The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 30, 1954, Page 7

New Building At 918 Duval Will Be Open By December 1 One of the few remaining factories in the United States that produces handmade cigars will be in its new: home here by December 1, it was announced today. Mr. and Mrs. Armando Bermudez, who bwn and Operate the Tropical Cigar Factory, are building their new concrete block and stucco building at 918 Duval Street. The old frame building that housed the factory for years was destroyed by fire September 12. Since then the CBS Con- struction Company has been pushing ahead to complete the $10,000 job by Decem-| ber 1 so that the factory will be running by the be- ginning of the tourist sea- son, The new two-story building will house the factory and a showroom on the street floor. On the second floor will be the living quarters of Mr. and Mrs, Bermudez. fr The 20-by-30 foot building will have a plastic tile floor downstairs and wooden floors upstairs. Bermudez, a veteran cigar mak- er, buys all his tobacco from Cu- ba. . “This is the only factory in Key West that makes clear Havana ci- gars,” he said. Keys Land Brings Almost $1,000 Per Acre Eighty-six acres ef land on _ Plantation Key were sold for $85,000, almost $1,000 per acre, according fo a warranty deed on file today in the office of Earl Adams, county clerk. r The land was sold by Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Ludington ef. New York City to Alan B. Kes- sler, trustee, of Miami. A subdivision will be built on the land, The Citizen learned. nas ang king size. ; But they make only blunt shapes. ‘The tobacco is not the only thing | nc buys from outside Key fest. The cigar boxes, the bands, and the cellophane wrappers all come from out of town. The Federal tax stamp’ with which he seals each box is bought at the Federal building here. But, of course, that too is not printed here. The boxes are made in Tampa; some of the bands are made in Elmira; N. Y., and the cellophane wrappers come from Perioria, Ill, “Ninety-five per cent of the ci- gars made in the United States,” said Bermudez, ‘‘are not made by hand, We do everything: by hand. We rol? beds press them. into the’ eelloph: by hand, and we box them by hand.” Mr.and Mrs. Bermude”. turn out West cigar is known all over the world, Every season. we have hun- dreds of tourists visit our factory. Some buy cigars, some don’t.” The largest majority of Tropi- cal’s gales are to out of town Bermudez has some regular cus- tomers to whom he ships two or three boxes of cigars each month. Then, too, he has a string of other regular customers who order only when they are ready for more cigars, : “For example,” he said, “I have 8 5 ? “i F i rtp rae "rE i | : in Windsor, Cana- i is "EERE a 2 The Maxwell Co., Inc. COMPLETE HOME FURNISHINGS Custom Made Venetian Blinds (FAST DELIVERY) Ouidoor Aluminum and Apartment - Motel - Hotel Supplies (DECORATOR SERVICE) Bar and Restaurant Equipment (COMPLETE LINE) 901 - 909 Fleming Street Telephone 2-603 1 Pe NEW CIGAR FACTORY—The new home of the Tropical Cigar Factory is nearing completion at 918 Duval Street. The two-story, concrete block and stucco building, is being built by the CBS Construction. Co.—Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder. ELECTRIC TOOL DOs-DON’Ts By Andrew C. Long. THE DRILL PRESS ©O—check all tension points be- fore turning on the motor. DO—keep the drill going at “a fairly slow speed when using a center bit, countersink bit or plug cutter, otherwise the bits will overheat. DO—use the rotary wood planer attachment for working on warp- ed stock, being sure to place the concave side of the side of the wood against the table. DO—make a round-end mortise —if you do not have a mortising attachment—by drilling a series of adjacent holes and then cutting out the waste with a router bit or chisel. DO—fellow the manufacturer's lubricating instructions carefully. x xk DON’T—neglect the use of a drc~- sanding attachment for fin- ishing inside curved surfaces. ~ DON‘T—use the regular chuck for accessories. Di —forget that, in shaping, the table is.raised to the cutter rather than lowering the cuttter to the work, DON’T—ignore chatters and rumbles while the machine is running at high speed, as they usually mean that something is loose that should be tight: ‘DON’T—work on metal without | wearing goggles. 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HOMES FOR AMERICANS a f BED Room 13-6°X14.0° 14'0°X14-0° BIGGER THAN IT LOOKS, this house has a five-bedroom capacity within economical construction limits. The main floor covers approximately 1,100 square feet without garage yet includes three comfortable bedrooms. Second floor can be finished later. Floor-to-ceiling comer windows distinguish the living room. This isPlan 208 by Paul T. Haagen, architect, 360 No. Michigan Ave., Chicago 1, Ill. TOOL TIPS | ene somaee ee ‘wor! 3 AVOID CUTTING FITER BOX U.S. - MEXICO RELATIONS GOOD MEXICO CITY, (Relations be- | tween the United States and Mexico | were never better than at present | says Manuel Tello, Mexican am-| bassador to Washington. ROBERTS Office Equipment 126 Duval Street Phone 2-564 Royal Typewriters Portables and Standards | SALES - SERVICE RENTALS ——— | AP Newsfeatures A MITER BOX and a back saw keep maeiet accurate and sii make possible tightly» miter joints for aoe: Citizen Ads Bring Results Also the funds will allow the in- stallation of a fire protection ex- tinguishing system for the Ground Control Intercept Unit of the Air Station, Although a termination date was not definitely stated for the main- tenance projects, the Navy said it would be sometime next year be- fore all of the projects are com- pleted. 5 || Homes Lead City Building Permits Four new homes headed this week’s building permits. The residences are being built by the Noble Construction Co. The addresses and the amounts of the permits follow: 2421 Linda, $8,000; 2414 Flagler, $10,800; 2417 Linda, $10,000; and 2413 Linda, $10,000. Other permits were: Lou Smith, 922 North Beach Road, $200. Paul Sher, 1127 Johnson, -repairs, $700. J. L. Richard, 1307 Laird, swim ming pool, $500. H. M. Pirder, 609 Elizabeth, ad- dition, $910. Joe Gandolfo, 1019 Eaton, pairs, $800. Ruby Rodriguez, 419 Duval, al- terations, $200. Bemny’s Cafeteria, 908 Simonton, patio, $600, Edith Moffat, 901 Truman, re- pairs, $2,000. E, Wilson, 322 Elizabeth, repairs, re- L. Jaycocks, 1113 Truman, re- pairs, $300. Charles Curry, 618 Ashe, repairs, $200 Francis J. Noel, 5 Catholic Lane, repairs, $300. Pedro Valdez, porch, $300. Eloy Garcia, 612. Elizabeth, re- Pairs, $100. Atlantic Shores Motel, 510 South St., curb, $300. RADIO HAMS TO AID COPS ON HALLOWEEN WEYMOUTH, Mass., —Radio hams will help authorities cope with Halloween pranksters tonight. 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