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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1938)
Monday; April 11, 1938 The Capitol Journal, Salem, Oregon Nine A Five Point Program is . Suggested By Mary Darls Gillie Home Furnishing Editor, McCtU' Magazine Today we are making kitchen history. The French lead In fash Ions and the English may Influence our furniture styles, but American engineers, architects and designers are showing the world what a kit chen should and can be. Don't be deluded by the appear. ance of the shining streamlined rooms which confront you on mag azine pages, In stores and In model homes. These kitchens are as em cient as they are attractive. Indeed, it takes far more than a pretty color scheme and rows of cabinets to make a modern kitchen. Engineers have been on the job. They have watched women go through their daily kitchen routine They have held a time clock on the movements Involved In the prepa ration of thousands of pies and cakes. They have tallied up the dozen and one tasks that are done in the kitchen. Now they have pre sented us with a kitchen planning formula which Is practical, which works, and which anyone can use Here Is the Formula There are five Ingredients In to day's kitchen planning formula which should be considered In the following order: 1. Oood modern equipment. In cluding refrigerator, range, sink. and possibly dishwasher and water heater. 2. Efficient arrangement of ma jor appliances. 3. Adequate storage. 4. Easily cared-for surfaces. 5. Attractive color scheme. Certainly there can be no quar rel with the Orst point. To keep foods fresh and to cook and keep things clean are the main opera' tions of any kitchen. There have been such revolutionary Improve' merits In the equipment Involved In these tasks that to get along without these new appliances not only Increases the labor and time of food preparation but also affects the quality of the product New modern appliances then are the first step in any kitchen refor matlon. But according to present kitchen standards the location of any appliance is part of the serv ice It renders. Translated, this means that nine times out of 10 the new range or the new refrigerator should not Just be stuck in the same place a the old one was because that's the easi est thing to do. If you are going to get the most out of it, place your new range or refrigerator where it should be to serve you best, even if you are not going to renovate completely. This may mean putting in a new convenience outlet, but that's a mere detail when you think of the wear and tear it will save you. What to Put Where The perfectly Insulated modern lefrlgerator should be In the kltch en proper, not on the back porch or m a pantry where your old iasn loned Ice box may have been. Even If your kitchen Isn't one of the ideal sort, and there are doors and windows In the wrong places. If you' plot and plan you can work out a way of placing the refrlger ator near the back door where it belongs, ready to receive groceries as they are delivered. Beside the refrigerator should be a cabinet with a counter top at least 36 Inches long to use for food preparation, and Incidentally, If the preparation counter la to the right of the refrigerator, the refrlg erator door opening should be on that side too. so that things can be taken out of the refrigerator and onto the counter without winging around the door. No com binaural of appliances will save as many steps as this one. ' Next In order around the room should be the sink and then the range. Two drains on the sink are almost a "must." Lacking It, of course, a wheel table will da A serving counter or table by the range is a convenience, but not as important as the preparation coun ter by the refrglerator. If any ap pliance must stand against a wall by Itself, the range Is the one to choose for that location, and of course. It Is Important to have di rect and easy access to the dining room from the range. Get SUrted Perhaps you can't remodel your whole kitchen, but If each new ap pliance Is put In the right place the time will come when you can fill In the intervening spaces with cab inets, and thats when you will be called on to know your own mind, or at least your requirements. Roughly, the amount of cabinet space you will need has already been calculated. That Is. If you live In a three bedroom house you will require at least 36 square feet of upper cabinet space. If you have Dflse cabinet beneath these upper reblnets except where the sink and range stand, you will have enough storage. Roughly, add six square feet of upper storage for each addi tional bedroom In the house. Thus far only upper cabinets and base cabinets have been mentioned, and not a word about tall storage, which Is gaining more and more backers. Tall storage, cabinets 13 to 18 Inches deep, extend from celling or drop celling to floor, and are not Interrupted by a counter. Tall storage cabinets accommodate a much larger number of utensils and everything Is more accessible than In the type mentioned above A Ull storage cabinet. 18 Inches wide, next to the range, offers by tar the best method of storing pots and pans. One section should be allowed for hanging frying pans and pots. However, there should be one or two shelve at top and bot tom for roasters and things that cant be hung. In a large kitchen another such cabinet for storing staple groceries la a great conven ience, also. It!?"!, 1 I ? if' ss 'if1 esseKaavsBHavisaaiasssssssHSKaissssssssseMiaaasssaMBasl Frigldaire Presents New Range Adding another appliance to Its Frigidalre division. General Motors this year present an electric range featuring enclosed surface units and a chromium control panel with time signal, clock, coo km aster, extra outlet, etc. 'inis year uenerai Motors New Models Make More Ice Cubes Major problems of modern hos pitality which the 1938 automatic refrigerators have met and solved to an inspiring degree of satisfaction involve the all important little Ice cube. First was the problem of providing a sufficient quantity of ice cubes on fairly brief notice, to meet the exacting requirements of this era of iced drinks, iced appetizers and iced desserts. Second was the problem of mak ing it easy and simple to extract the cubes from trays into which they are frozen hard and fast. There was another situation here which re quired some engineering also and that was the problem of getting the tray Itself out of the freezing com partment, without the aid of a chisel or an Ice pick. Fatter Freezing The ability of the new refrigera tors to provide ft sufficient quantity of ice cubes when and as needed is taken care of in two ways. In the first place, refinements in refrigeration design, as being dis played this year, have greatly in creased the tray capacity of the freezing unit. In the second place, the improve ments the engineers have made In the cold making mechanism, plus the controls that they have devised, insure the ability of the new re frigerators to make more ice cubes faster. And because refinements in the cold making machinery have been at the same time aimed at reducing cost of operation refrigerators, the production of more ice cubes in a new 1938 model Is no more costly of current than the production of smal ler quantities In the older models. Added Convenience With the increased ice making capacity. Incidentally, has come convenience which is of great value to the housewife interested in mak ing frozen desserts. Some of the ice cube trays may be looked upon as reserve trays for use In making lee for party occa sions. When not so used, they can be allotted to the making of des serts and still the family will have all the te cubes it needs. The problem of extracting the fnst Cor poration la adding to Its line of re frigerators a new and attractive Frigidalre electric range. Before the new range was designed, 7500 housewives were asked "to tell what they would have in an electric range if they had the final say-so before It went Into production." According to General Motors, this Information had such a vital effect upon the design of the new range It Is being Introduced as one "the women of America designed." Among the features thus Includ ed, the following may be listed: three-heat control Chromolox ful ly enclosed surface units, which permit even heat distribution and easy cleaning; a full size even heat oven with rust proof Interior; non- tilt, positive-stop oven shelves; accurate thermostatic control of oven heat, which prevents fluctu ating temperatures, and a smoke less broiler. With Frigid aire's automatic time control, it is said that the house wife can place her entire meal in the oven, leave the house for the afternoon, and return to find the dinner cooked. Frigidalre claims to provide ceptionally economical cooking in the new range, especially on count of the cooking units, which are said to "use one-third less cur rent on low heat than conventional units." frozen cubes from their grids has been tackled In a variety of ways by the various designers, with equal success. In some instances a simple little lever on -each tra-y, which may be flicked up with finger pressure, brings the grid up, spreading It as It comes, and the cubes are released In other instances highly flexible grids which bend easily provide the release power. Whichever methed Is employed on the refrigerator one buys, it will come as a distinct relief to the fas tldious housewife who sacrificed fingernails in the past and need not do so any more and to the harried husband who want their ice cubes in hurry and who no longer need an ax to chop em out. For Tall Bottles Coupled closely with improvement in the supply and extraction of ice cubes is the additional attention that the refrigerator designers have given to the storage of Ull bottles of beverages. Tilting shelves, half shelves and shelves which nestle appropriately alongside the freezing unit do the job. Kitchens Now More Attractive By Lee Roberts The man in the street msy scoff at the idea of art In the kitchen. But the woman who hangs dainty curtains at the window, and who has been In the habit of buying gaily colored household wares In which to put things that must remain on bare and open shelves, will get the point. It Is all a matter of making those surroundings in which one spends long hours as pleasant and attrac tive as possible. And this Is a point at which the makers of the modern household appliances may Justifiably step forward and take a bow. For the modern refrigerator, the modern electrical range, and even the modern washing machine, de signed in keeping with the functional theory of art, are truly contributing an entirely new and delightful at mosphere to woman's workshop. Easy on the Eye As someone has remarked after viewing the new streamlined ap pliances offered the public today: "They make the old kitchen look like a crazy catchall." For not only are the new appliances easy to op erate, but also are easy on the eye. They reflect good taste. They auto matically provide the Inspiration for a planned and symmetrical kitchen which means an efficient kitchen. The gleaming white surfaces of the refrigerators blend perfectly with the gleaming white planes of the electric range. The fact that the range is electric and gives off no smoke means pure white may be used without fear of dirt. All the planning of the modern kitchen Is conceived around these basic ap- 1 J is ,J-iwsii':'ri;-it - Self Contained Here Is the new Bendix Home Laundry, a self contained automatic unit which delivers clothes thoroughly cleaned and damp dry. A new type of electrically operated home laundry machine, entirely au tomatic in its principles, has been presented by Bendix Home Appli ances, following a survey of the re qulrements of some 10,000 house wives. The Bendix home laundry Is self contained in a white enamel cab inet that makes it convenient for placement in the kitchen or the bathroom. All the housewife has to do Is to put In the clothes, add soap, and adjust two dials. Operation is en tirely automatic from then on. After about 20 minutes, the machine stops by itself but not before first scour ing itself clean. Clothes are left in a damp dry condition. The new laundry will handle a long ns nuirh as n1n pounds. ftipjdajre Electric Range . . . MORE ADVANCED COOKING AND BAKING FEATURES THAN IN ANY OTHER 2 RANGES COMBINED ii "-L ! f AS LOW AS ('114) Come Ut. 6&ec4tu4 2wt- aAef COMB INI Sm How Prigidsir.'t 'Brmn-Hr' Om ml. baking anc.rt.inti.a . . ."Sp..rf-f Unit, cook smit- 1mi eon . . . Thmrminr" Cooker cor. . lot Urn thus f mul "8PERD.HEAT" K.NCl.OSP.D COOKINO UNITS 3 COOKINO SPKEDS "LOW.UOW" HEAT ON EVERY UNIT l-PIECE PORCELAIN CABINET 1-PIECB STAIN-RESIST1NO TOP RfT.vtrP rntiTirT Rwrrruira ARMORED WIRINO UTENSIL STORAGE COMPARTMENT "EVEN-HEAT" OVEN "EVENIZER" HEAT DISTRIBUTOR SMOKELES8 BROILER LARGE 8TAINLESS PORCELAIN OVEN NON-TILT 8LIDINO SHELVES SHEI.F-TVPE OVEN DOOR FRONT nPRNINn AWN VRNT HYDRAULIC OVEN HEAT CONTROL PLUS All The Outstanding P.torM which arc .ith.r standard equipm-nt, or optional on doom models: J "THERMIZFR" COOKER "COOK-MASTER" CONTROL " WARMING DRAWEROTIME-SIONAL" J CONDIMENT SET COOKINO TOP 1-AMP Hogg Bros. ACE 325 Court St Phone 6022 l n ,ri ji U ; r3fr. ilil . l rim I I I' Ull THrVf in I .tarrr- nr'it)ilillj I I V You can do on usual things with Frigldaire'a new freezing units. In the double-compartment model pictured above you can store two chickens indefinitely. Note Prifldalre's convenient cold con trol at top of unit. pllances. Cabinets for kitchen ware are links between them. Color often Is Introduced in the door handles and control knobs and panels of the appliances, on floors and at win dows, to brighten the scene, Basle Designs But basically the art of the new kitchen design Is found In its utili zation of simple planes and lines to a purposeful efficiency, and in the elimination of extraneous and ornate devices from such things as stoves, for example, which once used to be adorned with vast ugly nour ishes dully noticeable around short, squat, curving legs. Ray Patten, an authority on ap pliance design, points out, for ex ample, that the first electric ranges were remodeled gas ranges, that both were put on high legs probably be' cause the designers had a hangover from the days when space ' needed under the kitchen stove for coal or wood. The new design of appliances has resulted In great saving of space which In turn has brought about a step forward and take bow. I HOME MtlNDRY WASHES . . RINSES . . 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Let him show you why Frigidaire with the new Silent Meter Miser offers you greater savings all 4 ways. And let him show you, too, the many features and advantages that only Frigidaire can give you. NEW "Double-Easy"QuickubeTrays through out... NEW Moisture-Seal Hydrators ...A NEWLY-STYLED 9-Way Adjustable Interior-with NEW Close-Bar Sliding Shelves... And many other exclusive Frigidaire conveniences. Dramatic Proof demonstrations of Frigidaire's 4-way savings, and color ful Spring Showings of new models, can be seen now at your Frigidaire Dealer's. You're invited ! S )): NEW SILENT METER-MISER I 3 r IjR'a IRES 'riiMtif It it4t hf Gnrt Mnttm. Ifth or ihii MOMplat before ou bur ffrif tor. Ii'i your guinmtxj of qtultrr ana apad hilirr. FriiuUir coat to you nth a 9-Yor Pro ttcuoa Plan oo the Mated -in mchaaiai, backed by OtMf tl Moton. ''.:', L'.'' ' J ... - y lllNMl U2S MORE m 6rUiif CmH Meet the NEW Miracle Maker of Cold! 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