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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01
REPAIRS FOR AQUARIUM


Had look inside the Key West
Aquarium, which was the only
open-air aquarium in the country
once and one of the show spots
of a Key West visit. 1t is going
TO take a bit of fixing. Sandbags
and steel shields are still up over
the targets which were used for
the small arms range. The one
inch thick glasses in the tanks
have fallen through and some
hang precariously. The tank sec
tions with their coral rock design
seem to be in pretty good shape,
although some of the piping may
have to be replaced. There are
no more fountains in the center,
it being entirely filled in for the
range. The two beautiful murals
which depicted Key West fisher
men garnering their daily catch
of food fish for Key West tables
are in pretty bad shape with the
plaster falling out of them and
will probably have to be replaced.
Rest of the place will require only
painting. l did not see the pump
ing system which operated but |
understand that it has been re-
moved. There are also the els
tern-like settling basins through
which salt water was pumped to
remove impurities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01
JOHN B. SWIM INTERVIEWS VETERANS
WISHING NAV. OP. BASE EMPLOYMENT
XII. NOE Civilian Publicity Director


returned veterans of this war are
better qualified to fill a position
after their release than before
they went into the service. An
other interesting fact is, service
men that were once stationed in
Key West liked the town and it's
people enough to return. They
expect to settle down here, bring
up families and make Key West
their permanent home.
At the present time Mr.. VIM
is particularly busy putting over
an extensive Veterans Appren-
tice Training School, in coopera-
ton with the Personnel Training
Officer. This ideal program en-
ables interested veterans to ac-
quire recognized, specialized
training in a number of varied
useful trades.
Possessing an extremely YER
satile personality, Mr.. VIM is
considered an expert photograph
er and was at one time a Grim
inologist, owning his own labora-
tory; a field surveyor, surveying
the West Coast of Florida; an Of
flee manager with a large insur-
ance company and the official
photostat expert for Fulton Coun-
ty, Georgia. An active member
of his community, Mr. Winn is a
member of the Key West Rotary
Club and holds the position of
Post Commander of the Arthur
Sawyer American Legion Post,
No. %. of Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01
BY ]. HARMON BRoDowsK1. M

Veterans, veterans, constant
parade of them from early morn
til late in the evening. Each
having some sort of question or
problem, all to be laid in the lap
of capable John B. VIM. Meet
ing each veteran with a quiet, re-
served, calm Mr.. VIM quickly
and efficiently answers such quer-
les as: .. what are my rights
under Public Law Is? how
much will l make? Can l
drive a truck? Can go to
night school under the C. l. Bill?
Seniority rights?" Many
of the returned warriors are GU
rious about what kinds of jobs
the Navy Yard has to offer, and
how they can better themselves
as result of the experience they
acquired while in the service. Mr.
VIM, who is a veteran himself,
has made Civil Service his career
and is recognized authority on
veterans affairs.
With amazing dexterity and
proficiency Mr., VIM coordinates
a mans experience and know
ledge with the types of jobs avail
able and expertly places a, man
into a fitting position. Using a
host of veteran experience and
training, Mr.. VIM skilfully
avoids putting a square peg into
round hole
A competent, meditative sort of
fellow, Mr.. VIM finds that the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01
LESS POINTS OF INTEREST

So many hotel men have point
ed out to h1e that right now the
city has less points of interest
than just before the war, which
IS quite true, and that now is the
time to go after them again.
However, there is active interest
along these lines, although a
group which will actively push
one project after another to COM
pletion will be a big help to the
city. Some of the projects which
we had actively before the war
was an Aquarium, charter boat
docks and yacht docks, Botanical
Gardens was neat, Rest Beach
was IN better shape with cabanas,
the Boulevard was not storm
wrecked, there was a charter boat
association, an active Key West
guides group In short, people
really went after the business
then. Now the nuclei of these
projects are present and the cells
are forming but the shock of war
still remains in the system and
they are not moving ahead too
rapidly. AS the young men who
were off to war come back to the
city more and more of these prof.
ects are expected to receive fur
ther impetus.
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struck out toward his home, leav-
ing trail of blood behind him.
On White street, he met two
young women and two young men
who were on their way to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Pierce, 1927 White street, to have
an early breakfast of bacon and
eggs with the Pierce family.
That was at 4:4S o'clock. and
Immediately the Pritchard Fun
eral Home was called up for its
ambulance: Mr.. Pritchard re-
sponded in the ambulance and
rushed Victor Bergstrom TO the
hospital. and. though he talked
brokenlY. Mr.. Pritchard learn
ed that the wrecked automobile
was at the foot of the boule-
ward al Bertha street. He drove
10 that place and found the car
and Arthur Bergstrorn dead in
il.
Mr.. Pritchard left the car, re-
turned to his home and telephoned
the police station and Coroner
Enrique ESquinaldo, Jr.
Survivor win Recover
A policeman, Mr.. Esquinaldo,
Chief EiSner and Mr.. Pritchard
returned to the automobile, put
the body in an ambulance and
took it to the Pritchard morgue.
Arthur Bergstrom was a car
penter, and had been working at
the Boca Chica air base, and Vic
tor Bergstrom is a civil guard al
the navy yard.
At the hospital it was reported
that Victor has a broken jaw and
is suffering from multiple cuts on
his head and face. One of the
slashes extends from his temple
son the right side to his broken
jaw Hospital authorities said
that, while his injuries are SCI
we're, apparently he will recover,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

Parks, Clyde Baltzell, Bienvenido
Perez, Leroy Roberts, Malcolm
Roberts, Charles Anderson, Sera-
fin Gonzalez, Anold Key, Charles
Cremata, Harold Cruz, Hugh
Hinde, Ray Atwell, Percy Lones,
Charles Williams, Bernard vi
dial.
Hose Co. No. 3
Louis Maloney, J. Otto Kirch-
heiner, John w. Roberts, John
C. Roberts, Alton H. Roberts,
Frank Carbonell, Frank Curry,
Carl Curry, George Mcdonald,
William Almyda, E. P. Bayly, Ed
die Gomez, William Albury, Z Ira
Thompson, Bradley SWeeting,
John Borges, Cyril Lowe, Ben
jamin Lopez, Vance Stirrup, En-
rique Esquinaldo, Jr.. T. r.
Pritchard. Andrew Pritchard,
Harry Pritchapd John Pritchard,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01
KEY WEST CIGARS
lDuval and Divisionl

The first factory was establish
ed here in 1881. In 1869, follow
ing the Cuban Revolution, the
larger factories came over from
Havana. Among the so here then
the largest were E. H. Cato, Ruy
Lopez and Cortez Companies.
The industry employed over TO-
600 Workmen, manufactured over
one hundred million cigars year
ly. Advent of machinery and use
OF domestic tobacco eliminated
Key Vests hand manufacturing.
Ruins of three large factories may
be seen on Flagler Avenue. CHM
ate makes for the fame of Key
Vests cigars, tobacco being sensi-
tive to atmospheric changes. At
present 80 small factories, togeth-
er, average 100000 cigars a
month. 3rl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01
HERE IS YOUR
VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT MEN
LIST AS OF NOVEMBER PRE-
PARED BY SECRETARY J..
ROBERTS; EIGHT coMPAN-
les

Following is list of members
of the Key West Volunteer Fire
Department in good standing as
of November /, 1915, according to
Secretary John Roberts;
Fire Police
Livingston Bethel, Hamilton
Pinder, Ralph B. Pinder, Alberto
Camera, Gregorio Rodriguez, Roy
Hamlin, Joseph Kemp, Oliver
Kemp, William Knowles, Ansel
Albury, George Albury, Clarence
SWeeting, Amado Hernandez,
Rogelio Garcia, Earl Lee, John
Nelson, George Parks, Benjamin
Roberts, Harry Sawyer, Paul
Thompson, Sr., Paul Thompson,
Jr., Philip Baker, James D. Stir
rup, w. J. Walker, Edderd Todd,
Ralph D. Amable, Jr., David Nc
Curdy, Pedro Perez, Allan B.
Cleare, r., Ed Mathews, ST., Ed
Mathews, Jr.
Hook And Ladder Co.
Charles L. Albury, Charles T.
Albury, Eugene Pierce, George
Lucas, Henry Cruz, Rut1edges Cur
ry, Gideon Curry, c. Sam B.
Curry, Joe Cleare, Hector Castro,
John Carbonell, Jr., Public Car
bonell, Manuel Gomez, Paul
Mesa, Everett Rivas, Samuel
Hart, Firmin Vidal, Cephus Rus
sell, Charles Wardlow, Jr., Frank
Cato, Cecil Catala, Edward Ra-
bigney, George Lee. Berlin Saw
yer, Jr., James Wells, Ed Ciesin-
ski, Fernando Camus.
Engine Co. No.
Mitchell White, Leonard Alon-
70. Victor Lowe, Joseph Farto,
Hastings Smith, Henry Saunders,
Paul Archer, Charles T. Archer,
Ellis Archer William T. Archer,
Samuel Gates, George Johnson,
Dewey Roberts, Victor Roberts,
Leo Stanley, Joe Cabrera, Horace
Averette, Wilson Jolly, Frank
Jolly, Louis Castro, Eugene Her
nandez, Lconti Villadares, Eek
wood Solomon, Charles r. Tor
res, George Saunders.
Hose Co. No. !
John c. Park, Cotton Park, Will
liam r. Pinder, Leonard Curry,
Oscar Cruz, Albert Brady, War
rem Sawyer, Albert Albury, Ray
mond Cabrera, Owen Malone,
Earle Ingraham, Uric Gwnyn
Everett Higgs, Everett Charlow
John Sands, Clarence Roberts
Ralph Braun, Cyril Griffin, Omer
Perez, Armando Acevedo, Will
liam Gates, Sydney Mathews, Jr.,
VIM. T. Doughty, Arnold Key
Joseph Sanchez, Basil Tynes
Willard Gibson.
Engine Co. No. z
Ramon Rivas, Harry Baker
Bert Baker, John Lord, Cefirinc
Moore, John F. Baldwin, George
c. Russell, Willie Wickers, Joe
Valenzuela, Waldo Valenzuela
William Duval, Hilton Henson
Clarence Thompson, John Rivas
Myrtland Gates, Frank Caraballo
John Spottswood.
Hose Co. No. 2
Leroy Torres, Joseph Cerezo
George Cerezc, Milburn CereZo
Pecy NJ. Roberts, Leroy Roberts
Milton Roberts, Laurie Roberts
Will P. Roberts, Milburn Roberts
Victor Russell, Richard Russell
Cleve Niles. Charles Martinez
Benjamin Sawyer, Alfred P
Knowles, Cleveland Knowles, Ar
thur Lowe, Earl Baker, Peter
Matcovitch, Charles Curry, Gil
bert Weech.
Enuine Co. No. 3
William Sawyer. Ygnacio Car
bonell, Lumley Parks, Iversor
v----~-- - -------------------
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01
GO AFTER PROJECTS

Heard some talk yesterday in q
private conference about the re-
viving of interest in projects for
Key West. There will probably
be committees formed which will
present the projects to city mana
ger King. On others where the
city is not interested these COM
mittees will go to the responsible
parties and interview them and
offer their advice and help to get
the projects in operation again.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

LEES HAVE SON

Announcement has been made
of the birth of a son, weighing
eight pounds, to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lee at a local hospital
on Friday, December %, at 8 p.
m.
The new arrival has been Civ
en- the name of Edward Lee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01
LAST YEARS POLICE

Here are figures from City FL
nance Head Charles Roberts
yearly report to the city for the
period ending June 80, 1945, for
the police department: Current
expenses for maintenance and OPP
Grafton $832.99. Repairs and re-
placements, gasoline and oil ST.
690.66. Cost of feeding city pris-
oners $1,375. Capital OUTLAWS for
equipment $517.90. Miscellaneous
accounts payable were $280.40
Personal services, salaries of Off
GERS and employees were $685.
79542. Relief payments authoriz-
ed by ordinance number 422 and
House of Representatives bill No.
430 were $1,079. Income tax with
held is $1,36705.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN
OF JANUARY /, 1886

New Years Day had a good
start in Key West today in a
demonstration of mans good
fellowship to man. Mitchell
White lost a roll bills; he adj
vertised his loss in The Citizen;
Alpheus Higgs, who found the
roll, read the advertisement, re-
turned the money to Mr.. White
and refused to accept a reward.
A record volume of freight,
during last month, was brought
into port by Clyde Mallory
liners, Agent Charles E. Smith
said today.
The Citizen today offered to
give SIS for educational purposes
on every day the sun does not
shine in Key West and every
day the mercury drops below so
here, during 1886.
County Commissioner Nor
berg Thompson and County At
torney j. Lancelot Lester, who
had been in Miami and Jack
sonville on business trips, re-
turned today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Plum
mer, Of Miami, arrived yester-
day to visit the formers parents.
Mr., and Mrs. Lionel Plummer. d.
Miss Goldie I,eWinsky, Who
had been spending the Christ
mas and New Years holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Lewinsky, left today for
Miami to spend a few days with
relatives and will visit in st.
Augustine for day before re-
turning to Tallahassee to re-
sumo her studies in the Florida
State College for Women.
Aquilino Lopez, Jr., who had
been visiting in Havana, return
ed yesterday On the steamship
Cuba.
Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
"Where there is no vision, the
people perish, and not because
they are blind.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

TUESDAY
Wedding of Miss Louise Lastres
to Harold Ray Allen. 6:45
pm. First Methodist Church.
Dance, Beach USO. 9 pm.
1921 Duval Street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

The scherzo in music takes its
name from the Italian word for
coke.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

! 1t is estimated that present syn
thetic rubber plants will produce
], 100000 tons in 1916.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

When Princeton was founded
IL of its % trustees were Presby-
terian ministers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

Chicago,-Seventy species of
maple occur throughout the
world.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01
CORAL ROCKETS
By L. p. ARTMAN, JR.

highway continually to get to
their war work jobs and the
RFC then decided to make the
bridges toll free by theirs and
the State Road Departments
contributions. Up on the keys
the District is certainly a mill
tary road because outside of a
plane it is the one real means
of transportation to this import
ant naval center. Nearly every
thing Which connects us with
the mainland is of vital interest
to the Navy and for good rea-
sons. This method is to be pre-
ferred over the refunding pro-
gram. And it is quite possible
that it may be put through.
BEARING BREADFRUIT TREE
(609 Francis Street,
Only bearing breadfruit tree
in the country. The test of a
tropical climate Is that in which
these trees grow. They will not
grow where the temperature
falls below 40 degrees. This 40
foot tall breadfruit tree bears
three times a year. When ripe,
the pulp is juicy and yellow.
Each fruit weighs about five
pounds and is covered with small
round green sections on the
outside. The taste is similar to
plantain. 1t may be placed un-
foreground, allowed to ferment.
and will become cheese. Gather
ed before it is ripe it can be
baked and made into bread. 1t
is thus the wheat and milk prod
uct of the tropics.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

Buenos Aires has a population
Of 2,595,891.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

In the United States privately
operated motor trucks represent
81 per cent of ali trucks in use.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01
POSTMASTER IN 1888

Observation-Disclosures Lin
coin was appointed postmaster at
New Salem, ILL.,, in 1888.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

Forty nine large U. S. cities re-
ceive all their milk by motor
truck.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

About one seventh of Bolivia's
population is engaged in mining.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

Eddie Russell, Carl Russell, Ger
aid Adams, Douglas Papy, Joe Els
pinesa, Paul Roberts
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

o. Incomes of American families
last year the highest in history.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01
WEEKENDS TANNED.
WEEKDAYS NO

Last weekend hotel men tell me
hotels were damned and people
were even turned away, but came
Monday and once again the no.
tells were so percent vacant. A
great many of the people who
come down here run over the
sights roughly and there is no
organization to show them inten-
sively and explain to them all
these things tropical down here.
Before this you received a points
OF interest map at the upper toll
gate on Matecumbe, you hit the
city and could 60 to any hotel
shown on the map, then you asked
about fishing and were shown the
fishing docks, you asked about
seeing the points of interest of
the city and were turned over to
a reputable guide. Any point,
such as tropical flowers in which
you were particularly interested,
YOU could see and have carefully
explained TO you. Thus, if you
were really interested you could
spend about four days to a week
here TO really see the town. After
that it was solely up to you as
10 whether you preferred the
simple life of Key West with its
fisherfolk or the mammoth night
clubs and horse race tracks of
Miami and always there was a
percentage. ever growing, which
liked Key West.
SHOULD HAVE TOLLS FREE
Was very sorry to see the
Overseas District and County
Commission favor refunding of
bonds plan and also stick to
tolls continuing on the highway.
The Citizen carried a story
which clearly showed that active
consideration was being given
the project of making the
bridges toll free which is done
in this manner. First the Dis
trict is given over to the State
Road Department and l believe
this is mighty fine because in
that way You get fine upkeep.
Then the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation which is financing
Tire District Bridges contributes
half of its revenues. The State
Road Department then contrib
utes the other half Then there
is no refunding of bonds. This
was done in the case of the
Candy Bridge near Tampa. 1t
was pointed out to RFC that
defense workers We're using the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

France reported to be seeking
view of the Big Three on Spain,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

Labor confident of winning
fight for higher pay.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
"Where there is no vision, the
people perish, and not because
they are blind.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

Aquilino Lopez, Jr., who had
been visiting in Havana, return
ed yesterday On the steamship
Cuba.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-01

County Commissioner Nor
berg Thompson and County At
torney j. Lancelot Lester, who
had been in Miami and Jack
sonville on business trips, re-
turned today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-09
Atomic Power
RadioSubiect
Or. william Watson
On Yale Program

New Haven, Feb. 6 - Dr.. Will
liam w. Watson, Professor OF Ply
sizes and chairman Of the Physics
Department at Yale University, VIII
discuss The Future of Atomic
Power" on the Yale Interprets the
News" program this Sunday night
at 6:l5 over Radio Station VITO.
On leave of absence from Yale
from August, l943 to October. l945,
Professor Watson first served as d.
vision Director of the Metallurgical
Laboratory at the University OF
Chicago, which performed the sup
porting research and development
for the large-scole plutonium manu-
facture carried out at Hantord,
Washington.
From July !, 1914 to October /,
1915, he acted as scientific liaison
representative with the joint Can
adam British project at Montreal
Quebec, and Chaulk River. On
tario. where developments in the
atomic energy field were also under
way.
Before his assignment TO the
atomic bomb project, Professor
Watson had given part time to war
research with the Army Signal
Corps on a communications prop
lem. He also carried on special re-
search in connection with the bomb
project at the Sloane Physics Lab
orataory of Yale in early 1913 under
a contract with the OSRD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-09
Examinations
For Postal
Candidates
"WaFtime Workers"
Must Qualify Under
Civil Service Ruling

About 20 Waterbury post Office
employees, the majority Of them war
veterans. will be required TO take
a competitive civil service exam
ination. as the result of a Presi-
dental order to shift the Civil
Service system from wartime to
a peacetime basis, it was learned
today.
TIE postal wartime workers
will compete in an open examina-
ton. the date to be set later, it
was reported at the poStofflce to-
day.
1t was pointed out, however that
the local postoffiee already has a
waiting list of several hundred
other men, who qualified for the
jobs but lost the opportunity for
appointment when they were call
ed into the service.
Under the new program, the old
applicants. who are eX-servicenlen
now, will have five points. given to
all veterans. added TO their OLD
marks and will not be required to
take new examinations.
The veterans. who received war
time appointment, will in effect
compete with the veterans who took
the old Civil Service examination
The new examination will be oper
TO non-veterans likewise
Preference, however will be Civ
en- first to disabled veterans, second
IN otl,er xreterans and third to dis
placed federal workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-09
Small BroSs
Plants Show
Keen Interest
Strike Developments
70 Result in
Many Changes

Little Brass" in Waterbury,
plants which depend on the Big
3" for much of their materials, is
in hopes that a settlement Of the
brass strike will come before q
shortage of brass forces curtail-
ment OF production. Most OF the
smaller plants have a supply suffi-
cient for several weeks or more, but
a prolonged strike at the major
plants would hit them hard.
Workers in the smaller brass
factories have another stake in the
strike at the Big g.. namely
wages. The smaller plants normally
follow the pay pattern OF the
major factories. Also, in the cur
rent situation. a number of firms
in Little Brass have already
made specific agreements with the
CLIO TO meet whatever wage boosts
are granted by the Big g." Several
have already given raises, with the
provision that further increases
will be made on the basis Of what
ever settlement is made by the
union with the city's big companies.
Business Agent Joseph McAVoy,
who is organizer for the Mine, Mill
e. Smelter Workers Union in a
number of the smaller factories,
estimates that most of them have
enough brass on hand 10 last at
least six weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-09
On
ToxAppeoIs

Possibility Of completing all tax
appeal hearings before Feb. 20 is
foreseen by Victor Mambruno Cd
chairman of the Board of Tax Re-
view.
Aldro jerks. chief assessor in
agreeing with Mr.. Mambruno said
that hearings have been acceler-
ated by both the appellants and
the board. A total of 500 appeals
have been heard since the board
opened a week ago.
Some property owners who died
appeals are not supporting the
original claims since the 10 percent
across the-board reduction was af-
fected on all main buildings by
Mayor John S. Monagan.
About 500 notices OF the reduced
assessments have been forwarded
to taxpayers, Mr. jerks said. These
consist of the 10 percent reduction.
The board will not meet next
Tuesday because 1t Is not empoW-
cred to conduct hearings on legal
holiday. Evening sessions viii be
held in addition to the daily ses-
sions on Wednesday and Thursday.