Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-06
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the last World War when the idea Of and
4 mobile combat stil in its infancy the great
armies OF the Allied and Central Powers fought 20
standstn in the fields of Northern France the phrase
"no-mansland" described the sheLpocked and
Uttered barbcd terrain between opposing trenches
S"lftmoving warfare wheels has practically wiped
the phrase out of military parlance World War II
but strangely enough It has popped up today in war
Time washington with a brandnew meaning 'No-mans-
land is now facetousy Used hy-eapttdl residents
scribe the ai-Rrl city that the government is building
along the Potomac River Arlington Virginia.
When the town 10 he known Arlington Farms s
completed pstick brigade of nearly 900 women gov
eminent workers will move in In this city of Amazons
which is costing Uncle cool 81 500 900 10 construct
men residents are barred Armed guards will patrol
outskirts Of this unique petucoa town at night
that 'no-man's -land' means exactly what says.
The first of the thousands Of girls are going 20
hang their hose TO dry this unusual community
Of them recently moved into the jus-compeed Hall
More and more petticoat dweers will here
each Of the ten hoteke dormories are n1pleted
The town. when done Will have everything a beauty
shop drug In the heart OF the lounge for ir
stance dance floor where the girls their friends
enjoy dancing at home specified evenings These
great lounges have windows that face toward
the garden sheltered three sides by building wings
Uncle sam IS putting up this allgir city TO help al
evtate Washngtons housing shortage. Ever
Harbor thousands upon thousands of
parts OF hiS country have 10 the capital up
jobs the vastly enlarged government agencies Six out
Of every 10 workers Washington today wear skirts
This tremendous influx OF senographers. filing girls
and secretaries has svampcd the capitals housing fac
ties Hotels and boarding houses damned apart
ments are at premium. In many places girls living
four and five a room
War agencies apparently Unsuitable and the nooH
workers all country continues To
take of his nieces Uncle Sam putting up Arlington
Farms along with several other allgirl at
Potomac Park sutand, and Langston Stadium Tho
latter town Will be exclusively for Negro women
workers
These three other Iardof .the-hairpn towns VIII be-
patterned along much the same lines Arlington Farms
The inhabitants Of the Arlington community VIII all be-
workers. from the nearby Pentagon Building gigantic
War Department structure and from one Of thc Navy
Department buildings
a city composed o huge tyo-sory hotels Arlington
has been streauliuod modern tvpc Of
contemporary architecture The buildings are located
dagonay to the points Of the compass to throw sunlight
into every room.
Each of the dormtories will house between 600 and
700 girls and Will be complete with its
management house mother and its director
Of social and athletic activities The majority
rooms are singles. and rent for $500 a month tn"
double relatively few rent from $3.50 S24 30
To his from all over tho country fool coy
aud dt home Uncle also brought expert interior
quantity buying the Of different color schemes and
arrangements allows 2l various room combinations
and two any floor I'm wing alike
d standard single eight by ten feet Is
equipped with closet dresser makeup cabinet easy chair
hassock, straight back chair Oungc-bed, reading lamp
rug venetian blinds, decorative Grapes. and sliding
hlacfout panels
Each of the dormorcs will have its own .,i,c
parors fudge kitchens. and private dining
parties cafeteria the grounds will seat 1000
girls at a time.
And although Arlington Farms and the other a.g
Clt'S, WlI be pounds Nte residents OtllIN
seeing IT that the boy-mcctsgirl idea sti go
The masculine half the Washington population VIII
able call on. their lady fteuds up until II pm week
nights midnight Saturdays when the public
ing rooms will closed For residents there's curfcw
with every bit strategic building material needed
for the war effort Uncie had TO do lot OF plain
fancy thinking solve the construction problem of
maus-land But he did IT by ordering the town 20 be
heavy timber construction with the outer walls Of
Ccmcsto-board "A highly fre.resistant material only
and thick but possessing the thermal quail
ties of a brick wall.