The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-14
The
OBSERVATIONS
OF A FOOL
N BILL LEE

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fishermen. Tage is from New
York city apd Julius is from
wildwood, Nj.
Tage has been coming down
here to fish for Thompson En-
terprises, Ing, every winter
since 1918; Julius has been in
key West each winter since
1914.
There used to be about 10
to 40 of us who came down here
annually to fish,, said Tage.
but times have changed. We
once depended upon canvas to
supply our power; now every
thing is mechanical.
I'VE fish for mackerel every
year. The supply does not seem
to be any less than it was years
ago. There are bad seasons, to
be sure, but generally We man
age to get along.
Julius and / live, eat and
sleep right on our boat the
Thompson people give US. We
-+go out In Florida Bay and net
!. the mackerel. We can carry up
TO 1000. or so pounds, but we
generally average about 4,OO0
pounds before we head back to
the dock with our catches.
"At the end of the mackerel
season we head for home. I
generally 60 out in the Allan,
tic on a big power fishing boat.
We bring in up to 100000
pounds of swordfish. Julius usu-
ally fishes out of Wildwood"
They both said it was good to
be back in Key West again.
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. Termites are funny bugs, or
whatever they are. Suicide
Zorsky, who runs a cottage court
in Division street. says he has a
way Of getting rid of the pests.
Miami termites are worse
than the Key West kind, said
Zorsky. In Miami they are a
kind of red ant. Here they have
to drop their wings before they
crawl into furniture and other
wood.
"In Key West queen leads
the squad of termiteS when they
begin to work. When l see the
queen ! go after her quick. A
squirt gun does the work. Then
the other termites are discour-
aged.
~ haven't had a great deal OF
damage from termites in all the
years I've been operating Cac-
tus Terrace"
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Miss Marion Pickens was
wearing, as usual, a big smile.
why SO happy?" we asked
her, as she sat behind the desk
at the USO. Thinking about
that young Naval man you're
engaged to-"
"Yes, i guess am. she re-
piled. 81 was thinking about how
nice it would be if ! could go
. up tc the football game at Pen
sacoia. My fiance plays on the
Great Lakes Naval Station team
and will be playing in Pensacola
on Thanksgiving Day.
at would be fun to take him
a nice turkey dinner, now
wouldn't it? But it takes money
: to make side trips. So guess
I'll lust not 60 at all. Oh, well,
wen be married in january and
car. be with him always. NICE
thought, isn't it?" ,,......
WedGsay, it was a ibeap'tlt 'L'l
idea. .d.s ! 6alS
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Ran into Jacob Dietsch, who's
building the Blue Marlin in ST.
monitor street. He's investing
about $4,000, what with furnl-
ture and everything and will
have IA first class rooms in the
motel.
nJust made arrangements to
serve meals to my guests, said
Dietsch. ".Then I'm completing
arrangements for them to use
the beach at the Sun and Sand
Club"
Each of the rooms is large
bedroom, with a bath room apd
clothes closet. Rollaway beds
will be available, SO if someone
turns up with four or five per-
sons in the group all can sleep
in the one room.
There will be plenty of hot
water, which Dietsch says will
be real treat to visitors. There
will be an open air patio and
guests may play cards out in
the open.
Later I'm going to build an
other IA rooms on the west side
of the large lot" said Dietsch.
It looks as though it would be
downright attractive.
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Dc you know where to get
200 coconuts, real small ones? If