Evening star. [volume], September 25, 1937, Page C-7, Image 29

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F3p Ahead of Public Con
struction, With Increase
of 41 Per Cent.
A bright picture of building con
*truction in the Washington metro
politan area was presemted today by
the Dodge reports division of F. W.
Dodge Corp. Private classifications
showed up over public work with
particular brilliance. Residential ac
tivity continued to outshine the aver
age gain established throughout the
37 Eastern States.
“Privately financed work in Wash
ington during January through Au
gust was far ahead of public building
expenditures, with, a broad margin of
*22,386.500,’’ says H. A. Johns, man
ager of the Dodge Corp.’s Washing
ton office. The value of private con
tracts on August 31 had reached
♦48.088.000, a gain of 41 per cent over
the corresponding 1936 total of $34,
225.200. The public construction con
tracts had an eight-month total of
$25,701,500.
Residential contracts awarded dur
ing the eight months in the Washing
ton metropolitan area, including Ar
lington and Fairfax Counties, Va.. and
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties, Md.. jumped 64 per cent over
the awards during those months of
1936. This is far ahead of the average
gain of 32 per cent recorded for all
of the 37 States east of the Rocky
Mountains. Contracts awarded here
during August amounted to $4,259,
400 and that brought the current total
for the year to $42,029,100. The cor
responding total for 1936 was $25,
603.800, of which contracts for
$3,395,400 were awarded in August.
The 37 States’ average gain of 23
ppr cent in non-residential activity
during the eight-month period was
exceeded here with a gain of 27 per
cent. During the eight-month period
contracts in this classification amount
ed to $26,305,200, substantially more
than in 1936, when the August total
Was $20,725,800
Johns concludes with a grouping of
811 private and all public contracts
awarded during the January-August
period. Total construction gained 42
per cent here, while the Eastern States
averaged a gain of only 16 per cent.
At the close of August all construction
In and near Washington amounted to
$73,789,500, which compares favorably
with $52,126,000, last year's August 31
total.
Green a Cool Color.
Green is basically a cool color, al
though there are warm shades ot
green. The fact that all green hues
are restful makes it a popular color
for decoration. Walls painted a cool
blue-green are splendid in rooms re
ceiving direct sunlight.
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BY LAWRENCE CROLIUS.
IF YOU have been contemplating
the erection of one of the many
types of wall-board paneling you
have probably met face to face
| with the problem of what to do about
| the joints. With the majority of ma
terials now' available it is necessary
I to cover over each intersection of
panels with some sort of a decorative
moulding using painted wood strips,
metal strips or a combination of both.
Some people are a bit averse to the
idea of having a wall covered with
small trimming strips, and we don't
blame them a bit because it certainly
does much to break up a decorative
scheme if you have to consider cer
tain size panels, the type of molding
| to use and all that sort of thing. This
one drawback has no doubt prevented
many home modernizers from using
these efficient, economical materials
in many rooms about their houses, and
they will hail heartily a new product
which recently made its bow to a long
i suffering public.
To eliminate this strip-between
; panel business a new' wall board has
| been brought out which will .enable
‘ you to place new paneling in any
. ..-gn
| room, and you need not worry about
i its decoration any more than you
would a newly plastered wall.
This remarkable idea utilizes the
simple process of using boards which
have recessed edges which are filled j
in with a convenient tape and cement
so that they are as perfectly flush as
any one could desire.
The boards are made of an asbestos
composition which is fireproof and
highly impervious to moisture absorp
tion. They can be used on walls or
ceilings with equal ease and the handy
man about the house will find that it
is an extremely simple matter for him
to place the boards In place on the old
wall surfaces and make a quite pro
fessional job of it. Of course, a caj>
| penter can do an excellent installa
j tion in rooms where fine workmanship
will show up after completion, and a
shoddy Job would be a great lost of
time and money.
A recessed edge on each side of the
half-inch panel boards provides the
space In which the joint-hiding ma
terials are placed. After the boards
have been put In place the channel is
filled with a special cement provided
for the purpose. A strong, perforated
fiber tape is then placed along on top
of the cement and the excess cement is
smoothed off, leaving a nicely fllled-in
Joint which can be papered over or
painted without the bother of placing
trimming strips.
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YlfE SAW a thermostat the other
day which looks as though it
would do a great job of smoothing
out the operation of your automatic
heating plant this Winter. It makes
use of a small thermostat located out
side which works in conjunction with
your regular one inside.
The little outside device Is on the
order of a sentry box which finds out
what Is going on and transmits the
message Inside before the effect is
felt of a quick cold blast or a sudden
rise in temperature.
Thus your heating plant is kept
advised in advance of what to ex
pect from the elements, and even
though you may be hurrying about
blissfully unaware of an impending
cold period, this thermostat will keep
the heating plant going along smoothly
so that a constant temperature will
be maintained with a minimum of
cold spots, or hot moments.
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HABITUAL SAVERS
INCREASE RATIO
Building and Loan Official
Finds People of Moderate
Means Systematic.
During the past six months sys
tematic savers have increased their
percentage of the total capital which
building and loan associations have al
their disposal for home lending, ac
cording to associations reporting tc
the United States Building and Loar
League as of the end of July. Theli
contributions to the hundred-million
dollars-a-month lending program ol
the institutions now constitute just
about dollar for dollar with the large)
investments in the form of full-pai<
income shares and the less systematli
savings accounts. In contrast at th<
end of January they accounted for on!;
49 per cent of the total capital.
Harold T. Donaldson, president o
the league, attributes this lncreasi
not only to the accumulation of semi
annual dividends on the installmen
accounts of several million investor
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on July 1, but quite as significantly t<
the growing ability of people of mod
erate circumstances to save money sys
tematlcally.
• Prom the reports received, repre
senting a cross section of the State
in various parts of the country, th
league estimates that the net increas
in Installment capital has been ap
proximately <48,000.000 over th
: amount shown in January.
The other 50 per cent of the saving!
' building and loan associations' volum
of capital comes from Income ac
■ counts where the investments are mad
( in lump sums, and from spasmodl
■ savings accounts which are becomin
t a more and more popular feature c
i the savings, building and loan in
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' vestment offering.
Donaldson said that the net gain
in Installment savings is really larger
than the figures actually show be.
• cause there Has been a decided trend in
( favor of the direct-reduction loan in
; savings, building and loan practice, as
1 a substitute for the more traditional
■ method of having the borrower ac
! cumulate installment shares to offset
the mortgage indebtedness. Thus there
, has been a decrease in Installment
; saving pledged to cancel the loans,
- and in order to offset this and to
e achieve a net gain in installment sav*
c ing, the amount put in these past few
? months by investors who are not bor
f rowers had to be much greater than
- the actual figures reveal.
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ffl Most Naturally Beautiful Spot Around Washington
IWOODMOOR®
ffl 7/te (Pe/i^ectAf (fflamted Cwmmwictif
Adjoining Indian Spring Golf Course
Features That
Make Woodmoor
Different
Located right next to Indion
Spring Golf Course.
Every lot of leost 70-foot
frontage.
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New type Bungalows; coxy
Cepe Cod Cottages; imposing
Colonial homes — of varying
sizes.
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Every detail of equipment end
fixtures representing the lat
est designs and types.
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Here's How This
Home is Finished
and Equipped
Basement:
Wolls waterproofed outside and
sprayed white inside; direct
outside entrance; automatic
heating and hot-water equip
ment; double laundry trays;
toilet.
Exterior Masonry Walls:
Damp-proofed ond furred in
side.
Roof:
Slote, laid over heovy water
proof roofing felt.
First Floor Joists:
Fir.
Insulation:
Full thick )4 inches) rock wool.
Heating System:
Automatic hot water; Esse ail
burner, with 550-gallon buried
tank,
Domestic Hot Water:
Automatic storage system —
abundance of hot water alweys.
Bath:
Tiled floor and woinscot; latest
type shower over tub; best
grade fixtures and accessories.
Kitchen:
Murphy cabinets; acid-resisting
sink with latest type Standard
accessories, including handy
spray with rubber tube; General
Electric range; Generol Electric
refrigerator; Armstrong lino
leum cemented over felt.
Screens:
Full bronze, heavy frames, with
reinforced heavy mesh on lower
panels of doors.
Weather-stripping:
Metal.
Plastering:
Over plaster board, with metal
angles and corner beads
throughout.
Shades:
Dupont's Tontine washable,
guaranteed for a period of five
years not to fode, crack or
break.
Miscellaneous:
Reol fireplace; obundont floor
plugs; radio plug; front door
bell and rear door buzzer; floor
plugs in living room connected
to switch; No Fuse circuit
breaker (no fuses to blow); 15
gallon concealed garbage con
tainer in bock yard; removable
laundry tree with buried base.
Garage:
Concrete floor, with over-head
door; hord surface drivewoy.
Yard:
Attractively landscaped; sodded
to rear line.
Woodmoor is not a proposed project.
It is a completely finished community. One
in which you can see exactly its character
—and realize that there is nothing left for
you to do. It hos all been done for you—
streets are in; sewers are in; gas and elec
tricity functioning; artistic landscaping mul
tiplying the natural beauties. And 25 hand
some homes of varying types already con
structed. You don't have to pioneer in
WOODMOOR.
Rigid Restriction* Protect W oodmoor
and You
Features That
Make Woodmoor
Different
Terminal of the Copitol Tran
sit Company's "Four Corners"
busses, routed directly out 16th
St.
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Convenient shopping center
being provided—screened from
view by ortistie planting.
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Our own construction; not
speculatively built.
Graded, public and parochial
sehools handy by.
Here’s one of the homes we especially' want you to inspect
101 Pierce Drive—Price, $10,500
Terms which will make financing easy
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An Electric Kitchen Health Home
This imposing Coloniol brick home on a large corner facing Indian Spring Golf
Course commands the admiration of all who enter Woodmoor by way of the Old
Bladensburg Road. It has two spacious bed rooms and bath on the second floor
and a convenient bed room and bath on the first floor. Semi-secluded rear porch
with concrete floor entered off the living room. Attached garage of
consistent design.
Other Homes from $8,450 to $10,750
Only a short 20 minutes'
ride from downtown by
this direct route out 16th
St. or Georgia Ave.—Ad
joining Indian Spring
Golf Course
A few exceptional
home sites for sale
in Woodmoor.
70 feet or more frontage—
from $1,000 to $1,850—
with no assessment for
paved streets.
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Moss Realty Company
Owner and Developer
Tower Building Woodmoor Office
Met. 1776 Shep. 4517
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Loam for Refinancing
Also Construction Loans
Long Term
Monthly Payment Loans
and Straight
Three-Year Loans
which can be converted Into month!?
payment loans at any time without
expense.
IQUItAtU ■* ”
LI Ft INSUftANCt
COMPANY
Ittf 14* Sr. MS. B4S7
Attractive Home Sold
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C. G. Chandler recently bought this home, at 108 Leland
street, Chevy Chase, Md., from Mrs. Helen M. Davis through the
office of Realty Associates. It contains 10 rooms and 4 baths.
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First Offering
4714 Upton St. N.W.
Center-hall plan, all-brick, 6 rooms, 2 boths, breokfast room, screened
back porch, recreation room, gas heat, electric refrigeration, De Luxe
kitchen, plenty of closets, floored attic fully insulated, furred walls,
slate roof, detached garage, all copper downspouts and flashings.
Price, $14,250
Open Daily and Sunday to 9 P.M.
To Inspect—Drive out Mass. Ave. to Upton St., turn left to houses.
Capital City Finance Co., Inc.
| Owners and Builders
No. 1 Thomos Circle Na. 0652
I 110 Walnut St. N.W. |
Near Corner 2nd St.
| Large living quarters. Main floor includes spacious living I
| I room with brick fireplace and recessed1 bookcases, Colonial I
| , dining room, modern kitchen and lavatory; three bed rooms ||
' and main bath on second floor; beamed game room With wood
j:.| burning fireplace in basement. Pergola-garage.
| Decorations of simplicity and
unusual good taste and quality |
Construction equal to finest homes; all masonry dampproofed, |
! furred walls, rock-wool insulation, Buckingham slate roof, Ij
| caulked, weather-stripped, Arco automatic heat and oil !’?,
I | burner, with instantaneous hot-water hook-up; bronze p
| screened; completely finished. I;
Drive out Georgia ave. to Van Buren St., turn
I east to 2nd St., left to Walnut St. and new homes. |j
Matching the Sylvan
Beauty of the Park
35 WOODED ACRES
Fronting Western Avenue
and Beach Drive — Over
One-Half Mile Along Rock
Creek Park.
Preserved Valuation
and
Prestige of Address
ore assured in the "Village" by
location, environment, and im
posed restrictions—the best guar
antees tor the everlasting appeal
of its environs.
Here architectural character and
sound construction is the test of
fitness for a place in the com
munity.
Spacious Wooded Homesites
From $2,250 Up
To Reach Property—Drive north
erly on Beach Drive thru Rock
Creek Park to District Line.
EDSON W. BRIGGS, Inc.
DEVELOPERS
Office on Property
Wit. 1681
6303 OAKRIDGE AVENUE |
CHEVY CHASE, MD.
ONE OF THREE
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A SETTING OF NATURAL BEAUTY
OPEN DAILY
*14,750 up
Beauty and practicability of design, the charm of a
refined community, the best materials and workman- j
ship available, PLUS A MODERATE PRICE, make this
j one of the outstanding values in today's market. Three
bed rooms, two baths, first-floor and basement lava
t | tory, two fireplaces, A LARGE KITCHEN, recreation
room paneled in KNOTTY OAK, built-in garage,
; FLAGSTONE PORCH AND WALK, copper water
pipes, gutters and downspouts, slate roof, rock wool
insulatfon.
REYNOLD'S AIR CONDITIONING
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To reach: Out Conv. Are. to Bradley Lane, left to
Maple Ave., right to Elm St., left % block to property.
HARRY LUSTINE
819 11th St. N.W. NA. 2844
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