Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-30
Peepin'
into new homes in
Ell Centre this week,
this is what Marguerite
Brooks Of t h e Post
Press staff saw:

Bachelors. so the womenfolk say,
live in uncomfortable huts sur
rounded by heaps of we'll perfor-
ated son. soiled clothing, half smok-
cd cigarettes, mouldy cigar stubs,
and Just plain dirt. . Tch! Tch!
Tch! =.
Warren Washburn exploded that
old theory with his swanky bach
elor establishment
Feminine scoffcrs please take
note the WaShburn kitchen
is not only attractive but con-
venient, well equipped, and care
fully planned . The walls,
ceiling. woodwork. drainbOard
tile and the linoleum on kitchen
and service porch floors all are
plain white . The hospital
like whiteness Is relieved by
splashes Of blue on cupboard
knobs and drawer handles. and
conservative use of black tile
trimming The top Of the
bar is shiny metal Just the
place to roll out pie crust in
case he had some pie crust
The living room takes up half
the house 1t runs through
from front to back It's huge
corner windows afford magni-
fioent. unobstructed view of Mt.
Signal and the hazy. purple noun
tains in the west One may
dine off bamboo furniture in the
dining room end of the big room
end at the same time take in
Imperial Valleys inimitable sky
line Or enjoy the same view
from davenport and chairs so
placed that the view is always in
SIGHT
In CASE the visibility is bad the
host and his guests may close the
venetian blinds In winter they
NAV enjoy log fire in the fire
place and in summer a window
ledge full of tropical plants .
The light switch beside the front
door turns on lamp and the
radio at the same time (excellent
insurance against the horrible
feeling an empty dark. silent house
has for the person who enters it
alone) There is only one over
head light in the room Over
the dining table j.. 8. 1t is en-
cased in glass and is flush with
the ceiling Bookshelves in the
living room end add sophistication'
The house has one bedroom and
dormitory guest room to the
rest of us) . . They both have
closets and big ones at that
One of the bedrooms has corner
windows affording a cross
draft for ventilation and another
view of the western mountains .
A bathroom with a plain. brilliant
yellow floor is between the bed
room and dormitory :. That bath
room has a startling color combin-
alton Brilliant yellow and
black Rest assured there is q
wonderful place to shave . A
mirror with lights all around it
No ono. man or woman. could
visit the Washburn house without
stopping dead still at the first
sight of the front yard The
whole thing is graveled and has
whiskery looking fringe Of dis
couraged hedge about to give up
to the invading Bermuda grass
The lawn was a good idea
but il didn't work Some
thing different will he in order
next year No telling what
just yet
AS soon as he gets around to II
Washburn will build a high wal
around his back yard and install
handball court and other con-
traptions to meet tho masculine
idea of exercise and recreation
All the comforts of home and ath-
letic field
This house. so Washbun said
is a stepping stone, a forerunneI
to a better. more complete. and de-
liehtful house to be built in the
future A house to embody
its owners ideas and to be dec
Grated and furnished to pcrfcc-
ton
Well practice makes per-
feet.