The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 1, 1946, Page 3

TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1946 STATISTICS STANDINGS IN DIAMONDBALL LEAGUE END OF YEAR RECORDS GIV-| EN: SCORES OF VARIOUS, 1945 GAMES RECALLED BY| WRITER | By PEDRO AGUILAR The standing of teams in the} Civilian Softball League at the) end of 1945 follows: Club— W. L. Pet.) Machinists 6 2 .750| B29 Bombers - 5 2.710} Holsum Bread 4 3 5681 Daily News 4 4 506! Civilian Workers 4 5 444} American Legion 1 8 ty Results of games played so far in the Winter League: Machinists Machinists 11, Legion 1. Machinists 7, Holsum 7 game). Machinists 9, Civilian Workers y Machinists 3, Bombers 4. Machinists 11, News 4. Machinists 4, Legion 3. i Machinists 4, Civilian Work- ers 2. Machinists 3, News 5. Machinists 10, Bombers 1. Bombers Bombers 10, Holsum 2. Bombers 13, Civilian Workers (tie \ { i | Bombers 1, News 0. Bombers. 4; Machin S43 Bombers 1], Leg: Bombers 5, News 5 tie game). Bombers 1, Machinists 10. Bombers 2, Civilian Workers 7. Holsum Bread Holsum 2, Bombers 10. Holsum 7, Machinists game). Holsum 9, News 10. Holsum 8, Legion 7. Holsum 4, Civilian Workers 12. Holsum 13, Legion 1. i Holsum 5, Machinists 3. i Daily News News 0, Civilian Workers 1. | News 7, Legion 1. News 10, Holsum 9. News 4, Machinists 11. News 6, Civilian Workers 3. News 11, Legion 7. News 5, Bombers 5 (tie game).! News 0, Holsum 9 (forfeited). Civilian Workers Workers 12, Holsum 4, Workers 3, News 6. Workers 7, Bombers 2. | Workers 1, News 0. i Workers 8, Bombers 13. Workers 7, Machinis' Workers 3, Legion 5 Workers 2, Machinists 4. Workers 11, Legion 9. American Legion Legion 1, Machinists 11. Legion 1, News 2. Legion 5, Workers 3. Legion 7, Holsum 8. Legion 7, Bombers 11. Legion 3, Machinists 4. Legion 7, News 11. Legion 1, Holsum 13. Legion 9, Workers 11. { Southern Enginers played in the summer league’s second-half and! won five and lost four games. The players on this team had’ the following batting averages: Jordan, 19 times at bat, six runs, five hits, .263. } Marsh, 23 times at bat, nine) ruhs, seven hits, .304. 1 Higgs, 15 times at bat, nine! ruhs, five hits, 333. | Del Valle, seven games, 17 times} at bat, eight runs, six hits, 352. Larson, five games, 10 times at bat, one run, no hits, .000. Goss, nine games, 23 times at bat, nine runs, eight hits, .347. gerp. eight games, 20 times at bat, four runs, four-hits, .200. C. Harris, five gamés, 13 times at ‘bat, one run, two’ hits, .153. Atwood, one game, once at bat,} no-runs, no hits, .000. { Ashmore, one game, twice at! bat, no runs, no hits, .000. Rosam, five games, 14 times at bat, no runs, two hits, .142. H K. Albury, four games, at bat) four times, two runs, one hit, .250. Aurelio Lastres, seven games, 10 times at bat, five runs, six hits, .333. B. Baker, six games, 10 times at| bat, one run, two hits, .200. j Simnes, one game, once at bat, no hits, no runs, .000. Yancey, five games, four runs, three hits, .272, 11 times at bat. Rife, six games, 16 times at bat, } 11 runs, eight hits, .500. Bethel, played in three games,' six times at bat, two runs, two hits, .333. C. Wells, played in four games, 12-times at bat, two runs,, three hits, .250. As a whole the team played) nine games, was at bat 240 times, | Scored 73 runs, hit safely, 65 times} gor an average of .262. 2 Chief Brightens Up —But For Whom? (Ry Assortated Press) PONCA CITY, Okla.—Attrac- tive new cream colored drapes } made their appearance in aj; place where you would least expect them—the police station here. The idea came from Chief of 7 (tie 9. Police Joe McFadden who want- ed to brighten the place up. i CITY SPORTS Every Type of Play DIAMONDBALL at Bayview Park Field (Night Games) THURSDAY— 7:20—Holsum Bread vs. Avia- tion Civilians. 9:00—B-29’s vs. American Le- gion. FRIDAY— 7:30—B-29's vs. Holsum Bread. 9:00—Miami Daily News vs. Machinists. BASKETBALL at High School Gymnasium (Night Games). WEDNESDAY— 7:00—Miami Daily News vs. Lindsley Lumber, Co. 8:00—Lions vs. Convent Cubs. 9:00—Earthquakers vs. Sweet- | ing’s Auto Service. } THURSDAY— 7:00—Carbonell’s Luncheonette vs. Miami Herald. 8:00—High -School Girls Convent Varsity. 9:00—Coca-Cola vs. Key West Transit Company. BASEBALL at Municipal Stadium (Afternoon Games) vs. SUNDAY Games to be announced. eee RECREATION Bayview Park—Tennis, basket: ball and handball courts. Dia- mondball. Comfort stations. South Beach and Rest Beach— Swimming. Masonic Patio—Shuffleboard. Gulf Dock and Rest Beach— Deepsea fishing, small boats, ‘MONEY VALUES FELL IN “45 By GEORGE PHILLIPS AP Newsfeatures NEW YORK, Jan. 1.—The earn- ing power of money cfopped to the lowest levels in history in 1945 and made possible the great- est volume of corporation bond | refunding since the iush 1929 era. The federal government made it an instrument ef national pol- icy to keep interest rates low. As a result, the largest debt ever pil- ed up by any nation was carried by the Treasury Department at an average interest rate of a few points under two percent: This was a far cry from the average rate on the gross public debt during and after the last World War. On March 31, 1917, interest rates averaged 2,395 per- cent and by Aug. 31, 1919, had advanced to the record high of 4.196 percent. The figures are from Moody’s Investment Service. Investors’ Squeeze In 1945 the owner of money for investment felt the squeeze from many other directions. The avef- age interest rate paid by* mutual savings banks on deposits was 1,70 percent, against 1.78 a year earlier. Virtually every corporation in the country that had a funded debt and a sonably good credit rating ‘refunded existing obliga- tions withlower interest securi- ties. i Of the tdtal corporation financ- ing in 1945 of approximately $5,- { 750,000,000, all but around $1,- 000,000,000 was to replace out- standing bonds. During the year there were 125 bond issues bear- ing coupons of more than four percent removed from the New York Stock Exchange list. Most of them were replaced with’ 2% to 3% percent paper, depending on how good the credit of the is- suing company and spot market conditions when they were brought out. Refunding operations in 1945 were more than double the 1944 total and by far the largest amount since 1929. This included money in circula- tion, bank deposits, bond holdings and other assets capable of being quickly converted to money. Bond Prices Up The steady pressure of funds was reflected in rising bond mar- ket prices throughout the year. Obligations of railroads that only a year or so ago were in receiver- ship enjoyed wide patronage. The Associated Press average of 20 rails rose from around 96.50 to 103, the highest since the index has been in existence. The 10 utility bonds in the compilation made the second best showing among domestic loans, reflecting the over-all improve- ment in the electric power and light industry, strongly evident during the last half of the year. Industrial and low-yield bonds, which had their big year in 1944, held on to all the advantage price- wise despite repeated lowering of interest rates through refunding. Foreign dollar bonds made sub- (Continued from Page One) is past... Again Key West hums with lethal activity and the har-| ! bor is crowded with war vessels} and the streets with men gath-| ered to defend democratic Boyr| ernment. We called it “The War} to End, Wars.” Yesterdays follow fast... mance-laden . . . young lovers walk the blossom - perfumed | moon-lit streets . . . proud pos-} terity of prosperous piratical pa- | ternity ...a daring, fearless, am- phibian race... The moon wanes! and the skies redden as the boats } of alien spongers burn... morn- ing rises on the “Noble. Experi- ment” and a baseball team is or- j ganized ... The Coast Guard vs. | the Bootleggers . . . fast curves} today; bullets tomorrow. 1935. The wind blew .. . the railroad departs forever ... . a/ glorious Highway begins to take} its place ... enters Key West in 1938 . . . and travelers crossing} the “Seven Mile Bridge” marvel! | at the tapestry of color as the| waves of the ocean and the waves} of the Gulf don white caps and} dance together. | 1941-45. Pearl Harbor ... The day of Infamy ... and Key West becomes a fortified city in grim| earnest . mightier by far than| ever re. i New faces on the street ... new} paint on old weatherboards . . . there is a world conflagration .. .| again the marching feet of men . .. the insistent notes of bugles . .. the recognition of ‘the fact} | that here is the GIBRALTAR of} the CARIBBEAN ... all the tur-} moil of hurried preparation . Army, Navy, Coast Guard, rines, Air Force, builders . . . fine; all lads from the Bible Belt, the ‘orn Belt and the crowded streets | of the cities ready to render that} “last full measure of devotion” at) their country’s call . . . Not yet has all this grim haste robbed; Key West of all its most gracious charm .. . the slow pendulum} swing of its courtesy, hospitality and leisure . . . but the visitor) gives place to the Men-at-Arms and the Essential Worker . . . there is a shady fringe; but the adventurer, the exploi might as well remember that Key West has dealt with pirates long| ago and has not forgotten how. | 1945. KEY WEST TOMOR- ROW: Not “Manana”. . , that soul-comforting ward belongs to the Key West of “ayer” . . now, “tomorrow” is definite . . . must break the record of today .. .. more men... more planes . more houses... a Highway, mod- ern throughout ... a giant pipe- line . . . gushes a torrent of fresh water .. . replacing cisterns that have served well... can no long- er fill the growing demand. But in storm or calm, in Peace or in War, still will Key West remain: A Scimitar sweeps Before the Nation’s heart and} ever keeps Unsheathed its vigilance. watchful waits The out-post sentinel of our! Southern gates. ro-! that guarding It Key West, 1946 ? 2? One safe | bet is the ferry for your car and | you to Havana; another is the ex- tension of the Intracoastal Water- | way to this southernmost point in | the U. S. A. Another (and this is betting on a certainty) is the better management of the city | under a modern Commission- Manager form of government, provided by the Charter adopted | this year (1945). COMES A MORE REMOTE TO-| MORROW and Ke;-West is a city} of shining homes, the fountain of} retsoration to the weary and! heavy-laden, in the kindliest cli- mate in the United States. Tenny- son saw that day when: “The war-drums throb no longer And the battle flags are furled In the Parliament of Man, the Federation of the World.” ... This is the hope of the world and in the meantime Lovers of sea and sky and sun Rose-tipped clouds when the day is done, White-capped waves where the swift tides run; Behold Key West. Well, this is part of our story.} It all sums up to this: You are invited to Key West, to partake of our famous Turtle Steak, Cuban Coffee, Crawfish Enchilada and Coconut Ice Cream. Enjoy our hospitality. \ In the meantime, you have a correspondent in Key West. FIRST POSTAGE STAMPS New York,—The first postage stamps were put on sale in New York City in 1847. Pa SAR SRT EN, stantial progress after the end of the war. The Treasury Department came into the money market twice dur- ing the year against three times in 1944. In the seventh drive early in the year $26,300,000,000/ was realized and in the final, or Victory Loan drive, $20,000,000,- 000 was exchanged for govern- ment paper. In 1944 a total of close to $60,000,000,000 was raised. \ SINGLETON RECALLS |BRAZIL NEEDS \ MORE FARMERS, GETS SLICKERS By TAD SZULC AP Serercs Eaitur RIO DE JANEIRO.—At the moment when Brazil most needs its agriculture resources to feed its own population and to con- tribute to the world-wide pro- gram of postwar rehabilitation, its rural population continues to abandon the fields to migrate to the big urban centers. Thus facing one of the most serious problems of its adminis- tration, the government is trying to solve it by directed immigra-} tion and stimulation of city workers to return to the rural zones.. Trouble Grows In spite of varlous measurers adopted with the aim of return- ing rural populations to agricul- tural districts, the situation has grown worse and worse, and the |Hormione Injections Be Given’ Plants y) Ansocthted Press) s mv, Australia. — During the next 12 months hormone injections will be given to 90,000 apricot trees, in the irrigated area of .Leeton, New, South Wales, io delay flowering for three’ or , four weeks and pre- vent damage by frost. Attempts also will be made to speed up the peach crop by three weeks in order to space out better. the arrival of fruit at canneries,, and an American ex- pert hopes to increase the toma- to crop 30 per cent by judicious use of hormones. necessity of a further immigra- tion becomes evident. The gov- ernment has acted by promul- gating a decree establishing new rules and: dispositions as to the j entrance of immigrants to Bra- ; zil. ie Classified Column Advertisements ander this bead will be inserted im The Citizen at the rate of 2e a word for each inser- tion, bat the minimum charge for he fiest 25 words or less is 30c. She rate for viacktace type is Sea word and the minimum charge for the first 15 words or less is abe. Payment for classified advertise- ments is invariably in advance, but regular advertivers with ledger ac- counts may have their advertise- ments charged. ‘Fo insure publication, copy must be in the office before 11 o’clock om the day of publication, HELP WANTED TELEPHONE OPERATORS WAGE INCREASE Learners now earn a mini- mum of $26.00 per week for 48 hours work Wage rates for experienced operators are proportion- ately higher F+<quent increases, addi- tional payment for evening, Sunday and holiday work MANY OTHER ADVANTAGES Let our Chief Operator, Mrs. McDermott, tell you the whole story Apply 9 to 5 at the TELEPHONE OFFICE janl-tf Lady to do general office work. Apply at Monsalvatge & Drane. dec29-tf zs} Barber. Oversea Barber Shop, op- posite Oversea Hotel. See Mr. Perez, 423 Amelia st.’ dec29-4tx 7 Experienced cashier wanted. Ap- ply immediately. Victory Cash Market, 1028 Division street. dec31-3t Wanted immediately, butcher; also person for fruit and vege- table department. Victory Cash Market, 1028 Division st. dec31-3t WANTED PISS 2 Ce Small fishing boat and lightweight skiff. Must be reasonable. Write giving description, price to 59-1 Poinciana Place. dec29-3tx WANTED TO BUY CERES Eide yc a 1940, 1941, 1942 Chevrolet, Ford, Plymouth car. Apt. 42-D, Naval Housing Project. dec31-4tx MISCELLANEOUS Refrigeration sales and service. Repairs on all makes. All work guaranteed. Mumford & Ross, 220 Duval st., phone 333. dec22-1mo Used furniture bought and sold. Key West Bedding Co., phone 669, 515 Front st. janl-tf Lawn mowers, saws, knives, scis- sors sharpened. Sewing ma-~ chines, small motors, suit cases, trunks, locks, etc., repaired. Keys duplicated. B. F. Camp- bell, 928 Division street. dec5-tf Picture framing, diplomas, cer- tificates, photos. DiNegro’s Stu- i 614 Francis st., phone janl-1mo. FOR HIRE For Hire—Truck, general moving. J. C. Ramsey, 709 Whitmarsh Lane. Temporary phone, 444, from 8 am. to 6:30 pr. janl-Imo FOR SALE Pony, $50. Apply 2301 Patterson Johnson, Phone 372. janl-tf FOR SALE Vita Var House Paint, guaranteed 100% pure. $3.25 gallon. There is none finer at any price. Pierce Bros. dec15-1mo 2- and 3-bedroom bungalows, furnished and unfurnished; small down payment, balance payable monthly. Johnson, Phone 372. jani-tf Original hand-painted tropical pictures by a local artist. An ideal Christmas gift. Paul G DiNegro, 614 Francis st. dec15+20tx Bronze screen wire, metal flash lights, automatic electric baby bottle warmers, brass hose noz- zles, Pyrex flameware. See-us for your paint and hardware needs. Lowe and Son, 846 Olivia st. dec28-4tx Vita Var Full Body Floor Varnish; $5.00 value, $3.95 gallon, none better. Pierce Bros. decl5-1mo Vita Var Super Chromium Finish Aluminum Paint, covers 30% more surface than most of the aluminum paints. $5.40 per gal- Jon. Pierce Bros. ; You can now get shoe skates. $17.95. Skating Rink. dec27-6tx Twelve-piece bedroom suite; Ja- dy’s ‘bicycle and guitar. Apply: 933 Fleming street, 9 a.m. to , 3 p.m. dec29-6tx For Sale—7-room house, lot 45 x 105 ft. Apply 1106 Fleming st. dec29-4tx Movie camera, 16:mm Cine Ko- dak. Evans’ Photo Supply, 506 Southard street. dec29-3t Complete furnishings for dinette and living room. Dishes and kitchen utensils. Apt. .39-D, Navy, opposite High School. dec31-3tx Baby’s crib, large size, Simmons’ spring and good mattress. 1231 South st. dec31-2tx 2 adjacent lots in the city’s nicest residential section, on Grinnel near South. An ideal homesite -High and dry. Priced to sell quick, $750 each. Office, 915 Windsor Lane, phone 222-J. dec31-3tx ey 13 lots in one block 50 x 100 each. High and dry and ready dec15-1mo | } xk xk Harold B. Davidson, ex Chief Boatswain's Mate » Sal- vage expert, inventor, diver, ex- plorer is in’ Key West with Mrs, Davidson and daughter, and is residing at Poinciana. His wide experience has car- ried him from thé romantic tasks of scientific expeditions, gath- ering specimens and taking sub- marine ' movies among coral reefs, to’ the hard dangerous construction of sea walls, bridge foundations, and salvage of sunken ships, often in sub zero weather. He was on the first Navy crew to begin work salvaging the ill fated Normandie. Later he took part in the African in- vasion. He was thrice commend- ed while in the service. One of his salvage devices was ac¢epted by the Navy for use in ship salvage. His first hand experiences with the so-called monsters of the deep include octopus, manta, sting rays, and the ferocious Conger eel. This man has shot more air bubbles at voracious sharks and barracuda than most people have blown smoke rings in the safe sanctum of their own homes. He considers thém more of an annoyance than a danger to a deep sea diver, : As a staff member of seyeral | scientific expeditions, he © was | with the New York’ Aquarium! securing rare Caribbean speci-! mens; The Sutton Expedition in| the Bahamas; and the Barton! Expedition which made and pro-! duced the picture “Titans of the | Deep” under the direction of; Otis Barton, inventor of the Bathysphere. He also served on the first collecting crew of the Marine Studios of St. Augustine Florida and built the reproduc- tion of the coral reef in the tank at Marineland. __ The real dangers of diving, he insists, lie mostly in the human element, such as mistakes made above the surface. Mechanical failures and faulty equipment account for many casualties. The physical limitations of the hum- ‘an body under pressure add to toto adn tintin nda tintin DIVER DAVIDSON HERE HAS HAD BENDS, nee Salvaged Normandie; Was In African Invasion kkk FOUGHT SEA MONSTERS, UNDERWATER RMABAADAASABAAEAAAAASAABABAAAAAAADAAASD the risk. Bends and squeeze ac- count for many casualties. How does it feel to die. David- son can tell you. He was one of the few to survive a squeeze. Alone and crushed beneath fathoms’ .of water, he suffered the agonies of the dread squeeze. His apparently lifeless body. cruelly compressed, was hauled to the surface and taken from his water filled dress. Adrenalin injections directly into the heart, were necessary to start it, and he lived again. ‘ With the hum of tropic winds still in his memory, Davidson has tales of buried treasures, wrecked galleons, and fabulous loot. Davidson is in Key West now interested in searching out tales of treasures along the reefs and on’ shore. t PAGE THREE It’s All Right, Dear, .They Know Me Ther€ (By Associated Press) WATFORD CITY, N. D.—Two years ago, Donald Erickson’s hip was crushed when a tractor rolled over him. Last year, he was seriously hurt in a plane jcrash. His leg was fractured this month in a mine accident, and Erickson made his third trip to the hospital in as many years. This time it was a double trip. Mrs. Erickson went with him — and, shortly after their | arrival, gave “birth to a daugh- ter. |NAVY PEDALS WAY . TO NEW VICTORY (By Associated Press) , WASHINGTON.—During the capital transit strike which left some 500,000 Washingtonians with no rides to work, people were trying everything from roller skates to horseback, but | Lt. E. C. Gulick found the prize | solution. On his way to. the Navy Department on a bicycle with 2 basket attached to. the handlebars, he offered a lift to | Mrs. John R. McCauley, en route ;to the Pentagon. She climbed right into the basket. NOW SHOWING NOON to 11 P.M. Little Re Beasts By Citizens py ERNIE Herald St! JAN for development, near new pro- posed beach! Total price, $4,500, less than $350 each. Office, 915 Windsor. Lahe, phone 222-5. dec31-3tx + Radiance roses. Freeman’s, 1121 Catherine st. Phone 672-W. dec21-tues-fri-1mox: Four rooms of furniture. Radio, fan, heating lamp. Apt. 6, Na- val Low-Cost Housing. janl-3tx FOR RENT Detective stories, romances, biog- raphies, all the best new books, some for 5c per day, many for only 10c for a whole week. Paul Smith, Bookseller, cor. Simon- tom and. Eaton streets. janl-tt Completely furnished cottage at South and Elizabeth streets to a couple. No children. No pets. Apply 1104 Division st. or phone 391-J. dec31-2t Large furnished room near beach. OPA rate. 1721 Flagler Ave. Apply evenings. jani-2tx WANTED TO RENT Furnished apattment, near beach if possible, by January 10. Write Box K, c/o Citizen. janl-2tx LOST Brown billfold with zipper. Will finder keep money and return papers to Mrs. A. R. Korecky, 227-D, Poniciana. © dec31-3tx VIVV VV VV TV VV TTe 15 Crew Called a Correspondent in llth. do dtntntn tnt de an d by ied een launens yates offici b z at Eee taken ject Words led t in co shoves an inutes; 30 minutes, oo TROPICAL AMUSEMENT PARK 713-715 Duval Street BELIEVE IT or NOT ANIMAL - ODDITIES As Cartooned by ROBT. L. RIPLEY Better Than Ever— SEE Porcupine, Quail, Doves. Fawn, Badger, Skunk, Wildcat; White, Black & Gray Raccoons, Prairie Dogs: Timber Wolf: White, Black & Gray Flying Squirrels; Foxes, Gray Raccoons; Prairie Pheasants. Amazing vast and rare specimens... Hamsters from Holy Land, Giant Rat from New Guinea, Strange Anima! caught by farm- er at Marathon, Fla. 9 hn tin tata nnn ttn tn tntntintind REPRINT FROM THE MIAMI HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30th, 1945, PAGE 4-B Sao Paulo Asks U. S. 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