Sep 1953 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City
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"Your <strong>On</strong>ly Real Security .... A Home <strong>of</strong> Your Own<br />
§*. Mtt<br />
KS Advantages, But Cheek It<br />
KB? ffjfc JESTrffctorl 1 ^iSf<strong>of</strong> tha h-UB,. plumbing<br />
In 'M for Mi* DivnoiKl Jybtlc<br />
titari£ «*•* »» "•• neusa-espeirfanj the<br />
Urn. to ""n «•»*-*• evaluate the Ujtime<br />
to eat. fjju th« Uvtaa m tear *a<br />
wo *• W » «<br />
I whither tbtv contain vital pipes.<br />
the detect*.<br />
rerouUM,<br />
Mart IB «a* Buemeut For comjort and haattaic efB.<br />
n* basement U the belt place cie. nc y. celUn*. aboual be 7W to<br />
to esaern tka Mnuture <strong>of</strong> the 8 feet high in room* <strong>of</strong> average<br />
bouse. The basement should have slie. There AsuM ta ample closet<br />
• concrete Hoar, preferably with 5p8ce or (pae* M * can be conm<br />
4MB. If it flood., then *U1 be verted to clos.u. Crou-ventU.-<br />
fvHensa—water mark* on Ike tion to the varMii IMM la dtwaOa,<br />
a nut level on the heating sirable,<br />
equipment If Uw? ba.ement U e* if plaster walls an cracked,<br />
eeaaively damp, the waUs or Halting op iauinft it may ai«-<br />
Joists overhead will «how mold. nai underlying dampneu. »hrlnk-<br />
»t or dampneM, Bge o[ WOod in the frame or other<br />
Check tb» loundttion. Cracks defects which could lequlr* rirneean<br />
be patched, hut «eve« dial treatmmt,<br />
cracka »ar B« a jytnptoiB <strong>of</strong><br />
•»——. cut.<br />
(•ulty conrtrucUon. then tmm Otart DMM, flaw<br />
be a adl—a flat Umber on which If dosri wont cloie. the frame<br />
tta Jourta aupportlng the first may be out <strong>of</strong> kilter, er the<br />
flan <strong>of</strong> the home rest—running floor or ceiling may be sagging,<br />
around the top <strong>of</strong> the foundation. Tut the floor; lump on It to w.<br />
And then riwuld to steel or wood if it gives. It ahould feel fins<br />
•Men er beams supporting the throughout.<br />
Matt la all but the sm.Uest Check framing In tha attic as<br />
htuaei,<br />
well as in the basement. The<br />
Vertical wooden columns thould studs (2xVi> and raflera (at<br />
ten on a concrete ban above the leist M't) •hoaU be M Inches<br />
floor HI imbedded In the Door, apart. If the ro<strong>of</strong> la very steep,<br />
the* have more chance to rot there should be collaibeams<br />
unieen). Joists should N Ml H brsclng them at about normal<br />
larger. 11 inches apart. Th*y celling height The lower endt <strong>of</strong><br />
ahould M braced with "BridJlBf 1 raJMri rest on Mi's or MTa laid<br />
if Vur apan distances si am horiiontally •nuBd th» «il»iit»<br />
than elctlt or nine feet. two <strong>of</strong> then lor added atrtnath.<br />
look for rot. termites, crack- U the atUc Is insulated, M ahould<br />
big and sagging In all wooden be ventilated. Look for aigns <strong>of</strong><br />
members <strong>of</strong>. the structure. Check water leaka in the ro<strong>of</strong>.<br />
Future Power<br />
Aim <strong>of</strong> Wiring<br />
Btiild,rt Provide<br />
Per Men Appliances<br />
Families looking for new homes<br />
during National Hone Week will And<br />
that more provision has been made<br />
for "future power" electrification<br />
than ever before, according to Lynn<br />
Scott, director <strong>of</strong> the Flaskon Home<br />
Arts Council.<br />
Leading architects and builders<br />
have found, Misi Scott said, "that<br />
a home exactly equal io today'! '<br />
trlcal needs will be obsolete—and<br />
i dre hazard—ten years<br />
from now".<br />
As a result, said the home st»ltst,<br />
many MMers are new providing<br />
htnttr wlrkis, mare tlreults<br />
and man eyHMs »« handle the ad.<br />
Jlitoiial annllanras "wfiidi iiijiw<br />
•mwrs WIII Bjaain asamg afinsat<br />
MM annrnit tH* kauaa b cwnp «f-<br />
.To reduce tha danger <strong>of</strong> Are from<br />
wiring ayatama carrying the heavy<br />
load <strong>of</strong> added appUanMt, Mis, Scott<br />
said, many bulld.r, ,!„ apMift, u^,<br />
switches, outlets, wall plates and<br />
other wiring devices be made—In accordance<br />
with national electrical<br />
codes-<strong>of</strong> a fire-resistant material<br />
such H Plaskon urea plastic.<br />
Miss Scott pointed out that many<br />
homes built In the past few yean,<br />
particularly those built to bare mini,<br />
nun standards lust after World War<br />
n, are loday so overburdened with<br />
appliances that Steves fall to neat<br />
property, toattera and c<strong>of</strong>fee mak-<br />
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test!, dUntrto* af U* rtotkw U«a* eMtat HM i»)la« H m MW<br />
MMM.<br />
i<br />
Know Mod*ml>ln« ma«ui». aM^ta(apttana pntatdr cu<br />
It. dkrtni wan? tIKn M chacfcad in MMmm Fer<br />
«not» aaww *» tan MBV, p« Mlm IhWf, a kau* neads an<br />
neJgkbBfhBed la lltlWIititd M •utamatie fumac* or boiler and<br />
Mtmtir known: uUUtlu an in water MM. tfcere ahsuld be a<br />
and paid lor the lot li land- main switch <strong>of</strong> at to 100-ampere<br />
•end, and tta BuMe, drtve capacity to accommodate an<br />
•M Mhar expmaiv. extra, are etaMi range, tfshwaiher and<br />
inrhj^ Jo th» packace. other heavy electricity users, plus<br />
IMi, ehurchM. transport., the ll»htin« load.<br />
.Mhltectural studtn by the Ubbey<br />
«• •»» ottm- faciliUe. are es- WMw OaUete NaiM<br />
UbUih«d—no« juat contraplaUd. n M j ^ ^ ^ „„,„. oufl,^<br />
isT^SSTiFS..:.:.!:-.!. "----jj *» «•» buamaM. particularly If<br />
*!!!!£ rtlouM have cleaa-out piufs. UHIM Mtar MM. ata^th a ^ i .<br />
M ineh an apaee «n pMvMa feMnbh. Mill—<br />
ttso iptlaat nutsMa inaipi ••irini<br />
w/S^S!MoZ<br />
1*w M UMNM tost rear and |<br />
hwrMtad ttw RMMaar af aMll.<br />
W S% MB W&mfa pdll^BB fluffs<br />
•By this Urae nmt year attllraor.<br />
appliance type. Mil ba ayaiiabl*,-<br />
commonplace hi every modem<br />
>wiJ :,. v , .-<br />
: ;-. :<br />
! PM d B y<br />
oallif ahji^ la f|M M^H IM Vvefe.<br />
atand ts late KM 1MB lli inHari<br />
:«# it ~ i | * i f t f j<br />
tftstly<br />
Ben I* a dtracUooal MAM p»- BB HMf k k tataai<br />
=^»=mit afatf aH^a^ Sd^aV^ i^aK ifcaa ^isi^B^aamJ^ A ^^aual^AbaaB _J a^ta^attA<br />
S u f S l W • * • » 3B<br />
1. Esst wtndm. which face the tiMIMM IB NoliOII<br />
glare <strong>of</strong> the «rt» roooUng sun, M o l kNM in getting hlggtr.<br />
•keuld w double pane* In which wtth about iwMalna <strong>of</strong> them hav<br />
me outer pane la heat resistant, a iM tkfaaj hatnann iutead <strong>of</strong> two,<br />
chemical process which Imparts a the National AHMUUOII <strong>of</strong> Hone<br />
bluUh green tint to the daw and re BulHan say,. A simple fact is bednces<br />
solar radiation S3 per cent<br />
more MecUveJy than connotlonal<br />
•M IM*.<br />
'•' -neh plat glaa<br />
A yomp casple siartlaia out a law<br />
A South windnws. wMch fan toyears<br />
aaa with a saw house found<br />
«Mrd the winter Bin, should use<br />
two net<br />
standard TMFx-nMM for maiimum these 1<br />
warmth. Th... should ke shWded they need nan nan. The result<br />
agslnst the high summer sun, haw, is showing up in the toerease In<br />
ever, «*h a slight merhang, a horfc stae <strong>of</strong> today's new homes.<br />
wntal Irellls .hove the wadow or MuM Wan* PUrfwrT"<br />
high, «on-evergreen trees.<br />
flowera In planter ha«aa outside<br />
4 West windows, which are af a Bkhm window should to selected<br />
to blend with the Interior<br />
struck tar the Intense afternoon sun.<br />
should use hath heat reifatsnt Ther. colors, says the National Association<br />
mopsn* and a hsng overhang, or <strong>of</strong> Home fluJMan In promoting Na.<br />
"eyelid" The interior should have<br />
heavy drapes to close the window<br />
completely In the late aftenwon.<br />
ApplNiMN 9w New Yew Can Hav* ^ "» ^<br />
Autonilto awKueMknewhSDiM Among tricky bathroom MM* in, MMtmu^<br />
+mm*vf w kMm <strong>of</strong> .orles eealu Into uaa, repMtf tt» your ptrtmml<br />
Tha raniarilnri ftlimil tnlf itwrlnf<br />
psrft<br />
way |an«N tadw have noodmto"l<br />
O nuSThuU. the *^W.<br />
t^fl flWw4 a WBF IOS*I Stefan<br />
and outdoor equipment. untUnsi a<br />
Uonal Home Week, Thus the out<br />
door color scheme can be Integrated<br />
with Interior colors.<br />
You Get<br />
More with<br />
DU-MOR"<br />
CUT FUEL COSTS 1<br />
iMtfhfw your htMM and cut fuel Mtti by «<br />
a taw MMMMI CMifMt J. P, COLLINS «, for a<br />
Art NOWI Imulata in HIM tar full w<br />
MtMM MOM, 3-4415.<br />
CQLMNf<br />
W« tort <strong>of</strong> pr«ch IM you wily bwtW ywir "ttn»m ttow." •beut MMC, MM<br />
H01M WIMV* you an gUd to CMW to — Ita Horn* Hut IwtNM .v^rythlng<br />
iiMr and dear to you _ your wlfa «INI family ... and yM, th«uld g«t H>« topmBtt<br />
MIIN for .wtry Mtaf 0Mt,<br />
To |M your own HMM NquirM food pUnrkino. an hMHMt dMin ami i«Mh#j#jr*i<br />
h«rd work. Gwtd plannlna can »*• many dolUrs, many dlMpp^ittitMnta<br />
and « 1st <strong>of</strong> th. work_.nd that ii whara M IHI hi M^ciaily<br />
helpful.<br />
F—l tram to uti on our vaat Exporionc* and Plannlna SarvlM in dMMiitf to<br />
buildydurhom.. Tha teat? MOT AUNT,<br />
Dlf-MGR<br />
'Designers and Builders <strong>of</strong> Fine<br />
General Offico<br />
1 Your <strong>On</strong>ly Real Security ,,.,<br />
A Home <strong>of</strong> Your Own"<br />
New^aperies Help Solve Window Problem<br />
BY IDNA MILES<br />
A<br />
Avdlobr.ln<br />
L M M T ev^fy home, unless<br />
-• it's been built tajpour speci.<br />
rCMt Honiwt<br />
fleationi, hiu a few window<br />
problems. lAnd even then it<br />
sw Ike reasons for the sud. may have some.)<br />
" to resWentia) air condl The ordinary window presents<br />
«. toHtHlonlng laduttry • problem In itself, m thai it<br />
needs special treatment to mike<br />
• to constantly Increasing it seem interesting and lend •<br />
M t*e past two decadas •pjcial air to the room,<br />
aMusloned to comfort i The new cord-weave draperiet,<br />
where they work. In made <strong>of</strong> twisted cellulose fiberi<br />
atwre they shop, In the treated with piastic and woven<br />
•tore they eat, and In<br />
together with strbng cotton warp<br />
threads, provide man, solutions,<br />
• -There they relax. They i Colors art fail and will noi run<br />
they want the same when ruined upon Fibers have<br />
Ham*.<br />
•eon treated lo give them<br />
» mm HIM, malar alrtnn- strength when they're wei and<br />
won't disintegrate Coieri arc<br />
•murf -*—-B **•- 'f •Iso highly resistant to lading.<br />
I These drapes may be acisiors.<br />
H<br />
sut to length, eliminating mom,<br />
urini problems and xperial w.<br />
Bers, furthermore, they're ready,<br />
| B ak tooditioners came on made with a simple drawslrinn<br />
-it, people begin to rcallie<br />
am W"hin reach <strong>of</strong> the<br />
tape «t the lop. No hen,mine ur<br />
aiget In fast, the newast<br />
finishing is neceisary,<br />
m I* tasMUedfor aajy Mo<br />
• A bay-window problem, for in- ,<br />
•1 aun thsn • good heating Mince, can be solved by three '<br />
ar MI> "bout ntotli liws <strong>of</strong> these drapes. For an<br />
ain tn * U-yMr mortgage ordinary- window, iry hanging<br />
—O MtM, when the hMtse •inger-brown drapes right down<br />
around air conditioning, to the floor, cutting them <strong>of</strong>f jus!<br />
•k to clear your rug,<br />
I through construction i Or pick one oi the older four<br />
eolorf: natural, willow ireen,<br />
dose gray and Chinese nut<br />
aflat developments most eon dove gray and Chit<br />
4 Is IM general public'was •<br />
tchlng kWode ewtemtwrary headbaud.<br />
•afen nusnrenming <strong>of</strong> con. «.„., „ , « .<br />
" MadHlened residential PMItle Malta* Good WMk SllrtMi in 1948<br />
Kltp PUnlings Simpl*<br />
Ian t In the avennie-price avermie-prlcc Hhre nhre glass glaas remfornd rebifari plastic. National Home Week was orlg<br />
Me hast wate last i« tough, color-fast and will not rait ginated<br />
National<br />
by the<br />
Home<br />
National<br />
Week<br />
Association<br />
Here's a hint for amateur landscape<br />
architects<br />
TO. year complete air or eorrode, ha. proved » suceewM <strong>of</strong> Horn. Builder. In IBM, it hal Yard decorations should be kept<br />
l U av.ll.ble in Homes for ouiskto awnings, skvllghu and become one <strong>of</strong> the most popuUrr<br />
11*7,900.<br />
pirlittaiyi thai it ta enpeeted lo be and eutemlv^-ohWrvancM on the<strong>of</strong> Home Builders The overall<br />
simple, sayi the National Association<br />
plant,<br />
• .. ,—TTT 1 w " a •'w tor rain gutters and out. country's long calendar <strong>of</strong> special<br />
MHong In kitchens and side eonsiructlon panel., say engi- "weeks'',<br />
ftrts t lifetime easy-to- nee <strong>of</strong> the Libbey Owen,. Cord - --<br />
* V*"^ °' *¥ I'fS Waa C"* Biiperltnee is the name some M-<br />
- _ —. _— i B wi give lo the sum total <strong>of</strong> their<br />
eulck Rasuin in ClassMed Ads blunders<br />
BEFORE YOU BUILD OR REMODEL<br />
ing design should "flow" Into nature's<br />
own planning,<br />
A homed toad Is actually a lizard.<br />
Women first achieved •ufirage in<br />
the state <strong>of</strong> Wyoming<br />
VISIT OUR MODERN<br />
IANCE STORES •- SHOPS<br />
Hotpoint<br />
ELECTRICAL APPUANCES<br />
J<br />
Water Heater.<br />
Refrigerators<br />
v # Automatic Washer*<br />
Electrical Contractor<br />
DOMESTIC ^COMMERCIAL<br />
1 • Electric He«ting P«tt«I*<br />
-y^- ;<br />
Fh($ Al*tnn System* ' • ._.<br />
Complete <strong>Line</strong>s <strong>of</strong><br />
Standard Crane<br />
Kohler Plumbinir Fixtures<br />
' Ga« Ranges<br />
Gas Water Heaters<br />
Electric Water Heaters<br />
Toilet Seats<br />
Chrome Faucets<br />
0 Bath Accessories<br />
• Garbage Disposal Units<br />
• York Oil Burners<br />
• York Heat Oil Units<br />
• York Heat Winter Air<br />
Conditioners<br />
f Gas Fired Boilers<br />
New Planning<br />
Laws, January 1<br />
Firaf Revision<br />
Sinn 1930<br />
The Bni isnenl revision <strong>of</strong> New<br />
Jersey's municipal planning lawi<br />
slnee 1S30 will go Into effect January<br />
1, IBM, In accordance with two<br />
j measures signed by Oov, Alfred<br />
I Dilscoll last week.<br />
! <strong>On</strong>* new law nwlsH th. pewar<br />
•f nunltlMiirlM to wi up mHnM.<br />
Ml olannln, boar*. The atker<br />
P^splts th* aniiMlBaiifv t* MtahlUh<br />
by *rdlnaMa at It. oHK^I<br />
p » Nan drawn up by Ht<br />
psar9<br />
i Under the new law, a municipal<br />
; governing body Is not only author-<br />
; ised to create n planning board, but<br />
i also l« required to lUpulatt the<br />
I board's powers by ordinance. ;<br />
licipailty may choose be<br />
en delegating complete control <strong>of</strong> I<br />
division, to Its planning board,<br />
slain Anal power In the<br />
ing body, with the planning<br />
•cling in an ndvlnory capacity,<br />
| All exlftjiig planning beards ar*<br />
continued In otki and their rcgu. |<br />
lattaiis cHitlnv* in allMt, with tha I<br />
HMpNen that suhtjlvlilan ragulatlans<br />
canthiw* In .B«t enly until<br />
July 1. IfM, unless they ar* r*.<br />
plated by that d.ta. i<br />
] Under the new law, the mayor <strong>of</strong> i<br />
i , •——,|H,v Is ontUlea to a vote<br />
ning board member A<br />
T <strong>of</strong> the department <strong>of</strong> edu-<br />
| salion also may sit on the board.<br />
Switch.. Curb Mi.h«p»<br />
Safety aiiihnritJDi, aware that falls<br />
ind Bros are tho two Urgesl cauise> •<br />
if homo accidents, recommend lhai i<br />
111 u resistaul urM plastic light '<br />
•wUi'hes be iMtatled at both the lop |<br />
nd bollom <strong>of</strong> all home stairways tb<br />
eath lolls.<br />
Bryone would be happier if all<br />
• who give advice would also<br />
lend a helping I<br />
GUARANTEED<br />
PROTECTION A6AIH5T<br />
TERMITES<br />
TernlU InfuuU.a I. Inereiu-<br />
IM la Ihto aria ,,,ry 7aar.<br />
Pwt laka •haases — aa awe<br />
rear feaaae k pnlaclaal against<br />
TOX-EOLSrSTEM<br />
• Nationally knswn ana UMd.<br />
• tandM hy CRtr«.TOX<br />
€hwnhai Product* Compapy<br />
Uio irtudiinU . Sound 1 SMt<br />
" "si<br />
DELAWARE VALLEY<br />
L U M B E R C O .<br />
EGG HARBOR CITY, HEW JERSEY<br />
LIVERPOOl AVE..wd WHITE HORSE PJKE<br />
TELEPHONE, COO HARWM IS*<br />
LOAD f,ara<br />
Free Home<br />
AchnBy HAVE OM! ENJOY MM Ittw<br />
IN YOUR OWN HOW... UfOU<br />
W* No Oaati Ityil.,, If not aMfeMy «Uaflad,<br />
M wiU MMS tha Dryar, No obli^Oon.<br />
II'IHA UM mean anything, tb»<br />
y<br />
tbelng<br />
MHi with a valuation on IM<br />
MM «f about USflOO; * lot wBh<br />
Phtmbing -<br />
FREE INSPECTION<br />
or »ob« nonwrt<br />
wstiTe ar raom<br />
Tox-Eol Control Co.<br />
• P.a Box 5B4, OCMD <strong>City</strong><br />
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