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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04
THE CITIZEN SUGGESTS O'BRYANr STADIUM
AS NAME FOR ATHLETIC FIELD

What has he done? That's the question asked about
any man who has been honored by his fellowmen When
the Key West JayCees choose their outstanding young
Of the year. they give you the reason detailed and
satisfactory for having selected him. So it goes with every
other man who is esteemed by the people of his
munity
That commendable procedure evokes this question:
What has Horace OByant done for the public schools
in Key West to warrant the adoption of the OBryant
Stadium for the Key West High School Athletic Field?
Let's consider first the last five years of OBryants
work in public schools. He was elected Supernten
dent of Public instruction in 194S and assumed office in
January of the next year Since them result of his
frequent visits to Washington in behalf Of public
schools he has obtained from the Federal Government
$430OO0 for construction of public schools in Monroe
County and $4,000 for operational expenses.
One would think that that decided success would
have retarded his efforts to promote further efficiency of
our schools But he realized probably acutely than
residents generally realized that because of the rapid
growth of Monroe County, schools still taxed
the limit to take Of the evergrowing attendance
So what did he do? He went again to Washington
to plead for money to build additional accommoda
tons in the Key West High School, now crowded as it
has never been crowded before.
Did he succeed? He surely did. He returned last
Thursday from the nations capital with the assurance
that Monroe County wpud be given $250O9O to enlarge
the high school building and $2O02S6 for other school
construction work
But he didn't stc there He pointed out to the auth
critics. including RalGrgsby director of federal school
construction that snail schoohouse il needed in Sigs-
bee Park to take care of first and second grade pupils
who reside there At present they attend the Ponciana
school, where classes in those grades are overcrowded
He didn't get commitment in this instance he had
for the other projects but Mr. Grgby assured Super
tendent OBryant that the application would be given
immediate consideration because of the pressing need for
. schoolhouse in Sigsbee Park.
O'Bryant has been connected with Key West public
schools Is He here in August 1929 to be-
principal the next month of the Division Street (now
Truman) school In September, 1882, he appointed
principal Of the Key West High School, and continued
in that capacity until July, 1s4S following his nomn-
alton for superintendent on the Democratic ticket
He has served faithfully and efficiently for quar-
ter of century in public schools we should hon
or him by naming the Key West High School Athletic
Field OBryant Stadium.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04
CEMETERY SUGGESTIONS
Editor, The Citizen:

NV - /. ~ WV
Editor, The Citizen:
I've been vacationing here in
Key West the past six summers.
Being a hay fever sufferer, I've
found relief from it here, until re-
Gently.
Last Saturday for lack of any
thing else to do, / took stroll
through your city cemetery. That
is my first visit there-and my
last.
The weeds are so dense, must
have shaken pollen loose as
walked through, and I've been
sneezing ever since.
Not only am I disappointed that
can no longer recommend Key
West as a haven for hay fever
victims, but l am disappointed to
find your cemetery in such a de-
plorable condition.
You people who are everlasting
ly scheming up ways to attract
tourists here, with bathing pools
and various forms of amusement,
have certainly missed the boat. -
A beautiful, well-kept cemetery is
a drawing card, so to speak.
The most education I've receiv-
ed is not from books. Pm sorry
to say, but I've had the privilege
of travelling. I've been all over
the U. S. A. and parts of Europe.
Believe it or not, I've heard
many people judge a city or ham
let by its cemetery. They Judge
people by the respect Cor dis
respect that is shown their dead
The first time I was in Wash
ington, D. c., the very first thing
was asked, "Have you seen
Arlington Cemetery. It is indeed
beautiful"
Overseas two foreign ladies ask
ed me to see how well our boys
graves are kept who lie in Fland-
ers Field. They had the deepest
respect for our soldiers last rest
ing place, which is green with
white crosses "row on row."
Back home in Pennsylvania, my
own dear father and mother-in-law
lie in a beautifully tended GENE
terry. To us northern folks it is
sacred ground.
Several caretakers are hired
and paid good wages to keep these
cemeteries ship-shape.
Why can not Key WesterS hire
caretakers? You scratch UP
money for less worthy purposes,
Why not let your city or county
prisoners do this work? You feed
them, don't you? Many states do
that.
I hope my good people of the
Key West CITIZEN will publish this
protest-for the peoples sake;
maybe some civic-minded person
or persons will find way to clean
up that African-like jungle you
call a cemetery, before your tor
list season sets in.
You'll not only clean it up, but
keep it clean in respect for your
departed loved ones.
A Summer Visitor
BILL WILLIAMS
General Delivery, Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04
Ballroom Fire Kills Two People

DETROIT, R-Two persons were
reported killed in a fire last night
which whipped through Detroit S
Edgewater Park Ballroom at the
height of a wind-driven rain storm.
Some 700 persons attending a
charity dance in the amusement
park ballroom left the burning
building without panic. A portion
Of the buildings roef collapsed
shortly afterwards. The two vic
tins were believed trapped by the
roof.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04
Mortgage Burning
Warns Things Up

DALLAS B-Things got warm
when they burned the mortgage
on the Eagle Ford Baptist Church
yesterday.
Seconds before the Rev. W.
Harold put a match to the mort
gage, the air conditionlLg a
burned out. This left the eongre-
CATION Sweltering.
Announced Harrod:
Satan just didn't want nc 70
get comfortable in here"
He was answered by a loud
amen from the audience.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04
This Rock
Of Ours

We sometimes have a tendency
to overlook needed improvements
which are staring US in the face
daily. Angela Street, between
White and North Beach Road is
one of them.
For years there has been talk
that this street needed to be open
ed up. 1t is nothing more than a
blind alley at present yet a lot Of
taxpayers live in the area and a
through street would benefit hun
dreds of other residents who oper-
ate motor vehicles.
Since this is Fire Prevention
Week, 1t might be worth pointing
out the fact that part Of Angela
Street of which we're speaking
would definitely handicap freight.
ers If any major conflagration oc.
CURED in the area.
Probably the City Commission
ers are delaying action until they
have more money with which t.
work on street improvements.
wonder if it wouldn't be better tt
60 ahead with plans to open VI
the dead-end street now - wher
we're engaged in a general pro
gram of street repair anyway?
Fire Prevention Week
Chief Charlie Cremata and hi
men are attempting to emphasiz,
the danger of fire this week, il
homes as well as businesses. w,
have wonderful fire department
here in Key West. The guys neet
our help, however.
Do you have an extinguisher a
round the house? It is the proper
kind for the hazards which Nigh
be, present?
If you're not sure Of the answer,
to these questions, call the Chic
and he will be glad to send Al
Inspector around to help you.
Home Appliance on Simontol
Street is working with Chief Gre
mata this week to stress fire pre-
vention. So are some insuranc,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04
BANDIT SNATCHES
BAG OF BUS TOKENS

TYLER, Tex. IA pistol-way-
ing bandit entered the TYLER Tran
SIT Co. office last night, forced
nlghtwatchman A. R. Phillips into
a closet and headed for the safe.
In 1t. ne spied a bullying money
sack. He grabbed it and fled. an.
parentiy thinking he had the days
receipts.
Company owner B. c. Curry said
the sack contained 200 bus to-
kenS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

Fire Prevention Week. which observed in the first
part of October of each year. ends the tenth of October
This year in other years remind readers at
appropriate time of the year that most fires could
be prevented by very negligible efforts in the way of
carefulness.
Fire Chief Michael Lotz, of Baltimore, Md, recently
suggested several steps to be followed in Of fire.
The first evacuation Immediately, Of every house in
which fire is discovered.
Next do not open doors suddenly, you suspect fire
Feel the doors first If hot block them with furniture
wet mattresses cloth and keep out the smoke and
- circumstances warrant Remember that breath
ing is better near the floor, since smoke rises
Hold your breath when you dash through smoke OF
flames Do not Jump from windows except desperate
last resort Do not reenter burning buildings since
and smoke often fell unsuspsctng victims.
We commend these suggestions to our readers al.
though have piece Of advice which think more
important That exercise of caution in dealing with fire
this fall Despite this advice reading this ed
toria will lose their homes in coming months in disastrous
fires. Be sure you are not one Of these.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04
BY DON WHITEHEAD

WASHINGTON GA robot that
can make weather forecasts better
and faster than a skilled meteoro-
logist is one of the exciting pos
sibilities today in the world where
men are struggling for better un-
derstanding Of what the weather
is going to do.
This robot is a highspeed elec-
tronic computor which will move
out of the laboratory into actual
operation by the US. Weather
Bureau next spring.
Meteorologists hope the compu-
tor in time win open up a whole
new vista of weather forecasting.
They don't look for immediate SEN
sational results, but they do expect
that the weather man. with the
robots aid, will be able to predict
more quickly and accurately
whether cloudy or sunny skies will
prevail tomorrow.
One reason for their optimism
is this:
In testing the machine at the
Princeton Institute for Advanced
Study, scientists found the robot
had produced a weather map
which predicted q sudden storm
the fore casters themselves had
missed.
Since then, the machine had
made other forecasts so success
fully that the Weather Bureau has
contracted for an operational mod
Ell which Is being built by the In
ternational B u mess Machines
Corp. The machine rental will run
around 500, 900 q year.
DR.. George P. Gresham, one OF
the Bureaus experts, talks Of the
machine with a sort of affection
ate evaporation.
Don't call this thing brain
or a wizard because it isn't" he
said. Actually it's a stupid sort
Iof creature. It hasn't the faintest
Idea what to do unless told. But
liz you tell 1t the right things, then
lit works.
1.-THE machine will assist in fore
casting whether its going to be
cloudy, rainy or clear. It can't fore
cast when rain will turn to sleet OF
what time the rain will stop. Il
can't compute the direction of Z
hurricane. We've still got q Ions
way to 90 with our work"
| The theory Of forecasting wea
Their by applying mathematics ani
physics was first conceived abou
q half century ago by an English
man name Richardson. HI
worked out 4 set Of equations fol
predicting the actions Of the atmo
sphere. But, without high speed
calculators and knowledge gained
since his time, his theory didn'
work out in actual tests.
The development of electroni,
calculators reopened interest il
the Richardson theory, and afte
World War II a research program
was initiated by the Office of Ma
val Research. That program nov
has become a Joint Weather Blu
reau-Navy-Air Force effort.
In the laboratory a "model" o
. the atmosphere was reproduce,
iby mathematical equation, taking
into account temperature, pres
sure, wind velocity, humidity, etc
= The machine, in computing
, 24-hour forecast for half the Unite
States, makes 10000 multiplics
Itions and divisions and 10 millio
additions and subtractions and pei
forms roughly 80 million other OF
efations In q matter Of minutes.
u When all the equations are fe
into the machine by means {
punched cards, it produces on ps
lper q series Of printed symbol
/ which form the basis Of 4 we,
ther map.
Gnassmaa and q good many Oh
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04
OXYGEN THE
BREATH OF LIFE

Life can be sustained over a
considerable period of time with
out food or drink, but not with
out air. So great and so insistent
is the bOdy's demand for oxygen
that air must be inhaled every
minute from birth till death.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04
ne HAS ALL HIS TEETH

Editor, The Citizen:
Yes, I'll consider your offer,
Mr.. Cobb, to drop by your desk
and view the allegedly fantastic
claims of fluoridation DIRECTORS.
I regret my last visit didn't allow
the time.
For now, let's discuss the Irin-
ciple- right out here in the open.
So you had a tooth pulled Well,
I haven't. Never have. Don't
know what it's like. Neither does
my 8-year-old son, or my 5-year-
old daughter; and quite logically
neither does the baby, 11-months
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04
FIRE DESTROYS CLUB

GALVESTON. Tex. R - Fire
practically destroyed this island
city's plush beachfront club. the
Balinese Room. before dawn yes
terday. Fire Marshal &c. KelSO
put damage at S15O,OOO to 5000, 900.
"Four hostile newspapers are
more to be feared than a thousand
bayonets." Napoleon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04

And so vital
is oxygen that
when it is no
longer avail.
able or can
no longer be
taken into the
body, life has
come 20 the
end.
Oxygen, of
course, is not
the onlv ala
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04

The Citizen welcomes expressions read.
but the editor the right any which
considered libeoUs The writer's
fair and eonne the letters words one side
Of the only Signature of the writer
letters and will be published unless requested otherwise
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04

James Mangan, ballroom man
sser, estimated damage at $2so, 900
The fire was believed to have
started in an air conditioning
vent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04

"And were it left to me to de-
eide whether we should have q gov
eminent without newspapers or
newspapers without government, I
should not hesitate . moment to
prefer the latter" - Thomas JEFF
ferson.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04
We have always wanted to become a writer

No ORE including the Russians, seem to know wha
the Russians want.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04

If you haven't already done 80, dig int your pocket
n second time this year for the March Of DimsA
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-08-26

Winding up the tournament
schedule for the Summer season,
the Montgomery County Recrea.
ton department held its annual
ping pong, archery, and horse
shoe tournament at Rock Creek,
Friday.
Under the direction of Richard
Cleveland, supervisor of the ath-
letic program, more than $50 par
Elephants in all age groups partic-
ipated in these contests.
In the bow and arrow depart
ment, David Remley of Garrett
Park, in the boys midget class,
displayed the greatest ability with
a score of 1872. This was the Sec
ond consecutive year David
gained the highest archery score.
The complete list of winners in
archery were:
Pee Wee Girls Glass, Jane Ma
haffey, Mckinney Hills, 60; Mid
get Girls Class, Bonnie Russell,
Pinecrest, SO; Junior Girls Class.
Susan Last, Woodside, SO; Senior
Girls Class, Phyllis Boys, Be-
Chevy Chase, 81.
Pee Wee Boys Class, Larry
Bonney, Forest Grove. Ill; Mid
get Boys Class, David Remley,
Garrett Park, 1862; Junior Boys
Class, Martin Caulk, Mckinney
Hills, 1876; Senior Boys Class, AL
Ian Pierce, Mckinney Hills, 121.
The following boys excelled in
pitching horseshoes:
Midget Class. John Burrough,
Parkside; Junior Glass, Paul Geh-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-08-26

sion working with Father Rich
ards.
HermOn Church
THE Small Still Voice" will be
The title of Chaplain Willis Ber-
gems sermon at II am. Sunday
at Hermon Presbyterian church.
Jewish Reception
A reception in honor of its
spiritual leader and new officers
will be given next week by Tenn
pie Emanuel, the only Reform
Jewish congregation in Montgom-
cry County. The affair is to be
held at the Chevy Chase Woman's
Club, 7431 Connecticut Ave, on
Thursday, Sept 2, at 3:45 o'clock.
The trustees of Temple Eman.
uel extend a cordial invitation to
all who would like to meet and
join in honoring the congrega.
tons spiritual and lay leaders.
Among those to be honored are
Rabbi Leon M. Adler who is com.
mencing his second year as spirit.
ual leader of the two-year-old Re.
form congregation.
Other who will be honored and
who will be at the reception to
greet members. friends and
guests are: Harold Green of Be.
thesda, president; Leonard Cor
don and Irving Lewis, vice presi.
dents, and Howard Polinger,
treasurer, all of Chevy Chase;
and George LeibowitZ of Silver
Spring, secretary.
The trustees of Temple Eman.
uel are Sidney Jacoby of Bethes-
da; Oscar Felker and Norman
Eugarman of Chevy Chase; and
Frank Lowenstein, Ben Posner,
Herbert Seidenman and William
A. Stern II, all of Silver Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-08-26
Church NeOs
'Christian Endeavor Will
Present New Variety Show

A Christian Endeavor variety
show, produced by Montgomery
County youth, will be presented
next week by the Boyd c. f. so
ciety.
Shows will be given on Sept
at the Hyatt stown fire depart
ment hall; Sept. 3 at the Boyd
Presbyterian church hall, and
Sept. 4 at Orndorff Memorial
hall, Brookline. All perform.
ances' begin at pm.
Directed by Minimize Spring,
vice president of the Montgomery
County Christian Endeavor Tn.
ion, the youths will present old.
time vaudeville acts.
On the program will be vocal
and instrumental, hillbilly and
popular songs. including guitar,
trumpet and saw harp.
A similar program was pre-
scented last year by the Young
People of Boyds church to raise
money to send county youths to
the Maryland c. F. Union con-
vention at Goucher college.
This years program followed a
suggestion by Wilton Boswell,
County c. f. president. Admis.
sion prices for the shows are 80
cents for children, 60 cents for
adults.
Boswell pointed out the pro,
grams will be the unions answer
to the problem of juvenile de-
linquency.
Sabbath Welcome
William Basin, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Harry Basin, will become
Bar Mitzvah at 9:15 am. services
Saturday at the Montgomery
County Jewish community. 2901
East West Highway. Services
are held daily at am. and 8 pm
Mission Starts
ST. Paups Church at 2430 K
St, NV. Washington, will be the
scene of mission starting Sep.
ternber u and continuing each
evening through September 10.
The Rev. RAYMOND Raynes, SUI
perior general of the Community
of the Resurrection will be Asthe
missioner and will speak each
evening at 8 following a 15-min-
ute period of hymn singing by
the congregation.
Father Raynes came to this
country as delegate to the Cath
Ollie Congress in Minneapolis and
the World Council of Churches In
Evanston. He is remaining over
for the mission and will be the
guest of the Rev James Richards,
rector of St. Paurs in the rectory
next to the church during his ten
DAYS STAY.
The Children's room of the
church has been transformed into
a study for Father Raynes and
there he will have private con.
situations. Each evening of the
mission will be devoted to his
address with short period SET
aside for the answering Of ques
tons.
The missioner is one of the best
known in his field. He served
for some years in missionary
work lin South Africa and also
was commissioner to the Bishor
of johannesburg and commits
sioner to the Bishop of Zululand
In, addition to his missionary
work he has written numbers oil
books published both here and ir
England as well as South Africa
The Headquarters of the Com
munion of the Resurrection is al
Mirfield in Yorkshire, England.
Mr.. Thomas N. Sauer is serv
ing as lay chairman for the mis-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-08-26
Goucher Workshop Ends
Day Mullinix, Richard Mont
gomery high school teacher, re-

Nor Class, Toni Messetti, Bethes-
da1Chevy Chase; Girls Senior
Class, Joyce carp, Lynnbrook.
Boys Pee Wee Class, Don Roth,
Lynnbrook; Boys Midget Class,
Dick Reed, Glenmont Element
airy; Boys Junior Class, Fred
Cone, Lynnbrook;. Boys Senior
Class. Doug Bremen, Rock Creek.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-08-26
Montgomery Recreation Department
Winds UD "a Tournament Season

field, Four Corners; Senior Class,
Jimmy Wirths, North Bethesda.
In ping pong, the biggest at
traction of the day, with approx
mately 80 entries. victors were:
Girls Pee Wee Class, Margaret
Cook, Glenmont Element a Try /;
Girls Midget Class, Alice Hipsley,
Glenmont Elementary; Girls Ju-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-08-26

Gently ended a three-week work
shop at Goucher college. The
workshop, on economic educa-
ton, was the first of its type ever
held in Maryland.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-18
'Venire Drawn
ForCriinniinal
Court Term

Names of 80 prospective Jurors
for the May term of Criminal Court
today were submitted to the
Sheriff's Department by Harry
Dongo, clerk of the court. Sheriff
deputies will serve the jury sum-
monses.
The prospective jurors for the
May term, which begins May %,
are:
Nick Santana, Alfred Acheson,
Raymond G. Stirrup, Francis D.
Smith, Alfred ]. Brost, James p.
Saunders, Jack Swift, Charles G..
Curry, Jr., Norberto Diaz, An
thony L. Ulchar, Joseph L. Conlon.
Gene Hardin, Fred Saunders,
Evelie Alvarez, John P. Johnson,
Reynaldo Garcia, Jr., Richard H.
Sawyer, Maurice FELTON,, w. Pierce,
Miguel Bazo, William R. Knowles,
Danny Barbus Lastres.
Delio Sanchez, Delio Perez, Ma
jor Atkins, William w. Curry, Gil
bert Valdez, Rancon Rendueles,
James R. Leland, Antonio F.
Perez, Fernando. Rodriguez, Rob-
ert D. Morgan, Alvin G. DeLones,
Julio Santa Cruz.
Gilbert j. Valdez, Carl j. In
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