The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 27, 1954, Page 7

Seturday, November 27, 954 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN . Page 7 Colored Community News _. WINIFRED. SANDS JOHNSON, Editor ~ Southernmost Navy Wives — Southernmost City Navy Wives Club, No. 114,-held its third annual installation service and banquet at the V. F. W. - American Legion Hall, Monday, November 22. This group has done an outs! job in the city helping local civic life as well as on the, slack. Club Installs New Officers _ Service Center It has been a long time since you’ve heard grom us and for that reason we have to catch up social and charitable ser-| More than 125 persons attended vice to enlisted personnel and their ! families. | ‘The. following .officers were in-; music furnished by the music box. stalled by Chaplain Robinson: Teasure — Doris Major Corresponding Secretary — Eva , Patterson the pre-Halloween 5 all had a wonderful “atid ab to Refreshments According | Welters is doing talks were given by j. Teresa Braxton, former south- smrivgsztze,se2ee5¢ crea eeliiipeart net Gibson, Rev. A. R. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Harve Bush, Mr, and Mrs, Johnson, Mr. and Mrs, E. 0. Johnson, Alfred Allen’ and Mrs. Danie) Braxton. . notice Vv. FF. W. Post 6021. its auxiliary will hold mi oan : memorial service at the Bap- tist church, corner of Oliver Street and Terry Lane at 7:00 Pp. m., Sunday, November 28. Specialties: Shrimp - Pork Chops OPEN 6:00 AM. Serving 3 Meals Daily Bry and Mis Rese Woods, Russell West of the Bushnell and Ned Hunter of the Penguin gave Mrs. Welter’ 2 pints of blood heed- ed for her recent operation, She advises her: other friends to te Prepared as chances are: she will need more blood. ‘ Mrs. Welters is especially grate- ful to Dr. Lester and his assistants for their solicitous care of her during her recent illness. Now recuperating at home Mrs. Welters says that the “center” is | open to all who wish to co-operate. McKenzie and his boys are wel- come to come in and practice whenever they wish. ‘The Community Chest Drive is s hier Your help is still solicit The monthly picnics conducted | by. the “center” are always a success, . Mrs. Ruth Smith, 1st grade tea- cer, of Douglass School is recuper- ating at home following her recent: Sra at Monroe General Hospi- Mrs. Smith makes her home with Mr. and Mrs; George Thomas, 718 Chapman Lane. Mrs. Marie S. Welters, directress Whitehead ‘Stree, ie reconerating ea is recuperating at her home, 222 Eaneas Trane, af- ter having returned. from Monroe General Hospital. BIRTHS . Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Scott, 423 Olivia Street, a baby boy, Haywood Scott, November 9. JUAN SORRIANO 1011 Whitehead Streat Meats and Groceries TELEPHONE 2.6122 729 Simonton Street : Phone2-6222 Use Our Layaway Plan for Your’ Grace Walker and Red Goose SHOES FOR CHILDREN Exclusively at uth’s (04 DUVAL STREET Appelro Shoe Center PHONE 2.2532 For Your Comfort THEY Laurie and Virginia Burgohy. PEP THINGS UP—Bottom row, left to yt. Back row, left Patsy Hall, Faye Mumford, Evangeline Russell, Louise fron, arid Aloma Lopez. They constitute the majorettes Photo, Don Pinder. right, Annie Ruth Woodard, Marie FAMU Meets Maryland Eleven. |Rattlers Drop In Orange Bowl TALLAHASSEE — (Special) — Maryland State College of Princess Anne — one of the nation’s most spectacular grid elevens — has been selected as the 22nd annual Orange Blossom Classic opponent for the Florida A and M Univer- sity Rattlers on December ‘4 in the Miami’s giant Orange Bowl. To date the Red Hawks have 3 season record of five wins and a 7-7 stalemate with the North Caro- lina College to mar what otherwise would be a perfect slate. They clos- ed their regular season with a game against the Virginia Union team last Saturday. . The Rattlers, unbeaten in seven starts to.date, move out to Baton Rouge, La., this weekend for an important date with the powerful Southern University Cats, who are also unbeaten and untied. Maryland State is a compara- tively “‘newcomer’” eleven among the nation’s grid powers, having risen to power in the “late” for- ties, first under the direction of J. €. Coffee, former Indiana star linesman, and later under Vernon (Skip) McCain, former Langston University back, who has been at the helm since 1948. The Princess Anne eleven dropped its opening game in ’48 under McCain’s direc: tion to Union 13-0 and since that time has won 57 contest while los. ing only three. The Hawks are playing their first year as members of the Central In- ter-collegiate Athletic Conference, having been unable to gain mem- bership in that body prior to last spring.. However, as an indepen- dent, the McCain - coached eleven played many CIAA teams as well as any other eleven which,would meet them on the gridiron. * Maryland State is a “T” team with Nat Taylor, former Tennessee State All-American quarterback as the backfield coach. Taylor played collegiate ball under. McCain as well as high school ball under him back at Douglas High in Oklaho- ma City. Earl Banks, former all Big Ten guard at Iowa is the line coach, and H. B, Watson, a form- er South Carolina State College mentor, is the end coach. One of the stars on the club is George (Liberty) Bell, a speedy | Coatesville, Pa., lad who operates from both thé quarterback and left half slot. He dashed 56 yards last week for one of the TDs which en- abled the Hawks to down previous- ly unbeaten and untied South Car- olina State 12 - 0. Other topflight Hawk stars in- clude Sherman Plunkett, a 225 - THE VIRGINIA CLUB . Jesus Disdier 1025 Emma St. BEER AND WINE 9:00 to 12:00 P.M. : Friday and Saturday Open ‘til 2:00 A.M. ; JOIN OUR. MERCHANDISE CLUB Shoes — Fabrics . SANDS’ OK Shoe Shop - Fabric Center 706 DUVAL STREET 316 PETRONIA STREET Phone 2-9272 Classic Dee. 4 DEATHS The death of Robert W. (Sonny) Evans, age 78, occurred Monday, November 22, at his residence, 726 Windsor Lane, after a long illness. A well-known citizen of Key West and a veteran of World War I, he served in. the United States Navy for 18 years. Prior.to his entry in the Naval service he served as a merchant seaman and cook a- board many merchant vessels. He leaves to mourn his loss his widow, Mrs. Cecilia Evans; 3 daughters, Mrs. Gladys Jackson, Miami; Mrs. Ida Oliver and Mrs. Margaret Curry, Key West; 2 sons, English and Robert Evans, New York; one brother, Joseph Evans, Miami; 13 grandchildren and five great-grand children. Funeral services will be conduct- ed from Bethel A. M. E. Church Sunday at 4:00 p. m.; with Rev, Everett,.pastor, presiding. -« pound tackle from Oklahoma City; 180 - pownd freshman half back John Samples of Cape Charles, Va.; Capt. James Hart, 190 - pound cen- ter from Charlotte, N. C., arid 132 - pound half back John Briscoe who dashed 55 - yafds for the first score in the S. C, State fray. The Hawks’ complete ’54 record follows— Maryland, 26 - Hampton, O.; Maryland, 33-A and T, 13; Maryland, 46 - Fayetteville, 0.0 Maryland, 7* N. C, State, 7; Maryland, 13 - Shaw, 0, and Mary- land 12 - South Carolina, 0. Fam-U which dropped a 33 - 27 thriller to Prairie View last year, has won 10 and lost 10 classic games. One game ended in a score- less tie. The Rattlers hold a 6 - 5 edge over CIAA competition — trail 23 in Southwest play — 1-2 in Mid- west competition and hold_a 10 edge in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conferenée Play. The scoreless tie was played against a Midwest entry, The complete classic record fol- lows — ’33, A and M, 9 - Howard (CIAA), 6; ’34, A and M, 13 - Vir- ginia State (CIAA), 12; ’35 Ken- tucky State (MW), 19 - A and M, 10; °36, Prairie View (SW), 6- A and M, 0; ’37, A and M, 25 - Hamp- ton (CIAA), 20; ’38 A and M, 9 - Kentucky, 7; A and M 42 - Wiley (SW) 0; "40, A and,M, 0 - Wil |berforce (MW), 0; ’41, A and M, 15 - Tuskegee (SIAC) 7; '42, A and M, 12 - Texas College, (SW), . ‘43, Hampton, 39 - A and M | ‘44 Virginia State, 19 - A and M, 6; '45, Wiley, 322 - A AND M, 6; ’46, Lincoln (CIAA) 20 - A and \ ‘41, AHAND M 7 - Hampton, ‘48, Virgnia Union, (CIAA), 19 - and M 14; "49, Aand T (CIAA), -A_and M, 14; '50 Central State, (MW), 13 - A and M, 6; ’51, and M, 65 - N. C, State (CIAA) 6; °52, A and M, 27 - Virginia State, 7, and ’53, Prairie View 33 and A and M 27. M A j2 1 A Cornish Memorial A.M.E. ZION CHURCH Whitehead and Angele 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 Heoper, Paster Grid Tilt To Southern U. BATON ROUGE, LA.—(Special) Florida A and M University’s Rattler crashed through for 10 points within three minutes of the opening whistle, but this was not enough to head off the surging Southern University Jaguar Cats as the Baton Rouge eleven swept from behind and went on to de- feat the Tallahassee eleven 59-23. A crowd estimated upward to 18,000 witnessed the game which pitted two of the nation’s grid giants against each other, The two clubs entered. the fray unbeaten and untied and the defeat gave the Rattlers a record of seven wins and one defeat. The Cats moved along the path of unbeaten and un- tied elevens and increased their season’s record to eight and zero. Rattler quarterback Elvin (Diz- zy) Dean of Miami passed 12-yards to right end: Maurice Graham of Wi N.C, for the Talla. hhassee elevén’s initial score to climax a 52-yard drive. The goal- ward march got under way fol- lowing a Southern punt after the Cats failed to pick up sufficient yardage for a first down on the kick-off. Willie (Galloping Gal) Galimore of ‘St. Augustine moved from the A and M 48 to the Southern 21 on the first play from scrimmage. Right half Al Frazier picked up ll-yards on the next carry. Gali- more then lugged the ball to the three. Frazier was nailed for a nine yard loss, This set the stage for Dean’s TD heave. He then converted to put the Rattlers ahead 7-0. On the kick-off that followed Southern U’s quarterback Emile Pope fumbled the ball on the Cats’ eight . . . with A and M center Bill Boynton of Ocala recovering two running plays failed to gain any yardage for the Rattlers as did a Dean to Graham pass, Then left end Joe Lee entered the game and split the uprights with a field ~ to put the Rattlers ahead 10- Southern took the kick-off and marched 66-yards for its first score with Pope passing to back Roman Bates for the TD. A 15-yard pen- alty against the Rattlers aided the Cats in their march. The ball was resting on the Southern 35 when the Baton Rouge eleven was giv- en 15-yards because a Rattler player was detected holding. The i he : SPELLING IT OUT— are, left to right, front row, Thelma ” Robinson. Back row, left to right. Violet i Lennon, Betty Ann Milton, Phyllis Hannibal and Dorothy McGee—Citizen Staff Pinder. History Of Thanksgiving Day With Indians as guests about ta- bles loaded with game and fish, wild fruits from the forest, and corn-bread and vegetables from their new gardens, the Pilgrim Fa- thers celebrated their first Ameri- can harvést festival, in October 1621, the first autumn of the exiles in their new home. A quaint old account thus des- cribes the occasion: “Our harvest being gotten in, our Governor sent four men on fowling, so that we might after a more special ma&n- ner rejoyce together after we had gathered the fruit of our labours. They four in one day killed much fowle as, with a little help beside, served the Company al- most a week.” Many of the In- dians, among them Chief Massa- soit, the Pilgrims’: friend and ally, joined in the three days’ feasting. There was plenty of roast turkey, for the _fowlers .. found “great store” of the now famous Thanks- giving bird in the neighborhood of Plymouth. But in this old account there is no record to show that this was a day set apart for giving thanks. The year following the harvest} gi festival was filled with misfortune and the colonists. had held no au- tumn feast. With empty larders they were counting the days until the spring-sown crops should fur- nish them with supplies. Then a terrible drought withered the corn in the fields and burned the gar- dens brown. A day of special pray- er was followed by a long refresh- ing rain, and at the same time a ship loaded with friends and sup- plies sighted. So the governor ap- pointed a day for “‘public thanks- giving.” But this also was differ- ent from the present Thanksgiving Day, for we find no account ‘that tells of feasting following the-long church service. 4 Although we read of feasts, of fasts, and of ‘thanksgiving days” being observed during each year, it is not until ten years later (1636) that we find a record of a cele- bration such as we now keep. Then we read that the colonists of Sci- tuate, in Plymouth Colony, gath- ered ‘in the meetinghouse begin- ning some halfe an hour before. nine and continued until after twelve aclocke,” with psalm - singing, prayer, and sermon. They came “‘making merry to the erea- RSs a5 Pa EC BS Cats’ 15 and promptly swept down the left side lines to score and in- crease his team’s lead tq 33-10, Lemon converted to pick up an additional point; A and M began to move after taking the kick-off and an exchange of punts. Dean passed 16 yards to end Bill Barber for the TD to end a 65-yard scoring drive. He then converted: to make the ‘score A’ and M 17, Southern 34. Southern came rushing back for another TD when Spears hauled in Speight’s punt on the Cats 40 and dashed 60-yards. The conver- sion was good and increased the victor’s lead to 41-17. Pope continued his brilliant per- formance with a 40-yard TD heave a short time later with Bates be- ing onthe receiving end of the ball. This time he missed the try for the extra point. tures, the poorer sort beeing invit- ed of the richer.” In the course of the Revolution- ary War, the Coritinental Congress appointed December 18, 1777, to be observed’ generally as a “‘thanks- giving day” in consequence of the surrender of Burgoyne. In the first year of his office, President Wash- ington issued a proclamation re- commending that November 26, 1789, be kept.as a day of “nation- .al thanksgiving” for the establish- ment of a form of government that made for safety and happiness. For years the festival was almost exclusively a New England institu- tion, clebrated by religious services in the churches, the sermon being often a. political address, and by the gathering at the old home of the scattered members of the fam- ily. The day gradually became a custom in the Western and some of the Southern states, each appoint- ing its own day. In 1845 President Lincoln issued a proclamation in which he “‘appointed and set a- | side”. the last Thursday in Nov- ember as a day of national thanks- Although Thanksgiving Day is wholly. an American institution, harvest festivals have been known since timé immemorial. It'was long customary in England and~ else- where to hold specialvdays' of “fasting and prayer” in times of peril and disaster and equally to celebrated with “thanksgiving” and feasting Nature’s annual 4 and other marks of God’s..favor. AME Zion - Conference Meets Here The South Florida Annual Con- ference, AME Zion Church, ‘con- vened at Cornish Memorial Chapel Wednesday, The Rev. A; Franklin Hooper is pastor of the host church. An welcome to the city of Key West was extended to the | tie: group by Mayor C. B.« Harvey, Judge Thomas eps and other civic, .educational. and- Teligious leaders of the city. Thanksgivi The Sunset Royals held their. . annual Thanksgiving banquet at the Community Center Thanksgiv- ing hight, November 25. The banquet marks the end of their fiseal year and activities will. not be resumed again until the second week in February of the following year. : This group of 25 young men is: quite active in all civic affairs. The public eagerly awaits invi- tations to this annual affair as it is known, that turkey and all that goes. to make up the traditional Thatksgiving dinner will be served. The menu this year consisted of roast turkey, Spanish rice, cran- berry sauce, green beans, Wal- dorf salad, candied sweet pota- toes, buttered rolls, .pumpkin’ pie,’ fruit cake and an assortment ‘of wines. and drinks was prepared Mrs, Effie Lassiter, Mrs. Vina Mae. Curry and Mrs. ‘Claudina Faleo (Mamita.) », The program which. was pre- ‘sided over by Raymond Poitier as aster of ceremonies was as fol- Eugene Roberts, Introduction of Officers: President — Willie Ward Secretary, — Clifton Lassiter Financial..Secretary —. Henry Treasuret) — Peter Valder, Reporter — James Roberts. a Manager — Silas Saun- rs. 3 Assistant Recording Secretary — Alpheus Dean. . Chaplain — Eugene Roberts. Parliamentarian — Philip Sears, Dean of Aspirants — John Sands, Meaning of Thanksgiving — Eu Remarks — Willie Ward. Call to Dinner — Raymond -Poi- The Right Reverend Herbert Bell | lieu Shaw, presiding bishop, conducted the: opening session, which was given to general and local church emphasis. The conference was well attend- ed by ministers, lay delegates and visitors from throughout Florida, Highlight of the conference was which Ne advocsiad 8 Somages advocated a fellowship within the Harry E. Evans; Mrs. Alfredina Hannah; Mrs. Julia Devoe; Mr, * and Mrs. Wilfred C. Wallace; Miss * Carnetta Poitier; Mr. and Mrs, Peter Valdez; Mr. and Mrs, Eu- gene Smith; Mrs. Frankiemae Grant; Roosevelt Carey; Edward R. Weech; Mrs, Mary Weech; Mrs. Eleanor D. Stanton; Mrs. Susan E. Davis; Mrs. Sarah Wallace, Gerald Poitier; Mrs. Joan Jenkins; Carl L. Saunders; Gilson Sweeting; Mrs. Irma Sweeting; Mrs. Juanita < Williams, and Mrs. Winifred Sands Johnson, Z = verte Reese PET Sb IN MEMORIAM tmather, we thy children wait- $ g & R dite AGU DS 8 Mrs. Annie Lowery, daughter © _ And other childzem, aT