Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1935, Page 23

REA NERGHANTS I A A CAVPAEN New York Dealers Plan to Form Modernizing Program. Plans are rapidiy being completed to organize a food store moderniza- tion program in the State of New York by the New York Food Mer- chants’ Association in co-operation with the Federal Housing Adminis- tration. The plan is expected to open a market this year for millions of dol- lars of new equipment and bullding materials. Working in close harmony with Federal Housing Administration rep- resentatives, the food association will function as a clearing house for in- formation relative to all phases of modernization and repair of food stores. 45,000 Stores Affected. Approximately 45,000 individual food stores in New York State will be the objective of the program. The advantages from a merchandising standpoint of attractive store fronts and appealing displays will be pointed out to the store owners. The advan- tages of increased value of property and the retarding of depreciation by improvements will also be cited. The annual sales volume of such stores in the State is estimated at $750,000,000. Robert F. Miller, executive secre- | tary of the food association, recently | toured the State and found that many store owners who have been holding back are making definite plans to modernize their establishments during the coming Spring and Summer. It 48 the intent of the program to approach the problem in an organ- ized way, according to Mr. Miller.| ‘Through co-operation from the Fed- ! eral Housing Administration, each store owner will be supplied with ac- curate information, giving him details of the manner in which to obtain modernization credit and suggestions as to how he may carry out his in- dividual project. Scope of Plan. Every type of permanent improve- ment, including the installation of many forms of built-in equipment, besides actual repairs to the building, are possible through the Federal Housing Administration’s moderniza- tion credit plan. Where the mer- chant is without the adequate cash | to complete his project the mod-| ernization credit allows him to ob- tain from commercial banks and other financial agencies a sum not in excess of $2,000. ‘In New York several primary fac- tors will be stressed: Modernization of store fronts, lighting, open dis- play, shelving, refrigerator display cases, vegetable display racks, floor-| ing and working equipment. In line with the New York move- ment the Housing Administration is advised that the National Associa- tion of Retail Grocers has estimated that not less than 50,000 of the more than 300,000 retail grocers in many sections of the country are! planning to modernize their places | of business this year. , Garden Clubs ’ I EWCOMERS to the Washington | area may not realize that the community contains & large num- ber of garden clubs, most of which open their doors without restriction to any one who is interested in gar- dening and wishes to gain knowledge | of its local requirements. There are | garden clubs in Georgetown, Wood- ridge, Bethesda, Burleith, Hyattsville, | Takoma Park, Chevy Chase, Wood- side, Somerset, American University Park, Rockville, Alexandria and many | other locations. There is no better | place to obtain helpful information ! than at the meetings of these clubs and at their flower shows. In many cases the nominal mem- bership fee is more than offset by sav- | ings in cost of fertilizer, seed, plants | and other material. In fact, several of the seed supply houses offer a sub- ! stantial discount to members of local | garden clubs. Aside from material | savings, the opportunity to partake | in the friendly discussions and com- munity interests is well worth while. | The garden club offers newcomers & | chance to meet their neighbors on a | level of mutual interest and under- | standing. An inquiry or two in the eommunity will usually yield the lo- cation and time of the garden club meetings and the names of the offi- | cers. | Chesapeake street; to cost $5,750. | circle. builders; to erect one 1-story | | Martin' Bros., Inc., 1341 Connecticut THE EVENING 'STAR; -WASHINGTO! Porter Street Home Sold This home, at 3312 Porter street, Clevelana rark, nas peen purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Mertens through the brokerage office of W. C. and A. N. Miller. —Star Staff Photo. PRIVATE BUILDING PERMITS REDUCED BY CHILLY WEEK (Continued From First Page.) Edward Spano, designer; to erect one 2-story brick-and-frame dwelling, 4205 Forty-ninth street; to cost $6,750. W. C. & A. N. Miller, 1119 Seven- teenth street, owners and builders; Edward Spano, designer; to erect one 2-story frame dwelling, 4215 Forty- | ninth street; to cost $6,750. | W. C. & A. N. Miller, 1119 Seven- | owners and builders; | teenth _street, G. E. McNeil, architect; to erect one 2-story stone - and - frame dwelling, 4426 Macomb street; to cost $6,300. R. L. Dobyns, 4619 Brandywine street. owner, designer and builder; to erect one 2':-story brick-and-tile dwelling, 4615 Brandywine street; to| cost $6,000. Silgar Construction Co., Inc., 2515 | Pennsylvania avenue southeast, own- ers and builders; D. B. Johannes, jr., designer; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 3025 W street southeast; to cost $6,000. | Arthur Lord, owner and builder; A. C. Tolson, jr., designer: to erect one | 2-story brick-and-tile dwelling. 3926 | South Dakota avenue northcast; to| cost $6,000. Brooke V. Beyer, Inc., 927 Fifteenth street, owners and builders; J. D. Cobb, architect; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 6522 Sixth street; to cost $6,000. Jefferson Apartment Co., owner and builder; to make repairs, 1200 Sixteenth street; to cost $6,000. | Stuart & Stephens, 4921 Forty- | sixth street, owners and builders; W. A. Stuart, designer; to erect one 2- story brick-and-frame dwelling, 4629 | Henry L. Marion, 4550 Connecticut avenue, owner: E. J. Connors, de- signer; Doyle & Eklund, 1 Dupont frame dwelling, 5420 Sherrier place; | to cost $5,000. | A. S. Lord. 927 Fifteenth street, | owner and builder; M. S. May, archi- tect; to erect one 2-story brick dwell- | ing, 4013 South Dakota avenue north- east; to cost $5,000. Sun Oil Co., Philadelphia, Pa, owners; W. A. Courtney, jr., designer; avenue, builders; to erect one 1-story brick service station, 1151 Bladensburg road northeast; to cost $3,000. William Limerick, 1108 Owen place, owner and builder; W. Valentine,, designer; to erect one 1-story brick addition, 4430 Benning road north- east; to cost $2,500. | Bliss Properties, owners; Essex Con- struction Co., Chandler Building, builders; to make repairs, 1840-1842 California street; to cost $2,000. Mary A. Slye, 1616 W street south- s ing home, suggestive of Johnson, A. L. A., all living . to a covered porch and also complete baths. The lot is ~. seaped. Substantially and honestly b “been furred and the house thoroughly insulated. Through the courtesy of the Washington Gas Light Company it has been equipped with all modern gas conveniences. Within @ block or two of public and parochial schools and all . econveniences, this home st its reasonable price will sell immediately. OPEN FOR YOUR INSPECTION From Chevy Chase Circle drive 1 block east to Quesada Street, 2 blocks to home ' HENRY J. CONNOR, INC. Jackson Place 3332 Quesada Street N.W. On top of a hill in Chevy Chase, D. C, is this charm- farmhouse. Designed for its unusual setting by Donald S. a southern frontage. The living room, 13'6"x25'6", leads by huge old trees. A lavatory adjoins the large entrance hall. Upstairs are three spacious bed rooms and two the New England Colonial rooms and bed rooms have to an open terrace shaded 68'x136', completely land- t, the walls have east, owner; J. Stanley Farmer, 4027 Ninth street, designer and builder; to erect ome 2-story brick and tile addition, 1616 W street southeast; to cost $1,700. W. A. Clark, 4710 Fourteenth street, owner and designer; Clarence W. Gosnell, Inc., 1414 Monroe street, builder; to erect one 1-story brick | cost $1,500. Harris Shapero, 1477 Girard street, owner and builder; revise 3908 Ma- comb street; to cost $1,200. J. Henry Brown, 1003 K street, owner and builder; R. C. Archer, jr., | architect; to erect one 1-story frame dwelling, 5228 Bass place; to cost $800. Dr. and Mrs. S. C. Carson, 1111 Columbia road, owners; C. B. White, designer; E. A. Pessagno Co., 1517 H ! tile garage, 1325 Girard street north- east; to cost $800. J. Frank Kelly, 2121 Georgia ave- nue, owner; Columbia Construction Co., builders; to erect one 1-story brick addition, 2129 Georgia avenue; to cost $800. Connecticut Avenue Accessories Co., Inc.,, owners; Interstate Construction Co., builders; to make repairs, 4449 Connecticut avenue; to cost $800. Anna P. Scrivener, owner; G. M. Steinbraker, builder; to erect brick = for immediate erection. Monument, t Road. property entrance on 305 CHANDLER BUILDING 8,500 OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY TO REACH: Motor over Key Bridge, take Wilson Bivd, thru Clarendon, past Monument to Milion Ave. and ‘follow signs to home. Washington Met. 4568 Building | addition, 4710 Fourteenth street; to’ | street, builders; to erect brick and | Tight side EAVER BRI REALTORS garage, 215 Fourteenth street south- east; to cost $550. ! John Herath, 2305 Naylor road, | owner and builder; to erect two con- | crete block garages, 2223 and 2225 Naylor road southeast; to cost $500. | F. W. Woolworth Co., owners; to revise permit No. 179060, 1117 H street northeast; to cost $500. | Estate of James L. Kerrick, 1420 | U street, owner; to make repairs, 3446 | Connecticut avenue; to cost $500. Terminal Refrigerating Co., Fourth street and Virginia avenue southwest, | owners; Schneider-Spliedt Co., 1416 F street, builders; to make repairs, Ta- koma, D. C.; to cost $500. 0. A. Webster, 763 Columbia road, owner; L. W. Giles, architect: Su- perior Construction Co., 1331 G street, | builders; to erect one 2-story brick | addition, 763 Columbia road; to cost $500. V. A. Gaston, 731 Twelfth street, | owner; Marcus Hallett, designer; Harry Berenter, 4927 Ninth street, | | builder; to erect one 1-story brick | addition, 731 Twelfth street; to cost | | $500. Mrs. F. E. Wilcox, 1840 California street, owner; H. 8. Ward, builder; to erect concrete block garage, 1841 California street; to cost $350. M. W. McCary, 518 Nicholson street, owner and builder; to erect brick ga- ;;g; 518 Nicholson street; to cost Only $6,250 For This New Home LOCATION—BIRCH AND LOCUST STREETS DECATUR HEIGHTS, MD. Seven other homes of similar value are now under construction in this new section while our architects are now planning forty-one new homes If the ones now available or under construc- tion do not meet your personal housing requirements, we CAN and WILL, at no extra cost to you, plan a home to meet your individual housing needs. The new homes under construction and being planned may be purchased for as little as $5,250. $500 DOWN CASH PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED TO REACH: Youwll emjoy an inspection of this mew Community which may be reached by driving out Bladensburg Road to Peace on Defense Highway three-temths of a then eft about four blocks to of the UNITED REALTY CO. DIST. 6317 316 Milton Ave., Clarendon, Va. All brick construction, slate roof, large front porch, garage. First floor 1s ideally arranged . . . Lovely living room with fireplace, dining room, two real bed rooms, fine tiled bath with tub and shower, up-to- the-minute kitchen cabinet equip- ment and electric refrigeration. Beautiful lot with shade trees. This home may be purchased on our PERMANENT HOME FI- NANCE PLAN, which eliminates the expense and uncertainty of the usual short-term mortgage. District 9486 D. C, BULDINGSUPRY HOUSESSEE GAIS Better Housing Program Given Credit for Sharp Increases. Indications of recovery of the build- ing supply and construction business are being reported from industries in various sections of the country. Some firms have reported amazing increases over the business volume of depression years, . ‘The better housing program is given credit by Charles M. Woolley, chair- man of the Board of American Radi- ator and Standard Sanitary Corp,, in his annual report to stockholders, for turning an approximate $880,- 000 loss in 1933 into a net profit of over a million dollars in 1934. The Shippers' Advisory Boards esti- mate that 72,449 more cars will be re- quired for shipping building materials in the second quarter of 1935 than were needed in the same period in 1934. Recent reports indicate further gains in business, particularly sales of kitchen utensils, liroleum, curtains, furniture, bedding and other house- hold furnishings. Current orders of paint indicate that the Spring volume in this trade will be the largest in four years, with some wholesalers re- porting gains over last year as high as 30 per cent to 40 per cent. Manufacturers of electric refriger- ators and air-conditioning equipment continue to show gains, with: orders in the latter trade thus far for this year exceeding those of 1934 by 40 per cent to 50 per cent. The Prigidaire Corp. reports a 302 | per cent increase in sale of air-con- ditioning equipment in February, 1935, compared with February, 1934. The Alpha Portland Cement Co. shows a 15 per cent increase in sales for 1934 compared with 1933. The Glidden Co. shows a 28 per cent increase in sales and a 79 per cent increase in income for a four- month period ending February 28, 1935, compared with same period in 1934. Department of Labor reports cover- | | ing the State of Delaware indicate that during February, 1935 employ- inent in the building construction in- | dustry in Wilmington was 612 er | cent greater than in February, 1934, and that pay rolls were 86.9 per cent sbove February, 1934. The figures | are based on reports from approxi- mately 100 companies in the city. SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1935. - Model of Wright’s Futuristic City on Display in New York Various Levels Provided for Traffic, With No Lamp Posts—1,400 Fam- ilies Called for in Plans. The idesl community, as conceived by Frank Lloyd Wright, a leader of modern thought in architecture, is a “co-ordinated rouping of small homes, small fectories, smsll farms, small schools and small laboratories.” As described in Wright's article in the current issue of the Architectural Record, smoke and gasses are elimi- nated by the burning of coal at the mines and the transmission of power to the community. A central traffic artery, built on several planes, pro- vides for speed traffic above, monorail speed trains at center and truck traffic on lower side lanes. There are no grade crossings or left turns on grade. Road system and construction are such that no signals nor any lamp posts are seen. No ditches are along- side the roads. No curbs either. Houses are varied, making much use of fireproof, synthetic materials and factory fabricated units, not neglect- ing, however, the older, nature-mate- rials wherever they are desired and avallable. Householders’ utilities are nearly all planned in prefabricated utility stacks or units, simplifying construction and reducing building costs to a minimum. Glass is exten- sively used as are roofless rooms. Pro- vision is made in every house for ownership of one or more automobiles. ‘The school problem is solved by REAL ESTATE. i B—S in the interior spaces of the city where the children can go without crossing traffic. The school building group in- | cludes galleries for loan collections from the museum, & concert and lec- ture hall, small gardens for the chil- | dren in small groups and well-lighted cubicles for individual outdoor study; there is a small 700, large pools and | green playgrounds. All matters of administration, patrol, fire, post. banking, license and record are concentrated in the hands of the FIRM IS INCORPORATED Columbia Foundation Co. Chevy Chase in Construction. BALTIMORE, April 20.—S. Irene Ellis, Mary R. O'Donnell and Peter J. Ellis, all of Washington, have in- corporated the Columbia Foundation Co. of Chevy Chase, Md., to engage in a general construction business The capital stock consists of 10.070 shl;u common stock, par value $i' each. of S o Fall in Population Probed. So serious has been the decline in population in Sweden that a bill h-s been presented to Parliament propo:- ing the appointment of a commizsion of inquiry. LIVE IN oo Btate and county governments, “mak- ing politics a vital matter to every| one in the city instead of the old case | where hopeless indifference makes “politics’ a grafter's profession. | “To build Broadacres as conceived,” | ‘Wright says, “would automatically end unemployment and all its evils for- ever. There would never be labor enough nor could underconsumption ever ensue.” . A model of Broadacre City, repre- senting an area of 4 square miles, designed to house and to provide com- | plete living facilities for some 1,400 | families, has been prepared by Wright and his student-apprentices of the Taliesin Fellowship. The model is be- | ing shown publicly now for the first | time at the Industrial Arts Exposition | in Rockefeller Center, New York City, | under the auspices of the National segregating a group of low buildings | Alliance of Art and Industry. 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