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Milford chronicle., 1937-05-21
UNION

The May meeting of the Union La
dies Aid Society will be held at the
hcme of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gere
on Friday evening, May 2S. A full at
tendance is urged. Ice cream for
sale.
Milford chronicle., 1937-05-21

NOT MANY FELLOWS get mar
ried by waiting until some girl pro-
poses to them. So not many busi-
ness concerns can marry Miss Sue
cess, if they wait for her to come to
them without effort on their part.
Milford chronicle., 1937-05-21

WHEN YOU DON'T know what
to do. don't you do you know not
what" is the old saying. 1t applies
frequently to the uncertainties of
buying things away from home.
Milford chronicle., 1937-05-21

THE FOLKS WHO are always
waiting for something to turn up.
frequently turn up their toes before
anything does.
Milford chronicle., 1937-05-21

speak to people whom you know
perfectly we'll and meet right along.
Milford chronicle., 1937-05-21

Swat the fly.
Evening star., 1937-02-13

in size from less than 500 up to
$4,000. Sixty-one per cent Of all loans
were for amounts Of $500 or less, and
only ] per cent, representing ap-
proximately 10 per cent Of the total
dollar value. were for amounts ex-
ceeding $4,000.
Other Types Eligible.
Many types Of property other than
residential are eligible for moderniza.
ton through insured credit. Neverthe-
less, SO per cent Of all notes were for
the purpose Of financing improvements
on residential property.
The widespread scope Of tie Housing
Administration program Is shown by
the fact that property owners in over
5000 Of the 3,100 counties In the
United States are borrowing funds
from local private lending institutions
insured under the modernization credit
plan.
A total Of $3.50 lending institutions
reported insured moderniZation notes
to the Federal Housing Administra-
ton. Commercial banks, including ma
tional and state banks, financed two
thirds Of the modernization and repair
notes insured. Finance companies ac-
counted for one-fourth Of the total
notes insured, with the remainder re-
ported by industrial banks, savings,
building and loan associations and
savings banks.
Evening star., 1937-02-13

Senator Wagner Of New York, chair
man Of the Senate Banking and Cur
rency Committee, and Senator Pepper
of Florida.
Intensified effort toward the better
understanding of real estate use and
better establishment of the facts
needed in the making Of investment
judgments in real estate will be a
principal activity Of the real estate
boards of the country through their
national association in the coming
year, President Stark pledges.
The National Real Estate Founda-
ton now being established for un-
biased research and education in real
estate, allied with the association but
to be self-perpetuating institution,
represents, he said. the elimination
of 20 years of work for real estate
fact-finding and technical education.
Evening star., 1937-02-13
JANUARY BUILDING
RISES 2OPER CENT
Gain Over December Record
Greater Than That Over
January, 1896.

A gain OF more than 20 per cent
was shown in construction during
January, as contrasted with the fig
ures for December, 1886. according to
data from F. w. Dodge Corp.
The January. 1887. tota! likewise
was some l3 per cent better than the
figure for January. 1895. For the 81
States east Of the Rocky Mountains,
covering all classes Of construction,
the total amounted to $242, ,s44, 900 in
January. 1887, and compares with
$199, sos, 700 for December 1885, and
$214.792,800 for January, 1896.
Each major geographic district reg
1stered gain over December totals,
except New England, the Central
Northwest and the New Orleans dis
trict louisiana and Mississippi). .
Gains over January. 1886, were scored
in all principal territories except New
England, the Chicago district North
en Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Southeast
wisconsin,, the Central Northwest,
Kansas City district (Kansas, Western
Wisconsin, Oklahoma and Nebraska), =,
the New Orleans territory and Texas.
The January, 1887, construction
total for the 81 States as a whole in
cluded s78,423,7O0 for residential
building, sos 1858, 900 for nonresident
tial building and s6s,451 400 for pub
lie works and public utilities. The
residential figure was 20 per cent
greater than the December. 1896 fig
ure and more than doubled the total
of S37,439, 500 shown for this class of
construction during January, 1896.
Gains in residential building over a
year ago were shown for each major
geographic area east of the Rockies
without exception-the most pro-
nounced gains occurred in the metro
politan area Of New York, the Pitts
burgh territory (Ohio, Western PENN
sylvania, Kentucky and West Vir-
ginia), the Middle Atlantic States and
Southern Michigan.
Evening star., 1937-02-13
BELLE HAVEN OPENS
new 24.ACRE AREA
21 Houses Under Construction or
Ordered in Fairfax County
Community.

Increased activity in the construc-
ton of both speculative and contract
homes during the past year has neces-
STATED the opening of new section
Of Belle Haven. the restricted residen-
tial community adjoining the Belle
Haven Golf and Country Club and
overlooking the Mount Vernon Mem
orial Highway, in Fairfax County. Va,
according to Eugene Olmi, general
manager Of Joseph K. Seidle. Inc, de-
velopers and sales agents for the
Belle Haven properties.
The new section opened last week
comprises "a acres located on the
plateau overlooking the Potomac and
leaves 104 acres of the original prop
erty still to be developed. Work is
under way or will be started shortly on
IL contract homes and 10 additional
homes to be offered for sale by Seidle,
Inc, 1t is announced, some to be 10
Gated In the newly opened section.
An unusual characteristic Of the
Belle Haven area Is the predominance
Of Colonial and early American homes
built of stone. and ranging In value
from $4,000 to $4,000. Fifty-four Of
the LOT homes in the community are
of stone construction, and 10 per cent
of the homes built in the section in
Evening star., 1937-02-13

latest subdivision embraces approx
imately 14.9 acres. It includes a total
Of SO lots ranging in size from 1893
square feet to 9,523 square feet.
Restrictions in the deed Of dedica-
ton provide that no building costing
less than $500 shall be erected on
any of the IL lots fronting Seminary
road, or any building costing less than
$1,000 on the other lots.
Evening star., 1937-02-13

E1rSC PaQev
OF home buyer who purchased home
prior to 1929. Nobody knows what the
average interest rate was at that time
A banker estimated that it was be-
tween and 10 per cent in Wisconsin.
Assume that it was per cent. Assume
IL years were allowed in which to
repay. The average term was prob
ably less than five years. Suppose the
average tax rate was IS mills. Under
these conditions the home buyer car
ried, on $4,000 home upon which
he had paid 20 per cent, a burden of
s64 per month. Any marked decrease
in income would and did wipe out his
equity, blast his dream of home and
security and leave him bitter critic
Of the system which made his mis-
fortune possible.
AZ Per Cent Rate Favored.
1T is my deliberate judgment. and
I am speaking now only for myself
that the interest rate for ordinary
homes should not exceed AZ per cent;
that the period Of amortization should
be not less than 80 years and the tax
rate not more than per cent. Under
these terms a client could purchase
this same house at a monthly cost
Of $3025, reduction Of $33.75 per
month.
with these figures in mind you can
understand the statement recently
issued by the Department of Com
merce to the effect that if the interest
rate alone could be reduced 1H per
cent and the amortization rate some
what extended. 100000 more fami-
lies would be brought into the bracket
that could own their own homes.
Are the possibilities involved in
these figures important to home buy
ers? Are they vital to the building
industry? Will they affect our stand
ard Of living? Are they important to
unemployment, still the No. problem
OF the day? Are they factor in social
security?
1T is also my deliberate judgment
that this interest rate, this period Of
repayment and this tax rate can be
secured
Billions are being loaned at lesser
rates on less desirable securities. There
are billions Of dollars in credit lying
idle. The Home Loan Bank system is
now making money available to its
institutional members at 3 per cent.
In regard to tax costs we have made
this progress: Eighteen States have
already taken action, either through
an overall limit ON the tax rate or
through some form Of homestead ex-
emption, to put stop to the conflsca-
tion Of homes and home sites through
taxation"
Mortgage Agency Urged.
Mr.. Stark emphasized as needed for
stabilization of real estate futures the
establishment of a central mortgage
banking system where mortgages
could be sold If necessary This
agency would be able to stabilize
mortgage money supply through issu-
ance OF its bonds, which at all times
would be an investment medium upon
which the public could rely.
AAC "o6Aci cPPci ui1i, lioW uCaoiS
Congress, embodies this plan for q
reserve system for long-term real
estate credit, which has for years
been advocated by the National As
sociation of Real Estate Boards. This
bill has been referred to the Senate
Banking and Currency Committee. I'm
mediate appointment of q sub
committee to study it is expected.
President Stark asks the support
Of every one interested in the stability
of the real estate mortgage structure
for this bill, sponsored Jointly by
Evening star., 1937-02-13
Homes

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1937-02-13
Combining Of Blues.

An effective bath room can be de-
veloped by carefully combining blues.
The ceiling can be coated light ivory
while the upper part Of the wall may
be finished in q light blue. A dado
around the bottom Of the wall, painted
in a somewhat darker shade Of the
same blue, Is set of with Dashboard
of black enamel. The floor can be Of
still darker blue with a band Of black
around its edge. A black shower cur.
tain will provide the finishing touch.
Evening star., 1937-02-13
F.H.A.PLAN TOTAL
MILLION AND HALF
Private Lending Agencies
Extend Much Money for
Betterments.

More than q million and Q half of
individual loans have been made by
private lending institutions for home
financing and property modernization
under the Federal Housing Admins
tration program, according to figures
made public today by Administrator
Stewart Mcdonald.
Approximately 100000 home mort
cages, amounting close to $3.50, 900 900,
have been accepted for insurance by
the Housing Administration for financ-
ing new and existing hores.
Modernization and repair notes,
numbering 1,357,100 for over $5l6,-
100000. have been insured. Under
this phase Of the Housing Admins
tration's program 1,1s0,000 families
have improved their homes. In addi.
ton approximately 100000 small busi-
ness concerns have been enabled to
modernize their plants and equipment.
Total Is sl,l6S, ,ooo, 900.
The total Of all mortgages accepted
for insurance and modernization and
repair notes insured is 1,166, ,000, 900.
AAAo ~ oAl AA1o bCCll C6llkCu OuL
with q very low loss ratio Under
the modernization and repair provi-
sions losses totaled around s5,000,0 900.
Under the insured mortgage system
only II properties have been turned
over to the administrator with deben-
lures outstanding amounting to $47,-
289.88.
Evidence that the housing program
is helping families of moderate in
comes is shown by an analysis tust
completed. This analysis shows that
the average mortgage insured amounts
to $4,003. OF the total number of
mortgages insured, So per cent are for
less than $4,000 and over one-third
are for amounts of $4,000 and less.
Many Have Modest Incomes.
Over half or 53.e per cent of the
families buying homes for their own
occupancy under the insured mortgage
plan have incomes of $2,500 or less,
with one-third having incomes of
$4,000 or less.
Approximately 60 per cent Of the
borrowers are making monthly mort
gage payments Of $50 or less; one
fourth of them are buying their homes
on payments of $40 a month or less.
These payments include interest,
amortization, service charge and in
Surance premium.
Insured modernization notes range
Evening star., 1937-02-13
Sliding Doors Suggested.

Sliding doors on kitchen or pantry
cabinets are nice, as they do not pro-
ject when opened. However, unless
they are properly mounted they are
apt to stick and cause a good deal Of
annoyance. They can be hung on ball
bearing hardware. which makes them
very easy to operate. It is better to
hang them in groups Of three, so
that more than half the total opening
can be exposed at one time.
Evening star., 1937-02-13

recent years are Of stone. Olmi states.
The Colonial atmosphere OF Belle
Haven is exemplified by 10 homes
recently completed by Joseph K.
Seidle, Inc, and now open for inspec-
tion. Each home Of the group depicts
a certain stage in the development Of
the early American architecture.
Evening star., 1937-02-13
Many Have Modest Incomes.

Over half or 53.6 per cent of the
families buying homes for their own
occupancy under the insured mortgage
plan have incomes of $2,500 or less,
with one-third having incomes of
$4,000 or less.
Evening star., 1937-02-13
Bed Room Paint Like Pine.

In Gertrude Lawrcnce's home in
Chelsea, England, the bed room is
painted to resemble pine. The bed
hangings, dressing table and settee are
all done in a creamy glazed linen with
coral pink fringe. The curtains are
in cream and coral chintz.
Evening star., 1937-02-13
SEMINARY HEIGHTS, VA,
SUBDIVISION OPENED
so Lots Ranging in Size From
22,693 to e,528 Feet In

cluded in Property.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
SEMINARY, Va. February ia
new subdivision to be known as
Seminary Heights has been opened
here, the deed Of dedication having
been recorded in the office Of County
Clerk John M. Whalen during this
week. The property is owned by ].
Howard Milhollen and Lillian Mil
hollen, his wife.
Located on Seminary road, the
Evening star., 1937-02-13
Easement Window Ideal"

A easement window over sink is
easy to operate and gives 100 per
cent opening. These advantages make
easements ideal for kitchens.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-26
Cuban EnUOv Is Host

The Ambassador of Cuba, DR..
Pedro Martinez Fraga, was host
at luncheon yesterday at the
embassy, entertaining in honor
of Senator Guillermo Alfonso
Pujol, secretary of the Cuban
senate, and Senator Luis F.
Cainas, of the province of ORR
ente, Cuba.
The other guests were DR..
Carlos de la Tore, DR.. Oscar
D. Albertini, Sonora Rosa
Amores, DR.. Ramiro Guerra,
Senorita Mercedes Guerra, Juan
B. Rogue, DR.. Juan Menocal,
DR.. Miguel A. Pirez, DR.. Abelardo
Moreno, Senorita Patria Men
cha, Senorita EStrella Amores,
Senior and Sonora Teodoro
Santiesteban, Jose Ignacio
Smith, Nicholas Meme SEES,
Cuban consul in Philadelphia;
Guillermo Pujol, jr., Jorge A.
Pujol, sons of Senator Pujol;
Sonora Angela De Graw, and
members of the embassy staff
and their wives.
The visitors expect to be here
several days.
The Ambassador will enter
tain at a cocktail party Tues
day afternoon at the embassy
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Celebrate Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. Halbert P.
Brown entertained at a din
ner party at the Shoreham last
evening to celebrate their twen-
ty.first wedding anniversary.
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Miss Pope
Bride Soon

AS autumn creeps closer the
fall bride-to-be becomes more
and more enmeshed in fittings,
caterers and flower arrange
ments, to say nothing of the
whirl of parties she usually is
thrown into.
Among the many leading the
bridal march is Miss Virginia
Pope, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George S. Pope, who will marry
September !.
Virginia, who is a familiar
figure on the golf courses Of
the various country clubs near
by, will marry Mr.. Richard
Kreuzburg at 4:30 O'Clock in the
National City Christian Church.
Following the rehearsal on
Tuesday evening there will be q
party for the bridal party to be
given by Mrs. Harriet Kelso.
The bridegroom-to-be is plan
ming to give his bachelors din
ner on Monday evening of next
week.
ARRIVES TUESDAY
Missing a few of the gay fes-
tivities preceding this wedding
is Miss Helen Achenbach, Of
Rockbridge, Ill, who will be the
maid of honor. She has been
summering in Europe and is
not expected to dock in New
York until Tuesday.
Miss Pope will give a lunch
COMFORTABLY at Ken wood
Country Club-for her attend
ants on Tuesday upon the ar
rival of Miss Achenback. Sew
eral friends of the bride-elect
have entertained at showers
and luncheons in her honor.
They include Miss Jane SaeS.
muller, who was hostess at her
Cleveland Park home last
night; Miss Margaret Clark,
Miss Frances Thompson and
Miss Gretchen Feiker.
Besides Miss Achenbach, Vir.
ginia will have Miss Lucia
Kelso, of Carlinville, Ill.,, Miss
Clark and Miss Gloria Rodg-
ers, of New York, for her at.
tendantS.
THREE BROTHERS
Mr.. Shannon Kreuzburg,
brother of the bridegroom-to-
be, will play the wedding
marches, while Mr.. H. Franklin
KreuZburg, another brother,
will act as best man.
Still another brother, Mr..
Harvey Kreuzberg, will be
among the uShers, with Mr..
John Holzberg, Mr.. George Ed
ward, Mr.. Richard Beers, Mr..
Jack Shinn, Of Echo Lake, Pa,
and Midshipman David H.
Pope. a brother of the bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Hicks, of
Chicago, ILL.,, have arrived in
Washington and are stopping
at the Martinique.
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Woodrlngs
ToSeeShow

The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Harry H. Woodring will be
among those from the Cabinet
attending the showing tonight
at the National Theater Of THE
Life of Emile Zola." The Secre.
tary of Agriculture, Mr.. Henry
A Wallace, accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Henry c. Wallace,
also will attend.
The Ambassador of Chile, Don
Manuel Trucco, will be there as
will the Ambassador of Cuba,
DR.. Pedro Martinez Fraga. the
Charge d'AffaireS of Sweden and
Nine. Wijkman, and the Coun-
selor of the French Embassy,
Mr.. Jules Henry.
INAUGURATES SEASON
The showing of this picture.
which stars Paul MUM, winner
of the Academy award, will in.
augurate a new season at the
National.
Those from the senatorial cir
cles planning to attend include
Senator Hattie w. Caraway,
Senator William H. King, Sen
ator Carl Hayden, Senator and
Mrs. Edward R. Burke. Sen
ator and Mrs. George McGill,
Senator and Mrs. william E.
Borah, Senator Henry Ashurst,
Senator Pat Harrison, Senator
Ernest w. Gibson and Senator
Robert J. Buckley.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-26
Cubans Here

Senator Luis CainoS Milanes,
Of Havana, Cuba. is at the
Shoreham with Mr.. and Mrs.
Gustavo Gutierrez, also Of Ha-
vana. They have been in New
York and are spending several
days in Washington.
Capt. N. B. Harding. q. s. A.,
and Mrs. Harding Of Langley
Field, Va, are spending sew.
eral days at the Martinique.
Il \
Mrs. M. Shafer Glover, Wash
ington is at the st. Regis in
New York City.
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Northern Trip

Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie
will leave Washington tomorrow
for Long Island to spend a fort
night at Lake Ronkonkona.
From there she will go to visit
friends at Sharon, Conn, and
then to Cape Cod for several
weeks.
She expects to return to the
Carlton about October 10.
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KARL l.. CEOWLEX
Gymnastics With Tarpon
Beck's Tuesday night, looking
very smart in all black with
touches of white and accom-
panied by her famous husband
and two sons.
Mrs. Whitcomb Here
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry r. Hawke
are entertaining Mrs. Douglas
A. Whitcomb, who formerly re-
sided in the Republic Of Haiti
and recently received a Masters
Degree in Education from Co
lumbia University. Mrs. Wit
comb will spend several days in
Washington before taking up
her new duties at Dean Of Girls
at The Bancroft School, Wor-
ceSter, Mass.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
IT., left the Madison in New
York city today to join Mrs.
Lodge at Beverly, Mass, where
he will pass his vacation.
Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs.
Francis C. Harrington, who were
at the Madison in New York
city, departed today for Sara
toga Springs, N. Y.
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On second thought, and Karl
was full of thoughts about this
whole affair, he decided, and
definitely to have moving pic
lures made of himself and the
tarpon, but while stil meditat-
ing, knew in his soul that his
friends would accuse him Of rent
ing the fish just long enough to
have the pictures filmed.
Giving up the matter entirely,
several hours later Karl gave
orders for the tarpon to be
mounted and sent to his office
here and lifted his mind free
from any more mental gymnas-
tics to do with fish and friends,
realizing what he should have
known in the first place, that he
wouldn't be believed, much less
listened to, no matter what he
said about a fish of that size.
y +
OENATOR JOSEPH GUFFEY,
y Pennsylvania, who is now
on his way to Europe, would be
no end surprised should he hear
this amusing story. Two friends
of the Senator's were in a we'll
known coffee shop Tuesday
night and became so interested
in the conversation of a pretty
little waitress at their table that
they asked her where she came
from. From Pittsburgh, Penn
sylvania," was the answer.
The friends of the Senator
then asked her if she knew a
gentleman out in that direction
by the name of Joe Guffey. The
little waitress thought and
thought, then she shook her
head. 1.-THE name is familiar"
she told them, "but I don't be.
lieve I know him. Is he in the
show business?" Eyes" promptly
retorteu one of the Senator's
friends. "Emphatically," echoed
the other friend.
The little waitress considered.
"Then maybe I have heard of
him." she told them, because
I have a friend in the show bust
ness and he may have told me
about him."
REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs.
~ Lyndon johnson of Texas,
welcomed with open arms and
loud gleeful cries the last group
of constituents who came up to
see the Congressman on one
thing or another. It seems that
the JohnSons are possessed of
two tomobiles. Some one hear
ing this teased Mrs. johnson
who is a recent bride, on her
burst Of prosperity, but she
laughed and told them, that one
car was a wedding present to
her from her Dad.
However, when the time came
for the JohnsonS to go back to
Texas, these two cars were quite
a problem-they wished to
motor back, but not separately
and right here is where the con-
stituentS came in. They also
wanted to get back to Texas, so
Representative johnson turned
over one car to them to fill with
as many passengers as they
wished, and he and Mrs. John
son took three in the back of the
other car, and we hope that all
of them will arrive safely home.
X \
MRS. HUGO BLACK who was
AVA so elusive during the stirring
times succeeding her husbands
appointment as Justice Of the
Supreme Court that everyone de-
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Sayres Return

The Assistant Secretary of
State, MI Francis Bowes Sayre,
and his bride of two months
arrived in Boston yesterday from
Europe, aboard the steamer
Capullin. and tntrained immedi.
ately fol- Washington.
Mrs Sayre is the former Mrs.
Elizabeth Graves, of this city,
daughter of Mrs William Pierce
Evans. Her first husband was
the late Ralph Graves. writer
and editor. Mr.. Sayre's first
wife. Mrs. Jessie Wilson Sayre,
a daughter of the late President
Woodrow Wilson. died several
years sgo.
- X
Mrs. Robert C. Howard and
her daughter, Miss Jean How
ard. are staying at the Beck.
man Tower Hotel in New York
City.
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breads Being CIassed "NeWcomer"

"When in Rome, etc. to apply also to the center of
the musical festivals for does tourist arrive In
the than she dahes out buy at the nearest shop
drndl peasant costume. 1t is IN such costumes that
Franklin and Ethel photographed his with the typical
suspnders and short breeches and hers with gay
embroidered blouse topped off by true Austrian brimmed
hat.
Everyone apparently breads the idea of being classed "a
newcomer and especially becoming these costumes to
those with a slender figure