Evening Star Newspaper, September 13, 1925, Page 42

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SEPTEMBER 13, 1925—PART Comfort——Economy The Paynes’ house is built with Celotex Insulating Lumber. It is snug and warm in winter, cool in summer, always quiet and healthful. It saves 14 their fuel bills. Mr. Payne just turned down a big offer for this house. Wide-awake women know these secrets HERE are certain homesinevery neighborhood that are the envy of all who enter. It is not a matter of rich draperies or expensive furnish- ings ... but of solid, livable comfort. Think over the women who have made those homes. You'll find that they are women of more-than-average intelligence . . . quick to understand, and use, better methods, better things. And there are others whose homes tell just as clearly a story of careless indifference . . . even though such vital matters as home comfort and health protection are involved. Two kinds of home-makers... kinds of homes. “These leaders can tell you an in- teresting storyof how agreat menace has been removed from home life... and a great comfort added. How 60,000 leaders have built Four years ago, Celotex Insulating Lumber made it practical to build homes that would really keep out heat and cold ... provide better health protection. Naturally, among the first to ac- cept Celotex were wide-awake, far- seeing women. Their interest cen- tered in their homes. They were quick to grasp this great opportunity two Celotex is applied directly to stud- ding in place of wood sheathing. A wall so sheathed is many times hen one sheathed with o, And itis a wall that zf/:rm ty kecps out heat and cold. to improve those homes. Today,sixty thousand of them are enjoying a wholly new degree of home comfort and safety in houses built with Celotex. These leaders have setupin every community a standard of liv- ing by which homes, and people, are judged. Their | modern homes are ] insulated. Thenewstand- ard of living These women live in houses that are snug and warm on the bitterest win- terdays...refresh- ingly cool in wilt- ing summer heat. Their children’s health is guarded 1 from the menace 2 of cold-giving 3 4 in the building. materials. structural strength. draughts and sud- den temperature changes. 5 Always, these Celotex homes are quiet. zv:u"nrul:l&j‘\l {| Trewsaaruee 75 CELOTEX PARTITION Note this actual test. A Celotex box is divided in half by a layer of Celotex. The ubger half is heated by an electric lamp. The lower half is 106° cooler. In the roof and walls of a house, Celotex keepsheatin during thewinter, outin summer. Comfort with fuel-saving at no extra building cost Celotex is Lumber — the only Insulating Lumber. It is the one material that combines higher insulating value with greater structural strength, and is not an extra item A home built with it costs no more than an ordinary house; because Celotex replaces five other building It replaces wood lumberas sheathing, giving greater Plaster is applied directly to the surface of Celotex, forming a stronger wall than lath and plaster. Celotex replaces building paper, giving better pro- tection against wind and moisture. Itreplacesdeadening felt, givingarestful Wherever used, Celotex replaces any extra insula- tion or heat-stopping material. A smaller, less expensive furnace, fewer radiators, will be required to heat a Celotex house., Year after year, your fuel bills will be cut by one-third. quiet and restful. Nerve-wracking noises are subdued. The women who livein them have more money tospend on the luxuries they want. .. for the cost of up-keep is much less than that of ordinary homes. Fuelbillsare cut by one-third. Celotex comfort COosts no more Every woman who really wants these advantages for her home can have them. No thoughtful man would deny his wife and children the comfort and protection, the so- cial prestige, that such a home could give them. For it is not a matter of money. Celotex adds noth- ing tobuilding costs. There is no ex- cuse for not using Celotex Insulating ¢~ Lumber in build- THE CELOTEX COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MILLS: NEW ORLEANS, LA. Branch Sales Offices: (See telephone books for addresses) Denver London (Eng.) Detroit Los Angeles Kansas City Miami ° Boston Cleveland - Dallas Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York Philadelphia Portland, Ore. Salt Lake City San Francisco ° Seattle Canadian Representatives: Alexander Murray & Company, Limited Montreal Toronto Halifax Winnipeg Vancouver All Lumber Dealers Can Supply Celotex TEX INSUL.ATING LUMBER ““THERE IS y_A USE FOR CELOTEX IN EVERY Bvu,nuva" " homes.. ing a new home today. And many who built before Celotex was avail- able are now lining their attics and basements with it. That helps ... and it costs very little. Yet some women will still put up with old-fashioned, heat-leaking . cold-in-winter, hot-in-sum- mer, expensive to operate, difficult to sell. Get all the facts Talk with your husbandabout Celotex. These are improvements in living sovital thatevery progressive woman will get the facts before building or buying a home. They make the ordi- nary house as out-of-date as one without electricity, modern plumb- ing or a central heating plant. Ask your husband to find out more about Celotex from your architect, contractor or lumber dealer. Every- where,leadersintheselinesadviseits use. All lumber dealers can supply it. If you are going to buy a home already built, get Celotex construc- tion if you possibly can. And by all means send for the Celotex Building Book. Even if you are not thinking of building soon, you will be interested in this great im- provement.Just use the couponbelow. Mail This Coupon Now for FREE Buildi The Celotex Co., Dept. 529 645 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, il Please send your illustrated Building Book, Free.' Name ...........