davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1948-12-31

the year, all available evidence in
dicates" that new postwar record
was set.
THE large number of units under
construction at the beginning Of
the year, coupled with continued i'm
provement in construction condi-
tions," he said, point to the conclu-
sion that over 10000 Washington
area families were provided with
new homes"
Mr.. Riley also said that, during
the year, construction was started
on nearly 1880 dwelling units in
the Washington Metropolitan area.
This he described as "only a few
hundred less" than the postwar rec
ord for construction started in any
one year. That record was estab-
lished in 1947. when 1910 units
were started. In only one previous
year in the Capitals history-1941-
was there a greater number of units
begun.
More Apartment Construction.
Pointing to an increasing volume
Of apartment construction, Mr..
Riley said this was another en-
couraging aspect of housing develop
ments in Washington" during the
year.
preliminary estimates by the Bu-
reau Of Labor Statistics reveal that
nearly 1000, or about Sc per cent
of the units started in the area
were in structures containing two or
more family dwelling units" he
said.
In 1947 about 43 per cent of the
homes put under construction were
in rental-type structures, and In
1916 only % per cent were Of that
type, he explained.
Continuing, Mr.. Riley told The
Star:
"On the basis of permits issued,
Prince Georges County leads the
other five area governmental units
by a substantial margin in number
of dwelling units authorized, ac-
counting for about one-third of the
new homes for which permits were
obtained during the year.
1.-The District and Montgomery
County tied for second place, each
accounting for about one-fifth of
the total. They were followed by
Fairfax County, Arlington County,
and Alexandria, representing roughly
13 per cent. II per cent and per
cent, respectively, of the total for the
area.
= Activity Changes Character.
"A striking feature of the area pic
ture Is the changing character Of
housing activity In the different sub
divisions.
prince Georges County Is appar-
, emily becoming an apartment house
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| DOVER, Mass, Dec. 31.-TWc
women, a man and a baby boy
moved into their new home here on
Christmas Day-a house so modern
that it doesn't have any furnace!
! The new home-which resembles
half of an old-fashioned New Eng
land red barn-depends for its heat
on the sun.
Up to now the family has been
living with crossed fingers. The
floors so far have been cold, and
they won't dry when they are
washed unless supplementary elec-
tric heat is turned on.
Since this is an entirely new pro-
ject and two of the members OF
the family are noted scientists, it's
likely that present deficiencies can
be corrected.
Devised by Woman.
The solar heating system in the
house is the brain-child of DR..
Maria Telkes, Hungarian scientist
who devised the method by which
sea water Is changed into fresh
drinking water. For eight years
she has been q research associate
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House Without Heater DependsOn Sun to Provide Warmth

The new houses major test will
come when, and if, there is cloudy
spell lasting a dozen days so that
there is little sunshine the heat Of
which can be stored.
The house was scheduled to be
ready for occupancy early in Oc-
tober. But it met with the usual
construction delays and is not en-
tirely completed yet.
It was largely finished by Christ
mas day, however, and despite the
fact that furnishings were not yet
available, DR.. Telkes moved in with
her cousin, another scientist, DR.
Andor Neihmaty, plus his wife and
small son, Andrew. Miss Peabody
supplied furniture from her studio
(Released by North American
Newspaper Alliance)
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10000 units during the year-covers
houses or apartments finished and
put on the market.
Construction started" covers
units actually put under construc-
ton. OF these there were 1910
during the year.
Construction authorized" covers
the number of units for which
building permits were issued during
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at Massachusetts, Institute Of Tech
nology.
The house was designed by Miss
Eleanor Raymond, Boston architect,
and has been built at a cost of
about $40, ,OOO-$3,0 900 for the heating
system-by Miss Amelia Peabody
wealthy sculptress, on her Dover
estate.
The house faces the south and is
two stories high on that side. 1t
has only one story on the north
side, with a steeply pitched root
and only one small double window.
Trap for Suns Rays.
The front of the house is largely
of glass. The entire front of the
second story is Of double-glass
plates and behind these is an 800
foot-square sheet of black metal.
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Certificate Of Merit.
He said the awards will be in the
form of engraved certificates OF
merit to the owners, builders and
architects as designers Of the fol-
lowing types of structures COM
pleted between January /, 1947, and
January /, 1919:
/. New buildings In all types (com-
mercial, residential and insti-
tutionaD as deemed of especially
meritorious design by the jury o1
awards.
2. Remodeled buildings of meri-
torious design III all three types.
8. Signs which are deemed by the
Jury of awards to accomplish the
purpose of advertisement. with
special artistic effect, and the avoid
ance of detriment to adjacent archi.
tectural design.
A summary Of specifications fol
the awards has been mailed to al
architects in the Metropolitan
Washington area, and to members
of the Washington Building Cong
ress, Washington Real Estate Board
and to additional firms and indi.
viduals.
Open Until January 81.
Firms and individuals wishing tt
make submissions, the board said
have until January 81 to forward
1See TRADE BOARD, Page B-2J
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district-over three-fourths of the
dwelling units authorized there In
194S were to be built in apartment
type structures.
"In contrast, over three-fourths OF
the dwellings approved for Mont
gomery County were single-family
houses. In 1947, single e-family houses
predominated in both counties.
Fairfax County continues to
show a larger volume of single
family houses than of apartments.
I'm Arlington County, which ac-
counted for a large share Of the
suburban apartment house construc-
ton in earlier years, new housing
activity was almost evenly balanced
between single-family and apart
ment units.
"The construction costs Of single
family houses on which work was
started in the Washington area dur
ing 1948 averaged s10,400, according
to preliminary estimates.
This was about per cent above
the average for 1947, and 26 per cent
over the 1916 average.
Figures Exclude Land.
These cost figures cover materials
labor and contractors overhead and
profit, but exclude land, financing
charges and profit on sale of the
house.
I'm addition, the averages relate
to all units started-not to typical
or standard house. Thus, the $4,000
average house in 1948 may be larger
or smaller than the house which
cost $1,000 in 1916.
I'VE do not have an accurate
measuer of changes in housing con-
struction costs, but the trend In
building materials prices and work
ers' earnings provides clue as to
what has happened to costs.
"The national index of wholesale
building materials prices increased
by about 20 per cent between Janu-
ary, 1947, and october, 1948. In
the same period, hourly earnings OF
building construction workers ad-
vanced at practically the same rate. u
Three Sets of Statistics.
In the interview, Mr.. Riley dealt
with three separate sets of statistics.
which 1t might be well to explain
further.
"Completions"-of which he said
there probably have been in excess
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This is the trap which draws heat
from the suns rays.
Electric fans draw on the heat
from the trap and send 1t through
ducts to so-called heat bins through
out the house. The bins store the
heat at 90-degree temperature IN
sodium sulphate dekahydrate, which
melts as it gets warm.
When the chemical gives of heat,
it solidifies into crystal form again.
It can hold and give off heat for
10 to IL days.
Each bin is capable of heating
two rooms and the heat is blown
through registers. It is humidi-
fled type Of heat which, the occu-
pants of the house say, never makes
you feel hot and yet you aren't
cold, either. It's biggest flaw to
date is that it won't dry wet floors
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Unii
Now Is Under Roof
In District Heights
Two-Bedroom Structure
Also Neors Completion,
Both Begun in October

Two more experimental economy
houses" are nearing completion in
the Washington area, one having
one bedroom and the other having
two bedrooms.
Early in October, The Star re-
ported the houses had been started
and showed an architects sketch
and floor plan. Today, the one
bedroom house is under roof, and
the two-bedroom job is nearing that
stage.
These two houses are being con-
structed for the Washington Home
Builders Association by the same
builder who has nearly completed
work on the three two-bedroom
houses in Bradbury Heights, Md.
sponsored by Joseph H. Deckman;
which were discussed in The Star
on this page last week.
The Deckman houses have price
tag of $7,750, which sets low-price
record for new houses now on the
market in the District area.
The ne-bedroom and two-bed-
room dwellings discussed today are
being sponsored by the local associ-
alton as part of national UNDER
taking by afiliates of the National
Association of Home Builders.
The national association proposed
that local associations throughout
the country go ahead with low-cost
construction on an experimental
basis to find out whether people
needing homes would want what
could be produced for compara-
lively low price on todays market.
The Home Builders houses here
are not yet completed and, there
fore the cost is not yet known.
Within a month, however, it is ex-
pected that the houses will be
finished and then, the association
has indicated, it will release a fig
ure for which each model could be
sold if put into quantity production.
On this page. the one-bedroom
house, located in District Heights.
Md, at First street and Avenue H,
is shown at different stages OF con-
struction.
Evening star., 1948-12-31

Nobo1Ay Woo wv
in 1913.
In an inter-
view, II. E. Ril-
ey, chief Of the
G o n S t r u C .
ton Statistics
Branch OF that
q o v e r n .
m mt agency,
said that, while
actual figures
cannot be OBJ
tanned on the
n u m b er of
h ON es made
ready for 0rr1i.
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Home-Repoir Queries
Answered by Expert

squeftly used in preparing a piece
for finishing in blond, wheat, Swed-
ish, etc. If you do not care for
this type of finish and prefer a
darker color. you can re-stain the
chair with an oil stain of the right
shade, or else use q penetrating
wax combined with a wood stain.
Evening star., 1948-12-31

&c t &C t, Is
chairman.
his years
awards will be
the 18th to be
made since the
awards were es-
tablished in 1915.
1.-THE Board
of Trade re-af-
firms its pro-
gram in support
of better appre-
citation of good
architecture and
its accessories in
the N a tion al
Capital area" !"
Mr.. Locraft said
Evening star., 1948-12-31
| District Rental
Housing Picture

A total of SGT applications for
housing was filed during the last
two weeks at the District Housing
Center, of which five were for rooms
and the rest for houses and apart
ments.
In the same period, 212 dwellings
were listed for rent, plus 102 rooms.
OF the total applicants, 68 listed
themselves as newly arrived in
washington. A total Of 354 Of the
applications were new. The re-
msinder-173-were re-applications.
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the year. OF these there were
1885.
The fact that the figure for Con
struction started" exceeds the figure
for construction authorized" is ex-
planned by the fact that building
permits in some cases were issued
in the latter part of the previous
year for units actually started this
year.
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BIS Says Year Now Ending Probably Established
New Postwar Record for Homes Completed Here
Agency Official Reports
Homes Finished in
Area Top 70, 900
by Robert ]. Lewis

Reel Esfofe EdfoF a The SFoF
The Bureau Of Labor Statistics
today told The Star q new postwar
record for completion Of homes and
apartments In the District area
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SD. C.. Board of Trade to Sponsor
n New Architectural Competition

The Washington its special activities in
architectural awards for excel
nce in design apprenanc 1t learned
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Arrangements for the awards are
being made by the boards archi-
tectural awards committee, OF which
Thomas H. Locraft, a Washington
Evening star., 1948-12-23

and your friends Of the United
States" he said, and then expressed
hope that next year Gen. McAuliffe
himself might be able to come for
a similar ceremony.
Later, in the town halls main
room bedecked with American flags
and a picture of Gen. McAuliffe,
glasses Of champagne were lifted to
the toast, "Vive PAmerique." Burgo
master Pierre Renquin welcomed
Maj. Hufteab and his wife.
Small Parachutes in Windows.
The people of Bastogne, their city
now we'll ahead with reconstruction,
recalle6 the December % four years
ago when the 101st was encircled.
It was an exceptionally sunny day
and the Air Force was able to
Evening star., 1948-12-23

the monument OF q Sherman tank
and handed out to 1900 Bastogne
youngsters nuts gathered in. the
United States to commemorate the
darker December % .of 1914.
McAuliffe Sends Greetings.
There was also message from
Gen. McAuliffe, now a major
general:
Men of the 101st Airborne Divi-
sion and myself join in sending the
city of Bastogne a supply of Amer
lean nuts in memory of December
%, 1914. May the citizens of Bas-
togne enjoy a happy Christmas eve."
Maj. Charles L. Hufteab of Falls
City, Nebr, handled the 660 pounds
of nuts for the children. This is
establishing new link between you
Evening star., 1948-12-23

be the guest on the "Know Your.
District" program at 10 o'clock to.
night over Station WAdAL. The
program is conducted by the Society
of Natives.
Mr.. Clapp will report on the
Christmas parties and celebrations
planned by the Public Welfare Board
and other agencies here.
Evening star., 1948-12-23
Bastogne Has Holiday
To Recall McAuIife' S
Defiance of Germans
By the kssoeiotsd Press

BASTOGNE, France, Dec. 23-
Bastogne's entire population, espe-
cially the children, took holiday
yesterday, the fourth anniversary
of Brig. Gen. Anthony G. McAuliffe's
defiant nuts" to a German sur
render demand.
An American Army major came to
Evening star., 1948-12-23
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.
THURSDAY. pEcEMBER q, l24s.

Appearing on the program also
will be James G. Toomey, president
of the society.
Evening star., 1948-12-23

parachute supplies to the troops.
One citizen told how the cases of
ammunition were loaded on jeeps,
even before the parachutes were cut
off, and sped to guns defending the
city.
Today, many shop windows are
DECORATED with small parachutes on
which small Christmas presents are
hanging.
The nuts distributed by Mai. Huf-
teab were donated by the American
Nutgrowers Association.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-10-27
LOYAL SERVICE CLUB
ANNUAL BANQUET

Continued from page u
ed to present employees of the
Zion Industries, Inc. who have
one or more years of continu-
Gus service, which means that
any employee who has work.
ed steadily for one year with
Zion Industries, Inc, and with
no time off, other than a regu-
lar vacation or an approved
leave of absence, is automati-
cally a member in good stand
ing. Membership is close to the
400 mark, many having Loyal
Service Pins for five, ten and
fifteen years of service, with
a sprinkling of twenty and
twenty-five years and over
members.
One of the main features of
the program being prepared
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-10-27
OBITUARY

Mr.. Alfred E. Sach was born
February IS, 1869, in Preston,
England, and departed this life
October 5, 1913, at the age of
70 years, z months and %
days.
Mr.. Sach married the late
Clara Ellen Cade in Ipswich
in 1894.
In March of 1904 the fami-
ly came to Zion, where they
built a home at 1903 Galilee
Avenue, which remained the
family home until 1886.
Mr.. Sach first worked as a
general salesman in the Zion
Store on Sheridan Road, and
began painting a few store
cards and setting up displays
of merchandise. He was so sue
cessful in this that he became
Zion Department Store trim
mer and display card writer in
the advertising department, a
position which he held until
his retirement. After his retire.
ment a year ago, he worked
part time at the Leader De-
partment Store and other
stores in town.
His display ability and ad-
vice on display matters was
responsible in a great measure
for the many large and elab-
crate floats seen annually in
years gone by, during lions
Convocations in July.
Mr.. Sach had an Unsuitable
love for beautiful scenery and
travelled extensively in almost
every state. He had visited all
of Americas noted beauty
spots.
His wife passed away in
1912.
Surviving to mourn his loss
are a son, Edwin, who with his
wife, resides in Springfield,
Illinois, where he is high school
music instructor; also three
daughters-Mrs. Vera Allison
of Springfield; Mrs. lone Min
ton of 1922 Ezra Avenue, Zion;
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-10-27
by Mr.. Clarence Capp, is the
presentation of the pins to
those who have reached the
CONTINUED on Page ~
ILLINOIS HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENTS

During July contracts for
highway i'm rove m n IS
throughout Illinois totaling
$2,733,O0O were placed under
contract, according to a report
by Walter A. Rosenfield, di-
rector of public works and
buildings. Paving, grading, and
the construction of eight build
ings were included in the pro-
jects. The July awards bring
the total highway contracts for
the first seven months of this
year up to $17,389,OO0, the re-
port said.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-10-27

and Mrs. Florence Hanson of
Greeley, Colorado. All the chill
dren, with their husbands or
wives, were present for the
funeral, excepting Mrs. Flor
ence Hanson of Colorado, who
came to visit her father the
week before his death and had
to return home.
The funeral services were
held from the Congdon Fun
eral Home, Thursday after
noon, October z, 1948, with FL
der Arthur A. Wright officiat-
ing. Interment was made in
Greenwood Cemetery.
Betsy Ross, maker of the first
American flag, was an uphol-
sterer and carpet maker.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-24
NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAN
LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN
MILL LIMITATION

NOTICE is hereby given that in
pursuance of a Resolution of the
Board of Education of the Portage
Township Local School District, OF
tawa County, Ohio, passed on the
Sth day of September, 194S, there
will be submitted to a vote of the
people of said School District at a
General Election to be held in the
County of Ottawa, Ohio, at the reg
ular places of voting therein, on
Tuesday, the End day of November,
194S, the question of levying, in ex-
cess of the ten mill limitation, an
additional tax for the benefit of
Portage Township Local School
District for the purpose of building
a school bus garage on the premises
of the Gypsum School, at a rate not
exceeding 2.5 mills for each one
dollar of valuation, which amounts
to .25 for each one hundred dollars
of valuation, for One Year.
The Polls for said Election will
be open at $50 o'clock A. NJ. and
remain open until $50 o'clock P. M.
Ohio Time, eastern Standard
Time), of said day.
BY order of the Board of Elec-
tions, of Ottawa County, Ohio.
E. H. MINDERMAN, Clerk.
Dated September 13, 194S. 31-4t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-24
NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX
LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN
MILL LIMITATION

NOTICE is hereby given that in
pursuance OF a Resolution of the
Board of Education of the Catawba
Island Township School District,
Ohio, passed on the 26th day of July,
194S, there will be submitted to a
vote of the people of said Town
ship at a General Election to be
held in the County of Ottawa, Ohio,
at the regular places of voting
therein, on Tuesday, the End day
of November, 194S, the question of
levying, in excess of the ten mill
limitation, an additional tax for
the benefit of Catawba Island Town
ship School District for the pur-
pose of Current Expenses, at rate
not exceeding 8. mills for each one
dollar of valuation, which amounts
to 80 for each one hundred dollars
of valuation, for Five years.
The Polls for said Election will
be open at $3.50 o'clock A. NJ. and
remain open until $50 o'clock P. NJ.
Ohio Time, eastern Standard
Time), of said day.
BY order of the Board of Elec-
tions, of ottawa County, Ohio.
E. II. ZIMMERMAN, Clerk.
Dated Sept. II, 194S. 31-4t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-24
BIRTHDAYS
ANNIVERSARIES

Sept. 23-Betty Lorensen, Mrs.
P. X. Gulau, Henry (Tod) Cedoz,
Mrs. Orville Nehls, Albert Rofkar,
Lillian Herbs, Gene Wolf. We'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Cedoz, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. J..
Wahlers (61 years).
|. Sept. 24-George Sperber, Ken
meth Thompson, Edward Kolesar,
Arthur Rose, Frances Dages, Ver-
media Lorentzen, Mrs. Fred Dub
bert, Mrs. A. H. Rofkar, Mrs. Mar
guerite Stahl Luebcke, Mrs. Clar-
ence Bahs, Sarah Jean Heckler, DR..
George A. Poe, Phyllis Hemminger,
Dave MCGOWAN.
Sept. 25-Mrs. Richard Smith,
Mrs. Dolores Wainwright, James
Ellenberger, Mrs. Julia Neidecker,
Patricia Mae Hamann, Don Brede-
hoft, Mrs. Margaret Mapes, Mrs.
Ambrose Pearce, Henry Kihlken,
Jr., Mrs. Willard Brady, Leo Wal
by. Mrs. Emil Lowien.
Sept. 26-Roland Qualman, Ed.
Starkloff, George Mohn, Harold
Masing, Mary Helen Kelso, Jose
phine Beam.
Sept. 27-Patricia Leggett, Fred
Wenger, Jr., Carole Joan Fitzthum,
Ivan Wadsworth, Robert Hem
minger, Mrs. Edward Battiste,
Mrs. j. H. Gulau, Mrs. Fred Singer,
Myrtle Albrittain, Carrie B. Mel
son, Mrs. Lester Everett, Rosella
Below. Wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Nuppenau,
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Fulton.
Sept. 28-Mrs. Jay Owen. We'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward P. Lynch, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Faust, Jr.
Sept. 29-Charlotte Floro, Mrs
Clarence Wilson, Mrs. Wayne
Shepard, Mrs. Herman Miller,
P. C. Van Rensselaer,, Ralph Warn
ke, Mrs. Mary Migala.
Sept. 30-William Moon, James
Van Rensselaer,, Miss Amanda Rof-
kar. Wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Vincent Monak.