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Evening star., 1938-09-03
THOUSANDS VIEW
COLONIAL TYPE
EXHIBIT HOUSE
Silver Star Dwelling in
YorktoWne Village on
Display Sd Week.
STRUCTURE HAS SEVEN
ROOMS AND TWO BATHS
Measurements of Williamsburg
Homes Followed Carefully
in Development.

Several thousands of people have
already inspected the eighth Silver
Star home of the year, the attractive
dwelling of Williamsburg inspiration
in Yorktowne Village, which tomor-
row will enter the third week of its
exhibition period.
Located at the corner of Massa-
ehusetts avenue and jamestown road,
just two blocks past the District line
in Maryland, the house has been ac-
claimed by the public as one of the
most unusual and attractive dwellings
exhibited in Washington in the last
two years. Enthusiastic thousands
have visited the dwelling during the
last two week ends, while the crowds
during the week have been large.
The new home was built by L. E.
Breuninger & Sons, prominent Capt.
tai home builders, as part of their
Yorktowne Village development, in
which it is planned to erect hundred
houses of the old Colonial type Har-
vey L. Baxter is the architect who
designed the house in collaboration
with Henry L. Breuninger of the
building firm. The two men visited
Williamsburg and made careful study
of the architecture there before start
ing work on the home. AS a conse-
ouence the Star home is authentic
Colonial in detail.
There are seven rooms and two
baths in the structure Measure
mentS we're taken of Williamsburg
homes, and these were carefully fol-
lowed in Yorktowne Village. Correct
proportions were obtained for win
dows, doors, and even the locks and
flooring are typlcally early American
The Silver Star Homes Committee,
a gorup of five housing experts, who
must approve a house before it is
awarded the Silver Star, examined
the YorktoWne Village home thorough
1y. The committee Endorsed it unani-
mously. Heading this group as chair
man is James S. Taylor of the Fed
eral Housing Administration. Other
members include Irwin S. Porter,
prominent architect; Edwin H. Rosen-
garten. builder and member of the
firm of Davis, Wick g. Rosengarten:
Frank j. Luchs, who is serving on
the committee for his father. Morton
j. Luchs. president of the Washing
ton Real Estate Board, and Max S.
Wehrly, landscape architect of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, who substitutes for John
Nolen, jr, the commissions director
Of planning, now on vacation.
The house has been tastefully fur
nished in Williamsburg style by Wood
ward e. Lothpp. 1t will be open to
the public each day during the next
two weeks between the hours of 10
am. and 9 pm. 1t may be reached
by driving out Massachusetts, avenue
past Westmoreland Circle and the
District line (two blocks to James,
town road.
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BUILDING LOAN
OFFICIALS T0MEET
Session in Chicago to Be
Largest Ever-Capita|
Man to Speak.

The largest convention that savings.
building and loan people have ever
had is expected to take place in Chi
cago, November 1913, when the
United States Building and Loan
League has its 46th annual meeting.
Founded as years ago in the Mid
western metropolis, the league is the
national organization of institutions
with $6,000,000,000 in resources today.
Strengthening the institutions upon
which millions depend for their home
mortgage money is the conventions
chief aim. Gathered in Chicago will
be some 1000 managers of savings
and loan institutions, presidents of
Federal Home Loan Banks. State su-
pervisory officials and appraisers. They
will discuss reports of the studies
which a score of committees have
made during the last year on various
phases of the business, and hear ad-
dresses of statesmen, business leaders
and their fellow home f1nanciers. The
speeches will treat the relations of the
business cycle to home ownership, uni
form mortgage legislation among the
States, so to 80 per cent loans and
their bearing upon safety of invested
funds, trends of advertising, policies
with regard to reserves. liquidity and
dividends, and other topics.
Statistics to Be Published.
First publication of the official sta
tistics of the thrift and home financ-
ing institutions for the last year will
be at the convention when the league
secretary treasurer, H. F. Cellarius of
Cincinnati, makes his 42d annual re-
port in his official capacity with the
organization Addresses by E. c.
Baltz, Washington. president of the
United States Building and Loan
League, and by Morton Bodflsh, ex-
ecutive vice president of the league,
will be other features of the opening
session.
Mr.. Baltz announces that the So
ciety of Residential Appraisers will
hold it's annual convention in con-
junction with the savings, building
and loan gathering, meeting at the
same place, just one day before the
leagues scheduled program. Since
committee meetings are to be held
both Monday and Tuesday of con-
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struction of about 40 more houses was
contemplated in the near future. Work
already has started on several.
When the section Of Falls Church
assessed at about S450,0 receded to
Arlington County in April, 1886, the
assessed value of the town was reduced
to about 81 100000 With the develop
ment Of Hillwood and other areas in
the corporate limits the value jumped
to sl,438,00O by October, 1887, Mr..
Daniel explained.
Though it will not be as great. the
assessed value to be revealed soon by
the commissioner of revenue is ex-
pected to show considerable increase
for 1888
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ARCHITECTS OUTING

Members of the Washington Chap
ter American Institute of Architects,
have completed plans for an outing to
Charlottesville, Va, next Saturday
Wives and friends of members OF the
organization will accompany them.
Arrangements have been made for
the group to have dinner at the Farm
ington Country Club near Charlottes-
vile, and the afternoon will be spent
inspecting the University of Virginia,
which was designed by Thomas Jeffer-
son. a prominent member of the arcni-
tectural profession. Some members
of the party plan to continue to
Williamsburg for an inspection of the
restoration work there.
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40 FALLS CHURCH
HOUSES PLANNED
Large Increase in Assessment
Values Of Town Over 1887
Is Anticipated.

Announcing that in the Is months
prior to the 1897 assessment values set
by the Fairfax County Commissioner
Of Revenue the values in Falls Church
had increased about As per cent,
Mayor L. P. Daniel said yesterday
he was looking forward with interest
to see the development in the town
since last year.
Mayor Daniel explained Falls
Church had grown considerably since
that time. some 80 or 80 dwellings hav-
ing been constructed, while in the
past week applications indicated con-
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(see BUILDING LOAN, Page B-2.)
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vention week, there will be a large
group of savings and loan people on
hand for these special sessions on
home valuation. Effect of public hous-
ing projects on the values of residen-
tial property. and prefabricated houses
will be among the subjects at the
appraisers meeting.
The second phase of the savings
and loan business to be thoroughly
investigated by the leagues Com
mittee on Trends will be reported on
this year. This committee, which has
the most far-reaching task of any
lSee BUILDING LOAN, Page B-2.)
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BUILDING IN D, c,
TOPS S3,0DO,0DO
MARK IN AUGUST
Private Construction Fiqure
Is Passed for First Time
This Year.
215 ONE.FAMILY HOMES
TO COST $1,257,675
Erection of Apartments Shows
Gain Over July-valuation
Of Alterations Higher.

The valuation of private con-
struction in Washington topped the
S3,000000 mark for the first time
this year in August The monthly
report OF Building Inspector John w.
Oehmann, made public today, showed
that permits were issued in the month
(See BUILDING, Page B-2.)
Smyrna times., 1938-08-18
b. f. SIMMONS FOR SENATE
Publisher of Delaware Republican
Seeks Nomination for His District

Publisher of Delaware Republican
Seeks Nomination for His District
Benjamin F. Simmons of Dover
has announced that he will be a
candidate for the Republican NOM
ination for state senator from the
Third Senatorial District of Kent
County. Mr.. Simmons is a mem
Der of the House of Representa-
tives, having been elected from the
Fifth Representative District in
November, 1886. He is publisher
of the Delaware Republican Of Do
yer and a former postmaster Of Do
yer. Bankson T. Holcomb, former
WPA administrator for Delaware,
has announced that he will be a
candidate for the Democratic nom
ination for state senator from the
Fifth Senatorial District of Kent
County. Mr.. Holcomb lives at
Mordington. near Frederick. He is
former resident of New Castle,
where he was mayor. He also re-
sided in China for several years.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-18
REHOBOTH p. E. CHURCH
All Saints Episcopal Church Re
stored and Will Be Re-Dedicated

Restoration of All Saints Epis-
copal Church, Rehoboth Beach,
will be completed this week. Final
arrangements are being made by
the rector, the Rev. Nelson Waite
Rightmyer Of Lewes. for consecra-
tion services next Sunday, August
q. The Rt. Rev. Francis NJ Taitt,
bishop of the diocese of Pennsyl-
vania, will off1ciate at the conse-
Grafton, assisted by clergy of the
diocese of Pennsylvania, Delaware,
and Maryland. The Very Rev.
Hiram r. Bennett, B. D., dean Of
the Cathedral Church Of st. John,
Wilmington, will be the celebrant
of the eucharist. The boys choir
of st. Peters Church at Lewes will
furnish music under the direction
of Prof Edward Hastings Watson,
choirmaster, with Robert Maull as
soloist. Bishop Taitt, who now is
touring France. Hungary, Ger
many, Belgium, and Italy, will re-
turn to-day, August IS. This will
be his first service after returning
The church was damaged by fire
last January and has been COM
pletely rebuilt at a cost Of $12 1000.
1t was rst consecrated in 1895 by
the Rt Rev. Layton Coleman, then
bishop of the diocese of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-18

new high school in the next
few years to accommodate the
growing needs of the city. If
the state doesn't finance the
project the obligation will fall
on the community. It appears,
therefore, that now, when
help is available, is the logic
al time to go ahead with the
undertaking if Dover resi-
dents are willing to assume
their share of the financial
burden.-Morning News.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-18
SLEEPY HOBO ESCAPES JAIL
Run in at Laurel For X. X. Tres
passing, He Makes Easy Exit

Constable Ralph Williams Of Del
mar, early Tuesday morning ar
rested a man he found asleep in q
box car in the freight yards at
Laurel, on charges of trespassing
on railroad property. Unable to
get into the Municipal Building,
where prisoners are housed, at the
early hour, Constable Williams i'm
pounded his prisoner in the old
town lookup, long since abandon
ed. When the prisoner had finish
ed his nap, he observed a set of
tools in his cell, and in the absence
of anything better to do, he tried
some of them in the lock, and to
his surprise, the paddock opened.
He then decided to raise the lever
that opens the cell door, and again
to his surprise the door easily
swung open. When Constable Will
liams returned to Laurel later in
the morning to prefer charges
against his prisoner, he found the
cell door wide open, and to his sur
prise, the prisoner had disappear
ed
Smyrna times., 1938-08-18

were in Wilmington one day last
weef1
Miss Margaret st. John, of Phil
adelphia, Pa, has been visiting
Odessa relatives.
Mrs. Thomas Taylor and son
have been spending a few days at
Rehoboth.
Mrs. David Rich and daughters,
of Philadelphia, Pa, were guests of
Mrs. Alice Wilson the past week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Goodwin and
daughter Pauline, have returned
fro ma visit to Harrington.
Mrs. F. Mitchell and daughters
of Little Creek, have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Morris.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-18
AT
CANAL HELD UP
"Slides" at Deep Cut Neces-
states Considerable More
Work to Be Done
WAS TO HAVE BEEN SOON

Persistent slides" in which great
quantities of earth have rumbled
from the banks of Deep Cut" in
the Chesapeake and Delaware Can
al have caused postponement until
next spring of elaborate dedication
exercises for the enlarged water
way. Representatives of Delaware
and Maryland, meeting last week
at the Chesapeake Club, Baltimore,
to arrange for the bi-state dedica-
tion-o originally slated for this
summer - decided the postpone
ment was necessary because of the
additional work required due to the
slides. The banks of Deep Cut"
near Summit Bridge, have just re-
fused to stay put. Sections crumb-
ling away from them have kept
the depth there at no more than IS
feet. This is not enough to per-
nit the waterway becoming a reg
ular ship canal" for ocean-going
vessels. 1t is the purpose of the
work to make such a canal with
27-foot depth. Charles Warner,
president of the Wilmington Board
of Harbor Commissioners, appoint
ed chairman of the Delaware COM
mittee for the ceremonies by Gov.
Richard c. McMullen, attended the
meeting as did Secretary of State
Charles I. Terry, Jr., Gerrish Gas
saWay, manager Of the Chamber
Of Commerce, and Charles H. Cant,
secretary of the Board of Harbor
Commissioners and manager of the
Marine Terminal Mr. Warner will
forward to Governor McMullen in
the next few days names of per-
sons to serve as members of the
permanent Delaware dedication
committee. This committee will
act jointly with a similar commit
tee from Maryland in arranging
the program for the official opening
of the waterway Maryland rep
resentatives at the meeting were
Charles w. Galloway, vice-presi-
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, appointed by Governor
Nice of Maryland as the chairman
for the Maryland dedication COM
mittee; Gen. Henry w WarfieId,
president Of the Baltimore Associa-
tion of Commerce; G. F. Ravenel,
vice-president of the Roosevelt
Steamship Line; j. Carey MARITIME,
chairman Of the Export and I'm
port Bureau of Baltimore; and G..
H. Touder, executive vice-president
Of the Baltimore Association of
Commerce. Mr.. Warner said a pre-
liminary discussion was held on the
dedication. There is much work to
be done by the committees in pre-
pairing the program, he said, and
this will be started as soon as pos
sible
Smyrna times., 1938-08-18

ed business into a stuffy corner so
far that it has contracted, and this
contraction has been the cause OF
the lack of business expansion, and,
consequently, has caused greater
unemployment and has decreased
the federal income" Senator Hast
ings asked Republicans of the state
ito forget the past and work
shoulder-to-shoulder for victory at
the election in November" not
only in the election of represent
ative in Congress who will repre-
sent the people and insure our con-
stitutional rights, but also a Re-
publican State Legislature. Other
speakers were Former Governor
r. P. Robinson, State Senator Ebe
H. Chandler, state chairman; D. ID.
Wharton, Kent County chairman;
James E. Alice, Jr., member of
Kent County's'war board" through
which party harmony has been
brought in the county; William j.
Swain chairman, and Mrs. Sarah
A1bertson, vice-chairman, of the
Sussex Committee; Albert Stetser,
chairman of the New Castle Coun-
ty Executive Committee; Mayor
Walter w Bacon, chairman, and
Mrs. Robert W. Tomlinson, vice
chairman, Of the Wilmington Com
mittee; Harry K. Hoch, chairman
of the party's policy committee;
George T. Weymouth, chairman of
the newly appointed state finance
committee; J. Warren Marshall,
former state chairman; DR. w w
Henry, Dover, and Mrs. Carrie M
S. Pipes, Wilmington. Mayor
Bacon said the gathering was help
full in getting the workers together
in the harmony necessary for vic
tory He expressed the opinion
that "the average thinking citizen
realizes that Republican admins
tration is essential to thwart the
New Deal threat to our constitu-
tional government" Practically all
members of the state committee
and chairmen and vice-chairmen of
the Wilmington, New Castle Coun-
ty, Kent County, and Sussex Coun-
ty Committees, including a number
of officeholders, among them Atty
Gen. P. Warren Green, were pres
ent
Smyrna times., 1938-08-18
entered at the Post ONCE at SIN yrna, Del
aware. as Second Glass matter.
Delaware's Parole System

- :, - - SiS ~ ohShh
When the Delaware parole
system is lauded publicly as
being the most successful one
of any state in the union "it is
something which should cause
Delawareans to glow with sat
isfaction," says The Morning
News.
"The laudation came from
J.. p. Mahony of the Prison
ers' Aid Society Of this state
as he addressed the Whining
ton Kiwanis Club luncheon.
The figures he cited in support
of his assertions were sig
nificant. Their whole tend
ency was to bear out what he
said.
"The Parole Board was set
up Ia years ago. During that
time it has handled hundreds
of cases. The official records
show that since the setting up
of the board and the granting
of paroles, there have been
only 81 parole violations, or an
average of about four a year.
Of the 81 violators, AZ had
been convicted Of minor in
fractions of the law. That
left only Is major offenders
who had violated their parole,
or a trifie over one a year.
mo Delaware PAROLES who
have been let out have taken
advantage Of their parole per-
iods to commit murder and
other serious crimes such as
have featured the operation
of the parole systems of many
of the other states and
brought such systems into
public disrepute. The above
facts show that in our state
the parole system has been
oprated admirably"
Smyrna times., 1938-08-18
CORRESPONDENCE
CONTINUED From Page Eight1

Sassafras-Helen E. Caulk. Colt. Rural
Route 1.
! Galena-Grace E. Burris. Cecilton: Lii
Ian M. Leage, Betterton; Naomi r. Ny
Chestervilie-Alberta Littleton. Milling
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Waterman and
Mrs. Dolores Taylor, of Westville,
N. j., and Mrs. Ella Adele, of Phil
adelphia, spent Sunday with the
latter's sister, Mrs. John E. Wood
all.
Mrs. Louisa HURT, who recently
fell and broke her left arm, had it
set by DR.. G. L. Copeland at the
Kent and Queen Anne's Hospital,
Chestertown. She is now doing
nicely.
Miss Betty Jones, of Smyrna, is
visiting her aunt and uncle, Mr.and
Mrs. Henry Stevens.
Mrs. George B. Jones has return
ed home after visit with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Spence in Smyrna, Del,
and Mrs. Spence accompanied her
home.
Benjamin w. Duling and Edward
w. Vansant attended the banquet
at the Delaware House, Smyrna,
given by r. w. Slaughter of Clay
ton, Del, on Saturday evening,
August 9Th.
Kenneth Wayne Vansant, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vansant en-
tertained a few of his playmates in
honor Of his birthday Those pres
ent were Masters Joseph Compton,
Clarence Melvin, Jr., Buster Robin
son. Alvin and Carvel Robinson,
Jimmy Porter, Bobby Jones and
Charley King. He has arrived at
the age of seven years old.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bell and
daughter Jane, have been visiting
Mr.. Bells mother, Mrs. Florence
Bell in Denton.
Mrs. John Stoddard and son,
Bobby and daughter James, of Viii
mington, were recent guests of her
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Jam
es d. Moore.
Mrs William F. Bachelor and
Miss Dorothy Hilyard have been
spending several days in Baltimore.
Miss Florence Comegys of Stam-
ford, Conn, is spending two weeks
with her mother, Mrs. S. S. Com
eggs, Cypress street.
DR.. Woodward B. Hazel, of Bal
timore, and Miss Hazel Houze of
Richburg, II. G., are guests Of the
formers sister, Miss Martha G.
Hazel. They will all visit this
week at DIR. Hazell's summer resi-
dence on the Chester river.
Officers. teachers and members
of Asbury NJ E. Sunday School are
picnicking at COLCHESTER to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kennedy,
of Kennedyville, visited Miss Eve
lyn Cochran last week.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-18
Dover's School Problem

Dover needs a larger high
school. The present building
used for that purpose is over
crowded. 1t is a combined ele-
mentary and high school. It
does not meet the advanced
education needs Of the COM
munity. Efforts to obtain a
new building have not sue
ceeded. The Legislature has
not seen its way clear to APP
propriate money for the pur-
pose.
It is apparent, therefore,
that if there is to be a new
high school soon the project
must be financed in some 9TH
er way. The cost Of a suitable
building, it has been stated,
would be upwards Of S400, 900.
The federal government hav-
ing offered to pay nearly half
of the cost, the city can have
the building if the taxpayers
are willing to authorize a bond
issue for the remainder of the
cost, about $245,000.
This is the situation as it
confronts the people Of Dover
today. The question doubtless
will be determined through a
referendum. Dover doubtless
will be compelled to have a
Smyrna times., 1938-08-18
ODESSA
Items of Personal and Social Inter
est Cleaned About NeighbOrhOod

Items of Personal and Social Inter
est Cleaned About NeighbOrhood
Odessa, Aug. IS - Mrs. Harvey
Jewell, Mrs. George Heinold, and
Mrs. George Whittock represented
the Odessa Home Demonstration
Club in Wilmington recently. The
Delaware Power & Light Co. gave
three prizes. Mrs. Jewell received
the first prize, an electric clock;
the other two were six globes, and
were received by two members
from other towns This was a New
Castle County meeting and the
county was well represented
The Ever Ready Bible Glass of
st. Paul's Church held their an
nuaI picnic this year at Riverview
Beach. They had happy day
Mr. and Mrs. George Heldmyer
have returned home and have as
their guest Mrs. A. C. Agleson. Of
Hightestown, N. ].
Miss Victoria Atkens and Mr.
Christopher Fox, of Essignton, Pa,
were recent visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. G. Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Baker and
daughter Shirley, Mrs. Leslie Coul-
sic and daughter Ann, of Delaware
City, were visitors in town last
week.
Miss Catharine Whittock and
Mrs. George Whittock motored to
Rehoboth last week Miss Cath
arine Whittock has returned to
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Green, of
Highland Park; Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Adams, of Philadelphia, Pa,
have been recent visitors of Mrs.
Thomas Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Phillips
have been entertaining Mrs. Jesse
Keener, Of Walston, Mass; Mrs.
Eva Joy, Mrs. Waldron Snyder and
daughter, of Dorchester, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Phillips
were recent sojoErners at Reho-
both.
Miss Hattie Smith has returned
from a motor trip to Virginia.
Mrs. Carl Morris and son have
been visiting relatives at Little
Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel George
Smyrna times., 1938-08-18

cent manufacturers tax, and held
that complete revision of the fed
eral tax system would do much
more to alleviate the burden Of
business and increase employment.
He pointed out that in 1897 the
larger corporations paid over $500
tax per employe and over $500 tax
for each investor, and that these
corporations, employed approxim-
ately 3,171 900 persons. THE tax
burden tells the whole story" Sen
ator Hastings said. ut has crowd
Smyrna times., 1938-08-18
For Representative

1 desire to announce my candid
acy for the Democratic nomination
for Representative for the First
Representative District of Kent
County and will appreciate the
support of all Democratic and In
dependent voters.
EDWARD ]. ENNIS.
SIG At Clayton. Del
Smyrna times., 1938-08-18
For REPRESENTATIVE

I desire to announce that I will
be a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Representative o.
the First Representative District
of Kent County and will appreciate
the support Of all Democratic and
Independent voters.
JOSEPH S. NEWMAN.
6-6 At Smyrna. Del
Smyrna times., 1938-08-18
For Representative

I desire to announce my can
didacy for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Representative for the
Third Representative District Of
Kent County and will appreciate
the support of all Democratic and
Independent voters.
CARROLL B. BROWN,
60 If Clayton, Delaware
Smyrna times., 1938-08-18
For Levy Court Commissioner

1 desire to announce that [ win
be a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Levy Court Com
missioner for the First Levy Court
District of Kent County comprising
the first, second, third, and fifth
representative districts. The sup
port of all Democratic and Inde-
pendent voters will be appreciated
ROBERT H. HOLLETT.
Third Representative District.
8-4 tp Clayton, Del.