Evening Star Newspaper, October 10, 1936, Page 30

REAL ESTATE. ARCHITECTS GET AGCOUNTING PLAN System Adopted by Institute Is Described as Pioneer Work. The American Institute of Archi- tects has officially adopted a stand- ard accounting syster for architects developed by Edwin Bergstrom of Los Angeles, treasurer of the institute, and described as “pioneer work in the field of architectural practice.” “The issuance of this system indi- cates the architect’s intention to maintain his proper position of domi- nance in the building operation,” says sn announcement by the institute. “It marks recognition of the fact that an architect’s function is much more comprehensive than is generally known. “At present uniform and accurate data for intelligent comparisons of the costs of rendering the various archi- tectural services do not exist. The system, which has been in prepara= tion for the past five years, will pro- duce an accurate, informative and in- telligible statement of the financial condition of a business at any date and of the results of its operations for the past periods. Work Hinges on Others. “The architect is engaged in the practice of a profession wherein he is dependent on others for the op- portunity to create his art and give it form and substance. For such op- portunity he is dependent upon the conditions that obtain in the indus- trial world, and for its successful con- clusion he must rely upon his skill in administering the enterprise as well as upon his skill in applying his art. ‘The manner in which he administers the enterprise is the gauge of his busi- ness standing. “Only by means of a uniform ac- counting system can the architectural profession accurately determine and compare the prevalent costs of per- forming its various functions and know quite certainly what the cost of doing any particular type of archi- tectural work should be. “Until such universal cost data are available, the archifect cannot de- termine with confidence what he should receive as compensation for doing any such work. With such data available, it may come about that the traditional scheme of charges now prevailing in the profession will be modified or discarded.” Summary of System. The system includes: “Manual of Accounting for Archi- tects,” embracing the principles of accounting, the account, bookkeeping Tecords and the financial statements; the schedule of accounts; the asset accounts; the liabilities and- net worth accounts; the income accounts; the expense accounts; cost account- ing; journalizing and other record- ing; bank deposits and checks, and construction accounts. Individual forms provided as stand- ard documents, covering cash journal, voucher register, job cost ledger and Insurance register in one binder; gen- eral ledger, overhead expense ledger, and construction contract register in the second; and pay rolls in the third. SOOTHE EYES, NERVES Blue, Green and Violet Held Best in Color Scheme. The colors blue, green and violet soothe the eyes and nerves because they reflect little light, but yellows and reds have an opposite effect, according to Charlotte Brennan of the New York State College of Home Economics. ‘When using pure yellows and reds in a color scheme, she says, it is best to use them in small amounts or softened with gray, white or violet. ‘These light-reflectiing colors, howe ever, if used in interior decoration, can stimulate the atmosphere of a Toom without being hard on the eyes. Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Rhett Rathbone, gighway, in the Hamlet, from the Chevy Ci ‘0. 7 Nature’s Swamp BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. "THERE is no soil, they say, to dis- courage & determined thistle, They do seem to select rather un- promising sites, and in swamps, moist. soil, roadsides, gullies, fields and such places, where water is likely to be found to keep the soil fairly moist, this thistle makes a success of her life, sending many children out into the world to do likewise. Prom Newfoundland to Saskatch- ewan, south to Florida and Texas, this thistle goes happily forward. Her partner is the painted-lady butterfly, often called the thistle butterfly. This plant is a prickly herb that grows to be about five feet high. She has spiny leaves, when mature. In youth, the stem is smooth, with a woolly or hairy coat; when older, the stem is quite smooth, The young leaves are very white and hairy in ~ babyhood on the under surface, grad- ually turning green as they mature. The leaves found at the very base| | of the plant are from four to eight inches long, and they have prickles. ‘The beautiful rose-purple flowers tempt you to use every known effort to get them without painful re- |} minder of the needles. It is almost | i useless to try, though the stem flowers | [i are so artistic, and you want them so much. You can handle the stem with shears, and carry your prize in a newspaper. your flowers as you would any other. Place the barbed trophy in just the right vase, and you have something to | | enjoy for days. In the deep tube of each floret nectar is saved for the welcome guest. There are those who know that the flower hostess is carefully protected against all who pilfer. No crawling Branwill Park—Silver Spring A Charming Community of Suburban Homes 330 Ocala Street Draperies by Ligon, Rugs by Manoukian, This Home eontains five large, light, well arranged rooms. lnh‘ and kitchen ere equipped with modern fixtures and labor saving devices that will meet with unqualified approval There's a commodious built-in garage; walls are ings metal stripped. y every women. rred and open~ Price, $7,950—Terms, $55 Mo. Another Attractive Home This is en _ettractive reominess 380 Becker Ave: Cape Cod Bungolow type—with of a larger house and with the equipment throughout all the consistent with this Branwill Park development of ours. Never forget, and handle | | se La Children Thistle. guest can scale the spines. Fiyers only are welcome. That leaves out Mme, Ant. These folks are famous for their thrift and no-pay methods. Their armor-clad bodies do not trans- fer pollen grains. They are worse than housebreakers to many flower mothers. The thistle “took steps” and no ants make the trip up the formidable stairs. There are many seeds developed, to float away later on their fairy silk wings to new homes. The thistle is the floral emblem of Scotland. The plant has a special place in the hearts of the people of that land, for when the Danes in- vaded Scotland, they entered in the dead of night. They removed their shoes s0 that not a sound might be heard By the tired soldiers, but one of the Danes stepped, with his bare foot, upon a healthy and determined thistle. With a cry of anguish he awakened the sleeping Scots, who at gnce _eficiently protected_their do- A REAL BUY IN ALEXANDRIA, VA A brick home with seven rooms and bath. Iarge yard and garage. Excellent neighborhood. One block from school. Price, $6 ,500 Small Amount of Cash and Easy Monthly Payments. To reach: Take Mt. V. . zard fo prat f;-flfi Tiomt T Baule: rounds. T Riont " one© block. " Lork Sne block o Pevion Strees. 515 o Pevion Street. on’ property. e dien V. Ward Boswell 108 S. Wash. St. Alex., Ve, Phone Alex. 2616 , have purchased this aitractive home at 8 East-West Co. The sale was made by the Thos. J. Fisher —Star Staff Photo. main. So the thistle became the ‘Scotch emblem, and who can but say she deserves the honor bestowed upon her. (Copyrisht, 1936.) — Decorating Wide Floor Boards. ‘Wide board floors may be decorated with striping, that is, by running a line of contrasting ‘or harmonizing color along the joinings. A pencil striper, which may be purchased at a paint store or an art supply store, simpli- fies this work. Wide board floors also may be finished in checkerboard or diamond pattern style. The easiest procedure is to apply three coats of solid color. The floor is then marked off with chalk, the size of the pattern being determined by the width of the boards and every other square painted & contrasting or harmonizing color. Open Daily and Sunday Until 9 P.M. 1405 1 St. N.W, 6600 Wisconsin Ave. ., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1936. - BIG WATER MAINS 5424 32nd ST. [ ] ONE OF THE BEST BUYS OF DAY IN CHEVY. CHASE, D. C. $9.450 A charming detached brick aond frame Colonial of 6 rooms and bath, open fire- place, built on lot 140 feet deep, attroctively land- scaped, garage on alley in rear. Vacant and in qood condition, Priced way down. From Connecticut Ave. drive on Nebraska Ave. to Mili- tary Rd, east to 32nd 3t nerth to house. OPEN TODAY 2 TO 6 SUNDAY 10 TO 6 BOSS & PHELPS 1417 K Bt Realtors NA. 9300. 301 BRADLEY BOULEVARD 1 Block West of Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, Md. New all-brick white Colonial center-hall corner home, Library or bed room on first floor. 7 rooms, 2); baths, In fine neighborhood. PRICED LOW FOR QUICK SALE GOSS REALTY CO. J. S. EATON, SALES BETHESDA BRANCH WI. 2583 JUST COMPLETED A New Group of 10 All-Brick Homes 3 of Which Have Been Sold Built by Monroe Warren 4921 to 4939 New Hampshire Ave. N.W. example of Chicago and Detroit in replacing 4-inch mains with larger pipe. The 4-inch main still found in ROOF LASTS 68 YEARS Freight Building Could Have Been Used Longer. ‘The razing of the historic 8t. John's Park Preight Station of the New York Central Railroad at Laight and Varick streets in New York City revealed that after 68 years of service the original roof was in almost perfect condition and could have been used for many more ‘This discovery . | was brought to light by L. W. Harring- ton, who superintended personally the installation of this job for the roof- A THOY INFLAMMABLE ROOFS’ FIRE TOLL DEPLORED Replacement Would Cut Losses More Than 15 Million, Chewn- ing Declares. If all inflammable roofs on houses in this country were replaced with fireproof shingles, fire losses would sutomatically be cut more than $15,- 000,000 every year, declares E. T. Chewning of the Unitec Clay Prod- ucts Co. “Roof-communicuted fires, that is, fires caused by flying sparks and the like, are responsible for a large per- centage of house fire loses annually, and inflammable roofs have in the past allowed the spread of fires into such holocausts as the great Chicago fire of 1871, which left 100,000 per- sons homeless and destroyed $200, REAL ESTATE. 000,000 worth of property,” Chewning declared. ‘There are several fireproof types ofs « roof on the market today, Chewning points out. Most of these have been thoroughly tested both in the Jabora« tory and in actual service. Queen Mary’s London Needlework Guild has been left $5,000 by the will of Anne Fairfax, Sydney, Australia. CALLING ALL HOME-SEEKERS| WASHINGTON REALTY CO. New dotached brick and stous aturday snd Sunday n room, butlt-in ga- rie kitehi Out Conduit Rd., % mi. past D. O. ling i CTets “and Tollow onr stemisc” 0% 6024 Broad Street, Brookmont Md. Georgia 8300 or Cleveland $454. *500 OFF! DRASTIC PRICE REDUCTION Announced to Assure the Immediate Sale P 839 Noyes Drive, Woodside Park OPEN NIGHTS TILL 9 P.M. e Rt paset s L ml{. aue’xullent be?rnoml with nice yard with SEe two_beautiful brick garage. furred walls, rock 0018, of This Lovel: Colonial - Type Home Was $10,950 . . NOW $10,450 ONLY °750 DOWN PAYMENT A wonderfully equipped home. Honestly constructed. 2 large bed rooms and bath on second floor. Extra bed room and bath on first floor. Model kitchen, automatic oil heat with Summer and Winter hot-water hook-up. Many other expensive features. 80-ft. wide front lawn. One block from bus, 3 blocks to grade school. Restricted home- owning community, Easy terms make pay- ing rent wasteful! This is the last house from a group of 5! Drive out Georgia Ave., {l ile past traffic licht to Noyes Drive on tinue north (first stone ' posi hroush Silver Spring, eon- right). Turn right 1 block. STEUART BROS., INC. sy Selling Agents Waple & James, Inc. 9521 Georgia Ave. N.W. Shepherd 4455 ONLY ONE LEFT IN THIS GROUP, JUST COMPLETED-Fast Selling Homes I e T e Wwool insuiation, siate roof. 5506 NORTH CAPITOL STREET This home contains 8 large rooms, bed room and well-equipped kitchen. large recreation room that L tiled baths. large attic that can be finished & fourth f. bus ston near door, stores floor, fireplace in rage ‘and laundry room. within bath on first 1s heated. At an amazing low price Open and lighted for inspection daily Drive out and Nor#h Capitol Street STROUP REALTY COMPANY L R New Hampshire Avenue to Kennedy to ezhibit. DI 0368 QE. 4138 COMPARISON contrasting relative design, function and value is all we ask! Equipment; Hot-Water Heat Furnished Sample House 241 Ingraham Street N.W. Price, $7,450—Convenient Terms Other homes in Branwill Pork from 2 bed rooms ond 1 bath to 4 bed rooms and 2 beths—$7,250 to $9,350. Tuné in WRC 10:30 Sunday morn- ings and listen to “American Homes" Furnished Exhibit Home, 4933 New Hampshire Ave. program_sponsored by us. Tomor- row, “The Hermitage” Andrew : Pmed at 379450 up Jackson's Home. : H R B Mossm To Inspect: Out New Hampshire Avenue to Emerson Street and houses, Tower Bldg. MEtro. 1776 Phone Ge. 7938 “ - Evenings, SHepherd 3742 A TO INSPECT Drive out Kanses Ave. to Ingraham St., right on Ingraham St to Rouses. Open Daily end Sunday Open all day Saturday Until 9 P.M. and Sunday. Handy to Reach From traffic light on Georgia Ave, in Silver Spring, drive up the Colesville Road past Mrs. K's Tavern to Franklin Ave, then right three BRANWILL PARK.