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Evening star., 1954-11-13
The Humon Side Of Religion
Record o4.8 Million in U. S.
Are Members Of Churches

Gus intra- church organizations
and raised more than $2.5OO
within a short time. Interested
prospective members should call
j. Henry Harrison, club presi-
dent, johnson 1880 for fur
,ther information.
Il
Popularity Of President.
Those residents of Washing
ton who through their jobs or
for other reasons see President
Eisenhower fairly often too FREE
quently forget that many people
have only seen the Nations
Chief Executive on the moving
picture screen or on teleyision.
This fact was borne strongly
upon me last week while waiting
for President Eisenhower to en-
ter the dining room at the Sher-
atom Carlton Hotel during the
National Conference on the
Spiritual Foundations Of Our
Democracy meeting.
Several people at nearby
tables obviously had never seen
the Nations Chief Executive in
person. and they were deeply
impressed by the preparations
made for his brief visit. Their
excitement bubbled over despite
efforts to hold it in check, and
their repressed enthusiasm burst
forth vigorously once the Presi-
dent entered the room.
These men from diverse occu-
pations in various parts of the
country revealed without doubt
that President Eisenhower is
still very popular with the grass
root citizens of our Nation.
Evening star., 1954-11-13
Lessons in Public Speaking.


Persons anxious to learn how
to speak in public might very
well be interested in the Toast
masters Club of Calvary Baptist
Church.
The club, open to people of all
denominations. is dedicated to
the art Of public speaking. It
holds supper meetings and mem
bers are called upon to address
the group.
Recently the members showed
that tn cir training paid off.
When the Calvary Community
Center needed money to buy
a station wagon, the public
speaking group addressed vari-
Evening star., 1954-11-13
First Baptist Progress.

Members of First Baptist
Church will have a month-by-
month record of the building of
their magnificent new edif1ce.
Each month a picture is taken
of progress on the structure, and
by the time it is finished next
spring a complete visual account
will be available for those in
terested in such things.
Evening star., 1954-11-13
By Cospor Nonnes

keARtous NEWS EultoE o1 1ne 5tdE.
More Americans belong 70
churches today than ever before
In the country's history, the re-
Gently published Yearbook of
American Churches for 1866" re-
ports.
Nearly so per cent of the Ma
tion's population. or 94,842,845
persons, have some official con-
nection with q church. That is
q gain of 2.8 per cent over the
previous year.
Protestant churches showed
the biggest increase, with 1907
362 new members joining TO
bring their total to 55,837 .325.
Catholics gained 1.223,824 mem
bers to increase their member
ship to 31.476,261.
The five largest Protestant
denominations are the Baptist
(25 bodies), 17.990,6l3: Metho-
dist (21 bodies), 1l,641.89l: Lu-
theran GO bodies). 6.608.95l
Presbyterian Go bodies). $685.
OFT, and the Protestant Epis-
copal. 2.550,831.
well Done" for Hunter.
Once q year DR.. M. Chandler
Stith, the popular executive Sec
retary of the District Baptist
Convention, goes hunting in
Maine. And once a year the lean
Baptist leader demonstrates to
skeptical friends that he is a
whiz with a gun by bagging a
buck and bringing it back for,
an about venison dinner.
On Thursday Chan enter
tanned nearly rs friends at Bap-
tist headquarters. 1923 Sixteenth
street NV, with a yepison din
ner that surpassed previous ones.
This time Chan shot his deer
In the Spruce Mountain area
Of Maine. For three days and
nights, through mps and
over mountains, the determined
Washington hunter stalked his
quarry. But the long vigil was
amply repaid when fine young
buck leaped through a clearing
and Chan brought him down
with one well-placed shot. And
that is why satisfied diners sat
back and said, "Well done,"
this week.
Il 4 II
Evening star., 1954-11-13

FULL GOSPEL BUsINEssMEEs FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL,
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09
Teenage Bowling
League Being
Formed Here

A Key West high school bowling
league is being organized.
Civic and fraternal organizations
are being asked to sponsor teams
In the teenage league. First to an
nounce they'll sponsor such teams
are the Kiwanis Club, the Rotary
Club, Knights of Columbus. Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, and the AM
erican Legion.
Other sponsors are needed TO
take care of additional teams.
Total cost to sponsors is $50 to
cover the 20 week season. The plan
calls for the sponsors to make a
contribution to the Key West high
school and the fund will pay for a
major portion of game cost. lea
que expense and trophies.
Any fraternal or civic organiza-
ton which has not been contacted
concerning sponsorship and is in
terested in contributing oour chill
dren's welfare through healthy az
tive sport, is requested to contact
the student activities sponsor at the
high school.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09
LaSalle Cagers Cop Victory;
Notre Dame, Louisville Win
OUTBOARD ROUNDUP

The Roundup has been on four
week vacation, most of wich !
spent up in central Florida along
the Kissimmee River attempting n
outwit those Big Mouth Bass.
viii pass this tip along to those
fishermen who like a bit of fresh
water fishing occasionally. The wa
ter is at good gauge at present.
The bass, as well as pickerel. were
hitting very good, best on live bait.
The speckled perch were hitting
small minnows.
was fishing out of Camp Mack
eighteen miles east of Lake Wales.
and located on the bank of the
river between Lake Hatchineha
and Lake Kissimmee. This gave
me a close run to both lakes.
Now for the home front. A group
of the Outboard club boys spent the
weekend at Boca Grande. Although
this was a fishing trip, | didn't
get any report on the catch.
The auxiliary served a delicious
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09

turkey dinner at the club house
Sunday afternoon. The proceeds
will go to stage the children's
Christmas party on Saturday, Dec.
Is.
At the regular club meeting Fri
day night, nominations for candi-
dates for the offices for 1855 viii
be in order. All members are urged
to be present.
Next Sunday afternoon, the Out
board power squadron will stage
their final races for this year.
These are point races and viii de-
eide the clubs high points champs
for 1854. In the "B" Hydro and
Free for All Classes, the point
standings are very close, so there
should be mad scramble.
There will be s heats of racing.
"B" Runabouts, "D" Runabouts.
"B" Hydros and Free for All.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09
RAYS OKAY

HOLLYWOOD B-Singr Johnny
Raw was operated on last night
for drainage of an abcess on his
RIGHT foot. Cedars of Lebanon Hos
nital reported. His condition after
ward was '.fine."
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09
Woman Sentenced
On Torture Charge

COLUMBIA. sc. IA woman
accused of using matches to tor
ture the 5-year-old nephew left in
her care has been sentenced to one
year in prison.
Mrs. Celtic Lee Cook pleaded
guilty to a charge of mayhem yes
terday.
Her daughter Charlene Lindsey,
16, told officers she held little
Connie Thames while her mother
pressed burning matches against
his skin. Charlene was given a
six-month suspended sentence.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09
Sports Shorts

GAINESVILLE R-The Univer-
sity Of Florida basketball team is
unbeaten in two games, but the
Gators had trouble in the first
half last night before beating Rol-
Inns College 1866. Rollins led at
halftime 40-39, but Lew Doss led
a Florida comeback.
DELAND R-Ted Cassidy of
Daytona Beach, a senior, has been
elected captain of the Stetson bas-
ketbal team. At 6 feet 8, he is the
tallest man on the squad.
TAMPA M-The University of
Tampa football team is in pretty
good shape for the Cigar Bowl.
The coach says so himself.
Coach Marcelino Huerta has an
other light workout for the Tam
pans on the training card for to-
day. He plans scrimmage for
tomorrow and one for Monday and
that's all. They returned to the
practice field yesterday for the
first time since the Florida State
game last Saturday.
Tampa, with a 7-2 seasonal rec
ord, meets Morris Harvey of
Charleston, w. Va, which brings
an 81 seasonal mark here.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09
SEC Meeting To Air Routine Business Today

: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Up - The
Southeastern Conference opened its
annual meeting here today with
no burning issues before it-but
with a good chance that it will
ease restrictions imposed by the
so-called "4O rule" limiting foot
ball scholarships.
SEC Commissioner Bernie Moore
of Birmingham, who arrived last
night for the three-day meeting,
told newsman he has found that
most athletic directors in the IL
school conference believe the rule
a little too tight
Imposed last year, the rule lin
its each school to 40 football
grants-in-aid for incoming fresh
men each year. Schools may GER
tify only 30 Of these to Moore,
and there have been protests that
lit doesn't provide enough fresh
football material.
81 think there's feeling among
the majority Of the athletic direc-
tors that it's little too tight, "
Moore said. "but the athletic di-
.rectors don't do the voting, and
how the presidents will feel about
Eit is something else again."
{ Moore said the conference also
probably viii discuss a proposal
to reduce the normal conference
cut of Is per cent from confer
ence teams receipts from bowl
games which pay each team less
than SIS, 600.
He said the Gator Bowl won't
be mentioned by name, but the
action obviously would be aimed
at that bowl, in which Auburn,
an SEC club, meets Baylor Dec.
81 at Jacksonville, Fla. Last year,
when Auburn met Texas Tech in
the same bowl, the conference
slice left Auburn with almost no
profit from the game.
Each teams take from the bowl
normally is around $4,000.
Moore said earlier he had found
majority of school presidents in
favor of reducing the SEC take.
Otherwise, Moore said, the meet
ing probably viii be mostly rou-
tine" with s'the regular reports
on this and that. And suppose
these will be some discussion, as
there is every year, on television. .
The first business session will
be tomorrow morning. The confer
ence wind up Saturday morning
with election of officers and selec-
ton of next years meeting site.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09
College Cage
Teams Run To
Form, Wednesday
BY JOHN CHANDLER
The Associated Press

La Sale, Oklahoma Ann, Notre
Dame, Louisville - names well
known in college basketball cir
cles-continued on the victory trail
today.
ALI four score impressive vic
tories last night in the young 1854
IS campaign, which saw heavy &C.
ton in the East, where many Ivy
League quints tuned up for the
hot conference race to come.
La Sale, winner of the NCAA
championship last spring and voted
the No. team in the Associated
Press preseason poll this fall,
chalked up its third straight vic
tory by overwhelming Penn Mill
tary 94-39. All America Tom Cola
scored is points in the Is minutes
he played.
Also making it three in a row
was Oklahoma AIM, No. IL in
the preseason calculations. The
Aggies, who defeated Texas 1858
Saturday, did it again last night
77-49. Mack Carter led the AIM
scoring with 81.
Notre Dame made it % consecu-
tive home floor victories by beat
ing Northwestern 79 So, and Louis
vile broke its own scoring record
with 1854 triumph over Mis-
SiSSippi State.
Brown handed Harvard 51.3s
Ivy League defeat while mdefeat.
ed Connecticut made it 90 by
drubbing Yale 1857. Lafayette
spoiled Princeton's opener by win
ming 1874, and Colgate tailed Is
points in the second half to down
Cornell 1852.
Virginia marred Navy's home de-
but by defeating the Middies 1869
while Fordham outlasted Syracuse
6O-56. Columbia beat Rutgers 1851
and Pennsylvania thumped Swarth-
more 1858.
Carnegie Tech upset Pitt 1851,
the third straight loss for the PAN
theirs.
In a Southern Conference game,
Richmond defeated Washington l.
Lee 95-7S for the Spiders fourth
straight.
Arkansas went overtime to de-
feat Oklahoma City S1-76, while
Tulsa defeated Texas AIM 57-45,
to make its record 80.
Purdue defeated Valparaiso g.
so, West Texas State overcame
Hamline 67-64, and Marquette
made it 80 by taking st. Norbert
of Wisconsin S3-47.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09

Sports
Roundup

NEW YORK H-Basketball is a
game which has evolved slowly
since the late DR.. James Naismith
first hung a pair Of used peach
baskets on. the wall in the YMCA
at Springfield, Mass, back in 1891
and invited his charges to have a
shot at the makeshift targets.
It has taken a long time and
many a change in the rules to
bring the winter sport to its pres
ent high polish and make it with
out much question the greatest
spectator sport in this country, as
well as popular favorite through
out much of the civilized world.
We had thought, in fact, that the
possibilities for improving the
game had about been exhausted
until we dropped in on a scramble
between the professionals the other
night and discovered that the
money boys have stumbled upon
something really good in the form
of their new 24-second rule. II
means simply that they must take
a whack at the basket within that
length Of time or lose the ball.
Stalling to run out the clock and
protect winning margin always
has been the worst feature OF
basketball.
Our first impulse was to 60 run
ming to the colleges and urge them
to pass a similar law at their
earliest convenience. We since
have been advised, though, that
they have devoted considerable
thought to the matter and have
about decided that, while the rule
is lifesaver for the pros, it might
gum up the college teams badly.
What you've got to take into
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09
Jablonski Goes To Reds
As Cards Complete Trade
Card Manager
Wants Strength
In The Bullpen

ST. LOUIS R :. The st. Louis
Cardinals, who gambled and won
on Wally Moon, bolstered a sag
ging bullpen staff but took another
look at the wheel of fortune today
In the person Of unt-;ed third base.
man Ken Boyer.
The gamble developed when the
Cards, sorely in need of relief
pitchers for two years. parted with
regular third baseman Ray Ja-
bIonsh and starting pitcher Gerry
Staley yesterday to get reliefer
Frank Smith from the Cincinnati
Redlegs.
Boyer, who came to the Cards
from the Texas League, is the
No. ! prospect for Jablonskis S
third base vacancy.
Dick Meyer, Cards general man.
ager, admitted the club gave up
"a lot" to get Smith but said ne
and Manager Eddie Stanky felt
I'VE couldn't make much progress
without an adequate bullpen."
Cincinnati plans to use Jablon-
sh, the first Cardinal rookie to
drive In more than 100 runs, as
their regular third baseman to re-
place Bobby Adams. Jabbo, 2s,
who belted home liz runs his
freshman year in 1858, hit 1886
last season and drove in 1O4 runs
but has been regarded by some
as q defensive liability.
Gabe Paul, Cincinnati's general
manager, also believes Staley e.
13) viii regain his form in new
surroundings. The 31-year-old Sta
ley, who had an 1873 record in SO.
had figured in Cardinal bullpen
plans next season.
Birdie Tebbetts, Redleg man
ager, figures Jablonski will give
his club balance on the right side
of the plate with Jim Greengrass
and Wally Post to 60 with left
handed sluggers Gus Bell, Ted
Nuszewski and Frank Bailey.
Moon, who played with Rochest-
er In 1858, turned up at the Birds
spring training camp before the
start of last season, and moved
into . regular outfield job when
warhorse Enos Slaughter was sent
to the New York Yankees. Moon
batted .3O7 and was named Ma
tional League Rookie of the Year
by the Sporting News.
The 2S-year-old Boyer was q
standout with Houston in the Texas
League. Although he is the No. /
prospect for Jabbo's job, the
Cards also still have Solly Hemus
utility infielder, who earlier had
been rumored to be key player
in the deal.
An unnamed minor league play.
er also win 60 to Cincinnati in
the straight-player deal later.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09
.Landy May Retire.
Reports Indicate

MELBOURNE R-Great John
Landy, whose 1858 time recorded
this year is the worlds fastest
clocking for a mile, indicated to-
day he may be through with COM
petitive track. He is now "a.
81 do not have that old edge
anymore, he said after running
next to last in two-mile run at
Geelong won in s:55.2. Landy
trailed winner Les Perry by 70
yards.
with my teaching job l am not
able to train properly any more -
Landy said. ~ may run some more
and even in the Australian Cham.
pionships in February but / viii
not be a serious contender.
Discussing the 1856 Olympic
Games, which win be held in Aus.
tralia, he said: 81 am not so keen
about them. It is no good doine
q thing unless you do it wen and
feel I'll never reach my runninp
peak again"
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09
Morris Denies
Charges
OF Ex-Boxer

NEW YORK discharges Of :
former heavyweight boxer that
Jim Norris, president Of the Inter-
national Boxing Club, had fixed
fights some years ago were denied
Thursday by Norris as untrue
libelous and absurd"
Harry Thomas, a former boxer
wrote in an article appearing in
the magazine Sports Illustrated
that Norris ''has been a fixer Of
prize fights"
Now a Chicago stationary en-
gineer, Thomas said Norris fixed
his bout with Max Schmeling at
Madison Square Garden Dec. 1S.
1897, and the Thomas Tony Galento
fight IN Philadelphia Nov. IA,
1888.
"The charge that I participated
in fixed fights that took place II
years ago is untrue, libelous and
absurd" said Norris in q state
ment.
ssIt is q cheap device on the
part of the magazine seeking des-
perately to build circulation at the
expense of boxing"
Norris said Thomas refused to
testify at q hearing before the New
York State Athletic Commission
Nov. Il, 1889. and added:
Snow the ridiculous story is re-
vived at time when most of the
people mentioned in the article are
dead and cannot conveniently de
fend themselves.
s'I did not promote the fights
mentioned in the article. / did not
manage any Of the fighters men,
toned. The fights took place in
New York and Philadelphia and
my only interest in boxing at the
t1me was as landlord Of the Chi.
cago Stadium and Detroit Olym-
pia."
Thomas, whose manager Of rec.
ord at the time was the late Nate
Lewis, said that during this pc.
ricd his secret manager was Nor.
-
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09
Escape Plan
Has New Twist

MCALESTER, Okla. R = Sam
Sam Ramos, 80 year old con-
victed armed robber serving time
at the Oklahoma State Penitenti-
airy, bolted himself inside a steel
cabinet outside the main prison
wall after working hours IN the
industrial area. Only a chain link
fence stood between him and free
donnie thought.
When darkness came he tried
to remove the nuts with which he
had secured the door on the 36x20-
x20-inch cabinet. Ramos is S feet
sIs.
He was so cramped he couldn'i
bulge TO twist the nuts. After lf
hours. he gave up and aroused
guards by screaming. He tumbled
out like . pretzel.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09
Barnes Is Top
Seeded City
Tennis Play

Defending champion Bill
Barnes has been top-seeded
in the city tennis tourna-
ment ladder followed by
Pete Varela, 13 times city
champion over a 20 year
period.
The information has been releas-
ed by the Key West Tennis Club
which met Tuesday to complete ar
rangements for the tournament
slated to start Sunday.
viii Pearce was seeded third and
Bill Rhinehart fourth. Harvey, Jack
and Johnny Sellers follow in that
order and DR.. Allen Shepard is
seeded eighth.
In the woman's division, Lynne
Sellers is top seeded with Norma
Machado, number two, Sandra Du-
ane, third and Ella Boder, fourth.
Joan Knowles, Audrey Mclean
Marie Pearce and Lorna Sellers,
follow in that order.
The tennis club also voted to turn
the entire planning over to city
tennis professional Les jain aided
by Harvey Sellers and George
Hamilton.
Deadline for entries is 6 D. m.
Friday. Entries are being received
at the Bayview Park recreation of.
flee. There is S1.5O fee for sin
giles play and a $1.0O per player
for doubles. Matches will be two
out of three sets.
Pairings will appear in Satur-
days edition of The Citizen.
The first round play will start
Sunday and plans call for the first
round to be completed by Monday.
Finals in the tourney are set for
Sunday, Dec. 10.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09
Sam Snead" Golf
Tournament Starts
In Miami Today

MIAMI, Fla. R - The "Ssm
Snead Golf Tournament" starts to.
day with 159 Of the country's lead
ing pros and amateurs shooting
for share of $40, ZOO prize money.
Officially it's the 30th annual MI
ami Open, but Snead, of White
Sulphur Springs, w. Va, already
has won it five times and Is a
standout choice to make IL six.
Many pros refer to it as the "Sarl
Snead Tournament"
Snead won in 1887. 1899, 1916,
1850 and 1851. He finished second
last year to Doug Ford, Of Kia-
mesha Lake, N. Y, who had 271
for the 72-hole event.
The balding Snead proved he viii
be the man to beat when he fired
. 66 in the pro-member tourna.
ment at La Gorce Country Club
Tuesday and toured the 6.700-yard
par A-3s-70 Miami Springs course
yesterday in 32.34-6e.
That he will face keen eompe,
luton Is assured. Pete Cooper,
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09
BY Gayle Talbot

account, say the college coaches,
is that every player in the national
league is an accomplished basket
shooter. That's the first thing he
has to be, and if he also knows
a bit about guarding, so much the
better.
You viii note, they point out,
that the two best shots on a pro
team are likely as not to be listed
as guards in the lineup In other
words, it is no hardship for any
one of their players who happens
to have the ball to be compelled
to fire at the hoop. He is as likely
to score as the next one.
Take a college team and the
situation is vastly different. Even
the best teams in the country are
lucky if they have more than a
couple of stars who can really
pour in baskets. The college coach
of necessity must build his offense
around these experts, see to it that
they are fed the ball as often as
possible. If he doesn't he's in trou-
BILE with the alumni before he
knows it.
More often than not, especially
against good defenses, it takes
more than "A seconds to work the
ball into scoring territory and
eventually deliver it to the crack
shooter. To force the average
college guard to shoot whether he
wants to or not would be little
better than surrendering the ball
anyway. It would give the better
teams a much greater advantage
over lesser rivals than they now
have and make for more one
sided scores, the coaches think.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09
One Pet Is Sole
Fire Survivor

CINCINNATI R-A three-legged
dog named Tatters today was the
only survivor of houseful of pets
that died yesterday in a fire that
destroyed the home of an elderly
couple in suburban Montgomery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Miller said
attempts to rescue an aged par
rot. about IS years old, failed.
Miller is 80, his wife ga. They
were uninjured. They said the par
rot had been q family pet since
their wedding day.
Other pets that died were two
Persian cats, finch, several ca
naries and two other dogs.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-09

Tampa pro. had a 3s-s2-6s prac-
tice round, and Tommy Bolt, Hous-
ton. Tex, carded 81 on his last
day Of practice. Chick Harbert
PGA champion from Worthwhile,
Mich. Eiade il in par, as did Dick
Mayer. 81. Petersburg, Fla.