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Evening star., 1952-09-27

sition flooring including linoleum.
Most of the plywood now made
by well-known manufacturers is
laminated with plastic resin CLUES
which are not affected by moisture
or temperature. I believe that a
double thickness of flooring would
give better service and be more
substantial.
Smeared Aluminium Tile.
Question: My bathroom walls
were covered with aluminium tile,
but in some places the tiles are
smeared with the mastic adhesive
These were allowed to dry hard
would like to know if there is
some solvent that will soften the
mastic without harming the fin
ish on the tile?
Answer: You may be able to
soften the adhesive with turpen-
tine or kerosene. Apply either one
of these on the mastic and allow
to remain for one hour or SO, then
try to remove it by rubbing light
~ and carefully with 100" steel
wool. Stronger solvents are likely
to soften the finish on the tile.
Hollow Tile Walls.
Question: Recently we pur-
chased a small home on the out
skirts of the city and we find it
was built with hollow tile. The
inside walls were merely covered
with some kind of preparation and
then painted. How can we fasten
plasterboard to hollow tile so that
there would be an inside wall?
Answer: The walls would have
to be furred out and to attach
Turing strips to a hollow tile
Evening star., 1952-09-27
By Roaer e. Whitmon

Question: I have a small house
in the country and wish to lay
wood floors over a concrete slab
The concrete is four to five inches
thick and has about a six-inch
cinder base. Should I put any
thing on the slab before laying the
wood floor?
Answer: Every precaution should
be taken to guard against the
penetration of moisture from the
ground below. To accomplish this,
mop on a coating of liquid asphalt
dampprooflng, then put down a
layer of heavy asphalt-saturated
felt. overlapping the sheets about
half their width. Asphalt damp
prooflng should be mopped be-
tween the laps. The wood floor
can then be laid with an asphalt
maStic cement
Kerosene Oil on Floors.
Question:: Can you tell me if
it is possible to remove kerosene
oil stain from a white pine floor?
Answer: Make a paste mixture
Iof powdered whiting or fullers
earth and one of the non- -inf1am-
mable liquid spot removers. Place
this in a thick layer over the
affected area, then cover it with
IA sheet of glass or metal to pre-
vent fast evaporation. When dry,
replace with more of the paste
mixture until the stain has dis
appeared.
Attic Floor.
Question: I would like to lay
just one floor in my attic. Part of
this space will eventually be used
for a bedroom. I want to hold
down the cost and plan on laying
linoleum in the area. have been
advised by several lumber COM
panieS to use a f1ve-eighths fir
plywood or one-by-four fir, spruce,
or hemlock flooring. The plywood
would be the easiest to lay and
would have fewer seams, but some
people tell me that the various
layers might come loose in the
unheated part of the attic. What
type of flooring would you advise?
Answer: Plywood is preferable
as an underlayment for compo-
Evening star., 1952-09-27

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by installing lowers as high up
in the gable ends as possible.
Evening star., 1952-09-27
81 THE EVENING STAR

Washington, D. c.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER "a, 1859
Evening star., 1952-02-14

Wisconsin, Ave. ss AIbsmefs fi6l oRdwsy Ii12
81 BIsdsnsbsss RI, NJ. Il, Lincoln 1850
$500 WiIsea Blvd. Ahiassoa. We. owens 400
Sass ceIssviIs I'd. Silver spsins $hsphssd 500
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-08
WHO OWNS THE WATERFRONT?

Here the 80 private and public Of land and bay bottom
extending end Of the Island
to Taylor The numbers in the above map both pages
form to the numbers below showing the owners:
s. Hospital, United States of America. No Bay
bottom.
a. Casa Roma motel. Julian J. Marks estate No B. B.
2s Casa Thompson Island the waterfront is
owned by the Internal Improvement Board
Thompsons Island the private estate Of the late
Ncrbeg Thompson Whether this island subject to city
yet decided by Circuit City yes
The Thompscns say No. B. B.
25 Cow Key IS acre owned by and
daughter Jessie Porter Newton No. B. B.
Key Improvement Inc. the 1899 feet
the side Of the Boulevard has dedge
fill from the front Of it. This the only land owned by
the company the side Of the boulevard.
81 Except this lOSs parcel frontage the Atlantic,
the Internal Improvement Board all the waterfront from
Thompson Island the South Boulevard SIS feet northeast
Of Bertha Street All Bay Bottom owned by the lib well the
waterfront between these two points
Key Improvement Inc 1000 acres half
the Island Of Key Boulevard frontage from Fager
B. B.
Key Ambassador Motel Samuel Golan 900 feet
the Boulevard. property is 400 feet deep No B. B.
Restaurant owned by A. T. Golsn $50 by $50 feet
parcel by 2sO deep behind Rsul also owned by
A. Z. Golan No. B. B.
Key wester Corporation, 900 feet Boulevard 400
feet deep
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-08
PART III
Future Sales Of XIV Bay Bottom
Banned BY State Of Florida
On Public Promise, Says GOIan
XIV improvement, Inc. Partner

area of water for procetion. His
neighbors, Miss Hilda Cunniff, Mrs.
Everita Stevens, are also buying
ba. bottom la feet wide and 371
feet into the Atlantic.
At the corner of Duval and South
street stands the Judge Vining
Harris mansion owned by julius
Stone as trustree. This valuable
corner with 156 frontage on the At
lantic is now leased as night club
and apartments. Stone, as trust
ee, is seeking the same 81 ieet
Of bay bottom for his clients. This
would make an area 395 feet long
and 371 feet into the Atlantic which
would be privately owned bay bot
tom.
This is the first major acquisi-
ton of bay bottom land on the
south side of the Island, if it is
approved by the International I'm.
provement Board.
According to State Rep. B. C..
Papy, il will be the forerunner Of
many other purchases.
"In one to five years, you won't
have any public bay bottom off
the island" Rep. Papy said. 'Lei
in one private buyer and you LET
in all"
Though the U. S. Army Engineers
must grant permits for filling areas
near navigable channels, only the
City Commission has any authority
to determine what kind df build
ings viii 60 up on filled in bay bot
tom bought from the IBB. II has
not shown any disposition so far
toward preventing the north boule-
ward bay bottom from being built
upon for commercial purposes. II
is improbable say old Key Westers
that il would show any more con-
cern about zoning the filled bay
bottom from Whitehead street 10
the U. S. Naval Hospital should the
TBB sell it to private individuals.
Right now the State of Florida
| through the Internal improvement
Board owns all waters Of the
Atlantic from Stock Island bridge
to Fort Taylor.
There are more than Is private
owners of waterfront property along
the Atlantic from Stock Island 70
Fort Taylor. Should the IBB start
selling Of bay bottom there viii be
q mad scramble by most Of the
owners listed under the map 20
buy up the valuable water.
Let's not louse up the Island. "
GoIan said strongly. Let's leave
the water 10 the people. II belongs
10 them. | am speaking not 81
much as q landowner but as > cifi.
zen. ! defy the Internal Improve
meni Board to 60 back on the pro-
mise made BY al five q them with
Sinclair Wells. land agent. cerro-
borating IL. The Governor and The
Beard and Wells have Is Ia the min-
steS of that meeting that they PRO
missed not 10 sell ore snch mere a
hay bottom 90 the Island q Key
Vest"
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-08

49, East Marteo Towers owned by the s. Government Is
HOO feet along the Boulevard deep and
The Key Weer motel the Key Improvement nc property
comes up to the Boulevard for about 3o7 feet No
a. Norberg Thompson and A. Maitland Adams parcel
the Boulevard 425 feet by S6S feet deep just adjacent long
Boulevard frontage of Key West Improvement B.
3 George Curry corner of Bertha and
the Boulevard. It is 800 feet deep No. B. B.
stops and all property directly on
the Atlantic Ocean, including beach, Norberg Thompson
owns the next 42 feet the water running s69 feet back
Atlantic Boulevard
81 Minnie Porter Harris on the water
Her 75O feet deep back Atlantic Boulevard
49, Rest Beach White Street. huge 2342 front
owned by the Key West Development company
which Sammy Kaye partner This property $50 deep
its largest point and down depth of IS White
Street This Of the most valuable of all Key West properties
No BIB.
White Street. by City Key
No B. B.
40 Monroe County Beach, from White to Reynolds
County This long deep
Street and $50 feet at Reynolds. No B B.
A. Reynolds Street end, City of Key West No B. B.
a. Casa Hotel company
front and $50 feet Seminole Avenue The property $50
deep Reynolds and forms triangle again Seminole Avenue
No B. B.
49, Dan A. LOTUS triangle
'front.' and more than SO feet Seminole Street No B.
Robinson has las feet of waterfront ranging from
50 10 155 feet deep No B. B.
K Lamar owns so feet of waterfront just
Vernon Avenue. 1t is 50 feet deep. No B. B.
46 Vernon Avenue by City No B. B.
~. wiete Lamar of
a. The Cuban American Telephone Telegraph Company
owns 81 feet Of waterfront No B B.
a. NJ Sweeny the waterfront occupied
by the Sun and Sand club This Smonton Street $50
feet deep No B. B.
sos Simonon Street end owned by City. No B. B.
ST. Al LOgun property
lie 90 Sset deep
Hda Mazr own 80 feet of ocean by
feet deep No B. B.
So Max Cohen next which is
S1S feet deap No B. B.
s. The City OF Key West is 24l feet three inches and
ranges from lis to ale feet in depth No B. B.
IS. Duval Street end by City No 3. B.
Sc. Julius Stone trustee Judge Harris
ansion which has ont Of 6 feet The property 2s
feet back TO South Street Bay bottom being acquired
81. Hida Cunnin owns IS feet Her lot is
ais feet deep back 10 South Street Bay bottom being acquired
now
So Everea Stevens 50 feet the which 200
feet deep back to South Street Bay bottom being acquired now
So Mrs Julius Stone than 25 feet of front
property Soathmo the soathsrnmot house the L The
property from 80 feet depth Al Whitehead Sirees 10 ITO
feet Bay bottom extending al feet Atlantic being acquired
60 Whitehead Srees end owned by City Of Key West
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-08
PURCHASE PRICE
ONLY 50, 900
FOR 200 AC. .ES
AND 9 81 LOTS

Mr.. and Mrs. George Mills White
have bought 2O6 acres on Big Pine
Key and other property from Mr..
and Mrs. Robert S. Allen Of Wash.
ington, d. c., according 10 a deed
filed with Circuit Court Clerk
Earl Adams.
The Whites bought nine Stock
Island lots and Hoar's Island, Col
lier County from the former Key
West visitor. Price on the entire
purchase is only $1,000.
A Coral Gables real estate firm
has bought for s15,500 huge acre
age on Big Pine Key, Grains Sub
division of Grassy Key, Long Key.
and Big Torch Key.
Sellers are Mr.. and Mrs. S. d.
Austin of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Buyers are the College Park Im-
provement corporation at 1920 S.
Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables.
The sale includes scattered hold
ings on the Keys ranging from
Grassy Key, Big Torch Key, Big
Pine, on up to Key Largo, where
four and one half acres were sold.
The Big Torch parcel bought By
the development company includes
~ acres, and an unlisted but con,
siderable number Of acres In the
other locations. All buildings and
improvements in these parcels 90
to the buyers.
Another corporation has bought
for si0.100 Lot six in Block A ol
South Marathon Shores from Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Z. Hawkes. o.
this county.
The formation Of the Retsel
Realty company by DR.. j. Lance.
lot Lester and his wife transferring
large amounts of Key West resl
estate TO the new company has no'
been stamped By DR.. Lester with
its estimated value.
Mr.. and Mrs. Braman LeBlis
Knowles have sold 20 Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Sandhammer Of Miami land
In Islamorada for 50 300.
The Fleet Reserve Home hai
filed is deed Of sale 70 Thompsog
Enterprises for part Of the / or
which II il building is clubhouse
The land begins on the southeast
side of Caroline street distant n
feet from TIE southwest corner o.
Caroline and Grinnell streets and
running thence in > scuthwesieriy
direction along Caroline street, 81
feet: thence a. right angles in 4
s0ufheasseFly direction 100 feet:
thence 81 right angles In . north
easieriy direction So feet: thence
right sagiea IN . noTfhwesleriy
direciion of 100 feet baek 10 tks
paint 81 begiaalng "a csFellas
street A token stamp fag 500 nniy,
wss flied on tbs puFenaae.
r. p. ZsftsfsMeF an9 his Mife
ksvs sold 70 Mr. and Mrs. Aoars
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-08
BY SUSAN MeAvoY
Real Estate Editor

The State of Florida, owner of the
beautiful blue water surrounding
Key West, promised the largest
land owners of the Island, Key West
Improvement Inc, last spring that
not one single purchase of bay bot
tom would be permitted in the fu-
ture, A. E. Golan, lawyer and
partner of the corporation told me
last week.
1--WE went up to Tallahassee and
me: with the Governor and the four
cabinet members who are on the In
ternal Improvement Board. We bit
terly opposed anyone's buying the
water, on the grounds that the wat
er, like air, belongs to the people.
The beauty of this Island is the
water that surrounds it. Take that
away and what have your"
Golan's company owns more than
1000 acres of the Island of Key
West. 1t owns the complete boule-
ward waterfront from the South
East tip of the island to Thompson
and Adams property north Of Ber-
tha street.
I'VE paid more than the lib ask
ed for the right to dredge the ocean
Tor mari at the property we own,
in return for the promise that there
would b. no sale Of bay bottom
on the entire Island Of Key West.
That's a matter Of public record,
the no sale promise of the lib
Board. / defy them to deny it, !"
Co. declared firmly.
Golan said that Win Porter and
State Representative B. c. Papy
appeared with him at the spring
meeting of the | Board.
| Porter, who is half owner Of IS
acre Cow Key with his daughter
Mrs. Jessie Newton, bitterly OPP
posed the sale of bay battom to
private individuals as did Papy,
who appeared as a private citizen,
Golan said.
I'VE pay the lib for fill taker
from the water in front Of the
boulevard on the curve, but that
is an easement, not q purchase.
We believe that private persons
should be permitted to buy such
easements but not the water"
81 think il is an outrage" said
Goian. TO take the wafer away
from the citizens of Key Vest We
need beaches. public beaches. Nj
ami Beach is being hurt becauss
there are no private beaches. while
Fort Lauderdale which has all pub
lie beaches is helped.
Shortly after my talk with Golan
I learned that more Key West bay
bottom is being sold by the IBB
Board.
julius Stone. Jr. and his neigh
hors on South street between White.
head and Daval are neg0tiating
The purchase ot bay bottom 81
feet osa into the Atlantic from
shesr waterfront homes and lots
Store tosd ne this week that hs
Is Sgying the Us feet BY ~-s feet
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-08
Huge Acreage On Big Pine
Key Bought By George Mills
White From Robert S. Allen

L. Baker for $500 q lot In the
Sea Crest subdivision Of Marathon.
Myrtle Coley, widow, has sold 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Martin
son Of Miami for $2.50o, . lot in
Southcliff estates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph b. Allen
Jr. have sold TO Aliens father, 4
life interest in Aliens Book stors
on Duval street between Fleming
street and Smith lane. The property
reverts TO Joe, Jr. and bis heirs
at the end Of the life interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold A. Gibson
Continued On Page Nine)
Evening star., 1952-07-18
Two District Boys Reach
Junior Tennis SemifinaIs
BY The Assoeiated Press

. oy me AStoCtoted FreSS
NEW YORK, July 1.-two en-
trants from Washington. D. C..
are among the four survivors in
the Junior Division as the Eastern
Junior and Boys tennis tourna-
ment goes into its semif1nal rounds
today.
Peter Pressinger of Washing
ton provided the tourney with
another upset yesterday as he
eliminated the defending cham
pion. third-seeded Dick MacAtee
of Flushing, N. Y, Ga, 3-6, So
Pressinger got the final set to
match point four times before he
put over the big point. He is
seeded eighth.
The other Washington player
is Tom Bradford, a IS, 6-3 win
ner over Jeff Arnold of Coral
Gables, Fla. Also in the semi
finals are the two top-seeded
stars, Ed Rublnof of Miami Beach
and Don Thompson of Jackson
Heights, N. Y.
Among the Boys semiflnalists
are third-seeded Donald Dell OF
Bethesda, Md. who defeated Jay
Vanneck Of New Rockelle, N. Y.
|51. 6I1, yesterday.
Evening star., 1952-07-18
LindeII
CONTINUED From Page All.

manager. Fred didn't specify
whether Johnny was the best
pitcher or hitter, so possibly III
meant both.
Linden resumed pitching here
in 1850 after being a 23-game
winner with Newark in 1941. His
earned-run average this year /.
zoe for 173 innings. He has COM
Ipleted II games and scored foul
shutouts, while winning IA ano
losing five.
At bat, often as q pinch-hitter
he has driven in 18 runs with ~
hits, five of them home runs
Haney uses him occasionally in
the outfleld against left-handeo
pitching.
Haney conceded that "severa'
clubs" could use Lindell now. He
|said that while he wouldn't want
to block Johnny's chance to &c
back up. I'D hate to lose him
now. We want to win a pennant
too"
Johnny grew up in suburban
Arcadia and was an all-roune
athletic star in high school. He
broke into baseball as a pitcher
with Joplin, Mo. in 1896.
Evening star., 1952-07-18
Little Mo Beats ; in Day,
Gains Penn SemifinaIs
BY the Associotsd Pres.

PHILADELPHIA, July 49,
Maureen Little MOI Connolly, IT.
American and Wimble-
don tennis queen, moved 'em
down three in a bunch to move
into the semifinals of the Penn
Isylvania and Eastern States Grass
Court championships today, while
Vic Seixas. the Nations No. male
star, met his quarter-finals op.
Iponent.
The little San Diego copy girl
who knocked off three opponents
and ousted another by default yes
terday in the short space of Az
hours, faced Lois Felix Of Meriden
Conn. Bunny Harshaw Vosters OF
Philadelphia met Marta Barnett
Ia southpaw hitter from Miami
Fla. in the other semifinal.
Seixas advanced to the quarter
finals of the mems show by de-
feating Sidney B. Wood, jr., New
York, As, 6-3, 60. Hal Bur-
rows of Charlottesville, Va, topped
Dick Sorlien. Philadelphia. 6-1
I2-6, 60, and Bill Vogt, third.
ranked Middle States player from
Philadelphia, eliminated Ellis
Slack. San Francisco, 6-3, 0-6
l6-4.
Miss Connolly had her toughest
battle yesterday with Mary
Slaughter Of Charlottesville before
capturing an afternoon match
6-3, 6-3. Her three-match vic
tories were scored in six straight
sets.
Evening star., 1952-07-18
Soxton Outpunches Lee
For Both Straight Win
by the Associuted P,e,,

COATESVHLE, Pa, July 49,
Johnny Saxton Of New York
punched his way to a unanimous
decision over Bobby Lee of Balti-
more last night to gain his 30th
consecutive victory in a 10-round
welterweight benefit at Coatesville
Veterans Hospital.
Saxton, 146. stunned Lee with
la left hook in the seventh round
and had the Baltimore welter on
the way out, but Lee rallied to
weather the storm, then came
back in the eighth to put on his
best show. Both fighters were
swinging away at the final bell.
Referee Charlie Daggart scored
lit six rounds for Saxton, four for
Lee. Judges Pete Tomasco and
Paul LaSkey each scored it 6-3
and one even. Lee tipped the
scale at 1471a.
Evening star., 1952-07-18
Texas High Jumper Out to Win
First Title for u. S. at HeIsinki

singing hash today to American
Olympic athletes.
The two, Ruth E. Schofield anC
Charlotte M. Mikelvi. plan to dofl
their waitress aprons in about 9
week and take a side trip to Lap
land.
"It's just a lark" said Miss
Schof1eld. I'VE thought we'd give
lit a whirl."
The Russians took the wraps
loff their vaunted basketball team
yesterday and scared nobody.
They are a fast, aggressive team
apparently hard as pine knots. ano
they'll take any blue ribbon prize
for pre-game calisthenics. But ir
Ithe big tournament, opening July
25, the Americans will whomr
them.
This was the impression of two
Associated Press men, the only
outsiders to attend the Reds
workout. The Russians brought
their own ball--a red one.
Their biggest man is Anatoly
Koneff, 6 feet 6, and he's a pool
shot. Apparently they've copiet
their technique from the Globe
Trotters, who have been touring
Europe. They try all sorts o1
fancy ball-handling, click with Il
only a small percentage of times
Evening star., 1952-07-18
PiersoN Suspended,
May Be Through
lAt Birmindhum Also
BY the Assoeioted Press

BIRMINGHAM, July 18.--Jim
Piersall, temperamental Birming-
ham Baron outf1elder, has been
suspended for umpire-baiting.
Charlie Hurth, Southern Associa-
ton president, suspended the o.
year-old athlete for three days
and fined him $50.
Piersall Immediately caught a
lplane for Boston, where his FAM
lily lives. There were unconfirmed
reports he might not rejoin the
club.
The suspension arose from
Piersall's antics Wednesday night
after he was tossed out of the
Birmingham-Atlanta game for
arguing with Umpire Neil Stroc-
CHA over a called third strike.
The player dressed and went to
the grandstand roof. There he
continued to heckle the umpire.
just before he was elected from
the game Piersall took a water
pistol to home plate and sprayed
/ it with water as Milt Boiling, a
teammate. rounded the bases on
a home run.
1t was the fourth time Piersall
was chased from a game since he
| rejoined the Barons June % on
Ioption from the Boston Red Sox.
Evening star., 1952-07-18
kehoe and Busparoek
Meet in Net SemifinaIs

Indy Kehoe and Sawat Bus
paroek will play today to decide
who meets Mark Haller in the
finals Of the District Recreation
Department tennis tournament.
Haller reached the finals yes
terday by defeating Alfred Ramos
1-6, 81, 81, on the Sixteenth
and Kennedy streets NV. courts
Busparoek entered the semifinals
with a Ga, 6-3 victory over
Arlond Kotz.
Other results yesterday:
euarternnaIs: aeni Larry nSr0isf Midd,ekamp-pus
Day defeated George Herbert Dick Leigh
Courtney eS defeated r Larry rn.Ssll; sherfS-Johi
Meyers, 6+4, 2-6. 6--4 Bill Bassett- -Jin
Heiskili defeated Eddie Beale-Ted Edle
sheim. 6-3, 6--3.
WOmen's Singles.
Quarternnals: Betty Lasswen defeate'
Nancy Corse. 7-5. 81, 6--4.
WOmen's Doubles.
Semiflnals: Pearl McCoy-Ann Fennes
sey defeated Frances Bassett-Nancy Corse
"a, 6-3.
Evening star., 1952-07-18
Two Straight Upset Victories
Put Corbett in Golf Sen1ifiinuIs

rough and one-putted the 18th
green to defeat Boots Mckinley,
up. He will meet Jack Mertz.
up victor over Sid Carroll in the
other Semifinal match. Carroll
three-putted four greens to lose
his chance to gain the title round
the second straight year.
A total Of 5000 has been added
to the pro sweepstakes in Mondays
Middle Atlantic Golf Association
|pro-amateur at Washington. The
host club is adding 500 and the
Middle Atlantic, sponsoring its
only pro-am of the year. in con-
junction with the Mid-AtlantiC
IPGA, is adding another 500.
The host club will supply one
member for each pro and the pros
may bring two of their own.
Monday at 5 o'clock is the entry
deadline for the National Amateur
championship and DR.. r. A. Keilty
IMid-Atlantic Golf Association sec.
lretary. announced he has entry
blanks on hand.
Sectional trials will be held
Tuesday, August 5, at Woodmont
and the championship starts Au-
gust Is in Seattle.