Evening Star Newspaper, January 24, 1942, Page 16

Real Es'tafe N ( I]B ' WASHINGTON, D.~C., U. S. Aid Sought To Free Funds For Homes Subsidy or Changes In F. H. A. Plan Seen As Most Feasible mittee, believes that amendment of existing F. H. A. regulations and, in some instances, subsidization of projects by the Government, would release sufficient private financing to builders to enable them to carry out their part of the war housing program. The committee recently set up ‘headquarters here to represent home ‘building interests throughout the country. It operates under the Home Builders' Institute, an affili- ate of the National Association of Real Estate Boards. Currently its big job is to recommend ways that private builders can assist in war housing and to work out means ‘whereby the home building industry may survive the war in at least ‘skeletonized form. ‘Washington builders, assigned by the Government to construct half the war housing, are unable to start any considerable number of new _projects because of a lack of financ- ing. Institutions which make tHe big building loans are unwilling to make them in most cases because of uncertain conditions. This is true even though the builder holds ‘& priority rating. Both the builder and’ financier want, instead of a priority rating, a definite guarantee from the Government that materials will be available to complete the projects. Dubious of Obtaining Guarantee. Mr. Morris does not believe War Production Board housing priority officials can or will give such a guar- antee due to the rather limited -supplies of “critical” materials in the national stock pile. It is im- possible to foresee the demands future war needs will make on these stocks of materials, he says. Herbert U. Nelson, executive sec- retary of N. A. R. E. B, and a com- mittee member, has been holding conferences with R. F. C. officials regarding the possibility of obtail Ing subsidies for bullders in areas where private financing schannels are frozen to them. Builders here feport that only small subsidies (See HOMES, Page B-2.) Two Granted Licenses As Realty Salesmen ‘The District Real Estate Commis- sion has issued licenses as real estate salesmen to Charles L. Spindle, 604 H street NE, and Cailey L. Roberts, 1903 Seventh street N.W. Business chance brokers’ licenses were issued to Atco Properties, Inc., 811 E street NW. and Anton T. Contella, 811 E street N.W. Applications for real estate brokers’ licenses were received from W. L. Lebling, 6340 Wisconsin ave- nue, Bethesda, and Charles Allen Bherwin, 4845 Massachusetts avenue NW. Applications for real estate sales- men’s licenses were received from J. Harold Gooding, jr., 811 Fif- teenth street N.W.; Peyton Lewis Adams, 1119 Seventeenth street N.W,; Carl L. Wright, 1417 L street N.W., and Wiliam K. Baxter, 729 Pifteenth street N.W. An application for a business chance salesman’s license was re- ceived from Anthony J. Petroutsa, 501 Woodward Building. I " s 1 $6,950 34 Channing St. N.W. Opposite McMill Situsted one squs o Sres it feoms, 3 bath. NEW HOT WATER HEATING SYSTEM. Entire house is like mew. Deep lot (fenced in) te paved alley. Vacant—Open Sunday 9 AM. to Dark Thos. J. Fisher & Co., Inc. Realtors st. N.W. DL 6830 we 17t 738 15th PAY AS LITTLE AS SE.85 THLY Per $1,000 WalkerDunkp 120015 ST.LW. DIST.0222 CHEVY CHASE, D. C. group of 25 de- wuébmk 5, con. 900. agoavsiant, & a ansporta- Day you to visit thesm. Direetions: Out Connecticut Avenue o ‘as) 7616 ond 7624 BRADLEY BOULEVARD A most desirable, ular and Now” actached brice”) ;'&:r o enerous 2 baths. ks to ..m- on flon. Open, Mu‘ and heated wntil € p.m. PAUL T. STONE, INC. 927 15th St. N.W. NA. 0856 EM. 471 ON GERANIUM STREET—Mr. and Mrs. Samuel ‘Seigel bought this house at 1540 Geranium street N.W. from Harry Berger. The sale. was made by L. T. Gravatte, realtor—8tar Staff Photos. 68 Apartment Unifs Included in Permifs Issued in Week Total Voluation of All Building Authorized Is Placed ot $190,800 Permits for 68 apartment units and four one-family dwellings were issued in the District during the week by the office of Building In- spector Robert H. Davis. The valu- ation of all permits approved is $190,800. More important permits of. the week follow: C. H. Small Co., 920 New York avenue N.W., owners and builders; George T. Santmyers, 1410 H street N.W., designer; to erect seven 2- story brick and cinder block flate (four units), 1300 to 1324 Adams street N.W.; to cost $55,000. C. H. Small Co., 920 New York avenue N.W., owners and builders; George T. Santmyers, 1410 H street N.W., designer; to erect four 13- story brick and cinder block fiats (four units), 1328'to 1340 Adams street NE.; to cost $35,000. Heurich Co., 1022 Seventeenth street N.W., owners; Joseph H. Parks, designer; to make repairs, 1229 Twentieth street N.W.; to cost $20,000. Permits for Flats. QGertrude Wolf, 2021 R street SE., owner and builder; Marcus Hallott, 6525 Piney Branch road NW. de- signer; to erect two 2-story brick and cinder block flats (two-four units), 3105-3107 G street SE.; to cost $15,000. L. Nathanson, 5946 Georgia ave- nue N.W., owner and builder: How- (See BUILDING PERMITS, B-4) e L4 ment. Apply in writing to J. WESLEY BUCHANAN 1732 K St. N.W. I get an. FHA loan? ® See : WEAVER BEALTORS SINCE 1388 New Homes For Sale Rhode Island Ave. [ggface 2226 13th St. N.E. Open Daily and Sunday F. H. A. Inspected and Approved Othor Popular Plens Availgble sland Avenue fo 13th St. to 14th St., right to Downing St., right 1o 15i S7. Fight to ome: COOLEY & GRUYER OWNERS & BUILDERS Dist. 1481 NA. 1737 The Home Clinic Unusual New Colors Give Decorators Chance for Brilliant Effects By MARGARET NOWELL. It is most surprising as each new season rolls around to find there are new colors offered which ap- parently we have never seén before. In spite of the fact that our kinder- garten days convinced us there was red, orange, yellow, green, blue, vio- let, brown and black, we now know they are just the A, B, C’s, and that there are literally thousands of shades and combinations of these colors. This is the reason we get that excited lift each year when new colors are encountered. Instead of blue and green this spring we have' larkspur and lime. The larkspur a warm violet blue that is universally loved, and the lime green a clear yellow green tMat is exciting and stimulating. The blond tones of natural or bleached wood are ideal with-this and sharp staccato notes of coral or vermillion for flowers, books and small acces- sories given point to the whole scheme. = Parchment Tones Popular. Another plan that is being worked out most successfully this yesr is a room done in parchment tones, Ceiling light, walls medium and rug of deep medium toned beige forms the shell. Against this you play all important pleces in one brilliant color. A new red, called flamingo, which is a coral-toned red, is perfect with this. This tone is used on cornice, for draperies, sofa cushions, chair upholstery and points up the room on all sides. Then for small de- Defense Housing ACREAGE Nearby Bethesds, Md. Apprexi- mately 50 acres. Waler and sewer already in front of prep- erty. Approved and ready for building immediately. Trans- portation about 2 blocks away. Ne brokers, Address Owner Box 1-S—Star Office NaTromaL MorTeace & InvesTuent Cone. ININ. Y. Ave., N. W, - NA. 5833 Tradition lives anew on the wind-swept -knolls of Dum- barton, west of historic old Georgetown. It lives, too, in this charming home in which_ the mellowness of true Colonial architecture is faithfully reproduced. Un=~ like anything you've seen, is the full-length center hall leading to the living room overlooking the rear garden, A cherry tree hangs low over the porch. First floor library, with lavatory, dining room in rear, kitchen in front. Four bedrooms, two baths on second_floor. Two-car- garage, facilities “for maid’s room ond-lounge room. Drive out Q Street to Wisconsin Avenue -in Georgetown, north to Reser- voir Road and west to | | ! talls you use every oolor on the chart heedlessly, which will have the vivid quality of jewels against this neutral background. Smoke gray and jonquil yellow is the 1942 version of the gray and yellow theme. This is a deeper gray than we have seen for some time, and the yellow is clear and sparkling. With white this scheme is almost complete in itself, but you can use also sharp touches of coral red, clear green and cobalt blue to liven it up. Smoke gray and the flamingo red, mentioned above, is also & new de- parture. The gray in the pale wall tones takes on almost a distance blue character, and the sharp red makes a dramatic combination that is most stimulating. As a bacl ground for people it is most flat- tering, as all eolors are displayed in their true value against this ni ural gray. It also makes skin ton: clear and bright, and women feel that they look their best in this stmosphere. For this reason it is suggested for a dining room in a home where the dinner hour is an important event of the day. Monetone Background. One of the most significant trends of the year is monotone background. This is a practical arrangement which may be completely changed new set of acces- Chevy Chase, Md. Lot 125x180 Bargain $13,950 105 W. Leland In & i 8 A ot e Qgre g ol heat, Duiit-in | Just west of Cenn. Ave., mear ex- eellent iranspertation. Open Sundey, 3 to 5 P.M. L. T. Gravatte T 15tk Realter NA. 0753 S MOOREEHILLCO. SINCE 1500 804-17"5tNW MEt 4100 A e Uncle Sam has demanded more and better houses for less money—and Lynhaven responds with a 325-house program! We knew the need would be tremendous and the time short, and we're proud to be shead of schedule. 97 homes finished, 34 nearing completion and 194 more under way. room homes for enly $§,255 to $5,990. ment as low as $675, ‘including all settlement cost. Monthly payment from $33.50 including interest, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1942. IN WESLEY HEIGHTS—New home at 4633 Garfl eld street N.W., purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Clin- ton M. Hester from the W. C. & A. N. Miller Deve lopment Co. Material on Ceilings To Absorb Sound Is Boon fo Nerves Easily Installed and Smooth Finish Is Readily Wiped Clean By LAWRENCE CROLIUS. Have you noticed how easily your nerves become jangled by the clash- ing of dishes in a noisy cafeteria, combined with the almost hysterical pitch of many voices competing with each other for recognition? In these busy days of long hours and much work our nerves are even more frayed than usual, and the crashes and screams that went unnoticed a few months ago are apt to make a definite impression now. Hence some means of artificially quieting rooms, both in public places and | in the home, has become pretty | much of a necessity. ‘Take your kitchen, for example. become a source of extreme annoy- ance to some poor, tired worker who | Miel Park, C. u‘“l.flw Community| Just Completed . . . $7,950 vp 855 Per Mo, 30 SOLD—10- NOW READY BUILT BEFORE RISE! ® o Neo Extras fo Pay! BSemi-de- ed—@ large rooms. 3 bedrooms. also extra hested room tollet, fireplace, automatic heat. Furnished House Open Tl 9 P.M. 4725 10TH N.E Michigan Ave., east of Catholic Uni- versity morth om 1Sth St. to Bu- chanan St., left to 10th. Colony Built Homes KRAFT REALTY CO. les North 7785 Tayler 2980 Sal = —PRIVACY— | Beautiful, Different Chevy Chase, Maryland 600 Cumberland Avenue, Adjoining Kenwood $15,750 A Charming Little Estete First floor; Large living room. pic- ture windows, beamed ceilings. bookcases, etc.: step up to dining room and paneled den, modern Kitehen, breskfast, nook or sun ath. A eten: Bearooms. 3 batha. . Also paneled recreation room, 2 built-in grages Lot osniaini % acre. -fenced. Reach: Out Wisconsin Ave. to trafic light beyond D. C. lime. left on Dorset Ave. 1 block to Werwick, right 1 block fo Cumber- lend and left to our open sign. Open Sunday, 10:30 to Dark BOSS & PHELPS 417 K St. ot 7 Turn Modern, brick 5 and 6- Down pay- they have filtered through floor, and you are trying to eke out some much-needed sleep. ‘Why not secure an excellent de- gree of quiet by having a layer of sound-absorbing material installed on the ceilings of offending rooms? It isn't an expensive job if you use one of the new acoustical materials, and it will certainly pay high divi- dends in soothed nerves and more complete relaxation. A new ma- terial recently brought out for that purpose is made of a special-density fibrous composition which not only absorbs sound to an astounding (See CROLIUS, Page B-2.) Nathan Poole Heads Management Unit Nathan Poole of the Drury Realty Corp. has been elected president of the District Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management, it was announced today. The institute is the | an affiliate of the National Associa- tion of Real Estate Boards. Other officers are H. F. Hum- phries, vice president, and Herbert M. Pasewalk, secretary and treas- urer. The new board of directors in- cludes the three officers and Henri P. Henry and Edward T. Offut, jr. —Being Transferred?. List your property FOR SALE or TP GR RENT with THomaSETS LAl PHILLIPS Property Owners Transferred From Washington ! ! If you are confused as to today's value of your property we will gladly and without obligation on your part advise you as to its sale or rental value. Call'Us for Prompt Service Phillips & Canby, Inc. Realters NA. 4600 1012 15th Street N.W. of a Group of 10 In MASS. AVE. PARK Built by BARKLEY BROS. eut _Connmecticut _Avenwe, left vert Thos. J. Fisher Co., Inc. 738 15th St. N.W. Dist. 5838 gh Outstanding Home Values NEW BRICK COLONIAL HOME 5 BEDROOMS—3 BATHS 14,75 EARLY AMERICAN CENTER HALL Col-fl'flhb-—sr‘lr‘kflzo Creek Park—_New ek home. Jaree jivine, dining nrobonl ‘with beam ceiling ; furred air conditioned. NEW IHCK, COOLONIAL kitchen, 3 ' bedrooms. 2 CHEVY CHASE, D. C. ! ashes _Calonial B o . 0o luxe Kltchen. | BuLin ST with e 5 BEDROOMS—2% BATHS CENTER NA‘H’. COLONIAL . WESLEY BUCHANAN REALTOR TEMPLE 2600 Rosemary Hills New Detached Brick Homes 6 Rooms—3 Baths in» Beautiful Community $10,750 to $12,500 The largest homes in their price range on the market. Spacious center hall, screened porch, b kitchen, automatic air-condition heat, aitached garage. Open Daily to 9 P.M. [SHANNON & LUCHS Realtor A 1506 H 8t. N.W. NA. 2345 At 'l the Heart Chevy Cllcs:, D?fc. 22 Being Bui 2 Sold Igfo,‘g Col:,:" 3 TO REACH: DPrive out Conm v fAnag: St e 1w ingston Strecs e : Thos. J. F; : - J. Fisher 38 15th s¢, N.'.6D$l°.”5&!i=c. OFEN DALY Anp SUNDAY left to Lip. nening %iaf | Home Improvements B WITE SUNDAY MOSNING EDITION Building East 0f Rockies Tops Six Billions Mark in 37 States Highest Since 1928; Defense a Factor For the first time since 1928, building and engineering contracts awarded last year in the 37 States east of the Rocky Mountains topped the $6,000,000,000 mark. The 1941 total for those States, as compiled by F. W. Dodge Corp. from its daily fleld reports, was $6,007,474,000, compared with $4,003,957,000 in 1940, the previous record year of the post- depression period. ‘The most spectacular increase took place in the building of new manufacturing plant capacity, for which contracts in 1941 reached the record-breaking total of $1,181523,- 000, a figure that excludes all proc- essing machinery. This was more than two and a half times the 1940 volume of $442,424,000, and exceeded greatly the previous record year, 1920, which had, at much higher cost levels than are currently prev- alent, a total of $635,168,000. This increase in manufacturing build- ings, coupled with a 48 per cent in- crease in commercial building and with & very moderate increase in public and institutional buildings, produced a 1941 non-residential building total of $2,315,671,000, which was 79 per cent more than the cor- responding 1940 figure. Residential building contracts last year reached a total of $1,953,801,000, largest since 1928, and 22 per cent greater than the 1940 figure. Single- family houses increased 37 per cent (See BUILDING, Page B-3.) We will buy menthly pap- ment doforred durchase memey second trust notes, seoured on owWmOr-ee- cupled private dwellings. Columbia Mortgage A Company S g FOR THE DURATION + « « Pine homes like these cannot and will not be du- *nlicated at any price. are extremely fortunate in having several Colonial Homes ready for immedi- ate occupancy. Six rooms, two baths to seven roor two and one-half baths; full ement garage vorch, fireplace in living Toom. On large. wooded lots in this beautiful re- stricted community, close to stores. schools, buses. Display home now open at 9706 Columbis Blvd. See 1t today without fail. * Out Georgia Ave. to Dale Drive, right to Columbia Blvd. and left to mew homes. Built by FULTON R. GRUVER Waple & James, Ine. District 3346. OR. See Any Brok A Low Price— QUALITY Considered ! $12,750 . Practically block An entire eit 2" homes—ai] fFarages; 2 frep, And pepasion nd ‘schocts are T because they BARKLEY.BUILT AT ROCK CREEK PARK 7101 WESTERN AVENUE NW. " An authentically beautiful new Colonial home, with o magnificent view of the famed Maryland hills and Rock Creek Park spread in panorama before the wooded comer lot, Center hall plan, with living room, dining room, paneled den with lavatory, kitchen, screened porch, and 2-car garage on first floor. Master suite with bath, and 2 bedrooms and bath on second. Two rooms and bath on third, recreation room, loundry, ond bath in bosement. Stperbly constructed of the finest materials available, with mas- ter craftsmanship evident in every Colonial detail. ‘r‘oczl:m—mn to end of Street, 7101 PAUL P. STONE ARTHUR S. Connecticyt Avenue N.W. right on Western ue Westers Avenue on Right. LORD EDWARD E. CALDWELL