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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1929)
Monday, June 17, 102S LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Page Seven ISSUE PFRM1T TO i ERECT NEW HOME A CALIFORNIA BUNGALOW I Bird Bennett to Build on i Thirteenth Year's To tal, now $77,515. Two liuiHHiiyr permits were Is sued during last week anil another this . morning, totaling JIIXSO, and lirhiKliiK th year's total hnre to $77,515. This figure duos not In clude the prrniit for the construc tion of the Knstern Oregon Ntir ninl si'liool, which, .when Issued, will hrhitf the total value of con struction hero fop l ft:!!) to more than $225,0110. Hi id Uennelt, local hulldioK eon tractor, took out a per mil this moinitiK to erect a one-slory mod ern home on Thirteenth street, which will cost $3000. Permits issued since June 10, follow:- June 1 0 U. H. Anderson, to erect n (rnnio on Cedar street he tween JefferMon and fi randy, to cost $80. June 13 C O. Defireeve, to al ter, and " reiwiir n home on Main avenue hetweer. second and Third streets1, work to cost .$Soo. (This ,ls the home that was recently duni ned hy fire). ' June 17 Itlrd Bennett, to erect a one,-story dwelling place on Thirteenth street between WashinK lon ami 1 avenues, to cost $30fl. JX i : K-r--H! I J ' O A 13 o- ! I ViS.t ChuL, 11. DT G. E. Refrigerator Said Worry Proof Tn these busy days, when the housewili'e has numermiB outside the home. It Is necessary for the manufacturer of home ap pliances to make his product as free from mechanical worry as possible, without interfering with Its efficiency. The busy housewife cannot be ex pected to remember to oil the mechanism, yet in most machines it . Ik necessary thnt this attention be , fjiven at regular. Intervals to prevent serious damawi and ex pense. Then, too, there' is the in convenience suffered by being tem porarily deprived of some ,much needed household aid. i Hy Chester II. D.'stpio One floor plan houses that can be built on a thirty-five foot lot t are Indeed rather scare and hard to find, especially If a porch is contained tlierin. The' bungalow as illustrated above can be con : tained on a lot of this width and j not only has a front porch, but each room in (he house has abund , ance of light and cross ventilation. The location of the chimney and .' living-room fireplace helps to ac complish this and also admirably j.serves to tie the bedroom projec tion into the main part of the house. The treatment of the bed room and porch gable walls are both distinctive and pleasing in their battered or sloping faces. j Til e stairway to the basement Is interests located, as snown in tne iioor pian. . i so as to conserve tne outsiue wan ! areas for the breakfast nook. etc.. 1 which helps make for a more com ' fortablo home. ! The red roof of tile or other , material Is supported on the white i rough cant stucco walls with a ' gay note of color being found In the dark blue green of the shut ters anil green foliage. The case i ment sash throughout and all ex terior hardware being painted a ' deep rust color. The living-room fireplace Is de ' signed to permit the burning of j logs and is simply treated in a California .Mission style with dark ! red tile hearth. An ash dump is also included here. I Hardwood floors, good grade of enameled plumbing fixture, fly screens of Die roll Tug type, and cast Iron hardware are used throughout. The porch floor. -anil basement are cemented ami usual laundry and heating apparatus are to be found In the basement, which extends under the entire house. It is estimated that the house Improvement Gossip shades at the normal school have been completed. S'his work was done hy the Hohnenkamp Kurnt ture store.- At I nut U ft l-Vont The Tiffin's new front, coupled with the stuccoing of the building by Harry Hoffman, makes a very attractive appearance. The new front is one of the most modern types In the city. Dutch Store lro rexd in- Work on the new Dutch store on Depot and Klftli street is Hear ing completion. Tile roof has been installed and the building stuccoed. ev Coat of Valnt The front of the l.u Grande Na tional hank Is receiving it new cfjat f paint. 'Phis work is being dime hy the Coolldge I'nlnt shop. Complete Window Shafts The Installation of window CAXTKIt BCItY, Kngland (AT1) This ancient cathedral city has 24,0(10 inhabitants hut only 8 5 po licemen, ('apt. V. Vansittart, the mayor, reports there has been no mui tier here for 4 years. There were eleven arrests for drunken ness last year hut must of the of fenders were petty thieves or vio lators, of traffic regulations. - The ; Iron Fireman Automatic COAL Burner Beore-icith hand firing Notice the wide variation in preiwre be twetn 7 A. M. and IIP. M.i prcftaur of ICO Ibt. wai derired. but could not b ac curately maintained. "The General Kiectric refrigera tor Is one that can he plugged in the 'nearest convenient outlet and Actually -forgotten. In so far as the mechanics of the machine are onn 'cerned," states Hal Hohnenknmp of 'the W. 1 1, Itohnenkamp company. "However, the very beauty of the machine .a1 ml the perfect service it renders keeps it from becoming forgot t eh once it is installed In the kitchen," he continued. "We have had a .number of imiuiries will cost between $4,500 nnd $0,000, from women who have seen Gen- exclusive of heating and plumbing. era! Kiectric refrigerators in thej homes of their friends. Us ex-. pnn IgJ-wnn 7m treme simplicity invariably nmkes "'tot-l IfcC HWC M it .tijttsung iim'VHHhiyv.u& 'vmiJ May New Record her of the machines being install ed In homes throughout the city." Orders Received By Mills During Week Are Given KKATTLR. Wash.. June 1 7 Or ders received by 2 oil mills report ing to the West Coast Lumbermen's association for the week ending June K were 1 0.S per cent above production and 7.0 per cent over Hhipm.cn is for the period. Uoth production and orders Increased over last week, production rising 41' million feet and orders 31 mil lion. New business coming to the In- I dustry, as shown In these reports,! Increased In the rail, domestic and I export trade and declined slightly j in local sales. Orders taken by j the 20)1 mills fluctuated greatly In i the past three weeks and the cur- rent level Is slightly In advance of the week ending .May 25 and below that of May 1 S. j The average of orders in excess,' tn iiriMiiiciion i or uie year to unit j as Is shown hy reports from 112, mills is now 7.(1 per- .cent. In-, ventories are low, 1 02 mills now reporting a decrease In unsold slocks of 10.511 per cent since Janu- T ary 1. With production for the past three weeks relatively low and be- low current orders since .May IS. ; the situation is n strong one for (the Industry. I'roduction and or . ders. however, are both below the . levels of last year. , J Production at 272 mills for the week ending June 8 totaled 2"l. 7 x l , x 5 a feet, or 71 per cent of their rated weekly capacity. RUNNING HOT WATER For Suburban Homes Low first cost Low operation cost, with a FAIRBANKS-MORSE Home Water System Ask for full details. I Ater-witii the Iron Fireman See how the preiwre rote Immediately at 7 A. M. and vu hrld practically conttant at 100 Ibi. until 1 1 1'. M., when die automatic control brought it d.nvn to nitht prosure. Load varied comtanil" but nofihc preasurc. Furnishes Automatic Even Heat Burns the Cheapest Coal Fred Spaeth Next to Montgomery-Ward Company. Nate Z weifel PLUMBING" - - HEATING New Ways for Old VHOKKSSOR OIKS WINOHOM It. Olnucestcrshtro, KiiKl'ind. June 17 (AT') Vernon Louis rarrlmiton, professor of Knfr llsh literature in the Tnlverslty of "WnshinKlon at Seattle, died sud denly here yesterday. f 'rofeHsor I'niThitfton, his wife nnd their son, were touring the Totswold hills. Mrs. Pni'rlnfctnn left her hnshnnd nt his typewriter shortly after noon yesterday while Mio went to lunch. When she re turned she found him dead on his hed. STAMHOn. AP The fisher men's association whose mem hers work in the lihick Hen, the Hoh phoniH nnd the Sea of .Marmora, presented the Turkish provernment with n plane to add to the country's- nlr force. The government In gratitude has named the ma chine "Kishcrnien of Stamhoul." WASHINGTON, C June 17 The backlog of construction con tracts signed Inst year served to maintain construction activities at a hiKh com pn rtihli' level during May despite recession in the rate at which building contracts are be ing signed this year, according to u statist icul study just completed by the Associated General on tractors of America. The volume of construction per form ddurlng May. as Indicated by shipments of basic construction materials, rose IS per cent over that of April and was the greatest for that month In any year on rec ord. This despite the fact that t building eon tracts have declined 14 per cent during the first four j months of this year as compared 1 with the first fourth months of last year. . 1.KN1NC.UAI) (AD regular meteorological the soviet union north of the Arc tic circle, was opened May I on the Kola Peninsula. The station is at an altitude' of 2,Sftn flH't. I PA HIS ( A P) A collection or j eighteenth century l'Ycnch ilraw- ings. pastels and gouaches brought la total of $4'mi,miii nt auction re- - The first Icently. although there was no out station of I standing work In the lot. The high price of $10.(100 was paid for n view of the Park of St. Cloud in gouache hy Louis Gabriel Moreau, the Khler. Use correct durable paints What pleasure it is to deco rate the home anew, both in side and out. But how costly and disap pointing when colors fade iEBaH ACME QUALITY You cannot Paint Varnish Lacquer afford to choose colors inad visedly. Only quality paint can be authentic in color beautiful.enduring.imperish. able the height of good taste and economy. Only durable colors such as ACME QUALITY will keep your home beautiful season after season. Makes the old home look like a new one! HOW simple these days to have an interesting, color ful roof put on right over the old one ! And how much it adds to the worth, of . your ' """" home I f Our Certain-teed Mineral-Surfaced Shingles are bringing many homes out of the shadow of old age into the "progressive" class. Among the different kinds we carry, you will find one that architecturally is just suited to your type of house. At Moderate Cost! We believe you Will be surprised at th moderate cost entailed in putting a new Certain-teed Shingle roof over your old one. And, our acquaintance with leading con tractors and builders puts us in a position to serve you in many of the building and repair problems you have. Call on this service. Certain4ead Shingles .. (MinerciI-Swruced) Send for your copy of "Color, Color, Color" beautiful circular on moiiernly roufcJ hoiuei, VAN PETTEN LUMBER CO. Phone Main 732 " '' Ironing Hoard Pad and Cover with each $6.00 Hotpoint Electric Iron ', . Sold During1 Month of June. " - 1 See Our Window We're Showing . ,TIIE LARGEST IRON IN THE WORLD ! H. & S. ELECTRIC CO., Inc. Sbmmer Hotel Bldg. Phone Main 127. BUILDING MATERIAL For the Small Job When you have a little job to do around home we. can furnish the material and de liver it to your premises. NORTHWEST HOUSE PAINT LIME PLASTER CEMENT PIONEER ROOFING. Sawyer Holmes Mercantile Company Phone MAIN 17 SPLINTERS Official Publication of TUB VAN PETTKN I,UMUI2R CO. Vol. 2 ACME QUALITY colors are fro m the HOME OF COLOR for forty years famous for beautiful, sparkling, last ing colors. Protect your in vestment when you redeco rate. Come to us. We carry the complete line of ACME finishes for everything in your home. THE HOUIb OF C o L O R ' W. K. Gilbert Co. Fix Up Your Room Willi BEST WALL PLASTER WALL BOARD In your spare time. It comes in 1 foot. widths and (J, 7, 8, 0, and 10 foot lengths. Easy to ap ply. One side sized ready for painting or kalso mining. COME AND SEE IT. Home Lumber & Coal Co. Successors tn Claude C. Piatt Building Materials of all Kinds 1802 Cove Ave. Phone Main 2 IS. Toilay'M pnilil-ni: .mil vi'lf;lis imi-lt Mlicf-CHHfill molt iicp A Kurd mui n I'm'k- more In tho .Kiillim ImM?' iii-d (ire miuiy nilli-N Hunt llin iivci'iik1 (Mnon: "fV rlnlrily, ripiu-l, nil''of'!l'nK pn-iKiri'il paint. Tin- Ih'y emuo out on l-ach itthfi-. The Konl prion In n-al Inu-. titp." uncH pretty faxl, !ut Ihn I'arkaiil kih-k Comparo our Tifff, fjiHter (a nilli- "Wliy. my iir I-: It T A I N-TI-:i-:i a nilnntc-). A limn- man, I wotililn'l i-nli .,iiniinnlll.in kIiIukIcm Inn plKi-nn rllcH from i i-li'-i-lt fin- my own lvm, ny imt uhln- Ihn Kuril to tin-. Iirotlicr." nn t,p nlai ki-t, rar-karil lwlc nH "Wi-ll, yon know ('(.riiin-li-c(l arn fast an tlm Kuril ,"ur farnlly l.i-ltir UHK ,t mnhoil of mien, anil ki-i'pn rly- Itan I ilo." ipplylnn tiro roi-k Ihk from oni- car to ,,nt niakon II slli'k die oilifr, until tlu-y lonKir ami wi-ar l.i-i- in.-ot. Tho I'ailtar.l W" hnv" " 0,.. Irlvcrm-t Ihn Kop-.l '!"' " ',-',:,r s - -n two I. M- lh" '"' mi.h.la,..: "Win.,!. .v-rlwa,.-,! 1,1,. r- 'Mnul-H a,o maili- l,y ,.,,,,.,,.,.. Sinn, anil emoU.-il 1 "" ,-: Wl.;.r ,,k- r f'.i n,.,l .!,.-. r- IIOllllllK lllll HVP tllll- . ... foill' Cami-I Hear- " jK f,,r ,lroOn-il -It' h at He for 20. '"T- w H'-l "'' , . Mow far .IM tlio pli;- " Rr,,,,- I ii.-lit-i.il o: "Wliasll '"'i ft'! , vn wiuil una for?" til.Hcn: "llavii you If, h'k an oal floor Onr f'l-:i:TAIN-- "v,i nolli-i-it that von want, we mirnly I'lvKIl lion-- palm llavo it. Wo can fnr- lias 1i"-n Klvlnt- f-K- nrTTrn "iH, "" vv'l plli nt BitlKfarllnn. Vflll Y X I I f N my klml of a floor TiiIm Ih n Knaraliti-'-d ...f VM" want anil al n load nnil nil paint YK 1,11 1 "axonalili- n Iro. Now Is the Time to Look After Your Furnace Why not have your furnace inspected by our experts now, so that you will get max imum efficiency from your heating plant next winter. We will make necessary re pairs and put your furnace in first class condition. Now is the time to have this work done most eco-- nomically. , LYNCH PLUMBING CO. Phone Main 179 llHr DON'T TINKER When you need electrical work of any kind, call us. We will send an exper ienced electrician at once, no matter how small the job, and you may be sure that the work will be done according to the underwriters code. ELECTRIC SERVICE STORE 1112 Adams Ave. Phone Main 124. II. E. Williams id ......,...,,i,f,v,1,f,fl,,,l,tMf,iii,,a1.iiiiuHiniiuiimiiinl,..l..v
