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P)r. J.!.C Del 2an.zo of1New -Hope, Pa.p îtoù t/w sweepstakes prize. of $1,000O in the 1933' Better Homnes & Garde>zs Setter Homes contest for his »oen:lo of :the home shiown here'. .The house, first buit inA 747, scrved as head- qttartt'rs for, off icers and alto as a :hos.pital in the Fier ide emoi- ly covers au avorage mi.. floori Thtis spo.cw floor enmel ». àsts hariukst wéa. les easy te àpply; ifries quackly. l e lèe for iterior or exterior loors. "It pays t.e ton# e theSARidge" HOFFMANN 8R0$. For Feed, HARDWARE and Fertiiser Wilnî.tte Avenue-Ridge Road. Phone Wilmett. 651 Read the Want-Ads Whlen Dr. M. C. Del Manzo of New Hope. Pa., decided to restore and mod- ernize hiis historic, 200-year-old home, he showed s0 much good judgment and intelligence in carrying out the, work that the judges in the National Better Homes 'contest, sponlsored last year by B3etter Homes,& Gardens, have award- eci him the sweepstakes prize of $1,000. ýMore than 18,000 entries from 42 states coinpeted for the $3,000 in prizes offered* by Better Homes & Gardens. T he, success in remodeling this house, according to the j udges, consisted large- ly in "takîng away" and simplifying rather than "adding to" and elaborating. The old home had had numnerous addi- tlions. In 1864, it was almost demolished. when the second oner added a huge Viçtorian addition. Fortunately, the main part of the home remained undis- turbed. 'The flrst, step in restoration was the removal of the Victorian wings. An aid stone wall enclosing the barn sions to those of the Washington Head- quarters House at Valley Forge. The original floors of old pine and hemlock were used in the, -ntir.e second floor. With very few exceptions,' the original hand-wrought hardware is in place. Any additional items were either secured froni antique dealers or -copies made of original pieces. "The hiome has a most pIeasing and~ homelike appearance, both f rom within and without. It is compact and its You should bave ibis b~ook if you> are planning awnings. terrace cano- pies, 0f can!as worc of a,»' kiod. Ask for Bookiet S-N3. AsIc for attractiv'e frt folder desCri-, ing the new CAR PINTER PORTABLE1 of trees, stirubs and,.pteuories rhaveThrd) nionnesu been added in rearra gng-1he four- (Thrdy n otne n acre plot. Rare poppies from China, 2. Information about wild f zinnias, gardetiias, snapdragons, del- weed control; and similars phnimpeonies and other bloomis will be given. The, exhibiti and blossoms of nearly every. known under the auspices 'of the Clu variety,, will'be scen. an's bureau. Get ini ail the perennial ueeds now. Nothing is gained by dclay and their.1l growing scason wili b. none too long.