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was assistant director Of personnel
when he transferred to the Pan
American Sanitary Bureau In 1888.
From 1922 to 1894 he was detailed
as medical director OF the United
States Employees Compensation
Commission.
During the World War DR.. Ernst
served a. a medical oficer on the
Siberian expedition and as quar-
antine oficer in the Philippines. He
later was director Of the San Laxaro
Hospital in Manila from 1919 to
1920.
A native of Chicago, DR.. Ernst
travelled widely rs youth and stud
led at the University of Munich in
Germany before he obtained his
M. d. degree from Columbia UNI
versity In New York In 1911.
He was member of the Royal
Tropical Medical Society, the Amer
ican Medical Association, the Amer
.can Public Health Association, the
Far Eastern Tropical Medicine AS
sociation, the Association Of Military
Surgeons, the American Hospital
Association, the Cosmos Club of
Washington and Columbia Country
Club. He also was a member Of st.
Adams Episcopal Church.
He had planned to attend the
regional Inter-American Hospital
Institute in Lima, Peru, next month.
Funeral arrangements are await
ing word from his mother, Mrs
Bertha, Cranch Ernst OF San Ansel-
mo-, Calf. Two sons, Edward C.
Ernst, jr., Of the Navy, stationed on
Long Island, N. Y, and William
Ernst OF the Navy, stationed near
Fort Sill, Okla, also have been noti-
fed.
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In Mrntnriant

ARNOLD, NELLIE s. In sad and loving
remembrance OF our beloved sister, MEL
six years ago today, November 4, 1888.
Memories are treasures no one can steal.
Parting leaves heartaches no one can heal;
TIL memory fades and life departs
S ye HTsSaHp n ANp ISp e:iTti
BEAMAN, REV. J. N. In loving re-
membrance Of my dear brother. Rev. J. N,
BEAMAN. who passed away one year ago
today, November 4. 1913.
In my heart your memory still fingers.
You were loving. kind and true;
There Is not day that passes
YOUR LOVING BROTHER AND SISTER
iN.LAW, BESSIE M. BEAMAN.
nEAMAN. REV. JOSEPH n. In loving
N, sIAMAN, who departed this lie one
year ago today, November I, 1919.
Our thoushts Of him will never fade.
And when the ysars have flown,
HIS memory as the highest star
WIN Always ilsss oRAfpchInpRzs. SSs hHTs
BERRY, GEORGIA II. In loving mem-
eIy q our dear mother, GEORGIA H
BERRY, who departed this life ten years
sso, November I, 1874.
Though you. have long been gone you are
not FORGOTTEN,
The voice We loved il stillsd;
There is vacant arot IN our hearta
Which never can be hlled.
EVELYN, ADRIA AND NEoINALp.
MANN, AUGUSTA LOUISE. IN loving
remembrance Of . kind and devoted mother
AUGUSTA LOUISE MANN, who pasaed
away six years Ago today, November g.
1898. ELLEN AND HOWAHH =
MURRAY. WINsLow w. In memory Of
my beloved husband. WINolQW w. Nun
RAY, who departed this life two years aeo
today, November 4, 1912.
Two years have passed and gons
Since we were forced to part,
But time and space cannot erase
Your memory from my heart.
Gone are the steps 1 loved SO dear,
Silent the voice / loved to hear;
Too far away from sight or speech.
But not too far for thoughts to reach.
LONELY WIFE, NORA.
RUBEL, EMMA C. In loving memory Of
my dear mother, EMMA CHASE RUBELs
who passed on twenty-one years ago, No.
vember 4, 1928
DAUoHTKR xuNIcE AND FAMILY. !
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Mrs. Jessie Graves Burr,
Native OF District, Dies

Mrs. Jessie Graves Burr of West
Bradley lane, Chevy Chase, Nd, :,
wife of Col, Francis H. Burr, retired,
died yesterday at Walter Reed Hos
pital. .....
A native Of the District. Mrs. Burr
lived at q number Of Army posts
after her marriage. but returned to
Washington with Col. Burr to make
her home about two years ago. Her
father the late Edward O. Graves
lived in Washington many years.
In addition to her husband.
survivors include a brother, E. Ber-
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Distinguished Service Medal for
commanding the strategic aerial
bombardment Of 0erman-held Eu-
rope since January 5.
Gen. Spaatz Is commanding gem
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Dr.. Edward {. Ernst,
Health Official, Dies
After Heart Attack

DR.. Edward Cranch Ernst, So, as
sistant director of the Pan-American
Sanitary Bureau, died OF heart at
tack yesterday in the ONCE OF the
bureau director, Dr.. Hugh s. Cum
ming, in the Pan-American Build
Ing.
DR.. Ernst was comforting with DR..
Cumming when he complained Of
feeling i'll and slumped back In his
chair, unconscious. He was pro-
nounced dead q few minutes later.
Joining the United States Public
Health Service In 1916, DIR. Ernst
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eral OF the United States Strategic
Air Forces, which consist Of the
British-based 9Th and the italian
based 18th Air Forces. The award
was presented by Gen. Eisenhower.
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in action, in France. September
E g::;; e; ::s:' ::
Edward M, John l., Thomas E.
and Robert B. Mullican, Mrs. Dora Cop.
services at Lewis Memorial Church, 4th
and Hamilton sts NV, 3 pm. Sunday,
November 4. Relatives and friends in
vited. 5
MURRAY, CROZELLA E. On Thursday,
November 2. 1914, CROzELLA e. MUIR
Park + Fla. 'eG wife Of the e. lat. Edward e d'Gn Z.
Murray, mother of Lester NJ and Edward
Ray Murray, Edith M. Brodie, Bonnie B.
Bailey; sister of Ben Massie Of Stephens
funeral home, 1901 14th St NV, on Mon
day, November 6, at l pm. Interment
Rock Greek Cemetery. 8
NEITZEY, JosEPHINE. On Friday No
n JossiHiNG s Il e. asiTzaS, sHsass' a beloved q
ssrs iuasrs homs sl7 ef's f1th st. .' .e na% on
At Holy Comforter Catholic Church At 10
am, Interment Mount olivet Cemetery. 8
OLIVER; SUSAN T. On Friday, Noysm.
Der Ds 3. 1854, SUSAN e. OLIVER Of 5000
o.s R:ss and mcs.r ss o. Of sns e.e.s. s Isya Ioya
Oliver Of D., Ausustins, Fla; b. Harold
Oliver and William Z. Oliver. Services
at the 3, H. Hines Co. funeral home, 2e01
9TH st. NV. on Monday, November &, at
pm. Interment trrivate) 1T Qlenwood
OLSEN, OSCAR T. On Friday. Noyem-
Der 3, 1914. at his residence, 37l1 Tilden
ST., Brentwood Md, OSCAR T. OLSEN,
beloved husband of Pearl i. Olsen lnse
Hindmanl and brother Of Mr., Emma
neral home. 5000 Rhode Islard ave, at
Eastern ave. ne, on Monday, November
O. at 11:30 Am. Relatives and friends
invited. Interment Glenwood Cemetery. S
PAULETT, MARK EDWARD. On Fri
day, November 3. 1914. at Providence
Hospital. Washington, D. c., MARK Ed
WARD PAULETT of 1909 North Troy St,
Arlington, Va, infant son of Edward W.
and Blanche Whitlow Paulett and brother
OF Patricia Charlotte Paulett. Remains
resting at the Ives funeral home, 2S47
Wilson blvd, Arlington, Va, where fu-
neral services will be held on Sunday,
November B, at 2:30 pm. 1nterment CO.
lumbia Gardens Cemetery.
PAYNE, HERMAN H. On Thursday.
November 2, 1914, HERMAN H. PAYNE
Of 3244 Prospect ave. NV. Remains rest
ing at Loves funeral home, 9I3 Florida
ave. NV. Notice Of funeral later.
PLEAsANTs. EMMA HORAD. On Fri
PLEAsANTs Of i9ai Alabama ave. Sc.
beloved mother of Miriam p. DALEY and Jo-
senh I. Ples SAINTS and sister. Of Clara.
Romec W. Wsshinston W, and Edgar W.
eau at the MCGUIRE funeral home. 1870
9th st. NV where services will be held on
ment Harmony cemetery.
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KASS, BEVERLY LIVINGSTON. Sud-
denly, on Friday, November z, 1874, REV-
ERLY LIVINGSTON KASs, beloved wife of
William Kass and devoted daughter of
BENJAMIN and Lillian Livingston. Funeral
funeral home, 1901 14th st. NV, on Sum-
day. November 8, at 3 pm. Interment
private,
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tram Graves Of Garden City, Long
Island, and niece, Mrs. Francis J.
Grazing Of Ottawa, Canada.
Services will be held at 2 pm.
Tuesday at the s. H.. Hines Co, fu-
neral home, 200l Fourteenth street
NV. Burial in Arlington National
Cemetery will be private.
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Greek PreIute Dies

MOSCOW, Nov. 4 P.-Andrei
Sheptitzki, 70, head of the Greek
Orthodox Church in the Soviet
Union, died At Lwow today. Josef
Slepoy became acting METROPOLITAN,
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Spootz Is Decorated
For Directing Ruids
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov, lit. Gen. Carl
A. Spaatz was presented yesterday
with an Oak Leaf Cluster to his
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Draths

v.I,s. sMT5. SsnLAlhL4s ssLl q :, oH 1FIssA s A. Ne;;
sii9as' sias SIS ss; ssiss:s hasSssssdd Ss.sdd 81 81
tcnstanee Wins;tosf ana Janus frstt;
sTs.nsE q ,hieh:re sH6 Icmss Pratt snd
and james Winsstock. He also leaves four
grandchildren, other relatives and friends
Friends may eau ss ths ", Ernest jarvis
~ noon Sunday, November q. Funeral
services Monday, November 9, at 3 pm.
At the above funeral church. Elder Morris
oficiating. Relatives and friends invited.
ynterment Harmony Cemetery. 8
QUINN. JOSEPH ]. on Thursday.
November 2, 1914. JOSEPH J. QUINN, be-
loved husband Of Camille 9. Quinn !nee
Soldanal, father Of Thomas j. and Mary
Therese Quinn and son OF Mrs Grace l..
Quinn, brother Of Richard p. Quinn. Mrs.
RIA NJ. Wiener Of Meyersdale, Pa; James
T; Quinn, y. 3, Al John F. Quinn, Detroit,
Mich. nephew Of Mrs, Fred n, Msidena.
Services at his late residence, l412 Allison
ST. NV. on Monday, November 9, At $50
am. Requiem mass at Shrine Of the
Sacred Heart Church, 18th st. and Park
I'd, NV, at a am. Relatives and friends
invited to attend. Intermsnt Cedar Hill
cemetery.
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yOSEtH J, The members 9
Washinston Council, No, 224
KniGhts Of Columbus. are ad'
vised of the death, on Noyem.
ber 2, la44s Of Brother JOSEPH
J. QUINN OF 14l3 Allison 1T
NV, and requested to meet a
his late rssidenee sunday, No
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at through appraisal made by q
qualified industrial appraiser: provi-
sion for razing and salvage opera
tions; method of sale procedure;
surveys and studies to determine
economic factors; provision for
financing. and methods Of reporting
by the central agency.
The conference yesterday heard E.
D. Hollinshead, manager of Real
Estate, Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp;
DR.. Glen E. Mclaughlin, economic
consultant, planning division, WPB;
Scott Russell, chief counsel, Senate
Special Committee on Postwar Eco
nomic Policy and Planning; Chair
man william M. Colmar of the
House Special Committee on POST
war Economic Policy and Planning;
and Commissioner John M. Car
mody, United States Maritime Com
mission.
Scheduled to appear this after
noon are Bertram M Gross, chief of
staff, Senate Subcommittee on War
Contracts, Committee of Military
Affairs: John j. Courtney, chief
Navy Real Estate Division; Col.
John j. O'Brien, chief, Army Real
Estate Division.
Bethel T. Hunt of Memphis,
Tenn, president, opened the meet
ing. Orlo o. Montague of Chicago
is conference chairman.
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Construction Permits
Drop 10 S129,084
For Weekly Period

Permits for construction took 6
substantial drop this week with &
total for building, remodeling ane
repair of $129,084, less than hall
of the over 100000 listed for las
week.
Suburban Heights Development
Co., 1910 Vermont avenue NV.
received permission to construct 1e
two-story concrete brick and frame
dwellings at 5101-5149 Sheriff road
northeast. Graham Construction
Co. will be the builder. The archi-
tect is John Graham, jr., OF 27Co
Wisconsin avenue NV.
High total for last week was
bolstered by the permit to construct
a new school in Southwest Wash
ington costing $360,0O0.
Other permits for building above
$500 are listed below:
The Suburban Heights DEVELOPMENT Co.,
l0l0 Vermont avenue NV, owner. Gra-
han ham & Construstion 9 , CO, 1910 Vermont ave ave;
Wisconsin avenue wv, architect: to erect
is two,story, concrete brick; frame dwell
n snss; So5 5lod Oh ib514s Sheriff road Ne to cost
~ ]. /: Brenner, 1870 Montana avenue
sader ME Ress Shsst Eysrdfls Md Nd
architects, to erect one 1-story masonry
ADDITION, add % 194o Montana avenue NE: tc
william p Emo, 1771 N street NV,
owner; Otis Elevator Co, $40, Eighteenth
NW bgilde to install elsctrc
Frank I: Davis, a1s Florida avenue
N.Y. r,oEi1. owner builder; Ri c. Archer, jr,.
Nash Nash street e Me-: o to % cost 1000 eink' 1910
q. T. Edwards, jr" 1881 Lonsfellow
c S% s asst N@ Sadpsh 5adf
os i 'Fss EsSs 1as s5fses W sFst 40
owner: L. ". Giles. 442s Hunt place N N:E.,
tGa to 9onvsrt dTsnS
street: to cost $1,000. 'O'
Mrs. Fannie Fiske Eaton, owner and
Rudolph shillin, 4,116 Emery place NV,
architect; al to- 70 repair 1858 P street NV;
washington Hotel, Fifteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, owner; Otis
Elevator Co., $40 Eighteenth street N w :,
sT snd 5oP Pennsylvania avenue NV: to cost
John Bailey, 4213 Grant street NE,
owner; r; Dodd, 906 Forty eighth street
NE, builder: R. G, Archer, jr.. 3I5 Florida
street NE; to cost $1,000.
Mary A. Henderson. 5125 Bass place
S; E., owner: L. w. Giles, 442S Hunt place
Ne, architect: to erect one 1-story frame
Sawellins' edns 521b street Sc: to cost
NV owner. builder: r, c. Archer, r..
erect one e., 1-story brick addition. 1910 q
Twentieth street NV, owner: Robert o
Scholz CO.. Inc, 1914 X street NV.
builder; architect; to erect open terrace
street NV: to cost $500.
Annie Reisinger, % Summit place NE,
owner; C. H. Reisinger. 1417 Kalmia road
builder architect; to remodel basement
into one apartment. 2020 Summit place
D. zosIow x Son. ea7 = street NV,
owner: M. Cladny Construction Co., 63I
z street NV. builder; gsrla 8 Abel, 1886
repair 627 street NV; to cost $500.
=, James Gray, 2sO4 Rhode Island avenue
N. E., owner; L. L. Bateman & Son, 1904
Rhode Island avenue NE. builder; to
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Along Realty Row

Frances Powell Hill has Just sold
i607-9 Connecticut avenue to Martin
Bros, contractors and builders.
Martin Bros, will move to the new
Office soon from their old location
at 1341 Connecticut avenue, where
they have been for 80 years. Frances
Powell Hill has recently opened a
new division to handle business and
investment property, under super
vision of j. r. McGuinnes.
Roscoe c. Bangs and George D.
Miller, trading as Bangs and Mil
Ter, realty brokers of Arlington,
Va, announce the opening of their
new Washington Office in the Mills
Building, Seventeenth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Mr.. Miller until re-
Gently was director of sales for Boss
& Phelps. He will manage the
Washington Office. Mr.. Bangs, who
has been in the real estate business
in Arlington, will take care of the
Virginia Office.
Norman H. Barnes, chairman of
the committee arranging the Wash
tngton Building Congress cocktail
party and songfest at the Mayf1ower
Wednesday, May "a, says eight men,
bers will lead the singing and do a
few special songs. Russell Jondreau
and G. w. Buchholz are arranging
the program and Harold Won der
Fehr the special songs.
Down Virginia way, there has
been brisk trading in farm lands this
week. John c. Crew, Prince Will
liam County farmer, has just pur-
chased the Charles E. Norman place
of 1886 acres in the Mercer district.
Mr.. Crew plans to improve the old
stone dwelling and operate the place
as stock farm Sale of the prop
erty was handled by Joseph E.
Norman.
Property known as Tankerfeld
School, Lovettsville. formerly owned
by Lytle j. Baker, has been sold to
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Fulcher for a
residence.
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Realtors Form Policy
On Selling War Plants

Industrial realtors. in closed ses-
sions yesterday and today have for
mulated a statement of policy de-
signed to facilitate the return to the
real estate market of all Govern
ment-owned industrial plants.
A single agency to be established
by Congress for the disposal of sur
plus industrial war property was
proposed by the Industrial Realtors.
The 12-point program recon-
mended by the society's governing
council preceded a scheduled surplus
property conference at the Hotel
Statler with congressional COM
mittee leaders and research groups
studying the disposition of an esti-
mated $4,000, 100000 of industrial
real estate owned or controlled by
the Government.
The realtors also asked an estab-
lished medium disposal price arrived
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Island iIs1 t avsnu. Me- on to % cost s7oo o1 "n'''
Nv. W. Chapman Chap, Z & NJ Olga slys ,.tI 42Is
lnsulted siding. 4316 Burns street Sc;
Lora Stirling. 40 Fourth street NE,
owner security Home improvement Co,
restucco brick dwelling. ITO Fourth street
NE; to cost 5000.
M Mrs, R, Y. Rhodes; % 1852 Kenyon street
dsss kenyon Street SW to
Conservation Telmud Torch, 4e7 z
sevenn street s to n repair NssG s street
S.W.; to cost $3.50.
=. Bruce Stewart, 4s, Fifty-third street
Sc, owner; Associsted Contractors. 1414
FG1ida eiys my, builder build
Fifty-third place Sc; to cost $500
Vincent J. Mancuso, ,54I4 Seventh street
NV. NV; oWner; ,sn I3s Harold b Jones, Silver
architect; to, repair. 5414 Seventh street
NV; to cost $500.
Dana H. Brockway, 1915 r st. ne.
Branch road NV: to erect one / story
place NV, to cost $500.
:. George Ut, T. THOMPSON, 1872 ouesada
street Nw builder to wGeasGn 2easT sss g.
ysmea R ftFfss filthy NW 59 eos s4s5
NV. builder, architect; to install IRE
eseaDss Is apes as54-1e Thirteenth street NV,
Timber Engineering Co, 4S12 Minnesota
avenue NE, owner. builder: J. L. Stearns.
4Sl3 Minnesota avenue NE. architect: to
Minnesota NJ n
II. B. Thurman. 3457 Fourteenth street
NV" owner: Frank Turner, Silver Spring,
avenue. Silver Spring, Md, architect; to re-
pair; 3457 Fourteenth street NV, to cost
g., E Edwards, jr. 1431 Longfellow
sion c., e31 E street. NV, builder; 3. E.
Street M s ssFshtsst e cost 9 $685.
MONT Sxnsi SnjdeT se.1 t. FepaT i7os YER
nue. NV, Sust to cost $500 sseer 'iS7 Illinois ave-
owner: w; J: Hickey, 900 Fifth street NV,
f$isfst EsSsiT s6ao %ardss s'ass' Street Street
sys1gs s,or@s iya5;,. Me- oXpsr pe zeb5s; iISs
Sc, owner; Washington Home Improve
ment Co., 1740 Forth Capitol street
builder: to repair 1880 Nichols avenue
Charles S. Tucker, 315 Franklin street
NE. owner; Kenneth w. Ingram. AIS
Chestnut street Bethesda, Md. builder;
Monroe street N e. to cost $500
\, Lewis M. Darrell. sos Kenyon street
NV, owner; builder; J. M. Conner Co,
s21 Q street NV. architect; to convert
dwelling S;rsI ntS 9, three apartmeents, 211s
Fred c: wilson, 1904 o street NV,
owner and builder, to repair porch. 1909
-, Mrs. o. C. Brennon, 1923 Tenth street
NV; owner; J. A: Cook: 410 Bond Build
Tenth street NV. to cost 5000
Fred kogod, 1890 Buchanan street NV,
enclose two porehes, 1920 Buchanan street
j. Y. Eaton, 1914 Hamlin street NE.
owner; Grif1th Consumers Co. 1413 New
sshas s9rk stos avenue eh;n., NV, builder; to apply
street Me-; to cost 5000.
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Survey Shows Shortages Cause
Serious Depreciation Problem

| preWar production. In war industry
areas 70 per cent of the commu-
mites say their industries are look
ing into the possible advantages of
such a switch-over.
Some of the unusual sidelights of
the wartime realty field follow:
l. Residential rents are not suffi-
cient to justify investment in rental
housing at present construction cost
in II per cent of the cities. In
maximum rent areas, rates are in
sufficient to justify rental housing
investment in 50 per cent of the
cities.
House Sales Drop.
2. Tt avoid OPA's restrictions on
residential sales, there has been a
withdrawal of properties from the
rental market in 81 per cent of the
cities.
3. OPA rent levels are considered
to be too low for fairness in 81 per
cent OF the cities. Il per cent of the
cities reported them too high I.
Eighteen per cent feel that while
variations are too great between in
dividual properties, the general in
tention as to rent level is fair.
4. The building of war plants ma
terially has shifted the industrial
area OF some of our cities, but the
movement is not as great as was ex-
pected. Only 10 per cent of the war
industrial cities, or per cent of all
cities have experienced such shift.
S. Wartime immigration to in
dustIial centers, representing the
greatest population movement in the
history of the country, is expected to
have 9 definite effect on the popu-
lation pattern. A large proportion
of The newcomers are expected to
become permanent residents in 48
per cent of the cities. But So per
cent of the centers expect only
small portion of the new population
to remain.
6. On the problem of the DISPOSE
ton of Federal war property, IS per
cent of the real estate boards in war
areas have special committees CO.
operating with industrial, business
and civic interests, in making local
economy fit into the national dis
posal pattern.
7. Regional industrial reports
from members of the Society of In
dustrial Realtors show that switch
over plans are being considered by
80 per cent of the Southwest fac
tories, 80 per cent of the Northwest
factories and 81 per cent of the New
England industries,
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Charles Rush of the Washington
Real Estate Board says about Is
well-known Washington realtors
will donate blood this week at the
blood donor center. Paul O. prury
is making arrangements.
D. N. Rust, jr., has purchased the
property known as Williamsted
from the estate of the late Ward E.
Loveless. The full property contains
about 337 acres of farm land about
5 miles from Leesburg. The main
house is comfortable brick home
with large rooms. There is also a
gatekeeper's house and tenants
house on the place and several
barns.
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Editors Note: This is the sec
oY,d OF four surveys OF the nd-
tioral real estate market BY the
National Association OF Real
Estate Boards. The remaining
t,po iUill follo,U in this space on
successive SdturdayS.)
The heavy wartime drain on build
ing materials and labor is causing
serious property depreciation in E
great many sections of the country
according to the 42d semiannua
real estate market survey released
today by the National Association
of Real Estate Boards.
Covering 376 representative cities
the survey disclosed that mainte-
nance and repair handicaps are re-
sulting in rapid deterioration OF
structures in 33 per cent of the cities
Structural soundness Of buildings
was affected somewhat in IS pei
cent of the cities and in 4 per cent
structural deterioration had become
a serious problem.
Another drawback to property
owners noted in the survey was that
rental rates have not kept pace with
upkeep and repair costs. 1t was
found that rent levels fixed by OPA
in 60 per cent of the cities do not
provide for reasonable repairs. The
same situation prevails in II per
cent of the maximum rent areas
and 70 per cent of the industrial
areas.
Postwar Plans Developed.
A study of postwar community
planning and industrial reconver-
sion, disclosed that thirds of
the cities had formed planning COM
mittees and that 70 per cent of the
strategic industrial centers had
begun to plan for peacetime read
justments.
Some community effort to prepare
for reconversion to peacetime
economy is reported under way in
80 per cent of the New England
cities, So per cent of the Middle
Atlantic cities, 68 per cent of the
Southeast cities, 73 per cent of the
Great Lakes cities, SIS per cent of
North Central cities, 70 per cent of
South Central cities, 81 per cent of
Northwestern cities and "a per cent
of the Southwest cities.
Industries Preparing.
Most promising postwar prepara-
ton is that being made by individual
industries. The survey finds that
n per cent of reporting commu-
mites, industries are investigating
switch-over to some form of peace
time production other than their
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nue. NW oRneE 4go bueer nsw rnsr avs
$40 NJ street NV. architect; to erect
open rear porch. 1901 New Hampshire
avenue NV; to cost $500
George Laleger. 1910 street NV
owner; Merritt Lockmead, Jefferson ave-
nue., Takoma Park Md. builder; to re-
pair, 1447 Lawrence street NE; to cost
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
keyhOIe Portraits Is; Harriet Parsons

road He's taken ribbingS
over the portrayal ever since.
Bobby made his movie debut
I'm "Syncopation," the second
talkie 10 be made in New York.
played the lead opposite
Barbara Stanwyck.
Harry Cohn brought him 70
Hollywood 10 appear in The
Broadway Hooler' but he
returned 20 New York for more
shows and vaudeville.
In 1893, following his divorce
from Marjorie Lane after 10
years of marriage, Watson
moved TO Hollywood.
For three years he played
character and comedy at M-G-M
without attracting much atten-
ton, then turned to free lancing
Now he's under long-term
contract 10 Paramount, A re-
ward for his work in The Hit
Ter Gang
For the past eight years.
Bobby has lived in a trailer in
the rear of a Whitley drive resi-
denCe in Hollywood.