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FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, May 8, 1957 Grace, Richness of Wrought Iron Will Help Appearance The grace and richness of wrought iron railings and col umns can do much to enhance the appearance and value of your home. Modern methods have greatly reduced the costs involved in the fabrication of wrought iron. In fact, the cost of wrought iron railings and columns is often less than masonry and wood where good design and construction practice is followed. Advantages 0f Wrought Iron While wrought iron railings and columns offer a grace and charm not duplicated in other structural forms, this is but one of many advantages. They are equal or superior in structural strength to wood, afford no gath ering, places for destructive moisture and concealed rotting. They are compact and do not re quire heavy bases and construc tion necessary where masonry is used. They are quickly and easi ly installed. Wrought iron railings can be used in many places where wood railings are impractical and ma sonry would be too costly, such as aroung uncovered platforms, along walks -and on stairs. Good wrought iron is practi cally indestructible and requires a minimum of upkeep. Ornamental iron work finds many uses, both outside and in side homes . . . wherever an add ed touch of beauty is desired, or danger of falls exists. Wrought iron is a good invest ment in added beauty and pro tection for your home and yard. Extra Space In Kitchen Is Welcomed by Housewives ORNAMENTAL IRON Inside or out, ornamental iron can give a home a "face-lifting" . . . orna mental iron rails and columns are used for protection, support and beauty! Getting away from the usual black or white, ornamental iron now appears graciously in a rainbow assort ment of colors. Exterior orna mental ironwork by Locke Man ufacturing Co. Hardboard Available For Living Rooms Your Jiving room can borrow a decorating tip from the kit chen, and at the same time look every inch a distinctive Dying room! J Widely used in kitchens to scope with severe upkeep prob lems, "paneling of predecorated hardboard is now available in Versons that are fully appropri ate for the living room, i Handsome wood grain pat terns are offered in new planks and blocks, which have a pro tective surface of baked mela 'mine plastic with soft-luster ra ther than high-glos finish. The tonly upkeep required is an oc casional damp-wiping. Jalousy Windows Are Coming in Everywhere Although popular for many years in home construction in the South, jalousy windows and doors are coming into their own in all parts of the country. Jalousies are a series of glass louvers or slats which may be opened or closed by means of a worm and gear operation. When fully opened they permit a great er flow of air than most win dows. Even when fully opened, they do not permit rain to enter. They may be left open at any degree of tilt of the louvers, and lock wherever they are stopped. When closed they are tightly sealed against compressed weather-stripping. Any open area can be enclosed with jalousies. They are fre quently used in combination with fixed picture windows; as porch enclosures; in vestibules where the front door opens di rectly into a living room. Extra space in the kitchen is always welcomed by the house wife with the usual small kit chen. Here are a few decorating hints that will add inches to your room and increase its ef ficiency. First of all. a U-shaped work center is ideal for a room that has limited wall space. You'll still have plenty of cabinet and working surface, but by shap ing the work center into a "U" there will be added wall space that can be utilized for closets or extra shelves, Besides, the U-shaped work center gives the kitchen a modern, "good-idea" look. Another space-saver is a table that swings in and out from a cabinet. Just pull it out when you need it, or silde it back when that extra work area is desired. A cupboard that revolves can be another handy improvement for that kitchen with limited space. Just spin the shelves around and everything is at your finger tips. A handy work-saver is to use linoleum for the tops of the cab inets and sink unit. It's smooth and easy to clean. A damp cloth is all that's needed to wipe off dust or spilled liquids. Linoleum also can be used ef fectively on closet shelves. It's long wearing, always bright, and so smooth that dust can be wiped off in a jiffy. Ideas like these are easy to carry out. The kitchen that seem ed to lack space and efficiency can be transformed overnight to a unit where working is a pleasure. Closet is no Lonqer Cramped Cubicle "Fibber McGee's closet" has no place in today's modern home. In this day, the closet is no longer a small cubicle stuffed and cramped from floor to ceiling. High on most remodeling lists is the desire for more", and more practical storage space. Sliding doors and folding doors on closet fronts now help give extra floor space in im portant rooms; utilizing space that was wasted behind normal door installations. New closet designs give em phasis to the needs for hanging clothes, for shelves to hold non hangables, for built-ins to ac comodate those items not in every day use, and even with space to spare for storing house hold equipment for sports gear fmmmmmmmmmwmmmm mmmxm -, - ' it ha m-mmtmrnmmm t . ev& .J 4:f s 'Sm&i : ' -j -i 'lilt 9? SAMARA PLYWOOD Plywood panels and squares are used on the walls of this living room. '"Samara" is a low cost ply wood obtained in French Equatorial Africa and has many of the characteristics of mahogany. "Weldwood," U.S. Plywood Corp. Now Is Time to Consider Heating Problems Ahead Though spring is in the air and most everybody's thoughts turn to gardening, painting and other typical spring f i x-up chores, this is the proper time to give serious thought to your heating problems ahead. More than 20 million homes in the United States are 25 years or older, with most of them still dependent upon the heating equipment that was installed when the house wa bui't. If an antiquated heating sys teem is your problem, it'll pay you to give serious considera tion to modernization along this line. Heating Syiem A hot weather heating system may be the solution to your problem especially for its economy and heat-carrying po tential. For the main unit, a compact gas-fired unit can be installed; streamlined, small-space designs expand the use of the basement installation; a closet or alcove also can easily accomodate the newer units. To eliminate unsightly radia t o r s and awkwardly-placed vents, piping can be laid out in a simple series loop extending from the boiler unit to the out side walls of the house Forced Circulation For forced circulation, hot- water heating, a baseboard pan el installation can replace the conventional wood types. Baseboard heating, as de scribed, or a similar installation is sanitary, healthful and help distribute the heat most evenly about the house. Selectinq Riqht Contractor for Job Will Assume Money's Worth Steel Windows Are Becoming Popular Steel windows, designed and manufactured for homes are be coming very popular. Three de velopments acount for this boom: (1) a wider range of styles and sizes, (2) simplicity of installa tion, (3) increasing acceptance of steel components for homes. Steel windows may be had in conventional designs, as well as modern styles featuring picture window expanses of solid glass, casement types and styles with broad horizontal expanses of glass. There are combination types, also, the variations of casement panels teamed with solid glass areas, and horizontal panes which swing outward like awn ings. - . For houses of traditionsl de- Home improvement is one of America's greatest projects! There'6 a great feeling of satis faction resulting from a fresh coat of paint, or a new addition to your home. Millions of families are re modeling under the nation-wide Home Improvement program and any self-respecting home can afford to perk up today, for there never have been so many products to improve it so much and so rapidly. Siding, paints, built-ins, slid ing panels, shingles, fixtures, ' floor coverings, heating systems, and countless other products : have been improved upon, .so : that every house can now be a ' home to be proud of. Selecting the right contractor and the right products for your j job is a real guarantee that you j will get your money's worth. i But you can also get stung! j Don't Be Misled Improvements and ins talla tions advertised as unusually low prices, may not turn out to be such a bargain. Many "vic tims" have discovered that: 1. The ad mentions a ridicu lously low price, but the sales man refuses to sell the product at the price and fast-talks the customer into buying a much higher priced item. 2. The customer thought he signed a receipt, when really he was tricked into signing a con tract. 3. After the job is done, the customer finds himself on the hook for debts he thought he had paid. 4. The finance payments turn out to be much higher than the salesman promised they would be. 5. The work is unsatisfactory and the contractor won't do any thing about it . . . and can't be located. Take Your Time Price is always important when you tackle a major home improvement, but the reputa tion of the contractor you deal with and the products you buy means everything! An investment you expect to pay off in satisfaction for years to come should never be under taken as a spur-of-the moment job! There are reputable and skill ed firms in every community. They lose business and are un happy when you visit the other kind. If a salesman you do not know calls on you, ask him to take you to his place " of business. Any reputable contractor has a permanent address and adequate facilities. remember improving of For your safety these things when your home: 1. Know the reputation your contractor! 2. Buy by reputation as well as by price! 3. Get everything in writing before you sign, for your pro tection and for the protection of your contractor! It takes so little fact-finding in advance to create so much happiness for, so many years. sign, such as the Cape Cod, steel windows have been specified in many developments. The steel window is engin eered so that it can be placed snugly into two-by-four fram ing,, or into brickwork or ma sonry, without costly fitting, extra moldings, expansion bolts, rrpws or other expensive "ex-i tras." Operation Home Improvement Does Your Home Need: T-V Room? Bed Room? Utility Room? New Kitchen? New Siding? New Roof? New Paint? Insulation? New Garage? Modernizing? m 11 Do your own work and buy materials on our easy payment plan or let us recommend reliable workmen and include labor and materials. Nothing down and 36 months to pay: 1 $ 250 $ 7.98 a Month for 36 Months 500- 15.97 " " " " " , 1,000- 31.9.4 " " 2,500- 79.85 " " " " " Make Your Application NOW Reasonable, Prices and Reliable Building Materials MEDFORD LUMBER CO. N. Fir at 3rd - Easy Parking - Since 1908 - Ph. SP 2-6249 - - . . . . , . . . . . - - LOOKING-for MEW IDEAS fjlg HOME ' IMPROVEMENT? 0uiQHP See Them At' the --?& ay 30 & 31st -June 1. & WITH JIMMY WM Western Recording Star The Sing Lee Sing Troupe 7 The Great Montyne (from the Ed Sullivan Show) The Cooper Sisters 7V The Chinese Mouseketeers 111! ll 3 P.M. - 7 P.M. - 9:30 P.M. 1 OIUlffftT o mm Square Feet of The Latest in Home Furnishings, Appliances, Building Materials and Educational Displays. HOME SHOW HEADQUARTERS Medford Hotel Lobby PHONE SP 3-4700 Booth Space Still Available Concessions by the Medford Lions Club JIMMY WAKELY
