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Evening star., 1939-05-20
Spring Building
Boom in D. T..
Continues
81 One-Fomi|y
Dwelling Permits
Are Issued

Permits for 80 one-family dwell
ings were issued in the District
during the last week as the Capitals
spring building boom continued. All
types of construction for the six-day
period reached a valuation OF
61,050,611, the third week in a row
that it has topped the million
dollar mark.
Building Inspector John w. Och
mann also granted permits for six
apartments, two of which will be
sizable structures designed to en-
brace more than $50 family dwelling
units between them. A total of 162
permits were issued, largest num-
ber approved in any week in the
last two years.
Important permits for the week
follow:
A. Joseph Howar, GOT Fifteenth
street NV, owner and builder;
Louis de Ladurantaye, architect, to
erect one 8-story brick, stone and
concrete apartment (96 units), 2515
K street NV; to cost 1925, 900.
Home Construction Corp, 1882
Tenth street Ne, owners and build
ers; Edward ST. Cyr Darlington. de-
signer; to erect fourteen 2-story
stone, brick and stucco dwellings
48l5-47 Reservoir road NV; to
cost s104,0OO.
Washington Sanitary Improve
ment Co., 915 F street NV, owners;
A. P. Clark, jr., architect; Martin
Bros, 1341 Connecticut avenue NV.
builders; to erect one 3-story brick
cinder block and concrete apart
ment (51 units, 221 o street S.W.;
to cost 100000.
River Terrace. Inc, Thirty-fourth
street and Bennhg road NE, own
ers and builders; George T. SAINT
myers, architect; to erect twenty-one
2-story brick and cinder block and
concrete dwellings, 300-40 Thirty
fourth place NE; to cost $4,000.
Eastman Kodak Stores. Inc, own
ers; Clifton B. White, designer; j.
L. Parsons, jr., Homer Building,
builder; to erect one 3-story brick
and concrete manufacturing build
ing, 1850 Okie street NE; to cost
100000
Woodward & Lothrop, owners; L.
K. Ashford, architect; George A.
Fuller, builder; to erect additional
story on G street side, Tenth,
Eleventh, F and G streets NV; to
cost $50,00O
River Terrace. Inc, Thirty-fourth
street and Benning road NE, owners
and builders; George T. Santmyers,
architect; to erect 13 2-story brick
and cinder block and concrete
dwellings, 201-25 Thirty-fourth place
NE; to cost $4,000.
Eugene B. Casey, tbs Jackson
street NE, owner and builder;
George T. Santmyers, architect; to
erect four 2-story brick and cinder
block fats. 1234-1238- 1912 -1246- 1913
Penn street NE; to cost $32, 1000.
Marvin M. Wire. 1882 Reno road
NV, owner and builder; Kirkhuff
& Bagley, designers; to erect four
2-story brick and cinder block
dwellings, 4726 Thirty sixth street
and 3608-3616 and 1922 Davenport
street NV; to cost $30,000
B. D. Friedman, 1916 Fourteenth
street NV, owner and builder; H.
(See PERMITS, Page B-5)
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(See REAL ESTATE, Page BE-
Evening star., 1939-05-20

(See PERMITS, Page B-5D
Evening star., 1939-05-20
InstuIIs SoIes Department

F.. Eliot Middleton, former presi-
dent of the Washington Real Es-
tate Board, announced today the
installation of sales department In
his Office located in the Investment
Building. Arthur Carroll, well
know in Capital realty circles, has
been named manager of the new
department.
Evening star., 1939-05-20
D. {. Apartment.
Vacancies Are
Seen Normal
Real Estate Market
Held Healthy Despite
Heavy Building

Although the construction ar
sale of new homes in the DistriC
and nearby sections of Marylar
and Virginia have approached boo
proportions in recent months a SUI
vey of conditions reveals that IL
real estate market here is in
healthy state today.
Vacancies in apartment buildin
(See REAL ESTATE, Page B-6D
Evening star., 1939-05-20
Meeting on Thursday

The recently formed Junior Build
ing Owners and Managers Associa-
ton will meet at the Lee House
next Thursday night at 8:15.
Evening star., 1939-05-20

over Anacostia River Bridge to
Thirty-fourth street and follow
signs to home. Visiting hours are
from 10 am. until 8 pm.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30
KPA Man to 20
To Antarctica

oLYNPIA-psul II. Knowles.
superintendent Of the state wide
WPA mineral investigation project
has been selected to accompany an
expedition to the south polar re-
gions as geologist, ]. B. Fink.
director Of conservation and de-
velopnent. reported today.
The expedition La being spon-
sored BY the L. s. Department of
Interior. Antarctic service, and
Armour Institute of Technology.
and will leave Seattle on the
North star September 20. Fink
said. The expedition viii be absent
for at least Is months.
While In charge OF the statewide
mineral investigation. Knowles had
charge Of crews surveying man.
ganese deposits of Olympic pen
insula, reported iron deposits In
capitol state forest in Thurston
and Crays Harbor counties and
chromite deposits in whatcom and
Skagit counties.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30
0PMENT
STEP NEARER
Only Men Needed to
Carry Out Frank
lin Park Work

Al Franklin park needs now to
make II an actually Is men to
work the project. This was de-
termined when the three principals.
coucerned in developing the city
kide project got together Monday
night at the regular meeting Of
The Metropolitan Park board.
The principals include the park
board. Franklin Park Development
club. represented by Charles Mason
and Mrs. Pearl B. Lees, and the
WPA.
Al the papers and articles con-
cerninE development Of the park
ore IN order and have been for
6ome time, Mason Was assured by
~ board, which added, had 1t not
been for the recent slash in wPA
peroonnel, the project would have
beea started long ago.
II developed that q new group
~ men viii be certified the last
- August and September Q was
given ~ probable starting date.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30

The city light department Tues
day took under consideration bids
on S100,0 900 in electrical equipment
for its new 110,000-volt transmits
sion line to be installed from the
Cushman substation to the tide
flats substation.
The bids were opened Monday
afternoon by the city board OF
contracts and awards.
Bids were received for three
II, 000-kilowatt transformers, three
lis, 000-volt disconnecting switches,
one 115,000-volt circuit-breaker,
and two sets of lightning arresters.
Through its Tacoma office, the
General Electric Co, submitted
low bid of s53,1st on the three
transformers.
The Westinghouse Electric Co.,
through its Tacoma office, SUBJ
mitted low bid of S13,675 on the
circuit breaker.
Same From Three
Three firms submitted the same
bid-S5,023-on the two sets of
lightning arresters. They were the
Home Electric Co. and the Gray
bar Electric Co., both of Tacoma,
and the General Electric Co.
The Thomas S. Wood Co., Sc
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30
STORAGE TANK
PERMIT ISSUED

Building permits were issued to-
day TO the Maxwell Petroleum
corporation for another million
gallon storage tank. The new tank
will cost s14. 500 and will be built
by the Nelson Boiler Works, en-
ploying Tacoma labor. Work will
be started Immediately. II. D. Max
well, president of the Maxwell
Petroleum corporation. said. This
additional tank will make the Max
well corporations storage capacity
of five million gallons on the Ia
coma waterfront the largest Of
any oil company operating in Ia
coma.
The Maxwell corporation started
business here four years ago and
since that time business has grown
to the point of making II necessary
TO have additional storage facilities.
Mr.. Maxwell said. The Maxwell
plant is situated on Alexander ave.
and fills its tanks from tankers
which land right at the Maxwell
docks.
Demand for Maxwell gasoline
and other petroleum products has
become no great that this new
storage capacity became neces-
sary," said Maxwell today. Dis
tribution Of Maxwell products is
continuing all over Washington and
Tacoma Is the headquarters for
the company and it was vital to
have more storage space so that
we might meet this demand and
accordingly the contracts have
been signed with the Nelson Boiler
company to install this new stor-
age tank with the greatest possible
speed. All of the tanks will be
built in Tacoma by Tacoma labor
and we plan to have them In use
within the next few weeks. When
we started In business here four
years ago we obtained sufficient
ground to meet the necessities of
expansion. However. the growth
has been far more rapid than we
even predicted at that time and
the outlook for greater business in
the future Is excellent"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30
RAY LUND NOT
NIGHT PROWLER

Repeatedly the victim Of a case
of mistaken identity. 27-year-old
Ray Lund. 54I2 So. Sheridan ave-,
Tuesday had a double grievance
against q nocturnal prowler who
has been frightening women living
in the South End.
Not only was Lund's mother one
of those terrorized in the past few
months. but Lund himself was
picked up by police because he was
dressed like a prowler.
Released Monday afternoon after
Police Chief Einsr Langscth and
Captain OF Detectives Cliff Osborne
decided there was no evidence con-
Meeting Lund with the providers
activities, Lund soon was back at
work.
Il don't have TO 60 around look
ing through windows" Lund said.
AS 4 matter Of fact. I'd like to
get hold Of the guy who is re-
about two months ago I came
home from q show with some
and found my mother
white as a sheet. She'd been
scared stiff by q man looking In
the window"
Lund, who works until midnight.
was arrested early Monday en-
route home. and was only two
blocks from home when the officers
picked him up, he stated. The fact
his light-colored trousers and dark
,oat answered the description of
worn by the prowler
,auscd the investigation, he be-
ieves.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30
400 Children and Leaders
In Finale at Wright Park

2:40-Folk dancing by Alling
playfield children.
2:50-Costume show and On
Wheels-Derby" by Wright park
children.
3EDoll and flower shows by
Alling playfield children.
3:15-Handicraft demonstration
by Alling playfield children.
3:30-May pole dance by Alling
playfield children.
3:4o-Major sports demonstra-
ton as used in park junior Olym-
pics. Men directors will demon
strate hand lacrosse, six-man Soc
Ger and football; women directors,
paddle tennis and badminton,
wicket and captain ball; boy re-
creation cadets, ash-can basketball.
4:30-Girls' baton drill team.
4:40-Steilacoom drum and
bugle corps.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30

An outdoor festival as grand
finale for park supervised play
grounds this summer will be held
in Wright park Wednesday after
noon from / until 5 o'clock. More
than 400 children and their leaders
will participate.
The program will consist of
demonstration of activities. sports
and games taught on the play
fields during the past three months
under supervision of park and
WPA recreation leaders. The pub
lie Is invited.
A concert from until 2 o'clock
by the Gig Harbor community
band will open the program. 1t
Is directed by Gerald Rugers. Other
events will be as follows:
2 o'clock-Park and WPA re-
creation directors drill team.
INSTRUMENTATION of games
by leaders.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30
Calender Rites
To Be Wednesday

Final services for Jay Calender,
Tacoma agent for Pacific Highway
Transport and brother of Frank 7.
Calender. former commissioner Of
public safety, who died Sunday il
a local hospital. will be held We
nesday at 1880 p. m. from Pipe
chapel, Rev. Roy T. Brumbaui
and Rev. W. A. Moore win offici
at the chapel. the services to
followed by burial in Tacon
cemetery. ;
Paubearers will include Haroi's
Mayfield, Paul Hartloff, Gus Ap
pelham. Pete Daverso, Jean snei
rard and Dominic Paduano, the las
three of whom are of Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30
Rummage Sale
President HOnOrs
Admiral YarneU

WASHINGTON Presid I
Roosevelt Monday decorated Ad-
miral Harry f. Yarnell with the
distinguished service medal and
cited the retiring commander of
the Asiatic fleet for exceptional
ability, tact and devotion" in pro-
tecting American interests during
the Chinese emergency.
Congress voted him the distin-
guished service medal and Mr..
Roosevelt presented it personally
at q ceremony in the executive
offices attended by Acting Secre-
tary of Navy Charles Edison, Ad-
miral Harold r. Stark, chief of
naval operations; Capt. Daniel L.
Callaghan, presidential naval aid.
and Capt. Morton L. Deyo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30
HELD ON CHARGE OF
Sd DEGREE ASSAULT

Arrested by Deputy Sheriffs
Frank Mclean and Herman FRANKIE
on justice court warrant. Frank
LaLoge. 81. Of Tacoma. was lodged
in Pierce county jail Tuesday
facing q charge Of third degree
assault Bail was set at 500. The
man Is accused in a warrant issued
by Justice Miller Of attacking
Sarah Wilson on Sunday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30
CAR ATTEMPTS
TO CLIMB POLE

When his car literally attempted
to climb a telephone pole. Verne
A. Torfin, Rt. Z, Box SAG. had the
good luck to escape injury Tues
day.
At 4:26 a. m. police responded
to a call at So. 66th and Alder SITS.
They found Torfin. who explained
to officers J. S. Lyons and Schnug-
ger that he went to sleep at the
wheel Of his car. Evidence at the
scene spoke for itself. Torfins
car struck two highway marker
signs. a telephone pole guy wire
and appended itself. Torfin. I'M
hurt, took command of the situa-
ton and his machine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30
ST. NWANIS CLUB
TO HEAR ABOUT FAIR

A word-picture Of the nature
of the 1899 Puyallup fair. Sept. Is
to ~. win BE- given by Puyalup
Kiwanians Wednesday night 1t
the meeting Of the South Tacoma
kiwanis club.
Guest speaker win be Frank
Hanawait Of Puyailup. who won
second place in the state Eiks'
orstoricsl contest on American
ism.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30
RITES WEDNESDAY FOR
TOT KILLED BY TRUCK

Funeral services for James Wes-
ley Thompson. 23-month-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thompson
of the Cox cabin camp in Puyallup,
who was accidentally run over
Monday by dairy truck, will be
held at 100 p. m. Wednesday from
the Hill funeral home in Puyallup.
Rev. A. S. Ellis will officiate.
Burial in Woodbine cemetery will
follow the services.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30
City Considers Proposals
For Electrical Equipment

attic. was low on the three dis
connecting switches with bid OF
$3.50.
Other bids on the equipment were
as follows:
Transformers Pennsylvania
Transformer Co., $4,000; Ais
Chalmers Manufacturing Corp,
SIS. 500: Westinghouse Manufac-
turing Co., S55.773; Love Electric
Co.. Tacoma; $4,000; American
Transformer Co., s5s,35o, and
Lighthouse Electric Co., Tacoma,
$50, 052.50. Alternate bids also
were received.
Other Bids
Disconnecting switches - Gray
bar Electric Co., Tacoma, S3,954;
Pacific Electrical Manufacturing
Corp, Tacoma, S4,453; Home Elec-
trio Co., Tacoma, s4,453; Love
Electric Co., S4,715; General Elec-
trio Co., s5,1ss.91; Delta Star Co.,
s5.23s.92, and Westinghouse Elec-
trio Co., S5,238.92.
Circuit breaker - General Elec-
trio Co, S13,757; Home Electric
Co., S13,s50; Pacific Electric Nam
ufacturing Co., S14, 46s. and Allis-
Chalmers Manufacturing Corp,
S14, 46s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30

PUYALLUP-Ana ll-star cast of
local people has been selected to
portray various characters in the
pioneer play. Men Without
wings,' to he produced Thursday
evening, Sept. il, at the high
school auditorium as the opening
event in the Ezra Meeker Days"
celebration.
Those who will take parts in
clude Leslie Jochimsen, Gilman
Welcker, DR.. A. w. Sidders, George
Gray. Paul Harness and Miss Sally
Sicade. In the street scene. which
viii precede the play, George
Maloney will portray the character
of Ezra Meeker with Mrs. Frank
Manning. Mrs. Carter Harness.
Miss Marie Cornell and Percy
Harader as the supporting cast
The play was written by Mrs. Paul
Shafer and Is being presented I'M
der direction Of Mrs. Frederick w.
Hoyt. Robert Tresch is painting
the scenery which will show the
surrounding valleys and hills with
the mountain In the background.
Prepare For School
With the Puyallup school term
scheduled to begin Sept. 6, supt.
Paul Hanawalt and faculties Of
elementary and high schools are
hard at work this week preparing
to receive students.
The superintendent announces
that all first grade pupils will be
given examinations before school
starts. All first graders must take
tests before they viii be allowed
TO enter and with this procedure
1t will not be necessary for them
to register at the superintendent
office as registration cards viii be
completed at the time of the ex-
sminations.
First grade tests will be held FRI
day from 10 to 1850 a. m. and
from until 2:30 p. m. at each Of
the four elementary schools. The
youngsters viii be taken in small
groups for examinations as they
arrive at the building. II Is very
necessary that new elementary
students and those who have
changed addresses register before
school starts.
School busses will begin sched-
ules the first day. the hours this
year being similar to last year.
Puyallup Heights district has char
tered a bus to carry its students
to the high school and some to the
Spinning school. Fir Grove has
decided TO run q special bus
through its district to the high
school no charge being made for
the service. and Woodland district
is considering cooperating with
Fir Grove.
Return From Trip
Mrs. Ida Stiilman and son.
Charles. Of 18th St. n. W. and
friend William Eaton. returned
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30
"Men Without Wings" Cast
InPuyallup for September n

Monday from a three weeks vaca-
ton trip which took them through
Washington, Montana, Idaho,
Wyoming and New Mexico. At
Albuquerque. N. M, they visited
relatives, stopped at Wyoming Hot
Springs and other places of inter-
est, including the Golden Gate
exposition.
Rummage Sale
Members of Winona council,
Degree Of Pocahontas. will hold
rummage sale at 11e 4. Main ave.
from Wednesday to Saturday, in
elusive. Mrs. Beulah Cline and
Mrs. Irene Yahn head the commit
tee in charge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-30

Mrs. Ida Stillmsn and son.
Charles. Of 18th ST. n. W., and
friend. William Eaton. returned
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-11-25

Again this year the members Of
the Detroit Tuberculosis Christmas
Seal Society have pledged them
selves to make the patients suffering
from this dread malady bit hap
pier. For number OF years this
society has made cash contributions
in order that this work could be
increased Many citizens are IN
aware that the sale Of the Christmas
Seals pay for the tuberculin tests
made in the public schools. Recent
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-11-25
Hickman And
WaymanVows
In Michigan

The lovely Miss Betty Hickman Of
Decatur, Mich. formerly OF Detroit,
became the bride OF Wayman Rich
ardson OF St Joseph, Mich, Satur-
day morning in Decatur. After the
ceremonies the charming couple
motored to Detroit, and a reception
was given at the home Of Mrs. Syl-
vester Burns, 27O8 Antietam street.
sister Of the bride.
Many lovely and useful presents
were given by relatives and friends.
Refreshments of many descriptions
were served the many attending
guests, Looking through the over
crowded but beautiful home we saw:
Mrs. F. White Mrs. A. Jeffress, Will
liam Sharpley, Miss Dodie Hall, c.
Alfred Ramsey, Birdie Farmer, Syl-
vester Stewart, William Holt, Mr..
and Mrs. Jerome j. Gibbs, Mr.. and
Mrs. Newton Ramsey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Evans, Mr. and Mrs. William
Burns, Carl Hickman, Miss Eva Rob-
inson, Rudy Troutman, Miss Ada
Timbers, Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Hat
ton, Mr.. and Mrs Mckinley Walton.
Miss Gladys TugRle. Miss Catherine
Wright. Thomas Walker and many
others. The charming couole will
make their home at 1920 Michigan
avenue, St. Joseph, Mich.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-11-25
Deb Marks
B / r t h d dY
With Party

Miss Dorothy Louise Merri-
weather daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Royal Merriweather Of Marston
avenue, celebrated her eighteenth
birthday-lazEErtday-W ilh a party at
which several members OF the
younger set were seen having a gay,
good time.
Among them were; Norris Woods,
Vivian Nelson, John Mullins, Au-
drey Woodson, Crawford Smith,
Dorothy Wright, Kenneth Williams,
Vivian Greenhouse. John Coulter,
Lorraine Smith, Earl Evans, Iva Jane
Shamburger, Walter Fisher, Frances
Green, Herman White, Frederick
Smith, Charles Wilson, Josephine
Lumpkin. Kenneth Winfrey. Helen
Appling. Bernard Harris. Florence
Edm,nson, Louis Wilder. Juanits
Green, Kenneth Woodson. Lois Ed
mons5n, Carl Raiford, Ursula Bu-
ford, Willie Wilson, Lillian Walden,
]. D. Thomas, Albert Smith, War
ren Hawkins. Ruth Anne WHEELER.
Charles Thow. Cecilia Nickerson.
Wilson WHEELER, Eleanor Kicker.
George Shamburger, Bertha Ed
wards and Il course Rosalie Merri-
weather. sister Of the honoree.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-11-25
Waller West
Yearly Sacred
ChoraIConcert
By LEILA MAE HENDRICKS

Prof. Walter West young maestro
del core. presented his group OF
united choirs, approximately one
hundred voices, TO a small, but very
appreciatlve audience, Friday eve
ming at the Y.W.C.A We were some
what disappointed in the attendance,
Mr.. West is a young man striving
and giving his life to bring to So
ciety a deeper appreciation of sacred
music. He is a genius at the piano
and also at directing and should
have the wholehearted cooperation
OF those for whom he is making
great sacrifice so willingly. The
choirs represented were Bethel
A.ME. League chorus, Mrs, Madge
REYNOLDS president and Rev VIII
liam H. Peck, pastor; Peace Baptist
Pastors chorus, Robert Brown.
president and Rev. L. T. Clay, pas
tor; Sacred Cross choir, Oscar Swint,
president, and Rev. Arthur Girls
void, acting pastor; Warren Ave
nue. Baptist, Mrs. Fannie Murray.
president, and Rev. W, R, Matthews
pastor.
The concert was superb. Mr.. West
proved himself master in bringing
out from unframed voices for the
most part, a blending OF harmony.
warmth Of tone and the unconscious
technique OF artists. There was
music to suit all, from the classics
to the well beloved spirituals. Star
selections were Mozart's Gloria. en-
tire group; God so loved the World,
Marks, by Peace Baptist chorus;
spirituals-"I know / got Religion, ;"
Miss Lula Hill, soloist; II been
'buked and " been scorned," con-
tralto solo, Rock of Ages" Renick,
by Mrs. Anna E, Dawson OF Sacred
Cross choir, Reading by Mrs E. E.
Williams Of Warren avenue choir;
'Ho every one that Thirsteth" Mac
Farlane, by Sacred Cross choir, So
loists, Mrs. A. W. Coleman, B. L.
Brunson and NJ. L. Walker; 20 Light
Eternal" Miles, by Warren Avenue
choir; the spiritual. The Valley in
Peace" was sung very effectively
by the entire group.
How lovely are Thy Dwellings"
a soprano solo by Mrs. Mildred B.
Means was especially pleasing. Mrs
Means sang the spiritual Holy
Spirit" as an encore. And the grand
finale-in a burst Of melodious
splendor as the Warren Avenue
choir led and was Joined in by the
entire chorus in Go Down Moses"
Cain.