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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1929)
.1 4 PAGE TWELVE The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Sunday Morning; July 2&, 1929 1:;: it t j News of This Week In Local Building mm Northeast Section of City Shows Rapid Advancement In Construction Of Homes TELLS OF- AUTO IXDUSTRY In. a three minute talk before the Lions club Friday noon Jim Fitzgerald told more about the automobile business -than the av erage man can learn in years.- Mr. Fitrgerald has always been inter ested in aviation but he states that we will not see the time in this generation where the airplane will take the place of the automobile to any great extent. i Brick Homes Insure Security in Large Degree i ii i ., ..-it j i:,l-"-3-!Jl:,;J:'''t! -J -'i'nnj.ii -n . ' i Flans Each Veek For. Ton To Imspect : l : ' ' " i -i - i 1 L- I - j 1- 3' I i f HEADS TO MEET Superintendents to Gather Here August 5 for 3 Day Session Connty school superintendents from all eections ot Oregon will gather in Salem August 5 for a taree days conrention. The ses sions .will be held under the di rection of Fred Peterson, chair man of the County Superintend ents' association, and C. A. How ard, state superintendent of pub lic instruction.. The program, as outlined by Mr. Howard, follows: , Monday, August 5, 10.00 a. m., The Conference themes Super intendent C. A. Howard. Plans for sapervislon; JJone meetings, Su perintendent Martha Mulkey of j Coos county; Visitation, Superin tendent Mary L. Fulkerson 'of Mar-, tea county; Bulletins, Superin-I tendent Susanne H. Carter ot. Jackson county tests, Superintend-! est Brenton Vedder of Clackamas county. Superintendent Lawyence W. Rakes of Shefmaa. Tuesday, August 6, 9 a. m., Re-i! organization of Daily program;'! Coorelation of Subjects, Lelmar ! Dewey of the Oregon Normal? enool; The Two Way Plan, J. W. j Critet, of the state department of; j education. Tuesday afternoon; The State'! Library, Miss Virginia C. Beacon, ' state librarian; plans for a suc-i! eessful school board coon vent ion, N suscussed by Superintendent Eiiza-i fceth C. Murray of Columbia couc-j ty; Superintendent R. E. Cannon! f Multnomah county; Superin-i tendent L. B. Gibson- of Hood!! Hirer county. " A Transportiitlon, discussed by,! Saperintendent Joslah Wills df Polk county; . Superintendent' Edna Geer of Linn county. Wednesday, August 7. 9 a. m. Institutes A Central Theme for 1929-1930; A repart with recom endatlons; Superintendent A. M. Cannon oflirieo!n county, chair man; Superintendent Lucy E. Sodgersof Morrow county; Super intendent J. S. Coin of Tillamook county. i Wednesday afternoon The new bad get and accounting system, Dr. C. L. Huffaker of the Univer sity of Oregon. Standards for Rural Schools; n report with recommendations; Superintendent Gertrude M. Lyon el Grant county, chairman; Super intendent Gertrude M. .- Lyo of Grant county; Superintendent E. JL Sayre of Union county. 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There is very little differ ence between the cost of brick and Tht Common Brick Manufacturers' AMOciation, Cleveland, Ohio, can furnish complete drawings for this design, on brick construction sent upon request. n I Poocn f ' - i PCDf. I'm T" LffliJfj HALL Wr exfasng rj ter kh,' Jl One of the . biggest develop ments in residential consturction that has taken place in Salem Is the residential building ' in the northeast part of the city, partic ularly in the section on north 17th, 19h and 20th between Mar ket street and the airport. In the past two years about 60 new homes have, .gone up in this dis trict. A drive on the streets serving this area shows, what a fine group of houses has been built. They are distinctive, modern in style, and built with due consideration for the district as a whole. The houses have been put up in com. pliance with the provisions of the coning ordinance which governs set-back, from property line so the houses on a street conform. The new building ordinance of course applies on present and fu ture houses; but all the houses are kon"most modern lines,, most of them of English type or ar chitecture. One of the districts Is Kay's second addition of which Graben horst & Co. are selling agents. This has been an active develop ment in the last few years. Kay's addition on the south side of Market street, is en older Im provement. The "second addi tion" lies north of Market along residence and three vacant lots oh North 14th street. Garrett Swienink sold confec tionary and grocery stock and building on South Commercial street to Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Ash. 19th and 20th streets and the new homes alone; these streets rate high among the residential dis tricts of the city. . Becke & Hendricks have been developing the North Seventeenth addition which has been improved by j many new homes in the price range up-to $6000. All are of substantial construction, con forming to building restrictions, having full cement basements, anid built In attractive styles of architecture. Wide lots give plenty of room. JJone of this development has been put on a wholesale fashion, like when a realtor or j contractor puts up whole blocks i of houses and then sells them off. Instead, it ha been a lot by lot sale and improvement. The particular features of this district which have an appeal are the elevation and the nature of the soil. Whfle quite level, the ground Is really one of the high points of the city north of State street. . A fine viek of tht mount ains is obtainable from all over the tract. Good drainage is also a Very simple matter. The top Soil is a choice black loam -which makes the raising ot lawns and flowers easy. When the airport Is abandoned additional tracts to the north of this dlstric will he open. Seven teenth street, which serves the district, is ene of the important north and south arteries of the city. It will besyimproved as a leading entrance to the fair grounds. Leaflet tron $9,000, evchanged to Mrs. Mathilda Oakman for a 6-room modern residence on North Sum mer street, and difference. i : W. H. Hogan Improved two acre home, close in on Garden Road, consideration $5000, ex changed to Fraud Lang and wife for North 15th street residence. R. L. Hein exchanged five acre improved farm ot. Silverton hit?h '. Y.V i. CKv.!-"' 5rt r f-v r ..' :i Mutual Savings and Loan Association A Salem Institution organized in 1910 Place your savings with us Let us finance your home on weekly or monthly payments 142 South Liberty Street Is! Your Home tlie Home You Desire to Have? i ' i i ' If Not Why Not? We have the materials necessary for its reconstruction, and what is more important, we have a refinancing plan which wil make the cost of remodel ing and reroo fin g very easy to handle. r Mill Work of All Kinds and Everything in Building Material Hansen & Liljeqiui 582 Mill St. ' Telephone 344 J m i f DEMOLISHES s T VALETTA, Malta, July 27. (AP) A terrific explosion blew away an eight-inch gun turret on the British cruiser Devonshire (luring battle practice off the Greek island of Skiathos late Fri day and killed thirteen marines. Twelve others were seriously In jured and two of them were not expected to live. The Devonshire last night made fall speed for Volo, about 100 miles north of Athens on the east epast of Greece to transfer thej wounded, to the hospital ship Maine. ' The warship,' which cost more; tkaa $6,250,000, was the latest ' London class cruiser to join the Mediterranean- fleet. She carries eight 8-inch guns, four 4-inch; guns, four three-pounders and four two-pounders. Commissioned on March 19, 1929, her displacement is 14,00 tons. . i The crew of the Devonshire Is CSS in number. It carries a sll- ver reproduction of the drum car ried around the 'world by Sir FTmacls Drake in the ship Pelican In 1177. The original of the - 4nm Is preserved in the Drake trame in Devonshire. An official Inquiry into the ex plosion was ordered to start here tomorrow. - The last serious accident in the royal navy was on July 9 when the submarine H-47 sank in St George's channel after - collision with the submarine L-12. . That eddent caused the deaths of 23 i I , We have obtained the distribution of CERTAIN-TEED Paints and Varnishes And are making an introductory offer Anyone desiring paint for any purpose for inside or outside work, of the highest quality, made will find it to their advantage to see us. LUMBER YARD West Salem Telephone 576 "Dependably Serving the Lumber Consumer" Neuman's Paint Store R. A. Neuman Bros., Inc. Wallpaper Hangers and Decorators Paint Contractors 477 Court - Salem This House is not a "MODEL HOME" until the RIGHT WOMAN occupies it. U rrv - . - 4 14th Street To Be Scene of Kite , Flying Contest . Kite flying will hold the inter est of denizens of the Fourteenth treetl playground . for the next week In anticipation of a contest la that sport . Friday, Many of tfce boys are now I making their Bates for the event. . i More than 20 kites were flown last tear with practically every type used. Several box and bird; kites were up .with the usual four; aided affairs. Some original de- adgns are being, worked on for the; coming meet, j The boys try for height and per-l feet Dying as well as speed in get! Uncthe kite aloft. ; Several of the Cfttxks last year bad out so much atrtng5 that it was difficult to see yaper floater. ; j Property Changes Hands, Is Report : Eeal estate. transfers reported egotiated recently by Wells Tall un, real estate broker in the Ore gon bnilding. ; , ' Miss R. 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