Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 September 1949 — Page 30

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Since Jan. 1

Breaks All-Time . Record for Period, Palmer Reports

Home builders in Marion County had started 3406 new dwelling units between Jan. 1 and Sept. 1] this year with a value of $23.7 million, Fred L. Palmer, co-chair-man of the Parade o! Homes, announced yesterday. Of these 2713 were single houses, 460. double house units and 234 apartment units, he reported in his kick-off statement on the city-wide home open house exposition, “This breaks all records for the same period of any previous year,’ Mr. Palmer sald. "It is more than 20 per cent greater than the first eight months of 1048, when 2824 dwellings units Were started with an estimated value of $21,588,000. And it is 50 per cent more than the first eight months of 1947 when 2277 units were begun, :

Healthy Condition

“From records available, other cities do not show this increase in

construction and in many, resi dential bullding has slowed down much less than last year. It re

flects a healthy ‘and prosperous economic condition for the great er Indianapolis area, “The “conctruction Industry” is’ one of the largest in the city

played, the money invested and he money put into circulation to nourish other businesses, plus the amount of permanent wealth it adds each year. Scattered over the city anc suburbs as it is, its size and importance are hard to realize, Mr. Palmer sald. He said conservative estimates put the increase in population in

from the number of persons em-|

3406 Dwellings i fr on or ide Has Appealing Desig: Begun Here

ns Hone oak

teasing dosign’ in brick, 2629W. 21st St.

Both Sides Called In Hawaii Strike

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (U P)—| Federal Mediation Director Cyrus, 8. Ching summoned CIO Long-| shoremen’'s Union leaders and stevedoring company officials to his office today for a conference to settle the long Hawailan strike] and sald “this thing should begin to round out one way or another”

by tonight. { He met separately with both rides yesterday but reported that

no progress has heen made yet'

He described the talks as ‘ex tremely friendly” and said he hoped that a settlement could be reached shortly Mr. Ching met once ‘with Harry Bridges, union president. and his

assistants, and twice with com

pany officials

Marion County at an average of 6600 persons per year since 1040 Incoming families have re quired 1650 dwelling units If figured four to a family. “This

he sald, “accounts largely for the housing sortage, especially In the rental field.” He predicted that activity In

home building in the Indianapolis area can be expected to continue as long as the city maintains its present high economic level.

Why Quality

again, if they do not. grow, some planting may look when first of balance, and it should not

tions.

. Ing, rather permanent, dwarf cost Is higher,

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Eagle Creek tries to be conscientious in its recommendaWe know that fast-growing trees and shrubs cost less, and we can use them on large estates, where there is plenty of room. But on city lots we prefer slow grow-

Counts

However well a put In, it must not grow out outgrow Its space,

types, even though the first

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Benering Women f= Home Noise |

3 Wil Cut Fatigue

Housewife's Strength By ALICIA HART NEA Staff Writer NOISE—any kind of nolse— crashing, whirring, clanking or| pounding bangs at a housewife’ 8 nerves, saps her strength and makes her more tired than she! ought to be. | Being “on-edge” can be traced directly to a noisy house, Its noise

~Kizabeth Hill Decorate a stairway wall with a big-patferned wallpaper. ‘Use one that's light and airy, but

yer

one without large areas of plain | cOmes from almost uncontroliable y ‘ . factors, like the youngsters surface. Nothing else will be ‘whooping it. up. But there are needed in your decorating plan. |giher noises, such as the clatter

The downstairs wall can stay plain-walled — it is - decorated

of pots and pans, and the banging of a screen door which can be

easily enough with the furniture | controlled. and accessories that belong | Quriet Toys | there. But continue the paper For the children, you can try

| substituting quiet toys for .the { “bang” and wham’ variety, | Keep children in soft-soled shoes, without metal taps or metal heel edges while they are playing indoors, Rubber matting on your drain board and the trick of lining the| | bottom of the sink will eliminate dish-washing clatter. If dishes are [3towed carefully, the whole opera- | n can be almost noiseless,

in the upstairs hall where there | may be little chance for furni- | ture ,or other decorafion.

Bad Work Habits Costly to Wome

Moderns Don't Scrub | [eliminates the rhythmic bang as

On Hands and Knees | children and tradespeople troop in _/and out of the house. A chime or Even In this era of house: ,.., 7 used to replace a nolsy hold efficiency women pay dearly! doorbell saves nerves too. in backaches and fatigue for bad Ture Radio Low work habits that carry over from} - pyr your radio on so that you the * can barely hear it. Also have the Modern women don’t telephone company soft-pedal the all fours or kneel at a mountain shrill call of the phone, and see stream to wash clothes but th rey | If that doesn’t help.

old days.” scrub on

stick to old.stooping habits which | Fans, washing machines, airought to be taken out of their conditioning units and refrigerapostural approach to housework. tors that make dull but constant Monday's wash, for instance, noise as they operate can be toned should never be hung from| down by lining the floor beneath

basket on ground to wash line| them with insulating material. and back again to basket. There Running faucets should be are better ways and one of these turned off when washing chores is jinior's wagon used to elevate ire finished. Weather stripping a basket waist-high, and wheeled | can be put under doors and winto the line, dows that rattle and shake in the

Continual Din Saps |

A chair or stool set so the iron-|

efficient, less tiring than. the stand-up-and-stoop rhethod. | Bring Jobs Up If any of your daily cleaning aids are stashed 80, that they | have to be stooped down to, a| shelf of reachable level will bring |

them up, Hang your- measuring: "cups, salt and pepper shakers, dish rags, towels, etc, all within | easy reach Go through linen

closets and bedroom chests whl

a stoop-saving system in mind Daily lingerie and towels at | shoulder height weekly pajamas

and .sheets higher, or at stoop/ level. All kitchen work surfaces must be 36'; inches high for non-

stoop cooking and baking. There's even a practicallly stoopless way of making a bed: Snap the first and second sheet and blanket ACrossT thé bed from one corner Tuck and straighten that corner

of the two sheets and blanket and continue doing the three pieces of bedding at the same time as you work yourself around the bed to the opposite side Saves: you two bend-and-stoop trips around

ALL TIMES

wind. Squeaking clothes-line run-

ing board is at arm level is more ners and rusty hinges can be

| olled.

Nag asaki Atom Death Toll Placed at 73,884

NAGASAKI, Japan, Sept. 10 (UP)—The atom bomb dropped on Nagasaki Aug. 9, 1945, killed {73.884 persons=<more than three times as many as-had been previously estimated—it was disclosed today. The committee on “preservation of data of atomic bombing,” which has been conducting an ex- | haustive investigation of atom bomb casualties, announced .that in addition to the 73.884 killed, 76,796 were “injured or missing” after the blast.

Fine Hardware

Cheap Material Won't Poy Off ‘A new home is entitled to fine ‘hardware, Difference between cheap ‘and {fine hardware, even at today's |prices, is estimated less than $10 for the average home. | Although the contractor's duty, is to provide for the home as it is being built, his responsibilities {take up more than a full time job. |Setection of hardware is one of

the duties’ by which the bulilder/

ican relieve the contractor. Specifications Listed Two specifications in home, hardware are: ONE. Make sure the lock trim (all the exposed metal parts in-

cluding knobs and Tepes) are solid

brass. TWO. Make certain the interior working parts of the lock (the parts going into the door). are (steel, Solid brass is best suited to withstand continued usage. This| is particularly important for sets used on outside doors that are exposed to thé wear. ; Steel Is Tough The working parts of a lock being installed into the door have no need for this protection. Here

wear is the greatest factor to con-:

sider, and steel. can't be matched in its qualities to stand up and take it. These are the two basic points—solid brass for trim and steel for parts going into the door.

If a-contractor specifies tubular.

locks and latches, -as many of them do, he is referring to a tubeshaped lock housing. The tubular lock fits a round hole boréd with a brace and bit which can be Installed by a carpenter in the time needed to install the ordinary

lock.

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Marion County has established an enviable record for

- Residential Building. We consider it a privilege to have

supplied many of you who have helped establish this rec-

ord.’ Congratulations on

a iob well done. May the future

be as successful as the past.

If we can help in any way to make this wish a reality

please do not hesitate to call on us. Our business is to give

you service.

Burnet-Binford Lumber Co. 1301 West 30th St.

Residential Builders of Marion County \

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