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Evening star., 1936-11-21
SITES INFLUENCE
ON VALUE IS CITED
Home Communities Do Not
Happen, They Are Made,
Says Mott.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO Tne star.
NEW ORLEANS, November 21.-
The tremendous influence that proper
location, planning of home sites ana
properly devised deed restrictions have
upon residential values and mortgage
security was emphasized by Seward
H. Mott of Washington. chief Of the
Land Planning Technical Division OF
r. H. A., speaking before the Land
Developers and Home Builders Di-
vision of the National Association OF
Real Estate Boards at the associa-
tions twenty-ninth annual conven-
tion.
stable, decent residential COM
munities do not just happen-they
are created" said Mott.
Seven standards for creating such
communities, which should give fair
assurance Of a subdivision developing
into a proper neighborhood, were
listed by Mott, as follows
l. There must be convincing evi-
dence of healthy and active demand
for homes of the type contemplated
and at the prices asked.
2. The surroundings and topog.
raphy must be plainly appropriate for
the type of development contemplated.
8. The subdivision must be easily
accessible by means Of public trans
portation and adequate highways Il
schools and employment and shopping
centers.
4. Suitable utilities and street i'm
provements must be installed or pro-
vided for.
by adequate zoning and deed restric-
tions.
6. The subdivision must conform to
planning regulations and sound prin-
ciples Of design.
Z. Taxes and assessments must be
reasonable.
"One point that I thing needs
emphasizing" continued Mott, "is
that many subdivision failures are
the result of trying to find use for
a piece of land instead of finding land
for a specific use"
tL6StIlCllOllS W4llCll b11C . 4. "a DC-
neves necessary to protect any prop
erty were given as Cd regulation OF
land use. 90 architectural approval,
CD sideline and setback regulations
(4) prevention of resubdivision of
lots, (5) prohibition of nuisances. (6)
restrictions of temporary buildings
Cd restrictions to run 25 years or
more, 90 suitable enforcement provi-
sions. Enforcement through reversior
Is not recommended. Many large
financial institutions will not accept
mortgages in which such a clause is
In the deed. Enforcement through
civil suit is preferable.)
"There is a very strange trend
toward wider lots" pointed out Mott
Lots having a frontage less than SO
feet in many sections of the country
are not meeting with ready sale. In
several cities developers are resubdi-
viding three 40-foot lots into two CO.
foot lots. On a 50-foot lot it is pos
sible to have a small attached garage
servicing it from the main highway
thus eliminating the need of alleys
reducing the cost of drives and giving
q maximum open lawn and garder
area in the rear of the house. A unit
of so by 100 feet is popular, and Is
considered about the minimum. BY
placing the house and garage fairly
close to the street and sometimes de-
signing it so that the kitchen is in
the front, a maximum amount of
quiet and privacy is obtained with a
large percentage of the lot area avail
able in the rear for the use of the
owner"
Evening star., 1936-11-21
WATERPROOF|NG
OF CELLAR URGED
Planning for Treatment OF
Walls Held Necessary in
Construction.

II one must have q cellar or base
ment under ones house. 1t must be
dry to be Of any use. In fact, a wet
cellar Is worse than none at all, for
1t rusts out the heating plant, de-
stroys anything that may be stored
there, causes mold to develop and Of
fers a breeding ground for mos
uuitoes. So before starting construc-
ton on a house the quality Of the soil
and its drainage should be studied
thoroughly. Inquiries about the ex-
perience in neighboring cellars should
be made.
Even II all these elements are IA
vorable, the possibility Of having to
include waterproofing for the cellar
should be considered in plans, speci-
fications and budget 50 that an un-
expected condition may be met with
out an unforeseen extra. 1t some
times happens, particularly in local
tiles where the suhsoil Is clay. that
subterranean pools form in certain
spots, so that, even though the houses
on all sides of the proposed location
have experienced no difnculties, bad
condition may exist on that particu-
lar lot. II any trace Of water Is
found or If there is any reason to
suspect that in the Spring the melt
ing snow and thawing ground, COM
bined with the rains customary in
many parts of the country at that
season, will saturate the ground and
its drainage will be slow, then the
cellar should be waterproofed.
In places where drainage Is fair
damp proofing the walls with coat
ing of hot pitch may sufice, but
where real water Is to be expected
nothing less than complete water
proofing OF the walls and floor should
be accepted. This can be either In
the form OF a membrane placed under
the floor and up the outside OF the
walls in one continuous wrapping
or it may be a metallic waterproofine
combined with q monolitic coating oi
rich cement mortar over the inside OF
the walls and floor.
Evening star., 1936-11-21
< y>s.43s,D]E(Il1M]ED,l
s: = HEEnRE lsllE REIYING5

but in localities where this Is not
feasible he gets written descriptions
OF the foorS-size, color, materials.
age, etc. Then he gives personal ad-
vice as to how the owner can put the
floors in perfect condition for the ap-
plication OF waterproof paint.
NOTHING Is more fun than q fire
in the basement play room-but
whether you have q fireplace there
or upstairs in your living room. you
will be glad to know Of the magic
briquettes that make the flames leap
up at the touch of the match.
It Is the laborious poking and push
ing. scrunching Of papers into balls,
then blowing the heat In the right
direction that makes q chore out Of
lighting a fire on the hearth. You
can avoid all the nuisance by stock
ing up with these kinder briquettes,
which come 70 to q package, enough
to last the rest Of the Winter, prob
ably. And when they are figured out
in pennies. each fire comes to about
2 cents. for lighting upl
No kindling other than the bri-
quettes is necessary, naturally. All
you do is slip one of them under the
smaller logs Of your fire, and up
crackles the flame.
WASHING windows may become
pure delight rather than a task
saved up for day when your spirits
are at their highest so you can bear
the annoyance. For there Is a new
kind of square sponge, made of cellu-
lose but looking like a real sponge.
that is perfect for window washing.
Its sharp corners will flt into those
square corners where round sponge
won't reach.
The new kind of sponge, soft but at
the same time rather tough and re-
liably durable, absorbs more moisture
than natural sponge-20 times its
weight, to be exact. This means you
can clean more space without dipping
1t back into the water again. And
Evening star., 1936-11-21
Brain Twizzlers
BY PROF. J. d. FLINT.
Yesterdays Answer.

The pocketbook was dropped to lead
the police to the footprints. which ap-
parently indicated suicide. The smaller
man walked to the cliff with the shoes
Of the large man in his hands. He
then changed shoes and walked back
ward, accounting for the deep heel
prints of the small shoes and deep
toeprints Of the larger shoes. 1t also
accounts for the shorter strides Of the
large shoes. because the small man was
walking backward.
Evening star., 1936-11-21

the most startling feature of all-that
which endears it to the housewives
heart fastest-is its "boil-ability."
When this sponge gets soiled, all you
do Is plunge it into boiling water, as
you would Q dish towel, cooking out
the dirt 80 you can use it all over
again.
It comes In various sizes for bath
tubs, tile walls, linoleum floors and the
family automobile.
Evening star., 1936-11-21
YIxN@

shell in the world Is far from as hand
some as the creature that lives
within it.
If you were to see cowry out for
a stroll along the beach you would be
enchanted at the brilliant colors. The
mantle folds of the creature cover the
shell, and it is covered with coral-like
tufts and many spots of contrasting
colors. Under the mantle is thick.
brightly colored foot on which the
mollusk glides so gracefully over the
rocks below the level at low tide. It
looks like a moving, full-blown BIOS
som. This unconcerned show Of
bright colors is perfectly safe. in the
Evening star., 1936-11-21
Reeeding Colors Used.

Blue and green are called "receding
colors" and are so used on the stage.
For homes, a wall surface or ceiling
finished in q light tint Of either OF
these colors makes the walls appear
more distant and gives the impress
sion Of greater space.
Evening star., 1936-11-21
Light in Closet Helpful.

A light in large closet is decidedly
helpful. There need be no rummag-
Ing around for the proper dress or
piece Of linen. Homes may be re-
wired under the modernization credit
plan Of the Federal Housing Admin
ttration.
Evening star., 1936-11-21
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Shake one. and it awakens: then apply
Its polished lip to your attentive ear.

Shake one. and it awakens: then apply
Its polished lip to your attentive ear,
And 1t remembers its august abode
And murmurs as the ocean murmurs there.
Walter Savage Landor.
~OWRIES are shy folks that love
to live in warm seas. All of
Y the shells are highly priced
- for their beauty. There are
three cowries that live on our Florida
coast, and another species is to be
found in California There are said
to be 189 living species and 81 fossil
ones.
Those to be found in our country
do not compare, in beauty Of pattern
and color, with those to be found in
Africa. Yet the most beautiful cowry
-~-
Evening star., 1936-11-21
PAINTING OF WOOD

Preservation of Natural Beauty
Is Advised.
Natural beauty should be retained
whenever practicable in choosing
woodwork finishes. II the wood is
beautiful in itself and well matched
for color and grain, q varnish or wax
finish may be given If the room
scheme permits.
inexpensive woods, or others that
have been poorly selected, are gen.
orally given a finish Of paint, en-
amel or lacquer.
These finishes provide smooth. at
tractive opaque coatings.
Evening star., 1936-11-21
Plain Background Good.

A plain background Is more ad-
vantageous for many period interiors
and the display of figured fabrics in
upholstery or draperies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-30
ARROWS NIP N. E. Y.
 CADETS 28 TO 27

The East End Arrows defeated the North End "" Cadets Saturday af- ter:noon by the score of 28-27 to even the count in the North End "" Intermediate league basketball play of. The Cadets won the first game and yesterdays win by the Arrows squared the series. The game was nip and tuck throughout with one team forging ahead and then the other. The Cadets outscored their opponents from the field. register ing thirteen goals to eleven but great foul shooting by the Arrows proved an important factor in the. triumph.
 The score was knotted at 20 all go- ing into the last period but quick baskets by Jacoyino and Sereduck put the Cadets ahead by four points and at this stage of the game Sere- duck was injured and had to be re- placed by Sforza. Soon after Riley registered basket and two fouls to knot the count once more. Then a foul by Longo and basket by Gel entano sent the soldiers three points ahead again but Geary of the Arrows sank sucker shot to put his team one point behind. With but thirty seconds to play, Geary once more came through with another sucker shot to put his team ahead. Longo was fouled soon after but his free shot was no good as the game ended.
 Geary and Riley were outstanding for the Arrows while Celentano and Sereduck were fin their usual form for the Cadets. The score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-30
SCOVILL WINNER
 OF ONL Y GAME. IN DUSTY LOOP
Clockers Lose 36-3l Bas- ketbaII Chase
 Forfeits; Game Tuesday

Due to forfeit by Chase to Paper Box, only one game was played in the second round of Industrial Bas- ketball League competitor yester- day. Scovill basketers winning from Waterbury Clock 36 to 31 after a 20-8 lead at half time. Jack Car rington, Eddie Stevens and Jack Keefe scored five field goals each for the winners, Longo, Kiesel and Hudobenko scoring most of the Clock markers.
 state Meet
 Tomorrow night American Brass and Paper Box will meet in the first of an elimination series to decide the local team to take part in the state championship Dusty tourna- ment. The winner plays, Scovills, winner of first round honors this season.
 Summary: a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-30
CADETS GIVEN MEDALS IN HUB
 HOOP TOURNEY.
Locals Win New England Boys Club Consolation
 Prize Saturday

The Boys Club Cadets, entrants in the New England Boys Club championship in Boston over the week k-end, resulted in the local team winning the consolation prize de- feating the Boston Boys Club Sat- urday night, 31 to 90. ,s
 It was the most exciting and out- standing game of the tournament. The local team came through from a 17 to 2 handicap at half time to coup the game by one point in the last 20 seconds. From the start of the bell in the second half the To- calls fought doggedly to break down the 10 point lead of the Bostonians. The third period showed lead of five points and with three minutes to play Howie Loughlin and Paddy Damelio each cut the cords in dazz- ling form to cut the lead to one point. A foul called on Bostons' center. Guire, gave Howie Loughlin free toss to tie the standing. Then with AS seconds to play Joe Joyce came through with 8 foul toss to enable the locals to win.
 Saturday morning the locals lost to the Lincoln Square Boys Club of Worcester, A to 42, poor foul shoot ing causing their downfall. Out of 24 free tries the Cadets only con- verted eight of them. Lincoln Square was in better shooting form than the Waterburians, but floor play was even, and the up-staters did well in taking 8 12 to Il lead at quarter time. Captain Nudge" Galena of the Lincoln led an assault which in- creased the margin to 24 to 10 in the second stanza, and then an early third period spree netted them a g to 19 standing. But the Cadets then started comeback and narrowed 1t to B to 26 before the final period got underway. Clicking beautifully the locals continued their streak and finally tied the count 34-34 with seven minute to play. Joe Joyce and Harry Huey struck some hot shots which pushed the soldiermen ahead 42 to 38 with two minutes to play. Worcester came back with two long shots from the middle of the floor to tie the count with AS seconds to play. Fouls by Joe Joyce and Pad dy Damelio within the 45 seconds were made god by the upstaters who sewed up the ball game, A to 42.
 The locals each received beautiful medals. The winners of the tour- f1ey, Pawtucket Boys Club of F. l., were given three-foot trophy. The team arrived home late last. night. Those making the trip were!: Har- " Huey, Joe Joyce, John Grifiin, Weenie Zennick. Howie Loughlin, Cliff Loughlin, Paddy Damelio, Joe Tavano, Rocco Rinaldi, Frank Pug liese, Jimmy Crichton, Dan Briotti, Andy Stankevich, Ted O'Donnell, Nicholas Pop" Combellack and Robert Roberts. ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-30
DAN PARKER GUEST
 OF CHASE BOWLERS

Fred A. Jackie, works manager of the Chase Companies, James A. Con- long, general superintendent, Ed- ward L. Farfley, recreational aide and Walter Jarvis, Chase personnel manager and John A. Cluney, sports editor of The Democrat praised the bowling activities of the recently concluded league, at 8. banquet ten- dered the champion Noera team Sat- urday night at the Eiks hall, where Dan Parker, sports editor of the New York Mirror was presented as the guest of honor.
 MT. Parker recalled Q number of humorous incidents attendant upon his former career ase a Waterbury newspapermafl, and was presented with a handsome Lazy Boy" smok- ing stand, made at the Chase plant, as Q token of esteem from the bowl. ing league. The various speakers con- graduated the winners while Eec- retary Leo Conway followed an inc troductory remarks by President Gento Orsini with the presentation of prizes to the team and individual bowlers for their work on the alleys during the season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-30
TEXAS BOAT HAS .12 MILE LEAD LEAD
Starlight" Opens Big Gap in Race From Florida
 to Havana

St. Petersburg, Fla, March 30.-- (UP)-Proyiding the sensation of the race, the 44-foot cutter Starlight, owned by Albert D. Fay of Hous- ton Tex, today held almost 12- mile lead over the fleet of 21 yachts at the halfway mark in the seventh annual St. Petersburg Havana boat race.
 The class B boat was outdistancing such heavy favorites as -Vadim Makeroff,s Vamarie and Hardness Edwards Winsome Too, which were doped to lead the way in the 265- mile race.
 Late last night, Starlight, foot ing fast in a 10-knot south by south- west wind, was 12 miles in front of WinSome Too, which was second. Ed Spence's 58-foot Venturer was third.
 The course is down Tampa Bay to the Gulf, then 180 miles to Rebecca Shoal light and 85 miles across the Gulf stream to Havana harbor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-30
RANGERS PLAY SHAMROCKS IN
 TOURNEY GAME
Bridgeport in Semi-Finals TomOr-
 row at Boys Club

The Manchester Rangers, con- querors of the Boys club Cadets, Ansonia Blue Devils and Bridgeport Austins, will come to town tomor- row night to meet the Bridgeport Shamrocks. conquerors of the West Haven Atlas Movers and Hartford Echoes, in the semi-final contest in the third annual Democrat state- wide amateur basketball tourna- ment at the Boys club gym.
 The Rangers are expected to mow over the Shamrocks and go into the finals Wednesday evening against the New Britain Emeralds, con- querors of St. Mary's of Ridgefield, Meriden Millers and Waterbury White Towers.
 Director George T. Dillon an- nounced this morning that tomor- row nights game will start at 8 o'clock with Tom "Chick" Carney refereeing. Wednesday night the main game vii lbe at 8:30 o'clock with Henry Darlington refereeing and Tom Carney umpiring. A pre- linn will be offered Wednesday fea- turing Bill Tracy's Emerald Girls and Eddie DiNapoli's St. Joseph's Alumnae at 7:30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-30
NAUCATUCK TEAM
 IN US. TOURNEY

Naugatuck, March 29-The Naug- atuck YMCA Volleyball team was making final preparations today for it's high spot of the season, the Washington, D. c. tourney to decide the championship of the cast, which will be held next Saturday.
 The local players will leave Fri day, some in the. morning, others in the afternoon. Several playres will take their wives. The Nauga- tuck team was none too impressive Saturday in a match with the Bris- tol Boys club aggregation.
 The locals won four out of five games played but their sirvice has been, cratic all season, was quite uncertain. Manager Edgar Wyatt, who has been sick for two omonths, accompanied the players. He has almost fully recovered from his illness.
 The players were Captain Joe Smith, Carl Hassell, George Hallo- way, Idris Alderson, Elton Abram- son, Fred Baker and Fred Achmore Jr.
 Practice sessions with the sec- onds will be held this afternoon and Thursday afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-30
LEADERS RESIST
 WEEK END DRIVE
Best Five Man Scores Were Not Threatened;
 30 Teams Tonight

Indianapolis, March 3O.--(UP)- Three leaders in the team event survived the week end attack as American Bowling Congress compe- tition resumed today.
 Best five-man score last night was 2,901 by the Pulaski team of Chi cago, which was three pins out of the tenth place position. Other good scores included 2,886 by Chicago Edelweiss 2,843 by Hanover, Pa, D. 841 by old Imperial of Green Bay, Wis, and 2,840 by Reeds of Chi cago.
 Felix Gelhausen and Frank Za- ton of Elizabeth, N. J., went into eighth place in the doubles event with 1,270. Ninth place went to Ed Isiski and Joe Bruzdinski of Sy- racuse, N. Y, 1,265 and tenth place to Fred Drury and Tom Miller, Cleveland, 1,263. .la
 Patrick Dalia, Elizabeth, N. J., made the only change in singles standings when he marked up 67S for a ninth-place tie.
 More than 30 cities from Potts town, Pa, to Hannibal, Mo, are scheduled to roll tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-30
Adams After Ceghorn As Bid Hockey Referees
KANSAS OILERS CHOICE TO WIN
 BERLIN BERTH
Basketball PIayOf for Olympic Selection Due
 for This Week

New York, March 30-(UP)- Those tall tossers from Kansas, the Globe oil Refining quintet of Me- Pherson, are favored to win out in the three-day Olympic basketball finals starting Friday at Madison Square Garden.
 The McPherson Oilers, as they are familiarly known to hoop fans, will be opposed by seven of the country's outstanding teams-in- cluding five stellar college outfits, but the towering Jayhawkers' suc- cesses in the last three weeks have branded them as championship calibre.
 Inventor on Hand
 The Oilers will be supported heav- fly Friday night when Dr. James A. Naismith, who invented basketball 45 years ago, aided by couple of peach baskets-officially opens the touriey which will decide the team to represent America in basketbalps Olympic debut at Berlin this sum- mer.
 Four games will be played Friday night. The opening draw, made Sat- urday night at Chicago, pits the Mo- Pheson Oilers against Temple uni- versity, lone eastern contender and champion of districts No. 1 and 2.
 COntenders
 Universal pictures of Hollywood, runners-up in the A. A. U. tourney, tangles with Arkansas university's big team. District No. 3 and 4 champ. Denver Sideways, National Y.MC.A., title holder, engages Utah State, District No. 2 and 8 champion. and Washington U., Pacific Coast collegiate champ, encounters De Paul university, District 5 and win- ner.
 Wiuners of the McPherson- Temple and Washington n-DePaul games will meet in one semi-final Saturday night, and victors in the Universal-Arkansas and Denver Utah State games collide in another on the same evening. The final will be played Sunday or Monday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-30
Schnetzel Won Ingersoll Pin
 Sweeps Saturday

Ed Schnetzel proved best of field of more than 75 bowlers who partici- pated in the Ingersoll Sweepstakes Saturday afternoon at the Genlot alleys where the bowlers were classi- fled into four groups according to their known ability as pinmen. Starting with. 118, Schnet2el jumped to 140 in his second string and fin- ished with a 121 for 8 379 total or average of 128. Louis Martin with 363 was second best bowler with Henry Despins in third spot with 349, poor 95 in his first string holding down his count.
 Granger, Barnum Win
 The arrangement ofnmittee, headed by George Perrine were well pleased with the large entry list, an dalso presented a special match in which the Ingersoll team of c. H. Granger and E. M. Barnum sub- dued in no uncertain manner, the milk-fed combination of H. Xavier Cashin and W. Thorndyke Cunning ham, the Worden Wobblers, who suddenly developed glass" arms in the face of such rugged competition as was paired against them.
 More Winners
 E. Murphy, Dick Jones and Joe Williams, led the class B bowlers while George Pelletier, w. Zanavich and c. H. Granger finished in that order in the e" group, PelIetier hitting 332. an average of better than no. J. Bohle, R. Church and J. Skirkanich were the winners of the ID" class. Scores follow:
 (Genlot Recreation AIleys)