The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 17, 1938, Page 6

PAGE SIX NINA HAWKINS WRITES VERY DESCRIPTIVE STORY OF KEY WEST AND OVERSEAS HIGHWAY Nina Hawkins, editor of the St. Augustine Record, was a re- cent visitor to Key West, and wrote a delightfully descriptive story of her visit and trip over the Overseas Highway, which is herewith reproduced. The writer is a constant reader of The Citizen, and finds it “one of the most readable papers on the exchange list”. The article follows: What do you really think of: the Overseas Highway? Is it true that there is a bridge} seven miles long? Don’t you get jittery on those! long bridges? Is the water as they say it is? Do you think Key West in- teresting? These are some of the ques- tions that have been flung at us, since we returned from a brief! week-end trip to the Island City, | the southernmost municipality of | Florida and the nation. To answer the questions. cate-} gorically: Henry. M,_ Flagier’s Overseas. Railway'Wwas hailed as. the‘eighth wonder of the world;,,and it seems to us that the ’ Overseas’ Highway now holds that distine- tion. It is a remarkable piece, of engineering, and offers a motor trip that is unique jin this country—perhaps even ‘in the; world. | Yes, there really is a seven- mile bridge, built over one of the long railroad viaducts with its’ mighty spans and graceful arch- es. One might think the seven-; mile stretch across that open water could contribute to a case of the nerves, but one never thinks about anything of that kind. The car bowls along mer- rily. The bridge offers a perfect , road bed, and there are substan-, tial railings, of steel and con- crete. We go up a steep incline} to get to the top of the famous Bahia Honda ‘span, ‘and | never: beautiful as, that are now bridged over the railroad right of way. Nobody seems to know whether the high- way will finally be completed in- to Key West over the railway right of way and its sturdy spans and arches. The powers-that-be expect to get this done, because there is no telling how long Santa Claus in the shape of WPA and PWA will be handing out lavish gifts. According to The Key | West Citizen, the disputed right- |of-way on which R. C. Perky |holds a claim, will be settled by condemnation proceedings. Now as for Key West, we found it delightful, and want to go jback there. It is an odd and | fascinating medley of the old and ithe new—of houses hugging the | streets, and houses set back, mak- ing an irregular street line that is oddly attractive. Many struc- tures are innocent of paint, and others alrhost so. But most of them are sheltered and softened by strange tropical growths, | trees, shrubs, vines and flowers. It has the mark of a foreign town, There is nothing stereo- ‘typed about Kéy ‘West, It Vis it, interesting and. different! ly no city evér had so unique and picturesque an approach, ‘along miles of causeway, planted on either side with wind-blown coconut palms. Having been told where to eat, we hunted up our Spanish restau- rant, and started the meal with the famous Spanish bean soup. Fish, for which Key West is fa- mous, was on the menu, and the ‘foreign looking and tasting des- sert was a delectable custard, over which one ate rich guava preserve. It sounds strange, but was a it success—in Key West. don’t suppose we would dare to try anything like that at home! had better move swiftly, if they; _THE KEY WEST CITIZEN o"W KEY WEST Saturday Blind Bogey Golf Tournament at Southernmost course under | auspices new pro, Eddie Bush. Six truncks donated by busi- ness firms under the direction of the Monroe County Health De- | partment will cover city starting other waterholding receptacles which breed mosquitoes, for dis- posal. Sunday Key West plays Railey-Milam at Navy Field in Miami Winter Baseball League. Tuesday Craig Wood, ex-U. S. Open Champ, will team up in a best ball golf mater xgainst Dick Metz, 1938 runner-up in the U. S. Open and U. S. Four ball Champ, and Frank Walsh noted Chicago pro, in an exhibi- tion sponsored by the:-Key W Golf Club and Jaycee-Recreati Department Winter Progra Committee. 2 p. m. Southerr most Golf Course. Wednesday Country’s top notch golfers, ‘Dick Metz, Frank Walsh, Bi Burke and Craig Wood, will f the Key West reef in Raul V. yuez’ charter boat for a prize of a Pfleuger rod and reel to go to the golfer getting the biggest fish. Fishing tournament _ is sponsored by the Key West Goli Club and Junior Chambcr of Commerce. Friday Annual Community Christmas Tree, sponsored by Lions Club, WPA Recreation NYA group, Girl and Boy Scout troops. TRANSPORTATION see eaear s2eseeeeer We ate all this to the accom- paniment of lurid tropical sun- rises and sunsets that adorned the Steamer Cuba Arrives Arriving yesterday afternoon from Havana on the Steamship 8 a. m. and pickup tin cans and, Department, | THE ISLAND CITY. With the Clubs JERRY TREVOR gave a sur- to be Teteeas er: NORMAN He led on LOWE. Norman se g someone enterin, late took a si “CURRY MOR What was Dr new over 4 bino, grined. soon get 1938 Augusta @ Open Champ, and Billy Burke, Ernest a: The y. “You should ed to Doughtry doings m land! on the ri: zen to ¢ of Righ now. The economic Ro: ensconced in s smoke and. eve table. NED THE WEATHER wescccvsccencecensvoice Te...peraiures” Highest Normal Mcan titution - | Oh, oh, let outta here right McCARTHY and scoutm: JOHNNY TOR LARS ENTERTAINME! COCOCORECOTHMADOCTSESOO® "WPA WORKMEN GET CLOTHING stribution of clothi _ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1938 ‘ADDITION TO FLORIST STORE «: n eee n to the staff st Florist store on Du Warren, son of Mr. and Leo Warren of this city, re- esterday afternoon from y in Greenwich, where he gained a wide 1 in the florist business. s to introduce some of his creations to Key West in | s f special corsages suit- social occasions, arren’s experience ir t the best in funer ll be available for a here- well as spi e up to cus- pecifications or in orig- tyle. creations mé Steamer Ozark Arrives ship Ozark, of the Clyde- rived 8:30 o’clock ing from New Orleans hipments for The vessel diately af- noon for nter of the same ast night, 8:30 ‘ston and sailed for New York. d at the dock for ause of heavy the north. ssel_ sailed she of canned tur- shipments of scellaneous as- iding bottles for orewerles, GIVEN ( SENTENCE took a swig, and ve a drink on ave him thirty empt of court, i will be a great CHRISTMAS for the lucky who get some of cur fino J.R. STOWERS XEZ™ COMPANY TOYLAND chil- toys NOW ON DIS- think “about elevation; . except | walls, the colors having been laid] Cuba were 48 first cabin passen-| 7" with a’sense of exhilaration:and' on. by, a lavish hand, We knew| xers for Key West; 20 first cabin exultation, as a-magnificent pan- the answer before we, asked the} and five second cabin for Tam- orama is spread hetore our eager waiter. . “Who.did your pictures” pa. GARDEN to be SCOOTERS, BICYCLES, SIDEWALK BIKES, and a host of me- AY in full array ... TOS, VELOCIPEDES, REAMLINED WAGONS PENA’S Pree irr) The ‘water is initeacribabay | beautiful! Opalescent, |» amethy- stine, aquamarine, sapphire ‘blue, | rose-colored! Really it “runs: the | rainbow gamut of color! Having: made’ the trip over the keys, years ago by the Overseas Rail- way, the beauty of it has stayed with us!’ We remembered: those vivid arid lovely tints; and won-;| dered if they really could ‘be as} beautiful as recollection prom- ised, But they are! The keys are veritable emerald | islands. How can that coral; foundation support such rank} vegetation? Palm hammocks, and.mangrove thickets grow lush and*green. Here and there one sees the lime groves for which the Keys are famous. We buy some of those noted Key limes at a wayside stand and continue on. The latter part of the trip into! Key West is over the long wood- en bridges which formed part of; the Overseas Highway, when fer- | ries were used for the on gaps | | we; queried, and. got, again the magic. letter , combination _ that one, hears So much in Key West: “WPA.” /On our trip’ over the Keys we felt \al Guilty. when. asking for..a, glass of water, after we | realized. that. unless. rainfall is plentiful, people have to rely on getting supplies by truck. That’s a Jong way to tote water! At various little Key settle- ments are souvenir stands where pieces of coral and shells are for sale. And in Key West small Cubans and little negro boys of- fer to guide you about the city; also urge upon you the most beautiful of conchs and other types of shells. But talking of shells you haven’t seen anything unless you have seen the souvenir stands and shell shops along the highway outside of Miami. The piles get bigger, and the shells get cheaper. We don’t see why there ate any conchs left in the ocean! We are sure they are all piled up at those roadside stands! —N. S. H. THE LOW DOWN FROM HICKORY GROVE Things, they have not been.so bad, here lately. Mr. Ford and/ the rest of them have been turn-| ing out cars pretty fast. And | they don’t make cars if they) How To Go Broke Raising Chickens (My Associated Press) LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 17.— The University of Kentucky col- lege of agriculture has compiled a list of ten ways to go broke in the poultry business. The list, don’t have customers: so it looks | gotten together from reports re- like a good kind of sign for! business. This country, she sure can) stand a raft of concoctions and | sweet medicine. We got a strong ceived at the college, follows: “Start chicks too late; start with poor quality chicks; brood in filthy, poorly ventilated quart- ers; quit feeding mach after first constitution and a good stomach.! few weeks; raise pullets on dis-} And if this here Mr. Bruce Bar- ton ever gets his way, down there in Congress, we will get over our’ worst ailments, in time. This Mr. Barton, he got elect- ed on a platform to repeal and get rid of one law each and every And if he succeeds, we can start paying off the mortgage which we been piling up—mile high—from diving into every- thing the doctors told us about. And from the way people voted | not long ago, it kinda looks like ~ ease and parasite infested ground; | ; allow pullets to become infested | with worms; house birds in un-|$ comfortable quarters; fail to con- trol lice and mites; feed a ra. tion of white corn and ice water in winter; fail to cull more than ‘once a year.” they are becoming less fond of some of the boys who been mak- ing these extra laws, and running , the shebang. Yours, with the low down, JO SERRA. LITERALLY HUNDREDS * <P GIFTS Gy AT YOUR FAVORITE GIFT SHOP LAND’S END Jefferson Hotel Building OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTIL CHRISTMAS ‘Passéngers for Key West were: Isaac Seior, Gertrude Seior, Al- bert Iscleib; Floyd Fowler, Ruby Fowler, Herbert E, Chatterton, Rosette Chatterton, Francis D. Sanderson, Helene Wm. C. Fothergill, Emily Fother- gill, Dorothy Smith, Joseph Ma- tin, Jennie Marin, Rhea A. Smith, Edward M. Clein, Rooney Steig- ner, John M. Boyer, Herbert Pe- terson, Robbie Bedwell, John Myers, Ruth } ers, Shirley Wills, Franklin Wi Sanderson, | 1.00 WEATHER FORECAST tonight n temy Bedwell, June John Mulholland, Marie Mul- ¢ aolland, Joseph Korinko, Pauline Korinko, Henry Weiss, George French, Thelma French, Mor Kupper, Max Berlin, Sanitago Baruza, Pauline Cabanas, Ben- jamin D. Johnston, Julius Garzik, Esther Garzik, Fred Mosley, Ma- vel Mosley, Regina Farfante, Jeo- cadio Menendez, Ciriaca Alonzo, Menendez, Samuel Gaston, Esther Gaston, Donovan Torndy, Rachel MILLIONS FOR TOBACCO Farmers of North Car ing the five years B received ap 835,000,000 for their Torndy, Elma Gooding, Lorenzo 5 Gooding. Listed on the manifest of the vessel were the following items For Key West, one ton of freight, : two automobiles and five sacks | of mail; for Tampa, 151 tons of freight and 105 sacks of mail SLASHES THROAT WITH SAW ; Corsicana, Texas.—Found dead, his throat slashed near a run- ning buzz saw, Frank Neal Drane, 76-year-old capitalist and philan- thropist, was declared a suicid: tistmas Program SUNDAY NIGHT First ‘Baptist Church 7:30 o’Clock eeecee : CHAS. ARONOVITZ | : MEN Belts Cravat Jewelry Slippers Socks Pajamas Neckwear Bathrobes Department Store GIFT SUGGESTIONS Pa CHILDR Dolls Dresses Cowboy Suits Shirts Brush Sets Tie and Handkerchiet Sets Socks Pocketbooks Pajamas * Shirley Temple House Coats READY-TO-WEAi Styles for Men. 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