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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
f. H. A. Improvement
Loans in Excess
Of S70o,o0o,0oo
1,768,536 Notes Cover
For-FIune U. S.
DEVELOPMENTS

Property improvement loans in
sured by the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration have crossed the $780,
000. 900 mark, Administrator Stewart
Mcdonald announced today.
The total amount of these loans,
which are insured under Title of
the National Housing Act, was $704,-
$50 400 on November 10. This figure
was composed Of 1,768 ,536 separate
notes. OF the total. 312 800 notes in
the amount of $143, 987 $40 have been
insured since the Property Improve
ment Credit Plan was revived as q
result of amendments to the Ma
tional Housing Act in February.
The major part of the number
and amount of these loans since
February have been for improve
ments to small residential dwellings
of one to four families and for new
structures, Mr.. Mcdonald said. Ap-
proximately 81 per cent of the num-
Der of loans and IS per cent of the
amount of loans through September
30 were for new structures or i'm
PAoVSAACAieS w ciAinAi AColuCIltldl
dwellings.
Structural Changes Many.
Structural alterations and addi-
tons and roofing bulked together
comprised the major item of expen-
diture for Bis per cent c. the aggre-
gate of loans insured between Feb
ruary and September 80. Alterations
and additions represented % per
cent of this amount, and roofing
represented 8.5 per cent.
For 26.5 per cent Of the total
amount, the major expenditure was
for exterior painting and interior
finishing. In 9.8 per cent of the
volume, the expenditure was for
new structures" either residential
or non-residential. This does not in
clude residential construction and
purchase financed under the insured
mortgage provisions of Title II Of
the National Housing Act.
Heating and plumbing were the
major items of expenditure for 23.9
per cent of the total amount Of
notes reported. with 1863 per cent
for heating and rs per cent for
plumbing.
For the remaining 8.3 per cent,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26

erect one 2-story brick, cinder block
and tile dwelling. 1921 Butterworth
place NV; to cost $1,000.
Mrs. Roberta D. OBrien, 3700
Massachusetts, avenue NV, owner;
E. E. Lyons. Arlington, Va, builder:
to make repairs. 1854 Thirty-flrst
street NV: to cost $1,000.
Wilmer E. Swift. 2008 Hamlin
street NE. owner; Washington In
sulated Brick Co., Bond Building.
builders; apply siding. 2008 Hamlin
street NE: to cost $500.
George T. Ellis, 2425 Newton
street NE, owner3 Washington In
sulated Brick Co., Bond Building.
builders: apply siding, 2425 Newton
street NE: to cost $3.50.
Maurice A. Hess. 1915 Thirty-flfth
street NV. owner; G. Morris Stein
braker, 1041 jefferson street NV,
builder; to make repairs. 1875
Thirty-fifth street NV; to cost
$1,000.
Mrs. Edith E. Wilson, 2940 Abe
marie street NV, owner: Schrier
e. Patterson, architects; Edison g.
Bressler, Inc, Bond Building, build
ers; to erect one history stone addi-
ton, 2940 Albemarle street NV: to
cost $1,700.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26

er; to erect one 2-story brick and
cinder block dwelling. 1880 Albemarle
street NV; to cost $1,000.
S. M. Williams, Silver Spring. Md,
owner and builder; A. L. Anderson,
designer; to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling, 1905 Albemarle street NV;
to cost $4,000.
M. B. Swanson, 2761 Brandywine
street NV, owner and builder; l..
r. Moss, architect; to erect one 2
story brick dwelling, 6545 Thirty
second street NV; to cost $500.
P. J. Grady, 1927 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV, owner and builder; Dill
lon & Abel, designers; to erect two
2-story brick and tile and frame
dwelling, Z Longfellow street NE.
and 5521 Blair road NE; to cost
$4,000 each.
R. w. Werth, owner; Keith Hite,
designer; Woodbridge Realty Co.,
2377 Rhode Island avenue NE,
builders; to erect two l-story brick
dwellings, SSH and 5515 Blair road
NE; to cost 1000 each.
Cooley Bros. Tower Building,
owner and builder: George T. SAINT
myers, architect; to erect one g
story brick and cinder block dwell
ing, 4848 Chesapeake street NV;
to cost 5000.
Avon Shockey and Paul P. Stone,
Bill Fourteenth street NV, owners
and builders; Keith Hite, designer;
to erect one 2-story brick and Gin
der block dwelling, 2317 Thirty sixth
street Sc; to cost $500.
David L. Lorenz, 7127 Ninth street
NV, owner: Paul P. Stone, builder;
Keith Hite, designer: to erect one D
story brick and cinder block dwell
ing, 1921 Thirty sixth street Sc; to
cost $500.
James w. Birkett, jr., 2613 E street
NV, owner; Dana B. Johannes, jr.,
designer; Colonial Builders, Inc,
927 Fifteenth street NV, builders;
to erect one 1-story brick and con-
crete storage garage, rear 2515 H
street NV; to cost $4,000.
Harvey Boyers, owner; L. w.
Giles, architect; R. Dodd, 906 Forty
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Dumborton Section
OPENING Tomorrow

The new development OF Dunn
barton, located on the highest point
Of Reservoir road and commanding
q view of the Potomac Valley for
miles, will be formally opened to the
public tomorrow by Waverly Taylor,
Inc, its sponsors.
The first group Of six detached
Colonial-type homes has been COM
pleted. Exteriors of the houses re-
fleet the best Colonial tradition,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26

some in dignified Georgian, with
handmade, sand finish brick. Others
are built in less formal style, with
painted brick and reclaimed brick
of blending colors and second story
of Colonial siding.
1t Is the plan of the builders to
erect los homes in Dumbarton. The
Colonial theme will De carried
throughout the development. The
best designs of the early American
house from New England to New
Orleans will be used. The section is
located on Reservoir road NV, Just
beyond Foxhall road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
miscellaneous items such as cleo
trical wiring, etc.. were reported.
Insured to 10 Per Cent.

Under Its regulations, the Fed
eral Housing Administration insures
qualified lending institutions against
loss UP to 10 per cent OF the total
amount Of property improvement
loans made by banks, savings and
loan associations, mortgage COM
panies, and other qualified agen-
cies. The 10 per cent insurance
coverage. based on past experience
and sound lending practices, con-
stitutes virtually complete protec-
ton.
Tabulation by percentages of the
major items Of expenditure follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-18
1n Mrnurtan

my dear mother, Louisa BUTLER 81 s's who a.,
c nasSeG fSay o three years ago today. De-
Ny mother breathed her last farewell.
The stroke means more than tongue can tell
The world seems quite another place
without the smile OF mothers face.
Some day We hope to meet you,
Some day. We know not when;
To clasp your hand in q better land,
DAUGHTER. MATTE.
., BUTLER. LOUISA. A tribute Of love to
who depsrted this Hi fe three yes1.
ago today. December 10, 1885
Dear mother there are times when ]
miss you sadly.
And f1nd the time long since you
But my memory is with you always
And try to be brave and content.
DAUGHTER. FLORENCE, WILMINGTON.
CARANFA. ELIZABETH. In sad but
loving remembrance OF my sister, ELIZA
BETH CARANFA. who passed away one
year ago today. December 1S. 1887.
Treasured thoughts of one 80 dear
OFTEN bring silent tear;
thoughts return to scenes long past.
Time rolls on but memory lasts
! miss your kind and loving ways,
WIN you l spent my happiest days.
For on you, dear sister. could always
depend
Flowers may wither. leaves fade and die.
others Yo 3Fsei Io wi ea SISTER nsTf5 VII lucy
JORDAN. GEORGIANNA C. Sacred to
the memory OF our dear mother. GEORGI-
four years asYtoday. December 1s. 1894.
Safe in the arms Of Jesus.
There by His love oershadowed.
SWeetly her soul shall rest
HER DEVOTED CHILDREN.
JORDAN. GEORGIANNA C. In loving
memory Of our dear mother. .dEORGIANNA
today. December Is. 1884.
Memories are. treasures no one can steal
peath leaves heartaches no one can heal.
LOVING DAUGHTER. WILHELMINA 3.
WORMLEY. AND FAMILY.
MORRISON. ELLEN. In loving remem-
brancs Of our beloved mother, ELLEN NOR
R1SON, who departed this life i've years
ago today. December Is. 1888.
Faithful and honest in all her ways.
she was loving and gentle patient and kind,
~ HER n IoVIsd sne cH I'LL SshsSa' /.
MURRAY. GEORGE NJ. Sacred to the
memory Of my devoted husband. GEORGE
M MURRAY: who departed this life two
years ago today December Is. 1886.
To have, to love then to part
Is the greatest sorrow Of ones heart
DEVOTED WIFE. LILLIAN Z. MURRAY. I.
MURRAY GEORGE M. In memory OF
my dear father. GEORGE M MURRAY.
who passed away two years ago today De-
cember IS, 1895.
To have to love. then to part
Is tne greatest sorrow OF ones heart.
HIS DEVOTED SON. GEORGE E. MURRAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-18
Alan g. Shears Rites
Will Be Held Todoy

Funeral services for Alan g.
Shears, IS, son of the late Rev. w. c.
Shears, former pastor at Clinton
and Forestville (Md) churches, will
be held at the Epiphany Church
Forestville, at 2:30 pm. today
Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Mr.. Shears died at the home OF
his late father at Clinton Thursday
after an illness of several weeks
He had been employed for a num-
Der of years with the Funch, Edge
Co., steamship operators in New
York City.
Mr.. Shears was active in church
affairs. He was past grand mas
ter of Howard Lodge, Masonic Or
der, in New York City.
He, Is survived by three brothers
Wilfrid Shears of Washington
Harry G. Shears of New Orleans
and William H. Shears of New York
City, and four sisters, Miss Ethel
Shears, Miss Helen M. Shears and
Miss Kathleen Shears, all of Gin
ton, and Mrs. w. A. Plummer of
Concord, N. H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-18
Mrs. Augusta Persons
Dies in Michioun

Mrs. Augusta Parsons, IS. who
was well known In this city, where
she frequently had visited, died
Friday at her home In Benton
Harbor, Mich, according 70 word
received here.
Mrs. Parsons, the wife of Fred
erick Parsons, was the mother of
the late Junior Owens, son by a
former marriage, who was secre-
tary here for many years of the
American Bottlers of Carbonated
Beverages. Mr.. Owens died about
four years ago.
A former newspaperman, Mr..
Owens was prominent member of
the National Press Club and was
we'll known by many newspaper
men here. Mrs. Parsons frequently
visited him in this city.
Mrs. Parsons was owner Of the
Eastland Hotel at Benton Harbor.
Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Junior
Owens, 1885 Columbia road NV,
left here late Thursday after re-
ceiving word Mrs. Parsons was
seriously i'll.
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Fails to Get Vote
Not single vote was cast for c. B.
Westcott, a candidate in the munic-
ipal elections at Klerksdorp, Trans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-18
Dr.. William Penniman Dies;
Chemist ConsuItant
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 17.-Dr. Will
liam D. B. Penniman, ~, noted
chemist and chemical engineer, dice
today after an illness of several
months. During the World War DR.
Penniman served as head of the War
Industries Board, which determined
what chemicals the country should
import and export.
At the time of his death he was
owner Of Penniman 81 Browne
chemists and chemical engineers
and also was consulting chemist
OF the John Hopkins University. He
had been chief consulting chemist
for the Baltimore 81 Ohio Railroad
and consultant for other large
industries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-18
First Public Devotions
Planned at Monastery

Public devotions in honor of the
Divine Infancy of Jesus" will be
conducted at 8 o'clock tonight and
every night until Christmas at the
monastery OF the Discalced Carmel
lite Fathers, $50 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE.
This Is the first time in Washing
ton the special devotions have been
open to the public. A sermon will
be delivered each evening, and bene-
diction of the blessed sacrament will
be given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-18
Cherner YuIe Bonus
Includes TURKEYS

A "two-way" Christmas bonus for
employees Of the Cherner Motor Co.,
l70l Florida avenue NV, was an
nounced yesterday by Joseph Cher
ner, president of the Arm.
Employees will be awarded q regu-
lar bonus, regardless of the length
of service, and in addition Mr.. Cher
ner Is distributing 100 turkeys to his
personnel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-18
BfathH.

WRIGHT, ELIZABETH. Departed this
Us 9ffme Vile H. ea e: M AZ:
dauEhters Robe Marshall Harriet WriSht
Ollie Jackson and Mary Hillman one son
wesley Wright; other relatives and friends.
Remains resting at her late residence
938 p st, NV, after pm. Monday. De-
cember 10.
Funeral Tuesday. December 20. at 1
pm. from the METROPOLITAN Baptist Church
Rev, E. G. Smith oficiating. Interment
IN Lincoln Cemetery. ARRANGEMENTS By
L. Z. Murray 4 Son, 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-18
UarAa uf ThankH.

press our sincere thanks and appreciation
to our relatives. friends and neighbors. to
Shaw Junior High School faculty and
students, Manual Arts Department, Sterling
Relief Association. Neiehborhood Club. Phi
Beta Sigma Fraternity, Columbia Lodge.
No. SIS. Elks; Rev. Julius 8. Carroll. Rev. J.
Campbell Beckett. officers and combined
choir Of Metropolitan A. M. E.. Church
for their kindness during the illness Of and
for sympathy and beautiful floral tributes
brother. JAMES E. MONROE.
WILLIAMS. GERTRUDE. The family of
the late GERTRUDE WILLIAMS wishes
to thank the friends for their floral Of
fertnss and kind expressions Of sympathy,
BROTHER .
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
Other Peoples Money

It seems never to occur to the
social-worker mind that taxpayers
and private phianthropists might
some day grow just a little tired
Of footing the bills. That the well
might not forever flow in its pres
ent volume, to say nothing of the
flood the professional social
worker would like to turn loose in
the land to make the needy happy
with other peoples money.
Whether it's the sunset of the
old folks, the century of the
child" or the employment of the
idle which holds their major inter-
est, they work the pump handle
without letup, resent any sugges-
tion that the business is perhaps
being overdone, and that a good
many Americans might be better
off in the end if they had to do
more for themselves and had less
done for them.
Some Ct them would like to take
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
Case Histories

Social workers talk glibly of Gin
take" lease loads" etc., of the
millions of Americans who should
be rehoused at public expense
at an estimated cost, to take their
own figures, of some 30 billion dol
Ilars-and in general seem to see
no end to the problem any more
than they can see a limit to the
money which can be raised and
spent for philanthropic purposes.
A few of them look on the bust
ness of public philanthropy as a
means of bringing about a more
equal distribution Of wealth, as
the money is taken from the
"haves" and given to the "haVe
nots."
Racketeering is too obvious to
be ignored, yet somehow persists.
Case: A young man in Wash
ington who, losing his job while
he is buying a new car. is using
relief earnings to meet his pay
ments on the car, living mean
while with his mother. who owns
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

Case: A third who runs a pay.
ing grocery store.
Case: The union carpenter who,
at SITS an hour, which under
the prevailing-wage clause in the
present relief act must be paid by
the WPA, can earn in a week all
the WPA can pay him in a month,
and has the other three weeks
free for his own devices.
WPA investigators have found
and reported innumerable cases
of chislers who lie about their out
side earnings in order to remain
on relief. Their Justification
shows up when investigators call
on private employers to check
their statements as to earnings.
A disgrace to be on relief? With
these and others like them, it's q
racket.
Padding of WPA payrolls and
Social Security pension rolls and
other frauds developed into public
scandals in Ohio Oklahoma, New
Jersey and several other States. In
Milwaukee one per cent Of all per-
sons on relief-more than 1000 out
of 100, ,o00-were found to be fax
ing as to the degree of their need.
Relief applicants have been known
to transfer valuable property to
relatives, to get on the relief roll.
But let it be suggested that con-
ditions like these should be elimi-
mated and the whole system Of pub
lie relief cleaned up as condition
of its continuance and possible ex-
pansion, and the suggestion is re-
ceived by administrators as be-
meath notice, and its author as
unsympathetic if not unpatriotic.
Probably an economic royalist in
addition!
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

ing money for philanthropic pur-
poses is becoming as well organ
lied as the business of manufac.
turing or distribution.
If you want to be critical, you
can find a difference-or several
differences-in the attitudes of
mind of those engaged in it, in
their ultimate objectives, and, of
course, in what seems to be a
general disposition to look at the
need through a magnifying glass
and to assume that there is no
bottom to the well from which
they pump the money to foot the
bills.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
N9o5

charge Of the country's economy
as well as its philanthropy.
In q blue-bound volume pub
lished in May by the WPA under
the title "A Survey of Relief and
Security Programs" appear refer
'ences to "the existence of monopol-
iStic enterprise" "the disparity Of
income distribution" and the "ex-
panSible nature of the credit sys-
tenn" as causes contributing to
economic instability, which in turn
brings about unemployment.
"An integrated and perfected
program of insurance, public work
and public assistance will be
necessary to deal with the unem.
ployment on a permanent basis, to
quote the unidentified authors OF
the brochure.
1t is remarked that in the old
days 1t was considered desirable
to make public relief as unat-
tractive as possible on the assump.
tion that adequate relief would
encourage idleneSsS. No on e
wanted to go to the poor house.
Therefore most persons kept out
OF the poor house, leaning on
relatives or eking out an existence
otherwise rather than be sub
jected to this humiliation.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
Opinions Differ

By inference this is all wrong.
People who presumably can't fur
nish food and shelter for them
selves must have it furnished for
them by a beneficent society.
And they must not be made to
feel that acceptance of public aid
is not a disgrace. AS. of course,
they don't, now that the Govern.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
1887

ment has taken over the major
part Of the load.
AS to whether the WPA and
other public aids do in practice
encourage idleness, opinion diff
fer. There is considerable evi-
dence that they do, especially as
the system is now organized,
enabling otherwise unemployed
workers to earn a subsistence
wage in week, in some cases, and
loaf or look casually for other
employment the remainder of the
time.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

usually raise 1,5o0-2,5oO laying
hens, These last several years.
I have attempted to obtain q
Government loan for the bet
ter operation Of my farm.
"The Federal Land Bank
states I am not eligible be-
cause I am a factory cart
in raw materials (feed) and
cart out the finished produce
.(eggs). They loan to farms
only.
"The Production Credit Ad-
ahinistration reSiStS the i'm.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

in Exchange Place and waited
for the boys to collect, and
ganged into Drescher & Keck's
for hamburger and beer. But I
am not quite so certain that I
should want to return, not
even if I were to become the
towns first citizen like Mr..
Goss, or Mr.. Chase, or who
ever is first citizen these days.
I can draw you as pretty a
picture as tue next fellow about
those good times we had. and.
indeed, often I have done that,
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

gineS, it would have spent $5.-
$4,000 less to cover the same
number Of miles.
American civil aviation lost
.$4,500,0O0 in 1896.
In those few simple facts
lies the story Of why England
and France will not go to war
with Germany-at present.
In those same simple facts
lies another Story-the woe
fully weak condition Of civil
and military aviation in the
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
AlLtloNS
o. PERSONS

AN apartment in one of the bet
ter sections Of the city.
Case: Another Washington re-
lief recipient who came for his
relief check in q Packard.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
From Second Floor to Roof

EFO" SGSUu0 6VVE 60 4NVVB
IT IS TRUE we had a vegetable garden in back
and flowers on the front lawn in the Connecti-
cut town. and it made very attractive picture
when ma and pa and the rest of US posed for
snapshots, with pa digging up a carrot. Per-
sonally, get quite kick out Of a more recent
snapshot of my bride holding her canary in one
hand while she picks at rose on our front porch.
We live Oh the top Of a 2O-story apartment house
with steam heat available until midnight. Back
nome we occupied the second floor of a two
family house, and just before pa went to work
he'd go down and build fire in the furnace. It
was my job to see that the fire was kept burning
until he got home
ONCE every two or three weeks, big-time
" Broadway show would play for night at
Polls, but we didn't get to see these shows very
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

-
With indications relief,
uOilL be a permanent GOO-,
ernn,ent fixture, one Of
problems arising is that of
|cIientS' organizations.
Above dissatisfied relief
ers are shouOn picketing III
linois capitol, demanding
State spend more on relief.
In picture at left are tGOOj
children sdUed from hun;
ger by relief allotment of
food in crisis at Cleveland,
Ohio, last summer lOhen;
funds ran perilously lou.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
Says Boake Garter

experience gained became translated into bimo-
tored ships.
In 1885. the first Of the four-engined Diesel
planes appeared, each engine 750 B.H.P., or a
total of 5000 horsepower. These passenger ships
of Germany operated at one-quarter of cost Of
operation of similar passenger schedules in other
nations using American planes and American
gasoline engines.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
My Say

r AM copying this from Time, because to me it
L is one Of the most amusing things have
ever read:
"Sirs!
"I own my own farm in central New Jersey and
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
French and British Are Dun1fOunded

French and British Are DunafOunded
IN 1886 the French appropriated 100000 for
the development Of three oil engines for use
in aerial warfare. Furthermore the French
discovered that the German industrial picture
had been so revamped as to be able to produce
72O war planes per month if necessary. The
French found they could produce but 157 planes
per month and the British but 207 ships every
thirty days.
And so they grimly softpedaled at Munich and
simultaneously rushed to United States aircraft
builders with cries for help.
Seven weeks before the Munich crisis, the
French discovered that when stacked against
three standard gasoline engines, their three oil
engines produced IS per cent more power; could
cover the same distance with 35 per cent less
fuel, allowing, therefore, for IS per cent greater
load for bombs and ammunition Furthermore,
they discovered the German military ships, oil
engined powered. were faster by an average Of
81 mp.h., at 300 miles an hour, than anything
the British, French or Americans have on hand.
Thus the British and the French discovered
to their horror that the German bombers were
faster than their pursuit planes.
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