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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Gold Team Defeats Blue Team In Convent Athletic Field Da\
81 Girls Participate In Girls Field
Day: Offers All The Chunce To Play

Providing a round of startling upsets the Convent
Athletic Field Day, held recently, was cimaxed with
final of 108 to 90 in favor of the Challenging Gold
Team comprised of seventh eight and ninth grade stu
dents, their opponents The Blue Team, represent
ed by freshmen, juniors and seniors.
Ninety Seven girls, wearing their bright blue gym
uniforms and the insignia of their sport in Blue Colo
set the opening stage for the events of the day.
The Blue, or High School Drill Team, opened the
contest by marching onto the field with military prec
sion displaying regulation drills weaving patterns ano
final formation of The Convent c. The Big co. ther
served background for their star acrobat, Doreer
Keegan to perfrom her graceful stunts and rouneS The
stands afforted them all wellearned ovation they
marched brisky from the field under the able guidance
of Drillmasters Donna Sawyer and Jacquie Odbert
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Notes OF The League

The umpiring is good and there
are some kicks, but in every bali
game you will see that. On We'd
nesday, the umpire called two
base hit on a ball hit by one of
the MAS players and the man
ager thought it should have been
a homer, But the arbitraters CALI
ed it a double Regardless of
what the scorer thinks, what the
umpire says in the way of judy
ment goes. You cannot protest an
umpire's judgment SO it was
scored a double and it will re-
main double as far as the scor-
er is concerned.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Key West Plays S. Broward On Tennis Courts Today
First Come Won
By Lions On
A Forfeiture
BY Rotary

The hard-hitting Jay
Gees squad squeezed by the
Kiwanis entry in the Little
Baseball League last night
at Bayview Park. They
copied the game by a score
of lilo before a crowd of
$50 fans in the second tilt
of the nightcap. In the first
game, the Lions won on a
forfeiture by Rotary. How
ever, the game was played
as a three inning exhibition.
The JayCees didn't wait.
They were right down to
business when Santana,
second sacker, led off with
a single to right field. La
TORE was hit by a pitched
ball. Demeritt got on by a
fielder'S choice and Brandy
grounded out second to
first. With Yates the boy
at the plate, a long Slam
med double went to left
center field. Alexander
walked and Snow clipped
a single to left. Rivas, first
baseman, slammed a double
down the right field line
and Sawyer walked. Snow
was out trying to score,
ending the inning. The
summary: four runs, four
hits and no errors.
Even in the first frame. the
score was tied in knots. The
little Kiwanis sluggers teed off
and tailed four runs on only
one hit and taking advantage
of three boobies. Collecting the
hit was Jimmy Mira. slamming
a double to right field.
Three more tallies dug across
the dish IN the top half of the
JayCees' second stanza, Santana
led off and grounded out second
to first. Lotorre singled and De-
merit walked. Brandy singled,
Yates doubled to bring in the
three extra runs.
Finely executed plays were in
progress and the pitchers were
tightening down. No more runs
came across until the JayCees'
half of the fourth frame. One
run came in on three hits and no
errors. The run was spanked by
hits of Latorre, Brandy and Alex
ander.
1t was a hard fought close
Continued On Page Eight
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FOLLOWING
THROUGH
BY PEDRO AGUILAR

The Service League is getting
hot. Every club is playing their
heart out From FAWTUlant.
Hho are leading the league, to
the lowly Eagles, ali are fighting
to keep the lead and the others
to get there.
In the game scheduled for to-
day at the navy yard, the Sub
Ron 4 will cross bats with the So
mar School. 1t will be the first
game between these two clubs.
Sonar wants to win to get within
one game of FAWTUlant.
The Naval Station Cardinals
will cross bats with the MAS
Flyers at Boca Chica Field. Both
clubs are ready and both claim
they will win. If MAS wins they
will sport a $50 average and if
they lose. a 800 average. 1t will
be a close race.
Sunday at the Navy Field, the
first game will be between the
Cards and Eagles, and the last
game between the Flyers and
FAWTUlant. 1t is expected that
White will pitch for the Eagles
and Clendenen for the Cardinals.
In the nightcap the Sonar School
will cross bats with the MAS in
the first game of the season
played by these teams. At Boca
Chica field Sunday the Op-Dev-
Sta will play the SubRon Four.
AT their last meeting the Sub
Ron won 1913.
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But the Gold Drill Team,
commanded by Rose Yates,
marched forward into the
competition completely un-
daunted by the former dis
play, brining and alertness
and Marine-like snap to
their marching not equaled
by their opponents. This
team moved as a unit back
and forth across the field in
even more intricate pat
terms than their predices-
sors. Their finale was a
complicated handstand pry-
amid in which Yvonne
Moore and Barbara Ledd,
kneeling, provided the base
upon which Esther Trujillo
stood.
Patricia Holik and Rose Yates
became the sloping sides of the
pyramid with handstands which
placed their feet on either side of
and up by the standing Esther.
Evonne Meyrs and Sandra John
son served as "safeties'' and Cell
Bezanilla as drillmaster for this
neatly executed stunt. AS the
Gold team marched from the field
the cheers and applause left no
doubt as to who had the forty
points for Drill, even before the
Judges, Sister Superior Delphine
Marie, Mrs. Delio Cobo and Mrs.
c. B. Harvey, had rendered their
decision. However. the judges did
feel that both teams deserved top
recognition for bringing some
thing new and well done to the
Key West scene of girls sports.
Racing, in which it was felt the
younger girls with a medal win
ner in Kay O'Conner might have
an edge, went decidedly to the
Blue Team in a score of % to 8
This sport, officially scored by
Sister Lewina, found the Blue
Team, Captained by Betty Cheese
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still missing, They have been ly-
ing in their present naked state
now for over anionth. The City's
new concrete court at the Park
still lacks backstops and net posts
while the adjoining two Park
courts are in an incomplete state,
still retaining an asphalt cushion.
City Manager Dave King said in
the February 81 Citizen that he
would ask the City Commission
early in May for the funds to
complete them with concrete. To
attempt to play today's match on
the rough asphalt would invite
embarrassment.
No matches have been played
here since the asphalt was applied
on February II. Match play will
resume at Bayview Park when
the concrete tops are applied.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Cupboard Club
To Stage
Regatta Here

The Key West Cupboard Motor
Club is shaping plans to stage a
Merchants Regatta in Garrison
Blight Sunday, May 20.
The regattas are popular
throughout the country in sports
circles. This will be the first re-
gatta to be staged along this line
in Key West.
The drivers will obtain their
own sponsors and will be listed in
the merchants name. The boat
will carry the merchants name
and Slogan ION top or on the sides.
There will be four classes, A,
B, c and x UNLIMITED or free for
alb.
This will be sanctioned
regatta with the merchants hav-
ing all the say. Local club rules
and starting equipment will be
used and the judges win be select
ed by the merchants.
Trophies will be presented to
the winning drivers with prizes
given to the second and third slot
winners. The club hopes to make
an annual affair of the regatta
and staged in the future at the
height of the tourist season.
Entries listed so far are:
Haskins Machine Shop, Glass A
and B.
Craig's Pure Oil Station, Glass
A and B.
Bob's Sport Shop, Glass B and
x.
Keys Nash, Glass A and x.
Lees Orient Rest, Class B and
x.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Hollywood Visitors
Entertained Lost
Night AT Barbecue
Supper Here

hey west plays most this
afternoon to South Bro
ward High Schools power
full tennis varsity on the
Nays Seaplane Base
courts.
The Hollywood visitors
arrived last night in time to
see the Junior Class "Old
IN New Talent Revue" and
went from the auditorium
to Peter Knights home
where a barbecue supper
was waiting on the grill. In
charge of the invading dele
cation is coach Joyce Town
send and assisting her are
Mr.. and Mrs. William
Shakespeare, parents of Jim
Shakespeare, number one
BroWard star, who is Flori-
da'S number 10 Junior.
Coaches Townsend and Van
released their lineups late this
morning as follows, with all first
named players with South Brow
ard and latter named players with
Key West:
Singles
/. Jim Shakespeare vs.. John
Cruz.
2. David Houghton VS.. Don
Cruz.
8. Harvey Schweiger VS., Peter
Knight.
A. David Barwick VS.. Terry
Doughty.
5. Roy Greenfield VS.. Tony
Dopp.
Doubles
]. Shakespeare and Houghton
VS.. Cruz and Cruz.
2. Schweiger and Barwick VS..
knight and Doughty.
Singles
/. Lynn Pier VS.. June Yates.
2. Chris Powell VS.. Dolores
Villate.
8. LyeIiene Clark VS.. Diane
Fernandez.
Doubles
/. Misses Pier and Powell VS..
Vita Barrosa and Miss Villate.
The first encounter between
the two Schools took place at
Hollywood last February 10 when
Key Vests girls upset the home
team 4-3. On that momentous day
the first high school varsity
victory in a team match Miss
Pier defeated June Yates rs, 6-2,
Dolores Villate vanquished Miss
Clark 6-3, 4-6, 60, Vita Barrosa
defeated Miss Powell 80, SO,
Ga, while Villate and Barrosa
nipped Misses Clark and Powell
6-2, 6.2. -
The match at Hollywood was
on clay. The switch today to the
faster concrete at the Seaplane
Base should favor the Conch var
sity who have been born and bred
on it.
The boys match in February
saw Shakespeare downing Don
Cruz 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, Hougfiten de
feated knight 60, 81, John Cruz
last to Bob Sassano 90, 81 .(Sas-
sano is not playing today, Sch
weiger defeated Dopp 90, GO.
Lone Key West point that day
was granted by Franklin Herman
DEE.
To those parents, friends, and
junior fans who wished to see
the match, Coach Van wishes to
express his regrets. THE brutal
truth is that Key West at the mo-
ment does not have any tennis
courts fit to play match tennis
on" said a local tennis official
here today
The three county courts at the
Beach will be splendid-when the
Commissioners discover that the
haekcfoT1c NET f1oStS and nets are
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Sports Calendar
BASEBALL
ISLAND CITY WINTER
BASEBALL LEAGUE
(Afternoon Play
Oceanview Park

OCeduVlSW EdIk
SUNDAY
1:00-Brooks' Stars VS.. Navy
Eagles.
3:00-Strand Theater VS.. Ben.
ny's Cafeteria.
US. NAVAL STATION
BASEBALL LEAGUE
SATURDAY, MAY S.
2:00-Sonar VS.. SubRon 4 at
Navy Field.
2:00-NAS VS.. Cardinals at
Boca Chica Field.
SUNDAY, MAY G.
1:00-Eagles VS.. Cardinals at
Navy Field.
3:00-Sonar VS.. MAS at Navy
Field.
2:0O-OpDevSta VS.. SubRon 4
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at Boca Chica Field.
SOFTBALL
tBaYview Park
Night Play
EY fHETHY n TYNAYC

\ ASAN6
For Island City Softball League
MONDAY
7:30-Home Milk VS.. FAWTU-
liant.
9:00-VX-1 VS.. Navy.
TUESDAY
7:30-Independents VS.. Sub
Ron Four.
9:00-Coca-Cola VS.. Sea Cats.
LITTLE LEAGUE
BaYview Park-Night Play
WEDNESDAY,
6:30-Lions VS.. Kiwanis.
8:00-Rotary VS.. JayCees.
FRIDAY
6:30-JayCees VS.. Lions.
3:00-KiWanis VS.. Rotary.
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Baseball Scores

Florida international League
Miami 6, Lakeland 0.
Havana 5, Miami Beach 2.
Tampa 6, Fort Lauderdale 2.
Only games scheduled.
Florida State
Sanford 8, Leesburg 5.
Palatka II, Daytona Beach Z.
Gainesville 5, Orlando 2.
DeLand 6, Cocoa 3.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05

Ken Raffensberger, Bud Ryerly
~ and Bob Scheffing; Chris Van
Cuyk and Roy Campanella.
Home run: Gil Hodges, Brook
Ign, first, one on Seventh of
year,.
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Yesterdays Results In Majors
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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Taylor, Kinder (6), Medermott
% and Guerra; Newhouser and
Ginsberg.
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TodaY's Games In Majors
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati observation-disclosures 600
Brooklyn ---,---.--,-------,-----.,----- 230
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Seven of the eight top men on
the Michigan State tennis team
come from the state of Michigan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05

90 InningS)
Sima, Brown (8), Harris ~,
Haynes 90 and Grasso, Sacra (9);
DobSon and NiarhoS.
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George Munger and Del Rice;
Ken johnson, Leo CriStante %
and Del WILDER.
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Kelner, Hooper 90 and Upton,
Astroth (9); Wynn and Hogan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05

Fox, SmahE85) and Pramesa;
Hatten, Haugstad (5), Erskfne ~,
Branca {9) and Campanella.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

R. H. E.
st. Louis --------------.------------- 4 9 l
Philadelphia -------.---.------. 6 8 2
Pollet, Boyer Cd, Wilks CD and
Garagiola; Meyer and Wilbur.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-31
Lexington BPW Wins
News Service Awards

The Lexington Business and
Professional Women's club has
been announced winner in two
classifications in the State News
Service contest sponsored by the
State Federation of Business and
Professional Women's clubs.
Honors were given the Lexing-
Ton club for first place in most
effective news story in weekly
paper; third, most complete year.
round coverage of club activities.
Winning publicity was printed in
The Advertiser
A letter of commentator has
been given the club for "politi-
cal alertness." with PLUS One
Club" and Expansion Citation"
awards also made. The club
sponsored organization of a club
during the year 1950-5l. the Pick.
ems club.
The awards were made on the
club year during which Mrs. ]. r.
Watson served as president, and
the winners were announced at
the BPW annual convention, held
in Meridian last weekend. Mrs.
Alice S. Ratcliff, new BPW pre-
sident, attended as a delegate.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-31
Welcome Inn Hos
Foce Lifting

The Welcome Inn cafe this
week is expected to complete an
entire new glass brick front. re-
placing the old wood frame which
was torn down. A solid plate
glass door in the center takes the
place of the two doors previously
used by the establishment.
According to Dimond X. Klon-
arts, owner-manager of the cafe,
additional Improvements are hop
ed for within the near future,
with air conditioning expected to
be the next service to be added.
Mr.. Klonaris is said Wednes-
day that he plans to change the
seating and fixture layout, adding
seats and installing booths.
The work is hoped to be COM
pleted within the next few weeks,
but is being done piece-meal in
order not to interrupt service.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-31
Fire Danger Told
By Forester Mcmillan

BE careful with that match"
us the warning given to farmers
by E.. p. Mcmillan, area forester
for Holmes county. Because of
the unusual weather conditions,
the county has become powder
dry and fires will burn as readily
as in the fall"
In the past eight days IL fires
have been fought and emergency
conditions now exist in the coun-
ty, Forester Mcmillan affirms.
Pastures will burn off easily,
causing severe damage. Over 90
per cent Of the trees attacked by
fire in the summer months will
die, therefore making it impera-
tive that probationary measures
to prevent fire starting be taken
"The forest service recognizes
the danger" and additional help
has been hired, Mr.. Mcmillan in
forms, adding that persons hav-
ing a fire on their properties
should call the area forester or g
member of his crew, at once, tele.
phone 216-R.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-31

Mr.. w. H. Fincher, one of
Holmes county's leading busin-
ess men for more than a quarter
of a century, is the founder of
The Fincher Company in Lex
ington which this week is cele-
brating its goth anniversary as
exclusive Holmes county dealer
for Frigidaire, one of Americas
leading home appliance lines.
Homemakers of Holmes county
are given a cordial invitation to
attend any day this week the
'open house" being held by the
Fincher firm. Free souvenir
gifts will be presented the ladies
attending - and every member
of the family will be interested in
the display of beautiful Frigidaire
home appliances demonstrated by
Miss Mary Elizabeth Boyd, home
economist for the Mississippi
Power and Light company during
the rem>inder of this week.
Mr.. Fincher and his partner
son, Mr.. w. H. Fincher, Jr.. man.
ager of the 3~0-year-old firm. ex-
tend a most cordial welcome to
everyone to pay them a special
visit this week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-31
Final Lbs Chapter
Written In '50-'51
Book This Week
Activity HiehIights
Told By Supt. A
Successful Year

The final chapters in the 1880
81 history of Lexington High
school r being made this week
as the year comes to a close with
graduation exercises slated for
Friday night. Class night exer-
cises will be held tonight at the
Grammar School auditorium.
Grade pupils this week were CIV
en- a glimpse of summer vacation
in a three-day holiday from
school which began Tuesday. Ex-
aminations were completed this
week and report cards are to be
handed out on Friday. Members
of the Senior class have been en-
joying a holiday from school and
a steady round of party activi-
ties which began early in the
season.
The year has been a successful
year, according to Supt. Butler
T. Moore, who is ending his first
year here. Highlights of the year
included the administra :
ton of mental ability tests, read
ing records. and Kudar Vocation
al interest records. With this in
formation the school was able to
obtain a more complete accumu-
lative record Of each student in
the school, which lent assistance
for choosing vocations. Climax
of the guidance program was Car
eer Day, first in the history Of
Lbs, to which "a consultants
were invited to talk to students
interested in as many different
occupational fields, affording pre-
college curriculum counsel.
Preserves Rating
The elementary school has kept
its AA rating, and the high school
has retained its highest rating in
the state, being still a member of
Southern Association of Second
airy Schools and Colleges.
Improvements and additions
will be made next year, Superin-
tendent Moore informs. One new
department will be added to the
school with the naming of a girls
physical education teacher, which
work has been shared in previous
years by more than one high
school teacher.
Two additional teachers are to
be added to the faculty roster,
one in upper elementary work
and the other in high school, due
to expected increase in enroll
ment. The present sixth grade, a
large class, will be added to the
Continued on Page Six
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-31

Lexington is to be congratul-
ated upon having one of the best
school systems in the state, said
Superintendent Butler T. Moore
in an address before members of
the Rotary Club Tuesday.
The elementary school has the
highest rating possible, AA. he
said, and the high school has long
been fully accredited by the Sou
thern Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools.
Claiming no credit for the pres
ent high rating of the schools,
Supt. Moore said most of the Gre
dit goes to former Superintendent
w. B. Kenna. who served the
schools so long, and to former
superintendent w. B. Dribben
now of Greenwood, who headed
the schools last year.
THE public schools should be
the best industry in any COM
munity," Supt. Moore said in en-
phasizing the Importance of train
ing properly the citizens of to
morrow.
He explained the three courses
available in the Lexington High
School as being classical or col
lege preparatory; commercial,
which can also be used for col
lege; and vocational arts. which
can be followed by the students
only after conference with par
ents.
The purpose of secondary edu-
caation, the speaker stressed, is
the maximum development of
every boy and girl mentally, NOR
ally, socially. physically and spir-
itually.
A number of standardized tests
have been developed by the
Science Research Associates
which r supposed to determine
the 1. G., or mental abilities of
Continued on Page y
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-31
Services Held
For Mrs. Parrish
Lexington Woman
Dies Following
Lengthy Illness

Funeral services for Mrs. Lula
Belle johnson Parrish, 70. who
died Tuesday night at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Troy Bailey
in Lexington, were held at 2 pm.
Wednesday from Crowder Bap-
fist church, with the Rev. MI.
Parker officiating. Mrs. Parrish
had been i'll for three weeks but
had been in failing health for sex
eral years. She lacked only six
days of being 80.
Born June 4, 1871. the daugh-
ter of Dave and Elmira Fulcher
johnson, she was reared in Attala
county where she was married to
S. A.. Parrish, and lived for a
number of years, moving later to
Tutwiler and Crowder, at which
latter place she lived until coming
to the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Bailey in Lexington, last Deem
Der. Mr.. Parrish preceded her in
death in December, 1910.
She was a member of Crowder
Baptist church.
She leaves six daughters, Mrs.
E. L, penman, Daphne, Alabama,
MRS. H. T. Bailey, Lexington, Mrs.
Garland O. Ellis, Crowder, Mrs.
W. D. Bailey, Daphne, Miss Lena
Parrish, Rosedale, Mrs. j. A.
Chrestman, Daphne; three sons,
S. A. Parrish, Jr., Phillip, z. A.
Parrish, Fairhope, Ala, w. d,
Parrish, Crowder; four half-sis-
tiers, Mrs. Richard Wade, N. Mex,
Mrs. Tom Black. Ethel, Mrs. Stel-
la Parrish, McCool, Mrs Elmer
Parrish, McCool; three half-bro-
theirs, M. A. johnson, Ethel, Jerry
Johnson, Ethel, Lee johnson
French Camp; 80 grandchildren
80 great grandchildren, and q
number of nieces and nephews.
Burial was in the family lot If
Belen cemetery, near Marks.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-31
Presbyterian Topics
Announced For Sunday

"Life's Most Important Cues
ton" will be discussed by the
Rev. Hayes Clark Sunday, June
8, at First Presbyterian church,
Tchula, at IL am. and First Pres
byterian church, Lexington at
7:30 pm.
The Men of the Church of Lex
ington will meet Wednesday at
7 pm. for its supper meeting.
The new nursery room OF the
Lexington church has been nam
ed the Mamie S. Dyson Muir
sery Room" in appreciation OF
Mrs. Dyson's "some 25 years OF
faithful and loyal work with the
Sunday school," the Rev. Mr.
Clark informed.
Mrs. Dyson has played the piano
for the Sunday school during this
time. as well as being in charge
of the music for all tn youth
classes.