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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-23

America joined the conflict Al
just didn't understand. He didn't
believe in killing and tried TO get
exemption from the army.
Nonetheless. when Al York was
taken into training, and when the
whole import Of America and
Americans obligations dawned on
the fellow. that spirit was swsk-
ened that was 10 eventually lead
him 10 the most spectacular single
civilian soldiers career Of the war
Walter Brennan. Joan Leslie,
George Tobias. Stanley Ridges
and a great many other film IA
vorites comprise the splendid cast.
Sergeant York was directed by
Howard Hawks from a story by
Abem Finkel, Harry Chandlee,
Howard Koch and John Huston.
based upon the diary of Sergeant
York.
A special feature titled Min
strel Days" starring Al Jolson and
Eddie Cantor, will share the
screen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-23

loTis EeaHeF n Murder AmcnE
Friends
kaN STREET - Herbert Marshall IN
Adventure In Warrington aIso
Ralph Beli2mE IN EllerF Queens
Penthouse NYstery7
LAkEN OOn-Ida Luplno IA "Out u
the Pos also Ride on. Vsquero j"
PARk -Jeffery Lynn II Under
ground " also lee Patrick IN
Nurses Secret"
PRoCTOR-Jeffcry Lynn "a Under
ground slno Allan jones IN
There Magic IN Muse
RFALART-Msrtha Scott in Cheers
for Miss Bishop also slensy roler
IN Dead Men Tel"
REN-Herbert Marshall IN "Adven-
ture "a Washington also Ricardo
Cortez n "Shof IA The DARK
RfNIERA-FTank Bucks jungle Cav
sicade" also Anna Neagle IN
sunny
sHEII-wayne Morris IN .Valiey OF
the Giants. also Humphrey Bogart
IN Wagons Roll ~ Night"
81 NSfT-RudY Nallee IN Time Out
FOR Rhythm" also Nan Grey IN
Under age
LIBERTY. Puyaliup - Ronald Regan
IN Nine Lives Are Not Enough %
also Prank Morgan IN Washington
MelodrRma"
RIVIERA. Sumner-Cessr Romero. IN
Dance HALL also Marjorie weaver
In @For Beautys Sake %
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-23

The story is vividly depicted in
Warner Bros. spectacular Ser
geant York which viii open
Thursday at the Music Box thea
ter. with the famous title role por-
trsyed by the powerful actor. him
self often called a typical Ameri-
can" Gary Cooper.
Early reports from Hollywood
and the press indicate that Ser
geant York" Is more than the ex-
citing story of a hero. Under
standing production Of the film
has been reported 10 have cap
tured the whole spirit behind York
the earnest, down-to-earth, d.
rect way Of life that is American
II was In the Tennessee back
hills where Al York was born and
bred 10 a life Of hard toll and
email rewards. When news Of a
European war was first brought
10 Al and the others like him IN
his isolated community, II all made
little sense 10 the clan. And when
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-23

The La blanche family of Los
Angeles makes a habit OF winning
beauty contests. Rosemary La
blanche, the new Miss America, p"
is q sister Of Louise la Planche,
winner of hah-dozen beauty con-
tests and one Of the IL "Louisi-
ana Bellies in Paramounts Louis
lana Purchase
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-23
KNEW HER SISTER

In 1896, Joel hccrea appeared
opposite Jean Wood in the Pomona
college senior play. Recently a
top role in The Great Mans
Lady" with him and Barbara Stan
wyck was filled by Katherine
Stevens. who proved to be Jeans
younger sister.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-23
Brings Gary Cooper and Joan
Leslie in World War | Epic
Wolter Brennan Heods Supporting Cast
As Postor Pile. Village Counsellor

In these DAYS when folks becoming increasingly
is fitting that the story of of the
greatest Americans of the World should be hailed That
Sergeant Alvin York whose amazing feats in
euded the capture of 1872 Germans sngehanded and who
called he greatest civilian soldier of the war by Gen.
eral Pershinc
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-23
DIALExPERT

Warner discovery Russell Arms
has done French, Spanish. Basque,
Irish. Russian and cockney dialects
on radio shows.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-06

ullDO1 Ok144AAOAAos
I asked Jim about the modern
crop. Here was his answer
"The main trouble with our mod
ern day fighters is that they won't
take the time and effort to train
properly and they won't listen to ad-
vice. The boxer who won't work
can't fight, because it takes more in
side stuff to train hard than it does
to get in there and start swinging.
The modern fighter doesn't know
what real work is. Nor real train
ing"
/ found the ex-champion at JEFF
fries Barn, a modest little fight club
located in Burbank on the outskirts
of Hollywood. Appropriately enough
the arena is situated on Victory
boulevard. Jim Jeffries knows some
thing about victory. He had more
than 20 fights and lost only one, that
to Jack johnson at Reno in 1910
when he essayed comeback after
a five-year layoff.
The Most Dangerous
''The most dangerous and crafty
fighter of all the heavyweights was
Bob Fitzsimmons, continued jeff,
the stub of a cigar clenched in his
teeth.
"Jack Dempsey was the best of
the modern hitters, but you noticed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-06

frame had a full skirted cover Of
blue denim trimmed IN red and
blue lowered chintz. The medi-
cine closet on top stood on feet
made of spools glued In place;
and was painted red inside and
out. On the cabinet shelves were
cleansing tissue and other useful
things and the mirror door was
well lighted with wall brackets
connected with floor outlet.
NOTE: In Mrs. Spears Books and
you will find directions for streamhning
old-fashioned touches and chairs, as well
as many other suggestions for bringing
your home up-to-date. Also directions for
designing and making rugs; hooked.
braided and crocheted: each book has 3
pages of pictures and directions. Send
order to:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-06

erybody was afraid
it might be bad for the fight game.
Jeffries SHES away from attempt
ing to compare Joe Louis, the pres
ent champion, with the old-time
greats.
sLouis has never been thoroughly
tested. He has no competition. Yes,
/ think Dempsey would have beaten
Joe, because Jack could hit just as
hard and liked the rough going.
But how can anybody tell? Louis
may be the greatest of them all, but
I doubt it."
Jeffries says Louis has been a
credit to the sport of boxing and sees
little chance of anybody beating him
because there are no standouts
among the crop of contenders and
the youngsters coming up just won't
work hard enough to get any place.
Underdog against Fitz
jim is now IS years old. He had
his first fight at the tender age OF
Is, in Los Angeles.
sT weighed 21S pounds that night,
said jeff, smiling as he recalled the
battle. "Boy, and did learn some
thing. My opponent was Hank Grit
fin, a big Negro and it took me IA
rounds to put him away. And was
/ tired? i resolved then / wouldn't
fight any more until / had done
lot of work. That's when I really
began training.
"You know, when I got the chance
to meet Fitzsimmons for the title in
1899 I worked five months on the
road before ever entered the gym"
Fitzsimmons was 2 to I favorite
over Jeffries for that fight, but JEFF
trained diligently with Tommy Ry-
an, once middleweight champion,
and took both the bettors and Fitz
for a ride when he stopped the title
holder in the eleventh round. In the
same year Jeffries proved his condi-
ton by taking a 25-round decision
from Tom Sharkey in the same Co
ney Island ring.
And the big fellow is still IN pretty
good shape for a man of IS. He
weighs around $50 and keeps his
waistline down by chasing gophers
and digging weeds on my ranch"
Jeffries successfully defended his
title five times, twice against Jim
Corbett, and also against Sharkey,
Fitzsimmons and Jack Munroe. He
was "a years of age when he won it
- 81 ,,-I,o,, Tolncoy, Lavaol biv,, II,
his comeback attempt In 1910.
The Super Start
incidentally, that Reno fight was
the first of Tex Richards super pro-
auctions. 1t drew gate of better
than $4,000 and brought Jeffries
his largest purse. His share, which
included his cut of the motion pic
ture profits, amounted to more than
500, 900.
Jim has saved his money, but he
still likes to ningle with the fight
mob and he's happiest while refer
eeing the bouts at his arena, which
has been running eight years and
houses about 1000 fans.
Jim Jeffries, at his peak, was even
more of a top man than Joe Louis
is today. Jim had to retire be-
cause there was no opponent even
close. II would have been laugh
to even suggest any opponent.
Out of action more than five years,
he was a portly, middle-aged fellow
on the bald side when he finally met
Jack Johnson.
In his day JEFF was one of the
great athletes-a 210-pounder who
could run the hundred IN 10 fiat and
high jump six feet. The fellow that
met Jack Johnson was only the
ghost of the Jeffries that was.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-06
Hospitality for Our
Overnight Guests
By RUTH WYETH SPEARS

COME people have a talent for
y making guests comfortable and
they are not always the people
with big houses and what used to
be called a spare room" for
company. ! thought of this one
morning as I sat propped up on
perfectly comfortable folding cot
eating breakfast from a tray.
When not in use my cot was
stored in the hall under the IN
genious frame sketched here. This
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-06
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CAN FRANCISCO.-The years slip
y by rather easily out under this
western sun. There is Lonnie Stage
romping around at the age of 70,
still coaching football team.
! ran across another young fell
low who is only IS, but one few of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-06

us would care to
tangle with, even
though he is bald. I
believe he could still
get an even break
with a grizzly bear,
which wasn't too
young.
His name is James
]. Jeffries, one of
the greatest heavy
weights that ever
lived-the greatest
in more than a few
s~-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-06

that JACK S oppo-
nents kept getting up
off the floor after he
had cracked them. l
remember one fight
Fitz had against Gus
Rubin in New York.
Bob hit Gus with a
terrific punch to the
chin and Rubin was
unconscious for SO
hours. There was no
publicity about it at
the time because ev-
ar,hodx, xxyac afraid
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-06
Rise to Fail
e King Pastures Sy16icste.
a Al Rights ReserTeds
Mother-Give YOUR Child
This Same Expert carei

Rise to Fail
As the blessings of health and
fortune have beginning, so they
must also find an end. Everything
rises but to fall, and increases but
to decay.-Sallust.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-10
WEDDING PARTY
 IN AUTO CRASH
Bernie WynkOp Fails to Appear in Court Today;
 Ordered Notified

Iii spite of an accident Saturday afternoon, Bernie Wynkop, 20. color ed, of A Hopkins street, drove his party to a wedding where they saw the nuptial knots tied. The excite- ment from the accident and the Saturday wedding probably proved too much for the accused, for lie failed to appear in city court today on 8 charge of violation of the motor vehicle law.
 Judge T. E. Conway instructed Lieut.. Connie Shanahan to re-noti- fy the man and have him make his appearance tomorrow in city court
 Wynkop, Motor Patrolman George McElligott said, was driving a party to an afternoon wedding when his car collided with a bus on West Main street, near North Main street. Wynkop was about to enter into West Main street when his machine struck the left rear of the Connecticut Railway & Lighting Go. bus, operated by Loring Clark of 289 Grove street.
 Patrolman McElligott said that damage to Wynkop's car was ex- tensive but the bus was only slight ly damaged.
 The accused explained his mission to the arresting officer, after he was notified to appear in court, and the wrecked car changed away to the wedding.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-10
Autoists Warned
 To Return 194O Number Plates
(NEA Telephoto)


 Car owners were reminded to- day by Commissioner Michael A. COnnor that if they have not renewed their automobile registrations their plates must be turned into the motor vehi- cles department.
 "Connecticut's perm a n c n { number plates are the property of the state and must be turned in if your registration has not been renewed" the commission CT pointed out. Having plates In ones possession without a current registration certificate Is a violation of the law.
 The registration certificates for all cars that were registered in 1940 were made up Tn ad- vance for 1941 and, of course, if the registration has not been renewed, we have the open rec. ord in front of Us. We are wait ing for renewal or for return of the plates"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-10
SACRED HEART H. s.
 RELEASES HONORS
Five Sharing Distinction in Highest Group in Senior
 Class

The honor roll for all classes of Sacred Heart High School for the January and February marking pe- riod is announced today as fol- lows:
 SENIORS
 First Honors-Eleanor O,Rotirke 93, Irene Lynch, 93, Marie Joyce, 92, Ann McGowan, 91, Blanche Oullette, 90.
 Second Honors-Beatrice Geigle, 80, Mary Ciullo, 89. Florence Mar sele, 80, Nancy Geneva, 85.
 JUNIORS
 First honors-Mildred Miller 95; Thomas O'Connell 94; Irene Lemay 94; Paul Duffy 93: Daniel Grasso 93; Eileen Callahan 93; Francis Mur- phy 93.
 Second honors-Jane Nastri 89; Catherine Masse 80; Eugene Rob- inson 87; Howard Ledell 87; Ellen Geary 86; Arlene Lusk 86; Eleanor Martone 85; Julius Santora 85.
 SECOND YEAR
 First honors-Lawrence Skelly, 94: Barbara Schoenmehl 93; Mary Kelly 90, Rachel Ouellett 90; Thom- as Matthews 90.
 Second honors-Mary Duffy 88; Florence Beautiry 88; Arthur Nelson 87; Phyllis Jennett 86. First Honors
 Mary Rabbott, 9l; Doris LaBelle, 90.
 Second Honors
 Catherine Bannon, 88; John Hickey, ss; Ann Charbonneau. 88: Jane Marcoux, 88: Frances Kennedy, S7: Shirley Manfredi, 87: Helen Reardon, 87; Virginia Brunea. 87: Edward Lynch, 86; Betty O'Neill, 86; Jane Maioney, 86; Jane Berry, 86; Judith Boyle, 85.
 IMPROVEMENT LIST Senior
 Margaret Bailey. Leonilda Gala brese, Patricia Cosgrove. Eileen Shea Kathryn Eustace. Ellen Synnott, Alice Wolff. Evelyn McCooey, Mar gargaret Corbett. Junior Lorraine Boyles, John Barley, Margaret Bowling. Marjorie Cronin, Frances Maher. Rose O,Brien. Mary Lawlor, Anna Troisi. Second Year
 Frances Blake. Mary Deming, Margaret Doyle. Gloria DeLappo Rita Palmer.
 First Year
 Josephine Abbondondola. Rather inc Connor. Antoinette DiMaGso. Florence Frappier Ruth 0ruber. Ro- salind Montory. Patricia Myers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-10
CRASH ENDS IN
 BOROUGH COURT
Anthony Nardello Found Not Guilty, Julius Law.
 dence Fined

Naugatuc, March 10 Anthony Nardello of l03 High street was found not guilty of a charge of vio- lation of the rules of the road in borough court today and in a com- panion case, Julius L. Lawrence of 58 Oak street was fined $5 and costs of $5 on charge of violating the rules of the road.
 Testimony showed that cars driv- en by Lawrence and Lucius Tomlin- son of 77 Walnut street were going west on Rubber avenue and Lawr- ence without giving a signal turned left to enter Andrew avenue. Nar- cello was travelling east on Rubber avenue and swerved to his left to avoid hitting the Lawrence car. Tomlinson said if Nardello had con- tinued on his right he would have hit the Lawrence car. As 1t was, the swerve by Nardello caused the Nar- dello and Tomlinson cars to collide.
 Lawrence maintained that he had time to make the turn before the Nardello car could have hit his if NdTuellO llhu Ilop o"SAFVN' oue ""NoS Thomas Weary. held otherwise.
 Ill the accident, Doris Bonaker of R. F. D. 3. Waterbury. a passeng- CT in Nardello's car, suffered an in- jured knee and was treated by Dr. Vincent P. Duffy. Morgan O'Brien, passneger in Tomlinson's car. suf- fered scratched leg and a bump on the forehead.
 Michael Smith of May street was found guilty of intoxication, after having been arrested Friday by Pa. trolman Raymond Carlson. He was sentenced today to 90 days in New Haven jail, Judge Weary reminding that the last time Smith had been found guilty, he was told 1t was his final chance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-10
STOKES POST UNIT
 OFFICERS ABDUCTED

The Sylvester Stokes post auxilia- ry, held their installation exercises yesterday afternoon at the Lithuan- ian Legion hall on Bank street. Tho officers were installed by Mrs Anna Peters, and included: Mrs Bernice Wiggins, president; Mrs Margaret BelrirS senior vice-pres- ident; and Mrs. Katherine Romour, junior vice-president; Mrs. Theresa Stokes, secretary; Miss Anna vau- kaitis, financial secretary; Mrs. S. Saparanes, treasurer.
 Also, Mrs. A. Lavow, chaplain; !; Mrs. Anna Balkans, officer of the day; Mrs. May Matusavages and Mrs. Anna Cinitis, trustees; and Mrs. Constance Danisavage and Mrs. Katherine Stokes, color bear- CTS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-10
DEMOCRAT CLUB
 BEING PLANNED.
Edw. Baummer, ST., to Form Organization in
 Third Ward

Naugatuck, March 10 - Edward F. Baummer, Sr., candidate for the Democratic nomination for warden, has announced he plans to hold a meeting to form a Third Ward Democratic Club at the Garden Arena, the date to be announced this week. Tn the near future, he said, smoker will be held for all Democrats of the borough in the Arena.
 MT. Baummer also stated that any Democratic ward group or club can hold meetings in the arena hall free of charge. He plans to announce further plans concerning his cam- paign later.
 Captured after hunt by local police, Theodore Orkis of 38 Water street, Derby was fined $50 and costs of $5 in borough court Satur- day on charge of evading respon- sibillty. Testimony showed that when his car hit ono driven by AL fred Pedro of l68 l-2 Mill street Waterbury on South Main street here early Saturday morning. tho registration marker from the Orkis car was knocked of and this en. abled police to trace him. Patrol- man George Smith arrested him near St. James cemetery.
 Joseph Marinaccio, formerly of 75 Rubber avenue, was fined SIS and costs of $l0.26 on a charge of pos- sessing lottery tickets. Several weeks ago Marinaccio was stabbed in Q dispute, he was later fined $25 and costs of $i6.26 for breach of the peace and at the time of the stab- ping, the lottery tickets were found in his possession police said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-10

Mrs. Elizabeth Brazis. Mrs. Eliza beth Gisevicius, Mrs. Povilaitis, Mrs Mary Nekrosius, Mrs. Emily Jenu- sis, Alexander Aleksis. Peter Lubinas Mrs. Olga Butnoris, John Girdziau- skas. Dominikas Matas, Frank Kuz- minskas, Peter Jokubauskas, Peter Smotas, Albert Shembrisky, MT. and Mrs. W. Fossbender, Mrs. L. Markus. Mrs. John Barkauskas, Mrs. Dami- cele Steponaitis. Mrs. Anna Anusau: skas, Mrs. Agota Saukas, Mrs. Mar celia Racas, Mrs. Mary Urbana- vicius, Mrs. Veronica Kryzevich, Mrs Mary Dovidaitis, Mrs. Matilda Bar beris. Mrs. Anna Zukauskas, Mrs. Sophie Puzaras, Mrs. T. Rakauskas.
 Members of the Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce Auxiliary will meet tonight at 7:30 at the K of L. clubhouse on Green street Mrs. Tessie Majauskas and Mrs. Nellie Matulka are on the social committee for the meeting.
 A mission conducted by the Mar ion Fathers for women of St. Jo- Seph's church will start tonight at 2 o'clock. It will extend for period of one week. A special mission col lection was held yesterday at all Masses at the church.
 The cast of the play "St Francis Assist" which will be presented by the St. Joseph's Children of Mary Society on Palm Sunday will meet for rehearsal tonight at the old St. Joseph's school after the church services.
 Mrs. William Wood, of Highland avenue, will be hostess at a card party at her home tonight for mem bers of teh Women's Get Together Club of the Third Congregational church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-10
Enters Guilty Plea
 To Two Charges In
 Police Court Today
Attempt to Drive Car Around BIOck' Ends in Drug Store Window Being Wrecked Operator
 Who Hit Snow PIOw Given NOlIe

store on Willow and West Main street February g, where he had gone to make a purchase, she de- cided to drive the car around the block.
 Miss Sponza moved to the drivers seat, and stepped on the accelerator, but before she knew what happened 1t backed into the Willow Drug Company damaging the display win- dows, main entrance and destroy ing a quantity of drugs. As 0 result of the accident also she was taken to the Waterbury hospital for treat ment.
 still Bewildered
 Attorney A. Henry Weisinan, rep- resenting Miss Sponza told the court that the girl was confused and still bewildered and asked that she be excused from taking the witness stand. She pleaded guilty to both counts.
 Attorney Weisman said that the accused had never driven a car be- fore or had ever possessed a license
 The case of Earl Schwartz, 3l, of 104 Hawley street, was nolled in court. Schwartz was arrested yester. day morning on a charge of reckless driving after the automobile he was operating collitled with state high way department blow on Thomas ton avenue.
 Prosecuting Attorney William K. Lawlor said that Schwartz unable to see the blow because of the snow which was falling. Schwartz, Motor Patrolmen Thomas Bedding and Donald Monaghan reported was travelling toward the city along Thomaston avenue on the wrong side of the road when his car struck the blow. The arresting officers said that extensive damage resulted to the Schwartz automobile and the blade of the blow.
 Carl Polce, 20, of e6 Webster street Hartford, paid $l0 for nolle on a charge of speeding. A nolle on pay inent of $5 was entered in the case of Arthur J. Caisse. a, of BIO Ham ilton avenue, who was arraigned on rules of the road violation.
 Caisse was summoned to appear in court by Motor Patrolmen Red- ding and Monaghan last night after an accident at West Main street and Watertown avenue.
 A continuance to tomorrow was made in the. case of James vetro, 26, of s7 Newberry street, Hartford. He Is charged with violation of the road rules.
 Charges of road rules and no op- orators license were nolled on pay ment of $5 each in the cases of Harold Dingwell, l9, of Woodtick road, Wolcott and his brother Nell son, same address, respectively.
 Two non-support cases were con. tinued, Dalbert W. Tuverson, 47, of Woodbury road, Watertown, to March l5, and Frank Iorio, 30, of 40 Union street, continued to to- morrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-10
TESTING LANE
 OPENED TODAY
Period of Inspections Ex- tends to July 3l; Co.
 peratiOn Asked

The official testing lane for au. tonobiles on Thomaston avenue opened today for the first inspec. ton period of 194l, and will be iil operation until July 3l.
 Michael A. Connor, motor vehi- cles commissioner, in an announce ment, urged car owners to make early inspection, stating: If your car was Inspected in September or october, 1t is time for another check -up-for your own good and for the sake of safer highways" Waterbury's inspection lane was recently covered with a 160-foot shed of the type now in use 1T, Bridgeport and Stamford.
 Tha state of Connecticut has seven portable equipment for in- spectiilg cars in thirty.one smaller communities of the state. r.
 Clarence F. Roberts, director of the local lane, said that automo- piles will be checked today in spite of the snow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-10
Woman Driver Fined $25 on Reckless Driving Complaint
Button Company Plans
 Addition To Factory

has announced . million dollar" building program, and last week received 8 federal allocatlOn of over S2,OOO,OOO.
 A permit was also granted to- day to Theodore Kurty to erect Q six-apartment frame building at Hillside avenue and Willow street. Each apartment will cOn- tain three rooms. Total cost is estimated at $16,00O.
 Tony DiBlasi today received permits for the erection of two one-family dwellings, each cost. ing S3,000. One will be on Chase avenue and one on Overlook ave- nue.