f HE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
PAGR FTVK
Public Construction Projects Loom in District
October 22, 1938
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EARLY START
I'ulilla construction project are
onmliiK ii prominently In Kluin
ath cuuiity nl llilH tlmo, promls
1 11 K la tiiku up iiiiu'Ii of lh nunon
al h lark In Ii II II l I II k development.
Tha 160,01)0 Main I root un
fttrpass looms as I he major eiilor
prv, but thoro nro several others
of Importance.
lllils on Hie undnrcrouliig will
bo opened by ilia tula hlKliwny
commission ill cSulum on Novum
bnr It or 17. It ail acceptable
bid Ii received at that time, It Ii
presumed tha conlraotor will ac
tually get work underway by the
nd of l ha month.
This bin Job will not only afford
coualdaruhlo employment but It
will lo luvolva tha uso of large
quanililos of uiatiirlala.
Another city project looming on
tba hoi lion l Iho Usplanade un
derpass wldoulng and deepening.
This 'Job will coat about lll.oou,
Willi lliu J'WA providing 45 par
cant of Iho total. It la not certain
how eoou It will ot underway,
but city officiate are now hurry
ing through au ordinance required
by l'WA and II la likoly Esplanade
wldnnlug will alarl within a few
'wtuka.
1 lu November Iho county achool
district lll opi'U blda ou four
units of Ita I273.U0U building pro
gram. Those unlla will coil In
the neighborhood of f3,0u.
Work at Mullii, Morrill, llonan
la and r'airliavcu la Included lu
the (it at couiracl lolling. Thla
ehould roaull lu a considerable
prcad of euiployiuuut.
The city alo baa a couple of
email chlorluatlon plant consiruc
tlon pruji'cta coming up In the
Hour lulure.
11 la presumed that WTA cou
Iructloii Joba will continue
tbrougb Iho fall and wlntor, and
will be expanded when and If
needed lo lake up private unemployment.
All fountain
eado half price.
pens, pencils
llaiik Drug.
The Certigrade Snowhite
I u": 11 flIOt .
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The slory of Iho home plan of
fered thla week by Western
Hnmua Foundation again em
phsilses the all-around merits of
Iho 1938 email home, for It la the
alory of plan which provides for
the features nf comfortable living
with such economy as 10 enttlo
once and for all the Indecision of
Ihoao who walrer between a small
home and in apartment.
In fact, thla la exactly what the
plan did for a bride and groom In
Kugene, Oregon. A study of tha
plan convinced litem that hare
was a horns design much more
llvablo than any nparlmont I hoy
could afford. Investigation con-
Autumn Is The Time
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GET READY
For
WINTER
We Can Help You With Plans, end Sup
ply You With Quality Materials That Will
Bring You Letting Satisfaction.
Ask Us For
EVERYTHING
In the Building
And Remodeling Lines
Home Lumber & Supply Co.
S. 6th
Phone 227
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applied. Low la coat.
KLAMATH BUILDING GUILD
Headquarters at
BIG BASIN LUMBER CO.
Main and Spring Phona 107
iviain ana spring rnonaj iv MMt
corning the monthly payments re
quired proved something even
more Important the payments
were low enough to permit pur
chase of the added comfort fea
tures of an apartment without ex
ceeding their modest budget. And
so for "less than rent" another
young couple of limited means Is
enjoying the convenience of an
automatic alr-condltloned beating
system, an electric refrigerator,
water healer and range, not In
Just another rented apartment but
In homo of their own.
In addition to economy and
comfort, anothor vlrtuo of the
Certigrade gnowhlle la Ha almpll
city and practicability. The llv
Ing-room, approximately In the
center of the plan, la of ample
proportions, well lighted and with
onoUKh unurokon wall space to
pormlt convenient and artistic r
ratigement of furniture. To the
loft la the bedroom with an at'
tractive corner window. Adjoin
ing at the rear la the bathroom.
To tho right of tbs living-room
la the compact, well-arranged
kitchen with corner window bal
ancing that of the bedroom and
with convenient exit to the garage
which adjoins. Opening off the
kitchen nt the rear la the utility
room, providing space for laun
dry trays and water heater. The
central 'ocatlon of the heating
unit In a corner of the utility
room but with opening Into the
living room makos possible eco
nomical hunting.
Just as Ihe Certigrade Sno
whlle Is convenient and comfort
able Inside, It la artistically satis
fying outside, with simplicity of
lines and of decoration giving It
Ihe dignity bt a much larger
house.
With a FHA Title 1. Clasa 3,
New Construction Loan, the Certi
grade Snowhlte may be built for
11892, payment being approxi
mately 121.00 per month for
term of seven years, the longest
nllowablo on this type of loan.
No down payment la required by
FHA.
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PRICE 10 RISE
CHKMflO, Oct. 22 The Amer
ican family Is again at one of
those periodic points In It ex
istence when building home
now Instead of six months from
now Is practically certain to mean
saving money and getting a ploce
of property more likely to In
crease In value than to decrease.
Thla Is the conclusion drawn by
the home building and borne
owning committee of tbe United
States Building and Loan league
from Its atudy of the recent be
havior of the wholesale building
material price Index.
Clarence T. Rice, Kansas City,
Kas., chairman of tb league's
commlttoe, polnta out that the
last time that this particular op
portunity knocked was In the
spring of li3 when available
home financing funds were at a
low ebb, whereaa, today savings,
building' and loan associations
have at leaat 11,000,000,000
available to be loaned to home
owners the last quarter of this
year.
This particular opportunity rep
resents the point when tbe cost of
materials going Into a home baa
Just turned upward after a long
decline, but has not yet bad time
lo climb back to the point wbero
It la apt to be when normal busi
ness la resumed. Until the turn
up has begun tbe period cannot be
said to be over-ripe for bargain
home building because there la al
ways the likelihood lhat prices
may be down a little further, once
the decline la under way, Klce
point out.
Tbe 11-month decline In mater
ial cost which started In May,
1937, came to an end thla August,
and one point of the ground lost
during that recession baa already
been regained, so that the whole
sale building material prices are
now 89. per cent of the 192t
level. Tbe Index, however, la
still 8 per cent off from where
It was when the decline started.
WALLS STAY FIRE
Nothing More Satisfying Than
Fixing Up Home, Particularly
In Advance of Winter s Blasts
Hostess
vMevii i ii.us,i ia na
Concrete brick walls of tbe
Montgomery Ward company ware
house, which went up In flames
Thursday evening, saved sur
rounding buildings from damage
and mad the work of tbe Klam
ath Falls fire department easier,
according to F. R. Hamblet, man
ager of the Klamath Concrete ,
ripe company.
Hamblet said the wall were !
constructed about ten year ago
by hi company. They withstood
the tremendous beat of the fire,
and confined the flames complete-,
ly within tbe warehouse building.
He said that Frank Loosley of I
the Fall Iron Work, located next
door to tbe warehouse and built
close beside It, was enthusiastic
In his praise of the concrete brick
walls of the warehouse.
Shortly after the fir reached
Us height, he stated, Loosley felt
the metal wall of hla building and
found that It wasn't even warm.
Mt. Lakl Indies Aid The Mt
Lakl Ladies Aid will meet Wed
nesday at I p. m., at tbe home I
of Mr. Ira Orem.
Miss Clara Zlegler will officiate
as hostess Sunday at the new
demonstration borne being shown
to tbe public In Altamont.
PUBLIG irJVITEDTO
VIEW HOUSE SUNDAY
Bo that everyone may see the
actual Incorporation of Volcallte
blocka In tbe building of a home,
an open house la being held Sun
day at the new demonstration
borne In Altamont, by M. L. John'
son.
This house, according to John
son, Is a new step forward toward
modern home ownership at mod
erate construction cost. It was
financed and built through the
cooperation of tbe Equitable Sav
ings and Loan association, wbose
Klamath Falls agents are Cbllcote
and Smith.
Besides Its Volcallte block con
struction, the bouse features mod
ern design and workmanship.
Building materials were furnished
by swan Lake Moulding company.
Tbe new Volcallte blocks, made of
Glass Mountain pumice, were
manufactured by the Klamath
Concrete Pipe company.
At Sunday' open bouse, Miss
Clara - Zlegler, member of tbe
M. L. Johnson office staff, will
officiate aa hostess. She will be
able to answer any questions con
cerning the demonstration home.
October passes. The bright
leavea fall, mornings are sharp
with froat or chill with fog, the
furnace Is on a 24-hour shift, tb
fattening of turkeys haa begun,
and small children are already be
ing good for Christmas.
Home Is never sweeter than In
autumn weather. And there I no
time like autumn to make the
home ready for colder winter
night and days. The father of the
house, going through the family
dwelling with a practical eye, can
calculate the cost of waated heat
from poor insulation and otber
causes, and tbe added values be
can create with a few dollars'
worth of lumber and labor and the
use of his own spare time. The
mother of the bouse can now see
bow colder and windier weather
may affect the health of tbe chil
dren, unless the bouse 1 "tight
ened up," and bow the borne may
be made more comfortable, and
convenient and beautiful, too, for
all tbe family.
"Such remodeling can atlll be
financed under Title I of the Na
tional Housing Act," said W. C.
Dell, chairman of Western Homes
Foundation. "This Is by far tbe
best financing service ever offer
ed home owner for Improvement
of their dwellings. Now Is the
time to take advantage of It, for
Title I expire by statute July 1,
1939. Also, remodeling done now,
in the way of over-roofing, over-
watllng, aheathlng of attic and
basements, will save enough In
fuel bills during the winter to
take care of much of tbe cost of
sn FHA loan. It may also save
medioal bills, by protecting the
family from colds and otber 111
largely, caused by drafty, badly
heated and poorly alr-condltloned
dwellings.
"It Is surprising how much re
modeling work any . home owner
who la at all handy with wood
working toola can do himself, In
spare time," Bell continued. "The
only danger la that once a man
start It, he may find It hard to
stop. This Is absolutely true in
my own case. Some years ago I
set up little carpenter shop In
my basement, for a rough home
remodeling job. This has devel
oped Into a complete woodwork
ing shop, where my two sons
spend most of their apart aour.
"The fact Is, there I nothing
mora satisfying thin fixing up
your own horn. The work re
mains a pleasure to you, aside
from It service, because It la your
own. For tbe average family It be
comes more fun than work. There
I no better medium for keeping
alive the American tradition at
handicraft than the horn work
shop. For tb restless boy there
1 no better Christmas gift than a
set of carpenter tool, with the
promise of a power saw for tho
future.
"For all but the simplest re
modeling job, akllled labor
should, of course, be employed,"
Bell concluded. "Good carpenter
can easily streamline an old Ifodel .
T bouse, adding greatly to Ita
sale or rental value, by a beautl-
I fled and modernised exterior."
Service and Safety
The New
Demonstration Home
Wai Financed By An
Equitable Loan
Ask Us About the Equitable Plan
Chilcote & Smith
116 N. 9th
Phone 66
When You Visit The Beautiful New
M. L. JOHNSON
DEMONSTRATION HOME
You Will Be Looking at Quality Materials
Furnished By
SWAN LAKE MOULDING CO.
Specialists in Fine Lumber and Millwork
rf You Do Not Buy Thl Attractive Homo. Lot Us Help You 1
Build YoUr Own "Demonstration Homo"
&bthttecfy
AGEEE
Volcolite Blocks
andk
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Are the Most Sensational Development
In the Building Material Field During
the Last Ten Years.
A product of the Klamath Basin, VOLCALITE,
as manufactured by tha Klamath Concrete Pipe
Company, , is beautiful, durable, fir resistant,
and yet moderately priced.
Klamath Concrete Pipe
Company
F. R. Hamblet, Mgr. 'fc.
You Are Invited To An
OPEN HOUSE
of the
New Demonstration Home
in Altamont
Sunday, Oct. 23
Illustrating Klamath's Most Modern
Building Material
VOLCALITE BLOCKS
Made From Glass Mountain Pumice
A Demonstration of Modern Materials and Plans in an
Up-to-date Home of Moderate Cost
To Reach the Home
Go South on Altamont Drive to Second Ave.,
South of the Highway Shops. Then go East
(or Left) one block, then South (or Right) eight
lot to house. Watch for th signs.
Outstanding Features
Of this new demonstration homo are tho mod
ernity of the materials, including tho sensa
tional Volcalite blocks which are warm In win
ter, cool in summer, and exceptionally heat re
sistant to give you the advantage of low in
surance cost.
This Modern 5-Room Home Is For Sale at a
Remarkably Low Price by
M. L. JOHNSON
Real Estate and Insurance
H. W. Tillis, Salesman Real Estate Dept.
1 3 Years at 406 Main St.
Phone 2161'
80S Market
Phono S82