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‘An Income Honie with 985 &q. Ft. on both the upper and lower area. Design features a full basement atid a conven- ~ fent carport. Living room in- eludes fireplace? buiit- book shelves and china inet. ee are two large bedrooms

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with ‘ample closet space, and corner windows for cross ven- tilation. Upstairs is practical-

of the - lower floor. Design is brick veneer apd could be built on a 40 foot Tot. Design No. 286.

First Aid For ‘Ailing Homes

BRICKS GETTING POWDERY ; QUESTION: The bricks in our basement wall are getting pow-

be done to stop it?

ANSWER: Try applying a/| liquid cement-hardening prepa- ration, available masonry sup- plies dealers and some large hardware stores. If the bricks are very old and deteriorating |

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eorrection. PRIVACY PLUS DAYLIGHT - QUESTION: The dining room

window —in—our~ground-=—level- apartment faces a sidewalk, just outside the window, where peo- ple pass by and-look-in.—-T he

window is. Jarge, almost floor- |.

ceiling height. and — is paned (20 of them) I have covered the |. panes with white tissue paper which permits daylight through and gives privacy; also tried Japanese rice paper with i m- pregnated leaves. and- butterflies but it looked too busy. Can-you suggest some product, perhaps a spray, which would provide privacy without sacrificing day- light?

ANSWER: A “‘frosting’’ type paint, in aerosol form, is avail- able_at_some_large paint and — housewares stores. How about using window curtains of _unlin- ed curtain fabric, such as fiber glass? In a wide variety of weaves and colors at depart- ment and fabric stores; very + easy to launder, too.

LEAKY GUTTER

QUESTION: My roof gutters seemed to take quite_a punish- ment last winter. Now they leak in-quite a few places. ¥Not being “loaded"’ at the moment; is there any inexpensive, way to patch them? New ones are out of reach |

ANSWER: ‘First spread black | plastic roofing cement as a liner. Then press heavy ‘aluminum foil, into the cement, shaping it to the. utter’s curve. Finally, cover the foil with another layer of | the cement. in effect sandwich- |

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ing #:e foil between coats of ce- | ment. This, should last you. for

quite a while. -I know of one | such which was still gotng > strong. three years later. when |

the owner finally decided to re-

place with, new gutters PAINTING. LEATHERETTE QUESTION: T have a set of dining room chairs covered. with aplastic-leathérette.._Is-there—a paint that would cover-and stick fo this type of surface without

tracking” : ANSWER Yes, vinyl plastie tpravs. in av wariety of colors,

are available at’many paint and | large housewares Healers. Fol- low label directions for use | carefully ; , |

RELUCTANT “DRAINAGE

QUESTION: | How can T speed up reluctant dratnage in ‘my kit- chen sink?

ANSWER Unscrew. ‘the plug covering the bottom of the trap | Then,-with-a~hent: stiff piece of wire,.serape ott all,| the accumulation vol can reach 1! drainage is still stow after j this. use drain-cleaning ‘prep,

results aré still negative.

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ters, loosening--them:

Call a goodplumher | :

_ UNDENTING CARPET

QUESTION: Please repeat. the ‘ jtreatment for removing a fur- ¢ oc dery=—ts-there anything that: ‘can-tniture-dent- in-a-thick- ~~ flost the item, and now. need the |

advice. ANSWER:

You élp by gentle“ bris

iresults aren't invariably 100 pe ture eups

With heat set to +

moderate, run your steam iron |

The steam will

‘work down into the matted fib- cent,

can \the--situation—greatly. ie your—getting—the-ty

HOW TO OBTAIN

DESIGN BOOK

The_latest_design_book_en- tiled “101 ~ Selected Subtir- _ ban and Country Homes, De-

signed for Canadians,” is now~-available atthe offices of The Guardian and The Evening Patriot for $1, tax free.

_This new edition in-—

plus over ‘100 popular new designs to choose from,, Also included. are full designs on how -to_order blueprints.

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Planting =

ies Sve 30> : KENTVILLE, N. 8.*---» Poor anting practices atcount for -Most losses in new strawberry plantings “th the” Maritime Pro- vinces. That’s the opinion of «C.. 4, Lockhart and Alan MacNab, plant pathologists with the fe- deral and the Nova Scotia depart- ments of agriculture. They say further losses are caused by . stem borers, ‘green petal virus, + high soluble Salts (due,to over- fertilization jn dry weather), storage mold, and planting win- terkilled plants. So there are plenty of’ do's and don'ts. Here afe some of their suggestions: Don't plant where | strawberries have been grown, within ¢ ‘the last five Years; nor

ions have been grown: recent- because some soil-borne di- ie of these crops also. at- | tack | strawberries. | . High-yields -begin with-top-qiya- lity plants. 80 buy certified “die sease-free”’ nursery ‘stock. Plants should be set out early | in the spring. They should: be | planted soon after delivery. Do| not let them” dry out during planting. Plant them at the

up the crown -,too shallow plant- ing will result in-drying out and too deep in smothering.

carpet dents. Ask at any good

furniture store.

“PAINTING UNDER PORCH | QUESTION: Someone told _me_|

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prevent Toronto, Ontario.)-

that when I repaint my wood, porch floor I should also paint | lthe underside, as a protection lagainst decay caused by _ rising | jground dampness. Is this right? | It's a lot more work.

| ANSWER: Your informant is’ \absolutely right, I suggest™ ‘your | ‘using aluminum paint,-for this | junder-cover. It a an excel- {lent vapor barrier ‘0 increase protection, cover the ground area with overlapping layers of jheavy plastic sheeting. Bither. cement tha laps together or weigh them down. with rocks.

HIGHLIGHTING FURNITURE

QUESTION: TI have sevéra) pieces of bedroom furniture that |need repainting badly. Is there | any easy way to get the. antique |

effect” of gold- ie on the F—

surface?

ANSWER: Kits for repainting furniture in antique gold are available in various sizes (de- pending upon the number. of pieces to be refinished). at some | paint and housewares

Follow the manufact-

__RUST_ON_ GLASS QUESTION: .- My aluminum | screens are making my windows rusty. How would you get the | rust off the glass? I've used ak most everything with no results. |

ANSWER: Have you' tried | carefully rubbing the — rusted jarea of. glass with fine steel!

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(Note: All . correspondence | relating to home maintenance jshould be addressed. to: Roger | -C.-Whitman,-CO—Toronto Star |

Social Evening

2nd District of Kings

Progressive Conservative

Women’s Assn.

Monday, May 16th at 8.30 pym.

a LEGION HALL, MORELL

ALL LADIES WELCOME

Guest: MISS FLORA MacDONALD

Meet your candidates:

HON. LEO ROSSITER — J..WALTER DINGWELL Mrs, Bernard, Secretary

Progressive Conservative

YOUTH RALLY

O'LEARY REG., HIGH scH OOL

- AUDITORIUM

SAT., MAY 14th.-8 P.M,

Entertainment-—C ountry and westeras. music. Special Old Time Fiddling and Square Dancing -

In Attendance—Dr. George Dewar, Robert Grindlay,

Gerald Rooney and Bert Rix.

All Young People Welcome. Refreshments will be Served. Inserted by Second Prince P-C:

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This plant began production in October 1961

and now employs 400 wage earners at maxi-.

mum summer capacity, and a minimum 100.

during the winter. .Total annual payroll a ‘half

million dollars.

This plant established in 1964 TGnlevi 304 wage-earners in the peak month of August, with a monthly payroll of $34,000.

. there is already employment for 240 Islariders. Salaries and payroll to the: plant and to the dragger crews amount re $57,000 per month.-In |

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By building our Caste resourcés, such as Fisheries,

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@ Bathurst Marine Ltd., Georgetown This plant established in 1964 now employs a total of 200 wage-earners. The monthly payroll - —$60,000. With current contracts to assure the plan of present capacity or better for the next three years, this means a total payroll -of $2.1 million.

we build a solid. base for new industry.

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eve.opment! :

the next three years potential employment: will increase to 750 persons.

@ North Raviice: slant +6 be in production Ger © A market for almost the total production of the new industry has been meee assured in the: Caribbean.

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e “This Plant will initially employ from 30 to 40 wage earners, in addition to the fishermen, who will be nipp ives this big. new market.

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These smaller. indusiiies: established with the us

help of the Conservative Government:are mak-

ing a positive contribution to the communities

in which they operate.

deBusiness is Good business - - for Everybody. -Our primary industries profit ... our service and , retail trade expa expands ... government revenues increase, to provide more services to people.

An impressive record - and there’s much. more to come!

‘PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE - On MAY 30th

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