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Evening star., 1946-07-27
The Weeks
Housing Picture

A total of 2,o39 applications
for rental housing were filed
with the District Housing Gen.
ter, 1400 Pennsylvania avenue
NV, in the week ending July "a,
of which 1928 were for apart
ments and houses and 116 for
rooms.
To fill the need, 141 houses
and apartments, plus 553 rooms,
were listed.
AS an indication of housing
eventually to come on the mar
ket, the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration's local Office re-
ported for the week ended July
l9, there were Sc applications
for construction of 222 new
dwelling units in the District
area, of which 9.6 per cent were
to sell for under $500 or rent
for less than $50. In addition,
approval was given to convert a
total of IL units.
Since January Is, there were
1851 applications for a total of
16,423 new units, of which 28.5
per cent were to sell for less
than $500 or rent for less than
$50, plus a total of ia CONVEX
sions.
In the country as whole, ap-
plications to go ahead on S17,-
149 new units, of which 50 per
cent were to sell for less than
$500 or rent for less than $50,
were approved, plus 76,837 con-
versions.
Conditions facing applicants
for rental housing during the
week were indicated as follows:
Veterans Non
and Serv- Service
icemen, Persons. Tot
just arrived - 1913 50 $50
Separated from
family ---- 1898 65 463
Unreasonable
Distance to
Commute - 27 2 %
Eviction ---- 800 ITO 430
Present housing
inadequate --- 554 "a 638
Total --- LIT 322 2,039
Evening star., 1946-07-27

(See LEWIS, Page B-6.)
Evening star., 1946-07-27

(See SLUMS, Page B-6)
Evening star., 1946-10-20

from a photograph parlor, he
started experimenting. Final
ly, he had the pictures dane
ing across a sheet hung in the
basement of 1918 F street NV.
Mr.. Edison didn't think
much of it at first" Mr.. Armat
recalled with a grin, but he
consented to manufacture the
machine and reluctantly
agreed to have it known as
Edison's Vitascope."
The inventor we'll remem-
bers the big night when a
theater audience saw movies
for the first time. The place:
Roster g. Balls, the New York
show house which became the
site of Macy's department
store. The date: April %.
1896.
1T was a dressy audience"
he recalled. They were given
vaudeville because nobody
thought they would come to
Evening star., 1946-10-20
Pooe z
Father Of the Movies
BY MIRIAM OTTENBeRG

THE INVENTOR credited
L with taking motion pic
lures out of the "peepshow"
class and making them avail
able to huge audiences rarely
goes to a movie himself.
He is Thomas Armat, who
lives with his wife, son and
French poodle in GreyStone,
Colonial manor on the edge
Of Rock Creek Park. and still
likes to tinker in his we'll
equipped workshop.
Although for SO years Mr..
Armat left the acclaim for
his invention of a successful
movie protector to more vocal
inventors, the Society of Mo-
ton Picture Engineers this
year recognized his achieve
ment with a banquet and a
scroll.
AS his wife says, Mr.. Armat
is "one of those rare inventors
who is also a good business
man" So casual is his in
tereSt in his invention of SO
years ago that he allowed his
original machine to languish
for years in a pile of junk he
had accumulated in his
Georgetown laboratory. He
looked for it, he said, when
the Smithsonian Institution
wanted the first VitaScope,
but it wasn't until he had
given them a later machine
that he found the original
The original is now in the
museum of the Eastman
Kodak Co.
In a reminiscent mood, Mr.
Armat harked back to 1892
when, as a mere lad" he
went to the Chicago Worlc
Fair and put a nickel in q
slot to watch a movie of ele-
plants running through jun
gle. He became interested ir
the idea of projecting a movie
so more than one person co.ulo
watch it at a time.
First, he tried to projec'
a picture by means of Thoma!
A. Edison's kinetoscope, bu
he couldn't get enough illu
mination.
With some films of dancing
girls, which he had borrowed
=
Evening star., 1946-10-20

see movies. Then the pictures
came on. One of them was
colored by hand. 1t gave a
pretty effect. They were all
pictures of dancers and
vaudeville until the wave
scene. 1t showed the surf
breaking at Dover, England.
They thought that was
marvellous thing. They called
for Edison to make a speech,
but he wasn't there"
Mr.. Armat was, but nobody
called him. He sat in a make
shift booth, quite happily en-
gagged in operating his own
protector.
Although he has been given
credit for the first great ad-
vance in movie making, and
foreSaw a great future for the
art, he has been doubtful at
times about subsequent ad-
vances.
Il was peSsimistic about
sound" he admits now. Il
used to say it was adding one
more artificial element, get
ting away from the universal
language of silent pictures.
Now realize sound has added
enormously to the motion
picture"
AS he went on to talk about
the possibilities of television.
his wife confided that Mr..
Armat and his two sons,
Thomas, jr., and Christopher
Brooke (the latter lives with
them at Greystone), talked
constantly of things scientific
and mechanical.
At one time, Mr.. Armat
worked up a scheme to have
movies installed in homes Just
like telephones. The talkies,
he said, spoiled that, but he
had his own home movie.
II got a movie of one of my
sons taking his first STEP
reported the inventor with
the enthusiasm of the typical
home movie maker. Il Just
happened to catch it,"
Unlike the typical home
movie maker, though, he
didn't follow through with the
usual eager, Would you like
to see it?" Instead, he con-
fided that he had gotten
enough of the movies in the
early days.
Evening star., 1946-10-20
- W<1IXIkQNNzE1Hz
1MSi0&n Il I! :
the Pride of
the Lamb Family

There's not q black sheep in the whole
collection j.. for these little lambs are
scientifically sheored processed to
make them as impeNious to the elements
as the postnoon! And have q life span
like MethuseIoh's. They're styled with on
air, and take to rich tones Of sofori,
beaver and white vine beautifully.
They're the perfect ooot for the young in
heart and purse. 1926
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-13
ALASKA COASTAL
 AIRLINE5 HAS
 QUIET TUESDAY

Alaska Coastal Airlines made. flights yesterday to Hoonah, Tena- kee, Lake Hasselborg and Lake Florence, carrying the following passengers: to Hoonah, Margaret Dick and Roy Williams; to An- goon, Gracie Johnson.
 From Lake Hasselborg, Earl Bass ford, w. E. Klinkhammer, Walter Fields and Dick Dalziel from Tenakee, J. Murphy, Anna Murphy and Joe Smith; from Lake Flor ence, A. T. Nygaard, MT and Mrs Jack Westfall, Jim Trueblood, Bill Vernon and Ethel Calvin; from Hconah, Pros. Ganty.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-13
LIFTING OF PRICE LIDS
 BENEFICIAL

WASHINGTON. Nov. 13-Civil- ian Production Administrator John D. Small said today that the gen. eral removal of price controls will spsed up the elimination of many other controls on industry.
 The lifting of price lids off all items except rice, sugar and rents. he told a news conference, changes the whole picture" as far as the other cwbs are concerned.
 He added that some controls over production and distribution will continue indefinitely and that it will be several days before a pro gram can be clarified in detail
 The housing thing is what we haven't got clear" he said. That is what bothers us the most"
 He referred to the announced in- tention Of the National Housing Administration to attempt to hold existing controls and ceilings on behalf of the Veterans Housing Pro- gram.
 Small named orders channelling building materials into the housing program as one of the controls that T think We will have to continue for some time to come
 Controls over inventories. exports and over tin are others which he said would certainly be continued.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-13
MURPHY & MURPHY

REALTORS-ACCOUNTANTS Phone 676 over First National Bank AVAILABLE inspection Monday, 2-I bedrooms modern furnished near school
 LARGE APT. HOUSE, fine income. BEDROOMS modern furnished. GROOM HOME accessible by bus, Fritz Cove, modern furnace, etc., power fishing boat. BEAUTIFUL country home, Lena Cove, fireplace, etc. 3-BEDROOMS Auke Bay, water frontage, modern. PATENTED 160 acres Glacier Highway.
 BEAUTIFUL home and income property Waynor Addition, ? bed- rooms, electrical kitchens, utility rooms, completely insulated. MURPHY & MURPHY
 REALTORS-ACCOUNTANTS Phone 676 over First National Bank
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-13
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management DISTRICT LAND OFFICE
 Anchorage, Alaska.
 September 25, 1946.
FOR PUBLICATION
September g, 1946.

n
 Notice is hereby given that Loren w Card, has made application for patent to his homesite, Anchorage Serial 0l1092 under the act of May 26. 1884 t48 Stat. 609) for a tract of land, designated as Lot N plat of U. s. Survey No. 1892, Auke Lake Group Of Homesites, Tract A. con- taining AT acres. situated in the Loop Section. Glacier Highway, about IA miles northwest of Juneau, Alaska. latitude 59 23' 30" N. longi- tude 134 38' ". and it is now in the files Of the District Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claims in the local land office, Anchor age. Alaska, within the period of publication or thirty days there after, or they will be barred from the provisions Of the statutes.
 GEORGE A. LINGO,
 Acting Manager. First publication, Oct. 23, 1946. Last publication, Dec. 10, 1946
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-13
ATTENTION REBEKAHS

Regular meeting tonight at eight. Election of officers. Please at tend 425 It
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-13
FOR SALE

10 OLDSMOBILE sedan. Or. 768
 Ess- 425-4t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-13
WANT ADS

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-26
City To Require Licenses
OF Building Contractors

All building contractors in Key
West will be required to obtain
a license under terms of an ordi-
nance passed last night by city
commissioners.
Under terms of Ordinance No.
As, a board of examiners, to con-
sist of five members, will be APP
pointed by the city manager.
Building Inspector Enrol Sawyer
automatically becomes a men,
Der.
Of the other four members, one
must be recognized engineer of
construction in Key West, two
others must be contractors who
have been actively doing business
in the city for at least one year,
and the fifth member must have
been connected with the building
supply business.
Fifteen days after the ordinance
becomes effective, the board will
conduct examinations for those
who apply for the contractor Ii
cense, Officers will be elected at
that time also.
Thereafter, the Board of Ex-
aminers will meet and hold ex-
aminations twice a year, in March
and September. Special meetings
may be held at other times, if
approved by the city manager.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-26
Automobiles Old Stuff
Tn In New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, N. H. - P =
Detroiters celebrating the auto
mobiles golden jubilee year are
Just Johnny-Come-Latelies so
far as this city is concerned.
Two Manchester men built and
drove a horselcss carriage around
town in 1868, local residents
claim-a steam powered one.
Amoskcag Machine Shop EN-
plOycs James S. Batchelder and
william H. Writner built the en-
Rinc-a steam boiler-in the rear
- q heavy Democrat wagon.
With chain and sprocket drive
on the rear axle, the contraption
took only Is minutes to fire and
start. After the first two-hour
trial July 9, 1868, the Manchester
Union said. I'VE don't see ex-
aCtly who has use and need for
a carriage of this sort in New
England"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-26
Two Policemen
Are Reinstated:
4 Others Out

Patrolmen Frank jolly and
Hector Castro were restored to
active duty on the city police
force at a meeting of the city
commission last night, City Man
ager Dave King reported.
The two patrolmen, along with
Gene Hernandez, John Nelson,
Carl Ingraham and George Gut
ierrez, had been suspended by the
city manager June 4 for insub-
ordination.
The Civil Service board REIN
stated the six patrolmen, then the
latter four men were re-suspend-
ed Immediately by King, who has
recommended to the board that
the suspensions be made perm
anent.
Chief of Police Louis NJ. ]. Els
ner now heads a force of % men.
The remaining four officers
plan to continue their fight for
reinstatement before the civil
service board, which has been in
vestigating their cases for the
past several weeks.
1t is expected that hearing
will be held in the near future.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-26
OPA Extension
Snag Predicted
GHv A~-"r'nted PressI

WASHINGTON, June %. -
Several members of the senate
declared this afternoon that they
were going to fight the passage
of the OPA extension bill, which
was approved in the house after
the senate-house conferees had
reported it from committee.
AS passed in the senate be-
fore it went to conference. cell
ing prices were removed from
meat. poultry and dairy pro-
ducts. which were included in
the bill when il first passed the
house. Conferees from the house
succeeded in having those cell
ings continued. as well as rent
ceilings.
1t was reported that should
the senate pass the bill as it now
stands, it probably will be signed
by the President. !
Prices of some foodstuffs in
the bill are put back TO Octo-
Der lis levels. plus costs that
have gone into effect since that
time.
AS the bill passed the house
today, ceilings are maintained
also on tobacco and petroleum
products. g..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-26

Officers of the board will con-
sist of a chairman and a vice
chairman while the Building In
spector acts as Secretary Treas
urer.
Any person desiring to be Ii
cenSed as a contractor in the city
can make application on the re-
quired forms and depositing $25.
After so qualifying, the applicant
is entitled to take the examina-
ton. If the result of the examina-
ton is satisfactory, the board
will then issue a certificate to
the Director of Finance, who will
issue a license to the applicant
upon payment of the occupation
al license fee, which is $27.50 in
most cases.
No permits for buildings or
improvements where the total
cost exceeds $4,000 unless specifi-
cations have been prepared in
duplicate with the information
that license has been granted.
Each contractor granted a Ii
cense is required to maintain in
Surance.
Violations of the ordinance are
punishable by a fine of 5000 or
sixty days Imprisonment, or both.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-26
Back
To City July |,
i US. Navy Says

The city aquarium and two
docks here, used by the Navy
during the war, will be turned
back to the owners shortly after
July /, the Navy Base public
works office announced today.
City officials, including City
Manager Dave King and men,
bers of the city commission, in
spected the aquarium at IL o.
clock this morning and reported
ly found it in condition for re-
turn to the city.
The Navy had used the aquar-
ium throughout the war as a pis-
toll range. The aquarium will be
restored as a tourist attraction,
city officials said.
Craig docks, near the old
Florida East Coast Railroad ter
minal, will revert to the owners
shortly, the navy office declared.
The docks had been used as a
gulf convoy station and by the
United States Coast Guard.
Clyde Mallory docks near the
foot of Duval street, likely will
revert to the owners on the same
date the Navy turns back the
aquarium and the Craig docks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-26
Policeman Must Repay ".."
City For Court Fine

Spottswood filed the charge
against the officer after the lat
ter had given the radio official
a ticket for illegal parking.
The matter came to a head
at a meeting two weeks ago OF
the city commission when
Spottswood objected to a de-
duction of SODA from a radio
bill for Sl00 presented to the
city in a publicity campaign.
City manager King told Spots
wood, who attended the ses-
sion. that the amount was de-
Quoted because he (Kingl
thought the officer should not
have been forced to pay the
fine himself since he uses his
own motorcycle in the service
of the city.
The commission has agreed TO
reimburse the policeman for the
use of his motorcycle, it was un-
derStood. The radio bill will also
be paid in full, Mr.. Spottswood
told The Citizen this morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-26
U. S. To Keep Bases In Philippines
And Aid In Defense and Diplomacy

planted by a new regime headed
by Manuel Roxas, first president
of the new republic. In a stormy
election on the eve of indepen-
dence and amid the ruins of war,
Roxas was named to replace the
placid, elderly Sergio Osmena as
head of the commonwealth gov
eminent.
Political observers view Os-
mena as representative of island
conservatives and the last vestige
of the late Manuel Quezon re-
gime which dominated Philip
pine politics for years.
Roxas, considered one of the
most capable administrators in
the islands,, won the presidency
after having weathered accusa-
tionS of collaboration with the
Japanese occupiers. He was, an
obscure official in the Japanese
puppet government, but led guer-
rilla forces against the invaders
until his capture by them.
He was given a clean bill of
political health by General
Douglas Macarthur, who declar-
ed his complete faith in RoXas.
The president appears well
fitted to lead his people. His long
experience in political organiza-
ton and the problems of finance.
taxation and statecraft are quail
tiles greatly needed in the Phil
ippines after July 4.
Roxas has announced his pro-
gram will be reconstruction of
the Philippines, cooperation with
the United States, including the
U. S. Far Eastern policies, and
has assured foreign investors a
fair deal"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-26
British Loan Measure.
Passage SeemsLikely
DEBATE ON MEASURE
To LEND ENGLAND
$3.50, 900, 900 TO BE-
GIN NEXT WEEK
tBy ASsociated Press)

WASHINGTON, June 28.-De-
bate on the British loan bill of
Sa.750.OO0.OO0 will begin in the
house next week, it was an
nounccd today.
The bill already has passed
the senate. and il was said that
iis chances of being approved
by the house are excellent.
Administration leaders asserted
that some members of the house
who had opposed the loan now
favor IL.
The house banking committee,
after holding a series of hearings,
reported the bill favorably by a
vote of 20 To 5.
Since then support for the
measure has been assured by
Democrats and Republicans.
who. heretofore. had been
againsf the bill or had not
stated their position.
Among the Republicans who
declared they would vote for the
bill was Representative Wolcott,
81 Michigan, who said he was
confident that making the loan
would help international trade.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-26

The city acted illegally when il
paid a fine of $20.14 for Patrol
man Frank Caraballo in Criminal
court some weeks ago, the city
commission ruled last night.
Following a decision by City
Attorney Lancelot Lester. the
officer was ordered to repay
the SOFA to the city. Attorney
Lester ruled the action of the
city commission was not legal
in this particular case.
Patrolman Caraballo was fined
the amount on the charge of IL
legal use of a license tag on his
motorcycle, following a complaint
filed by John SpottsWood. mana
ger of the local radio station. Mr..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-26
ByrneS, Molotov Reported
Nearing Accord On Trieste
CBy Associated Press.

PARIS, June 28.-It was stated
this afternoon that Secretary
ByrnCs of the United States and
Foreign COmmiSSar MolotoV of
Russia were nearing an under
standing regarding the DISPOSE
ton of Trieste.
Before the Big Four recon-
vensd this morning word was
received here from Rome that
the American Mediterranean
fleet" was standing off Trieste.
bat II developed that the
fleet" consisted of only two
desiToYers and the Cruiser
Fargo.
Il had been feared that, had
the report about the fleet been
true Il might have interferred
with discussions about Trieste at
the conference.
The French plan TO interna-
fionalize Trieste is the one that
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-26
SUGAR QUOTA ACT
EXTENDED 3 YEARS
tFlOrida News SerVlce)

" lDi tud NtWS OCl NlSCJ
WASHINGTON, June 26.-The
senate Finance committee has APP
proved extension of the 1887 SUI
gar quota act for three years, in
stead Of one year as voted by the
House.
The sugar quota act expires
al the end of this year. II pro-
vides for production quotas in
tho domestic areas and import
quotas from foreign countries.
senator Pepper of Florida, ask
ed that the bill be amended to
assure domestic cane producers,
particularly in Florida and LouSi-
sna. that when quotas are rees-
tablished they will not have to
asasd0if sugar processing facili-
ties ne said were started during
the war period of critical sugar
shortage.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-26
Most CT Criipes
Corrected, Says
Sec. Patterson
Try Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, June 26. 49,
Twelve of the fourteen favorite
soldiers "gripes" have been cor
rected, Secretary of War Robert
P. Patterson said today.
Foremost was the abolition OF
the hand salute. Hereafter, salut-
ing will not be required outside
of Army posts except in occupied
countries and at ceremonies,
Patterson refused to abandon
the terms Officers" and enlist
ed men,. He said these terms
were universal to all armies.
He also refused the suggestion
that Inspector General reports go
direct to the Secretary outside
of channels, as this would give
the &c officer a ''Gestapo" status,
he claimed.
Among other complaints that
were abolished were: ...
Improved officer leadership,
more security for Army person
mel, accumulated leave pay for
enlisted personnel, abolition OF
distinction between families of
officers and enlisted men, equal
ity of military justice, and inn
proved relations between Off
GERS and enlisted men.
Hereafter, if CT Joe wants to
take a drink with his captain, it
is okay with Patterson. Many
have waited for this day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-26
The Weather
FORECAST

Key West and vicinity: Partly
cloudy with widely scattered
showers this afternoon, tonight
and Thursday. Moderate to fresh
east and southeast winds.
Florida: Partly cloudy through
Thursday with scattered after
noon showers and thunderstorms
Thursday and over extreme south
portion today. Generally fair to-
night except few showers over
southeast coastal sections.
East Gulf of Mexico and Jack
sonville through the Florida
Straits Moderate east to south
east winds today, tonight and
Thursday except winds occasion
ally fresh over extreme south
portion. Partly cloudy weather
with widely scattered showers
over south portion.
Jacksonville to Apalachicola:
No small craft or storm warnings
have been issued.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-26
BY MORRIS ]. HARRIS

AP NeWSfeotures
WASHINGTON. - The new
Philippine Islands republic will
take it's place among the worlds
independent nations, July 4, but
conduct of its own international
affairs will still remain more or
less under the watchful, protec-
tive eye of the United States.
Domestic defense of the archi-
pelago of 1000 islands will be
entirely in the hands of the Fill
pinos and they will be free to
organize whatever army and
navy they wish and can main
tain. But the strong arm of
Uncle Sam will still be present.
For, by. agreement between the
U. S. and the Philippines, the
United States Navy will retain
bases in the islands.
This provision, fundamentally
in the interests of world peace,
will at the same time give the
new nation a mighty bulWark of
protection that it is only too glad
to have within its borders.
The U. S. also will be helpful
in diplomatic matters. The
American diplomats, m k i n G
available to fledgling Filipino
ambassadors and ministers the
benefits of it's long experience in
affairs of the world.
Almost simultaneously with
their emergence into complete in
dependence after 48-year tie to
the United States, the Philippines
acquired a political new deal at
home.
Long established leaders of
their domestic affairs were sup