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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1942
Page
45
The article praises home orchards in past decades and explains how standardized rootstocks enable dwarf and semidwarf trees in limited spaces. It covers planting depth, root care, peat moss use for soil aeration and moisture, and recommended spacing: apples twenty feet, sweet cherries twenty five, peaches pears plums and sour cherries twenty feet.
Former Joliet realty firm lawyers drafted practical title rules as federal agencies moved in to aid home ownership. The process, spurred by Will county land purchases, shows that many so called clouds are fiction and that affidavits by right parties can cure defects.
Census data show nonfarm one family residences in Illinois carrying half their value as mortgaged debt. Urban rates average 5.37 percent, rural 5.64 percent, with a 5.42 percent overall. Chicago 5.19, Peoria 5.57. Urban debt 49.6 percent, rural 49 percent. Total property value 1 116 933 200, debt 53 471 100. Average property value 5 026 dollars.
Joliet realtors and architects expect only modest shifts in home style postwar with some streamlining. They cite sluggish popularity of ultra modern trends seen at the World’s Fair and in Chrysler patterns. New materials, especially plastics, will be used for durability and livability, influencing future designs.
The Chinese walking fish moves over dry land and between water pools by twisting its body in energetic leaps. The piece compares paying income tax this year to buying an automobile on time.
The 40th semiannual market survey from the National Association of Real Estate Boards shows 73 percent of cities lack single family dwellings and 63 percent face apartment shortages. Only about six cities per hundred have excess homes. Prices held in 93 percent of cities despite war and rent control. The OPA cash down payment rule for rental houses is curtailing sales in about eight of ten cities.
A mixer dance will be held Friday night at the YMCA from 9 oclock until midnight. Don Murphy is in charge of the dance. Tickets are 50 cents each including tax. The public is invited to come. A popular local orchestra will furnish the music.
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