8 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Friday, March 17, 1950
Split-Level House for Sloping Lot
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A split-level house is designed
to take advantage of the uneven-
ness of a sloping lot. Sections
of the house are at different
levels and are connected by
short stairways.
This example of a split-level
house has been selected by
American Builder magazine, 30
Church St., New York 7, N.Y.,
as its Flan No. 37. The magazine
finds special merit in the way
the various living zones are sep
arated from each other.
All rooms in the dwelling are
Mslly accessible from the hall
way. The dining room -play
room and the kitchen are on
the hallway level.
The living room, which ex
tends across the full width of
the house, is a half-flight down
from the hall. The bedrooms, a
half-flight up from the hall, are
directly above the living room.
The one-story part of the house
faces the street and the two
story part overlooks the rear
yard. Exterior sldewalls are a
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Many hazards lie In the path
of a seed sown in the garden.
It's life may be destroyed before
its sprout emerges from the soil
by drowning, when water stands
too long in the spot where it was
sown; or by disease, especially
cold damp weather, which
encourages the growth of
moulds and fungi, while delay
ing germination.
Disinfectants are obtainable
with which seeds can be treated,
to protect them from disease.
But one of the greatest haz
ards is due to the forming of a
soil crust above the seeds, which
they cannot penetrate.
It is a good plan to save your
best loose, sandy loam to use in
covering the seed. Mix with
equal amounts of sand and peat
moss. Then after the seed is
sown, cover with this special
soil, which will not form a crust
and will allow both water and
air to penetrate for the benefit
of your seedlings.
This treatment is especially
important in hot weather, when
most soil is liable to bake into
a hard crust.
Soil must be firm above the
seeds, to form close contact, and
combination of horizontal and
vertical lines forming an attrac
tive structural pattern.
For added exterior appeal, a
roof of softly harmonizing color
is suggested. Extended roof caves
shelter windows from the sun
where necessary.
(Detailed estimating plans and
a complete home planing packet
of building information an
available from American Build'
er, 30 Church St., New York 7,
N.Y. Refer to Plan No. 37.)
Warning Issued on Danger of
Winter Storm Damaged Trees
A warning concerning the heavy freezing of winter dam
age to forests which has brought about high overhead haz
ards to the woods has been issued by the Accident Preven
tion Division of the State Industrial Accident Commission to all
persons in the forests of Oregon.
Men who work in the woods
timber cruisers, road con
struction crews, fallers, buckers
and those who have responsibil
ity for assignment of men to
woods work areas, are specifi
cally warned to examine every
tree under which they work or
pass especially in areas where
there Is evidence' of damage.
Limbs and tops of trees, wheth
er deciduous or coniferous, were
badly damaged or broken by the
1950 "silver thaw," sub-zero
weather, and heavy snows.
Despite all the protection
that hard hats afford, the pre
caution of specific observation
and general awareness must be
added to secure safety. A hard
hat is without question the
greatest protection to the
woodsmen ever devised. But
like other protective devices, its
protection is limited. Hard hats
art tested to wlthstrlid denting
lip to 40 lbs. That means that a
i lb. limb dropping straight for
40 feet will not dent the hat nor
will It probably injure the
wearer. But what will a 100 lb.
limb dropping the same distance
do to the wearer? That is a
4000 lb. impact a 2 ton strik
ing force. Most people wish to
avoid, rather than to test out
such force as this. Avoidance
can be assured by observation.
Time Is another factor in the
aerlousness of the hazardous
condition. A period of years will
sggravate rather than lesson the
danger of "widow makers."
Limbs not broken off complete
ly, were shattered and still cling
to live fibre. Completely detach
ed limbs will ultimately fall
when needles dry and make for
easy sliding. Limbs still attach
ed will continue to be hazards
until winds, water and decay de
stroy the final living fibres, and
they also fall.
Fallers who look their mark
ed trees over thoroughly and
thereby escape injury from
limbs in the tree itself, must
also prepare avenues of escape
to other live timber areas be
cause of the possibility of
throwback for other trees.
The heavy accumulation of
broken branches under some
trees will undoubtedly create
fire hazard to a greater degree
after the needles dry than would
be expected In normal years.
"The warning" say represen
tatives of the commission, "is
not for a single, season. It is i
continuous warning, and is giv
en to be remembered In the
years to come as well as Imme
diately. Failure to remember
next year, or 10 years from date.
will not prevent accident. Only
continuous "safety-mindedness
can stop workmen from being
maimed or killed by these "wi
dow makers."
All field men of the Accident
prevention division of the State
Industrial Accident Commission
have reported "more than usu
al" damage. Broad leaved trees
were hit worse. Second growth
fir suffered on higher ground,
and depending on locality
either north or south, but usu
ally on slopes. Reports on old
growth are meager, because of
the Inaccessibility of such areas.
But in any area where rain fell
first to penetrate, and a freeze
followed to swell the moisture
which had penetrated, or to
weigh down the heavy needle
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growth with ice, only damage
and resultant hazards can be
expected. These areas will be
found only by careful observation.
The assumption that damage
did not occur is, therefore, a
dangerous assumption.
A serious woods accident, in
which a taller working without
a hard hat had suffered a com
pound skull fracture from a
winter broken limb, has just
been reported to the State In
dustrial Accident commission.
It strengthens this warning by
proving tne dangers.
Sprouts Need Help In Fighting Way to Sun
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In Heavy Soil, Cover Seeds with a Special Porous
Mixture Which Will Not Crust
prevent air spaces from separat
ing the soil and seed. This Is
especially Important with beet
and Swiss chard seeds, and
others of large and irregular
HARD WORK HELPS!
New Products Aid Lawns,
Ease Problems and Labor
How often do you pass through a neighborhood of fine homes
and notice how one stands out above all the others around it
because it is set off by a well-groomed, beautiful green lawn?
And if you've never grown a lawn, you wonder how all the
other home owners can be so lax or so disinterested in taking
care of their lawn. But, if
you've ever taken care of a
lawn, you know that the owner
of that nice lawn has gone to a
lot of time and pains in giving
it the proper health care a lawn
must have.
In addition to watering, the
three most important health
care jobs a lawn grower is con
cerned with are feeding it the
proper fertilizer; killing lawn
weakening unsightly weeds; and
controlling lawn- damaging
pests.
Stayton The state Soil Con
servation service will hold a
hearing Tuesday, March 21, at
8 p.m. at the Mehama Woman's
clubhouse. All property owners
east of Stayton within the pro
posed annexation district are in
vited to attend this important
meeting.
Fertilizing is necessary to
prevent starvation the usual
cause of lawn failures. Without
proper food, a lawn becomes
"anemic" in appearance and
less resistant to weeds, pests and
mistreatment; the weak delicate
grasses die out. A balanced diet
of nutrients in the form of ni
trogen, phosphate and potash
stimulates and rejuvenates es
tablished lawns and provides a
long lasting, steady food supply.
If weeds are not killed off,
they not only give a lawn an
unattractive, unkept appearance
but more serious they com-
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pete for soil moisture, nutrients
and sunlight with the grasses
and eventually crowd them out,
Such weeds as dandelion, plan
tain, chickweed and many other
broad-leaved lawn weeds can be
killed within a few days to 2
or 3 weeks by "2,4-D", which
does not harm the lawn grasses.
Lawn insect pests can raise
havoc with a lawn. If allowed to
go uncontrolled, they can cause
ugly spottiness or actual lawn
failure.
So, to give your lawn that
well-groomed, healthy appear
ance, these three jobs, are re
quired. And to save you time
and labor in doing them, there's
a new lawn groom product
available. Its a combination
fertilizer-weed killer-insecticide
that enables you to do all three
jobs in one application.
shape. But firming does not
mean pounding. Press down with
the hoe blade, or use the side of
a rake; and afterwards draw the
rake lightly over the row to
break up the crust and prevent
baking.
A heavy rain falling soon after
seed is sown may pack the soil
too hard, especially if it is fol
lowed by sunshine. Until the
seed has sprouted the soil sur
face over it should be moist and
loose.
When the ground dries out ex
cessively In the spring it will pay
to sprinkle the rows in which
seeds have been sown to prevent
them lying dormant for lack of
moisture. This is the only time
when the garden should be
sprinkled, rather than soaked.
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As a New Dealer For
TRIANGLE POULTRY and DAIRY FEEDS
Triangle's famous line of feeds, formerly handled by the Oregon Farmer's
Union, will now be available through the Willamette Feed & Supply. This
new company with a plant, located at 450 North Front Street, will be man
aged by MR. WILFRED WILSON. Mr. Wilson is familiar to the farmers
of this locality, having sold Triangle Feeds In Salem for many years. He
Invites his many friends to inspect this new plant and discuss your feeding
problems.
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Triangle feeds have won an enviable record among local poultry and livestock
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