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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22
Questions
find Ansu,ers

q. How can | make tho upper
part OF my one-and-one- hslf-story
home cool In summer without GO
ing to the expense Of extensive in-
suiation ?
A. Provide large lowers In each
gable end OF the roof 10 circulate
the air in the space between cell
ing and roof. on hip roofs pro-
vide louver dormers. The louvers
should be built as high as possible.
@. what Ia the maximum
amount can borrow for home
modernixation under tho recently
amended national housing act
A. The maximum In $500 for
repairs. modernigation. and im-
provements. This Ia obtainable
from qualified lending institutions,
including banks. building and loan
associations. saving benks. etc.
not from FILA.
q. At what points does most
heat escape from a house In win
ter. and where does most heat en-.
tor in summer Can you suggest
corrective measures
A. Through windows and roof in
each case. storm windows for
winter and awnings ON windows
exposed 10 the sun will reduce this
window heat iass and heat gain.
The roof can be insulated BY yari.
Qua methods.
Q. I am planning 10 put down
a brick walk In my garden. n II
IL placed over sand will II bulge
a. The chances are that a walk
so put down will bulge. II will
cost more 10 lay the brick over q
concrete slab. but when this il
done tina possibility Of bulginx u
eliminated.
V, Inc porch posts OF my slim
msr cottage have begun 10 rot at
the bottom. Win have To re-
place them entirely
A. Not necessarily. II they are
not too far gone. tho bad portions
may be cut away and replaced.
Place the post on an elevated
masonry or concrete base. II viii
prevent rotting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22
Building Recovery Proves
People Still Home,Minded

Citing the steadily rising volume
Of residential building as def.
mite indication that the people Of
the country are still home-minded.
Federal Housing administration
officials have expressed the opin-
Ion that todsy's liberalized financ.
Ing. improved standards. and ad-
fsnced construction techniaues
VIII restore the building industry
to the forefront of American bust
ness.
"hen home building figures
dipped to a diseouraging low some
years ago. doubt was expressed
that the desire to own a home
would again exert the influence II
once had. However. FILA officials
point out, the desire to own and
live in ones own home was simply
dormant and far from outmoded.
the general public merely awaited
a better method of financing the
purchase of home and looked for
a better product in better neigh
borhood
Liberalixed Financing
One factor in the steady rise in
home building in recent years,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22

The need in the United States
for an Improvement in housing
standards and for a better system
Of financing looms upon residential
properties was recognized by lead
ers in the field OF real estate and
mortgage lending even before the
depression, according 10 Federal
Housing Administrator Stewart
Mcdonald.
with the coming OF the depres-
sion public opinion became crystal.
lied in a demand for improved
housing conditions and better
system OF financing" Mr.. Melon
aid declared. with the system of
home financing In complete dis
reputc. with construction Of new
homes at stsndstill. and with
existing properties rapidly deteri-
Grating, congress enacted the ma
tional housing act for the purpose
OF improving housing conditions
and to provide system OF mutual
mortgage insurance for loans made
on residential properties"
Proper Analysis Needed
The depression revealed that a
proper analysis Of the risk involv-
ed had not been made In most
loans, Mr.. Mcdonald continued.
and that the test used was not the
probability OF the loan being paid
but rather what could be salvaged
out OF the physical security in case
OF default.
Most loans were based upon 4
ratio 10 the cost rather than upon
a ratio TO the value OF the prop
crty," he said. and the periodic
taxed the borrower TO
the limit even In good times and
was so far beyond his means In
times OF depression that he was
tempted 20 default upon his pay
ments and To rent equally good
property at a much lower pay
ment.
Determine Risk
The problem for the Federal
Housing administration an an In
surfing agency Is TO determine the
degree OF risk involved in each
particular loan so az to ascertain
whether the probability Of fore
closure In sufficiently small TO be
compensated for by the premium
charged.
Lending institutions all over
the United States are acknowledge
ing the FLA analysis OF Il loan
and the value placed upon prop
erty by the FILA as sound and
correct Financial executives in
every phase Of lending are study
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22
ALDERMAN PLAN
TO WE'D IS TOLD

HOLLYWOOD Myri Alderman.
psanI.s and husband 81 Ruth 1t.
ting. radio and fllm singer. con.
fessed before the birth ~ hss
daughter, Suzanne, now "a menshs
cid. that be intended to marry
Ruth Estlnx within six months. :
q was testified Tuesday 81 the
trial 81 tire $50 noa hove theft suit
% Mrs Alma Alderman against
Miss Etslnx,
The witness. blonde Mrs psrs
Snyder said she wss singing In a
tho with Mrs. Alderman ~ t4ns
Angeles thestss 81 the time the
plaintiff and Alderman ffrst met
and ''fcIi Ia love II fret sight"
Mrs. Snyder. who ~ ne rsls,len
10 Colonel Moe the Gimp Snyder.
divorced husband 81 Miss Etsinx.
who 10 under prison sentence for
shooting and woanainx Alderman.
said she had eonversed with Alder
man in September, 1851,
~ue tatd NJ ~ thss slmse
that No Iss~ss Alusa asA wvutA
continue se lave her III, ~ NE
tls~. hut that ne hsA met az
ether woman whom ~ is-
se~a~a "a marry wsshia eth
useutha.
! asked him who this woman
was. and he brought . wallet out
Of his pocket and showed me .
picture ~ a xiri IN . bathing suit :
And who VAS the sisl In the
bathing suit - asked Attorney
=. =. Hahn, counsel for Mrs. Alder
man.
Ne said u WAS Ruth Fitting"
replied the witness. Mrs snyder
then quoted Alderman ~ saying
he loved his wife. but that he also
cared for Miss Fitting.
''He said he would always love
Alma, but that Miss EtsinE was
good 10 him. and understood him. :
Mira snyder testified.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22

many authorities believe. has been
the hberaiiHed method OF fnsne-
ing a home fostered by the Ma
uonsl Housing act.
Many prospective home owners
find in the insured mortgage sys-
tenn, created by the National
Housing act. the answer to their
quest for 4 sound method Of home
buying. They find IL attractive
not only because IL makes home
financing more easily ootainahle
but also because OF the numerous
protective measures IL contains.
These measures contain pro-
vision by which FLA viii not in
sure a mortgage on q property
located in neighborhood likely
to develop into an undesirable
place TO live. In addition, the
property must be located with due
consideration TO the factors OF
transportation. necessary utilities.
and other amenities.
Approval of Standards
Moreover. the person buying 4
home under the FLA plan well
comes the ruling that requires
approval Of the standards and
methods OF building and materials
going into construction Of the
house. Where new house is
being built. at least three inspec-
tons by FLA representatives take
place at intervals during the prog
ress of construction. These inspec-
tions are made to determine COM
pliance with plans and specifica-
tons.
The Federal Housing admins
tration stresses the fact that il
lends no money for the consrue-
ton or improvement of homes. II
simply insures the mortgage on
the property which is given as
security for the loan. when certain
standards as to the borrower. con-
neighborhood, etc, are
met.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22
HARRY MOODY TO TALK
AT TECHNOCRACY MEET

The weekly study class meeting
Of Technocraey. Inc, will be held
at 1905 so. Verde ~. Thursday at
3 p. m. Harry L. Moody. governor
II research. will give a report Of
research activities Of the local sec
ton.
Lesson q. which will be read
and discussed a. this meeting. II
entitled Industrial Design and
Operating Characteristics Of a
Technats.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22
ROtdrians to Hear
OIumpia AttOrneu

Attorney James p. Neal Of
Olympia, past governor of XII
wants International, will be the
speaker at the Thursday noon
meeting of the Tacoma Rotary
club in the Hotel Winthrop roof
garden.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22

One factor in the steady rise in
home building in recent years,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
Mrs. Good Seeks
$4,000 Damages
For False Arrest

A $4,000 damage suit charging
false arrest was filed in district
court here this week by attorneys
for Mrs. Emma L. Good of Wall
nut Grove.
Mrs. Good was arrested March
% by Henry Nordlin, state liquor
control agent, and was found gull
ty of possession of Intoxicating
liquor for the purpose of sale with
out a license when she appeared
in municipal court here. She was
fined SIS with the alternative of
spending 80 days in jail.
On a writ of habeus corpus
granted by District Judge A. B.
Gislason, who ruled that she was
illegally detained, she was re-
leased March 81.
Nordlin and j. Norman Peter
son, state liquor control commits
sioner, and his bonding company
are named in the complaint. L.
J. Kise, sheriff of Redwood coun-
ty to whom the commitment was
issued by Judge Ryerson and
Katherine Kise, his wife, as mat
ron of the Jail, are also mentioned.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
Crusaders Banquet
To Be Annual Event

Clements-Success of the Glenn
ents Crusaders banquent for their
parents at the Clements hall last
Wednesday night was SO marked
that the All club plans to make
the event an annual affair.
A false ceiling of green and
white steamers and a green and
white club banner at the front 0f
The hall made the scene festive.
Place card bases were of tiny
rounds of tree branches and they
held birthday candles.
Invitation to special guests in
Guiding Clements councilmen and
their wives and Mr.. and Mrs. j.
1. Swedberg, Robert Halloran,
Lenore Golden and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. L. Slaymaker, were also made
of little slabs of log.
AS a part of the program, at
PENDANTS listened to Governor
Harold E. Stassen's radio talk.
Kenneth Hemmingsen, Crusad-
er president, gave a tribute to
Mrs. Slaymaker for her work as
club leader. Wesley Slaymaker,
Mrs. Swedberg, Mr.. Halloran and
N. P. Jensen also spoke.
Clark Jensen gave a recitation,
Muriel Berg sang a solo and trio
including Fay Jensen, Carol Berg
and Ethel Lindeman entertained.
About ITO persons attended the
dinner.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
NEW ORLEANS CHEWERS
KEEP CLEANERS BUSY

New Orleans, La. - up - 1t
takes II men % nights month
to keep chewing gum wads clean
ed up. on Canal street, this city's
main thoroughfare A bucketful
of gum wads is the nightly har-
vest.
Once while the gum cleaning
crew was working away with put
ty knive, steel wool and scrub
buckets, up walked a buxom
woman. Cleaning up gum, huh?"
she inquired.
Eyes," workman nodded.
"Well," she said, taking large
wad from her mouth, "here's
some more to work on"
The cleanup crew works in
groups of three. One man prizes up
the gum wads with a putty knife.
Another applies mineral spirits to
remove the stain and third mops
up with steel wool buffer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
I$l37,O73 SPENT
ITO IMPROVE Il
DURING 81, %
MAINTENANCE OF IL
AND SO IMPORTANT
ITEM IN BUDGET

State highway department con-
struction work on Redwood coun-
ty roads during 1887 and 1888
cost $137 ,073.92, the bulk of which
was expended to improve high
way II, according to the biennial
report of the department recently
released.
In 1897 work on II cost $685.
33640 which with the $102,979.04
spent last year accounted for
$136,315.44 of the total. Construc-
ton work on highway seven
amounted to $226.42, on 10 to
$432.53 and on SO to $685..
In Renville county work on
highway four cost $343.53; on II,
$114.73, on II, 204.60 and on 212,
81, 946.78. Yellow Medicine coun-
ty roads got $162, 263.78 worth of
work, mainly on highways 81 and
II while Brown county's total was
$86,735.31, the bulk of which was
spent on highway Is.
Maintenance of Redwood coun-
tvs 10028 miles of trunk roads
cost $46,473.34 in 1887 and $45,-
0O8.26 in 1888. Poorly improved
II cost the most both years, $15,-
474.85 for 1888 miles in 1897 and
$15,731.54 in 1888. Highway las
24.6 miles cost $7,657.79 to keep
up in 1887 and $8,421.45 last year
while the figures on 10 1888
miles) are $7,323.08 for 1888 and
$14, 120.76 for 1887. Shortest coun-
ty route is SO with 1874 miles but
maintaining its gravel surface is
expensive, $13,532.19 last year and
SO, 219.94 in 1887.
Renville county has 1928 miles
of state highway which cost the
state $99, 43203 in maintenance in
1888 and $76,l27,2 20 in 1887. This
expense was divided as follows:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20

said, and smelled liquor on her
breath. ct was more than one
drink" he stated.
AS DR.. W. A. Brand, first wit
ness Saturday morning, was tes-
tifying, Keith Scheid, court re-
porter, became ill.
DR.. Brand examined him, found
he would be unable to work the
rest of the day. AT 10:15 a. m.
Judge Gislason called recess
until Monday morning.
A. new reporter, Paul Ness of
Minneapolis, replaced him then.
Arthur Neuschwander said the
door was not open over the cen
ter line as he and Carity pushed
the car toward filling station
after they had run out of gas.
He said he saw the Schaefer car
coming down the paving strad-
ding the center line. When it was
about so feet away, 81 told Dom
ME to jump" he said.
Neuschwander cont d i C d
plaintiffs testimony that Schae-
fer had dragged Carruth to the
shoulder.
= 'They were all in heap" he
said and he and Carity helped all
three out of the wreck.
II dragged Carruth away" he
said.
Mavis Reynolds, II; Lauritz,
Jergen, Donald and Berniece
Aarthun, now of Walnut Grove;
Katherine Treu, II; Mary Ann
Brown, Marilyn Ewert, Hazel
Blue and Genevieve Simon of
Morton; Ted Kruger and Clifford
Hewett of Redwood Falls who
had seen them at Morton that
night testified the plaintiffs were
apparently intoxicated.
Mrs. Selma Daily, mother of
Mrs. Carruth was called as a wit
ness for the defense.
Failing to get her written state
ment after the accident into
evidence, King asked if she
hadn't told him Genevieve told
her the car was going SIS miles
an hour at the time of the crash.
She said she had told him she
couldn't remember whether Gen
evieve told her IS or SIS miles an
hour.
Ofye Ross testified that the
Neuschwander car light switch
was still on after the accident.
Called as a rebuttal witness,
Mrs. Peter Dennistoun, sister of
Schaefer, said she could smell no
liquor on her brothers breath at
the hospital after the accident.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
TOWNS ONLY TAVERN
SPONSORED BY CHURCH

Westphalia, Ia.-(P)-The only
place in this town of 200 where
a man can buy glass of beer is
operated by a church.
1t is the Westphalia clubhouse,
part of cooperative founded by
the Rev. Hubert E. Duren, pastor
of st. Boniface Catholic church.
The cooperative also embraces
general store and "credit
pool which makes loans to MEM
bers. Father Duren declared SO
per cent of the 700 persons in the
parish belong to it.
The clubhouse, which with an
athletic program forms the re-
creational facilities of the COOP
erative, also has pool and card
tables. 1t is under the direct sup
ervision of the church.
Father Duren declared the aim
Of the cooperative is to enable all
to create a good life" for them
selves.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
HUNT FOR WATCH
THAT SAVED KEMAL

Smyrna-(P)-A reward equiv
alent to $3.50 is offered by Swiss
watch manufacturing concern for
the discovery of the whereabouts
of a silver watch.
1t is said to have saved the life
Of the late Renal Ataturk on the
Dardanelles front by stopping a
bullet while in his breast pocket.
Renal later presented the
watch to a German general and it
is believed that on the latter's
death his widow sold it to an
American.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
Progress in Weed
Battle Reported at.
County Meeting

the weed program in his town.
ship.
Herman Beckman, county COM
missioner, stated that the county
board is behind weed work and
that spraying should be checked
to cut expense.
Otto Weber, Charlestown town.
ship chairman, told of the work
done in his township and John
Krinke of Lamberton, in a lette-
read to the meeting, said that
more care should be exercised in
shock threshing and that he fav-
ored the summer fallow method
of control.
Lewis Olson, chairman of Will
low Lake, said that a lot of money
has been spent in his township
and creeping jenny is about lick
licked. Henry Ladwig of Gales
also reported good success in his
township.
Springdale chairman, H. c. L;al,
favored going back to the section
man plan, a view concurred in by
some of the other chairmen. c.
H. Shrader said that plan is being
used in most townships.
Sven Anderson, Kintire chair
man, stated for his township that
number of spurge and jenny
patches had been sprayed-and
that the sprayed weeds are all
dead.
D. L. Crimmins, who spoke
from the landowners standpoint
charged the man who sells dirty
seed is the worst offender and
urged enforcement of the weed
law.
Sid Bjerken of the state weed
office asked Whats the good oi
paying money to eradicate weeds
If you turn around and sow foul
Seed?"
All members of the county
board were present. Cities, vii.
lagos and townships represented
included North Redwood, Glenn
ents, Redwood Falls, Delhi, Re-
we're, Brookville, Gales, Granite
Rock, Johnsonville, Kintire, Lam
berton, Morgan, New Avon, North
Hero, Redwood Falls, Sheridan
Sherman, Springdale, Shutdown
and Three Lakes.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20

/ Other tables in the report show
maintenance expenditures on Red
wood county state aid roads
amounted to $64, 1898 in 1887 of
which $12,898.40 was paid in state
aid. There are 237 miles in the
system. The 1888 figures are
$50, 843.98 of which $13,266.05 was
state aid. Special work account
ed for 26,389.50 of the 1887 total
and $10,454.56 in 1888.
State aid on Renville county's
222 miles was $5,147.52 in 1887,
of 54,176.02 spent and $5,311.40 of
S49,477.97 in 1888. Special work
accounted for $22, 865.89 the first
year of the biennium and $4,303.-
IS the second.
State aid allotments of road and
bridge funds to- counties were
$13,238 and $13,271 for Redwood
and $13, 287 and $13,277 for Rem
vile for the two years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
LATEST METHODS OF
FIGHTING JENNEY
GIVEN LEADERS

Creeping jenny, Redwood coun-
tvs most notorious villainess, was
plotted against at the annual
county weed meeting in the city
hall here last Thursday afternoon.
About 100 county and township
officials and farmers attended the
gathering.
It's never a typical session UNI
less John Arnett, state weed in
spector, has to jump up and de-
fend himself and the spraying
program.
This was a typical session.
The attack came from Edwin
Wells of Redwood Falls, county
commissioner, who charged that
the weed program under Arnett
has been, "a political set-up." He
said another man has applied for
Arnett's job and been recon-
mended by the county commits
sioners but there had been no
action on the recommendation in
St. Paul.
Arnett leaped up to deny that
there had been any politics in his
work here.
"I'll leave it to any town board
member or anyone here that I've
always done my duty" he said.
l.. M. Stahler, in charge of the
weed experiment farm at Lam
berton, explained summer fallow
and spray methods of killing
weeds. Don't be discouraged if
you don't see results the first
year." he said. The second year
in summer fallow program, he
said, would show results and by
the third year weeds should be
practically gone.
Mr.. Stahler recommended the
use of duckfoot field cultivator.
Those who have small areas he
said could secure duckfoot shovelS
for their tractor cultivators.
For creeping jenny, he advises
blowing the land June l. This is
to be followed by duck footing
every two weeks until September
20 when rye should be sown. The
process should be repeated the
following season, blowing the land
as soon as the rye is off. If nee
essary it should be repeated the
third season.
Another method recommended
for those who can use sudan, hay
or cane is cultivation of the land
during June. The crop is then
sown and the land worked again
after harvest.
Creeping jenny seed will live in
the ground long time, Stahler
said, but the seedlings are easily
killed. Seedlings that come up
in corn land can be killed by fall
blowing. Sheep have been known
TO kill out leafy spurge, he said.
For small spots, spraying with
sodium chlorate is still the best
method in Stahler's opinion.
Sam hamburger of Lamberton
explained his method of summer
following. Mr.. hamburger is OPP
posed to spraying large areas as
being too expensive.
c. H. Schrader, extension weed
specialist commended county and
township boards for their work
on the weed program. "We are
still attacking the weed problem
in reverse" he said, pure seed
would eliminate the problem"
The weed law has enough teeth,
o. he said, all it needs is enforce
ment, Threshers have no right
to operate their machines with
out displaying the proper notice,
he repeated, adding that each
township chairman is authorized
by law to expend SIS annually on
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
Driver Fined $50

c. r. Salyer, Redwood Falls
drug salesman, pleaded guilty to
reckless driving before Judge N.
r. Ryerson Monday. He was ar
rested by c. L. Maurstad after
croWding another motorist ON
Broadway street Sunday. He was
fined $50 and given 80 day jail
sentence which was suspended
for six months on condition he
pay the fine by May Is and be on
good behavior.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20

BUSINESS WOMEN TO MEET
All groups of the Business and
Professional Women's club will
meet at the city hall at 8 p. m.
Tuesday for business and social
meeting. Lunch will be served.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1939-07-20
TENNIS PLAYERS SHOW PROGRESS

For the past two weeks nearly IS children have
been attending the free tennis lessons given daily
by the Recreation Department. At this time defin-
tending the classes. Beginning Monday, July u,
this class will be moved into the intermediate class
and new beginners class will start at the same
date.
At 10 Am. daily the adults of Greenbe1t have
been attending tennis classes. Like the children,
the adults have been learning the fundamental
strokes: the forehand drive, the backand drive and
the serve. The intermediate classes Will take
the more intricate strokes Of the game.
ALL children and adults interested in learning
how to play tennis, should register at the tennis
courts before July ~.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1939-07-20
HORSE SHOES

Horse Shoe pitching practice Will be held every
Tuesday and Thursday at II Am. on the playground
below the business center. The ten best horse shoe
pitchers will hold tournament in Junction vi tn
the Fair in September. ALL those interested in
the coming tournament urged to register with the
Recreation Department before August IS.