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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-27
N THE CIRCUIT COURT Or THE
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81 ~ SITE 81 FLo9lDA.S1g
And FOR MONROE COUNTY. IN
TyAyID ID. DOWD.
Plaintiff,
DOROTHY L. DowD.
0RDER or PiiaaiCATxoN

Defendant.
ARNEH OF. PpRl1CATE0N
TO: Dorothy T.. DOwd,
care A. j. WOOdsOn,
22l7 Royal Street,
New Orleans. Louisiana.
Ton are hereby required to ap-
pear to the Bill for Divorce filed
cause on or before the Sth day q
June, AID. 1877, otherwise the al
Legations contained therein will be
taken as confessed.
Done and Ordered at Key West,
Florida, this 18th day of May. All
1917.
(Circuit Court seaD
ROSS C. SAWYER,
Clerk OF Circuit Court.
BY (sd) Kathleen Nottage.
Deputy Clerk.
Enrique EsquinaldO, Jr.,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
may6-l3-20-27, 1047
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-27

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49, n ~ ~ ~
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u 9 "a II
'.aensa =
1891. Two YEAR Ier she mor-
ried Prince George. lar - &
-.
..
everyone - court cire.es
s -. ne nesssees ss.aseees.
e are mucn se5e Yn oseF
~ said pe s0'q een- vs.
ora. L.
But the reign o. George snd
mary was pQe = comfortable one
Tor 'Englapd. ~ foliT YeofD fpuoe
the fir4 WoMd W. 1tYsq vetqo
Europe, including xnyland. nev-
er recovered. Then came eco
nome GenpesQQn
s ~ 00f1 pFe = $50 and
their eidats scn. Queen Mays
fayorite. succeeded him - "a.
ward VIII. Everyone knows Of
the Crisis that preceded Ed
wards abQAeRsiQ. No enc osle-
side her tight circle of friends
knows the qgQpy + Cost Queen
Mary. go II
Whsaevsr Der evn fsslisea
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-27
av0UlD PERSONS

The House az Rep resenfa-
tives has D9ssed legislatipn'
10 protect TIE public against
some s0f the new pest-po is-
Ons that have come into be-
Ing since the besinning Of
che Wal .s,. -. Z. -.
With many new formulas
deNelpped since 1919, when
the present Act was passed,
The new bill requires manu-
4acturers to register their
|formulae and labels W 18th
the Department Of Agricul-
Lture. It gives the Secretary
|.of Agriculture authority TO
determine whether q MANN
|facturers claims are jnsti-
| fled, to decide what for
rpuiae are poison, and, i
necessary, to ban the sale Of
. product that would be in
jurions to man, beast or use.
| fpl vegetation if properly
applied. !.
t Is interesting to note
a,that the hill also makes y
mandatory TO color white
powders when poisonous
! which might be mistaken
1 for sugar, salt or baking
powder. !.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-27

Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
"Graft benefits only temper
|arily and eventually destroys.
Politicians should always bear
this in mind"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-27

Longshoresnen in Key West,
who went on strike because one
lpfh II cent had been deducted
46hJ | their wages for Social Sc
eufity prfposes, returned to their
Jobs this morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-27

An AP dispatch from Tallahas-
see, published in The Citizen,
says that Governor Cone has APP
pointed Senator Arthur Gomez
circuit court Judge to succeed the
late Jefferson B. Brown.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-27
The Police Athletic League

Inc FOlce AAnieylc ~
Twas vigorously revived last nigh
at a meeting at st. Mary's Parish
lHall at which Rev. y. III. John;
son, pastor Of st. MarY's Star a
1.-The Sea Church, disclosed tina
Ibis perish will CONSTRUCT y $780,,
/ 600 recreation hall, equipped
with full-sized gymnasium ID the
near future.
The meeting, presided over by
former Police Chief Louis N. y.
Eisner, was called to throw some
Support behind the PAL youth
movement in an effort to reduce
Juvenile delinquency here.
Among others present were
lCity Manager Q. J. S. Ellipgsop,
City Commissioners Louis Car.
bonell and Hunter Harden, AS
sistant States Attorney William
". Albury; Mike Mazeau, vet
eran PAL official; G. McCraw,
president of Poinciaua PAL;
High School Director Of Athletics
Nathan Pepper; City Recreation
Director Dwight Hunter. and nev.
Melrose S. Avery, pastor of The
First Presbyterian Church.
A motion offered jointly BY
Pepper and Father johnson was
passed calling for organization ~
a strong PAL Central Council a
members, which was strongly
urged by Mazeau and Father
johnson. Under Albury's leader
ship. the following were nomi-
mated to the Council: Hunter,
Pepper, Mazeau, Father johnson,
Eisner.. Harden, Carbonell. +. 8.
Caro-, Jerry De Fec. r. C. Hickep,
veteran PAL worker; DR.. Lucille
Calverley. secretary Of the Pom
ciana PAL; Mayor ~. ~. Ne
merit; Ellingson. Mrs. !. r. Nos-
burgho, Albury, =. r. yosburgh
and McCraw.
Upon the suggestion Of Com
missioner CarboneH, PAL will
.launch its summer program with
a city-wide dance at the Parish,
Hall, tentatively set for June 6.
All teen-aged youngsters in the.
city will be invited to attend.
One of the most encouraging
speakers Of the evening was II.
j. G. Murphy, an athletic officer
at the Navy Yard, who said,
"the Navy will give you about
everything you ask for-use Of q
swimming pool, admission to;
baseball games, use of softbahl
diamonds. etc. He advised the or!
ganization to get its bid in early
for the swimming pool for the.
summer.
City Manager Ellingson pledg-j
"a thu cooper atiuu, of ss.. r.iino,
department and Commissioner
Harden announced that he would
make a fight at the next meeting.
of the City Commission to see
that children up to "A are adj;
mitted free of charge to BALL
games at. Municipal Stadium. w.
C. Sweeting, former Council
man, volunteered transportation
services during the day for any
PAL causes.
Hicken, whose exhibit of PAIL
shellcraft, handiwork and crafts!
manship caused sensation at
last years State Convention OF
the Florida Peace Officers, one
of the chief organizations behind
PAL in Key West, called for ant
other Hobby Day here on Labotl
Day. organization Of PAL ban{
and a PAL Day once a year herdi
He said J. R. Marcellus, band dill
rector at Key West High had vol
unteered to organize a Pan
band and already has enough
boys for drum corps.
Harden was a leader in the ef
fort to get police coqperatior
When City Manager Ellingso}
said he was working with a small
staff, Harden pointed out thai
three policemen are now assigned
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-27

County Solicitor Allan B
cleare, yr.. who had been in Mi
ami on official business, returned
today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-27

Stafford Caldwell. a Miami at.
torney, is visiting in Key West,
a guest Of Attorney J. Lancelot
Lester. <e*
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-27

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BlIL LEE
"You Are Now Leaving Re,
iWeets' s
4 fleSe WdrdsA On a sign i
ROOSEVELT boulevard certainly
4 re informative. II goes on thu
assur1ptiQn no one knows be !.
leaviS 8 the ety. lint tie average
touri3t IS Ainaware he has de,
l parfed.
X IA 2aax,h tho sW<snS1 ~ Tho cs0v
N v,vS ~ Adver t;sirv some Mac.
u Maine at the end of u. S
Route No. !? Il seems to US that
lit only cutters the highway and
1 (bl1s The beautifil water vists
I 81; & w west
| q.
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|4Alci0e sai0 recsn. ou can
pE paiapse as oio Ivy ieet IN
sn ga an ana lot expect sofneen'ne
ferrous 70 AsPpen as you gro"
olpsr
M - s.rictly 2 youne man
He ne. asliasu ane snoM Dus-
o., j, az; co : .l ~ sha - froro
one place 10 another to fairs
and nafks where vaudeville acts
were The rulev
~ suicide came Is Kew
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suicide admits this business is
quite Z letdown from his former
occupation. Suicide originated a
number Of acts atop a 1O0-foot
pole, balancing himself on tables,
chairs, ladders and a steel ball.
Now the only exercise ! get
is fishing, which ! love, and work
around my place, Suicide said
sadly.
= = q
The c;tv,a youngsters arc h,,sv
tw;,.lino hatones Thev stwirl them
;r,i,,.s-;o,,.lv un ana do,n, 4ha
strantS IS NAV wards wharavar
l,aev are, II Seems there Z 70 10 : /,
E,efois ] class n the high school
band.
s46ns eysfywhers-fheY
eekt1ipeY SNght e nave plenty
4 mejafs ana rnaloreifes
AFound here. said . Sisifof
Ahie Rssk
4 *
Imasine the tax assessors lob,
II Monroe County. He has to
let a no narcels ri nronertv TO-
ssi,,ar . NTH assessments. and
ctS,s,. ;,,fnrrcat;nn such &c the
80 - eacb marcel the millase
.Ind ina taxes due
He also "a must index the prop.
erty. Il IS listed according to
nwner that Is alphabetically.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-27

The tug Petrol, of the Porter
Dock Company, which had been
'overdue returning from Tampa,
land tor which 2 search had been
made, returned to port today.
CAPTAIN Clarence Thompson said
fngine trouble had been the
Pause Of the delay.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-27

Key West Junior Woman's
Club WIN hold an outing late to-
Irnprrdw afternoon and early eve
ming on Rest Beach.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-27
.You Are Now Leaving Re,

The city's youngsters are busy
twirlings batons. They twirl them
industriously, up and down the
streets, in play yards, wherever
they are. II seems there is TO be q
baton class in the high school
band.
.ps46ns eysrywhers they
esetliplY spght 70 hsvs plenty
g ne5qes and Inaiorettes
. around here. said q visitor
mis- Nssk
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-27

Local Elks will hold a Jewish
|fhoWder tonight in their club
house on .DuXal street. The chow
Iaer will be made from parts of
! jewish, weighing ESQ pounds,
which Ross c. Sawyer. junior and
senior, caught Sunday while fish,
ing off cudjoe Key.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-27

Cutie . aamber Of property
pwners on The Upper Keys are
Rt prsssnt having difficulty
tz2ejRe their property lines
largely ~ ! result Of the wip-
ING ost Of . number Of govern
mont markers during the 1895
hNTIiTans.
Take the case Of the well-to-
do Homestead physician. He
bought a lot from a couple OF
rich northerners. He accepted
their property lines. all nicely
|charted out on a map. Then he
built himself a home that cost
around $4,000. This was on Up
sper Matecumbe Key.
Then, when the physician was
settling into his new home, j,
was found all his buildings were
3erected on land owned by the
e3tate Of the late DR.. William B
WMrpA Of Key West. The sur,
lveypr had made . slight" mis-,
ftake when he plotted the land
The bench mark placed at TIL
Flower end of Upper Matecumb<
Evening star., 1947-10-08

ton materials and labor. To q
builder, the value of property rep
resents the sales price he must OBJ
tain in order to recover what he
paid out for the land, construction
and other costs, plus the profit de-
sired on his building operation.
To a home buyer, value depends
upon the extent to which the prop
erty meets the desires and needs of
his family, it's continuing satisfac-
ton as home, and its desirability
to other families in the event the
property is put upon the market for
rent or resale. The builder, of course,
strives to accomplish both purposes.
Appraisal of residential property,
therefore, includes not only deter
mination as to it's cost in dollars and
cents, but also arriving at a conclu-
sion as to the INABILITY and desirable
ity of the property to the typical
purchaser.
In making valuations, FHA mort
gage insurance underwriters follow
uniform methods. The fundamental
soundness of these methods has been
proved in FHA's more than 13 years
experience in insuring loans and
mortgages totaling more than $l0,-
000, ,0O0, 900.
Limit Of Value Estimate.
To arrive at the value of a dwell
ing, FHA estimates the market prices
of comparable properties, the cost
required to replace the property. and
a capitalization of the potential net
income from the property If 1t were
rented. The lowest Of these esti-
mates is accepted as the limit OF
value.
Market prices for equivalent prop
critics are ascertained. since no buyer
Is warranted in paying more for q
particular property than the amount
at which other properties offering
the same desirable accommodations
are available.
I Neither is q buyer justified In pay
ing more for a particular property
than it would cost him to buy q
similar site and build 3 similar house
Evening star., 1947-10-08
FLOOR PLAN OF DISTRICT ARMORY EXHIBIT SPACE-Foor
plan shows general layout displays they will be

The appraisal also includes investi-
cation of the type and cost Of vari-
Gus public services, such as sewers,
gas, electricity and garbage and
trash removal.
Taxes and Assessments.
Since taxes and special assess
ments must be paid for by the home
owner, their amounts may affect the
value of a property in one location
as against another location.
The purchase of home, whether
old or new, involves many consider
ations which may be grouped under
the headings of financial; the prop
erty, or house and its site; and the
neighborhood In which the property
is located. Beyond knowing what
they like and need, few home buyers
have the technical knowledge or ex-
perience in all phases of real estate
and building to enable them to ap-
praise their investment in home
ownership.
In financing a dwelling with an
Evening star., 1947-10-08

not depend on their cost alone, but
on how economically and efficiently
they operate and provide the services
for which they are intended.
Obviously the lack OF protection
against undesirable uses of adjacent
property in a residential neighbor-
hood will depreciate value. Property
values are improved in localities
having attractive street appearance,
both as respects the design and
placing the houses, street improve
ments and the preservation of good
shade trees.
A residential property located in
an area convenient to civic, social
and shopping centers is worth more
to an owner or prospective purchaser
than when located in an area where
these desirable amenities are lack
ing. The FILA appraisal also takes
into account the need for and con-
venience and cost of transportation
to and from schools, churches, busi-
ness area and places of employment.
Evening star., 1947-10-08

A third indication Of value Is the
capitalization Of the potential net
income obtainable from the property
by renting 1t.
With respect to the property, FILA
analyzes the design of the house, its
construction and the development OF
the site, and the neighborhood and
general area in which the property is
located. All are important in their
effect on the value of the property
to the home buyer.
Livability Of Property.
In Judging the overall livability
of a property, its practical useful
ness, convenience and comfort must
be considered. The usefulness OF
the property depends largely on the
location of the dwelling. and any
other buildings on the site, so as to
provide ease of access, outdoor living
area and other usable space.
In addition to the exterior appear.
ance of the dwelling, the property
should also be attractive from the
standpoint of lawn, shrubs, trees
or other accessories.
Livability Of house depends or
the extent to which its plan pro.
vides q convenient use of space
rooms of practical size, desirable
privacy, wall space for interior
furnishings, and the location ot
rooms, and doors and windows ir
them to take advantage of sunlight
and prevailing breezes. Needless tt
say, the number of rooms must meet
family needs.
FHA's analysis of the dwelling
structure includes the quality o1
the workmanship, the quality anc
suitability of construction materials
and the structural design from
foundation footings to roof,
Workmanship and materials art
further considered in the light o.
the protection provided against thu
weather and resistance to wear dut
to normal use by the occupants.
Convenience and Comfort.
Convenience and comfort which
help to make a home owner salts
fed with his purchase depend tt
considerable degree on the design
quality and extent of the mechani
cal equipment. AZ a consequence. IL
determining the value of propert!
the plumbing. heating and electrica
installations are critically examined
The value OF these systems doe
Evening star., 1947-10-08

FHA-insured mortgage, home own
ers are not always aware Of the
benefits they obtain in addition to
the economical, long-term advan-
tages of buying house on a basis
akin to rent.
The extra benefits derived result
from the detailed analysis Of every
phase of the transaction made by
the Federal Housing Administra-
tion's experienced and specialized
technical staff in appraising the
property, and in determining the
amount of the monthly payments
the home purchaser may safely un-
dertake.
Every purchaser Of house Is sub
stantially benefited when financing
is approved by the Federal Housing
Administration after FILA under
writer's have made complete an
alysis of the transaction, including
an expert, unbiased appraisal to de-
termine that the purchase is one the
home buyer can afford.
Evening star., 1947-10-08
u. S. Reports
Few District
Foreclosures

Real estate foreclosures In the
District totaled only IS during the
first half of 1947. the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board reported today.
This is about twice the total for
the first half of 1916, but the change
has little significance because the
figures are so small, the report said.
The current total compares with
l ,319 foreclosures for the full year
1894, and 1913 foreclosures for 1910.
1t is equivalent to rate Of only
seven-tenths of one for every 1000
structures in the city on the basis
of the 1910 census. The national
average is slightly less.
Evening star., 1947-10-08
By Richord L. Disney, Jr.

Hemlines and hairdos are not the
only fashions that change.
All the rage a few years ago were
plaster walled, tiled-roofed "Medi-
terranean' houses; brick, stucco and
raftered English places, or
French provincial models with
whitewashed brick and massive
chimneys.
On a small city lot, the popular
house likely will be a compact Cape
Cod cottage. In the suburbs, per-
haps, 1t will be low, rangy ranch
type" or combination of ranch
type openness with New England
Colonial modified by fresh trends.
What has happened to our ideas
about houses in the 80 years since
World War I?
"Eclecticism" Era Near End.
At that time, according to Joseph
Orendorff, chief of the planning di-
vision of Housing and Home Finance
Agency's technical Office, we were
approaching the end of an era in
American home-building that archi-
tects label the period of "eclecticism -
The eclectic chooses the ideas he
prefers from various and diverse
sources and uses them as he wishes.
That is what American architects
were doing, and the variety of their
sources of inspiration sprinkled
America with "Elizabethan" man.
sions, italian" villas. houses covered
with Gothic" frills and what-have-
you.
The time Of the First World Wal
saw many Well-to-do home-builders
putting up simulations of the kind
of place you would expect to see on
the shores of the Mediterranean
Shortly afterward the main interest
turned to English" and solemn
structures rose that looked-on the
outside-like something from Brit.
ish countryside. French farmhouses
too, made modified appearance.
Meanwhile, among homebuilders
Of moderate means, Mr.. Orendorf
said, the bungalow" was sweeping
the country. 1t moved in from thu
West until its usual single gable
sweeping forward over a house-wid'
front porch, could be recognized
everywhere-anda a great part of al
American generation was reared il
the familiar bungalow room patterr
which went from front to back or
one side: Living room, dining room
Evening star., 1947-10-08

some 100000 home purchases has
been that no dependence can be put
on the rule sometimes advanced
that a family can afford home
purchase price of two to two and one
half times the family income. Too
many variable conditions enter into
the uuestios1 to permit the matter
to be settled on such an off-hand
basis.
Analysis of Income.
In appraising a proposed home
purchase transaction. FHA's under
writer's make an analysis Of the
buyers principal sources OF income
and the conditions affecting the
probable continuation Of the amount
of this income.
In making this analysis, consider
alton is given to the nature OF the
purchaser employment, local en-
ployment conditions, his age, edu-
cation and experience.
An estimate also is made OF the
monthly housing expense which will
be incurred. This estimate includes
the payment to the mortgage prin-
cipal and interest, mortgage and
fire and other hazard insurance
premiums, taxes, and maintenance
and household operating expenses.
The financial analysis also in
cludes an estimate of the home buy
er's recurring expenses such as In
come taxes, life insurance premiums
and payment of any other obliga-
tions.
The financial estimates are made
to determine that the periodic pay
ments q home buyer proposes to
assume in payment of a long-term
obligation will still leave sufficient
margin of income to meet the 1iv-
ing expenses of his family and also
permit saving for anticipated future
expenditures and that proverbial
rainy day.
Cpst and Value May Differ.
Assuming that family can afioro
to undertake the purchase OF its
own home, It is then important tt
know that It Is making good In.
vestment-in other words-gettine
good value.
The cost and value Of house ane
Lot are not always the same.
Cost depends on what must o'
peid for the land and for construc'
Evening star., 1947-10-08
Change in U. S. Home Styles
I raced by Housing Expert

kitchen. And on the other: Bed
rooms and bath-with small hall
in the center of things.
Then came the depression. Mod
crate purses already had turned an
interested eye toward American Co.
lonial themes by the end of the
1920s, Mr.. Orendorf said, and forced
economies made the compact, mate
rials-saving designs Of our ancestors
seem more desirable.
The Cape Cod cottage emerged as
the most prominent of the Colonials
Its popularity increased steadily
through depression and wartime ma
terials shortages until today.
Meanwhile another type of home
the one-story ranch type" COM
ing out of the mild climate of the
Southwest-also found favor with
families without servants. families
who liked the openness and feeling
of contact with the out-of-dco
that this house gave. 1t moved
eastward. The Cape Cod had moved
west.
They met. And merged. Today,
Mr.. Orendorff said, you will see
many Cape Cod cottages which
have been loosened up by feeling
of freedom that comes with the
ranch house, and ranch types deco
rated with Colonial detail.
Another influence making itself
felt more and more in recent years
is modern tendency to simplify
house into place to live rather
than bad imitation of medieval
castle or Chinese pagoda.
The stark simplifcation of the
extremists of the early 1930s has
more recently been humanized and
modified by other trends. But we
see greater use day by day of
undisguised wood and brick and
new materials, design of rooms more
for living than for standardized
ideas of looks and increasing use
of other modern" ideas.
Mr.. Orendorff believes the period
of hodge -podge design is over, and
that, while todays houses certainly
won't all look alike, and may still
have Grecian decorations or de-
tails from old American designers,
more all the time are being built
with a practical approach to the
problem of living in them and the
problem of readily-available ma
terials-a trend from which new
native style may we'll come.
Evening star., 1947-10-08

conditions OF
employment and
costs of living
and building.
The financial
situation of each
family is the
only safe mea-
sure OF how
much can be
spent for the
purchase of a
home.
FHA's obser-
vation in con-
nection with the
inS u r a n c e OF
roorfro1 1oc on
Evening star., 1947-10-08
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER ., l9E.
How Much Dare You Pay Today
To Buy Home for Your Family?
FHA's Top Underwriting Authority
Discusses Fuctors to Consider
By Curt G. Mack

Administration
If home ownership and satisfaction
It's cost well within budget 1t should entail
sacrifices standards which the
family buying becomes burden