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Evening star., 1935-05-04

Two hundred and fifty thousand
volunteer workers. aided and di-
rected by but 2,769 paid employ
es. are carrying on the Nation
wide drive of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration to revive the build
ing and heavy goods industries. ac-
cording to Acting Administrator Stew
art Mcdonald. The ratio of volun-
teers to paid workers is 80 to l.
Ever since the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration started operation, trade.
labor and business have co-operated
closely in developing and carrying out
the program Many trade and tech
nical organizations loaned their own
men to the administration to serve as
advisers, their salaries being paid by
the private interests.
Industries Aid Meetings.
More than 1000 trained men were
loaned by the various industries this
Spring to help in a series of educa-
tional meetings for those engaged in
the building industry. The meetings,
which are being held in communities
throughout the country, are designed
to show industry how it can Cooper
ate most effectively in the better -hous-
ing program.
Invaluable aid also Is being given
in rural communities by volunteer and
unpaid State committees composed of
representatives of practically every
State agency interested in improve
ment OF conditions in the small towns
and country sections. Each State has
one of these committees actively pro-
noting the cause of better housing
in cooperation with the Federal
Housing Administration.
Actual work of organizing commu-
Evening star., 1935-05-04
COUNTY BUILDING
GAINS CONTINUE
Arlington Swings Toward
Establishing AU-Time
High Record.
BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va,
May 4.-Building operations in Ar
lington continue to move in an up
ward direction, with nothing in sight
to halt the swing toward establishing
an all-time high record for the county.
Ninety-two building permits, CALI
ing for expenditures of $l,200.235,
we're issued during the month of
April. This figure brings the yearly
total to s1,887,356, an unprecedented
volume for the four month period.
Real estate men and building con-
tractors view the situation with pleas
ure, to say nothing Of anticipation Of
a steady building program for months
to come.
A check-up Of real-estate men dis
closes that few places are available
for rent, with houses scarcely to be
found. Apartments are the only
things available. and they apparently
are less plentiful than the demand
for them.
The largest permit issued during
April was for the Colonial Village
apartments, now under construction
on Wilson boulevard, near the court
house. This permit was for $780,
900, and was made possible under the
Federal housing act.
Upon completion the Colonial VIII
lage project will contain 276 apart
ments, ranging in size from three to
Ave rooms 1t is said that the ma
jority of these apartments have al
ready been reserved.
Other April permits, calling for
s350.235 in building construction, are
in the main for single-family dwell
inpS
Evening star., 1935-05-04
$820,330 IN LOANS
APPROVED BY F. H. A.
Record of 4 Months Insurance
Commitments in District
Announced.

Since beginning operation January
1. the District Office of the Federal
Housing Administration has made in
suranee commitments on 122 loans
for total of s820,330, ]. K. Gilchrist,
director, announced today.
During the four-month period, 346
applications and appraisal fees have
been accepted. The applications cover
loans amounting to s2,206,232 80.
Many of them now are under consid-
Grafton.
Mr.. Gilchrist's announcement was
the first summation of actual Federal
Housing Administration accomplish
ments in the District.
Work done this week gives indica-
ton of rapidly expanding operation
of the Washington unit, which is fast
developing into a smooth-functioning
organization. The number of appli-
cations accepted for appraisal was 90,
which is the largest of any week so
far. These 80 applications call for
some 1855 900 of loans.
Many times the number from whom
appraisal fees actually were accepted
called at the units Offices for in
formation concerning the F. H. A.
home-financing plan.
Evening star., 1935-05-04
90 ONE-FAM|LY
HOME PERMITS IN
D. C., }yEAR PEAK
Weeks Total Indicates Fast
Recovery of Construc-
ton Industry.
VALUATION OF sss3, 1000
ON ALL PROJECTS
Absence of Unusually Large Con-
struction Evidence of Healthy
Growth in Capital.

All vestige OF doubt that Washing
tons home construction industry is
fast recovering from its depression ILL
ness was swept aside this week when
the total of one-family dwellings au-
thorized during the current fortnight
reached go, a peak for the past several
years.
Building permits for 40 residences
were issued this week alone, while last
weeks total was Al.
One hundred and thirty-seven per-
mits in all were procured this week by
builders. falling but three short of last
weeks figure, which was the highest
since the depression set hold Of the
Capital.
The total valuation Of the weeks
permits was 1892 900. so. a substantial
increase over the s351, $50 aggregate
for the preceding period.
Healthy Growth Evident.
That the value of the authorized
construction is evidence OF a healthy
growth rather than a brief furry is
lHOlCdleQ ny Tic dDSSIlCc VI any I'LL
usually large projects whose presence
might have swelled the total to its
reaSsWing size.
The largest permit of the week was
issued to Boss &; Phelps, 1417 K street,
for erection of five 2-story brick dwell
ings at 4430, 4434. ABB and 4442 Gar
rison street and 5021 Forty-hfth street,
at a cost of $4,000. H. P. Baxter is
the architect
Dora Poretsky, 521 Irving street, OBJ
tanned a permit to build six 2-story
houses at 5013-5023 Third street, at
a cost of 100000 Harry Poretsky,
Continued on Page 6, Column 81
Evening star., 1935-05-04
CROWDS ACCLAIM
FIRST SILVER STAR
RESIDENCE OF 1885
Barnaby Street Dwelling
Enters Second Week
of Exhibition.
VISITORS VOICE HIGH
PRAISE OF INTERIOR
Price Set at $11,250, Believed
Most Attractive Quotation
for Majority.

Acclaimed by several thousand vls1-
TORS as one of the most attractive
model homes presented in Washing
ton, the first Silver Star home OF 1889,
at 650l Barnaby street, tomorrow VIII
enter it's second week of public exhl-
bition under sponsorship of The star.
The home, early American in design.
is located in the new development OF
Barnaby Woods, section OF East
Chevy Chase. The new section mas
been carved from beautiful rolling
wood by the Barnaby Woods Devel-
onment Co., of which Edward r. Carr
Is president.
It was estimated conServatively that
more than $500 persons inspected the
house during the first week OF DEM
onstration. The visitors voiced hlgh
praise of the exterior appearance OF
the home, its setting and the attrac-
tively decorated rooms. The house
was indorsed by The Stars Silver Star
Committee. composed of experts in all
phases of home building and planning.
Priced at S11,250.
The house is priced at s11,25O, a
price which the sponsors believe TO
be the most attractive for majority
of people interested in obtaining a
home. 1t is presented in the nope
that prospective owners may use II
as a guide toward obtaining the best
in home values.
The interior of the home. furnished
In genuine antiques by Sarah Will
loughboy Moody of Bethesda, Md,
probably has attracted as much at
tention as the house itself. The fur
nishings harmonize perfectly with the
general architectural features of the
house Mrs Moody has spared no
expense in decorating the Silver Star
structure.
One is impressed with the beauty of
the furnishings Immediately upon en-
tering. The rather small entrance hall
contains a fine old card table, with
a gold-leaf mirror hanging over it.
The setting is completed with Sher-
atom chair, covered with needlepoint.
Furniture Lends Dignity.
The living room is another spot of
beauty. 1t has ruff1ed tle-back cur
tains, with overcurtains of brown and
yellow. An old portrait over the man.
tel lends dignity to the setting. There
Is a small love seat IN the room and
one chair upholstered in the same
material as the overcurtains. An
other chair is upholstered in yellow
brocade. Then there are two early
empire armchairs with striped bro
cade on the slip seat, and a fine old
desk.
The room furnishing is completed
with q Chippendale chest, lamp with
white parchment shade, an attrac-
tive antique tray on stand with
original decorations. The rug is ORR
entail with a background of pale tan.
Mrs. Moody also has placed beau
tiful pieces in the dining room. The
predominant color used in furnishing
this room is light sherry. The wall
paper is an unusual shade of blue,
while there are ruffled tie-back cur
tains. The rug is Oriental, with soft
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1935-05-04

Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1935-05-04
MODERN|z|NG GAIN
HERE Is PER CENT
April Figure s2S1,55o as
Against S162,873
in March.

The accumulating force of local and
national efforts to encourage real
estate modernization as a means to-
ward recovery is reflected vividly in
the official April report of private
building in Washington. made public
today by Col. John w. Oehmann. Dis
trict building inspector.
While the total of private construc-
ton dropped slightly from March,
modernization work showed 73 per
cent increase The April figure was
1921, $50, which is S1l8,677 more than
the total Of $162,873 for the previous
month.
And the increase would have been
still greater" remarked a Federal
Housing Administration official, "if We
had sufficient contractors to take care
DContinued on Page 3. Column g.
Evening star., 1935-05-04
READ RESIGNS PLACE
WITH SHANNON & LUCHS
Will Be Title officer and General
Counsel of Suburban Title
and Investment Corp.

Raymond E. Read, for eight years
manager of the mortgage department
of Shannon g. Luchs, local real estate
firm, resigned this week to accept the
position of title officer and general
counsel of the Suburban Title g. In
vestment Corp. .
Coincident with his resignation,
Shannon & Luchs announced that
George T. Hall will be its new mortgage
department manager.
Mr.. Hall. who comes to the realty
concern from the Home Owners Loan
Corp, has had some Is years expert
ence in the mortgage and financial
field.
Evening star., 1935-05-04
$3.50, 1000 REALTY SALES
Weeks List Announced by Harry
B. Pitts Co.

Sales in the last 80 days aggregating
in the neighborhood of s15o,000 have
been made by the Harry B. Pitts Co.
Properties disposed of include 1926
New York avenue, 1858 Thirty-firs
place, 3211 Mckinley street, 6109
Twenty-ninth street, 1908 Dale drive,
Silver Spring, Md: 4911 Fourteenth
street, 1416 E street northeast, 406 o
street, 920 Third street, 636 Acker
street northeast, 1915 Wisconsin ave-
nue., 405 o street southwest. 1905
Twenty-sixth street. 1923 Twentieth
street and 3217 Tennyson street.
Evening star., 1935-05-04

Continued on Page 8, Colun
Evening star., 1935-05-04
Silver Star Home
On Barnaby Street
Is Easily Reached

The Silver Star home at 6501
Barnaby street. Chevy Chase. may
be reached from downtown Wash
ington by driving out Connecti-
cut avenue to Nebraska avenue,
right approximately a mile to
Utah avenue and then left five
blocks to Barnaby street. The
house is located about two blocks
from the intersection of Utah
avenue and Barnaby street. The
public is invited to inspect the
home. 1t will remain open from
10 am. until 9 pm.
Evening star., 1935-05-04
Certain Rooms Need Yellow.

Yellow is an exceptionally good color
to paint walls of rooms facing north
or those receiving little direct light.
Various tones of yellow harmonize
well with browns and contrast pleas
antly with blues and grays.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-05-03
Capacity Audience
At S'BrOWn" FOIlies

''The Brownfeld Follies of 1885"
played to a capacity crowd Friday,
April 26. Over $50 people were
turned away from the doors.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-05-03
Health Week I'm
Climax At p. w.
House Sunday
HEALTH WEEK PROGRAM TO
END SUNDAY WITH MASS
MEETING AT PHYLLIS
WHEATLEY

Community health-the subject
of discussion by the Health Week
committee for the past week, will
conclude for this year with a mass
meeting at Phyllis Wheatley,
which win supplant the usual Sun
day Forum.
Speaker
The principal speaker for the day
will be DIR. R. T. Westman, assis-
tant health officer of Minneapolis,
whose experiences with many
groups of people will enable him
to interestingly discuss the COM
munity health problem In which we
are especially seeking to serve our
people.
Glee Club to Sing
Phyllis Wheatley's famous Glee
Club will sing several numbers.
This will undoubtedly be one of the
attractive features of the meeting
for the music of this group always
wins the enthusiastic approval of
listeners.
One of the health films shown in
connection with community spon-
sored health programs, will be
shown at this meeting. 1t will de-
pict the insidious growth of one of
the most terrible diseases to which
humanity is subjected. 1t will be a
moving picture full of heart throbs
and will warrant the most careful
observation.
The committee has gone to con-
siderable pains to let Minneapolis
know of its work in behalf of better
understanding of this vital matter
and has carried far and wide in
this city the news of this closing
meeting which viii begin at four
o'clock and continue through the
Forum hour.
st. Paul citizens began the Twin
City program last Sunday, and a
goodly number of st. Paul people
will desire to sit in on this conclud-
ing program. Ministers and church
people generally can greatly assist
the cause of a more energetic and
prosperous people by joining in the
informative meeting of Sunday
afternoon.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-05-03
National Meeting
To Discuss Negro
Problems In May
SOCIAL SCIENCE DIVISION,
HOWARD UNIVERSITY, HOLDS
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
NEGRO

Washington, d. c. Howard
University's Joint Committee on
National Recovery will hold a three
day conference in Washington,
D. c., to discuss "The Position of
the Negro in Our National Eco
nomic Crisis"
The several sessions will be pre-
sided over by DR.. Geo. E. Haynes,
DR.. Charles H. Wesley, Miss
Mamie II. Burroughs, DR.. Chas. S.
Johnson, DR.. Howard Long, DR..
Mordecai Johnson, Miss Elizabeth
Eastman and DR.. Allan Locke.
The most outstanding men and
women of the Negro group have
been secured to discuss the impor-
tant matters that make up the
agenda of the conference.
Among the best known we note
the names of John P. Davis, w. E.
B. Dubois, A. Philip Randolph, DR..
Abram Harris, Ira De A. Reid,
Mamie H. Burroughs, T. Arnold
Hill, DR.. Mordecai johnson. In adj
dition to these, many other men
and women equally well known will
have part in the conference.
Important Conference
This conference, among the most
important ever held in the interest
of the Negro group, is the logical
outcome of the many unfortunate
circumstances that tend to darken
the prospects of the group political
ly, economically and in many other
ways.
Topics to be Discussed
Under the general topic of the
gathering will be considered a. num-
Der of subjects relevant thereto.
Among them: "The Negro Indus
trial Worker" "The Trade Union
Movement and the Negro" a
Symposium of Negro Workers and
Farmers on the New DEAL"
"What Sort of Social Planning
Best Suits the Need of the Negro"
"Next Step in the Light of Present
Problems"
This conference will attempt to
encourage the cooperation and win
the support of all Negroes through
nationwide circularization in the
Negro Press. 1t promises, say its
proponents, to be an epoch making
event.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-05-03
Paul Turner
Given go Days;
Will Appeal
WILL APPEAL CASE

Tuesday, Paul Turner, colorful
Minneapolis character, was SEN
fenced to serve 80 days in the
workhouse when he was found
guilty on a misdemeanor charge by
Judge Luther Youngdahl. His at
torney, Miss L. o. Smith, will ap-
peal the case.
Turner's trial lasted FIVE hours.
The young woman involved, who
had previously testified she lived
with Turner, changed her testi-
mony after being warned she
would perjure herself. Testifying
for the prosecution were Detective
Leonard Colston, who made the ar
rest, and Mrs. Flossie Matthews.
Witnesses for Turner were Mrs.
Laura Turner and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucius Stewart.
Turner came to his troubles by
allegedly assaulting a reporter for
local newspaper. When officers
served a warrant for assault and
battery on him, he was found in
the company of a young woman.
After his arrest on the first charge,
another charge was filed against
him.
He is in the city Jail as we 60 to
press, held on a $500 bail pending
action by his counsel.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-05-03
Neal Funeral
Establishments
Incorporated

Announcement was made early
this week of the Incorporation of
the Neal Funeral Homes, which
operate the largest and most COM
plete mortuaries in st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
Articles of incorporation filed
with Secretary of State, Mike
Holm, show the incorporators to
be w. Squire Neal, John L. Neal
and Carrie M. Neal. The first
named is founder and general man.
ager of the business.
Inquiry by this newspaper
elected the following information
from Mr.. w. Squire Neal.
We have incorporated the Neal
Funeral Homes because it will give
us an opportunity to continue i'm
proving our service. We are not
content to simply maintain the
most modern and complete funeral
homes operated by our people in
these two communities, but we feel
that we owe it to the people to keep
on undermining and improving our
service and equipment. Our past
experience makes us believe that
the people appreciate our services
which we believe are not duplicated
by any other firm in our field.
The Incorporation will enable us
to operate the business more eco
nomically and to give more COM
plete and superior funeral service
more reasonably than any other or
ganization.
A new department will be estab-
ished by the concern to give in
formation to those desiring it rela-
tive to the funeral and its costs.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-05-03
MRS. G.. w. WILLS ELECTED
TO NATIONAL OFFICE OF
G. A. r. AUXILIARY

Mrs. G. w. Wills of 1904 lyle
hart Ave. has just been notified of
her election as assistant national
corresponding secretary of The
Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic. This is the first time
that a member of a st. Paul chap
ter has been so honored. Mrs.
Wills, who is president of Biddle
Circle, was notified of her election
by Mrs. Pearl C. Cooke, national
president.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-05-03
MINERVA TOTEM

Mrs. Minerva Totten, talented
reader whose abilities have been
tested before many Minneapolis
audiences, will give her first recital
at the Phyllis Wheatley House
Monday night, May 6.
Mrs. Totten has much natural
talent and most wonderful MEM
DRY, aided by considerable study at
the MacPhail School. She is a
member of the Zion Church, where
her willing proffers upon numer-
Gus occasions assure the good will
and support of lions people.
This same willingness to lend
her abilities wherever needed will,
without doubt, result in splendid
audience upon this, her first at
tempt to succeed for herself. 1t
will be deserved tribute to a hard
and conscientious worker, and an
encouragement not only for the
artist herself, but for all others
who develop the initiative to de-
vote time and study in the cultiva-
ton of the graces nature gives to
many.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-05-03
Universal in HelpfuIness
Travellers Use 1t

Its pleasing rooms are like home
to the occasional celebrity who, car
ing not for the uncertain welcome
of hotel and not wishing to i'm
pose on friends, finds in Phyllis
just the retreat that makes his
stay in our city all that he desires.
Serves Lonely Young Women
1t has often proven a refuge for
young women, alone in the city who
find in its atmosphere, security and
enjoyment.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-05-03
Mayor Praised By
Race Supporters

"'Buzz' cambridge has kept
every pledge he made during his
campaign last year." a prominent
Race supporter of his asserted
Thursday. He saw to it that the
colored women and children of the
city were given a larger protection
by appointing a poicewoman. He
rewarded the ability of Police Off
Ger Leonard Colston by promoting
him to detective.
Every department over which
he has had anything to do has prac-
ticed square deal and justice to
all, regardless of race, creed, OF
color.
Negro supporters of the present
mayor also called attention to the
fair and impartial manner in which
Chief of Police Michael Johannes
has insisted that all citizens be
treated.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-05-03
The Auxiliary

Through its auxiliary Phyllis ex-
presses the appreciation of its peo-
pie for all of those who have made
possible this modern sanitary
settlement house-the largest of its
kind in the United States.
For the one dollar year mem
bership those who pay them may
have in addition to all listed above,
the privilege of joining any one of
a number of classes without further!
cost.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-05-03
''Hold Everything
To Be Presented
By P. W. Players
THRILLS AND LAUGHTER
GALORE

It's inconceivable how such dar-
ing and illogical piece of writing
could be brought to a satisfactory
conclusion. That's what critic
wrote of "HOLD EVERYTHING"
which will be presented at the
Phyllis Wheatley House by the
Phyllis Wheatley Players on Mon
day, May 13. We invite you to the
most amazing procession of un-
usual happenings that can possibly
take place in one evening. When
strangers come from all directions
to meet in tourist home, and sud-
denly find themselves deeply con-
cerned in each others welfare,
things are bound to happen-AND
THEY DO HAPPEN!
So fast and so furious are the
thrills and laughter that you find
the end coming all to soon. Good
things cannot go on forever, but If
you want YOUR SHARE of what
the world has to offer, don't miss
"HoLD EVERYTHING"
TICKETS NOW ON SALE 25c.
"HEAvEN BOUND PILGRIMS"
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