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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1948 THE DAILY TI MES-GAZETTE J Nn : Ch 0 T BUILDING OR _RE-MODELLING? eck This Builders' Page for All Your Needs! wm ben? [ YOUR DREAM becomes reality when you build with QUALITY MATERIALS The Contractors and Suppliers Listed on This Page Will Be Only to Happy to Discuss Your Building Problems With You. Small Families Need More Homes The big question in housing now is not how many new houses Cana- dians want, ior how many they should build. How many are they likely to build in the. light of (a) current costs 125% above the 1935- 39 level, and (b) housing as it has béen known in 'Canada, good times and bad for the last 70 years? The down-to-earth answer to |) that 'quéstion won't be found in jhe lists of applications for homes, or in calculations of social work- ers, Here are some hard facts, taken from census 'figures and current estimates: Canadians have built or opened nearly 400,000 new houses and self- contained apartments in the seven years 1942.48. Because of this prodi- gious building the nation now boasts about three million dwellings aginst a population not yet 13 millions -- at mid-year estimate dwellings numbered 2,960,000, popu- lation about 12,800,000, or one self- contained shelter for every 43 Canadian men, women and -chil- dren. And that--with later building more than offsetting family forma- tion--seemed to spell a new high in the Canadian ratio of dwellings to families, something like one for og four in the national popula- lo Nobody will say an oversupply is overcrowding of houses in some dis- showing. There's still distress and tricts of certain large Canadian communities. The supply of rental property is well below effective de- mand; average rent is a good 25 to 35% higher than the average tenant family can meet and still buy groceries--and the average is likely to climb steeply with decontrol in April. PLUMBING & HEATING Installation and Repairs WM. SEVERS 512 Drew St, -- Phone 1739 ONTARIO HARDWOOD FLOOR SANDERS Reasonable! y; Old Floors Refinished! Laid e Sanded Phone 4128w13 or 723w2 WE HAVE A PROPOSAL TO MAKE TOO! Insulate NOW. Face icy winters with the knowl- edge that your home will be comfortable and cozy, even-temperatured throughout. You'll save up to 30% on ysur fuel bills -- a saving that will pay for the installation within a few years. Call 667 this week for a FREE estimate. Oshawa Wood Products ~ Company 84 SIMCOE ST.S. OSHAWA PHONES 667 & 4300 4 . OIL-BURNER SALES & SERVICE REPAIRS T0 ALL KINDS The Robert Dixon Co. Ld. PHONE 262 313 Albert St. Oshawa C.K. CAMERON ELECTRIC FOUNDED IN 1913 BY A. C. CAMERON ® Electrical Construction ® Wiring and Repairs ® Range Runs ® Water Heaters PHONE 460 HILL-CORNISH ELECTRIC Electrical Contractors @® Industrial and Domestic Construction and Maintenance [J] WIRING and SUPPLIES [ Phone 341 , : 50-53 Prince St. -- Oshawa Prospects for Building Next Spring are Good Prospects are that building ac- tivities will continue at a high level in Oshawa this fall and next spring. Areas on which building of homes was started last spring are gradu- ally being filled up, and new proj- ects are being planned to gake in other sections of the city and the immediate vicinity. : In the northeastern section, on Cadillac, La Salle and Highland Avenues, and Central Park Boule- vard; approximately seventy homes have been built or are nearing completion, and most of these are now occupied. In the Northway Court sub-division north of the city, 115 homes are in process of construction, and about 35 have been occupied. In Aberdeen -Gar- dens area, 30 houses have been built, and their owners are now in possession. According to Cyril Schofield, plans are going ahead for new building projects to be started this fall or in the early spring. These include homes on Oakes Avenue, Beverly Street, Colborne Street, Wilson Road and Richmond Street East, with the number to be built as yet uncertain. Five new homes are being started on Masson Street, just north of D'Arcy Street. All these homes, according to Mr. Schofield, are of brick construction, with hardwood floors and kitchens of modern type, having built in cupboards and ample space. All have four-piece bathrooms, and there are plenty of electric outlets throughout. In each living room is a large picture window. The base- ments have seven feet . clearance and are equipped with hot air fur- naces. There are great advantages to buying or building homes on the integrated plan, says Mr. Schofield, because of standardization of ma- terials and concrete forms, and the savings which can be . made by simply moving building equipment from one lot to the next. A con- trolled price is set for each home before construction starts, thus eli- minating any escalator clause. The builder makes a small profit only on each home, but because of the number of projects, he is able to operate economically. The demand for this type of building project has increased steadily in the last three years, and many war veterans who have se- cured their homes under this plan are delighted with them. Prices in Oshawa, Mr. Schofield states, are remarkably low as compared with Toronto levels, and several purch- asers from that city have ex- pressed great amazement at the comparatively low figures quoted here. There is also keen interest in building in Bowmanville and Whit- by. In Bowmanville thirty homes have been completed and tén more have been started, while Whitby has a block of fifty homes nearing completion, with ten of them now ready for occupation. Housing Loans Show Increase Ottawa, Oct. 16--(CP) -- Loans approved under the National Hous- ing Act continued at a high rate in August, with approvals amounting to $9,436,280 for 1,755 new homes, Central Mortgage and Housing Cor- poration reported Friday. In Aug- ust, 1947, approvals totalled $3,- 426,300 for 732 units. Comparative figures of number of units and amounts for the first eight months of 1948, with 1947 fig- ures in brackets: Ontario, 4,832 (2,- 547); $26,405,460 ($12,476,500). The Fire King Furnace For mew or replacement Hundreds in use ly. FEATURES: Heavy steel arc welded This is a familiar scene in Many New Homes Now Being Built in Oshawa shawa these days as workmen put the finishing touches to»many of the mew homes that have been constructed in Oshawa this year to» meet the demand for hbusing. --Times-Gazette Staff Photo Construction Contracts On The Increase |ed as tabulated by MacLean Build- | | ing Contracts for construction award- | Reports, . Limited, totalled $79,729,200 for the month of Sep- tember -- an increase of $3.5 mil- lions over the $76,163,500 reported for September, 1947. The cumulative total for the year is 744.2 millions, an increase of $196 millions over the nine months' 1947 total of $548.2 millions. Housing and commercial construc- tion continued high during the radiator and chamber. Heavy ribbed fire pot -- almost straight. Unique and efficient grate. Specially designed cast front. 4 okt feed an as Lares with ground joints. Adaptable to coal or oil. supplied with round 'or square casing. Ideal for forced air jobs and air conditioning. ed by Im al gg ie Les Catharines. Sold and Installed by 288 ARTHUR STREET, OSHAWA "Try Us, For Better Furnaces" 3. Estimating Cost 4. Arranging Contract You are cordially invited discuss your requirements INSU WITH $924.75 DOWN You Can Build Your Dream Home Through OUR "HOME-OWNERSHIP" SERVICE This Service Offers Assistance 1. Securing a good location 2. Obtaining Blueprints 5. Securing Maximum Loan 6. Make application to Prov. Housing Corp for assistance on Down Payment prints, photographs, etc., available for your inspection Sawer 400 : ; chofield . Realtors to come to our office and with us. We have blue- RANCS Agency 6 SIMCOE ST. N. --------] ee ---- WHITBY HOME APPLIANC 124 DUNDAS ST. WEST -- WHITBY -- PHONE 383 . . . announces another few days extension' -- Of Their Greot -- STOREWIDE CLEARANCE of HOME APPLIANCES 3 Records Current Hits and End of Line Stock! reg. 85¢ ouT THEY GO! RAD Sellin New and Used also LAMPS Cost! Miscellaneous Appliagces a Glassware GREATLY REDUCED RAS; IOS Liquid. Wax Applicator Regular $3.75 g at Asphalt Shingles Phone 127 month, while engineering 'and in- dustrial awards were down as com- pared with the same month last year. Comparative figures for Sep- tember, 1948 and 1947 are, respec- tively: Housing $34,105,400, $22,473, 300, up to $11.6 millions; commer- cial $29,787,400, $14,866,400, up $14.9 | millions; industrial $7,902,100, $18,- 663,100, off $10.7 millions; engineer- ing $7,934,300, $20,160,700, off $12.2 millions. DISCOVERED IN 1820 Quinine was isolated for the first time in 1820. HARDWOOD FLOORING Floors Laid, Sanded and Finished Phone 3744W1 | M. LEGGETTE "DURHAM QUALITY SAND AND STONE" (Copyright) Plant at Durham, Ontario Canada's Best Washed Sand and Gravel NO ORDER TOO SMALL -- NONE TOO BIG SERVICE TO ALL SOLD BY BERGMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED PHONE 80 -- PICKERING, ONT. benefit to themselves. "I ADMIT THAT YOUR 'ROAD MAP' OF OUR EXTENSION CORDS WAS A GOOD IDEA -- ONLY I S7T/LL CAN'T EAN THE CORD THAT CARRIES OUR ELECTRIC FAN." A Very Large Proportion of 'Ontario Homes Are UNDER-WIRED! This sad but true state of affairs limits home-owners in the use of Hydro-- in enjoying the full services of electric appliances and good lighting. The Red Seal plan to assure adequate wiring is a campaign to improve home-wiring so that countless families may live electrically--with great It is a public service. WELL-WIRED NEL ELECTRIC HOME THE SIGN OF A HOME! YOU CAN HELP TO CONSERVE ELECTRICITY - BY HAVING YOUR HOME PROPERLY WIRED Geo. F. Shreve GEN. MGR. $2.95 __ I . N MS EEL AN RR -- ' oR. DER. EEE} THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OSHAWA S. J. Babe CHAIRMAN