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Show Careless of Repairs j It in Indeed curious that, while wo avoid, In so far as we can, any depre elation of our other investments, many of us. do not adequately protect our home investment. We are constantly paying "neglect taxes" on our properties, prop-erties, which may be greater some years than the government taxes. Some idea of the extent of oui carelessness may be gained from the knowledge that repairs to property, due entirely to neglect, cost American property owners about $1,800,000,000 a year. This truly appalling figure Indicates a very deplorable condition. It is a sum nearly four times as great as the annual fire loss. This condition Is due to utter carelessness care-lessness on the part of 'home owners. The man who raises an awful "howl" If he ttfinks he Is being "done" out of a little money, often does not realize that necessary repairs on his property may soon cause him really big losses Playground Competiticn ' One hundred and seventy-eight cities i have entered 311 playgrounds and athletic ath-letic fields in the national playground beautineation contest announced by the Playground and Recreation Association Asso-ciation of America. Forty-one states and Canada are represented by the cities competing for the $5,GT)0 In cash prizes and nursery stock to be awarded by the Harmon foundation. New York Is the most populous competitor, com-petitor, and Antrevllle and Coward, S. C, are the smallest, each boasting 100 person's. However, the metropolis will not compete directly against the villages, as .all entering cities are dl vlded into three population groups. |