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space into an extra bathroom.
3. Don't make the mistake of
having "stepchild" laundry. The
more the family grows, the great
er need for a waterproof, cheerful,
washday room finished in a dur
able material such as clay tile and
lOca,ed conveniently.
4. A one car garage is a poor
investment House plans should call
for a double one. II the family
never has more than one auto. the
additional space may be converted
into hobby center for teenagers,
or into extra storage
5. The outdoors is living space,
too. A house which has a tile sur.
faced outdoor terrace is rich in
extra facilities for family activi-
ties, including games, dining and
entertaining.
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81 Houses To
Be Built By
Contractors
POrter.W agOr-RusseH
Say "a Of Them Have
Already Been Sold

Porter Wager Russell contractors
will build 81 houses in the next so
days and have already sold "a of
them, General superintendent
James L. Staples announced today.
Two dozen of the houses will be
built on Duncan street between
Thompson and George street, on
land bought last week for $4S, 900
from Charles TOPPING and Sons.
One sample house is on exhibition
at 1916 Seminary streets, from 1
pm. to 6 every Sunday. 1t is a two
bedroom model. Houses in con-
Struction include one. two and three
bedroom styles, Staples said.
The company which put up
Peary Court apartments on the
site of the old Army barracks has
a busy schedule ahead. Next week
IL houses will start construction on
United street between Thompson
and George. The Duncan street
houses, "a of them, will be started
30 days from now and the IS houses
on Catherine street between Thorn
pson and George will start within
go days.
The houses sell for $10,50O with
lot and Sodding, if two bedrooms,
and for $11, $50. if three bedrooms.
The company is also building
houses on lots bought by owners.
Next week Porer-Wagor- Russell
plans to open permanent downtown
offices.
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$500 In Building
Permits Issued

Building permits totalling $3.50
were issued this week from the of
flee Of City Building Inspector Ray
Knopp. They include:
Bernie c. Papy, 3l6 Simonton
street, permit for So, 200, covering
the construction of an addition 10
an existing structure.
A permit for a $500 addition TO
the facilities of the Key West Out
board Sales Company at lls Eaton
street.
Flora Vargas. TH Windsor Lane
repairs. $50.
Armando Acsvedo. 1Ooe Catherine
street. repairs. $50.
J. c. Gardner, SIS cashesine
street. repairs. $3.50.
A. Maitland Adams repairs 70 a
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VIII Lire In
Home Facing
Garrison Blight
In Wntertinle

One of the most beauti-
fully located mansions in
Key West is being built by
David Lord, Canadian can.
ming magnate on North
Beach drive facing CARR.
son Blight.
Contractor Sam IL e |
Drudge is trying to COM
plete the concrete block
house by December l.
Built ON a lot 200 by 100
W h i c h required 5000
yards of fill, the Lord home
looks out on the blue
Blight with its varied char.
ter boat and sea plane &C.
tivities.
Designed by the American Plan
service, the house has three bed
rooms, three baths, a livinqroom
~ feet by "a, living porch,
screened porch and kitchen.
The living porch is separated
from the screened porch by glass.
Both give full view of the Blight
Warming the living quarters in
winter will be a double fireplace
which opens into the living room
and the porch.
Lord and his wife, ardent fish.
ermen. will not have far to go
for their favorite sport. They will
keep their boat either tied I'D at
their sea wall which is going up.
or in a boat porte which may be
decided upon.
The Canadian family plan to
spend SIX months of each year in
Key West and are building the
home with every convenience. A
two car garage will have sun
deck over it. The numerous wind
ows will let in the Key West sun
and frame the magnificent view.
Roof will be pitched of barrel tile.
Right now Drudge is trying to get
birch for the wodd trim inside the
house. Outside the concrete block
will probably be white.
The lord home is merit 10 the
North Beach Inn.
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Generation Is
Served By Modern
Ideal Structure

An ideal house is built to serve
a generation.
Not everybody can design a home
to grow" with the family, but it
is possible to include many fea-
lures which will make a house con
venient and comfortable through
many years. Here are some of
them:
l. Plenty of bathroom facilities.
For needs of children when they
are little and parents when they
are aged, the house should have
an easily cleaned bath of some
sort, if only tiled powder room.
on the first floor.
2. The home need not be large
to begin with, but its plans should
make it possible to add a wing.
finish an attic, or convert other
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Now Is The Time To Build
Homes, Make Repairs Before
Winter Season Approaches =

Owners Of motel, restaurants,
homes and other properties could
save a lot Of money and wear and
tear H they would get their prop
critics in order now instead of wait
ing until the last minute before the
winter season.
Right now is the time that labor
10 available for repairs, new car
pentry and building. Later the sit
uation tightenS.
One builder said recently:
81 suppose one of the reasons for
this dead period every year, when
labor Is plentiful. is that the hurri-
cane season deterS people from do
ing anything, and then when the
hurricane season is over around the
end OF October everybody rushes to
do their work. and the labor is
taken up. and most of it is finally
accomplished in the closing weeks
Of December, when labor is called
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on TO work from early in the morn
ing into the night hours"
The builder quotes Sam Gold
smith, Weather Bureau chief say
ing 'we had only three hurricanes
in the past so years..
$50 it would seem that folks
would not be taking too great a
chance to fix up" the builder said.
He concludes that ''if folks would
do a lot of their fixing up now it
would be a lot easier on every
body around November and De-
cember, including the property
owners pocketboOkS."
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had six years of active duty. It's
purpose is to support the enlisted
men in various projects or should
disaster occur. Recently the as
ISOLATION mObolized funds, furni-
ture and household equipment for
ElectrOnicS Mate Bernard Biaza
and his wife whose home was deS-
troyed by fire at Poinciana.
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Canadian Millionaire David Lord Constructing Home On North Beach Drive
TOPPING Family Buy Ind Sell Properly Worth 100000 This Wee
$37,5OO Sale
Recorded On
Florida Keys

The TOPPING family ac-
counted for 100000 of all
the real estate transfers re-
corded at the office of
County Clerk Earl Adams
this week.
I'm two deeds of $4,000
each, the TOppinos sold
parcels of Key West land
to Porter Wager Russell,
Inc. contractors. The sales
were made by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley P. TOPPING, Mr..
and Mrs. Philip TOPPING
and Mr.. and Mrs. Benia.
min Bernstein. One parcel
of land is at United and
Duncan streets; the other
on Seminary street be.
tween Thompson and Ash.
by.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley TOPPING
were also buyers at $1,000 of six
lots in Block three of Martellc
Towers, subdivision. Sellers are
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell N. HYDE of
Dade County.
Other sales of interest recorded
last week are as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sosa sold
for $15,50O lots 20 and half of lot
Is on Stock Island. Buyers are Mr..
and Mrs. Robert H. Garrison.
Sunshine Construction company
sold for $4,000 Lot / of Sunshine
Subdivision to Mr.. and Mrs. An.
thony H. Drop of 112O Laird st.
A sale of $37 500 on the Keys by
Miss Jean Thornton Linderman. tc
Arthur v. Davis of Miami was re-
corded.
Key West property was sold for
ST., 500 by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Gilmore to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy d.
johnson, PLOT Flagler avenue.
American Telephone and Tele-
graph company has bought for ST.
600 lot so by 100 feet on Ions
Key from the Overseas Road anC
Toll Bridge district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buck Grundy o.
lSlamorada have bought lot IA If
Block S of STATIONS Subdivision
Tor SS,2O0 from Lenoy Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Schofield Of
29-2 Poinciana place have sold fol
s., 500 Lot 8 in Grains Subdivision
of Grassy Key to Mr.. and Mrs
James S. Y. WINS of Washington
D. C.
The City of Key West has bought
for 81 900 land al the corner OF
Olivia and Packer streets from Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel D. Gibson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal B. Wilmer OF
Palm Beach have sold for 81 .OOC
SIX lots in Grains subdivision tc
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks w. Bateman
of Marathon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold A. CLARK
have sold for 81, 500 land on Som.
brero Subdivision to Mr.. and Mrs
John H. B. Brantner of Marathon
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Barry
have recorded three sales last
week.
The first is for 81 600 for Lot le
OF Punta Brisa on Big Pine Kew.
to Ross 7. Huslander of Alabama
The second sale is for $500 "a
Donald c. Bennett. Finally thew
have sold Lot is for 81 200 to Mr..
and Mrs. r. D. Hubbard of Shall.
mar, Florida.
The Engel family of Dade coun.
ty. relatives in Washington. D. C..
and Palm Beach. have sold for
SIC, 900 land on Key Largo to Elinor
D. Gautier.
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Rear Admiral Duke Will Lay Cornerstone Of
$4,000 Fleet Reserve Home September Is

on the front and sides, and chro-
MUM stripped. Cement floors and
walls, and modern furniture COM
plete present plans The exterior
will have a flat roof with an over
hang.
The Fleet Reserve Association is
open to all enlisted men of the re-
gular Navy and Marines who h We
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ED HOAG NAMED ACT.
MANAGING EDITOR.
LAKELAND LEDGER

LAKELAND R-CitruS reporter
Ed Hoag Thursday was named
acting managing editor of the
Lakeland Ledger, to serve until
Sam j. Womack returns from mil
itary service. Hoag replaces Will
liam E. Barr, acting managing
editor since 1851, who resigned.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Fraternity Enrolment
Bars Il Students From
School Activities

Membership In a secret frater.
nifty has cost IL Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School students theii
right to take part in extra-cur-
|ricular activities.
William q. Pyles, principal. Saic
two of the students are seniors
and the remaining 10 juniors. On:
was vice president Of the junior
class and two were members o1
the varsity basketball squad. Sew
|eral others belonged to school
clubs, he said.
All have admitted joining the
fraternity. although this is for
hidden by State Board Of Educa-
ton rules, according to Mr.. Pyles
The penalty for violating the
regulation is loss Of school citizen
ship rights"
The length Of the loss Of such
rights is determined by the super
|intendent Of schools. Mr.. Pyles ex-
planned.
He said he had learned about
the students membership in the
fraternity largely from other stu
dents. He warned that similar
action will be taken against others
found to be violating the Board o1
Education rules.
p 4 > Z
In this connection, he suspected
there were some members Of secret
Washington high school fraterni-
ties and sororities in Bethesda
Chevy Chase High. But, he added,
he has been unable to obtain any
evidence.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Judge Will Rule Today
In Job Sales Case
BY NE A.seeioted Press

JACKSON, Miss, Feb. Fed
|eral Judge Allen Cox will rule
today on motions seeking the dis
Imissal Of indictments against 10
pro Truman Democrats accused
lof peddling Federal jobs in Mis-
|sissippi.
II Judge Cox overrules the mo-
Itions, he is expected to set q
date for the trial in the near fu-
Iture. II he sustains the motions
the Government has lost its case.
Government and defense at
torneys completed four days OF
arguments yesterday.
In concluding arguments, Spe-
icial Government Prosecutor Ben
Brooks said that he wasn't sent
here from Washington to white
wash" the MissiSsippians.
The indictments stemmed from
| the alleged sale of Federal jobs in
Mississippi by the pro-Truman
faction of the Democratic Party
after the States Congressional
group lost patronage as q result
of the Mississippi Democrats bolt
ing the party in the 1948 presi-
dental race.
Among those indicted is Clar-
|ence Hood of Meridian, Miss, de-
posed National Democratic COM
Imitteeman for Mississippi. He re-
manned loyal to the Democratic
Party in 1948 after other State
Democrats formed the States
Rights Party.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Newspaper Circulation
Hits AII-Time High
BY The Asseeiused Press

NEW YORK, Feb. Total
1851 daily newspaper circulation
in the United States exceeded 81
million for the first time in his
tory, Editor and Publisher re-
ported yesterday.
On January /. 1852. the trade
publication said, there were l,773
daily newspapers in the United
States. On October 81, the latest
available for complete figures,
their combined daily net paid cir
culation was 54,017.938.
In 1850, the total was $685.
072.
Evening dailies number 1884,
a net gain of four over q. year
ago. There are $40 dailies In the
morning field. representing a net
loss of three compared with last
years figures. a8a
During the year. there was a
net loss Of six Sunday newspapers,
cutting the total to 543 with total
circulation of 46,279,358.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Jacob Miller, Head
a
Of Grocery Firm,
Dies After Fall

Jacob Miller. 81, president of the
B. Snyder & Co. wholesale grocery
firm here, died in a fall at a down.
town filling station here yesterday
Mr.. Miller suffered a skull frac-
ture when he fell down q flight OF
basement steps at the station al
Twelfth and E streets NV. Mem
bers Of his family said he appar-
emily mistook a doorway to the
concrete stairway for the door tc
Ia washroom. He died before
medical help could arrive.
Mr.. Miller. a native of Russia
had been a Washington resident
for 20 years and was long in the
grocery business here. He lived al
1915 Eighth street NV.
His widow. Fannie Miller, In
1850 was dramatically reunited
here with a cousin-a war refugee
whom she had not seen for 4s
years. Also surviving are two
sons, Alvin Miller of the DorcheS-
ter Apartments and Edward Mil
Ter, 1441 Primrose road NV, and
a daughter, Mrs. Dora Hadelman
of New Haven. Conn.
Funeral services were to be held
at 8 o'clock this afternoon in the
Danzansky funeral home, followed
by burial in B'nai Israel Cemetery
Evening star., 1952-02-01
World War II Secrets Tumble
From Surplus Army Safe

smith went to work. When he
solved the combination, the safe
was found to be chock full OF
maps, manuals, records and pho
Itographs-all stamped secret
or confidential" They were
dated July. 1943.
Mr.. Vangor said he had sold
two other safes which were locked,
What they contained and where
they are now, he has no idea.
Mr.. Dehmer said he doesn't
know whether 1943 secrets are
still secret as Of 1852. But, he
added, the presence of the Sc
Icurity-classified matter in his Of
fee makes him nervous, and he
wishes the Army would take it
away. ~~
Evening star., 1952-02-01
BY the Asseeiofsd Press

&. WESTPORT, Conn.,, Feb, L.
National defense secrets" Of
World War II vintage came tum-
bling out of an Army field safe
bought six years ago for $3.50
from a war surplus dealer, when
1t was opened here.
Two Westport businessmen, c
Steve Vangor and Fred Dehmer
said today they still don't know
what to do with the documents
stamped secret" and 'confiden-
tial," although they asked the
Defense Department for instruc-
tions three weeks ago.
The safe was among severa.
bought by Mr.. Vangor from
New Jersey dealer in 1946. Il
was locked then, and it remained
locked until he gave it to Mr.
Dehmer, a real estate dealer.
After the safe was removed tx
Mr.. Dehmer'S Office, a local lock-
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Couple Hopes for Girl
And Gets Three of Them
By The Associuted Press


VERMILLION, s. Dak., Feb. L.
The Carl Walz family. with siz
boys, were hoping for a girl.
They had their wish today
three fold.
Triplet girls were born at the
hospital here last night to Mrs
WalZ.
All are doing well and Mr.. Walz
a farmer with a sizeable house
8 miles north of here. is not wor-
rying very much about where to
put the new arrivals.
The triplets, born within As
minutes, weighed 4 pounds, II
ounces: 4 pounds. 8 ounces, and
5 pounds, 8 ounces.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Arab Strike Brings cIashe,
lin Iunisia and Morocco
by the Assoeioted Press

TUNIS. Tunisia, Feb. Police
and demonstrators clashed today
in both Tunisia and Morocco dur
ing a one-day general strike called
by Arab nationalists who are de-
manding a larger voice in the
governments of the two French
Iprotectorates. There were no re-
ports of casualties.
It was the first time In recent
months that trouble was reported
in Morocco. Police broke up q
forbidden meeting in one of the
shanty-town areas that ring Casa
blanca.
Incidents were reported at sew
eral towns in TuniSia. although
the capital itself was quiet.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Atom Project Probe
Moves 10 Nevada
Bv me A,.oeio,sd Press

LAS VEGAS, New. Feb. LA
dispute panel looking into Atomic
Energy Commission construction
practices, including reports Of
fantastic overtime pay. moved here
today to study effects Of the Acc
program on the Southern Nevada
labor market. as ~ s'
Two college deans. Sheldon
Elliott Of the University Of South
lern California, and Gerbert Tag
lgert Of the University of Michigan
have conducted hearings all week
in Los Angeles.
Today they planned to visit the
atomic weapons Nevada test site
then resume the hearings in the
Las Vegas, City Hall.
Dean Elliott said they may
finish tomorrow. but recommen-
dations win not be made until
after submission Of briefs by at
Itorneys for the Government and
la protesting contractor.
The case arose on a protest by
Mcneil Construction Co., over
cancellation of its 1861 900 flat
fee contract for building a control
center at the test site. The job
was given on a cost-plus basis to
| Haddock Engineers Ltd, which
rushed the job to completion.
Mcneil witnesses claim that
Haddock "pirated" labor and paid
overtime running as high as $3.50
a week for laborers and $756 in
one week for a plumbing superin-
Itendent.
Yesterday in Los Angeles the
Aces chief construction engineer
Clarence S. ;Sorenson. testified
that he advised cancellation of the
Mcneil contract because of bad
living conditions for workers, IS
per cent labor turnover, weak
supervision and inability to COM
lplete the job on time.
Sterling Black. attorney for the
acc. denied that there had been
any laxity in enforcing security
relations at the Nevada site.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
New School to Open

The new four-room Mount Dam
iel Elementary School is scheduled
to open Monday at North Green
wich and Oak streets in Falls
Church. It will be used by 130
first, second and third graders.
The school, costing $4,000, is
the first to be built by the city
since it took over operation Of its
own school system from Fairfax
County in July, 1949.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Vincent Is Accused
OF Not Being Frank
By Senator Ferguson

Senator Ferguson, Republican
Of Michigan, today accused Diplo-
mat John Carter Vincent of moi
being frank in answering ques-
tions about a State Department
investigation of the removal oi
official papers from department
flles in 1916.
Mr.. Vincent, veteran career
diplomat whose loyalty has been
questioned by Senator Mccarthy,
Republican, of Wisconsin, under
went his third day Of questioning
by the Senate Internal Security
subcommittee. which is investigat-
ing reputed communist influences
on Far East policies.
The questioning ranged over
dozens of subjects, including Mr..
Vincent'S 1914 appointment as a
trustee of the Institute of Pacific
Relations.
Disputed Redo Claims.
At one point, Mr.. Vincent said
he made a report on China in
1942 in which he said the Chinese
Communist leaders definitely
were Communists and not agra
rian democrats" The report, he
added, also said the ground could
be cut from under the Commu-
nists if strong measures. such as
land reform, were taken in China.
), The charge that Mr.. Vincent
was, not being frank came after
Senator Ferguson. acting chair
man, asked the witness for his
recollection about the missing
State Department papers, which
figured in the 1945 case involving
the publication, Amerasia.
Mr.. Vincent said the only men,
ory he had of the inquiry was
that some department officials
asked him where files were kept
and who had access to them.
so" Denies Charge Again.
Subcommittee Counsel Robert
Morris broke in to ask Mr.. Vincent
If it were possible that you may
have been member of the Com
ir9unist party and then forgotten
shout it."
: ono, sir" Mr.. Vincent shot back.
Senator Ferguson then asked if
Mr.. Vincent had "as much trouble
giving the department answers as
you do this committee?"
IF the department asked me
questions about something that
happened seven years ago, I might
have difficulty" Mr.. Vincent re-
piled.
Much of the questioning cen
tered around the circumstances
Nnder which Mr.. Vincent became
a trustee of IPR in 1914, with Sem
'atoT Ferguson attempting to get
the witness to say what the ap-
'pointment's advantage would be to
the Pacific research group.
Mr.. Vincent said department Of
ficials had served as trustees in
the past and he did not think OF
any effect his membership might
have on the public.
= Mr.. Vincent also denied any
recollection of discussing in 1945
with Owen baltimore or his wife
the possibility of an investigation
of IPR.
Evening star., 1952-02-01

for more important and better
paying assignments. At present.
there are q limited number Of
training programs going on in
some agencies, but the commission
said this was not nearly enough
and q Government-Wide program
under commission direction was
necessary. Commission officials
said the plan would not interfere
with its intern programs, whereby
ID handful Of Federal employees are
specifically trained for key ex-
|ecutive jobs.
Under the commissions train
ing plan. no person could receive
more than 10 months Of such
training in any 10-year period,
and, before being assigned to such
training. each employe would
agree in writing to serve In the
department after training for q
period three times as long as the
period Of study. If the employe re-
signed before fulfilling this agree
ment, he would be required to
make appropriate reimbursement.
+ \ 4 \
OVERTIME The Senate Civil
Service subcommittee headed by
Senator Pastore, Democrat, Of
Rhode Island, will hold hearings
Tuesday on q relatively minor bill
Ito increase premium overtime pay
benefits for immigration inSpec-
tors. The subcommittee has not
yet set hearing dates on legislation
to increase overtime benefits for
the Governments classified work
ers. This bill had been approved
by the full committee last year but
was recommitted last month to re-
move immigration and customs
inspectors from the bills provi-
sions.
INTERNAL REVENUE-C Chair
man Robert Ramspeck has pledged
to Congress that the reorganiza-
ton Of the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau would result in rigid civil
service exams and requirements
for the new IS District Commits
|sioner jobs that would be created.
Mr.. Ramspeck also said the
commission would hold compete
tive exams for filing about IS
Iother key jobs in Internal Revenue
Bureau which would pay salaries
lof $4,000 to $4,000 q year.
~ y \
FCC-Alexander Ueland, CHIEF
of the Federal Communication
Commissions common carrier bu-
reau statistics division. is retir-
ing after 50 years of Federal
service. : g ~