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Evening star., 1941-11-15
5 Billion in Home Looms
Written by F. H. A.

The Federal Housing Administra-
ton has now written more than
IS 900 100000 of home-loan insur-
ance and its income is sufficient to
cover its own operating costs for an
indefinite period, Administrator Alb
ner H. Ferguson said today.
AS Of October 81, the F. H. A. had
insured 4,371 ,841 loans made by pri-
vate lending institutions in the
amount of s5,041 ,593. .l80. Mr.. Fergu-
son said. The great bulk of these
loans have been for building, buy
Ing or improving single family
homes.
Part of the loans insured have
been repaid or partially amortized
but income from renewal premiums
on more than $1,000 900 900 of out
standing insurance and from fees.
investments and other sources is
enough TO pay operating expenses
at the current rate. even though
home building proceeds in reduced
volume for the duration of the ma
tional emergency.
While this SIS 900 900 900 mark was
being passed. the October volume of
new homes being started under F..
H. A. inspection. although below
September, was somewhat higher
than the same week a year ago.
A weekly average of 400 new homes
were started in October, compared
with 4700 weekly in September and
$500 weekly in October, 1910.
Evening star., 1941-11-15
Housing Jam Turns
Many Home Buyers
To Older Structures
Such Places, Usually
Roomier, Found Good
For Larger FumiIies

The house that has echoed the
footballs of two or more generations
OF families appears to be coming
into Its oWn-as a consequence of
the current boom in many areas
and scarcity Of materials for new
construction.
That home seekers are checking
the possibilities of filling their needs
by buying older dwellings is indi-
Gated In Federal Home Loan Bank
System report OF today. 1t shows
that during the first eight months
of this year the volume of mort
cages OF savings and loan associa-
tions to finance the purchase of
homes" rose by nearly one-third
over the same months in 1910, twice
as large an increase as that Of the
total of their home loans for all
purposes. Their home purchase
loans amounted to nearly $500 OOO,-
600 alone.
Aside from houses constructed in
the past quarter century there still
remain thousands of well-built prop
eTIleS on tne market that deserve
consideration of the family seeking
a home Of its own, James Twohy,
governor Of the Federal Home Loan
Bank System, pointed out.
These homes are usually larger
than houses built in recent years
and especially suitable for families
with several children" he said
often a few hundred dollars in
alterations will remove their dated
appearance and add to their value.
In many houses unused space-in
attic or spare rooms-can be con-
verted into additional living quar-
ters. from which the owner can earn
rental income. This is of direct
importance to the defense program
in cities handicapped with insuf-
flcient housing for newly arrived
workers in armament industries.
The home owner who wants so to
convert his home or to modernize
1t will find abundant sources Of low
cost financing.
Between 1890 and 1910 it is esti-
Evening star., 1941-11-15

2-story masonry and frame dwelling,
1923 Worthington street NV; to
cost S6.600
Joseph E. Davies, 1901 Foxhall
road NV, owner; Davis, Wick, Ro-
sengarten, 6l3 Fifteenth street NV.
builders: Theodore E Blake and
Frederick r. King, designers: to
make repairs. 1929 Klingle road
NV; to cost $4,000.
Irving Epstein, 1929 Thirteenth
street NV. owner and builder; r.
c. Archer, jr., 215 Florida avenue
NV. designer: to erect one 2-story
brick fiat Itwo units). 708 Barry
place NV; to cost $4,000.
James w. and Addie G. Kosse, %
Fifth street Sc, owners: Charles E.
Hoile, Otway avenue, Capitol
Heights, Md, builder: L. w. Giles.
designer: 10 make repairs, TIT S
street NV; to cost 1000.
Harold H. David, 1908 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV, owner and build
er; w. B Clark, Hyattsville, Md. de-
signer: to make repairs. 1903 New
Hampshire avenue NV; to cost
s1.923.
William and Helen Caludis, 6233
Georgia avenue NV. owners: Will
liam Caludis, builder; James An
thony. designer; to erect one 1-story
brick and cinder block dry cleaning
plant addition, 6233 Georgia avenue
NV; to cost $500.
Pauline Light, 1895 Kennedy street
NV, owner; Joseph Light Con-
struction Co.. 1886 Kennedy street
NV, builders: Edmund w. Drey-
fuss, designer; to make repairs,
3102-4 Mount Pleasant street NV;
to cost $500
NJ Frank Rupert, 1921 Seventh
street NV, owner and builder; L.
w. Giles, 4428 Hunt place NE, de-
signer; to erect one 1-story brick and
cinder block gasoline filling station,
2l00 K street NV; to cost 5000
J. H Tiffey, 5001 North Capitol
street NV. owner and builder; J. H.
Abel, 1886 Connecticut avenue NV,
designer; to erect one 2-story brick
and tile dwelling addition, 4020
Arkansas avenue NV; to cost $500.
Evening star., 1941-11-15
Star Home

bath. There is an unfinished attic
which could be finished into two ad-
ditional bedrooms should the occu-
pants need room for expansion. A
finished stair leads to the attic and
heat duets tor the two rooms are all
In place This house has two bed
rooms, both sufficiently large for
double beds. The living room meas
ures 16 feet 8 inches by II feet 8
inches. Both houses have porches
off the living rooms.
The tWo-story house has six rooms,
with living room, dining room and
kitchen on the first floor, and three
bedrooms and bath on the second.
Members of the Silver Star Homes
Committee Endorsed both homes
unanimously. They inspected the
homes thoroughly. James S. Taylor
OF the Federal Housing Administra-
tion is chairman Of the group. Other
members are: Charles c. Koones.
president OF the Washington Real
Estate Board; Edwin H. Rosengar-
ten. builder, member OF the firm of
Davis, Wick g. Rosengarten. and
Irwin S. Porter, prominent architect.
The houses will remain open
through Sunday, December T.
Evening star., 1941-11-15
'Putcher' Mends Finishes

Employment of professional
"patcher" for repairing furniture
finishes in the home is recommended
by some furniture manufacturers.
These expert craftsmen may often
be reached through the piano dealer.
The 'patcher' travels from house
to house with a complete repair kit.
Among his chief tools are "amalga-
mixers" with which he dissolves and
deftly smooths out varnish and
lacquer into cracks, and "shellac
sticks" of variety Of colors. which
he skillfully burAs into damaged
places.
Evening star., 1941-11-15
Earth Pigments Lost Longer

When choosing exterior paints 1t
Is we'll to remember that earth pig
ments are generally more permanent
when exposed to weather and sun
light than chemical colors and that
tinted paint is more durable than
white. The principal earth pig
ments are ocher, the siennas,
umbers, red iron oxides and earth"
browns.
Evening star., 1941-11-15

mated that nearly $500 900 dwelling
units were built In this country As
the present trend continues thou
sands of these properties will 60
through a rejuvenation process that
will enhance the attractiveness Of
their neighborhoods."
Evening star., 1941-11-15

Approximately $4,000 American
communities are entirely dependent
on motor trucks for their supplies
and shipments.
Evening star., 1941-11-15
IN BROOkDALE

47ll River Road. Md.-Sl2.95O
nsontb by the beouu Of
Brookdo Woshnetons selling developments from
inception Here offered Tor Six fine
Modern including heet
ottoohed we'll boek
q SLIGHT elevation N q lot 60xl30 feet.
Rner Rd, tt
Rper ID. st !
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
Double Duty for
Ac+or-Traveler

WHEN THEY began filming the
South Sea Island sequences for
Don Winslow of the Navy" the
title role player, Don Terry, was
asked to give the final okay to
the settings and props.
This was no gesture of Difference
to Terry on the part of Co-direc-
tors Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor
The directors wanted TO know il
the South Sea Island setup they
were about to shoot was authentic
in every detail. And the only mar
in the Don Winslow" company
who has actually visited just such
an island is Terry.
Terrys tropical isle expedition
was no idle tourist jaunt, either
The actor made the trip with tn,
late +. w. Murnau, noted director
who was seeking locations for film
sequences paralleling those nov
being made for Don Winslow o
the Navy" -----r--
From the souvenirs he brough
back from that trip, Terry ever
furnished his own sarong which h
wears in scenes depicting nativ
temple ceremonials.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
Lucille Ball
MOUes Ring
For MOUie
BY HARRISON CARROLL

HOLLYWOOD. Nov. 21.-After
wearing a dime store wedding ring
ever Since she and Desi Arnaz
eloped to Greenwich. Conn. last
December, Lucille Ball finally had
to take it off for a scene in a
movie.
It's the spot in VALLEY of the
Sum-" where Dean Jaeger proposes
to Lucille and slips an engagement
ring upon her finger,
In several other films, the star
had been able to conceal her RING
by covering il with a strip of adj
hesive tape and then with makeup
But this was closeup, so there
was no alternative. Off came the
ring.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
Natalie Thompson
In 'Virginian'

NATALIE THOMPSON. who
scored twice on Broadway before
accepting a screen contract, has
been cast in The Vanishing Vir-
ginian," to be directed by Frank
Borzage for Me tro- Goldwyn-
Mayer. Kathryn Grayson has :
feminine lead with Frank MorgaHl
The picture is an adaptation OF
the best seller by Rebecca Yancey
Williams. Edwin knopf will pro-
duce.
Miss Thompson made her screen
debut in "Ringside Maisie," after
appearing on Broadway in Gilbert
Miller's Delicate Story and the
Al Shean comedy drama, "Popsy."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
BING MAKES HIT

Those casual Bing Crosby ways.
so well-known 10 II oil lyw o o d
Iscribes. didn't make a hit with the
Brazilian newspapers when the
crooner9 first landed there. One
writer described him as getting off
the boat wearing a cowboy shirt
and carrying an evil-looking pipe.
But. evidently, Bing got wise to
himself.
On his return trip, he sang for
the Brazilian Red Cross and earned
a swell hand from all the press.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
Makes Good

THE FIRST chimpanzee ever
put under contract by studio is
Muk, young ape which has just
completed Malaga" his first pic
lture with Dorothy Lamour. AS a
result of his work, Paramount
signed him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
Often Co-Starred

BARBARA STANWYCk and
Joel McCrea, teamed in THE Great
Mans Lady" have co-starred in
four other pictures - Gambling
Lady" Banjo on My Knee" In
ternes Can't Take Money and
Union Pacific"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
SMART YOUNGSTER

Heard story about Linda OAR
nelrs kid sister. Monty, who. at u.
is an ardent gin-rummy player.
The other night she was doing
her homework in arithmetic and
came TO problem in which the
answer was 81. She hesitated for
a moment about where TO place
the decimal point.
Don't you know where II
goes 81 asked sister Linda.
Monty's face suddenly beamed.
"Oh, sure" she exclaimed.
Between the trey and the
deucew
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
Sinqer to Killer

ALAN LAID. who plays q
ruthless young killer in This Cur
for Hire" starring Veronica Lake
sang the role of Koke in his high
school production of The Mikado'
during his senior year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21

nue. this week,
a n d n a n
z r a b b e d
SCOTS arm.
"Am I hav-
ing n night
I'M a r e, q r
W at ?" she
said.
She thought
she saw a tank
going up the
sire I. near
d avis o. n. II
turned out that
il WAS a tank,
apparently one
of I he n @ w
Chrysler mod
els.
Out Of curl
osity,c he y
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
With OBS wilma

AT approximately the time which is crca December Is
Since Shaw fncky about how his plays made into
movies interesting that Hitler
and the whole worked this all during the siege
bombing falling
buildings and the screenings of the ana raid fire patrols during
the filming.
will Soldier"
Nelson Eddy Metropolitan Rise Stevens
musical "Unhoy Partners cofeauring Edward Arnold
Edward G. Robinson in thrilling, newspaper drama.
the holidays this will the latest
Carlo picture Tive Faced Woman which Carlo draws
MELVIN Douglas for leading man she "Nnotchka'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
REESE arch DiscIoses
Strange Custom

A BUTCHER shop selling only
beef was one of the items on the
prop mans list when the Budapest
street was being dressed for open
ing scenes in Il Married an
Angel"
Studio prop men do what they
are told. but this one had enough
curiosity to inquire about this
strange request. Arthur Bernstein
technical adviser on the jeanette
INSTRUMENTATION Eddy film, ex-
planned.
Seems there is an old law In
Budapest which states that there
shall be one shop where beef only
is sold and another which sells
pork only. The two meats are
never sold from the same counter
Nobody knows exactly why, but
that's how il is.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
Scenes in Rain

TORRENTIAL NIGHT rain
scenes for The Great Mans
Lady" starring Barbara Stanwyck
and Joel McCrea, actually were
made during real rain storms at
night at the Paramount studios
ranch
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
Linina Them All UP

he hardly wait for IIonky
although elneh expected
They've holding for weeksboth
the cinch.
attractions scheduled
enough n which to show them.
Gable and Turner cali quits "Smin Thru
26 Shades of Taylor permitting
Macdonald
whom it is Gene Raymond and not Nelson Eddy
On bill will feel The Feminine Touch with Rosa
lind Russell Francis Don Ameche Van en of "Pha-
delpha Hefns all involved
This picture get
anohers hair the couture cutting something
Following that Myrna 10y and William Powell
which
mystery which would left Holmes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
Jack Pickering
Here
and
Now

NIGHTMARE: A young De-
troiter and his girl-Scott Polk
and Nan Rice, if you want TO know
were driving down Oakland ave-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
Stage Shows Loom
On Local Theater Horizon
By CHARLES GENTRY

SOMETHING NEW has been added and we don't Old
Gold eh whe talking about downtown theaers.
Stage shows coming particularly the Michigan,
and while will the first place
place which will shortly confront
us with another the Foes Bergere Friday November 2s
the Michigan this
in addition to stunning production
being offered this time with
girl who knocks herself
Andre Raouche his Chauve
his football dogs known the ardaes
of gridiron, will also be on hand
with this show will be "Skyark the
which Col
tackles did Broadway
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
they're Rubbing II In

Immediately following the Ink Spots of "H Didn't Care"
along Ersne Hawkins Tuxedo Junction orches-
provide week of swing which guaranteed send the
most solid citizen atwtter
Spots be rubbed by December II make
place film production of
Gary Cooper and Deroits Joan Leslie
her biggest break in this Warner Brothers chronicle
of the first World War hero.
recuperated from the furry
Wednesday definite lineup
Daniel Webster the and that
exciting stage will be announced, but shortly
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
Do You Know The Answers?

novel quiz show will feature the Broadway Captos Radio
Schoolhouse Air this Sunday
the theater audience
against answering
given Osgood of the Radio Schoohouse.
Prizes will be awarded the members of the winning In
addition will be presented by the local and
arlets of Schoohouse On the Chares Aunt
and "Ringside Maisie" will be shown
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21

Many a Hollywood celebrity sent
presents when Shug Keller for Is
years a head electrician at M-G-M.
married Alma Tilley, studio tele-
phone operator,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
Returned by Request

Proven hits requested the patrons Of the Madison Theaer
has Myna Loy Tyrone Power and George Brent THE Rains
Came and Alice Fay and Don Ameche Hollywood Cavalcade
Returning Sunday popular will Gable
Caudette Colbert 1T Happened One Night and Myrna 10y and
Warner Baxter in Broadway Bill"
An allaugh show comes to the Broadway Capitol Fisher,
November
headed "Charys Aunt with Francis
popular starring "Ringde
Naisie' Murphy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21

Joseph Von sternberg brought
The Shanghai Gesture" in only
five days above schedule and now
is in the threes of putting the pie
ture together. He will be aided by
Gutter Sam Winston. who has been
with him ever since THE Blue
Angel " ---------
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21

'-f Mn. ftthERhN0 " - =
turned around and followed the
tank, which was doing around 80
miles an hour and skipping through
traffic AS nimbly as you please
10 Six-Mile road, where 1t turned
east.
Having a tank pop up IN the
midst of the Oakland traffic didn't
seem TO alarm anybody very much,
Scott and Nan said, and it made a
lot less noise than they expected,
and there was a man in civilian
clothes leaning out port in the
side, taking it all very matter-of-
factly. Oh. and it had Michigan
license plates. too.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
From page nine)

aERE he is. His name is not
johnson. 1t is Carl Sandburg. He
has written a million words about
Abraham Lincoln. He is the author
of Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie
Years, Of Abraham Lincoln: The
War Years, of Good Morning,
America, of The People, Yes, of
ROOtdbGgd Stories.
Carl Sandburg won the Pulitzer
Prize for his recently published
Abraham Lincoln: The War
Years." of which Robert Z. Sher-
wood wrote. "The people of this ma
ton and this human race may well
Evening star., 1941-02-09

salute and thank Carl Sandburg
for the magnitude of his contri.
button to our common heritage"
Mentioned more and more fire.
quently as the next winner of the
Nobel Prize for Literature, Sand
burg was last spring awarded the
honorary degree of Doctor of Let
ters by both Harvard and Yale,
one of the few men in history so
honored in one year. He was the
only member of either academic
procession who did not wear cap
and gown. He wore a blue serge
suit, baggy at the knees.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
THE LAST LAUGH
Continued from puse thirteen

quite a good thing of counterfeiting
doubloons and passing them on the
Dutch traders. believe several of
these Spaniards were caught and
hanged for their crime. It's rather an
interesting story; look it up some
time when you are in the mood, won't
you?
so last night tried a smear of
egg yolk on the base metal. 1t did not
turn black in the presence of sulphur,
as silver would have done. 1t seemed
like fairly hard metal, and the piece
you tossed into the fire did not dis
color in the slightest degree, nor show
any sign of melting. despite tremen-
dous heat
The evidence is pretty clear, MIR.
Trotter: those coins are some of those
counterfeits had read about. That's
why Twas so very anxious to bring
them along
II don't get it," Trotter said un-
easily. They're still counterfeit,
aren't they? And they're certainly not
gold?"
CORRECT on both counts, Mr.. Trot-
ter. They are counterfeit, and they
aren't gold. And -" he slipped an
arm around Joan, and held her very
close - the base metal is one which
was nearly valueless in the middle of
the eighteenth century, but about
which ideas have changed a great
deal; for, MIR. Trotter, the base metal
which was almost worthless then is
the little silver of the old Spaniards:
platinum"
Joan thought for an instant she was
going to faint.
Trotter staggered back, leaning his
bulk against convenient tree. You
re lyingl You're just blufing - try
ing to get back that thousand dollars
- you - you -"
Think so? Wait and seep' Brent
put both arms around Joan. ITS
true, honey, every word of it!' he
whispered. We're rich! Horribly
rich. How does it feel?'
Joan glanced at Mr.. Trotter. He
was staring out to sea. toward the
barely-visible speck which was Boot
jack Island. He was paying no atten-
ton to Joan and Brent.
How does it feel?'" she repeated.
Strangely enough she was thinking
more how it felt to be there in Brent's
arms than of the fortune they had
found together. "Oh, grand, Brentl
Grandr'
Evening star., 1941-02-09

Joan. Trotter's jibes were hard to
take, and Brent was now strangely
silent.
Just before they landed Brent spoke:
You've had your fun, Trotter.
I'm asking you to keep quiet when
we land. want to get this stuff
packed and shipped without a lot of
curious natives bothering me. Under
stand? Right?"
Sure! won't rub it in"
Dave Carter, who owned the boat,
secured a number of small, wooden
boxes for them, and Brent satisfied the
mans curiosity by telling him they
had found some pretty rocks on the
island.
NO NEED O. goin' out on OIL Close
pin for them. l kin show you -"
Can you show me about hundred
feet of strong rope and truck?" in
terrupted Brent genially.
Sho' can. 1 got me a boat trailer
and a flivver, if that'll do. She's old,
but she still pulls like nusta'd plas-
tahp
"Finer' said Brent. Give you five
dollars to haul this stuff to the sta
tion.'
Joan and Brent hastily filled the
boxes while Carter went after the rope
and the trailer. Brent had just finished
mailing down the last of the lids when
the native returned. The two men
roped the boxes carefully, and half an
hour later they were in the express
office.
"The express agent looked as though
he thought you we're crazy" COM
mented Trotter as they walked back
to the boat for their luggage. Did
you tell him you we're paying express
on a lot of rocks?"
TIE was rather surprised, think" ="
Brent said slowly. "You see. it was the
most valuable shipment he'd ever
handled, Trotter"
''Valuable?" said Trotter. He tried
to laugh, but the sound was forced
and harshly unnatural. That's -
that's - a joker
"It's a joke, all right" nodded
Brent. But you don't get the point.
Not yet.
You see, Trotter, I'm a research
chemist by profession. We pick up
all sorts of odd information in our
business.
''Well - back in the middle of the
eighteenth century, remember read
ing, some enterprising Spaniards made
Evening star., 1941-02-09

smoother-te
more delicious cakes
and crisp, better
tasting fried foods.
A patented discov-
erymakes NewCrisco
act differently from
any home shortening
we know of. Try
Crisco today and see
what a difference it
can make in all your
cooking.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
CriscO pies win by q to l

These women were using other
shortcomings (every type YOU can
think of when independent investi-
gators called and asked them to try
New Crisco and compare. Here's
how the test came out .. when
women told us which pies they
Evening star., 1941-02-09

What stacks up with the family
like cherry pie-when the under
crust's tender and the top crust's
flaky-and everybody beams and
says: Gosh, how good your pie
crust tastes"
Feel this rosy glow of success
=. make your very next pie with
"Sure-Mix" Crisco. It's different
from other Shortcomings as hundreds
of women from Coast to Coast
testified recently.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
STAR AND STRIPES
CHERRY PIE

3 cups pitted canned red cherries
Is cup red cherry juice
y cup sugar
2 tablespoons quick-cOoking tapiOca
teaspoon lemon juice, or
teaspoon almond extract
Put cherries, juice. sugar. and tapi-
Oca together in a saucepan. Bring
slowly to a boil. Remove from stove.
Add lemon juice or almond extract.
Let cool while preparing
PASTRY: cups -four q cup Crisco
teaspoon 3 to table
salt spoons water
Sift -four and salt together. Cut in
Crisco. When texture looks mealy,
stir in water, using as little as possi-
BILE. Roll out lower crust and line
pie plate; let hang over edge about
y inch. Fill with cherry mixture.
Use remaining pastry for top crust,
either plain or in flag design. For
flag design: Cut star out of rectangse
of pastry; place pastry in center of
pie. Arrange narrow parallel strips
of pastry across pie; moisten under
side of rectangle where it Overlaps
strips. Fold lower crust pastry over
ends of strips and flute edge Bake in
a quick oven (425o F. 20 to 25 min
utes. An Measurements Leuel