If you own. an old. tuipble cfown abandoned house and don't know what to do with it . . . well Ipok around a bit. it may have some valuable surprises for you ’Scrape off that scaling wall paper and see what s underneath Look at the flooring. It could be 1'ard-to-eome-by •'heart' pine. Check the window Lames. Were they hand - carved a hundred years ago by a master at the craft? There are many pros and antis about old houses. But Miss Blanche Howard, Buckingham county home agent, has calmly turned her back on all arguments and has set about proving ttiat

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