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-. fix 10 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE 17, 1928 I I V i Practical in Design and Good Anywhere THE TALLASS El DESIGN AC2ft Tq)UNGALOWS appeal to housewives JD largely because of the fact that tbey are step savers, the rooms all being upon one floor with no stairs to climb in reaching them. Usually they are conveni ently arranged, made easy of access from a the one to the other, and there are no cut up and slanting ceil ings sach as are fre- , quently encountered in some of the popu lar types of cottages. No other type of home offers such an . endless variety o f treatments. Bunga lows differ in style according to the sec tion in which they built. The one which is -desirable in Cali fornia is entirely im practical in New England, where -win ters are cold and long. I6V210 ft JQI 1 smhmbm8 u Jija2eVM is good in nearly every section. The walls are of common: brick, eight inches in thick ness usually, although it may be bunt in some sections only four inches thick, with roof of clay tile or asbestos shingles, to in crease its safety -from fire. This one is of that type, the brick being laid in Flemish bond, the one bond of them all which makes-for the moat substantial wall. It has base ment and heating plant and all the usual equipment, eonveni i : iitiy arranged. A "comfortable living porch and an appeal ing inclosed sun room. It is long and km and cozy, seern ing to have just grown out of t h e ground where it stands. - Everj room is large and well lighted. It BIG BEES M BIB mum EAST George Pocock of Seattle Constructs Shells Used in - WaterRaces California bunealows have nc heating plans, no basements and usually the walls are lightly built will always be cheerful. Living and dinimj There is a type of bungalow, however, rooms are large. The kitchen just large which might be termed, for want of a better enougL. There are three bed rooms and a classification, the general utility sort, which bath. All the average family needs. t-i-JllJLZ" ' IwiriHi. Cfcrr.U.4. OM. mm tank iiihii 4mta fat tfcfc tmlgm. UM SEATTLE. Wb. Big trees and bis men two products which hare made the Padfle- northwest fa bom are on their f way east to the -InteTeolleriate ! Reratta , at Poaaakeepale la the form of the University of WahbKton rowing sama4 and their three natlre west ern red cedar racing shells. Big men are these from Wash ington who wfll row on the three crews rarsity, Junior rarsity, and freshman competing In the Hud son rlrer races fn Jnne 19. The Uairereity has been noted for its tall crew men, since way back in It 13. when Washington first en tered the -Poughkeepsie races. This! western forest state is itill turn ing out big men, eren as It is growing giant western red cedar trees to be made into the speediest i racing shells known anywhere, j It takes a big tree to cut the large pieces of long, clear finish lumber which George Pocock of Se attle, internationally famed shell builder, demands for the skin of his craft. Only the most perfect, clear lumber without a blemish is suitable for a Pocock shell. Three sections only are used on each side of a f0 foot shell and each of them is at least 18 inches wide and 22 feet long. These are rounded into shape, laid over the ribs and bra ces cr skeleton of the shell, and glued and nailed into place with tiny copper nails. From such deleeate cabinet fit ting comes the finished shell, a work of art, which despite its 60 foot length, metal Tigging, and sliding seats weighs but 2(0 pounds. Tet it carries more than half a ton of sturdy oarsmen, each sitting on a tiny 14 ounce seat, fabricated from layers of native cedar and Sitka spruce. Skillfull laminated construction of the same spruce also accounts for the 11 foot oars, weighing only seven and a half yovada apiece. . - and wMriac history of north Pacific waters 'lie behind this tm of natlre woods for racitfg then. Centuries before the first white men appeared on the Pac ific coast, the Alaskan . Indians were winning races against death and the elements in canoes, dug from giant cedars which they fell ed near the water's edge. Some of these canoes are to be seen In In dian villages today, still sea-worthy, their gaudy paint only slight ly dimmed by the years. Pocock, descendant of a long line of skilled English boat and shell builders, had followed their example and imported his industry on Paget Sound. Ever seeking that ideal combination of strength and lightness for exterior , covering which mar make one shell Just a margin faster than its competitor. he experimented' with the local ce dar and found in it his goal. . Reducing the thickness of the shell's planking by 1-32 of an inch without impairing the strength, he found the new species pliable and workable as well. Fragile looking but durable under every sort of weather condition Pocock red ce dar shells are known today where- ever sportsmen gather from Ha vana to the Golden Gate; on the; Hudson or Lake Washington. Small wonder that the three Husky shells Western Red Ce dar, Salmon King,' and Washlng tonian III are handled and pro tected as carefully as crown Jew els during their long trip overland. In them lies the challenge of the Pacific northwest to the rest of the rowing world. Races won or lost no other land can match the big men and big trees of Ameri ca's West Coast. -1.. ' Three Room atid Comfort at Low. Cost !istuHuitatMwnaimiimsru ft- V--r:.vi'2a?5i3CBffli It: Sfc PLAN No. 324 HUE SAFETY 01 MP0HM FACTOR Fire-safety is one of the most important considerations to the I prospective home builder. No oth er menace to the average family is) quite so great or so persistent. It is always present. And if the rec ords of the nation's fire losses in I The cottage type dwell ing adapts itself readily to artistic design, and with proper attention to floor plans the maximum of. cozy comfort may be worked out in three well arranged rooms of mod-, era size. For one pr two people the design shown here has proved ideal and with slight modification, may be made to suit f am ines of three or four members. The siding exterior with its simple lines, well plac ed window space and hooded entrance is quaintly attractive and has an appeal for the home lover not found in many larger houses. Or namental shutters, flow er boxes and bits of shrnbbery give pleasing dashes, of color. 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The vestibule leading from the entrance with coat closet-attached preserves the pri vacy of the living room and offers a place for disposition of hats and coats. The French doors afford ample light and will suggest a variety of furnishing schemes to the housewife. J The living room is light light and airy, and the closet for wall bed adds another room when desired. The well lighted dining nook between the living room and kitchen is a delightful arrangement and the kitchen itself is just large enough to operate with out wasted steps. A chimney may be added for furnace connections and cellar steps also if a basement is desired. The one sleeping room is of simple dimen sions and its windows insure cross ventila tion. With its closets and a bath the chamber completes a charming layout of living ii quarters lur uue ur iwu upic, uuxi i icu ur uacneiur. j . Floor space comprises 624 feet calling for modest construction posit. Blue prints of 4-KJo Virtiiaa Tklan will Ho -f 11 mi Vior? at nwJiT ota fnot "" Spaulding Logging Co. Salem, Oregon Telephone 1830 recent years is any criterion this danger is on the increase rather than on the decline. Not once in the last decade has there been a decrease in the annual fire losses. The efficiency of brick construc tion as a fire preventive is gener ally conceded. In several recent fires it has been strikingly demon strated. In the case of Fall River; Massachusetts, last February, two common brick fire walls were chiefly responsible for the stop page of the progress of the flames after they had swept several blocks and Inflicted a property damage of something near $6,000,000. A few weeks earlier at Bay St Louis. Louisiana, a similar fire but not of such magnitude, was stopped effectively Just as it was entering the business section of Ihe city, by the common brick fire wall of a moving picture theater building which fortunately reared several stories above its neighbor buildings. Here too, the fire had swept across an entire block fan ned by a strong gulf breeze. The records of the National Board of Fire Underwriters cover ing a period of five years show that in that period the average loss in brick dwellings. Including apart ments and tenements where no part of the buildings were used for commercial purposes, were just about one-tenth as great as that In framo dwellings, including la this clasiification all homes veneered with material other than wood. With common brick construction so nearly on a par with wood con struction, in the 'matter of cost. there is of late a decidedly notice able tendency on the part of htfme builders to give greater considera tion to fire safety. 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