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
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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-
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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
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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.
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