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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-18
Door Location
Requires Study
Are Of Swing
Wasted Area

In the designing of m a |
homes, the location and number
of doors are important since the
arc of the swing is wasted area.
Where there are too many
doors, the owner is likely to be
confronted with q serious prob
lem of furniture arrangement. It
should also be remembered that
the more doors q room contains,
the more through traffic it will
have.
Wherever possible, doors
should be located in corners 80
they will swing through an arc
of only 30 degrees and thus use
q minimum of floor area.
The location of doors In q
small house Is even more impor-
tant when living space must be
used also as q passageway, &C.
cording to officials of the Feder-
al Housing Administration. For
convenient passage, space must
be preserved free from furni-
ture.
When doors leading to rooms
between which there il frequent
communication are placed diago-
nally opposite, the location of
furniture for greatest use and
convenience is made difficult or
impossible. The INABILITY of the
house Is then greatly reduced.
This may be avoided at the time
the house is planned by locating
doors in adjacent walls and as
near the corners as possible, or
an arrangement of doors which
permits use of one end of the
room for circulation purposes.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-18
Give Benefits
Of FILA Plan
Places Ownership
Within Eosy Reach

Designed to place home owl
ership within easy reach of the
average wage Garner, to stabil-
ize interest rates, to improve
the quality of housing, and to
provide a steady flow Of priv
ate capital for home financing
the Federal Housing Admins
tration's home financing system
provides a number of protective
features to home buyers.
Among the benefits which the
FILA program offers the bor-
rover are: -
I. The low initial payment
on the house. This is q minimum
of 20 per cent, except in the
case of newly constructed own
er-occupied houses valued at
$4,000 or less where the down
payment may be as low as 10
per cent.
2. The maintenance of uni
formly low interest rates. FILA
regulations establish this rate at
q maximum of Az per cent,
plus the mortgage :. insurance
premium of one-haf Of 1 pec
cent.
3. The long term of repay.
ment, which may be up to 20 or
Is years.
4. The inclusion of all char
ges in a single regular monthly
payment. These include in.
terest, principal insurance, and
taxes.
5. FHA's insistence on sound
construction and locatio n
standards and neighborhood re-
quirements which assure, as
far as possible, that the homes
offered as security for insured
mortgages are DURABILITY built In
communities of established
value and under general con-
ditions that promise stability
and usefulness Of home and
neighborhood over q long per-
iod OF years.
8. The single long-term mort
gage which wraps up in one
package the whole home mort
gage debt, paid off on q month
ly basis and therefore not sub
ject to the same hazards rs the
old short-term mortgage usua,-
ly renewable at exorbitant
costs.
2. The assurance. largely q
result of the FHA's careful
scruting Of the borrowers An
ancial status. that the mortgage
debt is safely within the mort
gagor's capacity to pay.
8. Assurance that the FHA'
insured mortgage does not In
volve hidden charges and tricky
costs sometimes characteristic
of the old-style mortgage.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-18
FILA Defense
Adj Provides
Special Terms
IS, 900 Homes
in Defense Areos
Under Construction

oConstruction was started on
5000 new homes under FILA in
spection between March 81 and
August 2 in 210 defense areas
since their designation at vari-
Gus times during that period,
Federal Housing Administrator
Abner H. Ferguson announced
today.
Under Title vi of the National
Housing Act, areas having pres
ent or impending acute housing
shortage are designated by the
President, and builders in those
areas are able to obtain special
mortgage loan terms to construct
homes to meet the shortage.
Most of the areas were designat-
ed on April 8, and others have
been designated on several oc-
casions since.
Altogether, 81, 900 homes were
started in these designated areas.
OF this total 8,204 were being
financed with loans insured un-
der Title vi of the National
Housing Act, 1896, were being
built with Title II insured loans,
and 1900 with Title insured
loans. Homes started before
designation, even though subse-
quent to March 81, are not in
cluded.
Vital areas where airplanes,
ships, munitions, and other i'm
portant defense materials are be-
ing manufactured reported large
numbers of homes being started
under the FILA program In the
period under study. This Is
the first time the FILA has re-
quired its field insuring offices
to report currently on homes
under construction in Aspecific
metropolitan areas.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-18
QUESTIONS g. ANSWERS

@. How are H A-inSured
mortgage loans repaid?
A. In monthly installments
The size of the payment and the
length of repayment time de-
pend to some extent on how
much the borrower can afford
to pay regularly out of income.
@. When must an application
be made for an FHA-insured
mortgage loan on a new home?
A. The application must be
submitted and plans approved
before construction is started.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-18

Dormer windows have wide
popularity and are practical for
all roofs with pitches sufficient
to provide adequate headroom
for living space.
Federal Housing Administra-
ton officials point out that few
problems in designing homes
are more difficult than that pres
ented by the introduction OF
dormer windows.
Top DOrmer Too Large
In the upper illustration there
is an unusually large dormer
which may provide desirable
floor space with ample head
room. From an architectural
standpoint, however, it detracts
from the simple roof character
which is essential to the cottage
style. ~
The shed dormer over the
garage is not in harmony with
the main dormer due to the diff
ference in contour. It would
have been preferable to have
both dormers of the same charac-
ter, whether of the shed or gable
type.
Two Stories
Often Preferable
When dormers become so
large as to take up a sizeable
part of the roof area it is often
desirable and as cheap to change
the design of the house and make
it a full two-story structure.
The lower illustration shows
two well-designed d o m 5
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-18

Window G(yloo ~
building homeo tmn1gg -
plan may eheooo i1Gl < Il
ble-hung Window WAje1 - =
up and down and coG1InG n
dows hinged q ~ 80
opening In and out ~ y
dows are available n uaoQy G0n
and attractive Styles. 0ug11
windows can be usod % H0ho6n
attics or bedrooms m6Gg -
roof.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-18
Corrett Placing
Of Home. Urqed
lmpostent 10 Both Small
end Expensive Homes

end Expensive Homes
It is important that the small
house be correctly placed on the
site, just as for the more ex-
pensive home.
The correct placing of the
house on the site to- obtain de-
sirable sunlight and the benefit
of Tor protection from) prevail
ing winds may normally be &C
complished with any small-house
plan.
Federal Housing Administra-
ton officials point out that, II
necessary to obtain the most de-
sirable relationship of rooms to
natural conditions, the same plan
may be revolved about its CEN
ter line or reversed and revolved.
This seldom requires change
in the plan beyond the possible
relocation of the entrance door
and possibly the kitchen or serv-
ice entrance and change in To-
cation of windows in these
roomA
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-18
Poorly Planned Dormer Windows
May Lmpare Homes Appearance

which give scale ana dignity to
the house.
In general, according to FILA
officials, dormers should be
avoided. They are expensive to
frame, nard to decorate, and
difficult to keep weatherproof.
The need for adequate ventila-
ton and light under roof areas
often justifies their use in spite
of cost or possible difficulty in
making them weathertight.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-18

Federal. Housing Administers
ton insured loans are not Gov
eminent loans, These loans Art
made by private lending institu-
tons such as banks, savings and
loan associations, insurance COM
panies, and other qualified lend.
ing institutions.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-18
PAINT SECLUDED SURFACES

Secluded surfaces, such as
the underside of porches, should
be treated with one coat of
high-quality exterior paint to
prevent deterioration from
dampness, according to FILA Of
ficials.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-18

With IN interior arrangement
that 10 simple and practical
this one-story home embodies
many features which win APP
peal to . family Of average
income. Compactly planned,
this small house il well suited
for . family which needs room
but whose budget limits the
size Of the house. Little space
il given to halls; the closets
are ample; and the important
utility room II Of good size.
An inside entrance from the
garage leads into q well.lighted
kitchen. The two bedrooms
have cross ventilation and are
pleasing in proportions. An
outstanding feature il the un-
usually large porch with an
entrance on the living room.
The porch has been % well han,
In Illinois this property il val
insured mortgage Of $5.400. A
Ibout $50, exclusive of local tax
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-18

The. Federal Housing Admin
istration does not furnish plans
or Specifications for any Of the
houses shown on these Building
pages.
Evening star., 1941-06-15

of 10 miles. When you reach the
waters edge there are three things
that especially attract you-frst. all
the beautiful landscaping around
the falls; second. the fast flowing
rapids. and, last but not least,
gigantic Niagara Falls.
These falls can be seen better at
a place much lower than the level
of the rapids. If you take an ele-
vatOr down below the ground you
find yourself on a big rocky jet of
land almost under the falls. From
this place your view is complete
picture of loneliness. If you are
water route under the falls by boat.
The boat is called Maid of the Mist
and makes a thorough tour of the
Canadian and American falls, but
either way is most enjoyable.
In the winter the whole atmos-
phere about the falls seems like a
big. crystal-white fairyland Every
tree is encased with icicles and
snow, every piece of green grass is
covered by frozen spray, and even
the bottomless appearing water be-
low looks like great. massive craters
where the water has frozen in its
place. This scenic spot in our
United States will always be re-
membered by every person who has
seen it as one of the most magnifi-
cent beauties in the world.
Evening star., 1941-06-15

your hands on the chair back. Then
rise to an erect position. Use your
legs-don't push yourself up with
your hands.
You'll need partner and tight
ly bound book of average size or q
small board to strengthen yOul
hands. Stand facing your partner
with legs spread. toes pointed slight
~ inward and knees bent a little
Get a firm grip on the book. ther
try TO push your partner over while
he does the same TO you. Ten min
utes of this daily will give you g
grip like a wise.
There isn't space for us to &C
deeply into the matter of holds
Your school or public library should
have several books on jiu-j -jitsu, with
complete descriptions and illuStra-
tions of the various maneuvers
charts of nerve centers and so forth
for your study
However, few simple holds will
give you an idea of jiu-j -jitsu Here S
a simple hand throw. Grab the
thumb side of your opponent S left
hand with your right, and raise il
slightly, so that your thumb is at
the back of his hand. Seize the
little finger side of the same hand
with your left. Push your fingers
into his palm and press your thumbs
into the back of his hand. Then
twist your opponents hand and arm
toward your right and pull his arm
out almost straight, all the while
bending his hand back toward his
wrist.
At this point, slip your left foot
back of his right knee He'll 90
down on his back. Remember that
your bending his hand back toward
the wrist gives you control of this
hold, and also that it could cause
painful injury. So don't be too
enthusiastic about it.
A Defensive Maneuver.
Another maneuver will defend vol
successfully against an opponent
who is reaching for your neck or
head. AS he extends his hands,
grab his right in your left and his
left in your right. Then twist his
arms outward. and press toward his
shoulders with a spreading move
ment. This gives powerful lever
age which will force your opponent
to his knees.
A knowledge of the location of
nerve centers is essential. Knowing
the spot where one of them can be
found will enable you to free your
self from a strangle hold.
The important nerve center in
this case is the one imbedded in the
muscles just above the base of the
thumb. Practice on your own arm
until you know its location well. If
some one is strangling you, simply
grab one of his hands, place your
thumb against this center, and press
hard. He'll let go.
You can't learn jiu-jitsu by read
ing about it. But diligent efforts 20
learn the maneuvers explained in
a book on this subject will not only
harden your body, but help you de-
fend yourself in almost any emer-
gency,
Evening star., 1941-06-15

Abbot Millspaurh. specialist IN gov
ernment. in almost every civilized
country of the world. Thus, he has
visited Turkey, Iran formerly Per-
sia) (which may be involved in the
moving conflict, Palestine and
Egypt.
For a short time, he and his
family lived in the Royal Palace
of the Shah of Iran, Ria Khan
Pahlevi. Abbot's best experience
was a ride on the Shah's royal
train, with the ruler sitting beside
him explaining the features of the
countryside as the train went along.
The most dangerous experience, +"
Abbot related. was riding balky
donkey over 20-inch mountain trail
In Northeast Persia"
The land that Abbot liked the
least of all was Egypt, which he
remembers chiefly for a two-day
trip across the desert in the boiling
hot sun.
Abbot has enjoyed, or suffered,
every known form of tranSporta
tion-ships, trains, airplanes, dom
keys, rides on the shoulders of
African natives, and, last but not
least, walking
At Leland. Abbot'S favorite study
Is history He likes art, too, and his
teachers think he has potentialities
as an artist His father is an Off
cial of the Brookings Institution.
Evening star., 1941-06-15
Wings for Youth
BY /. r. HEGEL.
IUCH IS BEING OFFERED.

MUCH IS BEING OFFERED.
If you live near an airport or a
/ seaplane base. you are fortunate II
may be that during the summer or
after school starts again in the fall,
your school and local airline may
cooperate and announce an inspec-
ton tour for interested junior
/ groups.
This year Pan American Airways
announced that the seaplane ter
minal at La Guardia Field could be
seen by school groups if arrange.
mentS were first made with the
company. Many groups applied for
such appointments and were shown
through the big ships in their hang
ars. and the flight watch room
and the promenade deck overlook
ing the base. That these boys and
girls went away with a greatly en-
riched knowledge of sea bases and
clippers goes without saying.
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
sent to the subscribers of youth
aviation magazine a fight calcu-
lator that is one of the most inter-
esting gadgets l have ever seen for
figuring the ground speed of plane
in flight.
In the latter months of 1910
United Air Lines was distributing
a teaching kit of aviation aids to
enrich the study of geography, his
tory, civiCs, English, science and al
lied subjects The kit contained
pictures of planes and air travel,
aviation wall maps, poster material,
printed pieces for students to take
home and small maps. All this a
school instructor could obtain for 10
cents.
Worthwhile scholarships have
been offered-aWards, prize winning
contests, free transport flights. edu-
cational motion pictures on flying
and Aall sorts of program activities.
You can get in on this if you belong
to an organization. Ask the boy
next door. If he is not flying en-
thusiast, maybe he knows some one
who is. Keep on querying. Model
makers should get together, girls as
well as boys. Once the group is
formed. programs can be arranged
under directed supervision and fly
ing interests brought into the school
curriculum.
Much is being offered air-minded
youth. Get your share!
Answering Your Questions,
Marshall G.-Cattle are often
shipped by plane. l have been told
that the big planes in Australia
often carry as many as 80 head
What's your question:
Evening star., 1941-06-15

lne supporters VI lIle odpdlleSe ELL
peror repelled some savage tribes.
who were armed with the weapons
of the day, with nothing but their
bare handS-and jiu-j jitSu.
Jiu-jitSu systems are based on
diet and health. Most japanese ex-
perts are strict vegetar!ans. How
ever, some authorities assert that
there is no diet especially beneficial
to the science and that the only re-
quirement is a normally healthful
and balanced menu.
One OF the most important requi
sites is an even temper. Jiu-jitSu
is dangerous in the hands of some
one whose temper might overcome
his good sense. It must be essen
TALLY a method of Self-defense.
Balance Is Important.
Certain basic principles govern
the application of all holds. Per-
haps the most important is the
necessity for balance The human
body is balanced only when stand
ing erect. A step in any direction
throws it off balance. Remember,
when making any move which dis
turbs the equilibrium, to do it in
the most. easy, natural manner.
Never stiffen any part of the body.
1t takes time to contract and relax
muscles and an experienced oppo-
nent can take advantage of this.
Before the student can really
delve into the study of jiu-jitsu it
is necessary for him to toughen
those parts of the body used the
most. Remember that jiu-jitsu is
a science of skill, not an exhibition
of brute strength. Nevertheless, the
better your physical shape, the
easier it will be for you to carry
out the maneuverS. Besides, fitness
will increase your confidence, a
really important asset.
Strengthen your wrists and fore
arms by short daily practice of this
exercise: Clench your right fist and
grasp it with your left hand. Then
bend yotr fist. resisting yourself
strongly all the time, as far down
from the wrist as it will 60. Then
force your fist up from the wrist to
the farthest point possible. Alter
nate hands.
Strong biceps are another jiu-
jitsu advantage. Clench your right
fist and hold it with your left hand
again. Then, keeping your fore
arms stiffened and resisting, force
your right arm upward at an angle
until your fist is level with your
right shoulder. Then repeat the
procedure with your left hand and
alternate for about five minutes
daily
To begin a calf and ankle tough
ening exercise, stand before some
stationary object. like a chair with
its back turned to you. Stand erect,
hands on the top of the chair, and
alternate rising on your toes and
heels. Sway Slightly forward while
going up on your toes and slightly
backward when rising on your heels.
Strengthen your thighs by squat
ting before a chair on tiptoe. with
your body resting on your heels and
Evening star., 1941-06-15
| Prizes TOtaling S.
| offered for Best
Contributions

BOYS and girls of all ages up to
and including high school age are
invited to write and draw for The
Junior Star. Prizes of 81 each are
awarded for the best five contribu-
tions published each week. The fol-
lowing rules must be observed:
1. All contributions must be orig
inaI.
2. Name, age, address telephone
number tif any and school of the
author must appear at the top of
the first page of every written con-
tributiOn and on the back of every
drawing.
3. Stories, articles, poems, etc,
must be written on one side of
paper; typewriter, they must be
double spaced. Drawings must be
in black and white, and must be
mailed fiat, not rolled or folded.
4. The editors decision as to the
winners will be final and The Star
reserves the right to publish any
contribution received in whatever
form he may deem advisable, re-
gardless of whether it is awarded a
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication of their contributions.
5. Contributions will not be re-
turned.
Boys and girls who wish to act as
news correspondents of The Junior
Star may qualify by submitting at
least one feature story dhe prin-
cipal stories on this page today are
good examples of what is wanteO. :.
together with the information called
for above. Those qualifying will be
given cards identifying them as re-
porters for The Junior Star. The
editor reserves the right, however,
to decline to issue reporters cards
or to revoke those already issued
whenever such action appears ad-
visable.
Address Editor, The Junior Star,
Star Building, Washington, D. G.
Evening star., 1941-06-15
The Junior Stars
Radio Program

Did you hear The Junior
Star of the Air" yesterday?
If you did, you will, of course,
want to listen to it every Satur-
day. But if you didn't-well,
you ought to plan right now
not to miss it next Saturday.
1t is, as one listener pointed
out, The Junior Star with
sound effects"-a new and diff
ferent kind of radio program
made up of the most interest
ing material published in the
j. S. It's presented by the boys
and girls who write for this
page, and they're on the air for
Is minutes, through the cour-
tesy of the National Broadcast
ing CO.
If you'd like to have a part
in The Junior Star of the Air, -
try your skill in the weekly con-
tributors' contest, the rules of
which are published elsewhere
on this page. And remember to
tune in WMAL at 10 am. next
ssturday-and every Saturday.
Evening star., 1941-06-15

col c Il n of Caroline Linkins,
dolls from all over the world. They
are kept in glass cases and neatly
arranged on stands. As she took
the dolls down for me to examine
more closely she told me a little Oh
the history of one Of them.
This Ravca doll is one I an
especially proud of, she said. Raw
ca is Frenchman who has become
famous for making such realistic
looking dolls. When he came to this
country I saw him and had him au-
tograph this one for me-" The doll
has the face of an old woman. She
is dressed in homespun and wears
wooden sabots on her feet, while
on her back she carries bundle of
sticks
An unusual feature of Caroline's
collection is her three pinhead dolls.
These three Mexican bull fighters
were made on top of pins. Held up
10 magnifying glass you can see
that each detail has been perfectly
made.
Of course. her friends send her
dolls when they go on trips. One
who sent her a doll from Uruguay
said she bought it on the Avenue of
18th of July in Montevideo, the ma
tion's capital.
One of the most interesting dolls
is a Greek soldier. He wears the
ancient historical costume so be-
loved that it still is prevalent. even
today. The white linen kilt, called
fustanella. is worn in patriotic pa
rades and on holidays in Athens.
The little red velvet jacket has
winglike panels that may either fly
loose or strap around the wrist.
Even the little red morocco shoes
are authenticallv old Greek,
with their great wool pompons.
Many of the dolls have name
Olga comes from the Lowicz dis
trict just west of Warsaw. Sir
wears one of the beautiful rainbow
woven skirts for which the textile
mills of that district are famous.
/ But this is not the end Of Caro-
+ lines collection. The last shelf IS
crowded with miniatures. There is q
| deck of cards about one-fourth incf
long. tiny pair of scissors tina
actually cut. silver baby carriage
with an umbrella over it and bras
croquet set.
Il get a newspaper called Dol
Talk to keep up with what othe
collectors are doing and to see tn
newest dolls Caroline said. Sine
dolls are becoming so hard to ge-
from other countries. I am going t.
collect them from every State"