Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1935, Page 24

B—S8 REA HOME RENOVIZING LOANS INCREASE Activity in Capital Reported Greater During April and May. » Loans for modernization, repair and improvement of homes in the District have been steadily increasing in the last two months, according to Carl J. Bergmann, District liaison officer for the Federal Housing Ad- ministration and building and loan associations. His records show that up until two months ago there had been & lull in modernization business, the loans dropping to 16 and 18 & week, for & total of around $15,000. Beginning with April, however, the loans ranged from 33 to 50 a week, the average for the month being 41 loans for a total of $27,595, and the first two weeks in May have shown the same rate of increase, 49 loans having been made in the week of May 10 to 17. totaling $24,400. This is directly due, according to Mr. Bergmann, to the public interest in their homes and in the possibili- ties for their improvement that has been created by the Federal Housing Administration, “People have had their attention drawn as never before to the advan- tages of keeping their property in up-to-date condition,” Mr. Bergmann said. “They have become ‘improve- ment-minded’ and are thinking of what should be done to their homes not only from the standpoint of com- fort and convenience, but as giving the property a definitely higher sales value. The articles in the newspapers, radio talks, pamphlets and materials of all sorts on the repair and mod- ernization of homes which the Federal Housing Administration has been sponsoring have caused people to think of their property in terms of its possibilities more than ever before. “It has also served to make them . ESTATE., Small Colonial Home « Fresr Fuoom - This attractive small home of especially for The Star by Donald S. design are the unusual size of the living room and master bed room and the compactness of the entire arrangement. THE EVENING = Szcond Froon < Colonial architecture was designed Johnson, architect. Features of the STAR, WASHINGTON, D. well to pinch out all but the central bud on & single stem. If taken out when they first appear, their removal leaves no noticeable scar and results in long-stemmed, large roses that have good chance to win in the shows, or, if not exhibited, to bring pride to the grower. The materials | suggested for black spot control may be secured from garden supply stores. Dusts may also be obtained, some of which are green in color and leave no discoloration on the foliage. The Pansy. ‘T THIS season of the year, when the many pansy beds scattered throughout the public parks come into full bloom, the home gar- dener is led to ponder why he has not succeeded nearly as well or, if he has not grown pansies, just why he should not - attempt their culture, Some gardeners do succeed very nicely with this plant, but many more gain only partial success. One of the principal reasons for failure is low quality seed, which, no matter what care may be given, never can result in fine, large blooms. A second cause of failure rests in an inadequate sup- ply of rotted stable manure. No other material seems to serve the purpose equally as well. The park gardeners usually place the rotted manure about the plants in Novem- ber so that it serves both as a pro- tective covering and a source of plant food. With this care, a large ma- jority of the plants survive the Win- | ter. This Spring, these over-Wintered | pansies were showing bloom in March, even before the final snows. Special care is required in the breeding of high-grade pansies and, | therefore, the seed is rather costly. Yet there is no garden flower in which character of the seed plays such an important part in the production of large and attractive blooms. No pruning should be done at this season on Althea, butterfly bush, hy- drangea, or any other species or va- riety that blooms in Summer. Prun- C, COMPANY IS NAMED TO SPONSOR CONTEST Architectural Competition to In- volve De;igz{ for F. H. A, In- sured Loan House. Pencil Points, an outstanding archi- tectural magazine, has selected the Iron Fireman Manufacturing Co. to sponsor its annual national architec- tural competition for 1935, it was announced today. This is the first time an individual manufacturer has been chosen, as heretofore the architectural competi- tions have been sponsored by an entire industry or association. “The problem to be solved this year,” it was explained by those in charge of the contest, “is the design SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1935, for an F. H. A. insured loan under title 2 of the national hounisg act ” Architects and draftsmen from all over the world are invited to submit designs, says the Pencil Points an- nouncement, which gives the following facts in eonnection with the competi- tion: Awards in the contest will be $1,000 for the design placing first; $500 for second; $250, third, and a fourth prize of $100, with awards of $50 each for the next 25 designs mentioned. New Shades of Cloth Fabric. Sure to be reflected in the color schemes for homes are the shades of cloth fabric manufacturers are pre- paring for next Fall. In a recent preview of Fall styles, “crushed pastels” were outstanding. Some of these deep, hazy shades are listed as crushed rose, ambergold, coraldust, mistgreen, mulberry rose and wood lilac. Keep these in mind when you select the paint for redecorating the for a home for a family of five, eligible | walls of your rooms. ing undoubtedly tends to make plants | smaller but, in moderation, the bene- fits are vastly greater than the dele- terious effects. Staking Vegetables. OWHERE more than in the home garden is there greater need of staking tall growing vegetable plants. Space is usually valuable and, Edgemoor, Maryland 4910 Moorland Lane Dutch Colonial—Center Hall—Lot 60x100 PRICE RADICALLY REDUCED— REAL ESTATE. 6607 SIXTEENTH STREET There is no other home in Washington, for the money, that will make such a showing, especially when furnished as this beautiful home. With its large living room and its splendid arrange- ment, it is well suited for entertaining, as well as a comfortable home. Located on upper 16th Street near the beautiful grounds of Walter Reed Hospital and facing Government Park. An all- brick house of 10 rooms; 5 bed rooms and dressing room; 3 baths and first-floor lavatory; electric refrigeration; automatic heat; 2-car garage, Offered at a bargain price, less than assessed value, OPEN TODAY 2t0o8...SUNDAY 10 TO 8... DAILY 7 TO 9 P.M. BOSS & PHELPS REALTORS WooDWARD & O™IUT™F anp G Smeevs OTHROP Puoe District 5300 BETTENDOREF To a figure where this would be considered LOW-COST HOUSING sull Vi as & result plants are grown much | B . gering the character of home and neighborhood—IT'S GOING more closely than in general field cul- ; v ture. As a result, there often follows ||| TO BE SOLD TODAY! crowding and decreased production. |J| NEW HOUSE CONDITION S THE roses come into bloom in- | f;?'sl:;l' beans ‘;}f f:“ kinds, toma- '}l One square from a public school, near parochial school, stores and | periodically with the resulting higher : , 1A terest in their proper care | '°¢S: 8nd even such vine crops as cu- | ll library, street cass and bus. Six large rooms, bath, sun porch, hard- cost for refnancing, With the modi- | gfnt:ft; ififi'ififflefifk‘.{' pxl.::: fco‘::éls‘:fi | reaches & maximum. Thousands | CUMbers. can be handled very nicely Nl wood floors, screens, open fireplace, hot-water heat, electricity, detached fying of the regulations of Title I by | of new plants were set out in local side drive garage. realize the advantages of the long- | EW people realize the evil effect | lot to bring & successful outcome to term amortized loan, which is paid of weeds when the competition | the contest. out the same as rent, as compared | for water becomes keen, The | with the short-term loan for two or Very fact that weeaeanritve a0 )| Rose Care. three years, which must be renewed readily indicates that they .re! OIL BURNER No Payments on upright supports, such as coarse the Federal Housing Administration, | which permits the building and loan | mssociations to get insurance on their Tegular type of long-term loan, we look for a substantial increase in this type of insured loan in the District.” MIRRORS ARE AIDS. Built-In Mirrors Contribute to Home Decoration. Built-in mirrors are valuable aides | in maintaining personal appearance | and, properly placed, they contribute to the decoration of a home and| tend to give the impression of added | size to a room In bed rooms or dressing rooms, if & mirror does not fit in with thel general scheme of decoration or sur- roundings, it may be attached to the | inside of the closet door. They are very essential. but must water. Hence they easily win unless the gardener is aware of their signifi- cance and destroys them early. Much work has been done in recent years by experiment stations to indicate that the major advantage of cultivation is the destruction of weeds. At Cornell University certain plots simply scraped free of weeds yielded fully as well as tilled plots. In stiff clay soils these findings might not be as conclusive because the hard crust may prevent the smaller plants from emerging from the soil or growing successfully when small. The easiest stage by far for killing weeds is when they are very small. Obviously this also is the best time in relation to preventing their robbing the soil of moisture. One can destroy weeds with a rake in these early stages, avoiding much of the back- | breaking work that is associated with weed pulling. Certain chemicals are used in weed control in paths and roadways and ]gardem this Spring. Some of these will perish despite the owner's anxi- ety to have them succeed. A substan- | tial number of plants are certain to have been in poor condition when pur- | chased and others are of disease-| susceptible characteristics that make | their success dubious from the start.| However, with some extra care there |is no need for the heavy mortality | that occurs each year. Plants set in sod or in very small holes made in hard soil have a tough road ahead. | In the first place, most of the bush roses are very slow in developing sturdy root stems and are unable; to compete with grass and with many | of the shrubs. The rose, as a rule, needs full sunlight and isolation from | competing tree roots. A liberal supply of sheep or cow manure placed on | the surface as a mulch is very help-| ful. Such material may then be grad- | ually worked into the soil, giving the | plants an ever-present supply of nu- | trients. The greatest menace of all to the along fence rows where one does not | care if other foliage is injured. Com- | rose is black spot, a disease which at- mon salt is often used in roadways | tacks the leaves, and, unless checked be used with discrimination. I Garden Notes and paths. Calcium chlorate is high- |ly effective in destroying poison ivy |in fence rows and difficult places. IRE blight of pears and apples is | This latter material, usually sold un- F a serious trouble in this locality | der a trade name, shou!d be sifted on and, in fact, has almost driven |the ivy foliage when wet with dew. pear culture out of the neighborhood | It not only kills the leaves but passes except for the Kieffer and other ori- | 40Wn the stems to finally kill the ental types. The disease lives over | r00ts. The gardener can thus destroy in cankerous spots in the older limbs | the 1vy witQout actually contacting or trunk and in Spring is carried by the plant. insects and other agencies to the| At times various chemicals have flowers and tender foliage. Once en- | been suggested for killing dandelions trance is gained into the soft young | and other broad-leafed weeds in the tissues, the bacteria increase with |lawn. A little gasoline poured on the great rapidity, killing not only large | crown of the plants is effective. Per- limbs but often whole trees of the haps the better way to cleanse the pear. The rapid development of the|lawn of weeds is to dig the weeds disease has led to its designation as|¥ith & chisel-like knife that will cut fire blight. Remedies are few and at | the main root below the ground. the best of little avail. Cutting the | However one may attack the weed diseased tissues out of the tree will | Problem, it is certainly never to be sometimes delay the onslaught of the disease, provided one cuts some dis- tance in advance of the dying tissues | and disinfects the wounds and the| knife or saw in mercury bichloride solution. Slow growing trees, kept| in sod. are less liable to killing than rapidly growing trees and *thus one finds the advice of employing neither | tillage nor large amounts of fertilizer | sensible although rather paradox to| the usual garden recommendations. | Ants on the young peony buds are @& cause of considerable worry to many people but our leading peony grow- ers tell us that they do no harm but are simply seeking some sweet exu- date. One can materially decrease the numbers by placing some sweet- ened ant poison near the base of | the plants. Many of the garden sup- | ply stores now stock ant poisons in specially prepared containers lhatl admit ants without hazard to other | life. 1 Bechtel's flowering crab, when well grown, is a most desirable small tree. Its double blooms of light pink appear much like roses and always attract ettention. This tree is a native of the North Central States and is, therefore, resistant to cold. It is, however, rather susceptible to cedar rust if grown at all near the native eedars. Edging the lawn is helpful in main- taining its neat appearance. By edg- | ing is meant the trimming of the| grass along the walks and roadways. | One can simply use a sharp hoe or may secure a special edging tool from the garden supply store. The opera-| tion will need to be done only two or three times during the growing seazon and will reward the owner by | the improved appearance of his| property. The introduced azaleas were badly injured during the past Winter and | the absence of their brilliant flowers was noticeable. Many of the plants are making a strong recovery and will undoubtedly be back on duty another season. Considerable variation is| evident in the family and in time the | hardier forms will become known. 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This type of spraying keeps the old leaves | healthy and, as infection usually moves upward from the base of the plants, the net results are good. In cutting flowers, it is well to cut rather long stems, leaving only a pair ’or two of the new leaves at the base of the new stems. Thus flower cut- | ting becomes a type of pruning suffi- | cient to keep the plant in good form. For fine exhibition blooms, it is Beautiful Prize Winning Hardy Exhibition Bloom B to 7 Inches Wide Wonder e Femse, Javender. Bluom*'flmén;vgnfl- '1.15 ed . . . ‘1.‘. * sq.00 % $1.10 white, RUBY, New ¢ wine red ....o0 A Apticot” Queen, Apricot Orange A Whole Garden Full of $2.75 Annuals e - Ten each of any 10 annuals listed below or_in the other column. ex- clusive of the Petunias. 100 plants in all. an unusual assortment that will beautify any garden. s et 25 New Annual CANTERBURY $1.10 ! BELLS. Mixed Colors. ... | PHLOX DRUMMOND! $1.10 * s1.10 i Choice Mixed Colors. . 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