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HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
SUNDAY; OCTOBER 13, 19OT 1
Fireplaces Gain In Popularity With Modern Homeowners
The fireplace is warming its
way back into the hearts of home
owners, as witness the number of
new homes being built with this
cozy utility.
Properly used, it's more than a
source of warmth. A fireplace is
a rallying point for family and
friends. It is. that is, if the room
it serves isn't enveloped in a pall
of smoke.
Here's a checklist for your
hearthsidc convenience:
Check operation of the damper.
In an old fireplace it may be
rusted and not working properly.
1. The junk - pile method.
Crumpled paper is placed at the
bottom, kindling over it and solid
fuel on top. Smothered fires and a
low percentage of efficiency can
be expected from this method.
2. The hurry - up method.
Crumpled paper is placed in the
fireplace and ignited. Kindling is
tossed on the flames and if the
kindling catches, solid fuel is
thrown on the blaze a piece at a
time.
The recommended way is to
crumple newspaper and place it
on log rests in the fireplace. Place
, HELTER-SKELTER FIRE BUILDING
CAN'T COMPARE TO CAREFUL FIRE LAYING
Learn to adjust this control,
handle of which is usually pro
jected through Uic front brickwork
of the fireplace. '
Start it wide open when lighting
the fire. Cut down on the amount
that the damper is opened once
the fire is burning properly to save
fuel and at the same time you'll
keep more of your picturesque
heat in the room.
Keep rugs, unholstered furniture
and fine-finished pieces away from
the hearth. And no scarves on
the mantel, please. Always use
a fire screen. The tools you should
have arc: a poker, a hearth shov
el, bucket for ashes and a small
bellows.
To lay a fire is to prepare the
materials for burning. The de
votees of the casual school of
thought on this subject follow one
of the following two methods,
neither of which is recommended
for efficiency:
two logs parallel over the paper
Place kindling between the logs
and across the opening between
them. Place third log over the
kindling, and touch off the paper.
Three logs are suggested as the
minimum to keep a good fire go-
nig.
Once your fire is burning, re
place that screen.
What about fuel? Oak and ma
ple arc good burners and heal
producers; apple and hickory are
preferred for their aroma.
If you find a green log in your
wood supply, use it as the back
log. It will eventually dry out and
burn.
Avoid pine and other evergreen
woods. Their high resin content
makes them burn too quickly, but
that same quality makes them
ideal fuel for kindling purposes.
Never leave a roaring blaze go
ing when you turn in for the night.
Wet it down; separate logs and
cover hot embers with ashes. Put
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that screen back in place.
If your nrepiace nas an asn
trap that empties into the base
of your chimney system, be sure
that ash pit is cleaned out periodically.
Never use the fireplace as an In
cinerator. Most important: If there an
small children in the home, fcs
best to forego the pleasures of an
open fire until they are older.
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a good
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habit !
Savings Bonds Now Fit Even
the Smallest Safety Deposit Boxes!
This month the Treasury starts issuing Savings
Bonds in a new, more convenient form. These new
punch-card Bonds are about the size of a govern
nient check. They will save money for taxpayers,
help issuing agents and firms economize and be
more convenient for Bond owners.
From now on, every Series E Savings Bond will
be smaller and easier to keep in your safety deposit
box. They'll be easier and more economical, too,
for many employers to issue through the Payroll
Savings Plan.
If your employer does not provide the Payroll
Savings Plan, why not call this to his attention? If
he does, why not sign up?
You'll find the Payroll Savings Plan the easiest
way to save you've ever discovered. You simply sign
the authorization card in your payroll office. Then
your saving is done for you automatically!
And now Savings Bonds are belter than ever.
F.vcry Series E Savings Bond issued since February
I, 1957 pays 314 when held to maturity. It pays
higher interest, too, in the earlier years and mature
in just 8 years and 11 months.
So start saving villi safe, sure U. S. Savings
Bonds today.
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