Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1935, Page 20

REAL ESTATE. SUBURBAN HOME FEATURES LIGHT Sclentific Principle Stressed in New Reside,ncé at Rollingwood. Common-sense lighting, which makes use of the knowledge supplied by science concerning the relationship between light and seeing and applies this “balanced diet” to every-day ac- tivities, will be & feature of the “New American” home now under construc- tion by Waverly Taylor, Inc, at Rollingwood, Md. ‘This is one of five Washington dem- onstration homes sponsored by the General Electric Co. in co-operation with the National Electrical Supply Co. and the Hudson Air Conditioning Corp., and is part of a Nation-wide program. A scientific lighting syatem is one of the principal characteristics of the “New American” plan. Effect on Home Stressed. “Home life really begins at sunset today,” a spokesman for the District of Columbia “New American” Home Committee said, “and scientific light- ing is needed to obtain the fullest enjoyment of physical surroundings and to ‘prevent headaches, muscular fatigue, nervous exhaustion and ir- ritability. In the ‘New American’ home we are building here, as in all others, we are making such provisions. “The living room of the new home Teally combines the features of many rooms in one. The celling fixture should be of direct or semi-indirect type, mounted close to the ceiling, if economical general illumination is de- sired. The glassware in it should be of low brightness. If no fixtures are desired, at least two indirect floor lamps throwing light onto the ceiling and back into the room will be used, along with tall table lamps having concealed bulbs, multiple-socket lamps and three-light bulbs with the low, medium and high garduations from a single unit. Soft Glow in Ceiling. “In the dining room or alcove a ceiling fixture with a soft glow, mounted close to the ceiling, is recom- mended. For bed rooms there are ceiling fixtures casting a soft glow, new type wall lamps and tall table lamps for bed-reading, vanity lamps 18 inches high, and units built into the mirror of the dressing table. “Utility lighting is especially impor- tant. In the kitchen a large white glass globe supplies general light. Small units under wall cabinets il- luminate working areas, and strips of the built-in, so-called ‘soffit’ lighting produce high levels on light at the sink. In the bath room shaded wall brackets on either side of the mirror or the new tubular lamps 18 inches long can be used, while in the work- shop, white glass globes or metal re- | flectors are used over the benches.” | Homes (Continued From First Page.) have an unsual amount of closet space and the doors are equipped with key- less locks, ingenius inventions that make it impossible for any one to be locked in. There is a finished third floor which contains two servants’ rooms, bath, and a storage space. A feature of the Silver Star Home which has appealed to the thousands of visitors is the lbrary, which is set apart from the rest of the house to provide peace and quiet needed for reading and study. This room is ex- oeedingly large and has an attractive fireplace at one end. The Star home was designed ‘and built by W. C. and A. N. Miller, de- wvelopers of the Wesley Heights-Spring Valley section. first floor, that are seldom found in houses built in the Capital today. Visiting decorators and many other persons who have seen the house pronounce it one of the best fur- nished model homes even seen in this section. It was furnished by the Biggs Antique Co., 1217 Connecticut avenue, entirely with antiques ard reproductions of classical pieces. Draperies and wall covering were de- signed by the Wesley Heights Shops, while the firm of Neshan G. Hintlian, 1347 Connecticut avenue, supplied the Oriental rugs and carpets. The rug in the living room is a farge Bijar of the finer type made sbout 40 years ago. It has rich col- ors which harmonize well with the | furnishings and drapes. The Kerman rug in the dining room was selected for its daintiness, while the Bokharas in the Hbrary were chosen to give the room a masculine atmosphere. The home will be open to the public for two weeks more. Visitors will be welcomed each day between 10 am. and 9 pm. The best route to the home is by way of Massachu- setts avenue, across Nebraska ave- nue to Upton street, thence left on Upton to Fordham road and left again to Quebec street. There are ample signs leading to the house from the intersection of Quebec street and Fordham road. The house contains | structural features such as a concrete | Agriculture Official Buys Home THE EVENING STAR, | This home, at 1522 Underwood street, has just been purchased by J. M. Mehl, Department of Agriculture attorney, from the William H. Saunders Co., builders. Home Modernization Types. of Oil Burners Described to Aid Home Owner to Make Proper Selection for His Particular Use. BY LAWRENCE CROLIUS. Home owners contemplating the | installation of automatic oil heat are very often completely bewildered by the numerous conflicting statements made by salesmen and engineers con- cerning their various burners. In fact it is extremely difficult for persons without any previous know- ledge of heating or oil burner equip- ment to make an intelligent selection | after hearing the sales talks of sev- era] different oil ourner represent- atives. The relative merits of the various burners are apt to become somewhat obscure in the clouds of salesmanship, leaving the home owner floundering in a sea of varying ideas and opinions. Therefore, in order to clarify the automatic heating pioblem to some extent this column is presenting brief descriptions of the various types of equipment. Armed with information concerning the different devices avail- able the home modernizer can perhaps | make a more intelligent choice. Last week the salient feature of the heat vaporizing, or retort type, of burner were considered, and a num- ber of readers asked if this type of burner would work satisfactorily in | an old hot air furnace. This type of burner is well adapted for use in | a hot air furnace due to its peculiar | flame characteristics. It should be borne in mind, however, that the in- stallation of an oil burner will not act as a cure-all for heating ills. Extreme care should be exercised in checking over the heater, resealing $14,500 it and making any necessary changes in ducts that will improve circula- tion and result in better operation. Pressure atomizing, or “gun type” bore nozzle through which oil is forced by a motor-driven oil pump. The same motor usually drives a small fan which forces air through a tube into the furnace. It is mixed there with the atomized oil which is present o the form of a vapor. | or possibly a gas pilot flame. Centrifugal atomizing or flame. | arrangement or natural draft. All of these burners are pressures in the furnace or boiler. Ices on Warships. | ish warships. * Splendid, modern 8-room and 2-bath hom: with hardwood floors; 2 fireplaces; 10 acres of land with all necessary outbuildings, in- cluding a 4-room cottage. Located in one of the best sections of the Sandy Spring neighborhood, % mile south of Ashton on the Colesville ike. OPEN DAILY FOR INSPECTION. E. C. THOMAS WITH BOSS & NA. 9300 or PHELPS AD. 9121 | At .Lc:st---Acre and Half-Acre Homesites On Easy Terms! Drive down Mt. Vernon lexandria, then down Boulevard te U._ 8. Rovte 0. 1 to property signs, Sales repre- Sentatives o properiy. EAUTIFULLY located on the Richmond-Wash- ington Highway, only 20 minutes from new Fed- eral Buildings in Mall in your car, HYBLA VALLEY FARMS are ideal for a home place Where you cam raise your own vegetables, fruit and chickens. A PLANNED community, fully restricted, with all es sential conveniences, schools, churches, and stores conveniently located; bus line by the property. Charming brick homes now being built can be pum chased on easy terms, Homes from $4,750 up will be available, and we will help you finance them. Home sites, from $300.00 up. Write or phone for descriptive folder V. 'Ward Boswell Owner and Developer 108 8. Washington St. Telephone: ALex. 2618 Alexandria, Va burners utilize an extremely small After being thoroughly mixed the combination of ofl mist and ajr i§ ignited by an electric ignition spark “rotary burners” break up the oll by hurling | it from a rapidly rotating cup or tube on to a refractory hearth where it s ignited by an electric spark or gas This oil mist formed by the particles being thrown from the rotat- ing mechanism is mixed with a supply {of air drawn through the burner mechanism by either a small fanlike auto- matically controlled by an electric thermostat located in some central part of the house. In addition to this control there are numerous safety devices which will shut down the ma- chine should it fail to ignite, or in the event of abnormal temperatures or | Penny ices are now on sale on Brit- The house has six rooms and two baths. ~—Star Staff Photo. NEW HOME COMPLETED Brick Residence in The Hamlet Has Large Lawn. A pew home has been completed in The Hamlet, recently developed com- munity located at Connecticut ave- nue and the East-West highway, it was announced today by the Chevy Chase Land Co. The house is located on the Black- thorn street side of The Hamlet, and, according to the architect, Dan Kirk- huff, creator of the community idea represented by The Hamlet, it is one of the finest houses in the group. It is an attractive brick home, trimmed with white, with wide lawns on all sides. TRUST PLAN IN FORCE Program. Direct investment in F. H. A. in- sured mortgages by the public is not authorized under the act, but methods | have beer: devised and put into effect now so that the public may secure the investment benefits of F. H. A. insured mortgages. Individuals may now invest in specific mortgages or turn over funds for buying one or more of these mortgages, through use of documents embodying & trust procedure. Several banks have al- ready made insured mortgages avail- able to individuals in this way. garage, Lot 65x125. Abundant Shrubbery—Trees Reasonably Priced Reasonable Terms One Trust—No Renewals Individuals Can Invest in F. H. A. | % D. C. HOME VALUES Buyers Today Have Advan- tage of Obtaining Best Equipment. Buyers of homes in Greater Wash- ington these days obtain more for their money than they ever have been able to at any time in the past, in the opinion of J. Wesley Buchanan, vet- eran Washington realtor. “The era of subnormal real estate actlvity just passed” says Mr. Bu- chanan, “has been productive of amazing developments in the field of home construction. The buyers of homes today obtain the latest in time- saving, step-saving and money-saving equipment that manufacturers have spent years perfecting. Building ma- terials and home designs have been experimented with, and engineers and artists have collaborated on dwelling plans and construction that far sure pass anything before offered the dise criminating home purchaser. And the cost of these homes is no greater than the best homes a decade ago. A Buyer's Market. “This condition is readily under- standable,” continues Mr. Buchanan, “when it is considered that during any period of economic stress, manu- facturers in every field work feverishly to develop better products, more read- ily marketable, in their eagerness to obtain a share of the smaller volume of business to be had. Since 1929, manufacturers have been going through a period of scientific experi- mentation, evolving plans for better and still better home equipment and building ‘materials, and still offering them at no greater cost. Washing- ton builders have avalled themselves of these innovations in their new homes.” Pointing out that although Wash- ington is enjoying a volume of home building greater than suy in the past several years, Mr. Buchanan hastened to emphasize that bullding costs still remain far below the so-called normal year of 1926. The latert building in- dex gives the bullding materials cost level as 84 as compared with the 1926 standard of 100. Marriage Helps Market. Important factors in the revival of building here, the realtor said, are the “undoubling” of families and the in- crease of the marriage rate. “In an effort to reduce living costs,” Mr. Buchanan said, “many families doubled up under the same roof dur- ing the depression period. Likewise, many young people contemplating matrimony were wont to postpone plans until conditions improved. “Now, with employment gaining, in- comes increasing and conditions gen- erally getting better, the thought is toward one family to a home, thus | alleviating the ‘doubling-up’ situa- tion.” | As evidence that he is fully quali- | fled to discuss this trend, Mr. Bu- | his office during the past six months have been in excess of half a million dollars, Brighter Reds Sought. Soviet Russla is trying to make its workers less solemn by a “Brighter Russia” program of festivities. 6 Hesketh Street One Block Left of Circle. Attractive, spacious center-hall-planned home; living room, din- ing room, beautiful kitchen and breakfast alcove; complete with Oxford cabinets And electric refrigeration. and screened porch, large recreation room, maid's bath, oil heat,s 4 bed rooms, 2 baths ‘Modernizsed us: Renovated Like ew Open Today and Sunday | Brodie & Colbert, Inc. 1707 Eye St. NA. 8878 A Street of Quiet Refinement 5 Built—4 Sold and Occupied Only One Child on the Block 1504 Underwood St. N.W. Early American, completely detached. Three bedrooms and two baths, sewing room or den, recreation room, break- ) fast nook and two-car. brick garage. ] Lot belufilu]ly terraced in front and rear lawn completely closed with white copper; rock wool insulation. icket fence. Oil heat; all outside metal [} house in group individually different. New low Everg , $12,950. - Open 10 Wm. H. Saunders Co., Inc. 1519 K to 9 daily il St. N.W. chanan revealed that home sales in | WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1935. BUILDING & LOAN | DECLARED AT PEAK|PROGRAM PLANNED State Laws to Be Studied at Annual Meeting in Cincinnati. Provisions in State savings, building and loan laws dealing with lending operations under the national housing act, easing the way to use of the Fed- eral Savings & Loan Insurance Corp., and encouraging the utilization of other Federal aids to mortgage capital accumulation, will occupy the minds of hundreds of managers of thrift and home financing institutions at the Cincinnati convention. The United States Bullding and Loan League, bringing the industry together on November 13-15 for its annual national meeting, has given its Advisory Committee on State Leg- islation the job of finding out what provisions in State laws are deemed desirable to hasten the expansion of private mortgage lending. The com- mittee, which now has a péll of build- ing and loan managers under way, will' report at the convention session of managing officers on the second morning through Fred G. Stickel, jr., Newark, N. J., chairman. ‘With recovery definitely in the air, | the home financing people are ex- pected to swarm into Cincinnati 2,500 strong. Warner M. Allen, Boston, chairman of the committee which is arranging to reward the State League with the largest delegation in propor- tion to its distance from the conven- tion city, reports many plans for spe- clal carloads of delegates. Two planes have been chartered by the Cleveland group. The meeting of the Advertising and Business Development Division will bring to the fore the 1036 plans of the savings, building and loan business for rounding up new mortgage capital for the use of home owners, as well as for acquainting the public with the opportunities which now exist to bor- row money for home building at rea- sonable rates and on practical terms | of repayment over a period of years. | Such plans will dovetail into the great national sentiment to push home con- | struction as part of the general drive | toward prosperity in the coming years, | it is indicated by Clarence T. Rice, | Kansas City, Kans., chairman of the division, who has just returned from the Salsburg International Congress REAL ESTATE. of the business, with new plans for business development derived from the experience of European institutions. Among other members of the Inter- national Congress delegation who will present to the national convention in this - country helpful ideas gained abroad is Charles W. Thompson, tenant governor of Kansas, who is chairman of the Home Taxation Com- mittee of the league. League Library. ‘The League of Nations internatione al library now has 180,000 volumes. 1 z W Hesketh Street Now Priced at $ l 4’9 so For Quick Sale Beautifully situated in finest section of Chevy Chase adjoin- ing Chevy Chase Club grounds. A practically new and per- fectly reconditioned bome of unusual charm is here offered at a greatly reduced price and should sell at first inspection. In- cluded among the many featur: es are three baths, five bright, well-planned bed rooms; sleeping porch, a large living room with fireplace, cool, screened-i n porch; beautiful shrubbery, a large rustic fish and lily pond, on a big lot, nicely graded and facing south. All in all, a very outstanding home offer- ing, an exceptionally fine locat; ure for immediate sale. ion and priced at this low fig- From Chevy Chase Circle turn west on Grafton St. one square and north one square sign on property. to Hesketh St. See our open OPEN TODAY AND TOMORROW Tower Bldg. RM HOOKER Metrop. 2663 priced within your means. FEATURES: @ All Brick Gas ® 5 Large Rooms and Bath Tile Bath & Shower Recreation Room Hardwood Floors Throughout ‘Weather-stripped & Copper-ficr.eened *8250 Directions Out_ Georgia Ave. fo Piney Braneh Road—right to Un- derwood Street and right to home. 5320 8th St. N.W. and EXHIBIT HOME 240 Ocala-Street Branch Road throug ish Sligo Park 709 Underwood St. N.W. A quality-built home in one of Washington's most delightful residential sections—and Refrigerator Hot-water Heat Buckingham Slate Roof Oil Burner Fully Insulated Garage with Over- head Door Entire Lot Sodded See this home toda; be convinced of its value at this low price, New All-Brick Homes ER— HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHCHOHOHOHOHGHCHOHIHOHO OHOHOHOHOHHOHOHOH e tion, quality quick sale. Electrolux ® All Brick Screened P & Copper-S§ Open daily and Sunday °til 9 P.M. L. F. ROBERTSON OWNER AND BUILDER Landscaped Roof Man; make tive buy at and other 14 McDonald Pl N.E. A home that will surprise you with its loca- 5 Large Rooms Hardwogd Floors Throughout Weather-stripped Gas Electrolux Refrigerator Buckingham Slate his home an attrac- and charm. Priced low for FEATURES: o Hot-water Heat @ Tile Bath and Shower 0il Burner o Fully Insulated o Lot Sodded and Landscaped Garage with Over- head Door 7950 Directions yt* New Homgp- re Avenue to ridge. turn McDonald orch creened L) features that [ ahi New B left _om Place. GEorgia 4551 Inspect This Picturesque OPEN DAILY UNTIL 9 PM. Spring Rock Garden BRANWILL PARK offers a group of the finest detached brick homes that can be pur- chased for *6,950 Several New Homes Now Nearing Completion BRANWILL PARK A sensibly restricted community of individually designed detuhgd Homes—among the rolling hills between beautiful Sligo Park and the Indian Spring Golf Course— within 25 minutes’ drive from downtown—on 16th Street bus line—convenient to elementary and high schools, parks, tennis courts, plnygronn@s, golf courses, etc. MOSSaen Tower Building—I14th and K Sts. Metro. 1776 Evenings and Sundays, Shepherd 3748