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.
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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.
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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,..
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foill' Cami-I Hear- " jK f,,r ,lroOn-il
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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
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