Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1940, Page 20

B—2 REA Good Tools Simplify Springfime Tasks 0f Homemaker New Scraper Helps In Floor Refinishing; Chemical Burns Soot By DOROTHY DUCAS and ELIZABETH GORDON. Are you al set for the repair jobs of spring? Come the first robins, and the natural-born homemaker and tinkers put their feminine and masculine heads together and dis- cover a whole slew of things about the house that need refinishing, patching up or refurbishing. Any number of household tools will serve you in good stead through the next month or so, but none is more useful than the new kind of wood scraper we recently came across. It is chiefly a cabinetmak- er’s tool, which endears it to home carpenters, but it can be used very successfuly for floor scraping, or, indeed, for any scraping of a flat wood surface—wall panels, table tops or what you have. The principle employed in the construction of this tool cuts down the time required for changing| blades. This is a godsend if you| are deep in your task and find you need a new blade. The blades are held securely by a-clamping nut at the end of the wooden handle, which controls a vice clamp that fits on | the blade end of the handle. The| clamping nut controls the tension that prevents the blade from flexing while in use and holds it in the correct position for good work. The tension on the clamp is ad- Justed by means of the thumb nut at the upper end of the handle.| Very simple. ( Arnother features of this scraper is that the blade can be offset and | tilted, so that scraping can be done | close to the floor or in various hard- to-get-at places. The tool sells for 75 cents, com- plete with one blade in place and two extra blades. This gives a total of six cutting edges, since each | blade has two. New blades, which are 2'; inches long, can be pur- chased for 10 cents each. They are | made of fine quality saw steel, and | have rolled edges to increase cut- | ting efficiency. If you have been intending to| scrape the living room floor, but hesitated because of the work such a job entails, why not invest 75| cents and take turns—you, your wife, your son or daughter and the | maid—at getting the job done with | the new wood scraper? Try a Soot Remover. Tt is very near that time of year when you should call your heating econtractor, or fuel supplier, and; have him clean out the flues of your heating plant with wire brushes, vacuum cleaners or what- ever tools he uses. We are going to pass along information about a new product to prevent the deposit of soot in flues of furnaces and stoves. If you try it this spring| you may avoid trouble next year,j by getting in the habit of using a | 00t remover once or twice a month. | Your spring cleanup of the furnace will be much lighter, too. Soot removers consist of pack- ages of chemicals, incased in card- board, which are placed on top of | the coal bed and consumed in about | five minutes. The chemical burns, and as it does it transforms the | soot deposited in flues, firepots, pipes, | etc., to a white powdery ash that | goes through the chimney. For small coal furnaces and pot stoves a cup of the material dipped out of the package is enough. For| oil-burning equipment a different | package is sold. is package is 50 | designed that the material can be sprayed out of it into the firebox. The oil burner must be turned off | and allowed to cool for about 10! minutes before the spraying is done. | Then when the burner is turned on again the soot-removing material combines with the soot and causes it | to burn to a white powdery ash. The coal furnace soot removers | cost 25 cents for a one-pound pack- age, or $140 for six pounds. The oil-burner self-spraying remover costs 90 cents for a 1%-pound package. Stylish New Shingles. A great deal of attention has been given lately to roofs as a source of beauty and smartness for homes as well as protection from the ele- ments. This trend has been accented recently by the makers of asphalt roofing shingles, who have gone so far as to engage Howard Ketcham, one of the country's leading color consultants, to make up combina- | tions of colors which, used on roofs, serve to make houses look lower, show more contrast between walls and roof and bring out attractive architectural features. | Mr. Ketcham believes old homes can be given the illusion of newness | by resorting to color. Durable but dull grays, browns and buffs, there- fore, are being discarded for more stylish, though equally durable colors. | The new color chart created by Mr. Ketcham lies before us as we write. It shows 10 colors for roofs, each one a mixture of several colors when you examine it closely, but each fresh, gay and ‘“different.” | There is one called “red tweed” which is made of rusty-red, gray and white particles: another called “sepia” which is a mixture of brown, tan and white, for all the world like & new spring coat. And the blue | “Ultra Economy” HOME $25 wo. Ineluding Tl‘: 'Llul:::‘nu. $150 CASH NO _OTHER CHARGES. SETTLEMENT CHARGES INCLUDED IN DOWN PAYMENT $265 Optional Financing—10% Cash; _Title 2 F. H. A.. Only $18.50 A Modern planned community: high beau- tifully wooded lots, 53’ and 65 front by 145" deep; 60° : sidewalks. 2 bedrooms full bath homes; quality materials and construction. West Lanham Hills gl! Washington-Baltimore Blvd, to ‘eace Cross. Right on Defense Highway & miles to West Lanham Hills on right. Watch for direction signs. PHILLIPS H. CLARKE CO. Operative Butlders—Pioneer Low Cost Developers Warfield 8160 Principal L ESTATE. N IN GLENBROOK VILLAGE—New home at : o 314 South THE EVENING STAR, < Chelsea lane, Bethesda, which was pur- chased from the Newbold Development Co., builders, by Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Penstone. is actually bright blue, mixed with gray and a mere touch of rust. For houses that look too high the makers of these roofing shingles tell us, Mr. Ketcham advises a rich new brown or blue-black to help bring the houses lower to the grqund, optically. A white house looks fresher if its roof is blue, as eggs in a blue- lined container look whiter than in any other color. A rambling Co- lonial house can be brought together by using darker versions of the wall colors for roofs and trim. The colors in these asphalt roofing shingles are all in the mineral granules laid on over a high quality felt-base impregnated with asphalt. The shingles themselves are flame- resistant, capable of standing years of all kinds of weather. The granules are affixed so firmly that you are invited to use “the slam test” on | them—grasp the shingle firmly and slam it hard against the floor and see how the granules stick on. If you are thinking of reroofing your house, get color-conscious. Make your next roof do something for the house, esthetically. (For further information about products described here, write the Misses Ducas and Gordon, 230 West Forty-first street, New York City, and inclose stamped, self-addressed envelope.) Taxes __(Continued From First Page.) be analyzed by Lawrence . Holmes, Chicago. Unequal taxation as deterrent to home ownership will be brought before the conference through a spot study of variations in tax levies on individual properties | of the same appraised value found by a mortgage agency in various | Jurisdictions. Governors of the various States and members of committees of Con- gress concerned with adjustment of the tax system have been invited | g the conference. | | Invited also are heads of business to take part in groups studying the question of ad- justments needed for recovery, educational leaders con- cerned with stabilizing school revenues, officials of governments and of tax payers as- | sociations, and all .active members of the groups sponsoring the con- ference. Simpson Will Speak. The conference with Myers Y. Cooper, former governor of Ohio, presiding. will discuss measures which should be taken for the general economic welfare to give L3 Price, WILLIAM 927 15th St. N.W. Skt tod bbb bbbtk i 23 Alton Place N.W. A Real Buy at *11,950 Featuring excellent construction throughout, this new home has 3 lovely bedrooms, 24 tiled baths, porch, brick garage on concrete alley. The house is ideally located 2 biocks from Mass. Ave. and stores; 1 block from bus; near graded, high, parochial schools and American University. You owe it to yourself to inspect this outstanding value. i ’ Open and Lighted Daily TO REACH: Out Mass. CH: on 46th St 3432 Conn. Ave. economic | municipal | i WHMWW‘ NEW MASSACHUSETTS AVE. 8 ROOMS—2'> BATHS Furnished Exhibit Home, 5313 Mass. Ave. OPEN DAILY & SUNDAY Drive just beyond Westmoreland Circle to homes. True Center to Alton PIL, LESLIE D. more equitable taxation of real property. As previously announced, Herbert D. Simpson, professor of public finance, Northwestern University, and nationally known student of taxation, will outline the general problem. Frank J. Murray, South Bend, executive secretary of the Taxpayers Federation Inc. (Indiana), will point out the fallacy of depend- ing on real estate tax revenues as |the sole support of education. | Robert H. Armstrong, New York, | will discuss failure of assessment methods to follow economic con-| ditions and changes in property values. An approach to the valu- ation of real estate for tax purposes | which would consider primarily the | earning power of the real estate will be discussed by Ivan A. Thorson, Los Angeles. Proposal under discussion in Michigan for relating property taxation to property income will be outlined by Prewitt Semmes, De- troit attorney. Philip C. Hodill, president of the National Associ- ation of Building Owners and | Managers; Byron T. Shutz, presi- dent of the Mortgage Bankers As- sociation of America; James McD. Shea, Washington, president of the National Apartment Owners As-| sociation, and Newton C. Farr, chicago, president of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, will report on the actual working of present real estate taxation as it affects business and investment. Roger J. Whiteford- counsel for | the Washington Real Estate Board, will be toastmaster at Friday's banquet. REAL ESTATE LOANS FIRST TRUSTS to finance or refinance homes in the District or nearby Maryland and Virginia. | | Current Rates Straight Loans or Monthly Payments | LINCOLN i NATIONAL BANK Tth & D Sts. N.W. | 17th & H Sts. N.W. HOMES —Featuring— ® 3 large bedrooms ©® 2 baths ©® 2 third-floor rooms Den with lavatory Recr Screened porch Air-conditioned heat Attached garage $13,950 BOSWELL Met. 3033 Hall Colonial very large living room, screened-in Ave. to 6eh St., rioht ouse. left to M MEASELL Woodley 4733 —=Star Staff Photo. Wax Removing Hints Be sure to see that all wax is thoroughly removed before having floors refinished. If the floors were previously treated with the kind of wax that requires rubbing to polish it, the floor surface should be soak- ed with turpentine or a turpentine substitute called petroleum spirits. After the wax has softened, wipe it completely away. Then clean again with the solvent. If a non-rubbing wax has been used, a good house- hold cleaner mixed with warm water should be sufficient to remove it. Cheerful Kitchen A kitchen designed to make the housewife’s days more cheerful, has walls painted a pale clear yel- low bordered with black woodwork. The floor covering is linoleum in a black and cream checked pattern. A ea‘ | Bargain in a 6-Bedroom Brick Home On a Beautifully Landscaped Lot 621,x210. 912 NOYES DRIVE WOODSIDE PARK, MD. Open Daily Out Georgia Ave. past traffic light at Silver Drive, Spring to Noyes Wise Use of Paint Gives Old Homes Confemporary Air Style Shortcomings Made Less Noticeable By Color Schemes There is a never-failing charm about the Colonial type of house that holds public fancy year after year. Yet the most devoted fan of early American architecture some- times looks wistfully at his Colonial house and wishes it had a con- temporary air. For such home owners as these there’s welcome news. They can now “eat their cake and have it too.” In other words, they can have the satisfac- tion of having a modern-looking house and still not sacrifice the tra- ditional beauty of Colonial archi- tecture nor detract from it. The secret lies in the allocation of color in accordance with our new understanding of paint styling. This new art of color usage, besides set- ting forth the most popular ways of using color on different types of homes, also points out how archi- tectural shortcomings can be made less noticeable and how the best fea- tures of a structure can be so empha- sized with color that they show to the best advantage. Let's say, for the purpose of illus- tration, that you own a Colonial house. It's two stories tall and has & spacious attic. Somehow it has always looked too tall for its width and you're always a little dissatis- fied with its appearance. The fact that it is built on a hilltop adds further to your sense of dispropor- ‘tlonaze height. Dark Roof Will “Dwart” House. First of all, we’ll analyze the allo- cation of color on the surface of | your house at present. The body of | the house is painted white. The roof is extremely light in tone. There are dark shutters at both upper and | lower windows. | To make the house seem lower, the first remedial measure should be to coat the roof with a dark color. This will give the illusion of and Sunday right to home. 2-car garage. } 1417 K St. N.W. EDGEMOOR, MD.—5416 EDGEMOOR LANE This attractive home will be open for inspection all day Sunday. The wide center entrance hall and spacious floor plan are ideal for entertaining. There are 4 bedrooms, 2 baths and sitting room on the second floor; first floor den—Iovely open porch—ample servant’s quarters, storage ottic, and o The grounds (90°x150°) are beautifully landscaped. The entire property is in excellent condition. TO REACH: Turn left on Edgemoor Lane at the Bank of Bethesda and drive to 5416. BOSS AND PHELPS Sossn 6001 33rd Street Chevy Chase, D. C. (Corner Quesada St.) REDUCED to $13,500 4 Bedrooms, 2 baths—finish- ed 3rd floor — insulated — breakfast room — paneled recreation .room — automatic heat—fenced rear yard— garage. Chevy Chase, o D. C. 3227 RITTENHOUSE STREET Chevy Chase, D. C. New Colonial—large dining room—den with toilet and lavatory — screened living porch—Afinished 3rd floor— paneled club room—air con- ditioned. 6523 Maple Avenue Chevy Chase, Md. $12,250 (From Conn. Ave. left 8 biks. on 3 DOUBLE SIZE BED- ROOMS—TWO BATHS— stairway to attic—insulated —venetian blinds—air con- WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1940, ing” the house closer to the ground. (The light roof, when you look at it, seems to go up and up—blending with the light-colored sky and mak- ing the house seem even taller than it actually is) The dark shutters, symmetrically placed—with one pair directly above the other—look like vertical lines that also carry the eye up and up. The Council for Paint Styling, in such a case as this, ad- vises that the shutters on the upper floor be coated a dark tone, while the ones downstairs are painted in a light tint of & different color. This treatment will break up the vertical lines and also bring the dark tone of the roof down still closer to the earth. As for the body color of the house, it would be better to have it in a light tint of some color, rather than the white. The white lends ad- ditional emphasis to the prominence REAL ESTATE. of the house on the hilitop and its P atet tbese SArisck ik se Vi a mind, let’s next take a look at the council’s findings when they made their Nation-wide survey this year of the most popular ways of paint- ing different types of houses. Trim Lighter Than Body. This is what their report revealed about the most favored treatment for Colonial houses: Roof—Medium to dark ia color. Body—Light in color. Trim—Lighter than body (when body is white, tiim should be the same). Sash—Same as trim color. Shutters — Different from darker than other colors used. Door—Same as trim color. Now to go back to your house again nd make color decisions in line and with the paint styling principles and report. We'll have the roof painted & medium gray; the body, a very light gray. The trim, sash and doors will all be off-white and so will the shutters on the lower ticor. Up- stairs, however, the shutters will be painted a rich salmon-rose tone that brings the house to life and gives it & new vitality and charm. If you like, you can also use this same lovely color on your garden chairs. Among the deep green foliage of your shrubbery, they will have the beauty of ever-blooming flowers. Paint styling, you see, can play all sorts of tricks. Besides lowering 8 too-tall house and giving it & mod- ern air, it can also link your house and garden together, colorfully speaking, and add new interest to both. AMAZING 3-BEDROOM HOME VALUES! e FULL BASEMENT e LARGE DELUXE KITCHENS 91908 Other Types of Financing Available Fi s Erhiviie ‘Home SR, 90\" Ko A cozy den adjoining, usual home. Developers and Builders MT. VERNON BOULEVARD R HOME of beauty and refinement 20 minutes from downtown, yet enj phere. Located on a large corner lot wi or 14,400 square feet, with a setting of | 2Y2 baths and 2-car built-in garage. room to accommodate your Baby Grand an club—you'll appreciate the size of this one porch or veranda, 10x40. The large studio May we also remind SPRING VALLEY of nearby Virginia restrictions to jnsure a sound home investment. 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 Clsb—turn right and follow arrows on Rock Spring me/wu:wmmwmfl-u—tmun:muumm. Termls As Low as ® LARGE LIVING & DINING ROOMS e OIL BURNER 32.60 per mo., incl. int., prin., taxes & ins. Only 15 Minutes From Downtown Washington 10c BUS FARE Compare for SIZE—CONSTRUCTION—LOCATION— and you’ll find that these superb all-brick homes com- &l'eoely overshadow any values yet offered in or around ashington . . . As for convenience and beauty of loca- tion, they’re just 15 minutes down the beautiful Mt. Ver- non Boulevard in one of the loveliest communities in nearby Virginia. 6 Bi| Rooms e Oil Burner @ Tiled Bath with Shower @ Plenty of Closet Space e Full Basement @ 4-inch Rock Wool Insulation @ Furred Walls e Ultra Modern Kitchen @ Paved Street ® Concrete Alley. ‘mfilt% Drive out MEMORIAL BRIDGE Draperies by John Ligon ' Presented by KeitH D. BRUMBACK Washington-Mt. Vernon Blvd. to Bashford Rd.—First street be- fore entering Alexandria. Right one block to homes. ? 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