The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 18, 1953, Page 6

KEYS DREAM HOUSE CONTEST BEGINS | Prizes For Best Single ee me tail Deiian tec Living, ‘Natl. Home Ballentine Home Sold For $32,800 To Dr. And Mrs. J. A. Valdes Mark National Home Week ‘Week To By SUSAN McAVOY, Real Estate Editor National Home Week will be celebrated in Key} West and on the Keys with awards of prizes to Citizen) Marked Here readers who contribute the best idea for a Keys Dream} : House, E. A. Strunk, Jr., chairman of the Monroe County; South Florida Home Week committee announced today. Strunk is being assisted on the committee by Joe} Peariman, President of CBS Construction company and M. E. Bennett, President of Bennett Construction com-| pany, ‘co-chairmen. LTRS SiR OT SEE wall, sections of the Jodvtriet Contractors service homes will be invited to fone wex Shave Profits “Industry in Key West and the * ing wat ome mire” TQ Get Jobs Bdge Business Is Good } by elee-/ But Still Hard To Come By, Mid-Year Spot-Check Shows - . | Building contractors are doing Provide Week ctl |some elose figuring these days to, ‘Yes of fa the nation come up with low bids and ‘some! ‘The home lare finding the competition 20}8 male factor Key West rough they're shaving profit mar- Perry E., Willits, jiding boom gins to get jobs, Engineering News \ lumber Record, McGraw-Hill publication, Strunk reports. jarathon Lum-| A mid-year spot-check by the been a lead- magazine finds contractors from} i leeast to coast talking about i A f [ aH i gPetes fk pif) HiT : cn ue pl ny Tor oe nee een RE eR i . wae ind zine says. » different in this) Root a the competitive surge is fe THE FOUR-BEDROOM, modern home built. by Mr. and Mrs. John G, Ballentine at 1416 Grinnell street was recently sold to a Key West optometrist and his wife, than anywhere two major factors: there are more} al Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Valdes. They are painting and doing some general ‘repairs before moving in next month. This fine éxample of tropical, modern archi- States, Reams contractors in the field, and pur- "| tecture is adapted to the climate with its large windows, huge living room, patio and grounds, At the corner of Washington and Grinnell Streets, the house is in ichasers are in a position to de-, departm | one of the last zones still classified as Residence A-1 out at the Beach. The acquisition of this choice property on land is matched by Dr. Valdes’ ownership ¢ to mand more for their money and of one of the finest seagoing yachts in Key West.—Citizen Staff Photo. ‘ the hence are more difficult to sell. Seas satt Sian si i ean ONY omer. A Rear ar RES aan He y Page 6 THE K&Y WEST CITIZEN Saturday, July 18, 1953 sa IRR cer vata? nN tena ee TSE antl ath coat 3 : ne ema ) YOUR 2 ORCH can be the nero year-round LIVING CENTER thy i E Pl i tbuilders, competition is being spur-| . ted by an increase of ca + contractors to take on m bigger jobs and to complete faster. This is indicated in inary returns. from ; neering News-Record survey ‘of, 4,200 contractors. Jobs are attracting up to three times as many bidders 3s a year ago. The spread on.pids is becom- ing exceedingly narrow and often’ es i B ; be localities to a greater extent, the!area, Sobevine : -\magazine points out. There's also ‘has proven so suecessful in _ wide Home Week Committee. Ev-a movement among contractors other. major building cent with home who have been engaged in relative-' nation,” estate to inter- ly small projects to bid on bigger;Meo,’ “and judging by be jobs and different, types of con- inquiries already ved struction, for example, from home office and the plans and small commercial building to' opera outfielder for the heavy construction. : lers ers in the Ameri.| According to the magazine's con-| recently hit three/tractor count, the biggest increase, receive ig a lage pap cage pod abe pore A ‘tractors came in VY-COD-'and the home—365 days a year! And when you realize sixth, seventh sagged pedlnag o | this adds an extra room to your home, at low cost sche i Radics anne f 2 —for entertaining, indoor-outdoor dining, or as a Ie t x guest bedroom—you'll want to plan right now on eek Beauty converting your screened porch into a CLEARVIEW Glass Venetian porch. It costs nothing to find out! So why not phone for a sales engineer to show you how practical and inexpensive this transformation can bel He seed i gayee Just imagine having your porch or breeze- way completely enclosed with attractive venetian windows, with adjustable glass louvers providing ventilation control, sun, wind, rain and storm protection. Definitely— this would be the most comfortable room in your Biges By Ee etetiis Bek f seki £ : i iH 2 FE ; i i 7 iH HES ayes wif 82 Be ih BE BEsi | g il H Re i ‘i j ‘im if a li i i i E | L t Lae STANDARD AND CUSTOM SIZES TO FIT ANY SIZE OR SHAPE WINDOW OPENING a5 fee Ei 5 E MISS DOROTHY SHAY. Park Avenue Hillbilly, named by the National Association of Home Builders as the National Home Week Queen, gives a spur to the doings of builders, and con- tractors throughout the nation. The #<<oration starts Sa tember 20 and lasts till September %- <i fig: Sake r Sz ir