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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-05-06

"A Gazing display of breath-tak-
ing fireworks, free dancing, free
stage shows, barbecue, beauty
contest and coronation ball, tropical
midway carnival, kiddie rides and
amusements, bathing, watermelon
and pie-eating contests, are all park
ed into the gigantic two-day Coconut
Harvest Festival, sponsored by the
Dade County Park department, to
be staged at Virginia Beach on beau
tiful Virginia Key, Saturday and
Sunday, May and z, Jerry Dono-
van, assistant park director, an
nounced.
1t is the first major function ever
to be staged for the benefit of Ne
gro residents and visitors, and every
one is urged to turn out for this
magnificent spectacle.
Cash prizes will be awarded to the
winning contestants in the beauty
contest. Games of skill will be played
in the gaily decorated tropical mid
way booths, sponsored by nine Ne
gro charitable organizations.
The organizations sponsoring
booths are: Loyal Buddies, Future
Nurses Of America, Christian Hos
pital Auxiliary, Phyllis Wheatley
PTA, Dunbar Elementary School,
Douglas Primary School, Friend.
ship Garden and Civic Club, Urban
League Guild and the Young Bust
ness Mems Club Of Miami.
The free fireworks exhibit will be
launched from two barges, anchored
a safe distance off Virginia Beach.
It will be a sensational display of
aerial fireworks.
BIG BARBECUE ,a
A delicious barbecue feast is all
you'll need to feed yourself and your
family. It's being prepared by the
famous Horace Watson and the TOP
price is only one dollar. Childrens
portions are only SO cents. The bar.
becue will be operated all day and
night. Barbecue sandwiches will be
sold at the low price of so cents
each-fit for king.
Youth have plenty of laughs dur
ing the watermelon and pie-eating
contests scheduled just for the kid
dies. Pony rides, new fire engine
ride and other amusements will be
all set to go for entertainment of
the children.
STAGE SHOWS
The professional and amateur
stage shows will be gala affairs and
are being carefully planned for your
entertainment. They are free. Dane
ing. free of course, will be on the
stage. Crack orchestras will furnish
the music.
Miss Helen Fisher is chairman Of
the Negro school groups; Miss Susan
Harris is the general chairman;
Garth Reeves is chairman Of the
committee for the professional en-
tertainment and amateur shows;
Elliott j. Pieze, chairman Of the
beauty contest committee; DIR. /. P.
Davis, heads the carnival midway
and Percy Brown, tops the trans
portation committee. All committees
and committee members are are
working tirelessly to make the Co
conut Harvest Festival at Virginia
Beach, a never-to-be-forgotten event.
Buses will leave NV Goth st. and
3rd ave-, Saturday and Sunday
every half-hour beginning at IL noon
The buses will depart from Virginia
Beach every half-hour for Miami.
You are all cordially invited TO
the 1850 festival.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
New Hearing Device
Has No Receiver
Button In Ear

Chicago, Ill.-Deafened people
are hailing a new device THAI
gives them clear hearing without
making them wear a receiver
button in the ear. They now en-.
JOY songs, sermons, friendIv
companionship and business sud
cess with no self-conscious feel
ing that people are looking At
any button hanging on their ear
With the new almost invisible
Phantomold and Beltone vo,
may free yourself not only from
deafness, but from even the a..
pearance of deafness. The maj
ers of Beltone, Dept. 40, 1850 W
18th St, Chicago 8, III. are -
proud of their achievement thew
will gladly send you their free
brochure Tin plain wrapper) and
explain how you can test tb;s
amazing device in the privarv,
Of your own home without rislr.
ing a penny. Write Beltone TODAY
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
Elmer Daris
NOaU Visiting
III Key Vest

Elmer Davis, noted radio
commentator and wartime head
of the Owl. arrived in Key West
the middle of last week for an
indeterminate stay in the Island
City.
Mr.. Davis has been making
periodic visits to Key West for
the past fifteen years, and is a
subscriber to The Key West
Citizen, which he receives and
reads regularly
Mr.. Davis was one of the en-
thusiastic visitors TO the Key
West Flower show over the week
end, and expressed himself as
much impressed with the beau
.tiful show. In company with Mrs.
Henry Sands and Mrs. Harry c..
Galley, he toured the Elks Club,
where the Flower Show is in
progress, and viewed each ex-.
hibit therein with much pleasure.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
Charles Roberts
Died Yesterday
AT Local Hospital

Charles L. Roberts, N, died
yesterday morning at 1870 Am.
in the Monroe County Hospital
after a short illness. arI
Funeral Services will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 4;30 Pm.
First NJ. E. (Stone) Church
where the body will be placed
at 2 pm. sr
Rev. G. Leon Wells will offici-
ate at the services.
Burial will be in family plot,
city cemetery. Lopez Funeral
Home is in charge of arrang-
ments.
& Survivors, two daughter, Mrs.
Garcia Nettles, Mrs. Alice
Roberts, six grandchildren.
Roberts was part owner of the
Porter Allen Insurance Company
until three years ago when he
sold out and retired.
He was also a life member of
Key West Lodge, B. P. o., Elks
No. 55l and graveside services
will be held by the lodge.
Pallbearers, Charles Thomp-
son, Bernie c. Papy, Everett
Rivas, j. L. Crusoe, William A.
Freeman, A. Maitland Adams.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
Key Vest Tennis Club To Hold
Important Meeting This EUening

Team Captain, 1t. Walter Pate,
former Annapolis star, trans
ferred to Washington, d. c.. last
week. Key West loses a great
match player and great sports
man. His wins last summer from
Miami's Beach's Slayton Hush
and Coconut Groves Jack Kim
non and his brilliant duals with
Ralph Hartenstine will not soon
be forgotten.
The tennis courts committee,
composed of Joe Pindef. DR..
Fred carbonell and Peter Varela
is asked to attend. The presence
Of all the city championships
committee is also desired. Mem
bers are Jack Sellers (chairman).
DR.. Fred Carbonell, 1t. E. Al.
Hamblen, Commander j. A. Nc
Allister, Commander Ralph Blau-
lelt, and Ralph Hartenstine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27

The Key West Tennis Club
meets tonight at 800 in the
home of Jack Sellers with the
following agenda:
/. Free weekly tennis lessons
for Key Vests youngsters.
2. New concrete tennis courts
for Key West.
81 3. Decision on joining the
Florida Tennis Association, a
pa BART Of the United States Lawn
Tennis association. s.
/ A Selection of team to play,
! 6piveysitys Of Miami in Miami on
March 4.
S. Election of new team Cap
tain.
6. Completion Of plans for the
Key West City Championships,
singles and doubles, which begin
on March Is.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
Coming EUents

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27-
Last day of Flower Show, spon-
sored by Key West Garden
Club, Elks Club Annex,
A. NJ. TO 10 P. M.
Meeting, Key West Tennis
Club, 8 p. M, at home OF
Jack Sellers on Laird ave-
nue..
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 3D.
Second lecture in series Hap
piness In Marriage" 8 p. M,
at High School Auditorium
Subject, Family Counseling
in Action" by Mrs. Margari.
ia Davis. Director of Series.
Meeting Everready Star. Club
3 P. M, at home of Mrs
Florine Mesa, 1911 Washing
ton street. Full attendance
requested.
Meeting Sparkling Waters Re-
bekas Lodge No. IA, 7:3O P
M, az Knights of Pythias
Hall, Fleming street. Visit.
ing Rebekahs welcome.
First rehearsal by Key West
Commr nifty Singers for pres.
entation of THE Crucifixion'
on April z. TAB P. M, at Con.
gregational Church on Will
liam street, Full attendance
requested
WEDNESDAY, MARCH l.
Meeting La Concha NAVY
Wives Club No. 88. 1880 p M
in Clubrooms, Building f78
U. S. Naval Station.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27

Society representative and a re-
sident of Tavernier, has consent
ed to appear before a public
meeting of the local Society in
March to present his full color
slides of his trip to Alaska
which was made last year to re,
cord data concerning bird migra-
ton there. Mr.. Allen also made
recordings of native Eskimo
music. The date of Mr.. Aliens
appearance will be announced
later and will probably be held
in the Auditorium of Truman
Elementary School, the use ! .oi
which was offered BY Earl E.
Hamilton, Principal and a, Dir
ector OF, the Monroe County Aud
ubon Society. *
AS one part OF its conservation
and education program the local
Society went on record as coope-
rating with the u. S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and the Nation
al Audubon Society in their eff.
forts to protect the Key Deer
which are the last of their specie.
left in the United States. This
season man yvisitors have asked
whether they could see these
unique deer in their native
habitat and often travel Ions
distances in hopes of observing
the Key Deer. A representative
of the Fish and Wildlife Service
stated that Columbus, in hi,
diary, recorded and described
this species Of deer when he
landed in the West Indies nearI,
300 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
AnnunI FIoiCer Shoe Which Opened
On Saturday Outstanding EpentOf
Winter Season Here II. Island City

| gonias 64Aafiders in white and
i bright dolSrsy TIE startling shapes
'Issl4a eoaofs 81 the tropical bios
sons: kIfey All beggaf descrip-
lxi0YS eli zscioso sso
IL Rkcfaing great deal of COM
ment was the lignum vitae in full
bloom. For the past several years
this lignuln vitae tree, the only
one on the island, has bloomed
before the Flower Show took
place, but this year it obligingly
waited to burst into full bloom,
just in time to constitute one of
the most colorful and beautiful
displays in the show. On a table.
holding also branches with pro-
fuse gliricidea flowers and the
blue petrea, this lignum vitae
showed to perfection.
Visitors were particularly in
terested in the tropical fruit and
vegetable display, a splendid one
this year. and the seed and seed
pod asshihits efoR these sTeos tyt1i-V
cally local and not often seen in
other shows. There is also wall
displRY pfy rpTiEpitive Key West
medicinal plants, listing their
names and the ailmeRts7fet which
they were used, and this IS Very
interesting. 1900. -
This year the shadow-boxe.s
were so unusual, and executed
with such originality and beauty,
that the Judges themselves de-
clared each of the boxes desery-
ed a blue ribbon. Some of them
were Eastern in motif, others util-
ling native flowers, others en-
phasizing such locales as Brittany |
and Guatemala.
There were charming table ar
engagements, both for formal din1
ners with imported china and |
crystal, and for intimate lunch
cons with coIorful modern clay
uncheonware and tropical CEN
.erpieces.
The Flower Show, which open
ID on last Saturday, at the Elks /
club Annex, continued through
yesterday and will be open to the
public until 10 o'clock tonight.
Names of the winners if blue
ed and yellow ribbons in each
lass. together with the shadow
oox arrangement which won the
picture given by Gene Otto, will |
be published shortly.
This Flower Show, sponsored |
~ the Key West Garden Club
vas without doubt the most out
event of the winter
season here in Key West, and
will be long remembered by the
hundreds Of persons visiting it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27

gram under the direction Of Mrs.
Leona Collins, chairman, win be
presented.
OF special interest to the men,
bers and friends Of the Church
will be the Wednesday evening
service, which will consist Of an
opening piano, organ and saxo-
phone selection BY Mrs. Thelma
Porch, Miss Allene Spear and
Tracy Fairfield, followed by
scripture reading and devotional,
and with Rev. George NJ. Raw
giving the prayer. Then the Is
land City Chorus will present
forty-five minutes Of singing.
The public has been invited to
attend this Special Week Of
Prayer Service.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
William Lowe, 81,
Former Resident,
Died Yesterday

Word WAS received today by
Mrs. T. T. Thompson, Simonton
street, of the death of William H.
Lowe, 81. in Miami yesterday
afternoon at 4,45.
{ Mr.. Lowe is survived by his
daughter, Mrs. Carl H. Hilton of
Miami Mrs Hilton was the
former lima Lowe.
Mr.. Lowe was proprietor of a
large grocery store in the Island
City on Eaton street, some thirty
years ago
Burial will be in Miami tomor-
row.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27

Il is an extraordinary thing
that though we Of Key, Yves,
every year visit the Flower Show
and know perfectly We'll ahead d
time that we are going 70 see
q something very beautiful are
nevertheless every year amazed
and delighted anew that such a
show can be got together and
presented.
It is therefore easy to imagine
z the effect the Key West Flower
Show has on visitors, who per-
haps have never witnessed a
tropical snow before. Nor does
imagination have to be depended
upon, for the remarks of the
visitors reflect their delight They
are always impressed with tho
riot of color--for many of them
say that rlost flower shows they
have seer consist mostly of
greenery, with scattered spots of
color.
Also. and this is Important,
the writer believes, visitors were
often heard to comment favor
ably on the entire absence in the
4 local Flower Show of commercial
displays Of any sort. It's intimacy,
and devotion entirely to the dis
play of native flowers and plants. /
are features seldom met with in
shows held elsewhere.
Everyone has their favorite
plant or flower In the writer's
case, it is the ginger plant, which
to her is the ultimate in beauty,
grace and charm. This years
show has a magnificent specimen
!. on view. II has an unreal, dream {
like quality that is characteristic
Of many of the plants and flowers
to be seen in Key West; some of
them are almost unbelievably
beautiful
Every single exhibit in each
class in this years show deserves
separate mention. The flower ar
rangements, in a variety of vases,
pots, bowls and trays, are lovely,
4as-a are the Individual arrange
lients Of roses. There are the
African violets, the Specimen
plants, the dainty miniature ar
rsngemerts the exceptionally
good display of .annualss the stage
Of the EllSs Club banked with
crotons Of every description; the
charming cacti garden: the hibis-
Gus corner with the blooms rang
ing from deep. vivid colors to the
most delicate of pastel shades;
sthe graceful and lovely, palms,
the ferns in their etched tracery;
( the arches of vari- colored boug-
eainvillaea; the massed ported be-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
Monroe County audubon Society
Contracts For audubon Screen Tours
j OF Fire Numbers For I05O-'5I Season

At combined Board of Direc-
tors and Membership meeting of
the Monroe County Audubon So
'cdety. held in the Woman's Club
Building in Duval street last
night, it was decided to enter into
contract with the National.
Audubon Society for the Audu-.
bon Screen Tour Series of five.
numbers, including five Of the
eountry's outstanding naturalists,
Lecturers ard photographers, for.
the l950-l951 season. Since Kew
West IS ore of over a hundred
cities in the country having
Screen Tours, the contract had rs
be signed early SO that the Ma
tional Society will have time to
arrange its schedule.
'. There are two more numbers
70 this seasons Screen Tours
Stuart S. Whiting, local Presi-
dent, announced, the famous ma
turalist, Allen Cruickshank on
March 9th and George Orians on
April s He expressed thanks and
appreciation to Wallace r.
kifke Screen Tour Contact
representative, the public. the
Z schools, civic organizations and
other groups and again pointed
cut that the Society did not ex-
pect to make money in brinpino
these outstanding events to Kev
west. According to the report IF
~ the Treasurer, Archie Roberts
the Society viii little more thar
meet expenses Of this seasor,ss
Screen Tours.
An article, prepared hv Mrs
.se Marion Stark. was READ siescr,lb9l
ing the recent trip into the Flor.
ida Bay area by members 81 az
Society to the Roseate S1,o1ol,,sI,; Il,
- rookery Of Stake Key. This an.
lcle appeared in a recent issue y
the Citizen. In the discussion
which followd it was eviden,
that many people come to Ke,
'~West for the express purpose i
observing the unique birdlif,
~ and PLAINTIFF here. Mrs. Grac,
Crosby, the Secretary, was yer,
= instrumental in making arrange
ments for the members of tn,
local Society to take the Nation
AZ Audubon's trip into the Flor
] ida Bay off Tavernier, and tn,
Vice President, Mrs. France
IIanies recorded the 40 species 8
BIRDS observed on this field trir
q was announced that Rober
Porter Allen. National Audible
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
Second Lecture
OF Series To Be
GiUerI Tomorrow

1t has been announced that the
second lecture in the series
Happiness In Marriage" will be
given tomorrow evening, Tues
day, at 8 O'Clock at the High
School Auditorium.
Mrs. Margarita Davis, director
OF this series, will tomorrow eve
ming speak on Family Coun-
selling in Action"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
FIRE ON VESSELS
uny The Associated Press,

WASHINGTON Two Ameri-
can merchant ships have report
ed being bombed ard straffed in
Chinese waters. Both vessels
were in or near the Communist
held port of Tsingtao. One of the
ships is the Flying Clipper of the
Isbrandtsen Line Two Isbrandt-
sen ships have been hit in Chin
csc waters recently. The second
vessel is Pioneer Dale of the
United States Lines.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
C. A. Lantz,
Former Resident,
Died Sunday

c. A. Lantz, former Key West
resident, died yesterday in
Tampa. While residing here, he
was in the building trades.
/ Mr.. L4ar1tz is survived by his
wife, Rogenius; brother Elba, son,
Harry of North Carolina; two
daughters, Mrs. Dora Martin and
Mrs. Hetty Mcleod of Tampa.
Elba Lantz, brother of the de-
ceased, was a former pastor of
.the Ley Memorial Church OF
this city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
EVerready Star
Club To Hold
Meet 4 OnlOrrOqr

Tt has been announced that a
meeting Of the Everready Star
Club will be held tomorrow af-
ternoon, Tuesday, at 800 o'clock
at the home of Mrs. Florine
Mesa, at 1211 Washington street.
A full attendance at this meet
ing has been requested.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
Seek DiUorces

Petitions seeking divorces have
oeen filed in the office of Circuit
Sourt Clerk Earl r. Adams by
Hazel Gard Of Key West against
arthur G. Gard Of New York
lily, and BY Gladys Vaingre of
monroe County against Emile
Valngre Of New York City.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
Wed

Applications for marriage IL
censes have been filed at the Of
fice Of County Judge Raymond
+. Lord by James L. Watts, %,
Of the U. S. Navy and Lilly Ber-
nese Moore, 81, of All William
street and by Salvatore Guisto,
q, Of the U. S. Navy and Edith
L. Odom, 90, of AT Francis street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
CIr1dr. Husbands
Mother Visiting
In Key Vest NOar

Mrs. James A. Husband, of
Utica, N. Y, is visiting her son,
Commander A. c. Husband,
USN, public works officer of the
Key West Naval Base, who lives
at the Naval Station.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
Williamses Have Son

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Williams,
TIA Olivia street, are the proud
parents of son born yesterday
in the Galley Memorial hospital.
The new arrival weighing seven;
pounds, eleven ounces has been
named Larry Robert.
Mrs. Williams is the former
Helen Turner of this city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
Camera Club :
Meets Tonight
At Noes Here

Photo fans who want to learn
how to develop, print and enlarge
their films are invited to meet
with the camera club, at NCCS,
1921 Duval street, tonight, at
3 p. M, under the direction of
Robert Braun.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27

Daughter To Roberts

Daughter To Hoberts
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Eugene
Roberts, sl-2 Poinciana Place. am
nounces the birth of a daughter
at sos am, on Saturday, Feb,
rs.
The new arrival, weighing six
pounds, twelve ounces has been
named Ruth Anne. Roberts is
employed at the local postoffice,
and his wife is the former Mary
Baker.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27

The raising of pheasants has
become a irregular part of the dom
este poultry industry to supply
a demand for this delicacy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27

Eggs IN this modern age are.
''candled" by electricity, that IS
an electric bulb is used to supply
the light needed to do the grading
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27

Since 1875, United States Mar
ines have made more than 200
landings on foreign shores.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-27
q word to IIsal!I

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Evening star., 1950-06-21
Illinois High School Band
To Play Here Tomorrow

The Champaign nl.) Senior
High School Band, an S0-member
group visiting here for several
days in connection with Washing
tons Sesquicentennial, will per-
form at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at, the
Capitol Plaza as part Of its pro-
gram in the city.
The group, directed by Verroll-
ton c. Shaul, includes q choral
group of ~ voices called the vo-
caletteS, and nine member corps
Of baton-twirlers. The band was
to appear before the Rotary Club
at noon today at the Mayfiower
Hotel.
Tomorrow the Vocalettes viii
sing at q meeting Of the Kiwanis
Club at noon at the hotel. A
broadcast over Station WQQW
has been scheduled for noon Fri
day by the entire body.
The group, escorted by 10
chaperones. viii 90 sightseeing be-
tween its Washington engage
ments." Last night and this
morning it played for the All
Congress ut the Departmental
Auditorium.