Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 76, Decatur, Adams County, 31 March 1959 — Page 7

TUESDAY, MARCH M. UN

New Lighting Can Enhance Dining Room

Good dining room lighting can not only make food look more apetizing, but it can vastly improve the appearance of th* room. In too many of the country's dining rooms or areas, old-fashioned and dingy lighting fixtures are detracting from the beauty of the dining room set. In addition they give the food a dull and unappetizing look, according to the American Home Lighting Institute. Today's lighting fixtures for the dining room abound in a wide variety of styles and designs. There is one to complement every dining set, be it contemporary or traditional. A good lighting fixture does the following: —lt accents the dining table while providing adequate general lighting for the rest of the room. —lt provides the proper amount of soft diffused illumination on the table to show the food in its best light. —lt does not glare at any point, and normally can be adjusted up or down. —lt has the right styling to match room decor. If your present fixture doesn’t .— ram ROWS R-PAK One engine drives 5 power attachments LAbi —tiller, snow caster, and choice of 3 ro- TERMS tary mowers. Np tools needed. I ASK US TO DEMONSTRATE

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j meet these standards, then it’s ’ time to put a new lighting fixture high on the list of your home improvement plans. Most modern fixtures can be installed by any experienced “do-it-yourselfer” (provided he removes the correct fuse before starting). According to the institute, the average dining room needs a fixture with a diameter of between 15 and 17 inches. The fixture should be able to hold five 40 watt bulbs or their equivalent. o , * I Modern Etiquette I I By ROBERTA LEE I 0 - Q. How does one properly take leave of one's host or hostess after and evening of entertainment in their home? A. You might say, “Good-by; it’s been such a lovely (wonderfid, nice) evening. Thanks so much.” Q. A man whom we’ve always known as Mr. Clark has recently been appointed judge of a domestic court. Do we continue to address him as Mr. Clark? A. No; you must nowptoperly call hirfl Judge Clark Q. I understand there is no tipping of employees whatsoever when traveling by air. Is this correct? A. You are correct— except that you do tip the porters who carry your baggage to and from the plane. Be sure, however, to acknowledge all courtesies with a "Thank you.” Q. What should a person do when he has completed introducing two persons? A. He should be the “moderator” of any ensuing conversation. It’s always nice, if possible to draw two new acquaintances into conversation by introducing some subject of mutual interest. Q. If one is eating in a public place where butter pats are served in paper containers, is it proper to let the knife rest on the pat when not in use? A. Never. The knife, when not in use, should rest along the upper right part of the plate—and, of course, never with the handle of the knife resting on the table. Q. Is it all right to use the telephone to acknowledge the receipt of a gift? , A. This is better than no acknowledgment at all. But a nice, personally written note of thanks is in much better taste. > -SW-V ---rti. -- i r ■ .■■v ■ .

How To Provide Easy • To ■ Clean Walls In Kitchen Hie klnchen is Often the hardest room in the house to keep clean because steam, grease and spattered food seem to be everpresent. You can’t avoid the job of cleaning a kitchen but you can make the task far less burdensome if the walls and ceilings are covered with a permanent, easy-to-wipe surface. Many home owners are turning to prefinished hardboard panels to convent their kitchens into attractive rooms that can be kept spic and span with the whisk of a damp or sudsy cloth. This type of hardboard is available with a baked plastic finish so smooth that dirt, food and grease can’t get a firm grip. It doesn’t get dull or streaked after washing, and it stays newlooking for years. Prefinished hardboard is at home in bathrooms, laundties and utility rooms as well as kitchens. If you want to apply the hardboard panels yourself, you . need only ordinary carpentry tools — a rule, saw, sandpaper or plane for beveling edges, plus adhesive. You can find out how easy it is by consulting the lumber dealer who stocks prefinished hardboard in its wide range of colors and designs. ' r O I Household Scrapbook | I By ROBERTA LEE f o - Tough Steak The next time you find that the steak is tough, try mixing a small quantity of vinegar and olive oil thoroughly, and rubbing it on both sides of the steak. Allow it to stand for about two hours before frying. Suede Shoes Suede shoes and purses can be cleaned with a dpy rubber sponge. ThiS /brushes off the dust and raises the nap of the material, mak ' nß f A candle that has become soiled can be by wiping it with a cloth dampened with alcohol. This will not harm the luster. Scalp Treatment A cut lemon rubbed into the roots of the hair followed by a wash in warm water, will strengthen the hair and tend to reduce excessive hair fall. 77p to House-Hunters: Don’t Forget To Investigate Upkeep Costs Prospective home buyers can . get more house for less money by investigating certain important cost factors before coming to a final decision about any home. Most real estate agents and home economists agree that the six factors which need investigation most are: 1. Mortgage. Shop around *at a number of banks to find the lowest possible mortgage interest. A 5 percent interest rate on a $15,000 mortgage will cost roughly $lO a month less than the same mortgage at 6 percent. 2. Taxes. Get a clear picture of the total taxes you’ll have to pay on a house, and look into the possibility of future tax increases. Real estate, water, and sewer taxes may be as low as S2O per month for a s£o,ooo house in one community, and. as much as S6O per month for the same house in a neighboring community. 3. Travel between work and home. Costs of this travel can add consideraby to family expenses, not to mention the added i time required for longer distances: These considered seriously when comparing the costs of a house “close in” with one in “exurbia.” . 4. Heating. Make sure the house , is well-insulated, since it can cost up to $25 a month more to heat a house that has poor in-! sulation or none at all. Research! has shown that a minimum l "thickness of three inches of t mineral wool in walls and at least four inches in the ceiling! can reduce the cost of heating a house by as much as 40 percent. 5. General construction. Are • side walls, windows, doors, foun-, dation, and framing .in good, condition? If; not, SvonNwie house, since these components are difficult and expensive to , replace. If the roof Is old and shabby, this needn’t concern you if you like the rest of the house. A new roof of asphalt shingles in a color-you like can be applied quickly at a reasonable cost and will assure you of years of protection from weather of all kinds. 6. Paint, inside and out The condition of paint often is a good way to tell how carefully the house has been maintained over the years. When paint is in bad shape, it may be an indication that the plumbing and heating systems, as well as other , important parts of the house, have received similar lack of care.

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Don ’tSkip Small Spaces When Insulating ... II MJ. I mill —l> IMWI III—I

Warning to do-it-yourrelfera: The fact that a building material is easy to apply is not a license . to do a careless job. i This is particularly true of in- 1 sulation. Because insulation is . later hidden by other materials, it’s tempting to skip small spaces. But when this is done, the effectiveness of the insulation is reduced greatly, far out of proportion to the seeming neglect r Narrow stud and joist spaces require that mineral wool batts and blankets be cut to fit The photos at the right show how: 1. Measure the space to be filled. 2. Mark off the width on the back of the batt the side without flanges on the paper covering. Cut the batt a little oversire so that it will fit snugly. ’ 3. Cut with a straight-edge and a sharp knife. Do not cut through the thicker, vapor-bar-rier covering underneath. 4. Cut the vapor barrier about 1 inch away from the mineral

“Face-Lifting” Adds Much to Home’s Value

” When it comes to giving an old house a “new lease on beauty,” nothing succeeds like new siding. At the same time, probably no other home improvement can add so much to the value of the property in relation to the cost involved. Wood < most commonly Redwood, cedar, Douglas fir and white pine) is usually the first material that comes to mind when resurfacing a house is under cdnsideration. Practical and eco nomical, it can be cut and shaped easily to almost any existing wall Wood siding is available in a wide variety of types. The main difference lies in the way they are cut. Bevel or lap siding is applied horizontally, with the lower edge thicker than the upper. Most popular today are wide panels: 8, 10 and 12 inches. Also applied horizontally and lapped is drop siding, which has a groove along one edge. Board and batten siding consists of wide vertical boards with narrow battens covering the joints. For architectural relief, yertical tongue-and-groove paneling is often used. It is especially suitable ; for sheltered areas. . [ Cedar shakes or shingles are . popular for both siding and roof- , ing. * The shakes and shingles are often .combined in what is known

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1. Measure spue for insulation. J. Cut with Mralyht edge fcntfe. 2. Mark wU.b M i.ck'.i Mt ——l 11 wool proper in order to leave a Tytrr ' ( stapling flange. Cut flanges at ends for stapling at top and bot- : WiMi. tom wall plates. ' 5. Staple insulation in place. Vapor.barrier flange overlaps > —■ — ..

as the double-course technique, in which the under-course is usually a low-grade shingle. The result is an attractive, highly weatherresistant surface. Asbestos-cement siding shingles are fireproof and are obtainable in many colors which are impregnated in the material. Plywood siding comes in durable exterior grade. The large panels speed application and several types of patterns are available. Aluminum siding comes in long lengths for horizontal lap-siding and is finished in various colors. Insulating siding provides an inexpensive way to rejuvenate an old house. It consists of fiber panels and shingles which have been faced with asphalt and mineral granules. Thin-cut quarried stone is about %-inch thick and the units are laid up in much the same way as stone. Hiin, simulated-stone veneer is a man-made product. The units are very light and require no additional footings. This veneer comes in several colors and a variety of lay-up patterns are available. - — The nation’s first underground : garage is located beneath Union i Square in San Francisco.

Wood Grain Grain patterns are to wood what prints are to fabrics. The many different species suitable for paneling, built-ins, furniture and flooring offer the hopiemaker an almost endless choice of texture, grain and color combinations. Cedar Scent When the odor of a cedar closet or chest has gone, you can restore it by lightly sanding the inside cedar surfaces. This will actually create new surfaces and thus permit the wood to breathe once more. Paint Strainer To improvise a paint strainer tie a piece of a discarded nylon stocking in a double thickness over the top of a clean paint can. Be sure to permit the material to ■ sag slightly in the center in order to form a small well. An inland sea that will stretch 175 miles and cover 1,250,000 1 acres is being created by the coni strucction of a dam in Kariba Gorge downstream from Victoria Falls in Africa.

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