The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 16, 1952, Page 7

Saturday, August 16, 1952 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page ? Bethe! House Across Hotel La Concha Sold To Seymour Rubin; 3 Or 4 Chain Stores To Use Land Key West Landmark To Be Torn meee BETHEL HOMESTEAD AND PROPERTY on Duval street sold to Miami Beach real’ estate broker Seymour Rubin, who it is rumored, is also buying up other valuablé commercial property, A’ store 'will°be put’ ap: here: ' teen 8 ABOUT YOUR HOME By FRANCES DELL fehoose at random. Consider. cer- If you: like for your.garden to tain points such as color and fra- be in bloom all through the grow | grance. The ultimate size as to ing+ season, choose from the tre- height and breadth, and general mendous variety of perennial suitability to your garden must be ants. a7 is not a good idea to pick and considered with care. Some perennials will stand shade -DON'T WAIT- FOR HURRICANE DAMAGE MAKE REPAIRS NOW — M. E. BENNETT CONSTRUCTION CO. RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION ... REPAIRS FREE ESTIMATES ARCHITECTURAL SERVICE AVAILABLE 214 DUVAL PHONE 2187 For Any Typie of Building 5. H. DRUDGE GENERAL CONTRACTOR Key West's oldest, continuous contractor. Established 22 years. Over 700 contracts completed without « ferteit. Including, Motel, Store fronts, Homes, Apartments, Reofing and Remodeling. 3410 AVE E. ; PHONE 2087-] . EQUIPMENT TO RENT Concrete Mixer’... Wheel Barrows . . Down 1 $28,500 Purchase - |On Stock Island q The Shaw Brothers Oil com- pany of Miami, Fla. have bought for $28,500 three lots on Stock Island in the Sun Krest Subdivi- sion, according to a deed filed ‘ig as with County Clerk Earl Adams. {street across from Hotel | %°, County will not be seriously | The sale was made by Mr. and Mrs, Frank J. Russe of Mon- roe County. Another sale ef interest is that made by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence R. Meissner ef land and im- provements at $10,600. Buyers. are Mr. and Mrs. Jay W. Absten of 2,000 Fogarty Avenve, An extension of a tease of $10,- 5@ between Miguelina Sweeting and Eddie Sweeting, and his wife Opal, lessors and Woodrow Char- low, leassee was also recorded in Adams’ office at the Courthouse. The lease is extended for three years from October Ist, 1952, and includes a liquor license agreement dated July 2nd, 1951. Grotti To Build $10,000 Home ec tg Mr. and Mrs. Louis Grotti have been granted a city building per- mit to construct a- $10,000 home. The modern, 3-bedroom concrete block structure wiil be erected at 729 Windsor Lane. No contractor has been named and it is assumed the Grottis will supervise construct- tion themselves, Other building permits issued in- clude, Brown’s Gift Shop, 609 Du- val. Storm awnings,~ $500. Con- tractor: Key West Venetian Blind Company, A. B. Conat, 652 Margaret St. General repairs, $500. Many Building cm ne | Permits Issued me Sees ec Ta bec The following building permits ill do well in- any well-drained, | Were, issued this week from the fertile garden loam. For the most | spector: part, once perennials become well | Standard Oil. Co) ¥ ‘Citizen Staff Photo and tor. To repair rodf, $97. _ St Key West Landmark Will Be. Torn Down ! The old Livingston W. Bethel home on Duval La Concha is being sold to Seymour Rubin, Miami Beach, to make way for three or four chain stores in a one story building, it was announced today by Johnson and Johnson, real estate brokers. The Key West landmark, made entirely of yellow pine, will be torn down, since it is too large to move through city streets. The sale from the Flor- Home Building Won’t Be Hurt. By Steel Strike Home building and, other light censtruction in Key West and Mon. | curtailed by the predicted shortage | of steel resulting from the pro Jonge strike in the steel mills, ac- | cording to Mr. E. A. Strunk, Jr., local lumber and building mate- rials dealer and member of the Public Affairs Comnfittee of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association. “Any scarcity of steel will be off- set by increased supplies of cop- per and aluminum and by the use of lumber to replace structural steel,” Mr. Strunk said. “Inventories of building Bell Telephone — Must Move Phones JACKSONVILLE (® — Southern Bell Telephone Co. must move its mate- ida National Bank to Rubin awaits finalizing through the filing of papers and completed payment. The Bank bought the mansion from the heirs of poles,-wires and other facilities off the right-of-way of an express highway under construction here, Circuit Judge Bayard B. Shields ruled Friday. “ He granted an injunction ask by the State of Florida and State Road Department after the SRD offered to pay costs of the utilities relocation if courts determine it is the state’s responsibility. ;the late Judge Livingston W. Bethel in 1946. It has been used sporadically for offices. The ten room house is solidly built of materials that would be impossible to get today, Vessey John- son said. Rubin plans to build the new commercial structure and then lease out space to chain stores. Adjacent to the Bethel property, the corner of Construction is at a point. where telephone facilities are obstruc- tions to further work, the state said, and each day’s delay would cost about $800. in lost toll reve- nues and increased construction | costs. ; trolled in all other fields. BEWARE OF STRANGERS WHO OFFERTO.PAY YOUR | DELINQUENT GI HOME LOAN PAYMENTS IF YOULL SIGN “ON THE DOTTED LINE’. .CHECK THEIR OFFERS CAREFULLY WITH THE MORTGAGE HOLDER | OR WITH THE NEAREST VA | Fleming and Duval is also’ tain. - group your colors according to heights first: Texture and form should be considered next. The number of plants needed to make an attractive show will depend on { the spread of individual plants. A good idea, and a simple -thing to | do is to draw up a rough plan to | seale—indicating size and color. ' Use graph paper and colored pen- cils for the job. Prepare the soil to the proper depth before planting time. Re- member that good soil is not built | White established, they are easy to main- [te te Giffen Industries, contrac- under negotiation, it was Raymond Delgado, Flagler and learned. Though under | Bertha. To build addition“to main ; building, $3,000, | M. Misur, 510 South st. To re-| lease that has three more | pair dock, $100. | J... AGams, Contractor, Porter, years to go, held by Mrs. | Wagner, and Russell. To build | Hugh Williams, the prop. least Se bets tb eat tea erty has several buyers in- $500. terested at the presen time. : Frank Mendez 106 Amelia St. The } to repair roof and paint bldg., $175. Property is owned | William Herbért Thompson, 524|by the estate of the late N. A. Clark, 1004 Thomas St. to repair porch, $50. ication Petronia St. To repair roof, $950. a applic: ot plant | Contractor, Modern Home Craft Water is the most important fac- Co. tor in plant growth. Properly pre- ms rapa by meri Pye pared soil will hold a supply ‘of {08 St. To erect two 24'sq. ft. signs water at root level, | $120. Contractor, Neil Saunders. Duke de Richlieu who died | several months ago in New| York City. At present a restaurant and a shoe store During a dry spell, watering will | be necessary. A good soaking to a | depth of four inches is essential. ' Surface watering does more harm than good, because it draws the roots up to the surface of the Some of the most popul: ind most effective perennials are: Peonies, irises, gas plants, day lilies, asters. There are many oth- érs. Some are better suited to one section of the country than others. However, with care, no. matter where you live in the United States you can have a lovely and color- ful perennial garden, Has Developed Johnson Company Hard Gloss Wax A new self-polishing floor polish has .been invented in Johnson Wax research tower in Racine, Wisconsin. Called “Hard Gloss Glo-Coat”, this polish was in the develop ment stage for more than a year. It is ome of the toughest self. polishing floor finishes which has been formulated. It doesn't heel marks and is hard to’ by chi ever show mar by children, dogs and heavy shoes. In addition to the protection this an polish gives Se Bosse. it also iS aa exceptionally gloss. Thousands of Reasssiney eee tested the product before it was introduced to the Key West market. | ‘Many of them believed it to be Claude Gandolfo, Roosevelt Blvd. To erect 24 sq. ft. sign, $80. Aquilino Lopez, 125 Duval St. 3400, occupy its site. Want Restriction Of Beer: Sales AUBURNDALE — Polk Coun- Drew Sworn In WEST PALM BEACH # — E. Harris Drew, West Palm Beach | ‘Y #lready restricts sale of alco- | attorney for 30 years, has. been | holic beverages to 3.2 beer, but Au- | sworn in as a justice of the Flor- burndale ministers want ida Supreme Court. The ceremo- wis maa im @ movement Fri-| get City Council to pro-| sale of beer within 900 feet | any church or school building. "s three white and four liam A. McRae Jr., Barton, pres- Negro taverns are that close to a | ident of the Florida Bar, revealed | "UdtuAaNe ADMINISTRATION ofce” STRUNK LUMBER YARD Advises... HURRICANE PROTECTION EARLY e PLYWOOD ¢ MASONITE e CYPRESS LUMBER | © PINE LUMBER | - @ HARDWARE e PAINT When the Storm Warning Comes ... Be Ready —i— LUMBER YARD PHONE 816 120 SIMONTON ST. church or school. that Drew was chosen for the po- sition after a secret ballot among members of the bar. Drew's appointment was. an- INDUSTR = IES, INC. 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