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‘Mr. Staryeau has contracted to Simple Methods James Staryeau Completes New Home For Montgomerys Plans To Build Seven Additional Homes Under FHA The new home of C. W. Mont- gomery, corner of 8th Street and feidenberg Ave., is almost com- pleted. It is being built under FHA plans by James Staryeau, General Contractor and Builder. Ernest Plante, associated with Mr. Staryeau, furnished some of the statistics of the new building. It contains 740 sq. ft. of floor space. Mas a living room, kitchen and din- ‘ig area combined, two bedrooms, bath, and a small utility room. the Jatter located on a back porch. There is also a port-cochere. The home is situated on a lot, 50’ x 100’. The yard is filled in with sod grass. FHA Homes Most of the FHA homes which Application Made To Army Dept. For Work Permits Application has been made to the Department of the Army by F. P. Sadowski & Son, P. 0. Box 305, Marathon, Florida, for a permit to dredge a channel connecting with Hawk Channel, at applicant’s pro- perty, Government lot 1, sec. 6, T. 66 S., R. 33 E., Vaca Key, Mon- roe County, Florida. It is proposed to dredge a U-shaped channel 60 feet deep, extending into sprit cant’s upland a distance of about 595 to 665 feet. The dredged ma- terial would be placed on appli- eant’s upland shoreward of ade- quate dikes. build run to a total cost of $7,495. Mr, Montgomery's house is esti- miated at $9,200. because he desired an additional ranch-type “L” as well as the porte-cochere. The above figures for the cost of a house include such things as: 20 gallon water heater, bank fixtures tile bath, kitchen sink, and kitchen cabinets. During the course of construction all FHA homes are inspected by the FHA, the City of Key West, and the Public Health Service. It is interesting to note that one of the requirernents of FHA is that all bedrooms faee the prevailing wind -- in Key West this means the S. E. The L-type house for which the Montgomerys’ have contracted has cross-ventilation in every room, Staryeau guarantees that there will be a circulation of 840 eu. ft. of fresh air per minute. The flat- Application has been made to the Department of the Army by F. P. Sadowski & Son, P. O. Box 305, Marathon, Florida, for a permit to construct a marginal wharf and a pool in Hawk Channel, at appli- cant’s property, in government lot 1, sec. 6 T. 66 S., R. 33 E., on the southerly shore of Vaca Key, Mon- roe County, Florida. It is proposed to construct a timber marginal wharf about 273 feet long and about 8 feet wide along the mean low- water shore line, thence channel- ward about 50 feet, thence paral- lel to the shore a distance of about 28 feet. The westerly end of wharf would be abgut 2 feet inside appli- cant’s westerly property line, which is about 2400 feet westerly from the easterly line of said lot. It is also proposed .to dredge a pool about 130 feet long and 62 feet type roof is guaranteed for a per-| wide adjacent to the shore. The iod of fifteen years. material would be deposited along- Mr. Staryeau has already con-| side the pool to form continuous tracted to build seven more homes | harrier between the waters of the here in Ke} West and has received | pool and the channel. dozens of inquiries about building others. Application has been made to the Department of the Army by Mr. F. P. Sadowski, P. 0. Box 305, Marathon, Florida, for modifica- tion of a permit issued 6 October | 1950, authorizing the permittee to dredge, and to construct a matgin- al wharf, in Florida Bay, at appli- cant’s property in Government lots 1 and 3, section 2, T. 66 S., R. “The average hume in West , 32 E., on Vaca Key, Monroe Coun- can be made considerably mire | ty, Florida. The permit authorizes comfortable on hot days arid nights |@ channel about 700 feet long and | this summer by adopting one or | 50 feet wide, to widen an existing more of six relatively simple and | narrow channel leading from said inexpensive methods of eliminating | bay to an existing borrow pit lo- excessive heat," says E. A. Strunk | cated on the upland. The dredging | Jr., local lumber and building ma- | Would be carried to a depth of 6 sterialsydealer and member af the | feet below mean low water. It plso Public. Affairs Comjnittee of the | authorizes a marginal wharf 6 feet National Retail Lumber Deasers | Wide extending along the entire Association. length of the widened channel, on “The temperature inside the |the northerly side thereof. The home can be kept from rising to | dredzed material would be deposit- the sweltering point with proper in- | ¢d 0a the upland shoreward of the sulation an” shade control, while | proposed wharf. The applicant now oppressive heat can te expelled | Proposes to dredge a channel from the house with the aid or oet- | through his upland from the bay to ter ventilation,” Mr. Strunk ada the said borrow, the dimensions of | “Suitable insulating materials in- | the channel to be as above stated. stalled on side walls and between | The proposed channel would be en- roof or floor joints on the top floor|tirely apart from the aforg said will keep temperatures from rising | harow natural channel. too high inside the house while the | hot sun is beating down. these precautions and there is no “In addition, interior heat can be| breeze to cool the house, the heat controlied by keeping windows /ed air can be expelled night or closed and excluding direct rays of !day with ventilating fans properly the sun with shades or venetian | placed and operated in a window blinds or by installing awnings on; of in an opening in the ceiling Eliminate Heat Says Strunk CONCH CHOWDER by RAYMER week happened when Capt. Antho- ny Di of the Gilmore heard about the big sailfish which Capt. J. W. Davis ip aig be ihe changed gree! on the telephone and Capt. boar. asked about the size of the finny’ giant. Enthusias- tic, Capt. Davis replied “Well, that sailfish was fifty-two feet long and weighed a little over eight pounds. . . -” He recovered for correction and was heard at the A. Maitland Adams party offering to give in- struction to any would-be anglers on how to get into the big time. Capt Dropp’s comeback might have have been advice on an even larg- er scope. . .on how to be happily married for a long time since the party night was the 18th wedding anniversary for Capt. and Mrs. Dropp. MOST HILARIOUS incident at and Mrs. C. C. Adell, was purely accidental. For a joke, Host Adams locked the front door and said he was enjoying his guests so much he didn’t want them to leave. Loy; laughs at locksmiths. . .the doo) actually jammed. It had to be tak en off at the hinges to be opened But nebody minded! Everyone wa: having such a marvelous time. In cidental intelligence: Miss Lor raine Adams, their lovely blonde daughter will hear wedding chimes soon. Bells for belles! Which re minds me to get out my best dress as I’m slated for a wedding Mon- day, June 16. Uh-huh. . .not mine! But I’m to be Jeanne Reynolds’ bridal attendant when she and Ski Skewis link arms and hearts per- manently. The account of the “Antonio Ma- ceo” party was reported by a male member of our staff. I re-wrote it with regret. The original version went something like this in frac- tured Spanish. “Account of a Bac- channal D’Espanol at the Naval Estacion. Moor and Spanish cro- quettes. .muchas senoritas. . le- chon and sandwiches. .muchas sen- Human Country Club Road beyond the the sunny side of the house Just under the roof. “Open windows or louvers at “In some homes, ventilation can either end of the space between |be improved by replacing smali the roof and top floor will permit | windows with larger ones, by re- the escape of heated air which of- | placing fixed windows with a type ten rises well above 100 degrees on | which can be opened, or by add- Teally hot days and continues to|ing windows in rooms which do heat the rooms below if it is con-/not have cross ventilation. fined there after the sun goes “Anyone wishing even lower tem. down, peratures than are obtained by “When the inside temperature | these methods can, of course, in- becomes uncomfortable despite | stall an air cooling system.” VENETIAN BLINDS EXCLUSIVELY WITH The MAXWELL COMPANY Nationally Advertised! @ Built to Fit Any Size Window! *Aluminum Slats Easily Removable! ROLLACHEAD CUSTOM-MADE VENETIAN BLINDS Cal Precision - made te fit your windows cheese from decerater either matching perfectly inspired colors er contrasting tapes. PHONE US FOR FREE ESTIMATE The Maxwell Company 90? Fleming $t. Phone 682 and general storage space. Largest See Se oe zy "i t Funnie: jest conversation of the" the affair, given in honor of Capt. | L-Type Ranch Home oritas. . .action on the fantail and | rumor of a swimming party off the |fo’castle which nearly capsized | the ship. . .muchas senoritas. . .er- | statz rumbas, mambos and fandan gos by non-Cuban dancers. What commander was reputed to have manned the three-incher gun and prepared to shell La Concha hotel? HaStily formed firing squad con vened when a midshipman began discussion of cocker spaniels and |others maintained that this year’s prize canines were Cuban bird- dogs.” What young man about town is known as the Jonn Frederics of is reported taking e course in stage lighti . . Luke Lukasik thinks nothing of spending over $100 in one evening, but that’s a little high for a park- ing fee, isn’t it? The wetting-down party for FAWTUlant pilots, in- cluding Dave Davenport, turned out to be the real MeCoy. The rains came!. . .Capt. E. W. Pa- the 88’s? Handsome John Speziali , . « something to get all lit | up about according to Micki Craus | Citizen Staff Photc PICTURED ABOVE IS THE NEW HOME of C. W. Montgomery, located at the corner of 8th Street and Seidenberg Avenue. It is in the final stages of completion. with James Staryeau, general contractor and builder going up the front steps to perform some finishing work on the windows. The new home is built under FHA plans at an esti- mated cost of $9,200. This figure includes landscaping. Ernest Plante, associated is shown rish is back from points North. . Did you know that Pete Torry’ |real monocer is John Archibald Hyde Torry, Jr.? Request to an en tertainer to do “Harry, The Hips- ; ter,” famous for athletic piano playing when he was in the Miami jarea (he used to bang the keys | with bis feet) brought a fast come- back: “Do you want me to go psy- cho?” . .Recent arrival of a baby ‘for the Bundts may bring revival {in the nursery song field: “By’ [Baby Bundting.” | Interesting Notes Cotton has become the largest money crop of California farm. ers. | It-is estimated that a golf clut | head traveling two miles a minute | will drive a ball about 250 yards carab is an cred dung revered as a The Egyptian image of the onc beetle which was type of the sun god. PICTURED ABOVE IS THE FIRST BUILDING to be moyed to the Humane Societ v Mrs. George Mills Whit s that are now being made to have a man overhaul and repair this old residence. It will | Old Folk’s Home. On Fla. Keys . |been more correct if they had Saturday, June 14, 1952 |Humane Society THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 7 Works Hard On Stock Isle Site | Folks around town have been | saying that the old sexton house at |the City Cemetery was “going to the dogs.” What they really meant |was the The Humane Society of | Key West was going to acquire the -| building as part of their new pro- ject out on Stock Island. However, ; the people who used the expression “going to the dogs” would have Birds Need Vitamins have to have their vitami port on bobwhite quail by wildlife manager. of the bi, Ranch in South Lehmann. Texas, V. AUSTIN, Texas. —().— Birds too. This was made clear in a re The quail died off mysteriously ranch disclosed ood contain- itamin A that il’s feeding rou- re- Noren ntly obtained by om Washington, hit 14 games against st year for a .345 batting | meant it in its usual slang sense. You see, its this way. . . |: When Burt P. Garnett tried to ; move the rickety old building, the thing collapsed in a dust heap. Now *'the Humane Society is going to! fi) |have to try to find another build- | [} | ing. | | New Site | Mrs. George Mills White reports | fl that they.are making progress with | their plans out on Stock Island in | 219 Elizabeth St. | Spite of such difficulties as collaps- | [i | ing buildings, | Much of the land has been clear-| jed off and an old residence that | jij | formerly was near the cemetery on | | Olivia St. has been moved out there. It will serve as an office building and storage space for Ed | Quimby, agent of the Humane Society. | INDUSTRIES, INC. SERVING MIAMI SINCE 1930 AT KEY WEST Phone 588 For All That's Best In EVERY KIND OF ROOFING ALL TYPES OF SHEET M L WORK | The present site of the Society, 240-C Poinciana Extension, has fif- teen kennels and a couple of small | buildings. These will all have to be moved. In addition, Mrs. White | | says that they hope to get a small | place that will, house cats. | Moying Date | No definite date has been set for | | opening up of the new location on | Stock Island. As may be seen) | from the accompanying news pic- | ture, much work is yet required. | Location of the Humane Society Home will be on the Country Club | road, several hundred yards be- | yond the Old Folk’s Home. Bennett Builds: ‘Sexton House | CBS Building Replaces | | Old Frame Structure M. E. Bennett Construction Co. is erecting a new sexton house in| the City Cemetery. The old frame | building which was so familiar to! Key Westers was given to the Hu- | mane Society hut collapsed when | they attempted to move it to Stock | | Island, site of their new home. | The CBS type building being con-} structed by M. E. Bennett is 24 ft. | 6 inches by 16 ft.-- outside measure- ments. 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