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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07

an capital of approximately
100000 inhabitants.
The presently outlawed four
cub Cuban League with its an
nual l5O-eame campaign ALWAYS
has been the favorite sport dish
during Havana's cool winter sea
son.
But this year daily attendance
al almost $4,000 and Sunday
crowds Of $4,000 have smashed all
previous attendance marks, un-
iJrling a new era in baseball here
nd compiling large profits for
uae Cuban League.
Many factors have contributed
DO baseball initiation.
Scntlmcntalism proved its value
as the majority Of baseball fans
'ilied for about support of the
'putlawed' circuit upon creation
% the two-month-old national
baseball federation.
Big Leaguers Important
However, most credit must be
sven the leagues group of out
Iawed big leaguers, who obvious
80 are major attractions.
Main figure but major disap-
polntment" for the Cuban base
WISE Is the stock exist. Louis
Cardinal southpaw, Max Lanier,
who crossed the Rio Grande after
being subdued by the bankroll of
wealthy mine owner and Mexican
League President Jorge Pasquel.
LanIer, who jumped the Cards
last spring after a perfect record
Of SIX straight wins for a five
year offer TO play with Veracruz
of the Llga Mexicana, has failed
10 live up TO his big league rank
ing IN Cuba. He has walked to
the showers in all but one of the
1--WE games in which he partici-
pdted up TO mid December. Trou-
bic with has left elbow has been
las major difficulty.
Sl.500 A Month In Cuba
In four games the ex-Redbird
has been forced to yield to IAN
approaching the sixth inning
swollen elbow" after hurting su-
pcrb ball in the first five frames.
During those initial five innings
Lanier showed the fans how great
ne was and, probably, how good
hc could be if he weren't handi-
capped by the pinching bone,
seen only through X-rays.
The southpaw. who reliable
sources says has a $500 monthly
contract in Cuba plus a 500 bonus
for each game he wins after IL
victories with the Marianao Club.
adenits his elbow began TO hurt in
l045 and grew worse in the u. S.
Army. However, he SAYS, 1--WE
never thought about being oper-
ated on. Probably. an operation
would do me good. But right now
I'll stay as / am"
The broad shouldered south
paw, who shares his over $l20-a-
month furnished Seaview apart
ment in beautiful suburban Veda-
do with former teamInate and
now rival hurler Freddie Martin.
says he played in Mexico under
a verbal contract.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07
Camp Site

The camp site on West Sum-
merland Key has been leased to
the Monroe County Boy Scout
District of the South Florida
Council for the purpose of the
erection of a Boy Scout camp on
the land. For the past several
years local Scout leaders have
sought the use of the former
CCC camp on the key for a Boy
Scout camp. The camp will be
named in memory of the late
Jackson Lee Sawyer, former
Scout, who lost his life in World
War II.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07
BOY SCOUT
ACTIVITIES
BY ERNEST AvILA

The Boy Scouts OF Troop No
81 entertained their girl friends
with a weiner roast and beach
party recently at Rest Beach
Thirty-five boys and girls were
present.
1t is an old tradition with the
Scouts of Troop SO to have a
Christmas party each year. This
year the boys decided that they
would ave beach party instead
of the regular indoor party and
each boy would be allowed to in
vite his favorite girl friend.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07
THIS. WEDDING
WENT TO HORSES

MISSOULA, Mont. TAP
Faye C. Hubbard and Leona A.
Lumley, members of a rodeo
troupe, were married here re-
cently-but not until after ftheir
cowhsnd friends watered and fec
their horses. -.
The wranglers didn't want 10
miss anything so when they
went to care for their mount,
they took the couples weddinE
license with them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07
BASKETBALL
High School Gymnasium
Week of January eth

week OF January 6th
Tuesday: IT'S L. S. Marines VS..
Redraiders. 8:15 High School
B" Girls VS.. Catholic Youth
Club Girls. 9:15 Radio VS..
Key West Transit Co.
Wednesday: 7:15 U. S. Marines
VS.. Coca Cola. 8:15 Oster-
houdt Wolves VS.. Junior
Conchs. 9:15 Army Defenders
VS.. Romero Electric Service.
Thursday; us Army Defend
ers VS.. Osterhoudt Wolves.
8:I5 Lions Girls KS. High
School Varsity Girls. 9:l5
USS Wilkie VS.. Key West
Transit Co.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07
Creenberg Batted In Most Runs |!
In 40; Williams Drew l56 Walks
cry Aasoesssea FressD

Thomas Heinrich of New Yorls
was hit most by pitched balls,
seven times. three less than tn
number suffered in l945 by team
mate Frank Crosetti.
Sam Chapman of Philadelphia
grounded into % infield double
plays, two more than the mex
highest set up by his teammate
Warren Rosar. and one less thar
the mark with which Rudy York
of Detroit led last season.
Five Washington Senator bot
tiers grounded into double play
against the Chicago White SO,
ON August 3. and the mark wa
duplicated by, the, PhilAdclphia
Athletics versus Boston in this
second game of a doubleheader
August 9th, both tying the League
record for futility.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07
C.Y.C. Wins And
Holds Loop Lead

Catholic Youth Council contin-
ued its unbeaten pace in the High
School Basketball League last
night, although pressed to the
limit by the Wildcats to win, 81
to 81.
: P.A.C. won its fourth victory
in five starts to hold second place
by trouncing the Wolverines, As
to 80. and the Conchs drubbed
the Raiders, "a to IL, to take third
place.
Lineups and league standings:
rYH
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07
MISTAKEN FOR THIEF

ROCKFORD, Ill.-A passing
cab driver, seeing Alvin Nelson
slam the door of his filling sta
ton and make a mad dash to
catch a bus. miStook him for a
thief and turned in an alarm.
When Nelson arrived home, two
detectives were waiting to ques-
ton him. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07
Scouters Return

Former Scoutmaster Archie
Potter and Assistant Scoutmas-
ter Ernest Avila have been
their two weeks Christ
mas vacation in Key West. The
two former Scouters are students
at the University of Florida.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07
HOsc To Get
Clipped At
Race Track

HALLANDALE, Fla. (AP).-
Gulfstream Park, which opens
its winter season of racing on
March 5, is making many inn
provements for its patrons.
One of them includes a mod
ern, well equipped barber. shop
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07
STEAL HYDRANT CAPS

PEEKSKILL, N. Y. - A new
type of vandalism is bothering
town officials. Twelve fire hyd-
rant caps--which authorities say
are of little or no use for any
other purpose-have been stolen
recently.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
KNOW AnaericaA

Judge Edgar S. Vaught of Ok
lahoma City, Federal jurist. born
in Wythe Co., Va, IA years ago.
Charles. x. Davis, president OF
Remington Arms, Conn, born in
Lebanon, Pa, So years ago.
Maj. Gen. John F. Williams,
chief of the National Guard Bu-
'reau, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa,
go years ago.
Maj. Gen. Willis H. Hale, born
in Kansas, AZ years ago.
Adolph Zukor, movie magnate
born in Hungary, "a years ago.
DR.. Donald c. Smelzer of Phil
adelphia, physician-hospital head,
born in Montreal, 81 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07
Rivals in Language

Old Lady Tin New York;:
Isn't it wonderful how n single
policeman can dam the flow of
traffic."
Boy: Yes, grannie, but you
hould hear the bus drivers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07

on the mezzanine. For those
clubhouse patrons who want to
get clipped at Gulfstream's ton
serial parlor, the mezzanine prom
enade may be reached through a
new entrance at the south end of
the main grandstand.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07
Annual Meeting

1t has been announced by To-
cal officials that the annual
meeting of the Monroe District
Boy Scout Committee will be
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07
Pasquefs Pesos In Summer, Cuba's
CentavOs In Winter That's Program
For Banned Big League Players
AP Newsfeotures

HANANA-hs big league Havana And it's the bie
ges show OF the diamond game baseba-minded cv hs
seen here since the Dos S @0
The main topic of discussion is baseball Politics and s
Pe~ Cuoas virtually daily theme has been reegated IN
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-07

held ip January. A great year of
Scouting is foreseen for the dis
trict. Many plans are to be made
for the New Year.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-22
Truman To Present.
Negro Newspaper
Awards

Washington, D. c., Feb. - On
NPA) = President Harry S,
Truman will speak at the annual
dinner of the Wendall Willkie
Awards for Journalism On Feb
ruary %, it was announced here
last Monday as the awards COM
mittee met to decide the winners
of three prizes to be given In Ne
gro journalism.
The President has also agreed
to present the awards to the win
ners, it was announced by the
committee. He will fit into a close
schedule that includes on the
same evening a nationwide
broadcast for the American Red
Cross.
The awards are to be given for
the best example of objective, re-
porting. for examples of writing
in other fields and to the colored
newspapers that "has shown the
best example of public service
which contributes to the greater
enjoyment of the democratic way
of life by all people" Entries
passed upon by the awards COM
mittee last Monday were received
from colored and white editors
who served ass regional committee
chairmen in various parts of the
United States.
The two principal addresses at
the awards dinner will be made
by Justice Felix Frankfurter of
the United States Supreme Court
and Frank L. Stanley, president
of the Negro Newspaper Publish
ers Association. Douglas S. Free
man, editor of the Richmond,
Virginia, News Leader, and presi-
dent of the association, will pre-
side.
Members of the awards COM
mittee who met last Monday are
Wilbur Forrest of the New York
Herald Tribune, P. Bernard Young
Jr., of the Norfolk JOURNAL and
Guide, Frank L. Stanley of the
Louisville Defender, Roscoe
Drummond of the Christian Sci
ence Monitor and Marquis Childs,
columinst and acting chairman
in the absence of Mark Ethridge
of the Louisville Courier-Journ-
al who is on a United Nations
mission in Greece.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-22
Tomato Yield

Nine or ten tomato plants win
yield, on the average, a bushel Of
tomatoes or enough to put up u
- - quarts.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-22
Commerce Dept.
Sponsors School

Washington, d. C. - (NNPA)-
Craftsmanship is the art of sell
ing merchandise that will not
come back to customers who will,
Miss Francis Sinclair, training di-
rector and employee counselor for
the julius Garfinckel Company,
told business men last Sunday.
Miss Sinclair spoke on Success
full Retail Salesmanship," to the
first session of the Washington
Small Business Institute sponsor
ed by the Commerce Department
in cooperation with fourteen local
organizations.
Miss Sinclair listed good health,
courtesy, loyalty, tact and atten-
tiveness as the most essential
qualifications that any salesman
must possess. She said custom
ers return to store because OF
confidence given them by the
sales force of that store.
J. L. Kelly, director of the Of
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-22
vesper Service at
Campbell College

The regular Vesper Service of
Campbell College, will be held in
the College Auditorium, Sunday.
February %, 1947, 500 o'clock
p. M, with Mr.. P. L. Abrams, Dis
trict Manager of the Jackson Dis
trict of the Universal Life Insur-
ance Company serving as guest
speaker.
Mr.. Abrams received his edu-
cation at Pineywoods School and
Alcorn College. He has had II
eyars of experience in the In
surance work having worked in
every field capacity. He is
member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to the address, espec-
ial music will be rendered by
members of the Campbell College
Music Department.
The local agents of the Univer-
sal Life Insurance Company and
all friends of the College are in
invited to be present.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-22
CAB GALLOWAY IN ACCIDENT

RICHMOND, Va, - (NNPA) =
The concert engagement which
an accident kept Cab Galloway
from keeping at the Mosque here
February 5 will be filled February
27, it was announced last Tues
day.
On their way to Richmond to
fill the engagement, an accident
prevented them from arriving in
time for the concert. Substitute
entertainment was provided until
it was determined that Cab and
his orchestra would not arrive in
time to give their scheduled con-
cert. The new date was set be
fore the crowd left, and ticket
holders were told to retain their
stubs for the later date.
Disappointed himself over fail
ure to keep the engagement, Cal
loway has promised the show OF
his life. Appearing with him will
be JONAH Jones and Milton Hin.
ton, Esquire's All-Americans, and
the Cab Jivers.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-22
STATE BUSINESS
LEAGUE MEETS

The Mississippi State Negro
Business League held a special
meeting at the Edward Lee Hotel
here last Wednesday. The pur-
pose OF the meeting was to furth-
er the work on the State Consti-
tuition, and was attended by
prominent business men from all
sections of the state.
A. G. CASTOR, of Birmingham,
Alabama, outstanding business
man and first vice president of
the National Negro Business Lea
que was guest speaker. Mr.. Cas-
ton in a down to earth talk told
Of the essentials for the opera
ton of a successful business and
pointed out many business oppor-
tunities possible in the state of
Mississippi. Lynwood r. Brown,
Executive Director Secretary of
the National Negro Business Lea
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-22
Governor Visits
AIeorn College
GETS 10000 FOR IMPROCE-
MENTS FOLLOWING GOV
ERNOR'S VISIT

Alcorn College, Miss.-(DSN-
Following visit of Governor
Fielding L. Wright, accompanied
by Honorable Walter Sillers,
speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, who made a tour in
spection and investigation con-
ditions at the College last Thurs
day, Alcorn College received an
additional ALLEGATION of S155,0O0 for
repairs and Improvement.
DR.. w. H. Pipes, according to
reports, indicated that the new
$155,000 grant would be used as
follows: $4,000 for repairs of
farm shop; $4,000 for improve
ment of trade building for mech
anical students; $4,000 for fencing
of campus; $4,000 for farm work
ers houses; $4,000 for improve
ment of dairying department;
$4,000 for repairs of garage; ST.
900 for completing dormatories
for veterans; $4,000 for other
necessary repairs.
The visit of the Governor and
the Speaker of The House of Re-
representatives. followed the publ
cation of articles in The Jackson
Advocate exposing conditions at
the institution. The publication
of the articles in the Jackson Ad-
vocate drew widespread criticism
from certain sections of the state
press. The grant of the new al
location is regarded as direct re-
suit of the efforts of the jackson
Advocate in pointing out condi-
tons existing at the institution.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-22
Howard Goods
Protest Travel Plan

Washington, D. C. Feb. (NNPA)
= Howard University goods pro-
tested an arrangement b YUM
yersity Officials whereby all girls
students living on the campus
must travel to intercollegiate
basketball games at Turner's A
rena in special bus provided
by the school, it was learned
last Wednesday.
The ruling grew out of an in
cident following a recent basket?
ball game at the arena when hood
lums attempted to force two Ho-
ward goods into car ON Barry
Place, two blocks away from the
university as they walked to the
school following a game. The two
girls fled to safety and several
male Howard students who came
to their rescue were also put to
flight by the ruffianS.
The Gods saeid that the charter
ing of a bus to take them to the
off-campus game has not solved
their problem. One student said
difficulty was experienced keep
ing male students off the bus on
the return trip to the school.
\ The Howard gym is not large
enough to accommodate the stu
dent body at basketball games.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-22
Bishop Davis
Ordered Held For
Grand Jury

Baltimore, Md. - (NNPA) -
Bishop Monroe H. Davis, who was
suspended last November by a
special session of the General Con-
ference of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church for conduct I'M
becoming bishop, was ordered
last Friday by Magistrate Walter
J. Devices in Northwestern Pc
lice Court for the action of the
grand jury.
He is charged with having liz
his possession 100 pounds of I'M
inspected meat in violation of a
city ordinance. An additional
charge of having quantity of de
composed meat in his possession
also was placed against him.
Bishop Davis was released for
grand jury action on his own
recognizance. He was arrested
last Thursday on the complaint
of DR.. William Bremen of the city
health department and chief of
the meat inspection division, who
testified at a hearing Thursday
that Bishop Davis had in the base
ment of his ofce at 1926 Druid Hill
avenue. in one of the better resi-
Dental neighborhoods, LOO lbs.
of meat which was slaughtered and
prepared without the supervision
of the Commissioner of Health in
Baltimore on February Is, 1916.
The hearing was continued I'M
til Friday by Magistrate Devices
because he did not have before
him a copy of the 14-year old or
dinance and he wanted time to
study it before acting in the case.
At the hearing Friday DR.. Bren-
ner made the additional charge
that Bishop Davis mad in his pos
session unwholesome meat in vio-
lation ofthe Maryland code.
DR.. Bremen tested that he
found the following uninspected
meats, some of which was spoiled,
in the basement of the bishops
ofce: two stays weighing $50
pounds apiece, one sow, a Darrell
of gatherings, bacon and scrap
pie, sixty pounds of sausage, lard
and cracklings, and spareribs.
The inspector further pointed
out that in the room next to the
ofce on the rst floor the bishop
has a regular refrigerator show
case of meat.
Magistrate Bremen said the
case was the rst in eight years OF
any of this nature.
If a true bill is found against
him and the bishop is convicted,
he faces a ne, of $500 or twelve
months in jail, or both.
Bishop Davis was scheduled to
be tried before the Bishops Coun-
Gil in South Carolina this week
on ecclesiastical charges.
He is the reputed owner of
three farms in Maryland and one
in South Carolina.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-22

flee of small business for the
Commerce Department, followed
Miss Sinclair on the speakers
platform. He spoke on the Com
MERGE Department and Small
Business.
Sessions of the Institute, con-
Quoted by Emmer Martin Lam
caster, special adviser to the Sec
rotary of Commerce on Negro
Affairs, are being held weekly and
will continue through March 8.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-22
| Vet FIees State
After Attempt To
Protect Wife

New Orleans, La. - (Spec1aD-
Wiley Lee Hickey, 25, of Jackson,
Miss, a veteran of World War III,
with two years service overseas,
told Clement MacWilliams of The
Louisiana Weekly here last week
that he had been forced to flee
for his life after attempts to pro-
tect his wife from the advances
of his employer. white planta-
, eion owner of Windy Hill Miss,
little sbackwoods town 10 miles
outside of Jackson, the capitol
city of the State.
Arriving in New Orleans last
Friday, after six days of abiding
police officers with no money in
his pockets and with only the
clothes which he had on when
told to leave Windy Hill, Hockey
related his story as follows:
Il was born in Jackson, Miss,
August 16, 1922. When the was
! started | was drafted and served
two years overseas. I was dis
charged in '46 and l went back
| to Windy Hill where Ihad a girl
| by the name of Rosie Lee Alex
ander, waiting for me to marry
her. We were married and de-
! cided to stay there and work.
About eight months ago 1 OBJ
tanned a job on the farm of a
| very wealthy farmer. My wife
came with me and was hired as
a housemaid. We were getting
along fine and were able to save
some money, and had planned to
leave Windy Hill.
One day when my wife was get
ting ready to go to town to do
some shopping, he offered to ride
! her to town in his car.
1 did not think there was any
harm. so l consented to it. When
she arrived back to the farm, l
noticed that she had purchased
quite bit of clothes. I asked
/ her where did she bet them, be-
| cause l knew that we did not
have that much money, and she
! did not tell that she was going
to buy SO much. asked her
where she got the money to buy
] so many things. After several
hours of argument, she confessed
to me that he had bought her
some dresses. I resented this,
and | told her that 1 was going
to speak to him about it. When
! I talked to him about it he said
/ that he did not mean any harm,
but was only trying to be nice.
"Then one day when I was COM
ing out of the field, saw him
trying to kiss my wife. / didn't
say anything to him a THE time,
! but when we were knocking off
| for the day, I spake to him about
| it. He told me to go to hell. |
went to the house and spoke to
her about it, and we got into
an argument in which slapped
her. That night the police came
and arrested me. I was kept in
Jail for three days, then told to
leave Mississippi. I wasn't al
lowed to go get any of my clothes.
eff you don't get out Of town,
we'll make it hot for you" the
sheriff said caught a ride to
Jackson, and I soon found out
that they had followed me there.
/ made my way here to New
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-22

Orleans, and I want to let the
world know just what happened.
I did not have a chance to see my
wife, but I have a feeling that
she is being kept there by force.
I don't ever expect to go back
to Mississippi and live. AS soon
as can get me a job, will send
for my mother and father. Mis-
sissippi is the worst hell-hole in
the world to live in, he con-
cluded.