The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 20, 1954, Page 7

| $2,571,773 In Count Permits For First Ten ; Months Of 54 Top City’s County, building permits for the first 10 months of 1954 outstripped Key West building permits as the build- ing boom along the keys showed no signs of abatement. In October, city permits were $187,000 while the county permits were $155,400. City permits for the first 10 months of 1954 were $2,186,163. . County permits for the first 10 months of this year were $2,571,773. So far in November, the county | =a BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS MONROE GLASS and MIRROR New Drugstore| 7 J? TIS of AS | iis ie as re ae OFF Mirrors and Glass for All Opened Here | pe nee 1 im eters By Lionel Cobo . —- 1930 FLAGLER AVE. 93 DUVAL Lionel Cobo, native Key West- er, is back and is soon opening Key ee eet Suporte at 937 Fleming on corner of Grinnell Street. i Now Available .. . NEON SIGNS On Easy Payment Plan has recorded $118,050 in building permits, Here is a run down of the Octo- ber county permits and to date in November: Ernest Leder, $8,800 CBS Duplex on Graddy Key. George J. Murray, $10,000 CBS addition to the Key Largo Colonial Motel on Key Largo, J. J. Hines, $1,000 CBS addition to home on Key Largo, Eugene Glownaik, $5,200 CBS home at Islamorada. W. M. Angerman, $2,500 frame house on Key Largo. James L. Brown, $3,300 frame home at Marathon. John E. Wolter, Jr., $10,000 CBS home at Marathon. Paul T. Walleck, $1,000 CBS of- fice on Stock Island. Ernesto Lopez, $9,600 CBS ware- house and apartment on Stock Is- land. Mrs.’Lottie Downing, $3,800 frame home on Key Largo. Adolph Kaus, $7,800 CBS home on Key Largo. L. J. Huddleston and Jeff Gau- tier, $3,000 open-air theater on Key Largo. . L. C. Burnett, $2,100 addition to slump brick-home at Islamorada. Lee Jones, two - story, $18,000 CBS auto body shop and apart- ment at Marathon. Judge J. S. Y. Ivins, $19,000 CBS home on Grassy Key. Paul Baer, $2,400 frame store on Stock Island. Louis Lombardi, $7,100 CBS awome on Key Largo. Clarence Alexander, $1,700 frame home on Key Largo. C, Roland Sawyer, $800 concrete garage on Key Largo, RC. Ruckle, $4,200 CBS home on. Windley Key. t store, Stock Island... ick Chapin, $800 addition to frame home on Key Largo. G. T. Gaskin, $4,500 conerete block home at Islamorada. C. M, Peters, $4,000 concrete block home on Key Largo. Herbert C. Wood, $1,800 CBS additon to Marathon Theater. Osmond Warren, $5,300 addition to_CBS home on Grassy Key. Dr. G. M. Renedo; $10,200 CBS home on Stock Island. Wylk’s Restaurant on Stock Island. James H. Tomlin, $5,800 CBS on Grassy Key. The permits to date in Novem- ber follow: Elsie Eipper, $9,200 CBS home ‘on Key Largo. Anthony Albury, $1,800 addition to frame home at Tavernier, C. H. Carrier contractor for $6,- 500 CBS home on Long Key for bes pad of Hialeah, weeting is contractor for tow buildings — a $1,200 CBS store at Islamorada for G. R. Petsinger, and a $4,000 frame addition for the Presbyterian Church To Build The First Presbyterian Church will build a new church building at White and Leird Streets on 2 292-by-125 foot let the church beught for $25,000 it was announced today. ‘The now site Is three blocks from the present church at 1419 White Street, which was bullt in 1931, The present 100-by-100 foot lot will be seld, said the Rev. Richard Coulter, patter of the church, The church bought the new site from Bernie C. Papy and Leslie Biffle. The building committee, which now is studying plans, is composed of Harold Campbell, chairman, Donald Myers, Jee Bringman, Fred Miller, Walter Clawson, Bert Sterling, arid the Rev, Coulter. TV Antenna Co. Executive Praises KW. |gsa'sistne ‘The economic stability and pro-| Cobo said he hopes to bring a gressive spirit of Key West was | Walgreen agency here in the future. specifically mentioned in an in- terview released in Cleveland by ‘17° at ‘|Building Boom ° e Will Continue WASHINGTON, (#—Construction will’ keep right on booming in 1955, rising to a new record outlay of +. | 39% billion dollars, the Commerce and Labor departments predict. This would be 2% billion dollars or 7 per cent above the record construction which the govern- ‘There will be free pickup and de- livery for prescriptions and a re- frigerated sprenep vile ten a as well as a large free parking lot in the rear. Cobo, who holds a Bachelor of largest Miami The new building, which occu- Pies a site on which there was an- other about 40 or 45 years ago, was built by Floyd Sand. It is & one-story concrete block and stucco building of a modern design with a-slump brick flower garden near one side of the front entrance. ' The building is 47-by-52 feet and is divided into two stores, The 4 Secupies 30-by-52. The re- mai of the building, Cobo said, will be rented. Floors throughout the building are terrazzo. There are large plate glass windows across the front of where a strong advertising a: promotional cam will be uti- lized ‘to. support sabe of FINCO 8. Stated Fi “I have found it almost invariably true that there is a strong correlation between the is such a town, findings there, we to be the site of a advertising campaign. Bill Bowman, rookie fullback for the Detroit , returned a kick- off 100 yards for a touchdown in his first league game this season (Continued On Page Eight) | against the Chicago Bears. SALES and INSTALLATIONS Clearview Aluminum Jalousies (Reg. Trademark) Storm-Stop Awnings — Aluminum or Fiber Glass Jalousie Doors — Glass or Aluminum Miami Awning-Type Windows Superior Casement-Type Windows Canvas Awnings and Canopies Venetian Blinds — Aluminum or Wood Drapery Cornices Z Matchstick Bamboo Draperies Fol-Doors by Holcomb and Hoke Lamps and Gift Items Warren Folding Doors Ra-Tox Folding Doors Builders’ Hardware Patio Furniture Window Shades Tropical Furniture Repairs and Renovations DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY Use Our Lay-Away Plan KEY WEST VENETIAN BLIND COMPANY 716 Duval Street 3 Phone 2.5531 Jalousies - Windows - Doors Awnings - Furniture _ cee eee CONTRACTOR'S NEW OFFICE—Porter-Wagor-Russell, Inc., Miami contracting company, has opened a branchioffice in Key West to handle the company’s growing business here. The new office is located on Whitehead Street opposite the Chamber of Commerce building.—Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder. Porter-Wagor-Russell, Miami Contractor, Opens Office Here Porter - Wagor - Russell, Inc., general contractors of Miami and Key West, Florida, today announ- ced the opening of a permanent branch office in Key West and the appointment of Edward R. Swan- son as General Manager. The new office is located at 531 Whitehead Street, across the street from the County Court House. Henry H. Russell, vice president of Porter - Wagor - Russell, Inc., stated that the decision to estab- lish this new office under per- manent conditions in Key West, af- firms the company’s faith in the continued growth and future pro- gress of Key West. “We are happy to be a part of this growth,” Rus- sell said, ‘‘and proud to feel that ment says is in prospect for this year. The forecast was based on as- sumptions that construction costs will not rise next year, and that “the general level of economic ac- tivity . will remain relatively stable’ we will have some part of the responsibility for greater progress in this section.” Russell stated “The new office | | will enable us-to provide facilities for better serving home buyers in the Key West area. Space has been allocated for a display of tites, || paints, and terrazzo samples which | are selected by purchasers of our |’ homes, and a conference room is provided for closings.” Edward W. Swanson, General Manager, has had extensive exper- ience of a diversified nature in the construction industry. Prior to es- tablishing residence in Florida in 1953, he was General Construction Superintendent for M. T. Broyhill and Sons, one of the largest resi- dential home builders in the Wash- ington, D. C., and Virginia areas. Swanson served with the U. S. Army from 1941 to 1946, and spert three years dverseas in the Paci- fic and, European Theatres. He en- tered the service as a Private arid emerged with the rank of Captain.’ A native of Summit, New Jersey, a Saturday, November 20, 1954 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 7 eek: NEW RESIDENCE—This three-bedroom, concrete-block home at 1615 Washington Street, owned by Mr. and Mrs. John J. Romero, III, recently was the scene of a house-warming. The modern stru¢ture, with glass jalousie windows and terrazzo floors throughout. was built by Porter-Wagor- Russell, Inc. The Romero home was blessed by Father Joseph Maring—Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder. Coll for FREE ESTIMATE nine.’ wait until Don't a Let us (Oct. Bond Sales 4 Per Cent Ahead Of 53 In Florida Savings Bond Chairman Jerry J. Trevor reported today that he had received the report of October sales and Monroe County’s assign- ment for the final two months of 1954 from Florida Savings Bond headquarters at Tampa. “October sales in the county a- mounted to $94,925 and for the en- tire state were $4,903,583, only 4 per cent ahead of the 1953 figure. This brings to $54,988,907 the sales for the 10 months to date and leaves $16,611,093 still to be ac- counted for if Florida is to achieve its assigned quota of $71,600,000 for the year,” Mr. Trevor said. Mr. Trevor stated that this re maining balance’ has. been divided among the 67 ‘counties and that $207,825 in Series E and H Sav- ings Bond sales have been assess- (Continued On Page Light) ad NEW MANAGER—Edward W. Swanson is general manager of the Porter-Wagor-Russell, Inc., office here. Swanson is married and has one son, who attends Key West Sen- ior High School. Porter - Wagor - Russell, Inc., best known in Key. West as the firm which built Peary Court, is one of the leading general ¢ontrac- tors in Miami, and specializes in| the construction of fine homes. This firm was the first to offer homes with V. A. insured mortgages in| the Key West area. Daring the past two years, they have completed 72 homes on Catherine, Duncan and Seminary Streets,/and have plans | for the immediate construction of 11 three-bedroom, two-bath _resi- dences to be lo¢ated on Catherine and Duncan Streets. BUILDING PERMITS Ben Demeritt, 531 Francis, re- pairs, $100. Mary Hemingway, 414 Olivia, re- pairs, $300. Levinski, 416 Smith Lane, repairs, Cabrera Wholesale 407 Front, re- apirs, $300. | Stanley H. Smith, 14 Hilton Dr., addition, $1,200. Henry Walterson, 603 Thomas, re- | pairs, $500. Frank Wayne, 509 Southard, re- pairs, $150. Ace Jordan, Jr., 1509 George, re- pairs, $400. Ace Jordan, Jr., 1509 George re- pairs, $1,000. Ben Russell, 719 Poor Lane, addition, $100. H. M. Armstrong, 3735, repairs, $300. 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