The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 14, 1936, Page 7

i i i n||m|ummummmmuIW|uuummumfimmwwumuumlu THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE. THURSDAY. MAY 14, 1936, III|||||IIIII|IIIIIIIIIH||||IIHMIiiiiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllIlIIIHlmIIIIIIlIIIiI|||||IIII"IIHIIII“IllllllllI||"IIlIIII||II|I"IIIIIlI"I"“IIIIIIIlllHIII“IIIIIIIIIIIIlIHI|HIIIlflfllfllIIINIHIII|IIIIIIIIIIIlllHIIIl!illllllfllllIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllll"IIH"IIllllllllllIllllm!HIlllmlllllIlllllllllllllllIllllllmlllllllIllllllllfl"flfl“fllillflmmmg NOW! BUILD! — === THE HOUSING FORUM Can I afford to buy a home? Is ing to move within a short time a it better to rent or buy? How mugh |real one; if the family interests are oAnT B ¥ | widespread and the family is about 3 to disintegrate through the flight There are two schools of thought | o¢ e young from the mnest; or if on owning property — One Says:|ine pejghborhood in which one lives “None: but. the wealthy can afford yc 4, ‘the process of flix.from resi- to own his own home.” The other | dential into that nondescript period is expressed in the widespread "OWn |ypen puginess has infiltrated but Your Own Home” campaigns, which |95 nog yet taken over, then own- urge everyone to buy a house. ing a home is more likely to be a As is usually the case with flat |liability than an asset. ' Y s' NGLE dictims and slogans, neither is| And now how much should we H wholly cerrect. Many who are in pay? If we rent, we should not pay MORTG AGE the very small income class cannot |over 20 per cent of our income; if only afford to own their own homes our family life is simple and our SYSTE M but are better off financially, so- }expendnures, other than the usual cially, and spiritually for se doing. |living expenses, are small, we might * It depends largely on the business stretch a point and pay 2§ per cent. This house in Munele, Ind, of the bréad winner, the make-up And if we buy, we should not pay was designed to fit the needs of the family, and the locale. more than a sum equal to two and of a small family. Although If the family income is derived one-half times our annual income. the rooms are fairly small, they fxom a steady job that seems perm- On this basis under the long-term are arranged to give a maxi- anent, if the family interests are amortization plan. instituted by the mum of floor and wall space. centered in the locality, and if the house can be acquired by monthly Bk & Heniton Conlpaed im neighbrohood is a reasonably stable Federal Housing Administration the th:s;"'e(;:r:l };.“!i'”':dmini! one, then the wise thing to do is payments over a period of years. tration’s "lu“;nnfi. rtlne:t to buy. |In most cases such payments are at $4850. The total p"‘lua of On the other hand, if the income |less than the rent would be on a the property, including the land, is uncertain, the possibility of hav- |house of similar accommodations. garage, and landscaping, was e e ARSI e Sl R TR placed at $6,750. The kitchen is placed so that it is set off from the rest of the house, and the ) ‘,' # : g 'i ?’ 9 4 odor of cooking does not per- K R A F F T s w ‘meate the other rooms. The CUT FLOWERS AND ; diing rom ' bl n cor ner cupboard, and there are four large closets. The second PLANTS floor may be finished at a later 4 ' date, if the owner desires. —— FOR BEAUTIFYING YOUR ROOMS & Trees, Shrubs and Plants for ; : Beautifying Your Yard Estimates Furnished i 5 (S}atisfactioré : i ' ] e JUNEAU FLORISTS BUILD NOW Shattuck Building PHONE 31 We carry PLYBOARD b4 Moulding and Finishing Lumber PLATE GLASS AUTO GLASS = i G d B L oN;lC‘ZEON?SF—I';'C?;‘r s Also the New Ultra COIumbla Ll!mber co Casey-Shattuck Addition Violet Ray Window LUBARE i Erithe pok e Gold Belt Addition Glass i Seatter Addition FRANKLIN ST. CONSULT US FOR FINANCING OF HOMES UNDER CASH or TERMS at SECOND Go-operate witlt the FEDERAL Telphone 62 TITLE NO. 2, FEDERAL HOUSING ACT HOUSING ADMINISTRATION and beat the rent game . . .. 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For air-conditioning (besides being so ® ® convenient and indispensable once you've used it) is now within the reach of all. Easy time payments make it inexpensive enough for YOU to own NOW. | Investigate quickly, before summer months arrive! SRR J Wtects and Contractors ¥ ore i H R HE 2 BT % v i Rice and Ahlers Co. Old First National Bank Building Juneau, Alaska Agents General Eleetrie Units ‘. P ooAaE 1) HmulllllflllllllllflmmmmmmlmlIlIIHHIIIIIIIHIIHIIHHIHIHIIIHHHWHIHHHIHHHMHIHHHHMHIIIHIIH||HH|HIIIIII|I||IIIIIIIIIIIIII||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlMMMIMHIIIIIMMIHMMMMMMMMIWWMMMMWH