As Metins to Leter Sg ial Decay includes the Evanstorn-North' Shore board-are urged to advise theirl- ents Ithat in the eventthey desireito make applications for. ba ,ns through the.HOLC, in connection with addi- tional ,funds which mnay be made available for the corporation through recent legislation mit Washington, they should nia ke applicat ion before the act is finally passed. In making this. statement, Mrs'. Wright advises that the House. of Representatives passed certain amend- ments to thé, Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 in connection with the authori- zation for tbe issuanceý of $I,750,000,- 000 iii bonds, as folloWs: "lu order té provide for applications heretofore fled; and for appflcants who In good fa.th prier té the date this am.ndmntxtaços e.Uot, uough4 relifby fermiai application, letter or otherwise, MORtTGAGE LOANS We are in Uic market for c9nservative first mortgage !I8JUJf.MUZK~Ao as 10 make -te sen- tence read "sought relief by formal application, letter or memorandum."i It luis mpossible tIo determine at this tume eirâctly what -the amendmeùtà, te the Iome Owners' Loan. act will contain wrhen flnally enacted, but attention lu di- vected to the effeet of both of the above ameudments.' Under either, the only home' owniers whose applications can be, accepted ln the event of the, enactmnent, are those who made an effort to file appli- rcation.1 11 [t la, therefore adisable that home owners wiahng te take advantage of thie addtioal omeOwners'lolan appro- priation- should fill ont a statement somewhat aà follows, and take it ln per- son to the offices of thie'Home Ownerg' Loan corporation, 215 W. Wacker drive., Chicago, ln or der that the signature of a witness or ahra employee of thie HOLC may be affixed to the memorandum: I............................. .. . . . . . . . . .des9ire te, place myself on record on this ..... . ..... .." f ........4.... ;.....- 193. ., as haviflg sought to file an appli- cainwith the................. **-******.' agency of the Home Owners' Loan cor- poration. 1 understand that under the present regulations of thie corporation, applications cannot be accepted. Witness: Sgaueo plcn Employee of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation Date............... "America bas been losing its homes for years and we must stop this social decay. 1, hope to see millions of, new bouses building.so,'on-tbeni turned in- to real bornes. America-Land of Homes!il Witb these words Walter Pitkin, pro esorof. journalism at. Columbia unierstyand well: known author, completed an address delivered re- cently aver a nation-wide hook-up on. the subject "What Home Means to Me." The address was a part of a series presented under auspices of the Fedéral Housing Administration by the Genéral Electric company. Professor Pitkin said ini part: "You notice tb.ey don't caîl the' felbows Who bandle this money the Fedéral Home Administration. Tbey cali them the Fédéral HQusing 'Ad- ministration. *And with goodreason. "Let me put you straight. The Government can't build a home for you. AUl it, can do is to belp you put together some lumber and. hard- ware on some plot of ground. The finest arcbitect in the the world ca't design a home for you.'. The bèst lie can do is to arrange sonle roomns for pleasant living., "You alone can. make. your- home. Not with sticks and stonesi. Not, with rug .S and, curtains. Not with shower baths and. spiral staircases. Oh, 'no!1 If ever you have. a -homeë you make it out of yourself. You :are at borne only 'when you, are yourseli. You are your, own building, material. And your bouse is your castie, but. your bhorne is yourseélf in architecture. "Sonie ýpeople -have .one-room, per- sonalities. OtWhers have. parlor-bed- room - and - bath souls. Some are ground-floor. characters, and others have pent-house per sonalities. Some are by nature,'homeless; they mere- ly reside %somewhere or else. tbey keep moving. Those who just keep ,movi.pg are burns,. We'ltfor>get them this morning. Those who just reside somewhere may be homeless by choice or bomeless out of necessity. "A borne is more than a residence.- Homeis herveryou can comfort- ably be 'yourself." Baird and Warner Report cently purchased'the cast 50 f eeof Uptrend in Real Estate1 lands, Wilmette, from Mr. and Mrs. Baird and Warner, realtors, an-1 J. Kennev Johnison. Mr. Burkhardt is INC. 1 N. La Salle St., Chicago Contri 0227 1571 Sherman Ave., Evanston University::2600, and Reiuat Draperies Fabrics. Antiques Exceptl@.aI W@rkanship H. G.LUNDWALL tnuýse losealor iuie usame period a year ago. The concern also reports a very substantial increase in the number of homes leaseci. The, dollar volume has increased substantially although it bas, not quite doubled that for the sanie period a year ago. The real activity for the spring sea- son occurred in March and April-, and surpassed any spring season since 1929. Increased activity in real estate for some time to corne is predicted "because .investors are realizing more every day Mrs. Clare W. Herbst sold Lot, 10, Block 2 in Kenilwortb Community De- velopnient te Edwin T. Heister. Baird and Warner, represented by Ruthb'L. Cronk, cooperating with, Smart and Golce, represented by William Sadier, were the brokers. Lt26 in Kenilworth Park Addition teWiimette was sold Iy Clara Zust te William Remy. Baird and Warner, represented by Ruth *L. Cronk of the Kenilworth office, were the only brok- Mortgage Loan Correspondent Meeropolitan Life Insurance Compa~ny Phone. Greemisof 050..-We Deliver Yesl WeF.va v .derfai selecin otf WJIpp rs. Sc. thons in the roll.,