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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-31
Closing Date For
:. Exams Changed

The U. S. Civil Service Com
mission announces the amend
ment OF the announcement of the
open competitive examinations
for probational appointment to
positions of engineman, hoist
ing and portable, and engineman
dor filling the positions of en-
gifeman, refrigeration and cold
storage engineman, stationary,
power plant, fuel oil plant, and
on water line) to show that the
closing date has been changed
to January Z, 1913.
Application forms may be OBJ
tanned from the Recorder of the
Board of u. S. Civil Service Elk
aminers at Building Number 81,
III. S. Naval Submarine Base,
lsrom the Secretary of the Board
f6f U S. CIVIL Service Exa1ifin-
ers at any first or second class
post office, or from the Regional
Director, Fifth U. S. Civil Serv-
ice Region, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Jaycees Agree
ToCiye $500 To
Fishing Funds

Key West Junior Chamber of
Commerce has offered to give
$500 to the Fishing Tournament
committee for the tournament
to be held from December l to
April l, provided the amount is
matched by the city and county
commissions.
The Jaycees' Identification be-
gins tomorrow with matinee
at the Monroe Theatre. Price
of admission will be fifteen old
rusty tin cans.
The IDENTIFICATION committee,
Henry Higgs, chairman, an
nounced today that. in coopera-
ton with the Key West Garden
and Lawn Supply company, 25O
packages of seeds will be given
to persons who call at the store
for them.
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City Commissioners Tonight
Will Decide Polling Place
RESOLUTION RESCIND-
ING LAST MEETINGS
CHANGE TO BE AIRED
AT SESSION

City Commissioners will con-
slider resolution tonight to
change the Sixth Precinct poll
ing place from its now author
lied place of Poinciana Recrea-
ton Building to the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Building, Second
and Staples avenue.
The motion TO have the Sixth
Precinct polling place remain at
the High School annex was de-
feated by a 81 vote, with John
Carbonell, Albert Cooper, Mayor
Demeritt opposing, and Louis
Carbonel1, Hunter Harden APP
proving, at the last City Com
mission meeting.
Since the meeting, Commits
sioner Cooper and j. Carbonell
have decided to change precinct
from the Recreation Building to
the CIV. Hall.
Also on the agenda will be the
meeting of the Planning Board,
consisting of all members of the
commission and the city man
ager, to hear arguments pro and
con relative to property owned
by Jessie Porter Newton, Caro-
line. street. A zoning change is
being asked to change the prop
erty from a Residence "B" to a
Business "B" zone.
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Exams Set For
Navy Base Jobs

Examinations for probational
appointment to the positions of
apprentice, first, second and third
class, were announced this week
by the Board of us. Civil Service
Examiners at the u. S. Naval
Submarine Base.
Registers established as a result
of the current examinations will
be used to fill vacancies in APP
prentice positions at the U. S.
Naval Submarine Base. Rates of
pay are as follows: Apprentice,
lst class, 1896 per diem; appren-
tice, End class, $500 per diem;
apprentice, 3rd class, $7.04 per
diem.
Application forms may be OBJ
tanned from the Recorder of the
Board of us. Civil Service Elk
aminers at Building Number 81,
us. Naval Submarine Base, from
the secretary of the Board of us.
Civil Service Examiners at any
first. or second class post office,
or from the Regional Director,
Fifth US. Civil Service Region,
Atlanta, Ga.
Copies of the examination an
nouncement, with full details of
duties and qualifications of the
positions, are posted at the Key
West Post Office and at Building
Number 81, US, Naval Spbma-
fine, Base $
Applications must be on file
with the Recorder, Board of US.
Civil Service Examiners, US. Ma
val Submarine Base, Key West,
not later than November 18, 1947
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Seeks Divorce

A petition seeking a divorce
was filed with Circuit Court
Clerk Ross c. Sawyer by Veda
Mae ! Barfield against Arthur
Barfield.
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Legion Auxiliary Offers
New Members Wide Range
OF Expanded Activities
miss McCLAIN, PRESI-
DENT OF LOCAL UNIT,
TELLS OF SERVICE
PERFORMED

Expanding activities of the
American Legion Auxiliary Of
fer new members wide oppor-
tunity for interesting and inn
portant service, according to
Miss Greta McClain. president
of the Auxiliary's Key West
Unit, in an invitation issued to-
day to all eligible women to
come into the organization at
this time.
Ahead is the most eventful
period in the history of the Am
erican Legion Auxiliary Miss
McClain said New demands
for our service are coming in
every field of our activities. We
are expanding our organization
to meet them and creating OPP
portunities for our new menu
bers to enjoy in full the re-
wards of working with the Lee
gion for our veterans and our
country.
Our Auxiliary Unit works
closely with the American Lee
gion Post, giving active sup
port to all Legion projects
where the work of women can
be helpful. We also share in
many of the 'Legion's social ac-
tivities, as well as having our
own social program. The Auxili-
airy has much to offer that will
brighten and broaden the lives
of eligible women"
Those eligible to join Auxili-
airy membership, Miss McClain
stated are: All wives, mothers,
sisters and daughters of Ameri-
can Legion members and of men
who lost their lives in the World
Wars or who have died since
honorable discharge.
All women who themselves
were enrolled in the armed for
ces in either war.
The Arthur Sawyer Unit has
$50 members enrolled for 1947
and is expecting large increase
during the coming year.
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Lowe Wins Suit
For Land Strip

A verdict for the plaintiff
was returned yesterday in Cir
cult Court by Jury which heard
the evidence in an ejectment
suit involving about eight inches
of land.
The jury upheld Charles A.
Lowe, ga Francis street. who
charged that Maitland Pinder,
1921 Angela street, included
eight inches of land in the con-
struction of new addition to
his home.
Lowe alleged that construction
of fence on his own land was
prevented because of his loss of
eight inches of land.
Members of the jury were
Samuel J. Pierce, Charles E.
CuEry William Myers, ChaEls;;
Papy and Douglas Papy.
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St. PuuEs Bazaar
NOU. 24fh and 25th

st. Paurs Episcopal Church
annual bazaar will be held on
Monday and Tuesday, November
"a and Is.
Committees will be named
shortly to arrange for the
bazaar.
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Permit Issued
For New Hotel

A building permit for con-
.struction of a 47-room apartment
hotel at Division and Margaret
streets at a cost of $4,000, was
issued yesterday by Building In
spector Enrol Sawyer.
Tiit buiNifng is to be built BY
the owner of the property, list
ed as r. Schneider.
1t will be partly a one-story
and a two-story building. The
first floor will be of concrete
block construction, while the
second floor will be of wood
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'Cougiins' Il
SugarPriice
Starts Clinll,
SO SAY GOVERNMENT OFF,
GALS. WHO DECLARE SU-
GAR IS ABUNDANT ALL
OVER COUNTRY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. 81
"Gouging" is the term used to-
day by government officials of
wholesalers who may hike the
price of sugar, ceilings on which
Will expire at midnight tonight.
They said that sugar is album
dant throughout the country, and
that warehouses and thousands Of
wholesale houses are bullying
with it.
There is no need, other than
cupidity," a government official
stated, "for the prices of sugar
to go up. 1t is plentiful and will
continue plentiful, according to
reports from producers.
E Tomorrow night the ban on in
stallment buying will expire, but
it was reported that manufac-
turers, through their agents, are
not disposed to lower first pay
ments on most articles.
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WlIAOID~ID
Five Ships In
Typhoon Radio
Distress CALI
Cnr rhe Anxoc,atea Pres.l

Inv The Associated Pres)
MANILA, Oct. 31.-Five ships
radioed today to be in distress as
a typhoon roared at 100 miles an
hour along the eastern Philip
pines, so miles off shore.
Center of the typhoon is south
west of this city, and meteorolo-
gists said that. it probably will
pass 80 miles east of here.
Arrangements were made to
send help to the ships caught in
the storm.
This city is expected to expert
ence high winds as the center APP
proaches and passes east of here.
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vNZlZZZZZl
E. L. MILLER
HERE MONDAY
FOR CONSULTATIONS

E. L. Miller. counselor.
Voc a fional Rehabilitation.
will be in Key West on
Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday. Nov. 4. 5. s. at
Florids Employment Office.
3l4 Simonton, street.
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Storm Drain Is
Being Cleaned

Public Service Director Rob-
ert Dopp this morning stated
that the last of Key Vests five
systems Of storm drains was be-
inc, cleaned.
The storm drain extends from
the corhef Of Virginia and Mar
garet down to United and emp
ties into the ocean at the foot of
Reynolds street near the Casa
Marina Hotel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-31

ATTORNEY GENERAL J. TOM
WATSON has just been elected
president of the National Associa-
ton of Attorneys General. in its
annual Boston convention. The
Florida attorney general for the
past two years has been instru-
mental in getting the active work
of most of these officials against
closed shop contracts. nation
wide movement which culminat-
ed in congressional action to out
law the closed shop.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Heat Continues After NewHiqh;
Clear Sky to Aid Meteor Show

Summer weather was due to con-
tinue here today after the mercury
yesterday went to an all-time high
for october 81. Clear skies tonight
were expected to provide good con-
ditions for observation of the ORR
onids, meteor debris from the orbit
of Halley's comet.
Observers at Richmond. Va, yes
terday got an unexpected daytime
display of meteors. which astror-
omers here said would have looked
like "fireballs" had they been seen
at night.
Commenting on the Orionids, the
Rev. Francis Heyden, S. j., assistant
director of the Georgetown Uniyer-
sity astronomical observatory, said
they normally would be expected to
be at a peak tonight with best OBJ
servation opportunities after mid
night. The schedule, however, can
be off a day or so, he said.
Under most favorable conditions
an average of 20 to 40 meteors per
Evening star., 1947-10-22
By the Associo,ed Pre,,

SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct. 22.-
Chile, blaming Communists for
a recent coal strike, was aligned
with Brazil today in a diplomatic
break with the Soviet Union.
The Chilean government said last
night that it had severed diplomatic
and consular relations with Russia
and with Czechoslovakia as well
because Of "instigations of interna-
tional Communists" held to have
disturbed the public quiet of
Chile"
The Brazilian Foreign Ministry
announced earlier in Rio de Janeiro
that Brazil had cut diplomatic ties
with the Soviet government because
of what it called Outrageous and
even calumnious" Russian press
criticism of Brazil's President Eurico
Gaspar Durta and her army.
Chile's step will leave the Soviet
oriented section of Europe without
single representative In Santiago.
Yugoslavia broke relations with
Chile's expulsion of two Yugoslav
diplomats. No other countries in
the Eastern European bloc have had
representation here.
Brazil, with some $4,000, 900 inhab-
itants and an area bigger than the
continental United States, has a
Communist Party claiming 100000
members-largest in the Western
Hemisphere-although it was out
lawed last May. Chile, with about
100000 population and size
roughly equaling Texas plus West
Virginia, has a Communist Party
claiming 10000.
Both countries have maintained
diplomatic relations with Russia
since 1945. Chile's Communists
dominate unions of coal, copper and
nitrate miners.
Brazirs Congress yesterday voted
confidence In the government after
the break with Russia. The Senate
acted unanimously, the Chamber of
Deputies by a l90-to-6 vote-with
Communist deputies voicing opposi-
ton.
Foreign Minister German Vergara
Donoso delivered the Chilean notes
announcing the break to Soviet
Ambassador Dimitri Zhukov and
Czechoslovak Charge dAffaires
Frantisek Cejka. Czechoslovak Min
lister Jan Havlasa is home on visit.
Chile's Ambassador to Moscow,
David Cruz Ocampo. resigned last
year but has remained there in an
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Man Is Held in 81 900 Bond
On Charge Of Hitting Policeman

Charged with constituting a walk
ing traffic hazard and assaulting a
policeman, George G. Miller, Is, of
2409 Randolph street, Alexandria,
was placed under bonds totaling
s1.100 today.
Police said Miller became an am
bulating hazard at pm. yesterday
when he hoped off a bus in the
100 block of Pennsylvania avenue
NV, skipped over a barricade and
slipped through three lanes of
trafflc on the avenue.
Arrested by Pvt. Gerard P. Smith,
directing traffic at Twelfth street,
Miller was taken to Eleventh and
E streets so that the policeman
could call wagon. Police said that
when Pvt. Smith dropped a glove
and bent over to retrieve it, Miller
struck him in the stomach and fed.
He was apprehended at Tenth and
F streets NV. by Motorcycle Police
man J. K. Mccarthy.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Home Builders Give
Winning Jingle Line
Which Won Model

The winning last line of the jingle
that won a $4,000 to $4,000 prize
home for District area woman was
disclosed today by an official Of the
Washington Home Builders Associa-
ton. The name of the winner will
be announced at noon tomorrow at
the associations headquarters In the
Investment Building.
The jingle, with the last line pro-
vided by the winner, follows:
Here's an industry engineered
home you may win
"At the Washington Home Builders
show
You'll find every convenience
built in;
Bring your bride home with pride
G. I. Joe"
The jingle contest was in connec-
ton with the home show recently
sponsored by the Home Builders
Association at the District National
Guard Armory.
The association expects a net re-
turn of approximately $4,000 from
the exposition, Lawrence Hanson,
executive director. said. The gross
income probably will exceed $780,
600, but this would be greatly re-
duced by expenses such as $8,50O
rent for the armory, $1,000 in spe-
cial electrical wiring, advertising
and other outlays.
The association Office said it had
not heard from Gerald Smith of
the 600 block of Forty-eighth ave-
nue.. Capitol Heights, who was
enormously notified by Wheeling,
W. Va. police yesterday that he had
won the jingle contest Wheeling
police said they were requested, ap-
parently by a friend OF Mr.. Smith,
to locate him and tell him to come
here to claim the prize.
Evening star., 1947-10-22

Today in Municipal Court Assist
ant United States Attorney Richard
Roberts told Judge Walter j. Casey
that Pvt. Smith was kneed in the
groin and may never be able to
walk again" Emergency Hospital
attaches said today that Pvt. Smith
was treated for abdominal bruises
and released this morning.
Miller denied he had struck the
policeman at all, that he merely
handed him his glove and ran away.
He complained that last night the
police said hit him; now they say
I kicked him in the groin. I don't
understand it"
Defense Attorney H. w. Costello
said Miller was a clerk in the War
Department and would not be able
to make $4,000 bond, the amount
asked by Mr. Roberts.
Judge Casey set the 81 900 bond
for asautling an officer and $l00 for
the traffic violation charge. His
case was continued to November 49,
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Three Freed on CHARGES
I0f DisorderIy Conduct

Three persons booked for dis
orderly conduct in a private home
last Thursday. yesterday were &C
quilted by Municipal Court Judge
Almond w. Scott.
Those arrested at IA r street NE.
were Nicholas Boxwell, 81, and his
wife, Mrs. Evelyn Boxwell, "a, and a
brother -in-law of the married cou-
Pile, James Clark, "a, of 222 E street
NE. The Boxwell's live at the r
street address.
Defense Attorney Thomas j.
Ahern charged that, at no time, were
the three disorderly and that Pvt.
Edward j. Long of No. IL Precinct
entered the home without a war
rant. Two other persons, Claude
Hale. a relative Of the Boxwells, and
Mr.. Clark's wife, Mrs. Martha Clark,
were present.
Although number of policemen
were involved in the arrest of the
three defendants, only Pvt. Long
testified in the case. He said he
heard loud talking and cursing in
the house before he entered. This
was denied by all witnesses.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Rent Boost for Negroes
Is Rejected by Creedon
BY the As.oeiotad Prssa

Housing Expediter Frank R. Cree
don today turned down as dis
criminatory and contrary to the
housing and rent law" a recon-
mendation that rents of Negroes in
Pinellas County, Fla, be increased.
The St. Petersburg (Fla) Rent
Control Board had recommended an
increase of Is cents a week where
water is furnished
Mr.. Creedon said he disapproved
the recommendation because an in
crease dependent upon the race or
color of the tenant" would not be
in accordance with the law.
He added it appeared that ad-
justment provisions of the rent regu-
lations are adequate" to correct
any inequities and hardships found
by the local board.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Czeehs Express Surprise
At Action by Chile

PRAGUE, Oct. % [P).-A Foreign
Office spokesman expressed surprise
today at the news Chile had broken
OIL diplomatic relations with Czecho-
sloyakia and said ut could only be
because of our friendship with Rus
sia."
He strongly defended Jan Havlasa
Czech Minister to Chile, and Fran
tisek Cejak, the Charge d'Afaires
against any accusation that they in
terfered in the internal affairs OF
Chile.
Il know them he said, "and ]
know they would not do any such
thing"
Notice of the rupture came as
Celso Vargas, Chilean Minister to
Prague. was packing his bags for a
previously announced transfer to
BQgota, Colombia He left this morn
ing, his secretary said
The Foreign Office said Havlasa
was believed to be in South America
If not actually in Chile.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
By George Kennedy

AVak is IN washington. The
bearded youth with wavy black
locks falling over his shoulders
arrived here yesterday. Avak is
the unlettered Armenian whose
healing by laying on Of hands and
prayer caused riots in Teheran, the
Iranian capital, and caused a
wealthy Armenian vintner in Cali
fornia to bring him to Palm Springs
to cure his epileptic son.
In response to a telegram to the
editor Of The Star from Kenneth
o. Tinkham, public relations en-
route" that Avak would be avail
able for interview at the New Co.
lonial Hotel at Fifteenth and M
streets NV, this reporter went
there.
A boy in a wheel chair was wait
ing in the lobby for Avak. He was
Manuel Vranian. II. Of Richmond,
VINO was paralyzed two years ago
from an accident in a high school
gymnasium.
Special Desks Set Up.
The reporter found a special reg
istry desk set up in a room of the
lobby, bellhops sorting huge
accumulation of luggage. a clerk
calling names and handing out keys
to a crowd of about 150, mostly
elderly women-and, finally, Mr..
Tinkham. --
Mr.. Tinkham. a former news
paperman. explained how all this
had come about. ., He said tnat after
30 years with Hearst he acquired
an interest IN a radio station. Last
year, he said. Mrs. Dorothy Schiff
Thackrey, owner of the New York
Post, had purchased it for 1000,
and he had retired.
+. One of his purchasers of radio
time, he said, was the Rev. DR.. Clem
Davies, Welsh-born Methodist
preacher. DR.. Davies. said Mr..
Tinkham, as a result of his radio
appeal, had hired the Los Angeles
Shrine Auditorium. Every Sunday,
he said, DR.. Davies preached to
$4,000, besides the radio audience
The Shrine auditorium seats only
1000, but DR.. Davies breaches at II
am, 2 and 5 pm.
Joined Avak's Visitors.
Mr.. Tinkham said that while
Willing away his retirement at Palm
Springs he joined the throng of Wis
itors entering the Kirkor Arakelian
estate (the vintner who imported
the healer) and found that Avak
was being very badly handled"
They were letting in one news
reel outfit and keeping out another"
he said. Mr.. Tinkham took over.
He brought Avak to the atten-
ton of DR.. Davies.
"Avak came to the Shrine Audi
torium," Mr.. Tinkham said I'm
nine meetings last fall he laid
hands on $500 afflicted while 100,-
900 watched. The ambulances and
the wheel chairs stretched for
blocks"
DR.. Davies, said Mr. Tinkham.
invited Avak to be his guest on his
Sea to Shining Sea" 12,000-mile
tour of IS States and three Cana
dian provinces in special train
which Mr.. Tinkham had arranged
for. Mr.. Tinkham gave the reporter
the brochure of the tour. Edna St.
Vincent Millay's verses to autumnal
beauty, Gods World" was on the
cover. On the last page the prices
of the tour were quoted with a
minimum of $578, including tax.
Reporters Meet Avak.
A woman spoke to Mr.. Tinkham
on her way to the elevator. She's
worth $500, ,000," he said. You'd be
surprised at the money some of
these people have. This is good
trip for them; no boozing, no carry
ing on. This is very moral crowd.
Upstairs under Mr.. Tnkham's
guidance. the reporters met DR..
Dayies and Avak. Avak was wear
ing a midnight blue cassock. His
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Admiral Miller Joins
Congressional Air Unit
By the Associated Press

Rear Admiral Harold B. Miller,
retired, former director of Navy
public information, was appointed
yesterday as executive director of
the Congressional Aviation Board.
The appointment was announced
by Senator Brewster, Republican, OF
Maine, chairman.
Admiral Miller succeeds 1t.
Comdr. Langdon P. Marvin, jr., who
reSipned