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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

Discussion Of the relation Of real
estate and government--both fed
eral and local will play a promin-
ent part IN tho program Of the
Midwest Northern Regional Con
ference Of Building Owners and
Managers The conference viii be
held az the Plankington Hotel In
Milwaukee. October -2.-4-Arri ).
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
Permits Still
Top 9-Month
Period Of 1910
Authorizations
Slump 100000
! in September

Building permits issued here the
first nine months OF this year to-
tailed 1873 with an estimated
value OF S63, 100 S89, compared to
1881 permits for buildings cost
ing S54, 22S,515 for the same period
in 1910, Joseph r. Wolff. commits
sioner of buildings and safety en-
gineering. reported Saturday.
But September permits were
valued at SIS. $3.50, $50 compared TO
-Sz,4l3,139 for September. 1910 a
decrease OF more than 50 900, eco.
And permits issued for the week
ending Saturday were down more
than Sl,s00,000 over the same
Npak q wear AGO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
Detroit Mortgage
Bankers Honofed
Woodruff and Sill Win
High Offices in
NJ. B. A.

Herold G. Woodruff, president,
II. c. Woodruff, Inc, Detroit, and
Charles n. Sill, vice president,
brennan e. Sill, Inc, Detroit, last
week were elected regional vice
president and member of the board
of governors, respectively, of the
Mortgage Bankers Association of
America, which convened in New
York City.
Frederick p. Champ of Logan
Utah, was elected M. B. A. presi-
dent.
The Detroit and Michigan dele.
cation TO the convention included
Richard w. Bachmann, Fred Beyes
Frank A. Bowden, Victor II. Fair
less, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gehrke
Mr.. and Mrs S. C. Hadleyr Gerale
Hahn. Leo c Janisse. Robert Kee
Edward f. Lambrecht. Melvin F
Lanphar, William c. Oddly, Oscar
NJ. Onstad, c. A. Pfaffenberger
Edward A. Proctor, E. II. Rogers
A. II. Schlichting, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Fl. Sill. j. w. Spacks
Frank j. Watson, B. Clifford vii
cox, MILFORD Z. Smith, Mr.. anc
Mrs. H. G. Woodruff and Jesse A
SNYDER.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
Exterior Color Scheme

Changing CONVENTIONAL White
paint green shutter color scheme
TO a new color combination Of
white gray black and red brought
results. The body and
trim OF a well-proportioned house
were repainted white, the shingles
for the roof coated light gray, the
sash painted a pleasing red and
the shutters black. The daa-S were
TnTf Nhifn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
1852 Permits

During September a total OF
1862 permits valued at S4.746,5l4
we're issued by VOLTS office. The
biggest classification included sim
gle residences. for whcih 626 per-
niits we're issued
Six hundred and seventy-two
families will be accommodated
upon completion of residential
buildings for which permits were
issued last month Wolf said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
Secluded Surfaces

Secluded surfaces, such as the
underSide OF porcheS-- Sheti4idd he
trealea-vITh one coat Of a high
Quality eXterioT paint TO prevent
deterioration from dampness.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
Realty Men Told
To Rum for Office
@ ct Into Politics,
Urges Saunders
BY LAFE ALLEN
Detroit Iines- Real N-.1+~f rfttur

E Job Of state legislator is just degrading dig
n nfied The who fills the a. r.
ders executive secretary the Michigan Real Estate
II Association. told members of the United Northwestern
%A- Realty Association last Thursday
And both extremes have filed the jobs"
he said IN qualified real for the Legs
lature.
realtnr Lansing
others who hold brokers make
that members organization should
constituents
"No interests watching
In the real estate profession Matters taxation schools
development like Importance
Please the
local a#a politics. ait
with the inside
and talking with the outside"
warned listeners reduce
the sales tax and deced the recently launched campaign TO reduce
weight and S14 100000 annually.
highway available
weight this added burden will loaded
estate he declared
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

The lumber industry's second
n 4ss4i4ia4l American Red Cross hene-
fit dinner party will be held next
Tuesday evening at Northwood
Inn, Howard McLees, manager of
the Detroit District Retail Lum-
Der Dealers Association, said
Saturday. Dinner will be served
at Z p. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
Steono FL o on PLAN

This Cape Cod bungalow is the answer
TO your dream of gracious living The two
dormers the attractive entrance and
shattered front windows all add up to an
exterior of distinct =. ~ can get four
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

sets of blueprints and three sets of speci-
fications of this ideal dwelling for only
SIS from the Times House Plan Depart
ment main lobby Times Building, 1870
Cass avenue. Ask for Design 1s-41.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

BrookfandS golf course Following golf in
the afternoon, therel be building indus
try dinner in the evening. Although the
menu hasn't yet been announced, its
better than an even bet that steak and
apple pie Stoddard's favorite dishes-will
be spread before the diners.
Stoddard is the only living ex-preSident
OF the Builders and Traders Exchange
who was twice honored with the presi-
dency of that organization. He along with
20 other former presidents of the Builders
and Traders, will be guests of honor al
another event planned by that organization
on November l.. 1t will be the Exchange S
httieth anniversary banquet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
Trained Personnel

I'VE believe that we have the
machinery set up To handle these
applications rapidly. The part
assigned To the Federal Housing
Administration In this work Ii
definitely laid out and we have
trained and equipped personnel
10 do IT," THE FILA Offices
throughout the country have
been designated by OPM to
accept the priority requests.)
Foley pledged that the priority
requests would be handled as
expeditiously as possible.
"Tt Is inevitable" he added,
"that many particular problems
of the application OF priorities
will-arise and many specific
questions have to be answered
by application OF the definitions
so far laid down. The Federal
Housing Administrations insuring
office will do all that IL can do
to assist In obtaining the neces-
sary instructions I'm such cases
so that building operations may
be delayed as little rs possible"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
Foley Gets
Priority
Applications
FILA Chief
Pledges Speed
in Administration

Applications by local builders
for material priority numbers were
flowing into the offices Of the Fed
eral Housing Administration here
as State FILA Admins
TRAITOR Raymond M. Foley geared
his office for a still greater influx
of application.
The requests for preferential
ratings are made under terms or
the recent decision of the Office
of Production Management TO
grant material priority 10 builders
of homes costing $4,000 or less.
I'VE are advised by various
trade associations, lending insti-
tutions and Others" Foley said,
that large numbers Of applica-
tons for preferential ratings are
In course of preparation and will
be reaching us from this time on.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
Steak and Apple Pie

The birthday of genial Jess Stoddardhe probably calls
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

w. c. Cowling, chairman of Mayor Jefries' st. Law
seaway committee, delivered inspired plea
behalf of the water the meeting last
Wednesday of the brokers division of the Detroit
Real Estate Board. One of his impressed listeners
heard to comment at the end of the meeting:
tt makes want 10 get shovel and down TO
the river and start digging"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

The Detroit Chapter Of the American Institute Of Architects
VIII hold It's tyfr annual University Club Wenes-
day evening October Is Emil Torch chapter president has named
Frank Zurich Alvin Harley and n Chester
mating committee slate officers directors
1912 The board Of directors elected Cornelius l. Gabe Henry
Stanton and James Spence slate Election
Will take place at the annual meeting
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-12

analike solace in the number of
buildings that haven't been bomb
ed yet
II we ever get the unity in this
country which so many forces are
working to bring about. It seems
likely that the ordinary subjects of
malcontents can be engulfed in the
united indignation against Hitler
and dictatorship.
LEADERS optmists
Improvements in national affairs.
or any other affairs for that mat
ter. usually grow out of dissatis-
faction II takes a lot of well
directed grumbling for the people
In a democracy TO make a suffi-
cient disturbance TO be heard in
Washington
But an analysis of the PERSONAL
lies which get a public following
and who are able TO force action
TO right wrongs. shows that they
are mostly confirmed optimists.
They are the good salesman type
who know that you can't win
friends nor influence people by be
ing a gruch.
They are the leaders OF grum-
blers the ones who can put action
into dissatisfaction. who can orga.
nize lot of little grumbles into a
thunderstorm of protest.
If they grumble themselves. they
10 il when no one is looking. They
know that the things which make
some people indignant are most al
ways things that other people ap-
prove They know that they must
sin over a proportion of the enemy
( they want TO achive victory.
And it's easier 10 win an argu-
Ient by being pleasant rather than
unpleasant.
The last war was won by a
bunch of men who. with plenty OF
reason to grumble marched off TO
the front singing. Pack up your
troubles in your old kit bag and
smile. smile. smile
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-12
TODAY /
TOMORROW
| d
DON ROBINSON
DON ROBINSON
imperfection

GRUMBLERS imperfection
Everything is wrong with every
thing. is a brief summary of the
opinion of perhaps 25 pei cent of
Americans.
Most OF that 25 per cent spend
the majority OF their waking hours
grumbling. II you talk TO them
about politics. war. labor or any
current subject. they are primarily
concerned with telling you what is
wrong about ii and how the men in
the positions of leadership are max.
ing a mess of things.
Most OF them carry their grum-
bling into minor matters-domestic
affairs. business problems. and To-
cal politics. and OF course they
grumble at automobile drivers who
go too fast or too slow, traffic
lights that are red instead OF
green. trains that are too crowded.
houses that don't heat properly or
weather that interferes with their
plans.
When you analyze things from
the grumblers viewpoint. il is easy
to see that he usually has a case
The majority of things could be
improved and 1t is quite possible
TO find legitimate fault with every
thing If you approach each thing
with your ear cooked for trouble.
BROODERS unpleasantries
Grumblers for the sake of classi-
fication. may roughly be divided
into three groups: mooders. brood
ersand frowners.
Frowners are the garden or com
mon variety of grumbler. They
are the people who are just little
more vociferous than the average
IN their expressions OF righteous
indignation. They pass over many
little things and are fairly easy TO
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-12

i've with. But they have deep
sense OF right and wrong - and
when wrong goes unpunished or
right goes unrecognized. deep fur
ows appear in their foreheads and
bitter words pour from their
mouths.
The m0oders are sort OF DR..
Iekyll and Mr. Hyde bread OF hu-
nanity. who have some mental
quirk which makes them shift. for
% apparent reason. from singing In
the rain to growing in the sun.
They are not dependable grum'
blers. They flare and fade. They
may sulk over some inconsequen-
tial thing for hours and they pay
no heed to something which upsets
the world.
The brooders are the worst OF
the grumbling family. Like squir-
rels store nuts. they tuck each sub
ject for grumbling in corner OF
their minds. ready to bring IL forth
at a moments notice when they
meet someone with whom they
have the opportunity TO exchange
unpleasantries.
lNJUSTlCES unity
These days are Roman holiday
for all varities of grumblers. In
international affairs. in national af-
fairs and in our private affairs
there are so many opportunities for
grumbling that a conscientious
grumbler has to work overtime.
War troubles. union troubles. de-
fense problems, congressional ac-
tions and the effect of the war on
our daily lives and businesses are
just a few OF the subjects he can
cover.
But the strange thing about the
average grumbler, unless he has
reached the incurable stage. is that
he grumbles less over things OF
real importance. than over minor
injustices.
In England, for instance. where
there is even more 10 be indignant
about than there is here. most con
firmed grumblers now are going
around with their thumbs high in
the air predicting victory. com
planning less about taxes because
they realize the emergency need
for funds and finding almost Polly
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-12

Q An unattended brush fire four
miles southeast of Coolidge. burn
ed the base of an electric pole.
causing it TO crash across the road
last Thursday. Aside from the
possible danger to life, there was
approximately SIS in unnec-
essary repairs caused Salt River
Valley Water Users Association,
due to carelessness. according to
Martin Talla, in charge of electri-
cal distribution for the district.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-12

Saturday after a number of weeks
absence during which he was at
tending to various business mat
ters. Mr. Disbrow has taken over
guest ranch privileges for Iona
Verde.
. Small Ann Hodges, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hodges, is In
bed with the measels.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-12
Episcopalians Will
Meet Here Sunday

Local members OF the Episcopal
ian Church will meet at Waikiki
Inn Sunday at IL O'Clock. The
Reverend John Knight of Florence
will officiate.
Coolidge Episcopalians meet
each second Sunday of the month.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-12

Q Mrs. II. Z. Sidles of Lincoln,
Nebraska, who is wintering in
Phoenix, Miss Naomi Naples of
Phoenix. Gregg Hudson and Larry
Clements both of Lincoln, Nebras-
ka. were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Lindemann.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-12
Death Claims
Mrs. Ida Shell

Mrs Ida May Shell. wife OF
Reverend W. F. Shell Of the Pente-
costal Church, passed away here
Friday after a short illness. She
was born August 26th. 1896 in
Calhoun County. Texas.
Survivors are her husband. four
daughters. Mrs. Audrey Faust OF
Taft. California: Bonnie. Lola and
Billie Jean. members of Coolidge
Order OF Juniors OF the Forest:
three sons. Walter Shell. Jr.. Of
Taft. California. and by a former
marriage. Elmer Fimple OF Ven
tura. California and John Fimple OF
Taft. California: her mother. Mrs.
Lola Richardson of Sacramento.
California, and a grandmother.
Mrs. Lydia McCarver of Sacra-
menta. also three sisters and four
brothers.
Funeral services were held from
Cole and Maud Chapel Sunday af-
ternoon with Reverend Jeffers
from the Pentecostal Church OF
Chandler officiating.
The remains were shipped to
Taft, California for interment. Mrs.
Lucille Sugden OF Eloy accompan-
led the body.
DATING library - When
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-12

FLOATING LIBRARY - When
the new battleship USS Massachu-
setts puts to sea ii will have on
board a library OF 1000 books.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-12

. Charles Disbrow. returned here
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-26
GREEKS REPORT
MORE CAPTURES
Six Italian Planes Shot
Down During Raid On
City OF Salonika

ATHENS, Jan. 25.-(R-Greek
soldiers captured more than loo
prisoners in successful local ac-
tions" in Albania and six Italian
planes were shot down over the
front and during a raid on Salonl-
ka. the Greek high command re-
ported tonight. All Greek planes
returned safely, it was said.
The communique gave no details
on the days fighting.
The Greek ministry of home
security said some damage and
"a few casualties among the civil
ian population resulted from the
raid on Salonika. The ministry
also said Italian planes "unsuc-
cessfully" machine gunned a VII
lage on an island in the Aegean
sea-.
(Reports from Bitolj, Yugoslavia,
said the Italian air force was in
creasing it's activity in Albania
and a large formation of Fascist
planes was said to have attacked
Greek positions.
Greek reports received at the
Yugoslav border said the main
CONTINUED OH Page Two; Col. ID
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-26
Contracts To Construct
Shipyard To Be Awarded
WILL BE LET SOON
Shipbuilding Co. Official
Says Builders Have AL
ready Visited Site

Contracts will be issued within
the next few days for construction
of the Wilmington shipyard facili-
ties which will construct "a cargo
vessels at an estimated cost OF
81, ESQ, 600 each, within "a months
after the contracts for the work
have been signed, an official OF
the Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock company said here
yesterday.
Contractors Visit Site
Several contractors have gone
over the site with an engineer
furnished by the company during
the past few days, the official said.
The North Carolina Shipbuilding
company, a subsidiary Of the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock company, which recently re-
ceived a charter of incorporation
in Raleigh, will build the vessels
for the u. S. Maritime commission.
The official said. the exact date
for the starting of work on the
project had not been definitely
determined as yet.
Contractors, who plan to submit
bids on the. project, during the
past few days have inspected the
site consisting of the northern un-
developed portion of the property
now held by the Texas Oil com
pany and an undeveloped site to
the north Of that tract, now held
by the Standard Oil company, of
New Jersey.
During the past week the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock company, it was learned, laid
most of the preliminary ground
work for the issuing of bids, on
parts of the project and awarding
of contracts in the immediate fu-
ture.
Other officials of the company
are expected to arrive in the city
shortly to work out final details
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-26
COAL AVALANCHE
ENT0MBS ST0KER
Rescue Squads Work In
Vain To Save Man In
Sub-Basement

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-R-
Scores of police and firemen
worked fr~antically and vainly to.
day to stem an avalanche of buck
wheat coal which trapped and then
suffocated John Seery, 80, a stoke1
who stumbled into the huge hopper
in the endorsement of the New
York Life Insurance company
building.
For four hours they worked as
the black tide inched higher, snap
ping or crushing a half-doZen de.
vices used in an effort to sustain
life.
Working in relays, so firemen
and policemen shoveled coal stead
lily; but each time they appeared
to be gaining, a new pile came
slithering down.
At one time the workers got a
rope beneath Seery's shoulders, but
tons of coal slipped and snapped it..
Stripped to the waist and black
ened and choked by the dust, they
succeeded once in getting Seery's
head and shoulders into an invert-
ed barrel. The barrel snapped like
a match box.
The emergency squad shored up
part of the bin and formed a bas-
ket brigade to- carry away the
coal. Acetylene torches ate into
the side of the hopper.
Father w. J.. Farricker, disre-
garding cautions of police and fire
Continued on Page Eight; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-26
British Armored Cars Reach Derna;
Italians May Haze Abandoned Tour
FIND PLANES BURNING
Raj Aids Attacks Deeper
In Libya And Across
Ethiopian Border
by The Associated Press

CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 25- British
armored cars, having fallen upon
and broken an Italian tank column,
were reported tonight to have
reached Derna, Libya, IT'S miles
beyond the Egyptian frontier, I'M
der circumstances suggesting that
it had been abandoned by the
Fascists.
No Resistance
During the day they met no re-
sistance so far as could be learn
ed. The Italian tanks were dispers-
ed yesterday.
While troops and guns were be-
ing advanced along the coast road
west of Tobruk as fast as trucks
could carry them, armored cars
and light mechanical units swept
past Martuba airdrome, which the
Italians had been occupying only
three nights ago.
Beyond stating that operations
were proceeding satisfactorily"
the British command gave little
Continued on Page Three; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-26
Bullitt Declares Britain
Can Win IF u S. HELPS

Bullitt read a prepared statement
and then settled himself in a chair
for nearly four hours to answer
searching questions covering almost
every aspect of the diplomatic WorldA
AS his testimony ended, Bullltt
picked up the leather BRIEF case
from which he had drawn lnnumer-
able papers-including a letter from
former Premier of France Daladler
to President Roosevelt-arose, faced
the committee and declared solemn
ly:
ct feel this a terrible, terrible ur-
gency. I feel that the skipper has
set the course of ship. All of you
gentlemen are officers and those Of
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-26

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-CP-
Declaring that the United States is
faced with a terrible, terrible ur-
gency,". William C. Bullitt told the
House foreign affairs committee to-
day that if this country stepped up
its production of military equipment
to wartime levels Great Britain
could defeat Germany.
But if Britain falls, the tanned,
baldish former ambassador to
France said, invasion Of the West
ern Hemisphere is almost certain"
and encirclement of the United
States by t~otalitarian powers is as
sured.
The foremost Of a half dozen wit
nesses to testify today in behalf of
the administrations British aid bill,
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-26
Draw
Camp Davis
Pay Checks
One-Sixth OF Total Given
Pay Each Day OF Week
To Avoid Delay
MORE WILL GET JOBS
More Than 1900 Work
ers Are To Be On Job By
End OF This Week

Approximately 8,400 persons
were employed last week in vari-
Gus types of work at Camp Davis,
anti-aircraft firing center un d e r
construction at Holly Ridge, it was
learned last night.
A representative of the paymas-
ter's office at Camp Davis reported
that number of workmen received
checks during the past week.
1400 Each Day
The total number of pay checks
indicated that an average of 1,40C
persons daily received their week
ly wages.
The paymaster's office pays off
one-sixth of the workmen there
each day of the week Mondays
through Saturdays to avoid delay
and confusion occasioned by long
waiting lines and to expedite pay
roll details with greater dispatch.
During the coming week the
number of persons employed at
Camp Davis is expected to mount
to more than II, 1000. !