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Evening star., 1943-04-10
Rental Of 5000
Family Units in
April Forecast
Conversion Program
Well Under Way,
MIA Head Says

With 5000 family accommodations
for war workers expected to be leased
this month, the National Housing
Agency's publicly financed conver-
sion program now Is well under way,
MIA Administrator John B. Bland-
frod, jr., said today.
Although only 1924 units were
under lease March /, the figure had
increased to 1000 by April /, Mr..
Blandford explained, and apphca-
tions now on file from property own
ers should produce 10000 units in
addition to those scheduled for April.
He added that the present quota
Of $4,000 units is expected to be full
filled within reasonable period and
determination of new program al
ready is being studied.
Provision of 1000 family accom-
modations through conversion will
result in an immediate saving to
the Government of at least $7,000,-
600, as compared to the cost of new
construction, even of a temporary
type, Mr.. Rlandford said. The aver
age conversion job is costing about
VAsSoo ~ S4;OOO d ulllU llCW G6uls
porary construction costs about
$4,000. Twenty thousand converted
units will result in savings of at
least $35 ,000,0 900 and $4,000 units will
save about $75,0OO,0O0.
Materials Conserved.
These are savings in the original
outlay alone,l said Mr.. Blandford.
'The Government leases are for
seven years and are designed to re-
cover conversion costs over that
period. The Governments objec-
tive, of course, is to recover all its
investments.
OF still more Importance is the
saving in critical building materials,
estimated at IS per cent, Mr. Bland
ford added.
Mr.. Biandford paid tribute to the
local war housing centers through
which the MAS Homes Use Serv-
ice is operated, and to the Home
Owners Loan Corp, the MIA unit
charged with responsibility for the
actual leasing and construction job.
"They deserve great credit for
getting difficult and unprecedented
task under way" he said. "Of
(See MIA, Page BED
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Construction Permit
Total Here for Week
Drops 10 $49,822
Figure Reported Close
To Lowest Point in
Recent Years


Building permits issued this week
dropped to low ebb with but $49.-
822 worth being recorded in the
Office OF Robert H. Davis, District
building inspector. This figure is
close to the low for recent years, it
was said.
More than half Of the total
amount was for the construction of
fireproof1ng in the George Washing
ton University Hospital at 1899 H
street NV. The $25, 900 job is to
be done by the C. H. Tompkins Co.,
with Edwin Weihe, 927 fifteenth
street NV, as architect. Plans call
for two four-story masonry fire
towers, which officials of the Tomp-
kins Co. said actually were remodel
Ing of the stairways for safety.
Other building permits of $500 or
more issued this week are:
E. H. and Amy S. Threadgill, 2437
Porter street NV, owner and
builders; J. Marcus Hallett, archi-
tect; to make repairs 1906 r street
NV: to cost 5000.
Philadelphia and Baltimore Con-
ference A. M. E. Zion Church. 1915
Fourteenth street NV, owner:
Lewis A. Johnson, Inc, HOO Irving
street NV. builder; Leslie Bran
som, 1929 Eighth street NV, de-
signer; to erect one 1-story cinder
block and frame church, 1874 Fifty
first street Sc; to cost $4,000.
Tally-Ho Restaurant, Inc, 812
Seventeenth street NV, owner and
builder; George Howe, 9l7 Fifteenth
street NV, architect: to erect one
1-story brick and cinder block pas
sage way, 812 Seventeenth street
NV; to cost $1,000.
Samuel Keets, 1925 Thirteenth
street NV, owner; Morris Gume-
nick. 1927 I street NV. contractor:
r. c. Archer, jr., designer; to make
repairs, 1819-2l-23 Thirteenth street
NV: to cost 5000.
James Russell, 5000 Drake place
Sc, owner and builder; R. C..
Archer, jr, 2l5 Florida avenue NV.
designer; to erect one 1-story brick
dwelling, 5000 Drake place Sc; to
cost $4,000.
Mrs. Leila D. Emig and others.
1904 Potomac avenue Sc, owners;
H. w. Turner, designer; to make
repairs, "a V street NV; to cost
1890.
Milton Diener, 1921 Twenty-sec-
ond street NV, owner and builder:
Leslie Bransom, 1879 Eighth street
NV, designer; to build an addition,
1921 Twenty-second street NV; to
cost 81 1000.
First Church of God in Christ.
1862 Fourth street S.W.. owner and
(See PERMITS, Page BED
Evening star., 1943-04-10
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

These days, when structural.
changes in your house are practi.
cally impossible, train yourself to be
house doctor and overcome these
difficulties by home remedies.
If there is too little wall space fol
furniture in some rooms perhaps q
door may be closed and decorated
with textile wall panel. Or better
yet, a plywood panel can be put over
the whole door before repapering
Another solution in room with toe
many doors is to arrange the furni-
ture out into the room. Try placing
the desk or table with an end to the
wall, or pull the sofa in front of the
fireplace. This will leave passage
way in back of the furniture so that
conversation groups need not be
interrupted.
Tricks to shorten Room"
If the room seems too long try
several tricks to bring the ends
closer. Corner cupboards or book
shelves at the end will reduce ap-
parent length. A decided color tone
will make large room seem smaller.
Figured wallpaper helps to furnish
a room in case the supply Of furni-
ture seems meager.
Ceilings which are very high can
be brought down" by the using
of color on the ceilings and dropping
it down foot or so from the CELL
ing line. Ceilings do not have to be
pastel colors. Gay color which ac-
cents the walls or figured ceiling
paper in bedrooms Are very often
the distinguishing feature of an
otherwise unimportant room.
If the ceilings are very low use
striped wallpaper running to the
ceiling. Also hang draperies, in
strong contrasting color, from the
ceiling line.
Radiators may be made less no.
ticeable by painting them to match
the walls of the room. Unsightly
sidewall light fixtures may be re-
moved, the wires blocked off and
the spot on the wall covered by
wallpaper, picture or mirror.
How to Avoid "Cramping."
If the room feels cramped try to
exchange large table or chair for
one elsewhere in the house that Is
smaller and lighter in scale. Light
Evening star., 1943-04-10
The Home Clinic
Structural Defects Con Be Overcome
Even if RemodeIing Is Impossible

colors and paper with white or light
backgrounds make . room appear
larger. Hang very few pictures or
the wall and choose those light ir
frame and feeling. Mirrors reflect
ing the room or an outside view
seem to add spaciousness. 3,
Is the room dark? Paint the walls
and woodwork light color which
will reflect all the light there is.
Refinish one or two pieces of fur
niture in a light tone. Take down
window shades and use draperies
which may be pushed back during
the day or use only sheer white or
yellow glass curtains to pick up
light.
If the view from your windows Is
unsightly, screen 1t with translucent
curtains which let in the light but
block of the view. Create an in
teresting feature inside the window
to attract the eye, such as glass
shelves with potted plants and fig
urines in bright color, or a window
box that Is so arresting that the
SyS "dAOClS 1lO 4dl CklCI.
Ingenuity Is Substitute.
We worry about our home being un-
attractive and feel it cannot be i'm
proved without tearing things apart
and making them over. The fact
that labor and materials are not
available now puts the matter of
improvements right in the lap of
the householder.
Check your own house with the
suggestions listed above. You will
be surprised how many of them
apply and how much the whole
effect is improved by a few SIM
pie changes which you may work
out yourself.
Many of our homes suffer from
too much OF everything rather than
from too little. Weed out and sort
out the things you need, the things
you like and the things that add
to the attractiveness of your house.
Loan, give away or store the others
so they will not stand in the way
OF making your home a comfortable,
workable, attractive living unit.
Evening star., 1943-04-10

lowing agencies: Bureau Of Public
Health Nursing, Catholic Charities
Family Service Association, Instruc.
tive Visiting Nurse Society, Police
Women's Bureau, Public Assistance
Division; Salvation Army, Travellers
Aid Society, YWCA, and the Wash
ington Housing Association.
Volunteers from the Office of
Civilian Defense, the League OF
Women Shoppers and the League of
Women Voters assisted the housing
association in the study of eviction
cases in the Landlord and Tenant
Court during February.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
-Four Real Estute
Brokers Issued
D. G.. Licenses

The District Real Estate Commits
sion this week issued licenses a
real estate brokers to Nicholas G.
Frederick, 1882 H street NV; Rus
sell F. Barrett, 2O02 M street NV:
Colonial Investment Co., 8l7 Ninth
street NV, and Nathaniel j. Taube
SIT Ninth street NV.
A license as real estate salesman
was issued to Clarence Standard
Baker, 207 Florida avenue NV.
Applications for licenses as real
estate salesmen were received from
Eva N. Shanklin, 1912 U street NV,
and Rose G. Wander, 1880 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV.
An application for q license as a
business chance salesman was re-
ceived from Walter E. Neal, 1929 I
street NV.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Springtin's Garden
Beauties Grounds
OF Hotel StotIer

Final touches to the land
scaping on the Sixteenth street
side Of the new Statler Hotel
rapidly are nearing compile.
ton. The front features a
springtime garden and has
rectangular plots Of yew which
give . fine contrast to the
white, simple lines Of the build
ing.
A dense mass Of dark green
underplanting Is broken by
white gravel walks to add va
riety. landscapes were the
Small florist organization.
Hedges Of American lockwood
and yew complete the scheme.
Rolls Of grass were laid this
week for the lawn, and it is ex-
pected that shortly the entire
work will be completed on the
grounds.
Evening star., 1943-04-10

E. l. Taylor Opens Office
Edwin L. Taylor has opened a
real estate ONCE at 40 Hill Building,
1t was announced this week.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Burton Will Address
Housing Association

Wartime Washington's housing
needs will be discussed next Friday
by Senator Burton, Republican, of
Ohio, during noon meeting of the
at the YWCA.
Following the main talk forum
will be held. The participants will
be representatives from the Ma
tional Housing Agency, War Pro-
duction Board, War Manpower
Commission, Alley Dwelling Au-
thority, and the District Commits
sionerS.
Housing conditions Of District
families in the low-income group
recently were studied by the fol-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Sharp Reduction

Before the war clothing.
dress material and footwear
etc. accounted for more than
one-thlrd Of The total retail
sales OF consumption goods
other than food and drink Tho
original ration cut down sup
plies bv about half. and The
ration now allowed permits the
public 10 buy only 40 10 as per
rent Of the clothing they would
have bought before the war
The Importance OF clothes
ra+eHiHg Is shown by the fact
that one extra coupon per per
son would mean taking 5000
workers Off essential work. and
using 5000 tons Of raw ma
tcrlalS on extra clothes enough
labor and material 10 clothc
half a million soldiers
Another shortage has been in
ch''drcnS' shoes. bu, production
is now ~ the rate of 10000 600
pairs yearly. q. over three
pairs yearly "a hcad Troduc-
lion 70 large oNfor' has boon
ewl'rhcd from adults 70 chi.
GYerS shoes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Items Purchased

During the first year men
spent 70 per. cent of their cou-
pons on shirts and underwear.
II per cent on boots and shoes.
ID per cent on socks. and p
per cent on suits, jackets and
trousers. The remaining fifth
covered all other requirements.
During the SeconG year, with
less coupons, these proportions
were mainly unchanged. hut
suits, jackets and trousers are
now taking only Il per cent
During the first ratonlnC
year. women spent IS per cent
on stockings, Is per cent on
boots and shoes. 19 per cent on
underwear and % per cent on
frocks, coats. Jackets and
skirts These proportions were
largely unchanged during tho
second year, though more outer
wear and less underwear is
being bought. There is no
S-ssEi : t4at- : he -pt;rC17ayr az -r0we1S
is seriously increasing the strain
on housewives coupons this
Year To the end OF February
they had spent less than half a
coupon per head on towels.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Early Spending

Coupon expenditure IN tho
second year 70 The end Of
March was slightly ahead of
what a strict proportion Of 'ho
total years allowance would
permit. but there is no sign
generally OF an cXtrayacant
use Of coupons There is a
growing tendency, however. 10
spend at the beginning Of each
coupon release period and a
consequent scarcity of coupons
al the end OF each period.
During both rationIng years
the clothes coupon expenditure
for children from 4 10 - was a
bit below the adult rate. and
the average expenditure by The
end Of March was lower than
The children'S strict cntltlement
FOR The period. Children from
II 10 16 have always been the
biggest Spcnders and have gen.
orally needed all their supple
mentarY coupons for their own
clothing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Operating Companies Divorced From Parents

II under the operating companies 10 large
degree TO be divorced from their holding company parents means
he found for financing future growth and development The
utilities will become unwedy
they balance through getting fair ratio OF
additional through the of common stocks
Though the New Deal has unwiSey advocated common
financing dSproportonate amount OF debt
the Trend of the laws has operated in the opposite direction
deducted before taxable
dividends stocks must be taken
the residue after the liability has been
figured subsidy to bonds opposed
stocks
Unless anamoly the law .dealt with. hnanciers
viii the law and devise type Of
will full advantage OF the artificial distinction
Obviously would he dangerous do all financing by senior
tbond with definite due dates The market would
unbalanced approach But perhaps An aerna
preferred stock financing someone WI" devise
debenure. with due date but with callabe
reality would parake OF the feature
preferred stock but would comply with the legal
definition of bond and the benefit of the tax advantage
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Insulating Material

Bur probably The most appeal.
ing plastic developed hy mo
researchers for public c0nump,
ton is the material named
"reSlntoam- IAlS-t--4,t
tremely Ugh, material tor u.
Sulatlng II has 0nr-tcnth tho
weight of ordinary insulating
material which makes n poI-
feet for planes. both for ineuIa'-
ing and SOundproofng
ReSlnfoam has indefinite pos
SlbllltleS IN The postwar era II
Will be Important IN nous,
building. In fact. The company
already Is using % in an expert
mental portable house unit
The house itself IS >omcfru-
that viii delight mall fauHe
P w LjtchGrid president 4
the comparE is working on 2
new theory OF house ov1r..
lie proposes 10 llo HOUSING 70
tranSportaJIon and the H-ht
portable nome. which WI-
$500 pounds completely lur-
nished and equipped can be
moved az he owners whun
The house will sell for a5ost
81 800 complete and can be-
moved hka an ordinary h.u>e
trailer 1t D. "a far CRY ir1w
building tires. but Goodyear IS
looking far ahead
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Auto
Graphs
Goodyear Dedieates
Lab for Research
10 Win War, Peace
By SILER FREEMAN

AKRON. O.. June - The
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
today officially opened its new
$l,325,000 laboratory dedicated
10 the aim Of the best is yet 20
come" Leading scientists OF the
nation gathered here 10 particle
pate in the ceremonies today
and tomorrow.
The two-day program stresses
the role of industrial research
in winning the war and plan
ming the future.
And that is just what is being
done by Goodyear and us staff
of researchers. In "a prcRicW
yesterday for science editors
and Detroit news writer's. they
gave a demonstration of what
the laboratory is doing 20 speed
victory and prepare for the
postwar era
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Demonstrate CycIeweld

Although a rubber company
primarily, GOODYEAR has entered
the aircraft field fun blast and
many OF the deXclnpment&-la
the lab, under the direction n
Or /. 3 Scbrcll are related IN
ono way or another 20 pianos.
For instance. one of l)T Seh-
rell's staff demonstrated cycle
weld q ppp- cement replacing
rivcting and welding in metal!
construction
Cyclcwcid is not claimed as
an originator Of The Goodyear
lab. II was discovered rather hy
ChrySler researchers In Detroit.
But Or Sebrell'S staff is de-
velopinG 1t finding more uses
for II and improving 4t-it-f5s
indefinite possibilities
FIRST made as q sticky -looh
ing liquid, II is noW hcrnE made
also A. a tame -NLlGA-LAuL-
metal part, together stronger
than Yields or UNCts accoTd-
ing 10 Or Scbrcll The l,9ui
may be- sprayed orr brushed on
The parts 10 b. Bold together
are aligned n IS ug or fixture
and then cured uke Rubber nv
heat or pressure Cos about -
minutes
Use of the tape eliminates
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Bank Help
For Small
Plants

WASHINGTON. June % (UP)
Brig. Gem Robert w. Johnson,
chairman OF the Smaller War
Plants Corp. revealed today that
the American Bankers ASSocla-
ton had been asked and has
agreed To give bank help 10
small manufacturing plants ad-
verSely affected by the war.
lie said that the bankers as
ISOLATION is arranging 10 have
officials of the Smaller War
Plants Corp. appear at state
banking meetings TO explain
the details and operations of the
plan, which rs to help solve the
problems OF small business,
w. l.. Hemingway, president Of
the bankers association. wrote
Johnson that the bankers will "do
this not only because il is good
business for them 10 do so. hut
also because = will benefit the
community and further the war
effort"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
M. S. Rukeyser
M. S. Rukeyser
Utilities Seeking
Finance Source

The slow and little pubczed application OF the death
public holding destroying
established corporate setup open question of what
should be substituted for what in the
being SlouGhed off.
Though the holding without especially
relation 10 speculative financial structures and the arbitrary
should be forgotten that they also
constructive the development of the
They constituted mechanism for channeng junior speculative
capital especially pioneering
developments In addition the wcconducted holding companies
provided for and auditing the competence OF
management the local operating companies
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Market Firms
0nBuyingin mail.
Steel Shares

NEW YORK. June - GNS) D.
The stock market turned firm in
.a'o dealings today after having
Seen down most Of The session
Elyinc OF rall and steel shares,
hard hrt IN the opening selling
turned he general list around
The recovery, after nearly two
u'l sessions lower prices, was
mostly technical Turnover was
slow. running around the low total
oi 1850 shares marked up yes
tct1aN
SfeelS and rails were the lead
ems In tho initial decline but pre-
>cD'cd mixed picture later IN the
DAY as a result of a mid-SeSSIon
rally Bethlehem. of as much as
"a point shortly after the opening,
recovered all Of this by afternoon.
l.. s. Steel came back 10 the plus
side after being down -
southern Pacific IN the rails,
down a fraction early IN the trad
ing also came back to record a
gain on the day. New York Cen
/ trail and AtchiSon ruled lower, but
Penn,N and Great Northern were
improved
AyiaionS also were depressed
early as were chemicals, farm and
railroad equipments.
Some peace stocks showed
Improvement most of the day. in.
Guiding FlreStone Good ye =
American Tobacco y. Reynold,
Tobacco r. Commonwealth Edi.
son, Western Union, Westing-
house and Standard Oil of New
Jersey
Bond market activity was Spo-
radio with prices slightly off after
some advances in rails. Curb is.
sues flrmed late in the day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Recognize Present Trend Leads to Blind Alley

Privately public utility and hnancers recognize
present leading up blind alley + shea
North American his annual report brought
subject the
position II has built In the past
which has been able to provide the
without
additional capital continue these lines
hereafter will call for the investment
policy with
the
period with record Of earnings
this equity capital that they participate
building peacettme
fnunde on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23

----t----F-es-B III H6mpefs MISSISSIPPI BIacl
/ valentines ordinary TO fair N2N2 70
eastern shore Virginia, Bountituls. 50
eastern shore Maryland. Bountifuls. 81 70
Valentines. Stu4.50, wax, 50. so Tennes
see a, -ou. hampers. wax, S3H 3 30
BETS Texas 50-lh sacks topped
81. few higher Kentucky bu. baskets
BLUEBERRIEs- Alabama. cultivated
r"'iophane wrapped, zoe per pint quarts
'Ir. North Carolina pin'S 3l+l 400
BROCCOLI California pony crates or
binary 20 fair. 50 So
GARAGE - Canfornis los Angelo,
crates. tar $780,. Kentucky tolh
sacks S3u3 IS virginia 81 -bu. hampers
81 Ohio used crates. 50-ib. SACKS 50 -
CASTAI,OUPES Salmon Meats Cali
irl1a Imperial valley jumbo crates, 2is
ST 81 775 Sos Ss25T so jumbo SIS
81 10 Arl4ons jumbo 27s S7d rs
sos Ns1s25 Jumbo tss So So6s75
TONFYBAitS California Jumbo ass
50 c5 %. SIS 50 25de so
CARROTS Los Angeles crates. 6 on
So g,1425 mostly S34od375: Ari1ons
rsst 81 fair 20 generally good S3u ; so
IsNas hu. baskets, topped. washed. 81. S;
cAuLlFLowER- supplies on IN.
CELERY Virginia i,.crates. Colder
Heart, 6-l0s. Sii As. $40. California =,
crates. Pascal 2-3s. $50
C0RN-Arksnsas sacks. yellow, approx
+ cuCuMBERs- Georgia.s Carolina IN
hskis waNed, 81 50H7 30 fair quality
50 90 so. JDos $50 $50 ordinary
20 fair - 5o13 Hothouses Indiana bski,
2 doT eGtrs fancy, So 40 1. So -. Ohp
baskets is extra fancy. 50
LETTrcE. los AnEelss crs Icsbere
G "a 9, N sa, offered Iaano
LEAF LETTUCT ohio dollhouse. 30
.. hsskc'1 rs, Eoc
rtMo>s California ve sr,r. a1as
a>Io%s rs,os 5o-t ss,s, We .e
reI~,udss medium Scs-r2qr. CRYSTAL
WINE WAY medium s. ea
RANGEs-Csufornjs used boxes NAKED
raes occasional decay. s. So ~ S.
PEACHES GeorEis bI tskfs
H.e.s s. ir ur S37s r. m ur "a
Jun.Igps. : In s. 5o4f. .. in
- a,a - tarly Rose. 3. in ~ % 2,
rFts california bu bskt, $3.50
EIfIFkN louisiana hu hampers cali
wonders mostly - ~ fcw higher
POT AEotS. louisiana Trumrrs = s.
Hat .rt.N grade 81 9 ~. TNa'
Lf..fal-e Victory grade So Oklghufra
victory rrs.1' - - Ca3t.ruH
...g Whites S So g. extras 81 hf
N's Sr' Nte A. So ps
So SIZE q 50 T. Comm
"a N p .f.f.4 r. Nf.N gan rs or tf'
f.r-s-s s. 70 mostly x4Gt2S
THN tToES 1o.h repAcks re-.lrr
-r..r i4gs rsrsrks ss1fga N1t
'-.ff SID rsK's Ohio medium a. 90
'r.a~a medium 50 2s 0vrlrr
- So s. gresr r'ps Ard turning
0raFrs- TFNae Hissss.rrf AFsarsat
$50 So exc 81 So177S
WtTtP"TiONS FIorts pr- ~t1r
Osrr.-ft ~ Pos gensraUv rn1-
500 -s 81 a. 80 Ins s. 81
80 '.s s. 5o 20 So
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Elect Dr.. Dinsmore

Indicative of The COMPANY s.
trend was the election Nesfor-
day by The oard Of drcctor. =
Dr. r. =. Dnsmorc. pioneer
rubber research as wee plp-
dent Until month ago, 80
was deputy director of the l4-
tons rubber program
Or. DinSmorC has been WIth
Goodyear since 1914 re d.
rected the research which "a
the company piloilim and Other
products. IL has been rc,c,Ip-
mcnt manage since 1853.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Wheat, Rye
Edge Higher
In Late Trade

CHICAGO, June % GNS)-
Wheat was firm on today's late
dealings and closed &c TO sc
higher after erasing earlier losses
ranging 10 sc that carried the
market TO the lowest level in
about six weeks. July closed sc
up at SLAP after declining sc to
s1.4li4 early.
Oats dropped cent before re-
covering partially 10 close sc TO
sc off. Rye finished unchanged
10 &c higher after dropping &c
early. Corn held at ceiling levels