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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1961)
HERALD AND NEWS, KOmatti Fatls, Or. Sunday, January ft, M ot How The Handy Man Can Get Things Swinging By MR. FIX Written for Newspaper Knterprise Assn. With the heat turned on in your home now it's not likely that door lioublcs are due to celling and Mai ping. In fact, it's unlikely that swelling wood will give too much trouble at any time of the year. Most door sliiking problems can be solved with some attentien to the hinges. And it's a good thing, too, because lightening a few screws is a lot easier than planing a door. Even one loose screw can cause the door io sag and hind. Tighten each one belore doing anything Use. Tighten I'p If the holes have become en larged, try larger screws. The, ply drive out the pin that holdsjlarge the opening fur the latch. original ones can be used by lirsljthc two leaves of the hinge to- filling the holes. Von may use get her. It's a good idea to wipe' Q What will afford good pro wood plugs covered with glue, the pin with an oily rag belore lection lor uoodcn stall's? match stiiks. Hood filler, or even pulling it back. A Hub risers and treads each I a bit of sleel wool wound around! KK'riimnt 'week with a light co.il of liviltd the screw. . 1 Vou may need more lhan oiu-l1"1 If I mill .lit mil I li.i It urn.,..- il.ui.ii I I I ,T f, , , ,r" him. You will have cine me iiouuie, loon lor me spo. where the door may be binding When a door is hung a space of i " about MHth inch is lelt all around RIGHT WAY TO LOOK NOHKOLK. England UTI'-A woman cellist in the Norfolk Or 'chestra complained to the Health (Ministry she couldn't read the jmusic. Wlioi. she received .1 pair of half glasses, she complained slie couldn't see the conductor. She was told to lower the music stand and peek over the spec tacles at the conductor. to expert-1 ' mcnt until the door closes proper ly. If the door binds at the hinge it. Von should be able to slide j,!"""- " "' "-T piece of thin cardboard around the t'losw'' )v,"'n ,l,c '""f k':l un ,()or the jamb. Insert a narrow slum If the door binds alone ihe bol-i"""1'1" ''"' nPall'sl ,nt' Pm- " torn cdi'e. insert a cardlxiardi1"1'11' is ,no bi 8 t';'P Parking Meiers Do A Thriving Business In U.S. too big a gap at tne i .... i . .ii . , Iiinon sille (if llln diMil- insert the slum Detueen t'lc noiiom lunger"""- , : ters leaf and (he dour jamb. If Ihe M"nl "" "uni iik : p.n. binding occurs at the Iod. shim sinte '" aie -"mming only the top hinge. IF DOOR BINDS HERE Y on 'remove the door to I X l r 1 1 "V. I I I . I - J INDOOR BINDS I mm ?ii and li'ivo in 'he leaf, 'sn necessary do this Sim-i10 remove mp door. Just loosen line screws ami prop tne uoor in 'position with a wedge. II adjusting the hinges doesn t CHICAGO IT1 '-Parking mo- are doing a thriving busi ness, the American Municipal As- soeiation reported. JKWKIJS TAKKN PAK1S i.M'i-The Duchess de la Rochefoucauld, a memlior of a noted French lilerary family, Thursday reported to police that her mansion on the fashionable Place de Kslats I'nis had been robbed of jewels valued at SC'OO.OOO. A survey bv the association jshowed lli.il about 2 million met ers collect $125 million a year at curbs and in parking lots of 3, 850 .t.ii i , .intra .niw iov.iis 111 un ii.tniiii. .cure tile trouble vou mav have to ,. . . . , .... I , , 1 lie survev. reported in Iraltic remove some wood from the spot!,. , ' , , . , ...ii i-. t . . .Quarlerlv. showed that nearly that binds. Don t be haslv in . ... : , , 'reaching for a plane. A "light I'"";1""'1 ' "ti-r are set 'sanding may do the job. Try fil-!;'.' 0 lt'n "? hour am nM,s'.0' ir,a next. Only if that fails should ,,ee sdl L n"n",es Pi,rk,n8 you resort to a plane. ,'", a Plane from the door corner to- . "r. 1 eent-an hour rate ward the enter. This will prevent !,s becoming more common, the plinteiiiig the edges. i"'"""- " If binding is along the vertical P01" ,CCI" of a" n,01cls collecting iedge, do your sanding, filing or I planing or, Ihe hinge side so thai All Work Guaranteed To Satisfy! BROWN'S Plumbing It Heating 2244 S. 4th TU 2 HI 5 lyou won't have to reset the lock. Vou may have to touch up the mortise for Ihe hinges vo lhal Ihe ! remain flush. Chalk Trick at that pace in 10. About hah' of the cities report ing their p'ans said they were considering parking meter rate increases. I The electric eel may I An old carpenter's trick is lo!,11,le kt'' 1,1 ivnVt" a"d "'ck-! I rub a hltle blue carpenter's chalk 'ness uf a man's leg. The rear !on the sjiot Ix'ing planed right aft- four-fifllis ui its body is made up !c-r planing If the door still nibs. ' elect" ir generating cells. , it will leave some chalk behind. Often the door will close bul not lock because the frame has settled slightly and the strike plate is out of line. Vou may have to reposition the plate and en- MIA Fiberglass Boat Building Materials The Gun Store 714 Main Ph. TU 4-383 RENT the HOST Electric Brush When t Ironed by you . . . your corpcling thould be HOST CltANlD. Soltj won't burn, dm H it. Re. movet d.il miieod of ihompooing il in. No ihtinlage, tottrt nop; iot leityie. Bloi nteitonng . , . Ph. 4-5111 or 2-2531 lor Complete Informotion CASCADE ond Men's Hand LAUNDRY & CLEANERS Opp. P.O. 11th Ii Klomath By ANDY LANG AP .Ncusfciilmt'S iinj to nunliinix1 illieir homes. Conidorini! tho fantnslic raid Oilier s;iin uf the limes in tlm ,i uh.h nvu ntvwimoni hiiii.l. (lirection ;ne ihe establishment ofl :iro &ma un in the nation's. a nmp Improvement Commil-'P'mei.t cities, you may be surprised tee by the Ni.twmal Assn. of out the eo.mlry, improve. Hume Builders ;nd the opuIai- Hy of n new 01 !amzation which trains and franchises home im- eont rat tors throujjli- Stamps En The News ISy SVI1 KltOMSII AP N'eMsfeatlires , wrestling inalth. There were sev n preious issues in the set. to learn that more than M) per cent of all American families omii their own homes. These who have purchased these homes recently are presumably standing pat on their acquisitions. They have selected houses which To commemorate the centenary I lit individual needs and tastes, of its first postage stamp. Malta, Belgium has issued three new But millions of oilier home own-has issued llnee new stamps, stamps honoring the royal mar ers have found that their present each of which leaturts a facsimile riage of King Hauduoin to Dona living quarters are unsatisfactory 'of the first half-x nny stamplFabiola do Mora y Aragon. The in one way or another. Not so un- bearing a prolile purliait ol Queen ;40 centimes. 3 franc and fi franc satisfactory that they want tu, Victoria. have Ihe same design showing sell. In fact, most of them have J The new Maltese issues 11' circular photo.'i apln of the new many good reasons why they pence green. 3 pence red and 6 King and Queen. want to hang on to Iheir Homes, pence blue also depict a porlrai! The discontented are those who of Queen Kliabcth II and the need move room because of.j.Sl. Kdward's Crown. Each has changes in the size of their fan-. iho inscription "Centenary ol First iies, those whose houses are in Malta Si. imp 1st nct-emlier ltd a stale oi general disrepair and JANUARY SALE Still in Progress! SAVE ON FINE RUGS and FURNITURE! Drastic Reductions -- Easy Terms LUCAS FURNITURE 195 E. Moin Phone TU 4 3134 As those who merely want Ihe old homesteads to have up - to - date appearances. This trend toward home mod ernization, definitely discernible in 195!) and 10, is expected to move at full speed I his year. One authoritative prediction is that Americans will spend more money for home modernization in the next 12 months than for home const met ion. Typical of this trend is thei word from the Women's Housing: Congress that its meeting in Wash ington, DC, in April will con cern itself largely wilh home mod ernization. The four pievious Con The Tolao Bureau of the socialcd 1'ress n-iiorts il has re ceied ia Peiping radio that a set of 111 stamps each Iwaring jthe design of a chiysantliemurn is heiniz issued hv Communisl t lima Ihe radio broadcast said the Inst 'jroup of six rtamps wilh face values from eight to 52 cents has already Ixen issued. The chrysanthemum is one of the most popular Mowers among Ihe Chi nese iicople. Ihe radio rcixirt noted that thousands of arielies of this par ticular llower have been cultivat ed bv horticulturists since the Itcils took over Mainland China. To t:ivc C S. first day cover collcclois an idea of the popular ity of this branch of the hobby, il gresses concentrated on the sub-jl'JtiO." The stamps weie released 's interesting to note that there jcet of new home building. spe-!on Dec. 1. the anniversary dale. j we lirst day covers t ifieally with the object of de- Also reported from the British cancelled at Washington, DC, on tcrmininp wh.-it Ihnm'hls nrosnee- Crown Apenls is the news I h a t Oct . 2li when the 4 and 8 cent live home owners have on home design and the quality of build ing products. The first three ses the Federation of Malaya has is--'''stal Manneiheim Champion sued the remaining denominations of Liberty-' stamps were fiist in its new definitive set. In this plaud on sale. sions sought out the opinions ot issue the portrait or His Highnessj ' "i "" say women only. Last year the Con- Sultan Sir Jsmailibni Al-Marhum Dw L- S. Post Ollice IVpaiimcni. gross asked men and youngsters .Sultan St Ibrahim appears oniis I'"-''"' first day covers with their ideas on what should bejeach. f'lst !;l.v k;,1's totaling tl.744.T5l. considered important in new There are four stamjis in thi homes. This time, the delegates gioup. The designs show the East I'ikelown, Ohio, is the site of one will explore tlie problems encoun- Coast Railway, fishing craft, gov- of the largest atomic energy tered by honve owners in attempt- ernmcnt offices and a native plants in the L'niled Stales. REMODELING ? '"WarKR YnmmmA , Shop Calhoun's For LINOLEUM Over 100 rolls to choose from . . . oil colors ond grodes. Vinyls, inloids . . . morbleiicd or embossed. TILE Vinyls, Aspholt, Linoleum, vinyl-osbcitos ... oil in stock in large quantities. Choose from marbles , . . confetti . . . tweeds . . . plain porterns. FORMICA An arroy of colors ond pat terns too numerous to list! Whatever your needs . . you'll find it ot Calhoun's. FREE ESTIMATES GLADLY! CALHOUN'S FLOOR COVERINGS 357 E. Moin TU 2 5523
