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There is where the Home Improveâ€" ment Plan of the Dominion Governâ€" ment can help you. Under this plan you may be enjoying the comfortâ€"savâ€" ing money from the improvementâ€" while you are paying for the improveâ€" ment. It is remarkable how many ways the Home Improvement Plan will help you in this quest for Better Homes. The plan is still in active force. Consult your banker, contracâ€" tor or supply dealer in regard to any details. may say, but what about the cost? You may feel that the home imâ€" provement must wait a later dateâ€" "till you get thr money," may be the way it is phrased. Here are some of the home improveâ€" ments for which you can arrange payâ€" ment by instalments under the Home Improvement Plan legislation:â€" R#â€"Pianning Reâ€"orient rooms for more desirable exposure and increased sunlight. Combine two rooms as one. Improved or added entrances. Make roof accessible for outdoor livâ€" in basement. Enlarge windows in | of ssandard steel or wo Correct defective ar places. Repair chimney flue: Repair brickwork a: Patch stucco. Strengthen house str structural columns, etc Where Home Improvement Plan Will Help the Homes Government Plan Still in Force. Some of the Things That May be Done Under This Plan to Help Make Better Homes. You May Have That Better Home Now. ‘"Bettcr Homes!" a fine motto you (Going up ! A Housing Shortage Is on the Way! Not for years have there been such indications of a building boom! Returning prosperity has brought with it a demand for better homes, newer homes and modern homes. The demand has increased rentals, put the building trades back to work, created a new demand {or building materials. Build Now! That same demand is launching a new era of better housing ... And the people who‘ll profit are those who build, remodel and modernize Now! W. H. Severt welcomes the opportunity to be of ser vice to you and invites you to bring your building problems to him that he may help with your plans, financing, ete. 153 Mountjoy Street A CONTRACTOR WITH 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE GEN ing porch. "Combine house and garage. Enlarge existing rooms. Add new rooms. Convert existing rooms to new uses. Arrange space for outaoor dining or living rooms. Repairs and Additions Replace gutters, downspouts and flashing. Reface exterior of house by applying brick facing, shingles, clapboards, stucâ€" Scrape and refinish floors. Add fireplace to living room or libâ€" rary. Tile bathrooms. Linoleum in kitchen and other rooms. Create game»e room or children‘s room in basement. Enlarge windows in basement by use of standard steel or wood sash. Correct defective and smoky fireâ€" places. Repair chimney flues. Repair brickwork and stoneâ€"coping. Patch stucco. Strengthen house striucture by use of Tim mins THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO Repair porch columns, railing balusâ€" ters. Check all windows to see that they work properly. Remove antiquated exterior woodâ€" work. Concrete basement floor. New storm doors or sash and screens. Weatherstrip doors and windows. Add disappearing stairway to attic to obtain new storage space. Insulate inner face of roof. Waterproof basement walls. Repair interior plastered walls. Plaster basement walls and ceiling on metal lath for fire proetection. Add sleeping porch accessible from second floor. Replace glass in sun room with ultraâ€" viole; glass. Provide fire extinguishers or other fire protection. Improve livavility of porch with awnâ€" ings. Replace old kitchen cabinets with new equipment. Provide new wall panelling. Provide doorâ€"bed to library or extra room Add builtâ€"in ironing board. Provide picture mould. Provide special linen closet. Electrical Equipment Check wiring and add new outlets. New electric lighting fixtures. Provide special power line. Add biuiltâ€"inâ€"electric dishwater. Conceal radio wires including anâ€" tennae. Add safety switch boxes. Phone 279â€"J New plates for receptacles. Instal builtâ€"in electric bathroom. heate?x. Instal electric plate warmer in kitâ€" chen. Add lights to outside erwrances. Replace old refrigerator with builtâ€"in electric refrigerator. Heating New heating system, or air condiâ€" tioning system. Install conduits for new electric conâ€" nections. Plumbing Shutâ€"off valves in bathrooms,. kit¢chen and basement. New builtâ€"in bath tubs. Instal new shower. Chromiumâ€"plats all nickel fixtures or replace with new. New lavatories. New toilet seats. Automatic hotâ€"water tank. Add new laundry equipment. New sink. Kitchen or attic ventilator. Instal water softener. Convert coalâ€"burning boiler to oil or gasâ€"burning equipment. Add asbestos covering to heat pipes. Add humidity control to ventilation Cover heater. Fire protect ceiling above fiurnace. Replace smoke pipe. Renew valves as required. Provide themostatic control for heat, Add heat to garage. Painting and Paper Hanging Repaint exterior of house or trim. Repaint and paper interior walls. Paint radiators and exposed heating Finish floors. Resurface driveway and add curbing. Recondition garden walks. Install trellis work. Provide darying yard. When toilet tanks continue to runr. when they shouldn‘t, probably one of two things is the trouble: (1) the rubâ€" ber ball closing the outlet valve at the bottom of the tank is worn or hard, or (2) the float mechanism needs adjiustâ€" ment. If it is the first condition, reâ€" place the lod ‘ball with a new mushâ€" room ball. If it is the second, bend the float rod a little at a time until the float is low enough to shut off the inâ€" flow of water when it reaches a level about half an inch below the top of the overflow pipe . . . If the rod holding the mushroom ball sticks or does not drop properly onto the valve seat, loosen the screw on the guide arm, controlling this rod, and move it until it is in the position which allows the ball to drop easily and accurately into place. If, after testing these points, the leak still persists, you‘ll need the plumbe:. When the Toilet Tanks Persists in Running HOW TO REMOVE GREASE sSPOTS FROM GARMENTS Grease Spots (kitchen): Scrape off all grease possible; then use one of these methods: 1. Launder wash goods thoroughly, rubbing soap directly on the spots. 2. Sponge over a blotter with a suitâ€" able dry cleaning preparation, working from the cutside of the spot to the inside, to prevent spreading the grease. (Keep inflammable solvents away from flame. Use only in a wellâ€"ventilated spotâ€"if possible, take them outdoors.) There should always be a dominatâ€" ing group in the most important posiâ€" tion. It should dominate by hright, size, placing, general interest or colour. The most commonly used centre of inâ€" terest in many living rooms is the fireâ€" place grouping. In American Colonial homes,.thesfireplace was often panelled 3. Sprinkle corn starch, talcum powâ€" der or French chalk on the spots, work around gently, and brush off when it becomes gummy; then apply more abâ€" sorbent and let stand overnight. â€" | s ut ol i Ti oP. wl Surtnh ut ts A uied W1th wood and the other three walls were painted plaster or wall paper. Anpther. treatment is to use wall paper on the fireplace® wall, with paint on the other three walls. One of the greatest needs of Canada toâ€"day is the need for better housingâ€" better homes.. Anyone who helps to develop better tiomes is doing good work for Canada. And better homes "begin at home." THURSDAY, MAY 12TH, 1938 CENTRE OF INXTEREST