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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31
MIND YOUR MANNERS

Test your knowledge Of correct
social usage by answering the
HolloWing questions, then checking
against the authoritative answers
Below:
1 l. Which is the better way to
Fake leave of a person: "Goodby.
Erll see YOU Wednesday, or Guess
PHI run along: be seeing YOU?
. When a man steps into a
ihotel elevator with his wife, should
|he remove his hat?
81 If he doesn't remove it when
.he steps into the elevator with
ibis wife, should he do so when
another woman enters the ele-
lvator?
4. If strange man holds
sneavy door for a woman should
Hshe acknowledge the courtesy?
). May man keep on his hat
When walking down the corridor
of an office building?
What would you do if
You call a good friend on the
telephone and her mother, whom
you know, answers
'a' Say, Hello, Mrs. Jones; this
! Agnes Reed; may I speak with
Janie?"
C0) Say. Hello; is jamie there?"
Answers
The former.
2. Yes.
d. That makes his discourtesv to
a.5 vile even more apparent.
= She should thank him.
> Certainly.
Better What Would You Do"
is the more gracious.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Camille Mary Ellis, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirby Ellis of
Court L, Lake Forest, celebrated
her third birthday with party
on Saturday at her home.
Her little guests were Mana
Hooks, Wayne Bowen, Joe Bowen,
Richard Ivey and Randof Ivey.
Refreshments we're served by
Mrs. Ellis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31
Miss Millett Has Her Say
About Wartime Transients
By RUTH MILLETT

Il felt so sorry for the young
soldier" a housewife with an
apartment to rent said.
He wanted my apartment so
that he could bring his wife Oh
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31
State Farmers Using
More Fertilizer Now

RALEIGH, Aug. 20.-tR-No-th
Carolina farmers used 1892, ,655
tons of fertilizer during the 1912
43 farming season, w. R. Pow
ledge. state department of agri-
culture auditor, said today.
This compared with 1,194, Its
tons for the. previous year and l.
113,3 ,327 in 194O-41, Powledge said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31
Miss Mary Zilla Clarke Marries
Ensiqn Bopp In St. Alban's S Church

Clarke Of Washington, D. c., for
merly of Wilmington n d is
graduate of King Smith Studio
school in Washington.
Ensign Bopp is the son Of DIR.
and Mrs. Walter Frederick Bopp
of New York city and is a grad
uate of Trinity school, New York
city and attended Brown univer-
sity, Providence, R. l.
After stay at Sea Island, Ca,
Ensign and Mrs. Bopp will live
in Washington where Ensign Bopp
is now stationed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31
MEDAL PRESENTED

NEW RIVER, Aug. 30.-In an
impressive ceremony here, Corp.
Willis E. Pierce of San Francisco
received a citation and the Purple
Heart medal for wounds received
in action against the enemy last
February 5 at Guadalcanal. The
award was presented by Maj. P. p.
Thwing, commanding officer OF
the headquarters battalion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31

here. He says
she is living all
alone in a room
IN another city,
and she is ,ex-
pecting a baby
in a few months.
But the land
lady who "felt
so sorry turned
the young soldier
away. She decid-
ed it would be
less trouble to
rent the apart
ment to a couple
Of men. They
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30-(R-
President Roosevelt today desig-
mated the week starting October
3 as fire prevention week and de-
clared that destruction by fire il
this country since Pearl Harbor
has been comparable to the DAM
age caused by enemy bombs in
England in the first two years of
the war"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31

mix in l tbsp. brown sugar and Il tsp.
cloves. Add u cup undiluted Armour's
Evaporated Milk, l Cloverbloom egg,
the ground meats and mix together
well. Pack the mixture into a 2 lb.
oiled loaf pan and bake in 3250F. oven
for l ID hours Serve it hot or cold with
creamed or scalloped potatoes.
It's a big, delicious meat meal for
6 or 8 persons. And it tastes SO good
sliced cold :. you'll probably Try to
save some for later on-U you can!
Serve this Star Ham Loaf tonight
4 ARMOUR AND COMPANY
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Lieut.. and Mrs. w. L. Hartley
announce tho birth of so1, Will
ana Laine, on August q in New
London, Conn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31
RrRTH ANNOUNCED

SGT. and Mrs. G. A. Trezzi an
nounce the birth of daughter,
Christine Ann, August 81, at Ma
RON sprunt annex. Mrs. Trezzi is
the former Roena Mea-s. Sgt.
Trezzi is now stationed at San
Diego. Cal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31
FERNS 40 FEET HIGH

In the Hawaiian National park
ferns grow 40 feet high, with fronts
20 feet long.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31
1New Flavor Twist to This Star Ham Loaf

dats illS aellclous ham loaf can do double
pragd pr.y on the food front. For it's a
10 mai pml,aaiLlastlng hot dinner that's sure
oftan ,,,Ske your family ask for ham more
vii; l1'i IA, AND If there's any left over, it
later a IidNe I'D a wonderful quick snack
tomorrow! ''' q 'oio supper iol
(not ~ ID. ground Star Ham Shank
porl. t e44ohed) 4d and q lb. ground lean
wise a. Il h1rnour's Star Ham Shank is a
fraarolo frr ellolce because it's mellowed in
tendsl sIallE hickory smoke is very
NiQsA one cup of corn flakes and
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31

held Thursday afternoon, Sep
tember 2, at 2:30 o'clock in the
school auditorium.
The Business and Profession
al Women's club will hold the
monthly meeting Friday at the
Friendly cafeteria. Dinner res
ervations will be taken by call
ing Mrs. S. C. Kellam, 2-217e.
Matters of importance will be
discussed.
A special meeting of Will
mington Assembly No. II,
Rainbow for Girls, will be held
Wednesday at the Masonic
Temple. Supper will be serv-
ed at 6 o'clock. Members plan
ming to attend college in the
fall will be guests OF honor.
The weekly meeting OF the
Myrtle Grove Junior 4-H club
will be held at 2 o'clock Tues-
day, Aug. 81, instead of Monday
Members are asked to nave
their scrap salvage at the CLUB
house for this meeting.
The T. E. L. class OF Cal
vary Baptist church meets meets
Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Florence Moore, DUO
South 18th street.
Carolina Beach Home DEM
onstratioa club meets lnurs-
day at 2::3o o'clock with MRS.
C. M. Kelly on the Northern
Extension. Women OF the COM
munity are invited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31
IMPORTANT MEETING

Women of the Moose will hold
a very important meeting wed
nesday evening at $3.50 o'clock IN
Moose lodge, 416 North Front
street. Important matter concern
inc the convention to be held
shortly in Greeaville will be dis
cl1ssed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-31
CLUB CLOCK

The executive committee OF
the Winter Park P.-T.A. will be
held Thursday afternoon, Sep
tember 2, at 2::30 o'clock in the
school auditorium.
Evening star., 1943-11-06
Real Estate Group
Studies Tax Situation

The National Association of Real
Estate Boards and its Washington
committee have taken under con-
sideration suggestions for giving
greater recognition to the payment
of real estate taxes in computing
Federal income taxes, the local Office
reported today.
One proposal would allow offset
ting the total amount of real estate
taxes paid against the net Federal
income tax up to so per cent of the
latter. The other proposes that the
owner who occupies his own prop
erty should have the right to deduct
annual depreciation, maintenance
and repairs.
At the time the Federal income
tax law was adopted. no recogni-
ton was given to the fact that real
estate owners carry a dispropor-
tionate share OF local government
costs. Compared to other citizens.
they have been subjected in many
instances to double and triple taxa
ton.
Action to rectify this long stand
ing situation is highly desirable and
the association plans to open up the
whole problem. Ideas from our
members on this subject are invited.
it was stated
Evening star., 1943-11-06
Six Licensed Here
AS Realty Brokers

The District Real Estate Commits
sion this week issued licenses as
brokers to the A and P Co., 613 F
street NV; Roy Logan and Nathan
A. Dobbins. same address; A. M
Draisner, 332 Southern building;
l.. Cass Leigh, 1417 K street NV.
and Andrew H. Nash, 923 Fifteenth
street NV, the secretary, John A
Petty, reported today.
Licenses as real estate sAlesmen
were issued to Monroe j. Schott,
l745 K street NV: Clarence Ed
ward Smith, 2003 Twelfth street
NV; Constantine Gogos. 7l8 Fifth
street NV; Wilbur C. Wiley, 1924
I street NV; Leo w. Harrington
925 New York avenue NV; Ray
Burgesser, 1915 K street NV, and
Seth o. Boswell, 1888 Good Hope
Road SE.
Applications for licenses as real
estate statesmen were received from
David Ochsman, 1115 Fifteenth
street NV; James E. Talbert. 1898
Good Hope Road Sc: Sarah M.
Howard, 1919 X street NV; David
Ceppos, 80S North Capitol street,
and Irene M. Lamb, so8 North Capt.
tol street.
An application for license as a
business chance broker was received
from Nathan A. Steinman, ITO Four
teenth street NV.
An application for = license as a
business chance salesman was re-
ceived from David Ceppos, 808 North
Capitol street.
Evening star., 1943-11-06
Alexandra Construction
Permits Total S395,937

Building permits issued last
month in Alexandria, Va, amounted
to 1895 ,937, making October the third
highest month Of the year, A. R.
Lash, building inspector, reported
today.
Residential building accounted for
S350,000 of the total with permits
for 48 apartment units at a cost Of
$3.50, 900. issued for Park Ridge. on
the Mount Vernon Memorial high
way, and for Sc units at cost of
5000, 900, to Harbor Terrace, also on
the Mount Vernon Memorial high
way, at Bashford lane.
There were no permits issued for
nonresidential construction.
Evening star., 1943-11-06
Mortgage Insurance
On 28 D. {. Projects
totals S11,409,200

Twenty eight rental housing prof.
ects for war workers ready for oc-
cupancy here involve 2,742 units at
an $ll,409,2O0 mortgage insurance,
Commissioner Abner H. Ferguson of
the Federal Housing Administra-
ton reported today.
Maryland, with the same number
OF projects, but with 3,4l3 units, re-
ported that the amount of mort
gage insurance amounted to Sl3,-
076,500, In the "a Virginia projects,
which included 2,557 units, the
mortgage figure was tabulated at
Slo,l5l,600, Mr.. Ferguson said.
There are 1905 new-family units
In 206 large-Scale rental housing
projects for war workers throughout
the country either under construc-
ton or completed by the last of
September which were financed
through the FILA, he said. The
total mortgage insurance was given
rs S72,729, 600.
Locally, Mr.. Ferguson reported,
there are II projects on which there
are commitments to insure 292 units.
The amount was given as ST ,312 400
In Maryland there are three con-
siSting Of GIG living units worth
S2489,800, Figures compiled by Mr..
Ferguson for Virginia show five
projects totaling 1872 units commit
ted in insurance of value of
S3658, 400.
are three consisting of GIG living
units worth S2,469,8 300 Figures
compiled by Mr.. Ferguson for Vir-
glnia shows five projects. totalling
1872 units, committed in insurance of
value of S3,658, 400
An indication of future activity
In this field is given by the commit
ments made by the FILA to insure
mortgages on SO additional projects,
already planned, but yet to be
started, to provide 4l53 new dwell
ing units and to be financed with
FHAmsured mortgages amounting
to Sl8 ,483,500.
These projects are part of the war
housing quota assigned to private
financing in the overall program
of the National Housing Agency, of
which the FHA is an operating unit,
he pointed out.
The projects are being financed
by private lending institutions
under the provisions of section 6O6
of the National Housing Act. Mr..
Ferguson said. This section is an
adaptation to war-housing needs Of
the large-scale operations of the
FHA in normal times under section /
207 The projects consist largely of
the garden type of apartment house
with yards, Fairgrounds, garages
and other facilities for the families .
occupying them.
Evening star., 1943-11-06

COMBINATION HOME -Lo-
Gated at 7700 Morningside
drive NV, this stone and
stucco residence has been
sold for Edward E. Jones to
Brig. Gen. Charles c. Hillman
through the Offices of J. Wes-
ley Buchanan, realtor.
Star Staff Photos.
Evening star., 1943-11-06
American Air
Will Open Office
In StutIer

American Airlines this month will
open a branch Office in the Statler
Hotel, Fred G. Kenny, manager, an
nounced today after negotiations
were completed with Herbert D.
Ford, District traffic manager for
the airline.
This is the fourth airline to take
space in the hotel, others being
Pennsylvania Central, United and
Eastern. The new Office, Mr.. Kenny
said, is being fitted out with fur
nishings now and should be open
for business by the end of this
month. The space for Americans
new branch will be in the Sixteenth
and K streets corner of the hotel,
just to the left of the entrance.
1t will be % feet long and IA feet
deep. Mr.. Ford estimated six en-
ployes will be used in the branch.
The main ticket Office is at 813 Fiji
teenth street NV, with another at
the National Airport.
Evening star., 1943-11-06
Realtors War ParIey
To Study Problem Of
Farm Land Values

The farm lands problem, which
has been growing in Importance in
recent months, will occupy two
major meetings Of the realtors
war conference scheduled by the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards at Cleveland during the
week OF November H. Agricultural
land authorities and key farm land
brokers will lead the sessions.
Representative Kleberg, Democrat,
of Texas, head of King Ranch. will
be the principal speaker at the farm
land brokers luncheon Friday. Farm
values, governmental controls and
the role Of the certified land ap-
praiser will be covered In talks by
other speakers.
The farm land brokers and ap-
praisers will hold an informal
round-table session Wednesday.
Representatives of agricultural serv-
ices and colleges will pool their
theoretical knowledge with the
practical experience of the brokers.
The names of prominent figures in
the field who will deliver addresses
will be announced shortly.
Every phase of real estate will be
taken up in the course of the weeks
meetings of the conference, accord
ing to Herbert U. Nelson, executive
vice president of the organization.
The postwar role of organized real
estate, metropolitan and Industrial,
as well as rural, will be studied.
Realtors and national leaders in
government, business and industry
Will throw light on the manifold
problems bearing on real estate.
Gov. Bricker of Ohio will discuss
the place of real estate in the post
war period. The Battle for Prop
erty Rights will be the subject OF
a talk by Representative HARTLEY,
Republican. Of New Jersey. Under
secretary of War Robert P. Patter-
son will address the American In
stitute of Real Estate Appraisers.
Affiliated groups which will meet
with the realtors include the Society
Of Industrial Realtors, the Institute
Iof Real Estate Management, the
National Council OF Real Estate
Taxpayers and the Urban Land In
stitute.
General sessions Of the conference
will be devoted to working out
means by which the real estate in
dustry better can serve the needs OF
Government during the war period.
Evening star., 1943-11-06
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

The Home Clinic is happy to re-
port the rejuvenating Of group OF
fine old Washington houses into q
smart. comfortable club for Navy
officers on leave in Washington. Lo-
Gated at the southwest corner at
Twenty-second and r streets NV,
three 4-story brick houses have been
tied together so that the lounge and
living rooms on the first floor are
intercommunicating, and sleeping
rooms are reached by separate stair
cases Of the original houses.
"Waddy" Wood, well-known ar
chitect, planned and directed the
remodeling Special feat, which
he handled exceedingly well, was
planning for intercommunication
between the three houses, the serv-
ice of food and drink with the least
possible waste of time and steps
convenient circulation of traffic, all
with a minimum of new materials
or equipment.
Gladys Miller, who is the young
woman who has made Government
dormitories livable and attractive,
worked with Mr.. Wood to transform
walls, Stairhalls and all interiors
into a gracious background for the
furnishings she has secured by
hook or crook" here and elsewhere.
Found Love Seats"
With comfort the main requisite
she has searched the countryside for
deep, prewar love seats, comfortable
chairs and low tables. Some Of
them are fine antiques, others just
good furniture. Each one has been
remade and reupholstered to fit
into the color scheme.
The fact that none of the furniture
is shiney and new, and that each
piece has been rubbed down, re-
finished and recovered in soft toned,
carefully selected fabrics gives the
whole house a comfortable lived-in
look which 1t would take years to
acquire with new furnishings.
Rare finds we're the circular metal
based tables for the dining rooms.
Ideal because they seat more people
than any other type.
these have been painted black. the
tops covered with world ma ps in one
room and with gay wallpaper in an
other. Placed on interesting, black
background. spatter- dashed floors,
the table tops pick up the color and
motif from the walls and draperies
in the room.
The officers lounge is favorite
room in the house. Small, intimate.
with good conversation group at
the window. another at the fire.
Evening star., 1943-11-06
The Home Clinic

place with an opposite sofa, 1t is
bright and cheerful. Furnished in
simple oak and walnut, beautiful
English chintz brings color by way
of draperies and sofa covering. Con-
versation point Is wall decoration
of political cartoons of the Teddy"
Roosevelt era which Miss Miller dis
covered.
Map Is Motif.
These are in brilliant colors and
framed alike, form a complete wall
panel. Another side of the room has
a huge map of the world set in a
recess and lighted by a fuorescent
tube. We predict this small room
will be the scene of many a good
conversation in the months to come
There are sleeping accommodation
for more than 30 officers. Nine bath
rooms, each one the size of the
average bedroom, serve the bedroom
floors. Many man who has COM
planned that he couldn't turn around
in the apartment bath at home will
want to become a permanent resi-
dent at the club, where the bath
rooms were built and tiled at a time
when space had little meaning and
was used generously.
The rooms are simply and COM
fortably furnished, color schemes
are good, huge windows bring in
plenty Of sunshine and well-placed
lamps and deep comfortable chairs
make evening hours pleasant.
Mr.. Wood and Miss Miller have
used all their experience and ability
IN turning out such a good job SO
quickly and so we'll. When the Navy
League takes over the club with a
reception on Wednesday they should
be very happy in their quarters.
The Home Clinic is happy to re-
port that what has been done in
this lnSanCe can be done in your
house or mine to insure pleasanter
living conditions and more efficiency
OF operation. This is a true rejuve-
nation. Though the surgical opera
ton should be done by trained pro-
fessionals, the hours of hard work
can be put in by any interested
party-and the transformation will
be entirely satisfactory.
Evening star., 1943-11-06
Rising Farm Prices
Feared indication Of
Speculative Period

Rising farm prices threaten a re-
currence of the land Speculations of
the last war, according to an article
in the current publication of the
Ethyl Corp. 1t charged that ma
tionally the average farm values
are up more than 81 per cent since
the war started" Two-thirds of this
rise happened during the last year,
and in some regions values are up
as much as so per cent, the article
stated.
Farms which during the depres-
sion went under the auctioneer's
hammer at distress sales today are
selling at the highest prices since
1920, and selling fast. Tenant farm
erS and farm managers are buying
up land they formerly rented or
operated as employees. Farm owners
are extending their acreages or TAX
ing on new properties. City people
are buying farms for investment or
speculation" the article says.
All this adds up to a mushroom
ing farm land boom without equal
since the World War. And in that
lies the deadly parallel History is
repeating. up to point Between
1914 and 1918 farm real estate val
ues climbed roughly Is per cent.
That era saw days of $3.50 wheat
and S25 silk shirts. Farmers thought
their War-eXpanded incomes would
continue Indefinitely. And so they
bought up land entirely out of pro-
portion to their ability to carry it
IN more normal times. Farmers
bought and bought in wild specu-
lative frenzy.
Turnover Was Rapid.
Some farmers, sensing a chance
to get rich quick, bought land on
speculation for an early resale and
easy profit. Choice parcels of land
turned over almost as fast as a
ferris wheel in carnival. But most
farmers bought additional land as
a permanent investment. Very few
OF these purchases were cash trans
actions. The great majority was
financed by heavy mortgages and
payments.
Suddenly. in 1921, the bottom
dropped out of the farm boom. AS
foreign demand for American food
stuffs dried up, farm prices declined
Al per cent; cash farm income
38 per cent. The land that
farmers thought would provide them
with unending wealth now turned
out to be huge white elephant
because of the mortage payments
that had to be met despite shrunken
incomes. Interest payments which
IN 1919 took puny per cent of
their lush earnings now REQUIRED
more than per cent of their re-
duced income and we're hard to
meet.
Unable to pay their obligations
thousands of farmers lost their
homes IN bankruptcy and fore
closure proceedings; hundreds of
country banks and other farm in
Evening star., 1943-11-06

vestors went TO the wall The re-
suit was undoubtedly the greatest
economic tragedy to the American
farmer in modern times. And that
tragedy did not reach its climax
until more than decade after it be-
gan, when, in one year. almost one
out of every 10 farms in the country
changed hands, half OF them by
forced sale"
Circumstances Differ.
But there are important diff
ferences between the farm boom
now and then. For one thing the
quickening interest in farm land
this time has not been accompanied
by an overall increase in farm mort
gage debt thus fer. On the con-
trary, outstanding farm mortgage
indebtedness, between 1889 and
l943, declined by more than $70,O0O,-
600. to reach the lowest point in 26
years, $4,000, 100000. Farmers in
1912 reduced their mortgage debt by
three times the average reduction
of the preceding three years"
Evening star., 1943-11-06
Naval Medical Officer
To Address Builders

Comdr. Bartholomew W. Hogan.
Medical Corps, officer in charge of
Naval Medical Reserve officers, will
be the guest speaker at the Wash
1ngton Building Congress at the
monthly meeting, to be held at 1890
pm. Monday, in the sapphire room
of the Mayfiower Hotel
During his various tours of sea
duty he was senior medical officer
of the aircraft carrier Wasp. He will
discuss Navy medicine in action and
on the home front and in the COM
bat areas.