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Evening star., 1949-08-17
D. T.. Advised 10 Pay
Extra Award for Lot

The Commissioners were ad-
vised yesterday to consent to an
amendment increasing a District
Court jury's award for condemna-
ton of land in the vicinity of
Evarts, Franklin and Tenth streets
NE. for alley purposes.
Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
West recommended that the city
offer no objection to the courts
directing an amendment Of the
verdict to bring damages on one
lot up from $2,s32.63 to s6,S61
and benefits from $6O4.42 to $8l4.
It was pointed out the amend
ment would bring the sums IN
line with the testimony of the
Districts expert witness, the only
witness to testify on the lot. Mr..
West pointed out that counsel for
the owner of the lot, William
Keller, were filing exceptions and
objections to the verdict.
Since the award of damages
is approximately $4,000 less than
the amount of damages to which
the Government witness testified" >"
Mr.. West wrote, land the property
owner, through counsel, had rea-
sonable grounds to believe the
jury's verdict would represent the
amount testified to E. it is the
belief of this Office that the Dis
trict of Columbia cannot in good
faith oppose the granting of OBJ
jections and exceptions as to the
verdict rendered by, the jury for
this property"
Mr.. West recommended the city
heads also consent to reduction
in the benefits assessed on an
other lot owned by the same man
from $43.62 to $37.48, as testified
by the expert.
If the court set aside the ver-
dict, Mr.. West pointed out, it
would result in new jury and
another trial, entailing more ex-
pense to the District.
Evening star., 1949-08-17
Postal Union Plans Sail

The Arlington Post Office En-
ployes' Union will hold a moon
light cruise aboard the S. S. Bear
Mountain at $3.50 pm. tomorrow
The boat will sail from the wharf
at Maine avenue and Seventh
street S.W.
Evening star., 1949-12-07

exceptionally large number Of our
members who are dependent upon
professional engagements for q
livelihood are unemployed"
He sent q notice to six metro
politan colleges. asking that they
discontinue bringing their bands
to Garden athletic events.
Mr.. Suber said the union isn't
concerned about college bands
playing on the campus, but that
the factor Of "commercialism"
arose when a third party" such
as the Garden, took percentage
of gate receipts.
Prof. Raymond Shannon, head
of the music department at L. I.
u, said his institution may make
a formal protest today.
Can you imagine" he said,
"the Army and Navy going down
to the football fields without their
bands?nnr
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Two Women Held Here
In $500 Robbery Charge

Two women charged with rob.
berry after a soldier complained
that $l,50o disappeared while ht
was in their company were helc
for grand jury action yesterday by
United States Commissioner Cyri
S. Lawrence.
Miss Ida Virginia Sapoznick, %
of the 14O0 block of Rhode Islanc
avenue NV, and Miss Diane Gal
Daniel, "a, of the 1900 block o1
K street NV, waived a prelimi-
nary hearing. Bond for each de-
|fendant was reduced from $500
to $500 by Commissioner Law
renee.
The women were arrested early
Thursday. after T/Sergt. Willard
Baker, visiting here en- route tc
Oklahoma, told police he missed
the money after he and the de-
PENDANTS spent five hours at an
address in the 1400 block of Rhode
Island avenue NV.
The use of "tin" cans for hold
ing preserved foods did not be-
come common until late in the
10th Century.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
D. t. Stadium.Advocated
On Soldiers Home Ground,

The Metropolis View Citizens
Association last night objected tc
the erection of a VA hospital OF
any other Government building
on the Soldiers Home grounds.
But the group did favor con-
struction of municipality owned
stadium or auditorium. feeling
that money derived from its rental
would 60 a long way toward easing
the city's tax burden.
I'VE can use the money as much
as Bowie or LAUREL" one member
remarked.
The association also urged the
licensing Of contractors, since
many prospective home-builders
c implanted Of having been
swindled by bogus builders.
The group called for passage
Of the Area Commission Bill in
Evening star., 1949-12-07
2 Negroes Seek Election
To Auqustu. CITY Council
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

AUGUSTA, Ca. Dec. Two
Negro candidates asked election to
a city council seat today. the first
time in history that Negroes have
sought representation on the body.
The Negro candidates contested
with three white candidates for
votes in the third ward. There
are 1,499 Negro voters registered
in the ward and only 763 white
voters.
Some observers relieved the reg
istration figures indicated victory
for one Of the Negro candidates.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
College Bands Forced
Out Of Garden Games
byMusicians' Union
By the kssoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE AFL
American Federation Of Musicians
has turned on the pressure to keep
student bands away from college
basket ball games in Madison
Square Garden.
The games are q business VEN
ture for profit" says the unions
Local S02, and, therefore, If there
Is to be music 1t must be supplied
by professional players who need
the Jobs.
The unions statement yesterday
promptly resulted In cancellation
of plans Of several schools to bring
their bands to the garden and
brought protests from some school
officials.
Prof. Sam Winograd, secretary
Of the Faculty Athletics Commit
tee at the City College Of New
York, said the action could in
volve bands in stadiums and
home gymnasiums everywhere"
"Ticklish Situation"
He said it is q "ticklish situa-
tion" when the interests of a labor
union come into apparent con-
hict with a long-established ira
dition Of a university.
The union attitude carries
weight since. If not supported, the
union could place the Garden
arena on its unfair" list and
prevent the Garden from hiring
musicians for other attractions.
Ned Irish, executive vice presi-
dent Of the Garden, said the
management was remaining ''neu-
trail"
Both City College, which plays
Southern Methodist University,
and Long Island University. which
meets Kansas State. have dropped
plans. to have their bands pres
ent, at tomorrow nights Garden
double-header. =
Samuel Suber, the union locals
vice president, said that under
ATM regulations, professional
musicians must be hired when
ever an event is a business ven
ture.
Many Musicians Jobless.
- He said the regulation was ne
eessitated by the fact that "an
Evening star., 1949-12-07

troduced into Congress by Repre-
sentative Sasscer, Democrat, OF
Maryland. The bill would create
a committee Of nine members to
iron out jurisdictional problems
in zoning and utilities between
Washington and adjoining Mary
land and Virginia counties.
Louis N. Spangler, president,
conducted the meeting in the
Noyes School, Tenth and Frank
lin streets N. E.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Lions Open Country Store

The Silver Spring Lions Clut
has opened a Jim Gibbons Coun-
try Store in the Montgomery
County Liquor Control Building
$500 Colesville road, to collect
food for needy families in the
| Washington area.
Evening star., 1949-12-07

Philadelphia was founded in
1852 by William Penn.
Evening star., 1949-12-07

Sold in sets Of 5, ond pieces only. Satin chrome
finished mild carbon steel heods, stroisht line foee
scoring. threaded ossembIy True temper Mercury
stepped shoft, round, panel type grip Of embossed
leother Mems right hond only.
Evening star., 1949-11-16
Eyewitness Account
Given Of She||ing Of
U. 5. Ship of China
BY the Associotsd Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-An eye.
witness account OF the Smelling
yesterday of an American mer.
chant ship by a Chinese Nation.
alist warship was provided today
by an American newspaper CORE.
spondent who was aboard during
the attack.
The Isbrandtsen Line of New
York yesterday protested to Sec.
retary Of State Acheson that it.
vessel, Flying Cloud, was fired al
and damaged by a Chinese war.
ship as it was leaving the Yangtze
River.
Ships Schedule Undisturbed.
Despite heavy fire from the
warship, the crew of the unarmeo
American vessel went about Its
chores as if nothing unusual was
happening, a New York Times
correspondent reported.
Even the cooks kept on tend.
ing the stoves in the galley" Wal.
ter Sullivan reported to the Times
in a dispatch from aboard th'
S. S. Flying Cloud off Shanghai.
The story. dated November Is
said "the ships hull was blowr
in by shellfire at several places
but no one was hurt"
Mr.. Sullivan reported:
six women passengers, rang
ing in age from 81 to SO. stooo
with the male passengers on the
side of the engine room away from
the shooting.
1.-THE merchantmen, entirely
unarmed, could not reply to the
gunfire. Suddenly, amid the
sound of shells hitting the hull
the .klaxon sounded. The passen.
gers were startled, believing it tc
be an alarm. but it was only q
signal to relieve the watch: The
engineers said the ships routine
was not to be upset, bullets or nc
bullets"
Damage to Ship Described.
The Times dispatch detailed the
damage to the Flying Cloud
"home-bound from Shanghai as
she broke away from the blockad-
ing warship that had detained
and boarded her."
Hating Of the Flying Cloud
near the mouth Of the Yangtze
by a former American destroyer
escort was described in the story.
The Chinese Nationalists tried
to- hold the ship captive along
with two British merchant sLips
under a blockade of Communist
Chinese ports which both the
British and American govern
ments have declared Illegal.
The Flying Cloud-with its pas
sengers ordered to the most shell
tered spots-picked up anchor and
spurned an order to return to
Shanghai.
And then, Mr.. Sullivan re-
ported:
"The warship flashed fore and
aft with gunf1re. and 3-inch
shells exploded against the hull
plates Of the Flying Cloud at al
most point-blank range.
"One shell plunged into the hull
Evening star., 1949-11-16

old representative Of the Fedora
tion Of British Industries, and left
him at 3 a.m.-f1ve hours before
his body was found slumped over
the steering wheel Of his car.
(In New York, a spokesman
for Du Mont's WABD-TV sta
ton said Sylvi st. Clair had
appeared on their programs for
several months and left New
York about a year ago.
The official police report said
Evening star., 1949-11-16

amidships. exploding. An
investigation tonight revealed a
hole in the hull the size Of, a
portfolio.
"The warship. unable to quit
her British charges lest they
escape, too, could not give chase,
so that once the Flying Cloud
drew out of range she was safe. I"
Evening star., 1949-11-16
N Singer Quizzed
In Killing Of Briton
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Nov. 16.-Police turned
to a one-time New York tele-
vision songstress yesterday for
clues in the mysterious predawn
killing of a British businessman
on a dark Paris sidestreet.
The singer. 3ilvi st. Clair, told
police she dined Monday night
with Edward de Mauralt, 41-year-
Evening star., 1949-11-16

Australian-born De Mauralt had
been stabbed with a sharp instru-
ment through the right eye. Police
said his pocketbook was missing
and his clothing was disarrayed.
Miss st. Clair was quoted as
Evening star., 1949-11-16

saying she had dinner with DE-
Mauralt in the Montmartre Dis
trict, and then they went to the
Boccaccio Club, where she is an
entertainer. She said De Mauralt
left the club at 3 am. and did
Evening star., 1949-11-16

not return. Police said they be-
lieved he was killed about three
hours later.
With movie attendance falling.
Finnish producers say they must
have government aid.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-02
No Florida Bus
Deaths In 1913

"A total of 42,763.365 miles OPP
Grated by the Bus Lines of Flor
ida without a passenger fatality
in 1948 and they transported
over 100000 passengers. This
record was made in night and
day driving and in all kinds Of
weather.
Yes, this is an annual record
made by the bus drivers of Flor
da, for which the drivers must
be given credit, stated Asher
Frank, Director of Florida Safe
Ety Council.
Bus drivers not only look out
for their passengers and the safe
operation of their bus also assist
motorists who are in distress and
recently one driver got out of his
bus and went into lake and re-
scued a lady from drowning.
When you consider that there
are over $50 bus drivers in Flor
ida with records of 10 years or
more without an accident, you
realize why this is an annual re-
cord of bus operations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-02
Ghs Nqk ,.,st,
Program, Is
Presented

The Halloween Cake Walk
program, presented at Bayview
Park Monday night, by the City
Recreation Department, was one
of the most enjoyed programs
ever presented at the park. More
than 1900 adults and children be-
gan arriving long before the
opening hour. When time for the
Cake Walk arrived, more than
100 contestants in ages from 3
years up took part. The winner of
the Cake Walk was Earl Weech,
Jr.
Margaret Albury was the win
. ner Of the most Original Costume.
Bobby Knowles was best Witch,
Douglass Allen was most Conf
cal, and Russell Weech was Best
Ghost.
Pumpkin winners were Rene
. Machin, and Sandra Thompson.
AIT children five years and un-
der in costume, received a favor.
On Friday night of this week,
I. beginning a. z p. m. the Recrea-
. ton Department, under the lead
ership of Mrs. Lee Thompson,
viii sponsor costume skating for
all children 10 years and under.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-02

The Wonman's Auxiliary of
Monroe County Hospital will on
Saturday afternoon of this week,
November 5, sponsor a food sale
for the purpose of raising funds
to pay for the portable X-Ray
machine recently purchased and
now in use at the hospital.
The sale will begin at 400 p. m.
in the corner building at Duval
and Southland street, and there
viii be offered pies, cakes, ham,
potato salad and many other
items, all home-cooked.
The Auxiliary has asked that
those bringing food to be placed
on sale bring it to the place of
sale before three o'clock on Sat-
urday afternoon.
This portable X-Ray machine
has proved of great worth at the
hospital and is a very necessary
piece of equipment. Proceeds
from the food sale are expected
to aid materially in completing
the payments still due o nit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-02
Troop 253 Camps
On Florida Keys
Over Weekend

West Summerland Keys and
Camp jackson Lee Sawyer for
Boy Scouts were the destination
of Troop No. 253 last weekend.
The October camping trip was a
success in all phases. The main
objective of this camp was adj
vancement. This was for many of
the new scouts a new experience
for it was the first time they
were away from home on their
own,
Swimming, fishing and hiking
were among the enioyments had
at camp. A record number Of
scouts attending for Troop No;
253 was broken as there were
twenty one scouts at camp. Cook
ing was done by the scouts. and
everything was cooked in the
open fireplace erected at camp
by the Sea Scouts. Transportation
to and from was furnished by
the Columbia Laundry and c. j..
Cornell. and religious services
were attended at Marathon.
The Protestants attended SER
vices at the Community Church
and the Catholics attended Holy
Mass at the Chamber of Com
merce building. Residents of
Marathon expressed their desire
to see the boys at Marathon
again soon. Patrol leaders Tom
Cornell, Paul Braun and Peter.
knight assisted scoutmaster Tony
Martinez in running smooth
camp.
Scout Jack McDonnae Of Troop
No. So was a guest, Scouts attend
ing were: Rene Alvarez, Gene
Austin, frankie Bats, P III
Braun, Matt Brown, Tom Cor
nell, John DeMerritt, Tonlnie
Gibson, Peter Hilton, j m $
Jones, Lewis Jones, Peter Knight,
Burhl Knopp, Gene Lang, Lyle
Locke, David Myers, Edmund
Sawyer, Jimmy Shiffer, Reaves
Steed, Charlie Yates and Scout
master Tony Martinez.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-02
Former Miss
Mary suIIiDan
Visiting Here

Mrs. James Roddy, of Mime
apolis, Mimi, with her small
daughter, Letitia, arrived in Key
West last week to, spend about a
month with her family here.
Mrs. Roddy is the former Miss
Mary Sullivan, daughter Ct Mr..
and Mrs. ]. B. Sullivan, of South
street, and since her marriage
has been making her home in the
northern city.
Mrs Sullivan, who had been
visiting her daughter there this
summer, returned with the
party.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-02
Merit BADGES
Awarded To
LoealSeouts

AT the Monroe District Court
III Honor for the Boy Scouts Of
America. tie following scouts
were awarded merit badges:
Tom Cornell. first aid and wood
work; Peter knight first aid:
Gene Lang, first aid; Tony Mar
tinezs first aid.
The following scouts were ADJ
vanced in ranks indicated: Gene
Austin, second class: Peter Hill
ton, second class; Tony Martinez,
star rank.
In order to receive q merit Daq-
&c it IS necessary for the scout to
study the requirements Of the
badge that he is interested IN,
The second step is for the scout
TO get the approval Of his scout
master. Third step is the con-
tact and studying with the COM
selor for that particular merit
badge.
If the scout passes the tests
given him by the counselor, the
Board of Review then awards
him the badge. The scoutmaster
e qualified to pass the scouts
on their second and first class
reauiremtns. This IS done by a
series of tests in which the scout
demonstrates his skill. In order
to attain rank higher than first
star, life or eagle scout scout
must pass certain number Of
merit badges. Some are required
and some are not. For star scout
a scout must pass five, merit
badges, none required. For 2 life
scout scout must have been
star scout for three months and
have passed ten berit badges Tor
first aid, pathfinding, personal
health, public health and safety.
For the eagle rank twenty one
merit badges are necessary. Az
this court of honor troop NO.
253 was awarded the trophy LOT
parents attendance. This trophy
IS presented monthly at the courts
of honor to the troop whose par.
ants show interest in their sons
troop and attend this function.
The troop having the largest
number Of parents present IS de-
clared the winner.
This trophy win go to the troop
having won it the most number
of times during the present
trophy year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-02
CONSTRUCTION
(Continued From Page One

Continued From Page Ones
schools and one who insists, not
on ornamentation, but on the
fundamentals, including proper
lighting of the rooms, SO as to not
place a strain of the eyes Of the
pupils.
o'Bryant said today that the
$500, 600 would not permit the
full construction of the county's
school program. He said that the
School Board undoubtedly would
be forced to limit construction to
what it could afford.
O'Bryant added that the cleo
ton of the trustees of School Tax
District and setting the millage
rates for the district would be
held on December 6.
This is mere formahty, yet
the School Board will have to
hold the election, said O'Bryant.
"The law requires the election to
he held in all the precincts at
the last general election.
$50 we will be forced to rent
seven voting machines at $50 q
day and hire the full compliment
of clerks and inspectors. It seems
like. a waste Of money"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-02

Woman's Society of Christian
Service of Ley Memorial Church
held the October meeting last
week at the Ley Memorial
Church Annex. Mrs. Katherine
Whiting and Mrs. Marie Russell
were hostesses.
Mrs. Josephine Doughtry con-
Quoted an interesting program
using the following topics:
l why Home Mission Schools. "
2 Christ the Corner Stone Of
our Schools"
Several members took part in
this program. The president, Mrs.
Faye Weaver, presided during
the meeting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-02

The program for the meeting of
the Key West Garden Club to be
held on Thursday evening, No
vember 8 at 500 o'clock at the
Woman's Clubhouse on Duval
street has Just been announced.
Mrs. Roland Goulet viii deliver
an address, her subject benig "a
Lazy Mans Garden in Key West,
and Miss Gertrude Laubscher
VIII show colored slides of the
l949 Flower Show that was spon-
sored by the Key West Garden
Club early this year.
Several business matters of in
terest to the organization will be
discussed at this meeting, and re-
ports will be given by the chair
men of the various committees.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-02
SOCIETY NEWS
81 NINA LESLIE cuLEy
Phones. The etiasp s 96sesHa
members OF ST. Passps W onsalls
s4HxiIiary attended District Meeting
h Miami On Friday OF Last Week

ST. PauPs. Woman's Auxiliary
Of Key West was represented at
the Fail District meeting held in
Miami OH Friday of last week,
by Mrs. Eric Curry, Mrs. Ralph
Pinder, Mrs. Gloriana Bayly,
Mrs. Juanita Delgado and Mrs.
Joseph Isadd.
The meeting was held at Holy
Cross Church, beginning with
Holy Communion at 10 a. M, the
eelebrant being the Rev. Glad
stone Rogers, rector, assisted by
the Rev. Nathaniel r. Davidson,
Guest speaker was the Rev.
Charles Langlands, and Mrs.
Gladstone Rogers, District Di-
rector, presided at the business
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-02
Pressed His Pants
During Classes

EAST LANSING MICH.
tP1--Iiers IS young man ap-
rarsntlY destined to go iar n
the would perhaps as . mo-
vie comedy writer.
Young Bill Eucell y a
freshman, at Michigan State
College. When he was as
signed . topic for an illus
traied talk in . speech class.
he rang the bell with . top
flight performance.
The topic: Press Your Own
Pants and Save Money.
freshman Bill started by
hauling off his trousers right
in class and going to work
on them with q flai-iron.
The freshmanss pclka-dct
shorts and bright green gar
tersand his speaking abil-
ity-apparsntlY impressed his
instructor.
Bucell got an "A. for his
speech.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-02
Mrs. Roland GouIet To address
Key Vest Garden Club Thursday

Il is believed that the Novem-
Der meeting of the club will be
very well attended, as more. and
more people are becoming in
terester IN the Identification Of
their property and Key West in
general, and at the meetings Of
the Garden Club they can receive
and make suggestions that are OF
great help in the work that the
club is doing.
New members are always well
coined at these meetings, togeth-
er with any non-members, and
yearly dues have been set at an
exceptionally low figure in order
that anyone wishing to join might
do so without hardship.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-02
DENFELp OFFERED JOB
stRx The a-soclafed Pressl

Guy The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON The former
Chief of Naval Operations, Adj
miral Louis Denfeld, has been Of
fered a new JOB. It is the COM
mand of Naval Forces in the
Eastern Atlantic and Mediter-
ranean. Navy Secretary Mat
thews says Denfeld has not in
dictated whether he will take the
step-down assignment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-02
United Council OF Church Women
To Observe World Community Day

At the meeting Friday morn
ing an offering will be taken.
half Of which will be used to
bring displaced orphans to this
country and the remaining half
to carry on educational work.
The packages and offerings
will be dedicated and then mail
ed to New Windsor, Maryland
for shipment overseas.
The United Council of Church
Women has issued an invitation
to all to attend this meeting on
Friday
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-02
uses OF Ley Memorial Church
Held October Meeting Last Week

Those attending the meeting
were: Mrs. Nellie Mingo, Mrs
Dorothy Curry, Mrs. Josephine
Doughtry, Mrs. Gladys Roberts
Mrs. lila Webb, Mrs. Clara Men
endez, Mrs. Meroba Hood, Mrs
Maude Sawyer, Mrs. Emma Rob
erts, Mrs. Doris Carey. Mrs. Faye
Weaver, Mrs. Hattie Lou Hamil-
ton, Mrs. Katherine Whiting
Miss Elizabeth Rosam, and Miss
Katherine Knowles.
After the business meeting, de.
licious refreshments of punch
sandwiches, and cake were serv.
ed