The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 17, 1941, Page 2

_ PAGE TWa The icy West Citizen Publisned D: pt Sunday By AWTMAN, President and Publisher , Business Manager ¢ Citizén Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and County Entered at Key W as second class matter Member of the Associated Press The ted Press is exclusively for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not ctherwise cfedited in this paper and also the, local news published here. Assi SUBSCRIPTION RATES -----$10.00 00 ne Year Six Months Three Months One Month Weekly Made known en application. IAL NOTICE of than ., Will be charged for at resolutions of y churches from which | cents a line. and invites discus- n of public issues and subje local or general est but it will not publish anonymous communi- vations. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage? . More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. nd and Sea. of County and City Gov- Airports—L: Consolidation ernments. A Modern City Hospital. Introducing: Mose, N. D.; Jed, Mich. Sam, Idaho, and Lum, Mich. Hints to married men and women: compliment a day keeps the rival away. Classical Latin is a dead language, and most youngsters who have to study it wish it were buried. If eighteen billion doilars were to be spent for constructive instead of destructive activities, what a wonderful improvement that would have made to this country! Weekly newspapers whose circulation is 3,000 or under do not come Wage and Hour Act but daily papers with such circulation are not exempt and that is considered an uhfair condition by those papers affected. Relief for these small town dailies is in sight as Senator Morris of - Texas has intreduced a bill exempting them as Well from the provisions of the Act. The initial gather artists and friends promises well popularity of this “getting the of for together” artist and layman for this winter season. | Key West is proving more and more that it hag-something unique to offer to the artist cult and the layman is not slow to recognize this as a distinctive attraction for winter visitors, Just a few years ago the then Senator | Malone made an address in Key which he stated that the First West Georgé W. Allen, president of the Key West First’ National Bank, who was present, cor- rected the senator by declaring it was $10,- 600,000. Now the First National Bank of Miami has deposits of $42,500,000, up $8,- 500,000 the of 1940. In the vocabulary of the street, that’s going some. in year Through surveys and analyses mail order houses have discovered that only about 5 per cent of customers are dishonest and are therefore liberal with credits; the purchase of immense quanti- ties ef their goods at wholesale prices takes care of these small losses, and mail order houses need rot consider rents neither nor taxes in their direct customer trans- actions. There can be no complaint against Key. West merchants to facilitate sales by giving ample credit to deserving cus tomers; their liberality in this respect is well known, if not always appreciated in this community. However, with few ex- ceptions, the merchants of this city do not reslize the value of persistent advertising and so many tho of dollars flow into the coffers order houses. Every merch man will find it prof nite sales, for ares known to e form of quite to il siness aside a de the purpose of 1 the buying pub licity. pub- entitled to use | urder the | ng ot Key West's | in | National | Bank ih 'Miami had deposits of $8,000,000. | | THOUGHTLESS: PEOPLE The United States Coast Guard is made | up of a highly efficient organization com- bined with a group of daring and able sea- men. It is generally regarded as the finest service of its kind on earth. Thoughilessness like that of the pair who registered for an air race from Miami to Key West and'then flew to St. Peters- burg, however, does nothing. to improve re- lations between the service and the people it protects. Unfortunately, it is not an unusual case. Again and again, worried wives and mothers rush to the Coast Guard to ask for a search for hubby or a boy who hasn’t come home from his fishing or cruise and is en- dangered by an approaching storm. But, if he turns up safely after docking his boat at another port, the Coast Guard usually is forgotten and its seamen battle the storm | all night in an unnecessary search. Apparently there is no limit to their patience in coming at the ery of “wolf!” | But they definitely don’t like it. As one of | the officers stationed here put it, “people just get too independent.” AN AIRPLANE JUNK MAN. A new town has been started in Cali- fornia by an Italian-born former airplane L.rnstormer, who quit flying to go into the airplane junk business in a big way, ac- cording to a story in Newsweek. He is | Arrigo Balboni, recently of Los Angeles, who has now moved his collection of some | 2,100 wrecked planes to his new location. In addition to. being an enterprising | junk man, Balboni believes. in signs when he writes them himself,, and he has a sense | of humor. The sign he left at his old Los | Angeles stand reads as follows: “Attention, Saps! The Great Balboni moving to Balboni, San Bernardino county, | California, 3 miles and 2 inches-east of On- tario. Come to Balboni; all the air lanes lead there, where you can fly, glide, slip | and wreck. If you broke don’t brag; you | have company. If you can’t pay hangar | rent, you don’t have to pay at Balboni. You | can leave your klunk in the fresh open air | for exactly nothing. Other saps are doing ; it and you are no better. Arrigo Balboni.” | | | | | | At his new junk yard is another sign which reads: “Balboni, California; pop- ulation 1, but watch me grow.” Balboni’s business is buying wrecked planes cheap from discovraged owners or their heirs, re- pairing them if not too badly damaged, or selling parts to pilots, aviation schools and others. In his long career as a stunt flyer, Bal- | boni was-lucky, as was his famous para- chute-jumping dog. After 648 jumps with- out injury, she finally died of old age. Bal- boni seems likely to do the same. THIS CONCERNS YOU The average reader of The Citizen, when he runs-across a brief news item, re- porting that various concerns have entered | a consent decree restraining them from | fixing prices, is not impressed with | item, Just the same, the government is every ay on the trail of business concerns which try to get together to fix prices, limit com- petition and otherwise destroy what the orators glibly refer to as the competitive system, based upon private initiative. There are many business men in the United States today, whose chief claim to their salaries is based upon illegal agree-- ments, designed to mulct the consumers in violation of the laws that prohibit con- es in restraint of trade and provide tend to monop- spiraci penalties for trusts that olize business. In every illega! practice of business there is a price advance for the consumer. The standard of living is restricted by vy price increases thet are not based natural economy but solely upon arti- ficial restrictions set-up by conspiring busi- ness. FLEET READY FOR ACTION The United States fleet, for the first time in many years, will not engage in large- scale manoeuvres this year. It will be held intact in Hawaiian waters until the world ation clears up a bit. The fieet, it is reported, is busy. Every battle unit has been overhauled and gun- nery practice is practically continuous. Fleet division exercises are carried out, with the purpose of making the fleet the most efficient in the world, ready for any mission i that may be assigned, si the | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | ’ i . ' FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1941 |U.S.A., air corps head, born in Today’s Birthdays peer W.. Va. 53 years ago. 'U. S. WEATHER , TT ; © TUREAU REPORT Today’s Horoscope Today In History | 1821—Moses Austin, Connecti-! cut-born pioneer of the West, re- ceives Mexican grant to settle 300 American families in Texas —dies in June and_ enterprise successfully carried out by ‘son, Stephen F. Today gives a certain uneven- ness of temper that will try the patience of friends, except those ...82 who can See beneath the crusty 72. exterior: It gives a rugged, nat- 7 ural life, preferring isolation and the opportunity to study or medi- | tate by itself. Be contented with 0.34 a limited sphere of action. Observation taken at 7:30 a. m 75th Mer. Time (city office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours Lowest: last night Mean - eo Normal - z Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 a. m., inches Total ranifall since Jai inches ait Excess sinee January inches. ae 4 Ey Total rainfall since Jan. inches Excess inches 0.12 Wind Direction and Velocity S—8 miles per hour Relative Humidity 95 % Barometer: at.7:30 a. m., today \Tesults, Sea level, 29.82 (2013.2 millibars) | Payment for classified adver- | Victed and imprisoned. Tomorrow's. Almanac | iaine . : | — |Sumise Tid o. ms Woemente (is invariably! in= 80-1159 peperteoriA lot Racumcentl Sunset 6:02 p. m. vance, but reguiar advertistrs|Commerce created—divided in Moonrise 11:31 p. m.; With ledger accounts may have! 913. Moonset 10:52 a, m. their advertisements charged. Tomorrow's Tides | Advertisements under this head | (Naval Buse) i will be inserted in The Citizen at | west Indies (Virgin Islands) pass- AM P.M. ;the rate of one-cent (1c) a word}... to United States 12:48 1:31 |for each. insertion, but the mini- 7:09 7:34 ;mum for the first insertion im} 1913 German plot to destrov 1866—(75, years ago) French emperor answers American note }that a longer continuance of |Frenchygpoops in Mexico. objec- tionable. CLASSIFIED | iu» 1874—Die, in 63rd year, in North Carolina, Chang and Eng, C 0 L U M N famous Siamese twins; die with- |ni hour of each other, the second’ probably from fright. i biies some alow give et A Seen: ok. Gulen jStreet address as well as theif rescued from starvation and ill- 1.15 012 1.15 since January 1917—Sovereignty of Danish High Low FORECAST every instance is twenty-five! 4 merican wheat crop by poison- siderbale cloudiness with mild Poel (Till. 7:30 p.m., Saturday) | cents (25c). |ous pollen. discovered. Key West and Vicinity: Con- | — | gies | 1933—Chile lays up her battle- | temperature tonight and Satur- LOST—Lady’ 5 |ships because of the depression. Gold Watch, in \day; gentle to moderate south; itial T. V. M. on back. Lost at! and southwest: winds. | Carnival Wednesday, Reward. Florida: Considerable cloudi-! Phon= 542-W janl7-6tx | ness tonight and Saturdays slight- i WANTED ‘ly colder in north portion Satur-!_ _ ___ oes ae day. .WANTED—Living Room Suite, Jacksonville to Florida Straits! Gas or Electric Refrigerator, ‘and East Gulf: Gentle to moder-! Rugs, Kitchen Table ate south and southwest winds, | Saas iis gue see by officials to be taken long becoming westerly over north | Phone 836-W. “jan15-3tx before the gates are thrown open portion; mostly overcast weather | ; |on Monday, January 27. tonight and Saturday. PICTURE j CONDITIONS FRAMING | The low pressure area that was: PICTURE FRAMING, Diplomas; | over Oklahoma and Arkansas ye3-| antique frames refinished. Sign ,terday morning has increased in| painting. Paul DiNegro, 614 intensity and. moved northeast-; Francis street. nov18-tf ‘ward to Illinois, causing general | HOTELS precipitation during the last 24! hours from the Missouri and Mis- ; sissippi valleys eastward to the'| BRING YOUR VISITING friends Atlantic coast, the amounts being in need of a good night’s rest} heavy on portions of the middle! to THE OVERSEAS HOTEL. and north Atlantic coast. Another. Clean reoms, enjoy the homey low pressure area off the north atmosphere. Satisfactory rates. | Pacific coast has caused moderate 917 Fleming St. nov17-tf jto heavy rains in, that area, and , --—— ——-—— , light snow has fallen in portions FOR SALE of the central and northern Rock- | _-~ lies. A.strong high pressure area ;~ es lis moving in over the northern; *°Uam Rockies, and temperatures have nee: Flagler (County fallen in western districts, with} 2d) Aventiey between | Sth readings below zero this morning; @"4_ 6th Streets. Price $600. in North Dakota, and. freezing) APPly Box LG, The Citizen. southward over Oklahoma. { —- Sotfickst i Charge, |SIGNS_“For Rent”, “Rooms For SaERANEEr “| Rent”, “Apartment For Rent” “Private Property, No Tres- passing”. THE ARTMAN PRESS nov25-tf A GOOD BUY—Large 2-story | House arid 2 four-room cottages on Let running through Block from Street to Street, size of Lot 58x143 feet. A very good investment. Price only $3.- 500.00. Johnson & Johnson, 419 | Duval Street. jan15-tf supplies for to arrive 1939—Amercian China’s army, begin Srtedte be there. Exhibit space in the 1941 edi- tion of the Florida Orange Fes- tival at Winter Haven is being |subseribed for in such quantities ee | that all available space is expect- HEAD COLD icated vapors. - THEN AT BEDTIME, rub VapoRub on throat and chest to get full ben- efit of its long-continued action QUICK SALE—Lots 5 and 6, > 6, tract 21, each 50x100. side COFFEE MILLS AT ALL Today’s : . Anniversaries Cenk REE NGORIESA SSOPESRRPR 1706 — Benjamin Franklin, | America’s famed versatile per- sonality, famed as among the; great statesmen, patriot, author, | printer - publisher, philosopher, | scientist and inventor, born — in} Boston. Died’ in Philadelphia, FOR SALE—Spanish type house. April 17, 1790. large lot, many tropical fruit trees. Also. party boat “Jewel” Apply 808 Eston Street. | NO NAME LODGE Famous Bahia Honda Fishing Reef - Tarpon - Permit - Bone Fishing Cottages—$3.50 a.day and up Stone Crab Dinners a Specialty Phone No Name Key No. 1 For Information TRY IT TODAY— 1771—Charles Brockden Brown, The Favorite in Key West popuiar novelist of his day, first | Ameriean to make such his pro- fession but unable to provide | properly for his family at it, born in Philadelphia. Died Feb. 22, } 1810. jan6-s | HOUSE AND CABIN on_ lot! 50x125, located on Big Pine | Key, only 200 feet from Ocean | front. Good dock, skiff and) CUBAN COFFEE out-board motor for only $500| ON SALE AT ALL GROCERS cash. Apply Sweeting’s Service Station, 1781—Robert Hare, noted Phil- adelphia chemist-scientist of his age, born in Philadelphia. Di-d ‘May 15, 1858 Simonton and Greene jan2-s ngton Street. Square 4, Tract 20. Price $300. Apply James | H. Pinder, 1217 “Se With AN 1800—Caleb Cushing, Newbury- eee port, Mass., lawyer, congressman and successful diplomat in China and Japan, cabinet officer, lar, one of the most versatile and | talented men of his century, born in Essex Co., Mass. Died Jan. 2, 1879. scho- FOURTI FT. SAILBOAT. Fully equipped. $100. James H Pinder. 1217 Petronia Street jan3-s FOURTE FT. OUTBOARD MOTOR BOAT. Fully equipped and one Johis thoard mo- 50. James HF. Petronia Strect. jan3-s 1822—George Fuller, famed painter, an American master. whose pictures are called painted poetry. patient worker for many pars till success came, a soul of kindness and charity, born in Deerfield, Died at Brook line, Mass., March 21, 1884. TO COUPLE ind of food. You cam pow tai: { Apartment , e home. Hot. water; no animals or chil- $65.00. 615 17. jan3-tf 1824—Hayward A. Harvey, per- fector of automatic machinery nventor of the Harvey Process for treatir a or plate, bern in Jamestown. Y. Died Aug. 28, 893. N 1851—Arthur B. Frost. edi il- “ustrator, bern Philadelphia. Died June 22, FIVE-ROOM FURNISHED 'T. Modere : Available now t Apply 421 GE 1928. > HOUS eS. jani3-lwkx COTTAGE. 1227 One block from y Valdes Bak- jané-tf ;telephone number if they desire |treatment at New York institu-! |tion — clergyman-manager_con-| G-F's 16-Star Storage Features provide oper preservation for every tyre and of bargain clays at the mathet. Alvan Macauiey; board chair- J. Warren Madden, new Claims™an, Packard! Motor, born in Court judge, ex-chairman of the National Labor Board, born. at Damascus, Ill, 51 years ago. Cora W. Stewart of Morehead, | lKy., 66 years ago. Dr. Robert M. Hutchins, presi- dent of the University. of Chicago, born in Brooklyn, N. Y.,-42 years ago. Glenn L. Martin of Baltimore, airplane manufacturer, born in Macksburg, La., 55 years ago. | Lt. Gen. Delos C. Emmons, | Wheeling, W. Va., 69 years ago. David Lloyd George, Britain's \first world war premier, born 78 S ago. Key West's ‘ Hotet De Luxe American Plan 200 delightful ROOMS, each with PRIVATE BATH Beautiful Cocktail Lounge DANCING NIGHTLY Casa Marina Orchestra PETER SCHUTT, Manager 0 ir KEY WEST visit et" HAVANA H Arrive Hayana 5:00 p. m. same afternoon Lv. Havana - Wednesdays 10:00 p. m. Ar. Key West - Thursdays 7 Ly. Havana - Se '— LeAVE KEY: WEST 10:30 A: M. 20 Mondays & Thursdays Fridays 9:00 a, m. ROUND fe FM 10 day limit including meals and berth-at sea Cuban Taxes 70c To PORT TAMPA ROUND TRIP 518 Leave Every Friday Ar. Key West - Fridays 3:15 p. THE PENINSULAR: & OCCIDENTAL S. S. COMPANY SSS eT For Th Consult YOUR TRAVEL AGENT or ined WICKS | MEMORY OF MOOn| ating Noma by Jeanne ‘ -— SAVE THESE WAS ew General Electric Refrigerator G-E's Conditioned Air and 1 age Features keep fresh foods overs pertectt penny-worth all waste. NEW 1941 G-E REFRIGERATORS NOW ON DISPLAY! See the many new features in the many new improved models—the i: Bowman STARTS IN THIS PAPER JANUARY 20 for days without a