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Most of Nation's Homes Lack Good Electric Wiring Drawing boards of. electri cal appliance manufactures art crowded with plana de signed to make tomorrow's living more comfortable, and household tasks less arduous. ,Yet most of the nation's homes lack adequate wiring. This improvement, however, is a good Investment that far outweighs the additional ex pense. This large percentage of American homes (some of them built within the last five years) arc so wired that a maximum of 3,600 watts of electricity are available to the home-owner at one time. Against this was cited the wattage rating of some com mon electrical appliances. The rating of a hand iron, for instance, is 1,000 watts; an automatic toaster, 1,200; refrigerators, 1,650; a three quarter ton air conditioner (window box type), 1,200. It doesn't take many appliances to add up to 3,600 when all are In operation at one time. Grown in Number Appliances have grown in number and uses. A family who a comparative few years back enjoyed eight appli ances, now has 38. That, power companies 3ay, is the real answer to higher electric bills, although basic cost is actually lower than 20 years ago. Electric lights, a toaster, a refrigerator, a ra dio, a vacuum cleaner-these luxury Items of a few years back have become necessities. The coffee maker, the range, the waffle iron and the elec tric clock, added to the com forts of home. Then came the water heater, the automatic washer, the dryer, the electric blanket. The TV set, air condition er, fry pan, space heater, de humidifier, power tools fol lowed. . So, the industry advises, If you are renovating your home, wire It for tomorrow. , Perforated Tile Can Easily be Painted Perforated and fissured tile can easily be painted and re painted (without closing up the perforations) to match changing room decors. Your building materials dealer has a wide selection of low-cost, sound-absorbing tile. He can give you an esti mate; tell you how to do it, or who can Install It for you. MATCHED THROUGHOUT - Color-coordinated kitchens today are matched throughout-even to sinks, ranges, ventilating hoods and refrigerators! The range of colors is wide, with a hue to match or beautifully contrast with every decor. Further, modern color appliances are durable and designed to make the job of homemaking a whole lot easier. -(Units by Caloric Appliance Corp. Return to Elegance Noted in Wallpaper One of the most noticeable trends in wallpaper today is a return to elegance-and, it's an elegance most everyone can afford! You can, for in stance, buy designs by top flight artists at bargain pr'ces. This elegance is quieter and richer than that of yesteryear -more suitable to this day and age. Historical designs of the past are adapted by using lighter, more subtle colors with modern textures as back ground for these traditional designs. Textures - moires, shikl silks, linens, grasscloth, metal lic effects, brick, stone and marble (the field is growing daily)-are simulated on wall paper with or without pattern to bring richness into the home. Early American x There is also a noticeable favoring of the early Ameri can theme. There's emphasis on every type of Colonial de sign: old block prints early American motifs, delightful papers of modern innovation dealing with old ships, cover- Improvement of Outdoor Living Space Important That it takes more than "four walls to make a house a home, was never truer than today. The modern family spends much of its time living out doors; improvement of those areas require important con sideration, too. Outdoor improvements can run the gamut from t stcel-or-reinforced-concrete swim ming pool to a grouping of colorful sturdy steel chairs and table. Outdoor entertaining Is ta ken for granted these days. A barbecue set-up is often stan dard equipment in most homes. These may range from the handy, portable steel brazier to more lavish instal lations with stainless steel units, chockful of a wide va riety of chef-pleasing gadgets. Help Take Toil Outdoor living Isn't much fun, however, if it is time and energy consuming. Fortun ately, hand and power tools for almost every specific job, help take the toil from these chores. Y New lawnmowers for In stance, include devices to catch clippings and leaves, thus eliminating raking. Lawn sweepers, both hand and power are now joined by a gasoline-motor out-door vac uum cleaner. To ease the already over crowded storage facilities in most homes, prefabricated tool houses are being offered. These can be bolted together in' just a few hours. Available at building supply stores al most everywhere, they come in a great variety of styles and sizes. Important too, In the out door living picture, is the "sit ting area." It should be level, smooth and quick to dry after a rain. ed wagons, historic scrolls, and not forgetting the ever present American eagle. And-in addition to the pop ular light and airy florals, big and bountiful florals re turn in full force-but with a difference! Colors used now are so light and lovely the large florals add enormous charm to the most modern home. 1 Because of today's well de signed modern furniture there is always a demand for the simple contemporary type of wallpaper. Curved line draw ings and flat silhouettes are often used, combining with texture. And, of course-the simulat ed brickwork, shutters, shoji screening, grillwork and simi lar types of design-add im portance and interest to rooms! With these trends in mind. you too can keep pace with interesting new ideas in your own decorating project. SMI Good Lighting Said Important for Home Good lighting Is important to every home. Not just good light to set by and for safety's sake - but lighting to make your home more attractive and comfort able. Just think of all the time spent In the home when lights are needed. Until recently, few im provements have been made in home lighting. People still use the same lights, outlets and lamps - evolved out of the odd gas lighting era. Now - lighting devices pre viously limited to the theater, "plush" restaurants and spe cial commercial projects -are being made available for home use - and at modest costs, too. Controlled Light From such settings to the home - comes controlled light brightness. Special light "vol ume control'' now gives a choice of light brightness -just the way you control the sound for your TV and radio . . . by turning a knob. Now a product called "Lux trol" Light Control enables you to control brightness from "candlelight" softness ... to the proper light for watching television or reading. Light control is but one aspect of better home lighting - cornices, coves and valances can be used to direct light up or down - luminous ceilings can add extra "glow," and well-placed lamps for every activity in the house - are all important factors in "lighting up" properly. Eliminate Shadows Lamps should be tall enough, with big light-colored shades to give plenty of light and eliminate shadows. Spe cial lamp controls now control lamps from "dim to bright." In addition to the interior of the home, well planned lighting of gardens, land scapes, driveways, walks, stairs and garage areas out-of-doors not only add extra safe ty for the homeowner, but ex citing beauty. Your prize possessions such as paintings, special collec tions, fireplace details and in teresting planters lend them selves to specific lighting ac cents. All these better lighting ideas, if well planned and carefully executed, need not be too expensive. Your local utility, lamp manufacturers and other light ing specialists can give you valuable assistance. W.da.id.y .April (, 1960 I MAIL TRIBUNI, MerfferJ, Or, New Asbestos Is Now Available Timesaving Device Now Available in Windows USEFUL AREA - Distinctive wall paneling can turn an un- uesd corner into a lovely, use ful area for such things sewing. Do-it-yourselfers can choose from a variety of eith er unfinished or prefinished Weldwood plywood paneling, -U.S. Plywood Corp. A new development in win dows promises to lighten the drudgery and reduce the toll of household causualties at tendant on window cleaning and painting. Now the sash of a wood window can be lifted out from inside the house! It saves to day's homeowner about SO per cent of the time required for cleaning a non-removable sash. No ladders are needed to reach second-story windows; screens and storm windows can be quickly installed or re moved from inside the house. Quality wood windows are wise home investment, but how do you tell a quality win dow? Here are several things to look for: Prevent Decay Good wood windows are treated with a toxic chemical preservative to prevent decay for the "preservative treated" scat on a wood window. -..Windows must be weather- tight, easy to operate, and easy to maintain. Lopk at the be window farme: it should sturdy, square, and true. Be sure to consider the type of glass used. Common win dow glass ranges from grades with imperfections - waves and bubbles - to grades with no perceptible flaws. Prem ium plate glass, special-ordered, may be tinted to re duce glare, or made heat-ab sorbing by the addition of a bluish-green dye. Quality pays for Itself. Good wood windows will give you a house-time of com fort, convenience, and econo my. And, the new removable ones make their care much easier. There's a remarkable new) asbestos and Portland cement siding with a smooth ceramic-! type finish on the market to- i day. It resembles that tradi-, tional clapboard most often 1 associated with early New England Colonial design. The smooth finish of this siding is in contrast to the slriations and textured fin ishes of other asbestos-and-cemcnt or compositon board sidings. It's the only ceramic- j type surfaced siding on the market in clapboard form. In addition, it is less expensive than either painted wood or aluminum sidings, j This siding, "Ceramo Clap board," product of The Philip Carey Mfg. Company, was tested (or three years before its limited test distribution in the East. j This period proved the sid-i ing to be a product easy to install, practically indestruct ible and thoroughly washable. Since it is composed of asbes tos and cement, It is fireproof, rotproof and venninproot. Each panel Is four feet long ! and, when applied, has an ex posed surface 81.33 inches deep. This clapboard style is, appropriate to the contempo rary "horizontal look" and, at the same time, faithfully pre- j serves the traditional Ameri -can clapboard exterior. j The clapboard effect is also 1 important in renovating (lie older home; it preserves the original character of the house while giving it a main-, tenance-free exterior. I WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE CONTINUES (For Every Home Owner) ARMSTRONG CEILING TILE As Low At 16c per sq.ft. FIBERGLAS CEILING TILE 28c per sq.ft. TILE-TEX VINYL FLOOR TILE As Los As 10c per tile TILE-TEX ASPHALT FLOOR TILE As Low As 6c per tile VINYL WALL COVERING Younger members of the family are entitled to privacy, loo. And, converting a bed room to versatile living space doesn't have to be a major task or expensive undertak ing. Skillful planning can help provide study and hobby areas, room for music and books. Good kitchen planning is a , science, incorporating several j basic practices and hundreds of other important decisions that should never be left to hit-or-miss, jigsaw puzzle methods. Vi GAUGE LINOLEUM 35c per sq.ft. 2.98 persq. yd. ASPHALT TILE LAYING KITS 98c each 7 DAYS LEFT EVERYTHING MUST GO! Open 9-5 Monday Thru Saturday BARNARD'S 611 EAST JACKSON Trade Discounts to Approved Contractors methods. 1 1 " h . 7( w . : , . . . mmm . ' - -' i , !' I : ' .III wi ' JfiVr 1 y . ' Y : , , ' 1 v.a I A ;-h mm t M - Yi 1 ; . ..... a a -.. Garden Tools Make York Easy Nowadays the time-consum ing chores of trimming walks and borders and weeding be tween the rows of a vegetable 1 1 or flower garden no longer! need mar the joys of owning I a large plot of ground . . . thanks to such new tools as edgcr-trimmers and garden tillers. That back-breaking job of border clipping can now be easily accomplished in just minutes with the Moto-Mower "Edger-Trimmer." You do the guiding but a 2 h.p., 4-cycle engine does the pushing, while a rugged nine-inch shat terproof steel blade does the cutting. A simple foot-lever on this - machine, placed behind the rear wheels for safety. quickly swings the blade into vertical position for edging along paths and driveways. I Moto-Mower s "Garden lil-j ler" is proving yet another j boon to busy people who must wage war against weeds and , packed-down soil. Sixteen forged steel tines quickly rout : the toughest weeds and break I up the heaviest soils. 1 Powered by a 3.5 h.p., 4 cycle engine, the tiller is built on a swivel base for go ing up hills, around trees or along fences. The handle, which has a 3 position height adjustment, holds the engine controls throttle and for ward, reverse and neutral shift as well as the safety stop "pistol grip," which stops the tiller upon release of the control. The lanterns are by Leklint. . . They are available at Trowbridge & Flynn, 214 West Main, who are, by the way, hav ing an open house this Sunday, April 10, 1960, between the hours of 2 and 4. Planning Kitchen Is Family Affair Planning a new kitchen Is really a family affair, since; the kitchen is the core of the modern home. So, before em-j barking on a kitchen modern ization project, the American Gas Association suggests you ask yourself these questions: Is your's 1 growing family? Is the lady of the house a ca reer, woman? Do you favor outdoor or indoor dining? Are you a gourmet-candlelight cook or the "get-it-over-quick-Iy" type? A two cook family? After analyzing your living patterns and deciding what you want, assemble the ideas i you prefer on paper. The re sults will be a tailored-to-your nerds kitchen-living plan. j In planning, too, remember that every major appliance nas joined the ranxs 01 Duut- in equipment. 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