The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 30, 1947, Page 6

/ i { i j if } } (EDITOR'S NOTE: On Tuesday, The Citizen de- voted considerable space to a report of the Navy's ition in the Poinciana Project controversy. The de- tailed statement of Capt. Harold A. Houser, comman- dant, Naval Base, in defense of the Navy's request for transfer of the project was reproduced in substance and much of it verbatim. Today, The Citizen publishes the following contributed statement in justice to those opposing the Navy's acquisition of the project. Both a 1g have convincing arguments and the public is entitled to hear them.) feature movie , The Navy has 16 permanent con- crete two-story barracks empty at Boca Chica that are bigger and better buildings at Porter Place which could house many fam- ilies. The Navy is unpredictable. Just last week headlines in The The city fathers are faced with making a very difficult decision fm whether or not they should present Poinciana Place to the Navy. jority $1,500,000 project permanently to the Key West Housing Auth and it is theirs for the asking, but now the Navy wants it, too, If the Porter Place Project. If the Navy gets it, it is assumed it will eventually be for officers only. Place, what would be the reaction? Porter Place is located nearer the Naval Base. It is just over the fence from the Naval Air Station, and where tennis courts, handball courts, bowling alleys and a beau- tiful swimming pool are within sight of Porter Place youngsters but these wonderful facilities. Certainly they must not let the Mh hahah ned) Porter Place is much inferior to Poinciana Place as living quar- ¢ hot Backs Navy In running water except in three | ° ° outside, laundries and tenants Poinciana Case tubs outside, They must} City Commissioner Louis heat a kettle of water on the; Carbonell said today that he i ir: he | Poinciana Place, which visited cordlen 2 1 Aodigpacicty to ihe | nim last night, that he “would ; ‘i | the Navy gets the 210-unit bp = Py Pape bad ‘Navy | defense housing project. diately install electric hot water | ©? Washington to save the heaters and electric stoves and| Project from Navy hands it | to get it at that time. Now, $0 their people could use all the; ‘£2 $ 23 facilities at the Air Station, in-| i is he explained. “Saying . eventually evicted if Navy die gga nd give’ ieee gets the project, Carboncll de- rule the town. The city de- ¢ciana? Of course not! The poor ds on the Navy for its ex- low-income people should not be Facile anal axe cent a jeopardize the town.” anly decent home that most of | A have ever known, with a ens Co euationy led by. Pers. Mayor W. W. Demeritt, who water coming out of pipes with-| reassured out having to pump it. No, we} Se quiring the project to the means, but what about all the! finish, Carbonell said. this people who are still living in | matter up at Tuesday night's gar huts? | commission meeting, Some of them have recently j that are being torn down, thank God, around the corner of Si- where have they gone to live? Nearly all of them wanted to was no room for them there. They couldn't have rented any apartments for they wouldn’t Citizen said six officers and 119 have the money and we still see enlisted men were to be relieved the evening paper cach night, the headlines next week or next why, even the Navy officers year or five years from now? extra housing money for expen- Place isn’t Indian giving—We five tourist apartments! No. the won't get it back. It may be Giana Place for $35.00 a month a hundred other government keen the extra $75.00 or buildings are now, but it won't fives them each month just to Zens and veterans again ever. pav rent with. Let's not be fooled by the pre- income people going to live if the project to the Navy will assure us builders tear down their shacks the Special Weapons School or If the City gets Poinciana that’s submarine squadron coming to, Where they will go and they will Key West. Or that the decision knowing what decent living con- ‘discohrd between the Navy and ditions are. ithe City. The future of the Navy (CONTRIBUTED) They have already asked the Federal authorities to transfer the the city keeps it, it will be available for low-income families, like If the Navy had asked for Porter Place instead of Poinciana where many buildings suitable for housing are boarded up, the fence prevents anyone using*. Navy take Porter Place; however, ‘Louis Carbonell ters. Porter Place has no hot aren't permitted to bathe in the ; kerosene stove in the kitchen | informed a committee from bath or other personal adminis-! 9° down the line” to see that Porter Place, they would imme- He said that when he went they would take down the fence! Wasn't essential for the service eluding ten-cent that only 21 families would be Sitter Wane « insiesd of Poin. clared “21 families shouldn't forced out of Porter. Place, the | rrcestad epee lata privy right in the bathroom and, Marae ap yr een iaeited must keep Porter Place by all; pal og arccadnert bop sero shacks and termite-infested ci- | po fo a ery rom been evicted from the shacks | "LOLOL DOD DD monton and United streets, but move into Porter Place but there of those fancy-priced tourist the apartments listed, for rent in by October first. What may be don't want to spend all their This $1,500,000 gift of Poinciana fficers would rather have Poin. boarded up in a year or less like 100.00 that good old Uncle Sam be available to house our citi- But where are our poor low- ‘diction ‘that the giving of this and the Navy takes Poinciana? another air detachment or a new | become better citizens through will result in future harmony or The Navy tore down 99 houses in Key West will be decided in when they increased the area of Washington and what may be in the Navy Yard and then built the minds of a few powerful in- the big baseball diamond, two dividuals at that time. swimming pools, an officers’. _We hope that if the Navy ever night club and a few ‘barracks, Jes need more housing in the Where did the people go who future that they can build some- | lived in those houses? Yes, many thing much better than their of the white folks went to Por. last two projects at Fort Taylor ter Place and the colored to Fort 294 Rest Beach. Those two Village Projects and there are Projects are an eyesore on the | still manv who are crowded in.f2¢¢ of the island. No wonder | with relatives in homes about they would like beautiful Poin-| town. eect Place with its neat lawns, | What will happen to the civil- |°74 luscious foliage? ; i fans and veterans if the Navy |; We ihe slad the Navy is here | gets Poinciana Place? Back to such large force: and we eat the shacks or leave town? The el ene oe se tages | eity has a real responsibility for they Abpea hls ee | . y 3 * aaae_ ithey stay, but we refuse to be- ne its veterans and citi- ‘lieve they must have Poinciana } “ iPlace or else close down the} The Navy has the responsibil- : whole Navy Yard. | ity of housing its shore-based' We pray that our City Fathers married service personnel. The will be correct in their decision Navy has land, lots of it, at Fort and that it will be proven that Taylor, which they recently in- they acted in the best interests hberited from the Army. They of the community and its citi- could have the Army Barracks ‘zens. just for the asking and there are | ee ! Quarters standing there that were. The kangaroo and the. emu ood enough for generals, col-'adorn the Australian coat-of- @nels, majors, even lieutenants, arms, i | storms, “ogre oe eee ae aS aad ‘Where Are Low-Income People Going To Live If Navy Takes Over Poinciana?’ Asks | Contributor; Many Crowded In Now’|' 4s 212 Sine sat me | FORECAST as Key West.and Vicinity: Partly icloudy weather with widely scat- ‘tered showers and thunderstorms ;in the area. Moderate north to northwest winds this afternoon, tonight and Sunday. | Florida: Partly cloudy this aft- ernoon, tonight and Sunday. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms during afternoons. East Gulf: Gentle to moderate variable mostly north to north- west winds this afternoon and Sunday. Weather partly cloudy with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. , Jacksonville through Florida Straits: Moderate north to north- west winds over north portion this afternoon, tonight and Sun-: day. Over south portion gentle to moderate variable mostly north to northwest winds. Wea- ther partly cloudy with widely scattered showers and thunder- No small craft or storm warn- ings are being displayed any- where in this area. REPORT Key West, Fla., Aug. 30, 1947 (Observation taken at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, City Office) Temperatures Highest yesterday 90 Lowest last night 81 Mean ee 86 Normal ..0 83 Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m., inches __. Relative Humidity ‘ 80% Tomorrow's Almanac (Eastern Standard Time) Sunrise 6:07 a.m. Sunset 6:47 p.m. Moonrise 7:11 p.m, Moonset 5:57 aem. Trace TIDES Tomorrow Naval Base | (Eastern Standard Time) High Tide Low Tide 9:35 a.m. 2:52 a.m. 10:25 p.m, 4:00 p.m. Additional Tide Data Reference Station: Key West Time of| Height of Station— Tide |high water | Bahia Honda —Ohr. (bridge) —_. 10 min. No Name Key +2hr. (east side) 20 min. Boca Chica —Ohr. (Sandy Point) 40 min. Valdes Channel +‘ar. (morth end) —.10 min. +1.4 ft. Oo of (NOTE: Minus sign—correc- tions to be subtracted. Plus sign—corrections to be added.) TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS (Know America) Raymond Massey, famed actor, born in Toronto, Canada, 51 years! ago. John Gunther, author and} journalist, born in Chicago, 46) years ago. Charles E. Bohlen, counselor of the State Department, born at Clayton, N. Y., 43 years ago. Sumner T. Pike, memper of; the U. S. Atomic Energy Commis-! sion, born at Lubec, Maine, 56 years ago. Wilder The Weather F Foote, director of the|Grover C. Albury, BY CAMERON DOCKERY Chapter 17 pended all logging operations for the day of the fire, the men were able to rest and laze around so that physically they would be in fine shape for work on Tues- ay. But Doug wondered if givin, them an extra holiday was a g lea. Idleness permitted time for speculation. Rumor was runnin; rife in camp, and in Queet's where the married loggers had returned to their homes, it was a safe bet that gossip flowed swiftly from house to house. The next day was clear and sun- lit with a brisk northern breeze blowing in from the Juan de Fuca straits. When the gang reached the clearing Hardin walked into the timber some distance and scanned a 150-foot tir. It was taller than the spar tree had been but not so thick through the bole. “She’s got to come out.” he de- cided. “I thought we could save her for later but she’s interferi: with getting out this lighter stuff.” ie Bates was off working in another section. Hardin's eyes fell on Doug; his lips twisted in a thin smile. “Well, Andrews, looks like you've got another job of work.” seneang you want it topped?” Doug aske * by not? You did so well the other day.” Doug shrugged. He was rested now. His hands were calloused 1 instead of blistered. He felt none of the fear he had experienced in going up to rig the spar tree. He strapped the climbing irons to his boots, examined the steel- cored rope that snapped around the tree to his leather harness, checked on the ax and saw hang- ing from his belt. Hardin watched him interestedly, a curious sar- donic grin palling at the corners of his mou’ As Doug began climbing the boss logger called out, “Give her plenty Swoose now, Andrews.” Doug didn’t know whether it was an attempt to be jocular be- fore the men or simple sarcasm. He didn’t respond. i The first branch was ninety feet above ground. Flipping the life rope between every two steps Doug walked up iB HE WAS sixty feet below the the tree, digging the long shanks; rope then slip lower .. . brace of the aiming irons at an| yourself against the slack .. read mere Sele Bo aneet spiral, always Cae ‘sis he pene stiffen as he ciim! He had reache: ie way higher. When he reached the first] mark when he felt the sudden branch, the giant fir appeared tol uneasy give that meant extra sway slightly and the thick bushy] slackness’ He stared down at his fingers of evergreen and cones|climbing rope where the loop of rasped together. It was almost as] steel from his belt joined it. The though they were whispering some! ends of the rope were untwistin, secret. The voice of the forest,| shredding ‘and twirling as tho Doug thought, then grimaced at} they were alive! himself for turning poetic. For a strange timeless moment he watched them with a detached fascination. Then suddenly he crown of the tree, almost even tabbed! The frayed ends parted with the tops of the younger firs} from the steel as around him. For a brief minute] over the rope! he stared off over the ‘sea of gently tossing greenery to the stark snow-ribbed lines of the distant Olympics, Then his hand felt for the rope hanging from his safety belt and soon the metallic rhythm of the cross-cut saw was diminishing the sound of the wind in the branches. to freeze at the same moment that his face broke out in a mask of perspiration. His arms felt as though they were being wrenched from their sockets as they felt the pull of his own weight. Har- din’s voice drifted up to him in- The first branch fell, crashing| Syme: --- e 5 “ 0 ” with a scattering of splinters, dust eel peat ar ee oe and needles. Doug hiked himself he could shout, “Safety belt’s up another six feet and another|pro.en!” branch plunged earthward. This continued until he reached the make the last notch, An hour had| et you!” passed since he’d left the ground.| In a moment Norway had found ‘is hands closed | SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1947 es ‘Jacquelyn Knowles Carpenters Union To ‘Married In Texas’ Announcement of the marriage Carpenters Union, Hold Labor Day Party All members and families of Local 655, ,of their granddaughter, Jacque- are invited to take part in a lyn Knowles, to Homer A. Davis, Denton, Tex., has been received in Key West by Mr. and Mrs, John ‘Labor Day party Monday at 8 P. m., at the Armory Building, T. Knowles. The marriage took C°'er Southard and White ‘place yesterday in Denton. Streets. Mrs. Davis is the daughter of a James A. Knowles, formerly of Key West, but now making his home in Philadelphia, Pa { Bunche fe The pit of his stomach seemed . 1207 Duval street, announce the birth of a girl at 7:40 p. m, Thursday at Municipal Hospital. It was announced erroneously as having been born to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. The baby’s name Sheila Teresa Duncan. Mrs. Dun- can formerly was Miss Orchid , Girl To Duncans Mr. and Mrs. _Lake. The boss logger’s curses were | crown and drew up the ax to|!oud and clear. “Hang on, we'll He leaned outward from the|4nother climbing outfit. He | trunk bracing himself against his| Climbed steadily, coming up under pafety beteetatain instant ialil tie Doug until he could spiral around tales he had heard of high-riggers| and begin fastening a age iP 4 falling Ka their deat ; flas ed fe Dougs belt He peered into across his mind. His jaws set Bn ‘ 3 grimly as he dug in with his} ‘You all right, Doug?” “spurs” and began making the SoA MEY eee Bre oneal ‘o those below, Doug loo! eres : . ; imbi Norway’s big arm encircled him beeen ant climbing a wheat as, ‘firmi ss . steel bang. “Yah, i i let_go, I got you brac and Wwotehed time ung ero With a groan of relief Doug let H Doug shut his eyes. “Norway, | I've got to let go... it’s too reach for his cross-cut and begin| 8°. The released rope slithered . the final task. In a few minutes| around the tree and hung slack. there was a preliminary series of| After a Beda eld te circu- crackles that culminated in aj lation renewed 1 in arms, sharp rending report. Doug’s fie knotted the new rope ae “Timber-r-r!” was cut off by the| the pace le: Norway rnoved Be tearing division of the crown|neath him again ai tog er from the main stem. The top fell| they made the spiraling leacent and the trunk with Doug on it either mentioned pai a whipped back and forth lke the poe bea wie Riga coo me of a schooner in a heavy had been remo ed 3 , 908 i imi ers retwisted into a deceptive Depeninte descents mera pel eal Hardin’s grim expression Fivo steps downward .. . pull} confirmed their suspicions, toward the trunk... ease the (To be continued) NAMES OF 150 MEN | (Continued from Page One) = | T. Weech, Geraldo Hernandez,! Samuel P. Higgs. { Ray Matcovich, Joseph M. Vil- lar, Will P. Roberts, William B. Russell. George S. 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