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Evening star., 1947-03-22
Cash Sale. Plan
Affects 5000
D. {. Area Units
New Policy for
War Housing
Being Shaped
By Robert J. Lewis
Reol Estate Editor Of The Stor

Joint action of the House Banking
and Currency Committee and a
House Appropriations subcommittee
has brought about a change in the
Governments policy on disposal of
permanent war housing which will
affect about 5000 units in the Dis
trict area, it was learned today.
For the present, it was revealed,
no sales of permanent war housing
built with funds appropriated under
the Ianham and related acts will
be made here except for cash.
Following recent discussions at a
joint meeting of the Banking and
Currency Committee and the Ap-
preparations Subcommittee on Gov
ernment Corporations, Dillon S.
Myer, commissioner of the Federal
Public Housing Authority, was ad-
vised not to conclude sales except
on a cash basis. 81
Resolution Adopted.
A resolution adopted at joint
meeting of the two groups was as
follows:
Resolved, that it is the sense of
this joint committee that sales of
permanent war housing units by the
Federal Public Housing Authority
be limited to such transactions as
will return all proceeds of the sales
in cash to the general fund of the
Treasury of the United States at
the time of the consummation of
the sales"
Pursuant to that advisory" &C
ton, Mr.. Myer has agreed to bar
all noncash sales "for reasonable
period of time" except where
definite agreements have been made
which, if broken, could lead to
accusations of bad faith" on the
part of the Government.
An FPHA spokesman said today
there were no cases where commit
ments had been made for sale of
District area units.
New Disposal Policy Seen.
The "cash SALE policy was agreed
to by FPHA to enable the House
Banking and Currency Committee
to consider any legislative changes
it may wish to recommend" A
spokesman for the committee said
the group expected to formulate a.
disposal policy soon for submission
to Congress.
The committee is understood to
look with disfavor on continued ex-
tension of Government credit to
finance sales of such units.
While complying with the request
of the joint committee, Mr. Myer,
1t was learned, emphasized he op-
posed a cash basis policy as one
which would cost the Treasury of
the United States millions of dol
lars"
In a letter to the joint committee,
he listed two reasons for opposing
cash transactions.
I'm the first place." he wrote,
"such a policy would limit COM
(See LEWIS. Page BID
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Writer Urges BUYERS to Check
Home Construction Features
By ". Wodsworth Wood

Practically all the important
points of building construction to-
day have been STANDARDIZED. and
there is very little excuse for the
prospective homebuilder not being
thoroughly familiar with correct
methods and procedures.
There are two standard methods
of sheathing or covering the frame
work of a house One is with
tongue and grooved wood boards.
These must be applied over the
frame diagonally, and must be Sc
curely nailed into each member of
the frame they cross.
The other method is to use struc-
tural board, which comes in large
sheets, and must be applied hori-
zontally, and securely nailed to every
frame member. In both cases, heavy
waterproofed building paper should
be nailed to the sheathing before
the exterior finish of clapboard,
shingle or brick is applied.
The paper should be Tapped Sc
as to shed moisture. These pro-
Evening star., 1947-03-22

Register Screens
Cut Down Dust,
Save Repopering
By HiIson Munsey

When warm-air furnaces are
used for heating the house, a Ger
tain amount of dirt and .smudge
comes through the registers to the
detriment of walls and drapes. To
avoid this and to make house clean
ing easier, a cover for the registers
is advisable.
There is one type that acts very
much like the filter in window air
conditioners. 1t is made of wash
able filter screen specially treated
to make it long lasting. This filter
screen is held in a light, sturdy,
steel frame that is easily fitted to
and removed from the steel frame
of the register. 1t is held in place
by two thumb screws and few
turns will release the screen for
cleaning. The filter frames are
enameled and can be colored to
correspond to the color scheme Of
the room.
Wall Model Adjustable.
The wall model is adjustable from
6 to IS inches and the floor model
from 9 to about 16 inches. The
wall model is ~ inches high and
weighs pound while the floor
model, with length of foot,
weighs 21z pounds. The finish is
in black enamel. Replacement
screens are easily obtainable from
the manufacturer. Use of these
screens will save money in repaper-
ing a room or replacing drapes.
It is frequently desirable to re-
(See GADGETS. Page B-2)
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Weekly Permit
Total Rises
To S503,880
Includes Group
Of Dwellings to
Cost $4,000

Building permits issued during
the last week by Robert H. Davis,
District building inspections direc-
tor, totaled s503,880, a jump of $9e,-
155 over the previous weeks total.
Largest permit was for $4,000 to
build 10 two-story dwellings.
Permits of $1,000 and over were
as follows:
Walter Valentine. 1921 Eighteenth street
ne, owner. builder and architect to erect
ings; mss IS to Al Fifty-ffth Street Sc. to cost
Elma Construction CO.. saa xenia street
myers myers architeet: to >erest two story
ings; Z to Al Fifty-dfth street Sc; to cost
Jay Bee Construction Co., 1o1 southern
avenue Sc owner and builder; Georse T.
brick and cinder block dwellings: iSO0-i4
Morris road Sc: to cost $4,000
Jay Bee Construction Co., 101 Southern
Santmyers, architect: to erect two-story
brick and cinder block dwellings; 2429-35
Eighteenth place Sc; to eoss $4,000,
er and builder; Earl Won .Reichenbach, 1918
Good Hope road Sc, architect; to erect two
tg94s sgos story brick and cndeT BLOCK dwellings;
Mays Brake Service. 23 Fourteenth st.
Bull badeT eEneE b 4 Il TsGs Homer. HomsT Badps
Silver Spring architect: to % erect Ct" one . one.
story, brick public garage; rear 23 Four
feeRt5 st. 1e kston to soSo s9st sI5Goo
owner: builder and architect not selected:
TO TO @ erect y Tadio l tower; 139 Riggs road me-;
Stone Straw Corp. aoo-a2 franklin
street ne, owner; J. H: De Veau & Son,
S315 Brookeville road Chevy Chase, Md.
Building. architect; 9o6-a@ Franklin ST. St.
RaiDh TTSpD' a92;. j3oa seysntssnth street
cyr Darlington, 1109 K street NV, archi-
tect; to EJECT one ,three-story brick store
also repairs to existing building. 170S
seysntesnth ,tesI street NV; to cost s12; $40.
u Giloert seek; ;, 1896 Eiehth street NV,
S0S1 Georgia avenue, Silver Spring, archi-
tect; to erect one two-story. brick dwell
Ing Ing; 2955 Mckinley street NV; to cost
ssinsntb Ghs5is ses an9 Ida TomPkns 997
architect; to make interior alterations tor
auto showroom: 900 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE: to cost $4,000.
Moreland Place Dwelling
. Bruna Di Valentip. 90l Gallatin street
srycr s4s aSn Nneteenth iaS5 road' aeDoGSe N East
story masonry dwelling. 59I0 Moreland
place NV: to cost $4,000.
street NV, owner and builder; T. L.
Pryor, architect; to erect one 1l3-story
masonry dwelling; 5000 Moreland street
NV; to cost $4,000
Charles Di Giulian. owner and builder;
I; L. Pryor, architect. to erect one two
story masonry dwelling: 3007 Oliver
Antonio Di Valentin. owner and builder;
T. L. Pryor, architect; to erect one two
NV; to cost $4,000.
Antonio Di Valentin. owner and builder:
T. l.. Pryor. architect: to erect one / ~
story masonry dwelling; 1881 Nebraska
avenue NV: to cost $4,000.
Evening star., 1947-03-22

DR.. and Mrs OBrien removed hallway from old-style in
terror house. thus enlargng living and trans
formed hall at of living into small library An
tque arcway finished in picked pine and mante in photo
above originally another old Washington home Use
woodwork when available help mellow appearance
of home interior -AStar Staff Photos
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Building Congress Sets
Annual Dinner April II

The annual dinner of the Wash
ington Building Congress will be
held at the Mayhower Hotel at 7
pm. April II.
Leon Chatelain, jr., is chairman
of the Dinner Committee. Other
members are j. NJ Baker, William
Cutler, w. R. Carpenter, Dallas P.
Fry, J. H. Hanlein, Thomas H. Lo-
craft. W. Russell Lamar, Claude
w. Owen and Maurice r. Palmer
Evening star., 1947-03-22

cedures result in construction which
is more than four times as strong,
according to the United States Gov
ernment, as when the sheathing is
only nailed at the ends.
Brick veneer exteriors are popular
throughout the country, and they
present excellent jobs when properly
built. The most essential point is to
have a sufficient number of anchors
built into the brickwork. These
anchors or ties are. metal clips,
which are nailed to the sheathing
and built solidly into the wall.
There should be one for every
three square feet of wall surface.
(See WOOD, Page BID
Evening star., 1947-03-22

RESTORATION PROPOSED-View of house at 3516-351S M
where Francis Scott KeN author of The Star
spanged Banner lived 1903 to 1928 with Key Bridge
background Senators Taft and ydngs have introduced bill
appropriate $6500 move house to
site Immediately bridge approach and restore
national monument The Columbia Historical Society
heading drive to the historic structure.
Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1947-03-22

(See WOOD, Page BID
Evening star., 1947-03-22
(See CADETS, Page
156 Homes Approved

The District Office of the Federal
Housing Administration this week
approved construction of 156 addi-
tional dwelling units in the Wash
ington area, bringing the total ap-
proved since December "a to 4,198.
Evening star., 1947-03-22

(See LEWIS, Page BID
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-26
SOAP BOX EVENTS
 TO BE BROADCAST

Spectators as well as the stay at-homes will benefit from KINY's broadcast of the Juneau Soap Box Derby Sunday because radio sets along the course will relay all in- formation on the racers to those watching the event. Since it was impossible for the Derby Commit tee to secure a public address sys- tenn tha- xouid provide aoequate ccyerage of the tortuous course, residents of Twelfth Street have been asked to have their radios near the front of their homes, and their windows opened, so that the broadcast can he heard by the spectators. In addition to this convenience, officials of the Derby will be able to relay signals and information to all points along the track.
 KINY will De proaGcasting the race from a shortwave transmitter installed in an automobile which will follow the cars down the course. The shortwave signal will then be picked up by a receiver which has been installed for the occasion in the John Mccormick residence at 426 w 18th and put on a telephone line. This will carry it to the stations master control room and thence to the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-26
WA(HU5ETT TO AID OF
 HAL|BUTER
Coast 6udrder Rushing to Cape Deeision-Fay Out
 of Commission

The Coast Guard Cutter Wachu- sett raced today from Juneau tow ard Cape Decision where the stricken halibut boat, Fay. of Se- attle, lay drifting helplessly with a crew of seven men aboard.
 The Cape Decision light station sighted the 72-foot fishing vessel late yesterday wallowing in the ocean swells and drawing gradu- ally nearer the narrows between Coronation and Kiui Islands.
 The Wachusett, based at Juneau was ordered immediately to pro ceed at top speed to the area, al- most due west of Wrangell. The Cutter was expected to reach the crippled Fay about 10 a. m. CPST) today, after leaving here at 10 o'clock last night.
 Several days overdue, the Fay signaled the light station that 1t had been put out of commission by a fire at sea. The blaze was extiEzuished without injury to the crewmen, but it's extent was not reported to the station.
 The fishing vessel, which left Ketcrikan July for the Gulf of Alaska, said it had $500 pounds Of halibut aboard and urgently need ed a tow to port.
 No other information is immed- lately available.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-26
Miss Poffenroth
 Becomes Bride
 Or Er|ing Oswald

Miss Beverly Poffenroth and MT ETling Oswald were united in marriage in the Resurrection Lu- theran Church last evening, with the Rev. G. Herbert Hillerman officiating at the candlelight cere- mony. Miss Poffenroth is the daughter of MT and Mrs. George Poffenroth of Endicott, Washing ton, and MT Oswald is the son of MT. and Mrs. Peter Oswald of Ju- neau.
 Miss Poffenroth chose semi tailored biege gabardine suit with brown accessories for her wedding Her hat was of white straw, ac- cented by a large brown bow Her corsage was a single white orchid
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-26
TW05TUDENTS MAKE PADDLE TRIP FROM SEATTLE TO JUNEAU
Robert Miller, Les WeIth Come North in Aluminium
 Canoe-PIeasanf Time

Two University of Idaho stu dents arrived in Juneau at the Small Boat Harbor last night af- ter making the entire trip from Seattle by canoe. The young men were Robert A. Miller, 23, of Lewis ton, Maine, and Les Welch, 26, of Orofino, Idaho.
 The pair left Seattle on June 10 in a 17-foot aluminium canoe, carrying as equipment camera, two sleeping bags, change of cloth ] ing and food. The only thing we failed to do,' they said, was to bring along enough film to cap ture all the scenic beauty that we saw"
 Stops on the trip included Ana cortes, Nanaimo, Campbell River, Alert Bay Namu, Bella Bella, Klemtu, Butedale, Prince Rupert, Ketchikan, v,rangell, Petersburg and now Juneau.
 Trouble met them about nine miles north of Seymour NarroWS, when a 20 mile gale marooned them on an island in Granite Bay for three days without food or water. On the fourth day they were able to continue their trip.
 If it weren't for the wonderful Alaskan people that we met along the way, who helped with food, lodging, and general sourdough hospitality, we doubt if the trip would have Teen so pleasant, stated Miller and Welch. Miller is studying medicine, while Welch is planning on his electrical engineering degree in the near future. They plan on an indefinite stay in Alaska.
 Livewire Peter Gruening took the two students in charge soon after their arrival and is showing them the city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-26

transmitter at the Rock Fill which will broadcast it on the long wave band
 The Juneau stations entire staff will be mobilized to handle the event Announcers Bob Druxman and Richard Peter will describe the Derby over the mobile unit which engineer Andy Thorgaard will operate; Earle Buddy" Hunt CT will feed the shortwave signal to the phone line; H. E. Beyer will monitor the broadcast at the stu dio; and Tom Jacobs will put it on the air at KINY's five thousand watt transmitter. The broadcast is scheduled to begin with the starting of the Soap Box Derby itself at two-thirty.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-26

Miss Bernice Floberg, the maid of-honor, wore a coral suit with black accessories. Her corsage was of gardenias. Harry Sperling, Jr. was best man.
 For her sons wedding, Mrs Oswald chose a mist green dress, accented by white accessories. Her corsage was composed of tea roses and white sweet peas.
 Mrs. Joseph Alexander was or ganist at the wedding and ac- companied Miss Frances Barlow, who sang %, Perefect Love and Because preceding the ceremony Young Timothy Hillerman had the honor of lighting the many tiers of candles.
 An old-fashioned wedding re- ception followed at the home of the hridegroom's parents. The re- ception was held in the recreation room. which was decorated with roses entwined in spruce bows. The buffet table, laden with Scandl- navian and American delicacies, was centered by beautiful three tiered wedding cake. Scandina- vian food served was fattiman, Swedish hot bread, rosettes, and krumcakerS,
 Oldtime and modern dancing was enjoyed by the guests. Albert Peterson played the accordion and Hans Lindseth and Bruno Lund- strom the violinS.
 Assisting Mrs. Oswald at the re- ception were: Mesdames Frank Ol- son, Harold Aase, Andrew Hildre, Ole Westby, Vic Johnson andn MT. Vance Blackwell and MT. Bruno Lundstrom. Darlene Seaberg and Vicky Johnson were in charge or the guest book.
 The young couple will leave on August 1 to honeymoon at Lake Tahoe in California. They will enter San Jose State College Tn September
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-26
PNA BRINGS IS IN
 FROM WEST FRIDAY

Pacific Northern Airlines brought Is passengers to Juneau from An chorage yesterday and nine were flown to Anchorage.
 The passenger lists follow:
 Anchorage to Juneau - George Davis, Ed Rohrer, Archie McLeon Mrs A. Mel con, L. A. Heady, Hu- bert Wernick. c. F. Wyller.
 J. A. Williams, George Skuse, William Byington, Donald Williams, Rodney Williams.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-26

Marilyn Merritt. Betty Bennett, D. w. Erickson, Dr. Matson, c. Eliason, Clarence Kidd.
 Juneau to Anchorage-John E. Paden, Ali Monsen. Helen Monsen, Fred Mayer, Charles Saunders, Gertrude Saunders. Dorothy Golf, Connie Golf, Morris Golf.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-26
NEW BA5kETBAlL PLAYER ARRIVES
 IN HICKEY HOME

James Patrick Hickey, the first son of MT. and Mrs James Hickey, Jr.. was born this morn ing in St. Ann's Hospital. Weigh ing in at pounds two ounces James Patrick is sure-bet foI the JHS basketball team of 1861 His father, who flies for Alaska Coastal Airlines, is prominent basketball player.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-26
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
 TRAFFIC OFFICIAL HERE

Walter zeiser, chief of the traf- fife sales department for Pan Am erican World AirWays Alaska Di- vision, arrived in Juneau via Pa eff. e Northern Airlines yesterday fer a three-day stay. He is on an official business trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-26

When you pay ior QUALITY Wy not get the FINEST-Buy FLOR 5HEIM SHOES at Graves. -adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-26
ANCHORAGE MAN HERE

Edwin J. Grimsteao of Anchorage is a guest at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-26
TOYS. !. FURNITURE!

An appealing selection on Ju- neau- Youngs Mezzanine Floor.
 adv. 637-tf
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-29
NEWS and VIEWS

to the ans Of Sng s snjan Ye
say the labor bill its final form must not be drastic It
place position where S exercise I
ought @ o be sed
will these ends to be Meantime let consider
the % brought @ d i m % on nf M Vest caa at in wn1fh
has ourshed to large degree
from
AL Labor Council of Portland and Republican member of the Ore
hssshay had @ troubles than state
The present Legislature which has completed its task
s tss asuss. we I a % pa the vs w
labor bills i'll % One bill for state election to be e
bis s i BE
prohibits secondary boycotts resolution
constitutional amendment to outlaw union shops agreements but this
mo What a sf ms in @ o t e 5 a % w
tave as understood and far these United
then the time industry
here" They apt be diuoned History shows
sranslshoa and labor alike The Senate and
Use, will be well advised to look before they leap
additional proof of the rapid of economic conditions
needed Federal Judge John Knox of New York has
M ydd it casgng &C Congress for its failure remedy the
failures poers getting ready pounce upon
again R if the 3 aS
creditors cmnttse rings together with dishonest lawyers
permitted to do soo sink their aons into the luscious
flesh of some fat bankruptcy carcass"
Organized bors depression threats also voiced
present has about of high
business abe watching a M how ee
the fest fest m & are Wiling to & but I is up to business mess & to make IKE
days wages"
These by Knox and wol the point Whether
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-29
COP Tax SIushes
May Be Tied To
US. Budget Cuts

Washington (LPA)-A cabal of
southern Democrats played stooge
last week for the Republican ma
chimes tax program but backed a
proposal to defer debate on the tax
bill until it was shown whether
the COP succeeded in clipping
President Truman's $37,500,000,-
600 budget by more than $4,OC0,-
100000.
Some administration Democrats,
however, saw a faint possibility
that the delay might be followed
by a stalemate in which no tax
legislation would be passed this
session. Truman has asked that no
tax cuts be made until next year.
The Presidents budget has been
slashed-with disastrous effects on
the Labor and Commerce Depart
ments already-by $6,000,0O0, 900
in the House and by 81 100000, 600
in the Senate. Sen. Walter George
3D., Ga.) contended, however, that
the COPS final reduction would be
no more than $2,000,00O,OO0.
1t was almost certain that if the
southern Democrats failed in their
attempt to delay consideration of
the bill for three weeks they would
join the Republicans in approving
the bill. The legislation, among 9TH
er things, cuts individual income
tax from 10h% to 30% but has
been criticized as inequitable by
all sections Of labor. Liberal Con-
gressmen described it as "a victory
for the greedy and a defeat for the
needy"
In the House, Chairman Harold
Knutson (R., MIMI, of the House
Ways & Means Committee, took
a straight NAM position against
revival Of the undistributed profits
tax which from 1886 to 1888 taxed
profits which were not
distributed to stockholders. The
present tax law provides for a
surtax on corporations that accu-
mulate improper surpluses," but
as the Wall Street Journal pointed
out last week, "This provision is
not being enforced because there
is no clear definition of what con-
stitutes a proper surplus for any
particular company"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-29
Phone Strike Ends



members were defeated, the unions
insisting on return to work of all
strikers under the same sort of con-
ditions as existed before the
strike"
NFTW President Joseph Beirne,
in message to the union, declar-
ed, "Now that the strike is over,
we can look back on our exper-
ience and realize that we were try
ing to make federation of unions
do the kind of job which can be
done only by one union in the tele-
phone industry. The later stages of
the strike demonstrated that the
separate organizations composing
the NFTW would act separately
and individually - based on their
own autonomy - when the going
got rough. 1t is significant that
even though the separate unions
concluded their dispute on sepa-
rate basis, the settlements proposed
by most operating companies ran
along the same general lines. The
agreements finally reached demon
strate conclusively that the Bell
system runs the telephone industry
as a single employer and not on
an individual company basis. This
being the case, it is imperative
that we profit by the experiences
we have had-and by the mistakes
we have made - to the extent
wherein we will equip ourselves
with the single-union idea"