The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 22, 1954, Page 4

The Key West Citizen daar seep ctntey) from ‘The Citiven Building, corner| i Florida Press Association and Associate Dailies of Florida| “ge of eal gr general tiers, but Mw not. pola KEY Wi Reo cra seagate ML ONAN AORN REE aCe WHAT KEY WEST WAS ONCE IT CAN BE AGAIN, IF WE HAVE “PUSH” Key West needs industries, so it is pertinent, and). should be profitable to ask, what is a good way for us to get an industry, or revive an industry, that once brought millions of dollars into Key West? This editorial was suggested to The Citizen by this ' question, asked by a tourist: “What has become of Key ‘West's once-famous cigars?” The tourist added that he had asked for Key West cigars in several stores and had been unable to buy any. It may be said that our present cigar factories are ‘what is called “buckeyes” by cigarmakers. A century ago} the cigar factories we had came under that trade desig- nation, but the producers then and their successors were go-getters. They were not satisfied to stay in the same | groove. Their objective was to increase their output, and . they didn’t let up in their determination to increase it. The result was that Key West eventually manufactured more cigars, made of Cuban tobacco, than any other city in the world, not excepting Havana itself. At one time . Key West had 102 cigar factories, not counting buckeyes, from which more than 10,000 Key Westers derived a|Lines livelihood, . It is futile and supine to say that those times are |jec gone forever, What old timers can be done now, if| George Baker, NAL we become as wide-awake and determined as they were. [>a 2 jae vega . : Local merchants, who sell cigars, are not to blame otherwise he would never have because they don’t carry Key West cigars in stock. |been i The merchants supply the demand of the public, and = sea / the public seldom asks for a Key West cigar because it|Rastern Airlines is probably NALs is not kept informed that such a product is available. |strongest competitor but Baki Local manufacturers are not on tiptoe, as the oldtimers This Rock By Bill Gibb used to be, to ereate a demand for their cigars. They et the Navy gave its’ Notionel to|County seemingly appear to be willing to go along in the same|use Boca Chica, a bad precedent|ing the groove from day to day.. Tampa gets the bulk of the cigar trade in Key West, and many residents undoubtedly will be surprised to learn that some cigars aré manufactured in Key West under bond and contain pure Cuban tobacco, or Hav- — as it is pepe the trade. In the 6 way that ‘ampa gets its tobacco from Cuba, so also does Ke: West get its tobacco from that country. The strand seamen aoe ot sien = Of Ours 5 SA It would seem that National Airjis going to be set. jd|Safeway Travel, Inc., has been A MAN IN THE HOUS frittiy i & te | i i ay i ial “You don’t mind if I tions with Safeway Travel, Inc, Non-schedule Airlines dana There are several drawbacks to! pleasant depending upon a non-schedule air- line for passenger service into Key | West. In most i instances they are not equipped to give the same’ quality of service as a scheduled line. Also, many folks do not like The Citizen welcomes ¢ but the editor reserves ind confine the letters the paper only. Signature of John McDonough, manager of letters and will be published operating flights out of Key West LOAD QUESTIONED Editor, The Citizen Everyone Has Troubles Seems like the only news now- bles but crawfishermen deserve ‘an especial amount of sympathy. For a year the State Conservation only road left open to.them xpert Reports On County’s andling Of Juvenile Cases reason for the few Key West cigars that are sold locally| ine the complete text of a report |function with or elsewhere in the United States is that they are not County. The “pushed” as the Tampa cigars are, compiled by Frederi The Key West Chamber of Commerce is anxious to| 2° director of the southern of- attract industry to Key West. Why not start a movement ves ong Pant A arags and keep it going—don’t let it die a-borning—to revive — more money to Key West than all other undertakings| ‘ecatien of the Detention combined? Various Monroe CIRIAIPIE!SI AIT) LTE RBEIAIR LTIAINIGIEINIT a EIRIGI BIRIATUINTS) FIAIRILIE|TI Be) Hh g 3 i i ie as "Bs #e tH B eset z ik 2 it ait i E ff ne Ha : Fe | “ RRRRE iif on the handling of juveniles im |chief of police. > is related to people’s trou- regul reg Agent: Joe Knight wise move by calling these FEBIS rfl mercial fishermen aren't fools and they realize that if they are going, ‘to stay in business year after year, ee gaRREe & SS SF SR = site 5 a FE & in.|Stant called at the Internal Reve- HULALE alll He DENVER #® — A Polish immi- 4 nue Service office here Wednesday bal advice on filing her income x: An agent labored over the re- ser- jational Airlines. As far Saget ot By Florence Stuart é E 5 clave in fis arms. “Do, you really lose “Do you mind, Carl? Do you?” - “Of course I mind, baby. When I think of the nerve of him, send- ing ge ee wife. Better out of my sight, wom- Til ‘be served ing to let the fellow have a room, go ahead. Make any arrange- ments you like.” “You wouldn't dar! You're sure you wouldn’t?” ly not, sweetheart. Now you'd better run along.” He ve en by attempting to enter into negotia-| Zoing, peer You really eon aden: PEOPLE’S FORUM of the views of its read- tight to delete any items which jidered libelous or unwarranted. The writers should be to 200 words and write on one side the writer must accompany the uniess requested otherwise. egg,” as far as Key West is con- cerned, I have to send as many as four cars out a day as I have as many as 15 people making connections at Miami. Today I sent two cars up to Miami, cannot fly down here. \should be done to remedy juation at once as without adequate \transportation, Key West will suf- try-|fer accordingly. turn with the woman, then in|* formed her she owed Uncle Sam +4. “But my husband figured it all out last night,” the woman pleas- Ren koe oe “and the way he F: Se t a you owe us $55.” So the agent reworked the form. aces eee }He still came up with uncle lack-/ PHOENIX, Ariz. —A Phoenix ing $4. Without further ado, the woman today faced a one to three wore Paid, explaining with alyear prison sentence because she “That’s all right. My husband|knifed a man after he stepped on was wrong last year too.” _ {her toes d -& dance early —_—__ The Colossus of Rhodes, one of} Mrs. Mary Josephine Nadine the ancient wonders of the world,| Andrews, 20-year-old mother, ad- was destroyed in an earthquake in| mitted in Superior Court here to- . C, day she slashed Orange Evans Jr- who was dancing with another woman. Testimony at the trial produced evidence Mrs. Andrews drew a FIRST PRIMARY ELECTION MAY 4, 1954 DALLAS # — Willi: Kelle: MILTON A. PARROTT |arove his wite to the hospital Wed. had forgotten < E : Brief Will Valid will, written on the back of an old envelope nearly 34 years ago, Probate has been ruled valia by \Court here. The will states: “All of my prop- erty, both personal and real es- itate, I bequeath to my wife, Myr- \tle E. Saxegprho shall act as ex- lecutrix.”” ' The will was penned by Carl J. Saxe Feb. 14, 1920, at Monett, |Mo. | Last Jan. 12 Saxe died at the jage of 61. He had been a St. Louis resident for 21 years. amounted to about $8,000 property. 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