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Evening star., 1944-02-19
Changes in Tax Law
To Assist Postwar
Construction Urged

Federal tax law revisions would
speed up plans for postwar con-
struction by private business If ex-
penditures for architectural and
engineering services were made de-
ductible, Douglas Whitlock, presi-
dent Of the Producers Council, told
the Pittsburgh chapter today.
THE effect OF the proposed tax
change" he said, would be to give
business an incentive to get ready
to start construction promptly
during the critical employment
period expected to develop i'm.
mediately after the end Of the war.
Those business organizations
which are able to proceed with their
construction planning now, with
out waiting for relaxation Of tax
provisions, will enjoy several i'm.
portant advantages over concerns
which wait until later to start
planning their postwar projects.
For one thing, It appears en-
tirely probable that construction
costs will be somewhat higher in
the later postwar years than in the
period Immediately after civilian
construction is resumed. Thus, prof.
ects which are completely blue
printed and ready to start by the
time the emergency restrictions on
building are removed will cost less.
Moreover, such projects will have
first call on the available supply
of materials, equipment and labor.
I'm addition, architects and engi-
neers, who eventually will be
swamped with work, are able to
give greater attention to projects
started now while the amount of
designing is lighter. Both owners
and designers will be able to de-
vote more study to plans and
specifications than would be pos
sible when the volume OF postwar
construction is rising to q peak.
"A large volume of industrial and
commercial construction Is in pros
pect for the postwar period. Fore
casts prepared by the Committee
on Market Analysis OF the council
point to a volume Of new construc-
ton OF this type totaling $2,700 ,000,-
600 In the first IL months after
the end of the war, to be followed
by an annual average volume OF
81, 900, 900 900 in the following i've
years. During 1914, however, the
committee anticipates that indus
trial and commercial construction
will range between $3.50 900, 900 and
s750, ,000, 900, depending on whether
the progress Of the war in Europe
permits private construction to re-
sumo before 1945," he said.
Evening star., 1944-02-19

War job for housewives! Help
make explosives by saving every
drop Of waste kitchen fats. Take
them to your meat dealer.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

The finishing touches make per-
feet the rooms in your house, just
as they complete the successful
wardrobe. The room lacking them
has a cold, unlived-in appearance
no matter how beautiful or ex-
pensive its furnishings.
Accessories may be Of two types.
Either decorative or utilitarian.
There is no reason why the useful
ones should not be decorative also.
The decorative pieces might in
clude pictures, a wood carving or
porcelain figurine. or any other
beautiful object whose sole mission
is to delight the eye Of the benolder.
In the useful and beautiful class
might be clocks, lamps, ash trays,
book ends and other small pieces
that combine service with decora-
tive value. It is only when you fail
to make a wise selection that beauty
is left out Of utility.
Guard Against Bad Taste.
Guard your castle against in
trusion Of bad taste by checking
yourself on every purchase. Decide
whether the object Of your hearts
desire has intrinsic beauty Of form.
Does the thing as whole please
you, or are you misled by ornament
and color?
For true beauty ornamentation
should be subordinated to form. Is
1t appropriate to your room? If not,
turn your back on it. There is no
law which says you cannot have a
Dresden flgurine in a mountain
lodge or a battered pewter mug on
dignifieda Adam mantel. but it
won't look right and you'll be sorry!
Decide whether it is good COM
panion to your other possessions,
or will you be struggling to find a
Evening star., 1944-02-19
100000 New Homes
To Be Built in Year

Between 800, 900 and 400 900 homes
will be constructed during the first
year after the war, Lyman M.
Forbes, Chicago, American Builder
magazine research director, pre-
dicted this week.
Mr.. Forbes told building material
manufacturers in Buffalo, N. Y, that
lumber yards of the country need
5000 900, 900 board feet to bring
their inventories to normal" The
Associated Press reported he added
that some $4,000 worth Of
building hardware also would be
needed to restore normal inventories.
Evening star., 1944-02-19

support may be sought for some type
Of State sredevelopment plan would
do well to wait for completion of
work on this program, )
Meanwhile, emphasis on the need
for a vastly expanded housing pro-
gram by private enterprise came
from MIA Administrator John B.
Blandford Taking a stand similar
to that of NAREB. Mr.. Blandford
told the Lanham committee that
postwar full employment depends
predominantly upon the expansion of
private enterprise; that "one of the
largest opportunities for private in
dustrial expansion is housing: that
Government housing activities
should be ''integrated and consist
ent; not scattered and conflicting
and should not be programmed from
Washington. He placed responsible
ity for assistance and encourage
ment to the private housing industry
squarely on the Governments
shoulders.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Insured War HousinI
Dips for January,
Ferguson Reports

January volume Of insured pri.
vately financed war housing con-
struction and Of applications to
finance and build new war housing
under the program of the Federal
Housing Administration was less
than for December, but was larger
than for January, 1943, Commits
sioner Abner H. Ferguson an
nounced today.
Private lending institutions filed
applications with the FILA field Of
fees during January for mortgage
insurance totaling $49,647, 800 to
finance the construction of 1884
proposed new family dwelling units
for war workers. This compares
with applications totaling 59,548.-
100 involving 1914 new dwelling
units filed in the preceding month
and with $36, 1857 1888 Of applications
involving 9,068 units fled in
January, 1943.
OF last months volume, mortgage
insurance applications to finance
construction of houses for one to
four families each amounted to.
$45, ,720, $50 and involved 10,548 units,
Of which all but two for $4,000
were under section SOB of Title vi.
National Housing Act. The two
were under section 203, Title II.
Applications for mortgage insur-
ance to finance construction Of
9 large scale rental projects under
section 608 amounted to S3,926,75O
and involved 1886 new dwelling units.
Applications from private lending
institutions for mortgage insurance
to finance the purchase of existing
homes under section 203 numbered
3,340 and amounted to SIS ,146.
while those filed under section COB
numbered 252 and amounted to
S977 500, bringing the total for the
month to 1892 applications for sl6,-
720,646. These compare with 3,871
applications for s18,418,300 filed
under both sections in December.
Construction was started on 8,051
new dwelling units for war workers
under the FHA program during
January, compared with 10000
started during the preceding month
and 6,636 during the same month
last year. Family dwelling units
reported as completed under the
FHA program during January
totaled 9,644. compared with 1871
completed in December and SITS
completed in January, 1943.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Fuller to Address
Federal Architects

Buckminster Fuller, noted archi-
tect, author and lecturer, will be
guest speaker Of the Association
OF Federal Architects at Sis pm
Tuesday In the auditorium Of the
National Archives Building.
An exponent Of prefabrication and
mass production Of low-cost hous-
ing, Mr.. Fuller is expected to discuss
homes Of the future and new types
Of materials for their construction.
Nicholas E. Chotas is program di-
rector of AEA
Evening star., 1944-02-19
so in Realty Field
Sign as Group
For Blood Gifts

Members of the Washington
Real Estate Board and their
STATS will 60 as a group to the
Red Cross center In the Acacia
Building for blood donations
shortly, 1t was announced to-
day. Thus far 60 volunteers
have been signed and more are
expected by the time the call
comes for the donation.
Paul o. Drury is chairman Of
the committee which Is making
arrangements. Date Of the
group donation has not yet
been set.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Large Building Permit
Tops Weeks Total Of
$4,000 Issued Here

PERMITS issued this week amounted
to $63,870, according to records of
the District building inspector.
Largest was for $48, 900, which went
to the Cory Construction Co., 929
Eighteenth street NV, owner and
builder, for the erection Of three
two-story brick and cinder block
flats Of is units in the. 400 block Of
Oklahoma avenue and the 2400
block Of E street NE. George T.
Santmyers, 1410 H street NV, is
architect.
Construction contracts awarded
last month totaled $l59, ,238, 900 in 81
Eastern States. according to the
F. w. Dodge Corp. This was the
lowest January total since 1885: 1t
also declined relative to the $751;
223 900 recorded in the preceding
month and to the $3.50, ,661 900 re-
corded In January, 1943. The entire
decrease from January Of last year
was in public-ownership projects,
the $37, ,363. 900 Of private construc-
ton money spent during the month
being 8 per cent above the cores
ponding figure last year.
All major categories declined
from January, 1913; nonresidential
building of Sc per cent, residential
building of SO per cent and COM
bined public works and utilities Oh
Al per cent.
Permits Of 5000 or more issued
here during the week included:
Grace Deibler, Room 42l. Colo
RADIO Building, owner; w. E.
Horton, Merrifleld, Va, builder: w.
w. johnson, Room 42l. Colo
RADIO Building. architect; to erect
one IL STORY brick dwelling, 464l
Clarke place NV; to cost $500.
Grace w. Pulver, 3255 P street
NV. owner; E. G. Reinsch, 3l30
Wisconsin avenue NV, builder;
c. B. White, 1896 Georgia avenue,
Silver Spring, Md, architect; to
erect one 2-story brick addition,
$3.50 P street NV: to cost 5000.
A. B. Gridin, 325 Virginia avenue
Sc, owner and builder; R. G. Arch
er, jr., 2l5 Florida avenue N.Y..
architect; to erect one two-story
brick addition, 325 Virginia avenue
Sc; to cost $4,000.
L. 8. Wilkinson, trustee, 1908 l.
street NV, owner; Tuckman-Rines
Construction Co., II Seventh street
NE, builder; M. Hallet, 6525 Piney
Branch road NV, architect; to re-
pair, 1916 Fourteenth street NV;
to cost $1,000.
M. I. Schlein, 9l5 New York ave-
nue. NV, owner and builder; r. B.
Ferris, architect; to repair, 2l2 E
street NV; to cost $1,000.
Nathen Caplin, 400 Sixteenth
street NV, owner; A. Plittman.
1414 Webster street NV. builder;
Louis R. Moss, 1415 Eye street
NV, architect: to repair, 1902 Mon
roe street NV; bin, $3.50; repairs,
$500.
Anthony Carrozza, 2544 Thirty
fourth street Sc, owner and build
er and architect; to erect one l.
story brick addition for private
garage, 2544 Thirty-fourth street
Sc; to cost $500.
Anthony P. McAndreu, Queen Of
Apostles Seminary, 1000 Thirteenth
street NE, owner, builder and ar
chitect; to repair. 1000 Thirteenth
street NE: to cost $500.
Grace K. Legare. 3255 P street
NV, owner and builder; c. B.
White, 1896 Georgia avenue, Silver
Spring, Md, architect; to repair,
1855 P street NV; to cost $500.
Julia Shapiro, 1888 Upshur street
NV. owner; Bruno Bros, 40 K
street, NV, builder and architect;
to erect fire escape, 513 Sixth street
NV; to cost $500.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Realtors Have Large Library

The largest and most complete
real estate library in the world, con-
tanning some 5000 volumes, and
covering every phase Of real estate,
Is maintained by the National Asso-
citation Of Real Estate Boards at its
national ONCE,
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Tree Growth Speeded

Trees are being grown SO rapidly
in commercially operated forests
that If the volume Of new wood
available for cutting annually was
used for housing there would be
enough to build a new six-room
home for each American family
every four years, 1t has been re-
ported,
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Master Builders Join
Associated Contractors

The Master Builders Association
has joined the Associated General
Contractors Of America and will
represent its Washington chapter.
Final action on the move was made
at the recent MBA annual meeting
in the Mayf1ower Hotel.
Members, many of whom already
were affiliated with ACC, generally
agreed that the new chapter would
render much valuable assistance in
the problems Of the construction in
dustry in the Washington Metro
oOlitan Area"
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Private Housing Better

For half the advantages enjoyed
in the financing of public housing,
private industry could do a better,
larger, more effective job OF slum
clearance than has yet been pro-
duced in this country" declared
John w. Galbreath, newly installed
president of the National Associa-
ton of Real Estate Boards.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Postwar Opportunities
Unlimited, Hull Tells |
nter-American Group
BS the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 10-Secretary
of State Hull told delegates today to
the first conference of Commissions
OF Inter-American Development
that there are almost unlimited
opportunities and possibilities for
economic progress in the years of
peace to come"
Mr. Hull said expanded produc-
ton and trade, based on sound and
liberal principles, bringing more
goods and services to more people"
are goals worthy "of the best efforts
of all of U.s."
Although the energies, of the
United Nations nowmust be devoted
primarily to the war, 1t also is i'm
portant that plans be outlined for
postwar economic development, the
Secretary said.
In the formulation of such plans,
he added, 1T is highly desirable that
representatives of private business
and financial interests in the Ameri-
can republics consult together on
important issues and make known
their views to the governments and
to the public generally"
Mr.. Hull wished the conference
full success in its deliberations"
The exchange of opinions" he
stated, biased on national points of
view can be most helpful in arriving
at a mutually satisfactory under
standing on many important ques-
tions. This should permit agreement
on broad principles ="
Evening star., 1944-05-10
lilo 10 Vote on Charter
Asking Labor Justice
In National Policies
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1o.-The
full international Labor Organiza-
ton Conference will vote on the
Philadelphia Charter" which pro-
vides that all national and inter-
national policies, in particular those
OF an economic and financial char
acter," should protect the interests
OF labor everywhere.
The charter was completed YES
terday by the conference Drafting
Committee If it is approved by a
two-thirds majority, it will be re-
ferred for ratification to the home
governments of the Hos 40-mem-
Der nations.
Declaring lasting peace can be
established only If it is based on So
cial Justice" the document says ut
is the responsibility of the ILO to
examine and consider all inter-
national economic and financial
policies"
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Two HO Delegates Slain,
Nozi Propoqondists CHARGE

LONDON, May 10 R.-A DNB
broadcast from Berlin yesterday
charged that the deaths of the
Egyptian and Chilean delegates to
the International Labor Organiza-
ton conference in PHILADELPHIA
last week were murder committed
by the Secret Service"
This typical statement by Nazi
propagandists-still motivated by a
ivide-and-rule" obsession - was
recorded by BIC monitors. Medi-
cal reports showed the deaths we're
from natural causes.
Oscar H. Brockman, Chilean
delegate, fell dead of heart at
tack in Philadelphia's Broad
Street station last Wednesday.
The same day, DR.. Adelmeguid
Ramzi, Egyptian delegate, was
found dead of heart attack In
his Philadelphia hotel room.)
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Portugal Closes Down
Strike-Bound Industries
BY the Associated Press,

ITIe HSsUCIHbSU FIFSs,
LISBON, May 10.-Several strike
paralyzed Portuguese industries were
closed down yesterday by order of
the War Ministry and the strikers
were declared jobless. The order
was signed by Maj. Botelho Moniz,
government delegate to militarized
industries.
The strikers have not voiced any
demands or given. any explanation
for their walkout, leading one labor
observer to speculate that they we're
inspired by revolutionary sources.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Mexican Flyers to Fight Axis

CARACAS, Venezuela, May 10 (AP.
Carlos Mendraza, member of the
Mexican Chamber of Deputies, who
is visiting here, says Mexico is plan
ming to send $500 aviators overseas
to fight against Germany.
Evening star., 1944-02-09
Allies Prepare 10 Meet
Rocket Bomb GIiders
When Invasion Beqins
BY DON WHITEHEAD,
Associated Press War Correspondent.


NAPLES, Feb. e.-When the great
invasion of the European continent
begins, one of the big responsibilities
of the Allied air forces will be to
prevent any concentrated use by the
Germans of rocket-propelled glider
bombs.
There is no breach of security in
volved in saying that this new
aerial weapon of the Nazis Is
potent threat against shipping. The
Germans know it and the Allies
know it.
An invasion feet at anchor is like
flock of sitting ducks unless air
cover can intercept the control plane
from which the gliders are directed
by radio.
Antiaircraft fire is only partly
effective against the small winged
projectiles, because they sweep down
on their targets swiftly and are diff
cult to hit AS a matter of fact, it
is usually only lucky hit when one
is stopped by ack-ack fire.
Salerno Recalled.
The Germans used glider bombs
against the invasion fleet at Salerno
and again at Anzio during the 5th
Army's benind-the-li lines thrust
Censorship prevented disclosure of
the full effectiveness of this weapon
until Winston Churchill announced
its use at Salerno Again at Anzio
correspondents with the landing
forces were forbidden to say the
Germans were using rocket bombs
against shipping A directive said
no mention was to be made of the
glider projectiles.
Since then, however. these re-
strictions have been lifted Now
the correspondents may tell some
thing in detail of what the rocket
bombs are like and how the Ger
mans use them.
From descriptions pieced to-
gether by several eyewitnesses who
have watched these winged weapons
attack. it is learned the bomb is
about 20 to 30 feet long, with tail
fins acting as a stabilizer and rud-
der. 1t has Widespread of some
/ IS feet and in flight it looks like a
small plane.
ArmOr Piercing.
1 Apparently it is armor- piercing
At Salerno. one of them that hit
ship penetrated thick steel deck
Evening star., 1944-02-09
| plates and exploded in the crafts
Iinforior

plates and exploded in the craft S
interior.
The bomb is attached to the belly
of twin-engine Heinkel bomber,
which is equipped as control plane.
When still some distance from the
target, the bomber planes pilot re-
leases the glider and drops the flaps
on his planes wings to slow his own
speed, until the bomb shoots ahead
into the pilots vision.
From the time of its release, the
glider apparently is controlled
visually and directed by radio. The
glider can make sharp turn to
swoop in on its target from the side,
If necessary.
Except when the control plane is
in trouble from fighter attack or
Evening star., 1944-02-09

Ibers against an invasion armada.
And the air forces must be pre-
pared to protect shipping from this
type of attack.
Witnesses tell Of a red-and- green
glow at the tail Of the glider when
the rocket is in flight. This ap-
parently is caused by the propeliing
charge. At the Anzio Beach Capt.
Clark Neal, Clarendon, Ark, was
standing at the rail of a ship late
one afternoon when the Germans
came over with glider bombs.
Il saw one of the bombs heading
for ship near u.s." he explained.
TT made a screaming sound in
fight and looked like small plane.
AT first I thought it was a plane
Evening star., 1944-02-09

ack-ack, or the glider is hit by
shrapnel, the bomb appeared to
observers to be under excellent con-
| troll at all times.
Some Miss Targets.
This does not mean the rocket
bombs always score hit. They
don't. Many of them fall harm
lessly into the sea, either because
the pilot loses control at the last
minute or because they overshot the
target.
Whether the enemy can muster a
large fleet Of rocket-bomb gliders
for use against an invasion is not
known. but it is logical to assume
and the Allied air forces must go
on the assumption-that the Ger
mans can concentrate large num-
Evening star., 1944-02-09
Strange Stones Found
After California Storm

BY the Associated Press.
REDONDO BEACH, Calf. This
place is beginning to look like a
curio shop with an annual sale.
Hundreds of persons scour the
beach daily collecting moonstones.
Evening star., 1944-02-09
AVEkGE BATAAN!

Let's avenge the brutal
March of Death"
Buy More War Bonds
Sign your name to the
Scroll on Our Main Floor.
Evening star., 1944-03-07

American and Allied soldiers eat
approximately half a million meals a
month in American Red Cross clubs
in England
Evening star., 1944-03-07
Venezuela, Colombia
Deny Recognizing
badog|io Regime

An announcement by the Italian
government of Premier Pedro Ba-
doglio that warm relations were de-
veloping between it and Latin Amer
can governments was put In a strange
light today by denials of spokesmen
for Columbia and Venezuela that
they had recognized the Badoglio
regime
The Venezuelan Embassy here de-
MED that Foreign Minister Carrac-
ciolo Parra-Perez in Caracas had
sent message to Marshal Badoglio
saying Venezuela was following
with particular attention and SYM
pathy the Italian governments ac-
ton toward assuring Italy's liberia
tion."
Those words were attributed te
DR.. Parra-Perezin in a statement
from Marshal Badoglios headquar.
ters, issue in Naples Saturday by the
United Nations News Service, a divi.
Evening star., 1944-03-07

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Walter and sl Sarah Ken Keller Harriet Wslsce
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Evening star., 1944-03-07
u. S. Tanker Becomes
YugosIov Headquarters
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MALTA, Mar. THE American
tanker Ohio was taken over yester-
day by the Yugoslav Navy as head
quarters ship after thorough over
hauling.
The Ohio's battered hulk arrived
in Malta in August, 1912, with her
cargo OF oil intact after being heav-
lily attacked while crossing the Med
iterranean in convoy.
The Ohio was built in 1910 at
Chester, Pa, for the Texas Oil Co.
The 9,624-ton vessel is 488 feet long
and carried a crew of 43.