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FIXTURES . . .
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the biggest in Eugene
all arranged and lighted
on our balcony for easy
selection,
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Almack Bide. Fhone 234
Applegate Home
Typical of West
Western Homes Head
Describes Development
The west is the source of the
low-pitched roof, 'close-to-earth
construction, and outspread floor
space. for family dwellings. Homes
featuring . these . characteristics,
artistically wrought by modern
architects, have their origin in
utilitarian needs of the pioneers;
just as everyday needs were the
source of home designs that are
now basic in the homes architec
ture of New England.
The western version of the en
gineered plan of the national small
homes demonstration offered this
week by western homes founda
tion is an example. This is the
"Jesse Applegate," named in hon
or of a great pioneer of the old
Oregon country.
"Necessity was the mother of
this type of structure," says W. C.
Bell, chairman of western homes
foundation and architectural auth
ority. "With the pioneers all
building materials but raw timber
were scarce items. There were ten
jobs for every man and time was
golden.
"Many homes and farm build
ings were built of logs, poles, and
split timbers. The labor of oxen
and horses and the use. of wagons
were as precious as human labor.
Upright poles or small logs for
center-roof support made haulage
simpler and easier and saved la
bor. Huge hand-split shakes ap
plied on poles and Widely spaced
timber rafters and on low timber
framed sidewalls provided a dry
and well-insulated dwelling. This
was particularly true in the Wil
lamette Valley and the Puget
Sound country, where cedars grew.
"Western home-design types of
today are basically the same, al
though created for modern living
and for beauty as well as for prac
tical purposes. In the California
Monterey, . the , Montana ranch
house, the new Puget Sound
dwelling,' the Columbia cottage of
Oregon, and in all other western
versions of the - modern small
home, excepting the French or
hip-roof - style the basic design
lathered by the pioneers througn
FOR SALE
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Ms beautiful 5 room strictly modern, suburban home located
1 mile north of Eugene on old Pacific highway (River Road)
aid Vt mile west on Sunnyslde Drive, house Nq. 808 on south
side of drive. One-half acre of ground, beautifully landscaped,
price $5250 occupied by owner Walter L. Scroggs.
Spring Fixes
Attention On
Lawns, Shrubs
As spring gains Ereater foothold
home owners in all sections of the
country are turning their attention
to lawns and shrubs with a view
toward using the early growing
season to full advantage in ob
taining attraqtive landscape de
velopment. -
The owners of new homes, fac
ing their first season of horticul
tural activities, have a problem
immensely more difficult than
that of seasoned land owners. Fre
quently lacking previous experi
ence as well as knowledge of local
soil conditions, their procedure is
largely one of trial and error.
Use Top Soil
As soil conditions differ greatly
in various locations, it is difficult
to estimate the expense of ob
taining a good lawn. If a basement
has been constructed for the house
and a good top soil exists, the top
soil should be saved in a pile to
be spread over the subgrade of the
entire lot.
Almost any lawn will have a
more permanent value if a certain
amount of fertilizer is added to the
soil. At times a more' permanent
lawn will ' be obtained if clover
or some other rough legume is
seeded first and turned over when
the growth is heavy so as to light
en up the soil. It may be neces
sary to delay the seeding of the
lawn one year on this account.
It is also advisable to get the
experience of other home owners
in the neighborhood as to the best
methods they have found for ob-
taining a good lawn. No general
rules can be laid down because
soil conditions are so variable.
Shade Tree
The owner of a new home should
set aside a small sum of money
for a sizeable shade tree. It would
be preferable to go to a reputable
nurseryman and select a tree for
this purpose, lor its adds greatly
to the value of the property to
have at least one good-sized shade
tree. A tree should be selected
that will add permanent value to
the property and not one that will
grow so rapidly as to be seriously
injured by the first wind.
Sufficient Shrubs
An adequate number of shrubs
should be selected for planting
about the house and other loca
tions: on the property, preferably
along the boundary line and on
the front lawn so as to give bloom'
ing flowers in the summertime
and berry and bright twig effects
in the wintertime. Most shrubs
should be planted about three
feet apart so that they will not
crowd each other and be so ar
ranged about the house as toljnot
give the appearance of the house
being set down in a wilderness of
planting. Let the foundation of
the house appear in certain places,
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EUGENE W ATERBO ARD
necessity is manifest. Of course,
when that necessity lessened in
force early western homes began
to be built after the current east
em fashions in homes.. As with
New England, the west was a long
time returning to the simple val
ues of pioneer design.
"The Applegate embodies the
economics that were secured in
early western homes, by use of
the plank system of construction
engineered under the direction of
the technical committee of the na
tional small homes demonstration.
This committee is made up of
technical authorities from 32 na
tional building industry groups.
With" this system, two-inch sub
flooring is used; permitting a
small number of joists of large
size, while the roof is made of
two-inch plank and larger and
fewer rafters than in conventional
construction; making savings of
from 25 to 50 per cent in materials
and labor, and yielding higher in-,
sulation values.
"We believe that the Jesse
Applegate home is in every way
worthy of its name."
Information and service on the
Jesse Applegate (List No. 40-23)
may be obtained through Eugene
retail lumber dealers of from
western homes foundation, 364
Stuart building, Seattle, Washington.
Transfers For
Past Week
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8
vero Campbell ' etux $1 Tract
in Tp 17 3W.
George R. Fish etux to Jay R.
Fish etux $10 Tract In Tp 17
3W.
Lela Jacobsen etux to John W.
Davidson $75 Lt 10 Blk 115
Junction City.
Springfield to Joseph C. Mc
Murren etux $10 Pt Blk 64
Maudes Sub to Springfield.
John W. Smith etal to Delia
Smith $ Tract in Tp 15 6W.
Arthur T. Moses tal to Lemuel
Emerson etux S10 Pt It 9
Blk 16 Packards Add.
W. H. Malov etal to Elliott W.
McWilliams etux $225 Lt 5 Blk
112 Junction City.
Eugene to J. W. Brown etux
Personalized
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Builders Supplies
Improvement New
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TREADGOLD
LUMBER COMPANY
West 2nd & Garfield Ph. 3699
Two-Story Home For $5,000
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Dear Mr. Fixit: Could you
please answer this question? I
am 66 years old and have been
paying taxes in Lane county o,-er
22 years and now I am without
means and would like a pension.
They tell me I have to have a
birth certificate and I don't know
where to write to. I was born in
Brooklyn, New York. Mrs. L. A.
Answer: You can obtain your
birth certificate by writing to the
Bureau of Vital Statistics, Albany,
New York, the capital of the state
in which you were born. Applica
tion for an old age pension in
Oregon is filed with the county
welfare board of the county in
which you are a resident. That
would be in the court house in
Eugene in this case. (Salifications
are: A minimum age of 65, five
years residence in the county,
and you must not be an inmate
of any public institution at time
of application.
flUST FLOOE. PLAN
3COMD-fLOOTl PLAN
This two-story home, complete with basement and lot, is valued at $5,000. The Federal Housing
Administration insured a mortgage on this property for $4,500. A mortgage of this amount may be
paid off. over a period of 25 years with average monthly payments of $26.15, exclusive of local taxes
and hazard insurance. .
$480 Lt 4 Blk 10 Hendricks
Add. " '
Alsea Hawley to Myrtle Mae
Bowman $10 Tract in Tp 21
3W.
A. J. Bier etux to Eugene A.
Snellstrom etal $10 Tract in Tp
19 6W. , . ,
Transfers for April 13
DEEDS: ; .
' Springfield to William H. Pa
ris etux $10 Lt 11 & 12 Blk
70 Washburiie Sub of. S I & P
Co Add to Springfield. . .
W. D. Livingston etux to Ed
win Riensche etux $10 Tract
in Tp 17 6WV
C. Ermel etux to Henry ,S.
Howard etux $10 Pt Its 5 & 6
Blk 5 Hendricks Am Add. :
Boston-Oregon Lumber Co. to
C. C. Elliott $10 Various tracts
in Tp 16 4E.
Howard J. Morton Ex to C. C.
Elliotts $2512.50 Tract, in Tp 16
2E. '
C. C. Elliott etux to South Fork
Logging Co. $10 Tracts in Tp
16 4E.
E. J. Cleary etux to Amy Clea-
ry Fisher $1 Tract in Tp IS
6W.
Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. to
Harold A. Christensen etux $10
Lts 1 & 2 Blk SAC Bohr-
stedt Co Add to Creswell.
Carol Johnson to Mozelle Hair
$10 Lt 3 Blk 9 Chula Vista
Park.
Harvey Flournoy etux to E.
W. Adamson etux $10 Lts 3,
4, 5 Blk 17 Douglas Gardens.
Lawrence Smith to Charles E.
Hayes ; etux $10 Tract in Tp
20 1W.
Edwin M. Hansen etux to
George W. Jenkins etux $10
Tract in Tp 18 5W.
T. M. Faulkner etux to John
Harrington etux $10 Tracts in
Tp 15 10W.
Lane Co. to Walter A. Wood
ard $16,520 Tracts in Tp 22 &
23 2W.
Transfers for April IS
DEEDS:
R. U. Steelquist etux to Eugene
$5 Lt 7 Blk 7 James Huddle
ston Am Add.
Eugene to Frank R. Barnes etux
$750 Lt 7 Blk 6 Lizzie Luckey
Add.
John F. Bavard etux to August
Grendler etux $10 Pt Lt 1 & 2
Blk 5 Christian's 2nd Add.
Springfield to Otto M. Mennes
$10 Pt Blk 111 Washbume's
Sub of S I & P Co Add to Spring
field, The Federal Farm Mort Corp
to M. M. Dionne etux $1 Tract
in Tp 16-3W.
G. J. Loffer Adm to Fred Host
ick etux $600 Tract in Tp 19
1W. Cogswell Frazer Compbell etux
ShenvIn-WUllami
, PAINTS , ,
HENNESSY
Supply Company
1010 Olive Pb. 1760
to Warren K. Barnell $10 Pt Lt
3 Blk 38 Springfield.
Daugherty Lumber Co to Nor
man Wright etux $475 Tract in
Tp 19-2W.
Allen W. Nesbitt etux to Walter
H. Paesehke etux $10 Tract in
Tp 17-3W.
Bertha E. Paddock to L. E. Craft
etux $10 Lt 4 Blk 3 College
Hill Park. ' ,
Lane Co, to Eugene $150 Lts
11, 12 & 13 Blk 6 Fairmount
Heights Add.
Lane Co. to Eugene $89.87 Pt
Lts 5 & 6 Blk 24 Gross Add.
Annett W. Chadwick to Eugene
$10 Pt Lts 5 & 6 Blk 24 Gross
Add.
Byron A. Washburno to Lee G,
Raish $10 Pt Blk B Clark &'
Washburne Add to Springfield.
R. L. Alloway to Milton A
Doane etux $10 Pt Lt 1 Replat
of Blk 3 Rosedale Add.
W. E. Poole etux to Vencil Nord
etux $10 Lt 7 Blk 2 Tiff Plat
Add.
Archie C. Barnes etux to Wm.
R. Wison etux&$10 Tract in Tp
17-10W.
Eugeneia Murry etal to Charles
C. Gilham etux $f0 Tract in Tp
Walter L. Scroggs etux to Mai
colm B. Frykman etux $10 Lt
17 Alpha Place Add.
Eugene to Hugh B. Wood etux
Mr. Fixit
Address Your Questions to
Mr. Fixit, Register-Guard
Q. In the construction of a
house, what precautions should be
taken to insure protection against
lire? J. R.
A. Interior protection against
fire hazards should include the
use of firestops between studs to
prevent passage of fire through
walls and floors and proper pro
tection around all pipe openings.
Ceilings over heating equipment
and floors under space heaters
should be provectcd with a fire
resistive material. Where living
or sleeping rooms occur over a
garage, the garage walls and ceil
ing also should be of f ire-resistive
material. Doors leading from the
garage into the house should be a
fire-retardnnt type. Masonry
chimneys should be well built and
flue-liped. All-wood frame con
struction should be kept at least
two inches away from the mason
ry, with spaces filled with mortar
or other fire-resistive material.
a foundation below frost? Mrs,
M. S.
A. No; but it should be well
drained. Generally, the wall should
be started 6 to 12 inches below
grade on a bed of cinders, gravel,
or other drainage. Slope stones
inward. Wall can move somewhat
without damage if no mortar is
used.
Q. What closets are considered
necessary In a well-planned
house? T. S.
A. A coat closet located near
the front entrance, a linen closet
close to the bathroom, a closet for
cleaning equipment, and at least
one closet for each bedroom should,
be the minimum in a house. In
large bedrooms, two closets are
desirable, and it is often advisable
to provide additional room for
luggage, sporting equipment, and
storage of seasonal articles.
Japan does not decorate its sol
diers for bravery in action.
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74
W. 10TH
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$1000 Pt Lt 5 & 6 Blk 24 Gross
Add.
The Alpha Corp to Walter L,
Scroggs etux $10-iLt 17 Alpha
Place Add.
Transfers for April 16
DEEDS:
Everett. L. Chesbro etux to R. R
Raymond $10 Tract in Tp 16
5E. Chester E. Walton etux to Sher
Khan-v-$10 Tract in Tp 19-3W.
John) Ratcliff etux to Elmer
Lamb etux $10 Tracts in Tp 16-7W.
Maud B. Goddard to E. F. Keller
etux $10 Tract in Tp 17-3E.
C. M. Young etux to Hap Tay.
lor $1 Lt 1 Blk 9 Chula Vista
Park.
John H. Wanker etux to George
Taylor etux $10 Lt '4 Blk 1 D.
G. McFarland's 5th Add to C. G.
Ethel Vaughn etux to J. B.
Young $10 Lt 3 Blk 6 Kelly's
Add to Springfield.
Vernice R. Fee to Maud B. God
dard $10 Tract In Tp 17-3E.
Eugene to Kenneth T. Blanton
etux $225 Pt Lts 5 & 8 Blk 5
Hendrick's Am Add.
Ira A. Nice etux to Martha
Leona Stacey $1 Pt Lt 7 Blk 26
Springfield.
Q. In exterior frame wall con
struction, shoiild corner braces be
used when the wood sheathing is
laid horizontally? Builder.
A. When wood sheathing is laid
horizontally or when other than
wood sheathing or no sheathing is
used, all exterior corners should
have diagonal l-by-4-inch braces
let into the outside face of the
studs. These braces should be ap
plied at approximately 45 degrees.
Wherever possible the braces
should extend, from sill to plate
and be securely nailed to each
stud and to the sill and plate. If
window or door openings occur
near the corners, install l-by-4-inch
knee braces above and below
the openings. Knee braces should
extend across at least three stud
spaces and should be let into the
face of the studs at approximately
45 degrees.
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in the Union, the name of which
is derived from its founder.
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