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Evening star., 1946-06-01
DC. Building Permits
Aggregate $709,396
In 2-Week Period

Real estate permits issued in the
last week by Robert H., Davis, Dis
trict building inspections director
amounted to $411,381, and for the
week before, $298, 8,015, a total for the
two-week period of $709,396. Last
weeks permits were not listed owing
to space requirements as a result of
the railroad strike.
Permits of 5000 and over issued
during the last week went to:
National Radio Institute Inc, 18th
and U sts. NV, owner; builder, not
selected; Robert F. Beresford, 80
Eighteenth street NV, architect;
one four-story brick, concrete, stone
correspondence offices; 1915 Wiscon-
sin avenue NV, to cost, $250,000.
Two-Story Dwellings,.
John M. King, 3740 Twelfth street
NE, owner and builder; L. Keith
Hite. 1850 North Pershing Drive, Ar
lington, Va, architect; IL two-story
brick and cinder block dwellings;
1884 to 1856 Delafield place NE, to
cost, 100000.
j. Blaise DeSibour, 1700 I street
NV, owner; Almirall, deSibour and
Mitchell, 1843 New Hampshire ave-
nue. NV, builder; Almirall and de-
Sibour, architect; interior altera-
tions; 1246-48-50 Twenty seventh
street NV, to cost, SIS 1000.
Philip Love, $3.50 T street NV,
owner; builder, not selected; Clifton
B. White, 1860 Georgia avenue, Sill
yer Spring. Md, architect; 3015
Beech street NV, to cost, $4,000;
one 2-story brick dwelling.
Alfonso Bliss Properties, Inc, 1911
Columbia road NV, owner; Dupont
Iron Works, Inc, 1166 Eighteenth
street NV, builder and architect;
rebuild porches for apartment house,
423 Massachusetts, avenue NV, toI
cost, $500.
Mt. Chaconas, 3700 Massachusetts,
avenue NV, owner; Tekton Con-
struction Co., ATOP Miller avenue,
Bethesda, Md, builder; Nicholas E.
Chotas, Bond Bldg architect; one
3-story masonry addition to store
and dwelling; 2721 Fourteenth street
NV, to cost, $5,740.
Issued In Previous Week.
Permits issued in the previous
week went to:
Ritzenberg Construction Co., Inc,
1919 Fifteenth street NV, owner
and builder; Edmund w. Dreyfuss,
1910 Fifteenth street NV, archi-
tect; one 5-story brick and concrete
apartment, 81 units, 2130 N street
NV, to cost $172,000.
Morris Marinoff and Mas Pritt,
1902 Georgia avenue NV, owner;
Cladny Construction Co., 631 E street
NV, builder; Arthur P. Starr, 1928
Connecticut avenue NV, architect;
two 1-story brick, concrete and steel
stores, 7400 and 7404 Georgia ave-
nue. NV, to cost $4,000.
Washington Housing Corp, 731 H
street NV, owner and builder;
Claughton West, architect; one s.
story masonry apartment house, 626
S street NV, to cost $4,000.
Paul Leps, 1854 K street NV,
owner; G. R. Weadon, 5000 Thirty
third street NV, builder; Schreier
81 Patterson, architect; remove par
titions, install fireproof stairs, erect
masonry partitions, rooming house,
1854 K street NV, to cost $4,000.
Isabel c. Fenton, ALL Reno road
NV, owner; Garland Short, 2138
P street NV, builder; w. Ellis Gro
ben, architect; to erect shaft for
elevator and fireproof stair halls.
1917 I street NV, to cost $4,000.
J. w. Sigh, 1011 o street NV,
owner and builder; L. w. Giles, 1923
Hunt place NE, architect; one l.
story stone and brick dwelling, 5100
Bass place Sc, to cost $4,000.
Evening star., 1946-06-01
Legion Tank Corps Post
To Form Auxiliary

Plans are under way for formation
of a women's auxiliary to the George
s. Patton, jr., Tank Corps Post
No. 10, American Legion, it was an
nounced today. Wives, daughters,
sisters, mothers and widows of vet
eran members will be eligible for
membership, and Louis A. Schuppin
has been named chairman of a
committee to form the auxiliary.
Evening star., 1946-06-01
Service Families Occupy
40% of Public HOUSING

Philip M. Klutznick, commissioner
of the Federal Public Housing Au-
thority, said today two of every five
families living in public housing are
those of veterans and servicemen.
Servicemens and veterans FAM
lilies account for 232, 900 of the GIL 900
occupied war and low-rent public
housing units in programs admins
tered by FEA as of April 80, he said.
Evening star., 1946-06-01
Croxton Is Book Contributor

E. H. Croxton, president of Realty
Associates, Inc, 1922 Seventeenth
street NV, is the contributor of q
chapter on "Conveyancing" in a re-
Gently published book written by
George H. Beurhaus, former Seattle
real estate inspector, entitled Know
Your Real Estate"
Evening star., 1946-06-01
Plaster Repairs,

The fine hair cracks and others
that are difficult to repair when the
surface of plaster is to be painted
or otherwise decorated can now be
filled very easily without having to
dig out the plaster to widen the
crack and then refill. The repairs
are made with stick of special ma
lSee GADGETS. Page R-3l
Evening star., 1946-06-01
Godgets
New Tile on Sheets
Easily Installed;
Handy Crack Filler
a., I:I. kl,..>,
By HiIson Munsey

There are instances in remodel
ing when a ceramic tile is needed
that is thinner than the regular
tile set in cement. This happens
where existing floors do not have
sufficient clearance and where ex-
isting walls allow no change to be
made.
A special ceramic tile has been
designed to cover just such emer-
gencies. 1t is manufactured and
performed into sheets for direct
adhesion to any permanent sur
face. 1t requires no Portland ce-
ment bed but is mounted on flexible
plastic sheets about 2x2 feet so that
they can be applied directly to the
surface to be covered. The tiles are
the same sizes as most ceramic
tiles-that is, 2x2, 2x1 or Xxi inches.
They are made in various colors
including light and dark gray, black,
ivory blue, green and red, so that
practically any color scheme or de-
sign can be used.
The total thickness is about a
quarter-inch depending upon the
thickness of the adhesive coating
applied to hold the sheets of tiles
onto the surface. Adhesive is sup
piled with each order of tiling in
sufficient quantities to properly do
the job. The finished thickness is
about that Of asphalt tile or lino-
leum when laid. This tiling is very
light, weighing only about three
pounds to the square foot as against
weight of IS to 20 pounds when
regular tile set in cement is used.
It's use will save the time needed for
cement to dry, thus avoiding the
necessity of closing off a room until
the cement has SET.
This tiling is much easier to set
than the regular type because it is
always visible during the time OF
setting. When in place, it will need
grouting with a rapid-setting ce-
ment mixture and that will COM
plete the work
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(See FIRST AID, Page BED
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(See WOOD, Page BAD
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(See CADETS, Page B-3O
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-01
EARL CARR0LL'S
 VANlTIES" BIG
 HIT kT CAPITOL

Delightful comedy, music that all will remember pretty girls and danc- ing is Earl Carroll's Vanities," the big bill at the Capitol Constance Moore is lovelier and more glamor- GUS than usual, with the dashing AIennis O'Keefe and a brilliant sup porting cast, the feature is one of the big hits. It is the gayest, bright est and most rollicking musical of the season.
 Otto Kreuger, Eve Arden, Mary Forbes, Alan Mowbray, Pinky Lee and others, all picked for their parts, make up the cast.
 The picture boasts chorus of 42 beautiful girls and when one says beautiful it bears out the slogan that has become famous over Car rolls stage door that Through these portals pass the most beautiful girls in the world"
 Woody Herman's band plays for the principals and the chorus in a series of brilliant numbers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-01

dences, I guess, to hazard an opin- ion the role was that of Sophie in "The Razor's Edge"
 NO" said Betty, T told MT. Zan- uck, you know why people come to see my pictures. and it isn't my act ing ability"
 I'm very happy the way things are" She stretched The Legs lux uriously on a luxurious, curved sofa in enc of the two living rooms in her Beverly Hills cottage. "The only complaint I've ever made was short ly after we had Vickie. I wanted to appear in a dress once in while because it's a little undignified for a mother ALWAYS to go around In a bathing suit with her legs hang ing out"
 Yes, work seems to be losing some of it's zing for Betty -The-Legs. When I asked her what her next movie would be she was stumped. She's been signed for it, but she didn't know It's name nor what role she'll play. A press agent supplied the details: Twentieth Century Fox's The Shocking Miss Pilgrim" a frothy 'ale of the tribulations of the na- ticn's first female typist.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-01
FILM "Sp0TLIGHT
 SCANDALS" BILL
 AT 2oTH CENTURY

Thanks to consistently solid per fcrmances by talented, versatile cast, Spotlight Scandals gay and sprightly musical showing at the goth Century tonight merits rating as a well balanced package of sus- tained entertainment.
 Director William Beaudine inSur- ed the success of this faSt-stepping musical when he selected proven troupe of actor-entertainers that in- clude such favorites as Frank Fay, Billy Gilbert, Bonnie Baker, Butch and Buddy, the Radio Rogues, Iris Adrian, Claudia Dell and Harry Langdon The result is a nicely paced, entertainment filled picture with a smash climax.
 In their roles as vaudeville enter tainers who sweep from the six-a- day to New Works "big time Frank Fay and Billy Gilbert carry much of the picture and garner most of the acting honors,
 Basically, Spotlight Scapdals' IS pure entertainment, with Bonnie Baker, the wee" songtress of the airlanes, singing four songs in her own inimitable style. The imperson- ations of the Radio Rogues are a standout and Harry Langdon also scores in what proves to be new type of character for this establish ed favorite.
 Spotlight Scandals was produced under the aegis of Sam Katzman and Jack Dietz with Barney Sarecky credited as the associate producer. Edward Kay was the musical direcior with the dances supervised by Jack Boyle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-01

being told of reports that she yearn- ed for full-length dresses anc heavy" dramatic roles.
 I'd be frightened to death il I had to take a straight dramatic part" said Betty-the-legs. T an probably the ony musical comedy star in Hollywood who wants to gc on being just what she is.
 T have no ambition to do anything but musicals. I'm no actress, and know it. I've reached the top ir my field and I'll go right on singing and dancing as long as I'm good But if I ever start down, I'll quit Right then. I've managed to put g little aside all through the years and I have a husband who car support me better than I can SUD- port myself"
 She was referring to top bandsmar Harry James, father of her 18- month-old daughter, Vickie. Of ex- husband Jackie Coogan, she said Why bring that up?" when asked il she had seen him since his release from the army.
 I'm almost 29 years old" con- tinued Betty. I've been in show business since I could walk. start ed in a chorus line here in Holly wood when I was twelve and I've al ways worked very hard.
 But now" she said bit wistfully T can't wait to get home from the studio. Even when I'm there I keer worrying if the baby is all right
 A competent nurse. incidentally stays with Vickie the five days a week Getty works.
 "Only a few days ago. she said T had to say no to Daryl Zanuck He wanted me to take a really good part. Straight acting-the plum ol this years female movie roles. won't tell you which one because il might embarrass, the actress whc does get it to know that I turned it down"
 It won't be violating any confi-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-01
Vatican Has
 Observatory

] VATICAN CITl = If Pope Plus XII takes a vacation this year Che hasn't had one since the beginning of
 the war) and goes to his summer palace at Castel Gandolfo, he prob ably will climb to the roof of the palace and spend few hours at the Vatican Observatory, peering at the now bombless sky.
 The Vatican Observatory, consid-
 cred by experts to be one of the fin est in the world, is run by two
 Jesuit priests, aided by three other priests, TWO mechanics and cook. Most of the observatory's work is done in two cupolas which house
 giant telescope and large cam-
 era for night photography. Both the telescope and the camera are of
 German Zeiss make.
 The observatory up to 1883 was situated in Vatican City, but due to the installation of electrical equip ment it was transferred to Castel Gandolfo where there was no elec- trical interference.
 Because of it's location, Father
 John Stein, director of the observa- tory, had a direct view of the Anzio landings and battle. He saw the
 fighting upside down, since there
 are no corrector lenses on astronomi- cal telescopes.
 It is reported that the Germans
 did not use the telescope, respecting the extra territorial character of the observatory. But they did place a long gun at the bottom of the hill on which the Pope's summer palace sits, and they shot over the observatory.
 The Vatican Observatory observed
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-01
BRINGING
 IT HOME

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. For weeks Gov. Sidney P. Osborn's of- flee has been deluged with requests to do something about the hous- ing situation in Arizona.
 The Governor has been renter himself for several years as Arizona is one of the few states which does not furnish an official residence for it's chief executive.
 Today the Governor announced he had joined the ranks of house hunt ters. His house had been sold out from under him and the new own CT wants possession "as soon as possible"
 Osborn announced he was moving to hotel until he can find another house.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-01
FOOL PROOF

GALLUP, N. M, = With the temperature 10 below zero, E. Park CT Sellard took no chances on the anti-freeze in his automobile. He had an idea which he said worked like a charm. He drove alongside the Gallup brick plant and parked in the cozy warmth of the roaring kilns.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-01
By RALPH DIGHTON

HOLLYWCOD-B (The Legs) Grable knows her good points-they are not exactly hidden-and intends to keep right on making the most of them, for while.
 Me? Quit making leg pictures? Why don't they ask me before they print such things?" she asked after
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-01

the partial eclipse of the sun on July 9. The next solar eclipse visible in Italy is scheduled by astronomlc calculations to occur on Feb. l5, 1861.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-01
ELLEN STRAND BACK

Ellen Strand, who went south several weeks ago, returned to her Juneau home aboard the Princess Norah
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-01

The Grand Canal of Venice was probably at one time a river flowing into lagoons.
Evening star., 1946-01-13

Picture OF tho week OF the Notionol GoIcV OF AT IS
Enhroned Madonna and Child by ost of the 18th Cen
fury Byzonne School Mellon Collection 1t will be the sub
jcct of bcf tok the gallery daily this week tomor
through Saturday. 240 ond 40 pm and next Sunday
at z IS and SIS pm
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-01
Scarce Items To Be Sold
Public BY Also

Air l Technical Service Com
mand at Miami is going to give
the public break. 1t will sooa
place on sale to the general pub
lie a number Of scarce items that
may be. just what some Key West
ers need right now.
nThere'll be no priorities for vet
Grams due to the small quantities
of eac hitem to be sold. How
ever, there will be between 10000
and $4,000 items displayed to buy
ers. They come from the Acmy
Air Forces surplus and salvage
stocks in South Florida.
Among the articles to be sold
in small lots of less than $500
each will be: Plumbing and elec-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-01
CORAL ROCKETS
BY L. p. ARTMAN. JR.

what comes to Key West comes
to it from outside sources. There
are some who have written to
Pepper and Cannon ct al but the
majority are interested in their
own plans. Very good over all
city plans along predetermined
desires of the city should be fol-
lowed out in determining what
the city wants and what should
be. For instance, what exactly is
being done about the Casa Mar
ina right now. No one fully
knows. We know this much that
the Navy Department has receiv-
cd a request from local naval
forces that they do not wish it
any longer for their purposes.
Talking with Captain jake Key,
charter boatman yesterday, he
informed me that Peter Schutt
well known hotel manager, ex-
poets to be here by November /
of next year with the hotel open
if adequate help can be secured.
Mr.. Schutt is followed all around
the country no matter which
hotel he goes to, by a rich Glen
tele who know that he will give
them the best of service and that
he will keep. them catching the
biggest fish everywhere. But
what is being done. What letters
have been written to Mr.. Schutt
or to the Navy about their in1
tentiohs I What have civic groups
done in this natter2 II
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|uted by the state and from 1855
on will put up one dollar for every
three allotted by the states.
Schools or states discriminating
against children because of race,
creed or color will not be aided
by the government
Another provision in the bill
calls for an annual appropriation
of $15,000,000 to assist states in
providing facilities and nutritior
programs.
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Millions For
School Lunches

School Lunches
There's help on the way for the
School Lunch Program in KeJ
West, if Florida will meet the
Federal government half-way-at
least until 1850.
u. S. senate this week passed
and sent bac kto the House a bill
authorizing the government to
appropriate $100,00o,O00 Annually
to assist state-operated free lunch
programs for needy school chill
drens q
The bill provides that the gov
ernrnent give dollar for. dollar the
,amoNnt states contribute toward
he program. This half and half
provisfon will hold good from
1947 through 1850. From 1850 to
1855, the government will give
one dollar for every $3.50 contrib
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-01
Youth For Christ
Rally Tomorrow

Tomorrow night, March 2, at
7;30 o'clock the public, young or
old, rich or poor, is invited to at
tend the first big Saturday Youth
for Christ Rally at the High
School Auditorium.
The speaker for the evening
will be the Rev. T. G. Mangham
of Miami Gospel Tabernacle.
Special features include: Tenor
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-01

SoloT. G. Mangham, Jr., of
Miami; Service Mems Quartet;
Trumpet Solo Mrs. Grant Dun
can; the Youth for Christ Orches-
ira; poppy songs and choruses
that all will enjoy.
This wonderful program is
offered free especially designed
and originated for teen-agers,
but with cordial welcome to
ell. Two young sailors will lead
the program. AL Fryer will be
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OF INTEREST TO KEY WEST HywR
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NATIONAL and STATE NEWS WITH LOCAL SLANT

as an apprentice. He holds that
if you could snip hair off human
heads while in service, you can
do so now that you're a civilian
again. Your CT barbering experl.
ence is all that is necessary for
you to make application to take
examinations for an apprentice
work certificate.
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Vivian Collins Remains
Selective Service Head

Key West friends of Vivian B.
Collins will be glad to learn that
the Senate has confirmed his ap-
pointment as state director of Sc
lective service in Florida
Mr.. Collins held this post dur.
ing the war while he was in serv-
ice and after he became a CT
william President Truman desired
to keep him at the helm.
He will receive an annual sal
airy of $500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-01

trical fixtures, kitchen supplies,
electric motors and hardware. n
Date of the sale ms not been
made known as yet but informa-
ton ca nbe obtained from the
ATSC salvage office in Miami. II
it's that important, you can get
information by phoning the Of
flee, 9-3761.
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81 BARRIERS Need Not
Attend School

Former GPs of Key West who
learned all about the tonsorial art
while in service will be happa 10
learn of a recent ruling by As-
torney General Tom Watson. "a
Mr.. Watson says that you won't
have to go to a barber school to
get your degree" to ply this trade
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MIDDLE COURSE ~


My thought on gambling and
drinking as far as city action is
concerned is that the middle
course" should be followed. That
Is keep these places respectable,
keep them out of the continual
public eye, make them places
operated just as other legitimate
places are operated with an eye
toward giving good service. OF
course this does not mean that l
think that officially and morally
gambling and liquor is good if
over INDUCED in. / do not very
strongly. Even my much-loved
strong Cuban coffee could be an
svn IL l took to imbibing loo
mach. But l do believe that a
cnntrolled human tendency is
bsttcr, far better than 4 a. acona7
pletely prohibited one OF one
which has no bounds or limits in
which II may be contained. At
one end you have the blue nose
pHohibitionist and at the other
end you have the red nosed, in
famed mind of the gambler and
drunkard. The course is the mid
ole way. AT least it is all, in the
public eye and it can be easily
Fan. I do not believe it should
be- run on the main streets and
have us suffer the sort Of eritis
clam of our main streets which
we get every year in which it is
stained that Duval is ''honky
tank". If we are to have car
nival section of town let it be
some other section than the main
street.
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LETTERS STATE. NATIONAL

This business of keeping in
touch with our representatives
and senators both state and ma
uanal with our State Road De-
partment and with the other
branches Of the government is a
very important one. 1t is a much
neglected field and one which
. representative group of the
Businessmen, SHOULD continually
have before their minds. Much of
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DEFINITE RECALL PETITION

Big prediction of the day is the
recall petition which will be di-
racted against one or more of
city commissioners and is expect
ed 10 be filed within few days.
Il had not been filed today with
Clerk Roy Hamlin. s 3 A'A'
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BNco SHUT DOWN

AS YOU folks know there has
been a big disturbance in gambl-
ina and liquor questions in the
city. Bingo has been entirely
shut down. Along these lines is
wlhere the main attack seems to
be coming from.
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My thought is simply this; as
far as the present city manager
Is concerned, / believe he has
baen steadily working toward a
gaal which is a long ways off but
thnre has been step after step
struggling ahead, and l believe
that the majority of the people
feel that the city is shaping UP
Except in a few dissenting ins
stances believe that every step
has heen=made=in=the=rig di=
rneaion.
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sf RC6nrBB 81
RAGETRAcT OUT

: Here's a sidelight on the qaes-
ton Of the racetrack which /
broaght,np this week in another
column, the majority OF, Key
Westers feel too that the track
should not be brought here. In
the first place they claim that it
will not pay the operator to
bring big track here and that
Key West would end UP with
one of those portable second rate
affairs, which would attract no
new visitors. Another thing the
track would principally drain
money away from the city people
themselves since there is not yet
a permanent enough and large
enough tourist population to sup
port its operation. Swell, this is
all what we wanted to hear.