Easy To Build Patio Is
Cpveryone who enjoys outdoor I
living finds added pleasure in
this easy to build patio. When
built according to step-by-step di
rections outlined in a new home
improvement book, the patio not
only provides a cool, convenient
and decorative shaded area, but!
also keeps adjacent rooms de
crees cooler. The secret to tins
handsome project lies in an in
genious air vent that eliminates
-every possibility of trapping hot
air.
Directions assume you have
never built a patio and explain
evtv step from selecting the
site, drawing a plan if tame is
required by local building codes,
excavating foundation trenches,
pouring a concrete slab, laying
flagstone, to framing and cover
ing roof with translucent plastic
panels.
To take the mystery and more
than half the cost out of con
struction every step is illustrat
ed, while directions provide
list of materials for a patio meas
uring 12 feet deep by CO feet
long, any size can be built by
following procedure outlined. All
materials specified, including the
handsome translucent panels, are
"stock items readily available in
' lumber yards everywhere. The
plastic roofing panels come
' (wo widths, 25'i" and 33 1-3'
'from 8, 10, 12 to 16 - feet i
length. As the directions indi-
"cdtc, rafters can be spaced 24'
apart when using the 25'i" width
'panel; 32" apart for the 33'a
width. The overlapping joint isi
scaled with an easy to apply
scaler tnat keeps out water, dust,
insects, etc.
Those who believe themselves
all thumbs and hesitate to use a
hammer or saw, can save more
than Vt just by reading the book.
When you become familiar with
construction, you can Intelligently
discuss the work ' with a con
tractor, carpente or home im
prover. By Knowing what needs
to be done, buying your own ma
terials, substantial savings can
J effected.
Additional savings will be ef
fected by making certain the pa-
tio is built according to specifi
cations. Many fast buck home
improvers quote costs based on
how little the customer knows and
frequently substitute cheap
ost possible materials.
Since the book offered belowl
. -explains how to build a patio
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M6g and materials specified ate
installed as recommended,
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'.; planned for family comfort,
litis home has many "years
ahead" features. For example, it
contains a two way fireplace
which highlights both the family
room and spacious living area.
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loading to the terrace.
Kitchen Is a homemaker's
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built-in oven, eating space near
(he, window and easy access to
the family room, living dining
(tiea, side entrance and basement
. flairs.
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each with stall shower.
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Ihcm.
Any construction possible with
brick is possible with block. A
garage, a retaining wall, a deco
rative half wall around a patio
or an outdoor fireplace are items
that can be built of these blocks
Light Block
The popular lightweight block
is made of Portland cement, w
tor and an aggregate of cinders
instead of sand or gravel hence
the name, cinder block.
Most blocks are partially hol
low, are nominally 8 inches high,
16 inches long and 8, 10 or 12
inches wide. Actual measure
ments are -inch less to allow
for mortar joint of that thick-;
ncss.
Stretcher blocks will make up
the largest part of any wall, with
corner, lintel and other special!
blocks making up the difference.
Most building supply houses and
lumber yards carry an assort
ment that will take care of most!
building problems: Header blocks'
tic in lloor joists; lintel blocks'
have recesses for door sash or
window frames; sill blocks arc
for use below windows.
Bullillng Blocks
Rcfoie building Willi block,
make certain you have a solid
footing of concrete. For a wall
dig below the frost line and make
lite fooling twice the width of thei
wall, centering the wall on it.
Fur an outdoor fireplace, pour a
concrete slab.
Use a mortar mix that will
cling to the blocks without
oozing when you lay the blocks
one part masonry cement to
three pails sand is a good mot-
liir mix. Cut down on the sand
if the structure requires greater
strength.
Cover the footing with Dlcnlv
of mortar, apply mortar on suc
ceeding rows of block in a dou-!
blc row along bolh edges, butter
morlar onto the end of the block
you arc pulling in place. Use a
line level and tap each block
unui i is level, scraping awav
the excess morlar while it is still
fresh.
Old Story
Don't use old mortar. When II
doesn't soem lo stick anymore.
make up a fresh batch.
Use dry, not wet blocks. Blocks
expand when they get wet. shrink
when drying, which could open
up joints.
Fresh morlar is easier to clean
than old, so clean up as you go
along.
You won't want hollow blocks
for the top row as they michl
till with water. Use a row of capl
blocks. Or lay a strip of metal
lath before you lay the last row.
then fill the holes with morlar and
smooth It off.
Things Get
Deep Clean
With Lewis
SAN FRANCISCO (UPD-When
F. C. Lewis talks about getting
things clean, he doesn't mean just
squeaky clean he means micro
scopically clean.
"The world is really quite a
oirty place, you know," he said
Nothing personal, of course
but your shirt is covered with
tens of thousands of dirt particles
and then there are particles
from your scalp, and your skin
is constantly flaking away,
Lewis is a slim, dapper and
rather clean looking Englishman
who sells commercial dry clean
ing equipment that he says wiil
get garments, blankets and the
like cleaner than anything else
yet devised. II takes a micro-
'.scope to find "dirt" on garments
run through his equipment.
This sort of cleanliness has be
come of vital importance in this!
era of space technology, accord
ing to Lewis.
Fasy To Contaminate
A wayward speck of dusl, an
eyelash, even a fingerprint can
cause malfunctions in the delicate
control mechanisms of rockets
and space capsules.
In fact, Lewis said, several ac
cidents involving the loss of ex
pensive missiles have been traced
to such "contamination."
One way of preventing this is
doing a super-cleaning job on the
clothes of workers in the so-called
"clean rooms" where certain
space equipment components are
assembled under ultra-sanitary
conditions.
Lewis' company, the J.C. Spcn
cer Corporation of America, is the
U.S. marketing organization for
equipment developed by Lewis
and manufactured in England by
Neil & Spencer Ltd. Lewis is
president of the marketing firm,
which has headquarters in Los
Angeles.
Learns of Demand
He came to the United States
four years ago to sell dry clean
ing equipment for Neil & Spen
cer, but soon learned of the de-1
mand for special equipment. He
went to work on the development
and has doubled sales in the past
five months.
A machine called the "mi-
cronic" after the micron, one
thousandth part of one millimeter'
old by Lewis for cleaning
the garments of "clean room"
workers. He says that its com
bination of solvents, air blasts
and fillers is the most effective
cleaning means developed f o r
clothing worn by "clean room1
workers, far better than other
metnocis wnich involve washing
with water.
"We still sell ordinary dry clean
ing equipment, too," Lewis said
"These are relatively new prod
ucts with us but we feel they
can be of great importance in this
age of space. Losses to the gov
ernment through space failures
caused by contamination could be
staggering."
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HOLLYWOOD UP1 -Two
young men destined lor popularity
have emerged in recent days in
events of surpassing trivia. Over
in Britain, it came to light that
bonnie Prince Charles, 14. boucht
and downed a cherry brandy in
a bar. Over here, another good-
time Charlie, one Jerry Van
Dyke, bowed in with a regular
show on CBS-TV.
Both of these young men have
good family connections, Jerry be
ing the kid brother of Dick Van
Dyke, whose weekly CBS-TV se
ries last month won Emmys for
best comedy program, writing
and direction. And the last two
nights have seen the brothers Van
Dyke inaugurate a one-two punch
on CBS that will continue through
the summer and accelerate in the
fall.
On Tuesday, Jerry offered the
premiere of a half-hour game se
ries called "Picture This," which
he w ill host during the summer
as a replacement for the vaca
tioning Jack Benny. Wednesday
night, Dick offered his usual situa
tion comedy episode this time a
repeat about whether his sneez
ing had a psychological basis,
and once again it was only his
personal style that made bearable
some pretty piddling fluff.
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Sunday, July 21, 1963
WHITE HOUSE
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WHERE TO PUT THE BABY? It's getting crowded
in the cabin for the nation's First Family, just as it
has for millions of growing families not quite so well
known. There may be 121 rooms in the White House,
but the new addition due this year to the John F.
Kennedys is already causing problems. Critical factor,
as shown in floor plan of the private part of the White
House, is placing a nursery in close proximity to
nurse Maude Shaw. The First Lady's dressing room
and other rooms such as the Treaty Room and Queen's
Boom (where five reigning queens have stayed as
guests) were ruled out because of this and because of
continual traffic in corridors and sitting rooms. So
for the first few . months of his life, the newest
Kennedy will stay in nurse Shaw's bedroom, which
was formerly a 9 x 12 storage closet. Later, the baby
will share a bedroom with brother John Jr. Of course,
if the family had a long enough lease on the executive
mansion, some of the kids could eventually move
upstairs when they are older, where there are X.
more rooms and 9 baths.
Sweden Takes Civil Defense Program Seriously
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Although
committed to neutrality in war,
Sweden maintains one of the
programs in the world. This dis
patch, the second of two on
Sweden's total defense, exam
Ines Its plans and facilities for
facilities for protecting the civ
ilian pouulation from attack.)
By FREDERICK H. TREESH
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (UPD-
In a 1961 evacuation drill, the 80-
year-old king of Sweden rode out
of Stockholm on the subway in a
personal demonstration that civil
defense is not to be taken light-
Sweden, though unswerving
from the policy of military neu
trality that has kept it free from
war for a century and a half,
has one of the most complete and
efficient civil defense programs
in the world. And the Swedes
are working every day to make
it better.
"We think a terror war from
the air cannot force us to sur
render," said an officer of the
Swedish Supreme Command. His
statement is rather revealing of
this country's determination and
painstaking preparation to defend
itself even from hydrogen bombs
Civil defense occupies a place
in Sweden's total defense planning
on a level with the military de
fense and strategic stockpiling of
munitions and fuel. It is or
ganized around two key concepts:
evacuation and shelters.
Huge rock shelters have been
constructed in all of Sweden's pop
ulation centers and all public
buildings, including apartments,
are required by law to contain
bunker-type shelter. Yet evacua
tion of non-essential civilians to
the empty and targetless hinter
land of this 1,000-mile long coun
try is the major part of the civil
defense plan. Detailed plans have
been laid to evacuate every com
munity of more than 10,000 per
sons and some other areas near
military targets. A total of 2.8
million persons are covered in
the evacuation plans.
This is not a matter of tempo
rary flight. Rather, it in
volves permanent relocation of
civilians from target eities to rur
al areas from the time a war
threat arises until it subsides.
Only emergency personnel, like
police, firemen and communica
tions workers, and persons em
ployed - in vital war industries
would remain in the cities. And
there are adequate shelters to
house them.
Posted on the wall of every
apartment building in Stockholm
and other important cities is a
pamphlet instructing the resi
dents what to do and where to
go in case of alert.
Sweden believes its evacuation
plans are realistic even in this
era of super-sonic bombers and
intercontinental missiles because
it does not expect to be the first
nation hit in event of war.
The evacuation plans are to go
into effect when a serious
threat arises, not after the
first bomb falls.
It is expected that Stockholm,
a city of 800,000, can be evacuated
to predetermined rural areas as
far as 230 miles away within 30
hours. Somewhere between 50,
000 and 100.000 essential persons
would stay behind.
In the nine largest population
centers, vast "rock-firm" shelters
have been built to protect per
sons not eligible for evacuation.
These shelters, which have space
enough for more than 100,000
persons, are either tunnelled
deep into natural rock (much of
Sweden's topography is solid
granite) or are constructed from
reinforced concrete.
The world's largest shelter was
blasted out of Katarina hill in
south central Stockholm and has
room for 20,000 persons. It con
tains more than 1,500 feet of tun
nel on three levels under 70 feet
of solid rock. Another rock she!
ter near Stockholm's central rail
way station has room for 15,000
persons.
The bunker - type "standard
shelters in basements of plants,
public buildings and apartments
in every Swedish community
over 5,000 population have a total
capacity of 1.5 million persons.
These shelters ate required by
law and must meet rigid speci
fications in general they must
be strong enough to withstand a
direct hit by a heavy convention
al bomb and be able to support
the weight of the building if it
collapsed. The cost of construe
tion is absorbed by the building
owner. It comes to about $30 a
person if the building houses 100
or more persons.
The public rock - firm shelters
are financed largely by the com
munity in which they are built but
each has a productive peacetime
use which, in time, will pay for
the shelter.
"You can't construct a shelter
and let it sit there for years wait
ing for a war. That is wasting
money," said an official of the
Royal Civil Defense Commission.
The Katarina shelter in Stock
holm, for example, is used as an
underground parking garage for
600 cars.
In addition to evacuation plans
and shelters, the civil defense or
ganization includes trained per
sonnel to provide fire - fighting,
police, communications, transpor
tation and medical services in
event of emergency.
When the Swedes voted them
selves into civil defense perman
ently in 1948, they voluntarily
shouldered a huge expense for a
relatively small country (popula
tion 7.5 million). They also as
sumed an obligation to serve in
the civil defense forces. Every
Swedish male between 16 and 65 is
subject to conscription into civil
defense work and about 220.0(H)
now are assigned to some such
duty.
The cost of running Sweden's
vast civil defense program is
budgeted at $14 million for the
1962-1963 fiscal year.
The man in the street, for the
most part, takes civil defense se
riously, "We don't understand Amer
ican neglect of civil defense."
said one government official. "It
looks foolish to us."
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