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PAGE 10 D HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 195B DO-IT-YOURSELF w' W' 111? HOLE . TO .THRlW H BRACE -X RETRACTED O O OPLUH0ER ' FITS IN COUNTER j- SUNK HOLE 11' ! BIB . jab fli'lio'""' ii w Questions and Answers By ANDREW C. LANG Tule Homesteader Recalls Earlier Days Within The Basin HINGE Half mortise Avoid Splitting Wood By Using Pilot Holes By J. RALPH DALZELL , Always drill the shank and pilot holes when screwing two pieces of wood together and when metal is screwed to wood. This is especially important when large screws are used and the wood is hard. (Sec picture A.) Picture B shows a screw turned into place. The shank hole should be almost as deep as the shank (not threaded part) as the screw is long. The pilot hole should be Trading Slow For Alfalfa The market for alfalfa ruled mixed with trading generally slower at the principal points dur ing the week ended May 26. Pa cific Northwestern markets were unsettled in an adjustment to a new crop basis with the harvest of first cuttings under way in sev eral sections. Only limited trading was reported In new crop alfalfa in the Northwest with prices cov ering a rather wide range. Rain showers in Weslern Oregon and Washington at the close of the week stopped movement to coast markets but were very benefi cial to pastures and crops. Dairy and other livestock feed ers purchased individual truck loads for immediate feeding pur poses but generally waited for larger offerings and better cured supplies before making any un portant purchases. Crop Dusting May Be Harmful By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Crop dusting may be harmful in the end to those who do the work, a U.S. Public Health Serv ice official said Thursday, but chance exposure holds no great danger. Wayland J. Hayes Jr., told the Air Pollution Control Assn. that this country now uses more than 500 million pounds of pesticides a year a potential danger in the air people breathe. 'Occupational exposure to the more toxic pesticides has been ine cause ot clinical and even fa tal poisoning, although this is in frequent," he said. "Studies indicate that crop dust ing. even with the more poisonous compounds, does not present a measurable hazard to persons who are exposed incidentally. Econom ic poisons are applied purposely and they differ In this way from ordinary air pollutants, released more or less accidentally." almost as deep as the threaded portion of the screw. Both shank and pilot holes should be a little less in diameter than the diame ters of the shank and threaded parts of screws in soft woods. For example, for a No. 5 flat head wood screw shown in picture B, the shank hole should be seven sixty fourths of an inch in diameter. The pilot hole should be one-sixteenth inch in diameter in soft wood. The hole should be five sixty-fourths of an inch in diameter in hardwoods A good rule is to select drills which are a little smaller than the shanks and threaded parts of screws. A spring actuated plunger, shown in picture C, is very helpful when marking the required positions for shank and pilot holes on the wood when countersunk hardware is to be fastened to it. Place the bev eled end of the tool, see picture D, in the hardware bevel. Hold the tool in vertical position. Then tap the plunger top, 2, with a ham mer. This will drive pojnt 3 of the plunger into the wood under the hardware and make a mark The point of the drill can be placed in the mark when drilling shank holes. These tools are available at hardware stores. When wood frame windows screens have been used for many years the corners of the frames often become loose or battered The screens do not fit properly or difficulty may be encountered in raising and lowering them, if they are held in position by guides at tached to the window frames. Strengthen the corners and make the frame perfectly square with slecl corner braces as shown in picture E. Use three-fourth-inch flat head wood screws to fasten the braces to the woodwork of the screens. Frames are generally made of soft wood and, for such small screws, shank and pilot noies are not actually necessary. If pressure is applied to the screwdriver, the screws can be easily turned into place. To make old and battered wood frame screens last through the summer, strengthen the corners with tin from tin cans. -Cut the tin so that its shape is similar to the shape of the brace shown in picture E. Use a carpenter's square to make sure that the cor ners of the frame are square. Then fasten the pieces of tin with lai-ge tacks. Paint the tin to match the color of the frame. This is a make shift method of repair but it is satisfactory for a few months. Pictures G and H show how full and half mortised hinges can be attached to doors and the jamhs around the door openings, the full mortise variety is most generally used for doors in houses and apart ments. Question: In converting an ordi nary door into a Dutch door, where do I make the cut to divide it into 2 pieces exactly at the cen ter? , Answer: The door should be sawed at a "point about three inch es higher than the doorknob . . , so that, when the cut is com pleted, the doorknob remains on the lower part. Question: We never had any trouble with the shower in- our house until recently. Now. when a cold water faucet is turned on in some other part of the house, the water coming from the shower suddenly gets very hot. What is causing this? Answer: 1 assume this occurs when both the hot and cold water shower handles are turned Then, when another cold water faucet is being used, the flow of cold water to the shower is re duced. If this condition had exist ed all along, it might be caused by the fact that the piping used for the cold water was too small. But since it was all right until re cently, it is likely that corrosion or scaling has formed somewhere inside the cold water piping sys tern, bringing about the same ef fect as inadequately-sized piping. Looks as though you'll have to call in a plumber, because only an -on-the-spot examination by a professional can accurately deter mine the cause ot the trouble. Question: I plan to paint the in side masonry walls of 'our garage with Tubbcr-base paint. I have used ,a spray gun successfully in the past, but never with this kind of paint. Will it work? Answer: Bubber-base paint is a bit too heavy for most kinds- of home-type spray guns, although it can be used in one of the heavier professional-type guns. However, if you wish to take a crack at it ask you dealer for the special thinner for rubber-base paints. Use about one pint of it to every gallon of paint, it the paint used as Is, it probably will clog the gun. No matter which method you use, be absolutely certain that the masonry is completely dry be fore painting it -with rubber-base pauit. Q. Should varnish be mixed or otherwise stirred prior to use? A. No, never! Stirring the var nish or even shaking the can might cause bubbles that could re main in the varnish film, and ruin the appearance of the vara ished surface. Q Is it possible, as we have heard, to make the interior of house look larger simply by the color of paint used? A. Yes. Write to National Paint Varnish and Lacquer Association, 1500 Rhode Island Ave., N. W Washington 5, DC, and ask for their free booklet entitled: "How To Make A Small House Seem Large." Q. What is the most popular .nade of paint for house interiors a. many nome interiors are lainted with one of the soft,' mut -d shades of green. A grayish green is often used. Pale green that looks turquoise in some light is very popular. Green is becoming lo most complexions, and is a fit ting background for most furniture and hangings. Editor's Note John O'Shea one of the early homesteaders of Tulelake, is one ot those who stayed with his farm through hard ships and bad years. His poem refers to Earl Ager who owned and operated a grocery in Tule lake for many years and who gave credit for food and other supplies to the ranchers until crops matured in the fall. The banker, "Uncle Bill." Is W. G. Hagelstein, co-owncr-president of the Butte Valley State Bank, Dor- ris. Hagelstein has played an- im portant part in the development of the lulelake reclamation pro ect. He is currently a vice' pres ident of First Western Banks with 97 branch banks in California, still is at Dorris. By John O'Shea Two farmers met on the road one day. And spoke of years far back. When each was driving a model Instead of a Cadillac. Their names were drawn and they en at dawn home they honed to make.. To take a chance: and build a ranch On the bed of Tule Lake. The sky was pale, the wind a gale. The sand sure stung their hide Should we stay and fall, or hit me trail. With a tumble-weed for a guide? But food and gas were low. alas Our tent we must unfurl. At Horton's spread, I earned my bread The rest I got from. Earl. His store was down in Tule-town, Me seldom used the till. He would credit give, so one could live And he banked with-Uncle Bill. I had a need for feed and sppH o 1 headed over the hill And at the bank in a chair I sank Ano told my tale to Bill, Things looked fine, where I had to sign, But the "Net Worth' blank. To work, and save, was all I gave As assets to the bank. He searched around and a paper found. I watched him while he ' wrote. When he was through, I . signed it too. He had made me out a note. I headed home, around old Mt. Dome With my rifle on the seat, I dodged the rocks, to avoid tue shocks. And watched the brush for meat. I had a start to cheer my heart In SDite of wind or frost. With. spuds and grain we made a gain, And saved more than we lost. Gold is found upon the ground, Where e'er your rainbow ends, I know that mine turned out just fine. With health and wealth ' ; and friends. Fiberglass Boat Building Materials The Gun Store 714 Main Pk. TU 4-113 PAINT THINNER -.55'-: WIESFS FULLER PAINT STORE 2899 So. 6th TU 4-6377 space was Arabian Horses Will Be Shown SALEM Featured entertain ment during the 12th annual All- Arabian Horse Show here June 21 and 22 will be exhibitions in the art of dressage by Ward W. Wells of Oswego and his golden Palo mino stallion, Sharik's Sun. Described as the highest test of ability among schooled horses, dressage exhibitions by Wells and his golden stallion have been highlights of western horse shows frorh Vancouver, B.C. to Los Angeles. During the past year the famed horse and its trainer-rider have been featured twice on net work television. Save Time, Space, Money . . . Freeze Strawberries FREEZE QUICK and EASY la IVAPOCAN Frttilng ConUlntrg vOla "4PINT SAME 110 "8Se Save on Strawberries Freeze in Vapocans Oregon Ranks t3th In Sheep Output Oregon ranked 13th in the coun try last year in live weight of farm production of sheep. 27th in cattle and calves and 30th in hogs. Oregon produced 51 million pounds of sheep and Iambs 3.3 per cent of the total U.S. production of 1,525 million pounds. Nearly Hi per cent of the to tal U.S. poundage in cattle and calves was Oregon stock, with 377 million pounds live weight pro duced in this state. In hog production Oregon had a total of 49 million pounds live weight. This was 0.3 per cent of me toial U.S. production of 18,617 million pounds, These figures came to the slate Department of Agriculture in a bulletin issued by the USDA's Ag ricultural Marketing Service. I Our Trees and Shrubs Are Come In And Choose From Our Big Selection The Ones . That Will Show Off Your Home Best ... You Can Plant Any Time Spring, Summer or Fall " - FROM - BAKER'S LANDSCAPE NURSERY Phone TU 2-3167 3616 So. 6th
