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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 ''" .
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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
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I qumtltm iru.ii our n-ndrrn rrnrdlnic home bolldluc will be luinwered nt no char re hy the technical depart- I
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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.
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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. Grinsted
for'
Painting and
Decorating
Gumwood and
Antique Specialist
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213-214 Liberty Building Phone 1271
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Sound Logic!
Your New Home
Will represent an investment of several thousands of
dollars. 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.
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