The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 21 April 1965 — Page 8
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The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Indiana Wednesday, April 21,1965
Dress Up a House
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Which way does each sketch pull the eye: up and down or sideways? The sketches show the different effects of vertical and horizontal lines on a house. Left, batten strips on top of mineral fiber sheets add sisual height. Right, mineral fiber siding shingles give strong horizontal lines, making an ungainly tall house seem pleasingly lower and longer.
A woman can apply some of the principles she uses in picking out a dress for herself to Choosing a dress for her house. The dress for a house is the sidewalls. If the sidewall design and color are wisely selected, they will disguise some of the house’s defects in size and proportion. Design is the first consideration. for it determines the kind of siding material selected. If a house looks disproportionately tall, siding that casts horizontal shadow lines will create « desirable iliuaion — ior the
same reason a woman who is thin often selects a dress with a pattern running crosswise. Mineral fiber siding applied over backer board gives an especially strong horizontal effect. A house that sits too low to the ground calls for the opposite treatment, as a short, stout woman will seem taller if her dress has vertical stripes. Consideration of color comes next. Light or medium colors make a house seem larger. Darker shades tend to make a big house less conspicuous. Color is available in pre-finished siding as well as paint.
BRUSH .UP ON HOUSEHOLD CHORES
Guarantees Promise Long Life
Many home-building materials are covered by guarantees, bonds, or warranties issued by their manufacturers. They are important guides to the performance that can be expected of a product. When a family buys a new house, they should ask the builder to turn the guarantee certificates over to them. When a guaranteed product is used in home improvement, the certificate is available through the specialty contractor who does the work-a roofing contractor, for example. Some materials available with guarantees, bonds, or warranties are: Insulating glass. Sealed double-pane glass for windows Is warranted for five years against the formation of a cloudy film or dust penetration between the two sheets of glass. Asphalt roof shingles. All heavyweight shingles-those in the weight class of 300 pounds of material for each 100 square feet of roof — carry a written guarantee, bond, or warranty covering the home owner against defects in materials up to 25 years. Fiberglass screening. This material is guaranteed for ten years against denting, shrinking, corroding, and rusting that results in sidewall stains. Water heaters. Heaters are guaranteed for five to ten years against defects in workmanship or materials under normal use. Garage doors. A one-year guarantee is issued against defects in materials or workmanship. Doors also are available with a lifetime warranty against splitting, checking, or delamination of the inset panels.
Describe LBJ As "Hangman" TOKYO UPI — Communist China today accused the United States of escalating the w'ar in Viet Nam. The Chinese de- ; scribed President Johnson as a ■ '•hangman.” The Peking charge followed a Communist Chinese statement Tuesday urging the Chinese people to begin “full preparations” to send volunteers to fight in Viet Nam. Tuesday’s statement said the volunteers would be sent only if the United States escalates the’ war and the Vietnamese need their help.
Encouraged U. S. ACCRA, Ghana UPI — Chu Ling, leaders of the Chinese delegation to a youth conference here, charged Tuesday that the Soviet Union had “practically encouraged the recent U. S. aggresion against Viet Nam” by claiming that Red China was blocking Russian arms shipments to North Viet Nam.
Bullet Removed WARSAW UPI — A bullet lodged in the heart of an unidentified World II veteran for 19 years was removed Tuesday, according to PAP, the official Polish news agency. The operation was reported successful.
Double Trouble
LONDON UPI — Bus driver Keith Kyte parked his car in a lot when it broke down recently but before he could get it repaired theives stole the wheels headlamps, hood, windows and part of the engine. Now Kyte, 25, has received a one pound $2.80 bill from local police who towed away what was left of the vehicle as scrap.
Expects Cooperation LAKE GEORGE, N. Y. UPI— Village Mayor Robert Caldwell says he expects full cooperation from local police in tracking down the culprits who stole the front and rear plates from his automobile. Caldwell is also village chief of police.
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r trTcfcanine a house, as in wininng a spouse, the right techaiques can save untold effort. If you use these simple house cleaning shortcuts recommended by experts, you’ll spend •fewer hours on the job and probably feel a lot fresher when the necessary chores are done: > To clean brass handles on furniture, remove them and soak overnight in a jar of vinegar. Dry them well with a soft, clean doth. This brings brass to a beautiful shine and will improve the appearance of your furniture. \ To clean the dial of your telephone. put a moist ball of cotton m several dial spaces and then dial a few times, leaving the receiver in place. 1 To clean wicker furniture, scrub with a stiff brush which has been moistened with warm salt water. Salt keeps the wicker from turning yellow. Tall, narrow vases are cleaned by using a solution of tea leaves and vinegar. Pour the mixture into the vase and let
stand for half an hour*Then pour out the mixture and rinse well. -»■ To keep pleats on skirts and dresses pressed when the articles are hung in a crowded closet or stored in a garment bag. hold them in place with bobby pins or paper clips. For an effective defense against moths, place Solvay* para (paradichlorobenaene) crystals near the top of your garment bags, closet or other tight clothing storage enclosures. Use about one pound for every 100 cubic feet Vapors drifting down from the para will do the rest. The best temperature for the most effective use of the crystals, according to pest control experts at Allied Chemical Corporation, producer of the chemical, is 65TOT. Para crystals are available at local supermarkets and drug stores. . Use a very fine grade of sandpaper to clean felt hats. It’s good for white and pastel shades as well as dark colon
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MASTER OF THE DRILL
Midway through the American Revolution, a bemedaled Prussian officer appeared before the Second Continental Congress at York. Pa., and volunteered to serve in the American army without rank or pav. He asked to be rewarded only if his services contributed to victory. It was an offer the besieged Americans could hardly afford’to turn down, and so on Fehnfary 23,1778, Baron Friedrich. Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustm von Steuben reported for duty to General Washington at Valley Forge. Steuben was sent to America by Benjamin Franklin, who had met him in Paris the previous summer. The vigorous, personable baron was a product of the best trained army in Europe at that time, and Franklin thought him just the man needed to train the brave but unskilled troops of the Continental Army. Steuben wasted no time in proving that he was. He chose 100 men from the hodgepodge troops and drilled them himself, creating a model company whose example the rest of the army could follow. When they •were fully trained, each was gi\-en command of 100 men of his own. Although he spoke no English, Steu tt 'i ■ understood. When his pupils made mistakes, he would snatch up a rifle and demonstrate correct procedure, bellowing instructions in explosive German which his aides translated with flavorful accuracy. The men liked their fiery taskmaster and outdid themselves to please him. By May when Steuben was appointed inspector genera! of the army with the rank of major general, the once ragged a.-sen ‘dav of amat^ri nad ■ ( • :ie a poised, disciplined ftphting force. Steuben was even more than an inspired drillmaster. He advised General Washington on all phases of military operation.
He wrote a manual called Reguh^tions for the Order and Disc:plinfc of the Troops of the ' r.ited States, which became the military bible of the army. At the decisive battle of Yorktown in 1781, he commanded one of Washington’s three divisions, and his experience in siege warfare contributed heavily to the success of the
campaign.
Wa hington deliberately made it his la<t official act as comm- ndcr in chief of the army to write Steuben a warm ieett-r of gratitude. In 1790 the newly
formed federal government awarded him a pension of $2,500 a year. Sadly, Steuben was unable to enjoy it for long — he died in 1794 while wintering at his estate near Utica, N. Y. His grave in the state park at Remsen bears a bronze plaque reading “Indispensable to the Achievement of American In-
dependence.”
Baron Yon Steuben is one of seven heroes of the Revolutio* featured in Cinema ’76 — lighthearted educational screen show at the Continental Insuraiwe Pavilion at the New York World’s lair. Their tales are told in songs created by noted composer and choral arranger
Ray Charles.
Baby Loved By , Hospital Staff
By Hortense Myers
INDIANAPOLIS UPI — The smallest infant ever to survive at Marion County General Hospital apparently will claim the hospital as her address for at least two more months. The hospital staff has almost adopted tiny Morrow York, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester York, Indianapolis, as its own. They are proud of her. Head nurse Kathy Clark of the incubator section of the maternity ward said'“Smaller babies have survived, but this one is the smallest ever to survive
in this hospital.”
“It's a miracle she did. when you consider the unsterile conditions of her birth and lack of pre-natal eare,” Miss Clark
said.
Little Morow weighed 1 pound 15 ounces at birth. Her mother, who has eigth other children, had not known she was pregnant, she told hospital officials. When she experienced labor pains, a neighbor summoned an ambulance, but the little girl arrived about the same time the ambulance reached the house. The ambulance technician assisted in the birth and then rushed baby and mother to the hospital. Mrs. York returned home a short time after the March 8 birth but comes back regularly to visit her ninth
child.
Now Morows weighs 2 pounds 1 ounce and is fed by tube every two hours. Miss Clark explained that when the tiniest member of the hospital's “preemie club” reaches three pounds, she can switch to bottle feed-
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Her weight must be up to about five pounds before Morrow can leave the hospital and return home. Miss Clark estimated that this probably would require two more months of intensive care. “We get atached to preemies when we have them with us that long,” the nurse said. She has been head nurse handling premature babies for five years. At one point, little Morrow’s weight dropped to 1 pound, 9 ounces before she began gain“By all statistics, she should never have arrived, but here she is,” the nurse said. The father. Chester, is an Indianapolis postal employee. He formerly worked for the state' as a maintenance man in the State Office Building from 1962 to April 2, 1964. when he switched to the better-paying
job.
The six brothers and two sisters waiting at home for Mor- ; row's arrival ate somewhat divided in their welcome. Nine-year-old Darryl York observed candily “I wanted her to be a boy, and I think that’s a silly nante.”
LOANS INSURED The Federal Housing Admin istration insured 565,065 Title 1 property improvement loans h 1965. The total borrowed wai $662,520,646.
Color It CarefullyIt’s Home
Homes that start small and grow a piece at a time are an old Colonial and frontier-Amer-ica idea that is in full revival today. Starting from a modest one- or two-bedroom original, the today’s owner adds a room, builds on a patio, converts a carport to a garage, a garage to a den or a game room. Keeping the growing house from looking chopped-up or makeshift is a problem that can be avoided by making the additions conform to the architectural style of the original. A simple example is to use color to tie a patio to the house, counsels Howard Ketcham, color engineer. “If a patio includes a plastic or canvas awning, pick up one of the awning colors and use it in the trim elements of the wall area nearest the patio,” Ketcham says. Ketcham feels that “paintable” elements on a house, such as wood shutters and doors and wood windows, are helpful in developing an integrated housepatio color plan, “because they are logical elements for introducing color. In addition, they are usually made of ponderosa pine, a wood which can be read ily painted. Ketcham suggests that if the windows on the patio side lack shutters, “consider installing them as part of the patio improvement program.”
Analyze Your Figure
by Betsy White, r.rmftt/RMm
“Mirror, mirror on the wall, am I the fairest I can be?” That’s the question today’s smart girl asks herself. The first step in realizing your own best image is having your figure in its very best shape. And the way to transform an ordinary figure into a positively bewitching one is by intelligent diet, daily exercise, good posture and the right underfashions. But first
of all, analyze your own figure.
• With tape measure, measure directly under your bustline for bra hand, size. Record tape measure reading and add 5 inches. The total equals your hr* hand size. If the total is sn odd number, round it off to the next largest even number. Your bra band tise Si* • Measure fullest part of hwsl fee hr* cup size. Subtract bra band size fyom tape measure reading. If the balance is zero (band and cup the same) yon are an AAA or au AA cUp. If the balance is an inch larger than the hand you are an A cup. If 2 inches larger, a B cup: 3 inches, a C cup; 4 inches, a T> cup; a inches, an E cup. Your bra mp u»e • Measure your hips snugly «t the fuflaat part. Your hip measuremetalju ■ • Measure your wanttina (Oil Inn tightly). Your waistline measurement Now take a good. Tong, honest look «t your figure without clothes and front every angle. Analyze your figure, and set about making yourself the fairest you can he. Ideally, hips and bust should measure the same; the waistline, 10 inches smaller. Bus is true whether you are size 8 or 18. g
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