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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1958
Page
26
The Real Estate Board explains that nearly all homes financed with GI or FHA loans include closing charges beyond the purchase price. It cautions buyers that cash purchases also incur substantial closing costs and urges asking for a precise, itemized estimate from Realtors to plan finances.
Handymen with ambition can obtain free plans for Christmas displays from lumber outlets. Plans are map-size foldouts by a hardboard products maker, with scalable graph layouts and figures like carolers and Santa. Materials vary. tempered hardboard suggested. painting kept simple. cost modest when spread over years.
Planning a low cost home facelift suggests extending the roof to create sheltered outdoor space in an egg-crate pattern. Using 1x6 or 1x8 lumber like Douglas fir or western red cedar, the feature adds perceived size and decorative sunlight patterns to the house.
Anadarko Oklahoma artist Acee Blue Eagle from Okmulgee earned grand prize honors for his work Buffalo Hunters in the 1958 contest.
Instructions describe building a safety gate from 2 inch lumber and dowel rods for a doorway. The frame stands 30 inches high with 27.25 inch dowels, glue and screws, floor guide rails of quarter round moulding, spacers, and nails. A latch or lock secures the gate and edges are sanded with rounded corners.
Article explains using seated ironing, arc shaped tables, wheeled stands, and foam pad covers to reduce time and fatigue. Highlights include a swinging motion while seated, keeping clothes ready on both sides, and new steam dry irons and wheeled baskets to ease the ironing task.
Renowned western architect argues the structural framework determines a home’s value and durability. He notes wood framing dominates recent single family builds and that west coast hemlock supplies much framing lumber. Exposed floor joists and attic rafters form part of the skeleton, which must remain stiff to resist shocks.
Builders predict concealed wiring will become standard as wire ducts and conduits like raceways hide wires behind walls and ceilings. Planning multiple phone outlets in rooms, including master bedrooms, offers flexibility for future moves and avoids later renovation work.
Mexico City's AP report says the government will use a new technically complete map created from aerial surveys and photos. It covers towns over 500 population and key features, aiming to replace conflicting maps used by ministries and eventually guide a general map. A traveler once carried six different maps on a single trip.
Sabre saws bring power to home repair with models suited for light work and heavy duty tasks. From inch cuts to three inch depths these tools cut rips crosscuts jigs and scrolls while blades vary for metal wood or nonferrous work. Safety reminders stress disconnecting power before changing blades and switching off before starting.
Tulsa AP reports Mrs. Leland B. McCoy of Enid Oklahoma finally receives a $2 savings account prize twenty two years after winning a bank sponsored contest. The bank had forgotten the contest but verified the award after reviewing newspaper accounts.
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