ES SS ing whenever anyone walksjundersized, From your descrip.| THE OSHAWA TIMES, Scturdey, March 7, 1959 1m ig OSHAWA-TIMES HOME OF THE WEEK | FIRST AID TO AILING HOUSE [ie Ee Ss sou as ro ------ = | ANSWER: It sounds as though adh si 8! nd hardware stoes. Steel. wool and floor cleaning preparation is SR x | By ROGER C. WHITMAN the floor needs more bracing, : {will often: get into scroll work: made by a nationally known a gpg : i " also called cross - bridging. This| REMOVING PAINT lor use a liquid remover and a| manufacturer of wax. It is avail. 4 i on is simply a bracing between the| QUESTION: I recently received, fine brush to get into inaccessible able at most housewares and PAINTING CANVAS sible' Li ie Tg oe floor joists, which is put in diag-|an old post lamp head made Pia er. hardware delers. Turpentine is SE - a yacht and|fully. A felt lining is necessary, [onally between each joist. At 2ihrass and finished in black. How| REMOVING COATS OF WAX |often pretty good too. DR os bonded with linoleum paste to the|good many hardwafe stores andcan I remove the paint? I start | QUESTION: I have several ANSWER: Use anv high-qual- tile. (building supply houses, ou cafiec by using a power wheel and|coats of wax on my knotty pine| NATIVE WORKERS ity de Kk paint or ename!. Be sure| COFFER SPILL, ON RUG |get, aluminum Cross bridging oi fine emery wheel, but I can't get|hedroom floors. How can 1 re-| South African gold mines ems: . H traces ofl QUESTION: § {ready for "do-it-yourself" instal-linto all the scroll work. move the wax without removing ployed 350,000 non-white workers surface is free of all traces Oi QUESTION: Several days ago tin Another cause of fhe Vi- 2 Wi r T I gresse and dirt before applying| spilled coffee on our gray l'ving ns To might be that the joists ANSWER: Use a prepared the varnish? _|in January, 1959, an increase of * |paint. room rug. Coffee only contained|iyemcelves are not large enough. paint remover, available at paint' ANSWER: A wax - removingi36,000 in 12 months. | J r JIS sugar. 1 have been unsuccessfu' ski a buildin a REMOTING A, ishing in getting spot out; i has turned necro o hain Cee > . 'QUESTION: While yarn neg quite brown. What can 1 do? | construction. Get his opinion on our new home, varnish was TANSWER: You fail to mention| SINE Fie erogs bridging tracked over cur tile i ; dried} \aterial of which rug i; made: oy hy to ab? aud Whether in vain cleaning I wi a tarp - if this is a synthetic fiber, these(® on the joists themselves are tine, MY Wie i he "ith : Steel are sometimes permenently af-| n J eradicate the oe are still dark |fccted by staining not immediate smudges and spots. What do you ly removed. Try yubbing stain FELTON |r Ek vie. Po sugoest"? being careful of fire hazard. ANSWER: Try wiping the stains with alcohol or ga oline, with glycerin; affer about an : 714424 hour, sponge glycerin off with (1/8 £ V4 PLUMBER clear water. To remove any re- maining tain, use noninflam- advanced = E - LEANN {OME DESIGN No. 440 Novel treatment of porch pro- vides all weather protection and interest to the exterior of this two - bedroom model. Plas- tered archways, bottom vented picture window and ledgerock fireplace create an almosphere of elegance in the splendid liv- ing room. Kitchen has clever arrangement of cabinet built- ins and equipment, Expedient pass - through has storage cao- inets opening from kitchen and dining room for easy access of dishes. Vent fan will keep kitch- en odor free. Basement stairs [1] and grade door are off kitchen on ak landing. Both bedrooms have : ALL BATH cross ventilation, substantial KITCHEN wardrobe closets and unbroken a wall space for comfortable 1-5 A G- G al DINING... [15 7-10 Bie advanced design advanced planning Ln RM. g.I.\1-6 advanced construction BLD RM. 15+ 116 vA hy we In Homes By . . . KASSINGER CONSTRUCTION LIMITED he frag wa "30 pI w furniture placement. Full bath contains vanitory and linen closet with hall access. An- other linen closet, clothes closet and clothes chute are located in the hall. Standard Builders' blueprints costing $0.75 a set - |mable liquid spot remover. OIL STAIN ON DRIVEWAY | VIBRATING FLOOR QUESTION: How can I remove | QUESTION: How can I solve an oil stain on a concrete drive \ihe problem of the floor vibrat- way? 1 have used a compound | from a garage, but it just ab- sorbs the oil on the surface = AER i doesn't remove the stain. | | "ANSWER: Make a paste of dry Portland cement, moistened with MORTGAGE LOANS Liking Spread this in a thick] AVAILABLE |1ayer over the stain. Then cover | with glass or metal > canyas i | check evaporation. As the paste J & G : | dries. renlace it with fresh ma ones reer 2 O 4 | terial until stain has disappeared. 4 i {Complete removal may require a Barristers & Solicitors RES {week or longer. a ELIMINATING NOISE ; 130 KING ST. E. W.R. THOMPSON QUESTION: Our house has - Bs converted into two apart-| ° DIAL RA 8-6246 UMBIN HEATING ments. first and second floors. Jee] rl We are annoyed by the sounds | RA ns Sr from the second floor, such as| LS: walking, talking, ete. What an +e e done to eliminate these noi-es? LIV] NG : . b ANSWER: Putting down a floor |14 C7 covering upstairs that is sot nd- / absorbing would help; there is a resilient floor tile for this pur- se now available (consult your may be obtained for this de | floor en dealer) or using a 5 No i ik ry | heavy carpeting. Acoustical tile formation write to: Builders a = . | appticd to the ceiling hetowl a a lg 2 es | { | RN {might also be effective. If the Times, Oshawa ,Ontario. A new ; SE | first floor ceiling is high enovvh. | Home Plannor book entitled Xi a ain 7} Selocied Tow Cost Somes v3 oda fd : 5 3 ' Lo {to furring strips for inches he ing ag RR Ne CIS yar on TA » AE low the present ceiling and out| dE S of contact with it. would be one] cludes this design and may be a ~NoA440 885 SQ.FT of the most effective soundproof- obtained at the newspaper of- The Building Editor, QUESTION: 1 plen on laying IN THE HOME fice or by writing to this same [6471 CU. FT. |ing methods. address. LAYING CORK TILE FLOOR The Times, | cork tile over psyccore (new in- Oshawa, Ontario, [stallation). What is the best : wn! of doing this' | ( ) Please send me further details about how to obtain standard methor Rs B inrar's. in. WORKSHOP | Builders blueprints for Home Design No. 437. _ ANSWER: Manufactarer 3 bn Plans entitled **71 Selected low cost Homes for Canadians." |... sponsor a social evening with (Please make remittance payable to The Oshawa Times. |... qs to be held Thursday even- : ling, March 12, in the Whitby | Township Hall, Brooklin. |CHURCH SERVICES Address Sunday services at Brooklin| - United Church were conducted by | AT BROOKLIN |Rev. S. J. Hillier." The junior 2_ aig, | 4, =~... Baby Band was Dianne Nesbitt and the or: ganist. Mrs. Fred Brown. COUPLES CLUB The "Couples Club" will meet Friday, March 13, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Milner, choir provided music by leader Mrs. Kenneth Holliday, pianist, AND SHADOW BOX PATTERN 366 By RUTH W. SI'EARS D OR OUTDOORS st any plants will | appreciate the shade of a | shadow box when placed out- | doors for the summer. Pattern Mothers Mee RS Eb BROOKLIN -- The Baby Band/*™ mothers' meeting was held Thurs-| day evening in the United Church tendance of 28, Mrs. W. Fishley| 386, which gives actual - size {welcomed the guests and Mrs. cutting guides and directions Cyril Davies presided. for both, is 40c. This pattern is | Superintendent Mrs. Guy Stev- one of five in the Garden Brightener Packet No. 59 all for $1.75. Address orders to The Home Workshop Department, The Osh awa Times, Oshawa, Ontario. enson conducted the worship ser- vice with scriptures read by Mrs. R. Eckel. Mrs. Stevenson spoke on 'Mary our best example of motherhood". Mrs. C. Davies told of the work and aims of the Baby Band and resented a report of work in | |don Hunter, introduced the guest | [speaker, Mrs. Aylesworth of On- | [tario Ladies College, Whitby, and | MTTERN 340 A PERFECT HOME for mar- tins and swallows in this re- plica of a New England meet- ing house. It is 18 inches high and has 10 nest compartments Pattern 340, which gives actual- size cutting guides and direc- tions, is 40c. This pattern also is one of seven designs in the Bird House and Feeder packet 32 -- all for $1.75. Address orders to The Home Workshop Department, The Oshawa Times, O:zhawa, On- tario. NEWS BRIEFS ADVISED TO RETURN LONDON (Reuters) -- Union Mrs. Ralph Wescott moved thel vote of thanks Mrs. Gordon Cook sang a solo Lunch was served by the com- | directed by Mrs. Ray Ingleton. | {WI DIRECTORS MEET The annual meeting of the South Ontario Women's Institutes | was held Tuesday afternoon in the township hall. Brooklin. Dis- trict president, Mrs. Lawson Honey of Seagrave conducted the meeting and district secretary, Mrs. R. Pepper, Ajax, read 'min- utes and correspondence | date for the South On- trict annual meeting was | given as May 26, in the United Church, Claremont. { Naines for an "In Memoriam" service are to he sent by branch secreties to Mrs. William Brown, Kinsale. Mrs. T. Wheeler | of Pickering announced that swimming classes for crippled | children will be held in July and | ¢ |August. She asked for donations of cookies twice weekly for eight weeks from each branch of the South Ontario district to help leaders of 10,000 striking auto Supply lunches for the children workers Thursday night decided after the swimming lessons | io advise the men to return to Roll call was answered by re-| work at the big Ford plant in|presentatives from Ajax, Altona, suburban Dagenham. The 11-day Brougham, Brooklin, Claremont, walkout came after ene man had refused to pay union dues and, anion leaders demanded that he pe fired. Ford officials declined lo act. ss 3. Mills Carpels and Rugs 'RA.8-6218 Wall-to-woll Broadloom installed the odern woy with smoothedge by our bwn mechanics HAVE HOT WATER WHEN YOU NEED IT... Water heater inadeql > Let us install one of our , effi cient new or rebuilt models Call us TODAY for free esti mate LORNE GOODMAN Plumbing & Heating 758 Mary St. -- RA 5-1044 mites. | Mrs. E. Acton and son, Benny. Sunday School reom. with an at-| BROOKLIN BRIDGE CLUB {mittee and several games were |§ P Honeydale, Pj yw Kinsale] Mrs. E. Avery of Kapuskasing d Brooklin. spent a week at the home of Mr. Lunch was served by the com-|,nq4 Mrs Lloyd Bradley, | spent the weekend with Mr. and The Brooklin Bridge Club met |Mrs. McKendry, Toronto. in the township hall for its weekly] Mr. and Mrs. George Boake, games which resulted as follows: |June and Ralph, spent a week Mrs, W. Medland, Mrs. Stew- | with his mother, Mrs. G. Boake, art, 75%; Mrs. W. A. Heron, Mrs. | Toronto. N. Jordon, 71%; Mrs. Robert| Mr. and Mrs. Roy Plato have Heron, Mrs. C. Davies, 70; Jack returned home after a three Patterson, Dave Coates, 66%;|/month's trip to Florida. | Ted Heron, Mrs. D. Wiseman, Mrs. F M. Holliday and Mrs.) 64; Mrs Bovey and Miss Bovey, R. V. Young attended the On- 63. tario Horticultural Association SOCIAL PLANNED convention held at the King Ed- The Brooklin Women's Institute ward Hotel Thursday and Friday. with a low cost PROVINCIAL BATHTUB ENCLOSURE SHOWER DOOR ® Free Installation ® Twin Sliding FROSTED Glass Panels ® Aluminum Frames © Guaranteed Rustproof Limited Time Only ! NO DOWN PAYMENT Only ¥]:30 week Don't Wait --- Call Now 24-Hou. Service JISHAWA -- RA 8.0161 TORONTO -- ST 8.5624 "We don't heed one, son. We have an automatic electric clothes dryer." With the wonderful convenience of a modern electric dryer there's no more need to lug heavy loads of wet wash out to the line. No more watching for "drying days." In any weather clothes dry indoors, automatically... fluffy and sweet smelling . . . or, with just the right amount of dampness for ironing. Laundry is only one of the many tasks you can do quickly, easily and economically with electricity. You get more out of life when you get the most out of electricity. AN POE "Why don't we have a clothes line?" Household fia by Ors. Olan: The cool setting of a dryer allows you to fluff pil- 'lows and to dewrinkle drapes and synthetic fabrics. PROVINCIAL 363 witsoN Ave. Shower. Dooi (0. . Buy Direct From Factory and SAVE! For further information on your electrical problems contact your electrical dealer or . . THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OSHAWA . H. F. BALDWIN, Chairman GEORGE F. SHREVE, General Mdneger