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Evening star., 1941-04-17
Thousands VISITING
kenwood Display Of
Cherry Blossoms
Trees Lining ; Miles
Of Streets Are Now
In Full Bloom

More profuse than ever, Kenwoods s
cherry blossoms are now beckoning
to nature lovers, and the call to
come and see is not going unheeded
Already the display in nearby
Maryland has attracted uncounted
thousands and each day brings addi-
tional beauty browsers.
The Kenwood trees-an 2,500 of
them-burst into bloom Monday and
are just about at their best. Bar
ring a sudden change in the weather,
they will still be near their top
form for the week end.
Three miles of streets in the
Maryland suburban development are
lined with these soft-pinkish blooms
and eventually two more miles of
street will become f1owery lanes. 1t
is the practice of the developers to
add new trees each year. This year
$50 more were planted.
Double Blossoms Due Sunday.
The double blossom cherry trees
in East Potomac Park will be in
full bloom Sunday, the Office of
National Capital Parks predicts.
Because of unusually warm weather,
the single blossoms are rapidly drop
ping away. An official of the parks
office explained that rapid growth
of the leaves is shortening the life
of the blossoms. Most of the single
blossoms will have been shed by
the time the double blossoms are in
full bloom. -
Unlike the trees in Potomac Park,
the Kenwood trees did not come
here directly from Japan. but were
raised by American nurserymen
from stock originally imported from
Nippon. Champions Of the Ken
wood trees say they are harder and
healthier than their rivals.
No Festival This Year
The idea for Kenwood's blossom
row" was conceived 13 years ago
in 1928-by Donal L. Chamberlin
and Edgar S. Kennedy, architectural
engineers who have watched their
development grow into one of the
real beauty spots in the metropolitan
area. These partners are credited
with planning streets lined with
blossom-bearing trees with the
thought that 1t would be something
new. and as it turned out it was
revolutionary.
The uncertainty of the weather
this year kept the Bethesda Cham
ber of Commerce from again spon-
soring cherry blossom festival at
Kenwood
But the inviting days that have
prevailed since the blossoms opened
have as usual drawn persons from
near and far.
The best way to reach the Ken
wood display is by driving out Wis
consin avenue into Maryland, left on
Dorset avenue to Somerset, Md,
thence westward for about eight
blocks. An alternative route is out
River road and right on Brookside
drive.
Evening star., 1941-04-17
Stamp
Continued From First Page }

United States. He held honorary
degrees from Harvard, Columbia,
California, Northwestern, Johns
Hopkins, Southwestern, Syracuse,
Duke and Washington and Lee Uni
versitieS.
Economist, statistician, author,
lecturer, director of the Bank of
England, chairman of railways and
many industrial boards, Baron
Stamp. Lord of Shortlands, was one
of the busiest men in Great Britain.
Strongly built, with square Shoul-
ders and jutting jaw, a non-
smoker and tee-totaller, he inspired
confidence among business men and
government officials. His views were
sought, quoted and followed on both
sides of the Atlantic and in the An
tipodes. He made frequent trips to
Evening star., 1941-04-17
the United States, Canada and Aus

the United States, Canada and Aus
tralia.
Lady Stamp once gave key to his
career when she told girls club in
London:
"All the first years of our married
life every evening was spent at home,
while my husband pored over his
books. He even matriculated as a
student at London University after
our first baby was born"
He was 40 before his efforts began
to bear real fruit. Then he jumped
from the civil service to industry,
was knighted four times and on
June 9, 1888, while he was at sea en-
route to the United States, was
raised to the peerage, becoming Lord
Stamp of Shortlands.
Worked % Years on Taxes.
He was born June 81, 1880, in Bex-
ley, town in Kent, England. At
Is, as Josiah Charles Stamp, he won
a clerkship in the department of
inland revenue and, except for the
years 1898-l900, when he was in the
marine department of the Board of
Trade, he worked on taxes until
March, 1919, a stretch of % years.
The last five years of his govern
ment service, embracing the World
War period, he was assistant secre-
tary of the revenue bureau.
His entry in the business world
was as secretary and director of
Nobel Industries, Ltd, 1919-1926
Then he went to Imperial Chemical
Industries and from there to dozens
of places in British commercial life.
His posts included the chairmanship
OF the London, Scottish and Midland
Railway, which paid $4,000 a year.
In December, 1923, he was named
British member of a board OF ex-
perts appointed by the Reparations
Commission to determine Germany's
capacity to pay for the World War.
In June. 1924. he helped draft the
Dawes plan for collection of Ger
man payments and five years later
represented Great Britain at the
,reparations conference in Paris
which evolved the Young plan and
the Bank for International Settle
ments.
Stamp was married in 1903 to
Olive Marsh and four sons were
born to them. Lady Stamp won rec
ognition in her own right as a Justice
of the peace in Kent, president of
the National Free Church Women's
Council and as governor of Uni
versity College, Aberystwyth.
Lord Stamp won a bachelor of
science degree fr moLondon Uni
versity in 1911 and a doctorate in
1916. He had honorary degrees from
Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh and
Leeds in Great Britain; from McGill,
Toronto and Western Ontario in
Canada, and from Athens, Greece,
and Lisbon, Portugal. He was
knight Of Grace, Order of st. John
OF Jerusalem, and possessed the
grand star Of the Austrian Order Of
Merit.
Baron Stamp always kept in close
touch with affairs in the United
States. In the early days of the New
Deal he saw much to be commended
in the program, but by 1885 he was
doubtful of its wisdom. On June 8,
1888, as he arrived at New York from
England, he said the political atti-
tude Of Americans-"you think of
your politics emotionally"-wss a
factor in the recession" adding:
1T Is diffcult here to discuss any
thing without having Roosevelt
brought into it. A conversation can
start with Plato and come around to
him."
Evening star., 1941-04-17
British-0wned Firm
To Get S40,0O0,000
Loan From R. F. {.
81, ,W0, 900 Of Sum to Be
Available to Pay for
War Purchases Here

The Reconstruction Finance Corp.
has authorized q loan Of $4,000, 900
to the Brown ~ Williamson To-
bacco Corp. of Louisville, out Of
which $25, ,000, 900 will be made avail
able to the British government to
pay for war materials purchased In
this country.
Brown G Williamson is a wholly
owned subsidiary of the British
American Tobacco Co., Ltd, and in
announcing the loan late Yesterday,
Federal Loan Administrator Jesse
Jones said it was sin line with the
policy of the Federal Government
to require the liquidation of Brit
ish-owned American investments for
the purpose of providing funds for
the purchase of supplies in this
country, the net proceeds Of the
loan being estimated to be what
the net realizable sum would be to
the British owner If these Amer
ican investments were sold outright,
or the companies liquidated"
4NO u dliodNOlOll 10 ,
Mr.. Jones said In other cases, the
British government is selling out
right some of the British invest
ments in this country Recently it
sold the American Viscose Co. for
500 0,00O, 900.
Techically, Brown & Williamson
will transmit the $25 100000 to its
parent British company by the re-
tirement of debts and purchase of
certain stocks from the parent COM
pany. The common stock of the
American firm will be pledged to
the r. F. c. The loan was made
on a 10-year, per cent interest
basis, and Mr.. Jones predicted the
loan could be repaid from current
earnings of the Brown g. William
son Co. When the loan is closed,
Brown g. Williamson will own all Of
its present assets.
Evening star., 1941-04-17
Girl Killed Near Luroy
AS Cor Misses BRIDGE
EP the Associated Press

ss the Associated Press.
LURAY, Va, April 17.-Miss Lucille
McNeal, 19-year-old Harrisonburg
schoolgirl, died last night from in
juries received early yesterday when
q car in which she rode missed
highway bridge three miles east of
Luray.
Arnold Hems1ey, rs of Penn Laird,
m Rockingham County, received
minor injuries, which required only
flrst-aid treatment at a hospital
here.
Investigating officers said Miss
McNeal, daughter of j. W. McNeal
of Harrlsonburg was returning to
her home from Washington, where
she had gone to seek work.
Evening star., 1941-04-17

in steady droves and the whole sky
was full of their throbbing motor
beats. They were trying to bomb
our fires and they weren't missing
by far.
When I went back to my apart
ment for cup of tea there came
shuddering crash from the next
street and most of the windows
went. There was another dull roar,
the floor rose and fell and more
windows tinkled into the street.
This kept on until time for the
milkman. All of us were red-eyed
from smoke and cordite fumes and
dust-laden air, but the noise was so
tremendous and so much stuff was
dropping that none of us could
sleep.
When the Germans finally made
of, just before dawn, there were only
two or three hours left before time
to go to work. II this cable is pretty
short and hazy that is why.
Despite their terrific shellacking,
the people in London still acted as
though they could take it. One
woman in our neighborhood was dug
out of her ruined house, complaining
that she had done her spring clean
ing last week. A group of people who
had been blown out of their homes,
and then were blown out of the
temporary rest home to which they
had been taken, marched away to
deep shelter singing. An elderly
invalid suffering from arthritis told
me, as carried her to my house,
that she was very, very sorry to
trouble me. She was in constant
pain, but never uttered a whimper.
Londoners can take such a raid as
last nights because they have got
lots of CUTS and because they simply
have to take it, whether they like it
or not. But in return for their
taking it they all join in one insist
ent demand-that Berlin be given
just as bad plastering. They insist
upon this, and If it cannot be done it
will be just too bad.
We had feeling of helplessness
as the Germans kept coming over
and nothing seemed to stop them.
This morning it was learned that
five had been shot down, but that
certainly was not more than a drop
in a very large ocean. There must
have been close to 1000 German air
craft employed in the assault.
One Of the bombers crashed near
a high street and another where
the crowds cheered as a raider dove
toward the ground.
tcepyrisht. 1e4i, Chicago Daily News. mel
Evening star., 1941-04-17
Stonemun
Continued From First Page.)

and carpets and tried to smother
them.
A bomb came down on the other
side of the building and we ran
around to help people from the
ruins of some small houses. A block
down the street another bomb wiped
out a fancy two-story house and
two other buildings began to burn.
The roof of our building burst into
flame and the street was suddenly
full of changing hosecarts. AS they
poured water on the first fire in our
building another got started on the
other side of the roof and then the
building across the street began to
belch flames into the sky.
German bombers kept coming over
Evening star., 1941-04-17
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page.)

although final decision on this Is
being delayed until tomorrow.
To clear the way for departure
tomorrow, if possible, the President
called his cabinet into session this
afternoon, in place of the customary
Friday meeting.
Earlier today he scheduled a
luncheon conference with Daniel
Tobin, A. F. of L. vice president and
frequently a labor adviser to the
administration. Chairman Arthur
j. Altmeyer of the Social Security
Board was to meet with the Chief
Executive to discuss proposed ex-
tension of the social security pro-
gram.
At the Capitol Senator Tobey,
Republican, of New Hampshire,
author OF no-conyoy resolution,
said he might address the Senate
On the subject tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-04-17
Masked Ball at Monussus

MANASSAS, Va. April II (spe-
ciaD The sophomore class Of Man
assas High School will give q mas
querade ball tomorrow night In the
gymnasium. Prizes will be awarded
for the best costumes.
Evening star., 1941-04-17

war front were meager, and polit-
ical circles expressed belief the Ger
man high command probably was
holding back with the idea of max
ing a number of important an
nouncements April 20-Adolf Hitler's
SD birthday anniversary.
Evening star., 1941-04-17
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
In recess.
Defense Investigating Committee
hears Secretary Knox on naval pro-
gress.
House:
Routine business meets at noon)
Merchant Marine Com mittee
opens hearings on foreign ship pur-
chases.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
RELIABLE WOMAN

over 40 villing N work ~ 10 trained 80
q ssrvic. corsetisrs for local Chars 0Htrs
~ vou are pleasant snd sincere. write %
Boa B-so17. Detroit Times
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
Cites SHORTAGE
Of Craftsmen

Because ~ the draft and tn,
defense program a grow
ing number NJ architects Offices
are confronted with shortage 81
BranSon V. Gambler
past president Of the Michigan
Society Of Architects, said Satur
day.
Reports are that many
craftsmen wiIl-skip vacations
this Summer and take pay for
the vacation period In addition
To their regular pay, ne said
1T may he that, a. during the
last war, we will see an in
creasing number OF women In
these positions"
Gambler said recent survey
showed SIX Detroit architecture
firms engaged on defense work
now employ IT'S craftsmen in their
Detroit Offices and SIS in branch
Offices in other states.
1.-THE future supply ~ drafts
men IL very limited and most of
the recent graduates are subject
to the draft. The solution
would seem To he for individual
small offices 10 organize into
groups 10 handle defense con-
tracts. Also. steps may he taken
10 secure draft deferment for
key men necessary 10 defense"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
Consumer Lives

Discussing simplification Of con-
sumner lives, Baird f.. Anderson OF
Marquette. said that changes in
styles, models and colors are under
way.
1T II move 10 put moro
speed into defense productions,
as such slmplification would al
low many machines. men and
materials To be shifted from
peace 10 defense production" he
said.
John e. Thornton. member OF
the committee on technical service
OF the American Institute OF Archi-
tects. discussed recent improve
ments in heating and lighting OF
the home. while Emil Torch called
upon Clair w. Ditchy for a report
on the institutes seventy-fourth
annual convention. 10 be held in
Detroit next Spring.
Talmage c. Hughes. chairman
OF The Institutes committee on
public information. submitted a
report emphasizing the growing
spprecia ton Of the need for pub
licity OF the architectural profess
sion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
Purchaser
Freezes Cost
Of Shelter

CONTINUED from Page One)
In fact, one Of the principal
arguments now bring advanced
In advocacy of real estate pur-
chases IL the desirsbllity 81 such
purchases as a hedge against In
fatiOn.
ITO the family which II pay
ing rent, therefore. or the family
which ~ considering buying q
home. the possibility Of infls ton
IL a matter Of dollars and cents.
At present. homo prices are at
moderate levels. A home may
he purchased on terms far
easier 10 pay than has been the
case In the past. And the homo
may be paid for over term If
years during which initiation IL
expected.
"The important fact 10 re-
member IL that when prices Of
everything are higher than nor
NAL, every dollar a person has is
actually worth less In terms 81
purchasing power. The dollar
will buy fewer pounds Of meat
or loaves OF bread, less coal,
less entertainment and less
clothing. So when a family buys
n home at the present moderate
prices, II actually freezes the
cost ~ shelter for the period Of
initiation"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
Building Permits
Down Slightly

Detroit building permits for the
week ending August 9 dropped
$1,000 behind the value Of permits
issued for the same week a year
ago. Joseph p. Wolf, commissioner
of buildings and safety engineer
ing, reported Saturday Last
weeks permits totaled S1.557 $50,
compared to 81 ,562. 1877 for the
comparable 1910 period. Two hun
dred and twenty-eight Of last
weeks permits were for single or
two-f mily dwellings. with a
combined estimated value OF ST.
255. $50.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
Build Garages Now,
Advises

Persons planning 10 build ga
RACES were urged Saturday TO act
Immediately by Morris Sukenic of
the Fillmore Lumber Company,
24204 Gratiot avenue. Roseville.
Sukenic pointed 10 impending in
creaSes in the cost OF building
materials as a reason for building
now He also cited favorable
weather conditions at this time of
the year as justification for imme-
.diate construction.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
puncfured Walls

Cracked or punctured walls can
easily he covered with thin Ar
plywood. painted or papered for
desired finish
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
Remove Hazard
OF Ritkety Steps

In planning home repairs under
the FILA plan, the home owner
should always think Of safety as
well as appearance, FILA officials
advise Rickety front and back
steps. which are a frequent cause
of injury. may be easily and eco
nomically replaced. Funds for this
purpose may be obtained from
qualified private lending institu-
lions under Title l of OF the Ma
tional Housing Act.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
1873 PIT. Increase
In Dwelling Loans

During the first half Of this year
member savings and loan associa-
tons OF the Federal Home Loan
Bank OF indianapolis made home
loans totaling S32,o46 900, an in
crease Of 1913 per cent over the
figure for the corresponding period
Of 1910. Fred T. Greene, president
Of the bank. reported 10 the gov
ernor's office Of the Federal Home
Loan Bank System here Saturday.
The Indianapolis Bank, functioning
as reserve credit institution
along with eleven other regional
banks OF the Federal Home Loan
Bank System. serves it's members
in Indiana and Michigan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
Death Hotlres


Q. Michael, beloved hus-
band 81 Biroska, dear father OF Geza.
Eugene ana Mrs Elizabeth Mike. Fun<tAl
from NJ Urban Funeral Home, 5326, /Msc-
Dougsi, Tuesday 10 =. N. Intfrment,
Woodmere Cemetery.
BUR6ER--August Z. Edward. beloved nus
band OF Catherine. dear father of Ida
and Louise Prayers At his home. 242s
Park ave. 3 30 Monday morning Requiem
mass at 81 PatrcE's Church. clock.
lnterment Holy sepulchre Cemetery.
s. Elton r. father Of
Elizabeth n. halcomson and Elton y.
HAscaIl Jr., brother OF Mrs. Harold o. But
Ter ~ Upper Montclair. ~. ]. Funeral serv-
tres A. the chapel NJ william r Hamilton
Co, Cass at Alexsndrins Monday at IL 80
noon.
THOMAS o Otto B.. beloved hus-
hand ~ Marie dear father of Mrs.
Robert AUvies grandfather 81 Patricia
Funeral service Monday, 80 .. m. ~
II Peters Funeral Home. f2oS7 Grsuot
Avenue
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
Male and Female Help Wanted

ana men. need inteifi-
gence, good pay. 70 IL a. m Mr.. Rag.
Ian 100 East Garfield
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
q. and A.
Q-Does the FLA plan apply
,nly 10 n new home:

only TO n new home:
A-No. II an existing dwelling
meets FILA requirements. II may
be bought on the FILA plan; the
down payment Is % per cent or
more.
Q-Our reception hall IL tiny
and tends 10 be dark. How
could II be decorated 70 look
moro like q room and less like
q box
A-By putting large mirror on
the wall opposite the front en-
trance door you can increase the
appearance Of expansiveness. II
the wall is broken by a door, the
door may be mirrored like the
wall.
ON planning the bathroom
for my house what considera-
ton should he given the placing
OF the door?
A-Preferahly bathrooms should
contain only one door. This door
should swing into the bathroom
and be arranged 10 open against a
wall The location Of the door
should assure maximum privacy
for the bathroom and avoid direct
view from other rooms into the
bathroom. A bathroom door hav-
ing a width Of two feet four inches
is considered satisfactory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
Detroit Seen
Wartime Target
By Architect

CONTINUED from Page 0ne)
the Red Cross have combined %
practice emergency activity de-
signed 10 he used In bombings.
Working on the premise that
other communication systems
were knocked out. the hams no.
titled key attendants at Red
Cross stations Of supplies needed
and Of conditions In their areas.
The Red Cross got In its training
by dispatching the supplies as
called for"
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RELIABLE FIRM

ran place men between age 30 ana as
IN call IN stores: sound. permanent man
must have car and shls ~ manage on tt5
per week a. start real set-up for man
able N manage men Apply Monday. 10
20 "a a m. only, 1888 Woodward. Room
2O4
ROUTE SALESMAN FOR GOOD HONOR
ICE CREAM SALES CARS. GOOD OPP
PoRTUNITY. sstt WAGNER, BET. A 3
and general helper IN uphol,
stery dept stesdy JOB John W MuT-
ply Co. 1907 Michigan ave
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10

\ The federal housing sdministra-
lions plan OF home ownership
offers the public the best protec-
ton generally available against
jerry building and unsound financ-
ing. Administrators Abner II. Fer
guson declared SATURDAY.