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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1937
Page
14
Census figures show 13,248,810 squares of asphalt shingles shipped in the first five months of 1937, enough to cover about 882,920 homes. Monthly shipments ranged from 2.3 to 3.6 million squares, enough to cover twice Manhattan Island in five months.
A new chain store directory from the Brokers Division of the National Association of Real Estate Boards shows 9 539 retail chains with three or more outlets, up from 8 100 last year. The report highlights filling stations grocery and meat stores lumber drug stores shoe shops and other sectors with counts and trends across years.
Building permits issued in High Point this week total 46610 with schools completing projects valued over 40000. The Fairview Street annex leads at 21577 while Grimes Street works total 9962 and Bay Street cafeteria addition at 9666. Contractors include Arthur Thomson from Lexington and Clifford V. Stout for Graves street homes.
Damp cellars are caused when surrounding ground is flat or slopes toward the foundation. Grading to form a sharp downward slope away from the walls remedies many cases. Surface water must drain away from the cellar walls.
The Home Builders Guild of the National Association of real estate boards plans an organization meeting as part of the upcoming convention in Pittsburgh in October 2022. The guild will unite competent builders nationwide to study better techniques and costs, emphasize sound architecture, and establish design and materials committees.
In Gadsden Alabama Aug 21 a union witness told a national labor relations board hearing that a Goodyear division superintendent said he was disloyal for union membership. F H De Berry URWA member testified he was discharged days after union organizers were beaten in June 1936.
A clipped OCR item notes a claim of numerous unidentified entities in New York, with unclear context and fragmented wording. The readable fragment hints at a population or quantity issue but lacks concrete details or dates.
Roy Wenzlick of Real Estate Analysis warns that rapid construction-cost rises slow building but do not derail the long-term uptrend in real estate. He notes inflationary factors lift rents and values, with space shortages boosting prices until profitable new building resumes.
In June total mortgage loans by savings, building and loan associations reached 80.5 million dollars, a record in 18 months and 40 percent above June 1936. Construction loans topped 22 million, purchase loans over 29.3 million, with year over year gains of about 70 percent for purchases and 60 percent for construction.
Free breathing air valves are essential for steam or hot water heating plants. Inefficient valves should be replaced when they fail to function, as slow venting delays radiator heating and clogged valves waste fuel. If a float type valve sticks it should be cleaned.
The lives of more than 700 passengers were saved due to a prompt wireless call for aid following the disaster.
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