Evening Star Newspaper, November 14, 1931, Page 18

-ILVER STAR HONE * BEAUTRES AEA *"armonizes With Community | to Add to Sightliness of Section. (Continued From First P /7 some of the houses are being pre- ‘rved when possible. Among thess are . ms, oaks, tulip and nut trees, Landscaping Shown. Plans include =also the effect of Towering crabapple trees and ever- eens, which will be repeated at one| ©* two points along the street to give| * & feeling of harmony. ! The Silver Star House and its grounds tvere designed as a unit. Adjustments ¢'ere made, back and forth, in archi- scture. landscape and grading plans, to sxtend” the living portions of the| House into the grounds, to make lcces&i i‘om one to znother easy and to de- “slop desired arrangements of break- 18t porch, tea terrace and gardens. Instead of front show planting only, | ine sides and garden esrea of the house fre even more intensively develoved. | nstead of using usual stock nursery ; pecimens, with a mass “smothering” of | "he foundations of the house, plantings | e eelected with relation to the house | smelf. . Evergreens Give Note. Evergreens are used only as “accents.” | Zox bushes are found on either side| 'f the entrance of the Silver Star The Silver Star home and its neigh- | “ors are grouped for land economy, but | cre so arranged that the kitchen and | Jarage ends of adjoining houses are| naired whenever possible, with much ‘wider spacing on the opposite living onds. This is designed to effect a sav- ‘ng of land without hardship, since the wardens adjoining the side of the house nontaining main living quarters afford 3 spacious feeling, and since the rear lawns overlook the Government park. ) e b $242,094,200 BUILDING IN EAST DURING OCTOBER #igures for 37 States Are 28 Per Cent Under Those of Correspond- ing Month of 1930. i Bullding contracts awarded during Dctober amounted to $242,094,200 in $he 37 States east of the Rockies, ac- tording to tabulations made by F. W. Corporation and announced to- y. The figure represents a decline of about 28 per cent from the total of ber, 1930. . Non-residential construction led thc three major building classes with $99,- 092,400. Public works and utilities took second place with 882,461,700, and wgslathl building third with $60,- i Gains were recorded in two of the 3 Dodge districts. Non-residential Jding contracts in Metropolitan New ‘ork showed a gain of $22,000,000 over 1030, to put that district’s cent ahead £ tlanti ul jects, or & 31 per gain ovgnocwbu of last year. i ok She 3 "c' showec Letting for three Radio City pro; was re- for this gain. s CANADIAN PERMITS GAIN : Butlding permits issu Canadian ities in September lho:dedb{ total val- Juation of $10,322414, an increase of m.ou,u& or 255 per cent, as com- wil The September figures represented & decline of $770,606, or a tel mal 3 Canadian Pacific Railway. Of the larger cities, Toronto and Montreal higher totals of | prospective home owners by providing REAL ESTATE. Huge Apartment Hotel Built at Klingle Valley e TR wrowe et w Ty - A R' wi View of the main section of the Kennedy-Warren, on Connecticut avenue near the Klingle Bridge, which recently was completed. Plans call for the later construction of additional wings which will make it the largest single building of its kind in the city. It was built by E. L e THE EVENING STAR, \\',\b:lill((i'l'().\', D. ;C.. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1931 Siaam i 1ga; RE b Bimg RRa Bz ®isiaig sream s - . 8. Kennedy and Monroe Warren. One porarily inclosed pending later additional construction. end of the structure has been tem-| —Star Staff Photo. REALTYMEN FAVOR HOME LOAN BANKS Hoover Plan Along Lines of; National Association’s Suggestions. (Continued From First Page) savings guides. ‘The situation of the home owner during the balance of the depression was considered by the board and a resolution was passed appealing to em- ploiveers to give preference, when uYos- sible, to workers who have acquired their own dwellings. ‘The board sought also to widen the | market for real‘estate mortgages. By resolution the attention of fire and casualty companies was called to the | fact that the major portion of their business is secured from the realty field. ‘These companies were urged to invest their funds in real estate mortgages, | which they purchase, at present, in very small quantities, the realtors reported. ‘The work of the assoclation in the fleld of taxation was shown to be,im- portant in the report of Simeon E. Le- land, who outlined a program of 32 pos- sible measures for relief of the real estate taxpayer, Prof. Leland has been worl with a staff of assistants at the year. Plans for Tax Action. The directors also heard from Andrew . Moore, Pontiac, Mich., chairman- elect of the national y .owners’ division, who stated tax action this year must follow the.association’s program of maki the public “tax conscious” by enli private proper- ty owners in the local real estate boards The National Association of Real tive realtors. - Regarding the mortgage bank plan the board states: . “The board feels that emergency measures are demanded to correci the evils resulting from the unprecedented number of foreclosures on homes which recently have occurred, especially on those in the medium and lower priced ips, and to correct the condi- of many of the savings institu- tions of this country, which condition is not_only working untold hardship upon the le of many sections of the country, but is also retarding the stabil- ization of our financial structures and business permits issued tbu’ln either the pre. 3 an er A eding month or the same month of Inspect These Homes in Marietta Park No. 5508 to 5522 Kansas Ave. NW. Containing seven large rooms, two-tone tile ‘baths with showers, frigeration, anterina, garages. “Conveniént to Fort Slocum Park” $8.950 Corner FLOYD E. DAVIS COMPANY 733 12th Na. 111 Glenb Battery Park, Maryland Delightful Community New all-brick, detached. Six I baths. Chromium fixtures, colonial design. Finished a ypsum board. Break Large front porch. Elec. Cellar. Garage. Lot 75 ft. front. Terms. Open Sunday until 9:00 P.M. Directions: Wisconsin Ave. to Bethesda. light. Follow car line five blocks half block to house. JOS. A. HERBERT & SONS storage heaters, therefore the return of normal conditions, “We know that President Hoover iis fully cogni2ant of these conditions, and | tinghouse plectric re- built-in 5 Sold $11.250 St. NW. 0353 rook Road ge rooms. Two Solid brass electric fixtures ttic. Insulated with Celotex h china closet. Kitchen cabinets. fast room Refrig. Turn left at traffic to Glenbrook Rd. Turn left. Go versity of Chicago for the past | Po that he is giving much serious thought | dealers, engincers and others, it is re- and study to the finding of a solution | ported by H. A. Brooks, .ot | the league Executive Committee. to the problem which will relieve only the present emergency, but also prev.nt the return of similar conditions. | “Our officers and committees, being | thoroughly conversant with the prob- lems involved and also recognizing that othing but the soundest economic and | n 1 financial remedies should be made use | of, have given most serious study to the | subject and feel that the financial | strusture of this country should in-, clude a Federal mortgage bank to serve | the needs of the institutions dealing in | long-time_paper much as the Federal | Reserve Bank assists the institutions | dealing in short-time paper. | “We, therefore, urge the President of the United States to include in his mes- | sage to the forthcoming Congress a rec- __ | ommendaticn for the establishment of such a bank and we pledge vur organ- ization to the support of this measure. “We also wish to express our appre- ciation to President Hoover and Sec- retary Lamont for their patient and careful consideration of this problem, | as_presented by our officers.” Harry 8. Kissell, Springfield, Ohio, president of the association, was com- mended for his efforts in developmeat | of the Federal mortgage bank proposal. | BETTER HOME LIGHTING NEED TO BE DISCUSSED |f Under Electric League Auspices Thursday Evening. Need for sclentific consideration of | improvement of home lighting will be | discussed and demonstrated by J. F.|@ O'Brien, illuminating _engineer, before | (@ an assembly in the Potomac Electric | @ wer Co. Building next Thm’fidlyi evening, under auspices of the Electric League of Washington. Expert blame prevalence of defective vision among school children in part on poor lighting conditions in the home | [8 where they study, the speaker will con- tend. The electric industry, he be lieves, should show how home lighting can_be improved. | - The public is invited to the meeting | Which follows upon the series of nine | lighting conferences staged by thc| local league, which were attended by ‘fan average of 104 electrical contractors — e Colonial Brick Home 1739 L St. N.E. $150 Cash $45 Monthly Insurance Inspect at Once Priced Harry A. Kite, Inc. 1019 15th St. N.W. Nat’l 4846 PARLEY DELEGATES | WILL DINE DEC. T [Plans for Reception During Building Conference Made at Meeting. Plans for reception of about 100 delegates to the President's Confer- | ence on Home Bullding and Home Ownership, representing building and loan institutions, at the annual ban- quet of the Washington Bullding and Loan Council banquet here December 1, were laid yesterday at a meeting of its_members. ‘The annual meeting is to be held at the Willard Hotel the evening before the opening of the President’s Con- ference. Among special guests will be Wil- liam E. Best of Pittsburgh, president of the United States League; Philip Lieber, president of the Savings, | Building and Loan Institute, and R. Holtby Myers, a director and past | president of the national building and loan body.. { Representative McFadden of Penn- sylvania, chairman of the Banking and | Currency Committee of the last Con- | gress, has been invited as guest of honor and principa} speaker. Arrangements for the banquet ses- member of Transportation Building (Himes Properties) Northeast Corner 17th and H Streets N.W. ° There are available at p: individual rooms in this modern office building. ' Location, environment, service. Large rooms (equipped with Venetian Blinds). Six elevators, ice water on every floor. ’ Two street entrances. Don't fail to inspect this building before you decide on your new business home. Randall H. Hag 1321 Connecticut Ave. sion, which 400 or more building and interests are expected to attend, resent two suites and several ner & Company Phone Decatur 3600 This attractive new Home with 6 large fooms, modern throughout, located on a wide corner lot in Livingstone Heights REALESTATE, are being made by Chapin B. Ba man, president of the local counci . Clinton James, a past president; Willlam 8. Quinter, secretary; Carl J. Bergman, vice president, and Mil- lard T. Dixon, treasurer. 1,358 HOMES GOING UP Baltimore Permits for Ten Months Amount to $22,498,000. | Specidl Dispatch to The Star. | BALTIMORE, November 14.—The value of building permits granted in Baltimore during the first 10 months this year has amounted to $22,498,000, it was announced this week by the In- dustrial Bureau, Association of Com- | merce. The customary 20 per cent allowed by the Bureau of Bulldinge | for undervaluation is not included in| this figure | Permits were {ssued for 1,358 houses | costing $5,002,000: four three-story brick houses, $160,000: 107 two-story frame- cottages, $1,013,000; 11 factories and warehouses, $700,000; churches and schools, $5,660,000; four banks and office buildings, $282.000, and five apartment houses, $685,000. Howard Funk of Akron, Ohlo, made a five-minute flight in a glider with a passenger. All Rooms Large Semi-Detached Brick! 2 Complete Baths Colonial Front Porch Facing 17-Acre Gov't Park Where Values Are Assured! Large front, side and rear lawn, rustic stone retaining wall. Bright cellar, cold stor-! age room and coal bin under cement front porch. Sample Open to 9 P.M. 5726 3rd ST. N.W. At 3rd and Nicholson Sts. YOUR CAREFUL INSPECTION INVITED! Waple & James, Inc. 1226 14th St. N.W, North 0962 2,036 n-§ rages, sheds and tanks, $1,923,800; 21 | ] Galf Cliski e Coupliiining, Countey Clab Hills and near Washington Golt ‘and Six Unusually Spacious Rooms Large Corner Lot With Trees And Only $11,950—on Convenient Terms Located corner Berkshire Terrace and English Ave., mear main entrance. Now open for inspection. If you're tired of small, cramped rooms you should by alt means see this home—with living room 20x22—master hed room 17x22, both with open fireplaces, other rooms of like proportions. A wonderful value at this price. ¢ TO INSPECT—Drive over Key Bridge, out Lee Highway; turn right on Glebe Road, driving V; mile beyond Washington Golf and Country Club. See signs at property. W. S. Hoge, Jr., Realtor Exclusive Agent 801 Shoreham Bldg. Dist. 6563 . 6 Meaow Lane “The most beautiful street in Chevy Chase, Maryland” e is a wonderful purchase at the price we ard¥able to quote. Don't fail to inspect on Sunday. out Lee Highway to Glebe Road, turn right to Grant Teft to mouse, ROBERT E. HEATER Colorado Bldg. District 4820 Drive Ave., then Bic NEw 7-Room HoMES At the Price of a 6-Room House An EXTRA ROOM RECREATION ROOM At No EXTRA COST e o o An extra room 17x20 ft. completely finished in the basement. Just the place en or for your, en- Textured walls 9, modern light- plugs. E il of construction an v Completely Finished A New Group With Many Striking Features 4th and FARRAGUT STS. N.W. exuigir 5002 4th Street N.W. HomE Setting the pace in new home construction, CAFRITZ offers in this new group EXTRA VALUES, which distinguish s an UNUSUAL BUY. Colonial, variegated, tapestry brick fronts with Mansard all-brick construction, 3 wide covered porche rooms with a model kitchen in buff and gr ink with double tiled drainboard, nette set, Frigidaire with cold control, model ic clock, linoleum flooring . . . De luxe bath -colored tile and colored fixtures, and latest built-i spacious rooms with large closets, extra floor plugs . . wood floors throughout, copper screens, metal weather strip- ping, double floor construction . . n garage with “Over-the-Top” counter-b: these homes e, built-in cabinets, range, piece door. These are but a few of the MANY FEATURES that EXTRA VALUE for TODAY’'S DOLLAR. HOMES TODAY! SMALL CASH PAYMENT Realtors St. N.W. " Dis. 4580 . Red Jacket h 8,950 DINETTE IN KITCHEN Everything and green. Built-in equipment, Frigidaire, ectric clock, plenty of room. New folding din- otte set, COLORED BATH Something different. Beautiful colored o combinations. - Built-in colored fixtures. ub, shower, new-type medi- cine cabinet. Over-the-Top GARAGE DOOR Easy to get in_and get out, “Ovor-flva-'fo:" counte in buff equipment, . Hard- SEE THESE out of the ' TERMS LESS THAN RENT _® OVER 3,000 LIFETIME HOMES BUILT AND SOLD ® e —= 15,450 ‘This is another SPECIAL offering—we have been fortunate in ha ing three of those bargains and in each instance they ha: sold from the first Sunday’s displa; 5 v- been Y. With the setting, appearance, detail and value of a $20,000 home we offer this large six-room, center-hall, two-bath house at a new low figure. ments plus the individual touch that lends character and distinction, You will find all, of the attractive, modern appoint= There are servant’s quarters and bath and the lot has 70 ft. frontage. It is well to know, also, that schools, churches and car service are nearby. Open Sunday and Weekday Afternoons Drive out Conn. Ave. one block north of Bradley Lane—turn left on Rosemary Street and take first street to right. 3 PHILLIPS & CANBY, Inc. Boulevards. stores and bus line. Colorado Building | | | | | | fl LPTS are 50 feet front, or more, and with few a while will range from $630 to $1,400 each. For plat and full information write, phone or call ROBERT E. HEATER Exclusive —te——ie——t—he—te— Washington Crossing the Potomac Quoting from a statement by the Fine Arts Commission and appearing in The Star on the 9th instant: “The Opening of the Arlington Memorial Bridge —and Rock Creek Parkway and the Mount Vernon Highway will be extensions of the great central composition of Washington— a composition which for extent, dignity, grandeur and beauty - never has been surpassed in the history of the world. Fine and extensive as are these vital elements, they are but steps. in.the - march of progress toward higher things already outlined and in " part provided for by Congress.” : NOW is the time to T —————_— s L LIVINGSTONE HEIGHTS to take advantage of low prices, choice of locations and to receive all the pe benefits following the opening of the Memorial Bridge and the Great purchase lots Forty houses have been erected and many of the streets have sewer, city water, gas, electricity, macadam and concrete sidewalks. : - - LIVINGSTONE HEIGHTS is located -on the Glebe Road only a few squares from the Washington Country Club, convenient to churches, schools, exceptions the prices for District 4820 o] —— EWBE'