The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1931, Page 10

217 Tons of Steel Put in fering with those obtaining their 24 Carloads of Cement, 700,000 | oats, Brick, Four Carloads of } A community rest room for women, * containing dressing tables and toilets Tile Used | also is provided’ on this floor, together ‘hay ay aualdtiak bo | with men’s toilet facilities. The community desiring to repro- ; eed ON duce the World war memorial build. peated Gan eee ee ing; ‘erected here by the city of Bis- ; Showers for men and women on the marek and Burleigh county, will need | basement level and all are mechan- 127 tons of structural steel, 90 tons of | ically ventilated. reitiforcing steel, 24 carloads of ce- ment, 700,000 brick, two carloads of | level. at the southwest corner of the Bedford stone, four carloads of hol- | building are county agents’ and low tile and numerous minor i = with separate toilet gredients. | facilities. ‘his unit also contains a When a bit of architectural genius | eres reception room leading to the is added to these the effect will be a | farmers’ room. replica of what is regarded as the! At. the northwest corner, on the finest community building in the | “ame Tevel, is a girls’ work depart- horthwest: | antes Se oi eels bls re- ian | n room and a kitchenette. Tn addition to the things which "From the main foyer to tne audi- Hecate LoreNe 8000 cnkie yaras | torltim, one can go to the mala audi- ; torium or to the balcony level via of earth before construction work it. £1; itori uld start. jtwo flights of stairs. The auditorium jlevel also is reached by large aoor- The following article, giving a de-/ ways on the north and south sides tailed description of the building. was} and by a ramp .' the northeast Prepared for-The Tribune by J. J.|corner where large objects can. be Liebenberg, Minneapolis architect. | brought in. With those facilitles. the auditorium could be emptied of a jlarge crowd in about two minutes. By J. J. LIEBENBERG ' c ‘The community building erected in|, All told there are five doors at the Bismack is unusual in some respects , in that it has been called upon to! ~) { provide room for more purposes and | Mine in all. ri 5 13 ect | functions than ordinarily are pro-{ The auditorium is 100 by: 138 feet | vi i i size {aNd 41 feet high at the Lighest point. | Os Ee iad of this size |The steel trusses which’ support the Tt was designed to serve the phy-|T00f are 100 feet long and 12 fect sical, recreational, cultural and civic | — needs of the city and county. These | requirements are met by including in! On the balcony level, at the front the building a large auditorium, gym-/of the building, is a memorial or nasium with lockers and showers and |trophy room. This part of the build- Could Add Story humerous other rooms witich. may be |ing is so constructed that an addi-+ used for one or more purposes. ‘tional story can be added if needed Approaching the building from the /The balcony seats 2,000 persons in front one may enter from the ground |cuch a way that everyone can see all floor level at either side of the three- | sided stone steps or by the steps, ered ae eee os had which lead to the main! jor auditorium purposes, if seats Directly in front is the main audi- |409 nore ‘tetecne, No eae are an torium, 100 by 138 feet, the largest | piace at present.- At the east end of pee ot Dakota: each balcony there is a circular stair- 20 Activities Provided jease leading down to the auditorium Some 20 different departments or | floor. activities are provided for in the i building and a rather extensive sys- /modate 4,400 persons to listen to a tem of corridors is neded for them. |SPeaker and 3,600 to see a basketbal! Where privacy is essential, as i |game. This easily could be increased connection with the gynasium fa-.|to more than 4,000 by crowding or by eilities, the corridors are so arranged | using standing room. that men may use the swimming pool} The roof of the building 1s bonded while women use the gymnasium, or |for 20 years. The footings are four vice versa, and their paths would /times the required strength as shown never cross. Thus the facilities are |by careful checking of soil data. The available at the same time tv per-|borings to determine this were sunk sons of both sexes. {36 feet below the ground level to a On the same floor with the gym- hard shale. nasium and to the south is the!a two-inch layer of ledge rock. equipment room, which really is the | ————— > heart of the building. Here the/| large assortment of heaters, venti- lators and other machinery is housed in @ compact unit. The gymnasium | floor is 28 feet below the grade at) the northwest corner of the building.| Minot, N. D., Jan. 8—()—Mr. and this being made necessary by the! Mrs. C. W. Mullen, Fairmount, N. D., slope of the street. ‘parents of Mrs. C. R. Verry and C. W. The gymnasium is 60 by 90 feet | Mullen Jr. of Minot, were found suffo- and contains a practice basketball cated to death Thursday forenoon in court. If necessary a _ basketball |their home, according to word re- game could be played there before | ceived here. 500 spectators. On a mezzanine floor! “Coal gas escaping from a stove was surrounding the gymn. m iS &/ given as the cause. spectators’ gallery which also could rs x A és » going by Adjacent to the gymnasium. near, tie way of Max to pick up her sister er the front of the building. are the | yrs FM. Hunt, who will accompany showers. Individual tS ATC hae : y provided for women, together wi ¥ individual dressing rooms. Tiere also} are linen, ‘towel and checking facil-| ities in connection with tho locker | room. Private connecting corridors} are provided to connect the locker) room and toilcts to the gymnasium | ana swimming pool. | The men have collective showers | and a large dressing room adjoining | the locker room. Towel, linen and | checking facilities also are provided ; for them. The entire lockcr-room | and. showe: system is mechanically | ventilated. | At the northeast corner of tie | building are located the national guard quarters on the gymnasium | floor level and the mezzanine above. Facilities provided for the guard 4ncluded a locker room, munition sup- | ply room, squad room, officers’ quar- tezs, vault and indoor rifle range. H May Be Dining Hall | ‘The gymnasium room can be used as a dining room, food being brought | to it down a ramp leading from the | kitchen on the ground floor level or by a dumbwaiter. It will seat 450 per- sons at a U-shaped table. A ramp leads down into the gym- nasium from the alley at the south- east corner of the building, making it available for use in displaying ma- | chinery or other heavy exhibits. A “bridge of sighs” carries the running track or mezzanine across the ramp. ‘This can be raised or lowered to per- | mit: the entrance of large trucks or . other high objects. &# physical director's office and an j office for the custodian of the build- ing are located on the mezzanine Mrs. Verry’s Parents floor. | The national guard has a separate | connection direct to the gymnasium | floor and can use the latter for drill or other purposes. { ‘The rifle range has three entrances, one from the front of the building, another from the national guard | quarters and a third from the gym- | nasium. None, however, permit a/ yn to cross the line of fire when | the range is in use. ‘The kitchen is on the ground floor , level of the building, which is the | mezzanine floor of the gymnasium | and can serve food to two dining | rooms on the same level or to the | gymnasium. The dining rooms ac- ite about 60 persons each but can be made into one room by sliding back a collapsible door. kitcHien is so arranged that service may be given in the cafeteria style. Bile gpd to the dining room on the level is the Legion room, 42 |, by 23 in dimensions with closets, a cloak room, office and vault. Bite Has Nursery Room front of the building, near : Legion room, is the nursery room, | 18 in », with west and light. It has ;separate toilet More an we offer. Cent IRECORD WAS SET I Memorial Building Here FIRST FIVE DAYS OF On the main, or auditorium floor; W. ‘front or west side and two each at bering and bookkeeping machines for All told, the building will accom- | This boring penetrated Die from Suffocation - The Completion and Dedication of _ the New # World War Memorial and Community Building Marks for Bismarck and this community another big attainment. We are proud of the part we had in furnish- ing lumber and other building material for this structure. i . tage of the high quality and good service which Consult us about your building requirements. 7 ;the part of the general public as to the law which provides for time of Ucensing motor vehicles. He that ail cars now being operated on the highways should display 1931 li-' fore May 15. Cars in storage or not! ce the first of the year had. ex-! ceeded. $100,000. butter substitutes. Motor Vehicle Registrar Says 6,107 Tags Were Issued During Period It might be worse. The constant include the neighbor's loud speaker. S. Graham, state motor vehicle registrar, announced Wednesday that 107 license tags for 1931 hac been issued in the first five business days of the year, a figure greatly in ex- cess of that of previous years, The 1931 tags for passenger vehicles . commercial vehicles with blue letters' Lost Her Prominent Hips and a tan background. | Lost Her Sluggishness Graham, in speaking of the increas-| Gained Physical Vigor ing number of people asking for spe- | cial numbers. said when applications | Gained pe Fiiobeepaedy are made prior to January 1, it was z sgeobirbeelg possible for the department to assign Special numbers, After that time, | If you're fat—remove the cause! for them to do so because of the fact | eral salts your body organs, glands | person a joyous surprise. re | that numbers are consigned in con- Panel phere secutive order and put through num- ‘ ing department. seemed to be a misapperhension on j rake half @ teaspoonful of KRUB- | | Bismarck is most fortunate to have this fine structure, 1 World War Memorial | and Community Building | . It should prove a big factor in Bismarck’s future succe: | and growth. Whether it’s a matter of civic pride, or just the per- sonal pleasure of having surroundings that are spic and span, you will find that we do first class work. A COMPLETE DECORATING AND PAINTING SERVICE AVAILABLE AT POPULAR RATES Weare always glad to take the time to-go over your re- quirements with you and give you an estimate. RAY HANCOCK Contractor in Painting and Decorating 306 MAIN AVENUE WEST eli PHONE 795-W kel d more builders are taking advan- - Phone 17 ral LumberCo. A. C. HARKE, Manager Would Spend Federal says Money on ‘Real Butter’ Washington, Jan. 8—(#)—Farm or- cense tags and must be licensed be-' ganization representatives appealed to the house agriculture committee | YE AR GR AH AM AYS % oe need not be licensed until that Thursday for legislation prohibiting | idate. 1- ) Strid also stated that receipts piles eee Rshatiatn “att ane | * sine ‘A. M. Loomis, represeriting the Na- tional Dairy Union and the National | Association of Butter Manufacturers; | irritations that cause cancer don't (; w. Holman, of the National Co- |Operative Milk Producers association, | How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat fevery morning =cut out pastry and fatty meats—go light on potatoes, butter, cream and sugar—in 3 weeks get on the scales and note how many! pounds of fat have vanished. | Notice also that you have gained in energy — your skin is clearer — your eyes sparkle with glorious health — |you feel younger in body—keener in however, he said that it was difficult| KRUSCHEN SALTS contain the 6)mind. KRUSCHEN will give any fat Get an 85c bottle of KRUSCHEN }SALTS at Finney's Drug Store, Serv-) When your vital organs fail to per- ice Drug Store, (lasts 4 the north and south sides, making ;the purpose of making records that form), ‘heir Minty olor erie Hopi bias Mine hee ened ie) can be examined by the state audit- inat waste material—before you real- ‘way to lose fat—if you don't feel a a ize it—you're growing hideously fat!|superb improvement in health — so See Ses cue sane ah Bee | gloriously energetic—vigorously allve— CHEN SALTS in a glass of hot water your money gladly returned.—Ady. weeks), If | | and Fred Brinkman of the Nationa! Grange, joined in requesting a hear-|taken was advanced Thuraday by|cents per pound on ing. One was set for Jan. 21. A bill on ‘Which’ testimony ‘will be | Vermont. igham, Republican, | made yellow in. Ropresentative Brij E. E. RICKER PHONE 81 206 BROADWAY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS for the Electrical Construction Broadcasting ‘System and Lighting Fixtures in the New ‘World War Memorial Building and Burleigh County The New K. C. ARNESS PAINTING CONTRACTOR Established in Bismarck Since 1918 | Our Part in the Construction of The New World War Memorial and Community Building - Was to Make the Following Installation General System of Ventilation Which is handled by four fans. Vapor Heating System Controlled by vacuum pumps. Hot Water System Temperature Regulation By the Johnson system. Installation of Shower Baths Controlled by power regulators, Handled by circulation pumps. " We respectfully urge the public to inspect the entire plumb- ing, heating, and ventilating systems installed by us. 304 Main Avenue Frank G. Grambs Phone 561 It woul f : We Appreciate the Part We Had in Presenting to the People of Bismarck World War Memorial and Community Building NP RPAPa GE? | oad wava via, a ( #2, we { . { 3 4 #4 q ' , if & q { Foy : ' ; “oy i rt 4