Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 April 1941 — Page 24
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Many a new home builder, after his house is built, wishes he could 1941 Home [start all over again in order to take B advantage of the lessons he learned y lin constructing his first house. DALLAS JONES Experience is a good teacher, granted, but experts say there are 1607 E. Kelly St DR-4075 (other less costly ways of accomplishling the same result, Money, time and worry may be isaved by learning as much as posIsible before a start on the new
J SHERRILL E. ARVIN [sible before a
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ACE BLINDS {prospective home builder
iknow and remember are: In the 1941 Home
1. A square is the most economical form in which a given amount of Because They Are of the Better Kind—
PLUMBING Installed in the
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among the facts a should
space may be inclosed. 2. The rectangular shape simpli{fies the structural framing system of both the floor and the rcof and {thus effects economies. Additional | corners increase the unit cost of { the house. Bay Windows Add te Cost 3. Dormer windows are sometimes { desirable, but a roof without such {windows costs less than one with | them. 4 An inside chimney costs less to {build than one on the exterior, | 5. Bay windows add to the livable | qualities of a home but also add to the construction costs. 6. When a full basement adds to| the cost of the house, it may be possible to build an extra room above ground for the same amount, | Economy in Plumbing 7. Stock millwork instead of spe{cial designs for doors and windows. finish trim for wall openings, bases, cornices and other items is a real economy. 8. Room sizes which permit the {use of standard lengths of lumber iwithout cutting produce a house which may be built with less waste jand less labor. 9. Economy in plumbing installation is possible by locating plumbing fixtures so as to avoid an excessive amount of piping. 10. A short driveway costs less than a long one. Careless garage location mav double driveway costs.
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By TIM TIPPETT
J. FRANK CANTWELL, who has constructed some T00 homes for other people but has been too busy to build his own, thought up the Indianapolis Home Show 20 years ago and has been losing sleep over his brain-child ever since. Each year at this time he finds little time to sleep at night and when he does get a chance, he can’t because of the 1001 agitating details bouncing around his head, all labeled Home Show.
However, Mr. Cantwell (who musingly sucks a pipe in private but smokes cigars right out in the open) continues to be optimistic about each successive Home Show. He probably is the only person in the world who expects the exposition to open on time. This steady faith has never been shaken, although it has been jarred several times. Like the time several years back when the doors where thrown open with much fanfare and — the lights went out! It wouldn't be surprising if that was the moment his brown hair began to turn gray. But as in all Home Show emergencies, volunteers rushed in, temporary power was routed into the Manufacturer's Building and the show went on.
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ONE OF THE minor Cantwell worries—1941 edition—was the stubborn trees and shrubs. As in others years, all the trees and plants are forced in greenhouses before the show opens. However, this year’s crop resented the premature prodding and staged a no-leaf strike. Then one night a week ago the shrubs and trees popped out like an 8-year-old with the measles. Those in the know around the Home Show just shake their heads over such happenings and mutter something about “the Cantwell luck.” Oddly, it was the booming popularity of the automobile in 1921 that sold Mr. Cahtwell on the Home Show idea. In "21 people were buying automobiles, not houses and lots. The future for local realtors was about as inky as a raven. All an auto salesman had to do was roll a sparkling new car up in front of a prospect and he had another sale. The realtor had to carry his prospects out to a house in one of those same cars and then talk him into something he didn't particularly want. Mr. Cantwell decided to create a Home Show with what then corresponded to “oomph” to dramatize the home, the garden and better living. Thinking it up and building it wasn't enough for the man who's now nationally known for his home complete exposi‘ions. That isn’t the Cantwell way.
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FIRST HE WENT to Cleveland to see what the Buckeyes were doing with their home show. Incidentally, while he was there he sold £2100 worth of floor space for the first Indianapolis show.
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J. Frank Cantwell
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
HOME BUILDERS Home Show Is J. Frank Cantwell's Idea, Designed to Add 'Oomph’ to Better Living
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1941
NEW FURNITURE
FOR A QUICK BREAKFAST Mix the dry ingredients of your
quart jar, Label, with the name of the mix, and the remaining ingredients to be added. Store in re-
favorite muffins, quick coffee cake, | frigerator to be used as desired for or biscuits, and place each mix in ala quick breakfast.
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Designers Go Into History But Keep Freshness Main 1941 Theme.
The year 1041 will be rememsbered for the freshness of furniture designs. The {fashion is a strong contemporary flavor, notable in all styles . . . Regency and 18th Century interpreted in increasingly liberal, modern terms . . . Regency in rattan . . . Chippendale and Victorian in wrought iron , . American types in all periods emphasized . Early American in new lighter weight, simplified versions . . . Modern soaring to new peaks , . . Lighter weight, lighter colored upholstery fabrics throughout. . . . Traditional patterns in
You'll be surprised how easy it is to own your “dream home.” One mortgage, payable in small monthly amounts—just like rent—is all'you need. Interest is reduced with each payment and more is applied on the principal monthly till you have your home "free and clear.’ ; No red tape — no needless delays.
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modern colors important. , . , New|
wood colors, light shades in great | variety. . Plastic, rattan, hickory | and wrought iron furniture in new | indoor as well as outdoor types... .| That is the 1941 picture. There is a look of today in practically every newsworthy bit of furniture. Go Into U, S, History
Regency and 18th Century style furniture is in widely varied phases, from authentie reproductions, through historically inspired modern,
Designers continue to go into our own American history for furniture types, and an American flavor is noticeable generally. Early American makes a new appearance
Even that trip hasn't satisfied the man who is bugs about new ideas on homes and gardens. Systematically and with excellent results, he visited every home show in the United States and those in London and Berlin.
That trip abroad wasn’t his first. Second Lieut. J. Frank Cantwell went overseas with the A, E. F. during World War I. One of his best friends was a first lieutenant named—Wendell Willkie.
In 1940, Second Lieut. Cantwell cast his vote for the first lieutenant from Elwood. Still thinks he’s a good man, too. The Home Show, which began as a hobby with Mr. Cantwell, has turned intc an all-time job. But he still finds time for his other hobbies. They're his family, his vard, his farm and a sextet dear to the Cantwell household—Snow White, Big Tom, Little Sister, Vici, Black Sambo and Patsy Boone. » »
SNOW WHITE is a coal black Persian cat and Big Tom and Little Sister are more contemporary felines. Vici is the Cantwell Shepherd, and Black Sambo and Patsy Boone are a pony and mare, in that order. Pets always have been considered members of the Cantwell family, sometimes in great number, Mr. Cantwell probably has done
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|}! Ing practices enter
Right Care When You Build
Will Insure
Perhaps one of the greatest tragedies which can happen during the construction of a new home is the needless Killing or damaging of trees. A few tageous beauty of the new house and pro-
trees
vide shade and pleasant surround- |
ings for which there is no substi-
tute.
However, ignorance or careless-
ness often spells the end for trees (which after the house is built can- | (not be replaced for years.
Before construction is begun trees and shrubs which can remain without directly hindering building should be roped or boarded off so that heavy trucks cannot | injure roots.
Wide Barrier Needed
Barriers placed around the tree to be protected should cover an area equal to the spread of the tree's branches. In this way the earth cannot be packed down shutting off light and air from the roots. Piles of building materials often
cover a surprisingly large area for |
weeks during the construction of a house. This not dangerous to trees during the winter but in the growing season sana
heaps, brick or
is
tree roots To safeguard against such buildinto a protective agreement with the contractor. Another practice which damages trees and shrubs, sometimes fatally, is the discarding of tar paper, cinders and other building material in unfilled trenches or otherwise deposited in the soil.
Be Careful With Trenches
Such debris is a contributing fac- | tor to soil pollution and will, if near | trees, wither and sometimes Kill feeder roots. Digging pipeline trenches should also be handled carefully so that important roots are not damaged or cut. Tunneling under roots may prove to be more work and added expense but it often will insure the life of a tree which will provide shade and beauty for years to come. A repeated practice which is responsible for the death of many trees is the leveling of lawns by “filling.” An additional laver of soil over the roots is often harmful for it interferes with the normal supply of water and soil air. A few inches of well-packed clay “fill” shuts off these important elements as completely as a layer of concrete and may kill a tree within as short a time as 60 days. For lastimg beauty, the “setting
growing in advan-| locations can increase the!
the |
necessarily |
! lumber piles pre- | | vent rainfall from Benefiting the |
Lives of Trees
, off” of a house, for perfect landscaping and for comfort during the hot summer months a few healthy trees are invaluable.
Either fall or spring is conducive Any | local nurseryman will be more than | willing to give instructions on tree planting and will suggest the Kinds |of trees which can be planted suc- | cessfully and for any desired purpose, Here is a list of trees from which { to choose, their qualifications and their disadvantages. NORWAY MAPLE (Acer platanoides): feet: moist soil; shallow rooted; bad | crotches; vellow leaves; permanent, RED MAPLE ‘A rubrum): 80 to 120 feet; moist soil rather short-lived; branches break easily; do not plant, {SILVER MAPLE (A. saccharinum): 90 feet; moist soil; rather short-lived; | branches break easily; do not plant. TREE OF HEAVEN (Ailanthus altissima): 50 to 100 feet; city conditions: weak-wooded; short-lived; male | flowers have an offensive odor and only female trees should be planted. K! Arsy R A TREE (Cercidiphyllum ponic im): 50 feet: hardy: TEnCIInE rounded head; storms; permanent, MAIDEXHAR TREE { reet
{to successful tree planning,
80
jaquick withstands
(Ginkgo biloba): 100
ree; plant only male | forms as the fruit has an odor BUTTERNUT feet short easily broken dirty. JAPANESE WALNUT (J. sieboldiana): feet: spreading; good lawn tree; rapid growing: short foliage period. [CUCUMBER TREE (Magnolia acuminata): 80 to 100 feet; large leaves; inconspicuous flowers; interesting fruit. WHITE MULBERRY (Morus alba): 60 feet: fruit in June and July appreciated by | birds; objectionable near playgrounds; { foliage dense
{ Tuglans cinerea): 50 to 60 foliage period; branches easily becomes diseased;
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very
20 to planted
{Morus rubra):
RED MULBERRY 30 { usually
3 ect: dense foliage; for fruit; very messy, AMUR CORK TREE (Phellodendron amurense): 45 feet: broad, round crown: corklike bark resists drought; not attacked bv insects: very good. NORWAY SPRUCE (Picea excelsa): 80 to 100 feet; very quick grower; good windbreak. RED PINE (Pinus resinosa) rowth transplant s easily, WHITE PINE (P. strobus): 90 to 100 feet: gocd landscape tree; may be Kept trimmed as a hedge. SCOTS PINE (P. sylvestris): feet; rapid grower: city sandy soil; lacks good form. LONDON PLANETREE (Platanus acerifolia): 80 feet; city conditions; does not harm grass: withstands seashore conditions; not susceptible to twig blight; peeling bark objectionable. WHITE POPLAR (Populus alba): 60 feet; underside of leaves downy: foliage interesting, gray-green: city conditions; bothersome root system; weak-wooded; should be avoided. WHITE OAK (Quercus alba): 80 feet: one of the best oaks: difficult to transplant in large sizes because of long tap root. PIN OAK (Q. palustris): 60 feet; pyramidal; good street tree or specimen; highly colored foliage in the fall; one of the best oaks. WILLOW OAK (Q. phellos): 60 feet: narrow leaves; city conditions; survives windstorms; foliage remains green late, BASSWOOD, AMERICAN LINDEN (Tilia glabra): 60 feet; spreading: needs extensive grounds; subject to leaf-eating insects. AMERICAN ELM (Ulmus americana): 100 feet: graceful: good eet tree; will not stand too much traffic conditions.
100 feet: open
90 to 100 conditions;
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in more varied shapes with lighter, simpler lines. How Modern has changed since its last great wave of popularity! The new Modern has legs, short hase or no base at all, and throughout it has a lighter, livelier look and | so much greater variety than it ever had before. Summer furniture—which can| hardly be called summer furniture | any longer, so great has become | its ali-year-round use—is of course having its largest showing now,
more than any other single person to increase local gardening interest. He's a great gardener the armchair kind. His perfect lawn yard around his home at 6035 N. Olney St. is a maze of shrubs, trees and blooming plants. However his contributions of the sidewalk superintendent variety are good.
Although Papa Cantwell gladly had a tennis court built for his daughters, Martha Jo and Ann Lucille, he doesn’t play himself, Golf is his game but his scores are more closely guarded than the Navy's secret bomb-sight. Martha Jo is a student at Hollins College, Virginia, while Ann plans to be graduated from Shortridge this year. Frank Cantwell’'s farm at Freedom, Ind., seldom gets all the care he would like to give it but his orchard and Berkshires are “doing fine.” For a man who, as his friends say, ‘doesn’t care how he dresses” he looks like a color plate from a fashion magazine, Rare is the man who hasn't some outstanding vices but we've only found one and its anybody's guess where we learned it. The vice? Pipes. Dozens of them. Neatly stacked in their holders each morning by Mrs. Cantwell, by nightfall they're scattered all over the house.
Rattan Comes Indoors
Plastic, rattan, hickory and] wrought iron in their newest guises| are shown for both indoor and outdoor use, and for the city apart-| ment as well as the country house. | Rattan comes indoors completely | in certain deeply upholstered pieces | and so does some of the new | hickory. Plastics combine with clear finish maple for apartments, groups and outdoor furniture in general follow the lines of indoor pieces more noticeable than they have before. Wrought iron makes news with period designs and the use of color. New pastel shades as well as white | will grace smart lawns and gardens | this summer,
TIP FROM CALIFORNIA
The new California home style is characterized by the low-pitched roof, long horizontal lines, and
“PUBLIC BI ENEMY No. 1
knows where to strike
@ Fire seems to know. It singles out for destruction the buildings that are not prepared to meet it. Mutual fire insurance companies help their policyholders to avoid fire by pointing out hazards and indicating the precautions that should be taken to head off fire. Trained fire prevention engineers survey and inspect mutually insured properties periodically to maintain the standard required of mutual risks but thesr attitude is one of helpfulness and co-opera-tion. This service benefits the policyholder of a mutual company in many ways for it not only insures the continued use of the property but it makes possible the savings which bave been returned to mutual policyholders for years without interruption, The resident agent of "Grain Dealers Mutual’’ listed below can explain how $17,000,000 have been saved and returned to policyholders since the organization of the company.
GRAIN DEALERS NATIONAL MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.
Home Office: Indianapolis, Ind.
GRAIN DEALERS MUTUAL AGENCY 1740 N. Meridian St. WA-2456
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reasons — They didn't, hove 10 pay any €o to get a loan. They mide substantial savin necessary on the family incomes of that, day.
intervals.
Here funds could be accumulated in safety end with profit.
This policy of providing better terms On mortgages and extra safety on savings was outstanding in 1887.
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can be aceumvlated in foty and with h profit te $5,000.00.
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it, were very on or large fees bere that were often
Repayment, was made in convenient, monthly instaltments, extended over a long term of years. Thus they avoided meeting large lump sum payments and the necessity for refinancing at inconvenient,
These mortgages on the homes of local residents provided excellent, _ security for the investment, of the savings of reighbors and friends.
1887
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