Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1936, Page 26

REA NEARBY BUILDERS OFFEREDF.H.A.AD Widespread Construction Interest Evinced After Conference. Widespread interest by owners of fand tracts in the vicinity of the Dis- trict of Columbia has been evinced following a recent subdivision confer- ence held here by the Federal Housing Administration to acquaint builders, bankers, material men and property owners with the possibilities in low- priced home subdivision development. The District insuring office of the Federal Housing Administration at present has 18 sites under considera- tion, the owners of which have ex- pressed a desire to build homes that can be purchased by families of mod- erate income, according to J. Reilly Stanton, District director. Part of the program sponsored by the Federal Housing Administration in connection with subdivision developments has been a series of conferences held in larger population centers, including Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Newark and Boston. In each instance build- ers, bankers and material manufac- turers and their dealers have been im- pressed with the possibilities of pro- viding housing for the vast. potential market which includes those who can- not afford homes costing in excess of $4,500. From many parts of Maryland and | Woodridge Garden Club only a few | gardeners rooting cuttings taken from Yirginia, owners of undeveloped tracts | weeks away, and dahlias themselves | stems of cut roses just after the petals have sought advice from the District office, according to Stanton, as to the best procedure in utilizing their land and the most advantageous plan and layout for possible developments. The inquiries have revealed, Stanton said, that there is a drastic lack of ade- quate housing in many sections and that there has been a Jull in new con- struction over a long period of years. The need in some instances for proper maccommodations is said to be acute. Maryland developers in La Plata, In- dian Head, Upper Marlboro, Clinton and College Park: ‘and Virginia at| Falls Church, Fairfax and Alexan- dria, besides firms in the District of Columbia itself, have submitted pre- liminary layouts and plots of their land to the District office. “These groups.” Mr. Stanton said, *will be accorded the benefit of the knowledge of the experts emploved in our office tap the vast market for homes within reach of persons of low income and s large sales volume can be created in this field. “The fact that these low-priced homes can be built right here has Just been demonstrated by the Na-| tional Lumber Manufacturers’ As- sociation who have erected three of the low-priced homes according to suggested designs of the Technical Di- vision of the Federal Housing Ad- ministration. These houses will soon be open for public exhibition.” Home (Continued Prom First Page.) -—_— second floor. There are three bed- rooms on this floor, all of which are larger than are customarily found in houses of the price class of The Star dwelling. The master bedroom, un- usually light and airy, is 16 by 13 feet in size. The room has two spaci- ous closets, and a private bath. The second bedroom is 15 by 12 feet in size, and the third, to the rear of the house, is 12 by 10 feet. Both of the rooms have excellent closet space, and a bath just off the hallway. One of the features of the new Sil- ver Star Home is a large rear garden, dotted with trees. Landscaping of this garden is particularly attractive. The garage is built-in and heated. Heating for the house is supplied by a gas-fired hot-water plant. Ample laundry facilities are also located in the basement. The selling price of the house is $15,500. Long-term financing s This activity may readily | L ESTATE. NING STAR, WASHINGTON, Silver Star Home rFIR s Floop: PLAN- BY J. W. WELLINGTON. W!TH the forthcoming Regional Dahlia Show sponsored by the | making excellent. growth, local home gardeners are becoming keenly ln-} terested in the development of their plants. The regional show, to be held | in the John Burroughs School on Oc- | tober 3 and 4, is certain to attract | | wide interest and should be the best display in many seasons. In antici- | pation of the show, many fine new | varieties were purchased in the Spring. | | Schedules of the show may be se- | cured from the chairman, L. W. | Clarke, 2440 Monroe street north- east. Dahlias are recognized as heavy | feeders, and it is not uncommon to observe dahlia growers placing stable | manure or other fertilizer about the | base of the plants at this season to | provide food for the heavy foliage | | and flowers. The dahlia is known as a short day plant: that is, it blooms | when the days are shortening in | Autumn. It is a distinctly Autumn | | plant and the Woodridge Gardeni Club has recognized this fact in set- | ting the date of their big show in | October. The fine, large single flowers | | that win the ribbons at the shows are not chance products by any means. They are the result of careful “dis- budding,” leaving only the central | terminal flower. If this “disbudding™ | is done when the side shoots are just forming. there is scarcely any evidence of their removal. Even with the best of planning, there is always the element of chance of having blooms reach their perfection at tre time of the scheduled displays. Yet, it is this very element of chance that lends zest to the exhibiting game. | To many fanciers, the miniature and pompom dahlias are particularly ap- pealing and, as a matter of fact, they have more value for home decoration | than do the very large exhibition types. Rose Cuttings. i ANY of the roses growing In | local home gardens were propa- } gated originally by the gardeners | themselves from slips or cuttings ob- tained from neighbors or friends and, although there is considerable evi- | | dence that cutting plants are not fully as productive as grafted plants, | they, nevertheless, vield some splendid flowers, especially with naturally | sturdy varieties, such as Red or Pink | Radiance. September and October are generally the best months of the | { year for starting outdoor cuttings,| | possibly because the wood is matured | | in Autumn and filled with stored {ruods. The cooler weather may also | be a factor by making the soil less favorable to organisms that cause | available through Weaver Bros., mort- | gage loan correspondents for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Open for the next 30 days, the house may be visited between the hours of 10 am. and 9 p.m. It may be reached by driving out Connecticut avenue to Nebraska avenue, thence right on Nebraska about three-quarters of a mile to Utah avenue. Turn left on Utah avenue about five blocks to Barnaby street. The house is located * sbout three blocks from the inter- | section of Utah avenue and Barnaby street. HOME CONSTRUCTION IS HIGH SCHOOL TOPIC ‘The “Arithmetic Home Ownership Project” is being offered as a fifth- year course at the Technical High 8chool, in Buffalo, N. Y., following | the interest shown by the students last Spring in planning a model home. The course was planned at the Buffalo office of the Federal Housing ” Administration and includes the drawing up of plans and specifications for homes in a price range of $3,000 to $8500. It is designed to give students a practical knowledge of #he theory of home construction, v —— Concealed Radiators. “ When concealed radiators are in- #talled, the studs should be doubled at each side of the opening. If it is In a bearing wall, the space over the fadiator should be trussed. . Just Completed ONLY 2 of these 14 attractive all- brick HOMES on lots con- taining over 30,000 sq. ft. with all city conveniences are left. Furnished Sample House Open Daily 2300 N. Nottingham St. Arlington County, Va. *6.950 Small cash payment, balance like rent. ri t L ighway to 5000 Block, fu?'nfi'»m e; 'L’t‘c lch’ool to our sign. A. S. Gardiner 1510 K St. N.W. % NA. 033¢ | | | | drained situation where water will not | 1522 K Street rotting. Shoots which have just flowered are good material for cut- tings. It is not rare to find home have fallen. When planting, two or three buds are usually buried in the soil and one or more left protruding. Stiff clay is not a favorable soil for cuttings, but should be modified with sand or peat moss to make it porous and crumbly. After placing the cut- tings in the soil, a glass jar should be placed over each one to keep the air moist and help retain the warmth derived from the sun. Where several cuttings are being started at one time, it may be easier | to set them in a frame nicely fitted | with a sash. Whether sash or jar, | the covering must remain through | the Winter and be left over the cut- | tings until the warm days of May. The location of the cutting bed is | important, preferably choosing a well- | stand. Sometimes raised beds are used to advantage where the natural | soil surface is rather flat. *SEcoND-FLOOR -PLAN: Arrangement of the first and second floors of 6634 Barnaby street, Barnaby Woods, Chevy Chase, D. C., which has received the Silver Star award. The house, sponsored by The Star, was de=- signed by Harvey P. Baxter. The exhibition period starts tomorrow. | house. Some home gardeners are surpris- | ingly successful, rootin ga high per- centage of their cuttings. As with many garden practices, there has de- veloped a world of notions about how to handle rose cuttings. Some gar- deners attribute their success to breaking off the cuttings or slips rather than cutting them. Others prefer to cut through a bud, and still others believe in cutting half way be- tween nodes. Probably these details are of little importance, but it is true that commercial propagators take cut- | tings with a knife, usually making a slanting cut through a node. Elec- trically or manure heated hot beds would be of great help in raising roses or other plants from cuttings for a | little heat from below the cuttings | accelerates rooting and greatly in- | creases the chances of success, Evergreen Pruning. OMETIMES the home owner wishes to restrict the rapid development | of evergreens . which comprises the | foundation plantings in front of the Hit or miss pruning, such as is often given to ordinary broadleaf trees and shrubs, may well lead to | disaster since most evergreens do not | have the capacity of pushing forth | new buds along their branches. One | may, for example, at the proper sea- son cut a privet hedge to within a few inches of the soil and it will re- store itself, but not so with most ever- greens, especially those bearing | needles. A few species, such as the junipers, arborvitaes and yews, are | able to push forth new buds, but it - ANNOUNCING An Early Fall Showing of Half- Acre Garden Home Sites in J;MOR From $650 up With genuine pleasure we offer to the public of Washington an opportunity to purchase ot most reasonable prices, garden home sites in the ESTATE SECTION of Montgomery County, Md. Small tracts such as these, in this popular area, are virtually impossible to obtain at any price—and we are convinced that this timely offering is especially interesting. Why not plan for the future by investing in ground certain to enhance in value? Why not purchase an entire half acre on which to build your home, with room for a garden—or for the children to down on when you retire from active romp in safety—or simply to settle business? Only 25 minutes from the heart of the city on the Old Georgetown Road, between Bethesda ond Rockville. improved streets; electricity. BUY NOW FOR SPRING BUILDING. Frequent bus service at the corner; FALL OR EARLY TERMS WILL BE MADE WITHIN REACH OF EVERYONE! Drive out Wisconsin Ave. to Bethesda, take road on left of Bank of Bethesda (0ld Georgetown Rd.) till you come to Lurmanor. REPRESENTATIVE ON PREMISES [| S Lollonguood . . . v ® This beautiful New American Home is one of several now available in Rollingwood -on beautifully wooded -lots adjoining and overlooking Rock Creek Park, with 3 and 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, paneled library and basement lounge, maid's room and bath, 2-car garage, G. E. Air Conditioning and electric health kitchens. @ Beautifully furnished Model Home open daily to 9:30 p.m. TO REACH: Drive out Sixteenth Street to Sherrill Drive (opposite Walter Reed Hospital) thence to Beach Drive and turn right two miles to sign at Leland Street, or . Connecticut Avenue to East Woodbine Street, turn right to Brookeville Road, left one block _to Leland Street and right on Leland one-half mile to "New American Home" sign. . Drive out WAVERLY TAYLOR .. National 1040 would be safer to prune these in early Spring before new growth starts. Species with needles, the pines, firs, and spruces, should be merely sheared, that is, clipped of part of their new growth. By so doing, there are left some of the living buds to resume the growth, Shearing of this kind tends to keep the growth more cdmpact and attractive. However, one must not rely solely on pruning to keep evera|| greens or, as a matier of fact, any plant in good shape. Cultivation of the soll and feeding with bone meal or complete fertilizer are needed also to obtain best results. Garden Notes. i [E American Horticultural Society announces the publication of the second number of the American Daf- fodil Book containing descriptive notes on the finest of the newer varieties. This phamplet is very timely due to the lifting of present quarantine regu- lations this coming December. This change will permit the entrance of the new varieties in large quantcities and this hand book should help the American grower to select the better varieties. The headquarters of the American Horticultural Society are in this city. According to Extension Service News of the University of Maryland, to- matoes take up odors more readily than’other fruit because the wax on the surface absorbs the odors, which later pass into the flesh itself. For the home gardener who has a yearning also for wild flowers, the new English book “Gentians” should NORTH CLEVELAND PARK 3903 Warren St. N.W. (Just off Wisconsin Avenue) Large, detached frame house with slate roof containing 6 rooms, bath and inclosed sleeping porch; automa! heat; 1-car garage; con: ent to public and paroc! schools. The Price and Terms Will Please You Open for Inspection Saturday and Sunday WEAVER BROS i« REALTORS Washington Building Dlstrict 9486 D. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1936. have appeal. Many remember the purpled fringed gentians that were sought so eagerly by children. This monograph describes species from all over the world and reveals that gen- tians are not necessarily blue, but that there are also yellow and red species. New home owners who find their TH and street car lines. REAL ESTA garden spot & mass of heavy, tenacious clay need not be discouraged. This area should be spaded rough and left in this condition until Spring. Such clay may be improved greatly by add- ing sand, wood ashes and even sifted coal ashes, With the exception of the wood ash, which does have some | PRESENTING The Last Word in Row Houses In eoutiful Glover Park unusually low, with very convenient terms. B. H. GRUVER Builder of Popular-Priced Homes NAt1 1737 816 Investment Bldg. Open 9 TE. potash, these materials have no fer tilizer value, but they do help convert the clay into a workable soil. To forestall the bare spots that are certain to follow thick patches of erab grass, it would be wise indeed to scratch the soil with a metal rake and sow seed, A VIEW OF THE BEAUTIFULLY FURNISHED LIVING ROOM SAMPLE HOME—2438 39th Place N.W. ESE English Normandy homes contain many surprising features, including the latest Bryant Gos Air Conditioning. Six and seven rooms, two baths, two real brick and stone fireplaces. De Juxe kitchen, electric refrigeration, recreation room and built-in garages. Near schools, parks, stores, bus We candidly say these homes are the best we have ever built and are priced Model Home Furnished by HILDA N. MILLER Daily and Sunday A.M. to 9 P.M. Harvey P. Baxter, Registe " THIS IS AN ELECTRIC KITCHEN HEALTH HOME 3520 Conn. Ave. irecti Out Conn. Ave to Nebraska Ave., turn right to Utah Ave., turn left to DakNABY e richezibtre h‘( :‘h.o:l to the home, or at Chevy Chase Circle turn A e e rio ennyson St., right to Utah Ave., left on right into Western Ave., strei : Utah Ave. to Barnaby St., following the Silver Star sign. " DONT MISS THE “KITCHEN SALON.” the early autumn presentation in e BARNABY WOODS . A Silver Star Home Claude G. Johnson, Builder 6634 Barnaby Street CHEVY CHASE, D. C. 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