Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1935, Page 22

B—6 REA BULDERS AWAT THAN N CAPTAL Lumber Dealers Warn Against U.-S. Competing With Private Lenders. There is a total of $500,000,000 in new construction in the country “reacy to go” as soon as financing can be arranged, the National Retail Lum- ber Dealers’ Association declared in a ictter forwarded to all members of Congress this week. The estimate of contemplated new construction was made by the asso- ciation from a survey being made through its membership of 23,000 lum- ber yards throughout the country. The letter pointed out that the work- relief bill sets up an appropriation of $450,000,000 for housing. and warned of “the dangers” of Government sub- sidizing cheap home building “just at the time private capital is being thrown into the construction field.” “With this tremendous amount of private home-building offering,” the letter said, “it is our opinion that it | is & very serious matter for the United | States Government to go further into the matter of subsidizing cheap home building. Past experiences along this | line have indicated that it is an ex- pensive proposition to the Govern- ment and, in most cases, & very notable failure.” Work of F. H. A. Praised. The” letter stated that the associa- tion survey not only indicates a de- mand for dwellings of the higher type, but shows an enormous demand for L ESTATE. house is shown above. Chicago is the architect. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1935. Dern’s Son Builds Home Through F. H. A. HOUSING AGT SEEN BOON 0 FARMERS Opportunity Is Provided to Better Conditions With Loans. People who live on farms or in rural communities have a remarkable op- | portunity to better their condition and a great many of them have already taken advantage of the provisions of the national housing act. One may obtain credit up to $2,000. The terms are easy. The money is to be used for necessary or desirable im- provements. There are unlimited pos- sibilities. Improvement Suggestions. A new fence may be required. The barn may be remodeled and concrete flooring put in. Or a barn may be constructed. Wells and ponds could | be financed. The house may be re- finished and made more comfortable. A new heating plant, which will make | the old place cozy, might be installed The front porch may be glassed in and made into a sun parlor. The attic | may be made into an attractive bed The Chicago office of the Federal Housing Administration has approved a $16,000 insured mortgage on | room. the residence now being erected by John Dern, son of the Secretary of War. It has nine rooms and three baths, and is of Colonial design The Prairie State Bank of Oak Park negotiated the loan. member of the firm of Cutting, Moore & Sidley. An architect’s rendering of the Chester A. Walcott of Mr. Dern is an associate Almost anything and everything | which is classed as “built in” or per- | manent fixtures may be obtained through the modernization credit plan of the Federal Housing Administra- houses in the $2.000 to $5.000 class. The letter praised the work of the Federal Housing Administration, as follows: “There has been some criticism of the Federal Housing Administration for its delay in getting started, but close co-operation with Administrator Moffett makes us feel very optimistic for the future. Private financing. backed by Government insurance, will | prevent further drains upon the United States Treasury and at the ne time provide the employment relief that 1s being contemplated by the proposed Government subsidy.” The letter said the association does | not know to what further extent the Government proposes to go into the building field through its various | agencies, but that any governmental activities of the kind would seriously handicap and possibly defeat the ex- tensive program of home building now being developed by F. H. A. and the endeavors of that organization and the building industry in general to induce private capital to enter the n field Survey Results Tabulated. o members of Congress er t od have passed legislation to take the housing situation. It is one of the finest pieces of legislation ever enacted. It is now beginning to function and thousands of men have ady been put to work, with im- ediate prospects of increasing the pay rolls of the building trades work- ers. Congress should hesitate a long time hefore it destroys this one piece of legislation which will provide new constru an orderly and normal manner and provide work for the men in the building field.” The results of the incomplete sur- vey, including the number of pras- pects for new homes, together with the estimated value of such prospects, is as follows: theast States thwest States Nor! Nor! Jowa Nevada Wisconsin® St. Louis, Mo. Virginia ..... SHANNON & LUCHS CLOSE EIGHT LEASES C. & C. Parking Service Takes, Northwest Corner of 12th and New York Avenue. Closing of eight leases within the last few weeks was announced l.ofhay1 by the Shannon & Luchs Co. The| leases are as follows: C. & C. Parking Service. Inc., prop- | erty cofitaining 11,000 square feet of | land on the northwest corner of | Twelfth and New York avenue. from | the owners, Eugene Young and Morris Simon, for a parking lot and gasoline service station. The property has a frontage on New York avenue, Twelfth street and I street. A store building at 903 E street, leased to Edgar Baum, Inc., for three years at an undisclosed rental. The property is owned by the Heiden- heimer estate and will be used by the tenant for the sale of office furni- | ture and fixtures. Store at 937 Pennsylvania avenue, | leased to Melville Realty Ceo. for three | years commencing April 1 at an un- disclosed rental. Premises will be occupied by one of the Thom McAn | shoe stores. Store on the corner of Eleventh and Lamont street has been leased to Dr. Charles L. Harris for the owner, Mrs. Lina N. Schumacher. After extensive repair, the premises will be used as a drug store. Premises 1107 Pennsylvania ave- nue, formerly occupied by Galt & Co., has been leased to D. G. Gold- berg for the sale of novelties and souvenirs. Premises 806 Ninth street, leased to Harold Metro to be used as men’s haberdashery. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. have leased premises 331 Fifteenth street northeast from George Wil- liams, owner. A new store will be built on this site. ‘The A. & P. have leased premises 4415 Bowen road southeast. The owner, Martin McInerney, will construct a new store on this site according to the specifications of the A. & P. Tea Co. Paint Lends Antiquity. Architects and decorators are now specifying painted floors in rooms where an old-fashioned effect is de- sired. Terra cotta, maroon, deep blue and green are appropriate and make effective backgrounds for Colonial rugs—whether room sjze or the smaller hooked or braided scatter rugs. | signs, Ercction of New ( RAFFIC DIRECTOR WILLIAM A. VAN DUZER claims it will be another two vears before Washington thoroughfares are protected at intersections by model enameled reflector “stop™ signs These are the elevated signs. eight feet above sidewalk, which are easily seen at night and are not sub- ject to the wear and tear destroying the old painted signs One of these old-fashioned painted the corner of Rittenhouse s and Nevada avenue, was & con- tributing factor in a recent traffic accident in which one person was killed. Mr. Van Duzer today admitted that about 50 per cenmt of the stop signs now in the city are of the old-fash- ioned type; painted signs, low-down Washington's obscure signs, which Traffic Duzer is gradually replacing with new enameled “re- flector” sif There are about 000 of these old signs still in use at important intersections —sStar Staff Photo. One of traffic “Stop” Director Va gns, difficult to read as compared with the easily read eight-foot sign | already in operation on 2,000 inter- sections. Two Years to Complete Job. “There are about 4.000 important intersections in the city” Mr. Van Duzer said, “and about 2,000 of these still carry the old signs. The new signs are on 2,000 corners. We are replacing the old signs at about 1,000 a year—which will give us two years to have the job completed. The new highly enameled. cost about $7.50 apiece and will last five years. for certain. Tests show that some of these signs will last eight ye_nxs." The traffic director is anxious that | Washington have as good warning facilities as any city in the Nation. | Down at Traffic Bureau, where In- spector B. A. Ladd is just about to | complete 30 years on the force, all of which were spent exclusively in traffic, there is a belief tha' human nature is always looking for “an out.” “The second law of nature” In- spector Lamb said today, “seems to be the making of an alibi. If a man| runs by a stop sign. or passes a red light, his first thought is to make an alibi.” The inspector, who is celebrating his 30th year on the force wdny.i believes that the laws of the District of Columbia have not kept pace with the growth of the automobile, either in numbers or in mechanical perfec- tion. * Too Much Speed. | Again, the inspector says: “There is | too much speed under certain condi- | tions.” If he were asked what is the cause of most motor vehicle accidents, Inspector Lamb said he would reply, “Too much speed—though I do not mean that the speed laws of Washing- ton are too high.” This goes for the pedestrian as well as the motorist. The motorist is in a hurry to get down the street—per- haps to beat a light. The pedestriar: is in a hurry to get from back of a parked car. There is an accident, all because of too much speed. America probably has the finest roadway system in the world, mil- lions spent upon it, the finest cars that mechanics can make—with good brakes and everything—but America has developed a type of demon driver that makes it impossible to have 100 per cent perfect driving. So the in- spector believes. He cites the three great elements in any safety campaign as the roadway, the automobile, and the driver—and the driver the cause of most of the accidents. Cites Traffic Difficulties. All-night parking, violation of the regulation against parking within 25 feet of a stop aign, and failure of Congress to grant the District thw right to impound cars whose owners violate the law, are some of the rea- sons for Washington's traffic difficul- ties, according to the authorities. Compulsory inspection of automo- biles, twice a yeaf, with the set-up to enforce it, is also another need of Old “Stop” Signs Going Traffic Burcau Hopes to Complete dnes in‘I'wo Years. the District, experts at the Traffic Bureau contend. It is believed that compulsory in- spection would drive half “the old rattle-de-bangs” off the street. If compulsory inspection were in vogue there would have to be a central ga- rage—where the District government would inspect all cars—twice a year. Also, & place where the police could harbor cars that fall into their hands. | As it is. police officials claim they must violate the law themselves in parking old cars. taken in arrest, out- side police precincts. Rigid Fines Held Aid. While Traffic Director Van Duzer is charged with providing ample markings and warnings at street in- tersections and while Traffic Inspec- tor Lamb is charged with enforce- ment of the traffic rules and regula- tions, it is agreed at both offices that rigid Police Court fines are the great- est aid to law and order. A $25 fine for passing a stop sign would do the trick.” one officer said today. It was recalled that 10 years ago there was a great hue and cry over traffic violations, especially the overtime parking rule. A campaign was started. Every motorist who parked overtime was fined $10. At the end of a week there was not a singel violator in the entire city. “It worked once. it will work again.” an officer at headquarters remarked ADVICE ON PAINf CANS Turpentine Will Prevent “Skin" From Forming on Contents. Cans containing paint to be used again should be tightly covered be- tween painting sessions. Before ap- plying the lid tightly, however—and after placing the can where it will not be moved until time to use it again— a very thin layer of turpentine poured | carefully over the top of the paint in the can will usually prevent a thick skin from forming on the surface of the paint. f If such a skin does form, try to remove it all in one piece. Don't, through any mistaken idea of econo- my, stir the skin into the paint. This will only break up the skin into tiny particles which will roughen the sur- face of the paint. =603 12th St. Your epportunity 01 the b you $12,750 INSPECT IT TODAY, 3 TO 6;: TOMORROW, 10 TO 6. Drive out Alaska Ave., turn right on 12th, REALTY ASSOCIATES, INC. REALTQRS 1506 K Street large rooms. moy buy at a bargain price. tion. 'NEW EVIDENCE GIVEN | com esrest masse | The old house may be painted and i OF REALTY UPTURN be fixed or completely replaced. A new | chicken house or silo may be erected i 3 | ‘There is hardly any improvement W. C. and A. N. Miller Report a which cannot be arranged for. All the farmer has to do is to consult his nearest banker. The great bulk of the | banks and loan associations are co- | operating and are anxious to help. Further cvdence of the uturn 1| ROBOT CONDITIONS AIR Washington real estate is indicated | in the sales report released today by W. C. and A. N. Miller, developers of Wesley Heights, Spring Valley and | Westerleigh. The report covers ac- tivities of the firm during the last Winter months | Number of Sales in Last Winter Months. A device which controls house temperature by the utilization of an electric clock is now on the market and available to home modernizers The new “robot chronothermatic control” is said to be the product of a half-century of research and is now The homes sold and the purchasers | within reach of the average home- are as follows { owner’s pocketbook. The invention 4907 Upton street to Bernard L.|Is alleged to accomplish the ultimate Amiss, vice president of Washington | in economical temperature balance Loan & Trust Co.: 4925 Upton street and may be used, not only on oil |to Dean M. Rathbun: 4233 Fordham | and gas heating systems, but | road to William Siebel. architect in | where coal is the heating element Veteran's Bureau: 4962 Quebec street | The economy of using the new con- {to A. J. Cleveland, vice president of |trol is said to have been proved in American Association of Railway | tests made durin gthe past Winter. Executives; 2928 Twenty-eighth street . to Col. R. L. Eickelberger. and 3629 Call Panel Conceals Wires Forty-ninth street to Norman T Engle A more sightly residence bell and 4919 Upton street to A. J. Fleming. buzzer system is provided by a new member of the faculty of American call panel which conceals wires and University; 4941 Glenbrook road to signals beneath decorative surface or Dr. Howard F. Kane; 3021 Forty-fifth flush-type coverings. street to Charles T. Russell. deputy commissioner, Internal Revenue: 4407 Klingle street to Raymond Sparks. assistant corporation counsel; 4561 Cathedral avenue to Henry D. Ralph. newspaper correspondent, and 4554 Klingle street to a local investor. 'F.H. A. AIDS MOVEMENT Second Trust Notes We will buy monthiy payment de- ferred purchase money second trust notes. secured on owner - eccupled dwellings in District of Columbia. Union Finance Co. 916 Woodward Bids. Nat'l 3936 new windows put in. The roofing may | also | ‘The owner of residential or business property wishing to enjoy the con- venience of automatic heat with the use of solid fuel may have a magazine- feed boiler installed under the easy payment plan of the Federal Housing Administration. Even during the severest weather, when full heat from every radiator is required every hour of the day, a magazine-feed boiler need be tended only once in about 10 hours. During once in about 24 hours is sufficient, says the Plumbing and Heating In- dustries Bureau. This type of boiler feeds its fire automotically from its large fuel stor- age chamber. As the fuel on the | grate burns, additional fuel comes | down, by gravity, to replace it, without | the necessity of moving parts or ac- | cessories. To assure easy starting in any kind of weather, one of the improved types of magazine-feed boilers is equipped | with a by-pass control device. Before | the milder part of the heating season, | REAL EST | | the fire is lighted, this by-pass is opened, thus connecting the combus- | tion chamber directly with the chim- ney. The fire then starts to bum! briskly. ‘When the chimney has been heated and the proper draft developed, the | by-pass is closed to direct the hot gases through the long, revertible, | heat-absorbing flue. A positive control of the air supply admitted to the fire is assured which | minimizes the consumption of fuel. Any desired heat output is automati- cally maintained by a sensitive regu- | lator which controls the draft by operating both the air intake and the cold-air check. | This automatic regulation con- | tributes to fuel saving and the com- } fort of steady, even heating, and elimi- | nates the inconvenience of attending | to drafts. | Installation by a competent heating | contractor is necessary for the opera- | contractor is necessary for the opera- tion of a magazine-feed boiler at its full efficiency. | = 'SALESMAN SCHOOL TO BE HELD 4 DAYS Building Supply and Contracting Firm Workers to Attend; Begins March 29. | Announcement was made today that | a ‘school for salesmen and employes of building supply and contracting firms in connection with the modern- ization drive now being conducted by the Washington Better Housing Cam- paign, will be held for four days in the Willard Hotel beginning Friday. March 29 at 8 pm. It will be directed by Vernon T. Grizzard, sales engineer and instructor ,‘ Employes, executives and distribu- tors for such businesses as electrical, painting, plumbing and heating. lum- ber, hardware, building material and contracting. are invited to attend the classes to be held March 29, April 1, 3, and 5 from 8 pm. until 9:30. A course in sales training will be offered which, according to Grizzard, will be ATTRACTIVE UBRBAN HOME - ooms and bath. hardwood floors oughout. hot-water heat. all service connections. Full basement with finished room. wash tubs and s take care of as ap. nted. with garage and also ga space. Telephone Wisconsin 2951 Kensington 71 TO REPAIR LANDMARKS In many sections of the country the better housing program may be dove- tailed with community campaigns to | | repair and preserve existing historical | | landmarks, it has been suggested to | the Federal Housing Administration. | Almost every community includes one or more old buildings of historic or architectural importance. In many instances. coming to the attention of the Housing Administration, such structures are in a deplorable state of disrepair. Many cities and towns have acted ' in this matter by interesting Cham- | bers of Commerce and the historical | i societies in making campaigns to preserve such treasures of the past. This movement has had added stimu- | lus since the inception of the better housing program last Summer. A new roof. foundation, or coat of paint has, in many cases, added longer life to many old buildings in several States. | R ILL O WE W Herringbone Oak Floors Step-down Living Room Spacious Screemed Porches Ideal Kitchen Furred Walls Copper Gutters Heated Clubroom Built-in Garage e in Shepherd Park hed to own. ~Splendid ect lot. A real to Dur have always n_throug] To reach this home: to Raymond St.; turn i 1512 K STREET $13,500 to $15,000 "IN BEAUTIFUL CHEVY CHASE Come out today and inspect our furnished home. 6209 Melville Place i From out Brookville Road, 1 block past East Bradley Lane, HARRY WARDMAN, Inc. (Agent) EFUBUGUBUTUTUS CONSIDER YOUR HOUSE IN TRADE 8 Rooms. 3 Full Baths New Neo Angle Tub Marble Fireplace Weatherproofed Weather-Stripped Delco Oil Burner Concealed Radiation Large Closets Chevy Chase Circle right 2 blocks to houses. DlIstrict 3830 | of great service in Federal Housing ( Administration work. Each night Grizzard will lecture on [two subjects of interest to members of the industries attending. The school, Grizzard said, will close with a mass meeting in Constitution Hall April 8 at 8 pm. How to Hide Radiators. Exposed radiators often detract { from the looks of a room. A window seat built over a radiator is a very inexpensive proposition in any house, or if the radiator is not by a window, a grilled inclosure can be built around and over it. InChevy Chase,D.C. Practically new detached brick house. 6 rooms—? baths. atira tive kitchen. built-in earae. desir- able location overlooking larze estate. For quick sale and cash over first trust owner will sacrifice at $8.950. The Toledo Guaranty Corp. 1026 Woodward Bldg. National 2626 ATE. Magazine-Feed Boiler Offers REAL ESTATE TAX Automatic Heat Com;enience{ REVENUE GREATER Two-Month Income Tops Last Year $876.977 as Feb- ruary Gains. BALTIMORE, March 16.—Revenue from current taxes on real estate for the first two months of this year is well above that for the corresponding period of 1934, according to 2 repor* of City Collector Thomas G. Young. Last month current Treal estate taxes produced $6,473.531, an increase of $1,421475 over February of last year. For the first two months of the current year revenue from this source amounted to $7.608.930, as compared with $6,731,953 for the similar period of 1934 Revenue from delinquent taxes is also showing an increase over last year. For the month just passed delinquent taxes produced $436,169, as compared with $388,707 for February, 1934. For the initial two months of the present vear $924 904 was received on account of delinquent taxes which is in round figures $4.000 more than for January and February, 1934. Chevy Chase, D. C. Detached Brick House $9,500 3246 Quesada St. Practically new and so perfectly refinished vou would never know it had been occupied. Fully de- tached, on a big lot with pretty shrubbery and a garage. The house is entirely modern in every detail, having six large rooms, attic, fireplace, new Frigidaire, built-in bath with shower, extra lavatory to big bed room and priced very low for immediate sale. 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N No renewal fees payment on a& $4.000 This includes interes In 15!, years your can make larger completely any time. properties in Washington DEPARTMENT Washington, D. C. —By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS there must be audible. man walked Igpked up into weird, uncanny! “See anything?” Rhonda asked, her voice barely “I think I see something,” Tarzan replied, “there's a little patch that seems darker than the rest, as though it had depth.” them, but at a distapce, sounded a hollow chuckle, Then, from above