Evening Star Newspaper, July 10, 1937, Page 29

REAL ESTATE. ODORS REMOVAL PROCESS FOUND Activated Carbon Purifies Air That Might Be In- jurious to Health. Discovery of a process tn remove odor concentration in air-conditioned buildings is reported to the American Chemical Society by Dr. V. A. Gant of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and H. D. Shaw of the Pullman Co. Activated carbon, de- scribed as a more efficient kind of charcoal, purifies the odor-laden air in which danger to health may lurk. “In air conditioning any struc- ture where certain percentages of fresh air and recirculated air are utilized, in time the odor concentra- tion will increase to the point where it is very objectionable, and may pre- tent a health hazard and industrial problem,” the report explains. “It then becomes necessary to remove the odor or its cause. If complete re- moval is impossible, the odor concen- tration should be reduced to the point where it is no longer noticeable. “Complete air conditioning involves the control of temperature, humidity, dust and odors. These factors can- | not be controlled satisfactorily unlosc‘ we have scientific and practical proof a8 to the efficiency of the equipment. Temperature can be observed on & | thermometer, humidity on the hygro- meter and dust by suitable dust- counting apparatus. Methods are known whereby odorous substances known to exist in the air can be de- termined quantitatively, but informa- tion obtained in this way is not sat- isfactory for obvious reasons. The odors may be so complex and derived | from so many different sources that | simple chemical determinations of | one or more odoriferous substances | may represent only a small percent- | age of the total amount present. “Solution of the problem resolves itself into the following steps: (1) to determine the total odor concentration by a scientific and practical method; (2) to reduce the concentration effec- tively by some efficient and economical | material; and (3) to prove by the de- | veloped method how much the odor concentration is reduced by using this material.” The chemists devised a freezing-out method for determining the con- centration. Solid carbon dioxide, con- tained in a properly insulted box, was the refrigerant used in the experi- ments to freeze out moisture and odor | in an efficient eondenser tube, through | which measured amounts of air were | drawn at a low velocity. Liquid air | was not used on account of the expense | The installation of an outdoor flush | and danger involved. An osmoscope ! was employed to determine the relative | odor value of the condensate by thc air-dilution method. | “Activated carbon was demon- strated to be a safe, very efficient and economical means of removing the | odor in an air-conditioned structure,” the report concludes, North Pole Play Liked. Moscow is well pleased with a play entitled “A Dream,” dramatizing avia- tors and the North Pole. The author | {a Vodopyanov, chief pilot of the North Pole expedition, who was first to land at the top of the world. One scene shows the victorious polar fivers lis- | tening in on a Moscow broadcast. *25.00 *15.00 *10.00 *3.00 We want an appropriate name for the small house we have planned and built in the Hines Addition to Waverly Hills, in Arling- ton County, Virginia. We will pay $25.00 for the first choice, $15.00 for the second choice, $10.00 for the third choice and $5.00 for the fourth choice. We have planned and built 8 Bome which is suitxble the modern income grou We' believe we have reached a standard of accomm and at the same time avoided the standardization which s threatenine the small house groups through factory pre- fabrication We have emphasized our dis- approval of standardization by the localization of our own min- imum standards and by the use of our own architectural, professional and mechanicai services. We have maintained and im- proved local traditions bv de- veloping “an _exclusive subdivi- sion and planning a new house which conforms to Federal Housing subdivision and prop- erty standards. and suitable to Iocal “topography and climatic needs. Extraneous considerations which impede the development and growth of a community have been avoided. Our houte is structurally sound. durable. and reasonably Tesistant to use and weather with no alternates for equip- ment and materials for plumh- inx. heat, and electrical appli- ances. The actusl need and public interest in the produetion of a house " which is suitable and within the purchase price range of s malority of the families in the Metropolitan Area cre- .. house completed worthy of a name and it with an aporeciative eve to the services which our architects, is is on and mechanics have Tondsred; 4Rat we it o dels eate & name. A name which will become ‘an emblem that will appear in a tablet on each ouse showing who have and when built. We are. ‘therefore, encouras. Ing the sport of creative think by encouraring home stinet of & number of people Fach petson whe il viele the home during the week end of Joly 17, and make's thorouch inspeetion. will be eligible for this eontest. One must see and inspect the house and receive credential eard showing the Specifications in erder to sur- Bame will be considered. Mall emr surcestion te ms > Jones will "sct %5 s commitice to select the cholce of names surgested. To reach the property. oo through Clarendon. out North Utah Street. Turn on North Utah Street to Sample House. No. 1918 Take Falls Church Bus either route: Lee Highwa ©of North Washington Boulevar The HINES ENGINEERING Co. Ine. Builders and Contractors 1933 N. Utah St, Arlington. Va. 1511 K St. N.W,, Washingten. D. C. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON New Home in Woodside Park. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Herl are the owners of this home, Park, Silver Spring. located at 802 Dale drive, Woodside It was designed by Laurence P. Johnston and constructed by C. D. Hobbs. —Star Slafl Photo. BY DOROTHY DUCAS and ELIZABETH GORDON. If you are one of*the fortunates Who has a place where you can read outdoors in the evening you prob- | ably resent the oncoming of dusk. You | can pamper the lassitude that keeps you from rising and going mdnmi‘ if your house is equipped with an outdoor convenience outlet that even the worst of weather cannot harm Then you can turn on a lamp and | proceed to the happy ending. No terrace, of course, should be without a means of electric lighting, and what a nuisance it is to have temporary wiring from the inside! receptacle in your outer house wall gives your outdoor library as trim an appearance as the inside. They cost about $3 to $5 each to install and the receptacles cost $1.50 apiece. The outlets we have in mind are | designed to weather rain, | sturdily snow, ice and dampness. They are | finished with cadmium-finished brass | plates which won't. metal rust, and have caps that fit over the holes | the outlets are not in use. When the plug is in, the cap hangs from a little chain attached to the top of the plate, so there is no danger of the cap’s getting lost. )WN HOUSES F;\CING MERIDIAN PARK 4 Built—2 Sold 2313 and 2317 rear porches, 15th Street N.W. These new all-brick homes contain 3 bed rooms, 3 baths, front and front entrance garage, electric kitchen, gas heat. Prices, $12,950 and $13,950 Open Saturday, 2 to 7; Sunday, 10 to 7 Call Mr. BRADLEY, BEALL Edmunds & HOWARD, INC. Natl. 0271 14 Built and Only 5 VAI.U Es Like These Cannot Be Duplicated Left! DETACHEDR NEW BRICK in Washington! To $6,750 553 PER MONTH REQSONABLE CASH PAYMENT TO REACH Cross 11th Street Bridge S.E. to Nichols Ave.. continue south on Nichols Ave. 'to Mellon St.. right on Mellon fo 5ih St. and left to homes. 3000 5th Si. S.E. This lovely brick home occupies a beautifully landscaped, shaded corner ot in & cool section at high elevation just a short drive from downtown. Two real bed rooms, living room, dining room, tiled bath, with shower, modern kitchen with electric refrigeration and Oxford Cabinets, hot water heat and laun- dry trays in basement. This home has furred walls, insulated with rock wool, screened and weather- stripped. After a few years of monthly payments you'll own your own home, instead of rent receipts! OPEN TODAY AND DAILY TO 9 P.M. Representative On Premises PENWOOD CORPORATION INVESTMENT BUILDING Dlstrict 9246 where your lamps are plugged in when | A rubber mat fits under the plate | to complete the weatherproofing. The extra outdoor convenience out- let is a blessing when you want to serve anything hot out of doors, for a chafing dish, percolator or any other electrical appliance can be used with it as well as a lamp. * ok ¥ % Using “Waste Heat.” Whole industries have grown up | around the utilization of a waste product in some other industry. That's why it is strange that until recent | times the heat that went up the D. C, SATURDAY, chimney from an open fireplace was completely wasted. Bomething has been done to rem- edy the situation, the something be- ing a form for a fireplace which utilizes the warmth of the flames. It turns the otherwise squandered heat back into the room or rooms where heat is needed. If you have been thinking of building a fire- place, consider this fireplace form, which, supplemented by short ducts and registers, gives you a miniature warm-air furnace and enough heat for mild Ayumn days, to say nothing of helping save fuel on your regular heating system in the dead of Winter. The unit is not an addition to the fireplace, but a built-in part of it. It insures correct design, for it is guar- anteed to make the fireplace draw. Half of all fireplaces in existence to- day cannot be used becdlse they won't draw and because they smoke. You may obtain your money back, plus $20 for removal and reshipment of the unit, if your fireplace smokes when built around this unit. The way it works is simple. Cold air enters the double-walled firebox PHONE _ATLANTIC 2000 4506 Middleton Lane Bethesda, Md. YOU Hunters who want a modern home with plenty of land for garden and poultry Here's Your Opportunity! Lot about 84x298 feet of good soil and well landscoped. House has every convenience including electric range, refrigerator, coal stoker and ash remover, hot water heat. First floor lavatory. All six rooms newly refinished. Space for bedrooms in attic. Double garage. You can’t duplicate this ot $8,950 To inspect: “In Silver Spring at frafic light take Colesrille pike Go one block to Spring Street. Lefi on Spring St. to No. T Phone owner, SNcvad 3335 4404 Highland Ave. Bethesda, Md. 5 rooms. All brick. Lot 80x 100 ft. Automatic oil heat. All latest building features. Built by Walker & Prescott, Inc. (Curtls Walker) (W. H. Prescott) price ¥8,450 and we invite comparison TO REACH Oout Wiscon- 2in 4 blocks bevond Lo Highand Rig P THIS IS AN ELECTRIC KITCHEN HREALTH HOME Wm M _THROCKMORTON. REALTOR ING Investment Bldg—DIst. 6092 VALUE! 7225 Bradley Blvd. Here is value! A truly fine home—five rooms and bath —planned for ease in housekeeping. See the spa- cious living room, with open fireplace, two bed rooms with a tile bath, luxury kitchen, open porch surrounded with delightful shrubbery, plus a finished attic that is equipped for a bath and two bed rooms.” THIS IS AN ELECTRIC KITCHEN Health Home Open for Inspection Sunday and Daily to 9 P.M. Built by Walker & Prescott, Inc. (Curtis Walker) (W. H. Preseott) TO REACH: Out Connecticut Ave. to Bradley Blvd. Left on Bradley Blvd. to Wilson Lame and about 200 "yards past Wilton Lane to Dproperty. « Investment Bldg—DIst, 6092 COOL OFF In This HOME!! AIR-CONDITIONED $9,550 Small Deposit Rent-like Terms AIR CONDITIONED. Colonial Style. 6-room home— Screened-in porch — attic — oreak{ast room—. bed rooms —wide. deep-landscaped lo —near bus line. achools. stores churches. movies Carefree Comfort with Mod- ern Gas Appliances” To Reach: From Wisconsin Ave at Bethesda. continue north OB ockville Pike 1 block to Middleton Lane: richt block to homes. " 19 Buiit— Paul T: Stone, Inc. 927 15th St. N.W. NAtl. 0856 Residence Phone, Cleve. 7096 JULY 10, 193 at floor level or from cold air bexes beneath the floor. It is heated in the firebox by contact with the heating chamber walls, then the heated air rises. It rises through short ducts leading to registers in the wall at either side of the fireplace, or through the walls to adjoining or upper rooms. And there you are. Even in the Summertime there are occasional cold spells when the ex- tension of the comfort zone around the fireplace is mighty welcome, while turning on the heating plant seems a great waste of time and fuel. And in Southern homes this fireplace im- provement is likely to be the only heating equipment the climate re- quires. It is especially recommended for MODERN SEMI-DET. BRICK 1420 Ridge Place S.E. Vacant and Open Saturday and Sunday P.M. Located in restricted new-house sec- tion. near Navy Yard stores. new high school. park, golf courte and swimming pool. Py porches. 5 alley Ow able price A M. ROTH 918 Woodward Bidr. Nat. 3936 Evenings, Temple 3384 REAL ESTATE. camps, cottages, cabins and basement recreation rooms, which usually are difficult to heat anyway. Prices range from $22 to $105, depending upon size and fuel capacity. This price does not include the grilles or installation charge, of course. A Modern Library. A modern library had walls of peach and a white fireplace. Bookshelves were built all around the room the exact height of the mantel. Thess were painted black, and the floor was stained a deep maroon. NEW 4-ROOM COR- NER BUNGALOW $4,950 $450 Cash, $45 Monthly All modern improvements, full basement, oil burner, laundry trays, automatic gas hot-water heater, front .and back porch. situated on beautiful corner lot. planted. hardwood floors, large lighted closets, Large modern kitchen, Sod and shrubs Open Saturday and Sunday U. HOLLINGSWORTH Adams 2594 To reach: Out H Street and Ben- ning Road N.E. turn lett on Central Avemue at i5th Street fo G1st. Tight on 61st one block to home, basement 5520 Conn. Ave. VERY desirable home in this quiet, signed for happy and comfortable living OU will enjoy and appreciate this deep, cool, wooded community of homes of the better class, with grade, junior and high schools nearby. OU will delight in the spaciousness of the house—the attractive living room— complete kitchen—four bedrooms—two baths—finished third floor—light, dry Thatcher oil furnace with Summer-Winter hook-up. Two-car garage. Tall oak and beech trees. Chevy Chase, Md. OPEN TODAY AND SUNDAY . To reach: Out Conn. Ave. to Thornapple St.. two blocks to Beechwood Drive, and left to property. EDW. H. JONES & CO., Inc. usive Agents 6307 BEECHWOOD DRIVE restricted neighborhood—a home de- left Cleveland 2300 COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE ONE OF WASHINGTONS MOST DISTINCTIVE HOME COMMUNITIES, TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING TWO UNUSUAL NEW HOMES—SOUNDLY BUILT AND INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED floor. Attached garage with maid’ magnificently wooded lot. Finest Country Club Village is a development of new detached setting of unsurpassed beauty gloriously endowed by mature. Only 20 minutes from the *heart of the city ond 10 degrees cooler. JOHN F. ENTRANCE TO COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE TWO new homes in @ Woodland setting of incomparable beauty, typifying the upmost in architectural perfection and offering the solution of luxurious living ot low cost. Spacious living room with stone fireplace, large bright dining room, bed room and bath on first floor, two real bed rooms, bath and child’s room on second s room above. Recreation room. Oil heat. construction features, Attractive financing. ick homes situated in a Large Kenwood Country Club. TWO OF OUR TYPlCAL HOMES AWAITING YOURINSPECTION OPEN DAILY & SUNDAY TO 9 P.M. TO REACH: Go out Massochusetts Avenue Extended to River Road. Turn left 300 yards to property; or from Wisconsin Avenue, out River Road 7-10 mile beyond WYNKOOP—OWNER—COLUMBIA 6705