The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-04
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OBSERVATIONS.
OF "A FOOL

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'ui'i'ilnihH'mH,nallnninm ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
An annoying heckler was near,
|'ly driving Gerald Saunders, play.
ing the heavy part I'M 1.-THE
Drunkard' by the Key West Play.
ers in the Barn. completely wacky
the other night 49,:
Il can't stand that mans con.
slant gibes at me-" said Saunders
to Guy Carleton, who, also played
a part in the play. between the
acts. '' -, "a -. . y -
you just leave that. man to
me-" said Carleton, as he got his
cue to- 60 on the STAGE Guy,strode
to the front of the stage. Looking
directly at the hecklen he said:.
you can have my rat. my
coat. Then you can come hsrs
and see if you can DO NY bst..
ter" ~. t+y J.$,
Then he stepped back into
his part When no me,te M
part where he delivered = tern.
perence lecture. CsFlsten, save
the lines straight 20 the man
out in front. t''g.tFt 80
The heckler heckled no more
The play went on 'unheekled.
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Stephen C. (Steye( Singleton
formerly secretary of the Key
West Chamber of Commerce,
came in to see us last week. !; HE
is in town revisitihg old friends
Steve. admits he's "a years old.
but says he still feels like man
half that age. . ( :. = -,
"Im, having some trouble with
my legs" Steve says. i But l was
examined not long ago and the
doctor told me my heart and liver
and such like were in Y perfect
condition. Not bad, chr. =
Steve says he first CAME here
in 1915. He says he homesteaded
a tract of land on Ramrod Key,
but he came to Key West to make
living. Fr E.' :.s
Then. came the depression years
after 1890. Steve had no job. So
he made one for himself: he Or
ganized the Chamber. Of Com.
merce. 1t was in. 1885.
1They said / was bullheaded,'
said Steve, with a smile ''S6
they fired me-" ..'.....>
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The grounds of the Submarine
Base are looking better these
days. Workmen and sailors art
working on the grounds every
day, cutting and trimming the
grass along the fences and, cutting
the limbs of the trees, most Of
them poincianas, out around the
| Whitehead street fence, ss,.;,' :,
I'm about two Weeks'we1l have
a really nice looking approach tc
the base" said the officer, who
will be,unnamed here because he
gets kidded by his, fellows Wher
his name appears, i'm print:
We're going % plant skfub.
berry all Alsno thS SidSS Il
Southland street, fi1Kt b III w.
terfront and Front street. from
Soufhard street right To-, the
Greene street gat4., - ;., M
! Tourists and other visitors
who come into the base this
winter are going 10 ti6w 1
! right pretty base. Yes. sir"
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Jim Curry says he's happy only
when he's fishing. Which is otter
and nearly always from Porter
/ Dock. He is said to have the pa
tience of Job. n .f,"
We went down to watch hin
fish.
"Now watch him!" a frienc
suggested. 81. ~ r
We watched and watched anc
watched. 500 Z: 49,
He seems to be dreaming" VIZ
said, He doesn't do anything
at ALL"
4! "You keep on watching him.
our friend said.
We watched and we watched
and we watched.
Then came a gleam in Jim.
eyes. His hands frightened arounc
the hand line he was using be.
side the dock. Then quick jerk
He caught a large moon fish
whatever that is. There was
boy standing there, very much
interested in Jim's fishing. A
colored boy. -... ~.
You want it," Jim asked the
boy. r-... -
The boys mouth opened and
he shook his head up and down
several times. Then he clutch
ed fish and ran off in Duval
street. Jim went back to his
fishing. He says he rarely gets
to his home. sl0, Simontop.
street. with any fish.
Il just give them away. Jim.
said. r. :
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