Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 19, 1929, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextTATI-R TEN HFEDFOTCD AfATL TTNTHTSTR, MEPFOKD: OKEfiOX, WEDNESDAY, .TUNE 19, 3029. Ip For the Man Who Wants to Build Use Wood Wisely, Gain Fine Results And Permanence By The Architect' Small IIousa Service Hurv&u of the United States, Inc. Take wood. Perhaps there Is nothing much more common. Ev erybody knows wood. We see It used for every conceivable house hold object. We know It is used to build walls and floors, we walk upon it, dance upon It, are buried In It. And yet what do we know about It after all especially as a building material? We put units of this material on end, fastened together at the top and bottom with nails, lay slats along one side and slats on the other, apply plaster and paint, and call it n wall. 2s that all there is to it? It Is not by any manner of means. There are some engineering prin ciples involved. There Is necessary sumo recognition of the character of this material. It may be twisted, warped, distorted. It may be straight as an arrow. It may be full of knots, splits, checks and ciackn. It may be absolutely with out blemish. Perhaps none of the wood wo use in building, excepting that for the very finest finish, is wholly without blemish. It is not straight and true and does not re main no unless we take steps to keep It true to lino and the trust , we Impose in IL But this Is easy to do. Truss and Bridge Wooden Walls Furthermore, wood is, in a remote way, like a sponge. Get it wet and it swells. Dry It and it contracts. j This makes another problem that has to be managed in building, for thut contraction and expansion has cracked many a wall. Improperly bandied It has made many a wood en house go to pieces before its time. There are thousands- of wooden wulls recently built by "Jerry" builders and others who know noth ing about this material save that it can be cut by a saw and that nails can be driven into it with vast rapidity. These walls will be out of line, warp, crack their plastered fturfuccs, and become generally do lupldated ten years from now. All because these "Jerry" builders do not know what every builder should know about wood that It must be trussed, it must be well nailed, it must be bridged and blocked and fastened securely. And every Duuuer must. Know aDout tne necessity of preserving wood, of having It well seasoned so that It will not afterward emulate the flponge and swell or else rot and decompose. Wooden Walls Centuries Old ' If there should be the slightest doubt in anyone's mind about the soundness of wood construction for mmall houses, when that wood Is used properly, It is only necessary ,to remind him of the old Colonial piouaea built of wood that are still standing houses that are almoflt fis good as new almoBt as sound now as the day when they were put together. They have not Involved expendi tures of important sums of money to keep them In good condition. Many of them are probably not well planned to suit our modern require ments old style, inconvenient, dif ficult to heat becuuse they wore not insulated but they have not fallen flown. Wood Is a sound and durable ma terial If It is rightly used. Its plenty and cheapness and its work ability make It the logical material for the building of many small homes where the fire hazard Is nut excessive, and for use In larger buildings as decoration, but to use it unwisely Is a waste of money and effort. Copyright 1029. The Archi tects' Small House Service Bureau -it tuo UuRcU States, Inc. i A Beautiful Colonial Home f y - I ' Design No. 6-Q-T I HtKm-'KTcnM- -DiNiMa Room I 1 1 J - f jjpl ''" . t ' M -- 1 - Designed With a PrjDjejtine, Second Floor: J Effect , This design, 6-G-7, has a second story that fs larg er than the first story. It Is not an important differ ence, but it has an Important bearing on the ap pearance of the house, and an extremely fine one. Houses like this, with the overhanging second story ornamented with wooden drops, were rother common In the early period of our national existence. From the point of view of their inherent beauty, they are far too uncommon today. There is nothing extravagant about it. It Is in no Way related to the jazz architecture that has had so Strong a way with many of our home builders. At the tamn time. It is robust, romantic in the best sense. The plan is a proven type which a home builder may accept knowing that thousands of homes have been built in accordance with this scheme of rooms and that they have given the utmost satisfaction. The element of chanco ii eliminated. The architects have not missed the opportunity to make the best uss of the space and to provide the facilities that are necessury for modern home mak ing. The living room Is of good size. It can be made larger by omitting the wall between hall and living room. , . . There ts a sheltered porch reached through French doors frcbi the living room and dining room, half open and half enclosed. The pitched roof over this plourant area recalls the lines of the main roof of the house and thus takes Its' proper place as part of the composition of the house. There are three excellent bedrooms with plenty of closets. A stairway leads to the attic. Construction: Wood frame, exterior finish nar row siding, roof of shingles. Designed to face west or north, t I Lot size: Approximately 50 feet I Complete working plans may be obtained for this and other designs shown in this series. For further Information see editor's note. KDITOIt'H NOTKt Work In drnwlnipi and peel firm loni for th hoane nhown above may be nrcured J mt iiMMliTH.tr con I through Ihr lliinic IIuIIUUik KiltUir of Uila imprr. Thli scrvler U pfrirnled to our rMtdm f ItirmiKh co-oprritlion with tlir Architect' nnuUI Montr Hrrvlrfl Burrun . The Hurraa U controlled by lbs I AinriTriui InMltutr (if ArrhllfcU mill Iihm ihr Indonirtiirtit of the Tolled NIbIcn lr tinrttnent or Commrrr. I I qumtltm iru.ii our n-ndrrn rrnrdlnic home bolldluc will be luinwered nt no char re hy the technical depart- I I ittenl uf The Arrhlinln' Hnmll Hound Mrrvlce lltireiiu, AddruttK the Home lliiildlnc Kdltor, etirlosUig I I Rtuinned, addreRHi-d envrloie. I CopjrilUl lWfr Itao ArclUlccU' Ri..ll limine Nervier H or emu of Uie Volte btaUa, lssa A 1 Uuiue uullderi' UUUe. i What You May Want to Know f - About Building Question addressed to this pa per will be answered by the Archi tects' Small House Service Bureau of the United States, Inc. Enclose a stamped addressed envelope. J Must shingles used on side walls be of uniform width ? Hhould they be dipped before nailing? If so, how? How much exposure can be given? A Shingles may be of random widths, but not more than 10 inches wide, fastened with zinc coated or copper nails.- Have them creouoted from end to end by factory pro cess. Dipping in creosote Is better than no preservative, but is inferior to the other. Expose less than one half the length of the shingle. Q I made the mistake of paying off the contractor be- fore the house was completed. There are a few minor items that he promised to finish, but two years have passed. Can I take him to court and make him complete his work? A Tb!s Is a common error horns builders make. About the only wa you can get the contractor back after the lapse of so long a tints is to appeal to his pride. You prob ably will have unsatisfactory re sults if you threaten him or 'r you try to bring him Into court. If there Is any doubt about this In your mind, we advise you to em ploy an attorney. Q Some of the woodwork, finished many times, is bare in spots where the paint has peeled. Other places, where lacquer was used, cannot be scraped off. How would you suggest finishing this wail? A Use alcohol to remove the lacquer, standard varnish remover to remove paint and varnish to get down to bare wood. Afterward It should be sanded, then stained or varnished, or painted, as desired. Q Can a large hole in the ceiling be smoothly plastered? A poor job was done in one of our rooms, but the plasterer said he eould not better It as any patching shows. A Your plasterer Is right. A repaired plaster Job always shows. Of course, there are good and bad jobs of repairing. You might cover the whole ceiling with gypsum wait board. Q What Is the procedure In hiring an architect and a con tractor? What does the con tract specify the builder shall do? Does he give a bond and for how much? Is It necessary to make payments to the build er while the house Is being built? How can I find out If he paid for all materials be fore I pay him? A Select an architect who bear, a good reputation in your locality. Let him' manage all these other matters for you. He will chooo a number of good contractors to bid on your work. The best and lowest bidder will be accepted. The terms of the contract will undoubt edly specify the delivery of your completed house In a definite time and for a fixed price. Whether or not it is necessary to bond the con tractor Is for your architect to de cide. The times of payment will bo fixed probably at 30 day intervals, a portion of the cost of completed work being retained until after the house Is finished. No payments will be required excepting as the con tractor shows receipted bills for ma terials delivered and incorporated In the building, together with re leases of Hens tor all materials and workmanship. REESE CREEK SCHOOL REESE CREEK. Ore., June 19. (Special) At the annual school meeting on Monday,, the 17th Walter KnKburg waa elected di rector for three years and Tom Vestal was elected to fill out the unexpired term of Hert Dennis of one year. E. Dickey was elected ' clerk for one year. Mrs. Engbtirg and Mr. Cumnions of the old board refused to run. (xtis Shern has departed for Los Angeies, accompanied by Miss I Cora Crnndal) and Charles Shop man of EokIh Point. I' '( Mr. and .Mrs. ltrous, Mildred and i Keba Shern motored to I'utte Kalis , Sunday afternoon. ! C. Waddell has been employed to care for Theo. Ryan's hay In his absence. II. Mall and son were very' pleas-j ed to get their hay into the barn i befoiie another storm. They re-1 port a siilentlld crop. ' Money Paid for Rent never brings dividends to the renter. Why not invest that same money in a home of your own. Our convenient Home Loan Plan makes this possible. You pay for your home on easy monthly installments. JACKSON COUNTY BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION CONSTIPATION RELIEVED ! . . . QUICKLY Tail Purely Vegetable Pill will move the bowels without any pain and depressing after ef fects. Sick Headaches, Indigestion, Biliousness and Bad Complexion luickly relieved. Children aud Adults :an easily swallow Dr. Carter's tiny, iusar coated pills. They are free ,'rom calomel and poisonous drugs. All Druggists 25o and 76c red pkgs. CARTER'S LSI PILLS F. F. BURK for TENTS AWNINGS for the Home, Automobile or Store. Opposite S. P. Depot When Building Get Contractor's Bond All Lines of INSURANCE First Insurance Agency, Inc. 30 North Central Ave. Medford, Oregon C. A. HARTLEY SAND and GRAVEL Crushed Gravel, all sizes. Washed Concrete, Sand Plant South of Airport Telephone 1203 Office, Room 7, Sparta Bldg. Office Phone 127 Stillman's Cabinet Works 128 N. Grape Phone 471 Quality Workmanship at Low Cost Get our prices before plac ing your order for BUILT-INS, SCREENS, STORE FIXTURES TABLES "If it's made of wood, we make it." ASHLAND FRIDAY ASIItiAND, Juno 19. (Hpeclul- u mimical benefit will be Riven hy tlio Mcthnrt.ttt choir on KrWuy i vcniiiR to help muke tho choir lili-dKO towards the fine new iiu olefin recently installed In tho MethcliHt rhureh. Thero will be m an numbers und Bevuial fine voli'f ninnbeiH. Mr. and Mrs. Wulter Miknehe of INtrtland nro expected soon for u-norvlnK vinlt In Ashland nt tho home of Mr. Mikm'he'n parentn, Mr. and M t'H. Mlksehe, on Kulrvlew Mreet. They at o on their v:iy to Stanford, where Mr. .Mlkm-he will enroll for tho hii turner term. Mr. Mlkftche in piofesor of Frem h nt Kerd college In Portland. A. Hehuennan was a hnninem vinitor In ;iuntn lann on Krldav. Wirt yf. 'vnh returned homo on Friday from Ht. l'aul, when lie har been attending tho K'",,'nl iisembly of i'reHi.ytt't'lan ehiuvhen. MtHN Katberlne Vincent ma tie u recent trip to KiiKenn to visit ! with her friend. Mlsn Marian Ady.l a teacher on h-uve nt tho Hoiith- n il trrpon State Normal ncho'd, f who ha been HtudyinK1 t Colum- j Ma enlleKO, New York, f'M" the patt K tiinnlhH. MIsm Ady will I return to Anhland for the bccoiu! half of ttie hummer notion at lite: normal h hol. AIIsh Carol Ileek of Cheyenne. AVyomin,:. Ik in Atuiland to en- Thelma was recently graduated from tho Cniernity of Oregon. Mih. J. li. Vhite of Spokane. Wash., expectH to leave for her home on Wednesday after two weeks spent In Ashland visiting with her daughter. Miss Hern ice White, who has been a student at the normal school, and with her sister-in-law, MIss'Kva While, primary supervisor of tho normal school, Henry B. Carter on Mountain nvenue, who is working with tho pine beetle crew nenr Crater lake. visited at his homo Saturday night and returned to his work on Sun day. Mrs. ,T. W. liruner was hostess on Friday evening at a wafflo supper which she served to friends of her three grandsons, I.eland, Kent and Dean Asheraft. who nro visiting In Ashland fur the Hum mer. Mrs. Hruner was assisted In by her daughter, Miss ' flng-iiearer, Mrs. Cora Chandler. ( Fred llarneburg is out in the l Dead Indian section, rebuilding i fences which were broken by f n II ' ing trees. The narneburgs w ill ; soon drive their cattle out to their ! summer range. i Mr. and Mrs. Jim Fuel of Ited I Top school district, were business 1 visitors at the plant farm Sunday, j K. M. Itcasu of Ashland Is in a precarlotiH condition, and Is suf fering a great deal. Mrs. R. N. French of Tnlent was in attendance at the lodge session of Woodcraft In Thoenix last Wed ! nesday. at the Oregon State college nt Cor vallis and is a major in arts nnd eruftfi. Harvey is u student In the medical srhoot at Portland, while Marcus has just finished a course in prcmcdic.H at the University of Oregon at Kugene. Unite I Hruner. Those who enjoyed tho pleasant nffair were ,onnlo Scrogglns, Kenneth Darling, Kar lock Johnson, Kobert Yeo, David Johnson, Wallace Walcott, Perry Asheraft, and tho three honor guests, l.clainl, Kent ami Dean i Asheraft. Miss Kllrnbeth Morse of Ku gene, Oregon, has arrived in Ash land to attend the summer ses sion at the Southern Oregon State Normal. MIhs Morse attended the normal two years ago and during the pant year has taUKht at tlohl Hill. Oregon. She will nike her home with the Harry Silver fam ily on the Houtcvard. Major Clyde Malone left Ash land Sunday evening for San Francisco, whern he will will on the S. S. Maul for tho Hawai ian Islands to take a position with :t large eh-ctrlr concern. Mrs. Malnne und tholr two sons will leave in the summer to Join Mr. Mn hum and they will make ASHLAND OPENING S REV. JOHNSON VISITING roll for tho summer course at bet ir ,, ln lhV i.lnnrts. Doane stato normal. Miss Heck i" ' I who last sm Imr craduated from nieeo of M Iss F.va YA hue. anil is living with her aunt during hr Htay here. I Mr. Arthur Taylor has return- -d from Austin, Texas, where, he has been doinc ndvnnred woikl tu history in tho Cnlverslty o( j Texan, Mr. Taylor will resume li Ik former work t the normal Hchool as bend of the department of history and niatlevtnath h. Funeral rite were held on Sun day afternoon for tho late Mrs. Mary Van Kvery. The service was held at tho christian church. Miss Alia Noreross has arrived homo from Stockton. Calif, where rho ban been attending the Stock ton teachers' college. Mr. nnd Mrs. D. Pern! nnd their daughter. Miss Thelum IV lozstl, linvo nrrived home from the local high the X.il term of Hawaii. chnol, will enter t tho Vniverslty WOODCRAFT DELEGATES KDF.N rilKCINiT. Ore.. June 10. (Special.) The delegates to the convent Ion of Neighbors of Woodcraft, which meets at Spring field, Ore. hfi Monday morning Those w ho were delegate from hei were Mrs Maude Dauuheity, Mrs. Minnie Culver nml om nil. .- ugentt .orcgon, whvro A1m iiatUt); vwc Uitikt ASHLAND, Ore., June 1. (Special.) Provisions for summer study will be open tomorrow for any applicant In grade work, high school work or in the Normal school. The Normal school opens for a six weeks' session which will J he immediately followed by a sec ond course of six weeks. This ; short session will be In the bands; of the rcgutar Instructors of the school and will give opportunity ' for a good number of teachers to: take higher work or evert review j work. The summer session for high : school students in charge of Prln-I clpal H. I. Forsythe, who will Rlvei personal attention to the students who may wish to do either review I or advanced work. Lincoln gfade school will open tomorrow for any1 pupils who may wish to tnkft new or make-up work. It is desirable that there be stu dents In all of tho grades, as the school will be Used as a t ri liiltiK .school for the Normal student who have elected to dv classes In teacher's training. This opportun ity, which ts open to students of the eif;ht grades, will enable pu-; pils to enrich the work of the grade' in which tbey nre enrolled. The sessions wilt last from N until 1 L! o'clock cneh day. Mrs. Nellie Loom Is with her daughter nnd husband, Mr, and Mrs. Oeorue King, left AMiland on Saturday for Oroville, Cal.. wheie they will be located indefinitely, Mrs. 1 .oomln has rented her two residence properties on the P.oule Vatd and Avery street. Chester. Harvey and Marcus Wootln, Konn of Drl and Mis. I:. A. Woods on North Main street, have returned to Ashland for the sum- HKKSK CURKK. Ore., June 19. (Special.) The Iteese Creek Sun day school was greatly surprised with tho presence of He v. James Johnston nnd family of Ceres. Cal., where He v. Johnston conducts a home for orphan children. The work at the home hus been rather strenuous the past year and they have felt It necessary to come apar t to rest for a fw weeks, Kev. Johnston will preach next Sunday, both at 11 - o'clock a. m. and 3 o'clock In the afternoon. Immediately after the morning service there will bo a baptismal service nea t'lhe home of M. ltrous on tlie banks of Ueose creek, for the benefit of those converted In the Heese Creek revival ami any others who have not yet followed the Lord in baptism after their conversion. Kveryone is invited to attend. Th e re will be a basket lunch as usual. Come and meet Kev, Johnston and wife and enjoy a day well spent. On A hern of Los Angeles has been visiting with his cousin, Mri, K. lirous, for the past ten days. Miss Mildred Hellom spent the1 week end with Heu la h Waddell. and accompanied her to Sunday school. ' I The rainy weather has returned and found more hay down, but will give the farmer more time to get the weeds out of tho garden, and though there has been some hay damaged, the rain has been a great blessing to pasture and other crops. The writer was not as lucky as some and still has all of the first! crop of hay In the field from be-1 fore the first hard rain. Kev. Griffith led the singing for. tlin mnrnlnir sorvlco lust Sun da V. and Mrs. Conlg played the piano, favoring the congregation with a special song that greatly impressed all present. tleorge Hrown nnd sons have be gun cutting hay In their 80-acre field near the Wilfrny orchard, nnd report one of the best standa they have ever had. Maishall Minter. who is attend ing sheep for W. 11. Hammell, re ports the sheep doing well this spring. The pasture is much bet ter than usual at this time of year. W. F. 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Your investment in a home is of consid erable importance to you and your family's future well being, and certainly the least you can do to protect this investment is to secure the assistance and counsel of home building experts. You probably wouldn't go to court without consulting a lawyer nor should you start building a house without first having consulted with someone competent to advise you. You will find our organization is thoroughly competent to act in the capacity of adviser in your building prob lems and we sincerely solicit an opportunity to serve you. Porter Lumber Co. Builders' Bureau of Information K .V