Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983, September 21, 1941, Image 20

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Newspaper Page TextTHE REGISTER. 0T7ARD, EUGENE. OREGON Home of Meeds Has All Modern Yet Retains GompaSSSI Home's Outside Painted In Plenty Of Light 0 Available Through Large Windows ; By BUCK BUCHWACH ' Have you ever seen one of the pen-knife gadgets that have every thing from a bottle opener to a nail file and yet are small enough to carry in a man's watch pocket? If you have, you can visualize the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meeds of 1424 Washington, which has every modern convenience a man or Woman could desire, and yet is the most compact little resi. dence you ever saw ... . . and low-priced too. i The outside of ' the house Is painted a striking sort of luggage tan, with a dark red roof for con trast. As you walk up the con crete stairway you notice a large front window with square panels. which lets plenty of light into the Meeds' front room. You step into the front room and immediately you notice one of the home's most unusual fea tures. There is no lathe nor plaster out sneet rocK is used for the walls instead, sheet rock being nothing more than gypsum wallboard of a Ivory hue. It is about one-half inch thick. . -, The ceiling is low with the woodwork being painted Ivory, a V combination which makes a very light and cheery atmosphere. ' There will be no cracks in the Walls, by' the Way, because unlike plaster which cracks as it ab- Now! Sensational Values FRIGID AIRE RANGE "EASY TERMS! GARRETT APPLIANCE CO. OLD .IHMBEBJ&CK SEZ "When building, tie up with specialists, those with large resources and long experience. That's us -service complete, prices reasonable. Bring in your lists." ; CLUMBER COL i Preston "Luoace Leather 857 WUlamette Immmtmm!mmm mj.uujini.up. 1 1 niiiii.1 immmmtmmirmmmmmii'mmit2mm'MKf THIS IS THE HOME of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Metis of 1424 Washington street, selected by the Rer-lster-Guard as home of the week. It Is in the low-price class. (Register-Guard photo, Wiltshire engrav ing)' ' sorbs moisture the sheet rock will not be affected by the elements .... unless, of course, a misdirect ed California earthquake should single out Eugene for a lodging place. The gypsum wallboard also affords good insulation.. The fireplace in the living room is flush with the wall, there being no mantle. A black structural glass line borders the fireplace with black tile below. The Meeds' book' shelf nestles next to the fireplace, with statuettes depicting adven turous life making the little alcove attractive. A stairway from the living room leads up into a semi-attic, which could very easily be converted into a spare bedroom, or something of that nature. At present the chil dren, Kathleen 5 and Aim 3, use the room as a playroom and there are fun-producing toys scattered everywhere. The floor of this attic is hem lock, as are the . two bedroom floors, but the living room and dinette s are oak. The dinette is next to the liv- 313 Springfield Don't Let Your Home Look Shabby Outside Lots of families have fine well equipped homes every room looks spic and span; yet their ex terior walls look shabby. The best method to re-cover outside walls is to use Quality Fuller paints you'll add from 10 to 25 to the value of your home.' That's Important if you ever decide to rent or sell. We have the right materials for any kind of paint job.. Our ex perience, advice and suggestion! rt yours for the asking no obli gation of course. & Hales Goods Wallpaper" Phone 665 Recent Real Estate Deals Transfers September 2 DEEDS State Sav & Loan Assn to Dale E. Riley etux Pt It 4 Blk 3 Chambers Add $10. W. H. Shelley etux to Willian A. Cruzan etux Lts in Blk 12 Keeneys . 1st Add to Springfield S10. Henry Tomseth to Edith Tom seth Lt 8 Blk 3 Kellys Add to Springfield $10. Sec Sav & Loan Assn to Darrel M. Draper etux Pt It 1 Blk 26 Chula Vista Park 1st Add $10, Herbert E. Pendleton etux to R. M. Simington Lts : 17 & 18 Blk 90 S 1 & P CO Add to Spring field $10. . ' Harry A. Humphrey to W. E. ing room, and is separated from the kitchen only by a serving counter, permitting easy access to and from both' rooms. The dinette is attractive despite its smailness, and is papered with Mexican wallpaper, bright and lively. The kitchen is what attracts the eye in this territory, however. Keeping in line with the com pact theory, the stove and re frigerator are combined into one piece of machinery, much smaller tnan a regular size stove or re frigerator, by itself, thus saving lots of space. The sinks are stain less steel, and "easy to keep clean," says Mrs. Meeds. The bedrooms there are two- are far from large but are un usually attractive. Mr. and Mrs. Meeds' bedroom is decorated with a pleasing yellow wallpaper, while the children's is done in pink. The children's closet has a low cross- piece for hangars,-making it easy for the youngsters to reach up ana reach their own clothes. - The bathroom has a peach colored motif, with a blue linoleum providing an attractive contrast, Mr. Meeds himself designed the unique and serviceable home, with a University . of Oregon archt tectural student drawing Up the actual plans. J. T. Rom was the builder. Living Room Feature t Grandmother's "what-not" is back. That lovely, fussy main stay of every Victorian parlor has donned a new shape, but still pro vides an attractive disDlay for bric-a-brac, figurines' and souven irs. The new "what-not" is made by installing a panel . of glass blocks, of any desired size, in an outer wall of the living room. Glass or wood shelves are then placed across the face of the panel. me collection la get against the soft light transmitted by the glass blocks. The panel serves the fur ther useful purpose of adding to the appearance and daylightlng of the entire room. Whether New or Remodel Job Paints, Varnishes and Enamels Will Save Ton Money LIGHTNING'S 1151 Willamette Phone 1816 OWKKUKK.il ft w This may sound silly It may teem ellly to eay that we can afford to supply better quality alaee at no extra coal ... but our VOLUME BUSINESS lt the cmiwerl A simple compari son will convince you. All kinds of qlass cut to measure! Higgens ettax Tract in Tp 17-4W $10.. Mary E, Lambert to Arthur F, Marten etux Tract in Tp 18-5W $iu. A.- M. LaDuke etux to C. L. LaDuke Tract in Tp 21-2E $250. H. H. Quimby etux to Mathew Maddess Pt lt 1 Blk 5 D G McFarland Add to C; G $10. C, F. Hyde etux to L. H. Kelley etal Lt 13 St .14 Overlook $10. -- Frank Spradltng to Elvin Al bert Jackson . etux Lt 14 Blk 29 Westlake $525. ' . - Merle Stearns Ackerson ctvir to Robert W. Schiska Lt 8 Blk 4 Floral Hill $10. ' . " ' ' Mary Kunstatsky to Chas. S. Pratt-Pt It 7 Blk 8 Hendricks Am Add $100.' " Marvin L. Dow etux to H. C. Bradley etux Lt l Blk 29 Col lege Hill Farkr-$10. '. ... Herbert W. Lombard eftiv tn Chalise C. Ward etux Tract in Tp 21-1W $10. . - John M. Davis etux to Roy E. Hutchison etux Tract in Tn 21. 3W $10. ' W. J. Fhair etux tn Nnrval W Mabe etux Pt lt 26 H L & T B Stewart Flat-S10. R. C. Gleason etux tn T.pPnv Potter etux Lts 7 & 8 Blk 10 Cooper & Randall Add to C O $10. .. ' Transfers September 3 Deeds: John Stadler etuv tnBU slat. tery etux Tract in Tp 19-3W ?ou. . Booth Kellv Lumh C.n in W P Sheridan etux Tract in To 18-1 E $10. . Dorothv Kieren etal tn .Tank fnv etux Lt 1 Blk 2 James Henry McFarlands 1st Add to C G $10. Eucene tn rharlw rwira,- Tract in. Eugene $250. Carrie K Sweetser to George N Phinnev etUX Pt Lt M TTnivRrsifi Add $10. Jerome MnKv tnv tn rharia. L Paine etux Tract in Eueenii $10. Georce . A . SvnhArx niv in Charles P Slayter Lt 3 Blk 38 Junction City $10. Charles Decker tn Frnnria 7? Reid etux Tract in Eugene $10. : Henrv E Albert tnv in r.rf F Berger etux Lt 7 Blk 18 James nuaaieston Aaa $1500. A G Gilham etux to U S A Tract in -Tp 21-3W $3250. Richard M Grove tnv in Al bert Rutschman etux Tract in Tp ' James A Bal1ev etnv in n..,. Wingard Lts 1 & 2 Blk 1 Coburg JU. C A Swarte Sh tn .T w w.rMlo etux Tract in" Tp 18-2W $7750. Marvin L Dow etux to John S Rbsencrans etal Pt Its A n nil- 28 College Hill Park $10. James L Hastings etux to Carl F Breger etux Pt lt 10 Blk 23 James Huddleston Ex Add $10. Transfers September 9 Deeds: Robert W Schiska etux tn Ovel R Stevenson etal T.t a siv a Floral Hill $10. - T J Clark etux tn Vlnal T Tn dall etux Tract in Tp 21-3W $10. Vinal T Randall ctinr in T T Clark etuv Pt Ha 1 Xr a mi James Henry McFarlands 1st Nat Co C G $10. Eugene to Emma Gorrie pt It 5 Blk 2$ Fairmount $900. Mary A Jorgenson to Hallie C Rose etal Pt Its 5 e 8 Blk 3 J H Housing Vexes (J. S. Missions CHICAGO. What's g o 1 n g to happen to American housing? Will there be enough houses to go around when our war-defense starts rolling? Will rents go sky- high? Will mortgage money be available? These are some of the questions now. being asked by millions of American heads of families. An swers to them are provided by a semi-annual building forecast just released by the National Real Es. tate Journal, According to the Journal fore. cast, occupancy during the next six months will increase, but m the typical U. S. city will not reach the point of acute shortage. Present Building "Present building in most cities," the forecast reads, "is creating housing units at a rate virtually equal to the expanding demand. Whereas housing bottle-necks will appear in isolated areas, these will receive individual treatment, can not be considered average." Rentals will continue to increase, having advanced 1.4 per cent dur ing May. Still larger advances are prophesied for the fall, in line with price advances in all fields. The survey indicates that new home building will continue, as the trend away from medium price city apartments to modern subur ban homes continues. Shortages Corrected A shortage of some building ma terials may be felt, but this will probably be overcome by partial substitution. Some materials will undoubtedly be classified as "ne cessities," a practice which origin ated during the last war. At that time, the manufacture of aaphalt shingles was termed a "necessary" war industry, due to the. fact that asphalt shingles are manufactured throughout the country, thus re. quire short hauls. In addition, being made of asphalt and mineral granules. ' they are economical. highly fire-resistant and unusuallv durable. Financing rates, the survey fore casts, will continue at present low levels. Insurance companies, banks, building and' loan associations and others are in keen competition for house mortgages keen enough to hold real estate borrowings, at present rates. McFarlands Add to C G $10. .i E W Thwing etux to U S A Tract in Tp 21-2W $2400. Henry c Bostick etux to U S A Tract in Tp 20-2W $850. Elza W Inman etux to U S A Tract in Tp 17-5W $60. Emily Koons etal to Gertrude Schneider Tract in Tp 17-5W iuu. . Dorvin Dudeck to Investors Mort Sec Co Tract in To. 17-4W -$1. ... ....' ' Transfers September 10 Deeds: Robert Vitll. Arim tn rharlo V Staten etux Lt 7 Blk 3 Stewarts Add $2750. Felix SDarks etuv tn Sphnnl Dist No. 68 Lts in Blk 14 Sparks Aaa to Blue wver 510. Louis Konne etuv tn n Tt VA. win Koester etux Tract ' in Tp 17-4W $10. Alfred S Powell etiiv tn TT s A Tract in Tp 21 3W $3275. , Jtirnest E Hyiand etux to P C Robbertson Pt It 1 riv o n.ir. ridge-$75. John Tj Harhham nit iv Vtf U Hodes Pt Blks 3 & 4 Amon Mennes Add $10. John L Harpham etal to Adolph Paul etux Lt 12 Blk 3 Amoh St Menries Add $10. ' John L Haknham xtnv tn T rence J NurrieX etux Tract in Tp I I " W $JU. E E Clapper etal to D C Brown Tract in Tp 16-4E $10. ' Agnes N Mumford to Frank A Tripp etux Tract in Tp 19-2W FIX UP , with FIXTURES Brighten your horns, with attractive, prac -. tlcal electric fixtures. . , Your electrician and fixture dealer has many types which will not only give better light but will fit your decora tive motif, EUGENE WATER BOARD Helen Jepson, "Met" Star' Says Home Is Refuge for Male NEW YORK Helen Jepson, radio star and leading soprano with the Metropolitan Opera, knows the value of a cotr'ortable home because her concert tours and radio appearances keep her so much away from it. "I know now why men are so fond of and so fussy aeout their homes." she said in a recent interview.. "I look to my home, much as they 'must do, as a place where I can be completely relaxed; where I can 1 have . the kind of food I like: and where I can express my self. Home to me ic a refuge; a Roof Wraiths Many houses on 'the Isle of Guernsey tiny out-cropping in the English Channel have small seats built on top of 'their roofs, and attached to their chimneys. These are for witches to sit on, so they won't venture down the chimney to rest by the fireside. The chair is also supposed to help win the friendship of the witches, so that they will "help protect the house against lightning, fire and the elements. In this country, the use of lightning rods, fire-resistant asphalt shingles and sound roof construction provides the same protection without having to pay homage to a broom-riding spirit. Roof Defense America girds for roof defense. Reflecting, a growing' trend to ward the use of fire-resistant roofs on all dwelling construction in this country, shipments of fire resistant asphalt shingles for the month of May, 1941 were 31 per cent ahead of the corresponding month last year. . . Figures just released by the U. S. Department of Commerce show that shipments of asphalt strip vand individual shingles in May totaled 1,564,243 squares. square is the amount of roof shingles required to cover 100 square feet of roof area: This rep resents enough asphalt shingles to re-roof 130,000 typical American homes. , THREE ESSENTIALS Every bathroom needs three es sential features; warmth, privacy, and ample daylight. All three may -be attained by a panel of msuiux glass mocks, which Pro. vide insulation, are non-transpar ent, and transmit softly-difffused light. sin . Lane Co tn Carl Nelsnn etal Tract in Tp 18-9W $2985. Delia Herbert to Donald B Goodman etux Tract in Tn 21-aR ' W N Dow etllv tn A .T Pi.rlrinc I U 10 Blk 26 Emerald Heights Atm to- Springfield $1. Eusme tn t. Hi riai-ir lnv Tract in Eugene $500. Stanley Moser 'to Maud Knapp iract in ip 1HW $10. . Percy W Cooper etux to Joyce B Roberts T.t 1 Rib 1 1 TTnllen. beck Add S10. State High Comm-to Frank H oeai etux Tract in Tn 17-4W. $180. , . O N Pierce etux to W M Swan- gard etux Tract in Drivertnn Add $200. Paul TTarilftv etiiv in v. n QtiH etux Tract in Springfield $10. wiuiam n Hodes etux to Steve Betts Lt 18 Blk 4 Storey Sub of v,oucge uesi Aaa $io. PHONE 652 No Joints Showing If Ton Use Betwrrll " the Gyp"" OeSIWail Wallboard Easy to install EtHy Finished MOGAN LUMBER CO, 1768 W. Sixth Phone 652 -f"t iTi?iUdIe!ces a"d rehear and problem o rThe,hemutrial? world." lne musical Glasa Block PanM J? f'Pson's home is a iovelv Sn?f"W od0.wed "Pomenl wS looking Central Park in mid-Man hatten. She designed it htZt S01"! Palette of soft S blue dusty coral with a brief Sighl light of chartreuse. Thess hl t combined with a numLl "o of glass, including large mirrors a wall of sparkling glass block -tables, lamng. u "?CK! casional piecesTThe eecT talline anH oim.rfiii.. . ... ? trys- propnate in an apartment that1 located 175 feet above the street .Her living-room is both work shop and playroom, which she haa artfully planned to -suggest 52. "f5' .1 remains i uuni, one tins in.aM pllshed this dual effect by mea of a waist-high partitiooT! sulux glass blocks, separating the studio- with its desk and piano room. ' ,end of This partition, which extends Dm mK) lne rnom is as effective, nsycholOBiali .1 an entire wall, since it creates the desired effect of separating the two halves of the room, without .cubing us apparent size. Portraits Grace Walls The light blue living-room ii ore & umng Dackground for several portraits of Miss Jepson, done in sanguine crayon. The floor is covered with a deep, dusty coral knitted rug, reaching vir tually from wall to wall. . In the bedroom, she uses match ing bedspread and window drapes in turquoise blue and old rose These combine happily with ivory walls ' and rosewood : furniture Hung on the wall over the' bed Is a small painted silk fan ; embel lished with pieces of mother-of- pean. ine gift . of a very old iiicuu, ii nangs now, protected against dust ' and dirt, in a box frame. 1 . Sunbeam Shavemaster For Close, Clean, Comfort Shaves "Meat,; This Is It" SIGWABT ELECTRIC CO. ' . 956 Willamette . Give HIM A REAL HOME You can get one at . . . W. Second at Garfield t Phone IflW J Syd Rhodes Says: "Don't be without the Comfort and Ssrlafiel' INSULATION") With an EH A LOAN you can maktp worth more, more comfortable, ehtaptr It By PROPER INSULATION! j ; Have Syd tell you the best type of tiw?ti,'2? home . . . and arrange an FHA loan with notbial and IS months to pay. FOR HOME INSULATION . SYD RECOMMENDS: OCELOTEX . and FIR TEX Structtirdl Insulation Board , ' ; .3. Builds comfort into walls and wllinp. 4. Fire-Resistant. cMMi,;tJ. 5. Provides rigid, sturdy walto ceuw . ei.rciiBi.il w wre ph . ufn-: 6. Improves the acoustics of the home. O RED TOP m m V 1 - insulating wooi tti 1. EasUy and speedily .PP f tt .i matfe condition. : 1 , meets Bucwii. j 4rf 3. Healthful . . . free of j j H-ffia 4. Fire-resistant ; . . Red Top wiU not du. 5. Improves acoustics of the home. . A TTMT.PTT Toii1rtHon 1. Application easy and low jn wt at' 2. Can be used where struchwi , i ' fetotsnt:. N- : 4. Will not absorb moisture. . 5. Wonderful acoustic corrector. 1 (Used In Presbyterian ana . for insuianon - Twin Oaks BuildersM) If we don't render a complete m- .-jm Rlnll I . rexi"9 Proii; Toledo om- I increase, n u ?ayove 7 OM ot insulux ! Tu'. REMnnn ,. GUnwood BMo. c , to withstand 6J1aw4' ' VWterUght; fir8sJii( M ft .W8ponfbl'i, Kf etssumesT--- ---i Thus lt pays to key, roofln?-and buy t hefore .priew nB.eBBttta8i ACME' ROOFINGCOMf 733 0Bts :--tk r ( If I I LllripiK. i v 1 h 669 High St.