davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Hungry Horse news., 1949-05-20

tary public for the state OF Mon
tana, personally appeared Robert
E. Lincoln and Paul F. voorhees,,
known to me to be the persons
whose names are subscribed to the
within instrument, and acknow-
lodged to me that they executed
Hungry Horse news., 1949-05-20
pad Trouble
| HI Fork
nm. JEFF
Ar FELLERS

Phil stevens
has washed out the
Meadow creek, but
st service to the res
tation will not be
port from Big Creek
} is Rabbit hill slid
again with the re-
North Fork road, for
bad, is not open to
Ugh water has taken
|oaches of the Trail
Hlgn WIND tuesday
some timber falling
landing bee was held
Holcomb ranch at
unday. Those attend
and Mrs. Bud Hol-
PIX Of Whitefish, Mr..
Benson, Sandy and
ntla ranch, Mr.. and
athlson and Johnny,
Mrs. Ralph Day of
$ Walt Hammer had
ne Ralph Days Fri
lny Mathison was
lspell at 2 am. on
medical treatment,
y, Johnny.
erson has started
Hungry Horse news., 1949-05-20

tn Seame.
Isl WILLIAM o. SARETTE
Notary public for the State Of
Montana. Residing at Martin City,
Montana. My commission expires
l June, 1851.
(NOTARIAL SEAL) 43
Evening star., 1949-07-23

pers the housing program in
other departments is that
under FILA regulations the
builders are required to pay
for adequate inspection work
themselves through fees.
These fees, based on a rpte
of IS for each $1,000 Of the
mortgage amount the Govern
ment agrees to insure, are not
being used fully for inspections
in this area and in some other
areas.
This "shortchanging' Of
builders has never been the
target of builders protest.
however.
Presumably, in the view Of
one agency official. builders
would rather pay the money
and not have adequate in
spections.
The $4,000 or 100000 that
a builder might chisel on a job
because it was not given care
full, continuous inspection would
be more than the amount he
paid out in inspection fees"
one officials said.
This official was emphatic in
saying he did not think such
Evening star., 1949-07-23
D. {. Building Permits
Valued at $827,238
Issued Last Week

Building permits having a valu-
alton of 1927 ,238 were issued dur
ing the last week by the Central
Permit Bureau, Room 108. District
building. Largest permit was for
$3.50, 900 for the construction Of q
private school building.
Among permits were the fol-
lowing:
Hebrew Academy of Washing
ton, D. c., owner, 3235 o street
NV: builder not selected; Muir.
ply & Locraft, architect, 1913
street NV; to erect one three.
story brick and concrete school
6045 Sixteenth street NV; tt
cost $350,000.
Carr, Inc, owners and builders
1910 Vermont avenue NV; M. L
Bagley, architect, 3707 East-Wes
highway, Chevy Chase. Md: Il
erect IA two-story brick and Gin
der block dwellings, 1910 to 431,
and 1884 to 1860 G street Sc.
to cost, $84. 900. 80
Carr, Inc, owners and builders;
M. L. Bagley, architect; to erect
II two-story brick and cinder
(See PERMITS, Page B-20
Evening star., 1949-07-23

"chiseling" had taken place,
but admitted that it conceiv-
ably could take place with the
present inadequate NUMBER of
inspectors, and that 1t might
already have taken place with
out the knowledge Of inspectors.
Since May %, 1916, the local
FILA Office has committed it
self to insure 332 different
large-scale projects including
36,982 units and having a total
FHA-insured mortgage amount
of $295, ,304, 900.
OF this amount, $3.50, $40, ,606
in mortgage insurance already
has been provided.
Up to May S. 1947, when prof.
ects having a mortgage
amount totaling $52,007 ,406 had
been insured. the FHA paid
for the cost of inspection. But
on the $178,613,200 in mort
cages insured since May S, 1947,
the FILA has collected the in
spection fee Of IS per $1,000.
$893,065 Fees Received.
Thus, in roughly a two-year
period, FIA has received from
District area builders total OF
1898 ,O65 in inspection fees. And
Evening star., 1949-07-23

in the District area. OF which
about 13,500 have been under
way for more than three
months and about. $500 under
way less than three months.
In addition, 80 projects to
have 5,137 units are expected to
get under way by September.
and another 13 projects to have
2,740 units are expected to be-
gin about five months from now.
To take care of the present
and future job. only 81 inspec-
tors are available.
Self Supporting Unit.
FILA officials explained that
while the agency is "self-sup-
porting from fees and insur-
ance premium payments. Con-
gress has permitted the agency
to spend only a fraction of its
income while continuing to. load
it down with new duties.
. In the l94s fiscal year ending
June 80, for instance. the ma
tional FILA had an income from
insurance payments and fees
amounting to $1,000, 900. But
Congress permitted it to spend
only $23,500,00o.
On the last day of the fiscal
year, the agency had spent
$23. 400, ,000-leaving a balance
of just about the amount that
would have been needed for one
more days operation.
Thus. because of congress
sional restrictions. it wasn't
possible to pay the salaries of
staff large enough to do the
kind of a job that should be
done if the Governments in
terests are to be guarded fully,
officials said.
Builders Must Pay Fees.
The strangest part of the in
adequacy of inspections-which
is only part of a deficiency
which officials say also ham,
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Big-ScoIe Jobs Not Inspected
Adequately Agency Admits

being seriously "shortchanged'
In inspections, since only
fraction of the money paid out
in inspection fees by them is
used for that purpose.
8. Future cost and mainte-
nance probably will be higher
for many projects, FILA officials
admit, because inadequate in
spections are now failing to
catch slipshod work and, in
some cases, wilful failure to
meet specifications.
Although these conditions
apply specifically to the WASH
ington area. they are, known to
apply generally to other areas
of high concentration of FHA-
insured rental construction.
such as New York, Newark, Los
Angeles. Chicago, Seattle and
a few other cities, where the
number of inspectors is made
quate.
Freely Admitted.
Strangely enough, there's no
secret about these conditions.
They were freely admitted to-
day by officials of both the ma
tional FILA Office and the local
FILA Office.
But at the same time the con-
ditions are admitted. there is
evidence that officials are so
intimidated and in fear of Con-
gress. that they don't want to
fix the blame publicly on Con-
gress, where they contend it be-
longs. ----
If we say it's Congress fault,
they'll cut our appropriation
down still further" one official
protested.
But as for the conditions
themselves, here is what a high
local FILA official had to say:
The local inspection situa-
ton is fast becoming impos-
sible. We really should not go
ahead with any more projects
without additional help"
National Situation.
AS for the national situation,
a high official said:
I'VE just do not have the
number of inspectors in num-
ber Of areas to permit us to
make inspections the way we
would like to make them"
At the moment, there are
more than $1,000 apartments
listed as under construction"
Evening star., 1949-07-23

Shown this architects sketches of three large
FA apartment projects which have either just started
will in the the District Above
is the eghstory 485unt Whtehaven Apartments to be
started next month at Wisconsin and Calvert street
is twenty-five Hundred Wisconsin, of which
Wavery Taylor president Builder Alvin Aubinoe and
architect is Aubnoe Edwards and Beery.
Evening star., 1949-07-23

during that time. it has paid
out only an estimated $3.50, 900
for inspection service.
Thus, owing to congressional
restrictions FHA had to short
change" builders by about
s643,0O0 representing the diff
ference between the amount
paid to FILA in inspection fees
and the amount FILA actually
spent.
Inspectors are paid roughly
$4,000 a year, plus an amount
for travel expenses. The $780,
900 estimated as actually spent
for inspections in the two-year
period would include inspec-
tors salaries, cost of travel and
an amount for clerical help.
The amount collected from
builders for compliance inspec-
ton which is not spent is de-
posted in the Treasury to the
account of FHA's operating
reserve.
Balance S212,O00,0OO.
This reserve has a net
balance after IS years FILA
operation of $212,000,000.
Where the fees are needed is
(See LEWIS page R-21
Evening star., 1949-07-23


was an increase of 900 dwellings
over May, and exceeded by 1920
units the number started in June,
l94S.
The previous postwar peak was
reached in May, last year. when
$3.50 new dwellings were started.
In the first six months of this
year, construction started on
nearly 10000 new units in this
area, which the BIS said was 16
per cent below the volume for the
same period last year.
Locally as we'll as nationally.
construction is less when COM
pared to last year, but the diff
ference is becoming narrower as
the year continues.
Between the first and second
quarters of the year, construction
more than doubled in the Wash
ington area, as measured by the
number of dwellings started.
Last year the increase between
the first and second three-month
periods was IS per cent.
BIS said Spectacular" in
creases IN apartment house con-
struction, which accounted for So
per cent of all new dwelling units
started during the first half of
1949. accounted for the chief part
of the local housing boom.
Single-family housing is show
ing seasonal increases. but the
volume is down % per cent under
(see BUILDING, Page B-2D
Evening star., 1949-07-23

(See LEWIS, Page B-2)
Evening star., 1949-07-23

(See PERMITS, Page B-2D
Evening star., 1949-07-23
By Robert J. Lewis
Reel Estnte Editor of The Stor

ReoI estdte Editor OF Inc Sfor
The Government is risking
many hundreds of millions OF
dollars in insurance OF mort
cages on large-scale apartment
developments in the Washing
ton area and other sections of
the United States. yet is not
adequately inspecting the work
builders are performing.
That was learned this week
In a check by The Star, which
disclosed for the first time that:
/. So inadequate is the num-
ber of inspectors in the local
FILA Office that in some cases
single inspector is responsible
for as many as 1000 apartment
units in different stages of con-
struction when he should have
only 200 to 300.
2. Although continuous" in
spection is required by FILA
rules, a single inspector may
have responsibility for as many
as eight projects at a time.
each of which would require
full-time inspection by one man
If a thorough job was to be
done.
3. Individual inspectors are
obliged to work weekends with
out pay just to complete the
admittedly inadequate job they
are able to do, owing to the
over sized assignments dealt
out to them.
Cases on Record.
4. Cases are on record in
which builders used materials
other than those specified with
out previously obtaining FILA
approval, and otherwise failed
to meet plans and specif1ca-
tions on which Government
financing aids were baseball
because an inadequate number
of inspectors has been avail
able to give continuous COM
pliance inspections.
5. Sponsors of projects who
are not builders themselves
cannot be sure they are getting
the kind of work from building
contractors called for. owing to
inadequate inspections.
6. Financing institutions are
not getting the kind of inspec-
tions which they have been led
= to believe would be given at
the time money was loaned.
(This, however, is considered
to be probably not so serious
from the standpoint of the
financing institution as from
the standpoint of the Govern
ment, since the Government
insures such institutions against
loss of up to 80 per cent of the
mortgage money they put up.
7. Builders, themselves, are
Evening star., 1949-07-23
District Area Home Building
Reaches New Postwar Peak

postwar reached building in the Wash
during Statistics reported
today.
dwelling
Evening star., 1949-07-23

huge soounit ght-story Berkshire Apartments
which construction has begun at 42O Massachusetts, ave-
NV site of former Villa Rosa estate 1t will provide
apartments under roof than other building in
Washington and possibly in the world Builder is Standard
Construction and architect Corning Moore Compile
ton this project expected months the Whehaven
completion is expected in IS months
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21

John Youngbird, Jr., was in
Busby Saturday from Birney,
where he had spent several
months with his father, John
Youngbird.
The Cheyenne Indian women
closed the year of their sewing
class with an exhibit of their
work and a program of read
ing from the Cheyenne Bible on
Thursday. Refreshments were
served. The sewing has been in
charge of Mrs. Wenger.
Carl K. Aldrich, engineer, was
in Billings several days last
week, where he was operated
on for an eye injury. He re-
turned Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. Malcolm Wen
ger entertained John Claassen
of Saskatchewan, Canada, at
dinner Thursday evening.
Sherry Rudio and Lee Desch-
enes returned to their home in
Billings, after spending their
vacation at the home Of their
grandparents, MIR. and Mrs.
Carl K. Aldrich.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
REAL ESTATE DEALS
Fed

March 10, 1949, Holly Sugar
Corp. to Ernest j. WISER: Lot 2,
Sec. 8, T. 2 SIR. "a E.
March 81, 1949, Guy Conner
etux to Henry HomrighauSen:
SkNW-25, EA-26 T9sR39E., LIT.
4, SESW, SEQ; Lots. 1,2,EkNW,
NE ,NESW-31 T9SR40E: SIS int.
in SWINE, SW, WISE, 1t. 4,
Sec. Is T9SR39E.
March %, 1s49, Julian B.
Mastin etux to j. E. LaRue:
Old Bearss Ranch, 10, Alb So
acres in T1NR37E, T1SR37E,
T1SR38E and T1SR39E.
March %, 1919, Ellsworth
Schroeder etux to Antler Land
Co.: SESW-10 T9SR34E.
March %, 1949, w. Harry
Smith to Peter & Lorraine
Kirschenmann: Tract 800 x
800 in NWSE-14 T1SR33E.
March %, 1949, Albert w.
Wright etux to Julia High Hawk
Medicinehorse: Tract 1875 x 125'
in NESE-1 T3SR34E in. Crow
Agency, Mont.
March 90, 1949, Frank H.
Thomas, trustee, to Richard G.
Willett etux: SEANWA, SWA-
NEA-20 T5SR32E.
March 90, 1949, j.. W. Holley
etux to Helen Sarah Wolf: Lots
1, 2, Blk. 6, Stevenson Addn. to
Lodge Grass. =
March 20, 1919, Lou E. Howe
To Cora L. Jacobson etcon: Lot
4, Blk. 7, 4th Addn. to Hardin.
March 90, 1949, James PaWl-
itschek etux to II. w. Willcutt,
ST.. &c Jr.: SE-5 T6SR31E.
April /. 1949, Harry L. Powell
etux to Mac S. Powell: VIZ Lot
IS, Lots IA, Is, 16, II, VIZ Lot
is. Sec. Z T8SR44E. (Quit Claim
April 1, 1949, Mac S. Powell to
Harry L. Powell: NEA Sec. Is
T8SR44E (QCD).
April 1, 1949, Richard T.
Fisher etux to Hans C. Hansen
etux: Sk-35 T2NR31R.
April 2, 1949, Kasper Liz etux
to John Liz: Lots 16, II, ID
Blk. 8, Stevenson 18th Addn. to
Lodge Grass.
/ April 5, 1949, Cora B. Bum
ston etcon to VIII Faber g. Gus
A. SaIveson: Lot Is, Blk. H.,
Highland Park Addn. to Har-
din.
April S, 194e, Frank L. Buck
ner etux to A. E. Woodall etux:
Lot IL, Hardin SD.
Kiah .Buckner to Same:
Woodall Dwelling white Kitch-
en- tract).
April 6, 1949, Josephine M.
Porter etal to G. A. Lewis: Ek-
SW, Its. 3, 4, Sec. 8; EASE,
SWSE, NkSW, SWSW, SINE
9, SkNW-10; SWSE-17 T7SR-
Use.
April 6, 1949, Hilda Winsted
to N. A. Trask: Lots 8, 4, Ek-
SW, SE-31 T1NR30E.
PATENT
March 81, 1949, United States
to John Schaak: SWNW, NV
SW, SkSW, Sci T8SR37E.
/ Read the Classified Ads.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
Antler Ranch Buys
Cunudiun Stock

M. II. and Frank Tschirgi,
operators of the Antler ranch
of Wyola recently purchased
the Alex Gillespie associates
Hereford herd of Calgary, Al
berta, Canada, 1t was learned
here this week.
The well-known herd, con-
sisting of 1,088 COWS and $50
registered bulls, was purchased
for about $250,000, it was an
nounced.
The Alex Gillespie associates
ranch holdings have been dis
solved, according to the report
and the herd has been shipped
from Calgary and is now on
the Antler ranch.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21

was called by the serious ILL
ness of her father.
Miss Dolores Littlebear, Ted
Rising Sun and Sylvester
Knowsthegun are spending
their spring vacations from
Freeman Junior College, with
relatives here.
Miss Mary Bautch was a
Sheridan visitor last week.
George H. Jones, Carl Z.
Aldrich and Rev. and Mrs. NAL
colin Wenger were Hardin Wis
itors one day last week.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
Busbv News

John Claassen of Saskateh-
evan, Canada, a voluntary
Mennonite worker will be on
the Tongue River reservation
for two months to assist Rev.
Alfred Habeggef and Rev. NAL
colin Wenger in missionary
work.
Mrs. Larua Peter, missionary
of Ashland, left by plane We'd
.nesday for Detroit, where she
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
St Xuvier News

Mrs. Lillian Early and Mrs.
Irene Fisher spent Easter with
relatives in Billings. Mrs. Fisher
was detained Monday because
of the illness of her daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Poison
were Easter guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Glen Faw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellison and Mr..
and Mrs. Erwin Ellis and fam
lily were dinner guests Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Faw and
MaViS and Mrs. Walt Willett
and sons were Easter dinner
| guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
henc. *
/ Mrs. Dan O'Brien, who is en-
ployed at the st. Vincent's hos
pital in Billings, spent Easter
/ Sunday with her sons, John
and Joe, and their families.
The newly organized Sunday
school, which met Sunday at
1000 o'clock at Nc Cullock hall,
was very well attended. The
teachers had an egg hunt for
the youngsters at the close of
Of the service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Row Covington
are moving to their ranch up
on Soap Creek.
Alex Driver, of Billings tuned
several pianos in this commun-
ity Saturday.
MIR. Swartz of Butler called
on friends here over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walt Willett
took two truckloads of cattle
to Billings for Art Biles Mon
day.
The first newspaper straw poll
was conducted in Harrisburg,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21

cord, and that during the last.
seven months the school has
experienced its greatest gain in
students-62 to 118. Horn told
the board that broken homes
account for 80 per cent OF the
delinquents received.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
REPORTS ON SCHOOL

President Carl Horn, Miles
City, of the state industrial
school. has reported to the
state board of education that
his institution has 81 high
school students, an all-time re-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21

The first newspaper straw poll
was conducted in Harrisburg,
Pa, in 1924, according to the
Encyclopaedia Britannica.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-04-21
THE HARDIN TRIBUNE-HERALD
OFFICIAL PAPER BIG HORN G.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One year $3.50
(outside County, --S3.00
Six Months S1.50
Three Months --s1 .oo
Evening star., 1949-12-18

He pioneered the advertising blimp; his
ingenious balloon, shaped like contempo-
rary mustard pot, not only advertises mus
tard in several languages, but its gondola
supports cannon that bombards the popu-
lace below with throwaways describing the
product.
In the realm of health. he predicted mice
tions of the bacillus of health and even
an "inoculation for perfect happiness" We
don't have these yet but we do have vtamin
pills.
Even more remarkable were his concepts
of four-dimensional war High in the air, jet
propelled monsters fight duels with cannon
and blast cities below into ruins by means of
tremendous bombs. The surfaces of the seas
are dominated by huge floating fortresses.
Under the oceans. submarines duel to the
death. Robida even foresaw meteorological
warfare; he shows scientists perfecting "infec-
tious torpedoes," filled with bacteria, which
will be loosed upon the enemy.
Robida was prolific writer and illustrator,
a strange mixture of historical researcher,
social commentator and imaginative prophet.
His world of tomorrow" has, in the main,
become our world of today. The End
, 1949-12-30

WASHINGTON, D. Cart authorities of the National Gallery
stand before a priceless, 18th century painting and compare the original
with the fulLcOlOr proof before giving approval to tn the repre- repTGGsduc e
widely used devotional guide; The painting, "The Rest on the Flight 70
on their flight into Egypt, while Joseph in the background knocks nuts
from a tree for their food.
proof and discusses with DR.. Raymond H. Sites, educational director
Of the Gallery, and DR.. J. Manning Potts of Nashville, Tennessee, editor
of The Upper Room, the problems involved in producing two million
faithful copies of the fulLcolor original for the cover OF the 1900
January-F February issue.
, 1949-12-30
LOOK and LEARN
by A. c. Gordon

/. What u. S. vessel was des-
troyed in the harbor of Havana
in 1898?
2. What is the origin of the ex-
preston, Doubling Thomas?
8. What is the collective noun
used to refer to employees on a
ship?
4. What two kinds of bankrupt
cy are there?
IS. Which English king knighted
a cut of beef?
ANSWERS on back page)
, 1949-12-30

@. When a girl is offered a cock
tail in a crowd, but she does not
drink, what should she do?
A, Say, mo thank YOU" but
graciously. It isn't necessary to
, 1949-12-30

add that she does not drink, nor
should she ever accept merely to
please the others.
Q. Is it proper for a man to go
out for a smoke between acts in a
theater, leaving the woman in her
seat?
A. This is the height of rude
ness, unless there are others in
the party to entertain her. Even
in this case, it is not the most
courteous act.
Q, Should one write letters or
notes to announce the birth of a
baby?
A. This is usually done. by
means of cards.
, 1949-12-30
FOR SALE
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Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-01-08
1 he Orioles Sign
Long ERIN Contract

NEW YORK-The "Orioles."
who have achieved fantastic
success in the past few months
via the jukebox circuit, have
signed a new Iong-term contract
to record exclusively for the
Jubilee label, it was announced
this week by Jerry Baine, pres
ident Of the Jubilee firm, who
originally discovered the group
in Baltimore night club.
Concurrent with the termina-
ton Of the recording ban, the
"OriOles" waXed eight new sides
in TWO recent sessions. Their
next release on the Jubilee label
will pair a beautiful new ballad
The Jubilee firm is planning
Dare To Dream" with "To Be
YOU" which Originally was re-
leased on the flipoer Of their
platter Of "Lonely Christmas"
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-01-08
WARNS NEW
WATCH WOLVES
FIGHTERS TO
Ex-Chan1p Earned
More Million and
A Half

EXllghtweig1t champion Of the
world Beau Jack claims in Feb.
ruary Ebony that as much as
half his. share Of $1,5OO,0OO in
Madison Square Garden gate re-
celpts never reached my hands "
In an article written for EBONY
entitled How l Was Cheated
Out Of 100000" the one-time
Augusta, Georgia shine bow and
caddy warns youngsters inter
ested in ring careers to beware
OF the wolves who infest the pro
fessional fight game.
you've got to be sharp
Beau says in the article, cor else
they'll chew you to pieces cruel
ly and viciously-by ldiverting
huge chunks Of our purse las
happened to me- or giving you
false accounting Of funds"
Thearticle also states:
I fought 20 main bouts at
Madison Square Garden, draw
ing more capacity houses there
C1oh any OLItI IIS LLISI III DOA-
Ing history Combined gate re
ceipts, ! am told, came to over
$1,5OO,000. Since I never cashed
the checks for my purses, de-
posted any money OIL kept any
records, Ill never know how
much any Of that money went
to my manager and how much |
got.
Il severed my relations with
my manager early in 1947," Beau
Jack continues in the Ebony
story. And says:
Il have no receipts showing
payment Of my shares Of the
various purses"
Declining to make specific
charges, Beau adds:
''Now ! am not making any
specific charges against anyone
in particular. But based on what
| know | spent, only say that
that money should have come
to HE and didn't"