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The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18
OVER 100000 FAMILIES
HAVE BEEN ENABLED
TO w HOMES, 1910.
This Under FILA Program, Shows a Big Increase Over 1889
When $4,000 Families Used FILA Facilities
For Entire Year

Washington. d Ca-More than
100000 families have been enabled
10 buy build. or improve their
homes under the FILA program thus
far II 1910 alone. Federal Housing
Administrator Stewart Mcdonald
announced today.
About $4,000 families used the
FHA facilities in al OF 1899. Mr.
Mcdonald said. and the FLA pro-
gram has provided the means for
better housing 70 more than 3.000.-
00g families IN q little more than
six years These families comprise
probably al least I2l000,000 persons
who are enjoying the benefits OF the
National Housing Art
Further than that. these fami-
lies financed the buying, building.
OF undermining Of their homes with
funds advanced By private financial
iustituti0ns-SOme 1850 OF them
a. the lowest rates and the most
favorable repayment terms and with
the strongest safeguards ever avail
able TO home owners in this coun-
try..
II tie early years Of tsie FHA.
constant growth of the program
was taken for granted. Continued
aceeleration after six years. MIR. Nc
Donald said. may be attributed to
the fact that its benefits have be-
come known TO people IN every sec
ton Of every State and Territory
Al the present time. he Said, hail
OF all the c single-family homes
being buflt In this country are fin
anced under the FHA program and
are required to measure up TO It's
standards.
The detailed record follows.
About $4,000 mortgages on nex
and existing small homes financed
under the FILA program have beer
accepted for insurance under Sec
ton 2o3 Of the National Housing
Act this year through October 10
This compares with I56. ZOO such
mortgages accepted IN the entire
year Of 1899 and brings the grand
total TO 675!000.
A0AAt-aA AtA1AA &4EIS QA ACAAtdA VI
group housing projects providing
about 5000 dwelling units have be-
come premium-paying this year
through October Y. This compares
with 1T mortgages providing To-
500 dwelling units which became
premium-paying in 1888 and brings
the total 70 $40 pFemium-payine
mortgages on projects providine
around $1,000 dwelling units.
About $4,000 property moderni-
zatlor and Improvement loans have
been reported for insurance this
year through October 10. This COM
pares with 5l2.s49 reported in 1883
and brings the grand total TO about
262400o loans OF the number OF
loans reported this year. Is percent
we're for improvement OF construc-
ton Of residential or farm proper
ties, while the ratio for the entire
program Is around 6 percent
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18
MORE THAN 500 LOCAL
HOUSING AUTHORITIES
ORGANIZED IN COUNTRY

There Were Only a6 Housing Authorities In Country When
FLA Came Into Existence. Now They Are Located
In Every Section of the Country
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

= direct result q enactment III the
PAL az 1857 o. the United States
Housing Act. which authorized the
uBHA 70 lend the local agerseies
fands NTH which % clear slurnx and
70 build housing projects for low
income families
When the usHA came into tx
asfeftce there were cniy 81 local
authorities III the country and these
we're largely Inactive. said Mr..
SlrAas ~Now b. virtue az Federal.
State and local legislation. there
are sol such agencies and more arr
being organized week b. week As
q result OF their activities, the kl1ms
and bltghted AREAS o. American
communities are gradually shrink
ins tn size This e a reversal Of
8 process that has been going Oh
for more than 100 years
Throughout the irugth and
breadth Of the Naitou. these local
authorities. made up OF leading
citizens who serve without par have
made local surveys 20 determine
housing needs. have acquired prop
erty with due regard for community
Improvement have demolished
kluEns. planned and built low-rcni
projects and have re-houSAd tllotk-
ands Of iow-income families.
These agencies constitute . new
and powerful force IN American
life Their existence spells en-
co1ragennent for q large segment
Of our population. Before their de-
s~eiopsnsnL little Il anything va
done 70 stop the carsceruus growth
Of the sfuuns and bttahted rexidenti-
al areas, which have taken heavy
toll IN human lives. destroyed prop
erty values and spread tse costly
evils Of disease ard delinquency
throughout the fabric OF our nation
ii life.
Now. this menace 70 life and
property has been halted. Poorly
housed families by the thousands
are being liberated from the s1aek-
les Of the siuns. Asen. women and
children are being elevated IN spirit
and improved II health ny decent.
safe and sanitary housing Mass dis
content h being eliminated because
for the FIRST time families in the
lowest cue-third income group real
ae that shey have = stake Ia the
community and a place IN the
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

social scheme. with that realizA-
ton these families are becoming
happy ard ~confented. developing a
morale that represents ~ import
ant factor Ia strengthening tbs ma
tons inner lines OF defense
Outlining progress thus far
achieved n ths nationwide SUM
clearance ard iow-rent housing pro-
gram. Mr. Straah said, ia local
authorities have borrowed s66l9l~
a83 Of uEHA funds 70 batla 47
projects 60 provide l0W-renf homes
for is420s families. Many more
have requested assistance which
90uld not Be granted because funds
are exhausted There are 2Te pro-
3eeb comprising 1926 homes under
construction OF completed. while
more than $4,000 substandard
dwellings have already been elimin-
atsd under the provisions OF the
u s Housing Act
Mt. strAus also pointed out thaf
local housing authorities have play
% a foremost part In the national
defense program b. getting defense
projects under way within AN in
crediely short time" after emery
ency legislation waS passed by
Congress on June % 1850 With
the AID OF the uSHA he said. local
aufhorttsss Ia II communities have
rushed plans for u projects to house
64o8 families OF enlisted and civil
ian personnel OF the Army. Navy
and defense industries Eight pro-
5ectS are o under construction
ard others arc 20 be started short
b In addition. uSHA funds total
ina t112snn have been atlocated
TO ne War and Navy Departments
for construction OF defense prolecte
hi four localities where there r
no local authorities
Further summarizing the public
program Mr. Suaus said plans have
been evolved for the development Of
rural protests 70 reh0use mauy
farm families who have been forced
70 live In the flimsiest shacks be-
Cause no decent housing Is avail
able. Six rural projects are nov
under way or planned In as many
states 70 provide $500 families with
decent housing. while another large
rural housing program Is being de-
peioped IN Puerto Rico
Here Is ample evidence that the
ttde has turned for millions Of iow-
Income families" said Mr.. straus,
I'm three short years more has been
done 10 check the growth OF de-
yaStatinE ziurnS and to provide
decent housing Tor poor people than
was accomplished In q hundred
years before. Certainly. the main
credit for this great achievement
must Sc &C the local housing author
titles.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18
HOUSING MANAGEMENT DATA
DISTRIBUTED By usHA

Cooperating with public welfare
agencies and organizations. the
United States Housing Authority
has puhIixhed for distribution TO
them 4 group Of ARTICLES on tenant
relations They contain data and
suggestions BY local housing author
titles and housing managers based on
experience IL the uSHA Iow-renf
public housing program. The gen.
eral subjects are. Planning Com
ninnity Space. Community Actiyi-
les, Relocation Of Families Remoy-
ed from Project Sites: Tenant seIec-
ton. Tenant Maintenance: Tenant
Management Relations: Demongtra-
tons N Home Furnishings
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18
Mortgage Insurance
For FILA Loans Have
Position
Only zya1o Small -Hame Properties
Foreelosed Out Of q Total Of
5&2.1zI Loans

Washington. ID C-The Federal
Housing ADMINISTRATOR mortgage
Insurance reserves remained In q
strong position at the end OF Sep
TENDER. Administrator Stewart Nc
Donald announced today.
Since the beginning OF the pro-
gram through September 30. the
FILA had acquired after foreclosure
oy Ien5ing institutions 2.oi0 small
home properties out OF a total of
5G157i premium-pavinG mortgages
totaling Sab s64 3Ss In original
principal amount.
Mr. Mcdonald reported that of
the properties acquired. 1883 had
been sold with net charges Of S76s.-
s4i accruing against the Mortgage
Insurance Pund-less than 3-iOOths
OF one percent Of mortgages insur-
ed After these sales, 72I properties
remained on hand. here were
s5444B55 debentures outstanding
on September 80 given In exchange
70 lending institutions for proper
ties acquired
The Housing Insurance Fund
PRESERVES for large-gcale housing
mortgage insurance. on September
80 had debeuntres outstanding OF
s6.32J850 issued IN payment Of In
surance TO lending institutions. De-
bentures had been issued IN ex-
change for five rental housing pro-
ieeks financed with mortgages in
sured by the FILA
Mr.. Mcdonald made II clear tina;
deoentures issued IN exchange for
these five projects Gid not repre-
sent q loss TO the Housing Insur-
ance Fund. since the value Of the
properties themselves becomes ar
offsetting asset Of the Fund. There
are no accrued charges against the
Fund since none OF the properties
mas vet been SOLD.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18
Kitchen Lighting

Since the workshop OF the aver
age housewife Is the kitchen. that
room should be well Illuminated
Il Is important that the kitchen be
free from glare and shadows. FLA
officials suggest that supplementary
lighting fixtures be used In addition
10 the usual central ceiling fixture
4 general recommendation for ad-
equate kitchen lighting Is the IN
stallafion Of fixtures for overall
Illumination and special lights at
me range, refrigerator. and sink
work centers.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18
PUBLIC HOUSING LAW
SHAPED BY RULINGS
ON USHA PROGRAM

Forty decisions favoring public
housing have been handed down by
the highest courts in IS States. In
cases before State Supreme Courts
and other courts Of last resort, with
out exception, approval has been
given 70 local public housing pro-
grams assisted BY the United States
Housing Authority.
These decisions have established
. new BODY Of law. and added a
field for lawyers, city and Federal
officials and students Of government
TO master
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

WASHINGTON % Che number
G. Local Housing Authorities organ
tEec 60 enter the n2tann-w9de SUM
clearance and Dw-rent h0uxing
movement has mounted 20 more
than 500. Il wAS revealed TODAY b.
ths United States Housing Author
~.
This development wzz acclaimed
hy Nathan Strzux uEFEA Admins
tYatcT. As "a new force IN American
life ard an important factor IN ma
t3unal defense.
More than 60 percent Of these
authorities, he said. we're created as
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

A dustpan. built into the base-
board. Is the latest wffe-xaHer for
houses. Il consists o. q metal finp
opened with the foot, SET In An
opening even with the floCr II
connects with q metal chute which
emptieS into q detachable rubbish
bag in the basement Not Only can
floor swe@ulngx be swept into This
handy caus vance. but also al
Household fubbish can be discarded
into IT,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
RIFLE CONTESTS
OPENS JUNE Y
Championship Events And
Team Tryouts To Be Held
At Fort Bragg

The North Carolina rifle cham
pionships and civilian team tryouts
will be held at Fort Bragg June %
and %, under the auspices of the
|adjutant generals department, divi.
sion of civilian craftsmanship.
An annual event, the match will
be open to any resident within the
state. Awards are made to shooters
on the Lewis system, which is be-
lieved to be the fairest means of
classifying competitors.
Accommodations at Fort Bragg
are made possible through the cour.
tesy and interest of Brig. Gen. Will
liam Dryden, U. S. A, commanding.
The winners of the tryout, which
may be participated in by North
Carolinians only, will attend the Ma
tional Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio.
In this contest, ammunition and
rifles will be furnished. No odifica-
tons or "gadgets' will be permitted
Firing will be with the Springfield
M1903 a. issued, and rulings of the
chief Range Officer will be final.
Small-bore matches and pistol
matches will take place on Saturday,
June %, beginning at 1880 a. M, and
the tryout on Sunday a trophy will
be presented to the winner.
Included on the Fort Bragg range
personnel are Charles Riesz, Ed
mund McLaurin, and David Chad
wick, all of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
WOOD SKATERS
RECORD WITH Sc

NEW YORK, May 25-CP-Craig
Wood, the blond slugger from Ma
maroneck, N. Y, shattered all list
ed records for SO holes in a major
golf tournament today when he
fired a second round of Sc, four un-
der par for the Forest Hill Field
club, On top of his amazing opening
round of 81 yesterday.
His 36-hole total of 1870 was the
lowest ever recorded in a tourna-
ment of national or sectional impor-
lance i've a full-length course. By
ron Nelson, national open cham
pion, scored a brace of 65's in the
PhoeniX open last winter, but the
nearest approach to Woods mark in
a major tournament vas the 1872
scored by Henry Cotton in the 1884
British open.
On the heels Of Wood, but five
strokes behind today, was Ben Ho-
gan, the youthful Texan who plays
out of White Plains, N. Y. Hogan
was the only other player to break
par on the second round, scraping
under the wire with a 50 for a half
way total Of 1876.
Ray Billows, Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
amateur ace, held a lease on third
place as the field was paired up for
the final Sc holes tomorrow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
SOUTHERN CROWN
WON BY TEXAN
Fort Worth Watches Home
town Idol Defeat Chapel
Hill Girl
BY FELIX r. Mcknight

FORT WORTH, Tex. May 25.-
N9-Valiant Mrs. Frank Goldthwa1te
substituted a great heart for a lag
ging golf game in the darkest spots
of a dramatic golf match today
coming back on the fading holes
TO defeat Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page,
. and 1. for the women's southern
title.
The hometown idol, champion OF
Texas and winner of the southern
as a budding youngster V years
ago. courted trouble for rs holes,
then quickly swept away the Chapel
Hill veteran with a grooved game
hat ~reappeared as suddenly as 1t
left her in the morning round.
3 Down, IL To Go
Three down and eleven to play,
Shaving that close to Mrs. Pages
yelvety game only through some
miraculous recovery shots that came
hole after hole, the attractive young
mother of two infant daughters
started firing at the pins.
Just as suddenly did Mrs. Pages
game start folding. On the 27th
she pulled her tee shot into the
rough and f%loundered through the
weeds and trees on three more shots
before finally reaching the green
Mrs. Goldthwaite picked up the hole
with a coasting six.
Into the last nine they went, Mrs.
Page still leading by two holes and
twelve feet from the hole with her
second iron. Mrs. Goldthwaite, eight
feet short of the green, studied the
rolling surface, then Clipped per
tectlv. The ball rolled fifty feet into
the hole for a birdie three.
Mrs. Goldthwaite won the title
with that shot. 1t set her game
on fire. She squared the match at
the 3Oth, went one up on the next
hole and then remained in front.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
MAHONEY MEETS
HADER THURSDAY
Finals At Legion Stadi.
UNI TIC Pit Mars And
Newman

The model youngster against the
roughneck will be the order OF the
main bout at Legion stadium Thurs
day night when young Tom Mahon-
ey meets Blackjack Hader.
Mahoney went down before the
rush of Chief Chewchki in his first
appearance here and last week he
triumphed V e his man, making
the match with Hader this week
a set-up for the fans.
Hader, though unpopular, has a
long variety of wrestling tricks, in
GLIDING his famous cobra clutch
that makes him a dangerous man
in the ring. His latest victim is
Chewchki, who he downed last
Thursday night.
Scotty Dawkins announced yes
terday that his semi-finals match
will be between Johnnie Marrs, for
mer world champ, who is returning
to the local mat after an absence
of several weeks, and Pat Newman,
eX-U. S. Navy champion, who is
given a boost Is one of the clever
est matmen in the business today,
Dawkins also announced thai
Thursday night will be observed as
Ladies Night" with a free admis-
sion for each paid adult ticket.
Doors to the exhibit building al
the stadium will open at Z o'clock
and the first bout will get under
way at $50 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
Pirates Win IL To 7
Over Chicago's Cubs

PITTSBURGH, May 25-R-The
Pittsburgh Pirates today celebrated
their Homecoming from a disastrous
road trip by bouncing on four Chi
cago Cub pitchers to win II to Z
and end a fve-game losing streak.
It was their seventh victory in Is
games.
The Pirates went ahead in the
first inning on Arky Vaughan's
three-run homer off Larry French,
who was charged with the loss, and
sailed away the game in the five
run sixth.
Hank Leiber clouted his fifth cir
cult blow of the season with two on
base in the seventh and the Cubs
threw a scare into the spare home
crowd of 1906 with a three-run
ninth-inning rally. but the effort
failed when pinch-hitter Augie CAL
an sent a weak roller to Vaughan
for the final ont.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
|BARRACE OF HITS
TURNS THE TRICK
St. Louis Loses First Game
To Z, Takes Nightcap
By 81 Score

CINCINNATI, May 25.- () "A
single, double, and home in ma
chine gun style before a man was
out in the first inning enabled the
St. Louis Cardinals to break the Gin
cinnati's hold on them today.
The hits-by Eddie Lake, Stu
Martin, and Enos Slaughter success
sively gave the Cards enough runs
for their first victory of the year
over the Reds in the nightcap of a
doubleheader after they had dropped
the opener to Bucky Walters, the
Reds and the National leagues most
valuable player. The first game
score was Z to 2, and the second,
5 to l..
First To Walters
The first game belonged to Wal.
tiers almost from start to finish. Elk.
cept for Joe Orengo's three hits, two
of them doubles, and Terry Moore's
single, the st. Louis sluggers got
nowhere and Bucky had his seventh
win without defeat.
The Reds opened the scoring on
Frank McCormick's fifth homer OF
the year in the second inning and in
the fourth Lon Warneke couldn't
get anybody out. Ival Goodman
walked, and singles by Mccormick
Ernie lombard, and Johnny Rizzc
brought in two more runs.
All the Cardinal scoring came ir
the fifth or Moore's single, the first
of Orengo's doubles, a low throw by
Walters trying to catch Orengo of
second, and Lakes fly.
The Cards threatened in the sew
enth when Orengo again doubled
but Walters managed to retire the
side without further trouble and the
Reds opened up for three more runs
in their half. An infield play ane
Myers fly produced the final score
in the eighth.
Gene Thompson, seeking his sixth
win in the nightcap, instead took hi.
third defeat as a result Of the open
ing barrage. He held on fairly wei
until relieved by Milburn Shoffne,
in the sixth, but the damage wa;
done.
The first inning gave the Red
their one run off Bill MCGEE, on,
of the few Cardinal pitchers to g
the route. Goodman singled, stol
second, and after Frank Mcconnell
walked, Billy Hershberger singled
Goodman home. The Reds got jus
four more hits off Fiddler Bill.
First Gamel
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
Hayes Is Hitting Hot
Pace In American Loop

CHICAGO, May 25.-LP-The
American league pitchers are a soft
touch" these days for Philadelphia's
Frank Whitman Hayes, 25-year-ol6
catcher.
Hayes, off to a sensational start
this season, slugged opposing hurl'
ers at a 500 clip the past week to
move from fourth to first in bat
ting, according to figures through
Fridays day games. Never a 800
hitter for any one of his five full
seasons in the majors, Hayes now
is hitting Alt in rs games.
Trailing him in the top ten list
are Lou Finney, Boston, 1894; RiE
Radcliff, st. Louis, .391: Earl Aver
i'll, Detroit, leader a week ago, .377
Roger Cramer, Boston, 1916; Tee
Williams, Boston, 1865; Luke App
ling, Chicago, .351; Cecil Travis
Washington, $50; Ray Mack, Cleve
land, $40; and Taft Wright, Chi
cago, .339.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
Phantom Aces, Queens
Defeat Goldsboro Meters
Queens Complete Sixth
Year In Row As Un-
defeated Outfit

The New Hanover High school
tennis team closed a most success
full 1910 season yesterday morning
in Goldsboro as they defeated the
Goldsboro High school girls and
boys by 6 to 0 scores
With the matches cut short py
the lack of time and wet courts the
Aces and Queens ran out thell
matches without the loss of a set,
but were too late to play a sched'
uled match with the Greenvllle
Highs yesterday afternoon.
Sixth Year In Row
The Queens finished their sixth
straight year as an indicated team
and again laid claim to the state
and southern championships.
The Aces completed a season in
which thev won is out of 16 matches
and won the eastern state title for
the seventh year.
Summary:
Lionel johnson defeated Luke
MONTE 60, 81.
Nelson Taylor defeated Andrews
60, 60.
Charles Boney defeated Roberts
60, 60.
Jerould Robinson defeated Stem
house 60, ga.
Harold Hinnant defeated Ton
Bland 81, 81.
Charles Edwards defeated Jimmy
Wooters CO, 60.
Mary Johnson defeated Peggy Bal
IarG. 60, 81.
Eslie Fergus defeated Jane Woods
60, so.
Jane Lewis defeated Hilda Bel
60, Sc.
Norma Henderson defeated Jant
Denmark 81, 81.
Agnes Morton defeated Liluar
Jenkins 6-1, 60.
JoceIyn Peck defeated Helen Bis
settle 60, 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
HANOVER LEAGUE
OPENS 5TH WEEK
Star-News To Play Firemen
And JOUAM To Meet
YMCA On Monday

The fifth week of play in the
Hanover softball league will get un-
der way Monday afternoon with two
games scheduled. The Star-News will
meet the Firemen at the ROTC field
and the Junior Order will tangle
with the league leading Y.M.C.A.
at Robert Strange.
The Y.M.C.A. team continues to
lead the loop with six victories and
one defeat. Last week was tough
on the Christians-they tied with
the Star-News and lost to the Sec
ond place Senior Fraternity team.
Monday the Phalanx Fraternity
won their first game by upsetting,
the Wilmington Firemen, 8 to 7.
This was a fast game with the score
being knotted several times. Three
home run were hit by the smoke
eaters with Mann. Lee and Duncan
welding the stick.
Tuesday the Firemen came back
to defeat the second place Senior
Frat ten with a close score of 9
to 5. Lee, Billiard, Snow and Cherry
were the leading batters for the
F'iremen. Kelly and Vim divided
honors for the Fraternity team. AT
the ROTC field the Star-News team
was giving the league leading YIN.
CA. team a close fight. The News
mon caoroI 4h~oo r,,-c ~ +la o~o-
ing inning and at the last OF the
seventh the Papermen were leading
6 to 5 when Phil Buchheit, Y man
ager, raped out a long home run
to knot the count. The game was
called because of darkness. BLACK.
lie" Crowley, hurting for the New
sizes, gave up three hits, all of them
home runs, with Tusch, Raynor and
Buchheit getting the honors.
Wednesday the Junior Order de
feated the PhalanX, IA to 10, in
a free hitting game. Russ Stancil
and Hickman led the Juniors al
bat. Harper and Duncan paced the
Frat team.
Thursday the Juniors added an
other scalp to their belts by defeat
ing the Star-News, 9 to 7, in 6
close game. The lead in this con
test changed three times during the
game. Willie Hewlett's two Dagger
that scored three runs for the Jun
iors, put the game on ice. Hobby
Cook of the Papermen paced the
batters with three for four.
Friday afternoon the Y.M.C.A
dropped a heartbreaking game te
the Senior Fraternity. This was the
first taste of defeat for the Chris
tians. The Y men were leading !
to 2 in the fifth inning when the
Seniors turned on the big guns anc
pushed across nine runs before the
bewildered Buchheit boys could gel
Strengthened out. The final score
was II to 9.