The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 20, 1938, Page 5

ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS PAGE FIVE TAX FREE HOMES FINDS NUGGET Apperensy White recently asked the State miner, had the good fortume re- accidents. but few Setilities The ‘FROM HICKORY GROVE Legislature to take the necessary ¢ently to pick up an Jl-ounce drivers are ne mere careiel bet ie See eee 0 ee Nelda, a beautiful, couregecus @lmoct loses hope when the “ee crop on which her dreams ended, is ruined. Bill. is a tanned, young lettuce farmer. He and Nelda are drawn together, but clash over Reck. Ecck, a wealthy playboy, has put Nelda in an awkward situa- tion when his car breaks down in @ storm. Mrs. Reckless. Reck’s cold and arrogant mother, dislikes Nelda. Sack, Nelda’s younger brother, 3. hes left medical schoot and disape peared. Chapter 21 A Proposal ae was coming back. “Did you receive an offer for | your lettuce?” he inquired, the sternness in his face unrelaxing. “Yes.” Nelda’s voice was brittle. “Better take it.” “Thanks for looking out for my; interests—even if you do ‘p= prove of me.” She simply couldn't resist adding that last. “Why should I disapprove of/ you?” He said it in a way that made her feel foolish. It was es if he'd said, “I’m not interested in oe sufficiently to care what you jo.” “My mistake.” turned her back. she mocked and Because of his remark about the} lettuce, she’d been on the point of telling him of Jack’s mad beha- quer —_ asking his advice upon to find the ee More than tha peng Shor thoroughly feminine, ee that - ould so-quiekly— interest in Jhersbecause through: ancercident she’d.had,to.spend ge im the mountaing with R she ta hae ner oot stb gry at Bill. She flung her packages into the seat and-started to climb in. Then: “Oh, there you are!” some one called. She looked up to see Reck. “I went out to your house to see you,” he said, hing upon her one of his swift, charming grins. It occurred to her that he could get almost anything he wanted with that grin. Why couldn't Bill Langdon be like that instead of being so grouchy? He had charm! if he wanted to use it. : “T’ve got things to say to you,| lady,” Reck broke into her thoughts. “Let’s go some place where we can take on refresh- ments and tok.” “All right.” She locked her car, then turned suddenly to face him. “Oh. Reck, I'm so. worried.” eee san.kesping you out all} jo. I haven’t had time even to think about that. My brother Jack’s left college, and I don’t where he’s gone.” “Well—" Reck mu come home when you ven't the faintest idea our family.” | ft her sister-in- a curtained tt turn into His eyes were so pleading and | humble that she softened and sat down again. - “Your mother doesn’t like me,” she brought out weakly. He threw back his "head and laughed. You and Mother are develop- as one of those mother-daugh- ter-in-law complexes.” “Why, she as much as told me—” “She wants you to come to see her soon,” he interposed. “Hey! What do y k my ma is anyway? An oom some- ' course not.” Nelda felt her- |self blushing furiously. “I’ve al- ways thought she looked ‘upon me as a snaré and a delusion.” “Aren't you?” ‘ “Perha: “Then we're going to be mar- vied!” His laugh broke forth, hap- py_as a breeze. She didn’t doubt that he cared for her, yet she felt there was something peculiar about the pro- posal. An alien note that she eculdn’t define. Could Leila have had anything to do with it? “Why the silence?” he de- manded. “I was just wondering why you really asked me to marry you? | _ He moved around the table and sat beside her. “Because I love you. Isn’t that reason enough?” he said caress- ingly and kissed her on the cheek. ‘ou like me a little; don’t you?” His tenderness’ was so boyish . = it touched her’ deeply. ike you ‘tremendously, Red! “Tm going to buy your een ment ring in San Francisc it his arms about her and Siaimed lips. The bewilderment and misery in her heart were eased by seein ng him so happy. She gave a wistf: thought to the career and the stu- dio that would never be more than a dream. But life with Reck would be vivid, quick, crowded and would more than take the place of the career. | Mrs. Earl Reckless! Nelda Reck- less! A New Boy Scout | NEXT morning Nelda was awak- ened from a sound sleep by a | pounding at the back door. She ced at the clock on the dresser. ‘ive-thirty. Who in the world was ealling so early? Could it be Jack? She ieaped out of bed and flung on a robe. The visitor was Manuel Moresi. He was grinning from ear to ear. “My father—he says I can join j | the Boy Scouts,” he announced ex- {Citedly. “Good!” “You said — 'd help me get in,” he reminded her. “So I did. 'H take you into town today to see the scoutmaster.” “Think I cam wear my uniform back home?” “Not so soon, Manuel. But we'll see if we can’t get you into the elub at once.” “Gee! You're swell.” “Bs ready about nine o'clock, and I'll pick you up.” He was back at the rancho, seat- ed in the roadster, at seven. Nelda did everything she pos- | Sibly could to locate Jack. She no- tified the bureau of missing per- sons, rted notices in the per- sonal columns of newspapers in several large cities, gz him to communicate with her. She wrote to a number of boys in his classes in the hope that one of them might know his where-. ;abouts. But her efforts yielded } nothing. She didn’t tell any one in the | family about = situation, for she. | knew she could expect little or help from them. Stan might try locate Jack, but she felt he 190 no more than she was doing. Too, she feared that Stan or if they knew the boy had quit was delighted over Nelda’s Reck charge of all the wedding arrange- ments and to take care of Mrs. eres cosine eee YOU! to attend her and to make her feel independent. An enterprising firm advertis- “All those indebted to our store .. are requested to call and settle. “All those indebted to our store and not knowing it are requested to call and find out. “Those knowing themselves in- debted and not wishing to call What Uncle Ham and Laura would do, Nelda didn’t know. She was trying to evolve some way for them to be taken care of after her 4| marriage. | (Comvright. 4987, Alice Marte Dodge) In Reverse “Leok- what de good done foh youall”, exhorted .the ein would want to borrow Jack’s | Happenings That Affect the Dinner Pails, Dividend Cheeks and Tax Bills of Every Individual; Na- tional and International Problems Insep- arable From Local Welfare From the business standpoint,’ other member of the Big Three, the year 1937 can be compared Ford, does not issue figures, but to the year 1929. During the first < is se = a similar condi- 20n eX) m us Company. half, industrial production rose The steel industry closed the with pleasing steadiness—as it did year at the lowest rate of produc- in 1929. Security. prices moved ‘tion since September, 1934. How- 4 gzadually upward, with no im- ever, there is an encouraging fac- portant set-backs...The bad signs tor here—a steady rise in the ; were far outweighed by the good markets for ‘steel scrap, plus signs, and it_seemed.a.certainty stable prices, leads to the belief that the recovery .movement that consumption of the basic would go ahead without, impedi- metal is running strongly ahead ment. Then, early in the second | of production. half of the year, industrial pro-' Declining income on the part duction started to fall off slightly of the railroads has also been a —again, as it did in mid-1929. major depression influence. The And in October, the values of se- industry has reduced its purchas- curities took the fastest drop in ing to the bare necessity point. American history, with shares as Business, in general, hopes that a whole depreciating approxi-- the ICC will permit the request- mately 45 percent in a period of ed increase in freight rates, in or- a few weeks. Thereafter, the der that railway purchasing and business indices started on a swift employment may be raised. decline which wiped out most of A less specific, but highly im- the progress that had been made portant factor is the continuing since 1934. In many lines the last “war” between the Roosevelt Ad- week of the year was the worst, ministration and business. The in spite of a generally good!recent speeches of Ickes and Christmas retail trade. Jackson added fuel to the fires of The financial periodicals have investor pessimism. However, the all published their traditional | President's two latest addresses— “annual geview and forecast” is-ito Congress and at the Jackson sues. “Général tenor is expressed! Day-dinner, while far from reas- iby Bakihess Week, when it says:| suring to business, were milder “The year 1938 opens on a low; than many expected. It is the note, but;chances are better than} general opinion that Mr. Roose- fair that it will end on a sub-j yelt;is marking time and testing stantially higher one”. The Wall} the state of the political weather Street Journal hopes that “the in-! through the acts and talks of his fluence of mental attitudes on the! underlings, and that he has not volume of business transactions: made up his mind which way to has. . . reached its maximum”,' turn. There is still a chance that and states that “probabilities are; he may steer the New Deal in a that the present business depres- | somewhat more conservative di- sion will not last far into 1938”. | rection. Individual prognosticators, such On the favorable side, the signs as Ayres and Babson, seem gen- | are largely psychological. All the erally convinced that this depres-j financial magazines lay heavy sion will be shortlived. There are; stress on the apparently: growing | a few who feel that it is destined | congressional sentiment in favor to turn into another major depres-| of cooperation with business and sion unless a drastic reversal of! the alleviation or repeal of laws many present policies occurs,‘ which business feels are hamper- which is unlikely. Some of thejing. The labor situation seems a most clearsighted of the experts! little better than it was a few belong in the group which see the months ago—in a time of declin- future as being far from bright. {ing production, labor tends to To get down to actual facts, the ‘temper its demand on manage- statistics are not favorable. Dur-; j ment and there is less sympathy ling 1936 and 1937, the automobile | among the rank and file in favor industry probably did more than! of radical action. There will be any other to provide employment, ! much less talk about higher wages purchasing power and to stimu-| and shorter hours until the de- late industrial activity in general | pression is ended. it was expected that this industry! The price situation has both its would have another big year in favorable and unfavorable side. | 12938. But that hope, im all prob-|The price decline continues, in ability, will not materialize. The! spite of the efforts of some indus- |used-car problem has become | tries to hold prices to “prosperity” acute; dealers’ inventories are at levels. This tends to spur buying. excesive levels. As a result, new! On the other hand, a severe price car sales have undergone an ex-' break would make additional cuts ceedingly sharp drop. This is re-- in industrial earnings, and so ex- flected in curtailment of produc- ert a further unfavorable influ- tion by the industry, with lay- ence on activity. offs of labor and plants working Job insurance, now in effect in on a part-week basis. Both Gen-j half the States, will help to re- eral Motors and Chrysler, which ' duce the loss of purchasing power issue figures, recently cut pro- resulting from increasing unem- duction and payrolls heavily. The' ployment. SCCSCCSSESSOSOYVESSEESES Lead poisoning affects the Today’s Birthdays whole body but especially the nervous system and the food - a forming tissues. bishop John J. Mitty of Here ee it seems like a good ‘°™ homes in Mississippi. many folks figure that if some- body has something like 10 dol- lars or 15 dollars or maybe a full sack of flour ahead, that they kind of need watchin’—and are maybe not the best type of per- son. And this idea, it got started, because. somebody got himself elected by hoppin’ onto anybody with two-bits, and it looked easy, so more fellers have been tryin it But if we did not have some folks who figure on a rainy day, we would not have any savings banks, or life insurance, or rail- roads, or much of anything. And you take the railroads, it is different from what it was 100 years ago, when if you wanted to go from Cincinnati to Salt Lake, you could walk, or ride a horse. And it would take you 6 or 3 months, and at 100 dollars per month, it would cost 600 or 800 dollars, and also use up a good horse, to boot. And our grandfather, who went west, with a musket on his shoul- der, he would not be findin’ fault with the railroads, and every- thing—he would be givin’ 3 cheers. Yours, with the low down, JO SERRA. \ FISH N N N N eeerecsesereccesecccsoer Today In History & eecesveccesisccse 1783—Armistice declaring a cessation of hostilities concludeds with Britain at Versailles; Ameri- can delegates signed as “The United States of North America”: A MMI LD DE LE a 1798—New 36-gun warship, the “Crescent”, sailed from Ports- mouth, N. H., as present to the Dey of Algiers; had been promis- ed as an inducement to sign trea- ty of peace with America in 1795. All European nations in those days bribed corsairs of Mediter- ranean. Key West’s world renowned fishing is the best in the coun- try for the simple reason that it combines the Atlantic Gulf Stream, Reef and Gulf of Mex- ico fishing. There is no “sea- son” as on the east and west coasts of Florida, the fish in ali reality spending the winter bere. Over 600 varieties abound in adjacent waters and in such plentitude that the fisherman is seldom disappointed. In- stances of the angler reeling in his first sailfish or first tarpon his initial attempt in these wa- ters abound. Expert guides, with large comfortable party launches, are Key West's pride. The blue, swift Gulf Stream is but seven aslics from Key 1874—Congress repealed “Sal- ary Grab” Act of preceding Con- gress, which had raised their own salaries and made them retroac- tive. FOOT PP OP POPP 1682—French start first excava- tions of Panama Canal; spent some $250,000,000. (todd 1911—Andrew Carnegie gave 10 million dollars to Carnegie In- stitution of Washington, D. C. increasing its funds to 25 million. =. MB ws TIPPEE LIPII LOLOL ELLE | GULF STREAM, REEF, GULF OF MEXICO WATERS AVAILABLE FOR KEY WEST'S WORLD FAMOUS PARTY BOAT FISHING —Philadelpha Bullet * KEY WEST A Weekly Feature in THE KEY WEST CITIZEN in the ocean, are cought mastiy late in the evening af Ger pursue the an which they feed. Barracuda. jack and mackerel may aise in those inland waters {sh are broucht Bay of Flormta ties, the real rounds, theugh bes scca Light, twe a urs rum fee Ke wo Fimalty, the famed “bette feching” of the Keys and =e ters around Key West s 2 Sew- « ite sport. Bottom fuhing & vod neariy cverywhere here Among the fish t be cought are grouper, yellowtail, gray. red and lance snapper. mation fich, hogieh porgie. * fomous West. In it the roving blue and white sailfish, one of the gam- est fish in the ocean, feeding on ballyhoo and garfish, run along with bonita, dolphin wahoo and amberjack, which latter fish is mostly hooked in the ten to twenty fathom wa ter of the Stream's “ridges” or shallower spots. 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