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PHOTTSNAWS HHin iMrtMKWH* loose hinges, knobs that don't work, cabinet doonr that stick, cracked window panes -- all are jobs which can be done inexpensively. And those small repairs are important. A dripping pipe in the kitchen, bath or basement can result in a slippery puddle. Staircases should have no weak or bro­ ken steps and sturdy hand­ rails are a must. Ideally each room should have a window large enough to use as an emergency exit and the basement should have a door to the outside as well as at least one large window. Bedroom doors should close tightly so that, in case of fire, smoke and flames cdn be kept to a minimum. If the house lacks enough exits, installation of larger windows and extra doorways should be looked upon as an investment in family safety rather than an expensive project for a time when you have ready cash. Check Wiring Let a qualified electrician inspect and make any neces­ sary additions or repairs to circuits and wiring. Such an inspection is especially im­ portant where a family has been living in a home for some time and has acquired a great number of large and small appliances. For really big plans in mind such as modernizing the kitchen or bath, a bank home improvement loan may be the answer. If only a small amount is needed, the bank will lend that, too. A personal loan, for instance, could cover the costs of a rewiring job, new pipes or a number of small flx-ups throughout the house. It s Home, SafeHome With Loan What's a potentially great­ er safety risk than traveling the highways on nice sunny weekend? It isn't mountain climbing or even sky diving. The truth of the matter is that staying at home can be dangerous. The home injury rate for 1967 alone was dou­ ble that for people injured in auto accidents. And home falls and fires claimed more than 28.000 lives. The home may be crying for major home improve­ ments or renovations. Put­ ting off necessary repairs can be hazardous; faulty wiring, a leaking roof, ancient water pipes can cause costly dam­ age if ignored. -In most cases a small in­ vestment for repairs can pre­ vent a good number of home mishaps. And the homeown­ er who is short on cash for extensive, but necessary, re­ pairs can get a reasonably- priced home improvement or personal loan. Safety Tour Even in today's tight mon­ ey situation, homeowners have found little or no diffi­ culty getting money from full service banks for home im­ provements. A safety tour of the home is an easy weekend chore for the entire family. Start by searching out and repairing obvious hazards such as worn or curled carpeting which can cause serious falls. Many small repairs are easy to handle. Doors with How To Build You can build a better lawn the easy way...by renting the power equipment that is de- Prottsman's Professional Landscaping A Bet far Lawn signed to do a specific job, quickly and without back-break­ ing labor. Often, savings in seed or sod, fertilizer, and watering will more than pay the equipment rental costs...and you will be able to utilize the same mech­ anized equipment used by golf courses and professional land­ scapes. We recommend... replace sod after water and sewer or septic tank installa­ tions or any other underground construction. After construc­ tion re-lay sod to restore your lawn to its original beauty. 1. AERATION, also known as coring, because small cores or soil plugs are pulled out at evenly spaced intervals. Each hole then becomes a reservoir, trapping air, water, and fertil­ izer to feed directly to grass roots. Aerating speeds growth, makes grass springier by sof­ tening the soil. 2* SLICING AND THINNING. Prunes roots or runners to pro­ duce more even, denser growth of all grasses, lifts out clippings and debris that can choke out fertilizer, moisture and soon kill the grass. Tiny slits get fertilizer and moisture direct­ ly into soil, thus helping con­ trol erosion on slopes through better growth. Excellent for preparing seedbeds. 3. SPIKING. Puts the springy feel back into lawns, helps more moisture soak into solid. This is an easy and fast hot weath­ er treatment before fertilizing, watering. Invisibly loosens up compacted solid without tearing grass. 4. ROLLING. You can erase frost heaves, smooth slopes, grade away from house, patch blacktop, level for patios, bad­ minton or tennis courts. Also use to firm down new sod or seed, thus make sure they get off to a good start and you get the beautiful lawn you want. 5. SOD CUTTING.. Replace worn sod, remove sod for flow­ er beds, walks, patios...with a rental sod cutter. Strip, then Edgar G. Prottsman, a grad­ uate of the University of Ill­ inois, has just completed a series of courses in Horticul­ ture offered by the U. of I. He has spent two years at D. Hill's Nursery and has an ex­ tensive background in Abori- culture. Central Vacuum Is Available -- at a Price Can today's homemaker find happiness with a cen­ tral vacuum cleaning system -- or is the cost out of sight? An average installation, in a six- or seven-room house, would now cost from 500 to 600 dollars. Not inexpensive, certainly, but still within dream-come-true range. A built-in central vac can be permanently installed in older -- as well as new -- homes. Power unit, in base­ ment or garage, connects by tubing to wall receptacles in various rooms. Prottsman's Nursery & Landscaping P.O. Box 364 Rte. 12 _ Phone: Ed (anytime} 414-279-6924 Richmond, Illinois Vince (Evenings)-815^385^769 Page 6 Service Vince Cina has recently join­ ed Prottsman Nursery as land­ scape design advisor. He has had over three years exper­ ience in landscape design work at the D. Hill Nursery Co., and is a graduate of Millikin university where he majored in Science and Arts. Vince hopes to offer every customer a complete landscape design service. "Whether you plan on planting one plant at a time yourself or plan on having the whole job done at once by professionals; it pays to have a plan to work from." So if you have any landscape project in mind, stop in and see Vince. "The advice is free,everything else costs^$."