The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 18, 1947, Page 4

3 son snapeiseta ni: Twe of the most wtieies on Key West to come to the ettention of The Citizen this agen were published recently in the Cimeinmati Inquirer and The Hiajbway Treveler, attractive} travel magazine of the Greyhound | Lames | The Inquirer article, received} ty Willem M. Arnold, Grey- Pee camned epresentative here, is written by Deve Roberts, travel | etter, who recently visited Key Wet Hh appears in the Pebruary 2 weuc Roberts minces no words in ex- toliemg the beauties and diverse qualities of the Keys, as witness uf the following excerpts the st highway is story weeny | article was inspired by a diorama 1 ne gp dae bin and a rie idaamsingpna itor Roberts describes Key West's myriad vegetation and floral beau- ties, architecture and prices. His of the Overseas Hikhway which Greyhound exhibited at the Fifth Third Union Transit Co. in Cin- cincinnati through the efforts of Arnold. The local man said a number of other dioramas have been set up in other cities and have caused a great deal of in- terest. “Key Westward, Ho!” The other article, in the Grey-; INCINNATI PAPER, GREYHOUND Building Boom Lifts Tijuana See bree Pollen ree, Portree Froutree" F rom Village To Modern City'- ~ MAGAZINE EXTOL CITY'S ALLURE 8 PRO AA A PARA AAAAAAAAAABDALAALAAAAAALDS interesting |boom in realty prices has been little short of fantastic.” 1 AP Newsteatures looking forward to a period of City officials estimate that under way. | In fact, the whole northern dis- trict of Baja California is headed toward new economic. heights in the opinion of Alberto V. Al- drete, new governor. of the north- ern district. 2,000,000 Population Seen The | governor, pointed following the inaugura- last December,® predicts that within five years the population By TED McKENNA 000 worth of new construction in Tijuana before ‘1947 gets well Me ee who was ap- t tion of President Miguel Aleman} \ “Key Westward Ho!” hound magazine, for February | Will increase from 200,000 to 2,- and March, is fittingly entitled, | 900,000. It is well Aldrete says that $50,000,000 al- lillustrated with a picture of|teady has been ear-marked for! in Baja California Roosevelt Boulevard, " nificent in all house in Key West, huge logger-! orld. Few can compare head turtles and the southern- ' scenic 8F@M-| most house in the @nited States. mpare, 80 [8° The author, Fred Pierce, traces erses @CPOSS/ the history of the island down open 8€@ - -\from the Spanish and Don Juan | sony of the charra Pabio Salas to present days. West lies in its older,” He describes the pirate ships| ngs and the atmos-) which hid out among the Keys| lings about them -fand the arrival of Commodore poe thet Ges influx | David Porter, hero of the War of doesn't eliminate} 1812, to set up a naval base here. aid Key West. The fantastic story of Fort Jef- Cool In Summer ferson is described in some de- Been i the summertime the]'tail and then’ Pierce’ returns ‘to hn in ge te None ean ¢ | het w virtually an t Key frat phere tt h to be { modern too much of the oldest; ‘investment during the next three years to aid the territory’s economic status. “Within this year of 1947 we, will complete our new road be- tween Ensenada and San Quen- tin on the Pacific side of the pe- ninsula,” Aldrete declared. Other Big Project “We will begin a new miles southeast on the west side {of the Gulf of California.” Key compartively cool. They|Key West. He gffegtively de- © Srvehed constantly by ocean scribes the “smoke-free, pollen- an | same water whieh free, fog-free, frost-! aib of the keeps them warm in winter, holds Keys (which) attracted men from Gown in/|the North and -Guban patriots even when Cin-'from the South. The latter fled a the near 100's,|to Key West and imparted to it a! the mercury rise to 90. ; Latin atmosphere which persists At the nt the visttor can and choose as to} Pierce tells of Key West’s eco- what he way of, nomic ups and downs and also re- comes some 25 per-!veals Greyhound plans to acquire than they are on Mi-|Jewfish Key, change its name to {Greyhound Key and establish a emperatures nO Rarely nom pick jesires in’ the Prices are ent lower m Beact ctric service Mainland ities from the|travelers and cabins for the con- development of tourist venience of tourists who want a along the Keys and ihe meodersie: Deets vacation pinaads MARIPOSA TO REPRESENT A.W.V.S. UNIT IN FLORIDA transient! today.” \ the installation of water | Post House for the convenience of { People’s Fe Forum | to delete any item are Soeeee a or the! weitere ‘mus? accom! 5 and will de Published e ail” requested otherwine, (Contributed) We heve just been advised that To an already active mevement' Mademoiselle Mimi”, French of which Mariposa is’ president— eprewentaptwe here, also known “Bundles for France’—she will «# Mariposa, author of the Holly- add (under the ,auspices of the weed Glamour Cook Book, has 'A.W.V.S.) a personal parcel sery- had the honor ice and friendship boxes to the @ of being asked following countries: Belgium, to represent for Holland, England (including the State of Channel island), Norway, Greece, Florida, the Czechoslovakia,. Philippines, etc. - American Wom-| Owing to the necessity of a hur- - en's Voluntary ried trip to the coast, Mariposa; o t Services (Aux- will be delayed a few weeks in iliary Corps, organizing our Key West,unit, byt Park Avenue, any ladies interested in, joining New York). may write to her in care of “Bun- oe. ‘ey The new unit dles for France”, headquarters, be formed 709 Ashe street, Key West. Also, MARIPOSA to should be of @ny ladies interested in purchas- greet interest to our Key West:ing Mariposa’s “Hollywood Glam-| baci There will be a group as- our Cook “Book » (to nelpigne cause), may do so by calling at signed for afternoon visits to the ,Paul Smith, Bookseller, 334 Si- hospitals to cheer the wounded | monton street, and confined young veterans of ; It may interest readers to know | the |ate a There will be “get-!that Mariposa (Melle. Mimi”) togethe » pack boxes for over- | was presented her meritorial serv- sews, Knitting circles to promote 'ice certificate and public award frvendship around the world; teas,'at the recent Fifth Anniversary soirees, meetings and numerous celebration of the Jackson Square other activities. ‘uso. KEY WEST SHRINE COMMITTEES: x** Kekk Florida Members To Attend C ere roger In March FOR 1917 ANNOUNCED” TODAY for the Music committee will be head- Shrine Club ed by Kingman G. Curry, Sr. West d today by Albert | Publicity committee will be mpntns and susgested yeu Wee B. Cooper, president hes | I told him I thought it was just jheaded by Everett V. Kinsman, : : é p On the first projects to bel with Gerald ciadameter *|the place for him and that I = : 1. Adams, Sr. would be glad to drive him r h y the committees is; Transportation will be headed | ground while his car was being the ceremonial to be held some | by Kinsman, with Adams and E. repaired so that he could secure March. Plans for the} R. Albury, Jr. |quarters to live in. I told him ‘ which will be at- | Membership committee will be | prices were very reasonable and ended by Sh members | headed by Fernando E. Camus, I proceeded tccahbe hig the places 7 ‘ will be| with Albert L. DiNegro, Jr., |E had checked when I came here oe | Lawrence L. Higgs, George W. jsome 30 c ago. I wrong! F € committee of the chib| Barber, Gabriel Guiterrez, Earl! tye prices had been jacked up be headed by Charles s.|M. Gwynn. }300 to 400 percent and most of with Horace O'Bryant Hotels committee will be them did not want him because G Bezanilla. headed by Clem C. Price, with | he was alone. The identical rooms Benjamin Fernandez will head| Andrew D, Frazier and Everett '] had looked at for $3.50 a day, ‘t freshments committee. He | Russell. : jnow were $9 and $10. I spent | be assisted by Hastings C.| Parade committee will be three hours with: him and I am Smith and Glenn S. West. headed by Everett Russell, Ev- not in the real estate business. I Entertainment committee will Saeee R. Rivas and Glenn S. jtried to prevail upon him to look with Cliffore einen a Se ee eae isillusione an eade ac! > sacred gait ane EVIDENCE GONE | North toward the west coast. I 7 : CHICAGO. —(AP)— Two men | am enclosing his business card. Ladies Livit riding in a taxicab scowled at This is not right. I realize every es «COC |the meter and growled: “It’s) jcommunity must capitalize on op- eaded by Mrs. Everett V.| clicking off the dimes too fast.” | portunity to make money season- Monemen. Mrs. Frank C. Schneid-} They ordered the driver to stop, Ba but here is a man who drove Mrs. Fernando E. Camus and /| produced a pistol and a wrench, 1300 miles because he was told Mrs harl S. Taylor will|removed the meter and faded |Key West was a “right” town. | weve th he away in the night ‘What is going to be the reac- COMPLAINS. ABOUT RENTS Editor, The Citizen: The ‘writer wishes to call your attention to a deplorable condi- tion that exists here among greedy landlords, who, I am sure, penal- ize a lovely small home commun- ity that is trying to be progres- é sive. First, I want to say that I have been fortunate in securing good living quarters at a reasonable jrate, have met and enjoyed hos- pitable folks, particularly so at the Chamber of Commerce at the Jackson Square U.S.O., and that the resfful atmosphere cannot be exceeded anywhere in the state jot Florida. Your policemen are the courteous that I have ever met anywhere but there is another ide to the picture. Here it is: Today while waiting for some {minor repairs to be made to my car at a local dealer’s garage, I struck up an acquaintance with a stranger who had just driven in- to the garage to have his car serv- ced. He turned out to be a dis- trict manager for a prominent life insurance company for Virginia. His doctor had advised him to come to Florida for at least two road | j from Mexicali to San Felipe, 120; NEW OTEL paces Tijuana’s. $25,000, 000 bulling program. most { THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ‘head, 1438 Virginia street, an- IJUANA, Mex.—With a building boom mushrooming this bor-} nounce the birth of a son at 9:36 der town into a fair size city, merchants and citizens are|0’clock Sunday morning. The great prosperity. there will be more than $25,000,- |conerete structure on the high- way from Tiajuana to Agua Cal- iente racetrack which stood for | many years roofless and win- idowless, now has been com- pleted at an estimated cost of $300,000, In addition to a huge jai alai court and opera-type seats for 3,000, the building will house bars and shops. . Much of the woodwork, such | as the mutuel windows and the beams, are hand- carved and painted bright colors, At one of Tiajuana’s main inter- section a $1,000,000 six-story ho- | ‘tel is nearing completion. Hotel men say the opening may be de- layed as they are having trouble in obtaining beds. Other construction includes a | block-long two story concrete building on the site of the old! Foreign club, Tijyana’s main! | gambling casino, and dozens of | smaller stores and shops in the The Jai Alai Fronton, a big! central part of the city. | SCHOOL PLAY FOR TOMORROW | The sixth grade of Poinciana | Elementary School will give a jplay, “King John and the Ab-|' bott;” tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at the school assembly. The play will be given under the direction of Mrs, N. H. Pepper, teacher of the grade. The entire class is in the cast and all par- ents are invited to attend. tion among his triends when, he tells them? Can Key West af- ford to have the unfavorable opin- ion of this man’s community, and other communities of many who are treated this wa: You are on the threshold of prosperi have everything here to be as ul town for winter The above-mentioned person might have bought property and ou induced his friends to do like-| wise. possibly a thousand dollars here as he told me but due to short- sightedness of selfish landlords, you have lost him forever. Some people here who are satisfied may shrug their shoulders and say,! “Well, came here, etc.”, but the real pro- gressive folks I’m sure will be of the same opinion I am that it is a “damn shame” tle town should be penalized this way. All your landlords are not this | just all those I called on H, A. HAMP. Key West, Fla., zich: 19, 19: ROMERO'S ELECTRICAL SERVICE 2612 HARRIS AVENUE We Repair and Rewind All Types of ELECTRICAL MOTORS Call—JUST ASK for | BRITT Phones 585 or 1184 STEELCRAFT | CABIN CRUISER | The Most Boat for Your Money | Length 26’ - Width 96" Draft 2%” - Speed 17-20 m.p.h. Toilet, Sink, Ice Box - Sleeps 2-4 Available In Three pln Sedan Cruiser Day Cruiser . 3,350 | Sport Cruiser __ 3.050 Details and Demonstrations at “SEA STABLES” Bonefish Key, Florida 5 Miles North of Marathon Mr. dnd Mrs. William White- new arrival pounds, four ounces, named James Errol. The Weather. FORECAST weighed seven and was weather today, becoming partly cloudy Wednesday. Gentle to moderate northeasterly winds. Florida: Fair today becoming partly cloudy tonight and Wed- nesday. Slowly rising tempera- Key West and Vicinity: Fair} x * x * FOR L. H. SMITH A Presidential Unit Citation will be presented to Chief Tor-} for his part in the Battle of Leyte Gulf against the Japanese, at a ceremony to be conducted by Capt. H. W. Cooper, commarider of Key West Naval Base, on Sat- urday. » Chief Smith was serving aboard the USS.°Kitken Bay, an escort pedoman Lloyd H.- Smith, USN, | held on Tuesday, 7:30 o'clock in the Bahama street, for and Brownie troops in At that time and badges will i" the girls by | MaeConnell. of the scouts are urged to ot- tend. U.S. Air Base Now Converted In Brazil MACAPA,_ Brazil, — (AP) «= Brazilian authorities are already making;use of the nearby air attempt to destroy. the ‘invasion forces. The'Kitken Bay, which was: serving as a “jeep” carrier in that action, was under heavy fire carrier, in the frustrated Japanese | ture, East Gulf: Gentle to moderate winds, variable today, becoming southeast to southerly tonight and Wednesday. wheh Smith won the citation, Chief Smith ‘is now+with the Aviation Training Unjt at Boca Chica Field. This unit is a part : ALBURY & SON NEON LIGHTING SERVICE | | | visitors. we got along before he, that a good lit-) | Phone 177 Jacksonville through Florida | Straits: Gentle to moderate winds, variable today and tonight be- {coming easterly Wednesday. Fair to partly cloudy weather. REPORT Key West, Fla., Feb, 18, 1947 (Observation taken at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, City Office) Temperatures Highest yesterday - Lowest last Bie Mean 73 Normal - Lee ve Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending ’ 8:30. aum.,..inches. 2 8 Relative Humidity _ 11% Tomorrow's Almanac (Eastern Standard Time) Sunrise 6:59 a.m. Sunset . 6:24 p.m. Moonrise - 6:16 a.m. Moonset .. 5:16 p.m. TIDES ‘Tomorrow Naval Base (Eastern Standard Time) High Tide Low Tide 9:45 a.m. 3:11 a.m. 9:09 p.m. 2:25 p.m. ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA Reference Station: Key West Time of| Height of No Name Key +2hr. (east side) 20 min. Boca Chica —Ohr. | (Sandy Point) 40 min. | Caldas Channel +2hr. (north end) ..10 min. +1.4 ft. glochidia, attach themselves to birds’ feet and feathers and thus get a free ride to other waters. 53214 DUVAL STREET Also Licensed Phone 648-M Strand Theater WILLIAM GARGAN in “HOT CARGO” Coming: “Easy to Wed” Monroe Theater | |*RAIN’ (Sadie Thompson) | with JOAN CRAWFORD | Coming: rail to Mexico” Shop AT HOME ' with the FULLER DEALER For the complete line of FULLER Brushes, Mops and Brooms and other cleaning aids. LM. LAMBE Phone 982 Key West ESTA ARRE YT RTE EES Puretext PLENAMINS’ Twe tiny capsules contain ALL VITAMINS known to be essential to human gutrition, plus liver and iron. 72's $2.59 4 Jexalt mower 288's $7.95 GARDNER'S PHARMACY 1114 Division St., Cor. Varela | Free Delivery CE ETS Station— Tide |high water Bahia Honda ~ —Ohr. (bridge) 10 min. 00 ft.) Minus Sign—Corrections to be} subtracted * |Plus Sign — Corrections to be added. Very young mussels, called of the Naval Air Advanced Train- ing Command of 7th Naval Dis- trict. Smith hails from Sedge- wuck, Colo., and lives. with his wife and son at 924 Southard Street. Chief Smith’s present com- manding officer, Lt, C. W. Miller, USN, was awarded the Navy Cross in the same ‘Battle of Leyte Gulf. Lt. Miller made several hits on a capital ship of the Japanese fleet and later risked his life «to take pictpres of the scenes he wit- ed. 4 aio The flavor“ of bdney‘ déptiids on} the flowers yielding the nectar. BEWARE OF PIN-WORMS ledieal reports reveal that an amazing Dimer of hdres sd ata Sre icing Watch for the warning signs, the embarrassing, resi “tek Af furies et Pie War feally fective way to deal aS hed through SAYNE's Pw, in'the Tnborutoriog ae Br. yarns & Son. eke oe Ss ion or take chances ou Pin-Wormel Ifyou tase to remember: PW for Pin: Worms base builtpby the U., Sy fone during bed war and recently re- turned to Brazil after wantin ‘Joan. Machi has Just arrived ioe m Rio de Janeiro to construct ighway to the base from this any with a view to developing civil aviation, This city is in ex- tre menorth of Brazil on the northern bank of the mouth of the Amazon, OORE THE om VICK $100 Reward WILL BE PAID “for information leading to the wheres of rods and reels that ‘fe missing from Captain’ Jakie Key's boat “Legion” at Craig Dock, since Monday, February 17.. Those having any informa- tion relative to the above-— * CONTACT LT. RAY ATWELL Police Department Neil Sa of: HIGHWAY BULLETI 4h tec SHENG MR. LON Bulletin in Monroe and * Outstanding .. . It is men like our drivers who make compan- ies like ours. Our Drivers Are Court of Their P. They are well informed about things of interest and importance along their routes. They endeavor to make every ride on our buses a pleasant journey for you. Key West Transit Co., Inc. J. W. Sellers, Manager Phone 1057 unders 'SEGNS. Announees. the Opening His N and COMMERCIAL 218 Sud stmeET ° that We?May Give Faster and Better Service, ' We Now Have With Us MAUPIN Nationally Known Sign Artist and Designer | We Are Licensed To Do Outdoor Highway Advertising At least, he would have spent} PT Dade Counties PLENTY OF PARKING SPACE Come and See Us * ——"What Is Good For My Community Is Good For Me!” —— Our Drivers Have Records of Service! eous and Considerate assengers EEE: BUS FARES Downtown Buses, "5 Routes 2 and 3 _ Poinciana ond and Naval Hospital _ 10e City Hospital, Boca Chica 15@