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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Elect New Housing
Official Head
j. A. Fowler Of Memphis
Chosen President in N. Y

NETWORK. May 22=The Ma.
tional Association Of Housing
Officials Thursday elected J. A
Fowler. executive director of the
Memphis Tenn housing author.
ity, AS president, succeeding DE-, C.
r. A. WinSloW of New Haven
Conn, who becomes a member
of the Board Of Governors.
Elizabeth Wood, executive dl.
rector of the Chicago Housing
Authority, was elected treasurer
New members of the Board OF
Governors were Bernard j. Abbrot
executive director of the Oakland
tCaifD housing authority, and
Edmond 3. Butler, chairman Of the
New York City Housing Authority
Jessie Epstein. executive direc.
tor of the Seattle Housing Author
lty, and James l.. Stephenson, ex-
ecutive director of the Dallas
Tex Housing Authority, were
reelected vice presidents.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Suggest Simple
Repair Jobs
Ideas for improving
Homes interior Listed

feTe aTo- SOT1c simple rFIJE1T- 56ty
which Will improve the interior Of
the home and renew its youth:
building new closets. replacing old
doors and trim. installing built-in
book cases. building drawers and
-AhelAeS- ID waste space. replacing
old wornout StaIrWayS. sanding
floors. adding archway and inches
and rehniShlng woodwork.
The exterior can be- improved in
appearance and given new lease
on life by repairing the root.
building or enclosing porCheS
painting and the like. Among the
changes which can he made with
out the use OF hard-to-get mate
rails are: new dormerS for attic
rooms. new shutters. new steps
and sidewalks, modern entrances.
shelters over service doors.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Nelson Attacks
0PA Handling
Of Rent Control
Declares Office
Has Created Conflict
by Encouragement

WASHINGTON, May % (UP)
Herbert l.. Nelson. executive
vice president of the National As
sociation of Real Estate Boards,
asserted last week that the Office
of Price Administration has
bungled the rent control program
and "by Encouragement has Gre
ated conflict and suspicion"
Testifying before the House
Smith committee investigating
executive agencies, he added that:
"OPA has ignored the intent
Of Congress; has failed to adj
minister rent control fairly; has
bungIed what might have been
an acceptable program"
PERSUADES OPA
Nelson said his association "at-
tempted time and time again 10
persuade OPA 10 improve its con-
duct of the rent control program
But Price Administrators Prentlss
Brown. he added. rejected the as
sociation's recommendations.
The associations suggestions,
Nelson said included:
1-Relaxing restrictions that re-
quire a one-third down payment
for home purchase.
Establishment of local and
.neighborhood committees" to
work with OPA area rent direc-
tors.
3-Adoption by OPA of a
more realistic" attitude in
recognizing the need for a fair
and equitable relationship between
rents and other controlled prices
in the war economy"
A broader attitude in the
fair administration of the law
plus care to "aVoid the creation of
prejudice and emotion"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23

Plan Postwar Housing Programs Now
Local Communities Urged
BY MAURICE WALKER
Detroit Times Real Estate Editor

NATIONAL HOUSING AGENCY administrator, John b.
~ Blandford Jr urged local communities to begin
planning their postwar housing programs Immediately and
take the initiative housing program of what he described
unprecedented magnitude.
He viewed the federal governments position IN postwar
housing largely supplementary concentrating on research
investigation and financial aid.
is nv profound conviction that the elements are on
hand for war housing program of unprecedented mag
Bandford told Joint session Of the American society
Planning Officials and the National Association oil housing
Officials.
postwar housing program is feasible II Is needed and
would constructive force in postwar economy he
declared
Charles w Eliot director Of the National Resources Plan
ming speaking before the session forecast the
whole housing and SAID that we are no
longe dependent steel in designing houses
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Weekly Building
Statistics Report

The estimate construction cost
OF new buildings and additions and
alterations on other structures for
the week ending May %, 1913
totaled Si,25l.S09. For the same
period a year ago the amount was
Si9S.9l6 Joseph p. Wolff, com
missioner OF building and safety
engineering, reported Saturday
The number of new buildings for
which permits were issued last
week was 156. while last year al
the same time the total was 1875
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Wolff 10 Address
Realtors TUESDAY,

Covering the work and wartime
problems Of his department, JOSEPH
r. Wolff. Detroit building anc
safety engineering commissioner
will speak TO members Of the man,
agement division of tho Detroit
Real Estate Board al a luncheon
meeting in The Sayoyard Club
Tuesday, according 10 an an
nouncement by Robert J Brooks
program chairman, on Saturday
Mnlff Will he ACCOMPANIMENT -A-G
Brozo. Inspector in the depart
ment, who will speak briefly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Speaker
Hesse TO Talk at Brokers
Meeting Wednesday Noon

Members Of the brokers' division
of the Detroit Real Estate Boarc
will hear Hugo j. Hesse of Piper.
HeSse Co. Detroit. in a discussion
of recent plans of the National As.
ISOLATION of Real Estate Boards al
their luncheon meeting in the Sa.
voyard Club Wednesday noon, II
was announced Saturday by PHILIP
{. Baker, program chairman of the
brokers. HeSSe. a director Of the
national association. recently at
tended a two-day meeting Of the
board in Chicago al which actor
was taken on current problems o.
realtors and a report on these a
they affect the real estate bust
ness in Detroit will be made, Louis
! A. Ewald will preside at tn,
meeting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Plan Residential
Appraisers Meetinq

The greater Detroit chapter IL
Of the Society of Residential APP
praiserS will hold its May meeting
IN the University Club, 141l r.
jefferson. Tuesday at $50 p. m.
Robert r. MAYHEM, instructor Of
real estate valuation at the De
troit Institute of Technology, will
be the guest speaker.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Good Light essential

In any room where reading Is
done, light should be a first essen
tial. Dark. gloomy Libraries are
illogical Good lighting can he
helped in large measure by the use
of lighi-rehecting paints on walls
and ceilings. and be q big aid in
making the library more attractive
and disable.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Asks WPB TO Work CIose y With owl

~ Indicating meeting winters fuel shortage Will be
Nrgoy conserving heat through proper condition
ing homes Donald Nelson has asked the War Production
division work closely with the ONCE OF
Information developing the fuel conservation program
for 1913.
Before begin burning fuel next fall Nelson said I'VE
should very that the heat contaner the house itself
Is prepared the fuel most efficiently.
Pointing that homes be insulated without
the Of highly materials Nelson urged home owners
steps condition their buildings Winter
insulation. also OF considerable value during the
summer months, in keeping the home cooler.
Building the conservation division say that
home conditioning relatively simple operation
can Of fuel consumption Many Of the
Insulation be taken by the home owner himself
but Quite often the aspects need 70 supervised or
handled nv local Wherever this is the
case immediate urged the manpo"er shortage IS
felt this field others and orders may need TO be
placed well in advance.
Arranging insulation like ordering fuel is something
tina, must be well advance Of the heating be-
shortages of transportation materials and
labor if the home occupant be assured OF sufficient
fort during the colder months.
school superintendent church boards and
office building managers urged 10 take similar action TO
make certain that their buildings wnterzed. II is
rectcd that the saving that from appha
ton of home national scale will help greatly
in solving fuel distribution problems.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Savage Joins Hannah

Robert Savage has joined the
sales staff of the Hannah Real
Estate Exchange, Inc. 10 specialize
in apartment and investment prop
critics, r. Bliss Wolfe. president.
announced Saturday. Savage has
been active in Detroit real estate
for the last 20 wears.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Classified Index

The index to The Detroit
Times Classified Advertis-
ing Section appears on Page
4. Use Times Want Ads for
Best Results.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
EIsea Sales Report

The ElSea Realty and Invest
ment Co. 6217 West Fort, reports
20 sales for the first half of May,
1913 This includes II singles and
five atS.ytotaling Sl06. $50.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Predicts Postwar Building
Witt Be Exciting Adventure

twisted. When cool, they retain
their new shapes and resume
their normal rigidity and hard
ness.
Today lumber is treated TO make
il highly fire resistant. Wood can
be preserved by a chemical that
makes it resistant TO rot and dis
tasteful to termites. Forcing
zinc chloride deep into
the wood structure provides an
estimated length Of life three 10
10 times that of untreated mate
rial, a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
TREATED LUMBER

For years preserved wood has
gone into ties, bridge planking.
mine timbers and textile mills,
Alvord points out. Now the huge
building program of plants and
military structures, faced with the
need for speed and the shortage
of structural steel, has. given pre-
served wood a chance TO move it.
self beyond certain specialized uses.
Entire factories OF treated lumber
are now in service and il Is eX-
pected that peacetime Will make
preserved wood available for
homes as well.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23

A broader attitude in the
fair administration OF the law
plus care to "avoid the creation of
pref udice and emotion"
Evening star., 1943-10-01
Navy, Army, Irish and Michigan
Get Mods in Big Grid Battles

the Notre Dame shellacking to take
the GObs.
Iowa State-Iowa Prehight-Dick
Todd and Perry Schwartz will not
play in accord with the Pref1ight's
agreement not to use officers. Still
we like the Prefiighters, although
by close margin.
Louisiana State -Rice-The Ben
gals have Steve Van Buren, who
scored % points against Georgia last
week. Our Southern scout says
Rice and the Southwest spotter, L..
S. U. Flipping a coin, we'll take
L. S. U.
Tulane-Memphis Naval Air Tech
nical Training Command-Denny
Myers has Frank Filchock and
plenty to 60 with him at Memphis:
little Monk Simons also is loaded at
Tulane. The Navy boys from
Memphis.
Duke-North Carolina Prefight-
Duke has what it takes.
North Carolina Penn State-North
Carolina to bound back after losing
TO Georgia Tech. 1t may be close.
TeXas-Southwestern (Tex)-Too
many eX-Texas stars playing for
Southwestern. 1t should be a rip
shorter. Southwestern.
Some Other Selections.
ArkanSasTeXas Christian-Texas
Christian
California Southern California
Southern California is the class right
now of the Southern division of the
Pacific Coast Conference. Southern
Cal.
Hither and thither we pick: Dart
mouth over United States Coast
Guard; Harvard over Camp Edwards
in what the Crimson calls an in
formal game; Rochester over Car
negie Tech. North Carolina State
over Clemson. Maryland over Wake
Forest. Virginia over West Virginia,
Georgia Preflight over Daniel Field,
Virginia Military over Davidson,
Curtis Bay Coast Guard over Rich
mond, South Carolina over Fort
Benning, Oklahoma over Oklahoma
AggieS. North Texas over Southern
Methodist, Texas Aggies over Texas
Tech, Washburn over Kansas State,
Colorado over Lowry Field, Utah
over Fort Warren, Muhlenberg over
Buckrell and U. C. L. A. over Col
lege o fthe Pacific. Today we
like Temple over SWarthmore and
Denver over Kansas while on Sunday
We'll pick Marquette to beat Camp
Grant and the Del Monte Prenight
TO turn back St. Mary's.
Evening star., 1943-10-01
Three Skins 10 Miss
Bainbridqe TussIe

Several Redskin regulars will be
missing from the lineup when the
world grid champs scrimmage the
Bsinbridge Sailors at BainbMdge,
Nd, tomorrow in their last bit Of
contact work before the league sea-
son opens week from Sunday.
Three regulars, Willie Wilkin. Joe
Aguirre and Wilbur Moore, have in
juries and will not go to Bainbridge.
The Skins now are at the league
limit Of q players and while two
deals are in the making they may
open the season with their present
squad. Coach Bergman says he
plans no radical changes.
Bergman has been working on
variations of the T formation for
several weeks and may swing into
the man in motion against the Pete
Cawthon- coached Dodgers in the
October 10 opener
About $4,000 tickets to the game
still are available All season tickets
have been sold but seats may be
purchased now for any of the Red
skin games, Manager Sid Carroll said
today
Evening star., 1943-10-01
CIines, Worsham Nab
Kenwood Golf Event

Men amateur golfers around town,
hungry for tournaments, would like
more of the same kind as that
staged at Kenwood yesterday. where
SO players, six of them pros, turned
out for an invitation event played
in a drizZle
Amateur Hugh H. Clines and Pro
Lew WCrsham were stars of the
lore invitation meet around the
Capital this year. Clines winning
the amateur end of the affair with
70-4-66 and Worsham not only
grabbing the main coin for the pros
with a 3-under-par So. but also
teaming with Bill Wenzel of Ken
wood to win the amateur-p pro with
best ball of 50.
The other pros could do little with
KenWood's II par The scores:
Amateurs-Hugh H Clines (Kenwood>
ST. d. ", D. Lanier .CKenwood,
54--5-G9: Bill Wenzel 1Kenwood: %
ss--3f6II.7s ? S AlveFs0n 'kenWood'
Pro-amateurs-,Lew worsham Burning
Worsham, and John S Brookes Burning
Tree. 66: Georse Difenbaugh and Hugh
Clnes fKenwood> &c Worsham and
Representatiye Richard Kleberg burning
prince Georgcsl. 81: Bob Barnett CChevy
Chase. ap6 Ted Burrows Indian SPRING.
Tree IS: Worsham and George K 1 Bro Bro
beck Burning Tree). 6S
Evening star., 1943-10-01
Bond Pin Prize Fund Boosted:
City Bowling Leaders Meet

With additional donations from
Hyattsville citizens and business
concerns the prize fund in the
Prince Georges County Service
Clubs War bond bowling tourna-
ment being staged at Hyattsville
Recreation has been increased to
approximately $500. or half again
its original amount, it was an
nounced today by Oscar Hiser, own
er Of the suburban drives who. in
conjunction with the Kiwanis, Ro-
tary and Lions Clubs, is staging the
War bond event
The boost in the prize list which
will run down to so places or more
for man and woman bowlers is eX-
pected to fire new interest among
the contestants. Entrance fee" IS
the purchase of a War bond and
participants may roll as often as
they buy bonds.
Total sales of War bonds for the
first five days of the tournament
hit the S25,000 mark, or one-quarter
of the total needed for the purchase
of a fighter plane to be named "Hy-
attsville Bowler" when the Mayor
and Council of Hyattsville made
purchase Of $4.100.
Al Terry with 456 and Jane Craig
with 397 are the leaders.
The Capitals two governing pin
bodies will hold annual meetings
and elect officers this week end with
the Washington City Duckpin Asso-
citation staging its session tomorrow
night at 7;45 in the Colony Room
Of the Ambassador Hotel, while the
Washington Women's Duckpin Asso-
citation will meet at pm. Sunday
at the Arcadia.
Harry Dixon, secretary of the
mems organization urgently requests
Evening star., 1943-10-01
OUTDOORS
With BILL ACKERMAN.

Maryland commercial fishermen
never have been completely law
abiding in their use of nets On
many occasions we have witnessed
the illegal use of purse seines. We
know that the practice has -four
lshed for years and that now, with
the high prices being received for
their catches, the fishermen are
continuing on a larger scale.
Not all, but many, of these fisher
men will 60 to any extremes to
make big hauls to get the resultant
large sums of money. They take
small fish as we'll as large, Gull
them only after they are dead and
it is impossible to return them to
the water. Sports fishermen have
noted many signs of their increased
activities.
Those few commercial fishermen
with the foresight to recognize the
value OF controlled catches sought
several years ago to limit pounds
and the number of persons per-
mitted to set them. 1t slowly was
bringing about catches of larger
fish with greater poundage. In
few more years the new practice
would have repopulated the Chesa-
peake with hordes of large stripers,
but the letdoWn that usually comes
with war remember the destruc-
tive practices that obtained during
the last oncD soon will bring the
species to the same low ebb ex-
perienced before the 1884 crop
brought this grand fish back to the
Chesapeake Bay country, its birth
place.
With the strength commercial
fishermen have mustered to lobby
IN legislatures, anything might be
done to thWart the Conservati ton
Commission. There still are scars.
slowly healing from the harm done
fishing during the First World War.
1t Is not hard to believe the same
Will be true of this war, despite
the Increased vigilance of conserva-
tlonists and citizens with an eye
to the value of these resources.
Recreational fishermen, enjoying
their first real fishing this year, will
do we'll to get in all the fun they
can with bay stripers. Next year
may find them in such small num-
bers as to make fishing for them
improbable.
Evening star., 1943-10-01
Virginia Country Horse Show
To Aid McLeon's Civic Effort

An old time Virginia country
horse show will be held Sunday be-
ginning at l o'clock at Ballantrae
on the Old Fairfax road between
Langley and Mclean.
The Fairfax Hunt is sponsoring
the show to raise money for the
fire department and the Civic
League at Mclean. Stuart Rose of
Philadelphia will be judge of all
classes.
There is no entry fee, although
Evening star., 1943-10-01

admission will be charged spectators,
and all entries will be made at the
post The committee in charge in
vltes every one that can to get a
horse TO Bailantrae Places In the
show will be found for all
Glasses scheduled are work teams
in harness, childrens class llorse-
manship only, park hacks. green
hunters, road hacks. jump touch
and out. handy hunters. combina-
ton class, pairs Of hunters and
treasure hunt.
Evening star., 1943-10-01
Two RossIyn Pin Records
Are Fired by Murphy

Fred Murphys season records of
160 and 404 that gave Capital View
Realty 2-1 win from Cooke Press
were among the highlights of the
Rosslyn Independent League COM
petition. After winning six straight
games Harry Blanchard's quint lost
two to Washington Cab and dropped
into a first-place tie with YMCA and
Bratburd Pigs as the latter swept
Miller's Service and YMCA won two
games. Eddie Keith, defending
champion, is on top again with an
average Of 1904 for nine, games.
His 800 enabled Mayo's ESQ to white
wash Eddie's Tavern.
Evening star., 1943-10-01
BY ORLO ROBERTSON,

ls NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-Having
posted record of 80 wins, 8 defeats
land l tie last week (the less said
| the better about that 47-9 plaster
/ ing Penn gave Princeton) we ap-
| proach this weeks football selections
with a little more confidence. put
still with firm hold on that rabbit S
| foot
Home teams listed first)
Notre Dame-Georgia Tech-The
Irish worked out against Pitt last
week while Tech had a much
tougher job whipping North Caro-
Ina. But with the thought one
never should vote against Notre
Dame until shown otherwise we'll
ride with the Indianans in a closely
drawn battle.
Northwestern-M C h g an - The
Wildcats failed to impress in defeat
ing Indiana while the wolverines
showed plenty of power in two vic
tories, so it's Michigan.
Service Teams Favored.
Navy-Corneil - Capt. Welchel
says the true strength Of the Middies
went be determined until they meet
Duke next week. Can't see Cornell
Stopping this all-VeteTan outfit.
Army y-Colgate-There was nothing
in the Cadets 27-0 defeat OF Villa
nova to cause us to weaken on the
Army, It's Army, but probably in
close fit.
Columbia Princeton - Lou Little
always does we'll with so little at
Columbia. The Tigers should be
better than their defeat last week
| indicated. A weak vote for Columbia
in a high-scOring affair.
Pennsylvania -Yale-ThereS power
and experience to burn at Penn.
Should be second straight runaway
for the QuakerS.
Holy Cross-BroWn - With the
hopes the Crusaders will generate
an offense to go with their ironman
| line, we'll pick Holy Gross.
Purdue-I -Illinois-Without hesita-
ton, Purdue over a weak Illinois
eleven.
Iowa -WiscOnsin-A couple of all
civilian teams. but off WisconsIns
close battle with Camp Grant, We'll
string along with the Badgers.
Minnesota Nebraska - ThiSIl be
no battle Of Titans. as in other years,
but the below-par Gophers shape up
as stronger than a weak Nebraska
team.
Ohio State Gets Nod.
Ohio State e-Missouri-Each team
scored 13 points in losing last week,
but the Buckeyes did their counting
against the strong Iowa Prefight
eleven. A vote for Paul Browns IT.
year-old Ohio boys.
Great Lakes-Pittsburgh - Can't
see Pitt bouncing back enough from
Evening star., 1943-10-01
Lewis, Hubert 10 Mix
In Turner SemifinaI

An eight-rounder between Stoney
Lewis and Tee Hubert, District COL
ored hght-heavyweight boxers, has
been arranged for the semifeature
On Monday nights fight program at
Turner's Arena.
The main bout is a 10-rounder
between Johnny Cockfeld and Harry
Jefira, former world bantamweight
and featherweight champion.
This will be Stoney's first WASH
lngton fight since the bout early this
summer with John Garner, in which
ne dslocated his shoulder. He's had
several successful out = of town
matches since. Hubert has won six
straight matches here.
Evening star., 1943-10-01
Three Flights Will Play
In Prince Georqes Golf

Three flights of linksmen will start
play Sunday in the Prince Georges
Golf and Country Club Champion
ship. Tied for the qualifying medal
were Louis Gaskins and L. B. Nor
ton, jr, with II. First flight pair
lngs:
B. Stsnner 7S) VS. W. A. Peterson
go. SID Kearns $50 VS., Jim Gsrdella
t5sr, Louis Gasklrs C70 VS.. John Blatr
.79l, J L. Graft (sD VS.. J. LockWood 1s0i.
A A. Eop!ak !s0l VS.. L B Morton jr
90, Roser Sheriff tsl) vs. R. Bowie
SD. Tome Noone lsOl. bye
Evening star., 1943-10-01
Miami Mentor and Aide
May Play With Eleven
By the Associated Press.

BIZ tHe ASSOcIdItd PreSS.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Oct. l.
Eddie Dunn, 6-foot-3 coach Of
the Miami football team. has sent
word that he might don uniform
and join his boys on the field when
they play the Jacksonville Naval
Air Technical Training Command
here tomorrow.
He also told Coach Fred Frink of
the Jacksonville eleven that because
Of a player shortage he also might
have to use his assistant, Walter
Kichefski, who formerly played with
the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Evening star., 1943-10-01
Gridmen TroveI by Auto,
Train and in ; Groops

BY the Associated Press.
STATE COLLEGE. Pa, Oct. l.
Due to travel troubles. Penn States
squad of 80 will leave in three in
stallments today for Chapel Hill,
N. c., where they meet North Caro-
lima tomorrow.
Part Of the trip will be made by
auto and part by train. and its not
going to help US moaned Coach
Bob Higgins.
Evening star., 1943-10-01
Bob Jones Honored
By yCoIumbiu Club

Maj Robert T. Jones, jr.. who
used to specialize in winning all
the major golf championships in
sight, has been made an honorary
member of Columbia Country
Club.
Jones has been stationed at the
Army Air Base at Camp Springs
about a month. 1t was a fitting
tribute to one of the all time
greats of any sport.