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WOOD SHINGLES, board and
ranch house.
3 Bedrooms
Away From
House Traffic
By JOHN O.B. WALLACE
What coiuUtutei an ideal family
house? For on aniwer, study the
design of this unusual, front-to-back
split level ranch home with
readily adaptable facilities for
grandparents.
It has eight rooms, including
three bedrooms, arranged on three
different levels in such a way that
the activities of a busy family pre
sent no home traffic problems.
The center ball provides excel
lent "circulation," yet does not
create a corridor effect which
often spoils tbt first impression
of a house.
Farsnal Room
It has a formal living room, set
against a backdrop of an overhead
balcony and an off-center fireplace
faced with roman brick, plus an
informal living room or playroom
which opens through sliding glass
panel doors onto a rear terrace.
The balcony, on the aame upper
level as the bedrooms, is no thor
oughfare for getting from a bed
room to a bath-room because .the
master bedroom has the effect of
a auite with a private bath-room
and en the other side the other
two bedrooms have a separate
bath and closeti a part of their
area.'-
Privacy far Parents
.Thus, a problem which exists in
many split level ranch houses has
been overcome in this plan by
Architect Alfred H. Ryder and the I
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AP Ncwafeainras
QaetUoa What makes our aza
leas and camellias bloom, now? Is
there any way to stop them? It
Is too rainy to fully enjoy them,
and if they bloom now they will
not be good when one can get out
and enjoy them. F. 0.
'.JUawer The mild 'winter has
brought on the unseasonal bloom
of flowers this year. There is
nothing that will stop them, once
they start to open. Should we get
cold weather this will hold them
back for a while, providing they
have not shed their winter bud
sheaths. Bloom buds set in full
but generally stay firmly closed
until proper spring blooming time.
QaetUoa Our shrimp plant has
become awfully leggy and doesn't
seem to look well any more. What
can one do to bring it back into
bloom, or is It like the poinsettia
no good now until next Christmas?
Is - there some other name (or
Shrimp plant? I don't like this
one, but I am very fond of the
Inserting Dowels
Wooden dowels are sometimes
difficult to insert because of
trapped liquid glue or air which
gets csught in s pocket at the
bottom of the hole. To avoid this,
sand or file a flat spot along one
side of the dowel before tapping
it into position. This will permit
air and excess glue to escape free
ly at the top. Cutting the dowel
a fraction of an Inch shorter than
the depth of the bole will also
help.
Sanding Tips
When using a sanding disk In an
electric drill always hold the tool
: so that the disk Is at about a 30
degree angle to the surface. Press
it Just hard enough so that a little
less than halt the disk touches
Ibe surface .at sM time.
Grandparents Welcomed
ome,
aid
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battea and brick veneer contrast
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not shown, includes aa Informal living room or playroom,
room.
separation of bedrooms on oppo
site sides of the bouse gives the
parents the utmost in privacy.
Ryder, who studied at New
York's Pratt Institute has this to
say about his plan:
"The living room can have a
spread of ever 21 feet from one
end to the other, and yet the guest
or family member coming in the
front door does not need to cross
the living room to gs to any other
room on the first, second or even
third level -
t-vfbe vista from4bo front of thefvtth a4rop-ot 4ho. backvt -
living room takes ia the balcony
at the back, for a distance that is
almost II (set Ia addition, H is
unnecessary to cross any other
room because the dining room, the
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STUDY PLAN
YOU CAN GET a study plsn for The House of
The Week by filling in the coupon and aending
it with 35 cents to this newspaper.
This study plan shows each floor together with
each of the four elevations, front rear and sides
of the house. It is scaled at -tnch per foot
It includes a guide on "How to Get Your Bouse
Built" ' ,
You can take this study plan to your bank or
other mortgage lender and to your builder and
get rough estimates oa cost
With this Information you will know whether
you want to proceed with conatruciioa by order
ing working blueprints direct from the architect
and asking tor bids. -
Answer s to Garden Questions
plant Itself. W. T.
Answer We don't think you'd
like the 'other name any better:
Veloperone guttata. This ia a per
ennial, which grows-to about II
inches tall. To prevent Ita leggy
ness pinch out tips of new shoots.
Or if you wish, start new plants
from cuttings each year. The
plant, needs regular waterings, an
all-purpose - soil mixture, good
drainage and plenty of sunlight to
make k continue to bloom and
grow welL ,
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Question Three of us teachers
are planning a trip into Arizona
sometime in late spring or early
New Type Walls For Family Room
Wsnt to be different? Do you
want an idea for walls in your
family room that will be the envy
of your friends? Then have a look
at the white speck Douglas fir
paneling- A freak ot nature made
tiny white specks In some old
growth fir . trees when a fungus
infested a few trees.
You can put stain or paint on
the boards and rub this off quickly
to give the desired color or tint
But the secret is in the final finish
when- you put color in the tiny
pockets. You can have gold, sil
ver, black, white or any color.
Just brush your color pigments
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picaslagljr tha exterior ef
the house are shown la this floor plan. The terrace level.
kitchen, the down stairway and
the up stairway can all be reached
from the front passage directly.
Pepolar Aaaerleaa Fealare
"The house as a whole has a
ranch look and wilr fit into almost
any neighborhood. But the sepa
ration Into levels Is a popular fea
ture all aver the country that
makes nVhavr even a wider ap
peal. Also, this home can be built
oa a level lot and at is equally
excellent tor a hillside property
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On the lower level at the rear.
the bouse has the playroom or
informal living room, XI feet by
17 feet S niches, a bobby room
and a laundry room.
The Oregon Statesman
Salem, Oregon .
Building Editor: , ' .
Enclosed Is 19 cents. Please, send me a copy
of the study plan for The Bouse, of the Week.'
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summer. Parents of two of us are
planning to go down in earlier
spring. Caa you give Us Just a
little idea of when it is beat to go
and now best to see the Indiana?
Could you tell us anything about
what hotels or motor courts to stay
at? How to get reservations?
D.EJI-
Aaswer See separate article on
this ease. Travel a cents caa let
reservations at the hotels, and at
some motor courts. Drop me a
self -addressed envelope and I'll
send you a list for that area.
Qaestlea How can one hasten
composting? Someone said to putUggct wajting now until Uter in
onto the board, filling all tiny
pockets, then wipe off. The color
will remain in the pockets but will
come right off the panel boards.
The result is sa amazing antiqutsh
wall.
To Repair Hammer Head
To tighten a hammer handle ae
curely in the socket rub the top
end of the wooden handle where it
comes through the head with a
mixture of glycerin and water.
Thia win swell the wood, and keep
it swollen, so that (he . head is
held on tightly Indefinitely,
LilIU t. Madien
this elfhtreoa ipUt level
a hobby room and a laundry
needed, the laundry room with ta
two exposures could easily be
adapted to a comfortable bedroom
and the lower level lavatory could
be converted into a full bathroom.
Adding this third; lower-level
bathroom, ' the architect says.
would be particularly practical
for an older member of the fam
ily, giving complete privacy, es
pecially aioce too play room is
adjacent ana might, double as a
senior living room' w- - - -.
In this butanes, the hobby room
could accommodate the laundry
witn ease, unking it with the
plumbing above lor the master
bathroom. This would be eco
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on ammonia. Someone else ad
vised hot water. We have a .small
compost heap started last year and
art very eager to make it com
post B.M.
Aaawer There are activating
materials for this purpose sold on
the, market under various trade
names. Any garden store should
tan won. , a
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. Qaestlea When should we mulch
our rose bods?' We didn't mulch
last fall and would like to have
the mulch on for spring. O. F.
Aaawer Actually a mulch can
be put on moat any time, but I
the spring, after the rose bed has
been worked down and the bushes
pruned. Then put on a good mulch,
and after this add to it a little
each spring and each fall. You
Today's BIGGEST BUY in BUILDING BOARD
fosy re Work
feiy fo Polnf
Calendar
Of Events
Feb. S alem Garden Club, Wo
man's Clubhouse, Cottage Street.
Feb. 44 -Floral and Nursery
men's Short Course, OSC.
Feb. t-Mareh t Azalea and
Camellia Show. Park District,
Chicago. Ill, '
Feb. tl-a North Willamette
Valley Horticultural Society meet
ing, Gresham Grange Hall.
March 1-7 Annual Garden Synv
posium, 1st session, at Colonial
Williamsburg, Va.
March U-14 Annual Garden
Symposium, 2nd session at Colon
ial Williamsburg, Va.
March M-a-Spring Home and
Garden Festival, New Orleans, La,
March tt-JS-Washington, D. C.
annual Cherry Blossom Festival.
April 11 ML Angel annual Prim
rose show, Mt. Angel Legion Hall
April lVMay 14 Tulip Tim ia
Holland.
April zn Multnomah County
Spring Show, Gresham.
Jm 17 Satan Rs Show.
0 Jane 74 Vancouver, Wash..
Rose Show.
Jaae 74-Corvallia Rose Show.
Jaae IMS-Portland Rose Fes
tival. Juae zl-8 Olympia, Wash.,
Rose Show.
July J-J-St. Paul Rodeo.
Aag. zs-Scpi. Oregon State
Flower Show and Fair, Salem.
Carpet Tags
Bring About
Confusion
Here is a story Dorris Conner
of the American Institute of Dec
orators tells:
njriguing names given to col
ors awev lurnismngs lasctnate
many people. But sometimes they
result in confusion.
a will if dick. uanicuuriv I
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attractive broadloora carpeting
appeared on the market. To me
H was just a number although
I referred to it as dust color,
Later I found it in three homes
where I had been called for con -
SUIiailOnS.
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from Sweden. Everything for herl
uuc ui wun uicuu un cvuic
home had to be Swedish too. or
she wasn't interested. On her floor
was the same 'dust' rug I had
never succeeded in selling.
" 'I hunted a long time before I
found that rug,' she said proudly.
Wben I told a aalesman he
needn't a how me anything not'tral part of the state, to its more
Swedish, he brought this out. It
iWj.,
Shortly after this, another
client asked me to come to her
home, formally furnished with
cignteentn Century mahogany.
And there on the floor was my
'dust' rug again.
" 'It's an antique cafe-au-lait"
she told me.
"The third borne where I
found the rug waa informally
furnished in modern. This lady,
too. ut me eyeing the rug. "Isn't
It lovelyr she gleamed. 'If s a
modern beige shag-tuft'
"Perhaps decorators are remiss
If they do not conjure up appeal
ing names. On the other hand,
wouldn't It be simpler to stick to
names all can understand? It
would certainly help in answer
ing readers who write for ad
vice." I
And The .Statesman editor of
this page heartily agrees with the
last statement especially.
Garden Club
Plans Spring
Shows, Events
Mrs. Lue A. Lucas was installed
as president of the Salem Camel
lia and Rhododendron Society at
a recent meeting, other new ot
fleers are Mrs. E. L. Merrell,
vice president; Mrs. E. L. Powell,
secretary; Mrs. Carl Miller, treas
urer, and Walter Barkus director.
George Candeaux was installing
oiucer.
Mrs. Lucas announced the com
mittee chairmen to serve during
tne year: rrogram, E. c. Mcel
roy; refreshments, Mrs. A.
Touchie; receptionist, Mrs. R. C.
Blaxall; membership, Charles
Baker; illnesses, Mrs. Rex Peffer;
publicity, - E. C. McElroy; show.
Harold DeVries.
L. N. Simon was appointed dele-
Jlate to the Salem Garden Council
and Mrs. Harold devries a repre
sentative for the Spring Garden
Show.
The executive board will meet
Feb. 7 at the borne of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Miller at 7:30 p.m., and
the next meeting of the club will
be a no-host dinner Feb. 25 at
the YMCA.
can use compost well-rotted ma-(be
nures, or shredded tree bark now
available in some spots.
The professional builder is quick to spot better
quality and greater economy in the building ma-
terial he buys. Hundreds have selected Chapwood
for sheathing, underpayment, wall board, cabinet
work and other uses. They find it works well and
paints well. They like its strength and lightness
and the durable, water-resistant qualities of ita
fibre clad surfaces . . . and above all its sensational
5 low price.
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This is the time of the year
days and climbing comes Into his own. Weekend And both
areas filled with this particular brand of folk. These snow
from the side of Mt. Hood.
Time for Arizona Visit
Depends Upon Interests
The tail-end of winter in the Wil
lamette Valley frequently sends a
lot ot loll vacationing into tne
' southland. All too often there s
'only one destination: Palm Springs,
j Calif . While this is lovely, there
! are other places, too.
l A variation Into the scenic Indian
raiintn of Arirnna hmiM h r.
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come U)ti, uter ja the iprin.
and before it is too warm there
are added attractions in this south
land.
In Arizona, summer heat does
shift the focus of tourist interest
from the desert areas in the ceo-
temperate uplands. These form a
semi-circle around Phoenix, start-
ine at Prescott on the north, the
j Globe copper area to the east, and
the Tucson district to the south.
D4 Ranch Capital
In Wickenburg, the dude ranch
capital of the world, visiting is nice
n early spring. During the warmer
summer months, the principal re
sorts in this area close down, but
around Tucson, the dude ranches
are year-round operations.
With altitudes up to 12,000 feet,
much of northern Arizona ia closed
down ia dead winter, opening up
for spring and summer. Northern
Arizona has a Main Street running
right across it from east to west
in U. S. M, a main transcontinen
tal highway. Dotted along it are
Winslow, Flagstaff and Williams,
all with good assortments of motels
and other tourist, facilities, open
all year.
Don't go to Phoenix, however,
without going to Scottsburg. just 12
miles north and one of the most
delightful (and expensive if you
plan to stay) spots you can think
of.
Plas Graad Caayea
Of course, Arizona's piece de
resistance is Grand Canyon, best
visited in late spring, summer or
early fall. 'The main approach to
the Canyon's south rim is through
Williams, 60 miles to the south
or from Oregon via Boulder City.
On the rim at Canyon Village, is
a complete array of tourist facili
ties including El Tovar Hotel, the
adjacent Bright Angel Lodge, a
cabin camp and trailer areas. 'all
operated by the Fred Harvey com
pany, the south rim concessionaire
of Grand Canyon National Park
The Grand Canyon Inn and its
surrounding 20 acreage, the only
privately owned tract in the huge
park, was bought by a New York
concern about a year ago, the
Golden Crown Mining Corporation,
which is working at uranium oper
ations on the canyon rim. But
the hotel will continue to operate
as usual.
The Harvey company also runs
the Phantom ranch at the bottom
of the mile-deep canyon. There
are both one-day and overnight
trips to the canyon bottom by
mule-back, on routes ranging from
12 to 19 miles round trip
The north rim of the canyon can
reached by a circuitous 200-mile
route northward from Flagstaff,
but can be best reached on the
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Salem, Ore., Sun., Feb 2, '58
Snow Lovers Explore Mt Hood
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when now eorera the mountains and the lover of the cold
north via Kanab. Utah. Grand
Canyon Lodge on the north rim is
operated by the Union Pacific Rail
road in conjunction with its con
cessions at Zion and Bryce Canyon.
Iadiaa Festivals
While Indians are found offering-
i their rugs, jewelry, baskets and
pottery at the various resorts the
tourist sees them best by visiting
the 'reservations or attending their
festivals. The reservations of New
Mexico's II pueblo tribes are not
far off main highways up and
down the state.
Most of the reservation of the
Navajoa, the cation's largest In
dian tribe, is In Arizona. It covert
25.000 square miles, so even the
Navajo population of more than
75,000 is largely lost in its fastness.
If one is planning a summer va
cation, and can pick his own time,
and ia interested in Indians. Just
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- hikers are enjoying a view
recall that the annual Indian pow
wow at Flagstaff, Ariz, usually
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snake (lances on the Ilopi reserva
tion, aa enclave In the midst of the
Navajo preserve in Arizona, comes
in August.
The exact date of the snake
dance is not set until medicine mea
make their calculations from the
moon a fortnight befort. Usually it
comes in the last two weeks ia
August
White Sands ia near Alamocorde
and Trinity, thedesert site where
tne first Atomic bomb in history
was detonated in 1945.
And remember that half the fun
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much of the enjoyment of too trip
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to the desired height, holding them,
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them horttontally. holding or
clamping them in the same posi
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caa than be easily measured.
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