The Script, Vol. 01 No. 16, October 26, 1946

              Saturday
OCT. 26, 1946
THE SCRIPT
Brevard County's Only Colored Newspaper
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Elmer Silas, Publisher
VOL. 1,  NO. 16
COCOA,   FLORIDA
Dorothy Sweetwine,   Editor
Veterans Ho
Successful Drive
Veterans Hold
Successful Drive
Last Thursday night, Oct. 17,
the veterans of George P. Hinton
Post No. 177 of the American Legion were successful in receiving
a goodly number of eligible members through their entertainment
and Smoker at the Community
Center^ More than two hundred
persons gathered to hear Service
Officer Parker who spoke timely
on the G. L Bill of Rights and opportunities available to veterans
through the same. When the
speaker of the evening and other
speakers had finished, the veterans and their giiests were served
lavishly with refreshments consisting of chicken pileau, saltines
and beer, which had been prepared by  Comrade  William Monroe.
According to Ptost members, the
Smoker was   quite   a   success.
"Misis C-JL H." Contest To Scout Leaders To
Close  On November First Confer In Orlando
Club's Harvest Festival
Great Success
The Harvest Festival introduced
and presented to the public by
the Ayers' Circle of the Women's
Federation Club last week went
over in a big way. The Community
Center on Magnolia Street was
the scene of foods of the season
too numerous to mention, featuring vegetables, fruits and cooked
food. It has been reported that
a large number attended the Harvest on both nights, Friday and
Saturday of last week and the
club, under the capable management of Mrs. Georgia Edwards is
very pleased and encouraged
with the success of their first annual   Harvest   Festival. •
The public may look forward to
many other outstanding presentations of this club in the near future,  according to  Mrs.  Edwards.
When Florida farmers gather
at the McAllister hotel in Miami,
November 15-16, for the fifth
annual Florida Farm Bureau convention, they will have an opportunity to get first-hand information on the highly intensified farming practice in Cuba. Directly following the business session, the
Florida farmers will be flown to
the island where they will spend
two or three days visiting Havana
and other points of interest which
will include a typical large Cuban farm.
Spare Sugar Stamp 9
And 10 Expire Oct. 31
It is official, aej^rdmg to O.
P^ A. release that Spare Sugar
Stamps 9 and 10 will expire on
Thursday night, October 31st,
1946. At pr^s^nt, spare stamp No.
5i  is   in use.
NAACP Meets In
Merritt Sunday
According to an announcement
made here by Cocoa membership
solicitor, Mr. Nick Ford, the Brevard County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will
meet at the Methodist Church in
Merritt, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 27th.
The Rev Walton and his local
group will  be  hosts.
The public is invited to attend
this meeting, at which time Mr.
Harry T. Moore, State Secretary,
will be the  principal   speaker.
Mr. Ford, membership solicitor
for Cocoa, is striving desperately
to reach a certain quota by this
date, on the strength of same he
is urging all delinquent members
to nernew their 1946 membershp
immediately.
"Miss C. J. H" Contest
To Close November 1st
The Cocoa Junior High school
in a heated contest, one department against the other over
the ''Miss Cocoa Junior High,"
campaign already on foot there.
For several weeks students and
teachers have been working diligently to make this contest top
all others of past years, and according to reports are making a
new high in interest and enthusiasm.
Next week the final affair to
benefit the contest will be launched, a group carnival, sponsored by
three departments, to be held on
Hallowe'en night, Oct. 31st. This
carnival is designed to afford a
galaxy of festivity for old and
young; hence the school is inviting the public to attend. The success of this carnival will boost the
contest which ends the following
night, when Miss Cocoa Junior
Junior High will be announced. A
coronation ball will follow on
Monday night, Nov.   4th.
Hallowee'en
The season of the year is at hand
where we will be participating in
the celebration of the many holidays leading up to Christmas. We
look forward to the approach of
these various celebrations with
great   anticipation.
Every holiday has an interesting and unique background and
carries in its arrival a great significance. It is either a day consecrated to religious celebrations
or festivities, a day of freedom
from labor, a day of some national event, or a day of gaiety and
fun.
The very widely celebrated and
fast approaching holiday is Hallowe'en or Hallow Even that
comes on the thirty-first of October. This festival dates from
ancient days when the Druids
lighted bonfires to acclaim the
Sun God and drive away the
Ghosts and Witches. It was the
Roman festival in honor of Pomona, the Goddess of Fruits and
Flowers.
Young and old will join in the
celebration of this day of festivity.
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Local Scout Leaders
To Confer In Orlando
All local Boy Scout leaders and
Scout officials will be leaving
here early Sunday morning, Oct.
27th, fo* Orlando, Fla., where
they will have been called by Mr.
W. A. Foster, Scout Executive of
the Central Florida Council for a
one-day conference. These leaders
will be joined by other leaders
and executives of the council and,
will dispose of a heavy docket of
business,   we  learned.
It has been reported that this
body will formulate plans and
probably begin the work of clearing the new camping site for the
Boy Scout of this council^ This
site is located in the Orlando-San-
ford vicinity and is expected to
be one of the most beautiful in
the state when work is completed.
Among local leaders who are
scheduled to confer Sunday are:
Leaders Osborne Jones, William
Monroe, Mansfield Smith and
several   others.
1,257 Buses At Cost Of
$30 Million To Be
Delivered In December
Delivery of the first 1,257 new
buses on order for the Greyhound
Lines at an estimated cost of
more than $30 million is expected early in December, according
to Orville C. Caesar, Greyhound
president.
The coaches, which are being
built by General Motors, will replace one-fourth of the nationwide highway fleet. They will be
37- and 41-passenger "Silver-
sides," the distinctive Greyhound
model developed just before the
war but produced in only limited quantities. Although the exterior appearance will be similar,
the newer "Silversides" will incorporate more than 100 improve-
njgjits for passenger comfort,
riding ease and mechanical performance. All will be powered by
diesel engines and be equipped
with the most modern air-conditioning units.
The new buses will replace older coaches that were kept in service to meet wartime transportation demands. In normal times,
only one-seventh of the fleet^ is
replaced each year, but wartime
restrictions limited bus manufacture and confined production to less
luxurious   "Victory"   types.
Funeral Held
For Andy McCone
The funeral service for the late
Mr. Andy McCone was held at his
home in Hawthrone, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 23rd, and was largely
attended.
Mr. McCone was the brother to
Mr. William P. Davis, who died
Sunday , Oct. 13th, and was fu-
neralized Sunday the 20th, having
proceeded his brother in death
three days. The family group who
came to Cocoa to funeralize Mr.
Davis motored to Hawthrone
Wednesday morning to pay their
last respect to the second relative
in the same week. Mr. McConfe
leaves a widow and other relatives   to   mourn.
New Methods of Shipping
Express Fruit Will Be
Explained & Discussed
An important meeting of the
Central Indian River Express
Fruit Shippers Association will be
held in Cocoa on Wednesday evening at the city hall, it was learned this week. All express fruit
shippers in the Indian River area
are invited  to attend.