The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-08
Lower Keys Property Owners Assn.
Adopts Constitution: Names Rem.
Papy As Officer In Organization
Members Predict
Healthy Future
For Long-Neglcetcd
Lower Keys
By coMDR. Az W. RYRNs

BY COMDR. RAY w. BYRNS
4 strong lusty organization des-
tined 10 yield decisive voice in
all matters, political and other
wise, pertaining to the Lowe
Keys. became a reality last eve
ming. Sixty members Of the.
Lower Keys Property Owners As
ISOLATION, at their monthly NEST
ing last evening at Ross .Sawyel s
Cudjoc Lodge, unanimously and
enthusiastically adopted consti-
tuition and bylaws. II has for
principle purpose the promotion
Of the future Growth aud develop.
ment Of the Lower Keys all the
way from the southern end Of the
Seven-Mile Bridge 10 the Stock
Islard Bridge, IS we'll as the well
fare and projection of the props
erty rights Of it increasing mem
berShip
Members present stressed their
pride ard satisfaction in the prog
resss 50 lar made. and all predicted
a healthy frfue for the long-neg
lected Lower KeNs--sccing il that
future 4 community Of houses.
and Weekend and winter recrea-
ton spots accessible to the grow
ing and progressive markets in
The Key West aica.
Committees were appointed to
work to this enc, having ptinci-
pally in view tho needs for good
lateral roads, electricity. tele-
phone, mail service. zoning laws,
etc
Henry HudginS was nared as,
81 tho all iniporta0t
Blidge and Road Committee, with
Captain Eddy Linton and Myrtle
Gibsqa as remembers; Comman-
der Ray Byrns and c, Sam B.
Curry were named on Public Re-
iatiops; Ross c. Sawyer, Jr., OIL
yer Tombly and Jay Stricken
were selected to handle all mat
ters pertaining 10 the extension
Of electricity and telephone Scrv-
ice To the Lawer Keys.s. Mos
quito Controa was placed under
Neil Saunders; Membership Com
mittse is under Captain Calkins;
Zoning Laws, under Ed Hancock
OF Cudjoc. for % years chief
plumber for the City Of Miami,
and Rural District Mail Service,
under Mildred f.add. sr
Honorary membership ea1dsl
were fnaiied to Senators ssfnath-
ers and Holland, To Representa-
tive Bill Lantaff and to State
Senator Jim franklin.
Representative Bernie C. Papy,
also q Lower Keys Property Own
Ell was asked to accept the posi-
ton Of Second Vice President
Prior 10 adjournment, Ross c..
Sawyer, Jr.. announced that the
County Commissioners and Sher-l
iff Berlin Sawyer had approved
the appointment Of Joe Johnson
Everett Hall and Henry Hudgins
as honorary deputy sheriffs for
the Lower Keys. thus giving the
property owners the much-needed
additional police protection.
One of the highlights OF the
evening was the informative al
dress made By Gerald Baker. mans
ager OF the Southern Florida Ma
tional WildIifc Refugee, Of the
us. Fish and WiIdlife Service.
MIR. Baker not only spoke of
the protection now being afford
ed for tho Key Deer, as well as
all folms Of Wiidiifc ON the Low
er Keys. but stressed the i'm
portance of the proposed amend
ment to Hs~ Bill 1887, designat-
ing certain sections Of the Lower
Keys as sanrsuaricS the govern
mcnt purchasing If agreeable 70
the owners. tho land needed, 9th
erwise leasing 18th owners con-
tContinued On Pare Eight
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