anaheim-gazette 1951-07-06

HOMES - 8 Anaheim Gazette FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1951 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA BUILDING FAX By CARL MEYER Sec., Orange Co. Bldrs. Assn. "Is this a good time to build a house?" is the question that is most frequently asked the building contractor. There is only one logical answer—"There is only one 'good' time to build a home and that is when you need it." Let's face the single fact responsible for the building of a home. A man builds a house as a place in which to raise a family. He doesn't go into the endeavor as a speculation. Have you ever heard a radio crooner sing about "My Little Grey Speculation in the West?" There is no question but that there are speculative builders—then the owner buys the house. The most important factor or question in the minds of the people who ask "Is this a good time to build a house?" is the fact that prices happen to be higher today than they were 8 or 9 years ago. People can't stop living because of this price rise. That we know. Then let us approach two facts. First, the building industry must continue to strive to produce good value for the consumer's dollar, and second, we must show that in comparison to other living costs, the cost of home building has increased less since 1940 than food, clothing, automobile and general commodity costs. The Bureau of Labor statistics figures prove this fact. Financing can be included here. It has been the cheapest in history. In our community, Orange county, which reflects the growth of all of Southern California, there are good signs of many years of prosperity for business and economic growth so that home ownership or any building can only be looked upon as a potential good investment. What are these indications of economic expansion? Population growth, which means expanded markets for goods of all kinds; increased industrial development; ever increasing bank clearings; to name a few. There will be a long term demand for all types of construction and from all indications, the cost of construction will increase before it... LEE'S GAL FRIDAY Garden Gossip Hey! It's PATIO PARTY TIME—and LEE'S are headquarters for your PATIO NEEDS. If you are in the PATIO BUILDING STAGE, you will be interested in our decorative CURBING and STEPPING STONES. REDWOOD TUBS and BASKETS and GAY POTTERY are practical as well as colorful. We also have BRACKETS and STANDS of various sizes. Then there are the TROPICAL-LEAVED PLANTS, such as ARALIA and FATSHEDERA for background; DAISIES, PELARGONIUMS, FUCHSIAS We do not feel that the building industry is alone in this so-called "spiral of inflation" although sometimes they think they get the lion's share of the blame. It is a complicated affair, even to build a "dingbat." We have not completely recovered from the war effort. There are a lot of short items today including certain crafts. Skilled labor is short, the average age of the mechanics available is reaching the 50-year-old bracket. The Apprenticeship Training program, stagnant during the war, is doing all it can to help this condition, but you can't learn to walk in a day and you can't learn the building trades, any one of them, in a day. The building industry is to be commended for the strides it is making to satisfy our needs under the handicaps of the past few years. Many people have gripes and there is no doubt but that a lot of them are legitimate ones. Like any part of business, there are marginal operators in the building business. That's why we have Better Business Bureaus, Credit Bureaus, Contractors' Associations and Builders Exchanges. They say a "word to the wise is sufficient." We say, "If you want to build, get a responsible licensed contractor who knows his business." For Health, Eat California Fruit STEP SAVING KITCHEN—makes a cake very quickly. A window of nine lights, top has been raised to a Home Depot For Efficiency By JOAN S. WHITE "Come into the kitchen," Mrs. L. Tuck Bose, and as you in the back door of the house at 10241 Katella chances are you are totally pared for the scene that your eye. For during the three months, the kitchen and this older house has been plettely revamped for modern tractiveness and efficiency. A short time ago, this k was equipped with a small fashioned sink combined with adequate working surfaces. were too many doors and to unbroken wall space. Two windows provided inside light. There was no place for an automatic washer. Mrs. Bose, who figure spends at least four hours in this room, found it tiring rather depressing. As chairing the Anaheim Home department she has been learning of the trends in kitchen planning have so much to offer the maker. The gulf between t and the new seemed altogether wide, so resourceful Mrs. Bose gaged an interior decorator model her kitchen. Your Problem "Plan YOUR kitchen for was the decorator's counsel he posed these questions home-maker: what does kitchen mean to you—a chi place in which to work, a latating or restful atmosphere efficiency plus, a family gate..." Then there are the TROPICAL LEAVED PLANTS, such as ARALIA and FATSHEDERA for background; DAISIES, PELARGONIUMS, FUCHSIAS and BEGONIAS for color and DICHONDRA for your LAWN AREA. Finally, for the ultimate purpose of the PATIO, we have the BARBECUE CHARCOAL in both BRIQUETTE and LUMP FORMS. Better start" SCUTLING those PATCHES of CRABGRASS before they take over your LAWN. See us for SCOTT'S wonder product "SCUTL." UNTIL NEXT WEEK ... Lee's Gal Friday LEE'S NURSERY 718 So. Los Angeles Ph. 3131 Anaheim LET'S KEEP COOL Let the cool summer breezes blow in, and keep the annoying flies out. SCREEN DOORS IMMEDIATE ATELY AVAILABLE. WINDOW SCREENS. Aluminum or Galvanized frameless or wood frame. Call us for your needs today. Redwood Rustic Siding 1"x8", 1"x10", 1"x12" Select Heart, A, & Clear ... $210 per Thousand Cove Rustic or V Joint. A top value, especially if you paint. Douglas Fir Framing Lumber 2"x4" and 2" Sheathing ... $60 per Thousand Think it's too cheap to be usable? Better look at it, and then see if it fits your needs. "More For Your Building Dollar" 125 No. Manchester Ph. Anaheim 211 TAYLOR LUMBER CO S - GARDENS - BUILD KEEP SAVING KITCHEN—With supplies within easy reach, Mrs. L. Tuck Bose of 10241 Katella ave. makes a cake very quickly in the kitchen she recently modernized for efficiency and attractiveness. A window of nine lights, too new to be curtained as yet, brightens the once dim work space. Countertop has been raised to a height that eliminates tiresome stooping for Mrs. Bose. (Gazette photo by Kreidt) Nurserymen say by (Orange County Nursery Association) Southern California sugenerally are not suited for ing seeds in open ground ting out many small plants out taking special care of For the most part July late to plant annuals that w bloom in summer and too to start plants for setti next fall. June about w the spring planting session the gardener can concentr caring for the plants pre planted—perhaps nibbling few berries from the while resting in the shade. The selection of annuals can be planted now for s bloom is more limited tha lier, but there are a num excellent kinds still availi nurseries. Outstanding these are the Zinnias and which may be planted up first of July, though pl might not make quite the earlier ones. These are boo known for their cutting qu The giant African and Giant marigolds are also their principal drawback the odor which some peo not care for. They will HOME DEPT. Chairman Revamps Kitchen For Efficiency, Cheer and Step-Saving BY JOAN S. WHITE "Come into the kitchen," invites Mrs. L. Tuck Bose, and as you step the back door of the ranch house at 10241 Katella ave.,antes are you are totally unprepared for the scene that greets our eye. For during the past three months, the kitchen area of this older house has been completely revamped for modern attractiveness and efficiency. A short time ago, this kitchen was equipped with a small old shloned sink combined with inadequate working surfaces. There were too many doors and too little broken wall space. Two small windows provided inadequate light. There was no place at all in an automatic washer. Mrs. Bose, who figures she tends at least four hours a day in this room, found it tiring, and other depressing. As chairman of the Anaheim Home department, he has been learning of the new trends in kitchen planning which have so much to offer the home maker. The gulf between the old and the new seemed altogether too wide, so resourceful Mrs. Bose enenged an interior decorator to re-model her kitchen. OUR PROBLEM "Plan YOUR kitchen for YOU," is the decorator's counsel, and posed these questions to the home-maker: what does your kitchen mean to you—a cheerful place in which to work, a stimulating or restful atmosphere, efficiency plus, a family gathering place, a place for everything and everything in its place? "It can mean whatever you are willing to plan and make it mean," said he. Mrs. Bose's kitchen space is small, scarcely nine by twelve feet, but the family is also small. Son Wesley starts college in the fall and then there will be just two to cook for. Mrs. Bose decided upon a streamlined plan which would fill specific needs but require little upkeep. Chaos reigned for several days while cupboards were torn out, plaster removed and plumbing changed, but gradually the scheme began to take shape. A partition disappeared altogether to make room for a laundry unit complete with a built-in vented clothes hamper handy to the automatic washer and accompanying stationary tub. A storage closet went into this unit large enough to store two vacuum cleaners and their attachments, other cleaning supplies, and the paraphernalia that goes with a hobby of making corsages. Near the backdoor where it could be heard in the adjoining garden, a telephone was put in a tiny corner along with a scrap of writing space and a comfortable high stool. Planned in a "U" In the kitchen proper, the generous tile-topped work surface followed a "U" plan. Mrs. Bose made a list of the various jobs to be done in the kitchen and the supplies and equipment necessary to each. From this evolved the arrangement of cupboards and drawers. For example, in the baking unit, roomy cupboards above the counter but within easy reach contain recipe file, sugar, flour, spices, etc., while those below contain baking dishes, cookie trays and the like. There is a small drawer for sharp knives with a gadget which holds them in place, a lined drawer for bread and another for root vegetables. The old fashioned sink has been replaced by a modern twin model with a spray attachment. Dishwashing progresses from right to left in easy stages. Dishes are stacked at the right, washed in the first sink, spray-rinsed in the second and put away in the dish storage cupboards at the left. These cupboards are near the dining room door which makes for a "two man" kitchen. That is, one person is able to set the table while the other prepares the meals and the lanes of traffic do not cross." Vibrant Color A portion of the kitchen can be seen from the living room and for this reason, the decorative scheme of the two rooms blend. From the living room wallpaper with its lively Chinese print comes the dusty pink of kitchen walls and woodwork, and the harmonizing touches of blue-green in accessories. These are complemented by the floor covering of coved Marbella patterned inlaid Linoleum in a dove grey. Petunias are a long time vorite which will bloom now during the summer with month of setting, but will play a lavish display the rest year. They are available low bedding types, the glazed mixtures, and fluffy doubles. Annual Scabios bloom in late summer if it now. Salpiglossis, those colored Petunia-like veiners on tall slender plants are available. Painted daisies are good for "something different" a daisy and are fine for cuz some biennials may be used and can be depended on for late summer; these are carnations, Dium, and Pentstemion. The not be as tall or as fine as will next season, but they be getting established. For the fibrous Begonias are lent. They come in pink, white, and some have brown foliage. They will profusely not only this sill but all fall and if the wilt mild will carry through this year or two, needing only ting back to encourage new growth from the base. Cornell Ace Win Wimbledon Title WIMBLEDON (AP)—Dickie of Orange, N. J., won England tennis championship day when he defeated Kate Gregor of Australia, 6-4, 6-1 in their final match before spectators on the center court. PLANNED in a "U" In the kitchen proper, the generous tile-topped work surface followed a "U" plan. Mrs. Bose made a list of the various jobs to be done in the kitchen and the supplies and equipment necessary to each. From this evolved the arlively Chinese print comes the dusty pink of kitchen walls and woodwork, and the harmonizing touches of blue-green in accessories. These are complemented by the floor covering of coved Marbella patterned inlaid linoleum in a dove grey. NO WASTE SPACE—During remodeling operations at the Bose home, this gas refrigerator was set in the place formerly taken up by the cellar door. Warmth from a water heater in the same wall keeps cupboard dry for storage of cereals and crackers. Newly-installed laundry unit may be seen at the left. (Gazette photo by Kreidt) BUILDING Nurserymen say... by (Orange County Nurserymen's Association) Southern California summers generally are not suited for planting seeds in open ground or setting out many small plants without taking special care of them. For the most part July is too late to plant annuals that will give room in summer and too early to start plants for setting out next fall. June about winds up the spring planting session and the gardener can concentrate on caring for the plants previously planted—perhaps nibbling on a few berries from the garden while resting in the shade. The selection of annuals which can be planted now for summer bloom is more limited than earlier, but there are a number of excellent kinds still available at nurseries. Outstanding among these are the Zinnias and Asters which may be planted up to the first of July, though plantings might not make quite the size of earlier ones. These are both well known for their cutting qualities. Daily Broadcast Schedule Told The Agricultural Extension service announces the following subjects and speakers to be featured next week on its daily broadcast over KVOE (1480 kc) at 12:15 p.m. Also Thursday evening, 7:00 p.m. Monday, July 9—"Topics for Homemakers," Lora B. Ward, home advisor. Tuesday, July 10—"Diseases of Field Crops," W. M. Cory, farm advisor. Wednesday, July 11 — "Current Farm Problems," C. J. Marks, secretary, Orange County Farm Bureau. Thursday, July 12 — "Nucellar Lemon Trees," C. D. Gustafson, farm advisor. Thursday, July 12—(7:00 p.m.)—"4-H Club News," Lora B. Ward, home advisor. Friday, July 13—"Are You Buying a Farm?" Harold E. Wahlberg, farm advisor. The U.S. government established the Pony Express in 1860 for fast communication between the older states and California. It was succeeded 16 months later by a telegraph line. The Finishing Touch for Your Windows - INSTALL - Air Ray Venetian Blinds - FOR BEAUTY AND COMFORT OR SHADES - Made To Fit Any Window While You Wait - AIR RAY VENETIAN BLINDS - Factory to You 1233 N. Palm St. Anaheim Phone 6144 FUCHSIA FANCIERS BE SURE TO ATTEND THE 4th ANNUAL FUCHSIA SHOW in the SOUTHGATE CIVIC AUDITORIUM JULY 7 and 8 SOUTHERN and PINEHURST STS. 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