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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-06
Coming Events

FRIDAY, OCTOBER g.
Officers Wives Club Luncheon.
1915. Fort Taylor.
La COncha Navy Wives Club
bOwlers VIII meet at the
Naval Station Bowling Alley
Bowling from 8 TO y IN the
morning
MONDAY, OCTOBER g
Poinciana School P.T.A. viii
meet at o'clock at the
school This Is the first meet
ing of the group for this
school year.
The Executive Board of the Key
West junior-senior high school
PTA- viii meet at Ills
pm II the home OF Mrs
Norma Dopp, 5I4 GrinneIl
street.
Poinciana School P.T.A. at
pm at the school
Anchor Lodge No 1872 at 9 pm.
at Temporary Masonic Home
on Amelia street.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 10
Order of DeMolay at 7.3O pm.
at Temporary Masonic Home
Sparkling Waters Rebekah
Lodge No. Il at 7:3O pm. at
the knights OF Pythias Hall
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER IL
Key West Bridge Association al
100 pm at American Legion
Home on Stock Island DupIi-
cate bridge played Games
start promptly at 8 O'Clock
THURSDAY. OCTOBER p
Room Mothers OF Key West Jr.-
Sr- High School at 7-45 pm
IN school auditorium.
Fleet Reserve Association ana
Women's Auxiliary at 8.3C
pm IN club rooms at the
corner OF Front and Fitz-
patrick streets Social houi
Will follow these meetings
Dr. Feli.; Varela Lodge No q
at 8 o'clock at the Cubar
Masonic Lodge. GIG Elizabeth
street.
Ladies Auxiliary TO WV
Post 1911 at V.F.W. Home.
Sewing Group Of Monroe
County Hospital Woman.
Auxiliary at pm at the
hospital
SATURDAY. OCTOBER IL
Aquatic Exhibition, Hilton
Haven, Boy Scouts Of TrO0E
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Room Mothers OF h. ".
High School To Meet

Plans for the Key West junior
senior high schools fall festival
viii be discussed al a meeting OF
the Room Mothers 70 be held al
7.45 o'clock next Thursday night
IN the school auditorium. an
nounceS Mrs EdriS Wallace. chair
man of the group
Mrs WellOnS VIII lead the study
course
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Son For w. S. Desserts

A 7pOund, 10-Ounce son,
Michael Allan. was born at 1886
o'clock last night IN the Naval
Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. William
S Dessert. 1923 Harris avenue
Mrs Dessert is the former Miss
Grace NJ CarTero Of SIS Fleming
street, Key West. Mr. Dessert Is
an AO-2, stationed at VXI B0ca
Chica.
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Hospital Seieing Group
Calls For More Help

A small number Of women at
tended the first fall meeting for
the Sewing Group OF the Mon
roe County Hospital Woman
Auxiliary held yesterday at the
hospital
Mrs T. r. Pritchard of the
group reports there is much work
to be done, as the women did not
meet during the summer. She
urged everyone who possibly can
to attend next weeks meeting
and to assist with the sewing.
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Red Cross field offices with their
problems Some involve emergen-
cies. but more often they're minor
Many are trivial But until q So
luton IS found and Uncle Sans
new man IN the service gets that
wO-Ty off his mind, training for
fighting a war becomes very much
a secondary matter with him
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..... Miss Stone. daughter of Attor-
ney and Mrs Julius F. Stone, Jr.,
400 South street. attended the
Convent of Mary Immaculate
here and the eighth and ninth
grades in Key West public
schools. She is now a sophomore
in the public high school which
is LOCATED in a suburb of Cincin-
matt.
Her story follows:
Though World War II was
really not so many years ago.
most people our age remember
ri only as a dark shroud which
covered the world and made life
anxious. foods scarce and pleas
ures limited. Some recall it by
worried faces and ration stamps.
but to me it was much more real
and alive.
My home during the war
years was the island city of Key
West, center for military train
ing and operations. I remember
well how the tanks and trucks
filled with soldiers rumbled up
United Street night and day The
men used to wave and smile as
they rode by in their uniforms.
AT night, the main streets were
= - ~
Since wholesome entertainment
was not provided they milled
about the bars and nightclubS
while the shrill sirens of the NJ
p. trucks announced the effect
Of such recreation.
HAlI these things I remember,
but most vividly l recall the
night of fear. when l awoke dur
ing practice AFRAID.
1T was a black night with
neither moon nor stars, which
made the whole setting more ter
Tifying. Sleep left me at the
sound of sirens in the streets be-
low and roaring planes above the
house. Out in the channel.
could see the two carriers signal
ing with high-powered lights to
the lookout on shore. From Fl.
Taylor. the big guns spit fire and
shook the island time after time.
Great red flares, like miniature
suns. lit the dark night and then
fell solwly to rest in the rough
Atlantic The tracers. like snare
; drums beat out a spastic rhythm
as they headed seward, trailing
: their red fire. Overhead, long
ghostly fingers of white search
lights probed for the silver birds.
. They worked together searching,
spotting. following each one un-
I'll it faded into the darkness
once more. Ships were said to be
put to rest forever that night,
and days later people told of Jap
sub remains being found on the
beach up the Keys.
-. Now. when | hear talk of war
and fear of fighting on peoples
lips, l realize what they mean;
for ! remember that preview of
battle when l awakened to see
the nightmare of war.
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fairs. Examining centers are grind
ing out IA and At cIassifications-
Youngsters on their first pack OF
razor blades crowd recruiting Of
fees to beat the draft, the uncer-
tainty, the difficulty of getting
jobs
War has become a personal
problem to all Of them No push
button can eliminate problems
that are bound to grow as our
armed forces grow, as empty
places show up at supper tables
in home after home, as blue jeans
are traded for khaki
Deaths. sickness. money trou-
bleS-family emergencies Of every
kind-continue to happen back
home And often the one person
the family needs, the man who
can solve the problem, ease the
grief, or meet the need, is away.
He's a state, a nation, or an ocean
away. Even il mes stationed only
10 miles from home, he's in
He can't drop his duties and an
swer the family call unless and
until military authorities give per-
mission
These men and their families
need help, the kind that can
lTeach out to any big city, any
town that makes a wide place in
the road in any of the 48 states.
Wherever your serviceman IS
stationed, this help is available;
wherever his family lives they're
TO farther than a phone call from
this assistance
The American Red CrOSS-Sup-
ported by the people, authorized
by Congressional charter. and Of
ficially recognized by the military
is their official source of help.
There's Red Cross chapter in
virtually every county. and a
Red Cross field representative at
tached to every military install
lation- Chapters and field men
work together as a team to form
close link between the fighting
man and his family back home in
time of personal or family trou-
bleS, emergency or otherwise.
Thus, the Red Cross becomes
the counselor for every conceiv-
able problem that can confront
servicemen or their families:
Communications IN illness CT
other emergencies;
In emergency situations, IN
formation as to location and vel
fare of the families at home OF
the men away from home;
Financial assistance IN emer-
gencieS to Servicemen and their
families:
Reports for commanding of
ficers regarding home conditions,
social, economic or health facts
required for the consideration OF
questions of welfare. leave. dis
charge. diagnosis or treatment:
Supplemental recreation for the
able-bodied and assistance with
medically approved recreation for
patients.
Information concerning govern
ment benefits. and assistance in
applying for them
New men going into the army
from Southeastern states general
" are assigned to Fort Jackson.
S c. for basic training: new Ma
rine recruits to Paris Island. 6.
C. navy recruits to L. S. Naval
Training Center, Great Lakes.
III, and air force men to Lack
land Air Force Base, Texas.
Especially at these centers
where an entirely new way OF
living and new controls take eff
fleet, the cali for help IS constant.
Day and night, men come 10 the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-06
Noes ADVISORY BO4RD
And YMC4 COMMITTEE
MEET THIS AFTERNOON

The Advisory Board Of the
National Catholic Community
Service Club and the YMCA
committee Of management viii
meet al ) o'clock this afternoon
at the Noes Club for Armed
Forces. 1921 Duval street.
IgnatiuS Lester and Joe Pinder.
board chaIrmen, have urged
everyone 70 attend
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-06
COnSerUatiOn--VaIu Of Trees In
Key Vest, Discussed By ". b. Cutter

Conservation the planned and
lures resources important problems world
tocay !" Bowman Cutter told members of the Key
Club at their first fan meeting held night Womans Club
auditorium ThEy-fOlr members guests present
70 ida must her responsibility her re
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-06

Z ..sitsnued From Ezse Onel
Hannah, / years; Floyd hannl
bal. 4 wears. John Z Spenue-
years. and Rabel Hbarmea-
years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-06

L. s. Government tests show
that best quality cotton warns
come from fibers Of unusual
strength rather than length anc
finenesS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-06
ISRAEL CHECKS
MOTOR POWER

III AVN. ISrael-iPl-The
IsEael army s making a nation
vide checkup Of motorized power.
ne ministry Of defense appointed
I'VE Drlgadiers TO take a census
d 81 vehicles that may be needed
o. the army.
They have already started work
and are empowered 10 requIsltiOn
Tor three weeks al mechanical
and other types OF vehicles. uac-
tors, bulldOzers. cranes, elevators,
spare parts and even beasts OF
burden
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-06
Daniel GuzeIcich Has
TOnsillectOnry Today

Daniel Guzewich. 4-year-old
son Of Mr. and Mrs. z. P. Guze-
wIch, 1921 Margaret street. IN
oerwent a tOnSillectomy this
morning at Galley Memorial hos
pitaI
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Hollywood
Notes
By The Associated Press

One of HOllywOOd's busiest
actors, Bruce Bennett, IS now be
fore the camera in the role Of
Ronald Reagan'S brother in The
Last Outpost. Bennett viii share
top honors IN this Paramount
technicolor release with Reagan
and Rhonda Fleming Bennett re-
Gently completed a co-starring
role in The Great Missouri Raid, g
with popular Wendell Corey and
Macdonald Carey.
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A collection of primitive art
has been started by Tyrone Power
as the result of his location trip
to the South Pacific Ty made a
picture for Twentieth Century
Fox called American Guerrilla III
the Philippines" When the actor
arrived on Luzon Island he was
literally showered with gifts from
native tribeSmen. Wood carvings
were among the principal objects
presented to the handsome star.
u Il =
Studio researchers have their
headaches Right now. at Univer-
sal-International. they wish they
knew what stroke 18th century
swimmers used
Originally the studio planned
to have Tony Curtis use the Aus
tralian crawl for water Sc
quence in The Prince Who Was
a Thief" a tale OF the 18th cen
fury.
Then somebody remembered
that it was devised much too late
to fit the period
So until researchers find an
answer. Tony viii do land scenes
Two of filmdom's top scenar-
lists, Myles Connolly and Virginia
Van Upp. have been assigned 10
write the screenplay. Here
Comes The Groom" Bing Crosby
viii star IN the picture
G. Raymond Nye and Ethel
Laidlaw have been added to the
cast of Carrie. at Paramount
Lawrence Olivier and Jennifer
Jones are cO-starred In this one
Barre Lyndon has been assign
ed to Cecil B. DemiIle's forth
coming film, The Greatest Show
on Earth"
This big scale circus picture IS
slated to go into production IN
January
r X r
Ginger Rogers has been having
quite a social whirl In New York,
but her fans wish she'd get busy
before the Hollywood cameras.
They miss seeing her. on the
+ screen
Recently Ginger told how she
had always wanted to be a dra-
matte actress In fact, she wanted
to so much that she once resOrted
to a practical joke that had
Hollywood in an uproar-
Ginger says. Katherine Hep
burn was going TO play Mary IN
Mary Queen of Scots l wanted
to be Queen Elizabeth but when
1 asked Producer Pan Berman for
the part. he advised me 10 keep
my dancing shoes on
Furious. Ginger spoke 70 John
Ford. who was to direct the pic
ture- He hit on the idea that
Ginger would ne mythical
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-06
Parents of a Daughter

Mr. and Mrs Carmin J. TUT
arella, I3-A Poinciana place. are
the parents Of a 5-pound. Il
ounce daughter, Theresa Marie,
born at 1923 o'clock yesterday
morning in the Naval Hospital
Mr.. Tufarella Is an ABB station
ed at the Seaplane Base.
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american Red Cross Provides Counsel.
aid To SerUicemen A,0ay From Home
BY GoRDAN KEcK

The hot Korea blows the pushbuon warfare higher
than B29 Draft boards business High
about college and jobs Helpwanted ads again include
draft
In pictures hang from train windows
arewels units watching
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Julie Stone Writes Of Practice Air
Raid In X. ". For High School Paper

practice afraid Key during World War eff
fectiey described Wyoming Ohio high school classmates
Julie Nightmare" Which
appeared IN last weeks The Eye the schools newspaper.
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English actress. Lady Ainsley,
who would test for the part at
his request
Then Ford told Berman that
Lady Ainsley was in Hollywood
temporarily, and that only be-
cause Ford was a good friend
could Berman get the break of
testing her
Berman WIS convinced. Ginger
was made up 10 look the part.
Even her studio pass read Lady
Ainsley." When she walked on
the set, Anita Colby, new to
Hollywood then, practically curt
Katherine Hepburn. who knew
Of the hoax, fcompimented Lady
AinSley" on her fine acting in
London.
Ford by this time had con-
WINGED Berman he could get Lady
Ainsley for mere $4,000 a
week Berman was so impressed
that he decided on a final test
But before it took place a news
paper item exposed the plot.
And when Berman saw Ginger
he eyed her colby and then
laughingly said. Darling, it was
ingenious of YOU. Il was a won
derfuI joke" But he added, Just
keep your dancing shoes on.
dear"
Well most Ginger Rogers fans
feel the same way. They. too.
want to see Ginger in q dancing
role And, they hope she'll make
a picture soon
Z +
Everett Riskin Is very busy
writing the screen version of The
Rage OF The Vulturen It's being
prepared as an Alan Ladd star
ring vehicle.
X \ K
2 PARAMOUNT studios has signed
Robert Merrill to multiple pic
ttIre contract tf
Merrill IS a young and hand
some baritone star OF the Met
ropoIitan Opera Company He's
81 and not only top star at the
Met but also among leading re-
cording artists for RCA Victor
records
Currently 8IerriIl's singing IN
New York while Paramount IS
completing preparation of spe-
cial story to introduce him to
screen-gOers-
4 r r
Jane Wynan lunched in the
crowded cafe at Los Angeles Air
port but no one, including her
waitress. recognized her Jane
was wearing an airline-stewardess
uniform for her current picture
Howard Keel who vies for Miss
Wyman's affections In Three
GUYS Named Nike goes into a
remake Of sShowboat" soon.
Keers the booming baritone who
renamed Betty Hutton In Annie
Get Your Gun.
He says he prefers acting TO
singing
X 4
Martin Miner PLAYS a sub
marine Lieutenant IN Operation
Pacific" starring John Wayne and
Patricia Neal
Martin made his film bow at
Is as John Day In Warmers Life
With Father
K r
Paramount has added Jasper
Weldon and Nike Patrick Don
ovan TO the cast Of Carrie"
The film leads are Laurence
Oliver and Jennifer Jones.
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viii be hosts for the evening and
slrs- Ralph Hartenstine IS in
charge OF the entertainment
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-06

Everett Riskin Is very busy
writing the screen version of The
Rage OF The Vulture" It's being
prepared as an Alan Ladd star
ring vehicle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-06

Paramount has added Jasper
Weldon and Nike Patrick DON
ovan TO the cast Of Carrie"
The film leads are Laurence
Oliver and Jennifer Jones.
Evening star., 1950-11-13

The four Protestant and one
Roman Catholic Church have
been busy promoting social events
for young and old to fill the void
left by the failure Of Hollywood
to locate one Of its outlets in the
village.
The Association of American
University Women has an active
chapter in Kensington and the
YWCA-promoted Y-Teen Club
has been sponsoring social events
in the fire house.
Last year the Kensington Play
ers, an amateur dramatic associ-
alton, was organized. They have
just finished a successful produc-
ton of washington Slept Here"
under the direction of Don Roper,
a Kensington resident who is the
production director of WTTG-TV
Named for London Section. =
Kensington is named after the
London west-end section which
contains the famous Kensington
Gardens. In 1945 Mrs. Barbara
Denny, editor of the Kensington
Oondon) News, struck up cor
respondence with Mrs. Mildred
Barker Harman, editor of the
Kensington (Md) Citizen. They
used the letters in a column in
their respective papers called
The Two Kensingtons." The Ken
sington MD Citizen has since
been absorbed into the Maryland
News, published in Silver Spring
but the international column
continues.
This has led to some visitation
back and forth by Kensington
CMd. and Eng0 tourists and to the
Evening star., 1950-11-13
Archbishop Dedicates
81. AmbroseScho

More than 900 parishoners and
friends Of st. Ambrose Catholic
Church attended the dedication Of
the new $250.000 school and con-
vent yesterday at Sixty third
street and Inwood avenue, Chew
erly. Md.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
O'Boyle, Archbishop of Washing
ton. in dedicating the buildings
said "in my 80 years as a priest
1 have never seen people so anx-
ious and eager to make financial
sacrifices to assure adequate
Catholic educations for their chill
dren as the people of the Wash
ington Archdiocese.
The Rev. Edward H. Roach,
pastor Of St. Jerome's Church,
Hyattsville, delivered the sermon.
st. Ambrose Parish was started
as mission of st. Jerome's
Church in 1918. It became an
independent parish, with the Rev.
Ronald j. Fannon as pastor, in
1948.
The school has $40 students. It
will eventually have 500. The
Benedictine Sisters are serving as
teachers.
The Elks Boys Club Band,
American Legion Color Guard, q
delegation from the Fourth De-
gree Knights of Columbus, and
delegations from each parish So
ciety participated in the cere-
mony.
Evening star., 1950-11-13
BY the Asseeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov. 13.-
The Naval Academy paid tribute
yesterday to the memory of two
men who were classmates there
and died heroically within few
hours of each other in the Battle
of Guadalcanal.
''Their names are written in
gold" said Admiral William F.
Halsey of Rear Admirals Daniel
j. Callaghan and Norman Scott.
They lost their lives eight years
ago yesterday while serving under
Admiral Halsey in the Solomons.
Halsey Speaks.
Admiral Halsey, who commanded
the South Pacific forces, spoke at
the dedication of memorial plaques
honoring their gallantry.
The plaques are the second and
third to be dedicated to II de-
ceased Academy graduates who
won the Congressional Medal of
Honor in World War II.
Admiral Callaghan was killed
Evening star., 1950-11-13

and other persons Of prominence
who moved into the town were
likely to be taken into the club
Immediately. But as the town
grew the limitation-a necessary
one for the club meets in mem
bers' houses-kept many eligibles
out and there are those who think
the club is very exclusive one,
indeed.
Perhaps 1t was this limitation
that led to the formation Of the
Woman's Community Club OF
Kensington in 1924. 1t has about
two hundred members Cmany live
beyond Kensington's corporate
bounds) and it is really six clubs
because it has departments on
The American Home, Art Appre-
citation, Book, Drama. Garden and
Music. These groups meet sep
arately and pursue their various
interests with great resoluteness
The motto of the Woman's Com
munity Club of Kensington is
mo Apathy"
Has Masonic Temple.
| Kensington has a Chamber OF
Commerce and a Lions Club and
a Masonic Temple-its largest
building before the construction
of the National Guard armory in
1925. It's Volunteer Fire Depart
ment has a big new fire house
north of the B. g. o. tracks on
Lincoln avenue and 10 pieces OF
equipment.
The Kensington American Le-
gion Post was the host Saturday
night, Armistice night, to the
biggest dance in Kensington his
tory. in the armory, which is just
about the only new building in the
old part of the town. It has served
for political meetings and a poll
ing place as well as a drill hall
Evening star., 1950-11-13
c. Of c. Group to Meet
In Virginia Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press

NATURAL BRIDGE, Va, Nov
13.-Problems confronting cham.
bers of commerce in Virginia will.
get expert diagnosis at a two-day
meeting of the Virginia Associa-
ton of Chamber of Commerce
Executives opening here tomorrow
Four Virginia officials-Attorney
General j. Lindsay Almond, jr.
Highway Commissioner James A
Anderson, Civilian Defense Direc-
tor j. H. Wyse and Assistant IN
employment Compensation Com
missioner John w. Stephens, jr.-
are expected to take part.
Evening star., 1950-11-13
Naval AcodemyHono Memory
|Of2Who Died at GuoduIconoI

on the bridge of his flagship. the
cruiser San Francisco, while COM
manding his task force. His cita-
ton, part of which appears on the
tablet unveiled today. cites him
for leading his forces with in
genious tactical skill and superb
coordination against tre-
mendouS odds -
Scott Cited for Heroism.
Admiral Scott was cited for
extraordinary heroism and con-
spicuous intrepidity' against the
Japanese during the battle of Cape
Esperance on the night of Novem-
ber II, 1912, and again during
the battle of Guadalcanal the
next night.
Those present included brothers
Of the two men, Rear Admiral
William M. Callaghan, who COM
mands the Military Sea Transpor-
tation Service, with headquarters
in Washington; Col. William r.
Scott, Washington; Holman Scott
Westport, Conn.,, and Robert F,
Scott, jr., Indianapolis.
Evening star., 1950-11-13

institution Of an annual Mayfair
for the benefit of Kensington
(MdD Christ Episcopal Church.
The Misses Adelaide and Alma
Barker started it. The Lord
Mayor Of Kensington (Eng.) gave
permission for the use of his coat
of arms in the gay heraldic BAN
ners which deck the streets. The
barker is dressed like a town crier.
The booths are made of half
timber and thatched roofs. Visit
ors throw darts and eat fish and
chips but there is no lager. Ken
sington, Md, is a dry town.
Mrs. Harman, who is the CORE
spondent of The Star as well as
the Maryland News, has written
$50 personality sketches of her
neighbors for the latter paper.
She has brought to public atten-
ton the fact that KenSington
contains an amazing number of
talented people.
There is Mrs. Elizabeth S. Os-
good. bronze medalist of the So
ciety of American Poets, whose
sonnet on the marriage of Prin-
cess Elizabeth was acknowledged
by Buckingham Palace.
There is Mrs. Margaret Boad-
ley of the Human Engineering
Laboratory whose book, Square
Pegs in Square Holes" defining
13 aptitudes which combine in
over 5000 different ways to
cover more than 1000 jobs. is a
standard reference volume in per-
Sonnel offices. -..--- rs
There is Baron Albert Won
Steinner-Goe whose forte is the
appraisal of precious stones.