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Evening star., 1946-11-14
After Dark
Time Comes to ! Blue Room Party
And Disperses the Air Of Youth
BY Harry Moe Arthur

bandleaders In facing manpower re-
ductions.
#H4& M
With all due respect to ell bass
players. however. we must report
that Mr.. Robb is not faring too bad
". The rythm Of q bass fiddle prob
ably Is missed more, in its absence,
by musicians accustomed to It than
1t Is by listeners. The Madrsilonians
are 9 versatile crew. They can wax
New Orleans when the mood Is upon
them. They can bang q jump tune
on the rafters; they can turn
dreamy In q waltz, and they can
whip out q nimbie Latin ditty. AS
long as Mr.. Robb has his own fine
trumpet. Marty ETnerson's top-notci1
trombone and Lou Franko,s solid
sax and clarinet In that front row,
he needn't worry about the way the
music Is going to sound.
/ ~ -
The Showbill: Evalyn Tyner, who
Is wonderful, brings her amazing
piano technique and her Rhythm
Boys to the Club Cairo next Monday
night. She'll alternate with Bob
Simpsons orchestra for dancing
The rest Of the new show arrives
tomorrow night, the headliners being
DR.. Marcus, John and Renee Arnaut
and June Edwards, plus some new
luscious Cairo Girls" y. Gene
Baylos arrives at Delmonicos to-
night to headline the new show.
Mr.. Baylos was . very funny fellow
when last seen hereabouts and he
Evening star., 1946-11-14

The Shoreham Hotels Blue Room
is not ! dining room. nor Is it .
night club. It takes on some Of the
aspects Of each every night. Good
food Is eaten with gusto, good
dance music IS splayed with gusto
By Barnee and his orchestra and
entertainers. usually Of q high de-
gree Of sophistication, perform floor
shows. But for al Of that, the Blue
Room stili is not q night club.
What 1t really Is, though open
publicly to any one who can paas
Roberts scrutiny Is q sort Of private
Calvert street country club. The
membership changes only slightly
as life goes on In Washington. Oc-
casionally member drops out when
. change Of presidential mind sends
q man back home to Fort Worth or
Spokane or Chicago. Occasionally
the voters In some far corner OF
the land withdraw mans member
ship privileges in the Blue Room
Club by refusing to pay his way back
to Congress.
But most changes In the member
ship are gradual, even those made
by time. The same people continue
to turn up, refusing to give way
even when their children come along
to try to replace them. Some mem-
bers. we are sure. will even refuse,
when the time comes, to relinquish
their seats to their grandchildren.
Not so long ago, Barnee, as he
has way of doing without being
asked. played a favorite nostalgia
tune for couple celebrating we'd
ding anniversary. The warm air Of
youth and romance was upon them,
until they heard Barnee dedicatink
q tune to q debutante Of q few years
back, celebrating with her husband
their first wedding anniversary.
"Ohl" said the man in surprise, as
times chill dispersed the warm air
Of youth. II used to take her to
school when she was In the first
grade"
There are some sour notes in the
air these days. The high cost of
music Is turning out to effect mu-
sicians more than any one else.
Whether or not 1t marks q trend,
we couldn't say, but the word right
now Is that at least two of the
name" bands are headed for dis
card. Les Brown is breaking up his
orchestra come December 4, after
which he will rest q few months.
When he reorganizes the band, the
report has 1t, 1t win be on much
less costly scale and the music will
lean away from the jump toward
the gweet. And Tommy Dorsey. ac-
cording to another report, has given
notice to his musicians, effective
November 2S, and 80 far has had
nothing to say about his future
plans.
On the local scene, the new pay
scale won by the musicians has re-
suited In some reducing Of orchestra
sizes. At the Madrillon, for In
stance. Johnny Robb Is getting along
now with no bass player and Mr..
Robb Is not alone among the towns
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Rhode Island Avenue Group
To Launch Member Drive

A membership drive will be start
ed within the next week by the
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens As
sociation. Fred T. Devine, chair
man Of the Membership Committee,
announced at meeting last night.
Twenty-Five hundred copies Of a
letter describing the functions of
the association have been printed
Evening star., 1946-11-14
Pen- Sized Stoker Cool
.Rnised Is Cents d Ton

The retail price Of pea-sized low
volatile stoker coal went up rs
cents ton today as mine operators
posted higher prices for this type.
Evening star., 1946-11-14

OPA granted the price increase
before controls ended, according TO-
the Merchant and Manufacturers
Association.
Pea coal was described as big
seller to commercial interests here.
Only few home owners use the
coal In Washington. dealers reported.
Evening star., 1946-11-14

The U. 8. Savings Bond, with It's
guaranteed values, pays ! better re-
turn than any similar security any
where In the world today.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17
REC0NVERSION IS
NOT TOO FAR OFF
Rush For Consumer Goods
No Fair Indications OF
Progress Thus Far
By CORNELIUS F. MOUNTAIN.
Cambridge Associates

Reconversion is a lot farther
along than the scramble for avail
able consumer goods would indi
cate.
A good many, not all, of the
major obstacles to complete recon-
version will be overcome within
the next six months. Some may
remain for year or more, Short
age of key raw materials and skill
ed manpower is the chief bar, dis
regarding wage and price factors.
to immediate solution of recover
sion problems by industry general
ly.
Sterilization
Before VI Day, however, the
experts were estimating drop of
80 points in the Federal Reserve
index of industrial production. The
actual decrease between July and
October was only 46 points. Recent
figures sug gest sterilization
around the October level during
the transition period and range
of 100 to 100 for 1916. The base
100 is the 1859 average.
Complete reconversion is Deepen
dent upon the availability of raw
materials, length. of time taken to
install peacetime processes of
manufac ture, and period neces.
sary to re-adapt labor to peace
time labor schedules. The peak of
postwar layoffs in defense indus
tries was reached in the two
months following VI Day.
Building
According to figures released by
the War Production Board late in
October. the building industry has
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17
Public Housing Construction
Sets High Industrial Target

all average cost Of $2,as3 per
dwelling.
First two projects undertaken by
the local housing authority were
for low-income groups. By No
vember is, 1910, 216 two-story,
brick apartm ents, for whites, were
fully occupied in Nesbitt Courts,
On the south end of Front street,
and 246 similar units called Tay-
lor Homes. located at the end of
North Fifth street, were complete
ly filled by Negro tenants.
Income Limits
No family may move into Mes
bit Courts if the income is greater
than s1,620 yearly; at Taylor
Homes the maximum income for
admission is $3.50 yearly. During
1914, "a families left the two prof.
ects because of excessive incomes.
There are eight rent grades. rang
ing in price from $12 to $33 per
month.
Before the first Liberty ship, the
Zebulon B. Vance, slid down the
ways Of the North Carolina Ship
building company on Dec. 6, 1941,
Wilmington had 1877 public hous-
ing dwellings. A scant "a hours
later America was at war, and
the local housing authority geared
its plans to produce four times the
planned housing for the city.
The nine ways Of the shipyard
became increasingly busy, and in
1943 shipyard employment reached
a peak Of 10000 persons. To &C.
commodate the shipyard workers
and servicemen stationed at near
by military installations, 1852
more housing units were built in
1912 and 1913.
n quick succession, war hous-
ing projects sprang up in Lake
Forest, Hillcrest and Maffitt Viii
lage. There were masonry dwell.
ings for two and four families,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17

prefabricated demountable houses
f or shipyard workers, temporary
dormitories, and furnished war
apartments m de OF gypsum
board construction.
Temporary Housing
Maffitt Village was designed
along strictly temporary lines in
cost, construction and liability
Average overall cost Of each viii
lage unit was $2,566-a figure
which includes land, grading, utlll
ties and overhead, all Of the
factors which are considered II
the construction of a dwelling
Rents range from $40 for one-bed
room apartments to $34 for three
bedrooms.
Lake Forest masonry apart
ments cost from $3.50 to $4,000
depending upon size. Hillcrest, thu
Negro development, has rent
from $22 to $26.
Grand total Of rentals collected
in 1914 on war and low rent nous
ing was $1,814, 1852 and the fed
eral government subsidy on thu
low rent units in that yea
amounted to $5.52 monthly TO
each dwelling-only 40 percent o
the maximum subsidy of $62, 172.5
available in year, because in
creased incomes allowed tenant
to pay higher rents. Rentals ar
gagged so that they equal roughl.
20 per cent of a tenants income
Contributions
Wilmington and New Hanove
county make their contributions t.
the housing projects in the form
Of tax-exemptions; exemption
which help hold the rent within
the range of low-incoms groups
Unlike other tax-exempt groups
schools, churches, fire stations
the local housing authority make!
lump sum payments to the city
and county in lieu of taxes on the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17

at hand materials such as cement,
ready mixed concrete, stone, and
gravel while asphalt products, clay
and structural insulation board
were given a lag Of eight to ten
weeks. According to early WIPE es-
Inmates the supply situation would
approach normal in the Spring of
1916 but this, may have moved for.
ward now.
Textiles
In the automotive industry, the
present labor situation seems to
be the chief bottleneck. Most of
the automobile manufacturer are
utilizing the same dies and styles
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17
EPOCHAL CHANGES
SEEN in BANKING
Banks =. Enter Sales Field
Through Establishment
Credit, Loan Groups
~ WILLIAM r. KUHNs

The art Of selling bank service
- something that banks have been
thinking hard about these past fe"
years, particularly during the war.
There have long been signs OF ar
epochal transiti on In banking
thought but during the war sever
nj special factors operated to spul
the bankers sense Of merchandis
ing and his inclination to 60 our
after business. Some banks had al
ways had sales programs but GER
tainly craftsmanship has never
been an outstanding characteristic
OF the profession.
Just what the change will mean
TO the bank-using public and the
nature Of business m g hi be
Judged better If we examine quick.
" some specific things taking
place.
In order to assure and facilitate
credit to small business the banks
of more than 10 communities have
formed local credit groups with
total assets in excess Of $500, 000,-
600. Their purpose is to provide
assurance through cooperative &C.
zion that every competent indi-
vidual desiring loan should be
able to get it, together with help
and counsel.
In the real estate field, banks
are taking the lead in many To-
calities toward organizing home
planning groups which meet regu-
larly to learn and save regularly
to buy.
AS consumer goods begin to
come back to the market in guam.
titles, more than 10000 banks are
ready to- provide purchasers with
consumer credit services. Plans
are well along toward setting up
several regional groups of banks
which will then be in position
to offer industry whatever adj
vantages derive from a uniform
plan Of consumer credit extending
over wide area.
The loan program Of CT legis-
laticn is the latest and perhaps the
greatest challenge to banks to
grow out Of the war. Many veter-
ans naturally regard the loan
privilege as n bonus. Also many
persons with something to sell,
like a small business Of uncertain
life or an over-prlced farm, eye
the veterans right to borrow as
a means OF unloading. The banks
are evolving a program to meet
this challenge, and the basis Of the
plan is an attitude Of friendly help
fulness to the veteran as an in
divicual, not as a problem, and
close cooperation with the Veter-
ans Bureau.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17

for 1916 model cars as were used
for the 1912 models with a few
changes. Really new models will
probably not be on the market be-
fore 1948. An excellent reconver-
sion comparison in the automotive
is the famous shift by Ford from
Model T. to Model A passenger
cars in the late twenties. From the
last Model T. to full production on
Model A required 18 months.
Invention
New inventions and new methods
of manufacture since that time
have speeded up this process
somewhat, but the same principa.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17
5,499 Housing Units Built
An Average Four Per
Day For Three Years

There are 5,499 public housing
units in Wilmington today and
they were constructed at pace
which local business leaders hope
will be equalled by an upsurge II
industrial activity here in the fu'
ture.
The reason an average OF more
than four dwellings per day were
constructed in Wilmington between
May l, 1910, and November, 1943,
is that the population of the city
increased more in 1912 than 1t had
in the previous 200 years.
AS one Wilmington native said,
glancing at the p Ike d city
streets, 'Times have changed. II
1888 you could shoot a shotgun
down the middle Of Front street
without hitting anybody"
Housing was one phase OF In
dustrial life in Wilmington that
kept pace with the increasing pop
ulation-a population with money
to spend. It was a fast pace. So
fast, in fact, that Wilmington,
demonstrating a rare perceptive-
ness OF w-.dt the future held,
formed the first local housing au-
thority in North Carolina in 1888.
While the war, with its cry for
speed-speed- speed, gave impe-
tus to the construction of housing
here, the story is worth recount
ing:
BY the end Of the year 1913, a
By tae end OF the year 1943, a
total Of $15,9O8, 100 had been ex-
pended on low-rent and war hous-
ing projects. There were 5,499
dwellings constructed at an over
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17

obstacles must be overcon. T..
industries manufacturing o AZ a
mass production scale vi 4
A factor stimulating quick =.
conversion is the many comn n 's'
which have sprung up d,,,ir Sanle'
war years that can be- coa, ,s NE
TO peacetime production Of 5o,. 80
hold appliances. Numerals "ouSs'
born corporations plan 10 sion d.
mass production Of these item, ~ q
soon as possible in order - ''S as
a foothold in a highly comna., sa'n
field. '~'IIs
Buying Income
The Nations effective buv;r.
come figure will be We'll a5o r,'
last year. Increased emplovna,,
IN the early part of the yesr ', aI.,
increased payments the last P b.1,
OF the year to members Of the ,ra a
ed forces within the country i,,'
stead of abroad were enougb ~ =.
counteract losses due to unemnIo,
naent and strikes.
Retail sales on a country wiz.
basis will rise to a new ,u.t;na'
peak for 1915. Department Of Con
merce estimates put the total =,
$73, 500, 900, 900. ~ d
We are finished with The rr,
phase OF postwar reconversion :
and it hasn't ben too hard to TAX.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17
NEW MOTOR COMPANY's HOME

This partially completed building at 18th and Market
will be the home Cape Motor company
neted in the The building will be Of design
inside and out will enhance the beauty Of Market
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17

A recent survey proved that ~
percent housewives prefer 10 shon
for all their needs in one rors
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17

To remove ink stain from Gotta,
and linens apply hydrosulphfe
dinse, then apply oxalic acid
Evening star., 1946-06-16

suildins; l72oo Sixteenth street NV, =
~ MUSIC
orgsn recital. All Souls Unitarian
chRr9h Karian pm: M.y.p .pdas Si.no r.cta pn,,,n,
Memorial Gallery, pm. today. ''
Gordon String Quartet concert. East
Garden Court, National Gallery Of Art, 8
o'clock tonight.
FOR sERvICEMEN
tonight. us oCiub. isi1 H street NV.
Bicycling, leave lounge, 4 O'clock today;
DANCE on starlight roof, 8 o'clock tonight
Sightseeing, leave lounge. $3.50 ocloci;
today buffet supper $40 o'clock, and
Fathers Day. musical program. $50
teenth and K streets NV
Discussion, 8 O'Clock, and entertain
ment and dancing, o'clock tonisht
Washington Labor canteen' 1912 Eish-
''Sa Tea dane dance. s%:so O'Clock today; snack
supper: $50 o'clock: showboat and sing
7:3O O'Clock, and social hour and informal
dance. $40 O'Clock tonight, YMcA. 1876
sightseeins, leave lounge. 2 O'Clock. to-
day: buffet supper, $3.50 o'clock, and ping.
pong tournsment s% o'clock tonight; Uso
lgiht coffee hour, 8 O'Clock tonight, Ma
sonic Service Center, Thirteenth and H
FOR OFFICERS
Tea dance, Scott's Hotel 2131 street
NV. 4:30 O'Clock today.
Buffet supper: 6 o'clock, and dance with
ice Club Of the United Nations, 1914
Twenty y-f1rst street NV.
formation by calling the United Nations
Center, National 1900
Evening star., 1946-06-16
X$%:;;' !: 5;
".

BARGE TRIP
Park Service. and Government Services
Inc; leave Lock , on Thirtieth street
today.
CAMERA STROLL.
Through Zoo and along banks of Rock
Greek Park auspices National Park Serv-
ice; meet at Harvard street entrance to
@ Streets NV. $50 o'clock tonight. Open
to civilians and service personnel.
EXHIBITS.
Tennessee Sesauicentennial exhibition
through AuEpst Army nroMa5 Map Service over,
annual Joseph and E. R. Pennell exhbi-
tion OF prints through August /: Latin
to 1900: at the Library Of Congress-, 8 am
to 10 pm. weekdays, am to pm
Saturdays. and 1l:30 am. to 10 pm
Sundays
at the Philips Memorial Art Gallery. ii
am am to 10 pm; pn;,da Moadays II am to 8 p. m
pm Sundays through July.
PAINTINGS by Mary Elizabeth Partridge,
Whyte Gallery Of Art, 1918 Connecticut
avenue NV. $50 am. to pm. week
days through June.
Gen. Eisenhowers battle map. showing
the position Of troops when Germany sur
rendered, and Gen. Pershing's battle map
OF 1918: declaration OF war AGAINST Ger
many, captured German and World War II
surrender documents. National Archives,
s:45 am. to 5:l5 pm. weekdays and 1870
Art for, the Home. exhibition arranged
by Lee Atkyns, in the Pine Arts Division,
Public Library. central branch, Eighth and
streets NV. am. to pm. daily
Photosraphs by Cecil B. Atwater. New
tonville, Mass. in, the section Of photo
graphy. Art and Industries Building;
Smithsonian Institution, 8 am. to 4:3O
pm. daily through June.
Selection of prints from Audubon $
Birds of America" and Life OF Christ"
National Gallery Of Art, 10 am. to pm.
weekdays and to 10 pm. Sundays
through June.
Display Of fresh water fsh from Federal
hatcheries and local waters. Department of
Commerce auditorium. am. TO 4 80 pm
daily through June.
The Netherlands in the Changing
World" economic reconstruction exhibit,
Department of Commerce lobby, through
June.
Ool paintings of contemporary American
artists, water colors and tempera by Rob
the American University Art Gallery. 10
5 pm. daily through June.
Jan Vermeer' by Jane Armstrong. in
the lecture hall, National Gallery of Art,
4 pm. today.
Newcomers Club. Hotel Statler. 1890
. m. tomorrow. Members and guests.
MEETING
EOAR Labor Zionist Youth Group, ZOA
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Deaths Reported

Francis o. carrinston; s5. 81, st. NV
Elijah s. Alvord, rs, 2s12 Connecticut
ave. NV.
Campbell G. Gray "A. 37o0 Upton st. W
Louis Morozzi, "a 1925 Hamilton st. Nv
Martha A. Allen. ~. 566 Varnum st. n W
Bertha Bert !, M Roberts e Al States Hotel
Pearl Pierce, 65, 1923 Illinois ave. NV
Thomas r. Costello. 81, 3952 Blaine st
Carlton B. Shirt, 81. Roanoke, Va.
Alice Doyle. So, IL St ne
Oscar THOMPSON, 81, 412 9th st. NV.
Bruce c. Michael, As, 5205 Cathedral ave
Arthur D. Millison, 36, Brookside Manor
Dorothy M. Mahoney. 25. 25o5 18th st
NV.
Harry H. Zettle, infant. 1900 18th st. Sc
Manuel S. Alder. 20. Bronx N. Y.
Sadie Howard, SO, PA Z st. sw.
Edward Johnson, so, 931 o st. NV.
Eugene Francis 80, 1740 l. st. NV.
Zelda Bankett ~. Oak Grove. Va
Joseph Shepherd, %, 4S H ST. NV
Evening star., 1946-06-16
Federal Architects
To Meet Tomorrow

The Association of Federal Archi-
tects will meet at $50 pm. tomorrow
at the Highlands Cafe, California
street and Connecticut avenue NV.
Among the speakers will be Rep
resentatives Patrick of Alabama
Brooks of Louisiana, Skies of Florida
and Davis OF Tennessee, all Demo-
Gratis.
William A. Reick of the Office of
the Quartermaster General is retir-
ing as president of the association
and will be succeeded by H. v. Mea-
kin OF the Navy Department..
Evening star., 1946-06-16
i1n w'o@9 qi4;Ak.:;; I'D :;-.
| w 1l zig Ii tN35t?
4hats what youte got-if your girdle isn't perfect fit
For though you take your friend you may need

more or less support than she
does-in different places.
Soto make sure you can get
the ecgbf,nbbot-Charis makes
Is many as II different gar
nens in Jour size alone-far
more than a retail store could
stock.
And Charts sends specially
trained graduate Corsetiere, by
appointment, to yoar bome-at
no extra charge. BY her ac-
ellrate diagnosis of your figure
condition, she can choose for
you the right grale-in the
style you prefer.
Evening star., 1946-06-16
Births Reported

Walter and Marjorie Backus, boy.
Harry and Marjorie Bailey. girl.
Carlyle and Matoaka Brown, boy.
John and Mildred Carmack. girl.
Alwyn and Laura Folk, girl
John and Virginia Lindeman, boy.
Frank and Nancy Mancuso, girl
Norman and Dorothy Patrick, boy.
Robert and Alice Pickett, girl
Horace and Nancy Porter. girl.
Richard and Muriel Riddick, boy.
Ruben and Wilma Rodriguez. boy.
Samuel and Judith Rosenbaum. boy
George and Lois Thompson, boy.
Robert and Mary Brown. girl.
Leo and Mary Martin, girl.
Evening star., 1946-06-16
Hydroloey Group to Meet

The Washington Group, = Ameri-
can Geophysical Union, Section of
Hydrology, will meet at noon to-
morrow in room 1862, South Agri-
culture Department Building. DR..
Walter c. Lowdermilk, guest speak
er, will discuss the technical and
social phases of the Jordan Valley
Authority in Palestine.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14
State Under
Heavy Snow

Winds reaching velocities close
to 40 miles per hour piled snow
high in northern and western Mich
igan Wednesday night and today
as one of the heaviest storms Of
the season hit the area.
The Grand Rapids airport wealth
er station reported most OF the
snow had fallen since shortly af-
ter noon Wednesday. Heavy drifts
on highways slowed bus service
and slowed other traffic to a vir-
tual standstill.
The storm brought snow flurries
and lowered temperatures to a
large area, according to the Detroit
weather bureau, but its most Sc
we're effects were felt at st. TX.
mace, where 20 inches of snow
fell. Traverse City and Grand
Rapids reported ten inches each,
and Sault Ste. Marie hat Is inch
es.
Bus service between Detroit and
Lansing, Grand Rapids, Jackson
and st. Ignace was halted during
the night. a spokesman for the
Greyhound lines said. He added
scheduled runs would be operating
normally by noon II snow ploughs