Evening Star Newspaper, April 13, 1940, Page 20

REA New Uses for Glass Seen as Boon for Home Building Product Called ‘Glastone’ Is Load-Bearing Structural Unit In addition to serving as presi- dent of one of America’s great industries, John D. Biggers is a ‘member of the Commerce Depart- ment’s Business Advisory Com- mittee and directed the national unemployment census in 1937. By JOHN D. BIGGERS. The long-predicted Age of Glass fs daily coming nearer reality be- cause glass is the building material which best serves man’s progress toward “more natural” living. It helps to satisfy the fundamental urge of man to “see out.” Certainly the extensive building development which must come to this country soon will be marked by the widest areas and most varied uses of glass ever known. During the last decade, the glass industry has made this material valuable and available in ways never before thought possible. Glass now fs used for cooking utensils that resist great heat, for windows that insulate against the sun’s rays, for beautiful glass fabrics, for safety glass in automobile windshields and windows, and for glass furniture. Its structural uses have multiplied many fold. For example, glass in the form of a new product called “glastone” how can be used as a load-bearing structural unit for buildings of any height. Skyscrapers with colorful, gleaming walls of glass are now a practical possibility for the im- mediate future. ‘Wide Range of Colors. This structural unit is made by facing a light-weight concrete block with colored structural glass. It| can be used as a load-bearing part of any wall the same as granite or limestone and at the same time af- ford the surface effect of glass in a wide range of colors. | But much more important to| man’s happiness even than the mere | ownership of “glass houses,” is the opportunity offered by glass to bring | natur#l light and outdoor beauty into the living quarters of the home. In response to the growing demand for more and better natural light, architects are designing homes with : greater wall areas of glass than ever | before — from the most modest | bungalows to the mansions of the wealthy. | It has been estimated by private | and Government authorities that 3,000,000 or more new homes are | needed in the next five years if | American housing standards are to | be maintained on anything like an | adequate level. In 1939, a good start was made toward catching up with our deficiency in homes by the erection of nearly 500,000 dwelling | Units. It we are to fill this great hous- ing need. however, we must gear| our building to the market, and that, T am convinced, is much more the $3,000 than the $5,000 to $20,000 market for homes which the Ameri- can building industry has aimed at in the past. Encouraging Factors. The emphasis which the Federal Housing Administration is putting on this new “low-cost” housing mar- ket and the constructive things in financing and in_building tech- | niques which the F. H. A. is con- | tributing to its development, are two of the most encouraging things | happening in the construction field today. | The economic value of home con- struction as a stimulant to general | business recovery is apparent in the" fact that 41 cents of every building | dollar creates jobs for workmen “on | the scene” and a considerable por- tion of the 59 cents spent for ma- terials pays wages of other workers in mills, quarries and factories. If you contemplate building even & modest home technical progress has made available to you many materials once considered luxuries. The glass industry has contributed to improving your opportunity to enjoy life. You can now afford broad “picture windows” that bring outdoor beauty into your living room. You can insulate your win- dow areas against loss of heat in winter and against penetration of } technicians perfected these products. | L ESTATE. % EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO! T WINS BUILDERS’ CONTEST—Benno Hibler, an employe of the Navy Department, won first prize in a competition for designing an emblem for the Master Builders’ Association. In the photo, left to right: C. Jones Buehler, second prize winner; L. M. Leisenring, chairman of the jury of awards, presenting $200 check to Mr. Hibler, and Edward Parmiter, third prize winner.—Star Staff Photo. double glazing. The interior deco- rator, using panel mirrors, doubles the apparent size of a small room. Panels of decorative glass—some of which give the appearance of i Venetian blinds—may be used either for exterior walls or parti- | tions between rooms. Decorative Effects. New colored plate glass 15 making | possible decorative effects which| were impossible before the glass| One of the most recent develop- | ments in this field is the new golden | plate which, when used for mirrors, rivals the fabulous antique mirrors which were backed with real gold. Peach plate glass is a new shade which is used with such increasing | frequency by home builders that it | gives promise of becoming even more popular than untinted glass for large “picture windows.” In the commercial field, glass has | kept pace with the demand for newer | and more modern materials. In| fact, glass store fronts and structural | glass facings for such commercial | structures as restaurants and the- aters represent the truly modern in this type of construction today. Many times during the last few years it has been demonstrated by | various cities how glass can be used | to restore lost property values and | give to business a new “dress.” Lunii- | nous architecture—which means | construction with modern glass | combined with gleaming metal sash | and trim—is doing much to restore | old values and bring back the flow‘ of consumer purchasing power to| downtown business areas and neigh- | borhood stores. | So many productg have been de- veloped by the glass industry for | both home and commercial con- struction that the public is_still | unaware of many of them. How-| ever, it is not visionary to predict & bright future for a building ma- | terial which is permanent, easy to | maintain, ever-new in appearance | and practical either for new con- struction or for modernization. Be- | cause it combines all these fea- tures, glass ranks high as the build- ing material of the future. Indian Spring Estates Opened for Preview The curtains will be drawn aside | today for a preview of a new housing development that exemplifies the| theory of its builder that only through standardization of basic plans and adoption of “assembly- line” construction methods can real economy in low-cost homes be ac- complished. The development is Indian Spring Club Estates, where more than 50 homes of a total of 400 planned already are under way facing the fairways of Indian Spring Golf and Country Club, with the golf course and club an integral part of the planned community. Caution is one automobile acces- unwanted sun’s rays in summer by PON STREET <—| A TO AVE. FEA 60’x125’ Spacious Let Solid Brick Construction Chase Electric Fixtures wi Brass Hardware Curtis SI-! te Windows Full Length Qrnamental Plaster Cornice Kitchen Cabinets by Keystone Majestic Range Electrolux Refriger- ator Full Lensth Double Compartment Sink in Kitchen Recreation Room With We 00d-Ba Fireplace ” Kitchen Ventilating Fan e OUT WISCONSIN St, right 0 This high-quelity home in . A HIGHLY RESTRICTED COMMUNITY that welcomes comparison et the price! “BERKLEY” CHEVY CHASE, MD. oy $19 in Copper Screen Living Room and Dining Room ¢/ MONTGOMERY' REALTY CORR Bethesds, Md. DIRECTIONS—Out Wisconsin Ave. to Grafton sory you can't buy. 250 - TURES: Heated Monerelf Automatio Air Conditioning Bailt-in Garage Master Bedroom and Bath ::‘l-l)&hn Bedrooms and Full Plenty of Closets Venetian Blinds and Shades 4” Rock Wool Insulation Farred Al Flashing, Gut- ters 8 ith Sposts, An- -ot. ‘cop~ Vi ¢ Vs M ariesated Fully Screened Porch @ __Conveniently loeat- ed. Nn;'.‘y Churches, 8 Facilif 20d home of Wisconsin Ave. Real Estate Sales Swing Up in Virginia By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va., April 13.—Real estate activity swung sharply upward the last week when 365 deeds re- corded in five of the Common- wealth's population centers con- veyed property valued at $1,063571, according to the Virginia Real Estate Association, This was an increase of $116231 and 32 deeds over the preceding week, when 333 deeds made an ag- gregate of $947,340. The week’s largest transaction was reported by the Norfolk Real Estate Board and consisted of a theater, row of stores and an apartment house to J. T. Adams of Potomac Beach, Va., at $57,500. “Spring buying of real estate, as indicated by the figures, is now actively under way and our member units report a steadily increasing demand for sites, homes and invest- New Mass. ‘Ave. Homes 5311-5313 Mass. Ave. N.W. $13,950 Furnished Exhibit Home —Featuring— 3 large bedrooms 2 baths 2 third-floor rooms Den with lavatory Recreation room with fire- place Screened porch Air-conditioned heat Attached garege Open Sunday and Daily Just Beyond Westmoreland Circle 927 15th St. N.W. ME. 3033 A French Provicial in COUNTRY CLUB HILLS NEARBY VIRGINIA'S MOST HIGHLY RESTRICTED COMMUNITY Adjoining Washington Golf and Country Club DESIGNED, PLANNED and BUILT for GRACIOUS LIVING 3219 NORTH WAKEFIELD ST. Beautifully furnished by Hutchison’s, Inc. HOME of beauty and refinement in an unexcelled environment—only 20 minutes from downtown, yet enjoying a truly country estate atmos- phere. Located on a large corner lot containing '3 acre or 14,400 square feet with a setting of lovely trees and having 7 spacious rooms, 2'2 baths and If you entertain larger than usual groups, you'll ap- preciate the size of living room, 15x30, with 2 doors opening onto porch or veranda, 10x40. The large studio master bedroom, size 15x27, will also intrigue you as well as other features of this unusual home. that Country Club Hills is really the SPRING VALLEY of nearby Virginia and offers the maximum in prestige and restrictions to insure a sound home in- PRICED FOR IMMEDIATE SALE OPEN DAILY UNTIL 9 P.M. TO REACH—Drive over Key or Arlington Memorial Bridge to Glebe Road and Washington Golf and Country Club—turn right and follow arrows on Rock Spring Road along golf course 3 squares A 2-car built-in garage. vestment. ment real estate,” Association Secre- tary Otto Hollowell said. Areas reporting: v Norfolk 80 deeds, consideration, $207,780; Richmond 148 deeds, con- sideration, $389,655; Arlington 44 deeds. consideration, $157,150; Alex- andria 22 deeds, consideration, $172,- 050; Roanoke 70 deeds, considera- tion, $646,936. Use Oil-Free Mop It is not & very wise policy to use an oiled mop on waxed floors, as the ofl softens wax. brush entirely free from oil. N, Waxed floors | Humphries and Victor Beauchamp, should be swept with a mop or soft ' first and second vice presidents, re- | D. C, SATURDAY, Benno Hibler'Winner In Builders” Contest For Emblem C. Jones Buehler Is Second; Third Goes to Edward Parmiter Benno Hibler, employe in the architectural design division, Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Depart- ment, this week was announced as the winner of the first prize in the - competition for designing an emblem | for the Master Builders’ Association. Mr. Hibler was presented with a check for $200 by L. M. Leisenring, supervising architect in the office of quartermaster general, War Depart- || { | ment, chairman of the Jury of|| Award. ‘The prize-winning design was se- lected over 41 others entered in the || The builders’ association, || contest. composed of union general con- tractors in Washington, will use the emblem in three ways—as an en- graved heading for stationery, as a || stencil for painting contractors’ signs and equipment and as a decal- | | comania for use on glass of office doors. Second in the contest was C. Jones || Buehler, who was awarded $25, and | third was Edward Parmiter, who re- ceived $15. Both are employed in the office of quartermaster general, War Department. | Other members of the Jury of | Awards were Nathan Wyeth, District | municipal architect; E. P. Schreier, | president of the Washington Chap- | ter, American Institute of Archi-| tects; Waldron Faulkner, member of the Institute of Architects, and | Abner L. Roe, who headed the Em- blem Committee. ‘The prize-winning design was ap- proved at a meeting of the builders’ association, an organization which executes agreements between em- ployer and employe. Officers are John Scharfl, president; Charles W. spectively. LOCATION IN THIS porch and a garoge. AN IDEAL HOME FOR 1417 K Street KENSINGTON, MARYLAND—23 Baltimore Street $10,500 Beautiful Grounds—150 by 175 EXCELLENT LANDSCAPING—FRUIT TREES, GRAPE ARBORS AND FINE SHRUBBERY. There are seven large, bright and airy rooms, automatic heat, fireplace, big storage attic, a lovely spacious open The first floor is particularly attrac- tive, and the entire property is in excellent condition. A To Rearch: Drive out Conn. Ave. past Chevy Chase Lake, thru Kensington to Baltimore Street, turn left to our open Open Sunday 11 to 5:30 BOSS and PHELPS, REALTORS (Exclusively) 4 A CHOICE REFINED COMMUNITY. RETIRED GENTLEMAN. to Wakefleld—then left 2 squares to property. Developers and Builders Presented by KeitH D. BRUMBACK May we also remind you Chestnut 3527 APRIL - 13, 1940. Real Estate Salesmen And Brokers Licensed During the last week the Real Estate Commission issued licenses as real estate brokers to H. O. Bowman, 5027 Wisconsin avenue N.W., and Jacob Roberts, 1515 K street N.W. Renl estate salesman’s licenses were issued to Kenneth M. Uglow, 228 Woodward Building; Jack L. Touart, 1515 K street N.W.; Donald P. Matson, 5520 Connecticut avenue N.W.; Dixie B. Guynn, 1224 Four- teenth street N.W.; Edward L. Rob- bins, 1 Thomas Circle N.W.; Edward F. Fletcher, 1302 New Jersey avenue N.W.; Homer Franklin, 903 U street REAL ESTATE. NW, and Charles B. Iler, Fifteenth street N.W. During the last week the commis- sion received applications for licenses as real estate brokers from Carozza and Malice, 2312 Pennsylvania ave- nue SE.; Frank H. Malice, 2312 Pennsylvania avenue SE, and Cooper C. Lightbown, trading as Cooper C. Lightbown and Associates, 1621 K street N.W. Applications for real estate sales- man’s licenses were received from Harry G. Brattain, 1508 K street N.W.; Donald N. Leary, 2020 P street N.W.; Ernest M. Mason, 1343 H street N.W.; Edward J. Sweeney, 201 In- vestment Building; Harry L. Best, 1925 New York avenue N.W., and Le- roy J. Blackwelder, 1732 K street N.W. Application for a business chance salesman’s license was received from William J. B. Trittipoe, 1010 Vermont avenue N.W, I, Projects Foster Housing Fully $15000000 worth of new residential and commercial con- struction, more than half built by private individuals, has grown up within the immediate neighborhoods of 78 public housing projects, ac- cording to the results of a survey made public today by Nathan Straus, administrator of the United States Housing Authority, A P Q\SPRING g 350FT. ELEVATION A DISTINGUISHED DEVELOPMENT Lol ; /[[,9‘, Nearly 100 Wooded Acres * Fronting Indian Spring Golf Club NOW OPEN FOR YOUR INSPECTION Appropriately furnished & decorated by Lansburgh & Bro. No. 2 Williamsburg Drive RETENTIOUS, yet dignified beauty of exterior line, liva ship and materials, distinctive appointments, characterizes this dwelling. First 4 RESTRICTIONS, wisely planned and enforced, maintain a definite social standard — provide real architectural character and sound construction in dwellings—and insure against depreciation in property values. ty, fine craftsman- floor—center hall entrance, large dining room and living room with fireplace, roomy kitchen and breakfast nook. Second floor—three bright, airy bedrooms and two tiled baths. porch. Attached garage and oil-air conditioned heat. landscaped. Price, $10,350 Unusually large and abundant closet space._ Also a large covered Spacious site, beautifully Other completed homes from which to make your selection—3 bedroom and bath dwellings with attached garage as low as $7,450. 4 bedroom and two bath dwellings, with attached garage from $9,350. F. H. A. Terms. Out Colesville Pike at trafic light in Silver Spring, Md., to Four Corners, then right or Montgomery ave., /s mile to property office on left, fronting golf course. CAPITAL TRANSIT BUSES AT PROPERTY Indian Spring Village, Inc., Ouners and Developers Shep. 3430 Presented by F. 8422 Georgia Ave. R. Spear, Inc. Tel. SHep. 5678 LXHIBIT HOUSE 3819 FORTY-NINTH STREET N.W. (Furnished and Decorated by J. Harold Gooding) . A beautiful corner property, designed to solve the family problem for a home of moderate size; this snug and cozy house of distinguished charm is inviting in its environment and the solid and substantial value which MILLER BUILT insures. It is one of a construction in this charming MILLER , BUILT community. group now under The house contains six lovely rooms and two baths, a beautiful fireplace in its living room, which opens onto a screened porch; the three bedrooms are well planned and the kitchen—well, you'll just have to see it. Attic over entire house, Fully insulated. OPEN 10 AM. TO 9 P.M. TODAY AND EVERY DAY NEXT WEEK To reach—Drive out Massachusetts Avenue past American University (at Ward Circle) to Upton Street, tum left at 49th _then left one block to the property. W. C. & A. N. MILLER DEVELOPMENT CO. ; 1119 17th St. N.W.