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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1956)
PAGE EIGHT HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 1958 1 ; i ! Ill ! " - " i - "1 : - k1 ' - i 1 . ,i I .! :j ' " II. L t ' - 4nniia Roof Examinations Important Household Task Examinlna a roof is one of the most Important annual Inspections of a house to make sure it is in shape for another winter and stormy weather. Such Inspections are best made in the fall. Working on the ex terior of a house is more difficult in cold weather and results might be less satisfactory. A home inspection should be made even if nothing apparently is wrong. This will insure detec tion of structural defects, enab ling repairs to be made before an emergency arises. If a relatively new roof has been damaged in a specific spot by a I falling tree branch, for example, or by ngninmg repair may oe comparatively simple and feasible. But if a roof is old and weather beaten, one slight leak can be tak en as a sign that the entire roof is about to fall. The National Bureau of Stand ards says: "Leaks that are caused by normal weathering of the roof- AN ISLAND OF MUSIC is created in this family room paneled in the beige-toned beauty of natural West Coast hemlock. One small area in the wall contains television, radio, phonograph, speaker equipment and record storage, plus a tape recorder. Flush doors close with magnetic fasteners. Since wood is so workable, the island has also been utilized on the kitchen side as shelves for china and glassware. Sunday Carpenters Warned To Be Careful Of Thumbs Lots of Sunday carpenters are handy with a hammer, but not so handy with their thumbs. It seems thumbs will get in the way. So pay attention to saTety tips. Some can be Interesting. One safety expert sums it up this way: "It 'out-of-the-office-and-into-the-work.hop is your idea of a week end or a vacation, make sure you don't end up with 'back-to-the-hos-fiitnl-and-lnto-R-snlint " More than half of all accidents occur in the home, with more each year resulting from workshop pro jects. This is no slight on tiie ama teur. You probably read about the professional carpenter who dropped a portable electric saw in his lap. So here are a few free insur ance policy pointers: 1. Know your tools and how to use them. The man who neglects to put guards on circular saws or planers, uses his fingers to tighten drill chucks Instead of a chuck key, or Is careless when working with a solderinu iron, may saw himsoif instead of his lumber, get stuck with a flying drill and finish by burning his house down. Rend the direction that come with each tool and follow them. 2. Dress for the occasion. Dang ling ties, loose cuffs, hanging shirt tails are prey for machinery. Gog gles are a must when performing a grindiim operation. Even Rloves have their place on when handling PLUMBING Residential - Industrial Commercial Contracting Modernizing Repairing SALES I SERVICE ... Crane Fixtures Notional Water Heaters American Standard Fixtures Hall-Mack Bathroom Accessories Towel Racks Steam & Radiant Heating Remodeling & Repairing. New Construction Installations F.H.A. Terms Available CARD PLUMBING CO. CALL 2-0288 4820 So. 6th Klamath Falls rough or abrasive material oif when using power equipment. JT Keep a clean house. Fires start easily when sawdust Is left on a floor, or when greasy ras arc stuffed in any old container. Oxyjren and acetylene that feed o gas welding torch can entire an explosion if not stored away prop erly. Misplaced stcpladdcrs or tools have resulted in broken legs and sprained ankles. A good workman never leaves his shop without' first putting everything in order. Pad locks protect youngsters. 4. Have first aid supplies handy. You don't need a complete drug .store. But you should have reme dies for cuts and burns on the spot. Even a small injury can cause infection. Keep buntlnge., tape, scissors, vaseline and a good disinfectant handy. When you burn yourself a little dab of petroleum .tellv.ciin prevent blistering and infection. WHEN LIGHTS DIM Electric lights that dim when an appliance is plugged In or when a motor is started in a heme work shop are a signal of an overloaded circuit. It means you are wasting power. READ YOUR LABELS Many expensive mistakes could be averted if people read and fol lowed the directions on labels. You can't expect a product to do some thing its manufacturer hasn t in tended it to do. To start using a paint roller, pour paint into the tray until It covers about half of the sloping bottom of the tray. Roll the roller in the paint until the covering is saturated Then roll it back once or twice on the shallow end of the I pan to remove excess paint. Now you are ready to paint with light i even strokes. I STORM SASH Screens Doors Sash Glass ESTIMATES GLADLY GIVEN We'll be glad to help you with your remodeling problems! JflS GLASS HOUSE 215 North 11th Phone 7477 WIRING SYSTEM OUT OF DATE? Is your present wiring system ade quate to carry the power load for the appliances you have or want? Let us quote you on re-wirinq job. slow ."Your Wcstinghouse Appliance Dealer" 433 Market Phone 3184 ing material are In a different oat. egory from those In new roofs. A single apparent leak in a badly weathered roof is probable evl. dence of other similar leaks that have not been noticed, and is usual, ly the forerunner of other larger leaks that will appear. "Under normal conditions a roof does not wear out one unit at a timef but instead, all similar units that are subject to the same con ditions are affected to approximate ly the same degree on long ex. posure." Reroofing has been considerably simplified by the development of modern asphalt shingles. In the case of an old wood shinglejoof, warped and curled - shingles are split, flattened and nailed down. Tapered strips, known as feather, ing - strips, are laid along the butt edges of each course of old shingles to create more of a flat surface. Then the new roofing is laid over the old. If All Ad ds Up! . ..Co NX e? tA $JS You'll SAVE with GAS HEAT! YES, Ihe most amazing thing about this modern fuel is that you can have more heating comfort at low cost. You can live in the whole house and enjoy every room of it with uniform temperature, no un healthy drafts, and no cold air layers! All costs considered, Gas Heat cosls far less than any other fuel and yet brings you more heating com fort. Visit our office or see your heating contractor for an estimate of the cost of an automatic gas heat ing installation for your home. 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