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Detroit evening times., 1943-05-23

(hyperoplal and aStlgmatlSm
Cross-eyes and wall-Cycs, OF course,
9rc easily detected.
other tests show whether the eye mus
cIos are working properly what IS the nearest
point at which both eyes work together and
see single object clearly, what IS the far
point at which they can 90 the same, whether
the patient depth IN what ne rs looking
at tstcreopsisl or If everything looks like
fiat surface and on.
One young man who had failed the Naval
Reserve examination for Lieutenant Com
mander was found to have trouble fusng or
-bieftcftfg- frr1Ers f1r s7ry- v-Itn caCn eye
into one single clear image In addition his
eyeball muscles did a poor job of rotating
and converging the eyes. He was nearsghted
and had developed toxic condition in his
system.
Tests with the standard eye chart showed
that he had 20/40 vision in each cYe-meaning
that he could see at 20 feet what he should
be able TO see at 40-but when both eyes
worked together it was 20 So
The nearsightedness, Dr. Belts explains
was brought partly by the body posous
and partly because he had spent several years
doing closeup work.
First Of all the bodys toxic condition was
cleared up
After that first one eye, and then the
other was exercised. The Reading Clinic
never starts training two eyes together
Two weeks OF singlecye training one hour
each day. was all that was needed TO re-
educate this young mans eyes so both to-
gether gave a result of 90 20 and he got the
commission he was trying for The time
required for re-education may vary from 3
treatments 10 as much as a 6-months' course.
Persons suffering from myopa or near
sightcdness frequently are treated in part.
by sending them 10 the movies with a patch
over one eye and they mustn't wear their
glasses Movies require quick adjustments
and this stimulates the muscles that move The
cycbaI making rotation and convergcncc
easier one man. treated I'm this way had 90
sit in the first row in order 90 see anything
the first time. Now. after a few weeks ne
can SIT IN the twelfth row.
Single eye or monocular training also
is given by the simple device of holding 8
by card over one eye. being sure that ITS
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-23

among the aspiring military candidates who
are learning how 90 sec al over again at the
Reading Clinic
Not all cases of defective cycsieht viii re-
spond TO re-education. If poor health Is caus-
ing poor seeing that must be corrected first
by a competent physician. II the eye struc-
ture is faulty or the eye diseased, eye excr-
cises probably won't help them
The Clinic under the supervision Of Dr.
Emmett A. Belts doesn't adopt any throw
away your glasses and see without thcm'
slogans. Some persons always will need
glasses Others may learn TO see efficiently
without them II all depends on what is
wrong i'm the first place, and trying TO re-
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-23

through life thinking they see well when
they don't
Joe Doakes for instance. believed his eye
sight was as good as the next fellows until
the Navy turned him down because tests
showed he was looking at the world with
only one eye His BRAIN suppressed the left
one wouldn't report what 1t saw - because
il was slightly out of line and caused an
of ccntcr image that would give Joe a head
u. he
sam Spclvu was told that he couldn't
Judge distance woH enough that he lacked
depth perception and he couldn't get
into the Air Corps where such vision is
especially important Yet he worked eff
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-23

gently tor years at his
Job as a bookkeeper where
using ones eyes certainly
is a major operation.
What ne didn't know was
that constant close work
had caused his brain to
develop excellent seeing
patterns for near vision
the only thing he ever
really used. Bat mat
organ had forgotten the
important habits of see
ing well at a distance and
perhaps OF seeing things
in three dimensions.
These two boys prob
ably went back to their
old Jobs with disappoint-
ment In their hearts. At
any rate. they are not
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-23

ne correct Eyc-SCOpe
IS used in the Clinic for
just such drawing exer-
cises. making both eyes
work together and gradu-
ally building up the brain
patterns that lead 20 COM
plete eye cooperation
Or Betts' Clinic for
helping people who have
learned 10 see wrongly re-
educate their eyes grew
out of years of research
With seeing difficulties of
children IN connection
with learning 20 read II
is only recently that he
had entered the important
field of training dclin-
quent adult eyes for mill
tary services
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-23

vision tests show how
you use that machinery.
Teaching some of the
nations delinquent eyes
10 measure up 10 Uncle
SAN & stETTTtarr NJ vIsIU7T
ntHcss is one Of tho jobs
now being undertaken
by the Reading Clinic of
Pennsylvania state Col
lege state College, Pa.
In this clipic many
young men who have
been turned down be-
cause they couldn't pass
eycSight tests have been
helped, through scien-
tihc eye exercises, TO
get into the armed
forces. Young women
Who hope TO become
W A ACS. WAV ES.
SPARS or Marines. but
have some difficulty with
vision, may have their
eyes re-cduCated at this
school, too.
The strange thing Is
fhaf teagffNs nInFl'n ~ on
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-23

smooth Muscles of Your Eve Control Flatness
Roundness of Its Lens and Focus Sharp Blurred
Images the Retina The Round Lens (AboVe)
Must BE Re-educated for 1t Throws "A sharp Image
Too Far Forward Registering Only Blurred Picture.
The Flattened Lens Below Has Been Corrected 10
Cast n Clear Image Directly on the Retina.
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-23
BY IRMIS JOHNSON

n TOOK both eve and vision examinations for entrance
4 Army tho Navy. Corps other branches
Of the armed services 70 prove that lot EroNuups
in tins country need 10 learn how 8
No. those two examinations aren't the same.
Eye tell what kind seeing machinery YOU have.
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-23

May pr. 1913
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-23

FauIty Vision Makes You Only THINK You Sc
The New Reading Clinic at Penn s+o+e College
Can Teach You How TO Re-educo+e Your
Eyes to Satisfy Army. Navy end Air
Corps Requirements %
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Building
Private Builders Begin 8,222
New Homes in December

Construction Of 1920 new dwell
ing units for war workers was
started during December by pri-
vatc builders operating under tho
FILA war housing insurance pro-
gram Federal Housing Commits
Slonor Abner H. Ferguson an
nounCcd Saturday.
OF these units. 71SS were con
taincd in 6.Al2 one-to-four family
structures being financed by FILA
insured mortgages. This compared
with l0504 dwelling units in one
to-four family structures ON which
construction was started during
November.
The remaining 1OA units
started last month under FILA
inspection were IN large scale
rental projects for war workers
financed under the terms Of Sec
ton COS of the National Housing
Act. In November construction
was started on $50 units under
this phase Of the program.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Conversion
Work Urged
Lumber Still Available
fer Essential Repairing

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Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
PreCaution Will
Prevent Injuries

Many serious and often fatal ac-
cidentS of the winter months can
be attributed to slippery steps and
icy sidewalks. Observance Of a
few simple rules viii eliminate a
good many OF these accidents.
do not allow snow and ice 20
accumulate and harden 1t is much
easier to remove Immediately after
the snow has stopped falling.
2-Use SawduSt on slippery sur
faces. SaWduSt clingS 10 ice bet
ter than ashes is a better nonSkid
material is less messy and is far
more effective. SawduSt can be
used also in veSubules and hall
ways.
3-Never pour hot water on icy
steps. The ice that has accumu-
lated should be dissolved by Sprln-
king salt literally on walking sur
faces where it has formed.
4-Removed icicloS from cornices
before they fall. Do not permit
drain leader discharges to freeze
upon the walls.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
-UNlRA Group
Name Chairnen

President Otto G. Schultz Of the
United Northwestern Realty As
Sociation has announced his com
miree chairmcn for 1913. They
are as follows. L. j. -Prendergast,
arbitration: c. Bruton, appraisal;
Gordon Williamson, attendance;
Weld S. Maybce, program; Chas.
+. Rymal finance; Wesley f.
Payne, legislative; Jos. +. Lor-
anger, membership; Geo. II. Wet
ersen, municipal affairs. an d
Warner WolfSton. publicity.
Oliver d. Davis continues in his
Job as "one man conciliator" G.
Carl Elder is builder contact men,
Der, and r, J. Redhouse heads the
sick committee.
Weld Mayhee, program chair
man, announces that Richard JEFF
fiery will be In charge Of the meet
ing next Thursday Jeffcry has
lncd tp an Interesting meeting at
which officers of the Northwest
Civic Association Will be guests.
Among those who will be pres
ent are William {, Ducomb. presi-
dent; Thomas J. Tobey and w. r.
Lethrldge, past presidents and
Lloyd T Chockloy. attorney. The
talk will be titled Private Re-
strictions on Use and Occupancy
of Residential Properties by the
Caucasian Race"
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Building Loans
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Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Architect Appointed
To Plan Department

Kenneth c. Welch. member of
the Grand Rapids Chapter OF the
American Institute Of Architects
and Of the Michigan Society of
Architects, has been appointed as
member Of the Grand Rapids
City Planning department.
Wclch is vice president and a
director Of the Grand Rapids Store
Equipment Company and for many
years has been internationally
known for his research and work
in the field of store planning.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Lecture
Real Estate Management
Course TO Open

The know-how Of real estate
management under wartime condi-
tions will be the subject of a five
day lecture course which the Insti-
tute of Real Estate Management
will offer in mid-February. The
course, text material for which has
been developed by the Institutes
committee on education, offers
opportunity both for study of the
fundamental principles Of manage
ment and for discussion OF crisis
problems related 10 the nation
wide wartime program.
Officials OF OPA, WPB, FPHA,
PBA. the Fuel Co-ordinator :
Office. the department of labor
treasury department and bureau
Of standards will discuss with stu
dents OF the course various actiVi-
ties which directly affect real
estate and its management.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
SaUe Critical Materials
When Building Houses

One highly important way 10
conserve critical materials, and
one often overlooked by builders,
is the salvage Of materials still in
good condition that are recovered
from demolition jobs
Care should be taken in writing
specifications for demolition jobs,
and require that all critical ma
torialS be Salvagcd and sorted for
reuse. Such conservation can
result in considerable savings.
other important savings can be
effected through the use of substi-
tutcs. For example. steel which
lis so high on the critical list, can
be conserved by substituting con-
crete blocks for Steel-reinforccd
foundations. In many instances
masonry can be satisfactorily sub
StitutCd
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Believed Unfair

The management division has
felt that the fees charged were
eNhorhItant and foStered an unfair
levy on property owners. Numer-
ouS cases Of fees charged by the
Department Of Health. amounting
10 several HUNDRED dollars for
routine inspection Of multiple
dwellings. were brought 10 the al
tCDtion Of tho management dlV-
sion OF the board. This division
with the fgll approval Of the board
of directors of the Real Estate
Board FF24t7tr=t 4. t.Sr=etstfii- tFfrtf- combined
effort toward the repeal of this
ordinance
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Material Substitutes

Plastcs. tile and other ma
tcrialS arc being used as effective
building material substitutes. One
recent development IS a now tile
bathtub which may be built in as
a substitute for the cast iron and
enamel one which is now pro-
hlbited.
/ There are many ways in which
builders may substitute materials
for those on the critical list, and
still not reduce, In any way the
livablity and soundneSs. Of the
house. Housing must he provided
for war industry workers. but n
must he done with the use Of The
very, minimum of critical ma
terials.
! The way in which this can be
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
NeuU Ordinance

BY unanimous consent, the COM
mon council instructed the corpo-
ration counSclS office TO prepare
new ordinance 10 be presented
10 the council for approval. which
would eliminate the charging of
fees to tho property owners for
original inspections. The council
further recommended that the de-
partmcnt be allowed 10 charge a
fec in cases where re-
pcatcd rcjnSpectionS become noceS-
Sary due 10 wiltull failure of the
owner 10 comply with the regula-
tonS as set forth in the new ordi-
nanrC
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Use Washable Items

Washable things, wherever pos
Sible, are goQd 10 have for the
kitchen. where absolute cleauh-
ness must prevail az all times. II
YOU are doing over your kitchen,
plan your walls. floor and work
surfaces so that they viii wipe
clean easily and thus save time
and effort and your hands.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Weekly Building
Permit Report

The estimated construction cost
of new buildings and additions and
alterations on other structures for
the week ending Jan. Is. 1913. was
S554 2i5 while for tho same period
IA year ago The total was S6I6.7O5
Joseph p Wolff commissioner Of
building and safety engineering.
reported Saturday.
Permits ISSUED for new buildings
up 10 last week totalcd 70 while
in 1912 AZ The same time the
Iamount was 64.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Neglected Repairs
Will Prove Costly

Loose shingles, loose steps loose
clapboardS and loose bricks should
be discovered and repaired before
neglect results in serious damage
DownSpouts and cutters require
checking 10 determine whether
they are in condition 10 withstand
the severe strain placed upon them
by winter weather and should be
repaired and repainted promptly.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Local Managers
Protest City.
Inspection Fees

A. a hearing before the common
.oInol last "Wednesday A reSolu-
ton sponsored by tho management
division of NE Detroit Real Estate
Board was presented 10 the council.
Tho resolution requested that
ordinance 253-D covering and de-
GruC city health inspection fees.
ho repealed bat that the principal
ordinance 132-D be continued in
fun force and effect. providing,
however, that the cost Of inspec-
ton be assessed on the general tax
roll and not levied against the
owners of property.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Warm CoIors Help
In Fuel Shortage

Practical experiments have dem.
onstrated that office workers who
in winter, while working in a room
painted blue complained Of cold
ceased their complaints when the
interior was repanted a warm
yellow, although the temperature
actually remained unchanged. Or
the other hand, in hot weather
blue would cause the room to seem
cooler than the thermometer
would indicate.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Keep Out Moisture

A very important reason for
keeping down moisture IN the
house nearing completion is the
fact that better and smoother
floors are obtained with mechan-
iCal sanders when the floor and
the atmosphere are dry.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Stark Opens Conference

The general conference Will be
opened in WaShington's Mayflower
Hotel by Paul r. Stark of Madi-
son, Wis, president of the Urban
Land Institute Herbert u. Mel
son. executive vice president OF
the National Association Of ReaI
Estate B cards and one of tho
founders Of the institute, will alsc
speak. The session will be pre-.
sided over by Arthur w. Blnns
vice president Of the institute.
The conference will close with
a dinner meeting 10 be addressed
by Hugh Potter Of the National
Association Of Home Builders, for.
mer chairman Of the home build
crS' emergency committee and a
trustee Of the institute.
Al a business session Of the in
.Stitute membership new trustee,
viii he elected 20 fill vacancies or
the board Officers for 1913 vii
be selected al the annual meeting
OF the board of trustees. which vii,
be held in connection with the con.
ference,
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17

accomplished is for builders and
architects 10 cut down in every
possible way on waste Of those
materials and wherever possible
substitute those which arc not on
the critical list.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Oil Painting Brushes

Brushes for fine oil painting
have been made from a single rat
WhISker.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Urban Land
Institute Meets
On January y

National authorities on urban
land and home building will con-
duct a conference on urban rede-
velopment in the postwar emer-
gency 10 be held under the aus
piceS of the Urban Land Institute
in Washington, d. c.. January %
The institute conference is being
held 10 highlight existing bar
rierS 10 large-Scale rebuilding of
blighted city areas, and 10 seek
common agreement upon fiscal and
legal procedures that can clear the
way for a nationwide program 10
meet the postwar emergency.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
MONTGOMERY WARDS q STORES

nance
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-19
FLOOD OF anti
LABOR BILLS
In CONGRESS

Listing 40 anti-labor bills introduced
in congress, CLIO Legislative Director
Nathan e. Cowan has instructed all
CLIO affiliates to contact their con
gressmen to secure their defeat The
bills have the following aims:
l. Outlawing or curbing union Sc
curity clauses, including closed shop
union shop and maintenance of mem
bership.
2. Eliminating or curbing the right
to strike or picket.
8. Eliminating the 40-hour week.
A. Requiring registration or incor-
poration of labor unions.
5. Amending and destroying h e
benefits of the national labor rela-
lions act
g. Prohibiting political contribu-
tions.
T. Depriving women of special pro-
tective legislation.
s. Freezing wages.
8. Prohibiting aliens from voting in
labor organizations.
Mr.. Cowen declared that "The sit
uation in congress during the past
few weeks has grown increasingly
serious" and in the field of 1abor's
rights urged local unions to concen-
trate on defeating the Hobbs bill, the
Austin Wadsworth bill for compul-
sorry labor, and the Johnson bill to
report absentee workers to draft
boards. He also urged passage of the
olan-Kilgore-Pepper bill to stream
line war production machinery.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-19
MOST BUILDING
RESTRICTIONS
EASED UP

The Rocky Mountain regional of
flee of the war production board now
has authority to issue permits for resi-
Dental, agricultural and many types
of commercial construction costing
less than $4,000, Leslie A. Miller, re.
gional WPB director, announced. All
applications for authority to begin
such construction should be filed with
the Denver office.
The new order affects farm dwell.
ings, barns, silos, and other farm
buildings; commercial construction,
such IS stores, garages, laundries, of.
flee buildings, warehouses, theaters.
places of amusement, roads, service
stations and similar structures; and
multiple residential construction and
residences permitted in cases of hard
ship, fire and dispossession. It also
includes remodeling and renovations.
Since the war production board pol
icy of decentralization was announced
10 months ago, district offices in Den
yer, Casper, Pueblo, Helena, Albu-
querque and Salt Lake City have been
assuming an increasing number of ac-
tivities hitherto .centered in Washing
ton.
Now comes word that farmers,
ranchers and small businessmen
throughout the Rocky Mountain re-
gion should file applications for prior
ity assistance on form PD-1A with
the nearest district office.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-19
FOREIGN CROP
SITUATION

Despite strict rationing in Sweden,
potatoes will be very scarce by spring.
Weekly quota is seven pounds per
person but will be less. German re-
QUESTIONING of potatoes in Norway
has in some cases forced peasants to
surrender their seed potatoes intended
for next springs planting.
French wheat crop was below aver
age this year, and IL months supply
must be stretched over IA months.
Food shortage has caused increase in
tuberculosis, scabies and other dis
eases in nazi-occupied France, says
the French nazi newspaper 'L'Oeuvre.'
In Poland nazi governor-general
has decreed that "the entire village
community" will be responsible for
agricultural production. This is a
move to obtain secure hold on the
entire agriculture" of that distressed
country, a Warsaw radio announce
ment said
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-19
COOP VOTES BIG
RETURNS TO PATRONS

BROOKLYN, N. Y.-The board of
directors of the Eastern Cooperative
Wholesale, meeting here February II,
voted a patronage refund of $56,SSO
to all member coop stores which have
met their full capital stock quota of
1919 of annual purchases. This re-
fund will be available in cash or de-
mand notes, and is a 2.196 return on
the amount of business each coop
did with the wholesale during the
year.
The Eastern Cooperative Wholesale
is owned by 230 cooperative stores
and buying clubs in II eastern sea-
board states. Last years total volume
was more than two and three-quarter
million dollars. Savings on wholesale
operations, of course, do not indicate
the amount of savings to consumers
on retail coop sales through coop
buying clubs and stores. Total retail
volume of these co-ops is estimated
at more than nine million dollars.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-19
Union Urges
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land and make a full sized contribu-
| ton to the war effort" er
Meat and Dairy Products Wasted
Meat and dairy products are the
most important crops on which to con-
centrate. Yet in beef production we
are slaughtering more than 100000
calves MONTH animals which with
proper feeding would put on another
500 or so pounds in the course of
year.
By proper control of veal prices and
making cheap food available, this
could be stopped. Likewise, milk
which is now being wasted so that
profits of the dairy interests will be
high, could be saved.
Cut Out Non-Essentials
Actually unessential crops are a
main item on no less than a third
of all farms in America. Such "gi-
gantic' corps as popcorn, garlic, es-
carole, ETC., less than one per cent
of all production, have been declared
unessential, while the department of
agriculture mildly urges" less pro-
duction of cotton and says nothing
at all about tobacco. Would the auto
industry be converted to war produc-
ton today, if such methods had been
relied upon, UCAPAWA, asks.
Full Use of Men and Machines
Piling up point after point the
;UCAPAWA statement leaves no doubt
but what food shortages can and must
be tackled But it must be tackled,
not let to drift. Available farm ma
chinery must be pooled, labor trained
for farm jobs, small Farmers encour-
aged to expand, with subsidies if need
be, and countless other steps pro-
NOTED vigorously to keep America and
the United Nations fed, to avoil Grip
ping off our war effort
"Of course" rationing of all essen
tial commodities is "only the simplest
common sense, and to fail to do so |
is downright bungling or worse" says
UCAPAWA. But the main point is
that eve must see a good deal farther |
than rationing alone. You caunot ra-
ton what you do not have"
.UCAPAWA is a union of some 100,- |
900 workers engaged in growing and |
processing agricultural products.