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j REAL ESTATE
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
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APRIL 10, 1943.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Bulk of FPHA
War Housing of
Temporary Type
98% of Buildings
To Be Dismantled
■ After Emergency
More than 98 per cent of the war
housing units assigned to the Fed
eral Public Housing Authority for
development during recent months
represented temporary construction,
scheduled for dismantling after the
end of the war, Commissioner Her
bert Emmerich announced today.
Between October 1, 1942, and
March 15, 1943, approximately 163,
000 units of all types were pro
grammed by the National Housing
Agency for construction with Gov
ernment funds. Of these 160,300
Involve temporary construction, 1,200
are leased units; 500 demountable
types, and only 1,000 represent per
manent construction. Most of the
1.000 permanent units are Federally
aided low-rent projects converted
to war housing for the duration of
the emergency rather than projects
financed directly by war housing ap
propriations.
Much Temporary Construction.
"When the current publicly
financed war housing program was
presented to Congress last summer,
it was contemplated that roughly
25.000 of the 205,000 units to be
financed by the $600,000,000 appro
priation approved by Congress in
October would be family dwelling
units of permanent construction,
with the remainder to be temporary
family units, dormitories or trail
ers," Mr. Emmerich pointed out. "In
actual experience, however, a much
higher proportion of temporary con
struction has been built.”
In concentrating its current build
ing program on temporary projects,
the FPHA is serving three impor
tant wartime objectives.
1. Temporary construction assists
in conservation of critical war ma
terials, the saving being from 30
to 40 per cent per unit.
2. Temporary construction affords
protection against over-building of
communities which are unlikely to
be able to absorb permanently the
housing built for specific wartime
needs. The National Housing
Agency’s policy is to specify financed
war housing principally in commu
nities where the need is temporary
or where private builders cannot
meet necessary wartime require
ments.
3. The cost of temporary construc
tion is lower. For family units, the
cost of temporary construction is
roughly 35 to 45 per cent lower than
for permanent construction. Thus,
the funds required to construct 10
permanent family units will finance
roughly 17 temporary units.
Projects on Leased Sites.
Hie shift to temporary construc
tion as a wartime measure has pro
ceeded rapidly since the establish
ment of the EPHA in early 1842, Mr.
Emmerich said.
On March 31, 1942, the publicly
financed war housing assigned for
development up to that date consist
ed of 170,000 permanent units, 48,000
demountable units and 30,800 tem
porary units.
By March 15, 1943, the total num
ber of permanent units In the pro
gram had Increased by only 15,000 to
185,700, whereas the number of tem
porary units had expanded by about
300.000 to almost 330,000. In the
same period, the number of de
mountable units had increased by
48.000 to £5,000.
To implement further its policy
of temporary construction for war
housing, the EPHA endeavors wher
ever possible to place its temporary
projects on leased sites rather than
on purchased land, Mr. Emmerich
stated. This policy is pursued for
economy and also to facilitate the
removal of temporary structures
after the war, he said.
E. L. Taylor Opens Office
Edwin L. Taylor has opened a
real estate office at 410 Hill Building
It was announced this week,
WAR WORKERS
Need Rooms
ADD ROOMS
Convert to Apartments
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Housing Guild
SECURITY
Heme Improvement Co.
5403 Georgia Ave. N.W.
nm OCrrrh 1118-11M
CHARMING
DUTCH COLONIAL
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Four Real Estate
Brokers Issued
D. C. Licenses
The District Real Estate Commis
sion this week issued licenses as
real estate brokers to Nicholas G.
Frederick, 1332 H street N.W.; Rus
sell F. Barrett, 2002 M street N.W.;
Colonial Investment Co., 817 Ninth
street N.W., and Nathaniel J. Taube,
817 Ninth street N.W.
A license as a real estate salesman
was issued to Clarence Standard
Baker, 207 Florida avenue N.W.
Applications for licenses as real
estate salesmen were received from
Eva N. Shanklin, 1512 U street N.W.,
and Rose G. Wander, 4830 Massa
chusetts avenue N.W.
An application for a license as a
business chance salesman was re
ceived from Walter E. Neal, 1429 I
street N.W.
Construction Permit
Total Here for Week
Drops to $49,822
Figure Reported Close
To Lowest Point in
Recent Years
Building permits issued this week
dropped to a low ebb with but $49,
822 worth being recorded in the
office of Robert H. Davis, District
building inspector. This figure is
close to the low for recent years, it
was said.
More than half of the total
amount was for the construction of
fireproofing in the George Washing
ton University Hospital at 1339 H
street N.W. The $25,000 job is to
be done by the C. H. Tompkins Co.,
with Edwin Weihe, 927 Fiteenth
street N.W., as architect. Plans call
for two four-story masonry fire
towers, which officials of the Tomp
kins Co. said actually were remodel
ing of the stairways for safety.
Other building permits of $300 or
more issued this week are:
1 E H. and Amy S. Threadgill, 2437
Porter street N.W., owner and
builders; J. Marcus Hallett, archi
tect; to make repairs 1906 R street
N.W.; to cost $5,000.
Philadelphia and Baltimore Con
ference A. M. E. Zion Church, 1615
Fourteenth street N.W., owner;
Lewis A. Johnson, Inc., 1100 Irving
street N.W.. builder; Leslie Bran
som, 1729 Eighth street N.W., de
signer; to erect one 1-story cinder
block and frame church, 134 Fifty
first street S.E.; to cost $3,000.
Tally-Ho Restaurant, Inc., 812
Seventeenth street N.W., owner and
builder; George Howe, 917 Fifteenth
street N.W., architect; to erect one
1-story brick and cinder block pas
sage way, 812 Seventeenth street
N.W.; to cost $3,000.
e>amuei Keets, 1825 Thirteenth
street N.W., owner; Morris Gume
nick, 1427 I street N.W., contractor;
R. C. Archer, jr„ designer; to make
repairs, 1819-21-23 Thirteenth street
N.W.; to cost $3,000,
James Russell, 5030 Drake place
S. E., owner and builder; R. c.
Archer, Jr„ 215 Florida avenue N.W.,
designer; to erect one 1-story brick
dwelling, 5030 Drake place S.E.; to
cost $2,000.
Mrs. Leila D. Emig and others.
4604 Potomac avenue S.E., owners
H. W. Turner, designer; to make
repairs, 84 V street N.W.; to cost
$1,900.
Milton Diener, 1221 Twenty-sec
ond street N.W., owner and builder
Leslie Bransom, 1729 Eighth street
N.W., designer; to build an addition,
1221 Twenty-second street N.W.; to
cost $1,000.
First Church of God in Christ.
1262 Fourth street S.W.. owner and
(See PERMITS^Page B-2.)
REFINANCING
Combine your 1 *t and 2nd trusts into
4 ’/* %»Amortised Plan—Low monthly
payments.
W. ERNEST OFFUTT
1524 K Street N.W.
Republic 3161 _
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RECENT SALES—These two brick combination homes recently
. were sold through the F. A. Tweed Co. On the left is the new
residence of Mrs. Dorothy A. Webster which was purchased from
Mrs. Jessie Lee Blade. Featuring five large rooms, it is located
at 5305 Twenty-ninth street N.W. On the right is the new house
of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson B. Blechman which was purchased from
Mrs. May B. De Burr. It has a finished third floor and is located
at 5034 Reno road N.W. —Star Staff Photo.
The Home Clinic
Structural Defects Can Be Overcome
Even if Remodeling Is Impossible
By MARGARET NOWELL.
These days, when structural
changes In your house are practi
cally impossible, train yourself to be
a house doctor and overcome these
difficulties by home remedies.
If there is too little wall space for
furniture in some rooms perhaps a
door may be closed and decorated
with a textile wall panel. Or better
yet, a plywood panel can be put over
the whole door before repapering.
Another solution in a room with too
many doors is to arrange the furni
ture out into the room. Try placing
the desk or table with an end to the
wall, or pull the sofa in front of the
fireplace. This will leave a passage
way in back of the furniture so that
conversation groups need not be
interrupted.
Tricks to “Shorten Room.”
If the room seems too long try
several tricks to bring the ends
closer. Corner cupboards or book
shelves at the end will reduce ap
parent length. A decided color tone
will make a large room seem smaller.
Figured wallpaper helps to furnish
a room in case the supply of furni
ture seems meager.
Ceilings which are very high can
be “brought down” by the using
of color on the ceilings and dropping
it down a foot or so from the ceil
ing line. Ceilings do not have to be
pastel colors. Gay color which ac
cents the walls or figured ceiling
paper in bedrooms Are very often
the distinguishing feature of an
otherwise unimportant room.
If the ceilings are very low use
striped wallpaper running to the
ceiling. Also hang draperies, in
strong contrasting color, from the
ceiling line.
Radiators may be made less no
ticeable by painting them to match
the walls of the room. Unsightly
sidewall light fixtures may be re
moved, the wires blocked off and
the spot on the wall covered by
wallpaper, a picture or mirror.
How to Avoid “Cramping.”
If the room feels cramped try to
exchange a large table or chair for
one elsewhere in the house that is
smaller and lighter in scale. Light
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PURCHASERS
For Homes in the
N.W. Section
$8,000 io $30,000
Harry Rod
817 G St. NA. 4525
colors and paper with white or light
backgrounds make a room appear
larger. Hang very few pictures on
the wall and choose those light in
frame and feeling. Mirrors reflect
ing the room or an outside view
seem to add spaciousness.
Is the room dark? Paint the walls
and woodwork a light color which
will reflect all the light there is.
Reflnish one or two pieces of fur
niture in a light tone. Take down
window shades and use draperies
which may be pushed back during
the day or use only sheer white or
yellow glass curtains to pick up
light.
If the view from your windows is
unsightly, screen it with translucent
curtains which let in the light but
block off the view. Create an in
teresting feature inside the window
to attract the eye, such as glass
shelves with potted plants and fig
urines in bright color, or a window
box that is so arresting that the
eye wanders no farther.
Ingenuity Is Substitute.
We worry about our home being un
attractive and feel it cannot be im
proved without tearing things apart
and making them over. The fact
that labor and materials are not
available now puts the matter of
improvements right in the lap of
the householder.
Check your own house with the
suggestions listed above. You will
be surprised how many of them
apply and how much the whole
effect is improved by a few sim
ple changes which you may work
out yourself.
Many of our homes suffer from
too much of everything rather than
from too little. Weed out and sort
out the things you need, the things
you like and the things that add
to the attractiveness of your house.
Loan, give away or store the others
so they will not stand in the way
of making your home a comfortable,
workable, attractive living unit.
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I CHEVY CHASE, MD. J
No. 5 East Blackthorn St.
Price, SI9,000
VACANT—COMPLETELY RENOVATED
In new-housd condition, this authentic Early American home
represents the finest in planning ... in construction . ... in
livability. It contains living room with fireplace, library and
dining room overlook the garden, first-floor lavatory. Three
lovely bedrooms ond two baths. Storage attic. An all
General Electric kitchen, G. E. AIR-CONDITIONING. At
tached garage. Large ond beautifully landscaped lot.
Open Saturday Afternoon end All Day Sunday
Beached via Connecticut Ave., beyond Cheer Chare Circle turn right
on Blackthorn St., which ir one block South of Moot-Weet JTIehuar.
JThos. J. Fisher fir Co., ine.
Realtor
738 15th St. N.W. Dl. <830
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CONVERTED TO APARTMENTS—Sold for Mrs. Vera Voss to '
Thomas Carlysle Dyar, this structure has been changed over to
a five-apartment group. Sale was made through the offices of
Boss it Phelps. The property is located at 1431 Thirty-third
street N.W., Georgetown. —Star Staff Photo.
Burton Will Address
Housing Association
Wartime Washington's housing
needs will be discussed next Friday
by Senator Burton, Republican, of
Ohio, during a noon meeting of the
at the YWCA.
Following the main talk a forum
will be held. The participants will
be representatives from the Na
tional Housing Agency, War Pro
duction Board, War Manpower
Commission, Alley Dwelling Au
thority, and the District Commis
sioners.
Housing conditions of District
families in the low-income group
recently were studied by the fol
SMALL ESTATE ?
NORTH OF CHEVY CHASE
VEGETABLE GARDEN SPACE.
A gorden spot of severol acres,
with trees and lawns surround
ing the 12-room, 4-bath house,
in GOOD CONDITION. Avail
able ot $215 PER MO. IN
CLUDING THE UPKEEP OF
LAWN.
With bus service nearby. Ar
rangements con be made with
tenant farmer to roise chickens.
Phone or See Harvey Jones
DUpont J 284. Res.. WI. 7222.
SANDOZ Inc. 2 Dupont Circle
lowing agencies: Bureau of Public
Health Nursing, Catholic Charities,
Family Service Association, Instruc
tive Visiting Nurse Society, Police
Women's Bureau, Public Assistance
Division; Salvation Army, Travelers’
Aid Society, YWCA, and the Wash
ington Housing Association.
Volunteers from the Office of
Civilian Defense, the League of
Women Shoppers and the League of
Women Voters assisted the housing
association in the study of eviction
cases in the Landlord and Tenant
Court during February.
A LOVELY HOME OF UNUSUAL CHARM
Located in Washington’s finest residential area
on an elevation commanding picturesque views
spring #aUep
The Garden of Beautiful Homes
4915 GLEN BROOK ROAD
Priced Commensurate With Its Unusual Quality,
Yet Par Below What You Would Expect to Pey
OPEN SUNDAY 11 TO 5
Owner Withes to Sell Within One Week. Immediate Pateeteion
Contains every feature conducive to fine living. Center-entrance
plan with spacious rooms; broad semi-circular window seat in living
room, 3 wood-burning fireplaces, 1st floor lavatory, porch ofT the
library, breakfast room, large cedar lined closets and linen closets;
4 large bedrooms and 3 baths on 2nd floor; 2 bedrooms, bath and
4 large closets on the 3rd floor. Automatic gas heat.
To Reach.' Owf Massachusetts Ave. to Nebraska Ave., turn
left. past American Unirersitv, then bear right at
Arst intersection; one block turn right aoai n to t91S.
W. c. fir A. N. MILLER DEVELOPMENT CO.
4830 Mass. Ave. N.W. OR. 4464
6 EVERETT ST., CHEVY CHASE VIEW
*13,750
THIS IS THE IDEAL SUBURBAN PROPERTY—high elevation—com
munity of new homes—wide improved streets—spacious grounds—
walking distance to schools—close to bus.
Lot 100 by 186—rock gardens—rosebeds—trees—space for victory
garden, fruit trees, chickens.
The House—Copper gutters and downspouts, concrete screened side
living porch 10x18 feet. _ First-floor toilet and lovatory, excellent
all-electric kitchen, three spacious bedrooms, stairway to floored j
atfic; insulated, weather-stripped, storm sash, built-in garage, spoce
for recreation room; copper water pipes, oil furnace with summer
winter hookup, hot-water heat, concealed radiation.
OPEN TODAY AND SUNDAY
Te reach; Out Connecticut Avenue through Cheer Chute—continue to Janet
Bridge Moat, then bear left ox main road to Kentintton end continue to tverett
Street, than turn left about one-hal/ block te propertg.
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0. C. 2300 |
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Springtime Garden
Beautifies Grounds
Of Hotel Statler
Final touches to the land
scaping on the Sixteenth street
side of the new Statler Hotel
rapidly are nearing comple
tion. The front features a
springtime garden and has
rectangular plots of yew which
give a line contrast to the
white, simple lines of the build
ing.
A dense mass of dark green
underplanting is broken by
white gravel walks to add va
riety. Landscapers were the
Small florist organization.
Hedges of American boxwood
and yew complete the scheme.
Rolls of grass were laid this
week for the lawn, and it is ex
pected that shortly the entire
work will be completed on the
grounds.
Planning in Advance
Saves Shopping Time
Know What You Want
By Careful Preparation
Know what you want before you
start out on a household shopping
tour. Make your lists and your
plans so that you are well armed
against mistakes.
Take careful measurements of
spaces for furniture, sizes of floor
for rugs and length of windows for
draperies. Secure color samples to
carry with you along with the list
of measurements.
In these days it may require pa
tience and considerable footwork to
get what you want, but, except in
rare cases, you will eventually be
able to find what you desire at the
price you wish to pay. It is a good
plan to have an alternate plan and
color scheme just in case the first
one cannot be worked out.
Shop early at a time when the
stores are uncrowded. Take time
to compare quality differences and
prices. Check your plan carefully
to avoid “white elephant” pur
chases which will be costly and
throw your whole scheme off-key.
Time, transportation, deliveries
and stocks are curtailed to a cer
tain degree these days. All of these
things must be taken into consid
eration. Do everything you can by
advance planning to save effort on
your own part and to make it
possible for the stores to give you
their best service.
fcHEVYCHASroTcl
0 5404 Broad Branch Road \
A Open Sunday, 11 to S V
V IMMEDIATE POSSESSION A
A Lovely center-hall brick with clap- V
v board trim, contains a 22-ft. living A
A room, dining room, paneled den, lav- (/
V atory, large modern kitchen. 4 bed- X
A rooms, 2 baths, maid's room and bath U
V ?nd Storage attic. Nicely landscaped X
A lot. This home has storm sash, attic ()
fl Ian; is insulated and weather- X
\ stripped. In perlect condition. Ex- A
Q cellent transportation and close to v
X schools and shopping. A
A To Reach: Out Connecticut Ave. to V
X Nebraska, turn right to intersection A
A of Nebraska. Military Road and V
V Broad Branch. X
A W. C. ft A. N. Miller Development Co. \
X 4830 Maas. Are. N.W. OR. 4484 A
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Family Units in
April Forecast
Conversion Program
Well Under Way,
NHA Head Says
With 5,000 family accommodations
for war workers expected to be leased
this month, the National Housing
Agency’s publicly financed conver
sion program now is well under way,
NHA Administrator John B. Bland
frod. jr„ said today.
Although only 1,324 units were
under lease March 1, the figure had
increased to 4,000 by April 1. Mr.
Blandford explained, and applica
tions now on file from property own
ers should produce 20,000 units in
addition to those scheduled for April.
He added that the present quota
of 44,000 units is expected to be ful
filled within a reasonable period and
determination of a new program al
ready ?s being studied.
Provision of 4,000 family accom
modations through conversion will
result in an Immediate saving to
the Government of at least $7,000,
000, as compared to the cost of new
construction, even of a temporary
type, Mr. Blandford said. The aver
age conversion job is costing about
$1,200 to $1,300 a unit and new tem
porary construction costs about
$3,000. Twenty thousand converted
units will result in savings of at
least $35,000,000 and 44,000 units wall
save about $75,000,000.
Materials Conserved.
"These are savings in the original
outlay alone," said Mr. Blandford.
"The Government leases are for
seven years and are designed to re
cover conversion costs over that
period. The Government’s objec
tive, of course, is to recover all its
investments.”
Of still rrfore importance is the
saving in critical building materials,
estimated at 65 per cent, Mr. Bland
ford added.
Mr. Blandford paid tribute to the
local war housing centers through
which the NHA's Homes Use Serv
ice is operated, and to the Home
Owners’ Loan Corp., the NHA unit
charged with responsibility for the
actual leasing and construction job.
“They deserve great credit for
getting a difficult and unprecedented
task under way,” he said. "Of
’ " (See NHA, Page B-2.)
TRUST I
NOTES
National Mortsace
& Investment Corp.
1312 N. Y. Av.„ N. W. -i- NA. 5133
OPEN TODAY AND SUNDAY I
Takoma Park, D. C.
Detached—Vacant
7005 8th St. N.W.
Near Walter Reed Hoepital
This home Is In new-house condi
tion. Two new tiled baths and
new modern kitchen, 8 large bright
rooms (4 real bedrooms', automatic
heat; extra large lot, garage. Priced
right.
TO INSPECT—
Ga. dee. to Butternut (Entrance to
Walter Reed), right to 8th and left
to house.
Chevy Chase, D. C.
Detached—Vacant
GAS HEAT— *9,500
5813 Nevada Ave.
fl rooms and bath—large living room
with real open fireplace: new-house
condition throughout: large yard,
beautiful shrubbery and trees, garage.
TO INSPECT—
Conn. Ave. to McKinley, east two
blocks to Nevada. and left to house—
or call us tor further information.
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DUt. 8600—1106 Vt. Ave.—Sun. & Nights, TA. 0620
SPACIOUS NEW HOME
3 BEDROOMS — 2 J4 BATHS — LIBRARY
SUN ROOM — GARAGE
* *72-60 per month
One of the last remaining new homes available today,
th\f distinguished Regency House provides every
modern convenience at nominal cost. It is gfcnerous
in size, completely equipped, superbly situated and
structurally sound. Here you can live generously—
without extravagance.
Exhibit Home Open Daily—9 A. M. to 9 P. M.
Furnished by Julius Lansburgh Furniture Co.
Directions: Drive over Memorial Bridge, turn left (at
Cemetery) on South Arlington Ridge Road and continue
past Presidential Cardens to Russell Road, hear tight
one-half mile on Russell Road to Monticello Estates,