* i 5 hs BB a ws GUARDIAN-PA ro: z TRIOT HOME > This handsome Colonial De- sign would be the ideal home ‘for a-targe family. All rooms are. larger than average esp- cially, in the four bedroom ar- rangement. However, there is an. optional arrangement for the upper floor showing ‘five bed plans the master bedroom, has . a.separate washroom and a huge walkin closet. It will be noted that all bedrooms have First Aid For STAINED STONE FIREPLACE * Question: The hearth of our sandstone fireplace is with numerous dark stains. 1! dp not. know what they are as they. were there when we récen- tly purchazed our home. . I was. able to remove all soot stains with a fireplace cleaning kit. However, on the other stains, I tried detergent; ammonia, commercial tile and grout clean- er, and “finally muriatic acid-te fio avail. The acid only chang- e ey the pink cast on the . @tone _. green... but stains: the gree, much less ate . tractive than the original color. What can we do now? : ‘Answer: To neutralize the re- sults of ‘the muriatic acid, wipe ‘the stone ‘surface with a, solu- tion of one pint of ammonia in two gallons of water, followed by rinsing with clear water to temove all trace of ammonia solution. . This may. restore ort- ginal. color. oe « Try cleaning the hearth. with’ #concrete and masonry clean-. g and etching preparation (not tontaining acid); available ‘ma- ponry supplies and some large hardware— stores; follow label _lirections. Or moisten stone sur- | face, then sprinkle with dry sal- é6da concentrated and allow to remain—overnight,_ In—morning scrub With~ stiff bristle brush and more sal soda. - ‘ RAIN SPOTS ON PAPER QUESTION: We have two ‘ large rain spots on our papered ceiling: Roof repairs have been made, but I can't repeper until next spring. How can I make thétn less noticeable? They have been there for some tithe. ~-~ANSWER: ~~ This type of stain 4s practically impossible to. re- move. Try touching up the brow- nish aread with a mild chlorine bleach ‘solution to lighten them. Touth up faded colors: with wa- -» ter colors from a paint set. This treatment should make the spot less noticeable. DULL FORMICA TABLE ~~ QUESTION: -How-can-y 0 1 -make a Formica kitchen table top shine after it has become dull? , . -ANSWER: Special. cleaning preparations for plastic sur- faces are available at some large housewaares and“hardware dealers; follow label instruction Or. use a one- step, auto-clean- er, polish, following tabel dire? tions. Ruub hard until an even gloss develops, then wipe. with cream, clean-up. wax, made by-a nationally... known . manu- facturer. t ODOR FROM CRAWL SPACE’ ' QUESTION: We added a bed- _ fToom and half-bath to our home, witha “‘Yamee- foot crawl space, under . *There is an .odor from: the uncovered earth which seeps into the basement under the rest of the house. Is there any way to eliminate this damp odor besides extending the base- ment under the adition . too? We have a ehumidifier: run- ning-all the time. bu it oesn’t help the odor. We. can't hang - Clothing in the basement hall- | way, as théy pick up the odor. . What do you suggest? ANSWER: Cover the exposed (earth with polyethylene sheet- Ang. running it at least six inch- es up the sides of the crawl spa? cee also, to prevent the rise: of ground ‘moisture. Louvers or vents should be provided'in at least two of the walls of .a size Opening of at least one square inch for each 1,500 square in- thes of ground area, besities the ground cover, to’.make sure of ' “i ; #8 . Note that in both:~ + covered left the |. -|Bennett.MacDonald, at the home “MRS. SARAH MacINNIS Inserted by ‘her daughter. There entered into her ‘eter- nal rest after receiving the last rites ‘of the Catholic’ Church by her pastor, Reverend Father of, her..@aughter:“and~son-in-law- Euphemia and Howard MacDon- Ta laid, Jan. 4th, 1965, Mrs. Sarah HOW TO OBTAIN DESIGN BOOK | " ‘The. latest design buok en-. - titled ‘Canadian Guide to \Home Planning and' Design” 4s now_available, at the offic-: es of The Guardian and. The Evening Patriot for $1, tax free. This new edition in- eludes color selection, etc., plus over 100 popular tew esigns. to choose from. Iso" included are full de- signs on how to order blue- ‘prints. es iene sae aes large closets, and in some in- stances, also a built-in dress- | er. Linen, towel and broom closets are conveniently plac- ed—on the upper floor. On. the lower floor there is a*Family _Room-which could be used as dining room .if preferred. the “well lighted kitchen -is m _ern and convenient to ‘all parts. of the. house, including fro nt _entry, washroom, laundry, garage and basement. Ailing House : lample air circulation and venti- lation. . ' (Note: All: correspondence to relating to home maintenance should be addressed to Roger C- Whitman, Toronto, Star Syndi- cate, 80 King Street, West, To- ronte, Ontario.k... ODOR FROM VENT PIPE QUESTION: We have a vent pipe on our roof (flat roof) above our patio. An unpleasant What can be done to correct this problem? S - ANSWER: The cause of the “Sdor is: probably due-to the lack of a trap between the sewer pipe and thé ‘soil lines in tae house. The absence of such a trap, would cause sewer gases to backup into the vent stack. I suggest having a reputable plum- ber install this item. ._ : CARE OF OILED WALNUT QUESTION: I recently pur- chased some oiled walnut tables and. would like to know how to care for them. - They-do not have a highly polished finish and I prefer to keep them this way as wax is-out of the question, I be- lieve: a : ANSWER: Use a cream po- lish cleaner, made by a nation- jally known wax manufacturer and widely available at. super- markets, ‘housewares and hard- ware- stores. -Follow_tabel_dire- ctions. This is made especially for dull-finished furniture end oiled open-grain wood such as walnut. It cleang without mak- ing the finish shiny. ae SNOW.MELTING SYSTEM QUESTION: This winter is the last straw. I've heard about systems for melting snow in driveways. Do you know where 1_can_get. information about this. I'm fed up with shoveling.—Co- lumbus, Ohio. ANSWER: Competent plumb- ing contractors and electrical firms can give@you estimates. Descrjptive information on this subject’ is available (for. free) by writing to Better Heating- Cooling Council, 250 Park Ave- nue, New York 17: a BIRD__CAGE PAINT QUESTION: Is there a paint or spray.Lcan use to paint 4 bird cage without harming the bird? -—Milwaukee, Wis. ANSWER: ~Use any top qua- lity fast-drying enamel, not con- taining lead, in either brush‘type or in! spray. cans; follow manu- facturer’s label instructions for application carefully. If’ you | | | tect surrounding surfaces from spatters. a ‘ ‘ “QUESTION: -- Where..can.1. get mirrors resilvered? —Milwaukee Wis. wi "ANSWER: : Many dealers in glass and mirrors offer. this kind of service.- Or corisult your classified telephone “directory Jander ‘Mirrors.”. é SMOKE ODOR IN CABINET QUESTION: . The wood cabi- net ‘of a secondhand sewing me-| washing and waxing to no avail, What do you advise to get the ‘kee, Wis. ; ‘ ANSWER: If possible, try airing the cabinet outdoors in thessun for several days. Or try placing a saucer of white vi- negar inside the cabinet. This ig ‘frequently successful in get- ting rid of this kind of odor- PLAYHOUSE PLANS get plans for a playhouse for children?,, We would like, to ‘see it now so we could start to get some of the materials’ now. tions carefully — spray paint on, be, sure to pro- | chine we purchased has a strong | . odor of smoke. “I have: tried) ~ odor .out of the wood?—Milwau- | QUESTION: Where could we| < 2 oy available from Masonite Corpo-_ ration, 111 W.. Washington’ St., Chicago, 2; request Plan No. AE-313 ‘‘Playhouse.”’. Or a_book- let ‘Playhouses (No. L72)., is pub- lished at 25 cents, by the Popu- lar Mechanics Press, 222 E. On- tario’St., Chicago 11; .available at sorne building supplies deal- ers, paper-back hook dealers, or_from the publisher- : |». CLEANING VENT-PIPE—.- _ QUESTION: Do you have any suggestions for cleaning the vent pipe leading from the kit- chen vent fan to the-roof? We can clean the fan and the im- ‘mediate opening, but the pipe to the ‘roof looks dirty. It's about |@ six-inch diameter, —Milwau- kee, Wis. ve ANSWER:. Remove any co ver at the roof end of the pipe, also whfasten the fan, so. you'll have -unobstructed operating room. If the pipe is short énough (you don't state its length), you could. make a modified ramrod, by securing a wad of rags or household: sponge over one of a long pole. If you have an old-fashioned’ bamboo _ fishing | pole_around, this, could be idle Pushing this through the pipe should- get results. If the pipe is foo long. for a pole, fi a weight, like a stone or fishing sinker, to some drop down from the ing. When it comes: to the kitchen, fasten end to stronger cord ( ‘clothes line or 25 - fishline) and then ~ game type to wad or Then with a helper in en and you at the roof can draw the-cleaning--wad. and forth the length of the pipe. WATERPROOFING : QUESTION:. . We would lke to paint our basement with water resistant paint-. We have been advised by a paint store, that the paint will be ineffective be- cause our basement walls were previously painted. Is there any water resistant paint.that can be. applied over painted walls? if 4 E 23292 Sitgsi HI iz: FB = af 3 z to make them. water resistant? —Columibus, Ohio, ANSWER:, There is a clear finish coating which can be ap- plied over painted . concrete which—will_waterproof_and_pro-| tect the old paint. I suggest you inquire at other paint dealers; or consult your classified tele- SOOTY FIRE BRICK ~— QUESTION: . How can I clean and remove soot from ‘the: fire brick inside the fireplace? _ ANSWER: Fire brick, being soft and absorbent, will be: dif- ficult to clean completely. Brush sible with .a -stiff pew - Then experiment in an obscure . cor- ner with the method: Wet: the brick with clear water and scrub with mechanic’s hand soap containing fine sand and plenty of hot water. Rinse thor- oughly ‘with clear water. Of try a cleaning and etching prep- aration for stone and masonty not successful, it may_be meces- sary to go over the dry brick leurface with coarse sandpaper. Friends of Mr. John Raynor are sorry to learn he is a pati- ent in ‘the Community: Hospital O'Léary. Wie cst Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas, daughters .Rhonda .and Shelley, by Mr. and Mrs. ; recent- —St. Joseph; Mo. ANSWER: Free plans are ‘ r &? ae on * =e |_| Euphemia~-MacKinnon _ of _ Car- *IP.E.1. She‘lived there for a num- (children, wh She lived: with her daughter ik ERE treating--painted concrete ...walls./' off-as much of the soot as pot: |; -|James Kickham, Souris; .|MacInnig in her. ninety-fourth year: She was the daughter . of the late Angus MacKinnon and digan Road. She. married Dan, ‘el Macinnis of Greenwich, ber of years. Her hushand pre-| deceased her by fotty-eig ht years: : Sarah as she was familiarly known was beloved by all both young andold. . - In her younger days she was @ member of the C.W:L. and a. devoted church member, Even in her last year of life here;.,she attended church to receive our Lord: To get to the church was always one of her happiest mo- ments. Although wé cannot hear her yoice or see her we know that she is happy with God. - She leaves to imn—one- dau- ghter ‘Euphemia, two sons Jolin and Harold all of St: Peters. One son, Frank, predeceased her at age two years, twelve grandchil- dren and nineteen great. grand-. and. son-in-law, Howard and Euphemia for thirty-four years and was dearly loved and. re- spected .by their. family, Berna- dette, Patricia, Harold,- Daniel and Alan. They sadly mourn her passing and will find an empty spot _in-their home when they visit there. ; ‘Puneral was held from her late resi to St. Peter’s Church, St. “ Péter's, where Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev. Bennett MacDonald, who grave. Pallbearers were:, Har- old MacDonald (grandson) ,- Wil- liam MaciInnis (grandson), Nor- bert Hughes (grandson-in-law), Francis MacKinnon (nephew), Francis Steele and Brent Gillis. Interment: was in the ‘church Wreaths and Sprays — How- ard. and Euphemia; Norbert and Bernadette; Harold” and No- teen; Floyd and, Patricia. Masses and Messages of Sym- pathy— Howard ‘Phemie 7 1 Fe = Z - i =. of - ap ie = (Morell; Mr. r wis, St. Peters; Mrs. John Mac- Isaac, St. Peters; “Miss Edna OBITUARY “fj ;.|demic, business, |to be the spark. fog some : constituted council The residence of Randolph ‘Manning, 191 North / River Road ,was second place win- ner in the ‘tight up for Christ- * mas’ ¢ontest sponsored again this year by the Electric Ser- >vice League. Lynn Manning, By JAMES NELSON OTTAWA (CP)—Prime Min- ister Pearson is expected to con- fer with ance Minister Sharp before 19 vacneies which have fallen open in the 28-mem- ber" Economic Council of Can- The council, which also is ex- pected to make public its sec- ond annua! review shortly was appointed in December, 1963, under the chairmanship of John. J: Deutsch to keep, the economy under surveillance and make periodic. recommenda- tions. : It is @ cross-section of _aca- labor,- farm and. consumer interests, Many of the members whose terms' jexpired last week may, be re- appointed tah ges appointments will-be watched for any shift of emphasis they might presage. The. council completed worl ron its second annual review iast tentative ‘scheduled toe the late winter. : ? : _ Currently “engaging the coun- :|@ closed conference. next month in Banff, Alta:, on the ramifi- cations. of international trade on Canadian agriculture, «and a lengthy and detailed study of inter-relationships between prides, stpply and demand and employment. ' IFIREWORKS| LIKELY The latter- project.may. prove draft report. special studies in almost certain to bring flicting - viewpoints of jmembers to a head. Though this consensus is still far_from_having been_reached,. : ; . and Mrs. Jo- seph H. MacInnis and family, St. Peters; John D, MacAulay, St. Peters; Mrs, Alice Hughes, Bear River; Francis © MacAu- lay, St. Peters; Mrs- Irene Wil- gon and family, St. Peters; Mrs. Catherine. MaéDonald and girls, Pisquid; Miss Florence Peters, '| Gowan Brae;-Mr-:-atitl “Mrs: J0- .seph Wood, Lake Verde; Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse MacLellan and family, Grand River; Mr, and Mre. Thomas Ledwell, “St, Peters; Mr. and Mrs. John Mac- Kinnon and girls, Marathon; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Coffin (Jr.) and. family, Pisquid; Al- bert MacKinnon, St. Peters. Mr, and Mrs. Eugene. MacAu- lay, Charlottetown; Mr. and (Mrs. James Pitre, Charlctte- ford, Mass.; Mrs. Clara Jamie- son; Medford, Mass.; Miss Mary Wilson, Medford, Mass.; Thomas E. MacDonald, Char- lottetown; Mr;--and*-Mrs._Mich- del. MacKinnon, . Mrs. Joseph Barrett. and Ber- nard, Mt. Stewart; Mr. and os rs: Mary Ann MacDonald, ‘St. Mar- | garet’s:-Rectory,;_-Miss. Phyllis. Morrison, Montreal; Mr. and Mrs; Joseph Gallant, Bear Ris ~ ver: Mr.- and Mrs. Joseph Pa- - |quett; ‘Charlottetown; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Quigley, St. Peters; Miss Mary Gillis, Morell; Mrs. Ada Gillis and family, Charlotte- town; Mr. and Mrs: Bertram ‘Mt. Stewart; Mr, and Mfrs. Brooklyn, U.S.A.; Mr. and Mrs, ‘Reginald MacAulay, St. Peters; Mr. and Mrs- Ray. Sanderson, Burlington, .Ont.; Mr. and Mrs. Sandy MacSwain, Ontario; Mrs.. Le ce town; Miss Grace Lewis, Cardi: |. ‘}gan;--Miss Susan. Wilson, . Med-: > |W. C. Koerner, Joseph~ Arthur Courteau" of (Montreal, general administrator of the federated co-operatives of Quebec when he was appointed for a three-year term, died this year and has not yet been re- placed; * a ‘The two-year appointments which expired last: week were held by a number of prominent business, labor, farm apd ‘con- sumer spokesmen. 3 f One of them, A. P. Gleave, president of the National Farm ers’ Union, resigned. iate in the cratic Party candidate in the Saskatchewan riding of Rose- town-Biggar. He was defeated LIST APPOINTEES -*~— lof the Ecole des Hautes: Etudes Commercialies, M: Ls Ps Chester, director of Continental - Oil Co., Winnipeg; - Francois. F. Sof Cleyn and » Huntingdon, -‘Que-; chairman of Rayonier Canada Ltd., Vancou- ver; W. Ladyman, International vice-president’ of the Interna. tional Brotherhood of Electrical Cleyn , Tinker Little; national president -of the ‘Canadian Union ‘of Public Em- ployees; Ottawa; Mrs. A. F.’W. Plumptre, national president of the Consumer's Association of Canada, Ottawa; and Francis | CARD OF THANKS. The fantily ofthe late Mrs. Sarah MacInnis wish, to thank Reverend Father Bennett Mac- Donald, the Perry Funeral Home, kind friends and neigh- ing their recent beres & summer to run as a New Demo-| in the ‘Nov. 8 general election. |” Workers;--Toronto;—-Stanley—.A.|.. G. Winspear, senior partner of ~ AWARDED SECOND PLACE created and. designed the dis- tinctive window decorations which ‘captured the prize. She created. designs .from cello. phane to give a stained-glass effect. Presenting Lynn with a clock radio are LEFT, C. W. ‘Buchanan and W. W. Brown. Pearson Expected To Fill The’ purpose of the contest is to provide an incentive to home.owners to help ~ make.. their community one of. the brightest and. cheeriest ‘on- the Island, at the same -time dis- playing the true Christmas spirit. i ' “4 e¢ommonly. shy The Guardian; Charlottetown, Mon., san. 3, 1966. 11 Drug Administration Errors a Revealed By Research Teams — By ALTON BLAKESLEE BERKELEY? Calif. (AP) Many more errors occur in giv- ing drugs in hospitals than is _assumed, a. team -said here. . range from serious or occasionally fatal mistakes ‘to _lerrors__of _ giving a ‘prescribed drug at the wrong time, or giv- ing a different brand of the same-basic drug, said Dr. Ken- neth Barker of the Univ of Afkansas medical centre: in Lit- tle Rock. : Bes A study six years ago ina {and in Boston, a total of four |persons died from ‘medication , errors,” Dr. Barker said. “From the: published reports of |that someone put ether in a | tle labelled “surital—just “*tempo- rarily,” of ‘course. However; otf. esearch.»the Michigan deaths, it appears observers confirmed that sueh ... : l\earelessness with labelling is | comrnon, and so, such. needless | deaths w#l continue to’ occur.” [ At the Arkansas medical cen- | tre, the new. experimental unit- dose dispensing system has been be in operation two months. Florida hospital showed that ‘‘at /' .Under the hew system, each least every sixth dose adminis- tered was in error” in somg¢ oan” : “Since the average patient rev ratio of ap- proximately. one: error per tient a day,’ Dr. Barker said. HELPS REDUCE ERRORS Similar rates. of error have ceived roughly six to eight doses % ja day, this was a dose of drugs ig delivered to the | nurses ‘in’ pre-measured, pack- | aged, labelled -and ready-to-ad- minister form. : COMPUTERS HELP | Computer --controlled systems | of médication also could help re- | duce’ error;, he said, | «The causes : complex, Dr. Barker said. Some | were due to mistakes by nurses, Le been found’ in other ‘studies, he some to situations, “like busy» said, but a new experimental system in Arkansas of control- ling drug administration has, in early testing, ‘‘cut the over-all . |error rate by. more than half.” Dr. Baket's co-authors .were Dr. Wilson Kimbrough, reseach assistant of psychology: ‘and j times, order that are in error ‘or are -?nisunderstood. . Some times, there are no clues as ¢ | why an error occurs. , : | Most errors probably were not | even known to, anyone, includirig. | the nurses who made them. °;. - The Arkansas. study ‘did. net for ertors are ™ Dr. William Heller, chief inves--| find evidence to support the idea" tigator of drug systems re- search at the Arkansas Univer- sity Hospital. : } : “Recently, in Pontiac, Mich., and Doane, chartered account- ants, Edmonton. “Others who continue as mem- bers include Claude Jodoin, Lpresident of the Canadian Labor Congress, Ottawa; R. M. 10 Economic Council Posts: Winspear, Higgins, Stevenson |dian Pulp and Paper Associa- tion, Montreal; David L. Kirk, secretary-treasurer of the Cana- | ican dian Federation of Agriculture, Ottawa; and Wiliam O. Twaits, | president of Imperial Oi Ltd., Toronto. . Fowler, president of the Cana- ’ By JAMES NELSON OTTAWA (CP) —Revenue de- way to allow rebates to em- ployers on overpaymest of their @hares of Canada Pension Pian But a spokesman for the de partment indicated there isnt much hope of success administration officials in the United . States" have been trying without success for 30 years to work out such procedures. ployeés who move from job to job or work for more than one employer. Under the law, em-. ployers started Jan. 1 to de- 18 per cent of employee: between $600 and $5,000, aid.to match the deduc- that by the end of the year has contributed more than the ~$79.20 maximum: for. an’ in- dividual. He can claim the ex- cess-as-a-rebate-when-he-makes- out his 1966 income tax form in. the spring of 1967... in the search. Social -security, Pension Plain Overpayments Might Result In Rebates — workers than any other indus- try, the: association said. BR es- timated that will run. into millions of dollars which: cannot be recovered. rebates of employers’ contribu-. tions to the pension fund are not for in the Canada Pension Plan Act. ¢ “Officials say they are aware of the problem, and the com- plaints} it has aroused in the tourist and other industries, but {they haven’t been able to, find ‘a-way~yet- to~ satisfy--them.—*-. One of the difficulties is the necessity to keep an individual's ‘personal financial affairs secret... A worker. may be moonlighting holding. down two fulltime jobs—and this needs to be known only to himself, and the would be violating the secrecy of income tax returns if it tried é apportion between. two em- rightfully contribute -pen-_ sion plan on behalf of one em- ployee. — : i RETTE! : : : if ft y Fit : ? : s = " ° a = a - i i i i matched penny - for - penny the employee's contributions has no way of recovering his overpay- ment on an employee's behalf. SEES DISCRIMINATION > - The Canadian Tourist Asso- ciation protested against this eaying it. amounted t operators. They have a larger turnover of employees. and: hire more seasonal and part-time a oe ADD MAN DIES ROCKVILLE’ CENTRE, N.Y. (AP)—Ralph C. Ruggles, 76, a veteran newspaper publisher's = ve, died--Friday’ af- ter suffering a heart attack. Ruggles, who began his career in Battle Creek, Mich., in thé advertising and merchandising division of the old Postum Cer-. eal Co.,.came to New York City in 1918 with that firm- emergency airlift of oil to ‘ ‘|Dougal MacDonald and- boys; |bours who helped in any way, Le ee ee i (Mrs, Maty MacKinnon and Fran- {also those who gave Masses and}~-. Congolese laborers rol off by at Ndjili @irport, near Leo- cis, Pisquid; Miss Penelope Mac- sent messages of sympathy. dut-|- drums to waiting position as ‘poldville, The Congo. The Aalay, U.5.A: vement. RCAF Hercules aircraft stands RCAF te taking part ) . Zambia, The Canadian Hercu- io an. les aiscraft is capable of car. <a 6 | Prior to his posting of an error-prone nurse, he said, ’: but «some nurses may be prone’ to making ‘just one particular, kind of error. Ge | Money, Incentive Needed 4 To Control World’s Rainfall tures are low enough and when ler could predict -the time te ‘amd:|-seed<the cloud and ensure rain. If the temperature and drop- let size were not just right, no rain fell despite extensive. séed- ing, he said. eas : “Our analysis of data from clouds currently. is too slow to ' have’ prac jgal value, But if we: computers analysing a’ constant flow of information’ from clouds around the’ world, ‘we would know when and where- i get r. ie Biggest ‘Year. -WOLFSBURG (AP) — West. _ EDMONTON (CP) — Harold. monton about a yeast ago, Me... has {Morgan managed the CNR’s he-. tel in Charlottetown. He was" transferred_to Edmonton. follow. fing the hotel's’ sale. be ‘ Born in Lisburn, Ireland, & came to Canada in 1923 jpined CN hotels as clerk at the *Chateau Laurier in Otta where he became soietaat manager in ,1930. _ Soe yon ul hipecgr _|Germany’s_.biggest car manu: _. éacturer,. Volleswagen la - | Retiring In Alta. a “Calif TAP I= Saroplets are “large enough, Hos-~ ~~ VW Reports. 2