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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13

writ of error. One student after another shook his head. But Dave dinsburg had just been reading q treatise on the subject and, "Wher my turn came," ho says, T started Spouting."
 He became one Of the "Frank- furter boys" When school let out, Dave went to Washington armed with a letter to John Burns, of the SEC. He got a Job.
 He worked with Corcoran and Cohen on the Holding Company Act, became assistant to Chair man Douglas of the SEQ, and when Douglas was appointed to the supreme court, went along ag his law clerk.
 That temple proved too cool for dinSburg, and he Is now in the hot spot of freezing prices with Leon Henderson. He Is general counsel of the OfIlce of Price Ad- miniStration and Civil Supply. Age 20.
 He insists, "Wc don't fix prices, we only freeze them" For exam- pie, in West Virginia the people who make cardboard for shoe boxes increase their price from 9e0 to $8B ' ton. Now Dave Gins burg was raised in West Virginia, where he once won on oratorical contest, and has e pretty good idea that $80 is enough. He looks ct the price history Of paper and pulp, and he's sure that $80 is enough.
 He calls West Virginia on the telephone and invites the paper people to come in and sec Hender- son. Result: Tho industry says 1t will Dc glad to cooperate, and Henderson expresses the hope that i've will not need to take any drastic action"
 dingburg sits behind a desk on the third floor of the old Blaine Mansion on Twentieth street and Massachusetts avenue. Today, In that mansion, price means every thing, but in the old days, when the Blaines threw Q party, price meant nothing.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13

"The government will sell or lease the entire property to Q state.chars tered mutual housing company, all os whose stock will be owned origin- ally by the government" the Archl tectural Forum explains, Each fAm- fly accepted by the company as ellg- ihle in the plan will enter Into an installment purchase contract for government stock equal in value to that of the dwelling unit to be oc- cuplod.
 "The resident stockholoer then enters Into lease contract with the mutual housing company, re- Qulrlng monthly payments sufficient to cover tho stock subscription inc etallment (cailod AmortiEatlon), 3 per cent interest on tho govern snent's diminishing investment in Che dwelling, insurance, taxes and administrative expenses of the com pany to build up reserves for lnain- tenanco and repairs, vacancy and general contingencies.
 Payments toward interest would 60 through the company to the gov- ernment," tho Architectural Forum points out. "So would the amorti2a- tion payments, but only after they have been credited to the stock sub. ocriptlon of the resident stockhould- or. As for insurance, the housing company would merely serve as 0 collection agency for the insurance company.
 Differing from most public hous- Ing projects, the Camden develop. Ment will involve no tax exemption; taxes paid by residents as part Of their monthly payments will 90 through the housing company to the political subdivisions which levy them.
 "since tho other three components of the monthly housing payment so into reserve funds to meet contin. Eencies, they do not necessarily reps resent money spent. Thus, mainten. Ance and repair expenses will Do es- timated for each dwelling unit and will he billed to the resident stock holders AS part of their monthly rent. Any excess over actual main- tenanee and repair expenses for any dwelling will be credited to on indi- Vitual reserve account of the occu. pant.
 "VAeancy reserves will be similarly established on on individual account basis. However, any excess In indi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13

vidual payments for administrative expenses over actual administrative costs will be pooled in c general TO. serve fund.
 "As Is the case under usual rental procedure, provisions In tho Camden Plan makes 1t easy for c family to pack up and move" the Architec. tural Forum also explains. "ff the family leaves during its first year, it has nothing coming to it--the gross monthly costs are also the net costs. After the first year, however, the vacating family Is entitled to Q considerable refund.
 "Several other provisions of tho Camden plan will be envlousiy eyed by all outslders-renters and owners alike. Tho lease contracts between the Mutual Homes Corp, at Camden and the resident stockholders will be transferable on the books of the company from one stockhoider to another, and will thus permit fame ilies to move from one size dwelling unit to another in line with their changing family requirements. And residents will have Q hand In tho management of the project.
 "White Westbrook's Camden plan Is serving Q useful experimental pur- pose in the governments defense housing program, 1t seems logical that government houserS should study It's implications as they relate to post.war slum clearance and, more important, that private invest- orS should consider its original pur- pose--to extend the production of private low cost housing ct 6 profit to oil, possibly, with the aid Of co- ordinated and contributed public works"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13

struggles she knocked . half dole lar from Che hands Of her daughter. The coin could not Do found. ne. gently Mrs, DelAnceys granddauRhs ter was walking down the same road and at the same spot found Q halfs dollar, heavily marked hy travel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13
POLICE JUDGE FINES HIMSELF

Wellsviilc, N. Y. tUP)-Police Justice Robert L. Fleiseher plays no favorites. Court records attest his honesty In enforcing parking rcgu- lations, FleiScherS car was tagged for illegal parking. The records prove Fleischer pleaded guilty to the charges and paid Q Si fine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13

Into a stacoato police eAlL Nndle technicions explained thak e eAae~ monlos--a jump of a broadcast from
 lta sendlnR wave Co another wave lenRth-was responsible foE the in- client. A police call had ~lumpod~ Co the church public addross system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13
POLICE ON CHURCH WAVE

BMifton, md. CuP)-The pro- ceedlnss of a funeral h a oluffson church were interrupted when tho loudspeaker system suddenly swung
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13

Tn 1884, Prof. Felix Frankfurter asked his class In the Harvard Law school to explain the difger- ence between on appeal and c
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13
New Housing Project
 Tried In New Jersey
New System of Occupancy Sldesteps Sale or Rent
 Each Family Resident StOckhOder

New York, June 13-A new system of occupancy under which houses neither rented nor sod has been org mated by Col Lawrence Westbrook special assistant in the Federal Works Agency and put into operation at the 600un defense housing project for shpbudng workers Ut Camden N J. the Architectural Forum magazine reveals AnAn.. A. AZ Iarn llama
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13
HALF DOLLAR IDLE U YEARS

Angola, Ind. CuP)-Flstesn years ago Mrs. Letha Delaney had . little trouble opening tho wind. shield Of her motor car, Tn her
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13
SOME HEAT

If an ordinary coin could be heated to the temperature of tho Interior of tho sun, life could not exist within thousands of miles of A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13
Price Freezer!
Dave Ginsburg, One of the "Frankfurter Boys" i, Now Leon Henderson's Right Hand Man.

-By DREW PEARSON and BOB ALLEN (Co-Authors of the Washington Merry Go -R0und)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14
Kennedy Agrees
To Try Rescue

Another episode in the radio
program, The Adventures of Jun
gle Jim based on the Jungle
Jim" action adventure pictures in
Icolors in The Detroit Sunday
Times, will be heard over station
WJBK at 11:30 a. m. tomorrow.
Leaving the wounded Kolu with
Shanghai Lii and Kitty, Jim,
hunted by Thorson's guards, real
ICES he cannot reach the harbor
and Captain Kenedy's ship by land.
He then undertakes the herculean
task Of doing so by sea. For hours
on end. Jungle Jim's strong arms
cleave the water with long power
ful strokes.
Toward late afternoon his
strength starts TO ebb. but he
drives on relertlessly and as night
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14

falls, Jim, barely able to stay
afioat, sights Kenedy's ship and
with a superhuman effort drags
himself over the side and collapses
on the deck.
The night watch calls for help
and Jungle Jim's limp body is car
ried into Captain Kenedys cabin.
"A good rub down and some strong
revive Jim sufficiently
to tell Captain Kennedy his story,
and when he has finished, Kennedy
agrees to go at once to rescue the
little party marooned on the
island.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14
Daily Quiz
BY THE ACE ANswERMAN


the French tricolor flag
was designed, the bands Of red,
white and blue were made
exactly the same width; later
they had to be changed. Why?
IF a visitor from a foreign
nation spoke the Polonese
language, of which of these
places could you assume he
was a native: Poland, New
Zealand, Burma?
A fellow lodge member in the
Ancient Arabic Order of Mobiles
of the Mystic Shrine is also
known as a. Mason, Moose, Old
Fellow. Which?
IANovelists George Eliot and John
Oliver Hobbies had at least
one thing in common. What
was IL? ~
,-True or false-the largest part
of the worlds silver comes
from silver mines?
with which of the following
should a pyIon be associated:
worlds fair. airplane races.
ship building?
'-peseEfbihg a girl as 4 titan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14

Hearty Breakfasts for Chilly
Days. Recipes That Have the Old
Fashioned Stick-to-the- Ribs APP
peal and That VIII Supply Pep
and Energy. Also Onion Dunn
plings, Pork Roast, Parker
House Rolls and Other Prize
Winners. You'll Find Them All
In the Housewives Food Alma
mack, That Unusual Feature In
The American Weekly. the
Magazine Distributed With This
Sundays Issue Of The Detroit
Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14
knowledge Test
By DIR. sABINA III. CONNOLLY

What states: (a) own Lake
Champlain:+ Obj contain yell
lowStone National Park; (c)I
contain Dismal Swamp?
Who wrote these American
songs: (a) Dixie; (b)|
"Massa's in the Cold, Cold
Ground; (c) Hail, Columbia"
What states name is associated
with these men: (a) William
Allen White; (b) Zebelon NJ.
Pike; (c) Jonathan Trumbull !?
In what states are these his
toric sites: ta) Concord Bridge :;
tb) The Alamo; (c) Gettysburg
Cemetery?
What great work do you con-
meet with these names: (a)
Dorothea Dix; (b) Gutzon
Borglum; (c) Clara Barton?
What American wrote these
stories: (a) The Cask of
Amontillado": (bl Doctor
~ Grimsh awes Secret; (c)I
Ethan Frome"
(Answers nm para AN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14
HINT TO FRIENDS

Under Philips gentle propulsion,
one thing led 10 another. Daphne
bought an encyclopedia, Of course.
She gave him a list Of her friends
to call upon and he sold nearly all
Of them. Expertly. he always men
toned that he thought a great
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14

zeal OF daphne ana the ITlenuS,
in turn, passed him along to other
friends.
Caledonia was town with a
better than average intelligence.
II seemed inhabited by people who
wanted TO improve their knowl-
edge. During his second week
there, Philip realized that he had
done better in Caledonia than he
had ever done anywhere else. The
sale of encyclopedias alone was
making him fine living.
But he didn't let that interfere
with his real business. He had
come TO Caledonia. after Daphne
Lehar and he was going TO get
her for as much as she would
stand.
Possibly Daphne never knew
how IL happened. but before long
they were seeing quite a lot Of
each other. They went to moving
pictures. They heard a returned
war correspondent lecture in the
high school auditorium. They dis
covered they had some tastes in
common.
EXPERT WITH GUNS
Philip could cook and he made
a very tasty salad. Daphne was
quite an expert with firearms.
which had once been hobby with
Philip. She had quite an arsenal
She had shotguns and three rifles
of different calibers and re-
volver. They spent one whole
evening going over these.
Daphne explained t n a in the
she had been disap-
pointment to her father. who had
a boy. He had done his
best to rectify natures mistake by
treating her as one during the
time she was growing up. Educa-
ton in the handling of firearms
was part OF this process.
WANTED TO MARRY
1t had always been Philips
dream to marry and settle down
on the ancestral farm. 1t would
provide a good living with not tool
much hard work. But the girl he
loved in his youth had died prac-
tically on their wedding day and
he had never met anyone like herI
since. Until
Until what:" Daphne asked
softly.
"Until-" he repeated and
hesitated, "No," he refused, II
won't say Il. IL wouldn't he fair
even IL you should be 30 foolish
rs to reciprocate my feelings"
"Do you mean that - you are
In love: ?" Daphne asked.
eyes," he blurted, and took
her hand. I'm very much In
love, Daphne, and II 1 had any
thing but that old farm, i would
ask you to marry me. III i even
had the farm, I would. But the
mortgage IL due In two weeks
and haven't the slightest
chance OF meeting IL. No. Forget
that I ever said anything. You
have been a good friend to me.
I thank you"
HE NAMES THE SUM
"HOw much is the mortgage
Daphne asked. not 10 be shaken
from the main point by mere
money.
"SIx thousand dollars" he told
her. having resolved 10 hit her
hard.
Funny" Daphne unused, 81
met girl from Nebraska I'm
Summer school, LouelIa Pringle.
She's from Nebraska. She told
me about n man who was WOO
ing her. He had the same kind
of trouble.
"She loaned him money to pay
the mortgage on n farm. Three
thousand dollars. She never saw
him again. But that has nothing
TO do with us, Philip. I'll lend
YOU you the $4,000. You can pay
me after we're married"
Fear froZe Philips spine. He
knew Louella Pringle very well.
He ought TO. He was the man who
had borrowed $1,000 from her 10
pay the mortgage on another non
existent farm.
He hadn't seen her since. After
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14

haired beauty reveals her TO
be: blonde, brunei. red. Which?
ANSWERS on Page 47)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14
WANTED TO MARRY

It had always been Philips
dream to marry and settle down
on the ancestral farm. 1t would
provide a good living with not too
much hard work. But the girl he
loved in his youth had died prac-
tically on their wedding day and
he had never met anyone like her
rf-AH
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14

a while he stole a look at Daphne
He needn't have feared. Her eyes
were innocent. 1t never occurred
TO her that he was the man.
"Oh, Daphne" he said. II do
really love you. Wen get mar
ried as soon as 1 settle this
mortgage thing and go down to
Virginia and start rehabilitating
the farm. I'll come back for
YOU"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14
WRITES OUT CHECK

that made him think
of little bird, got out her check
book and wrote out the check for
Sc, 900. When he took it reverently
from her hand. she said:
"You may kiss me now. Then
when you've gotten the money
tomorrow morning come back
here to see me. There Is some
thing 1 want to show YOU"
Philip kissed her. Her lips were
surprisingly soft. He thought re-
gretfully that he could grow to
like kissing them if he was ever
fool enough to turn sentimental.
He cashed the check next morn
ing. taking the money in cash
With it in his wallet, he drove
back TO Daphne's little house
Daphne let him in and they wen,
into the kitchen. 1t developed
she had been cleaning one of the
rifles and now she resumed it.
THAT man who victimized
Louells Pringle looked just like
you, darling" she said. "She de-
scribed him fully to me and that
was the first thing 1 thought Of
when 1 saw YOU"
QUESTION AND SHOT
She pulled the cleaning rod out
Of the barrel, put il on the stock
and snapped the magazine. The
rifle, Philip uneasily noted, was
pointing right at him.
There's n bullet I'm the cham
Der now" she went on. "You
were that man, weren't you,
Philip" The rifle went off and
the bullet brushed his sleeve.
There's still another i'm the
magazine" Daphne said. "You
were that man, weren't you"
"Yesw Phillip gasped.
81 thought So" Daphne smiled,
"But i like you anyhow. / like
you so much that I got n mar
rage license. Well 60 down to
the town hall and MI It out to-
gether, darling. I'll have q re-
v0lver In my handbag. You
won't try to run away, will you,
dear"
So they were married. But they
didn't 60 back TO Virginia and
Philips farm because he didn't
have any farm.
They came back to Daphne's
house 10 live and as soon as they
the threshold, Daphne per-
suaded him to give her back that
Sc, 1000. Philip is getting used to
il now but he always holds that
no man should ever trust woman.
They do the damnest things.
THE END.
TOmOrrOw's short story.
Desert Seeds" by Alma and
Paul Ellerbe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-22
J. s. May Send
Rescue Ship for
14O on zdmzdm

WASHINGTON. May ~ The
Government today was considering
dispatch Of a special ship 20 bring
home 40 American men women
and children taken 20 France
aftcr a German raider sank their
ship Tho Egyptian steam canaan.
I'm thc South Atlantic.
Tho state department was I'M
formed officially today Of Tho
groups safety ar s. Jean dc Luz
and Willingness of German author
tiles 20 nave them returned 10 the
United States.
Final decision on sending a ship
abroad was deferred pending re-
ccipt az fun "details from Amer
can Consul Henry s Waterman
~ Bordeaux on the best method
~ transportation.
The state department was adj
yi-ed through Ambassador VII
liam n Leshy that Waterman was
leaving AZ once for 81. Jean 10
Lax. where tho canaan SURVIVORS
now are, 10 arrange prompt re-
lease for the Americans and ar
range for them 10 be brought 90
Lisbon. Portugal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-22
COMPLAINS TO MILLER

Gay charged that when the
boxes were turned in al the Serv-
ice department the original OBJ
servers who watched over then
during the balloting were not
present. He complained TO Miller
that this WAS irregular.
Miller said the AFL would he
given a chance 10 lodge a formal
protest. but he added:
THE important thing is that
NLRB men were with the boxes
at all times and still are. IL
doesn't matter whether repre-
sentatives Of the various groups
also we're present or not"
About midnight all The ballot
boxes were sealed and turned IN.
NLRB officials then loaded them
onto a Ford Motor Company bus
10 transport them TO the United
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-22


their cases by the NLRB, how
ever.
CHECK ABSENTEE VOTES
Election workers this morning
began checking the signatures of
those - mostly draftees - who
mailed absentee ballots. sigma
lures they signed on registered
mail receipts when the ballots
were delivered 10 them were
checked with signatures they
affixed TO the outside OF the
envelopes.
Voting, which began AT 4 a. m.
yesterday, was completed shortly
after II; 80 last night. Polling was
conducted al 81 points throughout
the Ford and Lincoln plants
An NLRB official was in charge
al each poll. Present at each poll
ing place also were two challeng-
ers from each of the unions and
the Ford company. State troopers
also stood guard over each ballot
box in an unprecedented show Of
precaution.
During the voting and after the
balloting closed, 10 boxes were
protested by Byron A. Gay, 234
Alfred street an AFL representa-
tive al the election
AS the voting at each polling
place was finished. the cardboard
boxes were sealed with paper tape
and the seal signed by the NLRB
observer and the various challop-
gers. The group then delivered the
box in a body 10 the Ford Service
Department at Gate 4.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-22
HELPED BY BIRDS

Belief was also expressed that
maximum power Of the air force
VIII be greater. through production
of engined planes and the training
of pilots for them, than through
diversion of some of the effort to
glidcrS.
Germany in training men "a
operate gliderS. il was recalled,
had them spend much time watch
ing birds in flight. Birds were
placed in cages and their actions
noted under acknowledgements
wind currents.
One veteran army pilot OBJ
served:
You have 10 live with the
birds 70 he a good glider pilot
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-22
u. :. Eyes GIitlerS
Army Studies Technique Of Nazis in Transport
of Troops for InUosion of Crete

WASHINGTON, May "a
Army chieftains today were
closely watching the outcome of
the raging battle for Crete 10 de-
termine the value of maSSed glider
fleets in modern warfare.
While it was explained that tho
army air corps us not overlooking
anything a war department Of
fetal said that the army does not
now possess a single glider, and
up to the present has felt no great
need for them.
Germany il was pointed out,
turned 10 glidcrS after the World
War. The Versailles Treaty pro-
hibited the Germans from having
any war plane engines. and they
began IN train pilots in Gliders
<BETTER~FOR EUROPE
The belief was voiced by one
army air corps officer that Gid
erS were not 100 per cent eff
Cient in carrying troops long
distance whereas the motored
transport can be depended upon.
GllderS may be effective in trans
porting troops short distances in
Europe's checkerboard OF nations.
but for long haulS. such as would
be required in the United States
armys defense plans. ongined
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-22

from a bank, put into a cigar box
and handed 10 Schaab 10 take e
McKelghan.
"Schaab told us that II was
necessary To make up our arrears
In payments. or we wouldn't get
any more orders" Tant said.
WHEN PAYMENTS LAPSED
when did your company fall
down in its payments:" Tant
was asked.
I'm February and March
of 1886"
did you call on Fred Ehr-
mann and did you get TO see
him."
(Ehrmann. a former purchas-
ing agent and secretary for the
liquor commission. is defend
anti
II made several attempts To
reach him by phone and once 1
went tn his office, but l never
was able to talk with him." Tant
replied. II told Leininger about
II and he said III get him and
he did, just like that"
Tant snapped his fingers 70
show how rapidly l. G inln & e
reached Ehrmann.
Tant said that when payments
were made he had no trouble see
ing Ehrmann.
Leininger testified that he was
referred 10 McKeighan by the late
Isaiah LeeboVe. Clare oil field
operator and "lhyStery man OF
Democratic state politics.
81 met Leebove in the lobby
of the Fort Shelby Hotel in the
Fall of 1884" Leininger testified.
II told him we were having diff
ficulty i'm securing orders from
the Picard regime and that when
we did get orders, we couldn't
get recorders"
Frank a. Picard, now fed
oral Judge here. was chairman
of the state liquor control COM
mission in 1884
II told him we put on sales
promotion and advertising cam
paigns hut that we couldn't get
distribution. I asked for his
help and he said, We'll. perhaps
l can help YOU. I'll send YOU To
see n man.
"He called some one on the
phone and told him that he was
sending me up to see him. Then
he told me To 20 to the Eight
zenith floor nf the Briggs Hotel.
did this and met a man 10
whom l pointed out our market
ing problems. He didn't tell me
his name, but later he said that
i could call him jim"
POINTS TO McKEIGHAN
At the request OF Henry G..
} 'Donnell. special assistant attor-
ey general, Leinlnger then pointed
nat MCKeighan who sat smiling III
he courtroom.
Lelnlnger said that he was told
" McKelghan that When he
wanted 10 get in touch with him
10 was 10 call McKeighan'S hotel
ute. ask for jim, and say that il
caS Kelly calling.
After discussing the matter
With Tant. Leininger entered into
an agreement with Meltefghan- In
he next six months Imperial sales
Lclninger said
"In arranging To pay Nc
keighan asked him If he
wanted cash and he replied that
he never objected TO any one