SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1955
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
PAGR SEVEN
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LOOKING OVER PLANS for the expansion of their small home on 4652 Cannon Drive are
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Dondson. Dondson who works at the Swan Lake Moulding Co., has done
considerable improving of the interior of the house this year and plans the addition of addi
tional room this spring.
Leaks Plugged In Basements
If yoiir basement mny be con
verted into a swimming pool but
only during the rainy season you
may choose between two courses
of HCtion.
You may purchase a dingy and
a yachting cap and take an at
hoine summer cruise.
If, however, you're not of a nauti
cal turn, you can patch up the holes
in the cellar walls and floors with
little effort. Leaks should be
plugged Immediately to insure ef
ficient healing of (he entire house.
Most openings are created as the
house settles slowly in its founda
tion. Any major breaks should be
inspected by a mason. The small
er apertures "may be closed off by
the home handyman.
Most of the" work is done with a
dry, pre-mixed concrete patching
mix such as Snkrete. The -amateur
cement mixer will find that most
THIS BATHROOM WAS REMODELED into the compartment
type bath for a growing family. The toilet stall and enclosed
shower face each other across the bay in the rear. Cactus
green Vitrolite was used as the wall surfacing material. Note
the attractive, pivoted vanity mirror, the plate glass splash
panel in front of the tub and the fluorescent-lighted shadow
box mirror over the spacious counter-type sink. In many
families, a single bathroom is sufficient if its facilities ere
separated so each can be used privately at the same time.
of the work conies in preparing,
the crack for the Sakrete mix. j
The sides of the defective area
are first chipped away with a cold
chisel and a hammer. It is essen
tial that the edges of the old con
crete be undercut; the cut nwf
be wider on bottom than on top.
Af'er cutHne, homeowner should
dislodge all loose mortar with a
stiff wire brush. The area 1p
cleaned with water to remove dust,
, Sakrete is then mixed with wa
ter on a flat surface. Mixture is
poured In crack until patch in filled
slightly higher than water level.
Strike off the top with a "strike
board.' This can be any piece of
lumber wider than the opening.
(Opening should never be less than
onft inch wide.)
Concrete patching mixture should
extend a fraction of an inch above
the floor or wall line. After two
hours, shrinkage will be complete.
Surface may then be troweled to
match ihe rest of the surface.
The result should be a dry, satis
factory finish. Material is suitable
for patching concrete block, poured
concrete walls, floors, steps, or the
masonry between bricks.
USE FOR GLASS
A divider of patterned glass,
available in many patterns, in
cluding lined, louvred and check
ered, from counter level to ceiling
will obscure vision effectively
while It permits li;;ht to be bor
rowed from one section of a room
by another. In remodeling, glass
dividers are useful in separating
a dressing room from the rest of
the bedroom, or dividing a bath
room into separate compartments
for additional use.
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COMPLETE WITH EVERYTHING
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5' Cost- Iron Tub
A Grode Toiler
Vitreous China Lavatory
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Ph. 3169
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SERVICE
From Planninq Through
The Finished Job!
Carpentry
Mason Work
Cabinet Work
Painting
Tile Work
Porch Enclosures
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WE GIVE
ESTIMATES GLADLY !
Dick
arEson
Phone 2-0901
3110 Summers Lane
7955 House Buyers Kept
Lumber Firms Prosperous
PORTLAND. Ore. m If youra
is one of the 1,300.000 families
that moved into a new house in
the United States this year, you
had a share in keeping the lumb
er industry prosperous.
You had a share, too, if you
were one of the millions of others
who stayed in their old homes but
bought hew furniture, or did some
remodeling, or attended a new
church or sent their children to a
new school. s
For nearly 10 years now new
buildingshomes and schools and
barns and churches have been
part, of the annual change In the
face of America.
And as long as that change con
tinues at the pace it has been, the
lumber industry expects to remain
prosperous.
This year, 1955. has been typi
cal of those since World War II.
It was the seventh year in a row
with more than a million new
homes started. Lumber prices
stayed fairly level. And mills and
factories all over the country htred
extra shifts part of the time to
keep up with demand.
The two lumbers used for fram
ing and other constructionsouth
ern pine and douglas iir both ran
ahead of 'last year in production
and had one of their best seasons.
The same is true for Western pine,
a finishing lumber,, which had the
best year it ever had.
And both northern and southern
hardwoods had a fine year as de
mand was high for their flooring
and furniture-making lumber.
Most industry leaders say next
year should be just as good as
this or even better if credit re
strictions are eased. The money
for home mortgages tightened up
late in 1955 but some easing came
before the end of the year.
H. V. Simpson, executive vice
president of the West Coast Lumb
ermen's Assn., says the construc
tion industry both light and heavy
will do 44 billion dollars worth
of business next year, a two-bil
lion-dollar increase. And, he adds,
"Our industry is healthy when the
Usht construction industry prosp
ers. Spokesmen for both the South
ern Pine Assn. and the West Coast
Lumbermen's Assn. call growth
of tree 'farms one of the year's
bright spots. There now are 7,153
tree farms covering 37 million
acres, pledged to management for
perpetual yield.
The Western Pine Assn. esti
mates that when all its records are
in, 1055 production will be Just
about 8 billion board feet, a new
record six per cent greater than
the old mark set in 1954.
At the rate Southern piiie was
being produced in the first nine
months of the year, 1955, produc
tion was expected to total around
8 24 billion feet, up nine per cent
from the year before.
And Douglas fir was pointing
close to 10 billion feet for the year,
up strongly from strike-plagued
1964 and even with or slightly
above 1953.
The redwood industry of Californ
ia was producing nine per cent ov
er last year and heading for
around a billion board feet for this
year. .
TOW
o o o
IS THE TIME TO REBUILD
AND REMODEL . . .
MAEtE ROOM
FOR A
SERVICEMAN'S
FAMILY!
There Is an urgent need for adequate housing In Klam
ath Falls, not only for the families of servicemen, but .
for families who will take part in the industrial devel
opment of the Basin within the next year. We urge
you to invest now in the future of the Klamath Basin
... fix up those apartments and houses . . . make
room for a serviceman's family.
This Message Sponsored as a Public Service by...
Klamath Lumber & Box Co.
Shippington
Metier Bros.
South Sixth Street
H h Memorial Drive
IS
Phone 4212
Phone 5852
Elltagson Lumber Co.
Phono 4103
Shasta Sand Co,
Moson Sand-Fill Dirt-Top Dirt-Droininq Material
1250 Madison- . Phone 4387
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