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DETROIT FREE PRESS Section A Sunday, Oct. 24 Free Press Home Design No. 179 BAE Predicts Farm Values i TOTRW MODMIES I REPRODUCTION COST Build Your Own to Lick Shortage Dotted throughout the country are young men of ingenious and courageous spirit who are building their homes themselves. Many of these have been carefully planned to include the latest in modern design and convenience. ALL PRICED BELOW 1 i ft TV i' S.

TV zz V-rr i. V. I Hi IE pi 1 1 M7est HDcarhom 50-'0 31 Material wero contracted for oa tint Ma at lowar prieeas that' why the home mot of them ready Into). nr exceptional value today. Youb-towa kltcbeoa, walla tm pact! ahadea, full boaement and nttla, troTtty boat, laundry tuba, blanket Insulation.

Built for lifetime by Homestead Bulldlnr Company. OX term for veterans $58 monthly. Including tnxeaj oomo of these borne nallabl foe on-veteran on favorable term. nealty Co. Phone VErmont 5-5400 i toHoldFirm Continued high Income levels will tend to hold farm lands at their present value level, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics reported.

Values for the country as a whole increased 7 per cent during the year ending July 1, according to the BAE. Tins GAIN brought values to double the level prevailing in 1941 and 2 per cent above the peak reached in 1920. Level of values in 35 states is now equal to or above the peak in 1920. The Corn Belt and Northern Plain states are the only large areas where land values are still below their 1920 top, the Bureau said. "Despite the large volume of farms sold probably not more than 15 per cent of all land buyers have created mortgage debts large enough to become burdensome in the future," the BAE added.

Roof Aerials Unnecessary Roof and other outside tele vision aerials are unnecessary in more than 90 per cent of installa tions, according to the National Association of Building Owners and Managers Journal. Various types of inside aerials are available, many providing very satisfactory results, the journal points out. These may be Installed under the rug, behind a picture, in a cove moulding, or in some other unobtrusive place. Portable inside antennae are also available. Surveys indicate that inside antennae are more efficient in high signal areas and that building construction has varied effects on reception with inside aerials.

JC7CUEU- 1 pf; I i I 1 1 1 1 1 1 it i lV. J2M- fc.Z. I Pozct EXPENSES CUT i GZG. Rise in Output of Flooring Is Announced OSHKOSH Production of northern hard maple, beech and birch flooring at member mills amounted to 38,863,000 feet for the first nine months at this year, an increase of 33.9 per cent over the same period. 1947, according to the Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association.

"Shipments for member mills amounted to 36.321,000 feet and new orders booked totaled feet, with Increases of 25.4 per cent and 3.4 per cent respectively over the nine months period," the association said. FIGURES from eight non-member mills added to association totals and estimated at 90 per cent of industry were projected to 100 per cent basis, with the following increases over the nine-month period 1947: Production 57,630,000 feet; increase 32.7 per cent. Shipments 54.670,000 feet; increase 26.8 per cent. New orders booked 56,239,000 feet; increase 10.7 per cent. "Stocks at association mills average only 3,121,000 feet and unfilled orders average feet for the year to date.

"Northern hard beech flooring production showed the greatest gain, an 87 per cent Increase compared with the first nine months 1947. Home builders are using more northern beech flooring this year than heretofore." U. of Ilinois Finds Costs Can Be Cut Br Science Service URBANA-CHAMPAIGN Ten per cent saving in the cost of email houses designed with non-load-bearing partitions is possible, it was proven by the Small Homes Council at the University of Illinois. Improved Construction methods are the answer. IX A YEAR-LONG research project, six houses were built, identical in size and arrangement.

In their construction, the industry-engineered house plan developed by the Producers Council and the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association was used. The project was a co-operative effort of the University of Illinois and the United States Department of Commerce. THE producers' council, a group of manufacturers of building materials, acted as technical advisors. In this cost-saving construction, the house is erected as a single large room, in which partitions that bear no weight but their own are later installed. Floors and ceilings are completed before the partitions are put in place.

The roof is carried by trusses, constructed on the ground in the form of triangular frames, and lifted into place as completed units. BOTH EXTERIOR and interior walls are put together as complete units while flat on the floor, and then raised into position. Floors are laid, interior finish is applied on ceilings and walls, and plumbing is put into place before the interior partitions are erected. Building materials are pre-cut to dimension by powered machines before being assembled on the job. Details of the new ideas utilized in these homes are presented by the Small Homes Council at the University in a nontechnical, illustrated, circular, which can be obtained on request.

A DARK, uninviting bay window may be converted into a cheery spot by replacing the narrow win dows with one large plate glass area tnat brings in outdoor beauty HOUSE MORTGAGES Unlimited Insurance Fundi FHAand CONVENTIONAL LOANS BUILDERS and HOME OWNERS Good Terms Prompt Service Call T. W. Thompsoa C. M. Harmon Co.

Established 1899 2266 Penobscot Bldg. WO 2-2565 i A Out MUkif Omttr Dritm, Smmth Ouur Drlv MWjk, Mm4U CmrlytU. Chatham Ave. A umbr of well-built nmir to more Into. Ono Work weet of Outer DrtT.

In blorlt Sooth of Plymouth. 6-rootn brlrk Tenerr home oo wide lot. Lifetime home bilt by Hometteo Bnlldlnf Co. Vonniitow eteel Itches eobineU od lnk. rire-plsre.

Full ottle oo bement-IniaUted: hot-air heat: tile bath. See thl and other homea Im aamo block open today. Detroit Mortgng 16030 Plymouth Road PARK Compact Plan Offered 9535 PIERSON AVE. BETWEEN W. CHICAGO AND PLYMOUTH ROAD TTTTT7fTn VALUE IX DETHOIT Uilli ii TER3IS AXYWIIEIIE a ROUGE 3 BurfcRd: 1 DOWX VETEItAXS OK CIVILIANS 3 VETERANS AND CIVILIANS 25 Yr.

F.H.A. 4 Mortgages All Tile Bath Rooms Tile Kitchen Sinks Solid Concrete Base-menis All Hew Street Paving Fully Paid by Builder Inlaid Linoleum in Kitchens If 9533 Jtievson-. 1 ii EST 7 MILE-FIELDING 3 BLKS. N. 7 MILE Face brick, 5 room A.

C. heat, 45 -foot lots, tile features, picture windows, glass block taking full advantage of postwar developments in the housing field. TYPICAL OF these young men is Spencer Danby of Waynesboro, who has constructed his own home in the hours after work. Danby has completed what Is theoretically just a garage, but actually Is a most attractive and functional little home. II and his family are about ready to move in.

Danby has installed a large Thermoplane insulating glass picture window, taking advantage of solar radiation with a southern exposure. THE KITCHEN, eight feet square, is a woman's dream. A compact unit, it Includes a washing machine, diswasher, stove, refrigerator, double sink and about 46 linear feet of shelf space in addition to a continuous counter top. The building is standard frame construction sheeted with one-inch building board. FINISHED siding is redwood.

The roof is asphalt shingle. Interior finish is knotty pine with a Celotex tile ceiling. The house is heated with an oil burner floor furnace. New Apartment Nears Completion i A four-story elevator apartment, at 8771 Dumbarton, said to be the first built in Detroit since before i World War II, is nearing com-i pletion. It consists of 72 units of two and three-room apartments renting from $75 to $120, including heat, light and gas.

It is owned and built by Saul Katz, 1317 Lafayette Building. Designer is Robert J. West, Detroit architect. Another four-story building, planned to house 79 families, is under construction by the same owner and architect, on Seward between Second and Third. lffl -Mil 19709 FIELDING KIRN VE 5-4470 ROAD WEST IN TOMORROW IP-1 or stone trim.

OPEN DAILY and SUN. 1-9 FENKELL DALE 17720 mm a anrira a -w nirrKmff17 TTH WTrTW 4SJ UN 4-4242 Containing a very large recreation area, as well as laundry and heating space, the basement is under all of the living area. OIL OR GAS forced air heat is suggested. Exterior Is of brick veneer with cedar windows. The house will fit any lot 60 feet in width or more depending on subdivl-sional restrictions.

It contains 1,025 square feet of living area. Overall, there are cubic feet in the entire building. The house was designed by the C. Babcock Organization of Detroit and drawn by Ruben Drag-ovich. Complete details of Free Press home designs are contained in blueprints of the architect's working drawings which are now available at $5 per set, or three sets of the same design for $10, from Free Press Home Plan Bureau, Detroit 81, Mich.

Send check or money order with request for blueprints. Other inquiries must be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope for a reply. 50 LJ LJ PER MONTH INCLUDES TAXES and INSURANCE FHA APPROVED 4 INTEREST wo bedrooms, basement. Sturdy masonry construction. Beautiful tree -shaded streets.

All utilities Included. READY TO OCCUPY OTHER MODELS 1V2 STORY $51 PER MONTH of gllllllllUllllinUIUlllllllUlUIIIIIIIIMIIIIIItlllllUIIUIUIHlllUIIUIIIIlUlllUUUIIIlllllllllUUIllillllliM DOWN PAYMENTS YOU CAN AFFORD PRICE $8,100 Home Dreamers Read This Story A BEAUTIFUL LOCATION-MAKE IT YOUR HOME I 22720 OUTER DRIVE yo-mo-mo-mmt-tt-mi-mmm-o-mm-o-m I I 5 Design of the Free Press home this week is a take-off on the usual expensive three bedroom ranch house. The plan eliminates the usual long house basis. Numerous expensive construction items have been eliminated. INSTEAD OF the two or three bathrooms, there is one.

Living room and dining room are combined to create the feeling of spaciousness. The entire plan is as compact as possible so a three-bedroom ranch type house with garage may be built for less than the usual $20,000. Of the three bedrooms, two are of excellent size with large closet space. The bath may be used as a two passenger room. It is divided into two sections with a sliding bdoor as a means of separation.

I I THE PLAN contains no second; floor, but one may easily be added, The kitchen contains a sur- I prising amount of cabinet space, Garage is of the one-car type, i with the porch at its rear. Ceramic Wall Tile Can Be Waterproofed Ceramic wall tile for bathrooms and kitchens is made waterproof and given an easily cleaned sur- face by coating it with a glaze and firing it at exceedingly high temperatures so that an impervious, glass-like surface results. DISTINCTION 1 REALTY CO. 15100 ForiL.il 25 NEW HOME PLANS 50c Gef This new FREE PRESS HOME PLAN BOOK. Contains 25 specially designed plans for homes, with sketches and descriptions.

Blue print service immediately available on any plan. if I 1 1 i SEE THESE tin TODAY -i-v v. mt ii mi 13538 IRENE AYE. DIRECTIONS TO LOCATION- 13440 W. 7 MILE RD.

--it it mr MODERN METAL CABINETS ROCK LATH and PLASTER COLONIAL DOORS -INCH CELOTEX SHEATHING I i HOMES OF 1 i i i I piii.iwi.w.iiiwl,JiMiiili)ni open f'-2 I 1-9 I DAILY UL 20107 2 Blocks South of 8 Mile BEDFORD Don't confuse these they were built under one of Detroit's old time see to appreciate. Face Vestibule Attic Oil AC C. BRUTON VE Take Fort St. through Lincoln Park to Northline, turn right 2 mile to Dix-Toledo Hwy. (US-25), turn left 4 blocks to Irene; or take Dix-Toledo Hwy.

(US-25) to 4 blocks past Northline. DEARBORN COACH TO PROPERTY BUILDER AT PROPERTY DAILY AIID SUNDAY BROWN-WRIGHT BUILDING CO. Let us open a page in the Book of Dreamland" which will lead you to happiness i forever. Flitting to and fro, from branch to branch, joyfully singing are the various birds of Joy who have built their love-nests in a beautifully wooded sec- tion of Dearborn. They encourage you and your family to this path of happi- ness on Outer Drive.

Here you find the completed kitchen you have dreamed about with a snack bar and metal kitchen cabinets. A quick glance through the I kitchen window and you see your children safely playing in the spacious back yard. After your daily chores are finished, you seat yourself in the comfortably air- I conditioned heated bungalow and concentrate on just a few of the advantages the City of Dearborn has to offer you which are included in the low city taxes. You are well provided for you are content! Your children will gain their knowl- edge of education in one of the best schooling systems in the country you and your family have all the privileges of using the city parks and Dearborn's newly purchased beautiful Camp Dearborn. The transportation facilities are complete in all locations.

And now the pages of the Book of Dreamland may be closed and your Future of Happiness may just begin if you compare these features and the prices they are the best. GREYDALE 1 Block East of Lahstr Rd. DISTRICT homes with ordinary construction, the daily supervision of better builders. You must brick Natural Fireplace Heat with major oil f-, aat.al y. ltZ It -A jH 8KS 3fm 1 I i -iUfi REIMWAY Subdivision BILTMORE FACE BRICK BUNGALOWS KNOTTY PINE DINING ROOM OAK FLOORS THROUGHOUT AIR CONDITIONING HEATING UNIT CLAY TILE BATHS GARBAGE DISPOSAL UNITS fci- i.iM.ri-aiai mnim ihikih.ii" SNACK BAR IN KITCHEN 22720 OUTER DRIVE 1ST BLOCK SOUTH OF 7 MILE VETS OR CIVILIANS-BUY TODAY-MOVE 5-1300 A Book of HOME PLANS 1 1 fifprrjttn from We also specialize in Custom-Built Homes on your lot.

Visit one of our 20 various models which are open every Sunday. ijf. Beautiful 7 Mile residential district, main traffic arteries, transportation, shopping centers and schools. Ranch type, 2 bedroom bungalows, all tile features. Wide lots, 40 45 and 50 Paved streets.

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