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— News Of Interest To Women ITEMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE ' TELEPHONE: Citizen Office, 25661 “Pal Day” Celebrated Wednesday —|“Dr.1.Q.” To Be _| Pits”: Nevember 184 THE KEY west crvizeN With Barbecue At USO Patio Presented At PTA A sparerib barbecue in the patio of the Key West USO-YMCA 7 Club Wednesday was the highlight of the USO “Pal Day” celebra- County Council On Tuesday, November 23, at Society — Personals SUE JONES, Editor Page 3 SCOUTING. First Social Is Held By Sigsbee tion. . Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, GSO members and USO ‘sen- ior volunteers enjoyed this. barbecuing by Mr. and Mrs. George C. Ehrhart and the fixin’s prepared in the USO program kitchen. 1:15, the Harris Schoo: PTA will be host fot the second regular Navy Wives Club NEWS The Mary Paolozzi Navy Wives USO Pal Day, now a big event in 500 communities throughout the The sixth basic Scoutmaster \ USO Pal Day’s brief history. was given in “This Week” for Sunday, Nov. 14, 1954, “The Town That Got Mad” by Frank Cross, formerly director of Belleville USO Club and now director of the Baltimore USO Club. It started, Cross relates, with an article in “This Week” in August, 1950, in which Belleville, near Scott Air Force Base, was listed as “one of the six worst soldiers towns in the USO.” Belleville’s civic pride was hurt, but the USO director knew “that from the servicemen’s standpoint Belleville was every bit as bad as the article stated. ~ It was a real coffin corner of practically every GI offense in the THE PAL DAY BARBECUE—marked the’ observance of the special day at the local USO-YMCA. Jennie Mae Johnson, GSO hostess, is shown as she helps a group of young servicemen stationed here heap their plates with barbecued ribs, potato salad and other “fixins” prepared at the USO—Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder, % Naval Annex OWC Has Thanksgiving Lunch Recently ‘The monthly meeting of the Na- val Annex Officers’ Wives group was held on November 9 at Fort Taylor Officers’, Club. A traditional Thanksgiving theme ‘was used in the decorations and menu. Hostesses were Irene Ros- coe, Helen Gatts and Delores Erne. During the business meeting that followed, Marilyn Blanding was elected co-chairman of the group. Gifts were presented to the out- going chairman, Marion Thompson and} advisory delegate, Pat r. : Toy gave a report on the as dance to be held at Fort Ta: on December 11. It will be a dinner - dance and dress is semiformal. Helen Shitifian is in charge of tickets for the Annex group fof the Officers’ Wives formal dance on December 18.- Next ’s meeting will be a coffee on December 14. Hostesses for the coffee will be Val Enand- er, Carol Kirk, Barbara Church end Barbara Hunter. Aeropalms Scene Of Party For Lt. And Mrs. Goetzke The officers attached to the Na- val Air Station and their wives enjoyed a spaghetti dinner at the Aeropalms Club last Saturday eve- ning. The dinner was held in honor of Lt. and Mrs. G. A. Goetzke. Lt. Goetzke is being transferred for duty in the Philippines. Mrs. Goetzke and the children will not accompany him but will move to her home town, Baltimore. In spite of the deluge that set records in Key West, most of the officers and their wives of the Air Station attended. The committee that sponsored the dinner consisted of Mrs. R. H. Rice, Mrs. O. M. Pierce, and Mrs, H. C, Perkins. —_—EEEEE—_—_—E_——EEEE Does To Meet Tuesday The BPO Does meeting has been changed from Wednesday, November 24 to Tuesday, Nov- ember 23 due to the football game with South Dade High School. _————EEEEE es [ NAVAL HOSPITAL BIRTHS | Baby Boy Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Robert Schneider are the parents of a 5 pound, 9 ounce son born at the Naval Hospital on November 10, He has been named Gregory Rob- ert. Baby Girl Rowland Mr, and Mrs. Richard Ernest Rowland, 41-B Arthur Sawyer Rd. announce the birth of their daugh- ter, Marilyn Jane. The baby weigh- ed 6 pounds, 1 ounce at birth at the Naval Hospital on November Baby Boy Knapp Mr, and Mrs. Roger Roland Knapp, 44 Rest Beach, are the pa- rents of a 7 pound, 4% ounce son born at the Naval Hospital on Nov- ember 11, He has been named Ro- ger Roland, Jr. Baby Boy Grove : Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roberts Grove, 15-1 Poinciana, have nam- ed their son Montgomery Roberts. The ‘baby weighed 7 pounds, % ounce at birth on November 12 at the Naval Hospital. Baby Boy Nesbitt Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Arthur Nesbitt, 504 Simonton Street, are the parents of a 7 pound, 6% ounce son born on November 12 at the Naval Hospital. He has been nam- ed Douglas Ray. Baby Girl Petty Mr, and Mrs. Theodore Petty, 41-A Seaplane Base, announce the birth of their daughter, Ava Jean- ette. The baby was born at the} Naval Hospital on November 12 and weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces. Baby Boy Josenhans Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edwin Jos- enhans, 88-4 Poinciana Place, have named their son Guy Alan. He weighed 7 pounds, 7% ounces at birth at the Naval Hospital on Nov- ember 13. Baby Boy Perkins Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Perkins, 107-E Poinciana, are the parnts of a 7 pound, 3% ounce son born on November 14 at the Naval Hospi- tal. He has been named Douglas Gary. Baby Boy Spears Mr. and Mrs. John Griffin Spears, 20-2 Duck Avenue, have named their son Michael Crain. He weigh- ed 7 pounds, 6% ounces at birth at the Naval Hospital on. Novem- ber 14 | |7 ounces at birth at the Naval Hos- | | pound, 4% ounce son born at the Baby Boy Hainly Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lester Hain- ly, 126-E Poinciana, are the par- ents of a son, Donald Clyde. He was born November 14 at the Na- val Hospital and weighed 5 pounds, 14 ounces. Baby Girl Pistole Mr, and Mrs. Benny Franklyn Pistole, Coral Isle Trailer Park, announce the birth of their daugh- ter, Linda Ann at the Naval Hos- pital on November 15. The little girl weighed 5 pounds, 1% ounces. Baby Girl Mims Mr. and Mrs. Julius Earl Mims, Jr., 141-F Poinciana, announce the birth of a daughter 6n November 15 at the Naval Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces at) birth and has been named Minnie Diane. Baby Boy Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Harry James Tay- lor, 505-F Poinciana,' are the par- ents of a 7 pound son born at the Naval Hospital on November 15. He has been named Garry Wayne. Baby Boy Preston Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Roland Preston, 16-B Arthur Sawyer Road, are the parents of a son named Mark Roland. He weighed 6 pounds, pital on November 15. | Baby Boy Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Donald Walter Hay- es, Woodsons’ Trailer Park, Stock Island, are the parents of a 7) Naval Hospital on November 15. He has been named Don Kenneth. Baby Boy Burnside | Mr. and Mrs. William Graham | Burnside, 139-A Peary Court are! the parents of a 6 pound, 4% ounce | son born at the Naval Hospital on | November 15. He has been named | William Samuel. | Baby Girl Miles | Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Evan Miles, | Jr., 101-A Poinciana Extension, an- | nounced the birth of their daughter | Teresa Dawn. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 6% ounces at birth at! the Naval Hospital on November 16 | Baby Girl Weigant Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Arnold Weigant, 632 Whitehead Street, an- nownce the birth of their daugh- ter, Brenda Lynn, on November 16, at the Naval Hospital. The baby weighed Ft. Taylor Club Duplicate Bridge Winners Revealed At the weekly session of the re- cently organized Fort Taylor Dup- licate Bridge Club, on Wednesday, November 17, the following were North - South winners: First, Ledr. John Lytle, 76. Felton Road and Lt. (jg) R. F. Paul 80 Maine Rd.; second, Lt. (jg) and Mrs. Stuart D. Silbar, 104 Maine Road and third, Cdr. H. G, Leahy,. Quarters ‘1 Naval Station, and Lt. G. E. Rob- inson, USS Raymond, DE-341. The East - West winners were Cdr. and Mrs. Walter Clark, Quar- ters J, Naval Station, first. Lt. (ig) W, R. Vickroy andEns, R. H. Rea, both of the USS Raymond DE-341, second and Lt. (jg) and Mrs. Paul W. Meyer, 36-C Felton Road, third. The Fort Taylor Club Duplicate Bridge Club is open to all patrons of Fort Taylor and to their guests. The club is. affiliated with the American Contract Bridge League and is authorized to issue Master Points which are the basis of the national ranking system. The new activities group meets at Fort Taylor every Wednesday evening at 7:45: There were 42 players participating in last Wed- nesday’s session. Dancer, Oilman To Wed Tonight SANTA MONICA, Calif. w — Dancer Vera-Ellen and oilman Vic- ‘tor Rothschild plan to be married tonight at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in the San Fernando Valley. They obtained a marriage license here yesterday. Both gave their ages as 31. Rothschild said this will .be. his first marriage. Vera- Ellen, who used her legal name Vera Ellen Rohe, on the. license book: exorbitant rents, hiked-up store prices, unfri e,.com- pletely indifferent public officials. And as a natural result of the town’s hostility, ee in the community were % The general response of the citi- zens, except the editor of the Belle- ville ‘‘News-Democrat,” was, Cross says, to beat their os oe ighteously and deny allega- tions in the article. An editorial substantiated the charges as did the USO Club director when he was asked to comment. The townspeople began to feel guilty about its GI behavior, and then Cross, working on the estab- lished USO theory that better re- lationships between the service- men and the local civilian are pos- sible if the average person thinks of the serviceman as the kid next} geles, door who is in the service for the common good, homesick and hav- ing very little fun, contacted the Base PIO. nation and abroad where members of the Armed Forces are station- ed, had its beginning four years ago in Belleville, Mlinois. Registrations For Conch Bowl Queen Are Still Open Registrations are still open for candidates for the “Conch Bowl Queen” who will be crowned ‘at a dance at the Elks Club tomorrow Single girls ‘between 16 and 20 are eligible and may register at Lou's Appliance Store on Duval meeting of the Monroe County Council of PTAs. All members of the six local units and any other interested per- sons are cordially invited to be present. The group will meet for lunch ‘at the high. school. cafeteria at 11:45 and then proceed to the Harris School. ‘The program committee will pre- sent a quiz session covering the three areas. Home, School and Community, with the PTA shown as The program will include ans- wers to questions which have come ‘to the committee via telephone, letters and_ verbally. There will be short “skits” over | TV Chaunel H-O-M-E; A short quiz on Legislation and Dr. I. Q. ex- ‘Axuiliary. | P-aining the role of the PTA. ‘| program presented b; . Pensacola NAS and Eglin Field AF! ber Actress Weds SAN FRANCISCO, #--Film star Mitzi Gaynor, 23, and publicity man Jack Bean, 32, of Los An- flew eastward on a honey- moon last night after their mar- Thage at the home of friends here yesterday. It was their first marriage for Plans were made for a big din-) both. ner with big - name entertainers which civilians would attend with GI’s as their guest at $15.00 per pair of tickets, where many skep- tics through $1.25 was tops. The Chamber of Commerce took over the sale of tickets and the dinner was over-subscribed. GI = civilian relations improved at once, a permanent committee was organized to make it an an- nual affair and USO headquarters were so impressed with the results that for the past three years it has become one of the big national USO events. Its celebration varies from. town to town from simple home hospi- tality to large banquets; in Key West, the barbecue at the USO Club, under the general direction of Miss Jane Hudson, program di- rector, is somewhere in between but geared to make the service- man happier while in Key West. Here’s a fine way to serve con- densed cream of chicken soup. Cook minced. bacon, onion and cel- ery together and drain; add the ba- con mixture to the diluted soup and heat. application, was divorced from dancer Robert C. Hightower in 1946. te LARRY KARNS STUDIO Offers Its Once a Year 4th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL $1250 SPOTLIGHT PORTRAIT Only $5.00 4 PROOFS Bring This Ad 220 DUVAL’ STREET Thru Nov. 30 PHONE 2-6811 Attention — Men In Uniform! For A Limited Time FREE! 8x 10 Platinum-Tone No Cost As An Added Conv Sunday enience, Our Studie Will Be from 1:00 to 5:00 P.M. for Any Type Portrait No Obligation Every DON RAY PORTRAIT STUDI 705 Duval Street 12 NOON - 9 P.M. TELEPHONE 2-3282 ee A CERTIFICATE FROM DON RAY STUDIO PICTURES BY CHRISTMAS SHOULD COME IN FOR SITTING BEFORE THANKSGIVING 6 pounds, 8% ounces, | ‘The newlyweds planned to visit New York her father tia Come and play a part im the the “‘Coun- selling Leaders,’’ try to stump these “experts” with questions from the floor or from the ques- tion box at the school door. Chub held their first social meet- ing November 16 in Sigsbee Park. Barbara Mitchell, club president, presided at the meeting and read The Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws and the National Constitu- tion of The Navy Wives Clubs of America. Mrs. Daniel Braxton, past South- eastern Regional vice president at- tended and offered helpful assist- ance when needed. She informed the members that Captain and Mrs. C. L. Murphy had accepted their invitation to serve as sponsors of tia Mayer, Lucille McDonald, Pat Mumby, and Elizabeth Barnhill, Yvonne Antonelli will serve. as Training session was held Wednes- day evening at St. Ann’s yard. Con tad Oddon, Neighborhood Commis sioner, gave a discussion of “Th: Fundamentals of Scovt Camping.’ _ The Scouts of Troop 256, had an ideal campsite on display, and the necessary equipment to carry of a weekend camping trip. The meeting was highlighted by the steak fry that followed the training meeting. The next and final meeting of this training course will be held Monday night, November 22 at St Ann’s Hall at 7:00. *Scoutmaster Fred Walker of Troop 52, will give a program on “Helping the Boy to Grow.” Preceding this meeting, at 6:00 Pp. m., will be the monthly District ene and annual election of of- rs, Those who are unable to attend the luncheon are invited to join the group at Harris School. NAVAL STA. WIVES DISCUSS MONTHLY BOOK REVIEWS At a recent coffee meeting the Naval Station Officers’ Wives group Mrs. Frank Bowser discugs- ed the book reviews held every month at Fort Taylor. It was announced that the group will have charge of reservations for the Christmas dance. Mrs. Harry D. Gallagher con- ducted the meeting in the absence of Mrs. C. H. Rice. The hostess for the coffee, held at Fort Taylor on November 10 were Mrs. R. Bickart and Mrs. Charles Robinson. They served hot biscuits with ham, homemade coffee cake, cof- fee and iced tea. The Key West Players HA Present RVEY A PLAY IN 3 ACTS BY MARY CHASE Nitely at 8:30 in the Barn Theater 319 Duval Street : Tlekets On Sale at Betty Ann Stationers, 516 Fleming Street or - Box Offi Membership Cards Still ice Available for the Season at 7:4! i a the young ones and the little Miss . . . also. the choice of many wise mothers. Appelrouth's little girls feok their best dressed in these party going Red Goose Shoes. Shoe. Center “There Is No Substitute For Quality” 604 DUVAL STREET TELEPHONE 2-2532 publicity chairman for the activi- cebera te ties committee. As their first pro- ject, a cake sale has been plan- ned fot next month. ings. Get Your Copy of “The Rose Tattoo”. By Tennessee Williams Now From THE BOOKSHOP 534 Fleming Street Famous for Excellent Food... Moderately Priced DINNERS FROM $1.60 IN THE LOUNGE : CONTINUOUS DANCING and ENTERTAINMENT Fun and Prizes Every Night The Friendliest Atmosphere in Key West! SATURDAY NIGHT: Balloon Dance Grand Prize: Round Trip fo Havana via AEROVIAS Q Including 2 Nights at Havana's Finest Hotel THE SEVILLA - BILTMORE Dinner and Cocktails at the Famous TROPICANA NIGHT CLUB Gallon of 35-year-old Rum at HERMAN’S STORE OTHER PRIZES : © Fishing Trip Aboard © Dance Lessons at FRED ASTAIRE STUDIOS _° Airplane Ride with FARALDO’S FLYING SERVICE PLUS MANY OTHER FINE PRIZES A pound of cabbage, shredded and cooked, usually yield about 2 to 244 cups — enough for four serv-