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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1924)
I THE OHEGOM STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1021 IMPORTANT TO HOME BUILDERS OR HOMI 777 BUYERS '1 HAVE you your own home, or do you "need help to' plan your home! Are you paying out good money for rent and yet4 nothing for.it but rent receipts? Let me give you my price on your new home. I do nothing but first-class work, and I am sure to save you money. , I am doing it for. others, why not for yout I will build any kind of a home you wish, from brick, tilo, or stucco, and guarantee my work. I always have new homes for sale, 4, 5, 6, and'7-room homes, well built. I will be glad to show you some of these brand new homes ready to move in. As low as $100 will move you in and the rest like rent. It will pay you if you are thinking about a home, to see me. : i ; ,-;. . v- " . t j . : j ? ' I rtTmTffltnTfrliliiM tiiiiiiMiiniiii m mil wmiiHini iiiiiii.iiiinwiinimn' i''ii)in'i'i';i'' n!riWTym"li""' !l'!'"l!'!E'!t fryi'ii""""'"" """"i" ""'"!" " wiwyywaiMiia i iwnagniymwipj&i . ' ": .. . ... . ' . ill . . J , i i f i i i t 4 brick walls arc permanently beau tiful. Expert engineers, after careTul study, have conservatively pro nounced the brick house to be ca pable of lasting three times as long as a frame bouse This in it self, should dictate the" use of brick though its cost were more than twice as great. ' The green leaf, an unusually brick, veneer In tile. What U the difference In cost? Surprisingly' little, for inquiries in various parts of the county based on actual estimates obtained from builders shew that an ordinary brick house of six or seven rooms can be built for a sum ranging from $400 to $500 more than the same one constructed of wood. Mttle Depreciation It is a matter of common know ledge among those who have had tccasion to observe the relative The San Diego, face brick and v j. . - - j: , . -.. -- " -; j . - - - f s ... - 5- - , . i i v , 5 . . ; EioeeiiL to ftEe Core" EVERY board true in grain, free from knot and rot, squared and trimmed correctly that's the Kind of Lumber you want AND Til ATS THE KIND WE SELL. Oar reputation stands back of every piece of Lumber that leaves our yards. And the Copeland reputation is your surest protection vyhen you want QUALITY Lumber at MODERATE cost. ; - ' m i J. W. 'Gbpelasid Yarc3s West Salem - - Telephone 576' Yards in West Salem, Albany, Lents, Hubbard, Yamhill, Hillsboro wearing qualities of brick and frame houses, that brick does not dcrjreciate at all the first . five years. After that it i3 very slow, about i per cent a year. On the other hand, frame build ings -begin ! to depreciate at the rate of about 3 per cent per year commencing as quickly as built, within a few years the slight ex- 1 artistic and attractive home of J tra cost of brick is wiped out en tirely by the more rapid deprecia tion of the frame house, and for more, than one-half of its .lifetime, as the frame structure has crum bled away j the brick one still stands, deiant to the elements. . Again, It isn't the 'original cost but oh, ) the upkeep! With a wooden house, you must paint. You must--everyone admits it save the eurfacej to save all! And the only application that will do hollow tile home. the work is paint. This cost wi'l Vary, but mauy authorities are agreed that for a six roomed house over a period of years, it will be at least $100 a year. ' This cost of painting the slight amount of ex posed wood In a brick house . is about one-tenth the sum. Another element of saving to the brick house owner is In the matter of fuel. No air spaces or air currents can get In the solid brick wall of the house, and the brick is. a perfect insulating mater ial, r An ordinary frame iiouso that requires eight tons of coal in the winter will need only seven if constructed of brick. Moreover, the house will be more comfortab ly heated., . Likewise, the house will be cooler in the summer. '. Bankers are much more willing to lend money on a brick house. They know of , its permanency and fire-res!ting qualities. If a brick house is safer for their -purposes of investment, then surely it mu3t likewise be more desirable for the owner. Brick houses also get the most favorable fire ; insurance rates a means whereby the ex n- ' s V W n. 7 . -w -I f ,1 1.,,, , ,, , A thoroughly fire proof all brick building. The Salem Brick & Tile Co., has plans-for all of these houses and will be delighted to show them. . Hints of Lawn Making Given to Home Owners Chief attention to the lawn at thin stage is in the way of moving but, in addition, now is the time to replenish any spots where early tra cost of the structure can cas Ily bp regained within a period of lime that is only a portion of the life of the house. Years ago it was thought that only the rich man could afford to build a brick house. Now it is only the rich man the man who Is perfectly willing to throw away money for unnecessary upkeep, extra' coal, the higher, priced in surance wjio can afford to build a house made of wood. The or dinary, conservative man who looks, to his bank balance and his budgets can not. afford any thing1 but a br.ick house. In I addition to having a home .of the Tiighest beauty and utility he can also be assured that he is aiding in the conservation of the forests of the country, a measure that Swill very materially lessen the cost of all houses in the fu ture.' Some wood, however. Is neces sary to build even a brick house. . t, (Th abort is the leading artid in th "American Clay Majtiim" for May, and it is worthy of careful reading by any one contemplating the building of a home:) , - , sowing of seed for some reason or other failed to catch with a new sowing. Keep on sowing un til you get tho velvety verdure needed. r One. reason for uneven germina tion of grass seed is failure to roll it In. If a demonstration of the necessity and advisability for roll ing seed into the soil and for roll ing tho lawn into level condition is needed try stepping firmly on a newly planted grass plot,, leaving the soil undisturbed about he footprint. You will note in course of. time that the ferminatlon in the footprint is double that in other portions and of mucu more vigorous growth. Rolling the lawn this month is the most important task. The soil will be reasonably soft after the spring rains and it will be hard to roll out all of the bumps with one aplication of the roller.' A rolling after ; each mowing every two or three weeks should give a fine award by June adn the more nearly level and smooth the lawn is, the easier the task of mowing. Rolling also serves the purpose of bringing commercial fertilizer which has been scattered over the lawn Into closer contact with-' the roots of the plants, to be washed down to them. w Upon the care of the lawn dur ing April and May depends It suc cess during the summer. Rolling and fertilizer are the main factors after all thin - spots have been patched with new seed. The past winter was a hard one on the greensward in many sections and killed put large stretches of gras.s ' Growth Is Reported in Portland Home Figures Four thousand and seventy-nine families moved into new dwell ings in Portland during 1923, as compared with 3C38 In 1922 and 2136 In 1921. . These figures are larger than those for Seattle, Spokane or Ta coma. "Seattle's new residences accommodated 936 . families in 1923, as against 1961 in 1922 and 2920 In 1921. , 1 Spokane's rlgures were: 375 in 1923; 517 in 1922; 432 in 1921. Tacoma: 843 in 1921; S62 in 1922 861 in 1923. -' " Still, if all wives are permitted their own way, how would nerve I specialists manage to live.!. . ADAM Phone 1337J Elementary Supervisor Ex plains Work of Office to Board in Report. 1 Duties of an elementary super visor were . recently explained to the school board in a detailed re port .prepared by Miss Carlotta Crowley, supervisor in the Salem schools. ' Cnlef of the duties Is to work for the' Improvement of teaching. What has been accom plished toward thi3 end was ' ex plained. . 'Apportionment to subjects of the. daily program were given to teachers at - the first of the year and all children entering the first grade in October were given classi fication tests, enabling them to be divided Into better working groups with the slow ones In one group and the quicker ones in another group, 'the report states. "Various intelligence tests were given chil dren in the third to sixth grades inclusive, with Willamette univer sity students assisting in the work. Repeated and rapid cbanges in reading courses are being made throughout the country. Miss Crowley Bald. T2very effort has been jma.deJLn Salem to keep up with the newer methods, . and teachers have road books on read- lug and been given demonstration lessons in the subject. A course of study for reading is now being written and will be, ready for use when school opens in tho fall. Series' of informal silent reading tests were also given lu tho first three grades, these tests extending over a period of from 10 to 12 weeks. . Purchase of 16 new set3 of supplementary readers and 12 4 copies of geoiogical readers was made and these distributed amoug the eight schools. ' Uniform teaching methods throughout the grades is one of the objects of the supervisor, the report continued. In order to fur ther this it was suggested that all teachers divide . their classes as nearly as; possible into ' groups having the same amount of ability and the work presented in a way to suit the needs of the particular group. J. This has been true par ticularly in the primary grades. e - " On account of the crowded con ditions-in the schools" the teachers have been in need of help in plan ning work and -transferring pupils This also fell under the work of the supervisor'. Whatever criti cisms that have been offered were given for . a constructive rather than a destructive purpose. With one or two exceptions, all sugges tions and plans met with hearty cooperation. As' general su per iston is a large field there is much to be. accomplished and the report holds that a second year's service will be much more effective than the first year.s Several changes are needed this next year. Miss Crowley says in her report in closing. The sugges tions and recommendations she sets forth are more books in the library of supplementary readers; more geographical readers and ref erence books; some way to circu late books from building to build ing, thereby getting a much great er use of the books; a special room for retarded pupils and the ex- school sun IDE IN SALEM HERE. MR. HOMEBUILDER b the BEST. SAFEST, STRONGEST, and. In the long run, the CHEAPEST Material oat of which to build your home. ' . It la BURNED CLAY IIOLLOW BUILI. INO TILE It Injures Fire-Safety Health , ami Comfort. Ask for Catalog and Booklet of rUoa. SALEM BRICK & TILE Salem, Oregon. Phono Mfn. of Burned Clay IIoTTow nd Drain ENGEL, Builder of Good tension of the geography course through the seventh grade. The school board was very much pleased with the report and activi ties of. Miss Crowley during the last year, and assured her that the board would back ber up In her work wherever necessary and ad visable. . . : . ..H: Buildinn Permits Light " During This Last Week Though only six building per mits were Issued during the week by Marten Poulsen, city recorder, the to'al amount was $40,500. Of this, $22,000 was for the Otto Klett hatatorium and $12,000 for the McAlpine apartment." Only one dwelling was represented. thi3 for $3500. The oher permits were for small garages, repairs and for a signboard. Golden Rule Realty Reports Good Week Sales reported for the week by Mrs. Gertrude J. M.-Page, of the Golden Rule Realty company, are as follows: Dr. J. H. Garnjobst, 215 Lin coln, has purchased and moved into the dwelling formerly owned by O. L. Fisher, 390 Leslie; Bailey IJros. garage and supply station. on Capitol, was sold to Francis Clark of the Union Abstract com pany, and Belvin Minson, who is attending Lin field college at Mc- Minnville and J. S. Sawyer, who bought the E. J. Whitney place at 851 North Winter. Mr. Sawyer ha3 taken possession of his new property. , 4. Oregon Stands High In Reading Report The report prepared by Ward G. Reeder, of the Ohio state uni versity, showing the amount and kind of reading in the various states, has just been received by Superintendent of Public Instruct tion J, A. Chqrch'.ll. The states were ranked according to the pro portion of , their population read ing 10 of the most popular mag azines of general circulation, these magazines being The Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Jour nal, Pictorial Review, American Magazine, Woman's Home Com panion, Cosmopolitan,. Literary Digest, Country Gentleman, and the Red Book?. The ranks of the several states gave Oregon third place,. California second, and Washington fourth. ... ---s .' . Curious to know whether or not these' ranks would hold for other types ' of reading material, Mr. Reeder then, through the cooper ation of the Audit Bureau of Cir culation, ranked the states accord ing to their .reading interest in American Review of Reviews, Asia Current Opinion, Judge, North American Review, Popular Science Scribners. Atlantic Monthly. The Monthly, Scientific American, Nation, The Outlook, Vanity Fair, and World's Work. California ranked second, Ore gon sixth, aad Washington eighth. Where the states were ranked on both groups of magazines, Cali fornia ranked second, Oregon third, and Washington fourth. A casual examination, of the table shows that the 'rankings of the states on the two groups are very familiar. On both groups, the southern states are at the bottom of the ranking, while the far west ern states are at the head. Two is company; three Is a crowd; four is an audience. CO. 917 Ba tiding Tile, Brick, THe. ti BUILDING TWICE El 1 924 Permits Represent $161,600 While 1923 ; Sees Only $86,550 , Building permits issued during May, 1924, were twice the amount of permits Issued during the cor responding month la 1923, ac cording to a report prepared by Marten Poulsen, c'ty recorder. A total of 46 permits were issued this month, representing property worth $161,600, against 36 per mits in May, 1923, with a total valuation of $36,350. . Though he. building permits were more, the average of the dwellings ' was . lower j 'lhe report shows. The permits for 36 new dwellings issued during. May of this year were for - $98,830, an average cost of $2630. Permits Issued in May, 1923, were for 28 new dwellings with an average cost of $2980. Six permits for repairs and alterations were is9"M last month, "representing tf7i Tn May, 1923. eight such permits were issued for $3050. No permits for nw bnildinsia were issued last yprr. but this year the total valntio?i of . the was $04,000." Tbe remits wer? for the two-story concrete ft-r building end na'atorium heln?) erected by Otto Klett. $22,000: j the Rigdon & Son concrete mortu ary, $50,000; the McAlplnn apart ment "house, . $12,000, and the 'J. .T. Roberts concrete garags $10,- 000. .... . Excavation for Elksr Temple to Start Soon Excavation for, Ihe basement of the new $175,000 Elks temple is expected to get under way by the middle of June, according to pres ent plans. The recent bond issue has been subscribed, chiefly by members of the lodge, and It Is hoped to have the building com pleted during the winter.- The new home of the Salem Elks lodge No. 336 will be on State, between Church and Cottage," and facing the civic center. : Sllve that it will never be ne cessary to conceal the'jewels while offering to settle at .20 cents on the dollar. , Willamette Valley Transfer Co. 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