Evening star. [volume], August 10, 1940, Page B-2, Image 18

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SHOP TALK
News About Builders
And Real Estate
Personalities
Delving Into his 1941 District of
Columbia assessment book, Rufus
6. Lusk comes up with the informa
tion that of the approximately 162.
000 lots and parcels in the District
the Federal Government owns 5,394,
the District government 871, while
there are 1,882 other pieces of tax
exempt property.
The miscellaneous properties
which are tax-free include schools,
colleges, orphan asylums, churches,
embassies and places exempted by
Special acts of Congress such as the
Y. W. C. A., part of Constitution
flail, part of the National Geo
graphic Society holdings, American
Legion property, Society of Cincin
nati headquarters, etc. In the orig
inal District there were approxi
mately 46,107 lots in private owner
ship and 2,436 lots owned by the
pistrict of Columbia, the United
6tates and others not subject to
taxation.
Plans already are being made by
the Washington Real Estate Board
for the 1940-41 bowling season. Any
office which is a member of the
board may enter a team in the
Realtors’ League. The deadline for
entries is August 15. The matches
will be rolled on Friday nights at
the Chevy Chase Ice Palace at 9:30.
Franchise fee per team Is $10, and
this sum will be returned at the end
of the season. If you want to enter
or desire further information call
the league secretary, Thomas H.
Schaffert, Weaver Bros., Washing
ton Building. He may be reached
bv calling District 8300 or Ran
dolph 2398.
* * * *
The F. & W. Construction Co. has
8 $150,000 shopping center under
construction on North Glebe road,
Arlington, adjacent to Buckingham
community. Seven stores are being
built on an acre tract, and all of
them are rented in advance of com
pletion. There wdll be a huge new
market, a 5 and 10 cent store, a
laundry office, drug store, delica
tessen and beauty parlor. The
builders will provide parking space
for 52 cars.
* Ik * 3k
During the last week the District
Real Estate Commission issued li
censes as real estate brokers to Sun
Realty Co.. 1209 I street N.W.; Simon
Sherman, 1209 I street N.W.: Thomas
T. Keller, Tower Building; Herbert
Brenner, trading as Brenner & Co..
800 Southern Building; Army Navy
Realty, Inc.. Woodward Building,
and Max B. Garber, Woodward
Building.
Real estate salesmen's licenses
were issued to George O. Woodall,
308 Pennsylvania avenue S.E.; S.
Franklin Posey, 1011 U street N.W.;
Emil M. Peterson. 308 Pennsylvania
avenue S.E.: Bruce R. Kessler. 1505
H. street N.W.; Orrel J. Mitchell,
Shoreham Building, and Merton A.
English, jr„ Shoreham Building.
Applications for real estate brok
ers' licenses were received from
Soterios Nicholson, 1120 Vermont
avenue N.W.; Nathaniel J Taube.
1010 Vermont avenue N.W.; Rio
Realty Co., 5629 Georgia avenue
N.W.; Joseph H. Nicholson, 5629
Georgia avenue N.W.. and Thomas
M. Walsh, 815 Eleventh street N.W.
Applications for real estate sales
men's licenses were received from
Louis Macina. 205 Seventh street
6.W.; Charles D. Murphy, 617 Penn
sylvania avenue S.E.; Rhesa M.
Norris, 1522 K street N.W.; Thomas
A. Whitney, 1621 K street N.W.;
Horace E. Williams, 925 Fifteenth
street N.W.; Richard H. Mansfield,
jr„ 1515 K street N.W.; Frank B.
Guest, 114 Fifteenth street N.E.,
HILLWOOD DWELLING SOLD—Mr. and Mrs. Otto Holden have purchased this new home at
228 Meadow lane, Hillwood, Falls Church, Va., from Muhleman & Kayhoe, owners and builders.
—Star Staff Photo.
Industrial Expansion
Boosts F. H. A. Activity
Increased home construction in
areas affected by recent expansion
in industrial production carried
Federal Housing Administration op
erations to new peaks in July, Ad
ministrator Stewart McDonald an
nounced today.
During the month nearly 800
homes a day were started under
F. H. A. inspection and the number
of mortgages accepted for insur
ance reached a new monthly high
totaling 20,291 in the amount of
$88,073,500. This compares with
12,074 mortgages totaling $50,803,100
in the corresponding month last
year. *
Applications for F. H. A. mortgage
insurance also Increased substan
tially last month, exceeding June by
approximately $10,000,000 and the
corresponding month of 1939 by
more than $30,000,000. A total of
20,499 mortgages amounting to $94,
120,780 were selected for appraisal
by the F. H. A. in July on homes to
be built under its inspection. This
compares with 12,649 mortgages in
the amount of $60,747,320 in July,
1939, an increase of 62 per cent in
number and 55 per cent in amount.
June figures were 18,492 mortgages
for $85,226,150.
Storage Space Essential
Every housekeeper know's the im
portance of having a place "to put
things.’’ In designing a home plans
for systematized storage should be
made. In the kitchen, cabinet space
for storage of china and foods is
vital. Clothes closets should con
and Aaron Aaronson, 5320 Georgia
avenue N.W.,
* * * *
Eugene M. Fry announced today
that Samuel J. Roberts will be asso
ciated with his firm in the handling
of real estate sales, rentals and in
surance. Mr. Roberts was assist
ant secretary of the Acacia Mutual
Life Insurance Co. for a number of
years and had charge of the agency
organization. He is a graduate of
George Washington University,
where he was a member of Sigma
Chi Fraternity. He also is a mem
ber of the District bar. Mr. Fry's
offices are located at 4703 Hampden
lane, Bethesda.
* * * *
Mr. and Mrs. Dean M. Rathbun
j are on a vacation trip in New York
i State. Mr. Rathbun is vice presi
dent and sales manager of the W.
C. & A. N. Miller firm .. . Miss Ruth
Welch, secretary to George J. Moss,
president of the Moss Realty Co.,
will leave this week end for Cape
May. N. J. . . . Lewis F. Colbert of
Brodie & Colbert is on vacation in
Kentucky . . . J. McKenney Berry,
the Georgetown realtor, is in At
lantic City for a stay . . . Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Sandoz and children
are vacationing in Cape May . . .
Thomas E. Jarrell has returned from
a visit in Atlantic City . . . Thomas
D. Lewis of the H. L. Rust Co. got
back this week from Virginia Beach
. . . Mr. and Mrs. Paul O. Drury are
at Wedgeport, Nova Scotia, where
Mr. Drury plans tuna fishing.
Striping Lends Contrast
Striping, the process of running
I narrow bands of paint around the
i walls a few inches from and parallel
with the wood trim, may be an
effective answer to the desire to
I
avoid one-color interior wall monot
ony. The width of the stripe, its
color and the distance from the
wood trim will usually depend on
the size of the room, the amount
of decoration required to offset the
objectional plainness and also on
the prominence of the door and
window casings.
. Brand-New Homes f
East of
Rock Creek Pork
1352
Van Buren St.
6 RmsM 2 B.; Garage
Near H alter Reed
A very charming, well-constructed
home in a refined new-home neigh
borhood. convenient to stores,
theater, schools, etc.: excellent
transportation to downtown. Has
large recreation room with fireplace,
finished attic, slate roof, air con
ditioned (oil burner), screened,
weatherstrioped. furred and insu
lated: brick garage. Lot 4f)xl.1.S.
While inspecting, note the excep
tional quality of materials and
workmanship.
Open Daily and Sunday
Drive out 16th St to Van Buren,
turn right to house 1 block.
West of
Rock Creek Park
6678
32nd St. N.W.
7 Rms., 3 B.; Garage
Burnaby Woods
Delightful detached brick home with
appointments that will appeal to
the discriminating home lover. On
the first floor there is a large liv
ing room 14x"3. dining room 14x15.
kitchen, bedroom with shower bath,
three large bedrooms and two baths
on second floor, recreation room,
maid's room and bath, oil-burning
air-conditioned heat, built-in ga
rage; insulated, furred, weather
stripped and screened.
Open Daily and Sunday
Drive out Conn. Avr to Chew Chase
Circle, right on Western Ave. to
Tennyson it., right to Sind, left
to home.
L. 1. Gravatte
729 15th St. N.W. Realtor NAtional 0753
We Leave It to
YOUR JUDGMENT
We offer for the first time for your criticism
and comparison a group of brick homes
designed and equipped in the most mod
ern manner. We think they represent the
best values in this new section—DUPONT
TERRACE. Government Park, stores,
churches, school and bus are nearby.
MODEL HOME
3800 East Capitol St. S.E.
•
6 large rooms, tiled bath, gas air
conditioned heat, basement lava
tory. On deep lots with fenced-in
rear yards.
*5,750 and *5,975
• Drive over Pa. Ave. S.E. Bridge to Minnesota Ave,
(1st traffic light over bridge!, turn left to barricade,
righ* I short block to Anacostla Rd., right 1 bloc*
to East Capitol St. and homes.
RANDLE & GARVIN, INC.
2539 PA. AVE. S.E.AT. 7500
Outdoor Colors Help \
Indoor Summer Comfort
Bring outdoor colors into your j
home, advise interior decorators as |
their contribution to summer com
fort. Borrow nature's own cool col
ors. This, added to the other hot
weather hints, such as shutting -
the windows during the day, draw
ing curtains and pulling down
shades to prevent warm air and
sunlight from streaming in, will
make the house appreciably more
comfortable.
A paneling board which cools off
a room in two ways—by insulating
against heat and by making the
room look cool—has recently been
introduced. The colors of the panel
are apple green, sky blue, apricot,
shell pink and ivory.
The board which borrows nature’s
cool colors also takes the place of
lath, plaster, wallpaper and cal- I
cimine. It panels a room in color
and insulates it against heat and
cold at the same time.
5® Home-Seek
J/f ers Need Look
— No Longer! One
f of These Charm
ing Stone-Built
Homes Will Meet
Your Needs.
y 48th & Alton
' PI. N.W.
Colonial homes with 3 bed
rooms, 2 baths, air condition- |
Ing, automatic heat, modern
kitchens, concrete screened ,
porches, floored attics, rock |
wool insulation — these are
only a few of the features.
To Inspect—Drive out Wtaconjtn |
Ave. to Yuma St <at Tenley Cir
cle). left to tilth St., right l
block to Alton PI., left to homes. ]
15 E. Irving Street
Chere Chase. Md., 1 Block From I
Church of the Bleated Sacrament
Kentucky Colonial front,
center-hall plan, with 4 bed
rooms, 2 complete baths, 2
fireplaces, large screened
k porch, copper downspouts
and screens. Venetian blinds.
- Air - conditioned automatic
■ heat.
To Inspect—Out Conn Aie. to
Western Ave , right 1V4 blocks
p®, to property.
PAUL T.
STONE
INfc.
927 15th St. N.W.
NATL. 0856
Kenwood
"Live Where You Walk to Play”
mm
i——— —,—
709 Norway Drive
M F YOU are planning to acquire a home in a
I rigidly restricted community with worlds of
natural beauty, good neighbors and splendid
recreational facilities Kenwood is your answer.
Your investment is safe in Kenwood.
THE above home, moderately priced and ideally
located, should meet your requirements. The
i plan is practical and the finest of materials and
workmanship have gone into its construction. The
lot is 100 feet wide and it is just a short walk to
the Kenwood Golf and Country Club, where Ken
wood residents enjoy Golf, Swimming and Tennis.
See it over the week end.
HOMES AND HOMESITES SOLD
ONLY TO APPROVED PURCHASERS
Open 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. Daily and Sunday
Pictures by
Courtesy of
Venable’s
Completely Furnished by
Brinson's Furniture and Decorating Co.
1737 14th St. ,\.W.
Kennedy-Chamberlin
Development Co.
KENWOOD OFFICE: KENNEDY DR. AND CHAMBERLIN AVE.
* WIS. 4425
Drive out Connecticut Avenue to Chevy Chase Circle, west on Grafton Street
through Somerset to Kenwood, or out Wisconsin Avenue to Dorset Avenue,
west on Dorset Avenue, through Somerset to Kenwood, or out Connecticut or
Wisconsin Avenue to Bradley Lane and West on Bradley Lane to Kenwood.
The First and Best Low-Cost Washington Development
GLENBROOK Village
INVITES YOU TO THE FIRST SHOWING OF ANOTHER 1
“■ Featuring
• The Finest Brick Con
struction
• Fully Insulated
, • Air-Conditioned Heat
• 5 Fine Rooms
• Tiled Bath
* • Beautiful Landscaped Lot
404 BYWOOD LANE
There is no home setting comparable to this model com*
munity of over 200 homes laid out in a woodland park ,
with winding, tree-lined drives—adjacent to the National
Institute of Health buildings and new Naval Medical Center.
We will build to your requirements, or you may select a
plan from hundreds we have on file. Financing arranged
te fit your budget.
Drive out Wisconsin Ave. past Bank of Bethesda
to Glenbrook Village entrance.
The Newbold Development Co.
7611 Wisconsin Ave. WIs. 5286_-—
tain a hook strip on three sides
and a wooden shelf on top of the
hook strip. Linen closets should
Jiave sufficient shelves to accommo- j
date the household linen. Addi-!
tional storage space may be pro-1
1 -
vided In the attic, which can be
reached through a scuttle if neces
sary.
AN INVITATION TO 7
GRACIOUS SUBURBAN LIVING IN A I
SETTING GLORIOUSLY ENDOWED WITH I
THE COOL, PICTURESQUE BEAUTY OF I
tied /ilAwau
* TRESCOTT SUBDIVISION "
IN SEVEN OAKS
THIS group of four distinguished homes has just been completed.
■ Situated in the heart of a beautiful wooded section, offering all the
recreational facilities of suburban surroundings, yet easily accessible
' to transportation, stores, schools and churches.
EASY TERMS
WILL CONSIDER
TRADE
Furnished by
Hilda N. Miller
Open 10 to 9
Doily & Sunday
1 ALREADY SOLD
Consisting of large living room with fireplace, attra ctive dining room, breakfast room, spacious kitchen
equipped with all modern appointments, including glass brick; powder room on first floor. Three full
sized bedrooms and two baths on second floor. Oil air-conditioned heat, lavatory and laundry room
in basement. Planned for recreation room with fireplace. Detached brick garage. Many extra con.
veniences rarely seen in moderately priced houses.
Out Georgia Ave.. right at traffic light
In Silver Spring on Colesville Pike, turn
right 1st street after passing Mrs K s,
then 1 block to our sign and homes.
1420 K St.
N.YV.
E'RE meeting—and beating—the best home value that any other
builder in the Washington market has to offer. No idle boast,
this. It's a fact you can quickly verify by visiting Westover Hills today. We
want you to know at first hand why we're smashing all home sales records,
why we still command the attention of more home seekers, week in and
week out, than any other development, why Westover Hills is still "tops"
in downright dollar-for-dollar value.
Why? The answer is easy! Westover Hills provides the answer to ALL
your housing problems—spaciousness, beauty, every utility for conven
ience and comfort, STEEL, CONCRETE and MASONRY construction
al! at these low prices! It's an opportunity you can't afford to miss.
Brick, concrete and
steel construction.
Selected hardwood
floors over steel
and concrete.
Timken oil, air con
ditioning unit.
All-steel kitchen
cabinets.
Coffer water piping
throughout.
Reflective type in
sulation.
Automatic hot-water
heatfr.
Automatic gas range.
Iron stair rails.
Plenty of electric
outlets.
A ll-tile bath with
built-in tub and
shower.
Light, airy, full-size
basement—complete
ly equipped.
Schools within $•
minute walk. Mod
ern shopping center
to be erected. Twen•
ty-minute bus service
—one fare.
Arlington,
Virginia
Exhibit Rome Furnished be The Reeht Co.
Open Today and Daily Until 9 P.M.
TO REACH: Drive over Key Bridge to Lee Highway, right to Glebe
Road (first traffic light), turn left on Glebe Road to N. Washing
ton Boulevard, thence right on N. Washington Boulevard to property.
MACE PROPERTIES, INC.
CHcstnut
8118