The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 30, 1953, Page 3

NOTAS CUBANAS Por RAOUL ALPIZAR POYO “LO QUE DEBIERA SER i CAYO HUESO Es innegable que Cayo Hueso €s uno de los lugares mas atrac- tivos del Sur de los Estados ‘Utlidos. Miami con sus tiendas y Sus playas, Daytona con sus are- nas blanquisimas, Tampa con Sus avenidas y Jacksonville, Sa- rasota y" otros lugares, acaso si seran mds modernos que nuestro Cayo, pero carecen de este cielo azul, de este clima benigno y @gradable en todas las épocas del ano y, sobre todo, la sincera hospitalidad aue sus habitantes brindan al visitante. Es lastima que no puedan es- tablecerse aqui mayores diversio- mes y entretenimientos para los turistas aue pasan. La pesca, la Playa y nuestro Sol, son los ma- yores alicientes que brindamos generosos a cuantos nos visitan. Con un pocé de buena volun- tad por los que aqui disponen de recursos, Cayo Hueso seria un verdadero paraiso para el turis- mo. No para los que viajan en busca de nuevas emociones, o de panoramas de encanto, sino para aquellos qve desean una tem- Poredita en paz, tranquilos, dis- frutanco de un clima marayillo- So y de una serenidad, dificil de encontrar en cualquiera otro de los lugares donde afluye el tu- rismo, he s, gue es una verda- a. oue aqui los pre- etos paiva el visitante y aun para ean tan elevacos. h, por ejemplo, el en los hoteles, s de verano, es . hasta en un a » cinco por ciento, com- Jos oue se pagan en ‘¢ nosotros, son muy. nones les 2 s¢ preocupan por esto, cue es tan importante y con elo. solo consiguen que el @ ests entre . nosotros. el ‘amno nosible, salvo en a en ce mosee capital nuede difrutar de las factos que ello Marina, o en s moteles fa- inmediaciones de 2H ASS sin luger a duda vita_en Cayo o cara para Aoui a pe- ‘uv altos jor- ebajavores, entre er y la bodega, ‘Reg. US. Pat. OM, Automatic zg + REG. $299.50 VALUE! OFFER LIMITED! TRADE IN YOUR OLD WASHER... SWITCH TO WORK-FREE WASHDAYS NOW! 5 YEAR GUARANTEE ONLY THOR OFFERS O\.....cAS RADIO & APPLIANCE CO. “Your THOR Deal 617 Duval St, se escapa de la economia ho- garefia, casi todo el ingreso se- manal. Cada cual deberia de hacer un Pequefio esfuerzo y unidos esos esfuerzos, la comunidad obtendria ventajas, no solo para los que aqui vivimos, sino tambien para los que nos visitan. Cada uno de esos forasteros, al’ marcharse, se- ria un buen’ propagandista de nuestra Ciudad y ello traeria apa- rejado, naturalmente, el deseo de otros, de venir a pasar aqui una temporada, durante los algidos meses del invierno alla en las ciudades nortefias. Esa ha sido invariablemente, la enorme dificultad con que se ha tropezado siempre en Cayo Hueso, Parece que hay poca vo- luntad entre los que pueden y aqui se enriquecen, para que la poblacién mejore y progrese, en todos sus aspectos. Asi ocurrié cuando Carl Fisher quiso estable- cerse en Cayo Hueso. Identica- mente cuando el amable Henry Flagler, intenté establecer la ter- minai de sus feries al final de la calle de Duval y asi sucesiva- mente ha seguido ocurriendo, ca- da vez que ha existide alguna probabilidad, a veces remota, de gue la ciudad capte en. su bene- ficio, la instalacién de alguna in- dustria 0 negocio, que le traiga prosperidad. y progreso/ a .sus tranauilos habitantes. Mas que poca voluntad, es apatia. Este fenémeno ocurre coi frecuencia, en las peqefias colec- tividades donde éxisten pocas di- versiones. Los esfuerzos se van esfumando, las ambiciones se adormecen y a fuerza de no te- ner distracciones para el espiritu, los hombres se vuelven escépti- cos y.prefieren lo que los italia- nos llaman “il dolee far niente,” a la lucha que consigo traen las nuevas empresas y los negocios en principio. A fuer de “concos” deseariamos para nuestro pueblo, un futuro |rejor que este presente, a ratos demasiado monétono. Recorda- mos los dias en que nuestra colo- nia era mas numerosa y ' entu- siasta, en que.de las fabricas de tabacos salia el sostén para los moradores del Cayo y la vida era mas entretenida, sin tanta comodidad en el hogar, pero con el espiritu presto a toda hora, a la licita diversion y al inofensivo esparcimiento. _No es que quieramos usar la vieja frase de “que, todo tiempo pasado fué mejor,” sino, sencilla- mente, que la realidad nos mues- , tra a los que y vivimos aquellos. dias. inolvidables, que el presente nos ‘hace sentir nos- talgia por el cothe ‘de Arturo Baeza, por los carros ‘eléctricos y hasta por el viejo “muelle de los ) Amores,” donde nuestros padres _iban a rememorar la Patria aus jsente y a sofiar con.dias mejores Para todos. Cayo Hueso por su clima ex- celente y sus bellezas naturales, bien merece un futuro mejor. Aqui la tierra vale; a veces, mas que en una-ciudad de cien mil habitantes, Hemos tratado cu- banos que Ilegaron deseosos de es- tablecer en esta Ciudad su hogar para los dias de vacaciones y se han tenido que marchar, al: cono- ‘cer el enorme pretio que les han ,pedido por - pequefios lotes de terreno. Si eso es una sefial de prosperidad para los que ‘tienen la dicha de tener terrenos que vender, no lo es asi para los que los desean comprar "y ‘estable- cerse en el seno de nuestra co- munidad. . y _De ahi, que Cayo" Hueso tenga siempre que desempefiar el papel ce Cenicienta, debiendo, por el contrario, ser un gran centro tu- ristico, por su clima y por la gentil hospitalidad de sus’ habi tantes. . Rodgers Says He Has No Yen To Write Long-Hair Music By BOB THOMAS . HOLLYWOOD (# — The millions who have loved the songs and shows of Richard Rodgers can rest assured that he will keep turning them out. He has no yen to write long-hair music, The famed composer was here to confer on “Main Street to Broad- way,” the film to raise funds for reviving the living theater in the U. S. When I saw him in his hotel suite, he appeared relieved that his own brief part in the picture had been completed. Unlike his partner, Oscar Hammerstein II, he has never yearned to be an actor. We discussed music, of course. I asked Rodgers if he harbored any ambitions to write more serious works, as George Gershwin did with his opera ‘Porgy and Bess” and symphonic compositions. “No,” he replied. “I am only interested in dramatic music; aca- demic music doesn’t intrigue me. I think it’s a little late for me to start now anyway. After all, I was 50 last June. “As for opéea, I think we have done some pretty serious work al- ready. ‘Carousel’ was as serious a subject as any. that has been treated on the musical stage; the soliloquy in it was certainly sol- emn. And there are similar mo- ments in ‘South Pacific’ and ‘The King and 1.’ . “As for opera, I think we have ‘Porgy and Bess’ is much better in the current version. It cuts out the operatic pretensions and welds the great songs into a good show.” The composer told about his one adventure into the long-hair field. About 12 years ago, he wrote the music for a ballet about a mining town. “Very | bad.” Right now he is busy as a bird- dog with a variety of projects. His shows are rung all ever the globe. ile no -um:osea *he score for the TV series, “Victory at Sea.’ (He proudly displays the | |medal the Navy Department gave him for his ervices; it’s the high- est civilian award.) After a desert vacation, he goes to St. Louis to conduct the symphony. But the big news along Broad- way is the new Rodgers and Ham- merstein show, “Me and Juliet.” It is a story about the people who work backstage in the theater. “The book is finished and a good many of the songs and lyrics are done,” Rodgers remarked. “It will ; open in Cleveland in April. Why Cleveland? That’s part of our cam- paign to revive the ‘road.’ We hope to increase interest in the theater by opening there. Then we'll play Hartford and Boston, according to tradition. We'll either have the show in shape and tzeke it into New York or else close it up.” . Daylight Robbery NEW YORK \ — Broadway crowds paid no attention to the man working in the window of the jewelry store. What the crowds didn’t know was that the window stripper was a robber, with a pal inside Murray | Bricks’ store. | Bricks, held up and bound by the pair, watched helplessly as te window “trimmer” removed be- tween $5,000 and $10,000 worth of gems. 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