U1ST OCTOBER L
IIOOUBIED f
Entire Year 1933 Already
Exceeded in Values of
Darn-lite in 1QOjl
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Marlon county's bouse modern
ization campaign, 'launched when
lumber prices' ar'f at a 4ow ebb,
is believed responsible for the phe
nomenal business reported so far
tbls month by building dealers in
this section. :
.." According to reports : received
yesterday by L. It. Schoettler,
manager ot the Lumber Promo
tion ot uregon, inc., Dusiness lor
this month' will more tban dou-
- ble the reports for October, 19X3,
In 8alexn. Likewise, business In
. Marlon county, outside Salem, has
.been reported brisk.
i Building permits for altera
: tions, improvements and new eon-
fstructlon. are keeping pace with
lhe general business trend and are
t showing a marked increase over
former months, the records show,
? Permits Issued In Salem during
the first 15 days of October, ex
. ceed in number those issued dur
ing the month of October, 1932.
Permits Issued since the first
of the year already hare surpass
ed those Issued for the entire 13
months of 1933 or the year 1932
and are expected to exceed 1931
before the close of the home mod
ernizatlon drire. This will stamp
the fall season of 1934 as one of
the' banner building1 years In the
last seTeral years.
One of the startling features of
the permit report for the month
shows that although the permit
total for. 1934 exceeds the totals
for 19 S3 and 1932. the new con
struction is but a fraction ot new
construction in the two preceding
years. The new construction this
year Is approximately 30 per cent
of the new construction in 1933
and-25 per 'cent ot the total in
1932. ,
There has been considerable
talk among home owners, of the
possibility of breaking the lum
ber eode, ScheetUer said yester
day." Our reports from Washing
ton show there is no likelihood of
this, and although we do not look
for any Immediate change in the
la other price, the next Quotation
wiU be higher.
"The home modernization cam
paign has caused a pickup la the
building .Industry of this county
already. Dealers throughout the
territory' show they are experl-
encing a pnenomenai ouBiness
spurt which is directly attributed
to the present program.'
COMMETTEE GIVES
Education of sales personnel in
all features of the home moderni
sation campaign's being sought
by members of the- governing com
mittees as a valuable means of in
forming property owners ot the
possibilities of the housing act.
Managers of local stores were
called upon Saturday by Sheldon
F. 8ackett, chairman, and mem
bers of his executive committee te
school the sales force in all angles
of the campaign so that home
owners may. receive the greatest
possible benefit from the program.
One of the first concerns of the
city to aggressively back the cam
paign is the Sears-Roebuck com
pany which has schooled the en
tire sales force In erf phase of
the program. The store person
nel attends all lectnrs sad dls
eusslons i possible. Manager
Eridgemaa reported. ,
"We are attempting to give the
home owner the best possible ser
vice in this campaign. Brldgemsn
reported. "Erea though the pros
pectire customer Is not Interested
In any of oar .merchandise we at
tempt to acquaint him with the
workings of the get, assist him in
filling out bis application for a
loan, if this is necessary and en
able him to take .the fullest ad
vantage of the program.
eried.
Many liabilities have been
turned into - valuable - assets
through modernization. - The ac
tual examples that follow are ty
pical ot hundreds of such eases.
A shrewd Michigan forester
bought a dilapidated shack with
practically no visible possibllltes.
But he remodeled ft Into a com-
fortable small home for a total
cost of. iS01.4.;and mado 3r
$99 on a resale. -'
It New Jersey, thesre was a rela
tirely new Colonial house of poor
architecture. At a cost of II,-
C 0 0, which lncladed -; t wo new
wings, a new chimney, shatters
and landscaping the grounds, the
value of the house was Increased
$13,290. The owner of this house
made 11,100. . !
Another Michigan resident tad
a small houso of Victorian vint
age, completely equipped with the
shapeless front porch and endless
rows of "rlneerbread" character-
istiee of the period. -;, The cost ot
modernizing was . only $929.91
but the increase la raise v a s
12.900.
In New Tork state there was a
proud old rambling house la
fine location. It was bought for
$5,000. remodeled into a three-
family apartment house for $7.-
600 and sold t?n days after the
completion of the remodeling for
S1S.S0O -an 18 per cent profit;
With Federal Housing adminis
tration loans op to $2,000 being
made by financial houses for pro
oertr Imnrovement. many home
owners should bo inspired by the
success of those who have already
mndr!zed. and improve - their
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Upper left Is long, non-useful hall
kitchen, below left is the rather
tures should be an red for comparison with pictures of the completely renoTlzed boose.
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Object Lesson to Possible
Home Buyers Found in
Special Project
Under the. auspices of the Bet
ter Housing program of the Fed
eral Housing administration, sev
eral eld and dilapidated houses tn
various parts ot the country hare
been attractively repaired nd
furnished by the respective local
organisations with the purpose of
presenting an object-lesson to pro
spective homo buyers as well as
to owners of old houses of the
additional home comforts and
conveniences to be obtained by
making necessary alterations.
This movement is primarily
based upon the home repar fea
tures of the Federal Housing act.
whereby a maximum loan of
12009 may bo obtained for mod-
ernitation work. A concrete ob
ject-lesson of what it is possible
to do with a neglected, uncom
fortable house has the effect of
stimulating any backward ot
thoughtless owners to undertake
the job of putting their own dom
iciles in the best possible mod
ern condition, and these exam
pies of well-repaired homes have
led. report the housing officials.
to many new applications for re
pair loans la various parts ot the
country.
Ia the national campaign for
home ownership these modernized
homes supplement the newly built
model homes which have been
sponsored by building and loan
associations, trade organizations
and scores of other local bodies
In hundred of villages and towns
in the United States for several
years. More than twenty of these
model homes, fully furnished and
representing a total cost varying
from $5000 to $10,000, have been
built and opened this season.
The study of home repairs has
brought many new possibilities
before the owners which hitherto
had barely been thought of. One
ot these is the possibility of pro
viding certain articles ot built-in
furntnre. Such furnture is con
sidered immovable under 'the
Housing Act repair lead and the
money obtained for refitting the
house may bo need for that pur
pose.
Certain built-in fitments are
practical and - may bo achieved
with a minimum of labor and ex-
pease. Any plan to completely re
volutionise the interior of the
house by discarding much of the
furnishings aow in ase and re
placing it with built-in features
aheald be considered first from
the standpoint of utility, then
from locality and ; finally from
practicality.
It Is possible to discard worn
oat desks, tables, beds, bookcas
es, ironing boards and other un
inspiring articles of furniture and
replace them 'with- furnishings
that become defnitely a part of
the home.
Many old-time country homes
hare attics of more or less ample
size usually put to little use beyond
that of storing unnecessary arti
cles, in the present home-renov
ating movement many owners are
discovering new possibilities for
the neglected attic It may be
finished to provide additional bed
rooms or for some kind ot room
to please the fancy ot a member
of : the household or to meet
special need. It may be utilized
as a sewing- room or a stadia or
perhaps as a den for the husband
or a children! playroom. f ;
; Large, - old-fashioned V kitchens
offer, many possibilities tor mod
ernizatlon. It lees space is desir
able, a big kitchen can be divided
off to provide dining- alcove;
household office " with . flannlng
desk and telephone - extension,
pantry or storeroom.
: Many kitchens have a bare, an-
buildings for the comfort of their
families and to their own profit,
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Bankers Take
In Modernization Program
Arguing That it Pays Well
It is Quite the vogue to hare
your house modernized and dress
ed up, prominent bankers from
typical American cities declared in
articles written by them and sub
mitted to the Federal Housing ad
ministration for distribution to
financial institutions throughout
the eontry.
The bankers who are meeting
with success and profit in extend-!
Ing the loans authorised under a
federal guarantee urge their as
sociates to take advantage ot this
opportunity to put stagnant mon
ey into circulation tor the mutual
benefit of all and rebound from
the depression.
W. H. Ownby, president of the
National Bank ot Mattoon, 111.,
says:
"It is getting stylish to havs
your houso fixed up; just as it
was stylish two years ago to wear
shabby clothes and talk about
your troubles. And if you dont
think this is having an effect lo
cally, ask the lumber yards and
the paint dealers and the con
tractors. "Applications are coming tn at
the rate of several daily. Loans
are being granted at the rate of
four acceptances to one rejection.
Tet the stsndards of credit &ave
in 'no sense been lowered from
those maintained by the bank tor
open leans.
used wall apace that could be at
tractively transformed into re
cessed shelves, painted in contrast
ing colors conforming to tne
kitchen scheme, and used for eook
books, recipe files and other items
of kitchen business.
Aaamonai cioset space is ones
readily prorlded. Practically or
ery home has some waste space
mat coma do convercea uto cios
ets. The space under a stairway
Is a possibility and odd nooks in
the rooms many be easily convert
ed into extra closet apace.
The metal parts of the home are
among the more important fea
tures that require attention after
years of neglect because of in
ability of property owners to car
ry on ordinary maintenance work.
The metal portions of the heat
ing plant, after years ot use, may
bo found rusted at the point of
contact with the floor, a situation
that demands immediate attention
if the home-owner is te gain fall
value from a warm-air heating
plant.
; One of the most interesting and.
often, most difficult phases in
homo, modernization is the build
ing of a fireplace. A tew point
ers os some ot the more difficult
steps, are given by one fireplace
builder Jn the following state
ments:
"When a chimney contains
more than one flue, each should
bo entirely separated.
"A fireplace tluo should net be
smaller than 10 per eent of the
size of the front opening ot the
fireplace
; "Probably the most important
part ot the flue Is its throat. It
should have a flat slanting sur
face and should not do siantea
back by making steps.
MA tall fine should decrease In
size as It gwea up at between one
per cent and two per cent to con
form to the redaction in the space
occupied by the smoke it cools.
-. "An Inside flue Is best because
it keeps warmer and draws bet
ter when the tire Is firsts built
and because the house gets the
benefit ot the best from the flue.
"A proper sized flue needs no
cleaning . . the 'draught
keeps it clean.'
FIREPLACE RULES
FOUI IMPdRTATlT
Plto by KeaneU-Ellii.
Active Part
"We consider the modernize
tion loans a godsend as a means
of employing money profitably.
We look for a greatly increased
demand for loans in the late win
ter and spring when homo own
en' thoughts lust naturally turn
to brightening up. extending and
otherwise bettering their hous
ing."
G. Franklin Lens, executive
vice president of the Citizens Ma
rine Jefferson bank, Newport
News. Va.. says:
"The restoration and repair
work lust has te be done.
consider this the biggest and most
important legislation ot the ad
ministration. It is a real oppor
tunity for the bankers. It be
hooves every bank to decide cnat
It Is worth while to get into this
branch of business.
"Call it hope, or unselfishness
or what you will, this bank be
lieves that when the project gets
rolling Us effect will be tremend
ous. in. Virginia alone szo.veo,-
000 has been spoken of as the
goal.
J. P. McRae, vice president,
Merchants National bank. Mobile,
Ala., said that his bank had ap
proved of the project so heart
ily that they were prepared to
make loans the minute the plan
became operative. He ssys that
the bank is making l large lum
ber of loans and finds it "a sst-
Isfactorr and pleasant business
It Is relieving unemployment and
making its benefits felt through
out the country."
A similar brisht pcturo Is
painted by Herman Jones, vice
president of the First Nations
bank. Atlanta. Ga. He says:
"The modernization work gets
men to work in a harry, past men
ey into active local circulation and
inevitably betters the entire eco
nomic set-up. The thing is cum
ulative and when- a longer time
has elapsed there will unqnestlon
ably be a substantial climb of lo
cal employment figures."
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Clapboards, Cod Fishermen
Found, Kept Out Chill
Winter Sea Winds -
To the Tankee .ingenuity of
the early American, craftsman.
the home lover of. today owes
the fact that he is able to build
a comfortable,, attractive, wooden
house at a moderate cost. The
story ot the evolution of the
modern sided house is a unique
one in building.
It was not long after the first
settlement on the Atlantic coast
that the colonists began to strive
for better homes than the first
crude shelters they had built Be
ing of English birth and training,
It was not strange that they fol
lowed the traditional English cus
tom of using heavy posts, girders,
sills, plates, and bracing members
and filling the spaces between the
masonry, brick and mortar ot elay
and straw.
After freezing for a winter or
so in these houses, the colonists
called a consultation to see what
might be done to keep the biting
north Atlantic winds from racing
through the cracks where the elay
and mortar had pulled away from
the timbers. Among those present
were several ship carpenters who
offered a solution.
Planks Defy Cold
Cover the outside with planks.
overlapping at the joints, as In the'
clinker-built boats in which the
fUhermen went after cod! These!
planks ot native wood made a
durable and tight covering for a
boat, why would theynot servo
the same purpose on a house?
The boards were accordingly
split in wedge-shaped pieces from
4 to I foot log sections. The' thick
edge came from the outside of the
tree and the thin edge from near
er the heart. They were made
from 4 to inches in width. These
boards were then secured to the
timber framework of the house
by hand-wrought iron nails, the
thick edge of each board lapping
over the one below it. From
this came the name, clapboards.
Occasionally only a gable end or
side nearest the sea was covered
but usually the entire house was
given a durable wooden coat of
these boards.
Building 800 Years Ago
This style of construction prov
ed so serviceable that Deputy-Govern
Symonds wrote to John Win
throp the younger la 1831, giving
the following Instructions tor the
building of a house:
"I desire to have the spam
reach down pretty well at the
eaves to preserve the walls the'
better from the weather. I would
have it sellered all over and soe
the frame of the house accordealy
from tho bottom I think it best
to have the walls to be all clap-
boarded beside the day walls."
Other "builders besides the gor-
ern or of the colony found clap
boards filled their needs fa house
construction and the style became
generally adopted. On the older
houses the clapboards were laid
over the English alt-timber struc
ture but gradually the latter was
eliminated and the covering
boards nailed to the sheathing, as
is tho case today.
Not only did this wooden cor
ering make a warmer house but
It was soon developed into most
attractive forms. Tho next gen
eration took the Georgian style ot
architecture which the English
had worked out In stone and re
produced it in wood.
They found that narrow clap
boards, painted white, gave a
beautiful texture and finish to
the wall of a house and harmon
ized well with tho characteristic
elassie cornices, mouldings, and
columns.
Clapboard Typcally American
The clapboard thns seems to be
a true American Invention, typify
ing the skill and alertness ot Am
erica's founders. Oceaslolly an
on old English farmhouses boards
are found on a gable end, lapped
over one another in the same way,
bat in no other country are there
rows and rows of houses, covered
with lapping boards as are found
in America.
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flects tho character of the occupant. The above fa a otrucins
example.
Colonial Design, Services
Of Competent
Renovizing, Work Wonders
Transformation ot a nonde
script house Into a home of real
architectural beauty is not as dif
ficult as it sounds. Many home
owners are discovering that the
selection of an authentic Colonial
design, eoupled with the services
of a skilled architect, will work
wonders on old dwellings long
considered ugly and out-of-date.
Often only a tew changes tn the
roof lines, elimination of super
fluous gingerbread and porches.
snd particularly tho application of
tho new type wide siding on the
exterior may be all that is needed
to effect the transformation.
Once remodeled into a Dutch
Colonial, New England Colonial,
Cape Cod cottage, or any of the
other Colonial types, tho houso is
at once stamped as a home of true
and lasting beauty, always in
good tastes and always saleable.
The homes built by New England
colonists two hundred years and
more ago are still accepted by
modern day architects as exam
ples of lasting good architecture.
Here on the west coast it is
especially simple to obtain tueh
result for from tho locally
grown and manufactured western
red cedar comes the widest, thick
est, most perfect siding possible
to obtain in America today, an
especially appropriate exterior
finish for the hoase whose design
is derived from the colonial peri
od. This eedar siding, known as
"clear bungalow" Is inch thick
and 13 inches wide. It Is eat
from old growth cedar and is 100
per cent clear and 190 per cent
vertical grain. It will probably
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last longer, say the wood experts
of the west coast, than the oidj
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It is manufactured uniformly
and perfectly by modern machin
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settlers were forced to split their
clapboards from log sections with
frow and mallet and ' then edge
and smooth them with an adze.
From that time until now wood
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The western red cedar of this
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this quality by none. This wood
is from IS to 85 per cent more
durable than the native woods
from which tho New E a glanders
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Automatic Devices Dispose
of Difficulty; Modern
. Furnaces Better
One bears so much pro and con .
opinion, and of course a lot of
bias concerning agencies for heat
ing a- some, that it's no wonder
the layman Is mixed - tip as to
which to credit or discredit.
But it is a truth that the most.
vital element In the comfort of a
home is its heating- and ventila
tion. No family or individual can
function properly, if the home, is
Insufficiently or irregularly heat
ed. The perennial problem has been
greatly minimised in recent years .
if not banished from thought, by
the invention ot automatic home
heating devices, carefully install
ed and moderately priced.
Automatically controlled o 1 1
burning furnaces have gained
popularity, especially in the past
decade, as more and more intelli
gent home owners, realize the ad- .
vantages they afford for keeping '
one's health through efficiently
controlled heating without the
slightest labor.
Automatic Heat
One may well ask, what family
can afford not to have automatic
heat, since it so vitally concerns
health, comfort and convenience
ot every member of the family.
That an automatlrally heated
homo is a more attractive one to
live In none will gainsay, nor will
one find any community, large or
small, where automatic beating of
some kind Is not In use.
Facilities and equipment for
such heating Is tho concern ot
some of the greatest orgaazations
(their names are household
words) which have exerted all
the ability and energy possible to
make home heating, completely
automatic, sate, comfortable and
inexpensive.
Are of Many Types
Many types of oil furnaces are
available. They are highly eco
nomic and efficient, providing
they hare been correctly installed.
That Is the Important thing tn
automatic heating. Proper in
stallation moans service, savings
and efficiency. In this connection
a home owner can depend on find
ing a local dealer possessed of a
spread ot knowledge about oil
furnaces and their correct set
up. Ten years ago it was difficult
to rely completely on tho knowl
edge and experience of the man
installing an oil furnace. But to
day. It Is tho simplest matter to
obtain competent and thoroughly
reliable installations.
There are two kinds of auto
matic heating agencies. One type
is applicable to the conversion of.
a steam or not water boiler., and
commonly known as the asb pot
burner, because It is fntrodaeed
where the grate is found. The
other, and naturally more effici
ent typo. Is the oil burner boater
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