21, 1933-
THE REGISTER-GUARD, EUGENE, OREGON
Page Seven.
Gardener
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, .t long to my young
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,h I have been able to
's"iL , Vsv-bouldered slopes,
P'S'J ledges, the singing
'Tsnd the great wilderness
, Thome I found the in
rfbeauty. The mother
r"1- to give to men and
-tTSUV'n strength to
BacheUer.
time for vetch is
J?Sf buftoe lilting lines
recall its graceiui wops ..u
1 along the road'uta
fw8S once a nest in a hoi-
. and knot
,d warm, and full to the
V(S ver " purpl 8nd
buttercup buds to follow."
' ..wwild Flowers of the
" Pacific Coast.
Te Oregon Grape, member of
'"-..i - familv. Oregons
Bow. Those who delight in
tor making jelly will have in
i'ned themselves of its condi
i"for that by this time. It was
m a grape bv early settlers
La the Mississippi valley.
locj before pioneer days in
won, the Indians used the root
1 the plant for medicine, the
x;b' and bark for yellow dye,
a fruit for food. Today, the
tHe man markets the roots for
adicine and but for the fact that
multiplies rapidly, the plant
redd be exterminated.
lie yellow blossoms, heavily
jia with pollen, furnish sup
is for bees, as early as the laU
days of March. The stamens
are i rather human re-action,
x if the lower part of the style
s brushed against, they snap shut
suddenly like a mouse-trap.
Thirty years ago, tms column s
family was greeted, upon arrival
In Eugene, with a mass of Oregon
Grape and Wild Currant bloom.
It is still one of the pleasant
memories of those who were
strangers in a strange land.
Strangers today find themselves
at home as quickly. "Eugene is
such a friendly town."
Japanese iris should be re
planted after it has bloomed and
August is a good month in which
to do this. If the plants have not
been divided and replanted in the
past three or five years, it should
be done now. See that the knife
is sharp and that the divisions
are not too small. This iris likes
soil similar to that used for aza
leas, with plenty of peat moss. If
the soil needs to be acidified, put
a small handful of aluminum sul
phate in each hole.
A French marigold, new this
year, is Flaming Fire. It is an
early bloomer and a free bloom
er, growing about two feet tali.
It is brilliant maroon color at
first and changes to orange as it
ages. Especially suited to this
section.
New seedling Shasta Daisies
grown in some Eugene gardens
this summer have made plain the
great advance in size and in
doubleness attained by this plant
in recent years. Next spring a
new variety, G. Marconi, will be
available. It is much frilled and
extremely double, with large sized
blossoms. Stems are two and
three feet tall. The Qhiffon dais
ies are a low growing type, have
a frilled edge and a bright yel
low center. They bloom earlier
in the season than do the true
She Ik a daisies.
Early dwarf Chrysanthemums
Azaleamums are making a won
derful display at present in the
garden. Low growing enough for
the rock garden or as border
plants, they find a warm wel
come in the summer garden. Such
varieties as ueen Cushion flesh
pink with cream center and
King Cushion a yellow bronze
are fine examples ol this useful
flower. For several weeks these
plants have been in full bloom.
They make a compact bush not
more than ten or twelve inches
Herb Qardening
. MoutsDeepCurre
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Di. SlWrnanWlfloody
38 X. Broadway .
Phone 362
high and are simply smothered
with blossoms. ,
Slugs probably disappeared from '
the garden with the coming of
the warmer weather but the
numerous army of the mrlni
have left behind unpleasant mem
ories. Tests made in the late
spring with a new slug control
discovered by accident, in France,
offer much hope for the future
gardener who may be troubled by
this pest.
The climate of the Northwest
is especially favorable for slugs
and a sure-fire remedy would be
a real help to every gardener.
This new discovery has various
trade names. In Europe it is
named Meta and it is offered on
the Pacific coast as Meta, also
as Bug-geta.
The home place, at Santa
Clara, of Miss Virginia Welch,
her sister and their ninety-six
year old mother, is a beautifully
landscaped six acre plot where
one finds masses of hydrangeas,
bronze marigolds, brilliant zin
nias and dainty pink gladiolus.
A Catalpa Bungii makes a trellis
entrance to the terrace where tea
is served and where one watches
humming birds gather nectar and
gold finches dart here and there.
The house finch calls from a
near by tree and hears his an
swer from another not far away.
A fine Magnolia with waxy
blossoms is in the foreground.
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that "lift their arms to pray"; anln1 r j " . , . " " "
nrtrfw wrf t. hi,.t... onlv- They must be left on the
By MARIE FLETCHER
(Oirdcn Editor of th ItefUMr-Guard)
There may be soma new gourd
gardeners this year who will be
watching the fruit as it changes
day by day while blossoms still
continue to appear.
It may be well to remind our
selves once more than gourds fall
into two classes, the Lagenaris or
hard shells and the Cucurbits or
ornamentals.
The Lagenarias are the ones
grown in earlier times by our
forebears. The gourd .dipper that
hung by the pump or by the old
oaken bucket is a common mem
ory to one of the older genera
tion, so is the gourd that found
use as a sewing basket, possibly
as a container for the soft soap,
or as a receptacle for odds and
ends. Today the bottle necks are
used for bird homes, for mall
boxes, for pen and pencil holders,
or they hang as ornaments tn the
gateway or from the trellis. They
are used for craft work, for lamp
bases, for sandle holders and for
containers of various kinds they
take color beautifully.
These gourds are night bloom
ers and have white blossoms.
They stay true to type since
there is no cross pollination likely.
oddly leafed smoke tree; birches
with lacey leaves; horse chestnuts;
hawthornes, maples still others.
There is a vegetable garden pro
lific and abundant; fruit and nut
orchards.
For twenty-four years Miss
Welch has spent her summers at
this lovely Country Place. In
earlier years she came out to it
from the east when that section
was interested in Oregon's Apple
Venture. For some years she has
been a teacher in one of Seattle's
schools where 2,000 pupils and
eighty-five teachers work to
gether. Practically every one Is ac
quainted ith the hummingbird
though every one may not be
aware of some of its anatomical
peculiarities. The make up of its
tongue, which is "extremely long,
slender, capable of extension,
split at the tip each division
with the outward edge curled up
ward and outward for part of its
length forming the effect of two
parallel tubes."
The Hummer's nest is open
above, usually it is cupshaped,
and attached to a twig. It is com
posed of soft, downy plant ma
terial. The outside is a patchwork
of bits of moss, lichen, bits of
bark, and spider webs.
Hummingbirds belong to
America exclusively. "No other
class of birds has such brilliant,
metallic colored plumage, none
differ so much in manner of
flight and of feeding."
Hummingbirds cannot make
their way on the ground or on
any flat surface by means of their
feet and legs alone. They perch
upon trees and bushes and their
nest building proceeds along the
same methods as does that of the
other birds. They gather their
food differently, however. Their
methods here resemble those of
certain Insects, the hawk-moth
especially.
Some species gather insects
A GREAT, BIG HAND
For These Mutual Programs
t Howie Wing 5:30 p, m.
Monday Through Thursday
t Bob Young, comments 10:45 a. m.
Daily
The Lone Ranger 7:30 p. m.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
t The Green Hornet 7:30 p. m.
Tuesday and Thursday
t Romance oi the Highway
l!J:l5 a na Sunday
The Goodwill Hour 6:30 p. B.
Sunday
AUcaseltzer New 9:00 p. m.
Daily
Old Fashioned Revival 7:30 p. m.
Sunday
Between the Book-Ends 9:15 a. m.
Mon- Tues Wed. and Thurs.
Robin Hood Dell Concerts
4:30 p. aw Saturday
Y'iiucrcta
vines until they are thoroughly
dry if one is not to be disappoint
ed in their keeping qualities. This
state will probably be reached in
October unless they were planted
too late. When they are ripe, the
gourds turn brown, become light
er in weight and the tendrils
nearest the fruit shivel up. The
gourd will have a look of ripe
ness. While they are immature,
designs may be cut into them
not too deeply or the gourd can
be put under pressure or It can
he molded day by day Into any
shape one cares to make it assume.
If a tan shade Is desired, the
gourd should be cut when ripe,
with a long stem, hung In an
airy, dry place and turned fre
quently. A richer color will de
velop if it is left on the vine
lonerer.
All gourds should be wiped
carefully with a soft cloth and
are better for being dipped into
a disinfectant that will not affect
their color.
The Cucurbits can be cut when
ripe. At that time the stem Is
brown and hard. If the gourd does
not yield to thumb pressure, try
indenting It with the finger nail
near the stem end. If no mark is
lift, it will be safe to gather
them. This must be done before
frost.
No assurance can be given as
to the keeping qualities of the
Cucurbits some have lasted a
year, some longer, some much
less, but that depends upon ripe
ness and upon care in gathering.
Like squash and cucumbers, they
may have developed a bad spot.
Lagenarias last for centuries.
Gather carefully. Do not pour
from one container Into another.
If the Cucurbits were sown early,
they may be approaching matur
ity now the sun fades them If
they are left on the vines too long
after ripening. But they must be
ripe If they are to last
Lumber Orders
Show Big Gains
The Department of Commerce
has received a report from the
Lumber Survey Committee on
Consumption, Stocks, and antici
pated Consumption of Lumber
during the third quarter of 1938.
This is the 29th quarterly report
of the committee.
The committee finds the sub
stantial upturn in new orders
booked at the mills since late
June is due to:
1. Increased residential build
ing, especially of small homes,
encouraged by government ex
penditures and facilitated by Fed
eral Housing administration . in
sured mortgage loans.
2. Replacements by distributors
and industrial consumers of de
pleted local inventories, in antici
pation of continued upward build
ing trend.
3. Anticipation of probable
higher production costs and high
er ' lumber prices, especially in
the South.
The committee reports national
lumber stocks at the mills July
1, 1938 as "in general not ex
cessive." They were approximate
ly 8.7 billion feet, or 3.2 per
cent below January 1. National
lumber consumption in 1938 is
now estimated at 20 billion feet,
compared with 24 billion in 1937.
The upturn anticipated for the
remainder of 1938 and Into ibjb,
the committee believes, will be
for the lumber industry largely
along the lines of increased con
sumption in residential bulldinir
especially in" small homes, and in
public construction, with expect'
ed accompanying gains in de
mand in the furniture, mlUwork
and flooring industries. The de
cline in average mill prices of
lumber during the past year has
ranged in major species of soft
woods and hardwoods from 10
per cent to more than 30 per
cent. Due to higher costs of pro
duction, both, present and pros
pective, and to delayed re-stocking
by retailers and industrial
consumers, a continued gradual
general lumber price advance is
to be anticipated; but abrupt
changes are not expected.
The committee again calls at'
tentlon to the Important pending
negotiations of trade agreements
with Great Britain and Canada
and to the belief by the industry
that the outcome will likely
largely determine the future pat
tern of the American lumber ex
port trade.
The Lumber Survey Commit
tee consists of Thomas S. Holden,
.vice-president, F. W. Dodge Cor
poration, New York; M. W. Stark,
economist, Columbus, Ohio; Cal
vin Fentress, chairman of the
board, Bnker Fentress & Co.,
Chicago, Illinois; Phillips A. Hay
ward, chief, forest products divi
sion, department or commerce
and Wilson Compton, secretary
and manager, National Lumber
Manufacturers association.
from the bark of trees; others sip
the nectar from the flowers with
their ssemi-tubular tongue ex'
tended into the neck of the blos
som. They do considerable cross-
pollmization in this way.
Their tiny size makes them in
teresting, so does their gorgeous
metallic coloring emerald, sap
phire, ruby, orange, sometimes
velvety black. Some species have
a luminous spot of color at the
base of the bill surrounded by a
black velvety band Nature
showing the Jeweler s art.
W. L. Finley says the male hum
mer is an enthusiastic lover but
that the cares of home life pall
on him. He disappears entirely
when the nest building is fin
lshed and incubstlon begins. He
surmises, however, that this may
be his instinct for protection of his
family; his brilliant coloring might
invite enemies.
The Book of American Birds
lists eight species of humming'
birds. Rufous is the one we know
best
Home Designed for Incomes
Between $1000 and $1,500
Again Western Homes Founda
tion presents a small home plan
for families with incomes of from
$1,000 to $1,500 per year, in a
form that is adaptable to many
tastes and requirements. This is
another of the five "Certicrade
Cottages," which were created by 2
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iiauuii.i auiuiccuiiHi uumuimcs
in cooperation with FHA and
were built for demonstration in
a Washington, D. C, suburb. It
is called the Baldwin.
The heart of the Baldwin cot
tage design is a carefully planned
hallway. The conventional plan
for a small, two bedroom home
commonly provides for a bath-
room between the two bedrooms, '
with a hall fronting the bathroom1
and connecting the two sleeping
units. In the Baldwin hall space;
Is confined to the center of the
home, with the bathroom con
veniently placed between one Type of construction
Dearoom ana uic luii-nuu. jliiu
latter feature allows for great
economy in plumbing installation
by centering kitchen and bath
units together.
Locating the heater In the cen
ter hall space is another provision
for economy and efficiency in the
Baldwin Certigiade plan. Note
the position of room entrances in
relation to the heater. They pro
vide for complete circulation of
heat with a minimum use of
fuel. A passage to the living
room on either side of the heating
unit Is particularly effective in
the heating layout.
With a modern compact auto
matic heating unit, a niche on
either side of the hall will hold
the unit and clear the hall space
completely.
Continuation of hail space on
the kitchen side Is cleverly util
ized for a dining nook.
With a twenty-year FHA In
sured loan, the monthly price tag
on the Bnldwln ranges from
$13.60 to $19.04, tills including
mortgage principal, Interest, . and
mortgage Insurance. Working
plans and specifications may be
obtained from retail lumber
dealers or from Western Homes
Foundation, 384 Stuart Building,
Seattle.
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Building
Permits
Adequate Baths
Aid To Sale Of House
A large number of families who
are in the market today to pur
chase a home require more than
one bathroom. Houses that have
only one such room, or one with
out modern equipment, often can
be modernized easily. An archi
tect can usually find space suit
able for the installation of an ad
ditional bathroom.
A house with adequate bath
rooms for the number of bed
rooms it contains will be found
to command a better price than
the home with only one bath.
Clear Title For
FHA Insurance
When a mortgage Is Insured by
the Federal Housing Admlntstra
Hon the mortgagor must establish
that the property will be free and
clear of all liens other than the
insured mortgage and that there
Is no other unpaid obligation con
tracted in connection with the
mortgage transaction or the pur
chase of the property.
Approximately 120,000 known
comets are Included in the solar
system.
Cost
Residence . $ IBS
Store remodeling - . 125
Duplex residence 50
New residence 10,000
Reshlnglo residence .... SO
Office repairs 25
Frame residence .... 500
Keshingle woodshed ...... 25
Garage and woodshed .. 200
Repair residence ........ 50
Warehouse alterations . 370
Repair residence ......... 20
Keshingle residence . 75
ICnlarge woodshed - . .. 25
New residence 4,000
Outlook Bright
For Building
NEW YORK. Aug. 20. U.
The outlook for the building ard
construction industry, a primary
economic barometer, a p p e a r a
brighter today than at any time
since 1929.
Although actual contracts in the
first six months of this year were
slightly below the same period of
1937, contemplated construction
aggregated $3,750,000,000 July 1
compared with $2,440,000,000 on
July 1, 1937.
National Industrial Conference
board statistics show that the
building and construction indus
try normally gives direct or in
direct employment to more than
5,000,000 persons more than 10
per cent of the persons employed.
It is estimated that 55 per cent
of the increase in unemployment
between 1929 and 1938 was be
cause of the depressed state of
this industry. This explains-why
economists believe there can be
no lasting recovery without "nor
mal" building, and why govern
mena economists are so anxious
that congress enact legislation to
facilitate building.
Total construction aggregated
$1,294,272,000 for the first six
months of this year, according to
figure prepared from the F. W.
Dodge reports. That compared
with $1,493,236,000 in the cor
responding period of last year
and with $2,913,000,000 for all of
1937.
Authorities In the building field
believe that this year's total will
top $3,000,000,000 which would
be the best year since 1931.
Reshlnglo woodshed .
Reshlngle residence -
Reshlngle garage
New garage ........
Rqpalr residence ....
New garnge . .
Residence alterations
Rebuild woodshed
12
25
20
200
150
130
50
75
New residence ........... 3,000
Woodshed addition
Repair residence
Heroof residence .
Repair residence .
Reshlngle garage
15
200
60
30
35
Lumber Mills Cut
Far Under Average
A total of 151 down and oper
ating mills in Washington and
Oregon, which reported to the
West Coast Lumbermen's Associ
ation for the week ending Aug
ust 13, 1938, produced 80,335,516
board feet of lumber. At the
rate of cutting at the reporting
mills, the entire Industry pro
duced 58.0 per cent of its aver
age weekly cut during 1026-1920.
The new business reported
taken last week by the 151 mills
was 92,483,420 board feet Ship
ments were 86,331,521.
Details or orders and shipments
s reported by the 151 mills are:
Orders Shipments
Rail 37,224,509 40,886,341
Domestic
Cargo 39,877,873 42,707,706
Export 5,772,765 2,929,111!
Local 9,803,273 9,808,273 ;
Total building permits Aug.
13 to Aug. 20, Inclusive $10,692
FHA Standards Cover
Needs Of Community
The National Housing Act is
restrictive only in that It sets
up standards and conditions for
loans acceptable for insurance.
Operation of tho plan has shown
that the limits established by the
Act leave a field of operation
broad enough to cover conditions
In every community.
SOUND TECHNIQUE
The Federal Housing Admlnls
trfttlon, in establishing the Insured
Mortgage System, has created
mortgage-lending technique sound
enough to assure the making ot
sound loans, yet flexible enough
to be adapted easily to conditions
existing in Individual communities.
92,483,420 96,331,521
The unfilled order file at these
mills stood at 337,663,352.
Don't Let Washday
Get You Down!
Our laundry service riot only pre
serves your health by relief of
washday fatigue and worry but
also by giving your clothes a sterile
cleanliness highly beneficial to
good health. In addition it adds
life and longer wear to your cloth
ing because of equipment and
methods given us by modern sei-
PHONE 123
for
Washday
Bellell
Damp Wash 4c Lb. Dry Wash Sc Lb.
THRIFTY WASH ROUGH DRY
Flat work ironed, balance Flat work ironed, balance
damp (e Lb. dry and starched 7c Lb.
The Eugene Steam Laundry
178 West 8th Ave.
Phone 123
Cove Lighting System
Aids Illumination
Cove lighting derives Its name
from the curved molding near the
ceiling line in which the lamps
are concealed. It reflects light to
ward the ceiling, which results In
an even Illumination when prop
erly designed.
In modernization of a house
hold lighting system, cove light
ing may be substituted for the old
type of central lighting fixture.
Funds for such work are available
from private lending Institutions
operating under the Property im
provement credit plan for the
FHA.
lL;JilD
DRY FINISH
MATERIAL
Don't take any chances on
your finish -work, get it
from a reliable firm. We
have the finest and most
up-to-date dry kiln In this
vicinity. We dry our finish
material to the proper
moisture content, assuring
you that your finish will
slay put. We make every
thing that can be made of
wood. Also, we sell glass,
paints, hardwoods, etc.
J. O. Olsen
Mfg. Co.
271 West 7th Avenue
Phone 1879
Convenience!
Our kitchen mill work is plan
ned to fit your needs . . . with
utmost convenience, maximum
usability, beauty and economy
of costs the prime factors. Let
us give you estimates Bnd help
ful suggestions on your building
or remodeling plans.
DOORS
WINDOWS
GLASS
0 PAINT
HARDWARE
MIDGLEY
PLANING MILL CO.
4th and High Sta. Fb. 1059
Wiring Fixtures Repairs
C. R. R E E S
Llc.mtd Electrician
1358 High St. Prion. 1384
GIUSTINA
Lumber Co.
PHONE 448
Booth-Kelly
Lumber Co.
OUT OF
YOUR PAY
ENVELOPE...
A Home of YOUR CfH
The sensible terms of the FHA Plan put
home ownership on a convenient, pay-by-the-month
basis. Equal monthly Install
ments, about the same as rent payments,
make it possible for the responsible family
with regular income to build a home.
We will be glad to explain this "pay oul
of your income" plan of building a home.
Come In and let's talk It over.
C. A. CHILTON & CO.
REAL ESTATE LOANS - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
123 East 10th Ave. Phone 474
FHA
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