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, V PAGE TEN . ; r r : . i COLOR SCW IS I l -.v. ; 1 DIFFICULT ME Decorator Finds Housewife Often i Puzzled; Some Ideas Suggested " .i- 'Hello, 'Mr. So and So? This la Airs. Brown. Is it you who sends a draper rwith curtain and drape camples to the homes? Yea; well, bar home has just been completed and I want some specially attrac ts drapes ! for Hrlng room and dining room.' . I would like you to call In ' the morning and bring only drapes In shades of green that Is all I am Interested in for these rooms.'. J 1 The appointment bing made. Mr. So and So bethought himself of numerous other calls In his eighteen years of experience In drapery departments here, there, and yon In the United States. The many similar demands made by his natrons for certain, definite colors and when he had arrived, surveyed the rooms, and present ed the reaueeted color or color combination, alas, how many times th effect had been found to be wan ting I " i The call Inst receded was out ef Salem several miles. To take only green -shades would surely be a mistake there were any one et several reasons that could be thought of that would cause green drapes to be a disappointment In the rooms into which , his patron wished to fit them. Therefore the wise man took several other color combinations in complimentary shades to green. 1 Arrived at the home, he dem onstrated I the green drapes and the good woman's face clouded. They 4ont look as I thought they would. Then without more ado : Mr. So and So hung a drape of warm shades bronxe and reddish caste and the room took ori color as did the face of its owner, - ; The trouble a room with none too many windows, and built on the north side of the house. Ore gon winters of . little sun and much cloudy, rainy weather had darkened the room and what was needed was a drape with glow and color no prettier. If as pretty as : green In itself, but much more fitted to the sur- round Ings. )And so ! the story of ill fitted window hangings and wall tap estries goes on and on in a mo- - notonous and tragic array. One goes Into a room, wonders why his peace of mind Is disturbed, 1 and why he feels restless and "on edge.. There is a sense of relief when the! outdoors Is gained. Why? The furntture is attrac tive, everything la at least very: good looklns and Veil placed la the room. I Then why the discora- . fort? 1 The final analysis nine cases out of ten wonld be color . har mony and the style ef drape used for the window hangings. In com bination with the amount of light In the "roonTTand the colors used tn the completed dressing of the room: , Jij : ' ' . ' Beginning, with next Sunday there will be started on the gar den and building pages a series of short articles on the subject of drapes and hanging. Their val ine, it Is hoped, will prove effec tive for every. reader. 1 SUGGESTED U I THINGS FOR i I THE GARDEN ! I o o I Have yon taken a look at Sa lem gardens In the. rain? If so, are you pleased to the same ex . tent that you are pleased with their appearance in the sunshine of spring; and summer? If not why are you not pleased? - Have you taken a keen, appraising look at your own garden and yards now that they have no col or nor seasonal flowers to receive any bad line or neglected spot and ' with that look . have you found pleasure in the well placed shrubs and the line of green upon which . you musti depend for results In the winter garden? i Now is an excellent time to crl- " tleise fori the- benefit ot next year. By careful observation now you -will be able to determ ine what! changes to make this ' spring, summer and fall, so that your winter garden this coming season will be a delight to the eye. , - ; ' A trip: through Salem streets will reap much benefit ' on this core. Last summer we suggest ed drives which depicted both the beautiful: which might, well be patterned after and at other times drew attention to things . which should certainly be correct- nd enable you to' get the beautiful, modern Gasrange which" will be such a pleasure to you, as well as a source of pride, we have decided to on oil Tappan Irvso Our distributor, Ais discount on to purchasing NOW. r f It ! This week, I feel sure, none of you will do any actual gardening. It you . haven't, glveif your roses that does of Bordeaux mixture I mentioned la3t week. I am anite sure you will f not even, do that this week. I But those of you who really care fori your gardens will not be able to refrain, entirely from little garden -puttering. And there! are many interestng little things one can do even in one's- "Christmas best" without endangering the chiffon or manr 'cure. .!..:: . ' For Instance.1 how many of yon have tried to start mistletoe-from seed? If you have an oak tree nearby you will find the experi ment Interesting. Take some of the ripest berries from yoor ! A drive ; through the rain re cently developed some worthy seeds for thought' There is the charming display made at the present time by the numerous varieties of eontoneaster which It would be well for all of you gardners to closely observe. There will be noted two pre valent varieties the low grow in g "horiaontalis acutifolio which will be seen in many spots. One of the prettiest exhibits of it and where the dwarf -variety as well as the spreading variety will be found, is on the-bank of the creek which forms one side of the lawn of Mrs. Sarah I Schwab, 1445 Center street. It is told by its low spreading limbs corerea with brilliant read berries. 'Against" the house foundation of this same, residence yea wui pote the other i variety wnicn is seen so very much about Salem, the "franchetta" contoneasier. th tall, rraceful variety wnicn has bright berries to the tip of the long spreading I willowy limbs. There is a third variety, very sim ilar to th franchetta which re tails its leaves as well as devel oping lovely red berries. At 1048 North winter street the low growing variety will be seen. At 1090 jsortn winter street the franchetta eontoneaster Will be seen used In a window box and a very effective result It makes. ! All along the nine and ten hun dred block on l North "Winter street Is quite well worth observ ing for all sorts of shrub arrange ment attractive in winter as well as in summer, t - , A second 'handsome 1 shrub at this .time of the year is the fire thorn, and not only is it hand some now but it has been since the very first days of spring last year. As one drives about Salem the profusion of this pliable shrub is greatly te be noticed and admir ed in all bnt a few Instances. Some mlsplanted bushes will be found, or the wrong combination will be used for effective resuts about the porches or foundations of houses. Now Is an excellent time to see these mistakes. It is recalled by Dr. IL J. Cle ments that 23 years agor there was only one such brush in Salem',-and that. was in the yard of the home now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kay, 25 Court street,.- Just take a look at the manner in which they have been accepted. . Mutual Savings and Loan Association A Salem Institution Organized In 1910 Place your savings with us Lei us finance your i j or monthly payments 142 South Liberty Street MOVING STORING M f Larmer Transfer & Storage Pfione 1 'I . We also handle T SGocinniolaiiG- HDhogddiio reduce prices In your territory : ; OH. .. - tbp Gaswnges for this week and next' . : thePORTLAND GAS & COKE CO., is to pass its customers, who can make this : J- , ' , TAPPAM STOVE CO. of M'isU, Oliio ; How Does Your Garden Grow? By LILlilE L. MADSEN bunch of mistletoe.- The only tool yottll need is a sharp . pen knife. I have found it best to insert the ieed in ? the crotch where a limb joins the" trunk of the tree. Just lift a tiny bit of the bark and ' place the seed loosely underneath. If one conld be! sore that the birds wonld leave it alone, the seed will do equally well it not better if just tneked down into the crotch of the tree with no bark over, iti But I have found birds hard on the mistletoe seed. They will even, pick off the tiny green parasite after It has started growing. 1 hare heard that ' mistletoe will sprout on apple trees, maples and others but- my own experi ment has been with oak trees only.' i . .-- - ; - I ? If you pick ttt the withering blooms from yonr Christmas cac tus I and keep it watered likely you win have blooms - way - late into the spring. Last year mine began blooming at Thanksgiving time ! and continued through - to Easter. - X was told that, because of Its long- season last . year, $ it would not do well this year. Bat thl I have not found to be so. It has! already been in bloom for four, weeks and Its ' buds give promise of quite a lengthy sea son; to come. Occasionally I give It a tablespoon of amonlan in a quart of water. The soil in hich my -cactus is growing la river-sand.. I -i Now is a good time to check over your catalogues to see what you ! are going to add to your gardens this spring. Some cata logues offer a nice new combin ation that South Africa has- orig inated for us. I am referring td the brisrht blue Hellophila . and the ; yellow TJsrinia i anethoidesJ (Mc names to remember, aren't they?) The former reachee some thing like 18 Inches in height, the .flowers growing on long ra cemes something In the nature of the common larksjur. The Ur slnla is a dwarf plant with yellow flowers of daisy-like shape. The plant will reach about a. foot in height. Both of these I am told. are attracting considerable at tention wherever shown, partic ularly If shown together. Are you acquainted with the blue Thibetan poppy with the little name of Meconopsis Bail ey!?! Its flowers are almost a forgit-me-not blue,' It Is a hardy percnial, thriving best In .a somewhat shaded position. The flowers range from three to four inches and are carried on stems about . two feet high. ? Catalogues are offering some thing extremely worth while In-, antirrhinum a (snapdragons)! Most Of ns have been in the habit of dashing, to the corner grocery sometime in the last part of April or first of May and buying a packet of mixed snapdragon eed, thinking w have . the best the world offers in this line. An hour's study of . reputable eata-i lojrues at thU time of the year and an order nlaced now Will give one lan opportnnity to be nleas-l antly surprised at the marvelous snapdragon one can prodncei later on. Some catalogues llt over 20 colors In both the Ton -Thnmb and tall varieties. The: nndragons make a marvelou; home on wee! - : Fuel Oil arid Coal valuable saving by The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, LOVER OF FLOS S 82 0 BIRTHDAY I Here Is an item from Clover dale which speaks for - the far reaching effect of a bouquet of flowers or the gift ef a shrub.: i Like the lines of a eertain well known poem -"I breathed a long into the air and years after in the heart of a friend I found the song from beglnnlng'to end" -people give flowers and the mem ory of that act Is eommemerated years afterward by a beautiful shrub or -vine or . choice flower, the seeds of which, are saved each year.--. . ; u This is the item wnicn provok ed the thought - . -Mrs. Charles Knnke ebserred her 81nd birthday Thursday, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. X Whitehead In Turner. . Mrs. Knn ke was born in Germany and came to the .United States .with Mr. Kunke an their . wedding trip. They lived - in t Elgin, Illinois a number of years and came to Clo- verdale .where they hare lived many years. ' r Mrs. Knnke is a great lover of flowers and while she lived here her garden was a place , of beauty and - many were the friends "who received beautiful bouquteti and the beginnings of what later be came lovely shrubs.. 1 Among her most prized shrubs are several large , hydrangeas which are about. 29 years old. MILLS 0PFJ1G ABOVE 1930 RATE SEATTLE, Wash. A total I of 845 mills reporting to; the West Coast Lumbermen's association for the. week ending January 24 operated at 37.94 per' cent of ca pacity, an compared to 33.37 per cent of capacity for the 'same week last year and an average of 40. per cent, during the last three months of 1930. During the preceding week these mills oper ated at 38.24 per cent of capa city. . . . Current new business reported by 224 identical mills was 11.45 per cent . orer ! production and shipments were 9.44 per cent un der. During the past week or ders in alt the markets stayed anoroximate-ly the same, when compared with the week previ ous. During the past light weeks addition garden. to one's cut- flower FEBRUARY 1931 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 O 9 10 II US. 13 14 13 16 17 TO 19 ZO 21 2 2524 25 26 27 23 FEBRUARY - - The Month for Party Ideas St. Valentine's Day Washington's Birthday . Lincoln s Birthday Favors . Cards, Invitations Decorations, etc, etc. Here You Will Find So Many Things to Make a Successful Party if- If VttAT MAKCS YOU SPAULDING'S ----- 1 - II .5 - l f II ' x II mm m.jmm II . Tf V- IS Nothing can take the place of personal recommenda tion, any more than yon can find a substitute for a satisfactory, business dealV ! - L saysPRACTY CAL. . lo-v 'M. i ; t-J - r ' ' : ' For the home you are going to build or remodel 1 1 only the finest of materials will do. We can furnish yon with everything, from the rough lumber to the ' estimate on our miHwork. spauldi;:G: logging coraPAMY . .. . Frontland Ferry ; Streets' ; . ... RESKY LEAK IN ROOF Patching it is One Thins, Builder Claims, But FEEDING IT'S ANOTHER Ttainrwlll fall and wind will blow during Oregon winters , and woe is it to the house owner who saved a few pennies In building his roof for verily he shall spend them later and ' their- number ' is apt to be legion.: . For there nothing more elusive than a leak in a root and there Is likewise nothing more likely to - occur in Oregon It, the greatest ears was not taken 5 in building, so quoth a Salem builder when his heart was touched upon the subject of leaks. yj y,,- .,';' - Oregonlans have their one, par ticular problem to solve In build ing roofs for their houses. There is to be considered the well assur ed downpour of rain during much of the winter season; the large amount of foliage which will shed Its leaves in the autumn and does not bother with -where they fall; and last but not least the effect of strong winds in 'connection with soaking rains. ; A leak is one Of the most illu sive things imaginable to trace to Its course , and time and again many dollars are spent, . much time is wasted and no end of In convenience involved In finding One. Leaks are not confined to old houses; in fact many of them develop during the first year of the new home.! With, the second or third hard Tain, let us say the ominous "dark spot" appears on. the plas tering of the bathroom, A little neglect and some day a peaceful bath may be interrupted by a de luge of plastering. If you are lucky, you won't need to call the orders have averaged . 14.19 Per Sent over production, due to the low levels1 of cutting and fairly regular although low - volume buying-.: Production at 224 Identical . mills totaled 96,998,- 737 feet; orders were 108,098 943 feet; and shipments 97,840,- 485 feet Orders held about the same level as the previous week, shipments decreased about 22, 000,009 feet, while production increased about 5,000.000 feet bvejr the preceding week. 4-H CLUB IS BUSY . BROOKS, Jan.f 31 The 4-H club of Brooks school met In the kitchen of the school and did some real cooking, under the di rection of their leader Mrs. Ray Barker. Refreshments were serv ed to the teachers, Principal Werner Ras, Miss Letts Wallace and Miss Doris Wood. CXPERIENCC.DIU Mmm T M February 1, 1931 1 doctor. Just ths contractor. If hs Is not too wlia h mir patch tn shingles: orer the leak, or he may examine the chimney and root Jolnlnr, or the ridge which, how erer. Is generally protected by tin or a, composition. , ; -The plastering Is reflnished and all Is well until next . hard rain and again there Is the ominous spot. . "With careful examination it may derelop that the leak came from the "opposite side of the root, from where the leak appear ed. Water being forced Into a bad spot in a shingle, or . the shingles sufficiently -raised by the wind to, allow rain to -enter, the watter following along the sheet ing rafters taking its own peculiar law of gravitation as influenced by the tme of least resistance. - What direction the line of least resistance! will take for the water drlren in will fool the best expert and the result is that experiments hare to be made until the leak can be found. In the meantime there Is1 the plastering to fix, the chance for spoiled rugs, drapes, or what eyer might be In the way of the water leaking through and; then, : the bother .and- embar rassment of haTing to contend with such a situation is far from the slightest part of Its expensiye nees. ; Then the big question Is how to prevent m leak from getUng eUrt ed in the first place? Next Sun day, an attempt will be made to answer this Question from the ex perience of several builders. Costs a m Total of 02f 606.66 Claims Paid I , READ THESE 38 CLAIMS PAID W. W- P. Wiebe, 489 Trade St. (Struck by car crossing street)$ James Sr Taylor, Rt. 3. (Car skidded into ditch) . . E. N.,Peetz, 405 Marion. (Injured !n' automobile collision )UZI M"- Gracfe Chenoweth, Los Angeles, (Automobile collision) . G. F. Sturis, Rt. 1 Brooks. (Automobile mllismn) Mrs. Dovie Bates, 2084 McCoy St. (Car cnlliginn) ' Mr. John Bates. 2084 McCoy St. (Car collision) . -J. T. Holtz, 171 Court St. (Auto collision) - - , Mrs. M. E. Wooster, Molalla, Ore.(Auto struck by truck)-L Mrs. A. L. Brown. 1759 S. ComL f Struck hv mntmvvrlM 4 W. S. Beaton, Salem. (Wrist fractured, car collision). B. .G. Stover, Salem. (Car overturned il . Mrs. Carl Burns. (Carl E. Burns kiUed Harry P. Gustafson, x-. ix. joeii, oaiem. uar H. P. HubbanL Salem. Mrs. Nina B. Murdick, Brooks. (Car struck by railroad train)! Mrs. H. N. Bolger, Salem. (Car plunged into ditch) xAia. a.. narris, jurooics jviaxme uranam, saiem. . (Automobile collision). Inez Welty, Salem. (Automobile collision).:..... Jiarold Cook, -Tigard. uviaaeune m. uiesy, eaiem. (Car collision) J. T. Hafner. Sublimity. (Car collision) rVelma E. Rowland, Salem. (Car collision) Mrs. W. W. Rosebraugh, Salem. (Car collision).. A. M. Patrick, Salem. (Car, struck by truck) can Green, ssalem. Florence Snodgrass. Amity.. (Head-on collision). Ella Edelman, Salem. (Hit by carj while crossing street). . Dewey A. Brundidge, Brooks. (Car collision) Glen W. Olmsted, Salem. (Automobil pnTlisinti W. R Kyle, Scio. (Struckby car while crossing street) jva u uusney, aaiem. (Automobile collision) ! . Mrs. Olga G. Hoffard, Salem; (Car collision) .. . Rev. A. P, Layton, Salem, Oregon. (Injured when car overturned) Wayne Ransom, Aumsville, Ore. (Automobile collision) Other claims are coining in almost daily. These are paid promptly. Don't delay. Send in your' Application TODAY! l" . r ; Yoa may lose If you do. Send in your I : remittance of $1.00. You may pay for 1 . year or monthly. Fill in Application. r,: - ; : . . , v . S : , r FOR ONLY $1.00 i $10,000 ACCIDENT ! POLICY I ; , I - 1 ;s: f ',42 CHOCIISES OKI AT IIIIEDT HE : (Editor's note: It ! a matter of renulne pleasure to receive the fol lowing contribution to this page. Mat ters of Interest to the rst of the gar dener U known br boeta of like gar den lovers and It Is an earnest wlh of the aarden editor that mora such contributions be sent In. Any matter of note or interest win be apprecia tively received and printed for the benefit f the rest of the reader Thank TOU Mr. Wickert.) Mr. Hagedorn says he has a bed of yellow crocuses In bloom. We have crocuses blooming and have had primroses blooming all winter. Christmas time I. mailed a bunch of primroses to my. sis ter, Mrs. John Lagu in Berkeley, Cal., with a Christmas package. There were j seven different col ors.; " ' . : ' -'.''.:-' Today we visited. Mrs. .William Mumper on the Pacific highway, and 4n her garden we found vio lets,; pansles, marigolds," snow drops, carnations, and a lovely bunch of spring anemones bloom ing. :('. j - ' .' Spring Is really here. MRS. A. E. WICKERT. Prizes Ottered ' ' For Beautifying' : In Pratum Area PRATUM Mrs. Lorena Thomp son, who is president of "Better Honies, for this' community, is planning to hold a contest for the purpose ox stimulating more interest In beautifying the homes surroundings In the and their community. so On- jpf ! The Oregoh Statesman American Accident Insurance Policy : to -regular subscribers and members of their faniilies at the small addition cost of one dollar per year for each policy. Due proof that this policy is a wise invest ment and provides excellent protection is the 38 claims paid to subscribers of The Statesman Salem.. (Car plunged from highway) J.. overturned) (Struck bv car while (Automobile collision).:. (Automobile plunged into ditch) . (Hit by car crossinflr street). Application for Insurance THE OREGON STATESMAN, : - . Salem, Oregon. You tra hereby authorized to enter mj subscription to Th Oregon SUtecman for on year from data. It Is understood that The Oregon Statesman Is to be delirered to my address regularly ..each day by your authorized carrier and- J ahall pay him for th same at the regular established rate. ! ' V - i - i ', - i I am not now a subscriber to The Oregon Statesman 1 am now a subscriber to The Oregon Statesman NAMte.:fj; Iktil ii . . . ; . .:.V; ;..bvt;AGE. ADDRESS . CITT. ......... .... . . . . STATE. .... OCCCPATIONi BENEFICIARY'S RELATIONSHIP i ..... . I am .enclosing a payment of $1.00 Policy fee. I am to re- ' I celTO a $10,000.00 TraTel Accident Insurance Policy Issued by tho , North American Accident Insurance Company, at Chicago, Illinois. Mail Subscriptions Most Be Paid In Advance! w:,'.- " " , . . ' T- mm i- m mmm.., m : . The contest li cpea to any one' In this community. Mrs. Thomp son is offering at least a dozen prises of plants, bulbs and seed to those making the greatest ef fort and showing the greatest ac complishment, i The prlies will be donated by F. A. Dc&rfler and Fred de Vries. Rules for the con test will be announced later. - BILVERTON, Jan." 31 Ray Gustofson, for ; whom a search was made a week ago, has been heard from from Portland. 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