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The Oshawa Times, 23 May 1959, p. 12

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12 ™ OSHAWA TIMES, Seturdey, Mey 23, 195% ) TIMES HOME OF THE WEEK a 1 ' \ 5 wi HOME DESIGN No. 444 Front entry with guest closet is an expedient approach to kit | 3 i a tu HHS | PORCH «hen, living area and centre | hall of sleeping wing. The room the fullest plus easy The hand- at SR adh a | : pw RM $10.90 layout provides ymepsure of privacy traffic circulation some living-dining room with its' sweeping window wall, un- bréken wall space, china built in and sliding door to kitchen permits variation in furniture arrangement. Three substantial bedrooms with excellent closets and lavish window area com prise the sleeping section. Com partm con vanitory Kitchen equip mont arrayed in a step saving "L'". High cabinets near table space provide useful stor age 1x Sliding door leads to landing from which basement stadrs and service entrance are ible. Basement contains with stall shower, also rea Standard blueprints costing be obtained for this design 444. For further information write to The ' Building Editor, The Times, Oshawa, Ontario. A new Home Plannor book entitled '71 Se leoted Low Cost Homes for Canadian pric includes this design and may be obtain ed, at the spaper office or bh riting to this same TT FIRST AID TO THE AILING HOUSE By ROGER C. WHITMAN DINING 16.9.0 LIVING h7.154 ited bathroom ins unit is NO Add 1197 sat 14ND I acees lavatory rogreation Bullders $095 a set m No The Building Editor, The Times, Oshawa, Ontario, Please send me further details about how to obtain standard Building Blueprints for Home Design No. 444, (Please make remittance *payable to The Oshawa Times, 75¢ Name ne Address of the wall first. If no successful, rub down the wood with '0 sandpaper wrapped arqund a block of even belter, use a portable electric sanding ma- REMOVING PRNTING should get at the wood, if it QUESTION: Is there any way doe: the wood will eventu { can remove the blue printing ally To protect the inst on brown and white or white this, first mop on a coat of liquid earthern crockery jars? asphalt damp proofing, avail rot vood ag wood or, - Worthy Of Attention. Plans entitled **71 Selected iow cost Homes for Canadians.' an old-fashioned roofec well head ) 3 [YOUR GARDEN AUDLEY Three More Evergeens 8 By A, W. RUNDLE To continue with our discussion of broad-leaved evergreens, we will today describe three more' {worthy of note -- the Boxwood or {Buxus, the Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus and the little known but lovely Pachistima, all of which are wonderful winter gloom dispellers foundation plaht borders A flowering broad-lcang green with much appeal to leriminating gardeners, \ Lev ngs an wer |cerasus, which, in May-Jun {covered with white spiky bloo The long evergreen leaves h 8 | lw yw leaved evergreen is an excellent|a good, dark green-even through choice for a good, hedge or as edging for flower |is some protection from the wind | beds. It is rather slow growing unwinter and in a spot which is| but will thrive in almost any well partially shaded they will prove drained soll and best in a partial- | quite hardy ' |ly shaded position, The small, shiny green leaves are handsome the year 'round; the flowers and {fruit are, however, inconspicuous, For our climate the best variety seems to be the Buxus microphyl- la Koreana or Korean Box. This THE HOME WORKSHOP category. Never exceeding. a| year "round foliage will provide {excellent material as a ground |cover, dwarf hedge or rock gar- den plant. It has small, rich green leaves and is quite hardy here in Southern Ontario. A plant which never grows 'out of bounds', we feel the Pachistima possesses all the merits required to enhance | the appearance of today's smaller home Considering 'the versatility and beauty of the broad-leaved ever greicns, we predict an ever-in- creasing interest in them and hand-inhand with this expanding market, we anticipate the crea [tion of new and wonderful var {leties for tomorrow's market GREENWOOD By MAY E. BROWN GREENWOOD The Evening Women's Association were guests of Mrs, Don Campbell for the gate at the back and sanjay meeting, Mrs C. y eraggar shelf for flower pots and oF io le annual Oshawa BAN Presbytery meeiing at Tyrone a n : N, whi 8h how to build it and meke the wel ns were made for a ten and A ind meke the well bazaar May 30 when Mrs, R, W. wheel, ie 40, A Gardners' Ye A , Packet 27 is available for $1.75 MeVey of Toronto will officiate, Address orders to the House I'he After noon WA held its May Work hop Dept The Times, Meeting Thursday at the home of Mrs, Milton Pegg Oshawa Group one, under Mrs, I, L McLean led the service Mrs. Agnes Wilson gave a re port of the Oshawa Preshytery meeting at Tyrone Plans were made to two weddings in June PERSONALS Mrs Rusbell Philp of California ||is visiting Herb Middleton and 40, Wp " By RUTH W. SPEARS A wishing well need not be just for wishing, This renroduction of has a inside on cater to lanniversary service will be held Rex lly I sho w ty a uccess- [Church will be guest speaker and Fo Pee lant in (the children will provide special shrub | music { Us. day, followed by lunch and a so- tye! lcd hour at the home of their Cherry Laurel or Prunus \uro- | leader Ruth Mitchell The Boxwood, a small broad: a rather leathery texture and ar\ Mr, and Mrs, Ed, Betsoy and d's brother-in-law and sister, low dense lout winter. If planted where there|y, and Mrs, David Collins, To- ue motored to New York over The Pachistdna canbyi is an. Kings other specimen of value in this| broth {height of about nine inches, its| [ warL-to.wary By MRS, FRED PUCKRIN AUDLEY -- The Sunday school unday, May 31 at 2,30. Rev. T, Norman of Ajax United the CGIT went bowling Satur- Joan Esdale spent the weekend | ith her family at Cornwall, | I J liday weekend, mM tended Mrs, W. Goverde at- (the wedding Saturday in Mrs, Goverde's . Bardoul, of Whitby. ol 'Mrs. Percy Middleton, ADD A BATH FOR FAMILY CONVENIENCE . , Let ws help you modernize, Select your fixtures from our famous-brand lines, Expert in- stallation, Coll NOW for free estimate! LORNE GOODMAN Plumbing & Meeting ] 758 Mary St. -- RA 5.1044 Broadloom INSTALLATIONS A 12 x 18 living room requires 24 square . yards of bicadloom. We offer complete instollg- tion including padding, smooth-edge, and all lobor for a room this size for 211.20 only . OR EASY TERMS FOR ONLY s10 A MOTE ROSS E. MILLS COMPANY LIMITED "80 SIMCOE ST. N. RA 8-6218 No muss -- no fuss -- No odor -- when you use fast acting RX- } 5 water soluble fertilizer It's so easy to apply, even a child can do it. RX-15 is the same fertilizer used by profes sional nurserymen to grow larger, more beautiful flowers and shrubs, It's #uaranteed effective, Available at leading hardware and garden LOW COST FENCING! 1» yc picker Not RANCH 8' sprue' Price per One 4" x top quality BROWN'S L 436 RITSO\ x 4" x B' stringers, one 4' x 4" x &' cedar post "embled. Price per running foot, as low as 'nning foot, os low as ADDS BEAUTY . .. GIVES PRIVACY and PROTECTION Now you can have privacy end protection at low cost, Build o long-lastin; Nean, round fencing material. Among our varied styles and designs of MODERN FENCING Yur are sure to find one that suits you Ruler cedar gothic picket or attractive ranch roll, 'e ond provide o safe ploy area for the children too fence with our and YOUR HOME. Whethe: you decide on the you'll add dollars to the value of your 3" x 3' 0" ---- price include pickets spaced 3 apart and V' x6" '% 36¢ UMBER & SUPPLIES LID. OSHAWA 4' x 6' Cedar, dressed 4 sides; Three float rails post supplied for each 8' of fencing ANSWER: If this doesn't come able at building suplies deal off with careful scraping with a ers Then put down & layer of razor blade (or edge of a coin), heavy asphalt saturated felt try removing with prepared paint overlapping the sheets about a remover or denatured alcohol. quarter of their width and sealing Follow label instructions careful-ithe with liquid asphalt ly in using the paint remover. Ove hardwood be put I'm assuming the jars aren't down heavily glazed SMOKING FIREPLACE SPLASHEID ENAMEI QUESTION: We have fireplace QUESTION: I have a wooden trouble in our new home, It has a kitchen cabinet finished in white brick chimney and the fireplace enamel. The end next to the sink smoked badly, The chimney man gets splashed with water and the suggested another row of brick enamel is coming off. What do across the top of the fireplace you recommend? opening, because he thought the "ANSWER: Remove present en. damper too low and did amel: refinish with top quality not allow enough of a smoke enamel. Cover area which gets pocket. This was done and al water-splashed with sheet of thin, though it did help a great deal, alear plastic material, available the fireplace still smokes. Now at most variety stores and house- the brick-layer wants to tear wares dealers. Or dull gloss of down the chimney and rebuild enamel with special preparation (but we cannot aiiord it). (He now available at paint stores, or did not build it originally by rubbing with fine steel wool of tearing it down and rebuildin and turpentine; then apply coat what else can | try of dpar varnish or marine var: the fireplace to for nish, Latter method may darken ward considerably and thus eplor slightly throws smoke into the room ANSWER Before embarking PARAF FIN OIL ON CHAIR such an expensive project QUESTION: We want to var... 0) it may be the only an wish a chair that has two coals Ary placing a strip of do-it of paraffin oll on it. Is there any VoL SE f aluminum acTos the way the oil can be removed fireplace it lowers the ANSWER: This should be height of the opening another six done out-of-doors, if possible; if inches This may trap working indoors, be sure room enough and provide is well-ventilated. Wipe surface nb of chair with cloth dampened in Sue en lo carbon tetrachloride. Then cover Vo gin surface paste of ab- KNOTTY PINE sorbent powde i powdered QUESTION. When we whiting, and carbon tetrachloride. ed our dining room several years When paste is dry, brush off and ago we put in knotty pine paneled replace with fresh. This should wall leaving the aatural remove most of the paraffin oil. finish. Now become HARDWOOD FLOOR er. How can k QUESTION: We have crete floor now in basement. tive fin We want to convert part of the ANSWER basement into a family room, ays using wood paneling and hive a keep it from becomir hardwood floor. Can a \ 1 floor stained. Try lightening the be put dow 1 the werete? ent color of the wood by washin ANSWER "he mg to re it down with turpentine and "0" member is tha dampness steel wool ea DAILY CROSSWORD laps this can was set The back of seems sla on wer s0 that job or so smoke d trying with made ke refinish wood dark the ne it has we bring back tone and \ a con. original tone and apply a p AC protective put ood to and should alv be on soiled uo testing a small a ROSS al div { f Indi Grates Oll of rose petals Conscious 1, Shop Proof. readet's mark 5. Bugle call - 16. Pass through a seve again 7. Rhode Island (abbr) Kver (poet.) Overhead train Forward Rabbit Snobbish 7. Engine covering Artists' stands Overhead Bird's craw Pronoun , Frothed Projecting end of a church Seoul is its capital Pitcher's target Ruhr city 43 Avid 44. Peruses 4A Birde ' DOWN 0c HO! pre :. Gain nour Help Owns De. voured Haw thorn berry 7. Shucker Antagonize Hear Guides Resources Celestial bear \ 3 Traffic sign Sailors Before 5. Black snake 7. Milkfish (poss.) Hindu garment Like better Colonize American duck Unit of work 26 Yesterday's Answer Gift (obs ) Like a wing Knight's servant Benchlike seat 37 i L / i 9 LL * 2 Short |r S ation {|Ken Elson Elva Stearman spent the holi day at her home near Uxbridge Mr. and Mrs. Don Piatt and » children of Hamilton visited W Clark over the weekend Douglas Morden's new home is nearing completion. The base ment is in and the framework rising | Sandra Lambert of Toronto | Pegg over the chine; then smooth the walls with '0000" sandpaper. Wipe off the dust and finish with pure, fresh white shellac, thinned half. and-half with dénatured alcoho! use clear lacquer, or varnish YPU Banquet supply stores everywhere GARDEN RESEARCH LABORATORIES TORONTO MASTER FEEDS (OSHAWA DIVISION) 54 CHURCH RA 3-2229 or Rock and row with sailor boys on 'wo m children may man the boat with an extra passenger or two and the fun is| that much more, Pattern 458,. which gives actual-size cutting guides and directions, is 40c. This|visited Milton JULY ne At Balsam pa tern also is included in packet| weekend . a No. 52 which contains four othér By MRS. LORNE JONES patterns for toys and furnishings BALSAM and MT. ZION [for tiny tots all for $1.75. Address The Young People's Union held orders to The Home Workshop its -annual banquet Saturday in|Dept., The Times, Oshawa the church basement with the Sunday school executives and Mr. and Mrs. David Pagan as Fr aes MORTGAGE LOANS AVAILABLE guests Sitting at the head table were president, Grant Jones; vice president, Donald Jamieson; sec Anna Wilson Barristers & Solicitors 130 KING ST. E. Mr. and Mi David Pagar w showed pictures of Mrs. Pagan's DIAL RA 8 6246 trip to England. and through YORE dary-reasurer Sharyn ist PLUMBING CO. LTD. RA 5-3279 Rev. Fleetham spoke on the work of the Young People's Un fon and led in a sing-song METT 23 CELINA Jones: Rev. T "leetham and Mr. and Mrs David Pagan of Toronto Grant Jones welcomed the quests, and he outlined the past Europe WA MEETING The Mt. Zion Woman's Associ met Wednesday at. the of Mrs. Cecil Disney year's work L.. Wilson discussed for walls and ceilings home Mrs on Mrs by will the | Your FRIENDLY PLUMBER. costs less than hardson of Whit uest speaker for | the June m g to be held at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Wilson Used clothing was collected to] to the Fred Victor Mis. Ri Iw end sion AY § G per sq. foot USED BY BUILDERS EVERYWHERE GYPROC WALLBOARD gave a York orge Pickett na trip to New DISPLAY WORK The Merry Romemakers Club meet at Cannington on Sat morning. and display their including bedspreads, cushions, and k o wi urdag work dress COVOrs chair pads FARM MISHAP Winton Whit involved In own farm at was his dy ng oul manure and caught he power take-off were torn to ribbons and and face were W.R. THOMPSON LVE X¥ the tracto when his clothes MONEY! t of ! arms Do 7.9 bruised PERSONALS Mr. and Mi James have moved to Huntsville, Their James, is remaming with Mr, and Mrs. H. Theilocker and son from Toronto, to finish his school team at the Pickering Dis trict High School Mr. and Mrs. Joe Empringham were at the Hotel Gen- on Safurday at a} Mr. and Mrs. E.| ee Barbara Mains) Skipton son guests Oshawa yon Smidt (r of Brougham Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brooks and son of Guelph spent Sunday) th Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coultis. | Mr. and Mrs. Ken Carson and | family ' spent . the weekend with | Mr and Mrs. Jack Thompson of Ottawa Mr. and Mrs. Wallace MeMi)- w Beautify your home the modern fune- Enjoy the wonderful won of summer relaxation in a Sun-Lite cir or Sun-Lite chaise. Sun-Lite Wather-proof furniture is styled for comfoy and designed for beauty and lastin service | | Ye a. ol See your deale tor the comple range of Sun.Lj chairs, contour unges, chaise lounges a Werner-Finkel yarden umbrellag FRR CLUB CHAIR Florol vinyl cover 1 CHAISE LOUNGE | Covered in floral vinyl | plostie UMBRELLA Patented Finkel Lifiit | . { 3 ! i i aad a EL SIEGMUND WERNER LTD. WERNER-FING L LYD. { ' 2 FURNITIRE (0. 156 SIMCOE S. RA 5.6559 ASPHALT DRIVEWAYS last a housetime Inquire len and family . of Orangevi tional way, clean, durable visited Mr and Mes. Elmer Wil 80.1 Mrs. John Briggs of spent the weekend with te Mrs. Lewis Jones and Mrs. David Pagan of Teronto spent te weekend with Oshawa her sis now WILSON FURNITURE CO. 20 CHURCH ST. RA 3-321 Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jones Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Spears of Whithy called on Mrs. Frank Disney Sunday BENNETT PAVIN G LT Mrs. Richard Day spent a week L] L] M th her sister, Mrs. F. Noon of i a : Gravenhurst wl ! Mr. and Mrs. Sid Knolton and family of Enniskillen visited Mr.' jand Mrs. Cecil Disney Sunday. SPRING BROS. FURNITURE CO. LTD. : 10 BOND W, RA 5.0311

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