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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-16
Americans Borrow Millions To
Speed Up Predicted Building
Of More Than $4,000 Homes
Many Factors Contribute
To Sudden Rush Toward
Immense Program OF
Construction
By SIGRID ARNE
GIT Associated I'rcSSl

By SIGRID ARNE
en- Associated TrcSsl
WASHINGTON, April 16.-
Building of private homes has in
creased so rapidly in the last half
year that a building "boomlet" is
predicted for 1886.
This year will see the construc-
ton of ESQ n; new homes, says
Stewart Mcdonald, federal hous-
ing administrator. He is corrobor-
ated by the federal home loan
bank board wnic.l forsees the
construction or "over 100000"
new homes during the year.
Many factors contribute to this
sudden rush of Americans for
homes of their some social,
some financial.
Federal experts p> t to the
shortage of homes. estimated
from 100000 to 1900 900, Great
ed by the depression years when
new construction slumped. They
also point out that there is a
large marriage reserve among
persons unable to marry during
the depression; to widespread
doubling-up of families which
now are seeking homes of their
own; to accumulated obsolescence
of old homes; to the normal
desire to escape rundown neigh
borhoods, and to the return of
net population movement from
farms to cities.
New Home Owners
New schemes to finance home
building, inaugurated by the fed
eral housing administration, have
opened avenues to a new set of
would-be hOme-Owners. Prior to
the governments entry into the
field it was customary to write
no mortgages for longer than ~
years.
Many of the homes were secur-
ed by first and second mortgages,
nee ssitating periodic renewals
with extra charges. Furthermore,
most financial institutions limited
their lending on homes to 60 to
&C per cent of the value of the
property.
Federal housing put into effect
last year a plan for mortgaging
that permitted payments over 20
years. The plan was single
mortgage arrangement which also
permitted lending a higher per-
cent of the value of the home.
Federal housing records for
last wear forecast the types of
homes and loans that the majority
of Americans will be seeking. The
average value of the new one
family homes secured by federal
housing last year was $4,000
Terms for payment average be-
tween II and 20 years, and 7O.S
percent of those mortgages were
written for 76 to so percent OF
the value OF the homes.
FILA Strides Ahead
The Federal new home housing
program started in January. 1888,
and 1850 loans totaling S6O,-
24S,256 were made that year
These figures are expected TO
double during 1886.
In addition 7OS,4O5 loans total
ing $245,O7O,729 were made for
the modernization of old homes.
Mortgages accepted by the
FILA in the first three months OF
1886 for home building and mod
ernization totaled sos, 043,6S5'
compared with $E.O7O,013 in the
same period last year.
Many other institutions are en-
gagged in combating the housing
shortage. The federal home loan
bank board is releasing money TO
building and loop associations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-16

Associated Press Day Wire
Service.
For Sc Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-16

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Evening star., 1936-11-24
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer

AbSoclaed FTesS f1nancleI Wr1ter.
NEW YORK, November 24.-Edging
over into a recovery zone. the stock
market today quietly retrieved frac-
tions to around points Of its yes
terday's losses.
Further business optimism. COM
bined with less apprehension over the
foreign outlook, helped TO bring in sup
port for many of the leaders. It was
not a one-way push, however, and
there was an assortment of declines at
the close. Transfers were about l.
SOC, 900 shares.
The list gave its best performance
at the opening, when overnight orders
pushed the ticker tape for q few min
uates.
The volume began to dwindle there
after and light selling cropped up In
several departments Numerous IA
vorites near the final period had sub
stantially reduced or Cancelled initial
gains.
Buying in the steels, aircrafts and
amusements then appeared and led
to an upswing at the finish.
Shell Union Oil wiped out arrears
on its preference shares and resumed
dividends on the common. Both is
sues were up as much as points.
Evening star., 1936-11-24

Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE. November "a OP-wheat,
No. red Winter. gsflicky, spot domestic,
N20A: November. 1.2oA. y
Evening star., 1936-11-24
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS. November "a a.
Issuance of 90 notices in the December
position failed to stop cotton prices from
running up to points at the openins
Tenders for $500 bales were put out
before the start Of trading. but contrary
to most expectations, the market moved
December opened net unchanSed At
11.64 and then moved UP to HI. vhile
by the end Of the hrst half hour March
held at its opening price Of 11.51.
Cottonseed oil futures opened stetdy
December. 9.53; January. e.66b; March,
9.1pb; May. 9.96. Bid.
Evening star., 1936-11-24
CHICAGO GRAIN
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. November 24.-Rallies in
the late trading today lifted Chicago
wheat futures at times to well above
yesterdays finish.
Some improvement Of export de-
mand for Canadian wheat was shown.
with estimates that around 1000. 900
bushels had been taken today. There
was talk also that France was In
the market as an importer.
Wheat closed firm, 1s-ss above yes
terday's finish, December, l.17A-A;
May, l.153s-1a: corn unchanged to
ss higher; December, 1.057s-1.o6; May,
new. e9A - oats unchanged to 50
off, and provisions unchanged to 5
cents advance.
Evening star., 1936-11-24
new YORK COTTON
sy the Associated Press.

BIZ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 24-Cotton
reacted partially from early rallies OF
about to IS points. owing to liquida-
ton due to the circulation of notices
on first December notice day. March
eased of from 1169 to 11.61 and was
selling at 11.62 in midafternoon. when
prices generally were to points
net higher.
Evening star., 1936-11-24
Iiyeruool OuotationR.

LIVERPOOL. November "a tR.-cotton,
Spot in limited demand: prices g points
lower. Quotations in pence: American.
sS s.sS: stpiet sgHa % %middiins sSSs: mi6dlinE 5. 46
strict low middlinF 641: low middlins.
6.o2; strict good ordinary. 5,;12: good ordi-
December. 653: January. s53: March,
652: May, $50: July. 6.46: October, 6.23.
Evening star., 1936-11-24
,tures closed steady, unchansed to 8
Cottonseed Oil.

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed steady. December, 1912; March,
10.2sb; May, 1887. Sales, ia con-
tracts, including 36 switches. Bid.
Evening star., 1936-11-24


Financial District Gossip.
Customers in the New York Stock
Exchange brokerage houses here to-
day saw a much better opening on
the stock board than was last nights
close.
North Americans ascent extra was
good news to Washington where q
large amount of the stock is held.
It had been anticipated here that
some kind Of an addition to the regu-
lar quarterly disbursement would be
announced.
Washington investment dealers are
looking forward to the special forums
on municipal bonds which have been
included on the program of the COM
ing convention at August, Ga. A spe-
cial forum on municipal credit is
also awaited with more than ordinary
interest. City Manager c. A. Dykstra
Of Cleveland will be the chief speaker.
Twenty shares OF American Security
q Trust Co. stock sold at 274 on the
Washington Stock Exchange today, a
new high mark for this year. Capital
Transit opened with eight 10-share
lots selling at IAN. followed by 5 and
IS share blocks moving at the same
price. Mergenthaler opened at 81 and
closed with 5s-share selling at So.
Evening star., 1936-11-24
Chicago Cash Market.

Cash wheat, No. 2 red, 1.2lk; No.
2 hard, 1.24A; No. / mixed. 1.2l%:
No. 2 mixed. 1904 a2lA; corn, No. 4
mixed, 1.o112; No. 8 yellow, 1.o5a.oSA;
No. yellow, .001za.03A: No. 3 white.
1.os'a.o9; No. 4 white, 1854; oats.
No. white. 4sa49; No. 2 white, Ala
471a No. white. Al; soy beans, No. 2
yellow, 1.32% asa; No. 8 yellow. 1.321sa
50; No. yellow. 1.3o; barley feed,
6oa6s nom: mating. 1.0oa4o nom:
timothy seed. 5.85a6.1o; cwt.; new.
5.6oas5 cwt.; clover seed. 23.0os30.00
cwt.
The Washington times., 1936-07-30
OF THE GRIFFS

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 80.
Prof. Monte Weaver bowed to the
Cleveland Indians in the second
gone Of the double-header yester-
day, but his obeisance was aided
no little by his support. Just
what Cecil Travis was thinking Of
when he hesitated on throwing
to the plate with what proved to
be the winning crossing will ever
be a mystery. But he hesitated
and the GriffS lost. It was tough
luck for Weaver who pitched with
his usual courage and a generous
allotment of stuff.
The antics of our lads were a
great help to the Indians in the
first inning. Hughes was nipped
off first on Cohen's snap throw
to Kuhel, but wriggled back to
base when KreSS tried to outrun
him.
Following that quaint bit,
which would have panicked the
boys in Keokuk, Trosky raised
a foul between third and home.
Miles tore off mask and cap
and vowed the mob by starting
to a point between first and home.
TroSky showed his appreciation
of this by cracking a home run
over the tences aAd three runs
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>were posted where a zero should
have been.
So a left-handed hitter can't hit
q left-handed pitcher? Eh? Earl
Averill won the leadership Of the
American League for a day at
least by Slugging the ears off Earl
Whitehill. He hit a triple over
Chapman'S head in the second
inning.
With eight runs in two innings
over the plate, it looked like a
sleigh ride for Thornton Lee, but
in the third he went haywire and
Oral Hildebrand was rushed into
action. The count was two balls
and one strike on Miles, with two
out and the bases loaded when
Hildebrand took UP the pitching
burden.
Miles giveth and Miles also
restoreth. His quaint capers in
the first inning on TroSky spotted
the Indians three runs, but in the
third Walt came to bat with two
out and the bases loaded. He
crashed one up against the right
center field fence for a double
clearing the sacks and putting
the Griffs within radio call of the
ball game.
Bat casualties were heavy In the
The Washington times., 1936-07-30
Sport Worlds
Passing Show

Two U. s. boxers, who sailed
for home, were dropped from
Olympic team "for taking SOU
venirs," Secretary Frederick
Ruben told Eleanor Holm Jar.
rett.
Donald Hume. stroke Of the
Washington eight, was confined
to his quarters with a heavy
chest cold.
Sidney B. Wood, jr., advanced
to Semifinals of invitation net
tourney at Seabright, N. j., BY
"a, O-6, S-6 victory over
frankie Parker.
Notwithstanding ch a M
pionship fight was tentatively
set for afternoon Of September
rs, at New York.
Maedic captured the $4,000
flash and Good Gamble trt
umphed in American Legion
Handicap in opening day Sara
tOga Springs features.
Horton Smith, Chicago Fro,
won the $4,000 Victoria Open
golf championship with total OF
269 at Victoria, British Colum-
biR.
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"COmbS not only was the
greatest Outfielder with whom
/ played, but the greatest I
ever saw. He played ball In
. way that only q ball player
can appreciate. His judgment
on balls hit between fields was
uncanny. He would call .
play, and you knew his judg-
ment was correct.
"The Outfielder next to
Combs is Carl Reynolds of the
Washington club" continued
Chapman. you have to play
with Reynolds to appreciate
what a sweet OutfieIder he is.
He knows almost to the foot
how far to 90 on q ball and
exactly when to give up.
"And you know what he is
going to do all the time. If
q ball Is hit into the right
centerfield alley, Reynolds will
break fast on the ball, and
within q split second. almost,
you know whether or not he
can make q play.
Reynolds Is q sure fielder"
Chapman continued, because
he knows how to run. Carl
was a sprinter at school and
a good one. But he has aban-
dOned the high knee stride Of
the track man and runs with
something Of a glide. This
style Of running keeps the
head from bobbing and you
don't lose sight Of the hall. 1t
is the correct thing for out
fielderS.
ut is a great thing to work
with a man out in the field
who keeps you advised on what
he intends to do. II ball is
hit in the alley, Reynolds will
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first game. Kuhel and Lewis split
the wood hitting fast balls on the
handle.
Two glittering catches marked
the first game. Earl Averlll
Snagged Joe Kuhel's low line drive
while on the dead run. In the
last of the fourth Stone charged
in behind the infield to make
nerve-tingIing one-handed catch Of
Averill'S shot.
Pete Appleton Smacked a single
to center field in the fifth, which
led someone to parody the old
song IF he could pitch like ne
can't hit. what wonderful pitcher
he'd be-"
Bruce Campbell walloped home
run over the right center field
fence in the last Of the fifth inning
with frankie Pytlak on base. Well,
none can begrudge Campbell all
the success he may win.
Averill came tearing in to make
a catch off Ben Chapman in the
sixth inning, which led one of the
locals to wisecrack: "Averiu covers
the water front"
Appleton confirmed his single
in the fifth with a whack to right
In the seventh, This last one was
The Washington times., 1936-07-30
RevisedMatCard
At Stadium

A revised, but none the less
potent. wrestling order goes to
the post at Griffith Stadium
tonight when Promoter Joe Tur-
ner brings back the brawling
brothers Dusek to Griffith Sta
dium.
Due to an automobile accident
at Havre de Grace early yester-
day morning two members of the
original cast, Emil Dusek and
Jack Donovan, will be unable to
appear tonight inasmuch as Emil
suffered a broken leg and Dono-
van scalp lacerations. Otherwise
three of the riot squad" and an
able supporting cast will figure
in one Of the most promising
shows of the summer.
The outstanding spot Of the
evening is a main event restrict
ed to one hour in which Ivan
Managoff, conqueror of Ernie
and Emil Dusek, is pitted against
brother Rudy Dusek.
The Washington times., 1936-07-30
Defeats
Abbott, and |

Pat Abbott, Altadena (Cal0
movie extra, today knows Claude
Rippy, District Public Parks cham
pion, is golf king in his old do
main, which happens to be the
East Potomac Park course.
Abbott, who defeated Rippy in
the 36-hole final of the National
Public Links championship at
Farmingdale, N. Y, last Saturday,
fell victim to the local boy by
a 2-and-1 score in yesterdays 18-
hole exhibition at East Potomac
before a gallery of 500.
Commissioner George E. Allen,
an enthusiastic golfer. congratu-
lated Abbott and Rippy upon
their performances in the cham
pionShip.
Dropping the third hole to go
l down, Rippy equaliZed the match
with a par S at the fourth and
took command with a birdie 4 at
the fifth. The Ripper never sur
render this lead and the match
terminated on the seventeenth,
where Abbott trapped his tee shot.
Cards:
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call it il he can reach it, or
give up and coach you.
There was a ball hit out near
the fence in this series by
Weatherly. Reynolds and I
both started, but when he saw
that he couldn't get to the ball
he called for me to 60 on, and
coached me on how much room
/ had with regard to the fence.
All Of that helps, and a team
which has a man who plays with
the intelligence that Reynolds
displays is mighty lucky.
Il don't believe that there
ever was a greater center field
er than Combs" Chapman said.
81 never saw Speaker or Cobb
when they were at their peak.
But I do know this: Combs
did everything that any great
ball player could do. Not q
great thrOwer, to be sure, but
he more than made up for this
deficiency by his ground cover.
ing, and his intelligent playing
of hitterS.
"COrnbs shifted, and moved
the other OutfieIders with him.
He usually was in position to
move swiftly and easily on a ball
hit to his territory.
"Such q player is Carl Rey-
nOldS, whose great worth to the
Washington Club is overlooked
by a majority of fans. It Is
great to play out there with
him. He belongs to no cliQues,
but is strictly a team man."
Figures are invoked now to
Substantiate the statements OF
Continued on Page IS, Col. 81
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a line drive that carried to the
fence.
Joe Kuhel cleared the right field
fence in the eighth inning and the
crowd gave him q hand. Kuhel
is a product Of the local sand lots.
Add bat casualties: Travis
split a hickory in the third in
ming Of the second game.
The personal preferences:
The nonchalance with which
Bill Knickerbocker takes those
grounderS behind second and
flips them to first base.
Believe it or not, Bob Ripley,
but Buddy Lewis lost q grounder
by Roy Hughes in the sun. Here's
the explanation. The bali skipped
along the ground and then
hoped. Lewis raised his eyes,
looked into the sun and the ball
then hit him on the hand pro-
tecting his eyes. Remarkable,
my dear Ripley, but you could
learn a lot about baseball If you
travelled with the Griffs.
Most of II wouldn't do you any
good
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0'Hara Submits
New Rule

PAWTUCKET, r. l., July 80.
Thoroughly aroused by the un-
skillful and often brutal manner
in which thoroughbred horses are
frequently handled at the start
ing gate by assistant starters,
Walter e. OHara today drafted
and submitted to the Rhode Is
land racing commission new
rule that will be acclaimed JOY
fully by horsemen and racing
fans alike.
The wording Of the rule is brief,
but it carries a world Of mean
ing. It reads as follows:
TN effeCting . start, starters
shall not use any equipment on
q horse other than that which
the horse wears to the post; un.
less the owner or trainer has
requested the use Of extra equip
ment, the request to be made
on a form provided by the rae
ing association.
Thus, by a stroke of the pen.
is abolished the reckless and more
often than not, needless, use of
twitches, pincers and tongs, nose
chains, bull whips and other i'm
plementS that are used indis-
criminately by impatient starters
and their assistants. If a horse
is really stubborn or naturally
fractions and so needs special
handling, his trainer will advise
the best method to be used. So
should be eliminated, once and
for all. the many unpleasant
scenes that have been witnessed
at starting on New England
tracks.
The Washington times., 1936-07-30
Gazette Tackles
Strong Nine

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 80.
The Post and Gazette baseball
teams will clash this afternoon
at 5 o'clock in the third game
of the second half in the Alex
andria Commercial League.
Teams were scheduled to play
yesterday but were halted by
rain.
The Police won the first half
with five consecutive wins and in
their initial game in the final
half defeated the Parnell Bonds
men.
The st. Mary's Celtics baseball
team will drill tomorrow at S
D.. m. at Baggett'S Stadium. Sun
day the CelticS and the BallSton
club mix in the fourth game Of
their series on the latter teams
field.
Harry Rudd, director of the
municipal swimming pool. is busy
working on plans for a big meet
that will be staged the first week
in August.
The MartinSburg Blue Sox and
Kendrick Beermen will play Sun
day on the formers field. This
is the second game of the year
for the locals with the West Vir-
ginianS.
Qualifying rounds for berthS
on the 10.man team of the Belle
Haven Club are in progress.
The players who will play in
the bi-State final meeting at
HagerStown, Md, in August will
be announced this week by Cap
tain Kess willard.
The Washington times., 1936-07-30
Gordon Team Faces
Tough Opponents

The Gordon Cafeteria unlimited
baseball team faces Huntsville col
ored nine Sunday at 3 p. m. at
Huntsville, Md.
Monday the Cafeteria outfit
meets Heurich Brewers at 5 o'clock
on the South Ellipse. Bill Silver
man will pitch Sunday and Joe
Garvey, Monday.
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TowaHero,
Saves Pair
In Surf
By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

4LHHSS SPOTES E0GHOT
Capt. Robert L e e
May, of Alexandria,
. Va, co manager of
. Heavyweight Bobby
, Tow, sub, is back from
Florida with a story of
heroism on the part Of
his pugilist protege
that isn't a publicity
plant.
The Mays, father, and son
Beverly, are simply not geared
to the falsehoods and ballyhoo
which characterize the fight
racket into which they have
dabbled as a hobby. Were they
80 kiltered, this story would
have appeared in a St. Peters
. burg paper a week ago, instead
. Of The Washington Times to-
day.
Bobby Tow single-handedly
saved the life of a man and wom-
an at the popular PaSs-a-Grille
bathing resort on the Gulf Of
Mexico outside Of st. Petersburg,
when the paid surf CARDS would
not risk their lives.
One Treacherous Bar
. Those Of you who have bathed
at PaSS-aG Grille are familiar with
the long bar which reaches out in
front of the Surf Club. It projects
finger-like for 200 yards where 1t
drops off suddenly into 20 feet of
water.
The current is frequently heavy
there and often the winds swirl
the water along in even stronger
eddieS. Both elements of nature
were operating when the intrepid
Tow grabbed a life buoy from
the awe-Stricken guards and
Stroked to the rescue of the
screaming woman and her help
less companion.
The young fighters stamina and
wind stood him in good stead in
reaching the victims Of that
wicked marine precipice. He gave
them the life belt which had
short rope attached and ordered
them to float until he would re.
turn.
He then churned the troubled
waters back to shore, where fran
tic observers stood with terror re-
Elected in their faces.
Some Quick Thinking
Calling for a rope, he grabbed
one end and ordered those ashore
to unSpool it as he returned to the
two exhausted swimmers, where
he Spliced the short and the long
ropes so that all hands ashore
might pull in the pair who had
strayed beyond safety.
Tow was the recipient of con-
gratulationS from a throng of over
200 bathers who witnessed his
heroic deed made possible by his
terrific strength and his intimacy
with the treacherous spot coupled
with an expert swimming ability.
After the woman was safely
| (COntinued on Page IS, Col. p
The Washington times., 1936-07-30
Move to Reopen Plant

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 80
U.N.SD.-Immediate steps will be
taken to reopen the Strike-closed
Remington Rand in suburban Nor
wood if Mayor Allen RoudebuSh
assures the company of adequate
protection Of its workers and prop
erty, it was learned today. The
mayor was to confer with A. r..
Rumbles, Remington Rand vice
president.
The Washington times., 1936-07-30
Mrs. Hill Plays
In Golf Final

Mrs. Bishop Hill, Chevy Chase
Club, was opposing Miss Virginia
Bascom, Worcester CMass.0 medal
ist, in today's 1S-hole final Of the
Shawnee-on-the- Delaware golf tour
namnet.
Mrs. Hill sprang a surprise by
defeating Mrs. Betty P. Meckley,
Indian Spring Club, S and 4, in
yesterdays Semifinals. Miss BaS-
com eliminated Mary Fine, Scran-
ton. Pa, defending champion, 4
and 3, in the other Semifinal.
Mrs. Meckley won the first hole
in her match with Mrs. Hill but
dropped the next two and never
afterwards was in the running.
Mrs. Hill covered the first nine in
43 to be 4 up. Cards:
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Red Devils Seeking

The Red Devil Pee wees want
a game with any team ranging
between nine and IL years. Call
or write Manager Mickey Schwarz,
1922 Woodley Place N. w. Phone
Adams 1860 between 5 and 6 p. m.
The Washington times., 1936-07-30
Wire Plant Strike Ends

STERLING, Ill.,. July 80 (IN.S.)
Peace reigned today over the
strike-torn Northwestern Barb
Wire Company plant here. After
three weeks Of intermittent vio-
lence a settlement was arranged
late yesterday.
The Washington times., 1936-07-30
Major Leagues
Hero and Goat

HERO-Billy Sullivan, whose
double in the seventh drove in
two runs and won for the In
dams over Senators, 6-5.
GOAT-BilI JurgeS, Cubs
shOrtStOp, whose two errors
helped Giants win, 7 to 2.
The Washington times., 1936-07-30
Reynolds Is Valuable
Cog; Says Chapman
By FRANK "BUCK" O'NEILL

THANK .
CLEVELAND Ohio, July 30-"The best outfieIder I
worked with Earle Combs The speaker is Ben Chap
man. who to Washington in that miracle trade which
gave the Grfs great bah player in exchange for Jake
Powell.