Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 119, Decatur, Adams County, 20 May 1963 — Page 2

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i J --- — Q Household Scrapbook | By Roberta Lee I o 0 Long-Wearing Hosiery Long-wearing quality can be added to new nylon hosiery if you'll soak them in cold water. Add cubes from a refrigerator tray, and when melted, squeeze the stockings and hang them up to dry. Or, wet the stockings, put them into a plastic bag. and place in the freezing compartment of your refrigerator. Take out after they have frozen, let them thaw squeeze out, and hang up to dry. Uneven Curtains If your curtains tend to hang unevenly after laundering, run a curtain rod through the bottom hems and let hang for several days. This usually straightens them out. GENERAL ELECTRIC I HOUSE I HEATING AND COOLING IS OUR BUSINESS! and Industrial Applications too! CALL TODAY Ashbauchers’ Tin Shop Established 1915 116 N. 13th St. Ph. 3-2615 Bsbl

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Remodeling Kitchen’s Easy With One-piece Range

One-piece electric ranges with easy-to-instali features are receiving increased attention from home retnodclen. Drop-in ranges that go into cabinet cutouts, built-ins that rest on the floor, and high-oven units that rest on cabinets or hang on the wall are gaining favor and showing greater percentage increases than either free-standing units or two-piece built-ins, it was reported at the National Association of Home Builders convention at Chicago. The growing importance of onepiece built-ins to remodelers is shown by the fact that two-piece built-in ranges are ahead of onepiece units in the remodeling field by only two to one, according to one firm. And this proportion is shrinking. In the new home market, on the other hand, separate twopiece wall oven and surface units outstrip the one-piece built-ins by three tq one, the firm said. Manufacturers of electric appliances are catering to the growing remodeling market by providing more ranges that eliminate much of the installation and cabinet cutout problems of true built-ins, it was reported. The growing appeal of one-piece slide-in electric ranges is due to demands by builders for low-cost, easily-installed units. The one-piece electric ranges come with automatic controls, selfstarting timers, and jasy-cleaning

I Seek Safe Building In New Suburban Areas

Rigid fire-resistance testa by Underwriters’ Laboratories are the first step in making sure asphalt shingles qualify for the UL label. A panel of roofing, above, is exposed to a 1300-degree F. gas flame.

Most families who live in large cities are protected by building codes that bar the use of unsafe building materials. But what about the millions who live beyond city limits, where the biggest shockwaves of the building boom have been felt? A tragic rash of conflagrations that devastated many cities years ago spurred the adoption of ordinances calling for fire-resistant roofing on all homes in many cities. But equally strict .codes have never been adopted for residential construction in many suburban areas that have sprung up in recent years. To be on the safe side, a family planning to build or buy a home outside city limits should see to it

WBBSSMBB • One-piece eleetrie ranges like this drop-in unit are gaining favor among remodelers because of the ease and low cost of installing them. They fit between existing cabinets and achieve the smooth built-in look of today’s'modern kitchens while giving the quality features of electric cooking. features. Meat thermometers, automatic rotisseries, see-through oven doors, split-level tops and other special features are optional. All the new electric ranges provide fast, constant heat for consistently good cooking. They are available in a variety of finishes.

that the builder or contractor uses approved materials. For example, they should insist on roofing approved by the Underwriters’ Laboratories. The UL label cm a bundle of asphalt shingles means that the shingles have met UL specifications for materials and have passed a rigid series of laboratory tests for fire resistance. Only , those asphalt shingles that pass these stiff tests receive the UL label. UL technicians also make frequent unannounced inspections at the asphalt roofing plants, conducting further tests to make sure the shingles continue to be manufactured according to UL specifications and that they will perform with I “reasonable satisfaction." 1

DESIGN CS-3365 A compact expansion Colonial home offers two bedrooms on the first floor with two more and a second bathroom planned cn the future second floor. Well spaced dormers and the portico porch give the exterior a handsome air, and the width of the house is extended by the attached'garage. A center hall separates the areas, with living and dining room in an L-shape at one side, bedrooms and bath at the other, ,anrf kitchen at the rear, all easily reached without crossing other rooms. First floor area is 1,025 square feet. For further information on Design CS-3365, write to Illustrated Publications, 171 West 48th St., New York 36, N. Y.

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Pruning Time Is Ideal Before Spring

BY ALLEN SWENSON Written for Newspapier Enterprise Assn. For most trees, vines and shrubs that lose their leaves in the fall, late winter or early spring is a good time to prune. Major exceptions are roses and shrubs and trees that flower in the spring. Do final pruning on roses during warmer weather, when buds begin" to show and you can tell how much of the canes are still alive. Plants that flower in the spring should bd pruned after bloom, so you get the full blossoming effect before cutting. Os course, you can prune small branches off many of these types to bring indoors for cheerful blooming bouquets. Put them in water in a cool place until the buds swell. Fruit trees, bushes, and vines, especially, can best be pruned in late winter, after the killing extreme cold is over. If it has been an extremely tough winter, prune lightly. After growth has started, you can see if winter injury has killed or damaged some branches that need more trimming. In pruning, cut back tall upright growth. Remove water sprouts, those long, upright suckers that sprout from large branches. Thin out crossing branches and weak, twiggy growth. * Cat grapes back heavily to 30 or 40 buds per trellis vine. Leave two or three times tills many buds on grapevines on arbors. Save medium - size canes that have shiny, healthy bark and green cambium under bark surface. These are the best fruit-bearing canes. Remove others. Cane berries can be cut back to the height you prefer for picking; four or - five-feet if the canes are not supported, a foot or so taller if they are supported by wires or ties. Take out all dead canes at ground level. Thin rows to six inches wide for easier picking and better disease control. Look over hedges and narrow the tops, so they do not shade nut lower limbs. —- Trees that cast dense shade can be thinned out too, so that ground covers, grass and shrubs under them have more light. Branches broken or torn I by storms can be removed. Use tree paint on all cuts more than two inches in diameter. For large branches, undercut the limb halfway through before finishing the cut from the top. This avoids tearing trunk bark as the branch falls.

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Read Market Ads, Buy Specials, Save Money Smart shoppers look for supermarket specials, make room at home to store-them, keep menus flexible enough to use them, and stay posted on the items that are featured oftenest. This advice comes from a study done recently by Stanford University on the percentage savings possible through buying “specials when shopping at supermarkets. By following the advice of the Stanford marketing specialists, you can average savings of 20 per cent over non-specials, and trim your food bills as much as 10 per cent. This means studying the supermarket ads in Thursday’s papers, according to Family Circle Magazine, which is doing a series of articles based on both the Stanford report and suggestions made by the Consumer Advisory Committee of the National Association of Food Chains. It also means having an electric refrigerator-freezer large enough to hold your weekly purchases of bar-gain-priced fresh and frozen foods, plus ample storage space for food which doesn’t need refrigeration. Today’s electric refrigeratorfreezer, often called a “supermarket in the kitchen,” provides much more storage space than a unit only five or six years old, thanks to more efficient insulation which allows thin walls. The new electric refrigerator-freez-ers also protect food quality far better than older units because of new interior designs and specially cooled and humidified compartments for meat, dairy products and greens. Generous zero-zone freezer sections can be used to store bargainpriced frozen foods or t 6 freeze and store fresh fruits, vegetables, and meat bought at low prices during peak seasons of production.

Thawing Meats To thaw frozen meats quickly, wrap them in aluminum foil and place in a moderately hot oven for 10 or 15 minutes. A small spray gun makes a useful suctionpump for • clearing drains that are too stubborn for the ordinary plunger. -The gu n must have a pump diameter of 114 inches that makes a sung fit in a rubber plunger with a 1-inch diameter. Remove the container by melting the solder, then cut out the pump end. Remove the partition from the rubber plunger, soak the plunger in hot soapy water about one minute to make the rubber pliable. Stretch to size over a hammer or any form exceeding the pump diameter, and slip the plunger over the pump. No cement or clamps are necessary. FUME PROOF If there are swamps in your neighborhood or if you live in an industrial area, hydrogen sulfide fumes from decaying vegetable matter or from factory smoke stacks may discolor your house paint. To prevent this, ask your dealer to sell you a fume resistant housepaint which will not be affected

dormant oil on the first day that stays warm for five or six hours. This gives oil time to dry on bark to kill insets with less danger of damaging plants.

f Plan An Outdoor living Room k V Curved redwood bench tops a retaining WaH to give this round patio even greater utility for suburban entertaining. Bench is made by gently bending one by sixes and nailing them to spacing blocks. Retaining wall is also redwood, which is ideal for the purpose because it resists rotting and termite attack. Redwood s natural preservatives do not harm new plantings, as do some chemicals used to impregnate non durable woods. You can increase greatly the utility of your yard for dining and entertaining by paving part of it or installing a deck. With a patio or deck, you can enjoy outdoor living earlier in the spring, late in the fall, and sooner after rainfall. It adds living space to you. home at a fraction of the cost of a new room. . Your “outdoor living room” can have efficient built-m fumitun as well as your family room inside. Combine the railing of your deck with a redwood bench to provide comfortable permanent seating for guests; or, as in the picture above, top a retaining wall with a bench, to seat your guests in one of the most pleasant parts of the garden: near your plantings. When planning your outdoor living room, consider its floor as carefully as you would a new rug for your parlor. You might find redwood decking more comfortable to bare feet and functional than concrete pavement—and more economical; or you might wish to combine decking with concrete, brick, or flagstone paving. The “walls” of your outdoor living room are also important. There are many ways of adding individuality to the redwood fence which forms a bdekdrop for all your outdoor activities. For instance, try using a finish grade of lumber instead of the usual lower grades—the handsome difference in appearance will be worth much more than the slight difference in price. For free sixteen-page booklet on Garden Redwood, write California Redwood Association, Dept. ARS-1,617 Montgomery Street, San Francisco 11, California.

LOOK BUILT-IN All four types of electric ranges are designed to be compatible with the popular built-in look. They have squared comers and fit flush with cabinets and counters to give any kitchen an up-to-date, integrated appearance. SOLDERING IRONS Keep a piece of emery cloth or sandpaper tacked to one corner of work bench, and wipe hot soldering iron across the abrasive occasionally while working. This < keeps hot surfaces free of scale.

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Informal Design for Fun Photo b» Seventtn A gay, informal effect is created in thia interesting basement playroom through the carefully planned use of color and ingenius ideas. The walls are sheathed in plywood plank with practical built-in storage space and twin recessed stereo and study nooks enclosed by louvre folding doors. The rieh wood tones of the Colonial furniture in maple and the floor of Kentile cork-toned vinyl asbestos tile add warmth and beauty to the setting. Stacking stools afford informal seating. The overall color scheme of yellow and red is carried out in the gay bold cotton print on the sofa and the colorful accessories.

CHOOSE YOUR SIZE Modern free-standing electric ranges come in many colors and a variety of sizes, from 20 inches to 40 inches wide. They slide into place without costly installation and update any kitchen with tUir contemporary lines. : _ STOP SPLATTER Protect door knobs and hardware from spattering paint by coating them liberally with damp soap. Paint after soap dries. A wet cloth removes paint spatters along with the soap.

MONDAY, MAY 20, 1963

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