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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25
Should Place
Qualify Mark
Public Safeguard
Is Recommended

NASHtNUlpNt H. IA hatN
Of quality should be placed on all
homes which are well designed and
soundly built. TO safeguard the
public and TO distinguish good
homes from those built without
proper regard 10 planning and SUI
pervision Of construction. John II.
Fahey. chairman Of the federal
home loan bank board. declared
today
The plain fact Is that the pub
lie has not been educated 20 de-
mand superior homes and, without
such demand. too many segments
of the building cannot supply them
in the face Of cheap competition"
said Mr.. Fahey.
Unfortunately, In the promotion
of residential construction. the In
dustry has emphasized price and
terms to the virtual exclusion Of
quality. Higher-raiio loans. longer
terms. reduced interest rates and
mortgage insurance have charac-
terized the industry's sales ap-
preach Would not the industry be
building on sounder basis II
quality were given greater empha-
sis?
Must Have Quality
1T is difficult to escape the con-
clusion that the ultimate Is already
in sight with respect to the margin
OF inducement remaining whereby
lower prices. longer terms and low
er interest rates can be depended
upon to provide the same degree
Of stimulus as in the past. II seems
inevitable that the industry will
soon recognize that a lasting de-
mand for homes can be created
only by delivering quality prod
uct. albeit at the right price and
on the proper terms.
For the past few years, the
federal home loan bank board has
sought 10 stress the necessity of
technical services in the design and
construction of small homes. IL has
been joined by the American Insti-
tute of Architects and the Produc-
ers' Council, the national or-ani-
zation of quality material manu-
facturers, in sponsoring the Fed
eral Home Building Service plan
1t offers to register all homes BULL
according TO certain high stan.
dards. and provides the owners
with a certificate evidencing thai
the house is a product Of gooc
planning and supervised construc
ton.
Good Influence
This program already has hat
a highly beneficial influence oil
: small home construction. Man,
lending agencies today have enlist
ed the services Of architects AM
: technicians in building bette
homes. and leading contractor
|, have welcomed the program.
Moving gradually forward II
the extension of this program. tn
bank board has been thorough,
aware of the proportions of tn
problem One thing has becom
clearly apparent: No program cal
, be expected TO bring about a sud
den wave of improvement. nor
II reasonable to expect construc
ton standards and practice to b
lifted TO the desired levels owe
night. Yet, notwithstanding tn
difficulties involved, it has bee
conclusively shown that improve
ment in plan, design and construc
ton can be accomplished to
i highly worthwhile degree II cor
y tinuous effort is brought to bea
by all industry factors"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25

Administrator Nathan Jtraus
has given assurance that the new
defense functions % UsHA viii In
no way interfere with tina present
Stun clearance program. UsHA
will work through local housing
authorities wherever possible.
Projects vii. continue 10 be plan.
ned In aecordanc. with the per-
mansnt neecs OF communities.
There will be no barracks built.
The str.sp,lining process. Mr..
straus pointed out, DOES not alter
the fundamer'al purpose Of public
housing. but simply expands
UsHA facilities and makes pos
sibIe quick and effective sciion In
meeting urgent defense needs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25
U. S. Expands
Housing Plans
Speed Program As
Defense Measure

WASHINGTON. n Cts pro
gram expended to meet the press
Ins demands 81 national dsfensr.
L. 3 HoaAink Authority IL ssink
faiIi speed sf~a 10 provide nach.
needed homes for war workers.
Congress r<0snsiy voted - lss
usHA buiid and operate rreteess
directly as well az lend none 10
local housing suthorsties usHA
can now ecassmn land. and ,sna
all ~ the development sos ~
projects Equivalent elimination
clearing down . slam hoa~ FOR
every new one huiin can walt nntsl
after the rre~rn, emergency,
Formerly. usHA could not suiid
and operas. project. directly,
could not condemn land. could not
lend more than % percent n the
development est Of projects. ard
had 10 require equivalent eliusna.
tion within = comparatively shofs
tims,
Fsssd shortage Noted
Even though handicapped ~
shortage ~ fsnds. usHA 10 push
ing ia defe:1se program. Those
local authorities that have r~sn
slow To utilize funds 'earmafs "a
for them npinths ago have en-
thess "ear,nsrkings" trsnsfsrred
10 tho urs.n,ly.n~eded defsnss
projects. Recsptufed funds al
ready total sia.soo. 600. rnsy VII
he used in the development 81
eight defense housing projects
usHA officials are exploring ever,
possibility for additional funds u
meet the flood OF requests cor ~
slstanee
Two large suHA- aided dsfens'
housing projects 81 Army ans
| Navy bases In IN. South Mont
romery, Ala, and Pensacola. Flor
ida) have been approved by rresi
dent Roosevelt. They are NV Y
preliminary stages Of oonstsuo
tion and will ~ rushed 10 e.p.pls
ton.
Thus far more than $50 com
munities all over tho country raw
bomhsrded usHA for aid ir IN
construction Of homes for AIM
and Navy personnel or for civil
ians employed In vital defense IN
dustfics.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25

II you're not using IL, sell IL with
a Fast Action Times Want Ad-
Phone Main 1881.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-30

When $1,000 persons will patro-
nize a business establishment with
in a period of three days, there must
be some explanation as to the pop
ularity of the firms name, its busi-
ness prestige or the widely estab-
lished reputation of its products.
Well the record patronage is fact
and Liggett's have been given some
Of the answers as to WHY!
The newly renovated Liggett's
Store at the corner of North Main
and East Main streets was officially
inspected by executives of the COM
pany last week and formally opened
to the public. The occasion was
made one of general community in
tereSt with Mayor Vincent A. Scully
welcoming the officials to Waterbury
and congratulating them on the
magnificent appearance of the store
and on the time honored reputation
of the company. On Thursday, FRI
day and Saturday of last week more
than $1,000 persons visited the new
store and admired its beautiful ap-
pointments and facilities.
In providing the best answers to
the query, why I Prefer to Shop
In Liggett's," three enthusiastic
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-30
Local Industrialist
To Be Reelected At
Associations Meeting
Nominating Committee To Report Tomorrow Night
Prominent Speakers To Address Annual Meeting
AT Hotel Bond Five Hundred Expected

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 3O-John H.
GoSs, president of the Scovill Manu-
featuring Company, Waterbury, has
again been nominated for vice
president of The Manufacturers
Association of Connecticut, Inc, in
the list Of nominations to be acted
on at the annual meeting of the
Association at the Hotel Bond, Hart
ford, on October 81, according to
announcement at the Associations
headquarters today.
E.. Kent Hubbard of Middletown
and Harold D. Fairweather, exc
cutive vice-president of Colts Pa
tent Fire Arms Manufacturing
Company, Hartford, have been re-
nominated for president and treas
urer, respectively.
Other nominations to be acted on
at the annual meeting are: Phelps
Ingersoll, vice president, Wilcox,
Crittenden g. Company, Middletown,
for director representing Middlesex
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-30

The witemold Company, Hartford

The wiremold Company, Hartford
chairman.
Contrary to the usual custom Of
two daytime sessions, the Associa-
ton viii hold one session at 300
p. m. and the other at $50 p. M.
Besides short business routine
including the election Of officers, the
afternoon -ession will feature Full
ton Oursler, Editor-inzC Chief Of Nc
Fadden publications, who win speak
on 'The Enemy Within" and Hugh
H. Clegg, assistant director Of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation who
viii present 1.-THE Case for the De-
tense Within"
The evening session starting with
a banquet at $3.50 p. m. will feature
Governor Raymond E. Baldwin who
will speak on "Connecticut's Con-
tributions to National Defense;
H. r. Knickerbocker, war CORE
spondent of the International News
Service who will tell of the nature
of the Enemy without" and James
LYMAN an official of the National
Defense Advisory commission, who
will present "The Case for the De-
Tense Without"
More than 500 manufacturing and
business executives, men and women
are expected to attend this 30th
annual meeting of the Association.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-30

County; R. H. Valentine, president,
The Warren Wooden Company, Stat
ford Springs, for director represent
ing Tolland County; G. w. Blunt
White, vice-president, Sonoco Pro-
ducts Company, Mystic, for direc-
-at-large;; and Robert s. Edwards,
president, Edwards & Company, Inc,
Norwalk, for director at-large.
Members of the nominating COM
mittee, which will make its report
at the annual meeting are: H. H.
Lyman, treasurer and general man
ager of the Lyman Gun Sight Cor
poration, Middlefeld; N. G. Hay
ward, secretary, The Atwood Ma
chine Company, Stonington; John
Williams, Industrial Relations Man
ager, The Yale and Towne Manu-
featuring Company, Sanford; r. A.
Mitchell, secretary, Cyril johnson
Wooden Company, Stafford Spring:
and D. Hayes Murphy, president,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-30
$1,000 Persons Visit
New Liggett's Store
Record Patronage Marked In Three-Day Period
Local Persons Awarded For Answering why

Waterburians, Mrs. Horace Mallette
of go Willow street; Mrs. Patrick
Quinlan of Brentwood avenue and
Miss Julia Fowler of 81 Wolc0tt
street have been made the recipi-
ents of radios.
They not only commented on the
nationwide fame of Liggettis, the
universally established reputation Of
its products, the efficiency of its
personnel, the convenience Of the
local store, but supplied numerous
reasons why public confidence has
been inspired and public patronage
won to such proportions that 21.000
persons in three days is but small
part Of the number who would well
come the opportunity to offer tes-
timonials of their esteem If and
when an opportunity presents it
self.
Hundreds of patrons daily are
writing their own answers and all
are linked with the prestige, the
satisfaction, the service. the cour-
teousness that have made the
name Liggett's the hallmark OF dis
tinction in United States.
AEavioo will Orou moro enttnn
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-30
PUPILS CONVERT AUTO PLATES

San Francisco-(UP)-While no
one appears to have solved the prob
lem of what to do with old razor
blades, the Frank McCoppin school
here knows what to do with old
license plates. During the creative
work" periods at the school the
students bend the plates and trans
form them into book ends.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-30

is now walking with mis- shadow
and talking with his echo since the
divorce Regime covo, the Casino
Russo thrush, and groom jacques
Covo, third ranking exec IN the
Sears Roebuck firm (he's their La
tin American chief) viii make it a
sensational story !. Herbert Bay
ard Swope says he merely twisted
his knee It's a girl for the
Cal Swansons at French hosp III
Add Low Blows: On October 21st
we colyumed: I'm Russia, ITS The
Bird Internationale; In Germany it's
The 3rd Reich, and in America,
thank goodness, it's only The 3rd
Term" Certain New Workers
distorted it yesterday by distributing
thousands of cards reading: "3rd
Term; 3rd Reich; 3rd Internation-
alep Jim Farley tells pals why
he reconc1led with FDR:: Il don't
want to be Forgotten Man-like
AL Smith,"
Curtain Calls: For the dancing Of
Harris, Claire and Shannon at La
Conga sChiquita Venezia's torso
tossing at the Panamanian Village
Cafe Old Europe, Viennese
spot at 77th and Broadway
Preston Sturges' Christmas in
July" due at the Rivoli, hit
Ella Fitzgerald's recording of IS
O'Clock whistle" Rosario and
Antonio, Spanish Gypsy dancers at
the Sert Room Soccarras' muted
music at Tropicana-after the mid
night show Bob Crosby's tor
chant: You Forgot About Me"
Glenn Miller'S version of the new
chune: "A Handful of Stars" and
Frances Faye, the Famous Dooriole.
Hero of the Week Dept: Orchids
to the electrician who handles the
spotlights in the Waldorf Astoria
Sert Room because he understands
an entertainers problem The
other night while lovely Carol Bruce,
the lark, was going through her act
in that swanky- panky ballroom, a
party Of so-called "swells" set up a
noisy disturbance, while bowling at
the antics of one of their party
La Bruce warbled on, trying to
ignore the distraction, but the ILL
bred Doors wouldn't quit laughing
loudly -. The spotlight man sensed
Carols crushed mood j.. He moved
his spotlight from the singer and
focused it on the annoying party
He held the accusing glare on them
until they shut up. To which the
audience applauded the electricians
talented thinking then bravo'd
Bruce onto a half-dozen encores
The colyum hopes the Waldorf man
agement got the. story straight and
commended. instead of reprimand-
ing, the spotlight man His name
is Joe O'Donovan.
Manhattan Murals: The beautiful,
slim blonde taking a poke at a fresh
hack driver on w. SIND Street, to
the cheers of onlookers Sign
in 3rd Avenue beanery: This is
Noise Abatement Week - Don't
Gargle Your Soup!" +. The Pull
man porter on the Merchants Linz
tied very fast train from Boston to
N. ", who announces the arrival
like this: "Hunnerd Twenney Fit
Street Station Of the Worlds Great
est City-Noo Yawki" :. Hooray
for him
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-30
NEW YORK HEARTBEAT

The Big Parade: Brenda Joyce,
in town for a a Lcuella Parson1 APP
pearance, getting q shampoo-woo in
the exclusively for he-press Stork
Club barber shop. F. Farrell, the
Telly's ex-glammerboy, crashing her
in on his pass Z. Hoot Gibson,
tn. gweat big cowboy, lodging taxis
and looking scared stiff, at 46th and
Madison Hatless Hope Hampton
holding hands with hubby, hurrying
home /. Tommy Corcoran, all
work and no play-boy. Guy Lom-
bardo and Ben Bernie-melOdylan
Sweet & Low =. Karen van Ryn,
the gorjiss Dutch ballerina- CLAM
: mer competition for Vera zorin-
ahhhh -. Afternoon stroller on
E. Seth Street Peggy Fears in silver
fox coat, red boodwah slippers and
blue Stacks George Raft, the
Merchant Of Menace, watching the
floor show at Leon and Eddie'S,
while the Leon and Fddie's floor
show watches him The lucky
breezes toying with strip-teasei
Margie Harris skirt (away up to
hereD at 49th and B'way-The Look
of the Month.
SaIlies in Our Alley: Dorothy
Parker was being bothered no end
by mag editor Harold Ross, the town
bore. He kept interrupting her
party of friends in an East Side
joynt with: THE revolution is COM
ing!" When he said it for the
steenth time, Parker popped him
with: And when it does it'll be
EVERYBODY against Harold RossI".
At the rally for FDR in Madi-
son Square Garden, Dorothy Thomp-
son denied the rumors that Sim
clair Lewis was in Reno for di-
vorce tits not Jrue!" she
calculated to a. columnlst. "undi-
-vorce mel" Il will not" he
told her, Everybody in town knows
that you switched your affections
to o fellow named ROOSEVELT"
Midtonn Win-yett: Mrs Mefoof-
sky went to a psychiatrist for an
examination, saying: "Docturr, mine
1CIIl1CG lCclAhAA 4 III u dZy UCCuSS
I'm heppenink to like potatirr
penkakes" The doctor lifted
his good eyebrow and replied: But,
my dear woman-there is nothing
crazy about that. love potato pan
cakes" A big smile spread
across Mrs. Mefoof's kisser. She
threw both her wings around his
neck and gushed: "Riiiy? Dots
vundafil. What do you say, doc,
to comink opp to mine nouse-I got
TRUNKS full of dem!"
Memos of a Midnighter: Noble
Sissle, the Diamond Horseshow band
conductor, and Ethel Watkins, eX-
Cotton Clubelle, have been secretly
Threaded since last Spring :,
Margot Grahame. mended again, is
in Bermuda recooping1 How
truzit that Charley Gehringer, the
Detroiter, will wed into the Dodge
millions via wilder? :. Tom Har-
mon, Michigan's sensational ALL
American (most publicized athlete of
tho year, will be engaged December
1st to Margaret Thorn. daughter
of a naval officer and the prettiest
coed at Ann Arbor Dick Rob-
ertgon the co-writer of I'VE Three"
Evening star., 1940-01-08
sxu.ahA a.. A ~. su...,.A

to try such thing again right away.
As for Farmer Browns boy, what
was there to fear from him? He
had done nothing but shout on that
last visit, and shouting harmed no
one.
So it wasn't long before Mr..
Goshawk winged his way high
enough to look down and with his
wonderful far-seeing eyes watch that
barnyard. Already some pigeons
were sitting on the roof of the barn
and a few hens were in the barn
yard. There were no signs of Farm
er Browns Boy. There were no
hgns Of any one about. Mr.. Goshawk
Evening star., 1940-01-08

Farmer Browns farmyard. It was
this time that Sammy Jay so brave
ly gave warning from the Old Orch
ard and brought Farmer Browns
Boy to the door in time to frighten
Mr.. Goshawk away.
The Gray Terror hew back to the
Green Forest. but he didn't stay
there long. Hunting there was too
much work, compared with the easy
way in which a good dinner was
to be obtained in Farmer Browns
barnyard. He felt sure that Sammy
Jay wouldn't be there to give the
alarm a second time. He had fright
ened Sammy too much for Sammy
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Don't Take NV
Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Temperature
Noun. Degree of holiness or coldne

Do not say TEN M-puh-cher." This
word has four syllables.
Question: How can it be said that
q person has no temperature?-E. G.
Answer: Strictly speaking, 4 per-
son with no temperature would be
as cold as, absolute zero, or, to be
exact, 1896 degrees Fahrenheit be-
low zero.
The word temperature, however, is
loosely used to mean any body heat
above the normal, which is, in the
mouth of an adult. 986 degrees
Fahrenheit. The expression run
ming temperature" commonly de-
scribes feverish condition. 1t is a
colloquialism, but one that is firmly
established by long usage.
(Note-The temperature of the
sun at the surface is about 5000 de-
grees centigrade. At it's center it
is supposed to be 10000 900 degrees
centigrade, the most colossal fever
in the solar system)
Correst pronunciation: TEN per-
uh-tyoor.
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented)
For personal answer to your
questions about words, send
stamped (3-cent), self-addressed
envelope to Frank Colby, care
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
By willard
By Mormon Marsh
By Bud Fisher
BY Gene Byrnes

waited q while. Then his appetite
was too much for him, and he flew
straight for that barnyard, taking
care to fly low enough to keep the
barn between the hens and himself.
Mr. Goshawk is swift flyer. 1t did
not take him long to reach the barn,
and he swung up over it ready to
drop like a thunderbolt among the
pigeons and hens. No, sir, he didn't
drop like a thunderbolt. He didn't
for the very good reason that there
just coming out of the henhouse was
Farmer Browns Boy. Mr.. Goshawk
had made q mistake in returning 20
soon.
Evening star., 1940-01-08

where should the barnyard be v1s-
tied, and then not openly or boldly.
You see they have learned that in
no way can they make man their
enemy so quickly and surely as by
stealing his chickens and pigeons.
And they have learned than man
as an enemy is worse than all other
enemies together.
But it was not 50 with Mr..
Goshawk. Perhaps he was too sure
of his own strength and boldness.
Anyway, he yielded to temptation
as you know. That was but the be-
ginning. The very next time he was
hungry he headed straight for
Evening star., 1940-01-08

saw these pigeons and knew how
easy 1t would be to dash in among
them and catch one and perhaps
more, he just yielded to the temp
tation. Perhaps he didn't try not to.
Anyway he yielded, as you already
know.
Reddy Fox or Old Granny Fox
or Old Man Coyote, had one Of them
been in the place of Mr.. Goshawk,
would promptly have looked another
way and put temptation behind.
They are quite as fond of pigeon
or chicken as Mr.. Goshawk, but they
have learned that only when no
other food can be obtained any
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Points for Parents

BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE,
II you 1Dish a child to succeed, do
not suggest to him that ne is going
to fail.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Livestock Placed
On Rutions in Reich
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN-Horses, cows and pigs
kept within city limits have been
placed on rations by German au-
thorities. In the Berlin area, for
example, the following monthly
mixed-feed allotments have been set
up: For horse, 800 pounds; for q
pig, IS pounds; for a COW, 165
pounds. Each owner of livestock
must possess q rationing card IN
order to buy supplies.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Solution to Yesterdays Puzzle


1888 NLE LElAIEl d RlUl q RlEl TlE] 81 81 I'D
Evening star., 1940-01-08

Dran'pa say "a sof' answer turn
eth away wrath" It didn't work
for me.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
jolly Polly
A Little Chat on English
BY JOS. ]. FRISCH.

A. C.-Within the memory Of
some of us, the word editorial as
noun was criticized by purists. At
that time leading article was used
for the present-day editorial"
The leaflet "120 Everyday Words
Often Mispronounced" will be sent
upon receipt of q self-addressed,
stamped envelope.
Evening star., 1940-01-08

and to spell the word
center
have correctly
refugee
Answer 10 LETTER.OUT
hsh).
VOICE-COVE net).
eft of pasion
good.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Who to temptation once gives way
Will Weld aRain another day.

Who to temptation once gives way
Will yield again another day.
The first yielding makes the Sec
ond yielding a great deal easier, and
this in turn makes it still easier to
yield the next time. Now Mr..
Goshawk made q great mistake the
first time he visited Farmer Browns
yard in quest of pigeons. He didn't
need one of those pigeons. He
wasn't starving. He was getting
enough to eat in the Green Forest.
But when from . long distance he
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20
HOUSEHOLD
QUESTIONS

For whittier mashed potatoes or
boiled rice, add a pinch of cream
of tartar to the cooking water.
Never leave sugar, raiSinS, cur
rants or peel in paper bags. They
all go moist and sticky very
quickly.
Always keep -four in a warm,
dry place. Damp flour will never
make light cakes and pies.
Never serve food in a dish that
is too large for amount of food
served. 1t detracts from the ap-
pearance of your table.
Moisture in the refrigerator en-
courages the growth of bacteria,
causing food to spoil. Wipe off
all moisture inside the refrigera-
tor and be careful to remove
spilled foods.
To remove whitewash from a
ceiling, dissolve one pound of
alum in one gallon of strong vine
gar. Apply with brush, let soak
in well and scrape and wash as
usual.