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PAGE THREE Orion "Dual -Design" In Unique Low-Cost "Home-Of-the-Week" Plan OFFER CHOICE OF TWO FLOOR PLANS EX-KAISER'S KIN "House Of The Week" Commendably Simple MEETING AT LAKE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1939 IE 'Orion' Meets Needs Of Moderate Income Fam iliesFull Use Of Floor Space Features Home. Another In a aeries of up-to-th-minute plans embodying "dual de sign" the latest fenture In the low eost email home field this week's presentation by Western Homes Foundation has been named the Or. ION after the famous star and li one of the headline In the Nation al Plan Service's new publication "Low Cost Homes." The Orion Home, as Illustrated, ha two floor plans one providing the Increasingly popular utility room In lieu of basement; while the other (Plan B) provides an alternate plan for those who still prefer the familiar basement home. When built with Plan A. the Orion has a total cubage of 14,100. Built with Plan B, It has 16,350 cubic feet. With cost estimates for home con struction ranging national between 20 and 30 cents per cubic foot, ap proximate cost for Plan A and Plan B of the Orion are readily calculated. The Orion, being 23 feet wide and nearly twice as long, la attractively designed for erection on a narrow city lot or where, for reasons of landscaping or convenience, the home builder wants to make length rather than width the predominating di mension of hla dwelling. Further. It la planned with four rooms for Plan A and alx rooms. Including a third bedroom, for Plan B. Under the sec ond plan, the Orion Is three feet longer, totaling 38 feet. The Orion plans provide for the most substantial and lasting kind of low-cost construction In that the roof ridge runs the long way of the house, bearing on center partitions which are In turn above the center girder under the floor Joist. The celling height of the rooms 1 a stan dard eight feet, another, feature which makes for economical con struction. With roomy living room, bedrooms, and kitchen, the Orion Is distinctly one of those modern homes where there Is bound to be a "neap o' llvln"' for Its owners. Of particular Interest to prospec tive nome ouimers. W. O. Bell. Chair man of Western Home Foundation points out. Is the report Just Issued by officials of the Federal Hnm. Land Bank Board. This report states mat -the cost of building a stan dard six-room house of a type most wjuejy usee Dy tne average American nmuy in representative cltlen fl ellned in three out of four selected Federal Home Land Bank district In Juiy rrom the same month last vear. "With business recovery more pro- ouuima m present man a vear :um the drop, though relatively slight, is significant, as economic Improvement is usually accompanied by an In crease In costs which often move up ward faster than does Industrial ac tivity," Board officials pointed out. The report concludes with the fol- lowing observations: "Declines In building costs occurred In a major 22'0' Urn . f- V j bio cba: '0 iO'67V s jg' ieD-SQOM i lO'O'.cj'O" LIVING PfW,', I , iOVnlS'7" ; ; liEoiaoo.v. I lO'CHt'-O'' 22'0' o S i 4ITCUE.N ? m u LIVING ROOM a IO'6'.ISV I t &ECT1TO01JA 1 Ity of key cities In the New York Federal Home Land Bank district, which Includes New York and New Jersey; In the Dee Moines district, embracing Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota: and In the Portland district or Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, Montana. Utah, Wyoming, and Alaska. An In crease was evidenced In part of the Indianapolis district, some Indiana cities showing a rise while others In Michigan declined. ' ' "The costs referred to In the re port Include, In addition to expen ditures for material and labor, an al lowance for contractor's overhead and a 10 per cent profit for the builder. The estimates do not cover costs of land, financing and similar charges." RADIO PLANT AT WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. (fl) The federal communications commission today assigned the call letters KUIN to a new radio station at Grant Pass, Ore. The commission earlier this week authorized the Southern Oregon Broadcasting company to construct the Grants Pass station. It will use 1310 kilocycles, with power of 100 watts, unlimited time. Radishes I.Ike Turnips NEW HAVEN, Conn. UP) Everett M. Rogers, Norwlchtown farmer, grows radishes that would put tur nips to shame. He produced a batch 13 Inches long and 16 Inches In cir cumference. Unlike most oversize radishes, they were mild In flavor. Use Mall Tribune want ads. PEAR BUREAU IN PLEA FOR PEACE HOOD RIVER, Ore., Sept. 1 (Spl) Appeal to both longshoremen and employers to arrive at a solution of their differences without tying up Pacific Coast shipping at the term lnatton of their present agreement September 30, was made today In a letter sent Jointly to the organiza tions of each by E. R. Pooley, presi dent of the Oregon -Washington-California Pear Bureau. In a recent meeting of the Bureau t.n Portland, 9 resolution was unani mously adopted asking longshoremen and employers Jointly : "That you promptly solve your differences and that If this cannot be done, you submit them to arbi tration, and "That you now give us and the public Immediate assurance that Pa cific Coast shipping will not be tied up." The letter points out that the Pear Bureau represents practically the entire Pacific Coast pear In dustry, Including Hood River and Medford district of Oregon, Placer ville and San Jose districts of Cali fornia, and the Wena tehee, Yakima and Underwood -White Salmon dis tricts of Washington. Served by it are thousands of growers who. to gether with warehousemen, suppliers and countless wage earners, are vi tally concerned In continuance of Pacific Coast shipping. to fit , , s A , - a - N N wvN; M'?r'""1" 'WiWMWNiWiilfi; HimiaMiLJHIi.ni .r n it ft" T f " MaJtWB- ' 11 I LIVING R.OOM Jjsaf The plan for this one-story house Is excellent. Both bathroom and kitchen are located In the rear of the home, with plumbing centralized; the two bedrooms each have light entry on two sides as well as com plete privacy. The modern trend toward Joining the living room and dining alcove Is carried out here In conformance with good spnce-savlng requirements. A traditional yet sim ple exterior completes this well ilealgned home. Southern Oregon Funeral Directors held a special meeting at Crater Lake Thursday night. After dinner In the Crater Lake Inn, the meeting was called to order by President Earl Whltlock, who presided. William Pinley Jr., of Portland, the principal speaker, discussed subjects of a professional nature. Will M. Dodge of Ashland and Mae M. Hall of Grants Pass led discussions on educational topics. E. F. Fortmlller of Albany, presi dent of Oregon runeral Directors association, was elected delegate to the convention of the national asso ciation In Oklahoma City. October 3 to S. George 8. Ryan, of Portland, execu tive secretary, Oregon Funeral Direc tors association, reported on recent rulings of the state embalming board. H. W. Conger and Frank Perl of Medford extended an Invitation for the next meeting to be held in Medford. 4 , The nomads solved their problems of household cleanliness simply b pulling up stakes and moving to new grounds when their camps became too unclean for their insensitive noses. BERLIN. Sept. !.) Prince Os kar. Junior, 34, of Prussia, a grandson of former Kaiser WUhelm and son of Prince Oskar has been killed In Poland, the first Hohenzollern victim of the German-Polish war. The family received word yesterday Oskar, who was born In Potsdam, July 13, 1915. fell honorably "some where In Poland" during an attack The young prince, a lieutenant, was said to have led a company Into a skirmish. The news reached his family whll his brother. Prince Burchard, a mem ber of the Ninth Infantry regiment, also was somewhere on the Polish front. His father. Prince Oskar, the fifth son of WUhelm, commands a regiment with the rank of colonel. Location of the regimens was not known to the family. Landi Shark ADELAIDE. South Australia (UP) The biggest fish ever caught with rod and line is claimed by O. ft. Coweli of Adelaide. Fishing at Port Lincoln, he caught a white shark weighing 1.391 pounds, with a stan dard 39 -cord line. Hermit, has built a hut on a dump In suburban Newburgh Heights. The hut Is built of railroad ties and sod. Volpo raises what he needs to eat In a garden beside the hut. Moke a $2.99 purchase of any of these Fuller Point and the combination magazine end table Is yours for only ll more 1 Fuller Pure Prepared "House" Paint Porch & Deck Paint Decoret Enamel rul lerwear Floor Enamel lift Bar, Speedite, Futlerspar and Speedflat Varnishes Fuller glo Pure Prepared Primer. F lo o r Plan Value of the pears annually ex ported, which are perishable and re quire prompt handling, is approxi mately five million doUars, and most growers face almost certain ruin if this year's crop Is cut off from ex port, further than already restricted by hostilities in Europe. Since ex port shipments of pears reach their peak In October and sales must be negotiated and shipments arranged now or this business will be lost, as surance that there will not be a tie-up of Pacific Coast shipping Is vital to the industry, the Pear Bur eau contends. The letter explaining the action of the meeting Is addressed Jointly to the Waterfront Employers Associ ation of the Pacific Coast and the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union. "We are not now considering the causes or merits of the differences that concern you," the communica tion states, "but those whom we represent are profoundly concerned if these differences result in the ty ing up of foreign shipments. The result would be disastrous to grow ers, employers and all who are di rectly involved In tho pear Industry." JACKSONVILLE DELAYS CHURCH RALLY AGAIN JACKSONVILLE, .Sept. 16. (Spl.) Another postponement has been found necessary in the third annual meeting for the benefit of the Old Methodist church here. The meeting, to be held on the former courthouse grounds, starting with a basket din ner at noon, has been rescheduled for October 8. Postponement was necessitated by delay of the publishers In completing printing of a book. "A Brief History of Jacksonville, Its Churches and Schools." written by Rev. E. N. Mal lery, which Is to be a feature of the rally. 4 Builds Sod Hut CLEVELAND. O. (UP) Peter Volpe, known to his neighbors as Peter the COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SERVICE Wiring Fixtures Refrigeration Air-Conditioning Oil Furnaces Appliances Refrigerators Electric Ranges We will gladly furnish you free estimates on any Elec trical Requirements you may have. TROWBRIDGE & FLYNN 214 W. Main. Phone 12 BaanaLHZZaiaZaZiaiatfMca r- 1 Smart, useful, cleverly designed... you won't be able to resist this com' bination magailne-end table, when you see It. But you'll have to act fast to get It, because our If offer holds only as long as our limited supply lasts. Come in today. Offer applies only to retail purchases and only one to a customer. WOODS LUMBER CO. EAST JACKSON AT GENESSEE PHONE 108 EAGLE POINT LUMBER CO. PHONE 32 EAGLE POINT Plan NO W For Life WINTER DA YS! ENJOY The SECURITY of YOUR OWN HOME - In Medford! THROUGH the mild days, the squirrel builds up a store of food, to sustain him through the the bleak days of winter when provisions are scarce and he must rest .... those who look ahead will take a lesson from this wise little animal. Why not PLAN NOW to build a home of your own in Medford? It will be YOUR protection and security in life's "winter" . .... and you can do it, too, with the same money you are now spending for rent. New low FHA rates most attractive in history make that possible! u MEDFORD Lumber Dealers Offer COMPLETE BUILDING SERVICE Quality Lumber and Building Materials at Uniformly Low Prices! PLANS SPECIFICATIONS ESTIMATES FINANCING ADVICE LABOR ASSISTANCE MEDFORD LUMBER CO. N. Fir at Third. Phone 629 BIG PINES LUMBER CO. Sixth and Fir St. Phone One PORTER LUMBER CO. 204 South Fir St. Phone 124 BRUCE BAUER LUMBER CO. J. W. C0PELAND YARDS WOODS LUMBER CO. East Jackson. Phone 108 South Riverside. Phone 332 North Riverside at Court. 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