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"paint promptly." It is mighty good advice. It means adding to the appearâ€" ance of the property as well as adding to its durability. A coat of paint helps more than is generally realized. In the eng the cost of the painting is money saved at a profit. A little consideration will prove this to be an absolute fact. When doing any new construction work, it is always advisable to paint, or Paimt Promptly for Looks and Durability Build Type of Home to Suit Purse and Taste Save the Surface and You Save All" is No Idle Motâ€" to. Paint Promptly Good Advice. Head Office, Schumacher Phone 708 is pleasing in appearance when left unfinished. It takes paint perfectly or if you prefer you can use it as a base for plaster. It comes in various sizes and thicknesses and can be sawn and used the same as wood. Phone and we will gladly send you a sample so that you can prove these qualiâ€" ties for vourself. For All Interiors eldman See What You Pay For ldaim 71 Third Ave. Smith Elston INSULâ€"BOARD Timber Compa rer qua ites the # U MBI You are welcome at all times to visit the showroom. as ordered by expert plumbers. The large showroom at Smith Elston is at your disposal. When considering plumbing for your new or remodelled home be sure to see all the newest fixtures. When Smith Elston are handling your job there is no doubt about the materials to be used. You stmply choose your fixtures from the large display and they will be installed exactly as ordered by expert plumbers. It is easy to use. It has high insulating qualities. It is practically soundâ€"proof. It is fire resisting. It is strong and durable. Woater can‘t harm it. imber arry a complete s building materiais 1(4 AND HEATNG Timmins Sudbury Star: The town of Elsas has cut its tax rate from 100 mills to 50. What appears to be a break for the ratepayers, until it is noted that the assessment has been doubled. ctherwise finish, all exposed surfaces as promptly as possible after the maâ€" terial has been installed and in proper condition for finishing, Otherwise, the matsrial may become wet during a storm, thereby necessitating delay unâ€" til the material is again dry. Rainwater or even moisture condensation makes it possible for dust ang other toreign particles carried through the air to stick on the surfaces of the material. Unless this dirt is removed at an adâ€" ditional cost of time and labour before painting or finishing iti, it may stain, discolour or mar the smoothness of the finish. A few materials, such as ga‘!‘â€" vanized iron, hold paint best after weathering a short time. Mill Office, Timmins Phone 709 k of Insulâ€"Board Let us quote you hing ii, it may stain, the smoothness of the Phone |â€" Instructing the Sudbury city police to check fruit truckers, reported flockâ€" \ing into Sudbury at the rate of from six to eight trucks a day, Sudbury Poâ€" lice Commission last week looked for Sudbury Protests Against the Transient Peddlers "Early Tuesday morning when coming down town we met a regular procession of unemployed who stated they were on their way to Ottawa. One local lumberâ€" man offered to put 20 of them to work where they coulg earn from $50 to $70 a month. The answer was "No, we are going on to Ottawa with the rest. We will not desert our friends now." All of these strikers (as they call themâ€" selves) speak broksn English and if they are Canadians they must be naâ€" turalized as they surely are not Canaâ€" dian born. We do not begrudge these men a living but they must not expect much more sympathy than we give our own Canadianâ€"born young men who are unable to find work. While in town they called a mass meeting in the park but only about five or six of the young men around town attendeg and they were there out of curiosity." The following is from the last issue of the New Liskeard Speaker, the Enâ€" glerart correspondent sending it in:â€" Hugging the ground closely, in the manner of its ancestors, it presents a charming picture with its walls of gleaming shingles, green slatted shutâ€" ters and roof of weathered gray. It settles down comfortably and snugly in its setting of green lawn and shrubsâ€" the hollyhocks arnid "oldâ€"fashioned" flowering shrubs and herbs adding to its ease and naturalness. Unemployed Refused to take Work at Englehart Its economy of construction is apâ€" parent in the study given ®the floor a list of just what he wants in the home that he contemplates building. It is a good idea to discuss plans and preparations with architects and buildâ€" ers before deciding on any particular plan. A talk with the architects o1 builders will avoid many mistakes and some unnecessary expense and will also help to secure exactly the class of home desired. With this preface, here is Hollyhock Houseâ€"a charming type of residence,â€" described in some detail:â€" as suggestions rather than to be folâ€" lowed implicitly. With the suggestion in one of these articles, or a group of suggestions from different descripâ€" tions, The Advance reader may gather Architects have been engaged reâ€" cently in designing houses that would have individuality and charm, room enough to make a real home, and still not so large and expensive as to meet only the needs of the wealthy. In this town of homes, Timmins, the need for such house plans is apparent. Hereâ€" with is pictured a house of this type. It has been christened the "Hollyhock House." The unusual name is fully justified by the house itself, To most people it will hold special charm. For this reason it is chosen this week by The Advance for this home pag.e In presenting this "Hollyhock House" The Advance would repeat what was said on this page last weekâ€"that the pictures and descriptisns given here are meant as suggestions rather than to be folâ€" lowed implicitly. With the suggestion in one of these articles, or a group Architect Calls This Friendly Little House Plans Suggest a Home Small Enough to Fit the Purse and Spacious Enough to Have the Touch of Hospitality. Really Plan Your Wiring Phone 1205â€"â€"]. D. Campbell!l, prop..â€"30 Third Ave: Electrical Refrigerator Service Shop Not only for lights but be sure you have enough plug outlets so that they will be convenient for your radio, lamps, and appliances, We will gladly plan and quote you on the instalâ€" lation of anything electrical. The torture of sleepless or restless summer nights may be minimized hby insulating the attic of a home. Such improvement retards the heat of t sun and prevents its rays from peueâ€" trating and collecting under the roof Insulation keeps a home noticeably gooler in the summer. During the winâ€" ter it retards heat loss and the infilâ€" tration of cold. #% Campbell charged that Sudbury dealers‘ business had been cut in half. He said transients purchased job lots on the Toronto market and drove to Sudbury overnight. G. E. Buchanan, K.C., city solicitor, said if outside truckers had a hawkers‘ and peddlers‘ license angq provincial transient traders‘ license, the city could not prosecute. INSULATING THE ATTIC OFTEN PROVES TO RE GOOD IDF "This particular locality, with its prosperity, is a happy hunting ground for these fellows," J. A. Campbell, loâ€" cal wholesaler, declared. "They bring their own gasoline, purchased in Southâ€" ern Ontario and strapped in cans to their trucks, and don‘t even take a roocm for the night, slesping in their trucks." some means to curb transient traders and fruit peddlers from Southern Onâ€" tario. The transients are reported unâ€" derselling establishsd wholesale fruit houses there. Be sure to give this_litWie home the landscape setting it dAeserves. Foliow the suggestions the architect has snown on the drawing reproduced here; that is, as to size and genegeral location of the foundation planting. Money spent at this point, will be repaid many times over in increased value. Because of the comparative size Oof this home the cost should be corresâ€" pondingly low. It is impossible to esâ€" timate the cost in this vicinity without the complete working drawings; for it is here that all the important construcâ€" tion and architectural details show. Quality has not besn sacrificed in the interests of economy. The working drawings call for the best of materials and the following of established conâ€" struction practices. In decorating the interior use papey on the ceiling and sidewalls of all rooms but the kitchen and bathroom. In these rooms use either tile, oilcloth or iincelâ€" eum; any of them offer interesting pcssibilities ang are entirely practical from the standpoint of cleanliness and cost. heater room cilities. One end of the living room may be used for dining requirements if desired, but the small breakfast roaom which has been provided should meet the ordinary needs of the smaller family. Future expansion has been kept in mind, for as the purse prospers, a dinâ€" ing room and a porch may be added as a separate wing, the present breakfast room becoming the new pantry. Ample closet space has been created throughout. Likewise great attention has been paid to an ease of circulation from one room to another to minimize labsur. The basement is fully excaâ€" vated and contains adequate space for plém. The rooms are large and well lighted and ventilated with a minimum of waste space. laundry and ich| â€" Start at the left side of the and make your strokes from ily. right, as far as you can eas.l in | Wworking from top to bottom for inâ€"| of about three feet. Now you a taslto cover the unpainted areas ast The point at which ‘painted sections will meet is c: ted | !ap. for builtâ€"in book cases, Cost of such an installation is low, and adds maâ€" terially to room atmosphere. Books are frequently misplaced if adequate shelf space is not provided for them. Available space on each side of a fireplace provides a natural location terest _ throughout the _ Dominion. Briefly, it is the intention that a homebuilder may obtain a loan up to 80 per cent. of the cost for a long term and at a low rate of interest. The Govâ€" ~rnment will not deal directly with applications. An official of the Deâ€" partment of Finance will have charge of Government loans, but the appliâ€" cations will be turned over to loaning companies throughout Canada. A list of approveq loaning companies to whom the borrowers may apply is now being drawn up. Several conferences have been held with representatives of thse companies and a form of contract is being arranged. "The Act contemplates buildings of various kinds but used solely for dwellâ€" ing purposes, and it provides that construction must be of a high stanâ€" dard. Loan companies may offer up to 80 per cent. of the appraised value or estimategq cost, whichever is the less, Twenty per cent. will be advanced from the $10,000,000 fund provided by the Housing Act. In this way it is expected that building operations to the value of $50,000,000 will be set in motion. The details of the machinery of the Act are being prepared by the Minister of Finance, Hon. Edgar Rhodes, and the Deputy Minister, Dr. W. C. Clark." PERMANENT BOOK sSHELVES OFTEXN ADD ATTRACTION ing purposes, and it construction must be of dard. Loan companies m 80 per cent. of the appr estimateg cost, whicheve Those considering the building of a home of their own would be interested in the article in last Thursday‘s Arâ€" vance in regard to the réecent Dominâ€" icon Parliament legislation in connection with housing plans. The following ediâ€" torial from The Toronto Mail and Emâ€" pire one day last week may also be of interest :â€" "The Bennett Government‘s Housing Act passed at the recent session of Parliament is attracting widespread inâ€" VC _ oCA iAAA Y 4A NJ i 1CiI11. 411‘ 339C AixX {,loss paints and are f01 coverage only and shoulg be flowed on. Thuey must not be rubbed excéepnt just to prevent running; usually if you brush across the grain and then brush once more following the grain, that is sufâ€" ficient. Dominion Assistance to Those Building Homes cn any flat surface. size of Brush If you use a flat brusn, ao not select cne more than four inches wide, anc at the finish of the work, cilsean i thorcughly in gasoline; it will then be in good shape for the next job, _ * Do not "dab" on the paint; bruth 4 on with long, even strokes, The above instructions apply to flat surfaces anc the use of oil paints. In using varnish, paints or lacquers the procedure will be different; for varnish, the filling coat should beorâ€" ange shellac and for lacquers use the regular lacquer undercoats which ars made specially for them. These are gloss paints and are for coverag»e only and shoulg be flowed on. They must not be rubbed just to follow the sam the paint sho rubbed in. The pecially to light they should be on any flat s Don‘t start where you left off and continue to paint from left to right. If you do this the lap will show. Start about three feet to ine right from where you left off on the first lap and paint towards the left. In other words, after the first lap, reverse your motion and pgint into the lap from the right Cf it. In putting on subssquent cuoats, Tips About Painting the Summer Cottage you will statr n( If Coime een painted be ust a little for t entine. This fir nda should be They Apply Also to Painting Jobs Around the Home. Hints on How to do it. om gre ale aft wspapers ry timely 1 be gre pearance a Ccoat ( painting Â¥ to pail snouilid be well brushed there are knots in the â€" _ orange shellac on tht start the painting. T dry in about half an h putting on the paint. sSmooth Lap irt at the left side of t make yvour strokes fro: kink 4A T VCiG€ praclice, e should be flowe These directions ightâ€"colored pain [ be followed in 10 1, most any tage, but by about paint but thoroug h if you do 11 h If mM DT pain lap fr 1 subds mixed ) wood id AÂ¥ the the p: he pa )t OW the 1¢€ FV AI it xX CC L and has beé tt LC ly reach P a spack 011 l 1 l 11 i that â€"not the two the Toronto Mail and Em congratulate Mr. Stevei ginality in at least on does not promise to refo tion that ture. In planning home improvements it is wise to remember three detailsâ€"comâ€" fort, good looks and safety. Make a careful inspection of your home, inside and outside, and note down imperâ€" fections with these three considerations in mind. Walk from room to I defective? Are the kit room up to date? Is perly ventilated? The under modernization 11 J. P. Roy, contractor, put the finishâ€" mg touches this week on a residence on Patricia boulevard, owned by John Osâ€" troski. Another Roy contract that is now nearing completion is that of a house at 79 First avenue, under construction for Leo Roy. Number of Houses Under Construction at Present often rective. in remodelin building a ne The location of the erence to the habit of 1 a dark room involves factors, namely, its di trim, height from the side of th is placed. Contract for the wiring c the corner of Birch stred berly avenue was let this ringtonâ€"Scarlett. Owner building is A. P. Dcoley, suuth. LOCATION OF ELECTRIC WALLsSWITCH TMPORTANT A thin sheet to them frC New Duplex Now Under Construction in Town If a drawer or trouble can be rgl little wax on the friction exists. Three Fundamentals in Improving Conditions When house, . wall ag This wi Th 1CY in fAt IGASt Oone respect., not promise to reform the Senate PAINTING DOWNXsPOUTS WAX LOOsSENS DRAWER J. St. Onge, Decorator LUMBER _ *# MILLWORK Z2 CGENERAL CONTRACTORS ‘or. Balsam and Second cUMBFR NECKHK SAVER door ut impot ; insuffic g an exi w home. at 16 id Empli wind mediec lves three important ts distance from the i the floor, and the onéning on which i: let this week to Herâ€" Owner of the new Dcoley, 7 Eim srteet downspouts on same colour a product in scatter rusg iled C urface tric wall switches ant detail which ent consideration ting structure or Com. Are WAail: chen and bathâ€" the house proâ€" se items switch with ref eaching for it i three importan little expendi Bring new beauty to your home by having your walls redecorated. . Just phone 96%â€"J and we will glaily call with a full range of new wallpaper samples . . . for every room and for every laste. RKâ€"PAPER 1 sticks, the by rubbing a e where the duplex a nd Kim pliable to keey rear 92 Tamarack Street as thi placed In selecting a kitchen hidden construction detai ones that will have the m the housewife. Easy clean oven control, accessibility ; good looks, are obvious. But what about insula housewife going to parboi the contents of the oven? and quality of the insulati enormous diffirence in the efficiency of the stove. All well constructed st sulation or deag air space heat of the oven. Such in terials as cellular sheet a All well Cconstructed stoves use inâ€" sulation or deag air space to retain the heat of the oven. Such insulation maâ€" terials as cellular sheet asbestos, rock wool and mineral . wool in varying amounts are used. Cvens so treated keep all the heat generated within their cwn confines and do it so well that their action is almost like a fireless cooker. The convenience and saving in a good stove will surely repay the exâ€" tra outlay. WELL INSULATED STOVE A GOOD TNYVESTMENT . New Ontario Machine Works Cor, Spruce First, Timmins GENER AL MACHINE WORK onvenience and saving in will surely repay the exâ€" Phone 221 n range, some tails are the most value for aning qualities, vÂ¥ and of course ation? Is the )1 along with ) The amount ion makes an e comfort and