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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1931)
Orecn. Snnday 2Icrrin. Tcrnsrr 22, 152t A . .A - J iti. esent Highways as Diuiiping Ground for Spring Cleaiir.: Tia OREGON CTATESMAN. Zzk People ROOF PROBLEM DETAILS Effitl Materials Discussed; Pitch . Important Point say. . v: ". Local Builders ; : . maenta hj toral contractors tti geacral nfcject of roofs md how to fcmiM theaa that U leak.) , ... 1 ' "When It eomet to roofing ma terials there are any number of choices. TB choice to make de pends oa opinion, aad which man ufacturer can make the best show ing for als produet. There Is the composition shingle and roofing, the dipped shingle, the paiated shingle, slate and metals, I .. Slate roof in will last If It Is properly laid for years, J0O or more with ease and that Is longer than Is needed for the average house. Public bandings which are bnilt so that with aecessitjr they may be increased In s!&a rather than be torn down and bant erer agala may profitably have roofs of slate shingles. Then there Is the flat roof with Its composition covering. If therevis to be mock traffic orer the roof, any material with a small pebble coating is bad: the pebbles push into the underneath material and leass are me tcu tual result. So la it true with j signs being placed on flat roofs, ' be they of composition material or j wood. ,. Large signa Are usually : fastened to the roof with cleat3 and slanting supports. The wind blows against the sign and Soon' there Is motion, the nails are loos ened and behold a splendid leak! , Another good idea picked np while dismissing shingles was that when considering a composition roof, tear a piece off the shingle and apply match. There are those which barn with astonishing . ease. All'wood shingles are cut out of a two Inch thickness and the av erage number of shingles from that thickness Is five, but many times six are cut and a S-f-shingle is very bad. Watch for it Is the advice of builders" and contractors contacted on the ques tion. Here is a bit of advice In regard to nailing shingles. Never have lees than two nails nor more than four nails in a shingle. A six Inch shingle should have two nails in - it and each 1 Inches from the edge. A 10 Inch shingle should be 'checked" down the center and placed so that the check does not come over a citack in the shingles below. Two nails In addition to those on the edge should "be used on either side of thertheck. .When- thr ?. shlnglo weathera It will crack 'where the check Is and the nails will hold it la place. If the check were not: placed there the shingle would warp and a leak would result. Also according to E. A. Praitt, shingles should be a V6-2" verti cal rather than horizontal. This has reference to, the grain! and it is easy to see that a vertical grata would wear much longer (than the horizontal. Let the buyer be- ' ware! And now for the pitch of the roof which is one of the most im portant of all things to consider in building according to every, builder contacted. That is, it is Important in Oregon or any rainy rnunlrT. Tho flat roofs of Cali fornia are failures in rainy coun tries or t least cost a. neap oi grief according to builders. - The jtTressive amount of water here' will soak into a flat roof where as with a steep roof it will run oft and all will be well er erythlng. else having been wen cared for. - Builders gave the pitches of "12-12, meaning a 13 inch rise and a 12 inch run per foot; 12" aad even an "18-12" which would be exceedingly steep, as the best proportions for Oregon roofs. A steep roof will give ; the shingle less chance to be blown im iv thn wind, ranslnr "roll In the shingles which allows the wind to blow water nnder the shingle and presto, mother good - leak. And here Is anoth :r thing whirh one hntlder Insists unon as hftin; necessarr In Oreeon to d re- vent ultimate leaks. Be sure that there is a projection on tne kvm and in this manner protect thn walls of the house. If this is not done rain will - be beaten atrainst the 1 unction of the roof and wall and there is another lo.V ... The eve projection should- be at least eight Inches "and IS or 2 inches will be found much bet As a parting summary watch the pitch of your roof; be-sure tn nlan It nteen enonzh. not less than "8-1 2"; use galvanised nSIls In order to protect against rust; see that louvres are placed in the gable "ends in order to insure proper ventilation and "roof breathing"; get shingles that are cut . vertical with the grain; see that the shingles are nailed well; nse only "5-2" shingles; investi gate carefully all kinds of roofing before making: a decision apply fire tost; beware of shingles stained on one aide only for un derneath and side absorb water and top stain prevents evapora tion, therefore stain them all way round; beware of signs-on flat roofs, and keep roofs tree, from being walked on. Finally remember the builder's slogan; "a building is as good as its root and Its foundation." i ; :' 'ii":-T TO MAKE FIRE SUItVETt INDEPENDENCE Feb. Zl -The city council has mads a re quest that a surrey be made of the flro hazards of Indepen dence, George W. Stokes and Les ter B. Davis, from tho state fire marshal office is being assisted by George Woods snd J, M. Giaves of the fire department ta making the inspection. WITH "MALLETS" o - . The charge of the Light Brigade eould hardly have exceeded the enthusiasm of these millionaire sportmea as they charged after the ball in a friendly game at i Terse Comments FromPattee ii Lecture Have a definite scheme of ar rangement for every garden. 30ake borders in such manner that they frame that the eyes of the observer is attracted to tne besnty Inclosed within. , Make the border frame a "lure" rather than a "barrier." In creating the garden consider the whole picture which the gar den will make, background and all. and not Just the flowers and shrubs which go Into the garden. There has been a universal nse of enclosures for gardens through out all time. It takes a skillful designer to make a success of informal gard ens. , Unity Is one et the first and most fundamental laws for the planning and development of the garden. . Plant material may be success fully used to sotted the formal ef fect of straight lines. ' Precision of line underlies at tractiveness- of every garden. i Circular Idea for development of .garden Is a fool proof scheme for unity..- . ' . . ' . i Soften parallel lines but do not smother them with flower and foliage arrangement. Every garden should have a fo cal point of Interest around which aad toward which the plant life is arranged..;' ..... .J , : Borders should have either cli max of focal point at end or should end in a passage way. Borders reason for existing Is to "lead", the eye.. " Do not over plant. ' Keep steps Vof rock gardens free from plant life that will be destroyed by travel on the steps. Accentuate gateways -vlth some form of markings posts, statu ary, or shrubs. ' Keep doorway accents in keep ing with the architectural lines of bose. . . Overplanting about the base of the house is a serious offence against design. Building should stand on its own foundation and should not be disfigured with a "petty coat" of shrubs. " Be sure that your garden Is de veloped on aa axis with your house. -. ' Plan your garden while yon plan, your -house and7 then valu able material, lines,, rock effects, trees, will be saved and the bouse will be built ; to fit the the grounds rather than building the house and then having to re build the grounds at great ex pense to fit the house. Encourage home students in sculptorinr by having them make the pieces of statuary for your garden poors, or for focal noints In long borders, or for any cranny that needs the artistic touch of a figure. : . , . J 4-U CLUB LEADERS HUBBARD, Feb. 21 Mrs. Waldo F. Brown, chairman of the committee of 4-H club leaders of Marion county, appointed to for mulate plans for the organization of the club ' leaders, ' went to Woodburn Thursday - evening: to attend a meeting of the commit tee.! Other members of. the com mittee are Miss Theresa Dehler of Mt. Angel. Mrs. Theodore Ty ler of Aurora. W. W. Fox, club leader of Marion county, was al so present at tho meeting. ' . The committee was unanimous in its decision to form a club' of the 4-H leaders . of the county. - - Further plans will be made and officers elected at the 4-H club leaders' meeting at Salem In the chamber of commerce build inr at :0 a. m.. Saturday, Feb ruary -IsW- !.'. -V-- Mrs. "Brown visited a meeting Of 4-H club leaders of Clackamas county and received letters from leaders of organised clubs in sev eral other counties snd ' she says thst everywhere organization of the 4-H -club leadere is the key nots, .for. tho hishest cWere ments. ; : j " ;' . ' : ; ilan PRoanAJf5 LIBERTT, Feb. 2 1 The pn ria : thm . TJhertv school will give Washlngtan program lion- day-morning at m wwrw u at :t. All people-of the eom muatly are inTited to attend. ARE ORGANIZED TOWARD NONE I - o I.' Miami Beach. Incidentally it looks as if the cameraman nad a' close shave from these ' fleet ponies. OFL I SEATTLE, Washington A to tal of 34S mills-reporting to the West Coast Lumbermen's associ ation for the week ending; Febru ary 14 operated at 38.85 percent of capacity, as compared, to -8.- 65 per cent of capacity for the same .week last year ' and an ave rage of 40 per cent during the last three months of '1130. Dur ing the preceding week these milla operated at 38.28 per cent of capacity. ; Current new business reported by 224 identical mills was 13.81 per cent over prodaction and shipments were 2.30 per cent over. During the past week or ders in the rail trade increased about 2,300,000 ': feet, domestic cargo increased about , 2,100.000 feet, the export market gained about 3,500,000 feet, while' local lost about 1,200,000 feet, when compared with the week pre vious. I ' . 1- ; ! During the past 11 weeks or ders hare averaged 13.94 per cent over production, due to the low levels of cutting and fairly regular : although . low volume buying. The tendency of inven tories is downward, while unfill ed orders are holding at about the equivalent of four week's production at current levels. Pro duction at 224 identical mills to talled Bft.773,413 feet; orders were 113.648.313 feet; and ship ments 102,088,228 feet, Orders gained about T.000,000 feet over the previous week shipments de creased about 4.000.000 feet, while production stayed approxi mately the same as the preceding week, f ":- If SHOW The Largest Stock of Rugs-ever ed in Salem at such drastic price reduc- tionSe NOW IS All the Neir Spring Palterns in Wilton and Axminster Rugs . . Jrsh : from the looms of the BiffelovT-Sanford Mills , ! : '' Take advantage of - - fMHtHMHIM . - 1 HEALTY DEALS JIBE IfflOOS Sales by Grabenftorst Firm 'rlTotalSiBSlO(;ajst; of TransferrReveaIs5 No complaint on low .ebb ot activity in real estate; transac tions is heard- from ' the H. Grabenhorst and company, real tors, which' reports recent real estate aales totaling- 26,O0. . :.. The deals included in tbat-j an follow: ft v a- t-.rh TJ Watry . buys a four room bungalow : on Brooks . avenue from the State Savings and Loan. 1 - i W. Weisner ny modern six room -home ' in KIngwood Park, West- Salem, r from the Western Loan and Building com pany of Sale Lake City. vr J. D. Rowland buys a modern four . room dwelling, . located, on Soath 12th street, from - the Union Savings and Loan asso ciation of Portland. Karl Wenger buys , a modern home from E. W Hunter, locat ed at 1220. N. 17th street, and in exchange E. W. Hunter takes a lot and fractional block; in Kay's Second addition, as part payment, from Mr. Wenger. Lewis, Campbell sells mi new lots, located on Falnnount hill, to H. C. Hummel and takes la part payment two lots and small house - on South Winter street from Mr. IIummeL B. L. S-teeves buys a one story brick building located on Soath Commercial street and occupied by the Mesher Plumbing com pany. -x Dr. B. L. Steevee buy story brick building, located on Chemeketa street between Com mercial and Front streets, and nOw occupied by blacksmith shop. . Mrs. Belle Varley O'Rielly buys a well improved 10 acre home in the Cornforth fruit e dairy farms, located near Pringle school. I. L. Drake buys lot seven, Ora benhorst fruit farms consisting of 4.86 acres and small house. Fred Kurts ells a 17 acre tract located on the Main Pacific high way, four miles from Salem, to Dr. Stockwell., Dr.. Stockwell is now making improvements on the tract.1 O. E. Whitney buys part of lots five and six, Cornforth fruit and dairy farms, consisting of 15 acres. Lowell E. . White buys a new modern home, now under con struction from J. B. Peters,-lo-cated on south Church street near the Leslie Junior high school. Grant Farrls sells a tire room plastered - home and two large lots, located at 1695 North Liber ty street, to George Chapman. S. S. Loy buys an improved acres ln the Heltxel Fruit and Garden tracts. - Carl Radke buys tire acres in Moore's fruit and garden tracts. W. Martin' buys fire aeres in Moore's fruit and garden tracts. C. W. Aldrieh buys It acres, being a part of the Struts farm. Mrs. Matilda Stmts sells her 40 acre farm, located near the Sweg le school east ot Salem and takes as part payment two modern THE TDIE TO BUY YOUR GS iff - "i .. . 4 ; ' . ft ;-- thi opportunity to cover your Abort luxur- lOUliy UlOUgll iiCAiJCiV'Cajr - - . . il TTfoTlTTTTnTTTITrffl. Cdl? I! ; Y i$i Court Street- - By LILLIB S. MADSEN . to nftn hr and sneak and read ot planting- to supply food for' the birds. i -But seldom does 'anyone ever -mention plant ing to supply food for the bee. And yet would summer bo quite summer wunoui ino duxx hoa? - Reaidaa.' BUT Of US , have a hive or two about the garden and from these we expect to isae honey for our table.? - "k " ; -But how many of us, wnea w plant, - take iato consideration those flowers waicn are particu larly attractive-to the honey bee? Not. many unless - ws .-' hsrs commercial r apiary- - In tact most of -us have not even thought that perhaps "thei; bee has any preference at. alk' t- . ; It was only recently that this was brought to my attention. A woman who is noted for her honey and hot biscuit treats toia me thst she always planted with one eye on her bee hive and the other on the fragrance of her garden. - r i ' In . fact, I have a , bee gar den," she told ms.- "I started it a tew years ago. It is planted solely and simply; for the pleas ure of my bees. . : And what do yon have In it? I queried. . "Willow herb nothing tut our own native willow-herd," she told me. In subsequent conversation I gathered that by willow-herb she meant what so many of us have been taught to call fire-weed. Most of us are acquainted with the perennial fireweed . which grows from two to six feet .tall along our less frequented roads and particularly on our burnt over lands. Likely It is the fire weeds preference for the latter situation that has given it this name just as Its leaves and . the silky down on the seeds are sug gestive of the willow and there fore 'willow-herb". v I can well Imagine that its long spikes of reddish-purple flowers form a striking and deco rative sight when planted in a ten foot square plot as the "bee lady" told me she had done. And in the middle of this plot she ha a aAt her hive of bees. She informed me that ahe ted her firewood bed with ell tne asnes from the stoves, and that this treatment seemingly jgave them dwellings in Salem, one located on North 19 th street, and the oth er on Fawk street. - ' , ' A. B. Soland buys five acres in Moore's fruit and garden tracts. LMn Frahm burs two view lots in Candalarla Heights. WALDO ' HILLS, Feb. 21 A. A. Geer and Frank fl. Bowers motored to Salem Thursday ere ning to attend an organisation meeting of the Taxpayers' EqHal itation league.: They brought back the word of the meeting of tho executive board to bo held Saturday at the Salem Chamber of Commerce; . ' I MS NEW RUGS, UUI4 How Does Your Garden Grow? By L1LLIE L. MADSEN 7'., - . ..: . extra food tor grewtV But moat ot us have neither the place nor the' Inclination for a 'bed of fireweed. However, I find that -there are many orna mental trees, shrubs and plants that give forth flowers which are plearing to the bees, and ft is not out, of the -way to ' consider the bees ot your, garden when you make new plantings. You "will" find that bees like the ornamental plums." cherries, and crabs and that they show a marked preference tor the sln-nrle-f lowered sorts, , Most species ot berberlsi-wlth particular em phasis, on our own Oregon grape are also a Joy to, the busy lit tle workers, are also the taw thorn (Crataegus exycantha) and the cotoneaster with the' horizon tails as special favorite. , i - Among the bulbs, - the frltll larias, the hyacinths, scillas, and freslas are favorites. Among tne plants that are exceptionally good are thyme, anchnsa itailca, salvia (vlrgata nemorosa), aly snm saxatile. wall flowers, can terbury bells, sweet alysum, mig nonette,' and sweet sultan. . oc O S I S recrular nubscriber and members of their s LJ j, - Statesman. j Total of 02,600.66 Claims Paid f READ THESE 38 CLAIMS PAID W. W. P. Wiebe, 489 Trade St. (Struck by car crosslnir street) James S. Taylor, Rt. 3. (Car skidded into ditch) ; E. N. Peetz, 405 Marion. (Injured in autom&bile collision) i. Mrs. Grace Chenoweth, Los Angeles, (Automobile collision) G. F. Sturgis, Rt 1 Brooks. (Automobile collision) ; Mrs. Do vie Bates, 2084 McCoy St. (Car collision) Mr. John Bates, 2084 McCoy St. (Car collision) J. T. Holt, 171 Court St, (Auto collision) , - - r . Mrs. M. E. Wooster, Molalla, Ore. (Auto struck by truck) Mrs. AL Brown, 1759 S. Coml. (Struck by motorcycle)-. W. S. Beaton, Sakm. (Wrist fractured, car collision) - K. G. Stover, Salem. Mrs. Carl Burns. (Carl Harry P. Gustafson, P. H. Belli Salem. (Car H. D. Hubbard, Salem. Mrs. Nina B. Murdick, I Mrs. H. N. Bolger, Salem. (Car plunged into ditch) Ella A. Harris, -Brooks (Automobile collision) Maxine Graham,. Salem. (Automobile collision) Inez Welty, Salem. Harold Cook, Tigard. Madeline M. Giesy, Salem. (Car collision). J. T. Hafner, Sublimity. (Car collision). Velma E. Rowland, Salem. (Car collision). Mrs. W. W. Rosebraugh, Salem. (Car collision) . A. M. Patrick, Salem. Carl F. Green, Salem. Florence Snodgrass, Amity. (Head-on collision) Ella Edelman, Salem.; (Hit by car while crossing street) Dewey A. Brundidge, Glen W. Olmsted, Salem. (Automobile collision) -L . W. E. Kyle, Scio. (Struck by car while crossing street) Iva B. Bushey, Salem. (Automobile collision) : - Mrs. OlgalG. Hoffard, Salem. (Car collision) .;L..- '.. Rev. A. P. Layton, Salem, Oregon. (Injured when car overturned) Wayne Ransom, Aumsville,! Ore. (Automobile collision) ..... Other claims are coming in almost daily. These are paid promptly. Don't 1 , delay. Send in your Application TODAY! 1 I ' 1 ... No Enai .Snatiota Don t Wait j , You may lose if you do. Send in your application with a remittance of $1.00. You may pay for you paper by the I year or monthly. Fill in Application. . r : FOR r J: OIILY ' . $1.00 ' ' A, j $10,000 " J ACCIDEIIT- I POOCY ' ! -v . PEEK DOB REQUIRES PlHil Gives Much Satisfaction if Carefully Prepared and t -Faithfully Tended ; - v By ANNA KLAMPE JEFFE&SON. Feb. 21 la aU the garden world I doubt it any thiag Is so easy to acquire and so satisfactory to have as a peren nial border. Thoughtfully plan ned, it produces bloom from ear liest spring until well after the first frosts. Now Is the time to begin, if you have never had a bed of perennials.- If "you already have one, now is the- time to prepare new .plants for filling in, or for altering colors and kinds. Pre pare flat boxes about four inch es deep with tine rich loam sand aad-well Totted manure, . about one third each. Scatter the seeds in these box es, marking; the . various colors snd varieties, and set them where they hare warmth and light and keep them moist. : As soon as the plants are large enough to trans plant, place them In the border. " The permanent bed will give astonishing results la beauty and luxuriance of bloom if "care Is bestowed on its preparation. ' Much depends upon the qual ity jot the soil in the prospective WWsm f The Oregon - Statesman families at the small addition cost of one dollar pr year for each policy, VDue proof that this policy is a wise invest- l ment and provides excellent protection is the 38 claims paid to subscribers of The (Car overturned;. E. Burns killed in auto accident). Salem. (Car plunged from highway).. overturned). (Struck by car while crossing street) Brooks. (Car struck by railroad train) (Automobile collision) H (Automobile plunged into ditch).. (Car struck by truck). (Hit by car crossing street) Brooks. (Car collision) t: Application for Insurance THE OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon. ' v. Ton ar hereby authorized to enter my mbscrlptlon to The Orecon Statesman for one year from date. It It understood that Tn Oregon Statesman Is to be dellrered to my address regularly each day by your authorized carrier and I shall pay him for the same at (he regular established rateN X am not now a subscriber to The Oregon Statesman ( e) I am now a subscriber to The Oregon Statesman NAirs. . . ; . . .ir. . .... . . .. . . ... . '. . . . AGE. .......... . ADDRESS "'''' ........ ;........ CITY.. . . . . . . ......... ........ .. STATE... nrrtniTTfty . ..... I BENEFICIARY'S .... RELATIONSHIP ? . . '2 . I am enclosing a payment of $1.00 Policy fee. I am to re eelre a flS.SOO.OS Trarel Aecldeat.Insnranes Policy lBsued th. North American. Accident Insarancs Company at Chicago. Illinois. Mail SubscriplioM Most Be Paid In Advance! border. If it is clay, a dralna; of cinders should be l, provide! about three feet below the sur face.' Over this place a: layer cf dirt well mixed with manure. Finish with the top soli, which should hare been laid aside as the dirt was - removed to place the cinders. . This top dirt rniut be thoroughly mixed with leaves, moss and sand. A light loam - should also be dug up to a depth of three cr four feet. Remove all the dirt and place a layer of manure ci the bottom to a depth of six Inches. Cover with the dirt and spade It with the manure. . Into this rich nourishment aet your plants, grouping them ac cording to color and texture. Have the tallest ones at the back and gradually place smaller var ieties until you come to the bor der of lobelia, allysum or violets. Above aU things don't be con tent with only the common pern ntals. " 1 The rood old fashioned flow ers are lorely and they certainly should have a place tn your gar den. But look for the newly de velopedvmrletles, the new colors, the perfected and enlarged blooms. Also) experiment with the rarer . plants, those which none of your neighbors have yet tried. J It Is fun . to lead . a friend around the garden and point out to him the beautiful blossoms of a' plant entirely new to htm. And It is still more- fun to give him a slip from the plant, or Promise some seeds vhn they, are ma nured. 7 issues a North 108.57 67.14 21.43 25.71 51.43 35.71 . 24.28 19.64 10.00 22.86 60.00 20.00 1,000.00 44.23 25.71 135.71 80.00 55.36 150.00 10.00 11.07 18.59 2.86 SO.OO 82.86 20.00 60.00 126 58.57 50.00 27.14 11.43 187.50 55.17 88.57 23.57 49.64 ......... . j PHONE. I I I I I