Tuesday, April 2, 1920.
LA GRANDITEVENING OBSERVER
Property Owners
9) On Real Estate
Board Increase
That the realtor and Ue proper
ty owner throughout the country
may unite to work out the solution
of civic and economic problems
affecting them buth Ik JnlUateJ
in the present tendency toward tho
formation of property owner di vi
sions In local real estate hoards,
State associations and local boards
have become interested In property
owner divisions since the nild-wiu-ler
meeting of the National Asso
ciation of J(ou Katatu Hoards at
which the creation of property
owner divisions in local hoards was
advised, Since ' the Itirminghnm
meeting resolutions recommending
such action have been sent nut hy
the Rational AHaociation to its GV2
member liourds.
Ohio takes the lead among stnte
associations to form a property
owner's division within Hh organi
xation. At the recent meeting of
Its brokers and homehutlders divi
sions, held at Columbus, the Ohio
; Assocfatlon of Heal Kstate Hoards
created a property owners division.
Walter fl. Schmidt, Cincinnati, was
named eh a i rami n of the division.
(
I (loan Is W ork on Problems
: '"I'l-ohably liu per cent of the
Work done by real estate boards
lias to do with civic and economic
problems of direct iutttrct to prop
erty owners," said Don. tj. Hoyd,
president of the Ohio Association
qf Heal Kstate Hoards, In speaking
of the newly formed proiterty own
ers division. "The work of modern
izing state and local tax systems so
as to provide u more eu.uLtahlo
distribution of the tax burdens, the
development of sound plans for city
planning and zoning, advertising
tho city and getting new industries
A re all im porta nt to real estute
owners, and real estate boards are
OUT OUR WAY
By William!
I.A ;tAXil';
as a no,ii: CTIT ,
Tl)!' Good Srhool.H. '
Tlui tiood City Ii.niii'ovonicotH
Tile; i'ay Itolls.
Tin KiirniH.
Tlin Nuruiat Koliool,
Till' Stuffs, Library, ChurHi-f-H
uml many otlir tliiiiKM.
1' Granih will lie the liest
roiililcnro plly In Kast'rn
Ori'Kon. J bfllcvo in hi'tUMr"
Iicuiiph. A KUui'nntMiI liouft"H
liul.lt In- Kcil will Kfion be on
tli: nmi-kt. S-o tin I
Lowell Williamson
. Realtor
Cairilain' 86 for " "
Appointment.
. . k WE GAwjdsX H AlKi-r GoT a WAT -The. RAM
- BoTrtEMPTV! NO MORE ? caM 00- Q' ' V
Am'TUoTTV Ml GAVMK, ARe "Tt-IE ) I MIV.K.
KAWES FRCHA l5 v. GROAMUGr i
WO. U..PT. Off. 'HE. COW COOWTRVt J.!. eiMrAMIMCt e '
V . ..I.. II ! 1 ' '
NEW WORK
Xew Mmlol lit
NatP Zwelfel repnru the arrival
of the new nmdel Jvivhmtor
which are nuWvuii Ui Hp lays They
nm taiertor to (he former piodels
In several points, hr says. In k
citfineotlnn, Arnold Oeiher hus Just
returned from UUe. wher he uT
tended a Kelvluatur whool. which
he reports was very sueeewnful, Ke(
vlnator. NUer and the lonaiM re
cently Incorporated, gLvIng added
Mt re nuth lo the company. Kelvin.
tutor, Mr. Zwelfel bays. In one of
the ploneera In electric refrlern-tlmn
Y'" J'nwlntfs, la being redecor
ated Inxlde and outside by Iynch
A Lelshtuu. , When the work In
completed Mr. and Mrs. Trice will
move lnt the residence.
IUkIi School vrk Hidslul
JnstalUng of fixtures and the
byilding of furniture ut Iji Uiunde
High school was completed by K.
V Heassler, contractor, and hi
crjew of men last Saturduy follow
ing a two months period of work.
A crew of from two to six men has
hcn working on the Job during
tlpit time.
. YACHT IS KKAIU Hi l)
NKW YOHK, April 3 AP
fkuyvewnt Fish, wcaUhjr clubman
and hroker, has complained to
Washington thut his yacht was
Htopped last Haturday night near
the Ktntuo of liberty by a coast
guurd boat whose crew pointed
revolvers ut hiw and. Ul family
and searched his craft far U'tuur.
Vpihe4-mcn " near Koenlgaurg.
Onripuny, irent)y pulled up an
uuelent cru.fl a monoxylon. or
boat he.vn out of a tree trunk.
.... &::itt AfroiTV ' XT
PAI.KM, Ore., April t (AP)-
Albert H. Kobrt f The lHe
has applied to tho state board of.
control for appointment as a mem
ber of the new state tax cummli
sion created by the legisla
ture. Koberts was a member of
five regular and two special ses .
sions 0 tUu legislature.
At Kuinitfrletv Germany, the
populace so delighted in crossing ;
the ftoxen Khlne on foot that traf
fic pal teem en had Jo be called.
Xpw llomo-T-
Work Is progressing rnpd,v on
Lowell WilMiiniHon's new hotvo on
N avenue, between Thlnl and
Kourth streets. 'Concrete h,nn been
potvred for the biiHement and work
on the plumbing and heating start
ed today. In charge of Nate Kwcl-
tfel. It is reported that this will
I be one of the most modern new
homes In the city when completed.
luting Idglit I'Rlts 1
Members of tho city 0 row are.
rd-painilng the ornamental light t
uplts tn l-u Oi anile this week. Tho
oty has ulso spent consiUoraolo I
tlpie recently re-palntlntr parkUig
lines on the pnveuu'ius throughout
tlfo business section.
Putting In Klrcpieit
Kred Spaeth Is now engaged in
Installing Iron Klremen automatic
coal stokers in the Kustorn ()regon
Normal Hchool building. Two largo.'
ones will take aire of the build
ing.. - .
Airmail Ituildlug
W. Vedder has been awarded tho
contract for A sntnll building to be j
erected at tho government airmail !
field east of I.a Ciraude, for main- !
tenanco use. Mr. Vediler rvitrilH
lo start work in tho near future.
The llugg l'alnt comptmy will paint
tho building.
Hlisy lVrUsI
.This period of tho an ring la a
busy one throughout tho city; with,
gardeners digging Into the soil,
housewives planting bulbs, prop
erty owners painting, plastering
and cleaning up their places nnd
other similar activities. A few at
tractive and ornamental fences are
being erected in some parts of tho
oily.
Organized to speak for all real
estate interests."
Approval was given to the crea
tion of a property owners .division
an 0110 of the regular divisions In
tho National Association of Heal
Kstate Hoards at the Birmingham
, meeting of that organization ns
1 well as to the formation of the
1 divisions Within local boards.
! Thrco "Divisions
' Before the Birmingham meeting
i (hrco member boards already had
property owner divlsiops within
' their organizations New Orleans.
ljouisinnu, I'ortlnnd, Oregon, and
i Madison, Wisconsin.
( Hince the Hlrmlnghnm meeting
I property owner d,lvisojn.a have been
, created within the real estate
boards of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
and Macon, Georgia. The Chica
go, Illinois, Atlanta, Georgia, Hcll
Inghnm, Washington, and Fort
Worth, Texas, boards are now
' working out a plan for tho estab
lishment of property owner dlvl
' sions; tliu Beaumont, Texas, board
: reports nppllcution hy property
i owners for membership, as soon as
1 J.hc, division Is organized; tho Pal-,
f'las, Texas, hoard Is encouraging
property oners to cooperate with
U'AaJtorH to accomplish tiio rehabl-;
lltation of decadent partB of tho
city; the St. Louis, Missouri; board
is urging all property owners to
become uffilhited nicmhers; tho
Birmingham,. Alabama, and Tole
do, Ohio, boards are wqrklng to
ward (ho establishment of proterty
owner divisions: tho boards of
Jackson, Mississippi, Kullerton,
California, and Youngstown, Ohio,
are interested in tho creation of
property owner divisions within
their .organizations,
Tho Knlanuizoo, Michigan, board
has recently organized a builders
division, the membership of which
is composed of builders and con
tractors, . . . .
To Knlcr Bids '
It Is reported that W. Vedder
nnd JT. P. NMelson, Ia Grande eon
tractors, are entering bids on tho
new K. O, L. & P. company sub
COLOR VOGUE
IN THE HOMES
. HERE TO STAY
One of the foremost questions
of tho day Is "How permanent will
be tho present eoWr vogue?' ' If
history bo any Indication, color
has como to stay for many years.
Tho color fashion which has so
completely swept tho world Is not
U whip 1 of a nusiilng moment. Pro-
jvlous color periods have endured 1 llltjon to ho built In Baker. Bids
I foe great lengths of lime, and tho H).p t0 lo llom,d nll A,ir, 10, n is
down as tho most remarkuble color j " .
of uU' Ipalnllng AVoohvoilhf
Particularly In homo decoration j The Bugg Paint company is corn
will tha Influence of color bo felt JjlptiK n,e. redecorating of the
nnd for long. Already an alrplano Wyolworth Htore In Ui Grande. 3lo
vlnw of city and countryside Irc-'nso reports that his workmen are
seina to lie eye, homo exteriors of b on HPVpral smu,pr wllt J(iUrt
alluring beauty, and ns variegated - ' ... ,, ...
n th. tints of 8Unot Itnolf. A;ovt" ",0 clly "' """'c"t- ;
peep Into these an mo homes dls- : ,
closes decorative schemes and . rlKhW "UU 8hooW
beauty of color hllhnrto unknown. 3-ynch & Jvelghlou report that
i The age of color Is truly hero to .thoy are nearly finished with the
stay, redecorating of the Interior of tho
I In keeping with this new color ' hool building. They expect
tronrt the Acme White Lead and to complete their contract during
' CoJor Works of Detroit, Michigan the aprlnff vacation.
j has originated muny advuncod col-'
or or pronounced bouuty and d"r- , I'aUiOuff Jl.owKO-e-1
abjllty. In addition, this company Tho Bay Price home at 703 M
. has prepared a rcmarltahla book avuuue, until recently ncoupled hy
Ion homo decoration "King; coUn' lt,-v','
I Hulos the Homo," hy pr. C p. lol,- on a sad world. People aro moro
ley and his associates of Acme Be-! color wise and color ulert thun ever
search Division, In collaboration ( before. To know one's colors Is
with Mtss. Nancy McClelland, na-M( be ab scant of the times. And
tlonal authority on Interior decor- to; be able to selec(Solors that are
at ton. This book may 1m secui-ed atf flu ruble tin they are beautiful Is
through Acme dealers who aro the accepted rulo of the multi
known ns "Tho Tlouse of Color" In tude today just ns U was tho guard
thelr respective communities. 1 ed exception of tho color Hpnclal
j Volol- has Imleo'd eoniy to bright- 1st of,. ystewlny,
Cfimplcto Two Johf4
llnrry Hoffman, plnsterer. has
just completed his contract nt the
high school, and .wKhin two moro
days expects to complete the plas
toiing work tit the court house. Tho
court room Is au outstanding piece
of work, with California stucco In
three tones' on the walls and at
tractive appearing , onm mental
mold. .
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