The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 1, 1940, Page 4

PAGE FOUR NATURE NOTES By J. C. GALLOWAY Reprinted From Port Allegany (Penna.) Reporter and Argus The Citizen presents herewith another in the series entitled, “Nature Notes”, from the pen of J, C. Galloway. These articles appear regularly in the Port Allegany (Penna.)! Reporter and Argus, and were composed while Mr. and Mrs. Galloway were guests in this city during December and Jan-| uary. Following is the latest article: | “What do they eat in Key West?’ The old-time classic an-} swer wouid be ‘Grits and Grunts’ | and if there is anything better for the foundation of a meal, we don’t know what it is. A grunt is pale and deep gold, enameled in sky blue and purple enamel, and has a scarlet mouth, and _ looks like a king’s ransom in jewels; | and it comes on the table snow white and crusted all over with russet gold; and with a dish of white grits beside it, say, folks, you can eat, and no millionaire has anything on you. But there is plenty else to go with it down | here. “Of course, if you are too old and set in your ways you can go to the stores and get just what you are accustomed to eat at home, though you might miss our favorite chainstore | or there are no chain here But there is no reason why you should miss a lot of fun; and you can _ have plenty of interesting adventures in food in Key West. The Cham- ber of Commerce folders seldom mention the grocery stores among | the entertainment features of a city; but browse around them— both the big ones where every- body goes, and the bright ordin- ary size, and the little neighbor- hood stores where the owners live in—and you will find a lot of| novelties and surprises. i —— | “But your fish course does not! have to be grunts all the time. There is any number of other delicious fish in pink and blue, green or silver, gray or brown;/ and if you choose a red grouper | of about 8 or 10 pounds, you will just about hit the top. Almost anyone you ask about cooking fish will tell you to cover it with lime juice and lay it in the ice box for a few hours. We don’t know why yet, but these folks | know. That is what you do with those lovely pearly crawfish tails, | too. And then there are turtle steaks—but we have those yet to try. “Remember _ those conch shells that serve stops in the parlor? They bring| in the big ones from the reefs; or} you can wade out in the shoals | and find tender, partly grown! ones, that brandish a brown cutlass about when you handle; them. Drop them in boiling wa- ter for a moment and slip them out of their pink apartments; dis- card the soft parts and cube the ivory meat, and with vegetables they make a delicious chowder akin to that made from clams And if you choose, you may sea- son it with just a pinch of Cuban ‘comino’ which is the ‘cumin’ eed of the Bible. You will like hat, too. We have heard that eetopus is also delicious, but we have not tried that yet. ‘Of course, you can get pota- toes if you want to; but grits is (or is it are?) so much better you won't want to bother with pota toes much. Besides there are big pink as door Patrick-Poor : | Naptials Yesterday | Miss Mildred Patrick, of North Carolina, a visitor here, was mar- ried yesterday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock, to Edwin Poor, of Bos- | ton, Mass., at the First Baptist Church, the Rev. Smoot Peebles, C.TG., oificiating. Mrs. Poor was formerly em- ployed by the Sutton Lines, at its local office. Best man at the ceremony was! Herbert Williams of North, Carp- lina.. Maid of Honor was Mrs. Charles Mackie of Key West, The couple will leave Sunday for a honeymoon in Cuba. Service Wives Meet Tomorrow The regular meeting of the Service Men’s Wives Club will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1:00} oclock in the American Legion Hall, corner of Whitehead and United streets. All service wives are urged to be present as matters pertaining to their recreation and welfare will be announced by Mrs. Z. Williamson, president. ‘ ‘eery display. They ;other things. Once we stopped in a little corner store, and looked around. ‘What’s that?’ we said, when we saw a bin of what jooked like the corncobs grand- mother used to cork the molasses jug with. ‘That’s eddys. It comes from Cuba when the boat comes in on Thursdays. You cook it like potatoes’. We bought some. They looked like calabium bulbs to us, and they probably were. ‘Eddys?’ said Charles Aguerro at the filling station. ‘Yes, they are good. You peel them and boil them, and then fry them with onions or garlic’. We ate ours plained boiled, and found them better than many . potatoes, but no better than the best. “About half-way on Elizabeth street there is a vegetable garden on an otherwise vacant lot, and a sign out. We eyed it several times as we passed, and one day stopped, as there were long rows of cassava there, clusters of clean green stalks four feet tall with many leaves at top. Turnips, and chard and spinach, cabbage and collards, lettuce and parsley and we don’t know what all were there too. ‘Cassava won’t be ready until February’, said the weathered old Cuban whose gar- den it is. ‘It takes a year to grow’. But later we found some long cylindrical roots in a gro- looked like sausages with fibrous red brown bark. ‘Cassava’, said the pro- prietor. ‘It comes on the boat from Cuba’. Peeled and cooked, it came on the table looking like potato, but split down the grain like wood. The Eden lady took one taste. ‘That's good’, she said; ‘we will have that again’. The texture is rich and smooth; the flavor nutty and satisfying; one thinks of oyster plant, but cassava is more refined and deli- cate. No wonder it is the ‘bread’ of most of South America and Africa. But if there are black threads inside, don’t take it; that’s blight, and you won’t like it. It should be snow-white. “Here in Key West the Ameri- can Fruit company does not op- erate and bananas are often |small and much inferior in qual- ity to those everywhere in the north, and usually higher in price. But one may adventure in them nevertheless. There are plump little ones three inches long called Apple bananas, or more often, hog bananas; long small ones, the principal variety, that might be Cavendish, like those we once grew in the greenhouse at home. And you may see a bunch of red bananas now and then. But the first you will see will be the long green plantains; | 10 inches long and like horns as they hang on the bunch. You wont want to miss trying them. | Wait until they are yellow and black; then peel them and cut them crosswise and fry them, and they come on the table the love- liest golden buttons with a tiny bit of brown stitching in the cen ter. They are fit to set before a queen; but once you taste them, the queen won’t get any unless it’s your own queen. They are more smooth, and more delicate, than sweet potatoes. Better have them fully ripe, though; other- wise, like other bananas, there may be a slight acidity you may not like quite so well. Another in this series of “Na- ture Notes” will be presented in The Citizen in an early issue. Balloon Night, At Cabana Tonight is Balloon Night Fred Marvil’s Cabana, the place in town where there is always something going on. Special surprises are in store for Fred’s guests tonight. . .one of which is mentioned in the ad- vertisement on the front page of this issue. The Three Girls of Note with Jack Crawley, vocalist, are prov- ing to be a big drawing card at the Cabana. They will have a special musical treat for the Ca- bana’s patrons tonight. at The importation of horned cat- tle from Scotland and Ireland in- to England was prohibited by law in 1663. Ten Presidents of the United States were Episcopalians. tr MONROE THEATER John Garfield—Priscilla Lane DUST BE MY DESTINY and Smashing The Money Ring Matinee—Balcony 10c, Or- chestra 15-20c: Night—15-25¢ THE ISLAND CITY | A VERY NICE DEVELOP. | |MENT on Boca Chica which is! typical of the keys is the Berg- | doll camp about five miles above | Boca Chica channel. There is a} |central lounge with a huge fire-| place, “purely for that home! feeling’, Mr. Bergdoll says. | ‘Beautiful furnishings feature this central inn. The cottages are |very neat and give one an elated feeling while looking out over the broad Atlantic flying its flags of every conceivable shade of | jblue and green. The fishing nearby is very good with fine bar jand rocky bottoms everywhere. |The development is on a sandy ‘knoll which has been half hidden for years by long trailing vines and grass. Bergdoll has cleaned all off and the views in the eve- ning with some of the tallest | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN CLASSIFIED coLuMN MISCELLANEOUS | WITNESS—WILL ANYONE who! saw a little boy run over at the | corner of Simonton and South- | ard Tuesday afternoon shortly | after three o’clock kindly com- municate with Box R, clo The} Citizen. feb1-2tx | SEEKS SENATORSHIP WANTED | GOOD COOK and _ housekeeper. | Family of three. Denison, 628} White Street. jan31-2tx | ENGLISH BICYCLE, Lady’s| model. Will pay cash. Apply Capt. Brun, Boat Atlantic, Gulf Dock. febl-1tx | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1940 eo eo] ’ Today’s Horoscope! Cceerseccccccccccescscece | Today’s indications point to a ‘psychic temperament, easily | CASA MARINA NOTES| MANUEL PARDO, of Wash- | ington, D. C., is at the Casa Ma- 1 jrina for several days. Mr. Pardo |. . a jis the son of the former president ee ved ny ae hee symipatiiies.| \of Peru and is now in the Peru-| There is much native strength, |vian Embassy in Washington. ‘but danger lies in being carried | | This is the first time he has ever }away by the passions or swayed ! tbeen in Key West, having spent jtoo much by love of freedom. |} most of kis time in California.| Adapt yourself to your environ- However, he admitted that he . res inow likes the climate in Florida |™ent and cultivate submission to circumstances, ‘much better. He is an ardent; | sportsman, playing a fine game of} \golf and tennis. While here he} jhas devoted most of his time to |tennis and is a constant figure on |the Casa Marina courts. boat was the “Grace” skipper, Moral Bradley, and the THE OTHER SAIL was boated by Mrs, Henry Gross of Chicago, | ; AMONG THOSE SEEN at the |cocktail hour were Mr. and Mrs. | \Herbert Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. fishing from the “Pilot I” with Captain Bill Wickers. The fish POSITION WANTED coconut palms on the Florida|posITlON WANTED: Experi- | (Special to The Citizen) VERO BEACH, Feb. 1.— DeWitt Balch, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. |Kafer. L. P, Ordway and his was caught in the morning and measured four feet eleven inches and weighed twelve pounds. It keys arching beautifully over the water is gorgeous. The days are delightfully cool and very sunny. Construction of the houses is unique. Framework and outside boarding goes up first. There is ventilation in the lower portion of the walls. The inside is finish- ed with plywood and makes a very luxurious interior. MRS, ALEO BRUN, of Copen- hagen, Denmark, has arrived to be with her husband, who is master of the F. W. Meade of the Fort Jefferson run. Mrs. Brun brings a tale of the ship being searched in every port to see that no fleeing jews were around. Wartime restrictions are very harsh over there at present. With Mrs. Brun is a little son, Leif Robert. An older son remains in Copenhagen to finish Junior High School and the intention is ;eventually for him to be here. If you will remember Alex Brun telephoned long distance to Den- mark some three months ago ad- ivising his wife to come to Key West. Family affairs were straightened up and Mrs. Brun is now enjoying American freedom from war and Key West sun-} | Shine. | = THE HOT TIP which flashed forth today is that the Key West |Works Progress’ Administration |Area will shortly be abolished. The Key West area will be trans- \ferred to Miami. Slowly but surely, what folks have been pre- {dicting for years may come; {about. The nation’s relief pro- gram is being brought closer and | closer together until at last noth- {ing will be there. Remaining to be completed under W.P.A. spon- ‘sorship and which is immediate- ‘ly pressing is: connecting of main sewer lines to sidewalk lines, completion of Garrison} Bight City Yacht Basin, building of county beach just north of Rest Beach, completion of Keys ,and Key West drainage program in the anti-mosquito program, \athletic field on Flagler avenue. | peak ins SUTTON LINES states that decking and steel housing were requirements laid down by Steamboat Inspectors for the Florida to make the Fort Jeffer- son run. The boilers, contrary to a report in this column, were tested at a satisfactory pressure. Mr. Sutton will wait until next summer and take the boat, prob- ably to Tampa, to be completely outfitted in accordance with re- quirements, then bring it to Key West all ready to make the run. NO LOW COST HOME has been sold as yet under the plan being advocated by a_ local agency, but the first loan for renovation has gone through. It jis this first loan which entailed such legal work. Others are ex- pected to move faster. ‘The proj- ;ect plans greater housing for Key West. | A VISIT to many of the newly renovated apartment houses in Key West will bring surprises to ;many. Accommodations are very, very good. Key West has pitched in to serve the tourist trade. No one should be dissatisfied with such accommodations. The finest and softest of carpets, the most ‘comfortable of lounge chairs and beds and the neatest of inside decoration and painting. There would be many more accom-; modations if the tourist season werranted it. But some poten- tial builders hold the notion that the season which looks good now will not look so good this sum- mer. But if we all thought’ that; way Key West would stay the same. To progress, many must take a chance and be satisfied with small profits. Remember live money like this always brings greater percentage of profits than savings accounts— By L. P. A, Jr. os | STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE THAT'S A REPUTATION enced secretary, stenographer | and typist desires position. | Best references. Box D, The} Citizen. febl-s | Jerry W. Carter, Railroad Cemmissioner, announced here yesterday at a barbeque given by his friends at his mother’s old homestead, that | he would seek the office of | United States Senator, sub- ject to the state Democratic primaries to be held in May and June. Mr. Carter is now serving his second term as Railroad Commissioner, hav- ing been nominated two years ago at the first primary. FOR SALE FOURTEEN-FT. V-BOTTOM CYPRESS BOAT; Four Horse | Johnson Outboard Motor; Four | Life Preservers, One Fire Ex- tinguisher; Pair of Oars and} Row Locks; Anchor with Rope —all for $150.00. Apply 1217 Petronia street. jun27-s | - FOR SALE—2 lots, each 50x100. | PERSONAL MENTION Run from Washington to Von A) Phister street. $850. Apply, rear 1217 Petronia street. aprl4-s | had been visiting in Key West ‘for the past three days and were guests at the Hotel La Concha, left over the highway this morn- ing for Miami en route to Tampa to attend the Gasparilla Fair. TWO HOUSES on Grinnell street, 525 and 529. Apply to Charles E. Watkins, co Frank R. Shaddock, 152 N.W. 42nd Street, Miami, Fla. jan31-wk TWO LOTS on _ Washington street near White. $750 for quick sale. Apply 1219 Pearl street. jan5-s Mrs. A. R. Wing, who had been visiting in the city for a stay of five weeks with Mr. Wing, who is a member of the personnel of | the neutrality squadron assigned TWO-STORY HOUSE AND LOT. | to this port, left on the morning 616 Francis Street. $2500.00— bus for her home in Pensacola. $500.00 down, balance $25.00) Gand Se monthly, 6% interest. Price re- | duced for cash. Apply Box R.L., The Citizen. jan22-s SECOND SHEETS—500 for 50¢ The Artman Press. novl9-tf A. W. Steinmetz, member of the air corps of the U. S. Army, | who had been visiting in the PERSONAL CARDS, $1.25 per city for two days, left .on the 100. THE ARTMAN PRESS. < | carly bus for Miami and will fun25-tf there entrain for Philadelphia. COMPLETELY FURNISHED)! = HOTEL AND APARTMENT) Mrs. P. Orloff, who had been eS visiting as the guest of her Eyeing EReW cl eotven | austen Mrs. Edgar Sanchez, iences, 13 rooms, 4 baths. $9,- | for several days, left on the 7 500.00—$2,000.00 ‘down, balance | °¢lock bus for her home in Mi- $60.00 monthly 6% interest. Price reduced for cash. Apply / ; 3 Box R.L., The Citizen. jan22-| Mortimer Fulkerton, world | wide traveller, who had been in COMPLETELY FURNISHED Key West for one week, left on HOUSE AND THREE LOTS at | the early bus for a visit to the corner of Patterson Avenue |Gasparilla Festival in Tampa. and 5th Street, facing north side boulevard. $7,000.00—$1, | been visiting as the guest of Mr. sa net ed reo $40.00 | ond Mrs. Alvin E. Pope at their seduced fat icash. Price ‘apartment at 901 North Beach, Ideal loca: left on the morning bus for her Bigs CBRES iy see |home in Trenton, N. J. several vacant lots—low prices, terms. Apply Box R.L., The} Citizen. jan22-s Senator and Mrs. William A. MacWilliams of St. Augustine, THREE PFLEUGER TEMPLAR Who spent several days in Key REELS. In good working con- West as the guests of Mr. and dition, ‘Will sell cheap. Also, | Mts. Joseph E. Browne at » the have Redwing 28-36 horsepow. | Jefferson Hotel, left yesterday er motor with many new parts. | for Miami where they took the Will sell entirely or by parts, | boat last evening for Havana. Apply Box P, The Citizen. HOUSE and TWO LOTS, nine rooms, all modern conven- iences, beautiful lawn, double garage. All taxes paid, furn- ished, radio, piano, typewriter, ete. $4500 cash or $2500 down, | balance in 1% years. Robt. J. Lewis, 1611 Von Phister street. decl1-s oy Use a few of Va-tro-nol. It’sa wonderful help in prevencine colds rom developing. Vicks HOTELS BRING YOUR VISITING friends | —— in need of a good night’s rest | to THE OVERSEAS HOTEL. Clean rooms, enjoy the homey | atmosphere. Satisfactory rates. 917 Fleming St. mayl7-tf ee oe The 3 Mesquiteers HEROES OF THE SADDLE also COMEDY SERIAL ey AROUND THE WORLD IN NINETY MINUTES (See reading notice in this issue for details) Explained and Shown ! by Charles Cottingham Civil Engineer, National Geo- graphic. Society, Wanderlust, ete. High School Auditorium, Tomorrow Afternoon 3 O'clock Mail Orders Add 1 |, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Taylor, who | Mrs. John H. McNeil, who had | jan19-tf| BEFORE A COLD i GETS AREAL START VA-TRO-NOL 3 HOURS ONLY From 6 P. M. to 8 P. M. was Mrs. Gross’ first sail and she is having it mounted, Also in the boat was Mr. Gross. The anglers had a fine day. They brought in four barracuda, two of them weighing 33 pounds apiece; 15 mackerel and three bonita. ;daughter, Katherine, were hosts | to Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Caulkins. |Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hitchcock en- j tertaned Col. and Mrs. Henry ;Barrett and Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall were also dinner guests of the |Hitchcocks, =— | B.C, HOPEMAN AND C. B. MRS. E. J. HALLIGAN, of Da- | COLE were out aboard the Ailen- |venport, and her brother, E. P.jroc, Mr. Hopeman’s cruiser, and alehact New cork: left yester- their catch included several good- ‘day. ey have been at the Casa j sized bonita. scent An |Marina for the past. two weeks. | |Mrs. Halligan will first go to; TED CANOVA of the “Mary | Washington for a few days before |B” had Mr. and Mrs. Robert Colt ireturning to Iowa. While in the!aboard and they brought in bar- Capitol City she will visit her|racuda, dolphin and bonita, son, who is a student at George- | _— town University. | MR. AND MRS. DeWITT re {BALCH and Mr. and Mrs. Her- LAST EVENING was perfect} bert Hoffman fished from the ‘for dancing and a great many of |“Legion” with Jakie Key. Their | the hotel guests and Key Westers {catch included grouper and bar- took advantage of it to crowd the |}racuda. Mrs. Balch hooked a patio. . .Among those seen was | good-sized sail but the tackle was | one party of Mr. and Mrs. Wal- | too light and the fish broke the lace Kirke, Admiral Hutchinson :]ine, ; ' !Cone, General and Mrs. Camp-| | bell King, General and Mrs. Fred | ' Dalton, Captain and Mrs. A. s. |The BETTYE RAYMONDE Carpender, William R. Porter, | RESTAURANT Magruder Dent, Clifford Mallory, | as: and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Stuart. | ON aes Pee In another party were Mr. and | Open 11 a. m. to 9:30 p. m. Mrs. E. H. Foster, Miss Eleanor j P eee Steg LUNCHEON __ 35c up Foster, and Mr. and Mrs. J. L.| Dinwer 65¢ up Kempthorne. 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