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Evening star., 1942-11-28
u. ). Shouldn't Run
Housing Perpetua||y,
| Lanham Declares
Industry Properly
Belongs to Real Estate
Men, He Declares

The Federal Government doesn't
belong permanently in the housing
business. except in very rare in
stances" according to Representa-
tive Lanham, Democrat, of Texas,
author of the Lanham Act for war
housing and chairman of the House
Public Buildings and Grounds Com
mittee.
"You can't find anything in the
Constitution, he told the United
States Savings and Loan League
recently in Chicago, that says the
Government has to build houses FOR
the citizens. Much of the emphasis
in the Bill or Rights is on the Amer
ican home and especially on keeping
it free from interference, Govern
ment or otherwise.
THE real estate business natu-
rally and properly belongs to the
real estate men. We must not over
look the fact that the Government
operates any business it undertakes
much more expensively than private
enterprise operates the same thing"
Speaking of the Lanham Act, he
said that this was one piece of legis-
lation written absolutely by the COM
mittee which got it enacted.
There is nothing in it to do with
slum clearance or low-cost housing
for low-income groups" he said.
Provision is made for taxes to be
paid to local governments on the
properties built for war workers.
1t is planned that temporary con-
struction shall be salvaged after
the war. I am hoping we won't have
any deserted villages when the war
Evening star., 1942-11-28
Experts Use Degree Day
In Estimating Fuel Needs

In an average year in Washington
there are 4,598 degree days, heating
experts reported. A degree-day is
one degree of heating weather dur
ing a 24-hour period. J. J. Beatty.
manager of the Iron Fireman Sales
Corp. here, explained.
The degree-day has been used for
many years by heating engineers to
estimate the amount of fuel to be
used by the day, month or year.
This is in proportion to the number
of degree-days the average temper
ature outside falls below IS degrees.
BY this method experts can approx
mate coal expenditures by consider
inS the number of degree-days and
the cost of coal per ton.
The table of average degree-days
in Washington during a year shows
January with 929 as the greatest.
Other months are: February, 841:
March, 637; April. 345; May, l04;
June, Ia; July, 0.2; August, 2; Sep
tember, 43; October, 254; November,
$50, and December, 870.
For instance. If the 24-hour aver
age outside temperature were 40 de-
grees. then Is degree days of heat
ing would be needed to raise build
ing's interior temperature to the
65-degree level.
Evening star., 1942-11-28
9 Are Licensed
By Real Estate
Commission

The District Real Estate Commis-
sion has issued licenses as real estate
brokers to Amos w. McDevitt, trad :
ing as the Service Realty Co., 813
Woodward Building; Carlisle R.
Stephenson. 1343 H street NV;
D. G. Joseph, 6101 Dix street NE;
MeadoWbrook, Inc, 103 East West
highway, Chevy Chase, Md, and
Monroe Warren of the same address.
Licenses as real estate salesmen
have been issued to Harold F. Gates,
lot Carroll street, Takoma Park, D.
c.; Agnes Whiting Fahrney, 1922
Seventeenth street NV; William F..
Drayton, jr., Shoreham Building,
and Fred A. Duffy. 1910 Vermont
avenue NV, who also received a
license as a business chance sales
man.
Applications for licenses as real
estate statesmen were received from
Henry S. Grogan, 1882 K street
NV, and Oscar H. Osterman, 2O14
Nichols avenue Sc. An application
for license as business chance
salesman was received from Jack
Robinson, 908 Tenth street NV.
Evening star., 1942-11-28
Capital Drops
To Third City
In New BUILDING
$75,085,624 Permits
Issued Here in
First 10 Months

Washington dropped from lead
ing national position held the last
several months in permit valuation
to third place, trailing Los Angeles
and Chicago. the Labor Department
announced today.
The report shows total of $75,-
OBS ,624 for the first 10 months of the
year here, as compared with $780,
1853, 1888 for the corresponding period
last year. The 10 month figure
represents a $360,000 decline from
the report given the end of Sep
tember.
The tabulation shows permits
valued at s1,134OO0 we're issued here
last month for multi-family dwell
ings. while in Alexandria permits
were granted for S418,000 worth Of
multi-family units In addition,
boiler houses costing 1862 900 were
listed for Arlington County. =
These figures, it was pointed out,
do not include War and Navy De-
partment, Maritime Commission and
Defense Plant Corp. construction
because of the confidential nature Of
the work.
Decline in Recent Weeks.
Meanwhile, the permit valuation
here during the last four weeks
amounted to 81 ,320,825, as compared
with s1477,000 for october, accord
ing to estimates of the building in
spector's office.
Total valuation for the week end
ing yesterday was 1850. as COM
pared with $279.385 last week. This
is the second lowest figure recorded
for the month. The figure of s33,-
$50 recorded for the week ending
November IA was one of the lowest
in recent years.
The small figure for this week in
part was attributed to the Thursday
holiday. For the week only eight
permits were issued the largest
being for 1000 issued to the
Pomeroy Development Corp, 1913
Fifteenth street NV, owner and
builder.
Block Flats of Four Units.
George T. Santmyers, 1410 H
street NV. is listed as architect.
The project includes eight z-story
brick and cinder block flats of four
units each They will be located at
2800 to 1920 Pomeroy road S.E.
The next largest permit was for
$4,000, issued to the Washington
(See PERMITS, Page B-3)
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Legislation 5peeded
To Seize Vast Tracts
For War Purposes
Justice Department Unit
Sits Record Volume Of
lund Condemnutions

Not only in Washington is the
Government taking over private
property by various means. but in
order to prosecute the war with
greater facility it is rushing pro-
cedures for acquisition of great
tracts throughout the country.
In disclosing this recently the
Department of Justice also empha-
sized that new legislation is pending
in Congress to permit payment to
property owners, in whole or in
part, possibly within 80 days"
This legislation, which may be of
direct interest to many property
owners in Washington from whom
the Government may take still more
property, is now before the House
Judiciary Committee.
There is now pending in the JUS
tice Departments lands division
tSee SEIZURES, Page BID
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165,OO0 Homes Built
This Year Through
FILA Mortgage Plan
Commissioner Declares
Construction Aided
War Housing Program

Federal Housing Commissioner
Abner H. Ferguson announced to-
day that 10000 privately financed
homes have been constructed this
year under the FHA insured mort
gage plan. These range from one
to four-family dwellings.
He indicated a large portion of
these dwellings were started late in
l941 and early this year and are
located in designated critical hous-
ing areas. These areas mainly
surround vital war industry plants.
The new construction finished
thus far and now made available
for occupancy by private builders
operating under FHA insured
financing represented an important
contribution to the overall war
housing program of the National
Housing Agency, Mr.. Ferguson de-
clared
Started Before Shortages.
A large part of these dwellings
were started before building ma
terial shortages became as acute
as at present and before all build
ing not essential to the war effort
was halted by the War Production
Board, he pointed out During that
period, approximately 80 per cent
OF the. new construction under the
FILA program was located in the
designated critical areas and was
largely in the price ranges suitable
for hn11ci11n
Since the WPB construction lin
itation order became effective in
April and since passage of the Ma
tloral Housing Act amendments of
1912, the 100000 dwelling units in
one-to-four family structures start
ed under the FILA program have
been in the critical housing areas.
Having been exclusively for war
housing purposes, Mr.. Ferguson
said, occupancy priority has been
given to war workers for a period
OF so days after completion. A
large proportion of the dwellings
have been designed for rent rather
than for sale, in keeping with the
housing needs of immigrant war
workers.
Furthermore, only those projects
meeting an imperative war need
and so designed and located as to
consume minimum amount of crit
lcal war material have been quail
fled for FILA mortgage insurance.
New projects launched since Octo-
Der % also must conform with the
WPB's new war housing construc-
tion standards. This will accom-
plish further important savings in
consumption of critical materials.
Private Work Still Substantial.
While wartime restrictions and
shortages have sharply reduced the
total volume of private building
from pre-war levels, private con-
struction meeting essential war
needs has continued in substantial
volume, Mr. Ferguson declared.
In the IL weeks ended November
21, he said, approximately $500
one-to-four family structures, in
volving 41,500 family dwelling units,
were completed and made available
for occupancy under the FHA pro-
gram. This represented an av-
erage OF 3,400 dwelling units COM
pleted each week since September l.
During that same period con-
struction was started under FILA in
spection on approximately $4,000
dwelling units in one-to-f four fam
lily structures, or an average of
5000 per week.
Evening star., 1942-11-28
Vacant Offices
In D. T.. Almost
Non-Existent
U. S. Occupancy Put
At q Pct; National
Survey Shows Gain
BY FRED H. MORHART. Jr

While only IA hundredths of / per
cent of the Office space in Washing
ton is unoccupied, survey of the
Nation shows an average of one out
OF every eight Offices in large COM
mercial buildings idle, it was shown
today in the semi-annual tabulation
OF the National Association of Build
Ing Owners and Managers.
With nearly 100 per cent occu-
pancy here. Rufus Lusk, secretary
of the Building Owners and Mana
gers Association of the District, said
% per cent of the space was being
used by Federal agencies, with the
remainder tenanted by private con-
Germs and individuals.
He noted that before 1888 the Gov
ernment used but l or per cent of
the city's commercial space. Since
1884, however, the Government has
taken nearly a quarter of the pri-
vate Offices.
This. of course, is the prime cause
for the near capacity occupancy
here. Another contributory factor
is that private enterprise has been
forced to open new Offices here or
expand their existing space. Mr..
Gusk pointed out that II per cent
Of the citys commercial space usu-
ally Is unoccupied.
Expects Space Increase.
Mr.. Lusk predicted that probably
more Office room will become avail
able here through building CONVEX
sions.
In addition. it is pointed out, many
out Of town organizations have
taken and are taking hotel rooms
for local representatives. However,
this class of accommodation is not
considered commercial Office space.
Likewise, large homes and man
sions now converted to Offices here
are not placed in this category.
Mr.. Lusk classed the vacant Of
fees available here as a few "odd
rooms here and there" where the
tenant had just moved out at the
time Of the survey. He added that
probably a few, though listed as
commercial space. actually were not
suitable for this type of occupancy
What is undoubtedly the most
significant feature of the report just
completed is the analysis of Govern
n7ent occupation tendency, which in
some sections of the country repre-
sents as much as II, IL or 13 per
cent of the total Office area" said
James F. Cook, jr.. chairman of the
Associations Rental Committee
Average Rises 2.6 Per Cent.
"The average has risen from 666
per cent in May to 93 per cent in
October-an increase that over
shadows the seventy-nine hundreths
of l per cent gain in total oc-
cupancy and discloses at a glance
what would have happened had the
expansion of government activity
(See OFFICES, Page BID
Evening star., 1942-11-28
Housing and Plants Given
Priorities for Repairs

The Requirements Committee of
the War Production Board has ex-
tended new aid both to industrial
and residential property owners
who have faced difficulty in obtain
ing some critical materials neces-
sary to maintain their properties in
safe and efficient condition by an
nouncing that authorization for top
priority ratings of AA-l may be ap-
piled to essential repairs and main
tenance. The order states:
Included in the scope of the
determination, which becomes a
basic policy for the first quarter of
1943, are essential repairs and main
tenanee for productive facilities,
utilities. housing and consumers
durable goods.
The action will make it possible
for vital plants and factories, mines
and reflneries and other industrial
facilities to continue effective pro-
duction of both munitions of war
and essential civilian goods. Com
munication and transportation sys-
TENS, gas, oil and water lines and
other services will be assured of
materials to keep them performing
their essential functions.
Supplies and materials needed
for essential maintenance and re-
pair for housing also may be OBJ
tanned. Until the controlled mate
rials plan goes into full operation,
the existing priorities system will
be used to obtain the steel, copper
and aluminium needed for such
maintenance and repair.
Under GIMP each agency will
break down its material require
ments three ways: Into that needed
for production, construction and
facilities and maintenance and re-
pair. BY including maintenance
and repair requirements in the
overall materials program, GIMP
provides a long-range assurance
that the Nations essential indus
tries will be kept in operation"
Evening star., 1942-11-28
ReuItor Transfers Offices

John J. McKenna, realtor and
business broker, today announced
transfer of his Offices from 1910
Vermont avenue NV, to 1929 I
street NV. effective December /.
1t is understood the new Offices will
occupy the entire ground floor of
the building.
Evening star., 1942-11-28
New Use for PIustics

Researchers have developed plas-
tics which let health-giving ultra
violet light through and that means
you might have a plastic rooted
room for taking your winter sun
baths. Or a sun-drenched nursery
for the children.
Evening star., 1942-11-28

VIRGINIA HOMES SOLDThese two delightful brick dwellings
nearby Arlington County recently sold through the
of Lindsay Segfred reator On the left the
dwelling Miss Evelyn Marquette and Mrs Katherine Mar
quete of 1887 North IngeWood The property
bought from F. E. Westenberger, builder.
The home the right, which has screened side porch
attached purchased by Col and Mrs w.
Isbe from N Miller builder and is North
Jefferson street Both homes located the grow
ing developments in the nearby county.
Star Staff Photos.
Evening star., 1942-11-28
Fireproof Curtains

Fire won't be such a hazard in
your postwar home. Chemists have
already developed treatments for
curtain, drapery, furniture, and floor
fabrics so they char but don't blaze.
Evening star., 1942-11-28

is over this time, and I hope there
will be strict adherence to the policy
the statute enumerates, that privae
capital will be allowed to have its
proper place"
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EDGEMOOR, MD.-s13,e5o,

CEN1Ex-HALL COLONIAL.
Beautiful brick home on large
corner homesite; large living, din
Ing rooms. dc luxe kitchen. den
2 beautiful tile baths, double ga
rage. maids room; oil air-condi-
toned: fenced-in rear yard. The
Immaculate home.
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1 BEDROOMS BATHS.

BRICK COLONIAL~XIZ,H5
Center-hall brick home. 26-foot
living room, large dining room,
modern kitchen. screened porch;
lot 70x17O; 2-car garage: two
blocks Bethesda, Nd, shopping
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BARNABY WOODS,

Brick Colonial home in immacu-
late condition. Large living. dining
rooms. de luxe kitchen. breakfast
room, screened porch. 3 large bed
2 beautiful tile baths, recreation
room with fireplace, garage. trees.
Evening star., 1942-11-28

BETHESDA. MD.-S0,D5O.
Beautiful brick home, 8 rooms.
tile bath, built-in garage. 3 bed
rooms, de luxe kitchen gas heat,
air-conditioned. insulated.
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3 BEDRooMs-a BATHS.

BRICK COLONlAL-&10,25O
Bethesda. Md.--Larse lot: living,
dining rooms. de luxe kitchen.
recreation room, Ras air-condi-
toned: garage: in sight Of gram
mar school: easy terms.
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4 BEDROOMS-c BATHS.

CHEVY CHASE. D. C.-SI5,15O.
Beautiful brick, home. located on
wooded lot: reception hall, large liv-
ing, dining rooms. de luxe kitchen,
3 large bedrooms, , beautiful tile
baths: large bedroom. heated. on
third floor; brick garage; auto
matte heat: immaculate condition.
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sETaEsRnA; sETaaEEsyRnAs;,IMs IMsD..si.s3;sasse.

Beautiful centef-hall home. re-
decorated throughout. on. large lot,
100x136, surrounded by white
uicket fence: first floor. living. din.
ing rooms. de luxe kitchen, 2 bed
rooms, tile bath; second floor. 4
bedrooms, tile bath: large trees.
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Outstanding Home Values

ALL-STONE RESIDENCE, 4 BED
ROOMS, 2 BATHS-$14,15O.
Corner lot 60x1OO: large living,
dining rooms, de luxe kitchen, den,
r.osi.I cat SARGE, ron sctsenso potCn, .e.-
tile roof. large closets. Inspection
invited to the immaculate home,
best buy in Bethesda
Evening star., 1942-11-28

(See PERMITS, Page B-3.)
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CHEVY CHAaE, d. C.-sa,s soa

Beautiful home. rooms. tile
bath, large living, dining rooms,
modern kitchen, bedrooms, 3
porches: garage: gas heat; shrub
berry, flowers: storm windows. vene-
tian blinds. The ideal home.
vnspectisn Invited to what we be-
.ieye 70 be The best hsne values
Evening star., 1942-11-28

Leslie b. MeoseIl
l427 Ere 81. wO. 622
Arkansas State press., 1942-11-20

Friday and are assured of an easy
twin" A. M. ?. and c. B. come
on strong and M. P. and II. W.
are fine as wine. Dorothy Mae
Smith was home on a brief visit
from A. M. & N. College. Lucille
keep on riding while we walk,
you have everything. W. j. B.
was draped to his best Sunday,
swell kid. so V. T. said.
FROM THE CHURCHES: The
Regular Arkansas State Baptist
Convention was entertained by the
local churches last week and a
great meeting was held, with DR..
j. r. Jamison, president, presiding
Among prominent speakers were
DR.. H. R. Stephenson, c. B. Knox,
Woody and DR.. Arlington Wilson
of st. Louis. Collection surpassed
100000. The Union Bapt church
collected $318.55 in building
drive. Trinity Baptist Church re-
ports s437.36 from their recent
rally.
Arkansas State press., 1942-11-20
HOPE
NEWS
by Bessie ID. Flen0ry

Rising Star Baptist Church
Mrs, Rebecea Wilson and daught-
ed Willie Lee of Lewisville were
registered as visitors in the Sun
day school department. An invi,
tation is extended to all out OF
town visitors, The Fifth Sunday
singing will be held on Nov. sc
at the church and the public is in
vlted to attend, The BTU depart
ment is still urging parents to at
tend the meetings.
Garrett Chapel Bapt. church; a
good lesson discussion was heard
during the Sunday school hour and
President Rowes presided at the
BTU. Reports from successful
Princess Review show Bertha NJ
Simpson S60l Geneva McGhee,
$i05, Peral Williams $2.42, Willie
Mae Hester 1921, Margaret Nell
Hill $2,05, total $20,0s. Georgia
A. Cooks Church reporter.
Lonoke Bapt Church: The Sun
day School department here is
headed by Supt. j. A. Harris. g..
Morning message last Sunday was
brought by the pastor, and Mrs.
Arkansas State press., 1942-11-20

his choir furnishing music. viii
Mrs. A. 7. Goodlow, at the piano
Evangelist +. r. Hooks will begin
a series of meetings Sunday, Nov
% at st. Paul AME Church, with
services each night, Special SER
vices for the young men Of the
city was held by Rev, w. c, Wills
on Sunday morning and the mes,
sage was, "When DO You Liver
Rev, r. s, Jones, pastor of Morn
ing Star Bapt Church offieiated
at the church on Sunday,
Around The School: The equip
ment Fund Drive has been quite
successful and Chairman C, l..
Branch reports $67.5l thus far, ,
The faculty is grateful for the
splendid spirit cf cooperation
shown during the drive and min
istrel. A large crowd attended and
finance amounted to $4,000. to he
used in purchasing duplieator
for the school Rev. II. G. Martin
was the visiting minister on Mon
day, addressing the student body
on 1.-The Sin of OMISSION Other
visitors during the week were
Mrs. +. +. HENDERSON and little
Alice HENDERSON of Blacksmith. i.
Among out of town visitors at
Tending the minstrel on Thurs
day were Mesdames Georgia Walk
er and Eula Johnson of Auvergne.
Arkansas State press., 1942-11-20

ence. Others attending We're Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Mayors and Mesdam-
es Evele, Mary Jones. Elizabeth
Rocks, the latter two We're elected
as delegates to the State Confer
ence.
Mt Zion CME Church: Bro. Jno.
Henry Muldrow acted as Supt. at
the Sunday school last Sunday. .
The Epworth League visited with
the Bebee Memorial League and
the pastor delivered the sermon. +.
On Sunday night Rev. F. d. Adams
presiding elder of the Prescott
District delivered the message. i.
Pulpit guest was Rev. Morris, for
merly Of the Kansas district who
has been transferred to the South
west distrist.
BeBee Memorial CINE church
Supt Dilcy Douglas presided at
the Sunday school session, with
Arkansas State press., 1942-11-20
Local Happenings From Your Community

! Brandon is preparing for the trap
ping season. Services will be
observed at the church on Sun
day when a model Sunday School
will be held at the usual hour and
general worship period at II 90
O'Clock. Health conditions are
are generally fair, We are glad
to report that Mrs. Knox, of Con
way is improving, We are ex-
peeting Mrs. Mary Woodland home
soon from the hospital. James
Halcremhe was guest of Mrs ~,
j. Halcrombe last Sunday and
found her in jolly spirit. Mrs.
Bobbie Garlt was home for the
weekend recently from Little Rock
where her husband is employed in
the Buckeye Oil Mill. Mr.. W. E.
Woodland visited his wife last
week at the United Friends hos
pital at Little Rock where she is
confiGed. Mrs. Beulah Pilgrim
has returned from the hospital
and is steadily improving. En-
rolled in the high school at Meni-
fee this year are Misses Cathal and
Bernice Gault and Miss Hazel
Gault, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
j, ". Gaalt. Doing their part for
the school this year are Messrs.
Frank and Isaiah Hopkins and j.
W. Gault who are leading a group
in cutting woed.
Arkansas State press., 1942-11-20
Bradley News
BY A. f. Brown

A very timely Sunday school
was held at the Shiloh Baptist
Church on Sunday conducted by
Sept B. Wardell. At the eleven
o'clock hour spiritual prayer ser
vice was held prior to the message
by Rev. B, J, Harper A financial
drive proved successful when con
testants aspired to win in order
to attend the State Convention at
Eldorado. First prize was award
ed to Mr., Bob Wardell who raised
1886 and will be given the trip,
other reports were Mrs. Matte Y,
White. S3.26, Mrs, Jammie Stills
S7le and a total amount of SAL.
so reported.
Here for a brief week end with
Mrs. Eniee Parish at Wayside Inn
were Cpl. and Mrs. Thedford Viii
son.
Arkansas State press., 1942-11-20
MOrriltOn News
BY Viverean Harrcll

School: Everyone is studying
fine around the campus. Mr.. Lavell
Knox has returned from Arizona
on brief furlough. Also in town
is Mr. 0. Brown. Gossiping a
round. The 18th grade class really
have plenty of examinations. f.
d. is about to lose l. please don't
tell her. V. T. buzzed out in her
juke suit on Monday and it is a
fine one. f. w. is here from Kan
sas and he can really give. Root.
Henry is in from Kansas and
Mamie Pond and Hazel left Sun
day for Helena. N. M. likes G. P.
| am wondering does she think she
can get by with it? The football
boys are going to play Pine Bluff