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The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-08-16
Housing Authority Striving To
Relieve Acute Home Shortage

More than $50 local housing u
thoritles Nln BE- enlisted IN the de-
tense housing program a = result
OF amendments 10 House Of Repre-
senlatlxea Bal p612. recently passed
b. congress This bill vas designed
10 expedite naval shipouIidlns and
other purposes. The amendments
wrre supported By War and Navy
Department officials. who have
recognized that the existing ma
ehlnery Of local authorities IN al
PARTS Of the country forms a ready
made solution TO the urgent prob
lem Of housing military personnel
and workers IN defense industries
The purpose OF the amendments
was to make this already function
ine machinery available immediate
Isl 10 gear Il IN With the whole de-
tense wosfam- and 10 take advan-
tage o! TIE technical experience and
ability of local housing agencies.
me L. s Il. A ana the Var and
Navy Departments are authorized 70
cooperate IN making housing avail
able fer persons engaged ii national
deiense activities mehIding Cd en-
listed men Nith families. u em-
plOyoes Of the Navy aud Var De-
naumeats and Sd uelenso-Industry
workers and their families Projects
may be undertaken Ii any local.
ties where The President determines
t,a. there i 81 acute housing short
age which Impedes the national de-
fense program and where aceQuste
housing would not otherwise be pro-
wded
Project rentals viii be Low. within
the financial reach Of WORKERS and
enlisted men IN casa q projects
bulk near military or naval posts
lutended 70 house enlisted personnel
and civilian personnel Of the ME
and Nasx Department. 10 Subsidy
win Be required from Z. s II A
such projects wfii be operated b the
respective Departments under teaSe
agreement 18th L. S. II =
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-08-16

ing the present emergency but viii
thereafter represent permanent as
USHA Is authorized to provide hous-
Ing directly.
In the Conference Report Of II. r
1922. the managers on the part Of
sets 70 the Nation. 1t viii mater
tally assist n keeping worthy Amer
lean citizens and their families out
Of the slums.r
The same report emphasizes thar
The existing 45o public agencies
located n al parts Of the country.
an be utilized in expanding hous-
.ng facilities
Recruitment OF personnel Is al
ready being hampered b. lack OF
housing IN many places including
the Panama Canal. Hawaii. Char
lesion. s C. vallejo Calf: etc.
and in the vicinity Of isolated in
eustrial plants according to the
report
Although no funds are provided
by TIRE amendments. anY funds
available % usHA mas Be expended
Tor ne purposes outlined IA the btu
Already uSHA loans totaAnz 81 4
coo have been granted 1ar the first
TWO defense housing projects In
Mnntgoaleu Ala. and in Pensacola
Florida.
The character Of the housing In
contemplated deieuse-houxina no
lecU IS discussed In q resent state
meni b the NAHO Beard Of Gov
ern0rs IS follows.
Experience ard technical opinion
are against Tie PROVISIONS Of So
called temporary housing Under
most conditions even IL A emer-
gency. durable family units should
D. constructed. They should Be
planned As part q the lareer urban
Or metropolitan areas IN which they
are located They should provide
not only shelter but decent stand
ards q equipment open aaaee and
uelghboFhaaa life
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-08-16

me results OF resent collective
esforf 70 encourner better housing
standards generally are evident %
observers Of tfe nevly ~dcFeiopans
districts az cities oyeT the eniaFs
couuatry where houae euilding has
beer active during the poSt-dNpres-
sion period.
Builders declare That n place d
the typical urban Development OF
homes crowded closely together
alcng main highways once q Char
nrferfstic feature Of home bullaing
one nos ttnds the typical small
house development located near ue
main highways but with quiet local
streets that afford no attraction 70
alafuaeh traffic
Vast improvements
Streets are described as beit&
better adapted nos 70 Topography
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-08-16
susrnrn -srRrSc- CLEANING

It's never too hate In the summer
10 90 spring cleaning.
IN addition 10 tmproy ing the ap-
nearmnee Of house and grounds =
thorough eleaaliug oBt Of old papers
and litter viii eliminate serious fire
hazards
Thorough house ~eleaaltag Sho4ild
also BE- accompanied By a careful
inspection and cleaning Of tlsr hnzss
heating plant and by q thorough
cleaning Of the chimney for faulty
heating plants and dirty chlmneys
are also important causes OF housf
fires Dirty chimneys throw off
sparks ard sparks and flying brands
LANDING OF nammabie roof shingles
are tire third largest cause Of res
identical fires Although . clean
chimney sill reduce this hazard the
only certain protection against Il
are n-re-reSsAsant ro0fa such As as
uhatt shingles. slate and tile
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-08-16
ZONING is NEEDED
FOR DEVELOPMENT

ton a. a fractional part Of what
Ii wuuid otherwise cost
the project h ne first Of ia kind
tn uae nation ard 50 attracted the
National Resources Planning Beard
and the Work Projects AdminiStrn-
ton. that officials have beer sent
from Washington 70 confer with the
Planning Commission on the project
and 70 assist Ia StAndardaxlng the
working procedures for ase in SINH
lar projects throughout the nation
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-08-16

The problem OF housing for de-
fense-LnduStry workers (who viii
soon swell the population OF exist
ing manufacturing eenteFs and mas
also Be shifted 10 neR eeaters Of
defense industry vii become the
responsibility OF the local housing
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-08-16

anthoraties. aided by u. S. H. A
Where a housing shortage Is found
and where no local agency exists
TOR where It S lmperatiyel. the
the House Of Representative stated
that The housing to be provided
Is not only urgently necessary dur
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-08-16
WHY YOU SHOULD
BUILD NOW

During the past four months there has developed
IN the minds Of a great many prospective builders Of
homes a doubt as 70 the wisdom Of building now. This
doubt, Of course. has been brought about BY war con
aitions that exist throughout the world and the posi-
buity Of this country being ulawn into war.
Home building Tor the past Ave years has increased
Notwithstanding the fact that a great many millions OF
workers IN private industry have been unemployed and
the purchasing power very greatly decreased. In look
ing oFer the records We find that during 1884 there
were about 54,O00 housing units built in the United
States. In 1889 there were about 100000 housing units
Duilt This no doubt Is a good record, yet We find that
there still exists u great shortage in housing units
throughout this nation. some estimates run as high
as ~I0.0OO.0O0 units.
The National defense program will begin the spend
INK Of billions Of dollars Tor the manufacture of air
craft. naval units. guns and munitions and for army and
naval supplies Of every kind. Air bases, naval bases
and forts will be built. Those now existing will be en-
larged. There viii be a great expenditure OF money for
the equipment ana personnel for pilot and officer train
ing.
Industrial plants VIII be called upon to supply the
requirements of tins big program. We can reasonably
expect a shortage Of skilled labor to occur. Common
labor will necessarily have to be trained. Factories
will have to be enlarged. Industrial workers viii have
to be housed. Employment will increase; buying power
viii be enlarged; rents will be higher.
When we consider the immediate unemployment of
- ..u. s.1u. " ID A
wages to higher wages of private industry, and pros
poets for better farm product prices because of war
needs for food supplies to b~eligerent and non-beniger-
ent countries. we can reasonably look forward to a
stimulus TO all business.
With an increased demand for all materials going
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-08-16

Every house should have one
medicine cabinet with lock and
key All possonH and special REM
edIr4 shcslli be kept Ia e where
they VIII be cut Of The way-Uhere
they cannot b. used accidentally
and where children cannot get at
them.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-08-16

INV NA 0A#-A- "a . HN1N AD- WIN Nt NAAAk - nc
mand for labor, both skilled and common, the cost of
building viii certainly be raised in the next few years.
Unless there is concerted and cooperative effort made
by all parties interested in the building industry. to
hold down the price structure. prospective home build
ers may expect higher cost of building.
A very controlling effect on home building and
home buying is that Of financing. Prior to 1884 when
the short term first and second mortgage system was
in vogue with its high interest rates, bonuses and com
missions it took a good investment to either buy or
Duild even a small home.
Under the present long term FILA or single mort
gage system, a very small down payment is ali that is
needed. The regular rent money VIII pay the monthly
instaliments- The hazard and risk to the buyer or buld-
e. OF a nome has disappeared. Uncertainties Of war
times VIII not check the buying and building of homes
AFTER the lear and doubt has been removed from the
mnd OF the prospective buyer or builder.
IN the planning Tor National defense the necessity
lor uecent housing ana nome ownership wln not be
overlooked. nome ownership makes a more patrloue
anu loyal citizenship.
when We STUDY conditions prevailing after past
wars, anu especially the one OF ~1y14-1gls, we find that
Investments made IN real estate anu nome ownership
were the safest and best investments made. We can
reasonably expect the same conditions to prevail after
this war.
If the prospective home buyer or builder will re-
move from his mind doubt and fear and will go ahead
and buy or build a home, he will find that after this war
is over he has acted wisely.
The men of the building industry can do their Bit
by planning and building with all their might the in
dustrial structures, the business structures and the
homes needed to help rapidly to carry out this vast re-
armament and defense program.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-07
Miss Edith Berry Will Be Principal
Speaker AT Achievement Day Meet

Miss Edith Berry, clothing
specialist of Ohio State univers-
ity, will be one of the speakers
at the Annual Achievement Day
program sponsored in Newark on
April 3 by the Women's Exten-
sion Council. Plans for an all
day meeting are being formulat-
ed, officials of the council stat
ed today.
Five hundred women from
home demonstration groups in
the county are expected to par
ticipate in the program which
will combine educational features
with social activities. Members
of the Women's Extension Choir
us will start practice this week
for a program of songs at the
meetings, according to Miss Ma
rian McElhaney, home demon
stration agent.
Women who wish to partici-
pate in this latter activity may
do so by enrolling for practice
with one of the groups meeting
regularly every week. One group
meets at one o'clock Wednesday
at the Plymouth Congregational
church, Newark, and another
meets on Thursday evening at
700 o'clock at the Wilkins Cor
ners Grange Hall. Mrs. Mabel
Grandstaff is director Of the
chorus.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-07

and in each succeeding year has
shown a marked growth. Gross
receipts in 1898 totaled
S1811.74. Payment of expenses
incidental to the drive left net
profit of $1501.10. The follow
ing year the committee crossed
$1966.53, with net of $1547.O7.
Peak was reached in January
of this year. A breakdown of
receipts this week showed:
dance, $1755.26; Licking County
Chapter contribution, $180.00;
estimated buttons sale, $2O0.50;
total crossed, $2135.76. Ex-
penses this year totalled $331.OO,
leaving a net profit to the organ
ization of $1804.76.
In expressing his appreciation
to the public and his committees
for their response to the call
for dollar mobilization, Mr.. Pow
ell issued a statement to the
Leader. He said:
"The success of the infantile
paralysis Embarrassing campaign
this year is due to the whole
hearted cooperation of the COM
mittee, my many friends, the
business firms, union organiza-
tions, social and fraternal
groups, oranges, Parent-Teacher
Associations and the churches,
all of whom are interested in a
healthier, happier America.
Success of the undertaking is
also due to the untiring efforts
of the groups of men and women
who have been associated with
me in providing leadership for
this worthy cause. To them | ex-
tend my sincere thanks. Also
to those who cooperated with fl
nancial help | am deeply CRATE
full.
"The past event marked my
third year as chairman, and |
feel three years is long enough
and that some other citizen
should be willing and happy to
contribute their services to this
great cause.
"All of US who served on the
committee are most happy that
we have had part in helping
to initiate a great and going
concern, "A New Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis For the
great good your dollars will do
l am grateful and happy"
Powell pointed out that all the
money contributed will remain
for use by the Licking County
Chapter for Infantile Paralysis,
of which DR.. Homer J. Davis is
chairman. Among the purchases
planned for treatment of the dis
ease are ultraviolet lights. Any
individual, he said, who is af-
flicted with infantile paralysis
may call upon the chapter for
assistance. The National Foun-
dation also is always ready to
respond to emergencies in To-
calities where the immense re-
sources in funds and research at
it's disposal may be put to work
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-07
BusineSsWOmen
Will Broadcast
Radio Program

Members Of the Newark Busl-
ness and Professional Women's
Club will broadcast over Radio
Station WHIZ, GAINESVILLE, on
Sunday, March "a, it was disclos-
ed Monday at the regular month
ly meeting of the organization in
Hull Place. Mrs. Frank Linskey,
president, was in charge of the
meeting.
No definite plans for the pro-
gram have been formulated, it
was stated. Time of the broad
cast will be announced later.
Report of the nominating COM
mittee of the club was received
at the meeting. Recommended
for offices were: President, Miss
Helen Earhart; first vice presi
dent, Mrs. Lucille Neldon and
Miss Naomi Hager; second vice
president, Miss Genevieve Hates
and Miss Ruth Long; secretary,
Miss Lucy King; corresponding
secretary, Miss Kathleen McGon-
agile and Miss Frances Goodfel-
low; treasurer, Miss Josephine
Rountree; members of the exc
cutive board, Miss Josephine
Reynolds, Miss Kathryn Burch,
Miss Alice MacMahon, Mrs. r. B.
Haynes, Miss Lille Boyd, and
Miss Verna Keller.
Mrs. Edward L. Beeney, first
vice president of the state feder-
alton, appeared before the group
to give a report of the plans
which are being made for the
convention to be held in Akron
in May, and also to report re-
garding the board meeting which
she attended in Columbus over
the weekend.
The March dinner will be held
on the %, with the following
committee in charge: Mrs. Clara
Fink, chairman, Miss Thora Mac
Donough, Miss Bess Taafel, Mrs.
Lena Mueller, Miss Edna AL
ward, and Miss Mercedes Nc
Carthy. Members of Girl Scout
IIOOp 4NO' 10, opOHoOIcu ny CIlc
club, will be entertained at the
meeting.
Mrs. Edward L. Beeney and
Miss Genevieve Hates were ap-
pointed by the president as an
auditing committee, and it was
announced that Miss Mary Stew
enson and Mrs. Edward Kennedy
will have charge of the social
hour at the April meeting. Mem
bers will attend the sixteenth
birthday party of the Mansfield
club at the Mansfield-Leland ho-
tel on Wednesday, March 49,. it
was further announced.
Mrs. Homer Orr, associated
with the Hammond Auto Sales
Co., was accepted as a member.
Following the meeting refresh
ments were served by Miss Lucy
King.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-07

pipe lines are to be laid under
the direction of the City En-
gineer and Director of Public
Service. Also stipulated was the
return of all streets and alley
ways to the same or as good con-
dition as prevailed before in
stallation of the line.
Other business transacted at
the meeting included:
Received and Filed-Report of
Service Director Keyes and Chief
Engineer Wells regarding the
north end dump, and also regard
ing the sewer in the alley south
of East Main street from South
Morris street east to the first in
tersecting alley. Unanimously
voted.
Received and Filed-Mayor
Glenn Wright's report of list of
monies received and collected
during February, 1910. Unani-
mously voted.
Received and Filed-Communi-
cation from J. L. Kelly, district
manager, Federal Works Agency,
Works Progress Administration,
Columbus, enclosing copy of let
ter concerning approval of sew
age project sent to Mayor
Wright on January II, 1910.
Unanimously voted.
Received and Filed-Copy of
letter sent by Mr.. Kelly to May
or Wright on February 28, 1910,
concerning sewage disposal pro-
ject. Voted on motion of Coun-
Gilman Stare, amended by Coun-
Gilman Faust.
Referred to Service Commit
tee-Request for consideration of
installation of independent sewer
by F. w. Woolworth Company to
relieve overlooking of sewer
which serves it's store at No. II
West Main Street. Unanimously
voted.
Move to Open Streets
Mr.. Stare entered motion for
the City Engineer to provide an
estimate of cost to open Pound
street and proposed it as city
WPA project. Mr.. Lockwood
moved the Finance committee to
report regarding the financing
of a traffic light at Wilson and
Union. Mr.. Premier made the
motion for instruction of the
City Engineer to provide an es-
innate of the cost of opening Co.
lumbia from Eleventh to Thir-
teenth streets. All three motions
were unanimously carried.
A vote of thanks for glass
ware provided the Council cham
bers was voted A. H. Kelsey and
Company.
Members of the Council pres
ent were James Ellis, Peter w.
Faust, Herbert Premier, J. Lentz,
Arthur Lockwood, James Neigh
Dor, Louis Rehbeck, Frank Stare,
Jr., and David C. Walker.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-07

Committees in charge of ar
rangements for the meeting have
been appointed by Mrs. Desso
Pipes, chairman, as follows:
Program: Mrs. O. G. McGlone,
Granville; Mrs. Charles Perfect,
Croton; Mrs. Searl Watts, New
ark; Mrs. George Norris, Pa
taskala; Mrs. G. C. Cartnal, Han
over; Mrs. Ianthus Moore, New
ark; Mrs. William Stricken,
Newark Route 1.
Lunch: Mrs. Leslie Bell, New
ark Rt. 3; Mrs. Orville Gold
smith, Newark Rt. A; Mrs. Wade
Moreland, Granville; Mrs. Nina
Rhodeback, Newark Rt. 3; Mrs.
Anna Lothe, Newark; Mrs. Nellie
Ketner, Toboso.
Exhibits: Mrs. Ollie Wolfe,
Newark Rt. 8; Mrs. Frank Kreag-
er, Homer; Mrs. Frank Jackson,
Granville; Mrs. Karl Wingert,
Granville; Mrs. H. B. Deeds,
Nashport; Mrs. Watkins Wells,
Outville.
Hospitality: Mrs. w. A. Richey,
Hebron; Mrs. Marshall Mowery,
Alexandria; Mrs. Ed. Curran,
Etna; Miss Mae Stevens, New
ark Rt. 6; Mrs. Edna Parsons,
Mrs. Stanley Fulk, Brownsville;
Mrs. Charles Cashdollar, Patas-
kala.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-07

Beckman, a national authority
on the credit subject, author of
several books and papers deal
ing with it and at one time iden-
titled with the United States De-
partment Of Commerce as a cred
it analyst, based his discourse
upon three cogent statements:
"Retail Credit is important to-
day." Retailers selling on cred
it are increasing daily" and
"Stores selling on credit are
gradually raising their credit
ceiling"
He pointed to the fact that in
1889 over $4,000, ,000,000.00 in
credit business was done in the
United States; that business
firms selling only for cash for
generations have adopted the
credit system full fledgedly in
recent years, and that in 1888 it
became the major form of SELL
ing. He illustrated by citing
the following lines of merchan-
disc sold and the amount pur-
chased by the public on credit
terms: auto tires and accessories,
81 per cent; department stores,
81 per cent; furniture, 92 per
cent; hardware, 63 per cent;
mems furnishings, 68 per cent,
and ladies ready-to-wear, 73 per
cent. And on the books of the
nations firms at the close Of
that year there appeared $7,000,-
000,000.00 still to be collected, he
said.
Credit, he asserted, is based
upon confidence, and it is all too
easy to have that confidence be-
trayed and the extension of cred
it abused to the point of bank
uptcy. Chief trouble with this
type of merchandising is the Sc
we're attack of credit indigestion
troubling the public and the
merchant today, he said. This
ailment grows from merchants
who do themselves and the public
an injustice by selling more on
credit than the buyer can af-
ford. Still another irritant to
the discomfort is the looseness
with which terms are granted.
One correction, he stated, lies
with local credit associations. He
urged that full reports be obtain
ed from the credit office on per-
sons applying for credit. These
reports, he stated, will only
serve their purpose if acted up
on.
AS to the extent credit may go
in Newark and the United
States, DR.. Beckman told his
audience the limit was flexible.
The 13 per cent of all business
that fell in the category of in
stallment buying in 1899 need be
no indication. If credit structure
is sound, he asserted, half the
business may be done on credit
and still pay for itself.
Abuses may be corrected by
raising the level of credit adver-
tising and refraining from coax
ing people to buy on terms. at
is insanity" he said, "to offer
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-07

merchandise when no down pay
ment is required and when terms
are loosened to the point that
they extend over periods up to
three years. Your own house
must be cleaned up, and if you
refuse to do so, then the legisla-
lures in the respective states
will step in and act as Indiana
has DONE"
DR.. Beckmann advanced the
community credit policy as a
first step toward house cleaning.
Among the stipulations he rec
commended for adoption were:
agreement on advertising policy,
a charge for delinquent accounts,
standard terms of payment, use
of credit reports, and standard
lied system of credit application
forms for all business houses.
"Your credit merchandising"
he warned, "will prove detri-
ment unless you know what it
costs you to do business along
these lines. Surveys in which |
have participated show conclu-
sively that merchants spend less
for credit intelligence (know-
ledge of credit buyers) than on
any other item in the entire sys-
tenn. Next in expense is the in
terst on the receivable accounts
carried on the books and highest
is the manpower employed in
collections. Virtual elimination
of the latter two would result if
credit merchants spent a little
more on intelligence, and spent a
little more time in studying the
reports available through their
credit associations"
Monthly meetings were ad-
vanced as a means to the end.
Exchange Of ideas and the appli-
cation of sanity in the credit
selling field, he told his audience,
will solve your problems quicker
than anything else.
Thomas Hite, manager of the
Newark Merchants Retail Cred
it association, presided over the
meeting. Harry Hahn, general
credit manager of the Ohio Fuel
Gas Co., introduced Mr.. Beck
man.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-07
Birthday Ball
Income Reaches
All-Time High

Final tabulation of figures
this week brought satisfaction
to Wilfred R. Powell, thrice
general committee chairman of
the Birthday Ball for the Presi-
dent and his numerous CO.
workers in the knowledge that
receipts had passed any prev
ious year.
Powell's first appointment as
head of the local fight against
infantile paralysis came in 1888.
He set a record high that year