NOVEMBER”: l? (ﬁr.

QHA R LOTTPPTEQYVN RPIA N a

THE CITY OF CHAR LOTTETOWN

wishes to assure citizens of its complete cooperation with l

The Home improvement Plan

It is “Good business for ou and 00d for business ’* J’ g

In Charlottetown there is no increase in assessment for:

I. PAINTING, PAPERING AND DECORATING

Beautify and brighten your home. Painting pays,

a. PLASTERING-Repair walls and ceilings.

ging verandahs, etc.

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cleaned and repaired.

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ﬁxtures.

r i.‘ 4p 3- CARPENTERING-Repair Cfoﬁltiﬂg Stairways, doors and windows that ‘stick, window screens, sag-

. HARDWARE-—Replace or repair locks, hinges, window fasteners, etc. . WEATHERSTRIP keeps cold out in winter, dust out in summer.

. INSULATION keeps house warmer in winter, cooler in summer.

7. CEMENT AND BRICKWORK-Repair brickwork, sidewalks, etc.

TlNSMITHING—-Have eavetroughs, gutters, rain pipes, etc., furnace and pipes cleaned and repaired. v 9, PLUMBING-Repair or replace leaky taps, save water bills. Replace worn out and obsolete bathroom

io. ROOFING—Repair leaky roofs and replace old ones.

ii. ELECTRICAL-Take no chances with ﬁxtures or wiring that are not correct. Ilave extra outlets

installed at convenient places.

i2. GENERAL REPAIRS—Lay new linoleum, repair and

shrubs and flowers. Clean up back yards as well as the front.

All or any of these items will pay dividends in health, comfort and convenience and retain the value of your property and give work to your fellow citizens, tradesmen, laborers and stimulate business.

Every dollar you spend will change hands many times. Kccp dollars iii circulation,

merit. Do it now.

0W is the have that

We Specialize in INTERIOR llEOORllTlNO, ‘

TINTING- PAPER HANGING

hall attended to.

.i LET lIS OIIOTE -Y0ll PRIBES

On anyiPlumbing or Heating Repairs

New Work or Material '

We carry a large stock of Enamel lVarc, Hot Water Radiators, Pip- lug-fittings, Valves and all Brass plumbing and

time to room, or

J. A. DOYLE

General Painting and Decorating Contractor

l Plume Connection

heating materials.

Satisfactory service guaranteed

BEliAN BROS.

EXPERT WORKMANSIIIP

and create employment. Labor is plentiful. Material is cheap right now. No increase in assessment for anything in above list. Items mentioned are just ordinary upkeep.

The Mayor and Councillors of the Cit

y of Charl ittctoivn desire to cncourngi: illlti request ratcp _. rrs to undertake work of this nature to give en

iployuiciit. Save on your tax bill for relief by creating employ-

P. \\". TURNER

I Pll-BLIO INTEREST IN HOME. IMPROVEMENT NEOESSRRY

Advised to take a “Guest Eye” Inventory of their Homes.

Walk slowly around the outside of your house and then lruni room to room on the inside. As you g0. observe. Not. in the usual way but as a crtical guest would look.

The place you live iii-the things you love. How dilierent. they look when stripped of the tilm of ro- mance with which you and yours have lovingly entwined them!

Inventory your home necds—-see- ing with a “guest-eye" and noting down what a guest could tell you.

What. have you found? Paint lacking here. Bricks loose there. Worn upholstery on that covered

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Home is Your Castle

pirnllio advantage of the home improvement m llll dont neglect the electrical wiring.

have a staff of licensed electricians at. service.

I :_~ I ,, , h“ Dlllts can be installed at any point.

“VY-‘gtéicacts wired in, and switches installed any-

M | . ll "P your home comfortable. Save your eyes,

l 200d lighting. Everything Electrical

OIiAPPELI. & OO.

m" Electrical Contractors ~ "n Si» City Phone 1440

HEALTH

A modern, up-to-date bathroom is a worth- while investment in com- fort and health. Let us

Have cellars and chimneys

paint furniture, etc. Bcautify your home with

playroom.

show you how inexpen- sive it is to have new, convenient bathroom fixtures.

3 piece outfit, Tub, Toi- let and Washbowl. Call in. We will quote you an attractive price.

F. N. TRAINOR

Hiimber Phone 303-1.

Grafton Street, Opposite Prince Edward Theatre

beneﬁt yourself

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HOME IMPROVEMENT PLAN

A NATION-WIDE CO-OPERATIVE EFFORT so

Improve Canadian Homes

, Employ Canadian Workmen

THE SITUATION TODAY: Every community contains homes that have needed repair or improvement for the last six years. Every community has skilled workmen who are un- employed. -

MEETING TIIIS SITUATION: The‘ Natimlal EmP1°T ment Commission, with the Home Improvement Plan, invites each home owner to make repairs, improvements and additions to urban and rural dwellings and barns, in concerted action with all other Canadian home owners.

It plans to mobilize across Canada a vast co-operative effort o! home owner" banks, contractors, supply firms and business and service organizations generally, to restore, improve and brighten the homes oi Canada, and at the same time provide legitimate work for the unemployed.

chair Juiiioi"s mar-kings on the bedroom wall. Creuky boards in the litill. Bathroom fixtures that need repair.

But why continue? Really now- thercs more that. needs to be done thun you have realized. Taking care oi‘ those‘ needs in your 1101110 will put. citizens of London gam-, fully to ilvork. "

The Painter, the mason , the plumber, the clothler clasp hands with you in friendship when you gci that needed work under way. The money you spend in materials, furnishings and labor spreads 1Y5‘ power for good through 0U!‘ Wm", munlty. You bring your home OIl fggiqry up to par and gain in pride, of ownership. At the same time you are putting idle dollars into clrculation—their proper work and use.

Was there ever such an oppor- tunity to do yourself a good turn as by taking care of those needs which otherwise might be de-l [erred

Your dollar is saying, “Workless, I Walt-Employed, I Can Employ ‘. Pledge your dollars to circulation that. citizens may be gainfully DUI to work and business stimulated: that. all may benefit. i

Check over this list, decide what, you want. done. and arrange for‘ the work immediately.

ATTIC

Apply finishing material to walls and ceiling. i

Apply fire-stopping between studs at floor line.

Finish off room for playroom- Walls can be covered with wall- board or insulating board with .wood battens to cover the lolnts.

Lay finished flooring.

Partition off rooms.

Provide disappearing stairway.

Provide insulating materials un- du- i-Qof, on side walls or floor structure.

Provide ventilating: louvers or windows, dormers or skyllshts. W give more light. and sir.

BASEMENT Apply bridging between floor lsts

Apply fire-stopping around sills. Apply fjeclﬂl floor treatments. Apply waterproofing to walls. Build basement garage.

Build foundation footings and

walls. Build game room for children's

Cover basement ceiling.

Excsvate cellar.

Inclose inside stairway.

Increase window space.

Install fruit closet, shelves, etc.

Install partitions for storage bins, etc.

Install wash tubs. toilet. etc.

Instzfl workbench and equip- merit.

Lay basement floor.

Make storage space for Borden fumlture, screens, garden tools, etc. etc.

int rails to brighten basement.

Plaster ceiling for cleanliness and fire protection.

Pro-‘ie drain tile around out- ski’: of" "Llngs.

Provide drainage facilities.

i SIMPLIFIED FINANCE

Tit}. THE KEYNOTLE For those who have not ‘y cash lnnd, it provides a simple plan of l n5; m.» prQV¢ ments. You decide what lillUftJUCllltdflf your home needs; get an estimate on iilL‘ cost oftlie job and. arrange for a loan with any 1' tered ban. proved lending iristituti 2 by . ' _ you canrepay the loaiiin ..t iizii.n smut oi irircu No security or endorsement 1S uecticcl and tln

at any time in any countiy. The zg loans under this Plan is §.'i_l.(.“‘O,’\t'l of the Government risk in protcc

. up to 15%, is $7,500,000.

The "ll/inu- l."l'll'(.'l'l'fllr u! .i"i'su" n/ff '

DONT LET WINTER STOP YOU Then.- is no need to wait for the Spring for tho Plan permits a wide range of jobs that can be executed anytime, regardless of weather— thul putting men to work at once. Any reputable con- tractor, builder’or supply house, working in con- junction with your banker, will gladly help you draw up a programme.

YOUR (IO-OPERATION IS VITAL The iuilue of the Home Improvement Plan lies in its Will’! acceptance — it is what YOU do with it that counts. It is an immediate way of taking men oli relief rolls and putting them on pay rolls. Your llfftfiy cooperation is looked for. It is a great opportunity for you, and for Canada.

lll lion/Jul run he nlimincd [mm the

National lzmpiopviirri! (Inmtniswfiin, (III/tun, Ontario, or from your bun/r

National El.‘

Commission

UNDER run AU’I‘l;'O!‘.I’i“.' or THE DOMINION GOVERNMENT

(The cost o! this series of advertisements sponsored by the National Employment Com- mission, has been defrayed entirely by public- npirited eoncems and individual: as n contribu- tion towards that "Nnion- de ctr-operative el- by the Par lament of Cundn in the NIUOHII Employment Commission Act.)

Ion" envisaged

Paionoii SUGGESTIONS

m ROME IMPROVEMENTS I

You may now PEEHIIZQ your ambition to modernize and improve your home;

--These New Floors

--These New Partitions

—These N cw Floor and Bathroom Tiles

—-'1‘hat Attic you wanted to finish for so long In fact we have a book prepared containing ’

“101 PRAOTIOAL SUGGESTIONS FOR HOME IMPROVEMENTS"

which we would be glad to mail to you.

Of course, there is no obligation but we would be glad to be of service to you.

. We can give you valuable assistance in planning your improvements.

L. M. POOLE & CO.

Box 392 Phone 172

Provide outside entrance and

stairs.

Lulnber and Building; Supplies

Install-R cl-(It. . hangers,‘ slioc- ‘ii|srii.t|"siiiii.ci's or rrpuice olu filvkﬁ. (‘i-C». ill ClO-EPlF- ' nhuﬁocis uith newer typo.

Iiistnll small wnll HIIPS or iuolli- Iiistull window adjusters. D1110! SW91 "Wile- lnstzill \\‘l!‘.(l0\\’ seats.

BATHROOM Replace ivoriioui window pulli

l nnd cords with l\C\\'i‘l‘ it'll“?

Build and equip bathroom where

none CXiSi-S. EXTERIOR ANI) GROYNIIS

Imtﬂll built-in Wtlfdfﬂbﬂ- Install space-saving roller or 1\i_|i;<~ now screens or install spcc- , Install shOV/Bt Sitill. folding beds. - _\]\\']\ [ts mil screens, etc. Apply snow tlllillTl-s l0 1hr‘- Install wall and floor tile. Line closets with cedar. i additional Willflﬂw‘ space.‘ roof surfaces.

11y floor coverings such as lino- leum. rubber tile, etc.

Provide improved toilet seat.

Provide medicine cabinet, mir-

Build additional lmY-"Y-“t. Build new (ll‘l\'(‘\\'ily and lllllllf Build ncw porch iouizil i...i.

Build pcrgnln, trellsrs. s

l Provi - awiuiics. I Provin ' storm window's and doors; Proviiii- \\'lllil()\\' and porch boxes. l'l'(l\'l(it‘ iviniYoiv \'(‘lll.lltli.liS.

Provide tlfltltiltlil-li \\'iiitlo\\.-; ICI‘ cross \'t"llillt\il0ll. '

l DOORS \-\NI) “TNDOWS l I

m". BBO. Iicpliirt‘ hardware. , Build pit for scrvlclnr imp Provide towel racks. shelving. Apply weather-stripping. Rfillilfi‘ nai-isow rlooi-ivnis with; Build or remodel nut-WA‘.

built-in conveniences. etc. Caulk around outside vi lrauics 'plu.<f<"<‘1i niTllP-S or similar large‘. Build sun parlor or ifs-ct". Replace tub, labstory, and waler- Install door checks and gnnids. (pPIlIIlKS. l porch.

closet with modem types. Install new (ipeniiirzs bctuvrin .ii-:i.ic-.~ ordinary doors with Ccnnect down spout". 1c "t?

rooms. 11-inch flOfWi, mirror (loors. etc.

age system. Replace wood panels with glass in ~——-———- l doors.

BEDROOMS Build adu- clolcti or boxes.

doors

Install safety catches on

and windows. (Continued on page i4)

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