THE MICHIGAN DAILY Campm"us Pounds{>r Away at Displays By PAUL BRENTLINGER Lured by prospects of winning handsome prizes, members of some 90 campus house groups last night sloshed paint and pounded nails in earnest for their homecoming displays. To get a report on the mid-week progress of homecoming display work, The Daily took a quick survey of fraternities, sororities and dormitories. * *. * * IN MOST OF THE HOUSES, the work was in the basement or back yard stage. There, hidden from the prying eyes of neighbors, ar- tists were busily applying the finishing touches to the "punch-line" sign which was "sure to win this year." Several front lawns were littered with lumber awaiting the deft hand of a carpenter with a plan. On other lawns, frameworks of various shapes and sizes had been erected to await the colorful posters and ponderous papier-mache monsters designed to catch the eyes of display judges and football fans. 4. 4 * A FEW HOUSES already had papier-mache figures in various stages of undress in their lawns or in their basements. Most of them seemed to resemble strange species of football player. And one of the fraternities has an ancient airplane in its yard, with a time-honored artillery piece set in a strategic position to guard it. All this activity must halt by the wee hours of Saturday morning, for two crews of judges are scheduled to tour the city between day- break and gametime to decide which displays will win prizes. 'DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN -Daily-Wally Barth DISPLAY DUTIES-Residents of the Helen New 3erry residence hall gang up on a papier-mache football hero, trying to get him into shape for Saturday's game with Minnesota. The man will be part of Newberry's Homecoming display. After three weeks of hard work, this display will be unveiled as a finished product early Saturday morning. -Daily-Wally Barth CARDBOARD QUARTERBACK-Arms of a synthetic football player are gently but firmly placed in the proper position by coeds hard at work on the Chi Omega Homecoming display. Young Dems Meet Tonight Young Democrats will discuss a resolution on the question of dis- crimination in the University at their meeting at 7:30 today in the Union. If passed, the resolution would ask the Student Legislature to place upon the campus election ballot a referendum on whether student organizations recognized by the University should be per- mitted to maintain constitutional provisions which discriminate be- cause of race, creed or color. LOCAL AVC SURVEY: Lack of Capital, Real Estate Seen Causing Housing Pinch By DON KOTITE A lack of private capital and "very little" free real estate in Ann Arbor are largely responsible for a 400 per cent housing shortage in- crease in the last few years, ac- cording to Prof. Arthur Eastman of the English department. Prof. Eastman is a member of the local American Veteran Com- mittee's executive board, which last spring launched a comprehen- .I- a-1 White, team, 7 i (: I LS" i C ti I r r The cheering section's growing every day! Rich oxfords and broad- cloths feature low-setting "Com- fort Contour" collar styling in many smart collar models. Plus Van Heusen magic sewmanship: action-tailored, figure-tapered fit; tug-proof pearl buttons, labora- tory-tested, Sanforized fabrics. See them today. r r t r f I. i R r t t i 1 1 e t t t. r You 'i cheer for Van Heusen white shirts and 39 sive study of local housing condi- tions. * * * THE SURVEY was prompted by reports of family hardship trace- able to housing, he said. Establishing a standard that "every family unit should have a dwelling unit," the completed sur- vey has compiled county and city population statistics from 1940 to 1949. It correlates these figures with yearly jumps in construction costs and relative drops in the amount of housing units. In Washtenaw County, for ex- ample, total population last year was 115,000. The number of fam- ily units was 38,333; there were 30,778 housing units (including 3,000 temporary units at Willow Run). * * * THE SHORTAGE, therefore amounted to 7,555. Shortage per- centage came to approximately 20 per cent. Higher construction costs at present pose a vital problem, Eastman explained. Ann Ar- bor's private capital can't af- ford to tackle rental unit build- ing at current prices, he added. And "with the new Veterans' Hospital bringing to town 800 or 900 more people, the situation be- comes worse," he said. S4 . NOTING A CORRELATION be- tween shortage and low-income groups, Eastman thinks the Taft- Ellender-Wagner housing bill of- fers a "good working tool" for so- lution. This bill, passed by Congress in May, provides for immediate building of 810,000 low-cost dwelling units, in addition to slum clearance and rural proj- ects. It includes also a long- range 15,000,000-unit program, to be completed by 1958. To qualify for TEW bill benefits, Ann Arbor would have to apply for state permission, then tie it in with national authority, according to Chamber of Commerce president Lewis G. Christman. BUT IF THE current large-scale building program here, including the Stadium Hills development, succeeds, the area may not need TEW aid, he added. V. 0. Nelson, heau of the Ann Arbor Board of Realtors, feels pri- vate enterprise, rather than fed- eral aid, is the keynote. "At present, local builders are supplying all the housing the mar- ket can stand," he said. TYPEWRITERS Office and Portable Models of all makes Sold, Bought, Repaired, STATIONERY & SUPPLIES G. 1. Requisitions Accepted MORRILL'S 314 South State St. (Continued from Page 4) Improper parking in these areas which are unrestricted will result in the same penalties as those list- ed above. All students must secure driving permits before any driving is done otherwise they are subject to se- vere disciplinary action. Permits may be secured in 1020 Adminis- tration Building. Identification Cards: Students who have not yet secured their identification cards may pick them up Thurgday and Friday in the lobby of the Administration Build- ing between 8:30 and 5. Students who had their pictures retaken last week may also secure their cards at the hours indicated. Bureau of Appointments: This office has received a call for a part-time teacher of homebound pupils, in this area. For further information, call at the Bureau of Appointments. Veterans: Veterans Administra- tion regulations state that when a veteran who is enrolled under the G.I. Bill (P.L. 346) interrupts training at the official close of a semester he will automatically re- ceive an additional 15 days of sub- sistence allowance, deductible from his remaining eligibility, un- less he notifies the Veterans Ad- ministration, Union Guardian Building, Detroit, Michigan at least 30 days prior to the semes- ter's close that the leave pay is not desired. Placement Registration: All stu- dents who were unable to attend the placement meetings held at the Rackham Building on Monday or Tuesday may obtain registration material the rest of THIS WEEK -through Friday at the office, 3528 Administration Building-of- fice hours 9-12 and 2-4. This ap- plies to people wishing to regis- ter in ether the General or the Teaching Division. NO BLANKS will be given out after this week until Monday, Nov. 7. There is no charge for registra- tion AT THIS TIME. Beginning Nov. 7 there wil be a late registra- tion fee of $1.00, payable to the Cashier. (Continued on Page 7) .... ........ ... ... .. ...., ... .,,,, .,,_., .. ,,. ...., I . ..,.. .._ .,w.,. . F 2 THE DOWNTOWN STORE FOR MICHIGAN MEN We Serve to Serve agin 309 SOUTH MAIN STREET Sla-Mcks J of BUR-MIL Wrinkle-Resistant Gabardine S1195 . . . at . . . TICE's MEN'S SHOP 1107 South University Avenue A C R OS S F R OM T HE N E W B A N K .IM. Berlin Movie To Be Shown At LaneHall Sponsored by the Intercultural Department of Lane Hall, a movie of the Free University of Berlin will be shown by Miss EdithLind- ner, University student from Ber- lin, Germany at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Lane Hall. * * ~ ANYONE INTERESTED in meeting students from other coun- tries is invited to attend the meet- ing, according to Wayne Kuhns, co-chairman of the department.J In addition to fostering these mixers for foreign and American students, the Intercultural De- partment sponsors weekend In- tercultural Retreats several times a semester. Last weekend, 19 students repre- senting India, Canada, Germany, and the United States "retreated" to the Detroit Recreation Camp for two days of relaxation, sports and discussion, according to Kuhns. The next Retreat is scheduled for Nov. 5 and Nov. 6 at a place to be announced at a later date. Friendly Kids . . . Children should be made to feel as free as adults to invite their friends to their homes. This will help to develop invaluable social traits, such as hospitality and friendliness. A MINIMUM OE PADDING PROVIDES A MAXIMUM OF FASHION The Wilton Model SELLING OUT! ALL SPORT COATS ... 30% off 100 *wool Wool Gabardine TRENCH COATS,... Now $30.77 All wool zip-in lining - Regularly $39.50 CORDUROY SLACKS One-piece waistband - Pleats, Zippers Grey, tan, maroon, brown, green Only $7.95 CORDUROY SPORT SHIRTS $6.95 All elastic-knit BRIEFS , . . 49c JOCKEY BRIEFS-All sizes-$1.00 KNITUNDE RSH ITS ... 49c Full combed yarn ANN ARBOR CUT-RATE CLOTHING, 113 South Main L, Authentic College Styles r i I j 6 i aI SEN IORS and GRAD STVUDENTS p This is it!! YEARBOOK PICTURES must be taken by TOMORROW, FRIDAY Two days left to make your appointment and have your picture token. I, I N THE HIGHLAND Y $2250 Martin and Martin Brown Albion Grain I I THE DIFFERENT GIFT - XMAS BLOOMING ORCHID PLANTS THE WILTON MODEL is becoming ancreasingly important in the fashion picture. This is the model with a minimum of padding in the shoulders, modified lapels, and 'W i i I I x