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12 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Soturday, September 12, 1964 TIMES HOME DESIGN NO. 523 An interesting four-bedroom bome which could be built on @ 50-foot lot. Combined Fam- fly Room and Kitchen has a snack bar plus ample table space -- also convenient to terrace, lavatory, and front entry. Construction is brick veneer, but instructions for building in frame are sup- plied with the blueprints. Standard Blueprints for this Design No. 523 cost $15.00 for the first set, and $5.00 for additional sets. They are @vailable in Canada by return mail, (Ontario residents must femit 3 per cent Sales Tax). ' Now available at this News- paper Office (or from ad- fess below) is our new De- sign Book entitled "Suburban and Country Homes Designed for Canadians," price $1.00 tax free. This 1964 edition in- cludes information on Cost of Building and Financing in Can- ada, nk Insulation, Con- étructional Details, etc., plus many outstanding new designs + Ranch, one and half storey, split level, two-storey colonial, and duplex homes. Also includ- ed in this book are full details on how to order Blueprints. tea OF THE WEEK c Rene ee ee eee SOUTHERN RHODESIA ti nehapie aie ar enarammrengst Ree aS FS _WORKSHOP ? By Evading || By HAROLD MORRISON |} LONDON (CP) -- Prime /| Minister, Douglas-Home scored hea appeared to be a big vic- the political evadin a thern Rhod- ' bor seat over licly Friday by Labor Leader; 1 OAL Or Harold ilgon's blockbuster' By RUTH W. i W. SPEARS election platform that promised Lifelike birds are fascinating|to revolutionize Britain. to cut out and paint. Make 8) fondon's evening dailies name sign with letters from the) splashed Wilson's éfection man- hardware store; then perch &| ifesto under such titles as "Har- cardinal on it, or a finch on aioid's new Britain" while tuck- garden stake. Hang a life-size|ing into inside pages the Rhod- parrot in a window or outdoors.jesian agreement under which Pattern 109, which gives actual-| Rhodesian Premier Ian Smith Home Scores Victory Hot Issue Douglas-Home, whose govern-' ard ag mi ' a general election expected Oct.) 16, Had Smith not agreed to} attempt to gain esia but he was upstaged pub-| throug could have reflected gre Douglas-Home at the polls in Britain. The all-white Rhodesian ad- ministration, effectively sup- pressing the population's black majority, was the kind of gov- ernment bitterly condemned by] size guides for six birds and.two backed away from threats to butterflies, is 50c. It also is in|declare the colony's independ- Jigsaw Packet No. 45 for $1.75.ence without Britain's consent. Send orders to The Home| The Rhodesian agree ment Workshop Dept., The Oshawajwas a political triumph for Times, Oshawa, Ont, erent Buying or Selling ! GUIDE REALTY LTD. resident @ LUCAS PEACOCK Sec-Treas. 16 SIMCOE ST. S., OSHAWA PHONE 723-1121 @ LLOYD CORSON, : DICK YOUNG Vive-Presideat | the Commonwealth prime cane 1 JAMES ; 'O'MALLEY! Construction Ltd. 723-7122 @ Homes @ Additions 1° Offices @ precmmris isters last July. Smith main- tained the Rhodesian _majority wants independence under the existing way of life. Douglas- Home publicly challenged that statement and bluntly de- manded "show me." 'based on the "general consent" ate sapchatg ge pels henna te olin! ge uae aston gta of Southern Rhodesia's popula-/ation. This got the big play. pom aT it Of less concern to London's newspaper ' the two events emphasized the|>P°"* 4S gee ane a main concern of the voter in|DPoposals -- to re talise Britain. Commonwealth, stop . building Wilson promised to change|Britain's independent fuclear the school system, clamp down|power, get Communist China - on. soaring land and housing prices, increase social security into the United Nations and . benefits, lower interest rates|sue more peaceful and industry nationaliz-'ence between East | West. WE MANUFACTURE PRECAST CONCRETE Approved for all municipal and township by-laws. Quality is unconditionally guaranteed. Deliveries are made on time. ' CAPACITIES AVAILABLE: © 460 GALLONS ® 525 GALLONS ® 600 GALLONS ® 800 GALLONS ® 700 GALLONS © 1000 GALLONS ALL IN SINGLE OR DOUBLE CHAMBER CONCRETE PRODUCTS LID. | 655-3311 SMITH ACCEPTS Smith accepted that inde- pendence would have to be' Brass and wood combine to Oshawa Times, Oshawa, Ontario, of Plans' entitled "HOME PLANNING GUIDE" Mail reouests 10c extra. (Please make reniittance payable to The Oshawa Times). NAME codccccccccccccccesscesescccccsecevoccsecoccceccoes AGAreSS secccccsseccdvesscooeevecscoeocscoegeveseoooscens O Enclosed please find $1.00 for which send me Book give this modern floor lamp and matching desk light richness of tone and texture. Pattern 204, which gives actual-size cutting guides) for the wood parts and shows how to use brass pipe and stock fittings to make both lamps, is 50c. It also is in Packet No. 20 with a variety of other patterns for living room furnishings--all for $1.75. Send orders to The Home Workshop Dept., The Oshawa Times, Oshawa, Ont, FIRST AID TO. ROGER C. AILING HOUSE WHITMAN Now ODOR IN LEATHER QUESTION: One of the leath- er chairs our company sold has a very strong leather smell. We have been making leather chairs for over 40 years and nothing like it has ever happened be- fore. Can you recommend a chemical to spray it with to counteract the odor? ANSWER: Odor may be due} to a chemical that went wrong in the a of the leather. Not knowing the specific chemi- cals used in tanning this parti-| cular piece of leather, only sug- gestion I can offer is that you! contact the tanner from whom) the leather was purchased for recommendations as to treat- ment of the leather or 'ts re- placement, as an unsatisfactory product. WASHABLE WALLPAPER QUESTION: I would Jike to asé the prepasted, washable wallpaper on an area above my stove, Later on, would this be very difficult to remove? | ANSWER: Not much more| difficult than removing unwash- able wallpaper. The only differ- ence is that cuts must be ma'le on the coating on the paper to break the waterproofing film, This is easily achieved by rub- the solution to remain in the kettle overnight, Another . old- time cure is to mash three or four raw potatoes with a little water and allow'to stand in the kettle for several hours. Then 9 more water and ofing to a oil. TERNE ROOFS QUESTION: Have been hear- ing lately of terne roofs. What {kind of roofing material is this ~ what are its advantages? NSWER: Terne is today's In Bho for roofer's tin. It is also \known as valley tin. It is cop- SELKIRK the famous makes them both in.a package... bing spots with steel wool or sandpaper, or cutting with a/ razor blade. HARD DEPOSIT ON KETTLE QUESTION; There is hard) water in the area of our week- end cottage:We usually have) water in our tea kettle and, as a result, there is now a hard deposit in the bottom of it. How can I remove this? ANSWER: Housewares and) sewing notions dealers carry a} solution for removing the de-| posit from inside steam irons.| This works fine in kettles, too.) Also lime-elimination prepara-| tions are available at some housewares and hardware dval-| ers. Or fill the kettle with water, mixed. with cider vinegas, one} cup of vinegar to the It Alo of| water, and bring to a boil. A low per-bearing steel coated with a lead and tin alloy. The advan- tages are its durability, light- weight and ease of mainte- nance. It lasts indefinitely, only requiring painting every six to eight years for weather protec- tion. CUT GLASS VASE CLOUDY QUESTION: Have you a for- mula to remove the foggy con- dition from the inside of a cut glass vase? No doubt caused ifrom prolonged use. of water and cut flowers. ANSWER: Half fill vase with soapsuds and hot water (be careful vase is warmed grad- ually),. adding household am- monia. Then shred newspapers | into very small strips and stuff) into the vase. Use a generous amount, stitring it with a rod or stick. When the paper be- }comes mushy, swish it around land it will work effectively to jremove the foggy film. Then rinse with clear water, OCCASIONAL GREEN WATER QUESTION: Our fairly new house has. copper throughout. Occasionally the water has. a slight greenish tinge, which doesn't affect the [smell or taste. Is this harm- ANSWER: No; nothing to worry about, The slightly green- jish tinge is probably due to occasionally having a_ higher percentage of carbon dioxide in the water supply. causing a jminute percentage of copper to zo into solution and faintly dis- color the water, piping| PLUS: an exciting new line of ready-to-use FIREPLACES Both can be installed anywhere in your home in a few hours! fault!" ALL-ELECTRIC For YOUR Home!! 56 PRINCE ST. There's Nothing Can Beat The COMFORT Choose from72 exciting fireplace models Bask in the warmth and charm of a SELKIRK Packaged Fireplace! In- _Stall-it-yourself_in_a_matter_of_hours, anywhere a chimney can be "installed in your home -- den, living or recreation room... or at your cottage! Choose. now from Selkitk's complete design, she and price range! 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Bai was I alga electric heat might be much more . but we decided on it because of the po lal Our total electric bill for our six room home, including lights and appliances, was only people throughout Ontario are turning to electric heating for the comfort, conven- jence and economy they want in a heating system. If you are buying or building a new /home, it will pay you to learn how electric Some people think electric heating is expensive. t= These people don't. They have it. Mrs. Marjorie Allan, North Bay, Ontario "I wouldn't have anything else. On cost we feel we are much ahead of any other fuel we have used in the past. You control the room tempera- tures as you like. If you're cold it's your own Mr. B. Hogendoorn, Orillia, Ontario "We have been living in our electrically-heated home for three years now and we haven't.had a in the house! We have seven rooms and our heating cost per year comes to about $176.00." electric heat." 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ELECTRIC HEATING FOR YOUR PRESENT HOME--TIf you are planning home extension or if parts of your home are not now properly heated, you can in- stall supplementary electric heating for less than it costs to extend your present heating system. 728-4611 For Detailed Information OSHAWA MILLWORK & BUILDING SUPPLY LTD. 1279 SIMCOE ST. N,v 728-6291 ) | | 385 KIN TOWNSEND ELECTRIC LIMITED G STREET EAST 723-2343 SHARPE ELECTRIC COMPANY 110, WOOD STREET, OSHAWA 728-8214