The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 18, 1954, Page 4

Pose 4 THE KEY WEST Citizen thursday, Nevember 18, 1956 The Key West Citizen Piles (an a. Gublished daily (except Sunday) from, The Citizen Building, comer of Qnly Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L.'P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher _. wrsserensree 1921 » 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN ......... Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2.5661 and 2-5662 Member of The Associated Press—’ Associated Press i entitled to use for reproduction etn news ire aee epcceicat ey or not otherwise credited in this Gehed have. Paper, and also the local news pub- Member Associate Dailies of Florida Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per Week; year, $13.20; by mail, $15.60 ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish anonymous communications. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments. . Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Consolidation of County nd ion ounty it; Comimunity Auditorium, “"* “HtY Governments, WHY WAS IT DEEPER IN SOME PLACES * DURING SATURDAY’S HEAVY RAIN? In discussing last Saturday’s flood waters, many Key Westers spoke about deeper water here and there, but probably only a few of them were aware of the rea- son for the greater depths. Key West topography now is altogether different from what it was originally. All Key Westers know we have a lagoon that runs into the island from the north- east and seperates the south shore from a part of Flagler avenue. But Key West had another lagoon that ran; zig- zagging, from where the former Marine Hospital stood, in what is now # part of the Navy Base, to a point near where the Florida National Bank now stands. A spit of land extended from end, to end of Front street, and was disconnected from the main island by the lagoon and water that flowed in from what is now Key West Bight. One could catch fish from the northwesterly side of Caroline street, from Duval-to Margaret street. The spit was connected with the main part of the island ‘with wooden walkways and driveways extending to it from Caroline street. ae Then along came the 1848 hurricane and filled in with sand and silt the mouth of the lagoon at the Mar- ine Hospital location. Owners of land on each side of the lagoon filled in the remainder of it, and acquired title to the part each had built up. - . Where City Hall now stands and the site of The Citizen at one time were good places to fish. L. P. Art- man, the late’ publisher of The Citizen, aware his build- ing was on filled-in land, had a well dug to get flush- ing water, 25 years ago, and the water he got was muddy and black. He had intended to sink another well else- where on his property, but abandoned :the idea. when he was informed all his land had been filled ins, How many Key W: know whete the Lily Pond was? They know that, during the flood; water was un- usually deep along Whitehead street in the'Vicinity of Amelia street. It was at that point where beautiful pond lillies once grew. ; Where was Grassy Pond? That stood for many years along Whitehead street; between Flagler and Von Phister on the westerly side. It was the favorite hunting ground in those days in Key West. because birds went there to drink or to eat grass seeds. i Many Key Westers know that Trumbo was filled in and connected with the island in the days when Flagler was building the extension of the Florida Bast: Coast Railway to Key West. , How much bigger, in land area, will Key West be- come in the future? There is no telling, even though you fix some particular time. Except along the Main Ship Channel, there are many places Key West’s land area can be expanded. Almost any politician will explain to you, in detail, just why he is the man ‘the people need. Crossword Puzzle across 37. Sun 1.Manufac 38. Ripple ture 39. 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That’s a questidn which arises. periodically and invariably “This Rock of Ours” is asked io answer it. This week, the matter Popped up again — (see picture on Page 5). Truthfully, I don’t know of any City ordinance which specifically forbids quasi-official ‘No Parking” ‘Signs. Other towns have a regula- ting ordinance of this kind. In Key ‘West, it has been the practice to allow any businessman or proper- ty owner to erect such signs — eyen to the extent of permitting the:signature to be, “By order of the Police Department.”))'"' Insofar as I can determine, sigeets are public property,; Gom- mon decency demands that we res- pect the rights of others by not blocking their drive-ways .itcdny other section of the block belongs to each and every motorist. The same thing applies to business houses except where City Commis- sioners have specifically set up There is one way I know where~ by the practice of painting priva:e “No Parking” signs could be eli- minated. That would be for police to issue tickets to the home-own- er every time he parks his own automobile in his own no-parking zone. Isn’t there some sort of say- ing about ‘what’s good for the goose is good for the gander’? Municipal Fishing Pier Merville Rosam, manager of the City Electric System, has inform ed.me that the time clock at the municipal fishing pier, (Clyde Mallory Docks), was adjusted so that lights would be turned on at dusk. It was done immediately fol: lowing publication of a complaint concerning the matter in this col- umn, Says Merville, “Truth is that we have had so much pressing work | to do that re-setting the clock for winter hours completely slipped our minds.” His explanation jis quite under- standable. Neither Merville nor any other employee of the City T Electric System should feel badly about “This Roek” mentioning the fact that the lights were not, being turned on at a proper hour. The City Electric System is doing a big \job and providing Key West with excellent service. It is only proper that the rest of us should attempt This Rock — Of Ours By Bill Gibb |. Is it permissable for private pro-|to help out by offering construc- perty owners to paint ‘No Park-| tive criticism on the little items which any major organization i: likely to overlook — in this case, lights at Clyde Mallory at dugk, Criticism You know, “This Rock” is quite often criticized for its ¢riticism, (Guess I had better register for a course in English at the Miami University extension school after writing.that sentence!) Neverthe- less, there is never anything said in the column which is meant in a malicious way. The majority of our public offi- cials understand critical comments and put them to work constructive- ly. This is. especially true of the to reject a sincere request or sug- gestion made by this column: For instance, some time ago we ran a complaint regarding ‘Np by everyone arolind the Courthouse. it might have been coincidence, it might have been as a result of the column, but right afterwards, these signs were removed and specific, “Loading Zones.” 4 reserved spots designated for Coun- ty employees. The action has eased the parking situation immensely in that area. like to\seé. However, if improve- ments take place as the result of some item mentioned in this col- umn, credit should go to the offi- cials who activated the improve- ment and to the publi¢-spirited ci- tizens who were wise enough to fee the need for some kind of spe- cific action. ! This, of course, is the honker. To him, | expert driving is steéting straight 4 ahead with one hand ond giving ‘em the horn with the other. Saves on brakes~and brains! Take the horn away from this tooter and he'd be * like @ politician with a sore, throat! NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL Electricity Will Ring Big Bells READING, Pa. (®—The bells of St. John’s Lutheran Church, si- lenced because their swaying weight had cracked the church’s steeple, will ring again on Advent Sunday thanks to the magic of electricity. The three bells, weighing a total of 11,851 pounds, originally were hung in the German building at TAMPANS TO BE QUESTIONED ABOUT RED OPERATIONS TAMPA (®—When the Congres- sional Committee on Un-Ameri- can Activities meets in Miami Noy. 29 it will question several Tampa residents about communist opera- tions here. An investigator for the committee has been here about a week and has issued subpoenas to a number of persons. The identity of the investigator the St. Louis Exposition of 1904|and the witnesses were kept sec- and there were rung by the late President Theodore Roosevelt. Later, they were bought for and moved to St. John’s Church here. Recently; the church tower had be- gun to rock whenever the belis ret. were rung by the nine —three to a bell. Now the clavpers will be oper- ated electrically, County Commissioners who are yet} : Parking” signs which were ignored] beliringers | * PEOPLE’S FORUM of the views of its read- tight to delete any items which considered libelous or unwarranted. The writers should be bp artagiie— — <l Rpdipaabeeage write on one side paper fe Signature must a \ GOOD BAND, POOR HALF-TIME SHOWS Editor, The Citizen: This letter is not to defend the reporter’s opinion which appeared in The Citizen several days ago. I did not read the article. , T have witnessed the School Band in action for three ‘| years, not only at football games, but parades and other LIFE EXPECTANCY UP FOR JAPANESE | Tokyo, (#i—Japanese’ now have an average life expectancy, of 59.35 | years for men and 62.73 for wom- ;en—nearly 10 years better for both than in 2949—the Welfaze Ministry has. announced, * '. A sharp drop in the death rate, due principally to use of antibiotics in treating tuberculésis and pneu- monia, was named as the main reason for the improvement. appearances. I also have mentioned in the past weeks, about the poorer quality of the half-time shows. This year’s school band is good. It is better than average in comparison with schools of its size. I will agree that the bands in the past two years appeared slightly better, There is definitely, no comparison between the half-. time shows of this year and the past two seasons, at the } football games. The shows in the past were very good, but | it was more than the band itself which put them over. There were the flag girls and other extra groups that made up the shqw. Yes, there is still the same extra groups, but the show itself is plain. Fans have gotten used | to the better shows of the past, which make this years shows appear inferior. How many of you football fans remember such half time shows as “Singing in the ing Rainbows,” “The Tango Rain,” “The Circus,” “Chas- Dance,” “Fire Baton Twirl- ing” and “Sweethearts” only to mention a few? Something is missing thi: is year, I don’t know what. Just so some Conch doesn’t read me clear, I repeat— This year’s Band is good. Their music is good, they ap- pear well trained and drilled — but, the half-time shows at the football games do not compare with those of the past two years. Over and out. “GLOBETROTTER” DEAD CERTAIN LOUISVILLE, Ky. (®—State Con- servation Officer Malcolm Cocke produced a dead rabbit in court to back up-his ‘charge that James Lewis was rushing the season by a week. Convinced by the evidence, the judge fined Lewis $30 for hunting without a ‘license and hunting out- of-season game. e 30 GUERILLAS KILLED TUNIS, Tunisia (» — Some 30 Tunisian nationalist guerrillas were killed Monday and Tuesday in.a clash with French troops about 150 miles south of Tunis, a reliable source said today. The French losses were reported as two killed and two wounded, CITIZEN ADS BRING RESULTS ~ Is your future These are the kind of things I] ° Py in the air? iim te Nuclear Fuel ‘Still Is Costly BLOOMSBURG, Pa. \—An of- j ficial of the Atomic Energy Com- | mission says that although the cost of nuclear fuel is cheaper than coal, nuclear reactors as a source for commercial power aren’t yet as economical as more standard | devices. W. Kenneth Davis, deputy diree- tor of the AEC’s reactor develop- | ment program, said also in § |speech Tuesday night even a nu- clear reactor now being built pri- vately at Shippingport, Pa., would jnot be as economical as present | power producing methods. Key West In Days Gone By November 18, 1934 (Sunday — No Paper) we RSS November 18, 1944 The Monroe County Health De- partment announces today that the U, S. Public Health Service plans to study the fluorine content of the aqueduct water. The health depart- ment says that surveys made some years ago on tooth decay in chil- dren showed Key West to have the highest incidence of dental. caries (decayed teeth) in the country, Whether this is due to the previous general use of rain water, to in adequate diets or to other unm known factors cannot be stated. One hundred service men who helped clear storm. debris from the streets of this city will be guests of the city at.a dinner dance which will be held Monday night. 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