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Evening star., 1945-08-18
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
SATURDAY, AUGUST

awards held up further action on
designing and construction of any
new war housing. On June 80, latest
date for which tabulations are
available, the assignments through
out the country not yet under con-
tract totaled 1924 units, with an
estimated cost of $5O,899 900. Some
OF this has since been put under
contract, while other new assign
ments have been added.
Plans for eventual disposition of
war housing involve 10000 units
under the FPHA. OF this amount
100000 units are temporary dwell
ings. Under the Lanham Act, these
are to be removed within two years
after the emergency unless the
National Housing administrator
after consultation with local COM
munities, finds that they are needed
longer in the interests Of orderly
rehabilitation. The remaining
10000 units are permanent housing
which will eventually be sold to
private ownership, except where
Congress authorizes their use for
low-rent housing.
The low-rent projects deferred
throughout the country because of
the war represent 1894 urban
units, and 1891 rural units, for
which funds provided by the United
States Housing Act have been re-
served but on which construction
was suspended when the war began,
FPHA said. The projects which
would be built, owned and operated
by local housing authorities with
Federal assistance, represent an
estimated total development cost
Of $92, ,981 900.
Evening star., 1945-08-18
Contract AWARDING
On SIS Housing Units
In D. T.. Area Halted

Awarding of contracts for 52s
units Of rental war housing at an
estimated cost Of about 81 ,OOO. .00C
was halted until further notice In
the District area as the result OF
q series Of VI orders which
stopped about $50,000,000 in con-
tracts throughout the Nation, a
Federal Public Housing Authority
spokesman said today.
Two Of the series Of orders issued
by Philip M. Klutznick, Federal
Public Housing commissioner with
the purpose Of preventing "unneeded
war housing expenditures and to
redirect FPHA's war housing pro-
gram toward reconversion," also
affected was $35 ,425 900 in tempor-
ary and permanent rental war
housing here. Occupants will not
be Immediately affected, FPHA said.
Economy Stressed.
This completed housing, 5,163
permanent units of which were
built ut cost Of $23,183, 600 and
1913 temporary units of which were
built at cost Of $12,242, 900, is
managed either by the FPHA, the
National Capital Housing Authority
or the Alexandria Housing Author
ity.
One of the orders requested that
management expenditures are to be
reduced to minimum needs pending
further instructions, and items such
as operating improvements, repairs
and additional facilities are to be
suspended, except where urgently
needed to protect health and safety
Of tenants.
The other dealing with completed
projects instructed regional Offices
to proceed Immediately with plans
for eventual disposition of war
housing In cooperation with re-
gional representatives of the Ma
tional Housing Agency and with
local communities.
Review Ordered.
A fourth order, instructing re-
gional offices to review all low-rent
projects deferred by the war to
determine how soon they can be
built as part of the reconversion
program, was said by an FPHA
spokesman to refer to only one local
project, 64-unit addition to Fort
Dupont dwellings having an esti-
mated cost of $336,000.
A fifth order instructed that prof.
ects under construction are to be
reviewed to determine where savings
can be effected by suspending fur
ther operations. The FPHA spokes-
man said there were no projects of
this kind under construction here.
Mr.. Klutznick pointed out that
although new war housing contracts
have been stopped pending further
determination of needs, occupancy
OF war housing by workers will
necessarily continue for some time.
and under the recent amendment
to the Lanham War Housing Act.
such housing is also to be used for
distressed families of veterans and
servicemen.
ANY further construction or reuse |
OF such housing will be resumed on |
the basis of need, reviewed and
determined by the National Housing
administrator, he said.
stopping of additional contract
Evening star., 1945-08-18

In the same period personnel in
creased from 10000 to 256,000 as
of June 30-or 118 per cent. When
compared to the rs per cent increase
in office space, this personnel in
crease shows the intensity with
which Federal agencies were obliged
to use Office area in crowded Wash
ington during wartime.
The Government now owns and
occupies 80 temporary buildings
here, having a net area of $3.50, 900
square feet, all Of which is office
space with the exception of the
shops and cafeteria building at Sev-
enth street and Independence ave-
nue., PBA said.
Navy Building Planned.
The Navy and Munitions Build
ings are not included in the 80 re-
ferred to as temporary buildings.
Sole temporary buildings remain
ing from the last war are Tempo E,
between Fourth and Sixth streets on
the Mall, occupied by the War Pro-
duction Board, and Tempo 2, Nine
teenth and G streets NV, occupied
by the Navy.
A new building for the Navy De-
Evening star., 1945-08-18
D. c. Residents Figure
In Calvert Realty DeuIs

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Aug. 1s.---
Washingtonians figured in the fol-
lowing property transfers recorded
at the Calvert County Courthouse
this week: Gladys G. Wood ct al. to
D. p. Marquess ct al, Washington,
l16 acres near Mount Harmony !;
william Somervell ct al. to Alexan-
der Somervell, Warrington, 70 acres
near Port Republic; Thomas H. Ha-
ger, Washington, to Thomas n.
Hager, jr., and Kathryn Hager, 220
acres near Buena Vista,
Evening star., 1945-08-18
1000 Seat Theafer for
K-B in TakoIna Park

A 1,000-seat threaten at Piney
Branch road and Flower avenue, in
the vicinity Of Takoma Park, Md,
will be built for the K-B Theaters,
Fred 8. Kogod, president, announced
today. It will be the first K-B thea
ter In Maryland and the fourth new
theater announced this year, three
Of which are expected to be ready
for operation early In 1916 and the
fourth in October this year.
The theater will be designed BY
John j. link and, according to
Evening star., 1945-08-18

present plans, the project viii IN
clude . shopping center, details Of
which will be announced later. One
feature will be parking lot with
space for 1000 cars and . theater
nursery.
Evening star., 1945-08-18

partment, only agency headed by a
cabinet ofdcer which doesn't have 4
modern building, is generally con-
sidered to top the list OF Federal
buildings awaiting the go-ahead sig
nal for postwar construction.
Evening star., 1945-08-18
Indion Cheuts Wife

Husbands who cheat their wives
get short shrift in India. according
to = dispatch from Lahore, which
recounts that Hidayat Ullah was
sentenced to six months at hard
labor and fined $3.50. He was found
guilty to taking ornaments worth
some $3.50 from his wife on the pre-
text that he was going to build
house for her-and then not doing It..
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-18
The Worlds
Corniesf Cot

WHEN corn-on.the-cob is
w in season. no member
of the J. c. Braly family in
Chicago is happier than
Baby,1who nibbfes- her pOT-
tions on the floor.
That's permissible i'm her
case - Baby being a pet
Siamese cat.
Baby likes her corn
buttered, like the rest Of
us, but she chcws around
the cob, instead Of MUNICH
ing from side 10 side.
Shed love it three times
a day says her owner.
Maybe because Of the milk
in the kernels. she took TO
the first ear offered her
and she's been mcowing for
her share ever since"
But a 10-ycar-old girl
living near by thinks that
Babyis claim 10 fame as an
car-nibbling gourmet is a
bit corny.
MY cat" boasts the little
girl. likes watermelon"
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-18

The Bride. to BE Was
Amazed at Her FianCe's
Expensive Taste in Fur
niShings.
IT WAS a proud day for
the family of Ann Botto,
pretty Chicago girl, when
her fianCe. John ESposito,
took them 10 see the honey
moon apartment
Obviously, John believed
that only the best was good
enough for his adoring
Ann. The rooms were
filled with oil paintings.
rugs, silvcrWare and ncW
furniture, the kitchen was
equipped with the most
modern gadgcts.
Only after returning
home did one or two reld-
tiveS wonder how John,
only -, had acquired the
means 10 feather such a
nest.
"Oh, he's worked hard
and saved his money"
AIMS sister said.
1t was several days BE-
fore the wedding date-and
at the worst possible time
for the bride.tO be -- when
the real source Of Johns
wealth was disclosed. y
note arrived during a bridal
shower.
AIMS sister opened it and
her face darkened. Reach
ing for the paper bride
groom on the shower cake.
she twisted the little image
10 pieces. Then she hurled
the cake to the floor.
It's all off," she cried.
John has just been ar.
rested. We didn't know he
was a crook. but ne stole
all those things for the
apartment"
To the police, the crest
fallen Romeo gave a simple
explanation of his removal
of So, 500 worth Of furnish
ingS from various stores
after business hours.
II loved her madly," he
said, "and I happened to
own a pushcart."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-01

sketches on his shirt front. He mere
ly gives the impression of doing so
because he works with small
sketch pad held close to his waist
and sheltered from view in the cup
ped palm of his hand.
Freyre - who is sketching no.
tables and scenes at the Confer
ence exclusively for NEA Service -
has real method in this manner
of working. He simply doesn't like
his subjects to know they are being
sketched.
So he hides his pad for much
the same reason that many report
ers avoid being sen taking notes
for fear of soaring persons they in
terview This procedure is partly
responsible for the amazing reveal
ing, natural qualities which critics
have found in F'reyres sketches and
caricatures Of individuals.
Freyre literally would rather draw
than eat. On the busy opening day
of the Conference, it did not occur
to him until he had completed a
couple of drawings in the middle Of
the evening, that he had forgotten
TO have breakfast, lunch or dinner.
He is a friendly, smiling young
man, and it worries him tremen-
dousIy that he doesn't speak Eng
lish - because he likes his good
neighbors in the U. S. A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-01
SHOWER FOR
MARY GOGC|N
Mrs. Claude Stevens of
Chapel Street Hostess at
Recent Gathering
WATERVILLE
Correspondents Phone-3-6511

Waterville, May Mrs. Claude
stevens of Chapel street was hos
tess Saturday evening at a miscel-
laneous shower held at her home in
honor of Miss Mary Goggin who is
being married June %. Decorations
were in yellow and white. Those
present included: Mrs Chris Rear
don, Mrs. Coughwell, Mrs. Steve
Sullivan, Mrs. Walter Heckelman,
Mrs. William Shell, Mrs. John Nc
Cue, Mrs. Hugh Cunningham, Mrs.
Fred Paul, Mrs. White, Mrs. Martin
Lodge Jr., Mrs. Martin Lodge ST..
Mrs. Frank Tucker, Mrs. George
Heckelman, Mrs. Edward Seery, Mrs.
Frank Seery, Mrs. William Nolan,
Mrs. Marjorie Dillon, Mrs. Joseph
Seery, Mrs. Peter Clarity, Mrs.
George Goggin, Mrs. Ellen Owens.
Mrs. Thomas Owens, Mrs. John
Horsman, Mrs. Edward Dryer, Mrs.
Albert Flamer, Mrs. John Deleskis,
Mrs. John Jackson, Mrs. John Nor
an, Mrs. Charles Goggin, Mrs.
Thomas Grady, Mrs. Charles Norton
Mrs. John Stevens, Mrs. Frank Car
ney, Mrs. William Broughton, Mrs.
Joseph Davis, Mrs. Daniel Sullivan,
Mrs. Edward SemroW, Mrs. Charles
McCue, Mrs. Claude Stevens, Mrs.
Francis Jannetty, Mrs. Frances De-
Corso, Mrs. William Johnston, Mrs.
Marguerite Murphy, and Mrs. Ed
ward Conapack.
Also The Misses Lucy Owens,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-01

Without question the great ma
1orlty of the American people are
anxiously looking and hoping for re-
assurances of Russia's good will.
During the preparations and the
preliminaries Russia posed the prob
lens of the vote, Lublin representa-
ton and the Craftsmanship. Coming
one after another from the same
source the problems have added up
to fear.
But our prayers must be with the
delegates. This conference can turn
the course of history. During the
$500 years of recorded history we
have had but 300 years of peace
The conference brings the oppor
tunity of facing with determination
the problem of ending the horrible
stupidity of war.
BAD SIGNS
Other signs from the same source
which cannot but disturb us are the
following:
The New York Jewish Journal
"Aufbau' states that at the recent
AllSlav Congress held in Sofia,
Bulgaria, where Soviet Russians,
Yugoslavs, CZechs, Slovaks, Bulgar-
ians and Lublin- Poles took part, a
resolution was unanimously adopt
ed making the Russian language
obligatory for official purposes for
all Slavs. Says "Auflau': With this
linguistic victory by the Russians
the first step has been made to-
ward an all-Slayic federation under
the auspices of the Kremlin.'
Another item is the news publish
ed first by the Czech Protestant
monthly "HuSsuv Lid" stating that
with the Czecho- Slovak army now
fighting along with Russia in Slo-
Vakia there are no chaplains at all.
ROME ON ROOSEVELT
In a long editorial the Vatican
Newspaper "OsserVatore Romano"
expressed the following estimate of
President Roosevelt:
"A light in the armament Of his
tory and civilization has disappear
ed with the passing Of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt. 1t disappeared
precisely with the dawn of the first
rays of peace. Rather than IN
ter2reting his death as an extin-
gushing of this light, civilized hu-
mainly sees it as being absorbed in
the light of a day that becomes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-01
No Information On
Reformatory Probe
Committee of Penal Institutions Meets With Governor
Discusses Many Radical Changes; Action Expected

reforms of rules and regulations
and, in some instances, admlnistra
tive measures. Various changes
will be made through legislation to
be presented il. the near future it
has been disclosed.
Members of the board of direc-
tors of Cheshire Reformatory OF
which Sen Wallace is a member
met with Governor Baldwin in
closed session yesterday. No dis
closure as to the contents Of the
discussion was made. Sen. Wallace
declared that it consisted of re-
view for the Governors sake, Of
the activities of the board. Terms
of the talk were not made known
because of the misinterpretation
often placed on publicity by the
inmates of the institution upon
reading the newspaper it was said.
A regular meeting of the board
will be held next Monday at which
time various changes will be dis
cussed among which is the pos
sibility of changing the name OF
the institution from reformatory
to that of a correctional institu-
ton.
AS reported here previously num-
erous radical changes are expected
for the Cheshire Reformatory in
the future among which may be
the resignation of Supt. George
Erskine. The latter has served at
the institution for over Is years.
The Penal Committee, as stated,
has made repeated all-day trips TO
all the institutions of the state and
there have held long, detailed in
terviews with institution heads and
personnel and with many inmates.
Considered the most active COM
mittee of its kind in many years OF
the Legislatures history, Sen. Wal
lace has spark plugged the activ-
tiles of the group, now considered
one of the most earnest and alert
by Capitol Hill circles.
At next Mondays meeting OF the
directors .arious changes in rules
and regulations for the institution
will likely be drafted for presenta-
ton to the Penal Committee.
Among the members of the board
are besides Sen. Wallace, f~rmer
Sen. Joseph r. Neil, Watertown
and Rev. Gerald A. Gaucher, Wa
tertoWn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-01
HEALTH COUNCIL
ACCEPTS REPORTS
Data on City's Sewage
System to Be Submitted
for Action

Members of the city's Health
Council yesterday voted to present
its findings relative 10 the city'S
sewage system to city authorities
for action. The report will deal
principally with developments in
the Hill, Moran and Darlington
brook areas.
The city recently re-applied to the
War Production board for urgency
priorities to construct sewers in
the area mentioned. Delay in con-
struction there has resulted because
of the WPB wartime restrictions.
DR.. J. H. Stettbacher, principal
speaker at yesterdays meeting Of
the council, declared that the de-
crease in venereal diseases in Wa
terbury was prominent during the
years 1910 to 1914 as compared with
the previous four year span. Will
liam J. Pape was named chairman
of the council.
Other officers are chairman,
Mrs. Bessie L. Crane; secretary,
Frank T. Green and assistant Sec
rotary, Miss Marie T. Mullen.
Lay and professional members OF
the council include Mayor John S.
Monagan; DR.. Richard Hinchey,
president of the board of health;
Dr. Edward j. Godfrey, health Off
Ger of the board of health; DR.,
Thomas Condor, school department
superintendent; Martin Hayden,
welfare department superintendent;
Charles Root, city engineer; David
A. Hyde, Visiting Nurses associa-
ton, lay member; Miss Alice Peak,
Visiting Nurses association.
William J Pape, Anti-Tubercu-
losis league, lay member; Miss Anna
G.. Murphy, Anti tuberculosis
league; DR.. Harrison Ryder, Lincoln
House association; Mrs. Elton S.
Wayland, Society for Mental Hy-
giene, lay member; Mrs. John Prem
dergast, Society for Mental Hygiene.
Rev. Roger B. T. Anderson, Nutri-
ton council, lay member; DR.. j. L.
Hetzel, Waterbury Medical associa-
ton; DR.. M. A. O'Hara, Waterbury
Dental society; Rev Eugene P
Cryne, Diocesan Bureau of Social
Service; Miss Aida Greer, Waterbury
hospital; Miss Florence Anderson,
American Red Cross; Frank j.
Green, Chamber of Commerce; Leon
H. French, Waterbury hospital, lay
member; DR.. Patrick Brennan, St.
Mary's hospital; Mrs. Bessie l..
Crane, Vacation House; and DR..
Clarence Cole, American Society for
Control of Cancer.
The council passed a resolution
in recognition of the recent death of
Rt. Rev. Joseph Valdambrini, who
had served as member of the
Health Council board.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-01
GOLF ENTHUSIASTS
CREATING RECORD
Attendance at Municipal
Course Greatest in His
tory; Work Program

Waterbury park authorities ex-
meet banner year for golf at the
Municipal course it was disclosed
Yesterday by Supt. James j. Curtin.
who revealed that 1000 rounds OF
golf have been played at the local
course since its opening a few
weeks ago. In 1914 total of 1,617
rounds was played for the season
while in 1913 a total of 1878 was
plaved. In 1912 the highest year in
the courses history 4,385 rounds
we're played. Mr.. Curtin presented
his April report to the park board
at the latter's meeting yesterday
afternoon.
The report further disclosed the
following improvements and repairs
made by the department.:
The infield of Hopevill diamond
has been surfaced with a mixture
of loan and clap. This is the same
material used on the Stadium ball
field. The report pointed out that
it is hoped to surface the other
fields with the same material.
Lowan areas at East Main and
silver streets are to be replanted.
At puresent soil must be removed
because of the high zinc content
which kills all vegetation. New
loan recently purchased will be
spread over the area and should
last few years. All the soil in
Hamilton Park needs replacement
because of the zinc content in the
smoke from Scovill's Castin shop,
the report pointed out.
Hamilton Park: Baseball fields
put in shape and work on tennis
courts started. Bleachers number
ing about 5000 seats which were
stored and painted at the stadium
during the winter were erected on
the field.
In the swimming pool, $50 feet Of
six-inch tile drain installed under
the promenade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-01

A hearing on various proposed
bills affecting the states penal in
stitutions was held yesterday by
the Legislative Penal Committee
presided over by its chairman Sen.
Patrick Wallace (D-Waterbury).
Principal bill discussed yesterday
was the 48-hour work week bill for
guards at the various institutions
all of whom are now working long
overtime hours because OF the
manpower shortage. The bill would
return the guards to the 49-hour
work week within six months after
the wars end.
The Penal Committee has made
detailed survey studies of all state
penal institutions during the cur
rent session and has enumerated
the various needs and suggested
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-01
rabbi FREH0F
Chief SPEAKER
Delegates From Waterbury
to Attend New Haven
Conference Sunday

DR.. Solomon Frehof, noted Pitts
bWgh Rabbi and President of the
Central Conference of American
Rabbis, will be the principal speaker
at the conference of the Reform
Congregations Of the Connecticut
Valley to be held at the Taft Hotel
in New Haven on Sunday, May 6.
The meeting which will last all day
will be attended by delegates from
New Haven, Waterbury, Bridgeport,
Hartford and Springfield, Mass.
The purpose of the conclave is to
form state organization to affiI-
late with the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations 1t is believed
that a state organization can more
effectively further the work of the
Union, and Connecticut is among
the pioneers in forming such
group
The morning session will be de-
voted to a discussion of religious
education as it applies to the mem
bers Of Reform Congregations. This
discussion will be led by Rabbi
Beryl Cohen of Boston.
Judge Solomon Elsner of Hart
ford will be the speaker at the
luncheon session, and will give a
presentation of the plans and
activities of the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations.
Dr.. Frehof's topic which will feat
ure the afternoon session will deal
with the significance of Reform
Judaism. A discussion on religion in
the home and the synagogue will
also be led by DR.. Frehof.
The conference will conclude with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-01
Catholic Thought And Opinion
By REV. JOSEPH F. DONNELLY

brighter through sharing in his
glory.
May God grant that nothing of
his wise, noble and beneficient
teaching be lost, but may it be deep
ly rooted and ever increase in rich
ness in the throb of progress here
below"
SENSATIONAL" BEST SELLERS
"I Can Read Anything" is the
title of a discussion in the Univer-
sity of Notre Dame Religious Bulle-
tin and in it the editor discusses
what one can read and what one
should read. He says:
Sure you can read anything.
You've got eyes, an education, an
understanding of things. No one is
going to stop you because you have
free will and you are on your own.
But some books are dangerous
for you to read and if you read
them sensing the danger you offend
God, you commit sim"
He turns then to the "best SELL
ers". One of them he rightly lines
up for complete condemnation and
I believe that he does it with def
diction.
mot since Manhattan Island was
sold for S24 has so much dirt cost
so little A current best seller mer-
tied that comment of New York
Public Library executive. The same
book drew out this comment from a
newspaper columl.ist, recognized
critic, SENSATIONAL he called it, and
because one of Hollywood's biggest
producers plan to film this leading
novel, the same critic has the sin
cere hope that he will burn his fin
gers to crisp in the process Be
careful the devil can be behind the
best seller.
THAT INDEX IN ROME
About hot best sellers, the ques-
ton always comes up, rs it on the
Index? May I read it, Father?" In
case you don't know the Index is
list Of books the Catholic Church
forbids Her members to read, with
out permission. In some cases the
Index Laws name the book by title
and author: in other cases it merely
specifies the subject matter that
would make a book or article for
hidden. The SENSATIONAL best seller
is not in the Index by name. SO
then you can read it and books in a
similar bawdy tone? Not on your
life.
You have another Index that you
must contend with. God gave it to
you in potency at your h.rth. 1t be-
gan to operate when you reached
the use of reason. You have an In
dex of forbidden books an Index
tn; the Church did not make, one
that no professor made, nor your
mother, nor any priest.
God gave you a conscience, a
guide to follow. Sometimes, maybe
often, that con cience tells you,
! Don't touch this book, it's danger
Gus to your Faith At other times
conscience will whisper: 1t will
bring on bad thought and desires
that you cannot cope with. You
slipped once before, remember? and
it was in a situation just like this
one 1t is a mortal sin if the
danger places you on the doorstep
of serious sin.
Books can be booty traps, and
you can turn out to be the boob"