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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1941)
June 14. 1041 THE NEWS AND THE HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE THIRTEEN Seven New Homes Boost June Building Permits BIG JOBS IN E THIS MONTH Building figures, especially In tlio residential Hold, look u do cldari upwnrd ulnnt within Iho pant nix days, occordlng Id Uulld InS Inspector lliirold Krniipy, who announced that permit! wero Issued lor tho construction Oof seven now homes lit a totnl if $27,700, and remodeling Jobs which figured up to $1300. Franey predicted the next few weoks would up tho Juno totnl considerably and overcome the lump which featured the My building total, lowest In yean. At Irast two new warehouses mid half dozen resldi-nces of the better type are in the off nig und on these Jubs Franey has ' received numerous Inquiries. Following lire tho permits Issu ed since Monday, June U; Curl Kichurdson, contractor, was given u permit to construct $-1000 residence on F.ldorudu between Lowell and Hawthorne streets (or Krcd Blchn. Joseph Metid received permit to remodi'l a residence at (118 Doty street at a cost of $000. L. I. Burnard, residence, lot 473. block 114. Mills addition, $4000. J. V. Gardner, residence, lot 4, dilock IB. Hot Springs addition, 7000. II. L. Watts, residence, lots 17 and 18. block 70. Roscluwu of Buena Vista addition. $3200. C. C. Kays, remodel residence at BOO North Ninth street, S150. Mrs. C. 13. Browne, H01 Eldor ado, remodel residence into du plex, $300. Mrs. Harry Richardson, re model residence, 214 South Riv erside. $30. Earl LaUranch, residence, lot 00U. block 110. Mills addition, $3000. William D. Powell, residence, lota 040 and 047, block 110, Mills addition, $3000. William D. Powell, residence, lot 047. block 1 ID, Mills addi tion. $3300. Papers Confiscated frer Goebbels' VArticle Appears Br Th Associated Press BERLIN. Juno 14 Propa ganda Minister Paul Joseph Cioebbels, in an article appear ing In an edition of tho Vocl klschcr Beobochtcr which Inter was confiscated, discussed Fri day the possibilities of Invasion if England and indicated the island of Crete was an example of what might happen to the island of Britain. "If today Crete events are hotly debated hi England, ono need merely to substitute the word England for Crete to un derstand what Is mcont," Goeb bels wrote. There was veiled suggestion that surprising developments might be in store for England Oithln two months. Ho said that "If two months ago someone had told Churchill wa would havo Crete at tho be ginning of June he probably would have laughed. But to day Crete ia In our hands and If someone now wcro to tell him what might happen within the next few months ha probably would laugh again." Goebbels said tha British have h traditional attltudo toward mil itary matters and aro slow to adjust themselves to technical 'developments. Tha Q e r m a n army, on tho other hand, takes nothing for granted, experiments constantly, works out old prob lem) In tho light of technical advances, he wrote. Carnival Bear Breaks Man's Neck 91 DETROIT, June 14 P) homos L. Miller, 28, a carnival employe, waa killed last night beforo the eyea of his wifo by a Canadian brown bear ho was leading out of its cago on a car nival lot here. Capt. WIlliRm Cullender of Bay City, Mich., owner of Iho 4H3-pound animal, told pollco he had refused Miller's request to take the bear on a "tour of tBp rooms" to danco for tips, fear ing the man could not handle tho animal. Tho bear struck him on tho head, breaking his neck, SUGAR FOR THE CREAM PIPESTONE, Minn., (AP) Somebody got a real bargain Oien ho bought n five gallon Tveam eon nl, a local store. It contained $100 in currency placed there for safekeeping overnight. The store manager would like to buy It bnck If ho can find tho purchaser. OFFING Large Living -Dining Room Combination Is Feature Of Low-Cost House Suitable For a Narrow Lot 1 Tips From Garden Notebook By A Klamath Cardanar By a Klamath Gardener Every time I pass a garden. I either see someone down on hands and knees inching along pulling weeds from betweon tiny plants or vigorously wielding a hoc or running a cultivator. Well, that is as it should be. and from all observations that spell of nice rainy wenthcr and then the warmth made the weeds simply flourish this year. And grass! If I had all the grass out of the garden In tha lawn where it should be, 1 wouldn't be worrying about when I'm going to get that new lawn planted. From tho crop of good old Klam ath foxtail, I hnve a sneaking suspicion that we were nut as good keeping it pulled out of the gardona last year as we might have been. Some of it must havo gone to seed. In fact a lot of it must have. So now we have a ten times worse Job of grass pulling than we would have had Inst year. Of course wa must figure on some of It blowing in from outside spots, but If we try to keep It down when It grows too close and get It pulled out beforo It goes to seed we should beat the gamo eventual ly. Also when pulling it from tho varden, don't make the mis take of throwing It down so that the seed in the developed atsgo that it Is now will ripen anyway and do Just as much damage It the cow won't cat It, you better put it whore it won t blow around and bum It up ns loon as It is 'dry "enough. That's n good method uf weeds too, for many of them will ripen seeds even after they arc up rooted. Now la a good time to propa gate the more hardy roses und vines and shrubs. Most things start muro easily from cuttings or pegged down branches if the slip is taken from now growth, that is, the growth that has started this your. A long Jagged cut, or pulling tho twig off to that a heel is left on It will nuke them root moro readily. I heard somewhere lately that a good way to root roses and some of the vines and shrubs that you would like a few more of is to take a forked atako and laying tho branch down about six inches from the parent root, drive the stako and the branch about two Inches into the ground and rover the root with soil. This docs bruise the root but it makes it root more easily. In starting slips, it is best to trim off all leaves and stick the slip Into tho ground for at least threo Inches. It should be In a location that Is not in the hot sun most of the day and can be kept moist. A fruit Jar turned over tho plant will hold in mola luro and protect it until it has rooted. Now ia the time to see that any extra feeding that you ex pect to give the plant la done. But there should be an abund ance of water when this la done. Make aure that you know what different types of planta require in the line of moisture and feed ing however. Some take so much more than othora. The Delphinium for instance. They like a heavy soil that Is alwaya molat, but not wet. They do so remarkably well here that It is a ahamo we do not see more of them. Tho common types that I havo grown went to ten feet, when a Klamath wind snapped off the top. In starting new ones I took care to put them near a building so there would be some protection. This year I planted sumo -of the Pacific and English hybrid sped, which soeni to be making thrifty little plants that can be set out early In tho fall so ns to become well established beforo hard winter comes. Those planta are subject to several diseases, so a litllo pre vention Is worth a pound of cure, Cut worms may cut off young plants, but if a goneroua sprinkling of tobacco duet is mixed in tho boII when they ara set out this will discourage these, as well as other worms. For slugs that oat tho crowns of tho planta coal ashes that have been sprinkled over the patch during the winter will help a great deal In controlling them. Then there ia a blight that at tacks them. The leaves shrivel up, and the crown aeema to rot out. There are a number of reinedlea for this but the one most recommended is to spray at intervals with Bordeaux mix ture and dig in the dry Bor deaux around the crowns. Delphinium will not reach a stage of satisfactory bloom until tha second year, and are at their best the third year, but the long wait ia worth whllo to get the gorgeous bloom. About the fourth year they should be lift ed, if they have survived the weather and disease that long ond divided and set in new ground. This should be done in early spring. If one wants a real showing of these and la not par ticular aa to any special type, seed that Is gathered as aoon as It ripens and ia sown where j it will receive the proper amount j of moisture will sprout in about : three weeks and give a gener ous supply of plants that will stand the winter and be a thrifty blooming size for the following year. Washington- Mill Resumes Operation SEATTLE, June 3 (P) As the revolt within tho ranks of the International Woodworkers of America (CIO) continued to day Schafer mill No. 4 of Aber deen became the first plant to resume operations since a strike of 22,000 mill workers and log gers tied up 32 western Wash ington operations. The Schafer loggers overruled the action of tho IWA leaders in rejecting a national defense mediation board's back-to-work proposal and voted to negotlato Independently with their em ployers. In Olympla yesterday local 2-191, representing about 1200 loggers at Vail and Camp Mc - Donald In southwest Washing ton, voted by secret ballot to re turn to work under tho medi ation board's proposal. RESTRICTIONS ! HELSINKI, June 13 Wl The! Finnish government tonight an. j nounced restrictions on travel. by foreigners in northern and border districts, similar to regu lations in force during the Finnish-Russian war and prior to the beginning of German troop transits through northern Fin land last fall. NO DOWN PAYMENT on Sears Modernization Plan FREE ESTIMATES! You can git a- new hasting plant, plumbing, painting, add a room er do any type ef ramodallng for as llttla as $3.11 par mentht Ask Mr. Remodel In Stars Naw Home Modernisation Department. Tha distinguishing feature of this home ia its large well-lighted living room. The living room- dining room combination was intelligently employed here to avoid breaking up the available apace into too many small units. Kitchen and bath art located together to simplify the plumb' ing and also to reduce the cost The plan of this Wisconsin home fulfills many of the requirements of the perfect low cost home Valued at $4600 by the Federal Housing Administration, It la a compact, economical, symmetri cal home satisfactory for a nar- low lot. An outstanding feature is the unusually large bay win dow across the front of the house, which, together with the adjacent garage, adds to the ap parent size. ASKED OF PEOPLE WASHINGTON. June 14 (AP) An appeal to citizens to tighten purse-string and cut down on Individual purchasea Indicated apparent intensification today of the government's drive for a strict but voluntary de fense economy. Coupled with it was a re quest that eastern motorists, facing prospects of a petroleum shortage, conserve gasoline and oil. At the same time, Leon Hen derson, price administrator, ask ed five automobile manufac turers to rescind recently-announced Increasea of from $11 to $33 In the coat of various modcla. He asserted price sta bilization and "prevention of in flationary price tendencies make imperative sound leadership by the automobile Industry at this time." Vice President Wallace, ad. i dressing tho national committee J on the housing emergency, pro- posed yesterday that each citi zen devise "a personal stand ard of priorities." Avoidance of unnecessary pur- choscs. he said, meant that "we j shall be able to outdistance the aggressor nations and take the heart out of the dictators. Interior Secretary Ickes, as petroleum coordinator, said yes terday that automobile-use re strictions appeared "Inevitable" in the east but that there was no cause for "excitement or hysteria." A plain, smooth-troweled con crete porch floor will cost con siderably less than one laid in brick, tile or stone. Such floor is easier to clean than one made up of many small parts of ma sonry units. NEW HOMES from OLD ONES! Let Sears Help You With Your Home Modernization Plans PR CEFIXINb DIFFICULT AS Wage increasea and other higher production costs are undcterminlng price stabilization attempts, Henry H. Heimann, executive manager, National As sociation of Credit Men, declares in his Monthly Business Review released today to the association's 20,000 banking, manufacturing and wholesaling member-firms. "At the present time there is much news," he states, "about keeping down prices but it is apt to be more lip service than any thing else. The idea may be worthy but already wages and other costs affecting prices are being established beyond a range that can be carried unless prices do rise. "This Is one of the most serious things the nation faces. It is a situation that we must take in hand. It cannot be accomplished by legislation. It can only be done by courageous action, by an un selfishness that may be too much to expect. The effort, however, should be worthwhile. Domestic Trends "Nothing should Interfere with an adequate defense program. We are committed to that. But if an adequate defense program means anything it means sacri fice. And sacrifice is not written in terms of constantly advancing prices or wages. When one hears statements such as I heard dur ing recent trips the handwriting on the wall is plain and should be read by everyone. Let me quote Just a few. "A statement by an industrial ist: "We have doubled some of our salaries.' That may seem to be generous but if everybody did that, in the end the purchasing power of these doubled salaries would drop below the buying power of the normal earning scale. " 'I am making $20 a day' This, by a mechanic. Perhaps mechanic is worth $20 a day be cause of the scarcity ot skilled labor. But if that Is an average wage for a mechanic then other workmen' will have to get up to similar standards. In the latter situation everyone loses. "'We are well protected on our Inventories unless the gov ernment calls for a show-down.' Well, If everybody follows such a policy of stocklng-Up then we are hell-bent for a serious crash. Domestic Policies "People should remember that we have two Jobs to perform The first is to do everything we possibly can to build up our de fense. The second, equally im portant, is to see that in doing that job we do not store up fu ture trouble. It is Impossible to avoid some future problems. That we all recognize as a natural con sequence of war-time conditions. But we must not jeopardize our country by neglecting today's responsibilities. All segments of our people are guilty in this respect and the government is equally guilty with Individuals and concerns. If there is to be sacrifice the gov ernment must lead the way by reducing non-defense expend- C'MOM WAGES UPPED I modeled un der tho ABC Monthly Pay ment Plan on o aiy niont o 117 ill GS Home Lumber 2324 So. 8th St. 25,251 Homes Provided in USHA's Defense Schedule WASHINGTON, D. C The number of homea to be provided in the United States Housing Authority's defense program was swelled to a total of 23,251 today with the assignment by Federal Works Administrator John M. Carmody of projects to add 2420 dwellings In five vital defense centers. USHA Administrator Nathan Straus pointed out that the USHA defense housing program now Includes 18,082 dwellings under Lanham Act provisions, 8344 being developed by local housing authorities with USHA loans and 1023 being construct ed by the army and navy with funds allocated by the USHA. The new assignments include 1400 homea for industrial work ers in Philadelphia, Pa., .100 for Industrial workers in Detroit, Mich., 300 homes for industrial workers in Norfolk, Va., 120 homes for army enlisted person nel at Camp Croft in Spartan burg, S. C, and 100 for army enlisted personnel at the Ad Censorship Not Desirable, Oregon Publishers Agree GEARHART, June 14 Pi Three Oregon publishers and representatives of the FBI and army and navy intelligence agreed Friday that censorship was undesirable for American newspapers. A paper by Donald J. Sterling, managing editor of the Oregon Journal, was presented in the panel discussion at the Oregon newspaper publisher's conven tion. Actively participating were Palmer Hoyt, publisher of the Oregonlan ; Hugh Ball, editor of the Hood River News; Col. Alex ander Cleary, executive officer of the second military area, Port land: Lieut. Nard Jones, naval intelligence officer of the 13th district, Seattle, and N. J. L. Pieper, San Francisco, FBI. Sterling's paper struck a note of compromise, describing the difference between the nation's itures. At least one to two billion dollars can be saved in the new fiscal year in this way. Other millions can be saved by econom ics In the federal budget by re duction of non-essential bureaus and functions, public works cur tailment, less work relief and similar steps. Care In Spending "Government must spend every dollar for defense purposes in the soundest possible manner consistent with prompt defense efforts. It must be fair to all classes of people. It can't single out the middle class and exact the last pound of flesh from that group simply because it can be rather easily reached. It must reach down to the lower income groups and have them contribute equitably towards the govern ment's support "This is not intended to be anything other than constructive criticism. There should be no thought of doing anything to hamper the defense work. Quite the contrary, a policy of this kind would be the greatest influence for a sound defense program one could conceive of." 0VR niLoml PAD'S tiAD TtiE BASEMENT ALL FIXED UP Who wouldn't cheer about changing messy unusable base ment into grand workshop that Cad and tho boys will enjoy. Thia particular basement was re convo terms. We'll bo glad to explain all tho details and give you any help you desire In working out your plant. Home Lumber & Supply Co. & Supply Co. Phone 3148 vance Flying school In Albany, Ga. In line with its policy of speeding defense housing to the utmost, the USHA has laid down a schedule to start construction on the newly assigned projects within SB days, or about July 23. Then, by the use of double shifts ot workers, the USHA expects to have - the projects completed within 12S calendar days after ground is broken. Administrator Straus also pointed out that approximately 8000 homes in the USHA pro gram have already been opened for occupancy by families of army and navy enlisted person nel and by defense industrial workers and that others are be ing completed at the rate of ap proximately 600 per week. ' Two of the project available for occupancy by defense work ers, one of 873 in Boston and the other comprising 700 dwel lings In Baltimore, were de veloped under the USHA slum clearance program and later purchased from the local bous ing authorities. ' armed forces and Its newspapers as "growing pains incident to an acute emergency and not at all serious." . He described Navy Secretary Knox's suppression of the arrival of the British ship Malaya as "compounded stupidity,!' but said it was the job of newspapers to observe essential regulations and that it was a prime news function to print the message of national defense. Hoyt asserted "this country cannot successfully rearm unless there is sufficient interest among the American public to make it possible. While the press will co operate In withholding essential military news, to suppress the obvious would make newspapers and the government look ridicul ous." Ball hoped there would be no imposition of press laws govern ing news In the emergency be cause "such laws have a tendency to remain on the books when the emergency -4s gone." - . - - ; ' Col. Cleary and Lieut Jones assured the publishers that the army and navy had no desire for and had made no movement toward formal censorship. Pieper of the FBI said "when and if a fight comes it will be fought within and will take good American morale to meet it." He asked that newspapers not put scareheads on sabotage news because it tended to create public hysteria. Automobile drivers obtain the best vision when the windshield is tipped back slightly at the top. look . OLD houses usually are well built, attractive Inside, ,' and have yards that are the result of years el sclent , tlfic cultivation. All they need to make them look modem is a few changes In the exterior design. Change In the roof line, porch, and different style windows may be all your home needs to bring It back to llfel A few dollan down and the rest In easy monthly In stallment will finance a complete and radical chant In the appearance of your home. Building coats are en the uptrad, so why not make the chant new? Call ut today for additional Information or an estimate, ' BIG BASIN Lumber Company Spring and Main fhon 3144 WATERPROOF OF BASEMENT SPECIAL TASK Baaement waterproofing, a vital factor In the comfort and trouble-free life of your home.' depends upon the climate, the condition of the soil, disposal oi water from the roof, and the ale vation of the building. If the height of the basement Is well chosen, it will go far - toward keeping it dry- Houses situated in a light, well-drained soil have been known to require no fur ther protection, but such houses are the exception, according to the National Lumber Manufac turers association. " 4 Houses not provided with wide, over-hanging eaves should have gutters and downspouts to carry off roof drainage. Splash blocks of masonry or of concrete should be provided at the bot tom of each downspout, slope to carry the water several feet away from the house, and tha slope of the ground should carry it further. Where the ground does not slope in the right di- ' rection naturally, underground drain tile should be extended from the bottom of the down spout to a lower point on the lot. Provision for drainage of. the . subsoil around underground masonry should also be made. A line of tile around the outside of the foundation, laid with open Joints covered on top and surrounded by a gravel or cin der fill, ia an effective mean of preventing accumulation of ' water along the outside of the foundation. Tha tile must ' be sloped from a high point to empty into a dry well, storm drain, or a spot lower than tha bottom of foundation footings. '., A smooth troweled parglnf coat of waterproof cement ap plied to the wall from the ground line down to the footing, covered when dry with, a hot brush coat of asphalt, provides adequate water resistance for the wall in most eases. Basement floor are often laid directly on the ground. Better Insurance - against dampness is gained by laying them-en a bed of gravel or cinders In which several sloping lines of open tile have been run, connected - teV pass under the footing and drain away from the house. - The joint between the bate ment floor and exterior wall and post piers should be kept open by Inserting a piece of oiled, bevel siding against the well bar tore placing the floor, and re moved when the floor has set The resulting V crack filled with hot asphalt will furnish art effective and elastic seal, and take up expansion and contract tion without cracking the floor. A FEW DOLLARS BROUGHT : THIS HOUSE BACK TO LIFE! HOW ABOUT
