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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1956)
I 4 PAG EIGHT i ' K " .-M.M4a4;.-Hi HERALD AND NEW&sKLA'MATHi 'F -22. 2" x TABLE TO ts rLot THAN THE TOf FRave ACL AROUND A STURDY play table for the youngsters !s made 24 inches high to accommodate small nursery chairs. The top, 36 inches long and 22 Vi inches wide, may be made of three I by 8 inch boards. While the top boards may be fastened separately, the National Lumber Manufacturers Assn. suggests that an attractive piece of furniture will result from edge-gluing the boards into one panel or by using hardwood plywood. As semble the table by fastening the frame together with six penny finishing nails and glue. The legs, made of 2 by 2-inch lumber are fastoned into the frame with glue and No. 10 flat head wood screws, 2 'A inches long. The table top is fastened to the frame with inside angle braces, using No. 5 flathead wood screws, Vt inch long. Round all sharp edges by sanding. The table may be painted to match other nursery furniture, or it may be given a natural finish to display the beauty of the wood. Use Of Home Wall Spaces Said Boon To Householder American allies re becoming Island becume a handy device to cluttered wr,n on intriguing variety of odd pieces of ftimiiure no long er needed since the advent of the versatile fllonige walls. Probably no single change In our penerntion has exerted such an in fluence on the housekeeping habits of the average U.S. housewlle as the rcmarlcuble expansion of the storage wal. idta. In every room in the house, the storage wall has been drafted for service. In almost every case it has displaced some pieces of furni ture. Increased the usability and livnbilily of rooms, cut down on housework by reducing dusting and clenmng-around Jibs. One of the most interesting stor age walls Is actually a storage is land set down in one corner of a family room and given a multitude; of jobs. A .typical "treasure' island stor age unit may serve as a room divider between kitchen and iam ily room, sup;ly storage .space for a complete music wall, include a tiny refreshment bar and provide i hell storage for all sorts of things. When desisned or flexible West Coast hemlock, or similar western softwood, it can be shaped and fitted to any space. A storage island recently dis played in a contemporary home reachrd from floor to ceiling. It was finished in hemlock paneling, of random widtli and served as room divider between kitchen and family room. One face became an excltim mu ric wall. A floor level opening was lnrc enough for the teicvi-ion set which could be rolled out and faced in any directum deMied. Built into the .stand and hidden behind mas net le-lutched doors when not in use were ladio. hi-ii equipment, record storage compartments, pho nouraph, speaker and a tape re corder Merc in one compact space were the music requirements or this family. l-'activj the kitchen, the treasure Light Weight Concrete Shows Unusual Properties ALPENA, Michigan Extra living comiort in ground level homes and substantial savings lit multl Morled and public construction are claimed for a light weight concrete of unusual properties, made with a new chemical and process an nounced here today. The new concrete is said to be not only light In weight, but strong, j,elt-iniulaling and highly moisture resistant. It can be made from universally available materials, like ordinary sand and cement. Called Elastizell. tne chemical and the results that can be achieved with it were discovered by a young United Slates Nnvy lieutenant while supervising post war naval construction at the Port of Bremerhaven, Germany. rite lieutenant. Kail O. Munnin 3 or, brought the material to the attention of large concrete inter ests in this country, with the re sult that a corpoialion was formed two years ago to conduct research inlo Us many possible uses and to distribute the .chemical in the Unit ed States and Canada. Munntpger is now a vice president of Elnstl. xtll Corporation of America, which has its headquarters here.v Use of the material as"slab floor ing on grade and foundations in a colony of contemporary concrete and steel homes in Alpena, the carry a full wall of shelves for i.;tn.n,. .t,i,,. llttfena nnri ntliPl' bandv Hems. This section was pro- company s announcement says. lecteLbv sliding doors. Opposite have borne out its claims of "new Ms on the otheside of the island living comfort" .and extremely a tinv refreshment bar was de- h'Rh resistance to moistuie. signed. This was large enough to n..s "cw concrete according to admit the pe 'son serving, upper i ......... -- .,h r Ann folded inward and toward solving the building inaus- try's on grade floor problem. Root of this moblem is moisture in the original concrete mix and also half of a door folded inward and the lower half supported a liny serving surface. In such a compact storage unit as this treasure Island can be packed away such dust-gathering pieces as radio, television and pho nograph. The woman's cleaning and dusting lime is cut to a mini mum and the free floor space pro vided gives added use area to any room. If you have an extra large fam ily room, these treasure storage mil's can be designed and built it any tune, although many prefer to have '.hem built when the home Is constructed. These may be re assembled by the casual week-end carpenter or the husband handy Willi tools. If so. then very care ful attention should be paid to de- lails and corners and Joining should moixlure transmitted from the sub soil to the surface of the slab. "Because of its low moisture- absorption factor as low as two per cent bv weight the material is dry. Any type of floor covering can be used successfully cork and lubber tile, linoleum, parquet-type wood flooring and wall-to-wall car peting." - , 1 The material's self - insulating property mnk;s for extremely com fortable living conditions, the an nouncement continues.. "Drv and with a 'wnim-to-the touch' feel, this type slab allows maximum performance of the heal ilia; system whether the conven ional warm air perimeter type or ihe hot water radiant tube type be workmanlike, for the finished The heating system is not torced product must have all the charm "battle" and overcome the cold- and bcautv of a good piece ot tur- n,ss ,,d damnncss of ordinary con- nlture. . Irrete slab. It can devote lis full For Fast Delivery On Fuel - PHONE 4511 Frankford Fuel Company HAROLD M. RUSH PRESTO LOGS WOOP FUEL OIL clfectiveuess to providing floor-to-celling room comfort." Elastleell-type concrete has had ,i.in,H us:, oi in West Ger many where more than 50,000,000 square feet have been placed as Insulating floor and roof fill in the last five years, says the announce ment. This experience has shown that it is possible, with this type con crete, to provide a light weight floor fill in multi-storied structures that saves 15 pounds per squaic fnnt nr rinnr over ordinary concrete Further, the floors can be finished to a true plane surface with on? simple pour. These two laciois ie said to result in important savings in structural steel and In labor costs. As light weight roof fill, savs the announcement, the maleiial is highly Insulating and can be pumped ana worxea easily. Elastizell, it Is explained, is com pounded basically of a liquid foam ing agent and a water soluble plus, tic agent. When it is used with wet concrete, in a special mixer, the result is a homogeneous cel lular or bubble structure, light in weight because of the mechanical introduction ot a high volume of air. The resultant uniform strength minimizes the possibility of crack, big. The company believe3 that be cause of Us unusual properties and the economies it makes possible, the material will have a iar-rcach-ing effect on the building industry in both the United Stales and Canada. Electrical Contractor Residential Commercial Industrial Klamath Falls mutt produce more than 400 new housing units within th nemt few months to take care of the inMu of Air Base per sonnel. If you are planning to remodel or repair, call on us. We'll gladly give free estimates and help plan for your electrical needs. ELECTRIC HEATING NO FIRE -NO SOOT -NO SMOKE WESIX - CAVALIER AND OTHERS WATER HEATERS APPLIANCE REPAIRS DIAL 7350 PENDULUM More than four thousand yeara age, ancient Chinese wood sculp tors used grain, texture, knots and coloring to bring out details in their figures. Today, architects use these same characteristics found in woods like western red cedar or Douglas fir to give style, char acter and distinction to their designs. If All Adds Up ! Vt tL . ... It ' You'll SAVE with GAS HEAT I YES, the most amazing tiling about this modern fuel is that you can have more healing 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 costs far less than any other fuel and yet brings you more heating com fort. Visit our office or see your healing contractor for an estimate of the cost of an automatic gas heat ing installation for your home. UTILITY! SERVICE Ci!FONi-PoinvTtfA.'iLV Utilitim Company H II N. Anwr, Coll 824S JOHN M OWENS SHOP LOCATED AT 6840 South 6th YOUR GAS COMPANY 1011 MAIN STREET PHONE 7415
