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OUTSTANDING
CHEVY CHASE BUY
$13,950
5461 30th Place N.W.
Just 1 Block Off Military Rd.
j VACANT—Immediate Possession
English Tudor Architecture,
3 bedroms, 2 baths, finished
at.tic recreation room, break
fast nook. Home is modern
in detail. Convenient to 2
bus lines. Completely "redec
orated.
Exceptional Terms
Open Saturday Afternoon
and Sunday, 1 to 6 P.M.
Out Conn Are. to Military Rd .
right to SOth Place and lett on 3Uth >
Place 1 block to 5 4 til
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REAL ESTATE
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or refinance homes in the
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Current Rates
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7th b D Sts. N.W.
17th b H Sts. N.W.
MODERN
DETACHED
BRICK HOME
Just Off 16th Street
Just a little over one year old,
owned and occupied by a deco
rator—this is one of the most
tastefully finished homes we
haw ever offered.
Six Rooms and Two Baths
—Plus finished recreation room
with fireplace; kitchen and bath
in basement; finished attic;
automatic air-conditioned heat;
screened porch; slate roof;
brick garage. Beautiful elevated
lot 50x140 feet.
1444 Oglethorpe St. N.W.
Will Sell Completely Furnished
Open Today and Sunday
Take lfith St. Run or Drive out to
Oqlethorve St. and turn noht one
half square.
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Apartment Residents
Asked to Increase
Tin Can Collections
Operators' Association
Sends Out Letters to
1,800 Building Managers
The District Salvage Committee is
seeking increased co-operation from
apartment house residents in its
drive for tin cans. Though house
wives have been helping to a great
extent, the appeal is to those resi
dents of the smaller apartment units.
In the case of buildings where
there is no resident manager or
janitor to take care of the scrap
collected, it was suggested today by
Horace Walker, executive secretary
of the local committee, that a spe
cial depository be selected so that
collections could be made with fa
cility. ,
Mr. Walker noted that in many
cases the smaller dwelling units
with no resident manager or janitor
are difficult to reach in the current
drive. In these cases, he said, when
a plaae has been established for the
collection of tin cans, the committee
should be notified with registration
for servicing.
Rufus Lusk, through the Building
and Owners and Operators’ Associa
tion, has sent out letters to the
1,800 managers, operators and own
ers of apartment dwellings asking
co-operation. This was followed by
a letter from Marshall Davis, chair
man of the salvage group of the
Washington Re#l Estate Board.
The latest tabulation shows that
more than 500 apartments have
been registered for the salvage col
lections. Mr. Walker also added
that 125 official deposit signs have
been distributed among the larger
apartment houses and that- they
have brought in a considerable
amount of scrap metal which other
wise would have gone into the in
cinerator or have been lost for re
claiming purposes.
Mr. Walker said that in January
255.000 pounds of these containers
were collected and that through an
increase in the drive to bring apart
ment house residents into the cam
paign, in February, 286.150 pounds
of the metal were collected. A tabu
lation for last month has not been
completed, but unofficial figures in
dicate a probability that the 300,000
pound figure may be topped.
Permits
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builder; J. L. Turner, designer; to
make repairs, 463 K street S.W.; to
cost $800.
Hearne Kelly. 4920 Sheriff road
N.E., owner; Federal Contracting
Co., 915 New York avenue N.W., con
tractor; to make repairs, 4920 Sheriff
road N.E.; to cost $300.
Maurice Schlein, 915 New' York
avenue N.W., owner and builder; J.
Marcus Hallett. designer; to make
repairs, 449 Massachusetts avenue
N.W.; to cost $600.
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 cinder block and brick pas
sage w:ay, 814 Seventeenth street
N.W.; to cost $750.
Calvary Gospel Church. Inc., 3213
Q street N.W., owner; Harry Oliff,
1 Dupont Circle N.W., contractor;
J. Oliver Smith, architect; to make
repairs, 3213 Q street N.W.; to cost
$500.
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Pierson,
3864 Holly terrace S.E., owners; As
sociated Contractors, Inc., 1401 Flor
ida avenue N.E., contractor; William
StCyr. Barrington, architect; to
make repairs, 3864 Holly terrace
S.E.; to cast $422.
Dorsey W. Hyde, 3122 N street
N.W.. owner; George Low'e, 401 G
street N.E., contractor; to make re
pairs. 2611 Dumbarton avenue N.W.;
to cost $970.
Elite Laundry Co.. 2119 Fourteenth
street N.W., owner; Skinker and
Garrett, 1719 I street N.W., contrac
tor; to make repairs, 2119 Four
teenth street N.W.; to cost $300.
The Goldcraft Co., 16 O street
N.E., owner: Air Duct Installation
Co., 4711 Bethesda avenue, Bethesda,
Md., contractor; Fred C. De Mond,
designer; to make repairs, 16 O
street N.E.; to cost $480.
Elizabeth Neill, 906 T street. N.W.,
owner; William M.-Ernest, 410 Bond
Building, builder and designer; to
make repairs, 1928 Tenth street
N.W.; to cost $500,
I Best Buy in Silver Spring I
$7,950
9510 Old Bladensburg Rd.
(At Franklin Ave.)
2 nice bedrooms, tile bath with shower,
living room tflreplace), full dining
room, gas range, gas refrigerator, stairs
to insulated attic, full basement, room
for large recreation room. A. C. gas
heat: nice, level lot with fruit trees,
room for "V" garden. Phone In house.
Bus V, block. Good terms.
Open for Inspection
McDevitt RA. 4422
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Alexandria Issues
18 Building Permits
For New Homes
Building permits for 12 one
family bungalows and six row
houses were issued during the
last week by Building Inspector
A. R. Lash of Alexandria, Va. A
permit was obtained by Stone
wall Village, Inc., for 12 brick
bungalows to be built on Hilton
street in Glenmore at a cost of
$4,416 each.
Wesmond Building & Invest
ment Co. obtained a permit to
build six brick two-story row
houses on Montrose avenue in
Lynhaven at a cost of $3,820
each.
Mr. Lash announced that the
March building, while lower
than the monthly average for
1942, was a great increase over
February, and that a total of
$255,750 was issued in permits.
The report showed construc
tion permits for 13 one-family
houses at a total cost of $57,408;
four two-family houses at
$16,492, and 64 apartment units
contained in four buildings at
a cost of $160,000. Non-residen
tial construction permits
amounted to $2,950; repairs,
$18,400, and installations, $500.
NHA
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course, the HOLC still faces a huge
construction job in a difficult labor
market. But just as private real
estate brokers helped produce the
most feasible types of properties for
lease, the HOLC counts on private
contractors and materials dealers to
aid in overcoming construction dif
ficulties. It soon expects to be com
pleting conversion jobs within 30
to 45 days after leases are signed.”
Dormitories Provided.
Mr. Blandford reported that the
Federal Housing Authority, another
unit of the NHA, has leased build
ings which will provide approxi
mately 5.000 dormitory accommoda
tions for single war workers. They
are being provided at an estimated
saving of 57 per cent in critical ma
terials and one-third of the cost of
new eonstiuction.
me Homes use service nas mree
objectives in its drive to provide
accommodations for war workers
and their families, Mr. Blandford
pointed out:
1. The provision of all possible ac
commodations—houses, apartments
and rooms—through the use of ex
isting structures as they stand.
2. Conversion of houses and build
ings by property owners themselves,
either through their own funds or
funds obtained from private lend
ing institutions.
3. Conversion of .houses and build
ings through the use of Government
funds where property owners can t
finance the jobs.
"Thousands of accommodations
have been produced through pri
vately financed conversion projects,"
Mr. Blandford said. "While it is
difficult to make a complete check,
priorities have been obtained for
more than 10.000 units—mostly fam
ily accommodations—since Novem
ber 1, 1942."
Obviously where property owners
can and will do the job themselves
there is no need for the use of Gov
ernment funds, so the Government
lease program has been confined to
selected areas.”
Preference ratings on materials
for privately financed conversions
are processed through office of the
Federal Housing Administration,
another unit of the NHA, in the
same manner as priorites for new
construction for war workers. FHA
also insures loans for conversion
purposes under its Title I plan—"a
pay out of income” plan. Loans up
to $5,000 can be repaid in monthly
installments over periods up to seven
years.
All types of conversion projects
must provide new accommodations
only for war workers and their
families.
The homes use program is essen
tially a localized operation. Some
100 war housing centers have been
established in crowded w-ar industry
communities and it is through these
centers that the program is con
ducted. They list vacancies which
can be turned over to war workers,
appeal to home owners to accept
“war guests” and stimulate conver
sion projects.
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Home Builders Find
Lag in War Housing
By Private Industry
Association Reveals
First-Quarter Figures;
Termed Alarming
A dangerous lag in the private
■war housing program, calling for
250,000 privately constructed housing
units this year, is jlisclosed by first
quarter figures of new starts and
applications, according to a state
ment by Frank W. Cortright, execu
tive vice president of the National
Association of Home Builders.
“New construction started during
the first quarter is less than half
that scheduled by NHA for the
period,” said Mr. Cortright. “Even
more alarming is the fact that ap
plications under FHA Title VI dur
ing this period were only about one
fourth the number filed last March.
“While it is true that the curtail
ment of general construction for the
duration has forced a considerable
number of builders out of business,
there still remain thousands of
builders who have complete build
ing organizations and are ready and
anxious to do the job assigned to
them if some of the obstacles im
peding the program can be removed.
Chief among these are:
“The frequent and confusing
changes by the Government in
standards, policies and procedures.
The imperfect planning by NHA in
the assignment of priorities in met
ropolitan areas to FPHA where the
private builders could have done the
job and, conversely, the assignment
to private builders of priorities in
isolated war production areas where
only publicly financed construction
is feasible. The failure on the part
of FHA to interpret Title VI as an
emergency measure and to relax
their requirements in line with war
time construction necessities.
“If this situation is to be corrected
in time to permit private builders
to accomplish the goal set for them
this year, immediate action will have
to be taken. The association, there
fore, urges the prompt study and
revision by NHA of all outstanding
and unused priorities, the relaxation
of administrative procedures by
FHA to accelerate to war tempo the
evaluation of costs, modified land
planning requirements and general
administrative procedure.
“The emergency conditions which
make it necessary to construct hous
ing for rental only. They must
learn to operate under the present
drastic restrictions of material con
sumption and strive to build with
even less materials than the maxi
mums imposed by WPB. With the
full co-operation of FHA, really
great savings in critical materials
can thus be effected.
“With the new program for the
fiscal year starting July 1, this as
sociation is urging the Government
and the builders throughout the
country to take all possible meas
ures to accelerate the present sched
ule in order that next year's ex
tensive housing plans can be started
on time,” he said.
Paste a War savings stamp in your
album—it will help paste the enemy.
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EISINGER
WI. 6300 BETHF.SDA. MD.
DISPLAY ROOMS, 6810 WIS. AVE.
I $10,750
A Neat Home
at a Low Price! |j
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1313 Forragut St. N.W. g]
You won't find a better value on EJ
today’s market. Situated on a deep, e
pretty lot; 2 blocks east of |«th St. gJ
It includes large inclosed gunroom S
overlooking pretty garden. 3 bed- fj5]
rooms, living room with fireplace. 51
auto, heat, garage. s
Open Sunday 10 to 6 P.M. |
Out lath Street to Gallatin St., g]
right to lkth St., right to Farragut, [|J
left to home. raj
I FRANK S. PHILLIPS |
j| 927 15th St. Dl. 1411 |
NO PRIORITIES ON REPAIRS
Carefully Arranged Financing Makes It Easy for You to
Bo Comfortable Summer end Winter
Insulate Your Home
RE-ROOFING RE-SIDING
Screens Built to Order
MURPHY AND AMES, INC.,
Phone Jack Ketcham for Estimate
Arlington Falls Church Herndon
CHestnut 1111 Falls Church 1180
1201 Brookville Rd. (Montgomery Hills)
*15,000
About one acre, level lot, with det. brick home, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths
(incl. 2 bedrooms and bath 1st floor), 2 extra large rooms and shower !i|
bath in light basement. Large living room with fireplace, breakfast jjis
room, inclosed side porch. House in excellent condition, equipped with ||
every convenience. Rear lot ploughed for large garden. This is a real I
home with an appeal to one who loves nature. Be sure to see it today. I|||
OPEN FOR INSPECTION TODAY AND SUNDAY
To reach—out ISth St. to Silver Spring, turn left on 2nd Ave. |j|j
(1 blk. before reaching Georgia Ave. traffic light) and follow ||l|
to end of street. j|j
REALTY ASSOCIATES, INC.
REALTORS
I 1022 17th St. N.W. EX. 1522 I
NHA Starts Converting
Unused U. S. Building
Into 38 Living Units
$36,000 Rehabilitation Job
To Be Done in 90 Days;
Ten Others Projected
The unused three-story building
at 247 Delaware avenue S.W., near
the House Office Building, today was
in the first stages of its transforma
tion into living units for war workers.
Rehabilitation of the 'one-time
apartment house, now Government
owned, which stood vacant nearly
two years, began yesterday under
the homes use service program of
the National Housing Agency.
Contracts call for completion of
$36,000 worth of rehabilitation work
within 90 days. Thirty-eight two
and three room apartments then
will be available to war workers who
have come to the Washington area
within the past year. Rents, which
are to amortize the cost of conver
sion, will be determined later.
Was Purchased by PBA.
The structure was in use as an
apartment building several years ago,
when it was purchased by the Public
Buildings Administration as part of
the District. Building program. The
PBA allowed tenants to continue oc
cupancy until about two years ago,
when an attempt was made to
utilize the building for much-needed
office space. It was decided, how
ever, that floors were too weak to
support heavy file cabinets and other
office equipment. The building has
since remained vacant.
Several months ago, the NHA
prompted by criticism of the vacancy
in face of the acute housing short
age here, arranged W’ith PBA for
rehabilitation of the structure.
Contracts were let to Leo Chatelain,
jr., architect, and Lee T. Turner,
contractor.
10 Other Conversions Set.
The NHA also announced yester
day plans for conversion and re
habilitation of 10 other buildings in
the Southwest section of the city,
at 210 and 212 Second street, 106
and 108 Canal street, 429, 431 and
436 First street, 110 and 132 D street
and 215 Eighth street. These will
provide 27 living units for war work
ers when rehabilitation is completed.
Under its v „n*s use service pro
gram, the NHA urges property own
ers to make all conversions possible
through private financing. Where
this is not possible, the agency leases
the structures for conversion.
Clark Leads First Round
Of Bridge Tournament
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 10.—Truesdale
Clark of Rochester, N. Y., took top
honors with 14614 points in the first
round of the 13th annual Masters
Individual Contract Bridge Tourna
ment here last night.
Sidney Silodor of Philadelphia
was runner-up with 14114 points.
Other leaders were Tobias Stone of
New York, Edward N. Marcus of
Boston and Mrs. Benjamin M.
Golder of Philadelphia.
Contestants will play two more
rounds today. The two final rounds
will be played tomorrow.
• Stone Front!
• 2 Fireplaces!
Unusual Nearby Virginia
\ Opportunity
ONLY *8,450
Six nice rooms, recreation room. Holly
wood bath, de luxe kitchen, automatic
air-conditioned heat, deep lot. Direct
transportation to Pentagon and Navy
Buildings, Airport or to city.
Immediate Occupancy
Open Sot. and Sun, 1 to 6
TO REACH—Out Mt. Vernon Blvd. to
Bashford Lane <Jst street before circle
entering Alexandria), right on Bashford
Lane to Colonial Ave., left 1 block to
houses. ]
1515 K St. N.W._I>I. 3100
™sbh-ibs—tsssaasri
Corner
Kalorama Heights
*52,000
Ideal for Diplomat
or Embassy
This handsome residence re
flects a distinctive atmosphere
for the discerning purchaser.
Huge drawing room, library,
large dining room. butler's
pantry, servants' dining room,
kitchen on 1st fl. Mnd fl.: 4
sleeping rooms. 2 baths. 2 fire
places. large sleeping porch or
recreation room. .‘Ird fl.: 2 guest
rooms, bath; :i servants’ rooms
and bath. Beautiful lot.
Another Lovely Home in the Kalorama Area at $37,500
For full particulars and appointment to inspect—
Call Mr. Child, GL. 8561
Thos. J. Fisher Cr Co., Inc.
738 15th St. N.W. Realtors Dl. 6830
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Beautiful Colonial Home
$25,000
1601 KALMIA ROAD
This authentic and impressive Colonial residence is situated on a
really lovely corner lot and is planted with old English boxwood and
an abundance of expensive shrubbery. The spacious interior Includes
i wide center hall, large sunroom, butler’s pantry, lst-floor lavatory,
back stairway, 4 large bedrooms, 2 baths, maid's room and bath,
storage attic, 2-car garage.
AN OUTSTANDING VALUE ON TODAY'S MARKET
Open Sunday 10 to 6 P.M.
Out 16th St. to Kolmia Rd., Right to Home
FRANK S. PHILLIPS ,?{,
Exclusive Agent
GOOD TASTE IN YOUR KITCHEN
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Reflects the care of your entire home. A housewife who has a neat, clean,
compact kitchen with everything in its place can be sure her friends will form
the right opinion of her as a housekeeper. Your old kitchen can be remodeled
into one of those modern compact space-saving kitchens. Let one of our
expert kitchen designers furnish you with a Survey—Drawings—Estimate—Free.
“All Cabinets are serviced free for 1 Tear” br competent workmen. T -H. A. terms.
OXFORD "DE LUXE" KITCHEN CABINETS !
FELIPPE A. BROADBENT, District Mgr.
Dieplay Roomt Open 8 A.M. to S P.M., Saturday 8 A.M. *til Noon
"Any Other Time by Appointment”
The Toronto, 2002 P St. N.W. DUpont 2263-6238
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Need of People's Counsel
For Gas Hearing Stressed
Need for a qualified people’s coun
sel to probe the facts relating to the
forthcoming Washington Gas Light
Co. hearings before the Public Util
ities Commission is one reason why
the currently vacant office should be
filled, Mrs. Edward B. Morris, secre
tary of the Fort Davis Citizens’
Association, told the Citizens’ Pro
gressive meeting last night.
Mrs. Elizabeth Delman of the
Washington League of Women
Shoppers told the gathering war will
make consumers stick together or
"perish singly.” She said consumers
must organize to gather information
and make contacts that will best
serve their interests.
Harry Booth, OPA attorney, sched
uled to address the gathering at
People’s Congregational Church, was
unable to attend.
• LIVING ROOM
MODERN KITCHEN
With BreakfaMt Nook
2 BRIGHT BEDROOMS
L IMMEDIATE BATH • CITY SEWER
OCCUPANCY ATTIC SUITABLE 2 A
EXTRA ROOMS J|
FAIR HA VEX, IXC.. TEmole 5200 M
To Reach: l air Haven is loeate-1 I'j miles south of Alexandria. EilM
;*•• °[>.Richmond Highway (Route No. 1). just a 25-minute drive EVifiU
Washington. BY RI'S—take A. R. * W. Alexandria bus at MB
l.th and Penn. Ave. N’.W. Change at Alexandria to Fort Belvolr
bus and get off at Fair Haven.
LOVELY 4 BEDROOM COLONIAL
IN ROLLINGWOOD — $18,750
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7418 LYNHURST ST., CHEVY CHASE, MD.
Unusually gracious and well arranged. Has large library with fireplace
and adjoining complete bath. 4 bedrooms and 2 baths on 2nd floor.
Large storage attic. 2-car garage. Air conditioned heat. House 2 year*
old. Faces into Rock Creek Park.
Open Sunday 10 to 6 P.M.
Out Conn. Air. to Lrland St., right on Lrland St., continuing on to Rolling
wood Drive to Greenvale Rond, right to Lvnhurst St., right to home.
92T isth st, FRANK S. PHILLIPS pi- mu |
32 EAST WOODBINE ST.—CHEVY CHASE, MD.
HAMLET SECTION—$15,950
JUST VACATED—this property offers all that you are looking for
in a suburban home.
Six spacious rooms-—two baths—breakfast room—insulated third floor
—screened rear living porch—two car garage—shade trees and shrub
bery—deep lot affording ample space for garden, children's yard, or
play court. One block from bus.
OPEN TODAY and SUNDAY
Tn Reach - Out Conn. Are. thru Cherv Chase, seven blocks beyond Bradley
'Lane traffic light to Woodbine St., turn right about one block to property.
Chevy Chase, WOodley
D. C. 2300
WYL.OREMJr.pres.
Exclusively
3514 Williamsburg Lane
(at 24th and Porter)
In Rock Creek Park
I A very lovely home in a Perfect Setting in • secluded spot, one
block from transportation. Center entrance hall brick, ten
rooms, four baths and an extra lavatory, gas heat and o two-car |
garage. All rooms are large and nicely proportioned; the Living II
Room and Dining Room are particularly appealing; the decora- |
tions and fixtures most pleasing. The house is in immaculate R
condition. The grounds have a wide frontage and are nicely 1
landscaped. H
a$29,500 |
N 3 TO 6. SUNDAY 2 TO 6 f|
«. to Porter Street, turn right |f
illtamsburg Lane, then thort
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lively
NA. 9300