The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 24, 1954, Page 8

| WHE KEY WEST CITIZEN — CHRISTMAS EDITION —— 1954 l oe Upon The Midnight Clea: ... “Colored Community News WINIFRED SANDS JOHNSON, Editor 2-2826 Freshmen Dominate Basketball TALLAHASSEE ~— (Special) — The freshmen-dominated Florida A and M University basketball team will face a rugged 20 game South- ern Intercollegiate Athletic confer- ence visitation schedule beginning January 7 when the Rattlers meet the Benedict College Tigers in Col- umbia, S.C. Eight first year men are among! the 17 candidates for starting posi-| tions. Eight returning lettermen | and five returning non-lettermen | round out Coach Ed Oglesby’s| Squad. | Returning lettermen from the! 1954 squad which won the loop visi- | tation crown and finished in the| runner-up spot for the tournament | championship are — Roy Young, sophomore, Anderson, Ind.; Alvin Wright, senior, Lexington, Ky.; George Gilliam, junior, Tallahas- see; Walter McGriff, senior, St. Petersburg; William McCoggle, senior, St. Petersburg; John Cuy- ler, .captain, senior, Hartford, Conn.; William Rice, senior, San- dusky, Ohio, and Herbert Dixon. Non-letterwinners who have re- turned are—James Blair, junior, Maryville, Tenn.; Robert Battle, sophomore, St, Petersburg; God- frey Murray, sophomore, St. Pet- ersburg; Victor Muldow, sopho- more, Newark, N.J., and Maurice Graham, junior, Wilmington, N.C. The freshmen candidates are — Willie C. Barnes, Jackson County Training School, Marianna, Fla.; Andre J. Streaty, Anderson High School, Anderson, Ind.; James Stanley, Florida A and M High School, Tallahassee; Herbert Ed- watds, Blorida A and M High School, Tallahassee; Roosevelt . Giddens, Westinghouse High School, Pittsburgh; Reginald Moss. Booker T. Washington High School, Suffolk, Va.; Carl Evans, Jones High School, Orlando, and Andrews Janes, Middletown High School, Tampa. Barnes, Streaty and Stanley earned starting berths in the first two Rattler games and Stanley hit for 34 points in the two contests to pace the Rattlers offensive. The complete 1955 schedule fol- lows—home games—Morris Brown College, January, 10; Tuskegee In- stitute, January 18; Allen Universi- ty, February, 5; Benedict College, February 7; Alabama State Col- lege, February 8; Xavier Universi- ty, February 11; Knoxville College, February 12; Clark College, Feb- ruary 14, and Morehouse College, February 15. Games away—Benedict College, January 7; Allen University, Col- umbia, S.C., January 8; Morehouse College, Atlanta, January 13; Fisk University, Nashville, January 14; Knoxville College, Knoxville, Janu- ary 15; Clark College, Atlanta, January 28; Morris Brown College, January 29; Tuskegee Institute, February 2; Albama A and M, Huntsville, February 3; Alabama State, Montgomery, February 4; Xavier University, New Orleans, February 19. The SLAC tournament dates are February 24-26. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 1007 THOMAS STREET ©. E. Gunn, Local Elder SABBATH SERVICES | Sabbath School ____ 9:30 a.m. Worship _____.__.11:00 a.m. Young People’s Meet 5:00 p.m. Sun. Night Sermon _ 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Prayer Meeting, 8:00 P.M. Friday Night, Sermon on Screen, 8:00 P.M. EVERYONE WELCOME THEATER 805 Emma Street Phone 2-6642 MRS. EVANGELINE ELLIS and two children, of New York City, arrived here Sunday, Decemb: 12, to spend the Christmas holi- days with her fa! 803 White- head Street. Her mother is Mrs. Hortense Perez. Her grandpar- re Mr. and Mrs. Teodor Consultant Named For U’s Workshop TALLAHASSEE — (Special) — Edward Taylor Clayton, managing editor of Jet, the national weekly news magazine, will serve as a chief consultant for the fifth an- nual Florida A and M University Interscholastic Press | Workshop scheduled for January 29 - 30, 1955. This was announced by Charles J. Smith III, workshop director. More than 150 high school jour- nalists from the southeast are ex- pected to attend the two-day con- fab to receive a concentrated course in journalism. The list of top-flight consultants will include both working journalists and jour- nalist - educators, Smith said.’ Clayton joined the staff of the Johnson Publishing Company, pub- lishers of Jet, in 1948 as associate editor on Ebony, the monthly. He was promoted to managing editor of Jet in 1951 at the beginning of the publication of this weekly news magazine which now has a circula- tion of over 400,000 and is the far- gest circulated Negro’ weekly in the world. : Following his discharge from the Army Air Force 1945, Clayton serv- ed as sports editor of Louisville Defender, his hometown weekly, until he moved to Chicago to join the Johnson Publishing Company. He also handled various repor- torial assignments for the United Press, Associated Press (Negro), and did feature work for the Lou- isvile Courier - Journal, a daily newspaper in his hom€town. Clayton is a graduate of Ken- tucky State College, Frankfort, class of '42. He served as editor cf the school paper, the Thorough- ea during the school years 1940- During the period 1944 - 45, he was assistant editor of The Hawk’s Cry, the Tuskegee (Ala.) Air Field newspaper which rated among the tup three of all army mimeograph- ed newspapers. While at “Skegee” Clayton co- authored the GI musical review) “Roger” the only Negro show pro- | duced by GI’s during World War II. The show toured the east coast | from Washington to Florida and | was presented as a non-profit show to raise $1,000,000 in War Bonds and over $100,000 for the Red Cross. THE VIRGINIA CLUB Prop. Jesus Disdier | 1025 Emma St. BEER AND WINE 9:00 to 12:00 P.M. Friday and Saturday Open ‘til 2:00 A.M. JUAN SORRIANO 1011 Whitehead Street Meats and‘ Groceries TELEPHONE 2-6122 PEREZ Self-Service Laundry 8 A.M. - 9 P.M. Daily 8 A.M. - 5 P.M. Sunday NATIVITY PLAY AT DOUG Photo, Don Pinder. LASS—On Thursday before the closing of school for the Christmas vacation, a Nati direction of Mrs. Isabel Sands, was presented in the chapel at Douglass. Conchita Pon, a senior, was Mary; Rudolph Leggett was Jo- seph, and others in the scene not identified elsewhere were Sylvia Clarke, the innkeeper’s wife, and Raymond Albert, the innkeeper. The wise men shown in the close-up are Clarence Haggins, Alfred Curry, Theodore Suarez and Alfonso Williams. — Citizen Staff y play, under the A Christmas Story For All Again, the Christmas season is; here and all are happy. Friends ; visit, children and adults as well exchange gifts and a general feel- ing of merriment and feasting pre- vails. These attitudes are all well and good; nevertheless, we are quite Prone to think that the true spirit of Christmas is often forgotten. The story of Jesus is nearly 2,- 000 years old but it continues io live on. It must have been in such trou- bled times as these that Jesus made his visit. For greed, confu- sion and hatreds had reached a place in the world where the whole human race longed for peace and watched for the fulfillment of pro- phecy. Rome, mistress of the world, had taken over, and was suppressing all through her pagan practices. Polytheistic in faith, she endowed godly powers even on human ty- rants, making Caesar almost chief among the gods. There was no way but the way of Rome. How much can Rome be com- pared with Russia? It does not take a scholar to answer, for Russia through her Communistic practices has suppressed all religious prac- tices and is trying to indoctrinate the world with her teaching. “‘There is no God but the inspired Russian. | “Follow him and your way of life will be the way to peace.” We know that this is not true. We know that Communism feeds | on hatreds, the suppression of truths, and the infliction of cruel- ry. As I listened to Bob Considine tell his Christmas story last night my thoughts wandered and I asked am I guilty? | He said that a man in heaven | who had visited earth nearly two thousand years ago said to St. Pe- ter that jhe wished to visit earth | again. Gabriel asked him did ne | wish to take him, but the man re-| fused — saying, that he would ra-| ther go by airplane and automo- bile. The ride was rough. Travel was breathtaking by earth methods. New York was the city selected. Landing there he went to a first-| rate men’s clothing store and was outfitted. Douglass Releases Honor Roll For 2nd Period For the second period of the school term — 1954-1955, Douglass High School releases its Junior = Senior Honor Roll: Grade seven - one — Charlie White, instructor — Marie Fowler, Helen Johnson, and Juliette Saun- ders. Grade eight-one — Milton M. Thompson, instructor — Arthur Clarke, Virginia Burgohy, Horten- se Curry and George Mounts. Grade eight-two — Alfred L. Saunders, instructor Ellison A she, Bill Dorsett Alma Sparks. Grade nine-one — Mrs. Winifred Sands Johnson, instructor — Ethel Francis, Viral Rolle, Arthurine Sands, Alveda James Juanita Saun- ders and Phyllis Allen. Grade _nine-two Theodore Sands, instructor — Judith Pla, and Randolph Storr. Grade 10 — Mrs. Isabel Sands, instructor — Nancy Evans and Jean Sweeting. Grade 1l-one — Mrs. Mizpah Crutchfield, instructor — Sylvia Clarke and Victor Shavers. Grade 11-two — George Dean, in- structor — Paula Dean and Freda Saunders. Grade 12-8— Lillian Robinson, Marguerite Ashe, Thelma Allen, Noretta Ray and Jean Manuel. and uests remembered that they were invited to attend a grand supper given in honor of a visiting digni- tary at an outstandng hall. “By the way, are you Jewsh?” asked the host. “Yes,” replied the man, “T am very sorry, but you can- not go. This invitation is only for Gentiles. This is a Christmas din- ner given in honor of a visiting dignitary.”” Who was the man from heaven? Jesus. You are right. Is your Christmas for a visiting dignitary and not for Jesus? IN ADORATION BOWING — Angels in the Nativity play were por- trayed by Marie Fowler, Jacqueline Pla, Veronica Gallagher, Vic- toria Roberts and Hortense Burgohy.—Citizen Staff Photo, Don DEATHS | SICK The funeral of Mrs. Mary Moreno 76, who died at Monroe General | quiet sad for others. Do not forget Hospital last week was conducted | your friends in their trials. from Newman Methodist Church | Among the patients at Monroe Monday, December 20. | General Hospital are the following: i | Mrs. Moreno who resided at 607 | belle Williams, Mrs. Lucinda Ale Thomas Street, was a life-long re- | ander, Sam Bastian, Mitchell Hall, sident of Key West, an ardent civie | Alfred Gibson, Antonio Morales and worker and for a number of years | Lee Russell. a teacher at Douglass School. She is survived by numerous cou- sins and friends. Miss Annie Stokes, Mrs. Anna-| He then proceeded to find a! Let us resolve on this Christmas room, but after trying such hotels ; !° open our hearts. How realistic as the Waldorf - Astoria, and the }i8 this story. They were rushing city’s léading hostelries, found that)t® meet a dignitary, when the they were all, filled (memories of } STeatest of all — the King of Kings how there was no room in the inn, Was in their presence. Yet, they 2,000 year ago). saw him not because they were He then went to a cheap rate blinded with hatreds and preju- hotel where he was received. The owners (husband and wife), were seated around the table with their guests. All were struck by the mas- dices, Let us enjoy Christmas with a hope of bringing Christ to the na- tion and peace to the world. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. A. R. Smith, pastor of Newman Methodist Church, of which she was a most faithful member. Burial was in the family plot of the City Cemetery. Mrs. Emma Brice, 55, died at her residence, 304 TrumanAvenue, December 16, after a long illness. Funeral services will be conduct- Mrs. Corona Mingo Johnson and | son are back in town after a month’s vacation in New York, where she visited with Mrs. Evan- geline Pujol. | Mrs. Pujol is the daughter of Mr. | and Mrs. Teodor Suarez, 803 White- jhead Street. } Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Maltines of New York City were in Key | West, Monday, December 20, prior F AMU Has |Visitors From Foreign Lands TALLAHASSEE — Five United | States Information Agency employ- | ees from Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, and India, visited the campus of | Florida A and M University on two occasions last weekend. The five, who were the guests of | |neighboring Florida State Univer-| ity, made the trip with Edward | | Whittlesey, FSU director of public} relations. During their initial visit |to A and M on Friday afternoon, pte journalists were taken on tour of the campus by Charles J. Smith, |TH, director of public relations. Their second visit was made on Sunday to attend the university’s | concert choir’s presentation of Han- | del’s “The Messiah.” | The vistors were: | Alba, Teheran, Ira Mr. Chafur ; Mr. Hitendra ath Mukerjie, New Delhi, India; | Mr. Subramania Kaman, Bombay, | Ind Mr. Hamayet Uddin Ahmed, Dacea, Pakistan; and Mr. Ma- hound E] Hawary, Cairo, Egypt. Mr. Alba serves as head of the| Persian branch of the USIA press | section, which maintains contact with more than 100 newspapers and magazines in Iran and with the Iranian government’s Department | of Press and Propaganda. He in- terviews editors, reporters and representatives of various organi- zations who seek assistance. He joined the British Informa- tion Service in 1946 and the United States Information Program in 1948. | Mr. Mukerjie edits and rewrites | copy for publication in the Ameri- can Reporter. From 1949 to 1951 he |was Economic Research assistant | with the American Consulate Gen- eral in Bombay, and he assumed his present responsibilities in 1951. | Mr. Raman is Chief English Edi- | tor of the U.S. Information Service |in Bombay, and served with the USOWI from 1943 to 1946. Since then he has worked with the infor- mation branch. Mr. Ahmed, Chief of the Editor- | ial Unit, is a graduate of Dacca University. He enjoyed the Infor- mation program in 1951. Mr. Hawary is the translator for | the Cairo, Egypt, bureau of the In- formation Agency. He joined the | program in 1949. Their tour is part of a USIA pro- gram in which employees from |Witnesses Are Here For Meet Through Sun. This evening marks the begine ning of the 3-day semi-annual Cire cuit Assembly of Jehovah's Wit ; hesses at Wickers Stadium. Many people around the southern part of Florida, namely, Lake Wor- th, Fort Pierce, Delray Beach, and other sections will be here - approx imately 1,700 are expected. An important talk will be given | Saturday at 1:30 p m., on the sub> | ject of Baptism. Following the talk, the baptizing of those wishing to symbolize their dedication for the ministry will take place at the Ate antic Shores Motel Swimming Pool. The Saturday evening services will feature a much publicized film |ealled the “New World Society in Action.” The public is urged to see this most interesting film. The movie includes scenes from the 1953 In- ternational Assembly of Jehovah’s Witnesses which drew 165,000 peo- ple to New York City from coun- tries throughout the world and the administrative preaching and train- ing work of Jehovah’s Witnesses in more than 150 countries. This will be shown Saturday eve- ning at 7:30 p. m. “Does God Really Care?” is the enlightening talk of this assembly and it will be delivered by A. Ca- tanzaro, a representative of the dis- trict assembly from Brooklyn, Sunday, at 3:00 p. m. All sessions are free and the pub- lic is cordially invited to attend and enjoy the meeting with He- hovah’s Witnesses. Leo Rivas Graduates CAMP GORDON, Georgia —Pvt. Leo R. Rivas of Key West, Florida, will graduate this week from the Pole Line Construction Course, one of the many courses offered at The Southeastern Signal School, Camp Grodon, Georgia. He is the son of Leroy Rivas, 7D Fort Village, Key West, Florida. The Pole Line Construction Course, which is 8 weeks in length, trains selected enlisted men to cone struct, maintain and_ rehabilitate open wire, cable and field wire communications systems. During training, Pvt. Leo R. Ri- vas received a technical education worth thousands of dollars. He will now be reassigned to an active unit of the United States Army. The Southeastern Signal School is a component of the Signal Corps Training Center, a mammoth com- munications college, which sup- plies trained signal techni¢ians to Army units all over the world. Pvt. Rivas is a graduate of Douglass High School, class of 1954. Service Center Jim Keen will donate a Christ- mas tree and all the trimmings to the Servicemen’s Center, 711 White- head Street. Keen is stationed aboard the Saufley DE 465. Members of Squadron 12 left Key West, December 13. The boys were very sad because they had to leave the surroundings of the Center. Mrs. Marie S. Welters. directress of the Center, continues to be ill at her home, but she still wishes ail the Servicemen a good time and hopes they will drop by and enjoy the Christmas atmosphere prepar- ed for them at the Center. Willie Jenkins, 827 Terry Lane left for Florenceberg, Georgia, where he will spend the holiday season with his sister and family. other countries are brought to the United States for an orientation| program. | | young man of about | beard. Questions began : culine beauty of the tall dignified 30, who | though modernly dressed wore a! BIRTHS to Mr. and Mrs. Sammie Ma- “Where are you from?” jor, M-1 Fort Taylor, on December “Oh, I once lived in Bethlehem,|17, a boy, Harry Lee. Weight: 7 but moved to Nazareth.” Pounds, 8% ounces. “What was your profession?” ‘Oh, a carpenter,and a helper of the poor and needy.” Bethune - Cookman College, Day- All wondered, “-"wwayjtona Beach, Florida, is spending Just then the owners and their | the Chrstmas vacation with his family. Samuel Hannibal, a student at JOIN OUR MERCHANDISE CLUB Shoes — Fabrics SANDS’ OK Shoe Shop - Fabric Center 706 DUVAL STREET Cornish Memorial A.ME. Zion Church Whitehead and Angela Sts, SUNDAY SCHOOL, 9:45 A.M. — V.CE., 7 P.M |of the City Cemetery. ed from Trinity Presbyterian | iss ey c Church Sunday, December 26, with (oe ae ana the Rev. W. N. McLean, officiat- |” * eeee ste seus ing. | Funeral services for Mrs. Vir- The deceased is survived by her | ginia Kerr Dames, 63, who died mother, Mrs. Georgiana Sawyer, |at Monroe General Hospital Mon- Key West; two daughters, Mrs.|day, December 21, were conduct- Kirkelina Clarke, New York; Mrs.|ed from Bethel A. M. E. Church, Janette Walton (adopted), New | Thursday, December 23, at 3:30 York; 11 grandchildren, 2 sister;|p. m. Rev. Everett, pastor of the Mrs, Sarah Sands, New York City: | church officiated. Mrs, Florence Austin, New York) Mrs. Dames who was born at City; 6 brothers, Rudolph, Samuel, | Little Abaco, B. W. 1. Sept. Charles and Julius Sawyer, Key | 1891, had been in the employ of West; and Alfred and George Saw- | the Paul Veckers family for a per- yer, New York City; a host of| iod of 47 years, 30 of these years nices and nephews. |being spent in the direct employ The body will lie state, at the of Mrs. Veckers’ mother, the late Tesidence from Saturday night. | Mrs. Nellie Lowe Williams. Burial will be in the family plot, For the past several years, Mrs. | Dames has been living in Raliegh, coming home quite regularly to Albert Knowles, 57, died at the : spend her vacations with Mr. and U. S. Naval Hospital, December 7 2, | |Around Zion Attending the First District ‘meet- | ling of Zion A. M. E. Church held | | at Miami, Florida, Sunday, Decem- | ber 19, were Mrs. Florence Sy- monette, Mrs. Lucille Pope, Miss {Maxine Valdez, Mrs. Eliza Aus- |\tin and Rey, and Mrs. A. Franklin | Hooper. | | The Masonic order held its in- stallation services at Cornish Mem- jorial Zion. Church Sunday. ee | | Mrs. Mary Vance of Memphis, | Tennessee, is in the city for two weeks visiting her husband James Vance. | North Carolina, with the Veckers, | Announcing the ...« Opening of An Office at FORT VILLAGE RENTAL OFFICE TRUMAN at EMMA STREET Friday, Jan. 7, 4-9PM. Allen Shepard, M. D. PHONE 2-6921 J. A. Valdes OPTOMETRIST PHONE 2-7821 A Merry Christmas To You All from Your Red. Goose Shoe Store Mrs. Fred Edwards, 714 Windsor | MANI'S BAR | e | The deceased, a veteran of World bu a | Worship 11 A.M. | War I, is survived by his wife, Lane. She had just arrived from Mrs. Sarah Knowles, 1 sister, Mrs. | Raleigh when she was struck hy | and 7:30 P.M. 927 Thomas Street TELEPHONE 2-6652 GROCERIES DIAZ Axo" vests MANI PEREZ, Proprietor | Grace Sears, two brothers, Octavio, | the fatal paralytic stroke. Transfer- New York City; and Samuel Know-|red to Monroe General Hospital, | les, Miami, Florida; and a host of | she died without regaining cons- nieces, nephews, cousins and Cciousness. | friends. Mrs. Dames is survived by sev- | | Funeral services will be conduct- eral remote cousins, and numerous | Package Store $09 Petronia Street Tuesday, 7:30 P.M. Phone 2-9400 729 Simonton Street Phone 2-6222 THE CHURCH WITH A jed from Bethel A. M. E. Church friends. | WELCOME FOR You Rev. A. Franklin Hooper, Pastor lof the City Cemetery. Sunday, at 3:00 p. m. |‘ Burial was in the city Cemetery. Rev. Everett will preside. | 5 Burial will be in the family Pot | Read The Citizen Appelrouth’s | 604 DUVAL STREET | Shoe Center PHONE 2-2532 Airfonditioned For Your Comfort