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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1941)
Jurm 88, 1041 THE NEWS AND THE HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE NTN1 'Build Now Advice Given While Prices Steady SHE LEVELS REPORTED FOR T HREE WEEKS ' Latest Indox of wholesnlo prices from the lubor depart ment's statistical buroiui nmkrs good news (or rcntlnu fumllloa who have saved money (or pur chase of a lot to serve as down Qpayment on a now home, West ern Homei foundation point Out. Tha foundntlon quote the department's Index for the week ending Juna 7 as showing build- , Ing materiali price holding an xact level for tlireo slriiight weoki, and with only lwo-tcnllm ' of one point lncrcuso for the prevloui mouth, contrasting with a 2. 8 per cent rise In price for all commoditle. "Lumber, the basic building material, dropped 1.1 point In ' price, on a nutioniil average, for the week ending June 7," slutes W, C. Bell, foundation cltiilr man, "Only two other commod ity aubgroupt among 30 had a greater price decreuso. Kent are ' steadily riling, pnrtlculurly lii the defense Industry center of the west const. While supply of aome equipment cuentiul to the modern now homo la subject to "delay at present, due to defense Qirloritlea in certain metal pro lucU, Western Homes founda tion can recommend, 'Uulld now,' In the conviction that good service as well as moderate price are still generally avail able to the renting family that wants new homo ownership. "In any case, the local retail ' lumber dealer can be relied ' upon as a source of dependable Information on the home-bulld-. Ing situation In his community. Consultation with this local , authority on homo building by . the prospective home owner was Sometimes It Pays To Be Squirrelly! You, Too, Should Prepare for Winter Before Everybody Else Does! and Re-roof Now! O Every September and October we have more hurry calls for re-rooflng than we can handle Immediately Each Job must wait Its turn, O In July and August we are able to do tho Job at enea no waiting. Don't Wait for the Fall Rush If your roof will nsod re-newlng then. It needs It NOWI For expert roofing information call the Big Basin Lumbar Co. naver more Important than It Is toduy. "All progressive dealers In the western states are equipped to provide design service, either In their own offices or through the contractors who cooperate with them, For such service a new scries of plans for homes of mod' oiii to cost has been developed The 'Porter,' prosantad this week by the foundation, Is a feature design of this group, 1'lunnvd for economy, with each squaro foot of floor area having a functional purpose, architec tural beauty has not been ncrl. flced. The front bay and dor mors add distinction to the ex terior." "Two Answer Books on Home Building" will be sent free upon postcard request to Western Homes foundation, 304 Stuart building, Seattle, Wash, Morrill has a new, modorn I "ck building Just completed by Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Thackcr and eased to Mr. and Mrs Paul Lewis, proprietors of the Merrill "Ben Franklin Store." Opening date was Saturday. Tho store specialties in mcr chandlse from five cents to one dollar, and tho rcsldonts of Mcr rill have long felt the need of such a business project there. Contractor on the Job was M. W, Cherry. CONVERT BACK PORCH Many homes have a screened in back porch that is nothing more than a "catch-nil" for gar den equipment and toys. With rulnrknto Initiating Danels this wa.itcd spnee can be made Into an extra bedroom. A room at the back of tho house with an mitalH entrance Will be DODU- lar with boys, or a bedroom off the kitchen la handy for the maid. (By Advice of ' Big Bui n Lumber Co.) Our experts can tell you the kind of roof best suited to your ' purpoie, and give you a roof of almost any type. Johns-Man-villa Asbestos Shingles, clay tile, asphalt composition, and various grades of cedar and red wood shingles. For flat sur faces there are slate surfaced NEW PROPERTY TAX LAWS GO NTO EFFECT Nine new property tax laws went Into effect Juno 14 of this year. These laws hud all been passed at tho last session of the state legislature and are now in effect. The following Is a short synopsis of the new laws: H B S3 (Chapter 43): All un paid foderal taxes, Including so cial security, income and excise, becomes a lien on real property under "uniform federal tax lien registration" procedure. H B (Chapter 440): Changes date of annual assessment of real and personal property, tax payments dotes, meetings of boards of equalization, tux year and delinquency dotes. See com parison of old and next tax cal endar dates elsewhere in this Issue of "Your Taxes." H B (Chapter 30): Any terri tory within a non-high school district which ceases to be a part of such district and becomes a part of a union high school dis trict, shall be included In the levy of taxes by the non-high district for payment of any in debtedness Incurred prior to such withdrawal. II B 322 (Chapter 330): Auth orizes a county court or board of county commissioners to can cel taxes, interest and penalties upon property acquired by a municipality for a public pur pose, except in case wherein city or town makes payment to the owner directly or indirectly for such properly. II B 386 (Chapter 167): Pro vides procedure whereby "con tiguous unincorporated t e r r 1 tory" lying within two or more counties and not within any in corporated city, and excluding timber land patrolled by the state board of forestry, may form a rural fire protection district and levy taxes as in other rural fire protection districts. H B 39 (Chapter 350): Tills Is a state tax commission correc tive measure relating to assess ment of personal property; per sonal property, - if 'mortgaged, shall be assessed In name of per son having possession thereof; outlines adoquotc description of real property; $10 a day penalty for failure to file properly do tollod description of personal property subject to assessment. H B 442 (Chapter 364): Pro vides that proceeds from salo by county of tax foreclosed real property shall be distributed to various tax-levying bodies, pro portionately, including irriga tion and drainage districts, after county pays tho property's share of state tax and the property's share of county cost of maintain ing andor quieting title to said land. H B 493 (Chapter 380): Auth orizes a water district to func tion as a fire protection district upon authorizing vote by people, and confers authority to levy tax not to exceed 6 mills for fire protection purposes. . H B 408 (Chapter 360): Auth orizes county courts or county commissioners to zone all land not included In a city, fire dis trict or federal-state fire proven- NO DOWN PAYMENT on Sears Modernization Plan FREE ESTIMATES! You can get a new hasting plant, plumbing, painting, add a room of do any type ef remodeling for as little a $5.11 per menthl Ask Mr. Remodel In Sears New Home Modernisation Department. Construction Work Gains in Oregon WASHINGTON, June 27 (AP) Private construction work worth $38,372,000 was performed in Oregon during 1030, a compila tion by the department of com merce showed Friday. The state's 2036 general contractors reporting said they employed 0638 workers who drew salar ies aggregating $11,751,000. Ap proximately three-fifths of the work was by 826 contractors and buildings located In Portland. T No house can be more stable than Its footing. Yet, because they are concealed construction, footings are frequently skimped to save cost, or through lack of knowledge. Disastrous conse quences often ensue. Foundation footings bear most of the weight of the house. Particular attention should be paid to their size, shape, and placement. They should be car ried down to firm ground, be low the frost line. To place them on frozen ground is folly, No end of ills and annoyances result from footings which cause uneven settling of foundation walls. Damage Is visible inside tho house In cracked basement walls, cracked plaster, binding doors and windows, and sloping flors. Woodwork joints, both in side and outside, will be forced open, and the pitch of gutters may be altered, causing water to back up. Correctly constructed footings are sometimes undermined to permit entrance of service con nections and rain leaders. Foot ings should be enlarged at such points. Because of the wide variation in sizes and weights of houses, and disparity in the load bearing ability - of various soils, , It is manifestly impossible to suggest positive, general specifications for footings, However, it has been found that for the small house with average soil condi tions, the footings should extend at least four inches beyond the wall on both sides and should be at least . eight inches deep. It is also a good rule to con struct bearing post footings from eight to 12 inches deep and from 18 to 24 Inches square, depending on load and soil con ditions. When foundations are to be built in damp soil, the site should be drained with four inch tile around the outside of the footings. Hon area. Into two fire protec tion zones, contract for fire prevention, and assess and col lect a 4-miU tax on lands in zone 2, and not to exceed Sc per acre per annum on lands in zone 1. Dr. Uvedale, a schoolmaster, first grew sweet peas success fully In 1700. FOOT NGS1 i T NG TRCTOfi NEW HOMES from OLD ONES! Let Sears Help You With Your Home Modernization Plans L T The month of June, which ends Monday night at 5 o'clock as far as building permits go, will not stack up favorably with other Junes In Klamath Falls accord ing to Building Inspector Harold Franey. A total of $6350 In per mits was Issued the past week as follows: M.'W. Cherry, two-car garage on lot 21, block 71, Buena Vista addition, $500. Phillip Gustafson, one-car gar age, 321 Grant street, $150. Tom Harper, residence at Lowell street off Pacific Terrace for T. J. Orr, $5000. Mrs. John A. Winkler, 1310 Lookout street, remodel resi dence, $50. C. C. Colvln, for Big Basin Lumber company, reroofing com pany s planing mill, $250. Mrs. John Mills, remodel resi dence at 2220 Waring street, $350. Floyd Waters, remodel resi dence Bt 1812 Portland itreet, $50. Demolition permit issued to C. A. Bundy for wrecking Hirvi building at 1014 and 1017 Main street. KEEP TRENCH CLEAN - The foundation trench should not become a catch-all for scraps of lumber, masonry, and the like. A fill cannot be compacted over such refuse and will settle later, necessitating removal and replacement of shrubs and sod. Neither does it provide a nour ishing soil for planting. Further more, it offers aid and comfort to the termites. Likewise, all forms and forming stakes should be removed from around foot ings and walls, and grade pegs from the basement floor. The fill around the house should be well tamped and wet A Letter JUNE BUI DING mm ss HAN AVERAGE Sw. Moving Klamath Fall.. Oregon- Uponth. J? p. the W- of PubUC y . ,ftemooi" v vou home. Kn tne T ! receiver and recelV,r" care to down to avoid future settle ment. Place and tamp tha fill-In layers sloping away from the house for best results. E TO REPLACE OLD Wreckers started tearing down an old Klamath Falls landmark early Friday morning when workmen were detailed to raze the old Hirvl building on Main street between' Tenth and Eleventh. The building will give way to a modern structure which will be under way within the next few weeks according to Andrew Collier and Lloyd Por ter, owners of the property. The contract for the new structure has not been let. The old Hirvi building was built about 1908 and was one of the few In that part of town at that time. Many built-in items such as comer cupboards, bookcases, linen closets, etc., can be pur chased ready-made from a "stock" mill work catalog at less cost than the labor and material required to build them on the job. You Are Invited to the Opening Of My Latest 1941 Model "Better Home" to Swan Lake Moulding gplenma tor we " , o" " A--" " " r ex w -u "'""TIC - "r,w r7. - - s:' r - tr r "i " And the nationally be eo Cve resulted to t "W . hlcn wi" - 1 to a. hm w the ventHatln " lU L "WCh w and I e""u co.. NEW WAUS FOR THE UVWB ROOM ' These are only two examples of how you can now malt over an old-fashioned house Into an up-to-date home. You can finance these Improve ments conveniently out ef in- ue oB Saturday lven me Us lted in malrtT ' .t 4 bulla, mke . usea Very Truly ou"' , Builder ol Better NEW PORCHES FOR OLD ' come nothing down. Con Venient monthly Installment. Call us for help In planning Improvement! and cost es timates. . We will handle all details for financing. Home Lumber & Supply Company 2324 So. 6th Phono 3146 2520 Eberlein '..8t"rt 2 to 9 P. M. Saturday & Sunday June 28-29 . m.. 1 . II. .1 . 8-room home yet. FHA planned- Inspected - and approved. Axel E. Floren Builder ei Better Hornet Company the ownei . . ,,!,binty vha. and v. ev. to n- - vour feton and built-up asbestos roofing. No Down Payment And Only : , .'i?- Few Dolfori Each Month. BIG iDASIII LUMBER CO. Spring and MM Phone 9144 ''iff'
