The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 4, 1952, Page 6

he Construction Started On $45,000 * New Motel Will Be Ready For Occupancy By January 1 A $45,000 motel with | | 23 units will start construc: |’ tion on Roosevelt boule- vard near Sigsbee Park) road Joe Sirugo, contrac- tor, announced today. | The new motel will be ready for occupancy Janu- ary 1, 1953, the beginning of the season, Sirugo said. It is on the side of the boulevard opposite the Bight. Building permit from | the Florida Hotel and Res-' taurant commission arriv-| ed today. Sirugo has his | blue prints and plans all made, Each of the units will) have a telephone, a picture | window. terrazzo floors. tile bath and showers. | A convenience for mo- tel guests will be an ice-| cube machine or self-ser-| vice in filling pitchers. Air-conditioning for hot! days and heating for those| rare cool days will be fea-| tures of Sirugo’s new mo- tel. | The L shaped motel will have a lobby 25 by 18 feet with a fireplace, also an} innovation for Key West| motels, Each guest can park his car right in front of his room, And each room gets a view of Garrison Bight. Sirugo is planning con- struction of a swimming pool for later this year. “I think our motel will be as nice as any in Key Vest,” the builder said to- lay. (These questions were selected from those often asked of the local rent office. If you have a question about the rent stabilization pro- &rami address it to: Area Rent Of- fice, 216 Federal Building, Key West, Florida. QUEST! The other day I dis- covered that my landlord had been overcharging me in the rent on my apartment. When 1 went to him about it he said he would reduce the rent to the legal maximum next month but there was nothing that could be done about the past months because I had already made the rental payments without objections, Is there? ANSWER: The fact that you paid thle rent he requested without ob- jections makes no difference. Your landlord was supposed to show you a copy of his registration statement showing the maximum legal rent and services he is required to supply, when you t rented the unit. You may now bring suit through your own attorney for at- | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Saturday, October 4,,1952 N ew Realtor Fe ss JOHN A. GELABERT, better known as “Johnny,” owner of El Prado Motel has had so many inquiries from tourist guests about real estate in Key West that he has become a registered real estate broker in order to help them find prop- erties here. Gelabert, whose license be- came effective October 1, will specialize in selling motels. His own motel has done such good business, even in summer, that he has no idea of selling it. The new broker trained by taking a course with the Bis- cayne School of Real Estate and Salesmanship. An instruc- tor from the school came down each week for six weeks from Miami. Gelabert has been in Key West 17 years and has firm faith in its future of the Island. He will deal in homes and business properties, other than motels as well, Fire Prevention Week Announced Beginning Oct. 5 Fire Prevention Week begins Sun- day Oct, 5. Since 1922, each Pres- ident of the United States has pro- claimed the week containing Oct- ober 9th, the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, as Fire Pre- vention Week. It lasts through Sat- urday, Oct. 11. Fire Chief Harry M. Baker of the Naval Base Fire Department said that this is the only time during the year that the necessity for Fire Prevention ‘is brought before the public by the National Fire Protection Associa- tion. “Daily though, we read, we see, and we hear of the many fire dam- ages, deaths and losses that are sweeping this great country and that in itself should be a remind. er of the vital need for fire pre- | vention, the duty of every citizen, ;no matter where he lives. It’s not just a matter of checking your pro- jperty and homes for fire hazards |during Fire Prevention Week, but it should be a constant reminder [to you to remain ever alert, to | safeguard not only your lives and |homes, but those of your neigh- | bors. You should always keep in mind that fire depends on three factors: | 1+ A substance that will burn 2 ~ Enough heat 3 - Enough oxygen ,“A substance that will burn can sometimes be removed from a fire, torney's fees and court costs plus| ut most fires have to be extin- up to three times-the overcharges | Suished by reducing the heat, or during the year just before the | cutting off oxygen,” Baker cau- suit ig filed or $150.00, whichever | tioned is greater, Or, you can turn your} Fire Prevention experts have , First Stake Driven For $1,624,642 Fleet Echoci Bidg. Over $3,000,000 In Training Devices Will Be Housed In School At brief ceremonies held on the Naval Station at 10 a.m. Wednes- day, the first.stake for the $1,624 | 642 Fleet Sonar School was driven | by R.Adm. Irving T. Duke, USN, | Commander, Naval Base, The stake was held by Captain W. H. Trues- dell, USN, Commanding Officer of the Fleet Sonar School. The new Sonar School, which will consist of three two-storied build- ings connected by covered walk- ways at each story, will house over $3,000,000 worth of training devices. Architects for the project are Robert Law Weed and Associates and Radar Engineering Co., Engin- eers of Miami, Florida. Completion of the school has been announc- ed for July 23, 1953. Fred How- land, Inc., Miami, is the contract- or. The buildings, covering a floor area of 118,000 square feet, will be of reinforced concrete construct- ion with exterior hollow core mas- onry. The walls will consist of plas- ter on thermal insulation plaster base on the concrete block back- ing. Brick facing will be used on |’ the first floor and exterior precast concrete wall facing panels on the second floor. Finished floors will be of con- crete, asphalt tile and quarry tile. The roof structures are, generally, to be of precast eoncrete joists supporting a cast-in-place gypsum concrete roof deck. For one large area, however, large steel trusses will be used, The windows of the new struct- ure will be of; aluminum with or | without wood venetian blinds. | Doors will in most cases be wood | with wood frames although a few | metal covered doors and metal frames will be used. Partitions for the buildings will be of concrete block and wood stud, with and without wallboard with a sound deadener sprayed on insul- ation within the stud space, and with wood paheling. Ceiling struct- ures will be of metal channels, metal lath an? plaster or of fiber cored faced on both sides with as- bestos cement board. Finished ceil- ings will be of acoustical tile, sprayed on acoustical mat or plast- er, There will be some steel decking for floor structures. Metal toilet compartments and metal acces- sories are to be used. The building will house an oil hydraulic elevator. fire alarm, clock, and class bell, and a public address and inter- communication system are includ- ed in the plany for the finished structure. All the buildings are to be air conditioned and ventilated. Fire sprinkler systems will be in- stalled. The section of the Naval Base which is to be used for the erect- ion of the new school has been part | of the Recreation Area, across from | the Navy Chapel at the southern end of the Base. Some portions of the existing fence in this area will be relocated. Such trees as can be preserved will be left in the area Installation of sonar equipment | and other equipment will be made | before the structure is considered | complete. The building of the new Sonar | School will be under the immed * Flier With Fleet So ions i Joins Staff Of Sonar School LCDR. Alton P. Adams re- cently reported to the staff of the U.S. Fleet Sonar School for a tour of duty. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John W Adams of RFD No. 2, Ft. Tow- son, Oklahoma, LCDR. Adams left college to enter the V-5 Cadet Training Program in June 1941, LCDR, Adams receiv- ed his commission as Ensign in the USNR on May 1, 1942. LCDR. Adams was then as- signed to the following: VP-201 on the Atlantic Coast; VPB-105, Bay of Biscay; Service Test Unit, Patuxent River, Mr.; VB-4, Hut- chinson, Kansas for refresher training; VPB-111-ASW Fairwing Five; NAS, Corpus Christi, Texas, as flight instructor; General Line School, Monterey, Calif; MATS ell, Master Mechanic Public Works Mayor C. B. Harvey, design dir- ector, Public Works; Lt. (j.g.) Ros- ene; Mr. Frohock; Mr. Young, Mr. Horre; and Ledr. James R. Fore- sman, public information officer. The erection of the new Fleet Sonar School is an indication that the Navy considers Key West one of its permanent installations. Cli- matic conditions here have proved this the best year-round area for sonar training of any place avail- able to the Atlantic Fleet. LCDR. ALTON | DFC Officer nar School P. ADAMS Sqd. VR-3, NAS Moffett. Field, Calif; and NTC, San Diego, Calif. for Instructor Training course. : During his Naval Career, LCDR. Adams has earned the DFC and two Air Medals, After graduation from Ft. Tow- son public high school, LCDR Adams attended Oklahoma A. & M. College, . School of — Agricul- ture for 3% years. While at col- lege he. was a member of the basketball team. LCDR. “Adams married the former Mattie. Ellen Keith of Fayetteville, ansas. They have tour Buiileee: Anita Nedra, age 9; Dana Lynne, age 7; Mich- ael Keith, age’2; and Patrick William, 8 months, Guard Exams Grade Amended Examination for Indefinate ap- pointment to the position of Guard, grade CPC-4, has been amended to add grade “PC-5. Copies of the original examina- tion announcement No. 5-4-30(52), with details of duties and quali- fications of the position, are post fed at the Key West Post Office | Building 91 Naval Station. Applications will now be accept- i ON THE HOUSE “WHAT KIND of paint can I use to avoid the blistering and peeling so common on houses in this section of the country?” This question arises so often in letters to this department you’d think that homes, like snakes, have to go through a season of shedding | ly ‘their skins. Other readers complain “We use the best grade of XYZ paint (nam- ing a most reliable brand) and now it is cracking and washing off in less than a year.” If you put too much paint over too much old paint until you have a sort of an egg shell built up | around your house, something is ‘going to crack. Of course, moisture in wood is , the No. 1 enemy of 2 paint job op a new house. If moisture gets in- to exterior wills through struc- tural defects which admit rain snow, fog or dew, you're bound to have paint trouble. If moisture gets in fror water vapor created within the house from cooking, bathing, laundering, or even breath- ing, you’re headed for nore troub- le. (We are not advising you to stop breathing.) Flashing and chalking of all ex- ‘erior joints and cracks com | the only bulwark against the ther. Vapor barriers on or inner walls to stop indoor moist: | ur before it can condense in the | outer wood are the only weapons for that front. American Builder, trade publica- tion of builders, recently obser- ved: ; “When the sum strikes the sur- | face of the wood, it tends to draw |out the moisture faster than such | vapor can pass through the paint film.” There are so many causes of paint failures that the Forest Pro- ducts Laboratory has spent more than 15 years testing various types of paint exposed at Madison, Wis. These tests have indicated a wide- spread t-ndency to repaint houses too often an¢ with too much paint at one time. ALLIGATORING and _ scaling, cross-grain cracking and curling have resulted from paint coats that are too thick. An easy test for thickness is to compare the edge of a chip of the old paint with the edge of a comparatively new dollar bill under a magnifying glass. If the paint chip looks thick- er any new coats applied can build up trouble. The Forest Products Laboratory recommends spreading a gallon of paint over 800 square feet if the old chip is as thick or thicker than a dollar bill. I* the old paint ap- pears to be only half as thick, a gallon may te spread over only 600 feet. If the old paint is thinner and some bare wood is exposed on nearly all parts of a wall, two new coats can be used-a primer spread | at 600 square feet to the gallon and | a finish coat at 700 or more. The attitude of manufacturers ; of quality paint coincides with the | verdict of the Forest Products Lab- oratory. | The National Paint, Varnish and | Lacquer Association observes: “The checking or alligatoring to | the application of relatively hard | finishing coats. over soft priming or underlying coats. Such a con- dition often results when not} enough time has been allowed for | the undercoats to dry s! AND THERE HAVE been ca: of dry blistering where no moisture is involved. This blistering is caus- } NEWS NOTES Rubber for tires is much tougher when it contains carbon black. The United States produces about five times as many tons of coal as tons of steel. Add broken walnut or pecan meats to a tossed green salad for a special taste-touch when com- pany comes. new paint has hardened sufficient- About the only way. to combat this is to be sure you have start- ed with wood well dried and ef- fectively sealed. Then paint again- Motel Off Roosevelt Boulevard Eighty Persons Missing At Sea ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands ( — American and French ships searched the Atlantic Ocean east of the Azores looking for 80 per- sons missing from the Pi fishing vessel Joao Costa, which sank last week: A radio message received here said the American freighter Com- Pass, out of New York, picked up 12 survivors early and was con- tinuing the search for others. A French ship and the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Coos Bay also were combing the area. In a study of paint failures, the |} ed by the Board «for both the |ed by pressure of air in the wood grades for the positions of Guard, | expanding when the surface is CPC4 and CPC-5, warmed by the sun before the | st the sun in weather of low hum- idity. Subscribe to The Citizen aud QUARTS: 4 97* THE QUICK-KILL SPRAY THAT KILLS ALL HOUSEHOLD INSECTS STAINLESS -- NON-IRRITATING -- PLEASING FRUITY ODOR SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY 501 DUVAL ST. PHONE 199 GIFFEN INDUSTRIES, INC. SERVING MIAMI SINCE 1930 AT KEY WEST 219 Elizabeth St. Phone 588 For All That's Best In EVERY KIND OF ROOFING ALL TYPES OF SHEET METAL WORK AIR CONDITIONING, VENTILATION SOLAR WATER HEATERS, BOOSTERS POURED-IN-PLACE GYPSUM ROOF DECKS Key West Floor Covering Co. ANNOUNCES A Complete Stock of _ , Armstrong Vinofloor Linoleum Also Kentile and Armstrong Asphalt, Rubber and Cork Tile Formica and Plastic Wall Tile INSTALL IT YOURSELF or Expert Guaranteed Installation Call 1454 — For Free Estimate Key West Floor Covering Co. 132 DUVAL STREET | Fleet Reserve Hom Caroline Street facts over to the rent office and it | placed fires into three categories: | 5 iat + will seek recovery of the actual | Class A Fires — (Paper, wood, overcharges for you and whatever | cloth, excelsior, etc.) If tire occurs supervision of the Naval Base Public Works Officer acting as res- additional penalty is warranted for the U. S. Treasury. QUESTION: My landlord told me yesterday the area where I live has been rezoned to a commerical area and that | would have to move immediately because he wants to convert the house into a grocery I don't know where I can go so what can I do? ANSWER: Your landlord cannot evict you under the rent laws mere } ete.) Break the source of electri- cal supply to the equipment in ly because your area has been re. zoned and he wants to convert your house to & temmerjeal structure You sfould advise Four landiord to contact the rent office and get the facts about tenaht’s rights to pro- ~ftection agains unwarraned evic. tions jin this type of material, cooling is more effective than smother- Class B Fires—(Burning liquids, paints, oils, varnishes, etc.) The smothering method should be used to extinguish these types of fires. Class C Fires—(Live electrical equipment, motors, switchboards, this type fire. There are exceptions to these rules, but in the great majority of cases, the rules given above 1 apply “Remember, always cal! the ident officer in charge of construct: | ion, At present Commander C. E. | The Sixth Naval District Public Works Officer, Captain Stanley M. Zola, is Officer in Charge of Con- structioa, Assisting Commander Grohs as | deputy officer in charge will be LCdr. P..N. Blasingeme. Assistant resident officer in charge of con-/| struction is Lt. (j.g.) R. W. Ros-| ene. Fred Frohock is construction | engineer, William H. Young is con- | struction superintendent and Munre | J. Horre is iispector. Invited guests for the stake driv- ing ceremonies were betides Adm Duke and Capt. Truesdell, the foil- QUESTION: Recently 1 rented | Fire Department, no matter how | Owing: Lt. R. F. Merrill, Aide to a furnished house. Now I'd like to | Small the fire,” Baker concluded, |A@™. Duke; Cdr. J. B. Carroll, Executive Officer, Fleet Sonar Grobs is acting in this capacity.) (— 2 Seay i e Goes Up On S. H. DRUDGE Key West's eldest, continuevs contractor. Establiched 22 yeers. Over 200 contracts completed without « forte. Incheding, Mete!, Store trants, Homes, Apartments, Roofing end Remodeling. 3410 AVE E. PHONE 2087-4 know how I go about determining | the legal maximum rent on it. Nutmeg is delicious, of course, | School; Lt. N. W. Rehm, First ANSWER: You may ask the area | stop custgrds, eggnog, and whipp. . U4 Lieutesamt, Fleet Sosar School; rent office in the Federal Building This office will be glad to furnish information as to the maximum legal rent and the serv ibe landlord is required to furnish for the unit you rent. ex jed cream? i is also guod vegetablea — spinach and flower. Igexpensive and good-look- . tmeg graters are now avail j2dle for Intches and dinming-tabie| ant Public Works Officer ; Also invited te the ceremonies M. Roberts, Assist uw , were Ledr. ¢ oa two ‘Captals BH. Payson, Jr. Chiet of} cauli. |Stalf, Naval Base and Car. Grobs. | FOUNDATIONS HAVE BEEN LAID and comcrete bieck eometrect }¢. Ross, Publis Works; 6. 4. Com-', $20.00) Fiest Resews home Gompisuce dete is Thaskagwing Citizen Staff Photo mm i beginning at the cee