The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 22, 1946, Page 6

hi AR hite collar men who know their fishermen well and who arrange the selling of the fish and who pass the joshing of the day in say Britt's coffee shop across ing the pictures 6f, the way or Pepe's coffee shop. which were seen in ‘ Sind e ‘ Guide series probably, TOURIST. FACES fessional guide book} Spin the dial and you are jn Key West, was tell-| another part of the world, the he has never run-out | tourist hordes converging on the im Key West. Oliver] island. The iong ‘and thé “short and that when a veined start: ©: wing these fie! will be ae re the end-} voiced people from the middle- iets amount of material which! west, those seeking gambling, @m be uncovered. Oliver is at those wishing to know about resent engaged in enlarging and’ Spanish girls here, those bring- enlarging and printing ing their paramours with them and infinite care to get best re-| then, too, those American families a series of pictures on} who tour the world seeing the which will really doc-| sights and always ready for a town. Next step is to| sightseeing trip in which dates pitewres to an agent; are flung rapidly at them and a let him flash them before: little awe and suspense creep into of national magazines and, the speaker’s voice in speaking The infinite care, ays 2 is taking with the pictures} away after a visit of sometime other day became apparent} with the views of wide expanse I stepped into a darkroom with| of waters before their minds, of and he ran off some prints, English type houses, and a people to get just a little more and gloss on the side @ conch shell in the picture. ° e The waterfront ‘is 'ot eourse’one) NAVY, IN PICTURES..." first sources’ of pictures in| . Roarrrsrn and two,,Nayy wnight West. Let me'say that how-| fighter planes roar along over- fice the view looks to the; head in close formation, wing ‘and some days it is very fine| 2nd wing. These planes maneuver pay ‘near the water’s edge that! together for work in the dark- use of the camera can! ness, they practice long naviga- it a lot better. Take Mr,| tional hops, they practice deadly of North Beach Inn for| 8ufnery, they work with the . Everytime there is a! latest inventions of war. Long which looks as if it is go-|lines of planes are lined up in to be @ beauty he shouts for| elegant rows. Long lines of offi- Mitchell and they get their! Ce’s and men in whites are lined red and yellow and other! UP. for inspections, Sailor lads in ‘eelor filters out for the camera' blues cram the bars of the towns get pictorial recordings of, 2nd make hilarious music on the beautiful cloud effects. Mr_| streets. has done a splendid job bringing iful bil- i - Sooo r eng 9 And if you go deeper in any ‘and lowering northwester of these fields there will be much front cloud. These cloud} more, much more! , | reeds, The short*roundish faced I March farther north again. ° GO DEEPER TOO Gutta ter aehee || RODAY JN. AISTORY | lbttingg ° et (Know America) AMONG MEN | 1820—Stephen’ Devatur, ‘naval take the fishing boats the fishermen all covered fresh seales. To the eye the of the character of this @tene does hot come out, but te the character “eye of the camera Shen the boats become like mel- i wood, full of detail, ‘men become symbols of ‘a livelihood. The camera is sharper than the eye and becomes most interest- @s interpreted by the camera. . . i hero, ‘killed’:in' a duel at age of 1865—Antonio (Tony) Pastor opens first variety house (later vaudeville in country. recognizes ‘the new Russian’ Bol- shevist gavernmient::'<° yeat: » ia, ap- pedis) Presihent tiardine ts re- sume trade relations. 1932 — Lindberg’ hoax — three prominent Norfolk, Va., citizens tell Lindbergh they have been contacted by son’s kidnapers. TES 1934—The Philippine Indepen- Key West characters in this| dente Bill passed by Congress. me style become very interest-| 1941—The Grand Coulee Dam ime. A picture of a darky glancing! in Washington begins. operation ® milkean oi Cuban coffee in his ahead of schedule. Bands becomes a most telling 1942 — Lt. Gen. Wainwright of the life of that Key ignores Jap ultimatum for uncon-| mative, of the years sper* | ditional surrender in the Philip-|~ the waterfront, of the work pines. y Goes im hauling fish, of nic! 1944 — Hundreds of American Test of « few moments as he sits Flying Fortresses and Liberators @® © bollard and looks out to sea raid Berlin by daylight. Fierce ® Moment with « swig of strong fighting in Cassino region of @Hiee in his furnmy and more Italy. f | @eming Up as cool winds come in 1945—-Americans. and .Allies in| aH the sea. The white fishermen battle; for, the Saar,.Basin. Japs| ‘WHE Ahitir MheKs Tike chipped stat- open new offensive, in Central from theeyears of weathering China, @ the see is in their faces and “ 29 @eugh. Of the docking of the ‘A Bell for Adano the sum with the salt spray We joy of hovering, dancing atop Strand Theater ® Wave with their tiny boats and; gmail beet and the triumphant Coming: “Keep Your Powder Dry” Weeking up ot the (ob howe own: EE Singing their faces. The strength GENE TIERNEY in en rushing racing down the @ and the report of hundreds of, pounds of fish. a Monroe Theater SIGH WHITE COLLARS Then dig a little farther back! JACK BENNY in @@1 we come across the men who “Horn Blows at Midnight” @e behind the fishermen, the News - Sports - Shorts @erine = hardware stores, the Bermuda Market JOHN COBO, Proprietor An Up-to-Date Sanitary Market — Complete Refrigeration WHITE at ELIZA Street PHONE 52 Always Shop Here for... QUALITY MEATS Groceries and Fresh Vegetables The BERMUDA MARKET is the Place to Do Your Shopping It ie one of the Old Reliable Markets . .. Where You Always Pind the Best the Market Affords 2244444444444 44444446444 60044445 VV TIO TTT eS | Vw BAAAAADAAZALAAADAAAAAALADAAABAAAABAA that tac pictures} and the tall, The fishermen com- Memories - + + memories . . , ney, Industrial Department, t fest can first of all bel ing down to the waterfront with;memories! Exotic, exciting and his electrical work in the Yard up into a number of} their fishing rods bristling like|Ppleasant; of bananas by the thou-;was much more important than sands... le from Jersey, the clear]: - ate Ae of Menlo Park .. . rum running. The shelling of; gent .. Mexico’s coast .. . ships . . ricanes ... and the pay of machete-swinging natives! All'ship was these are only a nucleus of tie brought to NOB for conversion in- vast store of diversified explo’ experienced by Frank Schneid during his kaleidoscopic, wander- hurricane, a group of men volun- lust life. Hundreds, thousands, maybe mij lus Wildcat’s Electrical Quarter- of bye gone days. They motor} lions of them, stretching for miles,’ man, Frank Schneider. as far as. the eye can see, greeted | thrilling experience it turned out Mr. Schneider upon his arrival in‘ to be! Honduras, Central America, when! vessel bumping sand _ bars he began working for the tropical Who woilld nich ‘xi -be happy division of the United Fruit Corm- ; | than using They ae away into Tv the: cold snows: eH days; his weekends — punctuat. by the native’s wild debauche during which the swiftly flying machete ruled subreme! pany as Electric Superintendent. bed dh the Yi an expert electrician as Fr Schneider should have | : ceived his initial electrical know1- | P2¢kage stores” rampant in Key | edge from the Dean of all Elec- West during the prohibition era. ; tricians, Thomas Alva Edison, of Most an New Jersey. renowned personage Schneider studied wiile in World I Navy. of Brotherly Love, Frank Schnei-; der soon tired of the bitter cold, | biting sleet and dirty slush of the northern climes and turned } attentions towards the °. eternal sunshine. to live permanently, working ft» the Sheffield Electrical Co. Homestead as their Electrica gineer. the Key’ West Naval Station, tt Was @ call for experienced e| trical men and‘he felt it was ! YéSponsibility and duty to retucn | to Civil Service. “ Working for Public Works in 1940. and later the Industrial De- | partment he transferred to Satins : new¥’-opened Gyro Comps 1917 — United States’ formally Fe Hae MUahns cee ence. Rapid changes Scop’ ‘development necessitat furthering: his gyro schooling. Mr ‘Schneider attended technic: elasses at the Sperry Gyro aud|{ Arma Compass Factory Schooi Upon his return to the Navy Bas he became Night Quarterman in| Industrial, a position he held for two years, | Schneider repeatedl, j : 4 enlist in the Navy @izzically ut to sea as he holds! of its first generator, two years| sured by both the B: ! i H | | i manding Officer and Capt. Len | |] ay” i | | | | | | (HE KEY WEST CITIZEN NAVY NEWS BRIEFS By J. HARMAN BRODOWSKI . This Week's Outstanding Navy Worker * Frank C. Schneider, NOB Quarterman Electrician | old-time’ Navy Yards rejoining the Navy. . of Thos. Edison, the Wizard! wen working hard*in a navy of Key West) yard, intent, industrious, dil | -when suddenly—the ship - hur-}on which they are working is 'Y sprees | threatened by a hurricane! ‘hat the USS Wildcai, o a fresh water carrier. In orde> to protect their work during the \teered to ride out the storm abozid Bananas, bananas, bananas... !! shi; Among these men was the What aj} Mr. S. recalls the huge and jreefs all through the storm. When Mr. Schneider first work ard, every man knew other men: by their first ,Mames, and you could walk all {over the Station in five minutes. | | Now, it’s, ‘oximately five o sik tirtied. he lorhgistal size. H Mr. @§chneider _ still wher rec&lls the hey were wild, “hectic, rioicus "ip,~ It only seems natural that s a eile haa ae. “floating ime during the day or | hig Hight, alcqghol hawkers along twas eer me Eaton Street offered suitcases | loaded with supposedly importe. | jliquor. Imagine the surprise of | ) the .purchaser when he tasted| some bathtub-made substituti | A wise man, Mr. Schneider i; |saving money for his retirement. | In his low, pleasant voice, he ex. | laimed, “I’m just going to spend} {my time rocking on the front} Mr. Schneider came to Florida | Porch, smoking my favorite pipe | and watohing the world go by.! in Maybe attend a movie or two, I! En- | love a good movie .,. . I could! yf GO see One every night!” | tac Born in Philadelphia, the Cit land Upon the re-opening | | | CUSTOM TAILORED | | VENETIAN BLINDS *Awnings the | °Window Shades . b| Available in the’ '" © i Best Materials and Workmatiship WE. 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