The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-05

Esner hopes get at leost two policemen of outstanding
character take active po the progrom the cGse
in New York City Once the children know the policemen
instrumental in providing them fun and the
juvenile delinquency problem half An being
mode to follow the policy used in New York where the
policemen often responsibility TO the toughest
toughest boys and girls. Clothed with authority other
youngsters and mode cognzon of their responsibility. the
,roublemokers usually become good and sometimes
stundng PAL members.
PAL in Key West hos entered tremendously wide rnee
of activities. has secured of Navy pools for swimming
The president of the city bus line company Jack Sellers has
lowered the bus rate to md from the pool to five cents
PAL sottbo tenn participates in the city junior League PAL
the city junior end girls basketball Leagues PAL
holds field bicycle and model pune shows The
boys and girls practice pointing ond uscol productions
enjoy reading and music in PAL cenes go chaperoned
cooperate producing Aoots exhibits
for civic pa1ades ond smlor events.
When oyeor-old Eor Enser. member OF the PAL juniot
baseball tenn stricken with polio in s4S Chief Esner
and other PAL members the ideu OF getting him buse
ball bearing autographs Of the New York Clients. Els
fovote big League The Gionts readily fell in with
the idea gladly the chiefs request An
graphed bosebo wasn't oil they gave Eorl. He also
ceved ofhcio Gimt baseball cup and bGsebon book.
autographed by teom members.
was big day in Eorls life when he received those
gifts from the mighty Gons and showed them proudly 10
his fellow PAL members The youngser seemed encouraged
and renewed his gums fight agans the dread disease that
had struck him down.
PAL hobby shows and shellcrG exhibits hove wide
acclaim for the painsang work they reflect and the ex
qusite design unusual detol the collections AT
1000 persons vsd OF the PAL hobby shows lost ye
The hobbies ranged from fish scale collections full
rugged ship both mode by llYeUod boys. One lad dis
played stomp collection q coin collection. exhibit ct
100 penpo letters and 60 shoulder patches OF fighting units
will recall PAL shelcrah exhibit dsployed the 1916
stoe convention by r. c. Hicken. instrumental m
helping Esnsr orgunize PAL.
Those attending the ls4s and AZ conventions will remern
Hicken heGvYset speaker and the isrvor
with which he explained the PAL those
ings To Hcken oil good PAL workers PAL is his first
interest to his tamily and business.
In his parting words this Yeur he expressed tho hope
that the Key West PAL movement il bGzing troll for oil
to follow every homle town and city in our lovely Sois
OF Florida He pleaded for "a Statewide organization where
by the police cooperation with all Gw-obiding citizens
will be in position otter oil Of children social and
recrsoonGl opportunities and teach them the demoeEoie
wGy living through participation In activities hG coll ioE
sportsnonship and respect Tor the rights Of others"
lis through such measures than PAL is filing Ongs
need in Key West In those sections OF the city where Is
operaang Juvenile problems have dec4eased Efforts s
being made up PAL IN the colorsd residential
cree and Qnohsr in OF the city where PAL reereo-
donol outlet il needed More and the es residents
ere realizing what not only TO the boys and gHa