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-
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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."
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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