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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-03
Signature Of
Foster Found
On Old Boarding
House Register
BY FRANK w. LOWERING
Written For The citizenl

When Stephen Foster lifted the
name Of the Suwannee River rom
the map and changed it to
''Swanee" IN the song that made
the river and the author immortal.
he had not seen it so some his
tOrians insist
But last year FIorida's State
Historian, W I. Cash said he has
almost incontrOvertabIe proof
that Foster knew from his own
experience the scene he 50 beauti-
fully described An old boarding
house register has been found.
Mr. Cash said. which contains
Fosters signature IN his own
handwriting The hotel was the
Columbus and its site vas iust
across the river from White
Springs IN Madison County. The
register indicates Foster vas
there in 1860, four years before
he died
Tomorrow a $500, 600 memorial
to the man who gave the world
My Old Kentucky Home, Mas
Sa'S In the Cold, Gold Ground
and other popular classics. viii
De dedicated at White Springs.
Many men and women prominent
IN the world of music will attend.
One feature of the occasion will
0e a colorful pageant depicting
scenes from Fosters life and
from his songs.
Started In 1893
Citizens of White Springs
quiet little village nesting IN a
bend Of the Suwannee. donated
about 200 acres of land for the
memorial park After the plan
was adopted a commission went
to work but the second world war
interfered. As soon as japan
eapitulated. the program went
ahead
There are many interesting
phases to the story Of the me-
mortal When former Gov. Fred
1 Cone Of nearby Lake CITY
learned the Jacksonville post Of
ice would be torn down. ne made
a deal with the United States
treasury department to secure
the old marble This was trucked
80 miles 70 the Memorial park and
has been utilized to advantage.
One of the largest tubular CARL
Ions ever made, IS IN number,
was installed in the singing tower
which is ZIG feet high
Foster was born near Pitts
ourgh, Pa. July 4. 1926, and died
following an accident IN which
ne uipped over a wash-baSin In
a sudden fit of dizziness, at New
York City. January IS. 1864.
The musical magazine. The
Etude. says he passed most Of his
last days IN a rundown grocery
store near the BoWery. the back
Of which was fitted up as a
saloon. and adds, there ne spent
what money he had ON liquor.
Ihlrty-seven years Old when the
end came, visitors who saw him
at the shabby grocery shop said
ne might have been a man OF so
instead of one IN his middle sos.
Troubadour
Foster was more OF a trouba-
dour than a song writer He did
not write for profit although the
pittance he received fok Ehf best
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-03

GrOoms Of the Key West -
Company. The buses have r.
rived in the city and are n0E n
dergOing general Inspection ~
checking Up BIZ the Elschzlizz
The operators are expected - e
broken in for the wax n =
next week
Joseph Y. Porte. pres aeu1 4
the chamber Of commerce. -
written 10 the realty boaEd. So
ing what the chaInber IS c1z-
mence Of this CITY considers -
most important pro5ec1 "a
should be underway. The hs
ing problem Is the most VIA -
tor 10 be considered a. 49,
this organization believes
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-03
Florida Historian Has
Proof That Stephen Foster
Saw immortal Sllwanee River

works. being s0TelY needed, was
extremely satisfying to NM
He was born with a song In his
heart. and at 19 was often with
a company of other young blades
m his home, singing the songs OF
the day. The youths called them
selves The Knights OF the Square
Table. and for this group Foster
wrote many of mis- beSt-knOwn
songs. One brought him 500
and led 10 the choice Of his voca-
ton.
Then E. P. Christy. head of
ChriSty's Minstrels, asked Foster
70 write a number for the show
which ChTisty agreed to sing be-
fore Il was published This was
old Folks At Home" now widely
known as Suwanee River" Be
cause OF It the world of that other
day came to know more about
FlOrida's river than It did about
Florida
Brought $4,000
The song brought its author
$1,000 In royalties from its sale
a comparatively small sunl-but
millions Of voices around the
world took up its refrain Eos
ter was as poor at business as ne
was at song writing He allowed
Christy TO sign his own name to
Fosters song For this the youth
received an advance OF SIS. But
he had virtually signed away his
rights and had tremendous diff
Guilty In establishing his author
ship for the reason that Christy
had taken out the copyright in
MS own name
Foster wrote ''MaSSa's In the
Cold, Cold Ground In 1852, and
then made his memorable steam
boat journey to New Orleans with
his bride of two years, Jane Nc
DOwel The trip inspired him
to write another favorite, destined
to be sung by Americans for all
time, My Old Kentucky Home
But after this production. Foster
began to 60 down hill. His mar
RED life was unhappy. The
couple lived with their child.
Margaret, for a time in Pitts
burgh but moved later to New
York.
There the temptation for strong
drink took possession of him
Mrs Foster left him and he died
a charity patient with the pitiful
sum Of 80 cents IN his pocket
Natural Musician"
Foster was a natural born mu-
sician At two he plucked chords
on a guitar. and amazed a Pitts
burg music dealer at Z by play
ing Hail, Columbia" on a flag
eOlet Soon ne had learned the
piano. violin and flute. The Etude
says he could harmonic but
never attempted elaborate ms
trumentatiOn-
At one time. IN Pittsburg. Foster
was singing negro ditties in an
informal stock company. He was
10 when he wrote his first song.
but then he wanted to do some
thing useful" and went to Gin
einnati where he began keeping
books for his brother. This was
out OF his line for music was in
ms veins He gave Christy a copy
Of oh. Susannah," (which many
years later became the theme
song for the film, The Covered
Wagon. , but the minstrel put
his signature on it and a New
York publisher put It out @Oh.
Susannahv and -Old Uncle Ned
made more than $4,000 for a
Louisville publisher BY the name
Of Peter1and Foster never got
a penny of if.
Nelly Was A Lady and MY
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-03
TODAYS
BIRTHDAY

EMILY POST. barn ort = -
in Baltimore. daughter & Braaz
Price. architect Of Quebec's Ca
teau Fr0nienac Arbiter q e.
quette. she started writing on -
subject IN protest against znz1E-
quafe works Her first clinr1 =
1922 was a best seller
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-03
20 YEARS AGO


Unusual activity has reigned IN
the police department for the
past few days and the officers
have shown themselves 10 be ex-
cellent collectors Of taxes es-
pecially with the incentive they
have for gathering in the shekels
from those who owe the city
Every officer Of the police de-
partment who collects license tag
taxes or Occupational license taxes
is allowed 40 per cent of the
amount collected 10 apply on the
redemption Of any warrants he
may hold as payment for services
rendered the city.
y 4 X
Key West is 10 be represented
--a'unfariIy bv Captain Clark D.
Stearns and Judge Halstead Rit-
ter of Miami, at the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways convention 10
be held October 10 IN Whining
ton, North Carolina. according TO
arrangements announced today by
the local Chamber Of Commerce.
4 u =
A z. Sanderson, from the Of
flee of the supervising architect
for The public health service,
reached the city this morning 10
prepare for improvements TO the
local Marine Hospital TO cost some
S28, 900.
4 = 4
The Cuban government VIII
honor Mercedes Hospital on Octo-
Der 10, the twentieth anniversary
OF its opening On this occasion,
a flag VIII be raised over the IN
stitution, a gift of the Cuban
government A brand new Amer
lean flag viii be raised al the
same time, a gift of Monroe
county
Evening star., 1950-11-19
By Thomos R. Henry

A spectre-like race of human
beings in North America whose
remains are older than any pre-
viously known has been reported
to the Society of American Geol-
ogists here yesterday.
They are the Llano people, So
called because evidence of their
existence is found chiefly in the
Llano Estacado region of Texas
and New Mexico. They appar-
emily were wandering hunters,
whose chief cultural trait was
making weapons from the bones
of animals they killed.
They were reported by DR.. E. H.
Sellards Of the Texas Memorial
Museum. The chief location
where their artifacts have been
found is a f1lled-up lake site in
eastern New Mexico.
The position of earliest known
innabitant OF this continent has
generally been accorded to Fol
som Man." whose curiously carved
javelin heads were first found
associated with the bones of an
extinct variety of bison near
Folsom, N. Mex. They since
have turned up over most of the
Evening star., 1950-11-19

time, it was stressed in other re-
ports. During part of the Missis-
sipian period when the great coal
deposits were being formed, for
example, most of the present
United States was dry land con-
nected with northern Europe by
ST Sow sea, similar to the Baltic
of today. Animals of the age
passed back and forth between
the two continents. This, it was
stressed by DR.. Maxim K. Elias
of the University of Nebraska, he
resulted in much confusion, of
time scales based on fossil records.
The society and it's associated
groups concluded their annual
convention last night with a bur-
lesque entertainment staged by
the Pick and Hammer club at the
Lisner auditorium, George Wash
ington University, at which emf
nent members were lampooned.
Evening star., 1950-11-19

the more the weight bends the
crust in this region. with an &C
celeration of the sedjmentation.
At the beginning of this time
all of Florida was under water and
the northern shoreline of the Gulf
followed a line through Austin,
Fort Worth, Dallas, Shreveport,
Little Rock, Memphis and Colum-
bus.
Mountain Range Inevitable.
The sediments now are being
deposited as much as $50 miles
southwark into the Gulf and
eventually there may be that much
more dry land. But the inevitable
result win be that the whole region
will be pushed upward to form a
great mountain range similar to
Rockies or Appalachians.
Such changes have been in
progress throughout geological
Evening star., 1950-11-19
Science Calendar
Technical Society
Meetings Listed

Scientific and Technical Society
meetings have. been announced
for this week by the Joint Com
mittee on Press Relations of the
District Council of Engineering
and Architectural Societies and
the Washington Academy Of
Sciences. All meetings listed are
open to the public unless other
wise listed.
Tomorrow.
Instrument Society OF America,
Washington sections pm. at
Naval Observatory. General
Application Of Instruments in
Astrological Measurements" by
DR.. John s. Hall, director,
Equatorial division, Naval OBJ
servatory.
Tuesday.
Anthropological Society Of WASH
tngton-8:15 pm. in Room AZ
43. National Museum. Tibet,
the Land and It's People" by
DR.. Schuyler Cammann, Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Mu-
scum.
Society Of Automotive Engineers,
Washington section u pm,
dinner; 8 pm, meeting at Bur-
lington Hotel. r. E. Selim
Phillips Petroleum Co., will
speak on the progress made In
introducing liquefied petroleum
gas as q motor fuel.
Wednesday.
American Chemical Society, Chem
ical Society of Washington
Z pm, in the Vital Pavilion
Of the Library of Congress. A
symposium in cooperation with
the National Paint. Varnish
and Lacquer Association on
Preparation Of Technical Lit
erature." DR.. Julian r. Smith
ONCE Of Naval Research, will
serve as chairman, and papers
will be presented by DR.. w. r.
Brode, Bureau of Standards;
DR.. p. j. Kopp, Research and
Development Board; Capt. H. e.
Saunders. U. s. NJ, Bureau Of
Ships. and r. r. Gould. Chemi-
cal and Engineering News.
Evening star., 1950-11-19

country. Folsom Man undoubt-
edly was in the continent just
after the last ice age. No skele-
tons ever have been found.
Deposits Are in Four Layers.
The filled-in lake contains four
strata OF deposits. At the bottom
a.e found fossil bones of ele-
phant, horse and bison, together
with the bone weapon heads.
Only in the second stratum above
do the Folsom points appear. The
top layer yields bones only of
animals known today and re-
rains Of more conventional In
dian weapons.
The Llano people used stone
for their javelin heads to some
extent. but apparently depended
more on bone. The implements
were of several kinds, as de-
scribed by DR.. Sellards. Some are
long and pointed. Some are short
and pointed at both ends, indi-
eating that they were used as
hand tools in digging. 1t is in
ferred that the shallow lake
supported a growth of tuberous
plants which were used for food
Among the artifacts is a hammer
stone battered by use and prob
ably used to grind plant seeds for
food.
Country Getting Bigger.
The United States is getting
bigger.
The northern shore Of the
Gulf Of Mexico has been pushed
southward more than 200 miles
in geological time and the proc
ess Is still going on. DR.. Grover
Z. Murray of Louisiana State
University reported to the Geo.
logical Society.
This building Of new land has
been In progress for about 125
million years. due to the enormous
amount Of sediment dumped into
the Gulf by the Mississippi. Since
the dumping started, DR.. Murray
estimated. this has amounted to
about is million cubic miles and
a weight Of 1880, 900 900, 900, 900
tons.
1t all started. he said. with a
down warping Of the earth's crust
in this region following q series
of great earthquakes in the latter
part Of the Mesozoic geological
period, the age Of the dinosaurs.
The more sediments are deposited
Evening star., 1950-11-19
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Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-03
q Cub Scouts Receive Awards al Pack Meet

Four Cub Scouts received awards at the regular monthly pack meeting held Monday eve ming at the high school gymna- Sium.
 Cubs receiving the awards were John Mears and Allen Wilson, who had earned Bear badges. John also received gold and silver arrow points for additional achievements.
 Awards also earned for addi- tional achievements went to John Foge who received a gold arrow point, and Robert Estell, to whom a silver arrow point was awarded.
 The awards were made by the new Cub master, A. Mick. Each of the boys mothers assisted in making the presentations.
 Following the receiving of awards, Dens and 3 displayed Indian handicraft on which the members had worked this past month.
 Dens 2 and 4 presented short skits, entitled Pony Express Hold Up" and Medicine Mans Rassle."
 In attendance at the meeting were 9 Cubs, three den chiefs. four den mothers and 12 parents. Cub leaders expressed apprecia- ton for the increased turn out.
 The meeting closed with an ap- pie treat for all.
 On November 6 a den mothers meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Kinder. All committee members who can be present are urged to attend.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-03
Rosumvnd Loft Weeds Donuvon Lentz
 In Pretty Afternoon Home Ceremony

bride, had charge of the bridal gifts table.
 The bride first came to the Val ley when her family moved here this spring from Washington.
 The bridegroom has lived here most of his life as his family came here as one of the original Mata- nuska Valley colonists. He at- tended school at Palmer and dur ing the var served with the Navy in the South Pacific theater.
 The young couple spent their honeymoon at Anchorage. They are now at home to their friends at the Lentz home, which the bridegroom purchased from his parents prior to their departure this week for Phoenix, Ariz. He will continue to operate his dairy at the farm.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-03

Baskets of white chrysanthe- mumS and tall white tapers in candelabra placed in front of one 9f the living room windows framed the altar for the pretty home wedding of Miss Rosamund Loft and Donavon A. Lentz, which took place here last week end.
 The bride is daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Albert Loft of Butte. The bridegroom is son of Alas kan pioneers, MT. and Mrs. Joe Lentz, also of Butte, who have made their home here since 1885. The wedding of the young couple took place at the home of the bridegroom's parents Sunday afternoon at o'clock in the pres ence of the members of the two immediate families. Both the Rev. Robert Palmer and the Rev. Glar- on Reese, friends and former neighborS of the LentZ family, of- ficiated at the single ring service.
 Prior to the ceremony the Rev erend and Mrs. Palmer and the 1ScSS4 C&lO ollO GS4A D. 4sCSoCI "1iO came freHa. Anchorage for the wedding, also formed quartet to sing appropriate selections.
 Miss Nora Jane Loft, sister of the bride, was her attendant, with Joe Lentz, Jr., brother of the bridegroom, serving as best man.
 A navy blue suit with a corsage of red roses was chosen by the bride as her wedding attire. Miss Loft, the bridesmaid, also wore a tailored navy blue suit. Her cor sage was of gardenias and red roses.
 Immediately following the cere- mony a wedding supper held at the Lentz home was attended by the immediate families. Later that evening a reception honoring the young newlywed couple also was held at the Lentz home from 6 to 10 o'clock. Mrs. John Vanover and Mrs. Jake Paulk were host esses at the wedding cake which the bride and her mother had baked for the occasion. Miss Juanita Loft, also sister ot the
Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-03
Court of Honor,
 National Inspection
 Held by Scouts Here

Two important events marked the meeting of Boy Scouts of Troop No. 654 Tuesday evening of this week at the United Prot estant Church. Attending the meeting in full uniform the Scouts stood an annual National Inspec- tion and also held a Court of Honor
 Don Ingalls, and Walter Hunt ley, troop committeeman, were careful to carry out the inspec- ton according to National Scout regulations. Laddie Huntley re-
Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-03
CARD OF THANKS

I wish to take this opportunity to thank my customers for their patronage.
 In II years you have become my friends as well as patrons and I sincerely appreciate your loyal ty. I hope you will continue to patronize the same Beauty Shop. I am leaving my shop to Mrs. Lea Halverson, a competent oper- ator of IT years experience. She has operated her own shop in the States, also in Anchorage.
 (Signed)
 LOU RASMUSSEN.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-03

ceived prize offered to the Scout whose appearance in the inspec- tion line was the best. The prize that went to young Huntley was Scout compass.
 Badges awarded at the Court of Honor were for tenderfoot: Paul Davis, Erroll Hamann and Neil Hermon.
 Second class pin was awarded to Eldon Sandvik.
 Merit badges in rowing went to Jack Dragseth, and Howard Els slinger.
 Personal health and safety badge was awarded to Buddy Campbell.
 A program of entertainment followed with several movies shown. Refreshments of dough- nuts and coffee were also served.
Evening star., 1950-11-06
'Erdelutz Has Got 1t
Spirited Irish and Navy Coach
Arouse Leohy's Admiration

fall. Since we aren't, it is refresh
ing to know that there are still
young men who can play the en-
tire game. It takes boy who is
mentally and physically alert to
play go minutes of this kind of
football. calling all the defensive
signals, and still having enough
reserve to break through and
block a punt in the fourth quar-
ter. We have such a lad in Cap
tain Jerry Groom.
It's easy to win and to say that
the opposing coach did fine job.
But never have I been more sin
cere than when I say this about
Navy's coach. Mark my words,
this man Eddie Erdelatz has got
it. When I see team with such
fire and determination represent
ing the Naval Academy, feel aw-
fully thankful that the future OF
our country lies in the hands OF
such capable men.
Rather mild upSetS occurred
elsewhere as the big games of the
day saw Texas, Illinois and Cali
fornia downing SMU, Michigan
and Washington. Our hat is of
to Blair Cherry of Texas for his
great victory which was earned
on the strength of a fast, hard
charging line. At Ann Arbor Il
linois took one step nearer the
Rose Bowl by defeating Michigan
Wisconsin did likewise by beating
Purdue. None of these teams
seem to have the power that i;
Ohio States but the Buckeyes are
ineligible for the Rose Bowl this
fall. All reports in Cleveland ovel
the weekend told us that Yves Fes-
ler's team is one of the years best
and its one-sided win over North
western certainly proves it.
Iowa, Dartmouth Top Upsetters.
Leading the days upsets were
Iowa and Dartmouth. Len Raj.
fensperger and Tuss McLaughry
deserve additional credit fol
bringing their previously beater
teams "up" for their important
(see LEAHY. Page ABLY
Evening star., 1950-11-06
BY the Associated Press

INGLEWOOD, Calf, Nov. g.
Hollywood Park, with the greatest
array of stakes winners in its his
tory pointing at 10 big purses with
an aggregate value of $360,000
launches a 30-day meeting tomor-
row in which much of the interest
will center on Willie Shoemaker.
the Nations top jockey.
The leadoff race is the $25 900
Premier Handicap, highlighted by
the probable presence of William
Goetz's Your Host. and the climax
will come December 8 with the
Hollywood Gold Cup and its guar
anteed 100000 prize to the win
|ner.
The track said that 10 of the
sports all-time money winning
kings are here. They are King
Ranch's Assault, fourth all-time
money winner with $672.52o, and
Coaltown, Ponder, On Trust, Be-
witch, Hill Prince. Your Host,
Solidarity, Vulcan's Forge and
Autocrat.
Evening star., 1950-11-06
Shoemaker off to Hollywood
Seeking More Riding LoureIs

C.. r. Chenery's Hill Prince.
the colt apparently destined to
be named "horse of the year." may
take a crack at the older handi-
cap horses in the Gold Cup.
Hollywood, which held spring
meeting, is operating under a
split schedule this year. due to
a fire which hit its plant in 1949.
The plant has been rebuilt, big
ger than ever.
Shoemaker celebrated his last
day at Bay Meadows Saturday
by bringing home four winners
and yesterday he got two more
home in front at Aqua Caliente.
The little jockey thus boosted
his 1850 total of winners to 316.
His nearest rival, Joe Culmone,
who is riding at Pimlico, had two
winners Saturday to raise his
total to 304. The modern Amer
ican record of 319 winners was
set by Johnny Longden in 1948.
Kings Reward, with Longden
in the saddle, won the Salinas
Handicap, a mile race Ain 1891 Us
at Bay Meadows Saturday.
Evening star., 1950-11-06

a fine lad, whose performance to
date has been seriously ham
pered by an ankle injury. Since
he was our only f1rst-string run
ming back who was physically able
to go Saturday, we had to rely
heavily on him. He came through,
and his performance did much
to inspire his teammates.
In my opinion our quarterback,
Bob Williams, called one OF his
best games. He caused the turn
ing point to go in our favor. 1t
was Notre Danes ball, third
down and II yards to go, a def
mite pass situation. Instead, Will
'liams gave the ball to Landry
who bolted through the line for a
first down and in a few plays
the winning touchdown resulted
Both Williams and Nays Bob
Zastrow are to be complimented
on their fine ball handling. On
one of the rainest days I have
ever seen there were fewer fum-
bles than occur in an average
game under ideal conditions.
Groom a Durable Leader.
Although I definitely favor the
! tWo-platoon system, we are not IN
~ position to make use of it this