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WEDNESHAY. MARCH 5; 1947

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Exposition to Open Here April 18

A “modular house,”. a one-story Ph building with celling-high windows and storage walls, will be the centerpivce of the 1947 Indianapolis Home Show. The amnual exposition, which opens April 18 In the Manufacturer's building at the state fair grounds; will introduce “modular co-ordination” to speed ap home building and cut construction costs,| Dan C. Hess, Home Show president, announced., . Eight Indianapolis architects, headed by Edward D. Pierre, designed the “modular house,” oné of the first ‘to be built in the United States. They were Charles D. Ward, "who made the working drawings, Charles Brown, Oscar Poole, Willard Osler, M, Carlton Smith, Leslie F. Ayres and Arthur Wupper,

Eliminates Much Millwork

The American Institute of Architects and the Producers’ Council, Inc, & national organization of|manufacturer's of building materials, | are sponsors of modular co-ordina- | tion. The ‘modular theory is for archi- | tects to design houses in multiples | of four, therefore SHaithe produc- | ~ers to make stock mate “The standardizing = Riera eliminates much on-the-job cut-

By Science Service PHILADELPHIA, March §. — A!

NEW KITCHEN IDEA—An ‘interesting post-war window treatment which has been adopted for many smaller homes features a large window area .in the kitchen assuring daylight and ventilation. The Fenestra steel casement windows, distributed in Indianapolis by Cinder Block & Material Co., outward at a finger tc touch; ¢ catch | the breezes from thr ree directions.

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ting and millwork. Although build- |...» epic poem scratched in clay | The small slab with the epic]

ing materials for modular constructions are to a great degree stand- | 4000 years ago, is being translated ardized, there is no. similarity to|by Dr.\Samuel N. Kramer of the pre-fabricated constructien. -, University of Pennsylvania museum. | The model house will include six| Unearthed half a century ago in|

rooms and an attached two-car ga- the Near East, the poem is the old- | |a Sumerian hero who ruled the | . The rooms are living room:lest ‘and longest Sumerian poem biblical Erech, a city-state in south- [3408S occasionally needs a good hot ;\ yo The. epic tells | bath. And it's quite surprising what breakfast nook, two bedrooms, bath literature was written, was the how the ancient Sumerian used a |a little soap and water will do for will dry

rage. dining room, combined kitchen- | known. Sumer, where the ancient

and activities room. {lonia. |

Celiing-Bigh: Windows The story tol din the poem, which An unusual feature is that the deals with events 1000: years before |

house will have only 30 lineal feet|the author wrote his epic, or 5000 {the main characters and the plot, under the dirt, a good washing will '- of walls separating rooms. The years ago, sounds like a modern tale. {but a full translation and interpre- bring out its freshness and will

other separations will be utilized by| Dictators, psychological warfare® and | storage walls, which will serve ws political intrigue are all important! closets. These storage walls are an elements in “Enmerkar and the Indiana pre-fabricated product made! {Lord of Aratta,” the title Dr. | in Hartford City. | Kramer has;given the ancient work. | Ceiling-high.. windows~will be in| «Smaller than an ordinary sheet of all rooms. The partition between | writing paper, the tablet on which| entrance hall and living room will! Dr. Kramet found the poem was re-|

be in the form of flower shadow! 'discovered by the archaeologist in —The commerce. department's lum-

boxes, with open niches to serve as |the Museum of the Ancient Orient a place to show flower arrange-| lof Istanbul, Turkey. ments and art objects. | made his find while engaged in re- | Construction of the house will|search in the Near East under the start on April 1, Carl C. Weiland, | joint sponsorship of the University chairman of the planning commit-|{of Pennsylvania museum and the tee, announced. It will be completed and furnished for the grand garden clubs today in Hotel Linopening April 18, and displayed dur-|coln. Plans were outlined by Mrs. | ing the nine-day exposition. |A. Glenn Shoptaugh, second vice Plans for advance sale of tickets president, Mrs. Burke Nicholas and for the Home Show were made at! Mrs. Henry C. Prange, members of a meeting of representatives of 28|the board of directors.

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scratched on it is a 12-column tablet containing a record total of! {more than 600 lines of Sumerian | poetry. Enmerkar, hero of the poem, was

ern Mesopotamia.

city nearby without bloodshed. Dr. Kramer has translated enough of the ancient story to define clearly!

tation will require €urther work.

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Forecast for '47 WASHINGTON. “March-5 (U. P). ber survey committee predicted to-

this year to meet demands for new { {housing. i The committee reported that mill | stocks increased 19 per cent in 1946 while stocks of retail yards rose 44 per cent. It believed the market would be stabilized this year. . “The lumber industry is gradually adjusting itself to the transition | from government price control to a competitive market,” the committee said. “Marketing . through normal channels is increasing and local

MADISON, Wis., March 5 (U. P.). —A bill that would have prohibited divorced men with minor children {from marrying unless they proved | ability to support two families was | killed by the state senate last night.

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{16-month drive has added 1,050,809

members to the Methodist church | in America, it' was announced today. |

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Sand Out Rough Spots on Wood Handles, Paint Wheelbarrow, File Nicks Out of Shovels, Hoes

By HUBBARD COBB Your Handy Man

sun, breaking our backs trying to coax a recalcitrant carrot out of the good earth. s It may make your week-end agricultural life a little easier it you get those garden tools in good shape before it's time for spring plowing. Give those tool handles a good coat of paint. It will not only help to preserve the wood, but make the ” tools easier to find if you occasion. {too strong as 1 will soften the ally toss one at your Telghtors paint as it removes the dirt. chickens. Sand out any fough spots on wood handles because they'll cause blisters and splinters later on. A diagonal split in a wood handle can be repaired by taping around | it with wire.

{have a ladder handy for the high | places. If you're fresh out of lad-

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| You want to work from the bot-

A wheelbarrow can.stand a coat tom up on this job. This is to

~ of paint too. Check to see that all avoid having water run down onto

Nerve War 5000 Years Ago: Related by Epic on Clay

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the bolts are tight and a drap of the dirty surface and. stredk it if oil in the right spot will make the you work from the top down. heel turn a lot easier. These streaks are very difficlt to Keep your garden tools clean and get out. - When you get one surface {free of rust. Take the nicks out clean, take a garden ‘hose and give| |of shovels and hoes with a file. [it a good rinsing. {Pix up a portion of the garage or

{basement wall and hang the tools {up when you're finished with them. Enamel Ideal Paint, It's Easy to Use

Most Houses Con Stand If someone ever took the time to make a survey of what kind of

Good Soap, Water Bath paint was the most popular among

A house, along with children and amateur painters, they would probably find that enamel was way out

Enamel tell-tale

And it's easy to see why. without those

southern division ‘of ancient Baby- | “war of nerves” to capture a wealthy | 'the exterior of a house, especially if brush marks that appear on other

hit paints,” and its glossy finish makes % happens’ 19 be » white one, 'it ideal for furniture and interior ¥ the paint is in good condition trim. It's a cinch to use, but it

It won't be very long before a lot of us will be out under that hot

Use a brush for scrubbing and

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must be applied properly, Enamel beauty salon and came out a blonde. happens to be a very close kin to| This may be historically incorrect, varnish so you just can’t slap, it ori{but it gets us into the subject of and expect a good job. ‘bleaching wood which is where we First put on a couple of coats of Want to be: flat paint for undercoat. You want to make sure that the wood is dry before brushing these on. When dry, | the undercoat should be sanded down to take out any brush marks. {Be sure to wipe off any dust | particles before you start in with | {the enamel. |

i! A deep stain cannot be removed

jon some chemicals and let them do = the dirty work.

| Handle Carefully | A very good bleaching solution can be made by dissolving a half You “want a soft, -chisel-type Pound of oxalig acid crystals in one brush for the enamel and it should 8allon of hot water. Oxalic acid! — be just as clean as the surface you happens to- be ‘a poison so watch are going to paint. Work with a DOW you handle it! You “want to/ full brush and don't keep going 8PPly this mixture while it- is still back to brush over. warm. Put it on with a brush, pref. Remember that moisture and S78Ply one without a metal ferrule, | dust will spoil your finish faster! ‘than you can put it on. {will leave black spots on the wood. — Let the acid dry on the wood and

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Cabinet were bleaching ‘he stain out of wood long before the first brunette walked into a

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