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Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
Judges Name School
Board MEMBERSHIPS
Special And State Unit
Boards IN Lower COun-
ties By Judges C. L.
Terry, C. S. Richards.

Members of special and state unit
school boards Of Kent and Sussex
counties were appointed last week
by the resident judges.
Resident Judge Charles L. Terry,
Jr., reappointed to the boards of
education of the three Kent county
special school districts the mem
bers whose terms expired June go.
Resident Judge Charles s. Rich
ards Of Sussex named the board
members and trustees in that coun-
ty. The board members of the spe-
cial districts he named are as fol-
lows:
Milford-Harry H. MulhOlIand.
SeafOrd-Harry w. Alexander.
LAUREL. Lawrence Abbott.
0eorgetown-Wilbur M. Num-
ford.
Lewes-Dr. James Beebe.
Observation-Disclosures Mills.
Trustees named by Judge Rich
ards outside of the special districts
are:
Cedar Creek School-James D.
Mills, Milford.
Lincoln-Harry r. Hunt.
Milton-H. Carlton Draper.
Broadkiln-James W. Smith.
Millsboro-Harlie T. Mitchell.
Lord Baltimore-Lester NJ.
Kaufman.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. v. Evans.
Roxana-Theodore Evans.
Selbyville-Frank M. Long.
Stockley-Fred M. Marvel.
Gumboro-Fred Wootten.
Dorothy-Lorenzo B. Britting-
ham. a
Sycamore-Thomas Elliott.
Vaughn's-Roger L. Dykes.
Ellis GrOve-Norman o. Dicker-
son.
Concord-Richard Sloan.
Isaacs-George H. Jester.
loves x Roads-John l. Hick-
man.
Hollymount-Charles 1. Joseph.
Brldgeville-Dr. Gottfried Metz
ler.'
Greenwood-Richard o. Mai.
John M. Clayton School<William
A. Gum, Jr., Frankford.
Bethel-Harley G. Hastings.
Ellendale=-John w. West.
Delmar--Leon A. Bailey.
Blades-Arthur Hatfield,
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Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
Questions Asked By Il Tax Payer
Regarding The Proposed School
Bond Issue, With Answers By
Milford Board Of Education

On Tuesday Of this week, the
Chronicle was in receipt Of a com
munication from a prominent real
estate owner, and former member
of the Legislature, IN which he
asked a number of questions of the
Milford Board of Education, with
the request that their answers be
made in, the Chronicle in next
weeks issue. The questions all re-
ferred to the pending referendum
ON the proposed bond issue of
$150,000 which the Milford voters
will decide at the polls on July "a.
In view OF the fact that time is
short for discussion Of the matter,
the publishers of the Chronicle
took the matter up with members
of the Board Of Education, who
have answered in full the questions
asked. In order to save confusion,
we have consolidated the questions
and answers. The answers given
by the Board of Education follow
in full; we quote;
"A taxpayer of the Milford Spe-
cial School District has asked of
the Milford Board of Education
the following questions. The Board
of Education takes pleasure in ans
wering these questions, and any
other questions that any taxpayers
living within the Milford school
district might wish to ask. We
feel that we want the taxpayers of
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
All Hire Boats Are
Liable To State Tax
Inspector Started On His Rounds
Monday; Even Small Craft Affected

A drive to license all for-hire
boats operating in Delaware waters
has been started by the State Tax
Department, which is handling the
licensing under a new law passed
by the 1941 General Assembly.
Boat Inspector Howard Davis of
Little Greek, whose Office was also
created by the new law, started last
Monday making tours of all fish
ing and pleasure boat centers to
inform owners having rowboats
and outboard motor boats for hire
of their liability for licenses.
Letters Issued
Letters were sent last week to all
persons previously holding licenses
on power boats which are for hire,
telling them of liability for 1941
permits, State Tax Commissioner
James P. Truss said.
The new law provides the State
Tax Department shall be respon-
sible for the boat licensing, rather
than the Game and Fish Commits
sioners.
Another new provision of the law
is the licensing of for-hire boats
and outboard motor boats, which
have heretofore been free of IL
cense liabilities. ]
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Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11

this district to know fully every
thing pertaining to this proposed
bond issue, as well as the needs
for new school building in Mil
ford. The questions are as fol-
lows,
I Will the rural school districts
that consolidated with the Spe-
cial School District of Milford be
subject to taxation for the pay
ment of the school bond of $780,
10000?
ANSWER-Yes.
2 On what class or classes of
property will be taxed? Will
real estate property, personal prop
erty, and capitation tax be levied
for the payment of the bond issue?
ANSWER-The tax levied for
the payment of the bond issue will
be on real estate only. There will
not be tax on personal property,
such as live stock, household
goods. ETC., nor will there be a cap
itation tax (or better known as a
poll taxi
z AS personal property is now
exempt from taxation, can or
will it be taxed for this Special
School District?
ANSWERING. We have no right
to tax personal property because it
has been exempt by an act of the
general assembly.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
Many Cases Heard
In Sussex Court
SeafOrd Negro Given Five Years
For Manslaughter

Leonard E. Kane, negro of Sea-
ford, charged with first degree mur-
der of John Tingle, negro, on June
21, pleaded guilty to manslaughter
in the Court of Oyer and Terminer
last Monday and was sentenced to
serve five years in the Sussex coun-
ty prison. Kane and Tingle engag-
ed in fight with knives. The trou-
BILE is said to have started over a
drink of liquor.
Joseph Alto, negro, charged with
slashing the left arm Of Constable
Edgar B. Belts, of Greenwood, on
September II, 1889, when the Off
Ger attempted to arrest him, was
sentenced in the Court Of General
Sessions to serve three months In
the Sussex county Jail. After cut
ting the officer he fed the state.
Recently he was apprehended.
Joseph Caamardella, whose home
and place of business is said to be
at Mt. Vernon, N. Y, charged on
March 12 with issuing worthless
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Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
FAA Boys Planning
For Fair Exhibits
Milford Group Val Also
Discuss Plans For Annual
SAnsnlef Tip

B.
To complete plans for the Kent
and Sussex Fair and to plan for
their annual summer educational
trip, the members of the Milford
Future Farmers of America Chap
ter will hold a meeting at Milford
High School this Friday evening,
July IL, at o'clock E. D. S. T.
The following rules and entries
for the F. F. A. exhibit at the Kent
and Sussex Fair are as follows:
/. Products exhibited must
have been raised on the home farm
with the aid of the student.
2. All entries must be filed with
the State Supervisor by July IA,
1941.
8. One pass will be given to each
vocational agricultural student
who exhibits products.
4. No entry fee will be charg-
ed, but exhibitors are responsible
for their products after the fair.
Best 10-ear sample yellow corn
$1.00, SOC, 25c.
Best 10-ear sample white corn
5000, $1.00. soc, 25c.
Best single-ear sample yellow
corn-$1.0O, SOC, Csc.
Best single-ear sample white
corn-$1.00, Soc, Csc
Best 6 stalks corn showing base
roots-$2.00. $1.00, soc, 25c.
Wheat, best peck-$2.OO, $1.00,
SOC, 25c.
Barley, best peck-$2.OO, $1.OO,
SOC, Csc.
Rye. best peck-$2.OO, $1.OO, SOC,
25c.
Buckwheat, best peck-$2.OO,
S1.00, SOC, 25c.
Soybeans, best peck-$2.00, $l00,
SOC, 25c.
Bundles to be cut and tied in a
,heaf:
Best 4-inch bundle of Red
Jlover-$1.5O, 75c, ribbon.
Best 4-inch bundle of Alsike
Jlover-$1.5O, 75c, ribbon.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11

DELAWARE Farewell
Parade, Gun Drill AT
Rifle Range Cancelled
By Rain, But Spirits
Were Not Dampened.

Thousands of relatives, friends
and spectators forgot the heavy
weekend showers and visited, the
drenched bivouac at the State Rife
Range, 1900 officers and men OF
Delaware's 198th Coast Artillery
National Guard Regiment.
The first unit to leave Monday
was the Headquarters Battery of
the First Battalion, led by Captain
J. j. Ashton. The rest of the bat
talon then picked up the line and
about an hour later the first units
of the Second Battalion cleared.
The return trip of 437 miles to
Camp Edwards, Falmouth, Mass,
was made in two days, with a single
stop Mt Camp Smith, Peekskill, ~
Y, Monday night.
Rain forced cancellation of the
parade and gun drill Sunday af-
ternoon. Several batteries had been
ready to show their speed and eff
ficiency at handling the big guns.
But the crowd was not to be COM
pletely disappointed, for at $3.50
o'clock, a half-hour after Governor
Walter w. Bacon arrived for in
spection and dinner with the Off
GERS mess, Colonel George ].
Schulz permitted Battery H to show
operation of a .37-mm. anti-aircraft
gun.
A crew was quickly assembled
under the leadership of First Lieu
tenant George U. Ford, assisted by
Sergeant Harold Pritchard and six
men. The gun was hauled from the
east border of the bivouac to a
spot in front of the headquarters
ent. With Lieutenant Ford snap
ping orders and the crew scramb-
ing from position to gun stations,
he gun was lowered into place,
,raced and aimed. At the controls
we're Corporal Joseph Whitlock and
Private Alfred Casio.
Governor Bacon and Colonel
Schultz then inspected the anti-air-
raft piece. A crowd collected
quickly at the chance to see some
Iction.
The Governors party included
Paul r. Rinard,
Colonel William J.
storey, and Lieutenant-C Colonel C.
/. Cant.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
Dream Came Set H. D. Joseph Suicide
For Monday, July IA At Georgetown Home
Milford Giants VIII Face AlI.Star
Aggregation At Cambridge

Next Monday evening, July IA,
under the lights at the Cambridge,
Md, ball park, the Milford Giants,
current pace-setters of the Eastern
Shore League, will face an all-star
aggregation representing the other
five clubs in the loop, all from
Maryland, in the leagues first
dream game"
The game, the first of its kind
ever to be held in the league, pits
the first place club against stars
chosen from the other i've teams.
Milford clinched the right to appear
against the stars last week by win
ming six games in a row and NOV
ing 121e games out in front of
the pack.
Team Picked BY ScEihes
The ll-staran are chosen by. a.
poll Of members of the Eastern
Shore Sportswriters Association,
who picked three members from
each of the. five Maryland clubs in
the league to oppose the Giants.
The league leaders, who have
been setting a terrific pace ever
since the season started, will pre-
sent perhaps the strongest team
ever to perform in the circuit. Lead
ing in almost every branch of the
batting department, the Giants have
also a strong defensive team and
the best balanced hurting staff in
the league.
The Giants may be handicapped
in the game by the absence of Walt
Okpych, their leading right-hand
hurler, who broke his wrist in a
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Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
AH-Tirne Mark
Set By Races
As State Gets
s45O,OOO Take
Betting For Meet Placed
At Upwards OF $11,-
4OO,OOO.OO; Attendance
Estimated At 273,SO3;
Closed Last Saturday.

Horse racing at Delaware Park
this year will give the state an
all-time high in revenue with the
figure reaching approximately
$450,000, preliminary estimates of
officials of the Delaware Steeple-
chase and Race Association indi,
Gated Tuesday.
Attendance and betting figures, in
addition to state earning, scared to
new highs during the fifth and most
successful meet which ended at the
Stanton plant last Saturday, asso-
citation officials reported.
$320,000 Last Year
Although exact figures are not
yet available, the states return
from pari-mutuel sales, tax on ad-
and license fees will be
approximately $450,000. The prev
ious high was $4,000 last year.
Mutuel play this year exceeded
S11 100000, the first time it has
topped $10,000,000 in the five years
Of racing in the state. The total
IS based on the associations esti-
mate of a "a per cent increase over
he $9,211,762 bet a year ago.
Attendance also scared to a new
high, reaching an estimated total
If 273,803, or an approximate in
crease of is per cent above the at
tendance of 100000 last year. The
igures include owners, trainers,
stable hands, press, and other em-
oloyees admitted on tax free
badges.
In addition to the increase in
wagering, the states return was
boosted by Representative John L.
3arr's bill passed by the General
Assembly this year which provided
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Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
Highway Employee Believed To
Have Been DespOndent Over Illness

Horace D. Joseph, SO years old
son of the late Robert and Mrs
Ella Joseph, died at the Beebe Hos
pital at Lewes last Wednesday
July 2, 1941, where he was rushed
for treatment of slashed throat
He is said to have inflicted the
wound with a razor at his George
town home after first attempting to
shoot himself in the bathroom.
Mr.. Joseph formerly was en-
ployed by the State Highway De-
partment but had been unable to
work since the Christmas holidays.
Six weeks ago he was taken to a
hospital for treatment and return
ed to his home in. Georgetown, on
Monday of last week. He is said
to have been Respondent. sai4A
Es1neral services we're held from
his home last Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock, standard time, in
charge of the Rev. Omar E. Jones,
pastor Of Wesley Methodist Church.
Interment was made in Union Gem
etery, Georgetown.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Estella M.
Joseph, he is survived by two sis
ters, Mrs. Clarence Thompson of
Wilmington, and Mrs. Columbus
Rogers, near Georgetown; four
brothers, Charles R., William, John
and Harry o. Joseph, living in
Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
May Merge Delaware
Maryland WPA Units
RumOr Is Current That Work For
Both States To Be Unified

Reports were heard this week
that the administrative offices of
WPA in Delaware and Maryland
will be merged, and that the work
for both states will be directed
from Baltimore.
Benjamin Ableman, WPA admin
istrator, who recently returned
from conference of state admins
traitors in Chicago, was on an in
spection tour Tuesday and could
not be reached for comment. John
l. Cahallan, projects director, was
with Mr.. Ableman.
Other officials at the WPA head
quarters, Sixth and King streets,
Wilmington, said they had heard
the report and would not be sur
prised If it materialized. Should
the merger be effected it is ex-
pected the main office at Sixth and
King streets, Wilmington, will be
closed.
Delaware enrolment of WPA |
workers have been sharply re-
duced. On July L the quota for the
state was cut by 500.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
Urge "Trip Stoplight"
For Wright's Crossing
Council, Mayor, Civic Groups Unite
In Effort To Secure Protection

Tuesday of this week, Mayor Ed
ward c. Evans, members of City
Council and members of various
other civic organizations in this
city went on record as urging the
installation of a "trip stop-light"
at the intersection of the state
highway (U. S. 113) and the Mil
ford-Harrington boulevard. This
intersection, commonly called
Wright's crossing, or the Haven
Lake intersection, is within the
city limits of Milford, but is con-
trolled by the State Highway De-
partment.
This criticism was brought about
by a serious accident that took
place last Sunday and the accident
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Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
Booth Again Heads
State Parole Board
New Castle Man Renamed Monday; +;
Three Petitions Granted

Newlin T. Booth, of New Castle,
was renamed head of the State
Parole Board for the fiscal year at
the boards meeting last Monday.
James w. Robertson of Whining
ton, was reelected secretary and
parole officer. The board granted
three paroles, refused two, and one
case was continued. <e
A parole was granted Clarence
H. Cole, who was sentenced to 25
years imprisonment in the Court
of General Sessions, May s21, 1926,
on a charge of highway robbery.
Cole participated in a break at the
New Castle County Workhouse on
19, 1881. but was caught
the same day and had a year added
to his sentence.
Isaiah Robbins, sentenced to IA
years imprisonment in the Kent
County Court of General Sessions
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Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
100 Sussex Ponltrymen Enjoyed
Tour Through County, Last Week

ley, Greenwood; Herman Ockels,
Seaford; Walter Conaway and Nor
val Pepper, Concord; William Pret-
lyman, Harbeson and Joe Nell
vaine, Angola.
At the Norval Pepper farm, those
on the tour heard Mr.. Pepper tell
about his poultry pasture. This
permanent pasture mixture con-
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Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
Sussex Dairymen Homemakers To
Tour Western Maryland Julyb-16

Dairy farms, farm homes, road
side markets and a cooperative
farm women's market in Western
Maryland will be on display for
Sussex county dairymen and home
makers during two-day tour, July
Is and 16. The tour is being spon-
sored by the Sussex County Dairy
Herd Improvement Association and
Sussex County Home Demonstra-
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11

A modern caravan-3O cars filled
with more than a hundred hatch
ing-egg producers-toured Sussex
county poultry farms last week to
inspect new houses, poultry pas
lures. summer shelters and tur-
keys and chickens.
Poultrymen whose farms were
visited during the day-long tour in
clude Roy BarWick and Fred See
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
c. E. Ocheltree Is
State Board Head
Greenwood Man Appointed Chair
man OF New Farm Defense Unit

Clarence E. Ocheltree Of Green
wood, state and Sussex county ag-
ricultural adjustment committee
man, was appointed chairman OF
the State Farm Defense Board by
Secretary of Agriculture Claude r.
Wickard last Monday.
The board, a newly created bur-
eau represented in every state,
will help administer programs for
adjusting crop supply to the spe-
cial needs Of the national emer-
gency.
Mr.. ocheltree. an active member
of the Triple A groups and also of
the Soil Conservation Service, will
coordinate efforts of farm agencies
and groups in the state as they
speed production of crops to meet
defense needs.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
tion Club members.

tIUH OIUU HItMDtTS.
Starting from the Matapeake Fer
ry at 7:45 o'clock, standard time,
on the morning of Tuesday, July
Is, the trip will be made by auto.
Farmers and homemakers going on
the tour should provide for their
own transportation. X. w. Baker,
University of Delaware farm man
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Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
New Telephone Books
Going Out This Week
11,1sO Copies VIII Be Distributed
In Lower Delaware

Distribution of new lower Del
aware telephone directory begins
today, Friday, July IL, and is to
be completed on Monday, July IA.
c. Burton Sypherd, manager for the
Diamond State Telephone Company
said 11,130 copies Of the new book
will be delivered throughout the
entire distribution territory, gain
of 1,48S over the preceding issue.
The cover color Of the new .direc-
tory will be green.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11

IRWIN G. BURTON
He is the new president of the Mil
ford Rotary Club, succeeding
Mayor Edward c.. Evans. Mr..
Burton was installed on June 30.
In his first address as presi-
dent Monday evening of this
week he outlined "The OBJ
jectives Of Rotary" A var
led program has been out
lined for the coming year
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
Temperature

Total Rainfall ..... 3.01
The following winds and condi-s
tions prevailed during the same
period:
Prevailing
Wind
July 2, South-Clear
July 8, Variable-Partly Cloudy
July 4, ENTHUSIASTICALLY
July 5, Northeast-Cloudy
July 6, Southeast-Cloudy
July Z, Southwest-Cloudy
July 8, South-Partly Cloudy
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Wednesday, July 2, To
Tuesday, July 8, Inclusive

Charles ]. Holzmueller, weather
recorder for Milford, reports the
following atmospheric conditions
prevailed in this vicinity from
Wednesday. July 2, to Tuesday,
July s, inclusive:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
Business as Usual on the Subway

During the first couple of hours the shelter
bedlam-everybody talking and gossipng, subway
trains pulling in and pulling out passengers walking
back and forth and between the shelterers who
did not pay them the slightest attention.
But after every had settled and the days
gossip finished, mothers began putting their
children to sleep, occasionally sfushing those still
awake or making noise.
Mary introduced TO dozen of her
Cockney friends. Several of them-two taxi drivers,
grocer, hotel porter and bus conductor-invted
me to join them in card game
Just before o'clock, when already most of the
shelterers doing off, man and woman came
down to end of-the platform. The man said:
"Minnie's moaning. Ope Jerry amt too ambitious
tonight"
A sleeping figure nearby stirred. mustached
sleeper raised himself elbow and declared
Tel Jerry to 90 to ell, an viii you please be
quiet?"
Then the mustached one rolled and went to
sleep.
Soon the subway trains stopped running and for
several hours heard bombs ant-aircraft guns
But shortly before midnight distant rumble which
sounded like thunder disturbed card game Opined
a cabbie:
Its over across the river"
Argued the grocer:
Its nothing of the kind. It's up q bit east Of
CONTINUED Page Nine)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
Crying Babies Awaken More
Than Bombs and GurTire
By GEORGE LAIT

international News Service stan Correspondent
" ONDON, Jan. 25.-Sponsored by Mary,
septuagenarian Cockney who is my house.
II keeper, l made my debut in the subter-
ranean life of the East End.
After lengthy preparations for my comfort, includ-
ind basket of sandwiches hermos jug and roll Of
blankets Mary and lined up just at dusk outside
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

EDITORS MOTTO obtain
an eyewitness picture of .
"slice Of life" In an UNDER
ground shelter In London's
poorest East End district,
George Lait, international
News Service correspondent,
recently arrived In London,
spent an entire night In ono
of the most crowded shelters
In that district.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

about my moving In and taking the place of of the
regular residents in the sheter?"
She replied:
"Not in the least You my guest and you will
find my friends extremely hosptable."
So underground we went
The place already was weflled as Mary led the
way to the upper end of the subway station platform.
This was her regular place, she informed me
were greeted by numerous other shelterers who
all busy setting up themselves for the long night
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

of the largest East End
shelters, one capable of
housing more than a
thousand people.
AS we moved for
ward in line toward the
shelter entrance, l turned
to Mary and said:
Don't you think
they will feel nut out
Evening star., 1941-04-08
kagathan Reelected
To Head Association
OF Takoma, D. {.
Citizens Group Votes
Against Three Zonine
Cases in Commission

Wallace c. Magathan> was re-
elected president of the Citizens
Association of Takoma, D. c., last
night for the 10th year at the an
nual meeting in the auditorium OF
the Takoma public school.
Other officers elected include
Bruce E. Anderson, first vice presi-
dent; Lewis A. Jones. second vice
president; William M. Greene, Sec
retary; Carl C. King, corresponding
secretary; DR.. Norman E. McIndoo,
treasurer, and Lafayette c. Carey
and Mr.. Greene, delegates to the
Federation of Citizens Associations.
The association opposed an ap-
lication to the Zoning Commission
by j. Wilson Turner for a variance
from the use and side-yard pro-
vision of the "a" restricted area
district to permit the erection Of
four semidetached 4-room fats at
the southwest corner of Blair road
and Underwood street NV.
The appeal Of Louise H. Grifflth
for permission to establish a gaso-
line service station at the southeast
corner of Carroll and Maple streets
NV. also was opposed, as was the
request of Jacob Minkoff for per-
mission to extend permitted apart
ment house use of lot located on
the west side of Georgia avenue
between Van Buren and Whittier
streets NV. distance of Is feet
into the adjacent "A" restricted
area district to erect a three story