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Detroit evening times., 1942-07-26
Huge Lot Sale Foreseen

bye said Saturday that he believed workers
purchase 100000 lots the metropolitan price
OF 5000 each direct result Of the educational planned
The bond backlog be
he nuCd this basis
with bond arbary-yet
seratvehgure indicate what might accomplished
be accomplished in Detroit alone.
"On nationwide this doOrtO
tion well checking possible
building activity consumer goods
purchase after the war"
Dye emphasized that the disastrous effects Of initiation
avoided by investment in land thing else though
dollar value of such investment does
Hedging is half giving little degree protection
10 the individual comforting little
the individual against the real dangers declared
1T important consider of
chase a check against imitation rather a
Detroit evening times., 1942-07-26
Six-MOnth Lot
Sales Total 378

r T Taylor Detroit resllor.
Saturday reported me sale oi BIS
lots for the FIRST six months Of
lql2.
Tho lots brought A total dollar
volume Of SS6 600
Taylor revealed that less than
half the lots he has sold we're
purchased for immediate use as
building sites
These sales hgurs~ indicate
definitely 90 me that there is
hig market for lot sales, despite
the curb on building" TAYLOR
said
Taylor said one buyer had pur-
chased elght lots fad The deed
made out in his daughters name
and put the land IN trust for her
Another buyer. who was forced TO
move because his landlord had
sold the dwelling in which he lived.
purchased a small hOme from Tay-
Tor N hive IN for the duration. and
then bought seven lots aS a build
ing site for larger home after
the war
Since July / Taylor said he had
sold rs lots.
This II the answer rs 10
\ whether or not there il mar
ket for vacant land" he declared.
Detroit evening times., 1942-07-26
Convert Attic
Space TO Room

Detroit home owners can still
convert unused attic space into a
bedroom for a war worker. or en-
close Sunporch for the same
purpose
The new building showdown
ordq~ put in effect April 9 by the
War Production Board is designed
10 restrict construction Of homes
10 those absolutely essential for
the housing Of war workers and
their families.
However, WPB provisions per-
NIT owners of existing home prop
critics 10 remodel their homes
where such rCmodelinE will pro-
vide additional living aCcommoda-
tlonS for war workers.
Detroit evening times., 1942-07-26
PIywOod Bdthtub
Production 10 Start

Brainchild OF war scarciticS. a
bathtuh constructed Of plywood
and coated with'a plastic equipped
with an all-plaSrc drain. has been
designed by a Cleveland Brass
works executive Three firms are
expected 10 begin production al
most Immediately The product
Will be priced AZ about - per cent
loss than that OF enameled iron
tubs. n Is said.
Detroit evening times., 1942-07-26
Screens
You Can Substitute Cloth
for Hard-to-Get Metal

II your window screens are be-
ginning TO show signs ot deteriora-
ton, you need not despair, even
though metal screening may no
longer he available.
Cloth netting makes an adequate
emergency substitute.
In applying the cloth, the edges
should he folded several times 10
prevent tearing. Further, tacks
should not be driven TOO deeply
since the material will undoubt-
edly have to be renewed each
season.
Detroit evening times., 1942-07-26
Building Permits
Continue Decline

Last weeks building permits
totaled $6l4534. compared 10 ST.
$50 467 in authorizations for the
same period year ago Joseph :.
Wolff. commissioner -ef buildings
and safety engineering reported
Saturday There were only so
authorizations for single or two
family dwellings. which viii cost
an estimated Sass 200.
Detroit evening times., 1942-07-26

firms s a ! Q s
were made 10
Z Q n a n [ s who
have re n I e d
properties or
years, but who
were now hnan-
cially able 10
buy homes for
themselves be-
cause of higher
wages.
There are
a 81 m a n "
Detroit evening times., 1942-07-26
Sash Sales Increase

Stevens said there had been an
upturn in cash sales and larger
down payments.
This will 20 q long way to-
ward making the real estate
market more stable. as the pur-
chssers will have their proper
ties free and clear, or at least
large equltities which can be
protected in event of reverses,"
he said.
The iife. increase in sales and down
payments is carrying over into
July and will continue throughout
the rest of the year in Stevens
opinion.
Detroit evening times., 1942-07-26
hat many of his

purchasers from other cities who
are moving to Detroit to take
positions" Stevens said. 'In one
week we sold homes to three
persons from out OF the state
one from Massachusetts, one
from California and one from
New Jersey"
Detroit evening times., 1942-07-26

"TodaNS expanding
wartime rolls expanded income,
he threat
nv directing substantial volume
ndatonarN channels serious
purchase avenues
the constructive absorption this
which copnterac dollar
and the resulting dangerous instability
Dye said that dollars invested bonds
out Of he market and consequently available
bid living costs up.
Future Security will stress tho advantage
o purchasing land bonds
used after the finance a home the land
Detroit evening times., 1942-07-26
Builders Get Concession

Washington representatives of the National Association
of Home Builders obtained significant declaration from
Donald Nelson, WPB chief relative to the right sell
rental housing workers the National Associa
ton Of Real Estate Boards reported Saturday In Detroit
for instance builders obtain material proes for rental
units ony.)
Even though the ma jorty Of workers housed
on straight rental basis the builders representatives
tended that the right to buy should not denied the
defense worker Nelson, reported agreed with this
view and said that he would support the contention,
Detroit evening times., 1942-07-26
Hddfey Safes
Up 81 Per Cent
Since January |
Many Outstate Buyers
Reported by Stevens;
Cash Deals Increase

Sales OF s. c. Hadley Inc. De-
troit realtor, show 81 per cent
increase for the first SIX months Of
1912 as contrasted 10 the same
period Of 1941, Guy n. Stevens.
II a dley ssleSmanager, reported
Saturday.
Stevens said that MANY of his
Detroit evening times., 1942-07-26
Land Sales Seen
Initiation Check
Campaign to Be Linked
With War Bond Drive
BY LAFE ALLEN
Detroit Time. Real E.tat, Editor

or only is the purchase Of land effective hedge against
initiation, bur more important II definite
check against initiation in the opinion Saturday Of Rex
Dye Detroit advertising man who is assisting the newly
formed Association for Future Security plans
land snLlln-.ALar snllnr
Detroit evening times., 1942-07-26

George w Miller Of Miller Homes Inc, will discuss home
building at next Wednesdays luncheon meeting Of the bro
kers division of the Detroit Real Estate Board the
Savoyard Club. Miller asked make his speech about
month ago. but pleaded for "3O-day coolngof period"
Detroit evening times., 1942-07-26
Support Move
To GET Critical
Bldg. Materials
Atkinson Says Detroit
Realty interests Approve
Request Made TO WPB

The real estate interests in De-
troit are in complete agreement
with the stand Just taken by the
new National Association OF Home
Builders in asking the War Pro-
duction Board 10 make definite
ALLEGATIONS OF minimum amounts
Of critical materials essential 10
the immediate private construction
Of 200.000 war housing units in the
nations defense centerS. James f.
Atkinson, president of the Detroit
Real Estate Board, declared Satur-
day.
,Contending that war housing is
an essential part Of armament
production. Atkinson said that the
same method of ALLEGATION for such
housing should be used as in the
provision Of critical materials for
heavy industries engaged in war
production.
Industry Prepared
"The private building industry
In Detroit, rs we have frequently
pointed out. II fully prepared
and ready To handle the needed
war housing whenever the path
IL cleared" Atkinson said
Recommendation OF the home
building industry presented by
officials of the Home Builders
Association. were discussed AT a
recent conference with Spokesmen
for major federal agencies dealing
with war housing
Definite ALLEGATIONS Of critical
materials BY the requirements
committee Of the WPB. il was
pointed out. would give assurance
10 the builder and the mortgage
that specific projects will have
what materials are needed. >
Detroit evening times., 1942-07-26

Here's reminder that you'll doing yourself and
country service buy your coal supply
the demands Of the production
demands coal production transportation grow
accordingly
At present there adequate OF
that condition continuing Remember production
gram mas hSt call on all industry II be- assured
plentiful supply OF coal for next winter play and order the
necessary
And speaking Of helping the effort there many items
around the home which he avaged by careful and
householder include
hangers. tim tnol. They all helpful in fight
victory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19

A-Can plastic paint he used
over oil paint or plaster? Will
it fake Oft:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
Insulation Decreases
Summer Heat in Attic

or otherwise in bad con-
dition, a similar effect can be OBJ
tanned by installing new ceilings
of decorative insulating board. In
the latter operation. the new cell
ing should be attached to Turing
strips to provide an air space.
The nroblem of providing Sum-
mer comfort can be met and new
living space added at the same
time by finishing the attic into
rooms by the use of decorative in
sulating board. 1t is estimated
that the application Of insulating
board under the wood rafters OF
an ordinary wood-sheathing-and-
shingles roof will reduce the in
flow of heat through the roof by
81 per cent.
Regardless OF what means OF
is used to prevent the
attic heat from bearing down on
the rooms below, ventilation
should be provided 10 keep the &C.
of hot air at a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19

The reason so many homes be-
come unbearably hot during Sum-
mer Is that they have what
amounts to an automatic heating
plant at work all day in the attic,
according to insulation authorities.
On Summer days. government
studies have found, the tempera-
ture Of the air in an uninsulated
attic rises as much as 40 20 SO
degrees above that Of the outside
air. This attic heat adds ma
terialIy TO the discomfort Of per-
sons in the rooms below.
Impartial studies have shown
that even comparatively small
amounts of insulation, applied over
a previously unprotected ceiling,
will add greatly 10 the comfort OF
the upper floor of a house.
One of the simplest methods OF
increasing Summer comfort is to
apply a layer OF insulating board
over the tops of the ceiling joists.
This will produce a marked inn
provement in temperature. Where
the upper floor ceilings are
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19

A rooms charm can be made or
broken with the choice of lamps.
Lamps should not be chosen in
discriminatory or because of price.
Distinguished, charming or inter-
esting lamps will do as much for
a room as a color scheme, lovely
fabrics. beautiful furniture.
Lamps can be fun. Try taking
some old utensil or motif and
Transforming it into a lamp.
The first prerequisite is that il
be ornamental or decorative.
Today. in many stores, you viii
see, either in its old state OF
reproduced, lamps made of coffee
grinders, ornamental parts of ar
old wrought iron fence, pharmac,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
JkRA KeeIers

The United Northwestern
Realty Association Bowling
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
Building
Up
2A Pct. Rise
Since Jan. |
BY LAFE ALLEN


De4roit Tfmee Real Estate Editor
|TVHE cost Of building in Detroit
has risen 2A per cent
since January 1. Edmund
kaufman, executive secre-
tary of the Builders Asso-
|ation of Metropolitan Detroit
1 st week told members Of the
|-okers' division Of the Detroit
|eal Estate Board.
"And on May I, the increased
cost of labor will add approx
nately S12O more TO the price
.ag Of q $4,000 house." Kuhl-
man continued.
kaufman told his listeners. how
Per, that prices on some materials
Law ease up because of the recent
|deral order prohibiting all build
LIZ except for defense purposes.
The Builders Association
official told the realtors
that when they applied for
building material priority
assistance on a house, they
could not sell the completed
job for a sum greater than
that specified in the priority
application unless they get
permission from the War
Production Board.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
1910 Mortgages
Issued in March

There were 1870 mortgages
issued in Wayne County during
March with a total value of
So, SCI SOFAS, the Abstract and
Title Guaranty Company reported
Saturday. Twenty-seven of the
mortgages were for sums in excess
of $4,000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
Lamps Can Make or Break
Charm, of Room u, Home

jars filled with peppermint sticks
or flowers, old carriage lamps,
even riding boots and old canister
sets made into lamps.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
Local Realtors
To Attend Rent
Control Meetinq
Atkinson TO Head
Detroit Delegation
TO Chicago Conference

A delegation from the Detroit
Real Estate Board, to be headed
by James E. Atkinson, board pres
ident, was completing plans Sat-
urday to attend a national COM
ference on rent control at Chicago,
April % and 80.
The two-day conference. called
at the request of Price Admins
traitor Leon Henderson, will be
held under the auspices OF the In
stitute of Real Estate Manages
ment and the National Association
of Real Estate Boards.
OPA Representative
Principal speakers will be Paul
A. Porter, assistant administrator
of the Office of Price Administra-
ton; Karl Borders, director OF
OPA's rent division; Robert w.
Wales, assistant general counsel OF
OPA, and Cyril r. DeMara Of To-
ronto, administrator of housing
rentals in Canada.
Panel discussions on administers
tive procedure where federal rent
control is imposed, together with
safeguards for fair administers
ton, will be the conferences prin-
cipal features.
Especial Significance
Since the Detroit area is one In
which price car Henderson has
issued a rent-freezing order, the
Chicago conference Is of especial
significance to local realtors.
Rent control is scheduled to go
into effect here shortly after
May 1.
Such questions as how the maxi
mum rent date will be determined,
how rates will be established on
|, properties rented after the regula-
ton goes into effect. enforcement
measure and provision for appeal,
and conditions under which rent
!, increases will be allowed after reg
! ulation is imposed, will all be dis
lcussed at the Chicago meeting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
sustain Loss

Some builders have applied
y priority ratings on houses
which they said were worth
e5,995," kaufman said, think
ng they could later sell them
Tor more than $1,000 $4,000 is
he price ceiling established for
3iefense honest. They found
put they couldn't do this, how
.ver. and had to take . loss"
Kuhlman assailed governmental
pusing agencies which preach
iblicly that the building industry
hould build all the homes II can,
nd then. behind the scenes, put
umbling blocks in the industry's
|ay."
"For example, local builders
nave had to employ private
printing firms to print priority
duplication blanks because there
|are none available here for
heir use,~ he said.
Urging strict compliance with
FPB orders affecting building,
huffman declared:
"We're ut war and we haven't
any business to cheat And I've
no sympathy for any one who In
taught cheating"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
Q. and A.

Q-The color Of our wood
shingIed roof Is beginning to
fade. How can IL be renewed?
"A single stain OF the
same color as that originally used
may be applied over the shingles.
The stain should be applied in a
thin even coat. The shingles
should be thoroughly dry. Pre-
pared stains can be obtained at
most paint dealers.
Al have heard builders use
the term bearing wall" What
does this mean:
A-Bearing walls are used TO
support the ends Of floor joists and
roof rafters. Nonbearing walls or
partitions act merely as screens or
separations between rooms or may
be exterior walls which do not sup
port floor or roof loads.
A-Can plastic paint he used
over oil paint or plaster? Will
II fake of:
A-Most plastic paints can be
applied 10 any surface, either new
or old. to which paint or varnish
will adhere. This type Of paint Is
highly flexible and, properly APP
piled, should not fake or peel.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-04-30
STANDARD SHoRTcAllD
Fos desserts or ssfrse,

Sit and measure cups sll-purpose 6our;
sift again with tsps baking powder and
n tsp. salt Cut in v cup shortening
Add v cup milk. stirring only until aow
Is dampened. Place on lightly Toured
board and knead gently 90 to so seconds
Roll out or pat to W to l-,ncb thick.
ness: cut With S-lnch biscuit cutter Bake
on ungreased baking sheet in hot oven
(450' F. is minutes or until done To
serve. split: butter layers. put Cling be-
tween and on top Makes 8 large short
cakes (Note: Dough may be rolled about
N-inch thick cut into la three-inch
rounds. and each Q rounds put together
with melted shortening in between. max.
ing two-layer cakes Shortcake also
may be baked in ring mold or in round
or square layer cake pans For ring mold
or layers use recipe for Enriched Short
cake given below: do not knead dough:
and do grease pan Bake in moderately
hot oven (4a5' FL a5 to so minutes. or
until done
vAR1AT10NS-F0R DESSERTS
Enriched Shorseoke, ADD Q TO =
tbsps sugar: increase shortening by 9
tbsps: add ] egg. and decrease milk to
" cup Proceed
White House Shorteake, Add
tbsps sugar. substitute cup whipping
cream for both shortening and milk.
Proceed.
Peonvf Bvffer Shorfeoke, Substi.
tute 4 tbsps. peanut butter for 3 tbsps.
shortening Proceed.
All.Bran Shorfeakes Substitute N
cup all-bran for cup -four: reduce bak.
ing powder to 9 tsps.. and reduce milk
70 u cup.
For High School girls onlyl
n you'd like 10 surprise mother On
Mothers Day, see the luncheon and
banquet menus in this weeks Family
Circle-they're planned 30 that high,
school girls can prepare them Out every
Thursday. free at Safeway.
&S\ SatetO9y
~ HOmemakeyy' BRreAs
JULIA LEE wRIoHT. Dissss
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-04-30
Sandy Sfaain9 Neu4--ScciaI 11ens4

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Rust Candy
spent the past weekend in Vir-
ginia. Mrs. Ernest Iddings and
Miss Elizabeth Candy stayed at
"Feildhead" during their absence.
Mrs. Robert H. Miller, Jr., on
Monday, had meeting of the Hos
pital Service Unit at her home.
On Saturday afternoon Miss
Estelle T. Moore gave a. tea in
honor of Mrs. Percy Ash, of Wash
ington who was a guest of Miss
Morris aunt, Mrs. Milton Bancroft
at Norwood.
Robert R. Moore entertained a
small house party over the past
weekend at "Plainfield".
Mr.. Edward Snowden had the
members of her Bridge Club to
lunch on Tuesday at her home.
DR.. and Mrs. Eric Englund gave
a dinner party on Wednesday eve
ming, at their home "Alieden".
Mrs. Francis Snowden and Miss
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-04-30
QaitheaAb~a9 NemA--Scc6al 11e~s4

Mrs. Herman Wilson and son
Robert left last week for a ten
day trip to Natural Bridge, Va.
Miss Elizabeth Minsch of Mont
Clair, N. j., arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Diamond on
Sunday to be present at the we'd
ding of their daughter, Miss Nancy
Diamond whose marriage to Mr..
John Bowman, of Rockville will be
solemnized next Tuesday. Miss
Minsch will be a member of the
wedding party.
Councilman Hobart w. Ramsdell
left last week to attend the An
nual Convention of the National
Chamber of Commerce which is
being held in Chicago.
Mrs. James Schroeder has as her
house guest, her sister, Mrs. Fred
erick Curtis, and young son Gerry
of Georgetown, Connecticut. They
returned home last Friday.
Private James Gartner, who is
stationed at Eatontown, N. j., left
on Monday for that town after a
ten-day furlough with relatives in
Gaithersburg.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-04-30

before. At the next regular meet
ing of Pentalpha Chapter, here,
this Friday evening she is expected
to be present and tell about her
thrilling experience. She is the
sister of the Worthy Matron.
Mrs. William O. Dosh is now at
her home, here, recuperating from
a recent appendectomy.
May % was selected as the date
for the annual spring Flower Show
by members of the Neighborhood
Garden Club at its regular monthly
meeting in April. The sale of plants
for the benefit of the Red Cross
will be special feature.
The planting of shrubs to beau
tify the town was turned over to
the civic and budget committees.
Mrs. Ernest C. Gartner and Mrs.
Henry Sterrick, were named a COM
mittee to secure a comfortable
chair for the Fire House and they
are to be complimented upon their
speed in this connection, the chair
being donated by Mrs. Sterrick and
already installed.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-04-30

leaving soon for camp. Included
among them are Robert Wells, For
est Fraley, and Chas. OFT. Wilson
Clagett, who enlisted in the Navy
left recently for Norfolk, Va. Ac-
cording to a recent telephone conn
munication, he is pleased with his
environment. What he misses most
in the daily menu is "Cake". No
wonder when he remembers the
delicious cakes his mother makes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton Kephart
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Boland
are receiving congratulations upon
the arrival last week of two baby
daughters, Martha Kephart and
Susan Boland being the names Civ
en- them by their proud parents.
Friends of Mrs. Alfred Christie
of Washington Grove will be glad
to learn that her sister, Mrs. Sarah
Williams, who was in Singapore
during its recent bombardment was
among the passengers who landed
safely in New Orleans last week
and is now at her home in "Glen
Brook VILLAGE, Bethesda. Mrs.
Williams, missionary, who suffer-
ed many hardships on her 104 day
voyage arrived in port on Dutch
cargo, the captain and crew of
which had never visited America
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-04-30

Miss Katherine Wells and broth.
er, Mr.. Robert Wells left Monday
night on the "Silver Meteor" for 6
ten-day visit with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Wells, in Ft
Lauderdale, Fla. The "Wells" have
recently purchased an attractive
home in that town.
Robert will leave for camp short,
ly after his return.
The Safety Patrol Of the Gath.
ersburg High School entertained
with a Victory Dance on Friday
evening.
The Local Department of the w
S.C.S. Grace Methodist Church will
meet on Thursday of next week
with Mrs. John Houck at Mt. Airy
Anyone desiring to attend will
please contact Mrs. Clyde Thomas
or Mrs. Marshall Walker, relative
to transportation.
Mrs. Horace B. Haddox is now at
her home on Park Avenue after
spending the winter with her son,
Horace B. Haddox, Jr., in Wash
ington, D. G.
A number of our boys will be
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-04-30
Luther S. johnson

The funeral of Luther Steward
johnson, "a, veteran of the first
World War and lifelong resident
of Montgomery County, who died
at the Takoma Park Sanitarium
after a short illness, was held
April 25 from the funeral home
of W. Reuben Humphrey, Bethesda.
The Rev. Clarence E. Jones of the
Baptist Church at Kensington
conducted the services. Burial was
in Arlington National Cemetery.
Mr.. johnson is survived by his
widow and four children, Doris,
Nancy, Martin and Thomas John
son, all of Germantown; a sister
Mrs. Elsie H. Hays, Washington,
and brother, George w. johnson,
Kensington.