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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06
Mu|ti-Fdmi|y
Unit Hit
u. S. Loan League
Issues Warning

The need 10 produce lower cost
dwelling units in the postwar
home building expansion should
not drive the building industry
into too great reliance upon the
mulri-family unTr- for supplying
the needs Of the average Ameri-
can family, the home building and
home owning committee Of the
Unfted States Savings and Loan
League warned Saturday.
BY and large, the people have
10 live in the kind Of houses the
entreprenours in the building IN
dustry decide 10 build. but # there
should bc a wide swing toward
multi-family units in the interest
OF cost-reduCtionS. right after the
war. occupancy Of such units Will
suffer IN the long run, the com
mittee thinks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06
III Building Permits
Hi S314,70O for Week

The summary Of permits issued
for new buildings and additions
and alterations 70 existing build
ln.s for tho week ending July %
1914 totalod II ~ 2 COST Of
SIT 100 Building Commissioner
Wolf announced Saturday
These hCuorS include q permit
fora
CharlcvoiX a. 100000 For Tho
ike pCrIOd m Io'7 thCIe were is
ncrmLle ~ SEQ so.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06
Too Many Stairs

is a fine idea 10 build a house
during the married couples
younger years but ono should re-
member climbing stairs m the
later years Of life becomes = hard
~h-p- u-du~ tnpUSTTnrtUy one
fioo~ house opponents declare
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06
Heating Engineers
War on Waste
Fuel Conservation
Must 90 On. Claim

The war on fuel waste must 20
on, Was the assertion Saturday OF
S II Downs. president Of the
American Society OF Heating and
NeniilatInC Engineers.
Government agencies. no said,
have predicted freely next WIN
short
coal production viii he millions Of
tons behind demands OIL will not
meet normal requirements for
comfort and gas supplies Will be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06
GLOOMY OUTLOOK

With tins rather gloomy pre-
d.Cuon in mind, Downs said II IS
necessary that every means of
fuel conservation be applied in IN
-duStry and IN homes.
The society has prepared II
major suggestions ~ follows;
Rocondliion heating plant for
winter service. maintain combus-
ton efficiency improve heat dis
tuhution system control temporal
lures and avoid ovorheating do
not heat unused spaces. inSulate
hot water heater and piping. in
s'iafe walls and roofs weather.
strip windows and doors, install
storm windows ami doors, fire
available fuel properly and keep
Windows closed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06
NEED TO PLAN

"The question il Of major
importance nov, because there
II need Ia plan where the money
II going Ia come from for build
ing postwar homes the COM
mIitce said.
III 20 or 80 per cent Of the
money j. going to needed
for one-family and two-familN
homes. the financing problem II
different from that which would
result from a decision to 20 in
heavily for large apartment
buildings.
while some savings and loan
institutions are gearing their
financial machinery 10 take care
of multiple units on a scale they
have not attempted before, they
recognize that such units are
not the ideal or preferred pat.
tern Of American living and will
continue To do most 81 their
lending In the Single-family field.
PUT TO TEST
III put to the test. the people
81 this country would in the
main choose privacy Of house
and grounds in preference 10 the
up-tO-the-minute efficiency and
appliances of An apartment.
eRSPtet+etI~-e
ampleS which contradict this
observation. hut they arc the
exceptions
I'VE are "A nation viii a
strong bias IN favor 81 oHC-and-
twu-family homes and We would
be storing uP- trouble for-otit-
selves n We hurried too much
Continued on Page Two
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06
OLD'S ADVICE

William n Old. president Of the
Michigan chapter Of the society.
reminded fuel users of Detroit
tha1Jt A heating plant smokes 1t
means fuel waste because COM
buStlon is incomplete.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06

Wmterizing Home
AT Once Urged
Job Should Be Done
Soon, Expert Says

The coal outlook for next win
ter
previous winter Of the war
Lowell T. Smell of ohns-Manvlle
Saturday.
Expert authorities, who or
=igiBaiiy estimated a shortsge=af
some % million tons, Rou-tell
us that figure will have 10 be
revised upward" said Smell.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06
Shoe Racks on Doors

Shoe racks built oN tho laeJdP
Of closet doors are q great con-
Npnfsrce
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06
Savings Held
Home Spur
Down Payment
Ability Seen Rising

The demand Tor new homes
after tho war Will be- stimulated
greatly by the fact that during
Mo emergency more OF the ma
IONS famllcs than ever before
-T-r-v7-rf enough money IN en-
ab'o them 10 make = down pay
mont on a new dwelling, Russell
O. CrCNl>ton. chairman of the
-r-rl
G4cors Council. stated Saturdag
Liquid savings in the hands
NJ individuals and owners Of
small enterprises have increased
nv about 500. 0OO. 0OO. 900 since
1893. both a. a result Of the
higher level Of incomes during
the last four years and a. a re-
suit of the inability Of conSum-
erS 10 spend 4 normal proper
ton Of their incomes during the
prolonged period OF decreased
production and limitations on
private construction Crews
Ton said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06
Bays Add Charm

Tav vIndow, often add charm
10 an otherwise ~ home
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06
LACKED PAYMENT

I'm the past MANI thousand,
Of families desiring 10 own
homes Of their own have been
kept out of the market for the
simple reason that they never
have been successful i'm aCCumu-
lating enough savings Ia permit
them 10 make the necessary
down payments.
The number Of families
which now have saved the $500
Ia $500 or more required To
finance a new home il not
known, hut the wide diStribu-
Continued on Page Two(
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06
BOARD or
Lawn Calls for Care

Only those who take care Of
Their lawns have nice ones
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06

election Set
E. F. Lambrech
Of Detroit Named

Headed by l. F.. Mahan, ST,
Louis as the nominee for presi-
dent. and Byron V. Kanaley, Chi
cage. as the nominee for vice
president. The nominating commit
tee Of the Mortgage Bankers Asso-
citation Of America. headed by
Charles a. MulleniX, Cleveland,
announced Saturday the complete
slate of officers and governors
which will be presented to the
organizations members at the an
nual business meeting AZ the Edge
water Beach Hotel IN Chicago
Oct. 20.
Nomination always has been
tentamount 10 election.
REGIONAL HEADS
Nominations for regional vice
presidents include Pacific region.
Roy r. Taylor. Seattle Rocky
Mountain region. {. ". Mead
Omaha Northeast Central region
Ernest Ii ffaCkUaU RI Wayne.
Ind Southeastern region, j.. c.
MCGEE. Jackson. Miss Eastern
region, Guy T. O. liollyday Baiti-
more, South Central region c
Earl Giraldin. 81. LOUIS. and
Northwest Central region, Harry
A. Fischer, Chicago.
BOARD or GOVERNORS
Nominated for positions on the
board of governors for terms eX-
puring in l94S were
1T Macdonald Jersey Cry
Old D Rutan. New York r &
Houser. Mann c P Kennedy
Cincinnati. Edward + Lsmbrecht
Detroit II G Mccall 81 Paul
and r. G Dcming Jr, OSWcGo
Kan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06
FLA PLAN CITED

As a result. Detroit home
owners probably viii have to
make three tons do where for.
four tons were used, he
added.
"Foreslghted home owners,
however, are taking steps right
now 10 winterize their homes
under the new FILA plan COW
ering heat conservation equip
ment." he said.
But many others are not
aware that they a have rock
wont Insulation Installed now,
have the initial payment de-
-ferred until >nt1 and take n
long as 36 months 10 finance the
remainder.
TWO OBJECTINES
This FLA campaign, Prepare
Homes Now for Next Winter,
has Two important detectives.
III should help prevent fuel.
needed for war. being wasted.
1T will help spread out the
work of home fertilization over
the spring and summer months
instead Of having II all pile in
on undermined contractors and
Suppliers within a few weeks
just prior 10 the start Of the
heating season"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28
Union Chapel News
Rev. ii. ii. Cash.

Tho fine weather that we arc hay
ing has resulted in q lot of our people
getting their tobacco beds planted.
The local basketball team won a
close game last Monday night from
Gillburg. The main thing that VIC
can say about the game is that il
was plenty rough.
The Zcb Vance school has collected
IL fine bunch of waste paper and is
now waiting for some one TO come
and get il.
This community has four of its citi-
ZcnS members of the State Guards.
Captain Y. c. Young. Privatcs Leslie
Stone. Laurence Stone and II. II.
Cash. \ pretty good record for a
little rural community.
The Scouts of Troop 63 meet Mon
day night under the leadership of
Louis Mustian, junior assistant Scout
master. y hummer passed tests and
plans were made for Scout week.
After the troop meeting the troop
committee had fine meeting and
several plans were made for the year.
The scoltmaStcr received the Silver
Beaver award at Raleigh last Sum-
day.
A few weeks ago Union Chapel
church voted 10 sponsor Il Girl Scout
Troop. a Troop committee was APP
pointed and last Monday night they
met AT Zcb Vance school To make
plans to organize Il troop. Mrs.
Samuel Coghill was elected Girl
Scout leader and Miss Betty Cash
assistant. Monday night was selected
for the regular meeting night.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28
UNC STUDENT TELLS
OF ACT OF FDR, JR

Chapel Hill. Jan. %. Ferris
IRENE. who WIS ycoman second class
aboard the "USS Mayrant' in the
Italian war theatre. and is now en-
rolled in the Naval VIZ unit at the
University Of North Carolina. re-
Gently received a letter from his old
executive officer, Franklin ID. RoOsc-
welt, Jr.
"You arc studying at fine school
and ono that rates tops" stated young
lieutenant Roosevelt in the letter,
land I know you will make a good
officer
Ycoman IRENE. a native of New
Orleans. who served on active duty
with the Navy at sea for three years
before coming here. tells the story
of how Roosevelt became a hero at
Pclcrmo because of his courage ond
utter disregard for his own safety
when tina; of another was jcopar-
died.
II was during u severe air attack
by tire Nazis on Allied ships in the
bay that an ammunition barge along-
side was hit and exploded. The per-
cussion knocked Roosevelt and sew
cral members OF The crew overheard
at, curing the hazardous seconds
that followed. Lieutenant Roosevelt
saw Coxswain Nunzio Cammarata
sinking and obviously wounded.
Roosevelt swan 10 him. carried
him to the ships side, and had him
lifted aboard Cammarata wac in
critical condition. He later LOST both
! legs, and but recently was discharged
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28
Small Grain Crop
Varies Throughout
State This Season

College Station. Raleigh. Jan. 90
Tho condition Of small grain crops in
North Carolina Is spotted, varying
from u good sad TO practically no
stands in many instances. reports
Agricultural Experiment Station at
State College.
Many inquiries nave been sent in
asking Tor information on what
should be done under the varying
conditions. and Rankin has made
the following recommendations.
"Whcrc there is complete loss of
stand. seed about three bushels Of
fulgrain or fulghum oats per acre
with Il drill. using 300 pounds of
good fertilizer per acre where no
fertilizer was used last fall
with half Of stand. or less,
drill in seed across the normal plant
ing. using about 2 bushels per acre.
This crop, of course. must be used
for hay because of The difference in
the ripcning period Of the grain,
he poI7tcd out
Both types Of seeding should re.
Ccivc from 10 tO 80 pounds of nitro
gen per acre. whcih may be obtai i'll
cd from nitrate of soda. calnitro. or
ammonium nitratc-all excellent ina
tcrialS for topdrcssing.
Rankin emphasized that grains
should be topdrcssed before March
1 ). because late to3dressing give re-
lativcly poor gains, especially i'll
central and eastern sections.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28
Polio Victim Wins Again,
This Time With The laps

local units and 10 the National Folin-
dation for Inran;Iic Paralysis so tliat
no frantic paralysis patIcrt Sii II go
without hosptat and medical care
because Of lack of money and so Tat
research 10 combat this dreaded dis
case may continue.
That soldier on Gu dalCanal was
not Il North Carolina boy but he well
might have been.
His namC-Marinc Don &. Horn
beck Of Pontiac. Mich. and he got
back tn his own lines with two grim
struggles with death on his youthful
record.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28

Chapel I'LL. Jan. 28.--It could have
been Il North Carolina boy ON Qua
dalcanal.
Crumplcd III the underground, a
badly wounded American soldier lay
unconscious. The Japs had left him
for dead.
I'm the ;orrid heat of the jungle the
battle had Surgcd back and forth
across Il bitterly contested strip of
jungle. and this American soldier re
manned thcrc-ScNC miles inside the
enemy lines.
Recovering consciousness bat al
most too weak 10 move. he finally
realized that nc must get b ok 10 his
own lines before daylight. Slowly,
ainfully. he pulled himself together
and started crawling through The
rank ovcrgrowth.
Somewhere near the American
lines. busy zap snipcr betrayed ;iiS
own location. and The soldier, sorcly
wounded though he was. wormCd his
way UP 10 that SnipCr md killed him.
Then he CrawlCd On-labOriOuSly.
But fortitudc and courage were
not strangers 10 this boy. In 1898 he
had been stricken with infantilc
paralysis and the doctors had given
him fit,lc chance 10 live. He fought
il out with the Cripplcr. and in that
grim struggle gained the physical
5nd n1Gni-; courage that were later
To spell the difference between life
and death on Guadalcanal.
Here on the homClront in North
Carolina. the i-t-"t against infantilc
paralysis continues. And this week
the campaign will reach Climax
wIicn towns. cities end communities
will celebrate the Presidents Birth
day with various Embarrassing activi-
ties.
All contributions will 20 TO the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28

from the Naval Hospital in Charles
ton. S. G. Cammarata last week re-
ccivcd an invitation 10 attend the
Presidents Birthday Ball at the
White House.
Lieutenant Roosevelt. who only re-
Gently returned 10 the States from aC-
tive service at Salcrno. Palermo. and
other locations along the Mcditcr-
ranear front. is awaiting the COM
miSsioniug of = destroyer escort he
has been chosen to command.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28
Birth of Son

Mr.. md Mrs. Willie Mcdaniel an
n"unCc the birth of son, Thomas
Daley, at Maria Parham hospital
ON Tuesday. January %. Mother and
son were reported doing nicely.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28
Visit Miss Hunt.

Miss Virginia Hunt arrived Thurs
day with four Randolph Macon
trends for their mid-wintcr vaca-
ton. which they will spend here
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. y. Gholson
Mis- Hunts guests are Miss Jane
Crews. of Chattanooga. Tenn: Mis-
Jan Walker, of Tulsa, Okla; Miss
Margaret Holman, of PittSburg
Texas; and Miss Betty Putmcn. OF
ASheland, Ky.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28
Return Home

Miss Daisy Mae Pcgram hiss re-
turned To her home in Portsmouth,
Va. after spending Il week with her
sister. Mrs. Donald Ball, and her
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. q.
Pcsrai1T md Mrs. Roy Jackson. She
was accomDantcd 10 Portsmouth by
Miss Mary Lee Pcgram, who is going
10 spend i week with her.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28
Dance Notice

Henderson girls are invited to at
tend dance al service club No. ,
al Camp. Butncr Tuesday night
Group leaders arc asked To call Mrs.
Earl Sattcrwhitc. telephone 1881,
before o'clock Saturday evening to
tell her how many from their group
plan to attend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28
Returns from Kentucky.

Mrs. Lewis Reynolds has returned
to her home at PA Walnut street.
henderson, after spending the last
three months with relatives i'll Len
m.,on. Ky. Mrs. Reynolds is the for
MGR Miss Louise Peoples.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28
Returns 10 DUTY.

Henry Clay Ayscuc has returned
to duty on 'hc L. S. S. Unalga.
Coast Guard. after spending Il tw"
day lurluugh with his father. II. G..
Ay>cuc. of Norlina route ,. and other
gulatIV,I
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28
Captain Laws Is
Promoted to Major

Captain john 5. Laws has been
promoted 20 the rank ol mapor. it
w"s learned here today by his par
cuts. MIR. and Mrs. ". 4. Laws.
Major Laws. of the il8 division 0t
the Army Air Corps. is Il staff Off
Ger. stationed in England
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28
\ X X X X i
+ WITH THE COLORS +
X X X X X X
Here on I'urlOiIch

Cpl. RylUu Il. Hight. who has been
overseas tor the past year. is here ON
a 2l-day iurl"uGh with his wife md
daughter ON Walters street. Cpl.
Hight Is NOW stationed al Camp Nc
Coy. Wisconsin.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28
Society News
FANCIES.

ouivcring, pulSing butterfly,
If | we're you and you were /,
| would fly on sudden wings
TO embrace all lovely things.
You would ponder through the hour
on secrets hidden in a flower:
| with wings-or you with thought?
p. B. M.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28
Goes to Norfolk

Mrs. Henry Falkncr left this NOR
ming for Norfolk, Va. where she will
spend a few days with her daughter,
Mrs, George Large.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28
Here for Weekend.

Pic. &. l.. Finch. of the Marine
Corps. stationed at Paris Island. S
C.. and Mrs. f.. {. Hunt. .Jr., OF Wash
ng'un. ID. G.. are the weekend
guests al their parents. MIR. and Mrs
{. l.. Finch, at their home on An
uiCWS avenue.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-28
Arrives in England

According In word received by his
mother, Major james S. Harris, who
Is with the American Air forces. has
arrived safely overseas, somewhere
in England.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-11-11

Floyd Ray, known the Colored Fred Warning Of the
aggregation entering its seventh year. with their
and dance features, with bag Of musical tricks and n
the front with the name" class rapidly estabi sed
wood by playing dance at the famous Bltmore Hots
Glen Ray and the Casa Lomans.
California has produced one Of the greatest swing ban
them into all the leading theatres and balroo fror
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-22

world that mo matter what the
rest of you may be fighting for,
our minimum price for parti-
cipation is the preservation of
states rights and white SUI
premacy.'
Gone is the pose of best friend.
Gone is all reference to the Con-
stitution, to democracy. Strangely
absent in this section of the corn-
try that boasts more churches than
any similar area in the world, is
the mention of the Christian word,
brotherhood. Our best friends
find themselves suddenly isolated,
stripped of all sham, barred for the
world to see.
WAITED IA YEARS
Exposed also were those in our
group who have become profoundly
alarmed by the determination of
many of us to achieve hc~o some
of the things our bro'he~- sons
and fathers have been sent across
the ocean to fight for.
They are the be patient 'aoys.
1--WE amt ready" thev III us.
BE patient, everything will
straightcn itsc'f ous in due
time Well, the Supreme
Court decision certainly
Strengthened them out.
Who is it that will argue that "a
years isn't long enough for any
body to wait? If that isn't patience,
another definition of the word is
needed Yet after waiting with for
bearance all these years for the
good white folks to get ready and
accept us as full-fledged Ameri-
cans, we find that they still aren't
ready. Maybe they would have us
go back and come again century
later
All of which should prove TO
even our most patient banker
chief heads that the d0-n0th-
ing formula for solving our
pressing problems is as about
as useful as would be tea
spoon to man trying to bail
water out of a sinking boat.
Yes, the Supreme Court did more
than right great wrong. 1t TO-
cused the penetrating national
spotlight of attention upon ON
best friends and the resultant hue
and cry clearly indicates that they
know their days are numbered.
Have you noticed how much bet
ter the air smells already
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-22
Aircraft Warning Company
Keeps Vigil Against Japs

received training at the Signal
Corps School at Fort Monmouth,
New Jersey. Most of the remaining
personnel came from the Army
Fighter Command School at TuS-
kegee.
Officers of Captain Orr's staff
are graduates of some of the coun-
try's foremost schools of learning.
They are First Lieutenants VIII
liam K. Spears, 1929 N. Missouri
Street, indianapolis, Indiana; Ed
ward G. De L'Aigle, 220 w. 18th
Street, New York, New York; Maui
rice 1. Scott, 708 w. Van Buren,
Street, Battle Greek, Michigan;
Second Lieutenants Ivee U. Tim
mons of Miami, Florida, and Re-
velle Crockett, 888 Union Street,
the Bronx, New York, New York.
Typical enlisted men are Staff
Staff Sergeant Lawrence S. Miller,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-22

apply to Negro citizens.
The DECISIONS greatest service to
our people and the nation as a
whole was the brutal exposure Of
the double talk dished out to the
American people by white, South
ern politicians and the be patient
disciples among our own people.
OUR BEST FRIENDS?
For too long have these politi-
clans been getting away with their
favorite act of shedding crocodile
tears and with plaintively wav-
ering note in their voices, profess
ING to the world III all sincerity
that they we're the Negroes best
friend
LET lis have our way they
tell the rest of America, I'VE
understand the Negro. We
know what's best for him. He is
our own particular problem.
We know how to handle him,
SO that he will stay happy and
satisfied"
That's what they would have the
rest of the world believe. That we
are happy and satisfied living as
we are forced to do in a, ghetto Of
injustice, quarantined from the
rest of humanity, helpless victims
of ruthless economic exploitation.
constantly under the eyer-increass-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-22
Gibson And Davis
To Inspect 92nd

Los Angeles attended the world
premiere of THE Negro Soldier"
A source in the war department
indicated that one of the primary
concerns of Mr.. Gibson and Gen.
Davis will be a determination as to
how well the Negro officers OF two
former artillery battalions' are
fitting into their new assignments
Originally they commanded Negro
soldiers of the 930th and 931st
Field Artillery.
The Negro officers were trans
ferred to artillery units of the 92nd
the war department formally an
nounced in February, which
automatically provided that divi-
sion with its first Negro officers
with ranks to lieutenant colonel.
Those who were with the 930th
participated in the war games,
while those of the 931st went oil
rectly to Huachuca where they were
to join the outfit.