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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-14
Cigar Company Finds Key
West Proper Place For
Manufacturing Products
Concern To Locate Here
Will Work On Island
City's Worldwide Repu-
tation In Industry
Especial 10 The CitlzenI

West-Havana Cigar Co.. just in
corporated under a charter in
Florida. makes IFS debut into the
cigar industry. and thereby gives
testimony TO the optimism Of its
founders. who are not yet ready
to concede that the field of fine
Havana cigars is lacking in the
promise of a future.
Walter M. Woolfson. whose
achievements in cigar promotion
are widely known. will head the
new organization. as president.
Associated with him in the enter
prise are Jose M. Garcia of Ha-
vana. who assumes the role of
vice-president. and Raul Garcia
of Tampa. a well-experienced
man in manufacturing. who will
act as secretary and factory mana
ger.
The new, company will. perform
a dual function. 1t will promote
intensively the products of Men
endez Garcia & Co., of Havana,
including the famous H. Up
mann" brand as also the Dunhill
controlled "Montecristo", the
sales franchise for which has
been controlled in the United
States and Canada for over two
years, by the president of the
new organization. In addition,
the corporation will enter into a
program of manufacturing in the
long famous city of Key West,
where it will produce clear Ha-
vana cigars of the highest quality
obtainable, in conformity with
the ideals and traditions which
gave that community information
al prestige.
Holds Great Promise
Interviewed relative to the
project, Walter Woolfson, in very
enthusiastic fashion, stated:
During thirty-one years of ex-
perience in the cigar business 1
have never before been associat-
ed in an enterprise that was
founded on sounder principles,
or held out greater promise. The
success and growth of the i'm
ported lines which we will ex-
plot, is already assured. The H.
Upmann" brand is enjoying a
wholesome, steady growth and is
today in second ranking position
of popularity among Cuban-made
cigars.
1T has provided a testimonial
to the prospect of success which
necessarily attends quality pro-
duction when coupled with sound
promotion. 1t was this expert
ence which gave rise to the con-
viction that similar results could
be achieved under parallel plan
in the popular price field of clear
HavanaS.
Key West Logical Site
Entry into Key West as a
manufacturing center seems log
ical. Its favorable geographic
location, just ninety miles from
the city of Havana, insures eli
matte conditions Stimulating those
in the Island of Cuba. Its former
prestige in this field gives ade-
quate testimony as to its desir-
ability. In establishing there, we
have, however, recognized the
need of counting modern prac-
tice.
THE factory site selected is
the property of A. Santaella &
Company. This building will be
thoroughly renovated and i'm
proved to provide every modern
facility, insuring comfort to the
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Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02

put her about ana Tie ner up,
Within 80 steps of you is a square
meal for an army. and there isn't
an ounce of meat in the whole
thing.
On your right you will find crates
upon crates of lettuce, green gold"
they called it in the 81 price days,
few sugar beets, radishes, onions,
sweet potatoes. turnips. beans, spin
ach, endive, swiss chard, and aSpar-
agus. And every last one of the
vegetables came from field not
very far from the fair grounds,
where they are exhibited in COM
petition for the largest premium
list in history of the agricultural
show.
Most of the above mentioned
vegetables have been entered in
every county fair since Jack Warner
and Ben Hulse sponsored their first
fairs in Brawley and Imperial.
The Newcomers
But on your left you will find
cabbageS, carrots, celery, cucmnbers,
peas, eggplant. peppers and squash,
all comparative newcomers to the
county fair grounds. And. in case
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02

visitors found, proving that dairying
has developed into one of Imperial
Valleys most important industries.
BRAWLEY, December 8, 1926 -
Los Angeles county sent an exhibit
to boost Boulder Dam to the Braw-
ley mid-winter fair as 100000
square feet was made available for
exhibits at the Brawley fair
grounds.
BRAWLEY. Dec. S, 1927 = Con-
tinued progress in making the
Brawley mid-winter fair one of the
outstanding agricultural shows in
the southwest was noted today al
Brawley fairgrounds. Exhibit space
was increased over last year ana
a more complete daily program was
planned.
Ell CENTRIC, Sept. 1923 The
county received a charter from the
state of California for an agricul-
tural fair.
Ell CENTRIC, Oct. 1928. = The
county paid the BraWley mid-win-
ter fair $4,000 for tent and equip
ment at the northend fairgrounds
IMPERIAL. December A. 1929 -
Construction of a concrete grand
stand and administration building
was started, fair board officials an
nounced the structures would be
completed in time for the first an
nual fair in February.
IMPERIAL, Feb. 4, l930-Wind
cut attendance at the first annual
Imperial county mid winter fair on
opening day but exhibits shown
promised that the agricultural
show will be an outstanding sue
cess.
IMPERIAL Feb. 7. l93l-Hugc
crowds threaded Imperial Valley
highways today on the way TO the
second annual mid winter fair.
Governor James Rolph ir. was
scheduled TO officially open the far
at 2 O'Clock.
IMPERIAL, Feb. g. 1932-For The
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
Tabloid History

second time in two years Governor
James Rolph jr. conducted the
opening ceremony at the Imperial
county fair. Rain threatened the
official opening.
IMPERIAL, March 4, l933-An
roads led to Imperial today as the
valley prepared to view wide
variety of exhibits at the fourth
annual mid-winter fair.
IMPERIAL, March 5, 1934-Ernie
Triplett, G. l.. Hapley and SWede
Smith, nationally known race driv-
erS, were killed Sunday afternoon
in sensational accident at the
Imperial Playground dirt track.
IMPERIAL, March 6, 1935-Eyes
Of all southern California agricul>
tural communities will center on
Imperial Valley today when the
sixth annual county fair opens at
10 o'clock.
IMPERIAL, March 7, 1936-Hun-
dreds of Imperial Valley folk
sneaked a previeW of the county
fair Saturday as the annual ag-
ricultural exposition got underway.
The fair officially opens Sunday
but Imperial Valley jumped the
gun and crowded into the exhibit
hall to view rows and rows of dis
plays.
IMPERIAL. March 7, l938-The
eighth annual Imperial county fair
opened Saturday with a record
breaking start Where there were
80 commercial concessions last year
there are al this season and APP
plications are still coming in for
last minute entries.
IMPERIAL, March 5, 1884
weary Holtville runner Sprinted
through line of spectators to the
Imperial county fair entrance Sat
urday morning and a moment later
the ninth annual agricultural show
was underway.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
A Valley Salad

Entries for the agriculture dis
plays are among the last to arrive
for arrangement" Sinclair said, Csc
we never know until the last mo-
ment just how many we will have.
indications point to the largest
entry list in history however,
Judging of the agriculture entries
and awarding prizes is a job that
would turn even the most ardent
supporter of the vegetarian dlet
into a consumer of meat, sinclair
said
The entries are judged upon
quality, pack and artistic display
"Yes, vegetables can be displayed
artistically,' Sinclair replied to
gasp of amazement. There's green,
red, yellow, orange, and flock
of intermediate colors to blend into
an attractive exhibit"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02

you're interested, Mr. Shaw, them
foodstuffs are mighty tasty.
Each green vegetable, and those
that aren't green, play an impor-
tant part in the life of some farm
er and the men with whom he
trades III the city, because the farm
er depends upon those vegetables to
earn his living.
Farther on down the line. in the
so feet OF exhibit space set aside
for agricultural products, you will
find more foodStuffs, but you won't
be particularly interested in con-
suming them unless you are horse
or a COW. Alfalfa hay heads the list,
then there is milo maize, double
dwarf milo, barley of all varieties.
oats, rice, wheat. flax, sorghum,
cane and sudan grass.
The agricultural exhibits have in
creased in size and in quality ever
since the fair was moved south
from BraWley to the present site,
according to Art Sinclair, assistant
superintendent of the department,
There was a time" Sinclair said.
when we were forced to depend
upon two or three shippers for
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
Depends on Arizona

The trustee agreement was dis
carded and a meeting was called
10 discuss a marketing code pro-
gram Lack Of similar laws in
Arizona, however, defeated the plan
temporarily.
Developments revealed. however,
that a similar ordinance was being
considered in Arizona. so valley
growers voted to set up the code
II California, to become effective
upon passage of the new law in
Arizona
Installation of the marketing
code law in both states will force
prOrate compliance OF all growers
in the event 81 per cent of the
growers favor the program.
The program may save the lat
ter part of this years deal in the
desert area. but in any event the
growers will be ready TO start off
on the right foot next season.
The Future
So when fair visitors stop to look
at the grapefruit exhibits at the
county fair. they should remember
it represents a history Of develop
ment and a future which will be
assured Of success if valley growers
can continue to combat the in
creasing market problems.
Horticultural exhibits. which in
clude pecans, dates. tangerines, and
mandarins as we'll as the oranges,
lemons. lines and grapefruit, have
increased in size ever since the
agricultural show was moved south
from Brawley, according to Art
Sinclair, assistant superintendent Of
the department.
More than l30 feet has been al
lotted to the horticultural displays
this season as compared to only 90
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02

most of the exhibits in the agrl-
cultural show, but in recent years
individual growers have taken IN
creased interest and as a result we
annually are supplied with more
than enough produce to prepare
attractive booths"
New varieties and superior strains
of all types of valley agricultural
products, many of which were per-
fected in this area, have been re-
Sponsible for the vastly improved
produce which will be on display
at the fair this year, Sinclair said.
More Prize Money
Success of the fair in recent years
has made increased premiums
available, Sinclair pointed out, and
this year nearly $1,000 in prize
money will be offered to winners in
various divisions.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02

done more than its share to spread
the name OF the county to all Sec
tionS of the United States. People
in eastern states, who never view
fruit as perfect as that exhibited
at the county fair. pay premium
prices to eat Imperial Valley grape
fruit
The Serious Side
There is another. more serious.
story told by the grapefruit exhibit
at this years fair. however. In
recent years grapefruit growers
nave found it increasingly difficult
to make a profit from their labors
IN citrus orchards.
Several growers have already
contemplated a program to destroy
their orchards in order to create
more space for profitable crops
and to ease the expense burden
caused annually by losses from their
citrus production.
The Imperial Valley farmer Is
noted for his tenacity. however. and
the grapefruit grower represents
l4lt ulO>L lG4aN 4OuS u TIT Ndl4tg =
agriculturistS. or in this case hor-
ticulturistS.
Faced with a record poor season
at the start of this year the grape
fruit growers OF Imperial Valley
banded together with growers in
Yuma and Phoenix 10 draw up
trustee agreement 10 limit the
number Of shipments and to es-
tabliSh a minimum price.
Ninety per cent Of the desert
area growers signed the agreement,
The program was put into effect
ans the price jumped from less
than $40 per ton to s25 per ton
N q week
But then the valley grapefruit
growers received their first blow.
The 10 per cent Of growers who
did not siqn. began to "chisel" on
the Los Angeles market. Prices
dropped steadily until the growers
determined to halt the "chiSeling." ="
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
Golden Exhibits Represent
Valleys Struggle, Optimism

Rows and rows of grapefruit. or
anges. lemons and lines: That is
the picture that viii imprint itself
upon the minds of more than half
the $4,000 persons who will view
the horticultural displays at the
10th annual Imperial county fair
March to IL.
But behind those rows of citrus
fruit is a history OF development
and a fear that one Of Imperia,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02

Valleys most outstanding indus
tries IS headed toward eventual
obliteration.
The grapefruit exhibit alone rep
resents an acreage of more than
700O acres OF fruit and represents
an industry which was once re-
garded as the valleys most flour
ishing
Imperial Valley grapefruit has
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02

feet last year. Sinclair said.
More Premiums
Increased premiums which will
bring the prize money total to
$1,000 is partly responsible for larger
entry lists for this years fair, Sim
clair declared. but principle reason
is the increased interest of valley
farmers in the fair itself.
Exhibitors who entered last year
and who will reenter this season
are
Mrs. Lorenzo Adams, Ell Centre;
5. f. BaShaW. FL Centre; C. E
Conant. El Centre; L. A. Ferrare
El Centre; S. E. Fusco Ell Centre;
I. j. Harris. El Centre; George
HickoX. Westmorland, Joe Maloof,
san Bernardino: Lloyd Martin
Arrowhead Springs; Mark Kichie,
RIalto: Louise Russon Brawley;
Whitman Seed. El Centre.
All valley exhibitors anticipate
larger entries. according TO Sim
clair. c. E. Conant and E. Steiner
of Brawley are expected to supply
LARGEST exhibits
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
Other Exhibits

While dates. tangerIneS. mandar-
ms. lemons and lines are not par
ticularly important to the Imperial
Valley from a commercial stand
point. Sinclair said. exhibits in the
past have indicated that the valley
is capable of producing top grade
fruit
PecanS, however. offer new
field for experimentation Entries
during the past few years have
shown increasingly superior grades
of nuts, Sinclair said and a CORE
spending larger number of exhibits.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
That's Fair
Description Of
Fair Vegetables

Attention George Bernard Shaw and all vegetarans! !
Walk so PAGES in from the admission gate at the lmpe
county midwnter fair grounds then set your compass
due south Continue with following wind til the door
of the main exhibit building abaf the BEAM Then
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
More Premiums

feet last year. Sinclair said.
Evening star., 1939-04-09

She said, You've no idea, Gerry.
Tomorrow night for instance, I've
got to be at dinner. The Seymours,
at Locust Valley" Being from Boston,
he wouldn't know there were no
Seymours at Locust Valley. "And
Monday -" she parroted: "lunch,
tea, cocktails. dinner, house party"
But won't l see you again?" he
asked. perhaps when l visit New
York again."
Sorry. don't think it's possible,
Gerry" she said. ''You see. I'm going
back to Europe SOON"
They swung once more around the
floor in silence Then he said: Seems
to me it's hardly worth your while
keeping up the room at Mrs. Miller's
" with all those invitations"
(Continvsd on poge 15)
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Continued from pogs seven

a fake! I'm a file clerk and a typist at
kenney & kinson's real estate Office.
That's all. l saw your name in the
paper and wanted to come here and
look at you" Which, of course, would
have been silly. He'd lift his eyebrows
and stare uncomprehendlngly at her.
So she kept up the flow of chit
chat, aware suddenly of its emptiness
The oyster shells went away; the
consomme came and departed; the
breast of guinea hen arrived.
Care to dance?" he asked.
I'D love it" she said, brightly.
They danced. on the crowded.
slick floor. He said II suppose you'll
be busy tomorrow"
She tried to muster the imperious
Evening star., 1939-04-09

feeling. "In the afternoon, yes"
Lightly: "How about breakfast"
He said, I'D love to, but have a
breakfast date with my aunt. How
about dinner?"
No, too late. She remembered the
hotel rule. Guests must check out by
five o'clock To stay after five would
mean another 81 so.
Sorry" she said. "I'd love to.
Gerry. But can't"
why not?' he said.
Date" she said
How about Monday?"
Monday she would be at the switch
board. Still another date" she said.
He said, gravely, "My, your social
calendar is fullr'
Evening star., 1939-04-09
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
FANCY MEETING YOU HERE

though he had been raised in
evening clothes. Hello, Eve" he
said, and shook hands with her.
"Gerryv' she said. "It's good to see
you" Said it imperiously And smiled.
The white satin evening dress was
superb. She'd known it the moment
she looked at herself in the mirror
downstairs. Who, in this dim, warm
light, could tell that it had cost S11.47,
marked down from Sl6.87?
Lucky reserved table," he said
Saturday night is popular here"
The captain unllnked the velvet
rope, brought them to small table
close to the wall where painted sea
with red sails on it swept towards
them. Studying their menu, Gerry
asked, How did you leave Europe?"
In bad way" she said. Really,
Gerry. you'd hardly know the place.
Everyone's mad over there. Simply
mad!'
"Really?' Gerry looked at her. 81
should imagine so. Do you care for
breast of guinea hem"
Quite fond of it, Gerry" If he
knew that korn's Kafeteria was her
regular eating place! Free soup with
meat orders.1 II think I'd like that"
He ordered, casually translating
French terms into English. Presently
he laid down the menu. Are you
living at the Harden House now" he
asked.
Temporarily" How temporarily.
He offered her a cigarette lit hers
and one for himself. ARRIVE recently?"
Just the other day" she said And
plunged headlong into the first out
right lie: "On the Normandie -
He SAID. oh
The oysters came. in their beds of
ice She forced the conversation. kept
II running at frothy pace with un-
important chit chat. The skiing in
Switzerland was grand Really. Gerry,
you ought to try it. The Austrian Alps
we're marvellous. too. but such an
unhappy country, She bolstered up
what she knew with the latest news
in the papers.
''It must be wonderful, seeing all
those Places he said.
Quite" She added: ''Of course,
you get tired of running around. But
tell me about yourself"
practically nothing to tell
1t was grand. she told herself.
Here she was in the Harden House at
last, eat ing chilled oysters on the half
shell, and soon there would be breast
of guinea hen under glass. There was
a man opposite her, flawlessly
groomed. The subdued syncopatlon
of fine orchestra was in her ears.
She ought to be relishing every mo-
ment, ought to be amused, but she
wasn't Superiority had lost its thrill.
and depression rode heavily on her
She had mad impulse. wild desire,
to say. Gerry. look here! I'm a fraud.
Evening star., 1939-04-09

board, glancing at a newspaper, that
she saw line in a dispatch from
Boston. Assistant District Attorney
. Gerald Darnley opened the prosecu-
ton by asserting that =" She read it
over twice before she realized that
Gerald Darnley was the man who was
her husband for one night up on
Cape Cod.
After that, she thought a lot about
Gerry. After that, she looked for Bos-
ton date lines on stories.
Usually, they were unimportant
items in New York newspapers But,
after long while, one said. Chief
Assistant District Attorney Gerald
Darnley cross-examned the wit
ness -" And, after a long lapse,
Gerald Darnley. counsel for the
defense, moved for dismissal on the
grounds -" And this was in an
important utility case He was in
private practice now, high in it.
She wasn't bitter or jealous. In
these past four years she had explored
herself thoroughly. and was fright
ened at what she found. She was
beaten, crushed. incapable - knew it.
Then she saw that casual line in the
Personal Notes in the Star. At first
it only twisted something inside
Gerry Darnley stopping at the Har-
den House The place she used to
stop at. The place she walked by now
in the morning. on her way from Mrs
Miller's. The place where she looked
wistfully in broad windows and
wished that she were sitting there. at
leisurely breakfast, with glass of
orange JUICE nesting daintily in
silver bowl of ice
And then the idea came to her =.
Why not? Why not? Hadn't she been
promising herself for years that, If she
ever got twenty dollars or so ahead of
the rent, she would stop here for a
night? That, for twenty-four hours,
she would again be Eve Darrow of St.
Moritz, Cannes, Paris and Lenox'
This was Saturday morning. She was
off in the afternoon. She could rush
down to Feltmans. to Dolores. 1t
was mad. of course He would have an
engagement. He would be out. He
wouldn't want to see her. He'd be
coldly cutting. or stitf1y polite.
So what Anyway. she'd have her
dav at the Harden House OF course
she wouldn't let him know - about
herself. Nobody in New York knew,
After the kinselman experience she
had looked up nobody So he wouldn't
know. 1t wouldn't be as though she
were making a crawling overture to-
ward him. She expected nothing.
except to be looked up to as superior
once more, for just day. before gong
back to the office Monday morning
He was waiting for her IN the velvet
roped enclosure at the entrance to the
Mediterranean Room The tan was
gone, but nothing else. He stood
there, tall. easy, grave. He looked as
Evening star., 1939-07-24
STRAIGHT Off the Tee

Beaver Dam pair, were beaten by
Maurice Cooper and Tony Wilmett
Of Argyle. The latter pair finished
with brace of brides to tuck away
212 points.
Club Secretary John Phelan and
L. J. Manders are the two-man team
champions of the Capital Golf and
Country Club, and holders of the
Barry-Pate Trophy. They won the
final in the tournament, licking
George Molloy and E. J. Grill, and
l, with Manders shooting the best
score of his career James A. Hayes,
Ed Pruner and D. R. Lamson all
finished 2 down to par in a match
play against par event. Three pairs
tied in the mixed foursome tourney.
They were Mrs. John Rosson and
B. L. Cone, Mrs. T. P. Hayden and
George Lindsay, and Mrs. E. R. Fer
guson, jr., and Bob Brown, all with
net 38s.
At Kenwood J. S. Thurston and
R. R. Clark tied for first in the blind
bogey tourney, with net cards of 70.
r. A. Brasfield was next with rs.
Woodmont Country Club golfers
went over to Baltimore and came
back with a licking at the hands of
the Suburban clubswingers, who won
Is to 8. Gene Larkin and Morris
Simon, Woodmonts top pair, dropped
2l2 points to Ralph Beach and Ma
than kaufman, jr.
Evening star., 1939-07-24
Midget tAutos Whir|
In Seven Contests
Here Tomorrow
Russo Heads Lot Of 18
Crack Pilots on Card
At Capitol Speedway

A dry, fast racing strip and bevy
of skilled jitterbug Jockeys is the
happy combination which officials
Of the Capitol Speedway are count
ing on to get their new midget auto
oval off to flying start tomorrow
night.
Eighteen drivers. headed by Paul
Russo, Chicago veteran, are sched-
uled to face the barrier and a full
program of three heats, two semi
finals, a final and consolation race
will enable them to display their full
ability to the fans Russo currently
is leading the national A. A. A.
championship race.
Other outstanding entrants are
Red Redmond, Duke Major, Charley
Breslin and Charley Winnai. Con-
testants will warm up and test the
track tomorrow afternoon at 4
O'Clock, and the public is invited to
the trials.
Thursday night Lucky" Teter will
bring his "hell-drivers" to the track
for an exhibition of death-defying
feats that include ramming an auto
through a burning plank wall,
end-over-end somersaults and
plunge over row of autos.