The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-25
The
OBSERVATION
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BILL LEE
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and Mrs. Rufus Pittman in de
veloping Key Vests only hydro
phonic farm at End street anc
Staples avenue, was in a local CD.
tician's office getting her eye
glasses adjusted.
do you know DR.. -, Of
Miami, Mrs. Kinsman?" the doc.
tor asked.
Eyes, he has done my work fol
years"
well, ! think he's crazy" the
doctor said. "The darn foo
thinks he can grow vegetables
without soil, by simply feeding
the plants chemicals. He's sure
crazy"
Mrs. KinSman laughingly tolC
him that she and her associates
must likewise be 'crazy," be-
cause they are doing on their
farm just what the Miami doctor
believes can be done. She care
fully explained the process to the
local doctor.
You don't say" exclaimed
the doctor. But the look in his
eyes told Mrs. Kinsman that he
still had an item of doubt about
the whole farming venture.
Incidentally, the Pittman-KinS-
man combine now has about l,l00
cucumber plants that are Is
inches tall-all grown in fresh
water and gravel and fed by
chemicals. The plants are grow
ing about 112 inches day, and
the farmers expect to harvest Gu
cumbers in about four weeks.
X X X
1t was raining crawfish and
Sparrows a week ago Sunday
morning. There was crowd of
us in the SouthernmoSt Phar-
macy at Duval and Fleming when
a woman entered the store. We
noticed she stood for minute
looking out at the heavy rain.
Then. shaking her head. she
reached down and took off her
shoes. She wore no stockings.
She tucked the shoes beneath
her coat.
Well, she said to US. i've
got to get to ST. Pauls Church.
So here goes!"
So remarking, she stepped off
the gutter, which was running
full of water. She waded
through the ankle-deep flow to
the. opposite curb on Fleming.
She kept right on through the
rain to st. PauPs.
well, I'm a sonofagun", John
K. Clemmer, manager of the store,
exclaimed. "Can you beat it?"
ooh, we all do that when we
want to get some place in a hur-
ry during a heavy rain, an old
resident of Key West told us,
when we told her the story.
X X X
Harry Jordan of Ann street has
been blind for some time. He
spends great deal of his time
around fire department headquar-
tiers. All the firemen know him
and help all they can.
But Harry highly enjoys the
friendship of little Shirleen
Stone. two-Year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Stone. who
live in Greene street. next door
to The Citizen office.
He values Shirleen's friendship
above all others, for the little girl
is nearly always on hand to greet
him when he stands across from
the fire station.
Il would like to cross the street
to go to the fire station" Harry
tells Shirleen.
Taking his cane in her little
hand, Shirleen looks both ways,
to see if there is any movement
of cars or trucks. She tugs on
the cane and Harry steps off the
curb, confident there is no traf-
fic. At the fire station, Shirleen
raps the cane against a bench.
THANK YOU" Harry says.
You're welcome" the girl
lisps.
Shirleen looks for traffic again,
and crosses the street to her
home.
Harry is led across Ann street
by a fireman. Jordan crosses
the sidewalk and looks" for
the clothesline with the hooked
end of his cane. He hooks the
cane end over the line and it
leads" him to the door of his
home.
X X X
Grounds around the Monroe
County Court House and the
County Jail are well kept. Pris-
oners at the Jail are responsible.
Under the direction of Alberto
Camera, prison guard, the grounds
are daily raked and put in Or
der.
The prisoners have just plant
ed two gardens. One. at the
left of the Court House. is
planted in marigolds and the
other. at the right. in zenias.
The ward around the iail over