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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-23

ADMIN1sTAATRtx' NOTICE TO
CkEDITOHS
Having qualified as administrator Of
the estate Of Herbert Mills Williams. de-
ceased, late Of New Hanover county,
North Carolina, this is 70 notify all per-
sons having claims against the estate
Of the deceased to. exhibit them to the
undersigned At 2D5 N. 18th street on OF
before the 18th day Of january, 1913,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar
Of their recovery. .
All persons indebted to said estate
will please. make immediate settlement.
This 18th day of January, 1sA7. i
VIVIAN W. ALLEN,
Administrators Of Estate of
Herbert Mills Williams. deceased
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-23

NOTICE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY, OF NEW HANOVER.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
GLORIA J. AUSTIN
WILLIAM J. AUSTIN. alias
WILLIAM WHITE.
TIE Defendant above named, WILL
Lam J. AUSTIN, alias WILLIAM A.
Wh!IE, Will take notice that an action
shtliieo as above has been commenced
In tho Superior. court Of New Hanover
county, North Carolina, the said action
Is Tor absolute divorce on the grounds
On We years separation: that the said
Defendant will further take notice that
n is required to appear before the
Clerk Of the Superior court Of New
hanover county, North Carolina, at his
office in the City Of Wilmington, tn said
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-23
180-Legal

State, on or before twenty-seven days
after the 18th day of March, 1s47, and
answer or demur to the complaint OF
the plaintiff in said action or the plain
tiff will thereafter apply to the Superior
court in said county and state for the
relief demanded in said complaint.
This the 18th day Of February, 1947.
A. L. MEYLAND,
Clerk of Superior Court.
By: Lois ]. Ward, Asst
Clerk Superior Court.
W: l.. Farmer, Attorney for Plaintiff.
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Evening star., 1947-10-08

other slum areas are the habitations
Of 20 per cent or more OF our popu-
lation. They, too, are symbols; but
what they symbolic may puzzle the
visitor, for they are of the past as
well as OF the present, product OF
our national history, result Of con-
ficting forces and of frustrated as
pirations, remainders and reminders
Of failures that underlined Sue
cesses.
Scarcely a block from the station,
wedged In between new hotels on
three sides and an OLD business
street on the fourth, is the rem
nant of an inhabited alley which
has the Capitol dome for its back
ground.
Here was a refuge for the freed
men, fotsam Of a Civil War that
was due to our failure to find pre-
war solution; itself evidence Of our
failure to find q postwar solution.
This alley, Dingman place, is
gradually disappearing. as are other
inhabited alleys which once were
considered Washington's charac-
teristic slums.
On the other side Of Massachu-
sets avenue, however, are truer ex-
amples of Washington's present
slums, deteriorated old street houses.
OF the alley dwellings there remain
only some 1900; but of the unfit
street dwellings there are more than
40,000-and both their number and
their population are increasing.
1910 Census Cited.
James Ring has dug from the dry
tones of the 1910 census the fact
that our slum population had in
creased in the preceding 10 years
from $3.50 to 1O9,994. Since 1910
our slum areas have expanded
farther and their population has
correspondingly increased. What 1t
will be In 1850 Is matter of estimate
modified by possible constructive &C
ton that will save our grandchil,,
dren from an inheritance like that
bequeathed to us by our grand
parents.
The history of Washington's
slums, like all long history, divides
into periods. There was the period
before the Civil War when aspira-
ton gave way to expediency, when
men jeered at L'Enfant's city of
magnificent Observation-Disclosures
which unfortunately ended at Flor
ida avenue and lowered the Dis
trict's housing standards.
There was the period between
the Civil War and 1884 during
which "reformers" sought to cure
housing ills by regulatory legisla-
ton supplemented by the efforts of
limited dividend companies.
There is the period since 1884
Evening star., 1947-10-08
Building Costs
Rose Rapidly
| After Last War

Building costs rose more rapidly
after World War I than during
the war.
At their 1920 peak, construction
costs were more than double their
prewar levels, according to Govern
ment housing statistics.
With the 1920-1 recession, building
dropped two-thirds. Employment
also fell.
Then costs leveled off," says a
Government housing bulletin. But
they were stabilized at high level
compared with buyers incomes
Between 1921 and 1925 construc-
ton rose. But homes continued to
sell at high prices. "The housing
shortage was keenly felt by families
Of moderate and low incomes" said
the bulletin.
Evening star., 1947-10-08
Alley Dwellings Reduced
to 1900, but Other
SIums Expand

standard housing removed from
streets that were desired by the
well-to-do, led to an unnoticed de-
velopment in less conspicuous neigh
borhoods.
The lower-income part Of the
population was pressed back into
areas that had been cheaply de-
veloped in the city's early years.
In order to provide for them and
still make a profit, housing stand
ards were kept low.
The most densely populated OF
these areas were those which also
contained the greatest number OF
inhabited alleys. The result was
deterioration of whole neighbor-
hoods, the largest Of them west OF
North and South Capitol streets In
the "old" city, the Capitol Building
and its parks lying between the
slums.
So today the worst Of the re-
naming inhabited alleys are EN-.
bedded in expanding areas Of de-
terioration. Consequently 1t would
be as futile to continue concentra.
ton of effort to alleys alone as il
would have been to concentrate or
the capture of Truk Island instead
of going on to Japan.
The scattered little alley slums
outside the larger slum areas will
die on the vine when we have dealt
with the major sluns, and when
we have provided proper housing
for our lower income population.
Problem Is Realized.
The difference between today and
those days 80 years and more age
when the campaign against the
slums began, is that today We realize
the problem is dual problem of
houses and of people. Attempts to
deal with only one part of the
problem by lowering housing stand
ards to the rent-paying ability OF
the low-income population have put
us where we are.
This dual problem of poor people
in poor houses is not peculiar to
Washington. 1t Is not peculiar to
American cities. Other nations
have sought to solve it In accordance
with their conditions and their
traditions.
France, for example, thinking first
in terms of rent-paying ability. fixed
the rents of private housing in
accordance with the current incomes
of the tenants. That practically
stopped new construction for the
low-income part of the population
Britain today permits the con-
struction of only one private dwell
ing to four, low-rent public dwell
ings, on the score that the need is
greatest in the low-income brackets
In both France and Britain other
conditions now prevent fair dem.
onstration of their policies.
U. S. Policy Cited.
We in America, with faith in the
potentialities of private enterprise
believe that it should be free in
normal times to do all that 1t can
afford to do well, public housing
supplementing to the extent neces-
sary to meet the need.
Under that policy we were making
encouraging progress when checked
by the war. Under that policy q
slum squares have been improved
by NCHA, 10 of them with new
housing: !, ,158 low-income families
Evening star., 1947-10-08
Goodman
Continued From Page C-13


itably, in the building in which II
lives.
Tho "way of life" of our genera
ton has q pattern compounded out
Of many ingredients provided BY
our highly industrialized society.
Modern plumbing, for example, L
= tremendous improvement over the
primitive conveniences of the 18th
century Chat great period In archi-
tectural history which we have been
badly copying in our residential
architecture nigh on these many
years, and which has been sys-
tematically diluted until almost
anything Is called ColoniaD.
Modern Heating of Many Types.
Modern heating has given us
many choices to suit our pocketbook
besides the open fireplace, such as
the hot-water system, the steam
system, the forced-air system, radi-
ant heating, the heat pump and
electric panel heating.
Materials and equipment have be-
come more numerous and varied In
type: Sashes of wood, steel, bronze
or aluminium; insect screens OF
bronze, copper, aluminium or plastic;
floors of wood, linoleum, rubber tile
cork tile, asphalt tile, tempered
pressed wood, concrete, insulated
liphtwejpht concrete
Walls are of wood, plaster, ply
wood, transite glass, plastics; acous-
tic tiles of perforated metal, pressed
flbers; insulation, rigid or blanket
or loose, of rock wool, spun glass
foam glass, wood fiber, aluminium
foil; paints of infinite variety and
color; modern lacquers, shellac
varnish.
Freedom Greatest Virtue.
These are the sinews Of today,
architecture and the vocabulary o1
design of the modern architect.
Today we are crystallizing slowly
the many gifts to this generation
from our highly industrialized So
ciety into freer expression in the
buildings in which we live.
The greatest single virtue Of mod
ern architecture" is its freedom
Evening star., 1947-10-08

approximately S 200 persons-includ-
ing some 1900 children-who for
merly lived in slums, now live in
good NCHA dwellings that occupy
sites formerly occupied by slum
dwellings.
Last year Congress created a Re-
development Land Agency, with an
authorized fund Of $4,000, 900 to
acquire and clear slum areas and
then sell them for redevelopment
to- private or public redevelopment
agencies, with preference given to
private agencies.
This should speed the work If the
slums do not continue to expand.
Evening star., 1947-10-08

No bAoAAs
Nearby he sees
some Of the
many hne hotels
that have been
provided for his
comfort. But,
almost at once,
as he journeys
toward the cen
ter. of the city,
he gets glimpses
Of the edge of
q slum which
extends far to
the north and
west.
Evening star., 1947-10-08
History Of BIiehted Areas
in the District Is
Outlined
By John IhIder

Executive Officer, National capitol Housing
Authority
When q visitor to Washington
leaves the Union Station, he gets an
inspiring view of the Capitol, SYM
Dol OF . very great and q very rich
Evening star., 1947-10-08

Later, when their effects as focal
points of disease, crime, delin-
quency and dependency were be-
latedly recognized, local campaigns
for slum elimination word
used by President Theodore Roose-
welt when he became one of our
local crusaders-concentrated on
the elimination Of inhabited alleys.
Meanwhile, relocation Of the sub
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
SHEPPARD WILL
TESTIFY TODAY
Boxing Manager Will Talk
In Connection With New
. York Inquiry

MONTREAL, Feb. 19- up -
Harry Sheppard, boxing manager,
was expected to leave for New York
tonight to testify tomorrow before
a grand jury in connection with
New York's boxing inquiry.
Sheppard was questioned today
by New York and Montreal police.
His appearance at provincial po-
lice headquarters followed last
weeks questioning of Danny Webb,
Canadian lightweight champion, by
Montreal police ana by District
Attorney Frank Hogan at New
York. Sheppard manages Webb.
The New York fight investiga-
ton is reported to have important
Canadian ramifications. Several
Montreal arrests may be made
soon. Sheppard was not arrested.
He appeared voluntarily at police
headquarters, and no charges have
been made against him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
COLLEGE CAGE
RESULTS

Catawba 70; Presbyterian college
~.
Cornell 50; Princeton 80.
Holy Cross SO; Dartmouth 49,.
Maryville College As; Lincoln
Memorial university AZ.
Michigan State 55; Detroit AZ.
Navy IS; Penn SO.
ECTC a.: Norfolk Division Of
William and Mary Al.
Florida Sc; Stetson 80.
University of Delaware 81; Hav-
erford (Pa). "A.
ViHanova IT; cambridge Naval
Training Station SO.
Drexel Institute 70; Ursinus 81.
Brooklyn College 81; Lincoln
University 40.
Lafayette 49,: Bucknell 40.
Georgia Tech 70; Georgia As.
Geneva so; Carnegie Tech 36.
Harvard So; Trinity so.
Akron 70; Bluffton d.
Defiance "a; Taylor CInd.) Uni
versity Al:
High Point 50; Atlantic Chris
tan So.
Appalachian g.; Lenoir = Rhyme
So.
University of Conn. At; Yale 80.
Kentucky So; Xavier 81.
Washington College So; Fort
Miles CDel.) 48.
West Va. Tech 10; West Va.
WESLEYAN go.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
new YORK RUNNER
D0DD RACE
Leslie MacMitchell Says He
Will Have Better Chance
In Another Run

NEW YORK, Feb. 49, @ Par
son Gil Dodds lost n Of his faith
full followers today when Leslie
MacHitchell of the New York ath-
letic club announced he would moi
defend his title in the mile run at
the National AAU indoor track and
field championships here Saturday
night.
Instead, MacHitchell will start in
the 1,000-yard run in an effort to
help the New York athletic club
collect as many points as possible
toward the team title it will be de-
Tending.
The former New York University
star said he felt he had a better
chance of winning the 1000 than he
would have in the mile, where
Dodds is a topheavy favorite to
hang up his fourth straight over
whelming triumph since coming out
of a ~three-year retirement.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
|NESBITT COURTS
UPSET BULLDOGS
Owls Capture Thrilling Is.
Is Win; Riverside Coasts
To 1872 Triumph

The Nesbitt Court Owls staged
one of the greatest upsets of the
City Junior League compaign yes
terday by upsetting a highly favor
ed Sports Center basketball team,
1918, at the Lake Forest gym in
the first game Of a cage double
header. The second half champion
Riverside Atomic Aces smothered
Spofford Mills, 1922, in another
Junior Loop struggle.
In the feature attraction Nesbitt
courts led by Eddie Coley and
Daniels fought Sports Center all
the way, never allowing the first
half winners to gain any lead on
them. Then in the final minutes OF
play the Owls struck for two fast
goals to clinch the contest even
though the Bulldogs made a des-
perate rally. Leading scorers were
Coley of Nesbitt Courts with six
points and Jimmy 'Snuffy' Stoud-
enmire of Sports Center with five.
The Riverside-Spofford Mills af-
fray was a breeze for the rampag-
ing Aces. They gained an early adj
vantage and coasted in for an easy
victory. Top point makers were
Harry "Mustard'' Mathis of River
side with 20 points and Ellison of
Spofford Mills with II points.
The players and their respective
totals in both games were as fol-
lows: Nesbitt Courts-Coley 6, Bor-
deaux, Daniels s., Gilbert. Sim
mons, Maynard 4; Sports Center
Stoudenmire 5, Stone, Brown 2,
Smith 2, Michaels 4; Riverside
Sturm B.. 6, johnson, Smith 4,
Mathis 20, Henson 4, Sturm c. 2;
Spofford Mills - Blanton 4, Ellison
II. Bland 2, Hobbs 8, Bridges 2.
Today Spofford Mills, winners OF
the first half championship, plays
Riverside, winners Of the second
half crown, for the City Junior
League. championship at Lake For
est's court at 4 O'Clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
NAVY SQUEEZES
| BY PENN, 55-53
Don Dick Leads Tars To
18th Straight Victory
With Is Point Total

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 19-(P-
The mighty Mites of the Navy
basketball quintet overcame a firs1
half Pennsylvania lead today to &C
on to win their 18th straight game,
$3.50.
The Middles won their margin OF
victory on the foul line. They had
Is free throws at the Penn basket
and made good every attempt,
while Penn had a nine for 16 foul
shot record.
Penn jumped into a lead shortly
after the contest started and had
built up a. % to % halftime mark
ing.
The smaller Navy quintet found
itself in the second half and by the
time seven minutes had elapsed
had tied the score at 34-all. Jim
Durham put the Tars ahead with
a coroner shot, but two minutes
later Penn went back into the lead,
1887, with a layup basket by Greet
Heindel.
Don Dicks shot turned the see
saw affair to Nays advantage On
the next play with a field goal
and from that point. on, the Mid
dies stayed in front.
1t was a rough and ready affair,
with Is fouls being called against
each quintet.
Bob Crossin, Penn forward, was
high scorer of the game with II
points. Dick of Navy was high for
his team with four field goals ano
five foul points for a total Of 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
W0MEN'S TOURNEY
TO BEGIN TODAY
Babe Zaharias Rated As
Favorite In Hollywood
international Golf Meet

HOLLYWOOD. Fla. Feb. 19--W.H
The Women's International four
ball golf tournament begins here
tomorrow, with the defending
champions, Louise Suggs and Jean
Hopkins, expected to finish behind
the mighty Babe Didrikson Zaha-
rias and her partner, Peggy Kirk.
The girls from Lithia Springs,
Ga, and Lakewood, o., have not
done as well in Florida winter
competition as Mrs. Zaharias. the
National Women's champion from
Denver, and Miss Kirk, of Findlay,
o. The pairs are bracketed to
meet in the final round.
In. the opener, the champions
will play Mrs. G. R. Harbcough,
Cleveland, and Mrs. A. G. Flash,
! Quaker Ridge, N. Y. The challeng'
ers meet Rymla Strevel, MI. Gem.
ems, Mich, and Mrs. George Mil
Ter. Miami.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
Cape Fear Loop Adopts Tentative Slate
Penderlea Teams
Enter Cage Meet
10 Clubs Now Entered In 9Th Annual Star.
News-YMCA Basketball Tournament;
Opening Games Set For March 5

rior, C. j. King, Julian Mills,
Pat Wheeler, Fred Rocks, Ray
mond Pigford, Marvin Ander-
SON and ]. T. Marshburn.
The girls team is coached by
WinbOn and billiard. Marie Orr
is captain and the players list
ed are as follows: Betty 10
billiard, Elaine Anderson, JAN
ice Pigford, Irene Duet, Imo-
gene Savage, Barbara billiard,
Elizabeth Strickland, Margaret
English, Annie Dell Autry and
Marie Orr.
At the present time the teams
are playing in the Penderlea
High School tournament. Ad-
ditional entries are expected
from other teams taking part
in the Pender county meet.
Schools interested in entering
the events are urged to write
Adam w. Smith, YMCA or Roy
Cook, Star-News, Wilmington,
for entry blanks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
March l Deadline

WINSTON-SALEM, Feb. 19-R
Any North Carolina veteran de.
string to enroll for agriculture.
training under the G. I. Bill mus
90 so before March l, Veterans ad'
ministration officials here said to
day. :.
This deadline must be met L
veterans expect to receive subsls
tence payments while taking farm
training this year, they pointed out
Veterans now enrolled shoule
contact their vocational a%gricultu
raj teacher in their county and en-
roll Immediately. If enrolment i.
not accomplished tsi7 month. vet
Grams will not be able to partici
pate in VA farm training program
until 1913, it was said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
lritzie Zivic Wants
To Turn Glamor Boy;
Now Seeks New Nose

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 19.-fP)-
Fritzie Zivic, one-time king Of the
welterweights, is going to turn
glamor boy.
The 80 : year = old boxer, who
wears he has retired for the last
time, said today he would enter
st. Joseph's hospital next month
to undergo an operation to reshape
his nose into more classical lines.
The one he has now has little re-
semblance to a nose after being
battered for 16 years.
"Boy, won't I be pretty if I can
have a hose like that" said Fritzie
as he looked at the profiles of sew
era1 famous movie actors. 81 UNI
derstand they can do wonders
these days with a fellows face.
Mine can use a little help"
AS for his cauliflower ears,
Fritzie said they would stay as is.
Nothing wrong with them. ALI
I need is a new nose to look beau
tiful."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20

represented by Woodrow Brew,
made application to enter the loop.
The directors told the Leland club
if an eighth club can be found be-
fore the next meeting which has
been set for March IL, they will
be accepted.
At a previous meeting a repre-
sentative from East Wilmington
was present, however, the club
was not represented last night.
A long list of bylaws were read
and approved by the directors.
The object OF the association, &C
cording to the constitution adopted
is as follows: To develop, promote,
maintain and foster baseball in
the lower regions of the Cape Fear
area, under conditions most favor
able to the enjoyment of the game
by all, and the development of
good citizenship and a spirit Of
cooperation between players and
fans.
According to the bylaws each
team will be required to appear
on the field in full uniform. The
tentative schedule lists only Sum
day games, but night contests NAV
be played with the permission of
the league officials.
Copies of the official contracts
were distributed to the club man
ayers and a committee was ap-
pointed to inspect the playing
fields.
I ]. D. "Skeet" James, announced
at the meeting that he would
manage the Pepsi-Cola team this
season. Cicero Vow will serve an
coach and assistant manager. A.
E. Horne, has been appointed BUSH
ness manager of the Pepsi-Cola
team, James announced.
Teams represented at the meet
ing last night we're: Masonboro
Clamdiggers by Herman Farrow;
Delco by Barney Rodgers; Winter
Park Rangers by Frank Hines:
Seagate by Johnny Hines; Hamp-
stead by Bill Eubanks and Amos
Carter; Pepsi-Cola by J. D. james
and Leland by Woodrow Brew.
The official schedule will be re-
leased at the next meeting, presi-
dent Addison Hewlett, Jr., an
nounced last night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
Rocky Graziano Gipen eco"
Sign By Boring Association
J. B. HUNTINGTON
MAKES HOLE-IN-ONE
ON MUNICIPAL LINKS

J. B. Huntington. executive
secretary of the YMCA, yester-
day became the second man
this week to join COLTS Hall OF
fame. as he sank a hole-in-
n at the Municipal golf
course.
Hargrove Davis, local base
ball player, did the same trick
Monday afternoon.
Huntington, as Davis, scored
his ace on the eleventh hole,
which is a 163-yard Spar hole.
The YMCA official, playing
with w. G. Horni, used a num-
Der two iron for his shot.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
Fiiremen, Naval Reserve Win
In Senior Basketball Loon

man forward, captured high scor-
ing honors, notching IL points
closely followed by Frank Mccall
with II. Irwin Gore topped Tide
Waters scoring show with nine
points.
The players and their respective
totals are as follows: Naval Re-
serve B. Waters 4, johnson,
Evans 7, Lassiter 20, Strickland 4,
Flags l, P. Waters 4; Post Office
l. Woodcock 8, Smith, McInnis 4,
Council S, Michaels 8: Fire Depart
ment y Sandlin H., Mccall IL,
Scotch 4, Edens 8, Beasley, Shipp
8, Casteen; Tide Water = Stuart 4,
Gore 9, Fogleman 2, Eaton 4,
Sloan 4. and Raynor s..
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20

The Naval Reserve and Fire
Department basketball teams came
out victorious in last nights Senior
Mems Basketball League at the
Lake Forest gymnasium, Naval
Reserve defeating the Post Office,
4O-15, and the Firemen rolling over
Tide Water, 1925.
In the Naval Reserve-Post OF
flee debacle Lassiter, Naval Re
serve pivot man., took individual
donors by Tipping 20 points through
the net. Homer Council led the
Post Office with five points. :
Tide Water reached out OF their
class in their contest with the
fast-moving Smokeaters, and were
smashed, 1925, by the loop lead
ers. "Poopy" Sandlin, big Fire