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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1950
Page
6
Nu Enamel porch floor and deck enamel covers surfaces in one coat with no brush marks. It is durable, weather and water resistant, easy to apply for amateurs and professionals, and available in multiple colors. Reid Boice Tire & Tread Co. supplies the product at 610 621 Raleigh Street.
When adding storage space plan under the basement staircase. Frame with two by fours and leave a door opening before covering with building board. Use structural insulating board to cover the stud frame for cheaper storage and better year round temperature.
Bailey Lumber company secretary W S Owen promotes home ownership in a Building Supply News campaign. He argues renting costs money with no return, while owning a home offers security, stability, and long term value for families.
Demand for oak and other hardwood flooring is expected to stay near record levels in 1950 with adequate supplies. The National Oak Flooring Manufacturers association notes demand and supply will be in balance as postwar home construction drives shipments above prewar peaks. About 90 percent of hardwood flooring is produced in the South and Appalachia, with oak making roughly 95 percent of volume. Oak’s durability, beauty, versatility, easy maintenance, and reconditioning appeal drive homeowners toward this material.
The piece traces mass production from ancient spearhead work through Eli Whitney and interchangeable parts to Henry Ford and the assembly line, explaining how standardization and efficient processes lowered prices. It notes cars at 950 dollars and later 490, fashion and penicillin becoming affordable through industrial methods.
A farm kitchen illustration shows a large ceiling fixture with two 40 watt fluorescent lamps providing shadow free lighting. GE lighting experts advise using generously sized fixtures since lamp wattage cannot be increased after installation. The sink area features built in fluorescent lighting for easier prep and cleaning tasks.
Bluefield Supply debuts the Oasis Model OP-3R a bubbler type electric drinking water cooler designed for offices. It cools over three gallons to 50 degrees with 28 small bottles or seven tall quarts stored inside and features a frost free, drainable sanitary interior and a five year warranty.
Lumber dealers say waste motion is a major cost in home building and planning matters. A nearly square plan with a simple gable roof lowers costs while trussed rafters cut interior delays. Open plans reduce walls and doors costs. double duty materials like insulating board sheathing save money. Centralizing plumbing and simple stock windows also trim expenses.
Due to its popularity a fifth printing of the 48 page booklet Farm Building Insulation has been produced by the Insulation Board Institute. Over 100000 copies have been distributed to farmers county agents and agricultural colleges. A free copy is available by writing to Insulation Board Institute 111 West Washington Street Chicago 2 MI. A rusty steel carpenter's square can be cleaned by rubbing with dry cement.
Experts say insulation reduces wall and ceiling cleaning as dust and dirt cling less to warm surfaces than to cold ones. The result is less housekeeping effort in insulated homes.
Mercer Garage Ford dealers on Raleigh and Scott Streets report May as the peak business month since the war. From late 1949 to mid year, Ford car production rose sharply and bonus built trucks show strong sales gains across southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia.
Demand for gas heating equipment surges as homeowners adopt automatic gas boilers. Production and bookings for gas fired boilers, conversion burners, and gas designed boilers rise, with emphasis on safe valves, limit controls, and reliable pilots. Proper installation by a qualified heating contractor remains essential.
Builders across the country hail insulation as a year round comfort aid not just a fuel saver. Insulating board with air cells slows heat transfer, while board lath and sheathing enclose the frame to create a substantially insulated home at no extra building cost.
A Washington DC test shows insulation costs two cents per square foot more for wall boards and pays for itself in two years through fuel savings. The test house used an automatic oil furnace with forced air. The insulation cut heat need by comfort and saved one cent per square foot of wall annually.
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