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It's our tenth anniversary! Solares Hill startedin April 1976, as a regularly published monthlynewspaper. The first Solares Hill, started in1971, wended its way through 15 issues andended publication in 1973. Michael Prewitt,Stan Becker, "Dink" Bruce, Gil Ryder, Bill Wes-tray, Malcolm Ross and I were all involved in theearlier paper but it did not have, unfortunately,the financial support necessary to maintain it.

For this anniversary we've resurrected two ofthe legendary Amy de Poo's wild articles aboutgrowing up in Key West with her sisters. Alsoour late, great columnist Dorothy Raymer isrepresented here with one of her wonderfulcolumns which appeared under the title Notesand Antic-Dotes for many years. Famed cartoo-nist, poet and children's book author Shel Sil-verstein has graciously given us permission toreproduce some as yet unpublished poetry ofhis—thank you, Shel! George Murphy con-tinues his series on the RDA. It's a good issueand I welcome all our readers to it.

At the ceremony at The Reach hotel in themiddle of March the hatchet was buried in thelong-standing dispute between Reach developerAustin Laber and adversaries Gity CommissionerGeorge Halloran and local activists Gordon andMarge Smith and Pat Green. Along and honora-ble battle was waged by these people (along withfthis newspaper) against this development andjuntimately the battle was lost. The hotel is now• jin place. It is an employer of over 200 loal people

arid its success is good for the people of KeyWest. I'm pleased that the lawsuits have beendropped and I wish Austin Laber good luck.

The two members of the RDA board, JohnMagliola and Dr. Philip Dobert, who apparentlydid not meet residency requirements and resignedrecently, were lauded by RDA Chairman Paul

Sher for their long and distinguished service onthe board. This is standard stuff but when Paulsaid that the people of Key West should begrateful to Dr. Dobert for flying into town at hisexpense to attend meetings, that was too muchto swallow. The very fact that he's living out oftown makes him ineligible for membership onthe board and he was missing a numberof meet-ings recently as well. I wish all good luck tothe new board members, Bob Kruse and LouHernandez.

During the heat of the recent mayoral cam-paign between Tom Sawyer and Capt. Tony Tar-racino I accused Tom Sawyer of stating thatbuilding moratoria were illegal and then chang-ing his position and embracing the need for a90-day moratorium. My facts weren't right. Tomhad stated that the type of an open-endedmoratorium as first proposed by Capt. Tony wasillegal and not a building moratorium for a cer-tain period and a certain purpose. I thought Iwas right when I attacked Tom on this issue butI haven't found any substantiation for myremark and I apologize to Tom for it.

The Chamber of Commerce Cruise Ship Com-mittee is in need of volunteers to assist in thegreeting of cruise ship passengers Sundays from9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.to say farewell to them. Similarly on Mondaysfrom 8 a.m. to 9:30—10:00 a.m. and 3:30-4:00,help is needed. For information call 294-2587.Halley's Comet viewers: free charts & calendarswith best April viewing are available at Graphics,1010 Truman Avenue.

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Our cover this month is the cover that artistMartha de Poo did for our first issue 10 years ago.

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FRANCES-ELIZABETHSIGNORELLIand Her Garden of Wordsby Colin G. Jameson

C rusty old Roy Bean was once 'the Law westof the Pecos." Thus the river is usuallyassociated with West Texas, whose fields it

irrigates as it dwindles its way to the wizenedwatercourse we strangely call the Rio Grande. Inits youth, however, the Pecos is somethingquite else. It is a stream of fresh mountainbeauty that washes by the upland wonders ofNew Mexico, finally skirting the Carlsbad Cav-erns as it drops from the Sante Fe high countryto the flats of the south.

Not far from the Caverns is a hamlet namedLoving, perhaps for people, better for an idea. Inthe mid-twenties, civil engineer Lindley Hoagand his wife Elizabeth retired to their home-stead farm near Loving. Their granddaughter,Frances-Elizabeth Jones, lived with them. Hermother was state director of education andcould not often come home to the adjoiningspread of Francis-E.'s father, William CullenJones. "Cullen" as in "William Cullen Bryant,"great-grandfather and famous poet. "Frances-Elizabeth" was a hyphenated tribute to bothgrandmothers.

Every weekday the little girl, not yet ten, ridesher Shetland pony two miles to school, fordingthe Pecos. She loves the pony, the ride, theland, the water. Looking back, she now says, "Ihave a lifelong reverence for nature."

Being an energetic and only child, surrounded

by strait-laced and not notably exuberant olderpeople, she early learns to be self-sufficient, toadd her own color to life and create for herself animaginary world. Once, fascinated by the storyof Jezebel in the Bible, she rolls off the porch,pretending to be thrown to the dogs, likeJezebel. Another time she plays an angel gazingdown with golden eyes from the heavenlyheights of a swing hung by her grandfather fromthe gray-green cottonwoods.

Frances Elizabeth.The old man knows how to erect a swing, but

his eyesight is no longer golden. Frayed ropegives way and dumps the small "angel" into amuddy irrigation canal.

Grandpa's age spawns other frailties that haveother consequences. He owns the first Model TFord in the Pecos Valley. Little Frances-E. is

often his companion in this classic vehicle.When they set forth, party-line phones crankinto alert.

"Mr. Hoag is on the road!" comes the warningcry. Other drivers stay home.

The problem is not that the old man is a"speed demon," as the going expression is.Often he will drive with two wheels in the ditch.On the other hand, he may grab the whole road.You can't predict Mr. Hoag.

The grandparents' old-fashioned manner ofspeaking opens the book on Frances-E.'s fore-bears; these two survivors still thee-and-thoueach other. The little girl takes pride in thedevout ancestor on the frontier who cautioned awould-be wrongdoer with, "Of course 1 wouldnot harm thee, but thee are standing where Iplan to shoot this gun."

Also there are tales about the illustriousgreat-great-grandfather, Brinton Darlington.Out of the past rides this legendary FederalIndian agent who was much beloved of theCheyenne and Arapaho at a time when confron-tations with the government tended to beresolved by the carbines of the Seventh Cavalry.

When Frances-E. is ten, her father dies. Indue course she has a stepfather, Cyrus Landrum.He is a Texas rancher, raiser of cotton, trader inhorses and Herefords. This is still the heyday ofthat range-tough breed of cattle, before theAngus, the Brahma, the Charollais: and thehybrids.

Frances-E. learns to drive a pickup and dis-covers that you don't have to keep two wheels inthe ditch or "hoag" the road. At 11 she is regu-larly sent off in the truck to round up ranchprovisions. ;

The Landrum spread is 80 miles south ofLubbock, near a town called Fluvanna.'Frances-

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E. later describes Fluvanna as a "farming/-ranching community with about 12 buildings,six of them churches, and a brush arbor where acontinuous revival meeting continued as thesocial vortex all summer."

Now we were not even torn a place; we werefrom near a place.

But Fluvanna is not too far from Snyder, thecounty seat, where the girl is soon seen ridinghorses in barrel races and in the annual rodeoparades. Nor too small for a high school, whichshe attends when the time comes.

"Here was a great deal of space for me toindulge fanciful thoughts and begin tilting alittle toward being a loner." Jezebel and theangels might think this tendency set in sooner.

It is as hard for her "to think like the otherranch kids as it is for a cat to bark." The ranchprovides her with plenty of me-space. But anyspace must encompass other values. In the Flu-vanna area the dust always lies in wait.

That's right, dust. When the wind blows, youoften have to shovel out the ranch house. NewMexico was never this demanding and somehowseems more friendly.

In high school Frances-E., probably withoutrealizing it at the time, finds her lower-typepsyche gives her a vantage point from which toobserve her fellow men and women. She be-comes the principal (and sometimes only) writerfor the school paper.

/ can't recall a time when I didn't want totranscribe happenings into written words. Wordsare my garden, and I'm happiest when I'm work-ing there.

At least she is actually writing. She is writingon the threshold of the newsroom reportage thatis never to be her preferred metier. Nevertheless,

she is encouraged to go on exploring writing asan art.

The next educational step is to attend TexasWomen's College, in Denton, noted for its jour-nalism department. While at TWC, Frances-E.'sgarden of words begins to green a little. Shestarts composing features for the Fort WorthStar-Telegram (and earning first paychecks.)

On water witches. On Comanche arrowheads.On buffalo chips. On the unique daily trainpuffing over the 50-mile route of the Roscoe,Snyder & Pacific Railway which, for reasonsprivy to management, continues on into a Flu-vanna field to turn around. Reaching for thePacific?

In summer there are other pieces for the Abi-lene Reporter-News, and, significantly, onwomen's colleges for the Christian ScienceMonitor. Significant not only for the attendantprestige but because today Frances-E. is not aQuaker but a practicing Christian Scientist.

In arriving at the family decision as to whereto go to college, one's mother has announcedthat one "doesn't have sense enough to go to acollege with men." (Query as to whether Mothermeans with men or because of men—Ed. note.)

About face. Mother later on decides thatdaughter should take another 27 hours of workso that she can hang a B.S. degree on the wallalongside the planned B.A. Frances-E. cheer-fully obliges, earns two degrees instead of one.

Today I'm still pleased with that. I decidedthat I was a narcissist. Narcissists can care forothers because they are so content with them-selves.

On graduation morning she packs the twindiplomas in her traveling bag; on graduationafternoon she boards the train to a job as assist-

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Creative tension can build and become un-comfortable if I don't head for the typewriter.

Write, that's what she wants to do; that'swhat she does. But first jobs are for first-jobholders. Suddenly Frances-E. is summonedto be society editor of a newspaper in Carlsbad,New Mexico, close to home.

Perhaps too close. Wanderlust fires up due towartime conditions. Off to Washington, D.C.,apparent hub of the universe, at least in its owneyes. Doctrine in the capital proclaims thatsince Russia is presently occupying Nazi atten-tion, we must help U.S.S.R. while we prepare tojoin in the slaughter.

Frances-E. works as "expediter" at the SovietPurchasing Commission. She later rates the jobas "something like a glorified receptionist."

"Purchasing Commission," is it? U.S.S.R.purchases; U.S.A. pays for purchases. Frances-E. sorts out American businessmen, matchesthem with corresponding Moscow technocrats.Makes friends with one of the latter, ComradeAdrienko. Also becomes acquainted with his col-

league, "Connie" Chernenko, who at the timedemonstrates command of English language.Some years later, loses same when he serves astop boss of Mother Russia and fraternal peace-loving peoples. Lightweight performance of Con-nie as modern czar comes as no surprise toFrances-E., who has found "simple Siberian

completion of her thesis.The marriage is no longer working. She bails

out and carries the two boys back to Snyder,Texas, scene of childhood and teenage paradesand rodeos. Who can recognize the place thatwas a place to escape to when one lived in aplace that was just near a place?"

A tree, the car,peasant" also simple in the head.

Meanwhile, love. Fouryears of courtship leadto marriage to Roland Blow, Pentagon supplier,a "sweet and swift-witted man." Two sonsresult.

Between expediting Russians and romance,Frances-E. finds time to cultivate writing andespecially reading, in which she might call her-self a "selective eclectic." She even goes for anM.A. in English lit at George Washington Uni-versity. But private matters intervene to prevent

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Frances-E. has kept spading her word gardenwhile in Washington (example: "Saddle Soapand Shalimar," column in Arlington, Virginianewspaper.) She now becomes full-fledged com-pulsive writer. In Snyder she is society editor ofthe local Daily News, also authors column,"Sandscripts." Does title subliminally derivefrom memories of shoveling dust in Fluvanna?

Oil booms do not lower themselves on rom-

The child is mother of the woman.

ance; they encourage it. Frances-E. meets ownerof Brooks Oilwell Service Company, who pur-veys iron anteaters to pump wells dry, also pro-vides crews to "scrub" them out. She becomesMrs. Ernest Brooks. Two more children, a girland a boy. At age 30, while six months pregnantwith son Buddy, Frances-E. contracts cerebro-spinal meningitis. The doctor's cheerful ongoingdirective: "If patient expires, take the fetus."

Patient does not expire, she is not the type.But she spends two immobile years, finally pro-gressing to wheelchair, to crutches, to cane.

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She recalls that she was slowed down some bythe dread affliction, but nobody else seems tohave noticed this, and it appears scarcely cred-ible today.

Buddy, now a small boy, develops asthmaticsymptoms. The Brooks family is advised to leaveTexas. Perhaps dust and the stench of crude oilabetted the responsible allergies. Ernest andFrances-E. sell business, sell house, sell every-thing except station wagon till it is parked atMiami airport and four children have beenextracted therefrom.

Pause for identification. The oldest child isSam Brooks, who takes his stepfather's name.Today Sam is a lieutenant colonel in the DMZ inKorea, long after having been the first WestPoint candidate ever accepted from Key West.His association with the military, however, goeseven farther back, to World War II when he was ababy returning with his mother from Texas toWashington. Everybody else on the plane isArmy, Navy, or Marines. The aircraft, sufferingengine trouble, makes an emergency landing ina Virginia cornfield. Baby's formula sours. Untilrescue next morning, assorted warriors taketurns marching up and down the canted aisle,tiny tot in arms, thus keeping him from crying.

Burke Biow, his mother says, is her "mostagreeable offspring." Perhaps the second sonpays for it by being the focus of dicey luck,including the loss of his second wife and twochildren in a car accident.

He regards the world with curiosity and love,and all misadventures seem to wash over himand crash against a distant shore.

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Beautiful in face and figure, lovely as the day,can there be so fair a creature formed of commonclay.

Ernest Brooks, Jr. (Buddy), after, as hismother says, "coming intact through the hippiesixties," and recently married, has a stepdaugh-ter and new daughter of his own. He lives onSiesta Key and is in real estate and constructionin Sarasota.

He is deep, he is understanding, and hisfriends count on him.

Revert to the Miami airport, those years ago.After getting rid of the station wagon, the sixBrookses fly to Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. It takesmany months to remit Buddy's asthma. Mean-while, Frances-E. is not idle. Teaches school(once in Spanish, yet.) Writes things (of course.)But misses not having a girlfriend to rap with.Also longs for real Texas-type hamburgers. Thislack is occasionally alleviated by forays into amilitary base. Girlfriend problem remains obdu-rate. Puerto Rico, however, has its compen-sations.

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We keep straying from Puerto Rico. Swim-ming is wonderful there, too, "in the dreamyblue waters of Mono Channel [between theisland and Hispaniola] with octopi snuggling upto you." Swimming helps pass the days of exile.

Observe that non-career swimmers are usu-ally smiling. Impossible to swim and not relaxthe face muscles.

Back to Texas, but not to stay. An ad in aMiami paper catches Frances-E.'s eye. A queryelicits the plain truth: "There has never been afrost in Key West."

I believe, tersely stated, listed without embroi-dery, the straight answer is the bottom line.

In I960 this straight answer brings theBrookses to Key West, closely pursued by Hurri-cane Donna. In retrospect Frances-E.'s appear-ance on The Rock should have been recognizedas arrival of permanent pilot hurricane. She hasbeen blowing up a small storm in Key West eversince, mostly in print.

For ten years Ernest Brooks and wife alsooperate the city bus line. Frances-E. teachesschool on occasion (though in English) and in1970 is appointed by the governor to fill out aschool board term. She decides not to run forreelection.

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After the Citizen she launches her own pri-vate personal newsletter, drawing acute anglesto :he forward progress of events and rumors.Today, as we all know, she writes "Palms andPelicans" here in Solares Hill.

Summers, in North Carolina, she writes forThe Highlanders column entitled "Go Tell It ona Mountain." She is no flatland airliner; Texas^as mountains, and they occur even more fre-qiuently in the part of the Texas Republic thatwas "shamefully" (Texas talk) incorporated intoNew Mexico, still regarded as a sort of Lone Starcolony.

On divorce from Ernest Brooks, Frances-E.marries Louis Signorelli, restaurateur, statelegislative expert. Fifteen years have slipped by,so let her tell of it: "I married him because wewould be riding around and I would remark, 'Iwonder where that goes.' And he would reply,'Let's find out.' "

On vacation they once travel to Orvieto, Italy,one of the 12 cities of ancient Etruria. Purpose:To view frescoes at the magnificent rose-quartzcathedral, works created by Louis's ancestor,Luca Signorelli. It is said that Leonardo da Vinciused one of Signorelli's paintings as a model fora figure in Da Vinci's masterpiece, The LastSupper. Luca Signorelli's fame lingers, also. Hisdescendent is asked for his autograph.

He has the ability to turn on the day forme, tomake the mountains loom larger, the flowersput out prettier. He's brilliant, devoted, origi-nal, difficult, and at times as tranquil as a blaz-ing house—a satisfactory traveling companionfor me through life.

Writing? What's in a word? Time now for abnefiDok-at-the.sty)e of one;s writing, the fruitsof one's garden. PrahceVEHzabetb_Signorelli iswhat you might call a language-expanderrShe-shines lights on the flow of words, making youstop, look and listen. The colors of realism arethere, but they don't have to harmonize, and anhonest discord will not derail the melody.

Best of all, it works.I've got the sort of mind that can accept

anything artful. . . people dancing on clouds,trees growing there, too, upside down.

Vivid metaphors lie in wait. Some people don'tlike to be jarred awake. But most of us prefer ourreading to needle us when we need it. Frances-E. knows how to do this. And as compulsioncools, her prose sometimes slides into personalpoetry without immediate recognition by thereader—perhaps by the author.

Maybe one of these days I'll be a good enoughwriter to risk a book.

No risk, no risk at all. The book's out there inthe garden.

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referred to as a 98-pound weakling. I am not theworld's most adventuresome soul, the jungles ofNew Guinea don't really hold my passion as themost desirable vacation for two, but neither do Ilack a tad of boiling blood. Yet, when faced bythe ugly, intrepid cockroach, I become a drivel-ing heap of panic. (Actually, ugly is a very kinddescription; I'm not sure its mother could evenlove its face, if it has a mother. I'm not evenconvinced it is earthly enough to hold thatbond).

It never fails to amaze me how even a glimpseof this winged nightmare tripping across mykitchen counter can send me into convulsionsof disgust and sheer primordial fright. Now, Iknow some women who confess to a revulsion tospiders and snakes, and some who despisehornets and large hairy moths, but I have neveryet met a woman who can tolerate a large cock-roach tke size of a 747 cavorting in her kitchen.

What is it about this bug that is so, dare 1 say,gross?

My biggest question, beside the ultimate oneof why, in His infinite wisdom, did the Almightycreate this little bugger, is why do they alwaysattack at night? Why is it when you are down-

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is warm and inviting and you step in and pullshut the shower curtain, there is always revealed

. an exceptionally large (aren't they always)member of the Roach family leering at you,daring you to turn your back on him?

Now, all of this bug talk makes me sound likeI despise house cleaning as much as 3 do cock-roaches. You ask yourself. It this woman keepsher house clean, how can she co-habitate withso many mini monsters? The answer is, i DOhouse clean, fervently, but I have actually wit-nessed a roach party after one of my cleaningsessions using grits of Comet as party snacks.Need I say more? ;

If there is any person who doesn't have anadvanced case of heebie-jeebies after steppingon a roach barefoot in the dark, please call me. 1need your help. You see, I am the person you sawleaving during the infamous bug. scene inIndiana Jones: The Temple of Doom Just thesight of hundreds of those critters crawling onhuman appendages sent me flying straight tothe popcorn barrel, i need to learn to cope.

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LeRoy Collinsby Gary Bouiard

I n February of 1960, Florida Governor LeRoyCollins arrived in Key West for an afternoonluncheon at the home of Monroe County

Sheriff John Spottswood. Collins, 51, was ahand some, personable man with national ambi-tions. His six years as Florida's governor hadbeen marked by remarkable economic growthand a "moderate" approach to the then-volatileissue of integration and civil rights in the Sun-shine State. National journals such as News-week were promoting the governor as a possiblepresidential candidate, and the consensus amongpolitical observers was that Collins would prob-ably get the vice-presidential slot on a ticketheaded by John F. Kennedy.

Reporters wondered what the Key West lunchwas all about. Spottswood had invited anotherpowerhouse Democrat—former President HarryTruman—and much speculation was made dur-ing the day over Collins' likely role in thesummer's Democratic Convention. "The pressspeculated variously that Truman and Collinsdiscussed a convention office, the vice-president-ial nomination, or a diplomatic post," writesTom Wagy in his recently published bookGovern or LeRoy Collins of Florida —Spokesmanof the New South (The University of AlabamaPress). "Collins later explained that they spentmost of the day talking about Truman's presi-dential experiences . . . "

Wh ile newspapers, such as the Miami Herald,

trumpeted the Truman-Collins meeting asanother indication of the governor's emergingstatus, it was, in fact, a sign of just the opposite.As Collins became more and more of a nationalstar, his stock sunk deeper in Florida. A manwith a distinct visionary appeal, Collins had wonthe enmity of the state's conservative and segre-gationist Democrats in the late 1950s and by thetime of the 1960 presidential campaign had noreliable base from which to operate.

Even the friendship and support of men likeTruman and Adiai Stevenson couldn't help Col-lins' cause; the more he became the darling ofthe national media, the less liked he was inFlorida. Collins precarious political conditionwas dramatically highlighted during the Demo-cratic convention that he chaired in Los Angelessome five months after his Key West visit.

Author Wagy tells us that he was givenserious consideration by JFK, but lost thesecond slot on the ticket to Lyndon Johnsonwhen it became apparent that Collins could notcontrol the Florida delegation. "He realized theproblem," Wagy writes. "If he could have ob-tained the cooperation of the state's Democrats,he later revealed, he would have encouraged amoveibr the vice-presidency. Speaking to Col-lins after the convention, Robert Kennedy ex-pressed his preference for him over Johnson.However, Kennedy explained, Collins' lack ofinfluence in his own delegation constituted aninsurmountable problem."

In this 264-page book, Wagy, a professor ofhistory at East Texas State University and agraduate of Florida State University, clearly tra-ces Collins' path from his boyhood roots in the1920s in Talahassee to his impressively produc-tive long tenure in the state senate, 1932 to

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Throughout Collins' career, it seems, the lik-able, quiet Democrat frequently found' himselfat odds with the majority of his political peersand constituents. As governor, Collins tried formany years to walk the tightrope between thegrowing civil rights interests and the recalci-trant segregationist block that both dominatedthe state legislature and most of the popularrhetoric heard throughout the state. Collins'patient path produced mixed results: For themost part, Florida avoided the emotional andbloody civil rights confrontations that wrackedstates like Alabama and Georgia, but Collins'professional manner gave many people theimpression that he was a supporter of federalintervention—certainly a death knell for anyambitious candidate during a time when thestate Democratic party was largely comprised ofa populist and sometimes racist membership.

Perhaps sensing the political currents, Col-lins moved to Washington in 1961 and eventu-ally became director of the Community Rela-tions Service and undersecretary of commerce,both positions under Lyndon Johnson. .

In 1965, Collins travelled to Selma, Alabama,where he attempted to negotiate a peaceful reso-lution to a brewing civil rights dilemma: dem-onstrators led by the Reverend Martin LutherKing were planning a long, dangerous march to .

the state capital. The Alabama power structuresent out a series of not-very-subtle messagessuggesting that King and his followers might beseriously hurt if they carried out their plans.Collins talked King and company into simplywalking across Edmund Pettus Bridge outsideSelma, conducting a peaceful prayer meeting,and then returning to the city. The region'ssegregationists, meanwhile, promised Collins tolet the bridge-crossing go without incident.

By any measure, Collins should have emergedas a hero, from the Selma incident. He defused apotentially violent powderkeg without robbingKing and his people of a symbolic victory. But ina manner that seems to sadly represent Collins'entire political fortunes after his successfultenure as governor, the Selma meetings cameback to haunt him. While trying to talk Kingand his people into a smaller march, a photo-grapher from the Associated Press snapped ashot of Collins walking with King, AndrewYoung, King's wife Coretta, and the ReverendRalph Abernathy. Three years later when Collinsattempted a political comeback in Florida byrunning for the U.S. Senate, state conservativesproduced the photo as evidence that Collins wasan activist civil rights participant—still anindictment in Florida. "A Tampa voter wrote, 'Ican't help but observe how hard LeRoy Collins istrying to shake off the ultra-liberal label hesought and earned when he joined LyndonJohnson's race-mixing campaign,'" Wagy saysone constituent complained. '"This included

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In the 1968 elections, Collins was soundlydefeated, failing to carry even his home districtLeon County in northern Florida.

Despite his defeat, though, it could be arguedthat Collins made it easier for other more suc-cessful racial progressives to succeed in bothFlorida and the South, men like Florida.Gover-nors Reubin Askew and Robert Graham, as wellas Arkansas Senator Dale Bumbers and one-timeGeorgia Governor Jimmy Carter.

"Moving 'beyond the horizon' of most Flori-dians," Wagy concludes, "Collins outdistancedthe constituency that sustained his politicalcareer. His early years were steeped in Tallahas-see's Deep South racial traditions. His rejectionof that heritage came not in a vision, but as agradual transformation. As he questioned ideasthat other southerners considered sacrosanct,his insight and empathy grew .".•."

Wagy's book is fairly devoid of personalinformation, with the exception of Collins' for-mative years in Tallahassee. But it is a very goodexamination of a public man's public life and anessential reading for anyone attempting tounderstand the modern struggle for civil rightsand the people's hearts and minds in Florida.

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V ince slammed four more burgers on the grilland grabbed a rag to wipe the sweat off hisface. It ws 12:30 p.m. and the place was

packed? One of the waitresses, Diane, was outsick and the other, Marcy, was being run ragged.

"Pick up," Vince sang out as he banged downa plate with a burger and french fries. Marcycame behind the counter with four more orders.She examined the burger.

"Vince, this is supposed to be medium rare.""It is," he snapped, dumping the deep-frier

basket of fries on the griddle."No, it's not. I can see that." She accepted it

anyway, hoping it wouldn't be sent back."Miss, may I have another glass of milk,

please?" asked a mild-mannered man who wassitting near the cooking area. Marcy didn't hearhim as she rushed past to pour two cokes.

"Hey, Marcy, what's this? Tuna sandwich? Idon't make the sandwiches. You do." Vincethrust the ticket at her.

"Not today I don't. No time."She dashed away with the cokes, then .came

running back to make the sandwich. She knewbetter than to argue with Vince.

"Miss, may I have another glass of milk,please?" the man repeated. Marcy glanced athim as she went past.

"Be with you in a minute."

When she returned, she was carrying a platewith a burger on it.

"Vince, I told you this guy wanted mediumrare. This is well done."

Vince snatched the plate from her. "Thesedamn fussy people," he mumbled as he tookanother burger from the grill and fixed it up on aclean plate. He looked at the next order andthen slapped a piece of fish on the grill. Thedishwasher came in from the back room with aload of clean dishes and a piece of paper betweenhis teeth. He set the tray down and handed thepaper to Vince.

"A load of tomatoes. Sign for it?"Vince grabbed the paper and scribbled his

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deliver at lunchtime!" he bellowed. He swungback to the grill to turn some pork chops. Oneslipped off the spatula and fell to the floor.

"Oh, jeez, what next?" Vince growled, stoop-ing quickly and wiping it with a clean towel. Heglanced nervously over his shoulder and saw thedishwasher grinning. Vince threw the chop backon the grill.

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"I have to talk to you," she said, urgency inher tone.

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Donna asked.A couple entered, looking around."I told you I didn't want to eat here," the

woman whined. "There's no place to sit.""Well, I don't have time fora restaurant," the

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Two people rose from their seats at thecounter.

"There," the man said. "Grab those." Theymoved over to the counter and sat down. Marcycame back behind the counter.

"Be right with you," she told them."Marcy," Vince called out. "Take Donna's

order.""You've been seeing Diane, haven't you?"

Donna repeated. Marcy stopped dead and lookedat Vince. He kept his back turned and saidnothing.

"Donna, what're you having?" Marcy asked,her voice a bit shaky.

"Egg salad sandwich and a coke."Marcy took the couple's order, two cheese-

burgers, and then went to make Donna's sand-wich. Vince threw two more burgers on the grilland set up two plates with chips and pickles.

"Vince, you're not listening to me," Donnapersisted.

Without turning, Vince said, "I told you, Ican't talk now. Too busy."

"You're always too busy. That's the trouble.We never get to talk any more."

Marcy came over with Donna's sandwich andcoke, then moved away quickly to go about herbusiness. Donna silently began to eat.

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"You came home drunk last night," Donnastated flatly. "And I see that Diane's not intoday. Did you wear her out?" The sarcasm inher voice cut through Marcy, but Vince took nonotice.

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EDITORIAL POTPOURRIby Bill Westray

I en years. Is it possible? Where have theygone? Is it really possible that it was ten yearsago that Bill Huckel returned from California

and said to friends Gil Ryder, myself and others,"I want to start Solares Hill again. Will you helpme?"

The answer was a resounding "Yes!"We'd been there at the birth and premature

demise of the original infant Solares Hill. Toomany chiefs. Too many mouths to feed andbacks to clothe. So it perished and was interred,and |its chiefs scattered to the four winds. Butone'survived and returned and uncovered thecoffin and the baby hadn't died, only hiber-nated, and was resurrected.

Huckel had the faith, supported by profes-sionals Dorothy Raymer, Bud Jacobson, et al.

In the new beginning, there was little for thepublisher or writers, except for a chance toexpress their conservation-oriented ideals andopinions. A freebie, a throwaway, with paidadvertisers to underwrite the costs. But a chancefot the free expression by the community in-volved for civil rights, civil liberties and theenvironment. A chance that was originallydenied in the then existing media.

This time Solares Hill not only survived, butblossomed and bore fruit. The throwawy becamea "save-away," to be read from cover to cover.Reborn with Area of Critical State Concern, dueprocess, equal rights and opportunity. Attuned

to the arts, graphic, performing, literary, all therest. Never perfect to be sure, but a strong liberalvoice nonetheless.

Ten years! Has it made a difference; have wemade a difference? I sat at window in the Top ofLa Concha having lunch last Fall just before theSpottswoods closed it for renovation. I love thatview, day and night. I looked around at BocaChica in the distance, the CES turbine and ROwater plant on Stock Island. I could see Smath-ers Beach and La Brisa, 1800 Atlantic, Key WestBeach Club, Casa Marina, and the Sands (oops—Reach) on the South shore. Tank Island, the oldcustoms house to the West where they want tobuild more hotels or condos, Reflections (OceanKey House), Pier House and Galleon to theNorth, and Pelican Landing, Sportsman Inn,Cavelles (Master Hosts), and Casa Solano in themiddle. I was lamenting that we never did stopthe runaway development, with 3000 new dwel-ling units built or building, jamming our streets,clogging our sewers, preempting the beaches,driving taxes and utilities sky high. But onething we did stop—so far that is—the HIGHRISES! They never built the 20-story Aldersgate,the 17-story Key West Condominium, the 11-story Harbor Cay West and some of the others.14,000 yellow bumber stickers went around theworld: "NO HIGH RISE ON THE KEYS" theyshouted and were heard. With our successfulanti high rise referendum petition, we held theline at 4 stories (they squeezed 5lA stories out ofthat), but they never got the 20 or 15 or even 10stories they wanted. We saved Fort Taylor fromthe sewer plant; we blocked at least six attemptsto fill and build in the salt ponds around theairport. The bridle path is still open most of itslength, and we helped create a public awareness

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I guess the point of all of this is the WE DIDMAKE A DIFFERENCE, In spite of all the back-ing and hauling, the ups and downs, we didaccomplish something. Solares Hill has becomea voice to be reckoned with. Hopefully that newawareness will be felt in the decade to come, andthe old guard will give way to a new guard thatwill carry forward the environmental values, andconserve at least some of the natural beauty andhistorical resources that brought us here in thefirst place.

We must never lose faith, we must never giveup. We must remember that the battle neverstays won, but if we keep faith with ourselves,we can prevail again, again and again!

ReprintSolares Hill, March 1979

WHAT A DRAGby Amy Lee de Poo

I hen a cold winter arrives in Key West, itseems as if a person can never get warm.

We live in a house very close to theshrimp docks and really felt the chilling bite of anor'wester as it whistled through the cracks ofour old Conch home on Dey Street. Conchhomes were never insulated very well because itwas superfluous to prepare a dwelling for ex-tended periods of severe cold, simply becausethe southernmost city had such a benign andtropical climate. However, as I said before, verycold winters were possible and occurred everyfew years, and the old Conchs who lived in theold Conch homes just adapted to these spells

with tremendous nonchalance.My mother, having been raised in upstate

New York, knew cold weather and did every-thing humanly possible to alleviate our frozenoutcries with various methods. Her standardremedy to the inclement weather was a portablekerosene heater, three layers of woolen socksand so many sweaters a body could barely moveenough to scratch one's ear.

There was great ceremony surrounding theadvent of the first cold snap—cleaning the wickof the little kerosene heater, moving woodenfurniture safely away and lengthy lectures onthe dangers of kerosene and its purporteddemonic ability to leap into flames if a childeven walked near the can.

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On this particular bone-chilling evening itwas absolutely out of the question to even con-sider putting your hand under the faucet, it wasthat cold. Consequently, John ate an inordi-nately large meal and proceeded to pass out in areclining chair in the living room. We girls wereentertaining ourselves, as was our custom, byseeing who could get the long tissue paperstring out of a Hershey's Kiss without rufflingthe foil, an activity indicative of our collectiveinnate intelligence—not to be underestimatedby the reader.

But even that can become quite a bore after awhile. We girls were hard pressed to find another

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looked over at the grizzly visage of our very dearand revered dad and decided he could certainlyuse a shave. Where she got the gumption todisturb an old grouch like him when he was allcozy warm, snoozing soundly and more likelythan not dreaming of spearing a 200 poundjewfish out at the reef, I'll never know. But sureenough, much to the amazed delight of Marthaand myself, we ..watched her tug on his sweaterand ask if he would like a shave, right there inthe chair. My God, I thought, he's surely goingto give her a good clout for THIS! Miracles dohappen, as we soon found out, because hesnorted a few times and murmured something tothe effect of "What the hell . . . why not?"

This pleasant encouragement was all weneeded to hear. Each girl made a mad dash for allthe necessary tools for shaving our belovedfather. Mind you, he wa still mostly asleep, orshould I say well into the hpnogogic condition.This was thrilling to us, slathering on the foamand rinsing the blade in a saucepan of hot water.

Well, when the job was finished, he lookedjust like a newborn peach to us, and we could

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While he dozed innocently we scurried aroundthe house collecting all our earthly resourcesand materials that we could find. Combs, brushes,scarves, bobby pins, nail polish, rouge, mascara,powder and those grubby little Avon lipsticksamples that those weird women would handout to us thinking our mother would be swayedto purchase more. (We never showed them toher anyway because Martha ate them.) Withmore than enough encouragement from ourmother, who wanted to get on with her knittingat that point, we went to work transformingJohnny de Poo into Johanna The Beautiful (andthat would take a small miracle of sorts).

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After twenty minutes of picking, fixing and

fussing we all stood back to examine our beauti-ful specimen of womanhood. He was stilledgassed out and oblivious to the ensuing miracleof cosmetic metamorphosis, but my mother wasbecoming quickly aware that the husbnd whohad dozed off only a short time before was nolonger, and a strange old woman had taken hisplace. She was delighted at how absolutely cute

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ment on your father, I'll say. Maybe a scarf tiedlike a babuschka would help." She showed ushow to fold the scarf into a little triangle and wetied it around his chin. Boy! Was this ever thefinishing touch we had all been waiting for!

Giddy and exhilarated with our tremendousachievement, we rousted poor old John from hisfishy dreams and presented him with a handmirror so he could become acquainted with hisnew self. I half-expected to be beaten and sent tobed right away, knowing his limitations for tak-ing a joke, but evidently the coldness of theevening had numbed his better judgment. Heheld the mirror up to his face, and a strangetwinkle appeared in his eyes. He obviously likedwhat he saw.

•There was much laughter and wise remarksand even a few suggestions on how we could allcapitalize on. his new get-up. My father hasalways been the adventurous sort, but what heproposed next was so outrageous that even mymother began shrieking protests and beggedhim not to do it. That's right—he wanted to puthis costume to the ultimate test: visit ourneighbors, Jim and Martha Nell, and imperson-ate a fictional friend of Miss Grace Kemp, alovely, sweet and gentle old woman of Conchsociety, who happened also to have just soldthem their home.

His devilish little plot was to call up Jim andsay that he was Miss Lilly from Homestead and

had just gotten off the Greyhound Bus and wascoming over for a visit (not knowing, of course,that Miss Grace had sold her home and was notliving there at all).

The air was electric with the prospect of abus-ing the phone like that, since we were neverallowed to commit such acts of foolishness withthe "vital instrument of necessity," as he calledit. John did so, and got such a tender and under-standing reaction and explicit instructions fromJim on how to get to Miss Grace's new residencethat he was bordering on absolute euphoria withthe success of his impersonation.

They say that a little.success is a dangerousthing, and in John's case it was explosive. Therewas no stopping him now. He had to push histheatrical charade to the limit of credibility. Itwas decided that, in spite of the bitter cold andfreezing wind, we would all be witness to thepowers he possessed to behave like a forgetfulold woman and further fool the unsuspectingJim.

We all bundled up and followed John, whohad by now rolled up his pants under a long skirtand donned a blouse and a woolen shawl. Theskirt was long enough, but I thought it was riskyof him to leave on his steel-toed work shoes andnot wear a pair of my mother's shoes, for thesake of authenticity. No matter. He led usaround the corner in single file to the home ofJim and Martha Nell.

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the silliest look on his face, which prompted meto seriously doubt my genetic heritage. Marthasnickered, and that silly look turned to icydaggers, and my faith in the hospital deliverysystems of New York City was immediatelyrestored.

Miss Lilly accepted her map and thanked Jimprofusely for a good three minutes (leave it to

After several detailed explanations, Jim wasgetting visibly irritated at the inability of thispartially senile old woman to retain informa-tion. And the fact that he was not dressedwarmly enough to engage in prolonged conver-sations in the middle of a record-breaking coldspell made Jim more than a little impatient. Inexasperation he went inside to draw a large mapto assist Miss Lilly in finding her destination.

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KEY WEST'S"MR TENNIS"Iggy Carbonellby Bud Jacobson

J here remains, in the midst of all today'scraziness, puffed egos, nutty adoration ofalleged celebrities, a quietly spoken, witty

and sophisticated gentleman of the old schoolin Key West—Ignacio Domingo Carbonell, de-scendant of one of the town's most respectedSpanish families.

Iggy Carbonell, in his day, had to have beenone of the most handsome and dashing of the"young men around town," back in the 1930swhen he was in his 20s. Well over six-feet tall,slim because of his devotion to tennis and theoutdoor life, Ignacio (as his friends liked to callhim) was the picture of a Hollywood star—mostlikely, a Valentino, but without that slick gooeyappearance. Take a squint at the photos andyou'll see for yourself.

His longtime pals (and he has hundreds) saythat Iggy's real charm was in the fact that he hada great masculine sense of humor, a sense ofperspective that never allowed him to becomean ego-freak. A dazzling smile and an old style ofSpanish courtesy marked Iggy as one of KeyWest's most popular community leaders foryears.

He was the youngest of seven sons of Fer-nanda and Juan Carbonell who had settled inKey West, from Spain, in the late 1800s. Their

eighth child was their only daughter, MarthaCarbonell Mesa. The family home was in a largehouse on Southard in the early 1900s, a centerfor years of social and family events all of whichrevolved around the parents.

"Earlyin the morning, every day, I remember,my father would march all us boys down Duvalto what is now South Beach for our daily swim

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Iggy on the courtand exercise. He was a great believer in traditionand passed it on to us." The boys included,besides Iggy, Joseph, Frank, John (known as"Big John," when he was in city politics), Pubioand Freddy, now Dr. Freddy Carbonell, a dentist..

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breakfast and then off to school where Iggy wasa bright and quick learner, especially in mathand design that would lead, eventually, to acreditable career in cartography and engineer-ing. This was also a fine backup for his manyyears in business as the owner-operator of thehandsomely restored Strand Theater.

Aside from the business end of his life,though, Ignacio (not to dwell on the beautifulladies in his life) had a first love—tennis.

From his early teen years, this rangy, tall,athletic kid was a fierce competitor pa the city'scourts, playing effortlessly he racked up juniortitles, then senior championships, city andcounty cups, and because of the easy way hehandled people, he moved naturally into theposition of a teaching professional.

Where did all this devotion to tennis begin?"When I was young," says Iggy, "my brother

Frankie got me interested in the game." Thefirst court was located behind the lighthouse, in1927, where Iggy played his first set. AcrossWhitehead Street was the home of one of hisbest friends, the late Coast Guard CommanderArthur (Billy) Shepard; the home was laterbought by an up-and-coming novelist named

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In 1935, at the behest of a northern visitor,"tennis teas" were started at the Casa Marinaand singles and doubles matches were avidlywatched and attended by the guests as well assome of Key West's society families.

"There were celebs in those days, too, youknow," Iggy smiles, "I played a few sets withGabriel Heater, the famous radio reporter, andpoet Robert Frost took up a racket, now andthen."

Iggy, however, was the outstanding local guy,standing taller than all the rest, easy to pick outin his spanking white ducks as he moved acrossthe court. The newspaper photos and sportsstories about tennis doings are legion—Iggyjust happens to have an album full.

The toughest tournament he remembers hap-pened in the crushing mid-summer heat of July,1934, when he won the city tennis champion-ship over Peter Varela.

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"The court was all cement and the baseline,and side boudaries ended right at the sand. Youhad to serve from the sandy part so your footingwas never secure.

"It was called the tournament of La SemanaAlegre (Happy Week, July 4th) and it took 3lAhours to play. You better believe it, we sweatedthrough that one.

"There were about 1,000 people down there,on the beach, and no grandstands so they had tocrowd almost right up to the court while wewere running back and forth, chasing the shotsand trying to work our game strategy, at thesame time trying to keep our balance on thecement and playing a lot from the sand. KayFaraldo was there, I remember, and BonnieWhitehead, among the spectators."

The grueling match finally ended with Car-bonell on top, 7-5,6-3 and 6-4. He still treasuresthat trophy among the many he won in thesucceeding years.

In those years, Iggy moved on to college,attending the University of Florida's school ofarchitectural design and allied arts in Gaines-ville, where he won several honors and scored,as could be predicted, numerous tennis wins.

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Came World War II, he signed up with theArmy and was shipped to Guam and a few Pacificislands where he did map-making and engineer-ing tasks. After the war, he spent some time inTokyo and then came home.

—~Jn the late 1940s and early 1950s, Iggy con-tinued' to"r>peratejthe Strand and Monroe (nowthe Copa) theaters whicTTwere a family concern.Tennis stayed his number one love and in addi-tion to that, there was the love for his new familyand children. His sense of community involve-ment carried him into the city and county polit-ical sessions where he pleaded for, and wonapproval for more tennis courts.

But now the county politicians were turningto Iggy for even more public service.

He and Billy Shepard were tapped to head upthe Florida Keys Boating Association and withtheir friend, Albert Greene (he owned the bestmen's store in Key West, located next door tothe Strand) they figured out sites for the publicboat ramps on the Lower Keys which are still inheavy use by locals and tourists. This work led toan expanded study and survey of the Intercoas-tal Waterway as it runs down the Keys fromMiami, on the Bay side, then crosses the oceanat Bahia Honda, and into Garrison Bight.

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who call him "Mr, Iggy," and with the olderplayers who take lessons, too.

He's the only $1 a year man on the MonroeCounty payroll, teaching lessons at the county'scourts.

"It runs in. the family—maybe there's such athing as a 'tennis gene.'" Iggy laughs. Hisdaughter Paula has numerous tennis cham-pionships racked up in Key West, and his otherdaughter, Ygnacia Conchita "Coni" Loftus, ofShrevepori Louisiana, plays the game but hasno titles, yet. His grandson Darren DeYoung, ofBoca Raton, won his first tennis championshiplast year in Key West

All work and no play? Not for Iggy.He was one of the best-liked of the nighttime

wanderers in the 1950s when the Sun And SandClub (at the ocean end of Simonton) attractedthe navy officers and the towns racier set, at the

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"It's a wonderful life in Key West and I'veenjoyed it all. It's my hometown and I'm notleaving."

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Lucky Street Gallery will show John Ran-kine's large canvas wall-hangings, dyed andpainted in conjunction with John Martini's cutsteel sculptures through the 7th of this monthafter which they will feature their stable ofartists.

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Jack Baron's "A Wedding" at East Martellowas an elegant affair and I am happy to state thatout of 34 pieces offered, 27 were sold right offthe bat. Jack put in a year's work on this theme.He is hard at work on next year's, but not talkingabout it, yet.

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CONVERSATION:Mrs. Dorothy Castilloby Carol Shaughnessy

S ome days in Key West are cold. Gloomy days,overcast, with the wind a live taunting thingthat sneaks through the cracks under doors

and settles in. Beaches are populated only bythose tourists who are paying several dollars aminute for their time here.

Under such circumstances, the best thing todo is hole up inside, with plenty of hot tea todrink and a good friend to talk to. Days like thatbring on, between friends, an almost tidelikeebb and flow of talk and gentle reminiscence.

It was on such a day that I first spoke withDorothy Castillo. She is a small woman, with alaugh that seems too big for her frame, but isalways reflected in her merry eyes. She seems topossess a hard-won serenity, to be a person whocan enjoy the past while acceepting a very dif-ferent present.

Her past is shared by many women who cameto Key West as military wives. "Well, when Icame to Key West it was in... I think... 1954... Iwas married. He was on the U.S.S. Bushnell. Atthat time... they had something like littleQuonset huts... out here in Fort Taylor, andthat's where all the black people used to live thatwere in the service. It's only in recent years thatpeople have realised that the beach property isimportant, you know, and very valuable."

"The town was very open, the people were very

friendly—I grant you there was a lot of vice andsin going on... still is, but under a little differentumbrella now... even with the military in andout, about the only time you'd hear of fights andsuch would be when the fellows would be fight-ing... over the girls. Once in a while you wouldhave some type of thing that would go on withgambling... but by and far it was just a very

Dorothy Castillo.friendly town."

Dorothy Castillo remembers the militarypresence in Key West as a very strong one."President Truman used to come down for hisvacations to the Little White House. The basewas open at that time, you know... we had theBushnell, the U.S.S. Gilmore, and then you

would have the subs... and practically everybodyworked on the base in some capacity or other.Civil service... or the ladies, if they did any typeof domestic work they would work for the Cap-tains... the base was the backbone of the city."

She remembers vividly the town's physicalmakeup when she first came here. "Old Townwas as you see it... over by the High School, thatwas marsh ponds, salt ponds. They were justbeginning to build out that way, out FlaglerAvenue. I have seen quite a lot of building...quite a lot of growing. When I first came here itwas nothing but mangroves and things outFlagler way."

"Fast Buck Freddie's used to be S.S. Kress...it was a variety store and that's where you'd gobuy all your little knick-knacks. That corner,"Dorothy says, "still is the windiest spot in town,right across from the La Concha. The La Conchawas in full swing—John Spottswood was theSenator—I mean he did become Senator, hewasn't Senator at that time in the fifties... hewas a political figure in the island for quite awhile... that's during Bernie C. Papy's time."

Dorothy and her first husband parted waysnot too long after her arrival in Key West, andshortly she began spending her time with Fran-cisco Pedro Castillo, whom everyone called Pan.

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place to go, to the VFW. We had all the dancesand the shows, they would get people fromMiami orwherever . . . to come down and put onshows. It was nice—you'd dress up, and you'dgo out for an evening of fun. Pan would alwaysbe on the shows, and I would be with him, so itused to be a lot of fun. Living with him was...was..." She lets her big laugh out, at a loss forwords to describe this time of her life, "...was ajoke... he was always on stage, Pan was," shewinds up fondly.

After their marriage, they proceeded to have afamily of five boys. Dorothy's sons still live here,and she speaks of them with pride. Their framedphotographs, with those of their various wivesand children, adorn the walls of her living room.

"The oldest boy is Vincent—I almost saidAlfred—he hates to be called Alfred; his name isAlfred Vincent Coleman, Jr.—he's the son of thehusband that I had when I came to Key West...and I had five sons for Mr. Castillo of whichRandall is the oldest, and he was born in '58.1think. Now I'm not very good on the years of mychildren's ages because... I just never thinkabout it. I have to ask them, 'How old are you?How old are you?'" She laughs. "But Randallwas born in '58."

"Randall works for the Pro Dive Shop onTruman Avenue and he's a diver. Vincent... theoldest boy, he sells cars for Bob ChangeMichael, my third oldest, is in Germany, and infact they had a write-up about him in the paperthis week. He's in the Army. Warren... lives herealso... he works for Suddath Moving and Furni-ture out on Fogerty. Grenville works for DuncanFord... he works in the rental section over there

cleaning the cars and what have you and alsohe's the guard at night. All of my sons are verygood looking. Joseph, that's my baby."

"I am a very stern parent... I was quite like amother hen. I kept my children underneath mywing till it was time to pitch them out," Dorothysays, chuckling. She recalls, however, oneinstance whern one of her children out smartedthe mother hen.

"Grenville... he was a very obedient child. Hedidn't like to get spanked. We had this little baron the corner at that time, his dad and I. Hisdaddy had retired and got the bar so that he'dhave something to do... The Silver SlipperClub... Pan's first cousin Buck owned theplace... he still does. We ran it for several years...round about 73 to about 7 5 or 76... it was inthat time frame."

"But anyway we were running the bar andGrenville had done something... sufficientenough for me to want to chastise him... I was atthe bar and I told him to go home. We lived at1127 Thomas Street then, down there rightacross from the pool, that big house there... Iwent home and then I was gonna give him aspanking. And when I went to get my belt,honey, he took off—and he ran out the door andI said,'Don't you come back. I'm gonna get thepolice for you, running away from home!'" Shelaughs long at the memory now.

"Well, honey, he ran to the police station!He... told them that his mama told him not tocome back home and she was gonna beat him.And the policeman, I think it was Richard How-ard, came by the bar and said what did you do to

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One of Dorothy's clearest memories from hersons' childhood is that of Hurricane Donna."When Donna came through my children weresmall... my husband was gone because heworked in the Navy, and he was out... up on thehighway driving buses and things back andforth to Marathon. I just walked up and downthe hallway with the radio on, looking in on mybabies... and I'd look out the window, look outthe door at the winds..."

"God was good to Key West, because the eyeof the storm was supposed to pass directly overKey West and it veered. Did quite a bit of damagein 'Marathon. In fact, one of the people I knewwas drowned up there. We housed quite afew ofthe people from Marathon after the storm wasover. It was quite a storm. By and far Key Westwas... not lucky, but blessed, and escaped withjust minimal damage."

Donna is only one of the storms DorothyCastillo has weathered during her 31 years inKey West. She recalls another storm that virtu-ally walked down U.S. 1. And on some occa-sions, "...we used to have hurricane parties—play cards, and drink. I used to drink then—Iused to drink Scotch. With milk. Love thatScotch and milk—not just Scotch, JohnnyWalker Red." Her rich chuckle rolls out. "Weused to have fun—not knowing we could havegotten wiped off the face of this earth."

She is earnestly serious, however, whenspeaking of the reason she believes Key Westhas escaped being hit by a major hurricane. "Ofcourse we have a lot of people who think thatthe reefs have something to do with it, but I'mhere to tell you, that reef has nothing to do withit. It's Gods' doing, all of it. For God's reasons...He chooses to bless Key West. It is His gracetHat we haven't had a severe storm."; Not long ago Dorothy became a fervent Chris-

tian, and her church is now an integral part ofher daily life. Among her other chureh duties,stye is the Superintendant of the Sunday School."I belong to St. James Missionary BaptistChurch... it is the oldest black Baptist church inSouth Florida. We are 110 years old, and we're avery small church, but this year we'll celebrateour 111th anniversary."

It is to the church that Dorothy goes everyevening after her work day at the post office isover. Now the Window Technician at the postoffice, concerned with the day to day supervi-sion of the window clerks, Dorothy likes thework she has done for the past 19 years.

"It's important that you like to deal with thepublic when you're working on that window...lots of times people get into Key West and thefirst place they stop may be the post office, so it'simportant how we greet them. Sometimes itgets to be too much." Dorothy clears her throatand grins confidentially. "Sometimes we get alittle cranky. All in all, though, it's a veryrewarding job."

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The Key West RDA, Part VI:The Emperor's New 'Close'by George Murphy

Further Fear and Loathing >rt the Harry S.Truman Annex: deceit, coercion, stonewalling,threats, curious business deals, surprise contracts'conflicts-of-interest, buck-passing., stalling, andmisinformation in what may be •; »ne of the great-est reai-estate rip-offs in Florida history.

"DEJAVU"In researching the history of the RDA, anumber of uncanny similarities betweencurrent situations land previous eventshave been found. Throughout his article,where appropriate,; they have been in-serted. Draw your own conclusions.

We Told You So!Six months ago, we reported our suspicion

that Key West Harbour Development had nointention of developing the Truman Annex at alland that the "secret plan:' was to flip-flop theentire project and sub-lease ail of the develop-ment. We were right!.

Key West Harbor Development is not a devel-opment corporation jri.the true sense of the wordat all. It is a front for a number of lawyers andarchitects who have been planning to make thedown payment on the purchase of the propertyand then sell off rights to develop portions of theAnnex to other arfua/development companies.

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THE BOTTOM LINEKWHD has been intending to purchase thedevelopment rights to the Truman Annex for a$500,000/year lease payment to the city of KeyWest. They were then planning to sell thedevelopment rights to numerous other compan-ies. Based on financial statements left at city hallby Sam Brown of .Centennial Partners, Ltd:,they would sell those rights for $37 Million—anInstant profit of $33 million* over their downpayment.

In addition, they will receive approximately$4.6 Million annually in assorted fees:

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Solares Hill Exclusive: in a conversa- *tion last Friday, Earl Jones, Commissionerfor Federal Property Resource Manage-ment at the GSA office in WashingtonD.C., was informed of the GSA-Atlantaclaim that it will begin auction plans onApril 4th unless the city and the RDA canshow that the sale will be completed by theend of the month. Jones said this matter

could be easily superceded. He said that theApril 30 deadline will stand prior to any auctionplans as long as there are some assurances byApril 4 that the city is making progress towardthe purchase of the Truman Annex.

If the KWHD deal falls through—whichat this juncture seems likely—the GSA

-̂ T plans to go to open market. Thirty days "Alater (in early June), the GSA would beginadvertising for bids for a 60-day period.

:-._! However, Jones said further that if, dur-ing "anytime up until 30 days before theopening of bids" (early Aug.), they would"surely listen to any proposal by the city."

This means that if, by early July, the citywere to make an offer on the property, theGSA would be receptive. Beyond that, ifthey went to bid and none were to bid ashigh as $13.8 Million, they would be wil-

;; ling to reassess the situation and be wil-ling to come back and negotiate with the

- city for the purchase.This new development means that the

, city has 90 days from April 4 to either floata bond and come up with cash to close the

•fa deal or find a new developer. -4

TOTAL: $4,615,535.00is there any truly legitimate reason the city

shouldn't float a bond and make that profit forthe benefit of taxpayers?

The Would-Be DevelopersAccording to a prospectus delivered by KWHD

to the Key West RDA in 1981, the corporation iscomposed of the following investors:

John C. Dent, Jr.—A lawyer who has been partners with RalphHaben, Jeffrey Pflugher and Hugh Culverhouse.Ralph Haben—A law partner with Dent and Pflugner and aformer Speaker of the Florida House of Repre-sentatives who was instrumental in the creationof the RDA as an autonomous agency (whichlater selected his own company us developer).Haben is also a Director of the SoutheastRegional Bank Board.

Jeffrey Pflugner—A law partner with Dent and Haben who special-izes in "legal and governmental requirementsfor large developments projects." Pflugner is theprimary author of the lease which was lambastedby the Peat Marwick, Mitchell Report.Harold Holder-Chairman of the Board and chief stockholder forAmerican Agronomics holding the "largestorange grove in the world," who is "representa-tive of the financial character and stature of thefirm." Holder is presently purchasing radio sta-tion FM 107 from former RDA board memberJohn Magliola. (See "New News . . ." below.)

Robert F. Bluck—A development and investment consultant, ex-perienced in "'syndication, marketing and oper-ation of resort and commercial properties.''

David A. Wolfburg, AIA—Treasurer of Wolfburg/AIvarez/Taracido &Associates, a Miami-based Architectural, Engi-neering and Planning Firm.

Walter Revell—President of Post, Buckley Schuh & Jernigan,Inc., Engineers, Architects, and Planners.Frederick Lloyd—President of Bay Capital Corporation of Tampa,a venture capital and equity holding Company!

In addition, since that prospectus was issued,another board member, corporate secretaryGeorge Perrin, also of Post, Buckley, Schuh &Jemigan, Inc., has been representing the corpo-ration at numerous city commission and RDAmeetings.

In brief, it appears that the city is facing agroup of moneyed investors who are planning toturn-over a quick multi-million deal and leave town.

You Scratch My Back,I'll Scratch Mine Too .

At last Monday's City Hall workshop, GeorgePerrin of KWHD was informed of the likelihoodthat KWHD would be limited to a maximum of600 units (see "Buying Time" below). Perrinsaid that an estimate he'd recently made of 700units would cost $200/square foot. He claimedthat, if limited to 600 units, it. would be toocostly for them to pursue their plans.

Two days later, he made a proposal to sell-offa portion ot the land—acreage south of Sou-thard Street—to the city for $300,000/acre inexchange for a variance which would allowKWHD to go forth with their plans for a 250+room hotel on Front Street. Such a d e a l . . . ex-cept that KWHD will be purchasing the land forless than $200,000/acre!

Perrin claimed that unless KWHD could pro-ceed with the planned hotel and have a total of1300 units approved, it couldn't afford to goahead with the deal.

If it /state that KWHD cannot build without a200%+ imposition on the city's new densityplans, c'est la vie. They should go elsewhere.Taxpayers in this city have made their wishesknown.

But there's more than zoning problems to ourgeneral resistance to KWHD.

The corporation has been scratching its ownback for years.

Numerous studies have been commissionedby KWHD to determine, among other things,the condition and status of the infrastructure offacilities on the Truman Annex and the condi-tion of historical structures—looking towardrecommendations as to whether they should berestored or demolished. Their recommendationsfor demolition would cost them less than resto-ration as well as allow them more room for newconstruction.

In 6 instances, KWHD hired "itself," (inves-tors' firms/investors names italicized) ratherthan independent sources for such services:

1. Jeffrey Pflugner (an investor) was theprimary author of the lease which the independ-ent accounting firm of Peat, Marwick, Mitchellsaid was very detrimental to the city's hiterests.Having a lessor write his own lease is, to say the jleast, highly irregular. j

2. In 2/81, Andy Carlino of Post, Buckley,Schuh & jernigan..'-determined" that the sew-age system was "beyond repair,'-' and thata new

Alphabet SoupKWHD - Key West Harbour Development Cor-

poration ofSarasotaRDA - The Key West Redevelopment AgencyFCC - The Federal Communications CommissionFBI - The Federal Bureau of InvestigationPMM - Peat, Marwick, Mitchell &Co.-a national

accounting firmPBSJ - Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jemigan -

a Miami Engineering and Architectural firmwhose owners are also KWHD investors.

one was needed. However, it has worked fineduring the five years since his report. The resultcould be inflated estimates of needed repairsthat might make the city balk at pursuing thepurchase on its own.

3. In2/81 , astatementbyAnthonyJachimof Morton, Wolfburg Associates indicated that"most" of the historical structures were "in ter-rible disrepair."

In April, 1981 a study called "PredevelopmentStudies Bolume II" was released by KWHD:

4. Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan wereparty with . . .

5. WoMmrg/Alvares/Taracido and Asso-ciates in an "Analysis of Historically SignificantStructures."

6. In October, 1985 Lawrence Essman ofPost Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan released toGeorge Perrin also of Post, Buckley, Schuh &Jernigan a study of two buildings (Quarters 'F'and Building 39) recommending that they be"demolished." Contrary to the recommendationregarding Quarters F, an independent Miamihistorian, Arva Moore Parks, did not recom-mend destruction. Sharon Wells of the Historic

Preservation Board also expressed the opinionthat "the building is in much better conditionthan many," and that, in her opinion, "it couldbe restored."

What does this mean?It does mean that the studies have a built-in

bias.It could mean deceit. The recommendations

of these studies may have been written with anintent of increasing financial benefits to thedevelopment corporation.

Draw your own conclusions.

Atlanta 1, Washington 0, Key West?The GSA in Atlanta has refused a request by

the city of Key West for a 6-month extension tothe present April 30 deadline for the transfer ofthe Truman Annex. In a letter received on Wed-nesday of last week (as usual, it was receivedminutes prior to the meeting), Patricia Bailey ofthe Atlanta GSA office said that they will give

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THE EMPEROR'S OLD CLOTHESA Brief History of the Key West RDA

7/8/77 - GSA declares 92 acres of the TrumanAnnex as surplus.

4/17/79 - City Commission formally declaresthe Annex "a blighted area in need of rehabili-tation and redevelopment." A 5-memberRDAis created by the city commission.

6/7/79 - From three alternatives of conceptualplans for re-use of the Truman Annex thepreferred plan provides for 26.4 acres of luxury($400,000+) condominiums.

7/19/79- Lawsuit filed by local businessmen toabolish the RDA.

7/24/79 - Conceptual Plan approved by com-mission is withheld due to citizen opposition.

9/25/79 - David Paul Horan contracted as RDAattorney for $250/month plus $45/hour. '.

11/30/79 .- Conceptual Plan approved overcitizen opposition.

12/19/79 - County Planner charges that the RDAhas "detrimental"and "destructive"ideas abouttourist-oriented uses of the Annex whichignore local impact and affordable housing.

1/22/80 - Commissioner Richard Heyman callsfor the dismissal of the RDA Board for failure

. to gain public confidence. RDA fails a "vote ofconfidence" at City Commission meeting.Paul Sher promises to resign "in a spirit ofcooperation with the city" then refuses.

5/7/80- City votes to enter into agreement withMonroe County and gives them 2 seats on theRDA Board:

5/9/80 -GSA deadline for city-county disposalof Annex.

2/12/81 - PBSJ study declares sewer system"beyond repair." Morton, Wolfburg studydeclares structures in "terrible disrepair."

5/19/81 - Bill to redesignate the RDA as a stateagency with autonomous power to handle itsown bonding procedures passed by the Senate.

5/27/81 - 24 prospective developers of theAnnex come forth.

7/8/81 -GSA will transfer portions of propertytee as long as no profit is made from thoseportions for 30 years. RDA Director DennisAnderson advises against it.

8/81 - Navy imposes freeze on the sale of theproperty to explore military needs.

8/28/81 - GSA drops appraisal to $8 million.

3/7/81 - GSA appraisal of the Annex (now 141acres) set at $11.2 million.

10/16/81 -3 firms, including KWHD, selectedas possible developer.

5/8/81 - Michael Lowe, Financial Director ofRDA, announces his resignation. Though hehad no confract orpersonnel record, heispaid$2,682 severance pay without board approval.$45,000 of equipment had been purchasedwithout following required bidding procedures.

12/20/81 - KWHD selected as master developer.RDA seeks power to levy ad valorem taxes topay for constructing streets, utilities and toallow RDA to float tax-free bonds.

1/17/82 - John Dent commits his firm to put up$10 million in a preliminary agreement withRDA.

3/23/82.- After investigations by the StateAttorney and FBI for "financial improprieties"RDA removes Dennis Anderson as its Directorand appoints him "project co-ordinator."

3/26/82 - Bill for the Annex as a special taxingdistrict killed in the Senate. Senator RichardRenick cites an apparent conflict of intereston the part of Speaker of the House RalphHaben as being a partner with KWHD.

4/2/82 - RDA Director Dennis Anderson resigns.Audit reveals that Anderson reimbursed him-self for personal items from RDA funds.

4/9/82 - Navy audit listing numerous incidentsof financial m ismanagemen t is turned over tothe FBI.

5/6/82 - Salvager David Fassold presents list of16 locations where tenants are living illegallyon the Annex.

7/8/82 - Former Financial Director of RDAMichael Lowe arrested at the US border inBuffalo on charges of gran d theft and forgery.

11/18/82-Commissioner Heyman calls for RDAboard to resign, then withdraws demand.

3/1/83 -Navy audit declares a "complete break-down in accounting and reporting, generalmismanagement of inventories and subleases,separate and undisclosed bank accounts, falsefinancial statements, even $2,000in improperChristmas bon uses. "As a result, $423,104.64is owed to the Navy and to other governmen tagencies. As well, 63 pieces of furniture aremissing from the Little White House and$41,000 in unpaid social security taxes areuncovered.

AswomstatementfromJuneFasio,anRDAbookkeeper, asserts that the RDA kept 2 listsof subleases, one reported to the Navy, thesecond kept secret.

3/4/83 - Louis Signorelli files suit against theRDA for failure to release public records.

3/7/83 - RDA Director Deborah Antonucciresigns overissue of her ownership of a con-fiscated Mariel-lift boat, the Holiday II, sold todockmaster Joe Farrel (aka Tony Fazio inpossession of 2 social security n urn bers) for$10 thoughthe receipt says $2,592. Boat seizedby Customs officials at Monroe Marina.

Anna Stack appointed as new RDA Director.

7/19/84 - GSA sale price increased to $15.5million for 71 acres.

7/22/83 - Steve McDaniel appointed new RDADirector saying that, though he resides outsidethe county, he had read all of the informationpublished about the RDA activities over theyears and considered the project "one of thefinest and most ambitious projects" he hasseen in a long time.

4/11/85 - RDA Board member Gus Mirzaoff sub-mits a list of24 criticisms of the lease agreement.

9/85 - RDA attorney Robert Feldman resigns.

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NOTES & ANTIC-DOTESby Dorothy Raymer

T he legend of Prince Charming—in reverse—isthe story of Julius F. Stone Jr., a brilliant manwhose luster became tarnished as he pro-

gressed toward a career of power and acquisitionof money.

He was a native of Ohio, where his father was awealthy man and a director of the Ohio StateUniversity at Columbus, Ohio. In fact, my Mas-ter's Degree diploma from Ohio State was signedby Julius F. Stone, Sr.

Young Stone left his home state and furtheredhis education at Harvard University, where hereceived a doctorate in organic chemistry in 1926.

Fourteen years later, in 1940, he earned a lawdegree there after three years of study, accordingto a top echelon writer, the late Richard Rovere,who produced an article of Key West and Stoneappeared in TheNewYorkermagazine, December15,1951. Stone had been a millionaire back in theCoolidge era when he ventured into the stockmarket. Came the crash of 1929, and he had losthis first fortune. But he wa not at aloss for a job.He became a talented administrator in New YorkState, doing social welfare work under HarryHopkins. This link ultimately forged Stone'scareer in Key West, since Hopkins became one ofPresident Franklin Roosevelt's chiefs. EleanorRoosevelt, also a friend of Hopkins and of Stonethrough her profound interest in social welfare,very likely had great influence in Stone's appoint-ment, via Hopkins, as director of the FederalEmergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) forall of the Southeastern United States, including

Florida, Puerto Rico, and Caribbean possessions,such as the Virgin Islands.

The tremendously important assignment wasmade in 1933, and in 1934 Stone came to KeyWest to survey his territory and decide what couldbe done for the island, which was virtually bank-rupt as far as the city government was concerned.Nearly everyone was on relief, with only a fewwealthier citizens free of debt, if not of worry.

A staff of 11 FERA workers was established inKey West. Although Stone spent much of histime.and effort here he also had duties elsewherein the vast project, and assistance was needed.

He applied his energy and expertise through1934 and 1935, and achieved a general cleanup ofthe town, which had streets piled high withuncollected garbage. He established a WPA div-ision, bringing artists to the island, among themBill Hoffman, who still lives ftere. He got peopleto paint their homes and fix up property, with the

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One of the amusing asides of Stone's effortswas his attempted introduction of wearing shorts,as was done in the Bahamas and the Bermudas.He set a personal example of donning the abbre-viated sportswear, but as far as Conchs were con-cerned, the innovation was laughable. For exam-ple, as told by Walter Norman in his bookNicknames and Conch Tales (reviewed in theNovember issue of Solares Hill), one of theVolunteer Work Corps laborers appeared on thejob in his underdrawers.

Declared he, "If Julius Stone can come to workin his underwear, so can I!"

The local nickname for Stone, by the way, was"Kingfish," after the enterprising character onthe popular radio show of the times, "Amos andAndy."

Bold methods furthered the administrator'ssuccess in putting Key West back on its financialfeet. He declared the island was "in the existenceof a state of emergency." He ignored standardprocedures for a system that was at least on thefringe of being illegal. He confessed to writerRovere that he used FERA funds to subsidize airservice to Key West and to get the Casa MarinaHotel back in operation.

This, and the fact that he risked governmentfunds, should have been clear indication ofStone's later ruthless methods in manipulatingother peoples' money. But at the moment therewas only a brightening on the horizon of KeyWest's future. Stone seemed to be a modernknight in impregnable armor.

The front cover of Florida Motorist for October1934 features Stone's photo along with that ofPresident Roosevelt and Dave Sholtz, Governor ofFlorida. That year he was approaching middleage. He appears as a handsome sophisticate, withblack mustache, slightly receding hairline over adeep and broad forehead. He looks alert and con-fident and is posed with significance, holding apen over a sheet of paper. Indeed, his most quotedsaying was, "With a stroke of the pen I can give itto you—and with the stroke of a pen, I can take itaway."

In following decades, he was to do just that!The motorist magazine complimented Stone

and his staff on rehabilitation of Key West andMonroe County. The editorial page carried adrawing of a rainbow arched over the letters"F.E.R.A." and Governer Sholtz's comment, "TheDawn of a New Era."

A declaration by Stone stated visitors to theisland were welcome, but that the FERA wouldprefer that they would not come at all, unlessprepared to spend at least three full days. "Ashorter trip'would be unfair to the visitor and toKey West," he emphasized.

Endorsements of the plan were made by prom-inent citizens and businessmen, including Wil-liam A. Freeman, Allan B. Cleare, A. Villate, PaulLumley, and Porter-Allen Insurance Company.This was a challenging policy, but one which wassuccessful." The parade of tourists began toincrease.

Good publicity lifted the gloom which hadbeset the Keys in general, and by the time Stonedeparted irt 1935 to engage in WPA "trouble-shooting" elsewhere, realization of his vision wasshaping into reality.

After two years more in government service,Stone enrolled in Harvard Law School in 1937.He was graduated in 1940 and returned to thescene of his FERA triumphs. He set up his law

practice here and became a real estate dealer and'an investment expert, and in a short period hewas a leading citizen.

During one period, after becoming a member ofthe Florida Bar, Stone was in partnership withattorney W. Curry Harris. When World War IIcame along, Harris joined the military service.After the war was over, he returned only to dis-cover that his former law practice was non-existent. It had been absorbed by his erstwhilepartner.

There was, of course, estrangement and a bitterresidue for some time. Harris, however, reestab-lished himself and became a prominent attorneyall over again, with a specialty in town propertyand deeds. He retired to Sarasota just recently.

Skipping back to the early days of the "StoneAge," as it might be dubbed, Stone formed anassociation with a lawyer from Jacksonville, DineBeakes. They purchased part of Boca Chica Beachfrom Luther Pinder and planned a home division.The pair managed to get an okay from Stone'sfriend, Governor Sholtz, permitting the tearingdown of the old Boca Chica bridge.

This happened in 1947, and there was a protestby local people. The beach homes hope did notmaterialize, but Stone did organize another hous-ing development off Rest Beach, and with reputa-ble backing and solid partners the subdivisionprospered.

, Loans were easily obtainable through Stone'soffice at an exorbitant rate of interest—12 per-cent. A banker explained that, since this wasoutside the recognized limit, a way around thedifficulty was devised. The trick was to borrow say$10,000. But the borrower actually received only$8,800.

A clever attorney, as well as a sharp business-man, Stone's status in the community wasincreased by his legal prowess. He was thedefense counsel, for instance, in the sensational1949 Weavermurder case, wherein a woman shother husband 11 times and went free on a verdictof "justifiable homicide."

He was attorney for Aerovias Q, the Cubanairline that operated between here and Havana,and he sold stock in it, as well. He represented agas company and a grocery market, among otherbusinesses. He doubled in these through invest-ment guidance. This meant extra legal fees foradvice and for legal services rendered, not tomention the investment procedure itself.

The list of clients in intermeshing interests istoo long to report in full, but here is one personalexample:

In 1949, I bought the gift section of Sou-thernmost Flowers and Gifts, then at 616 DuvalStreet. The shop owner was Norval Reed, andStone was his lawyer as well as becoming mine.

Eventually, when Reed left Key West forMiami, he sold the flower shop department to mymother, Lila (Mrs. Earle) Raymer, a widow, andStone handled that transaction, too! We all paidfat fees for Stone's multi-faceted work.

In 1951, circumstances beyond control (toocomplicated to go into here, including a death inthe family and my mother's return to Pennsylva-nia), cropped up. At that point, the financial drainfor extra help, building repairs, a rebuilt refrigera-tor for the florist trade, and so on, was too muchto sustain without going into debt.

A new potential client with money to spendwanted to buy the business. Stone put on pres-sure, and we had to cut our losses and sell at a

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Stone's habit to take advantage of demand notesand to bring about foreclosure on very shortnotice, not giving a chance for time adjustment.

And so it was with many other persons andbusinesses. Administration of estates was anotherfield which led to Stone's benefit. In one case, theyoung man who inherited his father's estatefound out that it "had been administered out ofexistence," as his uncle told me.

A curious case came to light in August 1955,when the Public Gas Company was sued by theKeys Bottled Gas Company, doing business as theKeys Propane Gas and Marathon Gas concern. Abill of complaint was filed by Julius Stone, asattorney for the latter. He was also a promoter andhad gotten various people to invest in the gascorporation.

In the complaint, Stone alleged that formeremployees of the People's Gas firm had takenrecords and documents when they shifted com-panies. He claimed the Public Gas concernrefused to return the documents and asked Cir-cuit Court to enjoin the Public Gas Companyfrom "tampering with tanks and damaging bottledgas installations."

But Judge Pat Cannon of Miami denied theinjunction and pronounced that the suit failed toprove all the charges. The resulting "scandal" wasa discredit to Stone, and more than one personlost invested money.

When the Stones bought the former dwelling ifnovelist Thelma Strabel, who wrote Reap theWild Wind, claim was made that the residencewas the true Southernmost House, and that geo-graphically, the mansion now owned by HilarioRamos, Sr., was the "Southernmost" in nameonly.

Ramos Jr., known as "Charlie," hinted theactual survey was never made. He also said thatStone admitted he designated his abode on SouthStreet, near the corner of Whitehead, as thegenuine Southernmost house simply for "com-mercial enhancement." The hassle disrupted afriendship between the Ramos family and Stonefor a while.

Stone and his attractive wife, Lee, whose firstname was actually Lucille, had become part of theupper social structure of the town, and theyacquired many friends, which of course aidedStone in his monetary ventures.

He was president of the Key West Art andHistorical Society along about 1953-1954, and hebecame a director of the Florida First NationalBank.

Stone juggled all of his diversified financialschemes with a wily skill for more than a decade,reputable bank official noted that Julius Stonekept his various investments extremely secret,and no one but he knew exactly what was beingtransacted.

Ultimately, his wizardly juggling of a widerange of business interests and investmentsbecame too complicated. He began to lose controlof the precarious balance system. In short, moneyacquired for one thing was put into somethingentirely different, and some investors sustainedlosses. In a number of cases invested funds disap-peared entirely.

Lillian Lopez, widow of thelate Judge AquilinoLopez, who was so closely associated with Stonefor a long period in early years, said that herhusband's law practice was separate from Stone's,and that although they were together for some-time in real estate, Stone and Lopez broke offbusiness relations and severed even friendshipwhen it was revealed that Stone was engaged insuspicious financial activity.

"My husband was upset and decided thatJulius was too much of a dealer," Lillian Lopezsaid. "He became a judge and was a dedicatedman in judiciary matters, while Stone continuedto mix law and investment involvements."

The roster of "victims" lengthened. Among thelosers were Frances Edwards, who operated theBanana Tree Grill; Ruth Alfeld, who owned atrailer park and bought the Flame Restaurant;Gertrude Ricketts, who operated a private school(she later married Cmdr. Ray Byrns); EthelDecker, a crippled florist who got caught upthrough mortgaged property in Mexico; and Dr.Aubrey Hamilton and his wife, Belle. Stone was

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Sometime, somewhere, along in this mid-1950s chronicle of wheeler-dealer expansiveness,two widows fell prey to the complicated designs ofStone's financial intrigue, and the attention offederal authorities was brought to bear on thesituation.

As far back as 1955, the Stones erected a newhome at Trinidad, Cuba, and numerous friendsfrom Key West were invited to inspect it, includ-ing Adeline and P. J. Ross, Lillian and AquilinoLopez, and Burt and Betty Garnett, to name a few.So it was no secret that the Stones intended toestablish another residence out of the country.

Despite the revolution in Cuba, the Stoneswent ahead with plans to leave the United States.They liquidated holdings here and began movingpossessions to Trinidad.

Fidel Castro took over Cuba on January 1,1959, marching into Havana, and at first histriumph was met with approval by sympathizershere.

In the summer of 1959, Stone was still a direc-tor at Florida First National. His picture waspublished in The Key West Citizen on July 1,1959, as a member of the Grievance Committee.Ironically this group was set up by the Florida Barto watch over the legal ethics of lawyers in theorganization.

Meantime, bank officials began to ease Stoneout of his bank directorship, and, although itcan't be verified, due to a governmental policyStone's business adventures, or rather misadven-tures, continued 1» be probed. I spoke with at

least 20 Key West people, and all of them agreedthat he was on a "wanted" list and seriously indebt.- Charlie Ramos had a note from Stone, dated

September 12,1959, in which Stone wrote thathe and his wife were busy packing in preparationfor the move to Cuba.

Lee Stone went back and forth, supposedly onAerovias Q missions and once to pick up valuableswhich belonged to Oscar Morales, Cuban Consulin Key West. But Lee was also transferring per-sonal property, documents and funds.

Now for the final severance move, and JuliusStone's method of evasion by making restitutionof any debts or taxes.

He arranged secret contact with Old IslandRealty Company for transfer of the deed to hishome on South Street. His wife went to theconsulate's office in Havana, where Consul WayneGilchrist executed the deed for the property forwhich Lucille (Lee) Stone signed January 19,1960.

The stamp value was duly registered later andwas recorded as $45,000. The house was pur-chased from the Stones by Granville and EvelynSmith, of 1120 Von Phister Street. The warrantydeed was signed "Julius F. Stone, Jr.," but noaddress was given for him.

Shortly after the official registration of the salein the Monroe County Courthouse, Stone flew toKey West in a small plane and landed at the KeyWest International Airport.

The popular version is that he did not leave theplane at all, and that the exchange of the deed fora prescribed sum of money took place aboard theplane. The late Aileen Williams of Old IslandRealty was the courier. .

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The plane may have been the one he ownedprivately, which was flown by a special'pilot.During a summer vacation in the very early1960s, Chief Photographer of The Key West Citi-zen, Don Pinder, went to Nassau in the Bahamas.It was known then that Stone, if not an actualfugitive, was being investigated for his fast

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The relationship between the Castro govern-ment and the United States became more troubled,and, as 1960 advanced, Americans were in disfa-vor in Havana. Trinidad, as an outskirt locality,was considered dangerous, so the Stones left forthe comparative safety of the capital.

There they operated an antique furniture storeon the famed Prado of Havana, but only for ashort time. They retreated to Jamaica, where Leedied in 1963.

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There is a gap in the history of the Stonesfollowing Lee's demise in 1963. Little or nothingis known of his maneuvers between then and May1965. It was then that Anne Carleton once more,unexpectedly, encountered the ex-patriate.

She was getting ready for a coach tour to Scot-land and was standing in line at the AmericanExpress in London, England, when she sawStone. They renewed acquaintances, and he toldher that he had been married just the day beforeto Christine Beakes.

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The newly marrieds were staying with an aris-tocratic English friend, and they were leaving thenext day for Spain. Anne told Julius she wanted tospeak with her old friend, Christine, and he gaveher the telephone number. After a conversationwith the bride, Anne went on her tour and theStones to their new destination.

There the communication ceased.Hilarios Ramos, Sr., said that the Stones lived

in Spain proper for a time, then took up residenceon Majorca, a resort island off the Spanish coast.

Within the next two years, wanderlust, per-haps compulsory, took over again, and Stone,presumably accompanied by his second wife, tra-velled on toward the East. The aimed-for destina-tion is not known, for in 1967 Julius F. Stone, Jr.,died in Australia.

Details of Stone's death are vague. It was saidthat he died of a heart attack. The news did notreach Key West until he had been dead for a longtime.

His only child, a daughter named Julia, whowas graduated from Bennington, married twice,and her whereabouts at present are unknown.

And so ends the Prince Charming saga, on theother side of the world, far from Stone's home-land, like the central character in the story, ManWithout A Country.

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THE OUTSIDER DECADEby V.K.Gibson

It occurs to me that Key West is now well intoanother major period in its history. We are livingthrough what may be called the "Affluent Out-sider Decade." But, before I talk about that,please bear with me as I take a stroll downmemory lane.

What is the landmark decade of your life? Atwhat time did you feel that all the world wasyoung—or should be? Where were you then?The journey forward and away from such a timeusually seems downhill, unless you are one of

those very rare individuals who live mostly inthe present.

Recently I picked up a copy of Jack Kerouac's- testament of the "Beat Generation" of the

1950s, On The Road. On page twenty-two wasan account of six or seven young men riding inthe back of a pickup truck, eagerly movingacross America and toward their destinies. Atthat point I had to put the book down, for I wasoverwhelmed by a painful sense of nostalgia.

I examined these feelings and concluded thatwhat I suffered was an acute sense of the naivetewhich saturated the young in On The Road. Theyoung, it seems to me, always feel that they havethe answers (or are the answers?) to age-oldproblems. They behave and talk as if they are thefirst generation to discover sex, social conscious-ness, idealism, and honesty.

Now, I was six when Mr. Kerouac's book cameout and the Beat Generation meant nothing tome. Why do I feel nostalgic about it? And the1960s, which I did pass through as a teenager,meant even less to me than the previous decade.

Yet, I find myself looking back on the 1960swith fondness. It now seems to be "my" decade.To my amazement I even suffer a mountingaffection for rock music, which I disdained it itsgolden years, Bob Dylan seems very importantto me, now, in ways which would have beenlaughable (were laughable) twenty years ago.

It disturbs me to think that I came of ageduring one of the most important decades of thiscentury and that I passed through that timetotally indifferent to the human quakes whichrocked the world. True, I watched the eveningnews each night. The bloody pageant of VietNam slid past at suppertime and, later in thedecade, college kids threw their bodies in frontof the great machinery of government whichwas, the young knew, run by a bunch of oldfossils who had lost contact with life itself.

I watched it all, very aware of the dynamics,but was engrossed in other matters. Perhaps Iwas never really young.

That period of American history is far enoughdistanced that I can filter out the nasty littledetails which, at that time, caused me to turnaway. History is not so much an act of record as aprocess of editing.

It's fun to watch an academic leap from thetop ropes of the historical arena, onto the face ofan opponent. It's all done with words, terriblyboring words for the most part, but the effect isthe same.

But academe does not control all the slices ofthe historical pie. We all edit the past. It is withconsiderable effort that I recall that the "flowerchildren" of the 1960s were a mixed blessing.They were, many of them, dirty, scatter-brainedleaners sponging off a society which theyscorned.

Yet, I feel a great psychic pressure whichcompels me to regard them as noble savageswho rebelled against many sicknesses prevalentin society. I do not enjoy realizing that thesepeople are now well into middle age, and prefernot to think of the compromises they have inev-

itably made.All of us lay claim to various domains of the

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ning, Its past is like the mouldering layers of theterrarium, and its roots do not merely winddown into receding time but sometimes cur! upfrom the hard bottom of the Key West beginningand emerge into the present.

Our local history, as with the greater world,seems to be conveniently segmented into dec-ades Each ten-year period can more or less bedefined by a major event or shift irs regionalconditions. It's easy to spotlight some ot theplateaus:

The gay influx which sparked much of therevitalization and face-lifting ongoing today;the period of depression following the pull-outof the Navy; the massive Navy presence duringthe war; the Great Depression of the 30s; thebrief boom after the Overseas Highway wasbuilt; the destruction of the Overseas Railroadand the subsequent local slump . . on and on.

As we go back in time, however, decades seemto begin to melt together 1 suspect that this isthe myopic effect of hindsight, and that thedecade format holds true throughout the historyof Key West.

III.But back to the Affluent Outsiders. Being a

relative newcomer myself, it behooves me to saythat some are a positive force. I am not so muchconcerned with the fairly young tor youngthinking) individuals who continue to arrive, aswith the middle-aged, retired upper-middle-class and rich who come here to finish their livesin balmy comfort.

It's fascinating to observe the effects ofwealth flowing briskly into a closed-end com-munity. It's rather like a physical obstructionwhere diamonds take the place of kidney stones.The inflation of real-estate prices is the most

glaring effect, but there are others which are farmore important.

When the affluent class, tourist and resident,take over a place they set powerful forces intomotion. Today, with the process far along here,a hurricane would slow it down bu? «' wouidtake another Great Depression to stop andreverse it. One of the symptoms is always "His-torical Preservation." which mean.*; nothingmore, in this context, that the pickling of his-tory and the ascendancy of pastry chef esthetics.

It would be interesting to ask some of theoldest residents of Key West, who recall whenmost of the houses were unpainted, whai; theythink of the present vogue for beige and paste!colors. So much for "history."

Is this so bad? Change is inevitable, and KeyWest has weathered much of it. It's hard toimagine what may come after the OutsiderDecade. It may very weli last: longer than tenyears. Twenty? A lifetime? that these birds musteventually dirty the nest enough that they'llsniff and fly off to other roosts, leaving behindpate de fois gras as the official local food,

And there is another factor which may pror

long the metamorphosis for many years to come.If the new Executive Director of the MonroeCounty Fine Arts Council succeeds in establish-ing a major international arts festival here inKey West, then the fat lady will not only s i n g -she'11 probably live in the cottage down the lane

The flood of the affluent will have the same,eventual effect of driving out tht home-bredyoung, and the old-timers, who will not be ableto afford the country-club version of paradise.

Impotent but well-meaning gestures such asthe fairy tale of "low cost housing," will doubt-less be attempted for low income citizens Ipredict that any such housing will end up in the

hands of the middle class, and not the poor Theonly exception, a major one, will be shabbyrentaf units, probably built on Stock island(real-estate speculators take note!;, for the manywaiters, maids, and other service personnelwhich will be considered essential to the goodlife

Only those Conch* who prove clever andenterprising wili continue to live in dignity anc-comfort But most of the Conchs who havebecome rich have done so by being of service tothe very elements which will, within the decade,transform this town from a place where theyoung get aboard life, to one in which the Afflu-ent Outsiders ride comfortably to the end. of lifeand get off

They will make merry in their gussied-uphouses and the social page will become the mostimportant section of the newspaper. These peo-ple bring their own histories with them, goldendecades which have nothing to do with KeyWest And as they die their remains will beshipped back to where they came from

Hycon to all extents and purposes; buriedWhite Street Gallery the second week ofVaughan Gibson's show We became not only-inaccessible but also unbreathabie to the pointthat we were forced to go the by-appointment-only route for a week. Luckily the show was aconfirmed success before this interruption Onthe ! Oth ot this month there will be the usuaibash, tor our French painter Gregogna, a lyric-abstractionist tmy term) including his Mediter-ranean grafitti series. On the invitation he ispainting a halt-mile of rock jetty, an act whichput him in jail and for which he has onlyrecently been pardoned and5 commissioned bythe Ministry of Culture to continue. „

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SNOW JOKEby Amy Lee de Poo

I here is something very appealing about thecool side of a house. Growing up in Key Westis quite unique, if not for the location, then

for the way houses must be built so closetogether because of the lack of space and forprotection against hurricanes. The cool side ofour house on Dey Street was always my favoritespot to play when I was six years old.

If one faced the house from the street, thenthe small path on the left was the side thatreceived only the morning sunshine, and for therest of the day it would remain forever shaded,damp and mystically alluring. There were fewlarge snow-on-the-mountain bushes growingthere, the ones with the oval-shaped leaves withpure white blotches that looked exactly like realsnow had fallen on them.

For some strange reason, a particular kind ofcaterpillar—the inch worm—seemed to preferthese bushes and never set foot on the neighbor-ing aurelias, hibiscus or Turk's caps, a fact thatalways puzzled me as a child. I would capturethese innocuous worms and make them start atthe bottom of the snow-on-the-mountain bushand pretend they were climbing expeditionsmaking their way up the Matterhorn or someother steep climb like Solares Hill or the Court-house steps.

Along towards the back of the house therewas a small spigot and table where my motherwashed out the kitchen mop. It was here that Ihad the most fun pretending to cook and playhouse as most little girls do. I was quite theserious cook and very well behaved for such anenergetic six year old!

One Saturday morning in late spring I was, asusual, setting up my mock kitchen on the rick-ety little table, assembling whatever cast offpans and utensils my mother would give me anddeciding what delicacy I could conjure up withthe vegetation at hand. Having tired of the sameold palm-frond salad and marl soup with papayablossoms, I decided to scout around the kitchenand see if there might be something lyingaround that would lend a little authenticity tomy scheduled grand dessert.

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My mother was always busy painting in themorning, so I had a pretty easy time of takingwhat I wanted without having to explain to hermy needs or intentions. As it happened, therewas no cornmeal or sugar lying about, which

would have pretty well sufficed as an exoticaddition to any recipe. But there on the counterwas a large, brand new bottle of Ivory LiquidDishwashing Soap. Knowing how much lathercould be worked up from just a plain old bar ofIvory, I immediately deduced that a frothy sub-stitute for whipped cream could be made withthe help of an eggbeater.

How luscious that would look on a pine conecake!

First making sure my mother was hard atwork with at least two paint brushes in hermouth and a few in her hand (being the consid-erate child that I was) I grabbed the bottle ofIvory, the egg beater and a small, deep bowl andreturned to my kitchen, wild with anticipationof the incipient culinary glory.

I squeezed about a quarter of a cup into thebowl and looked at it for a moment. Oh heck, Ithought, just a dab more, and with that, gave agood long healthy squeeze. I began to vigor-ously beat the contents of the bowl and to myunmitigated ecstasy the Ivory Liquid began totransform into the purest, creamiest, whitest,fluffiest concoction this side of Howard John-

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While I was standing in deep rapture at thesight of this marvelous creation I noticed apounding noise coming from the bricks in frontof the house. That could only mean one thing—my younger sister Martha was driving nailsagain. Imagine, occupying yourself for hourswith just a hammer and a box of penny nails.Well, being a most charitable person at heart,and wanting to share my new discovery withher, I walked out to the front bricks to invite herto my kitchen.

"Say, Martha, how would you like to see whatI just made?"

"Nope.""Listen, you won't believe it. Come quick.""Nope." (She never was big on conversation.)I continued, "Come on girl, this is your

chance in a lifetime. Put down that hammer andcome with me. I've got to show you something."

"No. I'm busy."Well, at this moment, I just can't say what

possessed me to do this, but, as I recall, thefrustration of such a blanket rejection musthave gotten the better of my Christian soul.

"Martha, you'll never guess what Belle justbrought over! (Belle is our grandmother.) Awhole bowl of whipped cream!"

Martha stopped hammering and looked up.Her dirty chin was set, but I could see a glimmerof interest in her eyes, food being her other preoc-cupation. I began to get into the spirit of it now.

"That's right, she made strawberry shortcakelast night and had all this whipped cream leftover and decided to give it to us. Isn't thatgreat?"

Martha put the"1 hammer down and started to

get up. I helped her, since her grimy underwearwere always loose and falling down, which mademoving with any swiftness out of the question.

"Well," she said, "let me see it."This is when I led my dear gullible little sister

down the garden path, so to speak. I hurried infront of her, the bushes hitting me in the face as

my mind; much less did I have the actual gall todo something reproachable.

I spooned up a dollop and swirled it attrac-tively to make it as appealing as the picture on abox of Dream Whip. I held it up for one tantaliz-ing second, just out of her range of smell. (Hernose was always stuffed up, anyway, now that I

I rushed to pick up the bowl before whe couldinspect it too carefully or get an identifyingwhiff off the contents. Ah, my first taste test, Igleefully thought.

As I think back, I could only have gottencarried away by my own feverish sales pitch tohave gone through with what I was about to do.You see, a naughty thought hardly ever crossed

think of it.) Craftily I held back."Are you sure that you want some?"Her eyes opened wide at the sight of all that

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Martha took off in the direction of my moth-er's studio, and I was reasonably astute in theassumption that I had only seconds to washaway the evidence of my sin. What I failed totake into account was the fact that my motherhas an unusually overdeveloped maternal in-

stinct, and at the first shriek out of Martha'smouth she was already on her way towards theorigin of her distressed cries.

"Amy! What have you done to your sister?Why is she drooling like that?"

I looked, and Martha indeed was not a prettysight. Her face was all red and swollen fromcrying all over the place due to the unsavoryproperties of Ivory Soap. There was no point indenying it. I confessed.

I got two good whacks and was made to standin the corner with my nose in the crack for onewhole hour.

However, it was not all that bad. I could stillsneak looks out the window and see the inch-worms making their way delicately through theleaves of the beautiful snow-on-the-mountainsbushes, close my eyes, and dream of the Hima-layas... or the Matterhorn... or... Solares Hill.

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BOOK REVIEW

LIKE A SERIES OFWELL MADE BOXESby David A. Kaufelt

Volume II of George Murphy's The Best ShortFiction for 1985, THE EDITORS' CHOICE, isevery bit as satisfying as the universally praisedVolume I, and in some instances, more so.

When I was a boy sloughing my way throughthe wastelands of Elizabeth, N. J., I used tohaunt the Morrison Avenue Used Bookstore forthe paperback sized faded blue and sometimesgreen volumes belonging to a collection modestlyentitled, The One Hundred Greatest ShortStories. (There were spin offs as well: The OneHundred Greatest Mystery Stories, The OneHundred Greatest Humorous Stories, etc.) Themildew redolent pages contained the nicelyturned ironies of de Maupassant, Maugham, Poeand Mrs. Wharton.

I miss those little books and as I'm one ofthose Philistines who only reads reputedlynon-fiction magazines ("Girl, 9, Survives LockedFridge by Eating Brother's Toes") and then onlywhile waiting on Fausto's check-out line, I'vealso missed, to a large extent, The Great AmericanShort Story Revival. But here's our George,publishing and anthologizing his heart out onHouseboat Row, filling a very real need, puttingtogether in one large edition ($16.95 clothbound;$8.95 paperbound; A Bantam Windstone Book)

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There are, of course, star turns. The late JohnGardner's last published short story is here,

deceptively simple—a bit reminiscent of theabove mentioned (and now in disfavor) W.Somerset Maugham—called Julius Caesar andthe Werewolf. It has withstood several readingsand still hasn't revealed (to me) all of itsmysteries.

Monologue of the Movie Mogul by MichaelCovino (from The Paris Review) is so wonderfullymean-spirited and so brilliantly executed, italone is worth the price of admission. The rangeis extraordinary. Kurt Ducker's Saving TheDead is as relentlessly somber as it's title, but itis so economically written, so innocently deadlyin its stark portrayals, it's a story I haven't beenable to forget. It's difficult to believe it's Ducker'sfirst.

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It's a graphic urban story and I keep wanting tosay it's not true (to reality) . . . but it clearly is.

I was prepared to dislike James HowardKunstler's The Rise, Fall, and Redemption ofMooski Toffski Offski, on title alone. When Ibegari reading and discovered it was told by a

Holden Caufleldish West Side Manhattan kid, Ihad trouble getting through the first paragraph.But it's genuine humor and fine craftsmanshipwon me over in the end. It's a good story.

Well, they're all good stories and some aregreat. I found Brent Spenser's The Small ThingsThat Save Us, incredibly enough another firstshort story, beautiful in its somber celebrationof a contemporary Job's rural life: "Easy wouldlet the small things save him. Days of sun andsweet breezes. Late afternoons full of birdsstreaming into the trees. And other shadows onother nights, as deer climb down from the highground to the stream in moonlight."

Having only lately learned about JamesCrumley—inheritor of the Raymond Chandlermantle, writer of mysteries with heart andguts—I was excited to discover Andre Dubus in

his Land Where My Fathers Died. The story isdedicated to Crumley but rises above and beyondderivation, flying off on its own perfecetlycrafted line of murder and betrayal in a NewEngland town's Greek community.

One, of course, isn't going to swoon overevery story. I am not yet a Margaret Atwood lover("it may come; it may come," my literary guruhalf promises, half threatens) and I leave TheSalt Garden to those who are. I have a history oflong bad trouble reading island dialect stories,probably stemming from a youthful trauma overUncle Remus. Therefore the charms of RobertWilliam Antoni's Two-Head Fred and Tree-FootFrieda eluded me.

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THE OTHER SIDE OFTHE PARROT

by Carol Shaughnessy

I remember the old Green Parrot. I firstbecame acquainted with it during my brief andglorious stint as a bartender at the now-defunctScallywags. My immediate supervisor at Scal-lywags rejoiced in the name of Sideways, andthe owner was called Surfer. Neither was anunusual name in Key West at this time. Mycareer at Scallywags came to an abrupt end theevening two shrimpers thoughtfully requestedthat I duck down behind the bar, because theywere angry, and they planned on throwing bar-stools behind it. I did, they did, and I quit.

But during this period I had been introducedto the crazy old Green Parrot. I remember itchiefly for two reasons: it was the first place mysoon-to-be fiance ever took me (as I recall, Iwound up paying the tab), and the sub shopnext door served a wonderful bologna sub.

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Sometimes, time does seem to fly.Today the Green Parrot's ceiling fans revolve

busily—but then, they always did. The Parrot'swalls are covered with (of all things) parrots.Photos, drawings, and even a hooked rug;friendly, haughty, colorful, coquettish—theykeep an eye on the day to day workings of thebar. And the sub shop has turned into El LoroVerde, which serves a combination of Mexicanand bar food... and does it beautifully.

Jim Bean bought the Green Parrot in the fallof 1983. He aims to maintain the picturesqueflavor of the place, to keep it a casual local spotwhere old-timers and newcomers alike can becomfortable. "I want anybody who walks throughthat door to feel accepted," Jim states.

And the list of patrons who've rested theirelbows on the Parrot's wide bar is pretty i mpres-sive. Manager John Vagnoni recalls seeing Wil-helmina Harvey, author Fred Belland, the in-famous Heavy Duty, Mel Fisher, members ofboth city and county commissioners, and a hostof other local notables drinking, at one time oranother, under the Sign of the Parrot. It hasbecome a favorite watering hole for several ofthe attorneys whose offices make up WhiteheadStreet's "lawyers' row."

"There's a lot of camraderie and brotherhoodin here," John, a thirteen-year veteran of theParrot, maintains. "There always has been."

One of John's favorite memories of the placeconcerns the Superbowl game between theSteelers and the Cowboys. A high-rolling smug-gler approached him, proposing a hundred dol-lar bet on the game's outcome. John declined.His mother, however, was in the bar at the time.Not only did she promptly accept the bet, butshe won it!

"The Green Parrot's got a heritage that'sundeniable," says bartender Debbie Gray. "I likeseeing some of our old customers back here...they've goten older right along with us. It's justa lot of neat people in here, that's all." Shementions the many middle-aged tourists, ontheir way to the Hem ingway House, who stop into buy a drink and a t-shirt or two. "Everybody inKey West can relate to the Parrot in one way oranother." . • •

Small, dark-haired Betsy Langdon grins whenreminded of the Green Parrot. Years ago, the oldLangdon Ad Agency offices were two doors downfrom the bar, in the space that now housesSouthard Street Produce. The Parrot was affec-tionately referred to as the Langdon Annex byagency staff. Clients were taken there to beanesthetized, fed, entertained, or merely put onhold while their last minute work was completed.

"When I had to escape, my friends at theParrot were always there," Betsy recalls. "Nowthat I'm not in the neighborhood anymore, Istill drop in fora visit now and then. Nobody hasforgotten me. You know," she pauses, "that'ssuch a good feeling."

It's true—they do remember. The Parrot isstill there, still on the same corner. But it hasn'tremained stagnant any more than anything elsehas.

Perhaps that's why I read Joe Crumpet'srecent article on the Green Parrot with a sense ofnostalgia tinged with disbelief. It's the same

feeling I get when looking at a very old photo-graph of a friend—a kind of "did you really looklike that when you had long hair and played inthat band, before the kids were bora??" Truly,time does amazing things.

These days, raucous Key West plays host toCalvin Klein, cruise ships, and Spring Breakers.I peddle works instead of cheap beers. And lastweek my gently-bred mother was glimpsed atthe Green Parrot, a glass of wine in front of her,conversing animatedly with the bartender.

Could it be that we, the denizens of the badold days, are beginning to grow up at last?

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Both the long distance traveler and the localfolks have come to know the people at HeavenlyBody Kites as dedicated kite flyers, always wil-ling to share their knowledge and personalexperiences of the joys of kite flying.

Recreation, relaxation—words that can beused to describe the sport of kite flying. It helpsincrease sight ability and makes one aware ofwind force and direction. Kite flying is a healthyoutdoor activity which can be enjoyed by male,female, young or old.

This April, the pulic is invited to participate inthe 10th Annual Key West Kite Festival. Thisfree, healthy, outdoor event is sponsored byHeavenly Body Kites in connection with theConch Republic Festival '86. The Kite Festivalwill be held Sunday, April 27th at SmathersBeach. The sky will be filled with magnificentkites of all sizes and color at noon. At this time,the Key West Kiteman, Greg Lavelle, will be

giving free kites to the first 100 children thatattend. There will also be over $1,000.00 worthof gifts and prizes for those kite flyers that

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attend and participate in the Kite Festival.There will be a $100.00 cash prize for the BestPhoto of the kites flying. There will also be$50.00 gift certificates from Heavenly BodyKites forthe following categories: The YoungestKite Flyer, The Oldest Kite Flyer, The Personfrom the Farthest Point from Key West, BestHandmade Kite, Best Kite Performance; andBest Handmade Conch Republic Kite.

Professional kite flyers from around the worldwill be in Key West to show off their latestdesigns. Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scoutsand Brownies will participate, trying to winprizes for their organizations. Navy families willalso be flying the friendly skies of Key West.

The 10th Annual Kite Festival will be thelargest flying exhibition Key West has ever seen!Stunt kites will be zooming through the skyperforming circles, figure eights, loops, dives,and astonishing aerobatic stunts. Shark Kiteswill be swimming through the sky, 150-footDragon Kites dancing on the clouds, and 20-foot deltas trimmed with Conch Republic Flagswill be joyously celebrating the Conch RepublicFestival '86.

For a delightful and exciting afternoon at-Smathers Beach, plan on attending this free,healthy outdoor event. Sunday, April' 27th,noon. Put your head on a cloud—Go Fly A Kite!

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RACING AROUNDTHE ROCK

by Howard Crane

On Saturday, April 5, at noon the year's mostexciting Key West sailing event, the 10thAnnual Around The Island Sunfish or Wind-surfer Race will begin and everyone with a spiritof fun and competition is invited to give it a try.A test of concentration, sailing skill and plan-ning, this annual Key West Sailing Club racedrew forty-four contestants last year and moreare expected this year.

Registration and launching will take place atthe north end of Simonton Street between 10:30and 11:30 that morning. The combination start-finish line will be between a race committee flagon the Havana Docks at the Pier House and agovernment mark on the main ship channel.

It makes no difference to the race commiteewhich direction a contestant chooses to sailaround the island, clockwise or counterclock-wise, but a serious sailor will have checked windspeed and direction, current flow and waveheight before making his decision. This basicchoice not only creates an exciting start, withtwo opposing fleets of boats clashing head on,but there's .only one correct way to go andchoosing the wrong way can make one late forthe after race party.

This is a long race, especially for windsurferswho stand on their boards the whole way,because Sigsbee and Fleming Keys must berounded. Anyone caught attempting a short cutwill be hung from the nearest yardarm.

There are no hard and fast rules; in fact asailor may get out and walk, pulling his boatafter him. If the tide and wind conditions areagainst him when rounding Fleming Key per-haps the best and only way to advance will be toget into the.shallow water and drag the boatbehind while slogging through the soggy silt.

When reaching the Cow Key Channel Bridge(s)the Sunfish sailors must lower their sails andremove the masts in order the get through.Windsurfers get a break here because they'reused to letting the rigging fall. The next choiceto be made is whether to drag your vesselthrough or paddle it like a surfboard. Whichevermethod one chooses it will be an awkward pro-cess, usually results in an unplanned bath andthe spectators who line the shores seem to enjoyit immensely.

Speaking of spectators, they can have a goodtime too, especially if they are the travelingkind. Many come to watch the prerace activitiesat the end of Simonton Street and then strollover to the Pier House to-watch the start fromHavana Docks. Then they jump in their vehiclesand follow their favorites around the island. Lastyear two retired navy officers tried to get out tothe end of Fleming Key but were stoppedabruptly by armed guards—so we don't recom-mend that. Binoculars will have to suffice.

The more serious sailors will be out practicingdays before the actual event but some of thenovices will enter just to see what it's like tomake it all the way around. To allow for thesedifferences in skill and concentration and tomake it fun for all there will be a variety of prizesfor both Sunfish sailors and windsurfers. Theseinclude the usual prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd tofinish, plus a prize for first to finish going the

wrong way around. There is also a prize for beingthe last and one each for the oldest and young-est sailor to finish. The most unusual award isfor the "halfast" sailor who finishes exactly onthe middle of the fleet.

After the race, at 6 P.M., all (exhausted) sai-lors descend upon the Key West Sailing Club foran awards party. Beer and submarine sand-wiches are free for all contestants. At this partythe "whys" and "lies" are told with equal fervorand everyone begins to look forward to the 11thAnnual Around The Island Sunfish or Wind-surfer Race next year.

For further details on the race contact How-ard Crane at 296-4522 or any member of the KeyWest Sailing Club.

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REMEMBERINGby Gil Ryder

I n April 1976, Solares Hill rose, like the fabledPhoenix, from the ashes of its former exis-tence. Unlike the Phoenix, Solares Hill did

have a real previous existence, neither wasSolares Hill destroyed by fire—it just sort ofdied.

Solares Hill was reborn during a time of con-troversy concerning the projected Cattle Quar-entine Station on Fleming Key. The CattleQuarantine Station was built (over much publicobjection) and endures only as a useless monu-

ment to government stupidity—as predicted bylay citizens at public hearings on the subject.

Another article in the April 1976 issue con-cerned itself with the building of townhouses onRest Beach. Once again, the public outcry wasignored and the townhouses were built. Unlikethe Cattle Quarantine Station, the townhousesall became occupied as intended. It would, ofcourse, have been much better to have the Cityacquire the land and preserve it as a public park.

The same April 76 issue contained an articleindicating the enormous value of senior citizensto the community.- No nebulous thing abouthow nice it is to have the old folks around, butrather the cash value—the vast amount ofmoney going into the local economy from theretirees. Just the Social Security payments tothose over 65, residing in the area from Key

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It was also pointed out that the four millionplus did not include those who were drawingSocial Security from age 62—64, nor did itinclude military or private pensions or otherretirement income.

Why repeat all this old stuff from ten yearsago? Not for the sake of nostalgic yearnings, butrather because it isn't really old stuff at all.

Government waste of your tax dollars did notend with the completion of the Quarantine Sta-tion, inappropriate development didn't stopwith the Rest Beach townhouses, and far toomany people still believe that the elderly are aburden on the community.

Solares Hill has been on the side of the angelsfor the last ten years, but the angels have notbeen winning, at least not so you could noticeit. Some of the angels have lost their halos,thrown them away, or even sold them. Perhapsthis means that the good guys should give it allup and devil take the hindmost—then again*maybe not.

Maybe the good guys, who are the vastmajority anywhere, will bestir themselves andtake a more active part in protecting the keysfrom destructive development and inept poli-ticians.

No matterwhat is written and published inSolares Hill, such writings cannot in themselvessolve the problems or protect the Keys. All thatcan be hoped for of that a reasonable percentageof readers will take enough interest in the prob-lems and possible solutions presented to dosomething themselves to help correct the var-ious bad situations.

The more people occupying any given area,the more problems arise. Surely the increasedpopulation should provide an increase in thenumber of persons who are ready, able and wil-ling to provide some solutions.

How can they do that? First by taking aninterest in the community, then by recognizingthe problems and deciding which problems theywould be able to help solve.

The word "environment" is an umbrella thatcovers all the problems: cats, dogs, people,trees, garbage, sewage, roads, utilities, housingcosts, etc.—almost anything you can think of.

In any community there is at least one prob-lem that you as an individual can help solve. Theyoung, the old, the ugly, the beautiful, thehealthy and the physically impaired can eachand everyone contribute in some way to the

•. improvement and protection of the community.Any citizen over the age of 18 has the right to

vote and should use that right judiciously, firstcarefully studying candidates, issues and pro-positions.

Every community has unwanted kittens andpuppies which may grow into stray cats anddogs and, through no fault of their own becomecommunity nuisances. Anyone may involvehimself or herself with "Friends of Animals" or"United Humanitarians" and help end thatproblem. You can help troubled children throughthe Florida Sheriffs' Youth Fund. You can helpin many ways by joining a local Civic Association.

Very few residents of the Keys want strayanimals using their front lawn for a toilet, orrunning the local deer to death. Even fewerwant a glue factory built next door or across theroad but, unless you get involved, your yard willremain a toilet and you just may get a gluefactory under your nose. Sure, there are laws on

the books to protect you from these horrors, butlaws are only words on paper if no one isdemanding enforcement.

The County Land Use Plan has been pluckedand singed and gutted and stuffed and finallyforwarded to the State. The Plan will hang thereuntil it ripens, after which it will be broughtbefore the public for further public input. Whynot spend a few hours at the Public Librarymaking notes on the subject and then, when thetime comes, speak your piece or write a letterconveying your opinion? It may prove a waste oftime and energy—or—you may just deliver theright words to sway the powers that be and makethem realize that a Land Use Plan centered onCluster Housing and large-scale Resort Destina-tions is bound to create chaos.

This may strike you as spitting in the ocean toraise the tide, but maybe you'll miss and spit inthe right eye, thus getting enough attention tohave the Plan altered in a manner that willbenefit the average citizen rather than specula-tors and developers.

Try it—it might just work!

From the Key West Garden Club

The Naturalistin Key West

I t seems to happen so suddenly. One day theKeys are full of birds, birds everywhere—warblers, thrushes, catbirds, martins, swallows,

breeding plumage emerges on resident birds andmating songs suffuse the early dawn air.

In the mangrove the rising, buzzy notes of theprairie warbler are heard while the white-eyedvireo stakes out nesting sites and seeks a matewith his loud, run-on song punctuated withsharp "chips." Warblers and other migratorybirds passing through the area tend to travel inlarge groups to confuse the hawks, which prey

on stragglers, given the chance.A friend on Big Pine Key saw indigo buntings

in full breeding plumage: a striking, vivid, solid,bright blue. He also reported seeing one maleand two female painted buntings. Females are abrilliant yellow-green, almost the color of aparakeet, while the males show off bright redunderparts, blue heads and yellow-green backs:the tropical palette on a native North Americanbird.

The legs and long curving bill of the chicken-sized white ibis turn an intense orange-red dur-ing breeding season. Its bright blue eyes con-trast sharply with the scarlet extension of billaround them. Young, brown ibises can be seenwith the white adults in small groups peckingaway at the ground in search of tidbits washedloose after a spring rainstorm.

When the yellow legs of the great blue heronturn red, the color change lasts for only a week.A fine, long crest on its head and a sweep ofplumes at the breast also signal readiness tobreed. The so-called "great white heron" isreally a white form of the blue heron and isfound only in south Florida and the FloridaKeys. White herons and blue herons are thesame species of bird, existing in the two differ-ent colors. They are not hybrids and eachremains the same color throughout its life, thisphenomenon, called "dimorphism," means "twoforms." The reddish egret is another bird thatexists also in a white morph.

Pelicans coming into breeding plumage dis-play a white head with a dark brown stripe downthe back of the neck. Its winter plumage, nowbeginning to molt, is the yellow head and com-pletely white neck. Young pelicans up to a yearold have very white bellies, brownish wings and

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70brownish necks. Second year pelicans are moregrayish with the neck feathers beginning tolighten and some dark feathers beginning toappear on the belly. Adult pelicans have darkbellies.

The common cattle egret is displaying a rustycolored crest and a rusty smudge on the breastand on the shoulders now during its breedingseason.

Some ospreys have already fledged theiryoung while others are still sitting on their eggs.When a young osprey recently fell out of its nesthigh on a construction crane on Big Pine Key,observers took it to the Key Deer Refuge head-quarters where a member of the U.S. Fish andWildlife Service banded the apparently unhurtbird. Then, with the bird and two pieces offishin hand to sustain it until the parents returned,

he scaled the crane to restore it to its nest.Unfortunately, mother and father osprey showedup in the middle of the rescue operation, feint-ing "dive bomb" attacks on the hapless rescuer.With heroic effort, however, the mission ofmercy was successfully executed.

The elusive Boca Chica anhinga was sightedrecently flying across the highway. Anhingas,frequently mistaken for cormorants, are veryrarely seen in the keys. They usually stay uparound the Everglades. Anhingas have pointedbeaks, longer, more slender necks and longertail feathers than cormorants. Cormorants havehooked beaks.

Trees of the bombax family are coming intobloom this month. The most striking specimenin the large red silk cotton tree on SimontonStreet near the corner of Angela Street. Its name

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is derived from the silky floss, similar to kapok,found in the plants woody fruit. The leafless,barren-looking branches bear enormous, fleshybright red flowers with long, black stamens inthe centers. The five, thick petals form a blos-som up to seven inches across.

The shaving brush tree, also a bombax, haspink or white flowers that come out in a puff thesize of a large fist. Both bombax tree species willleaf out later in the spring.

Another tropical tree found here that loses itsleaves during the winter dry season is the fran-gipani. Thick, naked, stubby branches are a starkcontrast to the surrounding Key West subtropi-cal greenery. It's hard to believe that this dead-looking thing will burst forth in handsome,green, eighteen-inch leaves and.flowers famousfor their fragrance and beauty. Hawaiian leis aremade usually from stringing frangipani blossoms.

Nearly bare branches of the thorny Indiancoral tree also bear bright red flowers shortlyafter the leaves drop in late winter. Small speci-mens are located near the fire station on Simon-ton Street and at the corner of Flagler Avenueand Tropical Street.

Spring in the keys is a subtle thing in manyways too. Fewer and fewer hawks are seen eachday and the cold fronts come farther and fartherapart. Heat rises off our spots of land in the sea.The clouds look taller and fuller, losing thatwintry flatness and streakiness—more moistureis on the way. The ocean is beginning to glow inbluer tones as the sun climbs higher and highereach day. Shadows shorten and days lengthen.

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continued from page 40for other improvements in her outlook and lifes-tyle. Now divorced, she had recently moved intoa new house, and is living alone for the firsttime. "It has been a very quiet time, and Ineeded that time for meditations and such andgrowing closer to God."

God may, Dorothy feels, be calling her toevangelism—and it may lead Dorothy Castilloaway from Key West. "It's kind of limited inwhat you can do spiritually in Key West... I'mlooking around and thinking about getting atransfer, maybe going further into Florida,maybe around the Tampa area..-, working forGod. I might not be in Key West much longer."

Although her past as a military wife, bar-keeper, post office worker, mother, and devotedchurch member, lies here in Key West, she doesnot feel unduly upset that her future may not. "Ilove Key West... but right now I'm beginning tochomp at the bit—I'm getting ready to... tomove on—it seems as if I'm being led to dosomething different now. You have to do and bewhat you believe. There's just no other way."

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Isaac Vasquez was nurtured in asingle-child pure Zapotec Indianfamily and learned the art of weavingat a very early age from his fatherwho was also a master weaver in hisown time.

The 100 percent virgin wool inVasquez's tapestries has been com-pletely hand prepared, i.e., shearedfrom the sheep, washed, picked,carded and then spun into thread.

ISAAC VASQUEZ (left) and son Ernesto display intricate Aztecdesign tapestry.

Whenever colors other than the natural wool hues are desired, the skeins of threadare dyed with "natural" dyes made from a variety of plants — indigo (blues &greens), lichens (yellows & tans), dodder (yellows), nuts (browns & lavenders), acacias(black) and from a tiny insect called the Cochineal Scale Insect which is raised on theNopal Cactus and which produces a variety of reds, pinks, oranges, and maroon.

The Zapotecs held a virtual monopoly as suppliers of high-quality clothing inpre-Columbian Mexico,and Isaac Vasquez is themost prestigious masterweaver and dyer in thecontemporary Zapotecculture.

Hats & Hammocks islocated at 605 WhiteheadSt. and is open Mondaythrough Saturday 10-5.Ph. 294-2627.

ISAAC VASQUEZ with large tapestry of Navajo design thot requiredseventy working days to complete.

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"God gives people gifts, and if you use them,He gives you more . . . "

Two examples of this statement are islandnatives "Miss" Ellen Welters Sanchez and Lof-ton "Coffee" Butler. . . prominent, respectedand loved members of the Key West community.

When you mention their names, people thinkof music, and no wonder.

Music has always been an important part ofthe life of "Miss" Sanchez. She was born shortlyafter the turn of the century into a musicalfamily. Her father originated the famous WeltersMarching Band, which set the standard for localbands for years. "My daddy gave me my ele-

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ments," she says, "and Sister Mary Elizabeth atThe Convent gave me my manipulation."

She has written and composed music; she hasbeen organist at the Newman A.M.E. Zi.on andTrinity churches here; she has been accompa-nist for operettas at the old Convent; she hastaught music since 1919, including a stint atthe Douglass School under the WPA programduring the Depression; she had a group thatsang over WKWF Radio on Sundays.

"Miss' Sanchez is especially well-known inthe Black community for her kindergarten,which she directed.

From 1949 to 1969 (when she retired), and^where her classes would put on yearly pageantsfor which she would train the pupils, decoratethe hall, design and sew all the costumes andplay the music. For example, for the perfor-mance of "Sleeping Beauty And The Prince" in1960, she made 20 costumes—"A lot of work,but I really enjoyed it. I really loved it."

She has been the teacher to local churchorganists, and to such well-known Key Westmusic figures as Mercedes Wildgoose, Bill Aus-tin . . . and Lofton "Coffee" Butler.

One incident she recalls fondly was the timethe Coral City Elks gave her a surprise tribute in1969, awarding her a plaque; "and even though'Coffee's' daddy had died that night, he stillcame to sing my "Isle of Key West" for me."

"Miss" Sanchez: "I wish to say that all of mylife I've dealt with the public, and I must saythey've never given me any unnecessary trouble.

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Life and music are synonymous with "Coffee"Butler, from mellow grown-up entertainer backto early childhood, when he was a small, bright-eyed boy who could just reach the keys on thefamily piano. "1 still remember having to reachup."

Teenage years found him "hanging aroundwith the boys on the corner" after classes at theformer Douglass High School. "We decided weweren't doing anything and we wanted to dosomething. So we decided to form a musicalgroup. We went to Claude Lang for help, and hetaught us to read music—with a cigar every nowand then for payment." The name of the groupwas Duke and His Royal Aces . . . with "Coffee",the leader as 'Duke' on the piano." The ImperialCafe was one of the places we'd play and the oldCuban Club and a lot of military things.

World War II brought a break-up of the band,and thus was formed "Coffee And His Cups,"which became a familiar part of island social lifethroughout the decades. They played at theDowntowner and The Starlight Club on Duval,the Sunset Royal's Club, the old Brown Derby,the American Legion on Stock Island, and along stretch at the old Bamboo Room.

Another Key West institution is "The Junka-noos," also formed by "Coffee," whose special-ties are Latin and Bahamian rhythms, and whoperform at dockside weekends for the cruiseships as well as for many community benefitevents, business engagements and private parties.

Several years ago, "Coffee" decided to go solo,and made his debut at the re-opening of the CasaMarina. Since that lengthy engagement, he hasbecome the musical "fixture" at Allen Merrill'sHukilau Fridays and Saturdays—a must-do onthe calendar of both local and visiting musicbuffs.

"Coffee" Butler: "When I perform, it seems. . . let's see what these people are thinkingabout, let's bring it all together. I think musicshould, does bring people closer together, brings

understanding. Everybody's really looking forthe same thing. Music is a mediator where thereis no discrimination."

Now for the happy ending. The rich musicaltraditions of cousins "Miss" Ellen Sanchez and"Coffee" Butler have come together to make avery special Key West record, which will beavailable for sale this month in clubs, restau-rants, music stores and resorts throughout theKey West area. Produced by Solares Hill andrecorded at Simpson Sound, the recording isaptly entitled "Key West Memories," and fea-tures "The Beautiful Isle of Key West," a warmand lilting waltz about you-know-where, backedby "I'm Yours Truly," a tender ballad aboutloving. It combines her words and music withhis voice and piano. Look for the bright yellowjacket.

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FOOD?I was settin' in this restaurantWhen the waiter came up and said, "What do you want?"I looked at the menu—it looked so niceTill he said, "Let me give you a little advice."He said, "Spaghetti and potatoes got too much starch,Pork chops and sausage are bad for the heart.There's hormones in chicken and beef and veal,Bowl of ravioli is a dead man's meal.Bread got preservatives, there's nitrites in ham,Artifical coloring in jellies and jam.Stay away from donuts, run away from pie,Pepperoni pizza is a sure way to die.Sugar's gonna rot your teeth and make you put on weight,artificial sweetener's got cyclamates.Eggs are high cholesterol, too much fat in cheese,Coffee ruins your kidneys, and so do teas.Fish got too much mercury, red meat is poison,Salt's gonna send your blood pressure risin'.Hot dogs and bologne got deadly red dyes,Vegetables and fruits are sprayed with pesticides."So I said, "What can I eat that's gonna make me last?"He said, "A small drink of water in a sterilized glass."And then he stopped and he thought for a minute,And said, "Never mind the water—there's carcinogenics in it."So I got up from the table and walked out in the streetRealizin1 there was nothing I could eat. ^So I haven't eaten for a month and I don't feel too fine,But I know that 111 be healthy for a long long time.

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See the tiny footprintsLeadin' through the snowFollow tiny footprintsSoon you're gonna know(If you escape the snapping beakAnd the flapping wings)Tiny footprints are not alwaysMade by tiny things.

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THE BIONIC NOSEIt was down round the Pole where the icicles growsWhere the temperature gets in the 60s belowsAn Eskimo boy named Last of the JoesWent out in the wind and froze his nose.They picked him up from the cold cold snowsThey wrapped him in sealskins from head to toesThey thawed out his fingers, they warmed up his toesBut woe of woes they couldn't save his nose.Yes they had to amputate his noseBut luckily passing was Dr. MoseWho was out fishing from one of the floes.And he took some wire and rubber hoseAnd built Last of the Joes a bionic nose.It can break down walls, it can conquer foesFrom a mile away it can smell a roseIt can tie itself in knots and bowsAnd open any door you close.It looks quite normal in reposeBut in the dark oh how it glows.It can get into places a nose never goesIt can get in for free at the circus or shows

ELEPHOGI'm worried about my elephog(He's half elephant and half dog)And he just sits around like a bump on a log,And I don't know what to feed him.

All day long he howls and moansFor the elephant part wants ice-cream cones,But the part that's dog wants only bones,And the elephant part won't eat'em.

It c a n swing like a lasso,ax.stretch like a hoseArid if you'd like a picture he gladly will poseAnd autograph it the way you'd suppose.It c a n save people drowning or scare away crowsIt's good catching baseballs but b a d making throws.It has its own hat a n d it wears its own clothesAnd a T-shirt that says "Bionic Nose."It combats crime—why just supposeThe nose lay down to take a dozeAnd you saw someone breaking thoseFishing rods of Dr. MoseOr m a y b e stealing those . _Books of poetry or prose.Why you just yell, "Bionic Nose!"And it will wake from its reposeAnd stretch out like a rubber hoseAnd wind around, entrapping thoseThieves who stole those things they chose.If a girl's on the train trackTied u p in the throesOf danger by one of her rejected beausAnd the train's getting closer—the headlight glowsWhy you should hear the ahs and ohsWhen the nose reaches out and the freight train slowsAnd the poor girl is saved from the villains like thoseOh everyone loves it but everyone knowsDon't let it catch cold—for if it ever blowsBeware of the boy with the bionic nose.

PARROTOn my h e a d there is a parrotLiving with me in my garret,And I feed him bits of carrot,And he drinks my finest claret,And every candy bar I buy,He's always there to share it,And every suit that I put on,He says, "I wouldn't wear it,"And everything I say he saysJust hasn't any merit,And every magazine I readHe reaches down to tear it.And I c a n no longer bear it,I'm moving out, I swear it.Can I do it? Do I dare it?Yes, I'll l eave this silly parrotin this garret with the claretSo good-bye, you noisy parrot."Good-bye, where are you going?""Away." "Well 111 come with you.""No you won't I'm going away from you!""Well then I'll come away from me with you.""But then I'd have to go away from yougoing a w a y from you.""But then I'd have to go away from ...oh, forget it, 111 stay.""Fine . . . got any claret?"

82 continued from page 43the city until this Friday, April 4, to indicate awillingness to go forth with the transfer—or theGSAwill prepare to goto public auction with theproperty.

Earlier this month, Barney Maltby, chief ofproperty transfers for the region sent a letter toSteve McDaniel in which he said that, if the RDAand the city did not proceed with KWHD deal,the GSA itself might enter into a partnershipwith KWHD so that the proposed developmentcould go forth.'He noted that, if that were tohappen, it would override any city zoning codessince the U.S. Government is exempt from them.In simple terms, it would allow KWHD to buildhigh-rise buildings—or anything else theywanted—on the property.

This threat was hightly unusual. As well, anumber of people found it curious that Dent satat a city commission meeting last month withhis arm around Maltby, whispering in his ear.

DEJAVU#1

"We might throw the whole damn thingout the window and do it our own way.We'll give the city until Friday. If theydon't do anything by then we'll take actionon our own—we're going to tell themwhat the property will be used for. We'lljust go ahead with our own little plan. Wecan't wait any longer."—Barney Maltby,GSA (5/9/80)

However, this may not be the last word on thematter. Bob Fisher of.the national property dis-bursement division of the GSA in WashingtonD.G. said that his office can supercede decisionsmade in Atlanta "if it has reason to do so."

In a telephone interview last Thursday, heexpressed some confusion over the cureent sta-tus of the sale and indicated that, the Washing-ton office was unaware that there were any prob-lems with or controversy surrounding the pro-perty transfer and that, according to his records,the transfer has already been completed.

He also knew nothing about Maltby's letter tothe RDA last month threatening that the GSAitself might enter into a deal with the developerand proceed with the plans outside fo the city'scoding and zoning regulations.

When asked about that threat, he admittedthat it sounded "irregular," and promised tolook into the matter.

DEJAVU#2"This marks the final hurdle in the city'sefforts to purchase the prime property andplan long-term development in coopera-tion with the development Corporation."—KW Citizen (7/77)

The New News about theForthcoming New Radio News

and The New NewspaperThe purchase of John Magliola's controlling

interest (55%) of radio station FM 107 is pres-ently being negotiated with Holder Communi-cations.

Harold Holder, the Chairman of the Board,Chief Executive Officer, and principal stock-holder of American Agrinomics, Inc., a vertically-integrated citrus organization which includesthe largest orange grove in the world, is also on

the board of directors of KWHD and is rumoredto be the man in the wings with the money.

Holder is also Director, Chairman of theExecutive Committee, and principal shareholderof Coastland Corporation, a Florida-based com-munity development company which, in 1981,developed the 3,000 acre San Carlos Park in LeeCounty. He is also a principal shareholder ofCutler-Federal, Inc., the Director of Sun CityIndustries, President of Golden Harvest, Inc.,and the owner of five other private companies. Itis commonly rumored that Holder is the realmoney behind KWHD which, given his holdings,would not be hard to believe.

Holder, presumably aware of the potential toinfluence public opinion through local media, isnot only hoping to take control of the most-listened-to-local radio station. He is also planning

the Truman Annex so that it will both conformto the directives for affordable housing and lightindustry which had riot been addressed in thecurrent plans, as well as reflect the new Rate-Of-Growth (ROG) Ordinance currently being writtenby the Zoning Board with city planner Art Mosely.

At a City Hall workshop last Monday, Mosleyoutlined the impact that the new CommuityRedevelopment Plan will have on the proposeddevelopment.

He estimated that, according to present zon-ing plans and the physical limitations of theisland, approximately 5,000 units remain to bebuiltin Key West. Of those, 1,400 (mostlysmallprojects) have already been approved or are"automatic," or not controlled by Commissionaction. Thus, there remain 3,600 possible unitsto be constructed in the city. Of those, the

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to launch a weekly Key West newspaper with areported press run (the number of copies printed)of 26,000—at least one copy for every citizenover 15.

If a newspaper does appear and Holder doestake over the radio station (and its news), willthe quality and depth of local news improve ordeteriorate even further? (See "Magnum Force"below.)

Let's hope for the best, wish him well, andwait and see. .

Resignations and Buying TimeOn March 25, RDA board members Dr. Philip

Dobert and FM 107 radio station owner JohnMalgiola—who were serving as board membersin apparent violation of State Law—tenderedtheir resignations from that agency. They werereplaced by Robert Kruse, a charter pilot andcontractor, and Lou Hernandez, a former GeneralServices Administration (GSA) employee. TheGSA is the governmental agency charged withtransferring the property from the U.S. Navy tothe City of Key West. It is hoped that Hernandez'sexperience may be helpful in securing an addi-tional six-month extension on the present April30 deadline set by the GSA.

The city is requesting a six-month delay sothat the newly-reconstituted RDA can revise theConceptual Redevelopment Plan for land-use of

"share" available to the Truman Annex property(based on linear footage) is only 600 units—lessthan 1/3 the number of units proposed by KeyWest Harbour Development Corporation (KWHD)of Sarasota, the RDA's selected developer.

The "mix" of residential units vs. transientunits (hotels, motels, guest houses, etc.) is 5 to 1,or 20%. This 20% transient quota would allowthe developer to build a maximum total of only120 such units—less than half the number ofunits presently planned for a new hotel on FrontStreet alone. Mosley added that he would furtherrecommend that a new hotel not be included inthe development plans saying that it wouldclearly be better if they were not included in"one monolithic structure."

Of the remaining 480 possible residentialunits, the city would recommend that lA ofthem—or 240—be dedicated to low-to-moderateincome housing. Given that the median incomein Key West is presently $20,000/year, Mosleydefined affordable housing (in terms of one-bedroom uits) as follows:

Rental units should be priced at 30% of themedian income, or $500/month.

Purchased units should be priced at 3-timesthe median income, or $60,000.

This too is a far cry from the $400,0004500,000price tag for con do units announced by former

. RDADirector Dennis Anderson as long ago as 1979.

DejaVu#3Board member Philip Dolbert comparesthe development of the Truman Annex(which he calls the "most valuable piece ofproperty in the State of Florida") to the oilfields of Saudi Arabia. Further, he claimsthat it is "bad citizenship" to proposeaffordable housing at the Truman Annexand says, "Only a fool would put a publicpark or public housing on the TrumanAnnex." (12/79)

DejaVu#4Former RDA Director Dennis Andersonsays that the Navy land is being targetedfor the wealthy market because "there areno accommodations for the rich in KeyWest." (5/79)

The RDA seemed to have been buying time aswell. For an entire month following the call forthe resignations of two board members, the RDAfrequently spoke of itself as operating in a "spiritof compromise and conciliation." Yet that boardfailed to even address the issue of those boardmembers' residence at any of their meetings.The end result was that a full month of valuabletime which could have been used more produc-tively against an impending GSA deadline wasinstead used for power-jockeying.

RDA attorney Michael Halpern, never deny-ing that the evidence of a residence problem waslegitimate, exhibited his willingness to "workwith the city in moving forward" by intimatingthat he would pursue a legal battle with the cityunless it was willing to select at least onereplacement from a list of up to 30 citizenswhich he would bring before the Commission. Ifthe city would do so, he said, the board membersin question would step down voluntarily.

The reason he originally gave for such aprocedure was to insure a "smooth and workabletransition" from one board to another, one thatwould not result in an internally antagonisticboard.

Weeks later, a different motive surfaced. Atthe March 25th City Commission/RDA work-shop, when RDA Board Member Gus Mirzaoffoffered a name for inclusion on Halpem's list,the gesture was resisted by Halpern who claimedthat he was "protecting his client's (JohnMagliola's) rights" to select a replacement forhimself.

Halpern was publically challenged with thepossibility that (as the RDA's attorney) if Magli-ola had been serving illegally, he had no clientto protect. Though Halpern was at the workshoptable as the RDA's attorney, he then stated thathe was present as/and was being retained pri-vately to represent Magliola.

There have been numerous questions regard-ing Halpem's contract—or lack of one—withthe RDA, which have led to requests for theFlorida Bar Association to look in the matter.Further, given the evidence of city commissiondissatisfaction with his efforts (or lack of) inprotecting Key West's interests in the deal—Halpem's motives may well have included theprotection of his own job as RDA attorney.

If an unfriendly majority were to sit on thatboard, Halpern could be easily removed.

Solares Hill believes that there are, at the veryleast, appearances of improprieties on the part ofH j e believe|hat he,£jipuld jesjgn.,.

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RDA headquarters photo by Sharon Wells

Another Questionable ContractThere are a number of questions in regard to

Michael Halpern's "contract" to serve as theRDA's attorney:

1. There has never been any discussion what-soever of a fee structure or of any contractbetween the RDA and Michael Halpern atany meeting of the RDA—which would seemto indicate that, even if there were a valid

contract, it was not passed at a public meet-ing.

2. The only mention of hiring Halpern was amotion passed at the RDA's October 2,1985meeting which was attended by only threeboard members and one of them—JohnMagliola—seems to have been serving on theboard at that time in violation of State Law81-405, which may mean^hat even thatmotion, made by Magliola, was improper.

Peter Ikhuk:McDaniel's mayoral campaign manager.Former advisor to Mayor Heyman.Business associate of Bill Jones.Co-author of KW Chamber of Commerceendorsement of KWHD plans.

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Bill Jones:Businessman operating on RDA property,given free rental space by McDaniel.Business Associate of Peter Ilchuk.Owner of Harbor House (Front Street).McDaniel's mayoral campaign principalfundraiser.

Ralph Haben:Former Speaker of the Florida House.Former law partner of John Dent's.Helped create the Key West RDA.An investor in KWHD.

r-^»John Dent:President of KWHD.

^Attorney for County Property Assessor,Irwin Higgs.Hosted McDaniel's parents for Christmas.

Harold Holder:KWHD investor and Board member.Negotiating purchase of FM 107.Planning a new city newspaper.

\John Magliola:Former RDA Treasurer.Principal owner of FM 107.(Phoenix Broadcasting).

Steve (A. J.) McDaniel: -<£Executive Director of the RDA.Fishing-buddy of Culverhouse's.Conducted business for PBA . . .and improper business for KWHD.Friend of John Dent's.Gave free RDA lease to Bill Jones.

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Michael Halpern:Attorney fo^the RDA.Attorney for John Magliola—an ex-Boardmember of Phoenix Broadcasting.

Hugh Culverhouse:Business partner with John Dent.Held PBA Airlines in receivership.Owner of the Tampa Bay Bucks.

Debartio Corporation:Steve McDaniel's last employer.Owners of San Francisco 49'ers.

3. The bill that Halpern presented two weeksago at an RDA meeting was questionable inthat he demanded and collected payment for$2,175 for one 24 hour period during whichhe claimed to have worked 43.5 hours.

4. The contract is undated.

5. It is Signed by Board Chairman Paul Sherover a space marked "Director," which is Mr.McDaniel's title.

6. The contract contains a clause which is dif-ferent from any previous lawyers' contractthough the board has never discussed norapproved such a change.

7. The contract may on its face contain a con-flict of interest in that Halpern has indicatedthat part of his fee is a portion (.5%) of theselling price. As such, Halpern has, withoutboard approval, included a closing paymentfrom the firm he is negotiating against.

8. The .5% payment would constitute an intereston the part of Halpern which could preventhim from pursuing the possibility of a reducedselling price from the government.

9. Both Executive Director McDaniel and theRDA's financial director said that there wasno contract.

One cannothelp but wonder when arid wherethe terms of the RDA contract were determined.The U.S. Justice Department, the Florida BarAssociation, and the U.S. Attorney's OfficeFraud Division in Miami have all been notifiedabout these matters and an investigation seemslikely to follow.

Halpern's "hiring," incidentally, came on theheels of Attorney Robert Feldman's resignationover such issues as the reduction of the re-hireclause of Mr. McDaniel's contract with the RDAand unaddressed problems in the lease agree-ment—problems which ultimately were revealedin the city-funded $10,000 Peat, Marwick, Mit-chell Report which was highly critical of theterms of the lease, written—not by the city northe RDA—but by a lawyer who is an investor inthe development corporation.

Among the criticisms of the RDA was thatthey failed on repeated occasions to provideboth the city and Peat, Marwick, Mitchell withall documents pertinent to the study.

DejaVu#5 " '"Louis Signorelli has filed suit againstboth the City of Key West and the KeyWest RDA charging them both with failureto provide public records relating to arecent Navy audit of the RDA. The suitcontends that Signorelli was denied per-mission to reproduce the documents 'con-trary to law,'" KW Citizen (3/4/83)

After the release of the highly-critical Peat,Marwick, Mitchell report, the RDA began refer-ring to it as only a "proposed lease."

DejaVu#6RDA Board member Gus Mirzaoff, on April11,1985 submits a 24-item criticism ofthelease agreement between the RDA andKWHD to Steve McSaniel, the RDABoard,

and to then-RDA attorney Robert Feld-man. No action is taken by the board. Fivemonths later, Feldman resigns.

Magnum Force

Last week, John Magliola's resignation cameafter it had beendetermined that, under oath, hehad claimed that his primary place of residencewas Charleston, South Carolina. Chapter 81-405 ofthe Florida Statutes requires that Magli-ola be a resident of Monroe County to serve onthe RDA board.

Ironically, three years ago, at the time SteveMcDaniel was being considered for the positionof RDA Executive Director, Magliola had beennominated to the RDA board and his right to sitwas then being challenged on the same basis.Magliola had reportedly claimed on a radiobroadcast that he was a resident and a registeredvoter who had voted in a previous city election.Supervisor of Elections William "Billy" Freemanhowever denied that Magliola was in the files. Atthe time, Magliola was also serving witht theTourist Development Council (TDC), dual posi-tions that RDA attorney Feldman considered tobe in conflict with the Florida statutes.

Years ago, John Magliola was known, inSouth Carolina, as radio announcer "John Mag-num." Most Key Westers are familiar withMagliola's distinctive radio voice. What mostlisteners are not familiar with are his attitudesregarding FCC programming regulations whichgovern the operation of his station.

Last month, immediately following the citycommission meeting at which his right to serveon the RDA board had been challenged byJimmy Weekley, Magliola approached his chiefnews reporter, Ray Pace, outside the radio sta-tion. There, in a loud voice, ordered Pace tonever again interview Commissioners Halloran,Lewis or Weekley, or allow their opinions to beheard over his station. This sort of intentionallydirected bias is an absolute violation of FederalCommunications Commission (FCC) regulations'regarding "fair play" and the public service laws.Further, Magliola left a written note in Pace'stypewriter ordering him not to broadcast hisown comments (recorded by Pace after themeeting) the following day, despite the fact thathe was, as is called in the trade, a "newsmaker."

DejaVu#7"What's good for Key West is good for FM107 and we will never do anything to harmthe city." "

—John Magliola (1983)

Pace was fired last week from FM 107. Thedetails of his firing are very interesting.

"I was told at a meeting that the station wasbeing purchased.but that there'dbe no substan-tive changes in its" operation. Thirty-five min-utes later, I was told—in a private meeting with •General Manager Joe Russo—that I had a choiceto leave at that moment or to work one moreweek. I was being fired. No reason was givenexcept that the new owner was planning .toinstall satellite-fed news. Nonetheless, in theinterim, Tom Netting (who SH has learned is a'n

old close friend of Magliola's) would step in for$175/week."

When asked if this represented a danger to fair

news coverage in Key West, Pace said, "Yes. KeyWest is in very bad shape. Last year we lostEileen.Hammel's local news from TCI. Fivemonths ago we lost Steve Cason, a very fair-minded City Hall reporter, from the Citizen. Andwe lost an excellent reporter, Patty Shillington,from the Miami Herald."

"What the city is being fed is controlled news.On a .day-to-day basis, Key West is not onlyuninformed, it is being misinformed—and who-ever controls the news media can—to a greatextent—control public opinion. A recent Birch(broadcasting) survey attributes a whopping44% of adult listenership to FM 1097—anunheard-of market in a field of 7 stations."

As to Pace's credibility and reputation, Mon-roe County Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey says, "RayPace is one of the most professional reporterswith whom I have ever been in contact. I've seenhim give the opposite views the same amount ofattention as my own. He is always fair. . . andthat is a rare quality in a reporter. He is to beadmired."

Short CircuitAmong the most contradictory and bewilder-

ing aspects of recent reports coming from theRDA concerns the threat of a power shut-off tothe Truman Annex.

In January, Steve McDaniel announced thatthe Navy would be cutting off power to theAnnex on March 31, the date coinciding withthe most recent former closing date for the saleto KWHD.

Within a few days, it was announced that, ifthe sale went forward KWHD would be sogenerous as to bring in $30,000 worth of equip-ment to solve the problem,

A few days later the news improved furtherwhen it was announced that the tab would becloser to $3,000-$4,000.

Son after, McDaniel announced that the cut-off would take place the following April 1st andthat the Navy would not guarantee any power orswitchover after that date. He added that thePost, Buckley, Schuh & Jemigan engineeringstudy would cost up to $5,000 and that the totalwork would take at least three weeks to complete.

At a later city commission meeting, PaulSher, responding to a question posed by BlethMcHailey of Treasure Salvors, claimed that asolution had been found and that the powerwould stay on.

Days later, Bobby Padron of City Electricsaidthat his boys were waiting in the wings to do thework and that it would take roughly three daysto complete. '

Several days later, McDaniel made anotherstatement: the cut-off fears were over. The Navy,City Electric, Post, Buckley, and others hadagreed to cooperate.

It is interesting to note that while McDanieland Sher were running around claiming that thesky was falling, both Padron and Captain RaySullivan were doing everything they could toassure City Manager Joel Koford that they weredoing everything in their powers to keep thepower on. , . ." •

If this sequence of events and contradictoryinformation is typical ofthe RDA's new claim of"working in cooperation with the city," we're allin trouble.

Let's hope that the new RDA board will trulycooperate with the city government and act in.the best interests of the city. ' I

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EMERGENCIESAmbulance 296-2401 or 911Fire 296-2828 or 911HELPLINE/Latch Key

Program 296-HELP, 294-LINEMissing Children 1-800-342-0821Poison Control (24hours) . . . 1-800-282-3171Police 911 or 294-2511Rape Victim Advocacy

Program 294-5531 x4766Sheriff 296-2424

EDUCATIONAdult Education 294-5212Child Find (FDLRS) 296-7541Downtown Center, FKCC 294-8481Exceptional Student Education 296-7541Florida Keys Community College.. 296-9081Monroe County Schools 296-6523Parenting Skills Classes 296-5911

RECREATIONArmed Services YMCA 296-6616Boy Scouts 745-3987City of Key West Recreation Dept... 294-3721.Girl Scouts 745-3737Monroe County Public Library 294-8488

CHILD ABUSEChild Abuse Office, FKMH 294-5531Child Protective Services, HRS . . . . 294-9513Child Protection Team, FKMH 294-5531Coalition Against Child Abuse 294-5531Guardian Ad-Litem 296-7518Parenting Classes, FKMH 294-5531Parents Anonymous . . . 296-HELP, 294-LINEPuppet Show 294-5531

.Reporting, HRS . . . 1-800-342-9152, 294-1050Volunteer Child Advocacy Team . . . 294-5531

Family and Health ServicesNAVY

Counseling & AssistanceCenter 292-2533

Family Advocacy 296-2461Navy Alcohol Safety Action

Program 292-2555Navy Family Service Center 292-3152Navy Relief 292-2196

DAY CARESee Yellow Pages listing

for day nurseries and child care.

SOCIAL SERVICESBig Brothers & Big Sisters 294-9891Commodity Food Bank 294-8468Community Control 294-1059Developmental Services 294-1059Domestic Abuse

Shelter 296-HELP, 294-LINEJuvenile Alternative Services

Program 296-7465Monroe County Food Bank 294-8468Monroe County Social Services 294-8468

HEALTHAl-Anon 296-6616, 294-5531Ala-Teen 296-6616Alcoholics Anonymous 296-8654Blind Services .* 1-800-342-1828Chemical Dependency Unit,

Delphos 294-5531Childbirth Education . . . 294-3490, 294-4536Easter Seal 294-1089Family Planning 294-1021Hello Baby 294-5531Helping Hand Stroke Club 294-5531Hospice 294-8812

Improved Pregnancy OutcomeLaLeche Foundation .LaMaze 294-1068,MARC House - DetoxMental Health Care CenterMonroe County Health DeptNarcotics AnonymousNutrition ProgramOstomy Support ClassesOvereaters AnonymousUp Front/Drug Information . . 1-800Well Baby/Medicaid ClinicW.I.C. (Women, Infants &

Children)

294-1021745-2274294-4218743-6551294-5237294-1021296-7999294-1021296-8659294-5183•432-8255294-1021

294-1021

MISCELLANEOUSAdoptions 294-9513Birth Certificates 294-1021Family Resource Center, FKMH.... 294-5531Foster Homes: Information &

Licensing .294-9513Legal Services . . . . . . 294-4641 x358National Switchboard for

Runaways 1-800-621-4000Red Cross 296-3651Salvation Army 294-5611Single Parent Hotline 1-800-638-9675Victim Witness Assistance

Program 294-5165Welcome Home Ministries 296-2366Zonta 296-4357

FABRICWORLD

ViAnn Stange613 Simonton St., Key West, FL 33040

305-294-1773

/Robert W. Douvilie, M.D., P.A.

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KEY WEST EYE CLINICROBERT W. DOUVILLE, M.D.

Eye Physician and Surgeon1111 12th Street, Suite 107 Key West, Florida 33040

(305)294-8494

GIBSON APPLIANCES

BOA'S SERVICE"Best ServicB In Town"

825 DUVAL STREET

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TOMMY ANDERSON P h o n e :Owner 296-3250

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TELEPHONE 294-4692"The friendly place that's cared since 1958"

John the' butlerPROFESSIONAL CARPET AND UPHOLSTERY STEAM CLEANINGWATER DAMAGE SPECIALISTSEVENING * WEEKENDS APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE

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KENNETH A.ROSEN

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MEDICARE ACCEPTEDDiseases & Surgery ofthe Skin, Hair, Nails

Skin Cancer/Collagen Implants

Laser Surgeryat

3428 NO.ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD

KEY WEST, FLORIDATELEPHONE 296-6562

305-294-1036294-1037

DR. GILBERT A. RICHARDSONDOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC

3208 FLAGLER AVE.P.O. BOX 2397

KEY WEST, FL 33040

KEY WEST SCHOOL OF REBIRTHJNG(CONSCIOUS BREATHING)

offers—Free public lectures—Workshops and trainings—Private sessions at sliding scale fees

FOR INFORMATION, CALL 296-5506

S!PC• Member New York Slock Exchange

Perry's Plaza3706-H N. Roosevelt Blvd. Key West. Florida 33040

Phone (305) 294-9575Outside Florida (.800) 327-5964 Inside Florida (800) 526-7401

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March Social EventsAPRIL 1-30

Jan McArt'sCabaret Theatre.

APRIL 9-30Paintings by

Craig Biondi: WestMartelio.

Irma La Douce:Red Bam thruMay 4.

APRIL 19-20A Souvenir: RedBarn Theatre.

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APRIL 1-?Free telescope

viewing of Halley'sComet, predawn onthe beach near FHPstation.

APRIL 12Outdoor Book

Sale: Public Library.

APRIL 21-30Torch Song

Trilogy: WaterfrontPlayhouse.

APRIL 1Comet Watch

Cruise, midnight to7 a.m.; YankeeFreedom Fleet.

April FoolBanquet, BenefitKey West CulturalPreservationSociety: at OldestHouse.

Jail & BailAmerican CancerSociety Benefit.

APRIL 12-13A Souvenir: Red

Barn Theatre.

APRIL 25-26-27Conch Republic

Days.Best Little Whore-

house in Texas:Tennessee Wms.Fine Arts Center.

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Daily SpecialsCHARCOAL 6BIU£D STEAKS

BBQ PORK RIBSFREE DRAFT OR GLASS OF WINE

WITH MEALFull Sandwich Menu

Late Nite Breakfast • Garden Dining

APRIL 3-16Flowers & Gardens,a display of photosand paintings:Aristos Gallery.

APRIL 13-14Comet Watch

Cruise to DryTortugas: YankeeFreedom Fleet.

APRIL 25Conch Republic

Days Events:Key West Fishing

Tournament ConchRepublic Kickoff.

Battle of the TallShips and Arrival ofthe Dignitaries: KeyWest Harbour &Mallory Square.

Marathon to KeyWest SailingRegatta: SombreroMarina & DocksideLounge (Marathon).

Pier HouseWrecker's Party: onthe beach.

APRIL 4-5Comet Watch

Cruise to DryTortugas: YankeeFreedom Fleet.

APRIL 132nd Annual Bridal

Shower. CasaMarina.

APRIL 26Outdoor Book

Sale: Public Library.Conch Republic

Days Events:Seven-Mile Bridge

Run: north end ofbridge.

Bed Race andParade: DuvalStreet.

Basic Training forthe Conch RepublicArmy: Casa MarinaResort & Louie'sBackyard.

Second AnnualBoardsail and

PADRONI'S #%OOLL SHOP ^ S ?

DOL.LS It&sm• Collectibles & Play ^%xr~• Accessories* Paper Dolls ^^

APRILSSweef Mama

Stringbean:Tennessee Wms.Fine Arts Center.

Outdoor BookSale: Public Library.

Tenth AnnualAround The IslandSunfish or SailboatRace and AwardsParty: Key WestSailing Club.

APRIL 16-30Nite Club

Confidential: JanMcArt CabaretTheatre.

APRIL 26-27

Hobie Cat Regatta:Buccaneer Lodge(Marathon).

Fort ReachMilitary Ball: at TheReach.

A Souvenir:Tennessee Wms.Fine Arts Center.

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APRIL 5-6 •A Souvenir: Red

Barn Theatre."The Sully" Golf

Tournament: KeyWest Golf Course.

APRIL 18-19-20Best Little Whore-

house in Texas:Tennessee Wms.Fine Arts Center.

APRIL 27Annual Plant

Ramble: WestMartelio Tower.

Conch RepublicDays Events:

Hobie Cat Races:The Buccaneer(Marathon)

Tenth Annual KiteFestival: SmathersBeach.

The ConchRepublic Crossing(windsurfing race):Latitude 24.

Decorating of the"Conch Cruiser"Bicycle Fleet:Smathers Beach.

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APRIL 8Comet Watch

Cruise, midnight to7 a.m.: YankeeFreedom Fleet.

APRIL 19Outdoor Book

Sale: Public Library.

APRIL 30Key West to

Marathon OffshorePower Boat Race

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