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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

oNoIoLo F" 'ne 'aieS'
u place In the world. Any
idea that travel between Hawaii
and the mainland Is risky Is
just a mental hazard"
With these words Earl NJ.
Thacker. vice president of Ha-
waiian Hotels. Ltd. and a dele
gate from Honolulu 10 the
American Real Estate Associa-
ton convention here last week,
assured his American friends
that travel TO Honolulu is per-
fectly normal and that the
islands are doing business as
usual"
Steamships and clippers are
operating on full normal sched-
ules between Hawaii and the
mainland. Thacker said.
The portly hotel executive
speaks with added authority as
president of the Honolulu Pro-
peller Club. past president OF
the Honolulu Realty Board and
member of the Honolulu terri
torial harbor commission.
He sailed to the United States
aboard the Matsonia and ex-
poets TO return TO Honolulu on
the Lurline late in November.
Meanwhile. he will attend a
meeting OF the American Ho-
tel Association in New York
City and a conference of United
States port authorities in Mi
ami Fla.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Ken Cook Heads
Bon WANTS

KEN COOK. formerly of the
Detroit office Of the Canadian
Pacific steamships and now in
the Chicago office. has been
elected president of the Bon
Vivants, an organization OF
travel officials of Chicago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Finest Carlton

Now we're In Lake Wales
with IL Michigan cars parked
within 100 yards out at the
Singing Tower the great
carlton built by the late Ed
ward William Box on the high
est point in all Florida the
finest carlton in the world
II bells ranging in weight from
IL pounds for the smallest 10
more than IL tons for the
largest.
Beginning December IS the
carlton will be played at noon
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays and at 3 on Sundays.
There will be midnight recitals
on Christmas Eve and New
Years Eve.
There's plenty 10 talk about
and write about as you explore
this western coast line of Flor
ida . Fort Myers and Sarasota
Bradenton and Tampa &.
Tarpon Springs and Clearwater
but right at the moment
we're hubbling over with en-
thusiasm over the magnificent
Everglades National Park, now
In process OF creation. which will
give beauty-loving Americans
their most picturesque playplace.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

New York Central for % years,
with the exception of two years
spent with the United States
Army in the World War, He is
As and a native of Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Circus Quarters

And, of course, there Is the
Ringing and Barnum & Bailey
Winter quarters, where the
great circus goes into retire
ment from November Is to
April Is. And another Jungle
Gardens this one containing
a banana plantation more than
20 years old
Tampa is another town with a
long history. Panfilo de Mar
vaez sailed his ships into Tampa
Bay in 1923 with fernando
de Soto close behind him.
St. Petersburg Is a city OF
parks and squares and benches
with every bench bearing
its quota OF sun-worshipers f.
and if the sun fails to shine you
get that days newspaper free!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Clearwater Hiehlieht

Clearwater's highlight is the
sunken gardens, with an au-
thentic Japanese tea garden /. >.
and you'll get a kick out Of the
peacock farm, where they feed
the magnificent birds at 5
o'clock each afternoon. And In
Clearwater we find the leading
newspaper published by one
Victor Morgan, one time editor
OF the Scripps newspapers in
Ohio and one time boss of your
chronicler.
In Tarpon Springs you find
| the Greek sponge fishermen -.
and the brilliant colors of the
boats in the sponging feet are
reminiscent Of the Near East
The Greek Orthodox church is
strong In the Greek section OF
Tarpon Springs and on January
6 each year is carried out the
cross ceremony. the epiphany
service, sy1nbolizing the descent
Of the Holy Spirit and the res
cue Of the cross under Con-
stantine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

The Old AAA Traveller of
the Automobile Club of Mich
igsn has completed q quick
swing through Florida and is
en- route home via fhs Kentucky.
Bluegrass. his notebooks full of
new travel data and his memory
packed with the beauty and ro-
nance of the Seminole country.
BY THE OLD AAA TRAVELLER
LAKE WALES. Nov. 8.
WELL, we're about to h e a d
w homeward by way OF Ken
lucky with time out for
hickory-smoked ham and red
gravy at Berea and In two
too-short weeks we have seen
many, many lies OF Florida
and an almost unbelievable pa
rade of the beautiful and the
unusual, ranging from orchids to
Indians, and from coconuts TO
alligators and a Flortd a
bobcat!
II matters not where you're
travelling on this great peninsula,
you're never out OF sight OF
beauty.
As we rolled out Of st. Peters
burg it's Saint Pete" down
here we noted that Central
avenue and Fifth avenue and
Fourth street carried AZ many
Michigan license plates as you'd
see on the main street of the
average size Michigan town.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

Detroit Sunday Times, November 9, l94l
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Real Estate
How to Reach
Silver Star Home
In KenWood

The new Silver Star Home
at TIA Norway drive, Kenwood,
Md, is easy to reach from
downton by automobile.
The best route is out WiScon-
sin avenue to Dorset drive, left
to Kennedy drive, left again
one block to the house.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
BY MARGARET NOWRLL.

If you plan to build a house this
fall there are two things you should
talk over with your architect: What
part of the plans express your real
needs and those of your family and
what part is just to keep up with
the Joneses?"
If you notice the houses that take
prizes for original thought, design
and treatment you will find they
are based on comfortable, funda-
mental facts of everyday living;
that their beauty emanates from
good architecture rather than dec
oration. If you have an architect
friend you have probably marveled
at the almost ostentatious simplicity
of the home he designs and builds
for himself. This makes it look
as though we, with our lack ; of
training and our inflated idea oi
what our own castle must be, throw
many good architect far OF his
course.
Small Homes Distinguished.
1t seems, too, that many dis
tinguished and completely livable
houses are small houses. Possibly
the fact that the family with the
limited budget, where every dollar
must count, sticks very close to
the fundamental needs of their
own life, producing a house that
is sound in design, based on use,
without loss Of capital in conform
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Biz War Building
Would vitality Affect
D. {. Real Estate
Vast Structure Will
Equal 40 Areas the
Size of the Shorehom
RUFUS S. LUSK.

The contemplated S35, 900, 900 War
Department Building on the other
side of the Potomac between the
Highway and Arlington Memorial
Bridges will probably have more
effect upon Washington, and par
ticularly upon Washington down
town real estate, than anything that
has been done in a great many
years.
Most think of this proposal as
merely the largest Office building
in the world. 1t is more colossal
than anything that ever came out
of Hollywood. This group will con-
tain 100000 square feet of office
space and will accommodate about
&C, 1000 workers, or only lat less
than the entire Federal staff work
ing in Washington in June, 1877
All the standard Office buildings In
Washington Jumped together have
less than 100000 feet Of rentable
area.
To get some idea. of just how
much Office space this is. let's make
a comparison of the planned War
Office with buildings that are vel
known in the District of Columbia.
For example, it will equal 40 build
ings the size of the Shoreham at
Fifteenth and H. 1t will contain
about the same number Of square
feet as 20 National Press Buildings,
All the privately owned Office struc-
lures in the financial district, in
1See LUSK- Page B-5.)
Evening star., 1941-08-02
July Building
In D. +. Totals
|S4,334,15O
Amount Is Less Than
For June, but Sum
For Yeur Is Larger

Building operations in the District
for July totaled $4,334, $50, accord
ing to figures just compiled by the
District building inspectors office.
The total was more than million
dollars under that for the similar
period a year ago and half million
short of the previous months opera
tions.
An aggregate of IS, $50 ,435 was
spent on new construction, renova-
tions and repairs in July, 1910, while
in June of this year the outlay was
$4,982,670.
A breakdown of last months
figure revealed that $1,420,000 went
for private homes, including 262
single-family dwellings, and ST.
700, 900 for apartments, of which l39
buildings with 927 units were
erected.
Most of the new building and i'm
provementS was done in the North
west section during July, with that
area credited with an expenditure
of $2,091, ,750. Totals for the other
sections were: Northeast, 1851 TOO;
Southeast, $557, 800, and Southwest,
$134, 900.
Although the operations for last
month Jagged somewhat, this year S
building still runs far ahead of that
for a comparable period in 1910
Building operations for the seven
| months so far In 1941 total S31 =
! 3lO,O65, compared with $2O,532,03l
for the same span q year ago.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
+. H. A. Insurance Plan
Vital TO Defense HOUSING

The Federal Housing Administra-
tons new program of defense hous-
ing mortgage insurance is providing
sound, modern living quarters,
through private capital, for fami-
lies in defense areas at a total
monthly carrying cost of between
$27 and SAL month, Administra-
tor Abner H. Ferguson announced
today.
This small cost of home purchase
reflects the stimulus to construction
of low-priced homes in defense
areas resulting from the F. H. A
new supplemental program, Mr.. Fer
guSon declared. Approximately
three out of every ten homes
financed under the program carry
an F. H. A. valuation of less than
$500 for house and land, including
all utilities and improvements, while
almost six out of ten are valued at
less than $4,000.
These results were disclosed in a
survey of the F. H. AS mortgage in
surance operations under the new
Title vi of the National Housing
Act through June 13. Applications
for insurance under the new title
were first received April 9. The
houses financed in defense areas are
in addition to the larger volume of
small home construction going for
ward in the same areas under the
F. H. AS previously established
mortgage insurance program. Alto
gether, about 5000 homes are now
being started each week.
Evening star., 1941-08-02

the most universally liked, but in
the suburban areas and in the roll
ing hills Of Maryland and Virginia
the house that interprets your own
life most conveniently will be the
happiest solution, whether it be
modern, Georgian, South American
or Cape Cod.
There is one trend in houses in
the sun-loving countries which
might be used to advantage here.
That is a more open, free construc-
ton which reveals the surrounding
country through wide windows or
plate glass walls. This would be
just as appropriate here as in Cali
fornia or Florida. This is modern
use of new materials, with a gen.
erous treatment of space and light
although not necessarily meaning q
house of modern design.
If any criticism might be offered
of the typical Washington home II
would be that it is too closed-in
too introSpective.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
The Home Clinic
Its Wise to Design House
For Use and Not Show

ing to the prevailing or traditional
fashion-when it did not fit. There
is no reason why persons with more
money to spend should not profit
by this example if good architecture
is their aim.
II you have definite personal ideas
about the way you wish to live your
life, your own home, tailored to
measure, will be one of your greatest
joys. First, it should have all the
necessary requisites for the COM
fort and convenience of your every
day existence. Next should be its
design, depending on its use, loca-
ton and environment and the rest
on your own ideas of a house Tor
what you want the world to believe)
And the last may be very small
part of it all.
All Types Found Here.
In Washington almost any type
of architecture is appropriate. Here
the North meets the South and
every country in the world is rep
resented. In the city the Georgian
type of town house might be called
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Silver Star Home
Inspection Period
Ends Tomorrow
Thousands Have Visited
Low-Cost Dwelling
In Nearby Maryland

Tomorrow will be the final day OF
the three-week exhibition period for
the low-cost Silver Star Home at
TOOL Chelton road, Columbia Forest,
Md. During the time it has been
open for inspection, this exhibit
house has attracted about 1000 per-
sons a week.
Constructed by Meadowbrook,
Inc, of which Monroe Warren is
president, the dwelling contains six
rooms and bath, the rooms being
well proportioned and the interior
planned to take advantage of prac-
tically every inch of space
There are three bedrooms, living
room 13 by II feet, a well-equipped
kitchen, and ample closet space. The
home, of brick veneer, is on corner
lot, SO by 100 feet.
Unanimously indorsed by the
housing experts on the Silver Star
Homes Committee, the dwelling has
been tastefully furnished by Palais
Royal under direction of Verda
Woods.
Located at the East-West high
way intersection near Bethesda, the
home is within walking distance of
schools, churches and stores and is
convenient to public transportation.
Visitors may reach the house by
automobile by driving out either
Connecticut or Wisconsin avenues.
On Connecticut. continue past Chevy
Chase Circle to the traffic light at
East-West highway. turning left
and proceeding thlee-quarters of a
mile to the property. BY Wisconsin
avenue, drive to the traffic light at
the Bethesda Bank, thence right
on East-West highway and five
blocks to the home.
Evening star., 1941-08-02

and is 100 by 1921 feet, with enough
trees to prevent a barren appear
ance.
The dwelling was indorSed by the
Silver Star Homes Committee, chair
named by James S. Taylor of the
Federal Housing administration,
and including Irwin S. Porter, we'll
known architect; Edwin H. Rosen-
garten, builder, member of the firm
of Davis, Dick & Rosengarten, and
Waverly Taylor, president of the
Washington Real Estate Board. Ap-
proval of a house by this committee
is necessary before The Star will
sponsor it under its Silver Star plan
for encouragement of better home
building.
The house will be open for in
Spection between 10 am. and 9 pm,
through Sunday, August "A.
Evening star., 1941-08-02

(See LUSK, Page B-5J
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Selection of Shrubs

For best landscaping effects select
shrubs which are moderate in size.
Such Shrubbery will seem to make
the house larger and more impress
sive. Also, select a type of shrub
which will not require constant
trimming and pruning to keep it
under control.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Lighter Coot of Paint
Best for Screen Frames

To prevent screen frames from
sticking in place it is necessary 10
use lighter coat of paint when
finishing them than is used on the
rest of the house. Because the
frames, when in place, are not sub
jected to exposure as the rest of
the house, they are frequently not
allowed as much opportunity to
harden, or they are stored in the
basement too soon after painting
to allow them to dry thoroughly.
The paint may be reduced consid-
erably with turpentine or other
thinner or thin coat of spar var
niSh to which just enough coloring
matter is added for good coverage.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Protection Against Fire

A metal container for rubbish and
old, empty bottles is an inexpensive,
but vital asset to any home. This
metal container will isolate hot
ashes from all fiammable substances,
protecting the home against fire.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Greenwoy, Historic
Virginia Estate,
Has Been Sold
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, Aug. e.
Greenway, historic estate has
been purchased from Alfred
knight by Mrs. Elizabeth S.
Seigle.
The original residence on the
property dates back to 175l and
was constructed of bricks
brought over from England as
ship ballast. The second sec
ton OF the house was built
in 1872.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-26
Calendar of Social Events

TODAY
number 2S2 American Legion o'clock
Chapter Order DeMoay o'clock Masonic
Temple
Red Cross surgical dressings five WEIGH Hall to o'clock
Congregational Father and banquet $3.50 Motion pictures
variety
THURSDAY
Winter Bridge Duplicate 1890 Charles McKenny Hall
MaryNaTha Missionary Lutheran Church
ing 1880 a Of Albert Essinger.
patriotic
meeting with Womens Relief Corps preceded by
supper $50 "A
Auxiliary Guild communion IL o'clock;
luncheon o'clock. st. Luke Church House.
American Legion Auxiliary o'clock Legion home
Girl Troop three o'clock Starkweather;
o'clock Rackham eight $780, ST. Luke; IA, $780,
Roosevelt Brownies, $3.50. Woodruff;
- 80. Central.tr troop four. 3 o'clock Roosevelt.
Matilda PeTine Auxiliary number 49, United Spanish War
$3.50 C. A r. Hail. Ann Arbor.
B B. Bunco Clnb o'clock with Mrs Albert Davies.
Jolly Nine Pedro Club. 1880 with Mrs. Carl Worey.
Hobby Club OF Woodruff School 10 o'clock faculty
Knights OF PythiasMasonic euchre
Deaconess Society Of Lutheran Church. 45 social home
Howard Carly
Girls Temple
The Prospect Study afternoon o'clock
Kstou, 500 E
assisting hostess. Dr. Worth will speak Growing Emo
tionaly
Fellowship Social Hall First Church $50
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-26

Mrs. J. C. Squiers is spending
the week In Mason,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bridgers, Rom
illus. were in Ypsilanti before 60
Ing 10 Ann Arbor Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Miller and
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Lidke. Jr.. at
tended the hockey game at Olym.
pia Sunday evening in Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Adams,
Detroit, have been guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. c. F. Renwick.
Mrs. Albert Maday. and daugh.
ter, Mrs. Thomas Heidi and chill.
dren, Detroit. will spend Thursday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo E. Wardle.
Mr. and Mrs. P. l.. Stein, Wayne,
and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Lewis left
this morning for st. Petersburg,
Fla.
Miss Emily Anne Poster, who is
studying in Detroit, spent Monday
night with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. X. B. Poster.
Mrs. George Rominski spent Tues
day afternoon In Detroit.
Miss Betty Feldkamp will spend
the week end with Miss Elsie May
Reed in Albion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armin Dorow at.
tended Shroye Tuesday dance in
Ann Arbor at Michigan League
ballroom.
Miss Jean Ostrander was one of
the students who rated highest in
scholarship in the freshman class
at Marygrove College, Detroit. dur.
ing the first semester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Rau returned
Monday night from three weeks
trip to San Francisco. then TO Palo
Alto where they visited Mr. and
Mrs Fred Sherman. They also went
10 Modesto and, FL Paso.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. &. Day and Mr..
and Mrs. Z. G. Staeb have returned
from a months vacation In Florida.
Miss Ruth Cleary Is expected to
arrive Friday from Riverside, Ill,
TO spend the week end with her
father, President P. r. Cleary.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-26
News From The Normal Campus
Activities of General Interest Concerning
Faculty Members And Students
Motion Pictures of
Mexico Interesting

Michigan State Normal College
students viewed interesting and
timely motion pictures, entitled
Overland TO South America, at
their general assembly In Pease Au-
ditorium Tuesday. Robert L. FRI
ers, young journalist, who Is a re-
cent graduate OF the University of
Michigan, and who at one time won
a five dollar bet by hitch-hiking
completely around the globe. took
the pictures OF Mexico and Central
America enroute to South America.
Mr.. Friers. whose only means OF
transportation was that procured
by hitch-hiking. studied political
and social conditions in the coun-
tries OF Central America, and sent
a series OF articles to newspapers
in the United States.
The pictures, all OF which were
in color, showed the scenery OF the
section with its many beautiful
lakes and mountains. The natives
were shown as they went about
their daily work and activities.
Some OF the scenes dealt with
the Mexican presidential election,
and several OF the signs and head
quarters for it were pictured.
Mr.. Friers took some pictures OF
the Nazi headquarters in Guatema
la. He accompanied all OF the pic
lures with interesting comments,
and at this point said that the
German government has q strong
settlement in Guatemala and neigh.
boring countries. He informed the
students that two newspapers, one
printed in Spanish and the other
in German, are put out by the
Nazi government in Guatemala.
All the area along the Pan.
American highway was shown and
its route outlined.
Other scenes depicted Panama
City, the transportation system,
and the various harbors OF the wat
embroidered countries.
President John NJ. Munson intro
duced Mr.. Friers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-26
One Candidate
Receives Degree
in Phoenix Lodge

Fellowcraft degree was conferred
on one candidate and announce
ments Of coming events for Phoe-
nix Lodge, number 10, F. and A.
NJ. were made at the lodge meeting
Tuesday evening in the Masonic
Temple lodge room. The Fellow
craft degree was conferred on one
candidate. the lecture being given
by the candidates son. Gordon Viii
loughby. OF Ferndale Lodge. number
SOC.
Announcement was made by
Frank Jackson, worshipful master,
of the observance OF Sojourners'
Night TO take place Apr. /, the work
10 be conferred by sojourners. Rich
ard Everard. secretary. and Russell
Brandes will be in charge.
The Knights Of Pythias-Masonic
euchre tournament play at h. P.
Hall. Thursday night was also an
nounced. At the next special com
munication. Mar. 4. the NJ. VI de-
gree will be conferred by the Eel
lowcraft degree team under the
supervision OF Hugh Dinsdale, cap
tain.
After the meeting the men went
10 the dining room where they
we're served sandwiches and coffee
by Milt Mott and his committee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-26
Three Teas Announced
For Members of League

Miss Caroline Pryor, Ypsilanti,
president OF Viyentes, organiza-
ton for freshman women on the
Michigan State Normal College
campus, sponsored by the Women's
League, announced Tuesday at the
club meeting that three teas will
be given for club members March
., March l6, and March 80. Miss
Pryor said that the girls may bring
a male guest. 1t was also an
nounced that the annual Viventes
banquet will be May Z in Stark.
weather Hall.
Miss Viola Hazelaar, Berkeley,
was chairman of the interesting
program which dealt with the his.
tory OF the Michigan State Normal
College.
Miss Geraldine Remington, Al.
pena, tod about the first buildings
on the campus, and said that dur.
ing the Civil War, the college
closed because there were not
enough students in attendance to
warrant its staying open.
Miss Henrietta Gordon, Petos-
key, in her short talk about the
newer buildings on the campus,
stated. Progress has been the
keynote OF this college"
The history OF the entrance re-
quirements was given by Miss
Dorothy Miller. Ironwood. She told
that in 1912 WHEEL there was a total
enrolment OF 1856 students, the
tuition was only five dollars a Sc
mester for local students, and ten
dollars for out-of-state students.
Miss Virginia Guy, Ecorse. gave
information about the early rules
and regulations of the college.
Joseph Powierski OF the college
library staff, showed a colored mo-
ton picture, Campus Glimpses",
which pictured scenes around the
campus. the buildings, and sur.
rounding area.
Miss Betty Callsen. Detroit. sang
Hes Such Little Fellow" and
AT Dawning". She was accom-.
panied at the plano by Miss Del.
phine Cotton, Detroit