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what fuzzy circle of brown stain in the marble pedestal. I assume this was caused 1 wea that rain washing off the metal caused the stain. Is there any way to clean this at home? ANSWER: There are marble- clea’ preparations, usually available. at hardware stereg and where janitor are sold. Here’s an e ive home- made method: Mix four parts of powdered tale and one part of. dry sal ammoniae and add ammonia water to make a stiff paste. Cover the stain, let the paste dry. Then brush off, ahd repeat as often as necessary. * _ LOOKING-AHEAD PLANS QUESTION: I am_§atready looking ahead to building an outdoor barbecue fireplace in the backyard, and. I have two

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ANSWER: A speciai firebrick is needed for lining the fire-box. Regular brick can’t take the héat. You'll also need fire brick cement. For plans, write to Superintendent of Documents,

’ Washington 25, D. C., request- ing titles of government pam- phiets on the subject; Popular Science Monthly, 355 Lexington Ave., New York City; Portland Cement Association, 38 West Grand Ave., Chicago, Ill.

BOOK CARE -

QUESTION: Recently I acquired a handsome old set of encyclopedia volumnes. The pages are of quite thin paper, the covers are not in the best of condition, and they are very thick with dust. Before I risk damage, please tell me ff there is any special way te remove the dust. \

ANSWER: Use the soft brush attachment of the vacuum clean- er. Or wipe the covers with a soft cloth. But don’t wipe the edges ‘of the. pages..< Instead, open the books, then close with a sharp snap several times, to jar most of the dust off. Blow off the rest. This is a job ‘best done outdoors! ,

KNOTS TURN YELLOW

QUESTION: TI bought an un- Painted pine. kitchen cabinet. I painted it white fo match the other appliances. After a few months. the white paint turned yellow over the knots in the wood. So I repainted, and the same-thing happened, What can I do to prevent this? *

ANSWER: Even with” fairly well-seasoned wood, knots will

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Of ‘all gardening operations few give greater satisfaction and delight than bringing hardy spring-flowering ‘bulbs into bloom during the drab winter

stem, petals and leaves all ready burst forth when given the

BRACE SHAKY PORCH? ___ QUESTION: How can I brace Te seems to}

be , and at the top the roof is p away from the siding.

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QUESTION: Is there any way te seal the white grouting b.e- twnen tiles ii a. mosaie table.

ANSWER: A practically color- less sealing preparation is avail- able for this | purpose at dealers in tor’s lies, and some nebee sae This is water- resistant protects from water- borne stains.

“DE-RUSTING” SHELVES

QUESTION: The small metal shelves in.my refrigerator have become quite rusty. I tried ap- plying petroleum. jelly, after sanding off the rust. but it did not work out as well as I was led to believe... What is your ad- vice?

home remedies., Take the shel to a metal plating shop and let them put a nice shiny new coat of chrome. Nor is this work ex- pensive.

WATER PURITY

QUESTION: I am planning to buy a house in the country, far from any town water ‘supply. ‘How can I be sure the well wa- ter is safe to drink?

ANSWER: (all thewatercom- missioner’s alge and request them to come and take a sample for analysis. Don’t bother bring- ing them a sample; they much prefer to use their own special- ly sterilized containers. Until you get an OK, boil any of the water you drink. In the Birgin rg Rilo g Bs vidual wal our ividual cisterns, my wife eas ae I boil every drop of water for at least -20 minutes. This is not only for drinking, but for wash- ing vegetables, making coffee and even ice cubes. This we also advise tenants in,our two. rental cottages to do." While this caution may amuse some of the longer-time residents of St. Croix we stay healthy and so do our tenants. This practice is an ex- cellent idea any time you aren't 100 per cent sure of | the water's purity.

CLEANING OLD BRASS QUESTION: I have a pair. of really old brass candlesticks,

ly that a new porch 1s the only | toy:

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serve the antique appearance? “ANSWER: id of” tising | one of today’s efficient brass and metal cleaner-polishers, rub the brass only with boiled liz- seed oil, live or lemon. oil. Then rub thoroughly with a dry, soft cloth. This is how many antique dealers preserve the an- tique luster of old brass. ‘SAFE TOY P. QUESTION: Is thef®’ any particular type of paint which is entirely safe to use on toys? My small fry like to chew on all

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ANSWER: Any top quality. paint or enamel may be used; as long as there is no trace of lead. In the old. days, before toy makers all adopted lead-

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cases of lead poisoning. “But” this threat has long sincé disap- peared. If you are repainting a toy or child’s furniture, just read the iabel to make sure theres no lead. If in doubt, ask the

dealer to verify. ,

(Note: All correspondence relating to home maintenance should be addressed te: Roger C. Whitman, c-o Toronto Star Syndicate, 80 King Street W., Toronto 1, Ontario.)

- BEDEQUE

Mr. and Mrs. D.A. MacPher- son, O’Leary, have taken up re- sidence in this. vill for the fail and minter ,

ericton, .N.B., was a recent vis- itor at the home of her father, Rev. E.S. Weeks. see Mrs. Flossie Lowther has re- turned from a visit to Calgary. Mr. and Mrs. John Myers, Car- Jeton Siding, recently spent sev- eral days with relatives in Win- nipeg. made the trip by plane oy

Nine children.‘were baptized at the United Church here on a recent Sunday morning by the pastor, Rev. R. M. Cameron. |Among,-the children were the twins of Mr, and Mrs. George Affleck, -Searletown.

Dr. Ernest P. Weeks and Mrs. Weeks have returned from a six weeks vacation in Europe. They spent several days in England, Rome, Switzerland, Athens, the Isle of Greece, and Lishon.

The United Church here has been painted ‘on the exterior.‘

The Senior Citizens Home here is now filled to capacity. The Mens Association of the Bedeque United Church held their October meeting in the church hall on Tuesday evening. An interesting program was pro- vided. Several ladies present served a pot luck) lunch. A

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. Magistrate A. James Haslam, Qc, fined Clifferd Pound, city,

he appeared im city police court Saturday morning on a charge of assault. The accused was ‘Warned that if he appeared on a similar charge he might lose his freedom. 7 . John Vernon Blacquiere, North Rustico,was fined $25 and costs for leaving the scene of an acci- dent. 5

. David ¥. Smith, City, charged with driving over a fire hose, was fined $10 and costs or five days. 7 :

WAR PAYS WAY

Japan expects to earn $200,- 000,000 this year by military gales to the Viet Nam.

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On arrival at the hospital the victim was attended by Dr. Frank Burke and later released.

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Lorne Hennessey, president of the Spring -Park—Home— and School eo, gave a re- port on the highlights of the

Fee oe @reas where the economie re- at a meeting of the Spring Park As- sociation in the school auditor-

Mr. Hennessey reported on the Centennial Indian project and mentioned the address given the, provincial association by Elean- or MacDonald: on reading. The president stated that in January the Spring Park group would hear Miss MacDonald. speak on

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OTTAWA — Conservation of

the resources of the sea and the minimum exploitation of those resources in a fair and equitable manner by the nations of the ‘world was a paramount prob- Yem, Hon. J. Angus MacLean, MP for Queens, said:in the Com- mons Friday. ‘ Dard icussion of the estl- mates hg department of Fish- eries Mr. MacLean said that as far as the Canadian industry was concerned, there was the problem of developing the indus- try in areas where the economic stimulation fer an automatic f- crease was not great enough. On the other hand, there -was the problem of over-exploitation in

wards were quite high. For years the resource had heen protected by limiting the fishing seasons in respect of par- ticular stocks but there was also problem of limiting the by fishermen these open seasons s0 not have too much gear much effort to try to cateh a limited stock. Additionally, Mr. MacLean not- was_the matter of edu- technical training for so they could ad- the developments in the . “There has been an en- ormous increased investment ‘in farm of equipment and ships

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by foreign tountries for exploita- tion of the fishery resource of the Atlantic and Pacific in areas close to our coasts. °

This indicates that Canada must accelerate development in this field so long as it is done om a logical and sound economic ba- _ ais,” Mr. MacLean said. ?

Urgent Reques! Being Studied .

OTTAWA (CP) — The federal - government is studying an ur-. gent request for funds to shore up the operating capital of the Confederation Memorial’ Centre in Charlottetown, State Secre- tary LaMarsh said. in Com- mons. :

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to the 1864 pre-Confederation conference of the Fathers of Confederation has been an as- set to the Island province, but it was known from the outset that it was unlikely to bear its operating costs, she ag 1 Replying to Angus MacLean, PC-Gueens, Miss LaMargh said that as soon as the government

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