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State Official Talks To
Rotary Club and Schools
Engagement Of
Miss Irn,u Sands

Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Sands. l746
Staples avenue, announce the en-
gascment of their daughter, Irma
Sands, TO Hugh Ellsworth San
derS, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John D.
Sanders of Thayer, Missouri. The
wedding will take place at the
First Baptist Church on the eve
ming of December %. Reverend
Bronnie Nichols, pasto., will Of
ficiate.
The bride to-be attended two
years at Key West High School
and was graduated from the Con-
vent of Mary Immaculate. She
also attended Bob Jones Univer-
sity in Cleveland, Tennessee.
Mr.. Sanders was graduated
from high school in Thayer. Mo.
He has served in the Navy for
two years and, after receiving his
discharge, returned to his work
with the Frisco Railroad Com
pany in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Red said 81 don't get it."

Red said, 81 don't get it."
IF she spies a sentry outside
and you'll make certain she does
she'll think her phone is tapped
and won't use it. Telegraph is too
public. Hence the mails for per-
sonal communication. What else?"
$50, it's the mails. Then what?"
Il am on my way to the Pc. to
commit a small felony. I'm going
to file temporary change of ad-
dress in the widows name and
get ! the widows mail re-routed
care of a three-dOllar-a-month
mail service which I've rented
COmprenez UouS? ~
Red got it, but there was no
agreement in his face. 81 COM
prenez that I'll be passing ciga-
rettes to you through a narrow
slot in a Federal pen"
"Pll risk it. Red. Developments
to date make me perishingly in
terested in the widows mail bag.
Of course, may be wrong"
Red was gent looking for balm
in Gilead. 1.-THE Pc. brainstorm
takes only about ten minutes, pal.
1 take it you plan to split the watch
with me. I've got what's left Of a
private life to take care of-like
taking a bath"
Jigger moved his head from side
to side grimly. mo relief today.
Red. If you get hungry. scare up
a kid to run and get you a ham
sandwich and a container of cof-
fee. You must be omnipresent for
the widow to get the idea"
Red inquired as a point of in
formation, "Where you going,
chief. cheese?" 81: .t...
"I'm off to work a pressure hoax
on Little Joey, with A'hearn aid
ing and abetting." . T.,
"What kind of pressure hoax?"
>Joey'S going to tell me over
again how he tortured Munsey.
Then I'm going to relate. sadly the
news of Munsey's death. Dicta-
phones will record our friendly
confab which same will also be
told Little Joey in the proper Sc
quence-to the end that maybe
Joey will part with a few facts
he's been reticent about to date. ="
(Ts be esntiRusdl. ->-.
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SUPERVISOR OF
SCHOOL LUNcHRooMs WIS.,
TIED HERE YESTERDAY:
s74l.ooo SPENT IN FLORIDA

Miss Florence Wagner, assist
ant state supervisor of school
lunchroomS, yesterday visited
Harris and Division Street
Schools and the, Rotary Club at
its weekly meeting in St. Paurs
Church Parish Hall.
Then later she made a trip to
Poinciana School where she met
with the executive committee of
the Parent Teachers association
and urged greater cooperation
in teaching school children that
the lunchroomS were not mere
ly feeding places.
The children should be
taught that they are learning
how to cat, said Miss Wagner.
1T is really a dietician pro-
gram"
Before the RotarianS, where
she accompanied Horace O'Bry-
ant, principal of Key West High
school, Miss Wagner said that
lunchrooms in the public schools
of Florida is a $l2,ooo,OOo bust
ness.
A total of $741,OOO of the
money spent in Florida for op-
Grating the school lunchrooms
comes from the Federal govern
ment. The remainder of the
money comes from nominal
fee charged school children and
by counties matching three
fourths of the federal funds al
loted them, Wagner said.
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Chapter 81


d EDS china-blue eyes blinked
~ in the raw glare of the morn
ing sun. Jigger was hopping up
the goo of an omelette-once-
over with a tear of white bread.
A counterman-cook with a face
like a dried goatskin poured
tipped pancakes on a plate and
slid the plate oyer to Red. Red
sheared through the pancakes
with the side of his fork, squall-
ing; When do l get my sabbatical
from you homicidal lusts, digger?
Or do major-domo4 for you
until death do us part?"
Jigger breathed in gasps from
the effort of gorging food as a
strict matter of dietary protocol,
without appetite. 81 said the case
won't 60 over two weeks. You've
got about five more days and
you're free to return to stealing
ideas and whole sentences from
your contemporary pen-pushers
Meanwhile, bub, swill that coffee
and get on the ball"
'What felony must compound
now, Fagin? I see that certain
look on your degenerate pan
again"
Jigger looked at Red like a
man protesting a gibbet. well
Red, we've reached the stage
where we must resort to hack
neyed but approved police tech
nique. We've been botching along
to date sort of expecting a genie
to appear and hand us a presto
holy-coW-you-don't-say denoue-
ment on Tiffany platter" Jigger
took on Haunted look. '"Pve
been especially wiShful for such
a conclusion since the four-thou-
sand-dollar balance has gone
glimmering."
Red leaped avidly, his Adams
apple bouncing like a floating cork
as the coffee spilled through his
mouth. why don't we pack it all
in? How can an Arab trader like
you work for glory?"
Cant quit now, Red. Even with
the four G'S looking doubtful, it's
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Among the discoveries made at
the Hebrew University in Jeru-
salem, are: the vital anti-typhus
vaccine and anti-malaria serum
with which these dreaded diseases
could be fought, and a process
whereby vitamin c could be ex-
tracted from oranges to neu-
tralize poisons produced by many
diseases.
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The Citizens Food Committee svaqsst:
A PEACE Plate" FOR TODAY
Ssne NAeG1! Sau~M.at! Sou. tn. P.ae.!.
FRIDAY PEACE PLATE

The Scalloped Tuna and Potato
Casserole Peace Plate suggested
for today by the Consumer Serv-
ice Section. Citizens Food Commit
tee, spells economy, conservation
and nutrition.
Serve this deep-sea treat with
buttered carrots; chopped, cooked,
buttered spinach or other greens;
and celery sticks. For extra zest
add little horSe-radish to the spin
ach. A nutritious dessert that
makes good use Of leftover bread
and bakes in the oven along with
the main dish, is Chocolate Gus
tard Bread Pudding.
SCALLOPED TUNA AND POTATO
CASSEROLE
cups thinly sliced, pared potatoe.
table poems butter or fortified mar.
garine
I. cup -four
z tablespoons prepared mustard
l teaspoon salt
70 teaspoon pepper
Z cups bottled milk or l cup evapOrat.
ed milk and l cup water
LOUNGE san tuna. faked q eup)
L cup thinly sliced, peeled onions
Cook potatoes in boiling sailed water
10 minutes. drain. Meanwhile melt but
Ter IN saucepan. Stir in -four, mustard,
salt and pepper. Add milk, gradually,
Whlie stirring, and cook over low heat
until smooth ana thickened. Arrange
potatoes. tuna. and onions in alternate
LAYERS IN creased 2.Quart casserole.
rour sauce oyer al, and bake in mod.
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Furnished four-room apartments.
Maid and janitor service, linens
and all utilities furnished. Coral
Hotel Apis, opposite Post Of
flee. nOV12-1 lat
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Fixtures, six-foot display meat
box, adding machine. cash reg
lister, Toledo scales, meat slicer
and overhead fan. At reason
able price. Apply 1912 Olivia
st. Or Phone SAW. nov12-4tx
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College and university enroll
ments have reached almost g.
100000 this fall.
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Stationary laundry tubs, steam
press and boiler. Call 1899, or
1lll-R. nov13-3tx
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TIDES
Tomorrow
Naval Base
eastern Standard Time)
High Low
ll:57 am. STA am.
1888 pm. 4:24 pm.
Additional Tide Data
Reference Station: Key West
Time Of Height OF
Station Tide high water
Bahia Honda -0hr.
(bridge) 10 min. 90 It.
No Name Key -+2hr.
least side) 30 min.
Boca Chica -0hr.
SANDY POINT 40 min.
Valdes Channel -t2hr.
(north end) 10 min. fla It.
600
NOTE: Minus sign-correc-
tons to be subtracted. Plus
sign-corrections to be added0
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Two new furnished, one bedroom
apartments, for rent season.
ably. Apply 1923 Whitehead
Street. noV13-tf
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Picture framing, etchings, prints,
oils, framed and matted. Phone
ll97-M, Paul DiNegro, GA
Francis. oct25-3ltx
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Chef, thoroughly experienced for
fine dining room serving, com
plete meals. Please call 798 Tor
appointment. Ask for Mr..
Fields. noVlZ-3tX
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HELP WANTED FEMALE
PERSONAL.

Lonesome? Join Pen Pal Club.
Interesting pastime. Interstate
Bureau, Pc. Box SGT, Miami,
Fla. nov14-7tx
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FOR SALE

Rebuilt washing machine, with
pump, late model. $4,000. Phone
llo4-M. novl0-tf
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Personal Christmas cards made
from your favorite negative. 25
cards for $3.50. Evans Camera
and Supply Store. nov1O-tf
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Information for the Advertisers

RATES FOR REGULAR ana
BLACKJACK TYPE

Experienced mattresses, must nave
white uniform, white shoes
and health card. Duffy's Tav-
ern nov.10-6tx
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lndia'S Ambassador to London
is woman, Mrs. Vijalakshmi
Pandit.
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Small cottage, for couple. Utili-
ties furnished. Phone 444.
nov14-2tX
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FOR RENT

Rooms, with kitchen privileges.
Also apartment. Apply 1906
Division Street. nov11- 4tx
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Three-piece bedroom suite, in
Guiding mattress. Beautiful
three-piece living room suite.
ala Louisa st. nOV8-6tX
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Complete bed, innerspring mat
tress, with coil springs, chest of
drawers, dressing table with
stool. All like new. 3l6 Eliza
beth Street. novl4-2tx
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The Weather
FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy this afternoon thru Sat
, urday. Not much change in
= temperature. Gentle to moderate
easterly winds. .'.-ss.'
.. Florida: Cloudy, occasional rain
= extreme north portion tonight
!, and Saturday beginning ITALIA
hasSee area &, this afternoon.
: otherwise increasing cloudiness
thru Saturday, few showers
: southeast portion this afternoon
and tonight, otherwise little
. change in temperature.
, East Gulf Of Mexico: .EasterIy
Winds gentle toi moderate over
south portion, moderate to fresh
over north portion this afternoon
Cd gradually increasing and veering
and becoming moderate to fresh
southeasterly winds by Satur-
day. Partly cloudy south, most
ly cloudy north portion. occa-
sional rain extreme north por-
ton.
Jacksonville thru the Florida
Straits: Northeast to eaSterly
Straits: Northeast to easterly
winds, gentle over south sportion
and moderate over north portion
this afternoon and tonight, grad
ually increasing and veering be-
coming moderate to fresh south
easterly winds Saturday. Cloudy
and occasional rain extreme
north late tonight and Saturday,
otherwise partly cloudy with
few showers.
. Jacksonville to Apalachicola:
No small craft or storm warnings
have been issued. 49,
REPORT
Key West, Fla, Nov. IA, 1947
observation taken at $50 am,
Ckz-Az.l
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Large furnished room, centrally
located, hot water. 9l2 Fleming
Street, Phone 397-M.
nOv14-3t
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Furnished cottage. Apply 1923
Margaret St. on Phone 846-J. ,
nov13-3tX
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Young woman, clerical and typ
ing for addition office. See
Miss Price, LaConcha Hotel.
Please do not telephone.
nov14-2t
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Waitress. Apply Ponce Bar-B-Q.
nov12-6tX
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FOR SALE

Studio couch, two chairs, two end
tables, Grapes for two windows.
Alb Division Street, from 4:30
to 6. novl2-6tx
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1917
TomorYow's Almanac
eastern Standard Time)
Moonrise ----------------.-.---.-- 9:08 am.
Moonset :. 7:eS pm.
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REPORT.

Key West, Fla, Nov. IA, 1947
observation taken at $50 am.
Eastern Standard Time,
City Office
Evening star., 1947-06-18
|Cur|ey Has Better Night,
But Condition Is Critical
BY the Assoeioied Press

COHASSET, Mass, June 49,
Mayor James M. Curley Of Boston
was reported still in critical con-
dition today, even though he had
better night"
DR.. Edward Schott gave newsmer
a bulletin on the 72-year-old polit-
ical leader, even as Mayor Curley's
attorneys moved to gain at least a
temporary stay of his to Is months
Jail sentence because of i'll health.
Justice officials have said they
would not do anything to jeopardize
his life.
Mayor Curley. whose attorneys ir
Washington were preparing affida-
Wits on his condition to be filed with
the court, was reported suffering
terribly by his physician.
DR.. Edward Schott announced just
before midnight last night thai
Mayor Curley had very bad day
and was suffering terrific head
aches, a numbness in his 1eft arm
and impaired eyesight due to rising
blood pressure.
A stay OF sentence for at least
two weeks appeared assured as
Mayor Curley's physician previously
said that 1t would be impossible to
remove him from the~C ~Cohasset prt-
vate hospital before that time.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Railroads Predict End
OF Boxcar Shortage
BY the Associated Press

The Association of American
Railroads said today the end of the
freight car shortage is in sight.
Warren C. Kendall, chairman of
the associations car service divi-
sion, said the railroads have "assur-
ances" that materials will shortly
be available for building as many
as 10000 new cars per month"
This would compare with an aver
age of 5000 per month built for
the last 20 months, Mr.. Kendall told
the House Commerce Committee.
He added the railroads already have
orders on the books for 100000 new
cars and are ready to order $4,000
more.
With the acquisition of an adj
diJional supply of cars" Mr. Kendall
said, I'VE may look forward to the
end of the car shortage difficulties. -
Mr.. Kendall opposed a bill the
committee is considering which
would give the Interstate Commerce
Commission authority over freight
car distribution In order to meet
complaints that there has been
discrimination against some areas
of the country. particularly the
West.
Mr. Kendall denied any such dis
crImination. He said the present
system of supplying cars was de
vised out OF long experience as the
best means for normal times.
Evening star., 1947-06-18

Progress Noted
In Settlement Of
Iieup
Coins Made in East,
All Major Issues
Adjusted in West
BY The Assoeiaied Press

NEW YORK, June 18.-Prog-
ress in efforts to settle the Amer
lean shipping tieup was reported
today on both East and West
Coasts as the union embargo on
sailings entered its third day.
Assistant Secretary Of Labor John
w. Gibson, after a round-robin of
conferences here that lasted into
the early morning hours, an
nounced that considerable prog
ress" had been made.
A short time earlier, Nathan
Feinsinger, a trouble shooter for
the Labor Department, announced
in San Francisco that the National
Union of Marine Cooks and Stew
ards, CIO, tentatively had agreed
ION all major issues" with West
Coast shipowners.
"At this moment,' Mr.. Feinsinger
Evening star., 1947-06-18
House Votes 2-Year Freeze
On Security Tax Rate
BY the Assoeioted Press

The House today passed unani-
mously bill freezing the social Sc
curity payroll tax at present rates
for two years.
If passed by the Senate and ac-
cepted by President Truman, the
measure will block an automatic
So 900 ,000. 900 annual increase in the
levy on January j.
The legislation provides, however
for an increase in the tax in 1850
to from / per emit to Is per cent
each against employees pay and en-
ployers' payrolls In 1857 the tax
would jump to 2 per cent against
each.
Without the freeze the levy would
have increased January / to 2.5 per
cent against employer and employe.
The present / per cent tax collects
about $500, ,000, 900 annually for the
social security old age and survivors
insurance program.
Under the original social security
law enacted 10 years ago the tax
was scheduled to climb gradually to
8 per cent against enploye and
employer. But Congress has re-
peatedly held the rate-at per cent.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
vichy's Former Chief
OF Police Executed
ey the As,ocioted Pres,

PARIS, June 18.-Max Knipping,
former chief of the Vichy govern
ment's special security police dur
ing the German occupation, died
before a firing squad in Fort de
Montrouge, near Paris, at dawn
today.
Knipping was sentenced to death
by a special court last February
after he was convicted of completely
in the assassination of Georges
Mandel, prewar minister Of the in
terror, in July. 1914.
Two young members OF the vichy
militia were executed at Montrouge
in November, 1914, for active par
ticipation In the Mandel Staying.
Another is serving 20-year prison
sentence.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
By Robert K. Walsh

Justice Henry A. Schweinhaut
said in District Court today that
he, the jury and attorneys in the
May-Garsson war fraud trial
may go to Casualty Hospital to
take testimony from Joseph F.
Freeman.
This move, he told the jury, would
depend on further reports by a
physician who told him this morn
ing that Freeman was much i'm
proved" but probably would be in
the hospital for some time.
The trial continued at slow pace
Defense attorneys said they prac-
tically had completed their case ex-
cept for Freeman's testimony and
later today may make formal mo-
ton that the trial be suspended
for few days until Freeman Is able
to complete his testimony, either at
the hospital or in court.
Stricken With Heart Attack.
Freeman, the Washington agent
for the Carson munitions combine
during the war, was stricken with
a heart attack yesterday while tes-
tifying at the trial of former Rep
resentative Andrew j. May and
Henry and Murray Carson on
charges of conspiracy to defraud the
United States.
Although Freeman was indicted
(See CARSON. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Reds Gain Momentum
In South Manchuria
by the Asseeisfsd Press

PEIP1NG. June 1s.-Military OBJ
servers said today the Southern
Manchurian offensive by the Chi
nese Communists appeared to be
gathering momentum.
The independent newspaper vi
Shih Pao reported the fall of Pen
shihhu, coal town of Mukden, and
said the Communists were pressing
toward Yingkow.
Another column was attacking
Haicheng, 112 miles southwest of
Mukden, and Anshan. coal area de-
veloped by the Japanese 81 miles
southwest of Mukden.
AL important points south of
Penshihflu on the Mukden-Antung
railroad were reported lost to the
Communists.
Concentrating on the complete
isolation of Mukden, the Reds also
were slashing at Yinpan, about
90 miles west of the great Fuschun
coal mine on the -Kirin
railway.
Government counterattacks the
past two days at Szepingkai seemed
to have blunted the Red offensive
somewhat in that area. The Com
munists fought into Szepingkai yes
terday.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
ICourt-MdfiaI Acquits
Marine Of Brig Beafings
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, June ia Navy
court-martial today acquitted Ma
rine Corpl. Harold N. st. Clair, 81
of Chattanooga, Tenn, of all
charges of maltreating prisoners
under his care at the North Severn
brig.
Z He had been accused of striking
three men.
st. Clair, a veteran of Peleliu arlo
Okinawa, denied striking any pris-
oner except "in authorized shake
down" in line with his guard duties
Defense Counsel w. L. P. Burke
challenged at the close of the two
day trial the testimony of q prose-
cution witness, Stewards Mate &c
Edward H. Neal, jr., who said st
Clair beat him. Comdr. Burke de-
clared Neal had "perjured himself. ;
Evening star., 1947-06-18
BY the As.oeieted Press

BUDAPEST, June 18.-Soviet
1t. Gen. v. P. Sviridov told the
Allied Control Commission today
that the Russians "had nothing
whatever to do with the recent
change In the Hungarian gov
ernment."
Gen. sviridov, questioned by Brig
Gen. George H. Weenas, American
member of the commission, said the
Russians exercised no influence at
all In forming the Hungarian gov
ernment."
Ferenc Macy was ousted as Pre-
mier of Hungary under Communist
pressure, and now Is In the United
States in voluntary exile.
Only today Imre Fold, Hungarian
manager Of the Allied Officers Park
Club, said he had been seized and
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Ironion Army Gordon
Broken by Tribesmen
BY the A..oeioied Press

KHOT, Iran, June 18.-Counter-
attacking Barzani tribesmen broke
the western perimeter of an ranian
Army Gordon last night and fought
their way into the Turkish -Iranian
border village of Bazargan, on the
slopes of Mount Ararat.
The army was silent concerning
casualties, but five trucks loaded
with wounded passed through Khoi
early today on the way to Tabriz
hospitals.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Russians FIotIy Deny Any Part
InHungorion Government Coup
Sviridov Tells U. S. General That Soviet
Had Nothing Whatever to Do With Change

questioned by the Communist DOM
mated political police and that he
expected to be thrown in jail with
in short time"
Gen. Weems, head Of the Ameri-
can military mission here, said he
did not bring up in the commission
session the report that the new Pre-
mier, Lajos Dinnyes, had been named
to the post in direct orders of Gen.
Sviridov. He added that the dis
cussion was calm one.
During the session Gen. Sviridov
once again refused to hand over to
the British and Americans the depo-
sitions which the Russians said they
had taken from Bella Kovacs, former
secretary general of the Smallhold-
ers Party. The Russians have said
the dispositions implicated Mr.. Macy
and former Speaker of the House
(Caa uTTNGAPv Page A.31