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OFFICES FOR RENT.

MEDICAL OFFICE, 1915 10Th st. NV
cove. ss ts@ast sressmsnt rms. oper.tins rm M ana
lab: air cond, glass brick partitions;
ready toE occupancy; Call Ho- 6s5s %
50. It., in modern BLDG, 2036 z st. nv;
4%o + 70 GR5 r1ts srR RooSs II r. ss
conditioned suite. with Joint reception,
Library snd ~ seTgss
neis BLk snd wfsT of cosN AVE and
7so g SGT f.. outside rooms; SIPS month.
oIficI SPACE; sRp.ex,mssssls ina lsoo e,
ssnsfsi esss oe.s '0f aVsssIs
summer and winter air conditioning. Boz
Slsi lkeoIs. sss' 2 baths. Is. floor. near 18th
and v sts. NV; for physician or dentist;
Sdse no "a 29sI Or 9h s44s now .v..
able in the Park Lane. Bldg, modern.
History medical bldg. in the heart OF the
%sd center Il. ana Of 81 snd Eye
sts nv 2a-honr elevator sna swMitsh Msh.
R6 6reH ltSH 2Gs5 2c E sSs chanss s suit for
Professional or business unit, N NJ. Mulroy
AHL ny Go TnM ISS aL Iro,s9 9s9a oor Ioa..
soa1o; Sni lp outside hsht; eSseusnt foT tnsuIs
spSy ono: ss: q e.aSrs 5 saahs r. gs s.
NV. THos.~ j. FISHER q GO, INC.
cENTuRx efEsSi iss BGflbIN hsfh 81 AZ ssS. NV
facing Court House payk-Modern 7-story
sa. ss s space sasn e. n1ss
Few most atsrsesiVs SUITES stiff available
for the discriminating businessman; all
outside rooms: entire building 1ust com
aSs sEsHEh q Dssesss az, K Rso
GRouNb III utSNbb sFL0oSR. "a air 'ea Conditioned. 600
So It. on Jefferson pl.. "a block of Con-
so d0ssT' ss .ssss ssn s5 5'es days. Box 'ssp
SESR n i4th AND PARK RD. N.w.-Bua:
ness corner, 1929 14th st. NV; entire 2nd
floor rooms and lavatory; suitable for
OFFICES . On STORE: desk space: selePhon'
Ss17 conn. AvE.-Approx -10x12 #. in
cs1y of oFE,6n sps eldg RoM M ssi shsis saltmsr.
cs eyf MRS SRs 0SsE aoSE5 W. sss
Conn. ave. First-aoe corner apt IN lse.
modern freproof bldg: PVT; st; entrancs
{ desired. y; a. AzoT WEINBERG co. 1907
oFFioas, Fl as near Ma PAU Pa ave. and srd st
Convenient 70 Capitol. KELLEY g. Bran"
HFTiokNEY HFTi III eHi WILL SHARE vell-appointed
suite Of ofices with one or two lawyers.
Is 3 ssrtDios, tEs located @ on End and 4th assrs
MoROSoFF, between IL and 3, on
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SUBURBAN SALE-MARYLAkD.

CT HOMES, $6.50O-Unusual large lot,
occupancy ot some H,iI Jar. 10 TO bIf rso from
I'd, rs miles beyond University Of Md
Drive out or cal Tower s49g psgsrsnce un RRai
ing, No. ss-0O0-0o0326. Also 2 left at
so;1HHEs 3 NILES FROM SILVER spR1Na-Modern
on Bonifant rd., coiesville. Md. Phone
siasss kass SissPmaPs PeyH
sSa snK to os5ns soos kehen 1t sn Sh
Il, $3.50 SsssssB sns Fa5sE
SSH ena sxfs Nj o9sa @odern busaa
ba5h baaR' and aiifa fall base Easement. situated On
.nd 0f to
NJ siorf1 Fry snf 1Nc sauFsaS SaSo wisconsin @ SIN ave.
IDEAL FOR cBILDREN-Lge. yard, fenced
in; beautiful shade trees; space for gar
den; good bus service few steps from gate;
and and frontage If desired; fine schools.
and SHOPPING saaanx amy
hause Old all built Sndsr Fla
and supervision; good. economical fur,
sso1s m SeE snd ba io0 possbs m on un
rm rspIsee nHof IN cellar leading onto ter
sash, Balance ike 'r rens N Can give Insured
s sDj ss RsBy 'ssHf s se. Sssa
RiGGs RD.--close in. 2 acres Of land and
5-rm. house. bath, gas for cooking. h;,Wh
SsseSRse2s '5fR osasns Bank
fAkoMA Ta Ss pARK--vacant. frame 2-bedrm
living rm. with frepl. and oak foors. IRE
MORRISON AGENCY, Citizens Bank Blds.
Sa E6vEfY if1f COUNTRY HOME near Laurel,
on nearly acres; lge. rms. tiled bath, a
ssd ssfe 1esFIss T MSEeoEm ese Nj 5ssa
VACANT. bunsalow. colmar Manor, Nd Nd.
5 yrs. old; 3 blocks from all conveniences;
osRgPT tes gEss e oFAN Efhs ana fak $780,
sifsii sifvER sPEfNGSi-saerifee PEfNGSi t9r quick sale; M
from rom transp. 5 bedrms.. fully EQUIPPED
KIT: inslldinsr bsas g. neS ss7s refrissra'or oil
S1nsaiow. w Y years old; Screened side porch,
sSnnRs Pores SsaTm vaSSy' sS s ana
with fireplace, dinette. all.eiec.. kit, full
oil s.-ss heat. For appointment. cali Rock
Eliis KssHBSfG near Chevy Chase circle.,Bed-
room and bath LIST hoori this most at
tractive brick home Is located between
plan is laid out to suit most any family;
the living room. dining room, kitchen,
bedroom or library and bath are all large
rooms: End floor has 3 bedrooms and bath
Call us today for appointment to see. F. A.
TWEED CO, EN-. 1890. Open Sunday.
GIs-Vacant, immed, poss,'
pietely remodeIes home Of 9 large rms,
minute kit. and bath: lot 55xl5o; cen-
Bartlett. FIR. 5000; Ext,. 1l5. BROWN
BETHESDA = $4,000: lovely detached
brick bungalow in Glenbrook Village: lv-
tel. dining room. with bay window, kitchen
with ample cabinets, stove ana reIrigeIa.
tor, Q bedrooms and bath, screened SIDE
porch; large. full, bright basement: stairs
to large attic tcould be. finished into
additional rooms; gas heat; Lear de,
tached garaEe:: possession with title. Can
NJ; HosSNs ns "a ssoq qsss sYis .na ssc,usivs sn
iII1 K "a "a
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LOTS FOR SALE.

VICINITY or CREsTw00D. corner 18th
n.,1S e.. aSHa Dksis 1S1 tsffsil
Soae 2enE Sds sHsS seS sn1ls sso
sprnsbrook Forest, where casefui @ pinnniins snains
saia.s saa s1Gseese snd sreedoa from
perfect setting for your future home. ~
sEsr ssny shIRResa awe sss''
sisse. ssixssee~a ave1ass iss: th.n 4s per SQUARE
asnns Of as ss, HaiSsaf fina
ki.lsi5 gbfEbiSS ago SITE With
inss. ad5ointns several small country es:
sass' one Of p the most n desirsse building
in Montgomery County, where ADJOINING ihs
h.s s RI 9h pTe4 easEesSsosF assoSo suaes q
s.rnnessa neisase lessdins sa so ths TOP oi lie hiI
bs !! Is a onf s.aaIa af GIny ssTinsbloes say
I'd in the siivss spring area; ssogs s ss,rs s5
ton. Wnere careful piannins and ,,p! prosecd; oasd
freedom from encroaehment. Homssitsss sns
asss benz. :yssssi Scsassa sash
begln At $500 ineludins paysd ysnd foadMsys tsys
': s.s:: E T.,
ssEhLEGT shi sSSg4 g4ouR HoMEslTE NOW from our
isss Sc. AMI Evshy :lss 1T u =
naeash, ssssass The ssTSiss,ss 9, oSi ii
stae simes to assist You IN planning for you,fI y,I
fptaEe n ERY Rsni NC E.sIssf s4a stS %l.senssia
ssExuRITs sys RfiassasM sM6MoabMoSoR. SILVER sDzins.
most appealing community. the perfect
sSo 9ndsldas f1s ysHy fd:sIs a9
s:ss sss ,ssbss: IN = .sas:l 6
%SSSKMS S|Skka sH asSsi sSei wooded lots.
rs aSseoiRRIsoN sh MA AGENCY, Citizens Bank
alaS: aI4la4SvSaIdN 81; s4a4i 4Ha44Ji11pERs.-Ne.r Wis ave
and lns 1rent.ae lots fsaes Fries 8 sssh
& lots. SIT. irontase. same locationi 81. y.
tS.. tRa .esh w. 1883. 'sta With EDMUND !,
eHl9z Eli CHASE VIEW: ea: Of the ,,1;s n1shsst
Ezsss sEos Ist' sS one e.. sofnsP asS g. VIZ 600
S ssRdsy ns 49, isSsS Sas csnR Rn Ave-. i T.
AURORA HILLS. yA.zRestrictsa .ubdi:
vision near FensssGu. ~ tr.rsnnrta tjnn
: shS Slks. SsNte to shoppins ana schs6ls. owner.
Hs H9ksoSERaToN EhaoTEoaNEH HffteaTs. te VA. beautiful lot,
j "a miles south Of Alex. OF No. hwy,
csS 81 sa oas AsT On e 81 &: .nd fsun f.
DER fSsfs2ufTn fafo w56DEp Sd5 atloars evsrlooilns
the Potomac River, 1900 to $4,000 So. r..
$1,000 e s. 800 utilities IN ut4 or syalsaslss; Labs;
SlJh Suh HA5SnakM HMdNfakx "a PAYMENT Sa financing to
sSout eSma 'Ius the Same same as rent: Representative
sosS sa Iisa sa'i i: s's:' 4: nv 81 ssS
eanvy. eahl1vys eeHAsE, D. G., Nat%hsHgten % !. 9. }.
starting st $4,000; ell frentase oyer 90
se L. .hi: most desirable nrss section on. o.
81. lois till pm, VIM. II. SAUNDERS
CO.. NC. 1919 K st. NV, Realtors since
NExi SSSi LEE HWY. AND GLEBE RD.-This
location has every desirable feature, such
sonsSea. ssSss gsisi gpaS:
from city; shopping center about l,000
who desires, We will build . home to suit
sn s4 si;l hs5S jSs + az'is u sr 'SA: S SS.
az s ACRES in Chevy Chase. Nd. with 2so-
IT. frontage on Conn. ave. OWNER, EN-.
ooLoREPI.BRo{o9Kl5aANSPR65 LoREPI.:lBslR p LAMP 1915 jackson
SA sloos sbsa. sssh Ho. asss. ~ ~ wa
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HOUSES FURNISHED.

NAN 70 SHARE furn house, Georgetown,
S732 ST.; pleasant surroundings $35
asss Hs al fHAREisdS M 5ss s. ff'sE sw5 P rms rec
rm. 2 baths, gas heat. gar, furnished,
detached brick; $3.50 per mo-. JOSEPH
z, BRUNO CO.. Realtors so3 Il st. n;w.'
SMALL HOUSE for rent. in NV. section;
3 bedrms, 2 modern baths, unit kitchen;
niture to cash buyer renting house, S110
Q mo-; Immediate possession, BOX 404-C, I,
Star. %
Rosemont section. You will have bed
rooms, use OF liv. rm., din. rm., kit; $125.
incl. utilities Box 401-B, Star.
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HOUSES UkFURkIsHED.

BOI3 9th ST. N.W.-S rms. bath, oil
heat; rent until June L: references; $40.
SPACIOUS HOME, in Chevy Chase. Md,
with large grounds, formal entrance hall
with marble stairway, lge. rms, including
2nd floor: 2 bedrms., bath, 3rd floor; auto.
heat, gear garage: immediate poss. Call
REALTY CORP WI 6f549 3
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BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR RENT.

STORES, WAREHOUSES;, oFFiCES-spe-
cializing in commercial and inductriai prop
ertries; will build to suit your requirements;
we have 33 locations in the Mstr2pqlita,n
Area. retail and wholesale. LOUIS BUR-
ofF ooffFFERiNG FIRST COMMERCIAL prop
erty. 4Ox132, with 8 garages and an ex.
% into commercial use; Central NV. ioca-
ton. t cslI QUICK, DI 1881. until pm :
7st ST. NV, near o st. Mkt.-Excel 10
cation, suitable for many uses; long-term
lease to responsible tenant Write Box
255-Y, Star. -31
202 KING ST, Alex. va-To one tenant
for select use; fine restored 4-story build
ing with showroom and offces, or living
quarters above. Owners on premises g.
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COMMERCIAL GROUND.

JUST ACQUIRED-On Mt. Vernon ave;
SO, 900 so.. IT. Of land, with 500 II. front
other desirable enterprise. WIN sell al
or any part Of this land J. LEE PRICE
1908 arlington Ridge I'd. JA' lsoA'
End CoMMERCIAL, 27.aao 50. it.. facing
new South Capitol St, Bridge; =, eagily
financed; priced for auick sale HARRf
BnnDERs, 81 GSERRRs ATTENTIoN-on columbis
pike 10000 SO. IT. apt ground, water
and sewer; priced for quick sale. Mr.. Cay.
ARL. INV. CO.. INC. GIL. 0902. II
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WAREHOUsE, reasonab0
rent approx. 5000 50. It. Call MA. s697.
NOW xACANT-2nd commercial Land, rear
OF 1880 N. Y. ave. ne, across Fenwick ave.
from the existing Hecht Co. warehouse:
81 on Fenwick ave. and So on an alley.
sible tenant on long lease, for whom he will
erect any. size or type Of building; ideal
location for garage, machine shop. light
by appointment. See Mr.. Persons. WEAVER
BROS. INC, Wash. BLDG, DI. $500. 3
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HousEs EXCHANGED.

TRADE-A four bedroom. two-bath house,
in White Plains. N. Y. for three or four
bedroom house In Northwest Washington
or suburban Maryland; excellent commut-
ing to city and 40 minutes from Lake Sue
cess; principals only. WO. 1854. l.
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AcREAGE FOR SALE.

Is MILES FROM DISTRICT q colnmbia.-
10 acres, wooded, on Patuxent Riyer' o19
WWsotopasEIDdE WstD axz Ss.oo9A SA so7 Aass asrss soes
frontage on No. / highway; cornmefeiAE
$500 per acre. Phone Sunday. co, 1872
10 ACRES Of fertile land. Fairfax County.
on hard-surfaced road, 22 miles from
washington; 20 acres cleared. nice stream:
$3.50 per acre; FAIRFAx REALTY Ally COYii
20 On MILES b. G., a., OH LeesburE pike:
near homes and churches: pine tim1er:
desirable homesite: S975. MI. $3.50 aften
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eUsINEss PROPERTY FOR SALT.

9Th AND + SIS. N.W;=Firss eo%msTsls!. ,
bath. full basement. suitable for remodel
Ins into store % once 5ldI: Located iaths in ths
heart OF downtown business sectlion. IFaScSsq
STEIN d Co, i4l6 Il st. NV, ME-. b4Q0,
'.Wa.shinston's Complete RsaI ssssts m
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50 MILES OUT OF PHMADELPHIA, o9
with modern stone house, fruit trees and
ea 81 eSt01iaanss' s Iaao priced for quick sale'
Potomaa River on the Virginis side, close
to washington: The modern new-los lodge
sits high with sweeping view na up p,ns ana
trees virgin sas 1sEsst with @ $40 s, SS2 tIsss
good boat house; ! mile sandy beach
finest furnishings; massive fireplace; in.
terior vanished, mixed woods; In Al con-
dition. Price, $4,000. Phone Chestnut
S4eACRE STOCK FARM, On hard road in
Frederick County: 7-rm. frame house, cleo.
running water; plenty Of outbldss:: nics
$3.50 for aqisk sale Call ,lS wM
BOAZE, 340S 18th st. ne. MI. S241. -3
STOCK OR DAIRY FARM, Montgomery
house: electricity; bank barn; 25 stan.
chions; 2 streams; several good outbutld-
ings immediate possession; buildings alone
worth price. Of $1,000: 5000 cash viii
Z. MAHoNEY, woodward Bldg, RE. GALL.
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STORES WANTED.
WAREHOUSES FOR RENT.

STORE, frst door, LOCO to 1000 50, 4
stationary; downtown pref. Ma. $3.50.
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WATER ERoNI PRoPERIY.

BEAUTIFUIr MODERN, log lodge. beapti-
fully furnished and equipped; AL cordt-
ton; "a acres, over / mile on Potorn1c
road. rams mile along state road: or
sandy beach; located near D. c. on The
Complete Phone CH b2e4.
DEVEILY BEACH, On Chesapeake Ray.si
summer homes and building sites.s Wrt4
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LOTS WANTED.

LOTS WANTED.
ad GA1 eaf4 81 81 = zsSsssn 81 ns.ze.
INDUSTRIAL PROP. FOR SALE.
STEEL-ALUMNUM mill bldTs: for early
ssl.yszy;, .pgpe9NT IRON WORKS. IA
fxSHfSSGs{k923Li "a SnouND. $4,000 "a, IT.
With railroad si9ins, In ceny. ne. location;
go tas ofR'iss oRs Z oasf asssfhs Sos@T 1osoAhi i q
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OFFICES WANTED.

OFFICE SPACE, 5000 to 5000. square
feet Of space. large rooms pref COW.
nv n7Sy,, ssssiSn; is a;vn NA ssSrxr 0sSIr ,n..
wanted, with running water; any district
suitable as light workrm. (photo- fnishing).
BARNETT, 1908 Que st. NV. no. 911T. u
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DESK SPACE WANTED.
FARMS FOR SALE.

MANUFACTURERS Representative wishes
desk space, downtown once, sharing use
Of stenographer Box 3s6.B, Star a.
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COLORED-BROOKLAND. 1915 Jackson
St. ne.-Level lot 50x1b0.
s7bo osa each asse c.l ii 'Kr9sToNE RE Really Cos
MA ShSA, HC 1858.
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SUBURBAN sALE-MD. (cont.D

brick j block of busline; 3 bedrooms, !.
baths, living rm, dining rm., kitchen, oil
h.-w.h., oak floors. fireplace. Corner lot,
75x100 Price, Sl4s50, MORRISON
AGENCY, Citizens Bank Bldg. SH. 3444.
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RIsz.<lG
Marshalls Announce Birth

Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Mar
shall, $40 Petronia street, an
nounce the birth of a nine-pound
daughter at S a. m, today.
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Newfoundland Lets
1rappers Take Beavers

ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland
CAP)-For the. first time in %
years the Newfoundland govern
ment has decided to permit the
hunting of beaver which in 1928
were threatened with extermina-
ton.
The government, estimating
that the beaver population now
has reached $4,000, has decided
to issue beaver hunting licenses
to about 900 trappers. Each will
be allowed to take 10 pelts,
which will be turned over to the
department of natural resources
for marketing.
On delivery, the trapper will
be paid SIS a pelt-the balance
after marketing. 1t is estimated
that each pelt will bring about
$40.
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and there are signs warning the
motorist to drive slowly.
On adjacent Stock Island are
camps where trailerites moor
their houses on wheels during a
winters sojourn, committing back
and forth as occasion demands to
nearby Key West. One more
short bridge gap and one is on
the island of Key West,-origin-
ally "Cayo HueSo', being Spanish
for Bone Key, and so named
because of great quantities of hu-
man bones seen there by the early
explorers, the name being later
corrupted into Key West"
You enter the Island City in a
southWesterly direction over
Roosevelt Boulevard, magnifi-
cent wide highway skirting the
northerly shore line with its wide
concrete walks and rows of COCO
nut palms, and on the opposite
side enclosing a great salt bayou
with acres of mangrove swamp
lands, some day to be filled in,
pexhaps, to accommodate city eX-
panSion. Roosevelt Boulevard
merges into Division Street, one
of but several wide streets in the
city. A right-hand turn at traf-
fic light brought me into Duval,
the one-way main business street
and l came to anchor, so to speak,
just beyond the La Concha Hotel,
in Key West, colorful SYM
phony in many (Florida) Keys,
just six and one-half hours from
the time of leaving EStero. Lack
of space precludeS mention of my
stay in quaint old Key West,
which will be continued in our
next
(To Be Continued
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So. Waits The Use?

AS I understand it," said the
heather, you propose to civilize
me?"
Exactly So"
you mean to get me out of
habits of idleneSs and teach me
to work."
That's the idea"
And then lead me to simplify
my methods and invent things to
make my work lighter?"
Yes"
And next l shall become am
bilious and get rich, so l Shan't
have to work at fall?"A' ss2ss'f''
Naturally"
well, what's the use of taking
such roundabout way of get
ting just where l started? l don't
have to work now"
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lines to the state, is filled until
Jan. 2. AS many as 1870 telephones
blink simultaneously each morn
ing when the Pennsylvania Rail-
road opens its reservation switch
board and doles out few can
cellations of choice space.
THE situation, of course, is
even worse on the air lines. Res
ervationS began mounting early
in September at the Eastern Air
Lines, which now operates four
teen planes daily to Miami and
plans to put several more into
service Dec. /.
"The air line has long waiting
lists for plane space, with regular
passenger mapifests alpeady filled
until after the first 81 the year,
I'm Florida. itself, the gaming
counters, hotels, night clubs and
horse and dog tracks are waiting
with open arms for the holiday
erS, who are expected to spend
we'll over 81 ,000,000,000 before the
season closes April IS.
1.-The Miami Herald in a re-
cent article, said that 100000
persons visited the state in l945,
spending nearly $1,0O0,000,000
The newspaper predicts this years
population influx and monetary
spree will certainly exceed last
years.
MANY hotels at Palm Beach.
Miami and st. Petersburg opened
Nov. l5-a full month ahead of
the normal time-to accommo-
date the visitors. However, New
York representatives of m ny
Florida hotels declined yesterday
to predict record season. III
According to Harry M Paul
sen, president of the American
Society of Travel Agents, the
Florida holiday season viii be
very active.
" People have money, and a de-
sire to go places will allow them
to spend tremendous lot of it,
he said. The urge to keep up
with the Joneses should make
Florida'S season very prosper
GUS"
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Wl%%[AZ[[M
Disney Hunting
For Leprecho"n
Lore In England
AP NeWsfeotures

APP NewSfeotures
7 ONDON.-Wolt Disney or
IL rived on the Queen Elizo-
beth recently. all set tor q
leprechoun hunt. and pitched
comp at the Savoy with q
caravan of writer's. unimotors
and publicity men.
Disney's hunting costume was
robins egg blue suit and an
Aqua Caliente tie. He was off inn
mediately, he told the assembled
British press, in quest of atmos-
phere and leprechaun lore for a
new movie.
The man from Hollywood said
he had been looking into" Alice
in Wonderland, too, with a view
TO making her movie queen.
mot with an American accent
hope" said a British woman
critic, caustically. Il mean-Alice
speaking American-really!"
Il don't want to hurt anybody'S
feelings" Disney soothed, "Alice
will have an international &C
cent"
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New York Paper Indicates Record
Tourist Season In Store For Florida

A Florida tourist season which
may break last years record mi
grafton to the Sun State is fore
cast in an article carried by the
New York Herald-Tribune" last
Sunday. The story follows:
THE annual exodus to Florida
is on. 1t commenced so early this
year that tourist authorities read
lily admitted yesterday that last
years record migration and
spending orgies are certain to be
shattered this vacation season.
cat present, 1000 persons liv-
ing in the New York vicinity, il
is estimated, are leaving daily for
Florida's. sunny resorts. That fig
ure is expected to swell by sew
eral thousand more two weeks
prior to the Christmas holidays.
Transportation scarcity probably
prevents thousands more from
passing a holiday amid the orange
blossoms.
Railroad officials said yester-
day they are now carrying about
$500 passengers a day on nearly
score of Florida trains leaving
the city-thirteen of them de luxe
through specials. AS in pre-War
years, additional trains will be
added Dec. IL, regardless of any
prolonged coal strike, they as
serted.
Except for a few upper berths
and chair car accommodations,
all space on the Atlantic Coast
Railroad and the Seaboard Air
Line Railroad, the two principal
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Not Much

He was attending a meeting Of
the Henpecked Club. Suddenly
the door opened. His wife sailed
in, grabbed him by the collar,
shook him until his teeth ratified.
and exclaimed What do you
mean by attending this club?
You're not henpecked'
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ll<NNl[lIA

ment of Tavernier is reachd at
the lower end.
Next comes Plantation Key, so
named because of pineapple
fields that existed there many
years ago, though little signs of
development are now seen. Wind
ley's Island, of almost solid rock
formation, is the site of an eX-
tensive rock pit wheer gigantic
blocks of cOquina rock are quar-
ried for building purposes. Much
of this rock was employed in con-
struction of the post office build
ing in Fort Myers.
Succession Of Bridges
From Upper Matecumbe on
there is one continuous succession
of concrete bridges and filled
Icauseways connecting island after
island. The bridges are of con-
crete with stout guard-rails set in
masonry and a clearance of some
sixteen feet of driveway between.
Almost any day that you may
pass that way you are likely to
find the bridge-ends lined with
tourist fishermen who seem to
think these structures primarily
constructed for their conven-
fence, and it requires careful
driving at times to avoid them.
For much of the way there is
water on one or both sides. In
bright sunlight the shoal waters
are a veritable kaleidoscope of
unbelievable rainbow hues,-
milky white, gray, varying shades
of light to dark green, pale to
dark shades of navy blue, purple
and magenta,-an ever-shlfting
chromatic panorama produced by
varying depths Of sea bottom and
coloring of submarine vegetation;
a picture to delight the soul of
an artist and the like of which is
rarely encountered elsewhere.
When crossing the bridge from
Upper to Lower Matecumbe d
small island is noted off to the
left, being Indian Key where DR..
Henry Perrine, a noted botanist,
had established a settlement, with
post office, docks and commits
sary. and was massacred by the
Seminoles more than d century
ago
Prior to construction of the
Overseas Highway Lower Mate
cumbe was the northern terminus
Of the ferry from Big Pine Key
the only connecting link between
Key West and the mainland fol-
lowing destruction of the Over
seas Railway by the hurricane.
Ii was here also that many WPA
workers employed in construc-
ton of the Overseas Highway
were drowned by the tidal wave
of 1885. The upper toll gate is
located on this island,--fare $l.00.
Near the center of the long
bridge connecting Lower Mate
cumbe with Long Key the high
way construction engineers en-
countered a trussed span of the
old railway bridge that was too
narrow for the roadway to go
through They solved the prob
lem by splitting the bridge length
wise and Widened it to conform
to the required right of way
truly a remarkable feat of engi-
neering.
Grassy Key Next
Next comes Grassy Key. and
several smaller ones, with little
development; then Key Vacas,
near the lower end of which be
ing Marathon, largest settlement
on the island route, with stores,
hotel. filling stations, lunch rooms
and even a chamber of commerce.
Connecting Key Vacas with Ba-
hia Honda is Seven-Mile Bridge,
longest of all, spanning Moser
Channel. I recall that it took me
ten minutes to cross it at 35
MPH. About one-third of the