__fhany usually found — only—ir/ larger houses. Off -fhe. kitchen is an area indicat- $d—-as —a—laundry but which _ ) f ‘GUARDIAN - PATRIOT HOME OF THE WEEK 46a Or OT Pees s BED RM 10-8xIl-S ct age BED BM 11-696 rte eee sew mh ame eee as 3 aa A ed bh = 4a ihg plan which offers tould be used for storage or sven an extra ,washroom if so desired. ° Another optional layout could include “all this - area in the kitchen, the over- all size then being increased _ First Aid To Ailing Houses ‘jy ROGER C. WHITMAN i». PLUMBING SYSTEM QUESTION: hot water faucet in the kitchen is oe turned ~on;~it~sounds--as-though- the . whole plumbing ‘system is about ready to collapse. The pipes vibrate and make a ter- rible noise. At first the hot wa- ter will run out slowly, then after about a half minute, the water comes out in a big spurt and then the noise lets up. What ean be done to remedy the situ- mn? : HT SWER > { suspect your hot water becomes too hot. When water is under pressure, (as in the hot water. supply system), -##-.will. fot--vaporize. when_heated to. (or above) the boiling point -but-—will_flash into steam when the pressure is relieved. When a faucet is turned on, this pres- sure is reduced; steam forms instantly and causes the vibra- ‘tion and noise as if forces its way to the outlet for escape. Installing a water temperature contro] will prevent overheating ofthe water, I suggest you have & competent plumber verify this by--making a personal inspection and necessary correction. -’ =o. LEAKY. MASONRY. Dt ure’ k.. We have not yet plaster- “the“inside walls. veral years we have had trouble with the west wall of the end “room sweating and mildew- ings This covers about the first -foum-rows—ofblock—from the ‘floor, as. we area -in-the-southwest-and-north- west corners of the room. We heat with nautral gass wall panel heaters. What is causing this and how might we correct it? ANSWER: ° Description indi- “gates ground dampness is work-: ‘4Jng into the concrete blocks, and , then. seeping upward... This_can “glso be caused by leaks in the ,Mortar between blocks. You ‘Bhould have: this wall treated an?) “ - “EDGEHILL Boarding School For Girls WINDSOR, NOVA SCOTIA 75 Anniversary Year : e Regular course Grade : = VIFto Grade 12 ' Michaelmas Term begins September 7, 1966. Early enquiry advisable owing to limited vacancies z \ For further information, apply‘to Seymour C. Gordon, B.A., Whenever the oakum, very expensive jyou suggest some other materi- al which would’ be cheaper yet, still withstand ‘the weather? ANSWER: Any good ‘caulking jmost widely suggested material’ 10 The Guard! Could |-—— a le een an, Charlottetown, Sat., April 30, 1966. 1 double ergamy- white flowers at celled in My varieties. These | Toronto; and Meadow Lark, spotted yellow, from Guelph. New Shasta daisies such as Miss Canada and Elsie Gilbert, a wonderful race of hardy out- door mums from Brandon; and 7 ane se ° és \range from thé fighter squadron | | Many plants.for your Mower | and stenographer series devel- \border are varieties that have | ; oped by Miss Isabella Preston, been bred in Canada. Name aby which contain such beautiful compound applied with a pres- sure-release caulking gun, will | jserve. These’ compounds with- | stand temperature changes and | |retain flexibility, and have an | adhesive property causing them to adhere to surfaces to which they are applied. : LOOSENED FLOOR TILES | QUESTION: We recently mov- ed: into ‘a home. witha large floor area of_vinyl-impregnated Centennial Gardens. Using Native Plants Many horticultural societies medium-sized shrubs with large, and garden clubs are seriously |fragrant, ‘Single white or creamy cork tiles, laid over the ro a hardwood floor. Some of these |Faised in Canada. Why not fol- tal farm of the Canada Depart- ltiles have raised and loosened, low suit by including at least a ment of Agriculture, and has land need to be repaired before few plants of Canadian origin to |double white flowers on a shape- cer | we C2 __ WAbl changes. ..QUESTION: We own a small ; ted—_of cement! In the last ell” as a tridgutar’ ine stee: PAs =m sa EEE evaporation. ° QUESTION: is an economical space to 19’-6” x 9'4". Any of these changes could be indicated on the whiteprints and would involve no basic structural Construction is frame with stone accent. In- structions for’ , building Brick Veneer are supplied, with the prints. . Could be built on a 75 ft. lot - - - 55 ft. without the attached garage. 1071 Sq. Ft. Design No, 633. - with a waterproofing prepara- tion and have any faulty mortar repointed. Get estimate from mason for putting in perimeter insulation GREASE ON WALLS . QUE; How can one get grease stains off plaster walls? I have>little grandchildren and they have put their greasy hands on my walls. ANSWER: Try washing with one of the new liquid detergents or all-purpose household clean- ers, following label instructions for use carefully: "Or make-~a thick paste of powdered whiting and a noneflammable liquid spot remover; cover the stains with a layer, and place a sheet of: thin plastic over this-to” retard: When dry brush off and repeat tratement if necessary. f GUMMY BUFFET I have a mahog- any buffet that was left in the. house we recently purchased. It feels gummy from not being cleaned. How can I clean it be- fore I polish it? - j ANSWER: Try cleaning the surface ‘with a wax. - removing and cleaning preparation, made bya nationally -known mann: facturer, following label direc- tions. “Or rub carefully with fine steel wool and—turpent: SCRATCHED PLATE. GLASS QUESTION: in our patio. door has many scratches. Is there anything -I can use to remove them? j ANSWER: There is no practt- \cal_.way to. remove. scratches which you can point with pride ly shrub with arching beaneies, as your memento of the centen- Baton Rouge and Eileen are nial year? One thing is sure, |new hybrid cherries that bloom you won’t have to coddle or cov- jearly and produce abundant er most of these plants because flowers on good bushy shrubs. nearly all have been bred for |Kileen has white flowers with hardiness as well as for beauty. |pink tips, and Baton Rouge deep Cae ee spring. a = - choose ce oe ne excels in its lilac me ose are notew are |troductions, many of whic oe ene eee aver were bred at the Central Exper- w rosy-purple star- imental Farm in Ottawa. flowers, and Royalty with deep purple foliage all ‘summer long | and rose-pink flowers in May. Both. were -raised_on the _prair- jes and, apart from spraying to protect ‘them from caterpillars and greenfly, they need little care. Other native Canadians are—_Makamik—and Baskatong, each with rose-pink flowers, de- |they chip and break, What would WALK be the proper procedure to cor- ‘rect this problem and prevent i : its recurring? cireueh ee eh lesen Goon cue ot gee Cr ‘ \-7¥ 20-8 | obtain a small quantity of a 13-6>9-4 | R |sive recommended for this type TAGLE SPACE of floor tile. Then, with a putty -\knife or any dull flat similar .. |tool, insert a small quantity of the adhesive under the loosened tile and place a heavy weight on top, allowing to remain un- \disturbed until the adhesive dries and hardens. Wipe up any excess cement that may ooze remain, this is very difficult to remove later. If the surface of out immediately; if allowed to the hardwood floor underneath was. not completely clean and free of any-trace of-wax, grease a etc., before applying the tiles, E sft : the adhesive won't hold tightly; |veloped at the’ Central Experi-|are Mount Baker, a splendid HOW TO OBTAIN re-laying the tile may be the | mental Farnr in Ottawa, and | white variety; Tom Taylor, dou- [eae be ‘only prevention. Leslie and. Strathmore, which | ble violet; Sister Justine, single DESIGN BOOK | cReosoTep TIES BLEED are good flowering and fruiting-| white; —and—Charles—Nordine; QUESTION: I recently pur- | kinds from the west. : |with large open upright, pale- yy mhe latest design book em- chased some new. creosoted rail-| Two good trees for_shade are |blue panicles. From Ontario titled “101 Selected Subur-~ oad ties, planning té use them |the new ~Greenspire - linden, -a -comes-the-largest flowered lilac ban and Country Homes De- for outside entrance steps into | beautiful shade tree with e of all, the deep- purple Frank signed for Canadians,” 18. |my house. Since then I have |form growth selected from the now available at the offices | of The Guardian and~ The Evening Patriot for $1, tax free. This_new edition in- G- DINING “4 Mio 633 Ped Novo 39. “tL inor, Isabella, and Fountain, with extremely fragrant, pink flowers,. and Desdemona, — with light-violet fl . All of these have thick green, foliage than the European lilacs and flower a week later, thus pro- longing the lilac season. _ Good_ varieties from the west in | beem told they will bleed and the little leaf linden (Tilia cordata) \ereosote would be. tracked into | and Rowancroft Coral, a moun- the house and over concrete | tain ash raised ‘in Meadowvale,; ‘patio, Is there some way to elim- | Ontario. This rowan tree has ers that measure an inch and a quarter. across. cludes color selection, etc., — inate this? I haven't installed | Salmon-coral berries instead of |be in every garden are Agnes, plug over 100 popular new them yet; if it’s a condition that | the ‘usual bright-red ones and |with deep-yellow flowers, and designs to choose from. Also’ can’t be corrected, I should not |deeper green leaves than the |Wyasagaming, with fragrant. included are full designs on | want to use them. ¢ommon European type. hew to order blueprints. | . a MANY SHRUBS There are many choice shrubs of Canadian origin. Quite a num- ber of these have been bred in Western Canada and are valued ‘net~only for their hardiness but because they are improvements on existing kinds. The Snow White spirea, a hybrid of the Korean spirea and the three- lobed spirea, has larger flowers than the common vanhouttei- spirea but is hardy in areas where this hrub_ winter-kills. Fairy..is what_one_might term a. miniature ‘vanhouttei spirea, be- cause it is ‘identical with this shrub-in every respect but grows only two feet high. Both these -jnew.-shrubs-were-raised .in.Drop-. more, Manitoba. | Honeysuckles are usually such large coarse plants that they j}are. best used for screening. | However, two good Canadian | ones, Crimsona, light pink, and }Carleton, a deeper pink, are more compact and do not grow higher than five to eight feet. Dr. Skinner also raised a large imumber of mock-oranges, all of | which_are hardier than the com- !mon Virginal and Minnesota | Snowflaké:Good. ones are Gala had, Patricia, and Purity, all fully double, soft clear-rose flow- ers. Agnes was raised by Dr. William Saunders, the first di- rector of the Central Experi- mental Farm, and the other rose.in. Manitoba. ........ ANSWER: Sorry to say, but the creosote will probably bleéd \through. The Department of ag- riculture recommends _ several jyéars” of weathering~ before~ ap- \plying any coating over a creo- | from glass other than having the eurface | professionally ground down. You might try filling an uinconspicious scratch with clear nail polish to make it less notice- ,soted surface. able: if this works, go ahead| (Note: All correspondence with the rest of the deeper jrelating to home maintenance eam atta eo nee Sr CAULKING LOGS : mae, oro QUESTION: The exterior of |Syndicate, 80 King St., West, our home. consisting of very ir- | Zoremte, Ontarie.) a regular vertical -logs. Because; Israeli girls must serve 20 Of the fioles~resulting—from-—-the: -months~in-the-armed-forces—un-.- irregularities, I. would like to jless they have religious reasons caulk between logs, but find the’ for exemption. HILLSBORO & DISTRICT A-1 CLUB _ ANNUAL MEETING will be held at ‘MILLVIEW HALL. ~~ April 30th at 8.15 p.m. Guest Speaker: Mr. Bruce MacLaren white reverse, was selected by nurserymen as_ the, centennial rose. It was raised in British Columbia. Others are Jet Fire, dazzling orange red; Canadiana, bright-yellow;—and-Hallowe'en;-a-} yellow-orange color. .Patricia. Macoun is about the hardiest of rambler roses and needs no more protection than mounding: -with-earth-“It=has-a* profusion™ ee When your back is stiff and painful so it is hard for you to stoop Oe bend, take the remedy that has brought relief fo thousands—TEMPLETON’S T-R-C’s. Don't suffer a day longer than you have to. Get T-R-C's today. Only 85c and $1.65 at drug counters everywhere. For extra fast relief, use Templeton’s FLAME. | —— Smee en ese roll-on bottle exter- : B i -R-C’ earn S* cra T-R-C's oan 163-8 —— Er The plate glass Among the best of these are El- | Paterson, with individual flow- | If you wish to grow the more" refined hybrid tea rose. you will | thinking of starting, as centen- white flowers. Silvia is from the garden near Montreal, and| such as Rideau; Gatineau and Ottawa. ‘LILY VARIETIES | Canadian breeders have ex- | y { =n i | i | | 7 | PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE NOMINATING CONVENTION | ~ MONDAY, MAY 2nd, 8 P.M. lone of your favorite flowers and jyou will find that there is a var- varieties as Brenda Watts, ‘iety that has been bred in this’ |ecountry. Good irises are Arm- lean Bright, vivid orange; Eliza- | beth of England, light blue; Blue |Ballet, blue; and Candy Capers, one of the new fringed types. Your craving for Siberian irises can easily be satisfied by grow- ‘ing Ceaser and Tropic Seas, both of which originated in a Morden, Manitoba, and-from from Royal Botanic Garden at Hamilton, and the famous Mor- den lythrums, are all Canadian and grace many gardens throu- ghout the world today. ; It would be no problem to ex- tend this list far beyond\the con- fines of a short article for there are many other paentifel wants : anadian origin. or Starlight, white with _orange 5 ce catalogue and you ba MO OF Cecilia, pink, Primrose Lady, | your own thome-bred flowers. Burnished light cream, and Bu The lowest natural spot on the Rose, deep rose, from * Univer- - Ruby, jearth is the Dead Sea, in Pales- SF Se vonies fh tine, 1,300 feet below sea level, ruby red, and Flaming Youth, Grace Marshall, and Spitfire, to the modern Aurelian trumpet types raised at Vineland,. On- tario, at the University of Sask- atchewan, by amateur breeders in Ontario, and many others. Best of these now growing in our Plant Research Institute Test Gardens are Regina, yel- low; Galahad, light yellow; and For = | CHARLOTTETOWN. and : oe ROYALTY | 5th onal 6th Queens ooancsli inane srgqyenisnerriamencer teen ee. COMMUNITY CENTRE 1 ~, McINNIS PHOTO- HOBBY IGaNTIC Progressive Conservative Nominating Convention 4th PRINCE Kensington Regional High School Monday, May 2nd, 8 P.M. Each Poll Committee is requested to have five voting delegates in attendance. THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND | | GUEST SPEAKERS: David MacDonald, M:P. — Heath Macquarrie, M.P. Hon. Henry Wedge — Keith Harrington Norman Reeves, Pres. Road Race Sets —T/, PRICE! M.A., Principal Stationery, wedding : invitations, invoices, statements and, all. your. job printing’ re- quirements. All jobs guaranteed. GUARDIAN - PATRIOT CENTRAL PRINTERY Phone 4-8506 ANT AR fi ao 2nd PRINCE’ . 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