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Evening star., 1940-01-02

large or small, there are crumbling,
leaking, rotting structures, which
by any possible standard Of decency
are At only to be demolished. Every
one of them Is the only roof over the
head of some American family to-
night.
There was a time when people
scoffed at the idea that decent, safe
and sanitary homes could be pro-
vided for these families. There was
q time when people claimed that
there Just was nothing you could
do about it. OF course, private in
dustry can never meet the needs OF
providing homes for families who
must live in the slums, families with
incomes of 5000, $500, or $500 year
Government Succeeding.
But where private enterprise has
failed, Government enterprise is
succeeding. The blight of the slum
is an old story. The success Of pub
lie housing is curing that blight
The disease has been known and
described and deplored for genera
tions. The scientific method of cur
ing the condition has been diScov-
cred, tested and proved successful
in the last two years.
That is the message I want to
bring to you at the beginning OF
this new year. A new day in housing
has dawned; a new era in the
lives of families of low income is
here. Nothing that I can say can
convey the Importance of what has
taken place in 1899. The day of
blueprints and of hopes and OF
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nent and look at Rosewood, a new
public housing project in Austin,
Tex. Six months ago man, his
wife and two children. lived crowded
into q dilapidated shack with only
one bedroom. For this they paid
81 a month. Today at Rosewood, for
the same rent-$7 a month-they
have two bedrooms, a living room,
a well-equipped bathroom, an airy,
clean kitchen.
These are two typical cases out
of thousands, but they demonstrate
what needs to be demonstrated. The
United States Housing Authority
program is rehousing families from
the slums at rents at least as low
(and often even lower than the
rents charged in the slums. Only
families from slumS are accepted as
tenants in these new projects. When
they move into the new homes, the
unfit dwellings, the dilapidated
shacks, the foul tenements left be-
hind are closed up and demolished.
There is specific requirement Of
the United States Housing Act that
for every new home provided under
the public housing program, one un-
fit dwelling must be put out Of use.
Public housing spells the doom Of
the slums.
The success of the United States
Housing Authority program in cities,
towns and villages has aroused q
demand that these benefits be ex-
tended to the countryside. Thou
sands of farmers, farmhands and
sharecroppers have urged that the
housing program be extended to in
clude them. To see for myself
Evening star., 1940-01-02

told by grown men living in a public
housing project that they pinch
themselves every morning to make
sure they are awake. There Is q
thrill in seeing families, who only q
little while ago were living in slums,
now scrub and polish their new
homes in the proud sense of posses
sion.
There is a tug on the heartstrings
when you see one of the children
splashing about in a spotless bath
tub or when you peek in at the
mother cooking the family dinner
in a well-equipped and hygienic
kitchen. Youngsters romping or
frolicking in the play spaces Of a
housing project are a doubly happy
sight when you recall the contrast
with the rubbish heaps and alley
ways where they were forced to play
a few months before.
A Typical Case.
In Buffalo today. upon a plot of
land where once stood one of the
city's worst slum areas, there stands
today the Willert Park public hous-
ing project, built by the Buffalo
Housing Authority, with the aid of
the United States Housing Author
ity. Among the 173 families living
in Willert Park, man whom we
will call Frank Shaw is typical. Six
months ago Frank Shaw was living
in a dingy tenement which had
neither suitable light nor air. He
paid SIG mouth rent. Today he
and his family are living in a COM
Portable little house at Willert Park
and are paying only $14 month
for shelter rent.
Now let us leap across the CONT
Evening star., 1940-01-02

wered. During the past months the
Department Of Agriculture and the
Farm Security Administration,
under the leadership Of Secretary
Wallace, have been working with
the United States Housing Author
ity and the County Housing Author
tiles in the development of housing
plan for the farms and plantations.
Under this plan the local housing
authority will acquire one acre from
an individual owner, upon which it
will erect, with the aid Of the United
States Housing Authority, a farm
home. There will be provided a
three or four room modern dwelling
a new sanitary well and necessary
fencing. The local housing author
ity will rent the homestead to farm
family whose income is so low that
1t cannot otherwise afford decent
housing. Farm owners, farm tenants
and farm laborers will all alike be
eligible for aid under this program
Plans look forward to eventual home
ownership through sale on easy
terms.
First Soon to Be Submitted.
The, first four projects providing
for construction of about 1000 new
farm homesteads, will be ready for
approval by President Roosevelt
within the next two weeks.
These new farm homes will rent
for less than 81 week.
The cities slums are being wiped
out The slums of the towns and
villages are being wiped out The
slum shacks of the countryside must
60 also.
Senator Robert F.. Wagner of New
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dreams of an effective slum- clear
ance program are past. We speak
now not of what might be done.
or what could be done, or what
should be done We speak of a
successful operating institution, the
United States Housing Authority.
We speak of brick and mortar
buildings-more than $1,000 new
homes now under construction in
165 projects from coast to coast.
The United States Housing Author
ity has demonstrated its effective
ness as an instrument to wipe out
slums and build decent homes for
low-income families who now in
habit the sluns. That is the epoch
making event in American history
Of which I tell you tonight.
Every New Year Day in the last
century an honest chronicler of his
country's history would have to say:
TN the year past, the slums of my
country have grown" On this New
Year Day of 1910 an honest chron-
icler at last can say: I'm the year
past the slums of my country have
shrunk."
Tonight more than 125,000 men,
women and children are living in
public housing projects.
More than s6OO,O0O,OOO worth of
low-rent housing is now under way.
More than $4,000 persons from sub
standard housing have moved or will
move within the next year into
decent, new, low-rent homes erected
by local authorities under the United
States Housing Authority program.
Cost Is More Than Offset.
OF course, it is publicly subsidized
program. There is an annual con-
tribution by the Federal Government
which makes it possible for families
with very small incomes to live in
these new homes without increasing
the amount of their monthly rent
bill. The total amount of this an
nual subsidy provided in the United
States Housing Act is $28,00O,00O
This will be sufficient, let me repeat,
to enable more than $4,000 people
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Sium Retreat Begun,
Straus Reports in
Forum Address
u. s. H. A. Administrator
Points to Coins, but
Also Cites Needs

Nathan Straus, administrator OF
the United States Housing Authori-
ty, discussed slum clearance and
rural housing plans last night in
the National Radio Forum, arranged
by The Star and broadcast over q
Nationwide network Of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. The text
Of his address follows:
We are moving toward the close
OF the first day of new year.
Those of us fortunate enough to
live in the western world should
feel a thrill as we face 1910 in con-
tentment, in growing prosperity
and, best of all, in peace.
Yet somehow as I stand here to-
night In Radio City, high above the
crowds moving through the wintry
night along Fifth avenue below, I
cannot help but recall heart-rending
sights which I saw only a couple
Of weeks ago on one of my cross
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
K0ELLlNC RESIGNS
LEGION POSITION
Resignation Of Chaplain An
nounced At Weekly Meet
ing Of Local Post

The Rev. H. w. Koelling, CHAP
lain Of Wilmington Post NO "
American Legion, for the past year
announced his resignation from the
o,fice at a meeting Of the Legion
last night.
He stated that he Is changing MS
residence to Gainesville, Fla.
His RESIGNATION was accepted with
regret By the post and Commander
r. e. MacMahon announced mai q
special election to choose MS SUI
cessor will be held next week.
Commander MacMahin also an
nounced at the meeting hat Harry
NJ. Symmes has been appointed
member Of the Tar Heel Boys State
commission, which held a specia
meeting in Gastonia recently. HI
appointed the following committee
to take charge of sending repre-
sentative High school students t.
the Boys State camp at Chapel Hill
nsxt summer: Harry NJ. Symmes
chairman, C. 3. VESSEL, w. 5
Waters and r. L. Benson.
The appointment of the Posts Ne
mortal Day committee will be an
nounced at next weeks meeting.
A report was given of the oyster
roast held at Supply last week at
which a large number Of the LIE
gionnaires and their wives attended
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19

the Barnes home after his arrest
and had him point out to theIl n
methods in which he entered n
house and the route he Travelled IN
entering the bedroom on the second
floor.
This, too, was stricken out be-
cause officers said they had told
Gibson "he had better tell n
truth"
Doctors Testify
Doctors from James walker Me-
mortal hospital testified they exa'
mined Mrs. Barnes shortly after the
assault and found proof it had
been committed.
Other cases tried during the day
included that of John Halves, negro,
who pleaded guilty to seduction. He
was sentenced to pay the affiant
the sum of $3.50 and to pay the costs
of court.
The negro offered to marry the af'
| fiant, but was unable to obtain a
health certificate due to the pres
ence of syphilis.
Only about three other minor
cases remain to be tried before ad
journment Of the term. Next term
opens in March.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
GIBSON CONVICTED
OF ASSAULT HERE
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case of this kind in which there was
less evidence of racial prejudice
Gibson, however, seemed entirely
unimpressed by either the trial or
the verdict. While on Death Row
at the state prison il Ralelgh, ne
ACQUIRED the name of Smiley And
in the meantime he gained 50
pounds in weight.
Asked if his relatives were in
court, he replied: mo. IL no use
of them worrying about it"
Following the verdict, the defense
made the usual motion for dis
missal and gave notice of appeal to
the supreme court.
The case went to the jury follow
ing argument by attorneys.
During the morning, Mrs. Gladys
Barnes. first witness to be intro
duced positively identified Gibson as
the negro who criminally assaulted
her on the night of July %:
She told the court without reser'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
AGITATION MOUNTS

STOCKHOLMN, Jan. IS Up -
Soviet Russia today ~apologized to
Sweden for a violation of her terri
tory by Soviet w~arplanes amidst
mounting Swedish agitation for
more active aid to Finland and for
the formation of a Scandinavian
defense league"
The Soviet note, which followed
explosive parliamentary debate over
Sweden's neutrality policy and a
socialist proposal for a northern
military front, was in reply to a
Swedish protest against the bomb
ing of Kallaks island on the Bothn'
ian gulf last Sunday.
Sweden charged nine planes parti
cipated in the bombing but Moscow
acknowledged that only two Soviet
craft, lost in a snoWstorm, flew oven
the island. The Soviet note made
no mention of any bombs being
dropped.
Expresses Regret
The Russian note, handed to the
Swedish charge d'affaires in Moscow
expressed regret over the incident.
Sweden's protest was similar tc
one presented simultaneously last
Monday by Norway, which charged
Red army planes flew over her ter
ritory near the Swedish-NorWegiar
frontier.
Outspoken criticism of Sweden's
neutral stand by former Foreign
Minister Richard Sander and 6
socialist-sponsored suggestion for {
northern defense league have fa'
len upon receptive ears among the
Swedish public, which heretofore
held aloof from such a step.
With Soviet Russia's invading Rec
army in Finland, the opinion is
growing in Scandinavia that a Fin
nish defeat would mean a further
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
WINS AGAIN

DORCHESTER, Neb., Jan. 18.
-R-Twenty years ago DIR. X.
C, Painter raced through a near
blizzard to beat the stork and
aid in the birth of Helen koci
at Pleasant Hill, near here.
Today he started out for Pleas
ant Hill lagain behind a snow
pillow on another birth case, but
the pillow stalled.
A Is man volunteer crew
started shoveling drifts. They
won the battle against subzero
cold, snow and time. Dr. Pan
ter beat the stork to Pleasant
Hill once again.
The mother was Helen koci,
now Mrs. Raphael Houska.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19

rs+;a. +,st the negro entered her
home and attacked her ana aooeo
y, uos .hIe to identify him by the
;n~ruiration from the lights on the
20 ;,rooa bridge on North Ihlrd
street. She broke into tears In the
midst of her testimony.
The testimony of Eddie Johnson
negro trusty in Jail when Gibson
was first arrested, and who was one
of the key witnesses for the state
was not admitted by the court. The
negro testified at the first trial he
o~varboard a conversation between
and another prisoner in
which the accused negro stated
when 7 eat I taste gas and when
I sleep 1 smell gas
The court held thai these state
ments and those Gibson made dl-
rectlv to Johnson were made after
police officers had offered him in
ducements to confess, thereby rem
dering them involuntary state
mentS.
Other witnesses introduced in
cluded Patrolman l.. E. Sykes, O.
the city police, who lived adjacen'
to Mrs. Barnes at the time of thu
alleged attack. He stated he Wal
awakened by her screams in tim
to rush over and shoot at thu
negro as he jumped the back fence
The testimony of Shelby Russ, o
the city police force, was also order
ed stricken out. He told the court
in the absence of the jury, that h
and other officers took Gibson t.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
COTTON SHIPMENTS
WILL BE STOPPED
CONTINUED From Page One)

The deal for an exchange Of the
two products was considered vital
at the time it was announced June
rs, 1899.
Under it the United States had
expected to get rid Of about $780,
900, 600 worth of surplus cotton and
receive rubber costing $4,000, 900.
At the time the agreement was
made, there were some objections
from British ~colonials who wanted
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
REDS APOLOGIZE TO
SWEDEN, NORWAY
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ed Kallaks island, Russia announced
a strongly-worded protest had been
delivered in Stockholm and Oslo.
The Swedish press, in particular
was charged with an attitude that
could be explained only if Sweden
we're in a state of war with the L.
S. S. R., or preparing for war;
These Russian protests charged
there was official Swedish and Nor
wegian backing for the recruiting OF
volunteers and the transit OF war
materials to the Firms.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
BRITAIN'S TOBACCO
STEP TERMED BLOW
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Siderable investment in the to-
bacco in return for t heoption."
eve were told by Mr.. Hutson
that it would be extremely dlf-
ficuIt to market at reasonable
prices in 1910 a crop of SOC, OO0,-
600 pounds, about half OF our
production in 1899. l presume
that when he made that state
ment at our extension confer
ence last week he did not know
of the British governments an
nouncement of yesterday. In
stead of needing only a half OF
crop of tobacco this year, as
stated, we actually will need
only a third of a CROP
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19

can warehouses of the English COM
panies who were given an opium "
purchase it at some future GATE.
Commenting on London press re-
ports that England shold llahe
her tobacco purchases from 1ur-
kew to help "our gallant 1rleius'
the Turks Cooley said:
"What about the United States!
haven't we demonstrated u FRIEND
shin for the Allies? Didn't we re-
peal our arms embargo " olo
them?
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
FOR A RUST.FREE OVEN

Keep the broiling pan in your
oven as clean as any other of your
kitchen utensils. After using it,
wash it in plenty of hot water and
soap suds. Dry it perfectly before
returning to the oven. Any mois-
ture left on the pan might cause
rust in the oven.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
BRONCHIAL
COUGH$'#''C COLDS

To quickly relieve DISTRESs-v,,,
acold affects your upper bronchial t 1Isa
REMEMBER it takes MORE thsa
"just a salve!" You need to rub v vrsa
chest, throat and back with a wsrn; ra
soothing "counter-irritant" like ooas,
old reliable Musterole which penetssto.
the outer layers of the skin and bsIe.
break up local congestion and pain, T.
soothing vapors ease breathing. Used h.
millions for owe 80 years! 8 strengths,
Regular, Children's (mild) and En-,
Strong, 400. Hospital Size, $500,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19

| Soviet incursion into the northern
countries.
Despite Swedish manifestations
for a solid front observers felt, how
ever. that both Denmark n Nor
wav at the moment would reject any
direct move towards collaboration on
grounds thai their position was not
Fundamentally comparable with that
o. Sweden.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19

to sell their own cotton -
ish buyers. 70 Brit.
The nation is engaged now
much as possible ahroa5 ing az
to gain dollar exchange vb III oSds'
be used in PURCHASING rra t' can
materials in the United esN- Va,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
FLOW RY

One Of the most ingenious NO.,
necklaces seen in spring ;o,a s8
collections is made Of small dr.
mond-stddded flower pots. b,o e.a'
ing with glowing ruby flou,or
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
Thurman Will Discuss
Judaism Here Tonight

Rabbi M. NJ. Thurman will speak
on According to JUDAISM" In
which he will discuss what Judaism
has to say about peace, wealth, revo-
luton and social superiority, at the
Temple Of Israel tonight at 3
O'Clock.
The public is invited to attend.
Saturday morning at II O'clock
the rabbi will continue the discus
sion on Jewish Liturgy with special
reference to the Sabbath service IN
the Reformed Jewish prayer book.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
Cooley Makes Appointment

Representative Cooley ON. c.
made an appointment with Secre-
tary Wallace for tomorrow morning
to discuss the British move which
the North Carolinian, a member OF
the house agriculture committee, de-
scribed as "a major economic blow
tobacco farmers will not be able
to withstand"
Representative Warren ON. c.
will accompany Cooley. The con-
ference also will be attended by j,
B. Hutson, Agricultural Adjustment
Administrator who handles tobac-
co matters.
81 don't see how the state depart
ment can permit an embargo
Cooley declared.
Agriculture officials reserved for
NAL comment, explaining neither
the agriculture nor state depart
ments had received any ofifcia
notice on an embargo.
Hutson expressed doubt Britain
had set up such a barrier. He sale
probably what had happened was
that the British had placed further
restrictions gainst imports because
Of the war.
Withdrew Buyers
When the English withdrew then
buyers fro mthe American market
at the outbreak Of the war as q
step to conserve foreign exchange
the Commodity Credit Corporation
put up $40, 900, geo to buy the nor
NAL English portion-about 35 pei
cent-of the 1899 bright leaf crop
This tobacco was stored in Ameri,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
sOLONS PROTEST

WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. ILL.,
London reports of a BRITISH EN-
barge against imports of American
tobacco. already suspended because
of the European war, Ore" strolg
demands today from members Oh
congress from tobacco-groWlng
states that the state department
intervene. Senator Byrd O.-W.Na.)
Immediately protested against the
reported action. He said the British
-America's biggest tobacco custo-
mer-normally purchased s1o'oOo,-
OGn worth of tobacco a year, much
Of it the bright leaf grown in Vir-
ginia. the Carolinas and Georgia
and called Virginia tobacco by the
En2liSh,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19

The first head of the United
States Naval Academy at Annapo-
lis was Franklin Buchanan in 1S45.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20

SPECIAL BARGAIN 4 room house,
90 x 200 lot, shade, lawn, cooler.
If sold at once $550.00. See Claude
> Terrence, Hcber, or phone 1914.
6-24
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20

FUR. Front apt, private bath, large
yard. $500. Fur. rear apt $1,000.
Alb So. 9th. 622
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20

N ElW 2horse Neptune cupboard
motor, driven 2 miles. Cost $3.50
at 1000. IS gal. best tar roof
saturant at 90c gal. A. j. Clark,
1874 E. Main, Imperial. 621
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20
Business Services

NEW BATHROOMS for old ones.
Your fixtures accepted rs trade
ins on new ones. Complete fin
ancing. No down payment.
BUILDERS SUPPLY co.
Phone $50 - Imperial Ave. g. Euclid
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20

S45 SUBLET lovely l bedroom furn-
ished apt. near Balboa Park.
Oriental rugs, radio, garage. e,
williams, 1914 Georgia, San Diego,
Calf. 6-24
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20
- Business Opportunities

COMPLETELY Modern fountain ~
cafe equipment. Doing nice bust
ness in present location. Will
sell cheap for quick sale. Post
Press Box 81. 6 25
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20

L Q N f l. Y ?
Dignified confidential introduce
tions. Write for sealed bulletin.
Club Devonshire. Pc. Box 43,
Los Angeles. 7-22
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20
Transportation
10 Help Wanted

WANTED-Steady man on alfalfa
ranch $50 per day to start. Sea-
well, Y mi. N. Jasper Store.
6-21
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20

RAWLEIGH ROUTE available at
once. Good opportunity for man
over 25 with car. Write at once,
RaWleighs Dept. CAF-149 los,
Oakland, Calf. CT
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20

Moisture Proof Motors $685. up.
l6" Blade Coolers complete $685.
GOFF'S BATTERY SHOP
459 State Phone 458
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20
Fl Country PrOperty-Rent

as ACRES Early tomato and melon
land for rent cheap; or will cx-
change for small acreage; with
improvements. near Ell Centre
Phone Ell Centre 472. 6-22
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20
s Personals, Special Notices

MEN, WOMEN! GET PEP. RAW
OYSTER stimulants, tonics in Os-
trek tablets often needed after
40. by bodies lacking iron, calcium,
phosphorus, iodine, Vitamin B1.
35c size today only 29c. Call,
write Clements Drug and all
other good drug stores.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20

PARTLY furnished apartment, large
front room, 12X %. Big cool kitch-
en-. $3.50 a month. Inquire 1850
Ell Centre ave. GIL
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20

FURNISHED apartment with cooler
and private bath, also bachelor
cabin 305 S. 4th st. 6-24
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20

Lost, Found Astray

ESTRAY-Guernsey heifer, about 2
years old No Brand. Owner may
have same by paying feed bill
and ad. Joe Pedro, 4 mi E. of
Imperial. 6 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20
Ia Apartments For Rent

FUR. or Unfur. house, also apt. and
rooms, hot & cold water, cooler
if desired. $50 Olive. ell IT,.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20
~ Situations Wanted

YOUNG Woman, capable, college
education, some office experience.
Box 478 Holtville. 6-26
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-20
Business Services

This little ad is just to remind you
that we appreciate your visit to
our yard when you need building
materials.
Ell Centre Lumber e. Trading Co.
1909 Adams st. Phone 1902
If