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I. V', I Springfield. July si. iw JaindajNeWvVUader .1 If I- ir 1 (l V.i UBiPMtMUMi'CC 'O Mm IPaitiii oh housing 1 spend their days rough I "II "I ju Jap ina -j. 4 -'fc js-ivS Sf 4 ttt.

-Je'z I'. fv aMWMM tW.Mll 1 vm4ml Hv sunliulil, this beniitilul patio is a.rewarduiK MKht tor Dr. and Mrs. Itohrrt Kat Delmur. who planned the addition and exercised their grren llmnilu to hung it to completion.

Gail, younger daughter ot the Mahers, luxes away a morning with her companion In giggle! Carol Webb, (rightl, daughter of Dr. and Hichard Wrhh. Prince, beloved eompanlna. lie In the lacy shade of a wild cherry 1rW. A color theme ot pink and aipia Is frosted W)th cool, cool white and lire greenery.

By. torch light, the romance of a patio a breathtaking sight to come Nrwi nl l.rudrr KUlf I'fc-rto dining makes the Robert Mahers' cao be seen lighting this glamorous Tlir'" HusinMs7 iiiiiwiW (itrm ii niguuime iew are onven into the ground at intervals around the perimeter of the patio big enough for dancing. The table setting takes advantage of the clear glass top on wrought iron table. Oval straw mats, pink napkins and hurricanes circled with flower team with Mrs. Maher's prettiest china and the Doctor's specialty broiled steak.

A daughter. Gail, on hand for the excitement, coaxed Prince to join her in this photograph. Property Sales Blarely Top 40 flambeau setting tor al fresco upon. Six Hawaiian torches (two Griffin Co. Luther Weston, builder, has sold a One e-faiily residence at 1903 Glencres to Edward bar- igon.

I At (,..,1,1 LeBlanc, moving from Kansas City, has bought a three-bedi oom i ranch home from Ted Potter, buildep. through Louis Hagerman ol Surety Realtors Property at 2146 East Seminole has been purchased by Fred H. Scherer. distributing company op- I llllj IM I' ll! dilark vinyl, that provided a omloi tahte bolster, hai fur it- ting The headboard ol the bed. made ol walnut and clme paneling, became a sola arm by day, A corner desk, dresser, ami chair and onetnece table-flooit lamp rounded out I In he utility oj the room A third Linsky- design provider! sleeping lor two and seating" (on manv in a It) by 10 loot room' It used twin studio couches similar to those employed in the 10 by 15 loot room, bin with storage space behind the headboards in the corner table rather than behind back bolsters in I ho studios There wai loom lor a mr easy chair and dresser in llus setting We IMaiiiH lloattft New Shoe Center WEST PLAINS-A new busmen Shoe Center has been open- ed here nv Clyde 'Williams and Squires The West Plains Daily said that Hob Eiibanks.

whd-has been associated wilh a shoe Store at Pocahontas, Aik, will manage the business Vl (alMM)l Uiult'l; I'AIillOL Thiee. business pui-portios now have new owners in CuIkhiI. according the Cubool Enterprise Keay, Uiuis. bought the Western Aulo Associate, store from and Mrs- Otis Ellison, who had U'cn business 20 c.us In a second sale. Mr and Mrs.

JVIort Hood. Sr and Mr. and Mis. Mert Hood. sold Hood's Service Station and Garage and the Driftwood ('ale to Coy S.

Dnscoll, West Plains. "The Hoods will devote their time to a service station al the near here, the Enterprise said. The third sale was a shoe repair shop operated here for several years by Trix Holland. He has his business to the Mountain Grove' Shoe Repair Shop. ildwoori Koort Near Gainesville Is Sold GAINKSVH.LETalvers---Wtld-wood Resport on Bull Shoals Lake near here, has, been -sold by Gene and, Mane laher to Mr.

and Mrs. Jim Smvth state of Kansas, ac cording to the Ozark County Times. Associated with the Smyth's will be his parents. Mr anil Mrs. .1.

Ray Smym. East St. Louis. Ill The resort is located, at the end of Route 125 at Buck Creek. MANSF1ELD Miss Mary Ellen Nickle, a graduate ol Hart- ville High School, will open a new beauty shop -'oori over the Mansfield Drug Store, according lo the Mansfield Mirror By BEE REYNOLDS The magic glow of torch light mates a flamtieau) background for al fresco dinners hosted by i Drr and Mrsf Rotwrt MahefriJl'Aj East Delmar1, Hawaiian torches, burning brightly in this new environment.

are reminiscent of 18th Century to play candles and torches and crease -Jamps foL4LLauer-(fark lighting. Romantk" lighting has been ie-vived to furnish dramatic and romantic effects for -gardens and patios. Hawaiian torches have that hum kerosene 'one fill-' ins will burn lor several eve nings The removable kerosene pots are attached to 7-foot notes, that can be into the ground. i "We have six," Virginia Mayer said. "Besides furnishing an interesting light, they are we smViftrwint Kill! rat ru1 1 The, jorches are spaced around the perimeter of the free form concrete pafio floor.

"We ftml jthem especially satis. factory because pf" their heiglit. There is virtually no danger" to the children when they have their friends over for the 'classic ham-i burger fry," Virginia went on to say. I Hamburgers fluttering the I grill always include one lor i Prince, the loyal and loving old dog who is scacrcly two-years younger than Gail. "Marsha she's oil at camp my sister Marsha rememliers when Daddy brought Pi'ince home, but I was too .1 think." bubbled the tjl-: fervescent (iail.

a towheaded tomboy too young to be concerned with the "Gentlemen Preler Blondes" theory. Rather. Gail and her "best friend" Carol Webb, daughter ol Dr and Mrs. Richard Webb. O0D Double Duty For Addition An additional room built this summer by Mr.

and Mrs. Clayton Warren, 729 South Jefferson, has a dual purpose a bedroom for their babyjiaughter and a porch deck for tenants in the second floor apartment. i The Warrens occupy a first floor apartment. The addition is of wide cedar siding with a flat roof for, the porch deck. Heat for the room is provided bv a unit in the wall.

Double French doors open le-tween the new room and the rest of the house. Similar doors also are used to the outside, opening on a concrete landing. The family said the addition could be built for $1500 discounting the "extras" they put into the room. i 1 i i i OSCEOLA -'Hie Cherokee Cafe here has been purchased by Mr. "1" erator, from Lester Nichols, builder.

John E. and Edward Mulh-kin. builders, have sold a new- six-room frame home at 2724 East i Linwood to Michael Hindman. At 501 East Edgewood. Arthui McDamel has- bought a one-story residence from Ted Hol- maim In "the to SlH.owr bi'ack- et See Page 0-17 Broadmoor, 2425.

2415. and 2405 South Netlleton; and Henry Gibson, 2216 South Jefferson;" Business projects: D-X Service Station, 706 South Glenstone, remodeling; Coca Cola Bottling 930 North Clay, reroofing; Stenger Auto I Supply, 1619 North building; McCauley and Snyder, 711 South Fremont, remodeling; J. Si W. Truck Service, 1845 East Blaine, addition; and International Harvester, 1529 East Chestnut, shed. The church permits were for educational buildings for the Webster Park Baptist, 1513 North Old Orchard, and Walnut Street Christian, 2201 West Walnut.

i i i 1 Springfield and area property sales went into a tailspin this pasf ween witn transactions barely i 40 alter a tew weeks over we bo-marK. cibih-iuuhi uiilk laiicn-iype. home at 2115 Cedarbrook was the top sale. Dr. Daniel E.

Holmes, who recently moved to Springfield, bought the home from James H. Gregory, builder, in tl $25,000 to $30,000 class. In the same bracket was a new severf-room frame home at 814 Highland, sold by the Park Crest Development Co. to Stanley F. Chapin.

RTAR In the $20,000 to $25,000 divj. lion: Charles Schneider, Gclen Fiord Shop, has- bought a three-bedroom frame-and-stone home at 1814 Prairie Lane from C. Frank Bcas-ley, who is leaving Springfield. The agent was Silbye of McLaggan-AIlan Co. A 300-by-660-foot tract on East Bergman, just east of Glenstone, has been sold by L.

M. Voss, Voss Truck Lines, to Patricia and Jacqueline Rubelee. The sale was through the Fred Miles Co. and Hubert Riebold of Riebold-Withers In the 400 block of West Kearney, business property has Jieen purchased by Bill Bass frornLes-Iie L. Burkhart.

A two-story frame home at 1122 South Pickwick has been sold hy Horace Peer to R. M. Mack, realtor. In the $16,000 to S20.1KX) class; Dale Stewart, theater manager moving to Wichita. ha: sold a tru ee-bedroom ranch home at 1921 Gretna to Bob Huitt, IBM salesman, through Gary Lips-i omh of Riebold-Withers Co.

Approximately 30" acres near Strafford have been purchased by; William S. Moore, Moore Print-: ing from S. Page, retired, Fred McMahon of Herb Tillman I Co. was the agent. A three-bedroom ranch home at i BOO Westview has been sold, by Leo V.

Chandler, builder, to Walter i R. Kickel, contractor. Lowell Mil-1 ler of Al Westmoreland i handled the sale. At 702 North Burton, the Union i Carbide Co. has sold a three-bedroom home to Earl L.

Green. The agent was Bill Crane of Herman Ava Oil Firm Now Under One Owner AVA -r J. G. Heinlein has purchased the interest of Ralph Souder in the Ava Oil the Douglas County Herald reports. The Herald said Heinlein will operate the firm with Leonard "Daugherty as his assistant.

The firm was started six years ago by Souder and Heinlein became a partner in 1957. The company serves portions of Douglas, Wright and Ozaik counties, according to the Herald. liUIMIll I VilIM ltv JOY F. 111 I.I.KKl Cllll At It) I'l'l i "-There's room lo spare in the' smallest efliciervy apartment or dual-purpose den-guest room with the newlv compact studio couches and sola beds Designer Harry, l.insky proved that Jit the recenl International Home Furnishings matket. I'sutg twin couches (by Knglaud-er1.

joined at angles hy a corner table, he turned a 10'bv 15 loot room into a roomy looking apartment for Hy day. I he couches provided sealing lor six to eight (mmsoiis and storage lor bedding, cleverly hidden behind back bolsters. At nighl, one of the couches swings out. taking the side of the table along, to form hall of a double hcatllttiurd The two sides ol the coiner table which lornjed the headboard locked together auio- nialicallv' when aligned. By their Compact design, the twin siuiuos aim corner iaiie leave enough space in the small rooiiT tor, a by inch dining table, four lightly styled chairs, cocklail table, coiner desk and dresser The cocklail table ball rollers.

For those with even less room, l.insky created a den-guest room lor an area 10 by 13 leet. Major leature ol this room was a double bed which looked like a daytime sola By d.iy wooden iail' the bed rolled info cabmel, laced The exterior is always important in such a small house, since most "minimum" houses turn out hmkillg like crackerboxos. B-l looks interesting from the outside because ol the project with Prince, pausing for of giggles. and anlicipnims Jamily-night-out steaks broiled on the grill." Gad's mother added. ioflen begins before the doctor Tin the house gets home.

"We gn the charcoal going, the girls fetch and cany readv to noti on when Boh dnvi'v rf in." Virginia txjjlained.is ine reason lor tne Da no. "We moved into this house 12 I I. to SpringfieldVhy. waited so long to get the patio, under, wry we can't under tersfand Neerthe-, 1 it five ears ni.o favorite sot in the1 when theiving is' less: wt added and it is the favorite summer easy, you First step in the plan was to pour a fiee form in coiu'rele. Concivle, yon, need not' he imprisoned 'in the pedestrian of strait lines.

It is no nunc costly, tro more difficult to finish, when you ask for a shape graceful, flowing lines. Forms can be set with the aid of plnhle materials and held in place with Slakes. A "garden hose is a uselnl (item when laying out the shape, i Flip the ltose until you find a pleasing layout. the Mahers" patio is enclosed by a high-level brick wall -bapked with pink bush honey si irk Ie and bordered on two sides by a wide planting Lush, verdant Burford holly banking thV garage wall lorms a hi side. One end opens onto a grass-green carK't ol lawn which lans out to the property line, A low wall 'of openwork brick 'extends along he driveway, Tibe spacing ol the bricks allows ventilation needed lor hot sum- mers and mates an interesting checkered pattern of shade.

Summer roses fill semi-i circular bed bordered with bricks. i.Moie of the old pavers are Mack-: ed as a well-wall around the bae ol an American aiVmnbrelia of shade for the patio. To protect the majestic tree, the dirt is 'held away from) the trunk by a metal binder which at the same 'time forms a planting bed filled with spice pink and white geraniums. Perennials, the best bargain in long range gardening, bloom in an old, fashioned profusion in the border beds. There is for the cutting long stemmed phlox, quaint See PATIO, Page 1)17 June Building Pacts Climb NEW YORK Construction contracts in the United States in June showed considerable improvement over May, although they remained below tie high levels of a year I ago, according to 'F.

Dodge 1 Corp i Despite continued weakio'vin housing, gams in non-icsulential i building and heavy engineering pushed' the seasonally ad lusted Dodge Index of const rpct ion contracts to 272 1 1947-49 average equals KM)1, the highest point it has reached this year. The Index i for May was 244. Dr. George Clme Smith, chief economist of the construction news and marketing firm, said the June improvement is a good sign for business activity in the second half of lftftO. June contracts reached VI down 5 percent from June, 1959.

Moon Is Member Or Farm Brokers The National Institute of Farm Brokers has accepted George W. Moon of the Moon Realtors. 315 East Walnut, as a member.if the organization, it has been 'announced. Members of the Institute must adhere to high ethical standards in the fiqld of buying, selling, managing," appraising or developing agricultural' property for others. Moon specializes in these activities throughout southern Missouri and northern Arkansas.

The Institute is a part of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, and its member ship is comprised of more than 1400 realtors in the United States i and Canada. I Branson linsinehses Have New Owners BRANSON Dale and. Wanda Crouch have purchased the Town and Country dry cleaning plant and business here from Irvln and Dortha PUlley, the White River Leader reports. In another transaction here, (lie Mayden Hardware has been sold by Arch and Dewey Mayden to Mr. and Mrs.

Keith Rhodes, Sey-mpur. The Maydens had oKr-ated. Opens Kadio Hepair Service in Loekwootl L0CKWOOD (Special) Jerry Davidson, a former employe of Lajid-Air, in Chicago, had opened a radio and television repair service in the former North Side Cafe building on North Main Street here reported the Ixck-wood Luminary. i- ROLLA A new restaurant has opened here at the junction of Highway 63 North and Olive Street by Mr.r' and Mrs. Aaron Baxter, the Rofla Daily News reports.

The new business will be-known ai Baxter's, and features the latest equipment And design, I I I New and leader Slalf Photo Holiday Lanes, 1111 West Kearney, officially opened yesterday. The lfi-alley howling establishment will. be managed by Bob Speake, former professional baseball player. The concrete block and steel structure with equipment cost about $325,000 to complete. The' exterior is canyon red with a white sign and two-tone blue lettering.

In addition to the alleys, the interior boasts a meeting room, playroom for children, ladies lounge, and men's locker room. f'VI i 1 4 City's HtuildiBig Continues lide 9 Kv mmr- ...4 The, building picture continued to darken in Springfield during the past seven days as permits slumped in numbers and amount from 69 and $117,293.20 to 67 and $138,006. The week's output included eight new home starts at six business projects at $34,224: two church at $16,500." Others Repairs and foundations. 19 for $5802; additions, eight for $6400; remodeling, nine for $7330; and miscellaneous, 15 for $4250. New home starts included: Creed and Mitchell, 2028 Roanoke; Ada M.

Highfill, 1519 West Lee; puane Chadwick, 1502 East Whiteside; Jamdo 1502 West Architect Lester Cohen had in mind the family operating on a small budget in the design of thiji com-, pact three-bedroom ranch. The total living area of six rooms and laundry comes to only 10X6 square feet. Kxterior Great Importtmco in Sucli ii fie'tijtn Small House Willi Big Features Brings Comfort on Small Budget and Mrs Nolan .1. Boyle. John son City, from Mrs James Beard and the Reiilnrd Kaulfmans.

the St, ('lair County Courier said. The i 'v oiwraierl a restaurant in C.ihforma during (he 1910s. ing wing and the attached, garage. These sheltering arms create a natural setting for the entrain porch. The cnmftnation of Jerti- See HOl'SK.

Page D-1T tt State jiyfixj T'1'' 1 1 -t1 --A--- AUTOMOTIVE ssr1 1 I I I J-l rZJ 1 i i ill I ft I By DAVID L. BOWKN' Al Nnnfnturri If you're looking for 'minimum square footage in a livable thiee- bedroom ranch house, you'rv closer to your new" home than you think. There are only I0i(f square feet of finished space in this economical design, yet it has all the special ingredients of comfortable homcmaking: vestibule entrance, center hall, dining area, 1W baths. "It's easy to design a large house," says Architect lister Cohen, creator of 2.1 in the House of the Week series, it takes extra thought to get all the features': modern families de-sire: into a structure that can be erected on a minimum budgel." Laundry Feature In This Design This ranch design, 23, offers six rooms and a laundry in 1086 square feet of habitable area dps to the minimum for a three-child family wishing to live in comfort. One-car garage Is attached and has workbench and storage area.

In addition to the family bathroom, there's a half-bath off thfly master bedroom, Over-all dimensions ar 4 fret, 9 inches by 36 feet, 4 inchei, This artist's conception looks across living room Into the dining room al the rear of the house. Living room Is 12 by feet. SPRINGFIELD NEWS and LEADER Springfield. Missouri Please send me a baby blueprint on Design 23. Enclosed is 50 cents, Name please print plainly) i flrmn n4, Ludi-f aM thai; Th site was leased by Davis from Gerald Grar thrnaith R.

L. (Barney) Cleveland of Dick LanKstoa Co, Aton Bros, ('onslriictloil Co. bandied lha building work, Tha firm wilt employ from threo lo six persons. Thin roncrete block ulructure. Chestnut Throughway arid Prospect, houses the oew Davis Auto Supply a wholesale automotive, truck, and trartor parts" outlet for tha Ozark.

The business will f)wo officially Monday with Fd Davis la charge. The building hat tot sqnart feet with JOO fool frontage tht Chestnut Throughwajf, Street City i.