The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 20, 1951, Page 2

Page 2 THE KEY WEST Citizen Phu sa . The Key West Citis Pil Seance Published daily (except Sunday) by x P isher, from The Citizen Building. corner of Greene and Onty Daity Newspaper in Key West and Monroe C ~ P. ARTMAN 2 sa Edito: NORMAN D. APTMAN "Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida c TELEPHONES “SL _and 1935 rtman, owner an ad Eoull nn Streets prise #9 use lor ceproduction of ali news 4 net-othervise credited in this paper, ar vublished here. he Associated Dailies of Floride mber Florida Press Asso: ation ubseription (by ca: ier) 25 per week, year $12.00, single copy 5 ADVERTISING | the jzep is an open forum and invites discu ind subjects of loca: or general interest, out nonymous communications Ws : FLORIDA Mass = ass TLON iA iene seteenamtineeen ace. ey IMPHOVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 4. More Hotels and Apactments. 2. ‘Beach and Bathing Pavilion % Alrports—Land and Sea. 4. Consolidation ct County and City Governments. 5. Community Auditorium. VISUALIZING KEY WEST Twenty-eight years ago, a writer in. The Citizen visualized the day when the lagoon, which enters Key West at the northeasterly end of the island, would be converted into a yacht basin. The lagoon, in the old days, was referred to as the Salt Ponds, and is still so designat- | self. ed‘on maps of the island. Reason for that is that salt-was | a8 also this w obtained there on a commercial scale for a score of yea The venture was abandoned at the beginning of the Civil Warbecause that conflict cut off the markets for the salt. e so-Called ponds were diked to keep salt water im- powaded till it evaporated and left a residue of salt erys- tals, which were gathered in sacks and shipped. Occupied Key West was bounded in those days by | Portions, if he ' Re ; ale cx: Background ARTHUR FIEDLER worlc t i ree ord was prese special honor to Arti } i e vastly popula e Bost6n “Por € ecord is go ess. A e one millionth copy « ishable tango “Jealousy ied by the “Pop: RCA-Victor had the Mr because it is the Red Seal He has Red Seal vid several ing millior of good music fully per formed Th Much the popular—like “Jealousy.” Some of ky and a lot of it is hack it is tric s entertain not t performed with The Pops orche ton inst mind falls somev old north chur bean. And it has bec famous. It is reg j Boston sympho white flannels —lacking only six or eight players This is largely the work of Ar thur Fiedler,- v something > public the ho is now, age 57 istitution him his birthday ek—Monday. He holds honorary memberships in the Boston police and fire depart ments—chiefly because he is a fire buff—what they ca ‘spark” in Boston. You'll find Fiedler supervising almost any fire of respectable pro rally con n it not est ducting the orc breaks out Angela street, except in the vicinity of Whitehead street, |} Fiedler is short and stocky, but he keeps trim with the peculiarly whi@h extended to a cemetery near the southeasterly | Vijtent exercise of the orchestra sid® pf the island. As for lagoons, the island had two. The leader. He has grey hair which he oth one entered the island at a point where the old Ma- | ¥eafs in pompadour. And he wears . * . pre a neat guardsman’s moustache— rin€_Hospital used to stand and ran down as far, in 4 also grey. He likes tweedy sports serg§ntine course, to where the National Bank is situated. | clothes of flawless tailoring, and * Almost all the land on the northwesterly side of Ca- oe me edaputcee rolige street has been filled in, and the lagoon in that | ‘This is not the appearance or vieinity was partly filled by silt and sand during a hur- riegme. The work of filling was then completed by resi- dents who owned land adjoining the lagoon, and what they filled belonged to them. The Citizen article, about the probable conversion of H¥e' lagoon into a yacht basin in the northeasterly part} self to anti-snobbery. He says “I of Ge island, said that the marl obtained from the lagoon wold Bé used in building up the land bordering the w . Home, hotels, apartments would be built on that | las aud ewners of yachts would be able to step from thele backyard into the craft. That conception seems now about to be repens wif the announcement of a stockholder of the Key Wes' Impsovement Company thet it intends to construct a yaent basin in the lagoon. Whether or not the company cames out its intention, the day will come when the goam will be a yacht basin flanked with structures of vaiious types. Nature has partly done the job, so far as th@Pasin is concerned, and, when Nature’s job does not the manner of an of the people, and indeed there is no pretense of phony democracy Fiedler likes his good food and his good living, and he is not a n to ride the bus to work But in music, he devotes him- have no sympthy with people who look down their noses at @nything but the most highbrow music—which they often don't understand anyhow.” Fielder has spent his lifetime in music, and so did his father be- {fore him—as well as several other members of the family. And his connection with the Boston Sym- Ny firm vel, was nd there began a st. When the late son scoured Eu rope for mu s for a Boston orchestra, F nuel Fiedler was one of his discoveries. The Paps Fiedler'’s born in Austr career as a Henry Lee enfffely suit man, he procecds to improve it till it meets {orchestra was launched in. 1885, wif his approval. SEResidents of Key West 100 years ago had but a vague id ae of what Key West would be today, and we of today hive’ but 2 vagud idda oftwyat Key West witlsbe Auta yed yeser herice: By ‘that time few, ‘if any-vachts may be: used, an@sthe basin the Key West Improvement Company has in wand may be the mooring place for a greatly improved tyBe: of hydroplanes—hydroplanes that will be able t take to-the air as helicopters do today =The over- emphasis on football ean be traced to th graduates of most in itutions of learning SLICE OF HAM aL Bye 7 GT OBERT My simply to extend the season and s@ make it worthwhile for Euro- pean ake the trip. Emmanuel Fiedler d his wife 1885, and yers to over By tpat lis te bo 2 stra until 1910.| © hury ms born in Boston and i lived there until he was 16. At that point he family went back to Europe. And thus Arthur's musical career began there—with study at the Royal Academy in Berlin They k to Boston L played the lin anc he vic in the It was in that e be directing the sy ye May, just exular season. Tables about hall, and the enje tself with beer, soda pop while the the orchestra Shell on the he Charles nee moves he green. As eople have at- concerts ly establish dition in San < seasons in wf bringing y is ex “Pops” cate—but of t it does course | s we ‘ —that an learn to love great m ly you can make them like Japan has springs ———————— re natural hot ny other country. STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE Triumph Coffee Mill UAL anccdns {3 o’clock this afternoon ‘at the‘ Har- jerities | who contend Europe must! bridges in 45-hundred places. ' aoineccesileainaieccircenee PEOPLE'S FORUM The Citinen weteomen espres- book column, and will contin Glenn, of the. eres or eect it forever and a month after, as e any items which jong as you wish. Most sincerely, ~ GINGER i Siknature of Angele de T. Gingras the writer must accompany the Dec. 17, 1951 letters and will be published an- | tex requested al wine. | “OPPOSES cat COMPLETES BOOK: GETS | INNOCULATION } JOB ON TIMES-HERALD | Editor, The Citizen: | It was amusing to read) ee story in The Citizen about the Weli, the book is finished and .ouimissioners’ decision. ta® raw | wait for a contract. I ‘FUSt Cats innoculated. What for? Do: there will be no more revisions. run around the streets 8nappin T want to tell You how very much people’s heels? Do cats tro I like doing my little book column, anybody unless they are molest You must know how much I love or frightened? When they books by this time, and shall cont- get away from a person inue it as long as you want it. The them, they use their cla’ publishers are very nice about their. teeth. sending me the books I ask for Why not pass an ordinanes and Bill Gibb very kindly sends tajling a penalty of a $10,000" iit me six copies of all reviews 80 cr 10 years in jail or ‘hs that I may send them on to the j: bot?) aimed at an ownet publishers for their files. I would who does not have thelr. rather do book reviewing and lit- incnicured? erafy crieticism almost than any; ‘he commissioners must: be other kind of Writing...excepting yp fcr somethiag te do or* fiction. And you ¢an depend on gbout wh y use up their ti my. continuing the weekly column talking « the innoculation, |whether or not 1. “get famous.” ¢g gto hold the ¢ ats The other day...rather, about ten noculated? Ami days ago... got sort of feeling like ason is given Sop their, 3 4 monetary failure the way so. noculation? Jlave .thé"xor 8 “ many .writers do when the. last ers heard of a ‘single enge x work of fiction is off, so I went ing hydrepholia i 385 5 around Washington and saw a few having rabies? COMMANDER: JOSEP WATSON, JR. USN, Commanding officer of Helicopter Submarine | editors., Fortunately, or unfortun- But if the commatielopers Squadron’ Ones Neat SIF Station, Key West, Florida, concucted an awards ceremony Thursday || ately, 1am not stire which...the termined to ass, the: 08 at Squadroh Quarters; and presented the Legionof Merit to Lt. Kenneth S. Wilkinson, USNR. | Times Herald hired’ me before they against cats, here is what Lt. Wilkinson wa¥ cited for exceptionally meritorious services as the pilot of a helicopter dur- finished, reading my resume, SO pen, something hinted by onee ing action against @hemy~forces on the East Coast of Korea during the months of February, |T am-back on a newspaper #ain. Commissioners: ' kill off “tHe March, and: Aprit 1953, }Am attaching a couple clips | of and let our rat population~ ‘ : what I am doing for them. The fully ineréase. Lt. Wilkinson made numerous flights in search of ne lines, military positions, tactical | pay is-more than what I received ‘ deployment of troops and frequently rescued, fron r capture, friendly forces who jin Key 'West, but there ate so g oa cid ae nore cat were floundering ‘in the ity waters, or caught be these operations he | many wonderful compensations for a ye hal ee Palm was exposed to. intense anti-aircraft fire, re helicopter and ny tess pay there... just being there The cats were fed in the yard rien} inisaes is one of them...somehow Key West oct of them stayed in tie” feet Official U.S. Navy Photo Lt. Wilkinson graduated from Pensacola flight tr and spent considerable ogra = sak a idapld bad ; “3 During that, time Ididn't ‘sae i time in. World War: II with Air Group One abx During this time he |; 'STtoresting of course, The ram, Hear a rat gnawing on the was awarded the Air Medal with one star, and Asiatic Pacific Theater Seniesa Soa : e Fam T have residec Ul yeats‘a: am! | ifications of Washington society are involved, but I have two days off d the {a week in which to write my apanese | stories and dé my book reviews for you. | Tye been trying to throw in more children’s books for the | Christmas season and giving sent address, and during» all time I have seen only one. rathé the premises. Four or “five: after I saw the rat I found in my driveway, presumably. by a cat, ribbon with one star, Upon completion of helicc New Jersey, on 17 November, 1950, he >wa8 temporaril; USS Valley Forge for duty in the Kor LST in conjunction ‘with minesweeping In addition to the-above citation, Lt. Wil The American ‘Theater, ‘the: Victory me n Korean, waters he f thorized to wear the following ribb United tions ribbon, and: the: Karean ribbon with one star wasnt . f some of the good reprints like Lt. Wilkinson is the sop.of Mr. and } Wilkinson Clifford street, New Bedf Bambi. into the yards. Probably:on Massachusetts. He married the former Cc L. Horn, al Ne and is now resid- | Am also attaching my reviews ™ 25 has an owner, but the ing at 1010 Von. Phistef ‘avenue, Key W lorida with his wife, and his daughter Deborah 4 for ‘this: week. 1 want to wish you 8°¢ fed by Kindhearted” Ann, agé one, ; | all such. a very Merry Christmas, Vtious parts of the city. Jespecially’ you and Mrs. Artman, S@ys and Key West we Bs Susie, Bill Gibb, and Miss Jenny U8 With rats. SCOUTING Aiea . ‘and your daddy (1 trust he is quite) Nature made cats the na | iis Says j Nav y I lanes Hit | zone by now)... and Mr. Wil enemy of bilge ey ae ' a your very Sioners pi ts & : | Target Often liams and Perey...and your very Sioners prefer rats to tats? good» looking Al - Palmer... ..and SAM HARRIS pa Made | Shed ga on sm | Dotty, ‘the tropical flower. Key West). Fla. | WASHINGTON, Dee. 20.—#.—/| ‘And again — Y"love doing my Dee. 19, 1951; WASHINGTON Dec. 20.-(4)!The Pacific fleet air arm com- } BO OAR eases Secretary of State Dean Ache- , Mander, U.S. Vice Admiral | Gugeilmo Marconi was granted Dawson} a town in Yukon: Girl Scout Christmas ces| Thomas Sprague, gave out some | the basic British patent on wireless tory, Canada, has an average began last Monday and each group |” figures for a T7-plane task foree | telegraphy in 1897. 75 frost-free days a year. in the city will observe the holiday | TOpesan nations have made more! during the first 11 months of the aN 3 ie season before Friday. | Brogres: »ward unity in the last! year. | Mrs. Alfred’ Guinette; leader of |four ye: han in the previous; It Scored hits on more than 10} Troop No. 9, assisted by Mrs. Rob- | 500 y jthousand Red locomotives, cars| ert Dopp, entertained the troop at | H ment was a reply to! and vehicles, and on rail lines and | nm told newsmen that the Eu- ris School. Games were played and |do more for unity SS EPSON Ee ence gifts were exchanged. The os Acheson alsc sscribed as a joined in singing Christmas carols | fabrication today’s Moscow state- and refreshmerits: were served. ‘ment thet Russia has executed Close Out Troops ten, five and eleven will ltwo American-trained parachute OF bf have Christmas -parties tomerrow | spies. afternoon. Mrs.°Sam Toth,, leader | - of Troop tén, assisted by Mrs. J./were sung by members of this F. Brooks, willbe entertained te- troop last night for the evening BELTS morrow at the Wesiey House from , midweek service at the Poinciana 3:30 to 4:45 o'clock, There will be Baptist church ind exchange of gifts and, ° Yesterd t t $2.50 - $2.00 games, and exchange of: gifts a esterday afternoon troop two refreshments. iwas given a Christmas party by $1.50 Values I Troop five Will be _ entertained Mrs. L Hawkins, leader, assisted Only 98c MEN‘S : LEATHER | ELECTRIC PORTABLE SEWING MACHINE nee n from 3:30 to 5:30-0’clock tomotrow | by Mrs. W. H. Wright, at the Poin- afternoon by “Mrs. Neil ‘Saundets; 'ciana Soman Genter leader, atthe home of Mrs. J, AA Mrs. J. L. Hemphill took mem en hers of Sea seven on a caroling e-eirls traveli oi] 4 ; vs s P be 3 Pare ia en ght was mp gpieniind Wed- Tre f will be hos tor ; otha! 5 aie troop at her Home at.2 o'clock to- her home on Lon street morrow afterhoon, She .will be as- sisted by Mrs. W: E.-Lenin. The group will make: cookies 0 .com- plete the Christmas baskét-they are giving. Gifts will be‘exchanged and’ refreshments willbe served. } Christmas has already been ceie-' brated by members of ‘trodps six, three, two, seven and eight. i Mrs. Delio Cobo entertained her troop, number six, at the Wesley House on Monday afternoon. | Also on Monday, Mrs. W. A. Cox, leader of troop three, enter: 4 J tained her ‘girls, assisted by Mrs. | escort: Vee Dickerson. The party was held : - at Poinciana Community Center, Three Chirstmas baskets were fill: | ed by the group. Christmas carols | Thursday - Friday - Saturday TWO TICKETS TO BROADWAY w TONY MART t Hoots on the roof . . . sleighbells a-jingle . . . some- 1 one unloading a pack! " FREE! BUTTONHOLER Ma WITH EACH MACHINE PURCHASED: What grownup can forget the Christmas days of EASY his own childhood! ' TERMS ARRANGED TO YOU AND YOURS, WE WISH THAT KIND OF MERRY CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR. AND JANET MR. 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