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"Wellston" Heads Fall "House-of-ther-Week" Series For Fall Building
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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY. OCTOBER 22. 1339.
FOUNDATION WILL
OFFER FOUR PLANS
FOR SILL HOIS
Tht Federal Housing Adminis
tration, lending institutions ap
proved by FHA, realtors, and the
building industry have formed
a "backfield," for an intensive
drive to the goal of lowest-cost
housing in six northwest states,
according to W. C. Bell, chair
man of Western Homes Founda
tion. This was stated in the first
release of a new series of "Home
Land" designs, following strong
response by the public to the
initial series of the building in
dustry's program to provide good
housing for families within the
S600-$1200 per year ineome
group.
For the kickoff of the new
drive. Western Homes Founda
tion this week offers the "Well
ston" design, a contribution of
the national plan service. This
was selected from the NPS
"Homes of Economy" group. The
Wellston demonstrates that mod
ern design applies as well to the
lowest-cost home as it does to a
Newport mansion. Two floor
plans are provided, Plan-A for
lowest cost construction; and
plan-B, for a complete small
home. The former contains but
7300 cubic feet, including at
tached garage. It is an ideal plan
for the young couple desiring a
dwelling of character, livability
and charm, at an absolute mini
mum cost. Later additions can
be easily made. Plan-B also
comes into the lowest-cost class,
on the basis of a "starting home"
that may be finished by the
owner during occupancy.
"The response of the public
hi Oregon. Washington, Mon
tana. Idaho, Utah, and Nevada
to the lowest-cost designs issued
by Western Homes Foundation
last summer," states W. C. Bell
"has resulted in the formation
of a team for the new fall drive.
The Federal Housing Adminis
tration has come in with a
greatly liberalized Title 1, Class
3. loan for new home construc
tion. Each week more banks are
swinging into active support of
the program. Realty firms that
deal in acreage are Joining witn
the building industry in support
of the home-land idea. Civic
planners are realizing that the
movement of families of modest
income from rented urban
houses to new small homes on
acreage will result in demolition
of obsolete, sub-standard homes
in blighted neighborhoods not
through government subsidies,
but through the traditional pro
cesses of private enterprise. So
long as such dwellings can be
rented they will be maintained,
blighting their neighborhood. If
they are vacated by this increas
ing movement to suburban and
country acreage, their owners
will be impelled to remodel
them, or else demolish them and
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build anew. This means new
life for old urban neighborhoods.
"In short, every business con
sideration, as well as every con
sideration of social welfare sup
ports the building industry's
home-land program in behalf of
low-income non-dependent families.
"A recent survey by the West
ern Retail Lumbermen's associa
tion revealed that approximately
54,000 homes have been built in
the northwest during the past 30
months, and that 62 per cent of
these cost less than $2500 per
unit. No other section of the
country has such a record, in
proportion to population, of low
cost home construction. In no
other section has there been such
an intensive small-homes cam
paign. On the basis of this rec
ord, we have every reason to
believe that our new housing
drive will also produce a high
score for northwestern states.
Working plans and specifica
tions for the Wellston may be
obtained through retail lumber
dealers or from Western Homes
Foundation, 364 Stuart Building,
Seattle, Washington.
Carson to Talk.
Eugene, Oct. 21. (AP) May
or Joseph K. Carson of Portland
will present the Armistice Day
address at a joint gathering of
University of Oregon students
and townspeople.
Troops to Panama.
Boston, Oct. 21. (AP) About
1.200 soldiers of the 13th in
fantry boarded the U. S. trans
port Hunter Liggett today,
bound for Panama to strengthen
Canal defenses.
BURGLAR ENTERS
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The Bohemian club, 10 South
Fir street, was burglarized Fri
day night or Saturday morning
of $15 in cash and a small quan
tity of bottled beer and cigar
ettes, city police reported yesterday.
Entrance to the establishment
was made by breaking open a
skylight over the storage room.
The burglar obtained the money
from the till, police said, and
vacated the place by the same
route he entered it.
It was believed that the roof
of the building was reached by
climbing up wire netting off a
small alleyway just south of the
structure.
VISITED MEDFORD
Gus Anderson, whose recent
affidavit has proved something
of a bombshell in governmental
quarters, was a Medford visitor
about six years ago when he
spoke before the Rotary club
and high school regarding his
travels in Russia.
Anderson was a passenger on
the British liner Athenia, the
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Delia L. Laughead
Delia L. Laughead, aged 61, a
resident of Jacksonville for the
past 10 years, passed away sud
denly Friday morning following
an acute heart attack. Mrs.
Laugliead was a native of St.
Mary's. Indiana, and made her
home there until 1916. After re
siding for 2 years In Colorado
they moved to Oregon, residing
at Roseburg and Klamath Falls,
later moving to Jacksonville in
1929. In 1897 she was married
to Mr. Thomas Laugliead who
survives. Besides her husband
she leaves 1 daughter, Mrs. Lou
ise Dunnington of West Fir, Ore
gon, and two sons, James H. of
Chicago, 111., and Joseph W, of
Bakersfield, Calif.
Funeral services will take
place from the Chapel of the
Perl Funeral Home on Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev.
Father A. A. Meyer of the Sacred
Heart Catholic church officiat
ing. Interment will take place
in the Jacksonville cemetery.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. O. M.
Goodrich of 145 South Holly
street, boy weighing eight
pounds and five ounces in Com
munity hospital Friday, Octo
ber 20.
Closing thiiB for loo uci M Clu
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Cm MaU Tribune want adj.
Giving further substantiation
to the belief that simplicity it
synonymous with good design.
this home has many excellent
features uncommon in its price
field.
recent sinking of which was laid
to a German U-boat. In his
affidavit to the United States
state department, Anderson
claims the Athenia carried arms
and he declares that contrary to
claims of some survivors, no
submarine was seen.
He was a roommate and fra
ternity brother of Charles A.
Wing of this city when they at
tended Northwestern university
in Chicago.
ILLS URGE
Handbills Intended to present
information on the proposed
park development were distri
buted yesterday. The handbills
were sponsored, the Mail Tri
bune was informed, by the Park
Development League of which
George T. Frey was listed as
secretary.
The handbill quoted from a
Mail Tribune story of October
15 which gave the city council's
tentative views on park develop
ment procedure should the citi
zens approve the $30,000 park
bond issue at the special election
October 31.
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Edward T. Merrill
Edward T. Merrill, aged 84, a
resident of this city for many
years, passed away suddenly
Friday morning following an
acute heart attack. The deceased
was a native of Newayago
county, Mich., and had followed
the lumbering industry his en
tire lifetime. He is survived by
his son, D. W. Merrill of Albany,
Oregon. The funeral service will
take place from the Perl Funeral
Home on Monday morning at
10:30 o'clock with the Rev. Sher
man L. Divine, D.D., officiating.
Interment will be in the Sis
kiyou Memorial park. Friends
are respectfully Invited to attend.
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BOOSTS WALL ST.
Vets Seek Pensions.
Chicago. Oct. 21. (AP) The
national council of administra
tion of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars voted unanimously today
to launch a nationwide cam
paign for pensions for disabled
World war veterans.
New York, Oct. 21 (API-
Selective strength, with a war
time tinge, returned to the stock
market today and enabled the
list to emarge from the week
with prices generally pointing
upward.
Motor trucks, lately quiet per
formers, came to life and led
the recovery with gains of 1 to
more than 2 points. There were
one or two wider advances else
where. Aside from the favorites.
though, improvement was main
ly in fractions.
The list got off to a quiet
start, but volume broadened in
later- dealings. While the most
popular stocks finished at the
day's tops, many Issues closed
somewhat under the peak.
Transfers totalled 535,940
shares asainst last Saturday's
turnover of 248,850 which was
the smallest since Aug. 5.
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Humphrey Receives
Plymouth Shipment
Another carload of 1940
Plymouths, the third carload
since the new models were an
nounced, was unloaded this week
at Humphrey Motors, local De
Soto-Plymouth dealer. This new
shipment makes it possible for
Humphrey Motors to offer Plym
ouths in nearly all models and
colors, according to Frank Humphrey.
The names of Art Lathrop and
Nate Thornton, new car sales
men, and Jim Crosley, of the
service department were omitted
from the announcement of the
opening of the now home of
Humphrey Motors last Sunday,
Dae Mall Tribune want ads.
REMODEL
Add a Porch
Finish Attic
Make Play
Room
Extra Bed
room Re-shingle
At Moderate Cost
WITH
EASY MONTHLY TERMS
SEE
PORTER LUMBER CO.
204 S. FIR.
PHONE 124
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