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Evening star., 1939-05-28
Social Service Exchange
Will Meet THURSDAY

The annual meeting of the Social
Service Exchange, central clearing
house OF information for the Com
munlty Chest and other private and
public agencies, will be held at 1890
pm. Thursday at Collingwood, on
the Mount Vernon boulevard near
Alexandria. Va, it was announced
yesterday by Mrs. Mary F. c. Leute,
secretary.
Miss Harriet Root, chief of the
United States Information Service,
will speak on United States Post
Office No, l, Washington, D. c." the
phrase with which President Roose-
welt described the service given by
her organization. Miss Root, for
merly with the Red Cross, has a
deep interest in the social welfare
activities of the metropolitan area.
Guests of honor will include Miss
M. Alice Hill, director of the Public
Assistance Division of the Board of
Public Welfare, and Miss Mary Han
klns, assistant director, who soon
are to leave their posts.
A sketch dramatizing the work of
the Social Service Exchange will be
presented by members of the staff.
Allen Pope, chairman of the Ad-
vlsory Committee of the exchange,
will preside. Members of his COM
mittee include w. w. Everett, Har-
old A. Brooks, A. F. E. Horn and
DR.. Thomas Gosling.
For the benefit of those without
transportation bus will leave the
terminal at Eleventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, at noon.
Evening star., 1939-05-28
By the Associated Press.

LAJITAS. Brewster County. Tex,
May 27.-Two brawny Texans
matched strength and endurance to-
day against the treacherous rock
studded Rio Grande in a swim
through lonely Santa Helena Can
yon.
Roy l.. Swift, q, editor of the
Robstown (Tex) Record, and his
brother. w. E. Swift, 81, Brown
wood (Tex) salesman. plunged into
the water at the head of the 20
mile gorge early in the morning.
For emergency. they carried two
inflated truck inner tubes. Lashed
to these were their cameras and
days food ration. The brothers
are qualified Red Cross life savers
For IL miles they had to swim
through a cut in which perpendic-
ular walls rose to height of 1000
feet.
Last year. a soldier from Fort D
A. Russell at Maria lost his life at
tempting to swim through Santa
Helena on an inner tube. Two
companions clung perilously to a
ledge and were rescued after watch
ing the rising water narrow thei,
haven inch by inch for five days
The Swift Bros. expected to wade
Evening star., 1939-05-28
Judge Holds Saloon
Time Is Sun Time
By the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 27.-Saloon time
is sun time, Municipal Judge Francis
Borrelli ruled today.
He announced his court would re-
gard the laws l m. closing dead
line as Central standard time, an
hour later than daylight saving
time, under which Chicago is oper-
ating this summer.
Judge Borrelli cited a 1916 Texas
Appellate Court decision holding
that saloons could close by sun
time" then computed as "a minutes
behind standard time, without re-
gard to other time usages.
Evening star., 1939-05-28

sermon on "The Jew, Perpetual Sac
rifice on the Altar Of Freedom" at
the first service.
The conference was organized by
80 reform rabbis In Detroit in 1889
and now comprises 412 members.
Evening star., 1939-05-28

Hotel June ISIS with Rabbi Max
G. Currick Of Erie, Pa, president Of
the conference. presiding.
The Jews place In the world Of
today will be the theme Of the con-
clave, and addresses on Jewish prob
lens will be made by prominent
Evening star., 1939-05-28

rabbis from all sections Of the
Nation.
Religious services are to be held
Friday night and Saturday morning
at the Washington Hebrew Congre-
CATION, with Rabbi william H. Fine
shriber Of Philadelphia delivering q
Evening star., 1939-05-28
Fraternity Dunce

Aleph Zadik Aleph Fraternity, the
Junior B'nai Birth, will hold dance
tonight at 8 O'Clock in the Stans-
bury Lodge, 5832 Georgia avenue
NV.
Evening star., 1939-05-28
Conference Of Rubbis
Will Meet June l3- 10

The golden jubilee convention Of
the Central Conference Of American
Rabbis will be held In the Maynower
Evening star., 1939-05-28

You AIwoys Get "More For Your Money"
Because Codspo created for Sears produced for Sears
and distributed by Sears! From scientific designers,
engineers skilled factory personnel to trained store
under the sole supervision of Sears
The savings to you are instantly apparent when you
compare Coldspos with Identical sized and similarly
equipped electric refrgerators of other makes You not
only pay less for Coldspot but you get When you
this magnificent FourStar "Gold Seal" model built
and priced to commemorate the sale of over 100000
Coldspotsyou will know that Sears is the place buy
your electric refrigerator.
Evening star., 1939-08-12

ishes, lighting fixtures. refrigera-
tors, water heaters, ranges and
screens.
A compilation of the figures indi-
Gates that the cost of materials
outweighs the cost of labor by about
two to one. The breakdown in ma
terial costs normally shows: Lum-
Der, SIS per cent of the total; ma
sons materials, little less than 20
per cent; hardware, per cent;
painters materials, a little more
than per cent, and heating and
plumbing supplies, 20 per cent.
Evening star., 1939-08-12
Fourth Of D. T..
Debts Are Paid
To H. 0. |. {.
AIl-Time Record for
Collections Set
During 1899

District of Columbia borrowers
from the Home Owners Loan Corp.
as OF June 80 have repaid $3,o57,:
768, or Is per cent of their total
Indebtedness, the H. o. L. C. re.
vealed today in announcing that
collections set an all-time record
during the first six months of 1899.
Collections in the District in June
were l00.l per cent of the monthly
billings. The H. o. L. c. has 1,4l1
accounts in satisfactory standing
mere, which means that payments
are up to date or not more than
three months in arrears or in the
process of liquidation. This is more
than "a per cent of the 1878 active
accounts here.
The H. o. L. C. reported that it,
owns only 10 houses in the Dis
trict at the present time and has
sold 185. Homes the agency has
been forced to acquire, officials said,
are sold almost as fast as they are,
acquired.
The figures for the first six months
OF 1889 show that the H. o. L. C.
is making decisive progress in its
dual functions of rehabilitating dis.
tressed home owners and liouidat-
ing properties it has been forced
to take over.
Collections in June were 1908
Evening star., 1939-08-12
Realtors Will Meet
In Los AnqeIes in Fall

Invitations have been sent out
for the annual convention of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards, to meet in Los Angeles,
Calf, October "a to q.
AS one of the features of the
convention. which is expected to
attract delegates from every part
OF the country, an all-day tour
circling metropolitan Los Angeles
Is being arranged. The tour viii
swing through the more than 30
communities in the Los Angeles
neighborhood.
The trip will be combined study
and recreational excursion. Special
lists IN industrial real estate will
have industrial specialists as their
guides; home builders will be guided
by specialists in this line
Evening star., 1939-08-12
Home Bui|dingC Costs
Downward, Study
DiscIoses
Figures Indicate
Materials Outweigh
Labor Changes 2tol

The trend of home building costs
is currently down, and it has been
going down steadily since the mid
die of 1887, according to a study
made by the Building Reporter on
the basis of statistics supplied by
the Federal Home Loan Bank
Board.
The study reveals that the de-
creasing cost of building materials
has been responsible for the down.
ward trend in the cost Of the fin
ished house. The cost of building
labor, according to the report, is
now higher than at any time in
1887.
Since 1886. it is pointed out, the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
has been collecting data from repu-
table contractors and operative
builders on the cost of constructing
standard six-room house $4,000
cubic feet) in a selected group of
typical cities from coast to coast.
These data cover all labor and ma
terial costs, except those for wall
paper, other wall and ceiling fin
Evening star., 1939-08-12
Builders Plan Probe
To End Undesirable
PracticesHe
Group Representing
Entire Industry Is
Being Appointed

The Washington Building Congress
Is joining with the Construction
League of the United States in sur
veying practices in the building
industry in view of recent wide
spread criticism and an investiga-
ton by the Justice Department for
possible antitrust violations.
A committee made up of repre-
sentatives of all branches of the
industry is being appointed to in.
vestlgate the situation in Washing
ton and this area. 1t is expected,
according to the August bulletin of
the Washington Building Congress,
that this investigation will be in
strumental in correcting any local
practices which representative men,
berS of the industry agree are un-
desirable and not for the best in
terest OF the industry as a whole.
Members of the organization are
being asked to call the congress
Office with any information they
think may be of interest to the
committee. When requested the in
formation will be kept confidential.
The study has been undertaken
in order that an organization di-
rectly interested in and affected
by the building industry will have
facts either to refute the criticism,
or, if it is true in some respects,
assist in overcoming the undesirable
practices. Building congresses and
similar organizations throughout the
country are cooperating in the un-
dertaking
In order to appraise the nature
and extent of practices within the
industry queStionnaire has been
sent out. Topics covered in this
QUESTIONABLE include bidding prac-
tlces, financing of construction,
wage rates, material costs, labor
supply, jurisdictional disputes, con-
struction process at the site, build
ing code, public control of con-
tractors, contract documents and
outside influences.
Evening star., 1939-08-12
BY LAWRENCE CROLIUS.

II you are on the lookout for
something new and different in the
way of decoration for your home.
be it large or small, you will get a
big kick out of a new translucent
window blind These blinds are of
the Venetian slat type, and operate
In the same way as the ones YOU
are accustomed to seeing, but instead
OF having solid wood stats, they have
handsome bakelite strips which
transmit light.
With blinds of this sort installed
on the windows of one or more of
the rooms of your home, you can
round out a decorative scheme III
highly satisfactory manner. The
translucent bakelite Stats give off
pleasing glow of color from either
natural or artificial light, and you
will find that an otherwise dull and
drab room can be made bright and
CHEEKY if the old-fashioned window
blinds are replaced with these new
devices.
Among the numerous interesting
features of these blinds you will be
interested to know that they are
very easily cleaned because of their
smooth satin finish which makes it
difficult for dirt and dust to collect.
This finish is also permanent, ac-
cording to the manufacturers, be-
cause it has been baked right into
the material, and is also impervious
to water, alcohol, and any high
powered household cleansers that
might be used on it.
The Stats themselves are curved in
sort of fiat S shape which should
make them ideal from the stand
point of light diffusion and ventila-
ton. This new shape, combined
with the thinness of the material,
Evening star., 1939-08-12
Sales AGENT Named

George A. Wilson has been ap-
pointed exclusive sales agent for the
Rock Creek Park Estates, according
to an announcement made today.
Evening star., 1939-08-12
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makes 1t possible for the blind to be
made very compact when it is In
the raised position. A facia board
at the top is also supplied as stand
ard equipment. This further con-
cealS the mechanism and makes the
entire installation trim.
A mechanical detail which is new
In this type of blind is the oper-
atlng machinery that enables the
house cleaner to remove the blind
from its sockets completely for
either a thorough cleaning of the
blind itself or the window it pro-
tects
You have your choice of eight diff
ferent colors ranging from white
through cream, amber, scarlet, dark
red, dark blue, light blue to green.
The other day we saw something
new in decorative mirrors. Nearly
every one would like to have a full
length mirror or two around the
home. Well, the only reason a lot
OF us don't have full-length mirrors
installed at every turn is because of
their rather high cost. We have
found neV steel mirror with
rejecting surface. 1t is made of
chrome steel plate and has Pinch
satin border all around the out
side, giving it fine-fnished ap-
pearance. Because of the relatively
thin sheet of steel that is used these
mirrors are considerably lighter in
weight and are, therefore, easier to
install on any and all doors. They
are made in sizes to fit standard
door panels and the manufacturers
tell us that they cost about a third
less than the old-style mirrors.
Evening star., 1939-08-12

(See H. o. L. c., Page B-5.D
Evening star., 1939-08-12

(See PERMITS, Page B-2.)
Evening star., 1939-08-12
Edison Bros. Stores
Lease F Street Site

The property at 1908 F street
NV. has been leased for 10 Years
by the Edison Brothers Stores, Inc,
through Carl G. Rosinski, agent
for the owners, the N. I. Urdong
Realty Co, The Edison company,
after extensive alterations, will oc-
cupy the property as Chambers
Exquisite Shoe Store.
Evening star., 1939-08-12
Private DWELLING
Permits Valued
At$527,000
One Firm to Build
"a New Homes
In Southeast

Permits issued last week by the
office of Building Inspector John
w. Oehmann for new dwellings in
the District reached a total valua-
ton of S527, 900 as Washington S
substantial private building pro-
gram continued.
The number of permits for new
residences totaled 152. The more
important of these included the
following:
Wesmond Building & Investment
Co, Inc, 1882 K street NV, own
ers, architect; to erect IA two-story
brick and cinder-block dwellings,
3035 to 3O7l M street Sc; to cost
$560O0.
The same company also obtained
permit to erect 10 two-story brick
and cinder-bloc dwellings, 5000 to
3056 M street Sc; to cost $4,000.
Carroll Construction Co., 1404 K
street NV, owners and builders;
G. T. Santmyers, architect; to erect
IL two-story brick and cinder-block
and rubble-stone dwellings, Is to 81
Crittenden street NE; to cost
$4,000.
Richard F. Irwin. 4207 Ingomar
street NV, owner, builder and de-
signer: to erect nine 2-story brick
and cinder-block dwellings, 1907 to
15l5 TWenty-e eighth place Sc. and
28l2 to 28l8 @ street Sc; to cost
$4,000
Charles D. Sager, s24 Fourteenth
street NV, owner and builder; D.
H. Holland, designer; to erect nine
2-story brick dwellings,, l-517
Twenty-first street NE; to cost
$4,000.
Gilbert S. Seek, TOLL Eighth street
NV, owner and builder; Joseph H.
Abel. designer; to erect three 2-story
brick, tile and cinder block dwell
ings, 1928 to 1896 Eighth street NV,
to cost s24,0OO.
Five Brick Buildings.
Claude Livingston, jr., 1919 K
street NV. owner and builder; S. j.
Pielstick. designer; to erect five
2-story brick and cinder block dwell
ings, 3788 w street NV, to cost
$3.50
Claude G.. johnson. 4l6 Shepherd
street NV, owner and builder; Har-
vey P. Baxter. architect; to erect two
2-story brick and cinder block
dwellings, 6346-6342 Thirty
street NV, to cost $1,000.
Shady Brook, Inc, Tower Build
ing, owners and builders; Louis X.
Moss, designer; to erect three 2-story
masonry dwellings, 5029 to 5033 V
street NV, to cost Sl6,50U.
J. M. Jones, jr., owner; Marthin-
son e. Co, builders; E. Stanley
Brown, architect: to erect one
2-story brick and cinder block dwell
ing, 1912 Forty-fourth street NV,
to cost S16OOU.
Shady Brook. Inc. Tower Build
Ing, owners and builders; Louis r.
Moss. designer; to erect three 2-story
masonry dwellings, 5021 to 5025 V
street NV, to cost $4,000
Better Building Service. 1927 I
street NV, owners and builders: G.
E. Menzel, designer; to erect three
2-story brick dwellings. 1900 to 1903
Sixteenth street NE, to cost SIS 900.
Two-Story Apartment.
Harry Poretsky, owner ana
builder; Sidney Poretsky, designer;
to erect one 2-story brick ana con-
crete apartment. 2111 Eighteenth
street Sc, to cost $4,000.
Harry Poretsky, owner ana
builder; to erect one 2-story brick
apartment, IT'S V street Sc, to cost
$4,000.
Stone & Shockey, Bill Fourteenth
street NV, owners and builders; j.
J. Baldwin, designer; to erect one
2-story brick and cinder block dwell
(See PERMITS, Page B-2.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-22
Star I'D uSt
X Screen Cinderella
X Athlete Gets Lead
X To Haue-Not to Hold
--- By Vireinia Vale -
ny Virginia Val

INFANT a Cinderella story?
w 1t concerns Kathryn
Adams, who didn't win a "Gate-
way to Hollywood" contest. She
did get first place in the elimi-
nations for her part of the coun-
try (Minnesota), ). however, and
got to Hollywood.
But she lost out there, and was
all set to 60 home. The story goes
that Gregory La Cava, the ace pro-
ducer-director, saw her walking
across the RKO-Radio lot, and asked
her to take screen test. She did,
so sure that nothing would come of
1t that she even told him that she
didn't like the script provided for
her, and he let her write her own.
And-she was given the second
lead in Fifth Avenue Girl" the
latest Ginger Rogers release, and
may go farther than the girl who
won out in that contest in which she
was an also-ran.
Major Bowes and his staff looked
forward to a let-up in the number
of amateurs they'd be auditioning
during the summer months, but in
stead of diminishing the number Of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-22

waistline. The design (1681) gives
you plenty Of lap-over, so that you
needn't sew buttons and make
buttonholes all the way down. And
Of course you don't need to be
told how easy the coat style is to
make, to get into, and to iron.
~ The Patterns. +
No. 1906 is designed for sizes SO,
38, 40, AZ, A., 46, 48, SO and So.
Size SO requires Az yards of 49,
inch material, with short sleeves;
Az yards with long sleeves; !
yard for vestee. go
No. 1851 is designed for sizes "a,
SO, 80, 40, AZ, A, 46 and 48. Size
SO requires Az yards of 35-inch
material without nap; ss yard con-
trasting; "a yards edging.
z Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, 247 w.
Forty-third street, New York,
N. X. Price of patterns, IS cents
Gin coins) each. t'ge Af ~ &
tBell Syndicate--WNU Service.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-22

on absorbent paper. sugar Hgntly,
if desired.
Hot Water Cheese Pastry.
makes 2-crust pie)
2s cup shortening
6 tablespoons boiling water
2 cups general purpose flour
/ teaspoon salt
" teaspoon baking powder
/ cup American cheese (grated)
Place shortening in warm bowl,
pour boiling water over it, and
cream thoroughly with fork. Place
flour, salt and baking powder in
-four sieve and sift gradually into
the creamed mixture. Add cheese.
Mix thoroughly. Make up into
doughball, then chill in refrigerator.
When ready to bake remove from
refrigerator, divide dough and roll
out. Line pastry tin with one por-
ton of the pastry and proceed with
desired pie recipe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-22
The Success Family

The father of Success is
Work.
The mother Of Success is
Ambition.
The oldest SON is-Common
Sense. 'o.
Some Of the other boys are
Perseverance, Honesty, Thor
oughness, Foresight, Enthusi-
.asm, Cooperation.
The oldest daughter is Char
acter.
Some II of the sisters are
Cheerfu1ness,, Loyalty. Courte-
sy, Care, Economy, Sincerity.
Get acquainted with the fa-
thers and you will be able to
get along pretty; well with the
fest ofs the family aaa
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-22
the top to allow the steam to escape.
Bake in a hot oven (425 degrees)
for about 40 minutes.

the top to allow the steam to escape.
Bake in a hot oven (425 degrees)
for about 40 minutes.
Pigs-in- Taters.
(Serves 81
6 large baking potatoes
6 tablespoons margarine
to 5 teaspoons milk
11s teaspoons salt
Paprika
" pound small sausages (cooked)
Wash and dry potatoes. Place on
rack in hot oven $500 degrees), and
bake for about As minutes, or until
the potatoes are done. Cut slice
from one side of each and scoop out
the inside. Mash thoroughly, add
margarine, salt and paprika. Refill
the potato shells. Make a depres-
sion in the center of each, and ar
range in it or 8 sausages. Bake in
a moderate oven $3.50 degrees) for
about 10 minutes, or until brown.
Harvest Moon Doughnuts.
makes "a doughnuts)
Va cup butter
l cup sugar
2 eggs
4 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
sg ! teaspoon salt
/ teaspoon nutmeg
" teaspoon cinnamon
cup milk
/ teaspoon vanilla
Fat for deep fat frying
Cream butter and sugar. Beat in
eggs. Sift together dry ingredients
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-22
Becoming Designs
Sn,artly individual

IF YOU take a large size, then
1 you'll find 1906 one Of the most
becoming dresses you ever put
on! The long, slim lines of the
paneled skirt make your hips look
much narrower, and the, bodice
gathers give correct ease over the
bust. With Its touch Of lace, this
will be very smart for bridge par
ties, luncheons and club affairs.
Make it of flat crepe, thin wool
and, later on, sheer velvet.
Coat Style Dress.
The something different" about
this practical dress is the way the
closing is cut sharply over at the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-22
Need Help Feeding Father?

If you would plan and serve meals
to please the man of the house, send
for copy of Eleanor Howe's book,
Feeding Father; in it she tells
what men like to eat and gives you
recipes for fathers favorite foods
luscious apple pie, pot roast, oyster
stew, and a mans rich chocolate
cake, and 125 other delicious dishes.
Send 10 cents in coin to Feeding
Father" care of Eleanor Howe, 919
North Michigan Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois, and get your copy of this
clever book now.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-22

Split hard rolls. Butter and then
stuff them with chicken or fish salad.
Chopped ham may be added to
waffle batter and served with pine
apple-orange sauce.
Try combining two or more kinds
of soup. The resulting mixture may
be served in the regular way or
used as a sauce for other Dishes
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-22


the cooled chocolate mixture. Mix
and sift all dry ingredients and add
alternately with the remaining milk.
Bake in well-greased layer-cake
pans in moderate oven (375 de-
grees) for approximately $3.50 min
utes. Ice with boiled icing.
Apple Pie.
makes pie)
Cheese pastry
cooking apples
Flour
" teaspoon salt
70 cup granulated sugar
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
teaspoon lemon juice
Line pie tin with pie crust. Peel
the apples and cut in slices. Sprin-
kle the bottom of the pastry with
flour, salt and graduated sugar.
Pile in the apples, filling very full.
Dot with butter and sprinkle with
cinnamon, nutmeg. sugar and lemon
Juice. Cover with the top crust,
crimp the edges together and score
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-22
Ask Me 4nother
. "A General Quiz
The Questions

1. Are zebras black with white
stripes or white with black
stripes?
2. White persons constitute what
per cent Of the people Of the Brit
ish empire?
8. Why do people generally walk
In circles when lost?
A. In what cities would you find
the following districts: The Loop;
The Barbary Coast; The Bowery?
5. In what wars did the United
States draft troops?
6. What country is designated by
the sobriquet Cousin Michel?
z. Are animals other than horses
spoken of as thoroughbred?
8. What is the difference be-
tween dove and a pigeon?
9. Are there white elephants?
10. Here is the first line of we'll
known poem: 20, young Lochin-
var is come out of the west" Can
you give the second line?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-22
The Answers

1. The basic color of zebra is
white, and his stripes are black.
2. Fourteen per cent.
8. Because one leg is shorter
than the other.
A. Chicago; San Francisco; New
York.
5. Civil and World wars.
6. Germany.
Z. Other animals eligible to be
recorded are spoken of as pure
bred.
8. A dove is a pigeon.
9. White elephants are merely
light-skinned Asiatic elephants,
and may occur as the offspring of
normally colored parents. This
type is revered in Siam, and kept
in the royal stables of tine mon
arch.
10. Through all the wide Border
his steed was the best"