Evening Star Newspaper, June 20, 1936, Page 28

& LOANS FOR FARM REPAIRS INCREASE Record Is Reached in April With $1,748,331 Insured. The volume of business insured for the development and repair of farm property under the modernization credit plan of the Federal Housing Administration has increased steadily #ince the inception of the program to reach a new record for the month of April, when 3,949 notes were in- sured for a total of $1,748,331.38 This figure brings the cumulative figure since the beginning of the pro- gram in September, 1934, to 37,010 notes in the amount of $13,802,868.25. With very few exceptions, each suc- ceeding month has shown a decided gain over the month before. During March of this year a total of 3,300 notes were insured for $1,179,701.54. California is far ahead of the other States in business done under the modernization credit plan. Farm- ers in that State have been ex- tended a total of 8,003 loans, amount- ing to $3.498832. New York reports show that 2,702 farm loans, totaling $1,100,837, have been extended there; and the State of Washington holds third place with 1,986 loans, amount- ing to $733,813. Michigan and Ohio are next, the former with 1,712 loans totaling $552,741, while Ohio’s loans total only $49,806, although numbering 1,782. Other States which have done a considerable amount of farm busi- ness under the terms of the national housing act include Illinois, 1208 loans, $454,003; Minnesota. 1,089, €320,598; Missouri, 1,000, $323,264; Iowa. 880, $277,156; Arkansas 895, $291,056; Wisconsin, 804. $268,680; Oklahoma, 586. $184,163: Kansas, 430, $125.944; Nebraska, 346, $81.- 178, South Dakota, 138, $34,726; North Dakota, 116, $30,826. $1,150,000 MORTGAGE IS APPROVED BY F. H. A. | 1,068 Rooms to Be Provided by | Building in Westchester County, N. Y. The first large scale housing de- velopment for Westchester County, N. Y., to be insured through the facili- ties of the Federal Housing Adminis- tration was assured today when Federal Housing Administrator Stew- art McDonald announced that plans for the financing of a first mortgage of $1,150.000 on the Chester Crest Apartments to be constructed on a site fronting on Gramaton avenue and Cross County Parkway in the | Fleetwood section of Mount Vernon, N. Y. had been completed. | The plans call for the erection of two groups of five-story elevator build- ings containing a total of 1,068 rooms, or 279 apartments ranging from two to four and one-half rooms in size. The contemplated rentals range from $36 per month for the smallest units to $81 per month for the largest, the average rental per apartment being $68.90 per month. Gray Marble Pilasters. Flanking the fireplace in an effec- tive regency dining room are gray marble pilasters with capitals picked out in royal blue. The walls are painted eggshell wkite, while the doors are blue with gray and white molding. 148 Philadelphia Ave. 5 Rooms 2-Car Garage Large Basement Wooded Lot on Paved Street *8,450 Terms to Suit way _just_ome biocl District line, about blocks to property. MOSS REALTY COMPANY Tower Bldg. MEtro. 1776 Evenings—Shepherd 3712 4 dlocks MARIETTA PARK Corner 321 Nicholson St. N.W. BEAUTIFULLY FURNISHED CENTER-HALL ENTRANCE Seven rooms, two baths, two master bed rooms, tiled kitchen, recreation room, built-in garage, large lots.. Planned entirely different. Come out and see for yourself before you buy anywhere. Open Daily to ™3 PM. Reasonable cash payment. Terms _lower than rent. consider clea house intrade. To Reach—-Drive out 5th Street to Madison, right 2 blocks to 3rd Place, léft to.houses. BAKER Realty Co., Inc. REAL 1420 K St. N.W, DL 1311 ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1936. Government Attorney Buys New Home This new dwelling at 6133 Thirty-third street, Chevy Chase, has been purchased by Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Buzbee from Paul T. Stone, builder, through the office of Donald L. Luxford. The house has seven rooms, two baths. —Star Staff Photo. Nature’s Children Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia Purpurea. BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. VERY living thing we know must have food on which to thrive. That is nothing un- usual. But when a plant catches live prey on which to sustain itself—that is news. The pitcher plant, also known as the side-saddle flower, does the strictly unplantlike | thing. In peat bogs and damp or wetl sphagnous places, familiar to certain New Brick Bungalows Bethesda, Maryland Rosedale Park 3 BEDROOMS 4607-09 Chestnut Ave. Open Till 9 P.M. $6,960—$7,350 Drive out Wisconsin Ave. 7 blocks past Bethesda Bank. Turn right 1% blocks on Chestnut Avenue. Owner and Builder JOHN A. WAHL 104 Del Ray Avenue Battery Park, Md. Phone Wisc. 3718-W 310 TO 318 GALLATIN STREET N.W. FEATURES: LIVING ROOM: Sunlight and mdm":}uke (e (larse soom e real center of the home. BED ROOMS: Three and four MS: v s scien mechani- cal design of precision manu- facture embracing the kind of beauty and durability that gives Dleasure and satisfac- on KITCHEN: The modern house= wife demands efficiency in her kitchen. This ki‘chen has everything ' in_ appearance. beauty. utility attractiveness, convenience and space econ- omyv RECREATION ROOM: Large. wide recreation room. 23 feet long. with red quarry_tile floor Lifetime utility. Lav- atorv_in cellar. . SPECIALS: “Purred walls. Thoroughly insulated. Copper gutters and down- u Most durable Blstely, around foundation. SCREENS: Heavy frames. Copper mesh. Cost more worth it DE LUXE BRY- Spacious. Sample House . . . 1519 K Sst. N.w. regions from Labrador to the Cana- dian Rocky Mountains, as well as in Florida, Kentucky and Iowa, from May to the last of June, these strange flowers are in bloom 1t is the odd, pitcher-shaped leaves that attract your attention. They are the digestive machinery used. For here you may find drowned insects, whose bodies are furnishing the meat for the plant. The leaves are tufted. hollow, greatly inflated, pitcher-shaped and about 4 inches long, with a wide lateral wing and an erect terminal lid. The inner sur- face of the lid is thickly covered witn stiff, reflexed hairs. These leaves o pitchers are yellowish, green, or red- dish all over and attached to narrow stems below. the Winter. filled with water, is the place where many insects meet their doom. The flowers of the pitcher plant are solitary and nod from the tip of a slender stem 1 to 2 feet high. They are usually a deep purple. On rare occasions vellow one is found. They are | A BEITZELL SHOWING | WASHINGTON'S There are five green sepals, three or | sepals bending over the yellow style. | killed. The bait to entice the foolish | | victims are fond. | legend, that offered sweet trumpet or | ness. | is what the carnivorous pla You may find them in| The stomachlike pitcher, | four bracts at the base, five green The plant prefers her meat freshly beetle or fly is nectar, of which the | Once in the well, the poor thing is doomed. It cannot navigate the treacherous, hairy, steep incline to freedom, though it tries desperately to do so. The insect falls back into the pool of digestive juices. Soon all is over. The plant has ob- tained its food. The soil does not serve this plant as it does for all others, except the sundew family, wherein is the Venus fiytrap, another amazing plant, quite animal-like in its actions There is a drug, nepenthe, of famed Helen is said to have aru in order to forget her sorrows s ts offer their victims. (Copyright. 1936.) Rail Employes Taxed. Employes of the Yunnan Railway, in French Indo-China, have lost their | right to exemption from taxes. Rollers Used on Worms. To stop the invasion of army worms in South Africa, huge rollers were used to crush the intruders. SINGER’S CAR HITS GIRL Alma Gluck Zimbalist Says Parked Cars Blocked View. “TORRINGTON, Conn., June 20 (). —An automobile driven by Mrs. Alma Gluck Zimbalist, noted soprano and | wife of Efrem Zimbalist, the violinist, struck and fatally injured Minnie Pisanti, 13, within a few hundred feet of the girl's home here yesterday. Chief of Police Hugh E. Meade said Mrs. Zimbalist told him the girl stepped out from behind a parked car and that she had no time to stop her machine before striking her. Chief Meade said shortly after the accident that no action had been taken against Mrs. Zimbalist. 3841 - 43 - 47 " CALVERT ST. ,99 Like living in the country without sacrificing city comfort and convenience. . two baths . . markets and Six rooms . recreation room near schools. Large lots + o o 137 feet to paved alley. FURNISHED EXHIBIT HOME 3841 Calvert St Furnished by Hilda N. Miller Open Sunday, 10 A, M. to 9 P. M. Drive out blocks south of Mass. Ave.) J. A. McKEEVER CO. AGENTS FOR Calvert Realty Co. Daily, 1 P. M. to 9 P. M. Wisconsin Avenue to Calvert St. (& Turn West to Homes. DI. 9706 Just Completed and Embracing every worth will find ample protection. MOST BEAUTIFUL NEW HOMES OPEN TODAY 6123 14th St. N.W. | OPEN DAILY THESE New Modernistic homes are truly modern throughout , . . paneled walls . . pegged floors . . . rooms . . step-up dining room . . . center-hall entrance . . . « . iwo modern baths . .. a modern electric kitchen in colors random width three beautiful bed- + « « large landscaped lot and built-in garage. DRIVE OUT NOW Out 16th St. to Sheri- dan: "riont 1 "Dlock 1o TO™er 14th_St. and right to Bldg. homes. Realtor Open Daily and Sunday Until 9 P.M. VinfF-Saunders @ 318 Gallatin St. N.W. 9950 With the exception of 310 Gallatin St. Exclusive Agents Dis. 3100 We Invite Com- parison at the Price Furnished by Palais Royal TO INSPECT Drive out Georgia avenue to Gallatin street, east on Gallatin street to houses Oil burner and electric Ready for Inspection -while modern convenience, in a splendid residential section, where your investment *9,150 All brick, two-car garage, three double qu rooms, two beautiful baths, recreation room, toilet on first floor, laundry in cellar, beautifully equipped kitchen, hot- water heat, insulated, screened and ventilated. refrigeration if desired. 1334 Taylor St. N.E. CHARLES M. WALLINGSFORD Builder ond Owner .1010 Vermont Avenue N.W. NAt'I 2990 Some Physician or Dentist is going to take advantage of this opportunity to establish himself in this popular new section of Pet- worth—in this New Corner Home Especially designed with separate entrance to the reception and consultation rooms—entirely distinct from the living quarters. 300 Emerson Streét N.W. Just one or two other homes in this group are available. The price of which is 58,950 W The Exhibit Home Furnished by Hutchison; draped by Ligon. Here Are Some of the Many Interesting F eatures: Big rooms—living room, dining room, sun room, breakfast nook and electrically equipped kitchen on first floor. baths on Come out Kansas Avenue to n_Street turning right Emer: to these homes. 1404 K St. NW. District 1015 Three rooms of unusual size and two ultra - modern ond floor. CAFRITZ bed In the basement —Ilarge recreation room with paneled ter Kraft and oil burner boiler; large garage. the sec- Open every day and evening, including Sun- day. DL 9080 Over 4,000 Lifetime Homes Built and Sold REAL ESTATE. Wopmhbine CHEVY CHASE, MD. 27 E. Woodbine St. Outstanding value in a restricted community of new homes. Six fine rooms, two baths, attached garage, screened living porch. Within one square of Conn. Ave., at Woodbine St. Our homes noted for their beauty, livability and construction features, Nine already sold. Drive . out Convenient to stores, schools, churches and bus line. . turn right one square to property, Owner M. B. Swanson Builder E. B. Toole, Sales i Silver Spring, Md. A Distinctive New Home 4 Bedrooms~2 Baths v 8402 Dale Drive, Silver Spring, Md. BEAUTIFUL, new Brick and Stone home, containing living room, dining room, kitchen, two bed rooms and bath on the first floor Second floor has two bed rooms, o bath and storage room. There is an automatic ol burner—second fioor is insulated—steel casement windows— slate roof—copper screens and screened porch. Built-in kitchen cabinets, gos rance, electric refrigeration, furred walls—guaranteed dry. 30-gallon water heater, basement toilet, built-in garage, 60-foot lot, no street assess- ments. Close to grade and parochial schools, two blocks from high school $9.750 OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY TO 9 P.M. Two Purchase Plans: TO REACH: Out Ga. Ave. to Peoples Drug Sfore in Silver Sprino Turn right on Bomifant St. and comtimue to Dale Drive. Left to homes. OPEN DAILY and SUNDAY until §.00 P.M. Dalemont Realty & Const. Co., Inc. Masonic Bldg. SHepherd 1705 Wardman's Low-Priced Homes READY FOR OCCUPANCY 39 Sold in This New Group These larger houses have six rooms, 2 baths, rec- reation room and garage. All !{)rick furred walls, bronze screens and weather-stripped. O AFTER DOWN PAYMENT, $52 PER O MONTH PAYS INTEREST, PRINCI- PAL, TAXES and INSURANCE—NO COMMISSION or RENEWALS. SAMPLE HOUSE 618 Powhatan Pl. N.W. Open Daily, 9 to 9 Out 7th St. NNW. to 6000 Block, turn right to House. SCHOOLS (PUBLIC AND PAROCHIAL) ARE WITHIN 3 BLOCKS, BUS AND CAR LINE SERVICE. A 20-ACRE PLAYGROUND FOR THE KIDDIES. HARRY WARDMAN, Inc. 1512 K St. DI. 3830 “Life’s Worth Living in @ Wardman Home"