Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 October 1949 — Page 14

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES st Home

From Home Chores, Raises

Modern Woman Needs Extra Hours fo Enjoy’

Public, Social Affairs and Family By A. CARL BREDAHL ;

SATURDAY, OCT. 1, 1049 Westinghouse Research Bri

ngs Freedom Standards

ipliances needed to do these house-

hold jobs in the thrift degree

must be within the means of per-

sons liviag in thrift type homes, The object, therefore, was to seleet the minimum of electrical

— 51 Te Jaifiiealiaeizlal Manager, Beiter Homes Bureau, Westinghouse Electric Co . The development of modern household appliances Bas nought equipment, en Paring a Divyids Buili- ~~ a ‘othe 8 - * Compact and Convenient Floor Plan [A aie! Sang 3FicAn Rothe 30d 10 the Amerisdn san electric SS Dwel Saves Ste ps; Furnished by Rainier Co. { Before the days of electric ranges aid aulomslic Washing & Tas hes 28 ol ny ade] Fergus For the | chines, usewife’s freedom, from househo ores was itor, One of the most popular of the Electric Living homes is the by the 3 hous of Servants ig could afford. lof portable kitchen appliances SEH Se colorful, yet economical Thrift house at 6404 Evanston Ave, two | Today, her freedom to take part/ {will take care of the Preseryalion Buaget How blocks east of Broad Ripple Park and one block north lin public and social affairs, as of electrical living to assist fam- and preparation pi: aed. te The exterior, sodded and with a simplicity of landscape, Is |well as have more time to enjoy|llies in selecting the degree the iauuter ne a Cia ng. Pum oy with its flowing, ranch-type lines, its cloud gray walls % her family, is determined mainly Want and Mo, ne I and ey vaca Srguiats eo and qubonnet Yad trim. : |by the electrical equipment in her|d¢BTess ~ e—provid HO omplote/are the minimum requirements, House embo It was built by William L., 3 © home. The great difference now is and Deiys i yo io 2 including The lighting is provided chiefly comfortable Bridges & Son, to specifications with the ceiling tint of yellow on * ‘that a family need not be wealth Slkcerioal ns Jatin CINE by incandescent lamps. A venti- aria worked out with the Indianapolis two walls. The ceiling is flat to enjoy the benefits of health, the =, ns. planned 2 ing: tating tan in the kitchen adds to Po Power and Light Co. and the White. convenience and freedom provid- te dogs Me eipie. to ut the comfort and cleanliness of wey Westinghouse Corp., co-sponsors. The double bed has a chocolate ed by modern electrical servants: joo those different relative in- that important room. sto Jwuse of the three-week Electric Home spread with large square-shaded ; This central idea became the .,m,, jevels. | ‘In order that the equipment will ied SiS : Bhow, {ceramic lamps on either side, The basis of three years of intensive mne four houses of the Com- operate satisfactorily it must be und of #0 The house is modestly priced drapes are of a large green flow- {research by the Home Economic| nity Homes Exhibit in ‘Hart- served by an adequate electrical Frou Tall at $12,750 which includes all er pattern. The furniture contin- £ {Institute and Better Homes Bu- r,.q ‘were built to demonstrate system. Ninety-five per cent of major electrical equipment, ex-/ues in the blond pattern, with a {reau of Westinghouse to bring tol4pat’ one of the four degrees is the homes standing today are The living clusive of the smart, eye-catch-| large plate mirror over the van- 7 JAmerjead Jamie en adaptable to the needs of every merely wired for safety ithe Stuplace 18 . ing furnishings supplied by the! ity. The carpeting is mouse gray ’ . HH * oe . |electrica "8 American family. The electrical out regard fo e Rainier Furniture Go. The Poni a twist, lose: space is gen- Here's dazling brilliance in the compact living room of the Thrift Home. with their income. |system in each house was de-jor needs of the modern family, in heather t price includes the lot. | erous. Wired Homes Increase |signed as an integral part of theFor hat Rs Sdequate Bulge | * r -/house to gain the greatest ad- electri SYS . Wenderiand of Color Tue Suess bedivom has bapered ! Bondo ee ae aos health, venience neered for each degree ot electri. direct valan The living room is a wonder- Walls in a mosaic of white and { ical living. red ‘walls 8 een daisies with a pinup lamp | number of wired homes and the and freedom which modern elec pe land of colors, blended for ex- 8% { amount of electrical energy used trical devices and applicances can Circuit Control Centers Living roon hilarating effect. Living room| Over the double bed 18 Antique | \by each home indicated that elec-| provide. . i Hamsburg ri with| White with a tan, pin-striped (in DY For most efficient operation of 1 a Walls sre pussywillow gray trical living had become an es-| In establishing the four degrees the system, circuit control centers y Player and ir antique white trim. Fed and green) eounterpane. Two sential ingredient in the Ameri-| the Better y i : with a conv walls are of felt green and the | BT! {of electrical hving the Better the modern control device which The carpeting, wall to wall, 1s) iM is t4 white. The can way of life. Statistics reveal Homes Bureau apd Home Econ- replaces the basement fuse box, — Just inside t a vivid billiard green, matching, © ng en gue os lan increase of 3,700,000 wired omists Institute of Westinghouse should. be conveniently located wraps. the freshness of a spring lawn.| Seles matc counterpane. f homes in the United States dur- recognized that electricity should throughout the house. THe main U1 Drapes are a heavy, lined gray, th vanities are plate mirrored. ing the last two years, and an be harnessed to assist in three elements in these control centers Most talke red and green plaid which picks| Closets are lighted. increase of more than 40 per cent essential activities: (1) preserva- are the automatic home circuit next to its up and compliments most of the; The best guess is thal next to i in the use of electrical energy by tion and preparation of food. breakers. If an electric circuit is the upstai colors in the room. {the abundance of convenient the average home consumer since (2) laundering and cleaning, and in the home is overloaded for any wife, a place Living room furniture is mod- electrical equipment, the tricky 1940. (3) lighting. reason, the breaker opens the cire sion in color ; ern, sectional type with a red and rubberized nylon venetian blinds The research carried out by our| Most important, the purchase cuit, thus protecting it from dam plaid wallpa green flowered pattern against will attract most attention. They |nome economists at the com-|price and operating cost of ap-iage. Te ea : The wpata the wall-matching pussywillow| are translucent and the “slats” (pany’s Mansfield, O., plant don-| —— table a gray. Two red occasional chairs run up and down in delicate de- | \centrated on kitchen and laundry RBEI0, 16levia stand out in refreshing contrast. signs. : planning, while the Better Homes The davenport is lighted by two, Canary-Mulberry Bath pe i Bureau, with BEAQuMRplers in COMPLETE ELECTRICAL Dt Sealy i stately gray-based lamps with he bath with shower-in-tub " Pittsburgh, was working out com- » both radio and television petal rn tile effect in canary and”. plete electrical installations for FIXTURE INSTALLATION [Bownstairs, | blended into the picture. There mulberry red with Nnoieumed ~ J |homes, including adequate Ring, BUDGET ; also are two-way valance lights. fioors in lighter red. {wiring devices, switches an . h Limed Oak Furniture | As with all of the Electric {lighting as well as kitchens and in the CRAV laundries. Actual kitchens and x

The exposed-wood furniture is Hmed oak with brass fittings and a matching gate-leg table, complete with California dishes in corn husk green. The telephone

| find trouble. When a circuit dis-

Homes, this house has no fuses. § Instead there are electric circuit §§ breakers which make it easy to

connects, the switch handle is

laundries were built and tested by home economists under practical: day-to-day working conditions. | | Four Standard Levels As the result of this ico-oper-

THRIFT

HOME

stand is lighted with cowbell] SO pevealing he circuit in The all-electric kitchen is but a few steps away from the vivid living room. Btive WOR, he one gatabiished Ee hh, out in am te be sans TR mR 0 be smn nv OVERBEY and FREAS The electrical features of the Automatics Make ‘Meridian Co. Headed By M. L. Hall, Realtor WEA THRIFT HOME b Bouse dwt, Sonvegent ting wy | The Meridian Construction Co.,strumental in developing the THERSTRIPPING for the R . y URE Call BR. 7842 EE in Srey pal of he el om, 0 Cie ani mins maf FEDERAL METAL WEATHERSTRIP AGENCY RLECTRICAL FIXTURES - efficiency. no Wash d ‘Breeze’ [Eos on, duplay Iie headed olanning, streets, sewers, curbs, ; L I 8600 W L 4s Id Bi J BR 7487 Esfipate The fluoréscent-lighted kitchen, Hottel, secretary-treasurer, and and sidewalks with the financing 3260 'N. Emerson Ave. (H. 3433 es i 2 va. - ( eurtained with red-gray with a Harvey E. Rogers, general mana- ©f homes to veterans and non- : : | CRAWFC

fruit pattern, is a model of efficiency. It is electric throughout with automatic odor exhaust fan, Westinghouse standard four burner single oven range with ample compartment for utensils, a Westinghouse refrigerator (7 cubic foot) with electric roaster, electric mixer, radio and sink with hot water spray for scalding dishes. And, of course, an

Automatic laundering—electri-| oop cally —has taken the blues from = The company is associated with! The offices maintain architecBlue Monday” and made anythe Meridian Mortgage Co. and tural service for suggestions on day a washday free from drudg- Hall-Hottel Co., Inc., and was in-home building. ery. J fl i ria iL a Sa

wie lo Bb i EURNACE ENGINEERS

veterans.

housewife had to fill tubs and wring and rinse and wring again and you couldn't blame them for setting aside an entire day for the family laundry

electric clock. 3 But the automatic electric THE FURNACE IN THE THRIFT HOME Sheltered Breezewa washer has changed all that. ‘ There is ample ry space Now, the modern homemaker SUPPLIED BY LINGLE and a colorful breakfast nook 30¢ a the. Jamar ak ’ - overlooking the“sheltered breege-|SN® Wanis to, because ies Ruit \ only a few minutes—any time. »- a Hanage. unt All’ she needs to do Is set the RYBOLT HEATING co. ibe th i 5 1 controls, flip & switch—then sit 2 SuGs here is an ! fire Jandy with wie 2nd tela, 50 Viaiting or do | 631 N. EAST: ST. FR. 4851 WALL ¢ electric drier. The furnace Is anything she likes, for everything VENETI/ forced warm air, oil fired. The oil is automatic, filling, sudsing, rins-| =~ tank is in the basement, and it is pi td draining. And no clean-up AM. The master bedroom has walls With the néw automatic elec- good ‘ tric clothes dryer, weather wor8 striped brown on three sides, ries are eliminated. It may be LUMBER a pouring rain, but the modern AND Freezer Control housewife merely shifts her damp pia clothes from her automatic wash- FINE MILLWORK er into the dryer, selects the FOR THIS o ( degree of dryness she wants, then forgets about them, The clothes WESTINGHOUSE {are tumbled gently in warm, dry alr and come out fluffy, soft and; ALL-ELECTRIC | sweet smelling. HOME {| For work saving, the automatic | electric clothé#” dryer can't be FURNISHED beat. There is no more lifting or ; | carrying heavy, wet th oF a Y ¥04 y jearing of clothes in nigh winds, or =r — i eaching in sunshine, or spottin hw soot: no more stringing . BURNET-BINFORD RI] HIN clothes lines, and fewer clothes } need ironing. 140 ; a i re eo PW. 30th St.—TAlbot 3315 6404 Evanston Ave. | “breeze” with automatic, electric! i a | laundry “equipment. (Cutting Costs on Lighting jo you're furnishing your home ALL CABINET WORK To reach the Thrift Degree Ven | a budget, don't. sacrifice on good lighting simply because you Home, turn north from Broad comms s uy inexpensive floor or : , tae amy, 0 IN THE THRIFT HOME Ripple Ave., (62nd Street) at { » amps now are available with the new white, in- Evanston Avenue (2000 east Easy-to-use - control on the |direct-light 150-watt " bulb “that SUPPLIED BY ; ) * pew Westinghouse ~ Upright Rives more light than conven. to 6404. Home Freezer sets temperatures tonal type lamps, with shades! at normal, coldest and off. At that are held by a wire harp. | 3 ' FIRST FLOOR PLAN { ‘normal setting, refrigeraling PA RA ; unit will keep freezing compart- WALLPAPERS UL H. MILLER % SON : OVE LL DIMENSIONS 34-57 \ fhenss at 40 10 15 Segrees bew zero an o storage com- | x partments. of zer0. Vehen of | BY MILLERMADE CABINETS = “coldest,” temperatures will run nr : > . ~ | about five degrees colder, and ACME FORMICA TOPS This three-bedroom home provides the first, or basic, degree of INI ahve degrees warmer when rned toward "off." Continu- modern Electric livi C i ivi ini Co ic living. Combined living-dining room has deco- A ont a vis apes WALLPAPERS, ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES or von sil. he l : —— ied a1 coast selling. : rative valance lighting at the lar i i = INC. 1901 Thompson Road GA-6051 De 1 Petre winiow: ata B . PLINI k oa 337-39 MASS. AVE, garage is reached by breeze-way from kitchen. Full basement in tho = ; - contains automatic laundry. =

ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT includes a refrigerator, range, water heater, Laundromat automatic washer, clothes dryer and kitchen

ventilating fan. Furnishings and decoration are by the Rainier

Furniture Company.

vases | GLECTRIC LEAGUE

A. CZ Zickler of Indianapolis, Inc.

PLUMBING & SUPPLY ¢O. 4930 N. Keystone Ave., 8L-2121 . Look for this emblem in all your electrical dealings.

Invest in the electrical industry where your dollar

"I THE THRIFT HOME

i Engineered and goes the farthest, Consult your league member. W L 5 : 5 El Te | L. BRIDGES & SON lder he ! For factory-built perform- ° * 7 y ance from your appliance, ®

you need Adequate Wiring 239 N. Delaware St. * Phone RI. 3477

| Emest F. Apple | i [5308 Winthrop SI

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