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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, -OREGON PAGE 9 D DO-IT-YCURSELF SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1958 Spring Heat Is Boon For Farm Workers With the excellent weather con OPEN SEASON 3f? D By MR. FIX Distributed by NEA Service Replacing a broken window pane is a relatively simple chore that many a handy man complicates beyond belief in an attempt to do a workmanlike job. Here's how: First, wear heavy work gloves while removing broken glass. Most of the glass will come out with a little pulling. Knock out stubborn bits with a small ham mer, or work putty and glass loose with a putty knife. With a chisel or putty knife scrape away the old putty. Work carefully. Take care not to dam age the sash. As you remove the putty you will come across tiny, triangular shaped pieces of metal called "glazier's points." Remove those fasteners with pliers. Next, measure the inside of the sash. Use a rule -or steel tape, to insure accuracy. Measure width and height in several places to compensate for irregularities in frame. Have glass cut '.' to 3-16 inch smaller than actual frame meas urement to allow for expansion1 and contraction of frame and glass due to temperature changes. Brush the frame with linseed oil or light paint. Putty will adhere better, and won t dry out as quick ly as when applied to untreated wood. Apply a putty cushion around inside of frame. Press the new pane gently but firmly into the putty cushion. Press or drive gla zier s points into the wood, using the side of a screwdriver or ehisel. Do the long sides first. In metal sash, attach the clips, beading or glazing strips with a screwdriver. Two clips to a side arc usually enough for small panes, while larger ones should have three or four to a side. Be sure the glass if' held firmly in the frame and forms a weather tight seal with the putty cushion. Knead putty to a smooth con sistency and roll strips between your palms until they're about the thickness of a pencil. Lay strips end-to-end around the sides of the sash. Complete each side as yougo. Use a putty knife to press putty firmly in po sition, then smooth it to the outer edne of the frame. Mi!-;e sure that inner edge of putty does not rise above edge of inside of the frame you re putty ing, if you want a neat job. Remove pulty smudges from (Jnss with a light application of water applied with a solt paint brush. Or. you can permit putly to dry and remove smudges with turpentine. Let putly set for four or five days before painting it. Q What strength glass should 1 buy to repbee a broken pane? J. K. panes, single strength is usually adequate. For metal sash and frames, double-strength glass is to be preferred. Beef Shipments Show Sharp Gain WASHINGTON Wl Slaughter cattle are beginning to move to market in larger volume, but a strong consumer demand tor beet still keeps prices up. An Agriculture Department re view of last week's livestock mar kets told of marketings running 13 per cent larger than a year ago in 12 major terminal markets. For most of the year, receipts have ditions of the past week, Oregon farmers were putting in long hours on field work attempting to catch up with spring plowing and seed ing operations, previously delayed by the wet weather of March and April. The poorly drained soils were still too wet to work in many areas, but sunshine and 70 degree temperatures brought rapid drying of land where the drainage was good. Seeding of spring grain was nearing completion in the Colum bia Basin and central Oregon. From one-third to one-ralf of the- spring grains have been seeded in Union, Wallowa, and Klamath coun ties. In western Oregon spring grain seedings are generally from one-half to three-fourths com pleted. Warmer eothcr and an abun dance of sunshine helped fall seed ed grains continue to make excel lent progress and dvelopmcnt. Im provement in the weather also helped farmers to spray fields for weed control and in the applica tion of fertilizer. About one-half of the inter grains had reached- the boot or shot blade stage of devel opment with some barley and rye heading. Some early seeded neia oi spring grains had reached the joint ing stage. Preparations for cut ting of grass silage were getting underway in western Oregon. been below a year earlier. yet despite me pick up m au.-o and effects of the recession on con- l,,..,nrt nnn-nf liriri'C flf MI111C1 uu) mfi I - slaughter animals held steady or increased. In the case ol lower quamy i-ai-tle-types which go into the produc tion of hamburger and cheaper . f ....... ni-iice U'PrH Snifl to have strengthened. Here mar kets were affected by small re ceipts. Farmers continued, the re view said, to wunnoiu vows w in crease herds. ''Now don't you shoot any unnecessary holes in my rug!' Boat Painting Tips Offered By FRANK ECK AP Ncwslcatufes Sports Editor Painting vour boat for the com ing summer probably will be your biggest job during fitting out lime, but if certain steps are followed you can '.urn out a job that will make you proud. The preparation of old surfaces is as important as the new paint job. says R. J. Eekart, vice pres ident in charge of research for a targe paint manufacturer. If last season's paint job has blistered, flaked, cracked or fad ed the boat's finish should be com pletely removed. An old fashioned cabinet scraper made of saw steel is perfect for paint removal. A wire brush is another handy gadget for removing paint or rust. Sandpaper will do the job, too. but never use sandpaper without a sanding block. A putty knife can be used for scraping paint but if your boat is of plywood construction bf careful that the putty knife does not get caught in the soft wood. The do-it-yourself painter of a boat should also use a gauze mask to keep out the fine dust created by sanding painted or varnished surfaces. After you have scraped the paint, it would be wise to fill nail and, screw heads with a rub ber seam compound. It seems to have a bet'fr holding action than ordinary putty. A wood filler also is good. Here are a few basic steps that Eckart advises: Paint in dry weather. Avoid painting too early or too late in the day. Always allow plenty of time for the first coat of paint to dry before applying the next coat. Sand lightly between coats. Two thin coats of paint are better than one heavy coat. Varnishing is highly important as a surface protector. If you plan to strip old varnish work down to the bare wood you should cover the sare wood with a prim er just before varnishing. Three coats of varnish are advisable. Between each cnat. dry thorough ly, then sand and use a tack or dust rag before each coat but the last. Varnish should always be "flowed on,' unlike paint -or en amel which should be spread. AN ways work from the unfinished side to the finished area in varn ishing. You should take two or three strokes with each brushful of varnish. Work quickly and flow the varnish evenly. Before you know it, the boat will be readv for the water. Cauliflower is recorded in hu man history as early as the 6th century B.C. save for YOURS! The more you pay down on a cor the lower the monthly payments . . . and the lower the financing charges. Save at First Federal for a solid down-payment. First federal savings LOAN ASSOCIATION -540 MAIM STRUT - (frtfUvi JldlAMJt cfiuH d,JjbmM,J Cy Wi i A For s in a 1 1, multi sashed
