Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1936, Page 30

|4 5 H [ v G e e Ay N B Ny e, C—6 MARYLAND REALTY SALES IMPORTANT Country and Water Front Property in Report of Roger B. Farquhar. 8ix important sales of country and water front property in Maryland were announced today by the office of Roger B. Farquhar, real estate broker. The Blackistone Farm, located near Clark’s Landing in St. Marys County, was sold to Dr. Frederick Y. Donn for C. Wilson Dean. This is a farm of 175 acres with a mile of water front, including several deep water harbors. Dr. Donn plans to make it his Summer home. About 2 miles north of the Blacki- stone property, on St. Thomas Creek, Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Pierson have just purchased from Rollo J. Starkweather & 200-acre estate which they plan to develop and make their permanent home. Farquhar has sold a large farm and home near Spencerville, Montgomery County, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. ‘Thomas for Harry C. Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas plan extensive additions and improvement to the house and grounds. A 10-acre wooded lot near Four Corners, Montgomery County, was sold to Ernest Rice for James Williams. ‘The property adjoins the proposed park of the Maryland Park and Planning Commission, W. A. Nichols of Takoma Park has purchased a house and five-acre tract, located near Colesville, from Alice Richardson. Mr. and Mrs. Gaston C. Servant have obtained title to a 44- acre place in Howard County. This property was sold for Samantha E. ‘Walker. It is near Clarksville, Permits (Continued From First Page.) architect; to erect six 2-story brick dwellings, 242-252 Gallatin street; to cost $30,000. H. & M. Berger, 53 E street, owners; Marcus Hallet, designer; Robert Good- man, Inc., McLachlen Building, build- ers; to erect two 2-story brick-and- tile dwellings, 7742 and 17746 Six- teenth street; to cost $15,000 each. J. C. Price, 1620 D street northeast, owner and builder; D. B. Johannes, Jr., designer; to erect six 2-story brick dwellings, 1310-1320 Staples street; to cost $27,000. Continental Baking Co., Inc, 1010 Vermont avenue, owners; J. G. Her- bert, architect; construct new concrete roof and floor, 2301 Georgia avenue; to cost $20,000. Frank D. Phillips, 3500 Ritten- house street, owner, designer and builder; to erect two 2-story brick- and-tile dwellings, 5920 and 5924 Six- teenth street; to cost $18,000. Pichler Richmond Construction Co., 1505 K street, owners and builders; William Crusemire, designer; to erect two 2-story brick-and-concrete-block dwellings, 4904 and 4908 Davenport street; to cost $13,000. Mrs. Henry Leonard, 3042 N street, owner; H. P. Baxter, architect; Rob- ert J. O'Neill & Co., rear 1617 U street, builder; to erect one 2-story brick addition and make repairs, 3042 N street; to cost $8,000. Tolson, Kemp & Nix, 2314 Rhode Island avenue northeast, owners and builders; A. C. Tolson, designer; to erect one 2-story brick-and-frame dwelling, %457 South Dakota avenue northeast; to cost $8,000. Northern Market Co. of Washing- ton City, owners; A. P. Starr, archi- tect; Charles H. Tompkins Co. 1630 Connecticut avenue, builders; to make repairs and changes, 1424 and 1426 Beventh street; to cost $7,500. L. E. Bruninger & Sons, Inc., 1515 K street, owners and builders; Har- vey P. Baxter, architect; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 4444 Dexter street; to cost $8,000. Barnaby Woods Development Co., Bethesda, Md., owners and builders; L. R. Moss, architect; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwelling, 6653 Barnaby street; to cost $8,000. E. E. Adamson, 6101 Fourth street,i owner and builder; E. J. Conner, de- - signer; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwelling, 4951 Albemarle street; to cost $7,000. George B. Williams, owner; James F. Hogan, architect; Kass Realty Co., Inc.,, Southern Building, builders; to erect one l-story brick gas station, S. D. Wignansky, 1405 Manchester lane, owner and builder; H. P. Baxter, architect; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwelling, 244 Underwood street; to cost $5,000. Capital View Realty Co., 927 New York avenue, owners and builders; W. Valentine, designer; to erect one 2-story brick and cinder block dwell- ing, 4922 Central avenue northeast; to cost $5,500. B. P. Evans, Inc, 907 Fifteenth street, owners and builders; E. J. Con- ner, designer; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwelling, 1325 South- ern avenue southeast; to cost $6,000, B. P. Evans, Inc, 907 Fifteenth street, owners and builders; E. J. Con- ner, designer; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwelling, 1305 South- ern avenue southeast; to cost $5,500. Martin = McInerney, Investment Building, owner and builder; O. R. Bcholz, designer; to erect one 1-story brick store, 701 Fourth street south- west; to cost $6,000. B. E. Wenger, 237 Rock Creek Church road, owner and builder; E. B. Corning, architect; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwelling, 3413 Ordway street; to cost $5,000. Gulf Oil Corp, 1724 South Capitol street, owners and builders; P. R. L. Hagner, architect; to erect one 1-story brick and terra cotta service station, 450 Kennedy street; to cost $5,500. Comdr. 8. P. Fulliwider, 3017 Gates road, owner and designer; George E. Bryant, builder; to erect one 1-story stone and frame addition, 3017 Gates Toad; to cost $2,000. Meadowbrook, Inc., Tower Building, owners and builders; to erect 11 brick garages, 3530-3550 W place; to cost $2,200. National Shirt Shops, 942 F street, owners; Ross-Frankel, Inc., New York, designers and builders; to make re- pairs, 942 F street; to cost $3,000. Adrian Eskstein, owner; Gundling Bullding & Construction Co., Chicago, IIL, designers and builders; to erect one 1-story brick addition, 5534 Con- necticut avenue; to cost $3,000. Samuel Walker, 1741 L street, owner; A. S. J. Atkinson, architect; Charles C. Kennon, Inc, 814 Eighteenth street, builder; to erect one l-story brick addition and repairs and alterations, 1912 Pennsylvania avenue, to cost $2,200. Bergmann’s Laundry, 625 G street, owners; C. B. White, designer; W. B. Avery, 611 F styet, builder; to make Tepairs, 625 G street, to cost $2,000. Alice A. Duncan, 702 East Capitol treet, -owner;J, B. Eckenrode, 4913 % REAL ESTATE. DAILY SHORT STOR! CINDERELLA By Beatrice Cremer. UT why can't I take you home, Kay?” “Because this friend of moth- er's—where I am staying this week end—has a strange complex against young men.” Kay's serious expression gave added weight to this piece of in- formation. She added as an after- thought, “When she was young she had an unhappy love affair.” “So that 20 years later I fall a vic- tim to her blight- ed love. Does she have a sign on her 1 front door saying: & ‘All ye young men that enter herein travel at your risk. Beware one scorned woman Who thirsteth for revenge'?” “Beware yourself about mixing your quotations. You know your wire was quite a surprise. Your letter said nothing about coming East.” “Nobody was more surprised than I, Kay. We heard quite by accident Thursday afternoon that this plant outside of Philadelphia intended to purchase new office furniture—so dad commissioned me to come down here and put in our bid. I think we stand a good chance, t00.” “If you get it, it will be the first big order you've bagged a la solo— won't it, Lee?” “Yes, everything up to now would be chicken feed compared to the size of this one.” “Well, here's to your success.” Two glasses held, respectively, by one feminine white hand and one brown, muscular paw clicked in mid- air. “I suppose there's always & first time for everything.” ~ “Meaning what, Lee?” “First time I'm not allowed to escort a girl home. And to clinch it she says she is going to leave on the stroke of 12.” * % kX “BUT, Lee I have already ex- plained it all to you. Your wire saying you were going to be in New York this week end—well, I just received it Friday night at school. And by then I had already made these plans to spend the week end with Miss Weber.” “Miss Weber? The name doesn't sound so formidable. What else do you know about her blighted romance? Pre-war, did you say?” “Oh, let's not waste any time on Miss Weber. There are so many other things to talk about. You said you were going back to Philadelphia to- morrow. How long do you expect to be there?” “That's in the lap of the gods. Kay—shall we dance?” ‘The rendezvous in question was one of New York's ultra-smart night clubs. All ages and many different types were there gathered in the in- terests of pleasure. Looking at her, Lee thought it might as well be tonight as any other night. Only he would be very subtle about it. The young man of today was more careful in the word« ing of his proposal than had been his father. His father would have faltering- 1y mumbled out: “Will you marry me, Kay?” and have heard her answere ing yes or no, reason following. But his son and his son’s friends went about it another way. The girl would hear this sentence, “Could you live on $150 a month?” or whatever the sum might be. If she said she couldn’t the suitor’s pride need not feel ine jured—you couldn’t call that a pro- posal at all—that was purely a ques- tion to sound her out. * % X % BUT it she answered, “When I marry it will be for love and “That’s in the lap of the gods” not for money,” that was his cue to ‘say, “Darling, then you will?” To be followed by her answering, “Yes."” In that set of cir- cumstances the same sentence which before had Just been a sound- er-outer was now to be considered a bona fide proposal. Lee, dancing, holding her in his arms, felt his heart go round. If he only had a chance. She was alwa, surrounded by & male coterie when- ever there were men around. He was sure she liked him, but as easily there might be some one else she liked better. He really didn't know how he rated in her affections. Take tonight, for instance. He had made a special trip to New York for the sole purpose of seeing Kay and she made no better arrangement for the week end than to stay with a spinsterish and evidently half-crazed friend of her mother’s. Just the fact that some Don Juan of her youthful days proved to be a wolf in sheep's disguise was no reason for barring all succeeding Don Juans. It was crazy. It was illogical. He wasn't going to let himself be a pawn in such circumstances. He would insist on his masculine prerogative, escort her home and enroute give her the sounder-outer. His mind was made up, Thus should it be, * x k% ‘HE hour of 12 had arrived and found a modern Cinderella de- parting in haste from her party. But in place of the coach and four there stood & creature of steel who had re- placed with pistons the muscles of his four-footed forebears. “Lee, you can't come. sensible.” “Sorry, Kay. But here I am and here I stay.” Two determined faces studied each other. The chauffeur’s voice inter- rupted with, “Where to, sir?” “Where to? Why, home—Miss Web- er's of course.” “Where's that, sir?” “Where?” Lee turned to Xay. “Lsn't this Miss Weber's car?” “No,” Kay said. “You might as well tell him to drive wherever he wants 0. “I have to have words with you first.” “Drive north. TI'll tell you when to stop.” “Yes, sir.” ‘There was absolute silence. They were speeding along Fifth avenue. Passed Grant’s Tomb. * ok ok *x A’r LAST Kay spoke. “Miss Weber is purely fictional. I was being campused this week at school. Then I received your wire and didn't want to miss seeing you.. So I left via & class room window and I hope the same window is still open as I left it.” Lee was completely surprised. He didn’t know what he had expected, but definitely not this revelation. “That's why you insisted on leaving before midnight?” “No.” She shook her head. “The concern that rents these private tour- ing cars isn’t open after midnight. I knew you wouldn’t let me leave alone in a taxi. But I thought this way would be a credible bluff.” After Lee's first emotion of surprise, he bagan to grasp what she meant. Kay must care a great deal for him if she was willing to go through such maneuvers to see him. He wouldn't need the sounder-outer. “Kay—darling—you're able—" Just so had his father propose (Copyright, 1936,) Please be ador- Conduit road, builder; to erect one 1- story brick addition, 702 East Capitol street, to cost $2,000. ‘Washington Properties, Inc., own- ers and builders; to make repairs, 2600 ‘Woodley road, to cost $2,500. Capital City Life Insurance Co., 507 E street, owners; G. M. Steinbraker, builder; to make repairs, 1201 Clifton street, to cost $1,500. Joseph T. Daly, 5040 Sherrier place, owner; Shirley Bauckman, jr., de- signer; owner is builder; to erect one 1-story frame addition and make re- pairs, 5040 Sherrier place, to cost $1,400. G. N. Everett, 3134 Ellicott street, owner; A. B. Heaton, architect; C. ‘Wohlgemuth, jr., builder; to erect one 1-story frame addition, 3134 Ellicott street, to cost $1,000. H. J. Collow, 201 Fifteenth street southeast, owner; H. F. Hampton, builder; to make repairs, 201 Fifteenth 'street, to cost $1,000. George T. Bell, 2718 Thirty-second street, owner and builder; Dillon & E. M. AIKEN, AGENT ON THE HOUSES at once. Met. 9892 Abel,, designers; to remodel, 2718 Thirty-second street, to cost $1,000. Barnard R. Newton, 1423 Twenty- second street southeast, owner and builder; to erect brick veneer building, 1423 Twenty-second street southeast, to cost $950. BUILDERS Attention APARTMENT LOCATIONS. We have 4—60x130-ft. apartment sites. Near some of the most ex- pensive homes the district; nearer to center of the city than other sites at the price; on a 90-ft. concrete boulevard zoned 40 A. Less than 50 cents per square foot. Price, $3,500 Each SHANNON & LUCHS CO. 1505 H St NA. 2345 *9,250 ...*9,750 2 BATHS There are 6 rooms, large recrestion room, 2 fireplaces, bulli-in garage and besutiful colored: baths. The walls are painted, instead of papered, the work being done by an artist. They have furred walls. reck-wool insulation, metal weather strips and copper screens. These are really hish-cliss OPEN DAILY houses, at barsain prices, and it will pay you to investigate 2, BATHS AND SUNDAY TILL 9 P.M. SAMUEL LITTMAN Owner and Builder, Adams 10429 T0 RETAIN CHARM Steps Taken to Restrict| _Use of Land in Area About Mount Vernon. A majority of the large property owners in the vicinity of Mount Ver- non, in Fairfax County, Va., have jolned in & movement to land in the neighborhood of Amer- ica's foremost historic shrine in order that the present evironment of charming country estates may be pre- served as a fitting setting for the fa- mous Colonial manor house, accord. ing to Frances Powell Hill, Washing- ton real estate broker and specialist in Colonial estates in Virginia and Maryland. As the majority of recent real es- tate transactions in the Mount Ver- non section have been handled through her office, Miss Hill, as one of the property owners, was responsible for the initiation of the movement to pre- serve the country estate character of the area, which may be the first ex- ample of real estate restrictions placed upon rural property by the voluntary action of local proprietors. At a recent meeting of more than two-thirds of the property owners of the Mount Vernon section, held at Buenos Aires Villa, the home of Mrs. Anna B. Wickes, full indorsement of the project was accorded by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, the or- ganization which owns the historic mansion. Maj. W. R. Baldwin pre- sided. The meeting was addressed by Dr. 8. M. Johnsen, C. C. Wall, as- sistant superintendent of Mount Ver- non; Dr. Claude Moore and Miss Hill. A committee comprising Maj. Bald- win, Dr. Moore and Milton W. King was appointed to discover to what ex- tent country property can be legally restricted and to report at the next meeting of the organization, on No- vember 2. LANDSCAPE DESIGNING COURSE IS STARTED Department of Agriculture Spon- sors Classes Held Tuesdays and Thursdays in East Wing. The Department of Agriculture this week initiated a course in landscape designing, which will continue through March 2, omitting December 16 to January 7. Classes are held Tues- days and Thursdays at 4:50 in room 223, east wing, administration build- ing. ‘The course will cover general prin- ciples of landscape design, with spe- cial reference to home surroundings, but including in general its applica- tion to other purposes. The course will be under the supervision of Fur- man Lloyd Mulford. Most of the subjects will be presented by trained landscape architects in various branches of the Government service. Among those expected to give lec- tures are J. C. Gardiner, John Pao- lano, A. H. Hanson, W. H. Simonson, George B. Gordon, Architect *Horace W. Peaslee and Mrs. L. Helen Fowler, the last named a commercial water lily specialist. Fernwood Road Just far enough removed from garage. The heat is oil a ELECTRICK turn left (west) 3% R. BATES 1108 16th St. New home of Mr. and Mrs. William Janes, located at 54 Longfellow street, which they purchased from the Douglass Con= struction Co., through the Wm. H, Saunders Co. Survey (Continued From First Page.) have been concluded within the last six months.” ‘The Florida real estate season, or- dinarily closing in March, continued through May this year, it was stated, and in Miami Beach 32 hotels con- structed this year are available for Winter residents. The distress market has been large- ly absorbed in the Chicago area, it was said, and brokers are contem- plating raising prices by at least 10 per cent. California brokers are uns dertaking a campaign to move higher- priced estates and are looking to the East for buyers. The Mortgage Guar- antee Co. of Los Angeles reports an active market in that city, with in- dications of a rental and housing shortage. “Indicative also of the.present ris- ing market in large estates, there is very marked activity in the Bahamas,” the report added. “Brokers familiar with this type of buyer maintain that the islands are at present attracting real estate investors because of the nullification last July of income, gift, annual company and dividend or share taxes. Moreover only a small tax exists on improved property and a 2 per cent inheritance tax on personal property.” A Small Country Estate Just North of Bradley Boulevard traffic noise and surrounded by majestic trees, this new, Norman French Home makes a perfect picture on a commanding knoll—the studio living room, with its beamed, vaulted ceiling, lends an atmos- phere of individuality and charm. Besides 4 bedrooms and 3 baths, there is a large enclosed sun porch with open fire- place, dining room, butler’s pantry, modern electric health kitchen, front terrace porch, paneled recreation room with fireplace, maid’s room and bath, laundry, and two-car nd electric refrigeration is supplied in kitchen. Your investment is protected by wise restrictions in BRADLEY HILLS GROVE s s an ITCHEN HEALTH HOME _ Drive out Wis. Ave. to Bradley Boulevard, miles to fleld office on Bradley Boulevard, see represeniative. WARREN NAHI, 9453 Ethel V. Clouse—Builder A House Which is Decidedly Different This house has been designed with the idea of giving the purchasér all those conveniences and sound con- struction for which he has been asking, and the price is right. Drive out to Silver Spring, turn right on Sligo Avenue, continue to Flower Avenue, turn left to 1410 Flower Avenue in the restricted Highland View of Sligo Park Hills Subdivision, ; —Star Staff Photo. LEEWOOD SUBDIVISION OPENED FOR BUILDERS Bpeelal Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va., October 31.—A new | subdivision, Leewood, located on a part of Ravensworth in Falls Church magisterial district, has been opened and a deed of dedication recorded in | the office of the county clerk. The subdivision, which covers a to- tal of 280 acres, is located on the | road from Annandale to Springfield and includes tracts ranging from 22 | acres down to 12,000 square feet. A winding stream goes through th property, and a portion of it is wood. ed. The deed of dedication provides | that no public garages or dance halls | may be located on the property. Vernon M. Lynch is owner of the property. A Good A Good Home! o e $10,250 An Astou!lding Price 1414 Montague St. N.W. This is & solid masonry detached home. containing large living room with open fireplace. attractive din- ing room with beamed ceiling. first floor morning room, well-equipped kitchen. There are 3 large bed- rooms and inclosed finished sleep- ing porch on second floor. spacious baths and maid's_room. the farge lot has numer- e trees as well as fish age. In a desirable neigh- surrounded by many other omes. '3 block east of close to schools and trans- portation facilities. Cost present owner approximately $17.000.. FRANK S. PHILLIPS Open Sumday 927 15th St. NW. DI 1411 REAL ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D, ¢, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1936. VIRGINIA SECTION || Home on Longfellow Street LOW-COST HOUSING HELD MOST STABLE Dodge Corporation Official Cites Trends Following Depres- sion Eras. Thomas 8. Holden, vice president of the F. W. Dodge Corp., contends that “a home building program which keeps to low-cost houses promises much more stabllity than an upward surge of luxury housing.” “Apparently the tendency of our operative builders usually has been to start producing houses to sell at very moderate prices at the beginning of & revival period” Mr. Holden said, “and then as costs tend to go up and Prosperity seems to create & market for luxury housing proceed to higher grade homes. When the boom comes, overproduction of housing is likely to be at the top of the scale, bringing about the deflation of rents and values all down the line.” He pointed out that building costs, material prices and residential rents have moved in the same direction as the construction contract curve ever since 1929, with the exception of about a year and a halt during tae lowest phase of the depression. “Apparently it will be quite some time before the volume of construc tion reaches a point where there will be any strain on actusl potential capacity to produce materials in sufe ficlent quantity to meet the demand,” he said. FASTEST SELLING HOMES IN CITY On the Highest Point of This Wide Boulevard 13 SOLD NEW ENGLISH NORMANDIE HOMES JOHNS- INSULATION . E GAs SuRnaoE . 6-7.8_RoO Pries e BATHS . ROOM B GARAGE T 5223 New Hampshire Ave. N.W. At New OPEN DAILY Beautifully Furnished Hampshire and Concord Aves, OPEN AND DRIVE OUT NOoW Drive directly out New Hampshire Ave. N. S EVERY the 5300 block and homes NIGHT! LIGHTED g Realty Col Tower Bldg. NAtional 2030 North Cleveland Park Beautifully Situated—Highest Elevation in City— Only 15 Minutes’ Drive to Downtown 3820 Windom Place N.W. 1% Blocks East of Wisconsin Avenue Detached— Trees—Shrubs — 38,950 — Oil Heat— Frigidaire Close to U. S. Bureau of Standards, Graded, Junior and Senior High Schools, St. Ann’s School and Immaculata Seminary. This home features a living room 25x13 with fireplace—huge screened-in sleeping porch, southern exposure—3 bed rooms—oak floors throughout—rock wool insulation—slate roof—New house condition. Garage. shrubs and flowers. Lovely 50-ft. lot abounding in beautiful trees, Open and Heated Open Sunday, 11 AM. Until 6 P.M. 738 15th St. Toows LEswexeCommRy WARDMAN BUILT These New Detached Homes are located in one of the finest residential sections of the city. Only 15 minutes’ drive from downtown. Open Daily and Sunday 7 Rooms, 2 Baths, Recreation Room Automatic Heat, Furred Walls, Copper Spouting Weather-stripped, Electric Refrigeration 2-Car Br ck Garage LARGE LOT—The lots have a depth of 160 feet, which enables us to locate the houses away from the street noise and at the same time provide a large playground in the rear yard for the children. WE WILL CONSIDER YOUR HOUSE IN TRADE samMpLE HOUSE—1313 HAMILTON ST. N.W. 1512 K St. N.Ww. HARRY WARDMAN, Inc. DI. 3830 “Life Is Worth Living in a Wardman-Built Home”