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Evening star., 1939-11-18
Plea Made for Better
Building Standards
In Mass Operations
Home Loon Bonk Boord
Report Sees Increase
In Poor Methods

Assurance that standards of home
building will improve rather than
deteriorate AS residential construc-
ton increases in volume Is one of the
principal needs of the housing mar
ket and home financing business, the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board says
In its forthcoming 7th annual re-
port covering its operations for the
1899 fiscal year.
Among other outstanding problems
listed by the board were:
l. Prevention of sudden or unwar-
ranted increases in the costs of
building materials and labor.
2. Rehabilitation of neighborhoods
facing deterioration from encroach-
ment Of slums, need for repairs to
individual homes, and other factors.
3. Disposal of about $4,000 600, 900
In real estate "overhang' or repos-
sessed, unsold properties held by
financial institutions and other mort
gage lenders.
4. General modernization of the
market mechanics of construction
and market lending especially
needed is reformation of antiquated
State and municipal laws dealing
with real estate, zoning, foreclosures,
title registrations, etc.
Jerry Building Increase Seen.
Large construction activity almost
inevitably creates tendencies to re-
duce building standards, and there
are already indications that jerry
building, poor methods of construc-
tion, and utilization of cheap ma
terials are increasing in volume" the
report said in part.
Building for the mass market is
desirable goal, but if it is achieved
at the expense of good material and
sound construction the gain in terms
of housing standards is very ques-
tionable. Such tendencies not only
threaten the value of home owner
ship, but endanger the safety of
funds invested in mortgages. Home
financing institutions and supervis-
ing agencies, therefore, have a vital
interest in well-organized control
over building methods. More than
ever, institutions have stake in the
structural soundness of properties
which constitute the basic security
for their loans, because the ratio of
loan to property value generally is
higher, ano the term of mortgage
loans longer than at any time in the
past.
I'm this lies the particular signifi-
canoe of the Federal home building
service plan sponsored by the board
and operated by local elements of
fhe building industry. The plan is
designed particularly to serve those
prospective home owners in the aver
age income groups who in the past
have not had the benefit of archi-
tectural advice and have been unpro-
tected against the deadly effects OF
substandard building
Under the plan all planning ele-
ments are provided, such as home
designs, floor plans, working draw
ings and specifications, as we'll as
the all-important supervision of the
Job whereby the owner receives
maximum assurance of dollar-for-
dollar value. Other features include
professional assistance in qualifying
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of residential building may give rise

of residential building may give rise
to shortages of productive factors.
Already scarcity of skilled build
ing labor Is reported in some locali-
ties. This means that the present
volume of labor resources available
for sustained recovery of construc-
ton is probably lower than during
the 20s, and if activity increases
beyond the limit of available re-
sources prices may easily become
unsound. Measures to overcome
shortages of productive factors are
worthwhile subjects for research.
In the meantime, close cooperation
between the various public agencies
which influence a large portion of
construction is needed to avoid
dangerous upturns in prices.
Large scale rehabilitation and
modernizat ton of existing structures
that are basically sound are i'm
portant aspects of a well-rounded
housing program. A large portion
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contractors. taking of contract bids
and inspection of materials
Warning on Overlending.

When building gathers momen-
tum, steps should be considered to
avoid the recurrence of overlending
and speculation experienced in the
2Os. With the establishment of va
rious governmental agencies in the
field of housing and mortgage
finance, means of influencing a
building boom would seem to be
more adequate than in the past. One
effective method of combating de-
pressions is to combat excessive
booms.
AN important aspect of such con-
troll is the prevention of sudden price
increases. AS long as construction
draws on ample resources of unem-
ployed labor and unutilized plants,
the danger of excessive price in
creases should be relatively slight.
However. rapidly increased volume
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out comprehensive program Of re-
habilitation. Such program will
be of vital importance to the COM
munity at large as 1t will create
mechanism for the prevention of
further blight, provide an effective
Evening star., 1939-11-18

mercial uses, shifts in population
and many other factors. Such de-
terioration Is not only detriment
to housing standards, but a threat to
property values, tax resources and
the safety of billions of savings in
vested in mortgage loans.
Individual home owners and
lending agencies can do very little
to avert these trends. Some sort of
neighborhood organization under the
guidance of municipalities and other
public bodies is required to carry
Evening star., 1939-11-18

means of community planning, pre-
vent unnecessary decentralization
and make for q better utilization of
existing public utilities, transporta-
ton facilities, schools and other
public buildings"
Evening star., 1939-11-18

Hardwood wall board for natural
finishing or painting can now b
bought at moderate cost. The PAN
els are standardized at 4'x8'xA", and
are resin bonded for high resistance
to moisture.
Evening star., 1939-11-18

of our city dwellings are located in
neighborhoods undergoing various
phrases of deterioration caused by
bad planning, overcoming for COM
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-23
Will Enroll CCC Boys
From County in April.

The local welfare office has received
information that young men will be
enrolled into CCC from st. Louis county
early in April. 1t is expected that there
will be an increase in the selection in
April in comparison with the number
who were enrolled in January. In
January only five men were selected
from the Ely-Tower district because
of the small number of vacancies in
the camps.
Young men between the ages of ID
and % who are interested in going into
the CCC are urged to call at the We'll
fare Office and make out a preliminary
application. Those who have made out
such an application within the past
few months will need to renew 1t by
calling at the local office in person
While it is still permissible for boys
between II and Is years to make an
application for enrolment, they will not
be selected unless enough qualified
candidates above 10 years cannot be
found.
Enrolment in the CCC now stresses
good health, good character, and the
desire to work in addition to the need
for employment, according to informa-
ton received from the CCC head
quarters in st. Paul.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-23
HHsH.
SIP OR rs
By DICK CULLUM
Sports Editor OF
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL
By DICK CULLUl
NIHHnnnnYHHh.vsnsys,

Minneapolis, Mimi, March Jewell,
here we are, breathless on the eve of
another state high school basketball
tournament.
We've said this before, but we have
to say again that this Is the grandest all
around sporting event of the year.
This is true mainly because it is
PURE sport Partisan fans scream and
groan in behalf of their favorites.
Players play the game as if victory
were the biggest thing in their lives,
which, indeed, it is.
And yet there is a glow of friend
illness through the whole tournament
which shows that, after all, we people
in Minnesota are good neighbors among
ourselves.
The boys who will play in the st
Paul auditorium this week are the sons
of miners and farmers and merchants
and professional men throughout the
state, and they reflect great credit upon
their upbringing by the courage, poise
and craftsmanship with which they
compete.
Eight regions blanketing the entire
state will be represented. Only one
can win, but there's this consolation
1t takes a great team to get into this
tournament and there's enough glory
in being a starter.
JOKE ON NEW YORK
Nau vnTty 1a1lChad of Toe ApuaIai
and Los Angeles found itself burdenec
with a so-called championship figh
between Joe Louis and Jack Roper
Later, Los Angeles laughed at New Yorl
when New York found the fight be-
tween Joe Louis and Tony Galento il
! its lap.
It isn't easy to say who had the bette
laugh, but it isn't bad guess that oil
man Roper will last longer than pork,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-23
Sports Editor OF

1OilJ.
Galento hasn't any real reason for
lasting more than rounds Roper at
least has little cleverness and might
avoid the knockout for three or even
four rounds if he takes no chances.
Well, neither city has won very
big prize here. Maybe this section of
the nation, being miles and miles away
from both fights, should do most of the
laughing.
GOPHERS TO START
A week from next Monday, Mime
sofas football squad will start spring
practice.
Not in long time has such job
confronted line coach as will confront
George Hauser this spring. He must
start virtually from scratch in building
MinnesotaS line.
But that backfield! 1t will shock
Bernie Bierman to hear it said, but ]
can't help but believe this will be the
finest backfield squad he has ever had
at Minnesota
Maybe the top four won't be so bril-
liant as that 1884 combination which
had Seidel, Lund, Alfonso and BeiSe
but there will be more good men dowr
through the first and second reserve.
than Minnesota has ever had before
Bernie will have II to Is backfielc
men of big league calibre.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-23
Jesse James" is
TechnicOL0r Epic.

Darby F. Zanuck's production, Jesse
James," the Goth Century-F'ox Techni-
color epic of the life and times of the
most colorful outlaw who ever lived
comes to the Ely Theatre on Sunday,
Monday, March 26 and 81.
Romantic Tyrone Power has the
leading role, sharing stellar honors with
Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly and Ran
dolf Scott.
The story depicts in thrilling terms
the most colorful exploits of the man
who invented train robberies and bank
holdups, and does not neglect his ro-
nance with the lovely girl who sacri-
feed life of comfort to share his wild
and reckless life.
Prominent in the supporting cast of
the film, which Henry King directed
from an original screen play by Associ-
ate Producer Nunnally johnson, are
Henry Hull, Slim Summerville, j. Ed
ward Bronlberg, Brian Donlevy, John
Carradine, Donald Meek, John Russell
and Jane Darwell.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-23
Salvage Quarter Million
Feet Big Lake Timbe r

structing an administrative site on
Crane lake, which will include a cabin,
boat house, garage and docks. 1t will
also be used in building camping site
on Moose lake at the end of the new
road now under construction, and for
the seaplane dock on Shagawa lake.
Some of it is being sold for pulp wood.
In all, an estimated million and a
quarter feet Timber was blown down
in the territory but only from one
quarter to one-half million feet are
on government property. All of it is
Norway pine. more commonly referred
to as red pine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-23

About one-quarter of million feet of
timber has been salvaged on the Su-
perior National forest property in the
Big Lake territory, according to Ranger
M. ]. Valentine of the LoCroix district.
This timber is part of that destroyed in
the storm late last summer.
Salvaging work, being done by the
Portage River CCC camp, is expected
to be completed before warm weather
arrives. Already parasites have at
tackled the timber and work must be
completed before the spring breakup
comes or the wood will be useless for
commercial purposes.
Timber Salvaged will be used for con-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-23
Last Glacial Sheet

According to biologists people
were known to be living in Europe
during the time Of the last glacial
sheet. They were uncivilized hui
mans of the old Stone age. But no
traces have been found in North
America Of human beings at that
time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-23
The SiSter-in-Law

No relationship by law exists be-
tween sister of a bride and sis
ter OF groom. The restricted def
milton of sister-in-law is the sister
OF ones husband or wife, or the
wife of ones brother. But popular
usage ignores the restricted defini-
ton and extends the term to include
the wife of ones wife's or husbands
hrofbar
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-23
EMPLOYED AT FOREST OFFICE.

Walford johnson IS now employed at
the u. s. Forest Service office as
junior stenographer, taking the place
left vacant by Miss Hannah Markun,
who is now employed by the depart
ment of labor in washington, D. C.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-23

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE MINER
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14

children home from school. and
you'll be ready in Apron B, with its
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POPULAR RECIPES

characteristic faces. This is that
delicious, appetizing substance, a
good fruit jelly"
That's the famous Goldthwaithe
definition of fruit jelly and it
doesn't leave much to add. If you
prefer a clear jelly, let the hot
fruit drip through a flannel bag.
If you do not, squeeze the bag and
although your jelly will be more
cloudy you will gain in quantity.
BASIC RULES
1. Select and prepare fully-rip-
ened fruit.
2. Wash, scald and drain glasses
and covers.
3. Use exact measurements.
For both fruit juice and sugar use
a standard measuring cup holding
II pint of liquid or ounces of
sugar. level full.
4. Use a 6 to s quart kettle or
saucepan which should be half
full of sugar and fruit juice to
permit a full rolling boil. a boil
that cannot be stirred down.
5. If you use bottled fruit pee
tin, add it the moment the fruit
juice and sugar come to boil,
then bring to a full rolling boil
and boil hard for exact time stated
in the recipe, stirring constantly.
6. Always skim jelly and pour
Immediately into freshly scalded
glasses. Cover at once with layer
of melted paraffin. When cool,
cover glasses with scalded covers
and store in a dry cool place.
Gooseberry Jelly
makes Il glasses, 6 fluid ounces
each)
-Four cups q pounds) juice, Z
cups % pounds) sugar, Il bottle
fruit pectin.
To prepare juice, crush thor
oughly about 3 pounds fully ripe
gooseberries. Add II cup water
bring TO a boil, cover and simmer
10 minutes. Place fruit in jelly
cloth or bag and squeeze out
juice. Measure sugar and juice
into large saucepan and mix.
Bring to a boil over hottest fire
and at once add pectin. stirring
constantly. Then bring to a full
rolling boil and boil hard Il min
ute. Remove from fire, skim
pour quickly. Paraffin hot jelly
at once. If a red jelly is desired
add red coloring while mixture is
coming to a boil.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14
BY MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX
NEA Service staff Writer

Ideal fruit jelly is a beautiful
colored, trans parent, palatable
product obtained by so treating
fruit juice that the resulting mass
will culver, not flow, when re-
moved from its mold; a product
with texture so tender that it
cuts easily with a spoon and yet
so firm that the angles produced
retain their shape; a clear product
that is neither syrupy, gummy.
sticky nor tough; neither is it
brittle and yet it will break and
does this with distinct beautiful
cleavage which leaves sparkling
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

Below are the answers 70 test
questions printed on the womsn's
page,
/. On the north coast OF Aus
tralia.
.. Maryland and Virginia
5. 16is.
4. Idaho.
5. 1918.
6. Agard.
Z. Goldsmith and copper-plate
engraver.
s. Belgium.
9. Kansas.
10. Badminton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14
Letters From Women
Indicate Revolution
Many Members of Fair Sex Are Tired of
Being Told How to Hold Their Men,
By CYNTHIA GREY

Every now and then letter comes from thinking
woman who asks. why should always be told what
they should do and should not do order to hold husband
After ALL human beings and just likely fall
out of love with the of their choice the likely
to turn their attention elsewhere"
There is getting away from the fact that this is good
argument Men certainly important than
and intelligent women have right to put forth such ques
tions Just why is everastngy important TO keep
husband? Surely is just important for the male (who
also has of fading with the years. to do of the
work that is necessary to happy and serene home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14
PAT T E RN

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14
PLENTY OF EXERCISE

Nat Pendleton just can't seem
TO get enough physical culture
work. He wrestles. does road
work and setting-up exercises
daily. and now he has erected
trspeze bar in his studio dressing
room
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14


I have grown 20 used to colored
ones that the natural ones look
pale and sickiy to me.
! wouldn't care II he just asked
me to forget the colored polish
every now and then. but every time
he sees me he grabs my hand and
then starts TO rave. He make awful
remarks about this style and de-
clarcs that only women Of easy
morals color their nails. This
makes me indignant. naturally. II
IL the only thing we argue about.
He il such 4 nice boy and a gen.
tleman but I am alarmed at this
narrow-minded attitude.
Should I give In to him and let
my nails be natural. or should I
assert myself and do a. want To?
b. r.
This doesn't seem to be a sub
ject worth quarreling over, al
though must admit ] think your
young friend Is going too far
when he says only women of
easy morals color their nails as
. general rule. The majority of
younger women do II now (most
Of them very fine girls) and
many older women.
II you like the lad well enough
to give up this style to satisfy
him. by all means do so, but
can assure you that II you start
In now giving in to his whims
and opinionated ideas, you viii
spend the rest Of your life doing
90, should you ever marry him.
Irritable
Dear Miss Grey: I've a problem
that IL making me so irritable and
unhappy that I feel I must 60 to
someone who can offer me advice
and hope.
] am 20 years old and a high /
school graduate. could not afford |
10 60 to college but had to seek
when I left high
school. When I say seek" that Ia
just what mean, for all can do
d seek work. I can't get q job
because 20 many married women
are holding their places.
Please don't contribute the fact
that lack q Job to a want of
optimism. I've never yet gone to
seek 4 position but what left a
favorable impression on the en-
ployers. They are sincere, I know.
when they very kindly inform me
that my application Is desired. but |
there 10 no opening because the
places they could offer are held by
married women who have been
with them for years.
II seems unfair for these women
to hang on to their jobs through
the years. without giving the young
women a chance.
/ am not prejudiced against
married women working as ! real
lie that with many OF them 1t Is
a case Of dire necessity. but truth
fully. Miss Grey. don't you think
that many of them hang on to their
places just to feed their selfish
vanity?
! believe that some Of them could
step out without hurting their fl
nancial status to any great extent.
Ny only hope Is that the hum
drcds Of other girls who graduate
next year will be more fortunate
than !. I. d.
] am sure you will find q posi-
ton to your liking. ] sincerely
hope no. Certainly your letter
indicated intelligence. II you
will try to overcome your irrita-
bility you viii have made a step
in the right direction. Being
irritable win not help solve your
problem
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14

German wartime pilots were
called Emil" by observers. and
the observers were known as
Franz" TO the pilots.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14
TEACHERS PET

Bobby Jordsn's vacation gift TO
Lois Horne. his Warner studio
schoolteacher. was q Boston bull
dog.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14
Good Taste
Today
BY EMILY POST
AN INTRODUCTION is NOT
NECESSARY
BY EMILY POST

Dear Mrs. Post: / have never
been introduced to boy I see very
often on the street, and for this
reason I don't know II 1t would be
correct for me to speak to him at
such times or not. You see, he
knows perfectly well who am, but
though he looks my way longer
than necessary. he does not speak
to me. His locker at school was
next to that Of one of my friends.
and when I used to stop by to wait
for her she would be talking with
him, and of course ] was brought
into their conversation just by
chance. but never actually intro
duced. Mother thinks ! am silly
about IL, and should have spoken
to him all along.
Answer: agree with your moth
er--not that I want to call you
silly, but you seem to have been
absurdly self-conscious. Ordinari-
ly you should not speak to strange
boys who have never been intro
duced to you "a girl is never in
PRODUCED to a boy), but to have
gone to the same school and To
have recognized each other per-
fectly was certainly introduction
enough. He would naturally hest
tate to speak to you since 1t is
always a girls privilege to speak
first to boy. Or perhaps your
manner has been snubbing. Hav.
ing made situation of II. ii is
now hard to advise you. But you
ought to do one or the other. Say
Good morning" frankly or else
pass him without seeing him
Whatever you do, don't make
Sleeps eyes at him,