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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-31
Stirring Address Del ivered
At Memorial Day Services
Asks Audience
If We Are
Worthy Of Their
Sacrifices

hoyOA 11d1FcN ildS ndQ a DuSY
week with all the various grad
uation and Glass Day ceremonies
he has had to attend. He spoke
to some 20 graduates of the Key
West High School at Thursdays
Rotary and last night spoke to
those who remained at Bayview
Park following the High School
graduation ceremonies from six
to seven pm.
The occasion of the talk in the
park to Key Westers was to pay
tribute on Memorial Day to those
honored dead of our country.
There were many moving and
memorable portions in Mayor
Harvey's Memorial Day speech
and the following ara quotations
of portions that will long remain
in the minds of all who stayed
on at Bayview Park TO hear
him:
"These men and women whom
we honor today were men and
women like you and me. They
enjoyed the same things that you
and enjoy. They were ordinary
people from every walk of life,
every race, every religion, every
political conviction - just as you
and l are. And they enjoyed the
thrill. and the zest for living and,
they loved life even as you
and l love it. And when the
time arrived when il became ne
ceSsary that the principals by
which they lived should be pro-
tected and defended by force of
arms, they were chosen TO de-
fend these principles. And when
the time came that the preserv-
alton of these principles required
the sacrifice of everything that
they held most dear even
life itself - they were chosen to
give up their lives so that we
might live according to the prin-
ciples Of freedom and liberty
handed down TO us by our fore
fathers. These men died in the
name of the principles by which
we live, and we pay them hon
or today and on Memorial Day
each year.
But what have we done 10
deserve this sacrifice. What are
we, the living. doing to preserve
the precious privileges which
they valued above life itself?
Are we proving worthy Of their
sacrifice or are we going to al
low their lives TO have been sa-
crificed in vain? Are we going TO
lose by default the freedom
which has been preserved for US
in the blood of these patriots?
Are we going TO stand ADAM
antly aside while we lose through
sloth what no dictator has been
able to wrest from US by
force???? No not while the
memory of these dead fingers on.
No! Not while one fatherless
child of one Of these men re-
mains TO remind US; not while
there mourns one single mother
- or weeps a solitary widow.
"And what IS it that these
men. mourned by so many. rever-
cd n the memory Of their COM
rades, died TO defend7 What 10
IL that vas more precious TO
them than life itself? What did
they die for?
These men died IN the service
Of a nation dedicated in the
name Of God 10 the proposition
that all men are created equal
and among whose inalierable
nights are Life, Liberty. and the
Pursuit u Happiness. They died
for America. But what is there
about this America that MAKES
men wiling o. die for it7 We'll
~ IN the words Of the character
guidance program Of our armed
forces $3.50 ia America. freedom
Continued On Page FiyeD
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-31
Foster Mother
BY MONA FIELDS

This is really true Key West
story-that not only happened
but is still happening, But it's not
the usual Key West fish story
It's a cat story instead!
A little less than a year ago. a
grey and white mother cat who
had been living down in the
Conch section of the old 3rd
ward that borders White street
died. She left six kittens, four of
which were pretty sturdy males,
and two long drawn-out puny
and lanky little females. The kit
tens were about two months old.
Kind neighbors quickly adopted
the chubby males, but it looked
as though the skinny little fe-
males were destined for the
pound, when "the lady from
California" who'd recently moved
into the neighborhood decided to
take the two of them.
The rather homely and skinny
little cats never really fattened
up-eyen though after each meal
time they looked as though their
little sides would burst. Except
for white streak on one cats
chin, they were the same size and
looked a bit alike at first, but
were different as could be in
temperament. One was a little
greedy gut, and dumb as could
be except when it came, to eating.
tie other was a little too smart
even for her own good and her
leaping and cavorting from al
most impossible heights and dis
tances, made having her around
almost like owning a private cir
Gus.
The cats were called big girl"
and little girl" and bright cit
tie girl soon became so adven-
turous she seldom came home
nights. She thought nothing at
all of tackling dog or cat three
times her size if necessary-and
IN one bout came off the worse
for wear, and il was a question
If her broken ribs would ever
heal up.
In time both cats were about
to have kittens. Big Girl" had
hers and at first was a simply
wonderful mother. She kept
chasing Little Girl" off the
premises while her kittens were
very tiny. but as soon as the
kittens started TO lap their own
Saueers of milk, Big Girl" was
through with hem - she want
ed all the milk in the saucer for
! herself.
Meantime Little Girl" had
had her own kittens. but prob
ably because of her rib injury -
none of them lived And even
though she was just little
frightened Of the new kittens at
first --- Little Girl" las taken
up where her lazy and piggish
sister left off -- She's N s,ns
and cleaning her sisters kittens.
and teaching them how 10 lap
dainIlly. Ii won't be long either
before she has her whole little
troupe Of kittens, wing -dnglne
IN flying leaps from the sapodil.
Ia 10 the papaya tree in then
garden, just as she does herself
And II any - The Citizens
readers should decide they want
/ an aorobG'lc minded Kitten o.
cat IN the next week or 50. lust
&c; in touch with tbs Citizen
reporter.
+, ?. ). -- All four a the cats
are pretty and ) are males,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-31
XIV Enjoys Same Plants As
Shown In Cuban Garden" Book
ALL COMMON
PLANTS OF
ISLAND CITY
ARE SHOWN
BY MONA FIELDS

Oyez - Oyer or perhaps il
should be - Dir! Oirl - which
Is how they say Hear - Hear
-" in Spanish. How would YOU
like to learn both Botany and
Spanish in some IL easy lessons.
No there is no catch to it,
you don't have to have writing
or painting ability - you Just
have to be able to read - and
there it is spread before you,
first in English and then in
Spanish all about our flower
ing plants, published by the Gar
den Section of the Woman's
Club of Havana - and if you
hurry you can buy one of these
books at cost from Mrs. SChuch
at the Woman's Club Library.
The book called "Flowering
Plants from Cuban Garders is
first of all very clearly done.
There are excellent line draw
ingS for every plant mentioned
and number of good color
plates. 1t would have been Won
derful if all of the plates had
been in color, but anyone who
has ever had anything to do with
printing knows how much that
would cost.
And along with Your Eng
ish and Spanish names and
growth habits of all these flow.
erins plants. you can learn the
correc. botanical names. the
general family to which each
plant belongs and where each
plant is supposed to have orr
ginated.
The Spanish text just below
the English text opposite each
plate it describes stays as liter
ally close as possible to the Eng
liSh text just above and makes
a wonderful ''poI Y" as we used
to call our verbatim Latin text
TRANSACTIONS which we weren't
supposed to use.
And for those who are not
familiar with general botanical
terms. or have forgotten the de-
scriptive names of the various
type of leaves or parts of a
flower, the first few pages of the
book with the excellent line
drawings of leaf contours, types
of roots and parts of the flower
give you what you need and
refresh your memory.
A few days with "Flowering
Plants of Cuban Gardens" and
you'll never again have to tell q
visiting tourist, you don't know
the name Of q particular plant,
All Of the common ones around
Key West are included from Al
amanda. Amary Ills, Bauhinia
Orchid tree) several varieties of
caSSls, Daturas, Euphorbias. Hi
discus, IpomeaS, Ixo~ae plumb
A. -
, 1952-08-11
o
ASSEMBLYMEN

as the Legislative Chambers tons would not be required
in ST. Croix from the 18th Cen unless a sewerage line runs
fury to the present. Decisions parallel to the owners proper
affecting the lives of genera ty and in the same street.
lions Of the inhabitants of within 200 feet Of the owners
st. Croix have been made, and property line. Owners Of su-
are still being made, by the perfciary homes as well as
Legislative Body in the NUM- owners Of properties valued at
cipality Of st. Croix, within less than $1,000 are exempted.
those very walls; even before Connections from property
the original furnitures. were lines to the sewer lines which
removed. The deliberations of are required would be made
some Of the most outstanding by the Public Works in. cases
Legislators Of ST. Croix, viz where owners 50 request, for a
Jackson, Golden, Berg, Coul- fee to be prescribed in rules
ter and Canegata now the and regulations to be approx
governors representative in ed by the Councils,
, 1952-08-11
pENTHENY lines, Inc.
-HRIsT1ANsTED. ST.cRoIX. VI
Inter-islrnd Service
O r
"The Shins That SerUe
The Shipper"
AGRICULTURAL.

ducts, and appear drowsy.
The incidence of mortality
of the disease in several flocks
Of birds has been from 80 to
SO per cent. The birds which
survive may recover within
three weeks, or may continue
to show the symptoms Of the
disease indefinitely.
Because of the seriousness of
the disease, and fearing that it
may break out at any moment
in the island, the Agricultural
Experiment Station warns of
the danger and hopes that
poultry raisers, if they observe
the symptoms of the ailment
in their flocks, will notify the
Experiment Station without
delay, in order that it may
promptly initiate the appro-
pirate investigations.
, 1952-08-11
THANKS and APPRECIATION

We take this opportunity to giDe our heartfelt thanks to
the doctors, nurses and other personnel Of the Medical De-
p~artnent for the Oery prompt and kind assistance gioen rohen
our beloved father, Christopher George tOas fatally injured.
Especially do zoe uOish to thank also, Mr.. Laurence .Mer-
rH and his staff at Estate Longford for their extreme kind
nesses IN reieOing us Of oirtuaHy all expenses and problems
that confronted US.
Finally our thanks to the seoeral friends and dcquain-
tances toho offered sympathy and sent tokens Of appreciation.
M. and Mrs. Vaderqar George
ChristianSted
, 1952-08-11
DELAToUR

be available to start produc-
ton. Those who desire work
Of this tyre may register at the
Carib Cellars Office across
from the Government House
in Christiansted.
, 1952-08-11

st. Croix, our first native Ad-
ministrator) were held in this
hall, which has now been re-
stored to its original setting.
The Legislature is particu-
larly disturbed about the treat
ment accorded us on the occa-
sion referred to above; since
such action by the Executive
seem to follow a definite pat
tern over a period of time;
and seems intentionally de.
signed to ignore, subordinate,
and outrightly insult the law
making body Of these islands,
whose members hold office by
direct consent of the people.
BY this type of treatment
the Executive Branch of the
government headed by you,
sir, has constantly contributed
to, and most certainly fosters
ill-feeling, lack of cooperation
and suspicion between the
two co-equal branches Of our
government. This we wish to
emphasize as a matter Of re-
cord which eloquently contra
diets the public pronounce
ments of the Chief Executive.
Common courtesy costs no
thing; but works for harmony
just as effectively among indi-
viduals and nations as between
the co-equal branches of gov
ernment in the Virgin Islands.
It is expected that our SEN
timents expressed herein will
be duly noted BY your excel
lency, and that the proper
steps be taken in the future to
have this disagreeable, I'M
ethical and unwholesome situ-
alton corrected"
Evening star., 1952-11-30
Emily Post Advises.

A reader asks me to settle the
following problem: mot long ago
my husband and I and another
couple went to Bermuda by boat.
We took a house together down
there for month. We had a
most enjoyable time and never
separated. On our trip home, the
steward stopped at their state
room and invited them to sit at
the captains table. Going down
on the boat we had table for
four and reserved the same table
for the return trip. They accepted
the captains invitation without a
word to us and for the remainder
of the trip never appeared at our
table. We said nothing to them
about it but resented it very much.
Incidentally, the captain appeared
at the table just once. Every one
we spoke to about it agreed that
they were wrong. but we would
like to have your opinion"
I agree with everybody. In my
opinion they should have told the
steward who brought the captains
message, to thank him very much
for his kind invitation, but that
Evening star., 1952-11-30

they had invited Mr.. and Mrs
Jones (meaning you and your hus-
banO to sit with them. There
upon, the captain would probably
have invited you too.
Third" Is Correct
Dear Mrs. Post: My brother,
William, jr.. and his wife have
named their son for father and
grandfather. Every one except
mother and I say the new baby
is William, Sd. Mother and I in
sist he is William, I'd. Will you
please tell us who is right?
Answer: Every one but you and
your mother. Correctly, the baby
is William, Sd.
The Widows Ring
Dear Mrs. Post: Is it proper fol
a widow to continue wearing he1
wedding ring after the death OF
her husband?
Answer: She wears it for al
ways-or at least until she mar
ries' again. If she chooses to pro-
claim the fact that she is a widow
she changes her wedding ring
from her left to her right hand.
Evening star., 1952-11-30

Announcement has been made
by Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Gal
vim OF Charleston, Mass, of the
engagement of their daughter
Ellen Therese to Mr.. Charles A.
Daley, ir, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Daley OF Erie. Pa.
The bride-elect attended Holy
Cross Academy in Brookline,
Mass, and is now student at
the Georgetown Visitation Junior
College in Washington. Mr..
Daley studied at Erie Prepara-
tory School and is now attending
Georgetown University
The marriage will take place
next June.
Evening star., 1952-11-30
21" Bancroft
de luxe model set

Right: SmortIy modern, the richly
grained cabinet and distinctive lines
of the Bancroft II" set will please
the most discriminating. RCA tele-
vision de luxe qualities Of tone and
picture reception. Mahogany cabinet
4ONx287sx26A. 2lT-l74 De $3.50
Evening star., 1952-11-30
Camel Hair Popular

CAMEL-not the beast with the
hump but the cloth using his
harris in the fashion spotlight
this year both as a fabric and as
a color. Camel hair fabric has
long been confined to polo coats,
and very handsome they are. but
now it goes into coats of all de-
scriptions-fitted styles, wraps,
cardigans. It makes suits, too.
Camel color from top to toe is a
very new way to look-perhaps
with accents of stark white.
Evening star., 1952-11-30

Tricky Accent
"a pendant" watch-inclosed
in a little jeweled box to hang
from a matching gold bracelet.
Evening star., 1952-11-30

As record player
and bonus album
Left: IS Automatic RCA Record Player
has smortIy styled eobinet, ploys II
records at loading. IS EY2, 34.95
At no extra cost 800 RCA Victor
bonus album Of IS rpm. records.
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-13
STATE PRESS
Segregation In Education
Continued from page FOUR
age eight

peoples of the world There cut democratic
living Christianity eoutenanees halfway measures
Miss Wilde wrote in part: g.. Effective practice of de
mocracy be realized before anyone is willing to believe
in theoretically nterracal Cancellation should not be thought
of ideal be realized Why weak
the dividing line between black white? NOW is the
time to begin thinking and doing something about these
TONS Is faith in democracy strong enough
fear of of its consequences? Is YOUR faith
strong enough?"
light that the law only that refusing Negroes
dergraduae training in the schools of Oklahoma going
to let this slip back out of sight again going to do
something about it?
a.. Here your chance Philippians created all men
to be treated in equal fashion Are strong enough to
fight for His aws?.."
Mr. Traughber wrote: O." Whether facilities equal
not the fact of segregation damages the ds capacity to
benefit by education Segregation also leads degradation of
selfesteem Illustration which in turn leads to hostility
and this hostility can be turned against the white
ganst itself Prejudice the child of ignorance 1t
to prevail where people do not know each other. ."
Miss Suarez wrote: What certainly arouse
hatred what certainly a feeling dstrus
between racial religious groups than the rules Of schools
which keep saying that citizens of ethnic group
inferior Colleges and universities the principal organs of
society that function to education
Whether you like not your every Of dscrimina
ton is influence upon the general attitudes of the com
just treatment of all citizens the people of the community will
on the whole, tend to uphold that justice 80"
Miss Peacocke wrote: e.. The realization that the white
makes but minority of the worlds population
shyer he his position when the coored
whose growth has been symied does HIMSELF
and to assert himself is certainly his right by of his
being human being There is still time decide whether that
assertion will through growing along with the white
man in his institutions through violence fed by hatred
of past oppression -
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-13

ly allowed for the filing OF the bill
Of exceptions
Maxwell was first convicted in
August, 1919, when he was rep
resented by six white lawyers, all
Of whom We're appointed by the
court, Flowers entered the case
and prosecuted an appeal to the
supreme court OF Arkansas, and
Won a reversal of the judgement
and new trial. Flowers then tried
the case in April, 1850 when the
defendant was again convicted and
sentenced to death, An appeal was
prosecuted and a reversal of tbe
judgement gave Maxwell a new
Trial At the third trial in April
1851, Maxwell was convicted and
sentenced to death An appeal was
prosecuted by Flowers to the Su-
preme Court of the United States
which denied Maxwell a review in
April 1852,
IN a last minute move, Flowers
went into federal court, only to
have his efforts defeated through
absence of federal judge and in
action on the part of the Cover
nor Of Arkansas.
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-13

subsequent to the rendition of the
judgement =. the defendant was
deprived of a right TO have includ-
ed in the record his motion for
hew trial. which omission has
been grossly preiudieial TO his in
terest in the premises"
Maxwell was convicted in the
Hampstead circuit court. with
Judge Dexter Bush. presiding
Bush died within fortnight of
the rendition Of the judgement of
death in the electric chair. How
ever, il was a practice of the late
trial judge to show at the time
sentence was imposed that the mo-
ton was filed and overruled. and
permission granted to counsel to
later file within the So days usual
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-13
Mrs. JONES'
Continued from page one)

eounldn't bring themselves around
to whites and Negroes eating to-
gether in the cafeteria This Mrs.
Jones got around by making
other arrangements for her meals
Mrs. Jones was married to DR.
J. B. Jones of AM&N college
after she entered the medical
school. They live in Little Rock.
Mrs. Jones is a native of Con-
way, and completed her earlier
education in Hot Springs where
the family lived until a few years
ago when she lost her mother. She
is a graduate of Knoxville college
Knoxville, Tennessee and complet-
ed her graduate study at North
western university.
Each year a Negro student has
been admitted to the medical
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-13

courthouse without prior notice
and without counsel for the inn
position of the sentence of the
court. 90,
Substaniating the petition in
which it was also charged that
the defendant was denied counsel
at each stage Of the proceedings"
Flowers gave an affidavit in sup
port of the petition, in which he
declared that he had never been
present at the the time of the rem
dition of the judgement.
Trial Judge Dies Before Motion
for New Trial
Another ground upon which it
was asked that Maxwell be set
free was because of the death
and the practice of the trial judge
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-13
Maxwell
Continued from page one)

dent OF his liberty without due
process Of law in violation Of the
Fifth Amendment.
II was also alleged that the cat
mosphcre surrounding the trial
and the final disposition of the
case was so tense and so charged
with the threat Of violence that the
defendant was spirited into the
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-13

conversation, and refused to per-
NIT the children to write to their
mother unless the father reads
each letter before it is forwarded.
The ire of Judge Mills was
doubtless raised two years ago
when Mrs. Fields, following the
custody hearing here, fled the
state taking the children with her.
1t was at that time California
courts returned the minors to the
father.
I'll file an application for
writ of mandamus with the state
supreme court Thursday" deelar-
ed Hyde, with the hope that
some district court in Oklahoma
county will hear the facts. As
sat here Monday morning and
saw tears gushing from the eyes
of Jene Fields, | decided then that
something drastic must be done
against judicial tyranny that
would tear mother away from
her babes because she has taught
her children that all human be-
ings are equal. because after all
that is the only issue in this
case"
Il believe" said Hyde, that
any mother has the right to teach
her children anything in which
she honestly and sincerely be-
lieves, and do not believe any
court has the right TO move into
the home and inquire as to what |
a mother says to her child about |
Social, political and econom-
C questions. This is in my judge
nent the most horrible thing that
has happened in my public exper-
ence and is an open threat to
amily life that must not be toll
rated If we are going to retain
| free America Hyde continued
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-13

school since Mrs. Jones broke the
ice four years ago.
During the first year of Mrs.
Jones entry to the medical school
her education was sponsored by
the State Press, in an attempt to
remove as many barriers as pos
sible as she ventured to pioneer
in a field that heretofore had
been barred.
Arkansas State press., 1952-06-13

tContinued from page one)
exprest purpose of permitting the
mother TO face the charges and
allegations her husband made at
the time Judge Mills gave the
father custody Of the children.
byss said at the time OF the
custody case two years ago, YER
pen Fields told the court that
when the children came to his
home, while the mother was hos
pitalized for a serious operation,
they seemed more interested in
Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson and
Negro artists than in members of
the white race, and during the
hearing the court was told that
while the father was visiting the
children in Los Angeles he was
shocked to find the mother per-
uniting the little boy to bring a
Negro youth into the home to look
Of teleyision.
The action Monday was sought
for the purpose of having the
court modify the decree made two
years ago, following testimony by
the mother as TO whether she Is a
fit person TO rear her own chill
dren Hyde said the father ac-
cording 70 his admitted testimony
IN California courts, had not con-
tributed 10 the support Of the
children for ten years, except in a
somewhat spasmodic way, and
TINT the mother should have had
opportunity to testify as to the re-
Ja.ionship the father had hitherto
sustained TO the children.
The court Monday refused to
permit the mother TO talk to the
children over the phone unless g
wire recording is made of her