Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 24 Nov 1961, p. 11

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EXAMINER HOME OFATHE WEEK No436 snows FL 9050 Fr The Building Editor The Barrie Examiner Barrie Ontario Enclased please find SI for which send me Book of 71 LOW COST HOMES FOR CAN ADIANS Please make remittance payable to The Plans entitled Barrie Examiner Name Addrm Variety Of Issues Will Face Voters By THE CANADIAN PRESS Issues ranging from Sunday movies to fluoridation of water will be put before voters in elections to be held in many Ontario ipalities next month Citizens of five cities and number of small communities will decide on both Sunday mo vies and Sunday sports for oragainst verdict is sought on these questions at Barrie Cha iham Owen Sound Sarnia and Sudbury communities asked to settle both issues in dude the towns of Ihoroid in the Niagara Peninsula and Ne nora in northwestern Ontario Voters at Fort William Pem and Renfrew are asked to apprnve fluoridation of the wa ter supply Many municipal administra tions in the province now hold office for two years There is no voting this year at Toronto Ottawa Hamilton London or Windsor among large cities But some is cities plus num erous towns village and town ships are scheduled to ballot OLDAND TROUBLESOME CHAIN saw TRADE NOW DNA BRAND NEW CANADAS N0 IiiIAIN SAW IIIake more for municipal offices most of them on Dec Other voting dates include Dec Dec and Dec DECIDE lssurs Owen Sound Pembroke and Waterloo citizens must decide on whether to extend the tran chise Other issues at Owen Sound include whether city council should hold office for two years and site for new city hall to replace the build ing destroyed by fire last Fen ruary Ch ath ballots on whether to adopt daylight time in summer The Chatbam ballot includes bylaw to provide money for an extension of Victoria Home for the Aged North Bay voters are asked to approve an addi tion to the civic hospital cost ing 51500000 Also voting for or against Sunday sports are Waterloo and Simone At Fort William there will be ballot on allowing stodr car acing under the ex isting Sunday sports bylaw Permitting Sunday movies is an issue atVBrockvilie Fort do you wam to money Double window gives novel and striking appearance to the exterior of this one and half storey home Entry hall provides direct access to sll major areas of the house Living dining with door to ter race ll spacious mom that will permit various furniture arrangements Den is dual purpose room with separate closet Extra large rectan gular kitchen has table space in windowwrapt corner door to terrace and good traf fic circulation to other parts of the house Stairs to upper floor are near front entry The upper two bedrooms are unusually large with plenty of storage closets also full ath Basement contains laundry and heating facili ties Second floor may be completed at future date as space is required Standard Builders blue prints costing $975 set are obtainable in Canada for this Design No 438 Ontario rea idcnts add Sales Tax William Guelph Snult Ste Mn ric and Wallaceburg in addition to those communities deciding simultaneously on this question and on Sunday sports WILL BE FOR YEARS Administrators will hold oi fice for twoyear term at number of places including Simcoo Sudbury stock Paris and Thoroid Election day fails on Monday Dec 11 at Barrie North Bay and Port Arthur among larger centres The town of Timmins votes Wednesday Dec while Owen Sound has set Saturday Dec Other cities and large towns have tiled Monday Dec for voting Guelph Oriilia Learnington and Ajax are among commun ities which already have re turned mayors by acclamation Cargo Explodes 0n Berthed Ship TORONTO Eight men escaped injury Wednesday night when exploding drums of sad ium nitrate filled cargo hold of the freighter Leapaul with smoke and flames The ship owned by the Hum hurg Chicago Line was moored at Pier 17 in Toronto harbor Damage was slight from the blaze which broke out when steel rods being hauled from the hold caused sparks Firemen brought the blaze under control in so minutes FIRST AID FOR THE HOME By ROGER WHITMAN UNIVG FIREPLACE QUESTON How can fix my fireplace have black slate one covered with tin und er the mantle want to re more the tin and set fire log in not to burn Just to look at What can line the fire place with to look like real stone or brick ANSWER Any good masonry supplies dealer or lumber yard can show you samples of types of brick or stone veneer which will give the inside of the fire place the ap earance you ap parently woud like But re member those materials are not safe and fireproof in case you are going to light fire It you do intend to light fire the fireplace should be llan with firebrick put in by competent mason PANELING LUMBER CARE QUESTION We want to pan el bedroom in knotty pine doing the installation ourselves Does the wood require any sp cclal handling to be sure the panels fit alter they are put on the wall ANSWER If possible its good idea to have the lumber delivered at least week before you plan to do the work have it stacked horizontally In the bedroom you plan to panel with sticks between the boards to al low air circulation between boards This gives the wood time to adjust to the climatic conditions of the room before being installed in lace Protect the panels from dust fin gerprints etc these marks are often hard to remove REPLACING TILES QUESTION Could replace four plastic tiles In the bath room want to remove shower rod this will leave holes in four tiles and would like to replace them ANSWER To remove the tiles you will have to deter mine from the tile manufacturer or the tile dealer the particul ar solvent recommended for the adhesive used then use this sol vent to soften the adhesive in order to pry the ills loose with minimum of damage to the surface underneath Spackle available in paste or powder form at point and hard ware stores could be used to fill the holes then touch up the patch with enamel to mat ch the rest of the tile surface CANDLE ENDS IN HOLDERS QUESTION The candles use on my dining table have com pletely burned down How an Ivremove the candle ends from the metal holders ANSWER Immerse the of the candle holder cont lng FOR EXPERT REPAIR WORK IItEtiCII MllTllilS YOUR CHRYSLER DODGE EIMCA RENAULT VALIANT DEALER 75 Bradford St PHONE PA 35971 isntredronmoc Inside corner or mitre $150 the candle ends in very hotl water until the war has left ened then wipe out the was with soft tissue or paper towels NAIL POLISH ON CONCRETE QUESTION on has dropped and broken what seem to be bottle ofnail polish on the concrete in front of our house How could we remove the bad spots ANSWER Scrape oil as much of the nail polish as possible with piece of wood Then make paste ofnail polish re mover and powdered whiting or other absorbent powder and cover the spots with thick layer placing thin plastic on top to retard evaporation As paste dries replace with fresh paste until the spots have been removed LUAIINOUS PAINT QUESTION Want to paint driveway markers with lum inous paint at my vacation cot tage How can protect the paint from the weather ANSWER Spray acoat of clear plastic over the paint or apply coat of spar varnish Reflective plastic tape is avail able at many hardware and paint dealers for this purpose very easy to use METAL DOWELS SOURCE QUESTION Where can find source for metal dowels about threeeights inches orIi inch in diameter 41 want to use them in making divider ANSWER Suggest consulting the classified telephone directory under Metal Specialties and Bowls and Dowel Pins PLAFIER 0N ALUMINUM QUESTION We built house about two years ago The plast erer got plaster all over our aluminum storm doors How do we go about removing the pi aster from the doors ANSWER Water is the only soltoner for plaster hfoixlten the plaster spotters with water ad place wet cloths over them until they are softened enough to be scraped off with dull knife or piece of board being careful not to scratch the alu minum FLUORESCENT LIGHT QUESTION Our fluorescent light in the kitchen is very temperamental sometimes it lights up immediately when turned on other times it Just flickers and doesnt really light Replaced the bulb but it hasnt helped say What do you sug gest AtSWER The usual trouble when fluorescent lighting doesnt rapped to being turned on is one of Lbs following defect in lamp or starter or in the cir wit iueif or the lamp may not be in tight or loose connection at the plug Since you have replaced the lamp suggest trying new starter if this doesnt remedy lhe sit uation recommend having an electrician check the installation and circuit PAINT PEI215 OI QUESTION have tool shed of galvanized metal painted it several times to matA ch our house but the paint soon starts to peel off what treatment is necessary ANSWER special galvaniz ed primer is necessary before applying the finish coat this is available at most paint deal era and should be applied ac cording to manufacturers label directions lirst remove the re mnlnder of the present at dawn to bare metal using pre pared paint remover iollowi label instructions carefully Be sure the metal surface is thoroughly clean and free of any trace of soot grease gr ime dust etc before applying any coatings otherwise the paint will peel COPPER GUITERS QUESTION We have just had copper gutters installed on our house No finish was and led to the metal Should the copper receive any treatment to preserve it such as paint ingl ANSWER Metal doesnt re quire painting to pres it However sometimes copper is painted or given coat of spar varnish to prevent staining of surfaces below from rain water or melted snow washing over the gutters Before applying any finish be sure the copper surf ace is thoroughly cleaned nd free of any traces of grease wax soot etc THE BARBIE EXAMINER FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14 196111 Hydro Rates No Higher sources Minister Macaulay coa tended Thursday that higher rates will not result from the proposed consolidation of north ern and southern hydroelectric systemsin Ontario It has been said that this consolidation will involi con sumers in hi er rates hlr Macaulay said This is not so lie made the statement in moving first reading of pair of hills which would effect the financial consolidation of Hydro systems in southern northwest ern and northeastern Ontario when asked by loss Whither Bruce why the action wasnt taken previously Mr Macaulay replied tht itnevcr needed to be done until now The mayority of benelits from fireman DELIVERIES PETROLEUM PHONE PA 32563 LTD Edson che Prop 75 Anne St Barrio BALDWIN Decorator LEFROY TEL STROUD 53R31 ANY DAY BETWEEN pm to 730 pm No matter where you live in Innisfil Township therein home close to you decorated by BALDWIN LOW RATES Guaranteed Workmanshlp Just Ask On Home Improvement Division Planning to build new home or to expand remodel modernize or repair your present home Put the whole project up to us for best results at lowest cost Our ex pert workmanship and careful attention to every de tail are your assurance of lasting satisfaction wrrxsun to commie YOUR FAMILY ROOM BEFORE CHRISTMAS the consolidation no from fqurc hydro elopmcnt such as horsepower pm on the laxtag liner nd Vfrom thermal and nuclei TORONTO CplEnergy as pover plans now bean LQIS trotted DELAYS DEPGRTATION MONTREAL CPt nurt writ is Wednesday de layel perhaps for many months the deportation of Lebanese couple and their Canadianborn 15 month old daughter They have been living here for the past three years on visitors permit Justice linger Brossard authorized the writ Weve got the answer to housing for workin CanadiansfSolfIIelp Homcatlmt let you buy the home you want in the stage of com lotion you can affor No mono down no salary requirements 10 year lifeinsured mort ages All Nicholson Self Hclp Homes are de signed Norman Wallace Do ell are erec ted by local craftsmen employed by us Credit selling In our busineil 30 days to In years credit terms can be arranged DENIS SHEARD LUMBER LTD PA 85961 TERMS ARRANGED FOR HOME iMPROVEMENIS CALL US NOW FOR FREE ESTIMATE ON HOME translators LOOKTO us FOR THE KIND or FRINDLY EXET SERVIcs THAT HAS BUILT oua REPUTATION Be Sure Of The Utmost Quol ry insist That Your Builder Uses Bertram Brothers Products II llll DIIL Lnnn mam 330$ij complete Stockot 42913le 51 BiliiiiiE Ill 60254 Slip joint connector 83e Left end drop $130 eavestrougb 10 ft Conductor pipe 10 ft $25 Outside corner or mitro 50 Spikes per dozen ALLANDALE LUMBER and mum 49 ESSA ROAD VPHONE PA 85581 Want to finish off your attic or basement refihish your floors or do 100l other proiacis Rent the tools you need and youllsavo lime money and laborl DRILLS SAWS POLISHERS SANDERS und lots more at oeoaomigel rental prices in Us Today lll7 5950 comm wmI l2 AHAENMENTS Sim SIMS SERVICE molees on No 27 Highway PH Hi 83577 complete with TWO 16 chain DIAMOND PAINTS RR Barrie Ont

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