The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 4, 1934, Page 2

aMhest amet, 8 The Citizen is pleased to note that FERA has made the beautification of Key West one of its major objectives and [| the results so far obtained have been most -great hopes that were held for recovery haven't materialized. However, by com- 7 with last year, our commercial af- | fairs are in much better order. © — During the first six months of 1933, acedrding to a survey made by the Na- d au: average of but “percent on nt. During é period year, return was 5.7 per cent. In the rous, industry's profits were at the of 8.7 per cent. 3 _ All businesses, of course, are not up to the av e 5.7 figure is largely made possible by the fact that certain in- ies are earning great profits. -During 1 last half-year, for example, automobile 4-| manufacturers earned 12.2 per cent. Auto | parts and aecesséries makers received 12.8 per gent; household equipment, 10.1 per ent; chemicals, 10 per cent. By way of contrast, iron and steel makers earned only 0.4 per cent; coal producers, 2.3 per cent; and building material makers, 0.8 per however, the when they took losses. abe “Tas for recent trends, the influence has arg, an be reef ta bh one the year. experience in- > t thee willbe a-pickyp now the elections are over, and some financial au-; thorities are saying that business leaders feel more confident. INDUSTRY’S PROGRAM Encouraged by President Roosevelt’s apparent desire to stimulate private in- dustry as the next step toward recovery, industrial leaders will draft their program for boosting business at the Congress of American Industry to be held this month con- of in connection with the’ annual Wention of the National ‘Association Manufacturers. -j been working quietly for several months gpon a platform for recovery, to be rati- fied by. the convention in the form of Zecommendations to Congress and the ad- An important feature of these recom- mendations will be a statement of indus- try’s views respecting legislation which should be adopted by Congress to take the ‘|-place of the present National Industrial Recovery Act, which expires June 16, Yale plan forces fraternities to quit. Evidently the Greek word for the plan is not be learned. It is estimate: jewelry would be valud at $32,- 000. ‘ z Letters received from Senator Duncan U. Fletcher indicate that | pounds. Yesterday it Mr, Putnam, commissioner of lighthouses, is in favor of having writes that -Mr. Putnam fully recognizes the need of better fa- cilities for the lighthouse depart- ment here and has recommended the construction of the depot. It is indicated the cost of the strue- tard will be approximately $150,~ pounds. 000. The letter concludes with} i “I will do all possible to have the metter taken care of in the appro- priation bill.” As the days pass the naaber! of golfing enthusiasts grows. This | has been particularly true since the arrival of .Harry’ Hampton, wa recently arrived as pro for the’ elub. While Mr. Hampton is in action on the greens there is al- ways a large gallery and it is said to be nothing short of marvelous to see him drive the ball, some times for a distance of 300 yards. He is considered one of the great- est golfers in the United States. Monthly weighing of the little loggerhead turtle in Curry’s Aqua- rium yesterday showed that “Jum- bo” has gained one and three tion which was years ago. A surprise party was evening in the honor of Ernest Roberts by his mother, Mrs. Lonita Roberts, at the home of his ‘sis- ter, Mrs. Osborn Borden, 717 Southard street. Mr. Roberts re- cently arrived from New York and the party was a homecoming be played between a team from the University of Havana and a bed anergy des ef the year bs a load of spure health-. ion? |, Of Course, He never has to be defrosted. He never thumps or whirrs. He always saves you dollars and cents: CALL FOR PU NO. 8 RE ICE ICE REFRIGERATORS Made of All Metal—Equipped With WATER COOLERS They’re Economical! 100 Per Cent Refrigeration Satisfacti Priced at : $30 and $35 EASY TERMS—10 DAYS’ FREE TRIAL BRSE) geese ucerekseuseesens Westinghouse Mazda B a! b s— Frosted—25 to 75 Watt— ALSO—Fuses, Plugs of all sizes, wall and calling receptacles, switches of a Il types Rosettes, Electr Wire and many othe-s “Your home is worthy of the best” S . \ , : : . N :