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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1925)
r. I TTTR OnEOON STATESMAN. SALEM.;' QREflON .7 , " i' " SUNDAY MORNIKfl. AFRII," 12. 1025 -" - j ' ii i ' II I - . I . . j M" ---V Popular Dutch Colonial House ! I.: . ip;: -i-v-. . .i,-.. " IhM! 9n,-.-. ; J i iv 'w H--rrjr4 "1 N i i HE Dutch Colonial House Is always 1 1 popular. In this style of house the j j - eares are usually close to the 11 ground. The cornice line aids in lowering the appearance of house and elves it that cozy, low appearance which characterizes the cottages of this period. '.'ZY, Eire the second floor nearly as much space as the first.' I S . Vt The green shutters and lattice work at the entrance help to accentuate the style. The house is admirably laid out for a large fam ily; The kitchen is light and Well ventilated with sink and cupboards on the outside, wall, .with en trance to rear hall and basement. A small dining alcove Is provided at the rear for the" morning meal. For a house facing south this ijs an ideal arrange ment as the sun room, kitchen! and dining alcove admit the morning sun when it is most needed. The second floor contains three large bedrooms, bath and sleeping porch. The basement Is full size of the house. ' Closets are provided for all sleeping rooms. J j ' i . j . I'ff ff'"! : Ji ??1 I nuct TZ..TT : acoa ho. 1 Let Us Figure With You on Your New; Home Contractor and OuIIdor CHESTER E. LEE 1070 N. Twentieth. Near Parrish School Watch thi4 space for new plans each week IN GOOD SHAPE All But Dun ' .1924 Registration fra8k? 34180"5t 3;5"-80 it Kansas i 410,891 4.222,930 ' , Ol MOtOr VehlCleS Oklahoma J69.903 ,712.180 7t ' - : 1 J Texan i 801,712 14.26S.76C "V Vchicues RrvENCS Minneia 603.437 8.591.853 , ' -Washington 295.43$ i $7,496,831 Iowa j 616.128 8.979,170 ' Oregon 192.61$ 7.464.848 MissouH 540,500 4,525.914 California 1,319,394 19.004.333 Arkansas 111.983 6.101.775 laalio 69,227 1,852,564 Louisiana 178,000 .4.125,668 ! tl-j Wisconsin 525,221 6.786,485 7, Nevada 18.111 Z4M ,nino,s 1,119.236 11.546.20 ; Vttih j 68.3lf 1.170,330 Tennessipe 204.680 4,410.105 Arixona ' . 57.821 1.070.560 Mixsiiwippl 134.680 3.1J3.823 i Montana 79.695 1,395615 Michigan 867.545 .12.404.546 Wyoming 43,639 - 648,983 Indiana : . 651.705 i 9.028.038 Colorado 213,247 2.984.162 Kentucky 22,804 4.894,317 Kaw Mexico 41.680 ' 616,395 Alabama 157.262 3.693,463 , North Dakota 117.346 . 1.259,725 Ohio ! 1,241.600 11,685,829 South Dakota 142.396 3,273.693, West Virginia 190,734 4,106,53 Maine i 17,178 2.453.811 New Hampshire ! 70.932 ; 2,110.031 Vermont i ii , ! 61.179 ; 1,554.242 New York M M 1,412,879 2-I.089.Z41 Massachusetts ! ;570,578 .122.166 Rhode Island!' i! 95.482 : ' 1.623,604 Connecticut M i 217.227 ; 2,047.864 Pennsylvania 1.228.587 31,l0,i New Jersey I i ; 504,217 9,278.428 Delefare I Mi 1 1 35,136 . 908,746 Marvland , ! I 198.398 2.921,375 Virginia-."Ii? H' ;26l,945 7.104.744 North Carolina 302.232 3,143.563 District of C. 188.763 759,660 Aou'th! 'Carolina1 ll1.752 s ,'3,339.120 Georgia . 207,688 '7,059,737 Florida ; 195,128 6,077.610 Total resistratlon of cars, trucks and busaea 17,591,981. j . ! : I i ) oil) nm !)(. ' 'j V;--' 'i: M Y'r : -: 'm: If you are going to build, it will pay you to see us for - ! Snbcrold ft Crt&in-Ued Booflnfs Deadening Felts Asphalt Sheeting XoUdlng Papers ' Perfeetloa Plaster Board ' ' Pabce Palntf a Oils Pahce Vamiahee Stains Peerleta Xotlt-lns Mail Mall Soxes Cedar Shingles ' -Standard Gypsom Flatter Waterproofiaia for Cement Kantlo Brick aaanuo xua : .ji a-, . i -i : , v. Metal lath. Corner Bead . : i; Marshall Steran Wall Beds i r -", , EickeUon's Mortar Colors - Cabot's Qnllt heat and aonnd deadeners Duplex Jolat Hangers and Beam: Caps Concrete Hardeners Cabot's Shingle Stain , BubeTold Shingles : . t ... ' . Certaln-teed i Shingles : Basement Sash 1 1 Everything for Blasting Explosives .1! : 723 I ' AV- i m t " i .Ml - ' sa-el 1 175 South Commercial ' Two, Damaged by Ice ng Winter, Opened p for Traffic . WAY Word Received From Archi ftect.These Will be Com '; . - : pleted April 23 , A Bungalow, Gkmrortable and Hdmelikem H I f City bridges' have been repaired and made fairly safe since the damage! during the big jam of the past winter. Two exceptions are noted aad they are the North Win ter and! the Norih Church street bridges.! These! are to be repaired at a Iater: date, due to some changes that are Necessary, la the structure?.! . The ; other j bridges which goffered damages hate been repaired and are; In su$e at the present itime. ,fi M 1 Already the scarifier' Is busy on some oil the gravel streets of the city and getting the smoothed up forr-6unlmer use. Most of this work isj being done Jn the north part of the city, ;;M.5- - ;M: Among other things which the street committee is accomplishing is the building of stone retaining walls on .JCorth Fifteenth and Thirteenth. A big rock wall Is being placed on Fifth where it oins Church. Preparations are underway to place a sidewalk upon the retaining walk to make the street-'Safe-, for pedestrians. A retaining wajl is being built on Thirteenth at the Mill stream in order t care fr the heavy overr flaw In .the winter time. The paving plans or the street commissioner are being carried out as rapidly! a possible. . The wet weather is 'delaying the work somewhat, ; but! plans are ready for a full opening. If the street committee : approves the bids for J the new concrete mixer, about twice as . much work can be turned out as. at the present time. Whea man , yearns ?or chance he means a -chance to fatwj ten ftt the expense of others. " :..n fair 1 TOOLS IN ! ' SOLD - M - J - 2 Heavy Demand oh Hardware btofes; Fishing Tackle - : is Moving v " A special delivery to Paul Wal lace, chairman of. the ,1 building committee of i the YMCA. "an nounced that the plans would be completed by April 22. The news we sent here by George White house,; of Portland, architect, who has been employed on the plans. The finished plans were promis ed a month ago, but due to th illness- of the architect, the work was noi completed. However, the plans, are .being rushed as much as the jquality. o? the work will permit. j Five men are employed at the present time, and: it is ex pected that the work will be com pleted soon. ; . ,f. M,.: -. ? .. When the. .bids , arrive In the hands of the "building committee, bids wll be. called for.,. It will be necessary - to wait until ten days or two weeks, for the con tractors; to secure their; figures, and following, this the contracts will be awarde. j j . From; all indications the new building is to be completed with in six months after it is started. The building committee Is. td co operate; on every hand to secure the completion of the building at the earliest possible moment. Part j of the construction work has been completed, j The base ment of. the new building has been excavated and sewer work will be .completed " soonj. This .arrange ment allows immediate construc tion to! begin ob the new YMCA building. I . ! EARLY THOUSAND V WHITE TO ONE BLACK There; Are Only. 31 Neqroes in Salem, 12' Being Pu pils in Public Schools Not (only has for rakes land Garden hoes, rakes, and garden ing tools j are! finding a real sale according to the, retarts from local hardware stores. It is stated jthat an j extensive demand has been made; by Salem citizens for. the old - standby of spring fever. I ; A . ... :v .. ' - the demand been hoes and shovels, but wheelbarrows and special gar dening) todls ,have . been bought. Que can see prpngedrakeseoiare pointed spades, and other ap pliances being .packed to .homes for use. : . j 'i-. - - " Sporting goods atores report a thriving' trade in fishing tackle and other accessories to the fish erman.! The closeness of - the opening season is responsible for the interest shown in this matter. Germany, arming In secret, .la not a menace. There Is no secret way to make Uncle Sam finance h'er,-!' - -i "Had you noticed how surpris ingly fj-ee from other races than the white race Salem Is?" An In vestigation being made by the re porter discloses the fact that, out of a population of over 22,000, there are only 31 negroes. In other words, the ration of. white to black fa approximately 1,000 to i. r - , j- : V Not Only are negroes very few in Salem, but those that are here are pf j a high type; all; of them exemplifying a high standard of American - citizenship.' For ex ample, lout of the 3 li ix maintain homes. In these six homes are 23 of the total 31. -Of these original 3, 12 are. children attending the public Schools of Salem. As far as -canib? ascertained by, the re porter,! all of the adult-niale ne groes ire employed at different places n the city , . In the; near future, further In vestigation will be made to dl cover what other races are rep resented. In Salem, and to Just what extente they form a part of that population, which has given Salem an enviable refutation as a I fine place In which to establish a noma. - s-- ; 1 -.- ' Five-Room Home No. 527 IfPLE roof lines and window af- rangement give a cozy effect to tfcis 'Jia , 15,7 ! 0 horizontal bands in the brickwork. aam'il Common bond with the joints raked out WQUltf be, quite appropriate, i . . L . ; As shown above, this house imay be placed on a narrow lpt with the driveway and entrance at the side. While this design is exceptionally well I planned for a corner lot. In the latter case, the ; garage driveway may run directly to the street ; instead of past the front, entrance. U " H The garage is separate from; the house, but connected by the back porch over which the' : main roof extends. It is readily accessible nd heated from the house, ; , ; . , t Simplicity Of construction, which makes for economy, has not been overlooked. The plan us rectangular, without breaks, and has one straicht bearinar wall throueh the middle. The cuiuc spaL, caccjjl uuuci uic ixjuutcs, is ci- Designicd for American Face Brick Auociation cavated for a basement which contains the laundry vegetable cellar, heating plant, and fuel bins, m " The arrangement of the first floor is unusual. Note the extent of space from dining room to sun porch, which may be thrown together if desired, or closed off by French doors. The porch is here shown divided, one portion of which may be used as, a sleeping porch if desired. . The bedrooms and bath are connected with the entrance hall by a second hall. The stairs to the second floor are convenient to the en trance. The breakfast room and serving pantry are combined. - The kitchen is "well arranged and has three, windows." Cabinets in the breakfast room znd kitchen take the place of the pantry. There is -a garbage incinerator in connection with the kitchen chimney. An inside stairway from the kitchen leads to the basement. The outside stairway us placed under ithe back porch. Il l SCHOOL BEGIfJS THIS WEEK Addition to Engme Field ; Building at SilvertonWill , ' be Done Soon j SILVERTOM, Ore., April 11. ( Special. )--Work on the new ad dition to the Eugene Field school building will begin on April 15. Much grieve Is expressed . by 611 verton tennis players that the old cemment court built by the class Of 1917 will be removed at. this lime. It is the only public tennis court at Silverton and has furnish- "The man who assists hia fellow townsman tn mm . own home is a public benefactor." Every time a renter J . becomes a home owner the entire community is bene-'" ' fited. We have the largest , and best assorted stock 1 f v " of lumber and ' building materials in Salem. Prompt j ; j delivery and a square deal to aH. : Vt ; . r , : We have the following Special price on a limited amount -f. in our "Basement Store." 1 2x4 6, 8 and 10 common 2x6 - u ' T. & G. decking $10.00 per thousand. Look these over , l and see if you can use some of it. Also will continue . our special price on Special Rustic and other materials j . as per our last ad. We will include in the sale six ' thousand feet 1x4 No. 3 V. G. flooring, 4 to 9 feet at $27.00 per thousand. We are headquarters for Kalso mine, Paints and Oils. ; . . COBBS Si MITCHELL CO. j , A. D. kELSEY,Manager ! m . 349 South Twelfth SU near Thos. Hay Woolen Mill . , . ' U'Cls at Falla-.aty 'arid Valzeta 1 ; ed a great dear of amusement for tennis : fans.' During iJ, the past week j the court - has been full at all hours and a line of other play ers waiting their turn. The mem bers of the.clais which built the court Paul Wray, Leta " Jans Adams, Venqa Moores Fry, Ilelt Wolcott Beagle, "- Edwin - Durno, Emma LArson Elsie- Solberg, Rholin Cooley, .Rachel'; Cooke, Nlcolfe Nelson,1' Clara Larson, Clarence Sheedef, -Eunice Ivnauf, Meva I Blackerby, Eva DIgef ness. Alvin' Hobart. Mable Dahl, Helen Bonser, Vada DeGuire Carson, Al ' " fred Adams Adath Kerr Davis. Quincy Davis, Victor Madsen, Ethel Haggerty, Walter Toft. Ed na Havernick Dickman, Elizabeth Lacy, Oscar Loe. '.A new court, back of the Wash Ington'Irving building, is now un derway but will not be completed for sometime.' The court is being built by high school organizations. A 'to whether It will be cemet or-asphalt is not yet known;; - Hei Heck says: "The feller with educated bowels. In the long run. wUl beat the feller with educated brains." ? ' : : ; Tx. iokerTark 'Preibfierian Wfc, Seade A H. AiMmoM. nJuuct Ro.-M3urr Co CCTcin -ii A kother striking example of the beauty attained I CjL ,n brkk ccmuction is embodied in the $75,COCCO Wt. f Baker Park Presbyterian Church building, in one of the most beautiful residential districts of Seattle.' In appearance -i J the church more than holds its own with the handsome residences in its vicinity. . The beaufy of the rough Stick Walls in variegated shades is enriched by the use of polychrome terra corra in soft green, blue and cream for cornices, columns and The roof is of clay tiles. The church building will endure, while genera tions conic and go. ' ; ; " ' - - ; . . . " ror Information n ike mdtmntat tconomy of buiU.nt ' oricfc n4 fcoUvw ftk mddw the mdwfmJ-. ., For ert each, mt w-iil "Tk Horn Yom Can A ZjrC Pacific Northvest Bricl: l.Iattufacturera Associr.: ' zi ' , ' --.; '-en i-'i rai'j-r-, '- :.' 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