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Evening star., 1940-05-26
News Notes
OF Southern
Maryland
Mr.. and Mrs. Redan
Will Arrive
For Visit

LEONARDTOWN. Md, May 25.-
Mr.. and Mrs. John Macveigh Regan
Of Minneapolis and their eldest son
Mr.. Jack Regan, freshman at
Yale, will arrive June 8 to spend 10
days with Mrs. Regan's mother,
Mrs. Nettie A. Morgan. They will
go later to New York en- route to
Canada before returning to Mime
apolis. Mrs. Regan was Miss Philo
Morgan before her marriage.
Mrs. Henry Winter of Washington
and formerly of Leonardtown, who
spent the winter in Florida, is with
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Bascom Broun, at their
place, Charltonvilla, overlooking
Breton Bay.
Mrs. Jefferson s. Combs arrived
at her home, Foxs Point, on Breton
Bay, Monday evening, after spend
ing month in Troy, Ohio, with
her mother, Mrs. William Hayner,
who has been i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Frank Dent have
with them for a short visit Miss
Laura Crane of Baltimore, formerly
Of Leonardtown. They are enter
tanning at dinner tomorrow for Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Crane of Lusby, Md.
Mrs. Kenneth Duke entertained
at bridge preceding luncheon
Tuesday at her home, Eldon.
Mrs. Merele Cough
To Entertain Today.
Mrs. Merele Cough will be hostess
at dinner tomorrow in compliment
to Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore White of
Washington and Mr. and Mrs. Gerry
Wintheson of Maryland. Mrs. Cough
entertained Tuesday evening at dim
ner followed by bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Cryer, with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Latham and
their daughter. Miss Barbara Ann
Latham of Washington, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Latham of this city, will
be the guests in whose honor Mrs
Theodore Latham will entertain at
dinner.
Mr.. Beale Stone and Mr.. Xavier
Stone of Washington are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Stone of
Dynard tonight and tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Grice. with
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Bruff and fam
lily, all of Washington, with Mr.
Philip Dorsey of Baltimore, are
spending the week end with Mrs.
Frank Gibson at Hurry, Md.
Capt. and Mrs. McWilliams
Have Weekend Guests.
Capt. and Mrs. Frederick McWil-
1iams have with them over Sunday
at Dynard, Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett
McWilliams of Washington
Mrs. Kurtz Hanson of Washington
Is entertaining guests from WASH
ington tomorrow at her place,
Ballycoe, on the Chesapeake.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Morgan Knight
will be hosts at dinner tomorrow
for Mrs. George Ficke, Mrs. Joseph
Marsh and Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Ficke, all of Baltimore. They en-
tertained at dinner at Tudor Hall
Mansion on Brettons Bay Monday
for Miss Anne Mae Boyd.
Capt. and Mrs. Frederick Jones
of East Falls Church, Va, are at
their place, The Anchorage, on the
Patuxent over Sunday, and are en-
tertaining a number of guests from
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Abel have
with them at Bayside on the St.
Clements Bay, Mr.. and Mrs. M. c.
Vought of Washington.
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Mrs. Spencer to Lead
Two Welfare Sessions

Mrs. Mary Hopper Spencer, execu-
tive director of the District Society
for the Prevention of Blindness, will
preside at two sessions on the pre-
vention of blindness during the
Week-long National Conference of
Social Work which opens today
in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Miss Ruth Blakeslee, chief of the
Division of Standards and Procedures
in the Social Security Boards
Bureau of Public Assistance, will
be one of the speakers at the session
on the aid to the blind program.
Evening star., 1940-05-26

Mrs. Rathbone Smith is the guest
Of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick A. L. Charles
worth, In Brantford, Ontario.
Miss Mary Miller, who has at
tended school In Montreal, arrived
this week to spend the summer va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul L. Miller, and has with
her a classmate, Miss Joan Alp
ken of Bermuda.
Mrs. Carl Blackwell of Richmond
is the guest of Miss Elsie Snowden
and Miss Edith Snowden.
Mrs. E. l.. Bates has gone to Bel
grade Lakes, Me-, to spend the
summer months. Mrs. Robert l..
Harris, who accompanied her moth
er to Maine, has returned home.
Mrs. Sterling Thomas Sheppard
and Mrs. George Lingwiler of Dal-
las, Tex, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph M. Whelan.
Mrs. Alice Hancock has as her
guest this week Miss Mary Cole of
Mundys Point, Va.
Evening star., 1940-05-26

Miss Mary Margaret Lynch and
Miss 1leen Jordan have gone to
New Orleans to visit Miss Lynch's
brother, Mr.. William E. Lynch,
formerly of Alexandria.
Mrs. B. B. Brown of Rochester,
N. Y, has joined her daughter, Miss
Muriel Brown, at the Anchorage,
where they will remain for six
weeks.
Miss Swain's Guest
Visits in Richmond.
Mrs. 8. r. Cannon of Brazil,
who was the guest of her cousin,
Miss Althea Swain, is visiting other
relatives In Richmond.
Mrs. Martin Evans of Santa Mon
lea, Calf, is with her son and
daughter -in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
M. Evans, for the late spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bourgette of
Los Angeles have arrived to be the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Stew
art.
Mrs. Harrison S. Kerrick of Chi
cago is spending the week with
Col. and Mrs. r. H. McMaster.
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Club Officers Named

Newly elected officers of the Wom-
an Progressive Club are Mrs.
John Knupsaw, president; Mrs. Jack
Horn, vice president; Mrs. AL Gar
ner, financial secretary; Mrs. Sam
Gerber, recording secretary; Mrs.
Julius Abram, sergeant at arms;
Mrs. Sam Weinstein, publicity. The
club will hold its installation dinner
and dance tonight at 7:30 o'clock at
the Maryland Club Gardens.
Evening star., 1940-05-26

Gardner Moore, president of the
association. Other members of the
group are Ralph Polio, Mayflower
Hotel; Harry P. Somerville, Willard
Hotel; Herbert Rogers, Benedick
Hotel, and Linwood Hawkins, Mar
Unique Hotel.
In aclling attention to the week,
Mr.. Hutchinson pointed out that
visitors to a city bring revenue not
only to hotels but to virtually every
other type of business. The Associa-
ton of American Railroads and tele-
graph companies are cooperating
with the American Hotel Association
In promoting the Travel America"
campaign.
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Nozi Planes in Norvik
Center Attack on Ships.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, May Fisherman
warplanes in the north apparently
are centering their attacks on Brit
ish warships which have penetrated
past Narvik into narrow Rombaks
Inlet, reports from the Norwegian
iron ore port battle area indicated
today.
The British ships were said now
to be in a position to shell German
forces which still are holding along
the mountain railway to Sweden.
Evening star., 1940-05-26

ponges trees Dickens and Debussy Afternoon
She feels dstaste for hot portrait
Whistlers Mother anchoves
Resourcefune is another Of her endowments She
books, ink pots and seals.
She loves walking, drawing absruse designs black
ghost African daisies writing
band concerts motoring in Vermont country fairs small
parties.
She desires to be with people who have something
we'll others she also looks interesting
a of
through Central America
Vaedcoan of her class Westover this
month will in English next
Evening star., 1940-05-26

given IN this column last week was some
what inadequate Admittedly this is true,
but it is rather difficult to sum Louise up
in so many words. She has an intriguing
voice that can be classified as low
pitched-its subtle attraction cannot be
more precisely analyzed. Her manner is
frequently reserved, but often she be-
haves like a delightful little girl who is
enjoying herself completely despite a
seeming shyness. She is emotionally
poised and apparently more mentally ma
ture than the average debutante.
The early part of June is going
to be a very busy time. Home for
the parties will be Jean Waggaman,
tall and softly beautiful Finch
graduate; Elaine Darlington, who
finishes at Pennington; Sita Finken-
staedt, from the French School in
New York; the charming Peggy
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Mr.. and Mrs. 6. K. Lewis
To Entertain at Lyon Park
Unusual Iris Gardens to Be Shown;
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. D. Crist Among
Other Hosts in Arlington County

Mr. and Mrs. Carleton K will
in their home opportunity
with them the beauty the unusually lovely
Tea will be served indoors with Mrs Arthur and
Serr presiding the
Mr. and Mrs Carl a in the
Ashton Heights Womens
Marie Cr Friday evening. Kemp
Crist in receiving their guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Bryan
a inner.
Mr.. and evening dinner
followed by bridge
evening from Roanoke
Evening star., 1940-05-26

rection of the
Hotel Association
of Washington.
Posters, stickers
and flags will be
utilized in the
local observance.
G h aries L.
Hutchinson o f
the Capitol Park
Hotel has been
named chairman
of the committee
In C h arge O f
Washingt o n S
participation i n
the Nationwide
program by L.
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Future Debutantes
By Catherine Hambley

Miss ELISABETH Barbour representative girls the
Capital and the daughter of the Senator
w. Warren Barbour not merely unusually
tive with features figure
nee coloring She has also depth
tive spirit
Her originality delcacy appear as one
enoyments embrace the Curry" driving buggy
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Bows and B0uQuets
By Jack Arrinpfon

Beth Kean zevah Fish de
present or the future but the
plans for the coming summertime
dude-ranhng in Wyoming they
and the nnuerable
expects to be located Hot Springs Va after the
nice afternoons Washington
There have been complaints that description
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Hotel Week 10 Push
Travel America SLOGAN

Popularization of the slogan,
'"Travel America" will be under
taken here during National Hotel
Week, beginning June 2, under di-
Evening star., 1940-05-26

Japanese scientists find that mice
fed on the diet of rice-eating
people are unusually small.
Evening star., 1940-05-26

MINN w HNOANE1 AWW
MULLEN.
The marriage OF Miss Null
len, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mullen OF Reading, Pa,
to DR.. Russell CrdndaH Payne,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
French Payne OF Washington,
wiU take place June ~ in
Reading.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-21
PYTH|ANS Open DISTRICT meet
VISITORS ARRIVE
in CITY TODAY

The Annual District meeting
of Knights of Pythias open in this
city tonight with a meeting at
Castle Hall, 728 Fleming street,
at 800 O'Clock Approximately
100 members of lodges in south
Florida are expected to arrive this
afternoon to attend the two-day
meet.
Preceding the opening meeting
tonight. there will be a supper
given at the Pythian building at
600 o'clock in honor of the VISIT
ing officers. Supreme Chancellor
E Lee Stapp, of Miami, Supreme
Representative, W. Raleigh Pet
teway. Grand Chancellor W.
kennth Barnes OF Dade CITY.
Grand Master-at-arms. z. W.
TOole, Of Lakeland and others.
TomOrrowis program, starting
an the morning. will include a
sightseeing trip, street work.
starting at 400 o'clock, a dinner
at 600 O'Clock; the D. O. K K
parade at TOO o'clock, Kaaba
Temple. No. SO ceremonial at 800
O'Clock and administering of the
eighth order at 900 o'clock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-21
City Pledges Sponsorship
Funds For Beach Project
COUNCIL TOLD. OF
ZONING VIOLATION

Council moved to guard the
city against violations of the
new Zoning Ordinance last
night by appointment of d
committee by president Free
man Of councilmen BoYden.
Brinton and Sweeting TO in
vestigate the feasibility of
employing a fuIl-time build
ing inspector TO check all
permits.
The steps were taken when
if was pointed out that re-
cent permit issued TO Luther
Pipder for erection of a
hotel and tourist cabins was
in violation CT the ordinance.
which calls for no such struc-
lures in residential "AB" ter
ritorY. including that at the
corner of United and DuvaI
streets.
II was pointed out that the
present building Inspector.
chief Harry Baker. could not
be expected 10 devote suffi-
Gent time TO checking per-
mits TO ascertain coming con-
fofmIfY. The committee ap-
pointed is TO study means TO
reimburse an inspector.
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COPS READ KNOX
Senate Must Approve MoUe
And STIMSON OUT
(By Associated Pre<xl

PHILADELPHIA, June 2I.-
Members of the Republican
Party, assembled here to open
the nominating convention next
Monday. expressed majority
opinion today that Col Frank
Knox and Col Henry L Stimson
were no longer members of the
Grand Old Party following their
acceptance of posts in President
RooSevelt's cabinet yesterday,
subject to Senate approval.
Publisher Knox was appointed
to the Secretaryship of the Navy
to replace Charles Edison. Slim
son, former secretary of state
and secretary of war under two
previous Republican administra-
lions, will be the new secretary
OF war to succeed Harry Wood
ring.
Meanwhile, Republican men,
berS of the U. S. Senate, it was
learned here, have insisted that
public hearings be held on the
appointments, and their wishes
are being granted by Senate
leaders.
Party members here took the
Roosevelt move as an admission
that the defense program was not
moving forward satisfactorily,
and also interpreted the UMPIRE
cedented vancouver as definite
move towards war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-21
%.M.lGwIM ~
NAVY TURNS DOWN
RECREATION PARK
CARPENDER STATES SEA
MEN PREFER CLOSED
QUARTERS

In a communication to the City
Council. by way of chairman of
the now defunct Community Re
creation committee, Albert G..
Peirce, Jr., the local navy forces
have decided that La Concha
Park center does not fulfill navy
requirements for enlisted men.
The letter, written by Captain A.
S. Carpenter, U. S. n. stated
that the center be no longer con-
Sidered as a navy recreation CEN
ter in that seamen have seen fit
not to use its facilities.
Capt. Carpenter expressed a
desire for quarters similar to what
would be found in YMC.A.
building-where seamen could
write letters, read and play quiet
games.
AT a loss to know how to fur
Their cooperation with the navy.
the council turned the matter
over TO councilman CarbOnell,
chairman of the Public Welfare
committee, for study.
In connection with the center.
final bills contracted for under
the original appropriation were
to be paid by adding to funds for
that purpose as borrowed from
the Aquarium fund.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-21
Navy Bill Amended
To Enlarge Pipeline
FLORIDA KEYS AQUE-
DUCT PROJECT ADDED
TO NAVY MEASURE;
HOUSE MUST APPROVE
GBy Associated PressD

WASHINGTON. June 2l.-The
Senate adopted yesterday an
amendment TO The emergency bill
which authorizes the Florida
Keys Aqueduct Commission 10
cooperate with the Navy de-
partmenf in constructing a water
pipeline from the mainland 70
Key West.
The bill aIlots $2,OOO,OOO to the
navy for this work.
Senator Andrews stated that
that amount would permit con-
struction of pipeline only eight
to ten inches in diameter. The
added contribution by the Flor
ida KEYS Auueduct Commission
of sl.440,0O0, made up of joint
RFC loans and a WPA project,
would permit construction Of a
line fourteen to sixteen inches.
Andrews stated that tentative
agreement had been made by the
RFC and WPA to advance the Co
operative projects.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-21
ROSS ALLEN ADDS
M. 0. DEPARTMENT
INCREASED DEMAND FOR
WILD LIFE SPECIMENS Me-
cESSITATES EXPANSION

Silver Springs, June 21.-
FNS)ROSS Allen, world famed
herpetolOgist, announced this
week that increased mail order
business for Florida wild life
specimens, which the Florida
Reptile Institute ships all over
the world, has neceSsitated the
establishment of a special mail
order department and he is taking
over a two-story building on the
southeast corner of Third and
Main Streets, Ocala.
The Institute sends specimens
of all manner of wild life to ZOOS,
colleges and private collectors,
while snake venom is supplied to
doctors and scientists.
The market is steady and the
demand is increasing, Allen says.
The Institute is always ready to
buy animals or reptiles.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-21
SHRINERS ELECT
ASSOCIATION HEAD

Tampa, June 21.-tFNSJ Henry
HCole, Tampa attorney, Past
POtentate of Egypt Temple
Shrine, was elected President of
the Southeast Shrine Association
which is composed of Il Shrine
Temples III Florida, Georgia,
Alabama, Tennessee, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Mississippi
and Louisiana.
i The 1871 convention of the
Association will be held in Allan
ia, Ga, in September.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-21
OIL DEALERS
RATIFY STATE
TAX PROGRAM
MET LAST NIGHT AT CHAM
Der or COMMERCE. PH-
MANEHT oHGANLZATIOE
FOR COUNTY FORMED

The Monroe County o. Een-s
Association. COMPOSED OF NtulE-
sale and retail dealers IN p
troleum and other motorists SD
pies, met here last nlEnf ~ ina
Chamber OF Commerce In lu-
cal association, which Is affiliated
with the FLORIDA Petroleum II
duStTleS Committee. adopie-d .
SIX point program setting OF far
principles Of taxation for on men
and motorists. As one q the
most important points n 0ur
Program, SAID Charles Taylur.
chairman Of the local ass0cla-
ton, we are urging the adup-
ton Of . constitutional smend-
ment IN Florida 70 effectively
prevent the continued direrEun
of highway funds for nonhlEh-
way purposes.
Taxes currently pald b.
motorists would D. more tnzn
adequate 70 finance the cunStrur-
ton and maintenance Of hlEh-
ways, saId Mr. Taylor. II sucn
large sums Of money Were nor
diverted 70 other purposez Dur
ing 1888 the state coIiected So p
60l 900 from the tax ii : ul-rts
per gallon On gasoline
But Of equal concern O. rhe
state is the fact that despite tn
enormous sums winch are CIR
trIbuted annually bv the nnu1ur-
lists our road system needs a. -
vastly improved Flurida- mure
than any other state. snould have
a well planned highway svs1su
TO meet not only the needs ~ har
own motorists. buf tnoSe q rhuu-
sands If tourists Nh0 drIve here
each year, for good system az
roads IN the besf means &c -
tracing mare tourist
Other points include an m
program. which IS ID fur s1ur-
ton BY . local cal men's assria-
ton IN each II Florida's s. en- 20
ties, are To urge 3 reducliun &
one cent n the present seuE
cent state gasoline tax. o. u-Ee
that municipalities - pruilIblfec
from levyIng gasoline take ana
TO advocate the repeal g tte
federal tax CT gasoline and
lubricsfing OILS.
Officers Tor TIE Aes0clsflou arr
as follows.
General Committee CnaEru.zE-
Charles Taylor. Nlce-Chairuzr-
z W Russell Secretary. A z
Curry
Legislative Commits Char
man. B c Pspy. Vice-Chal--nzn.
II s Mckenzie. Secretary. Lon
Smith
Local Affairs Committee Char
man, Z " Russell VIce-Chzlr-
man Johnnie Esperdy. Secretary.
A n Currie, and Il Z. Albury.
Public Relations C0rn1ree
Chairman. ". II AI5ury. We
Chairman, z G. Curry. Se-re
tary. W. c SWeetinE. and a T.
Allied.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-21
E. SANDS TRIED
SECOND Time ON ]
Slot CHARGES
HABEAs CORPUS UPSET PRE-
VIOUS SENTENCE: SAME
FINE ASSESSED IN TRIAL
HELD THIS MORNING

A brief session of Criminal
Court was called this morning by
Judge William v. Albury, for the
purpose of passing sentence on
Eugene A Sands, who was tried
and sentenced at the March 81
term of the court, but for whom
a writ of habeas corpus had been
secured out of Circuit Court by
his attorney T. S. Caro-.
Present at the session were
Judge William v. Albury, pre-
siding. County Solicitor Allan B.
Cleare, Jr., Clerk Sam B. Curry,
and Chief Deputy Bernard Waite.
The accused was arraigned and
asked by the judge what he had
TO say, protesting his innocence,
and said that the slot machines.
which had been found in his
place of business, did not belong
to him, but to other parties.
Judge Albury said that the ac-
cused had been found guilty by
the jury at the former trial and
it was his intention of pronounc-
ing the same sentence as he did
at the trial of March 81. which
was $3.50 and costs, or three
months in the county Jail That
sentence was then passed and
properly entered in the records.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-21
MRS. NEILLLOSES
SALARY BATTLE

Tallahassee. June 2I.-(FNS)
Mrs Ella Neil. former secretary
10 Governor Fred P. Cone, lost
her second attempt to collect
$3.50 she claims is due her as un-
paid salary during the time she
served in the Governors office.
The Supreme Court dismissed
the application for a mandamuS
requiring the Comptroller to pay
her the money.
Mrs. Neil was dropped from
the Governors office payroll last
month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-21
FIND PREHISTORIC
BONES In CREEK

Arcadia, June 2I.-FNS)The
Arcadian, of Arcadia, reports the
discovery near the city of the
bones of a prehistoric mastodon.
Two young men, Clarence Carl
ton, Jr., and Roy Millikin. made
the discovery while swimming in
Horse Creek, southwest of town.
A portion of the huge skeleton
was carried to the Court House
and placed on exhibition while
the Smithsonian Institute was
notified of the find.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-21
BUTTON REMOVED

PHILADELPHIA - Howard
Cole Of this city recently under
went an operation for the re-
moval of q collar button from his
right lung which he had swal-
lowed Is years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-21
VOTES APPROPRIATION
TO NYA DEPARTMENT
FOR ERECTION OF
SHED FOR WORKERS

Formal co-sponsorship of the
WPA Beach Project was voted
last night by the City Council in
a resolution calling for earmark-
ing of $4,000 of wPA Sponsorship
funds when available. as first
payment on the agreement that
calls for approximately $4,000
of funds 10 match county funds
for the project.
This action followed informal
discussion had on the subject last
week at joint meeting of the
city council and county commits
sion and other interested bodies.
The Council also voted to spend
$3.50 in the purchase of mate
rails to erect a shed in the rear
of the city hall which would be
used by the NYA department in
the future expanded program of
youth training along mechanical
lines. This sum is to be matched,
it was stated, by County appro-
priations.
Victor Lowe, NYA Supervisor
here, appeared before the coun-
Gil on behalf Of the project and
called attention to the many de-
Sirable features of the plan which
would bring much needed en-
ployment and training to the
male youth of the city. Consider
able equipment is to be installed
in the shed which is to be built
by NYA wOrkmen.
Mosquito Control
A resolution was presented,
which was given unanimous ap-
proval, calling on the state WPA
to cooperate with the city In
furnishing trucks and equipment
in order that a mosquito control
project could proceed. This step
was taken in recognition of the
local navy yards desire to fur
nish oil supplies and trained SUI
pervision- should a means to car
~ on the work be discovered.
Another resolution effected
rental of city property on Stock
Island to the navy department
at a nominal fee for the purpose
of establishment of small arms
target range.
Other matters handled by the
council included:
An appropriation of $4,000 to
have all traffic signs of the city
painted
Referring of a letter from the
mayor concerning police help In
collection of delinquent occupa-
tional licenses to the Taxation
and Records committee.
Referring of another letter
from the mayor calling attention
to needed repairs to the city hall
to the Public Works committee 5
Determination of the Finance
committee to seek repair esti-
mate on the accounting machines
In the tax collectOr-asseSSor's Of
flee.
Borrowing of funds from the
city on a croSs-entry arrange
ment using Street Paving bond
funds, to obtain 500 for salary
purposes for the Board Of Public
Works.
Referring of two salary re-
quests-one from John D. Ro-
berts for back salary as secretary
of the fire department, the other
from j. Frank Roberts, for back
salary as councilman from 1885
to l937-to the Finance commit
tee.