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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-28

Royal Son of Great Britannia
And the Woman of thy choice"
Welcome to thine Isles of "Ro-
nance
Hark, the tropics Turing voice.
Thou hast heard the shouts of
millions,
Cheering like the roaring sea;
But for pure heartfelt devotion,
1 commend these Isles to thee.
From the ramparts of Old Eng
land
And the Empires fartheSt posts,
None can more affection tender
Than will these, thine Island
hosts.
In the tropic evening twilight,
When the palm trees nod and
sleep,
Twinkling stars and silvery
moonlight
Guardian watch DER thee will
keep
Sparkling seas and Shimmering
waters,
Emerald Isles and azure sky,
Where the gentle, soothing
zephyrs
Through the foliage softly sigh.
Isles of June, of peaceful beauty.
Fragments these of England, too;
Isles which offer lives for duty
Loyal Isles-to King and you
Pulsing hearts of loyal natives,
Heaven-borne hymns ascending
high;
Kneeling fore the Throne OF
Mercy,
May God bless the Duke, they
cry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-28

Governor Lehman of New York is
harping on the same idea as Vice Presi-
dental Candidate Wallace that we should
vote for President Roosevelt, even if 1t
skaters a tradition of $50 years, just be-
cause Hitler, Stain and Mussolini want 10
see him defeated. It's weak anti-Willkie
political propaganda but lots of American
voters will fall for that sort of bunk. How
ever. the majority of the electorate are
going to vote for the man they think best
Fitted for the office; the choice may de-
velop to have been unwise, bat the priv
iIege to vote for whom we please still
exists.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-28
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Plummer an
nounce the birth of a son yeSter-
day morning II Miami. tipping
the scales to the tune of g lbs. /
OF. New arrival has been given
the name of Lawrence Hide
brandt. Mrs. Plummer was be-
fore her marriage. Miss Jessie
HydOrn, daughter of Mrs Frank
Papy of this city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-28
r0dav's Horoscope

Today's indications are toward
reforms. and the native will
ruthlessly upset idols, and often
destroy those things which he has
not the power to rebuild on bet
ter foundations. Guard against
this, since il results in blighted
hopes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-28

You may express your opinion on any
Tubject of public interest in The Citizen
and if you are rot too prolific your letter
VIII be published That is one of the Serv-
i. 5 Of the paper to the readers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-28

The tendencies of modern readers
unfortunately, is to seek something that
fortifies their opinion rather than some
thing that challenges their thought.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-28
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

1 Water and Sewerage.
2. More Hotels and Apartments
3. Beach and Bathing Pavilion
4. Airports-Land and Sea-
5. Consolidation of County and City Gov
CrnmentS.
A Modern City Hospital
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-28
A SaIutation To The
Duke And Duchess
By RED BAY BILLY

A ''Salutation to the Duke and
Duchess of Windsor. Published
in The Nassau Daily Tribune on
Saturday, August 18th, 1910, the
day of the arrival of the Duke and
Duchess at Nassau in the Bahama
Islands.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-28

What happens in the war zones is
more important than expert guesses as to
what might happen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-28

Anyway, the campaign oratory is no
worse than lot of other things heard over
the radio.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-28
D. S. WEATHER
BUREAU REPORT

Observation taken at 7:30 a. m
18th Mer. Time (city office
TeunnarafftreS
La gaceta., 1940-04-11
Club CiUicO de DreW

Ell club Civico de Drew, ell ba
rrio de hes Glen, en- West Tam
pa, cita a todos Sus miembros
para una junta que sc efectuara
hoy jueves II, a las 8, en- Ell 10
cal de costumbre, 3006 de la a.
venida Armenia. "SuplfcaSe la
mas puntual asiStencia, por
cuanto sc ha invitado al conce-
jail Albert D'Arpa para que ex-
plique Ia Situacion del proyecto
del parque y la raz6n para au-
mentar das tasaciones de las pro
piedades en- esta barriada".
Firma la convocatoria ell Sr.
Jose Carreuo, p~residente del
club.
Albertico DArpa, mas latino
que nadie cuando sc trata de 81
candidatura lie prometi6 a los We
cinos de los Glen un parque, en-
las paSadas elecciOnes.
La gaceta., 1940-04-11

ha1i GsOs dsas, iabo-
ra dia Y hoche.
E. programa eS muy sencillo
y Sc oompone de eStos puntos:
apoy&r a Bill porque rechaza y
rechazara toda relaci6n con ell
JUG COmeroralizaQo; apOyar
a Bill porQue como sheriff no
pemitira la prostitution en-
Tan pa; apoyar a Bill porQue no
lie FJdran dCminar los senores
poll,icos sin escrlpulos.
Tome noJa de ese programa y
tengalo en- cuenta, 81 lie parece,
ell dtA Z de mayo.
La gaceta., 1940-04-11
Av1N

En- el Consulate de Cuba,
Stovan Office Bldg, segindo
piso, apantamentcs rlmeroS
POI y 203, Sc so!icite urgente-
mente a la sonora pastoral RlI-
fin CastellanoS, viuda de Ware
la, que residia en- 10Th Ave. n1-
nero 915. De no aparecer Ia in
teresada Sc ruaga La pIssencia
de alguna persona que Srpa Ell
paradero de la sonora viuda de
Varela.
La gaceta., 1940-04-11
VII ans

Colocemos a Jose E. Williams
deSoe mucho antics de las cleo
clones de hace cuatro amos.
H)mbre modesto, amable, ob-
tuvo que los latinoS lie ayudaran
a tr%iunfar.
DespueS de la victoria, en- lu-
gar de retirarSe a su casa Y ha-
blair mad de los latinos, como ha-
cen algmos, ingres6 en- la logia
Francisco Ferrer, de la Orden
Caballeros de la Luz, y empez6
a aSiStir a todaS las fiestas Ia
tinaS.
Iuego de cuatro amos, la coo
MIA latina, que lie aprecia, cree
de su ds6er, sin guitar meritoS
a nadie, ayudarlo a triunfar.
ConSte que nosotros 10 ayu-
damos por amiStad, no porque
DO apoya esta 0 la otra 'maqui-
maria. No tenemos 'maAuina-
ria y eStamos cansadOs y aver
comrades de slgunas de elias.
La gaceta., 1940-04-11
Ell NEGRO BLUNT
DERROTO A SIMON

Newark, N. j., abril I4.-Pe-
sanio ZIG libras, Eddie Blunt,
un bcxeador negro de Corona,
l.. l, venci6 por puntos, en- apre-
tado fallo, a Abe Simon, de New
York, que pesaba $50 libras.
Blunt reaparecio luego de IN
descanso de varies meses Y acu-
mul6 So ventaja en- los primeros
rounds con electives ganchos
d. III Ilierda al la mandibula.
Tres veces, en- los Gltimos cinco
aSaltos, eStuvo a punto de ser
herribado, pero logr6 capear la
tormenta. Ell arbitro Whitley lie
otOrg6 a Blunt cinco aSaltos,
cuatro a Simon y uno tablas.
La gaceta., 1940-04-11
Los Obresistos

La Federation Obrera del Els
tado, a peSar de cierta noticia
publicada en- Tampa, acordo a
yer apoyar la candidatura de
Whitehair para gobernadOr del
Estado. Charles Silva aSpira a
un alto puesto en- Tallahassee, 81
Whitehair triunfa, y 81 como
presidente cOnsigui6 que apoya-
ran a su gallo,
Bueno es hacer constar tam
bien que la Federation escuch6
la palabra elocuenlte de Pat
Whitaker Y este probablemente
la decide a apoyar a White
Suponemos cue los Delegates
de Ybor City, no obStante 10
publicado aceptaran la candida
tura y entonaran el inca Gull
pa.
Charles sabe como manejar
a los senores Delegates.
Aver estaban en- contra de
Whitehair, por cuanto no los
invitaron a Orlando; hoy o ma
mana gritaran: Viva White
hair, que es el mejor!
Hay personas que tienen mu-
cha habilidad para zanzibar de
opiniones, ''criterios' y CANT
sas.
La gaceta., 1940-04-11
DEL PALENQUE POLITTCO

No ha cumplido todavia IA
promeSa, pOr cuanto viene dedi-
cando su TEMPO, olvidado de "a
'latinidad', a hacer propagan-
da en- contra de la candidatura
de Lorenzo Hernandez, a peSar
de que en- las pasadas eleccio-
mes dinero de Lorenzo, directa
o entertainments, sc gaSt6 en-
ayudarle a triunfar.
Albertico, sin embargo, con-
fla en- que 81 pueblo olvida prom
to, a pesar de sus maniObras de
ahOra en- ~perjuicio de un candi-
dato latino.
La gaceta., 1940-04-11
Sender

Amigos nuestros muy esti-
mados, entire ellos Don Alfonso
McMullen, nos recomiendan la
candidstura del juez Sander pa
"a la Corte del Circuito. Mr..
Sander ha venido cumpEiendO
eStrictamente con su deber, EN-
esa COrte, y pide la reelection.
Una fuerte corriente de OPT
MON, en- favor de Sander sigue
extendiendose.
La gaceta., 1940-04-11
Anthony

BESIDE ahora podemOs AFR
mar que mas del 500 de los vo-
toS de la colonia latina seran
para Anthony Schleman, candi-
dato a recaudador de contribu-
clones del Condado.
Los ciuadanos de Ybor City Y
West Tampa consideran a An
thony como uno de los suyoS.
DE modo que lie apoyaran por-
que 10 eStiman en- alto grade Y
Saben que pueden depender de
81, en- justicia y probidad.
La gaceta., 1940-04-11
Hines


Tenga preSente que 81 juez
John Hines, de la Corte de 10
Criminal, es un amigo probado
de todos los ciudadanos latinos.
Hines solo tiene "a amos de
edad y presidiendo la Corte de
10 Criminal ha hecho honor a
Tampa Y ell Condado.
81 las maquinarias no lie apo
yam, este POGO importa al pue-
bio latino, que conOce bien a sus
amigos.
La gaceta., 1940-04-11

DOG SHOW-The cream Of canine aristocracy COM
petes for blue ribbons at the Westminster Kennel club
show in New York City. Mrs. Angler Duke hoped for
honors with her pointer. :
La gaceta., 1940-04-11
Mr.. SparkmGn

Nos hizo aver una vista el
Sr. Curtis L. Sparkman, candi-
dato a juez de la Corte del Cir
quito. Els I'm hombre finO y cul-
to.
ASpira, en- las ~primarias del
dfa z, al puestO que viene Dies
empenando Mr.. Sander.
La gaceta., 1940-04-11
SICK, NERVOUS
CRANKY" EESo6HRT1H"?
Then Read why
Lydia E. PInkham's
Vegetable Compound Is
Real "WOman's Friend"!

Some women suffer severe monthly
pain (eramps. baekAchs, headaehel due
10 female functional disorders while
others nerves tend 10 become upset and
they get cross, restless and moody.
: 30 why not take Lydia r. Pinkham's
Vegstable Compound made especially
70 help tired, rundown, nervous won-
en- 70 30 smiling thru "dihheuit days"
Pinkhamis Compound contains no OPT
ataa o. hablt-f0rming ingredients. Il
La gaceta., 1940-04-11

Pertenece 81 candidate a una
antigua y distinguida familia
de esta ciudad.
La gaceta., 1940-04-11
T0DAY

You may be guilty Of halitosis Cbad
breath) this very minute, and yet be
unaware oft. That's the insidious thing
about this offensive condition, so fire.
quently due to food fermentation IN
the mouth.
You yourself may not recognizes Il
but everyone you come In contact
withsdoes.
Listerine Antiseptic hats sub fE-
mentation, said byaome authorftiaB %
be a major cause otvihouth odorg Gnd
oyercomes the odors themselves. &Why
risk annoying and offending othere7 Why
hurt yourself socially and In buslnseSR
IL is so cas- to guard against OF Rpd-
ing by gargling with Llsterfne, the
safe antisepuc. Your breath beeumas
sweeter and more agreeable. II you
value your job and your friends, u8
histerine Antiseptic regularly. LambWt
Phamacal Company, St.. Louis, No.
La gaceta., 1940-04-11

Los amigos de Bin Sawyer au
mentan de dfa en- dia. FL Conf
tie Latino de amigos de Sawyer,
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Silver Spring
Social
Activities
Hiram E. Johnsons
Leave for Vacation
Tour in South

Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram E. johnson
Of Woodside Park, Md, accom-
panied by the latter's mother, Mrs.
Margaret Walker, also of Woodside
Park, and Mr.. Johnson's mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth johnson Of Wash
ington, have left for a three-week
vacation in Miami, and other points
in Florida. They also plan to spend
some time touring the Great Smok-
| les.
Mrs. Malcolm Chandler of Lin
den, and her aunts, the Misses Nam
| ME and Mabel HeiZer of Forest
Glen, are expected to return today
from a trip to the Worlds Fair In
| New York and to Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cope of
Burnt Mills Hills are spending a
week in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cullen have
visiting them the latter's brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Heck of Los Angeles. Mr..
and Mrs. Heck will spend several
days here before continuing their
motor trip to Philadelphia and New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Allpress en-
tertained at bridge last evening.
Mrs. Fawn Munroe has as her
guests at her home in Woodside her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Thiriot of Hiko,
New.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Britain,
who have been spending the sum-
mer in Silver Spring with their
niece. Mrs. B. F. Divine, have gone
TO Miami for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard P. Kacy are
expected to return this week end to
their Wynnewood Park home from
Huntington, Ind, where they visited
relatives, and from a short stay In
Chicago.
Mrs. Ida Newbv of New York is
visiting her nephew. Mr. Graham
Hartley Woolfall, and Mrs. Woolfall
Of Woodside Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Schaeffer have
closed their Herald Harbor cottage
ana are again IN tnelr nome on Ce-
dar avenue
DR.. Willard S. Small of San Fran
cisco has come TO Silver Spring to
be with his brother. Mr.. John R.
Small. who was operated on Thurs
day at Homeopathic Hospital Mr..
John Small is a member OF the fac
ulty of the Takoma- Silver Spring
Junior High School.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Neu-
becker have moved from Washing
ton to their new home on Saratoga
avenue near Sligo Park Hills
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J. Mehserle
will return tomorrow from Roches-
ter, N. Y. where they have been
spending the last 10 days.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Laytonsville Couple
Entertain Guests
From Illinois

LAYTONSVILLE, Md, Oct. H.
Mrs. Warren Ellis is spending sew
eral days with Mr.. and Mrs. Best
, Linthicum of Clarksburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Wright of I'LL
nois, Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Burke and
Mrs. Wilma Beam of Baltimore were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry T.
Bussard for the week end. Miss
Bonnie Beam. who spent the sum-
mer at the Bussard home, will re-
turn to Baltimore the middle OF
the month. Elmer Acker of Spar
rows Point and Howard Beam. who
also spent the summer at Redland,
have returned home to enter school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Duval had
as dinner guests Wednesday eve
ming Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Duvall,
Mr.. David Duvau. Mr.. and Mrs. Tai
madge Watkins. Mr.. and Mrs Elgle
Hawkins and Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Wachter.
Miss Hetty Darby of Woodfield
and Mrs. Margaret Darby of Wash
ington are spending week in New
York with Miss Darby's brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Darby.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Nativity Church
Card Party

The annual card party for the
Sodality of Nativity Church will
be held Thursday in Nativity
Auditorium, 5000 Georgia avenue,
at $50 pm
The Rev. Stephen J. Hogan is
the general chairman and the
committees assisting include:
Prizes, Mrs. Louise Baron: pro-
gram, Mrs. Conrad A. Nix: re-
freshments. Mrs. John H. Hunter:
publicity, Mrs. Raymond Murray:
tickets, Miss Margaret Taugher;
cards and tallies. Mrs. Olive
Kelly; reception, Mrs. Frank w.
Landvoigt.
The large list of patrons is
headed by the Rev John Fannon,
the Rev. Lawrence McGlone. the
Rev. Stephen Hogan and the Rev.
Austin Healy.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Future DebutanteS
By Catherine HambIey=

Miss Suzanne Slnguf. Heart
Convent will blossom oay at which her parents Comdr
and Mrs Frank Snguf will Christmas night the Sulgrav
Sues unatomable smile agreeable low voice. the innocent
glances from snng blue charming quetne
firms the thought that Shanghai mysticism becomes of those
who dwell there for long Although this cosmopolitan
debutanes real home Washington, recollection
China and wishes to return there day.
parties popular young
Evening star., 1940-10-13
.McDOnnells
Entertain at
Mrs. Gould Shaw
Hostess at Tea
For Her Mother

WARRENTON, Va, Oct. 12.-Maj
and Mrs. Austin Mcdonnell enter
tanned at cocktails this afternoon
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Nc
Donnell of Millneck, Long Island
who flew down Friday to spend The
; week end, accompanied by Mrs,
Joseph Seligman. Mr.. Mcdonnell,
who is a director of Pan-American
Airways, recently returned from New
Zealand, where he went on the maid
en- flight Of the newly inaugurated
clipper service from California to
New Zealand and Australia.
Mrs, Gould Shaw entertained at
Tea Tuesday afternoon for her moth
er. Mrs. E. K. Burt of Brooklyn.
Mrs. Margaret Berry Stuart and
Miss Fairfax Stuart of Washington
are guests of DR.. and Mrs. George
H. Davis.
The Misses N0urse
Luncheon Hostesses.
The Misses Constance and Char
lotte Nourse entertained at lunch
con at Weston today after the first
run of the Casanova Hunt.
Miss Alice Chaplain has closed
her country home, Key Grove, and
is staying at Carter Hall.
Mrs. Isabel Cotton Smith has re-
turned from a visit of several weeks
in Washington
Mrs. Worcester of Washington,
Conn.,. is the guest of Mrs. Weimar
Meetze at her home near Warrenton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Adair, jr.. of
Baltimore have rented and taken
possession of a house on Lee street
recently built by Mr.. and Mrs. R. W..
Hilleary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts
Return to Warrenton.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Roberts. who
have been living in Washington for
some time. have returned to their
home on Waterloo street in Warren
ton.
Miss Harriet Turnbull and Miss
Martha Cutting have gone on a
motor trip to the Pacific Coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Eta Hawkins,
who spent last winter here, have re-
turned to Warrenton and are at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Stanley
Wolff.
Miss Caroline Conner of Charles
ton. S. c., who spent the summer in
New England, arrived this week and
is staying at Carter Hall.
Miss Nan Blackwell of Washing
ton is with her mother. Mrs. E. S.
Blackwell, for two-week voca-
ton.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Harris & E,Uing Photo

we'll admiration She spends her
of her help
her mother together their scrapbook the
Tschakowskys
fifth she also Cheron
Reaching for the
Stars"
picked shrimp draped skirts,
chopscks particularly strike fancy She loves
matches, Ketch shipping launts
people full beyond
pet dslikes pcnics and green suits
Evening star., 1940-08-20
New Standards Due 10 Cut
Shortening Supplies
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-New stand
ards affecting Federally graded
and inspected lard are expected to
reduce by about per cent supplies
of shortening and cooking fats avail
able from hog slaughter, provision
trade experts and packers said to-
day.
They were not willing to predict
what effect the new standards,
which become effective November l,
would have ultimately on the lard
situation with its current record
amount Of stocks.
The new definition provides that
Federally graded and inspected lard
must be made from selected pork
fatty tissues of healthy hogs with
or without lard stearin or hardened
lard. Bones, head or scrap fat
DRESSINGS and the like may not be
included in lard under the new
definition. but may be used under
the classification edible pork fat
Under the new standards. accord
ing to trade experts, and the Agri-
culture Department. production or
lard from the same number OF
animals will be reduced about IS
per cent Most Of the unused ma
terial heretofore eligible for lard.
however, may be used for edible
pork fat
Evening star., 1940-08-20
Canadian Shipments Boost
u. 5. Gold Imports
By the Associated Press.


Large Canadian shipments boosted
gold imports in the United States
last week to sllO,632 ,77O.
This was more than four times the
size of gold movements into the
United States in the preceding week,
which was one Of the smallest weeks
since the war began.
In the week ended August IA. ship
ments included S65 ,298 255 from Can
ada. S5,997894 from the United
Kingdom, s5.198642 from Portugal.
s4,5l3, 795 from Columbia. S2669 .I63
from Brazil. s3.28O030 from South
Africa, and s1,38l,170 from Sweden.
Gold deposited under earmark III
the Federal Reserve system for the
accounts of foreign9overnments and
central banks were reduced during
the week by s5,753, 106 to 1852, 1913, =
637.
Silver imports also increased
somewhat to s1025,C2O. including
S504.754 from Japan. Sl41O32 from
Mexico, s133.7l1 from Peru. and
S63,797 from Canada.
Export totals included sI68 OF gold
and sl60,493 Of silver.
Evening star., 1940-08-20
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Aug. 90 (P.-Wheat
futures exhibited a firm tone to-
day and the advances continued
throughout the session. Mill buy
ing, short covering and the strength
displayed at Minneapolis were fac
tors contributing to the rise. The
May future advanced as much as
cents a bushel.
News Of the war on England
failed to act as market factor
Reports of renewed air raids at
tracted little attention.
Wheat closed 112-17s cents higher
than Mondays final prices; Septem-
ber, 70l2-as; December, 72ii -as;
corn was 7s-1 cent up; September,
61l4-1s; December, 551i IS, and
oats were l.. cents higher.
Evening star., 1940-08-20
Figures
What TheyMeon
BY JOHN L. BECKLEY,
Associated Press Statistician.

NEW YORK, Aug 20-About one
third of the families not on relief
in the United States use consumer
credit of some form, either INSTALL
ment purchases. cash loans or charge
accounts, the National Bureau of
Economic Research said today.
One in every four families not on
relief uses installment credit in pur-
chase of commodities.
One in nine uses charge account.
One family in II takes out cash
loans which is repayable in STALL
mentS.
These findings are based on an
analysis by the National Bureau of
Economic Research of income and
expenditure schedules for 10000
families scattered over wide
variety of communities in 80 States
for 12-month period during 1856.
Use Credit Most.
Greatest use of consumer credit,
the survey discovered is by families
in the middle income brackets. The
percentage of families in various in
come groups using consumer credit
was found to vary from about % per
cent in the income levels below $3.50
year to a peak of almost AZ per
cent for families with incomes be-
tween S1,750 and $4,000 a year
Above that level, the percentage of
families making use of consumer
credit declined steadily to less than
% per cent for families with incomes
of SIS 900 and more.
Combined figures for all families
showed that consumer debt out
standing increased during the period
under study. All income levels
raised their consumer debt, but the
largest increase in all types was in
the lower income groups, especially
those below $4,000 year. 1t would
appear from this, the survey said,
that consumer credit in the year
1856 was applied primarily to the
raising of a standard of living in
anticipation of increasing income.
and with particular intensity by
families whose need was greatest.
Limitations Seen.
Dhe study continued, however:
Consumer credit does not, of
course, provide family with the
means of offsetting forever the
limitations of an income inadequate
to meet the cost of all commodities
purchased. Debts incurred must be
paid off sooner or later, and families
which during one period increased
their purchasing power through
the medium of consumer credit must
during some following period de-
crease their purchasing power corre-
spondingly."
Use of various types of consumer
credit were found to vary widely
with income groups. Installment
purchases were most popular in the
S1,750-S2,000 year families; cash
loans in the $2,500-$3,0 900 a year
group, while charge accounts were
most useful to the lowest income
families.