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Tropical Cigar Factory Builds New Home New Building At 918 Duval Will Be Open By December 1 One of the few remaining factories in the United States that produces handmade cigars will be in its new home here by December 1, it was announced today. Mr. and Mrs. Armando Bermudez, who Wn and operate the Tropical Cigar Factory, are building their new concrete block and stucco building at 918 Duval Street. - The old frame building that housed the factory for years was destroyed by fire September 12. Since then the CBS Con struction Company has been pushing ahead to complete the SIO,OOO job by Decem ber 1 so that the factory will be running by the be ginning of the tourist sea son. The new two-story building will house the factory and a showroom on the street floor. On the second floor will be the living quarters of Mr. and Mrs. Bermudez. The 20-by 30 foot building will have a plastic tile floor downstairs and wooden floors upstairs. Bermudez, a veteran cigar mak er, buys all his tobacco from Cu ba. X . “This is the only factory in Key West that makes clear Havana ci gars,” he said. The tobacco is not the only thing Bermudez buys from outside Key West. The cigar boxes, the bands, and the cellophane wrappers all come from out of town. The Federal tax stamp* with which he seals each box is bought at the Federal building here. But, of course, that too is not printed here. The boxes are made in Tampa; tome of the bands are made in Elmira, N. Y., and the cellophane wrappers come from Perioria, 111. “Ninety-five per cent of the ci gars made in the United States,” said Bermudez, “are not made by hand. We do everything by hand. We roll the cigars by hand. We press them by hand. We fit them into the cellophane wrappers by hand, and we box them by hand.” Mr. end Mrs. Bermudc” turn out BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 20% OFF ON ALL PAINTS Monroe Specialty Cos. IWO FLAGLER AVE. The Maxwell Cos., Inc. 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But they make only blunt shapes. That is, the end you light is cut off square. The Perfecto - type ci gar is tapered at both ends. Very few retail stores in Key West stock Key West made cigars, Bermudez said. He added that he did not know why. “Key West hat a very good cli mate for tobacco,” be added. “It stays fresh for months in tills cli mate. “Besides," he went on, “the Key West cigar is known all over the world. Every season we have hun dreds of tourists visit our factory. Some buy cigars, some don’t.” The largest majority of Tropi cal’s sales are to out of town smokers. Bermudez has some regular cus tomers to whom he ships two or three boxes of cigars each month. Then, too, he has a string of other regular customer* who order only when they are ready ter more cigars. “For example,” he said, “I have men in Detroit, Omaha, and Pen nsauken, N. J., to whom I regu larly ship two or three boxes a month. Then there are others to whom I ship cigars only when they write for more.” He has one out of town store which is a regular buyer of his cigars. This store is in Windsor, Cana da. mm i ly J Ml WjH * ... ‘ x ;I ■ ABAAM vji'B mW }#i iBW BBraBKiH - pv, iSv :■ WfßSmk Ha# 111111 L , ' &# i SIWEaS A' I /Kj& * ItaaMW 3| 'Ak - BITM £ "A RjpP Mi. I § rfLv^ H H f -‘-v/’ Hh-ftf fWBBUi wf* J ML sHb, _____ Wav *\ v 'iCmv | Ift AB HBKi&s& *9nEBSHHBMu. ..(■* .* £BHHHHKSHHH^HH!HHK^^ HEW CIGAR FACTORY— The new home of the Tropical Cigar Factory is nearing completion at •It Duval Street. The two-story, concrete block and stucco building, is being built by the CBS Construction Cn,i Citiaon Staff Photo. Don Pin dor. UZCTRfC tOOL DOs-DON’Ts mmmm By Andrsw C. leng IM J THE DRILL PRESS DO—check all tension points be fore turning on the motor. DO—keep the drill going at a fairly slow speed when using a center bit, countersink bit or plug cutter, otherwise the bits will overheat. DO—use the rotary wood planer attachment for working on warp ed stock, being sure to place the concave side of the side of the wood against the table. DO—make a round-end mortise —if you do not have a mortising attachment—by drilling a series wort os motel without wearing Boggles- ® of adjacent holes and then cutting out the waste with a router bit or chisel. DO—fellow the manufacturer’s lubricating instructions carefully. ★ ★ ★ DON'T—neglect the use of a dn - sanding attachment for fin ishing inside curved surfaces. ' DON'T—use the regular chuck for high-speed accessories. DON'T—forget that, in shaping, the table is . raised to the cutter rather than lowering the cuttter to the work. DON'T—ignore chatters and rumbles while the machine is running at high speed, as they usually mean that something is loose that should be tight. DON'T—work on metal without wearing goggles. HOMES FOR AMERICANS v v 40*. 0* ‘ Poom ' | M-o i>2-S Cl | , '^* , o'o* ro , *is <r m Hall TcTJIJ 1- ™™ r i rn r— -1—""If 1 fir-O'lir.O’ |KITCMEN- J I Flooq Plan I f HHETp I Bed Room " Mall bed Room | I 13-6'mO* 14'.0*X14-0* JU | —Mm a I I I L * 1 Second Flooc Plan A P Nswafeatarea BIGGER THAN IT LOOKS, this house has a five-bedroom capacity within economical construction limits. The main floor covers approximately 1,100 square feet without garage yet includes three comfortable bedrooms. Second floor can be finished later. Floot-to-ceiling comer windows distinguish the living room. This is Plan 208 by Paul T. Haagcn, architect, 360 No. Michigan Ave., Chicago 1, 111. TOOL TIPS USE WASTE BOARD UNOEt WOEWN6 iURTACE TO * AVOID CUTTING WTER BOX AP Newsfeatures A MITER BOX sod a tack *w keep Angles accurate and ®Ake possible tighdyfitted miter joints for comers. Citizen Ads Bring Results U.S. - MEXICO RELATIONS GOOD MEXICO CITY, OP—Relations be tween the United States and Mexico were never better than at present says Manuel Tello, Mexican am bassador to Washington. ROBERTS Office Equipment )M Duval Street **•"• **l Royal Typewriters Portable* and Standard* SALES • SERVICE RENTALS Additional Money Okayed For Navy Air Station Here The Bureau of Aeronautics re cently authorized additional funds for the maintenanee and repair of the Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida. Projects for this latest phase of .maintenance and repair work at the Air Station consists of repair ing several runways at Boca Chica Field, completion of the Aviation Fuel Supply and Storage facilities at the Air Station, repairing the breakwater at the Boat House lo cated on Fleming Key, the rehabili tation of the Aviation Gas Supply and Storage facilities at the Sea plane Base division of the Air Sta tion and repair of the lighting sys tem of the Seadrome on the Sea plane Base. Also the funds will allow the in stallation of a fire protection ex tinguishing system for the Ground Control Intercept Unit of the Air Station. Although a termination date was not definitely stated for the main tenance projects, the Navy said it would be sometime next year be fore all of the projects are com pleted. # Homes Lead City Building Permits Four new homes headed this week’s building permits. The residences are being built by the Noble Construction Cos. The addresses and the amounts of the permits follow: 2421 Linda, SB,OOO ; 2414 Flagler, SIO,BOO ; 2417 Linda, $10,000; and 2413 Linda. SIO,OOO. Other permits were: Lou Smith, 922 North Beach Road, S2OO. Paul Sher, 1127 Johnson, repairs, S7OO. J. L. Richard. 1307 Laird, swim ming pool, SSOO. H. M. Pir.der, 609 Elizabeth, ad dition, $9lO. Joe Gandolfo, 1019 Eaton, re pairs, SBOO. Ruby Rodriguez. 419 Duval, al terations, S2OO. Benny’s Cafeteria, 906 Simonton, patio, S6OO. Edith Moffat, 901 Truman, re pairs, $2,000. E. Wilson. 322 Elizabeth, repairs, S9OO. L. Jaycocks, 1113 Truman, re pairs, S3OO. Charles Curry, 618 Ashe, repairs, S2OO. Francis J. Noel, 5 Catholic Lane, repairs, S3OO. Pedro Valdez, 2521 Fogarty, porch. S3OO. Eloy Garcia, 812 Elizabeth, re pairs. SIOO. Atlantic Shores Motel, 510 South St., curb, S3OO. RADIO HAMS TO AH) COPS ON HALLOWEEN WEYMOUTH. Mass., Ut —Radio hams will help authorities cope with Halloween pranksters tonight. Several amateur operators will patrol the streets in radio-equipped cars to notify police and firemen of trouble spots, property damage and false alarms. You can install this 6’ xP floor in durable KENFLEX PLASTIC TILE £ WBjjjt y| Clean* Edkier . . . Even grea*e 9 inky :j SBB ttf r~~Wmn bleacher cleaning fluid* or fruit “TjJ acid* uon’t harm KenFlez. / yf under the hardest wear. 9 Withstands Any Weather Ar* • Never Needs Waxing • Never Wears Out • Wide Choice of Colors in Stock The Most Complete Selection of Floor Coverings On the Island LINOLEUMS ewn installation L fl T SS PLAST,C VLMTIC WALL TILES, cheap INLAY wither without Plastic trade end else the BIST ALL TYPES of aluminum trtme finish QUALITY for your own instsfleffon Tie KEY VEST FLOOB COVEBDK CO. m. e. smrrz 1 DUVAL STREET TILIPMONS 3451* Saturday, October 38, 1954 WE ARE NOW IQUIPPED TO OIVI KEY WEST CONTRACTORS AND INDIVIDUALS SANDBLASTING ai GOHITHG WORK Wt Sandblast House* Brick, Stucco or Wood; Boots Stool, All Motals . . . with Portable Equipment "We Go Anywhere" LET US SANDBLAST AND PAINT YOUR NEXT JOB THI RIGHT WAY FREE ESTIMATES AT REASONABLE PRICES See lit or Call 2-2186 at 204 Simonton Street ROBERTS and BROWN PAINTING and DECORATING CO. EASY PAYMENTS ARRANGED Can tor FREE ESTIMATES GIFFEN INDUSTRIES. INC SIS ELIZABETH STREET KEY WEST Headquarters for Kirsch, Drapery, Traverse and Curtain Rods Alto • • • Drapery Accessories Flexalum Venetian Blinds Cornices, Window Shades Building Specialties Tropical Furniture Lamps and Gilt Items KEY WEST VENETIAN BLIND COMPANY 716 Duval Street Phone 2-5581 Jalousies - Windows - Doors Awnings - Furniture THI KEY WIST CITIZVH Page 7