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irst Aid For The Ailing House DDWORK DEVELOPS E FILM ESTION: Every time I wipe dark-varnished woodwork with damp Shonge, a white film de- bps. The film appears no mat- ! what kind of soap I use in water. Could it be that it is d hard water? NSWER: Moisture or dampness le this effect on some types arnish, and I suggest that in- d of wiping the woodwork with mp sponge wrung out in soapy er, you wipe with turpentine a wax base floor cleaner. I 't think hard water would have hing to do with it unless it 5 allowed to dry on the wood- 's surface. UGH WOOD FLOOR UESTION: What can we do h the floor in our house? About ear and a half ago my husband ded our hardwood floors with a sanding machine. A floor var- h was applied at that time. The nce of the floor is worse lin before sanding, and there are iiny dark spots and deep grooves i the rough sandpaper gouged i} floor. Would re-sanding im- e the condition? ANSWER: Evidently your hus- hd used only one grade of sand- per and that was a very clarse . For good results the floor Suld be given at least three sand- %s. The rough sandpaper, about "mber two, is used to remove the pish or paint and to level off ir- ®ularities in the surface. Then a mber one or "0" is used, fol- ed by a final buffing with a 0" or even a "000" sandpa- Before attempting to apply i wipe off all traces of f | INISH FOR KNOTTY PINE QUESTION: I have a sun porch jished with knotty pine and the rpenter applied a [4.etrating ax finish in a light brown. This akes the walls rather dark and t the finish that I would like. Will mu advise what I should do? SWER: You should be able to move the present finish with tur- ntine and number one steel wool. § color remains, bleaching with a : Pld { it saturated solution of oxalic acid | Portland, easiest Association, 33 ay be necesary. Apply liberally d allow to remain overnight, then! SAGGING FLOOR hse well with clear water. When wood is dry, smooth DOO" sandpaper. After conveniences. A few months ago we drilled a well and struck water at 63 feet. We have a 4-inch pipe driven by a one-half horsepower water pump. The water runs up; except that it won't clear up. Itis almost muddy. Wou,d putting grav- el in the bottom of the well be of any hel ? ER -- About the only thing I can suggest is to have a plumb- ing contractor install a water filter. The gravel will be no use whatever. 1 also suggest that you send for the U.S. Government Bulletin No, 1448, entitled "Farmstead Water Sup- ply," addressing the Superintend- ent of Documents, Washington 25, D.C. This bulletin tells how a home-made filter can be construct- ed, as well as maintenance of a house water supply. REMOVING A TREE QUESTION -- There is a young elm in the back yard of our house, which I think in years to come will grow very large and will over- hang the roof of our kitchen. At present the tree is only 11 feet tall, How can I remove it without disturbing the lawn? ANSWER -- Cut down the tree and saw the stump as flush with ground level as you can. Then, using a fairly large auger or bit, drill down into the stump and fill the drill hole with one of the new stump killing liquids. As the liquid is absorbed. keep refilling the holes. Covering the stump with dirt will help speed up the pro- cess of disintegration. Question: 1 am interested in plas- tering my cellar walls. Would plas- ter stick to the rough cement that is on the surface now? Cellar walls were whitewashed years ago. ANSWER: In order to plaster the | | | | | concrete walls in the cellar, all of the whitewash will have to be re- moved. If the surface is very rough you should not have any dificulty in plastering the walls. Ordinary time or gypsum plaster should not be used for the purpose, because of the ever-present possibility of moisture and dampness you should use a Portland cement plaster. In- formation in pamphlet form on this | subject can be obtained from the QUESTION: My brick house was 'with | built about eight. years ago by a wiping | farmer without plans or advice of dust, finish with a lacquer-like | an architect. There is a sag of per bear coating or you can finish with | haps two inches in the middle of | couple of coats of pure, fresh | and very evident when walking | hite shellac. If a whiter finish is bserved apply one of the modern kle or blond stains then finish | flooring is in th either of the above clear coat- | the exception of the sag. The main beam and other phases of construc- | ELL WATER DIRTY QUESTION -- We have a house { the country with no city | | { | | on the floor or placing furniture. Plaster has not cracked and the ood condition with tion in the basement seem to be level. Is there any way of having this corrected? ANSWER: It is quite possible that when the work was done the dimensions were not uniform and the column supporting the girder or (main beam) was short two inches, so that eventually the floor sagged. It might be possible to check these dimensions and, if found short, an adjustable post or column would raise the floor to the proper level. If may supposition is not in keeping with the dimen- sional differences, I suggest having a competent builder make a thor- ough examination of the joists and a method of placing them, as well as locating the cause of the sag. NOISY HOT WATER SUPPLY QUESTION: In the morning, e3- pecially when the hot water is first turned on, the water comes out in very hot spurts and makes more than enough noise. If this is air in the pipes, how can it be corrected' Our water temperature is kept at 150 degrees. Would this hot tem- perature cause the noise? ANSWER: In cold weather when the heating system is in operation, particalarly with a steam-heating unit, the water temperature for household purposes cannot be kept at 150 degrees. The reason for the spurting and noise 1s that the wa- ter is overheated. You can elimi- pate the condition by having a tempering valve installed. This valve will reduce the temperature by mixing cold water with hot. Your local plumber should be able to make such an installation. RAIN COMES THROUGH GARAGE WALL QUESTION: We have an attach- ed garage and when it rains water comes through where the brick and foundation come together on the outside wall. How can we seal this outer wall? : ANSWER: The leakage evidently occurs on top of the foundation wall. You can overcome this by raking out the present motor to a depth of about a half inch and then fill the joint with a light color- ed caulking compound with a caulking gun. AWNINGS LEFT IN PLACE DURING THE WINTER QUESTION: Would leaving awn- ings up during the winter be wise to prevent fading of drapes, skip covers and carpeting? Or, would this be an unnecessary recaution' The exposures are sout and east. ANSWER: It is not only an un- necessary precaution but will even- tually prove to be an expensive one. Awnings left in place during the winter receive an exceptional beating by severe weather and thus Workshop Department, The Times- Gazette, Oshawa. fade and wear out much sooner than when used only during the summer seasons. The fabrics an carpets in the house can be just | as well protected by the use of window shades or venetian blinds. DUNTRY CROPPINGS Christmas Is Busy Time For Country Housewives By LAURAL HAMER Christmas concerts, Christmas ystle and excitement everywhere! mail-order catalogues are al- | ys on the dining room table | ery morning, | hic oes into their pages D 'time and the results of the pncentration are different after h perusal. We who have a talk- g acquaintance with Santa Claus | 1 sure that something the kids ve never thought of will be just interesting and pleasing to hem as any of the many and var- d results of their study. ; enthusiasm which grips chil- n is one of the best things that | pts can enjoy. At suppet re- ntly our Jo was telling that the oys and girls had begun skating h pairs and at that ock looked | restfallen and his lower lip looked nstable as he mourned that the irls would not skate with him. e asked me how could he get h is to skate with him, in a pay which touched his mother's eart but not very seriously. The next night the supper-table | lk was full of vim and vigor. ock had made the grade and it | as so simple. . : "All you do, mother, he said, is grab their hand and say let's 0', there's nothing to it His lace was grinning and his lower ip was quivering with devilment is time. What a nice change. he boys are hair and elothes con- jous with this effort to please the | which was piled hig | than the plans we mere people | for Christmas was a two-day pro- | ject. So was a Christmas cake a major operation, but we have be- came happily accustomed to hav- ing ninety per cent of our work | proving the study | done for us by someone else and | less happily accustomed to paying for that work being done. My hus- band often kids me that any job that takes more than an hour I will shun for days, and I don't be- lieve that I am alone by any means but here again I have had the real pleasure of completing a job above my | head quite literally and getting a | kick out of it This is a wonderful time of the year to be a country housewife. | Anyone can enjoy living in the bracing weather we have to en- joy. Everyone responds in some measure to the Christmas spirit which is stronger than all of our hustling and rushing. One of the | wonders of Christmas is that the | Spirit descends and takes part of | our life, even though we fill ev-| ery waking minute with things and tasks and that is something that undaunted spirit -- for which | we can be very thamkful. "The | rush of meetings and social af- fairs runs right up to the door of Christmas but through it all a| quietness can be felt that breathes of assurance of things greater | can make. IN THE HOME WORKSHOP | | policy that CUT OUT OF | WOOD WITH 416 SAW OR | A HAND | FRET SAW | ROE AND COASTERS paTrean 217 t WITH RUTH WYETH SPEABS These amusing cutting boards and coasters will be the talk of any party. And there are a dozen and one practical dally uses for | them. Hang them on the kitchen wall or slide them in at the end of the bread box where they will | be handy. The long ears of the bunny and the tail of the fish and the pig make a good handle when | they are used for serving. The coasters are big enough to double as hot dish mats. To get a copy | of this pattern enclose 35 cents with name and address and ask for number 217. This pattern is | included in the Kitchen Handies Packet of patterns for making a | variety of useful kitchen gadgets, price $1.50. If for any reason you do not find these patterns useful to you they may be returned for immediate refund. You just never know when moth- er and dad are liable to drop in for a visit, or when an old school chum is going to phone to tell you she or her husband are in town for a couple of days, nor when hubby is likely to call and say that an important out of town buyer can't get a reservation on to-night's plane. But when they do, isn't it nice to be able to say, "Why not stay with us?" : But to issue such an invitation, under any and all circumstances, requires more than just a warm feeling of hospitality. It needs al- so a well-appointed guest room, and that is why the proper plan- ning of a guest room is so im- rtant to the modern hostess. RIVACY PARAMOUNT The most essential factor in planning a guest room can per- haps be summed up in one word -- "privacy". It should be a room to which your guests can go and feel that they are completely on their own, where they need not be an intrusion on the family. ~ Realising this, the thoughtful ho- stess plans in such a way as to make it unnecesary for the guest to share the bathroom facilities of the house with the family. Few things are, after all more em- barrasing for a house guest, par- lative nor intimate friend, than ticularly one who is neither a re- having to join the family queu for the morning bath. SIMPLE STEPS The guest room can, of course, be fitted out in varying degrees depending upon circumstances. Perhaps the simplest step that can be taken, and certainly one that should not entail too much expense, is the installation of a wash-basin in the guest room. In some instances, it might be de- sirable to have the basin put into the bedroom cupboard, and in the lar solution But that cuts down on clothes hanging space, and today it is con- sidered more practical to make the { wash-basin part and parcel of the ! furnishings of the room. This has | been made easier by the introduc- | tion in recent years of a wash- | basin built into a counter top, on | which all the accessories of the | toilet can be placed. With a mir- {ror on the wall, the fixture be- orn" Anglicans Honor | Robert Crombie TORONTO (CP)--The appoint ment of Robert L. Crombie, 67, as honorary treasurer of the Angli-| can general synod was announced Friday by Archbishop W. F. Bar. foot, Primate of the Church of | England in Canada. Mr. Crombie was associated with | the Royal Trust Company for more {than 35 years. He retired recently | after serving since 1937 as man- | ager of the Toronto branch. He | was born at Picton, Ont | Archbishop Barfoot, in making the announcement, said Mr. Crom- | bie has experience in investment will be particularly | valuable to the synod. Mr. Crombie is chairman of the | investment committee of Trinity College, University of Toronto Say Police Too y Free With Tags TORONTO (CP)--Merchants on downtown Yonge street complained | Friday that police are cracking down so energetically with park- | ing tags for night shoppers that Christmas business is being hurt P. A. Cheevers, secretary-man- ager of the Downtown Business Men's Association, suggested in an interview the police should re- lax parking restrictions on Yonge street. For six years business was hampered by tearing up the pave- ment during subway construction, he said, 'and now the police are | keeping shoppers home with their tag game." "BIG INCREASE pares with 40,000 tons in 1938 Well - Appointed Guest Room Is Splendid Asset past, this has, in fact been a popu- | Norway's 1953 shipbuildin ro- | | duction of 113,000 gross rig id comes a combination of a wash- basin and vanity and because of its beauty 'of both design and col- or, it adds to rather thas detracts from the appearance of the room. COMPLETE POWDER ROOM Even more desirable, if space permits, is a complete powder room, or half-bathroom, with both wash-basin and toilet. This re. quires a self-contained space, of course, but even a fair-sized cup- board is sufficient to house it. An area no bigger than 5 ft. by 3 ft. can be made to do, and many bed- room cupboards, particularly in older houses, are sufficiently big. Sometimes it is more practical, and often more useful from the family's point of view, to build the guest bathroom not in, but ad- jacent to, the guest room. Space may suggest itself in a hall cup- board, or even the end of the hall itself will afford space for a small bathroom. In this connection, two fixtures that have been developed within recent years might help answer the space problem. One is the square bathtub. Some of these are no bigger than 42" by 31", a size small enough to fit into .the most limited area, while one some- what larger, 48" by 46", not only takes up a little space but, in its diagonal measurement, provides a full-length tub as well . SHOWER UNIT Another is the shower-cabinet. This unit, coming pre-fabricated | from the factory, is water-tight | when set up and can be put into | | a cupboard, or even into a room, | | so long as it can be hooked up to| | the water and drainage systems, | Here are first class bathing facil- itigs in as compact a package as | one coul wish. | A guest room thus fitted out is one that will assure plaudits for the thoughful hostess who planned | it. But householders, though they | are generally careful planners, are not engineers, and might eas ily be discouraged from including such amenities because of the ap- parent difficulties involved. Often, however, a consultation with a re- liable plumbing contractor will be sufficient to prove that they are not nearly so great, and probably not so costly as they had imag- ined REDUCED PENALTY { LONDON (AP)--British soldiers | | convicted of cowardice before the enemy would no longer be given | the death penalty under a bill in- | troduced in Parliament Wednesday night. Life in prison would be suo stituted as the maximum penalty BALSAM, MT. ZION Farmer Has Narrow Escape MRS. LORNE JONES Correspondent MOUNT ZION AND BALSAM--- Mrs. Bob Shank of Sudbury spent a few days at the Home of her parents Mr. and Mrs, Walter Car- son. Mr. and Mrs. Burnett Jamieson attended the funeral on Tuesday of the late Mrs. William McDon- ald of Sunderland. Interment at Greenbank. 4 The White Gift Service will be held on Sunday, 19 in the Mt. Zion Church at 2 p.m. It will be a com- bined service of church and Sun- day school together. Please bring your White Gifts. They are to be sent to the Fred Victor Mission in Toronto. Mrs. John Gregg, who had been staying with her brother, Irving McAvoy, returned to her home in Toronto. NARROW ESCAPE Lewis Jones had a narrow es: cape while driving his tractor and the manure spreader across the C.P.R. tracks on his farm. He was halfway across the tracks when his tractor wheels stopped and couldn't pull the spreader a- Cross. : The C.P.R. train was coming, £0 Mr. Jones had to jump and tried to flag the train to avoid the col- lision but the train was unable to stop in time. The engine, tractor and spreader were damaged bad- | ly. Mr. Jones was unhurt. WA MEETING Womens Association met at the | home of Mrs. George Pickett. Mrs. | Lloyd Wilson read a Christmas | poem and opened meeting by an- | nouncing we would sing the hymn, | "0 Little Town of Bethlehem. Mrs. Lloyd Wilson led in prayer Mrs. Cecil Jones read the scrip- ture Luke 2, Verses 7-20 followed by a reading by Mrs Orr Gra ham "God's Gift". We then sang Hymns 58 "It Came Upon A Mid- | night Clear". The Christmas topic was taken | by Mrs. Lloyd Wilson on "Give Happiness This Year". Mrs Day and her sister, Noon, rendered a "Carol, Sweetly Carol". Mrs pett Jamieson, the president, took over the business part of the meet- ing. Roll call was answered with a Christmas verse. It was moved by Mrs r Jones and seconded by Mrs. Wal- ter Carson that suitable articles left from the bazaar be put in at | the White Gift Service. ! Mrs. W. Harbron gave the trea surer's report. It was moved by | Mrs. Moore and seconded by Mrs E. Carson that we give $25 to the Missionary Maintenance Fund Rev. Moore then took the Shae | Enjoy 94 BRUCE ST. 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Our new president, Mrs. THE DAILY TIMES.GAZETTE, Saturday, December 18, 1954 9 Lloyd Wilson, took over the bal- ance of the meeting. It was moved by mrs. W. Gas and seconded by Mrs. W. Carson to have a bazaar next year. Mrs, Burnett Jamieson offered her home for the January meeting. The closing hymn was sung, "While Shepherds Watched their Flock by Night". Rev. Moore clos- ed in prayer. : All enjoyed a sumptuous per. Eighteen members and visitors attended. sup- A record total of 155,750 old and battered automobiles were junk- ed in Canada in 1953. CRETE! PROMPT SERVICE ONCRET NOW IS THE TIME to pour thet Cellar Floor with Our HEATED CON- CURRAN & BRIGGS READY MIX LTD. ---- Open Saturday Mornings, -- DIAL 3-1691 24-HOUR 104 King St. W. IMMEDIATE INSTALLATION EXPERT WORKMANSHIP " McLaughlin Heating And Appliances 3.3481 Yen Jous fsnace becomes , clo, 8 uggish, ve be once. 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