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Evening star., 1941-01-11
Cattle Now Supply
Novel and Varied
Covering for Walls
Specially Treated
Ruwhjde Presents
Striking Effect
By LAWRENCE CROLIUs.

For years people have said that
everything about pig is used except
the grunt, and no wonder. Now
their much less publicized cousins,
the cattle, which we ordinarily
merely eat and wear, will be made
the butt of many similar remark.
Not content with using the hides of
choice cattle for shoes, luggage and
other familiar products, a manu-
facturer in the Middle West is now
making a handsome wall covering
out of the same material which a
short time before was covering the
body of a fine steer on distant
prairie.
Made in a wide variety of colors
and surface textures, this new raw
hide wall covering presents strik-
ing and original appearance. In
its natural shade it looks a great
deal like parchment, and the varia-
tions in its translucency give it a
striking color effect which is as
pleasing as it is unusual. There is
WluC val VIC SOAOl
design which is found on every hide
due to the numerous scratches and
wrinkles which were present on the
animals exterior decoration. All
of these have been left in to give
the finished product definite in
dividuality, and no two are alike,
except in general tone.
Samples we have seen of this new
material range from natural color
through series of handsomely
brilliant darker hueS, to a gray and
pure white in different surface tex
lures. Each panel is, of course,
uniform in thickness and smooth
ness and the individual areas range
in size from 27 to 80 square feet.
Because of its hard, shell-like Sur
face it can be cleaned with a min
mum of effort, and should maintain
its beauty for many day to come.
Not only may this new material
be used for smartening up a room
or two in a home or apartment,
but 1t is excellent for decorating
tables for bridge or coffee, four
paneled screens for dining rooms,
or even an old radio cabinet which
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and for church to cost 100000; in
the borough of Manhattan, for
apartment houses to cost over $500
900 and for hospital to cost nearly
100000; in the borough of Queens,
for one-family dwelling to cost ap-
proximately $1,000 900 and for apart
ment houses to cost over ST 100000
in Bethlehem, Pa, for increased
steel mill facilities to cost over S22,-
100000; in Philadelphia for one
family dwellings to cost over $780,
600, for shipbuilding facilities to cost
S9,500,000 and for a United States
Marine Corps depot to cost approx
imately 100000; in Steelton, Pa,
for increased naval ordnance facili-
ties to cost nearly 81 100000; In Chi
cago for one-family dwellings to cost
81 100000 and for factory buildings
to cost over 100000; in Marion, Ill,
for a veterans hospital to cost over
ST 200, 900; in Detroit, for one-family
dwellings to cost over S2,700, 900 and
for factory buildings to cost nearly
81 100000; in Burlington, Iowa, for
a shell-loading plant to cost approx
imately s9,50Oo00; in Washington
for one-family dwellings to cost ap-
proximately 1900 900, for an Office
building to cost s1,800,000 and for
store buildings to cost nearly $780,
900; in Miami, Fla, for one-family
dwellings to cost approximately
100000; in West Palm Beach for a
cantonment camp to cost over
81 500 900; in Macon, Ga, for a re-
placement center to cost over
SIS, 100000; in Morgantown, w. Va,
for an ammonia plant to cost S15,-
5000; in Galveston, Tex, for a
replacement center and cantonment
camp to cost approximately $780,
900; in Houston for one-family
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BUILDING
(Continued From Page BID

1 AAOllkAA4uCa = Olll 4 ebGC ~ Al
than in the corresponding month
last year. The increase was brought
about wholly by a rise of 235 per cent
in value of new non-residential con-
struction, as both residential work
and modernization projects showed
a decrease of 4 per cent, as COM
pared to November, 1885,
The District building inspectors
Office announced today that build
ing in the District in December, ex-
cluding Federal and District govern
ment operations, reached a valua-
ton of S4,137, ,030, or approximately
double the total for December, 1889
All types of construction shared in
the gain. In the residential field
permits were issued in the District
for 167 new one-family dwellings
valued at s936,OO0, and % apart
ments, valued at s999,000 The
apartments have capacity Of 40l
family units.
The information collected by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics includes
contracts awarded by Federal ano
State Governments, in addition tc
private and municipal construction
For November, 1910, Federal and
State construction totaled $117,818,-
900; for October, 1910, $142 ,599 900
and for November, 1899, $28, ,251 900
Other Large Projects.
Permits were issued during No.
vember for the following important
building projects: In Red Bank, N
j., for replacement center and can
tonment to cost approximately
s3,20O,OO0; in New York City, in the
borough of the Bronx, for apart
ment houses to cost over $1,700,00C
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than 20 to 80 feet. 1t is found on
estates and is graceful and lovely.
The Chinese maple, though very
lovely, Is the little fellow of the
family. 1t is hardly more than a
decorative shrub but is much harder
than the Japanese maple.
The vine maple is another orna.
mental tree, with lovely branches
which flow or gracefully curve. 1t
grows about the size of the stripe
maple, usually in heavily wooded
sections. Like many members of the
family, it is beautiful in the fall,
when its leaves have turned bril-
liant reddish orange.
Mountain maple is native of the
Eastern and Southern States. 1t
grows on high land, is fairly hard
and is one of the naples used for
making furniture. 1t is small tree
and limited in its ability to pro-
duce wide width lumber. 1t is not
as hard as rock maple and does not
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always run the same in color. 1t
is considered second in maple cab
met wood. The cheaper grades Of
maple furniture are made of noun
tain maple.
Rock maple is the finest of the
family. From this tree we get our
maple sirup. From it comes the
finest of cabinet wood. All of the
good maple furniture is made of
rock maple. 1t is hard, close-grain
wood, very heavy and has great
strength. 1t is a majestic tree, at
tanning a height of over 100 feet.
1t is the most beautiful tree Of the
maple family. 1t grows well in most
soils and is found in the New Eng
land States, Canada and the North
ern portion of the United States.
OF all the members of the maple
family, rock maple serves mankind
in more ways and is definitely de-
pendable for nearly everything for
which it is used.
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has needed a change Of face. 1t
goes on quite easily because Of the
natural fexibility which has been
given it by a secret process after
curing has been completed.
If you have always admired the
compactness of a yachts galley and
wondered why something like that
couldn't be made for the home,
the dreams are answered. A new
line of so-called packaged kitchens
has recently been brought out which
combines all the required equip
ment of a modern kitchen in one
cleverly compact unit. While the
kitchens are designed particularly
for apartment house dwellers, they
can streamline the antiquated
facilities in almost any home and
save the housekeeper many painful
step.
These new kitchens are made in
seven sizes, according to the widths
and range from AZ inches, 81, II,
83, 81, Sc to 116. The doors and
drawer fronts are made of steel
with flush. double wall construction
and are filled with sound insulation
TO eliminate any clatter and bang
OF metal. They close against rubber
Evening star., 1941-01-11
BY THE OLD CABINETMAKER.
Maple,

Maple is Americas beautiful tree
and is great contribution to man
kind 1t grows in all sections of our
country, belongs to the genus Acer.
The naples comprise large family,
all different. Many of them live to
an old age, other types are short
lived. All of them have different
shape leaves. Naples do not make
the demand of Mother Nature for
a particular soil but do well almost
anywhere. This big family has 13
members, only of which are really
cabinet woods. The others, however,
have their place and contribute
much to mankind.
The red maple is a beautiful or
namental shade tree found nearly
all over our country, along streets,
highways and on lawns. 1t has beau
tiful red leaves in the springtime.
1t is not a furniture wood The
silver maple is decorative tree,
grows very fast and is found prin-
cipally in the Middle West. The
Norway maple is a shade tree of
European origin. 1t is found in
parks, along the streets and high
ways. 1t grows gracefully but SLOW
ly and is usually perfect in shape
The ash-leaved maple is another
charming shade tree, growing prin-
cipally in the Middle West. 1t is
short-lived and not as hardy as
other members of the maple family.
The japanese maple is very
snowy ornamental tree. 1t is not
hardy like other types and is easily
killed. 1t grows to height of Is
to 20 feet and has an abundance Of
foliage. In a mild climate it does
succeed very we'll and brings joy
to those in whose lawn or garden it
grows.
The sycamore maple is of Euro
pean birth. 1t is extremely large,
growing to a height of IS feet. 1t
lis very hard but is not used for
furniture 1t grows we'll in its own
habitat but does not succeed in our
country, the climate and soil not
being favorable. The black maple
is probably the largest of the fam
lily. 1t is not uncommon for it to
attain height of 100 feet. In many
respects it is like the sugar maple.
but because Of its construction it
is not a good cabinet wood 1t
grows principally in our Middle
West. It's leaves are smaller than
most of the naples and in the fall
of the year is not as beautiful as
other members of the family. 1t is a
lovely shade tree. The big-leaf
maple is another of the family
which is not hardy. 1t is found in
great forests on our West Coast. 1t is
one of the finest shade trees and
grows nearly as large as the black
maple. Again, this is an ornamental
tree and not a cabinet wood.
The stripe maple is distinctly an
ornamental tree, one of the smallest
of the family. 1t rarely grows higher
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bumpers for added quietness. Each
unit contains, from top to bottom,
a large storage cabinet with two
doors. sink bowl made OF formed
steel with an acid resisting enamel
porcelain finish with a size OF 10 by
20 inches, hot plate in the, smallest
unit and complete electric ranges In
all the others, an electric refrigerator
with a capacity of 81 cubic feet
and a shelf area of 6.6 square feet,
and a convenient cabinet UNDER
meath the sink with a minimum
bottom shelf area of 2.8 square feet.
All of these unit kitchens are
available in either right or LETT
models. and if it is found possible
to place two of these units IN ao-
jacent kitchens they may be placed
back to back. This system will result
in a considerable saving in install
lation cost, and simplify the running
of plumbing and wiring connections.
If YOU would like to know the
names of the makers of the product
mentioned in this column, just tea
the column out and send 1t with {
stamped self-addressed envelope TO
Lawrence Crolius, So East Sixty
seventh street, New York, N. Y.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Outlook Held Bright
For Home BUILDING
In Present Year
Defense Housing Seen
Bringing Increase
Of 19 Per Cent

Residential contractors and opera
tive builders have just concluded the
best year since 1928, and the pros
poets for 194l are extremely good,
states American Builder in its an
nual statistical review of the home
building industry, just completed.
Defense housing, added to large
volume of private building, is ex-
pected to swell the total of new
homes next year to $4,000, which
would be 10 per cent increase over
this years 545,000 home units.
Public interest right now centers
on defense housing, in which field
many interesting things are being
done. 1t is estimated that Govern
ment- financed homes for defense
workers, Army and Navy civilian
personnel, and others, may account
for from 10000 to $4,000 units next
year. This is a highly important
amount of business, but, as Ameri-
can Builder points out, would be less
than 10 per cent of the private resi-
dential building handled through
normal private building channels.
Housing Innovations Studied.
Defense housing units are limited
by law to $500 each. including land.
Army and Navy officials are studying
numerous innovations, including de-
mountable and portable types of
| houses.
Home building in 1910 was ex-
tremely active-particularly in the
small-home field The total of 545,-
900 dwelling units built included all
kinds of houses, both urban and
rural, except farms. Preliminary
estimates of the value of all residen-
tial building last year, as reported
by the United States Bureau of Labor
Statistics, indicate a total of 81 ,850,-
100000. Since approximately half
of that amount was spent by con-
tractors and builders in the purchase
OF home equipment, building ma
terlals and products, the years work
gave a far-reaching boost to the
durable goods industries.
| Many Contractors Involved.
More than 100000 contractors and
home builders, operating in $4,000
towns or villages and 5000 counties
were involved in the building pro-
gram last year, American Builder
estimates. In addition, some 10000
lumber and material dealers and
many thousands of Subcontracting
firms and local producers of mill
work, cement and brick products
and other building materials are
benefited.
Home building last year hit a 12-
year peak. these statistics show. and
exceeded the 1929 volume by $4,000
units.
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A Modern Dininu Room

A modern dining room with a
large bay window has a pleasantly
contrasting color scheme adaptable
to well-ighted room. The walls
are painted soft blue, a gray car
pet covers the floor and mist gray
curtains frame the windows. The
satinWood furniture has armchairs
covered in petunia red.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Know Your Furniture and Woods
Rock Maple, Finest
Of Family Used
By Cubinetmukers

This is another in series OF
articles on furniture and cabinet
making appearing each Saturday
in the Real Estate Section OF The
EDening Star.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Low-Rent Beneficiories

Nearly half of the families who
live in low-rent housing projects of
the United States Housing Authority
have incomes of $3.50 a day or less
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17
Defense Production Chiefs
By }. E. JOKES

National Defense has passed
through several preliminary stages
that served the good purpose oi
charting the course and resulted in
an Executive Orders by President
Roosevelt creating the "Oflce oi
Production Management" William
s. Knudsen is Director General and
Sidney HilIman is Associate Director
General. Secretary OF War Stimson
and Secretary of Navy Knox are the
official members of the four-man or
ganization that will be known as
the OPM. This super defense board
is charged with responsibility for
formulation and execution Of "all
measures needful and appropriate
to increase, accelerate, and
regulate production and supply ma
terlals, articles and equipment and
the provision OF emergency plant
facilities and services required for
national defense"
Those voices that have been raised
throughout the country to demand
direct and independent authority for
National defense win undoubtedly be
fully satisfied with the personnel of
the Office OF Production Management.
The ship building plan Is ahead of
Government schedules. There has
been a lot Of talk about delays in
building planes. Mr.. Knndsen said
There is no use worrying
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17
WARWICK

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward j. Gray, for
iner residents of Long Neck, eele-
brated their golden wedding anniver-
sary on Sunday, January 10, with a
family dinner party in the Caesar
Rodney Hotel, Lewes. The dinner
was attended by Mr.. and Mrs. G. r.
Lynch of Georgetown and Mrs. Nora
Howard of Harbeson, who attended
the couple at their marriage at the
home Of the brides parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Peter r. Lynch in Long Neck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray have operated
the Breakwater House on Lewes
Beach for the past twenty-five years.
Mrs, Richard Gnndry, mother of
Mrs. Anthony Higgins, who hurt her
hip ii a fall at the home Of her
daughter, was able to leave the hos
bttal Oh Tuesday of last week, and
viii spend a while recnperating at
the home of her son and daughter
in-law, MIR. and Mrs Jesse Gundry
at Eatonsyiile, Md
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Downs of
Ee1es were recent guests of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Charles Downs.
Chief Charles Clark of Riverdale
Beach purchased q new Buick au-
t5nobile this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lynch Of Mil
ford were recent guests Of her mo-
iher, Mrs w. +. MeGee
MISS Marion Burton spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. y. Burton.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17
CANNON

Miss Lilly Truitt and Miss Ellen
Short have been visiting in Wash
ington and Miss Ellen Short has been
visiting in Belair, Md
MIR. and Mrs. Lester Workman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schaub spent
Tuesday in Wilmington.
Mr., and Mrs. Lee Burton spent
Friday in Washington and Satur-
day in Wilmington
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wootten of
Delmar spent Sunday with his mo-
ther, Mrs. Alyerda Wootten.
Mrs. Lilly Truitt spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Charles Truitt who is
sick at this time
Mf. and Mrs. Leonard Vessels and
son of Wilmington, spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Hill. MIR. Hill is still on the sick
list, .
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Holt have been
visiting her brother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Allen and family.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17
MILLSBORO

The Constitution Glass for tbs
men and women Of MilIsboro was
organized on Tuesday night ir
Grace Methodist Church. Ths
classes are free, non-sectarian
/ non-partisan. Frank Wood is the
teacher and the object of the les
sons is to promote a more thor
ough knowledge of, and a deeper
appreciation for, the constitution
of the United States.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Ayres have
gone to Miami, Florida, for a
lengthy visit with Mrs. Ayres' mo-
ther, Mrs. w. j. P. White.
The sGideonite Mems Bible Class
has organized for 1941, and the
officers are: President, Lawrence
e. Sipple; vice-president, William
]. Rose; teacher, Henry B. Mitch
ell; assistant teacher, Roy E,
Jones secretary and treasurer, Ed
ward Cordrey; assistant secretary
and treasurer, Norman Hickman;
reporter, Leslie Timmons. Mem
bership committee: Thomas c. Roe.
Walter King, e. A. Yutzi, Frank
Barnett. Frank Swain. Absent
Committee: Frank Harrison, Ann
ericus Belts, Charles Colbourn,
Louis Outten. Visiting Commit
tee: H. J. Lawson, J. E. MCGEE, H.
b. Mitchell, E. b. Collins, W. H..
Rodney, A. Wayne Burton. Ushers:
Fred Timmons, George Timmons.
Mrs. Harold Kruger was in Bal
timore last Monday to take her
small son, Franklin. to an eye
specialist.
Mrs. Aletha Wingate is away for
two weeks or longer, visiting Mrs.
L. B. Birmingham, at loves
Cross Roads. and other friends.
The third quarterly conference
was held last Friday night. with
District Superintendent DR.. Wal
ter A. Hearn. presiding officer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall Hudson en-
tertained members of Mr.. Hudson's
family at dinner ON Sunday, Janu-
ary 6.
Last Thursday afternoon. Janu-
airy 8, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Esham
had as their guests at a turkey
dinner, Mrs. Frank Williams, Of
Frankford, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
dal Esham, near town. The dim
ner was planned as a celebration of
the seventy-ffth birthday anniyer-
sary of Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Esh-
ANS mother, and Paul Esham did
his part by singing Happy Birth
day to You" and blowing out the
candles on the birthday cake for
his grandmother.
Mrs. Harry Mears has. been suf-
fering intensely from an infection
in both ears.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hickman
have had as their guests recently
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph X. Lingo.
On Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Hick-
man visited Mrs. Ethel Wheatley
at Seaford.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17

about light planes--we can get them
On fighting planes, we are in pretty
fair shape. but bombing planes, from
I6 thousands pounds up to the heav-
fest, take time and they must be
worked out for real production be-
fore we can get quantities. There
are 400 separate parts used in a
bomber, and some of these bombers
weigh 40 thousand pounds, and car
ry 1880 horse power lighting en-
gines. ss
+ Mr. Knudsen assembled the lead
ing executives In the automobile in
dustry at meeting In Detroit last
October, and they formed the Auto
motive Committee for Air Defense.
40 thousand square feet of floor
space was secured in the Graham
Paige factory and in that space
thousands of bombers parts were
put on display. Blueprints of var
ious parts Of the bomber planes sug-
gested by Government defense agen-
cies were added. The manufacturers
sent their skilled engineers and pro-
duetion men. and these experts made
studies of all the parts and specifi-
cations in order to determine as
quickly as possible which of the
parts each manufacturer could make
the best, and quickest. Mr.. Knndsen
called upon the manufacturers for
the best ''productiop skill of this in
dIstry, combined with efforts of the
industry and he stated his
that. Il know the work
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17
FRANKFORT


On Saturday, January 25, the La
dies Aid Society will give chicken
dinner. They will hold it at the John
M. Clayton cafeteria, from 4 to 5 p.
m. Price sec. All are invited to a
chicken dinner with all the fixin's.
Mrs. James B. Long and Mrs.
iona Walls were recent visitors to
Philadelphia.
The Frankford Volunteer Fire
Company was called to a chimney
fire Saturday noon. No damage was
done
On Wednesday evening, January
s, Installation Of officers took place
in Frankford for Chapter No. 12 o.
E. s., in the chapter room. The in
stalling officer was Mrs. Jane c..
Zebley, worthy grand inatron OF the
Grand Chapter OF Delaware. She was
assisted by her grand marshall, Mrs.
Myrtle L. Sahdon; grand organist,
Mrs. Ethel NJ. Bard, and grand chap
lain, Mrs, Edna H., Watson, all of
Wilmington. The following is the
list Of 0tfieefs OF Frankford Chap
ter for 1g4l Worthy Matrpn, Mrs
Edith P. Pennell; worthy patron.
William B. Derrleks0n; associate
matron, Mrs. Florence Burbage; as
sociate patron, George II, Town
send; conducfress; Mrs. Ruth T.
Derrickson; associate conductress,
Mrs, Elsie Daye; chaplain, Mrs Ethel
'Queiiil; marshall, Mrs Allie M. Phil
lips; oreanist, Miss Derothy Holt;
Adah, Mrs. Mary Calhoun; Ruth,
Mrs. Aydel0tte; Ether, Mrs. Grace
Nelson, Martha, Mrs. Mae Phillips;
Electa, Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas; sec
retary, Mrs. Elizabeth Stokes; trea-
surer, Mrs. Myrtle Hickman; war;
ders, Mrs. Edna johnson and Mrs.
Sara c. Rogers. Mrs Estella Il.
Chandler was presented with a past
matron's jewel. All Of the installing
officers were presented with gifts
from the chapter. After the meeting
was over a local committee served
delicious refreshments.
Mrs. Carolin Godfrey Lawson, age
so years, died at her home in Mills
boro, early Monday morning. She
formerly lived here and had many
frieilds. Her first husband was VIII
liam C. Godfrey. Her last husband
was Charles Lawson. She is sur
viyed by four sons, Frank, Ward,
William, Asher and two daughters.
Mrs. Etha Hudson and Mrs. Hattie
Hoffman Of Egg Harhor, N. J. Fu-
neral services were held Wednes-
day In Frankford Methodist Church
and burial made in seibyviIle Red
Mems cemetery.