The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 28, 1954, Page 3

ene of the hilarious events at the aquacade sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary for the polio fund. The girls ‘the are all students at the local high schools—Staff Photo by Morris. THE AQUAMANIACS—comic diving team, whose skill delighted the audience at the aquacade for the benefit of the emergency March of Dimes. The team is composed of Navy men stationed in the area—Staff Photo by Morris. |Meet Of Woman’s Capacity Crowd Thrilled By Diving |Club Board Called Exhibitions At Polio Aquacade Hundreds of spectators turned out Wednesday night for _ the American Legion Auxiliary spon- sored Aquacade to benefit the Emergency March of Dimes, The Key Wester pool where the bene- fit was held, was lined on all sides by a capacity crowd, who from their response to the acts enjoyed the whole show. Highlights of the evening includ- ed antics by the Aquamaniacs, a water’ ballet team coached by Mrs. James Williams and Mrs. Sam Miller, a demongtration’y off self- contained. underwater” breathing apparatus by the Navy Underwa- ter Swimming School, “a ‘eomedy relay raceyand a swimming and diving exhibition by Katherine Rawls, former Olympic champion. Musie was provided’ by... Norman Kranich’s orchestra. Hank*Leeds, assisted by Bob Youmansy: acted as Master of Ceremonies, Gail Simpson,: daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Robert S, Simpson, op- ened the show with fancy, diving. Following her came the Aquama- niaes who delighted the audience with belly whoppers and prat falls from the ten-foot high diving board and the sides of the pool. Marvin Burke, Bob Barnard, Eu- gene Duggan, Lenny Trusnik, Jim Ohsey, Dick Young, Don Rech and ‘Tiny Hammond, Key West based Navy men, make up the Aquama- niac team. The water ballet group demon- strated precision swimming in their performance of three num- bers, Flower Ballet, Accordion Ballet and the Pinwheel. The Navy underwater team of Martin Brooks, Jim Tucker, George Phipps, Frank Hale and Van _ Demofonte demonstrated equipment including two types of breathing apparatus, depth guage, compass, pressurized wrist watch and a rubber suit for wear in cold water, Lt. Robert Fay who heads the Underwater School here de- scribed the equipment and some of the training of Underwater Demolition Teams. i to the show, School donated twenty-five. dollars to the emergency drive, Bob You- thans, head of the Emergency March of Dimes, told the audi- ence, Four members of the water bal- let team participated in a night shirt relay: They were % the Aquamaniacs who. * e change gowns . between laps. J Gail Simpson, Bob \ Bernard, Richard Davis ‘and ¥ formed several fancy 4 Hank -Leeds ably ¢ ed the ‘‘Cork- new stroke ci seréw.”” . Several local girls modeled beach wear from MarEd Dress Shop. One of the loveliest num- bers, a peach and white lace three- piece suit, was donated: by~ the shop and auctioned off, with. pro- ceeds going to the March of Dimes. Katherine Rawls’ expert exhibi- tion of swimming and diving brought enthusiastic applause from the spectators. Her performance included her own modern water ballet beautifully executed in per- fect timing withthe music, and | oq demonstrations of several stan- dard dives. Other’ acts “included Princess Nina’s Girls’ Ballet, a. comic fifty yard dash and a balloon race by the Aquamaniacs. In presenting the show, the lo- eal American Legion Auxiliary By Mrs. Ray Byrns The board of ‘directors of the Key* West Women’s. Club will meet-at.the home of the president, Mrs. Ray Byrns, 1409 Truman at 3: o'clock, Tuesday,” August 31. Mrs. Byrns’ has ‘requested that all_board members be present at the meeting - as‘ plans for the coming year will-be ‘made. Also at this meeting, the budget for the 1954-55 club year will be presented for the board’s ap- proval. ‘The club’s. annual .reception for public’ school teachers will be held rat the Woman’s Club on Saturday at 3:00°p.m; at the club building. ‘The budget committee met at the home of Mrs. Orion Russell, chairman of the finance committee, on ‘Wednesday afterrioon. was recommended that money: for . special projects be raised by the various departments of the club, and: that a detailed copy of expenditures to date be sent to every member of the club prior to the first meeting. During the past two. years, the mortgage on the club building which -houses the ‘Key West: Lib- rary. has been paid off and the interior of the club rooms and library renovated, and redecorat- was assisted by the Auxiliary of Marathon, who sold. approximate- ly 100. tickets. in that area. Bob Youmans extended thanks from the March. of Dimes to all who contributed. in any: way to the success of the Aquacade. HAPPY BUNCH OF S in their wild performance mesday night.—Staff Photo x |to those who speculate in coffee, 4\Then we got accustomed to te ‘act at the Key Wester pool, scene of the Aquacade :Wed- ‘ —— These Women by CYNTHIA LOWRY | We've done very nicely these | last few months demonstrating to | the coffee growers and coffee spec- | ulators that, no matter how much we love the product, we can’t be shoved around. The American housewife, bless her, sat down like a stubborn mule when prices went soaring way above $1.00 a pound. The re- sults has been that the price of green Brazilian coffee beans has dropped a dime from its high of 96 cents. When it went ip, the coffee people explained suavely that it was unfortunate but nothing could be done about if Frost had nip- ped the crop, is were chewing it up, all sorts of things were hap- pening at sourges over which there | was no controf However, as soon | as several/ million American women cut own the number of | cups they were brewing, the price | quietly slid/down. | Although there was considerable | explanatign and much public pac- | ifying ag retail prices zoomed up, no one fas been raising any flags at the’slip in the prices of green | coffee—and retail prices haven’t followed suit. | As- it turns. out, our battle is only partly won, fellow coffee drinkers.If we want to see a re- turn to old-fashioned retail prices we've got to continue our coffee strike. A coffee man, who prefers anonymity, predicts that coffee prices .will remain about what they are—$130 upwards for the vaccuum-packed, and around $1.20 for the bagged—unless we can, by stern self-discipline, further de- press the green coffee market by several cents a pound, So far, by drinking about 10 per cent less coffee than a year ago, we've continued to spend about the same amount of money for coffee as we did before the big increase in price. What we've got to do now, if we want retail prices cut, is reduce our individ- ual budgets for coffee not oily cut consumption but the amount of money we spend for it. This will be very unpleasant but, says the coffee expert, it will bring retail coffee prices down in a hurry, regardless of frost, bugs and other uncontroll- able. factors. It seems that this isn't the first time the great American howse- wife has applied brakes to sbY- rocketing prices. She’s done it recently in the case of buutter ad she’s done with meat prices. The main difficulty is stay outraged about high prices. We were all pretty steamed up when we heard that the old nickel cP was going to be raised to a dime. idea—and accustomed to the prite Per pound. We were real anndy- ed when the recent increase occurred. But it’s been . with @S for quite while now, so we getting accuustomed to it— (AP) Newsfeature. KATHERINE RAWLS — dis- plays the perfect diving form that won her a place on three Olympic teams. Miss Rawls gave a demonstration of diving and her interpretation of a modern water ballet at the Key Wester pool Wednesday night | for the benefit of the emerg- ency March of Dimes.—Staff Photo by Morris. C EVERY SUNDAY EVERY MONDAY 8:00—Alcoholics Anonymous MONDAY, August 30, 8:00-—Cerebral Palsy Sa SNe Mey ts | TUESDAY, August 31 Suzy’s Note Book Tonight — JayCees bail at the Casa Marina. All fun and all for a good cause! The brown francoln, or partridge, is a common game bird of India and Pakistan, The U.S. Fish’ and Wildlife Service has received some of these birds for distribution in Arizona. HAPPY BIRTHDA young daughters oi Mr. and Allen Apariments, were ———____ WASH SOILED LEATHER Sponge’ soil spots off washable | leather as soon as they occur. Telephone: Citizen Office, 2-5662 Letter Explains Secrecy About The | September Luncheon At Ft. Taylor The aura of secrecy surrounding the plans for the September | Key West Council will Evaluation Meet For Church Women The United Church Women of the meet on luncheon of the Officer's Wives Club at Fort Taytor was partly ex-| Tuesday, August 31 at 11:00 a, m. plained when the following letter arrived from Doradean Rice: | Dear Sue; Big luncheon coming up! Officers’ Wives Club, Ft. Taylor, on the| first Friday as usual. September third is the date, with Airship De-| velopment Squadron Eleven Officers’ Wives the hostess group. The time is still 12:30, Sue, but there the usual part of this month- ly get-together ends. Secrets ! ! | secrets--- secrets????? “School Daze” - yes, aoe the am - a surprise - ai the Intarmation I have been able to gather is that this type entertain- ment has never - but never - been presented at Ft. Taylor. No amount of snooping has helped yet, and frankly Sue, am about to ad- mit that “I give.” The ZX-11 wives are Teally Play- ing this blackout business right down to the wire. Even tried to pump a couple of the husbands at the pool the other afternoon. No ‘}luck. Either they are in the dark too, or have been threatened with no Anchor Hour. for a week straight if the cat is let out of the bag. Wish you were here to help me guess. There are all sorts of in- teresting speculations ‘till I’m brought up short by the fact that Gertrude McMurray, ZX-11 Ft. Taylor representative, insists it’s something that no other group has ever dared to attempt. They are having meetings like mad, and if it’s any sort of a clue, the decora- tions are to be in keeping with the “School Daze’ program. The obvious and only possible solution is for us to make a reser- vation and be surprised! Remem- ber, reservations may be made till six on Wednesday, September ub Calendar 2:00—CAP Cadets, Poinciana Community House 3:30—Orden Caballeros de la Luz, 422 Amelia St. 10:00—Gym Class for Officers’ wives, Bldg. 83, Seaplane Base 7:30—Sigsbee Community Council at Shelter ; 8:00—Logia “Marti” Nro. 3, Caballeros de Marti, 919 Elizabeth Association, 417 Eaton Street x ee 10:00—Advisory Board, Officer’s Wives Club, Ft. Taylor Naval Hospital Births Baby Girl Ridley A daughter who has been nam- ed Louise Suzanne, was born 10 Mr, and Mrs. Edgar William Rid- ley, 171-B Peary Court, at the Na- val Hospital on August 24. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 5% ounces at birth. Sogoians Have Girl Mr. and Mrs. Ara Arthur Sogo- ian, 125-C Peary Court, announce the birth of their daughter, Ar- lene Karen, at the Naval Hospital on August 19. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces. first, and may be cancelled prior to 12:30 on Thursday. | Have you met Mrs. Williams, Sue? She’s our very capable and| reliable “baby sitter” and will be| on hand with her supply of cookies and ice water for the children. The completely fenced-in and well) equipped play yard is right on the | Ft. Taylor grounds, so if you! haven’t seen it, take a look the next time you go. | See you Friday at 12:30. I’ll be “consumed” by curiosity by then, DORADEAN P.S. With such a timely program title - I wonder ~ will the “Dazed” ones be us after a week of getting | the kids up for school? D.R. | Strated by a student at the Navy's underwater swimming pool. This and other demon- strations by the Navy students were extremely interesting to watch, The students appeared at the aquacade sponsored for the benefit of the polio drive by the American Legion Aux- iliary on Wednesday night at the Key Wester pool—Staff Photo by Morris. You'll Love at the Fleming Church This is to be an evaluation meet- ing and all member churches are urged to have a good delegation to discuss pro and con the goals, pro- jects and means for the ensuing year. Luncheon will be served by the Fleming Street Church women at The Reverend Eldon Simmons will bring the post luncheon talk on the recent meeting of the World Council of Churches at Evanston, Illinois. All women in the community are invited to attend. Street Successful Youth Week At Ley Memorial Ends “The Faith of a Guy” was,the film strip shown last night the:fin« al night of the Youth Week pro- gram at Ley Memorial Church. 4 The movie dealt with the Chris- tian Faith field. : Chaplain Lineberger gave a very impressive talk in closing his ser« ies of talks on the Lord’s Prayer. The Ley Memorial young people wish to thank the following people for helping to make the week a big success: Mrs. Archie Roberts, « Mrs. Ned Simmons, Mrs, Carly 5 Brill, Mrs. John Milezarck, Mrs, Yvonne Sawin, Mrs. Harry Rich- ardson, Mrs. J. H. Brady, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bramlett, Mr. and vie Mrs. Bill Hoffman and Chaplain Lineberger. $ The week was enjoyed by every- one who attended, and they are looking forward to next year’s Youth Week. The glass vacuum coffee maker was first patented in France in 1842. It Is Not Too Late... 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