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Evening star., 1937-02-27
COURT ORDERS SALE
OF SHANNONDALE
Former Spa Along Shenandoah
River in West Virginia to
Be Offered.
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLES TOWN, w. Va. Feb
Yuary q. Shannondale, 300-acre
tract of river front and mountain
land along the east side of the Shen-
andoah River in Kabletown district,
near here, once watering place that
attracted many prominent persons,
has been ordered sold again under
a Circuit Court order in the case of
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore
versus Minnie J. Fry and husband.
The purpose of the sale is to satisfy
a mortgage and accumulated inter-
est. The property has changed
hands a number of times in recent
years.
The amount of the original land
bank mortgage was S6,55811 and
with interest and other charges and
costs, the Indebtedness due now is
s8,585.72. Lee Bushong. jr., and ]. S.
McWhorter were appointed commits
sioners to sell the tract.
Edgar Fry purchased Shannon
dale from Capt. H. c. Getzendan-
ner of Charles Town. Some time
later he attempted to transfer the
property to his wife, with the result
that a fraudulent conveyance suit
was brought by creditors. Mrs. Fry
then purchased their equity in the
tract, subject to the mortgage held
by the land bank.
All the buildings at Shannondale,
which at one time included a hotel
and adjacent cottages, have either
burned or collapsed with the passing
OF the years, and the place now is
suitable only for farming or grazing.
Evening star., 1937-02-27
SCHMIDT TO HEAD
RESEARCH BOARD.
Foundation to Study the
Surveys Being Made by
Other Agencies.

Walter 8. Schmidt Of Cincinnati,
former president of the National Asso-
citation Of Real Estate Boards, has
been selected to head the recently
created National Real Estate Founda-
ton, which will serve as q national
co-ordinating agency for practical re-
search and education in matters az
fecting real estate use. Kenneth e.
Rice Of Chicago has been named
temporary treasurer.
Establishment Of the proposed
foundation was launched by the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards on vote of the entire body
at its annual convention In New Or
leans In November.
First action Of the foundation Is ex-
pected to be survey Of research and
educational work now being done by
colleges and universities, by Govern
ment agencies, and. by various other
institutions and agencies. The sur
vey will be undertaken both to give
an accurate picture of what is being
done ard to be foundation for CO.
operation and coordination of effort
in the field.
Interim President Schmidt was
president of the National Association
OF Real Estate Boards during 1885,
Evening star., 1937-02-27
HOME Borrowers
INCOMES STUDIED
F. H. A. Figures Show Most
in Class of $500 or
Less a Year.

An analysis of The incomes Of home
buyers who are purchasing houses un-
der the insured mortgage system OF
the Federal Housing Administration
shows that 53.6 per cent of these bor-
rowers have incomes of $4,000 or less
annually. One-third have reported
incomes of $4,000 or less.
=. approximately 80 per cent of the
borrowers purchase homes costing not
more than two and one-haf times
their reported annual income, accord
ing to the analysis. Properties valued
at less than twice their annual in
come are bought by Sc per cent Of the
borrowers.
Sixty per cent of the borrowers make
monthly mortgage payments of $50 or
less, and quarter of the total number
pay $40 or less month. These pay
ments include interest, amortization,
service charge and insurance pre-
miums. For over one-half of the bor-
rowers these monthly payments repre-
sent one-seventh or less of the pur-
chaser's income. For 80 per cent of
UIe DOITONtIS IIlOi
represent less than one-fifth of their
reported income.
Buyers whose incomes range from
S2,001 to $4,000 annually represent 21.7
per cent of the total number of bor-
rowers under the insured mortgage
system. The $l,501 to $4,000 class
represents 1919 per cent of the total
number and the $2,5Ol to $4,000 class
represents ISL per cent. Those whose
incomes are $500 or less represent
IL per cent of the total, is per cent
receiving $1,000 per year or less.
Those with incomes of over $4,000
constitute 31.3 per cent of all borrow
ers. 1879 per cent receiving S300l to
$4,000, 7.3 per cent s4,001 to $4,000,
al per cent s5,0O1 to $4,000, "A per
cent S6,00l to $4,000, and 6 per cent
over $4,000.
Evening star., 1937-02-27

ing shingles. The new waterproof,
fire-resisting shingles Is made Of as
phalt finished on the outside with
tiny slate particles imbedded In the
asphalt, In warm reds, cool greens
and blue blacks 30 you can select
whatever color you like best.
It is the under side Of the shingle
that makes the product news. There,
stuck to the asphalt by q special
manufacturing process, are thousands
of pieces Of cork, one of the best natu-
air cells within 1t that absorb the heat
like a sponge absorbs water It is the
presence of this cork that keeps heat
from coming through the roof into
your attic.
Or, conversely, If it's cold outdoors
the heat you make within your house
by means Of a heating system will
travel through the roof to the great
outdoors, unless sidetracked en- route
by something like these little cork
grains.
One family reported to the makers
Of this cork-blessed roofing Shingle
that after adding four whole new
rooms to the top Of its house the fuel
bill stayed the same-because of the
insulation. That sounds worth In
vestigating. don't you think?
IF YOU are hesitating about COM
bining your dining and living
room, as so many families are begin
ming to do, q look at the new folding
dining nook might make up your mind
for you.
It is, literally. a table and two
benches, each big enough for two or
three people, which slides into a COM
pact unit hung against the wall at
one end Of your room. Except at meal
time you would never know that the
spacious room in which you do your
living Is also room in which you
attend to the needs of the inner man.
/ This piece-of furniture I'M a cabinet,
which is what it really is, screws into
the plaster with eight anchor holds,
and sticks out from the wall only
inches when not in use 1t looks like a
mantel with three cabinet doors un-
derneath. 1t can be built right into
the wall, If you are replastering or If
you want to put it in new house, and
then it sticks out only about inches.
1t is 81 inches wide.
The unit opens very. easily by
means Of small ring which you
hook your finger into and out comes
the table: two other rings bring the
benches. When open, each bench,
will support the weight of two persons,
while the table is strong enough to
Evening star., 1937-02-27

hold a heavy man, say the makers Of
the unit.
It comes unfinished In pine and is
meant to be painted to match the
woodwork Of the room In which 1t
stands. or stained and waxed to match
the rest Of the furniture. It costs
about SIS.
One Of the hooks has an ironing
board beneath the table in case you
want to install it in the kitchen. The
table folds back and you can get your
ironing done while you are sitting
down.
WHEN you step out Of q hot tub
and reach for q bath towel, don't
you hate the cold, clammy feel Of It
as you start rubbing of the water?
Well, that can be remedied with .
towel rack that Is also a towel
warmer. It is the latest boon to chilly
mortals bent on coddling themselves.
The towel rack looks like any other
three-bar affair. 1t is made Of chro-
MUM fastened to the wall with its
three tubular rods connected at both
ends to form q square with q bar
through the center. Or, to put 1t more
Nvidly, it looks like three rungs Of q
chromium ladder. There are electric
wires inside the cross bars and q
switch in one Of the uprights which
turn on the electric current from q
wall connection. It has to be installed
by an electrical contractor, Of course.
so the connections are properly made
and the current grounded. It uses
about as much current as 100-watt
bulb.
In operation, the towel rack warns
whatever towels are hanging from the
bars in from quarter to half hour.
You turn it on when you get into
your bath, and unless you are lick
and-a-promise bather, the towels will
be luxuriously warm when you emerge.
You don't have to worry about electric
shocks because of wet hands, for it is
adequately insulated, but it might be
a good idea to dry your hands before
switching the current of as you do
with electric lights.
This type of bar heater has been
prominent in England and is manu-
factured in that country by several
companies. but it has only recently
made its bow in this country.
Evening star., 1937-02-27
,<s,z4ZzDEClGNIED.IE i N
E IS :: :H !!l?z9E EEoRR|ElYING:A :A2;It(

I'm doing this to demonstrate that
shingles which are covered with our
special cork insulation do not allow
the heat to pass through them as
uninsulated shingles do"
And true enough, one little piece
of shingle was all black on the pan-
side. while the other, which was coated
with tiny grains of cork, was hardly
q toast brown. We touched the upper
side of the insulated one and 1t was
quite cool, while we could feel the
heat from the uninsulated piece be-
fore our fingertip even reached the
surface.
1t was a dramatic demonstration
of what happens to the tops of your
house when the sun, instead Of heat
from an electric grill, cooks your roof
Evening star., 1937-02-27
BY DOROTHY DUCAS AND ELIZA
BETH GORDON.

TT WAS at lumber show. which
was why we stood stock still when
we saw a girl with a frying pan
L and an electric grill. You don.
associate cooking with lumber shows.
somehow. Yet the girl stood in booth
all nicely decorated with green and
tan rectangles of something plainly
labeled insulated shingles" and she
was frying something in the pan.
When we came closer we saw she
was frying two pieces Of shingles.
Before we would express our concern
about the imminence of a roofing
product that could be eaten, she ex-
planned:
Evening star., 1937-02-27
Kitchen Floor Varnish.

If varnish is used on the kitchen or
laundry floor. whether over wood or
linoleum, it should be of the best quail
ity or 1t will not withstand the hard
use to which it will be put.
Evening star., 1937-02-27

and had been chosen by each Of its
six preceding presidents as q member
Of the Executive Committee Of the
association. He Is former chairman
Evening star., 1937-02-27

OF Its Committee on Real Estate
Finance and is at present member Of
the Executive Committee of its Ma
tional Mortgage Board. Il!
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-11

to come from the school forces, es-
pecially from the North Carolina Edu-
cation Association, which for years
has advocated using larger and lar
ger slice Of highway funds for school
purposes. 1t is generally understood
that State Superintendent of Public
Instruction Clyde A. Erwin a close
friend of Governor Hoey, is personal
ly opposed to highway fund diversion
and will not advocate any diversion
of highway funds for school purposes.
But most of the school leaders and
lobbyists are expected to continue
their efforts to get a portion OF the
highway money, regardless of the po-
sition taken by Erwin. 1t is also be-
lieved that Commissioner of Revenue
A. J. Maxwell and his forces will OPP
pose any move towards an amend
ment prohibiting diversion.
In fact, Commissioner Maxwell is al
ready regarded as responsible for the
insertion Of the clause by Governor
Hoey qualifying his declaration a.
gainst diversion, in his inaugural
speech, and which a good many OBJ
servers here now believe completely
negatives his declaration against di-
version and opens the door for the
diversion of 100000 a year from the
highway fund instead Of only $1,000
900 year as in the past. Here is what
Governor Hoey said
Sales Tax Angle.
Il shall insist that the road funds
should be preserved and used for the
purpose for which these taxes have
been levied and, the revenues collect
ed, with no diversion of this money,
except such amount as will ice justi-
fled by the sales tax levy, as previous
ly authorized
If Governor Hoey had left off the
part of his statement containing the
exception reading except such a.
mount as will be justified by the sales
tax levy, as previously authorized"
there would haze been no doubt as to
his position on diversion it is agreed.
But if he insists that the sales tax be
applied to the highway fund, which
has never been done so far, the re-
suit would be the diversion of almost
$2,O00,CO0 a year to the general fund,
those who have studied the matter
agree. The result is that the anti-di-
versionists are going to fight for an
amendment harder than ever.
HoeS Statement Disappoints.
Most of the recommendations made
by Governor Clyde r. Hoey with re-
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CONTINUED from Page One.)
gainst diversion he will support a bill
to give the people the privilege of
voting on constitutional amendment
to prohibit any further diversion and
thus safeguard the State in the event
the diversionists should ever get a
majority.
2. After reading and re-reading Gov
ernor Hoeys statements with regard
to diversion, good many are inclin-
ed to doubt if Governor Hoey is as
much opposed to diversion as his
statement at first indicated, since it
was qualified in such a way as to per-
NIT the diversion of nearly 100000
year instead of only $1,0O0,OOO a
year as at present, some maintain.
Think This Proper Time.
Accordingly, those opposed to the
diversion of highway revenues to 9TH
er uses are determined that now is
the proper time to push for a con-
stitutional amendment if highway
funds are to be safeguarded for the
future. They are confident that if the
General Assembly will enact a bill to
submit such an amendment to the
people of the. State in the next gen
eral election that itw i'll carry, since
they believe that people generally feel
that the revenues from the gasoline
and automobil taxes should be used
for the maintenance of the roads and
nothing else. Since Governor Hoey
has already pronounced against diver
sion, even though this pronouncement
is qualified, they believe the General
Assembly will be more favorable to-
wards submitting the constitutional
amendment than it otherwise would
re. So when the proper time comes,
those interested in more and better
highways and in the use of all high
way revenues for road purposes are
going to make a concerted drive for
the submission of this amendment.
Opposition Certain.
The anti diversionists know, of
course, that strong opposition to the
submission of the amendment is sure
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-11
r TODAY II
TODAY's ANNIVERSARIES

1757-Alexander Hamilton, alde-de-
camp to Washington, brilliant New
York lawyer, one of the Constitution
trainers, first secretary of the treas
ury. born in the West Indies. Died
as result of duel with Aaron Burr
July II, 1904.
176O-Oliver Wolcott, second secre'
tary of the treasury, Connecticut gov
ernor, son of signer of the Declare
ton of independence, born at Itch
field, Conn Died June 1, 1888.
17S5-William w. Seaton, journalist
publisher of the Washington, D. c.
National Intelligencer," 1920, born
in Virginia. Died June 16, 1866.
18O7-Ezra Cornell Ithaca. N.
business man, telegraph owner, found
er of Cornell University, born neal
there Died Dec. 9, 1874.
1815-John A. Macdonald, Canada's
famed statesman. born. Died June g.
1891,
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gard to the highways Of the State,
with the possible exception of his re-
commentator for the reorganization
of the State Highway and Public
Works Commission on a district basis
are disappointing to the advocates of
more and better roads, according to
comment heard the last few days. For
while Governor Hoey did urge that
more attention be paid to the con-
structlon and maintenance of the
county roads, totaling some $4,000
miles, he at the same time advocated
a further reduction in the cost of au-
tomoblle license plates, thus virtually
cutting off the possibility of any fur
ther revenue which might be used on
the county roads, it is pointed out.
Most OF the good roads advocates
are convinced that there has not been
any great demand for a decrease in
the cost OF automobile license plates
in North Carolina and that there
would not have been any, if Governor
Hoey had not mentioned this in his
inaugural address. They also point
out that the revenue coming from the
gasoline tax and the automobile Ii
cense tax at present is sufficient ONLY
to provide about the same amount
for road maintenance as has been
available for the past two years. with
the result that if license costs are re-
duced, the revenue will be less. This
means, in turn, that less revenue will
be available for the maintenance and
betterment Of the county roads than
in the past.
Effect of License Cut.
While l am heartily in favor of
providing more AMI better mainte,,-
ance for the county roads, and am in
full agreement with Governor Hoev
on that point, he virtually checkmat-
ed this recommendation when he urg-
ed reduction in license tag COSTS a
member of the General Assembly Eaid
today. For experience has shown
that the cost of license tags has vir-
tually no effect on the consumption
OF gasoline or purchase of new cars.
Hence, II license costs are reduced as
much as So year per car, the loss
In revenue will amount to about So
OOOOo0-enough to maintain lot OF
county roads,"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-11
TODAY'S YESTERDAYS

Jan. IL, 1757-Alevander Hamilton
was born illegitimately on the island
of Nevis, West Indies. Forced by pow
erty to go to. work as a child, he ap-
peared likely to spend his life as a
clerk, until he wrote a news story
that started him off on the career
that was to make him the foremost
statesman of his time.
When severe hurrican swept the
islands in 1772, the 15-year-old shop
apprentice contributed to a newspa-
per an account so vivid and strong a
piece of writing that it was widely
clipped and republished in the 13
colonies.
Appreciative Bostonians decided
something ought to be done for so
talented boy. Funds were advanced
for his education and he entered
Kings College (now Columbia) where
within two years he had become at II,
an outstanding orator of the Ameri-
can revolution. At 10 he became aide
de-camp to George Washington. Be
fore he was 80 his impress was upon
every page of the Constitution, which
in turn influenced constitutions
throughout the world.
The literary gifts that glowed at Is
grew brighter through the years, and
perhaps were at their best when he
wrote Washington's Farewell Address.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-11

\SOAIAnOOu 1IOI1 age On0.)
Morocco today, checking the issue di-
rectly to General Francisco Franco
dictator-designate Of SPANS Fascist
insurgents
Adolf Hitler, who denies regular
Spanish troops have invaded Morocco
expressed desires for "a real recon
ciliation among !; .oples'' for assem-
bled diplomats in berlin, but no word
on Spain.
Britain moved again to demand di-
rectly that interested governments
stop sending volunteers to the little
world war;" simultaneously, she ban
ned British enlistments in Spain.
France was due to follow suit, and
some Believed Italy might also. An
Italian commentator indicated Italy
would not be too pleased at German
domination of Mediterranean Moracco
Berlin remained the question mark.
Many believed Hitler could not be apt
to stop volunteers from going to
Spain or Morocco until the other pow
ers cooperate" in stopping indirect
intervention in the civil war
French officials contend the Span
lsh lnsurgent authorities in Morocco
had indicated they were aware of the
dangers of German incursion.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-11
ANSWERS

l Alexander H. jones' born in Bun
combe county, sided with the Union
cause and attempted to raise forces
for the North army. He was arrested
at Asheville and later removed to
Richmond by the Confederate author
tiles. He escaped in 1864, and after
the war returned to the State.
2. In the construction of the North
Crollna statutes when singular num-
bers are used they are to apply also
to plural numbers and plural numbers
to apply 70 singular numbers; when
a word importing masculine gender
is used it is to apply also to females
as well as males, unless the context
clearly shows to the contrary.
3. For the year 1929 the total was
1888, 418,597 This was more than the
sales for Virginia.
a. TO capture or destroy the pirate
gangs infesting the North Carolina
coast country. The governor of North
Carolina at that time was believed to
be In league with the pirates. He not
only made no effort to capture or de-
stroy them but made vigorous pro
test to Governor Spotswood of Vir-
glnla, because he had sent the ex-
petition that had captured Black
beard
o. u condem not all, for 1 believe
there are some we'll meaning Honest
Men amongst you, but even those bore
down or carried away by the false
zeal and Glamour of the Rest"
g. The 1880 census gave 644,O33, the
greatest number of any South Allan
/" state, including Virginia and Mary
lard.
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All keyed ads are strictly con-
fidential. Please do not call
the office for their identity.
NOTICE OF RE-SALG

Under and by virtue of authority
vested in me in judgment of thu
Superior Court of Vance County iii
the Special Proceeding entitl ed S. O.
Spruill, Administrator ct al against
Sarah Spruill, ct al, as above, which
case being number 1929 on the Judg-
ment Roll of the Probate Summons
docket in the office of the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Vance County,
I will sell, by public auction, to the
highest bidder, for cash, at the Court
House door in Henderson Vance
County, N. c., at II o'clock, noon, on
Saturday the Both day of January
1897, the following described real
estate:
First Tract: Being house and lot
on Chestnut street in the city of Hen
derson, described as follows:
Begin at S. J. Lanes corner on
Chestnut street run thence along
Chestnut street SIS feet to C. E. Page
corner, thence easterly along Page
line 100 feet to line of Coghill Estate,
thence parallel with Chestnut street
% feet to S. j. Lane line, thence
along Lane line 100 feet tc place OF
beginning, being the same land con-
veyed to Kate S. Gill and Eva Spruill
by deed dated Nov. 5th, 1891, and
recorded in the office of the Register
Of Deeds of Vance county, see also
deed for part interest in this land Of
record in book 1874 at page 453, Vance
County.
Bidding begins at $3032.OO.
Second Tract: Being house and lot
on Hamilton Street, descrit ed as
follows:
Begin at a stake on Hamilton St,
run then easterly along Hamilton ST.
rs #. to stake, thence Southerly 176 It.
to Cooper line, thence Westerly Is #.
to Smith property, thence along
Smith line 176 feet to the beginning,
see deed of record in book 1874 at page
III to which reference is here made
Bidding begins at $1401.c0.
High bidder will be required to de
post 10 percent of the amount of his
bid to guarantee compliance pending
confirmation.
This 18th day of January, 1877
J. G. KITTRELL.
Commissioners