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Evening star., 1938-10-15
ACCUSED INF0RMER'S
CASE BEING STUDIED
Probation Officer Looks Into
HOUSEKEEPING Suspects Aid
to Authorities.

Justice James M Proctor in District
Court yesterday referred to the proba-
ton officer for further study the case
of a colored narcotics informer, ac-
cused of 10 cases of housebreaking
and larceny.
The defendant, John E. Perry, %,
colored, was charged with entering a
number Of apartment houses and
taking suits. clothes, shoes, watches,
a radio, cuff links, ETC., between June
20 and July "a.
Making a plea for the man before
sentencing was Attorney ]. A. solem,
who told the court that Perry, who
has three children and no previous
record, took a job as an undercover
narcotic agent, pretending to be an
addict, and some 80 indictments were
secured on his evidence.
Assistant United States ATTORNEY
Allen j. Krouse, who handled the case
for the Government, conceded that
Perry had been of value in assisting
the authorities in narcotics cases and
said that two of the Government pros
ecutors spoke highly of him.
Evening star., 1938-10-15
TRAFFIC M|SHAPS
HURT 8 PERSONS
Hit-Run Suspect Held at
No. 10 Precinct-Officer
Thrown From Cycle.

Eight persons were slightly injured
in Washington and nearby Virginia
yesterday and last night in a series
Of automobile accidents.
Police at No. 10 precinct sta
ton today were holding for in
vestigation 44-year-old motorist
believed to have fled after strik-
ing two pedestrians at Thirteenth
and Euclid streets NV. The victims
of the accident were Vera Hopkins,
27, of 1928 Thirteenth street NV,
and Francis Murray, 80, of Landover,
Md. Both were treated at Emergency
Hospital for cuts and bruises and sent
home
Policeman Gardner L. Norris, at
tached to No. 8 precinct, suffered in
juries to his knees yesterday when
thrown from his motorcycle at Thirty
fourth street and Massachusetts ave-
nue. NV. after a passing automobile
forced him to swerve sharply. He was
treated at the police clinic. The in
jury was not serious.
Locksley v. Adams, 16. of 7430
Georgia avenue NV, received a cut
lip and forehead and bruises about the
body yesterday afternoon when he
either walked or fell, police reported,
into the side Of truck in the $500
block of Georgia avenue NV. He was
treated at Walter Reed Hospital.
Injured in an automobile accident
last night in Mclean, Va, Gus Chris
tajos, 27, Of 341l Prospect avenue NV
and Vivian Tucker, 20, of 48 H street
NE. were brought to Georgetown Hos
pital for treatment. Both had pos
sible fractures of the ankle and minor
cuts and bruises.
Two boys riding on the same bicycle
were slightly injured yesterday after
noon in collision with an automobile
al H and Twelfth streets NV. Alfred
Lizzie, 10, of 1869 Florida avenue NE,
was perched on the handlebars of q
bicycle being pedaled by Petty Hall,
IA, colored, of 1867 Florida avenue
NE. when the accident occurred.
Both boys suffered cuts and bruises
on the face, while the elder had a
possible fracture Of the leg. They
were treated at Casualty Hispital.
Evening star., 1938-10-15
IS Pretty Girls in Contest
For Halloween Fete Queen
Judging Viii Begin Ne1t
Tuesday-Many Prizes
offered for Parade.

Seventy-flve pretty girls-the larg-
est group ever entered in the annual
Halloween queen contest-will gather
at the Raleigh Hotel next Tuesday
at pm for the preliminary judging
in the selection of queen to reign
over the Halloween festival October
81.
From this group II candidates will
be selected, and later one of these
will be chosen queen. The other 10
will serve as her court of honor.
Plans for the judging were made
known yesterday at a meeting of the
Halloween Committee at the Willard
Hotel. The judges will be Miss Ella
Werner, chairman Of the Queen Com
mittee; Miss Mary Mason. vice chair
man; John Heiney, Art Brown, Cliff
ford K. Bergman, Gene Elderman,
Mrs. Mary Padgett, Harold M. Tai
burt, A. F. E. Horn and Miss Betty
Hynes.
There was general agreement among
the committee members that present
prospects are for the biggest celebra-
ton in the history OF the event. The
Community Center Department re-
ported it will have parade entry
composed Of II divisions depicting the
history of Halloween from the early
days to the present time.
Miss Sibyl Baker, director of the
Playground Department, said there is
great interest among playground
groups in the festival, and Bert Shell
don, chairman of the Committee on
Trophies, reported there will be so
many trophies this year that the Hal
loween Committee will have to create
new divisions in which to award them
All major trophies have been prom
ised. and the secondary prize list al
ready includes 80 dinners to be given
by hotels and restaurants
The parade will form at 7 pm in
Evening star., 1938-10-15
PARADE CL|MAXES
PAVING Of STREET
Thousands See Celebration
in Congress Heights
Marking Completion.

A crowd estimated at more than
5000 turned out for parade last
night in Congress Heights, marking
the completion of work on Alabama
avenue from Fifth street to Twelfth
street Sc
Promptly at 7:30 pm, Edwin Rich
ardson, 7, and Joan Richardson, 4,
grandson and granddaughter of the
parade marshal, DR.. E. E. Richardson,
cut the tape and the parade began
The first unit, section of the Marine
Reserves. was followed by decorated
automobiles. Then came a float, En-
gine Company No. Is and scout car
from No. IL police precinct. The
units continued down Alabama avenue,
turning at Twelfth street and followed
the same route back to the starting
point, where they disbanded.
Derby Racer Participates.
Among those participating were
Norman Rocca, Washington's entry in
the All-American Soap Box Derby in
Akron, Ohio, this past summer, and
Capt. Don G. Shingler, assistant to the
Engineer Commissioner. who rode in the
parade in the absence of 1t. Col. David
McCoach, jr. Engineer Commissioner
of the District.
At the conclusion Of the parade,
civic leaders, notably representatives of
the Progressive Citizens Association
of Congress Heights, sponsors ofthe
affair made short talks 1a,,dipo nie
trict officials for their cooperation in
the project and thanking the COM
munity for their support. Those who
spoke included DR.. Richardson and
Otho Garnand. president of the citi-
zens' association.
Prizes Awarded.
Following the speeches, prizes were
announced for the best entry in the
private and commercial car class.
The Anacostia Junior Senior High
School Band played.
The paving is the biggest single i'm
provement in the community since the
association was organized. The street
runs seven blocks and is wide enough
for four lanes of traffic.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments for the parade included R. A.
Sullivan, chairman; DR.. Richardson.
James D. Dice, Theodore Edwards, H.
B. Kaufman and T. F. Bowles. The
judges for the awards were Capt. Frank
M. Dent. w. w. Barnes and William E.
ONeil.
Evening star., 1938-10-15
Church Group to Meet.

The Fellowship Society of Cove
nant-First Presbyterian Church will
discuss the subject. "An Obscure Dis
ciple Writes Letter." at its meeting
tomorrow in the church, Eighteenth
and N streets NV, from to pm.
Joe Snoddy will lead the discussion.
Five. new members we're admitted to
the society last week, bringing its
membership to 130, according to Bur-
leigh Wormington, chairman Of the
board.
Evening star., 1938-10-15
POSTAL SAVINGS HIT
RECORD PEAK IN 1888
Total of $72s, ,ooo,O 900 Reported
by Farley-Net Surplus Is
Above So, 200, 900.
BY the Associated Press.

BY Ille ASSCCIated PTeSS.
Postmaster General Farley said yes
terday that postal receipts in the fiscal
year 1888 reached a new high-approx-
imately $728,000,000.
The previous biggest year was 1897
when receipts totaled SIPS, 900 900, he
said.
Mr.. Farley estimated that after
altering his accounts, as authorized
by law, to receive credit for free
services rendered members of Con-
gress, government agencies and blind
persons. his department would show
net profit surplus OF between S.
100000 and $5,000,000.
Evening star., 1938-10-15
LISTS D. c. AS BRIGHT
SPOT ON BUSINESS MAP
Magazine Notes Strength OF
Factors in Washington and
Nearby Cities.

Washington is one of the best places
in the United States for promotion Of
business operations. according to a
survey in the October Is issue of
Forbes magazine.
The Capital was described as the
center OF the third best business
"highspot" territory in the country
today. Eleven other nearby cities
comprise this territory in the surevy.
1t was revealed that sales, collec-
tions and other business activities in
Washington and nearby Maryland and
Virginia cities have declined less than
per cent during the last year.
Evening star., 1938-10-15
c. c. CARL|N DIES;
SERVED IN HOUSE
D. c. Attorney Was Owner
of Alexandria Gazette, the
Oldest u. S. Paper,

Charles Creighton Carlin. 70, Wash
ington attorney and former member of
Congress, died yesterday at his home,
2008 Sixteenth street NV, after long
illness.
Mr.. Carlin was owner of the Alex
andria Gazette, the oldest daily news
paper in the United States, and for
many years had been a political leader
Of the 9th Virginia district. He had
served the Democratic party about a
half century.
Born in Alexandria, Mr.. Carlin re-
ceived his early education in public
schools there and at Alexandria Acad-
emy. Subsequently, he was graduated
in law from National University here
and admitted to the bar in 1891. He
began law practice in Alexandria.
His first public Office was that of
postmaster of Alexandria. position he
held from 1893 to 1897 In 1904 he was
presidential elector on the Democratic
ticket Of Parker and Davis. He was a
delegate to Democratic conventions for
40 years and served as member of the
District Of Columbia delegation to the
Chicago convention in 1882 which
nominated President Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
Served in Congress.
In 1907 Mr.. Carlin was elected to
NIL the unexpired term of Representa-
tive John F. Rixey, following the lat
ter's death. He served continuously in
Congress until 1919, when he resigned
to form the law firm of Carlin. Carlin
& Hall. At that time he purchased the
Alexandria Gazette, which is now pub
lished by his son, Charles c. Carlin,
jr. Mr.. Carlin lived in Alexandria un-
til two years ago.
While in Congress Mr.. Carlin was
appointed a member of the House
Judiciary Committee Among items for
which he fought were Improvements
OF the Potomac River at Alexandria.
He also introduced a measure to re-
store the name of Jefferson Davis to
the abutment. of Cabin John Bridge,
whence 1t had been cut during the
Civil War. He was instrumental in Sc
curing an intermediate railway station
in Southwest Washington.
Rites Monday.
Identified with number of organ
izations, Mr.. Carlin was a member Of
the Chevy Chase and Congressional
Clubs, the old Racquet Club, was a
32d-degree Mason, a past exalted
ruler Of Alexandria Lodge, No. 758, of
Elks, and belonged to the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows.
Besides the son, among survivors are
his widow, Mrs. Lillian B. Carlin; an
other son, Charles Keith Carlin, with
the United States Maritime Commis-
sion, and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at noon
Monday in the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, in Alexandria. The
Rev. DR.. John Paul Tyler, pastor, will
officiate, assisted by the Rev. DR.. E. ".
REGISTER, former pastor. Burial will
be in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandra.
Evening star., 1938-10-15

ENTERS CONTEST T-Miss
Frances Reed, $3.50 Sixteenth
street NV, who has been Sc
lected as a candidate in the
Halloween queen contest by
the Young Peoples Society of
the Church of the Pilgrims.
Star Staff Photo.
the Mall, between Third and Seventh
streets. Pennsylvania and Maryland
avenues, and the line of march will
be along Constitution avenue between
Fourth and Seventeenth streets. Nom
commissioned officers of the District
of Columbia National Guard will guide
those reporting for their positions in
the column.
The National Guard has issued de-
tailed instructions for guardsmen who
have been assigned to the parade
route, formation and disbanding points
and at the queens stand.
Evening star., 1938-10-15
Ex.Grid Player to Talk.

Ken Harter. former center of the
Kansan State University football team,
will speak on football and answer
questions concerning the sport at a
meeting Of the Boys Club of the Good
win Industries at o'clock tonight in
the Dugout, 1918 New Hampshire ave-
nue. NV. Henry Piradi is president
Of the club which has q membership
Of over 90 youths.
Evening star., 1938-10-15
Fraternity Plans Dance.

The Georgetown University chapter
of Delta Phi Epsilon Fraternity will
give a tea dance at the Carlton Hotel
from S to o'clock today as its first
function of the school year. James F.
Nash is chairman Of the Arrangements
Committee.
Evening star., 1938-10-15
WEIGHS BUS EXTENSION
Utilities Body Studies Burleith
Route Requests.

Extension of the Burleith- Glover
Park bus line to serve points several
blocks north and west of its present
western terminus will be considered
by the Public Utilities Commission at
hearing scheduled for October "a.
The plan originated with patrons of
the Capital Transit Co. and has been
under informal consideration for the
last year. Recently the company in
dicated its willingness to extend the
line, although as yet there has been
no formal agreement on the route.
The eastern section Of the line
serves the Trinidad section.
Evening star., 1938-10-15
Advisory Group Is Urged.

The American Bar Association urged
the Government Autobiography Com
mittee today to appoint an advisory
group Of non-governmental experts
to aid in its investigation of patents.
Evening star., 1938-10-15
BEAUTIES TO BE FETED
Masquerade Ball to Honor the
Finalists at Interior Outing.

Finalists who participated in the
beauty contest held August q at the
annual outing and field day of the In
terror Department Recreation Associa-
tion will be honor guests at q mas
querade ball sponsored by the associa-
ton October 81 in the Interior De-
partment Cafeteria. The guests of
honor include Lois GULL, Kitty O'F'ar-
rell, Reva Broudy and Louise Kearney,
all of the Public Works Administra-
tion; Louis Whitefleld, United States
Housing Administration. and Joan
Fern, Marie Bullock, Eugene Vieceli,
Jodell Thomas and Lillian Mollet of
the Interior Department.
Evening star., 1938-10-15
V. F. W. Card Party Planned.

The Redman Post. No. $50, Ladies
Auxiliary Of the Veterans OF Foreign
Wars. will hold a card party at 8
o'clock tonight in the Takoma Park
(Md) Fire Hall.
Evening star., 1938-10-15


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Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
CONFER UPON
FLOOD HELP

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Mar. 10
GUP)- Senators representing the
flood torn southern counties con-
ferred with the governor today pro-
posing additional appropriations
and an increased gas tax levy to
provide funds for street and road
repair
YOU haven't read ALL the News
Until You've Read ALL the Ads!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13

the President and have thus be-
come 5ne housing law Of the iano
The new legislation is designed
to assist families of moderate means
to obtain adequate housing.
The principal change in the 1898
housing laws is the restoration OF
the Title /, modernization and re-
pair credit loans to be made by
private lending institutions under
the insurance provisions of the Ma
tional housing act.
AS a result of the advantages
offered valley residents in the F.
H. A. program. many are planning
the construction of homes under
the plan.
Materialmen, contractors and
supply houses are being held up
until loans can be approved. Land
owners are rushing plans to obtain
their loans.
Farmers, notified they can take
advantage of the loans to repair
and remodel their equipment on the
farm, are making plans to take
advantage of the loans.
The possibilities are tremendous,
and people of the nation are De
ginning to realize that for the first
time.
More than 10000 applications
have been made in the state and
"a, ,486 have been approved, accord
ing to figures presented by Harris
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
|. v. Home
Building to
Boon,-Horne

Prospects for active building, un-
der the provisions of the new Ma
tional Housing Act, are steadily
growing brighter, according to o.
C. Horne, president of Security
First National bank. Material men,
builders architects, contractors and
realtors stand to gain much by CO.
operating in furthering the new
loans, he says.
The significant feature of the
new Housing Act says Horne, "is
its extension of lending into the
field Of low-cost homes. Although
the original FILA. lending system,
established in 1884, was extremely
successful and widely used through
out the country, only about 25 per
cent of the loans made carried
monthly payment within reach of
the average man on the street"
Now, under the new act, three new
elements have been brought into
the picture which have changed
the outlook materially. These are
Cd smaller down payments. (2)
lower monthly installments, 90 les
sened loan costs.
CONSIDER for a moment the pur-
chase CT a $1,000 home, under the
new 80 per cent-25-year plan"
says Horne. First of all the homes
will be new, or not previously oc-
cupied, for only such homes are
acceptable on this plan. The re-
qquired down payment on the home
is 10 per cent or $500. exactly one
half the amount formerly needed.
Monthly payments of $270O should
cover principal and interest, taxes,
fire insurance, and street assess
ments, all of which are on a
monthly basis.
Probably of the greatest general
interest is the approval of new
construction loans in amounts not
exceeding $500, without the re-
quirement OF any down payment.
This new loan privilege is III no
way to be considered as competi-
tive with Title II financing. 1t is
primarily intended to serve those
rural districts or marginal zone
areas surrounding metropolitan CEN
terS which for one reason or an
other are not eligible for Title II
loans.
With rural electricity soon avail
able in many parts of Imperial VAL
ley these construction loans to far
mers on very low monthly terms
should stimulate a wave of much
needed building. This is the great |
est opportunity ever offered far
mers to build a small house on
easy payments"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
BODYBUILDING
REVIVED
IN Ell CENTRO

Homebuilding in El Centre was
revived somewhat this week with
the announcement of the construc-
ton plans of Mrs. Ethel Maupin
at 1872 Adams and of Frank Hope
well. one half mile north of FL
Centro.
Mrs. Maupin has ordered the re-
modelling of living and dining room
with celoteX and will have the
woodwork painted.
Hopewell is building a new struc-
ture. four room frame house
Sones is furnishing the material
for the Maupin job, Whiting Mead
for the Hopewell residence.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
BEAUTIFI CATION AND
BUILDING y
RemodeIing Work
At Department
Store Completed

Remodeling of the M. o. King
department store and the building
of a new sportsWear section was
completed early this week, accord
ing to the Builders Supply com
pany which furnished materials
for the work.
The sportSWear department
which runs across the entire front
of the store, is completely moder-
niStic in design and adds style to
the already impressive store.
Work was started on the depart
ment two weeks ago
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
Over the Back Fence
- By
FRED AMES

occupation. In fact, it gets to be a
darn tiresome job. Yet l know an
orange grower in Florida who sells
his entire crop every year for fifty
cents per dozen, when fruit of SIM
liar quality is selling for twenty
five cents in the markets, by the
simple expedient of allowing his
customers to pick their own. For
fifty cents you can pick a dozen
oranges and keep the oranges, and
/ for a dollar more you can have
your picture taken showing you
picking oranges in Florida. I have
been at the grove many times when
there was a long line of tourist
parties waiting to have their picture
| taken picking oranges.
Here, in southern California,
have had quite a number of tour
lists ask me if l knew OF any place
where they would be allowed tC
pick few oranges, but l don
know any California grower with
that much business acumen. We
CALIFORNIA; just can't understand
why anyone should be thrilled by a
thing which is common place tC
us. When it comes to making the
most of what we have to offer the
tourist, we are rank amateurs COM
pared to the people of Florida. We
have never yet correctly appraised
the value of our own assets.
l find quite a number of Califor-
mans who have a deep-Seated aver
sion for palm trees 1t is an aver
sion which I have never been able
to understand. The palms are one
of southern Californias greatest
horticultural assets.
Several years ago two ladies
friends Of the family, came out from
the East to spend months vaca-
ton with us. 1t was their first
visit to California, and we tried to
show them a good time. For a
month we spent all of our leisure
hours showing them around. They
swan in the surf at Avalon, they
stood in aWed and silent wonder
beneath the Big Trees at Sequoia:
they went through the studios in
Hollywood. In the course of my
work had become acquainted with
quite few of the movie people.
and I managed for the ladies to
meet a few of them. They were
appropriately thrilled the ladies
were thrilled, not the movie people,
AT last the vacation was ended, and
the time had come to say goodbye.
Seeking little information, 1 ask
ed these two typical Eastern visitors
what one thing had made the great
est impression upon them, what
memory of southern California they
would cherish most And without
an inStant's hesitation they both
answered: "Oh, the palms! The
wonderful palms, We will never
forget them! 1t was worth the trip
out here just to have seen the palm
trees!"
There is no hut so poor or squalid
but hat a few palms, a few vines,
a few oleanders will transform it
into a spot of picturesque beauty.
UglineSS is not an essential or
necessary attribute of poverty.
There is no section of this city so
unlovely, but in time it could be
made picturesque and charming by
a persistent program of planting
Canary Island palms, jasmine vines,
and Oleanders. Such a program
would take time and would involve
some expense. but the results would
justify the effort.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13

For farm, city or outlying COM
munities you may borrow S25OO to
apply on new construction or a new
home! NO DOWN PAYMENT
under FILA TITLE!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13

The Federal Housing Admin
istration issued a commitment
to insure a $4,000 mortgage on
this house. The property, To-
Gated in Atlanta, Ga, was val
ued at $4,000, and monthly
payments of $32.69 will amor
tie the loan in a period of 10
years and care for insurance
and interest payments and
other fixed charges. The house
is of a pleasing design and
provides adequate living facili-
ties for a small family.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13
Conservation
Week Observed
In Country

Conservation week in the state
of California came to a close Sun
day with widespread results in
each county, according to Imperial
Valleys conservation week commit
Tee.
In the valley trees were planted
at schools and at the home of
many valleyites to observe the
week. The city of Ell Centro plant
ed 100 elms trees around Harding
school as part of a landscaring
plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13

1t is not always easy to get the
other fellows point of view, to see
life as it looks from the other fell
lows background of experience. 1t
is not easy-but it pays.
To anyone who has ever picked
oranges for a living, it is not a
particularly thrilling or romantic
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-13

The purpose of the FILA. plan
is to stimulate the construction
industry, which is one of the ma
tions major industries, and to make
absolute home ownership aVailakle
The first F.H.A. loan on the
so per cent basis i'm Imperial
Valley was granted to +. w.
willard of 1873 ] Street in Braw-
ley, Walter Havekorst president
of the Ell Centre branch of the
Bank of America announced to-
day.
| The Willard loan was for a
| $4,000 home, HavekOrst said.
to a larger number Of American
families.
Amendments have been added to
the National Housing act and have
been passed by congress, signed by