Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 August 1943 — Page 14

Build a ‘Model

of Your Future Home

As You Wait to Do Post-War Building

3 SINCE A WHOLE NEW CROP of home builders is now being cre- $= ted through the accumulation of war bonds, many of them can eradi-\

“edte post-building headaches by advance planning. As opposed 2 normal times, there is now. plenty of “time for this cost-eliminating

~ Standard comment ‘among those who have ever built a home is

/». DEAR JANE JORDAN-Did you s,ever meet a person who was con.tinually on the spot? If not, you should meet me. I am married to one of those helpless men who cannot do anything in the way of repairs around the house. I have to “do all the little repair jobs while he sits helpless and says, “If I knew how, I would do it, but I don’t, period.” We cannot afford to hire anyone to do them and there isn’t. anyone . to hire if we could. Sometimes I can get him to dry dishes. Then some consoling friend will come and ‘say, “Oh, does your husband. help with the dishes? Mine won't.” : Yet no one says anything. when

"1 paint screens and put them up, |:

paint porch floors, putty windows, ~ rake yards and hoe his victory gar-

* den. I can't figure out how he gets

...#illy to you, but it is a real prob-|

‘80 much sympathy. ~'I am so tired all the time that I|* . am afraid I am going to turn catty. J ask you, what would you say to|’ ~ ‘the sympathizers? I am tired of ‘working myself to death only to ‘have someone say, “Your husband “helps you, I am sure.” : . I have no vacations.” I go only where he wants to go. ‘I can’t drive | the car. I must walk if I go, which is out after too much work. I can’t tell anyone tactfully to mind their Jown business. Anything T'll say will be too much. I, guess this sounds

ON THE SPOT. ” ” ” . Answer—Your letter doesn’t sound gilly to me at all. It simply sounds like the problem of an aggressive

‘lem to me.

#'woman married to a passive man.

Very likely the things that irk you most about the man now are the things that attracted you in the beginning. His boyish dependence on your énergy and efficiency gave

-_you the leading position which you a enjoyed at the time but which you

“don’t find quite so appealing day

An and day out.

What irks you most is not so

»* much what you do and what your

-.-husband doesn’t do but the fact that (>it isn't recognized by friends and

. neighbors.

°%' Barring the dishes,

If they praised you to high heavens and criticized your husband, would you feel better? which the average man regards as no part of

9: his life, your husband certainly 't should assist in doing more mascuii line chores. However, if you can’t

stop doing what you don’t want to

. do and let things slide where they » will, then you must reconcile your- ' self to things as they are.

£ §

Most marriages represent some

sort of a problem in reconciliation.

| Ask yourself if you would have been

| any better off if you had married a

handy man. JANE JORDAN.

that you have to do three house jobs in order to get one that exactly

-| fits your needs. For most of us this

is an expensive experiment which can be alleviated by the simple expedient of building the first two in miniature.

present or prospective furniture. Here are the things you need: A Y%~inch scale plan, -a model, the cardboard cutouts, a plot plan for the development of your lot if you have one, a detailed answer to the proposed specifications of the house, and a study of color schemes. This latter is often left until the house is up and, being hurriedly concluded, sometimes has most unfortunate results.

Pet Peeves?

WHAT ARE YOUR pet house peeves? Here are a few common annoyances most often mentioned by householders. KITCHEN . . . sink too low . . . space in general not planned for greatest efficiency and convenience . « not enough cupboards . . . not enough drawers . . . no broom closet . + » improper ventilation. CLOSETS . + . not enough of them -. . . too small ... . no shelves . . . no rods . . dark. / BASEMENT . . . ceiling too low . dark ... damp ... no handrail on stairs . . . insufficient head room on stairs . . . stairs too dark. ATTIC ... no fioor . . . not enough light . . . no cedar closet. BATHROOM . . . no electrical outlets .’no linen closet for towels, washcloths, soap, etc. . . . medicine cabinet too small... not enough towel racks. ELECTRICAL OUTLETS .. enough of them . . . near furniture positions. PORCH . not pitched to run off water. FIREPLACE ... too small . . . has no damper . .. smokes . . . no wood storage space conveniently located.

Build in Spring BEAR IN MIND that spring is the hest building time, that your house : should be of simple design, that good building materials. cost less in the long run, and that a house which will lend itself to future additions is wise planning. These precautions plus a miniature house for guidance will enable you to approach house building without the usual qualms and hasty last-minute decisions which so often presage regrets almost as ‘soon as the house is completed. Because it is not mechanized, the home building industry will probably be among the first to return to civilian pursuits at the close of the war. You may not be able to get a new automobile immediately upon cessation of hostilities, but there will be plenty of lumber and other forest products quickly available. Wartime shortages have been due to manpower. problems rather than any basic deficiency in forest reserves. Oregon alone is said to have enough standing timber to rebuild every house in the United

. not

States.

Build a wood model of your house| with cardboard cutouts of your|

to].

1. Miss Cecilia Stahl's engagement to Pvt. Otis Voeller has been | announced by her mother, Mrs. Anna Stahl. Pvt. Voeller, son of Mrs. Lena Reeves, is stationed with the army air forces at Miami Beach, Fla. (Kindred photo.) - 2. Mrs. Edward Daufel announces the approaching marriage of her daughter, Edna, to Harold J. Arnold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Arnold. The wedding will be Sept. 6 in St. Catherine of Sienna Catholic church. (Block photo.) 3. A Sept. 4 ceremony in Sacred Heart Catholic church will unite Miss Helene J. Fischer, daughter of Mrs. Joseph P. Fischer, and John E. Wyss, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Victor Wyss. > 4, Before her marriage June 30 in Cheyenne, Wyo., Mrs. William H. Boyd Jr. was Miss Florence A. Drake, daughter of Mrs. C. E. Benell, Indianapolis. She is a nurse at Ft. Francis, Wyo.,, and Lt Boyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Boyd, Trenton, Colo., is stationed at Rosecrans field, St. Joseph, Mo.

marriage of their daughter, Margaret Louise, to 1st Lt. John R. Geilker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Casper Geilker. The wedding will be at 7 p. m. Monday in St. Philip Neri rectory. “(Fritsch photo.) 6. Before her marriage Aug. 4 to Cpl. Dwight McCague, Mrs. McCague was Miss Pauline Emily Priddy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Priddy, Warren. Cpl. McCague is with the medical department of the army air forces and is stationed near Ardmore, Okla. (Voorhis photo.) 7.. A ceremony early next month will unite Miss Maxine Funston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Hinds, and Aviation Cadet Robert M. Harrah, son of Carl Harrah. The bridegroom-to-be, stationed at Ft. Sumner, N. M., will receive his wings as a bomber pilot next Monday. (Randell photo.) 8. Mrs. C. N. Gaiser, before her marriage March 21 to Ensign Gaiser, was Miss Ethel Marie Herbig. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Herbig, Indianapolis, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J.

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5. Mr. and Mrs, Benjamin B. Schaffer announce the approaching

Gaiser, Peru. (Photoreflex photo.)

Personals

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. Thompson and their children, James, Gerald and Nancy, and Lee Lacy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. Lacy, have returned from Elk lake, Mich. where Mr. Thompson was assistant director of a summer camp. Mrs. Thompson and Nancy joined them for the last 10 days of the camping period.

Miss Ruth Harry, 4720 Park ave, will leave tomorrow for Pittsburgh where she . will study for eighd months at the Carnegie Library school under a scholarship awarded her as a graduate of Western college, Oxford, O. She has been granted a leave of absence by the public library after serving as assistant at the Prospect branch.

Mrs. Charles E. Rush will be the honor guest Friday at an informal luncheon given by staff members of the public library at the Sun Dial tearoom. Mrs. Rush is the wife of the former city librarian of Indianapolis, now head of the Chapel Hill, N. C,, library. She is visiting at the home of her niece, Mrs. Robert L. Glass, 4119 N. Illinois st. Mrs. Bertha Smitha is in charge of the luncheon.

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Make fruit salad dressing by thinning mayonnaise with orange juice. Be sure the fruit is in the

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For That Christmas Stocking There Still Will Be Gifts Of Cosmetics and Perfumes

By JOAN HIXON Milady will get her favorite (U.S.-made) perfume and cream set for Christmas despite wartime shortages. Exhibitors at the Tri-State Cosmetic association show for buyers at the Claypool hotel this week are displaying their colorful and scented wares, are smiling over wartime restrictions, and remembering the war-working woman wants to be beautiful.

Size 16, short sleeves, takes 4% |

‘Imagine a preview of 102 new| issue of Fashion, out. tad. Price, | Letters on formulating a satisfac- | | *

‘Representative Charles Halleck | will represent Indiana at the com- |

The exhibit will continue through tomorrow. Shortages the exhibitors admit, but the good old American spirit of enterprise has come across. Whenever there is a lack of some product, the cosmetic concerns have found a substitute. Z

Metal Scarce If her favorite cologne or pers fume is hard to find, stores will tell madame that cream or powder perfume is the latest thing. If that leather fitted cosmetic case is scarce, hengaline, a cotton-and-rayon waterproof fabric, may have taken its place. Plastic cases

for lipstick and compacts are not new, but metal will be almost extinct this year. ‘Beauty treatment sets and success courses are what the warworking woman wants today, the dealers said. “She may get her hands dirty, but she wants her face to be beautiful,” they all agreed.

For the Military

The service man and woman has not been forgotten for Christmas.

fit into a man’s coat pocket contains 25 items—I didn’t believe it

A novelty plastic case that will |

Organizations

Two pledges, Mrs. Walter McCawley and Miss Amy Anderson, will be initiated by Alpha Tau chapter, ALPHA : ZETA BETA sorority, tonight at the Warren hotel. The chapter will celebrate founders’ day with a week-end party Saturday and Sunday at Lake McCoy.

The NAVAL OFFICERS’ PARENTS club will meet at 8 p. m. Friday in the east room of the War Memorial bldg. to hear Juvenile Court Judge Mark W. Rhoads talk on “Youth Problems as Related to War Problems.”

A card party was given this afternoon at the Food Craft shop by the SCATTER SUNSHINE club. Mrs. Clara Walsman was ohairman.

Alpha chapter, PHI THETA DELTA sorority, will meet at 8 p. m. today at 3247 College ave. Mrs. T. C. Overman will be the hostess.

Mrs. William Wolf, 4415 E. 38th st., will entertain all of the chapters of ALL SAINTS CATHEDRAL WOMEN at a 1 p. m. luncheon Friday.

Women Deck Hands

Members of the British WRENS (women’s royal naval service) are now serving as deckhands in the crew of a British merchahtman. They are the first women in this war to go to sea as ordinary members of a British ship crew.

Relax in Southern Indiana Hills, Oniy a

until I saw it. There is everything in it from miniature playing cards

buttons. Miss WAC’ or Miss WAVES’ Christmas present will be a water- | proof kit for cosmetics and. sheeshine equipment, or a folding lunch counter (ideal for war workers, too.) This “Hide-away,” made of gabardine,, folds up after you have eaten your lunch from it. Miss and Mrs. Indianapolis will have their gifts of toiletries in bright Christmas packages, almost the same as in other years, but the

‘|late shoppers will find a ‘greater

number of ingenious substitutes.

‘Sunny Side Up’

Hot, open-faced sandwiches are always a popular, luncheon dish, and a good way to use meat leftovers. But use hot baking powder biscuit for the bread part occasionally, and then listen to, the children ask for more.

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BROWN COUNTY

Scholarship GREENCASTLE, Ind., Aug. 25.— Miss Nancy Wilder, 3538 Washington bivd, Indianapolis; has been | awarded the DePauw Dads association freshman scholarship, Dean Edward R. Bartlett of DePauw announced today. Miss Wilder, daughter of Lt.

Cmdr. and Mrs. Wentwerth ‘Wilder, | 4 was graduated in June from Short-

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