Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 October 1947 — Page 10

Pace 1: SE s = ed - "THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES a - Fix It Yourself— . 3 2 nu pd Handy Man Gives Tip on Safeguarding Home Against Winter Fire Hazards; il Reports Draft Regulator Now Available to Keep Furnace Under Confrol =~ lism

ore have sails and skirts are long, but about how to prépare interior walls|formation on painting asbestos ce- metal up under the shingles or shin- to Youn Better Remove Old Wall Paper Bef it's still pretty tough on coal burn-|for redecorating, so here are a few ment siding shingles. These shingles/gles around the opening. A little \ : . Hanging New if You Want Really Good Job ing furnaces. Here's why, words on the subject. can be painted with either cement|roofing cement smeared on the paper : You will be glad to know that while your house can catch fire and Jos of al) Shere is the Sivbien or oil paint, {or metal will hold it in place for ! ; burn down in any season of the year, it has better opportunities during ' of whether Ang new walpa ; ; Our direct-reduction plan of the winter. With this cheerful opening sentence off our mind we will over ol SL 108 wan a really OVER C0 | ‘Slate baa Maieniod shingles i stats : ne. Bee ra a a inter fire hazards you want to watch ! 8 e 8 . occasio broken thi o¥ Jee, Polat out @ FeV Wier See huss ¥ | y [off. It is possible to let it sit and cause a minor flood. mony pavhents

ss are swell if you want to ss . paste right over it but sometimes! : here is remove the 28d Sunday Cal OH. SS44-W Syne. Pipe : : od 5» ~~, the moisture from the fresh paste a. and tack up a strip of copper or tin WE ATHER SE AL And another item you want to look If you have a home repair | Ir gets to the old paste and then, : six inches long to the roof lath.) - into is the connection between fur-| problem, write a letter to | TTT bingo! There goes the ball game. It + [Now take a new shingle, the : nace pipe and chimney. This joint] Mr, Cobb, care of The Indian- Je {pays to play safe and take the old L width as the old one, and slip it Storm Sash—Sterm Doors

should be packed “tightly with fire apalis Times. If your question | paper down. i oF into place. Bend the end of . Fres i clay so that no stray spark will get| ig of general interest, an answer HU-1368 3 Estimates || Buy 1. S. Wa : Savings Bonds Here

out and start meandering around Ao it will appear in a forthcom. The rate a fire burns is depend-| the basement, Exposed woodwo \ around stoves, furnaces or smok pipes should pe protected with some form of asbestos board.

| " , LW, Rhode Island from sli , ing column on The Times Home (ent to a great extent on the chim-| o Ben id that Ry hot water| pping Page. ney draft. Chimney draft is gov-| \comes out of the cold water faucets. Mm p——————— — ‘erned by the prevailing winds and : {This is caused by water in the hot|wind drives the rain up under them. dirty chimneys wil Saueh Bre In- when you add these two facts to-| | water tank getting overheated. Try You San Six Wis by putting Hitle side and this can lead to all sor | {to keep the temperature of the hot|roofing cement under each shingle. |of Interesting conditions. A leaky gether you will know why a fur. 5 ; | water A Te and have The cement seals the joints very ef(chimney may let sparks out in the Pace Will burn like blazes for one |a safety valve installed on the stor-|fectively and you should have a {wrong place and this can becom? a minute and then shut up like a ¢ {age tank to take care of the excess waterproof roof over your head. dy riuisance. o mad clam the next. These irregu-| ‘ {pressure just in case the water gets — STEEL CRAFT

Last, but not least; watch where lar furnace drafts will frustrate a too hot. | see THE . . | ; [you put any portable room heat- furnace and what is worse, they'll orn ther Joult Bliokit Wall Paint. | ky Rooks N ; LENNOX PREFABRICATED GARAGES fers, Window curtains, drapes and drive the person tending said fur-\ od’ with calcimine. The calcimine! eaky Roofs Not unny AUTO-FYRE FURNACE

{furniture are generally pretty in- nace to the brink of despair, dis- h to be J : . Sate ly flammable. traction and disgust. - has got to be scrubbed off. Bus. you Except in Movies if Lasts Snltable ie Sximing fuel situ.

can hang over a painted wall after; { soll, Bo what can be done about it? A A leaky roof may he high comedy AIR-FLOW FURNACE co hi | | have cut through the paint bd C imney Drafts Now good question and well put. Some- you in a movie, but.to anyone who has| 360 8. MERIDIAN, L1-2866. gloss with sandpaper. lever had one it can't be, and gen-|

A ’ one got around to Inventing a ! arepace without 2 screen In. ont Brought Under Control [0 EL SEs in taveniot on" soy sy for maining wver whll-lemly oe & AE au a oon LAWN, ESTATE, FACTORY

to cptch sparks, The screen, by the Due to gross negligence on some- jo the furnace pipe, This con. PaPer: This can be done, but you|all this in mind we offer a few sim-| ALUMINUM State-Wide Service—Free Estimate way, should fit properly and should body's part, the winds continue to traption has a round plate that can|®™® ‘aking & chance because theple cures for leaky roofs along with | © ROLL - UP BR-3441; Eves. BR-I245. 6540 Winthrop! not be full of large assorted holes. blow when and where they darn he set to provide just the right weight of the paint may be too|the obvious suggestion that you - " . Chimneys are another item you well please. This state of AfAIrS ymount of chimney draft. When Much and™it will tear the paper might as well fix them when the AWNINGS x - Tie $397-00 FHA want to keep an eye on. Excessivelymay be OK now that hoats don't|the winds blow and the chimney| 40%. The Tey Yeqllt here Sum be mm shines, * Free Estimates—New Low Prisss | id .

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(closes the regulator just enough to sition shingles can be cured by slip- SIDING CO. No Down Payment Anewer ts Previews Pussle keep things burning nicely. When yo!Paer einer The Moeste in PINE & plece of tar paper or sheet 5 8. cAPITOL — Bl LESS AT DE LUXE | Attractive Fire’ Resistant Writer EIR] [EIEIIAAN) the wind dies down and the draft|p, "or (he wallpaper. : : tend you» Jov radio while your set | Weathertite Permanent NAIM [EIRIM] INIE] |decreases, the regulator opens up repaired,

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[=f =Ab] )| ’ . HIE EID RAPIEITISE (draft is too great. What will they But Here re Some Replies 13Cat during the NIATP MA Anchor New| Pl glant cash prizes for the best home | CENTRAL SOFT WATER £0 . FR. 3418! —- 1 . - ant : AT INDIANAPOLIS N 14 Interstice war (ab.) IN UATTLTOTRA LL elk y ed repair question submitted to us each Mumber federal. Depeoit Iosaremes Coprrated FR-2556—047 SOUTHEASTERN AVE. } Factory Representative Hi or " 4029 E. New York Street

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: Pour 46 Slave is aft the best thing to use here is one of | B & W CEMENT PRODUCTS 24 Metric weight 12 Bulted 33 Groaned 47 Asterisk Supple ons dodive those little scrapers that holds a1 uss van BumeN BE-0096-] 26 Cloy 17Call (Scot.) 34 Be mistaken 50 Place . [razor blade. These gadgets really ’ y OLF rl 1 27 Ri {mind those of you who have newly| 3 : El " [ 3 ( ms 18 Knight (ab.) 36 Wine cup { {remove the paint with no mess, 1 Toe f | 3 iy i 29 Stripped + 21 Label 37 Girdle planted trees that newly planted | ‘ oy i il 1 | : ; ; . 30 Thus 23 Vehicle 38 Fleet trees should be braced with wire to] Mr. J. C. of Michigan has some N RL 31 Mystie |keep them from getting blown over. PéWter mugs he wants to polish up. = = XN Come in ejaculation |Use a piece of garden hose, burlap Fine steel wool is pretty good for| i exclusive 32 Prayer for a roll of currency to protect the Pewter, but don’t use any of the OR co H ric din. tender [coarse grades as they will scratch] JB - TILE & CABINEY ion p endings nder bark of the trees from the 35 Manila hemp sharp wire. {the metal, 148 N. Penn. MA-2408 fue bo are rage

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