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Evening star., 1944-12-16
Survey Reveals Types
OF Homes Postwar
Planners Will Want

Here Is the way the postwar home
for prospective Washington owners
will shape up, If results of a survey
made during the Home Planning
Institute Of the Washington Build
ing Congress are borne out:
1t will be built either In North
west Washington or Montgomery
County on large lots, probably Of
one acre or more.
1t will cost $4,000 or more, will
have three bedrooms and at least
two baths, brick exterior, be two
stories high and detached.
An attic, a basement. a recreation
room and garage will be desired.
Hot Water Heat.
And the new homeowner will want
hot-water heat, washing machine
and new refrigerators to round out
the dream house"
The institute polled some 200
heads of families attending the re-
cent meetings on postwar construc-
| ton. The association admits that
since a large number attending was
in the high income brackets, the
survey may not be entirely repre-
sentative OF the wishes Of all local
families hoping to acquire new
homes"
However, the preference disclosed
will be of considerable value to
home builders in planning their
postwar buildings programs, Charles
H. Tompkins, president of the con-
greSs, points out.
The survey showed that AZ per
cent of those polled prefer North
west Washington for their homes.
% per cent for Montgomery County
and II per cent favoring nearby
Virginia. More than one-third of
the families already have purchased
the lot on which they expect to
build.
Want Plenty Of Room.
Lots of one acre or more were pre-
ferred by 35 per cent, while 80 per
cent desire lot with front footage
of so feet or more. Detached homes
were preferred by SO per cent, and
67 per cent desire a two-story home,
Homes costing $4,000 or more are
preferred by SIS per cent; only 8 per
cent indicated a desire for a home
costing less than $4,000 and only 4
per cent are thinking in figures as
high as $4,000. Nearly so per cent
voted in favor of a six-room home.
Sixty per cent desired a house
with three bedrooms and IS per cent
prefer four sleeping rooms. Only
81 per cent will be satisfied with
fewer than two complete baths.
The next meeting of the institute
will be held January 2 in the United
States Chamber of Commerce audi
torium with the subject being archi-
tectural design, plans and specifica-
tions.
Evening star., 1944-12-16

cost Of $4,000. The architect Il
Marcus Hallett, 6525 Piney Branch
road NV.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
Shepherd St. Mr.. Ga. Ave.
Near 1st G ( SITS. Sc.

Semidetached brick home 6 rm.
bath, hot-water heat: $3.50.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
Near 7th & r Sts. NE.
Arronred for 2 Families

Substantial row-brick. 6 large
rooms. Q baths. full basement, oil
: heat Equipped for families.
Completely redecorated. Don't fail
to see this outstanding value.
Evening star., 1944-12-16

Bay window brick home, rooms.
bath, hot-Vater heat, home In ex-
cellent condition. Price reasonable.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
40 East Hills Homes
To Be Ready In February

The first 40 Of q projected $50
homes at East Hills, Benning road
and East Capitol street, for colored
persons, are nearing completion and
should be ready for occupancy
around February /, Edward r. Carr,
president of East Hills, Inc, reported
today.
Homes will be semidetached,
brick construction with modern
heating and plumbing equipment.
The project is located on a 28-acre
tract purchased from Rudolph
Behrend.
The development also eventually
will include about 200 apartment
units and shopping center, Mr..
Carr said.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
Milwaukee Housing Post
Given to MIA Official

Rudolph j. Nedved, chief of the
site and dwelling standards section
In the technical division of the Ma
tional Housing Agency, has been ap-
pointed executive director for the
Housing Authority of Milwaukee, II
was announced yesterday.
A native of Czechoslovakia who
came to this country at the age Of 8
Mr.. Nedved educated himself as ar
architect. He was formerly with the
Rural Resettlement Administration
and Farm Security Administration
He Is veteran Of World War I.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
Leroy ConeIIis Buys
PuImer-Murcus Lond
u. 1,h. st,r

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON. Va, Dec. 16.-Le-
roy Canellis OF the Canellis Dancing
Studios in Washington has pur-
chased the 58-acre property near
Bloomfield owned by Col. Munsor
Corbett. The sale was handled by
G. G. Elsea OF Bluemont, Va.
The property is improved by a
frame dwelling and other buildings
and is best known as the Palmer
and Marcus land.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
Radio School PIuns
Two-Story Addition

The Capital Radio Engineering
Institute, 1924 Sixteenth street NV,
has been granted permit by the
District government for the con-
struction Of a two-story brick addi-
ton to the school, to be built at a
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-31
BY LOGAN CLENDENING. VI. d.

TO SUMMARIZE what we have
been say ing his week about pre-
pairing the children for the school
year, 50 far as their health is
concerned, the first duty is to be
DR.. Clendening Will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-31
Raids By Superfortresses
Were Planned Months Aoo

Willingness TO do 50.
IN inviting American and pri,i.b
soldiers, technical workers and tb.ir
families, Australian officials re,.e,Iad
mat Australia now has about T q =.
ooo people, whereas the ennntr,
eouio support at least 20, 600. 900.
furthermore, officials said ,ha, !.
migrants arrived at a rate O., 10 On0
a year the population by 1890 would
SUI be only about 100000
n IA lawyers appointed bv III.
court to defend &c persons ON tia, IN
the District of Columbia mich, we'd
DC called the martyrs of World Wv
IL. Under court rules. they ~r.ca;,,,
no comper jation, and most Of hon
could be earning plenty if they we've
not tied down. The trial Startcd
more than 20 weeks ago. and tn.
END is not yet in sight.
The presiding judge has supses,.d
.iiat Congress enact legislation To- re-
lihburse the attorneys. Jurors foo
are taking a beating. They receive
iour dollars per day, a mel. ]plllance
III lhe ilatIOnS downtown.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-31
/ 81! $Dzmd!65!! 80: ak !s4:!:

gaining her this way and not los
ing her. Isn't it funny that she took
to Talbot at f st sight and said
she'd like to stay here? 1t was only
today, right after the party, that 1
thought how your mother needed
I someone. Miss Wilson will be just
the right person, I'm sure. She's
very clever, 1 can tell you that"
I'm convinced of that" Laura
said coolly. mo one who wasn't
very clever would have handled my
mother in the way she did. Mother
is very old and not able to make
important decisions for herself"
Eleanor protested. "Nvhy, your
mother was wonderful at lunch to-
day. She had us all laughing. And
she looked SO vigorous. No one
would ever guess her age. She's
right when she says she really
hasn't any age at all. You should
have been here, Laura"
I'm glad 1 wasn't. At the same
time, mother does need someone
around her who can restrain her
from these childish %outbursts. Nat
urally everyone laughed at her"
"AT her? Goodness, I never said
that. We were all happy WITH her.
and this such a glorious day, and
and all. Miss Wilson was inter-
ested at once, at sight"
Il dare say"
Eleanor pointed to her type
writer. I've just included the story
in my news items for the Weston
paper. That and the party help out
a lot. I'm so excited about it."
Laura's eyes were steady. 1T
would be better if you didn't in
clude Miss Wilson in your news
items. She is not going to care for
mother. I am getting a good nurse
for her in Weston. Miss Slots has
very kindly consented"
Eleanor gasped. THAT cranky
old woman"
She hadn't intended it. The
words slipped out. Laura's eyes
flashed and her vc;1e WIS colder al
she said:
Miss Slots suits me. And sheM
care for mother properly. Also we
know who she is"
Laura turned and walked out Of
the house, her heels clicking as Sic
reached the porch. Russell hes
itated a moment, then followed.
Eleanor stood in the center Of the
room, looking dumbfounded as they
walked out of sight. Then she ex-
ploded:
Harry! It isn't right. Everybody
knows that ,.wful old Dora Slotts!"
He looked up at her and said
dryly. "She said everyone knew"
well, I think it's mean. Laura
doesn't understand her mother
and"
Harry turned a page quietly.
Lets leave it at that for the mo-
ment, shall WEI"
Il lze BE Contlnuedl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-31
Grid Outlook
At Carolina
Is Surveyed

Chapel Hill, Aug, 3l.-Coach Gene
NicEVer is trying out Bobby Wean:
n Jack Dean in the key Job of
blocking back, field general, and
ball-handler in the Worcestershire
ol1ense which he is installing at
North Carolina.
The Tar Heels, who had onlv a
lIght drill yesterday due to the
weekly Navy drill and review, are
due to resume heavy work this aft
ernoon. -
Weant and Dean are both rockies,
but they do have a year of expert
enct to their credit with the Caro-
Ina reserves. while most of the
other backfieId candidates can show
only high. prep or freshman season
ing.
Thus, the leading hopes at tail
back are Bob Warren, ex-captain at
Goldsboro High: Jack Foster, who
played for the Mississippi State
Frosh: Joe Mallard from Jersey
City and Admiral Billiard Academy,
and Adam Thorp from Rocky Mou/
and Saint James School.
The tullbacks include John Tull,
who was Il freshman at Arkansas;
Art Lowe, Carolina reserve and
baSeballer; Mark Hartford from
Marry High in Norfolk, and maybe
Warren.
Jun Camp, who played n season
at Randolph Macon, is pacing the
"inG-hacEs to date followed by
Pete Brown who went to the Uni
verSity Of Hawaii, one year, and
Monte koppel, who was a freshman
At Georgia Tech.
Warren has been standing out
among the passers and punters to
date. John BuchheiSter from Baltl-
more Polytechnic Institute has also
done some good pitching. and Coach
Newer i trying out several other
passers.
nean and Weant weigh only 100
and 40, respectively. but both are
fairly fast and hard n They
are also catching onto their new
passing and b~all-handling duties
gradually, but how the two rockies
will pan out as field generals I'M
der heavy fire remains to be e
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-31
Game Refuge
Bought bv State
From Oil Concern
RY LYNN NISBET
Daily Dispatch Bureau

raleigh, Aug. 3l-Representatives
Oh the State Of North Carolina and
u tht Standard Oh Company Of
New Jersey me in the attorney GEN
erals office Wednesday and swap
ped papers. These papers had moth
ING 10 do with oil land leases, a tOpic
OF Hucll current interest in that sec
llol1, by the swap, the State got a
deed to 1000 acres of LAND in Beau
tort county, and the oil company
got a State check for s., 5OO-round
fleures in both instances.
Tins 5000 acre tract is the first
segment or nucleus for a much lar
Ger contemplated game refuge area.
n deal was worked up by Frank
Eatman, State-Federal cOOrdiuator,
II the money came - percent from
the Federal Pittman-Robertson fund
and 70 percent from the State.
The refuge is primarily for bic
game-deer and bear-but Will also
be heavily stocked with uuai,
Eventually the State game division
hopes to acquire an area of some
10000 acres in the block.
Eatman has been working on the
project for several months, and is
still working on the additional acre
age.
Acquisition Of such large tracts
by State and Federal governments
poses a problem to the counties
wherein the land lies. One reason
suggested for the low price Of Sl.5C
an acre on this latest purchase was
the oil company was tired Of paying
taxes on it. When title passes to the
State, the land, Of course, comes Off
the county ad Valorem tax lists With
increased purchases by government
Of previously privately owned lands
more acute for local governmental.
units.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-31
CHAPTER SEVEN

RUSSELL AROSE at Mrs. Rey-
Aold's mention of his brothers
name and was quite willing for
Laura to lead him away for a walk.
He had made up his mind to dress
Dan up and give him a new start
either here or in Weston, where an
eye could be kept on him. Since
Miss Withers knew nothing Of
Dams return, it was very likely
that no one else did. 1t was impos-
slble to think Of anything happen
Ing and escaping her notice. She
had even seen old Mrs. Reynolds
talking to a young girl who was
staying at the inn, SO she had
brought a present and arrived to
get details. She had also seen
Laura lose her temper, and he was
sorry for that. The Laura stamping
her foot and banging out of the
room hadn't been the usual Laura
ne knew. It gave him something to
think about in his cautious way.
So he was quiet as he and Laura
left the house and turned down to-
ward the Strand. They went into
Jane Dorset's little Town Shoppe
and Laura bought several things.
Laura was always nice to Jane,
perhaps because she respected the
girls efficiency. Laura talked Of
her circulating library, and when
Laura talked of what she was do
Ing she was enthusiastic, for she
saw Jane was interested. Russell
carried her package and took her
arm as they continued. He felt a
sudden wave of emotion for Laura,
an emotion built up of several
parts, not least Of which was that
although they had been engaged
Tor several years, she had never
resented his delay. And they had
80 many interests in common. He
looked forward to seeing her, to be-
ing with her. He was suddenly
ashamed of himself and the way
ne had tied her up. He was sure
she had never SO much as thought
o. anyone since his ring had been
shipped over her finger. Such q
sasao. unimpertant ring. because
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-31

Washington. lug AT last il
has been revealed that one of tn,
main things accomplished at the Cal
ro conference between Presidcn,
p~no.rvclt and GeneralisSimo Chang
K,i--hek last December paved the
,y,v for the current S~uperfortress
raids IN Japan.
Thu disclosure was made by Chi
ma" 4 monthly publication of the Of
,jciaI Chinese ministry of infOrma-
tI0n
While the Supcrforts had been in
nrocess Of development before the
ou,brcak Of war, their theatcr of
~euullvmcut was not decided upon
mill the struggle was well under
way. AT Caro- the two leaders work.
cd out the details about bases and
u.p OF local manpuWtr to build the
giant landing fields.
The nations capital is adding this
story to It's collection entitled My
Most Embarrassing Moment"
A Washington woman, travelling
alone by train from the nations cap
jt9l t. Chicago, noticed Il lovely
Young oma sitting in the Pullman
COMPARTMENT directly across the
aisle. They engaged in conversation
and finally went to the diner togeth-
er for lunch.
The oma from Washington told
her ntW-tOund companion all about
herself and finally remarked that her
husband was a research engineer
with tn Navy in Washington.
And what does your husband
do" she finally asked the young
woman,
Hes in the Army overseas" the
woman replied.
"Oh, that's too bad the Washing
tonian countered Was ne draited?"
Well, no. You see, the Army i
his pr0tes>ion.'
Much later the red-faced Washing
tonian learned that her charming
friend wa the wife of Maj. Gen
Leonard T. GeroW, now serving 1t.
Gen Omar Bradley in France.
Kumors are current in Congress Of
a move to Dust William l. Clayton
as War Surplus administrator. Those
Who profes> to know are talking
about Harry Hopkins or Vice Presi-
dent Wallace as possible successors.
Strangely enough, congressman af-
Ter congressman has risen in the
HouSedUrlng current debate Yer
the Culmer surplus property disposal
bin to praise Clayton as an able ad-
minlStratOr and to express the hope
that he Will continue in Office.
If the Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee has its way, however. Clay
ton VIII go u of office with crca-
ton of a War Surplus Property ADJ
mlnistration, which would be admin
iStered by a board of eight members.
The House tavorS d single admins
traitor.
Estimates of the amount of surplus
government property after the war
vary from GO to l25 billion dollars.
Australia has made public an inVi-
tatlUn TO Am""ican soldiers. partlCul-
arly those serving in the Southwest
Pacific, to settle down within her
borders after the war, and some Am
orleans already have expressed their
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-31

NJ. c. L.: AS a child I had a
small goiter. Now at IS, following
the birth Of my child, my neck is
enlarged, and my basal metabo-
ism is III.
Answer: Pregnancy auses >he
thyroid gland to swell in response
to extra nutritional demands. The
basal metabolism, however. is a
little too high for complacency.
| would advocate waiting and see
how after a year things ale.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-31
IVE-CENTS-PER-MILE
AIRPLANE FARES SET

New York, Aug. 3l.-(AP)-A
general fare base Of five cents a mile
for travel by plane from New York
to Jacksonville. Fla, was announced
today bv H. S. Parker. Jr., vice presi-
dent of National Air Lines which re-
Gently received the approval OF the
civil aeronautics board to operate the
"Oute.
Flying time between New York
and Miami will be seven hours and
50minutes; to Tampa, six hours and
20 minutes. to Jacksonville, four
hours and so minutes and to Charles
ton. S C. three hours and 25 min
utes, Parker said.
It is estimated that one fifth OF
all the worlds running fresh water
is carried by the Amazon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-31

/ ne hadn't any money Inen. NOW he
vas doing very Well for a young
lawyer.
His voice was soft as they stood
for a moment looking ros the
dark stretch of the river toward
Belleview. The night was very still
and the stars glittered against a
velvet sky. He held Laura's arm a
little tighter and felt close to her.
"Want to stroll down on the
pier?" he asked. 1T isn't too cold.
It's-it's spring"
Were going to the inn," She
said, and there seemed to be iron
in her voice. Il want to have a talk
with this Anne Wilson,"
He was pulled out Of his soft
mood. The stars seemed to draw
back into the sky, and there was
a little edge Of GOODNESS in the
night air. What did you bring me
along for?" He was annoyed with
out forgetting that he was being
SluplQ dUOul IL.
She turned to look at him. He
thought her face was hard, and was
angry with himself for the thought.
It was only natural she should
want to know what kind of nurse
companion her mother had picked
out so unexpectedly. Laura spoke
calmly.
aren't you interested In see
ing" she said. after all, you'll
have to e a lot of her. And-Well,
I rather felt l could count on your
help"
He was contrite. "Of course III
help if I can," he said. and fell into
step again"
The inn looked very quiet. Harry
Bancroft was reading and Eleanor
Bancroft was writing on her type
writer in earnest fashion. Laura
used the brass knocker and Eleanor
came to the door.
Come in, come in" she cried
"Hello, MI. Smith. I don't get tc
see you folks so often. You both
seem to belong to Weston now"
Laura smiled in her superior
way. I'VE are very busy. But we
don't want to disturb you. Coco
evening, Mr.. Bancroft. We came te
see Miss Wilson"
Eleanor's face glowed. "Of course
o want to see her. But she went
out for a walk a while ago and
don't know when she'll be back
You know, I'm SO delighted shes
going to take car of your mother
She's only been here a few days
and dropped in out of a clear sky
but I'm sure l never met a nlcel
eirl. We've enjoyed her so much
and I hate to have her leave us sc
soon" ;.
Laura's smile widened. There's
no reason for her to leave you a
all"
That's just what Harry says
Eleanor ran ON in her quick, excit'
ed voice. After all were 1eaA1
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-31

sure they are protected as far
rs possible against contagious
and infectious diseases. Because
with the beginning of school the
child goes out into the great
world, of new ideas, Of new com
panions and, u~nhappily, of d
brand new set of germs.
While at home and playing in
the neighborhood he has some con-
tact with germs, but he has got
ten used to them. He has develop
ed immunity to his home and
neighborhood germs. At school
with u thousand new contacts
from other homes and other
neighborhoods he is up against
germs that he isn't conditioned to
yet.
Schedule of Vaccinations
We cannot protect him against
all Of them. We wish. for in
stance, We could protect him
against measles and humps. We
can with certainty, however, pro-
tect the child of five or six years
against smallpox, diphtheria and
typhoid fever. The schedule is:
~SmoNpor - V~accinate at 9
months of age. Repeat at 6 years.
Diphther.a-Give toxoid at II
months, with a Schick test to see
if immunity has run out at 6
years.
Typhoid teuer-Vaccinate at S
to 10 years of age. Repeat in 10
years.
The fear that any Of these vac
zines win do harm is very remote
NONRESIDENT for diphtheria al d
typhoid. Complications more or
less serious occur with smallpox
vaccination, but with modern
methods of tissues culture Of the
vaccine they have been almost
completely eliminated. At worst
they occur in less than one-tenth
Of one per cent of all children
vaccinated. Mostly they are al
lergic skin reactions, of no serious
consequence.
For two other diseases we have
methods of prevention that while
not proved to be 100 per cent eff
fective are sufficiently so that they
can be recommended. They are:
Whooping cough - vaccination
should be done at 6 months of age.
Scarlet teuer - vaccination
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-31
SYNOPSIS

s leading and popular resident OF
talbot. sleepy little Chesapeake Bay
Hilage, is
MRS. EUN1CE REYNOLDS. elderly
and unable to walk, but the possessor
OF young ideas. She has been domi-
mated by her strong-willed grand
daughter,
LAURA. who lives with her. Mrs.
Reynolds hires
ANNE WILSON,, ~personable young
New Yorker. to be her nurse. Long
time t1ance Of Laura is
RUSSELL SMITH. conservative young
attorney. The placidity Of Russells
life is shattered by the arrival. after
a long absence. Of his outspoken. lib
e1al brother.
DAN.
yesterday: Mrs. Reynolds tells Rus
sell that she liked Dan.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-31

should be done at > to 1 years Of
age. Given in five doses. five to
ten days apart.
Personally. and that j. the fna,
test, | can say that if | had chill
drcu of school age would uu-
hcsitatngly give them the benefit
OF these whoeping cough and scar
let fever vaccinations. They are
certainly completely harmless, and
both diseases are always serious,
and only too often fatal. If any
protection can be given against
them. it should be tried. even If
1t Is not complete and certain.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-31
Report on New Naccines

As to how complete and certain
the protection is | find the latest
report on whoopimg cough in the
Journal of the American Medical
Association in 1911, by workers
from Michael Reese Hospital,
Chicago. 1t represents Il very
thorough piece Of work. Briefly, it
reports that 319 children varying
in age from i months to J years
were inoculated with five doses of
whooplng cough vaccines. Fifty
eight of these children were sub
sequently known to have been
posed to whooping cough and nine
developed the disease. In a control
group AZ unvaccinated children
we're exposed to whooping cough
and 81 developed the disease.
Scarlet fever varies in conta-
giousness and virulence 50 much
in different epidemics that no sta
tistics having dogmatic value can
be found.
A suggestion still on trial is
that simultaneous immuniZations
to smallpox, diphtheria and ty-
phoid should be given. Such have
been given with no more reaction
than observed with any enc. but
the procedure is still experiment
tai,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-31
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

A. R.: Is there any treatment
for a%uricular fertilization besides
digitalis?
Answer: Digitalis is the heaven
sent specific for the condition, but
rest and a light diet are neces-
sary adJuncts.