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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-08
.DGrien Zerbe
Is HOnOred
.AtPdrty

It was a happy birthday for lit
tie Darien Zerbe, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Zerbe, 1925 Ro-
berts Lane, who was seven years
old on Sunday.
Her parents honored her at a
party at their home where games
were played and refreshments in
Guiding a birthday cake, ice-cream
and sandwich fritos were served.
Balloons and candy and prizes for
the winners of games made it a
festive occasion for the many lit
tie guests.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-08
.DOrCaS Society
is Planning
Christmas Party

DoreaS Society Of Grace Luther
an Church held business meeting
recently at the church.
The success Of the bazaar was
discussed. and prizes were al
nounced for tables most attractive
ly decorated at that event.
First prize went 10 the Walther
League table.
Al the meeting officers were cleo.
ted including Ramona Anderson as
president, replacing Mary Kemp,
and Ida Fincher replacing Arlene
Baker as treasurer.
The Christmas party VIII be held
Tuesday, December 18th, at .. n.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-08
audubon Society
Opens Screen Tour
Tomorrow Night

William H. Wagner, Jr., of
Homestead, Florida, is the nation
ally known photographer and lee.
turer who will open the 19s3-54
Audubon Screen Tour Season at
the Harris School Auditorium at
eight o'clock Wednesday evening.
Wagner, a former u. S. Signal
Corps Photographer and Ranger
Naturalist at Grand Canyon Ma
tional Park, has just completed a
lecture circuit in many states. He
appears in Key West under the
auspices of the Monroe County
Audubon Society and the National
Audubon Society, presenting his
own natural color film Wander.
land" which contains a variety of
sequences OF fish at the bottom of
the sea, big game of the Rockies.
the beauty of the Everglades, de.
sert country, forest and swamp.
Wonderland" is a pictorial &C.
count of william and June Wagon.
.er'S wanderings to out of the way
places.
Brought here by the local Audi.
bon Society for the sixth consecu-
tive season, the Audubon Screen
Tours offer incompatible educa.
tional, cultural, and entertaining
programs for the enjoyment of the
entire family.
World famous photographers, ma.
turaliStS, writers and lecturers ap-
pear in person on these programs.
Here are men who have made
movie sequences for the Walt Dis
ney nature films who, in their mar.
rahonS present the wonders and
beauties of nature in a vivid, in.
innate, and gripping manner.
The local Society has purposely
Kept admission costs to the mini.
mum necessary to defray actual
expenses of bringing the lecturers
and their films to Key West to
permit school children to attend
the matineeS at the lowest DOS.
sible price, since it is recognized
that the material presented is the
highest type Of nature education
available. BY special arrangement
service personnel Through LIST
Glass; and their wives are invited
TO attend the Audubon Screen
Tours at student rates. Service.
men and high school students
should attend the evening program
at the Harris School.
The two matinees presented in
the elementary schools are differ.
ent from the adult program in tina;
they are slanted to appeal to chill.
dren. In addition to the adult pro.
gram TO be presented Wednesday
at 500 p. m. at the Harris School.
there will be two matinees for
school children, one at 800 q. m
Thursday at Poineiana School and
the otAec at 900 ,. m. Thurrdav
at Truman school.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-08
MONROE HOSPITAL
AUXILIARY MEETS

There viii be a Christmas meet
Ing Of the Auxiliary of Monroe Gen.
eral Hospital tomorrow evening at
. p. m. As II viii mark the an.
nual holiday seasons observance,
al members are asked to attend
The meeting win be held at the
hospital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-08

urWWiaE6s
The bandstaBd viii be nsnked by
q large snowman on either side
with smaller eherub.snowman
sprinked around throughout the
club.
Tables win carry out the snow.
man theme with the addition Of
greenery and candeIabra, while
splashy4 red poinsettia plants viii
add = gay note to decorations
everywhere.
Admiral George C. Towner, USN,
Commanding officer Key West
Naval Base, and Mrs. Towner viii
have at their table Capt. William
H. Truesdell, USN: Command
Ing Officer Fleet Sonar School,
and Mrs. Truesdell, and the
TruesdeIl's houseguests, a visit
ing Admiral and his Chief OF
staff. Also at the Towner's table
win be Capt. c. NJ. Murphy, USN,
Chief Of Staff Key West Naval
Base, and Mrs. Murphy.
Mrs. Towner viii wear laven-
der ans silver iridescent gown,
floor length, while Mrs. Truesdells
gown, also floor length. viii be Of
shocking pink satin with matching
gloves.
Chairmen Of the committees,
working under the direction of club
chairman Mrs. Scott Terrill, are
Mrs. C. Adkins, decorations, as
sisted by the Mesdames W. w.
Bair, r. Butler, c. Johnson, S.
Featherstone, W. z. Campbell, and
J. p. Moran.
Menu chairman Is Mrs. ]. W.
Carter, poster and publicity chair
man are the Mesdames B. F,
Weart and H. Faxon. Ticket chair.
man Is Mrs. W. T. Bruce and band
chairman, Mrs. b. Rice.
There viii be many pre- dance
cocktail parties among the Navy
people, and there viii be jewell
hued evening gowns, white uni
forms, black tie, and the gaiety
and sparkle that mark the events
as the highlight Of the Christmas
season.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-08


ton to the Christmas season.
Carolers from most of the church.
es will 60 through the streets Of
the town in the evenings during
Christmas week, and to hospitals
and to the infirm to sing the songs
that mean Christmas to everyone
The young peoples Service Lea
que of St. Pauls Episcopal Church
will carol throughout the town and
to shut-ins on the evening of Tues
day, December 22nd.
The intermediate age group Of
First (Old Stone) Methodist Church
will carol after their Christmas
party on Sunday, Dember 10th,
and all Methodist young people will
sing carols throughout Key West
on Christmas Eve.
Christmas Eve is also the time
chosen by the young people OF
First Presbyterian Church for their
caroling.
Joining the singing groups on
this eve of Christmas win be the
youth fellowship of Church of the
Rock. There are several other
church groups who will carol, but
plans and dates ave not yet been
completed.
Old Carols Sung
The carols they will sing are as
old as "Adeste Fideles," the ma.
jeStic Christmas hymn that is
known to be translated into rs diff
ferent languages. The origin of the
words existed in latin from the 18th
century, and the first English trans
lation was in a collection by John
Francis Wade, an English clergy.
man, in 1851. The tune is aScribed
to John Reading, an English or.
ganiSt, however there IS some con.
troversy on that point, as others
claim Marie, a Portuguese born in
Lisbon in 1863 as the composer
He was choirmaSter to the King Of
Portugal. Because it was known Il
have been sung in the Portuguese
chapel in London about 17S5 to that
same tune, it is known also as the
Portuguese hymn"
silent Night" brings memories
to those who have known enough
.Christmases to remember Madame
Schumann-Heink's singing of it. II
was a part Of each Christmas Eve
to hear her voice in the dearly
loved "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht,
a song that had its beginning on a
Christmas eve in the last century
in the small village of Oberndort
in the Tyrolean Alps.
"Silent Night" Written
The young rector of the village
church there was called by knock
at the door to a climb up the
mountainSide TO rude cabin
where he found a re-enaction Of
the Nativity scene, the young mo.
Their on a bed of boughS, the baby
boy in a rough cradle made BY
the mountaineer father. Having
given his blessing, Joseph Mohr'S
heart was full of the scene he haC
just witnessed. It inspired hin
anew with the miracle of Christ:
birth and bright in his mind wa:
the new melody which was 10 bt
Silent Night, Holy Night" 1t wa!
played the next morning the
church organ was broken, but ar
old guitar was used as substitute
and the choirmaster sang thC
words.
1t was unknown except to the lit
tie community In which it wa.
written for many years until. il
1883 it was sung at a Christina!
concert at Leipzig where it wa
subsequently published and be
came known to the world.
20. Little Town of Bethlehem
was written by Americas 7AH
lips brooks, yourg E. &c.
rector of Philadelphia. who va:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-08
GIRL SCOUT LEADERS
TO HAVE PARTY

Girl Scout leaders in the Key
West area viii hold their annual
Christmas party at Wesley House
on Varela ST., tomorrow evening
at s p. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-08

One of the largest single blocks
Of marble in the United States is
incorporated in the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier in Washington,
d. c.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-08
X. OF E.. TO HOLD
MEETING

There viii be regular Business
meeting of the Father L y
Council Of the Knights c \
rs tC.rl~TcCw at lie \ On
uval 81. at 500 ?. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-08
Christmas Bali At Officers Club
Will HighIight Social Seasons
Holiday Festivities Friday Ere

TIE oeers Wives Club Fl Taylor viii open festivities in
their orma Christmas Ball
tire Oflcers' Club there Friday, December Ilth.
fifteen foot Christmas tree, glowing with lights and
decorations in the downstair lounge and brightly
painted hsh viii give nautical touch the wall
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-08
Christmas Carols viii Be Heard
Throughout Key Vest This Year
With Singing BY Church Groups

The Carols of Christmas deep in tradition part of the
greatest of annual festivals of the Christian ethic
Here island of palm tree and sunshine, climate
unlike of the Holy the Id familiar sung
by young people Key i'll be heartwarming contrb
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-08

at which tine uew elGcerS VIII be
installed Instead e the usual sx-
ehange Of Christmas gifts. the mon.
ey VIII Be s,,ca 20 charity.
Hostes>es f0r the December par
ty VII be Ramona Anderson aid
Chris johnson. TIE party vii be
al the Church
NlSitors 81 thc l4ss meeting we're
Mrs, Kent auJ Ar>. Evans. Mrs.
Evans became - member Il lie
DOrcaS Soc.C.l
The next regular meeting VII Re
held the first Thursday IN January.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-08

Does your family Ike The GEM
blnatioH Of raw aFn.e 5ua celery
mixed with mayogm e Ter a sal
ade II SO. they'll enjoy having you
serve this salad with a chicken or
ham sandwich for lunch. Preface
this menu with a hot soup.
, 1953-06-16
PUBLIC AUCTION

W
AT the request of ALME-
RIG u. CHRISTIAN, ESQ,
attorney for and on behalf Of
JOSEPH FOYE, guardian of
JULIA MUCKLE, and pursu-
ant to an Order Of the District
Court, dated the 10th day Of
May, 1853, the Vendue Direc-
tor will sell at public auction
Properly No. &C Water Gut,
Christiansted
which is owned by the said
JULIA MUCKLE, on
July 10, 1858, at $50 pm.
at the Police Court Room,
Christiansted
The c0nQ1LlOnS OF the auc-
ton will be read at the time
Of the sale.
The Vendue Directors OF
fee, Christiansted, ST. Croix
the 9th day Of June, 1853, AID.
WILLIAM F.
Vendue Director
Fee: $500
Say Two dollars
w. F. NJ.
, 1953-06-16

Many people die from gas
some inhale it, some ignite it, and
many hundreds just step on it.
, 1953-06-16

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halters achieve the one-piece effect
by 8 row Of shining rhinestoneS
from the neckline down the skirt
Evening star., 1953-12-06
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Evening star., 1953-12-06
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Little novelty rhinestone studs d
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Evening star., 1953-01-26
Harvard President
Says Federal Probes
Would Hit Colleges
By the Assoeiotsd Press

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Jan. 26.
james B. Conant, president
of Harvard University. says the
independence of colleges and
universities would be threat
ened If governmental agencies Of
any sort started inquiries into
the nature of the instruction
given"
DR.. Conant, who has been
nominated by President Eisen-
hover as High Commissioner in
Germany, expressed the hope
that the Government would fer
ret out and prosecute staff mem
bers Of any university who are
engaged in subversive activities,
but added:
II trust they will not create
an atmosphere in which profess
Sors would be afraid to speak
freely on public issues"
No Reds on Staff.
In his annual report for the
academic year 1951-52, DR..
Conant also said yesterday that
there are no known Communists
on the Harvard staff.
But If there were," he added.
"the damage would be done to
the spirit of this academic COM
munity by an investigation by
the university aimed at finding a
cryptic Communist would be far
greater than any conceivable
harm such a person might do" /"
Certainly" DR.. Conan said,
"if the trustees or adminiStra-
tive officers of a university were
to engage in any investigation of
a professors activities as a pri-
vate citizen, the life of the uni
versity would be destroyed"
Speech Freedom Cited.
Agreeing that some professors
hold unpopular political opinions
DR.. Conant declared: 1T is the
freedom to disagree, to quarrel
with authority that has made
this Nation what it is today.
Indeed, would go farther
and say that our industrial So
ciety was pioneered by men who
were diSSenters, who challenged
orthodoxy in some field and
challenged it successfully. The
global struggle with communism
turns on this very point"
The educator continued that !:
"The history of the ancient uni
versities during the 10th and
17th centuries when theological
controversy was accompanied by
religious wars is reminder of
one important fact:
ITO the degree that what pro-
fessorS profess is regarded as
important: the universities must
be prepared to battle for their
independence"
Physical AnnihiIation Possible.
For the first time in history
the prospect of the physical an
inhalation of Harvard is a pos
S1bility, DR.. Conant said.
Harvard officials said there
was no departure in DR.. Conant's
statement on Communists in
teaching posts from his position
while serving as Harvard presi-
dent for 20 years.
Evening star., 1953-01-26
5 Nursing Home Inmates
Die in Fire in Montana
By the Assoeiotsd Pres,

BILLINGS, Mont, Jan. 26.-
Five elderly men were burned to
death yesterday when fire swept
the interior of a unit of a Billings
nursing home.
A sixth patient at the home is
in critical condition at hospital
from burns suffered in an at
tempt to rescue one of the vic.
Tins. Two other patients
escaped.
Dead are Vern johnson, 81
and Harry B. Jones, IS, both OF
Billings; Harry Phelps, "a. ano
Dan Bradford, both of Cody
Wyo., and George w. Smith, 72
Of Lowell, Wyo.
John Crumb, also of Cody, was
taken to St. Vincent Hospital
with burns on the upper body,
hands, arms and face.
Detective Capt. r. c. Wilson
Of the Billings police said the
fire apparently was started by q
careless smoker in the room
where the bodies Of the victims
were found.
Evening star., 1953-01-26
Minister Dies After Preaching
~ Years to Empty Pews

into the complaints, but refused
to remove the rector.
The 160 members Of the par
ish then boycotted the church.
But Mr. DenSham went right
on conducting ServiceS-some
1000 in more than two decades
to empty pews. In the front
rows he placed cards bearing
the names of 80 Of his deceased
predecessors as rector. That was
his sole audience.
His only friend, Heber Will
cocks, a farmer who was once
the church warden, found the
rectory locked Saturday night
and called the police.
Evening star., 1953-01-26
Certificate Delayed.
In State Department
Officials 5 Hanging

Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald today withheld issuance
of certificate in the hanging
of John c. Montgomery, 41-year-
old State Department official. to
permit continuation of IAN in
vestigation Of all angles"
However, Capt. Richard Felber
OF the homicide squad said he
was satisfied there was no foul
play in the death. Mr.. Mont
gomery's body was fund Satur-
day morning in the home Of At
torney A. Marvin Braverman,
2715 o street NV. where Mr..
Montgomery lived.
Homicide detectives have
Joined State Department security
agents in a thorough check. in
cluding the State Department Of
flee where Mr.. Montgomery
worked as chief of the Finnish
desk.
Jury to Be Sworn.
DR.. Macdonald said jury
would be sworn today over the
body.
Detective Sergt. Lloyd B. Fur,
who headed the police investiga-
ton, said Mr.. Montgomery was
"a lonely, Self-contained man
who did not talk about his
troubles" Mr.. Montgomery sew
eral times failed to pass exami-
nations for the foreign service,
one of his greatest ambitions,
Sergt. Furr said.
Police learned Mr.. Mont
gomery had no worries flnan-
cially and while he had gone
about with a number of women,
was not disposed to become too
serious about any Of them.
Attended Two Parties.
Last Friday night Mr.. Mont
gomery attended a cocktail party
at the Chevy Chase Club. and
later a dinner at the home of a
foreign diplomat. He was driven
to the Georgetown home by a
man and woman, arriving
shortly after midnight.
About 4 am. Mr.. Braverman
returned home from another
party and found Mr.. Mont
gomery's body on the second
floor landing. He had been
hanged to a third-flo bannister
by a bathrobe cord and piece
of hemp cord. which apparently
broke under the body's weight.
Mr.. Montgomery's body prob
ably will be released from the
morgue this afternoon for burial
in his home town of Chambers
burg, Pa.
Evening star., 1953-01-26
I BY The Associoted Pre.i

WARLEGGAN. Cornwall, Eng
land, Jan. 26.-The hermit rec
tor of Warleggan, who preached
only to empty pews for % years.
has given his last sermon.
Rev. Frederick William Den
sham, boycotted by his par
ishioners since 1881. was found
dead Saturday night on the
stairway of his rectory. He was
83, and police said death was
due to natural causes.
Mr.. DenSham fell out with his
congregation when he decided to
abolish the Sunday school. They
also complained that he held
services at odd hours, erected a
barbed-wire barricade around
the rectory, and let savage
watchdogs roam inside to insure
his privacy.
The bishop held an inquiry
Evening star., 1953-01-26
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Evening star., 1953-01-26
Loon for Oil Products

Nearly half Of a recent loan to
the Philippine Import Control
Commission was allocated for
petroleum products.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-10-22

owicz, Connie Mckay, Jean
Sanders, Susan ROBERTSON, Betsy
Bridges, Susanna Clagett, Marian
Hall and Janet Venable.
Mr.. Harold J. Garside of Viers
Mill Road is recovering nicely
after suffering a heart attack. Mr..
Garside has the good wishes of
his friends and neighbors, who
hope his recovery will be rapid.
The East Rockville Civic Associ-
alton held it's regular monthly
meeting on October IA, primarily
to discuss internal affairs of the
Association. Officers elected were
A. o. Etter, President; Forest
King, Vice President; Kenneth
Reichard, Treasurer and Earl w.
Taylor, Secretary. The meeting
was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Etter and considerable
number of members attended. Re-
freshments were served before the
meeting adjourned.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-10-22
Church Meet

The men of the Rockville Pres
byterian Church held their regular
monthly meeting in the sunday
school auditorium, Monday night,
October 10. President John Hal
twenger presiding. A roast beef
dinner was served by John Whalen,
Porter Welsh, assisted by Doc Hal
liday. Entertainment was furnished
by Robert Bickford, who is not on
ly an ordained minister but heart
specialist practicing at the Walter
Reed Army Hospital and past
master at the art of magic.
John Haltwenger announced that
the men would help the women
in their coming bazaar in the
month of November. Also that the
steering committee would meet
Sunday night, October rs to nom
mate new officers for next year.
Same nominations to be presented
to the mems group Monday, No
vember 16 at 1880 pm. The men
have been working on the up
stairs recreation room and a work
party is planned on Tuesday, Oc-
tober 81 to complete this project.
All men have been asked by Por-
ter Welsh to help in the visitation
and every member canvass, which
was most successful in the past
year. Charles Nicewarner urged
that the men all cooperate in at
tending the mems bible classes each
Sunday and to see that another
member also attends.
Permanent teachers have been
appointed and the class is hoped
to now fulfill all desires for in
formative and enjoyable meetings.
The meeting adjourned at $3.50
pm. and the benediction was by the
Reverend Mr.. Robert Bickford.