Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 March 1951 — Page 21

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Bend Prongs Gently if Wall Plug Fails To Make Proper Contact

By HUBBARD COBB. A lot of people we know with hot water run down the kitchen| painted with cement paints or fit. What we do here is drill one We note with pleasure that the the old-fashioned type of plugsisink drain after you've done the special paints made for use on of these holes just a little deeper. fill the cavity of the plug around dishes. The hot water softens up, masonry surfaces. Regular ofl | Choose the hole in the wider the wires with sealing wax or|the grease and gets it out of the paints can be used but the appli- piece of wood because the hole

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gn hy —that little gimmick on the end paraffin. The wax is good insula- drain line. cation is tricky and there may be may have to.go a little more than > ‘other hin at of appliances and extension cords/tion and helps hold the wires in a tendency for the paint to peel. “just” a little deeper. Drill the x to the " that cause so much trouble, And place. If you've just moved into a hole until you can slip one end of et glade it’s about time! rn By the way, lots of lights flick- brand new masonry house don't the rung far enough in so that ; 4 t _ sntered Right now you can get a wall or and lots of toasters don't toast be worried about dampness—this the other end can be inserted into * : Jits W... 7% immediate Service On plug that can be attached to a hecause the prongs of the wall will disappear as the mortar the opposite hole, ng ay de he Sin cere ; ) : cures. ow remove rung, said Mr. Hood ® MAIN SPRINGS ® CROWNS plug do not make proper contact BES, on Sader Blocks ate JH TS wool Ue od Pt the

inside the outlet. The prongs can be bent gently until the plug fits snugly Inside the outlet. This usually insures a d electrical contact. Oh, another thing.

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due to the oxidation of bits of [Tung back in place. Adjust it so metal in the cinders and the cure |that it lines up with the Sthes 18 to chip out the offending cinder Tungs and tie it in place until the

| and patch the hole in the block |§lue becomes hard.

| Some people put a small spring where the wires come out: on the a [Yh sement Mortar {in the deep hole which can be : The unfortunate part, however, side and this is very handy when ; or aven ao Pafi grease 1s How to Replace |

compressed as the rung is in- ’ serted and will return and hold [you want a Plate of Turkiture £0 out of the drain line it can still Broken Chair Rung * the rung in its proper place. This sit close against the wall and at, .6 trouble tp cesspools and . a is a pretty good idea. P There are two standard tech-

ce | the same time use the outlet in ) ae {septic tanks. Grease won't mix niques. employed when a rung of| MUS FOR LENT a chair is.broken. Either the chair

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cord safely without any special hack of the furniture. And when | + An | 's more It's tools and without the need for any wall plug is directly in back of with water and what's more" it's

lelectrical engineering degree. |furn ) [lighter than water, so it floats on "004 ihe attic and forgotten | ‘LIFE OF JESUS’ There is also®a wall plug out per ure BE ee Ihe Tub he surface of the liquid in the I ms. EE iy nl By Dr. Edgar Goodspeed ; with a decent size grip on it 50|cracked as can some of the CSSPOO! and septic tank and does , 4 geciqes to fix it. Here is one STARTS SUNDAY \

its best to clog things up. The, idea then, is to keep the grease “pu 10 Bn SNouL Me Santen rung. out of the tanks and this is done ny ao thing to do is take the by means of a grease trap. 'old rung to a furniture ‘repair These traps can be installed in 3 the outside sewer lines or they : [ can be inside the house—even| under the kitchen sink. They are] very simple gimmicks working on

that it can be removed easily Without having to yank on the others, All od re. You know, it's yanking on the wires each time the plug n Remove A Damag disconnected that causes all those Wood Before Patching

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