The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 13, 1935, Page 7

” oma Ee DISCOUNTS, OTHER | ~NDUGEMENTS ARE. OFFERED BUILDERS Aim of General Electric Com- pany Is One New Home for Each 100,000 Persons WILL GIVE DRAWINGS FREE]. tne Prize-Winning Designs Obtain- ed by National Competition Among Architects A demonstration “new American” home-building program, designed to bring about the. construction of a new home for each 100,000 population in the country by September 1, and ineluding discount inducements to builders, was announced recently by the General Electric Co. ‘The general is to offer to selected builders throughout the na- tion new ideas, prize-winning substantial draw- ings, discounts and terms on electrical equipment, and national and local advertising support, all in consideration of the construction by these builders of demonstration “new American style” homes. ‘The prize-winning drawings of typical modern American dwellings were chosen from plans and eleva- tions submitted by 9,000 architects in ® competition conducted recently by the General Electric Co. Over 2,000 sets of drawings were entered, from which 52 winners were selected. A “new American” design was reflected in the entries as whole, according to the contest sponsors. “Our aim,” according to T. K. Quinn, vice president of the com- pany, “is to have built 1 house for each 100,000 of population by Sep- tember 1, 1935, so that it will be opened for demonstration to the pub- lic during the months of September and October. There are no limita- tions as to the size of the communi- ties or the total number of houses, except as may be provided by local committees.” ‘These committees will be made up a of dealers in various localities. ——————— Phone 1326 for Ashmore and Ellingson For estimates on painting, pa- SUCH POPULARITY 1$ NO ACCIDENT! © It is human nature to want to own « winner—the best, the fast- est, the greatest of its kind. More housewives have bought Frigid- aire than any other make. Three Milfion Frigidaires have been built—and the of the 4th Million has begun. Such popu- larity proves conclusively that Frigidaire is dependable, econom- ical and lives up to all the claims made: for it. _vides a complete refrigeration ” service, even in the hottest weather. Drop in for a complete Frigid- sire. Demonstration at your first . Learn how Frigidaire 3S can. pay for itself out of sav- ings it makes possible. TAVIS MUSIC CO. Bismarck - 417 Breadway Phone 762 can be purchased on Me- ter-Ator Plan for as litt as 15 Bankers Invited to Aid Housing Drive | Los Angeles, Calif. — A new practice has been inaugurated here to further acquaint repre- sentatives of financial institu- tions with the mechanics of the mitments. He follows an applica- tion from the time it enters the office until it is definitely com- mitted or rejected. The Los An- geles office of the federal housing administration has given com- ‘mitments on loans under the mu- tual mortgage insurance plan totaling $1,203,280. The average life of the loans is 16 years for an average of 72.95 per cent of the valuation of the property. PALA GIVEN SU OF GENERAL MOTORS Corporation Reports Spending $394,000 for Moderniza- tion of 1,764 Homes Detroit, Mich—Real-estate officers of the General Motors Corporation reported recently to the Michigan di- rector of the Federal Housing Ad- ministration that they had spent $394,000 during the last year on the modernization of 1,764 homes in which General Motors is financially interested. ‘William 8. Knudsen, executive vice president of General Motors, has also signed the “Declaration of Detroit” whereby 100 industrialists endorsed the better-housing program of the Federal Housing Administration. The General Motors homes are un- ler control of Modern Housing Cor- poration, a subsidiary. During various shortages since the World War, this unit has financed and sup- ervised the construction of 4,207 homes and has sold, rented, or leased them to employees and others as fol- lows: In Flint, 3,145-homes; in Pon- tiac, 822 homes; in Lansing, 27 homes; Janesville, Wis., 212 homes. Paved Streets at Flint i )|GASH PRIZES WILL “BE GIVEN WINNERS OF ESSAY CONTEST Eight Gold Medals Also to Be Distributed in Campaign for Better Homes Washington, D. C., May 6.—Cash Prizes and eight gold medals for na- tional winners, have been arranged by the industries award committee of the National Education Better Homes contest open to all high school boys and girls in continental United States. All contestants will prepare and deliver an essay on the subject “Better Housing and the Home.” The contest, under the sponsorship of the Federal Housing Administra- tion, has been launched to focus the attention of the youth of America on the better-housing program. The prizes: To the national boy winner, $1,000 and a gold medal. To the national girl winner, $1,000 and a gold medal. Second prize, $500 and a gold medal. Duplicate prizes will be awarded in each place, to a boy and to a girl. Third prize, $250 and a gold medal. Fourth prize, $100 and a gold medal. Scholarships Offered In_ localities where ‘high school students are not allowed to accept cash awards, scholarships will sup- Plant the money prizes. Silver medals will be awarded to winners of State contests, including the District of Columbia. Certificates of merit will be awarded by the Fed- eral Housing Administration to the boy and the girl winner in each high school participating. In many sec- tions of the country local better- housing committee chairmen and women’s division chairmen are ar- ranging for additional local awards. Announcement of the prizes was made by Ernest T. Trigg, chairman of the industries award committee and president of the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer association. Every major industrial group in the nation is represented on the award committee. 6-Minute Limit The contest will be based on an essay written in such form that it will not require more than six minutes to deliver orally. Subject matter, literary quality, and effective deliv- ery will.be taken into consideration by the judges. Eliminations will be made by dis- tricts. Two students, a boy and a ‘Thirty-five miles of paved. streets/girl, will be selected in each school were built by Modern Housing cor- poration in # 1,000-acre tract in Flint where better design and construction ‘of small homes was encouraged. General Motors’ modernization bill on its rented property in Flint and Pontiac alone was apportioned to the building trades as follows: fe BaAtke oft beseeee Electrical Wiring Using First-Class Materials Electrical Fixtures ~ Appliances Recommendations made cheer- fully upon request SERVICE ELECTRIC SHOP JOHN B. KOTTSICK, Prop. 1117 Fifth st. Phone 85 PHONE 62 for Black Earth, Fertilizer, Ash Hauling, and Garden Plow- ing. Wachter Transfer Corporation 121 South Fifth Frank G. Grambs Co. Plumbing and Heating Supplies Pipe and Fittings Valves, Faucets, Fixtures, Repair Parts, Gas Stoves LOWEST PRICES Rear 112 2nd St., Bismarck, N. D. Behind Corwin-Churchill Motors 306 Main Freach & Welch Hardware Bismarck We Also Are Dealers in VIGORO—Plant food for your garden HARDWARE—Every type for your home Sherwin-Williams Paints PAINTS — VARNISHES — PAINT SUPPLIES contest. These in turn will compete in district eliminations. State final- ists will be determined from district winners in each state. Eliminations |for the national finals will follow. | Detailed rules and regulations have been sent to all better-housing com- mittee headquarters. Chairmen have been instructed to cooperate with high schools in their respective 1lo- calities in conducting the contests for school, district, and state winners. Character of Owner Indicated by Halls A hall is an important indication of the character and personality of the home dweller. It may be that its appearance offers an invitation or it may discourage entrance. Cor- rect lighting is essential in affording an atmosphere of hospitality. Dark halls are stumbling blocks aestheti- cally and physically to the stranger within the gates. Artificial lighting should be ade- quate and natural light should be ac-, centuated as much as possible by a careful selection of wall and floor cov- erings. A stairway rising from the hall painted in light tones harmon- ises with the wall and floor coverings, jand with a dark wood ir, pro- vides a pleasant contrast. In a house where there are chil- dren special arrangements should be made for them in the entrance off the hall. A lavatory encourages a presentable appearance at meals and all times. Specially built-in cup- boards for the hanging’ of coats, the caring for rubbers, umbrellas, sweat- ers, skates, tennis racquets, and other equipment considered necessary by the young people, contribute to the order of the home and minimize confusion. FACTORY CARE x} Dark walls, ceilings, columns, posts, and other interior portions of fac- tories often are a contributory cause of accidents. Such is the case when they do not reflect available light to exposed parts of machinery and other equipment with which employes may be working. A fresh coat of light- colored paint, calcimine, or other fin- ishing material, is a profitable invest- ment in reducing unnecessary factory accidents which entail medical bills, wage expenditures for lost time, and added insurance costs, as well as hu- man suffering for which there is no measure. Ralph C. Forsythe “The ONE-TRIP, Plumber” General Plumbing — Heating Gas Fitting Service 318 Main Phone 1887 (int door west of ist Nat. Bk.) PET PEEVE I IN, we NOT IN HOMES WITH AN AUTOMATIC GAS WATER HEATER | Montana-Dakota Power Co. + Hebron Bismarck - Mandan Dickinson How Are Your Eave Troughs? We are experts at in- stalling and repairing furnaces, down spouts, gutters, air conditioning and ventilating systems. Check Over Your Home Phone 141 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. MONDAY, MAY 138, 1935 irm to Sponsor Many Demons (MODERNIZATION IS HELD PRIMARY NEED Only Small Number of Homes Have High Standard of Electrical Equipment Washington, D. C.—A recent report of the Federal Power Commission shows the great need of the modern- ization of homes, the Federal Housing Administration, which is insuring such loans under the National Hous- ing Act, announced recently. The preliminary report of the com- mission gives information on do- mestic and residential electric rates in effect Jan. 1, 1935, in cities of 50,- 000 population and over. 20,000,000 Customers An analysis of electric uses by 20,- 000,000 customers shows that only a relatively small percentage are equip- ped with major electrical equipment desirable for a high standard of liv- ing and home convenience. There are only 320,000 customers using electricity for all power, in- cluding lighting, pliant refrigeration, cooking, heating. Of the total number of customers, 13,350,000 use electricity only for lighting and small appli- ances. Less than one-third, or 6,500, 000 customers, have electric refrig- eration. Only 1,340,000 are properly equipped for electric cooking. Housing Act Helps It is expected that succeeding re- Ports will present similar informa- tion on electric use in all the thou- sands of communities which receive service, as well as information on commercial, industrial, and rural use. The survey covered only users in the larger cities, which, because of dens- —_—_———— OTTO DIRLAM LOCK and GUNSMITH MACHINIST —— Sharpening Lawn Mowers Our Specialty Expert Bicycle Re 218 Main Avenue Phone 251 J. S. FEVOLD Investment, Real Estate Insurance, Bonds Sales and Rentals, City and Farm Property Over Cowan's Drug Store BISMARCK, N. D. Order That RIDGE ROLL and VALLEY _ FOR YOUR HOME from Harding Metal Works 110 Third St. Phone 999 ity of population, are probably the best equipped with electric service. It is quite likely, therefore, that when the data for the more sparsely set- tled sections of the country are in- cluded the need for the moderniza- tion of homes will be even more ap- parent. The National Housing Act is result- ing in loans for modernization work being more readily available, because they are insurable by the Federal Housing Administration. Under the administration's modernization credit plan, home owners may now improve their standards of living by modern- izing and improving their homes with needed electrical wiring, fixtures, and built-in-equipment. ALUMINUM HINT Aluminum is not considered as be- ing subject to corrosion when in con- tact with concrete if the concrete is dry and seasoned. When it is used in fresh and unseasoned ‘concrete, however, it should be protected with @ coating of material, such as asphalt, varnish, bitumen, or pitch; o it may be encased in either felt or tar paper saturated in one of the materials. SAND ALONG GRAIN When refinishing floors, trim, doors, and other woodwork and fur- niture, the wood should be s¢raped and sanded along the grain of the wood, that is, parallel with the longi- tudinal direction of the wood fibers, eV CEMENT! Sidewalks, steps, curbs, driveways, floors, etc. No job too big—No job too small Call REINHOLD DELZER For Estimates Phone 1546 ——_————— PLUMBING “By Men Who Know How” Consult us on all Plumbing, Heating, Gas Appli- ance, Air Conditioning, Radiant- fire Heaters, Fire Extinguishers, Sewer Tile Requirements. H. A. THOMPSON & SONS Plumbing - - Heating otherwise scratches will occur which |smoothness of opaque finishes, Wher will mar the beauty of the wood |the wood is oiled or stained, the grain and show through transparent |scratches often show as dark-colored jfinishes. They may even ruin the |streaks. Bismarck Paint & Glass Co. 401 Fourth St, Phone 399 Paints, Varnishes, Brushes, Wall Paper, Glass and Artists’ Materials ‘ Home of the JEWEL DOUBLE-QUICK HOUSE PAINT and other quick-drying JEWEL paints, enamels and varnishes H. E. SPOHN, Manager BISMARCK, FN. D. Do You Know That You Can Paint Your House for as Little as “§ $5.98 a Month Under Title 1 of the Federal Housing Act? (CONSULT US FOR DETAILS) Vantine Paint & Glass Co. 313 Main Bismarck Phone 544 Headquarters for Betty Moore Triangle Club WE DELIVER — SERVICE WHEN YOU WANT IT SELECT A GOOD PAINTER Then Select First-Quality Paints We Especially Recommend ; Moore & Company Paints The Paint of the Future =a MOORWHITE PRIMER (First Coat) MOORWHITE (Outside Finish Coat) Benjamin Let AUNE Build Your New Home You Will Be Assured that all of the millwork which can be done at home will be done in Bismarck. ‘We are experts at built-in features which will make your home more efficient, more beauteous, more enjoyable. Why not let us check over your outside screens right away? Aune Glass & Carpeater Shop —WE ARE GENERAL CONTRACTORS— We Can Handle Your Whole Job for You R. G. Aune, Prop. F. Q. Anderson, Supt. of Const. “You are always sure of a good job when Fred is on the job” Phone 205 614 Broadway Bismarck Think of buying a Kelvinator—a big, beautiful, 1935 model with Kelvinator’s well known quality, performance and long life for only 1S cents a day—end NO DOWN PAYMENT! Here is an opportunity you cannot afford to mise because you can easily save this small amount every day with your Kelvinator, No em- berrasement and no increase in your household budget. Pays For itself A Kelvinator does pay for itself. We can prove it to you in black and white. Come in and let us explain our exclusive METER-ATOR Plan and show you how a Kelvinator will pay for itself. No obligation to buy. 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