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\ @ 'THE OSHAWA TIMES, Scturdey, Februery 17, 1962 HOME OF THE WEEK LOCATION Living 194 13 PL.B08 HOME DESIGN NO. 301) For those who want to build today for a happy. family future, is this one-storey brick home with a full basement. Indications for laundry facil- ities are located near base- ment stairs and the rear half of the basement is clear for clothes hanging or recreation. BATH) un HALL GARAGE. 10% 20% : | OF ADDITIONAL KITCHEN 157* 105 No 30! 959 SQIT. PORCH Fn prints costing $9.75 a set are obtainable in Canada for this Design No. 301 (Ontario resi- dents add 3 per cent Sales Tax). Now available at this Newspaper Office (or from address below) a new Design Book entitled '"'Home Plan- ning Guide', price 50c. This book contains over 50 select- +L mn éd designs, including 1 storey, one and half storey, 2 storey, and split level, plus useful in- formation on building, interior decorating, and landscaping. | Order your copy today. Also included in this Design Book is a complete price list, order form, and full information on how to order blueprints. IN THE HOME WORKSHOP By RUTH W. SPEARS A young girl's dream of some- thing lovely and sophisticated is a frilly dressing table. This is a wonderful Mother-and-Dad pro- ject. Pattern 213 gives wood- working directions for a table with arms that open out and also sewing directions for skirts of various types. Price 50c. This pattern is also one of four in the Bedroom Furniture Packet No. 22 for $1.75. Send orders to The Home Workshop Dept., The Times, Oshawa. There is a large cheery kitch- en with a corner sink, two good sized bedrooms with extra large closets boasting sliding doors, and a well lo- cated bath. The living room features a picture window and a fireplace. Note the covered front porch and the guest closet convenient to front door. With its hip roof and decorative trellis, this economical home will fit nice- ly on a 50 foot lot and will please you more each day. Standard Builders' Blue- The Building Editor, Oshawa Times, Oshawa, Ontario, (D7 Enclosed please find 50c, for which send me Book "HOME PLANNING GUIDE" of Plans entitled PATTERN " |welcomed Time Calender CGIT Suggestion By MRS, A. L. HOOEY BOWMANVILLE -- On Friday evening in St. Paul's United Church, a leadership Training course was held for Explorer and Canadian Girls in Training leaders. This was sponsored by the Oshawa Canadian Girls in Training Board under the direc- tion of Mrs. Walter Sewell. Mrs. A. H. Dancey, Oshawa, the leaders and guests on behalf of the Ontario Canadian Girls in Training Board. She urged all to never Pass up an opportunity to take a Bible Study Course. Mrs. Dancey also suggested the leaders make a time calen- dar starting with 5 B.C. and events in Christ's life which will give the girls a better idea of the time between each step in Christ's life: Mrs. . Dancey continued. with ideas for study of Bible Stories. The leaders were divided into small groups to do a newspaper ;|Story on a Bible passage. Mrs, Sewell announced a night of crafts would be held in September for all leaders and the demonstrations would be a i} j | given by Mrs. Fairbrother. Gordon Elliott, Chairman Christian Education, United Church, spoke on Trinity | Bowmanville, | "The Teenage Girl'.|1961, a 30 - per - cent increase the size and extent of work among girls in the church. Mr. Elliott suggested having inter- group parties at some of their meetings. He also said the home shoulda be a clearing house for ideas which come from the church and school. Mr. Elliott gave some sugges- tions for church projects which the girls could help with, such as keeping church lkibrary books in repair; cleaning church silverware; planning menus for mother and daughter banquets and helping at the church nur- sery on Sundays. Mrs. Stephen Saywell, North- minster United Church, Oshawa, stressed the urgency of the leaders giving the stewardship cards to the girls and to be re- turned to the leader. The mon- ey returned with the cards is used to imance the Oshawa and District CGIT Board. Mrs. Hawkshaw, Northmin- ster United Church, Oshawa, had a display of handcrafts| which could be made by the| girls. Mrs. Sewell made some artificial flowers. MEXICAN SHIPS Mexico's merchant marine reached a total of 417,000 tons in »||He said he was pleased to know/over 1958. Make and paint beautiful things for your home. This lamp, the book ends boxes and many other things may be made from odds and ends, Pat- tern 332, which shows how and | gives tracing designs for decor- jating, is 50c. Several coats of clear shellac give the pieces a rich lacquer finish. This pattern jalso is in the Painting Pattern | Packet No. 35 -- a big value for /$1.75. to The Home The Times, Send orders | Workshop Dept., jOshawa. walls is flaking and peeling off. |What causes this and what should be done to prepare walls for a new coat of paint? ANSWER: Peeling and crack- ing paint is usually due to mois- jture working its way from un- |derneath the coating and push- ing the paint off; or it may be due to poor adhesion because of Mail requests 10c extra. (Please make remittance |@ not absolutely clean surface to payable to The Oshawa Times). NAM seercescorseesvessseees Address eevesessecccecses COOP oresesoecceseeeeeeeeee® rrrrrrirry FIRST AID TO THE AILING HOUSE By ROGER C. WHITMAN MUSTY ODORS sation Control," containing spe- PEELING BATHROOM PAINT cific remedies and treatment come through the floor in the) for problem. part of the house over a crawl py asTERBOARD PARTITIONS QUESTION: Musty odors space where there is no cellar. The house is about two feet! above ground levc! another two a feet were dug out, so that the craw! space is actually about| four feet. There are three open-| ings at the bottom ot the house, about two feet square, for ven-|! tilation. The ground under the't house is very dry and crumbles. | But I found mildew under the|cost, gypsum wallboard is com- subflooring and around the ed-|monly used for basement parti- ges of joists on which the floor|t rests. How to remedy this?|i What the cause? The condition]; started a few months ago and is getting worse. | I assume you have a finished|supplies. dealer. basement under part of your) -- csi |ment. Could three-eights inch) \plasterboard be used instead of tempered hardboard or plywood or is the basement too damp? | suggest obtaining manufactur- er's detailed ANSWER: From your letter,|structions from your building which the 'paint was applied. Remove all loose and flaking paint, with fine stcel wool and turpentine; this will at the same time remove any grime, wax, grease, etc., and dull the paint gloss. Be sure the wall surface is dry when appiying the new coat, which shoulc be a top quality enamel, either gloss or semi-gloss, because of moisture resistance. Keep the bathroom window open as much as possible on clear, dry days, to give jmaximum air circulation and QUESTION: The semi-gloss) ventilation and to permit escape paint on our bathroom plaster'of excessive humidity. QUESTION: 1 am building a ecreation room in the base- would be using it for parti- ions and walls only. ANSWER: Because of its low ions and remodeling. However, t should be at least one-half neh thick for use in basements. installation in- DEMMER CONSTRUCTIO 728-0310 house and no mildew problem in it. Craw! spaces require ade- quate air circulation and venti-| / lation; this being provided by ees ventilated openings in each wall) with a total opening area of one} square foot for each 300 square! feet of crawi space ground area. Besides, to prevent the rise of! ground moisture no matter how| p, dry the ground ssems, a cover- ing should be put down directly} on the ground either overlapping) sheets of polyethylene plastic or| heavy moisture and vapor-proof} building paper, sealing seams with roofing cement. Have you checked the founda-| tion walls to be sure there are} mo cracks or breaks permitting water seepage? Remove the present mildew/ | by scrubbing affected surfaces with a stiff brush and a warm detergent solution, followed by an application of a chlorine solu- tion, (allow to remain on sur- face about five minutes), and thorough rinsing. Then apply an odorless wood. preservative pre- paration, available at most hardware and paint dealers, as well as building supplies deal- ers. I suggest sending 30 cents) (no stamps) to the Superinten- dent of Documents, Washington, 25, D.C., for a copy of "Conden- : TS 1a McLaughlin Heating for @ FUEL OIL e STOVE 'OIL @ Prompt Delivery 104 King W. RA 3-3481 IT'S DIXON'S Bor the BEST in FUEL and Heating Equipment DELCO by GENERAL MOTORS 313 Albert St. RA 3-4663 D. W. WILSON LTD. REALTOR OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE RA 5-6588 | the > Scientific convection principle is used to give even, no-draft distribution of heat. 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Rotary guests were: Earl Lough and Jack Perry, Streets- ville; Doug Langmaid and Al Evans, Oshawa; George Bevan, Whitby; Guests of Dave Higgon were: C, Trenholm and Harold West, Toronto. ee Len Hooey won the weekly hockey draw for February 21st. QUEBEC (CP) -- Fifteen Ca- nadian and seven American teams will participate in the in- ternational dog-team race t his weekend, a feature of Quebec's annual winter carnival. The race will be run in three 28- mile stages on three ive| days, starting today. At stake! is $3,625 in prize-money, includ- ing a $1,500 purse for the win- ner. is being held at Royal York Hotel, Toronto, March 1, 2, and 3. Ear! Lough of the Streetsville Rotary Club presented the Basil Tippett Trophy to the local club for highest attendance in De- cember in District number seven, Make-ups were: Bill Coggins, | East York; Ian Smith, Jack Reid, and Al Strike, Oshawa; Walt DeGeer, Richmond Hill. 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