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THE EEGISTEK-QUARD, EUGENE, OREGON
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BETTER HOUSING
IS
The natural urge of young people
for modern homes, where beauty anil
charm predominate, la showing Itself
In the Improvements and alterations
bolnir made with JJedcral Admini
stration Insured loans obtnincd from
tho New York State League of Bav
in and Loan Associations,
President Fred W. Herendeen In
a message to James A. Moffett, le
dornl Hoiisinj! Administrator, mui.vs
that reports from all parts of New
York state stress the fact that ado
lescent America Is supplying tho in
centive in the modernization cam
paign. "Examination of the thousand odd
modernization loan applications made
to members. of tho New lork mute
League shows that more than 80 per
pent came from families in which there
were children In their lnte teens or
early twenties," soid Mr. Herendeen.
"The stories told by many of our
association secretaries and 'managers
are substantially as follows:
"These boys and girls want the old
place fixed up. '.1'hey want nil traces
of anything out vt date about the
house obliterated. They want the
house painted and tho surroundings
groomed, the bathroom done over,
modern light fixtures throughout, new
sliding doors put on the garage, and
most frequent of nil, they want the
basement remodeled so that n large,
modernistic party-room will be at
their disposal."
"The Federal modernization drive
Is undoubtedly giving Impetus to this
natural urge of youth to mako home
a more attractive place at the period
of their lives when they begin to
take their social activities more ser
iously. Their Idea, apparently, Is thnt
they want a place where they can
bring their friends and feel thnt no
upologies nre necessary.
"It Is Interesting to note thnt they
do not seem to tie so much Interested
In modernizing the kitchen of the
home, but we find that when they
have sold mother and dad on the other
phases of modernization, mother ge
nerally thinks thnt while the work
Is being done, why not hnve tho kitch
en done at tho same time, and father
decides that now would he Just as good
a time as any to put in a brand new
heating unit."
SAFETY HEAT CONTROLS
It la estimated that fully 05 per
cent of domestic hot-water supply
systoma lack safety control devices.
In the city of Washington alone, last
year, there .were 30 boiler explosions
caused by uncontrolled temperature
In hot-water tanks.
The cost of a Iteseatlng tempera
ture control valve Is small and will
Increase the safety of the system.
BUILD UTILITY FENCES
Property owners who wish to build
decorative or utility fences need not
wait for delivery of seasoned wood
posts. Records of the durability of
fence posts show that there Is prac
tically no difference in the length of
life of seasoned and unseasoned posts.
It la easier to dig post holes now,
while the ground hi soft, than to do
It after the ground freezes.
LOFT BECOMES CLASSROOMS!
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Unused loft space In a 8t. Paul, Minn., building was converted Into
classroom space and used by the University of Minnesota for Its Ex-.
tenBlon Courses. The above photo shows the area before Improve
ments were made. Below la pictured a portion of the apace after
modernization.
Proper Lighting Fixtures Important
To "Eye Health99 in Everyday Life;
Measurement of Light Power Explained
By J. FORD NOUTHRUP
(Elect rirnl engineer, Kiene
Water Board)
How much liuhfc did the Indian
hnve? How much light do you have
for embroiderhiB or reading your fn-f
vorite magazine? How much light do
you have in the Mtrhoen or on the
floor whore the children play with
their toys or rend tho "funnies'?
The Indian had 1000 foot-cnmllcn
In the' shade of a tree on a bright
day and on days with an overcast
sky (sun not visible) ho had a soft
ened light of nt least 200 foot-candles.
If you could measure your home
lighting with the new sightmeter
you "would find that your lighting Is
than one-twentieth of whnt ho
Indian used.
Foot-Candle Defined
The foot-candle Is defined as the
amount of light which falls on a
surfnee one foot away from a "stan
dard" candle. The standard candle
has a !wut the same light output as
the ordinary paraffin candle. Less
than 10 foot-candles are Inndequnte
for critical seeing; 10 to 20 foot-can
dles ar needed for rending normal
print; 20 to BO foot-condlea are j
needed fpr fine print or sewing. 50-foot-candlcs
Ik about the amount of
light on ft table next to n north win
dow nt midday. Have you had the
light in your homo mensured? Vou
may find that you are forcing your
self or your young children with im
mature eyes to do close work under
less than 3 foot-cnudles!
Sight Important
About 87 per cent of our learning
comes through the, srnr.e of sin lit, the
other 13 per cent being through hear
ing, touch, smell ami taste, so it is
no exaggeration to sny we must con
sider tho use of the eye to be the
mnht Interest in civilization today for
the advancement of learning or bet
tering the condition of living.
Let us consider ways of using light
more efficiently nnd with less eye
strain, for it has been reported that
10 per cent of off persons 30 years
of age have defective eyes.
Outdoors with nn overenst sky we
see objects most clearly nnd have
the greatent eye comfort. The reason
is that the whole sky is a source of
light, with very low intensity of light
rt'oming from any one point. This is
; what we call low brightness. The
pupil or tne eye is tnus enaDiea to
'open widely and admit reflected light
from object to enter the eye and re
cord the image or picture of the ob
jects of which notice is being taken.
If indoors the ceiling and walls are
illuminated with a lighting fixture
Into which the lamps are not visible
and the fixture itself 1b opaque, the
lighting effect Is very similar to that
found outdoors with an overcast sky.
1 1 ml own are exceedingly soft nnd eye
comfort assured. Reflections from
shiny book and magazine pnper arc
i so softened that they are neither an
noying nor do th-iy appreciably inter
fere with vision.
Reflection Annoying
This reflection from glazed paper
is one of the most annoying and
harmful conditions found in home
lighting. There is n continunl battle
going. on by the eye muscles to keep
out the reflected light by closing the
pupil nnd nt the same time opening
to get the picture of the printed page.
Tho position of the render should be
moved so thnt there is no reflection,
or "reflected glare" as it is commonly
called. If the Hjjht source can be
seen In a mirror placed on the pnper
there is "reflected" glare. This is
npt to be the case with table, or stu
dent lamps. A floor lamp 'which can
be placed beside or slightly behind
the student is preferable to the table
lamp. Jn a study lamp never use n
clear lamp; nlways use nn inside front
lump which increases the size of light
source with no loss of efficiency.
Better lighting does not nlwnys
mean greater cost. The proper selec
tion of Jnmps will give more light at
les cost. The lnrger lamps nre much
moro efficient. Select a fixture that
will use one large lamp rather than
several small ones. For instance,
one lHO watt lamp will give a little
more light thnn five 40 wntt lamps
combined nnd nt three-quarters ot
the cost for current.
Test Is Made
The writer tested an nmber colored
lamp recently and found it gave just
half as 'much light as an inside
frost lamp. Ho use these colored
lamps for the purpose intended,
strictly for decoration. Don't use
them to gpe by or. let the children
play under them. The blue (daylight),
lamp is used where a whiter light is
wanted. It gives only three fifths as
much light as the inside frost lamp.
The lending manufacturers of lamps !
have carefully balanced the efficiency!
of lamps, the length of life, the cost:
of current nnd the cost of manufac
ture. The use of the best lamps put
out by the most reputable and reliable
manufacturers will give the most light
nt the least cost.
Direct Glare Bad
It Is well known that driving to
ward a setting sun is very annoying
and objects in the direction of the
sun are difficult to discern because
of the "direct" glare of the sun. Si
milarly lights In the home for gen
eral illumination should he placed
near the ceiling to get the in out of
the line of vision.
The proper selection of colors for
painting or tinting wnlls and ceiling
wilt give more economical lighting.
White nnd the various light shndes of
yellow such as cream and Ivory are
tho best reflectors. All others are
much poorer. Light blue, light green.
pinkr nnd light gray, even though they i
appear to be as brijrht as orenm, will
decrease the room illumination to a
considerable extent.
In selecting a floor lamp for read
me and sewing be sure the inside
of the shade is painted white. This
gives more light where tne light is
needed. There should nlso be Borne
general illumination of the room when
floor lamps are in use. it not, mere
is too much strain on the eyes in
changing from the brightly lighted
paper to the darkened room and back
again to the paper. It Is particularly
necessary to hnve good general illum
ionntion for young children nt piny.
This general illumination may be
obtained by a ceiling fixture ot tne
right kind, or by a floor lamp which
throws all or part of Its light toward
the ceiling. The illuminating engin
eering society has certified a new
type of floor lamp as being designed
for correct lighting. You should
lenrn about it from any electric deal
er. In designing or remodeling your
homo give the lighting problem your
best thought for convenience, safety
and eye comfort.
ADDING BATHROOM
A great deal of pleasure' has been
added to many people's everyday rou
tine by having both a Bhowcr and
bathtub in their homes. After golf,
bowling, or an afternoon In the gar
den, nothing is moro delightful than
to step under a gling shower. In
the morning, when there isn't time
to drnw a hath, then a; nin a shower
comes in handy. At a very low cost
it Is possible to partition off a cor-t
ner of the bathroom, apply tile or
composition wainscoting to the walls
and install n sprinkler. Or perhaps
there is some waste closet space
which con readily be converted.
APPLY BRICK SIDING
Many houses dating from the
"nightmare" nineties, with jutting
gnbles and overstuffed bay windows,
have been .change.1 into modern resi
dences by applying brick siding, right
over the old walls. Such siding com
pletely transforms a house, and nt
the same time the double thickness
of old nnd new sidin.vs means added
protection ngninst winter cold and
summer heat.
PAINT THE OUTLETS
Convenience outlets placed 24
inches above the floor and painted
to match the wall are more conveni
ent and attractive thnn unpointed
outlets locnted nenr the floor.
IN LARGE HOUSES
Br MODERN!
There are thousands of large, sol
idly built, but rundown nnd outmoded
homes which, converted into attrac
tive two-family houses, can quickly
be turned from liabilities into assets
under the modernization credit plan
of the federal Housing Administra
tion. The up-keep of these buildings
would be prohibitive to one fnmily
nnd as they stand they are virtually
useless. In effect, with taxes ac
cumulating nnd the properties de
preciating in value through wont of
repairs, many are slipping gradual
ly into the hands of mortagees.
In some Instances boarding house
keepers hnve taken them over- but
the income derived has been small
and precarious. Others have been
turned into schools, small sanitari
ums, ets. Since they had been built
for the convenience of a single family
they usually were found unsatisfac
tory when put to this semi-public use.
Almost without exception the inte
riors were laid out in lavish style
with lurge hall, wide stairway and
spacious, high ceumged rooms. At
the rear of the house is usually to be
found smaller rooms originally built
for the use of servants.
Except for the wide' and usually
winding stairways these houses pre
sent no serious problems to the archi
tect in charge of the job of remodel
ing.
One such home remade into an
attractive two-family building and
promptly rented, upstairs and down,
had a large foyer hall, front and back
parlors, dining room and kitchen with
large pnntry. On the second floor
were four large rooms with a bath
room of extrn size. A bock stairway
led to a semi-finished nttic.
The architect altered tho front
stnir at its base so that it led to a
separate vestibule. The stairway was
enclosed nnd each apartment was
given its own entrance from the
porch. The back parlor and dining
room were converted Into bedrooms
and the kitchen become a dining-
room. The kitchen pantry became n
fully equipped kitchenette and the
butlers pantry became the bath
room.
On the second floor, the old bath
room was made Into a kitchenette
and the adjoining bedroom became
the dining room. The large attic was
converted into bath and extra bed
room. The new bath was tiled and the
latest fixtures were Installed. A heat
unit at the rear of the second floor
supplied independent hot water.
The rent now being obtained for
each apartment Is more- than the
owner hod received for the entire
house before renovation. ,
Many sturdily built old homes now
A . ;
Perfect
Gift
for the Family
The
I. E. S. Lamp -
Every one will enjoy
their beauty and con
its beauty and conven
ience. .
See Them on Display
Here.
Expert
Electrical Service
H. W. White
Electric Co.
55 W. Broadway Ph. 254
vcant becauseT?
they entail would , hJ
ulty and invoke
teration process, Z, U C
verted into revinu. ! JT j
"tie. under the mLe" 3
Plan ot the Fede 1 H atio 9
'"ration and rente"'
Dad Will
Approve Of
The I. E. S.
LAMPS-
Long has he suffer J
from those "beautiful
creations" that .
querade under the nam.
of Lamps. We are 'wire I
that tho sound pmetic
ability of these new
lamps will appeal to the j
man of the house, and
invite him to eome in
for a demonstration,
Eugene Home
Appliance Co.
856 Willamette Ph. 14
Yes, we have them!
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The New LAMPS designed by the
Illuminating Engineering Society.
They prove that a lamp may be
Sight-saving as well as "sightly."
"When You Need an Electrician
You Need the Best."
CASTELLOE and STOCKER
1027 Willamette Phone 234
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See These New I. E. S. Lamps
Any Evening At
LIGHTNING SERVICE
Open Evenings Until 9
1133 Willamette
See Them Here
The New I. E. S. LAMPS
Designed for SighuSaving
Just in iimo for Chris! num. We have nn attrac
tive line of these beautiful, now Lamps. Come in
for a ' demonstration. Eleericnl Supplies and
3ervice.
SIGWART ELECTRIC CO.
056 Willamette Phone 718
RCA VICTOR
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With Astounding Exclusive Development
RCA Victor develops the Magic Brain of
radio ... for world-wide reception. Governed
by this uncanny, almost human master unit,
radio reception enters its final phase of perfec
tion. Tone as true as life itself. Programs from
distant points in the four corners of the world,
brought to you with the speed of light. And
razor-sharp selectivity that gives you the one
station you want and holds out the others,
smoothing reception, reducing interference.
Free Demonstration All Weekl
CASTELLOE and STOCKER
(Formerly Ballsy Electric)
1027 Willamette - Phone 234
The RCA World-Wide Antenna
Insures Best Performance
They Are Here!
The
Finest Lamps Ever Designed
for Study and Reading
SPECIFICATIONS BY: The Illuminating Engi
neering Society.
CERTIFIED BY: The Electrical Testing Labor
atories. .
ENDORSED FOR LIGHTING EFFECTIVE
NESS BY: The Lighting Committee of the Edi
son Electric Institute, and the National Better
Light Better Sight Bureau.
No Other Lamp Like It
Never before has a study lamp been designed
in full cooperation with important branches
of lighting and optical science to make read
ing and study easy and safe for the. eyes. It is
designed to conform strictly to the principles
of easy seeing established by the new Science
of Seeing. An optician will tell you that inade
quate light produces nervousness, headaches,
and both physical and mental unfitness.
Notice this scientifically
designed diffusing glass
reflector. Lamps without
this reflector built to cer
tain specifications DO NOT
meet the I. E. S. stand-rrds.
Have This Healthier Better Light
ing in Your Home NOW!
Look For This Tag On the Lamps You Buy
This is the guarantee of a scientifically correct
lamp certified by Illuminating Engineering Society.
A handy Study and Reading
Lamp, 19 V, Inches high from
bottom of shade to top of
desk. Ideal for children's
rooms where there is lots of
studying to do. Have one
for your reading table too.
It aves eye strain.
....... A.-ftnnfd flOOf
Beautiiuuy pi"' .
lamp for read.ng or bridge.
19-Inch parchment shade . snd
.-. j i according v
specifications. Vses
64-inches
I. E. S.
100 or 150 watt bulb.
Jhese Lamps Are Now On Display at Your Dealers
The limp, pictured here win
give you tome lde thf
sty?,." available. There i
many more of a mors orn.te
type to choose from.