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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03
PRICES COMPARED

Houses built for $4,000 four
years ago bring $1,000 and $4,000
today. while 1883 home
worth $1,000 now brings up 10
$4,000.
One man noticed a home i'm the
northwest section for sale which
he had priced in 1898
Al that time If was offered for
Sc 200. with 81. 200 down.
To-day II carries $4,000 price
tag
Fifteen year old homes are
bringing the original purchase
price.
In contrast. large estates and
multi-roomed houses particularly
those with oil heat have actually
suffered, with prices under those
which prevailed in 1883
A $500 900 Bloomfield Hills eS-
tate with a huge mansion is on
the market for fraction Of it's
normal worth and probably could
be purchased for around $4,000
A Crosse lie mansion and farm
can he had for a quarter of its
normal value.
Lack Of domestic help is fac
tor m this price class also.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03
Postwar Home
Boom Predicted

One million hopes will he built
each year for the first 10 years
after peace.
That is the consensus Of opinio1H
expressed by 81 magazine editor
when queried recently about post
war home building by c. T. Burg,
genera sales manager OF the Iron
Fireman Manufacturing Co.
They believe that about 10 per
cent OF these homes will be pre-
fabricated. and the degree of pre-
fabrication will increase steadily
Prefabricated homes probably
will be mostly in the price range
from $1,000 10 $4,000. 1t gen.
orally was felt that between 70 10
so per cent Of the new homes
built will cost under $4,000.
If one builds home under
$4,000 ne probably will use stock
plans selected from model houses,
plans developed by the carpenter
builder, or buy a home built By a
, large building company.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03
WEST SIDE

on Monica and SANTA Barbara he
tween ". Outer Drive and Pembroke
Just west Of LiVernOs
on Oakheld and Lindsay north OF
Seven Mile road
Deniwood. FIRST and second blocks
south of Ford road, Dearborn
on Ewald Circle between Scho0lcrsn
and Dawson stop ~ 2a5s EWald Circle
PlainVleW in hrst block south 81 Tire
man ana Westwood IN FIRST block south
Or fireman
Monroe Blvd hetFeen Csrlysls and
Madison, mile south Of Michigan, Dear
horn
Patton. me and hslf blocks north
~ Warren Patton Is second block east
OF Rouge Park
1901 Priest
Glastonbury avenue and Fargo near
Southheld ana Seven and one Han Mile
road
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03
Home Financing
Changes Loom

The shape ~ things fo come 10
methods OF psy'nc for postwar
American homo were fore
shsdowcd hy the Postwar Savings
and Loan Program Committee OF
the United STATES savings and
Loan League meeting n Chi.
csCo
Will nn official repor has
ben drawn up yet and the com
rl,iffee eApccIS TO ElNc 3 prrllml-
mar, account OF lbs findings ~ the
leagues war conference 300 No
vembcr for the FIRST time 10 WAS
apparent that the homeowncr rs
going 20 have available the sind
of home financing plans winch
will make his way 10 dchi-frrf
ownership the easiest II has been
since civilization began
The committee discounted The
possibility Of revolutionary
changes IN home buidlne meth
DDS but saw that more special
lied plans for meeting the various
needs Of The public toI mortgage
money would he necessary after
victory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03
Treated Wood
Increase Seen

a prediction that 1913 output
nf fre-reSiStant lumber would
triple last years production came
SATURDAY. from ). r. LInthlcum.
president ct the American Lum-
Der and Treating Co
Development 81 hre-reSiSt-
ant lumber ~ wartime neCeN-
>itN Ia save steel. will have "A
tremendous effect upon post
war construction. both industrial
and private" LlnthIcum SAID.
He based his estimate ot in
creased production upon statistics
compiled 10y r. IS. HeiphenStlne
Jr. of the :. forest service and
the record OF nine Of his com
pany plants which treated more
lumber with Gre-rctardant Chemi-
cal salts ln the first half Of l943
than TN, entire industry treated
last year when - 2S4 402 board
feet were prOCeSSed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03
ONLY ALTERNATIVE

The only alternative buy a
home regardless of price!
Despite wartime restrictions,
building OF new homes has contin.
ued at rapid pace. with 10000
homes constructed last year and
5000 scheduled for completion
in l943.
OF this latter amount half will
be sold. and half rented.
All are within the $4,000 limi-
tation.
However, where $1,000 would
have purchased SiN-room brick
veneer home three years ago. il
will buy only four-room or small
tive-room home often on a single
floor and usually of frame con-
StTDct ion
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03
Along Realty Row
Continued from Page Tive)

IN defense housing projects
throughout the Metropolitan
Detroit area &c.,. and I'm IN an
allied field again.
] called Maurer and he said:
This last week We completed
our iOh No. 1000 record 81
accomplishment of which We
are quite proud.
job No. 1000 Is one 81
project Of 80 homes in which we
are installing heating for the
Louis Building Co. and is To-
Gated on Lot No. 1893 SUSSEX,
between NaSSar and Pembroke.
~ realize that thousand
heating jobs is no great shakes
for an old time heating cOntrac-
tor. but for radio and appli-
ance distributor we feel IL rep
reSents real contribution to
the war effort.
by the way, we have been in
the heating business long enough
To know that this branch un-
doubtedly will represent an inn
portant part Of our postwar
activity"
Success. gentlemen!
IN THE Detroit area war
housing centers are located "a
follows:
Detroit war housing center,
sos W. Fort, telephone CA. 1913.
Willow Run war housing cen
ter. 2049 T.. Michigan. telephone
|psilanti 21i9.
NpSilanti war housing center.
III Pearl, telephone Ypsilanti
26l0.
Better clip this ont and save II.
ANOTHER NOTE has been
odded 10 postwar prospects for
home b"ddag.
A /. s. Chdmber of Commerce
s"treV jadjaoted ~ ore than
1,54O.OOO families intend To bpg
homes pffer the wor, spend
$7,00o mn ,0OO for the purpose.
TceHty-thrce per cent sag
they 1riH spend from three Ia IRE
thousand for n house.: IS per
cent from 10 IN houso0d. y
per rent ,rHi 90 orer IN thou
So0d. oBd 20 per cept ore Undc-
c'dCd on their price range.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03
DOWNRHER

, Henry avenue ~ Alien road and outer
Drive Melvindale.
Flint Avenue north NJ lakewood and
between Industrial and Homestead
Melvindaie
W'AYNE-WTLLOW Run AREA
Second and Third between clinton and
Annapolis. south ~ Michigan. WAYNE
Stanford avenue Al Jim paly road.
Inkster
Corner m Howe and Annapolis, Wayne.
Niagara ana Gloria south OF Carlyle,
WAYNE
co two miles south ~ Michigan on
Telegraph 10 Lehigh. turn let 10 MAdi-
son syracuse and Grinley avenues
31463 Rush street, near Msrriman ana
" Warren Garden city.
1881 Michigan, Wayne
on West Point. Madison and Academy
streets opposite ago s Telegraph
south ~ Michigan a. Leigh
Cherry avenue at WestWood hVf
blocks west 81 Telegraph two blocks
south OF oxford road
Glover street two blocks east OF Wayne
road. Wayne.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03

are going Ia he high after the
war II over.
He believes management has
much to do with such properties
and that ii should aim Ia put
the right tenant in who will
enhance the value Of the
properties.
And think an outstanding
point he made was that resi-
dental property always shows
some income at all TINES.
GET YOTR property in
good shape ,chca n ~ hdiV
fcaautcd.' mas the odrjce n. p.
Hoimcs. real estate management
crccatirc. CARE members Of the
brokers' duriS,oH Of the Detroit
Real Estate Board ot their
"wednesday meeting.
he also stated, ~ speaking 81
op0ttment house management,
that this icos the era Of em-
phoSis on seiectioH Of Hew tcH-
GHtS.
GOT WONDERING the other
day about some persons with
whom | used 10 work closely in
mine radio galloplng days and
the names OF David W. Burke
and George y Tobias Of Radio
Distributing Co. came 10 the
fore
wondered what had become
Of them in this changeahout
world |
Then Fred O'Connor Of our
display advertising department
informed me that a little over
a year ago they established a
home heating division with an
other co-operator Of mine in
the radio field. Charles A.
Maurer. As manager.
SO, 1 learn Burke, Tobias and
Maurer are engaged IN the in
Stallation of heating equipment
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03
DETROIT sUNoLr rlnts
T teamwork
FILA Deputy Commissioner
Urges City Planning

Earle y Draper deputy com.
of FUA. Told rbo
Mortgage Bankers Association
"Bold and practical city plan
ming can provide one 81 the
ma pr means and some ~ the
technical methods tu open ny
vast opportunities for private
enterprise and puhliC action
for teamwork between business
and goNerumeni
IT can laN the groundwork
now for large scale programs ~
financing and building ~ homes
after the war"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03
Private War Housing Units
To Be Kept Open Sunday

Approximately 30 private war
housing projects in five strategic
metropolitan war areas will be
held open all day Sunday by the
Builders Association of Metropoli-
tan Detroit in cooperation with
the War Housing Center, Arvid
{ Peterson, president, announced
Saturday
Representatives of the builders
will be al these projects 10 give
SCT"'ice and information.
Locations follow:
EAST SIDE
on Princeton Just west OF Mortrnson.
and on Lsrkmoor and Mortenson, Rerk-
leN
Robins avenue, on. block north ~
Twelve Mile road Berkeley.
Blair and Ferris. near Twelve Mile
road and Hofnbeck Realty Royal Oak
on Bringard second block west OF
Kelly road Detroit.
East state Far ~ Kelly road.
oxford ana Mack Crosse Points
Woods. Wayburn and Britain. Detroit.
Westphslis avenue two blocks south
OF s. Fight Mile road
kallA- InAd- and MnIoss
on Liberal avenue, west OF Kelly
road
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-10
See CORN-Page >
Typhoid Carrier
Found in Milan

The typhoid carrier believed by
health authorities to be solely re-
sponsible for the June outbreak OF
six typhoid fever cases in Milan
has been located. DR.. Albert Heus-
tbs, Monroe City-County health de
partment, and DR.. o. X. Engelke,
director Washtenaw County health
department. announced in joint
report today.
The carrier. who Is a resident o.
Milan, will be given medical treat
ment TO remove the source OF in
lection.
The physicians announced that
all meat markets. milk, grocery and
other food handlers in Milan had
been eliminated as sources Of in
lection. one by one and all had
been given clean bill OF health.
The officials plotted the occur
renee OF the cases in the outbreak
and finally narrowed the search to
one street and then TO one block.
Their next step was 10 ask resi-
dents Of that block 10 submit speci-
mems for examination by the state
health department. The person
who had an infected gall bladder
was indicated in the resulting
tests and medical examination con-
firmed the belief. A few scattering
cases OF former years are now be.
lieved traceable TO this source.
The carrier did rot work in any
OF the stores in Milan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-10
Congress Has
Program

Washington, July 10-INS-Sen.
Ellison ID. Cotton I'd Smith Cd
s. Oldest member OF the Sen.
ate in point OF seryice-today out
lined his own Ave point program
for Congress to follow when 1t re-
conyenes Sept. "a
In tabloid, here 1t is
]. Completely revise the system
OF handling Appropriation bills so
as TO end the "deplorable and heed
less appropriations approved by the
session Just ended.
,. Come back on the job pre-
pared to stay until the end OF
President Roosevelts term in Of
fee so there will be no let-up in
the program FOR recapturing pove-
ers delegated by House and senate
TO the executive branch Of the gov
eminent
3. Force a thorough olean-out OF
bureaucrats who have attempted to
burden the people with theories and
social experiments having no basis
in practical everyday business and
living.
4. ouraseousIy reaffirm. by
positive action. the full authority
OF Congress as the primary agent
OF the people in a government IL
checks and balances.
). Tackle each legislative issue
a. it arises. and faithfully dispose
OF Il in the best possible manner
without mixing it up and confusing
1t with dozens OF other problems.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-10
Roll
Backs Likely

Washington. July l0-lNS- The
Roosevelt Administration today
was reported ready TO announce
that further roll.backs in food
prices will he ordered regardless Of
whether Congress approves subsidy
payments. The issue may be
thrust before the nation during the
summer recsss OF Congress, thus
forcing final showdown on the
controversy after the Legislature
reconyenes Sept. a.
Sen. Willard Tydings Cd Md,
said he learned that high ADMINS.
trltion officials said no new roll
backs using Treasury subsidies will
be undertaken, however, during the
congressional recess
Conferees on the Commodity
Credit Corporation bill were inform
ed that no new roll.back subsidies
will be undertaken said Tydings.
II think that means that II prices
are lowered, 1t will be done with
out the payment OF subsidies"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-10
Sicily as Close to Boot as
New York is to New Jersey

hordes OF Cdrthaginians, he landed
on its coasts in small boats
With the dissolution OF the Ro-
man Empire. the people OF the
island switched their allegiance 20
Augustus at Constantinople after
which. in more or less rapid sue
cession control Of the island fell
TO the Saracens and the Spaniards.
At about the time the NOrmans
swarmed over the Fens Of England.
the Mohammedan took control Of
the troubled isle but not much later,
they were to be driven out by the
Normans. il was GaribaldL singu.
larly, who brought the territory
once more under Italian control
when lie marched over its terrain
on May IL, 1860.
Channel Shallow
Oddly enough, that part OF the
Mediterran Fan which separates
Sicily from Tunisia Is more shallow
than the narrow straits which d.
vide It from the mainland. lndicat-
ing the volcanic origin OF the
island. the average depth OF the
Messina Straits IS approximately
200 fathoms while the deepest part
Of the Mediterranean from the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-10
Many Events
iinCity Parks

A casual visitor al the city play
grounds would be pleasantly IN
trigued BY the wide variety Of ac'
tiviues carried on to catch the IN
terest Of all participants. From
net parades TO checker tourna-
ments. and from high jumps to
"kick.the-can'. the recreational &C
tivities at the various parks were
widespread and amusing
At Recreation Park Miss Nir-
ginia Hamblins "kick-the-can
group game was vigorous and gay.
An elimination tournament in
checkers was being directed By
Miss Betty Menzi
ST. Johns playground regulars
we're having their swim day at the
high school pool which left a
small but enthusiastic group on
the playground 10 make good use
OF the tennis courts. and 10 com
plete their share in the city wide
checker tournaments
At Prospect Park there seemed
to be many interests being de
veloped Tennis and soft ball for
older groups. slides. swings and
erry-go.round for the younger
children, croquet and checkers Tor
others. and a pet parade instigat
ed by Miss Virginia Hawks seem
ed TO be the favorites. The pets
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-10
Money For Dirt
Paid to WaltonS

or great interest to lzaak Wal
ton League at their meeting Thurs
day was the report that the remoy-
al Of filling dirt by the state from
the club project for road purposes
was proceeding according 10 plan
and that a check for tl050 had
already been received.
Four recommended for member
ship are Albert Davies Irving
Smith. Raymond Adsir and William
p. Iimsky. The Saturday evening
parties Will be discontinued dur
ing the summer.
II was announced ground for the
victory gardens had been appor.
toned and nearly all are in use.
Buct wheat Is also 10 he sowed for
food FOR the birds on the pheasant
presery &c.
The meeting was adjourned TO
the second Thursday Of Septem
Der.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-10
Federal Contraction Work
Shows Progress During Week

and Holmes Rds. is 90 per cent
complete. 4 number OF private
trailers will be moved there next
week.
story High
In the 1000 unit dormitory pro
jest lying along the west side OF
Harris Rd north OF Holmes Rd
p Of the dormitory buildings are
one story high or better. Inside
finish OF one-Of the bulldogs was
started in the middle Of the week.
The cafeteria IN the center Of the
project is under way with the
foundation being laidttoday.
plan More 5eds
At Willow Lodge facilities for -
more beds in addition 70 the ~
now in the infirmary are being
built. II will take six weeks 10 com
plete the addition. A new % p
It. post office is also being built.
Depend on Supplies
Al Boyer Hospital annex. WO. h i
progressing as fast as material
supply and labor will permit
Blocks are hard 10 get. as is rein
forcing steel. Common labor is ski
scarce. Filling in earth aioIu4
foundations is being done ard foo
Tor the tunnel is being poured. \
carload OF tile is on hand and pros
/
see BUILpING-Faaa 2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-10

(By International News Seryice)
The island of Sicily, whose best
ports. ironically, are on It's cliff
bound north. Is separated from the
Italian mainland by no greater dist
ance than New York and New Jer-
sey. The Straits OF Messina at
their narrowest part wash the
shores Of both less than two miles
apart.
with most OF its terrain rocky
and volcanic. Sicily came under
Italian domination in 1860 when.
following the war Of 1859. she joined
the then rapidly expanding empire
OF King victor Emmanuel II large
" as a result of the peace treaty at
Zurich.
Surrounded by a sea dotted with
small islands the island has IN
area OF $3.50 square miles and 2
population Of approximately 1000
900.
The north coast Is craggy, with
steep cliffs reaching almost to the
water but the only easily navigable
harbors lie there. II is on the
north side of the island that the
familiar and much.bombed harbor
OF Palermo Is situated, the best
port OF which the island can boast.
In the south, the jagged cliffs OF
Sicily smooth off into rolling hills,
dropping down finally TO flat
beaches but harbor facilities are
poor. 1t is this southern part OF
the island which made Sicily fam.
Gus the world over for its olives.
oranges and lemons and there is
hardly an acre of the land which Is
not under cultivation.
With a climate similar 10 that OF
California. Sicily has had snow
only seven times in the past 40
years and rain rarely falls during
the summer months.
First Invasion
Colonized by the ancient Greeks
and Phoenicians. Sicily figured
prominently in the raids made by
Hannibal. His was probably the
first invasion OF the island in the
course OF history when, with his
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-10
Son IN Law IN
Custody After
Cakes Staying
Owner of Mines
Was Hacked to
Death, Burned

Nassau. Bahamas. July IONS
murder more sensational than
even a pulp-hsck would write, and
an official accusation more bizarre
than would be risked In soap
opera. were on record here today
following the death OF Sir Harry
cakes.
Bludgeoned. hacked and partial
~ burned, the body OF the multi
millionaire British baronet was
found in his charred bed yester-
day morning. His death was that
Of one OF the worlds richest men,
his wealth at one time being esll-
mated at more than 100000 600
And charged with the brutal
shaving was his son-inlaw. the
Count Alfred De Marigny, whose
1924 marriage TO Sir Harry II
year old daughter Nancy, was Wig
orouslv opposed by the father
Preliminary reports indicated
that Sir Harry had been dealt
death dealing blows on the head
in addition 10 severe wounds OF
and undescribed nature on his
body. Then. the bed on which he
Law was set afre. but the slayer
failed 10 figure on a nearby cleo
tic fan which extinguished the
spreading flames.
Count De Marigny came TO Mas
sau about seven years aso on q
visit and was persuaded 10 remain
by the then Governor Bede elf
ford He bought tract OF land at
Governors Harbor on Eleuthera
Island. and became interested In
farming It was here that his for
mer wife, Ruth. divorced him.
Shortly afterward be met Sir
Harry's daughter Nancy. then still
at school in the United States, and
married her
From the first. Sir Harry was
opposed TO the wedding and. &C
cording TO friends. never since has
been reconciled. Recently. his
daughter was taken i'll with ~
phoid and. following that had a
series OF operations somewhere In
Mexico. At last reports, she was
still conyalescing.
Sir Harry's body is awaiting
transportation 10 Bar Harbor. Ne,
where funeral services are expect.
ed 10 be held.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-10

OTTAWA ms The l.. $. Gov.
eminent Is paying 10 construct a
pipe line from Fort Norman oil
fields To Whitehorse in the Yukon
Territory. Canadian Prime Minis
ter Mackenzie King revealed today.
As part OF the agreement. the
Prime Minister said, canada is pro
vidinz sites. rights ofway. and
vaiyinZ OF Qualities for the dura-
ton. After The war psior sale rights
will be granted the Canadian gov.
erEmeut.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-10

beaches. Allied troops
swarmed into action against
secondary defenses set up
by the Nazis behind the
first beachheads.
With Allied planes carry
ing out a rum-head Of aer-
ial bombardment against
still remaining garrisons on Sicily.
Gen. Eisenhower broadcast a mes
sage addressed not 10 the people
OF Italy or the population OF sicily
but 10 The population OF occupied
France.
To those hsrried persons he
sent message assuring
them that the Invasion Of
Sicily was only the first stage
OF continental liberation"
Others he said, will fol.
low
Stlff resistance by The Nazi.
Fascist defenders OF Sicily IL e1.
pected
The enemy doubtless will take
advantage OF every natural means
OF defense, all the way from The
rock.strewn beaches OF the South
Coast back 10 the volcanic interior
where Axis alrfelds and supply
depols abound.
Like Pantelleria
Invasion OF Sicily paralleled in
many respects the Allied submsa-
ton and occupation OF the island OF
Pantellers.
Inremitting aerial bombardments
which reduced the ciladels CHER
defenses to rubble preceded the
landings. Nazi de.enses were 81
hardprssed that in the last phases
German planes even flew through
their own anti.aIrcriit fire IN an
effort TO reach the American at.
tackers
The zero hour found the Allied
forces ready to battle with deter.
mination, first reports OF he land.
ing operation said. The .irst waves
OF Allied troops which went ashore
stormed over beaches heavily mined
by the enemy and barricaded by
barbed wire.
Furious Assaults
Headquarters announced that The
dauutless veterans OF the cam pa gn
which drove the AXIS from North
Africa were engaged in furious as