Evening Star Newspaper, January 24, 1942, Page 18

REAL ESTATE. Venefian Blinds Held Good Profection From Flying Glass Fasteners Needed to Prevent Shattering In Air Raids By DOROTHY DUCAS and ELIZABETH GORDON. If you have Venetian blinds at your windows and equip them with fasteners the blinds can give some measure of protection against flying 2lass should a bomb explosion shake your building. Venetian blinds are not recommended as blackout screens, for it is virtually impossible to use them to exclude light. But if the blinds are held rigid and | anchored at the window sill or below | the window frame they will screen | the room from flying glass and | splinters caused by anything but a close hit. | Even a slight rocking of the | building might make blinds billow | out unless they are equipped with | plunger or hook type fasteners to keep them rigid. These fasteners cost from 25 to 75 cents a window. | ‘The plunger type fastens to the under side of the bottom rail of the | blind and holds it in place by a rubber-tipped spring plunger which | exerts force against the jamb or | stop-bead. It is easily released to | enable the blind to be raised and | may be used with the blind at any | 11 { We all love to be sentimental and a bedspread copied from an ancient valentine is universally | pleasing. Joseph Platt. one of our foremost | | industrial designers and smartest | { | interior consultants, has & collec- | tion of lovely old valentines which | is famous. He surrounds their de- | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1942, lightful, lacy fragility in deep shadow frames and uses them on the walls of one of the rooms in | his house. ,From one of these he | has designed this bedspread which will be in Washington stores in time | for St. Valentine's Day. | Though the colors are delicate | and sweet, just as @ny valentine | - & | and humidity inside and outside the | house. Very cold weather and out- side humidity reduce the length of | time the treatment will last, but | even under such conditions visibility height, as it requires no attachment other than to the blind rail. These cost from 45 to 75 cents a pair, enough for one window. | Holds Blind in Place. | The hock-type fastener consists of two parts—screws protruding from each end of the bottom bar of the Venetian blind and hooks which are attached to the window sill or window casing at the sill. The screw | engages in the hook and keeps the blind steady and in place. These cost from 25 cents to 50 cents a pair, depending on the number of blinds equipped. Both devices also are useful to prevent noisy swaying and rattling | of blinds in a breeze. They are easily attached and come with complete instructions for installation. For air-raid defense close the slats | of the blind tightly, with all the slats facing the room tilted upward. This makes the slats tilt downward on the side toward the window so that any object falling from above will tend to be deflected. Auzxiliary Gas Heater. Auxiliary gas-burning wall heaters are available at reasonable cost and | present no elaborate installation | problems if gas lines already serve your home. One such heater is a compact | unit measuring 163 inches in width, 13 inches in height. It weighs nine pounds and is finished in sparkling white enamel. It is set right into the wall, requiring an opening 12! inches wide, 103, inches high, 2% inches deep. Or it can be hung flush on a wall with a special receptacle that is attached with wood screws. | Installation of the wall heater is not difficult, as all parts come pack- aged, with instructions for install-| ing. It requires %-inch standard size gas pipe to the wall opening, with a 3%-inch street ell facing out- ward from the pipe. Ask your gas company whether the piping is available before you order the wall heater. Heat Easily Radiated. The neater has a specially de- signed burner which quickly heats the element to incandescence. and a polished chrome refiector radiates this heat into the room. Three pro- tector bars prevent you from touch- ing the red-hot element by accident. The heater cost about $14 or $15 uninstalled, with cost of installation varying in accordance with the dis- tance the gas pipes must run to the heater. If you are troubled with too much frost on window panes, try some of | the new chemically treated cloths which are used to prevent fog on| windshields of automobiles. It is a good idea to wash the windows thoroughly before using the cloth, as a film may remain after the window has been treated, because of the smount of dirt on the surface before treatment. The time the chemical remains on | the pane depends on temperature | proach of visitors, etc., but need not | through the panes should last about | four hours. This cloth may be used on en- | trance doors with glass lights in | them, kitchen windows where the| woman of the house watches the ap- | be used throughout the whole house. The cloth may be used on the out- side of the pane to prevent drop i@ = ) S S . Betfer Street Lighting In Fairlawn Village Asked Street lighting in the new Fair- lawn Village development is inade- | quate, the Anacostia Citizens’ Asso- ciation held last night in voting to petition the District Commissioners to remedy the situation. The sec- tion involved, bounded by Eight- eenth and Twenty-third streets S.E. Good Hope road and Minnesota ave- nue, is at present illuminated by ;‘ single-bulb lamps spaced at wide in- tervals, Robert Thompson, chairman | of the group’s Highway Committee, charged in making the motion. A resolution by H. E. Willer to re- quest more fire boxes for the An: costia area was approved. Twel more boxes are necessary for sat factory fire protection, he said. In a discussion on assisting school e children at busy street crossings, it | was suggested that civilian auxil- iary policemen be urged to aid in traffic work. | Co-operation was pledged to va-| vious salvage drives now in progress in the District. voted to ask for no-parking signs 7l formation as long as rain or snow | continues. Between usings see that the cloth becomes thoroughly dry.| The cloths may be used over and over. They are available in 10, 25, 50 cent and $1 sizes. * k¥ ¥ Note: For further information about any of the products de- scribed above, write Misses Ducas and Gordon, in care of The Star, and inclose a stamped, self-ad- dressed envelope. Paint Last Step Light Basement stair steps are safer if the bottom step is painted in a| contrasting color. Most steps that | lead into the basement are painted in dark colors. Therefore if the last step is painted white this contrast- ing color will show up, even at night, and will help to prevent stumbles and missteps. | FBampshire Kuolls NEW“SE’(;;]‘C‘;;“(’)F‘FINE DETACHED BRICK HOMES B 17 $5,475 $27.80 UP Up. Per Mo. PLUS Taxes & Insuranee —Over 225 Homes Sold— Pull basement. air-conditioned. 2 large bedrooms. tiled bath, Iarge wooded lot. steel windows. eon- venient to schools, stores. churches and transportation Furnished Sample Hous Open Daily te 8 P.M. To reach: Out N. H. Ave. 6 10 mi. past D. C. line to our subdivision on lejt of road. SMITH & GOTTLIEB, Inc. ALBERT H. DAVIS, Sales—SH. 6195 BATTERY PARK, porch, oil bumer, and goroge. Lot fireplace. Chevy Chase, D.C 505 MAPLE RIDGE ROAD $9,975 “This is your epportunity to buy a detached brick residence in new house eondition, containing 6 attractive rooms, 2 bath Open, Heated and Lighted, Today and Sunday To Reach: Out Wisc. Ave. to Bank of Bethesda, turn left on Old Georgetown Rd. to Wilson Lane, then left about 3 blocks to Glenbrook Rd., then turn right and bear left to Maple Ridge Rd. and house. BETHESDA, MD. - 170 feet deep, witn outdoor stone along the northwest side of Maple- view place between Nichoals avenue and the nearest alley SE. Due to the illness of John J. Wat- son, president, Mrs. Carrie G. Smith, vice president, presided at the meet- | % ing, held in the Anacostia Junior- Senior High School. —_— 4240 Reno Road N.W. CLEVELAND PARK SECTION The careful planning that went 1nto the construction of this beautiful and roomy new center hall Colonial resi- dence is reflected in its str ing individuality of design ana setiing. Spaciousness keynotes the interior plan which_includes living _room with fireplace adjoining screened porch. bright din- ing room. modern, fully equipped kitchen with pressed steel cabinets and breakfast corner, den with pine panel wainscoting and half bath, huge master bedroom with bath, 2 more bedrooms and bath (one adioins deck). stairway to 3 s sun and attached garl tractive and spacious corner lot." Live graciously. yet rea- sonably inthis home "of traditional QUALITY. To reach: Out Conn. Ave. to Van Ness, left to Reno Rd., right to home. M. L. STONE Otwner-Builder 927 15th Street RE. 2835 Furnishing the Home at Moderate Cost The association also | & 40 Pct. Drop Expected In Residential Building Private residential bullding in the United States during 1942 will show a decline of at least 40 per cent, according to a survey of members of the Mortgage Bankers' Associa- tion of America announced today by Frederick P. Champ, president. A poll, completed just before the outbreak of the war, asked members to estimate the decline in their cities “provided no further govern- mental restrictions are placed on private residential construction.” Of 61 principal cities reporting, replies from 55 indicate declines ranging from 15 per cent as high as 90 per cent. Members in only six cities anticipate a volume equal to that of 1941 or higher, and all of these were in areas where heavy victory activities are concentrated.| The decline expected in the 55| cittes averaged 40 per cent. Building (Continued From Page B-1) in number and 33 per cent in total cost over 1940; two-family houses doubled in number and total cost; multiple dwellings slipped backward to the extent of a 29 per cent de- crease in dollar volume and a 24/ per cent decrease in new family units, as compared with the pre- vious year. Heavy engineering con- tracts (public works and utilities) MODERN INTERIORS FURNITURE ACCESSORIES 1520 Conn. Ave. should be, the exquisite workman- ship and fine dye can stand launder- ing time and again and the result | is & most enduring practical acces- | sory that can stand years of wear. ® 3-Bedroom and 2-Bath Miller-Built Home of Brick and Stone in American University Park 4524 Verplank Place N.W. Priced 511,500 OPEN SUNDAY 10 TO 5:3 Conveniently located, only 15 minutes from downtown, situ- ated on a level lot, this home contains 6 rooms and 2 baths, gas air-conditioned heat, screened porch; detached garage. To Reach: Out Massachusetts Ave. past Ward Circle (at American University) to i6th St. bear right 3 blocks to Verplank Place and turn right to 4524, W. C. & A. N. Miller Development Co. 1119 17th Street N.W. CHEVY CHASE, D. C. 5337 28th Street $9,500 AN UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY, OWNER LEAVING CITY | A very attractive all-brick bungalow in a choice section of Chevy Chase, near Rock Creek Park. The house is in immaculate condition .(practically new). The living room is 22x13; 2 splendid bedrooms, sutomatic heat, exeellent kitchen equipment, extra fireplace in the basement. Prompt possession. To reach: Drive east on Military Road from Conmnecticut Avenue to 28th Street, turn right on 28th Street to our open sign. 4Open Sunday 10:30 to 5:30 P.M. Boss and Phelps Exclusively 1417 K Street N.W. 2621 FOXHALL ROAD N.W.—(Corner of Dexter Street) THIS picture gives only a small conception of the real beauty of this fine new residence of Colonial design. Situatéd on a large corner lot it enjoys a superb location, having the distinction of being adjacent to many of Washington’s finest estates. Upper Foxhall Road is unquestionably one of the finest residential streets in the city. The opportunity to acquire a home of this character is one that should be immediately taken advantage of, as a property of this type may not again be available for many months to come. This house is designed for gracious living and entertaining. Drive out Massachusetts Ave.to Cathedral Ave., turn left to Fozhall Road 1730 K St reached a total of $1,738,002,000, compared with $1,112.373,000+in 1§40. Commenting on the 1941 con- struction record, Thomas S. Holden, president of F. W. Dodge Corp., states: - “This post-depression record vol- ume was compounded of a large defense construction and, up to last September, a rapidly mounting volume of public and pri- vate non-defense construction. Ae- cording to Government estimates, about 40 per cent of the total 1941 construction program was for de- || fense construction. Same Volume Seen for 1942. “The 1942 program is presently | estimated to equal in total dollar volume that of 1941, with a vastly increased war construction program, | | Used volume of civilian construction cur- tailed to absolute essentials and an approximately normal volume of || meintenance and repairs. “Seventy-five to 80 per cent of | this year's total volume will be war || REAL ESTATE. B3 mmum“mmmmlmml&bmtmmk greatly expanded facilities for Army, Navy, air force, war production and war housing, construction becomes in 1942 one of the country’s leading war industries. During recent months successive priority rulings and. orders curtailing non-defense construction have channeled the in- dustry’s capacity into its war job| List For Sale || § List For Rent 1 or Buy Homes In the District, nearby Maryland or nia. If | erty is met e red—we will econsider the se for cash. A LISTING with ffice receives prompt, ecour- nd setive service. Wanted o || construci quite widely distrib- || uted throughout the country. Be- |} Within Reach of Ever Bydge 720 15th Realtor NA assigned to it.” 3-Bedroom and 2-Beth Corner Brick Home in CHEVY CHASE 5536 NEBRASKA AVE. Open Sunday 11 to § Contains living room with fire- place, concrete screened porch, finished and heated third floor, g pine paneled recreation room ) With block linoleum floor. Oil heat, cedar closets, insulated To reach: Oui Comnectient Ave. o Nebraska, turw right to 5535 W. C. & A. N. Miller Development Co. 1119 17tk §t. N.W. DI 4464 BOULEVARD HOMES IN SOUTHEAST W | PINEHURST—CHEVY CHASE, D. C. A Restricted Community of Fine Homes 0000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Open Daily 1 to 9 P.M. NA. 2040 and left to home. LLBromsinger Modal Home Furnished by Howard S. Heid 3997 ALABAMA AVENUE S.E. A SPACIOUS HOME—LARGER ROOMS—PLENTY OF ROOM TO LIVE—HIGH, HEALTHFUL LOCATION Six large rooms, 3 bedrooms, deep front, side and reur yard, bus et door, shepping ceater 1 block away, high ele Buy Now! Open an No More Available at Any Price! Prices range from $6,950 up d Heated to 9 P.M. To Reach: Top of Penna. Ave. S.E., Left 1 Block; Only 10 Minutes to Capitol 1224 14th St. N.W. Truly @ home of charm Pinehurst i materials obtainable before the advent of priorities, it ere 7 large rooms; 3 bedrooms (2 will accommodate twin beds), dining room with swnny oy window; modern kitchen with breakfast alcove. Center-hall type with den and lavatory to left of entrance and iarge living room to right with double decked porch overlooking Barnaby Woods. Recreation room, maid's room and complete bath, and built-in garage. Reasonably priced. restricted residential area of 1812 acres lying 2,000 feet on Western Avenue, @ fow blocks east of Chevy Chase Circle. M. B. SWANSON Woedley 8697 WAPLE & JAMES, INC. DI. 346 W“MWOMM 3244 Chestnut St. From Chevy Chase Cirele ing purchaser. reaily @ custom built house. There d built to last a lifetime. Open Built of the finest Daily and Sunday To inspect: Drive out Connecticut Ave. fo Chewy Chase Circle, right (east) on Western Ave. #o 6900 block and right on Chestnut St. to property. 0000000000000 0000000000000 00000000000000000000000009000000000000000 New Exhibit inspection of these o 1506 K St. N.W, s for vour sonsenience —all day Sunday an 2 e an on ¥, Stanhove Rd. List your property with ws for dependable serviee. REALTY ASSOCIATES, INC. g Rock Creek turn right Exclusive Brokers d 10:00_a.m. until dark weekdays. one bloc) Announcing ‘the Formal 0penl;lg of Homes in Rock Creek Hills R\ 9515 East Stanhope Road ITH A SURE-FIRE a-p-p-e-a-| to discriminating purchasers. ‘A prompt visit to these homes is to know the ultimate in luxurious living—the kind of @ home ronment this exclusive development is justly famous. refinement, with the latest achievements in fine construction and equipment. Designed and built by a builder who has mastered the singular art of combining per- manent construction with complete livability in a nicety-of spaciousness. An ade- quate description is impossible—but a few features include spacious rooms, mirror doors, 32 beautiful baths, 3 open fireplaces, library, extra downstairs living room with parquet floors, maid’s room and tiled bath, electric kitchen, and many other features. Large wooded lot, 100 ft. wide. The large picture windows afford a mag- * nificent view of Rock Creek Park, which immediately adjoins this property. To the fortunate family desiring the ultimate in the art of living, we suggest an immediate It is, indeed, a home of To-re each—Out Conn. k on Beaoh Dr.. left . Ave. ebows on’ Stannope