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The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 22

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The Morning Newsi
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Wilmington, Delaware
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rw-'-w-TT rw I TWENTY -TWO WILMINGTON MCRN'I NEWS. WILMlNGiCN. CZ'AVv- JAY, JvISER 15. 1936 Contrast Evident at Old Shipside Site Colonial Theme Foulk Woods laundry or kitchen improvements. Title I improvement loans are available in almost all areas, a GAMA survey indicatr-d.

although not all financial institutions have elected to handle them. FHA Now Finances Water Heater Loans Fiecaiise eas ater healers now are officially considered a permanent part of a xiructure, 1 hoy nryv le financed Ihrough FHA-Title 1 home improvement loans, it is pointed out by thp das Appliance Manufacturers Word on Windows Housewivps attending a Worn, en's Congress on spoil'' sored hy the government recently in Washington, expressed preference for "traditional" nr "conventional" windows. Onfl reason, they gave, was ventilation. Another was that "i children can look out with ease." The wood double-hung windo'V is the traditional American window and continues to Ipad in popularity over all other tvpes. per cent of thp double-hung type window used in new houses last year were of wood, according to a BLS survey.

Roof Trusses Ready There are more than 60 lirms in the United Stales which can deliver prefabricated timber roof trusses and framing all ready to erect. In addition, using timber connectors, hundreds of contractors do their own fabricating at the site. I A This advantage, rot available in the case of certain other appliances, has been a major factor in the record sale of gas heaters, GAM A states. Fre-, ((iiently, this equipment is combined with various other plumb- fall If 1 Sfi 1 Tf 1 '15 The pew community nf Foulk Wftortj will emphasize 1 hp traditional style of chitocturp in keeping with the colonial tradi-: (ion nf hp area, according to William H. Matthews, and Dana J.

r.vic, builders and developers, The developers have been en-Caged in huilriing of custom homes for many ears. The most recent development of a tpe similar to Foulk Woods, was in Thornhury. Ta The projected duellings will he characterized hy spaciousness and the builders will incorporate straight traditional lines to seek large, rooms. i T. R.

Toole. has financed and offered the homes to the public as exclusive sales ajents. I Tun tvpes nf dwellings will he Hrluripd in the project, split levels and two-story homes. The split levels will stress appeal to the modern, although Inry will he built along early Colonial traditional lines and rirsign. There will be a center hall opening into a living room Enjoy Luxury-Living in an Exclusive Community.

if tow. IjUinJyljuJi Wl Ullllllliai Mi Hill ill .4 slTikitta cnuira.it in seen in the jidolo the jnrnirr hijwiae vhici ts now being hjy Cinrenre J. Rnrri.t and Sons. To tlic cxlrrmp left is shoirii thp jicie npnrf merit riii-pliups i'hirh (lie Burris irru it bnildiiio. The houses to Ilie tiiidrle nd.

extreme rioht of the pioloornph demonstrate the condition the riirr'linos lic.i irefe nhnndmied as temporary nirt emeroeici Iiohshii; diiring World Wnr if. Gor. J. fioprs rrcenfli expressed hi. nt the irliich the Burns orfMuiirntion tens doing xn Trliabililaliiiii this project, through pnente and stnled that hp hoped nd-ditionnl such biuidtnfj tronfd he proyress or modest cost housing accomodations, Tlie apartments, modern in every detail, trilf Tent row to jSfi.j a month.

awe and aec our newly furnished Sample Home OPEN FROM 12 A. M. TO 8 P. M. DAILY where each and every house is completely different with a fireplace.

Built-in bookcases will flank the fireplace. The home will also have an old Colonial family-type riinine room with a sieabie kitchen, including birch cabinets and featuring plentiful work and breakfast space The kitchen will have an exhaust fan, garbage disposal, built-in oven and range. Knur bedrooms will he on the second floor, with master bath and stall in addition to a hath. On the second floor there will he an open stairway, leading to a ftand-tip attic. The upper level Stairway will open into all rooms.

On the lower level there will be a laundry room; York air gas fired heat, and a recreation room with surf-wood panelling with French doois opening into a concrete patio. An adjoining powder room is also planned. Each home will he on a half-acre of ground and will have a two-car garage. The tu o-story homes will be in lose Colonial brick and vertical siding. The eight-foot center hall will have an open staircase and the 2.Vfoot living room will have a fireplace, sunken library with French doors off the living room and mahogany panelling and beamed ceiling.

The dining room will be in the traditional family manner. On the second floor there will be four bedrooms with master hath and whole bath. The homes will have a full basement, two-car garage with an outside entrance and inside stairway entrance. F.aeh home will he located on a half acre of wooded lots. The Foulk Woods communUy is especially designed for custom built homes.

Each home will he built on a "personality" basis, the developers say. It is expected that no more than 5 1n 30 homes will he built in Foulk Woods in one vear and that the maximum On 3-hfdroom house for immediate orcupanry! SOLID! One 3-bedioom Iwuse will be ready in four monlh! One 4-bfdroom liousp ready in about three monlh! Two hill'ide houses available in two monthJ DIRECTIONS: Wmhinqlon $trt tn Cnrr tA In Silv.niH Rnnr) Hnd ti onH turn Ml m.l. to WINDYRUSH. Good Heating System Called Basic Necessity in Homes Survey Taken by House and Home Finance Agency Finds Many Women Unfamiliar With Poor Results Improper Installation If a hom" is uncomfortable is it the fault of the heating system or th construction of the house? That was one of the questions asked in a spot survey nf the 10.1 delegates attending the Women's Housing Congress, recently in Washington, D. under the sponsorship nf the Housing and Home Finance Agency.

The Housing Congress was called hv HHFA to get first hand informa- lion from representative house- rate but complementary air-con-wives on preferences in modern ditinning system that would tie homes and construction fea- in with the hot water or steam EBER1IARDT rilF. SY il 1 13 ft 2 FLOOR COVERING FURNITURE CO. fairiat Shopping Ctnttr There' Merer a Parking Vritltlem 2117 CONCORD PIKE HARRY A. KRESGE, Mgr. number in the development will be 120.

The builders and developers have set a limited production schedule in order to seek a high standard of construction. Sweet Home? National Home Week is an appropriate occasion for taking another look at your home and the satisfaction it oilers. A realistic appraisal undoubtedly will reveal both assets and liabilities. Perhaps bathrooms need renovating with a magnificent, but durable material such 'as ceramic lilp. The more comfort for the entire family and less rare for the homemaker 'detergent and water cleans real tilpi, the more deep satisfaction in a home.

healing. Many of the women were unaware of the practicality of such an arrangement. The Better Heating-Cooling Council representative also explained that hot water or steam heating systems work on a principle of radiant heal iwhich heats objects, like the rays of the sun or convected heat, which heats the air alone. Most good systems embody bolh principles, which are necessary for complete comfort. The radiant rays warm the body and other solid objects, while the convected heat lures.

Since heating and air conditioning were not on the formal agenda during the tw o-and-a-half 1 day affair, Tne Better lleating- Cooling Council undertook its own survey of the delegates and up with some surprising I answers, I Reasoning "behind the survey was that heat as an integral part of shelter, is one of Hie prime requirements of life, ranking with food and air as necessities. Yet in Ihis conlerenrp on the! l- a Munhfr DESIGNED FOR BETTER LIVING Rltrlnw Mnhank RUGS and CARPETS CALL OL 8-4316 Ttt Ftiihitfi By CAPALDI CAPANO. INC. A I II III llllllMiU, i (, 1j ps a gentlp blanket of u.t... v2G53sJ tu.h.

warmed air to compensate for mei" was no inrmai anemion given to a basic necessity; good Firm! Nip4 temperature loss through win nea me a nnuse (inws 0,. nines is little better shelter than a Darn. V( Jt Hp Ship to Sec the iYrir Homes In II fell II uUu. 4f This IV eh -Ei id! if I Tonjue Wm floors FIRST SECTION sn.mm Painted walls and woodwork Uiii iui Kin iiifiirciiif Uvquiri'il Year-Round Weather Conditioning Popular The trend in new home construction is definitely tow ai beating Tmd air-conditioning on a ear-round basis, as display homes seen dui'Mig National Home Veek ill prove. Rome owners i'md that thp cost of new combination units more than pays for itself in added comfort and the increased property value, Whether combined with air-conditioning or not, fully automatic gas furnaces beat, filler and circulate the air evenly throughout thp house.

They even humidify nr de-huniidifv the air depending upon climatic conditions. Clock-type thermostats guarantee thp maintenance of even heat during Hip day, automatically cutting back temperatures at night, thus saving fuel and safe-guarding health in completely automatic 24-hour cycle. Enough Logs Sawtimher (timber large enouth for saw logs used in lumber manufacturing! amount? to 73 per cent of the nation's total timber supply. There i enough sawtimher in our forests now to build a six-room hou-e for every man woman and child in the country more than 167 million houses with a good deal left over. Annual sawtimher Surprisingly, most of Iho houspiTs knpw pretty vr 1 1 what kind nf heating system they I had in their homes, and Ihousiht they knpw whether they were satisfied with its perloiniiinee.

Hut when it rime to fixing the blame lor told floors and corners, drafts from widows, (lust and other conditions, many of the respondents blamed poor house construction, instead ol the real culprit: the quality ol the heating system and whether or not it had been installed properly. Distributor Faulty Another finding showed that of thp Hfi delegates whose homes were healed with hot water or steam, nearly 100 per cent werp satisfied with the comfort conditions maintained by water-ted systems. The lone exception appeared to stem from a heal distributor that was improperly connected, but could be remedied. On the nlher hand, of the women who had heating systems other than hot water or steam, approximately 4f per cent expressed dissatisfaction with some aspect of its operation. Oddly enough, one woman whose rural farmhouse is heated only by a kitchen sbne, was almost completely unfamiliar with modern heating.

Another delegate said she didn't dare put her baby on the floor because the floors were too cold. She erroneously attributed and graceful architectural Ijnrs S'f keynote of Opadi Cr Capano hmc of distinction. Oufstandmg'y charmmj, hut Within reach nf 3'l tnosp whn rie're hr-ra that truly express" their own individually. Plan now to visit our office and hav hemp you dream cf become a reality. ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss of your choice Latest design birch kitchen cabinets hrrr.ica work top counters Stainless stscl built-in oven Hotpoint dishwasher and disposal Oil fired hot wstcr heat Ceramic tile bath Brick trcnts Separate' Formica top vanette Swimming pool (optional VISIT OUR GUEST HOME WAX FURNITURE CO.

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M. Until 8 P. M. from Wilm-Out Contort Ptk. (Rt, oboul 3 mile p(nf Christy's.

Sample horn, on right hand sidt of hwy. From Delawar County: Out Bait. Pile to Christy 'i R.ttaurant, Turn right, follow ahovt diroctions. ui no fciiilHrri nf in Homr in Knittdfr fimnk, Kinder HtlU, tttdtrftk lH'lll A DKkl Phone EX 9 0953 tV 31. (IIMIUdOltS Itullders 1035 PHILA.

PIKE PHONE SY 8-6588 growth has increased ba per Say.S-Sr VV SS Sr S- S- rSs Ss Sr Sr 134.5. this condition to poor construe- cinp tion of the house. Another rom- t'SXr Sr.t v. w. pia-inprf ot dust and dirt, and a third said her system blew "hot and rold." A majority of Hip housewives polled did not realize that ample Rug Sets Color Scheme Professionally planned eolor schemes and decorating ideas showing thp new homemaker dn In her own begin with the supplies of instant hot tap water "h3' rarl rnuld bp healed bv the samp house, often j.

WHERE THE HOME OWNER, PAINTER AND BUILDING CONTRACTOR GET THE BEST AND NEWEST PAINT PRODUCTS TO BEAUTIFY THE HOME. 14-' 'Si ft in choice of a carpet. A carpet is lived with a long time, decorators feel, and lends itself to changes in decoration. Thp color selected should be one that is pleasing to the homemaker. From this foundation, it is easier to wink upward than downward in building a color scheme.

Medicine Chest Tip heating unit that heated the house, thus saving the extra rost and the floor space occupied by a separate hot. water heater. I. ike Air Conditioning In general, many delegates felt that. Uiey would like provision made in their "dream house'' for air conditioning.

The air conditioning could either be completely installed at the time of building, or necessarv pipes or ducts Keen ass bottles and jar 1 e' lit FOULK WOODS a Willi installed for future installation, of medicines or lotions in the Some felt that immediate inslal- rear of the medicine cabinet lation would be too expensive. where they won't be so lively An architect at tiding the con-! to topple out and smash. SmaJ! ference explained that one of the tins of tablets and fold-up metal most economical and effective tubes of ointments are best up methods nf cooling thp home was front since they won't break if through the addition nf a sepa- dropped. Ml lb St kJ tl I in i vv CustOil 41MT Hi Z1 con depend on it, dwork tK 1(1 IB 7 "1 nin' interior IB lit and eiterior. Our salesmen sr off ering truly outstanding fiomes featuring the ageless appeal and charm of early American design, yet complemented with every modern convenience.

Call us for your inferior planning! We will customiie your home, old or new, with custom woodwork creating for you a home both glamorous and uperitnced, they know their business. Wt hovo kept our prices low quality and service need not be tipensive. Specioliit in: I II I I Member of Custom Furniture Custom Kitchens Storogt Functional Partition! Custom Cabinet Work Alterations I Additions Playrooms Foulk Woods Construction Co. H. Mathews Dana J.

Pyle, r. NEW CASTLE CABINET CO. SUBURBAN I CITY DtUVIRIEJ tjmy 5th (r Orange Sts. Phone: OL 8-4922, OL 2-820? 1510 W. 11th St.

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