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Evening star., 1960-06-08

the furnace. Although he lives
in a luxurious Maryland home,
he is wanted on a bad check
charge in Virginia.
Mr.. B has been on the '.pre-
cautionary measures" list since
late 1857. During nine years
in business, he has changed
his firm name more than half
a dozen times and has been
sued more than 20 times. At
least two of his one-time as
sociates are now in jail-one
for a series of crimes climaxed
by bank robbery and the other
for false pretenses. Using one
Of the city's most notorious
salesmen--now employed by
Mr.. A-he persuaded a couple
to apply for two FHA-insured
loans at two different banks.
He talked the couple into in
dorsing both checks to him
Immediately, saying he would
put the money in a separate
account and draw on it as the
work progressed. The work
didn't progress, until the har-
assed homeowner literally
threatened to shoot him.
Many Complaints
{ Mr.. c is not on the "precau-
tionary measures" list but his
various firms have been the
subject of a recent Federal
Trade Commission hearing.
Homeowners from Rockville,
Nd, to Falls Church, Va, have
complained that his firms mis-
led them in advertisements, did
sloppy work and failed to hon.
or lifetime guarantees" APP
pearing before an FTC trial ex-
aminer. Mr.. C tried to take the
Fifth Amendment when asked
about his relationship with the
principal of another firm. The
examiner, ordering him to tes-
tify, expressed some of the per-
plexity of haraSsed hometown
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iers in these words: 1--WE seem
to have these two companies
mixed in here. They seem to
take telephone calls from his
house and live in his house and
he says he has no connection
with them one time and an
other time he says he does in
stallations for them. would
like to know what this is all
about"
faces foreclosure.
None of these operators-or
others like them-could stay in
business if a housewife spent as
much time choosing a contrac-
tor as she spends shopping for
a new hat.
Tomorrow: FinoneioI tricks to trop
homeowners.
Evening star., 1960-06-08
GUIDE FOR HOMEOWNERS
WITH REPAIR PROBLEMS

Homeowners with an inquiry complaint involving
home Improvement should consult the following
Is your home Improvement contractor reliable?
Telephone your Better Business Bureau bank
savings and loan association.
Did your contractor fail to perform under an FHA-
insured home improvement loan? Complain to the bank
or savings and loan association making the loan to
FHA's D. c. Insuring Ofice.
Is permit required for the work to be done your
home? Telephone your local government building in
spector.
Do you think you defrauded crininally by
home improvement contractor? Complain to the prose-
cutor in your
Evening star., 1960-06-08
Presses for Check

The contractor waits outside
the bank to persuade the home
owner to indorse the check over
to him. Or, If the check is COM
ing by mail, he or a salesman
hangs around the homeowner's
place-presumably directing the
work crew-until the mail ar
rives. If the homeowner is gull
lible, the contractor tells him,
This is made out to you but
1t really belongs to me-" If the
homeowner is harder to con-
vince. the contractor assures
him the work will be done fast
er if the money is paid in
advance.
If the contractor still can
cloak his activities to the point
where the bank doesn't suspect
him, he can arrange an FHA-
insured loan where the money
is paid to the contractor after
the work is satisfactorily COM
pleted. (
To get the money before the
work is done, the contractor
needs the homeowner's sigma
ture ahead of time on the FHA
form known as the completion
certificate" - the paper ac-
knowledging that the work is
completed. To get that signa+
ture, the contractor uses the
Friday afternoon pitch" He
tells the homeowner that he
Evening star., 1960-06-08

wants to pay his workmen be-
fore the week end and If the
homeowner will just sign the
completion certificate now,
he'll come back Monday and
finish. He doesn't come back,
Or the contractor asks the
hoineowner tofsign a paper ac-
knowledging delivery of an
item such as storm windows.
The homeowner signs without
reading. It's not a delivery re-
ceipt. It's the completion GER
tif1cate.
Routine Of Fear
Sometimes a contractor Of
this ilk plays rough. One wom-
an homeowner had refused to
sign the completion certificate
because the work was unsatis-
factory. The contractor didn't
AK the defects but she signed
anyhow. Why2 They kept
banging on my door at night
and. I was a woman alone and
afraid. So I signed and they
went away"
To give some protection to
homeowners. the Federal HouS-
ing Administration issues tC
banks and savings association,
what is known as the "pre-
tcautionary measures" list. Or
this list are contractors anC
statesmen whose operations arr
such that the lenders arr
alerted to take precautions il
approving home improvement
loans where they are involved
OF the four biggest Washing
ton lenders under the FILA.
insured home improvement
loan program, only one ha,
done business with a contractor
after he got on the "precau
ltionary measures" list.
There are 98 names of Wash
ingtcn area contractors ane
Evening star., 1960-06-08
Phony Addresses


The address given in adver-
tisements and even in the con-
tracts sold by these promoters
to homeowners frequently is
just a cubbyhole big enough
only for an answering service.
Homeowners who have CONS
looking for a defaulting con-
tractor have discovered the
"office" is a telephone in the
back of a barber shop or pool
hall. One homeowner found the
contractor she sought had used
the address of an empty store
he never had occupied.
To escape irate homeowners
and court suits, this breed of
contractor" goes "out of buSi-
ness" Then, he turns up again
under a different name, a diff
ferent address and a different
telephone number.
One homeowner had such
trouble with a contractor on q
carport that she vowed she
would be more careful in the
future. Then she signed a con-
tract with another firm to have
her porch enclosed. It wasn't
until she was called to the Dis
trict Building because her car
port had been built without q
permit and the principals of
the carport firm faced her
across the table that she real
lied she was now dealing with
the same firm on the porch job.
The faces were the same. Only
the firms name, address and
telephone number were
changed.
The principal goal of this
type Of operator is to get the
homeowner's money before the
job is completed - preferably
before it starts. This contrac-
tor is well aware that if the
bank or savings institution
knows he is doing the job, the
FHA-insured loan for the work
will not be approved. So he
talks the homeowner into ap-
plying for the type of FHA-
insured loan paid directly tc
the homeowner. On this type
of loan, the contractors name
is not stated.
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HOMES

Continued From First Page
get a Washington homeowner
to sign a new-and more costly
contract. q
One sold a contract under
one name but had the home
owner apply for a building per-
NIT under another name-"for
income tax purposes" he ex-
planned. s
Some of these men repre-
senting themselves as com
tractors have no crew Of work
men. They pick up a carpenter
here, an electrician there ais
the job demands. When they
fail to pay the workmen. the
crew walks OF the job. When
they fail to pay the subeon5
tractors-or pay for labor and
materials with bad checks-the
subcontractor looks to the
homeowner to pay the bill. And
q mechanics lien takes prece-
dence. The homeowner who
already has paid the contrac-
tor then learns for the first
time that his money did not
go into the home improvement
fNh L..
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-26
Reoding

was also an architect, said to
me that there were two attitudes
that ] must bring to the profess
sion - singleness of purpose and
an open mind.
The first attitude - singleness
OF purpose - comes easily to
anyone with an average amount
of energy and ambition. But
keeping an open mind is harder
and much more important.
My brother pointed out that
only with an open mind could
one see all of the possible solu-
tons to any problem. He cau-
toned against falling in love
with your first idea and he warn
ed me to beware of anyone who
felt that there was only one solu-
ton. A dogmatic answer was the
mark of person with too few
ideas. An open mind and flexi-
bility in idea avoided the i'm
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-26

passe, and often an outsiders
suggestion was the best.
This has been of immeasurable
help to me. l have found it a
governing rule for the conduct OF
my whole life. In passing judg-
ment on architecture or people,
l have tried to see if the positive
attributes do not outmeaSure the
negative ones.
Our lives would be enriched
if each PERSONS flights of fancy
found receptive audiences and
everyone was encouraged to be
an individual. But let us not
forget that he who dares to take
different path must first know
where he's going"
Albert Einstein, although re-
nowned as a physicist, in his
later years, became interested IN
social and political problems,
holding that "to work for the
common good is the greatest
creed ="
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-26
Theatre
BY
Cyrus Adler

While anxiously awaiting their
younger brother one old-maid
says: Father shouldn't have
told us that he ran from the
battlefield" This sets the tone
of avoidance of reality of this
new, fine play set in the South.
The other old-maid replies:
Daddy has been dead now for
% years; you should have taken
it up with him before this" And
they start once again to plan the
trip to Europe they will never
make.
The brother played excellently
by Jason Robards arrives bear
ing presents he could never at
ford He is pampered man in
his thirties who has married a
somewhat irrational but young
and beautiful girl.
New Orleans born, Miss He'll
mans drama almost travestieS
the literature of the "New
South" Only a ruthless honesty
prevents this.
The play contains two love-
starved old maids with more
than sisterly feelings for their
n'er-do-w well brother.
He is married to crazy girl,
the daughter of rich, indolent
but wise woman, who keeps a
Negro gentleman as her butler
and lover. We have here all the
elements of southern tragedy:
sex, Negros and degeneration.
An eerie feeling of impending
doom hangs over the first two
acts. The young man has made
a lot of money on tip from a
mullato former lover of his who
is now married to ruthless
businessman.
The young man't wife, in a
demented attempt to keep her
husbands love, informs the BUSH
nessman And the tragedy inn
plicit in the delicate interplay Of
the finely drawn characters
swiftly follows.
The bitter-sweet, often moving
prose and excellent acting help
to raise the play above the COM
mon broadway level
Like most literature from the
South, Toys in the Attic, reeks
of subtle corruption and degerl-
Grafton. 1t is degeneration that
b re d narrowmindedness and
brutality in the less sensitive
Southerners; and in the feeling
ones an alteration of mind and
soul
Like most Of the writings OF
Williams, Faulkner, Capote, and
McCullers, the abberrations and
brutality of Southerners form the
core of Miss Hellman's works.
In witnessing this tragedy OF
good people maddened by their
culture and seemingly unable to
relate to the reality of the world
around them, one wonders if the
rest of humanity can ever reason
with people who behave so in
sanely
For, if the writer's who know
Dixie best are implying anything,
they are saying that the South
is something of lunatic asylum.
AS an instance, it has proved
almost impossible to deal RAJ
tionally with the lunacy of the
Southern Senators combating
the almost universal desire for
minimal civil rights.
Perhaps writer's such as Miss
Hellman, by portraying the South
in its frenzy, can lead responsible
individuals to recognize tn e
growing malady and cure it be-
fore tragedy engulfs the whole
area just as it swallowed the
family portrayed in Toys in the
Attic.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-26
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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-05-26

WHERE WERE YOUR DREAMS for the future, on
your glorious day of Graduation? Were they up IN the
clouds where they belong because horizons are as limit.
less as the skies today for young men OF character ano
competence, vision and faith?
Hold those dreams high, young man, ana stay oouln
to see them come For right here at home' IN the
South you know and live in ana love- glea. NV
onnort,nvland is coming of age, where dreams that
are born on the wings of come down to earth
and grow into reality.
recent U s. Department of Commerce report shows
that since World War II the economic oeVeoPmen. u
Kodiak mirror., 1960-01-30
Borough Plan Proposal fade

JUNEAU R,. A proposal for the creation of 16. organized horoughS in Alaska was advanced to the le- gislature Thursday by Rep. John Hellenthal { D-Anchorage), not as a firm recommendation but as a starting point for consideration of the complicated intermediate gov ernment problem.
 Hellenthal's bill included his be- lief that organized boroughs as outlined in the constitution should cover every first or second class city, every public utility district, every independent school district. 1"
 The Kodiak Borough would comprise the entire Island of Ko- diak under Hellenthal's bill.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-01-30
Dog Sled Races Attract Big Field

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-One ot the largest and finest fields of dog sled teams and drivers ever to take part in a major race will be on hand for the $6,500 World Champ ionship event in Anchorage during the last three days of the annual weeklong Fur Rendezvous, Feb 1922, according to Clyde Rowen, Rendezvous Director.
 Four of New Englands best combinations will be added to a field of 25 or 30 Alaskan and Can adian muShers. Heading the list from the Southern 48" is Dr. Roland Lombard of Wayland, Mass, competing in his third Rem dezvous race. pr. Lombard finish ed second last year and then went on to win at the Fairbanks Winter Sports Carnival later in the spring. The Rendezvous race is the only major race pr. Lombard has not won.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-01-30
Heart Fund Drive
 Begins February

Dr. Bruce Keers, General Chair man for the Kodiak area of the Alaska Heart Association, an af- filiate of the American Heart Ass ociation, reports that he and his committee are rounding out their 1860 fund drive program which will start in February.
 The drive, being handled by the Kodiak Island Jaycees, com mences February 1, and will eli max on Heart Sunday, February 28. when 1,500,00O volunteers throughout the nation will make door to doo' collections.
 George Melry, President of the AFLCIO, Is National Sponsor for the 1860 Heart Fund. This is his seventh year in that capacity.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-01-30
Bill Stone Goes To Conference

William Stone, Superintendent of the Kodiak Baptist Mission left Thursday for Juneau where he will attend the Executive Board of Child Care Institutions on which Meeting of the Alaska Association of Child Care Institutions which will be held January 29 and 30.
 On February 1, Stone will be joined by Rev Leo Schleg.el of Anchorage and Rev. George King of Cordova, going to Sitka where the three men willrepresenth American Baptist work in the state at the annual meeting of the Alaska Council of Churches.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-01-30
Defining Of Waters Necessary To Enforce Regulations In Alitak Area

in 1851 in the case of United King dom V. Norway. On the question of the 10 mile rule, the court stat ed its opinion thus: "The real ques- tion raised in the choice of base lines is in effect, whether certain sea areas lying within these lines are sufficiently closely linked to the land domain to be subject to the regime of internal waters. This idea. should be liberally applied in the case of a coast, the geo graphical configunation of wf1ich'is as unusual as that of Norway. .."
 Radar contended Alaska's coast line to be similar to that of Nor way and should get the same con Sideration. The Interrational Court also took into consideration certain economic interests pecui- far to a region" in arriving at it's conclusion. Radar contended that Shelikof Straits meets that test. It's economy is closely linked with that of Kodiak Island, he said.
 The Attorney General has de- fined the area over which the State has jurisdiction by drawing a line from land points, which sets the boundary of state control three miles out from shore. A vast area of the waters adjacent thereto thus are placed outside the control of the State fisheries.
 Rickey has protested the posi- tion of the Attorney General in the case, and is seeking a change of opinion. He believes, as do other fishermen, the present ruling can have serious effect on the crab re sources for many years to come.
 Bob Simon, fisheries biologist here, is in Alitak.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-01-30
Griffin Memorial Hospital Facing Grave Financial Crisis

At a meeting of the Advisory Council of the Griffin Memorial Hospital early in January, 1t was announced that the hospital is facing a financial crisis. An ex- animation of the following compar- tive statistics for 1858 and 1859 will make the situation clear: Number of Admissions, 1858: $40, 1859: 497; Patient Days, 1858: 3,657, 1859: 2,791; Average Patients per day, 1858: 9.94, 1859: 7.37; Average stay per patient, 1858: 6.72, 1859: 5.61.
 The cost of treating one patient one day was $21.29 in 1858, but the figure for 1859 will be higher be- cause of the increase in nursing salaries to conform with the rul- ings of the Alaska Nurses ASso- citation, and other increased costs. The deficit for the year will be in the neighborhood of $18,000.00.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-01-30

To account for this decline In ad- missions are two important req sons: first of course. is the decline in population, and the shorter pa tient stay. With the coming Of the newer drugs, patients ere not required to remain in the hospital bor so long a period before dis charge. The decline in the sal mon industry has made a great difference in the summer nGimiss- ions. These factors, added to the number of people who prefer to go elsewhere for medical treat ment, have made the operation of the. local hospital financially i'm. possible, unless at least some ef them can be changed.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-01-30
Along The N aterf'onf

Happy Days are here again.
 King Crab operations have been getting into full swing again this
 past week, with local canneriee going at good pace.
 At King Crab, Inc. they are working two lines one shift a day. The crab have been coming in in good quantities and also in good quality. They worked five days last week and a full week is anticipated for this week, with about 75 or 30 people employed.
 The tender AF0GNAK was ex- pected in with more crab today (Friday). On board are Pat Can non, Nick Miller and Ed GunderSon.
 At Alaska King Crab, it's the same story The crab are crawl ing all over the place, with more coming in aboard the SUNRISE, according to Emil Norton, Super intendent there.
 They have about 60 employed there.
 At the City Dock, it was all night shifts for the longshoremen, with the docking of the TATA- LIMA. 575 tons were brought in and the ship loaded 160 tons, mostly crab.
 The karluk Bridge material was unloaded and will be taken by the power barge ROSEMARY to Kar- lux, where it will be put in place under the direction of the Alaska State Highway Department.
 Dock Superintendent Jack Metz gar reports that about two more weeks should complete the dock re pair job now underway. a.f
 Stan Aayine is still on the 'job of readying the scow for his dry dock, which he expects to have in place for the rush of spring boat work anticipated.
 Del Valentine of Halfertys is still around, but expects to leave shortly for Seattle.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-01-30
Skating Party
 Planned By CPA

A skating party will be held in the near future, weather permit. ing. by the Kodiak CAP Cadet Squadron, at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Verlyn Geriene on Mission Lake. This was voted on at the groups meeting Tuesday.
 AM adult and cadet members and their friends are being urged to attend. Also invited are any adults or teen-agers who are in. terested in joining CAP or who would like to find out more about the Kodiak squadron. Refresh ments will be served. Those inter ested are asked to contact Geriene at 6244 or Littleton at col.
 The Squadron plans to hold a bake sale or Saturday, February 6 at the Donnelley & Acheson store. Members urge the donation of pies, cakes, cookies or fudge, etc., and also invite all to drop in at the store where they may purchase the baked goods offered.
 Equipment from Wing Head quarters at Anchorage has been arriving for the Kodiak Squadron this past week. Already received are a proiector, speaker and type writer. The squadron is expecting the arrival of more office equip ment and a vehicle in the near future.
 Because of a confliction with other clubs, meetings and organ nations, the CAP meetings will be changed from Tuesday to Thurs day night between 7:30 and 9:30. The meeting place will be the National Guard Arm ory. The next meeting is schedul- cd for February 4.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-01-30
OutdoorSRnen To Elect Officers

Nominations for offices in the club will be the first order of busi- ness to come before the members of the Kodiak Outdoorsmen when they meet, Tuesday, February 2, in the Science Room of the down town school.
 Each member is urgently re- quested to attend. There will be refreshments served and entertain ment, which includes the showing of an appropriate film.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-01-30
Bears Win First Game With Palmer

The Bears squeaked by the Pal. mer Moose 5S-57 in their biggest thriller this season, in the first of a two game series played las. weekend
 The Moose quintet chalked up a so lead in the first five minutes of play. A fantastic toss three quarters of the length of the court by Kodiak's Danny Olsen as the buzzer sounded tied the score 23-all at the half.
 The Bears, spurred by wildly enthusiastic audience, fought to 43-37 lead before the battling Moose drove within one shot of victory in the final seconds of play. McKechnie with 2 wos high for the Moose, as Souter led the Bears with 1S.
 The Palmer Moose turned loose on the Bears in the second game outscoring them two to one for ssu, qosuM 'suIss sq, 70 ,SolU won 3l-49.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-01-30
Alaskan Teachers Convene In March

The January meeting of the Kodiak Education Association was held last week. Refreshments were served to the membership before the meeting was called to order.
 Announcements were made con- corning the Alaskan Teachers Con- vention to be held in Anchorage on March 24 and 25. Several faculty members are planning to attend this annual conference.