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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-03
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE

ALI. OUR work gone for MOTH
H'H' CI"mantine exclaimed when
81" read that Willard had smashed
'i!' ra'!io tube against the wall.
""ntha let out deep sigh.
HIt relief. though, / mean-
h"% II should not he so hard TO get
WIZARD out Of Jail" What she was
really thinking was that the radio
lli''" could no longer be used as
evidence against the real murderer
Agatha Brown.
'l'u. perhaps that Is the end of
Professor ladders invention"
Agatha shook her head. "Presi-
"t.i iiill didn't even lock the door
~ Tie closet where lie put the tube.
II must have been just an ordinary
tube "% he said-one of the tubes
we professor was using but not the
one Tie invented"
i"rhaps President Hill was mis-.
taI,n :"
TOW hours ago we were saving
h' Fhrw too much We thought he
W." a spy. Now you say maybe he
won | Know anything"
=. Everything is so mixed upI Now
'h' police who think we are
,P'''. On. Aunt Agatha, what are
We going To do?"
"h! Here comes your waffies-
anu my pancakes"
incy ate for a time IN silence.
IEaIhas mind was In a turmoil
"'%pi'c her attempt at outward
,.l,,n. She couldn't understand why
"'iii himself had DESTROYED the
,,, luoc, when he was tho one
~ "n :, attached so much Importance
a a. 4" as evidence. Finally she said.
a., SHOULD be possible to free Will
E ,,, by writing to the police or the
-on,, ,,,iling what really happened
uniting our own names"
l think so, too. Could we do II
49, mat the letter couldn't be
8, i,'ns Putnam came In for break.
=, St oi bacon and eggs. He smiled
Il" mem. Find out yet who put
"<. n,'crophonc In your room? ?"
90, Not yet Clcmahtine told him.
CO.., II awful about Willard Ba.
"r, rams shrugged his shoulders.
,, SuSt goes 10 prove you can't tell
"'.at a fellow is really like"
ut VIC know It's not true"
",I io.a defended the blind boy. |
spy" '"' B'ei All" 'o
What about tho radio tube he
CO. loved? Was II the one Profes-
sor haldcr invcntcd?"
me-. ~" IL was merely an old com.
NJ, ,, a. tubc--not important at all.
hvo,'p, Knows where the professors
, unn has disappeared"
s brow wrinkied, He said u
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-03
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Hag R.LHE v.Sn1Am
RICHARD. HOUGHTON
wnrrFN FoR hND RElEtsss ny rrN1RAL rKEss ASSOCIATION

slowly, so they haven't vet foun,
the invention You seem to bc sur,
OF that. How are you so sure? d.
you know where it is?"
IF we did. we certainly wouldnD
be shouting ii around the campus. :
Cicinantinc told him shortly. Are
you through eating. aunlic? I've
got to get back To my room (,
study for an 8 o'clock class"
The two women tried to disguise
the haste OF their retreat. Outside
Agatha said. You didn't need tC
hurt his feelings"
81 doa't:think / did. But anyway.
he had no right limiting wc might
be hiding the real RADIO tube"
Agatha didn't interpret his com.
ment that way. Her conscience hurt
her. Hans had sounded as though
he wanted 70 help. and they had Gu;
him short.
She asked. Are you really going
10 an 3 O'Clock class"
mo That was an excuse. feel
too awful TO 20 TO any classes To-
day. 7 don't want TO NEE, people.
ri plead sick. or something
You ought 10 come home with
me until this affair ouiets down"
But l couldn't. Neither can Won
We've got to see that Willard gets
out OF iail."
Agatha SIGHED "yor,ro rich.
Wen try that letter idea"
They returned To Clcmon,ipc'e
room The girl surecstcd that they
typewrite their message IN the of.
ficers. bu; AGATHA roiuted o,,t
EVERY tvpcwritcr boa itq o,vp ,,c.
culjari,y, its writing can mo ,rocoJ
like handwriting. No the boat yvav
viii be to clip nppropIste words
ont of a newspapor and on stc them
on a ,,ioc, NJ common u,r.,nni,, 80,
OIL n piece III tpIIlIIlOIl "TuDplT1p Dl- |
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-03
X-Roy Chests TO Find
Signs Of tuberculosis

eliminating about % to % per cent
OF all applicants with tuberculosis,
VINO may break down under con-
a''i"ns of active srrvicA. The OBJ
l"'Ii"ns that were made early in
Inc war To universal N-ray of
Tie chcSt-that it was too expen-
Sir"--havc been overcome by the
use OF Il small film, something like
mat III an ordinary movie camera,
winch can be enlarged and does
JHSt as wei! as the full-siZed film.
The slogan of the National
tuberculosis Association in it's
April Early Diagnosis Campaign
Tor tuberculosis is: "Follow the
example Of our armed forccs-yet
Il chest N-ray.' rhc reason that
me N-ray picks ~ cases better
tE'n i;,c Older meth "l.i is that by
percussion and auSrultation We
can only detect changes in the
lungs that lie less than cm. from
the Suriac" of the chest wall. In
thc very early cases il is all too
nitcn Impossible To detect changes
by percussion and the stcthoscopr.
cut these early changes are
r:i%lly seen on the X-ray.
me- National tuberculosis AS
*ori;i,i"n. 1890 Broa,', ny, New
York, y. Y. will be glad to send
you number Of pamphlets on this
subject and "n the general sub
Jcct OF tuberculosis, provided you
make request and enclose a
stamped, scli-:,'!drrSsed return
envelope.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Mrs. +. K. What is the Sig
nIii":tnc" of l"w blood sugar? Is it
u Chronic condition and will il
cauS" c%trrm" fatigue and I'M
stra'iinrsS III walking? Can it be
cured?
Answer: Ills is a vcSy interest
in% question. Sugar in the blood
Is the "n"rgi2rr q! the System. AS
activities increase. especially mus
GUAR activities, the reserve of
sugar IN tn" body tends to become
depleted. Since the amount of
sugar IN the blood is a very deli
cate Indicator of the amount Of
sugar IN the body. under these
circumstances Ia" blood sugar will
be low. II certainly brings on IA
feeling Of fatigue and many
people who must be active
Throughout the entire day find that
Il piCE-mr-up of 4 sugar drink,
Sucn as orange juice, for example.
Is beneficial in relieving fatigue.
In" reason. of course, is that it
r'iisrS tho blood sugar.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-03

DIR. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only. and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-03
HENDERSON IN c> DAILY DISPATCH MONDAY, MAY 8 1914;
by LOGAN CLENDENING NJ "

IN CONVERSATIONS the other
lay with a group of electors we
got on the subject nr foreign
bodies--a fascinatin@ topic wh.rh
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Permits for BUILDING
Total $445,950 Here

Building permits issued here this
week amounted to $445 $50, accord
ing to records of Robert H. Davis,
building inspector. Wayne Terrace
Apartments, Inc, received seven
permits for the construction OF
apartment units on Wayne place.
Mississippi avenue and Second
street Sc.
Smith & Gottlieb, Inc. % Car
roll avenue, Takoma Park, Nd,
are listed as builders with George
T. Santmyers, 141O H street NV,
given as architect. The development
will include tWo-story and three
story brick and cinder block units,
it was reported.
In the 100 block of Wayne place
there will be apartments of IL units,
% units, "a units and IA units each.
Similar establishments are to be
constructed in the 100 block of Mis-
sissippi avenue and $500 block of
Second street Sc. The entire prof.
ect is expected to be under way
shortly, it was reported.
According to the permits issued
the projects will cost s33, 900, $33, 900,
s35 900, $45 900, $4,000, $4,000 and
100000, respectively. The entire
group is close to Boiling Field and
the Anacostia Naval Air Station.
Permits for several other large
projects were issued this week and
among those of $500 or more are
the following:
Chamberlin- -Pessagno, Inc, 1921
Twentieth street NV, owner and
builder; George T. Santmyers, 1410
(See PERMITS Page B-31
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Construction Awards
Show Decline for '43

Construction awards in 81 States
aggregated $1,851, ,27200O during the
first six months of this year, as COM
pared with S3,723, 725 900 in the cor
responding period of 1912, according
to an F. w. Dodge Corp. report to-
day. The declines in the three ma
jor categories were: Nonresidential
building, down 81 per cent; resi-
dental building, down so per cent,
and heavy engineering work, down
a. per cent. The greatest dollar de-
clines were in manufacturing
buildings, miscellaneous nonresi-
dental buildings, public works, util-
tiles and one-family houses, all Of
which are types of construction
which were pushed in 1912, so as to
expand the Nations war production
capacity and to provide military and
naval training facilities.
The month of June showed only a
minor decline of per cent from the
preceding month, due primarily to a
drop of $22 $4,000 in heavy engi-
neering work. Manufacturing build
1ngs, with valuation of $53,717, 900.
was more than double the May total
of $24, ,206,0 900, but fell far below the
June, 1912, figure of S271 ,8O1 900.
June residential building. amount
lng to SCI 100000, was 81, 1873 900 be-
low May, but ran just about a third
of the June, 1912, total of $1S5, AL :
900, it was reported.
Evening star., 1943-07-24
The Home Clinic

closed. There are sheets of pager
faced with a rejecting foil which
may be placed in back of your ra-
diators. This throws the warmth
back into the room, preventing its
absorption by cold walls.
Draperies which may be pulled
across the windows when the sun
goes down are also great heat sav-
ers. They make a dead air space
against the glass on the inside just
as the storm window does or the
outside, helping to keep an even
temperature. Close fitting window
shades are also help. They may be
pulled down tightly over the glass
panes. The combination of shades
and heavy draperies form double
insulation that is effective.
If you must purchase new dra-
peries this fall, it might be wise to
keep this insulating factor in mind.
Plan to get draperies that are long
enough and full enough to fall be-
low the sill and to lap over gener-
ously in the center. If of heavy
tightly woven material, lined
throughout, they will be a great aid
in saving heat. If of lighter material,
1t would be wise to have them in
terlined with outing flannel for the
extra warmth it would give.
Don't fool yourself that you will
have no heating troubles this win
ter. If you do not, it will be because
you are on your toes now, plugging
up all the small heat leaks all over
your house.
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Cortright Sees Builders
Heartened by New Rules

Construction of privately financed
war housing will be greatly speeded
by the recent modification of the
joint declaration of policy of the
War Production Board and the Ma
tional Housing Administration, ac-
cording to Frank w. Cortright, exec
utive vice president of the National
Association of Home Builders. He
said many builders, heartened by
the relaxati OF restrictions, will
be encouraged to undertake new
projects.
In addressing groups Of builders,
bankers and Government officials in
Los Angeles and San Francisco this
week, Mr.. Cortright expressed con-
fidence in the capacity of private
enterprise to supply the major por-
ton of the housing essential to the
operation of war plants and ship
yards in every part of the country.
"All interested agencies of Gov
ernment have co-operated splendid
ly with us In issuing these relaxing
orders" said Mr.. Cortright.
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Home Maintenance
Emphasized by Curb
On New Construction

Wartime restrictions on new resi-.
Dental construction place added en-
phasis on the importance of making
essential property repairs so the Ma
tion's supply Of existing homes be
maintained in a sound and habit
able condition, Federal Housing
Commissioner Abner H. Ferguson
said today.
Because critical materials must be
conserved for direct war production
purposes, new home building is re-
stricted to war industry areas, and
there only in such numbers as is alb
solutely necessary to meet housing
needs Of essential workers.
Governs Loan Policy.
I'm view of these necessary restric-
tions, it is all the more imperative
that the present supply of homes be
kept in adequate repair, conforming
to decent standards OF health and
sanitation" Mr.. Ferguson said. For
the great majority Of American fam
lilies, these properties represent the
only supply of housing that will be
available for the duration Of the
war"
In carrying out it's wartime pro-
gram. FILA repair loan insurance,
under Title I of the Housing Act, is
concentrated on projects assisting
the war effort or helping to main
tain existing home properties in
sound condition. Luxury repairs or
improvements that are designed
merely to beautify or enlarge a
home without providing additional
living units are not approved.
However, essential repairs neces-
sary for sanitation or health or for
preventing decay and deterioration
in existing properties may be under
taken and financed with loans in
sured by the FILA under Title I.
When undertaken promptly, essen
tial repairs of this kind usually call
for the expenditure of relatively
small sums, which will be repaid
many times over by maintenance Of
values and the elimination of major
repairs that would otherwise be re-
quired later on.
Under the War Production Boards
construction conservation order,
L-41, maintenance and necessary re.
pairs that do not change the struc-
tural design OF the property may bs
undertaken without authorization,
provided the work will not exceed
5000 nor involve the purchase Of
critical materials.
Loans to finance essential repairs
are available under the Federal
Housing Administration Title pro-
gram. in amounts up to $2,500, from
approved private lending institu-
tions.
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Drop in Home Prices
After War Doubted

Real estate prices will be main
tanned at least at their wartime
highs when peace is won and are
likely to rise more, Carl F.. Distel-
horst, assistant vice president of the
United States Savings and Loan
League, wrote in the current issue OF
Savings and Loans, publication OF
the league. He based his conclusion
chiefly on belief that full force of
inflationary factors will not be felt
until after victory. Possibility of at
least five years of higher prices on
residential real estate is fore
shadowed, he added.
currently higher prices for resi-
Dental properties reflect the cheaper
dollar, and further depreciation in
that dollar will spell even higher
prices" writes Mr.. Distelhorst. Even
when cheaper dollars are used, how
ever, there has to be a continuing
and active demand to maintain
prices. Here Is what has happened.
Three years ago, according to CEN
sus figures, 14,000,0 900, or about half
Of the Nations non-farm house.
holds, reported earnings of less than
500 per month and were able to
pay only up to $25 a month for
housing. By 1912 8,500,000 Of these
families had been added to the
group which can afford to pay more
than $25 month for rent or home
ownership.
Investment and speculative in
terests have been gradually becom-
Ing more active. For such pur-
chasers rent control has proved less
of a deterrent than was expected,
for they are more concerned with
principal appreciation than with in
come. There is ample evidence that
this was also the case in the infla-
tionary boom of the 1920's.
I'm the meantime supply con-
tinues to fall farther behind de-
mand because new construction has
been curtailed. Institutionally held
real estate rapidly is becoming
liquidated, releasing further pressure
from the market
"One other factor yet to be con-
sldered is the trend of material and
construction costs. The combined
construction cost index of the Fed
eral Home Loan Bank Administra-
tion has shown an increase in ex-
cess OF 20 per cent over 1910, even
though ceiling prices have been
placed on some Of the materials.
This suggests that current market
prices for residential properties have
not risen far, If at all, out of line.
Higher than present prices may
Willingly be paid by those who an
tlcipate that construction costs will
be higher after the war"
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Five Licensed
To Deal in Real
Estate Here

The District Real Estate Commits
sion this week issued license as a
real estate broker to Otway B.
zantzinger. jr., 5815 Baltimore ave-
nue., Riverdale. Md, John A. Petty
commission secretary, announced
today.
Licenses as real estate statesmen
were issued to Helen Price Conway,
1910 Thirty-f1rst street NV; Eliza
beth Francis, 1417 L street NV;
Helen E. Jorgensen, No. 2 Dupont
Circle. and Frank w. Patterson,
1924 U street NV.
Leon S. Calhoun, trading as the
La Sale Realty Co., All New York
avenue NV, applied for license
as a real estate broker. Applica-
tions for real estate salesmen were
received from Margaret L. Herbine,
1719 K street NV, and Cecil r.
Cox, 1417 L street NV.
Evening star., 1943-07-24

NEW PROPERTY-Located at
3039 Davenport street NV,
this property recently was
sold for Samuel B. and Louise
S. Loveless to an undisclosed
purchaser through the Offices
of L. T. Gravatte, realtor.
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Bowie Slated for Board
OF MORTGAGE Bankers

G. Calvert Bowie. executive vice
president of the H. L. Rust Co., has
been nominated for the Board of
Governors of the Mortgage Bankers
Association. Nomination in recent
years has been tantamount to elec-
ton. Mr.. Bowie's term would run
until 1947.
L. E. Mahan OF st. Louis was
nominated for vice president of the
organization for the 1884 term
and heads the official slate of off,
GERS with Herold G.. Woodruff, De-
troit, whose nomination for presi-
dent was announced last month.
Election of the nominees will be
held the latter part of September in
Chicago during the annual business
meeting OF the association.
Evening star., 1943-07-24

Others die for you: the least you
can do is buy for them. Get your
War savings stamps now.
Evening star., 1943-07-24
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

Heat is one thing we would rather
not speak about at time like this.
Being several degrees too warm,
most of us enjoy contemplating
snow flurries, icy sleet and other
frigid situations which we may
count on six months from now.
But, in spite of how pleasant this
may seem today, next December
heat still will be topic "A" of all
conversation. What we do about
it now will guarantee a fair share
of it then.
There Is no use kidding ourselves
that the heating situation is going
to be any better next winter than
it was last winter. Pipelines are
bringing oil primarily for the war
effort. many ton of coal already
has been lost to the consumer, and
with transportation facilities and
handling facilities increasing their
load every day in the week, it is
just good sense for you and me to
do what we can to carry our own
share of the responsibility.
Right now is the time to get your
furnace checked all the way
through, from the CRATES and f1ues,
to the topmost valve in the attic
radiator. This will assure you sat
isfactory operating conditions, and
If there are any parts which are
broken or worn there will be time
before fall. to get them ordered
and installed.
There are many other items
around your house which have al
most as much to do with keeping
it warm as the heating equipment.
Check these, also, for patching, re-
pair and insulation.
Insulation of walls and attic, and
weather stripping are two major
points which should have consid-
Grafton. Much heat is lost through
walls and around doors and Win
dows. Checking these will save
many ton of coal and increase
comfort at the same time. Dad
may fuss at putting on and taking
off storm windows, but these, in
stalled on the side of the house
which faces the prevailing winter
winds, will have the same effect
as wrapping your house in woolly
blanket.
1t is still possible to get good
weather stripping installed. Storm
windows and insulation are consid-
cred a contribution to the war effort,
and materials are still available. II
you plan to do the work yourself you
have only to order your materials,
If you expect contractor to 90 this
for you, it is wise to get your plea
in now as they are rushed and
short handed.
Drafts are expensive. Plan to
counteract them in every way pos
sible. Interior doors may be fitted
with felt strips which seal the
spaces around the door when it is
Evening star., 1943-07-24
8 District Realtors
Named Certified
Property Managers

The governing council Of the
Institute of Real Estate Man.
agement during a recent meet
ing in Chicago awarded eight
Washington real estate men the
professional designation of Ger
titled property manager"
These include j. Wesley
Buchanan, Warren S. Dean,
Raymond D. Evans, Harvey L.
Jones, Henry w. Morgan, jr.;
F. Moran McConihe, Ross L.
Totten and Carey Winston.
The title designates those
who have met requirements for
membership in the institute,
which was created ito bring
better understanding of essen
tials in this important field and
to identify to the public COM
petent and reliable managers OF
real estate"
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Temporary Housing
Held 'Expendab|e'

Temporary war housing must be
| regarded as dependable" to be
eliminated as soon after the war as
possible to avoid growth of slum
areas and to protect local real es-
tate values, the board of governors
Of the National Associa ton of Hous-
ing officials said today in state
ment of housing policy and pro-
gram.
Congress will be faced with COM
plex problems of disposition Of such
housing, involving finance, real es-
tate, building supplies, local plan
ming considerations, continuing
need, etc, the board said.
To avoid serious mistakes that
might follow hasty action at the
end of the war, the board urged
that a policy with regard to the
disposition of this temporary war;
housing be formulated now" with
responsibility for executing the
mandates of Congress delegated to
the National Housing Agency under
broad limitations"
mo sensible opportunity to re-
cover the Federal investment in
temporary war housing should be
neglected." the board said. But
also no false notion of economy
should be permitted to result in
permanent injury to the communi-
ties where temporary or overex-
panded housing facilities have been
provided by Federal agencies be-
cause of the exigencies of war"
Postwar housing, the board said,
should be approached with the fol-
lowing in mind: Intelligent plan
ming, with the help of master plan,
toward restoration Of blighted
neighborhoods that can be revital-
lied, and rebuilding of slum areas
that should be demolished; provi-
sion of every family in the Nation
with a decent home at a price it
can afford; development of as ef-
fective provisions for improving
housing in rural communities as for
improving homes of city dwellers;
acceptance of public housing as an
obligation of Government whereby
1t will provide housing of a decent
standard for families unable to OBJ
tain it through operations of pri-
vate enterprise.
Others die for you: the least you
can do is buy. for them. Get your
Evening star., 1943-07-24

(See PERMITS, Page B-3.,
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Pointing Contractors
Hear VINO Official

The local section of painting and
decorating contractors this week, at
their monthly meeting in the Hotel
2400, heard Fred C. Hetzel of the
War Manpower Commission discuss
problems affecting the industry. In
general terms he discussed legisla-
ton and reported to the group on
activities Of the commission as it
affected painters and decorators.
Next month the group will have
another Government official to pre-
sent other views on the labor situa-
ton as it affects the painting and
decorating contractors.