The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-11
CORAL ROCKETS
ny L. p. ALTMAN. JR.

ny L. p. AT
$500 AMA
BUSINESSMEN STAND FIRM
There have been some ap-
pro@xhe4 90 getting the Key West
mamlmemmmns Association and
Key west Bualnesswomen's Asso-
clafion INTO the folds Of the
chaaahmF 81 Commerce. But these
aiiempta have been actively re-
slatea aeeording 20 information
gwen ma. There vas q letter in
Saturday, Citizen by q visitor
here who asked why there was
20 msueh duplication Of organiza-
tinn fog civic work here. There Is
aszplscmai0n of organization but
nff anplication Of effort. To a
reasonable limit a number OF
efsle organizations can increase
tle eivle work being done in this
cts. Even a. there Is a Business
uaeu's Association and Business
WmsnWn's Association in Miami
BESIDES q Chamber of Commerce
The biggest kick seems 10 be that
tire small businessman himself
is now up on his hindlegs asking
Ter his just right of representa-
tinn. Il something is going TO be
dare Tor the city along advertis-
ma o. project lines or something
Vated down. he wants 10 get his
100 cents worth in and IL seems
right now that he Is doing just
that. he and She. Thesearly sue
Co.'S q the information booth
efnxtion az The entrance 20 the
coy IL q signal accomplishment
along this line. Incidentally Key
Wesi Businessmen bring your
oaples q projects up 10 the spec
al meeaing which will be held
Wednesday al the Health Unit,
Fleming street entrance 10 the
navy YARD.
-nLrTuE SPIRIT" TONIGHT
Here's q spot OF praise for the
many who labored so hard to
give us ~Bsithe Spirit" an unusu-
ally good play presented by un-
usually good actors. II Is a fitting
climax t0sa most interesting win
cen season. Neat year the social
cslendmr for winter visitors
Ah0uld ~ doubled In events from
present indications. Highlight
may be q week Of fiesta as put
on b. the Hotel Association.
TsoL-ATIoNIsM ttI 3G-
] have come across some real
iaoiationism. Never thought we
SIN had Il bat directly and quite
frankly a lady told me that what
sire liked about Key West was
the people who come here. What,
noa us interesting conch shell
dwolaersg This was a very frank
stateEnent and as such I accepted
4 a. the lawful. individual right
q m American person. Now ia
Ne same manner II must be re-
menabered that Key Westers i'm
tiaeir iawfyA American rights do
MOI wish 10 be ruled by groups
made up Of these persons who
sdEmittedly like the visitors" who
rnme here only. That is our right.
These winter visitors who wish
30 have . say in our government
and who have the required resi-
deuos here must Of necessity, to
obtain success In politics, SEQ
apeFate" with local folk. In other
woFds Il you wish to be an isola-
uonist or hermit or anything
else which does not conflict with
uIe rights Of other men why more
poser 30 you. But II you wish to
invade the rights of other mems
fields then you must not be isola-
tionast. Even as America did in
sis was lss; GO. SOgnssluded. ss.,
PosTERINo ANTAGONIST
The statement above is a typi-
cal carry on Of the antagonisni
wlaach must be guarded against
between winter visitors, new. resi-
denks and Key WesterJ. L. am
happy to report some progress in
my campaigning along this line.
Politically. / believe that Key
Wus1srs have been aroused to
fighting for their birthright
Politically. i find that those new
gessnsnts who are going into Key
West politics are doing so more
sagariouSly and with more love
for the people who vote them in.
SUMNER THE SUMNER TIME
This . the time of year coming
up Tor which had SO much nos
taAgia when standing watch on a
ships bridge az sea in the middle
Of the Atlantic ocean huddled
do~Tn in heavy foul weather gear.
] th0ught Of those marching tall,
pure white clouds marching from
east 20 west along the Gull
StEsam. huge columnar clouds
] thought OF the water clear un-
der the banks and of the huge
snapper there. I thought of the
dancing understandable color of the
greens and whites and browns
and blues as one approached the
sstmr" A the mouth of a channel