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MONOAT 'T*'us'V-T . !■■' 1'V-"•; V/!',_ , ,.' HOME w*U^Kroom«d home is s “Here I thought I could get me a new cor practically the day after V-Day." “What a btew! Now I find out it may be V-Day plu* maybe two or three yean before I can get one.” iut my Golf man cheered me up. Said he'd help keep my present car rolling, if I'd let him give it the Gulf pride* and Gulflex** treatment reg ularly.” "That’s good advice. I'd sure hate to take a chance on •nything but the finest lubri cation. I don't hanker to walk everywhere I go.” *^GULFPRIDE FOR YOUR MOTOR An oil that's TOUGH in capital letters ... protects against carbon and sludgel ^"GULFLEX FOR YOUR CHASSIS Knocks out friction at up to 39 vital chassis poinlel Protection plus! credit to its owner and a credit to Us neighbors. Yon. tor example, undoubtedly live in an attractive neighborhood. It is pleasant to look out at other well-kept houses and lawns from the windows of your own home. The cheerful feel ing which this delightful outlook Inspires is but a reflection: of pride of ownership, satisfaction in taking your rightful place In the community and the thought that your own home adds Its share to an attractive scene. But—this Is only part of the picture. Today, a properly painted home is a positive contribution to our government’s conservation pro gram. As a protective coating, paint lengthens the life of wood surfaces considerably. But a neg lected house opens Itself to nu merous damaging Influences. Moisture, for example. Is the ene my constantly attacking your home, prying Into unprotected comers, seeping Into the tiniest open cracks and breaking down your paint film wherevef water has a place to gather. Wood shrinks. Bven though your house was tight in every Joint last year, or the year before —or when It was new., wod shrinkage is continually opening minute places where water can enter. Like a cavity in a tooth these cracks grow and admit more moisture. Soon there is enough to cause the wood to swell and, . before you know it, the plant I breaks away from the wood, leav- ' Ing it at the’^ercy of rain, burn ing sun, hall, snow, etc. Should the surfaces he tin, galvanized Iron or a similar metal, a poor protective film will permit cor rosion with resulting leaks and deterioration. How do you know when your home is literally being tom down through neglect and poor paint ing? Here are some danger slgus which you can easily recognize — In some cases, removing old paint and replacing with a fresh coat of quality paint will remedy the de fect. In others, it may be too late to do anything but replace the neglected part. As mentioned lA?fore, neglected painting can cause corroding of galvanized . gutters and down spouts. Look for rusted nails and dirt streaks indicating that water behind the siding has caused the paint to peel. Most people pile heavy coats of paint on window sills without sanding away old, dead, cracking paint before re painting. Flat surfaces take the most sun and standing water. So, even though dirt accumulations 1 protect the paint considerably, window sills still get severe weathering. Remove that crack ed broken paint before you re paint. Window sashes have two weak points. First, crumbling putty and second, unpainted bottom edges. Watch for them—they can weak en and warp the entire sash. Similarly, be careful of unpainted edges of house doors and garage doors. Porch floors, steps and sills take hard punishment from footwear, abrasive dirt and stand ing rain water. Rare wood absorbs water swells, hot sun bakes it out and this alternate swelling and shrinking produced wood checks, cracks and peeling paint which are-caused by neglected painting. Porch columns are of hollow construction and any shrinkage will admit water. If no openings are provided at the bottom for. drainage, rotting and peeling will follow. Porch railings and spindles have many joints which can open and take up water to cause paint peeling and rotting of I the wood. Clean oft the loose ! paint, prime and putty all open ings after a dry spell has dried out the wood and shrunk it ti normal size. Otherwise it will : shrink after repainting, opening I up the cracks again. When porch ceilings are warped and water spotted, the source may be broken roofing, leaking gut ters or defective flashing. A leak in the porch may let in moisture which disfigures the ceiling by leaving dirt streaks. Keeping in mind that water can travel inside openings and cause damage far and wide Inside the house as well as outside, these and similar dan ger spots should be painted every two years. Now that your home is well pro tected against deterioration, your next job is to select colors that are pleasing to the eye. This applies particularly to inside wall, ceiling, floor, and woodwork surfaces. However, paint has two jobs to perform. First, it provides a deco rative coating and, second, it re flects the light by which you work and live. Lighter colors, of course, have higher reflection values. Their use, therefore, contributes to better and more economical lighting particularly when used on ceilings. With lighter tints on ceilings, it becomes possible to use selecr tlons from a wide range for the decoration of walls and wood work. In fact, walls done in a i lower key than the celling, are | usually preferable to a decorative' scheme composed wholly of very light tints. The explanation is that with ample light diffnsed by sight-aavlng lamps and modem lighting fixtures—and reflected by a light tinted ceiling—the eyes find the deeper shades of walls comfortable and pleasing. In rooms with considerable areas of woodwork—grooms with several doors, cupboards or book shelves—the woodwork should be done In light tones. In cases of this kind It Is preferable to paint the woodwork the same color as the wails. As 'a general thing. Ivory or white enamel is always good. Kitchens have a great deal of woodwork. By doing the panels of cupboards and doors in enamel of approximately the same light tint as the walls and by using harmonising tints for trim mings the frames and window casings, you not only obtain bet ter seeing conditions hut the room will seem larger and more con venient. In selecting colors for the ceil ing and walls of a room with a view to having proper seeing con ditions, It is necessary to have a general idea of how muck light each color reflects., The table shown below ranks the more pop ular tints according to their abili ty to reflect light. The range of colors extends from white through the common wall tints down to black. With each tint is shown the percentage of light It reflects, •mose with a ranking of 70 per cent and above make excellent celling colors. In rooms employ ing dark wall tints, such as cocoa- nut brown or forest green, It is most Imiwrtant to compensate for darker walls by using very light tints for the celling. White—89 percent. Ivory—82 percent. Canary yellow—77 percent. Cream—77 percent. Oaen stone—76 percent. Orchid—67 percent. Cream gray—6 6 percent. Ivory tan—66 percent. Sky blue—65 percent. Buff—63 percent. Pale green—59 percent. Shell pluk—55 percent. Bright sage—62 percent. J. Frank ObEtiiary I» Civen * Ws. ■ I - ''i v James'' -Frank Lankford waa 'bom December .27, 1888. Ha was married to Dassie Hahaffey JuM 18, 1908. To this union were bom nine children, eight of whom survive: Mrs. H. R. Kendall, Mrs. D. C. Church, Ray Lankford, Georgia and Dewle Lankford, of North Wllkesboro; Warren and Osier Lankford, U. 8. Navy; Bdr ward Lankford, U. 8. Army; Bruce Lankford, deceased; also three sisters. He professed a ho.pe In Christ in early boyhood and united with Oak Grove Methodist church, later united with Harmony Bap tist church, then In 1936 became a charter member of Welcome Home Baptist church and remaln- m He died March ,20,^ 1946. Bis gtajr on earth was 68 years, «2 months and 28 days. A dear one from w Is gone, whose votee we lore is stilled, a place Is va cant in our borne, which never can be filled.—^Reported. ■V«— Silver gray—46 percent. Olive tan—43 percent. Forest green—22 percent. Cocoanut 'brown—16 percent. Black—2 percent. Odlp OF THANKS We UBS this means to express appreciation to friends and nelgb- bors for their klndn^ and sym pathy In the bereavement due to the death of oar hnsband and father, James Frank Lankford. THE FAMILY. BUY MORE WAR BONDS t North 2.4 hlb^ pttal beds'per 1,0^ popnlattoaMA*!/ oomparsd with the rseoaiia«[id|M^'-'' 4 This means an il 6,000 hofpitnl b«ds tor fht the state, a. At the Time of Need .' ... ' ■T'- Xc funeral services ReiDS-Sturdivant North Wilketboro, N. C. OIPA WPB NAITD ODT Y6 J RM A (Your Good Judgment) ALL Agree the TIRE Situation Is Serious Passenger car tire production for the second quarter of this year is almost one million less than for the fame niriod in 194A Only one million passenger tires are allotted for the 24 million passenger care now iHSon. Only the most essential drivers are eligible for certificates and it is very doubtful whether dieir needs can be met. Tire care and conservation is necessary today more than ever before. Here, Briefly, Is the Local Picture; The Number of Registered Passenger Cars Is Approximately 3,600 The April Car Tire Quota Is - 166 Not a very cheering picture. But it does not necessarily mean that driving must stop. It does mean that you mu^eonW toteL better care of your tires.. Keep w thin ^day’s gieed hj^keep ly inflated—watch wheel alignment—make repams promptly—and ABOVE ALL—when the casing is worn smooth RECAP AT ONCE. Another sound piece of warning is to FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF YOUR TIRE REPAIRMAN t In order to ^ve S^fSettef ^ufan^“ whi^hte™ SSca „™'Xelt^hkf ZdUeSier that the Army needs millions of tires to win the war. Take care of yours—for their sake. YOUR TIRES SHOULD BE INSPECTED REGULARLY! BE WISE-REPAIR-RECAP-IH TIME DICK’S Recapping Service WE GIVE 24-HOUR SERVICE TO CAR AND TRUCK OWNERS Ninth Street • NorthWilkeiboro,R.B.
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