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Evening star., 1940-01-13
Prices
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trail Atlantic region, II per cent;
Southwest, per cent; North Cen
trail, per cent.
AS to market volume, every re-
gion shows advance over last year.
Gain is most frequently reported in
New England (by 70 per cent of
cities, the Southeast Go per cent
of the cities, Great Lakes (by 81
per cent of the cities, and Central
Atlantic (by ST per cent of the
cities. Percentage of cities hav-
ing a higher volume in the remain
ing regions: North Central, SO per
cent; Northwest, Al per cent (but
down in only IL per cent?; South
Central, A per cent (but down in
only 16 per cent?; Southwest, 81 per
cent (but down in only Is per
cent?.
Apartment shortage is reported
IN one city out of every four (25 per
cent?, while oversupply is shown in
only Is per cent of cities. In other
words, SO per cent have a bal
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A SideWise movement has been
the history for apartment rents in
6a per cent of the cities, but rates
are up in 81 per cent of the cities,
while they are down in only II per
cent of the cities. The stepup was
only per cent rise in tWo-thirds
of the cases where it occurred, but
it averaged 10 per cent rise or
more in. a little over one-third of
all cases. Where rates fell the
change was only 5 per cent drop
in seven out of every 10 cities. No
city showed more than a 10 per
cent drop.
Rents for single-family dwellings
made more general advance They
are rising in 81 per cent of the cities,
stable in So per cent of the cities,
falling in II per cent of the cities.
A per cent rise was felt in over 60
per cent of the "up" cities, and a 10
per cent rise in one-third of the
cities. But where rents went down
there was per cent drop in six out
OF 10 of the cities, 10 per cent drop
or more in four out of 10.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
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The radiator consumes nine-teenths
of kilowatt of current an hour. If
you pay 5 cents an hour, you could
run it for two hours for about 9
cents. And how luxurious to have
all the heat you want for a limited
period without overworking your
central heating system.
This particular electric steam ra-
diator looks like an ordinary radia-
tor with eight sections. 1t stands
on four legs, weighs 40 pounds and
can be furnished with a carrying
handle, so it may be moved from
room to room, as needed, even
though it has no wheels on it's legs
by which to be rolled around like
more expensive models.
The radiator measures % inches
long, % inches high and 8 inches
wide, with radiating surface of
1872 square feet. 1t has no flame
or exposed element to dry the air
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Insulating Board.

Choosing an insulating board with
which to do over a room, or to make
a new room in the attic, is a con-
siderable job, what with the dozens
and dozens Of beautiful and efficient
products there are on the market
these days. Very often your choice
depends upon which products YOU
see flrst, which are most popular in
given neighborhood.
But If you really want to know
what a certain board looks like,
here's a suggestion. Write to the
manufacturer for a sample in the
form OF a hot dish pad. There is
at least one company which pro-
vides such samples, to give prospec-
tive users an idea of how good
looking the finished colored boards
are and to demonstrate at the same
time how the board keeps heat from
passing through.
This particular board, which you
can TRY" as hot dish pad. is use
ful on the exterior or interior of
your house. 1t also is used as a
sheathing board, for which purpose
1t has asphalt applied to both sides,
to keep moisture from invading your
house and staining interior walls.
The board is made of atwood fibers
felted together and pressed into
boards that have natural air cells
in them to do the insulating job.
No matter which of four ways YOU
use this board, it does two things.
If you use it as a finish for panel
ing. the board insulates and deco
rates. If you use it for sheathing,
1t insulates and sheathes. IL va
use 1t for insulating lath to which
plaster is applied, the board insu-
lateS and provides a base for the
plaster. If you use it for exterior
wall finish, it insulates and becomes
the exterior wall.
Whatever you have in mind, If it
calls for insulating board, why not
get acquainted directly with this
particular product? Well tell you
where to write to get the sample
hot dish pad.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
A Magic Carpet
For Your Home

Fairy tales are not only for chill
dren. Grandmother would listen
with rapt attention and be willing to
be "whisked away" if there was an
elevator in your house to take her
from floor to floor. The modern
residence or personal service ele-
vators are designed for small or
large houses and may usually be
installed in completed house with
very little more effort than in a new
one. They are not expensive to
operate and may be run with ease
by any one who can push button.
They save miles of steps for all
members Of the family and are
especially useful for the aged ones.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
BY DOROTHY DUCAS and ELIZA
BETH GORDON.

The electric steam radiator as a
source of special heat for special oc-
casions is growing popular.
It's very nice to be able to plug
in radiator and quickly get enough
heat for the baby's bath or to make
a sickroom warmer than other rooms
in house. And, since it is meant
to be used for only an hour or two
at a time, such special heating
device is not too expensive to oper-
ate, either.
A new electric steam radiator has
come on the market which costs
only $50. 1t works on any 110-volt
line, a. C. or d. c., just like its more
expensive predecessors, requiring no
special wiring, no pipes or anything,
but convenience outlet.
You can figure its operating cost
by looking up your electric rate.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
100000 Families
Expected 10 Get Title
To Homes in 1910
Loon League Official
Makes Prediction,
Based on Payments

Approximately 100000 families
throughout the country are expect
ed to get clear title to their homes
this year by completing their pay
ments to savings, building and loan
associations.
Such a prediction was made to-
day by Paul Endicott chairman of
the United States Savings and Loan
Leagues Home Building and Home
Owning Committee. If the eXpecta-
tions become a reality it will mean
that during the last decade about
a million families borrowing from
various institutions will have
reached the debt-free home owner
ship goal.
10000, 900 Obligated.
The majority of those paying off
the final amount of their debt this
year borrowed for their homes in
1928 on the then prevalent savings
and loan plan of an 11la to a II
year loan. About $700,000,000 was
their original obligation. and this
years final payments on the prin-
cipal will aggregate about S81 ,214,0O0,
the committee chairman said. The
rest was paid off month by month
during the depression and the sub
sequent recovery.
Last year the comparable figure
was 10000 debts paid off, with
some S60,000000 of final payments.
Savings. building and loan asso-
Citations made the greatest number
of loans in their history in 1928"
said Mr.. Endicott, about $4,000
new borrowers having been added
that year. While a majority of
those loans were written to bring
about debt-free ownership by some
time in 1910, considerable num-
ber of them we're for shorter loan
terms of six to seven years for re-
payment. Most of these were later
reflnanced by the associations when
the depression made it impossible
for people to carry the large monthly
payments so short loan term re-
quired. These are generally farther
behind now than those who started
out on the II to II year repayment
basis"
S3S0,000,000 Paid Monthly.
Besides the monthly repayments
which mark the final disposition
of 100000 families debts, there will
be about s380,00O0O0 paid this year
in monthly installments on the
principal of all other savings and
loan borrowers obligations, the
committee estimated.
Gradual repayments like this
demonstrate why these 100000 fami-
lies in spite of the disadvantages
of lowered incomes were able to
keep up their original plan of hav-
ing free and clear home by 1870"
Mr.. Endicott pointed out.
He explained that of the original
$4,000 borrowers in 1923, the as
sociations had refnanced about
100000 to give the borrowers longer
to pay out and thus help them
weather their economic misfor-
tunes. The remainder were taken
over by the Home Owners Loan
Corp. or had to be repossessed by
the associations or were voluntarily
decided to the mortgages by the
borrowers when they found they
were unable to keep up with the
undertaking.
Mr.. Endicott said that for the
last three years savings, building
and loan associations have been
adding more new borrowers a year
than the homes paid out of debt
during the same period. He ex-
poets this condition to continue this
year.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Mirror 'EnIorees' Space

A softly tinted mirror above the
buffet will give GOODNESS and space
to the dining room. The mirror
reflects the opposite side of the room,
adding spaciousness and will subdue
the colors Of the walls.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Insulation Under Floors

In houses without Easements it is
sometimes a problem to protect the
floors against infiltration of cold
One solution is to lay insulating
boards, the same kind that are used
on walls, under the flooring.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
japanese Discover
Petroleum Traces
In Shansi Province
Outlook for Profitable
Chinese Production
Termed Optimistic

TAIYUANFU. Shansi Province.
North China correspondence of tho
Associated Press) japanese Army
engineers prospecting in rugged
'Shansi Province report traces" OF
petroleum-the answer to the Japa-
nese Navy's greatest need.
If oil is found in sufficient quanti-
ties. the immediate course Of world
history may be changed.
Is American and other oil men who
prospected in Shansi before the
Japanese occupied most of the prov
ince failed to find evidences OF oil in
paying quantities, but Japanese
standards Of what would pay are
lower. Japan's need is more acute.
The Japanese say it is too early to
tell whether productive oil fields
! will be found amid, Shansis large
coal and iron deposits, but they de.
scribed the outlook as quite opti-
miStic."
It is no secret that the No. item
On the japanese Nays program Is
to bring under Japanese control a
petroleum region which produces
sufficient oil to make the navy inde-
pendent Of foreign supplies.
Most of Japan's oil comes from
the United States, but with the pos
sibility of an American embargo
looming the navy has begun to look
elsewhere. Japan is said to have a
two-year reserve supply.
. Nearest large oil supplies are to
the south in the Netherlands indies.
Japan long has had her eyes on that
area. Japanese Officers now talk
openly of the possibilities Of selling
those islands If their supplies from
America are cut of 80 ...s,
Evening star., 1940-01-07
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Hrs. Rex Bell, who - Clara Hov
~as 'ti3S one-tine sa4t" gtrl, won't
be IN "oomph" girl.
A report from Hollywood that
Republic Studio Is seeking the for
mer screen star to play opposite
Gene Autry In "The Oomph Girl
and the Cowboy" brought this COM.
ment from her husband:
Mrs. Bell has retired from the
screen"
He denied knowing Gnything about
the Studio offer and refused to com.
nent further.
/ The heroine Of silent Aim days
came here for" examination at the
Mayo Clinic last month. She left
the hospital several days ago, but
she and her husband plan to remain
here until next week.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Randolph 10 Address =
Beach Preservation Group

Representative Jennings Ran
dolph, chairman Of the House Dis
trict Committee, will deliver the
welcome address at the 14th annual
meeting of the American Shore and
Beach Preservation Association
wednesday at 2 pm. at the National
Research Council Building. A ban
ouet will be held In the evening at
the Carlton Hotel.
Other speakers at the afternoon
session will include number OF
Army engineers who will discuss
various scientific advances In beach
protection and recreation policies
for beaches.
The banquet program calls for
speeches by Representative Caroline
ODay of New York, Representative
Joseph j. Mansfield, chairman OF
the House Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee, and Senators Bailey Of North
Carolina and Maloney Of Connecti-
cut.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Nominutors to Be Named

The Nominating Committee for
the Connecticut Avenue Association
will be e.chosap-lat,a dinner meeting
of the group at the Mayflower Ho-
tel at $50 pm. Tuesday. Oficers
elected for 1910 will be installed
at the February meeting, according
to Max Tendle{. executive secretary:
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-05-24
Snow Hill News
Continued from Page 81


Miss Phoebe Mock of Baltimore,
spent the weekend with her mother,
Mrs. Jester Mock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Smack and
son, Paul, spent Sunday with friends
in Wilmington.
Among those who attended the gar
den tour sponsored by the Samuel
Chase Chapter of the D. A. r. this
week are Mrs. J. Herman Perdue,
Miss Lucille Collins and Misses Wini-
fred and Nellie Payne.
Mr.. Edward Bratten, of Philadel-
phia, spent the weekend with his
father, Mr.. William E. Bratten. Mrs.
Bratten and son Billy, accompanied
him home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hodson, of
Miami Beach, Fla, were guests of
Misses Winifred and Nellie Payne,
this week.
Mrs. c. Russell Higgins and Miss
Elizabeth Richardson entertained at q
tea on Monday in honor of Rev. John
Oldham and his mother, Mrs. Oldham
A quiet, but very pretty wedding
took place at 4:30 o'clock Saturday
afternoon in Mackenzie Memorial Pres
byterian Church in Snow Hill, when
Miss Esther Priscilla Wilson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio w. Wilson,
of Snow Hill became the bride of
Mr.. Paul Ridgely Habbart, son of Rev.
and Mrs. William E. Habbart, of Will
mington. The church was decorated
in evergreen, pines and spirea. The
ceremony was performed by the
groom's father, Rev. William E. Hab-
bart, assisted by Rev. John Oldham,
the ring ceremony being used. Miss
Jean Mock, played the wedding march
es and Mrs. George w. Vincent sang
Because" and II Love You Truly"
The bride wore gray sheer ensemble
with navy blue accessories and wore a
corsage of pink roses and was given
in marriage by her father, Mr.. Otho
w. Wilson. The ushers were, Mr..
Henry Miller of Wilmington, Mr.. AL
bert May and Mr.. Roy Kreger, of
Claymont, Del, and the brides broth
er, Mr.. Edward Wilson, of Snow Hill.
After a wedding trip north, Mr.. and
Mrs. Habbart will reside in Arden,
Del. The bride was a resident nurse
at Wilmington General Hospital and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-05-24
SAFETY JUBILEE
IN SALISBURY
ON JUNE lST.

Approximately $500 high schoo
seniors, graduates of Safety Through
Education" courses in Maryland ant
Delaware schools, will gather in Sal
isbury, for safety jubilee on Satur.
day, June 1.
To the music of two bands and g
drum and bugle corps they will parade
from Wicomico High School, begin.
ming at two o'clock, to the Fail
Ground where the county's fare driv.
ing course has been established.
Maryland and Delaware State Po.
lice will head the parade.
Open cars will carry the superin.
tendent of schools of the four East.
ern Shore Of Maryland and the one
Delaware counties where the course
has been put into effect. The course
is now taught in 65 schools.
The parade is sponsored by Cover
nor Herbert r. O'Conor's Traffic SAT-
ETY. Committee for Wicomico County
Miss Helen c. Wootten, Wicomico
county teacher who has been in
charge of classroom work since the
course was first established at Sal.
isbury on an experimental basis, is
chairman of the county committee.
Those in the line of march will in
clude students, in cars and afoot, Boy
and Girl Scouts, School Patrols, men,
bers of the statewide traffic safety
committee, civic and fraternal organi-
cations, Salisbury police, auto club
representatives and other safety work
ers.
An open car is also provided for
the Salisbury Award Committee,
which this year proclaimed State Po-
lice Sergeant Charles E. Minnick as
Salisbury's outstanding citizen and
community benefactor for establish
ing a Safety Through Education"
program for school students.
The parade and safety jubilee will
be filmed in natural color as one of
the high lights of Safety Through
Education" picture.
The county traffic safety committee
is scheduling several speakers of ma
tion-wide note for the ceremonies at
the Fair Ground.
Brady j. Dayton, superintendent of
the Peninsula General HOSPITAL. will
speak briefly on first aid to accident
victims and the Rescue Squad of the
Salisbury Fire Department will dem
onstrate methods of caring for acci-
dent casualties.
Some of the students who success
fully completed their classroom and
driving instruction in the safety
courses will demonstrate their skill
on the Fairgrounds track to conclude
the jubilee.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-05-24

the groom is superintendent at Worth
Steel Company, at Claymont, Del.
Among the out-of-town guests that
attended the Wilson-Habbart wedding
on Saturday Were, Rev. and Mrs. Will
liam E. Habbart, Miss Lillian Riley,
Miss Hazel Perry, Mrs. E. King Will
son, Miss Mary Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Sweeten, Miss Betty Sweeten,
Mr.. Robert Sweeten of Wilmington,
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Lamborn, Miss
Jean Lamborn, of Berwyn, Pa, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Woodside, of Millers-
burg, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Miller,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Callahan,
and Mr.. Herbert Gillispie, of Balti-
more, Mr.. Robert Dewes, of New Cas-
tie, DEL, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert May
Del, and Mrs. William J. Cavanaugh
and Mr.. Roy Krieger, of Claymont,
of Drexel Hill, Pa, and Mrs. Minnie
Courtney, of Salisbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin T. Truitt
and sons, Bond and Fooks, were
guests of Mrs. William Collins in Bal
timore, this week.
Mrs. Elnora White Evans, 80 years
of age, died at her home on Federal
Street, Tuesday night after several
weeks illness. She was the widow of
the late julius F. Evans and was the
daughter Of the late Thomas White
and wife and was born at the Old
Furnace. She is survived by four
sons, Mr.. Samuel Evans, of Parksley,
Messrs. Frank, Thomas and Glenmore
Evans of Snow Hill and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Ada Stevans, and Mrs,
Mollie Pusey of Snow Hill. Funeral
services, conducted by Rev. Luther E,
Poole at Funeral Home in Snow Hill
Thursday afternoon at four o'clock, in
terment in Bates Methodist Church.
Mr.. Charles w. Shockley and Miss
Evelyn Shockley attended the PENN
sula Conference in Wilmington, the
last of the week.
Mrs. Howard Bennett of Salisbury,
spent the weekend with her daugh-
ter, Miss Rebecca Bennett.
Mrs. Louis Robins and son, Louis,
Jr., of Robbins, visited Mrs. Robbins
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William c.
Powell.
Commander and Mrs. E. James Es-
tess and Mr.. and Mrs. George Brant,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-05-24
Cokesbury News

The Cokesbury Ladies Aid will hold
their annual spread supper, Thursday
evening, June Goth on the school
grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. John BloXom and son,
Estel, of Oak Hall, Va, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. V. Taylor and Misses Ruth and
Hazel Beauchamp of this place were
dinner guests of Mr., and Mrs. Ralph
Taylor last Sunday.
Mrs. w. A. Gotham, Mrs. James
Cottmans and daughter, Betty visited
Mrs. Marion Cottman at Marion Sta,
Nd, Tuesday.
We are very glad to welcome our
minister and his wife, Rev. and Mrs.
J. F. Willis back with US for another
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Valoris Valentine, of
Huntington, L. l., who have been WIS.,
iting the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Butler, have returned
home,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cottman and
daughter, Betty, spent last Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Evans, OF
Williams vicinity.
Mrs. Fred Harris of Upper Darby
Pa, attended the funeral of Mr.. Noah
Birmingham of Westover, Md, last
Thursday.
Mrs. Ralph Taylor entertained the
"Busy Bees" at her home last Thurs
day evening.
Miss Ruth Beauchamp of Pocomoke
City, spent the weekend with he,
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Beau
champ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor and
son, Jack, spent last Friday with Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Harris at Upper Oar
by, Pa.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-05-24

of Norfolk spent the weekend with
Miss Carolyn Hargis.
Mrs. c. P. Butler and daughter,
Anna Lee, of Hurlock, spent the week
end with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kenney spent
Sunday with relatives in Laurel, Del.
Miss Elizabeth Wolford, of Annap-
oils, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Onley.
Mrs. Morgan Bandel and Miss Mar
ian Humphreys entertained at bridge
supper on Wednesday at the home OF
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
C. Humphreys, Sr.
Miss Marjorie Godfrey visited
friends in Pocomoke, the first of the
week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-05-24

ed the game for the visitors. The
final score was TT.
On Friday, the 10th, the local boys
went to Ocean City. The first inning
gave US an 80 lead. "Chick" Jones'
job of pitching was fine for the first
four innings, but then these hard
hitting seashore boys started to keep
up their reputation. The final score
was 1911 in favor of Ocean City.
The line-ups were: Littleton, End;
Gordy s.s.; Smith, c; Powell, cf.; Hud-
son, S.; Lilliston, rf.; Corddry, 1st.;
Cropper, If.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-05-24
PENINSULA GOLF
LEAGUE RE-ORGANIZED

The Peninsula Golf League was re-
organized with a meeting held last
week. Six shore clubs were repres-
ented.
The league was separated into two
divisions, with Accomac, Salisbury,
and Cape Charles forming the south
ern division, and Chestertown, Easton
and Dover the northern. Winners in
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-05-24

each division will meet in home and
home match to determine the title.
Each club will enter an eight-man
team. Play will start May 10.
League officials are: w. j. STEM
ger, Chestertown, president; Joseph
Schiller, Salisbury, vice-president;
Ralph Townsend, secretary-treasurer.