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Evening star., 1944-02-12
BY MARGARET NOVEL;,

It's time to think of gardens
There are plans to be made and
preliminaries to complete which may
all be done before planting time
All of these take many an hour OF
effort, and it's a wise gardener who
has everything in readiness for the
first spading.
While it is still raining and sleet-
ing it is a good idea 10 get all the
garden tools in condition. First OF
all clean up the metal tools with q
kerosene bath. Shovels, spades
trowels and other small pieces may
be placed In a pail of kerosene for
a few hours. This will loosen all
rust and corrosion. Lift them out
ard give them good rundown with
steel wool.
Oil all the movable parts of clip
pers, pruning sheers, barrow wheels
and the lawn mower with good ma
chine oil. These may also be clean
ed up with kerosene but they should
be oiled also.
Inspect all the wooden handles
There is nothing that will kill youl
inspiration quicker than a broker
shovel handle on your first garden.
ing week end Many handles be-
come weak just where they 60 into
the metal socket. If yours looi
suspicious. Ak them now. Saw Of
the worn part, taper 1t down to Al
the socket and hammer 1t into place
II the handles appear dried oui
with surface cracks 1t would be
smart to bind them. Better yet
cover the handles with a coat Of
glue, and then wrap it with core
completely reinforcing the area
which takes up most of the shove
leverage. When it is tightly wrap.
ped give the cord two coats of var
nish or paint for further strength
The lawn mower and wheelbarrow
handles may need attention too
Bolts and screws work loose on 9
lawn mower and all the moving
parts should have careful cleaning
and oiling. Though you may have
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Two Get Licenses
As Real Estate
Brokers Here

The District Real Estate Commits
sion this week Issued licenses as
brokers to william P. Irwin, l343 H
street NV, and Morris Lenkin, 1918
Fourteenth street NV, John A.
Petty, commission secretary, report
ed today.
The commission also issued real
estate licenses as statesmen to Louis
Levick, BIT Ninth street NV; Will
liam Chaconas. 1910 Ninth street
NV; William R. Rogers, ST., 1410 H
street NV; Henry Ives Olmstead,
1929 I street NV: Samuel White,
1718 Ninth street NV; Edmund L.
Browning, 3518 Connecticut avenue
INV, and Tennie Lee Bradley, 1120
Vermont avenue NV.
Business chance salesmen's IL
censes were issued to william R.
Rogers, sr., 1410 H street NV, and
Henry Ives Olmstead, 1929 I street
NV.
Applications for real estate bro
kers' licenses were received from
Gatewood S. Bennett, 1927 I street
NV: Herman Hannauer, 1898
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring, Md,
and Joseph B. Setzman, 1913 First
street NV.
Applications for real estate sales
mems licenses were received from
Th"~'es Leon Young, "i5 Evans
Building: Emanuel M Macht, 55O4
~"-'7'oc"i"''t avenue NV; J. E'ward
F2rrar, POI Investment Building:
Maurice Anthony Coates, 118l New
FPn1pshire avenue NV: Callie M.
Reese, Investment Building; Thelma
P. Ciuffreda, 815 North Capitol
street; Monroe T. Pratt, 600 F street
NV; Susie M. Rubey, 4S45 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, and Max A.
Williams. room 217 1910 Vermont
avenue NV.
An application for a business
chance salesman's license was re-
ceived from Max A. williams. room
PIT, 1910 Vermont avenue NV.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Realty Sales Listed
In Nearby Counties

Realty transfers in Loudoun
County. Va, include sale Of "A acres
by Mary Katherine Keys to Myron
r. and Rosie B. Jewell. The prop
erty Is located In the Mount Gilead
district. 1t was reported this week
from Warrenton.
Other sales include the transfer
of 13 acres at Broad Run by Mr..
and Mrs. B. g. Benter to Zachariah
McC. Brown: ISL acres to j. Daven-
port Blackwell by Elmer I. Car
ruthers in the Broad Run district,
and 446 acres at Broad Run by
Herman L. Schulz to William E
Miller and Clarence H. Hahner.
At Prince Frederick, Md, this
week it was reported that five prop
critics had been sold in Calvert
County, including the following:
Rose Dingman to Benjamin and
Ethel M. Dowell, 78 acres near
Lusby; S. c. Cox to Virginia and
John Janey, IS acres, near Olivet;
Robert De Boy and Dora Wheeler to
Evelyn P. Brosnaham, three acres
near Solomons; David and Emma
S. Jones to Alvin s. Cole, one acre
near Huntington; Ray and Mamie
Wallace to James Warren Denton
N acres, near Island Greek.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
War Workers PAVING
Average Of $4,000
For Homes, FILA Says

Estimates of the Federal Housing
Administration today indicated that
the national average home being
purchased by war workers is in the
s4,500 bracket. The average down
payment was given as $40 with a
mortgage of $4.10O under FILA terms
Monthly payments, officials reported,
were $25 or less. This figure in
cluded interest, payment on prin-
cipal and mortgage insurance, but
does not cover taxes and hazard in
surance.
Meanwhile, Commissioner Abner
H. Ferguson noted slight increase
last month in the volume of aprli-
cations to finance and build war
housing as compared with Novem-
ber. Last month applications for
mortgage insurance under Title VI
amounted to S59,548,l 100 for con-
struction of 13,103 new family units,
as compared with $30,450, 800 tor
1875 units filed IL months ago.
OF last months volume, applica-
TOMS for mortgage insurance to
finance construction of houses for
one to four families amounted to
s53,5l6,3O0, and involved 1885
dwelling units. Applications for
mortgage insurance to finance con-
struction of large scale rental prof.
ects amounted to s6,03l, 300 for ~
proposed projects providing lab
dwelling units.
1855 Applications.
Applications from private lending
Institutions for mortgage insurance
to finance the purchase of existing
homes under section 203 of the Ma
tional Housing Act during December
numbered 1855 and amounted to
ST, POI $50.
Construction was started on TO-
900 new dwelling units for war work.
ers under the FILA program during
December, Mr.. Ferguson said. This
compares with 10,927 started in
November and 1922 started in De-
cember, 1912. Family dwelling units
reported as completed under the
FHA program in December totaled
13, TAT, compared with l2,169 COM
pleted in November.
Under the Title I program of the
FILA a total of 27,379 loans for
So, ,679,013 were reported by private
financial institutions for insurance.
This compares with 30,968 loans for
So, ,989 ,259 reported for insurance in
November, and 29,519 for $9,565, ,802
reported in December, 1912.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Wage Plan Speeds Housing

An annual wage plan for the
building trades would speed a ma
tional home-building program, ac-
cording to John w. Galbreath, pres
ident Of the National Association Of
Real Estate Boards.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
|582,2M Home Units
Completed in 1943,
MIA Reports

Last year the National Housing
Administration completed 1924
housing units, John B. Blandford,
jr., MIA administrator, reported to-
day. In December 80 ,066 units were
completed under the war housing
program, he said.
OF the overall total, 1,247 ,256 are
new units and 198,148 quarters were
provided through conversion of ex-
isting structures, Mr.. Blandford said.
Privately financed new construc-
ton totaled $500 family units.
Competitions of publicly financed
war housing total 620,636 units and
include 431 $50 family units, l43, ,104
dormitory units for single workers
and 45,976 stopgap units comprised
of trailers and other portable shell
ter. Almost all publicly financed
housing now being built is of tenn
porary construction whereas the pri-
vately financed units are of perma-
nent type and will continue in use
after the war.
OF the units completed last De-
cember, 34,422 were new units and
included 1892 under public flnanc-
ing and 14,430 built by private build
ers. Completions under the con-
version program for utilizing exist
ing structures totaled 4,644 in De-
cember, of which 5000 units were
publicly financed under Government
lease and 1924 units were privately
financed. Conversion units COM
pleted in 1943 totaled 38,l48 units,
of which 1908 were publicly
financed and 23,055 provided under
private financing.
Included in the publicly financed
new units completed in December
were 14,324 family units, 2,726 dormi-
tory units for single persons and
2,942 stopgap emergency units COM
prised of trailers or other portable
shelter. Competitions in 1943 includ-
ed 262, ,493 family units, 91,l12 dormi-
tory units and 32,150 stopgap shell
ter units.
Housing under construction on
December 81 totaled 1888 units
and included 91,7S8 new publicly
financed units and $4,000 new pri-
vately financed units. Under the
conversion program for adding liv-
ing units in existing structures, 49,
1863 publicly financed and 1882 pri-
vately financed units were under
construction.
During December, 23,367 units
were placed under construction and
raised the number put under con-
struction during the year to total
of 455,236. The December total in
cluded 1890 new units which in
cluded 8184 publicly financed and
10,006 privately financed units. Con-
version units placed under construc-
ton in December totaled SIT units,
of which 1902 were being publicly
financed and l,275 privatelyfinanced.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Servicemen's Loans
Show Stability

Mortgage loans of men in the
service are showing surprising
stability which many mortgage
bankers did not anticipate when
war was declared. This is based on
a study completed by the Mortgage
Bankers Association Of America,
which shows that they are almost q
unit in declaring that the Soldiers
and Sailors Civil Relief Act is con-
tinuing to work satisfactorily and so
far there have been no important
difficulties in its administration.
The survey, results of which were
compiled recently, shows that prac-
tically all members continue to have
no difficulties with the act. The
views are those of members in 100
cities in 40 States.
The inquiry is the latest of several
which the association has made in
the last two years to determine how
successfully the provisions of the act
were being adapted to mortgages
held by servicemen. In each in
stance, members have reported few
difficulties. The latest survey indi-
Gates that a surprisingly large num-
Der OF mortgage loans of men in the
service are being kept up to date
and that those borrowers who have
taken advantage of the relief af-
forded by the law have made salts
factory adjustments.
The opinion of MBA members is
further borne out by the relatively
few court cases involving mortgages
of men In the service, 1t was pointed
out.
According to H. G. Woodruff, as
sociation president, the highly IA
vorable experience so far with mort
gage loans of men in service directly
reflects the stability of the terms
on which they were made.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
w. N. Throckmorton
Gets Board Post at
Chicago Meeting

William NJ. Throckmorton,
local realtor, builder and ap-
praiser, this week was elected q
member Of the American Insti-
tute Of Real Estate Appraisers
Of the National Association Of
Real Estate Boards at the yearly
meeting in Chicago.
He is q former director and
chairman Of the Washington
Real Estate Boards Appraisal
Committee. Mr.. Throckmorton
holds real estate brokerage L.
censes In the District and Mary
land.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
| Realtors Committee
Plans 3.Day Meeting
Here Next Week

The Realtors Washington Com
mittee will meet here at the May
flower Hotel next Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday to make plans
for the National Association Of
Real Estate Boards during the year.
John w. Galbreath, national presi-
dent, is expected to outline q post
war program for the realtors.
New chairman Of the Realtors
Washington Committee is Boyd T.
Barnard, Philadelphia, who will
direct the deliberations Of the group.
Closely allied with the war effort,
both nationally and locally, . large
group Of real estate men will be
present for the conference. Among
the problems they will take up are
the development Of a private enter
prise program Of low-cost housing
and urban redevelopment and pro-
posed changes in Federal tax laws
edecting real estate. The group
will confer with a number OF Fed
eral officials.
Committee members to be present
at the conference in addition to
Mr.. Barnard include Burrows
johnson, New Orleans, president
of the American Institute of Real
Estate Appraisers; Joseph Laronge,
Cleveland, president, National Insti-
tute Of Real Estate Brokers; Charles
F. Curry, Kansas City, Mo-, presi-
dent. Institute of Real Estate Man.
agement; Bethel T. Hunt, Memphis,
president, Society of Industrial
Realtors; Robert P Gerholz, Flint,
Mich, president, National Associa-
ton of Home Builders, and Hugh
Potter, Houston, Tex, president,
Urban Land Institute.
Other committee members are
Alexander Summer, Teaneck, N. j.;
Warner G. Baird, Chicago; John c.
Bowers, Chicago; Philip w. Knis-
kern, Philadelphia; E. L. Ostendorf,
Cleveland; Clifford Bangs, WASH
ington; Roy c. Seeley, Los Angeles;
Henry w. Merrill, Boston; Morgan
Fitch, Chicago; J. c. Nichols, KAN
sas City. Mo-; Thomas N. Beach,
Birmingham; Harry A. Taylor, East
Orange, N. j.; Amos G. Hewitt,
New Haven, Conn; A. j. Stewart,
Louisville, KY, and Robert B.
Whitaker, Kenosha, Wis.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
D. c. Real Estate Bourd
To Hear Gu|breuth

John w. Galbreath, president of
the National Association of Real
Estate Boards, will be guest speaker
at a meeting of the Washington
Real Estate Board at $50 pm
Wednesday in the Wardman Park
Hotel. Homer Phillips, president of
the local realtors. announced today.
The national president is expected
to give his views on disposition of
property by Government agencies,
specifically that which is not
needed for the war effort.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Building Congress Meeting

Morgan NJ. Beatty, radio commen-
tator, at 1890 pm. Monday will dis
cuss war news at the February
meeting of the Washington Building
Congress in the Mayf1ower Hotel.
For IA years he was with the Asso-
ciated Press handling news from
abroad. He returned recently from
London to do broadcasting work.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-03
Bert Rubi
Keeps Title

Bert Ruoi retained his title to
the junior heavyweight wrestling
championship when he battled to
draw with Harold Chaundy Fri
day evening at Local so Hall.
Chaundy made a good attempt to
upset the champion as he took the
opening fall OF their one hour match
with a scissors hold. Rubi saved
his title by downing Chaundy in
the second fall, also with the scis-
sors hold, and the bout ended in
draw.
The second bout OF the evening
ended with both wrestlers counted
out. When neither could return
after falling out OF the ring. The
decision was a draw match as Dale
Haddock won the first on a back
breaker and then Buddy Knox took
the second fall on an airplane spin.
With the use Of the ropes and
little leg work Jackie Nichols pin
ned Joe Wolf in Is minutes OF the
opening encounter to win the only
decision of that bout.
The last indoor event OF the sea-
son will be held next Friday. An
Australian tag match will feature
the evenings entertainment with
the team of Gentleman Dale Had
dock and Buddy Knox opposing
Gill Lacrosse and frankie Clemens.
The preliminary will bring togetn-
err Dutch Schultz and Jackie
Nichols.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-03
Detroit TIGERS Gamble on Rookie
Joe Orrell
Will Pitch

Detroit, June 3-AP-Assemb l
ing their longest winning streak II
Ave years. the Detroit Tigers to
day took a gamble on Rookie Joe
Orrell as a starting pitcher against
the Boston Red Sox in a bid for
their eighth straight victory
George Woods was named to op.
pose him.
With Rudy York and Pinky Hig.
gins betting first inning home runs,
the Tigers defeated Boston, 4 to 1,
in the opene. yesterday OF their
four-game series. Johnny Corsica
I spaced seven hits to gain his fifth
victory, one more than his l943
output.
As the Tigers made II II vic.
tories in their last Is starts, Mana
ger Steve O'Aeill discovered him
self fresh out OF starting pitchers.
reaching into the bullpen. he came
out with Orrell. who scored his
first major league victory We'd
nesday in a one-inning relief Job.
Orreil is. a big right-hander pur-
chased late last season from Port
land OF the Pacific Coast League.
Detroits assault on Boston was
centered against Joe Bowman.
former National Lacquer. With
two out in the first, Eddie Mayo
drew pass and scored when York
lifted OIL pitch just over the bar
rier into the left field stands for
his fifth round tripper. Higgins
waited out the count to 3-2 and
then blasted 400 foot drive into
the left-center field stands.
Bowman left after Don Ross
doubled to open the second, EN-
NETT O'Neil was t.uched for sue
cessive singles by Mayo. York and
Higgins for Detroit's last run in
the third O'Neil was lifted for a
pinch-hitter and Eddie Lake. re-
serve shortstop, pitched hitless
ball the last two frames.
Meanwhile, Corsica. who blank
ed Boston on three hits May II.
narrowly missed another shutout.
The only run was unearned and
came in the third. With two out.
AL Unser booted Jimmy Bucher's
roller at second base. and ex-Tiger
Pete Fox and George Metkovich
followed with singles.
Aside from that. Corsica per-
mitted only two Boston runners to
reach second base and none reach
ed third.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-03
Braves. Bow
to Howell

Howell High School opened and
closed the Ypsilanti Braves base
ball season by handing the local
nine two of their four defeats Of
the 1914 season. Friday, at How
ell, Ypsilanti was defeated 4 to
when their hosts tailed three runs
in the first inning.
The Braves made a futile rally In
tn second frame in an attempt to
overcome the early advantage
gained by Howell. After Bill Oh
sen had grounded out George Hell
vey walked but when Art Sheridan
doubled, Helvey was thrown out
at the plate. Firstbaseman Nick
Vourlitis, the next batter, gained
first on a dropped third strike
and then Jim Bell banged out a
long two Dagger which scored Seri-
dan and sent Vourlitis to third
but Jim Garfield struck out end
ing the Braves scoring for the az
ternoon as they failed to get a
hit in the last five innings.
Pitcher Johnny Kelly after hurl-
ing % and one-third scoreless in
nings served up a single and a
double which combined with two
Purple and Gold misplays enabled
the victors to count three times In
the first frame. Howell added
their fourth run as the result of
another two base hit and an error
in the second inning.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-03
The AAF ha Team

Today, the AAF is the largest, most
powerful air force in the world. Fighting
side by side with the planes of our Navy
and our Allies, it has won control of the
air in every theatre-and has carried the
war to the military and industrial heart.
of Germany and Japan. 1t is daring the
enemy to come up and fight" Yet its
losses have been less than anyone had
anticipated or even dared to hope.
That all this has been accomplished Is
due, in large measure, to the fact that the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-03

Watson. the national decathlon
champion, is favored to win the
21st Michigan A. A. U. outdoor
track championship today at
Michigan Normal College field.
The Detroit police got a 5S-point
performance from Watson last year
but finished second to Michigan
State College, whose entry is only
four athletes this time. Detroit's
biggest challenge is expected to
come from Western Michigan Col.
lege, led by Byford Barr. who 10
entered In six events, only two less
than the program laid out for Wat
son.
The 1872 entries also include
Corp. Milton Padway OF Fort Gus
ter, former Western Conference
pole vault champion from wiscon-
sin who is competing unattached.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-03
ENDMENT SOUGHT

Lansing, June 3-AP-An effort
is being made to place on the No
vember election ballots a proposed
constitutional amendment to sx-
empt the sale Of foodstuffs and all
beverages, including those OF alco-
holic content, from the sales tax,
it was learned {, day. Horace NJ.
Mechem, Battle Creek attorney,
confirmed reports that he had OBJ
tanned approval OF the form of
petitions which will be circulated
in an effort to place the issue on
the ballots. He said he was not In
position to identify the interests
he represented in this task.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-03

L Sussr%rwr IN the Ar Corps Enlisted
l. Reserve is once more open to qualified
young Americans :. who want to win
their wings on the greatest team in the
world"-an AAF air combat crew.
In April, thanks to the air-mindedness
Of Americas youth, the AAF's person.
mel program was we'll ahead Of schedule.
More than enough men were in training,
and in the Air Corps Enlisted Reserve, to
meet scheduled quotas for combat crews.
At the same time, the need for men in
other branches Of the army was urgent.
Therefore, opportunities to join the AAF
including the l7-year-old Enlisted Re-
scrve-were suspended
As the Commanding General pointed
out, the suspension Of enlistments in the
Reserve was intended only as a temporary
measure. Accordingly, effective June |,
enlistments have again been opened in
the l7-year-old Enlisted Reserve in order
to insure sufficient number Of qualified
individuals for training this fall.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-03
Michigan
Defeated

South Bend, Ind, June SAP
Michigan's baseball team suffered
its second defeat Of the season
Friday as Notre Dame, whom the
Wolverines had turned back twice
previously, walked off with an easy
10 to l triumph.
The visitors only tally of Pitch
er Bob Martin came in the seventh
on a double by Don Gregor, an
Irish error and a single by Bob
Nussbaumer.
Second Baseman Tom Carlin led
the 12.hit attack on Michigans
Bliss Bowman and Bob Weise with
two triples and a single. One Of
his three-baggers c.me during No
ire Danes big third inning. when
FIVE runs crossed the plate. With
the bases loaded, Bob Klein
brought three home with a dou-
BILE.
The Big Ten leaders were held
hitless by Martin until the seventh
Score by innings
r n z
Michigan 1000 600 100 1 S I
No. Dame .0O5 22O 1Ox-1O ~ 2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-03

Agosta, 1874, Brooklyn. stopped
Larry Anzalone, 1854, Brooklyn.
7.
Oklahoma City-Lou Nova. 204
Van Nuys, Calf, outpointed Buddy
Scott. $50, Tampa, Fla, 10.
Brunswick, Me.-Maurice Lief
ty'' LaChance, 1874, Lisbon, Me-,
knocked out Henry LaGasse, 1870,
Old Town, Me-. 4, AL Michaud, 1856.
Lisbon. outpointed Eddie Hudson.
1876, Bath. 6.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-03
Sports Roundup

Midland MchAPThe a3rd annual Michigan
Association championship will be staged Midland
try Club and champion will Jimmy
OF Detroit who In the Navy.
DetroitAPDick Callahan 10 old Highlander pitched
double nohtter in high school baseball New
today for offers working with the
ing Manager Steve oNei a good ball
zeal discharge from the his
the invitation OF
New York Giants seeking reported
ly is $4,000
Observation-Disclosures is
70 win the tenth Wayne
versiy OF Detroit stadium Birmingham defending tops
eight schools In Class B. -
Hrschbergs
the Memorial Day feature will try for
he $4,000 Motor City handicap the
In at l2 pounds the mile
the weighted Johnny Adams the
nations top winner the years.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-03
For Pred uiaHon Trofninf

Whether or not you have yet reached II,
you can begin now to prepare yourself to
qualify for the Air Corps Enlisted Reserve
See your local Civil Air Patrol officers
about CAP. Cadet Training A.. also see
your High School principal or adviser
about recommended courses in the Air
Service Division of the High School Vie
tory Corps. Both offer excellent pre-avia-
ton training and help point tho way
to AAF wings.
U. 5. ARMY RECRUITING SERVICE
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-03
Fights Last Night

Chicago-Willie Joyce, 1879, Gary.
Indiana, outpointed Henry Arm
strong, 140k, Los Angeles. 10. Rob-
ert Earl. 1877. Chicago, outpointed
Torpedo Reed. 141.. Los Angeles.
6.
New York-Tippy Larkin, 141A
Garfield, N. j., stopped Freddy Ar
cher, 1861, Newark, N. j., s. Joe
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-03

Ypsilanti 80. .O10 900 0-1 4 4
Howell .......310 900 "A 4 2