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Evening star., 1953-09-16
APIS. UNFURNIsHED-MD.

TAKOMA PARK bedrm., liv. rm.,
kit; PVT. bath; Ss4.50. utils. incl.
Laurel. GaH H. Md s.0Gs FORT MEADEEHew
2-bedrm. apis; conv. transp. to D. c.;
$50 mo. AP. 7-4529. -21
9 GARDEN APTS.-Nr. transp. and
shopping; fine section. Call JU.
$4,000. -2l
1 BEDRM., liv. rm.. kit. and bath,
pvt. entrance; S45 mo. includes
THREE EXTRA-LARGE RMS. and
4i05 Emerson St.. Hyatts.. Md.
LA. 6-5S5S. Open from 4 to 9 for
TARoMx PARK, Md -bedrm.
Adults only. 6SO7 Red Top I'd.
JU. 9-263l. Mon. thru Thurs. -.17
CORAL HILLS at D. c. line-Garden
apts.; 2 and 3 bedrms.; 500 and
S102.60, incl. utils. 10. s-70Ss.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-27

an Old house can be as good as.
frequently better than. a new.
Her own tWo-slory home,
panelled throughout with heart
pine, was once a 1,ereiict covered
with cobWebs and overgrown
with brush and brambles. 1t cost
her $4,000 to tear down the old
building and put il back up again
IN a new location complete
with slate roof, electi city, water
system. and full basement. Try to
duplicate that on t0days mar
het!
Housing Shortage
Looking back to l945 when
there was a housing shortage and
building was restricted because Of
the war Miss Howard tells her
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-27

IN the process of remodeling a
brick house which dates back to
pre-revolutionary days.
Remodeling Underway
The brick home MRS. Hutchins
still has the original grant from
King George II for the land on
which it stands has posed some
problems. For instance the walls
are three bricks thick. SO pipes
tor radiators had to be put back
Of the floor to-celling window
frames. But careful Planning and
some extensive juggling is slow
ly transforming the old and
beautiful building into a modern
home with up-tothe minute
conveniences.
A lady with her JOB still ahead
Of her is Miss Carrie Fitzgerald.
teacher in the Buckingham
schools. who has Just bought an
ancient frame house set back in
wilderness of weeds Most peo-
pie might not see beyond the dust
and litter and cobwebs. But the
sound Well-seasoned. termite-free
lumber. the hand-carved window
frames the foot-Wide clear pine
planking. are all there. And you
won't find them elsewhere very
easily.
A veritable epidemic Of housing
study groups is rampant in Buck
ingham county home demonStra-
ton clubs, The women are learn
ing to read house plans and to
visualize the completed house.
Home Planning
That this knowledge pays
off when it comes time to build q
house is evident in the newly
! completed brick home owned by
Mr.. and Mrs C. I. Poole Mrs
Poole drew her first floor plan,
took it to an architect and said
this is what I would like, please
put some walls around it The
architects comment was that is
the way to plan a house but it IS
the first time I've been asked TO
draw it that way"
Whatever convenience. or aid
to happy living you can think of
+. name It . it's there in
the Poole home. There is a
down stairs den with a picture
window that looks out on a pic
tme I rose garden in the back
instead Of the street, a recreation
room in the sound proofed
basement with billiards. tele-
vision. home movies; plenty OF
storage space, easy pasSagways
to and from various parts of the
house. an outdoor living room
in the back yard
Miss Howard points out that
housing includes surroundings.
SO landscaping is being studied
to, along with house furnishings
and accessories.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-27

story
There were. and are. many
old houses in the county. ADAM
aoned because of Dad roads OF
because people have moved away.
The one | found was large
enough but not too large THE
house now is 40 feet long, Is
Widep The size of rooms didn't
need to be changed SO there was
no waste of timber. The timber
was sound heart pine. The in
terror heart OF clear pine ceiling
was an inch thick. and there
was no sign of termites. Fortu-
nately the interior had never
been painted.
Dismantles House
Il bought the house for $685..
A 70-year-old carpenter in the
neighborhood. John Taylor. who
built the house when he was q
Young man, took it down for
5000 His son hauled it to Buck
ugham for $32
Now l had the house but no
one TO put it up again. tThe local
contractor had told Miss Howard
it was not PRACTICAL Another
carpenter in his 80s who was a
fine cabinet maker as we'll.
agreed to put it up if I didn't
mind his being a little slow. tHc
is now deceased Both workmen
were artists. The first marked
each timber carefully as he took
il down The second was as
careful as he would have been
with new wood.
Originally there was one large
room and hail downstairs. and
one large room and dressing room
Upstairs, with the kitchen across
a bree2eWay BY building the
Kitchen on as a wing there was
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-27
Old Homes May Be Keys to Open Doors
-For Comfortable. Convenient Bargains

If you own. an old. tumble
down abandoned house and don't
know what to do with it . we'll
look around a bit. 1t may have
some valuable surpl, ses for you
Scrape off that scaling wall
paper and see what's underneath.
Look at the flooring. 1t could be
hard tO-come-by heart pine
Check the window flames. Were
they hand carved a hundred
years ago by master at the
craft?
There are many pros and ants
. about old houses. But Miss
Blanche Howard, Buckingham
county home agent has calmly
turned her back on ali arguments
and has set about proving that
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-27
BABY UNDER TRAIN SAFE

Paris. France - A m 0 h e +
shrieked franticallv when her 2
sear-old boy fell under a moving
subway train, ShrIeks turned to
cries Of JOY when the train was
gone-and there was Sonny
grinning and unhurt
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-27

oH NtlNet Uduu. (ihtSfHuttOhut
enough wood fer a glassed-in
porch. The big window in the
porch was from an Old store :.
Sill The picture window in the
living room is a companion to
the porch window, and was
bought for the same price. The
old flooring was used as sub
flooring in the living room and
hall
"Slxty-five dollars for new
flooring, $50 for stair and
Dalustrade and Sc for slate, is all
that was spent for new material.
Pine Waxcd
Before the pine ceiling and
paneling was put up 1t was scour-
ed with steel wool and wax until
it looked like satin. II will never
have to be painted. and just
running the vacuum cleaner
over it keeps 1t clean and polish
ed. The kitchen was painted and
the porch papered The small
dressing room became the bath
room.
This old house has served as a
demonstration for some 200 peo-
pie since its rebirth. Other resi-
dents of Buckingham county
have followed in MISS Howard 5
footsteps.
Take for instance Mrs
Margaret Lacy. who bought an
old tWo-Story Dollhouse Tor $400
moved it. and put 1t back III
for total cost Of $4,000. Charles
Hall. who has added new rooms
removed anc enclosed porchcc
and put storage space III 9
bungaloW-type cottage on his
fathers farm, and who now has
an attractive house for half the
price of a new one; and Dr.. and
Mrs. r j HutchinS, who are now
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-27

THE "cORoNArIoN." a top item in
Spring millinery fashion. is mod
eled at a Chicago hat show by
Mari Robinson. The creation of a
British military designer, it ar
rived from London with collec-
ton OF chapeaux copied from
headgear worn in the days of
Queen Elizabeth l. The hat shown
here features jeweled embroidery
on velvet band. InternGtionaU
Evening star., 1953-10-25
VIRG|NIA'S MUSEUM OF THE SEA

MECCA FOR seafaring men
N1 and nautical minded
landlubberS alike is the Mari
nerS' Museum of Newport
News, Va. Housing the biggest
collection of marine relics in
the country, the privately
endowed institution is de-
voted, in the words of its
founder, Archer Huntington,
Ito the culture of the sea and
its tributaries, its conquest by
man and it's influence on
civilization"
The 800 ship models in the
museum range all the way
from Fulton'S steamboat, the
Clermont, to a collection of
Indian bark canoes. Also on
display are about 80 real craft,
ranging from a 51-foot Portu-
guese fishing boat down to a
tiny dugout capable only of
floating a small child.
Nautical instruments of
ancient vintage fill the trim
glass ShoWcaSe@the aStro-
labe, crosS-staff, back-staff,
quadrant, sextant, and a
variety of clocks and chro-
nometerS, not to mention
ships bells, navigation lights,
binnacles and rigging. One
special section of the museum
contains old naval cannon
and other objects recovered
from British ships sunk dur
ing the siege of Yorktown.
A widely varied group of
ship f1gureheadS-about IS in
all-is displayed along the
walls and on platforms, while
some special alcoves are given
over to lenses, lamps, and
other materials relating to
lighthouses and lightshipS.
For the student Of nautical
matters who wants to read,
instead of just viewing the
subject matter, there are some
$4,000 books and pamphlets.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-07

Maryland, in equity, ORDERED,
that the Plaintiff, by causing a
copy of this Order to be published
in some newspaper published in
Montgomery County, Maryland,
once a week for four successive
weeks before the 25th day of Nav,
1868, giving notice to the said alb
sent nonresident Defendant,
whose last known address was
Denmore, South Carolina, of the
object and substance of this Bill.
and warning him to appear in this
Court in person, or by solicitor, on
or before the 18th day of June,
1853, to show cause, if any he has,
why a decree ought not to be
passed as prayed, or that in the
alternative that copy of this Or
der be served personally upon the
said Defendant on or before one
month before the 18th day of June,
1858.
CLAYTON K. WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County
Maryland
True Copy-Test:
Clayton X. Watkins, Clerk 1888
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-07
Order of Publication

The Plaintiffs object in this ac-
ton is to secure a divorce a mensa
ct thoro from the defendant, Eliza
beth Moore Lyon Kelley.
The Bill of Complaint alleges
that the Plaintiff, Harry Homer
Kelley, is a resident of Montgom-
cry County, State of Maryland and
that the whereabouts of the de-
PENDANT are unknown.
The Bill alleges that the Plain
tiff and Defendant were married on
to wit: the 21st day of June, 1947
and that the parties hereto are the
parents of James Alfred Kelley,
aged six years, who is at present
in the custody of Defendant.
The Bill further alleges that on
or about the goth day of April,
1852, the Defendant deserted and
abandoned your Plaintiff and that
said abandonment has continued
uninterrupted since that date.
1t is thereupon, this 10th day
of April, 1868, by the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County, In
Equity, ordered that the Plaintiff,
by causing a copy of this Order
to be inserted in some newspaper
published in Montgomery County,
Maryland once a week for four (4)
consecutive weeks before the 18th
day of May, 1858, give notice to
the said Defendant of the object
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-07

the taking of testimony in this
cause.
The plaintiff prays that he be
granted a divorce A VINCULO
MATRIMONII from the defend
ant; and for such other and furth-
er relief as to the Court may seem
proper.
1t is, thereupon, this 22nd day
of April, 1853, by the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County,
Maryland, sitting as q Court in
Equity, that the plaintiff cause a
copy of this Order together with
the object and substance of said
Bill to be inserted in some news
paper published in Montgomery
County, Maryland, once a week for
four successive weeks before the
25th day of May, 1858, giving no.
tice to the said nonresident de-
PENDANT of the object and substance
of said Bill and warning her to
be and appear in person or by So
licitor on or before the 18th day
of June, 1858, to show cause, if
any she has, why decree should
not be passed as prayed; or, in the
alternative, by personal service on
said nonresident defendant one
month before the 18th day of June,
1853, as provided for by law.
CLAYTON K. WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County,
Maryland
True Copy-Test:
Clayton X. Watkins, Clerk 389
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-07
No. 1882 Equity
Order of Publication

The object of this suit is to
abandon Truesdell Circle, KensIng-
ton Heights, all shown on sub
division plat entitled "Kensington
Heights" per plat thereof duly
recorded among the land Records
of Montgomery County, Maryland,
in Plat Book B, Plat No. Al.
The petition of Ona r. McClunin
and McClunin, his wife,
John Marine and Lucia Rosato
Marine, his wife, and George F.
Sterling and Mary f. Sterling, his
wife, states that they are the own
ers of the land in subdivision
known as Kensington Heights;
that your petitioners have found
the subdivision as laid out is unde-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-07

sirable and impractical and desire
to abandon Truesdell Circle as
shown on said plat, so as to make
more efficient arrangement, pro-
mote quietness, and make the sub
division better place in which to
live; that there are no encumbran-
ces against their properties; that
the proposed abandonment and re-
subdivision has been submitted to
the Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission, The Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission and the Director
Of Public Works and their con-
sents will be filed herein; that
said abandonment does not affect
any property except that of the
petitioners and that no one is dam
aged thereby; it is, thereupon, this
Gath day of April, 1858,
ORDERED, by the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County, Mary
land, Sitting as Court of Equity,
that all persons having any in
terest in or affected by the aband-
onment of Truesdell Circle as
shown on a subdivision plat en-
titled "Kensington Heights" as
set forth in said petition, appear
herein and show cause, if any they
have, why an Order should not be
passed as prayed, on or before the
25th day of May, 1868, next; Pro-
vided copy of this Order be in
serted in some newspaper pub
lished in Montgomery County,
Maryland, for 3 successive weeks
before the 25th day of May, 1858,
next.
STEDMAN PRESCOTT,
Judge Of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County,
Maryland
True Copy-Test:
Clayton X. Watkins, Clerk 416
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-07

Of Valuable Improved Real
Estate Located on Brookeville-
Tenleytown Road, Silver
Spring, Montgomery County,
Maryland.
By virtue of the power of sale
contained in a certain mortgage
from Charles L. Lowery, Jr. and
Ellen T. Lowery, his wife, to
Marshall Lehman and Ethel D.
Lehman, his wife, dated November
10, 1851, and recorded in Liber
1901, Folio 52S, one of the Land
Records of Montgomery County,
Maryland, default having occurred
in the payment of the indebtedness
secured thereby, and said mortgage
having been duly assigned to How
ard Larcombe for the purpose of
foreclosure, the said Assignee will
offer for sale at public auction in
front of the premises on Tuesday,
the 9Th of May, 1858, at 4:3O pm.
o'clock all of the property de-
scribed in said mortgage, to wit:
Beginning for the said parcel
hereby conveyed on the Southerly
edge of the Brookeville -Tenley-
town Road and at a point 1888
feet from the beginning of the 9th
line of a conveyance to Albert
Stewart and Emma B. Stewart, his
wife, dated October 5, 1919, and
recorded among the Land Records
of Montgomery County, Maryland,
in Liber 290, folio 112, and running
with said line North 81 degrees
46 minutes East so feet to a point
in said line, thence leaving said
line and running South 43 degrees
IL minutes East 1868 feet to a
point on the right of way of Met
ropolitan Southern Branch of Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad, thence
and with said right of way South
81 degrees as minutes West SO
feet to point, it being the North
east corner of a parcel conveyed
by Albert Stewart and Emma B.
Stewart, his wife, unto Elmore
Stewart thence with the End line
of said last mentioned deed re-
versed North AZ degrees Oh min
utes West 143.15 feet to place of
beginning.
Said parcel purporting to con-
tain OTTO of an acre. .....
The property is improved by a
one story cinder block structure.
Terms of Sale
All cash. A deposit of $4,000
will be required at the time of sale.
Terms of sale to be compiled
with within five days after the
final ratification of the said sale
by the Court, otherwise the prop
erty will be resold at the risk and
cost of the defaulting purchaser.
Conveyancing, recording, notary
fees, examination of title and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-07
e. A. Chadwick, Attorney
Southern Building
Washington DC.

southern Building
Washington DC.
In the Matter of the Estate of
ANNA S. ROLF, Deceased
ORDERED this 18th day of APP
ril, 1858 by the Orphans Court
of Montgomery County, Maryland
that G. A. Chadwick, Jr., the ex-
ecutor named in the Will of Anna
S. Rolf, give notice by publication
of a copy of this order in some
newspaper printed in Montgomery
County once each week for the
space of 2 weeks to the unknown
next of kin and heirs-at-law of
Anna S. Rolf, decedent, to appear
in this court on or before 1000
am. on the 18th day of May, 1858,
to show cause, if any there be,
why the Will of the said Anna S.
Rolf dated the 18th day of Aug
ust, 1851 should not be probated
by this court.
MILLWARD C. TAFT,
CHARLES H. SQUIRE,
VIM. TYLER PAGE, JR.
Judges of the Orphans Court
True Copy-Test:
Walter C. Clarke,
Register of Wills 436
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-07
Order of Publication

The object of this suit is to pro-
cure a divorce A VINCULO MA
TRIMONII from the Defendant,
Julian d. Walker.
The Bill alleges that the Plain
tiff, Annie M. Walker, is an adult
resident of Montgomery County in
the State of Maryland, and that
the Defendant, Julian d. Walker,
is a nonresident of the State of
Maryland, whose last known ad-
dress was Denmore, South Carol
ina.
The Bill further alleges that the
Plaintiff and Defendant were law
fully married on August %, 1881,
by a Minister of the Gospel.
The Bill further alleges that on
October 2, 1881, the Defendant,
without just cause or reason, did
abandon and desert said Plaintiff,
and that such abandonment has
continued uninterruptedly for more
than eighteen months and is de-
liberate and final and the separa-
ton of the parties is beyond any
reasonable hope or expectation of
a reconciliation.
IT is THEREUPON, this 21st
day of April, 1858, by the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-07

and substance of this Bill and
warn her to appear in this Court,
in person or by solicitor, on or
before the 9Th day of June, 1858,
to show cause if any she has, why
a decree ought not to be passed as
prayed; or in lieu thereof that per-
sonal service be had on the De-
PENDANT on or before one month
before the said 9TH day of June,
in the year 1853.
CLAYTON X. WATKINS,
Clerk of Court
True Copy-Test:
Clayton X. Watkins, Clerk POI
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-07
David E. Belts, Atty,

David E. Belts, Atty,
Rockville, Md.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD.
AS a Court of Equity
In the Matter of the DEED OF
TRUST from
CLIFFORD M. WALSH and
MARY r. WALSH, his wife,
TO
JOHN w. HARTMAN and
CECIL R. COX,
Trustees
No. 1926 Equity
Order Nisi ---
ORDERED, this 18th day of
April A. D. 1853, by the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County, as
Court of Equity, that the Audi
tors Report filed in the above en-
titled cause, be ratified and con-
firmed, unless cause to the con-
trary thereof be shown on or be-
fore the 18th day of May next:
Provided a copy of this order be
inserted in some newspaper pub
lished in said Montgomery County,
once in each of three successive
weeks before the said 18th day
of May, 1858.
CLAYTON K. WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County
True Copy-Test:
Clayton X. Watkins, Clerk 80
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-07

Alger Y. Barbee, Atty.
Professional Building
Rockville, Md.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD.
ANNIE M. WALKER
305 Grant Avenue
Takoma Park
Montgomery County, Md.
Plaintiff
VS.
JULIAN d. WALKER,
Nonresident
Denmore, South Carolina
Defendant
No. 1856 Equity
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-07

Rudolph N. D'Agaris, Sol.
947 Pershing Drive
Silver Spring, Md.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD.
In Equity
HARRY HOMER KELLEY
Jamestown Road
Rockville, Montgomery County
Maryland
Plaintiff,
VS.
ELIZABETH MOORE LYON
KELLEY
whereabouts unknown
Defendant
Equity No. 16,529
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-07
Thomas NJ. Anderson
Attorney at Law
Rockville. Md.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS


NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that
the Subscriber of Montgomery County,
has obtained from the Orphans Court
of Montgomery County, in Maryland
Letters of Administration on the per-
SOnal Estate of
ROBERT NJ. HOWARD
late of Montgomery County. deceased
All persons having Claims against the
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same, with vouchers thereof, legally
authenticated to the subscriber on or
before the 3rd day of November next :
they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said Estate. All
persons indebted to said Estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment
Given under my hand this 2Sth day
of April in the year of our Lord. one
thousand nine hundred and fifty-three.
FREDERIC L. THOMAS
Administrator
Sandy Spring, Md 434
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-07
Simpson & Simpson. Attys.
Rockville, Md.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. that
the Subscribers of Michigan and the
District of Columbia. have obtained
from the Orphans Court of Montgomery
Cunty, in Maryland. Letters Testamen-
tary on the personal Estate of
ISABEL SHELTON HASKINS
late of Montgomery County, deceased
All persons having Claims against the
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same. with vouchers thereof legally
to the subscriber on or
before the LIST day of November next :
they may otherwise by law he excluded
from all benefit of said Estate. All
persons indebted TO said Estate are re-
duested to make immediate payment
Given under our hands this Goth day
of April in the year of our Lord. one
thousand nine hundred and fifty-threa
ROBERT LEE HASKINS
1923 Palmer
Dearborn, Michigan
GEORGE McLANE HASKINS
2000 Ii Street, NV.
Washington, ID. c. 4i9
Executors
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-07
W. V. Couic
A. NJ. Bouic
Solicitors
Rockville, Md.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

1NOI I'VE ~ NhEDl ORo
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. that
the Subscribers of Montgomery County,
have obtained from the Orphans Court
of Montgomery County, in Maryland,
Letters Testamentary on the personal
Estate of
JOAN HAAIMANN
late of Montgomery County. deceased.
All persons having Claims against the
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same. with vouchers thereof legally
authenticated to the subscriber on or
before the LIST day of November next {:
they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said Estate. All
persons indebted to said Estate are re-
Guested to make immediate payment.
Given under our hands this 29th day
of April in the year of our Lord. one
thousand nine hundred and ffty-three.
RALPH CHARLES HAMMANN
Route .
Germantown, Md.
CLARA NJ THOMAS
262S Tunlaw Rd.. NV.
Washington, ID. c. 446
Executors