Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico • Page 9

February 20, 1938 lgaa AmmjUtKgUL JUUKINAL rage Nine New Kelvin Home Open to Public for Four Hours Today in Detroit where more than 12(1 LIVING ROOM OF NEW KELVIN HOME LANDSCAPING MANY NOVEL Kelvinator c.iMiered (Miiraen nf hie i -ml. iwu v'l uir vutvil iit llciu LJft'lI ti.fJLIdieu dTIU I from all parts of the counto- c.1 PLAYS A PART new corporation. He compared its, predicted its future on that basis. FEATURES IN Wit! Grounds Harmonizp Kelvin Home RESIDENCE WBSCd Landscaping plays an important part in the original plans for a First Completely Air-Conditioned Home Here OOFING new home. It is advisable to go Kitchen Is Interesting into great detail on this subject at the very beginning so that there will be close harmony between the house itself and its surroundings.

The nature and scope of landscaping is generally determined by ihe type of home that is to be Protects the New KELVIN HOME unit, the sue and contour of the Up to the moment in every detail, and air-conditioned throughout, the new Kelvin home in the Granada Heights addition, 324 South Hermosa Avenue, will be open to the public this afternoon between the hours of and 5:30 o'clock. The house, built for his own occupancy by Walter C. Raabe, head of Raabe Manger Hardware Company, is, insofar as the electrical features, modeled after the more than 200 other Kelvin homes already constructed throughout the country. Mr. Raabe announced that the home, known as the ''home of tomorrow," will be open to the public Monday and Tuesday from 1 to 5 o'clock in the afternoons, and from 7 until 9 o'clock in the lot, and the general surroundings.

It is always advisable to utilize the services of a qualified landscape architect in effecting this detail, and the fee involved generally is compensated by the economy and arrangement of the grounds, walks, shrubs, etc. The home that is constructed during the late spring or early summer has a broad field from Above is the restful living room of the new Kelvin home, from which one gets a broad view of the mesa and mountains to the east of the city. The new home was furnished by the American Furniture Company, and Phillip Shambergcr was the interior decorator. E. J.

Marchant was the general contractor. i which to select its landscaping features. The original plan, however, should not disregard the need for landscaping during the winter, and the inclusion of ever-j greens, hardy plants and shrubs is always advisable in addition to test of summer days. Because of this fact, it actually runs only half as many minutes a day as manv other tvpes, thus insuring HOW TO BUILD A HOME UNDER FEDERAL HOUSING ACT Do you want to build a home unfitr the Federal Housing I Do you know how to go about First, you understand that the Fed lib- fill fhlA seasonal items. With the growing trend toward a rear terrace, the back portion of the lot takes on new importance in landscaping.

The vista from (he porch should he taken into consideration when laying out the' lower cost of operation. Another cost-saving device, with which all Kelvin homes are equipped, is the comfort damper installed as part of the air-con-ditinning apparatus. Through automatic operation, the outside air is filtered and the house cooled without need of mechanical refrigeration. Only when the condition of the atmosphere reaches a certain minimum levrl does the thermostat throw the switch and thus start the electric refrigeration. Lighting is another important consideration in the kitchen, and garden, walks, driveways, etc.

Proper landscaping can add to the genera! beauty and, in addition, increase privaev and com evening. The home, said to be the first completely air-conditioned home in Albuquerque, is ultra-modern in every respect, ''The Kelvin home lias been engineered to protect, and conserve health, and energy," said Mr. Raabe, "and that is the reason for its being." "The Kelvinator Company has been instrumental in the construction of scores of them throughout the country, and we are cd to luce horn 'number one' in the Southwest," he said. In addition to affording proper heat and humidity in winter and cooling and dehumidifieation in fummer. the home affords complete protection from dirt, pollen eral Housing agency does not lend you the money, it merely underwrites you, and the lending companies make the loans.

Here's how to go about securing the loan: 1. Prepare the application, having an idea as to the kind of a house you want and one that will care for the needs of your family. You should also know in what district ou expect to build. 2. Before buying the lot, talk the matter over with some one who is familiar with FHA policies, He will know whether the lot will be rated properly.

3. Select an architect to draw up your plans. This step is not essential, hut is desirable. 4. After your plans have been drawn, estimates of the building cost should be secured from two or three sources, lumber dealers, contractors, etc.

5. The application is now ready for submitting through an approved lending agency. The application must be accompanied by a cashier's check based on $3 for every $1000 of the amount applied for. The minimum is and if ou are asking fur StiilOO you will include a check for $13. This money helps to pay for administering the FHA work.

6. Wait for your commitment from the Federal Housing Act. The lending agency will be advised whether or not FHA will help you, in designing this room the latest scientific lighting discoveries available were used. The over- head light has three I fnci other impurities in the air. Any kind of weather can be pro and of the indirect lighting type, it sheds an even glow over the duced, except rain, Mr.

Raabe laid. fort through intelligent placement of hedges and shade trees. NEW NASH AUTO IS ON EXHIBIT IN KELVIN HOME Visitors at the Kelvin Home in Granada Heights, opening Sunday for inspection, will find a new 1933 Nash automobile in the garage mbohtng the recent merger of Nash Motors Co. and the Kelvinator Co. into the N'ash-Kelvin-ator Corp.

The Hoover Motor Co. is the local dealer for the Nash and La-Fayette automobiles manufactured by the corporation. Development and expansion which may make industrial history was predicted for the newly formed Nash-Kelvinator Corp. As at the Kelvinator convention aim rrio icnaing company win intorm you. you nave your com The Raabe home is one where our loan, and you are ready to begin ell drudgery will be eliminated miiment.

the loan agency issues building. 1 he elements play havoc with a roof the cold con-tracts it the actinic rays of the sun have a tendency to dry it out-and the rain tries to rot it. But all these forces are more successfully combated when your property is topped with a BARBER Genasco Built-up Roof. LnniJdcl Lake Asphalt in these Roofs is Nature's gift for the perfect type of roof protection. Get the most from the roof you buy.

Put on a BARBLR Genasco Built-up Roof it's tops in protection, but way down in tost. where many tasks are done electrically. It was engineered hv Kelvinator, according to Mr. Raabe, to "cut the cost of better living," from a panel board in the VENETIAN BLINDS ARE A FEATURE OF KELVIN HOME Beauty, coupled with scientific control of heat and light, is the result found in the use of Venetian blinds. The practicability of Venetian blinds permits the regulation of the amount of light entering the room to an extent that is irnpos- entire room and may be adapted to the type of work to be done.

Summing up the modern home, Mr. Raabe sas, "The Kelvin home is truly a new mode of living. "It is not a pre-fabricated house but completely engineered basis of construction to give you all the advantages of jear 'round air conditioning, automatic beating, and Kelvinator electrical conveniences at a cost surprisingly low. In fact, the cost of the typical Kelvin home on the basis of national averages is no more than that of an ordinary house of similar size. So the ordinary family with a moderate income can have all the comforts, all the luxury of living in tomorrow's home today.

"The idea! which has guided Kelvinator in the development of their type home is to give the local architect and builder the sound economic advantages of sihle with the ordinary type of window shade. Tilted upward the slats deflect the direct raws of the sun, producing a comfortable indirect light that, eliminates all eyestrain by giving an even non-glare illumination, The light rays are scientifically reflected mto every corner of the room, thus insuring the maximum amount of light with absolutely positive light control. Control of heat in summer Is provided by the deflection of the direct rays of the sun without eliminating light. The use of Venetian blinds also permits a greater ventilation without having a direct draft coming into the room. Hardware Store itehen, each mechanical device the entire home is regulated.

The home is not only heated and cooled automatically, but humidity 1s controlled automatically, moisture being added to warm air the house in winter, and subtracted in the summertime. The entire equipment is in-l' ailed in the basement. There is the baseburner unit, the air-rnditioner suspended from the roiling, the condenser, and the hot water tank. From these the outgoing and returning ducts circulate the house, which was fully TOM LENT! ON Thonf 1HH6 Albuquerque Bf prff nliiis HAMILTON TRUST SHARES by Hamilton Depositors Corp. One Price the west) all.

ft 2 114 West Copper Av. 1 1 completely engineered construction without sacrificing individuality. The wide range of the two distinctive interior arrangements, will win the enthusiastic approval of the most discriminating prospect for a I I TRADE MARK 0 Ijssa Ki insulated with Johns-Manvillo Jtorkwo'-1 insulation installed by the Albuquerque Lumber The Kelvin home has been defined from the inside out. It has the usual quota of rooms, which includes a half-circle living room wih a broad view of the mesa and looking towards the mountains. It has a den and large sun porch on the second floor.

Two bedrooms are on the first floor. In the preparation of the specifications the cost factor and the Kicition of earn item to the ultimate dcMgning of the air-condi-t inning plant were constantly in i QUALITY BUILDERS' HARDWARE USED EXCLUSIVELY THROUGHOUT THE KELVIN HOME Viei Br: complete insulation PLUMBING in Beautiful KELVIN HOME Was Installed By BATCHELOR Plumbing Heating Co. 1618 North Second St. Phone 4085 We gladly co-operate ulth jnu In aidin? jou make a suitable chnirp of Builders' Hardware for our home. For beauty, serviceability and security select Yale Quality Hardware.

WE INVITE YOU TO INSPECT THIS ULTRA MODERN HOME TODAY MONDAY TUESDAY. 1-': frame are caulked, the ami doors are all v. rather and every known precaution has been taken to protect the complete machina-t'ou of the interior climate. hi the kitchen, drawn from plans of the modern type, is the Kelvinator refrigerator and Kelvinator electric range which insures clean, safe, time-saving cookery, and the sink and steel upboards arranged in tlm mr-t HOURS lTA L-J P. M.

1 P. M. I 1WI rurn 1 rr Never before have ou seen 1 washer like the new Kel inator. It has unexcelled beauty and it's new from top to bottom -inside and out. A new wringer-a new new mechanism etery thing.

And the price a so low that there's no reason why ou should not enjoy its adantages and economies. See it today. You'll sav it's the greatest washer value ou ever saw. 3tore NEW EXCLUSIVE I PRESSURE- I I AT0R WRINGER AND FN-FLEX I AGITATOR Ipsji Jf 1 ADnLK ATiU IRONER I I Reduces the Labor Kelvin Home mil 5r Laundry A Wtt Cotr Ji handy spots. This new electric range, the manufacturers point out, is the ideal complement of a dust free, "oot free and absolutely clean household.

The range needs nu 'xygen to provide heat. This means that the air in the kitchen i's'lf is not deprived of any of 1 advantages known to the other rooms, and that the so- ailed "kitchen headache" due to the dcvitahrcd of a type stove, is a malady of Visit Kelvin Home! i.ie pasi. in the electric refrigerator I I x- mere is a Duiit-m-thermometer New, modern bathroom beauty, ach MM tew lifved" by the ue of the wniffliinii.n-M tiving visible proof of the amount if 1 i 1 'Standard' 'Standard' 33 bdtli. in conjunction See: itli other Iiarnioniina am uic ioou is re viving, besides the unit is plus- V151 lo our sh0H. rooms lU revej uriini(ed othcr for distinctive bathrooms.

Consult your Master Plumber about LOW PRICED i-'uweieu, guaranteeing ample nc, moucin Damroom. Laundry and Kitcl: jiceng power even on the hot- Modern Housewives Prefer the Kelvinator Electric Range mi TO BUY CLEAN COOL AND la addition to its gleaming mhite beauty this low priced Kelvinator Range is designed to save ou time, produce better results and use less current. Come in and see its improved Single Uoit Oven New High Speed Surface Units its money saving Scotch Kettle Giant Broiler and a host of other new features. Get the lou -cost facts about Kelvinator electric cookery today. Not The feeling of complete relaxation and comfort, regards of outside vea.her the complete absence of noise and made possible bv the we of J-M Rockwool Home Insulation in co-operation u.th the Kelvin Homes Air-Londitiomng System.

Let our home insulation expert, show I or its leanlmess ECONOMICAL and I onvenience uisuiauon is auaptable to YOLK building, old or new t. FLOWERS In Ihe Greenhouse of THE KELVIN HOME Furnished bj DIXIE FLORAL CO. 219 N. Mulberry Ph. 2345 ALBUQUERQUE LUMBER CO.

Hardware tore WHOLESALE DIVISION These Modem Home Appliances can be inspected at Kelvin Home, 324 South Hermoia or our store. RETAIL DIVISION 423 N. FIRST. PHONE 421 501 N. FIRST, PHONE 419 One Price the a.S 12-114 West Copper A v..