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S4.99O-S33,89 MO.

We consider this home property as repre-
senting the utmost i'll value. plus conven-
fence and desirablity OF location Ii is
located at one Of the highest points In the
city i'll quiet and refined square and yet
the elementary. Junior and senior high
Center-hall plan. living room approximately
24xl4 IT, dining room about l6xl4 it..
or breakfast room first-fioor tile bath.
unusually comfortable bedrooms and > tile
baths on second floor Insulated attic,
maids room. Attractively finished recre-
alton room with complete bar The house
is equipped with oil heat and there is
built-n garage. THOS. j. FISHER & COM
MR. O'DONNELI, ADAMS 5l1o
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BRICK BUNGALOW,

1878 18th st. Sc.
rms, colored tile bath on 1st FIR:
finished rooms on 2nd: insulated screened
weather. stripped. screened porch oil burn
tr. NV h. summer hookup Near 18th and
CungTtSS SITS sc.
WAPLE & JAMES. INC.
n NJ
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A GOOD INCOME WITH saVrryi
a A GOOD INCOME WITH SAFETY!

Fully detached four-family fiat Brick
construction. only few years old Situated
N excellent rental section near Isl and
kennedy SIS. NV. Three rooms, bath and
porch each cellar, oil burner Income
ni,t"{ year. Price, Sl415O. Financed
,-o- SHANNON & LUCHs CO.
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HOUSES FOR SALE.
6147 21St pT. NJ w

5000 cash. balance like rent. built to
sell Tor S12.450, will take SlO.95O' Six
moIHhs occupied. Six rooms. 2la baths
nice lot; detached garage. Truly q bar
gain. District 2T23 "
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Mr.. Sheridan Cr.-S1O 500

a., It Is difficult to find a lovely house IKE
thls IN such fine location. 1t is in inn
macuate coalition. has charm and atmns-
phere-a rare combination. There are q
rms. = complete baths. automatic heat,
atramodern kitchen and many other re-
nnements. Let us show you this excellent
bargain and explain to you how a thrifty
person could receive good income from
National g3OO - AiHHf %
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Woodside Park. Md. Il blk. stores and
tranSp. )-Attr. det. white BRICK: ii rms. :!
bedrms.. tile bath, auto. heat. model kit .,
refg.. insulated Good lot
DIXIE REALTY CO., NATL. 1880.
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BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR SALE.
BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR RENT.

SG,600-NEAR 18th AND K
SURE TO ENHANCE IN VALUE.
L. w, GROOMES. I1lg EYE ST
Evening star., 1939-11-18

last? 3. Will the repair work have
to be done with magnesite stucco,
or can cement be used? 4. Can you
give me the names Of the most
reputable makers Of magnesite stuc-
CO paints? 5. AS an alternative, Is 1t
possible to varnish or size the stuc-
co; then paint with an outdoor
paint?
Answer: l. To my knowledge there
Is only one paint made which might
be suitable for magnesite stucco. 2.
No responsible firm will guarantee
the lasting qualities Of a coating
on old magnesite stucco. 3. Repair
l. ing should be done with magnesite.
4. For the name of the firm making
the paint, get in touch with the
Architects Samples Corporation, 101
Park avenue, New York City. 5. I
would not advise varnish or sizing.
Preventing Wall Dampness.
Question: I am going to build a
bungalow of concrete blocks. The
inside finish will be 1-inch laths and
wall board. Will it be damp and
cold?
Answer: To keep the inside walls
dry and to check loss of heat, you
should paint the inside of the con-
crete block walls with tar or liquid
asphalt Instead Of thin laths, put
the wall-board on a framework of
1x2s, to provide 1-inch air space
With this construction the walls
should remain dry.
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D. {. Area Participates
In Home-buiIdinq Rise

The washington metropolitan area
is participating in the residential
uptrend which has been recorded
for the 81 States east Of the Rocky
Mountains.
The latest monthly summary pre-
pared by Henry A. Johns, WASH
ington manager of Dodge Reports,
emphasized that a margin Of about
5000 900 has created a favorable
situation this year.
Dodge Reports reveals that the
contracts for work and materials
to be used in residential building
reached the valuation level of S41,-
663, 900 during the 10 months. The
corresponding level at the same
point Of 1898 was $35, ,709,00
october contracts held the up
ward movement in the Washington
metropolitan area. They were valued
at IS, 1923 900, or practically the same
as S., 1875 900, the record for October
1888.
In an analysis of residential build.
ing throughout the 81 States east
of the Rocky Mountains, the one.
and-two-family classification hac
the best gain during October. There
was 13 per cent increase over the
number of dwelling units recorded
in October of last year.
The October dollar volume fol
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the paint will protect the surface
underneath.
Paint made by high grade manu-
facturer is to be preferred to a
paint mixed by a local painter, no
matter how reliable he may be.
Paint Spray.
Question: want to get an electric
spray for home use, inside and out.
AS we live on a farm we would have
lots of use for it. am puzzled as
to whether to get a piston or a
diaphragm type. Which would be
better? Is paint spray satisfac-
tory for calcimine, casein paint, en-
amel, and varnish, as we'll as for
oil paint?
Answer: Paint sprays have now
been developed for all uses, and
for general work are very satisfac-
tory. Nozzles of different sizes and
designs are provided for different
materials. For such work as yours,
do not get an inexpensive type, but
one that is substantial and well
built. Both piston an diaphragm
types have been highly developed,
and either one will give good serv-
ice, with no great choice between
them.
Finish For Pine.
Question: I have made a built-in
bookcase of knotty pine, which I
wish to finish in enamel. How can
1 prevent the knots from bleeding?
Answer: A coat of shellac will pre-
vent bleeding. Your first coat should
be enamel undercoater; when it
has hardened thoroughly, rub smooth
with fine sandpaper, and wipe off
all traces of dust before applying
the finish
Magnesite Stucco House.
Question: My 16-year-old magne-
site stucco house is in need of some
repairs. After repairing the stucco
I plan to paint it. Can you answer
the following questions: l. Are mag
nestle stucco paints entirely water
proof? 2. How long will this paint
Evening star., 1939-11-18
First Aid
For the
AHinq House
By ROGER b, WHITMAN,

ny nO0LU MAN,
Question: The back of our house
is sadly in need of repairing. We
had planned to have the whole house
covered with tar paper and then put
asbestos shingles over that. We felt
that this would make the house
warmer, too. Is it necessary first to
tear off all the old siding?
Answer: In overcoating the back
Of your house, your plan of put
ting on tar paper with asbestos
shingles over it would be all right,
Tar felt would be better than the
paper, however, as it is stronger. 1t
will not be necessary to tear off
the old siding But the surface
should be made level with bevel
strips, which can be had at lum-
ber yard.
Board Wall.
Question: Walls of my rear lobby
six feet square are made of 21a-inch
boards, with tight joints For warmth
in winter I should like to line it,
would use some sort of wallboard,
except that several electric connec-
tions come through it. Could I use
some kind of heavy paint?
Answer: No kind of paint would
have any insulating value, and there
might be cracking at the joints with
swelling and shrinking of the wood.
Some variety of insulating board
would be excellent for the purpose,
and in tile form, there would be
little trouble in fitting it around
the electric connections. You can
get full information at lumber
yard
Covering Wainscoted Walls.
Question: Our kitchen walls are
dark brown wainscoting, and the
ceiling light wainscoting. would
like to cover all of it with a wall
cloth, to make cleaning easier. My
husband is afraid that the wall
cloth would not stick to the wains-
coting. We could not afford to tear
1t all out and do a plastering job
on the walls and ceiling. Is there
anything we could put on the wains-
coting that would make it possible
to apply wallcloth?
Answer: To cover the wainscoted
walls and ceiling with wallcloth
first cover the wood with building
felt, shower-tacked on; that is,
tackled all over, spacing the tacks
about six inches apart. Hang the
wallcloth on the felt, using good
commercial wallpaper paste. The
building felt is soft enough to give
with the expansion and contraction
of the wood, but without cracking.
House Painting.
Question: I have been told that
after a house has been we'll painted
1t is more economical to have one
coat put on at proper intervals As
suming a good paint job with white
lead and color mixed personally by
reliable painter, approximately
how often should one coat of the
same color be applied-or is this
not satisfactory?
Answer: All of the paint manu-
facturers agree that the best method
for painting a house is to give it
two or three coats every four or
five years rather than a single coat
every two years.
House paint should be glossy, and
gives out by the glossy surface be-
coming powdery or chalky. This is
as it should be, for the chalky sur
face is an excellent base for new
paint. This process should continue
for several years, during which time
Evening star., 1939-11-18
Wood Acres Homes
To Be Opened Today

Announcement Of the opening of
q new community of moderately
priced homes on Massachusetts, ave-
nue. extended was made today by AL
bert w. Walker, realtor and builder.
The new development, to be known
as Wood Acres, takes its place with
the three other Walker subdivisions,
Westmoreland Hills, Westhaven and
Green Acres.
Two demonstration homes will be
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open for public inspection, starting
today, Mr.. Walker announced.
Wood Acres occupies a high, wood
ed tract of land containing more
than 30 acres, on the north side Of
Massachusetts, avenue about miles
beyond Westmoreland Circle. It's
subdivision plan, approved by the
Federal Housing Administration, re-
veals building sites that average 60
feet frontage with depth Of 120 feet.
Plans for homes to be built in
Wood Acres have been drawn by
Schreier and Patterson, A. l. A.
who designed homes in the other
Walker developments.
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private residential building exceeded
that Of all months since April, 1887,
the Dodge Reports summary con-
cluded.
Evening star., 1939-11-18

French Indo-China will not let
gas masks enter the country unless
under government permit.
Evening star., 1939-11-18

A lifeboat crew Of Fire saved 10
men from two vessels in two days.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-29
STATE GUARD STILL
AFTER MORE MEN
Want Enlisted Strength OF 1,46S;
Battery F, Here, Has 120

Latest reports on the recruiting
campaign of the Delaware National
Guard shows it now has 1913 en-
listed men. The authorized number
of enlisted men sought is 1,46S.
More rapid progress is reported by
units in Sussex and Kent counties
than those in Wilmington. The
26Ist Coast Artillery Battalion, with
an approved new strength of 259,
now has all but 20 of the men re-
quired. Batteries A. Laurel, and B,
Georgetown, have both recruited to
their new strength.
The 19Sth Coast Artillery has a
new approved strength of 1,1S7 en-
listed men and has as enrolment
now of 964. The State Detachment
now consists of 10 men. Its quota is
%.
Battery F, Milford. 19Sth Coast
Artillery, has received its full quota
of I20 men. Battery E. Newark, and
H, New Castle. 19Sth Coast Artillery,
each have more than 100 men en-
rolled. Battery G, Dover, nearly has
its required 120 men. Battery A,
Wilmington, searchlight unit, has en-
listed 110 men and is seeking 173, the
largest of any in the regiment.
Batteries A, B, and c, the three
inch gun batteries are below their
approved strength of 104. each now
with about SIS men.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-29
Safety Council Again Yarns
Of Dangers Of Carelessness

dashing to your work? Why not get
up a little earlier and scoop the
snow OFF the steps and walk? II may
save some member of your family
from a bad spill. Unless snow is
shoveled away soon. it becomes
hard-packed and icy. Then, the
Safety Council warns, cinders and
salt are necessary TO prevent falls.
MOTORISTS
Do you wish you could look into
the future? Well. you don't need a
crystal ball to predict the newspa-
per headlines the day after New
Years. the Delaware Safety Coun-
ell points out. You can see them
now. in bold. black type:
Two DiE IN AUro CRASH!
-Four KILLED AS Car Hrs Truck!
HoILDAY PARTY ENDS IN TRAcEDYl
The stories can almost be set in
type, leaving blank spaces for the
names of the victims. Keep your
name out of the list OF dead and in
jured the day after New Years.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-29
FIRST STORM OF
WINTER CAUSES
MOTOR DEATH
HOckessin Resident Be
comes 18th Auto Death
Victim OF 1889.
ROADS NOW CLEAR
C. ]. HOlzmueller Reports
Five Inch Snow Fall In
Milford On Wednesday.
ROADS NOW CLEAR

One motor vehicle death, injuries
to several persons. and property
damage in a series of minor auto
collisions throughout the State was
the toll of a frigid storm, the first
of the winter. that laid a traffic
tangling layer of snow nearly four
inches deep over Delaware on We'd
nesday. and sent the temperature in
Milford on Thursday down to Is de-
grees. the lowest Il has been this
year The total snow fall in Milford
was five inches, according TO c. j.
Holzmueller, Milford's official wea-
ther man. The temperature low of
Is degrees yesterday morning was
also recorded by Mr.. Holzmueller at
Z o'clock.
Clarence Weeks. SO years old. OF
died in the Wilmington
General Hospital after he was struck
by an automobile as he was crossing
the Lancaster Pike near his home.
Private Charles Kupis OF the State
police arrested the driver. Ralph l..
Eagen of Harrisburg. Pa. on
charge of assault and battery by
18th Death OF Year
The death of Weeks was the 18th
auto fatality in Delaware this year
and the 23rd pedestrian fatality. This
time last year there had been So auto
fatalities.
The snow and cold which blasted
across the country from the north
west giving Pennsylvania. New York
State especially rough handling. had
traffic delayed but still moving
on all routes in Delaware.
After State Highway Commission
workers had dumped some 40 tons
Of cinder3 on all intersections
throughout the State. police report
ed that every road in the State was
passabie. ' -.---.-
In and near Milford several minor
accidents were reported, chiefly
from falls and skidding automobiles.
The worst accident here occurred
during the height of the storm on
the Milford Harrington road when a
large truck operated by a Maryland
agency. turned over on its
side in a ditch. After leaving the
highway the vehicle caught fire but
was extinguished by n crew mem-
ber. No one was hurt.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-29
R. X. JONESDES
AT HARRINGTON
Chairman Of Kent Repub-
licans IA Years; Resign
ed Post In 1885.
SEVENTY YEARS OLD

Robert Kingsley Jones. 40 years
old, former president OF the State
Industrial Accident Board and for
mer chairman of the Kent County
Republican Committee. died Tuesday
morning at his Harrington home.
Mr.. Jones suffered a stroke last
August and had been seriously i'll
since then. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs Marie Louise Sawtelle
,isses. daughter. Mrs Marian
Jones Hallenbeck. New York Citys
two brothers. c. Lyston Jones. Eas-
ton. Pa, and the Rev. Elwood ".
Jones. Franklin, Va; two sisters.
Mrs. G. l.. Cahall. Philadelphia. and
Mrs. II. y. Butler. Newark. n. j..
and several nieces and nephews.
Educated For Law
Born near Harrington. a son of
George +. and Mary Emma Jones,
Mr.. Jones received his early educa-
ton in Harrington public schools
and was graduated from the Har-
rington High School in 1889. After
his graduation he taught in Kent
county public schools for seven
years before entering Dickinson
Law School. where he received his
of laws degree in 1896.
lTuTn 70 Page 3 Pleased
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-29
STATE BEEKEEPERS TO
MEET AT GEORGETOWN
Third Annual Session VIII Be Held
In Grange Hall On January 6

The third annual meeting of the
Delaware State Beekeepers' Asso-
citation will be held in Georgetown
next Saturday, January 6. at the
Grange Hall.
The principal speaker on the pro-
gram will be Edwin J. Anderson,
specialist in agriculture. State Col
lege. Pennsylvania. who will discuss
Transferring Bees to Modern
Hives" and "Swarms. Their Preven-
ton and Control" Other features on
the program will be All Club Bee
keepers. DeVerne Doty of Milton on
Marketing Delaware Honey" and
]. NJ. Amos of Newark on THE Re-
lation of the Age of Bees to Honey
Production" The program will be-
gin at 1890 a. m. and is expected TO
adjourn at p. m.
The Sussex Crop improvement
Association meets at the same time
and crop exhibits as we'll as a honey
exhibit will be displayed in the hail.
Separate business meetings are plan
ned and the public is invited to at
tend.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-29
I'D. HOFFECKER
DIESAT SMYRNA
Funeral Services H eld
Yesterday For Veteran
Newspaper Publisher.
BORN IN THIS CITY

Robert Denney Hoffecker of Smyr-
ma. died Sunday night, December "a.
in the Kent General Hospital. Dover
Mr.. Hoffecker. who was 69 years
of age. and had edited the Smyrna
Times for ~ years, was taken to the
Kent General Hospital for an alb
dominal operation about two weeks
ago. Following the operation, COM
plications set in which proved fatal.
EonR years after his graduation
from the University of Delaware in
1893. Mr.. Hoffecker took over the
publication and editing of the news
paper which had been founded by
his father. Robert d. Hoffecker. in
1854. The newspaper is one OF the
Oldest on the Delmarva Peninsula.
He was horn at Milford on OctO-
ber 80. 1870. the son of Robert ID.
and Anna Mansfield Hoffecker. Five
years after his birth the family NOV
ed to Smyrna. where MIR. Hoffecker
received his early education.
Mr.. Hoffecker is survived by his
wife. Mrs. Edna Dick Hoffecker. and
daughter. Mrs. Louise II. Burslem, of
Wilmington. Other surviving rela-
tives are n sister, Miss Bertha Hof-
fecker, Dover. and brother, Sam
uel. of Philadelphia.
Mr. Hoffecker was a member OF
the Smyrna Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at ,
o'clock Thursday afternoon at Hof-
fecker home on Commerce street in
Smyrna. with interment in the
Smyrna cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-29
HEALTH BOARD DEFERS
NAMING OF SECRETARY
New Secretary May Be Selected
From Out OF State

The State Board of Health. meet
ing this week at Brandywine Sana-
torium. deferred appointment of an
executive secretary to succeed DIR.
A. C. Jost. resigned, until later
meeting.
Members revealed that several
persons who have been asked to ac-
cept the position have declined. and
that this is the principal reason for
the delay in filling the position.
One member said it seemed prob
able the new executive secretary
would be chosen from outside the
State.
The board had received no infor-
nation concerning its proposed mer-
il system plan which has been sub
mitted to the Children's Bureau of
the Social Security Board in Wash
ington for approval. If the plan is
not approved by next Monday the
Social Security Board may withhold
its appropriation for maternal and
child welfare work.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-29
LYNCH AND SHANNON
RECEIVE HIGH HONOR
Youthful Milford Dance Team To
Perform Before National Press Club

Lynch and Shannon. Milford's
youthful dance team, have been in
vited to dance at the National Press
Club in Washington, d. C., on De-
cember 30. The following letter re-
ceived by Elton Lynch, father OF one
half of the team and guardian of the
other half. is self explanatory.
Washington, December Is. 1899
Mr.. f. l.. Lynch
Delmarva Nurseries
Milford. Del.
Dear MIR. Lynch: You might recall
having talked with me at the Jack
son Night Club in Ocean City last
summer relative to the possibility
Of bringing the Lynch and Shan
non" act to Washington.
Well, am wondering if you would
be interested in bringing the kiddies
here to appear before the National
Press Club at their New Years par
ty, Saturday night. December so?
You no doubt know of the club of
which President Roosevelt is a MEM
ber. They have mad many great af-
fairs and stars have considered it
privilege to be invited to appear at
the club. If you feel you might be
interested kindly drop me IA line if
possible by return mail and let me
know just what you will require in
the way of expense money. The
club. l feel certain, will give the
kiddies n real reception.
Trusting to hear from you and
with kindest regard. am
Cordially yours,
ALFRED l.. STERN
Mr.. Lynch has accepted the invi-
tation.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-29
SEED DISTRIBUTED
TO KENT GROWERS
Was Available Only To Those Who
Participated In 1889 Program

AS the result of Kent county be-
ing included in those sections OF the
EAifG4 States which were effected by
the dry weather early last spring
following the seeding of red clover
and other hay and pasture crops, the
Agricultural Adjustment Administra-
tiOn as part of its agricultural con-
servation program for 1889 arranged
to furnish free seed this past fall for
reseeding purposes to those farmers
who experienced failures in these
crops.
This seed was available only to
those land owners and tenants who
participated in the 1889 agricultural
conservation program. and the total
amount of seed which could be allo-
Gated to each farm was designated
on the basis of one-half of the soil
building payment which could be
earned during the year 1889 by fol-
lowing certain recommended soil
conservation practices. The distri-
button of this seed was under the di-
rection of r. Harry Wilson. H. Cliff
ford Clark and Laurence E. Cain,
members OF the county committee of
the Kent County Agricultural Con-
servation Association, who have SUI
peryision of this farm program in
Kent county.
These orders were. placed with To-
cal seed dealers throughout Kent
county who We're required to submit
samples OF seed along with a sales
agreement in compliance with a rul-
ing of the federal government II was
required also that each application
be signed b yat least one member OF
the county committee and by County
Agent Russell f. Wilson for eertifi-
cation before il could be forwarded
to the seed dealer who then released
this seed to the farmer free of charge.
The closing date for accepting
these applications was September %,
and this project resulted in the dis
tribution of 1926 pounds of medi-
UNI red clover. 60 pounds of mann
moth red clover. PA pounds of sweet
clover. 52S pounds of alfalfa, 1921
be signed by at least one member of
crimson clover. 2,S03 pounds of vetch,
1924 pounds of timothy and 479
pounds of re dtop, making a total of
61,29i pounds of clover and grass
seed distributed to 394 landlords and
tenants. The correct use to which
this seed was intended for reseeding
purposes was checked by field super
visors during the past several weeks
when these farms were inspected for
wheat acreage compliance in connec-
tion with the 1910 wheat allotment
program. Farmers who failed to SOW
this seed in accordance with these
administrative rulings will be re-
quired to pay for the full value of
the seed at the price indicated in
their contract