The highest §1 point in Key West VOL. X, NO. 1 KEY WEST, FL *W? V ' * * '•••'• "•, ' i *\ , • *,** *lk'K FREE January 1983 ^^^HfflittiPiiS^BiiiiSl I Bi^enStotks, Designed by Nature made by Birkcnstocli. ..footprints 505 Southard Street Key West UGLY DUCKLING RENT-A-CAR The lowest prices for car rentals • RENTALS-We rent new, comfortable, heavy-duty cruisers, trikes, tandems, • SALE-New and used. Compare our prices. REPAIRS Highest quality Lowest cost • Layaways and financing available. 1110 TRUMAN AVE 294-1073 OPEN 8 AM TO 6 PM FROM TSIE Hello - JUDGE BILL CHAPPELL received a lot of criticism when he set a low bond on the man who shot the two men at the Monster a few weeks ago. Chappell, on hearing later that the man had been in serious trouble on at least two pre- vious occasions, put the man back in jail. What still bothers people is that if this man had not had a pre- vious record he would be out on the original $15,000 bond set by the judge. . It seems to me that when a man deliberately attempts to murder two men he should be placed under a more realistic bond; a much, much stiffer bond that helps keep people like this off the streets until their trials. THE OLD OTTO house on Eaton Street at Siraonton is receiving a beautiful paint job. Go by and see. AS I WATCH these huge trucks snake around downtown corners tying up traffic, I know that we are overdue for a realistic study on the problems caused by such trucks. As more and more cars come to Key West our ability to drive comfortably downtown is going to diminish; without some reservations on the size of truck allowed on these streets no driving comfort will remain. GEORGE RUMENS HAS written an article in this issue on the new building at Garrison Bight. One major fact is that this building, a "Fishing Club," is too much building on too small an"area of land. This sort of building is not right for Key West. THE STREETS ARE as crowded as in any Christmas season that I recall. It looks like it will be a good year. THE HARD WORKING Save-Our-Shoreline group went before the City Commission with a scale model for a public park at the foot of 'Simonton Street. I am pleased to report that the group had a unanimously good reception from the Commissioners and they are going ahead with their efforts to bring us a park. WE HAD AN attractive photo left over from last issue that showed a very HW^PFSBH|P* '^w'wSWvv* • fi|fiL&i| pretty little girl at the Children's Day during Fantasy Fest week. I don't know the name of the little girl to identify her. I AM HAVING a problem identifying a piece of writing that was submitted to us a year or so ago. The person who wrote was a friend of Eileen Moore Quinn and took a writing class at the college. I would like to run the piece and it would be nice to credit the authoress (yes, it is a woman). SEE YOU.NEXT month. HAPPY NEW YEAR. The photo of a sea oat on .the cover is by Jeff Cardenas. He is having a showing of his photos at Gingerbread Square Gallery through Jan. 9. orvor\ OUfr OJ THIS IS OUR HERE IS $15.00 FOR MY SUBSCRIPTION TO 11 ISSUE OF SOLARES HILL. NAME ADDRESS^ CITY STATE ZIP_ Our mailing address: 513 Fleming Street Bin .3. Key West, F lo r ida 33040 Phone numbers are 29i|-aol|l| & 294-2400 •In Marathon c a l l 872-2915 Solares Hill is a community newspaper published every month on the slopes of Solares Hill, Key West's highest point, by Solares Hill Company, 513 Fleming, Room 3, Key West, Florida. 33040. EDITOR . .BILL HUCKEL EDITORIAL CONSULTANT.. BILL WESTR&Y . '• ART DIRECTION..... .SOLARES HILL DESIGN GROUP iH-cth a. tittlt help l>iom oun. {HA.md& . . . . . . . R o y GRANT? PORTRAIT of A LEAclest AS A BUck MAW IT SEEMS THAT Roy. Grant's destiny as the director of Bahama Village is something that has manifested from an American dream come true. Its roots lie embedded with the history of his peo- . pie, and with his own childhood back in Louisville. As a young man, training to be a boxer, his strongest obsession was to fight his way to the top. He won a Golden Gloves championship. But his way was not meant to continue with the fighting--though the fight was never taken out of him. His potential for Bahama Village, and the evening the Royal Bahama Police Force Band marched up Petronia Street, a highlight of Fantasy Fest '82. His main ambition now is to see the evolvement of Bahama Village continue, day by day, as it moves from concept to reality. ROY IS LIKE a yardstick you can measure yourself by. He comments that an educated man who doesn't feel com- fortable in the company of his brothers is like an educated fool. He points out that he is a man come free through leadership was rooted in those early days. HIS SALIENT FEATURE is a remark- able positive energy that flows from his being, attracting others like a light. He is a truly warm person. The youthful-looking 54-year-old Roy has an understanding heart that reaches out, teaching others a self respect. This is evident in the list of prestigious awards, achievements, degrees and posi- tions he has garnered. HE CLAIMS HIS reward is in seeing the happiness of others, and being a part of that. He places his hand over his heart remembering the joy in peo- ple's eyes when Santa came to visit at education. He speaks with the inspira- tion of a poet, and his voice exudes a passionate sense of the vitalness of love in a human life. HE ARRIVED IN Key West after a 21-year stint in the U.S. Navy, where he worked his way up through the ranks to Chief Petty Officer. He has served as the vehicle for the creation of the. Bahama Village area. He knows what a community must do, must be. It was his suggestion to the Historic Preservation Board, as a member, to research the roots of black people in that.area. The book Forgotten Legacy, by Sharon Wells, sprang from his idea. THROUGH THE STATE he has worked to AWAHAN BOUTIQUE Solares H i l l Co . , ' I n c . ©SOLARES HILL, 1982 GIFTS 505 Duval St. We offer... a large selection of unique gifts, jewelry and clothing for men and women, and martial arts supplies and equipment. Specializing in ... all kinds of Precious and Semi-Precious Stones, Jewelry, Coral Necklaces, Cubic Zirconia Jewelry ... Eel Skin, Snake Skin and Feather Items ... Sea S^ell Jewelry BY PHOEBE COAN have the black district placed on the historic register. When it was dis- covered that 80 percent of the people there had Bahamian origins, he felt this to be the way for colorfully attracting economic development there. Thus, was born the idea for Bahama Village. ROY IS A natural counselor, a world traveler, teacher, administrator, the city's present affirmative action officer, a black activist, historian, sociologist (MSW in social work), lead- er of the Neighborhood Improvement Association (NIA), member of the NAACP and of the Chamber of Commerce. He has been affiliated with many community- minded organizations. The Coral City Elks Lodge #610 elected him their Exalted Ruler for five years. He is deeply spiritual, a music lover and singer. He is responsible for the first black radio program at WKIZ, "Gospel Train." He was once the Top 40 DJ for WLOU in Louisville. He is also a Ford Foundation scholarship winner and the Director of Urban Planning for the City of Key West; he was the counselor for the first two downtown FKCC Service Centers which he helped open, along with a multitude of other activities geared to helping others. He has great pride in all his efforts and managed to accomplish all this besides being a devoted family man. "THE FAMILY IS the greatest insti- tution on the face of the earth," is his cry. Roy likes the word "sequential" in describing some of his successes. He claims all his ability springs from the love he received at the bosom of his family, as a child. It has made him revere his own individuality as a wonderful gift. This gift has allowed him to project who he truly is. "I always wanted to make . . them proud of me," he says of his family. BORN IN LOUISVILLE, Kentucky on Oct. 15, 1928 in a poor, rural area within that city, he remembers: "It wasn't the type of subdivision people think about." Known as "Cabbage Patch," it was settled by families from Tennessee mostly. His dad was a fireman/watchman, his mom a housewife with three boys to rear. Peo- ple were very close. It was the close ties that gave them strength, deep roots, culture ... love. ROY FIRST VISITED Key West in '48 and loved its uniqueness. The close com- munity feeling reminded him of Louis- ville . He took up residence here after. ' his retirement in '68, in the area known as "Blacktown," which houses most of the Key West blacks THE NIA (WHICH is a consortium of Massage for Jiealth A Holistic approach to Therapeutic Massnqe combining Swedish & Deep Relaxation Mnssaqe, Neura-Muscular & Deep Tissue Therapies, and relaxation through Music & Imagery. UCENSED SUSSAGE THEMFIST 294-4463 BY'APPOINTMENT 34 black organizations) led by Grant in •74 made a plea to the city for aid. The city gave a favorable response. Before this time the black community had never tried to ask for anything. THE NIA HAS two offspring: the Community Development Corporation (non- profit) , and the Oldtown Community Enter- prise, Inc., which has spawned the soon- to-be-opened Conchicken takeout on Fleming and Simonton (Key West's first own fast-food operation). The Community Development Corporation is now renovating the area known as Bahama Village. "We took a stand. We spoke out in August of "75, and asked for a piece of the pie." IT IS NOT just the business move- ment to revitalize a deprived sector that interests Roy, but also the opportunity to restore pride, give meaning where meaning was lost. "If you don't appreci- ate yourself, who will?" Jobs have al- ready been created by Bahama Village, with more to come. TAKING A STAND was part of the Grant family's philosophy. "We are prod- ucts of our environment," affirms Roy. "When certain values are internalized in their formative years, children will not stray too far from the parents' teach- ings." BOTH OF ROY'S parents, Euiies and Lorene. Grant, looked people in the eye and spoke what they felt. They were of strong conviction, Roy remembers, but fair. His mom would say: "Roy Daniel, why make yourself suffer by holding things inside you that need to be said? A person could burst wide open! If I catch you looking down at the floor and shucking your feet like a fool when people are talking to you, I'll yell!" Roy says today, "I will not hesitate to tell it like it is." ROY'S DAD ALSO felt that if you are born in this country, you are born into a racist-oriented society, and if you are black, institutionalized racism means to be emasculated, and to be un- able to adequately protect and provide for your child. "INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISMS the power to decide where people will live and how they will work." Therefore his Sad felt black families needed strong values and strong family ties to sur- vive such hardships. "You will be tested time and time again by bigotry and hatred," Roy wrote in a paper tracing his family roots, one of those written for his master's degree in social work at the Kent School of Social Work, part of the University of Louisville. "WE WERE POOR in material things, but the deep seated love in the Grant family made all far richer than the riches of any kingdom." IT WAS IN this report that Roy vividly wrote about the harvest time family reunion at Clarksville, Tennes- see. "All assemble for a family picnic. The finest barbecue of fresh meat is prepared. The night before the reunion, deep pits are dug. Meat is barbecued slowly to -perfection ... It is a week- end to discuss each other and our involvement since the last visit. This reunion is one of the grandest occasions of our lives. "We refresh family ties in this way. "OUR HOME WAS often crowded but there was always room for one more." His parents had a real willingness to share what the family had with other family members. As a child Roy remembers feeling secure, having so many relatives close by. During the Depression, due to the families' sharing, no one ever went hungry. Roy and his brothers had a paper route, or they did lawns in summer, shoveled snow in winter. "We always hustled to earn spending money, even with a weekly allowance." HIS MOM AND dSd would say, "If you are black and you want to get a decent job, you must know twice as much as the white man...." In that same paper written for his master's degree program, Roy at- tested: "...throughout the decades of this century, education has been the single most effective means whereby blacks have been able.to assuage the effects of white economic discrimination, and to attain social mobility."_As a graduate of the University of Louis- ville, and as a counselor/administrator at Florida Keys Community College, Roy has manifested greatly in this area, using his sensitivity to articulate to others encouragement, hope and that amazing positive energy. ABOUT NEGATIVITY, ROY feels that black psople today have to be shown something tangible in order for them to have faith and be motivated for TODAY, not tomorrow. "They've been hoodwinked, exploited, promised too many times to feel otherwise." CASSIUS CLAY (MUHAMMED Ali) was a friend to the Grant family in Louisville, coming up the long, hard way. Ali had attended Central High School, where Roy was also once a student. They both also fought for Jefferson County in the Golden Gloves at one time, Roy won two championships himself, Roy gave the fight game up, but coached his own box- ing team of 15 sailors for two years aboard surface craft. ROY REMEMBERS ALI as a very like- able guy. He has described him as being "sincere, down-to-earth. He showed many people that he's a true champion. He did what he set out to do! "Some may remember him as a loud mouth but he used this as a psychologi** TWERN BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT Pier House ONE DUVAL STREET PHOTO-SONICS Film processing specials for the month of January Dec. 26 to Jan. 9 TWO for ONE Jan. 10 to Jan. 23 PRICE BREAK 12 exp ...$2.99 20 exp $3.59 24 exp .. $3.99 36 exp .. $4.99 Disc ....$3.19 Jan. 24 to Feb. 6 FREE 5x7 with each Original Color Roll 408 Duval Street (downtown Key West) 296-8576 Welcome to the Council for Florida Libraries KEY WEST LITERARY TOUR AND SEMINAR January 13-16, 1983 (Special thanks to all the participants) PINDER LANE PRODUCTIONS DickDuane BobThixton cal gimmick to draw people's attention back to the fighting game." Roy sees it as having been brilliant strategy and part of knowing yourself, your poten- tial and being able to deliver. ROY OBSERVES THAT Ali was "sensi- tive to the needs of others and a philosopher and an orator. He's a poet who loves to quote the poetry of others." Roy recalls that during Clay's high school days, the future champ would jog to Central High School along with the school bus (from the west end of town). "He was always interested in sports." SEVERAL MONTHS AGO during the visit of Ali and the Sheik Al Fassi, $10,000 was donated to the NIA by the Sheik who showed an interest in black projects in this community. "I'm on a high," the gracious Roy had beamed at that time. THE ROOTS GO deep. Deeper than the fight spirit, deeper than the ties of a nuclear family, to a sense of love for all. Roy testifies: "Love is so power- ful, it moves in many directions. It makes you want to be successful and have direction. We die if we don't show love every day. Life is a big void with- out it. If you contact your true self, you tie into this spirit. "WHEN YOU don't pass love on, the process becomes stagnated. "Today men are afraid to show their love. We avoid touching each other. This can be a cold-hearted society. We need reassuring today, more than ever. "When you are able to really be who you uniquely are, and love yourself, you will be successful," Roy adds, with the emphasis of someone who knows what he is talking about. ROY SAYS IT was the love of the family, the church and the close commu- . nity ties that enabled black people to survive spiritually. He points out there were no suicides during Civil War • days, when there could have been reason enough. It was the flow of love that kept the sanity of the people and the black culture going. The black institu- tions gave the people the support of a "better tomorrow that seemed to be a million years away." ROY WROTE FURTHER in his report: "You can have the good ole days, because this generation of blacks have made more history to gain their equal rights than any other time in the history of this country. These are the good days to me, when blacks can use legal means to go through the courts and cause the lady of justice to put her blindfold back on. "I see myself as reflecting a gen- eral trend rather than being a non- conformist in my views. I am for reform ... for the betterment of society. We must move with time, or else be left behind." ROY'S WIFE IS Claudina Grant, whom he met in Key West in 1948 and married in 1949. His son Calvin E. Grant is in the Navy. His daughter is Geor- gina M. Grant who is 23 and a business/ psychology major at FAMU in Tallahassee. "I tried to give my children a full cup. We're proud of them. "YOUTH TODAY GAIN their independence early and- are not as family oriented, in this more mobile and technological so- ciety. In the old days people were more dependent on each other. People are con- fused nowadays without this centering. Young people have to' deal with a lack of close relationships. We don't take enough time to show love as we once did. Love is just a word. We must begin again to cherish the good from the good ole days . " his pet project. He notes that since its inception the black community has shown more dignity and awareness of its roots. The NIA is moving into a new office alongside the archway at Duval and Pe- tronia. He envisions a great future for the Village and for Key West. "More iobs for people and a viable, energetic business district with a Bahamian fla- vor We hope to financially assist home owners in rehabilitating the streets and sidewalks and their homes ... beau- tifying their lives!" UNDER THE NIA'S supervision, youna people cleaned up many vacant lots around town this summer and planted a variety of trees that are thriving today along Whitehead Street. With Bahama Village, Roy is setting a heartening example of what can be done when people get their heads together, and make a dream come true. LANdlNq: A Howl of RAQE, A WhisptR of REASON BY GEORGE RUMENS as a DJ in Louisville. ROY HAS ALSO done much youth coun- seling and volunteer work, He has tried to settle disputes with Conch kids and military kids. He tried to get them to- gether in a more constructive manner through teen clubs, gatherings like pool parties, dances, voter registration projects, etc. He says that, as with race relations, it is the intermingling that alleviates the fear that arises when people do not know one another. AGAIN, IT'S HARD to tell about Roy without coming back to Bahama Village, JUST THOUGHTS Ifc you. &e.el. tike, you'fie. alone. With MO {,fiie.ndA cuioand, look at all the. Living thing,** Gtioming fcMm the. gwund, Small a iloweA on the. way Watch a bifid on wing. Look ^on. othin thing* alive., Think a. iong to l INVESTIGATING A BUILDING after its completion is like interviewing witness- es after an accident. It is all vague- ness, prejudice and contradiction. The building is the new Fishing Club called Pelican Landing on 915 Eisenhower Dr. - As you come down the Boulevard it seems to rise up out of the oily waters of Garrison Bight and into the cloud. It is out of scale with the buildings around it, and only that monstrous white block of Navy housing on Trumbo Point offers any comparison. Most people in Key West are under the impression that new buildings are restricted to under 40 feet in height. Pelican Landing is 60. If, and when, the new flood control regulations come into effect, buildings even higher than 60 feet will be permitted. THERE HAS BEEN a howl of hostility directed against Pelican Landing. A letter in the citizen begins on a hope- less note; the writer knows it will not do any good but she wishes to state that the new condo is "out of scale, sticks out like a sore thumb and is setting a very bad precedent." She has heard that there are plans for a similar condo on another part of Eisen- hower. The writer has expressed the widely-held belief that Key West could begin to resemble Miami Beach and so lose its uniqueness, and its tourist industry. APART FROM THE aesthetic doubts, questions have been raised concerning the legality of the building. These questions and rumors are as follows: 1. THE PELICAN LANDING project was originally disallowed on the basis of zoning. The developers contended that their project was not residential, but that it was a lodge or somesuch. In the file there is a very winning letter on the notepaper of the architect Antonio De Soto talking of their love of fish- ing, and of a trip to Key West, and the idea of building a fishing club for friends and members. Prom these early letters dated September 1980, one would infer that the architects had plans for something more modest than a condo-- perhaps a low, wooden clubhouse. There was no definition of a lodge at the time, but it was felt that a lodge should at least have a major por- tion open to the public, and therefore the proposed building could not be con- sidered a lodge under the present zoning restrictions. The matter went before the City Attorney, Mr. Joe Allen III, who allowed the developer's proposals. 2. THERE MAY BE a problem concern- ing the density restriction of 16 units per acre. Each of the 16 units in Peli- can Landing has two separate accesses, giving rise to speculation that at a future date each unit will be sub- divided, making 3 2 units in all. 3. IT IS SAID that the original design submitted by the developers looked a lot nicer. For example it is said that the flat roof on the Eisenhower side was originally a pitched roof giv- ing a more pleasing effect. TO ADD FUEL to the controversy, City Commissioner Richard Heyman, ad- dressing a City Commission meeting on Monday December 20th, stated that he had received phone calls from concerned, and possibly influential citizens who have referred to "infractions" in the building of Pelican" Landing. The callers But please, don't blame, thingi on the. Thoie. people. JLiit like, you, Cauie. juAt like, you thexj ane. alone. And o^ten le.eli.ng blue.. JuAt t/uj youA bej>t to get theJbi love. And i ee tile, when it'A htaxd. Be iomtont who givej, out love. And ipe.ak it in youA won.di. O^ten I have, been alone. Loit without a ̂ friend like, a leal that'A lo&t iJtA hold Cawiad by the, wind. Hut I've, le.an.nzd to look and -te.e. 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All this media politics. They seem to feel that they are put unfairly under public scrutiny. BUILDING INSPECTOR JIM Elwood is quick to pull out the blueprints and show that the allowed height of Pelican Landing is all carefully documented. nrsonRoe county glass & miRROR inc. We would like to thank all of you who have been patient with us during December. We had a busy period in which it was difficult to maintain prompt service on glass cutting orders. We have caught up with the flow and can once again give a "One-Day" Cutting Service. A Happy New Year to everyone, and again, Thank You! 3i6simonxonst. 296-6246 COMPARE CORONA! you won't be satisfied with anything less The Corona 22-DK ® Portable Kerosene Heater 22,600 BTU/hr., heats approximately 800 sq. ft. The Corona SX-3 Radiant Heater with Power-Step™ burner. 10,100-12,600 BTU/hr., ^ heats approximately 360 sq.< ft. on "low," and approximately 22-DK 460 sq. ft. on "high" GREEN KEYS NURSERY 1319 William St., Key West, FL 33O4O 296-5212 From ground level, the first ten feet is allowable for car parking. The build- ing height is officially listed as 34 feet 111; inches. The gabled hip roof adds another fifteen feet but under the6 regulations only one-third of this height is considered part of the build- ing. On paper, the project measures 39 feet llJ* inches. In fact it is 59 feet inches. MR. ELWOOD SAYS that you can't go around making things up, you have to come down and see the survey before you talk. Part of the trouble, he believes, is on account of the rapid completion of the project. It went up so fast and the public is not used to seeing things go up so fast. He says he likes the appear- ance of che building but that the loca- 1 tion makes it look bad. If it were close to other buildings of similar proportion it would look more attractive. THE FORMULA FOB1, working out the height and allowing the first ten feet for a parking lot is not a new thing. Other buildings, notably La Brisa and Casa Narina Condominiums, were considered under the same formula. Pelican Landing is not in the Old Island sector and is not under those restrictions. Any sug- gestion that the apartments will be sub- divided into two units, he dismissed as improbable, if not impossible, although there is a precedent for this in the Rongo Rest Beach townhouses. THE FILE ON Pelican Landing indi- cates that scores of permits were sought and obtained, from permission from the Army Corps of Engineers to drive piles into the harbor, to permission from neighboring properties to move or con- struct fences. It would take more than the uneducated eye of this writer to uncover the alleged infractions in build- ing or zoning codes. •IN CONCLUSION WE can make the fol- lowing observations: •KEY WEST HAS been discovered. A number of outside developers have great plans for our future. Within months we will certainly face the prospect of developments on either side of the Pier House: the time share resort Reflections on one side and the time share resort Galleons on the other side, as well as more developments for the Garrison Bight area, and for the Smathers Beach area. •THE BUILDING CODES and in partic- ular the height and possibly the density restrictions on new buildings are not sufficiently defined. When the new flood height laws come into effect, buildings even higher than Pelican Landing will be allowed. •THE CITY BUILDING Department does not have the responsibility for overall control of new building in Key West. Their duty is to compare propo- sals with existing codes. •DETERMINED DEVELOPERS NEW to Key West are armed with very sophisticated political and legal expertise in pushing through their proposals . •THERE IS WIDESPREAD concern over rapid development of high-density buildings.. The public is not in a posi- tion to estimate the size of impact of new developments until after they have been completed. •QUITE OBVIOUSLY KEY West is in trouble, unless we can devise a more comprehensive and up-to-date buflding code to protect ourselves from developer abuses. 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The frost stretched all the way to Havana and caused con- siderable discomfort on the weekend they opened the high-style Havana Hilton Hotel with TV's Steve Allen chattering and bundled up as the emcee for the premiere opening night. ONE OF THE smarties in the weather bureau, after a serious study of pat- terns, said: "The Bermuda high is missing." That didn't help anybody. We froze. And as everybody in Key West knows, it's always colder inside the house than out- side—something like a refrigerator— the only difference we could see was that the wind didn't cut you in half when you were inside. HOUSES WITH FIREPLACES were for the chosen few; the rest of us clamored for space heaters, and getting into bed at night, with the sheets frigid and slightly damp-feeling, was an exercise for stoic souls. The morning ablutions were, another thing. Everything steamed up when the hot water ran in the shower. Getting to work was the best part of the day because usually it was warm there. REX BRUMGART, KNOWN as a tireless party-goer and party-thrower of unique talents, and a pal of his, Billy Bryant, BY BUD JACOBSON a tiny bottle of anti-freeze and for a select few, after five.o'clock, Rexie might stage a little cocktail party— "just to take the nip out of the air," he would say. One day, when the temperature was in the middle 40s and the wind was howl- ing over the beach, Rex staunchly stood behind the hot dog grill with ear-muffs and woolen gloves and a watch cap over his head. Hot dogs he'd cook with one hand while warming the other over the fire. lived in the Oldest House's slave quarters where there was a fireplace. The body warmth of 15 people at a party in the slave quarters, with•the fire blazing and the punch bowl sloshing over its sides, was a desired social event for the frostbitten guests. THAT WINTER, REX and a woman named Linda ran the old concession stand at South Beach—it was a little place, then, not the grand restaurant we have today. Under the counter there might be A DEAR FRIEND of ours that winter was Karen Hazlett, 6'2" from Cleveland and the body to go with it plus a mad sense of humor. She worked two jobs-- cocktail waitress at Raul's, a broken- down nightclub on the boulevard between the Key Wester and the Key Ambassador, and during the day at Vines Conley's Stadium Mobile Park. KAREN, LIKE REX, .was a relentless party-thrower. That winter she was liv- ing in the apartment above the garage Northern Italian Cuisine 615 Duval Street, Key West 294-6565" 12 OUR NEW HOURS BRUNCH 9 AM - 4 PM EVERY DAY OUR FAMOUS FOUR COURSE PRIX-FIXE DINNER MONDAY THRU SATURDAY 7 - 10 PM ORIENTAL CUISINE UPSTAIRS MONDAY THRU SATURDAY 4 PM - MIDNIGHT LA TERRAZA DE MARTI 1125 DUVAL 294-0344 Everything For The Kitchen And Always Something Newl AV Z A A COFFEE CORNER tops . melitta • espresso makers • fresh coffee b ,-ans • loose teas . Filters • COOKBOOKS CUTLERY, sabatier. case CHINESE COOKERY < woks • utensils » spices • bamboo steamers • serving dishes BAKING CORNER » wiltonpans . food colors • flavoring • candy molds TABLE TOP • placemats • napkins • serving pieces COOKWARE . leyse • revere • cusinart • copper • calphlon • lecruset FOOD PROCESSORS . cusinart 1001 GADGETS • and great for GIFTS, too. 611 Duval 296-6656 on the Hemingway grounds. It was some- one's birthday and a bucketful of gimlets came to mind. The night was cold, like all those miserable nights that winter, so we lit the old charcoal burner and closed the shutters. The party went 'til the cock crowed. Karen collapsed under a ton of blankets and we left her only to find out the next day she had nearly died for lack of oxygen—the burner soaked up all the oxygen and she awoke, luckily, "with a splitting headache and I stumbled across the room, knocked open one of the blinds and got some air." THE LATE GEORGE G. Gomez was the chief of police and his remarks to the local newspaper summed it up for those long, cold, windy nights: "There ain't no crime; even the crooks are friz up." HIS OPPOSITE NUMBER in the fire department was the late Charlie Cremata, and he and his men (including the famous Bum Parto, a mere fireman at the time) had their work cut out. In addition to the fires from over- worked space heaters and negligent watchers of those sometimes dangerous items, there was also a mad arsonist at work in the town—burned to the ground were, among others, the beautiful old First Baptist Church and the Poinciana Cleaners on Simonton. Fires that winter were whipped crazily into infernos by the lashing cold wind from the north, and several other structures were taken. IT WAS A commonplace for the town's residents to read about fires in various parts of town, almost every week that winter. Over on the north side of town, in the Key West harbor where hundreds of shrimp boats from Texas and the Caro- linas tied up making full use of the then-recently-discovered shrimp grounds in the Dry Tortugas and Campeche, the misery was tenfold and extremely costly. WINDS AND SEAS came through in four- and six-foot waves at times, crashing into the boats, sending a number of them up onto the beach or battering into wharves and docks. The end of Front Street near the A and B Lobster House was completely flooded with seawater every day, and small boats would be tossed up onto the street. A year or so after that_terrible winter, Congress voted matching funds with the State of Florida to build the long rocky breakwater for the protection of the fishermen—and it's been a help, too. LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS from the air- port runway, which was laid out contrary to the existing wind pattern, were dicey that year—but then, with the weather being what it was, the tourists were in very short supply. Why freeze down south when you could freeze up north and have central heating? AROUND PALM SUNDAY, it was, when it felt like maybe the world hadn't given up Key West—the wind settled down, the sun came out, and there was a magnificent blue to the sky beyond those clouds. The parting shot from Rex was : "Next year I'm going south for the winter." 13 EdlTOHlAl BY BILL WESTRAY FOR SEVERAL YEARS we have followed efforts by the City of Key West, in co- operation with Monroe County, Florida Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to restore all of the sand beaches along the south shore of Key West. We had joined with a number of civic groups in endorsing the project. We have rec- ognized the great value to our commu- nity and the tourist industry of wide, clean, accessible, sandy beaches along the Atlantic side of our island where the public would be able to stroll without impediment or obstruction from the Navy Base on the west, to East Martello Tower and beyond on the east. ALTHOUGH WE HAD opposed the "golf course deal," we were pleased that $300,000 of the proceeds.of that sale assurances of some of our local govern- ment leaders that the existing beaches would be restored and renourished, and that the new beaches would be public, would correct the "stink-basin" problem of the White Street Pier at Rest Beach, and would not unduly harm the existing environment. ABOUT A YEAR ago, we heard that one senior Tallahassee official was opposing the project because he said that it would destroy too much seagrass, and besides, Monroe County residents didn't use the beaches enough anyway to justify the cost of extensive addi- tional beach sections—some 6,400 lineal feet of new beaches. We joined in the successful effort to quash that opposi- tion, and were pleased when Governor Robert Graham overruled his environ- mental chief and gave state approval to the project. HOWEVER, SINCE EARLY last summer, we have been receiving the objections of numerous federal, state, regional THE EXISTING AND PROJECTED NEEDS HAVE BEEN SO GROSSLY EXAGGERATED THAT IT IS BEYOND CONCEPTION; SOMEONE IN OUR CITY, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, HAS BEEN TRYING TO CONVINCE THE ARMY BOARD OF ENGINEERS THAT BY 1985 THE CITY OF KEY WEST WILL HAVE 185,800 BEACH VISITORS PER DAY USING OUR BEACHES ON THE BUSIEST DAYS. SO PREPOSTEROUS IS THIS ESTIMATE THAT IT JEOPARDIZES THE ENTIRE CREDIBILITY OF THE PROJECT AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT IT. Out 294-3495 at were set aside at interest to become the "local match" for the nearly $4 million beach project. We have been greatly distressed to learn recently that this money has been diverted for other purposes. WE HAVE PUBLISHED several editori- als and investigative reports objecting to those private and commercial inter- ests who built fences, walls and docks across the beaches to block the public out in violation of our State Constitu- tion (Article X, Section II) and State Law (chapter 177.28 Florida Statutes). WE HAD ACCEPTED.at face value the and private organizations involved with the protection of recreational and com- mercial marine life and fishery re- sources. These agencies are unanimous in their opposition to the irreversible destruction of 23 acres of seagrass beds having an estimated 1980 economic value of nearly $2 million at $83,000 per acre. IN JUNE OF this year we finally secured a copy of the final report on Monroe County Erosion Control Project 13007, Final Feasibility Report and environmental Impact Statement. Our re- view of this 314-page report revealed a number of apparent serious defects in Somn Bodywork in Key West Soma Neuro Muscylar Integration is a body/m/nd process for people who want to: • Open Their Awareness • Be more Creative & Self-Reliant • Reduce Chronic Pain • Feel more Sensually Alive • Experience Less Stressful Tension • Look Trimmer & Feel More Energy Dale G. Alexander, MA Counseling Certified Soma Practitioner Key West Chiropractic Clinic 3401 Flagler Ave., Key West 296-5626 or 296-7339 your full service pe? shoo Select a Friend from the large variety of pets of ail types WE DO DOG & CAT GROOMING, KEY PLAZA 296-6912 NOUVELLE ITALIAN CUISINE Lunch and Dinner 523 Eaton St. 294-4720 7O1 WHITEHEAD STREET IS NOT FOR CARS! KEY WEST'S FIRST CONVERSION, A CAREFULLY RENOVATED ART DECO BUILDING which contains ONE SPECTACULAR RESIDENTIAL LOFT STUDIO a n d TWO DRAMATIC RAW SPACES WAITING FOR YOU to create the V STORE/OFRCE/HOME; ; . - ; . l v , : < : . • > • • :• O f y6\jf':;:.\:-^--:.>::•':'•;••: • . • : ' - V ; ' i ' /PREAMS/NEEDS/FANTASiESi ;! ?: ^ •' . i f , ;;: central location with high pedestrian n Trolley and Hemingway House O f f - s t r e e t p a r k i n g ? ' . : ? ' • : ] ' : . \ : : - ~ > ' - ' : « r yards tor private pat ios ' ^ / i i ; ; : f : ^ * with a n unforgettable address Units a re for sale only (no rentals) • • ••-. » a n d range from approximately 600 sq ; ft. t o d on of approximately 230Q sq ft : t at a very reasonable $59,900. 4:BY APPOINTMENT ONLYIMJ ovvnerat 296-9636,• -, ; r • ; S 14 the selected plan: The White Street Pier problem is not even addressed! Although this is a Monroe County project by- definition, only Smathers and Rest beaches are included. The county Higgs Beach and the city South Beach are not included. Establishment of a Beach Ero- sion Control Line by the local govern- ment in front of private property, to establish the division between public and private ownership, has not been done, nor has dedication of any new beach seaward of that line to the public do- main as required by Florida Statute 161 been accomplished, NO ATTENTION HAS been paid to the tidal marshes along Atlantic Boulevard and to the tidal creek that feeds them. Mitigation of the destruction of the 23 acres of seagrass beds that would be destroyed by the selected plan has not been resolved to the satisfaction of the various cognizant environmental agencies at all levels of government. THE EXISTING SUPPLY of recreational beaches in Key West and the rest of Monroe County appears to have been grossly underestimated by a factor of two to three times. The existing and projected needs have been so grossly exaggerated that it is beyond concep- tion; someone in our city, according to the report, has been trying to convince the Army Corps of Engineers that by 1985 the City of Key West will have 185,800 beach visitors per day using our beaches on the busiest days. So prepos- terous is this estimate that it jeo- pardizes the entire credibility of the project and those who support it. WE STILL SUPPORT this Monroe County Beach Erosion Control Project for Key West. THERE IS AN UNQUESTIONED NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF OUR BEACHES. However, we believe that this project needs to be revamped and re- designed to be honest and realistic before it is irrevocably disapproved by the Corps and the Congress. We recom- mend that the city and county commis- sions recall this project from the Army Chief of Engineers before it is dis- approved, and on a coordinated basis, put our consulting engineers to work to revise the plan to Correct the White Street Pier. Renourish and restore Higgs and South beaches as well as Smathers Beach. Consider extending Smathers Beach eastward as planned to provide play, walk and sunbathing sand areas, but eliminate the underwater destruction of seagrass beds. • Establish a Beach Erosion Control Line along Rest Beach and require all abutting upland owners to dedicate the beach seaward of that line to the public. Initiate condemnation proceedings in accordance with F.S. 171 against owners who refuse. Examine the feasibility of ex- tending the project as far westward as Duval Street or even Fort Taylor. If possible, include, the Higgs Beach swim pier reconstruction project as part of the "local match11 for the project. Budget for and set aside the ne- cessary "local match" monies at county and city level, and do not allow these monies to be otherwise diverted again. ' WE FEEL THAT this project as it now stands runs a great risk of total disapproval because of the many in- accuracies of fact and because of the serious potential for unnecessary environmental damage. What we would hope is that the project would be re-. submitted with, careful attention to factual data, adequate ecological safe- guards, and a candid analysis of the genuine public needs. Guide Your Canoe Silently Into The Serene Beauty Of Protected Tropical Island Waters. See The Keys As The Indians Did, And Explore With An Ex- perienced Local Naturalist. EQUIPPED CANOES & LUNCH FOR MORE INFORMATION WRITE RO. BOX 62 BIG PINE KEY, FLA 33043 CALir305-872-262c Florida National Banks of Florida Great State. Great Peeplt Great Bank. 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Clisham Jr., Mgr 16 Mexican Food & Cocktails Open 12-12 Monday - Saturday 1-12 Sundays 509 ft Duvol 294-9215 SHEILA BODY, L.M. THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE WILL COME TO YOUR HOME 294-8742 KEY WEST, FLA. 33O4O •'^VyM-- --.V-;. Vz Price on Past Life Readings PAST LIFE READINGS by JEANETTE 294-0294 CHURCH OF V RELIGIOUS RESEARCH P.O. BOX 4112/KEY WEST v£*v Key West Couch \ Cusiorr., I i>igir.aj ygned :it5r>fe. one of CENTIE LOVE BY CHRISTOPHER LANE BOBBY ALBURY WAS watching his shadow dance across the hot asphalt of No Name Key Bridge when he fxrst spot- ted the swirl smack in the center of Bogie Channel. A school of mullet? _ Couldn't be. The swirl 's too big. Sting ray? Nah, bigger. Must be a shark. That's i t , a shark. He caught one once off this very bridge. A 14-pound hammer- head that thrashed in protest r ight up until that older kid cut i t s head off and kicked i t off the bridge. Bobby wasn't sure why, but that seemed to be standard treatment for a shark caught on bridge catwalks in the Florida Keys. HE RAN THE last hundred yards to the center of the span, h is heart beat- ing like flapping canvas. Ins t inc t ive ly , automatically, he stopped to pick up a green coconut on the way. Probably came from the Curry's roadside stand jus t past the Ole Wooden Bridge Pishing Camp, he thought. I t sure looked l ike one of those goofy tou r i s t s , after dut i - fully depositing 25 cents in old man Curry's coffee can (he ca l l s i t his re- tirement fund), struggled for hours t ry- ing to get the darn nut opened. But i t was s t i l l heavy with milk. And he was glad of tha t . I t would do more damage if he hit that shark swimming lazi ly jus t below the surface, out there somewhere ahead of that las t swirl . THERE! ANOTHER SWIRL. His heart was really pounding now. He cocked his arm back and hurled the coconut a t the dark form. I t landed dead center.! The missile struck the grayish blob square on the back. The dark form kicked at the calm surface. A fine mist of seawater sprayed over Bobby's chest, tanned brown by a SHAMROCK TYPING SERVICE "WE MEET DEADLINES" • All Typing Needs • Temporary Office Help • Mail Forwarding • Light Bookkeeping Letters • Legal Documents • Manuscripts Resumes . Surveys • Term Papers Mass Mailings • Statistical Reports • Specifications 296-7165 NOTARY PUBLIC KEY WEST PLAYERS GIN GAME by D.L Cobum Directed by Rose Schoenfeld Drama Comedy - Jan. 17-22 WATERFRONT PLAYHOUSE MALLORY SQUARE S© Box.Office opens 7 days SubScriptionS2O.OO ^ ' ^ K J94-5O15 summer of sailing. The creature, sound- ed, scurrying for the safety of the deep, sandy channel. AS THE BULK of flesh moved swiftly, deliberately out of the turtle grass and over the sand, the mysterious mass became more distinguishable. Why ... that's no shark. He really didn't know what it was. But it sure wasn't a shark. He watched it almost drift under the bridge as it rode the incoming tide into the bay. A large flat tail, as round as a.basketball hoop, powered it forward. The water was; 12 feet deep— easy. But it was quite' clear. And Bobby could see the beast's head now. It was large and whiskered. And very strange. He watched the swirls melt into the sun- jeweled surface. His wonder lingered long after it was gone. AND SUDDENLY BOBB'Sj felt a strange fear slapping at his conscience. Some- how he felt bad about,throwing the coco- nut. He wished he had;missed. But he didn't. And he felt bad'; about it. His head heavy with regret', Bobby continued across the bridge to retrieve his stranded sailboat. The ll-foot-long pram was still tied to the mangroves, right where he left it when the thin teak tiller cracked like lightning. But the wire and tape tucked in'his pockets Your key to the Key. Wz hour guided tour of 60 of the most unusual historical sites you've ever seen. The Key West Conch Tour Train Mallory Square. Roosevelt Blvd., and Duval & Angela Streets Depots 9AM-4PM (305)294-5161. A Wometco Attraction. would patch it up for the easy downwind r u n home. Sure, it would hold, but he it wouldn't take the strain of gusts. Good old Captain Mike help him fix it. Might as well stop by his old houseboat first. It's on the way. And wait till he hears about that thing in the water! CAPTAIN MIKE DOESN'T leave his liouseboat much. Except when he walks o u t to the highway and sits in the bar van-til they send him home. Dad always said old Mike may as well still be at sea. Dad says a man will drink no matter where he is. Long as he can get i t . But Captain Mike's merchant marine pension seems to keep him happy. Drunk but happy. MIKE WAS ASLEEP on a deck chair, ' riis mouth open and funny-looking, when Bobby's sailboat glided silently along- side the rickety houseboat. He tied a bov? line to the rail and stepped, aboard t h e old, converted barge. He always XiJced coming here. It was like a tree- house on the water. And could Mike ever tell stories! Like the time he was toarpedoed by them Nat-zees and drifted for two weeks in. a lifeboat. Or the time he danced with the naked women in Tahiti. But wait till he hears what I s aw . "MIKE? CAPTAIN MIKE. It's me, Bobby. " Mike made noises like a hooked grunt. "Captain, it's me." "Iz not my watch," Mike slurred, h i s white beard damp with sweat from h i s sunburned chest. "I've come to tell you something. Something I saw in the water." "Oh, uh, Bobby. It's you. Where's t h e boat?" he said, rubbing life into h i s eyes while reaching for the nearly empty bottle next to his chair on the blistered deck. He took a swig to wash t h e sleep from his mouth. He pretended to spit it out, like he always does. 529 C§>aton '<£Key Q0esl, ua£jb FULL FURNITURE AND CARPET LINE NOW! 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Because we have operators who think, we can also patch calls. And much more. 294-2400 FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS FOODPALACE NOT JUST A GROCERY... BUT A SOCIAL CENTER 522 Fleming St.'• Ph. 296-5663 Open 8 am - 7 pm Mon-Sat 8 am - 6 pm Sundays Finally a place where you can dance to soft trumpets. Instead of loudspeakers. Dance tonight at the -Havana Docks Bar. Dance to the music of a real live band. Listen to songs with real words and real meanings. Dance close. Close enough to whisper something, and expect to be heard. Dance beneath lazy paddle fans, across a polished floor, and catch moonlit views of the Gulf. Unwind in plush chairs of cane or wicker, at intimate tables for two. Or four. If you like good times, good music, good drinks, and good conversations, stop by. Our music pours freely. From 10 till 3 a.m. Five nights a week. .iWisrS1 IIWIW DOCKS 15 All On the water at the Pier House. 22 SWIM BY FRED WOLFF IT WAS SATURDAY, the day before Easter 1973, and I was sitting in my room on Simonton Street in Key West, Florida, listening to a portable tape deck. The tape deck had been left to me by my friend Skip who had recently drowned in a Key West boating accident. By outrageous odds the tape deck had been left to Skip by its original owner, a drowning victim, I was waiting for some of Skip's friends from "up north" to come by the house. They were tourist- ing in Key West and I had promised them an afternoon sail over to "Christinas Tree" island, a scant half mile away. THE SAILBOAT THAT we had use of was a fun little craft. It was 12 feet long, had a 39" beam, and was lanteen rigged with 45 square feet of sail. The hull was lightweight as it was made of solid styrofoam covered with a type of pliable plastic. The boat had a dagger- board and a kick-up rudder; it was bright yellow and a sweet, fine thing. SHORTLY BEFORE NOON Skip's friends, John and Elizabeth, arrived. We took the sailboat down to the "Gulf end" of Simonton Street, rigged and launched it. I took John and some of our gear on the first trip, with Elizabeth and the rest of the gear coming along on the second. We went to the west side of "Christmas Tree" island as it was the lee side. We casually used up most of the after- noon larking in the clear waters and basking in the sun. Now,it was time to leave. . AFTER TELLING JOHN and Elizabeth to pack everything up, I walked the 200 yards or so across the island to look at the channel..I could see that some weather was moving in on us. It was getting "cloudy, the wind had picked up, and there were whitecaps in the channel. I could tell that it was already too rough for the boat to cross with two people in it at once. We needed help. Luckily, as I walked back around the edge of the island looking for someone with a powerboat, I ran into two locals STRUNK LUMBER YARD SERVING KEY WEST FOR OVER 40 YEARS ONE-STOP SHOPPINO FOB ALL YOUR HARDWARE AND BUILDiMO MATERIALS Lumber Plywood Paneling Doors Windows Tools Insulation Floor & Ceiling Tile Strunk Lumber Yard, Inc. 296-5091 Free daity delivery Key West to Big Coppitt Mas te rCard 12{j Simonton St Free delivery to Big Pine Key Mon Wed SFri" V i sa who were just about to return to Key West via powerboat.. I explained my sit- uation to them. They said there was no problem, they would be glad to help us but. By the time I made it back to our site they had picked up John and Eliza- beth and were gone. VIBRANT IN THE afternoon sun, the little sailboat lay pulled up on the beach. Stowed neatly aboard were: an anchor, two boat seat cushions, which doubled as life preservers, a plastic gallon jug half full of water, and an old blue work shirt. AS I EASED the boat into the calm water, I got a vague sense of forebod- ing. Vague, but still strong enough that I had to stop before climbing aboard in order to "shoo away" the sensation. I raised the sail but there was so little breeze here in the lee of the island that nothing came of it. I had to scull with the rudder to the north end of the island to get some wind. As I slowly came out of the lee, I could see that the weather was kick- ing up even more and that whitecaps were more abundant. It was not, however, until I picked up the stiff leading edge of the wind in my sail that I realized that the weather conditions were about to press both the boat and my limited abilities to their maximum. SUDDENLY, I WAS in the full force of the elements. Instantly the boat keeled over hard to port and I had to scramble to lean out over the starboard rail and keep from capsizing. I never knew that that little boat could move so fast. I was practically jumping from wave top to wave top. I was straining hard with the sheet and tiller just to hold it steady. At this point, only about a hundred yards from shore, I knew that I would have to turn back to "Christmas Tree" island and wait until things settled down. Leisurely Dining DINE IN ONE OF OUR FOUR UNIQUE DINING ROOMS OR JUST RELAX WITH A COCKTAIL IN THE "BUTTERY GARDEN BAR" Judy Aldridge "music with a heart" Wednesday-Saturday in the lounge Serving Brunch 40-2 Starting January 5 Monday - Saturday SERVING 6-11 7 DAYS A WEEK 1208 SIMONTON 294-0717 presents: 3 \. m i " vs a I o-V of one. / \ y Fa? " r£ *r>r\? "mm na\r ana i p sV of L O W 4 ^ 5 V " LLOha4" I"? everyVao'ciy looKe.d liKca. li V 0 ar 30oOe.ca.Kpudr / I L • \ O i l DOLLOS ; a. Lonô T > eople: trecdKeA l ^ ) WJ V -. an A, \ n FABULOUS FILL-IN ' e t % °0 ̂ P ^ P , 0 ^ e a c^ column and -the word + ^ - ^ ^ ***? ^w- Fil!.in ^ e w o r d a * ^ iH *cakgo^and * » Ie4+er. he. 5\rAor\ . 3 Oliver, dla.rejr\ce and Vi'olei" 5.1fn0ouse.los/'be-v e_r\v >y i& uJiS€jrY\an A^es to c3Lnd up - Service, by Lois Louory NEAT NINES ^ number is divis'/b/e. by nine if -the sum of its digits is divisible by nine. N States^ bames R»ds Animals Ranis Yotir -Jf /Choice c / H '(<£% (0 i my - \ Ann5ooe.cs \Sa.mFle: is divisible b>y 9 beccuLsc.7+3+r+2+3+f-27 a List o-P the nutnb&rs below ikcbt are divisible, J?y9. /. 7,243,59/ I. f. 31,¥0I.OO/ 5. 13% Fit 1-30(c>,i50 opnouvds- BIGGER AND BETTER I. Choose a carioon. 2.Use your ruler fa divide if into -if. /in, squares. 3, //umber the squares along the -top and edge. V. Using -^"(or larger) graph paper. Number the scares. €. Alow, you can easily l fh y y enlarge -f-he cartoon. Copy one square at a, "time., eheckmg to see yvhat part of -the sma.ll sauart Js used. (See -the sample) z r 9,/oct co VEGETABLE BOWL name of a vegetable is hidden in each fcnience. See IT VOU can find it. The 3(Be Qnjactr&ss =bean ._ a gira??e crV +he zoo. qrnes pin a char-t on -me wall. ^ower par at our window. i\ for a dish or ice ct'eam. i for Tom erf our clubhouse us a very corny joke corn potatcr pea ra^is +omai-o spinach c £ er>/ Ross's by (0. 5"Tcppi n' O u t - n T)\ny Henle LINE DESIGN an I \ / t <— $vP£K score - oven 30 B A N Q t . E F P D R F F S R E C I 1 A £• Q A L. S> T V D E 0 c E E H E 1 T A T V V M T U D R I E E t P S £ 0 U N T a V 1 0 w E E 1 A. C u R V E D C R W D H I a F I E P F Y N R. c M A T H L C M G- S U M S P H S T H R E E 1 0 U H J S * M T X B N K T 0 •E L E T U L U R D U F R M U E S 5 M 0 A M \ B C J I) C L N A 1 R T R N H I Z IC N VJ 1 0 T N Y L M 0 n Schoo \5 a and TYM 5-13 Hind i vi d ual iz a.a X n STr u c"H dn Ava.ila.bL oa. * i'S only ex.: Key power, oLt»ir\-ale Salvation and+hoct" \S caU ed. Q -ovin Crane Soups Natural 4o, in an Closed "Thursday W $ Key /Ail e / 715-3o3o re& 1 DOMINO'S PIZZA F4ST FREE FRIENDLY DELIVERY 294-9584 plus Special /AolJi CaMics CaKs.**^ C 2 7 o:mi t o l l :3(3 b.m: 5:30 o.m. til 1:00 p.m. ATTHE SANTA MARIAMOTEL IMS) 296-W8' ;i*biSIMONTONST.vs; kt\twtsr,fujRii)*;; .36 Saijdwictj On the patio in Key Lime Square Deli, Seafood, and Vegetable Sandwiches Our specialties: Lamb sandwich with mint and sour cream. Fresh Florida lobster sandwich. EMERALDS tern a tionut >.jfr JEWELLERY EMERALD RINGS EMERALD EARRINGS EH FRAIL I) BRACELETS EMERALD NECKLACES EMERALD PENDANTS also LOOSE EMEBALDS —-CUT and ROUGH— EMERALD CUTS ROUNDS PEAR SHAPES MARQUISE ASK ABOUT OL'R INVESTMENT EMERALDS "Y" V M, J. Marcial - Jeweller 718 DUVAL STREET KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040 TELEPHONE (305) 294-2060 The Only Shop in the U.S. Dealing Exclusively In EMERALDS. PRACTICE of ObsTETftics BY SHARON HAMILTON THE PRACTICE OF obstetrics, in this country, is experiencing a major evolution. The delivery of medical care in general is changing as well. This is not because of new drugs, new technol- ogy or new medical machines, but because consumers want change. People are begin- ning to become aware that there is no panacea, and that the way to be healthy is to stay healthy through the use of proper diet, exercise and rest. Fewer and fewer people are content to sit back and let the doctor "take care" of them. They ask questions, they read, and .they"" make informed choices regarding medical care. DOCTORS SHOULD BE pleased with this curiosity and self-reliance on the part of their patients; unfortunately, how- ever, too often they are not. When a client is informed and participates in decision-making concerning their health care program, the job of the doctor is facilitated. The possibility of mal- practice suit is also lessened because the client understands the effects and risks involved in a specific medical practice. Since Childbirth without Fear, by Grantly Dick-Read, was published in 1944, the "natural childbirth" movement has grown from infancy to adolescence. Birthing women have gone from laboring in fear and ignorance to reaching out and learning about the experience so as to give birth in conjunction with the natural order—that is, knowing and be- lieving in "natural childbirth" and a woman's ability to cope and grow from the experience. Out of this desire for education and "natural childbirth" has also come a rebirth of midwifery, home birth and birth alternatives such as family-centered maternity care. .GSMBLE JEWELER 600 Dsval Street AMERICAN OEM soufci V IN KEY WEST, we are experiencing the same changes that are happening across the country in regard to atti- tudes about obstetrical care. Women are desiring "natural childbirth" and often- times achieve it with the assistance of one of three local obstetricians and the obstetrical nursing staff at Florida Keys Memorial Hospital. However, women are without access to midwife care. BECAUSE OF LEGISLATION passed this year, women who want to become lay mid- wives must attend a three-year training program, attend fifty deliveries and pass the state midwifery licensing exam. Only then can they be licensed. So, for the time being, there are no licensed lay midwives in Key West, and there will be none for three years unless one of the thirty licensed lay midwives in the state should happen to move here. Neither are there any Certified Nurse Midwives in Key West. A Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) is an RN, usually with a B.S. degree and graduate-level training in obstetrics, who has been certified by the College of' Nurse Midwives. CNMs must be supervised by a doctor to prac- tice legally. There have been CNMs who wished to practice in our community but could not find physician back-up. SO WE FIND ourselves with three obstetricians providing care for the 12,000 to 14,000 women of Key West. As of June 30, one obstetrician is retiring from his obstetrical practice, leaving the load of approximately 50 births per month on the shoulders of the other two obstetricians who must continue to pro- vide their other services including gynecology and abortion care. ONE OF THE most distressing facts is the new county Improved Pregnancy Outcome program will be left without a physician. This means that women who cannot afford prenatal care will again be forced to deliver without ever having seen a physician for a prenatal checkup. I t/ta/, c/iange' evert/, c/at/,. § This is truly a grave situation. Fully one-fifth of the deliveries at Florida Keys Memorial .Hospital last year were women who could not afford to pay. Who can, who will provide services for these women and babies? IT APPEARS WE need some creative problem-solving. We need a physician who is willing to take on the added work load of the Improved Pregnancy Outcome program or one who is willing to back a CNM to provide the medical service for indigent women while he/she provides medical back-up for high-risk situations. MANY COMMUNITIES IN the past 20 years, through the utilization of CNMs, have increased availability and quality of obstetrical care, while decreasing costs. Some of the most well-known ser- vices are Frontier Nursing Service in Kentucky, Maternity Center Association in New York, Booth Memorial Maternity Center in Philadelphia, San Francisco General Hospital in San Francisco, and in Miami, we have Jackson Memorial Hos- pital training and utilizing the ser- vices of CNMs . I BELIEVE IT is the perfect time for the community of Key West to assess its needs and express its desires in relation to obstetrical care providers. Now is the time to encourage the hospi- tal and local physicians to accept and recruit a progressive obstetrician and Certified Nurse Midwife to handle the increasing number of birthing mothers. One way that you can help is by filling out and returning the following survey, which has been prepared by the Monroe County Commission on the Status of Women. These women are researching and gathering data to present to locally- involved physicians, the hospital and local agencies with the desire to con- tinue the provision of quality and quantity of medical service to the citizens of Key West. SURVEY Women, preferably, please answer the questions below and return to: Monroe County Commission on the Status of Women, P.O. Box 1293, Key West, FL 33040. 27 Age: 15-4 0 40 & over Income bracket: under $10,000/yr $20-35,000/yr " $10-20,000_ T35,000 S over Do you have medical insurance to cover obstetrical care? Is it possible that you would give birth in Monroe County? If you had a choice, would you prefer a certified nurse midwife or an obstetrician to deliver your baby in the hospital? • If you were delivering a baby, would you like: (check one or more) to deliver in a birthing room instead of a delivery room? to have a choice about certain medical procedures and medications? to have 24 hour rooming in? to have your children in the room with you during delivery? and be willing to take childbirth education classes if they were available? Would you plan a natural childbirth if you were pregnant? Are finances a problem for you in relation to obtaining obstetrical care? Would your financial status prevent you from receiving obstetrical care?_ Choose one or more suggestions from below about how you would like to see the current situation resolved: have things remain as they are regarding local obstetrical care have birthing rooms in the hospital have an out-of-hospital birthing center have another obstetrician in town (especially one willing to work with certified nurse midwives) certified nurse midwives working in the hospital with obstetrical backup . . the option of having a baby at home with a licensed midwife other suggestions: Please feel free to make comments and suggestions relevant to local prenatal and obstetrical care. MORE HEAT FOR YOUR MONEY The Corona 22-DK ® Portable Kerosene Heater 22,600 BTU/hr., heats approximately 800 sq. ft. CORONA LISTED GREEN KEYS NURSERY Trees - Exotic & Flowering Plants Shrubs • Landscaping 1319 William Street Key West, FL 33040 Phone 296-5212 ENSATION, "The Pier House is considered Key West's premier restaurant."-The New York Times, January 10,1982. Luncheon • Dinner • Sunday Brunch With a water view. Reservations suggested. Call 294-9541. Where the Atlantic meets the Gulf. One Duval Street. In Old Town, Key West. 294-9541. GAME BY ATHENA TERRY CHECKING IN AT the doctor's office is somevrhat l ike checking in at the air- Dort. Both require reservations, courage, a sense of' humor and a testing of one's level of tolerance. Neither, however, guarantees board- ing a t the appointed time. WITH THE AIRLINES, a slight delay can mean hours before takeoff and more in lay-overs, before Touching Down at your dest inat ion. This is called The System. With the doctor's office, a slight delay can mean sometime today, tomorrow or even yesterday before Touching Down •With your destiny. This is called The Stages. Stages are a packaged deal present- ed in a ser ies of five, which helps take care of overbooking, while giving you, the patient , a sense of direction. And, a l l five Stages must be completed in one visit. THE VERY MOMENT you step into the doc to r ' s off ice , you have entered Stage I, commonly known as the Check In Point. As you have come early to guarantee keeping a reservation, you follow the advice of the desk clerk who has found your name hidden among the l is ted to: "Take a sea t , doctor will see you in a minute." Thus, you are elevated into Stage I I , or A Waiting Room, designed with you in mind, while you wait out t h a t minute. AS YOU GLANCE around at a roomful of already seated Stand Bys, you wonder whether they camped out a l l night or came early to hog a l l the maga2ines. ^You pick up the only one they lef t be- hind, a ta t tered, faded, Popular Mechanic and s e t t l e down to read a l l about how to build that better mouse trap and how BOULEVARD TRAVEL'S GRECIAN ODYSSEY WTfH AMERICAN EXPRESS Deluxe 15-day Tour including 7 days cruising aboard the ss STELLA SOLARIS. Ship's registry: Greece Special Group Departure July 18, 1983 WITH A PERSONAL BOULEVARD TRAVEL ESCORT Contact us for free brochure SEARSTOWN 294-3711 KEY WESTS OLDEST TRAVEL ORGANIZATION to plug u- *• r loon. As "* ~ glance a t * ~ your apco it* capsule. Cr , „.*-' ing of Pc come to ti _ J next, you. -~"~ with a sin 1~> those l e f t t <• ^ quickly d^ *- • to the or / c ""t-7 not to be tl ~ n YOV P-r FtT Processing r •, Staae III < *• T <- appropriately called The Holding Tank. The pros call it Solitary Confinement. But, there is always The Eye Chart to catch up on. You read it out loud, enunciating each letter clearly, Then • on to that Big Diploma hanging on the wall just to make sure he took that oath not to be a hypocrite. Then, you stand, to assure yourself your body hasn't dropped dead, and discover a cardboard box hiding in the corner. You peek in and whamo! It's the Jackpot of all times. Lying deep down inside is a bigger-than-life-size Dick and Jane book! And, under that a top that spins! And, hiding way down in the corner, a set of jacks! You give the top a whirl, save Dick and Jane for later, and lunge for the jacks. SPRAWLED OUT ON the floor in your Fruit Of The Looms, as you were told to strip down, you make it all the way up to slxies when the door opens and in walks Himself! "How are we today?" he asks. YOU THINK ABOUT this for a minute, as obviously you wouldn't be here if you weren't feeling like last week's garbage, but by now you have completely forgotten why you came in the first place, so you reply: "I never felt better in my life," and settle for a physical. He proceeds to tap, probe, knead, look and listen but can find no reason why you feel this way. He moves to His desk, scribbles some words on paper and hands it to you with instructions to deliver it back to Stage I. YOU ACCEPT THIS Document Of Proof 29 which you try to decipher but can ' t and walk out, remembering to shut the door behind you and leave him to play with the jacks. Back in Stage I , only now i t ' s Stage V as there's bean a changing of the guard, you turn in the Document along with your dole and hope the IRS will feel compassion. Outside, the sun is posting colors in retreat and you wish you had gone to the airport instead. You would have been on the west coast by now. i s *,<_ -Ir*.*, " HERE, as your ted of said toa trra'^t - <"• _-* , <-v J degree to ^ c a: ̂ ~*c a' . -* = puntD, plus all identifying narks such as lumps, buinps, warts, tatooes and that birthmark only you knew about. You want to ask if the doctor is or. a coffee break but before you have the chance you are shuttled back dawn The Hallway Of Closed Doors and find yourself back into Stage 13 with the Voice saying: "Take a seat, doctor will see you in a minute . " YOU SLUMP BACK down into your seat no longer smiling. Only, ail the rest are as they toss all those coveted magazines your way. NOVT, YOU GET to read all the good : £ let -jt <• r ~c~!f-r w.: i-'" r" th£ th-u •„ t :f latter. cioc1'. t* " clows i—'.- ; j l o ' i c:f" CHRISTIAN SCIENCE A churcb service full ci stirring ne* ideas A Sunday School a piace So <;ro* A Reading Room And a Wednesday testimony meeting when- the ruaisu} pc:*ef J intse --e»-au ideas is ro'.d. and pecp:s e n •^•^ 're-.r Mow that we've Introduced IRIS "one of a kind i?V> *;?h u s ... dTiy ti'";'^ aCu iCd"' First Chrarch of Christ, Scientist 327 E:iz2bew St. and Sunday School (Infant care prc^aedi Wedneawtay eveislug Reading Room in Church Budding Tuesday, Thursday, SatuTC from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. All are LOTfi ING 506 SOUTHARD ST. yusl off Duvai) 294^)589 owners- tSo-or- <57licAard'& menu/ a/I ncpAfr &:OO - 17:00 casv or- SJ/UO (o/aco- or- or- mia> tA& on* operas tcao- Qs© Sar/^y Special eaertf nigAfr 6^:00 - dd l\ Sntertamment ni nniny at> f:00 ) v Ctcns *zt4**£4. .3.. 501 Duval St. 30 "A BEAUTIFUL FLOBAL. THADfliON 294 -4651 025 WWTE STREET i&r KEY PLAZA The ICONOCIAST BY J IM KOGAN CHUCHY'S UNISEX SALON 8c COSMETICS Facials Sculptured & Design Nails Pedicures — Body Wraps Masseuse NOW OPEN! OUR EXERCISE STUDIO CALL CARRIE AT 294-9893 922 TRUMAN AVENUE SYMBOLISM I TAKE NOTE that the former Conch- Train depot on Duval at Angela is now used by the Old Town Trolley. And that two nearby empty lots sport signs ad- vertising Trolley patrons' parking. There is a symbolish here. Start back a few years. WHEN I FIRST came to Key West the only sightseeing tour was Kometco's Conch Train. I t was—and is—part of the Wometco "empire"--a collection of tourist attractions here and there. Even has publicly owned stock. More or less "big business." Hot big big, but not small, either. IT DID THINGS i t s own way, too. The route was painted on the s treet so drivers need not learn i t . I ts drivers seemed immune to traffic tickets and drove as they pleased, too. More than once I was nearly run down in crosswalks and would have been had I not been more agile than my years call for. Like a driver making a turn without watching where he—or she—is going. Too busy pointing at something off the other way and if a pedestrian is using the cross- walk, well whose s t ree t is i t , anyway? Complaints got "you should keep out of our way." YES, I RODE on i t when I f i r s t came here and from time to time have taken visiting firemen on i t . Yes, i t ' s in-^ teresting and quaint and al l tha t . And the depot right in the middle of Main Street, too, so the arriving vis i tor who follows the "Downtown" sign on a sictn pointed down the block bat did not Rucrncst ssricus concern fcr that T - ";O ecrc&ti tors . I t kne« ~-S ^S OF'̂ "r <̂ tbp case, sons C;f v*hst i t "knev;" was not so. Then came the ups t a r t - - the Old. Town Tro l l ey . We can reca l l e f for ts to prevent i t s operation—hassles about licenses and such that even got into the local paper--the "establishment" was protecting itself. And an attitude of who is this little guy to challenge the established biq-deal operator. INCIDENTALLY, THAT ATTITUDE i s , in my observa t ion , more prevalent in Flatwheel J e t . than in Metropolis and more in Dixie than in the Northeast . In a cosmopolitan c i ty an upwardly-mobile .person e l i c i t s two responses: "Hey, I can do t h a t , too" and "Maybe I can s e l l him something." In the "outback" the nat ives perceive a zero-sum game and an upwardly-mobile or even upwardly- s t r i v i n g person i s seen as a danger-- or envied. Often the en te rpr i s ing one takes off, hence the l i n e : "Sooner or l a t e r the br igh t ones come to Broadway; t h a t ' s why i t ' s bright ." BUT IN LITTLE Key West, the up- s t a r t , the entrepreneur stuck to i t and did whatever would and did bring in the customers and he stayed in business, regardless of problems. NOW THE ESTABLISHED o u t f i t ' s form- er "main" s ta t ion, "Old Town Depot" as they cal led i t , now accommodates the new boy on the block—right in the middle of the main stem. Congratulations. YES, I'VE BEEN told, the landlord owns the new operation but no landlord will ev ic t a paying tenant for a loser THE PORTER ALLEN COMPANY insurance since WILLIAM A R WILLIAM A. FRESAAK OR. PAViP W. Free crystal with this ad wesr OIARM MBWCE STERUW6 SiU/ER CONOiS ^6 " To Located in Pirate's Alley since 1978 (on Front Street between Shades and Capt. Hornblowcr's) WEBUi t f lEMT N111HT1Y 428 Ereene St. 2BB 9417 REALTY WORLD OLD TOWN REALTY INC. REALTOR Se Habla Espanol 605 Simonion St. Key West, Florida 33040 Telephone: 305 294-5525 WE COVER IT ALL FOR YOU: • Complete sales department. • Complete rental and property management department. • Free maps available. • Free complete list of properties for sale. • See our color photo-display of the complete real estate market. even i f he owns the lose r . Landlords who do tha t do not remain landlords long. The basic facts are s t i l l the re . THIS DEMONSTRATES ANOTHER t ru th of our time—not l imited to Key West, e i t h e r . New th ings , c r e a t i v i t y , new jobs do not come from big business . On a l l leve ls i t has a hard time keeping i t s e l f a f loa t a t a l l and must continuously eat up the more successful of the l i t t l e ones in a process v i r t u a l l y d ic ta ted by publ ic law (mostly tax law). SURE, BIG BUSINESS i s where jobs have been; l i t t l e business i s where they are created—by entrepreneurs . Even unto the Old Town Trolley adding i t s sign on clearly identifiable patron parking space which is a help to the arriving visitor i t hopes to lure in and who never saw that street before. AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. (The opinions expressed herein are Mr, Kogan's own and are not necessarily those of Solares Hill newspaper.) HcUweAt The. pain 1 g-i.ua. ' inheJut. 31 Tht tetvu, I ccuut 4fieri. To Inju/ie. you maim Ftiom all y 1 will detiueA me. by Nancy Bn.aU GcmdneA OVER 15,000 PLANT/ INTERIOR & EXTERIOR 3" TO 30' DESIGD - mflinTEnflncE - in/TflLLfrnon WE DO IT FILL THE LflflD/CflPE PROFE/ZIOnflL 296-2445 3305 NORTHSIDE DR AN EXCITING LITERARY event is in store for Key West during the month of January. Sponsored by the Council For Florida Libraries, a Key West Literary Tour and Seminar i s set for January 13- 16. There will be open house tours of the residences of different authors in- cluding those of William Wright, Kathryn Hall Proby, James Kirkwood, Ross Claiborne, Jay Garon, and Alvin Krebs. AUTHORS WILL BE on panels discuss- ing such topics as: "The Novel As En- tertainment" - David Kaufelt, Bill Manville and Ramona Stewart; "Research- ing And Writing Nonfiction" - Nancy Friday, Kathryn Hall Proby, and William Wright; "The Novel Of Social Conscience" - Philip Caputo, Jim Harrison, Seymour Lawrence, and Thomas Sanchez. ADDITIONALLY, LITERARY AGENTS Dick Duane and Jay Garon along with publ i sher Ross Claiborne w i l l discuss " Ins ights In to Contemporary Publishing" and book c r i t i c s Ed Hayes, Harvey Shapiro, and William Robertson wil l discuss "The Role of t h e C r i t i c in Contemporary Literature." THIS IS JUST some of what will be happening. For further information, con- tact the Monroe County Public Library, or Joyce Gardner Travel, 2400 East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, telephone 305/467-6451. KEY WEST H Key West SEE QUALITY HAND-MADE CIGARS ROLLED j DAILY we nil mail orders PIRATES ALLEY in historic OLD KEY WEST 1 jr \ }t j w HURlLftU Wf& RESTAURANT & LOUNGE $|1 Featuring I f l POLYNESIAN CLUSINE Wi STEAKS AND SEAFOOD / § DINNER j^$M M I 5:30 • 11 P.M. JmBMm LUNCH W^\ NOON- 3 P.M. W Rum Concoctions in a Tropical Island Atmosphere I I I 294-6912 ^ 1 | U.S. 1 at Garrison Bight When you think of interiors, think of . . . Largest selection of fabrics, vertical & mini blinds in the Keys. Also slipcovers and draperies. 500 Simonton Street, 294-9600 JIM PICKING Luani Plaza - The Key West Optician Ph. 294-7411 Hours: M-T-W-F 9 tc 5:30: Thursday I to 6 Cap inn Package Store Local Cocktail Bar 1128 Siraonton Street 296-2807 SINCE 1946 ?EPE5 CAFE Lunck -11:30-5 Dinr\eF~~6 -10 806 Carolina 33 32 Pigeon House Patio Restaurant is ready for you to enjoy a great time... Fabulous Food and Cocktails, Dickie Allen at the Piano Bar together with Jay Foote join us from 4 p.m. till 2 a.m. Happy Hour 4 to 7 Reservations (suggested) 294-1034 301 Whitehead Street at Caroline To MARICET TO BY HELEN CHAPMAN FEW THINGS ARE more depressing these days than shopping for food. All the things you're dying to eat are way out of your budget. So you walk around the store leaving little wet spots in your wake from drooling. It's best to make a list, go to a market you know well and zoom through, grabbing what you need•and not letting your eyes wander. BUT LET' S TAKE one problem at a time. First there are the automatic doors. You step on the rubber matting, the door swings in and you step through. However, once inside, don't hesitate— someone may come in behind you and the door will catch you right in the spinal column. And then, of course, there's the sluggish door which opens only half way. As you try to sidle by, it suddenly slams open with a resounding crash, startling you two feet off the floor, OKAY. YOU'RE INSIDE. Now you choose a cart. Inevitably it will have two in- dependent front wheels, the right one wanting to go right, the left one want- ing to go left. You could exchange it for another except that the second one will have a flat tire and go thunkity- thunkity-thunkity all over the store. Embarrassinq. Better to stick to the first and hope you don't careen into the pickles. AN UNFAMILIAR STOKE can be absolute- ly terrifvinq. There ought to be a national standard of supermarket arrange- ments so that if vou happen to be drivinq through, say, Atlanta, vou can walk into anv market and know riaht away where the peanut butter is, Alas, It doesn't work that way. In fact, peanut butter wanders around more than 8O1 T O . . . V wrap up your business day . . . meet old friends and make new friends.DUVALST., KEYWEST ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT HOUR 5 to 7 LATITUDE 24 W 1 N D S U R F I IS1 G Windsurfing 1 Bic "Oufoiir Wiiig'*--orily ee instruction with purchase any other item. In some stores, it's with the jams and jellies; in others, it's by the bread. If I found peanut butter in the toiletries section, I wouldn't blink an eye_, and the worst thing is when your favorite market, where you could walk through blind- folded, decides to re-arrange without notice. You may as well be driving through Atlanta! THE PRODUCE DEPARTMENT is inter- esting. I have never figured out which comes first, the produce or the price signs. A little sign proclaims "Broc- coli" and then the price with an arrow pointing downwards—directly at the celery. When you inquire re broccoli, you're told there isn't any. There may be a carnivorous elf who hates vege- tables so much, he moves the signs around. Whatever, the confusion occurs frequently. ON TO THE dairy section: this is so depressing, I won't dwell on it. Being Sister Rat, the. price of cheese makes me weep. NOW YOU COME to the miles and miles of chickens. Why did the chicken cross the road? To join his thousands of cousins in the meat department. Granted, it's a versatile creature and probably should replace the bald eagle as our national bird. But after you've traversed 15 yards of chickens before you get to the steaks, you tend to cast a jaundiced eye upon this stupid fowl. IT'S TIME TO check out. This is the really fun part. Try to buy more than ten items because the express line is horrendous. For example, you buy a gallon of milk, two packages of frozen peas, and a mop.. You are holding the milk in your right hand, the mop in your left, and clutching the peas to your bosom. You find eight people ahead of you with ten or fewer items. It seems to take longer to check out each one of them than it does a person with a piled-high cart—an insoluble mystery. Gradually the peas begin to thaw from being pressed against your warm body. And as time goes by, the milk gets heavier and heavier, and you start list- ing to starboard. To compensate, you shift your weight to lean on the mop and drop the peas. In order to pick them up, milk and mop must be laid down. Okay. You're all together again and there's only one person ahead of you--a lady with nine items. Seven of them are edible and two are cleaning items. You think this won't take long—until she pulls out food stamps and a checkbook. FINALLY, YOU ARE ready to leave. You step on the rubber mat, the door opens perfectly and you have escaped unscathed. Unfortunately you pause just at the edge of the mat because the thawed peas are leaking through the bag. Loi A customer comes out and the door catches you right in the spinal column. I THINK THE wisest move would be to a farm where you can grow your own vegetables, raise your own miles and miles of chicken, and milk your own cows. It's much less hazardous than the supermarket. LAS PALMAS is KEY WEST Vogue Says: "Perhaps the best food on the island." Open Daily (except Monday) 6:00 to 11:00 PM Traditional Sunday Brunch 9:00 to 2:00 PM EARLY BIRD SPECIAL Soup, Salad & Entree 8.95 The finest in seafood, chicken and pasta dishes. We also feature seasonal game dishes. 1029 SOUTHARD STREET 294-7991 MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED DECAFREINATE Our new full-bodied Coffees and Black Teas are decaffeinated with a Swiss chemical-free process, leaving rich flavor and no solvent residues. Bulk teas or bags, whole beans or fresh-ground to your requirements. Come by and Taste-Test some at INSIDE i 529 SOUTHARD ST. , 296-2393 •w {/lender - ZJanid, ^Jrnc. REALTOR FULL REAL ESTATE SERVICE 409 FLEMING ST. 296-6200 or 296-6231 Open 9 • 5 • Closed Sunday 294-4255 o \ • New! Macrame Vertical Blinds • Levolor Blinds • Slipcovers • Bedspreads • Ficks Reed and Brown Jordan Furniture • Custom Oraperies "*** •Wallpaper Hours Monday thru Friday Saturday By Appointment - 1021 White St. 294-1278 Ourprices competitive' with those of anyone In trie Keys I Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum A Rogliterad National HUtorlc Landmark This Site Possesses Exceptional Value In Commemorating or Illustrating The History of The United Stole! OPEN DAILY 9:00 A'.M. la 5:00 P.M. » 7 WHITEHEAD STREET KEY WEST, FLA. ADMISSION $1.50 CHILDREN 50c- TELEPHONES: I96-S8H or 294-1575 A leisurely tour «f the ham ond gcrdtns of the late Nobel Prix* Winner, Ernest Hemingway. The hom «ras built in Spanish Colonial Strle of native reek town from lh« grounds vlrh furnlshlngi, rugs, t i l . , chandelier! brought b r the H.min«- ways from Spain, Africa and Cuba, luxuriant, exotic plqnti erta frees ere from oil over the world. It wes here that Mr. Heeilngoer wrote per tlWei the Bell Tolls, Green Hills ol Africa, A Foreivell re A m i , The Fifth Column. TK» Snows ef Kilimanjaro, and The Mecomlier Affeir. Ml . Hemingway wot tfte first Important writer to discover and meke Kmf West his keete. He owned! the hene frooi t t t j l to 1961. Covert One Acre Including Pool And Guest Home Bring Your Camera Far fartto Internal len cemect Semite Diction, W7 HMtekesd St. The Tope Hpe flTflftl, flCTIYISION, imflGIC INTELLMSION, ftSTROflRCflD! ODYSSEY II, PARKER BROS. ?• \ > .< J • niahtfall conducts a symphony in the Corkscrew Swamp. Screech owls and pig frogs trumpet on cue. The call of a cricZt frog plays lightly like a piccolo. Their music recedes when the alUgator solos with his primordial bellow from a bed of swamp lettuce. Key Ulest l/lcind BOOKSTORE Personal Attention To Special Orders "We can get any blooming book under the sun"*(almost) Best Sellers •> Paperbacks • Gift Books • Children's Books« Nautical and Sailing Books 130 DUVAL ST. ® KEY WEST, FLORIDA e 33040 (305) 294-2904 I^V NEW! . YESTERDAY'S " FAMILY RESTAURANT GOME IIST AND TRY OUR SOUPS AND SUBS AND DELI DELIGHTS 42O SOUTHARD MON.-SAT. 7-4 P.M. $100 Million Taxpayer's Money Down The Drain Ten years ago. Congress pumped $100 million into Union Station, the Washington, D.C., depot that was as rundown as passenger train service in this country. The costly facelift for the sooty marble cavern was part of a master plan to turn the 74-year-old relic into a National Visitors Center. Turns out it's just another $100 million of taxpayers' money down the drain. While decorators were clearing cobwebs out of Union Station and making all sorts of cosmetic changes, they forgot to put a new roof on the building. Heavy rains flooded the interior last spring. The place is a mess and had to be closed. The inside is a quagmire of puddles and fallen plaster. Now the government wants to put another $1 million into the building just to see if it's architecturally sound. If engineers say it'll stand for awhile, the next step would be to try and lure private investors into the old white elephant and turn it into a shopping mall. ••• Cour tesy o f Michael Chodzin Gentleman Roofer Waterproofer 294-4267 FEATURING THE ie bonko COLLECTION 111B DUVAL STREET 296-3688 38 CATERING OR BAKING NEEDS BY "Chef Ivan" is back and ready to take care of your catering or baking needs. No party too big or too small. 296-5558 (ask for "Chef Ivan") * LIZARD L\CK§ If you couldn't find the time to give your teeth the professional care you deserve ... we have the time for you! E. WILLIAM GOLDNBR D.D.S. & ASSOC. P.A. General Dentistry & Cleanings Available Evenings and Now Saturdays, too. Call 394-6696 to reserve your time. DR. MEL EATON / DR. BILL GOLDNER 1721 Flagler Ave. KEY WEST'S sr SUN in Capricorn, after 20 in Aquarius. VENUS in Capricorn, after 5 in Aquarius. .MERCURY in Aquarius, turning retrograde on the 7th, reentering Capricorn on the 12th. , SATURN in Scorpio. JUPITER in Sagittarius. MARS in Aquarius, after 17 in pisces. ORANUS in Sagittarius. NEPTUNE in Sagittarius. PLUTO in Libra. NORTH Node in 3 degrees Cancer. JANUARY IS THE birth month of the city of Key West. The moon placement is in Pisces on that date, aspecting the 10th house of our horoscope. Career interests, public relations, publicity will be highlighted in 1983. Also favorably aspected are the 2nd and 6th houses, of money and employ- ment. I see 19 83 as a year of upward movement for our city. MERCURY, OUR, CO-RULING planet is in retrograde motion on our birthday. Confusion and lack of cooperation is also in store. Mercury is in Capricorn, its natal sign, and also the sun, sign of Key West. Finances, legal problems and maneuvering are part of the scenario for 1983. SATURN, OUR RULER is in the sign Scorpio, where it will be for 2^ years. Work, health, hygiene and "services" will receive a lot of attention. All these areas will show improvement. The horoscope's natal Mars and Jupiter are in Scorpio. Key West is entering a new and favorable cycle. THE FULL MOON on January 28 in" Leo aspects the 3rd house of the chart. Travel is very good, and we should see a good, though delayed season. THE NEW MOON on January 14 in Capricorn puts us on a waxing moon cycle this year. New beginnings, financial opportunities and some change and transition will be initiated with this New Moon. THE ASPECTS ON this .birthdav of Key West show an upward trend that will continue to improve throughout the year and peak in 1984. The finest selection of table and floor lamps, track lighting, ceiling fixtures, yard lighting, outdoor fixtures & chandeliers in the Florida Keys. LIGHTING 1025 WHITE ST. •fife 524 Duval St. at Appelrouth Ln. Natural Foods Vitamins Minerals Body Care Cook Books Longest-established Health Peed Store in Key West Since 1972, 10 years en Duval St. Emma Cates, Owner Joe Monzon, Manager Phone: 294-1808 one world, one human famil Ithas many names; foitwlymSource With our own narrow vision, we see different religions as hopelessly divided. In the sight of God, they are one. This is the message given to the world over 130 years ago by BahdVUSh, Prophet- Founder of the Bahi'f Faith Each religion derives its inspiration from the same Divine Source. Each religion is related to the others in an unfolding revelation of God's purpose for mankind. That they differ from one another is to be attributed to the varying requirements of the age in which they appeared. God's purpose has been revealed in the past through Krishna, Moses, Buddha, Christ and Muhammad. As they were to their times, Baha'Vlla'h is, to ours. Each prophet left a promise of day when God's will would • be done on earth. That day, Bahi'u'Hih proclaimed, has For Information Call: BAHA'ls OF KEY WEST • 294-2060 10:30 TO 6:00 DAILY 3S AMUSEMENTS b y TQM GEORGE GUGLEOTTI and IT'S JANUARY AND season has officially arrived, bringing with it a new year, lots of tourists, plenty of excitement and a whole bunch of resolutions we should, but probably won't pay much attention to. Oh, well!! FOR THOSE WHO enjoy theater on the high seas, the Fort Lauderdale-Key West Yacht Races will celebrate their eighth anniversary this month. Starting in Ft. Lauderdale on Thursday morning, Jan. 20, the yachts will arrive later that same night or the following day here in Key West. For more information contact the Key West Hospitality Committee. "BROADWAY FANTASIES," AN exciting and energetic theatrical musical revue, directed by Joy Hawkins, has returned to the Red Barn Theater. After a successful run during Fantasy Fest, "Broadway Fantasies" will play through Jan. 17th. The talented cast and assorted Broadway show tunes should not be missed. Also at the Red Barn, "The Runner Stumbles," a murder-mystery thriller, directed by Richard Magesis, will open Jan. 27th and run through Feb. 14th. For reservations and ticket information call .the Red Barn Box Office at 296-9911. THE KEY WEST Players are holding auditions for "Show Boat" on Jan. 6th and 7th at 7:30 p.m. at the Waterfront Playhouse at Mallory Square. This musical classic, written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, will be directed by June Hunzinger. Black and white singers, dancers and actors are needed for the large cast. Opening at the Waterfront on Jan. 17th, will be "The Gin Game," directed by Rose Schoenfeld. This two-character drama, featuring the delightful Ruth Parker, will run through Jan. 22nd. For ticket info call The Waterfront Box Office at 294-5015. THE TENNESSEE WILLIAMS Fine Arts Center on Stock Island starts its January with the Pierre Feit Concer- tino, the second event in the Inter- national Festival of Chamber Music, on Jan. 16th at 8:30 p.m. Seating for this event is done on a first-come,' first-served basis. Jan. 20th marks the opening of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet." After a two and a half month rehearsal period, this should be an exciting and interesting "Hamlet." Winding up the month on Jan. 31st, the TWFAC Movie Musical series will present the contemporary musical film "Fame" at 7:30 p.m. "Fame" features choreography by Louis Falco, whose dance company will be appearing at TWFAC in February. There is free transportation on the Old Town Trolley for all events at the Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Center. For information on tickets and transpor- tation call the TWFAC Box Office at 294-6363. We hope you all had a wonderful holiday and we look forward to an interesting season. See you next month!! 62© Duval • 294-3826 7 & 9 PM $3.50 JANUARY THE STARS: COMEDY: Divine and "More honest laughs Tab Hunter than 'Airplane'.' — I n UKUJ THE GIMMICK; Filmed in ODORAMA" ...Smelling is Believing! Schneider THE REVIEWS: "Wonderous"... '.'Hilarious" MARLON "Tha mail popular roovi* at B«lin won c giddy adt ta hamoB«xual prOmiMCUllyl" -Garf Indiana. AJITtOltVM "T«aZ[mKU>witlb«h«Riltl»d fa < a% ihi moil honail lilra obout /S gay nun «»f r mod«." "" -HiciianJCoIifintn. Viflair.Taic* 7:00 PM 9:00 JAN.2-8 11:00 "A fltwfllm." "Swept Away." "A flrwJHm." "Swept. M "A flrnNm." "Swept. HI "A Wi>» fflni." "Swept Away, SEVEN BEAUTIES NOMINATED FOR 4 ACADEMY AWARDS BEST ACTOR BEST DIRECTOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREEN PLAY BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Beauties 7:00 PM 9-15 7:00 PM 16-22 9-22 11:00 ADULTS ONLY EROTIC F I L M 11:00 $4.00 40 bar and restaurant Entertainment Nightly and THREE different kinds: • Garden Court Patio 4:30-8:30 p.m. * Restaurant Piano 8:30-Midnight •• Front Room 10:00-2:00 a.m. It's ail happening at your favorite place ... BILLIES AT THE GATE TO MALLORY SQUARE Serving the finest foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner 8:00 a.m. to Midnight Garden Dining Breakfast • Lunch * Dinner Cocktails • Entertainment Nightly 294-2042 Credit Cards Accepted 310 Front Street • 294-2042 TOM SCHMITT • PROPRIETOR THE OCEAN ROOM "M;y own most sensual & breathtaking experience in Key West was provided by the Sands Restaurant" NOV. 1982 DINERS CLUB MAGAZINE Breakfast 7:30 to 11:30 Lunch 12:00 to 3:00 Dinner 6:00 to 11:00 EARLY BIRD FOUR COURSE DINNER 10.95 1435 Simonton on the ocean • 294-6669 • 294-6660 41 SUNSET HUNTERS By ttinaldo Ve. La ?az ku.ntz.Ki> with photo g/iaphic %Q.O.K on Kodac.hn.ome. AaianiA aA even-ing dn.a.wA nzan. Stalking the. inn ai he. e.nttn.A hii lain. converge by the, AzaAide, at Hallony Squan.e. Ntan. the. hoiizon. &Lt& the. limy pie.y amid aloadi paintzd pink by the. Alow dying day Sta galli that iile.ntly &oa>i in the. &ky dip thtih. uiingi ai i{, bidding good-bye. Stttnity hinaldi the. oncoming night a& the. iin.zba.Zl gn.adaa.lly A lip i out o& Aight Into thzin. vie.wiinde.-HA Aqu.in.ting zye.A Atant the. clicking oi Ahutte.n.A &oon fiitl the. ain. Onuiaid thty pn.e.AA the.in.aAAau.lt on the. Awn with Volanoidi, UikonA and Canon F-7 A galle,Jiy oi AunAe.tA hang in my mind me.ntal imagzi oi a le.AA anowdtd time. Quie.t e.ve.ningA by the. edge oi the. juAt the. Ann and the. Ailtnce. the. A to. gu.UA and me 400 SIMONTON ST. TELEPHONE 296-2578 GARDEN RESTAURANT NEW key west BEST WISHES FROM Linda Patchett, Michael Tucker Saunders, Linda Yoemans OP SHOP OLD TOWN KINO PLAZA • 294-7872 ABTATftCK! xccaza CAPT. BOB'S FAMOUS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 2200 NO. ROOSEVELT BL. 294-9005 OPEN DAILY 11:30 AM TO 11 PM FAMOUS FOR SERVING FRESH SEAFOOD Shrimp Steartied, Stuffed or Fried Conih Fritters Clams & Oysters Stone Crab Claws Red Snapper Swbrdfish Steak Chicken '•".••' Conch Chowder ,, & Lobster ' OPEN DAILY 11:00 AM TO 2:30 AM COCKTAILS & SALAD BAR 294-6433 CAR. BOB'S SHRIMP DOCK RESTAURANT 908 CAROLINE ST. 42 SPECIAL EVENTS EVENTS Lessons in Oils given by Charles Gruppe, respected marine painter, beqinnina Jan. 5 for 8 consecutive weeks, noon to 4 p.m. There will be a free demon- stration Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Key West Art Center. Call Ruth David, 294- 7327, for information. GALLERIES & MUSEUMS Artists Unlimited, 221 Duval St., 296- 5625. Hours 12 to 5 p.m. or by appoint- ment. A delightful gallery in a Conch- style setting with an international reputation. Artist Warehouse, 8 Charles St. (in Old Sponge House off Duval St.) Mon. thru Sat., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and by. appointment. A unique "work" gallery representing works by Karen Clemens and Bob Birbeck along with other local artists. 294-7141. East Martello Gallery & Museum, 3500 S. Roosevelt Blvd., 296-3913. A "fort- museum" with some of the most interest- ing facts of Key West history and lore. Through Jan. 29, the"All Members Juried Show featuring the best works of more than 50 local artists. All media. Farrington Galleries, 711 Duval St., 294-G911. An artist-supply gallery fea- turing new work by Mario Sanchez, in- cluding his woodcarving "Bucket of Fish" and the new biography on him by Kathryn Proby. Gingerbread Square Gallery, 901 Duval St., Information 296-8900; appointments 294-2165. Shari Hatchett acrylic paint- ings, Jan. 19 - Jan. 31. Through Jan. 9, photography by Jeff Cardenas. Guild Hall, 614 Duval St., 296-9359. Open 9:30 to 5:30 daily. Exhibiting an outstanding array of original art by Key West professionals Walter Ashe, Barbara Bauer, Sharon Cobb, John Cryer, Joan Howe, Ann Irvine, Fran Kebschull, Maxine McMullen, Irma Quigley, Norma Renner, Bee Sackett, and Carolyn Seiler. Featuring oils, acrylics, watercolors, drawings, prints, porcelain, weaving, basketry and other media. Haitian Art Co., 600 Frances St., 296- 8932. This gallery is like a trip to Haiti itself, replete with paintings- and metal sculpture. Owner Ruth Kravitz encourages all interested to stop by and see her selection of a "little bit of Haiti." Key West Art Center & Gallery, 301 FrontHP'. llv; St., 294-1241. Open 10-5 daily; Sundays 11-4 One-man shows: Jan. 8-22 Charles Gruppe, Jan. 23-Feb. 5 Judy Chessier. Lighthouse and Military Museum, 938 Whitehead, 294-0012. The highest view of Key West can be had here, along with a survey of aircraft and wartime me- mentos . Moira, the art, gallery at 11 Key Lime _ Sq., 294-1254. Original art and fram- ing. Open 10 to 5 p.m. Perkins Chandlery, 218 Whitehead St., 294-7635. Showing the following artists: Rollin Barker, A.S.M.A.; Commander J. A. Cryer. Oldest House Museum, 322 Duval St., 294- '9502. Antique lovers will enjoy this excursion into the furniture, house- wares and decorations of Old Island in- teriors "way back when." Be sure to visit the kitchen out back. FILMS Key West Picture Show, Duval St. Shows "The Key West Picture Show" Thurs.-Sun. at 2, 3 and 4 p,m. Monroe County Public Library: Fleming St., 294-8488. The library will be closing at 5:00 D.m. in January. Adult' movies: Jan. 5 "The Long Christmas Dinner," Jan. 12 Dylan Thomas's "A Child's Christmas in Wales," Jan. 19 Harold Lloyd's "Hot Water" and "Safety Last," Jan. 26 "The Case of the Bermuda Triangle." Children's movies: Jan. 8 "Trouble at #32" and "Bad Dog," Jan. 15 "Family Group" and "The Juggling Movie," Jan. 22 "Rosie's Walk" and "Cricket's Walk in Times Square," Jan. 29 "When Knights Were .Bold." Activities for preschoolers are scheduled for 9:30 to 10:30 Thursday mornings. SOME NEW EVENTS Al-Anon, meets Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. at the Sigsbee XMCA. Al-Ateen, meets Friday at 8:30 p.m. at the Sigsbee YMCA. Narcotics Anonymous, meets Saturdays at 7 p.m. at the Mental Health Clinic Lobby on Truman Annex. Problem with drugs? Narcotics Anonymous has a solution. Bingo, starting 7:15 p.m. Thursday_ nights at Sugarloaf firehouse at mile marker 17. Proceeds to the fire and rescue squad. Marathon Garden Club will have three workshops in January at 10 a.m. at the Presbyterian Kirk of the Keys. Jan. 5 Miniatures and Line Arrangements, Jan. 12 Features and Tables, Jan. 19 Crea- tivity and Horticulture. Get smart at evening classes at Florida Keys Community College. Mime, dancing, Spanish, metal casting, signing, astrol- ogy, boat maintenance, ocean cruising, native plants. Call Registrar's office for information, 296-9081. REGULAR EVENTS City Electric Utility Board, meetings 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 5 p.m., Board Room, 930 Caroline. Flea Market, Saturday mornings, American Legion Home, Stock Island. Florida Keys' Aqueduct Authority, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m., Cheeca Lodge. VFW AUXILIARY #6021, 2nd & 4th Sundays, Post Hall, 803 Emma St., 8:00 p.m. Friends Worship Group (Quakers), in- quiries, Sheridan Crumlish, 294-1523. Key West City Commission, meetings 1st and 3rd Mondays at 8 p.m., City Hall, corner Simonton and Angela streets. Key West Poetry Guild, meetings 1st Sun- days at 121 Duval, Mostly Magnificant, 8:00 p.m. Cosmic Lightbearers, Minister: Jeanette Bottoms. Sun, worship,- W. Martello, outside - at 2 p.m. - bring mat. Key West Woman's Club, regular meeting 1st Tuesday of each month, 2:30 p.m., 319 Duval St. Marathon Lions Club, dinner meetings 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, Indies Resort, Duck Key, 7:30 p.m. Marathon Shrine Club, luncheons every Friday, at high noon. All Shriners wel- come. Monroe County Commission, Jan.7 at 10 a.m., Courtroom B, Key West. Jan. 21 at 10 a.m., Plantation Key Gov. Center. National Association for Retired Fed- eral Employees: meetings last Sunday of the month at the Senior Citizens Plaza,. 1400 Kennedy Drive, 3:45 p.m. United Humanitarians, low-cost spay pro- gram now in effect; please call 296- 5106 for information. Wesley House Board of Directors, meet- ings second Tuesday of the month, 5 p.m., 1100 Varela St., 296-5231. SELF HELP Alcoholics Anonymous, #4 Peary Court (clubroom), 294-9062 . Meets nightly at 8:30; Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12 noon; 10:30 a.m. on Sunday; 7 and 11 p.m. Friday. Emotional Health Anonymous, meets Thurs- days at 7:30 p.m., at First Congrega- tional Church, 527 William St. Overeaters Anonymous, meets Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at the Fleming Street Metho- dist Church, 729 Fleming St. Domestic Abuse Shelter, Inc., call 6-HELP, 4-LINE. Conscious Pregnancy Classes, 296-6259. Hypoglycemia Association of America. Two programs will be given in January: "Stress and the Hypoglycemiac" on Jan. 10; "Stress Management Techniques" on Jan. 24. Both are at 7 p.m. in the Monroe County Public Library auditorium. Mail-a-Book Program,, costs you only 29 cents, for mailing.' Library, 294-8488. Workshops in Life-Drawing & Painting, Tuesday Eves. and Friday afternoons. $2-3 model fee. For times and locations' contact Malcolm Ross at 294-8301. Zonta Help Line: 296-HELP. Call any time when you need help or referral ser- vice. (296-4357.) The Key West Swim Club, at the high school pool: under 18 yrs. Mon. through Fri. at 4:30 p.m., Sat. 9:00 a.m. Adults: Tues. & Thurs. at 6:30 p.m., Sat. 10:30 a.m. SummeA A&teAnoon Hot and the. tAe.es> enfold tkz dAone. o& lme.cti. Somnolent iomnoltnt Somn.ole.nt '. .iomnoltnt In lazy thythm. It lA tht Eatth Giant putvUng. by Nancy BH.U&& GandnoJi THREE POEMS Bulletin Good QUA. g,njLoX new we.apom IOWL dA.agmo.iit than thne.0. izcondi TJeJoAe. Qfmcvt new we.a.pon& Gah.dn.eA p Ml li well. by Uanaij Show Me. kH.2. you. the, one. who contAoli hli hza/ut, taming hli Jiaptwiz with logic.? May I ite. you hold 0i5/[ the. Mind • ivlth baJie. pain and opux ii by Nancy GaAdneA Buck Freddie's 500 Duval Street, Open 10-6 seven days, 294-2007 44

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