Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 December 1942 — Page 5

Wat puts lle to 8 new use... . Fire grates bought this year will be of tile replacing the metal ones now war casualties,

Bathtubs are a second war victim. .

- « Porcelain types were restricted

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By VIRGINIA HATFIELD ; Have you slipped and practically broken your neck in your bath-

tub this year? Sure.

Have you tried to buy a bathtub recently and found that they are pretty hard to get because production was stopped by order of the

WPB on Aug. 1?

Have you planned to remodel your bathroom, the most used and gbused room in your home, and heen at wits end as to what shall be

done with your old-fashioned fourlegged bathtub? Well, take a tip and investigate | Non-slip tile floors called carborundum may be installed in your bathtub or shower. That solves the ‘accident problem. Tile is not hard to get and a whole bathtub made of that material has several advantages. ‘A tile tub may be built to fit the room, the room doesn't have to be built to fit the tub. The home owner may use his own initiative as to design, color and shape of the. tub. Then, too, the old- fashioned bathtub may have its legs removed, be inclosed in tile and give the room that modern look.

Useful Elsewhere, Too

$ {The use of tile, of course, is not confined to bathrooms. It is effective on walls, floors and for worktops in the kitchen. - Mosaic tiles provide decorative touches in entrance halls and on fire facings. In fact, tile may be used most any- ‘ place. | Earliest uses’ of tile were priJnarily decorative. The Hebrews e “bricks without straw” when hey were captives of the Pharaohs Egypt. The palaces of Nebuchdnezzar in Babylonia had “burned lay floors and pavements of exPerse, beauty and coloring.” In T'S

ia, tile was used in the palaces of Darius I and Xerxes 1 for floors and wall facings. | Today war, placing restrictions on metal products, has brought a new luse for tileq It is the material for ‘construction of fire grates, which | cannot be obtained in metal. The tile” grates radiate more heat than ‘the metal ones. Although they can-

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| the old metal grates, they will stand up satisfactorily if treated with care. All parts are replaceable.

Expect Good: Season

‘Dealers expect a good season this year in selling the new grates. With i fuel rationing, many home owners Iwill turn to the hearth for heat. | Those who do not have grates will | be~forced to buy them and the ! on the market will be

use of tile "tor floors many arguments may be . Pirst, it lasts a lifetime. is proven by the fact used in olden times in and ‘Persia when excavated

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Members of the Tile Manufacturers’ association call their tile “Association Tile.” Through membership in the association, manufacturers are engaged collectively in efforts to advance the tilegindustry, to improve the product and its method of installation, and to broaden its use and application. A second selling: point for tile is that it is easier to take care of. It is unaffected by soap, water, steam and grease and in addition is fireproof. - A simple wiping with a damp cloth will take off all normal household dust and grime and leave the walls clean. -,Scouring materials may be used on the floor where the wear is greatest.

You Can Have It Plaid

The initial cost for installing tile is greater than that of other products, but in the long run tile is reputed to be a money saver. There is practically no maintenance. Tile needs no periodic 'waxing, polishing or other finish to protect and beautify it, because’ iv is permanently glazed. For the home owner who wants individuality in his decorations, he may even go so far as to draw up his own designs and submit them

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and have them reproduced in any color, and type of ‘tile he desires. He may hdve a Scotch plaid bathroom and a dainty Dutch kitchen in colors that cannot fade. So, there you have it. Tile is noted for its durability and cleanliness and on top of that, the medium is-fexible enough to be used in any decorative scheme.

REALTY MANAGERS T0 HEAR LECTURES

Complications in real estate management during wartime will be discussed in a national lecture series sponsored by the Institute of Real Estate Management Feb. 15-20 at the Wardman-Park hotel in Washington. Problems ' arising from rent control, restrictions affecting maintenance and repairs, fuel oil regulations, manpower shortage, ete., will be considered. Heads of a number of governmental agencies whose work direct-| ly affects real estate will lead the discussiorg involving current federal action affec tr

ting managemen problems, to which 12 lecture perj-| _ Eighteen lec

ods will be devoted.

] tures will deal with principles and |

BUSINESS BLDG.

Here In Line With Rest Of Nation. The trend toward empty business

| buildings in Indianapolis .is on the

upswing. Fifteen per cent of the business buildings are vacant; .office space is 11 per cent vacant, ahd vacancies ‘are increasing. ‘The figures are the result of a recent survey conducted by the apolis Real Estate board ‘and

{the American Building and Man-

agers association. They were sent to the National A tion of Real Estate boards and found to coin cide with surveys conducted in other major cities througanout the country. With the figures at hand, the na-

| tional board plans to fight the pro-

posed act now before congress to establish federal control over commercial and industrial rents.

Deny Control Necessary

N The board contends that federal control is not necessary because ‘the surveys show that with increasing vacancies, rents for business and office space are definitely going} down and that even in the most ac-

{tive defense . production centers,

commercial and industrial rents are in a stable situation. Vacancies themselves are, for the most part, a result of the war. Small businesses are closing due to lack of - material and lack of help and for the same reasons, new businesses are not being organized.

Some Renis Reduced

However, Ralph E. Peckham, president of the local real : estate board, points out that while vacancies are increasing, the picture is not a black one. He cited several instances in which Jandlords have reduced rents to keep men in business. All real estate boards maintain that commereial rents need a floor rather than a ceiling. As added arguments against federal control, they point out.that setting up administrative machinery for such a purpose would entail far more costs and waste of manpower than any possible benefits that "could be forthcoming. Mr. Peckham says that “freezing of business rents is not necessary because the law of supply and demand will take care of the problem.”

EVANS ELECTED REALTOR HEAD

Directors Choose Member Of Body Since 1923 ‘to - Succeed Peckham.

Walter M. Evans was elected president of the Indianapolis Real Estate board. at a recent meeting of the board of directors. He will succeed Ralph E. Peckham and will take office Jan. 1. The president-elect has been associated with the Union Trust Co. since 1919. ‘He became a member of the board in 1923 and has served as its secretary, a member of the appraisal committee and a director. Serving with Mr. Evans will be Wendell ° M. Hicks, vice president; Fred T. Davenport, secretary, and M. C. Mackey, treasurer. Mr. Hicks is manager of the real estate department of the E. Kirk McKinney Co. and newly elected chairman of the North Side Realtors. He was board secretary in 1941 and chairman of the golf committee this year. As vice president, Mr. Hicks will be chairman of the noon luncheon committee for the coming year. Mr. Davenport, an East side

broker, has been in the real estate|

business since 1926 and a. member of the board since 1936. The new treasurer, Mr. Mackey, has been with the Hall-Hottel Co. since 1930 and is vice president of the Meridian Mortgage Co. He has been Sevuiaied with - the: board since 1938.

NAMED BY TILSON

Jack. Tilson, Republican county

announced the appointment of Cletus Seibert, a Democrat, as his chief deputy, has appointed eight more deputies. He still has about 20 more’ appointments to make before Jan. 2. The eight clerks appointed yesterday were: Charles D. Adams, retiring mayor of Beech Grove, as supervisor of deputy clerks in municipal courts at the police station; J, Raymond Tindall, 621% N. Illinois st, clerk for superior cours 1; Theodore Kempf, 1431 S. Illinois st.. for superior court 2; Frank McCain, Wayne township, superior. court 3. Lawrence W. Ruch, 1623 S. Rast st., superior court 4; Kenneth Wed-

5; Paul W. Schneider, 933 Lesley ave, municipal court 1; William

ipal court 2. ~ 83,071 BEAUTY PARLORS

‘in the United States.

VACANCIES RISE

|Survey Shows Conditions

clerk-elect, who earlier this week!

dell, 2863 Clifton st., superior court!

McMaster, an sttomney, for munic-

There are 83,071 -beauty. parlors | ;

section at 145 Hampton dr, dr., has Mr. and Mrs. John G. Esser.

This attractive center hall colonial heme, located in the Butler

sold by Judge Joseph Milner to C. Kassebaum, representing the

Ford Woods Co., altos acted for both: buyer and seller.

Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Barnes recently purchased this four bedroom frame house at 3715 Central ave. from Mr. and Mrs. R. Kirby Whyte. The transaction wis handled :y C: 3- Cortin of the American Es-

tates Co.

A Sure Way o Have Money When Wanted

Approximately 900,000 people intend to buy or build a new home within six months after the war, according to a recent survey conducted by the U. 'S. chamber of commerce. : The total expenditire to be made by the prospective home-owners would be not less than five billion dollars. Of these people, 33 per cent would pay $3000 for a house, 26 per cent would pay $3000 to $5000, 24 per cent would pay $5000 to $10,000, seven per cent would pay more than $10,000 and, 10 per cent are uncertain what they would pay.

Heads Realty Unit

Richard W. Coons, above, recently was elected chairman of the property management-of-divi-sion, Indianapolis Real Estate board. He is proprietor of the R. W. Coons agency and manager of the Century building. William H. Keller, the retiring chairman, was elected vice chair-

man and Walter Hickman was named. secretary-treasurer.

ARCHITECTS CHOOSE | KELLEY PRESIDENT

The Indiana Society of Architects elected John R, Kelley president at its annual meeting last night in‘ the Indianapolis Athletic club. . Mr. Kelley previously had served as vice president. Other officers elected were R. K. Zimmerly and Roy J. Worden, first and second vice president; T. L. Steele, secretary, and Donald E. Compton, ‘treasurer. Ralph O.| Yeager was re-elected director. Mr. Zimmierly is former secretary of society.

O. E. S. TO MEET MONDAY

Brightwood chapter 399; O. E. 8, will have a stated meeting at 8 p. m. Monday at the Veritas Masonic temple. Mrs. Helen Reddick is worthy matron and Herbert Reddick is worthy patron.

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LOANS FOR PURCHASE

OF HOMES INCREAS:

Home purchase loans were 65 pir

cent greater in October than they were in January of this year.’

Figures released by the: United

States Savings & Loan league. irdicate that people are sold on the idea of owning their homes and have kept up the market for ex isting properties since building Was restricted.

mortgage, it ) ted. Post-war g planners are giving serious consideration to small, compact houses with sheltered outdoor living areas such as gardens, lily ponds and retreats. It is predicted that after the war, women will turn to smaller, more consolidated suburban homes that require less time to maintain., °

NAME NEW DIRECTORS

New directors of sthe Marion}; County Residential Builders are A, H. M. Graves, T. E. Grinslade, Fred L." Palmer, Fred C. Tucker and Hugh Bremerman.- Albert E. Thompson is president. -

KNOWS BETTER NOW

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19 (U. P). —Edward W. Hanning, 32, who moved across the street, was under $1000 bail today on charges of failing to notify his draft board cf a change of address. ' Hanning said that he did not think notification was required for such a- “slight” change. U. S., Commissioner Norman J. Griffin replied that “a miss is as good as a mile.”

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