrington, expressed her thanks to those who attended the meeting at Zion Church, Monday night, for the purpose of organizing the ush- Cornish Memorial A.M.E. ZION CHURCH Whitehead and Angela Sts. SUNDAY SCHOOL, 9:45 AM. —V.CE, 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 MANI'S BAR MAN! PEREZ — Prep. $16 Petronia Street Phone 2-9272 Fabric Center 7% DUVAL STREET Homemakers To Hold State Meet At FAMU TALLAHASSEE — Members of the executive council of the Florida Association of the New Homemak- ers of America are finalizing plans of the ninth annual state meeting of the association which will con- vene at Florida A and M Univer- sity March 25-27. % Officers are: Annie M. Hall, pre- sident, Moore Academy, Dade Ci- ty; Katie Barnes, president-eledt, Morton High, Brooksville; Annita Sewell, vice-president, Florida A and M University Demonstration High, Tallahassee; second vice- vresident, Delores Coger, Euclid High, Deland; secretary, Maude Ford, Lincoln High, Tallahassee; Barbara Jean Nealy, treasurer, Hungerford High, Eatonville; Dar- nella Andrews, historian, Stevens High, Quincy; Julia B. Johnson, gong leader, Smith-Brown High, Arcadia; Rubye McLaughlin, re- porter, Mills High, Webster; Ira- lene Bryant, Douglass High, High Springs, and Wilma Barnes, par- liamentarian, E. C. Douglas, Seb- ring. 3 District advisers are: District — — Miss Inez T. Brown, Carver High, Delray Beach, and Mrs, Queen Laws Marshall, Melbourne Vocational High, Melbourne. Di. trict II — Mrs, Ira B. Floyd, Mo- ton High, Brooksville, and Miss Frances Thomas, Pinellas High, Clearwater. District II — Mrs. El- la Reed, Stevens High School, Quincey; and Mrs. Maggie A. Hug- gins, Howard Academy, Monticel- Jo. District IV — Mrs. E. P. Goode, Washington High Pensacola; and Mrs. Mable R. Bates, Ransome High, Cantonment. District V — Mrs. Dorothy Burton, Campbell Street High, Daytona Beach; and Mrs. Mae Belle Braddock, J. R, E. Lee High, Jasper, District VI — Mrs. Vivian Kennedy and Mrs, Lurena Allen, Howard Academy, Ocala. Advisory board members are: Miss Frances Champion, state sup- ervisor, Home Economics Educa- tion, State Department of Educa- tion, Tallahassee; Mrs. Jessee M. Fears, State Teacher - Trainer, Home Economics Education and State NHA adviser, Florida A and | M University; Mrs. Emory V. Hunt | director and teacher - trainer, Home Economics Education, Be- thune - Cookman College, Dayto- na Beach; Mrs. Dorothy W. Gra- ham, resident teacher - trainer, Home Economics Education, Flo- rida A and M University; Mrs. Vi- vian H. Griffin, adviser, section A, Booker T, Washington Junior High School, Tampa; Mrs. Marybelle James, adviser, Section B, Madi- son County Training School, Madi- son; and Mrs, Scheley W. Dix, ad- viser, Section C, agli High School, Deland. some causing failure to hear low tones, others failure to hear high tones. ers union. The members of Bethel’s Ushers Board are in sympathy with Mrs. Grace Stubbs, a member, during her illness. The next meeting will be held at the church center with Mrs, Lur- lean Adderly being in charge of entertainment. Mrs. Marie Green, reporter. Types of partial deafness vary, | Monday Night On Monday night at 8:00, the Senior class of Douglass school will present its play, the name of which is “Silas Smidge from Tur- nip Ridge.” The public is asked to come out and see this play which is directed by the sponsor, Mrs, Carrye E. Minor. You will sure get your money’s worth. Crowds turn out each year to see the Senior play as it is the great introduction to their many affairs. Following is a short synopsis of the acts: Act I. The old-fashioned living room in the combination general store and boarding house of Thad- deus and Simplicity McPheeters, at about ten o’clock of a bright June morning. Act II. Same as in Act I. About six thirty the evening of the follow- ing day. Act III. Same as in the previous acts. About eight o’clock on an evening six week later. Characters Neurasthenia Twiggs — ‘‘A stage struck hired girl’ — Vera Falco Seniors To Present Play At Eight Miss Simplicity MePheeters “Thaddeus MePheeters’ sister” — Sylvia Smith Oswald Gorlick — “Clerk in Thaddeus’ store’ — Raymond Manuel Judy — “an orphan waif” Jean Tynes Florence McPheeters — “Thad- deus’ aristocratic daughter” Marva Allen Thaddeus McPheeters — ‘‘The village Shylock” — Rufus Rolle Ralph Thornhill “A young minister’? — William Carey Enid Thornhill — “His sister” — Pollie Harris Leola Pixley — “The village post mistress’ — Rose Marie McGee Ben Bruce — “‘A young farmer, Silas’ nephew” — Samuel Hanni- bal Silas Smidge — “From Turnip Ridge, County Clay in loway” — John Saunders. Wayne Kendall — “Thaddeus’ stepson, a black sheep” — Leo Ri- vas Miss Muriel Armitage — “‘Judy’s Aunt” — Rose Marie Ferguson JUNIORS’ SPONSOR — Mrs. Doris H, Miller, music director of Douglass High School and sponsor of the junior class, is the director of the class play, “Going Places.” which will be presented in the school audi- Douglass Releases Honor Roll Pupils making the honor roll at Douglass Junior - Senior High School for’ the first period in'the second semester are as follows: ! Grade 7 — 1, Milton M. Thomp- son, sponsor — Arthur Clarke, Vir- ginia Burgohy, Leonard Laurie and Barbara Py- from. Grade 7 — 2, sponsor, Alfred L, Clarke, Ellison Ashe, Clarice Alce, Alma Sparks and Alfred Gibson. Grade 8 — one, Mrs, Winifred Sands Johnson, sponsor; — Phyl- lis M. Allen, Virla Rolle, Juanita Saunders and Alveda James. Grade 8 — two, Theodore T. Sands, sponsor; Randolph Storr, Rudolph Manuel and Judy Pla. Grade 9 — Mrs. Isabel Sands, THE JUNIOR CLASS of DOUGLASS SCHOOL Presents au 5 a Going Places (A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS) FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 8:15 P.M. Douglass School Auditorium ADMISSION a0 4 6.0 4a ee 50¢ Adults Students. THE VIRGINIA CLUB Prop. Jesus Disdier 1025 Emma St. BEER AND WINE 9:00 to 12:00 P.M. tiday and Saturday Open ‘til 2:00 A.M. THE SENIOR CLASS of DOUGLASS SCHOOL Presents “SILAS SMIDGE FROM TURNIP RIDGE” © (A Comedy In Three Acts) Douglass School Auditorium MONDAY, MARCH 22, 8:00 P.M. ADMISSION sigue eceens 6 ee 50c sponsor Nancy Evans, Dorothy McGee, Yvonne Rolle and Jean Sweeting. | Grade 10 — one, Mrs. Mispah |S. Crutchfield, sponsor — Sylvia Clarke, Alfred Curry, Juanita Min- | go, Raymond Albert Pla and Vic- tor Shavers. | Grade 10 — two, George Dean, |sponsor — Judy Gibson, Freda | Saunders, Paula Dean, Georgina | Nelson, and Donald Carey. | Grade 11 — Mrs. Doris H. Mil- \ler, sponsor — Alphonsine Barnett, | Edward Clarke and Theodore Sua- rez, Grade 12 — Mrs. Carrye E, Min- or, sponsor — Sylvia Smith, John Saunders and Samuel Hannibal. In Great Britain with a popula- tion of 50 million, more than 23 million are employed, Im Colored citizens. Hortense Curry, | © Saunders — Patsy Albury, Larry | | «| Elizabeth Street, a senior student | _\ of Florida A and M University, is j|Tida, meets the second and fourth Malina a wesccat t SHE'LL GRADUATE—The Se- nior of the week is Miss Sylvia Smith ,daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Allen Smith, 410 Julia Street. Sylvia is a very bril- liant girl and should go places. She plans attending college next term and will major in business education. She is a member of the Douglass School chorus, the Presbyterian Church, and a GSO girl at the Servicemen’s Center. Sylvia is playing the leading female role in the class play that will be given in the Douglass auditori- um Monday night. The play is entitled “Going Places.” About 9 per cent of the land| area of Connecticut and of Mas- Sachusetts is classified as urban. rtant Meeting To Be Held At VFW-American Legion Club There will be a mass meeting at the V. F. W. -American Legion Club Tuesday night, March 23, at eight. All citizens who are inter- ested in buying their own homes are cordially invited to attend. At a recent meeting at the Club, the Posts were informed that a local businessman has offered 900 acres of land on Little Torch Key | to be used exclusively for the development of private homes for So, let’s all come out Tuesday night and give this much needed | i addition to Key West a push. GRACE WALKER SHOES FOR WOMEN Exclusively at Appelrouth’s 604 DUVAL STREET Shoe Center PHONE 2.2532 Air-Conditioned For Your Comfort __ | Vinginia Street. After the business *| Douglass High School, class of ’50, ) \|is teaching the sixth grade. News Around Zion Chureh don for not having gotten your | news in the paper on time last! week. I assure you that this will | not happen again. | Here goes — | Ushers Board No. 1 met at the) home of Mrs. George Dean, 314| | session, we were sumptuously en- tertained, As usual, the pastor, Rev. A. Franklin Hooper, gave an inspir- ing talk. There are members who still fail to attend the meetings. You have no idea just how much you miss, | The next Ushers Board meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. | Nellie Davis, 805 Shavers Lane. Please come out and make this | meeting a success, The Senior Choir of the church met and plans were made to in- stall a piano in the church. This instrument, as you know, is very | much needed. You will be ap-| proached for financial aid. Give so that you may enjoy the music. The bazaar was a success. We should put on many such affairs. Edwin Lampkins, reporter, DEATHS Charles A. Sawyer, age 95, died at his residence, Apt. E-1 Fort Village, Tuesday, March 16, _ Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Mat- tie Sawyer; 1 daughter, Mrs. Irene Kelly, Boston, Massachusetts; 1 son, Charles A. Sawyer, Jr., New York City; 20 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren, Funeral services will be eonduct- ed from Bethel A, M. E. Church at a date to be announced. Interment will be in the family plot of the City Cemetery, BIRTHS The Wheelers (Florence) are the parents of a baby girl born March 15. Mrs. Susan Butler was the at-) tending midwife. Chief and Mrs, C. L. Swopes, M-+3 Fort Taylor, are the parents of a lovely baby girl. Conchita Lor- raine, born March 1, at the Naval Hospital, Little Conchita weighted 8 lbs. 6 oz, at birth. Miss Alice Edwards Is Practice Teacher In Miami School Miss Alice Edwards, daughter of Mrs. Georgiana Edwards, 9A Fort} Village and William Edwards, 800/ doing her practice teaching at Lib- erty City Elementary School, Mia- mi, Florida. Miss Edwards, a graduate of Notice St. Michael’s Lodge No. 1530, G. U. 0. of 0. F., Key West, Flo- Thursday of each month. Members and visiting members | are cordially invited. Emest T. Carr, P. S, James D. Roberts, Jr., N. G. Island City Singers To Appear In Concert The Coral Island City Singers, under the direction of Miss Merce- des Hannibal, will appear in con- cert at the Presbyterian Church, 711 Simonton Street, - Sunday, March 21, at 7:30 p. m. The pub- lic is cordially invited to attend. George Sands, reporter. Mrs. Genevieve Simms, deputy grand matron of Oriental Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star of New York City, left for her home| Tuesday after having spent a short | vacation in the city with her cou- Guidance Conference Meets — At F.A. And M. University Well, Friends: I am asking par-* Mrs. Whitehead | Entertains At Sunday Supper The beautiful home of Mrs. Ethel | Whitehead, Whitehead Street, was the scene of a well-planned supper given Sunday night in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Jospeh Simms of New York City, house guests of Mrs, Eloise Reynolds. Invited guests attending this af- fair were: Mrs. Eloise Reynolds, Mrs. Annie Roberts, Mrs. Ruth Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard | Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Saun- ders, Mrs. Mary Dixon, Mrs. Mar. garet Symonette, Mrs. Agatha Hep- burn, Mrs. Thelma Curry, Mrs, Bernice Gallagher, Mrs, Reba Sy- monette Neal, James Murrell, Ira Williams, Mrs. Rowena Pinder, Mrs. Frances Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. James Harris, Mrs. Priscilla Jeffery, Mrs. Catherine Cleare, Miss Idalene Cleare, Mr. and Mrs. | Audley Cash, Douglas Adams and Mrs, Winifred Sands Johnson, DAVIS RECEIVES AWARD A3-c Jospeh C, Davis has been awarded a certificate of profici- ency in Primary Management at Castle Air Force Base, California. IN MEMORIAM In sad but loving memory ef our dear beloved son ELBRIDGE WOODROW CURRY who departed this life March 20, 1951 You will forever live with us. Albert Curry Sr., father Amelia Curry, Mother Albert Curry, Jr., brother Almenus C, Dean, sister SICK Mrs. Ernestine Adderly Sands, 721 Thomas Street, has been indis- posed for the past two weeks. ee zi Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Norman Clarke, Sr., 717 Whitmarsh Lane, that their son, Sgt. Norman Clarke, Jr., is il in Korea. Clarke, who has been in the Ar- my for quite some time, will be honorably discharged in April, Mrs. Tomasa Morrero, 318 Tru- man Avenue, continues to be ill. Friends are always welcome. Mrs. Lucille Pope, who is recup- erating at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ruby Bain, 326 Truman Ave- nue, is showing marked improve- ment. Mrs. Maria Roberts is in Miami, undergoing abdominal surgery, Mrs. Myrtle Roberts Curtis of Center Street is ill. PERSONALS’ Little Rosalind Manuel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Manuel, her first birthday with a party Thursday, March 4. Attending this affair were: Mrs. Zerlina Reckley, Mrs. Dorothy Milian, Mrs. Eliza- beth Stocker, Mrs. Lucille Alce, and Gerald Fisher. Alfred L. Saunders, Jr., son of Professor and Mrs. A, L, Saunders, a freshman at Florida A and M University, is on the Dean’s list of honor students for the first sem- ester. Mrs. Robert Liely (Alice Sands) | has returned from Norfolk, Va., where she has been since last fall. She was accompanied here by her husband, who has since returned to Norfolk where he is stationed with the Navy. Mrs. Liely will re main here until after the gradua- tion from Douglass High School of her son, Samuel Hannibal, this spring. The United States has 88 cities |sin, Mrs. Eloise Reynolds. of more than 100,000 population. | EE LTE PI tag—COLORED—3-Col Cutlines | FAM-U CHAPEL SPEAKER— Dr. J. D. Avent (second from left) delivered the noon assem- | bly hour address at Florida A. { ——— and M. University on Wednes- day. The speaker served on the Pam-U faculty from 1912 until 1916. During this period he wrote the words to the alma Tallahassee — An address by Dr. William D. Wilkins, professor, school of education, New York Uni. versity on Friday at noon, high- lighted the third annual Florida Guidance conference which con- [oe at Florida A and M Univer- sity. | Approximately 75 persons repre- senting 22 cities in the state and southern Georgia, and an addition- al 200 persons from the campus, attended the confab which had as its theme, ‘Mental Health and Guidance Services.” The title of Dr. Wilkins’ address | was “What it Meant to Learn -- | Particularly to Negro Education.” Also appearing on the program was Thomas D. Bailey, state super- intendent of education whe extend- ed greetings. George H. Greene, co-chairman of the conference planning committee introduced the spaker, and H. Manning Efferson, acting dean of the personnel divi- sion, presided. Mrs. Mary F. Ri- ley, counselor for sophomore wom- en, served as co-chairman of the planning committee along with Greene. : Some of the topics discussed dur- ing the two-day confab were: “Identifying and Handling Pro- blem Pupils,” “Guidance for the Gifted and Llow Learner,” “‘De- veloping Good Speech Habits,” “Initiating and Administering Gui- dance Services,” and “Meeting Adjustment Through Sex Educa- Conference consultants, in addi-< tion to Dr. Wilkins, were: A. A, Abraham, head, secondary educa- tion department, Florida A and M University; Dr. Melvene Hardee, Coordinator of counselling : Miss Hilda Tinney, assistant coordina- tor of counseling; Dr. William Max Wise, dean of student personnel, University of Florida; Dr. M. 0. Alston, dean, school of Education, Florida A and M University; Dr. Glover E. Tully, director, vocation- al guidance and placement, Flori- da State University; Neville C, Clark, acting head, department of Psychology, Florida A and M Uni- versity; Dr. Victor Johnson, con- sultant in guidance and pupil per- sonnel, State Department of Edu- cation; Miss Carrie Bentley, di- rector of guidance, Lincoln High School; Miss Gretchen Everhart, special teacher, Leon County Pub- lic Schools; Miss Martha Taylor, counselor, Florida A and M Uni- versity; and Mrs. Val Dora Fag- gett, speech specialist, Florida A and M University. Subscribe To The Citizen To be sure of getting the news of your community ever week, subscribe to The Citi- zen. A call to the office, phone 2.5661, will assure your receiv- ing the paper every day. If you have any items of social or news interest which you would like to have appear on this page, phone Mrs. Wini- fred Sands Johnson, 2-2826, or send them to her at 324 Truman Ave. COLLEGE FRESHMAN — Miss Pauline Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Edwards, Sr., is pictured sitting on the steps of one of the women’s dormitories at Tuskegee Insti- tute, Tuskegee, Alabama, where she is a freshman student. Miss Edwards is a graduate of Doug- lass High School, class of ‘53. mater. Left to right, Dean H. Manning Efferson. Dr. Avent, Mrs. G. W. Gore, Jz., Pres. Gore.