Evening Star Newspaper, November 9, 1935, Page 27

REA HOUSING LENDING | HITS $423.514 410 F. H. A. Records $25,- 000,000 on Insured Loans in Two Weeks. The volume of business done by private lending institutions under the national housing act through October | 31 totaled $425514,470, it was an- nounced today by Stewart McDonald, Federal housing administrator. This was during a period of the year which .ormally shows a seasonal decline. For the month of October alone the figures totaled $54,362,984. Two weeks ago the combined busi- ness had reached the $400,000,000 mark. Thus in two weeks (11 business | days) the Federal Housing Adminis- | tration recorded more than $25,000,000 | of insured modernization and repair notes and mortgage: selected for ap- praisal. The individual totals are moderni- gation and repair notes insured for October, $27,163,130; to date, $194,- 877,984, mortgages selected for ap- praisal for October, $27,199,854; to date, $209,264,612; low-cost housing mortgages accepted for insurance to date, $21,514,874. While the $425514.470. all strictly | private capital, represents only notes | and mortgages presented to the Housing Administration for insurance, Mr. McDonald estimates it probably is less than half of the total amount of private capital used throughout the country in modernization and new construction generated by the Federal Government'’s interest in housing. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, residential construction frc 1 March through September, 1935, shows a monthly mean average gain of more than 169 per cent over the! same period for 1934. INSULATION ADVISED A thoroughly insulated heating sys- tem will save a considerable percent- age of fuel cost per year. By thor- oughly insulating is meant complete coverage of the boiler and the piping with first-class insulation material. If you are building a new house and intend using piped heat—that is, steam, hot water, or vapor—such an insulation job would pay for itself in a very few years. If your heat- ing system is not insulated. it would | pay you to insulate the boiler and all exposed piping. There are various materials in sheet and block form for insulating a boiler. ‘They are put on over a special ce- ment, are secured by wire, covered with another layer of the same ce- ment and then muslin. For pipes there are moulded blocks of insulating material. These are put on and then a muslin covering sewed tightly over them. All joints are cov- ered with a plastic insulating cement. —_— . Paints Aid Sunshine. Much can be done with paint to bring sunshine into a room that is| discouragingly dark in the daytime. Have the ceiling painted a light yel- low. The window sills, together with the rest of the window woodwork, can be painted a slightly darker yellow. ‘Walls. doors, and door frames can be coated With a soft cream color and the floor painted or stained a dark brown. 2815 38th St. N.W. Near U. S. Naval Observatory ERE is a Home that will sell itself to discriminating preciate the best in atmosphere and loca- Ideally arranged for entertaining. 3 bedrooms and enclosed sleeping porch. Perfect condition throughout. $10,500 tion, Priced for Quick Sale —Liberal Terms Tower Bldg. 14th & K Sts. MOS L ESTATE. Bedtime BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. Some things too dresdful are to tell; To pass them o'er 18 1ust B8her Nature. HEN Mrs. Lightfoot the Deer reached the thicket in which were hidden her two precious fawns, the three Dogs who were hunting them were dangerously near. At a signal from their Mother the fawns leaped to their feet and followed her. There was no chance now of even trying to break the trail. Their one chance for escape from those dreadful killers be- hind them was to get to water, and, even then, there was no certainty that titey could escape. So Mrs. Lightfoot led the way straight for the pond of Paddy the Beaver, which happened to be the nearest water. A beautiful sight that Mother and her two spotted babies made as they dashed through the Green Forest, bounding as only members of their family can bound. It didn't seem, possible that any one could want to harm such beautiful folk. Yet be- | STANDING WITH HIS FEET IN THE WATER, FOR HE HAD BEEN DRINKING, WAS LIGHTFOOT THE DEER. | | hind them raced three Dogs. one| | showing the way by means of his| wonderful nose, the two others keep- ing alongside him. Their eyes were already red with th> desire to kill. It wasn't that they were hungry. It wasn't that they needed the food. At home those Dogs were well fed. They were not homeless Dogs. No, indeed. They were hunting those helpless Deer for just one purpose, and one only, the excitement of kill- ing. Why they should have had that urge to kill none can say. But it does happen sometimes among the gentlest of Dogs, and always it is some of the helpless folk they seek to kill, ones that cannot fight back, such as Deer and Sheep. . Would they be able to reach that pond in time? their best, but their Mother could | tell by the sound of the voice of the || | Hound that he was gaining on them || all the time. and, of course, that | meant that the other killers were | gaining also. The pretty spotted babies were doing their best, but, of | | course, their leaps were short little || leaps compared with the leaps of their || They had to make several || jumps to cover as much ground as|/f§| mother. mother covered in a single Of course, she waited for their bound. them. At last the water was in sight, but even so the Dogs were then so near that it was a question if Paddy’s Pond | could be reached in time. The fawns were gasping for breath. They were homeseekers who ap- Open Saturday and Sunday Until 7 P.M. REALTY Metro. 1776 Eves., COMPANY Shep. 3742 *any new home—4 bed second floor and 2 bed rooms and bath on third floor—new equipment kitchen range—oil bur refrigerator, etc. Sound construction, (thick stone foundation walls) —engineer’s esti heated for $80 to $115 Liberal terms to reésponsible buyer—small cash and balance financed on one trust at 514 % with low monthly payment until paid. J. WESLEY BUCHANAN, Ine. Realtors 916 15th Street N.W. *14.950 5 East Melrose Street, Chevy Chase, Maryland In that fine old section just north of the Circle, a few steps from Connecticut Avenue—on a beautiful shaded street—completely modern- ized home on lot 60x125—as well arranged as The fawns were doing | | THE EVENING STAR, Stories At Paddy’s Pond. :| P streets, today issued an appeal to foot - the Deer. Lightfoot was, you know, the father of the fawns. They didn't know this, but he knew that they were his children, for were they not with Mrs. Lightfoot? He had heard the baying of that Hound com- ing through the Green Forest, and he had guessed who it was that that Hound was after. So he had waited there, his head thrown high as he listened and watched. His antlers were in the velvet and only half grown. They were useless as weapons. How he did wish that they were full grown and hard, as they would be a few weeks later. Out from the brush leaped Mrs. Lightfoot, and after her leaped one fawn. Straight into the water dashed Mrs. Lightfoot, and the fawn followed. The other fawn was a few jumps be- hind. You see, she hadn't been able to keep up with her brother. Almost at her heels raced the two Dogs who had outrun the Hound. They could not follow by scent, but they could follow by sight, and this is what they had done for a short distance. Lightfoot, with the hair along his shoulders standing on end, whistled sharply, then he plunged forward along the shore toward those Dogs. He was just too late to save the lit- tle fawn. Yes, sir, he was just too late. Out in the water Mrs. Lightfoot | was swimming, and close to her side the other fawn was swimming. One of the Dogs started to swim after them, but Lightfood plunged at him ! so fiercely with his sharp-edged hoofs that the Dog gave up. So Mrs. Light- foot and one fawn escaped. «Copyright. 1935.) Morning Blue Attractive. Morning blue is a lovely color for breakfast room walls. Your painter can mix it with Prussian blue, light green, raw sienna, black and a whits base. o More Boys Born. Scientists of England are puzzled over the boom in boy babies. Salvation Army WASHINGTON, D. C., Center Appeals To Public for Cast-off Articles Brigadier John G. McGee, director of the Social Service Center of the Salvation Army, located at First and the general public for the donation of furniture, old clothes, newspapers, magasines and any other articles. “The demands this year are greater than ever before. We have more per- sons to care for than at any previous time and our only method of secur- ing funds is through the renovation of discarded materials,” he declared. The Social Service Center, which has been an integral part of Wash- ington’s most successful charitable organizations for 30 years, is now housing and feeding approximately 85 men at its new bullding, which was completed last Spring from funds accumulated over a period of many years. ‘The men are housed in clean, airy dormitories and their employment in the workshop adjacent to the build- ing occupies them during the day, mending, repairing and rebuilding in | many cases. In the evenings a large recreation hall provides healthy en- tertainment. 15 Women Employed In addition to these persons, there also are about 15 women employed at the center, none of whom live at the building. Their work is in connec- tion with remaking, cleaning and pressing clothing donated, while the men are busy in other divisions; for- mer iron workers in a department for stoves and refrigerators; former cabi- net makers in the furniture division and other trades are represented by many of the men, taken from all walks of life and evidently happy in their second chance at recovery with the Salvation Army. The Social Service Center has rendered help to many persons, desti- tute and seeking employment, but, in addition, funds and clothing often have been supplied to persons who were unable to secure the needed | employment. | In the large, cool depths of the | workshop the men are busy all day. | In one division there are a number of | unskilled laborers at work baling and | weighing old paper and magazines, | which are shipped to paper centers. | Ot Many Occupations. | ‘These men come from many strange | occupations, dragged down to pov-| erty by the strange quirks of depres- ion. x Brigadier McGee, who has been in social service work for many years 5520 Conn. Ave. | 6431 Bafnaby St., Chevy Chase, D. C. $12,500 | A new, complete brick home in picturesque Barnaby Woods. Three bedrooms, two baths, electric kitchen with breakfast nook, oil burner, detached garage. Its finish and details of refinement are at once apparent as characterizing the better-built home. Open Today and Daily Until 9 P.M. To reach:. Drive out Connmecticut Avenue right to Utah Avenue, left to Barnaby Street and right to property. EDW. H. JONES & CO., Inc. Built §u Claude G. Johnson to Nebraska Avenue, Cleveland 2300 * NEWBOLD BUILT IS HONESTLY BUILT * Ax Open LETTER rooms and 2 baths on in bath rooms, new ner, gas water heater, imate house can be per year. Me. 1143 ¢ TO THE e FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION We have just completed our first six months of home building under the Federal Housing Administra- tion Plan of architectural inspection and mortgage in- surance. Federal Housing inspection of our plans before construction, and inspection of our houses during con- struction has aided us in building even better homes in our two suburban communities—Glenbrook Village and Glenbrook Knoll. It has been our experience that home buyers have utmost confidence in houses approved by your organiza- tion as eligible for Federal Housing Loans. The purchasers of our new ‘houses have experi- enced very little difficulty in placing loans for eighty per cent (80%) of the purchase price of their new houses. You ate contributing substantially to the estab- lishment of our two comm.unitles of honestly built, at- tractive American homes just beyond the Bank corner in Bethesda, Maryland. Your whole-hearted co-opera- tion is helping us to give profitable employment to scores of skilled trade workmen. 1t is our constant endeavor to conduct our building operations in such a high-grade manner as to merit your continued co-operation. THE NEWBOLD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS Glenbrook Village Glenbrook Knoll Bethesda, Maryland * NEWBOLD BUILT IS HONESTLY BUILT * here, and prior to that in other large Eastern cities, said he believed the in- creased facilities offered by the new building and the more comfortable quarters would go far toward aiding many additional persons during the Winter, provided that sufficient dona- tions are made by Washingtonians from the recesses of their attics and cellars. There is never any solicitation for funds by the Social Service Center division of the Salvation Army and all persons are warned to beware of imposters posing as representatives of this division, The center collects odds and ends of furniture and clothing and rehabilitates them for resale at a very small price, the pro- ceeds being devoted to the support of the persons given employment. Scott’s Pet. Sir Walter Scott had a stag-hound, Maida, of most majestic appearance. Maida’s pet aversion was artists and the minute he would see one with pencil and paper in hand, off he SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1935, PRIVATE BUILDING GOAL SURPASSED Detroit's “Committee of One Hundred” Goes Beyond $100,- 000,000 Mark. ‘The $100,000,000 goal of a private construction program which Detroit’s “Committee of One Hundred” had set for itself in its “Declaration of De- troit,” adopted April 10, has not only been attained but the dollar volume of such construction now under way has already jumped over the figures aimed at. This was revealed by Raymond M. Foley, Michigan director of the Fed- eral Housing Administration, when he | congratulated the committee on at- | taining its goal. 8 The committee, made up of indus- | trial, business and professional lead- ers, had pledged its support to the F. H. A. in helping to launch a vast quantity of modernization and new construction projects, large and small, “with the objective of initiating a $100,000,000 program in the Detroit area” and out-State industrialists | REAL ESTATE. Public Information. In China a great many people are too poor to buy newspapers, so the bulletin boards are a source of great interest and generally crowded about with citizens. Some cannot read and depend upon others who can to trans- mit the news to them. DON’T Act Quickly .. . 3 * B—9 Climber Honored. A dangerous new ascent to Lodels kapa, one of the loftiest mountains in Norway, has just been named Shannon Way in honor of Mrs. A. M. Shannon of Dublin, Irish Free State, who re. cent., made the climb of 7,000 feef to the peak in 30 hours. WAIT! Homes Sold in This New Group Since Recent Opening 213 McKINLEY ST., HUNTINGTON TERRACE BETHESDA, MD. NEW Modern brick home—{ull size dining room, floored attic, fireplace, slate roof, flagstone porch, cellar, Curtis kitchen shower. driveway, garage. COMPLETELY FURNISHED pected dur- d by H. cabinet, tile Lot 62);x115, bath with blue stone To inspect—Drive out Wiscon. sin Ave. to Bank of Bethesda, /¢t ‘on Old Georgetown Road L A | e der the | ;mile, lert on McKinley St ownn—J.lR. h ENDERSON—suior 3803 Military Rd. would rush and disappear. Maida |pledged co-operation to increase the | § knew by experience that posing meant | total quota to $125,000,000 for the ! restraint. i State. CLeve. 9167 WoopwARD & LoTHROP 0™ I™F AND G STREETS Visit the Prone DistricT 5300 Open today from 9:30 A. M. to 9:30 P.M. To reach this house go out 16th Street to Sherrill Drive, opposite Walter Reed Hos- pital, turn left to Beach Drive, con- tinue on Beach Drive to Rolling Wood Sign at Le- land Street, drive one block on Le- land Street. and turn right on Roll- ing Road. General Electric Model Home Rolling Wood, Maryland Built by Waverly Taylor, Inc—and Completely Furnished by Woodward & _Lotl'irop The new General Electric Model Home is open daily from 9:30 A. M. t09:30 P.M. Plan to visit this modern home and see what delight- ful interior schemes the Woodward & Lothrop Homefurnishing Service can achieve. Custom-adt;. ‘Window Shades Will Add to the Attractiveness of Your Home How often have you noticed unsightly win- dow shades that kept an otherwise attractive room from looking neat and clean. It is soin- expensive to have new shades made to fit your individual windows—fine shades that keep their new freshness gratifyingly long. The Manufacturing Division will make your new shades or re-cover your old rollers with the finest of window shade material. Telephone Dlstrict 5300 for an estimate or for an appointment to have your windows measured and fitted. Manuracruring Division Orrice, Sevente PLOOR. Plan Now for Winter Home Improvements Every home needs some repairs, however minor, to put it in proper condition to mini- mize the wear and tear of Winter weather and use. Examine your home, outside and inside; for repair or improvement needs, then check on this list the Home Improvement Service on which you would like further in- formation. Fill in and mail this coupon, or telephone DIstrict 5300, and our representa- tive will call. Special Millwork, Cabinets O Hardwood Floors House Heating Woven Wire Fences Radiator Covers Custom-made Awnings Kitchens Remodeled Bath Rooms Remod- eled Window, Porch Door Screens Furniture Re-uphol- stered Flagstone Walks and Terraces Custom-made Slip Covers for Furniture Floor Scraping and Finishing - Garage Doors, Sliding And Overhead Type Interior Painting and Decorating Attic Insulating Refinishing Weather-Stripping and Caulking Johns-Manville Rock- wool Insulation (blowa type) Waterproofing Interior and Exterior O Glass or Screen Porch Enclosures O Cellar Converted into Living Quarters O Making and Hanging of Venetian Blinds and and O O o O o =] OO0 000a ooooaoo d T e e e Address ... Deferred Payments May Be Ar- ranged on Any of the Above Serv- ices Amounting to $25 or More Bouz IMPROVEMENT Division Drsx, StvENTE FLOOR.