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Evening star., 1941-08-09
Mortgage Funds Easy
In Great Majority
OF u. :. Cities
Supply Exceeds Demand
In 80 Pet. Of I'll.
Says Realtors Boord

With demands for new housing
exceeding all records, the supply OF
mortgage money for new home
building and real estate investment
continues on the whole to be plenti-
full. In 80 per cent Of 2ll reporting
cities OF the country, capital for
real estate investment is available
In excess OF loans, while in only s
per cent of the cities are loans seek
ing capital, confidential reports by
local real estate boards to the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards indicate.
Some geographical differentiation
in money costs Is still observable,
according to these reports. Interest
rates are steady In SO per cent OF
the reporting cities. falling in Is per
cent, rising in only 2 per cent
Standstill in mortgage money rates
prevails in every reporting city oil
over 500, 900 population, and In every
recorded city in two Of the great
geographical regions Of the country,
New England and the Northwest.
Commonest interest rate at which
first mortgage loans are now oelng
made on new moderately priced
homes is S per cent. or less, in a
great majority of the cities. In 81
Der cent of the surveyed cities D
Der cent mortgage money for the
home buyer is the usual rate. In
l6 per cent of the cities the COM
monest rate is 4ia per cent. With
some cities citing a single figure and
others a range, there were 81 per
cent OF the reporting cities whose
commonest interest rate runs no
higher than S per cent. Almost
three-quarters OF the cities have no
rate commonly prevailing that Is
higher than 513 per cent and only
2 per cent of the cities cite rate
higher than 6 per cent as common.
But 26 of every 100 of them say that
6 per cent is their dominant rate.
Residential construction costs. the
survey found, have increased within
the last six months in 90 per cent
Of the reporting cities and in 100 per
cent OF cities in the defense areas.
Rents for single-family dwellings
have advanced as against a year
ago in So per cent Of the cities Of
the country and in 81 per cent Of
cities in defense areas and rents for
heated apartments have stiffened In
"a per cent OF all reporting cities
and in 50 per cent of cities in de-
fense areas. Total result, as indi-
Gated by the survey: Residential
rents are as yet insufficient to jus
tify rental housing investment in 81
per cent of all cities Of the country
and in 50 per cent OF cities in the
defense areas.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Suggestions Made
To Cut House Costs

The home builder of moderate
means can keep down costs and yet
secure for himself the home he
wants. with all the room he may
need in the future, by leaving the
top floor of his new nome unfinished
Plumbing and heating should be
"roughed- in" however, so that they
may be extended easily when the
top floor is completed. This econ
omy will enable the building Of a
house with only quality, long-lived
materials.
A good, water-tight foundation
rustless plumbing. adequate heating
plant and f1re-resistant roof shingles
are requisites of all sound home
building.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Shop Talk
News About Builders
And ReoI Estote
Personalities

The District building inspectors
once Is scanning plans for three
new apartment houses which will
start to rise as soon as-and if
permits are issued.
Most pretentious of the projects
would cost $500,000 and is planned
for 4725 Twenty-ninth street NV
behind the Oyster School. Seville
Corp, headed by Ralph Sabin. is
the guiding power, and Harvey War
wick did the blueprinting.
Plans call for a five-story main
building and three wings, each a
triple decker with sun deck. The
layout calls for 100 units. ranging
from two and one-half to five rooms
each.
AS for the others. Joseph Rosen
has applied for permission to build
e-story S108.000 apartment at
1911 Park road NV. and Doris C.
Lowe is seeking a permit to erect
a three-story 100000 apartment at
1887 Fort drive NV.
The real estate brokerage field
continues to grow, and there are
more statesmen. too. The Real Es-
tate Commission has issued brokers
licenses to Clyde Hines, ll0l Ver-
mont avenue NV; Edward J.
Thompson, jr., Chandler Building,
and Mary Frances Spaulding, Wood
ward Building. Selling licenses have
been granted James H. Thompson,
5522 Connecticut avenue NV; J.
B. Peterson, 1906 K street NV; E.
Durilla Kent. 1011 U street NV;
Frank A. ONeil, 1912 Fifteenth
street NV. and A. Allan Muse, GOT
Fifteenth street NV.
A nursery sounds like q lush spot
for home, and apparently the idea
appealed to Thomas V. Lake, who
announces the purchase of the
Westcott Nursery tract of 1856 acres,
located on the Lee boulevard. Fair
fax County, Va. 1t will be devel-
oped he reports, with 500 moderate
priced homes.
Building operations in the metro
politan area of Prince Georges Coun-
ty, Nd. continued at a fast pace
during July, according to Building
Inspector Herbert Roby.
He reported 24l permits were is
sued last month, with total con-
struction cost of S733 030. OF this,
S704470 was given as the cost of
PIG new one-family dwellings.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted for the Washington Building
Congress midsummer cocktail party.
to be held in the rose room of the
Washington Hotel from 4:30 to $50
Thursday.
M C. MacKinnon. chairman of
arrangements. promises group sing
ing to be led by G w. Buchholz
and music by Leon Brusiloff. The
committee, which includes Russell
Martin, Howard johnson and Jack
Hurley, also is arranging surprises y
k ~
r. R. Spear, Silver Spring Md
broker, announces his firms estab-
lishment of a new home improve
ment department under manage
ment of John F. Collier. 1t was
organized to plan, design. supervise
and finance home remodeling or
renovation. ...a.ts..
Evening star., 1941-08-09

buying with attention to color and
line would make many Of our own
homes more attractive.
We would not find ourselves with
q cute little fad on the piano that
we bought because 1t was new and
different, but which sets the whole
room of key. Instead each new
purchase would be something
worth while in itself which i'm
mediately becomes a part Of the
whole plan.
Evening star., 1941-08-09

vate industry can safely finance.
The Government can take care Of
the doubtful areas through tempo
rary housing
Mr. Fahey pointed out that build
ing activity will be curtailed in
Northern areas when winter sets in
and that the threatened shortage
in building materials is likely TO be
Nationwide before that time.
Now is the time to build" he
concluded, If private industry is to
do the job the Government has re-
served to it as its right and privi-
lege."
Evening star., 1941-08-09

Holes in the roof II the attic Is
not ceiled. you can see the holes
from the inside Push wires through
to stick out beyond the surface of
the roof. Then you won't miss any
of the bad spots working from the
outside. For temporary relief slip
in a new shingle or piece of tarred
felt
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Heehinger Co. PIons
Building Supply Store

Hechinger Co. will open q new
building material department store
Monday at Lee highway and Hill
wood avenue, Falls Church, Va, to
serve the growing needs OF the
Evening star., 1941-08-09

mushrooming northern section OF
the State.
The company's only Virginia store
will be in charge OF Frank Blumer
1t will have q large display room, a
humber shed and warehouse, with a
customers parking lot.
Evening star., 1941-08-09

An inexpensive brown stain which
can be used on hard or softWood
floors: Dissolve Ia ounces OF gll-
sonite in / quart of turpentine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
HoW to Tell Il Filipino:
Look for L. S. Badge

patriot executed Hy tho Span
Iari~-
Edu7rao SaI-ado Fllipin o
painter, h7d some ~ Ns Well
known paintings ON CNnhf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
BY PIERRE HUSS

IntI News Service stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON Dec. u. - II
past performance is any measure,
Adolf Hitler today is sitting in
his headquarters Somewhere In
Russia" sneering scornfully at
Prime Minister Churehill's speech
TO Congress but IN sour agreement
with Churchill that a long hard
war is unacceptable.
Hitler, as I know from years OF
Covering him until a few weeks
ago, read that speech and hit the
ceiling in thwarted fury at the
man ne hates most of ALVIN
ston Churchill.
Behind that fury and hatred
however, Hitler has an even
deeper obSeSsion in his heart-the
fear and resentment toward the
man whom he considers respon-
sible for running his blitzkrieg
plans and replacing them with a
long hard war fraught with I'M
cert namely, Franklin d.
Roosevelt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
New Far East General
For Britain Is Go-Getter

mander-in-chief was taken here as
in line with the policy of heading
Britain's war machine with com
paratively young men. and also as
the result of both home and Aus
tralian criticism of the conduct
0f the war in the Far East.
\General Pownall is a veteran
OF \the first World War, several
campaigns somewhere east Of
Suez," and has many decorations
for valor in action. He was vice
chief of the imperial staff before
this new assignment.
He attended Rugby. the Royal
Military Academy at Woolwicn,
the staff college at Camberley and
the Imperial Defense College. He
was commissioned when only 10
years old, and served first with
the Royal Horse Artillery in Eng
land and India. until 1914.
General Pownall won the Mill
tary Cross and was included in
the Distinguished Service Order
for Valor in France.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Officer S Story
OF Fight 0. Kd

Patrolman John FiShel, &c, was
suspended Saturday as a result 81
a fight with an allegedly drunken
man in front OF beer garden al
$500 Van Dyke avenue.
Fishel, off duty and in plain
clothes. was bumped by the man.
Arthur Kowalski, 26, of 1906
Iowa avenue. and Kowalski tried
to punch him, FiShel later told
superiors. He punched back in
self defense, knocked Kowalski
down, he said, and then, seeing the
man get up. drove away.
Fishel was suspended when.
witnesses charged, he had left the
man lying in the street. He was
returned TO duty after another
witness corroborated his version
OF the encounter.
KowalSki was taken 10 Sara
toga General Hospital for treat
ment OF facial cuts and contusions.
and Supt, Louis l.. Berg said the
suspension would remain in effect
until Kowalski could present his
version
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Fort Custer Stages
Air Raid Alert Test
Time. STAN Correspondent

FORT CUSTER, Dec. -. - A
half-hour air RAID warning alert
practice was held al Fort Custer
today and simulated all OF the
protective and offensive measures
OF an actual attack.
The men loft their quarters and
stationed themselves at deslg-
mated points with their various
weapons, a company OF the 18th
Infantry protected Kellogg Air
port, fire equipment and ambu-
lances were distributed about the
post, and all motorized equipment
was spread out so that no more
than one vehicle would be dam
aged by any one bomb All traffic
was halted during the alert eX-
cept the movements of officers or
tours of inspection.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Mouth Frothing

The Churchill assertion that
Nazi power for the first time feels
the sharpness Of the very weapons
which the Germans have used
against others cannot be admitted
by Hitler and will be bridged over
in a clamor OF derlSion and mouth
frothing.
The prime minister's assertion
that 1912 and 1943 must still be
the years Of approach 10 the dead
ening \ OF Hitler's power, rather
than the time for the knockout
blow, will give the fuehrer little
comfort
For that Is the very nasty In
tuition which is haunting him.
Hitler, on the whole, will put on
bold front concerning Churchill's
speech. but down in his heart he
will curse the man who made this
speech and even more the man
who stands back OF Churchill
President Roosevelt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
treasures Himself

In that frame Of mind. II Is
easy 10 picture Hitler sitting back
in his headquarters scrutinizing
the Churchill speech.
The Nazi fuehrer resigned 10 n
war OF 10 years. nevertheless still
tells himself that he and his
German army are going 10
come out winner at the end OF that
decade OF horror and bloodshed.
He has striven with might and
main. through Joe Goebbels propa-
ganda machine, 10 accustom the
German public mind 10 that long
and hard war
Churchills confirmation will be
twisted around by Goebbels for
consumption in Germany 10 look
like an admission Of defeat, for
Hitler can no longer afford 10 have
the German people hear the full
truth OF statements by men like
Churchill and Roosevelt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Spring Invasion
Is Hitler Plan,
Churchill Says
Members OF Congress
Told Britain Ready
10 Prevent Drive
Nv WILLIAM &. NEAL
niI News service staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Dec. d
Prime. Minister Winston Churchill
believes that Adolf Hitler plans 10
order an invasion of British Isles
nest spring, it was disclosed today
The hard-hittIng English war
leader revealed this belief in in
formal conversation with senators
and representatives after he de-
hvcrcd his address 10 a joint con-
.gressional recess session Friday.
Discussing progress Of tho war
I'm private talks Churchill eN-
planned that British flyers keep
pounding away at docks and ship
building plants in Germany and
-eee4Ried- countries 10 -f0peStal 1t
major invasion.
Britain, however he said Is
more confident than ever Of pre-
venting Germany from realizing
her desire TO swarm over the Brit
iSh Isles Britain, he said, has
daylight air supremacy over the
Islands
Discussing the future, he frankly
pointed out the great difficulties
Of transporting men and materials
over oceans. With British war
production at full scale and Amer
lean production gaining, ships and
arms Will he available for an Of
fensivc in 1913, he said
In all his private talks Churchill
said the only safe course is 10 pre-
pare for long war meanwhile
trying 10 end il speedily. lie
urged Americans not 10 become
too impatient and launch war cf-
forts without adequate prepare
ton. This, he said, was the
trouble with Britains first great
lLybian campaign.
Senators and congressman, anX-
ious to learn from the prime min
iSter W n q [ n e Germany Will
crack internally. failed to get a
satisfactory answer. The trouble
with the Germans, he said, is that
they lack a sense of humor and an
ability 10 understand some human
problems. II is difficult, he said,
10 say what such people will do.
On the brighter side, Churchill
said tn I British soldiers have
proved themselves equal to Ger
mans. he has hopes that Singapore
will hold, Britain has learned n
lot about dealing with submarines
in the Atlantic. and war produc-
ton is gaining.
Senate noninterventionists were
introduced 10 Churchill. When
Senator Wheeler Cd. Montana,
was presented. an eyewitness said,
Churchill raised his eyebrows and
told Wheeler that he was gratified
TO meet him.
lie told a group OF senator's that
IL the English-speaking people
band together, they can assure
peace for 100 years after the pres
cnt war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Family Of Ten
Solves Illness

A family Of 10, all OF whom had
been i'll from mysterious malady
for the last several days, Satur-
day were taken 10 Receiving
Hospital where they learned what
was wrong with them.
They were James Prestininzi
Al, and his wife, Elizabeth; his
father. Dominic Prestininzi II,
and seven children, Peter 8: Jo-
Seph, 10; Larry, 13: Mary, Is;
Theresa, II: Rose. 20. and Domi-
mic. %. all of whom live at 1888
Leland avenue.
We've all felt sick and had
headaches for the last several
days" Prestininzi told Detec-
tive Delbert Raymond. This
morning 1t was worse than
usual and we finally called
police"
Raymond said the illness was
caused by carbon monoxide gas
formed in a large base burner
stove in which they had been
burning coke instead OF hard coal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Shop Courses Pared
In Evening School

Regular shop courses in the De-
troit evenng4sefroof program will
be sharply curtailed for the term
beginning January 5, due 10 the
development OF the vocational
education program for national
defense.
ClaSSrooms are needed for the
defense training, it was explained
and. therefore, only limited pro-
gram of drafting auto and garage
courses Is offered.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Priorities Cut
Auto Output
Building Also SIashe d
Other Indices Rise

W nile automobile production
and building operation figures
in the Detroit area
during the week. other industrial
and commercial activities re-
manned at a high level. the indus
trial department Of the Detroit
Board Of Commerce said Saturday.
Restrictions by the OPM on
automobile production sent ear
and truck output during the
week ending December 81 to the
lowest point in 20 years. except
ing only those periods when as
sembly lines are shut down
briefly in order To make neces-
sary changes before bringing out
new models" Willis II. Hall,
manager. of. the department.
said. "In view OF the small
number Of units needed 10 nil
the December production quotas
IL seems improbable that Christ
mas affected last weeks output
10 any appreciable extent"
Christmas trade, however, sent
DSR passenger figures and bank
10 new decade highs,
The DSR carried 1889, 461 pas
sengers daily during the week
and bank clearings totaled $247,-
037,3i7 for the week.
The decline in building con-
struction is shown by the value Of
building DermitS issued Permits
last week totaled S557,443 The
figure a year ago was 81, 1853, 461.
Unemployment claims for the
week totaled 25,313 as compared
with 1902 the previous week. We'll
fare and WPA roll sshowed little
change.
Steel mills operated at 90 per
cent OF capacity, unchanged from
the previous week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
DR.. Torrdnte's Fate
To Be Decided Soon

MONTERREY, Mexico. Dec. u
GNS) Judge Jesus b. Santos Of
the third criminal court, will de-
eide December 81 whether Dr. Ar
thur Torrance, accused Of The
murder Of hiS wealthy wife. the
former Ada Loveland OF kalama-
700. Mich viii 90 free or whether
the case VIII be. submitted 10 the
Mexican supreme court
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Son Sworn Into Navy
By Officer Father

John Roberts Noreen. 20-year-
old DIVERSITY of Detroit student
and an employee in The Detroit
Times purchasing department. Sat
urday was sworn into the navy by
his father, Lieut.. Commander II. A.
Noreen.
Lieutenant Noreen OF COS Neff
road, is a medical officer attached
10 the navy recruiting station here
and A naval veteran of "a years
service. The younger Noreen. a
star swimmer at Woodrow Wilson
high school in Washington, will 60
10 Great Lakes Naval Training
Station next week as a store
keeper, third class.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28

Detroits 400 Filipino residents
viii no longer have 70 suffer thc
ignominy Of being confused with
japanese BY an uniniuated plb-
JIG
Saturday night a. 'he Book
Cadillac Hotel each Filipino WIS
issued neat red, white and o.u.
button bearing ne word Phhp
pines on its faAt The buttons
came from the Office ot tine
Philippines resident cor2T-l~>I000r
m Washington and VIII bc worn
by all Flhpinos
The meeting Of Filipino, from
Ohio. Indiana and Michigan come
~.cmCrated the for'y-tfth 50U-
,rSary OF The m7rtNrdom oi Dr.
80 R.Eay s. NCrCHdo. Philippine
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
PownalI on Spot
Taking Post asN
Both Reinforce Y

LONDON, Dec. 81 qNS).-
Short. vigorous Lieut.. Gen. Sir
Henry Royds Pownall today as
sumed his post of commander-in-
chief of the British imperial forces
in the Far East.
Pownall was promoted 30 the
rank of acting general.
Hailed as a man Of action,
General Pownall succeeds Air
Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke
Popham at a time when a test Of
his mettle is imminent.
Pownall is one OF Britain's
younger generals. He's SO, while
Marshal Brooke-Popham is 90.
Appointment of the new COM
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Jap Attack Inspires
Another Alvin York

SAN DIEGO Doc. - ,INS}-
The army has another Alvin York
III MS ranks. Authorities az Camp
Callan said today that The newest
ALVIN York Was born ion Klamath
Falls. ore u 1916. and enlisted
whom re became "Infuualcd hy the
Pearl li7rhor attack.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Churchill Talk
.|nfuriidtes Hitler ,
Huss Believes
Far Too Truthful
to Suit Fuehrer, Who
viii Blame Roosevelt

Did Hitler read Prime Min
lister ChurchiHs speech 10 the
United States Congress- Pierre
J. HusS, who was manager of
the Berlin bureau of Interns-
tIonai News Service until his
return 10 the United States a
few weeks ago. herewith gives
his best estimate of the answer
10 thar question based on years
of covering" der fuehrer on
the scene.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-23

The large number of answers received this week ny
The Skyand Post in the THRIFT WEEK CONTEST proves
that the only in thrift and the
thrifty merchants, but are poets as we'll
After carefully considering the many the Judg
es announced following winners: First Prize Mrs
Grant Bauguess Jefferson; Second Prize, $780, Dr. - n
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-23
Kraft Wins LIST
Bowling Match

The Kraft Cheese company
lead by its manager, Levern
Johnson, took the first bowling
match of the newly organized
league Monday night by defeat
ing w. J. Parts company by 81
pins in the best two out of three
games. Dean Mcmillan bowled
the highest score for two games
with a total of 800 points.
Other matches in the league are
to be played this weekend and
next week. Two more teams en-
tered yesterday. Jay Jones en-
tered the Jones Taxi team. Other
members besides Jay are Freel
Jones and Joe Carney. Sharpe
Shoemaker entered a team for
Belk's store, but members COM
prising the team were not turned
in.
DR.. j. K. Hunter. president of
the league, asked this week that
one or two more teams be or
ganized in order that a tourna-
ment may be planned.
Tonight at $3.50 the Kraft Cheese
company will take on the Jones
Taxi boys. Besides Johnson, Her
bert Bard and DR.. J. K. Hunter
will bowl for the Kraft team.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-23
Pageant To Be
Held Saturday
ASTC Will Present Develop
ment of Physical Educa-
ton. Special Music.

A special invitation has been
extended to teachers, coaches
students and all other interested
persons in Ashe and Allegheny
counties to attend the physical
education pageant which will be
held in the mems gymnasium al
A. S. T. c., at 800 o'clock, Satur-
day evening, Jan. Is.
Here the audience will be Civ
en- picture of the growth and
development of education from
ancient Greece in 1000 B. c. down
to the present time, showing the
part physical education has
played in the many changes that
have taken place.
The pageant will open with a
scene from ancient Greece and
will move on into the Roman per-
iod. The age of chivalry and dark
er ages will be shown, Europe as
it was in 1900, and then moves
finally into present day America.
The student majors are doing
the actual directing and planning.
The actors will wear authentic
costumes of the periods in which
they appear. The music will COM
bine both the band and orches-
ira and the lighting and sound
will be produced by the Play
crafters.
There will be no admission
charge and everyone is invited
to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-23

all agricultural agencies in the
state may expect full crop Of
harmony and progress" to re-
suit from sessions of the joint
senate-house agriculture COM
mittee, which met Wednesday for
the first time this session.
Both of Ashe county's represen-
tativeS, w. B. Austin and Eu-
gene Transou are members of the
agricultural committee.