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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1924)
TIIE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM,- OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, AHlIb 20, 192-1; ii - i i mi 1 mm i mi nil i iiimiii - - i -- iTiiiininrTi' -TVf trnriM ji.-iiii.jmiiiirvr-lr-" - nr iii'i" - - ....... . . u 1 I I i 1 . ' ' . - -. ' 1 . , , ' , - I W HPPWHIIIIIII'IWIHIIIHIII'1 UllllW iWU'WIPIHIimiiMI SMI I SMMII1sWWIHIWsMllinrnirMnrW i I - I Ml km fll : isS bbW M W sfeTsV M BM I JZf "V TX ' TsTfc -- "reclamation of Mayor Giesy JLet's start the iob risrht-to- ado the !work. This meanssanitation as well as beauty. m tooden forms . are now being re- loved and the lumber utilized in - laldng forms for the new retting . ink to be built between the main r- raltowhich surrounds the penljeh e jary and the new flax warehouse . jBst.east-of the wall. Work on - . T .ii . ..1. flmt nna 119 new renins uiu ay this week, and la being nur- edto keep.: pace with the resbing of the flax. Inside the walls bunding Is ac re and the reconstruction of the Manufacturing plants which were iuttfed by fire last September is tearing completion. Oregon Is Advertised in los Angeles newspaper , ii :., - ' l'the World's Two Greatest lighways Are in Oregon." Sach is the heading of a full c jage adTertisement which appear i id in the Los Angeles Examiner's : otogxavure section -April 13. aa-- horlzed br the Portland Cham- r ter of Commerce. Several excellent views of Ore .Sjoa" scenic attractions were giv- s i while the long strip of paved x ilgaway; over '1500 miles In njth, running between Los An t Isles and Vancouver, B. C, was Z( atured, with the principal- cities t ' aphaslzed. The map showed the hi Dlumbia river highway as far tt st as Pendleton, and the lower V "l-mbla river drive trom'Port f. Zto Seaside. .-. v i.i--' Do Americans Live in Houses or in Homes? By BLANCHE BRACE Do you live In a house, or do you live In a home? j - This ' Is the pertinent question that is asked by Better Homes in America, the recently incorporated national educational Institution which has President Coolidge for chairman of its advisory council. Herbert Hoover, secretary of the department of commerce, for its president, and Dr. James Ford, for Ite executive director. One great trouble with the United States to day, it points out, Is that too many people live in houses, rather than in homes'. Take a straight and honest look at your abode right now, and make up you mind whe ther it is a home, or merely a house. If it is only the latter, you are being cheated out of the best thing that life has to offer, and the best advice that can be given you, is to exchange all that you have for a home. "Home's not merely four square walls," argued the old poet. He wasn't modern, of coarse? he may - Ti : f, - c.' u T "V I II III! I a-BiT I 4 f M mm 1 1 : i livablericdm z 1 I' 2 'of these modern, conven- rssh and cool Instead of fs clean and new. ! te rn. if d rangm for t rr t L- t.t : vcuonce on easy monthly payments at will bake, broil, f nr.' stew vvuic u uiu ici. us explain f There are two ovens a larger Ux for roasts, fowls and large bakers and pans and a smaller jne for vegetables, casseroles, jri&es and other smaller arti cles. And best of all the clock starts and stops your cooking snould place t Every House xmy. Light rf.CO. V; -V: i Salsin, Orescn i: . v ft 4' A damp cloth vriXL quickly wash the worst dirt, smudges or finger marks from Barreled Sunlight. This white paint produces a surface so smooth that the finest particles of dust or dirt cannot "sink in." 1 i Woodwork painted with Barreled Sunlight can always be kept white and spotless. Barreled Sunlight means bathroom and kitchen walls as washable as tile itself. Barreled Sunlight is easy to apply. ' Costs ess than enamel, requires fewer coats end is guaranteed to remain white longer. Readily tinted. Sold in cans from half-pint to five-gallon size. Barreled Sf.Sunlight Kennedy's Paint Shop 261 Court Street. . ; Phone 1315. . PiCK YOUJR ' PACK-UP We specialize on properties that MUST BE SOLD. Below are house numbers given on seven. Compare these with any you have seen. v ; .; 1 $2150 4 rooms, new, 385 8.' 24th. . 1 X :' 2-420OO, 6 nwm, fireplace, 6SS X. 16th. V 3 - S330O, 4 rooms, basement etM 630 Electric. 1 , 4 $3330, 8 rooms, close in at 6421 X. Liberty. Y 5 S3500, T rooms, 1630 8. HJgh.' 1 '. 6 $0000, 5 rooms, 1045 Oak. ' 5 " 1 7 $0730, 0 rooms, 1020 N. Sammjer. ' . - r " Other good buys are two 8-room residence rooming houses " and 5 two small Apt. houses. Priced f 3500 to $10,000. Terms on all. We have a good home or in vestment for you. COME IN. . ' . BgcIig'S-Hendricks U. S. Bank Bldg. not have been an authority on In terior decoration, and he probably knew next to nothing about up-to-date household contrivances. But he had the right idea, Just the same. He had, in fact, the basic idea that forms the most essential part of the platform of this new national clearing house of infor mation on home-making. "Better Homes in America." , ' There is an Important distinc tion between houses and - homes. A millionaire who owns a score of houses may not have one In the whole number that qualifies as a home. On the other hand, almost every, American family, no matter how small their income may be. provided that they go at It in the right way. can afford a home. No one should be satisfied to live in a house Instead of a home. - ; "Better Homes In . America," Is the only organization of its kind in the United States. In at least two essential planks in its plat form this puerly educational Insti tution differs from various com mercial home-improvement move ments, helpful as the efforts of the latter may be. .First, "Better Homes in America places Its chief emphasis upon the spiritual aspect of the home, the qualities that make a home out of a house. In the second place, Its chief interest is in the problems of : the small home owner, the making of worthy homes for ; families with little money to spend. -'- "The amenities of our clvillza tion should be accessible to all per sons, whatever their1 income - or their occupation," Mr. Hoover; has summed up the belief of Better Homes in America. "High stand ards are consistent with economy, and should be put within the reach of all." . . There is a pronounced danger at the present time that Ameri cans of the future will live In hous es rather 'than In homes. This danger arises from, the fact that the percentage of home ownership in the nation is low. - At the pres ent time, only 45 of the families of the United States own their homes, according to the most re cent report of the Census Bureau. This average is lower than it was throughout the country a decade ago, which appears to Indicate that the number of persons owning their homes in America Is on the decrease. "Better Homes I n America, asserts that it is easier to make a real home out of a cot tage with a garden and a lawn belonging to the family who live YOU TOO CAM BUILD AND 017M YOUR 017N HOME Salem is one of the great home cities of America. About one half of our houses are owned by fami lies living in them, but what about the other half? Thousands of other families can and should know the joys of home ownership. i What about you ? Let me help you jnow to plan your own home. For twenty years I've been helping owners to build their homes , economically and well. I can help you too. My book of house plans, at my home, contains hundreds of suggestions. Call and look them over. I will help you 'from the very start help, you with your plansadvise you regarding the financing of your home f-give you throughout the benefit of my long experience. . - Come in and. talk with me or phone and I Will be glad to call on you without any obligations, r i ; PHONE 1337-J 1420 N FIFTH ST in it, than but of a rented man sion. ; Before a house can become; a home,, the family in it must feel settled, must strike root. In fact, as it is possible to do only on one's own land in one's own abode. Too many American families do not stay in any one house long enough to feel a part of the community about them. ; . "The highest civilizations have been built, not.by nomadic peoples but by nations in which the mass of the population are home own ers and home-lovers,," says the Foreword . to I the Guide-book of Better Homes in America. . - A good many who read of this esentlal in the house that is also a home may take the position of the ' well-known Mr. Barkis. They may announce themselves "winnln." But just being willing to own a home odes not make a home-owner. In answer to this argument, "Better Homes in America" point edly refers to "the advantages of thrift for home ownership." Those who feel that they cannot afford to own a home can begin to save at once with that end In view. When Is a house a home? Per haps President Coolidge answers the question fully In his letter ac cepting the chairmanship of the Advisory Council of Better Homes In America' when he says, that homes should be "attractive, wor they and permanent," the kind of places "In which home life can reach its finest levels," and in which' can be reared happy chil dren and upright citiiens." " A house is permanent enough to qualify as a home when it belongs to the family whose members live in it. But when is it sufficiently worthy to be considered a home? "Better Hontes la'America" answ ers, in effect, at least, that a home is worthy when it is of such a type that its - possession gives satis fac tion and content to every member of the family clrcule. It must be a conveniently arranged house, in which there are contrivances for reducing household drudgery to its minimum, so that time is left over from the work of ; house-keeping for the more important work of home-making. A well arranged kitchen leaves a mother leisure to cultivate companionship with her children. -A comfortably and har moniously furnished living room is a place in which spirits as well as bodies may be at peace. A home pervaded by dignity and simplicity goes a long way toward producing lives permeated by the same quali ties. , The worthy home need not have' overstuffed chairs and lm ported rugs, but it will have good books and musie, andthe' parents will devote time to play with their children, since these things are of the spirit, and a worthy home min isters first of all t to the spirit. High Ideals are as essential: as (Continued on page 6) -: ; Kir ni ls T OPED IIS WEEK Tract Comprises; 23 Acres, Including Future : Park Site; Lots Sold Another new residence tract, comprising 23 acres in all. known as the Kay addition, was thrown upon the market for building sites Monday and 10 lots were sold dur ing the week. They Kay addition proper includes a total of 63 lots, seven half-acre tracts and a 7 1-2 acre unnimproved oak grove tract that was acquired by the city as a future park. - The tract has been placed in the hands of the W. H. Grabenhorst company for exploit ation.. - -1 . .The Kay addition is bounded on the north! by the ; Garden road, with North, Seventeenth on - the' west - and J.North Twenty-first on ., the east, i A portion of the Rose dale addition lies just across Gar den, road on the north with the Englewood addition touching on the south. Work of grading sev eral streets that run through the addition was begun this week. ' Of the 10 purchasers of lots in the Kay addition, three ' members of one family each bought a lot while another man bought two. The lots range in prices from $200 to $500, depending upon the lo cation of; the property regarding paved roads and frontages. In .ad- dition to being paved. North Sev enteenth'bas a car liner while the Garden road is also hard-surfaced. Lots In the Kay addition have been purchased by Leo Gronke. H. L. Purbrick. J. L. Ingrev, T. Jor genson, (2 lots),. John W. Barker, Jr.. John ;:W. Barker. Sr Charles W. Barker, Charles Soos. John Norn and Afore "Better Homes" news will be found on page 6. , MR. HOMEBUILDER lm the BEST, SAFEST. and.' in the Ions ran : Material out - of which home. " ---- - - It la BURTffED CLAY HOLLOW INO TILEIt insures Health and Comfort. Ask for Catalog nd QTDAVVGm ..... to build your 4 '' ? - -. . . - I BUILD- Fire-Safety r Booklet of Plans. CO. Phone 17 SALEM BRICK & TILE balem, Oregon. . ., - i lifrs. of Burned Clay Hollow Building Tile, Brick, "i 7: I i ' . i i and -Brain" "Tile. ;' ; Greetings To All Who Use That MagicorceT-Electricity ' ' -. .. . And Every Body itoem Our scope of business Includes wir in gt fixtures, .eJectrfc appli ' ances, radio In fact everything electrical.- Meener Electric Co. 471 Court. Phone 980 '4 4i Bargains - Bargains $1600.00 12Va acres in city limits terins cash; this buy will make you money. . .. v - $2625.005 acres with good five-room bungalow locat j ed close in and near pavement. $625 down, ; $20 per mo. ? $2700.00 Three new four-room attractive bungalow homes on paved street and car line, imme 1 diate possession. Terms. $300 ; down and ! $30 per mo. will covgr int. and principal pay- i ments. You will like them. , v $2800.00 Good. 7-room house with lot 75x150 feet with barn. This property is located in the eleventh 1 ' block on S. Com'l. St. and is a good invest . ' . ment. - ' v-- ' " : - $8500.00 Modern new English home on Fairmont Hill,' corner lot.? Terjms. . -. - $3100.00 6-room home with basement and garage lo cated on Court Street. $5500.00 New modern stucco bungalow home on N. Church St, Immediate possession. Terms. - 't-;W.i '- -.v. -w " .. i - $5250.00 Modern five-room bungalow iat 555 N. 20th St. Terms. , We Write Fire Insurance: ) .' ( . W. H. GRABENHORST & CO. Realtors i 275 State St. U. S. Bank Bldg. 1 'Phone 515 M,- "mf-ws. ?ii i m t nt m irt miw ir 4 mtt. mt mi s im . mm - w mvm - " ' zw -AaaV u A HOUSE is no better an" it3 "' A i'' v" 'v Lumber.?-" . For this reason v VVsvA 1 ' . VOU should insist nn rrptfinrr Lum- t lik f ' v ber f maximum strength and dur- '.M; ability. . ..- ...rf:s , . fV . That's the only land we sell KWS, AT ROCIC BCTTOM pRICES VB.- J.W.CopelandYard , , N v X WEST SALEM Telephone 570 VVA Yards In West Salem. Albany, Ints, Jlnbbanl, , G
