Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1937, Page 27

REAL ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1937. SALES N FAIRFA AREA REPORTED Real Estate Transactions Show Slight Decline Over Previous Week. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va. July 31.—Real estate | transactions in Fairfax County during | the past week, on the basis of deeds | recorded, dropped off somewhat from the previous week. Included among the realty sales was | the conveyance of approximately 95| acres in Centreville district to Mr. and Mrs. George L. Saunders of Wash- ington by Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Gantt. The property, located on the road bed of the old Manassas Gap Railroad, near Centreville, is a portion of the Golden Grove tract. A house and lot in Windover Heights, town of Vienna, was sold by Mr. and Mrs. Willlam C. Powick of Chevy Chase, Md., to Mr. and Mrs. Jabez E. Titman. In the town of Fair- fax, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Riley have conveved a house and lot to Mr. and Mrs. Dexter J. Hendry. I James Hill has sold a house and lot | on the Chain Bridge road near Fair- | fax to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F King, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Muller of Arlington have purchased a house and two lots from Mr. and Mrs. | Joseph M. Patterson, jr., in Franklin | Park, of Sullivan Bros., realtors. BY J. W. WELLINGTON. JOURNEY at this season through the suburban area south and west of Philadelphia is demoralizing to the home gardener who recognizes the injury to from Belle Haven. Joseph K. Seidle, | various trees and shrubs as that caused Inc. sold & house and lot to William | by the Japanese beetle. This omniv- Eddie Willard, and Mary P. Lloyd sold | orous insect is so numerous that even a lot in the same subdivision to Mr. |spraying with poison does not appear Belle Haven Sales, Two conveyances were also reported | and Mrs. Sidney A. McCraken of [to be fully successful. Grapevines ap- Washington | pear as 1if they had been whitewashed In Falls Church district, on the |because of the heavy coating of ar- YLee-Jackson Highway, Fairfax Land |senate of lead. Corp. has sold two acres to Arthur K. |is & serious pest and one that soon | Claxton, and in the same district Mar- | Will present local gardeners with a guerite Perrell has conveyed a lot in | major problem, as the insect is already Perrell subdivision to Herbert Leslie in the vicinity. It seems largely a Bowbeer. A lot on Ser y road, | question of how soon the population | Falls Church district. has been sold by | Will be built up to a menacing posi- Mr. and Mrs. Winfield 8. Lacy to Mr, | tion. Dr. E. N. Cory, State entomolo- and Mrs. L. Theodore Wade of Arling- | Bist for Maryland, has repeatedly | ton. and Alfred C. Strother has sold | called attention to the increasing pop- | 9343 acres in Falls Church district to ulation of Japanese beetles in this Mr. and Mrs. James Angus Harnage, |general vicinity. The Federal Depart- Falls Church House Sold. l,m",',“, iof A““;‘“’i[;‘"’h nes p“’:;“‘“"d ‘ - bulletins on the life history and con- | w:‘f[" rflfl zi h‘;"; cii“‘:\‘_:d": trol of the Japanese beetle and is S B ; | working assiduously on parasites and | house and lot in Bllison subdivision 10| ther methods of contral. e, Mr. and Mrs. Sigurd Ortenso. In the | s : ey |like many other introduced pests, the ;;:,:d"’afi”;pch«\ff? 1'?\2;51::;“(;2 | Japanese beetle has displayed unusual streets has E probably because its . | aggressiveness, by Mr. and Mis. R. E. Ward to Mr. 8nd | natural enemies were Jeft at home Mrs. John F. Waple of Washington. | The unfortunate feature is the great A tract containing 11.578 acres in|{number of different plants that the Dranesville district, on the road from |Japanese beetle feeds upon. This Vale to Vienna, has been transferred | makes it difficult to select a group of by Mr. and Mrs. Eston L. Reid to Mr. | plants for the garden that are im- The Japanese beetle ar &nd Mrs. Ellsworth D. Jones of Arling- | mune to injury. Unfortunately, too, ton. In Wedderburn Heights the | the beetle causes great injury to lawne Home Owners' Loan Corp. has sold & by feeding on the grass ronts during house and lot to Mr. end Mrs. Flovd | the period of the larval development 8. Hobbs, and X i Mrs. Fred E |in the soil. Only by applying very Kroker have sold Iots in Mount Ver- |large applications of arsenate of lead non Hills to Cora M. Hu Mr. and | can this type of damage be prevented Mrs. Seth W. Howland and Herbert ~ | One would wish to be optimistic with | Johnston. &ll of Weshington, and|regsrd to the Japanese beetle, but it James W. Eike and Mary A. Eike, is difficult to be after seeing the ugly Woodbridge. | work of the beetle in nearby Penn- | A tract of approximately 2 acres | sylvania. in Mount Vernon district has been v sold by G. H. Hall to Amanda Proctor, Reashinr Verstabies and Elmer R. Robinson has purchased | JUST how or when gardeners dis- four lots in Roberts Place subdivision covered that blanching certain vegetables greatly improves their eat- from Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Oliver. ing quality is not known, but at all | events it is an old procedure with such plants as celery, caulifiower and endive. Removal of the green chloro- | phyll takes with it certain bitter fla- | vors and makes for tenderness. Blanch. | Ing of celerv may be accomplished in | several ways, the simplest of whic {is to put soil up against both sides | of the row, covering all but the top leaves. Sometimes wide boards used for the same purpose and there | are individual paper tubes that may be placed over cach plant. Some varieties of celery, such golden self- | blanching, are slmost self-blanching, e “SACRIFICE SALES” CURBED BY SYSTEM F. H. A. Publication Cites Merits of Insured Mortgage Plan. One of the pr tages of the lies in the fact that, by its very na- ure and operatoin, “sacrifice sales” | vet there is a deeree of tenderness at- of _fnrm.nsm real estate will be m: tained by covering that is impossible | imized and temporary collapses in | otherwi Too, some of the very best ' home real estate values will be pre- vented to a great degree in times | when demand is weak, according to an article appearing cu ly in the Insured Mortgage Portfolio, Federal Housing Administration publication. The article brings out this point in | @ discussion of the solvency of the | mortgage insurance fund which is the | bulwark of the insured m tem. Prelimina based on all data a stated, indicate ti premium charge of on wi eent not only maintain solve will provide a margin from which re- funds may be made to mortgagors (borrowers) at the matu of their group accounts. | “In this connection,” the article continues, “it should be remembered | that when a property securing an in- | sured mortgage is foreclosed by the | mortgagee (lending ipstitution) and | transferred to the Federal Housing ad- | ministrator in exchange for 3 per cent | debentures, as provided by the na-1 tional housing act, the principal re- be sufficient of the fund, but to R CAREFREE COMFORT WITH (To reach: Out Conr. Avenue to Cher Avenue to Brookevilie Road. thence right OPEN DAILY 1506 K Street La Salle Park Home Sold Attractive new home at 1800 Upshur street northeast, which has been purchased by Mrs. Margaret Kenny through the office A Comfortable Home in o Quiet Community “424 Turner St,; Chevy|Ghase, then out Brookeville Road to Turmer Street, Realty Associates, Inc. —Star Staff Photo. celeries, like Pascal, are deep green and must be blanched. Cauliflower presents a somewhat dif- ferent problem in that no one cares | to blanch the leaves, but simply the heart. This is done by drawing up several of the large outer leaves over the head while it is very small and tying them together with narrow tape or soft twine. This umbrella of leaves keeps out the sun's rays and permits the formation of the delightful white heads that we so greatly admire, Often celery and endive are blanched by lifting the mature plants from the garden and placing them in a dark cellar. In the course of a few days | the green color will disappear and a | delightful white product will result. The Portulaca. "JTHE sight of & beautiful bed of red | portulaca located on thin, dry soil | makes one realize that this plant is in | A class by itself when it comes to mak- ing a gorgeous display in full sunlight and in relatively poor soil. In fact, the portulaca thrives best in environments too poor and too dry for its more lux- uriant neighbors. The blooms are short lived and of little or no value | for cutting, but, massed in & bed, they | are striking and effective. If one has a dry location, unfavorable for other plants, he should try sowing & bed of portulaca next Spring. The Garden Clubs. 'HE Takoma Horticultural Club, under th. eadership of Miss Marjorie Anderson, will hold its an- | |nual gladiolus and Summer flower | show on the evening of August 6 and | UV heang the day of August 7 at the Takoma Branch of the Public Library. Al- though gladiolus will be the princi- pal flower there have been provided classes for all kinds of out-of-door blooms that may be in the garden at this season. Classes in artistic ar- rangement will receive particular con- sideration, with a special judge pro- vided for this section. Every one is invited to exhibit and to attend. Garden Notes. ROSA RUGOSA produces beautiful fruits as well as flowers and at this season the orange yellow hips, as the rose fruits are called, appear like edible fruits. As a matter of fact, the apple and the rose are related plants. The rugosa roses are sturdier than most other species and one never sees the plants beset with black spot or other troubles common to the usual garden rose. Of all the brilliant Summer annuals, the petunia makes about the gayest showing of all, especially when planted in masses of single color, such as pink or blue. The petunia revels in full sun and perhaps this is why it is seen more often in gardens along the ocean shore than in shaded suburbs. Heat is no handicap to the petunia, but seems rather to provide the ideal with other commodities, before build- ing can resume its course.” The article traces the effect upon United States production and pros- perity of the four major industrie: food, building, textile and automo- biles. Of these food is most sta- *ble, while textiles are relatively stable with only a two-year cycle, and auto- mobiles are as much a reflection of prosperity as a cause, the article says. The most important of the four major industries in its effect on general business is, therefore, building, which is the second largest industry and which fluctuates violently, thereby affecting the prosperity of the whole country. Freight traffic, for example, the ar- ticle shows, fluctuates largely with building activity. “It is the lumber, sand, gravel, iron, coal, coke, cement, steel, brick, lime, tile, and plaster that puts the peaks on railroad freight traffic. And this additional freight brings with it a much greater per- centage of profit to the road.” What controls the building cycle, the authors indicate, is the number of residential vacancies. And this bad times,” the authors write, “young couples who would normally marry put it off. The vacancles that they would have filled up by their establishing a new family unit remain vacancies. But as times get better the marriage irate increases and vacancies are re- moved.” A chart of the accumulated “reserve” of unmarried people in St. Louis is shown. It reached a startling peak in 1934, At present people are getting married faster, and the “re- serve” {s dwindling. Government's Role. For reasons such as this the Gov- ernment cannot do much about build- | ing activity. “The Government can to some ex- | tent stir up or dampen building ac- tivity,” the authors say, “but the cycle, | for all practical purposes, is outside Government control. The supply and demand for space is the prime mover in the building cycle. The amount of building can be decided only by 130,- 000,000 people, but it may be presumed that in this cycle they will act as they | number is greatly influenced by the rate at which people get married. “In Inspect environment, U to the present time this has been | a very fine home gardening season. | Lawns have kept in good condition with little watering and all kinds of | flowering plants have made fine dis- | plays. This more or less compensates | for the unfavorable seasons that have been met occasionally in the last six or seven years. When cutting patches of crab grass in the lawn, it will pay to follow the first mowing with an iron-toothed raka. This will bring many of the branches into an erect position in which the tops may be cut off. All the mowed | material should be raked off the lawn and placed in a pile to rot. ik Boom (Continued From First Page.) United States will continue until about 1943, “Major panics” they add. “have come from one to four years after the building cycle has reached its peak. Increased Prices Cited. “The rise in building activity that has just started has more recentl slowed down. The reason: Sharp creased prices of labor and material | The pressure of vacancies must now be exercised on existing houses, and these houses must be repriced upward along 4838 16th St. N.W. Today Open ‘til 9 P.M. You will not want to leave the lovely cool rear porch LUMBER to Size at No Extra Cost This extra KELLY SERVICE saves you time and money—simply order the lumber you want and we'll cut it to size at no extra cost. 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AND SUNDAY NA. 1438 eeipts from which these debentures subsequently will be retired will be derived, not from insurance premiums, but from the ultimate sale of the fore. ¢closed property. In the great méjor- ity of such cases, the principal of the foreclosed mortgage loan will have | been reduced below its original 80 or smaller percentage of the property'fl sppraised value. Hence, even with a | drop in property values comparable to the recent depression, the margin of losses covered out of premiums should be relatively small.” Four Lovely New Homes 4711-13-15 MORGAN DRIVE Chevy Chase Gardens, Md. ° o 4 BEDROOMS 2 BATHS AIR CONDITIONED BRICK CONSTRUCTION . ° o . Open Daily and Sunday TO REACH: Drive out to 6400 block of Wisconsin Ave.,, turn left on Morgan Drive. o o e o L) Pichler-Richmond Construction Co. o o e o . WAPLE & JAMES, INC. 9521 Georgla Ave. SHep. 4455 life, and still be close to transpor 6 large rooms. Center-hall plan. 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This is now in the hands of the Government through setting the price of gold, and it is fair to assume that the commodity level will not be allowed to drop too far. “The building industry is a vital factor in business activity. i is characterized by its size, which makes it second in importance; by its fluc- tuations, which are violent, and by its clearly defined cycle of about 18 vears. Buildings last for many years and if there are too many it takes a long time to wear them out. Con- UNEQUALED EXHIBIT HOME OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY 7 ROOMS-—-2 D. J. DUN TOWER BUILDING OCATION and environment are vitaily important in your selection of a good home— both from the standpoint of 3 GATE assures both of these! Straight out Massachusetts Avenue and &t one of the highest points around Washington, this beautiful winding roads snd spacious lots. The homes themselves, while all of the same fine qu and practical planning, present a wide diversity of design and finish. 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ESTHAVEN Built By the Developers of Westmoreland Hills AS A DISTINCTIVE AMERICAN HOME WESTHAVEN'S SILVER STAR Has won the praise of thousonds of enthusiastic visitors since it received The Star's coveted award for merit in Little wonder! bines ail of the qualities that make for happy living It has architectural beauty and sturdy construction provides every conceivable comfort and is situated in a restricted community with an atmosphere of character And yet its price is startlingly low downstairs iavatory, recreation room, built-in garage Carefree Comfort with Modern Gas Appliances. MODEL HOME It com- it Six roams and bath, TO REACH: Drive out Massachusetts Avenue half mile past West- moreland Circle to entrance to WESTHAVEN, thence right on Balti- more Avenue two blocks to Wriley Road, left to Silver Star Model Home. Westhaven Development Corporation, 925 Fifteenth St. N.W. National 6370 This home _is eligible for financing under' the single mortgage system of the Federal Housing Administration.