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F. H. A. Official Declares Many Know Little of In sured Mortgage Plan. Immediate cash sales, increased natisfaclion lo home buyers and other advantages may be derived by real estate operators who impress their selling organizations with tlie ad vantages to he gained from a rlear knowledge of t lie Federal Housing Administration's insured mortgage system, J. Reilly Stanton, district di rector, pointed out today. Stanton's comment followed the dis covery that in frequent instances real estate salesmen evince an unfor tunate lack of knowledge of this form of insured home financing. "To remedy this situation,” Stan ton said, "and at the same time pro vide a benetit to the real estate busi ness. our office is open at all times to provide such information. ' We will arrange group meetings or send rep resentatives to sales gatherings when ever there is an opportunity to add to the general knowledge concerning Insured mortgage financing. "There are actual cases) where the salesman knows less about the in sured mortgage system thin pros pective buyers. If this condition is remedied real estate organizations may increase this form of business and benefit by the immediate cash payments in full, which they receive tthen a mortgage is insured. After that the bank handles the convenient monthly payments for the buyer and the Federal Housing Administration’s insurance stays in effect until the obligation is removed. ‘ Many salesmen are losing great opportunities to make sales from lack of knowledge of the Federal Housing Administration plan. Heal estate men who wish to educate their salesmen along these lines have access to any or all of our facilities to improve their organization’s knowledge along these lines.” Stanton explained that throughout the past year numerous real estate organizations have met in group con ferences with experts from the Fed eral Housing Administration’s district office and that additional groups have been acquainted with the insured mortgage system at meetings con ducted by Housing Administration workers in towns and villages adja cent to Hie District. Protection for Skin, Pre-historic man in America almost Universally used pigments of different colors to decorate his face and body. This custom is ordinarily interpreted ns due to desire for adornment, but the paint may have been used for protecting the skin against the sun’s rays. SERVICE ORDERS __„_ ARMY ORDERS ! Aydelotte. I lent. Col. John T., Medi j cal Corps, to be retired May 31. j Davis, Maj Thomas p« Dental : Corps, transferred from Hawaiian De railment to Army Medical Center on i completion of present tour of foreign service. Chase, Maj. Chauncey I,., Medical Corps, to be retired May 31. Miller, Capt. Harry W., Old- | nance Department, Aberdeen Prove j ! mg Grounds, Md., transferred to i Cavalry, Fort Riley, Kans., June 20 Bruner, Capt. Allan P. Coast Artil lery. Columbia, S C., to Fort Monroe, Va , August 15. NAVY ORDERS. Bureau of Navigation. Vanderkloot. Comdr. Eltoy L„ de tached as commander Destroyer Divi sion 12, Battle Force, in June; to Naval Academy. Mitchell, Lieut Comdr. Edward A., detached Naval Operations, Navy Department, ir. July: to c. f. o. U. S. S Shaw and in command when con| ! missioned. Dugan, Lieut. Thomas B.. detached Naval Operations, Navy Department, about July 6; to c. f. o. U. S. S. ( ; Downes and on board a? executive | ; officer when commissioned. Jones'. Lieut. Detainer I... detached ! Naval Academy in May; to II. S. S. | I Kanawha as navigation officer. Nature’s Children by minx cox athey “Once on a time there was a pool Fringed all about with has leaves tool And spoiled with cov line' garish Of frogs and pool' the ancient parish. Aiders ihe croaking’ red,,mgs sink on, Tn-'-ucks mat noii'e bmhe Hub o' Lincoln, Heu, id aiowtid Hie mnssuaed seclusion.” Lowell. O THIS plate hie yourself to get heller acquainted with tiie liger salamander, an interesting member of the crowded but very enchanting pool. In most cases we can readily see the reason for the names given to tiie folks who had to depend upon their human brother to help them out. I Whenever some mild creature car ries the name of an animal that is rather wild, it is usually a color or form resemblance, rather than be havior. This is the case in point con cerning tiie tiger salamander. liis ijiai'K seal coat occuraieu wun s|mis railed forth his name. A more harm less fellow could hardly be found. He Is one of the ••mtlktoast” brigade, who prefers peace at any price, though he Is an amiable fellow in the aquarium. Some people know' the tiger by the name of Mexican axolotl. In his prime he will measure 9 or 10 Inches. In outline he has a newtlike aspect. Tiger salamanders believe in large families. The eggs are laid in the water As they are sizable, you should be able to find them attached singly to the leaves of water plants. Perhaps In some places, where the water Is cold, you may watch the mother lay her eggs. She Is a me thodical creature, tidy, and determined to give her child protection If possible from the many foes close about the nursery site. Khe deftly folds the leaf with her feet, and with a mucilage that she manufactures herself, she fastens the edges over the precious egg. The youthful salamander is about a quarter of an inch long when it emerges from the egg. Ills gills are built along most simple lines, enabling breathing, and his front legs are small knobs. In front of his gills are two Ill II I IUUI 4 til PV U> l II1U. L ' taut, for they are the means by which the baby can hold fast to the surfaces of the water plants about him. In two weeks he has doubled in size and his gills are handsome by now and are branched affairs. His legs are well developed, though there are only two toes at this stage; later lie acquires two more. By this time he has two hind legs, a great achieve ment in his life, as well as making life a little less complicated. The complicated gill system now' under goes a change, and slowly disappears, while the lungs begin to develop. Now it l.s passing from fish to reptile stage, and must seek the surface of the water at intervals for air. In a very short time it will crawl up the bank of Its birthplace to amble away to some moist spot, where in sects are plentiful, the return being I made next Spring when lie wishes to I wed ~~~ ^ ~ ll BtnnYVILLt rAHIVI SOLD TO OHIO MAN Land's End Will Be Combined With Springsbury by Greenhalgh. Special LMspatcn to The Star. BERRYVILI.E, Va , May 23 —The sale of Lands End, one of the oldest Clarke Counly properties, to George P. Greenluilgh of Toledo, Ohio, and this place, has been announced by J. Hunter Williams and William M. Lupton, co-owners. The purchase price was $15,750, of which $5,750 was a cash consideration. The Greenhalghs already own Springs bury, which originally embraced Land* End. The 400-acre tract was a part of the King Carter grant along the banks of the Shenandoah River, and was acquired by Fielding lewis, nephew of George Washington, along with the 6.000-acre Mercer tract. The purchase of lauds End by the Greenhalghs again combines the two properties. Tire present owners are now engaged in extensive improve ments and building, erecting large stables for housing thoroughbreds. Enamel Improves Sinks. Fresh white enamel greatly lm ptoves the appearance of the outside of sinks and stationary tubs that are badly spotted or unsightly. Dnlurl I uULUnb rtA I Unt DECORATIVE DESIGNS Many Enter Competition Spon sored by W. C. & A. N. Miller Firm. Brilliant color combinations seem to be tlie keynote of the decorative de signs submitted by llie many laymen who have entered the interior decora tion phase of the My Home competi tion sponsored by W. C. Sc A. N. Mil ler. This branch of the contest closes a week irom tonight, with all entries supposed to be in the mail by mid night, May 31. For one monlh a reproduction of the living room in the actual home now under construction at Forty-ninth and Upton street in Westerleigh, has been on display on the sixth floor of Woodward & Lotlirop's. There one conception of the manner In which the room should be furnished is on exhi bit ion, designed by the department store's decora lion staff. ..• ————— Bituminous Coatings. Bituminous coatings, with or with out mineral or fibrous matter, are used for purposes of protection against corrosion, for water-proofing and damp-proofing. Fibrous ma terials, such as felt, cotton fabric, bur lap and asbestos, impregnated with bituminous materials are used lor roofing or waterproofing. VIRGINIA FARM LAND INCREASES IN VALUE Figures for Entire Country Also Move Upward, Survey Reveals. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va„ May 23—Farm real estate values In Virginia in creased during the year ended March 1 for the third consecutive year, United States Department of Agri culture figures received by Henry M. Taylor, State-Federal statistician, showed today. The average for last year was 103 (using values in the period 1912-14 as loot. The low point was reached in 1933, when Virginia values sank to 88. They rose to 91 in 1934 and 97 in 1935. Values for the whole country also rose for the third consecutive year. the statement showed, but the In crease was more widespread the past year. Other Virginia figures were: 197*0. 189; 1925, 154; 1930, 134; 1931, 117; 1932, 99. -4 rI HE gut wameu slowly down the path that led from the little Irish cottage, down the path that went through the woods and to the mys terious hilts over looking the pictur esque valleys be low. x Humming a Whimsical air, she kept her head dow n. her eyes catching the ac tions of tiny mov ing things at her feet as she walked. Halfway up the lane she saw a fig ure standing in wait for her. It was a sturdier, more handsome form than she re membered seeing. It was tall and erect and spienaia. it was- She caught her breath a bit and then ran toward it with her hands outstretched. • Michael! You have come back to the hills. They told me you had come, but I didn’t believe them. Oh, and Michael, you’re such a fine man now!" The boy smiled and said: ’’Sheila, my love, I am a man now. I have come bark to take you away with me . .. away from these wretched hills, to the cities where there’s some thing to live for. And. I must be leav ing tomorrow. My darling, tell me you will come with me.” * * * * “T CANNOT,” .she answered sadly, ‘‘I belong to these hills. Twould break Aunt Margret's heart should I leave-” ’’And you. Sheila, have you not a heart that might break, too. if you stay? Tell me why it Is that you do not wish to come with me.” “The city has made you forget the tales of the hills. Michael.” "You do not love me at all." he ac cused. “I love you with all my heart, Michael." "Come then and we’ll go to your aunt’s home together and tell hpr. She'll be after changin’ her mind. I'm thinkin’.” “Very well. Michael, we -shall tell her. But then you must be on your wav.” * Slowly the two went down the path to the cottage from which the girl had come but a short while before. Both tall, both black-haired, he with bright blue eyes, she with blazing dark ones, he with bronzed skin, she with the lily-white of the true Irish lass. "Stop trembling, Sheila. We are here. Hold my hand tighter and we shall go in together.” “Yes. Michael. Aunt Margret!” Sheila called in her low voice as they entered the cottage. "Aunt Mar gret!” * * * * -You have come back, Sheila. Sure .and I don’t know why I was thinkin' you wouldn’t. Oh, saints in heaven, but you've brought along that Michael Shannon. And you said you wouldn't be meetin’ any one!” The little old woman’s fear was in her eyes. “I didn’t know, aunt. I didn’t know. He's come back from the city for a while.” "Yes, Miss Margret, and I’ve come this time to take Sheila back with me. Today she has given me her heart; mine she has always had. Tomorrow I must be returning ta my work. We have eome to ask your blessing that •be may be with me when I go.” -DAII.Y SHORT STORY JEALOUS HILLS By Rita Bunyon. ftucnaei- a little sob from the girl. “Never, Michael Shannon! Never can Sheila leave these hills. My sis ter Kathleen left' them once. Shei la's father broke her heart. Do you want to break my little one's heart, Michael?"’ “Indeed, and it is the opposite I want. If she comes with me her heart will be happy. I pro mise you that.” i "All yottr promis in’ can do no good, lad. It's the curse of the hills I’m tlrinkin’ of.” “Nonsense!” ♦ * * * “You do not love me at all.” y\'“ " 1~11 n were nonsense, mim Margret said in a low voice, I “nothin’ more than that. No one ever escaped from the curse of these hills, Michael. I remember years ago when Kathleen and Peter came Into this very house and asked my own mother, God rest her, for her blessing. "Twas young like the two of you they were and full of hope. My mother warned them as I sit here warning you, but | they took no heed. They said they ! were too much in love. "But the hills say that no woman ! of their possession shall ever break ! away from them. Here she must al- I ways stay. Peter took Kathleen away, Michael. They had nothing but mis fortune, nothing but bitterness and grief. ’Twas an awfui thing the way the hills came between them and their happiness. The hills say that my Sheila shall stay with them. What awful fate would you be takin’ her to if slie went away with you, Michael?” The words spilled rapidly, nervously from the old woman’s lips. “But, listen to me. There Is more I have to say, Miss Margret. Tell her to listen to me, Sheila!” Michael pleaded. Sheila said: “No, Michael, she Is right. It is of no use. I have been telling you that. You must go back to your father’s house and on the morrow- you must return to your work in the city and forget.” “Forget? God, Sheila, you can't love me when you speak such words.” * * * * “ J IGVE you Michael—that is wrhy I am sending you from me. Goj Michael, you shall do great things and I’ll be proud of you. But go now.” “Go? Is there nothing I can do or be saying to you?” . ‘‘Nothing, Michael-—” “Good-by, then?” S>! , “Good-by, Michael-” She watched him turn pitfully away from her with a hurt, bewildered glance and then retrace his steps down the old familiar path. She made one hungry gesture and then let her hands fall by her side listlessly. There was no sound save the choking sobs from the form of the old woman sitting by the smoldering fire. “Hush, Aunt Margret. I under stand-” “Oh, my poor little darlin’I It’s an ache I have in my heart for you. Aii ache that will never leave me. But you would have died with him-’’ Sheila's laugh had no mirth in It. “I have died with him. Aunt Mar* gret—in these hills I have died!” (Coprrlsbt, 1938.) * Quaekenbos Street Home Sold i—i - New home at 4?7 Quackentios street recently purchased from the Harry B. Pitts Construction Co. by Mr. and Mrs. Mich ael Sirkis. The house has 6 rooms ami bath.—Star Staff Photo. 16th St. Highlands—Above Reservoir NEW DETACHED BRICK 1414 Nicholson St. N.W. In that hlihlv desirable ar.d convenient neighborhood, two doors ea«t of lfith St., on a bcaii* if ally landscaped lot 130 feet derp individually designed It contains tf room-. bath*, hut-water hc-at electricity, screens, weather strip', detached bra i: *arair In Tms limited and re'tricied neighborhood you Will i.ot hud as good a \alue to compare won it Priced to Sell—Open Sunday and Afternoons L. T. Cravalle 729 lath St. N.W. REALTOR National 9753 fr- --li HOME LOANS Inlc'rcvst as Lou as Easy Monthly Payments as low as $7.f>0 per $1,000 4 % NOW PAID ON SAVINGS Federal Insurance pro* tecta your savings here, up to $5,000. COLUMBIA BUILDING ASSOCIATION 716 11th Street Opposite Palais Royal Ilj % demand thii new comfiott ’ B I in tfout new home... A new I I AMERICAN RADIATOR I I CONDITIONING SYSTEM I r Provides humidification • Air circulation •Air cleansing *1 IIPlI ★ I Positive controlled heat for every room • Ventilation I ★ BBi L Sun-hke radiant heat-Year'round domestic hot water J mSm' f||| Whether you build or buy your house, you |j§t m deserve the ultimate in comfort. You deserve HE ■ the health-promoting benefits of clean, hu- HE • B midified and circulated conditioned air...You tj|j| ,B deserve heating that duplicates the sun’s own radiant warmth...You deserve a year S ’round domestic hot water supply. H The whole happy combination of auto |5M| matically-controlled radiator heat, condi* BE tioned air and domestic hot water is an Wm S American Radiator Conditioning System... |j|| j^B and its price is so low that what was once a , B rich man’s luxury is now every man’s right. ■ I m Look for this aign when you f-j I ; j look for a homo. For con* jNV: plot, information and book- _\tj Uta, writ«,’phon»orcometo; B| B; r B B frMERICANJMDIATOR (COMPANY B -£V; Uni** or Ami HI CAN BAKATOR l’SIANDARP SANITARY CORPORATION ^H f Sensational -! ONLY 3 LEFT JN BOLLING VIEW $5,250 3941 kikST STREET TH A new tommithuv of fine homes over * lOuliiin the t'uiumm Kiver Clu.se 1u /pa schools hid i block tiohi bit.', service. Ail Link, hoior contain** five spacious rooms. Anpkl » . || v taiseliviht room with open flieplace two (Ji LN DAILY lrjl Led loom* tiled Lath with shower. Iti'ilialed bud floored aitiC. deep, land scaped lot dethihrd eai.nr Built by Frank L. Fanning, Inc. Lime o.er llth st. bndue to Anacoiha. thru out Huhul$ A>e tu itW* bloil., just beyond end ot loimti itir hue. to office tjf SUdur L'uii\trm.tujii Co turn rwht one hiyjfk fo u.uia liter t o Lust .street it ml left Offcce^OO Nicholt Ave. LI. 9585 565.00 Per Month It BUYS A FIVE-ROOM ENGLISH BUNGALOW Lot <10,500 sq ft.t facing two streets. Insulated. Weather stripped. Automatic heat. Frigidaire. New gas range. Detached garage. Fireplace in living room. New 30-gallon storage water heater. Full-length bronze screens throughout. Handy to busses, stores, churches and schools. _ „ * CINJf*l C j After down payment—$65.21 F. FI. A. blNuLt ! prr month pays interest, 1 principal, taxes and insurance. I No renewals. 114 SHEPHERD STREET CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND See owner on premises after 1 P.M. daily. I A GIVE-AWAY—$16,600 A NEW ESTATE—8 ACRES (can 90 with this new home for smoll additional price) Something new in Chevy Chase direction worth seeing GLASS BATH ROOM Mammoth living room—28 feet long . Dining room—18 feet long Four bed rooms, 2 baths, 1st floor lavatory Three more bed rooms can be added on third floor Has new stable and adjoins beautiful bridle path. OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY Ill rruni «Hirum'c antrance to rrnaie vrucwuw gp DRIVE OUT Wisconsin'Avenue to Bradley Lane, which is first street | after passing Chevy Chase Golf Course. Turn left off Wisconsin Avenue Hi at Bradley Lane. Go 3 miles and you will see entrance pictured above. HI For Sale by Owner and Builder | Phone Cleveland 6658 PAINTS IWALL PAPER I INTERIOR GLOSS I ENAMEL I $2-95 «.i. I MORGAN’S I 421 10th St. N.W. A Smash Hit!! Cove Point Beach On Chesapeake Bay Lowest Prices in History ' FOR HALF ACRE ESTATES ON THE BAY. Finest Salt Water Beach. Paved Roads to Beach, Biggest Lots, Best Fishing. Summer Homes Financed. Property Free and Clear of All Encumbrances. Title Guaranteed bv Owner, former Senator J. c. Webster. SEEING IS BELIEVING DRIVE DOWN TODAY. --- To Reach --_ hrivd out Penn. Av< S r.. through 1'nper Marlboro. Baar r gbt on lop of bill in Hiiiiii- 41(1, Solomon's Island Boulevard to foie Point Brarh. follow our signs, COVE POINT BEACH, Inc. Suite 203—204 People's Lite Ins. Bldg , 14th and H Sts. N. W. MEt. 3683 and 3781 I WOODSIDE, MD. I Cape Cod type. Brick construction. 5 rooms, bath, full basement. Large side porch over hung by magnificent Japanese magnolia tree. Insulated 2nd floor ceiling. Fully screened. Automatic gas heat. Every modern improve ment. Garage. A really beautiful wooded lot 58x150. $7,950 TO PEACH' Drive nut AMPw | lfith St. tn end. Left In llrr N Sib rr Svnno. Left at traffic light and continue • out Ga. Are. ejtenied 1 wile to Garfield St. <one DAILY & SUNDAY hi nek heVf)nd Grace jUlil/n I Church >. Left cad mn. tinue 2 blocks to houses. J. D. DRAPER 8413 Ga. Ave., Silver Spring, Md. Shepherd 3892 Breaking All Records Only Three Left Out of Eleven You Are “Sitting on Top of the World” —when you buy one of these new Cafritz homes in pretty. Petworth, liter ally on top of Washing ton, for they overlook the entire city. And from an investment point you are getting the BEST VALUE in Northwest Washing ton—a Lifetime home for a lifetime of comfort and satisfaction. Exhibit Home 308 Emerson Street N.W. Furnished by Hutchison; draperies by Ligon No matter where you look nor what the price around $10,000, you cannot get the many important features that Cafritz construction has built into these homes. The wife will tell you what they mean to her, in the saving of housekeeping labor. 3 bed rooms—2 baths—recreation room—break fast room—electrically equipped kitchen—Master Kraft Oil Burner with oil burner boiler—built-in garage—insulated walls—EVERYTHING. fTh* Exhibit Home has been inspected and approved by the Federal Housing ms«hQuctverr»i* Administration. Can be financed under fjD\0H HOMf the Federal Housing Administration plan. ■■■■■■ Come out Kansas Avenue to Emerson Street, turn• ing right—direct and convenient. Open every day eewet eiianin or CAFRITZ Z Over 4,000 Lifetime Homes Built and Sold *